The Handmaid's Tale (2017) s06e04 Episode Script

[JUNE] Previously on
The Handmaid's Tale
I got you out of jail. I'm still
working on expediting your hearing.
- How long's that gonna take?
- Three, maybe four months.
I'm not gonna sit here and wait.
All right? I gotta do something.
- I might visit New Bethlehem.
- Rita, no.
They have a lead on my sister.
Luke and Moira, they've gotten stuck
behind Gilead patrols in No Man's Land.
We've got all the names,
all right? Stop obsessing.
I just can't wait for our guys
to blow their fucking heads off.
Any Guardians, let me handle it.
[SERENA] In New Bethlehem,
our women are getting pregnant,
and our children are thriving!
And that is not something
that any of you can say
on behalf of your countries.
I would love to bend
your ear a little more
about New Bethlehem's blessed potential.
I will certainly enjoy letting you try.
[AUNT LYDIA] I will get
you out of this terrible place!
I was told you'd be
rewarded for your service.
They lied to you.
We gave her a chance,
and we're done with her.
[LAWRENCE] You heard Mrs.
Lawrence. It's not happening.
She's an old-school Gilead
wife. She's not Serena Waterford.
Mrs. Waterford?
June?
Oh, my God. You're okay. You're okay.
We should get outta here.
Do you realize that we always do this?
- Do what?
- The whole goodbye thing?
- What should we say instead?
- How 'bout "see you later"?
Okay. See you later.
[ENGINE REVVING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[MAN] Okay, there's one done.
[LUKE] Okay, it's
coming in about six kilos.
- [MAN] You got a signal there?
- [LUKE] It's very weak.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[LUKE] this foundation
used to be glorified sand.
- What does that mean?
- That means these buildings are unstable.
- Hey. Mark's on his way up.
- [LUKE] Can we
- I just need a few
- Oh, yeah, sorry.
- Just in the middle of things.
- Yeah.
Thanks. All right, so look,
anywhere between here and here.
That is gonna be the blast radius,
that's gonna give us maximum impact.
- Awesome, man. Thank you.
- All right.
Is this about where you're
placing those bombs?
Yeah. We're gonna blow some shit up.
What are your targets?
Comms tower, ammunition warehouse,
and then we're gonna
hit the Federal building.
How are you gonna get the bombs in?
There is this new trade route
that goes from New
Bethlehem right into Gilead.
It is a lot less secure,
and there's a lot more
traffic going in and out.
So, you know, we'll just use
that to get the munitions in,
then we just roll in.
Right, well, I hope it
I hope it all works out.
- [MARK] Hey. June, Luke.
- [JUNE] Hey.
Good morning.
- Morning.
- [LUKE] Hey.
I've got good news.
Your case was dismissed.
[JUNE] Oh my God.
Yeah! [LAUGHING]
[MARK] We traded the intel
you got with the Canadians,
they're very grateful.
They want those Commanders
gone too, unofficially.
So that, plus your self-defense case
- They dropped the charges?
- Yeah, congratulations.
You're officially being
deported. Free to go.
[LAUGHS] That's amazing.
It's good.
I'll, uh, work on a
flight for you to Alaska.
Get you all out of here
as soon as possible.
- Thank you, Mark. Really.
- Yeah, of course.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
Holly's gotten so big.
She's gonna be so excited to see you.
- Luke. Can we steal you for a second?
- [LUKE] What's up?
We just got the grid
plan for the South End.
- Can you take a look?
- Really? All right. Great.
- Uh, this will just be a little while.
- Yeah, yeah.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
Oh. Hello.
You got something for me?
Is it sticky?
[GASPS]
Impressive.
I can see you've been
influenced by Helen Frankenthaler.
My wife would be very impressed.
[NAOMI] Angela!
[SOFTLY] My real wife.
Out! Out!
- He has a very big day ahead of him.
- Come along.
It was a long time coming.
Uh, the Wives are getting together early
because they've very excited to show off
their new jewelry from Paris,
thanks to you.
I live to serve.
Don't you look nice.
Ah, you know what they
say about men in uniform.
What?
What do they say about men in uniform?
[STAMMERS]
[NAOMI CLEARS THROAT]
They're gonna expect things
from you now, you know.
I can handle whatever
the brain trust throws at me.
Well, it's not just golf and
cocktail parties anymore.
The High Commanders share
a very specific set of priorities.
I know their priorities.
They, uh
derive their sense of
power from their virility.
Power will come from reform.
They know I'm their man.
Whatever you say.
Virility.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Hey. Do you know where
Moira is? She has to get ready.
Uh, yeah, she's around.
Look, I um I should've
I was thinking I should've told
you where I was, what I was doing,
that I was here working with Mayday.
- Oh, it's okay.
- Yeah.
Really, I'm just happy
you both are okay.
Yeah, but what I'm
saying is that I'm sorry
because I didn't want you to worry.
- Right, well, that backfired.
- That was not my fault, all right?
Those patrols were not
supposed to be there.
We would've made our
way outta there, no problem.
I know, but that is the problem.
There's always
something you can't predict.
Can can you just
Sorry. Just for a sec.
I'm trying to tell you
something, all right?
I'm supposed to drive
in and deliver the bombs.
I'm gonna stay and I'm gonna do that.
You don't think I want to
see those Commanders dead?
- You don't think I want to hurt Gilead?
- Yeah, you have. Many times.
This is my turn.
[SIGHS]
These people, they're not professionals.
They don't know what they're doing,
and they're gonna go up against Gilead.
Gilead soldiers,
Guardians, and and Eyes.
It's just it's too [SIGHS]
It's too dangerous. Okay?
Trust me.
[SCOFFS] Holly needs
us, and my mom needs us.
And we we have to go back
and we have to build a life together.
Okay?
Please?
They decrypted the
intel that we brought back,
so I'm gonna go check on that.
- 'Kay.
- All right.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
I love you.
Yeah. Love you.
[AIR BRAKES SQUEAL AND HISS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [GUARDIAN 1] Check your papers, please.
- [WOMAN] I'm here!
- [GUARDIAN 1] Thank you. Go ahead.
- [MAN 1] I can't believe it!
- [MAN 1] Dad! Dad! [LAUGHING]
- Your papers, ma'am.
- [MAN 2] Jules!
- [MAN 3] Can't believe you made it!
Rita. It's so good to see you.
Thank you again for today.
Of course. It's the least I could do.
How was the, um, the bus ride?
It was fine, thank you.
[WOMAN CRYING OUT IN JOY]
[SERENA] She will be here.
She'll be here.
She probably got held up.
It's, um, it's a lot of red tape.
These reunions have become very popular.
I had to pull a lot of strings to
make it happen, and Nick did too.
I know Nick really
wants to see you also.
Have you given any more
thought to resettling here?
Gina!
[VOICE BREAKING] Gina! My baby.
Oh, Gina.
Oh, my baby.
[SOBS] Hi.
I'm sorry. Oh, honey,
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
No, I'm sorry.
- I I heard they made you a Martha.
- They did. Yeah, yeah.
That's okay. That's okay. I got out.
And I tried to find you.
I swear to God I tried
to find you so hard
[SHUSHING] I'm just happy you're alive.
[SNIFFLES]
I'm here.
[WEEPING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[ELLEN] Hey, everybody,
can I get your ears?
So, the moment we've
all been waiting for.
Thanks to our special guest June Osborn,
Luke and Moira got home safe.
- [CHEERING]
- Luke and Moira, everybody. Rockstars.
[APPLAUSE]
Thanks to them, we've confirmed
the names of the Commanders
who shot down our planes and
where they'll be most vulnerable.
And those fucking War
Hawks will not see us coming.
[MURMURS OF AGREEMENT]
As to where to target the bastards,
for those of you who
chose the country club,
you picked a loser.
[MURMURS]
If you said Commander
HQ or the golf course
you also did not win.
But if you said Jezebels,
you're ten bucks richer, friend.
- [WHOOPING AND CHEERING]
- Don't spend it all in one place.
Hey, what are they doing at Jezebels?
We're killing Commanders.
[ELLEN] They'll be distracted,
they'll be boozing it
up in the penthouse.
So, that's where we'll
send our sharpshooters
when they arrive next week.
First, we kill the
Commanders at Jezebels,
then our bombs go off,
and the military rolls in.
[EXCITED MURMURS]
You're not going to
make it past the first step.
Sorry. That's your whole plan?
You're not gonna
get past the first step.
What are you gonna do?
Roll in, guns blazing?
Ah what would you suggest, bayonets?
- Have you considered poison?
- Yeah, that's worked in the past.
I know, I was there.
But everything at Jezebels
is taste-tested now.
Really?
What about the women?
I mean, if you don't tell
them that you're coming,
they're just gonna be
trapped there, in the crossfire.
Ellen, we don't even know
what this penthouse looks like.
Yeah, we need all the ins
and outs, the flow of the night,
the Guardian shift schedule. I
mean, we can't just go in blind.
[ELLEN] No, and we won't be.
We're gonna do a dry run first.
Thanks to Luke and Moira,
we know exactly when
the penthouse will be empty.
We will get someone on the inside.
They will scope it out,
and they will talk to the women
working there and tell them what's up.
And make a plan for
getting them out, right?
They're not collateral damage,
they're they're people.
Yeah. In an ideal world.
[CONCERNED MURMURS]
Which, unfortunately, is
not the world we live in.
I'll go.
We need eyes on the penthouse.
We need to warn
the women. I I got it.
Moira, you just got back. Are you sure?
Yeah. I'm the only Jezebel here.
And, unfortunately, I know that
place like the back of my hand,
so I'm the one that's gotta go.
[WHARTON] "Wait on
the Lord, and keep His way,
and He shall exalt
thee to inherit the land."
"Blessed is the man who
perseveres under trial.
For when he is tried, he
shall receive the crown of life."
Behold, how good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity.
Being of the same mind.
Being in full accord.
Praise be, High Commander Lawrence.
[ALL] Praise be!
Praise be.
I am, uh, blessed, gentlemen,
truly, and honored by your presence.
- Blessed Day.
- [COMMANDER] Praise be.
[LAWRENCE] Blessed Day, Commander.
Blessed Day.
- Thank you for doing the honors.
- You earned it.
Now, how close are Mexico and
the UK to normalizing relations?
New Bethlehem gives their leaders
cover to get rid of their refugees,
and their barren wives want to
come to breathe the fresh sea air,
so we're making progress.
Gentlemen, don't forget to grab
a gold watch on your way out.
Cars are waiting to take
you to the celebration.
"Celebration"?
You deserve to enjoy
the fruits of your labors.
What, uh, fruits are those?
Oh, only the ripest
that Gilead has to offer.
Riper than what
you've got in D.C., right?
I wouldn't know.
My father says you
never join him there either.
Your father's a revered
leader and devoted to Gilead.
His service far exceeds his vices.
Hmm.
Blaine. What about you?
You wanna loosen
up, have a drink or two?
You should come, Nick.
Rose is expecting us home for dinner.
That's right.
Well, let's get this party started.
[WAVES CRASHING]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Mrs. Waterford.
Uh, Rose told me she's
been craving sweets.
That's very kind.
She's resting, I'm afraid.
Oh, what a shame. The pie is still warm.
Well, I wouldn't turn down a slice.
Never gotten used to
being waited on by Marthas.
I was always the cook in my house.
I taught Rose.
Oh, well, I'm I'm jealous.
I am a terrible cook. I burn
spaghetti just by looking at it.
And how should I prepare for this?
- Oh, no, this I bought at a bakery.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
Oh, and how is Rose feeling?
You must be thrilled.
Oh, yes. Thank you. This
pregnancy is God's reward.
I do worry, though.
Puts such a strain on her.
Oh, well, Gilead has the
best prenatal care in the world.
Well, I've always been too protective.
She was just so young
when her mother died.
Every woman deserves
a loving father like you.
I know I was very lucky also.
I'm sure he'd be very proud of you.
Thank you.
I've always wanted a big family.
Beth and I had talked
about five before she got ill.
And, of course, there were challenges
we all were confronted with at the time.
Yes. Fertility crisis, climate
change, ecological collapse.
Yes, even when Rose was born,
there weren't enough
resources to fight for every life.
I put everything I had into helping her,
but every child deserves a chance,
not just the children of privilege.
You were certainly part of creating
a nation that turned
that into a reality.
Well, we both were.
As we expand New Bethlehem,
we will set Gilead back
on God's path of light.
No family should endure what we had to.
Yes.
I must admit, I've had my doubts.
But your faith in these reforms
is a real credit to the place.
And Lawrence is very lucky
to have you out there selling it.
I appreciate the platform.
And having a voice.
I know that wasn't always the case.
If I may,
a better man would've
encouraged your influence.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Hey, uh, you're not gonna go, okay?
What?
Yeah, you've gotta send somebody
else to do the dry run, all right?
You're not going back there.
I don't think you realize how
psycho you sound right now,
so I'll give you a beat
to think if that's how you
wanna talk to a grown woman.
You almost died in No
Man's Land, remember?
But what we got there is
getting us one step closer
to killing these motherfuckers.
You know how dangerous
it is for you at Jezebels.
I have a very clear picture of how
dangerous Jezebels is, thank you.
Yeah? What are you gonna
do if they recognize you?
The Marthas there wear masks now,
and they get rotated out every week,
so nobody's gonna recognize me.
I just got you back.
And, look, June, I appreciate
you saving me, I do.
But now somebody's
got to save these women.
Then let someone else do it. Please.
Please, just come to Alaska with us.
- We can all have a life together.
- No!
- We can be
- No.
Sorry. I want that for
you guys. I do. I really
I just can't do that anymore.
Do what anymore?
I cannot live your life anymore.
Oh, shit.
What?
[GASPS]
[JUNE] Oh, no, no, no.
[SIGHS] Fuck.
Lawrence said she was at the Red Center.
Well, she isn't anymore.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[BELL WHISTLES]
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
[SNAPPING FINGERS] Come on. Come on.
[CHUCKLING]
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
The next time I whistle for you,
you're gonna crawl
across the floor on all fours.
Now, what does a kitty say?
[JANINE] Hi.
"Hi"?
- Are you fucking stupid?
- [LAUGHS]
Meow.
[LAUGHTER]
That's right.
She was yours once, wasn't she?
Briefly.
Hmm. Yeah, not long enough
to really get to know her though, right?
No, I'll tell you what.
It's your special day, I'll
let you have her this time.
Well, it's a very
generous offer, Lawrence.
- Maybe she's too much to handle.
- [COMMANDER CHUCKLES]
Sure.
Tell me you'll miss me.
- I'll miss you.
- Yeah, good.
Now go with God. Do your duty.
[LAUGHTER]
- [COMMANDER] Have fun.
- [REYNOLDS] Look at Lawrence go.
Atta boy, Lawrence. Atta boy.
[LAUGHS]
[SIGHS]
We're not gonna do anything.
You can speak if you want.
I don't want to speak to you.
[CHUCKLES] I get that a lot.
Well, you're scary.
I was in your house, and
now I'm here. Remember?
I do. I'm sorry.
You rubbed the missus the wrong way.
Yeah, well, you married a real cunt.
Sorry.
No, not at all. Don't be.
What did you think was
gonna happen to me?
With your history? Either a
slow death in The Colonies
or a quick one on the Wall.
I knew you had something to live for,
so I did what I could
to give you a shot.
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
[LIGHTER CLICKS]
Angela is doing great.
She drew this.
Oh
That's real talent right there.
It's, uh, genius.
What's gonna happen to her?
Well, hopefully she's gonna learn
how to pronounce "apple" soon.
She has a good life.
For now.
And later?
Bad things happen to
Commanders' daughters, too.
Are you going to help her?
I'll do everything I
can to keep her safe.
[CLEARS THROAT] Can I go now?
Wait a few minutes.
I'm not a kid anymore.
They'll get suspicious.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
[CHURCH BELLS RINGING]
[FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS]
[RITA] Look at you.
Look at me what?
You know, you were just a kid
when I met you and now you're here.
You know, safest place to be.
And you're this.
Safest thing to be.
Well, I'm glad you're safe.
Is it true, everything they're
saying? Is it really better here?
Yeah, I think so.
And it'll stay that way?
Well, it's my job to make sure it does.
Well, then, I will stay.
But only until you can
get my family out. All of us.
And you're a Commander,
so you can do that, right?
Eventually. It could take
a while. A year or two.
Can you wait that long?
For my family?
Yes, anything.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[ELLEN] Yeah, this looks good.
Leave it with me for a few minutes.
Thank you. Good work.
Hey.
This is all Luke's planning. You know?
He's become an effective leader
here. We're gonna miss him.
You should make the compartment bigger.
It's a long ride.
I need you to send me into Jezebels.
I'll do it. I'll do the dry run,
I'll scope out the penthouse,
I'll connect with the women.
Whatever you need.
- M-Moira is gonna
- I'm going instead of Moira.
I know the place very well.
I've been there many times.
June, Moira has already volunteered.
She hasn't been in Gilead
in many, many years.
She has no idea what it's gonna
be like when she goes back there.
Especially into Jezebels,
where she was
No, she could she could
panic. She could freak out.
One slip, she's dead.
What makes you so sure you won't panic?
I can handle myself.
I have to go, okay?
My friend is there, and she's
she's like a little sister to me, so
- I'm sorry about your friend
- Look, if you send Moira in,
and she gets into
trouble, she's on her own.
If you send me, you know that I
have a Commander on the inside.
You know he'll help me.
So what do I tell Moira? And Luke?
Leave it with me.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[LUKE] You're not listening.
The sewer line connects
directly to the comms tower.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I put it there myself.
Hey. Hey, sorry to interrupt.
Um, can I talk to you for a second?
Yeah, sure. Look, catch
up on this later. What's up?
Um, there's been a change of plan and
June! What did you say to Ellen?
Look, I'm just trying
to keep you safe, okay?
What's going on?
She told Ellen that she's
going to Jezebels instead of me.
- You're not going to Alaska?
- No, of course I'm going to Alaska.
But my friend Janine, she's at Jezebels
and I need to go see her, so
You just were telling me I
shouldn't be the one staying.
I know, but something has
come up. I will follow you there.
Go see Holly. Go take care of them,
and I will be right behind you, okay?
No, no, you go. You, you go
care of them. That's your mom.
- Look, I don't want
- June, you don't have to be here.
- I know what I'm doing, okay?
- Wow.
And I was in there way longer than you.
- That's not the fucking point.
- This is so disrespectful!
You went behind my back!
You didn't even talk to me.
No, you know what's disrespectful?
The fact that you both
lied to me for months.
- Come on.
- And kept all of this a secret.
- Okay? That's disrespectful!
- Because we knew you'd freak out.
- Exactly! Like you are right now!
- Like you're doing.
- And just mess up all the work we've done!
- Okay. Be mad.
You know what? Be mad
at me. That's absolutely fine!
I do not give a shit! Be
mad! But you will be alive!
That is so goddamn infantilizing!
I'm going to Jezebels.
So you can either come with
me or you can not go at all.
Hey. Hey! What the fuck
are you trying to prove? Huh?
Nothing. I don't have
to prove anything to you.
You guys are out of your depth.
You don't know what you're doing,
you don't know how to fight in there,
okay, and you will not survive!
You think that little of us?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Hmm.
Do not follow me.
This isn't even about us! This
is about you and what you want.
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?
I wouldn't even be here if I
didn't have to come rescue you.
Oh, yeah? Then go back to Alaska.
The truth of it is, you want
to go in. You want to fight.
But I built this plan
from the ground up.
Okay?
I'm gonna deliver my bombs
to the locations I picked.
This is my chance to fight for Hannah!
[GRANDFATHER CLOCK TICKING]
[LAWRENCE] This was my Eleanor's
favorite book when
she was a little girl.
Yeah. One day you're gonna read it too.
All by yourself.
"A Little Princess. Chapter One: Sara."
"Once, on a dark winter's day,
when the yellow fog hung so thick
and heavy in the streets of London
that the lamps were lighted,
and the shop windows blazed
with gas as they do at night,
an odd-looking little girl
sat in a cab with her father
and was driven rather slowly
through the big thoroughfares.
She sat with her feet tucked under her,
leaned against her father,
who held her in his arm,
as she stared out the
window at the passing people
with a queer, old-fashioned
thoughtfulness in her big eyes.
She was such a little girl
that one did not expect to see
such a look on her small face.
It would have been an
old look for a child of 12,
and Sara Crewe was only seven.
The fact was, however,
she could not herself remember any time
"when she had not been thinking
things about grown-up people"
[WHARTON] I've enjoyed our walks.
[SERENA] Me too.
[WHARTON] You won't remember this,
but I saw you a few years
ago at one of the balls in D.C.
You were dancing and had this glow.
I'd never seen such beauty and grace.
A few years ago?
- Ah, yes, you were married.
- Ah, I see.
I prayed for God's forgiveness that
night for coveting another man's wife.
[SIGHS] By then he was
less of a man, more albatross.
Really?
- Did we talk?
- No, I was too shy to approach you.
But I did wish I was the one
dancing with you that night.
[LAUGHS]
Here? Now?
[LAUGHS]
- In the middle of the street?
- Come on.
[LAUGHS]
[SLOW JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
[WHARTON CHUCKLES]
Aunt Lydia?
Mrs. Waterford. Commander
Wharton. Blessed evening.
- [HEAVY RAIN PATTERING]
- [THUNDER RUMBLING]
- Hey.
- Hi.
You know, I I get it.
You know, if you have to go in,
then go in with me.
If you wanna fight,
then let's fight together.
Of course I want to fight.
Hannah's there.
But I've been on the road you're on
and I know how it feels.
It feels really good for
a while. Really good.
And you feel like you're
getting close to her.
And sometimes you do.
And then
she's gone again.
And it really, really, really hurts.
I guess I was just trying to save you
from that or something. [SNIFFLES]
You can't.
I had this idea.
I wanted us to be a family again
in Alaska.
But the truth is, it's not possible.
It doesn't matter where we are.
It doesn't matter if we are in Canada,
it doesn't matter if we are in Alaska.
[VOICE BREAKING] It doesn't
matter because she's not here.
It just feels like, when we lost her,
that it broke us and it broke me.
And, um
I feel like it breaks us every day.
Yeah.
Yeah, we're, uh, a broken family,
and we may be beyond saving,
but I already got one impossible dream.
What?
I got you back.
- You're alive.
- [LAUGHS]
You know? You're alive, I'm alive,
and so this is who we are now.
Just two lunatics going into
Gilead on a wing and a prayer.
For her.
Yeah.
You know that [SNIFFLES]
that even if this Mayday
plan were to work perfectly,
which it will not
you know that doesn't mean, necessarily,
that we make it to her, right?
I need you to know that.
Yeah.
But we gotta try.
Yeah.
Yeah, we gotta try.
[EXHALES]
God, you know I love you, right?
Yeah.
'Cause, um, you know I love you, right?
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Right?
- Yeah.
Yeah.
- [HEAVY RAIN]
- [THUNDER RUMBLING]
[LAWRENCE] "At this moment
she was remembering the voyage
she had just made from Bombay
with her father, Captain Crewe."
"She was thinking of the big ship,
of the Lascars passing
silently to and fro on it,
of the children playing
about on the hot deck,
and of some young officers' wives
"who used to try to
make her talk to them
and laugh at the things she said."
"Principally, she was thinking
of what a queer thing it was
that at one time one was
in India in the blazing sun,
and then in the middle of the ocean,
and then driving in a strange
vehicle through strange streets
"where the day was
as dark as the night."
"She found this so puzzling that
she moved closer to her father."
"'Papa, ' she said in a
low, mysterious little voice,
which was almost a whisper, 'Papa.'
"'What is it, darling?'
Captain Crewe answered,
holding her closer and
looking down into her face."
"'What is Sara thinking of?'"
"'Is this the place?' Sara whispered,
cuddling still closer to him."
"'Is it, Papa?'"
"'Yes, little Sara, it is.'"