Alphas s02e03 Episode Script

Previously on Alphas Gary and I just found something that is huge.
- Stanton Parish.
- This is from the Civil War.
He was about Same guy, War it's inevitable, in two years, maybe three.
Nothing that you or I can do to stop that.
Bill, you all right? It's too early.
Come back to bed and warm me up.
In fact, you know what? Why don't we both call in sick-- No, no.
I- I-I've got to go to work.
Bill, you need a break.
You've been so stressed, and those pills are not working anymore.
Jeannie, I-- Jeannie, I got this.
Okay? I gotta go.
Gary? Breakfast.
In a minute.
It sounds to me like it's a cathartic release, Sandra.
It's releasing some tension and some stress, you know? It's--it's basically a coping mechanism.
No, I-it's happening every day, Lee.
That's not coping.
They locked him up.
They put a metal chip in his head, for God's sake.
He's gone back to work way too soon.
Well, Sandra, Gary needs to work.
It's good for him, you know that.
He really needs to talk to somebody about what happened to him.
Listen, I-I'm on my way to pick him up now.
I'll find some time today to speak with him.
I mean, you know that I love my parents to death, but they're all over me again.
I mean, all of the sudden, it's like, "where are you going? "How late are you gonna be at work? Are you being safe?" They need to understand that I'm an adult and that I'm gonna do what I want to do.
I'm gonna do what I want to do.
Yeah, exactly, Gary.
Well, perhaps you should look into getting your own apartment again.
Yeah, I thought about it, but after everything that happened last year-- - Nathan.
Yes, what is it? Hi, yeah, what's up? - What is that smell? - What happened? I smell nice.
I smell like a washing machine.
No, it's not you, Gary.
Someone reeks of cologne.
Hicks! What are you doing? Harken.
Hello, Rachel.
Listen up, old spice, I will hose you down.
What are you talking about? You know, that's not me.
You've got perfect timing.
Meet John Bennett.
This is Rosen's new choice for our lead tactical.
Rachel Pirzad.
Rachel, I've heard a lot about you.
- What did you tell him? - I didn't tell him anything.
But if I did, I would've told him all of the good stuff.
So you're gonna be working here now? Only on an as-needed basis, but, yeah.
Well, on an as-needed basis, you need to know that your body spray or whatever is-- it's way too distracting.
It's not that you smell, exactly, ju-- Rachel, Bill.
Hello, John.
Welcome.
Thank you, sir.
Cley just called.
An Alpha's been killed.
We need you to go.
Jack Duffy-- Building Seven escapee.
He can generate electricity in his bare hands.
Those look like chemical burns.
There's an extremely high concentration of hydrochloric acid.
Did someone pour it on him? No, more like spit it at him.
The acid is mixed with the attacker's saliva.
So you can smell this guy's spit? Hey, saliva has a very distinctive smell.
That's cool.
It's poison spit.
- Yeah.
- It's like a cobra.
I like that.
He didn't like it, though, 'cause it melted his-- I-I'm being inappropriate.
Check out these hands.
There's some skin under the nails.
He definitely put up a fight.
So we're saying another Alpha killed him? Unh! Rachel, there's something written on his hand.
Can you take a look at that? Oh, yeah, that's a phone number.
It's a voice mail.
"Delivery.
"8:00 p.
m.
tonight.
"286 Crawford.
Bolivia.
" Bolivia? - What kind of delivery? - Didn't say.
No, Bill, there's no "Crawford" in Bolivia.
It's not even Spanish.
There's--there's a "Cristo" in Caracas.
Bill, would you take point on this, please? Maybe you can find someone who knows what happened to Mr.
Duffy.
- That's what I do.
- Good.
I need to keep looking for Parish.
Gary, come with me, please.
This is 286 Crawford, but this definitely isn't Bolivia.
There's a lot of heartbeats inside.
People are yelling and cheering.
Maybe squatters.
Happy squatters? Rachel, do you smell that acid? It's hard to tell.
Um, I need to get a closer look.
No, no, no.
Area's not secure.
I'm gonna go check it out.
I'll cover the street.
You stay with me, okay? What? - Yeah, let's go.
- Bill! No, he's lead tactical now, Rachel.
Stay with him.
Who are you? What about it? Bolivia.
So you're a fighter? You got skills? Wouldn't be here if I didn't.
Well, we'll see.
Smooth talker.
Well, it got us in here, didn't it? Into what? Well, from the looks of things, this is probably where Duffy got that blood on his knuckles, sowe need to find out.
Split up.
Yeah.
You okay? Yeah, I just-- I thought I caught a whiff of his scent, and-- Well, what's wrong? What's wrong is, John, is that you stink, okay? My eyes are watering.
My nose is burning.
It's like a spice rack exploded in my face.
No, Rachel, Rachel, you can't go out there.
I actually have to do my job, so can you please just stay in the car? Rachel.
Thank you.
Hicks, I can smell it-- hydrochloric acid.
Want to narrow that down a little bit? Not yet.
It's faint, but the killer's here.
I'm sorry.
I thought, um-- You thought what? Oh, wow.
That's an acid burn.
Looks like it must have hurt.
Some piece of crap spit at me, soon as he knew I could beat him.
That piece of crap, what--what was his name? Bazevich.
You know, you're pretty cute.
What's your name? Hey! Everything okay here? - Oh, yeah.
- Yeah, it's good.
Hey, um, the Bazevich guy, huh? We came to see him fight.
I've been waiting for him all night, and when he shows, I will kick his ass.
You come and watch that.
Huh, little girl? Sweet guy.
Tell me about it.
- You okay? - Yeah.
Hey, thanks For not staying in the van.
All right, who's next? Step up! Step up! Who is next? You! Hotshot! Okay, no time-outs, last man standing gets the win.
Your knee touches the ground, you lose.
No, I thought I'd just check it out first time.
Yeah, well, you figured wrong.
First-timers gotta fight.
Alphas 2x03 don't say no for an answer and there's no telling where we've been 'cause people don't understand understand, understand people don't understand people like me Your friend thinks he's a tough guy.
Trust me, short stack, he is.
- He's gonna get his ass kicked.
- Yeah, right.
Aah! What's the problem, old man? The son of a bitch is all over the place.
I can't hit him.
You see that dude? He messes with your eyes.
Like a camera flash going off in your face-- makes you see all double and triple.
How the hell's he do that? He's got a special talent.
All the fighters do.
They're Alphas.
Jacob Dunham, Stanton Parish.
There's no connection.
Jacob Dunham, Stanton Parish.
Gary, how you doing? You tired? You've been at this all day.
Yeah, I've been at it all day, and I've-- I've found bubkes.
That means "nothing.
" It's like "zilch.
" I've found zilch.
That's not entirely true.
You found that this picture is of a Major Jacob Dunham, and he was treated by a Doctor Harrison, who worked at New York hospital.
- Y-yeah.
- You know, I'm thinking that if he had continued to treat Major Dunham, his notes might still be there in the hospital records.
So, Gary, I-I hear you've added a new element to your morning routine.
You're screaming.
Okay, yeah.
I scream for ten seconds, but then-- then I go and have my breakfast.
Or are you angry about something? It might help if you discuss it.
Ino.
I don't want to discuss it.
I scream, so we don't have to discuss it.
Right, I see.
You know, you have every reason to be angry.
The government took you away from your home, put a chip in your neck-- they killed her.
They killed her-- Anna.
They shot her in the head.
She was my friend.
Gary, it's a-- it's a healthy thing to express yourself.
I'm glad that you are.
Um, maybe you can find a way to do it without terrifying your mother.
Bill! Are you okay? No, I'm not.
Don't worry about it.
What you got for me? Rachel got the name of our acid spitter-- Ivan Bazevich did a stretch upstate, no known address.
So how do we find him? Well, we know he's a fighter.
Hey.
I heard things got pretty rough last night.
Things get rough every night.
You take your chances.
So when's the next fight? For you? Never.
You ain't cut out for this.
Hey, wait.
I-I'll work with him.
- This guy, Kat? - Guy's got moves.
He just doesn't know how to use 'em.
Give him another shot.
For you, fine.
But I don't see it.
So I know all their tricks, so if you want to win next time, give me a call.
I'm Kat.
So why do you want to help me out? So I can bet on you, cash in.
Okay, later.
What's all this? Dr.
Rosen said that I should find a way to scream without terrifying you, so I did--I'm moving out.
What? Yeah, I'm gonna go live at my office.
What are you talking about? Sandra, I know you're upset, but I did not recommend that Gary leave home.
No, but that was your solution for Rachel.
Why's it different for me? W-why's that not my solution? Gary, you are not going anywhere.
I want to do what I want to do.
You know what? You're not going to work today either.
Yeah, Mom, come on, of course I'm going to work.
I go into work every day.
They need me there.
I need you here.
No! You don't need me.
Go in the house.
I'm going to work.
Gary! Gary, it's, uh-- it's quite all right if you don't come to work today.
There's nothing urgent, and if we need you, w-we'll call.
And I think it would be a good idea if we all sat down very soon and discussed your future.
My future? Yeah, my future.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We're still focused on Bazevich as our killer.
We finally got his records from D.
O.
D.
Well, are we any closer to finding this guy? Cops have been by all his usual hangouts--no sign of him.
Harken's checking a lead, but look, if you ask me, these Alpha fights are still our best bet.
Just as long as it's a stakeout and no more fighting.
I wasn't the one fighting.
To be honest with you, I don't know if we can keep him away.
I mean, the guy's in training right now for his next fight.
The human nervous system of the body sending and receives while also processing neurological impulses throughout our brain.
It controls all physical and fine motor skills while also impacting our thoughts, emotions, and cognitive function.
The spinal cord serves as a telegraphic cable, sending various messages throughout the body.
The spine itself measures approximately a quarter of an inch in diameter, and varies in length from person to person.
The synaptic impulses Are responsible for all sense-- So watch out for that guy, 'cause he'll mess with your eyes.
And then there's this other guy, super flexible.
You punch him, pops right back, so you gotta drive him into a corner.
That way, he springs back and forth against your fists.
What about, um, that guy that spits acid? Bazevich? He's badass, scary as hell.
Okay, pay attention.
So you kickbox too? No, never have.
Yeah, but you just can't pick that up right away.
I'm a quick study.
Ahh.
You're an Alpha.
So are we done chatting? We got a lot of work to do.
Hi.
Um so I raided the soap aisle.
I figured while we're on stakeout, you should get to at least choose how I smell which really sounded a whole lot better in my head.
So you actually went and bought all of these things? Yeah, I mean, I thought about unscented, but I figure nothing's really unscented to you.
You're right! There is no such thing as unscented to me.
Tom's of Maine is probably the mildest.
Okay.
And thank you.
You're welcome.
Is that it? I'm not gonna amp up just for practice.
It's not healthy for me.
Well, my bet is using your ability is not your problem.
It's holding back.
You got all this pressure all the time that's building up.
That's why you get cranky.
You have no idea what you're talking about.
Stop fighting who you are.
Just let it go, man.
What do you want me to do, huh--sit on the floor, burn some incense, say "om"? As much as I would like to see that, no.
Harken, you need to relax.
Just try to listen.
Just trust me.
Okay? There's no reason to struggle.
There's nothing to control.
You don't have to reach for it, 'cause it's part of you.
When you want it, it'll be there.
Told you.
I never thought we'd have something so ancient.
Dr.
Harrison's files were right there in the archives.
This must be my lucky day.
"It was two years ago, the 22 of October, 1862, "it was only my fourth week "serving with General Wood's Army of the Cumberland, but I had already seen hundreds of men killed in battle.
" Shot in the head.
There's nothing we can do for this poor soul.
"Hundreds more maimed irreparably.
Can you hear me, son? His artery is shredded-- - "none of that prepared me for meeting Jacob Dunham.
" - Hey, Cameron.
- Hey, Doc.
Um, are you busy? 'Cause I can come back.
- No, I'm--I'm-- - You know what? Don't worry.
I'll come back.
No, no, of course not.
Come on in.
Wow.
Did you, uh, rob a library? Looks that way, doesn't it? They're Civil War documents.
Right now I'm reading a physician's war diary.
It's pretty fascinating.
Have a look.
"The journal of Dr.
Zachary Harrison.
" Any headaches? None this week.
You haven't mentioned my name in any of those records, have you? My descriptions remain anonymous, as we agreed.
You weren't quite this distrustful before you survived that bullet two years ago.
Shall we? It's even faster now.
You're getting stronger.
And with no scarring-- simply amazing.
How'd he pull off that little trick? By using his Alpha ability.
I think Dunham is Stanton Parish.
Parish? You really believe this guy's been kicking around for two centuries? Well, it is hard to fathom.
I-I think this incident is the first time he realized what he's capable of.
How exactly does this help us catch him now? Well, learning about his formative years might help us understand what drives the man.
Hmm.
As the old saying goes, "zhi bi zhi ji bai zhan bu Dai.
" Yeah, that old Chestnut.
That's Sun Tzu.
"Know your enemy like yourself, and you may win 100 battles.
" So is there something you want to talk about, Cameron? You know how much I respect you, Doc, and I just-- I wanted to let you know that, um, I'm in a relationship-- Dani.
I know.
Well, Nina took it upon herself to make sure I knew.
- Well, isn't that just perfect? - Well, I sort of knew already.
I mean, it's--it's obvious, seeing you two together.
So, as long as you make my daughter happy, you can keep your job here.
I haven't been myself of late I haven't slept for several days you know you drive me up the wall Yeah? Jeannie? Jeannie, what are you doing here? I-- I'm--I mean, is everything okay? - Are you okay? - Yeah.
I've never felt better, actually, and without the pills.
What you got there? It smells good.
I brought you some herb-crusted chicken and scalloped potatoes.
You hungry? Am I hungry? You want to know If I'm hungry.
- Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
What Shh.
- Isn't it-- - What? What? What? - Bill! What are you doing? - What? What are you--oh! Gary, you can't live in your office.
You've gotta be practical.
I am being practical.
You won't have to hear me scream every day.
But you need to be safe.
Yeah, it is safe.
It's safer.
I won't have to drive to work anymore, 'cause people die in car crashes all the time.
And Dr.
Rosen-- he forgets to signal a lot.
And anyway, the building has security, so there-- it's more secure than this place.
Don't you tell me you support him in this.
I think we both need to support Gary in whatever steps he needs to take towards his independence.
But this is too big a step.
For him or for you? Yeah, let me get a turkey dog with everything.
Coming up.
And for you? What do you want? Uh, what do they taste like? They taste like hot dogs.
What, you've never had a hot dog before? Must have, right? Um, yeah, I'll just have the same thing.
All right, give me two, please.
Thanks.
Thanks.
- So you coming tonight? - Hell, yeah.
There's gonna be a boatload of people there with deep pockets, so you got to crush everyone so we can rake it.
Yeah, you need some of this here.
Some peppers and so what about, uh, Bazevich? Think he'll be there? You have, like, a man-crush on him or something? How should I know if he's coming? What do you mean how should you know? I thought you knew everything about these fights.
How did you get involved with them anyway? Just kind of found myself there.
These are amazing.
This is good.
- You like that? - Yeah.
That's good stuff.
What do you mean you just found yourself there? I.
I have this thing where I can't remember anything that happened, like, more than a month ago.
Like, a month from now, I won't remember this or you or the hot dog.
- You serious? - Mm-hmm.
My brain's wired to, like, make room for all the new crap I learn, you know? Yeah, but what about your family, your home? Home's the fights for now.
You got to be careful.
That's a rough crowd.
Don't get all "Papa bear" on me, okay? I've been taking care of myself for Well, I can't remember, but it--it's been a long time.
It's got to be lonely, though.
It's stupid, though.
I don't know why libraries do this.
Dr.
Rosen, it's just a big waste of space.
They could fit everything in here just on one microchip.
Inside voice, please, Gary.
What? Inside voice, please.
My inside voice is too quiet.
Well, split the difference, then, huh? Oh, we are fortunate this university preserved its newspapers.
Jacob.
This is a surprise.
You're making a presentation tonight.
Your abilities are extraordinary.
Cancel your presentation, Zac.
Promise to never speak of what I can do.
I can't, Jacob.
It's too important to keep to ourselves.
This crowd is hot tonight.
Well, Rocky, try and remember why we're here.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You see Kat anywhere? Don't worry about that kid.
She can take care of herself.
No, look, she can't take care of herself.
She forgets things.
She could be lost or confused.
I think she's gonna be okay.
Just stay focused.
All right, all right, all right.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Who is gonna start the show? I will.
No, no, no, no, no, man.
We need a real fighter.
Bring it on.
All right, all right, we got some fresh meat.
Now, who is gonna be the challenger? Rubberman! I'm gonna remember to send you some flowers.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, you know what time it is.
Time to place your bets! There's nothing to control.
You don't have to reach for it, 'cause it's part of you.
When you want it, it'll be there.
Unit one still clear.
So your dad and both sisters are in the military.
Your brother's a cop.
You must have felt a lot of pressure to make certain choices about your life, huh? Sounds like you can relate.
I smell something.
Seriously? I mean, I-- No.
That S.
U.
V.
He's not in there now, but Bazevich-- he was definitely in there.
All right, all right, all right.
Who's next? I am.
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.
Surprise.
You trying to play me, Kat? I never said I wasn't a fighter.
There is gonna be some action tonight! Place your bets! Right now! Kat, this isn't a good idea.
Harken, this isn't personal.
All right, all right.
What you waiting for? In battle, a warrior who remains calm and remembers their training will always vanquish a foe who does not.
Shift your opponent's weight to one leg and attack the weighted knee.
If you lack size, compensate with speed and precision.
The brain is the most sensitive organ in the human body.
Aah! Hey.
Hey, you all right? Is he okay? He's awesome.
Yeah, thanks.
Hey, Harken.
Harken.
Come on.
Not bad.
Some people want to talk to you about a job.
- What kind of a job? - Well, I don't know.
They didn't say, but I know they pay big.
Hear 'em out.
Let 'em buy you a drink.
Okay.
You all right? Oh, that's that girl Kat from the other night.
Bill! Hicks! Come on! What happened? You okay? Ask him who did it.
Hicks, I will kill you.
Hey, listen, we got a lead on Bazevich.
He was in that car.
Oh, and your friend Kat just got in there.
All right, let's go.
Come on.
That's their S.
U.
V.
What the hell is this place? Okay, Bazevich is inside.
You can smell him? Believe me, he's unforgettable.
Rachel, what's going on in there? There's, uh There's multiple heartbeats.
An EKG, respirators, hospital machines? The place is wired with sensor alarms.
I hear weaponry And heavy boots.
Unit One to tactical, send backup to our position.
Wait.
It's that girl Kat.
No! Let me go! Her voice is weak.
She's fading.
A male voice now.
"Make sure she stays under.
" They want to prep her right away.
Prep her for what? - I can't wait.
- Harken, wait! Damn it! Kat! Kat! Kat! Harken! Kat! Kat! Hey! - Bazevich? - What are you doing? Kat! Wait-unh! Kat.
Kat! Harken You're gonna be okay.
Harken! Unh! Good job.
Is she okay? Kat You okay? I beat you.
Yeah, you beat me.
We'll need three ambulances and transport for prisoners to Binghamton.
- So that's Bazevich.
- Hmm.
The guy we've been chasing the last two days is a dead man.
Hey, turns out Bazevich was a prisoner here too.
Poetic justice for killing Duffy, I guess.
Can you believe it? Experimenting on Alphas.
More like treating us like animals.
I could have gotten out of there myself, you know.
You know what? You can just say, "Thank you so much, Bill Harken, for rescuing me.
" I kicked your ass once tonight.
Do you want to go again? Easy does it, young lady.
You're going to have to take it easy for a while.
You've been through quite an ordeal.
Just give me a couple weeks.
I won't remember.
Hmm.
I want to have a look at you, too, later.
No, no.
I'm--I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Look, I got to use my ability and feel no downside, so - No downside? - No downside at all.
Hey, Dr.
Rosen, who are you guys anyway? So Harken was undercover, right? I wasn't undercover.
You were definitely undercover.
And then he--he barged in with those guys.
We're consultants.
We work with the government now and then in situations not unlike this one.
You're Alpha Secret Agents, right? - You're gonna be fine.
- You're Alpha secret agents.
Just take it easy.
- I to--I'm totally right.
- No, no.
I'm right, right? You want me on your team.
I'm awesome.
It's the perfect soap.
It'll blend really well with your natural scent, which, by the way, is-- is really good on its own anyway, so there.
Thanks.
Um, I'll try it.
I was--I was, uh, in the village, and I found it at this shop next to my favorite restaurant, which is Italian.
Oh.
Do you like Italian? Um Rachel, if--if we're going to be working together-- Right.
Forget I mentioned it.
What can I get you? Earl Grey tea, please.
Okay.
Hello, Lee.
May I join you? You made it very easy for me, Stanton.
Or do you prefer Major Dunham? I prefer Stanton.
Well, thank you for providing Dr.
Harrison's research.
So you'd know how I began.
Yes.
By murdering a friend.
Dr.
Harrison wanted to use me.
So you scarified an innocent man.
Have you ever sacrificed an innocent man? Not intentionally.
Every man must control his own destiny.
I reenlisted after the doctor's death.
I helped saved the Union.
Hmm.
So you're what-- looking for the thanks of a grateful nation? No.
Just some understanding of my unique perspective.
I was shot again at Cold Harbor and again at San Juan Hill, fought at Verdun, in the streets of Berlin.
Oh, a very impressive resume.
Thank you.
Every change brings bloodshed.
We can stop that.
And yet you say a war is coming.
Hmm.
Because ordinary men react with fear and violence to anything that's new and different.
You know, one of my favorite subjects in medical school was cellular research Mmhmm.
Examining the constituent parts of things, trying to figure out how it all works together.
It was very tedious, but, um It was exciting, because eventually I could see the whole picture.
Try the tuna melt next time.
It's excellent.
No, Mom.
Don't do that.
That's how I like it.
Yeah, but that's the way you keep it at home.
No, this is home.
It's how I like it here.
Right.
Good night, Gary.
Yeah, good night.
Uh, Mom.
Where'd you go? I'm right here.
I'll call you at 8:00 after I scream, but before I've had my breakfast.
I'll answer.
Yeah, okay.
Well, look who's back.
Here to watch? Hell, no.
I'm here to fight.