Terra Nova s01e06 Episode Script

Terra Nova H.
Q.
, this is Foster.
Terra Nova command, copy that.
I just pulled up at communications relay station 19-A.
- Man: Copy that.
Commence repair.
- Roger that.
Terra Nova Command out.
(Loud clattering) Smithson, is that you? You sleeping off another bender in there, or did you lock yourself in again? (Distant roaring) (Beeping) Smithson, wake up.
Smithson? (Screaming) (Snarling) Yeah, it looks pretty straightforward what happened here to me.
Foster made the mistake of leaving the shed door open while he was working.
Must have snuck up behind him.
Never saw it coming.
What did it to him? Nykoraptor.
The bite Marks on his torso were a dead giveaway.
They've got three rows of incisors.
Nykos are vicious.
Basically two-legged sharks.
Easy with him.
Jim: Do they hunt around here? No, no, not usually.
But these Ankylosaur nests Their eggs are easy prey.
Jim: With easy prey nearby, why'd the Nyko go after a human? You got an endless supply of chicken Doesn't mean you're going to turn your nose up at a bloody rare steak.
Good morning, Josh.
I need to talk to you for a sec about our arrangement.
There's been a complication.
It's about your girl.
Kara? We had a deal.
You told me you could get her here on one of the next pilgrimages.
Like I said, there's been a complication.
Now if you want me to get her here, you're going to have to do something.
I'm listening.
You might want a shot of courage first.
Hey.
Oh, well, Jim asked me to autopsy this soldier that was killed.
See if anything out of the ordinary turned up.
- I won't distract you.
- Okay.
(Whistles) Amazing.
Just amazing.
Ankylosaurus.
Where'd you get it? In a nest near the scene of the accident.
Oh, wow, looks pretty damaged.
The others had hatched.
This one, unfortunately, didn't make it.
But it is an incredible research opportunity.
I'd say so.
- Hey, babe.
- Hey.
Hey, Zoe.
Why aren't you at school? Well, her teacher sent for me.
Somebody has an earache.
Oh.
And yesterday it was your tummy, wasn't it? I just miss you, mommy.
I know you do, sweetheart, but school is really important.
Look, I need to just have a quick word with daddy.
So why don't you go and take a look at some of that cool stuff over there.
Just be careful not to touch anything, all right? Go on.
The autopsy turn up anything? Yeah, I was just in the middle of something when you came in.
Great.
So I found two types of blood on Foster's torso.
One was his.
And the second's probably from the Nyko.
Yes, that's what I was thinking.
Hmm, it says the second type of blood came from one of those.
I don't understand.
I think I do.
Malcolm.
What's a Nykoraptor's favorite food? You're looking at it.
It's a Galesaur.
Sort of a prehistoric Turkey.
Why? I think this was a murder.
Help me out here.
How do you kill a man with a dinosaur? You trap it somewhere where you know the victim's going to show up.
All you need is the right bait and knowledge of your Vic's schedule.
We found blood from the bait that was used to lure the Nyko inside the shed.
And the back of that door was covered in scratches from when it was trying to get out.
We've lost our share of folks, but never like this.
Not to murder.
Foster was a good soldier.
If somebody killed him, I want to know who.
Find out.
Do it quick and do it quiet.
Wash, you're on this with him.
First thing, we should talk to his friends.
A day like today, I think I know where they'll be.
- Boys.
- Lieutenant.
Hi, Mr.
Shannon.
Hey.
Sorry about Foster.
And I'm sorry to interrupt you guys.
I know this isn't a good time, but I've got a few questions I need to ask if that's okay? Sure.
Did Foster get along with everyone in your unit? Uh, pretty much.
Why? Can you think of anyone who would have wanted to harm him? Hold on, you're investigating this as a murder or something? I don't believe this.
You know, Foster was seeing a woman.
- Yeah? What's her name? - I don't know.
None of us do.
He never told us who she is.
Yeah, but he was always up in his bunk looking at pictures of her on his tag.
I thought they only held personal info and blood type.
Yeah, plus a medical history and a locator.
You're not supposed to, but everyone hacks in and throws a couple of pictures of loved ones on there.
Maybe some music for when you're holed up someplace or on a long patrol.
Well, thanks, gentlemen, - and again, sorry for your loss.
- Yeah.
You find it odd that this mystery woman hasn't stepped forward? Now you're getting the hang of this.
So let's go take a look at Foster's tag.
Foster's personal effects Can we, uh, can we see them? Well, yeah.
Could you get me the deceased's - personal effects, please? - Right away.
Thanks.
What's going on? Well, Foster had a dog tag Be careful! Be, be very careful with that.
Gently, sweetheart.
Sorry.
Zoe: It's broken.
Are you trying to fix it? (Gasps) The baby wants to come out.
Malcolm: My God, it's still alive! It's unbelievable.
You're going to help it, right? Um Yeah, of course we are, sweetheart, yeah.
- Here you go.
- Thanks.
OK.
Foster's personal effects.
Terra's, a flashlight.
Washington: But the tag wasn't recovered.
You said it has a locator.
(Beeping) - It's on the move.
- Yeah.
A Nyko must have eaten it.
Then we're going to have to go get that Nyko.
(Snarling) Shannon, you copy? Copy.
You two have eyes on the Nyko? Negative, sir.
We lost it.
Stand by.
(Animal chittering) Contact! Eyes on target, 9:00! 20 meters! Good.
Flank him to the right.
Swing him back towards me.
Coming your way.
All right, up ahead is the choke point.
It dead-ends in dense forest.
Force it into the shooting gallery.
We got you now.
(Loud chittering) Anybody got a visual? No joy, sir.
All right, just so we're clear We're not killing this thing, right? No need.
Whatever we get out of its belly, we're going to obtain on site.
Lieutenant Washington there is about the finest combat medic I've ever had the pleasure to be stitched up by, isn't that right, lieutenant? If you say so, sir.
How many stitches you put in my side that time? - 67, sir.
- Yeah.
(Growling) Where'd it go? How long can he stay up there? You got somewhere you need to be, lieutenant? I'd love not to be here when the sun sets.
How long can he stay up there? (Roaring) - We got him.
- Open him up.
This was the bait.
Ugh.
And, uh, this is what else he ate when he was in the shed.
And here's what we came for.
Foster's tag.
It's pretty banged up.
Taylor: There he is, and he's with a woman, but I don't think I know her.
We can run a facial rec against our database.
Damn it to hell.
It's okay, sir.
I recognize her.
She works at the mess hall.
Yeah, I know Foster.
Hmm.
I know you, too.
Working in the mess, I meet my share of soldiers.
Well, his friends seem to think it was, um more than that.
I was nice to him.
Support staff, it's our job to be nice.
I'm sorry if he took it the wrong way.
Look at this.
Terra Nova lottery notification.
How long you guys been married? Three years.
And was the wedding before or after he got this? Hmm.
So what happened? You loved him until he got you through the portal, then you traded up for another man? I mean, I'm just spitballing here.
I'm a married woman.
You can't just come in here and make accusations.
(Door opens) Honey? Jim: Afternoon, Mr.
Milner.
I'm Jim Shannon from security.
This is lieutenant Washington.
Why are you here? It's about the soldier who died, Ken Foster.
It's nothing, Howard.
They're just asking some questions.
Yeah.
Are you okay, Mr.
Milner? You-you seem upset.
I'm fine.
'Cause your wife knew this man Foster from the mess hall.
Of course I do; I serve these guys every day.
Look, I told them this already.
I don't know what the hell they're still doing here.
Shut up.
Just shut up.
Do you think I didn't know? Do you think I'm a fool? Well, you're here, right? You're gonna find out sooner or later.
I killed that son of a bitch Foster.
And given the chance, I'd kill him again.
Hey.
I just dropped Zoe back at school.
All she could talk about was this egg.
Please give me some good news.
Well, I wish I could.
It looks like the reason it didn't hatch with the others is that it has birth defects.
- You see this dark patch here? - Yeah.
Its front right leg is fused to its neck, which has compromised its windpipe and its blood flow.
And if it were to hatch now, it wouldn't get nearly enough oxygen.
Wouldn't survive three minutes.
The mother must've had to abandon it - to care for the other hatchlings.
- Yes.
And I'm afraid we have to abandon it, too.
Oh, no, that's not gonna work for me.
You saw the look on her face.
No, there must be something we can do to help it along.
I don't know yet.
Um in Ovo surgery through the shell if we have to.
(Sighs) There's gotta be something.
Jim: When did you find out that your wife was having an affair? Milner: I just did; Who cares when? (Slamming) I do.
The shed How'd you get it open? Anything with a circuit board can be hacked.
But how'd you know his shifts? That he'd be the one to get the call? Well, I tailed him for a week.
That night I went out and broke the piece of equipment that caused the repair beacon to sound.
I tied up some bait inside the shed.
Then I waited in the rover until the Nykoraptor came.
When it went after the bait, I closed the door behind it, and then I drove away.
(Sighs) Very elaborate.
I mean, you must, you must really love this woman.
(Voice breaking): With all my heart.
You can't imagine what is like winning the lottery.
Maybe you both had love in your lives, maybe not.
But I haven't.
And then all of a sudden there was a flood of it.
And the best thing to come along was Rebecca.
And it was perfect.
You know, coming back to a world like this How could she not love me for bringing her here? (Sighs) Milner (On-screen): How could I have been so stupid? Why didn't I see that she was using me? But you know what the stupidest thing of all was? Thinking that it could actually be different for me this time.
(Video stops) You were right.
It was murder.
Lieutenant Washington knows I expect my people to adhere to a strict code of honor.
For one of them to get involved with a married Terra Novan, well That's not just frowned upon, I won't tolerate it.
But Foster didn't deserve to die for it.
Shannon, have you been out to memorial field? Uh Not yet.
It's beyond the fields before those low hills.
Simple headstones buried in the Earth.
We have sustained losses Fallen soldiers, accidents, citizens who succumbed to syncillic fever.
But we've never had a murder in Terra Nova.
Unless I commute Milner's sentence to imprisonment, the bylaw says banishment.
- Out there? - Out there.
I'm going to go bury our soldier.
And I'm going to make a decision.
I don't recall ever having to make a tougher one.
Josh: So Boylan said if I want to get Kara here, I have to meet with someone.
- It's outside the gates.
- Why can't you just meet at the bar? It's Mira.
Leader of the Sixers, Mira? Is there another one? 'Cause if there is, it'd be pretty awesome if I just misunderstood this whole thing.
You can't go.
There's no telling what she might be up to.
- I don't have a choice.
- Yes, you do.
Look, I know you promised Kara, but it's not worth getting yourself killed.
You have no idea what 2149 is like.
I had three friends junior year that killed themselves.
Nobody believes they have a future.
Nobody believes in anything anymore.
Nothing means anything.
I have to get her out of there.
(Sighs) Okay.
But you're not going alone.
It was quite moving today.
- Sad.
- Mm.
The procession.
Everyone in the streets.
Can you imagine that back in Chicago? No.
Honestly, it felt like something from another time we've only ever read about.
So what do you think will happen tomorrow? I don't know, but the good news is, there's not gonna be a drawn-out trial.
You don't think he deserves one? He confessed.
There's something to be said for swift justice.
But, Jim, come on, this is wrong.
It's frontier justice; You know that.
You say that like it's a bad thing, like I should miss the system we left behind.
You remember the crap I dealt with.
Everything moved iceberg slow, and I'd work a good case for months only to have someone buy the verdict out from under me.
Yeah, I know, I know that was bad, but I fail to see how it's worse than barbaric decisions being made by one man alone.
- Barbaric? - Yeah.
Okay.
Don't forget Milner's a confessed killer.
What do you think we should do with him? Confine him.
Put him on trial.
And if he's guilty, then put him in prison, but try to show some mercy.
I was just in prison.
And "mercy" is not the first word that comes to mind when I think back on my time.
Maybe we should talk about this later.
If someone had given me the choice between an eight-by- eight in goladand and a chance in the wild with a gun in my hand, I know which one I would've picked.
Okay, I didn't think before I spoke, all right? I didn't mean it that way.
Maybe I'm trying to take this back! What do you want from me, Liz? I mean, I got a confession.
You're acting like I beat it out of the guy.
Jim (Sighs) I'm sorry.
Like no one's ever had reason to falsely confess? Hey.
I'm sorry about Foster.
Thanks.
Let's hope the guy that did this gets banished like he deserves.
Sorry, I, uh I know it sounds harsh.
No.
Look, I know you want justice for your friend, but whatever happens, it's a really sad day for the colony.
I mean, this place is supposed to be a new beginning.
(Sighs) And I guess I shouldn't be surprised that some of the old problems followed us here.
(Murmuring) Howard Milner, you've confessed to the murder of Ken Foster.
Do you have anything else to say for yourself? Ours is a colony of laws.
A violation such as murder is a crime against every one of us.
Terra Nova cannot survive unless we hold ourselves hold each other To standards higher than our standards of the past.
With a heavy heart I carry out this judgment of banishment.
Taylor! You know this is a death sentence.
Isn't there another way? The only way is forward, for the good of the colony.
What we're building here There's no place for a crime like this.
Just as we've come back to remake this world, we have to let this world remake us.
If we can't dare to live lives that are worthy of this remarkable place, well, we should have just stayed in the future to perish with the planet.
Milner, you have a fighting chance out there.
That's more than you gave Ken Foster.
Don't ever come back to the colony.
You've made your own fate.
Now live or die with it.
(Dinosaur trilling) (Cawing) Hey! Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What are you doing here? - Take it easy.
Just put the weapon down.
(Dinosaur snarling) So.
How you doing out here so far? I would be scared out of my mind.
I mean, between the wildlife and the Sixers, there's a lot of ways to die in this jungle.
Well, I I deserve what I get.
I gotta admit, I was surprised when Taylor went through with the sentence.
Seemed like a lot of people were.
What about you? Were you Were you surprised? We have a law.
He followed it, so No.
(Screeches) Not sure I believe you, Howard.
I think you were surprised.
I think you were betting on Taylor commuting the sentence.
I mean, it would have been a lot easier to be the hero in a colony jail than it is out here.
The hero? What are you talking about? Well, I saw the way you and Rebecca were looking at each other back there, and it got me thinking.
I mean, what if she killed Foster? I know you're crazy about her.
The question is, are you crazy enough to fall on your sword for her when it means facing this jungle alone? What do you want? Howard! I'm sorry.
I couldn't go through with it.
Go through with what? I know Foster broke things off with you a couple of weeks ago.
So, isn't that why you did it? Did what? Hang on, what you You think I killed him? What? So, you didn't? Of course not! (Sighs) Is that why you confessed? Well, I I didn't want you sent out there to die alone.
So, Howard, when you confessed to me, how did you know what to say? I'd heard the details of the crime flying around the colony.
Whoever killed Foster clearly had a reason to spread them.
But Rebecca Foster did end it with you, right? To be honest, I was happy that he did.
I'm better off without him.
Why is that? He turned out to be a jerk.
He chose his friends, and his drinking, and his gambling over me.
Gambling? It was all he cared about.
He was always over at Boylan's playing cards.
There's quite a scene over there.
But it's illegal, so people stay pretty quiet about it.
Hmm.
Just what exactly were you thinking, Shannon? Look, you told me to do my job, and I did.
Milner recanted his confession.
Well, how do you know he didn't just take it back 'cause he got scared to death out there? My gut's telling me.
Oh.
Oh, well, why didn't you say so? Commander, let me explain.
No, you let me explain.
Banishing Milner, I put a huge chunk of my reputation on the line.
You saw as well as I did, not everybody was overjoyed with my decision to stick to the letter of the law on this, and now you tell me that I got the wrong guy? But he's alive.
And I got a new lead.
So if we keep the Milner return under wraps just long enough for me to follow it You do exactly that.
'Cause your gut's not good enough on this.
You follow that new lead.
Otherwise, I guarantee you I am bouncing Milner's ass right back outside that gate.
Rotate ten degrees.
Stop.
There we go.
Almost there.
Amazing.
Shame Jim couldn't be here to see you work your magic.
Well, surgery's not really a spectator sport.
Well, with you holding the knife, it should be.
You're very sweet, but I'm sure Jim has many more important things to do today than watch me attempt to alter nature's course.
Okay.
Uh Foster's financials.
I've got them right here.
Whoa, whoa.
Looks like Rebecca was right about what goes on at Boylan's.
That is interesting.
Look who owed Foster a lot of money.
Okay.
Let's take it to Taylor.
He's going to want a real confession this time.
Yeah.
And I know how to get it.
Mr.
sheriff! Welcome back.
And Commander Taylor.
Now, what a pleasure.
You never darken my door.
- Josh? - Hi, dad.
What are you doing here? I work here.
Boylan: We're very impressed with your boy.
Josh has already proven himself a very worthy member of the team.
We'll talk about that, you bet your ass, but first things first.
Boylan, I been looking forward to saying this for a long time.
We're taking you in.
- Yes sir.
- What are you doing? - On your feet.
- Come on.
You nuts? You have never made a bigger mistake in your life, Taylor.
Curran: Okay, get up! Let's go! Walk with me! Taylor: The long and the short of it is this, Boylan: You're going to come clean about gambling at your place, or I might have to shut you down.
Oh, Commander.
Your loyal subjects would just love that.
I created the one place in Terra Nova that operates just outside your grip.
Close my shop, and see how people respond when you take that away.
You run card games.
And we know you take a cut.
Are there card games that take place under my roof? Yeah.
Do I take a small percentage off the top? Well Define small.
Now, is that unreasonable? No.
No, it is not.
Foster played at your shop, didn't he? Yeah.
So? Well, you don't think I killed him.
- Jim: Did you? - No.
Why would I? Same reason you do everything.
Money.
See, Boylan, colony financials told us something good, but Well, we dug deeper and found something even better.
You keep offline financial records.
Old-school.
On, on paper.
And they're going to tell us everything we need to know about you and Ken Foster.
Bar's closed.
You, too.
Get out.
Get some air.
Josh, come here.
I want you to check behind the bar, in the back room, every inch.
That ledger's here somewhere.
Find it.
Yes, sir.
Today's your last day, buddy.
You're not working here.
Yes, I am.
No, no.
There's no discussion.
You're always on me about taking responsibility, and then all of a sudden you don't approve of the job I get? No, it's not just that this is a bar.
It's that you should have talked to me and your mother first.
Why? So you could just shoot it down? Either I'm supposed to be an adult here, or I'm not.
You better get your stories straight.
Tore the place apart.
If he's got that ledger, it definitely isn't here.
Boylan ran.
And he had help.
Let's go.
Move it out! Let's go! Wash, you copy? Washington: Copy.
I want you and Reynolds to check the security logs.
I want to know who helped that scum.
Command out.
You got anything on the scanner? Yeah, life up ahead.
Hang on, sir.
Signal stopped moving, sir.
Curran: We're closing in on the signal.
Right up ahead.
Wash, what's the status on that security cam? Nothing yet.
I'm still scanning.
Taylor: Copy that.
Taylor out.
Curran: This is supposed to be the spot.
Signal's coming from right here.
Boylan! Well, maybe the scanner's busted.
If I were a betting man, I'd say he's not here.
You a betting man, Jim? No, I am not.
But, Curran You are.
What are you talking about? The money you owe Foster.
Your account's been tapped.
Last four transactions all payments made to Foster.
How much more did you owe him, son? How much couldn't you pay him? You're way off, sir.
Hmm.
Now, you look me in the eye and you tell me you didn't kill Foster.
I didn't.
I didn't kill him.
You're lying.
Prove it.
I don't have to.
I know you did it.
I can tell.
The Boylan arrest was staged? Yeah.
So, why'd you bring me out here? Couldn't we have just done this inside the gates? No.
(Gun clicking empty) You didn't think I'd give you a live one? It's over.
(Groaning) One of my soldiers kills one of our own? I should separate your head from your shoulders! (Groaning) You didn't kill Foster? You didn't kill Foster? - Huh?! - No! Then why'd you steal this from the bar, huh? Except to hide the fact that you owed Foster money.
You're staying here.
You can't do this.
I can, and I am.
No! Are you out of your mind?! You can't prove I did anything.
We-we're going back, and I get a court-martial.
You just had one.
Start walking.
With nothing? No.
Sir, come on.
Well, you gave Milner a gun.
You can't send me out there with nothing! Okay.
I'm going.
(Spits) I'm going.
You think he'll survive out there on his own? I did.
It can be done.
Whatever happens, I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.
(Dinosaur bellowing in distance) (Dinosaur roaring) Taylor: Hell of a thing.
Him taking a fall like that for her.
And him taking her back.
If that ain't love.
(Vehicle approaching) Hey, Boylan, thanks for playing along today.
You know, that's the first and last time I do a favor for you for free.
And here I was starting to think you might actually be good for something.
That man does not like you.
You could die trying to please everybody.
(Playing bluesy music) Sounds good.
Where is everybody? Uh, Zoe wanted to go and watch the egg hatch, so mom took her over there.
Maddy called it an early night.
Okay, and what are you still doing here? Aren't you late for work? Are you serious? Look, uh, I would have liked for you to have talked to us before taking this job, but guess you're old enough now to start making your own decisions.
Stay out of trouble over there.
And, Josh, in this family, no secrets.
(Sighs) My dad changed his mind.
As long as you can pay me, the deal's back on.
What the hell's she doing here? She's not gonna tell anyone; She just wants to help.
Oh, great.
Well, there's a stack of dirty dishes back at the bar.
Look, how much do you trust Mira? I don't.
But I've been told I have issues.
Okay, well, you send him OTG in the middle of the night and he doesn't come back, that's bad for everyone.
You know he stands a better chance with me.
Okay, you're meeting just outside the perimeter mines, so you should be safe from predators.
But just in case, take this.
Follow this map exactly, and you'll get to the rendezvous point.
Then what? Then you pray Mira likes surprises better than I do.
(Dinosaur roaring) Should be just up ahead.
Okay.
Hey, whoa.
I'm not going in there blind.
This way.
Where are they? Behind those rocks.
(Screams) Ok.
I didn't ask for her.
You're right, you should probably just turn her loose.
- I'm not going anywhere.
- Mira: Enough! You're the cop's kid.
Or Josh.
But "the cop's kid" works.
For Boylan to work his magic, get your girl here, he's got to be able to talk to 2149.
Which means he's got to go through me.
You want money, too, is that it? Not money.
But someday I'm gonna ask you to do something for me.
And when that day comes, you'll comply without question.
Without hesitation.
Do we have a deal? Yes.
Yes.
Take them back to where you found them and point them home.
- (Whispers): Hey.
- Shh! Anything yet? No, still waiting.
Where's Malcolmus? He went home.
(Eggshell crackling) (Groaning weakly) You did it, mommy.
Very gently, very gently.
Can we keep him? Can we? Just for a little while?