Earth: Final Conflict s02e03 Episode Script

Let's move it.
The show opens in two days.
In case I never mentioned it, that was a very special eulogy you gave at Boone's funeral.
You think so? Enlightening to say the least.
Enlightening? How so? And that little homage of yours about treason.
How did you put it? "The laurel is green for a season" "and love is sweet for a day," "but love grows bitter with treason," "and laurel outlives not may".
And you found that enlightening? Sure did, especially when I thought about the close call Da'an and I had with the Jaridian replicant that tried to kill us.
Don't beat around the bush, Major.
You got a bone to pick with me, get right to the meat of it.
Get off it, Sandoval.
The weapon you gave me to protect Da'an was engineered to fail and you know it.
A slingshot and a rock would have been more effective.
Really? Then how do you explain you're still here? The luck of the Irish, Mister Sandoval.
The luck of the Irish.
Hello? They are the Companions.
Aliens come to Earth on a mission of peace.
Their true mission, the secrets they hide, forever alter humanity.
Caught in the struggle between these Taelon Companions and the Human Resistance is Liam Kincaid.
A man who is more than human.
The mysteries of his past hold the key to Earth's future and the fate of mankind.
On Earth Final Conflict.
She killed him.
Media log.
Search all channels for most recent references to Taelons.
Freeze frame.
Rewind 3 seconds and play.
Now, since the exhibit opened yesterday, the la Freeze! Display time stamp.
June 20.
Two days in the future.
Have you found her? Excuse me? Capt.
Marquette has been out of contact for over two hours now.
You don't seem too concerned, Major.
Focus, Mr.
Sandoval.
Don't mistake that for the lack of concern.
You traveled in time! Did you hear anything I said? The whole Liberation will be dead in two days unless we find a way to stop it.
Everyone? Yes.
Jonathan Doors, Doctor Park.
Lili.
And? And what? What, you? Huh? Yes.
No.
You weren't there.
- Well, have you told Lili yet? - No, and I'm not going to.
Why not? Because from the way the bodies were lying an the hits on Doors, she may have done it.
Done what? Killed Doors! And everyone else! Come on! This is crazy! Lili killing Doors? I know what I saw, Augur.
Then why are you telling me? You might as well accuse me next.
You weren't there.
And I need to trust somebody.
And you haven't offered any potent explanation as to how Agent Kincaid was able to defeat the replicant with an inadequate weapon.
And more importantly.
How was Da'an able to miraculously rejoin the Commonality after he was cut off from it? Does Da'an offered and explanation? He's pleading ignorance.
And Da'an is not ignorant.
Could Da'an conceal his thoughts from the Commonality? The Commonality links all Taelons, but it does not allow us into every corner of each other's minds.
By rejoining the Commonality, Da'an has accomplished something only the Kimera could do.
The Kimera? Ha'gel's race.
A genetic predecessor of the Taelons.
But Ha'gel's dead.
Yes.
I no longer sense Ha'gel's presence within the Commonality.
Yet somehow Is it conceivable that when Ha'gel was on Earth he gave Da'an the power to rejoin the Commonality? That would be without precedent in Taelon history.
There is another link between these two events.
Liam Kincaid was with Da'an when the replicant attacked, and when Da'an rejoined the Commonality.
Then I suggest this link be severed.
Permanently.
And so with the help of Taelon technology we hope to revolutionize the treatment of mental illness.
Like fingerprints, brainwaves are unique to each individual.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the principal benefactor of this project, Zo'or, from the Taelon Synod.
As I was saying.
This is the PET scan taken from Subject J earlier this week.
It measures the serotonin levels in the brain.
Now, at that time Patient J was diagnosed with a severe paranoia, induced dementia which manifested itself with violent psychotic episodes.
After a few days of what my colleagues so flatteringly refer to as the Barrow treatment, Patient J's brainwaves exhibited the following change, accelerated here for emphasis.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Patient J.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be more than happy to answer any questions you have after lunch.
Thank you very much.
A very impressive presentation, Doctor.
It appears you're making great progress.
Thank you, but I'm sure you're I'm sure you're far more interested in the progress your project is making.
Yes, if you would be so kind.
My pleasure.
I I trust you won't be dissatisfied.
You said this subject had no previous history of violence.
Absolutely not.
He's a divinity student from Georgetown University.
Will the destructive behavior continue? Yes.
Unless the patient's treated for dementia.
Then the effects can be reversed.
Yes.
If the patient doesn't commit suicide first, which is exactly what he will do if he's left untreated.
I believe we are ready to proceed.
Prepare your equipment for transport to the mother ship immediately.
Can the future be changed? This query has many levels of complexity, and as such defies a simple answer.
That doesn't help me, Da'an.
There was a great Taelon leader, Po'om, whose servant was terrified, because Death smiled on him at the marketplace.
Certain that this meant his end was imminent, the servant begged to be sent to the outpost of Ger'om, which Po'om honored.
Later that day Po'om went to the marketplace and asked Death why he had smiled at the servant.
- To which Death - Replied that he was surprised to see the servant in the city, because he had an appointment with him that night on the Ger'om outpost.
I know that fable.
Of course, you do.
It is part of your Taelon heritage.
Can you find your answer in this? The future can't be changed.
No, look beyond the surface.
The future can be changed, but only if fate will allow it.
Fate? Taelons do not tempt fate.
That is why we have banned travel in the 4th dimension.
You mean time.
Yes.
Time.
It's me.
I'm the killer.
I have already explained that the results from A Wing were successful because we were able to beam the brainwaves directly into subject from a relatively short distance.
And I already explained that if you do not deliver what you promised I have a dozen other scientists willing to take your place.
Now.
I shall ask you again, Doctor.
Will this work or not? Not unless we can move the ship closer to the Earth.
How close? We have to be within I could I could diffuse the beam over a broad area.
At this distance from the Earth the subject should respond within 2 days.
And will the subject be cognizant of what's happening to him? Oh, that's highly unlikely with this gradual exposure.
I shall make necessary arrangements.
Flew like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
- You're chump on the ropes! - You're Muhammad Ali.
- The prettiest! - The baddest.
Augur Liam! Augur I'm the one.
You're right.
You're one of a kind.
I'm the one killed everyone.
I caused it to happen.
Look, Liam, I know you believe what you're saying, but No, I dreamt the whole scene, and I saw it all happen.
I was I was powerless to stop myself until everybody was dead.
Liam It was a dream.
No, not reality.
Big difference.
Look, look, look.
If everything I dream turned to reality Yeah, but I'm not you! I'm not you! I'm an alien! I'm a million of aliens! A Taelon An Atavus A Jaridian - A human being! - Liam It's a dream, okay? Liam, it's a dream.
Okay? It's a dream, not the future.
We all have fears, okay? Although you could be different.
You wish to know more about the Shaqarava? No I need to know more.
The Shaqarava was passed to the Taelons when we joined with the Kimera, the race of your alien father Ha'gel.
It's not only a weapon.
For the Kimera the Shaqarava embodied the essence and totality of their race.
But the Taelons could not control the violence that the Shaqarava allowed.
Thus we created the Commonality to control the Shaqarava.
But I'm not part of the Commonality.
How How do I control my Shaqarava? You are Kimera.
Where the Taelons failed to control the Shaqarava, you may succeed.
But the answer lies with you.
And only you.
You mean like controlling the killer inside me.
Yes I'm sorry.
Go with me, kid, okay? And assume, just assume that such a time machine could be built.
Now imagine going back to your first kiss.
How it felt the first time that tingling, that tingling overtook you, you know? I minor in Temporal Physics at MIT.
Non of the theories about time travel work that way.
Right, of course.
But that is an awfully romantic picture you've painted.
Thank you.
Honey, there you are! Bad, bad boy! You're supposed to be home an hour ago.
I was getting worried about you.
Hi.
Wait, no.
No, no, no - Nice, vey nice.
- Thank you very much.
You'll pay me for that one, believe me.
Loved to, but look, I'm just trying to clean up your schedule so that you can tell me why you called me.
Look.
I hate to go behind Liam's back, but What is it? Liam thinks that he's going to murder you, Jonathan Doors and everyone else in the Liberation.
No, Augur, I know you can do better than that.
Yes, I can definitely do better.
A Taelon machine gave Liam a look into the future.
And he saw that he had wiped out everyone in the hideout.
Yes, everyone.
And it supposed to happen tomorrow.
Do you think that he's being controlled be the Taelons? Who knows? I mean, he won't ask Da'an, because he doesn't trust him either.
But if it's true, you can bet the Taelons are behind it somehow.
Barrow assured us his equipment would be functional from long range.
What makes you believe he'll succeed now? At this closer range the force of the brainwave emissions have increased by the factor of a thousand.
They should be effective now.
Do you anticipate any negative reaction to our bringing the ship so close to the Earth's surface? After due consideration President Thompson was so anxious for the American people to get an opportunity to view the mother ship up close, he practically volunteered to pilot it himself.
Anything for a sound bite for his reelection campaign.
Does anyone doubt me now? Anyone? Kincaid sold us out.
Why else would the Taelons send their death ship down to Earth? Can anyone answer that? Well, I'll tell you why! Because they're looking for us! They're looking for you, and they're looking for you, and they're looking for me! Time to get to work.
Utilize Liam's access code to gain entry to the Taelon mainframe.
Then run the current status on the mother ship.
There's no activity at all in the ship's weapon system.
Power output remains consistent with the previously monitored levels.
What about personnel? The usual complement of Taelon and human crew.
Pull up the passenger manifest on Sandoval's shuttle.
And confirm whether he transported anyone to the mother ship within the last 28 hours or so.
Agent Sandoval transported Dr.
Jeremy Barrow aboard.
Barrow? Identify.
Chief of psychotropic research counseling at NIH.
He's currently researching the use of Taelon brainwave technology in the treatment of psychotic behavior.
What the hell was he doing there? Run scans on the mother ship.
Calibrate for any possible anomalies.
Energy patterns, emissions, communications, anything.
Oh, goodness! There's a transmission beaming from the mother ship in a wide radius over the city.
I have absolutely no reference for this in any of the operating manuals.
Show me.
Isolate and magnify.
Run all matching program.
According to the NIH archives, this is a PET scan from a patent in the throes of extremely violent psychotic episode, which could've been caused by the brainwave emissions.
Contact Liam.
It's Capt.
Marquette.
Should I wave her through? Absolutely not.
Everyone goes through new security procedures.
Why all the security, Jonathan? We've been compromised, Kincaid brought a Taelon here.
Not just any Taelon.
He brought Da'an here.
And that supposed to make me feel better? You expect me to trust Da'an? Jonathan, if Da'an was against us we'd be destroyed by now.
How do you know he's not timing our destruction to the point when it serve him best? You just don't understand Da'an.
He would never Listen, Zo'or has all the power now and Da'an would do anything to get it back.
Destroying us is exactly what he needs.
No, Da'an is our only hope.
No! We are our only hope! Something you seem to have forgotten.
The Taelon Exhibit will be closing in 45 minutes.
I need to see you.
As soon as I can.
It's important.
The Major seems preoccupied.
Any idea why? Nothing that I'm aware of.
Hey.
You okay? I'm fine.
You don't look fine.
Sandoval starting The hell with Sandoval.
I'm fine, okay? Okay.
- Don't touch that! - Hey! I was just dusting it off for the show.
Don't.
Okay, man, whatever.
Liam, I don't know what's going on with you, but I would like to help you.
- You wanna help me? - Yes.
Well, then stay the hell away from me.
Why? Because I am not in control.
Flashbacks from SI War? I'm not interested in your opinions.
Get out if you don't agree.
Liam had a dream that he killed all of us.
And you're telling me that you still trust him? Who the hell knows what an alien's dream means?! Jonathan, listen to me.
He attacked a guard at the Smithsonian for no reason at all, but then he came at me with his Shaqarava glowing.
He fired the Shaqarava? No, he did not fire it.
But it was glowing and then he managed to pull himself together.
And then he warned me He warned me to stay away from him.
Everybody arm themselves! Kincaid is to be shot on sight! Jonathan, no! Time to choose, Captain.
Hey, have come up with anything more? Yes.
The Taelons are bombarding the whole city with these brainwaves.
Why? They're trying to induce a psychotic episode.
The Taelons what to drive someone in this city insane.
So, you think they've targeted me? Well, or Lili, or Doors, or anyone else with the access to the underground.
But we won't know till we get to the source.
Now, unfortunately the transmission emanate from the bridge.
You'll have to download the information directly from the bridge computer.
Which means you're going to have to create a diversion in order to collect the data so we won't be detected.
Why all the cloak and dagger? As a Companion protector I can get on the bridge any time I want.
Not this time.
Unless you would be letting them on the plan, right? Now, I got something for you.
This little piggy will transfer data from one computer to another faster than a speeding bullet.
Now, unfortunately Listen to this.
Unfortunately it has a limited range, give or take an inch from the source.
Now.
This little piggy will short out their navigational controls, okay? Now, as long as you place this about five feet from the source, okay? Finally.
This little piggy will get you all the way home.
Now, I've placed the source of the transmission right here.
No more than 30 feet from Zo'or's command chair.
One mistake and you won't make it to your first birthday.
Birthdays are overrated.
I've lost calibration on interdimensional.
Dock in bay 6, Agent Kincaid.
I'll get right on it.
What's happening? A slight problem with our navigational controls.
Get back to your equipment.
Make the necessary adjustments.
We need to identify whose brainwave this is.
Oh, my God.
Engage voice activation and response protocols.
Engaged.
State current task.
Amplifying broadcast.
Brain wave sample 7757 to selected subject.
Intended result? Gradual inducement of psychotic episode.
Identify subject.
Companion Agent Liam Kincaid.
Liam! Get out of here, Augur.
Liam, no, no, you don't have to do this! Yes, I do.
It's the only way I can save them.
There's no other choice.
No, you're not the one they targeted! No.
No, Augur! Liam, listen to me.
When I created your false identity I needed a brainwave template, and yours had a triple helix DNA, so I had to use somebody else's.
Whose? It was my sick sense of humor I couldn't resist.
Whose is it, Augur? Jonathan Doors'.
We're still vulnerable.
Change all communication frequencies.
Jonathan, we can't afford to be completely cut off like that! Isolating ourselves is not the answer! I'm in charge here.
You trusted Kincaid, helped him learn all about us.
Get out of here! I want all channels taken offline and re-encrypted.
Now, you start with secure channels first.
Jonathan, you're making a very big mistake! No.
The only mistake was my failure to kill Kincaid when I had the chance.
I can't reach Lili or Doors.
All frequencies to the hideout are offline.
There'd be no reason to cut off communications.
We gotta get down there before Doors goes completely off.
- Wait! - For what? For Doors to kill everyone in the Liberation? No.
I thought you needed help, so I told Lili about your dream.
We'll never get down there.
They think I'm coming to kill them.
I'll warn them.
No, in Doors' current state he won't trust you either.
Come on, we'll figure something out.
Dr.
Barrow says the treatment should induce a psychotic episode in Kincaid any time now.
This is only the first step.
Da'an must be our next focus.
Although, Agent Kincaid's impending mental collapse might solve that problem for us as well.
What is that human proverb? Killing two birds with one stone.
He's coming.
He's coming, I know it.
He's coming.
He's coming.
He's coming, I know it.
He's coming.
He's coming This will create a video loop of the room.
You're not the killer, Liam, it's Doors.
Even if I'm not the killer, I can be the catalyst.
I can't control it, Augur.
It's stronger than I am.
What are you doing? There was a glitch, I'm trying to verify it.
Kincaid's here.
Listen Think.
In your dream, when you saw everyone dead, was I there.
- No - No, but I'm here now.
Now this is not your dream, Liam.
Your dream is about your fears.
You're the only one who can stop the killing.
No! Stop! Stop! No, it's Doors! The Taelons are driving Doors crazy, not Liam.
Shoot if you want, but if you won't sedate him before he comes to, he'll kill you all! What are you talking about? You just shot at him! The Taelons are altering his brainwaves! - Kincaid! - Stop him! Kill him! Kill him! Sedate him! Alright, get the paramedic team down here, now! The dark side live within all of us.
From the most primitive species to the most highly evolved.
That a beast may lurk in the shadows of your soul is not a question.
- It is a given.
- I can't argue with that.
Not anymore.
You must learn to embrace your dark side.
In many ways the strength you require comes from the side of you that you fear the most.
I only fear it, because I can't control it.
You have just begun your journey.
With each experience you have you'll come closer to understanding of your capabilities.
Understanding isn't enough.
- I need control.
- Ultimately, yes.
But you cannot control what you do not understand.
How can anyone understand what's in their soul? We all have a different way.
You will find yours.
And what if along the way I kill an innocent person? Then you will have to live with it.
As you have? As I must.