01x05 - Karma's a Glitch

[bunniefuu]

-That is not my sister!
-Okay. So, what would you do?

Delete... it.

Welcome to Stanton's. We got sweets. We
got reads. All your wishes guaranteed.

-[Ronnie] Holy sh*t!
-[Zelma] Where did you get this?

[Riri] I got it from this
dude with a magical red cloak,

and I think it's
scarring his whole body.

[John] Just play this
sh*t like we planned it.

And we'll be the ones sitting on our asses
like kings in some fancy-a*s mansion.

Yeah, his fancy mansion.

Freeze! Come on, kid.

-[g*nsh*t]
-[groaning]

-Promise me, this won't blow back on me.
-I swear.

[John groans]

[reporter] Stane faces
a multitude of charges,

including ill*gal possession
of bionic technology

and domestic terrorism.

You and I have someone
in common. Riri Williams.

Take my offer, and
you get to create

a whole new life with
this passion of yours.

As Zeke Stane.

[screaming]

Uh, Parker, you got
anything for me?

Yeah, I got plans for you.

[boat horn blares]

[Riri and Natalie
laughing on recording]

[Riri] Okay, let's shut
this up for the one time.

Gotta get it for the 'gram, gotta
get it for the 'gram, all right?

-So, just to let you know...
-[Natalie] Mm-hmm.

-Your girl finna be bigger than Jobs.
-[Natalie] Right.

-[Riri] Bigger than Gates.
-[Natalie] Right.

-Bigger than Pym. Bigger than Stark.
-[Natalie] Right. Yeah.

-[Riri] Combined.
-[Natalie] Okay.

-Okay, okay. One more question, though.
-Okay.

How you gonna do
that from Chicago?

Don't you have to go to the Bay
or Seattle or someplace like that?

[Riri] Nuh-uh. No,
I do not. Okay?

The whole industry will flock to
Chicago just to work with your girl,

-'cause I ain't never leaving this city.
-[Natalie] Exactly.

-[Riri] Not never.
-[Natalie] Period.

[Riri] Mm-hmm. Period.
Okay, what about you?

-What do you want more than anything?
-[Natalie] Hmm...

[smacks lips] A night
with Thor and his hammer.

-I see, now we gotta cut the video off.
-[moans]

-Why would you say that?
-Okay, let me start over. No, I just...

I just wanna be happy.

[♪ Wistful music playing]

[beeping]

The hell?

[grunts]

-[yelps]
-[crashing]

Get me out! Let me out!

I got the suit, and I'm
headed to you guys now.

[♪ Latin rock music playing,
Santana "Evil Ways"]

♪ You've got to change
your evil ways, baby ♪

[tires screeching]

♪ Before I stop lovin' you ♪

♪ You've got to change... ♪

[Zelma] I've been trying to tell you.
Science will not solve your magic problem.

This is bigger than you think.

[Riri] Dormoomoo the
Cosmic Conqueror.

What the hell does
that even mean?

My bad.

[energy chimes]

It's Dormammu. Which means
you've officially bitten off

-a hell of a lot more than you can chew.
-Nah, I can chew a lot.

I'm aware.

So you're telling me this puffy-a*s
cloud with eyes holds apocalyptic power?

I seen pigeons on the South
Side scarier than this.

This is serious, Riri.

You could be dealing with one of the
most powerful beings in the universe.

How sure are you
about all of this?

Like a solid... 50%.

Okay, so why would a ruler of a
whole dimension be handing out

outerwear to humans?

My best guess is
to come to Earth.

-For what?
-I don't know.

-To eat it?
-Magic, zero.

Look, when you mentioned
those crazy magic scars

on this dude, Parker,
I did research.

Years ago, there was this
rogue sorcerer named Kaecilius

and he used to Stan
Dormammu and his Dark magic.

Look, he ended up with these
purple scars all over his body

and got these weird visions.

Sound familiar? Right.

This dude Kaecilius tried
to unleash Dormammu on Earth

-in exchange for eternal life.
-This still don't make no sense.

Why would Dormammu
give Parker powers?

Parker's not some evil wizard. He's
just a guy who wants enough commas

and zeros in his bank account
to feel worthy of respect.

Are you sure about that?

Beings like Dormammu don't care
who Parker is, what he wants,

they just need a puppet to
carry out whatever sinister plan

they're coming up with, and honestly,
Parker, blinded by ambition,

easy to manipulate.

So how do I take care of Parker?

You probably gotta
shut him down.

Like...

for good.

There's gotta be another way.

You're dealing with magic now,
and magic always comes at a price,

and sometimes it's a heavy one.

-[sighs]
-[door opens]

[♪ Uneasy music playing]

Let's, um... Let's talk
about this later, okay?

-What's going on?
-[Jeri] Evening, folks.

Unfortunately, this
place is now closed.

Health code violation. There's a
murderous snake in the building.

He said we're closed.

-[grunts]
-[people exclaim]

[♪ Tense music playing]

[man] Yo, close up,
homie. I'm gone.

Okay, unless you can zap yourself
to an alternate White Castle,

I suggest you leave now.

You don't gotta tell me
twice. Are you gonna be okay?

-I got this.
-[Zelma] Oh. Right.

-[door opens]
-[whispers] Come on, Natalie, answer.

Out of all the places to
come get late-night eats,

you choose to come here?

What? I like White Castle.

[slurps]

[Jeri sighs]

-Let's just k*ll her already.
-Okay.

[♪ Tense music builds]

-[♪ Intense music playing]
-[whimpers]

[Roz laughing]

[all grunting]

[Jeri] Get her, Roz!

-Get her!
-Get over here!

[groans]

-[spray hisses]
-[Roz yells]

[growling]

Come on.

[cries out]

Oh, you like that?

[Riri] Seriously?

-[pipe clatters]
-[Roz groaning]

[♪ Music stops]

[Riri clears throat]

[both grunt]

[breath shudders]

[yells]

[strained groaning]

That headline tomorrow
is gonna be rough.

"Girl Genius Dies."

My death won't make the news.

Well, damn, that was dark.

-Yeah, but I low-key felt it.
-Yeah, high-key.

Can y'all do me a favor? Just...

Just make it quick.

One clean shot.

Sure.

[♪ Tense music builds]

[energy warbling and crackling]

[crackling intensifies]

-[Jeri] Whoa!
-[Clown] Hey, Riri.

Hey, girl, hey.

-[lock clacks]
-Aw!

You really think a locked door
is gonna keep me out? [laughs]

Okay.

-[device whines]
-Kee!

[beeping]

[♪ Tense music playing]

Yo, let's make this quick.

Your girl's got a date.

-[♪ Gripping music playing]
-[car horn blares]

[grunting]

Come on, Clown.

You don't have to do
this. You know, I...

I thought we were cool.

That...

was before you k*lled John.

[Riri] It's not like
that. I didn't mean to.

[Jeri, muffled] Clown,
are you okay? Clown?

[Roz, muffled] Hey, Clown.

[Jeri] I'm trying to...

Clown!

[expl*si*n]

[grunts, pants]

Listen, I didn't like the guy either,
but we were working through our sh*t.

Anyway, he was part of the team.

What team?

Everyone on Parker's crew is
disposable. He k*lled Rampage.

You don't know what
you're talking about.

[beeps, explodes]

[Riri] Come on, Clown.

Ask him.

[Clown] Listen, Riri...

I'm done talking. Okay?

Come out and let's fight.

[b*mb beeps]

Is this thing on?

[Clown groans]

-[beeping rapidly]
-[gasps]

-[expl*si*n]
-[yelps]

[coughs]

sh*t.

Yo, she's getting away.

[♪ Tense music playing]

-[tires screeching]
-[car honks]

I got eyes on her.

-[gasps]
-[horn blares]

-[engine accelerating]
-[truck thudding]

[♪ Heroic music playing]

[♪ Music stops]

[car alarms and horns sounding]

[muffled thudding]

[glass breaks]

[groaning]

[stomps]

[gasps] Whoa.

Mm-mm.

[exhales deeply]

[suit whines]

[vomits]

Ugh, you good?

I ate too much.

R-I-P your intestines.

Yo, what happened to my suit?

Your little friend
tried to come for me.

And I'm fine. Thank
you for asking.

You left me without any protection.
They could've k*lled me.

I'm sorry. I needed some time.

When Xavier saw me...

I wasn't expecting for
him to react that way.

I'm... I'm hurt.

-Hurt?
-Okay.

You are a series of codes, okay?

Numbers and symbols.

Is that why you were
considering deleting me

at the junkyard
when Xavier asked?

I am not the problem here, Ri.

You are.

[♪ Pensive music playing]

You know what?

I don't need this. sh**t.

Um, I'm going to bed. Yeah.

-Bed?
-Peace.

Rest well. Don't let
the bedbugs bite.

-[gasps]
-[alarm beeping]

Nat, wake up. Nat, I need you!

[alarms sounding]

Yo, look, I'm sorry.

Can you please... Nat!

[grunts]

[grunts]

-[alarms stop sounding]
-[panting]

-[exhales deeply]
-[Ezekiel] Hey, Riri.

[♪ Dramatic music playing]

Hello.

[beeping]

-[♪ Music intensifies]
-[electrical crackling]

[Ezekiel chuckles]

What did you do to yourself?

Pretty neat, right?

I was bailed out by a mutual
friend, Parker Robbins.

[♪ Music stops]

Compelling guy. Got
me my stuff back.

What does he want in return?

You.

You know, I never understood
what my father's fascination was

with power until now.

[electricity crackles]

[♪ Tense music playing]

Come on, Joe.

This ain't you.

This is me. It's a better me.

I never meant for you to
be involved in any of this.

Okay? And I can
still make it right

-if you just let me try.
-It's too late.

At least we'll
always have Alanis.

[Riri groans]

-[grunts]
-[beeping]

[groans]

[weapon charges up, dies]

Uh-oh.

[alarm beeping]

-[grunting]
-[♪ dramatic music playing]

[static warbling and crackling]

[gasping]

[Ezekiel breathing heavily]

[electricity bursting]

[gasps]

You know, I spent my whole life

trying not to become...

-Obadiah Stane...
-[metal clattering]

...just to find myself
right where he left off,

taking down an iron...

freak!

[panting]

-[crackling]
-[Riri groans]

[Riri] Please don't.

Please.

[electricity bursting]

-[groans]
-[♪ solemn music playing]

You need to leave Chicago now.

If Parker finds out you're still
alive, he won't be so forgiving.

[strained groaning]

[grunts]

[groans]

[Riri] Natalie.

[♪ Solemn music continues]

[scoffs]

[breathing heavily]

-[door opening]
-[sighs]

[door creaking]

[Ronnie seething]

You have lost your damn
mind, Riri Williams,

and don't expect me
to help you find it.

You fly off with this dangerous
thing from another dimension,

and you can't answer a text?

What happened?

Mom, I need your help.
[breath shudders]

Okay. Oh, my.

[breathing heavily]
What... Let me see.

[sobs] Oh, baby.

[inhales sharply] I wish
you came to me sooner.

-I thought I had it under control.
-Mm. [scoffs]

Sorry I kept you in the dark.

-Are you mad?
-Yeah.

But mostly, I'm grateful that I
still have my baby in front of me,

and that you're safe.

Mom, I said there are crazies
in these streets looking for me.

We shouldn't even be
sitting down right now.

We should be packing our bags.

Riri, you can't keep runnin'.

Chicago is not safe for us.

I'm not talking about Chicago,
Riri. I'm talking about you. Y...

You can't keep running from
yourself, because everywhere you go,

whether it's here or
Cambridge, this comes with you.

I'm not following.

Your obsession with this suit is
the reason you got kicked outta MIT.

It got you involved with
a crime boss and a lunatic

who turned himself into a robot, and
it's the reason you ain't got a man.

Nothin' is worth all
that damn trouble.

-My suit is special to me.
-Why? Huh?

Out of all the things you could've
built with that big brain of yours,

-why an iron suit?
-Because I could.

You wanna try that again?

I just wanna understand.

Help me understand.

Because it was the only thing
I could do to protect us.

After Gary and Natalie died...

That night I just froze.
I couldn't help them.

I just had to watch
them bleed out

until the paramedics
came one minute too late.

I will never let
that happen again.

If I lost you too...

Mm-mm. No, no.

It is my job to
make you feel safe.

Not the other way around.

Do you hear me?

I hear you, Mom...

but this is so much
bigger than you.

Without that suit, I can't protect us,
and that is why we need to leave now.

You know how when
people can sense danger,

they either fight,
fly, or freeze?

Baby, you have flown,
you have frozen,

-but you haven't tried fighting.
-My fights get people hurt.

Riri, there are some demons
we just can't outrun,

but you don't have to fight
alone. I'm here to help.

I'll fight them with you.

-Me too.
-[both gasp]

I'm sorry, my ba...
[chuckles] My bad.

How am I even supposed to fight?

[switch clicks]

[switch clicks]

Okay, can you show me
the thing so we can go?

This is the thing.

Dad's garage.

Cool. Got it. Let's go.

-Riri...
-How can you be here?

Especially at a time like this.

-We have to go.
-Riri, listen to me.

You built things in this garage
that most people couldn't dream of.

Can't you see that?

All I see...

is where Natalie used to be.

And then I wish that
she was still here...

to do my hair and talk sh*t, and
then I get angry that she's not.

-This place took so much from us.
-Yes.

But it also gave so much to us.

Just... Hold on.

You remember this?
"Property of Ironhead"?

I don't know what that is.

You sure about that?

[young Riri groans]
Come on! Where are they?

Dad! Dad! Dad!

Have you seen my
welding goggles?

I need to finish my
hydraulic modulation device.

Okay, where would it
be? Where would it be?

Oh!

[Gary] You need a break.

Do you think Mae
Jemison took breaks?

I don't think so. She was
too busy breaking barriers.

You are eight years old.

You need to be outside riding a
bike, catching some fresh air.

Your inventions can wait.

I want my goggles.

[♪ Sentimental music playing]

[whistles]

Just give me one song. You can
get these goggles right back.

[shudders]

Fine.

[switch clicks]

[Natalie] Why did
you turn it off?

What was the point of
projecting that memory?

To show you that when
you try to forget...

all the memories that make
you sad, you wind up...

forgetting the ones
worth remembering.

[shudders]

[Gary] Mm-hmm.

[♪ Soul music plays on speakers,
Leon Bridges "Brown Skin Girl"]

-♪ Brown skin girl ♪
-[Gary] Mm-hmm.

[Gary sings along] ♪ On the
other side of the world ♪

Yeah.

-Come on.
-♪ Brown skin girl staring ♪

Spin it around.

♪ With her brown eyes ♪

Mm-hmm. Give me that
spin. You ready for it?

♪ Ooh, baby ♪

-Just like that.
-♪ Don′t you know you're a ♪

-♪ Cutie pie? ♪
-[Gary] ♪ Cutie pie ♪

Come on, come on. Come on.

♪ Princess, little honey
with the polka-dot dress on ♪

[sniffles]

Follow me, watch this.

♪ Ruby-lipped lady whose
name I don't know ♪

[Gary] ♪ Cutie pie ♪

There you go. Right.

-Ooh. Ooh. Ooh.
-[chuckling]

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh,
ooh, ooh, wo-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh ♪

[both chuckling]

-♪ Brown skin girl with... ♪
-[grunts]

-[Gary] Ooh!
-Ow! [whimpers]

Let me see, let me
see, let me see.

-Let it go.
-This is why I don't do breaks.

It didn't even make a scratch.

You got a good old iron head.

Come here. Mm. [kisses]

[chuckles]

[breathing raggedly]

Thank you.

I'm sorry...

for what I said earlier
about how you're a problem,

-and...
-No, no, no, that's... It's all good.

[Riri] No, it's not.

I didn't mean it.

Any of it. You're...

You're a glitch, but
you're my glitch.

[chuckles softly]

Thanks.

You guys are right.

Chicago is home.
Always has been.

There used to be a time where I
couldn't imagine being anywhere else.

I wanna fight for
that feeling again.

It's only a matter of time before
Parker realizes that I'm not dead.

I need a suit, and I have
nothing to build it with.

[smacks lips] Well,
I was thinking...

maybe this could help.

[♪ Rousing music playing]

-Ta-da! [chuckles]
-How?

[Ronnie] When I realized you were
stayin' home, I bought it back.

[Riri gasps]

[Riri chuckles]

[chuckles] Oh!

When Dad gave me this car, he
told me it'd always keep me safe.

Thick and thin.

Let's get to work.

[door opening]

It's done.

Where's the rest of the suit?

Collateral damage.

How did you get rid of her?

-By k*lling her.
-I love this story already.

-Go on.
-There's not much to tell.

I just, you know...

kinda knocked her out.
She went down. Boom. Dead.

You know what this story lacks?

Drama.

[helmet thuds]

Yeah. And you know, a
story with no drama,

no emotion, no detail...

It lacks believability.

-Is he telling the truth?
-[♪ tense music playing]

No.

Not all of it, anyway.

Riri kicked all our asses.

-[scoffs]
-She would've gotten away

if Zeke hadn't stopped her,

and the only way to stop
her was to destroy her suit.

So he ripped it from her
body, piece by piece,

and then buried that
Iron-b*tch in a pile of rubble.

That's how you tell a story.

Now that Riri's gone,

let's get back to
business, shall we?

We're finally ready
for the next hit.

Don't look at tomorrow
as just another job.

Tomorrow, we conquer.

And get some rest.

You all look like sh*t.

Let me walk you out.

[♪ Suspenseful music playing]

[door closing]

Yo.

Can you do me a favor?

As long as I can
take a nap first.

I need you to hack into
some autopsy reports for me.

You know, Riri's gone, so...

There's an open
spot in the crew.

I am not interested.

You'd still be locked
up if it weren't for me.

I took care of your Riri
problem. That was the deal.

You're right. A deal's a deal.

[door opening]

Just think on it.

Riri turned down my
offer, too, you know?

Then she changed her mind.

I have a feeling you'll
be doin' the same.

[♪ Hip-hop music
playing on headphones]

[♪ Music skipping]

[♪ Music stops]

Are you kidding me?

[sighs]

[object falls]

[♪ Suspenseful music playing]

[sighs]

[♪ Intriguing music playing]

Riri, you genius!

Riri, you idiot!

[Natalie] Well, back to
the drawing board, Ri.

Okay. This is everything from the list
that I could find in the junkyard.

Oh, and there's a certain young
man who wants to join the team.

Don't get it twisted. I'm
only here for my wagon back.

And you owe me, like,
$600 at this point.

It's not the young
man I was expecting.

[keyboard clacking]

[electricity thuds]

-Oh, sh*t.
-[Riri laughing]

[Riri grunts in frustration]

[Riri] Always something.

Always gotta be something.
Always gonna stay something.

I mean, I don't know why I'm
tryin' to be somebody's hero,

-but here I am. Still.
-Riri.

-I mean, I might as...
-[Ronnie] Riri.

-You good?
-[Riri] No.

No, I'm not good, okay?
I have added everything

I can think of to go
up against somebody

that's got a frickin' demonic
god in their corner. Okay?

But I can't find a
sustainable power source

to support all these add-ons.

They're draining the battery.

What I need is something
comparable to Parker's hood.

I need something that connects me
to an infinite energy supply...

[Landon] I got a plug
on two extension cords.

Just say the word.

[♪ Suspenseful music playing]

As much as it pains
me to say this...

I think I have to
fight magic with magic.

[Parker] Everybody's
gotta be on their A-game.

Our next mission is gonna
require everyone's focus.

Communication needs
to be flawless.

One wrong move, and it all
goes to sh*t. Any questions?

I got a question.

Did you k*ll Stuart?

Excuse me?

[Clown] Go ahead. Look at it.

That says that Stuart OD'd, but we
all know Rampage didn't do drugs.

-Watch your tone.
-[Clown] Or what?

You gonna k*ll me too?

[♪ Tense music playing]

I have nothin' to hide.

I found you when
you were nothin'.

Gave you purpose.

A home.

Um, look, maybe we should just
take a minute... and regroup.

-[voices whispering indistinctly]
-We got a big job at hand.

[Roz, muffled] Agreed. Maybe
it's just a misunderstanding.

[voices] That guy wants blood.

-Riri was right. You're a fraud.
-[whispering stops]

-Yo, just...
-[grunts]

-Get your hands off her!
-Stop! Stop!

[growls]

[chuckling]

Parker! This isn't you.

-That hood's got you messed up!
-[Parker] No.

No, it's got me right...
for the first time ever.

-Hey, we didn't sign up for this sh*t!
-Then leave!

-What?
-You all turn on me like that,

and you think you still
work here? You're fired.

All of you.

Why're you still standin' there?

Get out!

Fine. Let's go, Jer.

[♪ Sentimental music playing]

All that about family?

[elevator whirring]

[flesh squelching]

You're gonna steal gas
from the King of Darkness?

[Zelma] Dormammu
is more of a Lord.

[Ronnie] Uh-uh. I don't
like the sound of this.

Yeah, I don't wanna be that
tethered to the Dark Dimension.

What if I end up like Parker?

Just how sure are you that Parker's
magic even comes from there?

-47% sure.
-[Riri] Forty-seven?

-But you said 50 last time.
-I was rounding up.

Well, this is a real downer.

[Xavier] Hey, Black people.

Thought y'all might
need a little boost.

[Landon] All right! Coffee!

Hey, chill, Landon. We
got apple juice for you.

Disrespectful.

[Xavier] Reporting
for duty, Captain.

-Hope I'm not too late.
-[Riri chuckles]

Right on time.

I read your note.

-Was it too cheesy?
-Yeah.

But that Captain
Kirk quote got to me.

-"Of my friend, I can only say this."
-[chuckles]

"Of all the souls I've encountered on
my travels, hers was the most human."

-Well, "hers" was referring to...
-Natalie.

Yeah, I know.

[♪ Nostalgic music playing]

I just wish you would've told
me about her, that's all.

And I'm sorry for that.

Please know I never set out
to make an AI in Nat's image.

And if you wanna get technical,

she's actually just a holographic
manifestation of my brain.

Having Nat around makes me
feel more like myself again.

Like she's supposed to be here.

And to be honest, I don't really wanna
go back to the way life was without her.

[chuckles] All right, look.

I'm not okay with it,

but I could try to understand
how much she means to you.

So we're building
a new suit, huh?

What for?

Ri?

-Huh?
-[Xavier] What'd you do?

I'll explain it to
you while we work.

[♪ Electronic R&B music playing,
Santigold "Disparate Youth"]

♪ Don't look ahead,
there's stormy weather ♪

♪ Another road
block in our way ♪

[Landon] Hey, Nat.

♪ But if we go, we go together ♪

-[Landon] Sorry.
-[both chuckling]

♪ Our hands are tied
here if we stay ♪

♪ Oh, we said our
dreams will carry us ♪

♪ And if they don't
fly, we will run ♪

-[Landon coughs]
-♪ Now we push right past to find out ♪

♪ How to win what
they all lost ♪

♪ Oh-ah, oh-ah ♪

♪ We know now we want more ♪

♪ Oh-ah, oh-ah ♪

-Lights! Hey, I got lights!
-♪ A life worth fighting for ♪

♪ Oh-ah, oh-ah ♪

♪ We know now we want more ♪

♪ Oh-ah, oh-ah ♪

♪ A life worth fighting for ♪

♪ So let them say
we can't do better ♪

♪ Lay out the rules
that we can't break ♪

♪ They want to sit
and watch it wither ♪

[expl*si*n]

♪ Their legacy's
too hard to take ♪

♪ Oh, we said our
dreams will carry us ♪

♪ And if they don't
fly, we will run ♪

♪ Now we push right
past to find out ♪

♪ How to win what
they all lost ♪

[weapon charges up]

♪ A life worth fighting for ♪

♪ In their heads,
hedging their bets ♪

♪ In their eyes, it shows ♪

♪ And they all
said I was misled ♪

♪ But now the odds
all stand beneath me ♪

♪ Oh-ah, oh-ah ♪

♪ They're frozen to the core ♪

♪ Oh-ah, oh-ah ♪

♪ A life worth fighting for ♪

[♪ music fades out]

[Heather] Hey! Hey!

[sighs]

I'm calling the cops.

Please don't, Heather. You're
never gonna see me again.

[Heather] I knew
you were bad news.

I have a sixth sense
about these things.

Good for you. Bye.

Your poor father is probably
rolling in his grave

-knowing what you've done to his legacy.
-[breathing heavily]

You know what? I am sick
of your sh*t, Heather!

Huh! No, no.

-Hey, you need to back up.
-Oh, do I?

-Yes.
-Really?

-I know karate. I'll take you down.
-Uh-oh. I'm in your driveway.

Oh, those flowers
are really beautiful.

Jack! Jack! Call the police!

-[electricity bursting]
-Jack! Jack! Call the police!

Zeke! What's good?

Uh-oh. You don't
like the upgrade?

What'd you do to me?

Well, as a thank you for
getting back all your stuff,

I now have control over
all the weird science

swirling around in your body.

So now, when I say jump...

-[energy whirring and thudding]
-[gasps]

You jump.

When I say k*ll anyone
who gets in my way...

That was not part of
our agreement, Hood.

I'm not your puppet.

[The Hood] Hmm.

More like a Rock
'Em Sock 'Em Robot.

Now, let's go. We
have somewhere to be.

-[energy whirring]
-[straining]

[♪ Tense music playing]

[The Hood] All right, come on.

Where are we?

Get us in.

-Absolutely not.
-[energy whirring]

[alarm beeping]

[guard 1] This is zone A to zone
B, checking the front gate alarm.

[guard 2] Copy that.

[whooshing]

[grunts]

[groans]

[♪ Tense music continues]

Hey, you guys need to leave.

I'm sorry.

It wasn't me, I swear.

Hey!

-[electricity crackling]
-Really?

This is insane. You
know that, right?

Keep people out.

[guard 3 yelps]

[Ezekiel] Oh, I'm sorry.

-Uh, okay.
-[electricity crackling]

[guard 4 screams]

Nice to see you again.

[guard 1 groans]

[chokes]

sh*t.

[The Hood] Wow.

That scotch, on those pants?

That's a thousand-dollar
spill, Art.

What's this about?

I'll pour you another?

Still drinking the
same Glenlivet, I see.

[Arthur] And you're still breaking
into places where you aren't wanted.

[soft chime]

The guard on the other end of
that button is all tied up.

You okay?

I'm fine.

You hired more security
since last time.

You and your friend left
a lasting impression.

-That what this is about?
-No. No.

I'm not after the safe anymore.

I want something bigger.

It's all there. Boilerplate.

Boilerplate.

I'm not signing sh*t.

Let me walk you through it.

I already have majority stake in
all the top-performing companies

in your portfolio.

Think of me as an
invisible partner...

with controlling interest.

TNNL, Gannon, Procoin, and
the list goes on and on.

But now, now I want
the crown jewels.

You're gonna sign over
ArtWorks, this mansion,

-everything that was promised to me.
-[scoffs]

You strong arm a few start ups
and you think you're a CEO?

You're a small-time crook
in ridiculous getup.

You'd have to k*ll me first.

Yeah, that can be arranged.

[♪ Uneasy music playing]

What's that on your face?

What'd you do to yourself?

What do you want, Parker?

If you wanted my company, you could've
done this hostile takeover remotely.

So why are you here?

I had to look you in
the eye and ask...

What kind of father puts his
son out of the house at 12?

[Arthur sighs]

I tried with you. I really did.

But you were a liability.

"Liability"? [scoffs]

I was a child.

After Mom died, the only way to
even get you to pay attention to me

was if I was in trouble.

What'd you expect?

I don't know.

I didn't want you.

So I thought it would be better for both
of us to cut our losses and move on.

Nothing personal.

It wasn't personal.
Nothing personal.

Yeah.

[breath shuddering]

[ominous whooshing]

-[g*n c*ck]
-Sign it in ink,

[distorted] or sign it in blood.

[♪ Ominous music playing]

You think you deserve all
this, but I'd bet good money,

I mean, real good money,

that to get where you are in this
moment, you screwed a few people.

Probably some who loved you.

It's the cost of doing business.

But the kick is...

It's never gonna be enough.

[♪ Ominous music continues]

[in normal voice] Stay...

And I'll k*ll you.

Talk to the cops...

And I'll hunt you.

[distorted] Now get the
hell out of my house.

[♪ Ominous music continues]

[voices whispering]

[flesh squelching]

[mechanical whirring
and clacking]

-Do y'all think we should add, like...
-No!

-No.
-Girl, it's ready.

Go ahead and try it on.

-All right.
-[suit whirs]

Well, here goes nothing.

[♪ Inspirational music playing]

Hmm. [chuckles]

Dang! Miss Riri!

Well, let's see if it works.

Power me up.

Let's fight magic with magic.

Guess that's my cue.

You sure about this?

Remember...

magic is a mutual exchange.

There's always a cost.

I'm sure.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

Hey, don't worry.

You got this.

Yep.

[♪ Inspirational
music continues]

Okay.

[soft crackling]

Whoa.

See? I told you.

Riri?

-[Riri] What's going on?
-[Zelma] I don't know.

sh*t!

[distorted] Riri.

[in normal voice]
Something, something's off.

-Zelma, turn it off.
-[Natalie] Can you fix it?

I'm trying.

-What's happening?
-What is this? What's happening?

-[Riri] Zelma!
-I don't think the reactor

can't handle the
magic and Natalie.

-Ri?
-[Gary] Girls, run!

-Natalie, just hold on, okay?
-Riri!

-Can you hear me?
-[Landon] Why is she glitching?

-[Natalie] Am I gonna be okay?
-It's okay.

-I'm gonna fix it!
-[Natalie] Am I dying?

Hold on. I'm gonna
tether you to the laptop.

-Help me! Riri, please!
-[Riri] Just hold on. All right?

-Ri, I can't... I can't stop this!
-Please, no!

-Ri, I'm scared!
-Just hold on! We're so close.

-[Landon] Do something, Zelma!
-I love you.

-[Xavier] Natalie. Oh, Nat.
-[Roonie] Riri?

-[Landon] Do something!
-I love you, Ri.

[gasps]

-[Riri] No.
-[Ronnie whispers] Where is she?

-Oh, my God.
-[Landon] Where'd she go?

[♪ Somber music playing]

-Natalie?
-[♪ music stops]

[♪ trip hop music playing,
Sevdaliza "Hubris"]

♪ Oh, my man ♪

♪ I hold your heart ♪

♪ Oh, pretend ♪

♪ You ain't my fault ♪

♪ And, oh ♪

♪ I don't love you anymore ♪

♪ And, oh ♪

♪ I don't love you anymore ♪

♪ No, I never did ♪

♪ Oh ♪

[♪ dramatic music playing]