Earth: Final Conflict s01e07 Episode Script

What a day for football fans of Los Angeles! The only major city in the United States without a professional football team after being abandoned by the Rams and the Raiders.
The city was finally awarded an expansion team in only their third year that Quakes have reached the World Bowl.
Who would've believed back in 1967 that Pete Rozelle's dream would grow into the international event the World Bowl has become today.
Oh, look, I win again.
Augur! Hey, Augur, what's the line? The Royals' plus three, unless, of course, you want to place your bet in London.
There's so much money on the hometown team that the line's down to plus one.
That's great.
I'll take the Quakes.
Can you really place the bet in London? Look at him over there.
He's like a glorified bookie.
Today's television audience will be the biggest in history with more that 4.
3 billion people tuning in across every country on the planet to see who will walk away with the covenant trophy in their hands.
What's the matter? The girls get bored? Do they look bored? Listen, I have placed a couple of bets for ya on the house.
Just so you have a root interest.
Thanks, Augur.
What are we taking bets with the guy who lost his shirt? Well, they don't seem to mind.
Later! right here in London.
Now it's time to go down to the field for kick off.
We've got Bob standing For those of you who don't recognize me My name is Jonathan Doors.
Reports of my death are being greatly exaggerated.
Three years ago they came forever altering the future of humanity.
Axarion My message must be brief.
The Companions are not the altruistic beings they appeared to be.
I staged my own death, because they were planning to have me killed.
What in the hell is he doing? Did he tell you about this? No.
No, he didn't.
All of you, who've had doubts and the privacy of your own home about the Companions, you are not alone.
There is an organized liberation movement.
The time has come.
The time Yeah, go.
Stand by for instructions, Boone.
The source of the satellite transmission? Prepare the shuttle for immediate transport.
Me requests are simple.
Keep your minds open, keep your eyes open.
Take control of your own destinies.
Boone! The broadcast is emanating from the point over the plains in south-western Nebraska.
We're on our way.
I will talk to you again.
I promise you.
We've got very short window of time here.
Sandoval's only minutes away.
Could Doors have any interest in Nebraska? Yeah, an assembly plant in North Platte.
Assembling what? Satellite dishes.
Ok, I've got a bead on the signal.
Coming put of interdimensional.
We're loosing any opportunity we have for protecting Doors from Sandoval.
Status report, Commander.
We've just arrived.
Do not approach the trailers.
Now that I have your attention, please, understand that I will utilize any means necessary to ensure the liberation of humanity.
Checkpoints Alpha, Omega! Was Doors intercepted? No, sir.
Our inquiry will reveal the facts surrounding Jonathan Doors' appearance.
You previously revealed as fact that Mr.
Doors was killed.
By what measure do you deserve the trust of the Synod? I cannot quarrel with the Synod's present dissatisfaction.
I commit that all such doubts will be vanquished upon my resolution of the crisis.
Such a commitment rings hollow when viewed against the history of Da'an's actions regarding this human Doors.
A pattern of trust is not broken on the basis of one event.
Only the whole of one's history is relevant for such a determination.
The Synod is troubled that you were so easily deceived by Mr.
Doors.
However we remain respectful of your achievements in this most difficult of assignments on Earth.
For the immediate future Da'an will be given the opportunity to rectify the dilemma.
I am humbled by the Synod's ruling.
A swift resolution will be forthcoming.
The Synod requires immediate results.
Public reaction to the news that billionaire tycoon Jonathan Doors is still alive has been swift.
Almost as shocking as Mr.
Doors' dramatic breakthrough of the World Bowl telecast has been the latest Harris Poll which shows unprecedented This was the scene today outside Companion Headquarters in Madrid, Spain, were anti-Companion sentiment is in full view for the first time in Europe.
And in Singapore today a joint human-Taelon research facility was closed for two hours while the police dispersed a crowd of protesters.
Volume down.
Doors should've brought us in on his plans.
We haven't been in contact with him for weeks.
We've been aware of this strategy from the very beginning.
We just didn't know the exact timing.
You gotta admit he definitely has a flare for the dramatic.
Yeah.
Well, he needs to have more of a flare for the collaborative.
We have to find him.
The Taelons will begin their investigation immediately.
Are you and Belman are ready to be interrogated about your actions on the day of the shooting? We've been ready since that day.
We've always known at some point they would question us.
Volume up.
Here at home that same anti-Taelon sentiment is being felt.
Da'an refused to comment.
His attache made the following statement.
Da'an and the Taelon Synod are deeply troubled by the actions of Jonathan Doors, our former associate.
We encourage Mr.
Doors to come forward with any evidence he may have to support his allegations.
Thank you.
All personnel are working around the clock to bring Doors in.
It's just a matter of time, Da'an.
I fear your efforts will prove fruitless.
Prepare yourself for all eventualities.
What is the progress of your search for Jonathan Doors? The transmission site was constructed solely for this one broadcast.
It would be impossible to have foreseen that an individual would had the resources to construct a complete television broadcast facility for this one news.
And than abandon it.
Certainly it would've been possible to foresee that Jonathan Doors would have such resources, if he had not been confirmed as deceased.
It is the decision of the Synod that Zo'or shall now be posted on Earth to bring resolution to this crisis.
You shall assist Zo'or in this endeavor.
After which time, your ultimate fate shall be determined.
Why was I summoned? Your presence was requested by Zo'or.
Zo'or? I will be in the garden if my presence is required.
That is most unlikely.
Update me on the status of our efforts.
The satellite equipment was purchased from the Doors International North Platte facility by electronic transfer from a bank in Louisiana.
We are currently interviewing every employee of that bank.
The equipment was picked up by a phony commercial carriage company.
But the bills of lading were all in order.
We have a license plate on the truck that was used to transport the satellite equipment.
The explosion destroyed virtually all the physical evidence of the broadcast site.
That is the totality of your investigative results? This was an extremely well planned scheme, Zo'or.
Planned by an ordinary human.
You are implants.
You sound respectful of this man who has outwitted you.
Taelons only respect a worthy adversary.
Ordinary humans are not in that spectrum.
If Da'an's actions led you to a different conclusion, alter your thinking.
Doors' last statement was that more information will be forthcoming.
It is my strong belief that he will strike again soon.
It will be difficult for him to break through global broadcast airwaves again.
However it is likely that Doors will utilize other media since they will not be controllable even by the Taelons.
Staying one step ahead of Jonathan Doors will not be difficult.
I have an assignment for you.
Resume your search activities.
It is counterproductive for Doors to drop out of contact like this.
You've never been involved in a guerilla war before.
And that's exactly what this is.
Now, we're on need-to-know basis.
That's the best way for us to assure success.
There's something the he needs to know if he wants to live to fight another day.
Find him! Man, I love football! I wonder why.
It's not even a challenge anymore.
Now, the Doors International situation.
That's fun! What do you mean? Well, ever since Mr.
Doors' splashy appearance, the play on the Doors International stock is being non-stop.
Plenty of room for a smart investor.
Like you.
Yes, like me.
You know, I don't mean to pry, Augur I mean I know that your optometrist's bills are pretty expensive, but What do you do with your extra earnings? Well, usually I'm much more intimate with a woman before she asks for details of my financial profiler.
Okay.
Keep you little secret to yourself than.
I need you help though.
When have you ever come for anything else? Well, you're my knight in shining armor.
What can I say? I need you to help me find Jonathan Doors.
You Why? You've never asked why before.
What do you care? You're right, I don't care.
But doing favors for you and Boone takes me away from my core businesses.
You cost me money.
This is important, Augur.
More important than you can imagine.
You know how much I love challenge.
So do I.
It is apparent to all Synod members that you respect for this human life form is misdirected.
You underestimate human resourcefulness and resolve.
That is the prime reason for our journey here.
What is your purpose? As I have estimated, Doors has made his next move.
This is Futurity Farm, an agricultural research center, a joint venture between Taelons, the US Department of Agriculture, and Doors International.
The Chicago Tribune released documents from Jonathan Doors which details a secret program of human bioengineering experiments gone awry.
Doors contends that when he rejected the Taelon Synod's request for his company's involvement he was placed in the Companion hit list.
I am sorry for your predicament.
I will do everything in my power to assure that you regain your seat as the American Companion.
The Synod has spoken clearly.
They wish Zo'or to serve in that capacity.
Is it not a violation of your motivational imperative to work against such a clear directive? My motivational imperative requires that I worked toward the score of betterment of all the Taelons.
You have a deeper understanding of humanity than Zo'or.
Therefore you will be more effective in implementing the Taelon agenda because you will have the support of the human race.
We're here, outside the Futurity Farm, where Anne Portnoy will be addressing the crowd shortly.
Portnoy became the CEO of Doors International shortly after the founder, Jonathan Doors, was apparently killed.
Now despite his reemergence the Doors International Board confirms that he will have no current participation in the company he built.
Are the allegations about Futurity Farm true? There is cooperative experimentation agreement.
All of the subjects are volunteers.
What is an acceptable cost in human life to find cures for your most feared deceases? Every human being would answer that question differently.
But the is humans must answer that question for themselves.
The accusation here is that these experiments further Taelon goals not human ones.
But your government is involved in this project.
Does that not suggest human acceptance of it? Only if the is full disclosure to the people.
That was not the case here.
And unfortunately, our history shows that governments do not always act in the best interest of their people.
Do you believe Companions would sacrifice humans for no other reason than to further Companion goals? I believe that it is the Synod's view that Taelon well-being best serves the interests of humanity.
Therefore, if Taelon interests were at stake I believe the Synod would not hesitate to sacrifice human life.
Do you believe that Taelon well-being serves the interests of humanity? Completely.
In long term that is certainly the case.
I promise you.
Requests from news agencies at government watchdogs have gone unanswered.
And details of these experiments remain shrouded in secrecy.
Portnoy is making her way over to the crowd now.
Along with our partners, the Taelon Synod and the United States Department of Agriculture, we feel that we have no choice but to expose the activities being conducted here at Futurity Farm.
Please, say hello to our prize heifer Bessie.
She now produces ten times the amount of milk she used to in half the time.
I'd like to especially acknowledge the Taelon Synod for contributing the best technology to this venture.
We are committed to providing children all over the world with the milk they need.
We also owe great deal to Jonathan Doors who created this company.
Sadly somewhere along the line he lost his way.
How do you respond to the photographs that Jonathan Doors released? I urge you to make your own determination.
We welcome you all to tour our facility.
As Doors International CEO, Anne Portnoy contended we have now heard the voice of Jonathan Doors' so-called liberation movement.
Jonathan has jumped the gun! Zo'or outsmarted him! The whole liberation movement is a mockery! Maybe not.
Don't minimize the effect of people seeing that there're Taelon doubters out there.
This is the first time though the world'd seen this so clearly.
Am I hearing you right? Are you actually defending Doors? Hey, I still don't like his lack of communication, but we may have an opportunity here.
Did Augur find Doors? - No.
- Okay, so we have to go this alone.
We have two major problems: Doors and Zo'or.
The best way to get rid of Zo'or would be to create a situation that makes him look bad enough that the Synod would wanna replace him.
That same situation should probably play out so that Doors credibility is restored.
We need to do more than just get rid of Zo'or.
We need to get Da'an back in that seat.
He respects us and he's beginning to understand us.
All right.
Zo'or is relying heavily on Sandoval right now.
So, if we could misdirect him Who is the most public face who has spoken out against Jonathan Doors? Right now I have to say Anne Portnoy.
She voiced the party line at the Futurity Farm pretty effectively yesterday.
So she would be the last person that Sandoval would expect to be working with Doors.
Yeah, that's right.
If Doors is on this planet I will find him.
I just need more time! That's all right, Augur.
I've already told Boone this probably would be tough for you.
I will find him! Good, Augur, good.
But we've got to move now.
Lili and I've been working on something else.
And I guarantee you it'll be much more fun.
Haven't you told him that I can't afford to do him anymore favors? We need to set someone up who's very smart.
The setup has to be perfect or he'll see through it.
You up for it? Heard of Anne Portnoy? Moo.
We need to give it to the Companion representatives that she is deceiving them.
For Companion employees you have a strange way of showing company loyalty.
You're in or out, Augur?! Take it easy.
I don't care what you're into.
After the close call at the Futurity Farm yesterday Portnoy should be heavily embroiled in damage control meetings.
You mean you don't believe that Bessie represented the full extent of what happened there? We have to make these damage control meetings look like a meeting between Portnoy and Jonathan Doors.
Devious.
Manipulative.
I like it a lot.
Okay.
Let's take a look at Ms.
Portnoy schedule.
Good guess, Boone.
Looks like Portnoy's called a meeting between all the principles of the project.
I guess "damage control" is the watchword for the day.
It's perfect.
They're meeting at the Futurity Farm site.
Look at that.
The guest list's just changed.
Keep your shirt on.
We've got to plant a lot more evidences to make it look like she's having a meeting with Doors.
Pas de probleme! I'm just getting started.
Sandoval? Capt.
Marquette, come to Zo'or's office immediately.
Bring any documentation related to the shooting of Jonathan Doors.
About time he gotta run the questioning of you.
Must be talking to Belman right now.
- She was fully prepped on our plan, right? - Right.
Of course, you'll remember just how loyal our friend Portnoy was to Jonathan Doors.
How can I forget? Have fun.
Augur! Back to work.
As the treating physician, Doctor Belman, you were responsible for all medical decisions.
Correct? You know, I am sick of your accusations.
Why don't you just take a look at the tape yourself? Clear! Increase.
Clear! But you pronounced him dead! You see that line? That line is flat.
Does it look flat to you? Now flat means no heartbeat.
No heartbeat means dead.
What part of "dead" don't you understand? You didn't accompany him to the morgue to perform an autopsy.
Why? I tried, by God, I tried.
I was prevented by the Doors International representative.
And who was that? Executive vice-president of Doors International Anne Portnoy.
What was the closest city to where Doors' satellite equipment was found? Stapleton.
Good idea, Augur.
Portnoy should never have used her own personal messenger service to send the Futurity Farm photographs to Doors.
You know, you were right, Boone.
This is fun! Captain Marquette! On what basis did you make the determination that Jonathan Doors should not be moved? As a marine I've been trained in emergency medical procedures.
The wound was hemorrhaging and I determined that moving the body could pose an unjustifying risk, since our tending physician was at the location Our physician confirmed that judgment moments later.
Who authorized Anne Portnoy to remove the body from the scene? I did.
Did you have any reservations about doing so? That question is irrelevant since Ms.
Portnoy had legal right to direct the disposition of Mr.
Doors' body.
Our security briefing indicated that she had legal power of attorney over such matters, but irrelevance aside, I still would not have had any reservations.
Explain yourself.
As friends of the Companions Mr.
Doors and Ms.
Portnoy were frequently offered shuttle transportation.
And on several of those occasions I was their pilot.
Go on.
I observed Ms.
Portnoy's intense loyalty to Mr.
Doors.
I would not expect her to act against his interests.
That's all, Captain.
Has Anne Portnoy been thoroughly interrogated? All acquaintances of Jonathan Doors' including senior management at Doors International have been thoroughly - Yes.
- I think I may have found something.
Okay, one more piece of the puzzle.
Just one more piece.
Hey, you know, my friend, you're really good at this! If you ever need a job you come talk to me, okay? Gee, thanks.
Send an anonymous email to Cynthia Clarkson.
Tell her "The Futurity Farm story is not dead.
Be there tomorrow with the camera crew.
And the second Pulitzer Prize is in the bag.
" Well, how about appealing to her concern about humanity instead? Guess not.
And it is unprecedented for Ms.
Portnoy to conduct a meeting at the site of a project without any of her project managers present.
The evidence is clear.
The meeting tonight is between Portnoy and Jonathan Doors.
Assemble a team.
Mr.
Doors should be given a proper Taelon reception.
I'm sorry to interrupt.
I need to speak to you about a matter of deep urgency.
It is unclear to me what urgent matters require my attention now.
Zo'or believes he's found Jonathan Doors.
Sandoval assembled a team to intercept Doors at Futurity Farm.
And what to need from me? I've done my own independent investigation.
I don't believe that Zo'or and Sandoval are correct in their conclusions.
Have you presented your concern to Zo'or? No.
I suggest that you notify the Synod and warn them that Zo'or's plan is faulty.
If you are incorrect my tenure on Earth will most certainly be ended.
If you don't act that will be your situation anyway.
Are you certain of your conclusions? I can't be completely certain.
But I would not come to you if I had any doubts.
I will consider it.
Thank you.
I am uncertain about the wisdom of your planned assault on Futurity Farm.
Synod delivered me to the seat to make these decisions.
Your sensitivity to the human race clouds your judgment.
We will proceed as planned.
We were very fortunate that the Companion anticipated that Doors would release evidence to the public regarding the research here at Futurity Farm.
Without Zo'or's advance warning we never would've had a chance to clean up the more controversial aspects of our program.
Are you rolling? Are you getting this? In the best case premature exposure of our research here at Futurity Fa Nobody move! Where's Jonathan Doors? Agent Sandoval, what is the meaning of this? This was the scene last night as agents from the Companion office in Washington mistakenly raided the Futurity Farm facility.
It now appears that the allegations of Jonathan Doors do have a basis in fact.
The Synod is cognizant of the warning issued by Da'an that the assault on Futurity Farm was ill-conceived.
Da'an should be reinstated to his standing as the American Companion.
Effective immediately.
I would like a few moments with Commander Boone.
Certainly.
Thank you.
Thank you for trusting me.
Your words are most curious.
My motivational imperative compelled me to one course of actions.
I would offer that that explanation holds only partial truth.
Each implant will interpret what is best for the Companions in their own way.
You see human determinations are not taken completely out of the equation.
I can only speak for my thought process.
In my mind it was imperative that you be reinstated to your position.
For the well-being of all Taelons.
I've located your friend.
Where? In the lobby of St.
Michael.
Church? You heard me.
He better be there.
St.
Michael's church.
Follow me, Commander Boone.
Welcome.
And congratulations on some fine work at the Futurity Farm's.
Yeah.
Maybe next time we can work together, Jonathan? I had to establish this as our nerve center.
Global setup - I couldn't risk anyone, anyone knowing my whereabouts.
Except for the ever surprising Dr.
Belman.
Anyway, you seemed to do pretty well without me.
Lili! Pieter! Oh, so good to see you again! Pieter Bakker.
Will Boone.
Your reputation precedes you, Mr.
Boone.
After what you just pulled of, I'd say that reputation is most deserved.
Thanks.
The liberation movement is real.
Pieter used to work with Interpol.
Now he's leading the charge in Europe.
He has counterparts in Africa, Asia, Latin America.
How deep are we? Over about 300 feet below ground.
What are these panels? Well, the scientists tell me they're polymer alloy, but because they register as organic This means we're protected from any known detection device including Taelon.
Well, I'm afraid they're not working because one of our street operatives tracked you down.
Street operative? Is that all I am to you? Boone.
C'est possible! Who do you think designed all these digital systems? How long have you been playing with us? Well, let's just say that I've been on the enlightened path a lot longer than you.
Excuse me, Dr.
Belman, they need you in the lab.
I'm needed in the lab.
How long can you stay? Hope they're not expecting me 48 hours.
Well, aren't you full of surprises? I have to be.
I mean that what keeps me so damn interesting.
What do you think? Lili.
Please, let me show you my handiwork.
I had my doubts about your strategy.
Still do.
But we needed this.
Yes.
Now the hard work begins.
Calling this Project Metal Scarecrow.
There is much to be learned from the recent events.
One such truth is that humans cannot be expected to fall blindly into laying with our wishes regardless of the gifts we give them.
Our approach was based on the proposition that our needs might be better served by collaborating with this race rather than enslaving it.
We have the power to force this human race into compliance with our objectives.
If Jonathan Doors is allowed to mobilize sentiment against us that task becomes more difficult.
At this moment the formation of this grouping of humans to oppose us is not sufficient reason to alter our plan.
But the longer this human adversary remains a fugitive the greater is his threat to us.
His capture must remain a priority.
It shall.