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Dresden Sun, The (2026)

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Dresden Sun, The (2026)

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[low-pitched rumbling]

[rumbling increases]

[static]

[electronical growling]

[female collective 1]

Counselor Brightmore.

Greetings, Collective.

[male collective 7]

Status, Dr. Corliss.

-Doctor.

-[clears throat]

Design is stable.

We're able to contain

quantum data

through di-entangling it

into superposition.

Functional, but the prototype

still has issues.

If we want to succeed

at each setting,

we're going to need

major changes.

[female collective 1]

Dr. Corliss,

we have a time commitment

regarding field applications.

[male collective 6]

The Dreamcatcher must be ready.

There's just no way to compress

and translate this level of data

without quantum

computational capabilities

and warping gravitational mass.

[male collective 2]

Why is this an issue?

Collective, we need something

with highly powerful

energy isotope

to accomplish what you ask.

Something that goes

well beyond the requirements

of highly functioning AI.

[male collective 8]

We know of a way.

Brightmore, please apprise her

once we adjourn.

My pleasure, Collective.

[male collective 6]

Dr. Corliss, finish the project

within the time frame

we agreed to,

or consequences will apply.

-I just need--

-[male collective 6]

You will be given

the resources you require.

[female collective 4]

Can you abide

by the original agreement?

Yes, Collective.

[male collective 8]

Meeting adjourned.

-[low-pitched whirring]

-[buzzes]

[suspenseful music]

[whistles softly]

Consequences, doctor.

Feel free to take in the view.

-[thunder crackling]

-[siren blares in the distance]

[automated voice on PA]

Citizens of Silencia.

-[helicopter blades whirring]

-Special curfew is in effect

-due to...

[continues indistinctly]

-[rain splattering]

ETA?

Five minutes.

[engine revving]

[automated voice on PA]

Citizens of Silencia.

Special curfew is in effect...

[continues indistinctly]

...no fireweapon discharges

past 10:00 p.m.

-Soliciting is

strictly prohibited.

-[engine revving]

[music continues]

[door creaks]

[door closes]

[guard 1]

It's late.

Yeah, my computer

crashed at home.

I've got some schematics

that I need to finish.

Check in at the front desk.

-[guard 2] ID, handprint.

-Yeah. [sighs softly]

-[beeping and whirring]

-[guard 2] Where you headed?

Lower 15th, R&D.

[guard 2]

It's a classified wing.

-Yeah, I'm cleared.

-[radio buzzes]

B-Team. Have a Ross Vilmore

headed your way.

-Yeah, I know.

-[radio buzzes]

What's the, uh...

Section 34.

Thirty-four. Standby,

just double-checking

your clearance.

Do you mind if I snag

some of that coffee?

Sure.

[music continues]

[beeping]

Uh, you got any creamer?

Do I look like a barista?

[rain spattering]

[keyboard clacking]

[beeping and whirring]

I know that, uh,

Bob, he keeps some

in his special drawer

in the bottom.

Okay, ICE is in. We're ghosted.

Visual, sensor, thermal, sound.

Good.

[Ross]

Hero! There we go.

-[radio buzzes]

-[guard 2] Copy that.

Okay, you're cleared. Lift four.

Yes. Thank you for the coffee.

-[engine whirring]

-[clacks]

[doors rattling]

[music continues]

-[static crackling]

-[whirring and beeping]

[guard 3]

Clear.

[fan rumbling slowly]

[zipper opens]

We're in the outer passageway.

Copy.

[soft beep]

Three levels down. South side.

[zipper closes]

[high-pitched whirring]

[music increases]

[soft beeping]

[beeping increases]

Triad 35B

by BT Security Concepts.

It is pricey.

-[loud beep]

-C4?

Mm-mm. Knockout gas.

-[beep]

-[grunts] Probably more

on each floor.

Finders keepers.

-[beeps]

-[automated voice]

Access granted.

-[beeps]

-[door opens]

-[whirrs]

-[keyboard clacking]

[beeping and whirring]

[keyboard clacking]

[music continues]

[beeps]

-[whirring]

-[door opens]

-Okay, we're clear. ETA?

-[crackling]

Three minutes,

about to head into the vents

above your sector.

-[thud]

-Sweet cut.

[sighs softly]

[beeping and whirring]

[guard]

Hey! [grunts]

-[grunting and groaning]

-[thudding]

-[electricity crackling]

-[shouts]

[breathes loudly]

-Amateur, huh?

-The most important thing is...

He's alive.

You got it.

[light tense music]

[Ross]

I'm at the target. ETA?

[Crilenger]

Copy that. ETA, one minute.

[creaking]

[footsteps approaching]

Handprint and access card.

[Ross]

Mm-hmm.

[beeping and whirring]

Your turn.

How'd you get that?

-[beeping and whirring]

-These scanners

are easy to hack.

Mm-hmm. Did you make it?

Shut up.

-[zipper closes]

-Key card, Z.

-[beeping and whirring]

-[door opens]

[whooshing]

[music increases]

Oh, you didn't say anything

about two.

Well, one's a display model.

Needed to delete all the files,

then upload a virus

and steal everything.

That was the deal.

That was not our deal.

Look, like I said,

steal everything.

And who cares?

We got the sphere.

Right? Come on!

Did you wipe

the security cameras,

the card swipes,

and the security logs?

Yeah, but we only

have five minutes

before the system reboots.

Oh, f*ck!

What?

I left the flash drive

in the office.

Well, go f*cking get it, then.

Let's go. Fast!

[Ross softly]

Dang it.

[door locks]

-[siren blaring]

-[beeping]

[whirring]

[door closes]

[automated voice]

Intruder alert.

Lockdown in progress.

That f*cking Judas!

-[whirring]

-...authorized.

-Z, cover!

-[blaring continues]

[g*nshots]

[glass shattering]

[whirring and creaking]

[ominous music]

[doors rattling]

[breathing heavily]

-[beeps]

-[thud]

[hissing]

[guard shouts]

Ambush!

-[beeping and whirring]

-[thudding]

[Z exhales]

-[g*nshots]

-[crackling]

[music increases]

-[rain spattering]

-[automated voice on PA]

Economic disparity

has led a surge in violent crime

-and property theft.

-[siren blaring in the distance]

Aurora LTD...

[continues indistinctly]

-[clanking]

-[Ross grunts]

f*ck.

-[indistinct shouting on TV]

-[cell phone buzzing

and ringing]

-[beep]

-[g*nshots on video game]

[Malik]

Good news only.

-[rain spattering]

-Yeah, I did what you said.

-So you have it?

-Yeah, I got the chip.

What about the mercs?

Crilenger and Z.

Well, they're trapped inside.

So you didn't f*ck it up.

-What about the money?

-Good things come

to he who does not piss me off.

[beeps]

Are you f*cking serious,

you as*h*le?

[thunder rumbling

in the distance]

[automated voice on PA

speaks indistinctly]

[reporter]

A major break-in

at Peredor Corporation's

research and development

facility last night

has led to a frenzy

in the trade lines.

Stockbrokers desperately

sell off Peredor's shares

-based on rumors

of stolen trade secrets.

-[indistinct chatter]

Many had purchased futures

on a promising new breakthrough

Peredor hoped to deliver

to the market

by the fourth quarter

of next year.

Police authorities on the scene

were denied access

to the building,

and Peredor has yet

to press any charges.

According to their

public relations bureau,

the investigation

is being conducted in-house

by a private security team.

You know how much money

I'm about to lose?

[Megan] It's a good time

to buy right now.

It is going cheap.

You're right. I mean,

I bought a ton of Peredor

before this dog sh*t.

Okay, do you want a Xanax?

I already had two this morning.

[Megan]

Crunching numbers, Ethan?

[indistinct chatter continues]

Earth to Ethan.

Barrington Tran

Security Concepts

made quite a lot of money

off of that contract

for those new AI drones.

-I mean, I bought a ton of that,

didn't you?

-Yep.

Sad how many kids

have to be k*lled

by those things, though, huh?

[clicks tongue]

Trade 'em as you see 'em, pal.

-What is this?

-[paper rustling]

That is confidential, good sir.

Christ. Seriously?

-[Harrison] Yo--

-Market didn't close.

-[Harrison] Just about--

-Get back on the floor and make

-some f*cking money!

-Right away.

[Harrison]

Got it.

[Megan softly]

Go.

[Kerry]

You get all P&L reports

for every portfolio

up to quarter four?

[clicks tongue] Yes, I did.

-Good sh*t.

-Kerry, I am surprised.

Is that a compliment?

f*ck no.

FYI, board meeting. High noon.

Oh, and Wellman wants

to see you after.

[phone ringing in the distance]

It's always nice

to see you, Kerry.

[Kerry]

Nice drawing, as*h*le.

I think he likes me.

Aside from all the boo-hooing

about the situation on Peredor,

they run a tight ship.

They'll bounce back.

Put that f*cking phone down!

We have healthy projections

in many sectors.

But let's make this very clear.

This is where we place our focus

over the next quarter.

[clears throat]

This is from Wellman.

Yeah, Harrison.

Straight from God Himself.

Can I finish now?

Sorry.

Anyway, Peredor Corporation,

Sakura Biotech,

and Tranceworld Media.

Don't trade against them.

And do not, I repeat,

do not short their sh*t. Okay?

No credit default swaps,

no naked shorts, nothing.

But what if we get some huge...

[chuckles] buyer?

Straight from f*cking God!

What about C & Earth?

f*ck 'em.

[suspenseful music]

It's kinda strange

Kerry's asking us

to compartmentalize investments.

It's strategic.

-Yeah. [softly] Strategic.

-[phone ringing]

Well, I'll see you

around, Megan.

All right.

Welcome, Ethan.

Would you like my assistant

to get you an espresso,

bottled water, cream soda?

[Ethan]

No, thank you.

We read your reports.

Did you find any irregularities?

Not that I know of.

Do you like working here, Ethan?

There's a lot of people

in the world

who don't have jobs.

Guess I'm not

in a position to complain.

Is there something

wrong with my work?

No! On the contrary,

you're great at dissecting

the numbers.

But... we've been running

the show here for a long time,

and it's more than just numbers.

Uh, we set the stage

for how value

is perceived in the world.

You could say that the...

[chuckles softly]

...the economy

is a marionette doll

and we own the strings.

Of course.

-What do you want from me?

-Well, we're a little concerned

about exposure.

Like?

Market manipulation.

Right. As a matter of fact,

if anything like that

were going on here

at Mutual One and word got out,

that would be a serious problem.

Oh, yes. Of course.

These are the new figures

for next quarter.

Read them over.

Highlight anything unusual.

Make sure

the projections add up.

I can do that.

-When do you need them by?

-Friday.

We'd also like to keep

this matter private.

Just between us, okay?

-Yes, sir.

-Good. If you have

any questions,

Kerry will address them for you.

I will ask Kerry

all of my questions.

You can go now.

[light suspenseful music]

[door closes]

Can't stand that f*cking guy.

[woman on advertisement]

Cold. Beer so cold...

[indistinct chatter

on advertisements]

[engine whirring]

[beeping]

[shouting indistinctly]

[electronic music playing]

...like this one. I have

the perfect client for these.

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, look at this beast!

Rail p*stol.

Gorgeous.

Take off a lot of heads

with that one.

Crilenger!

Relax, boys.

Aren't you worse for the wear?

Still dashing, though.

Something off the menu?

The tiramisu? To die for.

Tiramisu is overrated.

Still using shock tips.

Never kills anybody.

Guy's a closet pacifist.

[laughter]

So, how'd it go?

How do you think?

The insider breached

the agreement.

Why is this... my problem?

You're the fixer.

It's your responsibility

to vet these things.

C... I adore you.

But I warned you

from the get-go, the risks.

That's why I offered

the insurance, but you said...

[mockingly] "No, no, no!"

[laughs]

You take 15%.

That's insurance enough.

-[Taa in normal voice]

We done here?

-[music continues playing]

Really not into crying

over spilled lattes,

but I do know a good therapist.

[laughter]

-[thud]

-[groans]

-[grunts]

-[groans]

-[bone crunches]

-[screams]

-[g*nsh*t]

-[clinking]

[panting]

I can hack your f*cking data

in a heartbeat.

I know a lot of folks

that would love to have access

to those bank accounts

and your colorful home videos.

Take it easy, for Christ's sake.

Had no idea the corporate rat

was gonna be a problem.

Who ordered the fix?

If I break my confidentiality,

you know what'll happen

to my reputation.

Your reputation

is dropping fast.

Fine. Can we just

let go, please?

Let's figure this out,

like adults.

[music continues playing]

If you were anybody else,

I'd personally remove your nuts

with a vegetable peeler.

Christ,

you never lose your cool.

This is different,

they breached the agreement.

Have Ren take a look

at that hand.

[Crilenger]

Give me a name, Taa.

You know I can't do that.

But I can give you a lead

and a way to make

more money on this

without upsetting

the order of things.

I'm listening.

The item the insider bagged.

Worth 50 times more

than whatever your cut

was gonna be.

-What is it?

-Some kind of bizarre

quantum processor.

Opens the door to power.

Everlasting life. Whatever.

You'd think they were talking

about the holy f*cking grail.

Apparently, a scientist

wants it. Pretty bad.

-Who's the scientist?

-[Taa] A peculiar name.

Dresden Corliss.

I'll give you a location

and contact info on the buyer,

but that's it.

I just want 5%

paid in the usual.

-Sure.

-Good.

Small warning,

though, sweetheart.

People who call this in...

[sing-songy]

...not ones to f*ck with.

[music continues playing]

[in normal voice] Hey.

I have a lot of overhead

runnin' this joint.

Who's gonna cover

the medical bill?

Don't you have insurance?

[indistinct chatter]

[light inspirational music]

[Dresden]

What is consciousness?

Is it primarily an electrical

and biochemical function

of the neuronal

wiring of the brain

sending funny little signals

to the body?

"Eat. Move your arm. Duck!

There's a Frisbee coming

towards your head!"

[chuckles softly]

Adaptation.

Survival.

A genetic composition

telling us to do this,

and then we choose

within those environmental

and biological precepts.

That's a facet of it.

But what is... this thing

we call consciousness?

In ancient Sanskrit,

this is called manas...

or the mind.

The philosophy breaks it

into two primary ideas.

Kama-manas, or desire,

such as survival, instinct,

food, sex, ego,

satisfying the state

of neuroplasticity

that the brain has adapted to.

Then, there's Buddhi-manas.

-[music continues]

-Reason, logic...

...cognitive processing,

empathic perspectives,

compassion!

Perhaps telepathy.

Our findings have revealed,

on a quantum level,

that consciousness,

or the enlightened mind,

is as much

a byproduct of the brain

as it is an individual

interdimensional construct

of quantum energy,

evolving and veering into

and out of organic material.

What if we could prove

that consciousness...

...or the soul,

if you wanna call it that...

...decouples on a quantum level

and reasserts itself

in different form

beyond the body?

Perhaps a new form...

-...like reincarnation.

-[music continues]

We have figured out

how to make the monocle

extract memories, dreams,

energy from the brain.

But what if it could go further?

As they say,

energy is neither

created nor destroyed,

it simply transfers.

And aren't we all just energy

interacting and dancing together

from one dimension to another?

From one cosmological

ecosystem to another?

[chuckles softly]

Possibly.

Maybe.

[light melancholic music]

-[soft sloshing]

-[pop]

[soft pouring]

[exhales deeply]

[loudly gulps, exhales]

[beeps]

[inaudible chatter]

[music continues]

[sniffles]

-[automated voice] Caller ID,

Counselor Brightmore.

-[beeping]

[Brightmore]

Doctor, how's

the retrofit coming?

[sighing] Uh, we're,

uh, we're working on it.

The blueprint design you gave us

is really challenging

to work with,

um, but it's...

Exactly what

you were hoping for.

It's remarkable.

The engineering,

I-- I've never seen

anything like it.

When will we be able to see

the actual component?

There was a minor delay,

but you are getting the item.

A courier will drop it off

soon enough.

-They stressed the timeline.

-The Collective's aware.

Use the account

we gave you to pay for it.

You okay? You look spent.

[scoffs] I'm fine, really.

-I saw the news about Peredor.

-We had nothing to do with that.

-[suspenseful music]

-I'm not an idiot.

Nobody said you were.

Even if that's the case,

and I'm not saying it is...

...couldn't that backfire on us?

Try not to worry about it.

-Closing out.

-[beeps]

-[sighs]

-[alarm blaring]

-[automated voice] Attention...

[continues indistinctly]

-[thunder rumbling]

[rain spattering]

[keyboard clacking]

What the hell?

[soft scratching]

[automated voice speaking

indistinctly in the distance]

[softly] "I found something.

It's high exposure. [sniffs]

We must discuss."

[chiming]

[chiming]

[exhales deeply]

-[sniffs]

-[whooshing]

[light ominous music]

[inaudible chatter]

[music increases]

-[camera shutter clicks]

-[g*nsh*t echoes]

[whooshing]

[gasps and mumbles]

[grunts softly]

[thunder rumbling]

[rain spattering]

[light suspenseful music]

[sirens blaring in the distance]

[policeman on megaphone]

This is Silencia

Police Department.

Put your weapons down,

get on the ground, now!

[automated voice on PA]

Citizens of Silencia.

Special curfew is in effect

due to police quarantine zone.

No firearm discharges

past 10:00 p.m.

Soliciting is

strictly prohibited,

excluding all class 48--

-[Ross] Don't turn on

the lights.

-[thuds, glass shattering]

Jesus f*cking Christ, man!

-Oh, my God.

-Ross, what the f*ck

are you doing in my apartment?

You scared the f*cking sh*t

out of me, man!

Well, you left the door open.

You heard of knocking?

You ever heard

of locking, brother?

-[clattering]

-sh*t.

[rain spattering]

-Leave it, man!

-Sorry.

I'm in a lot

of trouble here, man,

and I really need your help.

Where've you been?

It's been a f*cking year, man.

I don't get a call.

"Hey, Ethan, how you been?"

Yeah, well, I-- it's--

it's been hard

since Mom died, yeah?

I got lost in work.

You disappeared on me, man.

Can you please

just shut the f*ck up?

Just shut up

and just hear me out,

just for a sec, bro?

[sniffs, exhales]

Do you know Peredor?

Yes, I know Peredor.

I watch the news.

So, uh, I'm Assistant

Director of Concepts

for Classified Projects.

I work with, uh, DARPA, DOD.

And then, it was

about nine months ago,

they brought in

some really weird

f*cking sh*t, man.

What kind of stuff?

[suspenseful music]

It's not from this world, Ethan.

What, like a meteorite?

[chuckling] No,

not a f-- not a meteorite.

It's from some craft

that they recovered.

See, what the DOD do is they...

lift out parts from them

and they farm them out

to little companies like me

to reverse engineer the sh*t.

They don't tell us much

about it, just that we're

not meant to speak about it.

You know,

"Figure out how it works,

make it applicable,

just somehow," right?

That was you

that robbed Peredor.

Yeah. And I wasn't alone either.

Some guy named Malik

just calls me out of the blue.

Covert ops pro.

He works the dark market.

So, he got in touch

with this fixer, right?

And then,

they rigged the whole thing.

[ominous sting]

See, the plan was,

was to steal our prototype

-because it is so powerful...

-[inaudible chatter]

...that we actually

nicknamed it "The Sun."

-[inaudible]

-It processes quantum energy,

and I'm not

just talking information,

I'm talking time and space.

The applications

for this thing, they are unreal.

Like, I'm talking

f*cking biblical, mate.

See, the plan was

to steal the thing

and then frame the mercs

for the robbery.

Since when were you

a g*dd*mn thief?

-It's worth

f*cking millions, man!

-Oh, that makes it good.

And besides, who gives a sh*t?

How do you think

Peredor got so big, man?

-They've been stealing secrets

for f*cking years!

-That is not the point, Ross.

Don't you f*cking judge me, bro!

Don't you judge me.

You sit at that f*cking job

pissing and moaning about

how much you hate corporations,

and instead you doodle

in some shitty little

f*cking sketchbook, yeah?

You got a gift, brother,

and you're wasting it.

You're gonna end up

like your f*cking father

-with a b*llet in your f*cking--

-[shouts] Hey!

[softly] Do not.

You do not.

[sighs]

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

[sirens blaring in the distance]

Yeah?

I'm just... I'm f*cking on edge

right now, man.

[automated voice on PA]

Citizens of Silencia.

Special curfew is in effect

due to police quarantine zone.

-[tense sting]

-No firearm discharges

past 10:00 p.m.

Soliciting is

strictly prohibited

excluding all class 48A

-permit holders.

-So, what do you want with me?

So, I need to meet Malik

for the exchange.

So, if you can just

drive me there, be a look out.

-Come on, man!

-You owe me, man.

My family, we took you in

when you had nothing, bro.

That's not fair.

I just, I never ask

anything of you, man.

[light melancholic music]

Please?

-All right.

-[chuckling] Yeah.

I will help you

with your little, uh...

...spy sh*t.

Thank you.

I'll give you a cut if you want.

Oh, I don't care

about the money.

Just always looking out, bro.

Always looking out.

[music increases]

Yeah.

Uh, there's, uh,

there's beers in the fridge,

if you want another one.

We can go jet over

to your contact

after I have

my meeting tomorrow.

Sounds good?

-Yeah.

-Get some sleep.

[Ross]

Oy, Ethan.

I know you think I'm a d*ck

for doing this, but...

...you know.

You know I love you, yeah?

Like, really.

Yes.

Me too.

Good night.

[sirens blaring in the distance]

[paper rustling]

[ominous music]

[thudding]

[Kerry groans]

f*ck me!

-f*ck!

-[automated voice] Nice shot!

-[laughing]

-Oh.

Oh, that had to hurt.

[Kerry groans]

Ethan! Hey!

Come on in, man!

[breathing loudly]

Ethan. Welcome!

[exhales loudly] Kerry,

could you get him a...

cream soda, would you?

And get me a, you know, an F-25.

-Thank you, Kerry.

-[Wellman exhales] Well...

Well, it's too bad

you're not, uh, suited up.

-We could use

some fresh blood in here.

-[clattering]

Oh, no, I'm,

I'm not good at, at this.

Ah. By the way,

this is Barrington Tran.

Chairman of B&Security Concepts.

We do this once a week.

-It's a pleasure to meet you.

-[Barrington] Mm.

Um...

...this is private stuff, so--

Ah, he won't spill our secrets.

-[soda can opens]

-[exhales deeply]

All right.

Uh, well,

after a lot of digging...

...the profit margins

aren't adding up legitimately.

Legitimately?

-How do I say this? Uh--

-[Wellman] Fraud.

Well, yeah.

Unfortunately.

-[light intriguing music]

-A shell company we own

is artificially

lowering stock value

with put options

for Peredor Corporation,

Sakura Biotech,

and Tranceworld Media.

They plan on buying

everything up for cheap

next Monday.

Which means Mutual One

will take majority holdings

over all of those companies

under one umbrella.

[sighs] That is a problem.

Yes, and I'm just trying

to protect you.

[Wellman]

Oh, no, marvelous work.

Did you, uh,

-send a full report to Kerry?

-I did, yes.

Good. You know what?

I'm having a get-together

at the chteau this weekend.

Come on by.

I appreciate that,

but I have a lot of--

[Wellman]

Ah, don't make me beg!

-Okay.

-Good.

Get in touch with my,

uh, assistant.

-Get the deets.

-Um, I was also wondering

if I might, uh...

head home early today.

-I have some personal issues

I need to deal with.

-[Wellman] Ah.

The man who... saved

our asses from the scammers?

You take two days off.

-[chuckles]

-Thank you.

[Wellman breathes deeply]

[sighs]

How difficult is this

gonna be to cover up?

Not hard.

Aren't you concerned

about shaking the boat too much?

What boat are we talking about?

C & Earth.

I'm tired... of those

f*cking ghosts stories

about the Collective.

Heard they had

something to do with the heist.

Peredor come up

with any suspects

in the break-in?

Not yet. C & Earth's name

did come up, though.

Check it out.

C & Earth can't sneak

into our territory

without consequences.

What about Ethan?

Oh, he's taken care of. Relax.

Gentlemen...

[sighs] come Monday...

[laughs] we're gonna have

majority share of Peredor,

Sakura Biotech,

and Tranceworld International.

And it's giving me

a g*dd*mn b*ner!

-[thudding]

-[shouts]

-[automated voice]

New high score.

-[laughter]

-[clatters]

-f*ck me!

-[groaning continues]

-[system voice] This is

an ice attack.

[laughter continues]

[birds chirping]

[suspenseful music]

[keyboard clacking]

[chiming]

Heard you have

a clusterfuck on your hands.

Nothing that can't be un-f*cked.

Still no sphere.

You know

how the Collective feels

-about these kinds of things.

-Have I ever not delivered?

Remember, we have

other business on the agenda.

So fix it.

This is a warning, Malik.

[beeping]

You got a jam

on the skies, right?

-[beeping]

-Copy that.

No satellite coverage.

We're in the shadows.

Good.

[engine rumbling]

-[Ross] Just drop me off here.

-[birds chirping]

[seat belt clicks]

-[softly] Okay.

-[groans]

[grunts]

Uh, use these.

[Ethan]

I can't see sh*t.

The, uh, focus is

on the top, right here.

-Ah.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-It's gonna be fine.

Two Musketeers.

-This seems like a bad idea.

-Let's go.

-See you in a sec.

[sighs]

[birds chirping]

[seat belt clicks]

[grunts softly]

So...

...I believe

in a block universe.

Like... [stutters softly]

there's a reason for everything.

Electric particles...

dancing in some parabola.

Stardust collecting

in an avalanche

manifesting

this godforsaken rock.

Cause...

...and effect.

Which leads me to a question.

About actions, Ross.

What ar--

what are you talking about?

Crilenger and Z

managed to fly the coop.

No, that's impossible.

Crilenger's kinda special.

Not a good loose end to have.

Do you wanna keep

pontificating about karma,

-or should we...

-Let's f*cking see it.

-Money first.

-Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

I mean, I have

to justify the expense.

The deal was to frame the mercs

and deliver the item.

Why pay for both

when I only get one?

Because I did

everything that you asked!

-Half, Ross.

-That is bullshit!

[Malik]

No!

It's math.

Give him the g*dd*mn box, Ross.

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

[sniffs] No.

I'm sorry.

I'm just f*cking sorry

I hired a sales prick

to do an ops job.

Let's f*cking see it.

Money.

Agent Claymore.

The case, please.

[clicks]

Wh-- uh-uh!

[inhales sharply] No touching.

[clicking]

-[Malik sniffs]

-[keyboard clacking]

[ominous music]

Looks good.

[inhales loudly] All right.

Can I go?

Absolutely.

[music increases]

[chuckles]

[g*nsh*t]

[gasps]

[soft splashing]

-[weakly] Mom.

-[g*n c*ck]

[g*nsh*t]

[gasps loudly and groans]

-[shakily] No.

-Boss, we've got a problem.

It's a, uh, display model.

-[Malik] What?

-A good one. Fooled the program.

I went to double-check...

-[shouts] He's f*cking dead!

-...and, uh--

You said straight up

that the scan would work!

-I know. But the program...

[continues indistinctly]

-[Malik] Uh, shut the f*ck up!

[breathes shakily]

[shouting]

[g*nsh*t]

[softly]

Don't let that happen again.

[softly] Yes, sir. I'm sorry.

[engine starts]

-[engine revving]

-[tires screeching]

[g*nshots]

[whispers] sh*t.

[loudly] You get the make?

A4.

Find out who owns it.

-Clean up the mess.

-[Morris] Will do.

[melancholic music]

[birds squawking]

[sniffles softly]

[automated voice on PA]

Silencia Police

Department parking...

[Ethan]

And then, they, uh...

-[siren blaring in the distance]

-[horns honking]

[shakily] then they shot him.

What'd you say

the name of the assailant was?

-The what?

-You mentioned

your friend was meeting someone.

His name was Malik.

[detective]

Wait here a minute.

I'm gonna make a few calls.

-Fill out that form.

I'll be right back.

-[softly] All right.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[soft scratching]

[paper rustles]

-[clatters]

-[suspenseful music]

[door opens]

[door closes]

You okay?

Yeah, um...

...do you have another pen?

This one's out of ink.

Sure.

Thank you.

So... I checked with dispatch,

several other patrols.

No reports of the type

of activity you're describing.

Okay, but I'm,

I'm telling you what happened.

[softly] Off the record.

That name you mentioned? Malik.

Not a nice guy.

If you could give me

just a little insight,

I could alleviate

a lot of your problems.

Wha-- what do you mean,

"insight"?

Did your friend have

some kind of device?

Special kinda processor, maybe?

No, not, not,

not that I know of.

You're sure about that?

Yes.

[music continues]

All right.

File those reports then.

[siren blaring]

[automated voice on PA]

Silencia Police

Department parking...

-Hey, pal.

-...is reserved

for SPD employees only.

-[speaks indistinctly]

-Any violation of SPD parking

-will be met with deadly force.

-Get in.

-[grunting]

-No exceptions.

Thank you for choosing

Silencia Police Department

for your safety and security.

[engine revving]

Hey, don't f*cking touch me,

as*h*le!

-[thud]

-[Ethan groans]

Breathe slow.

Nice and slow.

It'll come back.

[breathes deeply and loudly]

-[thud]

-[Ethan groans] f*ck!

Yeah. Those ones really suck.

What do you want? [panting]

[Malik]

Just wanna know where it is.

-What?

-[grunting]

-[groans]

-[Malik] Tell us

where your little buddy

-stashed his sh*t.

-I don't know! [panting]

He just wanted me to drive him

to your g*dd*mn meeting, okay?

[exhales deeply]

[softly and shakily] Please.

-[grunts]

-[thud]

[Ethan crying]

-[sobs]

-[music continues]

You k*lled my best friend.

Your f--

That guy was a f*cking rat.

What difference

does it make? Hmm?

Even if I tell you...

[shakily breathes]

...you'll just k*ll me anyway.

Yeah. No. You're right, but...

...but, you see...

...I'll k*ll ya...

...after we put you in the pit.

We'll get the intel

out of you first...

...and then you'll beg

for a quick death.

Go f*ck yourself.

Saucy little m*therf*cker.

[engines rumbling]

[music continues]

[birds chirping]

-[engine rumbling loudly]

-[tires screeching]

The m*therf*cking monk.

[tires screeching]

Don't move.

[dramatic music]

[g*nshots]

Move.

-[crackling]

-[thudding]

[thudding]

[Malik]

Get him!

[shouting]

Is that Zen enough for ya?

Couldn't hack it in the agency,

and ya can't hack it out here!

Just never had the stomach

for it, did ya?

-[g*nshots continue]

-[g*n clicks]

[music continues]

[g*nshots]

[grunts]

[panting]

-[grunts]

-[g*ns clatter]

[shouts]

-[g*nsh*t]

-[gasps]

-[groaning]

-[thudding]

[g*nshots]

-[g*nsh*t]

-[screams]

-[grunting]

-[groaning]

-[thudding]

-[yelling]

[grunts]

-[g*n c*ck]

-[exhales]

[grunting and groaning continue]

-[g*nsh*t]

-[yells]

[high-pitched ringing]

[grunting]

-[Malik] Oh, yeah.

-[grunting]

-[g*n c*ck]

-[shouts] Hey!

[g*nsh*t]

[shouts] Z, no!

[g*n c*ck]

Stop!

-[g*nsh*t]

-g*dd*mn it, Z!

-[breathes shakily]

-What the f*ck did I say?

[panting]

I ran out of shock tips.

Who cares? The guy is

a piece of... [screams] sh*t!

[panting]

-[Z exhales softly]

-You're missing the point.

[siren blaring in the distance]

He almost k*lled you.

Do you wanna be like him?

-[g*n rattles]

-[softly] No.

Sorry.

Don't be.

Thank you for saving my life.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'll make it.

What happened to Mason?

He took off.

Oh, he's a sitting duck.

He's probably heading

to the last place

he should be going.

-[sighs]

-[Crilenger groans]

-[grunts, sighs]

-[rattling]

[siren blaring in the distance]

-[suspenseful music]

-[whirring]

-All right, Doc.

-[beeps]

Javelin, you sent a team

out to his apartment, right?

-Yep. Searching it now.

-[soft rattling]

Oh, found him.

He's about three clicks away

on G Street,

-heading... north.

-[keyboard clacking]

[sighs] Where does he work?

Mutual One Investments.

Jack Wellman.

Familiar?

Hoity-toity prick.

Took out his rivals for him

a few years back

during that sh*t show

in The Centrals.

[grunts]

So, if we don't get

the kid at his pad...

...go to Mutual One.

[gulps and sighs]

[somber music]

-[explosions]

-[helicopter blades whirring]

[fire crackling in the distance]

No witnesses.

[Crilenger]

I won't.

Do it,

or you put us all at risk.

I'm done.

[helicopter blades whirring]

-[g*nsh*t]

-[grunts]

[exhales loudly]

[g*n rattles]

-[siren blaring in the distance]

-[Z] When's the last time

you even saw Malik?

Ten years, maybe?

You wanna talk about it?

No, not really.

You know...

...part of the reason I wanted

to work with you was because...

...you listened...

...when nobody else would.

I understand that,

I just don't feel

like going there right now.

Door's always open.

-Thank you.

-Mm.

[inhales deeply]

-[grunts]

-I still say this is a bad idea.

-We should just cut our losses.

-It's not his fault.

-Yeah, but that friend of his

f*cked us over.

-[car door closes]

-[Crilenger] Hey, hold up.

-[horn honks in the distance]

I wouldn't go up there

if I were you.

-Why?

-Well, for starters,

you're gonna get spotted

the moment you walk

past that camera right there,

and upstairs,

you've got at least two

or three of Malik's g*ons

who've already trashed the place

just waiting

to put you in a pit.

-Great.

-[engines rumbling]

What do you want from me?

Just five minutes of your time.

Yeah?

What, in your car?

You're gonna offer me

some candy too?

[chuckles softly]

No one's forcing you here.

Five minutes?

Yeah.

Then I can go after?

If that's what you choose.

[Z grunts]

[sighs]

[Crilenger]

In the back.

[rattling]

-[Crilenger sighs loudly]

-[car door closes]

Your phone? [sniffs]

-[grunts softly]

-[horns honking in the distance]

-Hey, hey!

I didn't agree to that.

-You might as well tattoo,

"X marks the spot"

on your forehead.

And no electronic purchases

for a while either, okay?

This is Z.

Hi.

I'm guessing you two

were in on that heist thing?

-And it would've gone fine

if your friend--

-Zephyr.

Look, I don't know

what I'm doing.

-Okay?

-You know what

we're looking for, right?

What assurances do I get?

We do the deal together.

We protect you.

We just want what we're owed.

You can have 5% off the top.

I don't care about the money.

With all the sh*t

you've been dragged into,

you'd be doing yourself

a disservice

if you didn't take

some kind of restitution.

[soft rustling]

[horns honking in the distance]

The Ruzeta Grid?

I'm sorry.

What is the Ruzeta Grid?

It's a very long drive.

-There's one rule.

-What's that?

No k*lling.

[sarcastically] Bummer.

Haven't done that in years.

Wake up, coffee,

then have my usual.

Eggs, bacon, and m*rder.

[beeping and whirring]

-[suspenseful music]

-f*ck, I lost him!

He must have trashed his cell.

Lil' f*ck' prick.

[siren blaring in the distance]

[cell phone ringing]

Talk to me, Shades.

-Nothing here, chief.

-[soft rustling]

[gentle music]

Ugh. You know I hate going

to these things, Asha.

Don't worry. You look beautiful.

[chuckles] So do you.

Oh, God, I feel gross.

-Oh, no! You look gorgeous.

-[sighs]

Ugh.

[exhales deeply]

You have that look.

What look?

You're spinning.

[chuckles softly]

I'm not spinning.

Regardless

how much theory means, proof,

-what's out there,

where we all go--

-It's important.

[Asha]

So are you.

Just don't let it own you.

[Dresden whispers]

Okay.

[sighs]

-[indistinct chatter]

-[glasses clinking]

[light tense music]

[clinks]

[Brightmore]

Lady of the hour.

-[laughs]

-Of the century.

Oh.

You know, I'm not

so sure about this.

About what?

I've heard some things

about the Collective.

They play in the dark market.

[gentle piano music playing]

You got your funding, right?

-[chuckling] Yeah.

-[Brightmore] Smile.

It's not every day

that somebody figures out

how to capture consciousness

on a flash drive,

let alone have the resources

to do whatever they want.

I know C & Earth

wants its Dreamcatcher.

This concept,

stealing human energy

from consciousness?

[softly] Yeah.

[Dresden]

It's savage!

The mere thought of an afterlife

goes well beyond any dominion

C & Earth wants control over.

The monocle was designed

to show that we're--

we're not just raw flesh

and random thoughts

reacting by neurons

and survival.

I don't give a sh*t, doctor.

Whatever makes the money roll.

Money? Oh.

[clicks tongue]

What happens to it

when you're dead?

It is that thought form

that is literally f*cking

the planet right now.

-Honey, it's okay.

-No, Asha.

[scoffs] I got this.

You guys...

you just take and take and take

until guess what?

-What?

-[Dresden] There's nothing left.

Look around.

All of this... gone.

And for what? Some irrational

addiction to power?

[Brightmore chuckles]

You've signed

the contract, Dresden.

We didn't force you.

Have a drink.

You look like you need it.

[scoffs] as*h*le.

Brightmore, we're not naive.

Just stay within the terms

that you agreed to.

Okay?

[footsteps receding]

[chuckles]

[ominous music]

[engine rumbling]

I made a mistake.

It's okay.

We'll deal with it.

Just focus on your goals.

Your discovery is important.

It'll change things.

I sold out.

You needed resources.

[sighing] Right.

I love it out here.

Maybe tomorrow

we can do the walk

to Crystal Creek Falls.

-Have a picnic?

-It's really hard for me

to take time off work right now.

I know.

But we just really haven't had

a lot of time together lately.

-Wow.

-Yeah.

You know, I'll call the lab.

Or maybe I can take

a half-day off.

I love you.

I love you too.

[music continues]

-[crashing]

-[glass shattering]

-[somber music]

-[hissing]

[Dresden breathing heavily]

[yells] No! Asha!

[yelling and crying]

Oh, God, no!

Asha! Asha!

Asha!

[sobbing]

[sniffles]

[whirring and beeping]

[footsteps approaching]

[researcher]

Doctor?

Yeah?

The monocle took

to the new update...

...thanks to the schematics

C & Earth sent us.

We used a different algorithm

to rebuild the communication

threads for the retrofit.

There's no risk of overload?

No. We made sure

there was enough ventilation,

so whatever excess power

the sphere produces

gets diverted away

from the primary lens diopter.

-[light tense music]

-[exhales softly]

Call Brightmore.

Tell him we're ready.

[Dresden panting,

coughs, retches]

[toilet flushes]

-[low-pitched rumbling]

-[ominous sting]

-[clicking]

-[glass shattering]

-[woman echoes] Dresden.

-[gasps]

[breathing heavily]

[rattling]

-[light melancholic music]

-[whirring and beeping]

[whispers]

We'll talk soon, my love.

-[ominous music]

-Can I help you?

Excuse me, sir,

you're not allowed to-- [grunts]

[man]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

[door opens]

Jack!

Malik?

-[door closes]

-What? I mean, no cream soda?

Who the f*ck

do you think you are?

-[clacks]

-[Wellman] g*dd*mn it, Malik.

-[thud]

-[groans]

[breathing sharply]

[groaning] Oh, God!

This isn't your territory.

No sh*t.

Hey, nice new golf trophies!

Congratulations!

You know

this c**t cheats, right?

Yeah.

Places a backup ball

in his sleeve.

I mean, for a game that's all

about controlling your ba*ls,

you just can't do it straight,

can you, Jack?

What do you want?

I'm looking for someone.

-Who?

-[Malik] Ethan Mason.

-Our employee? Leave him alone.

-[music continues]

Mm, sorry, can't do that.

Uh, well, he's

too valuable to the group

-to just--

-Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack.

I do not have time

for this sh*t.

All right.

We just need him for...

[sighs] 48 hours. Hmm?

I'll even write you a check...

...for 50K.

And we'll even

hand him over to you...

...personally.

Alive.

Of course.

[paper rustles]

Better not bounce.

-How's your d*ck?

-[Kerry] f*ck you.

[door opens]

I'll see you later,

m*therf*cker.

-[door closes]

-That son of a b*tch.

You find out who the f*ck

he's working for.

-Okay?

-[thud]

[inaudible chatter]

[whooshing]

[ominous sting]

[g*nsh*t]

[whooshing]

-[g*nsh*t echoes]

-[gasps and grunts]

-[inaudible chatter on PC]

-[Ethan sighs]

-[Z] Is that from--

-From Corliss's lecture.

[Ethan grunts]

Yeah, some concepts she designed

about particle transference.

Uh, how much further?

About 50 clicks.

[somber, suspenseful music]

[grunts]

You know, I was wondering...

...you guys don't k*ll anybody?

I mean, you are mercs, right?

Crilenger's got a different...

...philosophy to all that.

Why do you work for Wellman?

Good with... numbers

and patterns, I guess.

It's just a job.

Just a job.

[clicks tongue] Okay.

I found some fraud

in the company.

How surprising.

[Ethan]

And they know about it.

I told them.

That was dumb.

They're the ones

that asked me to look.

And you're getting worked,

office boy.

You know,

I don't even like offices.

It's funny, though,

my dad didn't seem to mind.

The guy was obsessed with money.

Keeping up

with the Joneses. [laughs]

-Always stressed.

-[music continues]

Took it out on us

all the time too.

Then he did some deal.

Lost a bunch of money

for a mutual fund company,

and the SEC

threatened jail time.

He get convicted?

[Ethan]

No.

He k*lled himself.

[exhales shakily] That's brutal.

Yeah. My mom got

real depressed after that.

OD'd on some benzos

shortly after.

I was about 12...

or something at the time.

Both parents.

[Ethan]

Yeah.

[whispers] f*ck.

[Ethan]

But it got me thinking.

Why was he so miserable?

'Cause it wasn't

just his choices.

Have you heard of the term

"structural violence"?

No.

Negative externalities

of society.

Right? It could be

workplace stress

or, um, it could be...

poverty or pollution.

It affects everything.

In reality, our decisions

are defined by what is available

or by what we perceive

as available.

Even though

my father was the one

to pull the trigger...

...if the incentives

were different in any way,

his decision might've changed

-and he might

still be here today.

-[music continues]

It's actually why I got

into architectural engineering.

Better living through design.

[Ethan]

Exactly!

Free energy.

Smart production.

Stress-free aesthetics.

We could live in a world

of zero marginal cost

if we just changed

how we designed

our way of building things.

It's better

than f*cking up the planet.

You hear that, Z?

We have another idealist.

[Z]

Mm-hmm.

No, it's just logical.

Yeah.

As if the corps

will ever let that happen.

Change is coming.

Did you slip something

into Crilenger's coffee?

[chuckles]

It's stupid, yeah.

"If you do not change direction,

you end up where you're heading.

If I let go of what I am,

I might become what I might be."

Lao Tzu.

I know why

you're working for Wellman.

Yeah? Why?

Fear.

[music continues]

I'm sorry about Ross.

He was a good guy.

His family took me in after...

-He was just a little bit--

-Greedy.

Yeah, that's kinda par

for the course.

Yeah.

[clears throat]

So... [clears throat] your turn.

My turn?

What, why the no-k*ll policy?

Yeah.

-Maybe another time.

-[Ethan] Oh!

Well, that's not fair.

So, are we on an op?

No, we're not on an op.

We're cleaning up a mess.

-Well, that's a shame.

-[upbeat suspenseful music]

Kinda felt like we were

a team there for a second.

You know, I think I'm gonna

put on some talk radio.

I think

that's a f*cking good idea.

-[keyboard clacking]

-[Morris] Okay, uh,

I managed to track

Ross's location

from the time you called him

and searched the vicinity.

-[keyboard clacking]

-[chiming]

Looks like the dog

wants to bury a bone.

This is about

the time we lost him,

but, I mean, there's nothing.

Zoom in on the taxi ID number

next to the plate.

[chiming]

It's, uh, 7:34 a.m.

So, what are you gonna do?

I'm gonna hack into their system

and find the routing assignment.

Attaboy.

-[whirring and beeping]

-[Morris] Oh, sh*t.

It's the RZ, there's no

satellite images out there.

Go back to Mason's apartment.

[music continues]

[chimes]

Crilenger's car. Next one.

[chimes]

f*ck, it's ghosted.

Doesn't matter.

We know where they're going.

[sniffs] Offering 100K.

Two males, one female,

one salvage. A hard case.

Approximately 30 minutes away

from your sector,

driving a black armored coup.

Sending coordinates now.

-[snaps finger]

-[suspenseful music]

[wind blowing]

[engine rumbling]

[whirring]

I can't see sh*t.

I'm working on it, Z.

-[thudding and rumbling]

-Jesus!

Is it always like this out here?

It's just debris.

-[whirring and beeping]

-All right.

Z, three clicks, nine o'clock.

I f*cking hate this place.

-[ominous music]

-[male collective 8]

Malik's becoming a liability.

Termination and/or incarceration

of the associates

was not authorized.

It was something he demanded

as part of the deal.

[female collective 3]

These actions have elevated

unnecessary exposure.

Mutual One and Peredor

have already implicated

our involvement.

[male collective 8]

The operation would've been

more expedient

if he wasn't playing games

with the crew he assembled

through the fixer.

They are close

to the recovery of the sphere?

-They are.

-[female collective 1]

Malik must be focused

on the final phase.

Please remove him

from the current assignment.

We trust the freelancers

will complete the transaction.

My pleasure, Collective.

What about Mutual One's

employee, Ethan Mason?

[male collective 8]

We have a unique opportunity

with Mr. Mason.

Are you suggesting

a test subject?

[female collective 5]

Indeed.

I'll look into it.

[engine rumbling]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[beeping]

[wind blowing]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[Z]

f*ck, it's cold!

[car doors close]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

What the hell

happened here, anyway?

-Pop version or the truth?

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

-Truth?

Some quantum engineers

were brought in years ago

by DARPA to try to create

a multidimensional shift

in the region.

-[somber, ominous music]

-The idea was to do

some kind of

interdimensional surveillance

-using the fusion power.

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

-But a rift happened.

Instead of being able

to spy in other dimensions,

-it affected the subatomic

structure of the area...

-[distorted whooshing]

...affecting the ecosystem.

Physics is different,

law is different.

The fragment that got through

affected the physics.

Climate,

weather affected mostly,

but also communication.

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

They abandoned the project...

...and put a cover story on it.

-Wouldn't that affect

the rest of the world?

-[distorted whooshing]

You'd think so.

They managed to keep it

isolated for now, but who knows?

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

A lot of strange sh*t

happens here.

-I'm guessing

this used to be a mining town?

-[distorted whooshing]

Yeah.

-Sacred burial ground

before that.

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

-Before the dipshits

of DARPA f*cked that up.

The locals like

to call it "Frankenland."

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[music continues]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[wind blowing]

[distorted whooshing]

[buzzing]

-[loud bang]

-You guys okay?

-[softly] Yeah.

-[distorted whooshing]

[distorted whooshing]

[whirring and buzzing]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[dropping]

[distorted whooshing]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

-[soft sloshing]

-[soft buzzing]

[distorted whooshing]

-[Crilenger] You guys okay?

-[Z softly] Yeah.

-[panting and grunting]

-[zips]

[Ethan]

I can't see anything.

[Crilenger grunting]

Hang on. [sniffs]

-[soft clattering]

-[sighs]

[exhales loudly] Okay.

[softly] All right.

Twenty-five meters,

twelve o'clock.

[exhales, sniffs]

[Crilenger breathing loudly]

[buzzing and whirring]

[suspenseful music]

Strange stuff.

It's here.

I'll dig.

[thud]

[engines rumbling]

[ominous music]

[engines revving]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[distorted whooshing]

[g*n c*ck]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[Ethan grunts]

[blows, grunts]

[suspenseful music]

Key.

Please?

-[clicking]

-[whirring]

-[clack]

-[clicking]

-C! [grunts]

-[shouts] What?

-[g*nshots]

-[gasps]

[panting]

-[grunting]

-[Ethan] Z!

[Z]

f*ck!

[cell phone ringing]

-[beeps]

-Kind of in the middle.

[Brightmore]

Call it off.

-What the f*ck?

-Start prepping the next phase.

But we're this close

to pulling it off!

Collective's orders.

[clattering]

[groaning] It hurts!

Ethan,

there's first aid in the bag.

There's an injection.

You can use it in the wound

to seal it up and disinfect it.

-Here, take this.

-[g*n rattles]

-Remember what I told you.

-[Z breathes loudly]

[dramatic music]

-[Ethan whispers]

Let me take this off.

-[groaning]

[panting]

-[Z grunts]

-You ready?

Not really.

-[shouts] f*ck!

-[softly] Yeah.

-[distorted whooshing]

-[g*nshots]

[music increases]

-[thudding]

-[distorted whooshing]

[high-pitched ringing]

[distorted whooshing]

[distorted whooshing]

[engine starts]

[distorted whooshing]

[engine rumbling]

-How you feeling?

-[breathes heavily] Better.

-[softly] Thanks.

-No, thank you.

If it weren't for you,

we'd be toast by now.

Keep your eyes peeled

and hand on the trigger.

Yes, ma'am.

[engines rumbling]

[dramatic music]

[distorted whooshing]

[engines revving]

-[high-pitched ringing]

-[distorted whooshing]

[soft sloshing]

[engine rumbling]

[music continues]

-[g*nsh*t]

-[thudding]

At least the money

is still good.

Not everything's about

the money, Brokowski.

Abort the mission.

[on radio] I repeat, abort...

...the mission.

[clicks tongue] Oh, God.

I miss the tropics.

[breathing heavily]

[sighs]

What took you so long?

[pants]

[tense music]

Kerry, relax. Have a cream soda.

No, thanks. FYI,

Malik's contracted

with C & Earth.

See? I told you.

Relax, Tran.

Jesus Christ, what else?

They stole Peredor's tech.

The whole thing

was a bit of a f*ck-up.

C & Earth hired Malik.

Malik got some insider

and hired a fixer

to assemble a couple of mercs.

They're delivering it

to someone at Aurora Limited.

It's one

of C & Earth's subsidiaries.

Who are the mercs?

Crilenger and Zephyr Gates.

The monk. [chuckles softly]

Let me guess, Malik was gonna

frame him for the job.

Something like that.

Crilenger's a unique brand.

Wasn't he agency?

Oh, yeah, counterintelligence.

He was the brightest star

they ever had.

[chuckles]

Sorry the son of a b*tch quit.

What's the plan?

Recover the tech.

What about Malik?

Zero his a*s.

[woman on advertisement]

The Grinder,

this hard and hot

fiery thick one...

-[continues indistinctly]

-[engine rumbling]

[Z]

I used to do meth

in a place like this.

By the way...

...you never did tell me

why the no-k*lling policy.

Yeah, C, why don't you tell him?

[woman on advertisement

continues indistinctly]

[Crilenger]

Used to be agency.

Last time, our team went to,

to a village

on a search-and-destroy.

k*lled a lot of kids

and families in the process.

Territory seized.

There was a woman...

who survived.

[somber music]

We were told...

...no witnesses.

Our task was to clean...

...the area.

I wanted to help her.

And then, someone from our crew

shot her right there.

It was Malik.

Oh, sh*t.

I quit after that.

[inhales deeply]

I made the decision

never to... k*ll...

anybody again.

Most mercs are like Malik.

I figured,

someone in this business,

so long as it exists...

...can do it

without all the insanity.

See?

That wasn't so hard.

[sighing] Yeah.

-[grunts]

-So, how did you two

start working together?

I was a... grunt

in The Centrals.

And after discharge...

...got all f*cked up

on drugs and sh*t.

Ended up homeless.

Crilenger helped clean me up.

Oh, f*ck!

[Crilenger]

What?

I forgot I have a thing

I need to go to tomorrow night.

[exhales] What thing?

[helicopter blades whirring

in the distance]

Thing at my boss's house.

Oh, that's a f*cking great idea.

Oh, yeah, thank you!

That's nice!

I don't wanna walk into work

on Monday morning

and have my boss go,

"Hey, Ethan,

you don't have a job anymore."

[g*nshots on video game]

["Serenade No. 13 in G Major,

K. 525" by Mozart playing]

[crickets chirping]

[Kerry whispers]

What the f*ck?

[footsteps on rooftop]

-[music increases]

-[g*nshots]

[blade rings]

[music continues]

[blade rings]

[blade rings]

-[ominous sting]

-[sword ringing echoes]

[suspenseful music]

[engine rumbling]

[indistinct chatter]

[glasses clinking]

-Thank you.

-[glass clinks]

Do you know

where I can find Mr. Wellman?

That g*dd*mn Collective.

Uh, C & Earth's in

over their heads.

Tran and Kerry sent out a team

to take care of Malik

at Rubicon.

If you didn't do this

for Peredor,

this close

to a hostile takeover--

Pac-Man defense.

Speaking of which,

what happened?

We're sending every boot we have

to that lab at Aurora.

We'll recover what was stolen,

then we're gonna burn it

to the f*cking ground.

Ethan! I'm glad

you could make it.

Join us!

Folks, this is Ethan Mason,

our financial analyst.

Saving us a whole lot

of trouble.

I was just doing my job.

Ethan, Kay Chancellor,

Chairman of the Board

for Peredor Corporation.

Hitomi Brazcel,

CEO of Sakura International.

You've got Senator Brigman,

and Tran, of course,

you already know.

I hear you're

very talented, Mr. Mason.

It's definitely a pleasure

to make your acquaintance.

It's a pleasure

to meet you as well.

Just like his father, Jack.

Modest.

You knew my father?

Briefly. Y-- you know what?

I have an incredible

single malt.

Are you a Scotch man?

Why not?

Stellar 50.

Isn't that expensive?

-[soft popping]

-Very.

[soft pouring]

Thank you.

What about you?

I already... got mine.

To success.

[clinks]

[indistinct chatter

in the distance]

[coughing]

[chuckles] Good.

-And strong.

-Mm.

But it's very smooth, yeah.

You said that you,

you worked with my father?

Well, he worked

with an affiliate of ours

many years ago, I...

...I hope I didn't offend.

Not at all.

A tragedy.

I really don't think

it was his fault.

-[beeps]

-Welcome back to everyone's

favorite Z dating show.

Listen, uh, I believe

with your beauty, your talent,

mixed with my superior genetics,

we will create

the ultimate apex progeny.

What would you do if a mage

was attacking her?

-[beeps]

-Rumor has it

Mutual One made a major play

and will begin purchasing

majority shares in Peredor,

Sakura Biotech,

and Tranceworld Media

on Tuesday,

making their portfolio

the largest in the world.

-Back to you, Kevin.

-[beeps]

[ominous music]

I thought you guys

were trying to--

Mm, not exactly.

-You designed it.

-Not me.

-But that's ill--

-ill*gal? I know.

[softly] I know.

I don't feel great.

It's been so long

since I thought about Alan.

-[glass clatters]

-Boy, was he naive,

but... highly instrumental.

What?

Oh, your dad.

Amazing how the press bought

that fake suicide of his.

Man, we made a lot

of money off that one.

[clattering and thudding]

[waves crashing]

[engine rumbling]

[grunting]

-[beeping]

-[softly] Get him.

[woman sighs]

[engine starts]

[music continues]

[both panting]

[g*n c*ck]

-[g*nshots]

-[both groan]

[thudding]

-[beeping]

-[Z grunts, softly] Hey.

He's ten sheets

to a f*cking hurricane.

[Crilenger]

Hurry, we have

to get him back in the car.

-[ominous music]

-[snorting]

Don't leave me, Master.

[moans softly]

[music increases]

[spits] Jesus Christ!

[Malik]

Yeah, what a f*ck job

that guy, huh?

[loud crunching]

Whatever C & Earth's paying you,

I'll double it right now.

How did you not see

this coming, anyway?

[Wellman]

We did.

Do you think Peredor

is gonna sit back

and let C & Earth

steal its tech?

It's w*r, Malik.

Yeah, well, it's a w*r

you guys can't win.

C & Earth's taken over.

W-- who the f*ck

do you think you are,

coming into my place?

Your place?

What, you think

you earned all of this?

That's funny.

[chuckles] Look, I-- I've got...

...an account

nobody knows about.

I'll give it to you.

You know, Jack...

...guys like you,

you get away with everything.

Whereas guys like us

pretty much clean up your sh*t

while you sit back

on your private jet.

Yeah, and what makes you

any different?

-[Malik] The difference?

-Uh-huh.

[music increases]

I have no illusions

about what I am.

But you?

You pretend to be something

that you're not.

See, I think it's cosmic destiny

that C & Earth hired us

for this gig.

I lost a lot of comrades

all those years back

during that clusterfuck

in The Centrals

you and your friends

sent us on. You guys...

...you guys made out

like bandits.

We lost legs, lives.

Some even lost their minds.

So, check it out.

I had this idea

to give real weight

and significance

to any time some prick

wants to start

a conflict in the world

for their own self-interest.

It's a policy, if you will.

That you guys...

...are the first in line.

Because, I mean, if it's

so f*cking important to you,

you should be leading

the charge.

Fully armed.

Taking the risk.

Am I right?

[music continues]

[grunts]

[mimicking Wellman] "Yes, Malik.

You are right."

[in normal voice]

Look... [sighs]

[clicks tongue]

I'm gonna give you a chance...

...to k*ll me.

[snaps finger]

-[g*n rattles]

-[Wellman shakily] Please,

don't do this.

Don't be a whiny little b*tch.

Have some self-respect.

Come on, c*ck it.

-[rattling]

-Here you go, go on.

-[exhales shakily]

-Calm down, it's okay.

Pull that back.

[exhales sharply]

-[Wellman grunts]

-[Malik] There you go!

Now, you are locked and loaded.

Ready to rock and roll.

[breathing heavily]

Well, come on, man.

What are you waiting for?

This is your golden opportunity.

-[exhales shakily]

-[g*n clicks]

Bummer.

Could've guessed it, right?

-[g*n c*ck]

-[shouting] The f*cking game

was rigged all along!

[music continues]

[softly]

Have a nice death, Jack.

[Wellman]

f*ck you.

[Malik]

Flush this piece of sh*t.

[grunting]

[music increases]

[panting and grunting]

[engine starts]

[hissing]

[engine rumbling]

-[engine rumbling]

-[Ethan groans]

[groans loudly]

You okay back there?

Yeah.

Brutal headache.

What happened?

[Z]

Your boss slipped you a roofie.

Almost had you cliff diving.

Probably trying

to tie up any loose ends

from whatever scheme you dug up.

That piece of sh*t!

Well, thank you for saving me.

-Again.

-[Z] No worries.

It's what you do for your team.

We're a team?

-Relax.

-Oh, shh.

Yeah.

Cool.

[dramatic music]

sh*t, we have company.

[tires screeching]

[g*n c*ck]

[whirring]

-They have a cutter.

-They got a what?

[whirring]

-[tires screeching]

-[whooshing]

[muffled g*nshots]

-[cutter whirring]

-[whooshing]

-[tires screeching]

-[loud expl*si*n]

[fire whooshing]

-[tires screeching]

-[engine rumbling]

[Ethan groans and pants]

[suspenseful music]

[shouting] Let's go, people!

Move. Move.

Move.

[Dresden]

I just don't understand

all this security.

[Brightmore]

There's people out there

who wanna steal it.

-This is crazy.

-Collective's orders.

-[beeping and whirring]

-Well, what am I supposed to do?

Just fit the device and test it.

On who, exactly?

Let me worry about that.

-[sighs]

-[beeps]

-They're here.

-[Brightmore] Good.

Just whatever you do,

wait till the deal is done.

-Copy.

-One more thing,

our test subject.

Ethan Mason. Yeah, I know.

I'll get

your little guinea pig for ya.

[engine rumbling]

[beeping]

I wanna punch that c**t

straight in the as*h*le.

[music continues]

[engine rumbling]

It'll be extraordinary to see

the doctor's invention

in action.

The only action

we're interested in

is credits, lady.

And could you

leave that, please?

[rattling]

[clatters]

[bleeping and whirring]

Dr. Corliss?

Yes?

[mysterious music]

I was expecting

only one courier.

It's a little

more complicated than that.

You can say that again.

My friend was m*rder*d

'cause of this thing.

[scoffs]

What are you talking about?

[Ethan]

It was stolen from Peredor.

So you're thieves?

-I'm not.

-Only the good stuff.

[scoffs]

The f*cking as*h*le lied to me.

-[g*n c*ck]

-All right, m*therf*ckers,

-in position!

-[all] Yes, sir!

[shouts] 50K bonus

for every shitbag Peredor bony!

-[all] Yeah!

-[cheering]

[light dramatic music]

[g*ns c*ck]

You act so surprised.

It's easy to look the other way

when you got

this kind of funding.

My thoughts exactly.

That's rich, coming from a merc.

What about our scratch?

Well, could I at least see

if it works first?

Sure.

Ethan.

[clicking]

[light suspenseful music]

What do you even know

about that sphere, anyway?

Only that they sent us

the schematics

a couple of weeks ago.

They said it was coming

from a private vendor.

A private vendor?

[laughs] Christ.

What are you hoping

to achieve with this thing?

There are three settings.

The first implants and extracts

memories from the brain.

The other is something

that C & Earth wanted.

It basically siphons off

human energy and consciousness

and then stores it

to be used for consumption.

For consumption?

Are you f*cking kidding me?

It wasn't my idea.

It was part of the deal

with C & Earth.

I would never have gotten

this level of funding...

...if I hadn't played ball

with the Collective.

What do they wanna do with it?

Well, C & Earth wants

to figure out a way

to achieve immortality.

Not like copying

a personality engram

and then putting it

on a hard drive.

Real immortality.

[thudding]

[ominous music]

[g*nshots]

[gasps]

[softly] Beautiful.

Javelin, Morris, with me.

[g*nshots continue]

Now, you said there were

three settings on this.

-Well, hopefully...

-[music continues]

...it opens

a dimensional portal in the mind

to what we call "the afterlife."

It'll prove

the existence of a soul.

You tested this?

Not with this upgrade.

We couldn't get

the second and third settings

to function properly.

We needed something

more powerful.

So C & Earth

just basically wants

to k*ll people

and take their energy

and make it their own.

Well, that's not

how they said it would work.

And they told us...

that they would be using it

on death row inmates

and the terminally ill.

-Oh, wow.

-[chuckles]

You actually believe that?

Look, I have a, a wife who died.

And this is my only chance

to maybe...

[voice breaking]

talk to her again.

Or just know that she's okay.

[scoffs] You just don't get it!

I mean, the mere...

...implication of an afterlife

is game-changing!

I get it.

I understand.

And I don't disagree.

[music continues]

But at what cost, doctor?

We can't let her have it.

-We're under contract, Z.

-No, there's no f*cking way.

This thing could seriously be

an issue for all of us.

I agree.

Please don't do this.

We have to, Z.

[scoffs softly]

Now, look, there are other ways

to achieve things, Dresden.

I think you should

seriously reconsider

your business with C & Earth.

You understand the stakes here.

I have worked so hard on this.

And I'm not about

to just throw it all away

when we barely know

anything about it yet.

[exhales deeply]

The ethics can be

dealt with later.

I did my research for good,

regardless of what

C & Earth intended.

So be it.

[beeping]

[scoffs softly]

[music continues]

[soft buzzing]

[machine whirring]

[electricity crackling]

[clicking]

[g*nshots]

[clanking]

[whirring]

-[sharp expl*si*n]

-[hissing]

-[loud expl*si*n]

-[screams]

[glass shattering]

The scratch.

[beeping and whirring]

Okay. Okay.

I need the wiring details.

[softly] Yeah.

[soft tapping]

Done.

[music continues]

-[alarm blaring]

-[automated voice]

Perimeter breached.

-What is that?

-Code five.

Peredor. Uh, uh, pleasure

doing business with you, doctor.

Ethan, Zephyr,

it is time for us to go.

Perimeter breached. Code five.

I really hope it was worth it.

I didn't know.

Perimeter breached. Code five.

[g*nshots]

[man on radio]

Boss, we have hostiles

in the perimeter.

Lure them down

to our point of fire.

[alarm blaring continues]

-Clear.

-[automated voice] You are now

at Laboratory 22,

sector three.

[automated voice]

Perimeter breached. Code five.

[music continues]

[g*nshots]

[Crilenger]

Ethan! Go!

-[g*ns c*ck]

-[g*nshots]

-Go, go, go, go, go. go!

-[g*n c*ck]

[g*nshots]

Morris, with me.

[grunts]

-[gasps and groans]

-[thuds]

-[softly] Up.

-[groans]

-[thudding]

-Back the f*ck up.

-Put it down.

-In the chair, kid.

-[alarm blaring continues]

-[music continues]

Morris, you know

what you gotta do?

-[Morris] Oh, yeah.

-Okay, so do it.

I'm gonna go take care

of that lanky prick.

Have fun.

[g*nshots]

[grunts]

[yelling]

-[beeping]

-[buzzes]

[mysterious music]

-[beeping]

-[machine whirring]

-[loud heart beating]

-[energy crackling]

[whooshing and whirring]

[ethereal, mysterious music]

[grunting echoes]

[whirring increases]

[yelling echoes]

[buzzing and whirring]

[electricity crackling]

-[whooshing]

-[clacks echoing]

[buzzing]

[Asha and Ethan echoing]

Dresden...

[melancholic music]

...it's me.

[Ethan]

We never did get to go

on that hike.

[echoing softly] Asha.

I miss you.

[crying] I miss you so much.

It's okay.

You need to live

for the present now.

[sobs] But I think

about you every day.

[sniffles]

[Ethan and Asha echoing]

I know.

[Ethan]

We'll meet again.

[Ethan and Asha echoing]

It's inevitable.

Where are you?

[Asha echoing]

In a peaceful place.

Where all thought,

all form originates.

[soft whooshing]

I won't be here much longer.

Another journey awaits.

I've already concluded

my contract

with the previous one.

-[echoing] Contract?

-[music continues]

You will understand

in time, Dresden.

Listen to me.

What you've done here,

this technology...

...it's not meant

to be used like this.

The beings who designed

the power of the sphere

are much older

than your species.

Much wiser.

Your world is not ready.

In time, people will learn

to use wisdom

with this discovery.

But the people who want

to use it now

are very dangerous.

They are attempting to use it

as a means to prolong

their lifespan,

for which it is not designed.

They do not understand

the consequences

of using this device.

What consequences?

They will ruin lives with it.

They will imprison minds

with it.

[music continues]

What am I supposed to do?

You must destroy it.

I will.

I love you.

[exhales sharply]

I will always love you.

[whispers] I love you too.

-I have to go now.

-[crying] No, please!

[sobs] Please stay!

Goodbye, my dearest.

-[wind blowing]

-[soft beeping]

-[electricity crackling]

-[low-pitched whirring]

[light suspenseful music]

[loudly] Hey, hey. You okay?

[shouting] What the f-- f*ck?

-[alarm blaring continues]

-[g*nshots]

-[g*n c*ck]

-[g*nsh*t]

[groans]

-[high-pitched whirring]

-[clacking]

[low-pitched rumbling]

[whirring and rumbling]

What-- [gasps]

-[bone crunches]

-[flesh squelching]

[ominous music]

-[thudding]

-[squelching]

[thudding]

[g*nshots]

[Crilenger]

Z.

-Go! [panting]

-[g*nshots]

-[thudding]

-[buzzing]

[electricity crackling]

-[buzzes]

-[panting]

[shattering]

[hissing]

-[g*nshots]

-[groaning]

-[Crilenger panting] All right.

-[Z groans]

-[Crilenger] You're

gonna be okay?

-[groaning] Yes! Go.

[dramatic music]

[panting]

-[g*nshots]

-[yells]

[shouts] Come on!

Stick your head

out for me, monk!

[heavily breathes, shouts]

They're here! Come on!

-[beeping]

-[automated voice]

Access unrecognized.

Hurry!

[growling]

[g*nshots]

[clattering]

[chuckling] Oh!

There you go!

[panting]

[clattering]

[breathes deeply]

-[grunting]

-[thuds]

-[grunting]

-[groaning]

-[music continues]

-[grunts]

You have a choice, Malik.

-[grunts]

-[groans]

-[grunts]

-[thud]

-[thudding]

-[groans]

-[grunts]

-[choking]

[grunting]

[grunts]

-[coughs and breathes heavily]

-[panting]

Enough!

[exhales loudly]

-[grunts]

-[groans]

-[clicks]

-[grunts]

I'm gonna enjoy

watching you die, monk.

[exhales deeply]

-[grunts]

-[scrapes]

-[grunting and groaning]

-[thudding]

-[yells]

-[grunts]

-[thudding]

-[groaning]

[grunts, shouts] Come on, do it!

f*cking do it!

Just f*cking do it. Finish me.

f*cking finish me!

[light melancholic music]

Your hatred is

your prison, Malik.

Yeah. And you're

a righteous pain in the a*s.

-[exhales deeply]

-[knife clicks and clatters]

You're a sl*ve

to the corporation.

You're just gonna end up

a f*cking tool

they'll use and throw away.

We did not sign up for this.

I'll see you around.

[footsteps receding]

[rattling]

-[exhales sharply]

-[knife clatters]

[footsteps receding]

-My car's over there.

-[crickets chirping]

[suspenseful music]

-[whooshing]

-[gasps loudly]

-[grunts]

-[thudding]

[growling]

-[grunts]

-[thudding]

-[growling]

-[screams]

-[thudding]

-[dramatic music]

[grunts]

-[yells]

-[thuds]

-[grunting]

-[yells]

[g*nshots]

-Come on. Go, go, go.

-[whimpers]

-[growling]

-[engine rumbling]

[Z shouts]

Get in the car!

[panting]

-[g*nshots]

-[growling]

[Crilenger]

Let's go!

[tires screeching]

[engine rumbling]

[helicopter blades whirring]

-[loud expl*si*n]

-[crashing]

[mysterious music]

[reporter]

Mutual One Investments

and Barrington Tran Security

are under investigation

for extortion, fraud,

and m*rder.

Charges include

rigging the market to gain

controlling interest

in Sakura Biotech, Peredor,

and Tranceworld Media.

Jack Wellman, CEO of Mutual One,

has been reported dead

-of an apparent suicide...

-[indistinct muttering]

...rumored to be in connection

with the crimes.

And earlier today,

Sakura Biotech,

Peredor, Tranceworld Media,

and Mutual One Investments

were bought up

by C & Earth Corporation

in a hostile takeover bid

early this morning,

making C & Earth the largest

conglomerate in the world.

-[ominous music]

-[Brightmore] Managed to save

the components from the monocle.

We'll be able

to replicate the prototype.

Peredor's board and Mutual One

made their concession.

[male collective 8]

The Dreamcatcher experiment

yielded positive results.

Even our interpreters fared well

k*lling their opponents.

Yes. The mercs were no match

for their strength

nor their abilities.

[female collective 3]

It's important we continue

to keep an eye on Ethan Mason.

Tracked and monitored.

You're sure you don't

wanna remove the mercs

and Dresden Corliss?

[male collective 7]

We do not wanna provoke

any conflict

during this transition.

Very well. By the way,

we selected

test subjects at Area 93.

The next phase

is already underway.

Two towns.

Sulen Community and Bigsby.

[male collective 8]

Excellent.

Please keep us informed

of any new developments.

My pleasure, Collective.

-[low-pitched whirring]

-[buzzes]

-[light suspenseful music]

-[waves crashing]

-[whooshing, whirring,

and buzzing]

-[crackling]

Found this in the car.

Great designs.

Definitely do

the engineer thing.

I quit my job.

[sirens blaring in the distance]

How's Dresden?

She'll be all right.

We... managed to work a deal

to keep her safe.

That's good.

So, what are you all

about to do next?

Off to steal more sh*t?

No.

Z and I agree

we're done with that.

But there's probably someone

out there who needs our help...

...given the circumstances

recently.

I'm glad to hear it.

[music continues]

What do you see out there?

I see a lot of things.

[static]

[rock music]

Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick

Stuck in their brains again

Like a twisted nail, outdone

We're crawling around alone

Found a cosmic rail, oh, no

They're pushing

Their trains again

Born into their mind

She says

She's strolling around alone

Hero, walking around

Hero, let's go!

Hero, moping around

Zero, straight down

"Oh, no," they go

They know zero

"Oh, no," they go

Too much information

Yeah, overload

Hearts alone

Too much information

Yeah, hearts explode

Broken bones

[indistinct muttering echoes]

Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick

Trapped in their head again

Like a crooked lens

Look, see

They're forging those bets

The same

Like a tortured wretch

Oh, no

They see those crowds around

Shouting all the gore

Here comes

That fated fame event

Hero, walking around

Hero, let's go!

Hero, moping around

Zero, straight down

"Oh, no," they go

They know zero

"Oh, no," they go

Too much information

Yeah, overload...

[music fades]

-[static]

-[crackling]

[distorted chatter]

[static and chatter increase]