The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020) s02e03 Episode Script

Previously on "The Walking
Dead: World Beyond"
I've been thinking about Silas,
what we can do with him.
Tell me your name.
Silas. What's yours?
Dennis.
Jennifer Mallick is my daughter.
She's just returned home.
Lyla said she gave you a tour.
What'd you think?
Hope: I thought there'd be
a lot more guard towers
and attack dogs.
You saw me
as someone worth saving.
That's why I came back.
Hello?
How the hell
did you find me?
Hello, Felix?
Elton?
Is that you?
I found Percy.
He's hurt.
She's the one
that shot me.
Man:
Let's begin.
We can still find him.
Huh?
I-I don't think
losing Silas' stuff
was any kind of omen
or anything.
Who said
it was an omen?
I mean,
we either ditched the bag,
or we were empty chow.
If anything, it worked out
because we found Teresa,
like,
out of the blue.
Teresa?
She seems like
a Teresa.
Yeah.
Somebody else's loss
is our Teresa.
Point is, we're, uh --
we're gaining ground now,
so we can catch up
to the others provided we ..
Provided what?
That we find 'em alive
or we find 'em at all?
Look,
I'm just saying,
after what Huck did,
odds aren't good.
That's all.
Teresa or no Teresa.
Hey, hold on.
Whoa.
When was
the last time we ate?
Huck:
This place?
It's safe.
Hope: So we just have to
go along with it?
I don't know.
Dennis: It was your mom's idea,
wasn't it?
To send you off
and not tell me.
After what you did,
what I did
to try and fix it
it's what I had to do
to get past it.
It or me?
Dennis,
people got hurt.
There had
to be consequences.
You think I haven't been paying
for what happened?
Getting pulled
from active duty,
working decontamination
It's not for me
to decide. It is.
'Cause it's not my job
I'm trying to get back.
So, uh
a lot's changed
around here.
A lot's changed
with you.
Hell of a souvenir
you brought back.
Occupational hazard.
How's the outpost been?
Good crew?
They're shaping up.
Got sent
this new one.
Big guy, quiet.
Heard they picked him up
out on a resource run.
Well,
he's in good hands.
Listen, I'm coming back later
to drop off an M998.
Maybe we can
have dinner?
Just think about it?
Yeah,
I'll think about it.
Percy: Hey,
no sign of guns.
Weapons look homemade.
Metal sheets
are a question mark,
but I only see
two sets of tracks.
Means they're alone.
And that
Dakota fire pit
means they camped here
overnight.
Which means they're
pretty far from home.
Well, how do you know
they have a home?
Those turnips, they're all
the same size and shape.
Harvested.
Mm.
Conning these two out of
all their food should be cake.
What?
Wait, wait, whoa, whoa.
What? What? Why?
We don't need to do that.
They have what we need.
But we don't need
all their food.
We're looking for people
that could be anywhere.
We need
all we can get.
We should just ask them
what they can spare, alright?
They seem like
good people.
So did Huck.
Turned out she was only good
at shooting people.
Look, I've been out here
a long time.
World does shit
to people.
Even the good ones.
Hey,
not always.
Not us.
Okay?
Wait here.
Hi.
Uh, hey, there.
I mean no harm.
Uh
I come in peace.
Don't move.
Keep your hands high.
You alone?
I-I have
a traveling companion.
Percy.
He's a good guy.
He, uh, hung back.
He's clean.
I'll find the friend.
What're you doing
out here?
I was, uh, looking
for my compatriots.
They were headed east
looking for their father
but instead
might've found trouble.
So you and your friend gonna
save 'em all by yourselves?
Uh,
if we find them.
We've been traveling
for a while now,
and we just
came across your camp'
I know avoiding people out here
is usually the smart move,
but, um, it's been days
since we've eaten.
And, uh, I know
this is a bad idea,
my brain and my friend
both reject it,
but, uh, looks like
my stomach's calling the shots,
and my heart may be in line
with my stomach, so ..
What the hell
are you talking about?
Y-You look like
good people.
Or
you feel like good people.
Couldn't find anyone else.
Huh.
Well, I mean, he was out there.
So what do you want?
Says he just wants food.
If it's not
a bother.
Knock yourself out.
I'm Asha.
This is my brother,
Dev.
So, you got a name?
My name is, uh
Percy.
Per.. uh ..
Percy?
But you said ..
No, sorry.
I meant, uh
Uh, shoot.
Hey!
Drop it!
Whoa, hey, hey!
Okay, okay.
Sorry, sorry.
This is, uh --
just a big ..
So, what,
you're a couple con men?
What? W-What is she
talking about, con men?
Uh, no.
Technically, he is --
uh, was .. he was, um
No, we're not here --
he wasn't trying ..
He was trying --
I'm sorry!
Holy shit!
They were turnips!
Staff Sergeant Mallick.
The Board has reviewed
your two.year covert op
inside Omaha
and its Campus Colony.
Despite some skepticism
regarding the means
by which you chose
to deliver the asset,
you did so successfully
and with minimal expenditure.
Most notably,
your work in Omaha,
some of which has been
redacted in our report,
has earned you full clemency
and a letter of commendation
from Major General Beale
himself.
You furthered the priorities
of the CRM.
Congratulations,
Staff Sergeant.
You're cleared to resume
active duty here at the complex.
Leo: Hey!
Leo, hey, I've been meaning
to talk to you.
I need to talk to you --
about Iris and Felix.
They weren't where
you said they'd be.
Look, I'm sorry,
but the Lieutenant Colonel
has teams out there searching
.. You mean your mother?
I was just told
she's not even looking.
She's off in the Civic Republic
on official business.
I think your mother's lying.
I think you're lying.
Did you manipulate Hope
into lying, too?
Was brainwashing
part of how you got her here?
Hope's alive
because of what I did.
She's here.
And Iris and Felix will be,
too, I promise you ..
They trusted you.
They were innocents,
and what you did to them,
what you took
from them,
they'll never
get that back.
That's what you did.
So I don't give a damn
about how you justify your lies
or who your mother is
or what name
you give yourself.
You find my daughter.
Dev:
Watch out.
We wait for 'em to pass,
we circle back to the horse.
Hyah!
Dev: You got more
behind you.
Screw waiting.
Go. Go!
Anaerobic bacteria dominate
within the body post-mortem,
resulting in the degradation
of fatty acids.
Hydrogenation, along with
autolysis and putrefaction,
results in the destruction
of soft tissue as seen here.
Go ahead --
make faces.
Just be glad you're in here
studying decay
and not out there,
living in it.
Fun fact -- one of these images
is also my screen saver,
but I'm not saying
which one.
Given all of this,
the decelerated
decomposition rate
of a corpse
once reanimated
Hope Bennett.
This is the one day of the week
when we actually apply
the science you're learning
to the state of the world.
But perhaps there's another
aspect of decomposition
you'd be
more interested in?
Uh, sorry,
Dr. Ellis.
I'm -- I'm good.
You sure?
Because if
I'm boring you
If you're asking, you know,
I wouldn't mind
hitting
the fermentation angle.
Which is the putrefaction
of organic compounds, right?
When yeast is kept
in an anaerobic environment,
the glycolysis process
releases ethanol,
turns sugar to acids,
gases, or alcohol,
and prevents the growth
of harmful microorganisms
or whatever.
You know, I was just thinking
that if fermentation
can make
an awesome bottle of vodka,
then there has to be more good
that can come out of it.
You know, why focus
on the negative
when there's also
some positives?
Mason: She makes
a great point.
Although, technically, uh,
in yeast fermentation,
the pyruvate produced
through glycolysis
releases carbon dioxide
before ethanol.
Obviously.
It produces
a two.carbon compound.
Acetaldehyde. Which is
reduced by NADH to ethanol.
Well, one molecule of ethanol
and two molecules of CO2.
No, it's two molecules
of ethanol.
Actually, I --
Actually, Mason,
Ms. Bennett's right.
And unless you'd like to offer
your own unique analysis
of anaerobic decay, let's pause
the debate, shall we?
Your father's been
researching fungi
as a means
of accelerating decay.
If he hasn't already
looked into yeast,
maybe the two of you should
put your heads together.
It's divergent thinking
like yours
that makes this place
what it is.
Hey, Hope.
Um, are you --
are you busy later?
Why?
You wanna debate
my plans, too?
Deserved.
Um, no, I just --
I got word we were getting
the rest of the day off
in honor of Omaha.
A few of us were gonna
get together later,
take our minds
off things.
Thought maybe
you'd wanna join?
Look, you guys seem like
a real fun bunch,
but, um, I think
I'm gonna stay in and study.
30, sub-basement
directly under lab H,
in case
you change your mind.
Whoa!
You good?
Yeah.
Look, they're gonna be
on us soon'
We got to, uh
What?
Take it!
Come on.
It's safe just past the --
Look out!
Thank you.
Whoa!
Do it!
What?
Do what?! Hey!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop!
Hey!
You got bit!
It's how you live.
Do it!
No, no, no!
I -- Kids can wear 'em,
kids can't tear 'em!
The tufted cord and durable
stitch make it bite.proof!
I'm not bit!
Look!
It's like
cloth armor.
Yeah.
Industrial corduroy.
What?
What, what?
Why is she looking at me
like that?
Hey, be glad she didn't
like your underwear.
I'd never considered
saccharomyces cerevisiae
or anything
from the brettanomyces lambicus
strain.
You just came up with this
out of the blue?
Yep.
Out of the blue.
Never thought about
brewing yeast in my life.
I know
what you're doing.
Dad, I'm not gonna try
and make alcohol here.
Even if I did, the kids
would probably just use it
to sanitize stuff.
You're trying to keep me
distracted.
From
all of it.
It's like you said.
There's nothing we can do,
right?
So all we can do
is just wait
and trust
that they're okay.
And, you know,
who knows,
they could be
way closer than we think.
You know something.
You know something,
and you're not telling me.
I talked to Huck.
Wait.
What -- What did -- What
did she say? Nothing.
Well, who else are you talking
to? Is she threatening you?
No, no! Did she do
something to Iris and Felix?
No, Dad,
can you just trust me?!
Please?
Can you do that for me,
that one thing for me?
Please?
Of course I trust you.
It was really hard
out there.
Okay?
And it's really hard in here.
I don't know.
I
I guess I just wanted this
to be a distraction
for me, too.
I know.
You didn't
ask for this.
None of us did.
I just
I wish I could give you
a distraction
from the distraction.
Mason:
To those who were fighting
to survive in this world,
we remember them.
To our sister city,
Omaha.
Omaha!
Hear, hear!
What happened
to studying?
You know, didn't seem fair
that I should have to study
for the future
alone, so
Mm.
Yeah.
Welcome to "The Bunker."
Normally, we're more of
a "fun bunch," but
Can I show you around?
Percy: Hey.
You wanna tell us
where you're taking us?
What kinda cult shit
was that?
Maybe
Maybe if you hadn't tried
to steal from them.
You should a listened.
World's a shits how.
I told you,
you either accept it or you die.
That's just how it is.
Whoa.
Hey.
You got
any more of those?
Mason: I know I said it before,
but I'm really sorry
about what happened
to your home.
Yeah.
Uh, so did you get the stuff
from the Civic Republic?
Just the parts.
Some of it actually came
from Portland.
Just like some of us.
Built everything ourselves.
Ian, you wanna give Hope
the rundown?
Yes.
I constructed
the frame,
and then I had to calculate
the distance
between all of the holes
on the game board by hand
because we don't have
a CNC machine.
And then I scavenged some
PVC pipe for the air conduit,
and I used a vac tube
for the fan.
There's a lot more to it,
but I've been talking a lot.
Thanks, lan.
So, what is
your claim to fame?
Ooh.
Last month,
in computer.engineering class,
Professor Verschuren
helped me build
a master control panel
for all the labs.
But I kinda co-opted it
to install the sound system.
You won't
tell your dad, right?
No promises.
How long
have you been here?
About three years now.
Yeah.
Yeah, I did well on a bunch
of tests and, uh, ended up here.
I'm from the CR.
And that's about all
I can say about it.
That's all anyone from there
can say about it.
'Cause they tell you
not to say anything,
or because you believe in
what they're doing?
Mm.
Little of both,
I guess.
And you're okay with being away
from your family
for, like, ever?
Mm.
Not ever.
All of us from the CR
get to go home
for two weeks
every year'
Yeah. Ah.
In all honesty, though,
getting to learn from people
like your dad and Dr. Ellis,
it's a real honor.
And I like it here,
so"'
The soldiers?
You like them, too?
My dad wanted me to go
the military route.
It wasn't for me.
So I just focus
on the science.
Stuff we're learning here
is gonna unlock the future.
The people from Portland,
they don't even know
the next time
they get to go home.
It's not perfect.
But I think I recall
someone saying,
"Why focus on the negative
when there's so much positive?"
Ooh.
You down to play a game?
Are you sure?
I won't
go easy on you'
I didn't think
you would.
I should probably
catch up.
Elton, Percy
We're here.
Wait.
I-I never told you my na..
I still
don't understand.
I -- I thought
you were --
Yeah.
I, uh -- Yeah,
I thought I was, too.
Is it just you?
Uh, Felix and I
found Will.
They're -- They're out on patrol
right now, helping out.
Yeah. We found this
while we were looking for
our other horse
that ran off.
Same horse
you happened to find.
What're the odds, huh?
Wait.
So you two knew
the entire time?
Our mom
runs this place.
Iris told her how
you all got separated.
We were just gonna
bring you here,
but when Percy tried
to steal from us,
we decided to
have some fun.
You got a real screwed-up way
of having fun.
Wait.
Where's Hope?
Okay.
'"Bindfolded."
Someone hand me
a blindfold.
Can't beat that.
Iris: 'Cause that's
what we do ..
We protect each other.
And we always will.
I need you to take me
to Iris and Felix.
Now.
It's been days,
okay?
I've been doing everything
that you said!
What the hell have
you been doing? Kid ..
You said it yourself --
if the CRM finds them first,
or if your mom figures out
what Felix and Iris know
Did you even check to make sure
that they made it?
There's guards, patrols
It isn't as easy as you think.
I don't give a shit!
You're gonna go, and you're
gonna take me with you.
You can try and warn
Felix and Iris,
but they're not gonna
listen to you.
Felix probably wants
to kill you.
You need me
to go with you.
Okay.
You know I'm right.
We'll go tomorrow.
We'll talk to 'em
and take it from there.
Why not tonight?
Because -- Dammit.
My first patrol shift out there
isn't 'til tomorrow.
It's how
we get there unnoticed.
It's just one day.
In one day, a whole city
of people got wiped out.
I know you talked to my dad.
Okay?
And if they don't
come back soon,
he's gonna start
stirring shit up.
I want my family back.
Elton:
I don't understand.
How can Hope
just be gone?
Iris: I think
it was the CRM.
They tried
to kill Will.
Why?
I don't know.
Percy: I told you, kid --
the world's a damn shits how.
You either accept it
or you die.
Brody: It was a routine
assignment to put up signs
and instead you bring back
two more strays?
They got split up
from their friends.
We brought them together.
Robin: We should get Indira.
Lieutenant Colonel Kublek
is looking for them .. Exactly.
They're putting the whole
community in danger.
You both know full well the
agreement we have with the CRM.
They make us live in their
shadow and play by their rules.
We were here first.
Screw the agreement.
That's not
for you to decide.
Dennis: Was thinking about
the old place on the base.
You reading the paper,
me at the stove.
Some of the best days
of my life.
I know.
I'm a simple guy.
Who definitely overdressed.
No,
you look good.
Um, I was actually
just gonna go change.
Well,
you don't have to.
You, uh
You look great.
Hey,
what's going on?
That M998 you serviced.
You still got
the keys?
Yeah. Why?
I left
because of what you did,
try and come back
from it.
And while I was gone,
I had to do some things, too.
Some things
I hated doing.
But because I left,
five people are alive
who would've been dead.
Does that mean they're alive
because of your mistakes?
Does it mean I should be okay
with how things went?
I wanna be.
And maybe I will.
But right now, I'm still trying
to figure it out,
and I'm sorry,
but I can't
I can't be
with you right now.
Dennis, I need you
to give me the keys,
and I need you
to not ask me why.
Please.
Destination
and reason for departure?
Classified business for
Lieutenant Colonel Kublek.
Staff Sergeant Mallick.
Corporal Pierce.
After you left,
I was transferred here
to assume
your responsibilities.
I work closely with
the Lieutenant Colonel.
She's an inspiration.
Yes.
She is.
Drive safely,
Staff Sergeant.
That's "Verité."
The artist who made it
died at the start.
Now it's a reminder
of everybody we've lost.
That's our "truth."
I'm sorry for what
you've lost, too.
Your friend Silas
your home
If I'd known,
I wouldn't have
I, uh,
hope we're not
causing too many problems
by being here.
The problems
were already here.
My mom founded this place
before the world changed.
Then the CRM came in
and offered us supplies
to help us live.
Making those
"hazard" signs,
keeping people from finding
their research place,
that's part
of the deal.
We come across anybody,
we pretend the whole place
is contaminated.
So it was
all for show?
The flowers
on the empties' eyes?
'"Mpties"?
You think
they're empty?
We call 'em "vessels."
Some of us think they keep souls
stuck between here
and the next life.
Killing 'em helps
the soul move on.
Well,
what about the flowers?
That's just my little
personal touch.
A little beauty in the darkness
left behind.
Any other questions?
Can I get
my TuffyStitch back?
We'll see.
Are you sure you know
what you're doing?
Uh-huh.
This is just 'til their medic
can look it over in the morning.
What?
You seem different.
Um
I'll need your shirt off
to clean the exit wound.
Or --
Or you could, uh
No, no, it's cool.
Uh
wait for a medic.
Mm-hmm.
I, um
I never got a chance
to thank you for that night.
Surprising me with
the art
in the truck.
That was
It wasn't anything.
You cut up
your art books.
It was.
Yeah,
okay, it was.
It was, uh
It was something.
Wish I could a
been there.
You're here now,
so"'
Yeah.
It's just,
uh
you know, after what Huck did
to my uncle,
I just,
uh
I know.
They just
keep taking.
My dad, Hope, Silas,
if he's even still
But you and Elton,
you found us.
It's a second chance.
We just
We just
have to make it count.
Hope?