Earth: Final Conflict s01e11 Episode Script

The light you're seeing is the probe's way of delivering information back to its source.
Augur and I have designed a system to capture the images being transmitted.
By what method? There're microscopic cameras mounted into the ends of these cables, which have been calibrated to read the images being emitted.
Is this safe here? I mean this thing was on its way to wiping out an entire town.
The only way to stop the killing was to bring it here and study it.
My associate is an expert in this field.
This is Rayna Armitraj.
Rayna.
Hi! Will Boone.
Nice to meet you.
I haven't seen too many of those in lab.
I find that it calms me.
Jonathan's told me all about Well, he's told me all about both of you.
We're very fortunate to have you working here with us.
We were about to ah Can you explain how we are limiting the risk factor involved in drilling? Of course.
We're not violating the integrity of the crystallized cap.
The holes we're drilling are less than a 3,000th of a millimeter in diameter.
Sounds like you had quite an adventure with our friend here.
You could say that.
So you were investigating some unexplained deaths in an Amish community? And healthy body scan will appear all black, no color variations.
Yeah, we found a culprit.
It's extraordinary that this device was able to adjust a single butterfly and replicate it thousands of times into little killer probes.
It's remarkably advanced technology.
It is remarkably deadly technology.
They're expecting us in the conference area.
Great talking to you.
Nice to meet you.
Rayna is an impressive woman.
Thanks.
And beautiful too.
We met at Sorbonne when I was studying there last year.
Sorbonne, huh? Students in Paris? Doesn't get much better than that.
She was on an exchange program for summer.
We had to wait a year to be together.
She just got here a week ago.
You're not wasting any time, are you? You know when something is right.
Yeah, I think you do, Sahjit.
Three years ago they came forever altering the future of humanity.
Axarion Based on the images we've pulled from the device we believe it is an advanced probe sent here by the Taelons to assess our planet.
Assess? Nice word.
So it may have been laying dormant here for years.
Let's see what you've got.
We'll start with photographic images first.
These are from the probe's activities in the Amish town.
Can you determine if these images have been transmitted to Taelons? Well we haven't been able to verify that yet.
If the Taelons received these images than they know we're lying about the events that took place in the Amish town.
These next images represent the internal operations of the probe.
These renderings and text illustrate the procedure the probe used to capture the butterfly and replicate it.
So we need to understand the text to find out the purpose of the probe.
And to find out what information it is already delivered to the Taelons.
What do you think? This symbol and this It looks to me like a language.
I know it sounds crazy, but the closest thing they resemble is the Taelons' own script.
Only simpler.
But nobody in the world understands their language.
Their world is inside the mind they gave you.
Da'an would like to meet with us.
Do you ever knock? As the matter of fact No.
Da'an is hosting the unveiling of a Taelon museum of art and wants us to coordinate all aspects of the event.
Fine.
Just let me finish up here What are you doing? I'm studying the Taelon language.
This is the painting that James Pike did in his cell.
You remember Pike? Yes.
Pike died before we had a chance to question him on this painting.
The fact that the Companions implanted him with the CVI changes nothing for me.
This work still looks like ah a work of a psychotic serial killer.
Is there a problem? Oh.
Of course not.
Why haven't you ever learn to read Taelon? Da'an never requested that I do so.
Although I did make a cursory attempt when I was first implanted.
What happened? Didn't go very well.
Are you making a progress? Yeah, it's going well.
Right here.
This group of characters does have a distinct look.
Boone's making some progress on the Taelon language.
These are Taelon equivalents or numbers.
We ran thousands of different permutations of there equations.
We may have found something.
There.
If I didn't know better I'd swear those are directional coordinates.
No, no, I had the same theory.
I'm constructing a model based on these coordinates to determine where the probe is sending it's data.
We believe the probes home is somewhere in that star system.
I need to know the exact location.
This information is vital to us.
Keep working.
The Taelon Synod is most proud to have your work featured at the opening of our gallery.
Please, view the work of this most gifted artist Tiana.
Its stillness is very moving.
Thank you.
I greatly anticipate the public's reaction to your art.
With this kind of inspired work the opening of the gallery promises to be a momentous occasion.
I've reviewed the security plan.
It's in order.
And the media plan? There's always a great interest when you're making an appearance, Da'an.
This event is no exception.
Our coverage will be extensive.
I have a request.
Please, state it.
Will you teach me to read Taelon? How will the knowledge of the Taelon language help you to serve Companions? All implant have the same motivational imperative - to serve the Companions.
But we all bring our own individual approach as to how best to implement that imperative.
We have had this discussion.
I would offer that the command of the Taelon language can only aid in my effectiveness.
I don't expect all implants to have the desire or the capability to learn Taelon.
This would be a highly difficult task.
Difficult but not impossible.
As you remember, one of your initial experimental implants, James Pike, learned your language without the benefit of any Taelon tutor.
I will take your request into consideration.
Thank you.
Have you seen Rayna? No.
She peddling her hours again? I can't find her.
Can't imagine why'd she want to get out of here.
My implant, William Boone, has expressed his desire to learn the Taelon language.
I have not yet had to respond to such a request.
Ar'ral implanted one of the native people's of Australia when he was posted as the Australian Companion.
This Aborigine wished to record the Taelon history on Earth in our native language.
But he was not able to master Taelon.
One of our experimental implants was partially successful in learning Taelon.
The Synod has observed that the CVI's motivational imperative seems to eliminate an implant's justification for learning our language.
We do not fully understand why this is.
Yet Boone makes this request.
I have no explanation.
William Boone has presented the Synod with a multitude of unique challenges since his implantation.
Many of his reflections have caused serious debate within the Synod.
I believe we have much to gain from observing Boone's attempt to learn the Taelon language.
Than we shall observe with great attention.
It is extraordinary how you have been able to teach yourself the rudiments of the Taelon language.
This is the first story that we learn.
That is correct.
You must avoid the inclination to read in a linear left to right manner.
Are there grammatical rules for Taelon like there are in Earth languages? No, we feel what we read.
This feeling allows us to see and understand the worlds.
Use your implant, Boone.
You are amused by this story.
Yes.
Our planets are millions of light years apart in distance, but not in spirit.
Please, elaborate.
You're familiar with our Earth animals, the tortoise and the hare? Well, in one of our fables there's a race between the two.
The speedy hare gets so far out in front of cumbering tortoise that the hare decides to take a nap anticipating the victory.
And The slow and steady tortoise overtakes the sleeping hare and wins the race.
Just as the dependable Ma'li defeats the gifted but not disciplined La'sha.
Yes.
We've extrapolated this path for the probe.
So you've projected the probe's point of origin to be in a nebula at the other end of the galaxy from Taelon.
I know it seems inconsistent but it's just a preliminary projection.
Has Boone confirmed your interpretation of the figures? Lili and I confirmed it.
Fine.
And do you and Lili have a theory as to why these transmissions can't be traced back to the Taelon planet? Several actually.
The probe may have been launched from a space station or an outpost located on another planet.
Really? The figures may be deliberately inaccurate in an attempt to misdirect anyone trying to trace the origin of the probe.
You know, you haven't presented the most likely explanation.
And what would that be? That you calculations are wrong.
We can talk to the probe.
All of its information is stored in the beam of light known as a neutrino pulse.
This light is within the outer regions of our known light spectrum.
Yeah, but it's a huge leap from being able to copy the probe's light source to being able to communicate with it.
I was able to calibrate our equipment to receive the images form this light.
Augur's translation program deciphered those images so we could read them.
To communicate with the probe, all we have to do is reverse the process.
Yeah, sure.
All we have to do is translate a message into a language we barely understand, shoot a beam of light to a piece of hardware we can't even touch, and wait for it to reveal its deepest darkest secrets.
Wonderful! You understand my theory exactly! When can we test it? You're unbelievable.
All right, let's go.
Rayna.
Must be great to be able to work with your fiance? Yes, it is.
How did this happen? I don't know.
We believe that this is the operational directive for the probe.
These characters are similar to the Taelon that I've been studying, but it's as if these are written in different dialect.
But can you read it? Yeah, I can certainly make out characters, but the feeling is off.
What do you mean "feeling"? Reading Taelon is not just visual, it's experiential.
To completely understand what it is that you're reading you have to feel the spirit of the words.
My CVI, my implant, allows me to do that.
The probe's operational directive includes a mandate - to seek certain life forms and study them.
- Right! Exactly what we expected.
They sent this probe out as an advanced scout.
"Study life forms with a minimum energy level reading of" It looks like a some sort of a minimum electrical impulse level.
"Define tolerances of the various life forms under" Basically a multitude of life threatening conditions.
And healthy body scan will appear all black, no color variations.
Do we know what the probe's responses are? Well, I've made certain assumptions.
No.
See, this correlates with these characters up here.
"Use aggression only when threatened.
" So, of we don't get in its way it won't harm us.
Unless we get in the way of its seek-and-study mandate, which appears to be its prime objective.
Yeah, that's right, but this thing is far too complex for us to assume anything.
What I still don't understand is why did the Taelons haven't recovered this yet? I mean, if it's lost, why haven't Sandoval and I been involved in locating it? Why do you continue to ascribe human motivations and logic to these creatures? It'll be your undoing.
I've spent more time with the Taelons than anyone here.
Right.
And you assume your time with Da'an and your CVI are assets in understanding their agenda? Well, you're wrong! I have a piece of them in my head! I can speak to their motivations better than anyone here in this movement! Don't forget that! I won't! But that means you're more like them, not more understanding of them.
It clouds your judgment.
It doesn't clarify it.
Rayna, what are you doing?! Rayna! No! No, if you get within two feet of her, you're fried! She's touching the palladium electrodes! A human body shouldn't have been able to withstand that current for even a second.
If that was a human body Where's Lili? Lili! Get out of there! Lili! Lili! Get out! And at approximately 15:45 the US Satellite Tracking Agency detected a brief unidentified transmission.
They are asking for our assistance.
What was the nature of the transmission? They couldn't identify it.
Apparently their instruments aren't calibrated to track this frequency.
What do they seek from us? Confirmation.
That this did not come from the Taelons.
What would cause such speculation? Although they weren't specific, they did indicate, that some elements of the transmission seemed alien.
You can confirm that this is not of Taelon origin.
Is this the first occurrence? They picked up a similar transmission about three months ago.
They weren't able to identify that one either, but since there were no recurrences, we weren't contacted.
We must personally assist in this matter.
It is the top priority.
Their instruments have given them only a rough location of the origin point.
Somewhere in the central part of the country.
Do you know Boone's whereabouts? His schedule indicates that he's making final preparations for the gallery opening.
Enlist Boone's aid.
I will join you shortly.
An unidentified transmission originating on Earth has been detected be Earth monitors.
I will alert the Synod immediately.
Detail your actions.
My implants are investigating.
And we are told that this is not the first such occurrence.
The implications are extreme.
We must thoroughly understand the extent of this transmission.
You will join your implants.
Stay with him.
Yeah, go.
An unidentified transmission has been traced to your jurisdiction.
We have a general location only.
Coordinates to follow.
Proceed to those coordinates immediately.
I'll organize the search team and join you with Da'an.
Will do.
Sahjit, I hate to do this, but I need your help.
What do you need? Is there a way to break though this energy shield or whatever the hell this thing is? Wait.
You did use the laser to cut through the crystallized material on the top of the probe, yes? Maybe our industrial lasers can penetrate the energy web.
Let's do it.
Follow me.
We have narrowed the range of the transmission's origin, Da'an.
Make sure that the search team will be ready.
It appears that the transmission originated from a point a few hundred meters below ground.
Do you know what we're searching for? I believe it to be a probe.
Its investigative function could have let it to seek data from beneath the Earth's surface.
Organize the class four search team and meet me at Boone's office immediately.
We'll set up right here.
We'll hook up the main power cable last.
These are the spectral readings from the transmission.
These are the readings from the previous transmission.
These readings were certainly generated by the same source.
Yes.
Do you recognize these images? I believe so.
Will we be carrying this device with us on our search? Yes, I will require it when we have located the source of the transmission.
I can be more effective if I'm fully informed, Da'an.
I understand.
Yes.
We've narrowed the range of the transmission's source.
I'm transferring the information now.
We'll find the source shortly.
I'm afraid you're correct.
Done! - Initiate the main power supply.
- On.
Is that gonna shutter as glass? No it's a zinc-selenium compound.
The laser should pass right through it.
What are you waiting for? It will take 10 seconds to charge.
Go.
Do it! Do it.
Take the shot! Do it, Sahjit! It's not Rayna! Take the shot! It's a replicant! Hold this! Hit on these buttons one at a time starting with the blue one! All right.
Are you okay? Take a seat.
Quiet! Quiet! Yeah, go.
We're monitoring all the spectral bands now.
One more transmission and we'll complete the triangulation.
We're on our way.
I'm continuing to survey based on the last set of coordinates you've sent.
There's nothing down here.
I recommend you hold your present position until I locate the source of the transmission.
No, we don't have that luxury.
Something's down there and, when we find it, Da'an needs every second.
What's the matter with you? You look like Nothing.
I'll wait for your signal.
We've got to get the probe back to the Taelons.
At least they can control it.
If the probe sends out one more transmission the Taelons will be able to pinpoint our exact location.
All right.
Before it does, get it out of here.
Well, you guys said you can talk to the probe.
Are you ready? We will be.
You just figure out what you want to say.
All right.
Ah, scientists! How about get the hell out of here?! Wait here.
Ventilate the lab.
We need to see in there.
We've really got to work on following orders than.
Let's do that.
Picked up another transmission.
Location is identified.
Margin of error of 50 meters.
Coordinates are being transmitted now.
Any ideas? Well, there's no way it could've got by without us seeing it.
Looks like it now can transform its shape.
We're just learning what it can do.
But I agree with you.
It seems unlikely it would just disappear.
What if it's in the tunnels? It'll show up on security monitors.
We still need that probe communicator up and running.
He's right.
Sandoval and Da'an.
Jonathan, what are you doing? I can't risk detection of our headquarters.
It'll be a death blow to the movement.
No, you're jumping the gun! This is mine, Captain.
If Sandoval gets within 200 feet of here, I'll destroy it.
Help! Someone needs help here! Don't touch it! Don't touch it.
Don't go near it.
He's dead.
Crystallized.
Just like with the butterflies.
This is the probe.
It's in the ventilation system.
All non-essential personnel, evacuate! Now! Ok, get him out of here.
Did you receive the coordinates? Yes.
What's your ETA? It is the minute.
Is it working? Guys! Can we or can we now communicate with the probe, even though it's changed its configuration? I don't know.
Our communicator was designed to send a focused beam of light into the top of the probe.
The same way the probe communicates.
But now that it's completely changed its from Great.
Boone, Boone.
Is it possible to flood the entire facility with light? Like a broadcast? It'll take me a minute to make that adjustment.
Yes.
The probe's infiltrated the control system.
Compose your message.
Ok, we need to keep this as simple as possible.
Communicate with words we know the probe will recognize for sure.
Ok.
This data is from the probe.
Anything you can use here? These are basic commands for the research probe.
"Seek, analyze, examine" followed by chemical compounds found on Earth.
Boone, Boone, we have to order the probe out of here! Come on.
Fine! This is the word for "seek", and here's "study".
"Seek and study" what? Wait, wait, wait! It studied our power generator.
It can recognize the elements utilized in a cold fusion process.
Great.
Try deuterium.
It's an isotope of hydrogen used to instigate a cold fusion reaction.
Hold on.
Let me understand this.
We tell the probe to seek out this isotope.
The probe reassembles itself.
Than we put the deuterium outside our little home here and hope it follows? Right.
I like it! Only one problem.
Who's going to extract the deuterium from the reactor? I am.
I started my carrier as an engineer in a nuclear power plant.
Ok, but we don't have the luxury to wait for you to extract the deuterium before we start communicate with the probe.
Sandoval's too close.
Well, I guess, I better get going.
Begin your love letter.
What's the chemical formula for deuterium? Seek.
Study.
Transmit data.
Simple, yet direct.
Yeah.
It's getting close.
What is the purpose of these structures? They are utility tunnels build to service a variety of city functions.
They go on for several kilometers.
So, ah How hazardous is this material? Let's just say, it's extremely volatile.
Now don't even breath.
This stuff could kill us in a heart beat.
Activate the emergency generator! Is the message loaded? Ready.
Maybe you should try Do it again.
Again.
I suggest you leave now.
Are you able to maintain this pace? Time is of the essence, Agent Sandoval.
I understand.
Come on.
Come on! You don't want me.
That deuterium is so much tastier.
It can attack at any moment.
Da'an, do you know how to control it? Agent Sandoval, please.
Are you all right? May I help you? Thank you, Agent Sandoval.
I will recover.
Am I correct in my assumption that it would be superfluous to advice that we handle with care? You can't get much closer than that, can you? This facility is not yours, Jonathan.
It belongs to all of us.
In my world you buy it - you own it.
Yeah, well, this isn't your world anymore.
We're not in your boardroom.
It's funny, Lili, you usually quote military procedures, but on a battlefield there is only one leader.
Chain of command is absolute.
And you're not our Commander.
We're supposed to be answerable to each other.
The decision to destroy this facility is not your decision to make alone.
Who's gonna stop me, Captain? You? Can interrupt? You're not interrupting.
Immersing myself in my work was the only thing that kept me going after my wife died.
For me it's not important to stay busy.
I have a problem that you didn't have.
What do you mean? This was the butterfly's actual DNA sequence which was entered into the probe's computer when the butterfly was first ingested.
This is the DNA sequence which was mapped onto the manufactured butterflies.
Most of the sequence was unaltered, just a few key strands were changed.
Right.
The probe altered the DNA sequence of the duplicated organisms, but only to the extent required to fulfill the purpose of the probe.
When the probe recreated Rayna, it required protection.
That's why the duplicate was so vicious.
But the core essence wasn't changed.
The same as true Rayna.
Are you suggesting that Rayna unaltered DNA sequence could be mapped and duplicated by the probe.
Everyone has one true live in their life.
You understand that.
Yeah, I do, but I also understand the need to move on.
Rayna's physical form may have been vanquished, but everything, that defines who she is, is locked inside of that probe.
We're not talking about cloning Rayna.
That probe can't manufacture flesh and bone.
Rayna and I never had an opportunity to be together.
Even if we could extract Rayna's unaltered DNA, all we could do is map it onto manufactured body.
What would you do? If you had the opportunity to be with your wife again? Even in this form we are talking about? I believe you'd rip that probe open with your bare hands.