02x01 - Still Hunting

[bunniefuu]

JULIA: Last season on "Endlings"...

Tuko is now the last African
elephant in existence.

Wait! Please, give her back!

Mr. Leopold is the last home
that's willing to take you.

- Meet Julia.
- I'm Mr. Leopold.

JULIA: I think it collects
the last of things,

like Tuko and the creature
from last night.

Who thinks we should help?

[CREATURE ROARING]

[ELECTRICITY ZAPPING]

- Your company...
- HEWES: Finds things.

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

DRIVER [OVER RADIO]:
Target acquired, Ms. Hewes.

We'll do the rest on foot.

Ready?

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

He's noticed us.

[GROWLING SOFTLY]

[GROWLS]

You know how polar
bears catch their prey?

It's called still hunting.

Crouch at the edge of the
sea ice in complete silence,

waiting for their prey to come to them.

[GRUNTING]

And when they do?

k*ll or be k*lled.

[POLAR BEAR GROWLING]

[POLAR BEAR GROWLS]

Don't think. Just act.

[GRETA EXHALES]

[GROWLING]

[ROARING SOFTLY]

Nice shot.

[LAUGHS] Thanks, Mom.

[RUMBLING SOFTLY]

Okay, wait, wait. Greta, hold on.

We have to wait till the
tranquilizer gets fully absorbed.

- I think it's absorbed.
- [BOTH LAUGH SOFTLY]

PB17 tranqued.

Heading in to collar now.

I get to put the collar on.

[GRUNTS]

Wait for me! [LAUGHS]

GRETA: Could this really
be the last polar bear?

HEWES: Unfortunately, yes.

[BREATHING SOFTLY]

Climate breakdown is particularly
hard on Arctic wildlife.

But, at least now you and I can
keep an eye on this big guy.

[POLAR BEAR BREATHING SLOWLY]

Mom.

[ICE CRACKING]

It's okay.

- [GRETA PANTING]
- It'll be okay.

[CRACKING]

Emergency evac now.

DRIVER [OVER RADIO]: En route.

[GRETA PANTING]

[WIND HOWLING]

[DISTANT RUMBLING]

We gotta get out of here.

[PANTS, THEN YELLS]

[ICE CRACKS]

[ETHEREAL MUSIC PLAYING]

TECH 2 [OVER SPEAKER]:
The containment unit is complete.

Well, then.

Let's get started.

_

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

SHARON: So, let's get started, shall we?

Okay.

Now...

Hi, Johnny.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Um, uh, first of all, I would like
to introduce my colleague, Noah.

Nice to meet you.

Hi.

- [NOAH LAUGHS]
- [FORCED CHUCKLE]

And so, Noah is, uh, in his final year.

He's studying social work,

so he will be shadowing
me for a couple of months.

Is it okay with you if he
sits with us for our check-in?

Um...

Yeah. Sure.

Why not?

Whatever floats your boat.

Great. Thanks. Um, so...

What have you been up
to since our last visit?

[WHIRLING]

[CREATURE ROARS]

- [BLASTING]
- [GROWLING]

Convoy is on its way.

- TABBY: Go, Johnny!
- JULIA: You got this, Johnny!

[JOHNNY LAUGHS]

[LAUGHING]

Whoa! [GRUNTS]

[JOHNNY YELLS]

[TABBY GROANS]

FINN: Ow.

- TABBY: Uh, that was a good start.
- [JOHNNY CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS]

[VEHICLES WHOOSHING]

I got eyes on her.

JOHNNY: Okay, Jules. Your turn.

TABBY: We've got your back.

- JULIA: Guys, really! Johnny!
- JOHNNY: Julia?

JULIA: Too high! Too high!

Ling, help!

[JULIA YELLING]

[ENERGY BLASTING]

They're headed into town.

JULIA: Okay, Tabby, you can do this.

- You got it.
- Awesome!

- Oh!
- JOHNNY: Whoa.

Uh...

- FINN: Not bad.
- JULIA: No, it was really good.

We found her.

[BIKE WHIRRING]

TABBY: It's all you, Finalin.

- JOHNNY: Go, Finn!
- Whoa!

- TABBY: Go, Finn!
- [ALL CLAPPING]

Woo!

- JOHNNY: Nice!
- JULIA: Whoa!

TABBY: Amazing!

JOHNNY: Yeah.

[ENERGY WHIRLING]

Ling!

[LING CHITTERING]

SHARON: What have you been
up to since our last visit?

Um, not much.

Same old.

Wouldn't you like to know.

And how are you feeling?

Good.

- Good.
- Good.

I get these really dark
thoughts sometimes.

Like, to do things to people.

Things I don't wanna do.

The voices keep telling me to.

Kidding. I'm all good.

- [BOTH CHUCKLE NERVOUSLY]
- Okay.

Well, if you ever wanna
talk about your dad, I'm here.

I know.

JULIA: I miss him.

But I'm fine.

You know, Finn,
if you ever wanna talk about anything,

I'm here, right?

Like your mom.

I mean, if you ever wanna
talk about your mom,

or what it was like
when you saw her last.

So, what's your story?

- Me?
- TABBY: Yeah.

You wanna be a Sharon one day?

A caseworker? Yes, absolutely. Yeah.

Why? No offense.

Because I think that we all want family.

We all want a sense that
we belong to something,

so that we feel less...

alone.

A caseworker helps build and
repair families every day.

What other job can you say does that?

Good answer.

They also break them apart.

Yeah, but sometimes you have to break

something more in order to fix it.

SHARON: Well,
I think that does it for today.

We will, uh, come back in a few
weeks to see how you're all doing.

Um, are, are we gonna
do a site inspection?

Inspected.

Oh, no, but it actually says
every home visit

requires a site inspection
in order to be followed...

You are absolutely right, Noah.

Tabby, would you mind
giving us a quick tour?

NOAH: Maybe we could start upstairs.

Uh, yeah.

Sure.

Great. I'll see you up there.
I'm just gonna get a drink of water.

All right, Noah.

[LOUDLY]: Let's head... upstairs.

JULIA: Hide. [PANTING]

- Come on, Ling.
- [LING VOCALIZING]

TECH 2: Orb is in position.

Entering outer chamber doors.

[HISSING]

Decontamination complete.

Entering containment chamber now.

Ready for extraction.

[BEEPING]

[GEARS WHIRRING]

Standing by for extraction.

Do it.

TABBY: So, these are our stairs.

They lead upstairs to our bedrooms.

- JULIA: Ling.
- JOHNNY: Ling!

Oh. Do you wanna know the
story of this picture?

Sure.

TABBY: All right. Um...

[WATER RUNNING]

There Johnny's doing something.

Uh, there he is doing something else.

Oh, look! There's one of Finn.

Not sure what he's up to.

- [DOOR SLAMS]
- Wha... Is everything okay?

Probably just another one
of Julia's moods, you know?

Menstruation.

Now what?

Everything okay up there, hon?

Uh-huh!

- JOHNNY: Uh...
- [JULIA GRUNTS]

[COMMOTION]

- [CLATTERING]
- [LING VOCALIZING SOFTLY]

[JOHNNY CHUCKLING NERVOUSLY]

Uh...

Hi!

[CRUNCHING, PIERCING]

TECH 2: Our scans are able to penetrate.

Detecting trace elements of nitrogen,

phosphorus, potassium...

HEWES: What does it mean?

Whatever's in there is plant based.

You know what?

Actually, I think I would
like to talk about my mom.

- If that's okay.
- SHARON: Well, of course it is.

Shall we go back downstairs?

- Sure.
- SHARON: Okay.

Thank you.

You owe me so bad for this, Ling.

[LING WHIMPERING]

Poor Tabs.
She hates talking about her feelings.

She's not the only one.

Come on, Ling.
Let's get you out of here.

[BEEPING]

Are you seeing this?

I'm detecting evidence of
animal chromosomes, as well.

- So it's part animal, too.
TECH 2: No.

It consumed them.

[METAL CLANKING]

TECH 3: It's coming out.

[ALARM BLARING]

[ELEPHANT TRUMPETING]

[CHUFFING]

[TRUMPETS]

[GRUNTING]

Are you in pain, Tuko?

[PAINED CRY, RUMBLES]

You're being so strong.

[GRUNTING]

Okay. That is the last of them.

Is it just me,
or is she eating more than usual?

Actually, Kenneth,

I wanted to talk to you about something.

- That was so close!
- They almost saw Ling!

Okay, calm down.
What, uh, what's going on?

- Sharon and Noah.
- Our caseworker said

they had to do a site inspection.

Wait, wait, wait.
They're not coming in here, are they?

Don't worry.
I'll go and make sure they don't.

Um, I'll, I'll catch up with you later,
all right? Yeah.

[LING SQUEALING]

[CHITTERING, SQUEAKING]

What's Ling doing?

Ling, are you smiling?

- [LING SQUEALS]
- What are you smiling about?

[TUKO TRUMPETS, RUMBLES]

[TRUMPETS PLAYFULLY]

[SQUEALS]

[GLASS STRAINING, CRACKING]

Sounds like another endling's escaped.

[LING VOCALIZING]

[SQUISHING NOISES]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[CRACKING]

[CHITTERING]

[LING CHITTERING]

Ling, what's wrong?

[GROWLING SOFTLY]

[TRUMPETING]

[CHUFFING]

Everything's gonna be okay.

[GRUNTING, ROARS SOFTLY]

[CHITTERING]

[GRUNTS]

HEWES: Report.

Specimen appears to be
unaffected by extraction.

Get me a closer look.

[BEEPING]

Hello.

You're gonna help me find
someone I've been looking for

for a very, very long time.

[LING WHIMPERING]

[VOCALIZING]

[CHITTERING]

[WHIMPERING]

Two endlings are loose?

Ling?

[VOCALIZING]

Is that another one of you?

- Ling!
- JULIA: Johnny, wait!

[ENERGY SHIMMERING]

I think I know where
the other endling is.

JOHNNY: Are those buildings?

TABBY: I used to look
inside people's windows.

A lot.

I'd see them inside with their families,

eating dinner or watching TV.

Just hanging out.

And I'd wish that was my family.

That my mom was okay,
and that we were happy.

But then I realized that if all
the things that happen in my life,

good and bad, didn't happen,

then I wouldn't be who I am today.

That is a very grown-up perspective.

I'm mature for my age.

You've come a long away, Tabby.
What changed?

[PLAYFUL CHATTER]

I stopped wishing and started doing.

Can I go now,
or do you need more for your files?

[CHUCKLES] No, no. We are done.

Thank you, Tabby.

No sweat.

Well, how did that go?

[PANTING]

Hey. What's going on?

JULIA: Two more endlings got released.

Sounds like it's time
to divide and conquer.

I call Finn.

Ling went off that way into the forest.

On it. Come on, Finalin.

JOHNNY: Hey.

You okay?

Yeah. Thanks.

Then hurry up and get blasting.

First one to catch an endling wins!

[SHATTERS]

[SCREAMS]

[YELLS]

[ALARM BLARING]

[PANTING]

[ALARM BLARING]

- Report.
- [TECH 2 SCREAMING]

We've been unable to su...

You've been unable.

[GEARS WHIRRING]

[GEARS WHIRRING]

You're safe to get out now.

[ALARM CONTINUES BLARING]

[YELLS]

Take her to med bay.

[RUMBLING]

Infinitem.

Are you saying she has an endling?

And we have to get it back.

[CROAKING SOFTLY]

[WHIMPERING]

[PANTING] There you are, Ling.

Any luck finding the endling?

You're not Ling, are you?

[BOTH YELL]

We have a perimeter alert.

[BEEPING]

Shall I have security escort
them off the property?

Do you know how polar
bears catch their prey?

They wait for their
prey to come to them.