The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020) s02e06 Episode Script
Who Are You?
Previously on "The Walking
Dead: World Beyond"
If the CRM would've
destroyed Omaha,
it would've gone through
my mother. She's lying to you.
I'm the closest thing
to a friend in the CR you got.
So, Dad's happy?
Hope: He has a girlfriend.
-You're gonna turn
yourselves in? .That's our plan.
Asha: What if we turned you in,
made it look like we caught you?
We need to talk.
But these are coded
CRM transmissions
proving that the military
brought in those empties.
The new TS has arrived?
As you requested.
Until further notice,
you'll be answering to me.
Will: Hold fire.
I got it.
Everybody okay?
Leo, you good?
Yeah, yeah.
Just another day at the office.
Sorry about that. A small column
we were tracking dipped south,
a little too close
for comfort.
We'll wait it out here
for a few minutes,
until our disruption charges
turn them around.
Will: Charges might draw more
incoming from the south.
We'll scout ahead.
Are all your research
expeditions this exciting?
Almost never.
No, don't!
It's one of ours.
Its geo-tracker must've
malfunctioned again.
I thought the hard reset coding
would've fixed the issue.
Apparently not.
Just hold him while I try
a diagnostic.
We fireproofed
the bio.recorder's data box,
just in case.
Oh, that's okay,
Dr. Bennett.
Please,
just call me Leo.
Alright then, Leo.
So, uh,
what do you think
of our humble little
research facility so far?
It's remarkable.
The infrastructure,
the equipment.
It's -- It's beyond anything
I'd imagined.
Geo-glitches aside
I can't wait
to see more.
From what I can gather,
it's coded data from field tests
conducted in the aftermath
of what appears to be
some sort of large-scale
chemical event.
This "V" symbol seen
over and over ..
It must be referencing a
specific project here at the facility.
Wait, so the CRM used
a chemical weapon
to kill everybody
back home?
Then lured the empties in
to cover it up.
That has to be it,
right?
We have exactly two minutes to
meet Silas at the back terminal.
You sure
these are legit, doc?
They're not some, uh, new con
she's planning?
No, no. The specificity here --
whatever this is, it's real.
And it's been going on right
under my nose this entire time.
Okay, well, maybe the scientists
in on it didn't know or ..
Or they're working
against their will.
Or maybe they knew exactly
what they were doing
and just didn't care.
Okay, we have to make
a decision now
or the decision
gets made for us.
Are we leaving
or are we staying?
We have to stay.
These are people's lives
we're talking about.
Portland needs to know.
We have to figure out
what's going on,
what -- what
all this means.
Felix: Okay.
We need to leave word
for Will and Elton.
What are we gonna do
about Silas?
I told Silas not to wait for us
if we didn't show,
to go back to the Outpost
until we figured things out.
We just have to hope
that's what he did.
That's it, then? You're
scrapping the escape plan?
Hope's right.
We need answers.
And then what?
Then we make sure
they don't get away with it.
Okay, then.
Let's get some answers.
Iris: Why would the CRM wipe out
two whole communities?
For the research, or was
the research just part of it?
That's what I'm trying
to find out.
Felix: You were a mole
in both places.
If anyone would know,
it's you.
I told you, I was just part of a
standard observe and report mission.
At least, until --
Until it became about me.
My mother was the one
who oversaw the CR's dealings
between Omaha
and the Campus Colony.
I was nobody.
Yeah, so shooting me and
killing my uncle was your call.
Killing everybody else
was hers?
Is that about right?
Only Major General Beale
could've authorized
something this big.
But yeah.
My mom would've seen
the order.
You don't have any idea why
they'd do something like this?
Even before they formed
the Alliance
with Omaha
and Portland,
the Civic Republic
kept its location hidden
to make sure that everything
within its borders
was kept at
a statistical balance.
Resources, food,
population.
An influx of people,
a potential for conflict.
Any of that would have
jeopardized what they've built.
Someway, somehow,
Beale must've thought
that Omaha and the Campus Colony
was a threat to that balance.
The Hidden City --
where is it?
If you're being so open
and honest, tell us.
This is
bullshit.
I came to you for answers,
not the other way around.
I need more time.
You want answers?
You stay with me.
You know
where to find me.
Having Indira turn you in?
That was smart.
But whatever great escape
you think you figured out,
you haven't.
Trust me.
Alright, we need to get
that note to Will and Elton.
Our window's
closing soon.
I'll write it.
Best to keep it short.
Say we're delayed, we're safe.
That's it.
Got it.
Jadis: Jennifer!
Staff Sergeant.
Warrant Officer
Stokes.
Whatcha doing here?
It. Colonel Kublek
brought me in
to perform a security audit
during her absence.
And I think we've been
through too much
for you not to call me
by my first name.
Heard about you moving up,
Jadis.
So, you're good
just being a cop, huh?
Military cop.
I'm taking great satisfaction
in investigating corruption
and ineptitude,
betrayal.
You seen any?
You know, you had potential
as an actual soldier.
I know.
And that hurts, coming from
the woman who trained me,
taught me
what's worth fighting for.
Hope we get to catch up
a little while I'm here.
And I hope I don't
have to arrest you.
You told me that
last time you saw me.
But I'm serious
this time.
Back the hell off,
bitch.
Heard about you coming in
from the cold.
I'm glad you're okay.
Knew you would be,
though.
Know about Plaskett and Carlucci
and the Bennett sisters
and the boy
with the corduroy.
Know about all of it.
I see
the whole picture.
That's my job.
So, what do you see?
I see my mentor.
The most dedicated soldier
in the Civic Republic Military.
A woman who would
slash her face
and break her limbs
for the cause.
Your mother's loaned me
her office.
Come by later.
I have some rum made
from Brazilian cane.
New distillery
in Ward 8.
Might even let you call me
"bitch" one more time
without putting you
on the floor.
I'm so glad
to see you again.
Yeah, me too.
Got weak links to find.
See you later.
So, did you actually write
what Felix told you to, or
More or less.
Why?
Judging by how long
it took you to finish it,
I'm guessing more.
Not a narc.
Just observing.
What's a narc?
Seriously?
Yeah.
So, you're good
with the change of plans?
I made a promise to you.
And then I made one
to myself.
Still planning on
keeping both.
Even if it's
the last thing you do?
If it is, then it is.
I'm hoping it's not.
Now, the one
we're looking for
has got a hole
in the back bumper.
Shouldn't be hard
to spot.
I'll take it from here.
You're really not gonna ask me
what it says?
I trust you.
I'm sure it says
what it needs to.
Hey.
Hey.
I just heard the news
about Iris and Felix.
How are they?
They're okay?
They -- They just came in.
I was about to tell you.
Oh, no, no, no.
Please.
Y-You must be
so relieved.
Oh, uh, I picked out
some clothes for them
from the stockpile.
It's, uh
becoming my thing.
Thank you.
I, um
Oh.
We can definitely rain-check
dinner tonight
if that's what you're .. Oh.
Oh, I completely
forgot.
That -- That --
That's not what I'm, uh
Okay.
It's just
you seem"'
You know what?
Maybe a refreshing dose
of domestic normalcy
is exactly what
the doctor ordered.
I mean, you must have a million
other things that you ..
No, no. No.
Your name's already come up.
I think it'd be good
if you met them.
That's s--
Oy.
That's okay, Dr. Bennett.
I got it.
Please, call me Leo.
Oh.
Alright then, Leo.
Let's say 7:00.
For dinner?
Right. Yes.
Yes.
Uh, I'll see you then.
Okay.
I'm looking forward to it.
Me, too.
What is it?
They're not leaving.
Will: What do you mean
they're not leaving?
They were supposed to get in,
grab Hope and her dad,
and get out.
What else could they be doing?
They're gonna start a war.
Hope:
Is he sure?
Iris: And she's coming
over for dinner.
Percy:
The hits just keep coming.
Dad?
You okay?
Yeah. I just
I need to know.
Know what?
How much
Lyla knows.
If she's here for dinner, that
means she won't be in her lab.
Gonna need you
to do something for me.
But not just you.
Huck: You want to break
into Belshaw's lab?
No. No way, man.
It's what too dangerous.
If we're caught,
we're dead.
You said that
you wanted answers.
You told Leo that you wanted
to stop them, and this is ..
What I wanted was for Leo to
give me his take on the research.
He did.
Okay, you don't get
to just drop this
in somebody else's lap
and walk away.
Like it or not,
you're in it now.
So, what's our
best way in?
You're officially on
as Leo's detail.
Won't give you
much access, but
it's your alibi
if anyone asks why you're here.
Plus, you get this.
This is yours.
Yeah.
Yours is still
in lockup.
Now, I either try and transfer
Lyla's access onto my own card,
or I find a way
to copy hers.
Thought this was
your area of expertise.
I'm a soldier,
not a hacker.
You're not a soldier.
You're a mole.
Was it worth it?
The lying? The killing?
For what,
the "greater good"?
Think I wanted to do
those things?
It's not working.
Can't we just break in?
All those labs
are grouped together,
researchers working
at all hours.
What if what we're looking for
isn't in Lyla's lab at all?
If she's keeping something
secret, she'd be smart
to keep it
somewhere else.
Somewhere private.
Let me check
the key card access logs,
see where she's been.
There.
Daily trips
to sub.seven, C-24.
Except for the
bio.containment unit,
there's nothing
down there.
That letter could
mean anything.
Or it could mean
exactly what it says.
We need to take immediate action
to protect ourselves.
What kind of action?
We turn in the remaining two
and warn the CRM ..
Our longtime allies,
I might remind everyone ..
Of the impending trouble their
little group intends to cause.
I only helped the others
infiltrate the facility
with the council's
backing.
We gave them our word
that we would keep them safe.
And you gave us your word
you'd keep us safe.
We are safe.
The CRM knows nothing
about our involvement.
We have been living with their
boots on our necks for so long.
If the others want to give
the CRM some hell,
why shouldn't we
help them?
She has a point,
Brody.
We need to pick
a side.
You're right.
We do.
I'm sorry, Indira.
I have no choice
but to propose
a vote of no confidence
in our chairperson.
I told Felix to stick
to the plan.
I sure as hell hope he and Percy
didn't do anything ..
It's worse.
What?
What's worse?
Elton,
what do you know?
Indira is sick.
It's her kidneys.
Saline dialysis
and blood thinners
are the only thing
keeping her alive,
all of which she gets
from the Research Facility.
She's kept it a secret
from everyone except her family.
I mean, I only found out
by accident.
There's no way that
Felix and Iris know,
because if they did,
then they would know that
burning down the facility,
if that's really
what they're planning,
that would destroy everything
she needs to live.
So, you're both good.
Brody tried to pull some shit,
but, um
You can stay.
At least for now.
Will: Thank you.
But I'm not staying.
I can't.
I need to get back
inside the Facility.
Back there
with the access logs.
Seemed like you'd done
that before.
If I had, we probably
never would've met.
You asked me about
my assignment in Omaha.
Truth is, it wasn't just
some call to duty.
It was about getting back
in the CRM's good graces.
What'd you do?
Tried to cover
for my husband's screw.up.
You were married?
Still am.
A Master Sergeant
on the fast track.
Golden boy.
Had some demons,
but who doesn't?
We were leading our team
through some training maneuvers
with empties.
Things went south, he made
a tough call, people got hurt.
If you ask me,
he actually saved lives.
Thing was,
he'd been drinking.
There was gonna be
an investigation.
Promised me
he'd clean up his act
if I just took
some of the heat off.
So I went on record saying
the call was mine, not his.
The camera we'd used to document
the exercise was messed up,
so they brought in the tape
to salvage it as evidence.
So, late one night,
I slipped into the tech room
and made sure
they couldn't.
If I'd just remembered to wipe
the damn key card logs
Why'd you do it?
'Cause.
I loved him.
Hell,
maybe I still do.
There it is.
I'll have to cut the power to
this part of the security grid.
There's a backup
generator,
but it'll take at least
two minutes to kick in.
Means we only have that long
to do everything we need to.
Where do we
cut the power?
Transformer's clear
across the compound.
Too far to get there and back
in under two minutes.
Okay.
We split up.
I'll go cut the power, you go
in, see what you can find.
We can use these
to keep in touch.
Okay.
But that first part's me.
Mm, so, my ass is the one
on the line
in case this all goes wrong?
That's how this works?
I know where everything is
and how to cover my tracks.
Plus,
you'd be flying blind.
Listen, you're the one
who came to me.
So, we either play
by my rules, or ..
Or what, hm?
What are you gonna do?
Walk away?
Just keep on burying
your head in the sand?
Would you be okay with that,
after everything you've done?
What they did wasn't me,
and nothing we do tonight
will bring those people back.
So, yeah,
I'm willing to walk.
Are you?
Wait for my go.
Or don't.
Okay, I could have been
an amazing chef.
Dad, back me up.
I plead the fifth.
Oh!
Um, so, Lyla
what did you do
for a living?
Before all this?
Lyla: Oh.
Um, Big Pharma.
I worked on treatments
for a variety of diseases.
But, oh, I don't want
to bore you with all that.
Uh, does that mean
you tested on animals?
Unfortunately, yes.
Industry standard.
Eh, if it's so
"unfortunate,"
maybe it shouldn't have
been standard.
Well, uh,
in most cases,
testing on isolated cells
didn't ..
D-doesn't produce
reliable results.
If sacrificing a few mice means
saving thousands of lives,
isn't that worth it?
I guess it depends on
where you draw the line.
I mean, what if what
you're doing is worse
than the disease
you're trying to cure?
Um, this might be a discussion
better suited for a classroom.
Oh, no, no. No.
No, no.
Uh, she has a point.
I guess in the end,
it comes down to how much
of your own humanity,
your own soul,
you're willing to sacrifice
in service
of the greater good.
We all do things we wish
we didn't have to,
but that's just
life.
No.
It's not just life.
You choose to do those things.
It's always a choice.
To say that it's not, Lyla,
that .. that is an excuse.
Hey, Iris, um, maybe we should
go check on Felix,
see if he's, uh,
doing any better.
-No, I'm fine.
.I think it's a good idea.
If you'll excuse me.
Oh, I-I-I should
probably go.
No, no, no.
No.
She .. She .. She ..
She just needs a moment
to cool off.
Uh
Please.
Stay.
Iris, what the hell?
You're supposed to be keeping me
from doing stupid shit,
not the other way
around.
Hope
I just can't with her.
With this place.
And I really don't see
how you can.
Look, I know you don't want
to hear it,
but there are
good people here.
The scientists,
the students like us.
I'm helping them with something
that could be important,
a breakthrough,
maybe.
I'm not saying that that changes
what the CRM did
or what Lyla's done,
but they are not them.
I killed one of them.
What?
A soldier.
I killed a soldier.
In the woods.
I did it because
he was the enemy.
And I'd do it again.
'Cause that is
what they are.
We need to be ready.
Everyone on the outside
already is.
That's what I told them
in the note.
The dead drop note?
What did you write?
I told them we were gonna
find out what the CRM is up to,
stop them
from ever doing it again,
and then we're gonna burn
this place to the ground.
Felix, I'm in place.
You ready?
Ready when you are.
Go!
Now!
Man:
Patrol Three reporting, over.
Woman: Patrol Five, reporting
and responding, over.
Patrol Six?
Staff Sergeant Mallick?
Report, over.
Staff Sergeant Mallick?
Huck, whatever they used
to take out Omaha,
there's more of it.
Huck, do you copy?
Huck?
Huck.
Huck!
I can cut you through
Larkin Notch,
get you a half-mile
from the RF
without the long-range
patrols spotting you.
Mm.
Then what?
There's a holding pen there,
along the fence line.
It's where the scientists keep
the empties they use for study.
Security's more lax there.
Yeah, because they assume
no one's actually crazy
enough to cut through.
It's how I get in.
And once I do, I'll let
the others know about your mom,
make sure whatever they're up to
doesn't jeopardize
the medicine
that she needs.
Indira's risked
everything for us.
I owe her this.
Then at least take me
and Elton with you.
If the others make it out
or things go sideways,
I need you both safe.
Hey, don't tell me
you're worried.
I just don't want to get stuck
holding the bag
if Mom finds out.
What am I supposed
to tell her? I don't know.
Tell her that instead of her
taking care of everyone else,
someone's off taking care
of her for a change.
And tell her
it's pretty fun
leaving my little sister
holding the bag sometimes.
We should go.
Be safe.
I'm sorry
I broke my promise.
You were worried
about my mom.
That's the thing
with secrets.
They almost never wanna
stay secret.
Where you going?
To pray
for their safety.
Can I come?
You want to pray?
The last time the people I cared
about most in the world left me
they never came back.
I'd just rather not
be alone right now.
Well, looks like the grid's
trying to come back on.
Yeah.
I should really go
check on my lab.
No, it's --
I.it's fine.
All the labs are run
by backup generators.
Right?
If this is
about Iris ..
No, no, no.
It's not.
Um
Tonight's just brought up
some things for me.
What kind of things?
Whatever it is,
you can tell me.
There is something.
Something I haven't been
honest with you about.
But I'll need you
to come with me.
It's better
if I show you.
Uh -- okay.
Huck.
Huck. Come on.
Talk to me.
You can't just walk away.
Not from me.
Not from what they did.
Shit!
You're not gonna tell me
where you're taking me?
We're here.
I don't understand.
You've asked if I had a family
before all this,
and I've barely said
a word, but
I should tell you
what happened to them.
It was, uh,
right at the start.
Mia, my daughter
she was six.
She'd been bitten by a man who
had gotten into our backyard.
Well, he -- he wasn't so much
of a man anymore, but
Kevin, my husband
he slept with Mia
in her bed that night.
She'd gotten so sick so fast,
and he loved her so much.
The next morning, I went
to check on them, and
Kevin was on the floor,
bleeding out,
his neck
almost chewed through.
And Mia had
changed.
She wasn't my little girl
anymore'
And a few hours later,
Kevin wasn't my husband.
The phones
had stopped working,
and most of the neighbors
were gone, so I
I just kept them there.
And then one day,
there was this
crash.
Something had fallen.
They were pinned
b-beneath a bookcase.
And that's when I knew
what I needed to do.
I grabbed an extension cord,
some belts from my closet,
and I made it
so they couldn't attack me.
And then I found my old
medical kit in the garage,
and I did everything
I could to fix them.
I did things to them.
Horrible things.
Whatever I could think of
to try to
bring my husband
and baby girl back.
But I couldn't.
I have spent my life looking
for cures for diseases, but
I couldn't cure
my family.
They're the reason I'm here
doing the work that I'm doing.
Yes, for the Alliance, but
really, for them.
I couldn't fix
my family,
but maybe someday
I can help fix
the world.
Huck
I don't know
if you can hear me, or ..
Or if you're okay.
Damn it, Huck.
If you're with me,
I need you to say it.
Just say something.
C'mon, let's go.
Ohh!
You okay?
What the hell
happened to you, huh?
I thought
that you were ..
The walls must have
interfered with the comms.
The backup generator
kicked in early.
I had to reprogram my card so I
could open this door manually.
Look, I gotta wipe
those access logs
so I don't have a repeat
of two years ago on my hands,
only a hell of a lot worse.
You find anything?
Yeah.
Whatever it is, there's
a hell of a lot more of it.
I'll get it to Leo.
Yeah.
Keep me posted.
I sh-- I should go.
Yeah.
And listen --
Look, I don't know
how this is gonna end,
or what happens to me,
but for whatever
it's worth,
I am with you.
At least,
until I can't be.
Huck: What's up?
You wanted to see me?
Just checking on
that drink.
Christ, you used the comms
for that?
I am a determined woman
when it comes to my friends.
I was worried
when you didn't respond.
My walkie died
when I keyed it.
That short in the grid
didn't help.
We never talked about what I did
to get into the Civic Republic,
six years ago now.
I know
you were a rescue'
I was living by my wits
in the wilderness.
I created a little society
quite quickly.
I can believe that.
Here's a tip -- you want
to create a civilization
from scratch in a hurry,
give them their own language.
Mm.
Give them a little theater
to share in.
They'll make
that theater real.
It'll bond them,
separate from everyone else.
So, you were ambitious,
even as a survivor.
I was.
But I loved my people.
I lost them 'cause I made
the wrong alliances.
Sorry.
So was I.
And after,
I had an opportunity,
and I created a ticket
to get into the Civic Republic.
I gave the CRM something
very valuable,
and I got a new life.
For the first time in years,
I had safety,
but my purpose
was gone'
'Til I realized
that it wasn't.
It had just expanded.
Mm.
My purpose was still
to survive.
And I'd gotten good at it
with everything
that I'd been through.
You're still
an ambitious survivor.
Moving up.
Oh, it's not just
about moving up.
I know that the Civic Republic
is the last light of the world,
and my purpose is to create
a new era on this planet.
It's your purpose, too.
It is.
The way you keep saying it makes
me wonder if you believe it.
Your mother asked me to keep
an eye on you while I was here.
It was couched
as a mother's worry,
but I wonder if she thinks
that you may have been out there
too long,
that you've formed some bonds,
that you've become
a different person.
She doesn't.
You're wrong.
Or I'm right about her
and she's wrong about you.
The theater that helps you
survive is hard to let go.
Before the world ended,
my name wasn't Jadis.
But that name, that identity,
it helped me live,
so Jadis is who I am.
You're stronger than me.
You're stronger
than most.
If your mother is worried,
you might be confused.
It would be
understandable.
We could help her prove
that you're not, Huck.
My name's not Huck.
Am I your investigation?
I'm here to investigate
a few things.
If you were one of them,
it'd be easy.
I could help you prove
that you're still you,
and you could help me by
talking up how wonderful I am
to anyone
who will listen.
I need a promotion
before the end of the year.
Like I said.
You're an ambitious
survivor.
I already bled and broke
my bones for the corps,
done everything I could
to prove what I'm made of.
You've done a lot,
no question.
But there is always more.
Elton: So, how's this
going to work, exactly?
Asha: We free their souls,
and have faith
that a little bit
of their positive energy
finds its way to Dev
and Will.
Let's begin.
We're close.
It's just over
that hill.
So, how do you know this area
so well, anyway?
Wandering off.
Sneaking out.
Did a lot of that
growing up.
Having a home
to sneak away from ..
That's a lucky thing.
Yeah.
It is.
I owe you and your family
everything.
You should head back.
I'll take it from here.
Speaking of family
It was my dad's.
He gave it to me years ago,
before he, um
Anyway, my mom doesn't know
that it exists,
and I haven't used it
before, but
I want you to have it.
Patrolman: Let's go.
Dead: World Beyond"
If the CRM would've
destroyed Omaha,
it would've gone through
my mother. She's lying to you.
I'm the closest thing
to a friend in the CR you got.
So, Dad's happy?
Hope: He has a girlfriend.
-You're gonna turn
yourselves in? .That's our plan.
Asha: What if we turned you in,
made it look like we caught you?
We need to talk.
But these are coded
CRM transmissions
proving that the military
brought in those empties.
The new TS has arrived?
As you requested.
Until further notice,
you'll be answering to me.
Will: Hold fire.
I got it.
Everybody okay?
Leo, you good?
Yeah, yeah.
Just another day at the office.
Sorry about that. A small column
we were tracking dipped south,
a little too close
for comfort.
We'll wait it out here
for a few minutes,
until our disruption charges
turn them around.
Will: Charges might draw more
incoming from the south.
We'll scout ahead.
Are all your research
expeditions this exciting?
Almost never.
No, don't!
It's one of ours.
Its geo-tracker must've
malfunctioned again.
I thought the hard reset coding
would've fixed the issue.
Apparently not.
Just hold him while I try
a diagnostic.
We fireproofed
the bio.recorder's data box,
just in case.
Oh, that's okay,
Dr. Bennett.
Please,
just call me Leo.
Alright then, Leo.
So, uh,
what do you think
of our humble little
research facility so far?
It's remarkable.
The infrastructure,
the equipment.
It's -- It's beyond anything
I'd imagined.
Geo-glitches aside
I can't wait
to see more.
From what I can gather,
it's coded data from field tests
conducted in the aftermath
of what appears to be
some sort of large-scale
chemical event.
This "V" symbol seen
over and over ..
It must be referencing a
specific project here at the facility.
Wait, so the CRM used
a chemical weapon
to kill everybody
back home?
Then lured the empties in
to cover it up.
That has to be it,
right?
We have exactly two minutes to
meet Silas at the back terminal.
You sure
these are legit, doc?
They're not some, uh, new con
she's planning?
No, no. The specificity here --
whatever this is, it's real.
And it's been going on right
under my nose this entire time.
Okay, well, maybe the scientists
in on it didn't know or ..
Or they're working
against their will.
Or maybe they knew exactly
what they were doing
and just didn't care.
Okay, we have to make
a decision now
or the decision
gets made for us.
Are we leaving
or are we staying?
We have to stay.
These are people's lives
we're talking about.
Portland needs to know.
We have to figure out
what's going on,
what -- what
all this means.
Felix: Okay.
We need to leave word
for Will and Elton.
What are we gonna do
about Silas?
I told Silas not to wait for us
if we didn't show,
to go back to the Outpost
until we figured things out.
We just have to hope
that's what he did.
That's it, then? You're
scrapping the escape plan?
Hope's right.
We need answers.
And then what?
Then we make sure
they don't get away with it.
Okay, then.
Let's get some answers.
Iris: Why would the CRM wipe out
two whole communities?
For the research, or was
the research just part of it?
That's what I'm trying
to find out.
Felix: You were a mole
in both places.
If anyone would know,
it's you.
I told you, I was just part of a
standard observe and report mission.
At least, until --
Until it became about me.
My mother was the one
who oversaw the CR's dealings
between Omaha
and the Campus Colony.
I was nobody.
Yeah, so shooting me and
killing my uncle was your call.
Killing everybody else
was hers?
Is that about right?
Only Major General Beale
could've authorized
something this big.
But yeah.
My mom would've seen
the order.
You don't have any idea why
they'd do something like this?
Even before they formed
the Alliance
with Omaha
and Portland,
the Civic Republic
kept its location hidden
to make sure that everything
within its borders
was kept at
a statistical balance.
Resources, food,
population.
An influx of people,
a potential for conflict.
Any of that would have
jeopardized what they've built.
Someway, somehow,
Beale must've thought
that Omaha and the Campus Colony
was a threat to that balance.
The Hidden City --
where is it?
If you're being so open
and honest, tell us.
This is
bullshit.
I came to you for answers,
not the other way around.
I need more time.
You want answers?
You stay with me.
You know
where to find me.
Having Indira turn you in?
That was smart.
But whatever great escape
you think you figured out,
you haven't.
Trust me.
Alright, we need to get
that note to Will and Elton.
Our window's
closing soon.
I'll write it.
Best to keep it short.
Say we're delayed, we're safe.
That's it.
Got it.
Jadis: Jennifer!
Staff Sergeant.
Warrant Officer
Stokes.
Whatcha doing here?
It. Colonel Kublek
brought me in
to perform a security audit
during her absence.
And I think we've been
through too much
for you not to call me
by my first name.
Heard about you moving up,
Jadis.
So, you're good
just being a cop, huh?
Military cop.
I'm taking great satisfaction
in investigating corruption
and ineptitude,
betrayal.
You seen any?
You know, you had potential
as an actual soldier.
I know.
And that hurts, coming from
the woman who trained me,
taught me
what's worth fighting for.
Hope we get to catch up
a little while I'm here.
And I hope I don't
have to arrest you.
You told me that
last time you saw me.
But I'm serious
this time.
Back the hell off,
bitch.
Heard about you coming in
from the cold.
I'm glad you're okay.
Knew you would be,
though.
Know about Plaskett and Carlucci
and the Bennett sisters
and the boy
with the corduroy.
Know about all of it.
I see
the whole picture.
That's my job.
So, what do you see?
I see my mentor.
The most dedicated soldier
in the Civic Republic Military.
A woman who would
slash her face
and break her limbs
for the cause.
Your mother's loaned me
her office.
Come by later.
I have some rum made
from Brazilian cane.
New distillery
in Ward 8.
Might even let you call me
"bitch" one more time
without putting you
on the floor.
I'm so glad
to see you again.
Yeah, me too.
Got weak links to find.
See you later.
So, did you actually write
what Felix told you to, or
More or less.
Why?
Judging by how long
it took you to finish it,
I'm guessing more.
Not a narc.
Just observing.
What's a narc?
Seriously?
Yeah.
So, you're good
with the change of plans?
I made a promise to you.
And then I made one
to myself.
Still planning on
keeping both.
Even if it's
the last thing you do?
If it is, then it is.
I'm hoping it's not.
Now, the one
we're looking for
has got a hole
in the back bumper.
Shouldn't be hard
to spot.
I'll take it from here.
You're really not gonna ask me
what it says?
I trust you.
I'm sure it says
what it needs to.
Hey.
Hey.
I just heard the news
about Iris and Felix.
How are they?
They're okay?
They -- They just came in.
I was about to tell you.
Oh, no, no, no.
Please.
Y-You must be
so relieved.
Oh, uh, I picked out
some clothes for them
from the stockpile.
It's, uh
becoming my thing.
Thank you.
I, um
Oh.
We can definitely rain-check
dinner tonight
if that's what you're .. Oh.
Oh, I completely
forgot.
That -- That --
That's not what I'm, uh
Okay.
It's just
you seem"'
You know what?
Maybe a refreshing dose
of domestic normalcy
is exactly what
the doctor ordered.
I mean, you must have a million
other things that you ..
No, no. No.
Your name's already come up.
I think it'd be good
if you met them.
That's s--
Oy.
That's okay, Dr. Bennett.
I got it.
Please, call me Leo.
Oh.
Alright then, Leo.
Let's say 7:00.
For dinner?
Right. Yes.
Yes.
Uh, I'll see you then.
Okay.
I'm looking forward to it.
Me, too.
What is it?
They're not leaving.
Will: What do you mean
they're not leaving?
They were supposed to get in,
grab Hope and her dad,
and get out.
What else could they be doing?
They're gonna start a war.
Hope:
Is he sure?
Iris: And she's coming
over for dinner.
Percy:
The hits just keep coming.
Dad?
You okay?
Yeah. I just
I need to know.
Know what?
How much
Lyla knows.
If she's here for dinner, that
means she won't be in her lab.
Gonna need you
to do something for me.
But not just you.
Huck: You want to break
into Belshaw's lab?
No. No way, man.
It's what too dangerous.
If we're caught,
we're dead.
You said that
you wanted answers.
You told Leo that you wanted
to stop them, and this is ..
What I wanted was for Leo to
give me his take on the research.
He did.
Okay, you don't get
to just drop this
in somebody else's lap
and walk away.
Like it or not,
you're in it now.
So, what's our
best way in?
You're officially on
as Leo's detail.
Won't give you
much access, but
it's your alibi
if anyone asks why you're here.
Plus, you get this.
This is yours.
Yeah.
Yours is still
in lockup.
Now, I either try and transfer
Lyla's access onto my own card,
or I find a way
to copy hers.
Thought this was
your area of expertise.
I'm a soldier,
not a hacker.
You're not a soldier.
You're a mole.
Was it worth it?
The lying? The killing?
For what,
the "greater good"?
Think I wanted to do
those things?
It's not working.
Can't we just break in?
All those labs
are grouped together,
researchers working
at all hours.
What if what we're looking for
isn't in Lyla's lab at all?
If she's keeping something
secret, she'd be smart
to keep it
somewhere else.
Somewhere private.
Let me check
the key card access logs,
see where she's been.
There.
Daily trips
to sub.seven, C-24.
Except for the
bio.containment unit,
there's nothing
down there.
That letter could
mean anything.
Or it could mean
exactly what it says.
We need to take immediate action
to protect ourselves.
What kind of action?
We turn in the remaining two
and warn the CRM ..
Our longtime allies,
I might remind everyone ..
Of the impending trouble their
little group intends to cause.
I only helped the others
infiltrate the facility
with the council's
backing.
We gave them our word
that we would keep them safe.
And you gave us your word
you'd keep us safe.
We are safe.
The CRM knows nothing
about our involvement.
We have been living with their
boots on our necks for so long.
If the others want to give
the CRM some hell,
why shouldn't we
help them?
She has a point,
Brody.
We need to pick
a side.
You're right.
We do.
I'm sorry, Indira.
I have no choice
but to propose
a vote of no confidence
in our chairperson.
I told Felix to stick
to the plan.
I sure as hell hope he and Percy
didn't do anything ..
It's worse.
What?
What's worse?
Elton,
what do you know?
Indira is sick.
It's her kidneys.
Saline dialysis
and blood thinners
are the only thing
keeping her alive,
all of which she gets
from the Research Facility.
She's kept it a secret
from everyone except her family.
I mean, I only found out
by accident.
There's no way that
Felix and Iris know,
because if they did,
then they would know that
burning down the facility,
if that's really
what they're planning,
that would destroy everything
she needs to live.
So, you're both good.
Brody tried to pull some shit,
but, um
You can stay.
At least for now.
Will: Thank you.
But I'm not staying.
I can't.
I need to get back
inside the Facility.
Back there
with the access logs.
Seemed like you'd done
that before.
If I had, we probably
never would've met.
You asked me about
my assignment in Omaha.
Truth is, it wasn't just
some call to duty.
It was about getting back
in the CRM's good graces.
What'd you do?
Tried to cover
for my husband's screw.up.
You were married?
Still am.
A Master Sergeant
on the fast track.
Golden boy.
Had some demons,
but who doesn't?
We were leading our team
through some training maneuvers
with empties.
Things went south, he made
a tough call, people got hurt.
If you ask me,
he actually saved lives.
Thing was,
he'd been drinking.
There was gonna be
an investigation.
Promised me
he'd clean up his act
if I just took
some of the heat off.
So I went on record saying
the call was mine, not his.
The camera we'd used to document
the exercise was messed up,
so they brought in the tape
to salvage it as evidence.
So, late one night,
I slipped into the tech room
and made sure
they couldn't.
If I'd just remembered to wipe
the damn key card logs
Why'd you do it?
'Cause.
I loved him.
Hell,
maybe I still do.
There it is.
I'll have to cut the power to
this part of the security grid.
There's a backup
generator,
but it'll take at least
two minutes to kick in.
Means we only have that long
to do everything we need to.
Where do we
cut the power?
Transformer's clear
across the compound.
Too far to get there and back
in under two minutes.
Okay.
We split up.
I'll go cut the power, you go
in, see what you can find.
We can use these
to keep in touch.
Okay.
But that first part's me.
Mm, so, my ass is the one
on the line
in case this all goes wrong?
That's how this works?
I know where everything is
and how to cover my tracks.
Plus,
you'd be flying blind.
Listen, you're the one
who came to me.
So, we either play
by my rules, or ..
Or what, hm?
What are you gonna do?
Walk away?
Just keep on burying
your head in the sand?
Would you be okay with that,
after everything you've done?
What they did wasn't me,
and nothing we do tonight
will bring those people back.
So, yeah,
I'm willing to walk.
Are you?
Wait for my go.
Or don't.
Okay, I could have been
an amazing chef.
Dad, back me up.
I plead the fifth.
Oh!
Um, so, Lyla
what did you do
for a living?
Before all this?
Lyla: Oh.
Um, Big Pharma.
I worked on treatments
for a variety of diseases.
But, oh, I don't want
to bore you with all that.
Uh, does that mean
you tested on animals?
Unfortunately, yes.
Industry standard.
Eh, if it's so
"unfortunate,"
maybe it shouldn't have
been standard.
Well, uh,
in most cases,
testing on isolated cells
didn't ..
D-doesn't produce
reliable results.
If sacrificing a few mice means
saving thousands of lives,
isn't that worth it?
I guess it depends on
where you draw the line.
I mean, what if what
you're doing is worse
than the disease
you're trying to cure?
Um, this might be a discussion
better suited for a classroom.
Oh, no, no. No.
No, no.
Uh, she has a point.
I guess in the end,
it comes down to how much
of your own humanity,
your own soul,
you're willing to sacrifice
in service
of the greater good.
We all do things we wish
we didn't have to,
but that's just
life.
No.
It's not just life.
You choose to do those things.
It's always a choice.
To say that it's not, Lyla,
that .. that is an excuse.
Hey, Iris, um, maybe we should
go check on Felix,
see if he's, uh,
doing any better.
-No, I'm fine.
.I think it's a good idea.
If you'll excuse me.
Oh, I-I-I should
probably go.
No, no, no.
No.
She .. She .. She ..
She just needs a moment
to cool off.
Uh
Please.
Stay.
Iris, what the hell?
You're supposed to be keeping me
from doing stupid shit,
not the other way
around.
Hope
I just can't with her.
With this place.
And I really don't see
how you can.
Look, I know you don't want
to hear it,
but there are
good people here.
The scientists,
the students like us.
I'm helping them with something
that could be important,
a breakthrough,
maybe.
I'm not saying that that changes
what the CRM did
or what Lyla's done,
but they are not them.
I killed one of them.
What?
A soldier.
I killed a soldier.
In the woods.
I did it because
he was the enemy.
And I'd do it again.
'Cause that is
what they are.
We need to be ready.
Everyone on the outside
already is.
That's what I told them
in the note.
The dead drop note?
What did you write?
I told them we were gonna
find out what the CRM is up to,
stop them
from ever doing it again,
and then we're gonna burn
this place to the ground.
Felix, I'm in place.
You ready?
Ready when you are.
Go!
Now!
Man:
Patrol Three reporting, over.
Woman: Patrol Five, reporting
and responding, over.
Patrol Six?
Staff Sergeant Mallick?
Report, over.
Staff Sergeant Mallick?
Huck, whatever they used
to take out Omaha,
there's more of it.
Huck, do you copy?
Huck?
Huck.
Huck!
I can cut you through
Larkin Notch,
get you a half-mile
from the RF
without the long-range
patrols spotting you.
Mm.
Then what?
There's a holding pen there,
along the fence line.
It's where the scientists keep
the empties they use for study.
Security's more lax there.
Yeah, because they assume
no one's actually crazy
enough to cut through.
It's how I get in.
And once I do, I'll let
the others know about your mom,
make sure whatever they're up to
doesn't jeopardize
the medicine
that she needs.
Indira's risked
everything for us.
I owe her this.
Then at least take me
and Elton with you.
If the others make it out
or things go sideways,
I need you both safe.
Hey, don't tell me
you're worried.
I just don't want to get stuck
holding the bag
if Mom finds out.
What am I supposed
to tell her? I don't know.
Tell her that instead of her
taking care of everyone else,
someone's off taking care
of her for a change.
And tell her
it's pretty fun
leaving my little sister
holding the bag sometimes.
We should go.
Be safe.
I'm sorry
I broke my promise.
You were worried
about my mom.
That's the thing
with secrets.
They almost never wanna
stay secret.
Where you going?
To pray
for their safety.
Can I come?
You want to pray?
The last time the people I cared
about most in the world left me
they never came back.
I'd just rather not
be alone right now.
Well, looks like the grid's
trying to come back on.
Yeah.
I should really go
check on my lab.
No, it's --
I.it's fine.
All the labs are run
by backup generators.
Right?
If this is
about Iris ..
No, no, no.
It's not.
Um
Tonight's just brought up
some things for me.
What kind of things?
Whatever it is,
you can tell me.
There is something.
Something I haven't been
honest with you about.
But I'll need you
to come with me.
It's better
if I show you.
Uh -- okay.
Huck.
Huck. Come on.
Talk to me.
You can't just walk away.
Not from me.
Not from what they did.
Shit!
You're not gonna tell me
where you're taking me?
We're here.
I don't understand.
You've asked if I had a family
before all this,
and I've barely said
a word, but
I should tell you
what happened to them.
It was, uh,
right at the start.
Mia, my daughter
she was six.
She'd been bitten by a man who
had gotten into our backyard.
Well, he -- he wasn't so much
of a man anymore, but
Kevin, my husband
he slept with Mia
in her bed that night.
She'd gotten so sick so fast,
and he loved her so much.
The next morning, I went
to check on them, and
Kevin was on the floor,
bleeding out,
his neck
almost chewed through.
And Mia had
changed.
She wasn't my little girl
anymore'
And a few hours later,
Kevin wasn't my husband.
The phones
had stopped working,
and most of the neighbors
were gone, so I
I just kept them there.
And then one day,
there was this
crash.
Something had fallen.
They were pinned
b-beneath a bookcase.
And that's when I knew
what I needed to do.
I grabbed an extension cord,
some belts from my closet,
and I made it
so they couldn't attack me.
And then I found my old
medical kit in the garage,
and I did everything
I could to fix them.
I did things to them.
Horrible things.
Whatever I could think of
to try to
bring my husband
and baby girl back.
But I couldn't.
I have spent my life looking
for cures for diseases, but
I couldn't cure
my family.
They're the reason I'm here
doing the work that I'm doing.
Yes, for the Alliance, but
really, for them.
I couldn't fix
my family,
but maybe someday
I can help fix
the world.
Huck
I don't know
if you can hear me, or ..
Or if you're okay.
Damn it, Huck.
If you're with me,
I need you to say it.
Just say something.
C'mon, let's go.
Ohh!
You okay?
What the hell
happened to you, huh?
I thought
that you were ..
The walls must have
interfered with the comms.
The backup generator
kicked in early.
I had to reprogram my card so I
could open this door manually.
Look, I gotta wipe
those access logs
so I don't have a repeat
of two years ago on my hands,
only a hell of a lot worse.
You find anything?
Yeah.
Whatever it is, there's
a hell of a lot more of it.
I'll get it to Leo.
Yeah.
Keep me posted.
I sh-- I should go.
Yeah.
And listen --
Look, I don't know
how this is gonna end,
or what happens to me,
but for whatever
it's worth,
I am with you.
At least,
until I can't be.
Huck: What's up?
You wanted to see me?
Just checking on
that drink.
Christ, you used the comms
for that?
I am a determined woman
when it comes to my friends.
I was worried
when you didn't respond.
My walkie died
when I keyed it.
That short in the grid
didn't help.
We never talked about what I did
to get into the Civic Republic,
six years ago now.
I know
you were a rescue'
I was living by my wits
in the wilderness.
I created a little society
quite quickly.
I can believe that.
Here's a tip -- you want
to create a civilization
from scratch in a hurry,
give them their own language.
Mm.
Give them a little theater
to share in.
They'll make
that theater real.
It'll bond them,
separate from everyone else.
So, you were ambitious,
even as a survivor.
I was.
But I loved my people.
I lost them 'cause I made
the wrong alliances.
Sorry.
So was I.
And after,
I had an opportunity,
and I created a ticket
to get into the Civic Republic.
I gave the CRM something
very valuable,
and I got a new life.
For the first time in years,
I had safety,
but my purpose
was gone'
'Til I realized
that it wasn't.
It had just expanded.
Mm.
My purpose was still
to survive.
And I'd gotten good at it
with everything
that I'd been through.
You're still
an ambitious survivor.
Moving up.
Oh, it's not just
about moving up.
I know that the Civic Republic
is the last light of the world,
and my purpose is to create
a new era on this planet.
It's your purpose, too.
It is.
The way you keep saying it makes
me wonder if you believe it.
Your mother asked me to keep
an eye on you while I was here.
It was couched
as a mother's worry,
but I wonder if she thinks
that you may have been out there
too long,
that you've formed some bonds,
that you've become
a different person.
She doesn't.
You're wrong.
Or I'm right about her
and she's wrong about you.
The theater that helps you
survive is hard to let go.
Before the world ended,
my name wasn't Jadis.
But that name, that identity,
it helped me live,
so Jadis is who I am.
You're stronger than me.
You're stronger
than most.
If your mother is worried,
you might be confused.
It would be
understandable.
We could help her prove
that you're not, Huck.
My name's not Huck.
Am I your investigation?
I'm here to investigate
a few things.
If you were one of them,
it'd be easy.
I could help you prove
that you're still you,
and you could help me by
talking up how wonderful I am
to anyone
who will listen.
I need a promotion
before the end of the year.
Like I said.
You're an ambitious
survivor.
I already bled and broke
my bones for the corps,
done everything I could
to prove what I'm made of.
You've done a lot,
no question.
But there is always more.
Elton: So, how's this
going to work, exactly?
Asha: We free their souls,
and have faith
that a little bit
of their positive energy
finds its way to Dev
and Will.
Let's begin.
We're close.
It's just over
that hill.
So, how do you know this area
so well, anyway?
Wandering off.
Sneaking out.
Did a lot of that
growing up.
Having a home
to sneak away from ..
That's a lucky thing.
Yeah.
It is.
I owe you and your family
everything.
You should head back.
I'll take it from here.
Speaking of family
It was my dad's.
He gave it to me years ago,
before he, um
Anyway, my mom doesn't know
that it exists,
and I haven't used it
before, but
I want you to have it.
Patrolman: Let's go.