The Ark (2023) s01e08 Episode Script

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Previously on "The Ark"
The U-238 and the Aliciaminium,
they're on another ship.
So that means whatever
hit us also hit Ark 3.
So they died from the breach.
- I need answers.
- Twelve of us were suited up
for a maintenance run
when the ship decompressed.
My husband. Where is our daughter?
The day global food rationing
began, she took a stray bullet.
Projectile weapons
have no place in space.
The hull on that
attacking ship said Ark 15?
That's who attacked us?
How did Ark 3 get so far
into space ahead of us?
We traveled faster than light speed.
- Not possible.
- Evelyn Maddox figured it out.
The trillionaire who took
over Trust Industries?
I need to see the Maddox retrofit.
It's Ark 3's self-destruct.
It wants an abort code.
We're looking through
Captain Bishop's files.
I have a code. Are you ready?
12-22-06-06.
- It worked.
- Thank you, Mr. Trust.
Where the hell am I?
Lane, where are you?
Report to the bridge.
I said, where the hell am I?
Mr. Trust, I'm Lieutenant
Lane and you're in Ark 1.
Mr. Trust, you have to
pressurize your suit.
- Your body isn't stable.
- I'm not supposed to be here.
You just woke up from cryo. Maybe
you should sit while I explain.
- Helena? What's going on?
- I was protecting you.
He might've been here to kill you.
No. I mean, I want to know why
exactly we're on this damn ship.
I know they say in the wake
of near death experiences
people do unexpected things.
I've got say, I didn't expect this.
This was blowing off steam,
but it didn't mean anything.
- It was just sex.
- Oh, yeah, just just sex.
- A one-time thing.
- Yeah, one time.
- I'm serious.
- Oh, me, too.
Yeah, me too. I mean,
it's refreshing, really.
Just two people on the same page.
It was fun though, wasn't it?
All bridge crew, please report.
Have you seen Lane? He
still hasn't checked in
since he came through with those codes.
Uh, no. No, no.
I thought he was here with you.
He was until he wasn't.
They conducted final sweeps
of Ark 3. It was clear.
I haven't seen Lieutenant
Lane since we got back.
Been a bit busy with
the Maddox retrofit.
We'll just have to get
started without him.
You know, he's probably
sleeping off his heroics.
Narrowly escaping death, it really
does drive a person into bed.
Alicia, pull up Ark
3's video log footage.
This video confirms what we theorized.
Our ark and Ark 4 were
hit by the same substance.
- A corrosive chemical that
- You mean the Aliciaminium.
We're not calling it that.
What we know now that we didn't before
is that the chemical came from
a weapon mounted on Ark 15.
What is Ark 15 doing out here?
They weren't supposed
to launch for years.
From what Kelly told us, it sounds like
the program accelerated as
things got worse on Earth.
Zoom in on the ship.
More. Once more.
There. See what I see?
Yeah, looks like this Maddox lady
had a bit of an ego trip
when she took over from Trust.
But why would one ark attack the others?
Especially when there's
so few of us left.
I'll have a look
through Ark 3's archives,
see if there are any answers in there.
And I'll get to work attaching
the Maddox retrofit to our engines.
Good. Do it.
Felix, look for Lane.
It's not like him to miss a meeting.
Alicia! You met Kelly?
- She's the Ark 3 survivor.
- We've met.
Um, Garnet wants me to look
through Ark 3's archives.
Want to help? She wants to
see if we can find a reason
why Ark 15 would've been
attacking the other arks.
How do you know it was Ark 15?
Angus and I recovered the footage.
- You did?
- Yeah, well, really it was Alicia.
She built a program on the fly to
reconstruct the timeline of events.
It was just a simple computer code.
So you two really are
the resident geniuses.
We also built the detector
that found your ship
using the residue left
behind from the Ark 15 weapon.
So you found me. You're
the reason I was rescued.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kind of.
Hey, maybe you can help us
figure out what happened.
- What do you mean?
- You know, go through the archives with us.
You were on Earth longer than we were.
Whatever you know about what it was like
when Maddox took over the Ark
program might give us clues
as to why your ship was attacked.
I'm sorry, I just I can't.
But you know more than anyone
else about what happened.
I'm just not ready to dig
through those memories yet.
Anyway, I heard that there's going to be
a remembrance before we depart Ark 3?
I kind of want to go, but
I don't want to go alone.
I'll go with you.
Oh, yeah. So will Alicia, right?
Um, I really should get to
work on the archives for Garnet.
It seemed important.
Okay. See you later then?
Yeah. See you later.
So let's make sure that the lives
that were lost on Ark 3 are remembered
and that we honor them
by fulfilling our mission,
and by creating a world that
will flourish in their memory.
- I'm really sorry.
- What do you have to be sorry for?
About your friends. It must be
really hard to leave it all behind.
Well, hopefully there are better
things ahead than what we left behind.
I like that. Better things ahead.
Those born with an exceptional
drive to make this universe
Come on. Show me more
about how you grow the food.
a better place for the rest of us.
No sign of Lane.
Lieutenant Lane, please check
in with council immediately.
Friends whose courageous
spirits led them all
- Something's not right.
- on a journey of science.
Start a search party.
Would you stand still for a minute?
I bet Evelyn did this.
Her way of finishing us off
after taking over my company.
Our company. And I thought you
were done with conspiracy theories.
Don't you want to know
how we ended up here?
I want you to stop walking in circles.
- You're making me dizzy.
- Walking is good for the circulation.
We need to get our
muscles back up to speed.
- You should do the same.
- You're driving yourself crazy.
The last thing I remember,
we were working late at HQ.
And then we left together.
And then there's nothing.
You can take my company,
but you can't lock us out!
I own this building
and everything in it.
Yes, sweetheart.
They need me.
Humanity needs me.
Of course they do, and
one day they'll understand.
And one day you'll understand this.
Just remember, I love you.
You did this.
I did what I had to.
Lane was last seen on the bridge.
Do you think his disappearance
has something to do
with the code that he got
to stop the self-destruct?
- I mean, we don't know where we got it from.
- Don't worry.
We will find him. It's a spaceship.
There's only so many
places he could've gone.
Okay, spread out.
Lane?
- Do you think he's hurt?
- At this point, I don't know what to think.
He's not one to go
off the grid like this.
No, I mean, he's usually all
up in everyone's business about,
- well, everything.
- I've got one more idea.
Alicia, please?
Could you help me look through
the communications logs?
Sure. What are we looking for?
The record of Lane's
transmission to Ark 3.
What, you mean the call
he made with the code
that shut down the self-destruct?
Our logs record every communication
and where the call
originated within the ark.
So if we just narrow down the time frame
and search the outgoing
communications, then
Voilà! That's it.
- He made the call from
- Sector OT?
That does not make sense.
Our sectors are numbered
as well. Not just lettered.
Okay. So how does Lane make a call
from a sector of the
ship that doesn't exist?
I'm conducting this examination
to determine exact cause
of death for the record.
The body is that of a
26-year-old man brought in
with severe internal bleeding.
Post-mortem exam displays
internal organ failure
consistent with blood
loss during surgery.
Stitches did not take.
Appears that inability of
significant wounds to clot
resulted in heart failure.
Dr. Kabir?
Dr. Kabir, you all right?
I'm here for the body, for the NOR.
That's the Natural
Organic Reduction system
we use to break down organic
material for our fertilizer.
Oh, no. I'm oh, I'm sorry.
Oh, my I wanted to show you
how we make the
fertilizer for gardening.
I forgot that meant seeing
He's your friend. I'm so sorry.
- It's okay, Angus.
- You can't take him.
I'm in the middle of
my post-mortem exam.
Is that really necessary?
Does it matter how it happened?
Of course it matters.
Every single person matters.
- Get out.
- But, Doc
Get out now.
Don't you understand? When you lost
your job, you lost your purpose,
- and I was losing you.
- So you kidnapped me.
You left your reputation,
our reputation, in shambles.
- People wanted us dead.
- That doesn't give you the right to do this.
And on top of everything else,
you were messing around
with any woman with a pulse.
Oh, yeah, I knew.
And I was still willing to fight for us.
This way, you still get to Proxima B,
and you will still be
installed as their leader.
I am sorry about earlier.
I thought that you were
attacking my husband.
I'm Helena Trust. I'm William's wife.
Lieutenant Spencer Lane.
You hear that? You hit a lieutenant.
- I didn't recognize him. He wasn't one of ours.
- One of yours?
We must be approaching Proxima B
shortly since we were woken from cryo?
There was an accident. We woke up early.
At our current pace,
we're still years away.
- Years?
- Maybe I could help.
If you bring us up to the bridge
It was made very clear to me
that it's my job to protect you,
and that means keeping your secret.
I mean, there are
people who want you dead.
People still care about that? Here?
The atmospheric de-carbonization
initiative failed.
So I pivoted. I built the damn ship.
I created an escape plan.
I saved the human race!
Would you be so kind as to fetch
our confidants from the leadership team,
Captain Lester or Lieutenant
Commander Susan Ingram?
There's an ensign who was
supposed to be here when we awake.
- Ensign Trent.
- Yes.
What is it?
I'm so sorry, but they're all dead.
All of the leadership team died
in the accident that woke us up,
and Trent died saving this ship.
The only person left alive you
can be sure you can trust is me.
Feels like we've been doing
circles in this damn ship all day.
Last time I was down here was
when Trent tried to run away.
Run where? It's a spaceship.
Was he gonna jump out
an airlock or something?
Wait a minute.
We have been going in circles.
A bunch of overlapping
rectangles, actually.
Yes, but enclosing what exactly?
What's in the middle?
I'm really happy you asked me to help.
I was hoping to get a
closer look at the retrofit.
It's kind of beautiful, don't you think?
No, not really.
Did you know that throughout
history, inventions for space travel
have influenced the course of
technological advances on Earth?
Like, my glasses are scratch-resistant
because of research done
by NASA in the 1980s.
They were trying to enhance spacecraft
water purification,
but how cool is that?
How does that have anything to do
with what we're doing right now?
Oh, well, I was reading the archives,
and amidst the deterioration of
Earth there were glimmers of hope.
Maddox's research into
faster than light tech
led to unexpected
advances in other areas,
like disease control, for example.
That's why I think it's so beautiful,
'cause it represents so much more.
- What kind of disease control?
- Oh, I'm not sure.
I've only read the
first 5% of the files.
Angus was too busy to help me.
You know, hanging out with
his new best friend Kelly.
Have you ever not noticed
someone for awhile,
and then suddenly you do notice
them as more than a friend,
but you realize you might've missed out
on not noticing them sooner and
Never mind. I'm rambling.
Alicia, there's a person for everyone.
And if you've found yours,
make sure you hold on tight.
We don't always get as
much time as we'd like.
We need your help.
Can you pull up the ark blueprints?
We're trying to trace
Lane's call from Sector OT.
- There's no Sector OT.
- I know.
Yes. What's in the middle
of these corridors here?
Weird. Everything between those
corridors has redundant systems.
- What does it mean?
- Like it was copied and pasted from over here.
What do you think is actually there?
I don't know, but
we're going to find out.
Eva, come with us.
Oh, good. I'm glad you're here.
Uh, whoa. Why are you
taking your robe off?
See this mole? I want you to remove it.
My skin is perfect except
for this one damn mole.
Is this how you start all your sessions?
- Talking about yourself?
- Oh, you're here for session?
Yeah, why else would I be here?
- The doctor is present.
- Never mind. This was a bad idea.
You knocked on my door.
The floor is yours.
I think I killed that
man from the other ark.
- You think you did?
- Well, it's hard to know for sure.
But, I mean, my hands were
shaking during surgery and
I've been taking pills.
It became a bad habit.
I had a feeling.
I kind of know it when I see it.
About ten years ago, I
got caught in a UV storm.
They put me on a
cocktail of medications.
Let's just say I got
a little too dependent.
What did you do?
Well, I was rich and famous.
I did what rich and famous people do.
I went to the most exclusive
and most expensive rehab
center available to me.
I mean, that sounds lovely,
but seeing as we're in
the middle of space
Welcome to the poshest
rehab center on Ark 1.
The first thing we do when
you check in with our concierge
is to take away your pills.
Strickland locked up the initial stash
when he realized what I was doing,
but then we got more from Ark 3.
Have you taken any?
No, but, I mean, it's
been damn tempting.
I'm scared that I can't
do my job without them.
Okay, here's what we're going to do.
You're gonna give me the key.
From now on, you're gonna go through me
to distribute your medication.
And in the meantime,
we're gonna talk. A lot.
Now, back to the important question.
You'll remove the mole for me?
It's not a mole. It's a freckle.
Wait, well, what's the difference?
This is the dead end Trent ran to.
I caught him right around here.
Do you think he knew something?
Move, move, move!
Where were you running
to? We're in space.
Interesting.
So what am I supposed to do?
Just wait down here indefinitely?
We'll come up with a plan to
integrate you into the ship.
We just need to be smart about it.
And what do I do in the
meantime? Twiddle my thumbs?
Well, you could tell me more about this.
- Is it what I think it is?
- How is this here?
This was due to be on the later ark
that we were scheduled to depart on.
You really think I didn't work
out every detail of this plan?
I knew how important
that library was to you.
And that is why I love you.
I know.
You piss me the hell
off, but I love you.
Right.
This is a genetic library of
selected animalia from Earth,
the ones most likely to be of benefit.
- What is this place?
- The only place we haven't looked for Lane.
Let me try.
I'll have to short-circuit the door.
And this, this is my favorite.
The butterfly.
The butterfly? Why?
After the honeybees went extinct,
the butterflies continued to pollinate.
They're the only reason the crops
lasted on Earth as long as they did.
Yeah, but why bring them to space?
We need tools to create
a functioning ecosystem.
Welcome to the toolbox.
None of this was covered in our
briefings during orientation.
No, it wouldn't have been.
Only high-level crew
were read in on this.
Humans tend to get a little
touchy on the subject of genetics.
Did you hear that?
Hello, Felix. It's
wonderful to see you again.
Mrs. Trust?
You gonna tell me how
you're lucky enough
to be on a first-name
basis with Helena Trust?
Not right now, I'm not.
- He's really here.
- Can you believe it?
The William Trust is on our ark.
My brother's dead because of you.
You should've stayed
on Earth to pay for what
your stupid experiments
did to all those people.
You'd be dead, too, if it wasn't
for my husband's stupid experiments.
What do you think this ship is?
Okay, let's go.
Mr. and Mrs. Trust, I'm
- Brice! Stand down.
- Are you all right, sir?
- What the hell are you thinking?
- You.
I
I knew someone who had Klampkins.
You gave them a death
sentence. It's your fault.
Griff, please escort
Brice off the bridge.
There's no need. I'm out of here.
I apologize for his behavior.
I'm Lieutenant Sharon Garnet.
- Acting Captain.
- Pleasure to meet you.
For your protection, we'd like
you to remain here with security
while we determine the best
way to acclimate you on board.
We'll have food brought to
you, as well as our doctor
check on your post-cryo vitals.
As long as Felix is our guard,
that should be just fine.
So that's how you got the codes?
How long have you known?
Since Trent died. I can explain.
Later.
Right now I'm busy
trying to run this ship
without being blindsided at every turn.
It's your fault I'm here, isn't it?
You gave the order to have
me assigned on this ark.
Join the club.
- Shouldn't you be thanking me?
- Thanking you?
Sure, thank you for
taking me from my family.
Thank you for separating me
from a now dead husband and daughter.
I'm sorry about your family.
But I can't apologize
for giving you a spot
on the most sought
after trip of all time.
I wasn't there to protect
them, and that's on you.
Did you ever consider that
you might be dead, too,
if you'd stayed behind?
You saved our lives, so I saved yours.
You can't trust Trust!
You can't trust Trust!
- You can't trust Trust!
- Get down!
Felix.
I almost wish I hadn't saved your lives.
Griff, take over.
Mr. Trust, I'm so honored to meet you.
And I, you, my dear.
Don't even think about it.
Hey, you would not
believe the day I've had.
Searching for Lieutenant Lane,
working on the Maddox retrofit,
reading through the archives.
I've never been so
busy in my entire life.
- We were experimenting with Angus' crops.
- Potato leek soup.
Grilled veggies. The
possibilities are endless.
Better than anything I've had in years.
- You look different.
- You noticed.
- I changed his hair.
- Do you like it?
I liked it before.
I need you back in engineering.
- Now? I barely got to eat.
- Bring your food.
Um, I have to go.
Lane.
You wanted to explain?
Trent sacrificed himself to
ensure the Trusts' survival,
and he told me because
he knew I'd understand
the gravity of the situation.
So all this time
you've been lying to me?
- Well, I didn't lie.
- You lied by omission.
You earned my trust, my friendship even,
- just so you could keep this secret?
- Well, that's not true.
- Our friendship was well, it is real.
- Why should I believe you?
For all I know, everything
you've ever done and said
over the past few weeks
has been in service of the
Trusts and not as my number two.
I couldn't risk their existence
leaking to the entire crew.
I'm not saying you had to
tell the whole damn crew,
- but you should've told me.
- Or me.
- We're supposed to be pals.
- If you can't trust Brice and me with something
- as critical as this, then we can't trust you.
- Sharon.
Effective immediately, I am
relieving you of your duties
and stripping you of
your rank of lieutenant.
You're not serious.
You can't do this.
She can, and she should.
As of this moment, you are no
longer an officer on this ship.
Did you connect the
negative mass generator?
Yep, and the negative energy
density meter is hooked up
to the ship's forward propulsion system.
I know everything about this ship.
I don't have a damn clue what just said.
It's basic theoretical physics.
Although I guess it's not
that theoretical anymore.
You guess?
So we're sending our ship hurtling
into the unknown on a guess?
Technically our ship won't be
hurtling. It won't move at all.
Space will warp around us.
Ark 3 was using the tech
and it worked just fine.
Maddox retrofit successfully interfaced
with Nuclear Electronic
Propulsion System.
Ready to initiate faster than light.
Um, what are our chances of dying
if we turn this thing on?
Guess we're gonna find out.
We should've been honored upon our
arrival. Not in need of security.
Humans beings are many things,
including unforgiving
and spiteful beasts.
I thought things would
be different here.
I thought we could start
over. I did this for us.
Because I wanted my husband back.
- To be us again.
- This crew have been working together to stay alive
since they were abruptly woken up.
We are interlopers in their journey.
So show them your value.
Well, who are they?
Chief Engineer and
Chief of Life Support.
The one in the glasses
is our resident genius.
We've successfully installed
the Maddox retrofit.
The start-up sequence is up and running.
All we have to do is initiate FTL
and then we'll be on our way.
We'll get to Prox B in no time.
Are you saying that slimy
serpent Maddox actually did it?
She resolved the
negative energy problem?
Yes. She built on the
foundational principles
that you laid out in all
your research, Mr. Trust,
using the NEPS to
create negative energy.
That's a simple solution.
It's too simple, and it's too risky.
Says the man who sprayed
a dangerous chemical
over a whole continent.
It would be a shame to die
by flipping one faulty switch
after working so hard to stay alive.
- There's no faulty switch.
- And how long have you been an expert
in faster than light retrofits?
Every minute we go sub-light
the more U-238 we burn through
and the less likely we'll have enough
to fuel the negative
energy to jump to FTL.
- Is that true?
- Yes.
But it regenerates fuel at FTL.
Look, Evelyn liked to take shortcuts.
We just need to make sure
that she didn't take any
with something as important as this.
You can't tell us not to use the tech
just 'cause you don't like
the lady who invented it.
- Eva?
- It worked fine on Ark 3.
Um, based on the video,
it worked on Ark 15, too.
- Brice, opinion?
- I trust Eva and Alicia.
So if we don't do this now,
there's a chance we might not
have enough fuel to do it at all?
Every minute we wait
lessens the chances.
Sounds like we don't have a choice.
Initiate faster than light travel.
Initiating faster than light
- Please work, please work.
- in three
- Proxima B, here we come.
- two
one.
FTL is stable.
What's happening to us?
What's happening to us?
I warned you.
A simple solution.
Too simple.
And too risky.
You should've trusted me.
Can we drop out of FTL from here?
I can't.
We have to get to the engine room.
How?
We follow our future selves.
Follow me. Just focus
on the destination.
- How?
- Time will catch up to our goal
if you just keep in your
head where you need to go.
Follow me. Focus on the destination.
Not as easy as it sounds.
- How did we get here?
- How long have we been here?
Irrelevant. Remember
Remember what?
You were telling us to
remember to do something.
Was I?
It's getting worse, isn't it?
- My head hurts.
- Ready to launch EMP.
How did you beat me here?
I thought I got here first.
- How long have we been here?
- Did you say launch EMP?
Exactly. She is ahead of
us. Or she was momentarily.
But we don't have an
EMP, and even if we did,
that could destroy the ship.
Remember, I built this
ship. The EMP is a fail-safe.
It's a minuscule pulse designed
to target the engines specifically.
It shouldn't affect life support
or other systems on the ship.
I wasn't told about any fail-safe.
You weren't supposed to be in charge.
- This is the only way.
- How do you know?
Because I've been working to
develop this for a long time.
First we have to prep to
disconnect the retrofit.
But do not remove it from the
circuit board until I tell you to.
- My head hurts.
- Focus.
- Ready to launch EMP.
- Almost there.
- My head hurts.
- It's getting worse, isn't it?
- How long have we been here?
- Did you say launch EMP?
Focus. Almost there.
Now.
- It worked!
- Thank you.
You're welcome.
They did it.
I've got to be honest.
I really thought traveling
faster than the speed of light
was gonna be a little more fun.
Lieutenant Garnet, we
weren't expecting you.
Our cryo pods weren't that nice.
I looked for you in med bay.
They told me I'd find you here.
I wasn't quite ready to be
amongst the general populace yet.
I came here to apologize.
It's taken us a long time to
figure out how to run this ship.
I didn't know where
your allegiances were.
Being leader is like waking up
to your house on fire every day.
You have to trust your gut.
And if you choose wrong,
it's up to you to own it.
I hope after our rough start
you'll still agree to help us
get the Maddox retrofit up and running.
I think you still don't see
the big picture, Lieutenant.
- And what's that?
- That we all want the same thing.
To survive.
You were amazing today.
I mean in the engine room earlier.
But, well, that as well.
This was the last time we do this.
No more slip-ups.
So, um, is that all I
am to you then, is it?
Just a a slip-up?
What?
The archives from Ark 3
might have the cure for Klampkins.
You know, it's starting to sound a
little bit like you care about me.
I just I don't
believe you want to die.
I don't want to die, but I'm going to.
If there's a cure,
don't you want to know?
- There isn't.
- How do you know?
Eva, do you know how many times
I've been told they're
gonna find a cure?
No.
Yeah, well, neither do I.
Because I've lost
count. That's how many.
I did every clinical trial
back on Earth. Everything.
Trying not to die because my obsession,
and I won't let it become yours as well.
Look.
Eva, I don't want you to
fall in love with another man
just in time to watch him die.
I loved Harris. I still do.
And I'm not going to
fall in love with you.
I'm gonna hold you to that.
But that doesn't mean
you should stop trying.
Just stop.
Look, I came to terms with my
death a long time ago, right?
So neither of us need to pretend
that this is gonna end any other way.
Let's just leave it. Yeah?
I've been waiting for
you to come see me.
We're overdue a session
since you woke up.
That's what we're calling it now, is it?
A session?
I thought I'd never see you again.
I guess fate had other plans.
By fate, you mean Helena.
Good job she didn't know about us,
otherwise she'd never put
me on this ark with you.
So we won't let her find out.
How's the Juno Project going?
Can we forget about work?
Just for a little while.
Look, I don't know what's
going to happen next,
but can I count on you
to stand by my side?
- No matter what happens?
- Of course you can.
There's no place I'd rather be.
Mr. Trust, I've been looking for you.
Lieutenant Lane, good to see you.
"Lieutenant."
Look, for what it's worth,
I don't agree with the
decision regarding your title.
Well, from you, sir, that's worth a lot.
You have courage and grit,
the stuff that real leaders are made of.
- Unapologetic in the wake of your decisions.
- Yeah.
I want you to know, whatever
you need, I'm your man.
After what they did
to me, let's just say
that now my only remaining
loyalty lies with you.