01x13 - The World Is Yours

[bunniefuu]

So, did you find Skinner?

He's at the homeless community
in Babylonia City.

No way! That's, like, right next door!

Yeah!

We're taking Hersch back.

But first, what can we expect in return
for cooperating with your investigation?

Are you serious?

Get your head out of your a*s.

Okay, be sure to look
after Skinner for me!

For sure! I promise we'll find him!

What a lovely invitation for a date.

It's a shame that you can't go.

You're telling me.

My body is an absolute wreck.

"Where the angel watches."

Isn't that romantic?

Guess he means that one of us will end up
in Heaven after it's all over.

You mean Hell, right?

Sure.

But whatever the case, I can't go.

Not unless that bed grows legs!

We already know that people within INSCOM

are guilty of violating international law
by secretly developing biological weapons.

You took Skinner's research
and turned it into a deadly toxin.

Then you attacked Skinner
at Schiphol Airport

when he tried to leak
that information to the public.

And in the resulting clash
with local airport police,

your bio-weapon got
dispersed into the air,

which resulted in many casualties.

But that was all swept under the rug
as a "t*rror1st attack."

Oh, I forgot to mention.

The person we're specifically here
to arrest is you, Schneider.

This is stupid.

Other governments all over the world
have been ignoring the Geneva Conventions

to make biological weapons.

And now our country
has fallen totally behind.

Who exactly do you think
will pay the price for this hypocrisy?

That's not something you get to decide.

Just imagine the day those b*stards
use a bio-weapon on our country.

The people will see us as heroes.

You can save it for your court-martial.

Only if this so-called "living proof"
turns out to still be alive, of course.

I'm seeing a top-secret document here
called "Testimony on the Hundun Program."

But accessing it requires approval from
the President and the Secretary of State.

Apparently.

That would take forever to get.

We'd run out of time!

Okay, then I'll just fabricate
the approval instead.

Huh?

I mean, that's kind
of my main gig, anyways.

How was your ride?

It was perfect. And the car?

It's all ready for you!

Abel?!

No time to talk.

We've found Skinner.
I want you to head there right away.

I'll follow along
after we settle things here.

We know for sure that Skinner
is somewhere in the homeless camp.

But the search area is still too wide.

Is there anything we could use
to narrow his location down?

Maybe we can look for something
only Skinner would have?

He loves plants.

His room used to be full of them.

But that alone isn't going
to help us very much.

Oh wait, I remember...

That rare variety of tulip!

We're in!

Let's see here...

"The following testimony was given
by Zhang Jianguo,

former Chinese Minister of State Security,

as he was seeking asylum
in the United States."

"Please note: He was k*lled
by an unknown assailant

shortly after providing this testimony."

There's no doubt about it.
This is what we're after!

He's gone?!

Yep! Can you believe it?

It blows my mind so much
that I'm at a loss for words.

What could he possibly hope
to accomplish with the shape he's in?

Do you know where he went?

Well...

to where the angel watches, apparently.

All right.

Leland, you meet up with Hersch
and head for Skinner.

I have a dumbass to go pick up.

Roger!

Target Alpha has been sighted.

Copy.

Proceeding with operation in anticipation
of him making contact with Target Beta.

Emergency alert.

This is US Army INSCOM.

We have received intel
that two wanted t*rrorists

are currently hiding atop Babylonia Tower.

Roger.

We'll work with the police to issue
evacuation orders immediately.

We're enroute via chopper right now.

Attention: An emergency evacuation order

has been issued
for the area surrounding Babylonia Tower.

Please evacuate immediately
if you live within the vicinity.

Yo, the wait is over.

But jeez, that's some heavy a*tillery
just to deal with little ol' me.

Still jonesing for more thrills?

The world's literally
about to end, ya know.

I can't let you live.

Whoa, now.

It'll be too late to talk after I'm dead.

You've got something to ask me, don'tcha?

The Hundun...

Time for our last party.

Let's make it a hot one.

That's the stuff!

It says here that a secret project
meant to train assassins

was carried out under the oversight
of the Ministry of State Security.

The project indoctrinated children
from a young age

to completely discard their emotions
and humanity,

turning them into faceless monsters
that were impossible to negotiate with.

These assassins were likened
to a faceless creature

from Chinese mythology
known as the "Hundun".

So that's the Hundun Program...

You are no longer human.

You will become a faceless monster.

Rid yourself of your heart.

And k*ll everything.

The Hundun had holes bored
into its face...

but then...

what happened next?!

But, at some point, one of the assassins
snapped and k*lled all of the students,

as well as the instructor,
before vanishing without a trace.

Good.

You are this project's masterpiece.

You've become a true monster.

But no one can control you now.

Because you're going
to forget everything right here.

Come and get me!

Hey, you still alive?

I'll tell you what happens.

After the Hundun got
those holes bored into its face...

it died.

Yeah, I just remembered...

So now, I'm no longer a monster...

Isn't that right?

So, how're you feeling?

Okayish.

I'm gonna head to where Skinner is.

Want a ride?

Yeah, everything's finished on my end.

And you?

I got a Hapna-induced fever,

but it went down for some reason
and now I'm totally fine.

I'd like to know why.

Right.

I guess it's time for me
to share all the details.

Skinner was opposed to his research
being used to create biological weapons,

but nobody would listen to him.

So he tried to leak proof of it in Europe.

But then the Army found out
and sent troops to Schiphol Airport,

who ended up clashing
with local airport police.

During the shootout,

Skinner's suitcase was damaged
and started leaking the toxin,

which k*lled many people.

And as it turns out,

all five of you were there
when it happened.

While countless victims lay there dying,

your genes underwent a sudden mutation,
giving you a resistance to the drug.

Essentially, you all died
and then came back to life.

The raising of Lazarus...

That's when Skinner came up with a plan.

A way to leak the existence
of the drug to the whole world

without it ever getting covered up.

And now that drug exists
within the bodies of all mankind as Hapna.

A problem that no one
can afford to ignore.

You must be Hersch and Leland, right?

I'm Jill.

I've heard all about you.

I think I have a clue.

Both Skinner's house and his
grandma's house had the same flower.

It was his favorite, a very rare tulip.

This one here.

I'm pretty sure it's a Tulipa sprengeri.

Oh really?

I've seen that before!

Come along now!

I recognize you!
You're that escaped convict!

Hey! We don't have time for that!

Listen to me,
Skinner is very close to here.

Huh?!

But it's too risky for you to go solo.

Can you call for some backup
and then catch him?

Yeah, of course.

The fate of humanity depends on you, man!

Hurry up!

All right!

He just showed up
out of nowhere three years ago.

And all he had with him
was a lone pot of strange tulips.

I tried to help him when I could
because he had poor eyesight.

Are you okay?

This place...

Was it really him back then?

Just hang in there a little longer!

There he is.

Skinner!

Hersch...

I wish I could have seen you
one last time.

My eyes can hardly see anything
at this point.

Why haven't you taken the cure?

Trying to take responsibility
by k*lling yourself?

The life of a single man versus the entire
human race? That doesn't add up!

Yeah...

I know...

I've lost our game of hide-and-seek.

So just as I promised, the world is yours.

Where's the cure?

Why did you leave
without saying anything to me?

Because...

I couldn't bear to take you down with me.

Well...

I wanted to go.

I know.

My heart was shattered that day.

In that moment,
I lost my understanding of everything.

I started to seriously doubt there was
any value in me, or humanity as whole,

continuing to live on.

It changed me.

And I think I didn't want you to see
what I had become.

That's not true.

You haven't changed.

You're still the same Skinner
I know and love.

Yo, Dr. Skinner.

Mind if I ask you something?

That voice...

Ah, the young man
who was at Billinda's house.

Was it really a good thing
that we found you?

Or would it have been better
for humanity to get wiped out?

You tell me.

How do you see the world?

The world's a really screwed up place,

but even it has its bright spots.

I really wish we didn't have to do this.

But we know too much, and now you're gonna
send us swimming with the fishes, right?

Leland told us everything.

Including the fact that you were
keeping tabs on us.

It's true.

Those were the instructions
I was originally given.

But...

The President just issued
an Executive Order.

As members of Lazarus, you all have been
formally recognized for your contributions

in securing Skinner and preventing
the Army's bio-weapon development.

And now, you are being granted release.

All records pertaining to your pasts
and criminal histories will be wiped,

meaning you have complete freedom.

But I have a proposal for you.

To be honest, I would hate
to disband such a capable team.

And the world still has a multitude
of problems that need solving.

Which is why, I'm asking you...

Would you be willing
to join Lazarus again?

Of course, you're entirely free
to decline if you so choose.

Me! I'm up for it, sir!

Well, I don't have anywhere else to go.

So why not?

Same here! Please let me join!

Sure, count me onboard, too.

Well, personally...

I was hoping for an excuse
to stir up some more sh*t.