Continuum s03e08 Episode Script

Previously on Continuum We're hoping to create something for the commercial market You wear it? You will be fitted with an ankle tracker that you will wear at all times We're going to use you as bait You did great with that board, kid.
You held your own against the vipers.
You need to bring in a mongoose.
We're in a bit of a hiring freeze What would Liber8 want with a truck full of Sonmanto chemicals? A truck full of this stuff and the right equipment, you got the mother of all chemical weapons.
Liber8's going to poison the whole city Move out Everyone stay alert! Expecting Liber8 activity.
Orders are to locate and break up this gathering and arrest the leadership.
Liber8 is the priority here.
Even the GCC can have a voice.
If that doesn't happen soon then every day we wait, the idea of it becomes harder to sell to those who already have a stake in the new building plan.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is an illegal political gathering and a violation under Section This is nothing of the sort.
This is a citizen's committee meeting.
A citizen's committee meeting.
We're trying to save this heritage building from demolition.
I appreciate the sentimentality, but this land has been designated Mom? We're just asking for a hearing.
A forum to voice our concerns.
You'll get your hearing alright.
What are you doing here? Standing up for something.
They're calling this a political assembly.
That's rubbish.
I'm going to try to get you out of here before they start booking people.
You'll do no such thing.
This is serious.
I agree.
You're not the only one who gets to take a leap for what she believes in.
People should have the freedom to move.
To think for themselves.
To chase ridiculous dreams if that's what they want.
Arrest me! She's done nothing wrong.
She's here, isn't she? Kiera! You don't want to become this.
Be rebellious in another way.
I am not rebelling.
Against me, darling? Yes.
Yes you are.
It's okay to be wrong but eventually you gotta own up.
You're strong baby.
That's not everything.
I love you.
Today my guests are Inspector Dillon of the Vancouver Police Department and also with me former Liber8 member turned social enterprise activist, Julian Randol.
Welcome to you both.
Thank you Diana.
Thank you for having us.
Inspector, you first.
Why is the Piron initiative so essential to our safety? Well that's a great question Diana.
Budgets are under pressure.
And so are our boys and our girls in blue.
Now without private support, the bad guys will continue to grow stronger while we fall further and further behind.
See a private police force doesn't need to answer to its citizens.
Only its shareholders, isn't that right? We're all shareholders in this city.
Every one of us wants to feel safe.
The VPD is taking advantage of new breakthroughs in technology to make sure that we are safe.
All of us.
Buy the technology then.
You don't let the technology buy you.
Inspector No no, Diana.
Diana.
This is the problem with people like Mr.
Randol here.
They always blame what they don't understand.
Corporate sponsorship is not ownership.
Open up your books.
Prove it to me.
And give the bad guys a look? No.
Thank you.
Will Piron replace the VPD? Absolutely not.
Piron is a tool for law enforcement.
Nothing more.
And for those of us who are law-abiding citizens, nothing will change.
Come on.
That's a smokescreen and you know it.
Do you have proof to back up any of the ridiculous statements you've been making recently in the press? I'm working on it, yeah.
Well my service to this city over the years is why I think people can take my word for it.
Where's your credibility, Mr.
Randol? That's exactly what I thought.
More with firing point in a few moments.
Cameron.
Bitch cop.
I'm out.
This time try and stay out of my way.
Resorting to taunts Curtis? That's a little below you, isn't it? A little humility will go a long way with you.
You had so many opportunities.
So little insight.
We're going to have to fix that.
When I look at our competition, when I look at what Piron is doing, Vickerdale, Sonmanto, I see corporations here for the long haul.
Vision for a future that ensures that longevity.
If Fermitas is going to stay in the hunt, we need to leverage minds, not metal.
Invent, not improve.
We need to own the market place today.
Tomorrow's a day late, a billion dollars short.
What's going on with the vents? Everybody out! Out! Now! Rita! Rita! Open the door! Get the door open! Get the door open!!!! Open the door! Call someone!! You don't fight a disease by curing it.
You fight a disease by catching it while it's still treatable.
Halo will monitor you on every level.
Advanced sensors with algorithms that tie back to Piron's central servers, continually mining data to adjust, improve and diagnose everyone.
Halo is more than just a medical clinic on your wrist.
It's the CDC.
We'll find new clusters, make connections and stop plagues from even happening.
Impossible.
The research and development alone will take years.
Don't believe me? Try it on.
Alright.
Your heart rate is 85, blood pressure 150 over 90.
It's a bit elevated.
Your serum cholesterol is Please.
This is all educated guesswork for a man my age.
Not to mention I can walk into any drug store and find it out.
What? Uh.
Nothing we can reschedule the meeting.
What is it? There's traces of carcinoembryonic antigens.
It's a marker for Colon cancer.
Two years ago.
I'm in remission.
I absolutely hope so.
Excuse me.
What can you show us in two months? A bunch of tired engineers.
Two months is impossible.
I move to allocate funding to Halo project for two months development.
All in favour? You have 60 days Mr.
Sadler.
Make believers of us.
Impressive.
It's solid technology.
Not the device.
You.
It doesn't work yet, does it? It's close.
So how'd you know about the cancer? I had a look at his insurance file.
That type of cancer has a 60 percent chance of recurring so It's a ballsy move.
I believe in the project.
It's something that can help people.
Better hope you're right.
You just staked your whole future on it.
Jesus.
How many? A dozen.
Did you find anything on the roof? There was a laptop wired into the operating system.
It overrode everything.
Locked the board room doors, opened only the specific vents.
The gas was directed straight to the target.
Can't be long before Liber8 makes a statement.
Given the Robin Hood act that Liber8 has been putting on, this atrocity doesn't make sense for them.
Well fanatics are not in the business of making sense.
Where's Carlos? We tasked him on a whistleblower case involving Sonmanto.
So it's you and me working this one.
Got a problem? No.
Adele Mason's phone records.
Your ankle bracelet's showing.
So? What difference does it make? Everybody knows.
I'm done hiding.
I am.
Well everybody's always hiding something.
Especially those that say they're not.
So how come you're here instead of working on the Fermitas attack? Or is that a secret? What's up with these highlighted numbers? What's the significance? They are the whistleblower called Julian Randol.
Is that so? Have I told you lately that I love what you've done with this place? No.
Not lately.
I just want you to know I appreciate all the time you've devoted to SadTech.
But let's not kid ourselves okay? Your true devotion is to Alec.
Not the company.
Thank you.
You know I've been thinking.
Alec, he's all alone over there at Piron.
If he can't make it back to us then maybe you should go to him.
No I'm pretty sure he's coming back because he left all his clothes out here.
Sure.
But what if he needed your help? It's entirely possible he's been too embarrassed to ask.
So why not make it easy for him? You're going to want to fit in.
Perfect.
Liber8 just released a statement claiming no involvement with the Fermitas attacks.
I've been monitoring web and FTP sites.
There's been zero chatter.
Nothing suggesting an operation as big as this.
Nothing at all.
Check my browser history.
My keystroke log.
They prove what I'm saying.
What about this.
Specialized hack to operate doors and vents.
Custom circuits.
Spyware.
Sound familiar.
Lucas' handiwork.
Possibly.
Sure.
I want you to reconnect with your old friend.
Did you ever initiate contact before? No I waited for Lucas.
That was our protocol.
But if I get active in the chat rooms he might reach out.
Might.
Fine.
Get active.
I want you to find out where they are.
I appreciate the trust.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Okay well I will work on Lucas and I might have some other names for you.
Just leave it with me.
Betty.
I um.
I want to add something to your workload.
A favour.
This is that dead Liber8 guy.
Yeah except What? That he's not dead? It's a hunch I'm working on.
If you have any way to monitor him through CCTV.
Police cameras.
Without drawing attention to the fact that I'm looking for a dead Liber8 member? You're right.
But I can outsource it.
Someone who won't ask any questions.
Will that work? You trust this person? Do you trust me? Yes.
I just I just don't understand why.
I got hired here because I could go grey.
Hack.
That's how it started.
And it was just off books, undercover.
Maybe I was in over my head.
Bu then the ground here shifted so fast.
Doing the right thing? That matters to me.
Thank you.
How's the soup? Shit.
Shit! You miss me Kellogg? That depends.
Are you, you? The one you set up.
The one you betrayed.
The dead one.
Well then, the least I can do is buy you a drink.
So you going to kill me here or do we have to step outside? You haven't changed a bit.
You have clearly.
Okay come on please let's just get this over with.
You owe me.
That's one way to put it I suppose.
And right now I'm in a situation that could benefit a man of your abilities.
Your resources.
Your morality.
What's in it for me? You want to cheat death Kellogg? Help me and I'll teach you how.
So what? You're a reporter now? Just a talking head.
Rap sheet and an opinion gets anyone on TV.
What's your opinion on this? Ooh.
Pretty girl.
Pretty thief.
And she's been calling you.
So what? The pretty thief stole intellectual property.
You been demoted or something because this doesn't really seem like your usual fare.
Why's Adele Mason been calling you? She didn't steal anything.
That's just how Sonmanto's framing it.
I'm so sick of this shit.
Let's go.
Detective Fonnegra, please.
Jackpot Julian By my count this is your last parole violation.
Why don't you just meet with her? Huh? Talk to her then make your decision.
How many people died in the attack? There are five nerve gases that fit the profile.
I need to figure out if the effluent Liber8 stole from Sonmanto would have the same signature.
Here's the problem.
You combine the effluent with the other chemicals, you get a variety of different reactions.
It's entirely possible that Sonmanto's waste chemicals were mixed with say, methylamine and phosphorous chloride to create nerve gas.
Okay then who would have distilled it? Kiera I'm saying it's a possibility.
It's hard to actually prove without blood tests and hard actual physical proof like a bomb canister.
And if I get you one of those? Sure I'll see what I can do.
Hey.
Hi.
Thanks for dropping by.
Wow, you look so different.
Yeah well didn't want to embarrass ya.
This place is really ding-ding-ding.
Bells and whistles yeah I know.
Oh Halo.
Are you creeping my files? No.
Of course not, sorry.
You probably had one.
Oh everybody had one.
Wait did you come through with it? No that was a long time ago.
But you're making it now.
It's a good product.
Caught all your heart attacks.
So you're familiar with the project? Yeah the basics yeah.
Jason.
Son.
I could really use your help.
Do you mean here? With you? Betty's tagged a likely suspect.
Elton Bibby.
He's an underworld fabricator.
Makes custom components.
Dark-net sort of thing.
This is definitely in his wheelhouse.
Custom listening devices in the Fermitas offices match some of his known designs.
They had the whole place wired.
Probably watched the whole thing.
Liber8 buy from him? I'm not sure.
It's possible.
I'll text you the address.
Do you think we can trust Betty's intel? I think she wants back in the department more than anything.
Let's see if she's right.
Clear this site.
Cameron and I are going to go in.
Sir.
Cameron! We've been looking for you.
Yeah.
We got an issue.
Don't know what to say guys.
I have no idea why my house exploded.
You have no idea who might want to kill you? Tie up loose ends? Nope.
You're a smart guy, Elton.
Full scholarship to WCIT.
They tell me you could get in anywhere you want.
Hey! Nobody is going to ask me about due process today Elton.
Do you know why? Because cops are assholes.
Agent Cameron, are cops assholes? Sometimes.
Sir.
She's right.
Sometimes we are.
But not today, Elton.
Because today we are hunting down terrorists who killed 12 people.
And then tried to kill you.
So the whole due process thing? Agent Cameron? Not very important.
Because this is terrorism Elton.
And whatever I have to do to protect the people of this city, I will do.
And I have a free pass to do it.
I know you.
You're the chief of the private Po-Po.
Guy who has his own force.
You're good for business.
I could detain you on a security certificate if I want.
Lose the paperwork.
You disappear.
And then when they find your body in the rubble, everyone will assume that you died in the explosion.
What he said.
The name.
Travis Verta? Sonya Valentine? Lucas Ingram? Jasmine Garza? Could be.
I can't just give those guys up without some consideration for my cooperation.
Of course there will be consideration for your cooperation.
You might even make bail.
But you're going to have to give me a hint.
If any of those names ring a bell.
Absolutely.
Smart.
I don't believe him.
He just tied Liber8 to the gas attack.
As soon as you gave him the names and a ticket out of here he did.
You said he's taking advantage? Hey.
Lucas just made contact.
Okay so he wants me to find a connection between Sonmanto and Fermitas through you, sir.
Does he mention anything about the gas attacks? Well I brought it up but he wouldn't bite.
He's been rifling through your private emails and he wants me to find something your police accounts or by talking to you.
Is there a connection between the companies? They could be targeting Sonmanto again.
No.
Liber8 is strategic.
Layered.
It's not like them to make connections afterwards.
Tell them you're looking.
Keep the conversation going.
Nothing yet, haystack's a little big.
Matahari? Yeah picked it a long time ago.
Okay.
Give me some time.
What does that mean? It's taken care of? Apparently they found what they're looking for.
Who are you? You do not want to mess with my people.
Help! Clock's ticking Jasmine.
You gonna make your move? Come in.
That's funny.
You don't look like an Adele.
She'll be here.
Internal emails.
Un-redacted reports.
This is correspondence proving Sonmanto has been lying about health dangers for a dozen of their products.
All of which were stolen.
You'll also find price fixing, union busting, stock manipulation.
Take your pick.
Is any of this verified? Diana has three researchers on it.
So far it's all good.
So.
Theft? Or whistleblowing? I'm not so sure you can separate the two.
Well they need to be.
And immediately.
We only get one chance to do this thing right before Sonmanto's spin machinery swings into operation.
For what it's worth I was authorized to access.
It was part of my employment.
Does that include removing them from the premises? Well when I saw what was in them I had to tell someone.
Information should be free, detective.
Whistleblowers too.
I guess I'm prepared to go to jail.
I'd just rather not.
Give us a minute, would ya? So why him? He's not exactly unbiased.
He's not owned by anybody either.
Yeah if I start digging around what do I find out about Miss Adele Mason? You'll find she's someone who loved her job and her life.
And made tiny allowances as time passed because I still believed in what I was doing and where I worked.
But now it's too much.
I can't keep making allowances you understand? I need your help.
Any idea why a known terrorist would target you? Wrong place wrong time, I guess.
You're ex-military? Yeah.
How'd you know? You went a couple of rounds with a trained terrorist and you're still alive.
The bad laser job on your tattoo? Looks like an eagle and an anchor? Former Navy SEAL.
You work private security Mr.
Nealon? Yeah.
Is there a law against that? Not yet.
Excuse me.
So I made contact with Elton Bibby.
I think this is going to be a break for us.
Just give me a second.
Anything else you can think of that might help us? I got nothing.
We'll be in touch Mr.
Nealon.
Thank you.
So what do you think? I think he's connected to the whole thing.
Agreed.
If he is former military then it suggests mercenary work.
Liber8 contracts, the deal goes south.
It comes to blows.
Liber8 is about the ideology.
They recruit.
They don't hire.
No viable business keeps doing the the same old thing.
There's no moving forward unless you're willing to adapt.
Internal documents reveal that Sonmanto sold GMO foods without any government testing and in clear violation of agricultural import laws.
And, there's more I just wanted to do the right thing.
Hey.
I thought you might be hungry.
God yes.
Stealing from your employer? Revealing trade secrets? I don't know how you were raised but I People need to know what these companies are doing.
Their secrets aren't more important than peoples' lives.
That's ballsy.
What? What you did.
It's brave.
You too.
Oh, all I did is pretend that I didn't find you.
Well you could.
Find me.
That is.
It would be difficult to disappear me after this and it would protect you if you found me.
Let the rest of the media pick up on the story before you reveal yourself.
Safer.
I hate to drag you into my mess.
You know I had someone tell me today that she was done hiding.
I told her everybody's hiding something.
What are you hiding? What am I hiding? Oh.
Everything.
No.
Adele.
Wait.
Shit.
So.
How's it feel doing some real journalism for a change? I received a call from Ned Harvey.
He's chief legal counsel for Sonmanto.
Sure they'll bring out a lawsuit okay.
That's typical.
He's starting with a criminal code violation against me, the show and the network.
False reporting of a crime.
That sounds like a version of cease and desist.
He sent these.
Copies of exact documents Adele brought in.
They suspected her of corporate espionage.
So these documents were a plant.
That's that's I reported a fairy tale as fact.
Your lawyers vetted these.
Well the second thing we'll do is fire all the lawyers.
You're not under contract so you might be able to scuttle away from the fallout, but trust me on this Mr.
Randol.
I will be shoving it in your direction.
Clearly you're here to talk.
So you want to put that thing away? We didn't gas that building.
We did not kill those people.
Then who did? The guy you beat up? Possibly.
Today's attack is exactly the sort of thing Liber8 did in our time.
Sonya could have easily made the nerve gas from the chemicals We didn't keep the waste we stole from Sonmanto.
We left it all on that truck.
Bullshit.
Listen for a second.
Can you do that? Soon as we heard about this we knew we'd be blamed.
Lucas followed a trail on the TOR network.
He found a job posting matching some of the details Killing those people at Fermitas was a job? We've been gaining ground.
Someone doesn't like it.
You need to figure out who.
I need to? Why would I do that? So that I can save you? They're taking control of the story.
They're killing innocent people.
We don't have those chemicals.
This was not us.
Okay.
You feed me everything you find.
Sure thing.
Partner.
Don't even joke about that.
I see you Protector.
You're not sure of anything anymore.
Fonnegra.
Papers are fake.
Everything Adele brought us from Sonmanto it's a honey pot okay? She was meant to find it.
I tried to call Adele to warn her but she's not answering her phone.
I'll see what I can do.
Okay.
Shit.
In theory, Sonya writes their line of bullshit.
Does this read like her? No the language is too casual.
Sonya's generally more pompous.
That's what I thought.
Can you bring up that picture I sent you? What if I told you he's an ex-Navy SEAL and that he answered an ad somewhere on the dark net that led to the Fermitas job.
Lucas figured it out, then sent Garza to find out who is framing Liber8.
Don't tell me you're switching horses.
You are? This doesn't feel right.
No it doesn't.
Leave it with me.
Thank you.
Hey Kiera.
I was monitoring a Liber8 chat room earlier and there was talk about a high-level recruitment.
Provincial prison out of Maple Ridge.
Dillon's daughter.
Christine.
I really don't want to be the messenger on that one.
I don't think it would go over well coming from me.
It's okay.
I'll take the bullet.
Sorry I didn't say goodbye but you looked like you could use the sleep.
You knew it was a plant.
You really are sweet, you know.
So why'd you do it? When your boss asks you to do something, do you ask him why? You ever think that maybe, I don't know, it was crooked? Maybe it was something that you shouldn't do? Does anyone have that luxury anymore? It's nice to know guys like you still exist.
You've got my number.
I mean you really do.
Call me sometime.
I talked to the FIU.
They insisted all of the stolen effluent was still in the truck.
I remember it missing 5-10 percent.
Okay well transport and spillage could account for that.
You should also know that your daughter's name was mentioned in some internal Liber8 communications.
Okay so they watch the news.
It was about recruitment.
Keep me apprised.
I know.
I know I screwed up.
In our favour.
Adele Mason discredited herself, Julian Randol and the Sonmanto naysayers.
In many ways it's a win for us.
Sonmanto put her up to it.
So you did find her.
Uh yeah I spoke with her this morning.
So Nealon isn't just ex-Navy SEAL.
He's been a merc for years.
He works through a contractor named Grey Point Security out of Antigua.
Is there any connection between Gray Point and either Fermitas or Sonmanto? Cameron, we all know that Liber8 was behind this attack.
Now if Nealon is in fact part of this, he's no doubt one of theirs.
Damn it.
Stay on target! All of you.
The pressure's never been greater.
Betty? Look, I get it.
That was like one minute in your shoes.
Well avoid the ankle bracelet if you can.
Chafes like a bitch.
You can find this connection.
I'm so close to getting Dillon back on my side.
You gotta figure this out on your own.
I understand but please.
Think about it.
What kind of connection? I don't know.
Bad blood? Massacre a dozen innocent people over bad blood? That's insane.
People lie, cheat and murder.
That's what "corporations are people too" means.
Well Sonmanto's been interested in buying a controlling interest in Fermitas but negotiations stalled out.
That wasn't in the news.
Well the only reason I know is because we own 5 percent of the company so they had to tell us about the deal.
And why didn't it go through? Fermitas wouldn't budge on the on their stock price.
And what's their stock at today? It took a beating after the attack.
CEOs from both companies met for breakfast at 6 this morning.
No they couldn't.
Exxon.
Blackwater.
DeBeers.
That's what they did.
Check it out.
Sonmanto owns Grey Point Security.
Bought 'em last year.
And Elton Bibby wants to meet.
I think he's going to be able to corroborate the connection to Grey Point.
And if he corroborates well then it's a slam dunk.
Good work Betty.
Looks like you've connected the dots.
Thanks Alec.
Hey! Heard you lost your job! It wasn't just a job okay? It was more than that.
A calling? Yeah.
Yeah, a calling.
It wasn't.
I know that for sure.
Yeah I know.
A part to play in the future, right? Can't wait.
Aww look.
No TV.
No fans.
No groupies.
No one lining up to hear the thesis of mighty Theseus.
Came down here just to kick me while I'm down? That's it? I'm not here to tell you about your future.
Kid.
Too many people have done that already.
It's lame.
Yeah I agree.
I agree? Just shut up.
First, you gotta be the guy in charge of your own damn life.
That means you've got to toughen up.
You're about as threatening as a head cold right now.
You think you can do that for me? Why? Hmm? What's in it for you? I don't know yet.
Get in the car.
Come on.
Sonmanto killed a dozen people just to get a better business deal? A blowback nobody would risk.
Unless they had the perfect fall guy.
Liber8.
Yeah.
And Dillon is only too happy to go after.
Sonmanto bought immunity by making themselves the victim of your fake whistleblower.
They changed the narrative.
We're saying a company is a mass murderer.
Look.
We found the trail that lead from the hired mercenary to Sonmanto.
Sonmanto has been trying to buy Fermitas.
We need more than a trail.
You can't arrest a company.
We need a name.
Somebody that initiated all this.
What if it's more than one person? What if it's bigger? You know if we'd been working together, you could have told me that Adele was lying with just one look.
You think Dillon split us up on purpose? It would mean that he knew this was coming.
There's only one way to find out.
These connections are very sketchy.
But with time and further investigation they don't have to be.
I swear Cameron if you weren't such a bulldog about Liber8 in the past, I'd think you were protecting them.
And I wouldn't do that.
But I think we should take a closer look at Sonmanto and Grey Point.
Oh hell, let's just subpoena Sonmanto and Adele.
If she admits to being assigned this bullshit play that gives us some leverage.
No I'm going to have to say no.
We are not in the business of witch-hunts and speculation.
Suggesting some other version of events without definitive evidence just muddies the water.
So we're done? Liber8 is behind this attack, Cameron.
I know it.
You of all people should recognize that.
Is this what policing looks like where you come from? I still want to believe Dillon is a good man.
Yeah, so do cops you used to work with.
At least from what you told me anyway.
They'd still put someone in prison just for thinking the wrong thing.
How do you reconcile those two things? I need a drink.
Sign me up for that.
Check it out.
My parole was approved.
What happened to you? Oh, Dillon happened.
First round is on me.
Twist my rubber arm.
Listen I'll keep digging.
There's proof that links Grey Point to the attack.
It's out there.
Now Dillon, I don't know.
He might have tunnel vision when it comes to Liber8 but cold hard facts usually work on him.
Facts would be nice.
Dillon's good will would also be nice.
Well give it a few days and then talk to him again.
He's under a lot of pressure but I know him.
When I told him Christine's name was mentioned in some Liber8 recruitment chatter, it barely registered.
Seriously? That happened? We're in business.
That's Bibby.
Now? Um.
Is it okay if I meet him alone? I just think it would be better if we kept it nerd-to-nerd.
You know? Okay just bring him right back here.
This isn't my first rodeo.
What do you think? Can we trust her? I wonder why she trusts us.
She saw what Dillon was doing to the VPD months ago.
And she did something about it.
Betty was right then and she's right now.
Dillon talks about protecting the public There's a whole new mandate.
Citizens aren't even a close second.
You know, you're starting to sound an awful lot like Liber8.
First Betty? Now you? I don't mind learning a few things from Betty.
Hey, thanks for coming.
Yeah well, didn't give me much of a choice now did you? Sorry.
Betty!