The Ark (2023) s01e10 Episode Script

STRICKLAND: Previously, on "The Ark"
- I need answers.
- Will any of this work on Prox B?
It'll have different soil,
which means different vegetation.
Then you're the most
important man on this ship.
- The hull of that attacking ship said Ark 15?
- That's who attacked us?
- I know where Ark 15 is.
- It goes straight to Proxima B.
We're running straight towards
the ship that tried to kill us.
Can I count on you to stand by my side
- no matter what happens?
- Of course you can.
After what they did to me,
my only remaining loyalty lies with you.
Have more water.
Thank you.
What did you do?
It is my reluctant obligation
to take command of Ark 1,
and my first order is that we
resume our mission to Proxima B.
- Are you okay?
- I don't want to hear anything that you have to say.
- There's a ship approaching.
- ALICIA: That's Ark 15.
Ark 15, I have him.
You're coming with me, Mr. Trust.
- He's not going anywhere with you.
- Listen, young lady.
You don't have to do this.
Let's just talk it out, hmm?
Why don't you hand me
the gun, sweetheart?
- No.
- You don't want to hurt anyone.
You're right, I don't.
But I will.
(GRUNTING)
(SCREAMS)
Anyone else?
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
Why aren't they shooting at us?
That is a very good question
considering they're the ones
who shot and trashed our cryo pod bays.
And killed everyone on Ark 3.
This is Lieutenant
Sharon Garnet of Ark 1.
Ark 15, what are your intentions?
- Ark 15, please respond.
- What the hell are they up to?
- They're launching a shuttle.
- Why would they do that?
It might be a boarding party.
Attention, Ark 15 shuttle,
what are your intentions?
Ark 15 shuttle, inform us of
your intentions or turn back.
Or what? We don't have any
weapons to defend ourselves.
Eva, how long until we can
jump to faster than light?
82 minutes to charge.
Can we lock down the shuttle
hatch so they can't get in?
I could torch-weld it.
Get someone else to do it.
Look, for all we know
she's on their side.
Really?
Go do it, Eva.
I'll keep an eye on her.
I'll organize some sort of defense.
- I'll come along.
- No, you stay here.
- Why?
- Because I no longer trust you.
- What? Why?
- Why? Seriously?
- You participated in a coup.
- I made a wrong decision.
I do not have time for this
right now. You stay here!
You need all the help I'm sorry.
Frankly, I don't want much
to do with you either, Griff.
The only reason you're not locked up
is because you let us
out when it mattered.
I understand.
Attention all personnel,
this is Lieutenant Garnet.
We believe Ark 1 is about to be boarded
by personnel from Ark 15.
We can't be sure they're hostile,
but due to the lack of
response to our hails,
we are assuming they are,
which means they are probably armed.
For this reason, I am
ordering a shipwide lockdown.
All crew, unless you are
part of the security detail,
are to seal your bulkheads,
barricade, and prepare
to defend yourselves
until otherwise ordered.
Where's the guard?
Guard, you in there?
Oh, good, Angus.
You saved me from
having to come find you.
Come on in. Join the party.
Thank you, but I'm not in a
party mood right now. Okay.
Okay, I'm coming in. I'll
Lieutenant Lane, you want
me to set that for you?
- What?
- Don't try anything or I'll have to pull the trigger.
This will only hurt for a second.
(GRUNTING)
So much better. You're welcome.
Kelly, what are you doing?
I was setting Lieutenant Lane's nose.
But did you kill that guard?
Did you shoot Mrs. Trust?
- Calm down.
- How can I calm down?
There's a dead person
there and another one dying!
Kelly, can I make a suggestion?
Why don't you let Cat and Angus
just take Mrs. Trust to the med bay?
Mr. Trust and I will stay
here. He's who you want anyway.
- I can't do that.
- Why not?
Well, for one, I want Angus with me.
- Why?
- Because you're important.
- I need you.
- What?
Well, what about me?
Let me take her to get
the medical help she needs.
Why, so you can alert everyone else?
I won't tell anyone. I won't.
Yeah, right. She has a bullet in her.
I think people will figure it out.
But she's bleeding out. She'll die.
I'm sorry. I really
didn't want to hurt anyone.
I swear, I didn't, but she
shouldn't have come at me.
It's her own fault.
- Can you go any faster?
- No.
- Nice sword.
- Yeah. Long story.
They're docking.
- Hurry up.
- I'm moving as fast as I can.
Yeah, well, move faster!
I know you're mad at me,
but now is not the time.
Damn straight, I am mad at you.
- You drugged me.
- I did it for you!
You wouldn't have lived long
enough to make it to Ross 128!
Wait. Go, go. Now. They're here, go!
- Go, go!
- (YELLING)
We don't want to hurt anyone
until we're sure they're hostile.
- Are you kidding?
- (RADIO CHATTER)
They're armed. Take cover!
Everyone, get down!
They're wearing body armor
and carrying automatic weapons,
- so clearly they do not come in peace.
- You think?
- It's five so far.
- (BEEPING)
- What did you just do?
- Call me a dreamer,
but first I have to try this.
(RADIO CHATTER CONTINUES)
We're friendly! Put down your weapons.
- They're taking aim!
- So disappointing.
VOICE: Airlock seal repressurizing.
- (ALARM BLARING)
- Huh.
Nice.
- We're clear.
- For now at least.
We should maintain the lockdown.
VOICE: EVA airlock opening.
Pressurizing.
Three, two, one.
Atmosphere equalized.
(BEEPING)
He's the only one in there.
Must have gotten stuck in the hatchway
when the others were sucked out.
I'm not sure if he froze
or asphyxiated first.
Search the shuttle.
See if we can get any clue why
the hell they sent these guys
instead of just shooting us
with that weapon of theirs.
(BEEPS)
Everyone, stay where I can see you.
William Trust in the flesh.
I didn't believe it when Kelly signaled.
Congratulations, kid. Good job.
- I hope she thinks so.
- She will.
- Who is she? Your boss?
- Shut up.
- Where's the DNA vault?
- I don't know.
- But he does.
- Take us.
Mr. Trust, you're coming, too.
No. Helena needs me to take care of her.
I'll be happy to put a
bullet through her head,
then there would be nothing to care for.
- No.
- It's all right, Will.
- Go. I'll be fine.
- I love you.
- You're coming, too, Angus.
- What? But why? I'm no use to you.
You're the most important
man on this mission, remember?
And we were just starting
to get to know each other.
CAT: Okay.
- (GROANING)
- Okay, okay.
I'm here, Helena. It's going to be okay.
No, it's not.
But if I can't have my husband
holding my hand while I die,
my next choice would be my best friend.
- No.
- (GRUNTING)
Okay, okay.
- (BUZZES)
- Hello? Can anyone hear me?
Help!
- Help!
- (BANGING)
Help!
- The halls are too empty.
- They locked themselves
in their rooms when they saw you coming.
Which probably wasn't such a bad idea
since they don't have
any weapons, thanks to me.
I convinced their head of
security to space them all.
- How'd you manage that?
- Long story,
but should be clear
sailing back to our shuttle.
(BEEPS)
- Damn it.
- What?
Just got a message from Ark 15.
All our crew members are dead.
(LAUGHS, GRUNTS)
- You think it's funny?
- Calm down.
We might need him to get back to Ark 15.
We can't get back.
They have our shuttle. It's guarded.
But you know what's probably
not guarded? Their shuttle.
Lead the way.
(BOTH GRUNTING)
Don't move!
(GRUNTING)
MARKO: Shoot him!
- Shoot him now!
- I can't get a clean shot!
- MARKO: Shoot!
- (BOTH GRUNTING)
(GUNSHOT)
(GRUNTING)
(PANTING)
Bet you regret dumping
those guns about now, huh?
- (GROANS)
- Missed one by the way.
Was anything you told me true?
- Did you even know Robert?
- Never met the man.
But I knew Marko, who you just killed.
He was a friend.
(MUFFLED GRUNTING)
Oh, is he your friend, Angus?
(SCREAMING)
Wake up.
It's me. It's me, Griff.
- Griff?
- Let me go.
Damn.
Strickland to Lieutenant
Garnet. Are you all right?
- GARNET: I'm fine, why?
- We have a problem.
It's not too late to change your mind.
This is crazy what you're doing.
What's so crazy about it? It
seems to be going well for me.
Okay, who's going to fly this thing?
- Are you a pilot?
- No. But you are.
- No. No, I'm not.
- Sure you are. Angus told me.
- Now fly us to Ark 15.
- And what if I refuse?
Well, I don't really need Angus.
Okay, fine, fine. I'll fly you.
I never would have really shot you.
You know that, right?
(GROANS)
You've been my best friend for 15 years.
You've been mine.
I want you to know that I knew.
- You knew?
- Mm.
I could tell by the look in your eyes
that you were in love with William.
Well, I, uh
But you never acted on it.
And that's a true friend.
I need you to tell him
how much I love him.
Helena, you're going
to tell him yourself.
Promise me that that
you'll watch out for him.
Helena?
Helena.
Is everyone in here
(SOBBING)
- Did you find them?
- Not yet, but we have search parties on every deck.
- The shuttle just launched.
- Their shuttle is disabled.
- Our shuttle.
- Oh, boy.
That means they got whatever
they wanted on Ark 1.
They wanted Lane, Angus, and Trust.
- Why?
- I don't know.
But the second that shuttle is clear,
Ark 15's gonna fire on us.
- Yup.
- Tell me it's been 82 minutes.
Almost. A few seconds.
Three, two, one.
Whoo! Let's go.
Nice job, guys. We sustained
no additional damage.
- Evelyn Maddox.
- Hello, William. It's been too long.
I'd say it hasn't been long enough.
I was really hoping for forever.
Hi, Mother.
I was surprised you
were still alive, Kelly.
- Well, I am. I did good, didn't I?
- It appears so.
But why did you bring these
other two people with you?
Oh, right. Um, Mother,
I would like you to meet Angus.
- Another boy.
- You'll like this one.
- Hmm.
- He's a genius at making food.
He'll be of great use for our survival.
And he's sweet. You'll see
once you get to know him.
- And, what about this one?
- Oh, I just needed him to pilot.
Oh, so he's no longer of any use.
Kill him and put him in the NOR.
Oh, you figured that out, too?
- Never mind.
- Where is Marko with the package?
Um, Marko didn't make it.
Neither did the package.
It's still on Ark 1.
That package was the
most important part.
Can't you do anything right?
If I had gone back for the package,
we would have been caught.
I thought Mr. Trust was more important.
- You thought?
- I'm sorry.
I thought you'd be impressed
that I found Mr. Trust.
You need me.
I was second in command on Ark 1.
I know everything about it, the
commanding officer, the way she thinks.
Okay. Where did they go?
- I don't know.
- Ugh. Take him.
No, but I have a very good guess
of where they'll go eventually.
- Where?
- Proxima B.
I mean, that's where she'll
expect to find Ark 15.
Why would she want to find us?
They know we have the weapon.
Well, I mean, if it was just me or
Mr. Trust, she probably wouldn't.
In fact, I'd advise her against it.
But knowing Sharon, she'll
want to come and rescue Angus.
Oh, yeah, she has a
soft spot for this kid.
It looks like your
latest boy of the week
might be valuable after all.
And you might be of use,
too. Take us to Proxima B.
If we go back, we're gonna
end up just like Ark 3,
with another big hole
in the side of our ship,
except this one will be fatal.
Well, Mr. Trust's vast knowledge
might be valuable to our survival.
No, look, as far as I'm concerned,
that man is not worth saving.
He killed a lot of
people with Klampkins.
Agreed. But what about Angus?
Best hope, Kelly
sincerely cares about Angus
so she'll keep him safe.
I doubt it. She was only using him.
She doesn't really care
about Angus like I do.
Like we do.
Besides, what about Lieutenant Lane?
To be honest, I'm not sure how
I feel about Lane at this point.
- He did lead a mutiny.
- It sounds like you're leaning towards leaving them.
No! We can't abandon Angus.
- I insist we go and rescue him.
- Oh, do you now?
Even if we risk killing every
single person on the ship trying?
STRICKLAND: Perhaps before
we make this decision,
we should question Dr. Brandice.
Maybe she overheard something of value.
(CAT SOBBING)
Can't you move me somewhere else?
Cat, you knocked me out. That's mutiny.
Which is punishable by death.
So if I were you, I'd cooperate.
She was my best friend, and I
I was a really bad friend.
I mean really bad.
But I really loved him.
And you were probably the
closest thing I had to a friend
on this godforsaken mess of a ship
and I screwed you over, too.
And I haven't even accomplished
what I came here to do.
I mean, the Juno
Project is all messed up.
- Not that it matters anyway.
- Wait, Juno Project?
And then you went and
made me the ship's shrink,
which I'm not qualified for,
so I'm undoubtedly messing up
people's heads all over the ship.
I mean, look at me,
I'm so messed up myself.
How can I possibly
Cat.
Cat.
Hey, take a breath.
We'll talk about all that stuff later.
But for now, I need
you to tell me anything
that was said in this
room that might help.
- Like what?
- Anything that will give us a clue
what Kelly's boss wanted.
- They never said.
- Think.
There has to be something.
A name, a time table.
The guy with the gun
said something about DNA.
Cat, you just earned yourself
house arrest in your own quarters.
Take her to her quarters.
Alicia, meet me in the DNA vault.
They took whatever
they were looking for.
And they tore the label off the drawer.
They didn't want us to know what it was.
Did you check the body of
the man who attacked you?
Do you know what these are for?
Loxosceles rufescens.
It's a Mediterranean recluse spider.
Biology is more Angus' thing.
It says that it's a really venomous
spider. Why would they want that?
I don't know. See if you can find out.
And get it on ice in the meantime.
I love what you've done with the place.
Isn't it wonderful?
Someone had to take all the
beautiful creations of man
instead of letting it all rot
in Le Louvre or Le Hermitage.
- So you stole all of this?
- No one cared.
They had no use for beautiful objects.
Everyone was too busy trying
to find food and safe water.
So everything Kelly told us was
true. It really got that bad?
I don't know what she told
you, but the world fell apart.
My people and I were fortunate
to grab Ark 15 and get out.
- Grab?
- She stole it.
After Ark 5, the last official ship,
people were so busy making their
own armies and taking ships by force.
Half the arks blew up because people
didn't know how to operate them.
So you took that little mercenary force
you always had and stole Ark 15?
- I created the arks. They were rightfully mine.
- I created the arks.
Here it is, William.
Proxima B.
The culmination of
everything you worked for.
It was just as much Helena's work.
Helena was unfortunate collateral damage
- in our progress to save humanity.
- From what I've seen,
you've left a lot of
collateral damage in your wake.
Like half of the people on
Ark 1 and everyone on Ark 3.
And it looks to me like there's
plenty of room down there.
I don't understand why we
can't just share the planet.
Because Evelyn wants
total and complete control
over what's left of humanity.
But the GSA stood in her way.
Look who's talking. You
wanted the same thing.
- You wanted to rule.
- I wanted to lead.
There's a huge difference.
And people would want me to,
since I would have just
saved all of their lives
and mankind itself.
Lead? You couldn't even
lead your own company,
much less all of humanity.
Wow, you guys really
do give "god complex"
a whole new meaning, don't you?
So that's why you attacked Arks 1 and 3?
Just to get rid of the GSA command?
Don't be stupid. That was just a bonus.
I was looking for something
very important to me.
Whatever the package was that
Kelly neglected to get you.
The truth is, I was also hoping
to kill William and Helena.
- Why?
- I have my reasons.
I'm sure you do.
But now that you have me,
why aren't you killing me?
Because as much as I hate
to admit it, you were right.
Proxima B is an eyeball planet.
Well, I told you that ten years ago.
What does that mean, an eyeball planet?
It's a planet that doesn't
spin on its own axis.
The sun only hits one
segment of the planet.
It's too hot there, and too cold
on the rest to sustain human life.
But William has a solution, don't you?
He was working on a technology
to restart planetary rotation.
Get it to the right
speed to even out the heat
on the whole planet.
Yes, I was working on that.
And then you took over Trust Corp
and decided it was a waste of money.
I never completed the programming.
- But you did complete the devices.
- I did.
But they're worthless
without the programming.
Oh, come on, William.
How long have we known each other?
We both know you finished it.
- You just never gave it to me.
- Not true.
I'm literally betting my life on it.
What did you do?
We already deployed the
devices on the planet.
I only need you to beam
down the programming
and the parameters
necessary to activate them.
And even if I had the programming,
why would I give them to you?
Because I'll guarantee your safety
to live out your life
on Proxima B in luxury.
Your dream.
It's meaningless to me without Helena.
Come on. You'll be in bed with another
woman as soon as you have a bed.
Go screw yourself, Evelyn.
Let him rot in the brig for a while.
He'll change his mind.
There was a day I would
have given my left arm
to have been in the same
room as you and Evelyn Maddox.
What is it they say?
Never meet your heroes?
Well, I'm sorry to disappoint.
Do the devices she deployed even work?
Of course they work. I designed them.
If Evelyn deploys my super
electromagnets properly on the equator,
I simply have to program them
with the proper parameters
to push against the planet's
magnetic poles and slowly spin it up.
Then why didn't you take
the deal she offered?
Because I know Evelyn.
If I give her what she
wants, she'll kill me and you.
What happens if you
never give it to her?
Eventually she'll still kill us,
but at least this buys us time.
We've uncovered
something very promising.
Lieutenant Brice, Lieutenant Brice!
- It's amazing news! - Is it?
Did you get your grown-up teeth?
We figured out why they need
the recluse spider's DNA so much.
We cross-referenced the
Ark 3 historic archives
with this particular species of
The spider's venom is
the cure for Klampkins.
Slow down. It's a component of the cure.
And let me guess. You don't
have the other components?
- Well, I don't even know what they all are.
- Of course you don't.
KABIR: Well, the article only said
that the scientists combined it
with the other two ingredients
they've been experimenting with,
- and it worked.
- So it actually cured Klampkins in people?
100% of the people they gave it to.
I'm sensing there's a "but" coming.
When they tried to mass produce it,
the spiders were already endangered.
Pharma companies didn't slow production
so they could breed more spiders.
Instead they burned right
through the remaining population
and the spider went extinct.
Didn't they have it in the
Smithsonian DNA repository?
That got burned down by
anti-science protesters.
- So did the one in London.
- But here's the good news.
There are still several
samples of the DNA
from that particular spider
and it's spread across a
whole bunch of the arks.
And one of them is Ark 1?
But I'm guessing, not
Ark 3 and not Ark 15.
So that's why Ark 15
wanted ours so badly.
You know what that means, right?
Yeah, it means that someone
over there has Klampkins.
And I'm betting it's someone important.
Hungry?
I guess.
- Mind if I sit with you? I'm starving.
- Whatever.
- It's your room.
- No, it's yours.
We have a bunch of rooms
like this. Mine's next door.
And I hope that you and I will
move into a room together one day.
I know we don't know
each other that well yet,
but I think once you get to
know me better, you'll see.
We would be perfect together.
Are Lieutenant Lane and Mr.
Trust in rooms like this, too?
No, they're in the brig.
They're not my friend like you are.
If I'm your friend, you have a funny way
of showing it keeping me locked up.
Well, I'm sorry, Angus,
but you have to prove
that I can trust you first.
Why?
Obviously I can't trust you.
- How can you say that? I saved your life.
- From what?
Far as I can tell,
you saved me from you.
You and your mom tried to
kill me and all my friends.
- I'm sorry you see it that way.
- On the other hand,
Lieutenant Lane really saved your life.
You'd be dead on Ark 3 and
Wait a minute, why were you on Ark 3?
I was part of a boarding party.
For someone so smart, you
sure are stupid sometimes.
So so after your mom
killed everyone on Ark 3
with her big gun on Ark 15,
she sent a boarding party?
Of course. We had to find the DNA.
We didn't know there
was a DNA vault on Ark 1
until Lieutenant Lane showed me.
Well, I guess you didn't
find it on Ark 3 either.
Never got to look for it.
There were five of us, but
a bunch of the Ark 3 idiots
were suited up in EVA
suits making repairs.
They killed three of us.
Four if you count Ross.
- And then I killed all of them when
- You killed all those people?
Well, what else would
I do? It was me or them.
So why were you still there?
Did your mother leave you?
She didn't know I was still alive.
Don't you have comms
on your wrist device?
Mine was broken, remember?
She would have done anything to save
me if she knew I was still alive.
Really? Because I saw when
I came aboard this ship,
- she didn't even hug you when she saw you.
- Shut up.
All I heard was her
calling you an idiot.
I don't get your loyalty to her.
She's my mother.
I don't want to eat with you anymore.
Is it true? You turned us around
and now we're going to Proxima B
- instead of Ross 128?
- Yes.
- You know Ark 15 will be there.
- Yup.
Then it's suicidal to go.
They already fired on us once.
We've already had this argument, Felix.
- You're spinning your wheels.
- We're almost there.
I'm getting a signature
on Ark 15's electronics.
I can pinpoint where they are in orbit.
Good. Drop us out of FTL
within shuttle range of them.
- Are you sure?
- Guys, they're not gonna fire on us.
We have a bargaining chip
they won't put at risk.
Ark 15, this is
Lieutenant Garnet of Ark 1.
We have your spider DNA.
If you fire on us, we will destroy it.
This is Evelyn Maddox.
I can't say it's a pleasure
to meet you, Miss Maddox,
after what you've done.
So I'll cut right to the chase.
We have the Spider
DNA you want so badly.
Give us back our people
and we'll give it to you.
If you do anything else, shoot at us,
try to board us, we'll destroy it.
I don't know what spider
DNA you're talking about.
I'm not playing games, Miss Maddox.
Nor am I. I have no
interest in any kind of DNA.
Is it you or someone close
to you who has Klampkins?
I don't know what you're talking about.
From what I understand,
Klampkins victims
don't know when it's going to kill them.
You could even die in
the next few minutes.
So if I were you, I'd get
serious about this offer fast,
before I throw this
DNA out of the airlock.
Call me back when you're
ready to make a deal.
(BEEPS)
That was a ballsy move, Sharon.
I really hope it was the right one.
Well, they didn't fire
on us. So there is hope.
MADDOX: Lieutenant?
- I'm here.
- I have a counter offer.
We will give you the boy wonder
and your Lieutenant Lane,
but we will not give you William Trust.
You can keep Trust. We don't want him.
Good. Send someone in
your shuttle with the DNA
and we'll make a trade.
We'll send someone immediately.
- Have the prisoners ready.
- Are you crazy?
Sharon, you can't trust Evelyn Maddox.
You're right. We can't.
Oh, you devil.
You're playing 3-D
chess here, aren't you?
Mm-hmm.
All right, what's the plan?
- I'll go.
- No, you won't.
What if you pass out in the
middle of whatever this plan is?
Well, you know what? Beats the
hell out of waking up in a closet
because your friend drugs you
after having sex with you first.
I tried to get you to drink the water
before we did it, but you wouldn't.
Aww, come on now
Passing out will not be a problem
because I'm taking
Cogner with me to copilot.
- You are?
- Yeah.
Um, Eva's right.
This mission might take a while.
If you pass out, that
would be a problem, okay?
- I'll go with Cogner.
- What? No, I should go.
I appreciate your offer,
Felix, but this one's mine.
Brice, you're in charge until I return.
I mean, Brice and Eva.
From what I've been told,
Brice and any woman is not surprising.
I can attest to that.
I mean, it was my idea.
Just burning off some stress.
- He's hot. You must have thought about
- Never. Not once.
- Did you bring the DNA?
- I did.
But you should know, my
partner is staying behind
in the shuttle with a bomb,
and she'll detonate it
if you pull a fast one.
The DNA.
Uh, wait. Where are our people?
We have to test the DNA to
make sure it's legitimate first.
- Surely you understand.
- But that was not our deal.
Go back to your ark, and
we'll send our prisoners over
when we're sure you
gave us the real product.
Give me our people now or my
partner will blow up your ship.
And kill us all? You
and my hostages included?
- I don't think so.
- But we had a deal.
I mean, you were supposed
You're lucky I'm letting you
go back to your ship alive.
I'm starting to change my mind.
As soon as Dr. Rogers confirms
it's the right DNA, open fire.
Make sure you leave
no survivors this time.
- Do they suspect anything?
- No.
Did you make it in?
- I'm in.
- BRICE: Good luck.
I was in Engineering.
Want to explain what just happened?
We used the same ruse they used on us.
Garnet space walked to their
other airlock and snuck in
while they were focused
on the shuttle dock.
So she's on Ark 15?