Primeval s03e03 Episode Script

Go! Not bad.
You, come with me.
Now jump.
Listen to my voice.
I said jump.
Death means nothing to you, does it? You're lucky.
I've always liked modern art.
So uncompromising.
It's a very complex model of the exact locations - Of anomaly appearances throughout recorded history.
I know.
Don't touch it.
Ah.
Any news of Helen Cutter? I've started a review of security.
You're sure the intruder was her doing? Can anybody else create an exact replica of a dead man? (Lester) Keep everyone on high alert.
If Helen's back, we should all be very worried.
(Katherine) Mick, I am running out of patience.
I'm this close, Katherine.
I just need something that nobody could fake.
I can't run a worldwide media story based on pure speculation.
You do it all the time.
The mammoth on the M25 didn't come to much.
We can say what we like about footballers and politicians.
It's nearly always true.
But dinosaurs are different.
No-one believes they exist in the - Let me convince you.
- One week.
If you've no hard evidence, clear your desk.
Right.
Miss Lewis I just need five minutes.
How did you find out where I live? Tell me about the ARC and I'll go away.
What are you talking about? What about the creatures? Haven't you got a drunken pop star to harass? I'm giving you a chance to comment before I write the story.
Go into print and you'll be laughed out of town.
Not if I er have the proof.
But you don't.
And you never will.
This is the biggest cover-up since Roswell.
I'm going to tear the lid off it.
Come near me again and I'll have you arrested.
So, this contraption is going to seal the anomalies, is it? Er in theory.
Yeah.
You're after a million pounds for research and development I want something a little more than theoretical.
You'll get it.
In simple terms, this machine will reverse the polarity of the anomalies, so nothing gets in and nothing gets out.
(Claudia) James Are you sure about this? Pretty sure.
(Anomaly alarm sounds) (Connor) OK.
It's in the city.
It's a hospital.
The new anomaly.
Perfect.
(Helen) Get rid of him.
We've got important things to do.
Becker, take your men.
Look for any creature activity.
Come on.
(Cutter) Power cut.
The back-up generator should kick in now.
- I'm having a baby.
- When? Now.
It's come right through the floor.
So so, if you walked through, would you keep on falling? I don't know.
But the anomaly itself wouldn't be enough to cause a power outage, so something's come through it.
Abby.
Teeth marks.
Hyperactive mice? Your Gran embroidered this blanket for you.
You'll like her.
She's she's a smart woman, but she's wrong about your daddy.
He's a good guy, he just just needs a little bit of time, that's all.
It went through a hole in the wall there.
- (Becker) What did? - (Pregnant woman) I don't know.
A ratty, chipmunk, beaver kind of thing.
Well, that narrows it down.
Cutter.
We might have a problem.
A ratty, chipmunk Beaver.
beaver kind of problem.
How did she describe this creature, apart from the ratty, chipmunk thing? Right.
Er about so big.
Protruding teeth, large, and some claws.
We've had three other reported sightings.
We've got dozens of them in here.
- I need you both to get this place evacuated now.
- Sure.
Hi.
Er we have to evacuate the building.
Sarah, if you see this man within a mile of the ARC, you've got to let me know.
Why? (Claudia) He thinks he knows something.
(Sarah) And does he? Rather a lot, unfortunately.
What do you think about Cutter? Erm Cutter? I think he's a great guy.
Oh.
You mean, what do I think? Cutter.
OK.
I think that he is pretty hot, in an emotionally toxic, don't-come-near-me, I'm-a-romantic-disaster kind of way.
Just my type, then.
Is there something going on between you two? It's complicated.
Apparently, he used to like some girl that looked like me.
According to him, actually was me, in a different evolutionary timeline.
So, now I don't know if he likes her or me or the version of her in me, or whether it's just the same thing.
No baggage, then? They're on red alert.
Infiltration is impossible without security clearance and retina scanners.
That all depends on who you know.
- (Abby) Sh! - What? Sh! What is it? A diictodon.
Male.
Permian era.
Herbivores and burrowers.
Chew their way through anything.
(Cutter) You are an electrician's nightmare.
Come on.
That's cute.
Yeah, I mean, they're social creatures.
Wait.
Stay.
Wait.
And quick, too.
(Cutter) Yes.
Let go.
Get off it! (Pregnant woman) You can't have that.
It's mine! (Creature barks) (Abby) Cutter! Oh, no, no, no, no.
(Pregnant woman yelps) Hey! (Cutter) Open the door! (Hospital general announcement) Final call for everyone to evacuate the building.
(Connor) Anything? (Becker) No.
(Hospital general announcement) Proceed to your nearest exit.
Cutter? We're trapped in the operating theatre with the anomaly and a woman who's about to give birth.
So, I really need you here as quick as you can.
(Becker) We're on our way.
(Connor) Where are the operating theatres? - No idea.
- Let's find someone who works here.
I'm a trained soldier.
I can find my way around a hospital.
(Mick) That's it, little fellow.
You're my ticket to the big time.
Just hold it right there.
No! What are you doing here? I work here.
Yes, but what are you doing here now? I work here.
Are you feeling all right? Yes.
You don't seem quite yourself.
I'm Professor Nick Cutter.
Strangely enough, I hadn't actually forgotten that.
Cutter.
You're back.
Great.
(Sarah) Erm I've verified another date, so I need you to check it before I add it to the model.
Yeah? Memo to self.
Arrange regular mental health check-ups for all staff.
What is that thing? The power cuts have caused a temporary atmospheric overload.
It's kind of like a hurricane, only made up of electricity.
Do I look daft? Oh! Ohh! (Pregnant woman) Oh, I think this is it.
No, you're not having a baby now.
Yeah.
Right now.
How difficult can it be to find an operating theatre in a hospital? What was that about being a trained soldier? (Creature groans) Catch it.
What do you mean, catch it? Catch it! All right.
(Becker) OK.
Catch it.
Get under it.
(Steps sound) This.
Maybe we could.
(Creature groans) (Connor) Hello, mate.
My name's Connor.
This is My name's Connor.
How are you? (Connor) If I'm not mistaken, you're a diictodon, right? Cutter.
This woman is a trained health professional.
She doesn't look like a nurse.
- She's a zookeeper.
- What? - Abby, how many babies have you delivered? - Dozens.
What kind of babies? Zebras, lions, antelopes I delivered a giraffe once.
Ohh! See? Now, don't worry.
The principle is exactly the same, only hopefully your baby will have a shorter neck.
I need you to take a look at these calculations, but I think that they're as accurate as possible.
I'm busy now.
You carry on with your work.
I'm trying.
(Sarah) If we feed these figures into the model, I think - Be quiet.
Hello.
You've changed.
Your clothes.
You weren't wearing that before.
(Claudia) Did something happen at the hospital? (Cutter) Yes.
If you're busy right now, it's not a problem.
I've got things to do too.
I'm leaving now.
- You're going back to the hospital? - Yes.
Don't let me hold you up.
Cutter? Do you remember that drink we talked about? How about tonight? I'm leaving now.
Yeah, I got that.
OK.
Bad idea.
Forget it.
Maybe another time.
No.
There won't be another time.
OK.
Fair enough.
(Claudia) I can handle that.
I appreciate your honesty.
I think.
I'm an idiot.
I'm an idiot.
Ohh! I didn't want it to be like this! I wanted it to be beautiful.
- Breathe.
- It hurts! You'll get through this.
You'll soon have a beautiful baby.
It's a girl.
A girl.
Ahh! Don't actually think I'd want to know, but - I just know it will be.
What's your name? Nick.
(Pregnant woman) You're a nice man.
Sometimes.
Abby.
Stick him back through the anomaly.
(Creature yelps) What are you waiting for? It's a distress call.
(Cutter) It's all right.
It's fine.
Just a hunch.
Maybe it'll attract the others.
(Cutter) It's all right.
They're not here.
(Creature yelps) What is it, mate? Hey? What are you trying to tell me? Oh, fantastic.
Now he's Dr Doolittle.
Sh! He wasn't making that noise before.
(Creature sound from far distance) Can you hear that? (Creature sound from far distance) Follow me.
Oh, God! Abby, you're needed here.
It's coming! It's OK, it's OK, it's OK.
All right.
All right.
Push.
Oh, God! (Cutter) I'm not sure this is working, Abby.
It's coming.
That's it.
Ha! It worked.
The distress call attracts them.
What's going on? It's just the drugs.
I haven't had any drugs.
Go on, go on, go on, go on.
What are we going to do about her? (Cutter) I don't know.
She's stuck here now.
Because I'm having a baby! Sorry.
(Abby) All right.
OK.
One last push.
(Pregnant woman screams) Listen to my voice.
(Helen) Open the main security gate.
You wanted to see me? Take a seat.
(Lester) Have you noticed anything strange about Cutter recently? How long have you got? Stranger than normal, I mean.
Well he's not saying much, and he's suddenly decided to change his clothes twice today, so I'm worried he might be erm unravelling.
I hear you've been looking for me.
Thought I'd save you the trouble.
Get off me! You should be more careful, Dr Page.
Cutter! What the hell is going on? You are so fired.
Don't kill him yet.
Yet? What have you done? Guard this door.
Shoot anyone who tries to get in or out.
Obey no-one else.
My voice is the only voice you recognise.
So, Cutter's finally gone native.
(Claudia) He would never betray us.
Unless I'm very much mistaken, he just did.
I know him.
And I know he wouldn't do this of his own free will.
Excellent.
No signal.
Did you see the way she spoke to him? It was pretty weird.
She's beautiful.
It's a boy.
A boy? Hello, you.
Sorry, we - Whoa, whoa, whoa.
OK.
I'm going to have to go.
The nurse will look after you now.
OK? Thank you, for everything.
Do you know what you're going to call him? I don't know.
I only had girls' names ready.
Do you think erm Do you think he'd be OK if I called him erm Stanley? I know it's old-fashioned.
It was my dad's name.
See you around, Stanley.
So, who locked you in? I don't know.
Yeah.
(Both yelps) Looks like they missed the last bus home.
What shall we do with them? We keep 'em.
Yeah.
For now.
(Connor) Come on, guys.
You asked for evidence.
Brilliant.
Tell them to hold the front page.
Really? No.
Not really.
You bring me a blurry photo of a gopher with comedy plastic teeth and you call this evidence? A child of ten could have faked that.
This is a prehistoric creature! Get out of my sight.
Give me one last chance.
Why? Because this is the biggest story in history, I'm gonna prove you.
(Mick) Do you really want it to go to one of your competitors? It's brilliant, Nick.
Beautiful.
We should have worked on it together.
What am I talking to you for? It's as if he had no will of his own.
He just responded to everything she told him.
You're right.
Like he was programmed to obey her voice.
Exactly.
He didn't even seem to hear the rest of us.
So, what we have to do is get her to change her instructions.
Why would she do that? Maybe we can do it for her.
(Connor) Are you all right in there, guys? Comfy? He should have checked our passes.
Yeah.
Your men are getting slack.
You go on ahead.
I want to have a little word with security.
Something's not right.
Where is everyone? It's it's you.
Put Connor and Abby with the others.
(Helen's voice) Is there anything in my voice, Lester, anything at all, that's telling you there's nothing you can do to make me obey you? Nothing will stop me doing what I have to do.
Nothing will stop me I just need to paste this into a new file.
(Helen's voice) Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
What is going on? I was just about to ask you the same question.
What the hell's got into Cutter? That's not him.
There's two of him.
Two versions of Cutter.
Sounds like some kind of nightmare.
We've got to do something.
Connor, er we have to play this audio file over the internal sound system.
We can't do that from here.
You created this.
I er borrowed the technology from the future.
It's made from your DNA.
Perfect in every physical detail.
Physical.
Hm.
It has er limited intelligence.
Enough to follow basic instruction.
It's a human being, though? Free will is what makes us human.
This creature has er It's nothing more than a living photocopy.
Please tell me you didn't do this to Stephen.
No matter what they look like, they can never be the original.
Why are you doing this, Helen? Because I have seen the final destruction of almost every living creature on this once-beautiful planet.
I can stop it, Nick.
(Helen) I can save us from that.
Whatever's going to happen is going to happen.
We must leave it alone.
Look what happened last time.
(Cutter) You killed Stephen.
I didn't kill Stephen.
You did.
(Helen) We both know the course of evolution can be changed.
I can restore balance.
(Cutter) You still don't get it, do you? No matter how many times you interfere, you can't get the result you want, because evolution can't be bent to your will.
I really hope you're wrong.
Everyone er OK? Helen's taken over the ARC.
I know.
Her people are crawling all over the place.
How many men have you got with you? Just me.
Should be enough.
Becker, we need to get this to the PA system.
What is it? Doesn't matter.
Come with me.
The rest of you stay here.
You see, you don't know it yet, but I do.
Know what? Your work will lead to predators being created here in this ARC of yours.
I'd never sanction that.
I've seen them in the future.
Troops from the ARC.
No.
You've got it wrong.
(Helen) You haven't done it yet.
But sooner or later you will.
And it has to be stopped.
You.
You have to be stopped now.
Before it begins.
(Cutter) If you're so sure of this, (Cutter) then why didn't you get your (Cutter) creature to kill me when he had the chance? Why don't you just shoot me now? Because there is something (Helen) I still don't understand.
Tell me what this is.
Well? Do you know or not, Professor? Of course I do.
Tell me.
No.
You can go to hell.
Give him ten seconds, then shoot him.
All right? I can't (Becker) Come on, Temple.
Hurry up! Quick.
(Clon Cutter) One.
Two.
Don't do it.
(Clon Cutter) Three.
You can't appeal to his finer feelings, Nick.
It doesn't have any.
- Five Six.
- Tell me what this is.
- You don't have to do as she says.
- Seven.
You have a choice.
- Eight.
- OK.
Nine.
OK.
I'll tell you.
Put the gun down.
Do you think they made it? We'll soon find out.
Get off! Abby! Argh! Argh! My fingers! (Becker) I can handle this, Temple.
I can't.
(Connor) I can't reach.
Punch him! Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
Stop.
Do nothing.
No! Stop! That's not me! Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
Stop! That's not me! That's not me! Obey my voice.
Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
They did it.
Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
Obey my voice.
Insurance.
Obey my voice.
It's over Helen.
Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
Listen to my voice.
Complete your mission.
Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
Stop.
Do nothing.
Obey my voice.
Look, I know that you can hear me.
I know you can understand.
You don't have to obey her.
She made me.
You're a human being.
You have a choice.
Don't listen to him.
Follow your instructions.
You're not a machine.
(Real Cutter) You're a free man.
You don't want to die.
I don't know what death is.
Trust me, life's better.
Don't listen to him! Save yourself.
(Becker) Guys! Come on.
(Becker) Come on.
Everyone out.
(Becker) Now! (Becker) Cutter? (Becker) He's in here! (Becker) Cutter.
(Becker) We've got to get out of here now.
(Abby) - Connor? (Connor) - Are you OK? Abby? What's going on? It's some sort of bomb.
(Becker) Right, we've got to prioritise the casualties.
Where's Helen? She must be still inside.
Nick.
She wouldn't lift a finger to save you.
Yeah, I know.
Don't go.
(Claudia) This is a mistake.
I'll be fine.
(Claudia) Cutter! Where the hell's he going? Cutter! Helen.
(Helen coughs) You came back for me? Yeah.
You always were sentimental.
Where's the artefact? It'll be wherever you left it.
What does it do, Nick? Why is it so important? I haven't the faintest idea.
Now, are you coming or aren't you? I'm sorry, Nick.
I can't let you go.
What the hell are you talking about now? Oh, for God's sake.
You see, nothing's changed, Nick.
The future is more important than either of us.
You really know how to pick your moments, don't you? If you'd seen what I'd seen, you'd understand.
I'm sorry, Nick.
I wish there was another way.
Know what, Helen? You're not as smart as I thought you were.
(Helen pulls the trigger) (Explosion from ARC) (Men) Get round back there.
(Men) Fast! He's been gone too long.
(Abby) Be careful.
Connor! Connor! Cutter! (Connor) Cutter! (Connor) Cutter? (Connor) Cutter? Cutter.
Connor.
Good man.
You hold on.
I'm going to take you out.
(Cutter screechs) - Sorry.
- (Connor) Don't.
Don't do that.
Sorry.
It's OK.
Just sit with me.
All right? OK.
This This matters.
I don't know why.
But it does, so You have to find out what it means, OK? OK.
It's on you now.
No.
We can do this together.
We've always done it together.
No.
Not this time.
Tell Tell Claudia Brown Never mind.
It doesn't matter.
Get an ambulance.
Quickly.
(Claudia) Nick.
It's too late.
What? He can't be.
Oh, God.
There was something I had to tell him.
I won't let you down, Professor.
We should get this man in an ambulance now! Two minutes.
I can have this thing up and running.
It's a velociraptor.
A young one.
You need all the help you can get.
Let's turn and burn.