The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021) s01e08 Episode Script

1
I have type 1 narcolepsy with cataplexy.
Quite severely, I might add.
Brought on by extremes,
mainly from a root of joy.
A good joke.
Okay.
I can't remember where I am,
what my name is.
Though, I realize
I'm clutching something.
A small key, fashioned
from toenail clippings.
Sticky! Kate still hasn't
come back to her room.
Where did you even come from?
Come to extract you and
the others from the island.
What do you mean, he looked like me?
- I would describe it as
- Identical.
Give me the exact location.
Prepare for landing.
Flight path perfect.
Adjusting pitch.
Looking good.
Oh, no.
I think we're down.
Are you enjoying the carving station?
Vegan prime rib.
It's very thoughtful.
No, only the best.
Now
Well
Big day.
Agreed.
I hope you know how much
I appreciate your work on this.
And when the time comes,
I want you to step into the spotlight.
I intend to share the stage.
Well, proportionally.
I don't need any kind of recognition.
I mean, you've done amazing things.
The world should know.
Well, if there's one thing to trumpet
Yes, please.
It's the geometrical progression
we've realized
with signal amplification
and efficiency.
I don't need any kind of recognition,
but if put to other uses,
the technology could truly help.
It does help.
We are helping.
We have amplified our voice, haven't we?
Dr. Curtain!
Do you hear something?
Stop her!
Dr. Curtain!
Martina?
I'm innocent.
What?
What is that?
How many times do I have
to say "it's go-time"?
It is go-time. Tower raid. Now.
Yes, Kate. We're going
to raid the tower.
Finally!
The Improvement starts at 8:00.
After that
Goodbye, free will.
Sticky, you're on Messenger duty, right?
Yeah.
You're the best at it,
so he wants to use you
to start the Improvement.
I just need to hold off the Whisperer
until you get there.
To not give in.
I can do that,
but can you guys destroy it?
Hydrochloric acid.
Eats through anything.
Where are you going
to get hydrochloric acid?
I'll get the acid.
I won't be alone in the Whispering Room.
Curtain will be there.
We pour the acid on his feet.
Hobble him.
- Um
- I can handle him.
I've been doing some research.
Curtain and Mr. Benedict are twins,
so there's a good chance
that Curtain has narcolepsy, too.
I have a way to get
myself into the tower.
After that, I make Curtain laugh,
he passes out,
and Kate destroys the Whisperer.
How are you gonna make him laugh?
I'll tell him a joke.
This is where the plan falls apart.
I don't understand.
You're not funny.
I'm not?
Sticky?
Tell him this joke.
A bowhunter accidentally shoots
his best friend
Guys. I got this. I can do it.
This plan is
- Not a good plan.
- It's gonna fail.
Odds aren't great.
We're all set.
Ready to titrate.
Okay.
Good night.
Titration, as much as I love it,
and I really do, I just adore it
Uh, I have to dine with my family.
They'll still be there when we finish.
Oh, tomorrow. Titration tomorrow!
Isaac?
Muldoon?
It's so early.
Martina needs you!
She does?
She needs to get off the island.
She says you are the only one
who can help.
- She said that? About me?
- Yeah.
Where is she?
There's a canoe.
It's far, so you need to get going.
And I need your key.
My key?
Why?
She's been captured!
I have to break her out!
Wait by the canoe.
Don't stop to talk to anyone!
Ms. Crowe has been placed
in the Waiting Room.
As for the other student,
we are conducting a roving,
multi-point search
Does that just mean you've looked
in different places?
- Yes, but with a strategy that maximize
- Then just say that.
You're a security professional, right?
That is correct.
Does it concern you that we're
experiencing these breaches
so close to our launch
of the Improvement?
It is concerning, yes, sir.
Yeah.
Because you know what they say
about coincidences, don't you?
It is one of the great shames of my life
that I'm not as well read
There's no such thing as
coincidence. Oh, my god.
Okay.
Someone has found us out.
Sir.
- So where's the acid?
- Pool shed.
Hydrochloric acid is one of the
chemicals they use to clean pools.
How do you know?
Constance.
These are the basics.
You must know these things.
I will learn.
But only for you.
But I want my own acid.
For his feet.
Okay. I trust you.
- Kate Wetherall?
- Nope!
Constance!
We need to keep going south.
The dorm is over there.
We're going the wrong way.
All due respect, I was a ranked
orienteer back in university.
Hard for me to acknowledge that
when the governing body that determines
those rankings is notoriously corrupt.
The NAFIO, corrupt?
Big time. Snakes abound.
Says who?
Lot of people. People in the know.
I sense jealousy.
I'm simply stating that if we go
Stop! Please, stop.
We're under an enormous amount of stress
and more than likely concussed.
We must lay down our
individual concerns and fears.
We are one entity now.
A fearsome yet empathetic Cerberus,
charging forward with a singular goal,
and that is to get the children.
We got the children into this,
we must get them out.
We cannot fail.
Oh, we will not fail.
I think we can all agree on that. Yes?
Yeah.
Thank you.
Gorp?
Thank you.
Lead the way.
South.
You're needed for Whisperer duty.
- Big day today.
- Big day today.
That sounded cool.
We should always say the same thing.
I'm ready.
Martina
Judas.
You disrespected me.
And you disrespected the game.
Shame on you.
Do you see my dilemma?
Two very different pieces of evidence.
Pointing to
very
different
conclusions.
What to think?
What conclusions am I to make
about this espionage?
This betrayal?
I'm open to suggestion.
I did it.
I copied her keycard and
broke into the Server Room.
Martina had nothing to do with it.
It's as I expected.
Ms. Crowe, you're restored
to full rank and privilege.
One mistake should not define you.
Just choose your friends
more carefully next time.
Kate
You may leave.
I'm sorry.
Ms. Crowe?
As for you
Prepare her for the Brainsweeper.
Oh, Ms. Wetherall.
Check your bucket.
Yes, yes, yes. Yes, yes, yes.
Yes.
Yes?
This man turned
himself in. He says he's
I'm the one you want.
Fascinating.
You look very familiar to me.
Have we met before?
I'm not good with faces.
Oh.
So you're the one I want.
What exactly do I want you for?
- Everything.
- Everything?
Why so cryptic?
Can no one execute a clear
and efficient statement? Is this
I work for your brother,
and we're trying to stop you.
Ah
And there it is.
Of course, he sent you.
Please.
So, why surrender? What's the play?
Spare the girl.
I'm the spy.
You're talking about Ms. Wetherall.
I'm afraid she has a date
with the Brainsweeper.
Spare her
and I'll tell you when and where
Benedict is coming for you.
All right.
I'm going to need
to take you back a bit
Not a chance.
It's a variation on Hannibal's
crossing of the Alps.
Are you familiar with the
Second Punic War? Or
elephants?
I've heard of them.
Ah, then, I'll skip
to Benedict's final approach,
which involves quite
a few moving parts
You're trying to stall me.
You failed.
As evidenced by
It's time.
See?
I knew exactly how long it would take
to summon my Messenger,
and that's exactly how long
I allowed you to drone on.
But you've spun a wonderful tale
and kept me amused.
You see
I can handle anything
my brother throws at me.
Including the man whose
brain I swept years ago.
I do remember you.
A chemist with a conscience, yes?
Oh.
But you don't know that.
Well
You won't remember
this much longer, either.
Sweep him again, and the girl as well.
We can start in just a moment.
Well, Wetherall it's been a good run.
Overall, more ups than downs.
You made some good friends
good memories.
If I don't remember you
after this, it's been fun.
Well, see you on the other side.
I'm thinking, "The Mysterious
Constance Society".
With Kate.
I'll consider it.
Thanks for coming back for me.
You are a quality person.
Come on, Reynie
So are you ready to make history?
Groups Echo and Foxtrot,
meet at rally points ASAP.
Copy that.
- Puna flamingo call?
- Chilean.
Refined choice.
You just astonish me, Number Two.
The Ivanov technique. Wow.
Now
Let's take a deep breath
to appreciate the occasion.
We're going to try something new today.
Please repeat.
Don't listen, but you must hear.
Don't listen, but you must hear.
The first sequence is
Triplane. Pascal. Ferric. Pontoon.
Parliament. Perfectible.
The first sequence is
Triplane. Pascal. Ferris. Ponder.
That's not quite correct, is it?
Sorry. Nervous.
Don't listen, but you can't hear.
The first sequence is
Triplane. Pascal. Ferric.
Pontoon. Parliament. Perfectible.
Is something wrong, Sticky?
No, everything's good.
Is it?
You're not fighting
the process, are you?
I'm just anxious. I just
really want to do a good job.
Pause!
His impedance levels are sky-high.
He's saying the right words, but
He can't just say them,
he has to commit.
He has to want it to work.
Are you thinking
Get a back-up Messenger. Now.
Careful.
Very sharp.
- How?
- Metal shop.
Yes!
So this ain't the end
I saw you again, today ♪
I had to turn my heart away ♪
Smiled like the sun
kisses for everyone ♪
The tower. Watch our way!
Approaching the tower.
Repeat. We will advise.
You lying so low in the weeds ♪
I bet you gonna ambush me ♪
Constance, grab the anchor line!
You'd have me down, down
down, down on my knees ♪
Intruder!
We're at the tower!
We've got them!
Whoa.
Now, you care to keep trying?
That's your replacement, but
there's still time to send him back.
Reynie?
Sticky!
What are you doing?
What exactly is happening here?
Where's Kate? Where's the acid?
Acid?
Oh, you're kidding me.
Well, seems this conspiracy is vaster
and more diminutive than I thought.
I have plans for you two,
but Sticky, back in the machine.
- One hundred
- Oh, no.
One hundred drops of water
walk into a bar.
The bartender says, "We don't
serve drops of water here",
and the drops of water say,
"Can we just go in the back
and play pool?"
What?
One hundred pencils walk into a bar
Wait
What's happening?
This is what we are reduced to.
One hundred baby goats walk into a bar.
The bartender says,
"We can't serve goats here",
and the goats say, "Why not?"
And the bartender says,
"Because you're kids!"
"Because you're kids!"
Okay, that was a good one.
I didn't know you had it in you.
I was always told
you were devoid of wit.
What? Did you expect something else?
Oh
You thought you could trigger
a narcoleptic seizure, didn't you?
Aw
The narcolepsy I conquered years ago
through force of will?
And I didn't have the same
triggers as my brother.
They had nothing to do
with humor or emotion.
Nothing at all.
Security to the Whispering Room.
- Code Red.
- Affirmative.
All available security personnel
Oh, god.
- to the Whispering Gallery immediately.
- Where is it?
Repeat, all available
You think this is the
only way up to that?
Yes. They'll be coming this way.
We can't let them in.
- You go.
- No. We all go!
The kids need you! We'll hold them here.
Go!
I won't disappoint you.
It has been the honor of my life
to serve with you.
Mine as well.
In many ways, I didn't understand you.
I pushed your friendship away.
There are things, of course,
I'd have done differently.
The responsibility is shared.
That's very generous.
I feel seen in this moment now.
- Good.
- Hmm.
I feel seen as well.
Sometimes, it's hard for me
to take such positivity
in a person at face value,
so I tend to sabotage
Okay. We are good now, yeah? Thanks.
We're good.
Stay back!
This is so upsetting to me!
It's offensive!
You were given so many opportunities!
Opportunities to shine!
Hey!
Mr. Washington, get in the Whisperer.
I won't.
Sticky, I can easily wait
for your replacement,
but I want this for you.
You have no idea how gifted you are,
and you deserve to be a part of this.
Out of everyone here,
you, you are the one, Sticky.
And I will always bet on
someone recognizing their destiny.
- Dr. Curtain.
- No more humor.
You don't really want
to do this, Dr. Curtain.
Hmm.
I expressly wanna do this.
I've been very clear.
I don't think you are a bad person.
I don't think I'm a bad person,
either. Who thinks that?
I know there is good in there somewhere.
I know there's good in everyone.
Okay, this is embarrassing.
I've seen you with S.Q.
You care about your son.
You have a sense of humor.
You're really, really smart
All right, that's enough. That's enough.
So why do you have to do all this?
There's a good person in there.
And it's not that person's fault
that life is so hard and so unfair,
and so out of control.
It's not your fault what
happened to you.
I said enough!
I'm just saying that
it's okay to be sad,
but you can do it
without hurting other people.
I'm not sad.
- I'm not. I'm completely fine.
- No, you aren't.
And if you realized that,
you wouldn't need
to tell everybody what to do.
And you could forgive.
How dare you!
You are a child!
You have no idea what I've been through.
You don't know me! You don't see me!
I am not some weak, vulnerable,
damaged person in need of self-healing!
Or some
It's anger.
His trigger is anger.
No. It's being vulnerable.
Being seen for who he is.
It was a good strategy.
I'm impressed.
It wasn't a strategy.
What now?
This is my friend.
My best friend! A person
who believes in honor!
And these are the best of the best!
And they do what I say!
- Yeah!
- Here for you, Martina!
Your friends They need you.
Go, Katie Cat!
I remember how his arms felt
lifting me out of the water.
Kate!
Where's the acid?
There's no acid.
We need the acid!
It was a Hail Mary, guys.
Poorly thought out.
He's gonna wake up any second.
And he called for help.
In many ways, this was
coming from the start.
What are you doing?
Constance, don't!
All that is left is to break its will.
It's a machine.
Then it will be more difficult.
Press the button.
Well, hello.
This has all been a bit stressful,
wouldn't you say?
What's your name?
Contraire.
Wouldn't you like to begin?
We have something so important to share!
What is your favorite color?
No.
That's not a color.
No is a color.
Imagine yourself on a cool autumn day
Unimaginable.
No.
Let's begin with the first sequence.
Please repeat.
Don't listen but hear.
The first sequence is
Triplane. Pascal. Ferric.
I can't hear you.
You'll have to speak up.
You can hear me.
But you're not speaking.
Got it?
Oh.
Have you ever wanted
to be part of something?
What are you afraid of?
No need for hostility.
Is she okay?
Disagreeable.
Yes!
Insubor
Yes!
Why can't you just go along?
Never!
Why can't you just go
Go
She did it.
So
Oh, my. Oh, my.
Oh, I know.
I'm so happy to see you. So happy.
I can only imagine
what you've been through.
First things first.
All right. Uh
This is Curtain. Stand down.
Stand down. The Emergency is over.
Stand down.
I repeat. Stand down.
Standing down.
How was that?
I tried so hard to get here,
but I knew it wouldn't be
about me getting here in time.
I knew it was you who would save us.
Not the adults. Not me. You.
We are so lucky to have found you.
Number Two and Rhonda
should just be just moments away.
Please go. You've done your part.
Are you sure you're okay? We could stay.
For the reckoning.
I will be okay.
This is my part.
Now, go, go, go.
Um
- How could you even walk in here after
- How could you do this to children?
- all this time as though you are right.
- I mean not just the moral implications
- Mister Good, who will set everything
- but the recklessness over such
- who will set everything straight
- a period of time. Did you think
- for his misguided brother
- for a second where this was headed?
- not taking one minute
- Or where it might take us
- to consider
- or were you so myopic that
That little girl is psychic, isn't she?
Perhaps.
I should have anticipated that.
Why didn't you try to reach me?
I did.
Attempting to kidnap me
is not trying to reach me.
So what do you want?
To gloat, I assume?
What?
Why would you say that?
Did you really think I
came here to gloat?
Are you that deeply damaged that
I was actually happy to see you.
Despite everything.
I want to acknowledge my part in this.
The hurt you suffered
because I failed to help.
Oh, really?
I'm not here to judge you, Nathaniel.
Oh. Thank you for that.
That's so kind and generous of you.
I'm here to reclaim you! To reclaim us!
We're brothers.
We were so close, once.
I disappointed you
To say the least. To say the very least!
Yes.
I didn't come back for you,
but that was partly
because I needed freedom!
You always wanted to control!
To control me. To control your friends.
To control everyone!
And controlling people is wrong!
Oh, really?
Well, I need to write that down.
It's just like Tommy Jacobs.
What?
Tommy Jacobs.
You remember him.
From the orphanage?
Of course.
Well, then you remember
he was a disaster at dancing. Right?
Hopeless.
And I remember, one year,
when we were preparing for the pageant
and Tommy was just Ooh.
Desperately clumsy,
absolutely no rhythm.
But do you remember what I said to you?
Hmm?
To stay away from him.
To stay away from him.
I was literally terrified he would
infect us with his incompetence.
But you said, "Why can't you
just see the best in him?
Why do you have to judge him?"
And I watched how you encouraged him
and how hard he worked to get better.
Of course, I thought,
"Why are you wasting your time?"
But you believed in him.
And that belief built in Tommy Jacobs.
And when that pageant came around,
he stepped on that stage with a smile.
And delivered the worst performance
in recorded history.
Mr. Benedict? Mr. Benedict.
Yes?
Yes?
What is that noise?
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Sorry, Mr. Benedict.
We do the best we can.
And sometimes, it's good enough.
There's a reason
for the sunshine in the sky ♪
And there's a reason
why I'm feeling so high ♪
Do you feel that?
A weight has been lifted.
All around us ♪
The Emergency is gone.
And it's you who have done it.
The Helpers are returning to normal.
To their family and friends.
To life as it was.
Let your love fly
like a bird on a wing ♪
And let your love bind you
to all living things ♪
And let your love shine ♪
It's good to be home.
And you'll know what I mean
that's the reason ♪
She likes you.
As much as an inscrutable being
can be said to feel anything.
I understand that you were
a circus performer?
Oh, yeah.
I thought I might get
back to it someday.
Maybe I've outgrown it.
Lots of great people,
but it gets kind of political,
acrobats versus clowns,
me stuck in between
What does it feel like?
Having no memory.
It felt like searching.
Always searching for a word, or
or the answer to a riddle
that was right in front of me,
but just out of reach.
Do you know that feeling?
I couldn't give up, though.
Because I knew that what I
was looking for was special.
Incredibly special.
I just couldn't put a name to it.
It was you, Kate.
It was always you.
And now, I
I'm remembering more.
Bit by bit.
Interesting things.
I seem to know
an incredible amount of trivia
about the building of the
Transcontinental railroad.
Reynie.
Hi.
I missed you.
I am so proud of you.
I wrote you letters. In my head.
You did?
- What is it?
- I wondered if
You can ask me anything.
I want to come live with you.
I've been thinking about that, too.
There's always a reason not
to do something that's so big.
But sometimes, you
realize that you just can.
That you do have room.
Have you given any thought
to your continued studies?
I have spoken to my aunt
Oh, you have? How was that?
It was fine.
I think we understood each other.
Oh, good, good.
So, what do you want to do?
You know you're more than welcome here.
Thank you, but I was hoping
to go to the Boatwright Academy.
Of course.
You richly deserve that.
It's the best.
I've heard the science lab is
Amazing.
You'll be valued there.
And we'll do everything
in our power to help.
Yes?
Now
The idea of family is one
that should be expansive,
and not reductive.
So, for that reason
I see where this is going.
Constance, I have made arrangements
Respectfully decline.
Decline?
The adoption.
Oh.
I will stay here,
but let's not paper this.
Of course. Of course.
Don't worry. Just a short vacation.
You'll all be fine without me.
This is good.
We will. Where are you going?
I'm just going to indulge
my passion for airshows.
Season's beginning
Oh, I know. Sao Paolo World
of Wings starts this week.
You like airshows?
Love a good airshow.
And honestly, which of them aren't good?
I could delay my departure a day,
if you have interest
- I do!
- It's an exacting itinerary.
Ooh. Sounds exciting!
Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
I can pack in two seconds.
What are you going to do?
I'm going to find him.
I won't give up on him.
That is my mission.
But for now, the most important
thing is to live in the moment.
Oh
Having us all together.
Let's just live in this moment
for as long as we can, shall we?
Disgrace and exile.
Perfect.
It's going to be okay.
No, S.Q.
Life has equipped you
for disappointment.
And I mean that as a sincere compliment.
Are you sure I can't stow your baggage?
It might get a bit choppy.
No, don't touch them.
I suggest you let him take it.
Really?
Whisperer is just a souvenir.
Well, that's consoling.
I've got something better.
- Is this
- Yes.
Well, this could be interesting.