Earth 2 (1994) s01e13 Episode Script

Yale- More tragedy struck the Yale series tutor program today.
A Yale unit took its own life, and another had to be- Stop playback.
Stop playback.
Experts believe the breakdowns occur- memory blocks fail.
The Yale inductees experienced their criminal pasts.
Why don't you give that a rest for a little while? Morgan.
Well, it's just that whatever he keeps replaying gets him more and more upset.
Not to mention me.
If I could control it, don't you think I would? Yale.
Oh, my God! What happened to your hand? Stay back.
Stay back! But look.
No wonder the command controls don't work.
Don't! Bess! She was trying to help, you freak! I told her! I told both of you! I have no idea what I'm capable of!.
Things looked bad, and I had only myself to blame.
After 68 days on the planet, I wasn't getting any better at living here.
I was trying.
Really I was.
But everything is different here.
Nothing quite happens the way you'd expect.
G889 was supposed to have been Eden.
Uninhabited, ready for the taking.
But even in the short time since the crash, we'd managed to find a good number of obstacles- some intelligent, some dangerous, all a surprise.
Our own kind had, of course, outdone us.
The Council had long ago decided to test the survivability of this planet with penal colonists.
There are signs it's not beyond the realm of possibility.
Terrians had actually raised an orphaned human girl and, in our case, healed the first Syndrome child to reach the planet.
But the gains we make are fragile.
There are times the dark secrets of this planet pale compared to what we carry within us.
Conflicting political backgrounds rip at our unity.
A system tutor remembers his criminal past, and it drives him to the brink of madness.
And for some, the pull of the endless horizon, the boundless possibilities, drive us to thoughts of greed and avarice.
Maybe it was this that made me crave something to hold on to.
Maybe that's why I thought I had to own that heat-giving mineral, to stake a claim to a better future.
I decided to lock up a kilometer of this planet for my own.
It was a mistake.
Not only did I petrify a Terrian, but I shook the balance between the Terrians and their planet.
Now I can't undo it.
I can't unfreeze that Terrian, because I don't have the right code.
The damage is done, and Bess and I will have to live with it.
Or die with it, as the case will probably be.
If this is what it did to the perimeter monitor, then we're lucky.
That geolock came within a hundred meters of petrifying the entire camp.
Lucky? Have you looked at the land? We better hope Morgan has a code to release the lock.
If he's alive.
If any of them escaped the lock.
Okay, well, we'll send out search parties at dawn.
In the meantime, let's search that Martin tent, find that release code.
Camp alert.
! Camp alert.
! We got intruders.
! Mary.
! We're so sorry.
We know an awful accident has happened.
What did she say? They shared their sun stone with us, and in return we crippled a vital part of their mother.
That's what they called the earth.
We are trying to reverse the lock.
We didn't know they were your stones.
Zero, collect the stones that we have and bring them back here, please, quickly.
We will give them back to you.
Devon, that's not all.
When the lock was activated, we killed one of their tribe too.
We're sorry.
We want to make this right.
How can we make this right? Let me try to dream with them.
Okay.
It's not- It's not working.
It's like the dream plane's broken.
Your machine hurt the dreaming.
How? The machine belonged to two of our crew.
We'll hold them responsible.
Three.
And we hold them.
What do you mean, you hold them? You have three? They have Yale.
Wait.
Let's talk about this now.
Let's talk about this.
Wait! Mary, you can't do this.
You have to give us a chance.
! What did they say? At sunrise, the three who hurt the earth will go into the earth.
They're all gonna die.
They're all gonna die.
Here we go.
Come on.
! Get over there.
! Get over there.
! Move.
! Move.
! Move.
! Come on.
! We ask for sanctuary under the Federal Agreement of Science.
We surrender.
It's coming back, isn't it? You're remembering who you were.
Mary! Thank God you're here.
Mary, what's gonna happen to us? Mary? Well, you're gonna get us out ofhere, right? You explained it was all a mistake.
You spoke to the Terrians, right? We know your fate.
What do you mean, our fate? W- We have a fate? How did that come about? You killed.
Well, now you're going to kill us? Mary, please.
You can't let that happen.
Please.
We can't die.
You must let them go.
They are innocent.
Morgan? Morgan, are you there? I can't see.
I can't either, Bess.
But I'm right here beside you.
Yale? Yale, are you here? Oh, my God.
Morgan, where are they taking us? I don't know.
I don't know.
Oh, Bess.
Oh, God, Bess.
Be strong.
I think this is it.
God, it's horrible.
So much death.
But it is only one kilometer.
I wonder why the Terrians are so worked up about it.
Well, it's a kilometer full of mineral veins that we don't understand yet.
But obviously Morgan has frozen a very vital part.
Geolock, unlock freeze zone.
Unauthorized command.
Do not tamper with geolock.
- Do not tamper with geolock.
- Careful, Devon.
- Ow! - You okay? Gave you a shock? Yeah.
That's a hell of a protection system.
How's this thing work, Julia? I'd say that the canister contains a range of molecular decelerating factors that somehow combine in patterns to petrify the chosen area, but- So programmed in here is the exact counter-pattern that would unlock the area, right? I guess, if you had the right code to release it.
But, uh, we've got exactly three hours and 52 minutes until dawn.
About nine billion wrong codes to go through.
Damn! The Martins have more of these in their tent, right? Think we could figure a way to set 'em off? Maybe.
Why? We got four hours left.
If we can't impress the Terrians with our good intentions, maybe we can buy a few hours by threatening them.
Wait a minute.
You want to set off another geolock? I'm not saying that it's the most diplomatic approach, but we are talkin' about three lives here.
Why don't we let Alonzo try to reach the Terrians one more time before we turn this thing into Armageddon? I agree.
Hello! Somebody! You have to give us a chance! Listen to me! I'm trying to stop a war! Something is wrong in there.
I couldn't even speak.
Whatever we did to their land, it ruined the dream plane.
Come on.
Let's get- I can't talk to them anymore.
I just can't.
I'm sorry.
We got two hours.
They won't listen to reason.
The only thing left is a threat.
The problem with a threat is you have to be prepared to carry it through.
Are you ready to petrify another kilometer of their land? Are you ready to let the Terrians execute our people? Do you have another idea, Devon? I'm ready to hear it! Now is the time! Julia, have you found out anything? If locking up the land has damaged the dream plane, and if I'm right, and the sun-stone veins are part of a planetary communication or nervous system, then maybe the vibrations that the rocks make are part of a language that we could learn.
You mean a Terrian language? The Terrians are part of it, but maybe it's more.
Maybe it's the language of the planet.
- And if you're right? - Well, I guess I'm thinking if we could understand how the Terrians use the stones to communicate, we could fix the damage that we've done with the geolock.
That's great.
But we don't have time for this! Oh, my God! Morgan, Bess, are you guys all right? We're all right.
We're alive.
What happened? Where were you? What happened? Mary.
Mary is a saint.
She saved us.
Where is he? What? Where's Yale? What do you mean, where's Yale? He's supposed to be with you.
He was with us underground.
But what happened to him? Oh, my God, Morgan.
That must be why they let us go.
He must have traded himself for us.
He must have told them that the geolock was all his fault.
Oh, my God.
He saved us.
He saved us.
Then we have to save him.
What's the matter, Danziger? Just a few minutes ago, you were ready to set off another canister.
I'm still willing to threaten the Terrians.
But- But what? We should just let Yale die? Of course not, Devon.
It's just- He's not exactly in stable condition.
He was afraid ofhurting us.
Maybe it's what he wants.
You have no idea what Yale wants.
Do you? Dev, ifhe's asking to be killed- Yale would give his life for any one of you.
Forgive me my sins, sins I can't confess because I can't remember.
Show mercy on me as you have shown mercy on my victims.
May the pain that they have felt at my hands be lifted from them.
My last meal, I suppose.
Thank you.
Who were you talking to? God.
It's a way of getting ready to die.
To face one's life and ask forgiveness for the harm that you have done.
The Terrian way is better.
- Don't harm.
- And don't forgive.
Mary, life isn't that simple for humans.
We struggle, we make mistakes, and we try to learn.
We want to learn.
It's as basic as the need to eat.
Like you.
You ask questions because you want to learn.
And before I die, I want the truth.
So I talk to God.
Terrians don't talk to find truth.
We listen.
Be careful.
That's- Get inside.
! Everybody stay inside.
! No! I can't.
You don't know? You don't know the release codes? I told you they were impossible to decrypt.
Just cracking the initiation code took forever.
- Save it, Morgan.
- I know.
I know.
I'm a greedy fool.
I never should've- John, grab your gear.
It's Devon.
- Adair, where are you? - I'm in the tunnels.
Alonzo's with me.
What? Why? Get back here! We want to talk to the Terrians face-to-face.
They will listen to reason.
Get it through your head.
This is a different species.
They don't think anything like we do! Just hold off on using the geolock until I get back, okay? - Adair, we're gonna lose both of you.
- Adair out.
Baines, Walman, let's go.
I'm coming with you.
No! You are staying here! You have done enough already.
Sit down! - I want to help.
- Sit! Let's go.
If he tries to come, shoot him in the leg.
All clear in there.
How about you? - Nobody around.
- Here's the next one.
You ready? I'm ready.
Let's break it down.
Okay, here we go.
One, two, three.
Here we go.
Okay.
Get that one! Go! Move! Move! Move! Get off the ground! Get outta here! Come on! Get the next one! Move! Move! Move! Get down! Get down! Sit down and shut up! We ask for sanctuary- sanctuary- under the Federal Agreement of Science.
Please.
We're unarmed.
We surrender.
Please.
We're unarmed.
I heard weapon fire.
You need any help? Unit 3, why don't you answer? Unit 3, what's happening? - All clear here.
- Thank you.
You saved our lives.
Go! Go! Go! Go! There isn't gonna be a court-martial, Croix.
You're just gonna disappear.
Ever heard of the Yale program? I am not a criminal.
I've saved lives.
I will not die falsely accused! I will not die! Tier 1 at gamma by 5-2.
Ow! Tier 1 at gamma by 5-1.
Ow! My fingers are getting numb! Morgan, let me try.
Come on.
I'm partly to blame for this.
Ooh! No.
You didn't set off the geolock, Bess.
I did.
- Bess.
- What? I breached the first encryption tier.
Morgan, there's five more tiers to go, and this one took an hour.
- Ow! I can't stop.
- Wait a second.
Why can't you use your V.
R.
gear? Come on.
The geolock has remote radio reception.
Yeah.
It can read my thoughts a lot faster than I can type 'em.
Okay.
- It might not hurt as much.
- Yeah.
Okay.
I'm in.
Tier 2 at beta by 9-9.
Oh.
! Well, it's faster anyway.
Tier 2 at beta by 9-8.
Tier 2 at beta by 9-7.
I've got good news and bad news.
The bad news is I don't think I can fix whatever it is that we've done down there.
The good news? The good news is I think the minerals can.
The stones are definitely tapped into some kind of intelligence.
I'm listening.
I've started communicating through the sun stones.
But not because I learned their language.
They learned mine.
How do you know that? I was trying to signal some basic syntax- just, you know, rudimentary English- and they sent back a language more complex than I've ever seen before.
So what are you thinking? I'm thinking that the Terrians are so furious not because we froze some extraneous nerve endings of the planet, but because we froze a significant portion of its cerebral cortex.
Well, then how can it help us? Well, it's impaired, but it's still powerful.
It figured out the binary language of my scanner in minutes.
I'm wondering how long it would take to crack the geolock.
Julia, if there's any chance at all, do it.
And hurry.
They're ready to talk.
Thank you for letting us speak.
We wanted to talk to you before- She wants me to translate.
- Why? She can understand me.
- She doesn't want to carry our words.
Tell them we understand we did a terrible thing, and we did not mean to harm them or their planet.
All we need is some time.
It's really hard getting anything with the dreams, but I think they're asking why.
Because there is a chance we can undo the damage that was done.
Mary, help me.
Please.
They're saying if we don't pay the price, it will happen again.
It will not happen again.
You have my word, and I've kept my word before.
But you're not speaking for all of us.
They say Terrians think with one mind, but we think with many.
You are not giving us a chance.
We came here in good faith- - Tell 'em not to move! - Danziger, what are you doing here? Don't shoot.
!John, please don't.
! Danziger, I'm trying to get them to trust me.
Mary, they think we're in danger.
They're our friends.
These humans.
It's what she was talking about.
They'rejust trying to protect us.
That's all.
John, put down the gun, please.
How many hostages you want to give them, Adair? John, listen to me.
The only chance Yale's got, the only chance any of us have is if we teach the Terrians to trust us.
Look, I know you want to help.
So, John, please help me by showing them that there's a lot more to us than meets the eye.
I hope you know what you're talkin' about.
Okay, guys, let's take a chance.
See? See, we can think with one mind.
We do not need to lose lives to learn.
I know you understand, Mary.
Being human means seeing many sides.
Make them see our side.
You'll be helping them too.
Please.
- What are they saying? - She's trying to convince them.
What's happened? Oh, my- Oh, great.
Morgan? Bess? Beta by 5-8.
Tier 2 at beta by 5-7.
You making any progress? Yes.
Barely.
I think I can help.
I don't know.
This geolock speaks a pretty complicated language.
I've got something that learns fast.
- I have to talk to you.
- This staff will stop you.
Then you will go into the earth so no more hurt is done.
Mary, I was ready to die before, but now I know the truth.
Your earth has helped me find that truth.
I don't deserve to die! - What do you want? - I want to live! Help me.
Help me live.
Why would I help? Mary, everything that you know doesn't come from these rocks.
The truth is never that simple.
I- Please, help me live.
Oh! No! Not now! So how come it's not decrypting any faster? All right.
Let me see.
The geolock is communicating with the scanner.
The scanner's communicating with the sun stones.
I- I don't know.
So much for the smart rock theory.
The two systems just don't know how to interact.
These encryption systems were designed by twisted minds.
Otherwise, anyone with a hyper-net could crack them.
So to get the two systems to understand each other- We need a twisted mind.
Morgan, no.
Maybe it's that simple.
Uh, maybe all we need is an interface between the two systems to make them compatible.
- Morgan.
! - Oh.
Your brain is not built to take this kind of stress.
You could have a seizure.
You know that.
I got us into this.
It's almost dawn.
Tier 2 gamma 9-6 by theta 1-0-0-0 find 2-8- Searching, searching by delta tier 2 gamma 9-6 by theta 2-0-0-0 find 2-8.
Searching, searching for delta 2- Mary! You know this isn't right! You know it in your human heart.
! Help me live! Six by theta 3-0-0-0 find 2-8.
Searching- Tier 2 at gamma by 4-0-0- It's working.
! The numbers are flying.
! Oh, feeling woozy.
Julia, he's out.
What's wrong? No, he's okay.
He's communicating unconsciously.
Look.
The numbers are still moving.
Look.
! It worked.
! Morgan, you've got two down and four to go.
Only three more.
Unlock code accepted.
- Please enter countdown time.
- Morgan! - Please enter countdown time.
- Bess! Three seconds.
Please enter zone size.
One kilometer.
- Lock-on selected.
Are you certain? - Yes.
Go.
Three, two.
Commencing reaction.
Look! I don't believe it.
It worked.
He did it! Morgan? Morgan, did you hear that, honey? Honey, you did it! Did you hear that? You broke the code.
Morgan? Morgan? Morgan, honey? What the hell is that? It's the geolock.
Did you- Let's go.
Oh, my God.
He's alive.
Must've reversed.
Let's get out of here.
We have to get Yale.
I hope we're not too late.
Thank you.
Thank you, Mary.
Mary.
I know we confuse you.
But we can be friends.
It-It's frightening to go back to your buried past, but you have taught me it's better to know.
Join us, Mary! They have done all that they can do for you.
You are not a Terrian.
Is that what you get for helping me? You can't travel through the earth anymore? They won't forgive you, Mary.
It is not their way.
Stay.
Stay with us.
Mary! No! Mary.
! Come back.
! No! He's all right.
He's coming around.
Morgan? Morgan, can you hear me? What happened? Oh.
Where am I? Morgan, you broke the code.
You did it.
I broke the code? Oh, Bess.
The tree! Oh! Dirt.
I love this planet.
Devon, you did the best you could.
I'm sorry.
Mary.
! Mary, where are you? Yale? You're alive? Much more than you think.
Good morning.
Morning.
How are you? Okay.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
Thanks.
Sure.
You surprised me, Martin.
You came through.
Oh, well, that kind of hurts.
You know, the burns on my hands.
Really? Sorry.
Brayden Croix.
That was my name.
Brayden.
I enlisted in the Elite Services to pay for my postgraduate studies.
I can't- I mean, I can't yet remember in what field.
You will.
Hmm.
Mm.
Are you angry? You paid for a heroic act as if you were a criminal.
Right now I'm relieved and grateful.
So am I, Yale.
Or should I call you Brayden? Uh, I'm not yet ready to change things overnight.
No.
One day at a time.
We are finding that it's impossible to learn about this planet without also learning about ourselves.
Yale and I had both tapped into the vast intelligence that we now know is humming beneath our feet.
It's an extraordinary new world, and survival is simply a question of whether we can reach deep enough to find the extraordinary in ourselves.