Sweet Tooth (2021) s02e04 Episode Script

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Oh, you only know me
As a stranger at your door ♪
I couldn't go from town to town
When there was nothing more ♪
But if you were to venture on
Further down the line ♪
Why won't you greet the stranger
In your mind? ♪
Cannonball!
All roads lead us somewhere.
They can take us to faraway places,
or they can take us
right back to where we started.
Has everyone forgotten
the Sick is still out there?
Abbot gave them a cure, and now
they finally get a chance to cut loose.
Shit. We got 15 minutes
until they lock this place down.
How far we got?
They said to head west on Bluegill
and they'd find us.
Out by the dry docks.
Just exactly who are
these friends of yours?
They call themselves the "Air Lords."
I've heard of them. They're mercenaries.
Too good for mercenaries?
Depends. How well do you know 'em?
Technically, I don't.
But before yesterday,
I didn't know you either.
Why does it matter?
Well, with these types, money talks,
and bullshit ends up in a shallow grave.
We ain't got no money.
You trust 'em?
One of them did a job for me
a few years back.
Do you trust them?
I do.
Look, I trust you, don't I?
And you haven't let me down.
Yet.
You all right?
I'm fine.
Keeping a an eye out.
Okay. If there's anything
you want to talk
There's nothing
I want to talk about, all right?
My shoulder hurts. My feet hurt.
We're just one curfew away
from getting locked down in Factory Town.
So just keep the psycho stuff to yourself.
I'm just keeping an eye out for
Go, get him!
Get off me!
Let's get out of here!
But no matter
which road we find ourselves on,
one thing's for sure.
All roads lead us to the truth.
No matter how painful it might be.
I close my eyes and drift away ♪
Waiting for the day
Somebody finds my troubled mind ♪
And takes pain away ♪
Why did you lie about Roy?
He's our friend.
And now he's gone.
- I didn't lie. I
- You did.
You lied, okay?
You said he escaped, but he's dead.
Are we gonna die too?
Yes, I did lie, to protect you guys.
My Pubba said that sometimes you have to,
to protect the ones you care about.
And And look!
Look, I got this
when I was out with Dr. Singh.
This will help us in our escape. See?
It was Pubba's.
And we'll find your mom and and Jepp.
We can still do this. Trust me!
You don't get it.
We don't trust you anymore.
You or your Big Man.
We're all gonna escape,
but we're doing it without you.
He's right.
Now we're running out of time,
and anyone could be next.
Except for you.
What do you mean?
Gus, you're different than the rest of us.
No.
No, no, I'm not.
I'm no different than any of you.
Then why do they keep bringing you back?
Couldn't be.
7:17 a.m.
After using the eggs
from the Miller chickens
to incubate the antigens,
I've introduced the antibodies
to the treated cells.
The reaction appears
to be favorable, but was
was the virus eradicated?
This is the moment of truth.
Oh, please.
Please. Please. Please.
It worked!
Ah!
Ah!
Oh God.
Thank you! Thank you! Ha!
We did it, Dr. Miller.
We saved the world.
Adi?
I wonder what it would've been like
to know you.
- Adi?
- Honey.
What are you doing here?
You should be resting.
They said you were back.
I was waiting for you. Who's that?
She's no one, just a a researcher
that worked at Fort Smith.
- It sounded like you were talking to her.
- No, no, no. Never mind all that.
What's important is
I found it.
You mean
A real, bona fide cure. No more treatment.
No more Sick.
I just need to process the first dose.
And it's yours.
And we'll be free.
From that cursed virus.
And from that cursed man.
Oh, Rani.
No.
It's okay.
Okay, I'll just
I'll let you get back to work.
Anyone got a Tylenol?
My shoulder's killing me.
By the way, how's your nose doing?
Better than your face
when I'm done with it.
Bold, coming from a man with a mullet.
Wait a minute.
I know you.
Holy shit!
You're Tommy Jepperd, ain't you?
You're number 93, you're Skull Crusher!
That was a long time ago.
Bullshit. No. You knocked heads
with the best of them, man!
Conference finals, this dude!
You knocked Vicky Paz
out of his damn cleats,
and then you recovered the ball, you won
the game. You won me 200 bucks, man.
Hey, you still got that ring, buddy?
Cut the shit, Rufus.
So
who do we have here?
Only the third-greatest
defensive tackle in league history, and
I can't say that I know you.
- Or your friend.
- You might know my voice.
We've spoken on the radio.
You're Dolly, right?
My name is Aimee Eden.
I started the Preserve for hybrids.
I'm not so good with voices.
Then check my right pocket.
My daughter Wendy drew that.
You dropped off thousands of copies
for me across the Western territories.
She's nine now. An incredible little girl.
But now she's trapped with Last Men.
They've got her
and the rest of my kids, and
and his boy, Gus.
They need us.
And we need your help to get them back.
I'll make it quick.
I like my neck,
and I don't stick it out for anyone
unless there's a deal to be made.
Dropping those flyers
cost you 100 MRE tokens.
Raiding your Preserve?
It's gonna cost you
a hell of a lot more than that.
So
What's in it for us?
How about the spoils of war?
The Last Men have packed
that place to the rafters
with food, meds, guns, even tanks.
Imagine having a tank
in your outfit, lady.
Might have to start calling yourselves
the "Air and Land Lords."
Plus, nobody knows that place
better than she does.
- They probably got some fuel there too.
- Love that.
All right, Aimee Eden.
You got a deal.
But any bullshit,
and you and your friend here
are on your own.
Recruits, let's move out!
Hey, check it out. Never thought
I'd get to go to high school.
Louder!
Last Men are proud and never quitters ♪
Singing loud
And bagging critters ♪
Will not stop!
We ain't got all day!
You two, let's go!
Not exactly the dream team, Lou.
They're alive, sir.
With steady pinkies.
Hand over your belongings
and place them in the bins.
When I say all, I mean all.
Right now. Jackets too.
Don't be getting sentimental on me.
If you make it through this, you will be
part of General Abbot's family,
fighting for the future of humanity.
If not, you can
head back to the wall as a civilian.
All right, time to separate
the sheep from the goats.
Get 'em up.
You heard him. Let's go!
Come on, get the molasses out!
It's time to show and prove!
Welcome back, General.
How goes the battle?
Can I get you anything?
They called yet?
Has who called?
The Three, Johnny!
The reason I left in the first place.
You know how these warlords are.
Never want to make the first move.
Where,
pray tell,
is my prisoner?
Well, Dr. Singh requested that
his wife be transferred to new quarters,
which didn't seem like a huge deal,
'cause we had a couple rooms free.
And you should probably know
there was a minor security breach.
Nothing serious, though.
Someone tried to sneak in,
but I handled it.
Oh.
Why
do you always make me regret trusting you?
Sorry, General.
We can't just leave.
Why? Do you see anything?
Our operation's grown
since last we spoke.
Medicine, scrap, antiques.
Someone's buying it, we'll fly it.
But hauling hybrids is good.
Hmm.
Even the Doomsday strain coming in
from the coast hasn't slowed us down.
"Disaster economics," we call it.
Yeah. The worse it gets out there,
the better for business, you know?
Maybe not for you, Big Man, losing
your contracts and endorsements and stuff.
- It's kind of a raw deal
- Don't call me "Big Man."
Hey.
As long as they get what they want,
we get what we want, right?
And just be cool.
Hey, easy! No!
I'm being cool.
As far as we know,
our kids are in the old pump room,
but the Last Men have fortified
every entrance and exit
and posted guards here, here and here.
We burned our chance from entering
from underground after our last attempt.
They've increased security.
As you can see,
options on the ground are limited.
- So basically, you're screwed.
- I can do this job by myself.
Fly in and drop a piano on Abbot.
Not the Steinway.
We just found a buyer for that.
- Oh.
- We could napalm the place though.
Oh wait, that's right.
We're out of napalm.
Seems like lot of trouble to go through
for mangy half-breeds, don't it?
They all taste like chicken anyway.
Yeah, dip that son of a bitch
in batter and you fry it up!
With a side of collard greens!
Collard greens!
Can the shit talk!
Oh, well, excuse me very much.
I didn't realize that the Skull Crusher
was such a bleeding heart.
Maybe you don't know me
as well as you think you do.
I know who you were.
I just stopped caring when you choked.
Everybody, take five.
Mm-hmm.
Sorry about that.
They talk too damn much.
Let's get back to work.
Hi, Gus.
Hi, Bobby.
Hup! Ahh.
Ah.
- Dog. Dog.
- Do you wanna hold him?
Yeah. Yeah.
Dog.
Dog.
Yes, Dog
Be careful with that, Bobby.
That isn't a toy!
Bobby, how'd you do
You're brilliant.
Bobby trust Gus.
Oh?
Gus trust Bobby?
Up. Up. Up, up, up. Up. Up.
Bobby, what are what are you doing?
- Bobby!
- Bobby go find help.
Bobby, wait!
What did you say to him? Where's he going?
I think to find Jepp and your mom.
You shouldn't have let him go.
What if he gets hurt?
If anything happens to him
I just
You were right.
Right about what?
I shouldn't have lied about Roy.
It only made things worse.
Just keep an eye out for Bobby.
Hey, Rani.
There you are.
Everything okay?
Good days and bad.
You know how it is.
Yeah.
Listen, um
Just got to let you know that you can't
walk around without an escort anymore,
now that my brother
Sorry, the General is back.
He, um, wouldn't like it very much.
He's your brother?
Well, yeah.
Guilty as charged.
People can get weird when they find out.
Can't imagine why.
Yeah.
Anyway.
Sorry, but I gotta
walk you back to your room.
I've seen how he treats you.
Why do you put up with it?
He's a monster.
You've seen what he's done.
He's got those poor things locked up.
Why don't you just walk away?
He's all that I got.
Family's in short supply.
Do you understand
what's happening out there, Doctor?
There's a war outside these walls.
We are fighting extinction
and we are losing.
So if you don't mind me asking,
why in the name of God
are you starting a chicken farm?
The chickens are the answer.
- Excuse me?
- These chickens are from Fort Smith.
Some generations removed
from a genetically modified stock,
produced at Project Midnight Sun.
- Get to the point.
- Yes.
Specifically, they can produce antibodies
that fight the H5G9 virus.
But But But their antibodies were
incompatible with human physiology,
but I found something that
those antibodies are compatible with.
Dr. Bell's Secret Sauce.
You see, on its own,
the treatment simply forces
the virus into a state of dormancy.
- Which is why it always returned.
- Quite right.
But But when I combined it
with the antibodies from the chickens,
the treatment didn't
merely negate the virus.
It destroyed it.
A cure?
The cure.
How many more of these do you have?
This is the first. But we'll need more
Don't you look at me like that.
I'll give you back your cure. I promise.
But I can't have you
saving your little bird just yet.
Do you know what great men do
when somehow, miraculously,
they've managed to save the world?
They celebrate.
You, me, dinner this evening,
and you'll bring your lovely wife.
Don't worry, Doc,
there won't be chicken on the menu.
In my experience, the Last Men
aren't very tactically minded.
More backyard militia types.
It's a safe bet they'll redirect
most of their resources
out to the checkpoints
once the alert goes out.
Lucky for us,
most of them can't shoot for shit.
But we can. Isn't that right, boys?
- Oh yeah.
- Yes, ma'am.
If we can pull
at least half of them out of there,
I feel good about our chances.
Then we just need to secure the payload
Uh, children.
Children.
And vámonos before anyone's the wiser.
So you're telling me
that to pull this off,
we're gonna fly our whole fleet,
including Big Bertha,
with full freight,
not to mention Gigantor over here.
What's the problem?
We don't have enough fuel.
Ain't no way we're making it to Essex.
What? We just pulled
that barrel swap with Zhang last week.
No, he is right.
We sprung a leak on our last rum run.
- We lost half a tank.
- What about the depot outside Lemire City?
- Hasn't it been out of commission?
- No, it's not. I've seen it.
It's pretty lightly guarded.
We could steal what we want
and go straight to the zoo.
Great! Yeah!
And the sooner we reunite
these, uh, lovebirds with their freaks,
the sooner I can get me that tank.
You're gonna apologize
to the lady this time.
- And you're gonna do it now.
- Jepp.
Don't make me tell you again.
What happened to you, man?
Jepperd, don't.
You used to be a god.
Right? But then you come
limping in here with some zookeeper,
begging us for help.
Well, welcome to the cheap seats, Big Man.
- Whoa!
- Hey!
Lay off!
- Okay, stop now.
- Now, huh? Keep talking!
You need to step outside.
- Soldier, keep going!
- Let's go!
That's what I'm talking about!
Now you're looking like soldiers! Move!
Faster! Faster!
That's it, soldier!
I want more!
I don't care if you're tired!
Come on, soldiers!
Run for cover, big boy, hurry up!
You want to go to war, you must be broken!
Come on! You're letting a girl beat you!
We're the Last Men!
You're really showing us up.
Ready.
Aim.
Fire!
Again. Like you mean it!
Ready, aim, fire!
What's the matter? Feeling sympathetic?
No, sir.
You see one of them out in the field,
are you gonna go soft on me, recruit?
No, sir! Not me, sir.
Then what are you waiting for?
Not bad.
Again. Ready.
Aim.
Fire!
Where exactly
did you learn to shoot like that?
I taught myself, sir.
My parents caught the Sick
when I was little.
After that, I was on my own.
I knew if I wanted to live,
it was either fight or die.
I didn't want to die.
Oh, you're a fighter.
And with a little polish,
you're gonna make a fine soldier.
Your parents would be proud.
Everyone, get yourselves cleaned up
and grab some grub.
You've all earned it.
Rani?
Rani, you all right?
I'm fine.
Why are you still in bed?
I'm just looking at the stars.
I said I'm fine, Adi.
I know this whole ordeal
hasn't been easy on you.
The last nine years,
or as Abbot's prisoner?
Speaking of our host
he's invited us for dinner.
I know.
He left some clean clothes for you.
Although I do say they're rather horrible.
Hmm.
So how's about it?
Do you fancy an evening out?
I don't think skipping is an option.
It's a celebration, Rani.
We did it.
I did it.
After nine long years, this is it.
You are this close to the first dose.
We are this close to changing everything.
And all because you believed in me.
That's all it takes for Abbot
to show us some basic decency?
Ah, he's a brute, yes,
and a bit of a narcissist,
but he respects what I've done.
So if I have to humor his vanity
a little longer to help him remember that,
so be it.
"A little longer"
keeps getting a little longer, Adi.
Oh, I know. But in the meantime, look
Let's try and enjoy our dinner.
Yeah?
Even if it is
with the bearded nut job. Hey, hey, hey.
If it all gets too much,
just say the word "gargoyle."
And I'll get you out of there.
Gargoyle.
Aha, the man of the hour,
and his little bird.
Doctor, Rani, thanks so much
for accepting my humble invitation.
Do come down.
Oh!
Doctor, don't look so dour.
This is a celebration. Step this way.
This is just my face.
Do I look dour?
Grab a seat.
So they tell me you have new lodgings.
You liking it?
It's no aviary, but I'm managing.
You will let us know if you need anything?
Ah! Dudley with the bubbly.
Bubbly Dudley.
Dudley Bubbly.
Excellent.
What's on the menu, Dudley?
For starters, we're having
a three-bean salad with an artichoke,
and for the main, we're having
lasagna made with real cheese.
Good God, Dudley,
where did we dig up that menu?
I I thought
I may have made a suggestion or two.
She used to be a chef,
you know, before everything.
Ah. How thoughtful.
Good thing we didn't
have you in the kitchen.
You could've whipped it up yourself.
- Mmm.
- I told you before, she's
Yeah, I know she's not contagious, no.
Nor is my sense of humor.
Johnny!
What's up? We're about to have dinner.
I invited him to join us, actually.
Everybody's been so busy, I thought
we could all finally sit down together.
After all,
so nice to eat with family.
Oh, really?
- You're, uh
- Indeed.
By all means, Johnny.
Pull up a chair.
Dudley!
Wow, I didn't know
my brother was such a sociable fella.
I hope he didn't confess
all the family secrets.
And what secrets
might there be to confess?
A toast. Shall we?
These past nine years have been
Just say when.
Ooh
Yeah. Thank you.
Sorry.
You good?
These past nine years
have been trying on all of us.
We have suffered immensely as a country,
as communities, as a species.
We've lost our faith
and our trust in our fellow man.
But it is in our nature,
in our destiny, if you will, to persevere.
And it is precisely our destiny
which has led all of us to this evening.
Doctor, your work here will forever
be etched in the pages of history.
Rani, you must be
so proud of your husband.
I hope you know, without you,
his achievement here
could not have been possible.
You've been his muse.
I salute you, Doctor.
To your health.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
Cheers.
Well
Let us dine.
Where did that come from?
That was really stupid.
I know.
- Did I
- No.
Thankfully, I was able
to talk everybody off the ledge.
You didn't have to do that for me,
you know?
Maybe I did.
I know you're hurting,
and I know you're angry,
but if we're going to work together,
to trust each other,
I need you to talk to me.
There is too much at stake
to let these assholes get under your skin.
It wasn't them.
It
My wife gave birth to our son
right after the Crumble.
Her name was Louisa.
We never got to name our son before
before the government took him from me.
I got desperate.
Tracked down an old friend for advice.
He had joined the Last Men
back when they first started
calling themselves that.
He said he had contacts.
Said they could help me
find my family if I joined up too.
When you asked me what I did with them
I lied to you.
I was one of the guys who rounded up
the kids and brought them in.
And I was good at it.
They called me the "hybrid catcher."
I don't know if I was the one
who took your kids. I'll never know.
But even if it wasn't me,
I know it was someone like me.
And I have to live with that.
Knowing that I tore families apart
so I could get mine back.
I trusted you!
I trusted you!
And did you ever get them back?
Ah.
Thank you for telling me.
Hey. You want to sit with us?
Uh, no, I'm I'm good here. Thanks.
Those were some savage moves earlier.
Everybody's been talking about it.
Did you really teach yourself all that?
Yeah.
Hey, I know we haven't been friends
for very long, but, you know
if there's something bothering you
I'm here.
- I
- Okay, everyone, listen up!
You, and you, and you too.
Saddle up. You got your first mission.
Rolling out in ten.
All right, let's get you guys ready.
Follow me.
Who's ready for dessert?
Dudley!
Strawberry milkshakes.
At the request of the good doctor.
I may have made a suggestion as well.
Thank you.
- Mmm.
- Um
- These are
- Not great.
- No, they're not.
- Mm-mmm.
They're, um, made
from military ration powder.
That's why.
Sorry.
Hey.
It's the thought that counts.
Is it?
The thought that counts?
Well, I'm asking because you strike me as
that kind of woman
who's primarily interested in results.
No offense, but I doubt whether
he'd have made it this far without your
guiding hand.
It's a team effort.
Just as it is with you and Johnny.
You're absolutely right.
After all, who can you trust
in this world but family?
You two make quite the duo.
Yeah, we do.
We're a duo. We We were a duo.
We had this music outfit
when we were young.
I'd yadda-yadda on the guitar.
But Johnny Johnny had a voice.
This beautiful, soulful voice.
It'll bring a tear to your eye.
We figured we'd be
like Simon and Garfunkel.
Yeah, we played open mics, talent shows.
I even got him a fake ID
so we could play dive bars.
Do you remember when
that fight broke out in Cedar Mountain?
Oh God.
- The owner didn't want to pay us.
- Oh God.
Mom nearly had a breakdown.
Yeah.
Yeah. She sat me down.
She said, "Yeah, one day I'll be gone."
"You'll be all he has."
"You gotta take care of him."
Which I did.
Yeah, I started working
so he could pursue his passion.
When I joined the military,
I'd send money back every month.
I don't know, it was just important to me
that he doesn't lose that side of him.
Then destiny intervened, and
one day, the Sick came along.
Ma died.
But I remembered that promise.
I made a vow never to leave John's side.
Ever.
I'd be the hand
he'd be the heart.
Yeah, we do what we must in order
to survive the rigor of this new world.
Ah, goddammit, Dudley, I'll cut you. What?
The Three have informed us
Ah.
Well, well, well.
Well, it seems
destiny has intervened yet again.
So the Group of Three
they finally came to their senses,
and they agreed to hear my proposal.
What is that exactly?
Just gonna have to wait
till tomorrow to find out.
But I do have my star scientist by my side
and I'm pretty sure they'll see the light.
Tomorrow, we bring
a little order to this chaotic world.
Tomorrow,
we put on a show.
What just happened?
I don't know.
- He's
- He's
- not so bad.
- insane.
Oh, you can't be serious.
He's a lunatic.
Were we at the same dinner?
He's a bit theatrical, sure,
but it seems to me he loves his brother,
and will do anything for him,
which is how I feel about you.
So in that way, he and I are
You two are not the same, Adi.
We're both desperate for a cure,
and had he not put a gun to my head,
I doubt I would have found it by now.
Are you really going to help him
with his presentation tomorrow?
I have to.
Besides, what Abbot said about destiny
Don't you think
it was our destiny to end up here?
Is that what you think?
All I know is that I promised you freedom.
From the virus and this place.
And I intend to keep that promise.
So yes, I will help him
with his so-called show and
we, my darling, are free.
- You have endured, haven't you?
- Oh, ugh.
We've endured.
Come on.
I love you, Rani.
I love you too, Adi.
Dinnertime, freaks!
He'll see us. Cover it up!
The hell is that?
Oh, you are in trouble now.
Where'd you get this?
You been sneaking out somehow?
Not gonna tell us, huh?
I wonder which one of you
is next on the chopping block.
I already got my souvenir
from the last one.
Croc kid never had a chance.
Peter.
What're you going to get?
Mmm.
Maybe a nice pair of fur gloves.
Or how about a feather pillow?
Now that I think about it
what I wouldn't do for a little bacon.
Bacon!
Leave her alone!
Hey!
Hey! Stop, you freak!
I wanna go home.
I wanna go home. I just wanna go home.
Hello there.
So nice to meet you, Gus.
Whoa.
Oh.
Got word there's a family
harboring hybrids nearby.
Our job is simple.
Punish the traitors,
confiscate the critters.
Once they're captured,
we take 'em to the zoo.
If you're lucky, you might see
some of the other freaks
they've got there.
Word is they even got one that talks.
You and Jordan are gonna take point.
The rest of us will secure the perimeter.
- Yes, sir.
- Good.
On completion of the mission,
you'll all be Last Men.
Then we just got to make it official.
Last Men are proud and never quitters.
Singing loud
And bagging critters ♪
- See you in Lemire City.
- Yeah, you got it, boss.
Change of plan. You're not coming.
Why? Because I punched out your guy?
We both know he had it coming.
It wasn't my idea.
Hey, what's going on?
I'll get Gus, but you can't be
a part of his life anymore.
He's better off with me.
What? What?!
Hey! Open the door!
Open the door! You can't leave me here!
You need me! Gus needs me!
Damn!
Oh, when shadows start to fall
I rest my weary bones ♪
Under stars of fallen skies
A shelter I call home ♪
Some roads are arrow-straight.
Somebody finds my troubled mind
And takes pain away ♪
Others,
a little more roundabout.
But we have to trust, in the end,
all roads get us to where we need to go.
We just have to get there in time.
If you only know me
As the stranger at your door ♪
I come and go from time to time ♪
And there is nothing more ♪
But if you were to venture on
Further down the line ♪
Why won't you greet the stranger
In the back of your mind ♪