The Gifted (2017) s02e12 Episode Script
hoMe
1 Picking up a custom order.
Andreas Von Strucker.
SHOPKEEPER: I was able to do the modification you requested.
REED: Concerned that she just seems different.
She's obsessed with that music box.
Look, if we're really gonna bring down the Inner Circle, she needs to be ready.
LAUREN: What is this place? We can do things that you can't imagine.
LAUREN: It was weird.
It didn't feel like a dream.
- You think you saw Andy? - Yes.
John, it's Evangeline.
Gather your people.
Be ready.
ERG: I made a commitment to this place.
My first priority is to protect the Morlocks, as I would protect you if you chose to join us.
POLARIS: I'm here 'cause I need your help, please.
Your race war isn't turning out like you'd hoped? POLARIS: Marcos, she has the team from the Ignavus cruise ship massacre.
I need to stop her.
ECLIPSE: What is Reeva doing with Benedict Ryan? [INSECTS CHIRPING, FROGS CROAKING.]
YOUNG BLINK: Seriously, you wouldn't kiss the vampire? He sparkles and he's, like, incredibly handsome.
Yeah.
So what? His breath would smell like blood.
[LAUGHING.]
: That's so gross.
So, then make him use mouthwash.
- Just - [BOTH LAUGHING.]
[VEHICLE APPROACHING.]
[THUD.]
[CAR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
Whose junk is this?! At least he's in a good mood today.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
Mutie kids leaving crap out.
Serves you right, Miles! Don't even start with me, woman.
He sounds pretty drunk.
Maybe he'll fall asleep - on the couch again.
- MILES: All y'all brats, get out here! Now! You hear me? FOSTER MOM: Will you keep it down and get in the house? It's late.
- He doesn't sound sleepy.
- [CLATTERING OUTSIDE.]
MILES: Get your lazy asses up.
Lilly, you know he's not gonna leave us alone.
MILES: Pete, Freddy, get out here this minute.
- I've been practicing the thing.
- FOSTER MOM: They're sleeping.
- We could use it.
- MILES: You think I give a damn? I can't get us far, but I can get us away.
- No, we can't.
- We can.
- Any place is better than this.
- [DOOR SLAMMING.]
MILES: Don't you give me no lip, woman.
- Lilly, Clarice.
- Oh, God, he's coming.
Don't make me come find you.
[WHOOSHING.]
What is it? Like a tunnel? It's like a door.
It's okay.
- Open up! - [KNOCKING.]
- Lilly, we have to go.
- No, we can't.
What about the others? He'll just take it out at them.
- Lilly, come on.
- [LOUD KNOCKING.]
MILES: This is my house! You open this door! Lilly, please, I can't face him.
[BLINK GASPS.]
- Open up.
- [KNOCKING.]
You open the damn door now! [KNOCKING.]
[RAIN FALLING.]
[GROANS.]
You know, the thing about bed rest is, you actually have to be in bed for it to work.
I'm fine.
Strong as ever.
Yeah, well, strong people need to sleep, too, even if they haven't been shot.
Well, Evangeline is coming tomorrow.
There's a lot of work to do.
I get it.
You're nervous.
But you know what? Evangeline is the leader of the network, so I feel like, you know, she's gonna have a pretty good idea I just think that if [LAUGHS.]
I feel like the glorious crusade of the X-Men can wait a couple hours.
Just come to bed.
ECLIPSE: Lorna, you cannot go back to the Inner Circle.
POLARIS: I have to.
What are you talking about? We just saw your boss - Whoa, she's not my boss.
- Okay, well, whatever Reeva is.
The grand supreme leader was just meeting America's number one mutant-hater! Look, I don't know what's going on, but I know - it's too dangerous.
- Too dangerous for who, Marcos? Huh? Look, Reeva's planning a terror attack.
If I walk away now, who's gonna stop it? Evangeline.
She's gathering what's left of the Underground.
- I'm sure she'll have you back.
- Yeah.
Right after she dragon-fires my face for leaving.
If I can see past it, so can she.
She knows what you mean to this fight.
I mean, even with Evangeline, it's still not enough.
Reeva can take out an entire room of people in two seconds.
We have to figure out what she's planning.
I helped start this.
I have to end it.
All right.
Be careful.
EVANGELINE: If what you say is true, if Polaris really is on our side again, there may be some hope.
She is all we have.
We need to protect her.
No one can say or do anything that might expose her.
What if we told Andy what she's doing? You'd put him in danger, along with all of you.
The only reason you're still breathing is because Reeva thinks Andy and Polaris are loyal and wants to keep them that way.
How do we stop them? We'll meet with the Underground leaders from the rest of the country tomorrow to see who they can send.
Most of the Underground stations around here have gone dark.
THUNDERBIRD: And the ones still standing don't have many mutants - with fighting abilities.
- EVANGELINE: It doesn't matter.
We need anyone.
And not just from the Underground.
You'll need to bring the Morlocks to this meeting.
[SCOFFS.]
Yeah, right.
I mean, Erg made it pretty clear that he's not gonna fight our war.
Erg and I have a history.
I saved his life a long time ago in Dallas.
He'll come.
Okay.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS.]
[WHOOSHING.]
[EXPLOSIVE POP, DEBRIS CLINKING.]
Bravo.
Ah, look who's here.
- You come down to watch? - [LAUGHS.]
You're not the only ones around here who train.
[WHOOSHING.]
Wow.
I thought you three were doing some big secret attack.
Special assignment from Reeva.
You're not supposed to talk about it.
- Yeah, it's, uh, top secret.
- Well, guess who has green hair and is good at keeping secrets.
- Interesting.
- HEATHER: Max.
We'll talk about it later.
Nice.
[SIGHS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GROANS.]
[SIGHS.]
25.
A new record.
Was it? [EXHALES.]
I wasn't counting.
[TYPING.]
How's it going? All I can say is, I hope Evangeline can convince the Underground in the rest of the country to help.
I've been thinking about what Marcos saw.
About Benedict Ryan.
Well, Lorna's getting what she can.
And it's not enough.
Reeva's keeping this from her own people.
If we're gonna figure out what's going on, we have to do more.
Which would be what, exactly? What about my brother? - What? - Benedict Ryan is openly supporting the Purifiers now.
Danny's firm works with Homeland Security.
They-they keep tabs on all the extremist groups, Purifiers included.
If they could tell us You can't just get on the phone to Danny.
Need I remind you that half of his family are fugitives.
Yeah, fugitives the world thinks are dead.
The government will be monitoring his calls for the rest of his life.
Then we go in person, first thing tomorrow.
- And what about the summit? - You can handle the summit, right? Reed, this can't wait.
We need to know what our son is involved in.
So, you're gonna get in the car alone and drive to Atlanta? LAUREN: She's not going alone.
[SIGHS.]
I'm coming, too.
Mom is right.
Uncle Danny helped us when you were in jail.
And you nearly got killed by Purifiers.
Which is more of a reason for him to help us now.
REED: Or more of a reason to steer clear.
Your brother has a habit of looking out for number one.
Danny and I have had our issues, but I know him.
He won't be able to look us in the eye and say no.
Okay.
[WHOOSHES, CLICKS.]
[SIGHS.]
Okay.
Two sides.
[MURMURS.]
Das erhoffte.
Durch dich.
Durch dich.
Lebt unser Vermachtnis weiter.
ANDREAS: If you've found this, the miracle we had hoped for may still be within reach.
My sister and I wanted to free our people from bondage.
You must succeed where we have failed.
Fenris has two sides.
The light and the darkness.
Always in conflict.
As my sister and I battled, so you must battle.
Only when you know each other's strength and embrace your opposing forces will you be whole.
What are you doing here? I'm here to tell you that you're going down a dark path.
You need to stop now before it's too late.
You don't know anything about what I need.
I know a lot more than you think about us, about Fenris.
So what? You're gonna try to stop me? I warned you, Lauren.
No, I'm warning you.
I'm stronger now.
So, bring it on.
[SCREAMS, GASPS.]
[SIGHS.]
Oh.
What? Andy, what happened? It was Lauren.
Lauren and I have these [SNIFFS.]
dreams together.
We're both there.
We can talk.
Hmm.
A lot more than talk, apparently.
How long has this been going on? - Like a few months.
- Months? And you didn't mention anything? Well, it wasn't like this before.
[EXHALES.]
Lauren's stronger.
She said something about our family or our powers Okay, uh, Andy, if you're getting attacked in your dreams, and in our training room, no less, it's not safe to have Lauren out there.
I think it might be time for you to reach out to her.
You mean bring her here? I tried.
Well, we can help you with that.
I-If you let us.
ANDY: What do you mean? Your mind is connected to Lauren's.
We can reach her, through you.
I don't know.
What if Lauren found out? Listen, we know a thing or three about psychic connections between siblings.
Just, um think about it.
Get some rest.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
- [SIGHS.]
SOPHIE: "Think about it"? What are you, a camp counselor? The sister's getting bolder.
We can't afford to have her out there.
[SIGHS.]
I'm aware of that.
But this is delicate.
Do you want to tell Reeva that we pushed Andy away? Because I sure as hell don't.
And it's not just that.
Think about the power we could have if we bring Lauren over.
Especially if she's getting stronger.
She has to join us.
Or she has to die.
[SIGHS.]
Oh, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this is not a place where good stuff happens.
Evangeline said that Erg's just gonna come and meet us here? THUNDERBIRD: It saves us a trip to the sewers.
Erg's whole thing is, he doesn't come out of the tunnels.
Now all of a sudden he's like, bring on the sunshine? Evangeline saved his life.
He owes her.
Owes her what? Exposing his people to a war he hates? Well, we are saving mutants, right? Isn't it possible she just talked some sense into them? Possible? Sure.
- But not likely.
- Okay, well, for now all we know is that he's agreed to show up for a meeting.
- And he is making us late.
- He's here.
THUNDERBIRD: Erg.
- Thanks for coming.
- Where are we going? ECLIPSE: Uh, Evangeline is meeting other leaders of the Underground at a safe location.
We're here to take you there.
- Then let's go.
- Okay.
Look at us.
Best friends.
We're on our way.
- So he will help? - Well, he's coming.
What about the other stations? [SIGHS.]
Richmond.
Cleveland.
A handful from Newark are gonna be there.
- And that's all? - Yeah, that's it for now.
- At this point, it's all riding on this meeting.
- [SIGHS.]
Damn it.
All right, thanks.
[SIGHS.]
[MUSIC BOX PLAYING SCHUBERT'S "ERLKING".]
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
["ERLKING" CONTINUES.]
[MUSIC BOX PLAYING "ERLKING".]
- ["ERLKING" CONTINUES.]
- No.
No.
No.
Oh, God, no.
[STRAINING.]
- [GRUNTS.]
- [MUSIC STOPS.]
[PANTING.]
LAUREN: I got to say, I like you as a brunette.
[CHUCKLES.]
: Oh.
I have spent too many Sundays with this crowd.
I don't want anyone to recognize me.
LAUREN: You really think Uncle Danny's gonna be here? [CHUCKLES.]
My brother hasn't missed church since I was a 14-year-old wild child.
Though I'm pretty sure he used to go just to make me look bad.
[CHUCKLES.]
I wish I knew you then.
[LAUGHS.]
When I was fun? - LAUREN: Is that him? - Hey.
- How you been? - Great seeing you today.
He looks different.
Yeah.
All right.
Stay here.
Keep out of sight.
DANNY: Yeah, well, you know, we're always hoping to get people involved, so, you know, feel free to check it out.
If you're a golfer, too, we have this fund-raiser in June.
That's always a lot of fun, - so think about that.
- Thank you.
- All right.
- WOMAN: Thank you, Danny.
CAITLIN: Hey, Danny.
[GASPS.]
- My God.
- Okay, calm down.
- I thought you were - Don't make a scene.
We-we had a funeral and everything.
They told me you were all dead.
Not yet.
Danny, we need your help.
I know you're not happy about this, but thank you for helping us.
Evangeline didn't leave me much choice.
ECLIPSE: It's not like she put a gun to your head.
She saved your life in Dallas.
Is that what she told you? - Yeah.
- BLINK: Why? Is that not true? It's true enough.
But she left out some of the story.
After the 7/15 disaster, Evangeline and I founded the Underground together.
Yeah.
I moved people through the tunnels.
She organized the surface.
Working together to protect our people.
Evangeline never told me that.
Nah.
She wouldn't.
BLINK: Well, what happened? We were betrayed by a human ally while moving mutants over the border.
I watched them get slaughtered, trying to help them, till Evangeline pulled me away.
After, I argued that we could no longer trust the humans, that we needed our own communities, but she disagreed.
I left.
The Morlocks and the Mutant Underground went our separate ways.
I mean, you're coming to the meeting.
- You must believe something - Don't tell me what I believe.
Make no mistake Evangeline's invitation was a threat.
BLINK: Threat? What did she threaten you with? She knows where all our tunnels are.
She made it clear that we could join you, or she would expose us.
Come on.
She wouldn't really do that, would she? She wouldn't.
Man, that's messed up.
Look, I understand you're angry.
But this is all of our fight now.
This fight's a suicide mission.
I want no part of it.
I'm only here to protect my people.
MILES: Clarice! Lilly! Where the hell are they? These little freaks can't have just disappeared.
Clarice, we got to go back.
What are you talking about? MILES: Pete, Freddy, get your lazy asses up.
We can't just leave Pete and Freddy.
We have to go back.
Do you know what he'll do to us? I know what he'll do to them because we left.
I can't let that happen.
I have to stop him.
You can't.
Not when he's this mad.
He's a bully and a coward.
We have to stand up to him.
Lilly, please.
Just get me inside there, Clarice.
I can face him.
Please.
[SHUDDERS.]
DANNY: Despite the circumstances, a lot of people came.
We had a nice service up at the church, and then we all walked down here to pay our respects.
You would've loved it; we played your favorite nocturne.
That wasn't my favorite.
That was Mom's.
She made me practice it on the piano until I hated it.
Oh, you're gonna bust me on the details of your funeral that you didn't even bother to show up for? [SCOFFS.]
I didn't tell you to protect you.
- I know.
- I-I wanted to, but I-I couldn't.
So, why are you telling me now, then? Uncle Danny there's a situation.
We need your help.
You need my help? What can I do? Your law firm does work for Homeland Security, right? Yes, but I don't have any They monitor extremist groups.
We have information on a terrorist attack that's coming.
You want me to contact Homeland Security for you? The last time I helped you, I nearly lost everything.
I almost got caught.
- We just want you to see what you can find out.
- Oh, my God.
Danny, thousands of lives are at stake.
Do you watch the news? Attacks are happening all the time.
Why should we get involved? We're already involved.
Andy's one of the terrorists.
ESME: We spoke to Reeva.
She needs to know the second this is done.
We got it.
SOPHIE: The time window for this is small.
You know the targets.
Just them.
No more, no less.
No mistakes.
Nice and clean.
HEATHER: We don't make mistakes.
PHOEBE: Hmm.
Don't get cocky.
Remember, a week ago, you were all in prison.
MAX: Yeah, and the first thing we did when we got out is kill the guy that put us there.
Nice and clean.
SOPHIE: The chopper's waiting.
Ah.
Off to the big mystery job? MAX: That's right.
Need any backup? I think we can handle it.
- Well, what if I have to come to your rescue? - Oh there'll be no need for that.
We're just gonna go slay a dragon.
[ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES.]
[ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN.]
[LINE RINGS.]
Lorna, what's going on? I thought we said no calls.
POLARIS [ON PHONE.]
: We did, but there's no time.
Reeva's new recruits I think she just sent them to kill Evangeline.
- What? Are you sure? - All I know is that Max made a crack about slaying a dragon.
I mean, who else do you know that breathes smoke and has hands that turn into talons? ECLIPSE: When? They just left.
In a helicopter.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR.]
- I got to go.
Yeah.
- Can we call Evangeline? - No.
She's with the upper leadership.
- They're radio silent.
- What's going on? The Inner Circle just sent a hit team in a helicopter to the meeting.
THUNDERBIRD: We got to get there first.
- Hang on.
- [ENGINE REVVING.]
- Hey, I've been looking for you.
- I skipped training.
It's been a zoo down there.
You, uh, okay? Am I interrupting something? No.
No, not at all.
What's-what's going on? Um, well, it's-it's about Lauren.
Um, the Frosts want me to reach out to her and get her to come here, you know, and join us.
Okay, that doesn't seem like Lauren.
Yeah, I know, but they said there's ways that they can help.
Like with their powers.
I guess I was just wondering if, um, if you would try something like that.
If you could get Marcos to come here.
Marcos would hate it here.
And he's made it very clear that he does not believe in what we're doing.
Yeah, but what if you could make him believe? I mean, you'd be together.
I don't think it's possible to make someone truly believe.
Not even for the Frosts.
[SIGHS.]
ANDREAS: Everything becomes and recurs eternally.
Escape is impossible.
The power will rise in our family line once again.
We were meant to dominate.
- And so we shall.
- [GRUNTING.]
That will to power lives in us.
If you're reading this, you know it in yourself.
You have felt it in there.
Do not fear it nor hide from it.
- Because that is who you are.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- OTTO: Reed.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
Reed! What are you doing? This is not for you.
You never touch that, boy.
Stay away from it.
ANDREAS: Embrace the power.
You are a Von Strucker.
It is your destiny.
[GROANING.]
[TYPING.]
What's your take on the new recruits? Impressive.
And we don't even know their full potential yet.
Any news yet on how their mysterious little mission went? I don't know anything about it.
Neither should you.
Just asking.
ESME: Lorna.
Just the person I was looking for.
I heard you had a chat with Andy.
He wanted some advice.
About his sister.
- She came up.
- Hmm.
And what wisdom did you share with him, exactly? Just the truth.
It's hard enough in here on people who actually believe in what we're doing.
I don't think you understand the situation here, Lorna.
With Reeva, you're either with her or against her.
That goes for Lauren and that goes for you.
That a threat? [LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
Just the truth.
Lorna, I care about your little girl.
You know that.
And I want her to grow up and know her mother someday.
Please, stay out of things that don't concern you.
[SIRENS WAILING.]
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING.]
Hey.
THUNDERBIRD: Oh, my God.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
We got to get down there.
John.
John, John, stop, stop, stop.
Evangeline might still be down there! It's too late.
It's too late.
They're pulling bodies out of that building, John.
Can you hear any of our people? Anything? I'm so sorry.
ERG: We need to go.
This is over.
It can't be over.
That was the entire national leadership of the Underground, John.
THUNDERBIRD: We still have stations.
With the help of your people My people? My people will have nothing to do with this.
Y-You're gonna turn your back? This is not our fight.
- ECLIPSE: You saw what just happened.
- ERG: I did.
And I will not let the same thing happen to the Morlocks.
- Oh, come on! - Evangeline saved my life, and she saved yours.
You're just gonna stand around while the Inner Circle murders people? Let's just take a breath.
Okay, we are all on the same side here.
I'm afraid we're not, Blink.
Her name is Clarice! All right, you bet your ass we're not on the same side.
While you're down there, hiding in the sewers, we're up here fighting in the real world! The real world? You mean where we're feared a-and hated? Where Blink, the woman you claim to love, has to hide who she is? [GRUNTS.]
Don't! [SHOUTS.]
You son of a bitch! You want to lose your other eye? - Huh? - Stop.
Both of you.
One war's enough.
[PANTING.]
LAUREN: We're meeting Uncle Danny here? Well, it's the safest place we could think of.
Kind of random.
Well, in high school, this used to be the favorite make-out spot because it was easy to see if the cops were coming.
Who did you make out with? [LAUGHS.]
- I don't kiss and tell.
- Mm.
Fine.
And how many times did you kiss and not tell? - Five? - Mm.
- Ten? - [STIFLED LAUGH.]
- 15? Seriously? - Okay, look [LAUGHS.]
Wow.
Who are you, and what have you done with my mom? [LAUGHING.]
So you weren't always good, then? Oh, far from it.
[SIGHS.]
Why do you ask? I had a dream with Andy last night.
We got into a fight.
He was attacking you? Actually, I attacked him, and I won.
I don't know how I feel about it.
Oh, honey, I can't say that makes me happy, but you've been given this power, and it's up to you to decide what to do with it.
- I know you'll do what's right.
- [VEHICLE APPROACHING.]
That's Danny.
Let's go.
Thank you for coming, Danny.
I know this was a huge risk.
No, I don't think you do.
This-this thing you asked me to look into, it is so much bigger than you can imagine.
Bigger how? I know this is hard.
I-I wouldn't have come to you if we had another choice.
You're you're the only person who can help us.
The-the only one we can trust.
[GROANS.]
- You know what? I can't do this.
- What is it? What is that? - Oh, my God.
- Listen, they're gonna be here soon.
- Lauren, let's go.
- DANNY: I-I tried to ask around quietly, but I CAITLIN: Danny, how could you? I kicked the hornet's nest.
Cait.
Cait! They knew.
They knew everything.
Look, I'm so sorry.
I They didn't give me a choice.
I was supposed to capture everything I could on the wire.
- Who did you talk to? - It was a friend of mine at Homeland.
I asked if they had anything on Benedict Ryan.
- We need to go.
- No, listen, listen, listen.
There's something you need to know.
Ryan is not just a talking head, all right? He's secretly running the Purifiers.
LAUREN: What did they say about the Inner Circle? - Reeva Payge? - I don't know.
But they had me in cuffs 20 minutes after I brought her up.
They have people in the government? Homeland Security's compromised.
Attorney General's office.
I don't know, maybe even Congress.
- MAN: This is Sentinel Services.
- DANNY: Oh, God.
- Surrender immediately.
- It's too late.
No, it's not.
Get in the car.
[SIRENS WAILING.]
[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY.]
Lauren! Fire! [TIRES SCREECHING.]
SOPHIE: Andy, can we talk to you? - I-Is there something wrong with Lauren? - ESME: Why? - Did you feel something? - Yeah.
My heart is beating out of my chest.
I-I mean, I'm sweating.
I never sweat.
You know we monitor Sentinel Services activity.
Well, there was an incident.
A few minutes ago, your mom and sister - Are they okay? - ESME: It's sounds like - they got away.
- But it was a very close call.
[EXHALES.]
They're fine, Andy.
But Lauren is in danger.
This is why you should let us help you reach out to her.
Yeah, I-I've been thinking about that and, um, if she's going to be here, she should at least believe in what we're doing.
- I mean, manipulating her is not - Manipulating? Who said anything about manipulating? Andy, we only want to help your family.
Your mother and sister almost got themselves killed today.
And your father What about my father? We did some investigating.
Turns out there's something wrong with his powers.
He said he had his medicine.
And when it runs out or stops working? Andy, we have access to the best doctors.
He'd have everything he needed here.
My parents are-are If your sister joins us, your parents won't be far behind.
Andy, you can save Lauren, your family.
You can save them all.
John, we should roll.
Well, how you holding up, Rocky? Ow.
What the hell was that? Erg redirects the force of attacks used against him.
So you basically punched yourself.
Can't say you didn't deserve it.
I'm-I'm tired of his excuses.
Look, I know.
I know how hard it must be, losing Evangeline.
But Erg is just trying to protect the people he cares about, same as you.
He's a coward.
He's running from the fight, Clarice.
And that's what this is about Bravery? You know who the bravest person I ever knew was? My foster sister Lilly.
We lived with this bastard who, who took us in for the extra 50 bucks a week you get for taking care of a kid with an X-Gene.
And he used to beat the crap out of us.
- You never told me that.
- I'm telling you now.
The night that we escaped, she decided to go back for the other kids, because someone had to stand up to him.
And what happened? She was just a little kid.
He had a hundred pounds on her.
He knocked her down, she hit her head on the side of the table and broke her neck.
FOSTER MOM: What did you do, Miles? Oh, my God! She was dead before the ambulance got there.
She was my best friend.
She was my sister, and I lost her.
Running into a battle you know you're gonna lose isn't noble - or brave; it's selfish.
- Clarice And that's what you're doing.
You ran off, you got taken by the Purifiers.
We barely have you back, and now you're just off - to the next impossible battle.
- Clarice, please, I can't just walk away from this.
I can't walk away and let everything we've built be destroyed.
I know.
And I love you too much to watch you kill yourself.
So there we are.
What are you saying? I'm saying good-bye.
[EXHALES.]
You should try to get some sleep.
We still got a long way to go.
I tried.
I don't think I can.
You're worried you're gonna have another dream.
It's not just that.
What I did when Sentinel Services showed up, - if you hadn't stopped me - You did what you had to do.
If you hadn't, we'd be in prison or worse.
I know.
I wasn't myself anymore.
It was so strange.
You know what I saw? A powerful woman with a very special gift.
A gift for chopping up police cars.
You think that's a good thing? Uh, I mean you were protecting your family.
I'm proud of you, Lauren.
And, um, maybe we should just keep the whole shootout with the cops thing between us, you know? These days, uh, stress is bad for your dad.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES.]
What happened? Well, we, uh, we were too late.
I'm sorry.
I know Evangeline meant a lot to you.
No, I you know, I couldn't stand her, actually.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
Never liked lawyers or dragons.
But she saved me when no one else would.
And I paid her back by joining up with the people who killed her.
God.
You know, for what it's worth, she knew you were on our side.
She thought it was the only reason we might win.
Look, there's something you should know.
- Yeah.
- Um, Reeva, the Frosts, they want Lauren.
If they got both of them, Marcos, I don't want to even think about what they could do.
We can't let that happen.
For so long, all that kept me going is the thought that someday, somehow, you, me and Dawn could all be together.
And now I just feel like it's slipping further and further away from me.
No, no, we'll, uh we'll get there.
Well, I should go before they notice I'm gone.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Stay safe.
- You, too.
ERG: You'll get used to it.
BLINK: Sure about that? It tastes like cornflakes and glue.
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
- Sorry.
I'm not here for the cuisine.
Thank you for taking me in.
You made a brave choice today.
- Doesn't feel that way.
- You gave up your life, everything you know, a man you love all for what you believe.
I can't imagine anything braver than that.
Didn't think that bravery would feel this crappy.
Look around.
This, this is your community now.
You brought your gifts, and now every single one of these people is safer because you're one of us now.
Welcome home, Blink.
You sure you're feeling okay? - I'm fine.
Why do you ask? - I just could've sworn there was more of this serum when we left.
I'm fine, honestly.
I'm more worried about you guys.
I don't understand how you were quite able to escape the Sentinel Services.
I mean, a full ambush and you were able to just drive away? - We got lucky.
- CAITLIN: It was close, but Danny warned us in time.
He's got friends in high places.
Hopefully, th-they can help.
["FIRE" BY DEVA MAHAL PLAYING.]
Long It's been a long time Coming Though it's in the strong A real strong warning That you try to fight - [CHILDREN LAUGHING.]
- But this a losing Battle Faded lights So put your feet to the gravel I've tried, Lord knows I've tried The darkness inside - ESME: Are you ready? - Yeah, I think so.
Good.
Just relax.
And think of Lauren.
Andreas Von Strucker.
SHOPKEEPER: I was able to do the modification you requested.
REED: Concerned that she just seems different.
She's obsessed with that music box.
Look, if we're really gonna bring down the Inner Circle, she needs to be ready.
LAUREN: What is this place? We can do things that you can't imagine.
LAUREN: It was weird.
It didn't feel like a dream.
- You think you saw Andy? - Yes.
John, it's Evangeline.
Gather your people.
Be ready.
ERG: I made a commitment to this place.
My first priority is to protect the Morlocks, as I would protect you if you chose to join us.
POLARIS: I'm here 'cause I need your help, please.
Your race war isn't turning out like you'd hoped? POLARIS: Marcos, she has the team from the Ignavus cruise ship massacre.
I need to stop her.
ECLIPSE: What is Reeva doing with Benedict Ryan? [INSECTS CHIRPING, FROGS CROAKING.]
YOUNG BLINK: Seriously, you wouldn't kiss the vampire? He sparkles and he's, like, incredibly handsome.
Yeah.
So what? His breath would smell like blood.
[LAUGHING.]
: That's so gross.
So, then make him use mouthwash.
- Just - [BOTH LAUGHING.]
[VEHICLE APPROACHING.]
[THUD.]
[CAR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
Whose junk is this?! At least he's in a good mood today.
[DOOR SLAMS.]
Mutie kids leaving crap out.
Serves you right, Miles! Don't even start with me, woman.
He sounds pretty drunk.
Maybe he'll fall asleep - on the couch again.
- MILES: All y'all brats, get out here! Now! You hear me? FOSTER MOM: Will you keep it down and get in the house? It's late.
- He doesn't sound sleepy.
- [CLATTERING OUTSIDE.]
MILES: Get your lazy asses up.
Lilly, you know he's not gonna leave us alone.
MILES: Pete, Freddy, get out here this minute.
- I've been practicing the thing.
- FOSTER MOM: They're sleeping.
- We could use it.
- MILES: You think I give a damn? I can't get us far, but I can get us away.
- No, we can't.
- We can.
- Any place is better than this.
- [DOOR SLAMMING.]
MILES: Don't you give me no lip, woman.
- Lilly, Clarice.
- Oh, God, he's coming.
Don't make me come find you.
[WHOOSHING.]
What is it? Like a tunnel? It's like a door.
It's okay.
- Open up! - [KNOCKING.]
- Lilly, we have to go.
- No, we can't.
What about the others? He'll just take it out at them.
- Lilly, come on.
- [LOUD KNOCKING.]
MILES: This is my house! You open this door! Lilly, please, I can't face him.
[BLINK GASPS.]
- Open up.
- [KNOCKING.]
You open the damn door now! [KNOCKING.]
[RAIN FALLING.]
[GROANS.]
You know, the thing about bed rest is, you actually have to be in bed for it to work.
I'm fine.
Strong as ever.
Yeah, well, strong people need to sleep, too, even if they haven't been shot.
Well, Evangeline is coming tomorrow.
There's a lot of work to do.
I get it.
You're nervous.
But you know what? Evangeline is the leader of the network, so I feel like, you know, she's gonna have a pretty good idea I just think that if [LAUGHS.]
I feel like the glorious crusade of the X-Men can wait a couple hours.
Just come to bed.
ECLIPSE: Lorna, you cannot go back to the Inner Circle.
POLARIS: I have to.
What are you talking about? We just saw your boss - Whoa, she's not my boss.
- Okay, well, whatever Reeva is.
The grand supreme leader was just meeting America's number one mutant-hater! Look, I don't know what's going on, but I know - it's too dangerous.
- Too dangerous for who, Marcos? Huh? Look, Reeva's planning a terror attack.
If I walk away now, who's gonna stop it? Evangeline.
She's gathering what's left of the Underground.
- I'm sure she'll have you back.
- Yeah.
Right after she dragon-fires my face for leaving.
If I can see past it, so can she.
She knows what you mean to this fight.
I mean, even with Evangeline, it's still not enough.
Reeva can take out an entire room of people in two seconds.
We have to figure out what she's planning.
I helped start this.
I have to end it.
All right.
Be careful.
EVANGELINE: If what you say is true, if Polaris really is on our side again, there may be some hope.
She is all we have.
We need to protect her.
No one can say or do anything that might expose her.
What if we told Andy what she's doing? You'd put him in danger, along with all of you.
The only reason you're still breathing is because Reeva thinks Andy and Polaris are loyal and wants to keep them that way.
How do we stop them? We'll meet with the Underground leaders from the rest of the country tomorrow to see who they can send.
Most of the Underground stations around here have gone dark.
THUNDERBIRD: And the ones still standing don't have many mutants - with fighting abilities.
- EVANGELINE: It doesn't matter.
We need anyone.
And not just from the Underground.
You'll need to bring the Morlocks to this meeting.
[SCOFFS.]
Yeah, right.
I mean, Erg made it pretty clear that he's not gonna fight our war.
Erg and I have a history.
I saved his life a long time ago in Dallas.
He'll come.
Okay.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS.]
[WHOOSHING.]
[EXPLOSIVE POP, DEBRIS CLINKING.]
Bravo.
Ah, look who's here.
- You come down to watch? - [LAUGHS.]
You're not the only ones around here who train.
[WHOOSHING.]
Wow.
I thought you three were doing some big secret attack.
Special assignment from Reeva.
You're not supposed to talk about it.
- Yeah, it's, uh, top secret.
- Well, guess who has green hair and is good at keeping secrets.
- Interesting.
- HEATHER: Max.
We'll talk about it later.
Nice.
[SIGHS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GROANS.]
[SIGHS.]
25.
A new record.
Was it? [EXHALES.]
I wasn't counting.
[TYPING.]
How's it going? All I can say is, I hope Evangeline can convince the Underground in the rest of the country to help.
I've been thinking about what Marcos saw.
About Benedict Ryan.
Well, Lorna's getting what she can.
And it's not enough.
Reeva's keeping this from her own people.
If we're gonna figure out what's going on, we have to do more.
Which would be what, exactly? What about my brother? - What? - Benedict Ryan is openly supporting the Purifiers now.
Danny's firm works with Homeland Security.
They-they keep tabs on all the extremist groups, Purifiers included.
If they could tell us You can't just get on the phone to Danny.
Need I remind you that half of his family are fugitives.
Yeah, fugitives the world thinks are dead.
The government will be monitoring his calls for the rest of his life.
Then we go in person, first thing tomorrow.
- And what about the summit? - You can handle the summit, right? Reed, this can't wait.
We need to know what our son is involved in.
So, you're gonna get in the car alone and drive to Atlanta? LAUREN: She's not going alone.
[SIGHS.]
I'm coming, too.
Mom is right.
Uncle Danny helped us when you were in jail.
And you nearly got killed by Purifiers.
Which is more of a reason for him to help us now.
REED: Or more of a reason to steer clear.
Your brother has a habit of looking out for number one.
Danny and I have had our issues, but I know him.
He won't be able to look us in the eye and say no.
Okay.
[WHOOSHES, CLICKS.]
[SIGHS.]
Okay.
Two sides.
[MURMURS.]
Das erhoffte.
Durch dich.
Durch dich.
Lebt unser Vermachtnis weiter.
ANDREAS: If you've found this, the miracle we had hoped for may still be within reach.
My sister and I wanted to free our people from bondage.
You must succeed where we have failed.
Fenris has two sides.
The light and the darkness.
Always in conflict.
As my sister and I battled, so you must battle.
Only when you know each other's strength and embrace your opposing forces will you be whole.
What are you doing here? I'm here to tell you that you're going down a dark path.
You need to stop now before it's too late.
You don't know anything about what I need.
I know a lot more than you think about us, about Fenris.
So what? You're gonna try to stop me? I warned you, Lauren.
No, I'm warning you.
I'm stronger now.
So, bring it on.
[SCREAMS, GASPS.]
[SIGHS.]
Oh.
What? Andy, what happened? It was Lauren.
Lauren and I have these [SNIFFS.]
dreams together.
We're both there.
We can talk.
Hmm.
A lot more than talk, apparently.
How long has this been going on? - Like a few months.
- Months? And you didn't mention anything? Well, it wasn't like this before.
[EXHALES.]
Lauren's stronger.
She said something about our family or our powers Okay, uh, Andy, if you're getting attacked in your dreams, and in our training room, no less, it's not safe to have Lauren out there.
I think it might be time for you to reach out to her.
You mean bring her here? I tried.
Well, we can help you with that.
I-If you let us.
ANDY: What do you mean? Your mind is connected to Lauren's.
We can reach her, through you.
I don't know.
What if Lauren found out? Listen, we know a thing or three about psychic connections between siblings.
Just, um think about it.
Get some rest.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
- [SIGHS.]
SOPHIE: "Think about it"? What are you, a camp counselor? The sister's getting bolder.
We can't afford to have her out there.
[SIGHS.]
I'm aware of that.
But this is delicate.
Do you want to tell Reeva that we pushed Andy away? Because I sure as hell don't.
And it's not just that.
Think about the power we could have if we bring Lauren over.
Especially if she's getting stronger.
She has to join us.
Or she has to die.
[SIGHS.]
Oh, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this is not a place where good stuff happens.
Evangeline said that Erg's just gonna come and meet us here? THUNDERBIRD: It saves us a trip to the sewers.
Erg's whole thing is, he doesn't come out of the tunnels.
Now all of a sudden he's like, bring on the sunshine? Evangeline saved his life.
He owes her.
Owes her what? Exposing his people to a war he hates? Well, we are saving mutants, right? Isn't it possible she just talked some sense into them? Possible? Sure.
- But not likely.
- Okay, well, for now all we know is that he's agreed to show up for a meeting.
- And he is making us late.
- He's here.
THUNDERBIRD: Erg.
- Thanks for coming.
- Where are we going? ECLIPSE: Uh, Evangeline is meeting other leaders of the Underground at a safe location.
We're here to take you there.
- Then let's go.
- Okay.
Look at us.
Best friends.
We're on our way.
- So he will help? - Well, he's coming.
What about the other stations? [SIGHS.]
Richmond.
Cleveland.
A handful from Newark are gonna be there.
- And that's all? - Yeah, that's it for now.
- At this point, it's all riding on this meeting.
- [SIGHS.]
Damn it.
All right, thanks.
[SIGHS.]
[MUSIC BOX PLAYING SCHUBERT'S "ERLKING".]
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
["ERLKING" CONTINUES.]
[MUSIC BOX PLAYING "ERLKING".]
- ["ERLKING" CONTINUES.]
- No.
No.
No.
Oh, God, no.
[STRAINING.]
- [GRUNTS.]
- [MUSIC STOPS.]
[PANTING.]
LAUREN: I got to say, I like you as a brunette.
[CHUCKLES.]
: Oh.
I have spent too many Sundays with this crowd.
I don't want anyone to recognize me.
LAUREN: You really think Uncle Danny's gonna be here? [CHUCKLES.]
My brother hasn't missed church since I was a 14-year-old wild child.
Though I'm pretty sure he used to go just to make me look bad.
[CHUCKLES.]
I wish I knew you then.
[LAUGHS.]
When I was fun? - LAUREN: Is that him? - Hey.
- How you been? - Great seeing you today.
He looks different.
Yeah.
All right.
Stay here.
Keep out of sight.
DANNY: Yeah, well, you know, we're always hoping to get people involved, so, you know, feel free to check it out.
If you're a golfer, too, we have this fund-raiser in June.
That's always a lot of fun, - so think about that.
- Thank you.
- All right.
- WOMAN: Thank you, Danny.
CAITLIN: Hey, Danny.
[GASPS.]
- My God.
- Okay, calm down.
- I thought you were - Don't make a scene.
We-we had a funeral and everything.
They told me you were all dead.
Not yet.
Danny, we need your help.
I know you're not happy about this, but thank you for helping us.
Evangeline didn't leave me much choice.
ECLIPSE: It's not like she put a gun to your head.
She saved your life in Dallas.
Is that what she told you? - Yeah.
- BLINK: Why? Is that not true? It's true enough.
But she left out some of the story.
After the 7/15 disaster, Evangeline and I founded the Underground together.
Yeah.
I moved people through the tunnels.
She organized the surface.
Working together to protect our people.
Evangeline never told me that.
Nah.
She wouldn't.
BLINK: Well, what happened? We were betrayed by a human ally while moving mutants over the border.
I watched them get slaughtered, trying to help them, till Evangeline pulled me away.
After, I argued that we could no longer trust the humans, that we needed our own communities, but she disagreed.
I left.
The Morlocks and the Mutant Underground went our separate ways.
I mean, you're coming to the meeting.
- You must believe something - Don't tell me what I believe.
Make no mistake Evangeline's invitation was a threat.
BLINK: Threat? What did she threaten you with? She knows where all our tunnels are.
She made it clear that we could join you, or she would expose us.
Come on.
She wouldn't really do that, would she? She wouldn't.
Man, that's messed up.
Look, I understand you're angry.
But this is all of our fight now.
This fight's a suicide mission.
I want no part of it.
I'm only here to protect my people.
MILES: Clarice! Lilly! Where the hell are they? These little freaks can't have just disappeared.
Clarice, we got to go back.
What are you talking about? MILES: Pete, Freddy, get your lazy asses up.
We can't just leave Pete and Freddy.
We have to go back.
Do you know what he'll do to us? I know what he'll do to them because we left.
I can't let that happen.
I have to stop him.
You can't.
Not when he's this mad.
He's a bully and a coward.
We have to stand up to him.
Lilly, please.
Just get me inside there, Clarice.
I can face him.
Please.
[SHUDDERS.]
DANNY: Despite the circumstances, a lot of people came.
We had a nice service up at the church, and then we all walked down here to pay our respects.
You would've loved it; we played your favorite nocturne.
That wasn't my favorite.
That was Mom's.
She made me practice it on the piano until I hated it.
Oh, you're gonna bust me on the details of your funeral that you didn't even bother to show up for? [SCOFFS.]
I didn't tell you to protect you.
- I know.
- I-I wanted to, but I-I couldn't.
So, why are you telling me now, then? Uncle Danny there's a situation.
We need your help.
You need my help? What can I do? Your law firm does work for Homeland Security, right? Yes, but I don't have any They monitor extremist groups.
We have information on a terrorist attack that's coming.
You want me to contact Homeland Security for you? The last time I helped you, I nearly lost everything.
I almost got caught.
- We just want you to see what you can find out.
- Oh, my God.
Danny, thousands of lives are at stake.
Do you watch the news? Attacks are happening all the time.
Why should we get involved? We're already involved.
Andy's one of the terrorists.
ESME: We spoke to Reeva.
She needs to know the second this is done.
We got it.
SOPHIE: The time window for this is small.
You know the targets.
Just them.
No more, no less.
No mistakes.
Nice and clean.
HEATHER: We don't make mistakes.
PHOEBE: Hmm.
Don't get cocky.
Remember, a week ago, you were all in prison.
MAX: Yeah, and the first thing we did when we got out is kill the guy that put us there.
Nice and clean.
SOPHIE: The chopper's waiting.
Ah.
Off to the big mystery job? MAX: That's right.
Need any backup? I think we can handle it.
- Well, what if I have to come to your rescue? - Oh there'll be no need for that.
We're just gonna go slay a dragon.
[ELEVATOR BELL CHIMES.]
[ELEVATOR DOORS OPEN.]
[LINE RINGS.]
Lorna, what's going on? I thought we said no calls.
POLARIS [ON PHONE.]
: We did, but there's no time.
Reeva's new recruits I think she just sent them to kill Evangeline.
- What? Are you sure? - All I know is that Max made a crack about slaying a dragon.
I mean, who else do you know that breathes smoke and has hands that turn into talons? ECLIPSE: When? They just left.
In a helicopter.
- [KNOCK ON DOOR.]
- I got to go.
Yeah.
- Can we call Evangeline? - No.
She's with the upper leadership.
- They're radio silent.
- What's going on? The Inner Circle just sent a hit team in a helicopter to the meeting.
THUNDERBIRD: We got to get there first.
- Hang on.
- [ENGINE REVVING.]
- Hey, I've been looking for you.
- I skipped training.
It's been a zoo down there.
You, uh, okay? Am I interrupting something? No.
No, not at all.
What's-what's going on? Um, well, it's-it's about Lauren.
Um, the Frosts want me to reach out to her and get her to come here, you know, and join us.
Okay, that doesn't seem like Lauren.
Yeah, I know, but they said there's ways that they can help.
Like with their powers.
I guess I was just wondering if, um, if you would try something like that.
If you could get Marcos to come here.
Marcos would hate it here.
And he's made it very clear that he does not believe in what we're doing.
Yeah, but what if you could make him believe? I mean, you'd be together.
I don't think it's possible to make someone truly believe.
Not even for the Frosts.
[SIGHS.]
ANDREAS: Everything becomes and recurs eternally.
Escape is impossible.
The power will rise in our family line once again.
We were meant to dominate.
- And so we shall.
- [GRUNTING.]
That will to power lives in us.
If you're reading this, you know it in yourself.
You have felt it in there.
Do not fear it nor hide from it.
- Because that is who you are.
- [DOOR OPENS.]
- OTTO: Reed.
- [DOOR CLOSES.]
Reed! What are you doing? This is not for you.
You never touch that, boy.
Stay away from it.
ANDREAS: Embrace the power.
You are a Von Strucker.
It is your destiny.
[GROANING.]
[TYPING.]
What's your take on the new recruits? Impressive.
And we don't even know their full potential yet.
Any news yet on how their mysterious little mission went? I don't know anything about it.
Neither should you.
Just asking.
ESME: Lorna.
Just the person I was looking for.
I heard you had a chat with Andy.
He wanted some advice.
About his sister.
- She came up.
- Hmm.
And what wisdom did you share with him, exactly? Just the truth.
It's hard enough in here on people who actually believe in what we're doing.
I don't think you understand the situation here, Lorna.
With Reeva, you're either with her or against her.
That goes for Lauren and that goes for you.
That a threat? [LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
Just the truth.
Lorna, I care about your little girl.
You know that.
And I want her to grow up and know her mother someday.
Please, stay out of things that don't concern you.
[SIRENS WAILING.]
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING.]
Hey.
THUNDERBIRD: Oh, my God.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
We got to get down there.
John.
John, John, stop, stop, stop.
Evangeline might still be down there! It's too late.
It's too late.
They're pulling bodies out of that building, John.
Can you hear any of our people? Anything? I'm so sorry.
ERG: We need to go.
This is over.
It can't be over.
That was the entire national leadership of the Underground, John.
THUNDERBIRD: We still have stations.
With the help of your people My people? My people will have nothing to do with this.
Y-You're gonna turn your back? This is not our fight.
- ECLIPSE: You saw what just happened.
- ERG: I did.
And I will not let the same thing happen to the Morlocks.
- Oh, come on! - Evangeline saved my life, and she saved yours.
You're just gonna stand around while the Inner Circle murders people? Let's just take a breath.
Okay, we are all on the same side here.
I'm afraid we're not, Blink.
Her name is Clarice! All right, you bet your ass we're not on the same side.
While you're down there, hiding in the sewers, we're up here fighting in the real world! The real world? You mean where we're feared a-and hated? Where Blink, the woman you claim to love, has to hide who she is? [GRUNTS.]
Don't! [SHOUTS.]
You son of a bitch! You want to lose your other eye? - Huh? - Stop.
Both of you.
One war's enough.
[PANTING.]
LAUREN: We're meeting Uncle Danny here? Well, it's the safest place we could think of.
Kind of random.
Well, in high school, this used to be the favorite make-out spot because it was easy to see if the cops were coming.
Who did you make out with? [LAUGHS.]
- I don't kiss and tell.
- Mm.
Fine.
And how many times did you kiss and not tell? - Five? - Mm.
- Ten? - [STIFLED LAUGH.]
- 15? Seriously? - Okay, look [LAUGHS.]
Wow.
Who are you, and what have you done with my mom? [LAUGHING.]
So you weren't always good, then? Oh, far from it.
[SIGHS.]
Why do you ask? I had a dream with Andy last night.
We got into a fight.
He was attacking you? Actually, I attacked him, and I won.
I don't know how I feel about it.
Oh, honey, I can't say that makes me happy, but you've been given this power, and it's up to you to decide what to do with it.
- I know you'll do what's right.
- [VEHICLE APPROACHING.]
That's Danny.
Let's go.
Thank you for coming, Danny.
I know this was a huge risk.
No, I don't think you do.
This-this thing you asked me to look into, it is so much bigger than you can imagine.
Bigger how? I know this is hard.
I-I wouldn't have come to you if we had another choice.
You're you're the only person who can help us.
The-the only one we can trust.
[GROANS.]
- You know what? I can't do this.
- What is it? What is that? - Oh, my God.
- Listen, they're gonna be here soon.
- Lauren, let's go.
- DANNY: I-I tried to ask around quietly, but I CAITLIN: Danny, how could you? I kicked the hornet's nest.
Cait.
Cait! They knew.
They knew everything.
Look, I'm so sorry.
I They didn't give me a choice.
I was supposed to capture everything I could on the wire.
- Who did you talk to? - It was a friend of mine at Homeland.
I asked if they had anything on Benedict Ryan.
- We need to go.
- No, listen, listen, listen.
There's something you need to know.
Ryan is not just a talking head, all right? He's secretly running the Purifiers.
LAUREN: What did they say about the Inner Circle? - Reeva Payge? - I don't know.
But they had me in cuffs 20 minutes after I brought her up.
They have people in the government? Homeland Security's compromised.
Attorney General's office.
I don't know, maybe even Congress.
- MAN: This is Sentinel Services.
- DANNY: Oh, God.
- Surrender immediately.
- It's too late.
No, it's not.
Get in the car.
[SIRENS WAILING.]
[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY.]
Lauren! Fire! [TIRES SCREECHING.]
SOPHIE: Andy, can we talk to you? - I-Is there something wrong with Lauren? - ESME: Why? - Did you feel something? - Yeah.
My heart is beating out of my chest.
I-I mean, I'm sweating.
I never sweat.
You know we monitor Sentinel Services activity.
Well, there was an incident.
A few minutes ago, your mom and sister - Are they okay? - ESME: It's sounds like - they got away.
- But it was a very close call.
[EXHALES.]
They're fine, Andy.
But Lauren is in danger.
This is why you should let us help you reach out to her.
Yeah, I-I've been thinking about that and, um, if she's going to be here, she should at least believe in what we're doing.
- I mean, manipulating her is not - Manipulating? Who said anything about manipulating? Andy, we only want to help your family.
Your mother and sister almost got themselves killed today.
And your father What about my father? We did some investigating.
Turns out there's something wrong with his powers.
He said he had his medicine.
And when it runs out or stops working? Andy, we have access to the best doctors.
He'd have everything he needed here.
My parents are-are If your sister joins us, your parents won't be far behind.
Andy, you can save Lauren, your family.
You can save them all.
John, we should roll.
Well, how you holding up, Rocky? Ow.
What the hell was that? Erg redirects the force of attacks used against him.
So you basically punched yourself.
Can't say you didn't deserve it.
I'm-I'm tired of his excuses.
Look, I know.
I know how hard it must be, losing Evangeline.
But Erg is just trying to protect the people he cares about, same as you.
He's a coward.
He's running from the fight, Clarice.
And that's what this is about Bravery? You know who the bravest person I ever knew was? My foster sister Lilly.
We lived with this bastard who, who took us in for the extra 50 bucks a week you get for taking care of a kid with an X-Gene.
And he used to beat the crap out of us.
- You never told me that.
- I'm telling you now.
The night that we escaped, she decided to go back for the other kids, because someone had to stand up to him.
And what happened? She was just a little kid.
He had a hundred pounds on her.
He knocked her down, she hit her head on the side of the table and broke her neck.
FOSTER MOM: What did you do, Miles? Oh, my God! She was dead before the ambulance got there.
She was my best friend.
She was my sister, and I lost her.
Running into a battle you know you're gonna lose isn't noble - or brave; it's selfish.
- Clarice And that's what you're doing.
You ran off, you got taken by the Purifiers.
We barely have you back, and now you're just off - to the next impossible battle.
- Clarice, please, I can't just walk away from this.
I can't walk away and let everything we've built be destroyed.
I know.
And I love you too much to watch you kill yourself.
So there we are.
What are you saying? I'm saying good-bye.
[EXHALES.]
You should try to get some sleep.
We still got a long way to go.
I tried.
I don't think I can.
You're worried you're gonna have another dream.
It's not just that.
What I did when Sentinel Services showed up, - if you hadn't stopped me - You did what you had to do.
If you hadn't, we'd be in prison or worse.
I know.
I wasn't myself anymore.
It was so strange.
You know what I saw? A powerful woman with a very special gift.
A gift for chopping up police cars.
You think that's a good thing? Uh, I mean you were protecting your family.
I'm proud of you, Lauren.
And, um, maybe we should just keep the whole shootout with the cops thing between us, you know? These days, uh, stress is bad for your dad.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES.]
What happened? Well, we, uh, we were too late.
I'm sorry.
I know Evangeline meant a lot to you.
No, I you know, I couldn't stand her, actually.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
Never liked lawyers or dragons.
But she saved me when no one else would.
And I paid her back by joining up with the people who killed her.
God.
You know, for what it's worth, she knew you were on our side.
She thought it was the only reason we might win.
Look, there's something you should know.
- Yeah.
- Um, Reeva, the Frosts, they want Lauren.
If they got both of them, Marcos, I don't want to even think about what they could do.
We can't let that happen.
For so long, all that kept me going is the thought that someday, somehow, you, me and Dawn could all be together.
And now I just feel like it's slipping further and further away from me.
No, no, we'll, uh we'll get there.
Well, I should go before they notice I'm gone.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Stay safe.
- You, too.
ERG: You'll get used to it.
BLINK: Sure about that? It tastes like cornflakes and glue.
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY.]
- Sorry.
I'm not here for the cuisine.
Thank you for taking me in.
You made a brave choice today.
- Doesn't feel that way.
- You gave up your life, everything you know, a man you love all for what you believe.
I can't imagine anything braver than that.
Didn't think that bravery would feel this crappy.
Look around.
This, this is your community now.
You brought your gifts, and now every single one of these people is safer because you're one of us now.
Welcome home, Blink.
You sure you're feeling okay? - I'm fine.
Why do you ask? - I just could've sworn there was more of this serum when we left.
I'm fine, honestly.
I'm more worried about you guys.
I don't understand how you were quite able to escape the Sentinel Services.
I mean, a full ambush and you were able to just drive away? - We got lucky.
- CAITLIN: It was close, but Danny warned us in time.
He's got friends in high places.
Hopefully, th-they can help.
["FIRE" BY DEVA MAHAL PLAYING.]
Long It's been a long time Coming Though it's in the strong A real strong warning That you try to fight - [CHILDREN LAUGHING.]
- But this a losing Battle Faded lights So put your feet to the gravel I've tried, Lord knows I've tried The darkness inside - ESME: Are you ready? - Yeah, I think so.
Good.
Just relax.
And think of Lauren.