Primeval s04e01 Episode Script

My name's James Lester.
Five years ago, I was put in charge of the ARC, a top-secret government project investigating rips in time known as anomalies.
These anomalies allowed long-extinct creatures from distant eras to cross into our own time.
Our leading research scientist was murdered by his insane wife Helen, who planned to wipe out humanity.
She's gone to kill the first human, stop our evolution in its tracks.
Danny Quinn, Connor Temple and Abby Maitland went through an anomaly to stop her.
No one knows what happened to them.
But as the human race survived, we must assume they succeeded.
- This thing's just died.
- We don't know the route.
We can't get home.
None of them ever returned, lost forever in a distant past, with no way home.
All attempts at rescue failed.
A new team was put in place, and many changes made to the ARC.
The battle continues.
There is always a new threat.
Whatever it is, we'll deal with it.
Talk to me, Jess.
It's my fault.
I released the airlock in the menagerie too early.
They were doing maintenance work and the creature got out.
God, I'm sorry.
Concentrate, Jess.
Have you got a visual? It's moving into the corridor by Lab 3.
Matt! I know.
Backup needed, south corridor by Lab 3.
Backup to south corridor.
Hello.
Easy.
Oh! Are you okay? Matt, can you hear me? I'm fine.
Get out of there, Jess.
I've just got to back up the system.
This is all my fault.
Forget about that and get out of there.
It's coming your way.
After it.
Would someone mind telling me what on earth is going on? Hey! Tranq guns, now! There, there.
Nice dragon.
Down, boy.
Sit.
Actually, it's a girl.
Hey! Here, princess.
Come on.
Purely as a matter of interest, what's it doing in here? We'll get to that later.
Come on.
No, no, no, no, not my office.
Come on, girl.
Here you go.
Have a drink.
Right.
So, there was nowhere else it could go? - I was improvising.
- Oh.
Oh, Connor, you scared the hell out of me.
You're getting sloppy.
Yeah, well, I have to let you win every now and then.
What? You never even saw me coming.
Oh, really? - Huh? - Ha! I can take you any time I like.
Keep still or I'll have your ear off.
I hear tapping.
It's just the wind.
Yeah.
One day, it'll be more than just the wind.
That anomaly's going to reopen.
I mean it.
We've got to keep believing that, right? We can't Can't lose faith.
Connor, there is nothing we can do to get ourselves out of here.
But we can at least make sure we stay alive.
So peel.
You know, when we do get home, I'm going to write a cookbook.
1,001 Ways to Cook Roots and Bulbs.
I could be like your Cretaceous celebrity chef.
Hmm.
Oh, I had a dream about coffee last night.
I would kill for a decent cappuccino.
Connor, don't go there.
Sorry.
I should be thinking tasty roots, yummy bulbs.
Go do some hunter-gathering, yeah? We will make it home, one day.
Mmm.
Yeah, I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation for this.
Um Jess? - It was - My fault, James.
Sorry.
I was overseeing some maintenance at the menagerie, there was a problem with the airlock, dracorex got spooked and bolted.
Won't happen again.
You know, I could have been ambassador to Moscow by now, maybe even Cabinet Secretary.
Instead, I'm watching a dinosaur trash my office.
Still, no regrets.
Becker's going to tranq it.
Shouldn't be long now.
Don't you think you should help him? Where would be the fun in that? I'll have Sleeping Beauty moved to the menagerie.
Good work.
Meet me in the armoury in half an hour.
Why? Haven't you heard? The EMDs have arrived.
The electro-muscular disruption weapons? Oh, yes, the toy guns.
If the toy guns had been here this morning, this wouldn't have happened.
Gotcha.
Sorry, mate.
Abby! Abby! - Abby! - Connor! Everything inside! Quickly! Come on! Abby! Come on! We have to move camp.
We can't leave the anomaly site.
What if it opens up again and we miss it? Spinosauruses are territorial, Connor.
Now it knows we're here, it'll be back.
- We have to go.
- No.
Abby, we could be missing our only chance to get out of here.
What chance? We've been here a year, Connor, a year, and nothing has happened.
Just face it.
We're stuck here, alone, forever.
You're wrong.
And we're not alone.
We're together.
If we stay here, that spinosaurus will kill us.
Only a matter of time.
Okay? You're late.
Oh, excellent.
Tasers.
These are in a different league to any Tasers you've ever used in the past.
I wouldn't have designed it if it didn't work.
You need to remember how many friends I've lost.
I'm not going to risk any more lives playing around with peashooters.
The EMD can be adapted to three basic levels, low, medium and high-voltage, depending on what you're using it for.
Yeah, I know what they do, Jess.
I don't think he believes us.
This is nothing like you've ever experienced before.
Okay, try.
I mean it.
Shock me.
If I think it's an effective weapon, I'll use it.
If not, you back down.
You really, really don't want me to do that, Becker.
Oh, I do.
Come on, Matt, show me what you've got.
Matt? You can't.
Will you stop being such a pair of kids? He started it.
It's okay.
He'll live.
Probably.
Have you fired it Are you okay? Yeah.
Yeah, I'm fine.
That was the lowest setting on the smallest version of the weapon.
The highest is designed to bring down a Tyrannosaurus rex.
How far do we have to go? A mile, maybe two.
What was that? Raptor.
Come on.
Just leave it, come on.
That's my blanket.
Blanket? Abby! Are you absolutely sold on these EMDs? 'Cause, you know, I could always shoot you again.
Idiot.
How long until this wears off? Burning, a couple of hours.
Headaches, couple of days.
The humiliation, well, that kind of depends when I get bored of it, really.
You're not really a very funny man, Matt.
Depends on your point of view.
Look, Becker.
I know you've lost friends, but I need you to understand that I won't do anything to risk the team.
After Sarah was killed, I thought about quitting.
Danny, Connor, Abby And the one thing I can do here is make sure that never happens again.
It wasn't your fault.
You know that.
It was my job to look after them.
I failed.
It was a year ago.
You really need to let it go now, mate.
You trust me, right? Yeah, with my life.
You're not going to hug me now, are you? God, no.
Just collect them in a pile, Cerys, and I'll sort through them later.
Another tantrum, James? Really must learn to control that fiery temper of yours.
Very amusing, Philip.
Thank you, ladies.
Um, we'll resume, shall we? If you need any more help with these creatures, all you have to do is ask.
I think we can manage.
Evidently.
- I've just had lunch with the Minister.
- Really? I didn't, uh, hear about any lunch.
Oh, it was arranged ages ago.
He wants me to put another half-billion into the anomaly project.
Mmm, and what did you say? Oh, I agreed.
I mean, if we're going to make these private-public partnerships work, we entrepreneurs have to do our bit.
Anything you need, James, all you have to do is ask.
All of Prospero's resources are at your disposal.
We're in this together.
Jess? I need you to hack into Philip's private diary.
Next time he has lunch with the Minister, I want to know about it.
No private hacking.
Excuse me? Whatever happened to blind obedience? Morning, Matt.
So, why did you cover for Jess? I had the logs checked.
The airlock was opened from her terminal.
Yeah, I was using her computer.
You're a terrible liar.
To be honest, I don't really need to know.
Good management is about picking the right people for the job, and letting them get on with it.
Till they screw up.
What's it doing? Building a bower.
Eh? Oh, a nest.
What's it want with our stuff? Well, he's trying to make it as decorative as he can.
Helps him to, uh Pull.
I was going to say "attract a mate" but yes, pull.
This time, he's going to have to send her flowers.
You can stay here.
I'll go.
Oops.
Careful.
Sorry.
What have you got in here? My gloves.
Connor! Wondered where they went to.
You've got to get out of there.
Abby! Get out of there, Connor! I don't believe it! Abby! Look.
It's the anomaly device, what's left of it, anyway.
This must have been Helen's.
Is it still working? Uh Uh Forget it, Connor.
It's dead.
No.
No, it's going to work.
It has to.
Take the battery out and shake it or something.
- Oh, for - Well, whatever the equivalent is, then.
Always worked with the TV remote.
Fine.
Abby? What? Oh, my God! You genius! Now do something brilliant.
Okay.
Where are you? Connor.
Shall we? Yeah.
Anomaly detected.
Stand by for data transmission readings.
Location details, map coordinates 77425.
Distance 8.
3 miles, heading 270.
Route downloaded to all black box units.
Okay.
Chances of us nipping around the side without him noticing? None.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought.
I don't care about long odds.
I'm going to go through it.
I've got an idea.
Abby, no, that's insane.
No! Abby! Estimated journey time, 11 minutes.
Population density high, Average height, 19.
8 metres.
Come on, Abby.
Hey! Yeah! That's it! Yeah! - Lovely work.
- Thanks.
Okay.
Okay, this is promising.
Are we home? Connor.
Are we back? Well, one good thing, I don't think we're going to get eaten here.
Keep your hands down where we can see them.
Down on the ground! - Face down! - Okay! On the ground, now! I hope you brought me back a souvenir.
Where the hell have you been? You know, we were in there.
We would have called, but the reception was terrible.
We came looking for you.
We sent four missions.
We tried everything.
It doesn't matter now.
We're back.
And everything is going to bejust fine.
- We did it.
- I know.
Yes! Connor and Abby came through the anomaly! They're back! They made it! What What about Danny? So, where's Danny? Is he not with you? No, he never made it back.
Matt, I'd like to introduce you to two of my good friends.
Abby Maitland.
Connor Temple.
It's great to meet you.
I'm Matt Anderson.
I'll have someone escort you back to the ARC.
Keep three men on site until the anomaly closes.
And the rest patrolling a half-mile exclusion.
Great.
Hang on, you don't need to wait until it closes.
I can do it for you.
It works, believe me.
He's done it before.
Now you see it Wait a sec.
Yeah, that's not meant to happen.
That's my blanket.
- So sorry, mate.
- Don't worry about it.
Jess.
We've got a large theropod on location.
I need to grid-map of the area.
Two miles radius.
Downloading to your remote.
Yeah, just give me the biggest controlled space you can.
- Stand by.
- Yeah, hurry up about it, Jess.
Well, obviously.
It's a spinosaurus, by the way.
Thanks.
Do you think they know what they're doing? - What's going on? - Creature incursion.
Ah, trust Connor to bring a pet back with him.
- But they're all right, are they? - So far.
Good.
Keep it that way.
I want them back here in one piece.
Oi! We're going to have to corral it somehow.
Not in this.
We're going to need something bigger.
I'm going to need to borrow your truck.
What have you got for me, Jess? There's an arena a mile to the northwest.
Make sure the access doors are open.
Already done.
Becker, where are you? Two streets over.
We're going to have to get it into this arena.
What if it decides it wants to go somewhere else? Then persuade it otherwise.
Is that phone insured? Good.
And you, get a haircut.
All right, Matt, here we are.
What now? Your guess is as good as mine.
Matt! Reverse.
That way! Yup.
- Go.
- Yeah.
Go, go, go! They need to get into the arena now.
Jess, need to raise comms in Victor Sierra Alpha 7.
You don't think that you're driving too close to the kerb? Abby, Connor, this is the ARC.
Please respond.
Uh, this is Connor Temple.
Sorry about nicking your car.
Don't scratch the paintwork.
I've got a message from Matt.
You need to lead the spinosaurus to the arena.
I repeat, lead it to the arena.
The arena.
Right, cool.
Uh, what arena? Where the hell is the arena? Maintain direction for 300 yards.
Take the second turn on the right.
- Second turn on your - I'm not deaf, Connor.
- Sorry.
- But thanks.
Why aren't they back yet? They okay? They've stolen a car.
Right, so they're fine, then.
Yeah, nobody speaks to me.
Hands off.
These are my controls.
You can be replaced, you know.
You're hilarious.
Matt, the arena doors are open, so you're good to go.
Oh Uh, sorry.
As you were.
If we can just open an anomaly Maybe we should let them handle it.
Just need a few minutes.
Right, full plate attachments.
Wait for my word.
Come on.
- Okay, stand by.
- All units into position.
Fire on my command.
Oh, come on.
I can't use it here.
I need to get closer.
Connor! No, wait! What the hell is he playing at? Hold your fire.
Hold your fire.
Does he do this kind of thing often? Yeah, every now and again.
And how does it normally turn out? Mmm.
Come on.
We can't risk firing with Connor in the way.
Come with me.
Come on! Come on! Ah This is not so cool.
Come on.
Connor, get clear! Just give me a second.
Connor! Grab hold! Take us up! - Connor! - Hold on, I can do this! Grab me with both hands! We're clear! Fire! What was that? The line's jammed.
No! Let go of the device and grab me with both hands.
Just need a little more time.
We don't have any time.
You don't know anywhere I can buy a decent cappuccino, do you? Well, this is pretty sexy stuff.
Don't tell me.
You missed the last bus home and had to walk.
Something like that.
It's so good to see you.
Oh, oh.
You, too.
Ooh! I think your point's been well made, don't you? Probably.
Welcome back.
- So, uh - Danny? He went on ahead of us.
Whatever happened, he must have taken Helen down with him.
Right.
Wow.
Now, that is one serious upgrade.
- Hello.
- Hello, I'm Jess.
So good to finally meet you guys.
Becker's told me everything.
You guys are like legends around here.
- Cheers, mate.
- Whatever.
I thought you were dead.
Where's Sarah? Abby, Connor, I can't tell you what a relief it is to see you two.
Forgive me.
Philip Burton.
I know.
This is the man who invented the room-temperature superconductor.
- Huh? - Um Well Wow.
Yeah, he's like a living legend.
If all the Fantastic Four were just rolled into one, he'd kind of look a bit like this.
But not be a superhero, obviously.
He's more of a science nerd.
Thank you for the compliment, I think.
Yeah.
No, it was meant as a I'm just overexcited.
Why are you here? After the catastrophe of your last trip, the government decided the ARC would benefit from private-sector management.
Catastrophe? It was a bad time for all of us.
There was a demand for new thinking, you understand.
More resources.
Things had to change.
But we can discuss all of this later.
Right now, you two need to be debriefed, and I want to hear every detail.
I can't believe that I'm going to be working with Oh! Philip Burton! James, why don't we continue this in your office? I'm sorry, but when the ARC was reorganised, the decision was taken to select operational staff with a military background.
Front line is just no place for amateurs.
Amateurs, us? Perhaps that was the wrong word.
Don't tell me you agreed to this.
It was my idea.
Take some personal time.
Rest.
Use the company apartment for a few days.
When you come back, we'll discuss something away from the firing line.
You don't get it.
All the time we've just spent away, all the sacrifices we had to make, it was all for this.
So we could come back and carry on with Professor Cutter's work! So we could fight until we actually won! So harsh.
We can't quit now! Not after everything we've been through.
It's for your own good, Connor.
Is it? Your message sounded important.
- I'm sorry I'm late.
- Oh.
Tacca chantrieri.
I've never seen one outside of the tropics.
Not endangered yet, but rare enough.
Thank you.
It's beautiful.
So, what's happened? Connor Temple and Abby Maitland are back.
They survived 12 months in the Cretaceous.
That's remarkable.
What about Quinn and Helen Cutter? No.
What will happen to Connor and Abby now? They'll be debriefed in the morning.
After that, they're on their own.
Connor Temple is gifted.
No one knows more about the anomalies.
If they were inside the ARC, you could keep an eye on them.
It's out of my hands now.
I'll monitor them, see what they do next.
Good.
They may be the key to this whole thing.
It's a beautiful world, Matthew.
But for how much longer? - You're up early.
- Hi.
You keeping watch? It still feels like one of us has to keep guard.
Yeah.
Why don't I take the next shift? You get some rest.
I'm happy here with you.
- Come here.
- Mmm.