Helix (2014) s02e01 Episode Script

Get away from me! Leave me alone.
Make it stop.
Make it stop.
Make it stop.
Aah! Arrived at St.
Germain Island from the southeast.
No apparent flares or signal fires.
The contact is not at the rendezvous site.
All signs point to the pandemic originating on this island.
There are no other options.
I must find a cure.
I'll head inland, take a look around.
Do you know the way to San Jose? What? Do you know the way to San Jose? Is this what it was like when you came for me at Arctic Biosystems? They'd cleaned most of the mess by the time we got there.
No, not the mess.
This feeling.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Yeah, you do.
This is just the beginning.
CDC One, this is Manitou.
Sitrep.
This is Kyle.
This is CDC One.
What was that? We're asking for a Sitrep, Dr.
Sommer.
Situation report, remember? Oh.
Sorry.
Uh Dr.
Jordan and Dr.
Farragut are still inside the boat, I'm up on top.
Whatever killed these people was fast and aggressive.
Any indication this is the Narvik virus? Just tell the captain we don't know what the hell happened yet.
But it's not Narvik.
You check further down there.
Meet up top in 10.
Yeah.
I've got one dead in the engine room.
All right.
Keep your eyes open.
For what? This place is a tomb.
Gotta make sure we got them all accounted for.
We'll check against the manifest.
Copy that.
Two more in the galley.
Same symptoms as the others.
You got something? These two killed each other.
What makes you say that? I'm seeing stab marks.
Both holding weapons.
Maybe some kind of psychotic epi-- Whoa.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Don't touch me.
Just calm down.
Leave me alone.
Please, I am a doctor.
Leave me alone, you freak.
You okay? What did you give her? Twenty eds Midazolam.
Are you okay? Why'd you do that? Midazolam can mask any antibodies she would've had to become immune to whatever is going on here.
You're welcome.
I'm sorry, okay? But immunity in a situation like this is more than just a clue.
It's everything.
When did the passengers start getting sick? Uh About two, no, three days ago.
Right after we got back from the island.
- What island? - I don't know.
It was a side trip.
It wasn't even in the brochure.
We just moored offshore, hiked around, went swimming.
We spent the day there and we set sail that night.
Anyone report feeling strange when they got back? Not at first.
But then on the third day, the screaming started.
I just-- I hid in the engine room and I tried to stay quiet.
But I could hear them killing each other.
Every time I thought it was over, I would hear another scream.
I was afraid to fall asleep.
I started having these waking nightmares.
And so then when you came in wearing that suit, I didn't know if you were real or if you were just, like, a-- CDC One, this is Manitou.
Sitrep.
Means they're asking for a situation report.
Yeah, I have done this before.
Field autopsies show a consistent pattern.
The pathogen overloaded the body's immune response.
Primarily attacking the digestive system.
Highly unlikely it's airborne.
We can get out of those biohazard suits.
And you're sure it's not the Narvik virus? The most likely scenario is some infection contracted from the island they visited.
Our survivor referred to it as Saint something.
St.
Germain.
It's about 12 nautical miles northwest of here, just over the horizon.
We need to go there.
My orders were to investigate a possible Narvik outbreak.
Captain, we have 27 people dead onboard that boat.
Our assessment is done and our mission is complete.
We still need to get to St.
Germain.
My orders in this situation are to leave a tracking buoy on-site and take your team back to Seattle.
Then I'm declaring a national health threat.
Jesus.
Peter, hold on.
Coast Guard regulations give me authority to conduct an inspection if I have cause to believe there is a threat to any nearby population center.
Seattle is less than 20 hours away.
I'm ordering you to take us.
You don't give orders on this ship.
I'm sorry.
Wrong choice of words.
Bridge, this is the captain.
Plot a course to St.
Germain.
Underway when ready.
Make turns for 30 knots.
Aye, captain.
Let's be clear on what's going to happen.
Legally I can't go ashore.
Nor can I wait around.
I'm under orders to take your field samples back for lab analysis.
So you'll be on your own.
This is the back end of nowhere.
So sat-phone and radio service will be extremely limited.
There's no landing strip on the island and it's well beyond chopper range.
So you'll have to wait until another ship can be dispatched to pick you up.
Figure two weeks.
Hey, where are you taking me? Hey, put me down.
Put me down.
Help! What do you want from me? Come on, put me down.
Thanks again for doing this.
I know you'd probably rather be in a bunk on your way back to Seattle right now.
I figured I should do something.
Yeah.
You're the only person we have here who's been here before, so We need to know where you and the passengers went.
What you ate, drank.
Where you went swimming.
I don't know how much I'll remember.
Anything at all will be helpful.
You brought a gun? I'm from Texas.
We don't go to the bathroom without a gun.
Okay.
Mind if I ask you a personal question? Yes.
Very much.
Heh.
I did save your life.
So that entitles you to pry into my personal life? Yeah, that's right.
Okay.
You think Alan Farragut really blew up that building in Paris? What the hell kind of a question is that? People say you knew him.
Really well, in fact.
Yeah, I thought I did.
I think we came this way.
Do you remember seeing or hearing anything unusual? What about the running water? I'm not sure.
Do we have any idea where we're going? We've been walking around for a while.
I'm not sure.
Why are you whispering? I don't know.
It just feels right to whisper, don't you think? Really? You're doing this now? Can we just focus on the task at-- Aah! Oh, my God.
What the hell is that? Dwarf Cottontail.
Pretty common at this latitude.
Although they usually come with eyes.
Bring the rabbit.
So there are animals here.
No! Leila, wait.
Leila! Leila! Leila.
Stop.
Leila.
Leila.
Look out.
Look, I don't know who you are, but I'm not here to harm you.
My name is Julia.
If you would just hear me out Do you know the way to San Jose? Leila.
Aah! Somebody help me.
- This is gonna hurt.
- Oh, really? Gee, you're good.
Doctors really are the worst patients.
There we go.
Oh, my God.
Sorry.
Swallowed my gum.
Oh, my God.
Not too bad.
Nasty looking though.
Gonna leave a scar.
Only if you do a shitty job sewing it up.
But I got the shakes, doc.
Sorry, but infection's your biggest worry here.
Thanks, but I don't think that's gonna be an issue.
Right.
You're a germ commando now.
Ever since that thing at Arctic Biosystems.
What thing? I heard you and your team went all Navy SEAL.
Burned the place to the ground to contain the outbreak.
Yeah, something like that.
Been dying to ask you about it.
Ever since I recognized you back in Seattle.
You recognized me? Yeah, you're quite the celebrity now at the CDC.
Jumping into every crisis imaginable.
That's why they call you "Hot Zone.
" They call me what? Now, does the pointy end go down or up? - Never mind, I'll figure it out.
- Oh, you are such an ass.
Aah.
Pointy end goes down, I knew it.
Come on, you know you're gonna tell me eventually.
I haven't seen Alan Farragut in a year, okay? I don't know where he is or what he's doing, and frankly I don't care.
You okay? Yeah.
I'm fine.
I fell into this animal trap.
That's a punji trap and it's not used to catch rabbits.
- It's used to catch humans.
- See? I did see someone.
- Maybe.
- Yeah? What did you see exactly? Well, I'm not sure, but I thought I saw a woman in the brush, and I guess I-- You panicked.
If there is someone, they may've eaten the same thing that killed the people on that boat.
Which makes it all the more important that we find out what it is.
Isolate it so we can treat them.
Leila, I want you to take us to where you folks ate.
That's the most likely place someone might have started sampling the local flora.
Leila? Are you all right? There's some-- There's-- There's something over there.
I don't see anyone.
At the base of-- At the base of the trees.
It's smiling at me.
I don't think you need to be afraid.
It's all going to be okay.
No, I see it too.
Okay.
Okay, wait here.
It's human, adult, probably female.
And she's not alone.
Leila? Leila! Do you know the way to San Jose? I don't understand.
Do you know the way to San Jose? You mean from here? Do you know the way to San Jose? Yes.
No.
What the hell do you want me to say? Okay, okay.
Okay, yeah, yes, I know the way.
You know, I know the way.
Yes, I know the way.
No.
Leila? Leila? Here.
More blood.
That's, call it 20 feet from the last drops? Relatively large drops.
Major blood vessel likely.
But not arterial.
- She can't be that far ahead of us.
- It's gonna be dark soon.
- Where the hell could she be? - I've got a good guess.
No.
No.
Texas.
Please don't.
No.
Stop.
Stop.
Please don't.
Please don't.
No.
No.
No.
No.
Please don't.
No.
I knew one day you'd come.
We should split up to look for Leila.
We'll cover more ground independently.
Really, Hot Zone? How much ground you think you're gonna cover with that foot? My foot's gonna be fine, all right? Don't try to pull that shit.
You're going to deny what I'm capable of? Immunity from infection and an extraordinary recovery system hasn't made you special, Sarah.
Just reckless.
It's a gift, Peter.
Here we go.
More blood.
A lot more.
This is more of a pool than individual droplets.
She was held here for a while.
If she's losing blood at this rate, she's gonna bleed out soon.
Dr.
Sommer, are you hurt? What? - Your arm.
- No, I don't think so.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Turn off your lights.
- What? - Just do it.
- What's going on? - Look.
It's out in the trees.
See it? How many rounds you got in that gun, Texas? Not nearly enough.
Please, come outside.
I promise you won't be harmed.
Well? It's either that or go out like Butch and Sundance.
- What the hell does that mean? - What? You've never seen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? What kind of American are you? Grab your things.
Let's go.
I'm Dr.
Peter Farragut, with the U.
S.
Centers for Disease Control.
My name is Anne.
You should know you're trespassing on private property.
There's a dead woman inside.
She was murdered.
By someone on this island.
I'm sorry.
Was she a friend? Yeah.
There's no need to lie.
All right then, we just met her.
How's that? You need to come with us.
- Why? - The island is dangerous.
- And we can offer you shelter.
- What about Leila's body? We need it.
There's no time.
- What are you afraid of? - We'll explain everything.
Now, please, come with us.
Okay.
Let's start over.
You know my name.
What do I call you? Caleb.
All right, Caleb.
Can I get some water? You're gonna have to help me with that.
I didn't come here to hurt you or anyone else.
You've heard of the outbreak on the mainland? The one they're calling TXM-7.
We have reason to believe the TXM-7 pandemic began here on this island.
There's no one sick here.
Maybe not now.
But 30 years ago, a chain of events was set in motion.
Right here.
I may be able to find a cure, but I need answers.
Since when are your kind interested in mortal problems? Since we started dying too.
Bullshit.
Left shoulder.
Take a look.
I'm dying.
Oh! We didn't mean to trespass, but this is an emergency situation.
We're talking about a virulent pathogen.
Coast Guard food was terrible.
Beans in the chili, I mean, that's just wrong.
I'm not accusing anyone of anything, but Leila was murdered, that much is clear.
No.
Never seen that many bodies in one place.
We need access to your facility and personnel.
I'm afraid we can't allow that.
Our membership has cut all ties with the outside world.
Come on, now.
You're talking to us.
Doesn't hurt, does it? This is a sanctuary.
The people who've joined us, they're trying to get away from people like you.
Sister Amy.
Are we really that bad? You'd remind them of things they left behind.
And many of those are painful.
You're doctors.
I'm sure you don't want to cause pain.
No.
We don't.
And please believe me when I tell you that we have nothing but the utmost respect for your beliefs.
You're lying again.
Don't believe I caught your name, ma'am.
You weren't introduced.
I know you want to protect us.
I can assure you we don't need your protection.
Brother Michael provides for the safety of our physical, as well as spiritual lives.
- And who's Brother Michael? - He's a man.
Just like you.
No more or less.
I'd like to speak with him.
You don't speak to Michael.
He speaks to you.
And when does that happen? Why, right now, Dr.
Farragut.
Doctors Farragut, Sommer and Jordan, right? I'm Michael.
Welcome.
Allow me to return your credentials.
I'm very glad Anne found you before too long.
This island is quite dangerous outside these walls.
Home to two species of black bear and the Labrador wolf.
That's why we keep the perimeter electrified.
There's something more dangerous than wolves and bears.
Someone killed our friend.
Friend? Please sit.
Our acquaintance.
I suppose you might find the distinction trivial but we believe words have truth in them, we believe that they have meaning.
Acquaintances.
Friends.
Family.
Lovers.
Those are definitions, not labels.
But here I am counseling you, and you're not here for that, are you? No.
But we are here to find a truth as well.
A medical truth, but a truth nonetheless.
So I gather.
Oh, yeah? You listen in on our little conversation with the ladies? I love to eavesdrop.
It's a terrible habit, I know.
I picked it up from my mother, who was notorious for hanging about keyholes.
I'm afraid I couldn't help myself.
Speaking of helping, may want to ask your people to stop eating the food.
How's that? Victims on the ship ingested something on this island.
We don't know that for sure, but your food and water supply may be contaminated by a toxic metabolite.
We've been growing our own food for years with no ill effect.
Nonetheless, I would strongly urge you to refrain from eating or drinking anything until we can run some tests.
I accept your concern in the spirit of generosity with which I know you offer it.
There's still the matter of who killed Leila, our acquaintance.
Any ideas? I told you, it's dangerous outside.
Yeah, but we think it was more of a two-legged danger.
Probably more than one.
Are there any other people on this island of yours? I'll have Anne prepare rooms for you.
Sleep in peace, all of you, as our guests.
We'll talk in the morning.
What the hell was that? That was the head of a cult.
Keep your voice down.
I've got a feeling he's not the only one who likes to eavesdrop around here.
What do we do? We get some sleep.
And tomorrow we figure out what the hell we've stumbled into.
Thank you.
- For what? - Not killing me.
It smells good.
Tastes good too.
I'm looking for someone.
I wonder if you could help me.
Uhn-uhn.
Point me in the right direction? I'm looking for a man named Alan Farragut.
What? You know him? Is he here on the island? He's here.
Can you take me to him? Please, I have to see him.
I can.
But you may not like what you find.
Thank you.