Pennyworth (2019) s02e07 Episode Script

I need to be sure of you, Alfie.
You've been a little
flighty recently.
I need three seats
on next week's flight to Gotham.
I hope America's worth all this shite.
The League have elected
a new Prime Minister.
Victor Aziz.
This new chap, Aziz,
were he approached confidentially,
he might listen to reason.
Do you speak for Harwood and the Union
or for yourself?
I speak for the good
of the English people.
Secret meetings with the Prime Minister
of the English League
I went to speak to him on your behalf.
[Harwood] Guards.
I was trying to help you!
Regarding Mrs. Gaunt.
Everyone I spoke to believes she's
innocent of the charges against her.
[Harwood] Do they?
[grunts]
[all gasping]
Take Lord Harwood away
and confine him to his quarters.
I can explain.
[Patricia] You haven't told him?
[Martha] Told him what?
That you're pregnant.
No, not yet.
Don't blame you.
He will freak the fuck out.
Fuck.
We have a job for you.
We'll pay you very well.
I don't need your money.
Then we won't pay you with money.
We'll pay you with silence.
What's that mean?
You're meeting privately
with another man's wife.
- There's a lady involved.
- Mrs. Troy.
[Daveboy] You fucking suicidal lunatic
that you are.
The wife of Gully Troy?
I gather the relevant husband
is a man of strong feeling.
- [Alfred] Gully's dangerous.
- [Daveboy] Mad as a hatter.
The job we have in mind won't take long.
It's a simple extraction.
One man.
Professor Fox, we have to go.
Go, go, go.
What have you got for us, Professor?
Film.
[Fox] Stormcloud.
The new version is at least
five times more powerful than projected.
They could kill
the entire population of London
with a device
the size of a cigarette lighter.
[Alfred] Someone's grassed us up.
Has he been acting strange at all?
No.
Don't take the chance. Get out of there.
Thank you for letting me know.
[melancholy music playing]
- [man] All right, Alfie?
- [Alfred] All right, boys.
[gun cocks]
Melanie. Fuck's sake.
You're lucky I didn't kill you.
Mm, well, that's me. Lucky.
What are you doing here?
Should I not have come?
You're taking a big risk.
- The risk's half the fun, no?
- No.
[chuckles]
Gully doesn't know anything.
It stands to reason.
Neither of us would be walking around.
Someone knows. People know.
Fuck people.
Do you want to get found out?
Do you have a death wish?
Hm. We're asking the deep
questions now. Okay.
Why are you ashamed
of who you really are?
Who's that, then?
You play this hard-hearted tough guy,
but actually you're kind of a softie.
Feminine, almost.
- Get out.
- [chuckles]
You're a do-gooder.
You only like me because
you think I need rescuing.
You got me all wrong, love.
- Heart of stone, me.
- Mm.
See? Ashamed.
Did you come here for the banter
or what?
Mm-mm.
"I appeal to you, my people,
at this time of great need."
I urge you, my people,
at this critical time.
"I urge you, my people,
at this critical time."
[woman on TV]intercepted before
they reach the capital.
No supper for the League tonight.
We sign off with greetings
to our leader, Lord Harwood,
who's taking some time off
at his country estate,
recovering from a bout of the flu.
Bloody liars.
We wish him all the very best.
Get well soon, your Lordship.
[turns off tv]
[birds chirping]
[Harwood] It's beautiful, isn't it?
- Sir
- It's all right, old chap.
I'm just going to sit under
the old walnut tree.
This is your perimeter, sir.
Father planted it
on my seventh birthday.
I'm sorry, sir.
You can't go any further.
Don't be absurd.
It's only ten feet away.
Do I look like I'm gonna run off?
Orders.
[gasps]
[Thursday] You, Colonel Salt? In charge?
[Salt] Colonel as was.
Sir John Salt being my current title.
[Thursday] In charge
of the whole damn country?
[Salt] Yeah, it seems strange
to me, too, but there we are.
I shall do my best.
[Thursday] What about the Union Council?
[Salt] An advisory body, sir.
When the Chancellor's indisposed,
the Union constitution stipulates that
his Deputy administers business
until such time as the Chancellor
is fit for duty again.
Or, if he is unable to return,
an election can be held.
[Thursday] Ridiculous. But very well.
You can start
by putting Harwood on trial.
Trial?
Speedy trial for murder
or commitment to a lunatic asylum.
The Army won't settle for less.
Nor should they.
But a trial now?
It would be a terrible blow
to the war effort.
And the war's near won.
Only London remains.
A war won mostly by the Army, so far.
We will win with or without
your Raven Union militias.
With or without Harwood.
I'm sure you're right, General.
So why talk of disunity
at this bright moment?
If we simply bide our time and keep
Harwood locked up safe and quiet
on his estate until victory is ours,
would that be such a crime?
[Thursday] Mm.
We need him alive and well for now,
smiling for the newsreels.
Nobody need know he's your prisoner.
[Thursday] Perhaps you're right.
And if, as an absolute last resort,
we were forced to use Stormcloud,
it would be done in Harwood's name.
[Thursday] God forbid.
Mm? Oh, yes, indeed.
God forbid.
Now, in the meantime,
I think it's best we formulate the plan
in Howard's absence.
[Thursday] Yes, yes.
[Salt] Amsterdam's
southern territories
[line ringing]
[Peggy] Sykes' Pain Supplies.
Is that Bet? Bet Sykes?
No, it's Peg, her sister. Who's this?
I work for Raven HQ.
I transfer Lord Harwood's calls.
Oh, yes, love. Is anything wrong?
Yes, actually. There is something wrong.
[theme music playing]
[Dallas] The President and her people
have discussed your report in depth.
They've decided we're gonna
let this one ride.
You're doing nothing? No action?
Plenty action.
All but essential
US government personnel
are to be evacuated from London.
By stages, as discreetly as possible,
of course.
And then what?
Well, this is an internal dispute
in a sovereign nation.
None of our business.
A brand new weapon of mass destruction
is likely going be used on civilians,
and that's not America's business?
Nope.
[Thomas] Can we at least brief
Prime Minister Aziz on the situation?
The League have no idea
what they're facing.
- The people of London
- No, absolutely not.
The League leadership
and the London public
will find out about Stormcloud
soon enough.
It's not ourjob to inform them.
The US government doesn't
officially know about Stormcloud,
and we don't need to know.
We need deniability.
[Fox] But you do know.
I'll deny that.
Ma'am, surely now is the time
for the US government
to intervene forcefully,
to forbid the use of Stormcloud
under international laws.
If Stormcloud is used,
it'll end the war
pretty damn quick, right?
Well, yes, I guess it would.
Well, your President thinks
ending wars quickly is good.
My God. You sons of bitches
want them to use Stormcloud?
Dr. Fox, you've been through
a harrowing experience.
Emotional feelings
are only to be expected.
You'll both be on the Embassy flight
tomorrow, without fail.
Now, until then, you speak to no one.
Silence. Clear?
Clear, Chief. Very clear.
- Wait a minute. You
- [turns off TV]
You cut me off.
I had so much more to say to her.
That is precisely why I cut you off.
I was doing you a favor.
Don't do me any more favors.
Once those people mark you down
as unreliable, you're out.
I want out anyway.
And you are "those people."
Two fair points.
And "those people" are fixing to drop
a literal terror bomb
on the city we're standing in.
And those people want us to
run away without warning anyone.
Again, fair points.
I should've let you dig a deeper hole
for yourself. I apologize.
How the heck can you be so calm
and complacent?
Are you seriously gonna go along
with this shit?
I'm just as mad as you are.
We work for coldhearted sons of bitches
and now they've crossed a line.
There's no use telling them that.
They know what they are.
You won't change their minds,
you'll only irritate them.
Better than saying nothing at all.
I beg to differ.
Someday, when you need
federal research money
for some cockamamie invention,
you'll thank me.
[telephone ringing]
- Hello?
- [Thomas] Martha?
Oh. Hi. I'm glad you rang.
We need to talk.
- Yes, we do. As soon as possible.
- Uh
Yes, good. It's important.
Yes, it is.
What is it you're talking about?
Well, what do you want to talk about?
Well, I don't want to say
over an open line.
Okay, well, same.
Let's say this evening at your place?
- Um
- [refrigerator door opens]
I'll be here.
Good.
Huh.
What?
- Huh.
- What?
Just "huh."
He was acting kind of weird.
So were you.
No, thanks.
Oh, right.
[Thomas] Taxi.
- I apologize.
- For what?
For calling you one of "those people."
I am one of those people.
I need a drink.
Do you drink, Lucius?
I will drink you under the porch.
Two quid?
You're robbing me, Mr. Applebaum.
Robbing you? I'm killing myself.
That's solid oak, that is.
Oak shmoak.
By next week, matchwood, maybe.
- You've been saying that for years.
- And now I'm right.
- [doorbell ringing]
- That's a fiver, at least.
Alfie boy, talk sense to your mum.
They've got us surrounded.
London might be burning next week.
That right?
Gonna kill all of us,
those that aren't making
their lucky escape.
And she wants five pounds for that?
Good morning, Alfie.
All right, Gully.
I'll be in the kitchen
if you need me, Alfie.
Come back later, Mr. A.
All right, mate.
I'd like to apologize for the way
it all ended up on the last job.
Things got a little bit minty.
I've ironed the problem out now, though.
[Alfred] Hm.
So, you really are leaving, then.
Told you I was.
I've got one last job for you.
Real beauty.
I'm in the air tomorrow.
What's the hurry, Alfie?
Airplanes leave every week.
You'll find someone else.
I don't want anybody else.
I want you, Alfie.
Let me tell you about the job, at least.
Your share will be ten grand, minimum.
[scoffs]
You could have a tunnel
under Threadneedle Street.
Makes no difference.
I'm leaving tomorrow.
Hm.
You were just going to disappear,
were you?
Without so much as a word of farewell.
Well, there's been no time.
Well. I'm glad we had this chance
to say goodbye, at least.
Yeah.
Is there something
you're not telling me, Alfie?
No.
There must be something.
Must be.
No.
There is, isn't there?
No.
I beg beg, mind you,
a dear old comrade for help,
and he refuses me because
he has a flight to catch?
Seems improbable to me.
Fuck's sake, Gully.
I'm going to America.
The flight's booked.
I got tickets with seat numbers
and everything.
Right. Cheerio.
Cheerio.
You're breaking my heart, Alfie.
You're breaking my fucking heart.
[door closes]
Look, love. New boys.
Passes, please.
Passes? We live here.
You've still to show your passes.
Cheeky monkey. Ignore 'em, Bet.
Passes, indeed.
Wait a sec.
Touch me, and I'll scream bloody murder.
She will, you know.
Klaxon with tits, this one.
I'm warning you. Not a finger.
[Peggy] What's all this then?
[guard] They'd not show their passes.
- Is that so?
- [grunts]
[all grunting]
[door opens]
Just leave it on the side, ladies.
Oh, my God. Look at the state of you.
Girls! How on Earth did you get in?
Never mind that.
We've come to get you out.
We've a car and a driver down the road.
Well, that's very heroic of you,
but how do you propose to do that?
- That's the British Army outside.
- A dozen pimpled squaddies? No trouble.
Well, go and get your toiletries,
some clean underpants and we'll be away.
I suppose you heard what I did?
I lost my temper, killed a poor boy.
I beat him to death.
Yeah, we heard.
Could happen to anyone.
I should have stayed in Salford
with you two.
I was happy there.
I told you as much at the time.
By all means,
feel sorry for yourself now,
but we've just duffed up
several squaddies,
so we need to be away sharpish.
No. I'm beaten.
The Army will never forgive me.
Salt planned it all along.
He removed my family and my allies
and then he led me by the nose to ruin,
like the foolish old goat I am.
Salt? That speccy plonker?
I know. It's hard to credit, isn't it?
My people came over with the Conqueror.
We fought at Poitiers, Agincourt,
Water-fucking-loo.
[scoffs] And here I am,
deposed and deceived
by a jumped-up grocer.
He made himself indispensable to me.
And now he's done exactly the same
to the Army and the Union.
And while he's ruling in my name,
as my deputy,
then no one dare touch him.
Not if you stop him.
The best way to stop him is to die now.
With me dead,
he won't be able to rule in my name,
and he won't last long
without that leverage.
But then you'd be dead.
So let's keep our thinking hats on.
- Too right.
- No, good. You're right.
I can't exactly kill myself, can I?
Cardinal sin and all that.
Correct. So let's be away
before someone raises the alarm.
[microphone feedback]
Lord Harwood, the house is surrounded
by a battalion
of the third Rutland Infantry.
You cannot escape.
I ask you to surrender yourself and your
accomplices without further violence.
Sorry, ladies.
I seem to have led you
into a sad predicament.
It's not your fault.
We came of our own accord.
Mind you, if you hadn't dithered
No point nagging him now, eh?
How old are those sandwiches?
They're jolly good.
You should help yourself.
- I wasn't nagging him.
- You were.
No, I was merely pointing out that
if we'd left five minutes earlier,
we'd be in a better position now.
That's what nags do,
they merely point things out.
You there. You tell them from me.
I don't want any more bloodshed,
but I don't trust you army chaps.
I'll surrender tomorrow.
Tomorrow, and not before.
And only to Colonel Salt.
Only to him, in person.
Colonel Salt.
Surrender?
Yes. Well, I bought us some time.
We can have a splendid evening together.
Just like the old days.
Lovely. Couldn't be better.
She's being sarky now 'cause I called
her a nag, but she is, isn't she?
- [Peggy] No, I am not.
- [Sykes] You are.
[Peggy] No, I'm not.
To me? Only to me?
They were very specific
on that point, sir.
[Salt] Typical.
Empty theatrics, Miss Dixon.
Empty theatrics.
- Yes, sir.
- Damn the man!
I'll have to go.
We can't allow this to escalate.
Tell them I'll be there in the morning.
Reiterate that he's not to be harmed.
Not to be harmed
under any circumstances.
[people laughing]
[man 1] We're the Union VIPs.
Let us through.
[man 2] Glory to the Union!
Glory to Lord Harwood!
- [upbeat jazz music playing]
- [man 3] Glory to the Union!
Glory to Lord Harwood!
- [Thomas] Cheers.
- Cheers.
[Fox] I didn't warm to you,
Thomas, not at first.
Now, I begin to like you.
Gee whiz.
You present as a very conventional,
anally-retentive company man.
Now I see you have a reckless,
romantic side,
a kind of high-functioning
schizophrenia.
Oh. Well, uh, I didn't much like you
at first, either.
The jury's still out.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Still here, then?
Off tomorrow.
Bon voyage, dosser.
Yeah. Fair play.
Gentlemen.
My liberator.
Never got a chance to express
my gratitude.
Don't thank me. It was all Mister Wayne.
- Stopped at nothing to get you out.
- Ah.
Yes. I'm sorry I went to Aziz.
[people cheering]
[Thomas] How did he persuade you
in the end?
Never you mind.
Come, join us.
Just the one, I'm on duty.
Alfred runs this place.
My last night, I'm happy to say.
Alfred and his mother are on
our same flight tomorrow.
- You're leaving, too?
- Shh.
It's a secret.
[people singing]
[Fox] You're jumping ship,
Mr. Pennyworth.
Had you down for a true believer.
No, mate. Strictly freelance.
And I wouldn't say I'm jumping ship.
I'd say I was declining to back a loser.
He's very direct, isn't he?
He's a scientist.
[singing] Rule Britannia!
Britannia rules the waves
- [Sandra singing] We'll meet again
- Britons never, never, never
- Don't know where
- Will be slaves
- Don't know when
- Rule Britannia!
- But I know we'll meet again
- Britannia rules the waves
- Some sunny day
- Britons never, never, never
Will be slaves
The nations
- Keep smiling through
- Not so blessed as thee
- Just like you
- Must in their turn
- Always do
- To tyrants fall
Let her sing.
Till the blue skies
Drive the dark clouds
Far away
So will you please say "Hello"
[people singing along]
To the folks that I know
Tell them I won't be long
They'll be happy to know
That as you saw me go
I was singing this song
We'll meet again
Don't know where, don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day
So will you please say "Hello"
To the folks that I know
Tell them I won't be long
They'll be happy to know
That as you saw me go
I was singing this song
We'll meet again
Don't know where, don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day
Some losers.
[Troy] A little heavy on the gin,
my love?
- I'm celebrating.
- Oh.
Three winners in a row at
Sandown Park this afternoon.
- Oh. Brava. [chuckles]
- Mm.
You don't look very happy.
Well, it's horse racing,
not Zen Buddhism.
Well, you're never very happy.
Not recently.
It makes me wonder
if everything's quite
shipshape.
[chuckles] Shipshape.
Why wouldn't it be?
Well, quite.
What could possibly be wrong?
Everything is shipshape.
Good.
Just checking. You
I'll have a little splash.
You haven't asked if
everything's all right with me.
Is everything all right with you?
Well, since you ask
I'm feeling a little sad today.
Why's that?
I went to see
Alfie.
- Oh?
- Yeah.
Tried to get him on the next job.
But he said no.
Leaving for America, you know?
Oh, that's a shame.
I expect you can manage just fine
without him, can't you?
But see, it's not just
not just that.
No, he seemed tense
Nervous.
It was almost as if he was
scared of me.
[chuckles]
Well, I expect he was.
Lots of people are scared of you.
- I have a theory.
- Mm.
Wanna hear it?
I can't stop you.
Yeah, I think
Alfie was scared of me
because he suspected
that I know the truth.
What truth?
Oh, come on.
- What truth?
- You know.
- I know what?
- The truth.
The truth, the truth.
Gully, stop talking in riddles.
Riddles? No.
A joke
maybe.
[Melanie grunts]
[softly] I know.
Melanie
I know.
You know what?
No.
I wanna hear you say it.
Come on. Say it.
Just say it.
Say it to me.
- Tell me.
- [Melanie grunts]
Say it. Say it!
You want me to say that
I fucked Alfie Pennyworth, huh?
Is that what you want?
All right.
- I fucked him.
- Oh.
And I loved it.
Next time you can watch, if you like.
- [grunts]
- [groans]
A whore like you,
why wouldn't you fuck him?
Now, get up!
Come here!
[both straining]
Come here.
Come here!
[Melanie choking]
- [Melanie grunts]
- [Troy groans]
No!
Oh, God! Stop!
[groaning]
Not that I care what you think,
but do you think
I'm doing the right thing?
[Mr. Pennyworth] Well, I'm glad
I can say yes, for once,
without a shadow of a doubt.
Obviously.
You're getting your mother
and yourself out of harm's way.
Exactly.
Stay here and fight?
Why? What for?
You can't hold back the tide.
Can't be done.
Isaac Newton sorted all that.
Isaac Newton sorted what?
Tides
Caused by the gravity of the moon.
I know how bloody tides work.
I'm saying,
you can't argue with gravity.
Oh, really?
Speak for yourself.
[door opens]
Who are you talking to?
Melanie.
I was thinking aloud.
What happened?
Are you all right?
Been better.
Hey.
Come on.
He said you seemed scared.
Made him suspicious.
That's it?
That's all he has?
Were you?
Scared?
No.
Well, maybe a bit.
I denied everything,
but he just he knew.
And he attacked me, and strangled me.
And I hit him with a vase.
I think he's hurt, but I don't know.
There was a lot of blood, and
I ran away.
You don't know where he is now?
No.
Turns out you were wrong.
I don't have a death wish.
I was actually
very frightened.
Well, there's a silver lining, then.
No death wish.
And you're safe here.
As angry as he was, I could see
in his heart that he was glad.
Now he can be his true self.
He'll kill me.
I'm not safe anywhere.
I'll handle Gully.
No.
No, you have a plane to catch.
You better be on it
or he'll kill you, too.
You'd better come to America
with me, then.
[chuckling]
Sure.
- Have you got a passport?
- Yes, but
Well, you're sorted, then.
I've still got plenty of cash,
and that's all it takes
to get you there.
- No. It's a lot of money.
- Easy come, easy go.
You
You would really do that
for me?
I'm buying you a plane ticket,
I'm not offering marriage.
Yeah, well, I'd have to say no,
if you did.
- Would you?
- Mm.
You're not my type.
Mm, too soft.
You're not
you're not joking?
America?
What did I just say?
Well, I'm
I'm going to America.
- [groans]
- Sorry.
No, kiss me.
[breathing heavily]
[laughing]
[knocking on door]
[Thomas] Martha?
Martha!
Martha!
Martha
[door rattles]
Good day, Miss Kane.
- Sorry it's late.
- Late?
Do you have any idea what time it is?
Yes, I have an excellent internal clock.
It is 1:35.
Rhetorical question.
[Fox] Oh. I hate those.
Martha
you have to get out of here, right now.
What're you talking about?
Stormcloud.
What about Stormcloud? What is it?
Chemical weapon. Very, very bad.
They are going to use it on London.
And the US government is
going to look the other way.
They want the war over.
They're not gonna tell the League
what they know.
But you just told me.
So you know I'm going
straight to Aziz with this.
Well, I hope so.
The best way to stop Stormcloud
is public exposure.
If Aziz yells loud enough,
the White House can't feign ignorance.
The President can't openly
support a war crime.
She'll have to intervene.
I'll go to Aziz first thing.
Well, uh
don't tell him who told you.
I think he'll know anyhow.
Well, if anyone asks,
I'll deny telling you anything.
Unless, of course, I'm under oath.
But I
I doubt it will come to that.
What?
I'm just surprised
and glad. You're doing the right thing.
[Thomas] Well, I'm glad you're glad,
but I'm surprised you're surprised.
Why would I not try
to stop a mass murder?
I don't know.
To avoid seeming unconventional?
She's got your number.
[Martha] You know your bosses
will work out who talked.
Deniability is all I need.
[Patricia] Okay. Okay, you're denied.
Martha, where's the aspirin?
Hi.
I'm Patricia.
Who are you?
- Lucius.
- Oh.
Say that again.
- Lucius?
- [Patricia chuckles]
You've got such a lovely timbre
to your voice.
[clears throat]
Why is everyone so glum?
And what are you doing here?
My sister.
Pat
Focus.
There may soon be
a chemical attack on London.
We're booked on
a US government flight leaving today.
We're all getting on that flight,
Pat, no arguments.
Oh, I'll be on it, absolutely.
I despise chemicals.
Don't you, Lucius?
Just to be clear,
I'm not going anywhere.
Of course not. That figures.
You're not going?
We can stop them.
We can stop Stormcloud.
- Oh, please.
- We have to.
- Martha, you have to go. What about
- No. Come on.
Patricia, let's make some coffee.
See what I have to deal with?
Uh-huh.
[horn honking]
Aye. That'll be him.
- About bloody time.
- Okay.
[breath shaking]
There you are. We were worried sick.
Now, Mum
this is Melanie.
Melanie
my mum.
Very nice to meet you, Mrs. Pennyworth.
Long story. She's coming with us.
Mm.
[man over PA]
This is a call for Mr. Palmer.
Mr. Palmer, please step this way.
Thank you.
Be back in a minute.
Mrs. P
sit there.
Hi.
And
that covers everything, right?
Yes, sir.
Just a few questions
for English border control.
Reason for departure?
Reason?
Why are you leaving England?
Lots of reasons.
Business or pleasure?
I said, business or pleasure?
Oh. Business.
[Melanie] Have you flown before,
Mrs. Pennyworth?
No.
It's a little scary at first,
but then it's
quite fun.
I expect you're a very
experienced traveler.
I am.
Like to keep moving, do you?
[woman over PA]
Flight is now ready to board
[Daveboy] Here's Alfie back.
Off we go, then.
[man over PA] All passengers
to the departing point.
Thank you.
What is it?
I can't go.
I can't go.
[sighs]
Thank you, God.
For fuck's sake, Alfie.
I can't go, but you can.
You have to go.
Try and stop me.
What changed your mind so suddenly?
Stuff that sounds stupid
if you say it out loud.
This is my home.
If that's not worth fighting for,
then what is worth fighting for?
Yeah, it does sound stupid.
We would have been good together.
We would.
But in the long run,
you'll be better off without me.
Bit of independence is just the ticket.
Will you be okay?
I will be fine.
I always land on my feet.
What about you?
Don't worry about me.
I got feet, too.
[man over PA]
Any passengers for Flight 011
to Gotham proceed to immediate boarding.
- That's immediate boarding.
- Hey, don't cry.
No, I'm not.
It's a good thing that's happening.
New life for you.
Here you go.
If you ever do get to America,
you look me up.
I'll do that.
I'm sorry.
I know you.
You do?
I don't forget gorgeous.
My God, look at you.
I would drown kittens for those hips.
Patricia.
Melanie.
Fleeing from an angry lover, huh?
No, no, don't deny it.
What else could it be?
We'll sit together. You're gonna tell me
the whole sordid tale.
Take my mind off the journey.
[Melanie] Are you scared of flying?
No, I love flying.
I don't like airplanes.
My brother was supposed to come with me,
but he decided to stay
and be a fucking hero.
You're not going?
No.
Really?
After all the trouble you went through
to get there? Why?
Changed my mind.
That's funny.
I can't see a comical side,
but I suppose there is one.
Why aren't you going?
I changed my mind.
[Alfred] Hm.
You know, Alfred
I think this could be the beginning
- of a beautiful friendship.
- I doubt it.
But you never know, do you?
[Thomas chuckles]
[projector whirring]
Fuck me.
My thoughts exactly.
Your government knows about this?
They'll deny it.
They want the Union to use Stormcloud
without their knowledge or permission.
Of course.
They just want the damn war over.
Can't blame them, really.
If you present the US President
with this evidence publicly,
she'll have to intervene.
She can't be seen to stand by
and do nothing.
She can't do nothing.
At the very least, we'll buy some time.
Thank you, gentlemen.
We owe you a great debt.
I can't believe this was
an easy choice for either of you.
On the contrary, it was very easy.
I'm thinking of med school.
That's a really great idea.
You'll make an excellent doctor.
Well, finally, I get your approval.
I guess I've been kind
of hard on you, huh?
Kinda.
My old friend
So happy to have you back in the fold.
I'm already sorry
I didn't get on that plane.
And you're still
a conniving little bastard.
Fair cop, guv.
I'm glad to be back, too, though.
You two have history, huh?
Yeah.
[soldier] This way, lads.
[Sykes] Salt's here.
Are you really gonna surrender
to that wanker?
Well, what else are we to do, brainbox?
I believe I have a better idea.
Yeah? Now, suddenly?
We kill him, right?
I like it.
No. He'll be well-protected.
I shall create a diversion,
draw the soldiers to
the front of the house.
Meanwhile, you two leave by the back.
You head for the woods
beyond the garden.
Should work if we time it right.
A distraction?
Yeah. I'll surrender, and then
I'll faint, or have a fit or something.
Then, if you can,
you get a message to Frances Gaunt.
You send her my fondest love,
and you tell her how deeply sorry I am
for wronging her so cruelly.
But what about you?
Dearest Peg
Bet
You trust me?
So, trust that I'll do the right thing.
The greatest gift that you two
can give me now
is your continued survival.
Right.
Lord Harwood,
John Salt here, as requested.
I'm very sorry we're in this situation.
Let's talk.
Good morning, sir.
[Harwood] Silence! Scum.
Soldiers of the Raven Union
this man is a treacherous dog.
And I speak to you
as your rightful leader.
We are fighting an unjust
and unnecessary war,
and we must stop.
I order you to
lay down your arms immediately.
I will count to three,
and any man who disobeys
will be committing mutiny and sedition.
No!
- One!
- Do not fire!
Two!
- Do not fire!
- Three! Onward!
No!
[soldier] He's at the front
of the house! Shots fired!
[theme music playing]