His Dark Materials (2019) s03e04 Episode Script

Excuse me.
Is this The Land of the Dead?
Just tell us where you're going.
It's like they're being
pulled forward by something.
Pan. Stop that.
What's he doing?
This is what we are expecting.
Then where are everyone's daemons?
We've been in plenty of
worlds without daemons before.
Just get into my pocket
and we'll be fine.
There are people here
who should have daemons,
but don't.
Is he okay?
He's fine.
Doesn't seem it.
- You seen that before?
- No.
Are we in the wrong place?
This has to be right.
It has to be it. Come on.
Stop right there.
Halt.
Oh. Hello.
Delighted to see you again.
Please, tell the Cardinal
that Mrs. Coulter is back.
Good. This is good.
No. No. Stop! Everyone stop.
You. Yes, I'm talking
to you. You aren't dead.
It was an accident. We were being chased
by some men and we just
sort of found ourselves here.
If you're not dead, you're not welcome.
Listen. We've traveled a long way.
I need to find my friend
before it's too late.
First you were chased by men,
now you're looking for friendship?
Well, you won't find that here, liar.
Go to holding area 32.
Give them this.
How long do we wait?
Until you die, of course.
Go!
What does it say?
This has to be the place.
We need to find the water
and we need to cross it.
I do hope we sustained no lasting damage
after our previous meeting.
I was simply trying
to protect my daughter.
You had such a lot to
say last time we spoke.
All sorts of beautiful words
about escape and stupidity
and mistakes. All words fed
to you by the Cardinal, I know.
Father President.
- I beg your pardon?
- He is not the Cardinal.
He is Father President.
And they were not his
words, they were mine.
Oh, yes. I have known
obsession like yours.
Have you?
I don't think you have.
I don't think you understand faith.
Father Gomez, you are a very young man.
Did you not think we knew
you were coming? Back to us.
Where you belong.
I find it very hard to judge
what the Magisterium knows
and doesn't know.
Its "faith" always
seems to get in the way.
Who?
It's Father Gomez. I have with me
It's me, Hugh.
Or do you only answer
to Father President now?
Come on. Let us in.
Come.
After you.
Mrs. Coulter.
Is the boy staying?
Thank you, Father Gomez.
Good.
Then it's just the two of us.
You are under arrest, of course.
How disappointing.
For deliberate concealment
There really is no need.
I'm here to help.
You have prevented
us from finding Eve
If you'll let me finish.
I came here voluntarily.
As soon as I could escape
from Asriel's fortress, I did.
Look at my clothes, Hugh.
I even brought you
a piece of his technology,
which I'm sure your scholars
will be delighted to drool over.
All that matters is the child.
My child.
The alethiometer was
quite clear on who she is
and what she might bring to us.
Are you still hurting yourself?
I made you Cardinal. I did
that to earn your trust,
and in return, you have betrayed me.
I betrayed you?
- She is sin!
- No.
She is the potential of it,
and I wasn't unaware of this,
and I had my own solution
- You had nothing of the sort!
- To keep her safe
until the danger passed.
- Your lies are contemptible.
- And you came along and
destroyed everything!
What danger did you think you
were keeping her safe from?
Eden fell not when Eve came into being,
but when she was tempted.
Somewhere out there is
a tempter, a serpent.
And I had to keep them from meeting.
I had her, I had the boy,
I had it all.
And then you sent your
troops and scared them away.
I assume Fra Pavel
told you about a knife?
A weapon so powerful it can
kill the Authority himself.
I broke that knife.
It was I who tamed it.
So do not underestimate
what I can still do for you.
Trust me to advise you,
as I once did.
Concentrate on the battles
that need to be fought
and leave Lyra and her temptation to me.
Is Asriel still actively
searching for the girl?
She never held much of his interest.
The knife attracted him.
But now it is broken.
He sees only his war.
And the way he is
fighting, Hugh, it's
terrifying.
You know, I think I
saw him murder an angel
in front of my eyes.
An angel?
An angel came to Asriel?
Yes.
And he would hurt such a thing?
He would hurt anything
that came into his path.
I tell you there is madness upon him
and that is why I came, Hugh,
to give you what I could.
Then you are with us for the fight, hmm?
Against Asriel? Against Dust?
You doubt me?
Sometimes, your devotion
is hard to read, Marisa.
You have my mind
my body and my soul.
And I thank the Authority himself
that we have you leading the Magisterium
and not Cardinal Sturrock.
He could never resist temptation
whereas you your
abstinence is magnificent.
Remember what we did together.
Our lives are entwined.
Papers?
Go to Holding Area 507.
Another holding area?
Not another holding area,
no. Holding Area 507.
Five-zero-seven, that's
the important bit.
Where is it?
Just ask. Everybody's
waiting, same as you.
Papers?
- Good evening.
- For you. A peace offering.
And what exactly is that?
Does it fold out into a cage?
It's how we found you.
A kind gift.
Really?
Hmm.
Mother.
She was only too happy to help.
Of course she was.
Hmm.
She always had such grace.
Hello, Mrs. Coulter.
You see, that's the
problem with insects.
They get everywhere.
Oh, I am the least of your problems.
Did he send you?
Yes. I followed you
into the Intention Craft.
So, are you here to spy or to help?
What's your plan?
What, so you can relay
my every move to Asriel?
- I don't think so.
- I can't.
My lodestone resonator was
damaged during your escape.
Interesting. So, in fact,
it's you who needs me?
You intend to kill
them before they kill Lyra.
And if they kill you first?
You risk yourself very easily.
What do you know of this place?
What have you seen?
Come on. You have no choice.
Without me, you have no Intention Craft.
And without the Intention Craft,
you can't return to Asriel.
What have you seen?
I've been following Father Gomez.
He seems particularly
interested in one room.
Do we keep walking?
It feels like we should
just keep walking.
They're staring, aren't they?
Yeah, they're staring
and saying nothing.
Feels like we're in a horror film.
Why would you want to watch a film
that makes you feel horrible?
You make a good point.
I liked the film with the bear.
Who are you?
We're travelers.
We're headed to The Land of the Dead.
Yeah. Well, we're on the same path.
Please. We don't
know what we're doing.
And you seem vaguely friendly.
We just really need to know
what the rules are here.
Okay.
You can come in.
Thank you.
So
- Introduce yourselves.
- Hi, I'm Lyra. This is Will.
We won't disturb you
any more than we need to.
But we're looking for my friend,
he's in The Land of the Dead
and we don't know if
this is a part of it,
or how to get to it.
So if any of you could tell us anything,
we'd really appreciate it.
Why haven't their deaths
told them where to be?
Larissa.
- They've come to us for help.
- Well, they shouldn't need it.
Talk to your deaths.
We don't have deaths.
- 'Cause we're not dead.
- Okay. Take a seat.
You're not dead either, right?
All of you in the holding area.
Our death hovers close
by a and guides us.
We will welcome it. We're ready, but
- it's not ready to take us yet.
- What's a death?
They don't know anything.
Everyone has a death.
It goes everywhere with
them, all their life long.
- Isn't that scary?
- Not at all, dear.
It's natural.
From the moment you're born
your death comes into
the world with you
And it's your death that takes you out.
There's love in that.
- Can you see our death?
- No, love.
Just our own.
Hmm. When you're ready
they say it's beautiful.
Your death says, "Easy now, easy child",
"you come along with
me," and you go with them
to the boat and the boatman.
That's what I saw in my dream.
That's where we need to go.
Oh, you're not going to get there
without your death.
If you just tell us where it
is, we'll stop bothering you.
We don't know where it is,
or what's on the other side.
No one knows 'cause no
one's ever come back.
The only way you're
going to cross the water
and go to the Land of the Dead
is with your own deaths.
Invite them to you in
kindness and friendship.
And they will come.
Breakfast.
I have no need of breakfast.
I must pray.
Where is the chapel in this citadel?
Mrs. Coulter, you were expected
to stay in your room.
No. I am looking for the
chapel. I need to repent my sins.
You can pray in your room
just as easily as you can
in a chapel.
No, I find the Authority
speaks loudest to me
in his own house.
Well, if you wish to go to chapel,
you must go at the allotted time.
Oh. Damn. Really?
Well, now that I'm here,
you don't mind if I take
a look around, do you?
Oh.
No. They are not very interesting.
If you won't stop
You'll do what exactly?
- I'll fetch support.
- Good.
We all need support.
Go on.
- Morning.
- Morning.
Dr. Cooper.
How wonderful
and unexpected you're
still in employment.
In fact, how wonderful to see you alive.
I'm afraid I rather presumed
you weren't.
Hugh MacPhail,
picking up all my best cast offs.
Now, what are we working on here?
Oh, this is all restricted,
- I'm afraid, Mrs. Coulter.
- Dr. Cooper
you have always been so
kind to me.
I see no reason why you should stop now?
Well, you were always kind back.
Besides, the Cardinal
Father President and I hide
nothing from each other.
You need not worry.
Now, this is a resonating chamber
of some kind, am I right?
Ah. Interesting.
Used part of our design
for the daemon guillotine.
In fact, more than just a part.
Now, why would you be
working on that still?
And
this.
What does it read?
It reads something which allows it.
Dr. Cooper
are you building a bomb?
- You don't understand
- Oh, but I do.
Oh, it's directional in some way.
What determines its direction?
The Authority.
Well, that's not true. Is it?
Oh. They're here for me.
Not you. But you already knew that. Ooh!
What a fascinating position
we find ourselves in.
Gomez.
Lyra, what are you doing?
She said we need to invite our death.
I mean, if I get my head
in the state it's in,
when I read the alethiometer,
she'll come to me.
Be careful.
Wait.
Can we talk about this?
Talk about what?
We already decided.
I know, but summoning death?
Do you even know what that means?
No. Of course not. But
we've come all this way.
Maybe this isn't the right thing to do.
But we are doing it. It's
what we came here to do.
It's not too late to turn around.
With the knife, we'll
find our way back home.
You were on my side.
I thought I was by your side.
Neither of you understand, do you?
I never got a chance
to say goodbye to Roger.
I never got a chance to say I'm sorry.
All I want to do is make
things as good as I can.
Even if I have to die doing so.
Lyra
she's here.
You're my death.
Yes.
You're here to take me?
You wanted me. I'm here.
I need to talk to her alone.
I I can't see who you're talking to.
Of course you can't. She's mine.
Follow me.
I'll be back. Don't worry.
Authority thank you
for answering my prayers
for delivering to me the means
with which to win this war.
Only through your love
and your guidance
will I find the strength
to do what must be done
To lead us into salvation.
Follow him.
The hair. We are certain
this is the child's?
Fra Pavel is certain.
Is there enough of it, Dr. Cooper?
This will be ample.
How soon can it be ready?
A matter of days.
Thank you, Father Gomez,
that will be all.
You are quite sure
that once set in motion,
the bomb will find the girl?
Each individual is unique.
There are codes within
us, anbaric pulses.
We use these
to aim this device.
The hair, wherever it might
be, will want to be made whole.
It will be merciless in this pursuit.
No matter where the girl may be?
Whichever world she is in,
forgive my heresy,
the bomb should find Lyra.
Are you still here?
You keep appearing and disappearing.
I'm always here.
I've followed you your entire life.
I am a special devoted
friend, who's been beside you
every moment of your life
who knows you better than anyone.
That's not true.
Who knows you better
than even you know yourself.
We need to make a deal.
I'm not sure I can make a deal.
Look, I know I'm not deceased.
But I need to go to The Land of the Dead
and I need to see someone
there, and I need to get back.
Will you help me?
Eventually, child, you will
go to The Land of the Dead
with no effort no risk.
A safe and calm journey.
But there is no reason to rush there.
But I need to.
So does Will.
We both had people taken
away from us too soon,
and we both need to make amends.
Well, everyone wishes
they could speak again
to those who have gone.
Why should there be
an exception for you?
Because
if you've been with me my whole life
you knew this question was coming.
And if you've truly been with me
you know the answer to it.
I have followed you.
I have seen your choices.
You saw him die? Roger die?
I did.
I don't want to be exceptional.
Maybe once I did.
My parents, that's all they care about.
I just want to be good. I
just want to help someone.
And Roger needs me.
And I wasn't there the
last time he needed me.
Look at me.
Loot at my heart.
Help me.
I will be your guide, Lyra Silvertongue.
I will show you the way in.
But once you are there
the other side is not my place.
So, as for getting out again,
you'll have to manage that by yourself.
Ngau.
Wait. Wait!
You're back.
- Is she still
- Close by? Yeah.
What did she say?
Can she see my death?
You can't see his death, can you?
No. And nor will he.
You can't see your death
until you're ready to.
Until it's time.
Only you can see your death.
When it's the right time.
My death's gonna take us to
the water. If you're ready.
Am I ready?
I hope so.
I need you to be.
You take me to the best
places, you know that?
Cheers.
Mm.
What else is there left to do?
You came here to
protect her, but instead
- gave them the fuse to a bomb.
- Arrogance.
Sheer arrogance. I underestimated them.
We must leave. Return to Asriel.
Once he knows what they are doing
He'll do what?
He may
He will intervene.
Will he?
You know, you're right.
I did come here to kill
them before they kill her.
And I will not let them
have another chance.
We've already stunted their bomb.
We need to get back.
No.
Because they will find another way,
then another and another.
This has to stop now.
We must find the Intention Craft.
What do you intend?
Destruction.
You're walking slower
with every step, you know that?
It's not too late to change your mind.
I don't want to change my mind.
Mom used to have this phrase,
"Nothing's fixed until you fix it."
Look, if you don't want to
come, it's okay. I can go alone.
I didn't spend months
searching for you
so I could wave you off
at the gates of hell.
I don't think it's hell.
Looks a bit like hell. But it's not.
I just want to be sure you're sure.
- I am.
- Look, sometimes we do things,
we get places and we
forget how we got there.
I know how I got here, Will.
And what if we don't come back?
Then we will have died
doing something important.
Follow me.
We're clean.
Stop right there! Hey!
- Oi!
- Stop there!
This way.
The Intention Craft is just ahead.
You didn't think I
was having you watched?
You have no choice, Marisa.
You will still kill her.
- No matter what I do.
- On that I have no choice.
Then I have a statement to make.
I wish to stand trial
for the murder of Cardinal Sturrock.
A murder I conspired on
with your Father President.
A man who sins with
every fiber of his being.
Liar!
You know I'm telling the truth.
And I will make the same claim
in front of the Consistorial Court.
You have no rights here!
You're a wanton woman,
who has always wanted
what she didn't have.
Your husband was killed
by your lover, the heretic Asriel
and your illegitimate
child was abandoned
- until she became sin itself.
- I have changed.
You have not, Hugh. You need be stopped.
Hugh? Who is this "Hugh"?
I am your Father President.
You will address me
as Father President
or Your Grace.
- Do you understand me?
- I'm sorry?
This is where your loyalty lies?
Not with that above?
Not with truth, but with power?
You disappoint me, Father Gomez.
Get her out of here.
No. No, no. You cannot do this.
You call yourself a holy man?
How do you think your
Authority looks on you now?
Huh? A man of hate surrounded
by haters who worship you.
You pig of the cloth.
- Disgusting
- Stop her noise!
This is what you really are.
An incoherent, emotional woman.
Why should anyone trust you?
You can barely string
a sentence together.
Such beauty.
Such true, enticing beauty.
And now, I will give your beauty
what it has always lacked
grace.
I don't know how you
took the hair from us.
But you didn't take all of it.
We still have enough
left for our purposes.
And when we sever your daemon
You will be the bullet
to kill Lyra Belacqua.
And to save us all from sin.
Take her to the cellars
and bring her daemon to me.
Good evening.
I am so grateful to have you with us.
Leave all belongings, and come on board.
Will he understand?
We need passage across the water.
Oh, I'm sorry.
One of your party is unsuitable
for travel at this time.
Only one?
- No, that's
- We have to follow the rules.
A pain, but necessary.
No passage. Not for him.
- But he is me.
- If you come, he must stay.
I don't think you understand.
If we separate, we die.
But isn't that what you want?
No. That's not right.
I don't leave part of myself behind.
- Why should she?
- Yes, you do.
Absolutely, you do.
It's her misfortune or luck
to be able to see and talk
to the part she must leave.
You will not know until
you are on the water,
and by that time,
fortunately or unfortunately,
it will be too late for
you to do anything about it.
But you must all leave that
part of yourselves here.
The rules are very clear.
- Come on board and let's get going.
- We're gonna get on the boat.
- Don't worry.
- Lyra, you're not listening to him.
He won't let us.
songs to keep you
entertained as we cross.
Look. He can come on the
boat. He fits everywhere.
And we've always traveled together.
No one's ever had any problem with it.
- So I don't see how
- He can come in the boat.
But if he does, the boat stays here.
Is this how it works? I can pull it.
Only I can pull the boat.
Sorry.
We can't separate. We can't.
Pan. No! Pan.
You're risking everything.
- When will she see him again?
- Hmm.
- Please, Pan
- She won't.
How can you be so sure
this is the right thing?
And when we leave, will
we come back this way?
I've taken millions across.
None have come back.
- We will.
- We've come so far,
but we might not survive.
You don't know Lyra
and you don't know me,
but we'll find a way, another way.
So, since we're doing
that, be kind, Boatman.
Let her take her daemon.
It's not a rule you can break.
It's a law.
Like this one.
You can't do this.
You see, I can't tilt my hand
and make the water fly upwards.
No more than I can take her daemon
to The Land of the Dead.
You might have to make an
exception, just this once.
How many ages do you think
I've been ferrying people?
Do you think if anything could hurt me
it wouldn't have happened already?
Do you think the people I
carry come with me gladly?
No, they struggle, they cry, they bribe,
they threaten, they
fight, nothing works.
I find it helps to be
cheery and compliant.
I am both those things.
I encourage you to be the same.
I'm sorry. I truly am.
But if she comes, she does so alone.
I don't wanna leave you here.
We can still turn around.
- But I can't not do this.
- You can, Lyra.
What about Roger and Sal?
They never got a chance to grow up.
But it's not Roger and Sal, is it?
And Roger's dead and Sal's gone.
And it won't be Lyra and Pan.
You're leaving me here alone.
What will I do?
But our dreams
I didn't have those dreams.
They were your dreams. I
didn't even want to come here.
This is your choice.
But we're together
Not if you do this.
Please.
I can't betray Roger.
It's my fault he's dead.
Now he needs me.
I need you too.
Why can't you see that?
- Where will I go?
- I'll find you.
Okay? I will go to the Land
of the Dead and I'll come back
and I'll find you. I'm not leaving you.
Okay? I'm not leaving you. Not forever.
Will and me will find a way out of here.
And we'll go to Asriel's.
Somehow you've got to get there too.
But I have to do this.
Then you've made up your mind.
You've chosen Roger over me.
No, Pan. Please, don't. Don't do this.
Please.
Please. There's no other way.
I've got to.
I love you.
Just go.
My heart. My