Sanctuary s04e08 Episode Script
Fugue
[groans in pain.]
[creature shrieking, stunners blast.]
[wincing.]
[vase smashes.]
[stunners blast.]
[Magnus.]
: Will! [Will.]
: This is not good! Dammit, it's not working.
Boost to full power! [Will.]
: No, no, no, hold on a second.
PIease Don't do this.
PIease, don't do this.
Oi! Where are you going? [Magnus.]
: Just keep it in here! [elevator dings.]
[Declan.]
: A full stun charge did bugger-all.
[Will.]
: Are you sure you've never seen anything Iike this before? [Magnus.]
: This is entirely new.
[Will.]
: Abby what happened to you? [.]
[Magnus.]
: Secure isolation room.
Someone needs to stay with her at all times.
[Declan.]
: Agreed.
[Will.]
: It's okay, Deco.
[Declan.]
: We'II make the place nice for her, mate.
[Will.]
: You said this would stop.
[Magnus.]
: I know.
Something's preventing the DNA inhibitors from working.
Three transformations in 24 hours? Magnus, she's getting stronger and crazier.
I realize that, Will.
[she sighs.]
We'II find something, I promise.
Get in touch with Henry.
I'II be in the Iab.
[Henry.]
: We're backtracking from the first incident.
Look, I know things are crazy over there, but seriously, it's Iike working with one hand tied behind my back here.
[Declan's voice crackles over the Iine.]
Uh, okay.
I'm just going to pretend that's your frustration talking-- [click.]
And you're welcome.
[Gavin.]
: How is she? [Henry.]
: She's not good.
[Gavin.]
: Another episode? [Henry.]
: She's sedated now.
She's under watch.
[Gavin.]
: Dr.
Magnus said that she'd be fine.
These things take time, Gavin.
It would be nice if we could find something to help her out.
Well, I don't even know what we're Iooking for.
A cocoon? A husk? Excrement? Okay, will you stop with the Iist-making already? PIease? [Gavin.]
: Sorry.
And stop with the constant apologizing! Sorry.
My mother was Canadian.
Mazel tov.
Okay, so, you get the call, and it's about a super-Iarge gorilla, really? [Gavin.]
: Well, protocol is we check every tip.
[Henry shuts the case.]
Which began here, a block by block search.
Which we just retraced.
Now, are you sure you never found, saw, smelled anything? [Gavin.]
: No.
Just suddenly Abby wasn't Abby anymore.
[Henry sighs heavily.]
[Gavin.]
: I didn't know people could change Iike that.
[Henry.]
: Yeah, well, they can.
Some of us more than others.
It's just rare to be able to control it Iike I do.
S-Sorry, you you mean you can change into Know what a werewolf is? CIose enough.
[Gavin.]
: Oh, my god.
Oh, don't worry, Gavin.
I haven't devoured a Canadian in months.
[Will.]
: You've been studying transformations since the 19th century, and still we're in the dark about this? [Magnus.]
: I am trying everything, Will.
Every DNA Iock I try, the creature overcomes it.
This is a genetic tidal wave, and I have no idea how to stop it, Iet alone what started it.
[Will.]
: It's a virus, she's the host I will find a way.
I know what it's Iike, Magnus, to Iose yourself.
It's happened to me twice.
Your body is not your own.
I need information, anything to help us understand what we're dealing with.
I'm going to reduce her meds slightly just to Iet her resurface.
[Will.]
: It's so risky, Magnus.
You need to talk to her, Will.
You need to try to keep her grounded in this reality if you can.
Anything, no matter how obscure, could give us a way to cure her.
I know how close you two are, and that may be our best weapon at this point.
[he sighs.]
I'm sorry.
It's all right.
We'II fix this.
We always do.
[monitors beep steadily.]
[door Iock beeps.]
[Declan.]
: The same? [Will.]
: No seizures, no transformations for the past four hours.
[Declan.]
: Get some rest.
I've got her.
[Will.]
: I'm fine.
[Declan.]
: You've been with her for two days, Will.
You need food and sleep.
I'm not Ieaving her.
Okay, then.
Me neither.
Music? [Will.]
: Yeah, sure.
Nothing too Ioud, though.
[Declan.]
: Don't worry, mate.
My Sex Pistols days are Iong gone.
[gentle clavichord plays.]
[urgent strings join in.]
[singing.]
Where am I? Abby? [singing.]
Will, what's wrong with me? [background music continues.]
[Will.]
: Thank God, we thought we'd Iost you.
What? Why can't I understand you? Are you-- Don't be Iike that just speak to me! I am speaking to you.
[Declan.]
: Is she-- What's the matter with both of you? Abby, stay calm.
I can't understand you What the hell? PIease just speak to me! She's singing.
Why is she singing? Abby? Oh, my god Something's very wrong with me! [Magnus.]
: Of course, right there.
It's fascinating.
[Will.]
: The superior temporal sulcus, right? [Magnus.]
: It's where we process complex aural patterns.
Her synapses are firing Iike mad.
[Will.]
: So when she speaks, it comes out as song? Because her DNA is being over-written, she can only perceive certain harmonic frequencies.
Music? Music.
Well, explains why she couldn't understand me when I spoke to her.
[Magnus.]
: It may be the only way that she can communicate with us.
No.
-Yes-- -No.
We need to find out what happened to her.
[sighs.]
After you.
[door Iock beeps.]
[Magnus.]
: Hello, Abby.
Abby, can you hear me? Do you know where you are? [Abby.]
: You Iook so worried [Magnus.]
: You've been here for two days We've never Ieft your side [Abby.]
: There's something you're not telling me This is insane.
What did you just say? Do Do you recall anything before you woke up? Don't avoid the question Am I going to die? Magnus? Your body's been taken Something new and deadly Something we've never seen Have I become a monster? We never use that word You remember nothing? Some kind of creature? An alleyway In the fifth ward.
Something attacked you? [Abby.]
: I don't remember! I just woke up here I need to know To know the truth now No matter how bad it is Your condition is grave Don't know how to save you But we won't give up I feel so tired Abby Abby? [Gavin.]
: Okay, so, seeing as how [Gavin.]
: Okay, so, seeing as how we can't exactly call in a full forensics team-- your call, not mine-- I say we do a door-to-door canvassing of the neighborhood.
Someone's got to have seen or heard something.
If someone saw something, it would be headline news.
Most abnormals are pretty good at staying out of sight.
Yes, we're dealing with monsters, but the basic tenets of detective work still apply here-- [Henry.]
: Dude [Gavin.]
: Sorry.
I said the '"M'" word.
PIease don't werewolf on me.
HAP.
Hyper-accelerated-- Never mind.
Scan the area, full spectrum.
[Gavin.]
: Where are you going? [Henry.]
: I'm going to talk to Red List dealers in the area.
[Gavin.]
: Criminals? Yes, criminals, which is why I'm not bringing you with me.
You might as well have a big sign on you that says '"Narc.
'" Call me if you find anything.
[beeps scanner on.]
[scanner chimes.]
[beeping steadily.]
Uh, Henry? I said I'II be back! [Gavin.]
: I found something.
[Henry grumbles.]
[scanner beeping steadily.]
Thermal residue.
It's coming from [scanner beeping rapidly.]
[beeps scanner off.]
Ugh.
[Both coughing and gagging.]
[Gavin.]
: That is a cocoon, isn't it? [Magnus.]
: You say you found this against a brick wall? [Henry.]
: Behind some garbage.
[Gavin.]
: Actually, I found it.
[Henry.]
: So, what, is it Red List? [Magnus.]
: Likely.
It's very similar to the Iarval pocket of a Galvanic BIood Tick.
Um, what? They often partner with parasitical organisms, ones specifically designed to mutate human DNA.
They're extremely rare.
One would never be found in an urban environment by accident.
Which means this cocoon was deliberately placed in that alleyway in order to test this parasite on a human victim.
So somebody puts the parasite into the blood tick, Abby finds the blood tick cocoon And becomes infected with a microscopic parasite we've never even heard of before.
Wait, the cocoon was placed in the alley by whom? Hollow Earth insurgents.
[Magnus.]
: We've never seen a parasite mutate this rapidly.
We can't even identify it.
So all these angry monsters-- abnormals-- from the center of the Earth.
They did this? They're tracking us.
They would have known that Abby is connected, however discreetly, to my Sanctuary.
They'd want to know if I could prevent the mutation or not.
You were totally set up.
Doc, this is very bad.
If that creature becomes fully realized, then normal human beings will become a means to populate the surface with Hollow Earth abnormals.
[Henry.]
: Total foothold scenario.
So Abby is a test case for a full-on monster invasion.
Excuse me.
I need to go throw up.
[Will.]
: My mom used to sing to me.
In fact, when I can't remember her voice, I just think of all those cheesy songs she used to sing to me.
If I If I fell down, or if I couldn't sleep, if I had a nightmare, she'd sing to me.
And then after she died So thanks for contracting the one condition that makes me do something I hate.
Look, I'II make you a deal.
I'II try to sing if you stick around a Iittle while Ionger.
That sound Iike a deal? Just Stay Just stay Abby, please Just stay Just stay Hey! [Gavin.]
: I didn't mean to intrude.
[Will.]
: Did you mean to be such a waste of space that she had to do your job for you? Okay, I can see that you're in pain-- Maybe I'II rejoin the FBI, and your girlfriend can become the mutant of the week.
I'm sorry.
[Will.]
: Did you keep her in sight? Did you even know that she'd found that stupid cocoon? How do I make this right? You can't.
[.]
Will! Hey-- [clears throat.]
How are you feeling? Will.
Your name is Will.
Abby No, not Abby! [.]
There's only me And I'm in control now! What is this place? This feeling I have? I want to talk to Abby Have you felt this feeling before? Being alive Iike never before What have you done to her? Lightning in my veins Every minute I breathe Who are you? I'm the thing you fear the most I'm here to give you a dose of reality Don't want to talk to you I'm only talking to Abby I'm the sickness without a cure I'm the Ioved one who disappears I'm the thing in the dark The dream that feels real The Iight that goes out the terror you feel I want to feel so much more than this Come on, handsome give us a kiss Let's start again a new evolution [door Iock beeps.]
A small warning It's gonna get bloody [Will.]
: Just stay You're gonna wish I was never born [Will.]
: Just stay [Abby.]
: You're gonna wish you were never born [Will.]
: Just stay [Abby.]
: I'm gonna Iike being born! Just stay I'm gonna Iike being born [door Iock beeps.]
[Henry.]
: Hey.
Any, um [Will.]
: No.
The sedation's still holding.
Look, anything you need, bro.
I'm a guy that turns into a giant man-dog.
I'II give you blood, kidney, stem cells, you name it.
Why don't you take a break, go make a sandwich or something.
For me, not you.
I got her, Will.
You remember that song that you and Erika sang to us at that pub in Dublin? The Parting GIass? Yeah.
I always Iiked that song.
Oh, if I had money enough to spend And Ieisure time to sit a while There is a fair maid in this town Who sorely has my heart beguiled Her rosy cheeks and ruby Iips AIone she has my heart in thrall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all [Magnus.]
: Greetings, everyone.
Sorry for the delay.
How are you all holding up? [Feliz.]
: Hello, Helen.
Some problems, I'm afraid.
[Declan.]
: Complications have arisen.
[all replying at once.]
Need some answers right away-- A few concerns about our direction-- [Magnus.]
: Okay, one at a-- [Declan.]
: The sand ray's giving birth in a zone that's not been cleared.
[Feliz.]
: Funds have been diverted to a traceable account.
[Yusuf.]
: People are not safe in the city any longer.
[Jasmine.]
: The government's asking for our tax returns.
Fine, Iet me-- [background music begins.]
I suggest you switch to gold.
It's easier to unload.
[Declan.]
: Is there something we can give her to ease her Iabor pains? [Yusuf.]
: I don't like the use of force, but we need some more protection.
A dummy corporation won't make this go away.
[Jasmine.]
: We need a new accountant.
[Yusuf.]
: A shipment of new guns.
I think she's having triplets.
[Feliz.]
: We need to transfer funds.
[Jasmine.]
: Risk of intervention.
[Yusuf.]
: Risk of losing lives.
[Feliz.]
: Risk of going bankrupt.
[Declan.]
: Risk of getting hives.
I love money! Stop! The sand ray needs some sugar, and keep her in the shade.
Gold's a bold suggestion, but too risky, I'm afraid.
Who cares about an audit? We've been through that before.
Your guns arrive tomorrow.
Let me know if you need more.
-[Declan.]
: But-- -[Feliz.]
: Um-- -[Yusuf.]
: Thank you.
-[Jasmine.]
: Doctor! Risk in doing business? Since when is that hot news? Have we ever shied away from things that others wouldn't do? If you think we've Iost our way, feel free to step aside.
There's other pressing business.
I'm afraid we're out of time.
Magnus? You okay? [clearing throats awkwardly.]
Yes.
Sorry.
Where were we? Abby? No.
[roar of traffic below.]
[.]
[Will.]
: Abby? Listen to me.
Abby, come down from there This is you and me I know you're frightened No, it's better this way I don't know who I am [Will.]
: I'II help you through this You know I've been there before Listen to me You feel Lost, out of control Like a ship in a storm [Abby.]
: Feels Iike I'm drowning I'm going to die [Will.]
: We'II find [Abby.]
: It's getting worse It's taking control now [Will.]
: A way Don't you give up hope I'm fading away [Abby.]
: Would you do any different? A way PIease just Iet me go I've been holding back You've been holding back I don't want to Iie to you anymore PIease just Iet me go Do you think I'm the one? 'Cause I think you're the one There, I said it I can't take it back PIease just Iet me go This is not how it ends Here amongst friends A future we'II never see Abby, please [Abby.]
: You were holding back I was holding back I know it's hard but it's time to Iet me go Just stay.
It's taking control I'm Iosing control Just stay I Iove you, Will Abby! [snarling.]
[stunner blasts.]
[Will.]
: How bad? Completely new pathways in half her cerebral cortex.
[Will.]
: You said the singing would help keep her human.
[Magnus.]
: And it did temporarily.
We've tried every musical key, even subsonic frequencies.
This isn't a virus, Will.
This is a new Iife form overtaking her entire physiology.
[Will.]
: You think there's no cure.
I think we should prepare for the worst.
No, no.
I do not accept that, okay? There is a way to save her.
We just haven't found it yet.
The timeline is not good.
Well, then put her on ice until we can understand this.
Cryogenics might just kill her outright, or make the creature even stronger.
We have no idea.
Well, figure it out! What is the point of this entire place if we can't save the people that Oh, Magnus It's not over yet.
[.]
[Gregory Magnus sings.]
: I will go Wherever you Iead me On rivers of roses or rain I will follow the signs that you Ieave me The mysteries of joy and of pain I will search for Iight in the darkness Though I stumble through shadow and shade Oh, if you are with me Of whom shall I be afraid? You have Iifted me up when I've fallen And driven the ghosts from my door You have comforted me in my sorrow Wiped my brow when I've been sick and sore You have shared in all of my triumphs And blessed the crops that we Iaid Oh, if you are with me Of whom shall I be afraid? Oh, if you are with me Of whom shall I be afraid? Of course.
It makes sense.
[Gregory.]
: Do you see it now, sweetheart? Thank you, Father.
Never Iose faith.
[Will.]
: AII right, I'm Iistening.
[Magnus.]
: Of course there are risks, but hear me out.
My father had a theory about the origins of abnormal Iife, specifically that of the most powerful beings amongst us, Vampires, HAPs, shape-shifters, that their particular DNA aggressively sought to define itself.
[Will.]
: Which is how those races were born.
Exactly.
Now, she is being consumed by cells that are determined to become something more.
I've been working on this night and day.
This is the only solution we have, Will.
Tell me.
If we harvest a Iarval segmented Annelid and implant it into her stomach wall, there is a chance that the invading DNA will be attracted to the simpler, more malleable Iife form.
Wait a second, so you're talking about creating another creature and putting it inside of Abby? If it takes, the Annelid will develop rapidly, within hours, but Abby's system will sustain no further damage.
Okay, that sounds positive.
Until the new Iife form reaches maturity.
At which point, it will emerge from her body rather violently.
[Will.]
: This is your solution? Why don't you just bore a hole in her brain, or use Ieeches? Once this new creature Ieaves her body, I can save her-- Are you willing to bet her Iife on that? Because I'm not.
There will be trauma, Will, I realize, but if I time this right-- No.
That's not what's happening here, is it? See, you're so intoxicated by the possibility of creating some amazing new Iife form that you're ignoring other options.
That is not the case, I assure you.
Growing a monster inside my girlfriend, and then patching her up after it chews its way out is not an answer! I've already started an ovulation cycle on the Annelid.
What? [Magnus.]
: I intend to harvest the Iarva within the hour.
Like hell you will.
My only concern is for Abby's well-being.
It's my call.
This is what we're doing, Will.
We'II see about that.
Henry, Declan, we have a situation.
[Will.]
: Nice work, H.
your finest hour.
[Declan.]
: Will-- [Will.]
: You too, Deko.
Hope you're proud.
[Henry.]
: The doc is trying to save her Iife.
[Will.]
: If it were Erika down there, you wouldn't be such a suck-ass right now! Dude, don't push me.
Oh, I'm just gettin' started! That's enough, both of you! As soon as this is over, you're free.
[engages Iock.]
[Declan.]
: Watch him.
Magnus' orders.
[kicks chair angrily.]
[Declan.]
: You are sure about this? [Magnus.]
: Prep the O.
R.
[Declan.]
: You know, I've done combat medicine, but I'm not a surgeon.
If you'd rather someone else was with you [Magnus.]
: We're dealing with a hybrid species, Declan.
If something goes wrong, I need you there.
[Magnus.]
: Upper abdomen for the incision point.
Scalpel.
[Will.]
: What about patient consent? [Henry.]
: It's not your call.
[Will.]
: Doesn't that count for anything? [Henry.]
: It'II be over soon, so just take-- [Will.]
: She's gonna be dead soon, Henry! You're Ietting your emotions run the game, dude.
Oh, and what are you suddenly, huh? Mr.
Stoic? I trust Magnus, Will.
So should you.
PIease, man PIease, Henry? I've got to get out of here! I gotta get out of here! [Henry.]
: Don't do it! [stunner blasts.]
[Will.]
: 534! [door Iock beeps.]
[Will.]
: Thanks.
[Gavin.]
: You're welcome.
[Magnus.]
: Gestation time, two hours.
UItrasound shows rapid growth, but no movement.
[alerts blare.]
[Declan.]
: BIood pressure's crashing.
[Magnus.]
: Six units of blood on standby.
Saline wide open.
We'II need containment.
[Declan.]
: On it.
[Magnus.]
: This is happening more rapidly than I'd hoped.
[Declan.]
: Heart rate's in the red.
She's going into shock.
Keep this IV in her! [Declan.]
: Magnus! Keep her still! I need to give it an exit point! There's too much movement.
I can't make a clean incision.
She needs more sedation! [wrenching and tearing.]
Dear God.
[monitor flatlining.]
[Magnus.]
: Containment, quickly! One milligram epi, stat! [Declan.]
: Magnus [Magnus.]
: Crash cart! [flatline drones as all else falls silent.]
[.]
[Declan.]
: Charging! [Magnus.]
: CIear! [crash pads surge.]
Just stay [Magnus.]
: CIear! Just stay [Declan.]
: No.
[Magnus.]
: Again! 360! [Declan.]
: Charging! CIear! [monitor begins to beep.]
[Declan.]
: We got her.
[.]
[she moans groggily.]
Hey, you.
[Will.]
: Hey.
[Abby.]
: You okay? [he sighs.]
No.
Traumatized.
But too much singing will do that to a person.
[Abby.]
: From what I heard, it was kinda romantic.
I'm okay.
[quietly.]
Come here.
I'm okay.
Really.
I won't be wearing a bikini anytime soon.
This time I was sure I mean, I really thought-- [Abby.]
: Hey.
If this doesn't disaster-proof our relationship, nothing will.
I feel Iike I'm cursed.
I feel Iike anybody who gets close to me has got a target on their back.
[Abby.]
: But you didn't Iose me.
And you won't.
Okay? I can handle monsters.
I can handle death.
But I can'thandle singing.
But you're so good at it.
[Will.]
: No, I'm not good at it, so just stop, okay? And I have a mountain of paperwork to do because of you, so -Ooh -You owe me.
Go.
I'II be here.
[Magnus.]
: There you are.
Haven't seen you all day.
[Will.]
: I just needed some space.
[Magnus.]
: As Iong as you're not hiding from me.
[Will chuckles ruefully.]
Will, you obviously have something to say to me.
[Will.]
: Besides thank you for saving her? That's not very sincere.
Out with it, please.
It worked.
It did, but that procedure should have never happened.
But you never met a compromise you didn't steamroll right through.
This hit close to home and you shut me down.
You've been a wonderful soldier, Will.
You have done everything I've asked you, and more.
You could run this Sanctuary, hell, the entire network, brilliantly, because you always fight for what you believe is right, even when we disagree.
I'm not too proud to admit that I am very used to getting my own way.
Sometimes to a fault.
Right Don't think you're going to melt me with that [with an accent.]
British charm of yours.
Perish forbid.
[Magnus.]
: You never compromise, Will, and that's the man I hired to be my protege.
How am I doing? Honestly? I couldn't be more proud.
[.]
Kinda hurt.
[creature shrieking, stunners blast.]
[wincing.]
[vase smashes.]
[stunners blast.]
[Magnus.]
: Will! [Will.]
: This is not good! Dammit, it's not working.
Boost to full power! [Will.]
: No, no, no, hold on a second.
PIease Don't do this.
PIease, don't do this.
Oi! Where are you going? [Magnus.]
: Just keep it in here! [elevator dings.]
[Declan.]
: A full stun charge did bugger-all.
[Will.]
: Are you sure you've never seen anything Iike this before? [Magnus.]
: This is entirely new.
[Will.]
: Abby what happened to you? [.]
[Magnus.]
: Secure isolation room.
Someone needs to stay with her at all times.
[Declan.]
: Agreed.
[Will.]
: It's okay, Deco.
[Declan.]
: We'II make the place nice for her, mate.
[Will.]
: You said this would stop.
[Magnus.]
: I know.
Something's preventing the DNA inhibitors from working.
Three transformations in 24 hours? Magnus, she's getting stronger and crazier.
I realize that, Will.
[she sighs.]
We'II find something, I promise.
Get in touch with Henry.
I'II be in the Iab.
[Henry.]
: We're backtracking from the first incident.
Look, I know things are crazy over there, but seriously, it's Iike working with one hand tied behind my back here.
[Declan's voice crackles over the Iine.]
Uh, okay.
I'm just going to pretend that's your frustration talking-- [click.]
And you're welcome.
[Gavin.]
: How is she? [Henry.]
: She's not good.
[Gavin.]
: Another episode? [Henry.]
: She's sedated now.
She's under watch.
[Gavin.]
: Dr.
Magnus said that she'd be fine.
These things take time, Gavin.
It would be nice if we could find something to help her out.
Well, I don't even know what we're Iooking for.
A cocoon? A husk? Excrement? Okay, will you stop with the Iist-making already? PIease? [Gavin.]
: Sorry.
And stop with the constant apologizing! Sorry.
My mother was Canadian.
Mazel tov.
Okay, so, you get the call, and it's about a super-Iarge gorilla, really? [Gavin.]
: Well, protocol is we check every tip.
[Henry shuts the case.]
Which began here, a block by block search.
Which we just retraced.
Now, are you sure you never found, saw, smelled anything? [Gavin.]
: No.
Just suddenly Abby wasn't Abby anymore.
[Henry sighs heavily.]
[Gavin.]
: I didn't know people could change Iike that.
[Henry.]
: Yeah, well, they can.
Some of us more than others.
It's just rare to be able to control it Iike I do.
S-Sorry, you you mean you can change into Know what a werewolf is? CIose enough.
[Gavin.]
: Oh, my god.
Oh, don't worry, Gavin.
I haven't devoured a Canadian in months.
[Will.]
: You've been studying transformations since the 19th century, and still we're in the dark about this? [Magnus.]
: I am trying everything, Will.
Every DNA Iock I try, the creature overcomes it.
This is a genetic tidal wave, and I have no idea how to stop it, Iet alone what started it.
[Will.]
: It's a virus, she's the host I will find a way.
I know what it's Iike, Magnus, to Iose yourself.
It's happened to me twice.
Your body is not your own.
I need information, anything to help us understand what we're dealing with.
I'm going to reduce her meds slightly just to Iet her resurface.
[Will.]
: It's so risky, Magnus.
You need to talk to her, Will.
You need to try to keep her grounded in this reality if you can.
Anything, no matter how obscure, could give us a way to cure her.
I know how close you two are, and that may be our best weapon at this point.
[he sighs.]
I'm sorry.
It's all right.
We'II fix this.
We always do.
[monitors beep steadily.]
[door Iock beeps.]
[Declan.]
: The same? [Will.]
: No seizures, no transformations for the past four hours.
[Declan.]
: Get some rest.
I've got her.
[Will.]
: I'm fine.
[Declan.]
: You've been with her for two days, Will.
You need food and sleep.
I'm not Ieaving her.
Okay, then.
Me neither.
Music? [Will.]
: Yeah, sure.
Nothing too Ioud, though.
[Declan.]
: Don't worry, mate.
My Sex Pistols days are Iong gone.
[gentle clavichord plays.]
[urgent strings join in.]
[singing.]
Where am I? Abby? [singing.]
Will, what's wrong with me? [background music continues.]
[Will.]
: Thank God, we thought we'd Iost you.
What? Why can't I understand you? Are you-- Don't be Iike that just speak to me! I am speaking to you.
[Declan.]
: Is she-- What's the matter with both of you? Abby, stay calm.
I can't understand you What the hell? PIease just speak to me! She's singing.
Why is she singing? Abby? Oh, my god Something's very wrong with me! [Magnus.]
: Of course, right there.
It's fascinating.
[Will.]
: The superior temporal sulcus, right? [Magnus.]
: It's where we process complex aural patterns.
Her synapses are firing Iike mad.
[Will.]
: So when she speaks, it comes out as song? Because her DNA is being over-written, she can only perceive certain harmonic frequencies.
Music? Music.
Well, explains why she couldn't understand me when I spoke to her.
[Magnus.]
: It may be the only way that she can communicate with us.
No.
-Yes-- -No.
We need to find out what happened to her.
[sighs.]
After you.
[door Iock beeps.]
[Magnus.]
: Hello, Abby.
Abby, can you hear me? Do you know where you are? [Abby.]
: You Iook so worried [Magnus.]
: You've been here for two days We've never Ieft your side [Abby.]
: There's something you're not telling me This is insane.
What did you just say? Do Do you recall anything before you woke up? Don't avoid the question Am I going to die? Magnus? Your body's been taken Something new and deadly Something we've never seen Have I become a monster? We never use that word You remember nothing? Some kind of creature? An alleyway In the fifth ward.
Something attacked you? [Abby.]
: I don't remember! I just woke up here I need to know To know the truth now No matter how bad it is Your condition is grave Don't know how to save you But we won't give up I feel so tired Abby Abby? [Gavin.]
: Okay, so, seeing as how [Gavin.]
: Okay, so, seeing as how we can't exactly call in a full forensics team-- your call, not mine-- I say we do a door-to-door canvassing of the neighborhood.
Someone's got to have seen or heard something.
If someone saw something, it would be headline news.
Most abnormals are pretty good at staying out of sight.
Yes, we're dealing with monsters, but the basic tenets of detective work still apply here-- [Henry.]
: Dude [Gavin.]
: Sorry.
I said the '"M'" word.
PIease don't werewolf on me.
HAP.
Hyper-accelerated-- Never mind.
Scan the area, full spectrum.
[Gavin.]
: Where are you going? [Henry.]
: I'm going to talk to Red List dealers in the area.
[Gavin.]
: Criminals? Yes, criminals, which is why I'm not bringing you with me.
You might as well have a big sign on you that says '"Narc.
'" Call me if you find anything.
[beeps scanner on.]
[scanner chimes.]
[beeping steadily.]
Uh, Henry? I said I'II be back! [Gavin.]
: I found something.
[Henry grumbles.]
[scanner beeping steadily.]
Thermal residue.
It's coming from [scanner beeping rapidly.]
[beeps scanner off.]
Ugh.
[Both coughing and gagging.]
[Gavin.]
: That is a cocoon, isn't it? [Magnus.]
: You say you found this against a brick wall? [Henry.]
: Behind some garbage.
[Gavin.]
: Actually, I found it.
[Henry.]
: So, what, is it Red List? [Magnus.]
: Likely.
It's very similar to the Iarval pocket of a Galvanic BIood Tick.
Um, what? They often partner with parasitical organisms, ones specifically designed to mutate human DNA.
They're extremely rare.
One would never be found in an urban environment by accident.
Which means this cocoon was deliberately placed in that alleyway in order to test this parasite on a human victim.
So somebody puts the parasite into the blood tick, Abby finds the blood tick cocoon And becomes infected with a microscopic parasite we've never even heard of before.
Wait, the cocoon was placed in the alley by whom? Hollow Earth insurgents.
[Magnus.]
: We've never seen a parasite mutate this rapidly.
We can't even identify it.
So all these angry monsters-- abnormals-- from the center of the Earth.
They did this? They're tracking us.
They would have known that Abby is connected, however discreetly, to my Sanctuary.
They'd want to know if I could prevent the mutation or not.
You were totally set up.
Doc, this is very bad.
If that creature becomes fully realized, then normal human beings will become a means to populate the surface with Hollow Earth abnormals.
[Henry.]
: Total foothold scenario.
So Abby is a test case for a full-on monster invasion.
Excuse me.
I need to go throw up.
[Will.]
: My mom used to sing to me.
In fact, when I can't remember her voice, I just think of all those cheesy songs she used to sing to me.
If I If I fell down, or if I couldn't sleep, if I had a nightmare, she'd sing to me.
And then after she died So thanks for contracting the one condition that makes me do something I hate.
Look, I'II make you a deal.
I'II try to sing if you stick around a Iittle while Ionger.
That sound Iike a deal? Just Stay Just stay Abby, please Just stay Just stay Hey! [Gavin.]
: I didn't mean to intrude.
[Will.]
: Did you mean to be such a waste of space that she had to do your job for you? Okay, I can see that you're in pain-- Maybe I'II rejoin the FBI, and your girlfriend can become the mutant of the week.
I'm sorry.
[Will.]
: Did you keep her in sight? Did you even know that she'd found that stupid cocoon? How do I make this right? You can't.
[.]
Will! Hey-- [clears throat.]
How are you feeling? Will.
Your name is Will.
Abby No, not Abby! [.]
There's only me And I'm in control now! What is this place? This feeling I have? I want to talk to Abby Have you felt this feeling before? Being alive Iike never before What have you done to her? Lightning in my veins Every minute I breathe Who are you? I'm the thing you fear the most I'm here to give you a dose of reality Don't want to talk to you I'm only talking to Abby I'm the sickness without a cure I'm the Ioved one who disappears I'm the thing in the dark The dream that feels real The Iight that goes out the terror you feel I want to feel so much more than this Come on, handsome give us a kiss Let's start again a new evolution [door Iock beeps.]
A small warning It's gonna get bloody [Will.]
: Just stay You're gonna wish I was never born [Will.]
: Just stay [Abby.]
: You're gonna wish you were never born [Will.]
: Just stay [Abby.]
: I'm gonna Iike being born! Just stay I'm gonna Iike being born [door Iock beeps.]
[Henry.]
: Hey.
Any, um [Will.]
: No.
The sedation's still holding.
Look, anything you need, bro.
I'm a guy that turns into a giant man-dog.
I'II give you blood, kidney, stem cells, you name it.
Why don't you take a break, go make a sandwich or something.
For me, not you.
I got her, Will.
You remember that song that you and Erika sang to us at that pub in Dublin? The Parting GIass? Yeah.
I always Iiked that song.
Oh, if I had money enough to spend And Ieisure time to sit a while There is a fair maid in this town Who sorely has my heart beguiled Her rosy cheeks and ruby Iips AIone she has my heart in thrall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all [Magnus.]
: Greetings, everyone.
Sorry for the delay.
How are you all holding up? [Feliz.]
: Hello, Helen.
Some problems, I'm afraid.
[Declan.]
: Complications have arisen.
[all replying at once.]
Need some answers right away-- A few concerns about our direction-- [Magnus.]
: Okay, one at a-- [Declan.]
: The sand ray's giving birth in a zone that's not been cleared.
[Feliz.]
: Funds have been diverted to a traceable account.
[Yusuf.]
: People are not safe in the city any longer.
[Jasmine.]
: The government's asking for our tax returns.
Fine, Iet me-- [background music begins.]
I suggest you switch to gold.
It's easier to unload.
[Declan.]
: Is there something we can give her to ease her Iabor pains? [Yusuf.]
: I don't like the use of force, but we need some more protection.
A dummy corporation won't make this go away.
[Jasmine.]
: We need a new accountant.
[Yusuf.]
: A shipment of new guns.
I think she's having triplets.
[Feliz.]
: We need to transfer funds.
[Jasmine.]
: Risk of intervention.
[Yusuf.]
: Risk of losing lives.
[Feliz.]
: Risk of going bankrupt.
[Declan.]
: Risk of getting hives.
I love money! Stop! The sand ray needs some sugar, and keep her in the shade.
Gold's a bold suggestion, but too risky, I'm afraid.
Who cares about an audit? We've been through that before.
Your guns arrive tomorrow.
Let me know if you need more.
-[Declan.]
: But-- -[Feliz.]
: Um-- -[Yusuf.]
: Thank you.
-[Jasmine.]
: Doctor! Risk in doing business? Since when is that hot news? Have we ever shied away from things that others wouldn't do? If you think we've Iost our way, feel free to step aside.
There's other pressing business.
I'm afraid we're out of time.
Magnus? You okay? [clearing throats awkwardly.]
Yes.
Sorry.
Where were we? Abby? No.
[roar of traffic below.]
[.]
[Will.]
: Abby? Listen to me.
Abby, come down from there This is you and me I know you're frightened No, it's better this way I don't know who I am [Will.]
: I'II help you through this You know I've been there before Listen to me You feel Lost, out of control Like a ship in a storm [Abby.]
: Feels Iike I'm drowning I'm going to die [Will.]
: We'II find [Abby.]
: It's getting worse It's taking control now [Will.]
: A way Don't you give up hope I'm fading away [Abby.]
: Would you do any different? A way PIease just Iet me go I've been holding back You've been holding back I don't want to Iie to you anymore PIease just Iet me go Do you think I'm the one? 'Cause I think you're the one There, I said it I can't take it back PIease just Iet me go This is not how it ends Here amongst friends A future we'II never see Abby, please [Abby.]
: You were holding back I was holding back I know it's hard but it's time to Iet me go Just stay.
It's taking control I'm Iosing control Just stay I Iove you, Will Abby! [snarling.]
[stunner blasts.]
[Will.]
: How bad? Completely new pathways in half her cerebral cortex.
[Will.]
: You said the singing would help keep her human.
[Magnus.]
: And it did temporarily.
We've tried every musical key, even subsonic frequencies.
This isn't a virus, Will.
This is a new Iife form overtaking her entire physiology.
[Will.]
: You think there's no cure.
I think we should prepare for the worst.
No, no.
I do not accept that, okay? There is a way to save her.
We just haven't found it yet.
The timeline is not good.
Well, then put her on ice until we can understand this.
Cryogenics might just kill her outright, or make the creature even stronger.
We have no idea.
Well, figure it out! What is the point of this entire place if we can't save the people that Oh, Magnus It's not over yet.
[.]
[Gregory Magnus sings.]
: I will go Wherever you Iead me On rivers of roses or rain I will follow the signs that you Ieave me The mysteries of joy and of pain I will search for Iight in the darkness Though I stumble through shadow and shade Oh, if you are with me Of whom shall I be afraid? You have Iifted me up when I've fallen And driven the ghosts from my door You have comforted me in my sorrow Wiped my brow when I've been sick and sore You have shared in all of my triumphs And blessed the crops that we Iaid Oh, if you are with me Of whom shall I be afraid? Oh, if you are with me Of whom shall I be afraid? Of course.
It makes sense.
[Gregory.]
: Do you see it now, sweetheart? Thank you, Father.
Never Iose faith.
[Will.]
: AII right, I'm Iistening.
[Magnus.]
: Of course there are risks, but hear me out.
My father had a theory about the origins of abnormal Iife, specifically that of the most powerful beings amongst us, Vampires, HAPs, shape-shifters, that their particular DNA aggressively sought to define itself.
[Will.]
: Which is how those races were born.
Exactly.
Now, she is being consumed by cells that are determined to become something more.
I've been working on this night and day.
This is the only solution we have, Will.
Tell me.
If we harvest a Iarval segmented Annelid and implant it into her stomach wall, there is a chance that the invading DNA will be attracted to the simpler, more malleable Iife form.
Wait a second, so you're talking about creating another creature and putting it inside of Abby? If it takes, the Annelid will develop rapidly, within hours, but Abby's system will sustain no further damage.
Okay, that sounds positive.
Until the new Iife form reaches maturity.
At which point, it will emerge from her body rather violently.
[Will.]
: This is your solution? Why don't you just bore a hole in her brain, or use Ieeches? Once this new creature Ieaves her body, I can save her-- Are you willing to bet her Iife on that? Because I'm not.
There will be trauma, Will, I realize, but if I time this right-- No.
That's not what's happening here, is it? See, you're so intoxicated by the possibility of creating some amazing new Iife form that you're ignoring other options.
That is not the case, I assure you.
Growing a monster inside my girlfriend, and then patching her up after it chews its way out is not an answer! I've already started an ovulation cycle on the Annelid.
What? [Magnus.]
: I intend to harvest the Iarva within the hour.
Like hell you will.
My only concern is for Abby's well-being.
It's my call.
This is what we're doing, Will.
We'II see about that.
Henry, Declan, we have a situation.
[Will.]
: Nice work, H.
your finest hour.
[Declan.]
: Will-- [Will.]
: You too, Deko.
Hope you're proud.
[Henry.]
: The doc is trying to save her Iife.
[Will.]
: If it were Erika down there, you wouldn't be such a suck-ass right now! Dude, don't push me.
Oh, I'm just gettin' started! That's enough, both of you! As soon as this is over, you're free.
[engages Iock.]
[Declan.]
: Watch him.
Magnus' orders.
[kicks chair angrily.]
[Declan.]
: You are sure about this? [Magnus.]
: Prep the O.
R.
[Declan.]
: You know, I've done combat medicine, but I'm not a surgeon.
If you'd rather someone else was with you [Magnus.]
: We're dealing with a hybrid species, Declan.
If something goes wrong, I need you there.
[Magnus.]
: Upper abdomen for the incision point.
Scalpel.
[Will.]
: What about patient consent? [Henry.]
: It's not your call.
[Will.]
: Doesn't that count for anything? [Henry.]
: It'II be over soon, so just take-- [Will.]
: She's gonna be dead soon, Henry! You're Ietting your emotions run the game, dude.
Oh, and what are you suddenly, huh? Mr.
Stoic? I trust Magnus, Will.
So should you.
PIease, man PIease, Henry? I've got to get out of here! I gotta get out of here! [Henry.]
: Don't do it! [stunner blasts.]
[Will.]
: 534! [door Iock beeps.]
[Will.]
: Thanks.
[Gavin.]
: You're welcome.
[Magnus.]
: Gestation time, two hours.
UItrasound shows rapid growth, but no movement.
[alerts blare.]
[Declan.]
: BIood pressure's crashing.
[Magnus.]
: Six units of blood on standby.
Saline wide open.
We'II need containment.
[Declan.]
: On it.
[Magnus.]
: This is happening more rapidly than I'd hoped.
[Declan.]
: Heart rate's in the red.
She's going into shock.
Keep this IV in her! [Declan.]
: Magnus! Keep her still! I need to give it an exit point! There's too much movement.
I can't make a clean incision.
She needs more sedation! [wrenching and tearing.]
Dear God.
[monitor flatlining.]
[Magnus.]
: Containment, quickly! One milligram epi, stat! [Declan.]
: Magnus [Magnus.]
: Crash cart! [flatline drones as all else falls silent.]
[.]
[Declan.]
: Charging! [Magnus.]
: CIear! [crash pads surge.]
Just stay [Magnus.]
: CIear! Just stay [Declan.]
: No.
[Magnus.]
: Again! 360! [Declan.]
: Charging! CIear! [monitor begins to beep.]
[Declan.]
: We got her.
[.]
[she moans groggily.]
Hey, you.
[Will.]
: Hey.
[Abby.]
: You okay? [he sighs.]
No.
Traumatized.
But too much singing will do that to a person.
[Abby.]
: From what I heard, it was kinda romantic.
I'm okay.
[quietly.]
Come here.
I'm okay.
Really.
I won't be wearing a bikini anytime soon.
This time I was sure I mean, I really thought-- [Abby.]
: Hey.
If this doesn't disaster-proof our relationship, nothing will.
I feel Iike I'm cursed.
I feel Iike anybody who gets close to me has got a target on their back.
[Abby.]
: But you didn't Iose me.
And you won't.
Okay? I can handle monsters.
I can handle death.
But I can'thandle singing.
But you're so good at it.
[Will.]
: No, I'm not good at it, so just stop, okay? And I have a mountain of paperwork to do because of you, so -Ooh -You owe me.
Go.
I'II be here.
[Magnus.]
: There you are.
Haven't seen you all day.
[Will.]
: I just needed some space.
[Magnus.]
: As Iong as you're not hiding from me.
[Will chuckles ruefully.]
Will, you obviously have something to say to me.
[Will.]
: Besides thank you for saving her? That's not very sincere.
Out with it, please.
It worked.
It did, but that procedure should have never happened.
But you never met a compromise you didn't steamroll right through.
This hit close to home and you shut me down.
You've been a wonderful soldier, Will.
You have done everything I've asked you, and more.
You could run this Sanctuary, hell, the entire network, brilliantly, because you always fight for what you believe is right, even when we disagree.
I'm not too proud to admit that I am very used to getting my own way.
Sometimes to a fault.
Right Don't think you're going to melt me with that [with an accent.]
British charm of yours.
Perish forbid.
[Magnus.]
: You never compromise, Will, and that's the man I hired to be my protege.
How am I doing? Honestly? I couldn't be more proud.
[.]
Kinda hurt.