The 100 (2014) s03e16 Episode Script

Perverse Instantiation, Part Two

[Zap.]
[Sniffles.]
Mom? [Sniffles.]
Can you hear me? [Sniffles.]
I know you're in there.
Come back to me.
[Sniffles.]
I need you.
[Exhales.]
[Sniffles.]
Hi.
- Clarke.
- Yeah.
You're ok.
You're ok.
Here.
[Sniffles.]
Oh [Sobs.]
[Sniffles.]
Oh, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
- I'm sorry.
- It's ok.
It's ok.
I'm so sorry.
It's ok.
[Sobbing.]
Hey, stop.
- I'm sorry.
- It wasn't you.
No, no, no, no, no.
Mom, it wasn't you.
- Mom - No.
I need your help.
[Door opens.]
Hey, no.
It's ok.
I used the EMP.
She's back.
W-w-well, what about Ontari? I thought you said we had one shot with that thing.
I told you, Ontari's no longer an option for the Flame.
She's brain dead.
Is the floor secure? For now.
Jaha and the guards are tied up in a bedroom.
We took out the elevator and the ladder as we climbed.
The stairs are collapsed.
No one's following us.
Clarke: Good.
Then we have time.
What we don't have is a way down.
Time for what? An Ascension ceremony.
Ascension? You just said Ontari wasn't an option.
Besides, she's still chipped, and we no longer have an EMP.
Clarke: We're not putting the Flame in Ontari's head.
We're putting it in mine.
Clarke, that thing killed Emerson in seconds, liquefied his brain.
Emerson wasn't connected to a Nightblood.
- Transfusion? - Not exactly.
Connected like Mount Weather.
Yes.
Everything we need is in your med kit.
No.
It's too dangerous, and there are too many variables.
But no options.
Okay, well, whatever you're doing, you better do it fast.
Why? What happened? They're climbing.
[Wind whistling.]
[People shouting.]
I have to do this.
Ok.
I'll help you.
[Whimpering.]
Guys, you're running out of time.
What's it gonna be, Raven's machine or Harper? Don't give it to them.
Monty: Just keep him talking.
Stop.
There's no reason to hurt her.
You can stop it.
Just open the door.
And if we do that, then what, we get chipped, anyway? Raven, your chances of reaching the kill switch again are less than 2%.
I've added additional security.
I know the digital signature of the chip that Hannah gave to Monty.
The moment you use the portal to interact with anything within my code, I will know.
I will find you.
Are you really willing to let your friend die for a 2% chance? Monty: What do you think? [Gunshot.]
- You ok? - Yeah.
Good thing there's no pain in the City of Light.
[Winces.]
Balcony's greased.
No one's getting in through here.
Good.
There enough lamp oil to cover every window on the floor except the Commander's chambers.
Then that's where the fighting starts.
We'll dig in there.
O.
Be careful.
We're all set.
Ok.
You're ready? Yeah.
[Exhales.]
Bellamy: Hey, try doing that hanging upside down.
This will work.
And if it doesn't? Murphy: If it doesn't work, then she dies.
If she doesn't try, then she dies with the rest of us when the climbers get here.
If we're gonna do this, I need the Flame.
Mom, please.
He knows what he's doing.
You have to let me go.
Lean forward.
[Exhales.]
- You ready? - Yeah.
Do it.
Ascende superius.
No, no, no, no.
- Is she ok? - Her heart's racing.
Get that thing out of her head.
I said, get that thing out of her head! Clarke: No.
No not yet.
Are you in any pain? No.
I'm ok.
I know how to stop A.
L.
I.
E.
I have to take the chip.
What? I have to go into the City of Light and find the kill switch.
Yeah.
That sounds like a great idea.
Clarke, listen to me.
A.
L.
I.
E.
wants the Flame.
If you take the chip, you're giving it to her.
The second someone see you, A.
L.
I.
E.
is gonna know that you're there.
She'll kill you.
If your mind dies, you die.
The Flame will protect me.
I don't know how I know.
I just know.
I believe you.
Do you even know what you're looking for? I'll know when I find it.
May we meet again.
We will.
We'll keep you safe.
[Exhales.]
[Panting.]
[Conversations and car horns.]
Hey.
Good to see you.
Jasper? What they can't see me.
A.
L.
I.
E.
: Clarke Clarke - You're burning up.
- I'm fine.
Wound is infected.
I'm sorry about the way things happened.
That was another war.
Better take him to Abby.
Copy that.
Come on.
I'll come right back.
I'm not letting you fight alone.
He won't be alone.
Miller: You see? Come on.
If we're gonna survive this, we'll need to stand together.
Now you say that.
[Men straining.]
Pike: Damn, that was fast.
Here they come.
Ok.
The first wave is small.
We do this your brother's way.
We let them in.
We take them down.
We tie them up.
Clear? You left her with Pike? O.
, what are you doing? Bellamy, no.
[Gunshots.]
Come on.
Can you stand? She cut me.
Come on.
We got to go.
- We can't give up the room.
- We already have.
- Help me.
- I told you, you need to get yourself under control if we're gonna survive this.
O.
? O.
, listen to me.
I know how you feel.
I let my need for revenge put me on the wrong side.
I don't want that for you.
[Slam.]
[Slam.]
You keep it closed.
I'll get more for the barricade.
[Slam.]
Wasn't the wrong side.
If the Grounder army was still there when Lexa died, they would have attacked, and you know it.
I wanted to see things like you.
I needed that, to believe that they were bad and we were good.
[Slam.]
I don't know what I believe anymore.
I just know I have to live with what I've done.
[Slam.]
[Slam.]
[Slam.]
I don't believe it.
What, did you find the kill switch? Don't answer that.
A.
L.
I.
E.
can hear us.
I'm reading her code, Harper.
A.
L.
I.
E.
already knows.
Monty: Knows what? What are you talking about? Clarke is in the City of Light.
[Gasps.]
[Ontari moaning.]
Abby, Abby, we've got a problem.
Hey, hey, come on.
Move.
She's crashing.
Clarke's not getting enough Nightblood.
Her body is already rejecting the Flame.
You need to take over.
Do exactly what I'm doing.
Come on.
[Gasping.]
If the blood stops flowing through this tube, Clarke's brain will liquefy.
Wait.
Clarke took the chip? She would've had to, but What? A.
L.
I.
E.
's running a flush subroutine to find her, sending Clarke's code out to everyone.
- Like she's a virus.
- Exactly.
A.
L.
I.
E.
wouldn't have to do that if she could control her.
It's like Clarke is running a different program.
Did she put the Flame in her head? Jasper: You don't need to whisper.
I'm aware Clarke has merged with the other A.
I.
Thanks to her, my code is now updating to version 2 of my program.
Monty: What happens when A.
L.
I.
E.
is updated? She'll delete the kill switch.
We won't be able to stop her.
So find the damn kill switch.
[Typing.]
Lexa? [Whimpering.]
Oh, my God.
Our fight is not over.
[Both panting.]
Something's wrong.
I can't.
[Gasping.]
I never thought I'd see you again.
I told you my spirit would choose wisely.
[Gasping.]
[Rumbling.]
What is it? A.
L.
I.
E.
knows you're here.
She's uploading the Flame from your mind.
Your mind is changing things.
Day turns to night.
It rains.
We have to hurry.
Clarke? It's not working.
Open her shirt.
She's still not getting enough blood.
We have to increase Ontari's heart rate.
Clarke.
Clarke? I'm not gonna like this, am I? Abby, you need to move faster, ok? Clarke? Clarke, come back.
Get over here.
I need you to pump her heart.
What? I mean, are you crazy? - I'm not gonna pump her heart.
- Now! It's ok.
Right under there.
- Oh, God.
- Good.
It's ok.
Ok.
You're doing great.
- Ok.
- Just go get Clarke.
I got this.
Come on, my baby.
Fight.
Fight.
I know you can do it.
[Panting.]
Clarke, come back.
We need you.
Abby: She's stabilizing.
Don't stop what you're doing.
[Rumbling.]
Ok.
Hey.
Listen to me.
Now the upload has begun, A.
L.
I.
E.
's people will be able to see us.
We need to be more careful.
Why aren't they here already? The Flame offers some protection, but less and less.
Can you stand? Yeah.
My father's watch, it's working.
It's counting down.
[Thunder.]
We have 10 minutes to find that kill switch.
[Bicycle bell rings.]
[Ring ring.]
Thank you, Becca.
Come on.
[Slam.]
Look out.
[Slam.]
Over.
[Slam.]
This isn't gonna hold for long.
How the hell they even get in here? Doesn't matter.
This is where we make our stand.
Sounds like there's a lot of them.
[Slam.]
May be time to go to guns.
We got something better than guns surprise.
Let's go.
Octavia: Wait, Kane.
[Splash.]
Wait.
I give up.
I'll take the chip.
Good.
No one else has to die ever.
Maybe you can convince your mentor of that.
- Indra's alive? - Yes on the cross suffering needlessly.
Now! [All screaming.]
Pike: The charge is clear.
Hurry up.
Let's get their weapons.
[Bicycle bell rings.]
[Ring.]
Wait! We're losing her.
[Bicycle bell rings.]
- It's a firewall.
- I don't understand.
Jasper: You'll never get to the kill switch.
Clarke: No.
It's ok.
Jasper, what are you doing here? Jasper: Trying to stop you.
You've seen the City of Light now.
It's perfect.
There's peace, happiness, safety.
Why would you want to deny that to anyone? She's torturing people to get them here, Jasper, taking their memories, controlling them.
This isn't even you.
This is A.
L.
I.
E.
She's doing what has to be done.
She took away our choice.
Human beings have free will.
We get to decide how we should live.
Human beings are the only species that act against their own self-interest.
We torture each other.
We fight, hurt each other, break each other's hearts.
None of that exists here.
A.
L.
I.
E.
is protecting us from ourselves.
Lexa: Clarke, there's still time.
We'll find another sign.
Let's go.
Jasper: We can't let you do that.
Jaha: Clarke, there's nowhere to run.
It's over.
The second A.
I.
can no longer protect you.
If I remove the Flame, will it stop the update? Yes, but no one's ever done that by choice before.
Regardless, you'll be one of them.
A.
L.
I.
E.
will get the Flame either way.
Then stop fighting.
Clarke.
Come on, Clarke.
Trust me.
[Beep beep.]
Raven.
Jasper, get out of the way.
We can't let them follow.
Go.
I'll hold them off.
No, Lexa.
I love you.
I'll always be with you.
She did it.
She's in.
Now it's up to Clarke.
[Door closes.]
Voice: Airlock sealed.
Commander I'm glad you made it.
You're Becca Pramheda.
Becca's fine.
There isn't much time.
The code is nearly updated.
Did you give me this? No.
You did.
A.
L.
I.
E.
2.
0 has merged with your mind, but your mind is in control, and only the mind that's in control can operate the kill switch.
This is it.
A.
L.
I.
E.
: If you pull that you will be killing everyone.
See for yourself.
The nuclear power plants that were destroyed by the bombs have begun to melt down.
My drones detected the first of them 4 months ago.
There are more than a dozen at-risk plants around the world, 7 currently burning.
Global radiation levels are already rising.
By my calculations, in less than 6 months, 96% of the Earth's surface will be uninhabitable even for those born in space, so, you see, the City of Light is the only thing that can save you.
Bellamy: This is it.
We need to keep Clarke safe, give her time.
They're unarmed, but they won't feel pain, and they won't stop until they're out cold.
Copy that.
Go for the knockout.
[Click click.]
Only if they get past you.
[Slam.]
[Slam.]
[Slam.]
[Slam.]
[Slam.]
A.
L.
I.
E.
: Black rain will come first.
There will be no drinkable water.
- Precancerous lesions will form on - She's stalling.
As soon as the update is complete, she'll delete the kill switch.
[Slam.]
Bellamy: Here we go.
I am not stalling.
I'm telling the truth.
Why tell us now? If it's true, why not use this to get people to take the chip instead of torturing them? A.
L.
I.
E.
: The last time I warned my creator of a threat to human survival, she chose to lock me away and came here to work on my replacement.
Define "perverse instantiation.
" Perverse instantiation the implementation of a benign final goal through deleterious methods unforeseen by a human programmer.
Like killing 6.
5 billion people to solve overpopulation.
The goal isn't everything, A.
L.
I.
E.
How you reach the goal matters, too.
I'm sorry that I didn't teach you that.
[Fighting continues.]
Clarke, come on! We can't hold them off.
Becca: It's now or never, Clarke.
Once A.
L.
I.
E.
's upgraded, I won't be able to help you anymore.
But I will in the City of Light.
You don't have to bear the burden of decisions like this one, Clarke.
[Fighting continues.]
[Gunshot.]
A.
L.
I.
E.
: You don't have to live with the pain of the things that you've done anymore, the lives you have taken, and those you've lost.
You will be at peace.
A.
L.
I.
E.
: You will live forever.
I've tried running away from my pain.
It doesn't work.
Your people don't agree, Clarke.
You heard Jasper.
Even those who were coerced would still choose to stay here.
Give them a real choice, and I won't pull this lever.
Give them back their pain, their memories.
Let them decide for themselves.
She can't.
Her core command is to make life better for mankind.
She still thinks she's doing that.
[Fighting continues.]
20 seconds, and the kill switch will be gone.
Would you really condemn the human race to die in 6 months? We'll figure something out.
We always do.
Becca: Yes, Clarke.
There's still hope.
According to my calculations, there is not.
10 seconds.
A.
L.
I.
E.
: Let me ease their pain, Clarke.
We can save the human race together.
[Gagging.]
You don't ease pain.
You overcome it and we will.
[People moaning.]
[Gasps.]
[Moaning continues.]
[Coughs.]
[Woman sobbing.]
Clarke.
You did it.
Murphy: Little help here? We need to remove the Flame.
[Speaks Trigedasleng.]
Thank you.
Just another day on the ground, right? Emori: John Hey, hey, hey.
Hey.
Oh, I'm sorry, John.
It's ok.
It's ok.
[Sobbing.]
[Exhales.]
[Sobbing.]
Go to him.
I'm ok.
[Sobbing.]
How will we know if she did it? She did it.
Jasper.
[Sobs.]
Is it really you? I was finally happy.
[Sobs.]
- Jasper - Huh? I know this world can suck, but at least it's real.
We can get through this together.
You really believe that? We will be happy again, I promise.
[Sniffles.]
I'm sorry I stabbed you.
I'm sorry I shot you.
I didn't feel it.
- Oh whoa! - Easy, easy.
Hold on.
[Pants.]
I'm sorry, Monty.
That's ok.
[Sniffles.]
I could use a drink.
Yeah.
We all could.
This round's on me.
Whoa, whoa.
Let me help you.
Oh, no.
I've got it.
[Panting.]
[Harper laughing.]
A.
L.
I.
E.
's gone.
Yeah.
I figured.
Clarke, you're not acting like someone who just saved the world.
Because we didn't Not yet.

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