Zoo (2015) s03e01 Episode Script

1 JAMIE: A decade ago, the animal population mutated, endangering human life on the planet.
A group of us managed to cure the animals An animal expert, a veterinary pathologist, an Army Ranger, a doctor, a mercenary, and me, an investigative journalist.
But a secretive group called The Shepherds released a gas that sterilized all of humanity.
Our lead scientist was killed trying to stop them, so our team disbanded.
Ten years later, his daughter has returned, believing he may still be alive.
With the world trying to solve the sterility problem, a new threat has emerged The hybrids Lab-made creatures that threatened the West Coast.
A massive barrier was constructed to protect the rest of North America.
So we battle on many fronts, some of us searching for a cure to sterility, while others try to save as many lives as possible in the hybrid zone.
[dogs barking.]
[wind whistling.]
We're good.
Send them.
TESSA: Roger, roger.
Sending the penguins to the igloo.
Penguins? Really? Just trying to keep it spicy, babe.
You know, I'm pretty sure that penguins don't live in igloos.
Wrong.
I've seen it.
Where's that, now, at a zoo? Maybe.
Hey, we're almost there, little man.
Are you excited? I want to go home.
Yeah, I hear that, but, uh, I'm afraid that's not an option right now, okay? But we're gonna find you and your family a new home.
Somewhere safe, somewhere beyond the barrier.
You know, Michigan, Tennessee, who knows? Maybe even all the way to New York, huh? [growling.]
[snarling.]
- MAN: They're back! - Whoa, whoa! - [high-pitched ringing.]
- [growling.]
Pedro, Sampson, where'd you guys run off to? MAN: Hybrids, incoming! [hybrids growling.]
JACKSON: Attack.
Hurry up! Keep running! Come on! Come on! TESSA: Everybody move.
JACKSON: Come on.
Let's go.
Let's go! Come on! Let's go! Let's go.
ABRAHAM: Thanks for meeting us back here.
It's been so long.
Seven years.
CLEMENTINE: Not just since I've seen you guys.
Since I've seen a baby.
I used to be obsessed with them.
I had, like, three dolls that I took everywhere.
Kids still do that? Companies even make dolls anymore? Um, Isaac's more of a dinosaur kid.
[dog barks.]
- [dog barking playfully.]
- [Isaac laughing.]
You guys are good parents.
Clementine, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you earlier.
Once your grandfather gained custody, he didn't want us to make contact with you.
We tried, but he must have blamed us for what happened to your father.
We worried maybe you did, too.
And then, things just got so busy with med school.
Isaac was all-consuming, and then everything with Jackson.
I didn't come here to dig up the past.
All that matters now is finding my dad.
You think Mitch is still alive? - For now.
- If he's alive then why hasn't he reached out to us? And where's he been hiding for ten years? MITCH: Uh, James Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant Garfield.
Back then Why do you know so much about the presidents? You know that kid that nobody talks to, right? Well, I was the kid that that kid didn't talk to.
So I decided, in order to make friends, I would enter the sixth grade talent show.
Did you win? Of course I didn't.
I start to wonder But after that, I was the kid who knew stuff.
So I just kept going.
I start to wonder It's time.
Could I live without you? I start to wonder Jamie? [distorted.]
: I start to wonder I can't move.
[distorted echoes.]
[echoing.]
: It's gonna be okay.
What's happening? I'm gonna find you.
You don't even know where I am.
JAMIE: I'm gonna find you.
WOMAN [echoing.]
: Mitch Mitch? Mitch? [monitor beeping.]
At last My love has come along My lonely days Ronnie.
This is a treat.
And if it isn't Jamie Campbell, author extraordinaire.
I haven't seen you since that dinner when you won the Landerson Award.
Landerson Prize.
Well, it's too bad it couldn't pull your network out of third place.
No, we came in second last month.
Well, how about I give you an exclusive when my new book comes out and pull you into first? When's your next shareholder meeting? June.
When's your new book due? God, I'm already halfway through the next one, but this one is due June 15.
[phone chimes.]
Sorry, I'm expecting my editor.
Not him.
They want me put a butterfly on the cover.
You know, the orange one with the black - Monarch.
- Yeah.
What does that have to do with your book? Absolutely nothing, but what can I do? It's your book, your empire.
You should fight.
Oh, Ronnie, I stopped fighting a long time ago.
At last.
[Tessa breathing heavily.]
JACKSON: You sure you're okay? Yeah, for the 34th time, I'm fine.
Thanks to your clickity-click machine.
I've lost track of how many times your lions have saved our heinies.
Yeah, so have I.
[creature roaring.]
[loud, guttural snarls.]
What is that? I have no idea.
You don't happen to have any more lions in your back pocket, do you? I want you to get them out of here to the safe zone as fast as possible, okay? What are you gonna do? I'm gonna catch him.
[sighs.]
Hey! Hey there, buddy.
[growling.]
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah! [rhino roaring.]
[rhino roaring.]
"C" gate, do you copy? GUARD: Go for "C" gate.
I need a salvage truck backed up to the gate, doors open I'm inbound with company! - GUARD: Say again? - Salvage truck, back gate, doors open! GUARD: You inbound with friendlies? No, unfriendly.
Very unfriendly.
[growling.]
TESSA: Everybody inside.
Back up the truck.
Go, go, go! [truck beeping.]
Out of the way, now! Get all friendlies inside the gate! [rhino roaring.]
- GUARD: Friendlies are in.
- JACKSON: Shut the gate! [rhino roaring.]
- MAN: I've got a clean shot.
- JACKSON: Do not shoot.
I repeat, do not shoot.
[glass cracks.]
Let's go.
Get the door.
[rhino roars.]
Spicy enough for you? [rhino roaring.]
[rhino groans.]
[Tessa grunts.]
Call me crazy, but I think the line about kicking the hornet's nest also applies to stabbing angry, prehistoric-looking monsters.
For years, all anyone has seen are razorbacks.
And that is not a razorback.
You don't say.
Nine years ago, the IADG said it would be impossible for them to migrate to the United States.
Now, the West Coast is overrun and now this.
You know, you're pretty cute when you get fired up.
JACKSON: They're spreading way too fast.
And if we don't find a way to stop them the entire world is gonna wind up looking like Portland.
And the IADG is sending an investigator.
Why don't you ask them what they're doing to stop the hybrids? [sighs.]
: Yeah.
TESSA: That is, if you want to spend our whole night off talking to the fuzz.
[keypad beeps.]
You're right.
They're the experts.
We'll let them handle it.
Them and Dr.
Abraham Kenyatta.
[whispers.]
: That's what I'm talking about.
[propellers whirring.]
There he is.
My God.
- What is that? - It looks like a stasis tank.
That would explain how he survived the hybrid attack.
But who saved him and why? I don't know.
All I know is he's being held in an abandoned research lab in Eastern Siberia.
Has he been there this whole time? Hard to say.
ABRAHAM: Here, let me.
What is all this? Abe has a theory on how to reverse the effects of the TX-gas.
Restart procreation.
He's trying to separate something in the, um, the NLRP2 protein.
You're doing that research here? DARIELA: He was at U of M, Ann Arbor, one of their top researchers.
But, um, he's actually made great breakthroughs here.
I've made some advancements, not breakthroughs.
Anyway, that's irrelevant.
These are the breakthroughs that matter now.
So, this is the facility he's being held in.
It's been abandoned for years, but this shows continuous electricity usage in the eastern wing.
That must be where he is.
How did you get all this? She stole it from the IADG.
ABRAHAM: Why would you not just tell them you are Mitch's daughter? I'm sure they would welcome you on the mission.
Safe behind the border wall.
I'm sure you think the IADG are heroes, but something seems off about this mission.
We need to go ourselves without the IADG.
DARIELA: Well, that's gonna be tough.
Your intel is incomplete.
None of these have an entrance marked.
That's why I'm here.
I need your help and fast.
The IADG is on their way to get my father right now.
We have to get there first.
MEYERS: It's him.
It's Mitch Morgan.
TECH: Look at his scars.
The tank must've regenerated his wounds.
It's incredible.
All right, let's just load him up.
Get him out of here before we get company.
We can't.
Our specs were wrong.
What? His life support's being provided by the tank's power source.
No battery pack.
We move it, he'll die.
We'll have to pull him out first.
Good evening, Ms.
Campbell.
Home? No, Brian, not home.
[scanner beeps.]
JAMIE: when you won the Landerson Award.
RONALD: Landerson Prize.
[audio plays backwards.]
RONALD: Prize.
Rise.
Rise.
We were second last month.
[audio plays backwards.]
JAMIE: When's your next shareholder meeting? [audio plays backwards.]
RONALD: When's your new book due? [audio plays backwards.]
JAMIE: want me to put a butterfly on the cover.
RONALD: You should fight.
JAMIE: You know, the-the orange one, - with the black - RONALD: Monarch.
The last monarch will rise in June.
RONALD: The last monarch will rise in June.
MYERS: Tank's got a regulated power supply that's keeping it locked.
We'd have to disconnect the generator first, - then pry it open.
- So stop talking and do it.
It'll be like pulling the plug on a patient who's on life support.
We'd only have a few minutes to get him free.
I'm not sure we can do it.
- Hey.
- Well, there's only one way to find out.
No, wait.
[tank powering down.]
[monitor beeping rapidly.]
- We need him out now! - You heard the man.
Drain that thing.
[drill whirring.]
DALLAS: Break through it, damn it.
What's taking so long? MYERS: Guys, move it.
Faster! It's not budging! [saw buzzing.]
DALLAS: Push it! TECH: He's losing consciousness.
[monitor beeping.]
MYERS: Hey, hey.
Come on.
Move, move, move! Move! O2 89%.
TECH 2: Let's hook him up, guys.
Hurry.
Hurry! DALLAS: Do not lose him.
TECH 3: Sensors on.
TECH 2: Stats are dropping.
87 TECH: Adrenaline.
TECH 2: No response.
Should I go again? [monitor flatlines.]
BP and heart rate are crashing.
It's not working.
We're losing him! V-fib.
I'm gonna shock him.
Charging.
Ready.
Clear! [electrical zapping.]
TECH: Again.
Charging! Clear! [electrical zapping.]
[monitor flatlining.]
[flatlining continues.]
[gasps.]
[coughing.]
Dr.
Morgan, look at me.
Hey.
[groaning.]
We're here to help you.
You're gonna be okay.
[fireworks popping.]
[engine revs.]
[dumpster bangs.]
[draws gun.]
[grunting.]
[grunting.]
[keypad beeps.]
FEMALE VOICE: Please speak your pass phrase.
RONALD: The last monarch will rise in June.
[phone rings.]
POLICE OFFICER: Freeze! NYPD.
Hands where we can see them.
[phone beeps.]
POLICE OFFICER 2: Detective on site.
Good evening, Ms.
Campbell.
Detective.
Jamie's not answering or calling me back.
She still has the plane.
It is the fastest way to Siberia.
I thought you guys were a team.
A lot can change in ten years.
Especially people.
What about Jackson? Can he help us? I'm afraid our communication is strictly one-way.
The son of Robert Oz has many enemies.
I cannot expose him.
[centrifuge beeps.]
CLEMENTINE: This protein you're working on.
NR NLRP2.
Do you really think it'll help people have babies again? I'm hopeful.
But I don't know.
- DARIELA: Check it out.
- You found something? Yep.
And Jackson sent you this.
Grab the map.
I thought the layout looked familiar.
I worked at a black site in Poland that shared the same structure.
Which means this hangar is the entrance.
If Mitch is being held in the eastern wing as your intel suggests, we need to enter through this hangar, find an unmarked set of stairs, and this corridor here should lead us right to Mitch.
We need to make sure we enter the hangar on the north side here, where we have the best chance of evading any surveillance cameras.
That's how we get in.
We have everything we need now.
I'll call Emma, see if she can stay with Isaac.
If we don't hear from Jamie, we'll head to the airport and charter a plane.
Is Isaac gonna be okay? While you guys are gone? He's a tough kid.
Does he know, you know, what you guys used to do? Who you were? Abe and me, we didn't have the best childhoods.
I think we just wanted to give our son a normal one.
Kind of hard when you're the last generation on Earth.
But maybe Abe's research will change all that.
Thanks again, Dariela.
I really couldn't have done this without you guys.
[phone beeps.]
Dariela.
Hi, Jonah.
Well, this is a this is a surprise.
Does Abe know you're calling? No.
But I have some research you need to see.
JAMIE: You know, this is private property.
And this is a warrant.
We've gotten reports of a break-in near Columbus Park.
Stolen property.
Suspect matches your description.
Huh.
The mayor might disagree.
I was just at a party with him discussing the new renovations to the museum.
Donated a wing.
No big deal.
[indistinct chatter over radio.]
Guys, I can take it from here.
Yes, sir.
I warned you, Jamie.
You have to stop this.
Well, I'm not your girlfriend anymore, so what I do isn't really your concern.
It is when you're breaking the law.
The Shepherds created a gas that sterilized the planet.
They created hybrid animals that murdered our friends.
There's no Shepherds left.
Their leadership has all been arrested, and the rest have scattered.
- They're not a threat.
- Yeah, thanks to me.
But one of their leaders is still out there.
The Falcon.
And they are planning something big, something worse than we've ever seen.
So if bending the rules is what it takes to stop them, - sign me up.
- Then you're no better than them.
The last Shepherd that you chased ended up dead, remember? What are you gonna do, arrest me? - If I have to.
- Great.
I'm sure the NYPD would love to know they're working with a criminal.
Jamie.
I care about you.
I always have.
I always will.
But I can't sit back and watch you fall into darkness.
Not anymore I can't.
Do you know what I had to do to get that? It's over.
Tell the NYPD whatever you want, but if I catch you again, I will bring you in.
You're bluffing.
I'm not.
Don't make me prove it.
My name is Lieutenant Myers.
Of the International Animal Defense Group.
IADG.
We know what a traumatic experience this has been for you, and we know that you're eager to get back to your family and friends.
We're just running a few tests to make sure that you're stable enough to travel.
How does that sound? Great.
Okay, let's begin.
Do you know what year it is? Do you know where you are? That's just warm saline.
We need to raise your body temperature.
Do you remember how you got here? Are you not answering because you don't know the answer, or because y-you don't understand what I'm saying? All right.
Um Hey, look.
We'll try something else.
Tap your, your left hand [touches hand.]
for "yes," and tap your right hand for "no.
" It's like this.
Do you know what year it is? Do you know where you are? Do you know your name? [children laughing.]
How you doing, buddy? Good.
Now.
Good, good.
Well, if you get lost, or you have any questions, just ask, okay? That thing you used to control the lions.
How does it work? This? [clears throat.]
Well, um want to know a secret? This is just a toothpick holder.
I control the lions with my mind.
Yeah, right.
[laughs softly.]
Yeah, yeah, you got me.
I have some friends who are scientists, they developed it for me.
It's, uh, part radio, part computer, and really, I'm not sure how it works.
I'm just glad it does.
You know, maybe one of these days, I'll let you try it.
- Cool.
- All right, I'll catch you later.
I got to do a thing.
MAN: All perimeter details, contact.
Update status.
Here for the hybrid? MAN: Update status.
[gate opening.]
MAN: IADG coming through.
The IADG has been looking for you for a long time.
You were last seen on the island of Pangaea, ten years ago.
We're here to help you.
But you have to trust us, okay? The pen.
You want the pen.
Yeah, yeah.
Here.
That's good, take your time.
That's good.
It's all right.
It's okay.
It's okay, take your time.
[exhales.]
What-what is that? What does that say? What does that mean? [pen tapping.]
W-What does that mean? What does that mean? This isn't working.
We first met [phone ringing.]
[scoffs.]
[phone ringing.]
Back then I Didn't know Abe.
Hey, I got your message.
Um CLEMENTINE: No, it's me, Clem.
Abe said you weren't returning his calls.
Why? Clem, I Uh, it's a long story.
Whatever happened between you guys, it doesn't matter, okay? My father's alive and he needs you, Jamie.
I need you, too.
Oh, Clem.
[sighs.]
Whoever it is that you think you found, it's not your dad.
I'm sorry, but he's gone.
And you know that.
Not according to the IADG.
I have their files.
I have proof.
I can't help you.
Yes, you can.
No, I can't.
Okay? I can't do this again.
I went to Pangaea, Clem.
I-I spent years chasing down every lead, hoping against hope that, that Mitch would still be out there and alive somewhere j-just waiting for us to find him, but you know what? He never was.
It's real this time.
I promise.
And I know there's a part of you that believes me, that never stopped believing.
And if I'm right, can you really risk not being there when we find him? [growling.]
I'm on my way.
[snarling.]
[rhino roaring.]
[truck banging.]
I'm sorry.
[snorts.]
ABRAHAM: Going somewhere? Abraham, I'm sorry.
You were going to sneak off without us.
I don't understand.
You and Dariela have a home here.
You have Isaac.
He needs you more than I do.
I can't let you go alone.
It's too dangerous.
You This isn't up for discussion.
You are not telling us everything, Clementine.
The little girl I knew would never - pull a gun on - People change.
Clementine! [engine starts.]
This one is a 90% match to the alchemical symbol that represents 24 hours.
And this one is a 72% match for the Indian rupee.
Still trying to find the rest.
Well, maybe it's it's a code.
No, no, it's gibberish.
- He can't help us.
- [Mitch pounds table.]
Proof? Proof.
He wants proof.
No, he's not ready.
He's ready.
Okay, look.
Dr.
Morgan, I'm afraid this is gonna come as a shock to you, but there's somebody here who's been waiting to talk to you.
I can't believe you just let her go.
It's not like I had a choice.
Look, we'll just have to catch up with her.
- What the? - [squishing.]
What is that? It's a sample of the new hybrid Jackson sent me.
But it was just a few drops of blood.
It's growing.
Yes.
But into what? [sighs.]
Do we really have the rest of the night off? Mmm.
Don't jinx it.
We were out for ten days with that group.
I'm gonna sleep for eight straight hours.
Would you settle for six? I could be convinced to settle for six.
[lock buzzes.]
[indistinct chatter over radio.]
Hey.
I need to know what's on that drive, ASAP.
Somebody went through a lot of trouble to get that.
TESSA: Who's with the fancy coat? Is that the IADG investigator? She got here fast.
- She's leaving even faster.
- Hey! Excuse me, miss? I'll get started on it right away, Detective.
In fact, if you bring me a coffee, it'll be ready when you get back.
Deal.
[rapid beeping.]
[people screaming.]
Where are Abe and Dariela? Isaac got sick.
They had to take care of him.
They'll meet up with us later.
You look different.
It's been awhile.
Well, here goes nothing.
Come on in.
We'll be wheels up in five.
[phone vibrates.]
Oh.
WOMAN: Hi.
Are you sure that you don't need anything? Food or-or water? Water, you've you've had enough water for a lifetime.
I'm sure that you have questions.
I [sniffles.]
I had a lot, too.
When they first told me they found you, I couldn't believe it.
And part of me still doesn't, but [sniffles.]
here you are.
We're together again.
It's going to be okay, Dad.
You recognize me now, don't you? It's me.
Your daughter.
Clementine.
Clem.