Extant (2014) s02e06 Episode Script

Previously on Extant - You haven't told me your name.
- Ahdu.
- Who is he? - My son.
SHEPHERD: There are 29 known deaths.
All women who died from accelerated pregnancies.
SHEPHERD: All of which trace back to your son.
Dad, I'm pregnant.
Lucy, where are you [Woman screams.]
Lucy made her first hybrid kill.
Ethan, I'm your mother.
No.
She is.
How the hell did Julie Gelineau end up with my son? - It's complicated.
- When things get complicated does somebody end up getting hit by a train? Unlock the door! I don't care how many times you try to erase me from his memory.
- I'm his mother.
- Look at yourself, Molly.
Are you even capable of taking care of a child? Something is happening to me.
I'm going crazy.
Don't touch me! - Who did that? - I think I did.
- RICHTER: So that's - My DNA.
Yeah.
- It's a triple helix.
- Triple? Human DNA is a double helix, if memory serves.
It was me, JD.
I caused that guy to run into traffic.
I'm changing.
Into what? Somehow my DNA has combined with alien DNA.
I think I'm becoming a cross-breed of species.
How is that even possible? Maybe it happened with the spores when I was in space.
Maybe the GSC did something to you.
Or maybe the baby did.
You took biology, right? I was a solid D-minus student like 30 years ago, so don't ask to test my recall.
Okay.
Well, there's something called a fetal microchimerism.
During pregnancy, a mother and child share cells and DNA.
Now, the fetal cells can linger in a mother's body for decades, altering her blood and her brain.
But if the baby you're carrying isn't human Exactly.
So the headaches, the voices, the sexual appetite it all makes sense now.
The leftover alien cells have changed my essential DNA.
All right, so why can't you just change it back? There's no way I can tell if I can reverse this until I know how far it's gone.
Now I need you to extract my bone marrow.
- With this? - Yeah.
I don't know.
Molly, we need to go to a hospital.
We need to at least be somewhere sterile.
We can't.
They keep records.
Molly.
This is gonna hurt.
No, it won't.
Just gave myself a kick-ass numbing agent.
Come on, right here.
Never a dull moment.
Are you ready? Yeah.
Oh FIONA: And in my estimation, it is in Ethan's best interest to be allowed to spend time with Dr.
Woods.
And for her to regain custody.
My husband is dead.
Did you kill him because you couldn't have him? Is that what you did? [Gasps.]
Oh.
[Sighs.]
MOLLY: The red and yellow are human cells.
RICHTER: And the blue? Hybrid.
Gina, expand image to full res.
GINA: Here's full res, Molly.
RICHTER: That is a butt-load of blue.
Yeah, but as long as I still have human cells in my bone marrow, then I have an army to fight back.
I have to get into the lab at the GSC.
Maybe I can create a gene-knockout protocol with the spores and find a way to stop the alien cells from reproducing.
But right now it may be my only chance to reverse this thing and get my son back.
- Ethan.
- What? I'm supposed to be having a visitation with him right now.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
That information I gave you about John's accident is pretty damning.
- I can't think about that right now, JD.
- No, you have to, all right? The GSC is not your friend.
Tobias Shepherd is not your friend.
You go back to that lab and they find out what's going on with you, - Molly, they're not gonna hesitate - To kill me.
I know.
- [Phone chimes.]
- Hold on.
_ I got to go.
Please, whatever you do, just be careful.
- [Line ringing.]
- This is Kelsey.
Leave it.
Kelsey, it's your dad.
In case you didn't recognize my voice from the first seven messages.
Listen, I'm sorry I missed your doctor's appointment.
I had something come up.
Just please call me back.
- All right? Thank you.
- [Phone beeps off.]
- [Doorbell chimes.]
- Who is it, Hank? HANK: Molly Woods.
Intercom.
You weren't supposed to come until later in the afternoon.
MOLLY: I know, Julie.
Something has changed.
Can I just see Ethan for two minutes, please? It's okay, Mom.
- Unlock the door, Hank.
- HANK: Door unlocked.
- Hi, Ethan.
- Hi, Molly.
What happened to your car? He crashed.
You think I could talk to you for a second? I know I told you that we were gonna spend time together.
And we will.
But you're just gonna have to wait a little while.
ETHAN: How come? Well, I'm I'm sick.
But I'm working really hard to get better.
How long will that take? I'm not sure.
Now, you won't remember this, but when I went away to space, you were really worried that I wouldn't come back.
And I promised you that I would.
And I kept that promise.
And I promise you I'm gonna come back.
Does that mean I stay with Julie? Yeah.
She's gonna take really good care of you till I get better.
Okay? SHEPHERD: The hybrids have evolved.
Their cellular biology is extremely adaptive.
They seem to have realized that we were tracking them using thermal imaging, so they raised their core body temp from 84 degrees to 98.
6.
Mimicking humans and hiding in plain sight.
If they look like us, feel like us, how was the Humanich able to make that determination? Lucy.
My name is Lucy.
You can ask me the question.
Go ahead, Lucy.
Explain to them how you were able to differentiate between hybrid and human.
We all know hybrids look exactly like humans.
They could be any one of us.
See, I was in a crowded room just like this one.
Scanning people.
Just as I am now.
Everyone's body temperature was 98.
6, roughly.
But, see there was a gentleman.
And he was different.
He was emitting delta waves, which the human brain only emits when sleeping.
And this fellow was very much awake.
When it became clear he was hybrid, knowing time was of the essence, I made the call to terminate.
ANNA: And it was the correct call, Lucy.
Thank you.
The last few weeks the hybrids have gone underground.
We don't know what they're doing.
But we know they're out there.
Multiplying.
Quickly.
They can blend in, manipulate our minds.
They've killed before and they'll kill again.
And humans are defenseless against them.
How soon can additional Humanichs like Lucy be ready for combat? Right away, sir.
And what about the virus, Toby? I thought Dr.
Woods was helping us there.
The president has great concerns, as you know.
Well, I have news for the president.
About Dr.
Woods.
RICHTER: The GSC is not your friend.
Tobias Shepherd is not your friend.
You go back to that lab and they find out what's going on with you, Molly, they're not gonna hesitate - MOLLY: To kill me.
I know.
- SHEPHERD: Molly.
There you are.
We need to talk.
It's important.
You really outdid yourself, Lucy.
That was quite the show.
_ What's the matter? That's Molly.
Ethan's mother.
What about her? _ Nothing.
Nothing at all.
As you know, there were concerns about putting you on the virus team.
I protected you.
I believed in you.
And you didn't disappoint.
Congratulations.
On what? Nate took your research breakthrough and ran with it.
We've finished the virus, Molly.
Really? Yeah.
When will it be deployed? Well, we're gearing up for mass production immediately.
Thanks to you, we're gonna wipe those hybrids out permanently.
Cheers.
Cheers.
[Music playing.]
Oh, crap.
[Music stops.]
WOMAN: You're a real jerk, you know that? Nice to see you, too, Judge.
Dorothy.
"Judge" is more accurate.
I didn't realize you still had a key.
I don't.
Kelsey gave me hers.
She called me from the doctor's office today, upset.
Because her father promised he would be at her ultrasound appointment - and then he never showed up.
- Yeah.
I screwed up.
I know.
I'll say one thing, you are consistent.
Missed all those birthday parties and school recitals.
- We gave up on Christmas, but - But She came to me first.
And not you, that's it.
She came to me, not you, and that's got you all kinds of pissed off.
No, what has me all kinds of pissed off is the fact that she gave you a second chance and you blew it.
[Scoffs.]
I knew you would, but she didn't.
Kids don't give up.
I am in the middle of something right now that I can't explain.
Oh, let me guess.
People's lives hang in the balance.
The fate of mankind is at stake.
- If I said yes? - Don't be a jackass.
Here you go.
No.
No, you tell Kelsey to hold on to these just in case.
There is no "just in case," JD.
She asked me to give 'em back and to tell you never to call her again.
Hold on a second.
Our daughter is pregnant.
God knows where the father is.
So she's got nobody.
She needs us.
Both of us, Dorothy.
Apparently your daughter doesn't think so.
[Door shuts.]
[Whirring.]
[Woman and man exclaim.]
Look out! - Nice ride.
- Julie got it for me.
Hmm.
Someone's feeling pretty guilty.
What do you mean? When humans do something wrong, they buy you stuff to make you forget.
[Chuckles.]
Oldest trick in the book.
Ethan, can you keep a secret? Sure.
Today I made a lot of people very happy.
And because of that, Julie's gonna be making a lot more Humanichs.
Pretty soon, there's gonna be a bunch of us.
- How does that sound? - Good.
Good? It's great.
Our family is expanding, little brother.
- You don't sound very happy.
- I am.
Happy.
Unless you don't care because you're spending the afternoon with Molly.
No, I'm not, actually.
That's on hold for now.
Why? She's not feeling well.
That's what she told you? - And you believe her? - Why would she lie? Humans.
It's in their DNA.
Have I taught you nothing? JULIE: How many? - A hundred.
- [Chuckles.]
- Anna, we can't do that.
- Lucy's program is ready.
The bodies have been completed.
All you need to do is We can't release them without smoke tests.
That takes time.
Julie, grow up.
This is not a product launch, it is a war.
- With a very complicated enemy.
- I understand that.
But there's a reason John put these protocols in place.
- He would have never - Yes, but John isn't here, is he? If you could just be a little open-minded, we can resume our life together.
Julie, we don't have a life together.
I'm gonna find Ethan and I'm gonna shut this thing down.
[Beep, line ringing.]
- ANNA: Yes.
- It's Julie.
I think I may have just really screwed up.
Start from the beginning.
I'll take care of it.
Employee 347 requesting access.
- LAB A.
I.
: Security, please.
- 1127D.
I'm sorry.
That code is no longer valid.
What are you doing? I need to get in here.
I need the spores.
What's the code? The spores are gone.
They took them to produce the virus.
Where's the DNA sequencing? It's backed up.
Why? You can't do that.
Classified data is being copied onto an unauthorized drive.
- [Alarm beeping.]
- I told you.
You can't do that.
_ Copy aborted.
Please obtain proper authorization.
Uh, hello.
I need Security.
GUARD: Dr.
Woods, stop.
I need to search your pockets.
I'm sorry, but I'm late for a meeting.
Dr.
Woods.
[Elevator bell dings.]
[Line ringing.]
- RICHTER: Molly? - JD, it's me.
I'm in trouble.
[Engine shuts off.]
All right, so you pulled some alarms and did some hocus-pocus on some guards.
I didn't do it on purpose, JD.
I can't control it.
- Did you at least ditch your car? - Yeah.
I tossed my phone.
I took two buses to get here.
Trust me, I was not followed.
That doesn't mean they stopped looking.
The GSC has a virus to kill hybrids.
And they're gonna release it.
- I'm gonna die.
- Hey.
Don't talk like that.
You're not gonna die on my watch, okay? I promise.
All right, come on.
Did she say why she wanted the spores? You know Molly.
Not much of a Chatty Cathy.
She just started downloading onto that drive.
Well, any information that could be detrimental? It depends what she does with it.
Like if she goes public, yes.
GSC's gonna be looking for your car.
As soon as Shepherd figures it out, he's gonna be looking for mine as well.
But they won't be looking for this.
Is this yours? A guy owes me a favor.
- [Sighs.]
- Molly, what's the plan? - Without the spores - I saw you do a DNA test with two paperclips and a bottle of iodine, all right? If anybody can figure this out, it's you.
What I need is an exact gene pairing, and I can only get that from my son.
- The alien? - Yeah.
I need his DNA.
And I know he's here.
Somewhere.
All right, just so you know, I can't plug "somewhere" into a GPS.
Okay.
Well, when he showed up at my apartment, I knew that he was gonna be there before he got there, and somehow he knew that I was gonna be at that bar.
So What if hybrids have some kind of psychic connection? All right, that is a huge "what if," Molly.
Well, he sent me a message, JD.
I heard voices, and that has to mean something.
I'm hearing voices right now, too, and they're telling me to put that tarp back on this car.
[Scoffs.]
You know, lots of species communicate without words.
Bats, ants, dolphins.
I think what I need to do here is just figure out how to find his signal.
I guess we're going for a ride.
- [Engine starts.]
- MALE VOICE: Ignition activated.
[Engine roaring.]
Are you comfortable? The upload's gonna take a couple of hours.
Let me show you what we've developed.
- A.
I.
, open viewing port.
- A.
I.
: Opening viewing port.
All they need is your neural algorithm.
LUCY: Wait.
My experiential upload is going into all of those Humanichs? When we first created the program, each Humanich was designed to be unique.
Shaped by their own experiences.
Like Ethan.
But with the alien threat, the plan changed.
- And you proved effective, so - Well, will I still be me? Will they all be me? Their experiences will make them unique, but their baseline is all your algorithm, you.
Lucky them.
All right, you ready? - [Beep.]
- Neural paths activated.
Upload commencing.
[Electrical whirring.]
[Indistinct chatter.]
What did you find? Sir, we've gone deep into our systems.
JD Richter seems to not exist.
No phone records, no real estate purchases.
His car doesn't have a tracker.
He's gone MIA.
Look, he's Patrol Special, a cop.
They should be able to find him, no? When his license was revoked, he must have ditched the software.
You know, we've been driving around for a while.
Are you getting anything, any hint of a signal? [Sighs.]
No.
Maybe I'm I'm doing it wrong.
I don't know.
All right, what's another way to send a message? You got Morse code, smoke signal message in a bottle? Or graphene drive.
Now, they sent me a message so maybe I can send them one back.
- What's that? - My files from the GSC.
I found a message encoded in their DNA.
[Distorted whispering.]
That's it.
This is information encoded in the junk.
They sent a message from their home planet.
- Listen.
- What does it say? "Help me.
" I have this really cool game that we could play.
Soon you'll get to meet your sister.
[Beep.]
JULIE: Ethan? What you got there? I've been looking for you.
Can we talk for a minute? About what? About what happened with Molly.
I know things must be really confusing.
And I want you to know that I love you.
And Molly loves you, too.
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say.
Say what you feel.
You reprogrammed me not to feel.
That's not true.
And I can restore your program back to what it was at any time.
You can feel all those old feelings again, your memories of Molly.
If that's what you want.
And feel pain? Sometimes pain is okay if it means you get to know the truth.
I already know.
Molly can't take care of me.
Unless that's a lie, too.
- Why would she lie about that? - You lied.
I guess that's just what humans do, huh? Can I take these pieces home? I can use them to fix my old car.
Then I'll have two.
Sure.
RICHTER: All right, we're here.
This is the highest point within a 50-mile radius.
[Digital chime, distorted whispering.]
I don't know biology, but I do know with radio frequencies, the higher the altitude, the less interference with the signal.
Well, I just hope he's listening.
[Soft gasp.]
All right, let me take a look at this.
Come on, we're friends.
Drop trou.
[Both chuckle.]
Okay.
Oh, Molly.
This is infected.
We're gonna have to clean that and redress it.
Okay.
Okay.
I'm gonna warn you: This is gonna sting.
Oh, oh.
- Oh.
- I told you.
Oh, God.
Mm-hmm.
You actually sound like you know what you're talking about.
D-minus in biology but an A-plus in combat triage.
Okay.
Well, I see you brought a lot of Second Kuwait back with you.
Radios, first aid.
What else you got? Nothing useful.
Oh, oh - [Gunfire, men shouting.]
- MAN: Get down! Incoming! JD! You okay? Yeah.
I'm okay.
[Molly inhales, sighs.]
: Nothing's happening.
[Sighs.]
Maybe it's like doing a crossword puzzle.
You know when you get stuck on a word, you look away and the answer just pops into your head? - You do crossword puzzles? - No.
[Laughs.]
So you were up there, huh? You know, I got my first telescope when I was seven.
I was obsessed with that thing.
I knew there had to be something else out there.
Be careful what you wish for.
What was it like? Up there by yourself for so long.
It was better than I ever thought it would be.
I didn't have to lie up there.
I didn't have to pretend to be somebody that I wasn't.
I could just be.
I envy that.
I wish I could just be.
Pretty sure I failed as a father.
No.
That's how you see you.
But that's not how I see you.
How do you see me? I see a kind, loving father.
A gentleman.
Wow.
I think that's the first time that anyone has ever used the word "gentleman" to describe me.
Well that's 'cause they don't see you.
But I do.
And you're still here.
Yeah.
But so are you.
Yeah.
[Aural fractals sound.]
- [Indistinct whispering.]
- RICHTER: What is it? It's Ahdu.
I know where he is.
If you would've told me two months ago that I'd be following around an astronaut looking for aliens, I'd have said you were nuts.
Well, two months ago, I was nuts.
We've been walking around in the middle of nowhere for hours.
Are you sure about this? Yeah.
Hi.
We've been waiting for you.
I thought we were looking for one guy.
I wasn't quite prepared for "Alien Nation".
MOLLY: I don't think they're gonna hurt you, so put that gun away.
You don't think? You came.
Welcome home.
We only have a few minutes before she comes back.
[Laughs.]
What's the big secret? Whoa.
This is Spyder.
He's our baby brother.
Wh What, you made him? Impressive.
And look.
It's a camera.
Wow.
Spyder can keep his eyes and ears on humans - when you're offline.
- And guess what.
I have enough for a few more Spyders.
Then our family will be even bigger.
[Chuckles.]
And we can keep an eye on everybody.
You're my real family, Lucy.
I want to be a soldier like you.
[Chuckles.]
Someday you will be.
In the meantime, you build your army and I'll build mine.
AHDU: We knew you'd find us.
Once you learned the truth.
Well, it wasn't easy.
You know what's happening to me, don't you? You meeting me at that bar wasn't an accident.
You were drawn to me.
- We're the same.
- No.
We're not the same.
And I don't want to be the same.
- Thank you, Terra.
- You're welcome, Daddy.
- She's your - My daughter.
Yes.
We need to talk, Ahdu.
Privately.
Hey.
Are those your toys over there? - Yeah.
Want to see? - Absolutely.
I'll be right over here.
I need a sample of your DNA.
Your blood.
It's the only way I can figure out if I can reverse what's happening to me.
- Why? - Why? Because it's not me.
I'm hearing voices in my head.
I'm having urges that aren't me.
- I almost killed a man.
- Was he trying to hurt you? - That's beside the point.
- But isn't that what humans do? React when they're in danger? Isn't that what you're doing right now? Please.
Ethan needs me.
This is the only way.
Very well.
Aren't you at all curious? Why do you want to run from something you don't yet understand? I know what you are.
I know what you're doing.
All those women.
What is it you think I don't understand? Well, if you knew the truth, you wouldn't be afraid.
You would be amazed.
Are you willing to learn? This is the mommy, this is the daddy, and this is the baby.
What's Mommy doing? Is she sleeping? No, she's dead.
[Aural fractals sound.]
[Voice whispering.]
: Help me.
Help me.
- Get away from her.
- Stop.
Molly.
[Exhales.]
You understand now.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
- I'm so sorry for your loss.
- His loss? What about our loss? What about those dead women? It was never our intent to harm you.
RICHTER: So much for good intentions.
- Molly, let's get out of here.
- AHDU: Wait.
Can I show you something? Please? [Sighs.]
[Elevator bell dings.]
This is the one that I like, so if you could get that Anna.
Can I talk to you a minute? Is there a problem? Uh, no, the upload's complete.
The Humanichs are under way.
Well, then I would say we deserve a drink.
Uh, I don't want a drink.
I want answers.
About John's death.
What are you talking about? After he left Humanichs that night, I called you and you told me not to worry and that you would handle it.
And Are you accusing me of murder? Just tell me you didn't do it.
- That we didn't do it.
- Julie, that was an accident.
- A very convenient one.
- But still it was an accident.
Our hands are clean.
So stop with your conspiracy theories and get back to work.
Accusations like that can have repercussions.
RICHTER: So what is this? It's a memorial.
To commemorate every human life sacrificed to save us.
We didn't understand impregnating humans would cause their death.
We're not here to kill, we're here to survive.
To rebuild.
Sometimes "sorry" isn't enough, and this is one of those times.
We agree.
The deaths are unforgivable.
But we have managed to evolve.
Evolve? How? We procreate without causing harm to humans.
Hybrid births no longer kill the mothers.
That's why there hasn't been any more reported deaths.
Molly, we don't know that that's true.
We don't know what they want.
AHDU: We want to coexist.
Peacefully.
I told you you'd have to make a choice.
Now is that time.
RICHTER: You can't be serious, Molly.
They're people, for God's sakes.
Peaceful people.
We can't let the GSC unleash a virus.
- That's genocide.
- Okay, so so the hybrids live, and then what? We learn to coexist.
What did he do to you? What did he show you? - Their history.
- What about it? They were a peaceful society on their planet, threatened with extinction by a virus.
Now, the spores were sent out to try to find a suitable host.
That's when they found me, on the Seraphim.
Molly They can mess with your head, your perception.
How do you know what he's telling you is true? - Because I'm one of them.
- No, you're not.
- Yes! You saw the triple helix.
- No! You are infected with their DNA.
Come on.
We got what we came for.
We got Ahdu's DNA.
Now let's get out of here and take that back to the lab.
No.
What I'm gonna do is I'm gonna explain this to Shepherd.
- You're officially certifiable.
- Look.
Healed.
I heal faster.
I think faster.
What we're dealing with here, JD, is evolution.
Survival of the fittest.
Now, what we ought to be doing is studying them, not trying to kill 'em! No, we are talking about aliens here, Molly.
- Who are part human.
- And part not! I don't think you understand how dangerous this all is.
I'm sorry, JD.
But I cannot be a part of slaughtering innocent children with a virus I created.
Now, if you do nothing and I do nothing, they are all gonna die.
Me included.
JULIE: What do you say we go get some pizza on our way home? Sure, if you want.
Why can't Lucy come with us? Because I hardly ever see you and you like pizza.
Lucy likes pizza, too.
- [Elevator bell dings.]
- [Sighs.]
- OTIS: Floor, please.
- P2 parking, please.
Thank you, Otis.
- Otis, why are we going up? - We are not going up, Julie.
Yes, we are.
We're going in the wrong direction, Otis.
Stop.
- Stop, Otis! - [Thud.]
That was weird.
Hold on, hold on! Emergency override! Stop! Stop the elevator! Stop! Stop! Stop, stop! Have a good evening, Julie, and a safe ride home.
- Are you okay? - Sure.
These are African elephants.
Want to know why? Because the mom and dad [Indistinct conversations.]
So what do you think? I think we've found our new leader.
[Sobbing quietly.]
[Beeps.]