Sanctuary s03e11 Episode Script

Previously on "Sanctuary" I came to ask for your help.
You wish me to stop the waves.
Yes.
We will restore the balance.
Do you think it exists? Well, if it does, we have to find it.
Finish it! Your only legacy will be that you murdered me.
Adam, don't! No! How did you survive? I was taken to the city.
They treated me as one of their own, showed me things you can't even imagine.
Adam! Has fulfilled his function thus far.
Now you're my prisoner, Johnny.
Welcome to my world.
I'm Ranna Seneschal, leader of Praxis.
You're incomers from above, a threat to this city and to this realm.
You're to be executed, immediately.
We came here in peace.
And in doing so, you condemned yourselves.
Justice is served.
Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey Oh, don't try to stare me down, old boy.
I've grown accustomed to your face.
Here's the thing, my dear, sweet little Worth You'd best off me now, because when I escape, I'm going to use you to redefine suffering.
Makes me feel better about the news I have.
It's about your girlfriend.
The one who likes to kill you every so often.
You can't quite get over her? It's for my sickness.
My other sickness.
It's from my good friends down here.
A couple of days, I'll feel as right as rain.
You were going to tell me about Helen? Ah, yes.
She's bitten the biscuit, I'm afraid.
The word is from my good people inside the city that Helen and her merry little band were put to death.
Why did you come back here? Just for revenge? This is not about striking back at people.
This is about so much more.
If all goes well, everything's about to change.
Down here, up there.
Reality as we know it is about to be altered forever.
What are you up to, Adam? There is a belief, amongst certain people, that the poor beings down here have suffered long enough under the city's rule.
Apparently they need a champion, and a champion they shall have.
I've got to go.
Things to do.
Have at him, boys.
Oh, you must be kidding.
A bit harsh, but your body will soon adjust.
What? Proteins.
For the stasis sickness.
Your radiation poisoning isn't helping things either.
I'm Fallon.
Ranna's chief Counsel.
You're a Quinterran.
That would be my surface counterpart.
I'm Herusan, the original offshoot of the species.
Please.
It will help.
Why kill us and then do this? Ranna has questions, away from the eyes of the Senate.
Yeah So do I.
Be certain we're not monitored or interrupted.
Your Chamber is secure, Ranna.
- How dare you - I will ask the questions.
You will answer them.
Or you'll kill me again? Your life essence became property of this state the moment you set foot here.
Under extreme circumstances, I can revive convicts in order to gain further information.
You really expect me to cooperate? Your father was a respected citizen here for 65 years, and then suddenly he chose to abandon all reason and break our most sacred laws.
Why? Ask him.
Or is he dead somewhere, hanging in a room? We don't know where he is.
Since he infiltrated the Avatar Chamber, he's He's disappeared.
He's been a fugitive ever since.
I can't imagine why.
Tell me where Gregory and Adam Worth are and I might consider leniency.
Adam Worth is a prisoner in my home Sanctuary.
I came here looking for my father.
Or the three of you have formed an alliance and you're plotting more acts of treason Adam Worth nearly killed me trying to access the holomap to this city.
My father broke your laws to protect you.
To show me what Adam was after.
He should have come to see me.
I'm sure that would've worked like a charm.
This society existed while your ancestors were hiding in caves.
For 8,000 years.
Our very reason for being is to maintain order.
To hold back the beings from within this realm from ever reaching the surface.
If this city falls So does the surface.
We maintain peace between humans and abnormals, despite the fact that there are many species who seek our destruction.
You must be aware of our recent encounter with Big Bertha.
Jaffalis Bertoloso.
Kali.
One of the powerful beings you communicate with.
We're finished in here.
You don't possess any information I need.
Kali started a tidal surge that would have killed millions had it not been stopped.
Someone, some other powerful abnormal, stepped in and launched a counter-wave.
You must have known about this, have played a hand in it.
Take her to the Chamber, repeat the process, and have their bodies warehoused.
No! Look, we are not a threat! Drop the weapon.
The tremors are getting worse.
Geothermal power is what makes this city run, isn't it? And yet it's betraying you.
Why else would there be this much seismic activity? And your alliance with the super abnormals, something's gone wrong, and you've no idea how to handle it.
You need my help.
Nice to be back where I belong.
Remarkable.
Dear God, you have cameras everywhere.
Every tribe, every race.
Step away from there.
Helen Magnus, Commander Juno Toland.
Head of security.
You injured three of his men.
Right.
Sorry about that.
I don't care that you're the daughter of Gregory Magnus.
You don't exist anymore.
None of us will exist anymore, Toland, if we don't widen our gaze.
We need help.
She's an expert on hyper-species.
I want this kept from the Senate for as long as possible, Toland.
I'll do what I can.
You were right about geothermal power.
Every few hundred years, the magma spikes to dangerous levels.
We call upon Kanaan to use his power to create giant levees to release the pressure.
Kanaan One of the hyper-species abnormals.
One of the Avatars will spoke to.
For weeks I've tried communicating with him, but he doesn't answer.
His Avatar doesn't appear in the Chamber.
He has never ignored us for this long.
And what about Kali? She doesn't know why Kanaan isn't responding.
And I'm guessing none of the other hyper-species can create the levees you need.
Once those magma pockets go critical, the city will be destroyed.
Well, what about the surface? Can't you seek shelter there, even temporarily? The magma below Praxis is linked to several dormant volcanoes on three of your continents.
If the pressure continues to climb They'll go active.
We need to regain contact with Kanaan, or everything above and below the surface will die.
How long do we have? We have no way of knowing.
I'm assuming you've dispatched teams to speak to Kanaan in person.
Yes, we've sent in robotic drones and we've conducted a complete array of scans.
This is Kanaan's actual form.
Initially, he was found in perfect health.
But that's not the case.
No, there were elevated stress indicators on many of his internal organs.
We remotely injected him with nutrients, we deployed medical nanites to restore him to health, but None of it's worked.
You said he's over a thousand years old.
I mean, this could be part of a longer pattern, something you've not seen since first contact was made with him.
May I? These images, can you de-saturate the color, account for the heat distortion? There, on the right flank, these striations.
I've seen them before on Tunisian serropods.
They typically indicate renal failure of some kind.
With any luck, I think we could save your friend.
I should have seen this.
Well, it's hard to diagnose, especially if you've never seen a Tunisian serropod before.
Tell me what you need.
Well, I'll need to go through your recent scans to confirm it, and if I could have access to all your research on him, that would help as well.
Of course.
And one other thing Okay, so, death I can put that on the resume.
It's my second time.
It doesn't get any easier.
All right, so, they reanimated us, which effectively makes us zombies, and I-I'm really not comfortable with that.
Good morning, everyone.
Welcome back.
Hey, aren't you a sight for sore eyes And head.
Nasty after-effect, isn't it? Your entire DNA has been flushed with positive ions.
Is that all? What about your condition? Did they give you anything for the radiation poisoning? No, there are far more pressing issues at hand.
Aw, like hell.
What about your father? No sign of him yet, but as far as I know he's alive, and free.
Well, at least there's some good news.
Okay, so, what's the plan? How are we gonna get out of here? We're not.
What? They need our help.
Look, I'm not one to hold a grudge or anything, but they killed us? Yeah, and they won't cure you.
Right.
Grudge.
We need to put that behind us.
The situation we're facing is beyond grave, for all of us.
Holodata transfer.
Virtual SIM Chambers Death by force field.
Protein shakes that taste like diapers.
I know, it's awesome, right? I'd like to present my team.
I believe together we can best find a way to treat Kanaan.
Whoa! Is this a neural interface? Do you use this for weapons guidance or for communications? You use it for both, don't you? We don't need your help.
Looks like your boss thinks otherwise.
Dr.
Zimmerman recently communicated with Kali.
Yeah, yeah, it's a wicked dinner party story.
Communicating with Kali is my domain.
I'm sure you found it a challenge speaking with her without a neural interface.
Well, uh, I had to die in order to do it.
But as it turns out, that's not as impressive down here.
Still, I'm sure you both have much to talk about.
I'll prepare a brain scan.
Compare it with our own neural resonance pattern.
Yeah, it's a date.
You have A.
I.
Drones? Get outta here! Henry Sorry.
'Cause why would I care? As I see it, the problem is twofold.
First of all, we need to devise a treatment.
We won't have a second chance if we get it wrong.
Secondly, we need to finding a way to actually deliver the treatment.
Hey, doc.
It looks like the tunnels are really close to the mantle layer of the earth's core, huh? So we're talking hot.
And toxic.
Fumes at that level would kill anybody within minutes.
And our nanotechnology won't work in those conditions.
Still, we have to go down there if we're going to administer the treatment directly to Kanaan.
That's suicide.
The heat and fumes would kill you within seconds.
You know what? Not if you had the right protection.
Those force fields that you held us in when you murdered us? I'm thinking those could be modified into a personal heat shield.
You just have to whittle down the emitter to abou the size of an iPod.
About yea big.
You'll need a power source to match.
Our engineers can supply that.
Great.
To the lab, Hank.
Keep a lid on him.
I'll do my best.
Now the cure.
Can your medical teams create a steroid-based form of Insulin? It should restart his renal functions immediately.
Hyper-species possess hybrid biological systems.
You need to factor in secondary and redundant organ groupings.
Of course.
I assumed it was Kanaan who launched the counter-wave off Pakistan, saving millions of lives.
It was you.
You are the one who communicates with Kanaan.
We both believe that harmony is preferable to conflict.
Then let's return the favor, shall we? Did you miss me? If this city is 8,000 years old, it predates any ancient civilization that we know of.
The founders of Praxis were humans of extraordinary intelligence.
Builders, thinkers, who came here after a long struggle with the Akhkharu.
Vampires.
So Ranna's ancestors left them to rule the surface, while they controlled the underworld.
Didn't the Akhkharu ever try to mess with you down here? Many times, which is why our city's defenses are so advanced.
Now we keep our most violent species at bay.
See, you never had any wars, or Dark Ages, or Crusades.
It's just Nonstop progress.
No wonder Gregory wanted to come here.
His betrayal shocked Ranna most of all.
He was a friend to her.
He appeared in the Avatar Chamber to give me a message.
At worst, it sounds like he bent the rules a little bit.
I mean, come on.
What is Magnus trying to do but save this place? We keep peace and order for a million lives.
Prevent chaos from spreading to the surface.
For us, trust must be earned.
We gave you a second chance, and this is how you repay us? Ranna, I swear, the last I knew, he was in custody.
For all I know this means my Sanctuary's been compromised.
He's just stolen weapon components from a storage facility.
What's his plan, and what outland tribe is he in league with? I don't know! I don't even know how he got back down here.
Believe me, I know how this looks, but you have to understand he's as much my enemy as he is yours.
How is it possible that he managed to get back into the city undetected in the first place? He's managed to find a way to shield himself from detection.
Toland's working on a way of tracking him now.
When he came to the surface, he came after me using a form of time dilation that allowed him to rift.
Oh, yes, we know all about his, uh, continuum experiments.
They're responsible for a whole section of our city being destroyed.
His rifting leaves a very distinct power signature, though, one that our systems may be able to track.
Will can help as well.
He knows Adam's psychological profile and his history.
He's like Houdini, or-or the guy from Alcatraz.
He keeps slipping through our fingers.
Well, there has to be a reason he came back to the city other than to cure his illness.
I'm certain of it.
There could be a thousand reasons.
I mean, everything in here is, like, super valuable future tech.
Yeah, look what he did to the doc with those time node things.
That was bad-ass.
Those were probablbly spare parts.
Imagine what he could do with a whole city's worth of weapons at his disposal.
I'll be leading this mission.
I know the tunnels better than most.
Hold on.
Nobody is going anywhere until you treat her condition first.
It's not negotiable.
Thanks.
And your own personal force-field.
The transport to the lower tunnels is waiting.
Henry, comm check.
Signal's five by five, doc.
You're nearing the final nexus point to access the pre-mantle level.
After that, you won't be able to communicate with us.
Understood.
You all right? I hate rides.
Remarkable.
We must be 40 kilometers below the surface.
Our transport system is only reliable above the asthenosphere.
Beyond this point, it becomes very unstable.
Unfortunately, Kanaan's last known position is about an hour on foot down there.
Carbon monoxide levels are rising.
We're not in the red zone yet.
No jet packs or hover boards to speed things up? Oh, I knew I forgot something.
So, Worth shows up here half-dead in 1908.
You guys show him mercy, you heal him.
He lives amongst you until 1935 That's my estimation.
You guys have a different way of measuring months and years.
After a while, his experiments grew too dangerous.
Time dilation experiments.
The details are classified.
Well, can we unclassify them? I mean, this is kind of important information.
I can tell you there was an accident.
A section of the city became contaminated.
Hundreds died.
And so you executed him.
Cut to a few months ago when someone revives him using Ranna's secret undeading device.
We have no idea how that was accomplished, but some type of similar technology was used to bring him back.
Okay, so he's alive again.
You guys find out.
He's forced to flee to the surface.
He sends two albinos to suck my brain, and then he goes after Magnus, and now he's back here.
Stealing weapons? For what? An attack on the city would make no sense.
He must know the threat we already face.
Yeah And he's a genius, right? So his logic patterns are all about ego.
He wants to be remembered.
For what? What every mad scientist wants to be remembered for.
Doing the impossible.
Ranna! Weapons.
There! It's a predatory trachnoid.
It's a cave-dweller.
I've never seen one this far down.
That's because everything down here has gone to hell.
Father! Helen You got my message.
Your legs! A magma pocket explosion.
It took out all my men.
Father, what are you doing down here? The same as you, dear.
Trying to save Kanaan.
Of course you are.
Oh, how I have missed you.
I can't believe I found you.
You have a lot to explain.
I didn't set Adam Worth free, Ranna.
Well, then who did? I don't know, but Helen had to be warned.
When I learned that will had contacted Kali in the Avatar Chamber, I had to act.
You had to know that you possessed that holomap.
For the city's sake as-as well as yours.
And in return, they charged you with treason.
I guess down here, no good deed goes unpunished.
Please, go easy on Ranna.
I'm sure the Senate gave her no choice.
You should have come to see me, Gregory.
What do you got? Hey.
About three minutes ago, we picked up a distortion in the scanning field.
We think it could be Worth.
Well, whatever he's doing here, I guarantee it's not good.
If I can talk to him, I can find out more than if you just ambush him.
Have a squad escort them to that location.
Thank you.
We brought a serum to restart Kanaan's kidney function.
Helen What is it? Tunisian serropod? The striations? I made the same diagnosis.
I've already injected Kanaan with the serum before he had burrowed too deep.
It had no effect whatsoever.
There has to be a reason he's still ailing.
Something we've missed.
We aren't equipped to create another version of the serum.
I'm sorry, Ranna.
Truly.
You did your best.
We all did.
Wait It does make sense.
Kanaan isn't just suffering from renal failure.
That's merely a secondary symptom.
He's dying because he's been infected with a parasite.
What are you saying? The trachnoid insect.
Its territory would have been disrupted due to the seismic activity, yes? That's true.
We've been seeing nests of them since we came down here.
A trachnoid queen would seek an organic host if her hive were invaded.
Wait, so one of those things is inside Kanaan? It's the only possible explanation I can think of.
It means invasive surgery to remove it.
Well, we'll use what we have.
I can assist by radio, and you should be able to locate the trachnoid via chromagraphic sensor.
Right.
We'll focus on the main arteries.
It'll likely have nested near the bloodstream.
Kate I'll stay with your dad.
You two go save the day.
That's far enough, Adam.
Concubine.
Having a nice visit? Don't make this worse.
I think you know how they treat people like us.
There isn't a lot of emotional inventory.
Whatever you're trying to accomplish, it isn't going to happen.
But I have such wonderful plans.
Plans? What plans? What else? For revolution.
We can't let you go, Adam.
I can't let you stop me, concubine.
I know that smell.
Dear God Kanaan.
Unique chromo signature.
Main arterial canal.
Good place for a parasite.
Are you certain that you can remove it safely? Well, I've never encountered either of these creatures before, so No.
Let's get started.
Down! Ranna! Ranna, don't move! I wasn't planning on it.
Here.
Clip yourself in.
You didn't have to do that for me.
Of course I did.
Harmony over conflict and all that.
Is that wise? I mean He almost just killed us.
Actually, I don't think that that was his intention.
You see here the skin is stretched where I was trying to cut it.
Look.
He knows we're trying to help him.
The tissue's necrotic.
Father, we've cut through the first layer of dermis, but I don't see any sign of the parasite.
No, and you won't.
They adapt their coloring to blend in.
Don't tell me.
You're going to have to reach in and grab it.
Oh, seriously? Now, it will feel scaly, in contrast to the rubbery feel of the creature's arterial wall.
Careful.
Ugh He was using the Tabors to shield himself.
That's why we couldn't track him.
You and Henry stay here.
See what else you can find.
I am going to speak with the Senate again.
Convince them to begin evacuations before it's too late.
Whoa, I thought you said that wouldn't help.
We must do something, buy what time we can.
There's so many citizens, species, who need our protection.
And what about Worth? He's hardly our primary concern.
We can't just ignore him.
You heard him, he said he wanted to remake history.
He came here for a reason.
I appreciate I appreciate your help, will, but this isn't your problem anymore.
Please stay here until I get back.
Hey You know the classified part of his criminal profile? The whole contamination thing? Yeah.
Tell me you hacked into it? It's a biometric encryption system.
So with the right DNA combination, you can Yes.
Yes, I hacked into it.
I stole a sample from our uptight friend over there.
Don't ask.
Okay, so what did you find out? Well, nothing at first, but I kept digging, and I found out Worth has been playing with something called a kellorem device.
Kellorem? Yeah.
It's some kind of super-powered energy source.
It's banned by the government, so they gave Worth a few chances.
He unleashes it, kills 200 people.
They sentence him to temp-death.
Banned, huh? Sounds about right.
It's got to be the reason why he came back to town.
Yeah, and why someone would hide it so deep.
Helen? Almost there! You're running out of time.
These-these tunnels, they won't hold.
Well, get to the transport.
We'll meet you there.
Not a chance.
Oh, come on I think I've got it.
Good.
Now, when you bring it out, do so quickly.
The trachnoid will immediately seek a new host.
Understood.
I'm dialing back the cutter to cauterize the wound.
Definitely time to get out of here.
Agreed.
Why were you trying to access information on the kellorem device? Why were you trying to hide it? What are you talking about? Worth was accused of deploying this device in the city, causing massive contamination.
Except there's no mention of this device in his criminal file.
Meaning somebody deleted it.
Our records are kept under the strictest security.
U've been hacked, dude.
What is this kellorem device? It's a powerful form of anti-matter.
Worth was fascinated by it.
Said how it could be used for many things.
Things like power supply, weapons.
Hsasaid that its potential was limitless.
But you guys felt otherwise.
Well, it's far too unstable to try and harness.
Yeah, well, he's after it again.
Those nodes he used to almost kill the doc, they needed a lot of juice to work.
If this kellorem device is that powerful Time control.
You both are insane.
Are we really? Then why is somebody trying so hard to bury this? Who else besides you has administrative access to these files? Ranna, but she would never be a part of this.
What about someone who could mimic her biometric security clearance? A Quinterran.
Fallon.
She said she was meeting with the Senate.
The entire Senate is hiding in outland bunkers.
They are nowhere near the city.
Helen! The seismics haven't stopped, but according to these readings, Kanaan has already begun to dig new tunnels.
Is everyone all right? Yeah.
The module's still intact.
We're okay.
Actually Bloody hell.
Is there another way out of here? There's the emergency override.
The tunnel has completely collapsed.
Now would be a good time to hang on.
This was not part of our agreement.
Nor was hunting me down like a dog, chasing me to the surface.
That was unavoidable.
Ranna would not abandon the search.
I did everything I could to help you retrieve Helen Magnus' holomap.
Still wasn't easy.
But you have the device? And you're certain it will do as you say? Oh, that and much more.
Then the city can be saved.
We'll use its power to shield us from the magma buildup.
That is one option, yes.
I released you in exchange for helping save the city.
Fallon We both know that the device could give you complete control over the city's weapons systems, you, and your tribal allies in the Senate.
Pity the poor humans.
There's a new species of sheriff in town.
I'm kind of on to you.
Ranna's time is over.
This city has had too much power for too long.
Frankly, I don't care if you depose Ranna, or send all the humans here scurrying for the surface like the little rats that they are.
No, I care that you're thinking too small.
The device has a far more meaningful destiny.
My point, my dear Is that the deal's off.
This is a safety feature? I've never been so happy to see fake sky before.
Toland, we did it.
Kanaan's alive.
That's great news, Ranna.
However, we have another problem.
Magnus? Will? Is Henry with you? Yeah, he's right here.
It's Fallon.
She was in league with Worth.
That's impossible.
Yeah, she was helping him steal something called a kellorem device.
It's an energy source comprised of antimatter.
It's incredibly unstable.
Fallon wanted to use it to shield the city, but the Senate was against it.
So was I.
Thanks to her help, Worth has the device, and he's managed to override almost all of our security systems.
Henry, see what you can do to stop Worth from leaving the city.
We'll do what we can from here.
Yeah, I'm on it.
Ranna, where's the nearest transport station? It's not far.
I'll send you a map.
Okay, I'm on my way.
Meet me there.
Adam! The concubine who couldn't leave well enough alone.
It's over, man.
You and Helen, you're cut from the same cloth.
Always threatening, never acting.
And I was certain history never repeats.
Don't.
I will shoot you again.
Henry, Worth is escaping in a transport module.
Can you stop him? He's done something to the transport's artificial intelligence.
I see him, but we don't have control yet.
We have to override the A.
I.
We can use the interface.
You and I have unfinished business, old boy.
Are you all right? Considering the day you're having? It's a walk in the park.
Doc, heads up, we have control.
It's coming back.
The kellorem device.
"All debts paid in full.
" So, what does this mean? Is Worth dead or not? Well, I shot him twice.
Yeah, then Druitt got a hold of him.
It's not like John to take his victims with him, is it? Unless there wasn't much left to return.
And yet search teams found no trace of his remains.
Wait here.
I've arranged for a garrison to escort you to the edge of the city.
And from there, they can direct you to the surface.
I can only say I'm disappointed.
I'd hoped we'd gained each other's trust.
Helen, the city has Has a lot to thank you for, but it's going to take time before the Senate allows continued interaction between surface-dwellers.
I understand.
It might be better if you didn't make any attempt to communicate with us.
In the fullness of time, we'll contact you via your ambassador.
Ah.
My father.
Yes, he'll be staying with us.
It's his choice.
And all charges against him have been dropped.
Well, then, I truly hope we have full diplomatic relations soon.
We have a lot to learn from you.
We've got a lot to learn from each other.
Helen, I thank you.
Kanaan thanks you.
Are you sure you want to do this? We could use you equally well up on the surface.
And beyond that, I This is where I belong, for the moment.
Helen There's just too much here for us to ignore.
You'll contact me? The first chance I get.
When you do, could you be a bit less cryptic?