Earth: Final Conflict s03e09 Episode Script
In Memory
Previously on Gene Roddenberry's Earth Final Conflict: The space craft was sabotaged by Capt.
Lili Marquette.
She has died in the blast.
I understand your grief.
But the Taelons are within their right to do with her body as they see fit.
With Sandoval around people have a way of disappearing.
This will just help to prepare you.
Prepare me for what? You think the Captain has any idea what Sandoval has in store for her? If she did, I'm sure she would've killed herself by now.
I should've known you were behind this.
You no longer have Earth-based physiology.
Even if you managed to escape, you wouldn't last 12 hours on this planet.
This is what I was preparing you for.
The restrains will release once she reach Sector 5 in Alpha Centauri.
Godspeed.
Thousands of light years from Earth.
This is Captain Lili Marquette.
Does anyone copy? Mayday, mayday! An unidentified spacecraft has just locked onto my ship.
Mayday! Mayday! If anybody reads me, please, come in! - I repeat, my shuttle is under attack! - Identify yourself.
You speak English.
- Identify yourself.
- I am from Earth.
A hostile spacecraft is about to breach my hull.
Jaridian! It's Taelon warship.
Axarion They have come to Earth with the promise of peace.
An alien race called the Taelons.
But, there are those who resist these Alien Companions.
For the Taelons' true mission, the secrets they hide will forever alter our world.
The fate of humanity now relies on those who dare challenge the future of Earth.
You're finally back with us.
Hi, I'm Dr.
Reed.
I've been looking after you since you've arrived.
Where am I? You're at Thorson Military Hospital.
It's about 140 miles north of DC.
- Now take it slow there for a while.
- Yeah, I think you're right about that.
You'll be stiff for a couple of days, okay? but uh A couple of weeks of physical therapy will get rid of that.
Am I alright? Yeah.
For someone who just came out of a coma, I'd say you're whole lot better than alright.
A come? How long have I Perhaps we'd better let you discuss that with a friend, okay? Liam! I take it it's a good sign she still recognizes me.
- He's a little hard to forget.
- You look incredible.
Yeah, right, for someone who's been in a vegetative state.
What, no flowers? Nope, but did bring by some old clothes.
- Thought it might make you feel better.
- I'm gonna leave you two alone to talk.
Give you a chance to catch up.
Augur sends his best.
He wants to come visit as soon as you're up to it.
So, how much catching up do I have to do.
The Taelons are gone, Lili.
A lot changed since the invasion.
- Invasion? - By the Jaridians.
They annihilated the Taelons.
If it wasn't for you, the Jaridians never would've reached Earth.
Me? Last thing I remember I was hit by an energy missile.
Well, before the Taelons rescued your shuttle, the Jaridians took off with the ID drives.
They finally got inter-dimensional travel.
And I lost how much of my life? Three years.
I'm sorry.
It seems strange to hear your voice again after all this time.
Never realized how much I missed you.
I missed you, too.
Okay, we don't want to overdo it the first day back.
Oh, looks like I'm getting kicked out.
Liam, um You never said anything about Sandoval.
They put him away for good, Lili.
He's gonna pay for what he did to you.
In front of the whole world.
You chauffeur around all your patients? Only the ones I'm taking a special interest in.
- What makes me so special? - Well, I don't know.
It's not every day I get to wake a sleeping beauty.
Ah, it's so strange.
- What? - Well The sky seems brighter.
Sounds are clearer.
The things that I touch are just feel different.
It's like everything is more alive.
Right.
Yeah, that's not your imagination, hypersensitivity occurs in the majority of cases of prolonged unconsciousness.
I bet you find your food taste different, too.
Yes, I was gonna talk to you about that one.
Yes, well, that's what the doctors are here for, - To answer all your questions.
- Good.
Maybe you can tell me about this bruise.
That is from your CVI, which you'll be happy to hear, we removed several days ago.
Why? I take it you haven't experienced any side effects yet, have you? - Side effect? - Yeah, hallucinations.
They only occur when the mind is in a subconscious state.
It's okay, you don't have to worry.
I mean that'll subside as the brain heals.
Okay.
Well, if all I have to worry about is the occasional nightmare, then I think I can handle that.
Well, better get you back.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
Agent Sandoval was responsible for the murder of numerous Resistance sympathizers.
as well as other crimes against humanity.
What remains a mystery is why were you abducted.
And where that shuttle you were on was headed.
I'd like to know the answer to that myself, Colonel, but Sandoval never told me.
Perhaps, he can tell you now.
He's outside in the hall, Lili.
What Sandoval knows will go to his grave unless Unless what? His last request was to speak to you.
You don't have to do this.
Capt.
Marquette has been gracious enough to grant your last request.
So, if you have something to say, I suggest you get on with it.
Oh, this is a waste of time, get him out of here.
For her ears only.
Come closer.
I won't hurt you.
Aren't you even curious as to why I sent you off in that shuttle? Can you really go the rest of your life without never knowing the answer? You're still too far away, I can only say this once.
You are going to die in here.
Get away from me! Get him the hell away from me! I have my own Underground! And they will kill every last one of you! Every last one! Listen to me! What did Sandoval mean by "his own Underground"? Ex-volunteers, other Taelon fanatics.
Ah, don't worry.
They've never made good on any threats.
So, what are your plans now that you're no longer a Companion Protector? - Oh, me? I'm headed for Jaridia.
- No.
It's the new frontier, lots of opportunity.
Everything the Taelons told us about them was a lie.
I wish you'd been there when they blew up that mothership.
So, I'm guessing that Zo'or is Well, let's just say he's no longer a part of the Commonality.
So, how's Dr.
Reed treating you? Why do you ask? Seems pretty devoted to his patients.
Sometimes I found him in your room late at night, reading to you.
What was he reading? You name it, but he said your toes wiggled the most to the Tale of Two Cities.
Must be one of your favorite books, huh? All I can remember are the first couple of lines, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Well, listen, there are some things I gotta catch up on.
- I'll see you later? - Okay.
- Augur! - Come here! - What? What? - Watch the suit, watch the suit! - Same old Augur.
- Oh no, not really.
Look.
Hey, you hacked off the ponytail.
Well, you know, I am the CEO of a publicly open company now, and well, there's no reason to keep a low profile with Taelons out of our galaxy, is there? - Augur has gone legitimate? - Yep.
I had to dump the Flat Planet right after I got married.
Now, I know I've been in a coma.
What did you expect? Couldn't wait for you forever.
- Well, I hope you brought pictures.
- Oh yeah.
Might have a megabyte or two.
- Am I hallucinating or is that.
.
? - Yeah, you got it.
You know, so much like his dad it scares me.
- Such a beautiful family.
- Thank you.
I missed so much.
How is she making out? She's been through a lot, she needs time.
It's the only way she's ever gonna trust us.
I'm here to see my sister, Lili Marquette.
I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to come back later during the visiting hours.
I respect that.
Can I at least leave this - Remove your clothes.
- Do what she says.
There's no need to be frightened.
This will just help to prepare you.
Prepare me for what? Is that possible? - Certainly.
- Thank you very much.
She's not here.
Check every room on the floor.
Hey, you should never have brought those damned Jaridians back to Earth.
What do you want from me? What do I want? Well, I don't want anything.
I just thought I welcome you back home.
Oh, come on, Lili, why the sad face? Haven't you done enough to me already? It's a matter of opinion.
But unfortunately I have some unfinished business I have to take care of.
This is from Agent Sandoval.
Guess it's time to start taking Sandoval's threats a little more seriously.
I'm sorry about last night.
We've tightened security.
That won't happen again.
Something I've been meaning to ask you - You got a first name? - Michael.
Michael? Michael was my favorite name.
"Was"? Yeah, until my boyfriend broke my heart.
Of course, we were I hope you're not gonna hold that against me.
Hey, I wouldn't hold anything against a guy who reads me Dickens.
Oh, listen, there's something we should talk about.
- Sounds serious, Michael.
- It is.
Ronald Sandoval's gonna be executed in a few hours.
Are you suggesting I watch? It might speed up your psychological recovery.
Yeah, well, I'm fine.
At least, that's what I keep telling myself.
It's your call.
It just might help close the book on Sandoval forever.
Ronald Sandoval, known throughout the world as the companions' bidder, is now being brought into the chamber.
Less than an hour ago, his appeal for clemency was rejected by President Doors.
President Doors? He was elected last year.
According to reports, Sandoval refused to eat his last meal, to meet with clergy, or even to make a final statement.
Clearly, this is a man still unrepentant for his actions.
The process has begun.
According to a spokesman for the department of corrections, this new method of lethal termination is painless.
Blood, organs, and tissue freeze within seconds.
Death occurs in less than a minute.
I never wanted to kill those people! Blame the Taelons, not me! It was my CVI! Let her go.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
It's black! You should be more careful.
Wouldn't want anything to happen to you, especially after all you've been through.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
Even if you manage to escape you wouldn't last 12 hours on this planet.
Don't worry.
You'll be departing soon.
Everything alright? I know every one of those soldiers.
Why is that so strange? Well, a lot of vets died in that war besides the ones I fought with.
That reminds me I have something for you.
- Present? - Something like that.
You found them.
What's wrong? I scratched the words "find me", and they're not there.
You sure? I believe you.
It's just, with everything Sandoval put you through, maybe you only thought you wrote on them.
That is possible, isn't it? Yeah I guess so.
Find me.
This must be hard for you.
Come on, the Colonel's waiting for you.
After examining the CVI's capabilities, we can only assume that Sandoval was using you as a kind of human surveillance device.
For what reason? To gather intelligence about the Jaridians.
Fortunately, his plan backfired.
Backfired? I don't understand.
Sandoval knew that the Jaridians would intercept the shuttle, but as a safeguard he booby-trapped the ID drives so they couldn't get ahold of the technology.
Lucky for us the explosive device malfunctioned, and the course of human history was changed by the Jaridians forever.
You're a hero, Captain.
Well, I'm flattered, but I hardly deserve a medal.
President Doors seems to think so.
He wants you to come to the White House next month so he can pin it on you himself.
The world thanks you, Captain.
Oh, when can I leave here, sir? That's up to Dr.
Reed.
Why don't we discussed that over dinner? Did you have enough to eat? the wine made me a little tipsy, though.
How'd you know I liked Italian merlot? Hey, I never reveal my sources.
So, Doctor, when do you think I can get discharged? Uh, you know, another week.
Should have you out of here.
That means I'm not gonna have you to take care of me anymore.
No.
Not necessarily.
Isn't this against hospital policy, kissing a patient? Yeah.
Maybe I can get The Colonel to extend my stay.
What? - I don't know.
- You don't know? I I just I feel so comfortable around you.
It that a bad thing? Maybe.
Okay, now I'm confused.
It's it's just that I feel like I already know you.
All my life, I imagined the perfect man in my life, and then there you are.
It's a little scary.
That's probably not the best thing to say to a guy on a first date, huh? Maybe we've met before.
That I would've remembered.
- I did do some time in the SI War, though.
- Where? I flew out of Kanpur.
We must've passed each other in the street 100 times.
No, I don't think so, because I kinda kept to myself.
Strange, I've never seen such carnage.
So many people I couldn't help.
So many people beyond help.
Yeah, didn't look any better form the cockpit looking down.
Yeah.
Every time I went up, I swore it would be my last.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
Is there something wrong? No.
Are you sure? - I'm just a little tired.
- Okay.
- Maybe you can walk me back.
- Sure.
Shinouhee Uhuurah.
Did you say something, Captain? Just "good night".
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Oh, my God.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times I'm not on Earth.
I showed up in your room but you weren't there.
Are you okay? Yeah, I'm okay.
But I want some answers.
I think it's time you told me what's really going on here.
I'm not sure what's gotten into you, but What's gotten into me is that there's definitely something wrong with this place.
- Come on, Lili, do you hear yourself.
- Cut the crap, Liam.
- I know this isn't Earth.
- Oh, now you're talking crazy.
This has to be some kind of reaction to your medication.
Let's go back in and find Dr.
Reed and The problem I'm not on any medication and you're not going anywhere.
It's not loaded.
The gun's strictly for show.
Put it away.
There's surveillance everywhere.
If someone sees you with that we're all dead.
This terraformed asteroid was specifically created to gain vital information on the Resistance.
Nurses, patients, doctors.
They are all part of an elaborate brainwashing technique.
Even Tate trying to kill you the other night.
- So, that means Sandoval - Is healthier than ever.
- How long have I really been in a coma? - Two months.
There's no way out of here on foot.
The perimeter is fenced off with energy shields.
- What do they want from me? - You have information.
What the Colonel never told you is that when the Jaridians stole the ID drive they took you along for the ride.
A week later, the Taelons found you back on the shuttle drifting through space.
The Jaridians did something to your CVI.
Nobody knows what, but Zo'or's intent on finding out.
I wanted to tell you, but they said they'd kill Augur if I didn't cooperate.
- Where's Augur now? - Not far from here.
He's being held until your debriefing is over.
After that, who knows what will happen to him, or me.
And Michael? Is he a part of this, too? Dr.
Reed's a prisoner just like the rest of us.
He used to treat wounded Resistance members until the Volunteers found him out.
So, what do we do now? Play along.
Act like you don't know a thing.
Why? - What good would that do? - It buys us time.
There's a shuttle that's been grounded, problem with the ID drives.
You fix the hyper accelerator, we get out of here alive.
I've never fixed a hyper accelerator before.
You designed the shuttle interface.
The data's encapsulated in your memory.
Even if I could remember But how am I going to fix it? You said so yourself, my room is wired.
- They didn't bug the bathroom.
- How do you know that? First day they dragged me to this forsaken asteroid, that same room was mine.
Resistance is finished, Lili.
All we can do now is save ourselves.
Well, how do I know this isn't part of the same brainwashing technique? If it was, why would I be telling you these things? I can think of 100 reasons.
You might not even be Liam.
You might be an android.
So, how do I prove it to you? If you are Liam, then you'll know the name of the only man that I really loved.
William Boone.
Capt.
Marquette? Colonel Bramson would like to see you.
Immediately.
I thought my debriefing process was over with, Colonel.
We haven't exactly been honest with you.
Believe me, it was well-intentioned.
In an effort not to further traumatize you.
Meaning? We never removed your CVI.
We tried, but during the operation you went brain-dead.
Which forced us to abandon the procedure.
The implant is located on your parietal lobe.
Whatever modifications that Sandoval made to it is what's causing your hallucinations.
- Why are you telling me this now? - Because we wanna operate again.
Dr.
Reed believes you'll have better luck now that you're out of the coma.
- I'll think about it.
- Don't wait too long.
It's your health we're talking about here, Captain.
She needs more of your tender, loving care.
We should never have waited so long to remove the CVI.
- The risk of exposure is too great.
- In order for this to work it's essential that Captain Marquette believes she's playing along.
Lili! Come on, wait.
Wait, wait! Liam told me everything.
- I just got to know one thing.
- What's that? Were your feelings for me real, or was that a lie, too? No, I wouldn't give up one moment we've had, not for anything, not even in this place.
What are they gonna do if I refuse the operation? - They're gonna do it anyway.
- Doctor's recommendation? I want you to forget the Taelons' motives, fix the accelerator.
What do you know! I want that CVI out of her, whatever the cost.
Why don't you keep in mind you're dealing with a human being? I detect some compassion for this woman.
Or is it passion? You have quite the imagination, don't you, Colonel? No.
She's the one with the imagination.
I warn you, if you push her, all this collapses and you'll get nothing out of her.
Nothing.
Should we begin? Vitals look good.
I got a view of the implant.
Locked on and testing.
- How's the signal? - Strong as ever.
Ready for extraction.
Vitals remain right on target.
How did it go? Well, I hope you can adjust to life without a cyber-viral implant.
Why do you have that funny look on your face? While I was under, I saw Jaridians.
They were examining me, I think, and I was terrified, but there was nothing I could do.
Yeah, even though the Jaridians wiped out your memory they still couldn't get everything in your subconscious.
So, it was a flashback? Everything's gonna be alright, okay? - How do you feel? - Better.
Any progress with the hyper-accelerator? It's all coming back to me.
Listen, Liam, I can't stop thinking about that book.
If Zo'or wanted me to believe that all of this is real, then me finding that copy of Tale of Two Cities was one big screw-up.
The Taelons never put it there.
It has to be someone who wanted to tip you off.
Someone working here connected to the Resistance.
Do you have any idea who that might be? I guess.
Because it's the same person who charged this for me.
I'm going nuts in this place.
Sometimes I feel so confused, I I don't know what to believe.
- I understand.
- Do you? What does that supposed to mean? I don't know.
I don't know anything anymore.
The hyper-accelerator is ready.
When can we leave? - Tonight.
- Good.
Because I can't spend one more day in this damned fantasy.
Okay, it's alright.
It's gonna be okay.
How am I gonna get out of my room without being seen? Liam will take care of surveillance.
- How's he gonna do that? - Just be ready.
Believe me, my bags are packed.
Once the Taelons know we're onto it, there's no turning back.
If they catch us, you'll wish you never came out of that coma.
Wanna tell me what you're doing out here, Captain? Take his gun! That's where they're keeping them? Let's just hope they're still alive.
Good evening! - Hey, you alright? - Thank God.
Look out! - Liam's been hit.
- Liam.
Liam! Now you're really dead.
- Liam! - Now pick him up.
- Leave me behind! - Help him up! - I'm not gonna make it! - I think he's right, Lili! I'm not letting him die in this place.
Come on, give me a hand! Let's get the hell out of here! Come on! The shuttle's not much further! You can do this.
We're running out of time.
- Going as fast as I can.
- Don't let me die here.
- How's he doing? - He doesn't look good.
Nothing we can do for him there.
Lili, we have to get the hell out of here! We're all gonna die.
Augur.
Augur! He's gone.
Move, move, move, move! Go!.
All systems operational.
What the hell is going on? Welcome to Jaridia.
So, it wasn't the Taelons.
It was you.
How did you By sifting through your mind, Capt.
Marquette.
We took your memory of people, places, and things, and created the perfect illusion.
But it could only work if we had your complete trust.
So, the medical facility Everything was my imagination, just so that you could get me to fix the ID drives.
I trusted you! Taelon energy is incompatible with ours, or we would've repaired the hyper accelerator ourselves.
But I helped you solve that problem.
Yes.
Now, thanks to you, we have the prototype for an interdimensional drive.
Don't be alarmed, Captain.
It will still take months to reach Earth.
Axarion
Lili Marquette.
She has died in the blast.
I understand your grief.
But the Taelons are within their right to do with her body as they see fit.
With Sandoval around people have a way of disappearing.
This will just help to prepare you.
Prepare me for what? You think the Captain has any idea what Sandoval has in store for her? If she did, I'm sure she would've killed herself by now.
I should've known you were behind this.
You no longer have Earth-based physiology.
Even if you managed to escape, you wouldn't last 12 hours on this planet.
This is what I was preparing you for.
The restrains will release once she reach Sector 5 in Alpha Centauri.
Godspeed.
Thousands of light years from Earth.
This is Captain Lili Marquette.
Does anyone copy? Mayday, mayday! An unidentified spacecraft has just locked onto my ship.
Mayday! Mayday! If anybody reads me, please, come in! - I repeat, my shuttle is under attack! - Identify yourself.
You speak English.
- Identify yourself.
- I am from Earth.
A hostile spacecraft is about to breach my hull.
Jaridian! It's Taelon warship.
Axarion They have come to Earth with the promise of peace.
An alien race called the Taelons.
But, there are those who resist these Alien Companions.
For the Taelons' true mission, the secrets they hide will forever alter our world.
The fate of humanity now relies on those who dare challenge the future of Earth.
You're finally back with us.
Hi, I'm Dr.
Reed.
I've been looking after you since you've arrived.
Where am I? You're at Thorson Military Hospital.
It's about 140 miles north of DC.
- Now take it slow there for a while.
- Yeah, I think you're right about that.
You'll be stiff for a couple of days, okay? but uh A couple of weeks of physical therapy will get rid of that.
Am I alright? Yeah.
For someone who just came out of a coma, I'd say you're whole lot better than alright.
A come? How long have I Perhaps we'd better let you discuss that with a friend, okay? Liam! I take it it's a good sign she still recognizes me.
- He's a little hard to forget.
- You look incredible.
Yeah, right, for someone who's been in a vegetative state.
What, no flowers? Nope, but did bring by some old clothes.
- Thought it might make you feel better.
- I'm gonna leave you two alone to talk.
Give you a chance to catch up.
Augur sends his best.
He wants to come visit as soon as you're up to it.
So, how much catching up do I have to do.
The Taelons are gone, Lili.
A lot changed since the invasion.
- Invasion? - By the Jaridians.
They annihilated the Taelons.
If it wasn't for you, the Jaridians never would've reached Earth.
Me? Last thing I remember I was hit by an energy missile.
Well, before the Taelons rescued your shuttle, the Jaridians took off with the ID drives.
They finally got inter-dimensional travel.
And I lost how much of my life? Three years.
I'm sorry.
It seems strange to hear your voice again after all this time.
Never realized how much I missed you.
I missed you, too.
Okay, we don't want to overdo it the first day back.
Oh, looks like I'm getting kicked out.
Liam, um You never said anything about Sandoval.
They put him away for good, Lili.
He's gonna pay for what he did to you.
In front of the whole world.
You chauffeur around all your patients? Only the ones I'm taking a special interest in.
- What makes me so special? - Well, I don't know.
It's not every day I get to wake a sleeping beauty.
Ah, it's so strange.
- What? - Well The sky seems brighter.
Sounds are clearer.
The things that I touch are just feel different.
It's like everything is more alive.
Right.
Yeah, that's not your imagination, hypersensitivity occurs in the majority of cases of prolonged unconsciousness.
I bet you find your food taste different, too.
Yes, I was gonna talk to you about that one.
Yes, well, that's what the doctors are here for, - To answer all your questions.
- Good.
Maybe you can tell me about this bruise.
That is from your CVI, which you'll be happy to hear, we removed several days ago.
Why? I take it you haven't experienced any side effects yet, have you? - Side effect? - Yeah, hallucinations.
They only occur when the mind is in a subconscious state.
It's okay, you don't have to worry.
I mean that'll subside as the brain heals.
Okay.
Well, if all I have to worry about is the occasional nightmare, then I think I can handle that.
Well, better get you back.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
Agent Sandoval was responsible for the murder of numerous Resistance sympathizers.
as well as other crimes against humanity.
What remains a mystery is why were you abducted.
And where that shuttle you were on was headed.
I'd like to know the answer to that myself, Colonel, but Sandoval never told me.
Perhaps, he can tell you now.
He's outside in the hall, Lili.
What Sandoval knows will go to his grave unless Unless what? His last request was to speak to you.
You don't have to do this.
Capt.
Marquette has been gracious enough to grant your last request.
So, if you have something to say, I suggest you get on with it.
Oh, this is a waste of time, get him out of here.
For her ears only.
Come closer.
I won't hurt you.
Aren't you even curious as to why I sent you off in that shuttle? Can you really go the rest of your life without never knowing the answer? You're still too far away, I can only say this once.
You are going to die in here.
Get away from me! Get him the hell away from me! I have my own Underground! And they will kill every last one of you! Every last one! Listen to me! What did Sandoval mean by "his own Underground"? Ex-volunteers, other Taelon fanatics.
Ah, don't worry.
They've never made good on any threats.
So, what are your plans now that you're no longer a Companion Protector? - Oh, me? I'm headed for Jaridia.
- No.
It's the new frontier, lots of opportunity.
Everything the Taelons told us about them was a lie.
I wish you'd been there when they blew up that mothership.
So, I'm guessing that Zo'or is Well, let's just say he's no longer a part of the Commonality.
So, how's Dr.
Reed treating you? Why do you ask? Seems pretty devoted to his patients.
Sometimes I found him in your room late at night, reading to you.
What was he reading? You name it, but he said your toes wiggled the most to the Tale of Two Cities.
Must be one of your favorite books, huh? All I can remember are the first couple of lines, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Well, listen, there are some things I gotta catch up on.
- I'll see you later? - Okay.
- Augur! - Come here! - What? What? - Watch the suit, watch the suit! - Same old Augur.
- Oh no, not really.
Look.
Hey, you hacked off the ponytail.
Well, you know, I am the CEO of a publicly open company now, and well, there's no reason to keep a low profile with Taelons out of our galaxy, is there? - Augur has gone legitimate? - Yep.
I had to dump the Flat Planet right after I got married.
Now, I know I've been in a coma.
What did you expect? Couldn't wait for you forever.
- Well, I hope you brought pictures.
- Oh yeah.
Might have a megabyte or two.
- Am I hallucinating or is that.
.
? - Yeah, you got it.
You know, so much like his dad it scares me.
- Such a beautiful family.
- Thank you.
I missed so much.
How is she making out? She's been through a lot, she needs time.
It's the only way she's ever gonna trust us.
I'm here to see my sister, Lili Marquette.
I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to come back later during the visiting hours.
I respect that.
Can I at least leave this - Remove your clothes.
- Do what she says.
There's no need to be frightened.
This will just help to prepare you.
Prepare me for what? Is that possible? - Certainly.
- Thank you very much.
She's not here.
Check every room on the floor.
Hey, you should never have brought those damned Jaridians back to Earth.
What do you want from me? What do I want? Well, I don't want anything.
I just thought I welcome you back home.
Oh, come on, Lili, why the sad face? Haven't you done enough to me already? It's a matter of opinion.
But unfortunately I have some unfinished business I have to take care of.
This is from Agent Sandoval.
Guess it's time to start taking Sandoval's threats a little more seriously.
I'm sorry about last night.
We've tightened security.
That won't happen again.
Something I've been meaning to ask you - You got a first name? - Michael.
Michael? Michael was my favorite name.
"Was"? Yeah, until my boyfriend broke my heart.
Of course, we were I hope you're not gonna hold that against me.
Hey, I wouldn't hold anything against a guy who reads me Dickens.
Oh, listen, there's something we should talk about.
- Sounds serious, Michael.
- It is.
Ronald Sandoval's gonna be executed in a few hours.
Are you suggesting I watch? It might speed up your psychological recovery.
Yeah, well, I'm fine.
At least, that's what I keep telling myself.
It's your call.
It just might help close the book on Sandoval forever.
Ronald Sandoval, known throughout the world as the companions' bidder, is now being brought into the chamber.
Less than an hour ago, his appeal for clemency was rejected by President Doors.
President Doors? He was elected last year.
According to reports, Sandoval refused to eat his last meal, to meet with clergy, or even to make a final statement.
Clearly, this is a man still unrepentant for his actions.
The process has begun.
According to a spokesman for the department of corrections, this new method of lethal termination is painless.
Blood, organs, and tissue freeze within seconds.
Death occurs in less than a minute.
I never wanted to kill those people! Blame the Taelons, not me! It was my CVI! Let her go.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
It's black! You should be more careful.
Wouldn't want anything to happen to you, especially after all you've been through.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
Even if you manage to escape you wouldn't last 12 hours on this planet.
Don't worry.
You'll be departing soon.
Everything alright? I know every one of those soldiers.
Why is that so strange? Well, a lot of vets died in that war besides the ones I fought with.
That reminds me I have something for you.
- Present? - Something like that.
You found them.
What's wrong? I scratched the words "find me", and they're not there.
You sure? I believe you.
It's just, with everything Sandoval put you through, maybe you only thought you wrote on them.
That is possible, isn't it? Yeah I guess so.
Find me.
This must be hard for you.
Come on, the Colonel's waiting for you.
After examining the CVI's capabilities, we can only assume that Sandoval was using you as a kind of human surveillance device.
For what reason? To gather intelligence about the Jaridians.
Fortunately, his plan backfired.
Backfired? I don't understand.
Sandoval knew that the Jaridians would intercept the shuttle, but as a safeguard he booby-trapped the ID drives so they couldn't get ahold of the technology.
Lucky for us the explosive device malfunctioned, and the course of human history was changed by the Jaridians forever.
You're a hero, Captain.
Well, I'm flattered, but I hardly deserve a medal.
President Doors seems to think so.
He wants you to come to the White House next month so he can pin it on you himself.
The world thanks you, Captain.
Oh, when can I leave here, sir? That's up to Dr.
Reed.
Why don't we discussed that over dinner? Did you have enough to eat? the wine made me a little tipsy, though.
How'd you know I liked Italian merlot? Hey, I never reveal my sources.
So, Doctor, when do you think I can get discharged? Uh, you know, another week.
Should have you out of here.
That means I'm not gonna have you to take care of me anymore.
No.
Not necessarily.
Isn't this against hospital policy, kissing a patient? Yeah.
Maybe I can get The Colonel to extend my stay.
What? - I don't know.
- You don't know? I I just I feel so comfortable around you.
It that a bad thing? Maybe.
Okay, now I'm confused.
It's it's just that I feel like I already know you.
All my life, I imagined the perfect man in my life, and then there you are.
It's a little scary.
That's probably not the best thing to say to a guy on a first date, huh? Maybe we've met before.
That I would've remembered.
- I did do some time in the SI War, though.
- Where? I flew out of Kanpur.
We must've passed each other in the street 100 times.
No, I don't think so, because I kinda kept to myself.
Strange, I've never seen such carnage.
So many people I couldn't help.
So many people beyond help.
Yeah, didn't look any better form the cockpit looking down.
Yeah.
Every time I went up, I swore it would be my last.
You no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
Is there something wrong? No.
Are you sure? - I'm just a little tired.
- Okay.
- Maybe you can walk me back.
- Sure.
Shinouhee Uhuurah.
Did you say something, Captain? Just "good night".
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Oh, my God.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times I'm not on Earth.
I showed up in your room but you weren't there.
Are you okay? Yeah, I'm okay.
But I want some answers.
I think it's time you told me what's really going on here.
I'm not sure what's gotten into you, but What's gotten into me is that there's definitely something wrong with this place.
- Come on, Lili, do you hear yourself.
- Cut the crap, Liam.
- I know this isn't Earth.
- Oh, now you're talking crazy.
This has to be some kind of reaction to your medication.
Let's go back in and find Dr.
Reed and The problem I'm not on any medication and you're not going anywhere.
It's not loaded.
The gun's strictly for show.
Put it away.
There's surveillance everywhere.
If someone sees you with that we're all dead.
This terraformed asteroid was specifically created to gain vital information on the Resistance.
Nurses, patients, doctors.
They are all part of an elaborate brainwashing technique.
Even Tate trying to kill you the other night.
- So, that means Sandoval - Is healthier than ever.
- How long have I really been in a coma? - Two months.
There's no way out of here on foot.
The perimeter is fenced off with energy shields.
- What do they want from me? - You have information.
What the Colonel never told you is that when the Jaridians stole the ID drive they took you along for the ride.
A week later, the Taelons found you back on the shuttle drifting through space.
The Jaridians did something to your CVI.
Nobody knows what, but Zo'or's intent on finding out.
I wanted to tell you, but they said they'd kill Augur if I didn't cooperate.
- Where's Augur now? - Not far from here.
He's being held until your debriefing is over.
After that, who knows what will happen to him, or me.
And Michael? Is he a part of this, too? Dr.
Reed's a prisoner just like the rest of us.
He used to treat wounded Resistance members until the Volunteers found him out.
So, what do we do now? Play along.
Act like you don't know a thing.
Why? - What good would that do? - It buys us time.
There's a shuttle that's been grounded, problem with the ID drives.
You fix the hyper accelerator, we get out of here alive.
I've never fixed a hyper accelerator before.
You designed the shuttle interface.
The data's encapsulated in your memory.
Even if I could remember But how am I going to fix it? You said so yourself, my room is wired.
- They didn't bug the bathroom.
- How do you know that? First day they dragged me to this forsaken asteroid, that same room was mine.
Resistance is finished, Lili.
All we can do now is save ourselves.
Well, how do I know this isn't part of the same brainwashing technique? If it was, why would I be telling you these things? I can think of 100 reasons.
You might not even be Liam.
You might be an android.
So, how do I prove it to you? If you are Liam, then you'll know the name of the only man that I really loved.
William Boone.
Capt.
Marquette? Colonel Bramson would like to see you.
Immediately.
I thought my debriefing process was over with, Colonel.
We haven't exactly been honest with you.
Believe me, it was well-intentioned.
In an effort not to further traumatize you.
Meaning? We never removed your CVI.
We tried, but during the operation you went brain-dead.
Which forced us to abandon the procedure.
The implant is located on your parietal lobe.
Whatever modifications that Sandoval made to it is what's causing your hallucinations.
- Why are you telling me this now? - Because we wanna operate again.
Dr.
Reed believes you'll have better luck now that you're out of the coma.
- I'll think about it.
- Don't wait too long.
It's your health we're talking about here, Captain.
She needs more of your tender, loving care.
We should never have waited so long to remove the CVI.
- The risk of exposure is too great.
- In order for this to work it's essential that Captain Marquette believes she's playing along.
Lili! Come on, wait.
Wait, wait! Liam told me everything.
- I just got to know one thing.
- What's that? Were your feelings for me real, or was that a lie, too? No, I wouldn't give up one moment we've had, not for anything, not even in this place.
What are they gonna do if I refuse the operation? - They're gonna do it anyway.
- Doctor's recommendation? I want you to forget the Taelons' motives, fix the accelerator.
What do you know! I want that CVI out of her, whatever the cost.
Why don't you keep in mind you're dealing with a human being? I detect some compassion for this woman.
Or is it passion? You have quite the imagination, don't you, Colonel? No.
She's the one with the imagination.
I warn you, if you push her, all this collapses and you'll get nothing out of her.
Nothing.
Should we begin? Vitals look good.
I got a view of the implant.
Locked on and testing.
- How's the signal? - Strong as ever.
Ready for extraction.
Vitals remain right on target.
How did it go? Well, I hope you can adjust to life without a cyber-viral implant.
Why do you have that funny look on your face? While I was under, I saw Jaridians.
They were examining me, I think, and I was terrified, but there was nothing I could do.
Yeah, even though the Jaridians wiped out your memory they still couldn't get everything in your subconscious.
So, it was a flashback? Everything's gonna be alright, okay? - How do you feel? - Better.
Any progress with the hyper-accelerator? It's all coming back to me.
Listen, Liam, I can't stop thinking about that book.
If Zo'or wanted me to believe that all of this is real, then me finding that copy of Tale of Two Cities was one big screw-up.
The Taelons never put it there.
It has to be someone who wanted to tip you off.
Someone working here connected to the Resistance.
Do you have any idea who that might be? I guess.
Because it's the same person who charged this for me.
I'm going nuts in this place.
Sometimes I feel so confused, I I don't know what to believe.
- I understand.
- Do you? What does that supposed to mean? I don't know.
I don't know anything anymore.
The hyper-accelerator is ready.
When can we leave? - Tonight.
- Good.
Because I can't spend one more day in this damned fantasy.
Okay, it's alright.
It's gonna be okay.
How am I gonna get out of my room without being seen? Liam will take care of surveillance.
- How's he gonna do that? - Just be ready.
Believe me, my bags are packed.
Once the Taelons know we're onto it, there's no turning back.
If they catch us, you'll wish you never came out of that coma.
Wanna tell me what you're doing out here, Captain? Take his gun! That's where they're keeping them? Let's just hope they're still alive.
Good evening! - Hey, you alright? - Thank God.
Look out! - Liam's been hit.
- Liam.
Liam! Now you're really dead.
- Liam! - Now pick him up.
- Leave me behind! - Help him up! - I'm not gonna make it! - I think he's right, Lili! I'm not letting him die in this place.
Come on, give me a hand! Let's get the hell out of here! Come on! The shuttle's not much further! You can do this.
We're running out of time.
- Going as fast as I can.
- Don't let me die here.
- How's he doing? - He doesn't look good.
Nothing we can do for him there.
Lili, we have to get the hell out of here! We're all gonna die.
Augur.
Augur! He's gone.
Move, move, move, move! Go!.
All systems operational.
What the hell is going on? Welcome to Jaridia.
So, it wasn't the Taelons.
It was you.
How did you By sifting through your mind, Capt.
Marquette.
We took your memory of people, places, and things, and created the perfect illusion.
But it could only work if we had your complete trust.
So, the medical facility Everything was my imagination, just so that you could get me to fix the ID drives.
I trusted you! Taelon energy is incompatible with ours, or we would've repaired the hyper accelerator ourselves.
But I helped you solve that problem.
Yes.
Now, thanks to you, we have the prototype for an interdimensional drive.
Don't be alarmed, Captain.
It will still take months to reach Earth.
Axarion