01x05 - Episode 5

[bunniefuu]

[urinating]

[sighs] I'm so pathetic.

[door opens]

- [crackling]
- Huh?

What? Huh?

- [gasps]
- [grunts] Disgusting.

Bark?

[Jim grunting]

[Bark] Don't bother.

These electronic handcuffs
are impossible to break out of.

They're called Medusa Locks.

The cops use them
to restrain criminals in exosuits.

- I have to tell you, I'm quite impressed.
- [Jim] What...

Swarms' nest, White Prison's collapse,
and the destruction of the slums.

Somehow, you managed to survive all of it.

[Jim] Why are you doing this?

Let me go! [grunts]

Settle down now, son.

You have no respect for our organization.

You teamed up with a criminal.

You're insubordinate.
You cause panic and chaos.

And they call you "hero."

Call me what you want.
All I did was save someone I care about.

[growls]

All you're doing
is clouding their judgement.

Huh?

In order to advance,
it's better to keep everyone in the dark.

What happens when everyone thinks for
themselves instead of following orders?

All of your misguided antics

are keeping the soldiers
from focusing on their true mission!

The good of the one cannot be prioritized
over the good of the many!

Insubordination spreads like a virus.

[groans and coughs]

This is the end of the road, Jim.

You really think there would be
a spot for you on the shuttle?

- [coughing]
- [closes zip]

You'll have plenty of time
to think about it now.

Take him away.

[muffled] Throw this deserter in the brig.

[soldier] Yes, sir.

Jim! Jim!

Let me go! Jim! Jim!

[door slams]

[distant yelling]

[yelling continues]

[gasps]

[grunts]

Wait a second! Hey! Wait!
Where's the pregnant girl I came with?

Someone! Please, someone help me!

[yelling continues]

[squelching]

- Huh?
- [screaming]

[gasps]

Weapon. Weapon, weapon...

[panting]

[gasps]

[grunts]

[sighs]

[yelps]

[screeching]

- Uh!
- Ah!

Thought I'd find you.

What are you doing here?

Heard the squad talking.

They said you were a deserter.
Like I'd believe that.

You came to rescue me?

Figured I could at least unlock your cell.
But I guess I'm too late for that.

How'd you get out?

It's not important. Is everyone else okay?

[soldier] You're right. The Swarm attacked
the base. Don't know how they got in.

Everything went to hell after that.
We should get to your friends.

[Jim] Where are they?

Medical bay.

[machine-g*n fire]

[both yelp]

[men shouting]

- [Jim grunts]
- [Dr. Hadson screams]

Get to the medical bay.

Thank you. [grunts]

You got it.

[screams] Get off me!

[whimpering]

- [gasping]
- [Dr. Hadson screaming]

- [crunch]
- [wailing]

Shhh! Stay quiet and don't move.

[whimpering]

[gurgling]

[screeching]

[squelching and splattering]

[gasps]

[sighs]

How'd it find us?

They're sensitive to sound.

That would have been good information
for both of us to have.

Before it ate my lab.

It doesn't really matter now.

- [sighs]
- Where's Marnie?

Locker room. It seemed like a safe option.

Be right back.

[yelps]

You won't get far barefoot. Take my shoes.

What? Your foot's swollen.

If we pull off the shoe,
it could get worse. It's not that far.

Don't be dumb.

My foot's already broken, Jim.

There's no use in both of us
not being able to walk.

[Jim] Fine.

- [Dr. Hadson yelps]
- [Jim] Sorry!

Marnie!

- Marnie!
- [whimpers]

[gasps]

Ah, thank God you're okay.

Sorry. I should have never left you alone.

[sobbing]

[Marnie] It wasn't your fault.

Did... Bark do this to you?

Yeah.

I'm fine, though. What about you?

- Yeah. I'm okay.
- I'm glad.

But Walter and Casper were taken away.
I don't know where Bark took them, Jim.

Walter tried to protect me. He kept
demanding to know where you were.

They said you were in jail.

- [sighs]
- Oh, here.

[gasps]

Oh! I thought they were gone. Thank you!

I'm sorry I wasn't able to be much help.

You have nothing to be sorry for.

Marnie, without you I would have no
idea what happened to Casper and Walter.

Come on, let's go.

[both sigh]

[Dr. Hadson] Let's help each other out,
Jim.

Marnie is going to need a doctor.

Robert is out cold,
and I can't walk like this.

You can't save all of us on your own.

Right. I need to rescue
Walter and Casper first.

And I can help you find them.

In exchange, once you've saved
your friends, you come back here

and carry Robert and I to safety.

Deal. We all get out of here together.

Uh...

[Jim] Doctor. You sure you're up for this?

[Dr. Hadson] Yeah.
I mean, it does hurt like hell.

But these shots ease the pain
so I can focus.

Hmm.

[Dr. Hadson] Here.
We can use this to communicate.

I'll use the security cameras
and map for navigation.

[Jim] Understood.

You should hurry and get going.
We don't have a lot of time.

Once they finish refueling the shuttle,
we are out of luck.

Right. Let me think of a plan first.

Hmm.

[Jim] I'll be back as soon as I find them.
Sooner, if you get into trouble.

[Marnie] You've never let me down before.
I trust you.

Hmm.

Thanks for helping.

[Dr. Hadson] I'll do my best.
Be careful out there.

[Jim panting]

[Dr. Hadson] Make a left
after the elevators, then go straight.

- I don't see any sign of those things.
- Copy that.

I'll have you head to the control room
of the central building first.

You'll be able to disable
the electronic handcuffs from there.

Got it.

Keep going.
You'll need to find the S1 shaft.

It connects to the central building.

Found it.

[gasps]

Jim, what's going on?
The cameras are all down!

I can't see anything!

How can all the cameras be down at once?

Jim? Can you hear me? Answer! Jim?

[whispers] Swarm in the hallway!

[Dr. Hadson] Really?

[Jim] It had no reason to attack me.

As long as you stay still and don't
have any Sig on you, they won't attack.

They're actually pretty cute,
if you think about it.

Hmm.

[elevator chimes]

[computer] Critical alert. Critical alert.

- [alarm blaring]
- What the... [gasps]

Water?

[Dr. Hadson] We're too late.

[Jim] No!

[gasps]

This is where they came in?

[Dr. Hadson] There's critical alerts
all over the central building.

That must be why
all of the security cameras are down.

Plan B. We break open the cells.

No! Continue to the command room!

During this sort of event, the detention
centers switch over to a physical key.

Anyone still alive
will be in the command room.

And? I should just ask for a key?

Now's not the time to argue!
Get yourself to the central building.

But be careful, Jim.

All the security cameras are down,
so I'm flying blind here.

Copy that.

The command room should be on your left,
with double doors. See it?

- Just past the skyway.
- Got it.

Once you're inside,
patch me through straightaway.

[Jim] Copy!

- [gasps]
- What happened?

They're outside.

Hang on, I'm checking the cameras.

Don't worry. There's only one of them.
Stay still. Passing by.

[gasps]

[wind whistling]

[gasps]

Dr. Hadson...

It's almost past you. Hold tight.

[breathing shakily] There's more.

I only see one!

There's a whole horde of them
heading this way.

What?

[gasping] Heading to command room!

[man] How many times do I have to explain?
You don't understand.

- Without order, we cannot make a plan!
- Hello?

- We must follow the rules or face chaos!
- You're the one who doesn't understand!

- We're already facing chaos and confusion!
- That's what I'm saying!

Our job as leaders is
to see this evacuation through to the end!

[both] Hmm?

- Uh...
- Nobody called for you.

- Uh... There's a horde headed this way!
- [man 1] What?

I saw it from the skyway. There's
a horde headed straight for our base!

- Who are you? Let me see some ID!
- Cameras up!

[growls] Storm Base.
Pull up all of the vista cameras.

[operator] Huh?

Enhance that image right away.

- [whimpers]
- Huh.

We need to move!

Send 40% of the squad
to defend the outer walls.

30% will help with evacuations.

The remaining 30% should
fan out and help patrol the base.

Use of level four firearms is authorized!
Let's round everyone up.

- All shuttles should be filled...
- Secure all shuttles!

We need them
for code red military personnel.

And any civilians code orange and above.

- [man 2] No preferential treatment!
- [choral music]

- We have to evacuate everyone!
- [man 1] Get it through your thick skull.

The rules of this country are clear.
We only save those worth saving!

[Cathy Beck] ...aid in the development
and expansion of this planet.

So, you will contribute to Coldfoot.

- [music muffles dialogue]
- What does that mean, worth saving?

Those who will aid in our development.

...and atone for the crimes
you have committed...

- [music stops]
- [Jim] Thanks for the wise f*cking words.

[both] Hmm?

Uh...

[whispers] Doctor!

You're overstepping your authority.

We're grateful that you brought
this danger to our attention.

But that doesn't mean
you can criticize our leaders.

Wait! No...

Why are you up here, anyway?

The medical team isn't allowed
up on this deck.

[whispers] Dr. Hadson!

We don't have time for these games!
Who are you?

James Mirror. I came to try and save

a friend of mine
who was wrongfully detained.

- What is he talking about?
- No idea.

[soldier] Gentlemen, if I may?

During the Dust Box operation,
this man was a member of the rescue team.

I would not be here today if not for him.
He's the one who saved my life out there.

Please, just hear him out.

So this is the man from
your report, correct, Revy?

[Revy] Yes, sir.

So, what is your friend's name?

It's Walter Hyams, sir.

[bleeping]

Your friend's a m*rder*r.

- [gasps]
- He's serving a life sentence.

Convicted of k*lling five people.
You didn't know?

m*rder*r?

I can't just let someone
dangerous like that walk free.

Am I wrong?

No, sir.

You understand, right?

You seem like a good soldier. A man
who risks his own life to save others.

So why would a good soldier like you risk
everything to save a convicted m*rder*r?

[Jim] I... I never knew
what he was in prison for.

It didn't really come up...

But Walter, he... helped me
rescue someone important to me.

More than once.

Even murderers sometimes have hearts.

But he kept the truth from you.

He may have helped you,
but this man is a cold-blooded k*ller.

Are you prepared to take
full responsibility for his actions

if we let him out?

I, uh... I don't know.

So, there you go. You have your answer.

How do I explain that
to Marnie and the baby?

Huh? The baby?

- Hm?
- [Jim] Uh... Nothing.

[Jim sighs]

One day, when I look back
on everything that has happened here,

I know I won't be able to talk
about it without mentioning Walter,

and everything he did for me, but...

[soundtrack covers dialogue]

I... I don't know what the right answer is.

[man 2] Because he's a m*rder*r?

That's part of it.

But if I turn my back on him now...

how can I look Marnie's son in the eye
and tell him who saved his life?

[man 2] Because he's a m*rder*r!

[Jim] My father taught me
to look beyond the surface.

Without Walter, I would have never
been able to say goodbye to him.

To hear his last words.

He wanted me to be more
that a silly kid who followed orders...

[man 2] We don't have time
to listen to one person's sob story.

You're wrong!
This isn't about just one person!

Walter fought and saved people!
He's trying to be a better man.

If you can't see past
what one person has done,

then how can you hope to save anyone?

Everyone deserves a second chance.
It's our responsibility to take on.

That's the only way to advance together!

The way we "advance together"?

Don't be naive! [chuckles]

Laugh if you want. But that's the kind
of world I want for Marnie's son.

Uh...

Hey! Are you out of your mind?
Freeing a m*rder*r?

Our friend here will be
sure to keep him in line.

- Hmm?
- Hmph!

Don't just be a memory to the kid.
Understand?

[growls]

Hey! Lemme out! Wait! Listen to me!

I need to get out of this jail cell now!
Before it's too late!

Listen!
I work at the Central Scientific Academy!

I'm an astrobiologist!
Professor William Boyd!

I came here on a mission. But
I can't do anything from this jail cell!

Professor?

[William gasps]

My hypothesis was right the whole time!

We're not alone in this universe,
and I proved it!

But that woman... That damned evil woman!

Uh, what woman?

- [static crackles]
- [Dr. Hadson] Yes, I'm okay.

[Marnie] But you look so pale.

- Doctor?
- [Dr. Hadson] Ah! I finally got through.

Wait, how are you
at the detention center already?

Yeah, don't ask.

The author of the Swarm reference
papers is down here...

- He's quite... eccentric.
- [William groaning]

Look, I'm trying to find a friend of mine.
Blond hair. Mustache.

His name's Walter. Have you seen him?

I don't know. Let me out!

[grunting]

[woman] Um, hi? Excuse me?

Over here. Is that who you're looking for?

- They beat him up pretty badly.
- [William moaning]

- Walter!
- Get back here! Listen to me!

Walter!

[gasps]

- [door clanks]
- [groans]

Walter!

[Walter] This really isn't
your best angle.

I can see up your nose.

[whimpers]

[groans] Marnie?

She's okay now.
She's with a doctor in the medical bay.

That's good.

I'm glad she's okay.

[woman] Uh, I hate to bother you but...

- [William groaning]
- My name is Rachel Wise.

Uh... it's nice to meet you both.

Uh... Do you think you...

could free me and Professor Boyd?

I promise we won't cause any trouble.

I'll tell the whole universe!

I know. He's a bit strange.

But he's on the advisory committee.
He can help.

Okay then, Miss Wise.

The Professor and I found similar data
about the Swarm in the mines.

I would love to talk to him about it.

- Can you stand?
- Yeah, I got it. I'm good.

You were in the mine?

Thank you so much!

Doctor, I found Walter. He's safe.

Professor Boyd and Miss Wise
are coming with us.

[Dr. Hadson] Okay.
Check to see if the Robocast is there too.

[Jim] On it.

Outstanding!

My boy! You just saved the whole world!

Are you sure about this?

It'll be fine. He wrote all those papers.

[sighs] This is getting out of hand.

You read my paper?

I'm impressed! You're educated after all!

Yes! These Swarms are not inferior!

They. Are. Beyond. Us.
We can't even begin to comprehend.

The only form of life where
the concept of "lifespan" does not exist.

We assumed they were just fossils.
But when the eggs hatched, I got chills!

Spawning cycles, predatory behaviors.

Even things as simple as
their relationship to the gas nebula.

There is still so much
we don't know about these creatures.

So much we can learn. Do you understand?

- And then that woman...
- Boyd. That's enough for now.

Uh... [trembling]

And you should thank them.

Uh, thank you very much.

[Jim] Uh, of course.

Casper!

I managed to find the Robocast,
but it looks like they took out his Sig.

[Dr. Hadson] Makes sense. I suppose that's
the reason it wasn't eaten by the Swarm.

Guess my next objective
is to find some Sig.

How are you holding up, Dr. Hadson?
You sound tired.

You okay? And how about Robert?

[Dr. Hadson] He's still unconscious.

And all this morphine is making it hard
for me to stay awake.

[grunts] I'll be back soon!

Me, Casper, and all the others.

Listen up!

The Swarm made it into the base
by moving through the water tanks.

The only way to escape now
will be on board one of the shuttles.

We need to get Casper online,
so we have to find Sig.

After, we need to get to the medical bay

to get the doctor,
her assistant, and Marnie.

We're all getting
on that shuttle together.

Are you with me?

- [static crackles]
- [Marnie] Doctor!

- [gasps]
- Ah! The doctor! She just passed out!

[gasps]

Doctor!

[bleeping]

[computer] This is a code red
emergency evacuation.

We will be immediately
withdrawing from Coldfoot.

- [gasps]
- Final shuttle launch will be at midnight.

Due to shortage of shuttles,
not everyone will be able to evacuate.

End of voice message.

The time is 9:30 p.m.