Jeremiah (2002) s01e18 Episode Script

(Kurdy) This is K.
U.
R.
D.
Y.
, breaker, breaker, 1-9.
Come on, man, don't be messing around.
Man, remember there was a time you could actually drive in your car and hear music on the radio? And if there was a song playing you didn't like, you could just change the channel.
(Erin on radio) Scout Team One, this is Base Camp.
do you copy? Yeah, Erin, we're here.
What's your 20? Just finished dropping off supplies at Clarkson.
We're heading our way back.
Sorry, flag on the play, guys.
Marcus needs you to pick someone up on the way home, bring him in.
One of ours? No, an outsider.
An out an outsider? What the hell happened to rules number one: Don't bring anybody in? Really.
Who is it? Not on an open channel, just to be safe.
You'll pick up your target outside new river.
wait by the old gas station on the edge of town.
Take the long way back.
Be prepared to blindfold the target before you get too close to Base.
We'll contact you later with more details.
Base Camp to k.
U.
R.
D.
Y.
Signing off.
We've got a policy of keeping the outside world in the dark about our activities and our location.
That's about to change.
I've decided to bring in some people from the outside into Thunder Mountain: Local leaders, people who've been able to form communities.
Is everyone else on board with this? Not yet.
I've been waiting for the right time to tell them.
My father felt that this place was where the new world would start.
He'd roll over in his grave if we wasted it, or worse, allowed it to fall into the hands of Valhalla's army.
These people, these outsiders, are they good people? Can you trust them? I'd never knowingly bring anybody into Thunder Mountain that would harm us.
Was that a yes Or a no? (Jeremiah) C-c-correct me if I'm wrong, but did Lee Chen or did he not blow a gasket the last time we brought somebody back to the Mountain? Whoever this cat is, Marcus must really trust him.
I just wish he'd hurry his ass up.
You ever think about how much of our time is wasted just waiting for whatever shit's gonna happen to us - to up and finally happen? - Yeah.
[guns cocking.]
Oh, shit! Well, sweet Marie! Look what the cat dragged back.
(Theo) It's OK, boys, you can put your guns down.
I think we scared 'em straight.
Theo, what are you doing here? You're my ride, sweeties.
Her ride? Oh, hell, man.
Hell, no.
Man, I would rather poke my eye out than take her back to Thunder Mountain.
(Theo) Well, you better start looking for a sharp stick, sugar, 'cause Theo [grunting.]
[sighs.]
Is coming to Oz.
[chuckling.]
(Jeremiah) Dear dad, it's been 15 years since the Big Death wiped out everyone over the age of innocence.
The end of your world, the beginning of mine.
Good afternoon, Erin.
You said you wanted to have lunch with me.
Where have you been? I've been working on the power allocations.
Council's backed up on supply reports, so much stuff going out the doors, inventory to do I lost track of time.
Sorry.
So how's Marcus these days? Why do you ask? Why do you answer every question with a question? Because having spent 2 years alongside you on the council, I've learned that every question is a trick question.
Honest to a fault.
Disagreeable but fascinating quality.
I'll never understand why we never got together.
Well, let's see.
Why did Tanya break up with you? I don't know.
Maybe it was because you were always sleeping around, always late, always late because you were sleeping around.
You still haven't answered my question.
Because you're not his biggest fan.
What, is it a rule now that we have to like or agree with someone all the time before we can ask how they're doing? Come on.
He's fine.
He's just really busy.
He's got a lot on his plate.
Between reviewing reports on the D-sector support beam, which I think is gonna collapse any day now, working-- I hear he's bringing strangers into Thunder Mountain.
- How did you - A little bird whispered it to me this afternoon.
A little bird with a big mouth.
And I see you're not denying it.
This is the sort of thing you should really talk to Marcus about.
Look, you're here, Marcus isn't.
You're also a member of the council.
I'm chairman of that council.
You know something I don't, something I have a right to know.
Now, Erin, we can do this one of 2 ways.
I can make a big, messy deal out of this, or you can be straight with me and save everyone a lot of grief.
Marcus was gonna tell you about it.
Yeah, I'm sure he was.
Look, this has to stay between us for now, until Marcus can brief the council, all right? Of course.
He's asked several recon teams to bring in 3 local leaders.
He wants to tell them about Valhalla Sector, explain to them that we have a mutual enemy.
He wants to see how this meeting will go on a smaller scale before he sets up the big one.
What big one? So, you, uh, miss me, Jeremiah? Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
It's like, uh, having my nuts stapled to a desk.
Aw, you say the sweetest things.
Look, I got a goose bump.
Why the hell are we taking you to Thunder Mountain? Hey, you don't want to appreciate me, that's your prerogative.
But you'd better show me a little respect, otherwise this soiree your peeps are planning, [chuckles.]
It's gonna go bad, real bad.
Are you reading my e-mail here, sugars? Better.
It looks like, uh, someone there at the end of the world wants to see me, so we can discuss putting Theo back in her right position, running Clarefield.
Apparently, they don't think they can work with the creep that bounced me out, see.
I got people skills.
What do we get out of this? I don't know, honey.
That's all the message said.
Uh-oh, pull over.
I gotta pee.
Yes, ma'am.
Look, I'm not gonna be able to take a whole lot of this, man.
So if you put the pedal to the metal, we could be dust before she gets her panties down.
Do you think she wears panties? I heard that.
Sorry I'm late.
I was just-- Marcus, why the hell are you bringing outsiders into Thunder Mountain? Is this true? It's true that I've asked some of our teams to bring in 3 of the more influential leaders of high-profile groups.
I want to discuss the viability of bringing together as many of these local leaders as possible to a kind of To a kind of summit.
Why? We've already started sending out resources and making alliances, because that's the best chance we have of standing up to Valhalla Sector, but it's all piecemeal.
The next logical step is to band these groups together and brief them on what we already know.
We don't stand a chance of success without the help of groups like this.
And at what point did you plan on letting your advisers vote on this course of action? That's what I'm doing now.
No.
What you're doing now is informing us of what you already have done.
(woman) Marcus, as important as it is to have support for your ideas out there, you also need to have support from us in here.
And I have it, don't I? (Andrew) Yes, but only to a point.
Marcus, this is not a dictatorship.
The decisions you make affect all of us.
I've dedicated 15 years of my life to this place, to making sure that every decision I make is in the best interests of the people who live here.
And I'm sure that's how you feel, but your actions speak otherwise.
This council was formed to ensure that everyone here has a voice.
The people that vote us into this council each year trust that we speak for them, and we can't do it if we don't know what's going on.
Marcus, you can't deny that you often make decisions with very little regard for this council.
What do you suggest? That you send these people back to wherever they came from until the council's had time to discuss the ramifications.
We don't have that kind of time.
- In addition, - I strongly urge this council to take a long, hard look at who will lead us into the future, and who will work with us to help decide the shape of that future.
You're right, Marcus.
You've been at the helm for 15 years.
Maybe it's time to let somebody else carry that burden for a while.
You can't be serious.
As chairman of this council, I'm calling an emergency session tomorrow at 3:00.
That should give everyone a chance to consider their options.
I plan on calling for a vote of no confidence, to be followed by an election for a new leader for Thunder Mountain.
- You OK, Marcus? - No, I'm not OK, Lee.
Where the hell were you during that meeting? I stand with you, Marcus.
I always have.
You didn't say one word in my defense.
It was a tactical decision.
I feel my actions allow me to work as a bridge, bringing the 2 sides together.
Let's face it.
It wouldn't hurt to have someone you trust on the inside.
And you really think by saying nothing, the council considers you neutral? It's the only card I had to play.
I played it.
What do you see as our next move, Lee? Go along with the council's recommendation to cancel the meeting.
No way! It'll be seen as a gesture of good faith.
We can have an open forum on the issue, answer the concerns, get the support of the council, and then proceed.
We'll get what we want in the long run.
We're out of long runs, Lee.
We'll lose valuable time, and it'll never get done.
I'll tell you what.
I'll compromise.
Go to the com room.
Tell our scout teams not to abort, but to stay where they are until receiving further instruction.
Tell them to do this by order of Andrew and the council.
Why? Well, it's the truth, isn't it? They say the truth will set you free.
Oh, and Lee Make sure you personally deliver the news to Jeremiah and Kurdy.
One thing's for sure, they're not going to take this too well, considering the company they're keeping.
No, they won't take it well at all.
You taking the long way around, aren't you? I can tell.
When do we get to put the gag on her? See, we don't.
That's the problem.
Gag me? [chuckling.]
Well, gag on this: I did not get up at the crack of sparrow-fart to be muzzled by you two.
And why the hell don't y'all have some food up in here? (Lee on radio) Rover One, this is Base Camp.
It's about time.
What's up? We're asking all of the teams to maintain a holding pattern at this time.
We'll call you if we decide to proceed with the original plan.
If? Wait--wait.
What do you mean, "if"? [groaning.]
Ex-squeeze me? I think we have a bad connection.
Did you just tell Theo she's not coming over to your house To play? I don't think so.
I think you might be playing some kinda freakin' head game with me.
- Am I right? - Give me that thing.
Give it.
Lee, what's going on? Where the hell is Marcus? Marcus has instructed me to tell you that this order comes direct from the advisory council.
Since when does the advisory council have anything to do with us? I've told you everything I can.
Do not come here until otherwise instructed by Andrew Kincaid, the chairman of the council.
Andrew? That guy's a prick.
He's been nothing but a thorn in Marcus' paw since day one.
This is fucked up.
You think so? - Would you-- - Shut up! Look, far as I'm concerned, we only answer to Marcus.
He brought us in, he gave us the job, and that's that.
Yeah.
Come on, we're going home.
My man.
[car accelerating.]
- Erin, hi.
I-- - I spoke to you in confidence.
You abused that trust, Andrew.
I should've known better.
I should've known not to trust you.
Marcus is becoming a wild card.
This has been coming for a long time now.
Everyone here has to be accountable for their actions.
You don't see it, because you're too close to the situation.
What the hell is that supposed to mean? Oh, come on, Erin.
Everyone knows about you two.
You're always laughing and talking all the time, hmm? There are no secrets in the Mountain.
I don't believe what I'm hearing.
Marcus put me as 2nd in command 'cause I'm a hard worker.
I'm not sleeping with him-- An--and what in the hell does any of this got to do with anything? It's just you've lost your objectivity.
Or that's what you want to think, because it'll help this little political assassination of yours go down easier.
You've wanted to be in charge of this place since you got here.
- Oh, please, Erin.
- What's wrong with that? Do a hell of a lot better job than Marcus right now.
And I'll bet you'll be nice and objective, even though he's your brother.
That's enough, Erin.
This is not about your relationship with Marcus, whatever that is or isn't.
This is about Marcus putting all of us at risk.
He has to be stopped.
For that, you're going to need a majority vote from the council, and I'm going to fight you every inch of the way.
[mumbling.]
[sighing.]
Marcus, we have a problem.
Just one? Jeremiah and Kurdy are at the gate requesting access.
We turned off their key-card as soon as we saw them coming.
(Kurdy) Come on, we're back.
Open the door! That's what I like about those two.
They always know when to disobey an order.
Marcus, come on, why are you-- Do we have to hook the winch up and pull the motherfucker off? (Jeremiah) Not a bad idea.
Look, you don't think I peeked? I know where I am.
Now, you don't want to piss me off, 'cause I will go back and I will tell everybody where you are.
Marcus, you can't let them in.
Lee, I can't leave them out there.
Besides, it's a great way to get the ball rolling while maintaining deniability.
Now, stop playing around.
Come on.
Marcus, the council, the vote, you will lose.
Lee, Lee, sometimes when you find yourself on thin ice, all you can do is dance.
The damage is done.
They know where we are.
We may as well let them in.
Give us a break.
Haven't we been through this bullshit already? Are they always this happy to see you? No, usually we get milk and cookies.
Oh, speaking of I'm hungry.
Is anyone else hungry? Theo, you don't seem too bothered by all this.
Now, why is that? Well, I figure it's y'all they're pissed at.
See, I'm thinkin' once they decide what to do with you, then the head of this rock is going to give me the grand tour.
Remember, I was invited! [laughs.]
So anytime.
Hey, anytime now! Theo is ready to get this party started.
[Theo whooping.]
Did you talk to the others? I did.
And? It's still 50-50.
Look, if we go to a full vote right now, odds are we lose, or deadlock.
[muttering.]
How much more evidence do the others need before they figure out that Marcus is out of control? Thomas is right.
We gave Marcus explicit instructions.
He chose to ignore them.
Andrew, he needs to be stopped.
So what do you recommend, Andrew? [sighing.]
Perhaps Perhaps we should use Marcus' decision against him.
We all know who and what Theo is.
Let's give her all the freedom she wants to move around.
Sooner or later, she will give us all the proof we need to convince the rest of the council what we've always known, but had forgotten in Marcus' missionary zeal.
That if we let the outside world in here, they will steal and destroy everything we've built.
I concur.
I'll tell the others.
Jesus, Andrew, we need to do more, man, not take off the pressure.
No, no, no.
Be patient, Thomas.
All we have to do is watch and wait.
An opportunity will present itself.
Maybe.
Hey.
Elizabeth.
Oh, I'm so glad to see you.
What, I don't get no hug over here? What's the deal, Marcus? Erin will fill you in on everything that's been going on.
You have no idea what we've been through.
(Kurdy) Yeah, what you've been through You, too, Lee.
[door closing.]
So you're Marcus? Marcus Alexander.
Pleased to meet you.
Charmed, I'm sure.
So, uh What, you goin' to keep me locked in here forever? No, that's an unfortunate result of changes that are occurring internally.
Sorry about that.
Oh, believe me, I understand how quickly things can change.
Yes.
Clarefield.
Your note intrigued me.
I'd be a fool not to check into it, and you'll see I am no fool.
Let's cut to the heart of the matter.
we have a common enemy, one that you may not be aware of, but we've been tracking them for some time now.
We think there might be some-- (Thomas) This is the legendary Theo.
Hmm.
How long's she been in there? Just got here.
This her stuff? Yeah.
Just finished going over it.
We'll give it back to her when Marcus is done.
Listen, Lee, I just wanted to thank you for all your impartiality during this time.
And I was wondering how you were planning on voting tomorrow.
I haven't decided.
Well, I know one way or another, you'll do the right thing.
And just to let you know, Andrew says there'll always be a place for you as head of security, no matter what happens tomorrow.
Kurdy and I are gone from the Mountain for a few days, we come back, and the monkeys are taking over the zoo.
I know.
I should've seen this coming.
Andrew and Thomas came here 5 years ago.
Apparently, they had it pretty rough out there.
It almost killed both of them.
Andrew was so grateful when he found this place.
He got involved, got on the council, got his brother on with him.
So with him, it's personal, or is he just trying to be the big dog here? Yes, but not for the reasons you might think.
I mean, I don't think it's about power.
Then what else is there? Safety.
Whatever they went through out there must've been pretty bad.
Andrew never talked about it, but I know it left Thomas pretty messed up.
For the first year, he wouldn't even talk to anybody.
He'd just do weird things.
Weird? What kind of weird? Like pluck the wings off flies, watch 'em spin around for hours, stuff like that.
Well, where I come from, that's just a good saturday night.
Point is, this place is their salvation.
It's their safe haven.
The idea that Marcus could jeopardize that, it scares them.
Yeah, scared people are dangerous people.
They want to go back to the way things were, keeping low and hiding out.
And if that means getting rid of Marcus Damn, and we just got Marcus broken in.
You know what gets me about this council? When was the last time they've been on the outside? Do they have any idea what's going on as they sit in here all nice and cozy? Yeah, well, they're about to find out.
'cause all that stuff outside, it's going to come knocking at the front door pretty soon.
You go the way Marcus goes, at least you have people you can count on when the hammer falls.
You go the other way, you're all alone.
That's not playing it safe, that's terminal.
Hey, what you lookin' at? Man gave me the hairy eyeball.
You see that? I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it.
Uh We just don't get guests here very often.
If you take a picture, it will last longer.
You enjoy that, don't you? Oh, yes, it's good to be queen.
Humph.
Now, look, Marcus, before we go any further, I need to know Do you think you can, uh, trust me? No.
But when extending the hand of friendship, you have to start somewhere.
[scoffs.]
You're messed up, you know that? Yeah, I get that a lot.
So I thought we'd go see the, uh, communications room, uh, the cafeteria, there's the, uh, garbage disposal.
- Is that-- - That's the rest room, yeah.
And then I thought we'd, uh, head up to my office, hook up with Erin and-- Theo.
Theo? [sniffing.]
[sighs.]
[water spurts.]
[laughing.]
[water running.]
Ah.
[shower running.]
Theo! Theo, are you OK in there? Fine! Just fine.
What? Nothing, nothing.
Well, come on! Let's not keep destiny waiting.
[beeping.]
The communications room.
Goddamn, you got the setup! Uh, yeah, from here we can stay in touch with all our teams, no matter where they are, through a series of relays.
So those your brain boys? Well, I--I think we think of everybody here as a as a brain boy.
Uh-huh.
Well, give your women my condolences.
Excuse me, Marcus.
Can I, uh, can I talk to you for a second? Sure.
Wi-will you excuse me? No problem.
I got all the time in the world.
Look, I, uh I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry about how things went down with the council and all.
That's kind of you, considering your brother is the chairman.
Just wanted to let you know before the vote that, uh, I'm behind you.
Hey! Hey, what're you doing? You talkin' to me? Yeah, I'm talking to you.
What did you just put in your fucking bag? I didn't put nothin' in no fucking bag.
Look, what is this? Y'all trying to set me up? Thomas! She grabbed one of the walkies, man.
I saw her.
You full of shit.
Give me the bag! Give me the fucking bag! Thomas! [grunting.]
(Marcus) Theo! [grunting.]
Damn! Stop.
Stop! No.
Get off! Stop it! (Theo) Get off of me! Marcus, I'm gonna have to get you to move.
We have to get him to the infirmary, fast.
What--what happened? The son of a bitch attacked me.
The-there was a problem.
I don't want to hear it, Marcus.
This is your fault for letting her in here.
Lee, get her out of here.
Lock her up! Marcus? No.
Let go of me! The son of a bitch set me up.
This how you treat your guests, huh? [screaming.]
Is it, Marcus? Jeremiah.
There you are, finally.
Were you expecting me? No, I Why do you ask? What you doing? I'm having a drink.
Hmm.
Looks to me like maybe you're drunk.
I am drinking, but I have not drunk enough.
Have one.
Sure.
What are we drinking to? We are drinking because Because, for the first time, I don't know what else to do.
Everything that's, uh, going on isn't your fault, Marcus.
Oh, bullshit.
Everything that happens here is my responsibility.
Maybe the council's right.
If I hadn't second-guessed them, then none of this would've happened.
It's been 15 years, Jeremiah.
It's been a good run.
Maybe I-- I should step aside.
Maybe.
Maybe it's 2 separate issues.
So You're saying they're right? For 15 years you kept this place a secret, and it worked.
People are safe.
Now, you stay inside, you keep the door locked, they will stay safe For a while.
I'd say about another year, tops.
But they're choosing to look another way.
I mean, they refuse to see that the inevitable is gonna happen.
Now, if you're talking about staying inside here, yeah, they're right.
If you're thinking about going out there, you are right.
So we're both right.
Right.
But I'm righter than they are.
Which is why you shouldn't harbor all the guilt over everything that happened.
This from someone who carries the grief and guilt of a lost brother around like a Albatross.
That, too.
Come on.
We've got to get you sobered up before the council meeting.
Oh, you're starting to sound a lot like a camp counselor from camp not-a-lotta-fun.
It's OK, I can walk.
I can walk.
Oh, really? I can handle walking.
All right, there you go.
It's the spinning and the gravity I'm having trouble with.
That's what I thought.
[groans.]
What are you two doing? Uh, having a party.
Come on, give me a hand.
Erin.
Where are we going? Got to get some coffee into your friend here.
[groans.]
Is this what I missed by not going to college? Yeah, it's not much to write home about.
Jeremiah, I am home.
[grunting.]
(Kurdy) Hey.
Hey, what's going on? Elizabeth and I have been talking, and, uh, look, you know I'm not a fan of Theo's.
This I know.
The woman is trouble, end to end, but she's not stupid.
Now, something about her stealing a walkie-talkie just doesn't make sense.
What do you mean? You--you think it's beneath her? Beneath Theo? Nothing's beneath Theo, but she's smart.
People forget that.
If you had one chance to steal something from Thunder Mountain, why a walkie? So you could keep tabs on the operation.
Only the batteries'll go dry, and all we gotta do is change frequencies and she's locked out, back where she started.
If she was going to steal something, it'd be something bigger, something more useful.
I don't know, man, it seems like a walkie is what somebody in here might think she'd steal.
She said she was set up, and maybe she was.
How's your brother? He's--he's awake, but they say, uh, they say he's paralyzed from the shoulders down.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, well, I'm just on my way to see him.
They're doing everything they can.
Thanks.
(Jeremiah) That's nice, isn't it? What--what? That they can do everything that they can.
It's, uh, it's not like it was, like it is, outside of here.
Yeah, uh, I don't want to talk about this right now.
Yeah, I heard you guys had some, uh, really rough times out there, but, you know, everybody had rough times out there.
The thing is, you found refuge here.
But that's not the important thing.
The important thing is they let you in.
They didn't have to do that.
They--they could've looked outside, saw the two of you there, and thought, "Nah, it's just too much trouble.
Let's lock the door.
" Like you want to lock the door right now.
Look-- You'd be dead.
He'd be dead.
Yeah, he's crippled.
Isn't that bad enough? I don't know.
You tell me.
What're you getting at? [sighing.]
Maybe Theo didn't steal the walkie-talkie.
Jesus, you're-- Somebody could have planted it.
Look, I talked to Lee Chen.
Thomas was in the room the whole time with her purse.
And then later, he--he just comes up with it, out of nowhere.
Why would he do that? Because he was afraid.
He wanted to help you, and then you were afraid.
No.
I won't listen to this.
Hi.
Hey.
How you feeling? [breathing heavily.]
I can't feel anything, Andrew.
They don't think I'll walk again.
It's a possibility.
They don't know for sure.
Only time will-- Stop treating me like a child.
Thomas.
[sighing.]
I--I have to ask you about the walkie-talkie.
Tell me that it worked and that this wasn't all for nothing.
I showed 'em you were right.
That woman's a frickin' menace.
- They all are.
- How did it get into-- What difference does it make? Thomas [sniffing.]
Not a day goes by that I don't remember that I owe you my life.
You literally carried me here the last couple of miles to find this place.
I heard you beg to let us in.
The others, they don't remember what it's like out there, but I do.
[crying.]
You've worked so hard to get here, and I couldn't let someone screw that up for you.
Thomas.
Did you plant the walkie-talkie in Theo's bag? Yes.
Why? You're my brother, [sniffing.]
And I love you.
You can win this, Andrew.
Just don't blow it.
Nobody knows what happened, nobody.
The council's behind you now.
All you have to do is say nothing, and it's all yours.
(woman) We are gathered here today to weigh a very serious question.
This council has been kept in the dark about key decisions made by Marcus, decisions that affect the well-being and the safety of every person here.
We have been informed only at his convenience and discretion.
It is for this reason that a no-confidence vote has been requested.
The leadership of the Thunder Mountain community will be passed to the chair of this council, until such time that a proper election can be held.
Before the council votes, do you have anything to say, Marcus? For 15 years, I've given this place everything that I have, and everything that I am.
Along the way, from time to time, I've made some mistakes, but bringing people into Thunder Mountain isn't one of them.
We go forward, or we go back.
The choice is yours.
A little over an hour ago, Thomas told me that he planted the walkie-talkie in Theo's bag.
He wanted to prove that people coming here from the outside can't be trusted.
And he's right But what we sometimes forget is that half of us came here from the outside.
So if outsiders can't be trusted, then we have to include ourselves in that category.
What Thomas did proves to me more than anything else that we need someone we can trust, even when he doesn't trust us as well as he might or should.
Andrew Thomas did what he did out of fear, as did I, I'm ashamed to say.
Thunder Mountain can never be what it was destined to become, a beacon standing on a hill for the whole world to see, if those who lead it live in fear.
I have sometimes questioned Marcus's methods, but I have never questioned his courage.
So I hereby withdraw my request for a vote of no confidence and resign from this council.
(Erin) Andrew, you don't have to do that.
Thomas is gonna need all my help in the coming days, weeks, and years.
I plan on being there for him.
Looks like the best man won.
And he's just left the room.
Damn it! (Marcus) Theo? I'm not feeling you right now.
Marcus, I'm not feeling either one of you.
Theo, I'm sorry.
Oh, that sounded like a lie rolling off your tongue.
Do you have any idea what it's like to be shoved into a closet like an old shoe for something you didn't do? Yeah, I think I have some idea what that feels like.
How the hell do you get out of this fun house, anyway? Huh? I don't know what's worse, being locked out or being locked in.
Theo, the other leaders have finally arrived.
They're waiting for us in my office.
I think they want to see if you'll show up, before committing to the conversation.
Did you really travel all this way not to accomplish anything? You never struck me as somebody who'd run.
Theo does not run, honey.
I might walk fast, but that's just the shoes.
You hear what I'm sayin'? Theo, we'll do what we can.
I can't make any promises about putting you back in power in Clarefield, but if we're successful at what we're attempting to do here, I can guarantee you a seat at a bigger table, a much bigger table.
You know when I knew this wasn't gonna work? From the moment you introduced yourself.
You said your name was Marcus Alexander.
Your buddy's name is Lee Chen.
I bet even Erin has a last name.
I don't-- Everybody on the outside just uses their first name, that's all.
So it's Theo and Jeremiah and Kurdy and Sam and Phil.
But our last names tie us back to families and histories that ended with the Big Death.
Our last names died with the old world.
It doesn't have to be that way.
There's hope.
See, that is just the thing.
In the world outside these walls, hope can kill you, and I just don't know if I'm up for that kind of pain.
So what was your last name, anyway? [crying.]
Coleridge.
Theodora Coleridge.
That's a beautiful name.
Theo Ms.
Coleridge.
Stay.
Please? original source: peritta synced and corrected: quinnell