Falling Skies (2011–2015): Season 2, Episode 7 - Molon Labe - full transcript
Ben is placed in harm's way by someone who he thought he could trust. Tom captures another hostage. Weaver offers Matt a job to lift his spirits and make him feel useful. And when members of the 2nd Mass are trapped in the basement of a building, the situation takes a turn for the worst when they find themselves faced with a new enemy.
- Where are you taking me?
- There's a group of skitters...
...who have an ability
to resist harnesses.
- Act of their own free will?
- Don't know how they did it.
They've started a rebellion
against the Overlords.
- How did you find out about this?
- Their leader contacted me.
- How?
- Through my spikes.
Same way we connected.
When I was harnessed,
I saw and heard a lot of stuff.
I mean, I could tell them
all kinds of things.
Battle plans, defenses.
Maybe,
but we do still have to find them.
How?
- Skitters.
- Close by.
- Rebels?
- Don't know yet.
- Hold it. Those aren't...
- You're right, Ben.
They're not rebels.
They're with us.
It's as you predicted.
He's been in contact
with the rebel leader.
You're wasting your time.
I'm not gonna say anything.
Come on, Ben.
Don't be like this.
You remember how it felt,
being connected...
...completely?
Fully?
There's so much I wanna show you.
Teach you.
We're going to do things together.
You can't even begin to imagine.
Go, boy!
Go get some!
Ben, get down! Get down there!
Move, move, move!
Dai, Anthony, keep them busy!
Come on! Come on! Give it up!
All the mechs are standing down.
- What the hell?
- They don't wanna risk it getting hit.
He's too important.
Then I guess you're coming with us.
Ouch.
Oh, I can barely move.
That's the idea.
It will remind you
not to tear those stitches again.
They've been gone over an hour. Ugh.
I should have gone with them.
Not with that wound.
Maggie, you need to take it easy.
Right.
Your bus is topped off
and ready to roll for Charleston.
You didn't need to come tell me that.
Well, if we're gonna be stuck
in different vehicles for 500 miles...
...I wanna grab
all the Lourdes time I can.
He hasn't left the window
since they went after Ben.
How long do we wait? If Karen knew
we're here, so do the aliens.
Only a matter of time
before they lower the hammer.
For all we know, Tom's patrol
could have been in an ambush...
They're coming back.
They're bringing Ben back
and we're not leaving until they do.
Damn straight.
Jamil, what are you doing...
...when we can't get
the GTO working right?
- I'm on it, sir.
- You better be.
We're moving out
as soon as Tom's back.
Captain Weaver,
what are you doing out of bed?
- My job.
- You've got no business walking...
...after what you've just been through.
- Noted.
Now, is the med unit
gonna be ready to move out?
- Lourdes sent the last stretcher down.
- Good.
There's still a lot of medical supplies
down in the basement.
No telling when we'll come across
a cache like this again.
Take Lourdes. Liberate what you can.
Be back in 20 minutes.
All right.
They're gonna need security.
That's you, Matt.
Start moving, soldier.
Yes, sir.
Captain, you're gonna wanna see this.
What the hell are you doing
out of bed?
The next person that asks me that
is gonna get knocked upside the head.
- Noted.
- Glad to see you got Ben.
- What about Karen?
- She slipped away.
But I brought you something else.
Hell of a catch, huh, cap?
Whoa.
I understood the objective
was to recover your son.
And instead
you bring back a fish-head?
We had no choice.
This may be our ticket out of here.
Tom, we need to get on the road
to Charleston now. That was the order.
I'm changing plans.
We'll take him to Charleston.
But I think we got bigger problems.
Anthony, Dai, lock that big bastard
down in the psych ward.
Tom and Tector, on me!
- Lyle, help the captain.
- I'm fine. Let's move!
Move!
Mechs must be hungover!
They can't hit crap!
They don't wanna risk hurting
their Overlord!
Draw your fire! Conserve your ammo!
There must be some reason
they're shooting.
All this noise
is to keep our attention on them.
While they sneak in the back door?
I'll check it out.
- Cover him! Cover Tom!
- Copy that.
- Crazy, come on!
- Boon, Tector!
Just leave it.
We need to get upstairs.
Get down!
They backed off after the explosion.
Whatever you did back there...
...seems to have settled them down.
I hope so.
Tom.
I know what you're gonna say,
captain.
This is the kind of hard choice
I was talking about.
I'm not offering Ben up as a sacrifice.
I'm not suggesting that for a moment.
But we cannot protect him anymore.
I got lots of parents
with lots of children here.
Every single one of them is put at risk
because of what Ben has brought on us.
- That's not fair.
- It may not be fair, but it's true.
And if you had any objectivity,
you would know that it was true, Tom.
Tell me what to do.
Well, right now,
we're surrounded by the enemy.
And we're just gonna...
No easy answers. We're gonna have
to wait and see what their move is.
Tom Mason!
Well, that didn't take long.
Tom, are you there?
What do you want, Karen?
Things have spun
a little out of control here, Tom!
Let's all take a deep breath
and talk this out!
Start talking!
Your prisoner, my master...
...turn him loose
and you're all free to leave.
And if we don't?
Things can only get worse, Tom,
and none of us wants that to happen.
Hal, I'm glad you're okay.
I was worried Ben hurt you.
Really, Karen? Worried?
Yes.
- Very worried.
- You gonna make another speech...
...about how the aliens
forced you to kidnap Ben...
...and how horrified you were
by it all?
My master wanted to take
a more aggressive approach.
As difficult as this may be
for you to understand...
...I am still trying to protect you.
- You can't have Ben.
- Yes.
That's clear now.
Hand over my master
and your lives will be spared.
Pull your forces back. Once we're clear
to the hospital, we'll release him.
How do I know you won't kill him
the moment he's out of sight?
You'll have to trust us.
- Trusting you is problematic.
- You don't have a choice.
If you won't listen to me, talk to him.
You've spoken with him
when you and I were aboard his ship.
Dr. Glass, are you okay?
Yeah, I think so.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, yeah.
Lourdes? Lourdes, are you all right?
Yeah.
Let's... Let's get out of here.
There's a stairway.
That way.
She said she was acting
of her own free will.
- Why would she do that?
- It doesn't matter.
What matters
is she's got us boxed in tight.
We couldn't trust her to keep a deal
even if we made one.
We need to figure out
a way out of this.
Tector, we need to recon
the alien positions.
- Pick a team.
- Yes, sir.
Boon, you up for a little
sneak-and-peak?
Creeping and peeping?
- It's what I live for.
- Attaboy.
You take Tyreen
and work your way out.
Find out if them cockroaches
have any weaknesses we can exploit.
If they've got them, I'll find them.
- GTO's fixed, captain.
- Good work, Jamil.
Pal, I want you and Maggie
to go check out...
...that access tunnel
we found in the east wing.
See if it comes out
beyond the alien position.
If we go through that tunnel, we'll have
to leave our vehicles and gear.
It beats dying in here.
Let's hope we think
of something better.
Have you seen Anne and Matt?
They went to commandeer supplies
from the basement.
I'd feel comfortable
if they were inside our perimeter.
I need you up here. Jamil can do that.
Come on. Let's move, people.
- I'm on my way. Yup.
- Thanks, Jamil.
Hal.
- Yeah?
I screwed up.
You never should have come after me.
What you talking about?
You're my brother.
I should have left weeks ago.
I knew it.
Everyone's in danger because of me.
It's not your responsibility.
That was Karen. She played us both.
They tried to kill the leader. They were
bound to come after me. I knew that!
Hey. Go check out that access tunnel.
Cut yourself some slack.
We're gonna get through this.
If we do,
I'm gonna leave the 2nd Mass.
- No. We'll figure something out.
- Dad...
- Stop trying to hold on!
- I'm not.
Dad, I'm leaving. Accept it.
You're coming to Charleston.
Tell them about the rebellion.
Because that worked with you.
You threw their leader in a cage.
You think it would be better
with strangers?
- You're 15 years old!
- I'm doing this my way!
Fifteen-year-olds fought
in the American revolution. Why can't I?
- Because you're my son!
- That's exactly why I have to do this!
The other reason is down there.
What, the Overlord?
When he was near me, he was trying
to worm his way through the spikes...
...trying to get inside my head.
- To find out what you know.
Did he get anything?
No.
But I don't know how much longer
I would have been able to hold him out.
Dad, he's scared.
This rebellion terrifies him.
Keep your distance, huh?
- What's he been doing?
- Sitting there like a waxwork.
It feels like he's laughing at us.
Move back!
- Move back!
- Jamil?
Move! Move back!
Jamil?
Oh, God, no.
Are you okay?
Jamil. Jamil, can you hear me?
Jamil.
Jamil, do you know where you are?
We're gonna have to move you so I can
take a better look at you, Jamil.
Look at me.
- No!
Here it is.
Great.
- You still thinking about Karen?
- No.
Yeah. When I look at her, she seems
like the same person I used to know.
She has the same eyes
that just cut right through you.
When I look at them,
I can't help but think...
...I used to hold this person
in my arms, kiss her.
Even thought I was in love with her.
You still in love with her?
No. Of course not.
I don't know.
How can I be, right?
I just wish I could get my brain
to quit spinning, thinking about her.
So, what happened to
"I'm not the right person for you, Hal"?
I changed my mind.
Just like that?
Yeah.
Just like that.
There are more scratching noises
coming from up there.
Just try to relax. We've got you.
I love you.
- I love you too.
We'll get you out of here.
Just hang on, okay?
This should help us get him upstairs.
No. Go, go, go.
No, I'm not leaving you.
This is weird.
- What?
These holes weren't here before.
- Matt, don't. Come here.
- The sound is louder too.
He's full of them!
They used him as a Trojan horse!
- Matt, go! We gotta go!
- No, we can't leave Jamil!
You can't help him! He's gone!
Come on!
Those things can eat through metal?
So can rats.
There's nothing we can do.
They're gonna eat us
from the inside out just like Jamil.
That's not true. We're getting out.
I don't wanna hear anything different!
I told you. Look!
We can't get through that.
First skitters, harnesses,
eyeball worms, now these.
- What will the bastards hit us with next?
- It's a tough mother.
Had to hit it 15 times to kill it.
We can't let these crawlies
get past our defenses.
Hal, Maggie, you get construction boys
to seal every vent...
...all access to the basement.
Every drain.
- Anne and Matt are still with Lourdes.
- Jamil went to get them.
- They're back by now.
- Figured you might need help killing these.
Did you see Anne and Lourdes?
- No.
Ben, you're with me.
Mind if I tag along? I'll follow your lead.
You have my word.
We'll see what that's worth.
Let's go. Keep moving.
- I got it. All right. You need any nine?
- Never leave home without it.
Mech fire. Best guess, half a mile out.
Think the cockroaches spotted our
patrol?
- They're not shooting at stray cats.
- No, they're not.
That's M14. That's Boon's rifle.
- That's a 556.
- Tyreen's M4.
- Doesn't sound like they're moving.
- Damn it.
- They must be pinned down.
- Come on, Boon.
If you don't move, you're dead.
Move, you son of a bitch.
Come on. Come on.
If he can get out, those things can get in.
There could be hundreds in there.
It's our only chance.
Okay, Matt. Tell anybody you find that
we're trapped in the blood lab, okay?
- In the blood lab. Got it.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- Take this.
You'll need it more than I will.
And don't worry.
I'll bring back help.
Captain Weaver, are you there?
Captain?
Can you hear me?
What do you want, Karen?
Would you check
these oxygen cylinders?
- See if you find one with something in it.
- Why?
Need to think about what we're gonna do
if things get in.
That's easy. Die.
Lourdes. Pull it together, Lourdes.
I need you.
We're gonna get out
but it's gonna take both of us.
Now, find me an oxygen cylinder
that still has pressure in it!
Let's give these critters
something to think about.
Matt?
- They're after me. Crawlies are after me.
- Where's Anne and Lourdes?
- In the blood lab.
- All right. Get him upstairs.
Matt, come on.
Captain, one of your fighters
has a message for you.
Damn.
Boon, I told you to keep
your flapping lips shut on patrol.
No.
Damn it, Boon! Run!
Come on, Boon! Move!
- Come on, come on, come on.
- Damn it, Boon! Run!
No!
Save your fire, Tector.
Save your fire.
Consider it a warning, captain!
You're out of time!
- How you doing?
- Almost finished.
- Go!
- We're out of time!
Ready?
Go!
Go!
- Let's go!
- Go!
Get out of here, Pope! Don't look back!
I'm right behind you!
Move! Move! Come on!
Come on! Move!
Let's go! Let's go!
- Move!
Okay. Seal that door.
It's only a matter of time
before they eat their way through, cap.
- What about Boon's patrol?
- They didn't make it.
Where's Jamil?
He didn't make it either.
He...
Lourdes, I'm sorry.
- Where you going?
- To pay a visit to our guest.
Dad!
- Hal, Tector, Maggie, back on the line.
- Open it.
- Yeah.
This siege ends right now or you do!
At last we have the chance
to speak again.
I've been looking forward to it,
Professor Mason.
Ben?
I'm afraid he can't hear you.
What do you want?
Peace.
Didn't think your kind had humor.
How does genocide equal peace?
If we'd come here to commit genocide,
every one of you would be dead.
We have no interest
in annihilating your people.
- Think of it as a correction.
- A correction?
Yes. Your planet, like so many
we've been to, is to put it bluntly...
...spiraling out of control.
You fight to the death
over dwindling resources...
...while your population continues...
We don't need your help
solving our problems, thank you.
Of course.
Once our task here has been completed,
we will move on...
- What task? Why are you here?
- That is none of your concern.
But disrupting our operations and
continuing to obstruct the inevitable...
...can only result in more pain
and suffering.
Except we aren't alone anymore
in resisting your occupation.
You referring to the so-called rebellion?
- I am. And they scare the hell out of you.
- We will defeat them.
Perhaps, but you haven't
managed to defeat us yet.
And we will continue to bleed you
every day that you're here.
You don't have the strength,
the fanatical will, to prevail against us.
You're weak, crippled by sentiment.
Case in point.
Stop it!
Please!
Sentiment.
Weakness.
You are in over your head,
Tom Mason.
Now release me before it's too late.
Okay.
All right.
I understand now.
Anne's trying to patch up the hole.
But I don't have high hopes
for our fish-head friend.
Karen was right.
The situation is out of control.
I'm sorry.
He was killing Ben.
If it had been your daughter...
I'd have been tempted to do the same.
But we cannot let our emotions
get the better of us!
You're right.
Easier said than done.
On the bright side...
...things aren't going any better
for the Overlord than they are for us.
Huh. Yeah. You don't often
see fish-heads in the field.
This one took a hell of a risk
coming after Ben.
He was trying to get inside
of his head.
Find out what he knows
about the one-eyed skitter.
Oh, the one leading
the so-called skitter uprising then.
- I'm convinced it's real.
- Come on.
A bunch of cockroaches reading
Das Kapital?
If the rebellion isn't real, then nothing
that's happened makes any sense.
Why go through all the trouble to have
Karen come here and steal my son?
Because they wanted Ben
to lead them to us...
...to find out where we were headed...
- No, no, then why not kidnap you?
Truth is, we don't pose enough
of a threat to be worth all this effort.
But if the skitters are gonna overthrow
their masters...
Sure would put their whole war
machine at risk.
A threat that big...
I don't know. Maybe it could be true.
But it still doesn't solve the problem
we have right now.
Sooner or later, Karen is gonna find out
her boss is bleeding in our psych ward...
...and we're not gonna
have any cards left to play.
Maybe she should find out
sooner than later.
I'll take you to your master.
I wish things
had worked out differently.
I doubt it.
Took me a while to realize
the Karen I knew died long ago.
I suppose you're right.
That Karen's long gone.
If only you could experience
the things my master's taught me.
Yeah?
Like how to betray your friends?
How to shoot unarmed people
in the back?
It's so much bigger than that.
How can I make you understand?
You see, every living thing,
every grain of sand on a beach...
...every star in the sky is linked
by an intricate web of causality.
If you can comprehend that web
in its entirety...
...down to the movements
of the smallest subatomic particles...
...then you can predict the course
of events and alter them.
Wow. That's the most ridiculous crap
I've ever heard.
I knew where and when to place
the de-harnessed bodies of those kids...
...so you and Maggie would find me.
I knew every word and gesture needed
to get the desired response...
...of you and Ben up until the moment
he ran away with me.
You must have missed
a subatomic particle or two...
...because things haven't gone
according to plan since.
There are always unexpected variables
that require adjustments.
I made them and now you're handing
my master over to me.
Oh, I guess you got it all figured out,
don't you?
Move.
Ben, I'm glad you're okay.
I know this has been quite an ordeal
for you but it had to happen.
I hope you can understand that...
Something's happened to him.
What have you done?
I'm here with you.
Dr. Glass did what she could
to stop the bleeding.
I don't know much
about his physiology...
...but I don't think
he's gonna last much longer.
Are you ready to listen?
Good. Because you can still save him.
- How?
- You see this?
It's plastic explosive. There's more.
Enough to take out the entire floor.
It's connected to a detonator controlled
by our guys. One is Pope.
And I believe you remember him.
He'll have no problem blowing you
and your master to hell.
If he does,
our air strike will kill you all.
And your Overlord dies with us.
And so do you.
Don't have to go down that road.
You let the 2nd Mass evacuate.
And once we're clear,
you're free to leave.
And if you hurry,
you might even be able to save his life.
- So far, so good?
- Good to go.
Didn't get a chance to tell you
I'm proud of you.
You saved our lives, Matt.
Just doing my job.
You're at 95. That's a quarter tank.
- I've been down this road before.
- Yup.
Boon played his string
right to the end, Tec.
- Nothing we could do.
- I had the shot.
Boon might still be alive
if I'd have taken it.
Remember what you told me?
Never ask "what if?"
And never look back.
Ten minutes, then we roll!
We're gonna keep rolling come hell
or high water all the way to Charleston.
Five hundred miles.
Got just enough gas and supplies
to get there.
This is the final push.
We're gonna high-ball it down
that black ribbon of highway...
...till we see the blue water
of Charleston Harbor!
Yeah, I heard they got fresh fish,
even lobster.
Oh, man. I can taste it now.
Swimming in butter.
- Warm cognac in a tulip-shaped glass.
- Oh, yeah. Count me in on that action.
Oh, yeah. They got day spas,
ice-cream parlors, theme parks...
...strip clubs made out of gingerbread.
Charleston's gonna be a paradise
on earth.
If you think it'll be a bust,
why are you going?
Because he has nowhere else
to go...
...and no one else will have him,
right, John?
I think you got it.
I've had enough creepy crawlies
to last a lifetime.
Yeah. I hear you.
I don't even wanna think about
how close I came to losing you today.
Hey.
Hey.
It's all right.
You're safe.
Okay.
I'm okay.
Ah.
So a flame-thrower?
Where did you get that idea?
Ah. These kids I grew up with used to build
blowtorches out of hair-spray cans.
Perfect for incinerating
model airplanes.
- Must have been some neighborhood.
- You have no idea.
I should check on my patients.
I'm gonna go see the boys.
- I'll catch up to you later.
- Yep.
Glad to see you back on your feet.
I was worried about you.
These people need help,
no matter how I feel.
That's true. But you can't help them
if you don't take care of yourself.
And just how am I supposed
to do that?
Have a good cry?
Come up with some platitudes...
...about how losing Jamil
will make me a stronger person?
- I don't know. Maybe talking about it?
- Talking won't change a damn thing.
It doesn't matter if you have
a good attitude or a bad one...
...or if you're an honest person
or immoral.
No matter what you do
or who you are...
...sooner or later,
something terrible will happen to you...
...like it happened to Jamil...
...to Uncle Scott, to your husband
and son, to my family.
And it'll happen to you and me.
All we have to do is wait.
Okay, so, what are you gonna do?
The next time I see one of those things,
I'm gonna turn around and go, "bam!"
- All right, now you're a real Mason.
- That's it?
Just gonna take off
without saying goodbye?
- Figured you'd try and stop me.
- I want to.
With all my heart and soul, I want to,
but I don't know how to.
It's for the best.
You have to believe that.
Never. I never will.
They'll come after me again and again.
You know that's true.
Dad...
...there are more kids out there,
kids who had their harnesses removed...
...but had their spikes
serving with other resistance units.
Someone has to reach out, convince
them the rebellion is the best chance...
How can you be so damn sure?
When that Overlord
invaded my mind...
...he couldn't keep his thoughts
completely walled off.
Two-way street.
I saw, felt...
...what these aliens are all about.
We have to beat them.
We will.
Wish me luck?
What?
I was thinking about the first time...
...your mom and I dropped you
off at preschool.
When you realized we were leaving you,
you started bawling your head off.
I was a world-class screamer
in my day.
You kept screaming,
"Don't leave me"...
...as we headed for the door.
It was the longest walk of my life.
As we drove away, your mom pointed
to the window and there you were...
...with your face pressed up
against the glass...
...crying your eyes out.
And now...
It's gonna be okay.
We'll see each other again.
I promise.
I promise.
Let's move! Let's roll!
Onward to Charleston!
- There's a group of skitters...
...who have an ability
to resist harnesses.
- Act of their own free will?
- Don't know how they did it.
They've started a rebellion
against the Overlords.
- How did you find out about this?
- Their leader contacted me.
- How?
- Through my spikes.
Same way we connected.
When I was harnessed,
I saw and heard a lot of stuff.
I mean, I could tell them
all kinds of things.
Battle plans, defenses.
Maybe,
but we do still have to find them.
How?
- Skitters.
- Close by.
- Rebels?
- Don't know yet.
- Hold it. Those aren't...
- You're right, Ben.
They're not rebels.
They're with us.
It's as you predicted.
He's been in contact
with the rebel leader.
You're wasting your time.
I'm not gonna say anything.
Come on, Ben.
Don't be like this.
You remember how it felt,
being connected...
...completely?
Fully?
There's so much I wanna show you.
Teach you.
We're going to do things together.
You can't even begin to imagine.
Go, boy!
Go get some!
Ben, get down! Get down there!
Move, move, move!
Dai, Anthony, keep them busy!
Come on! Come on! Give it up!
All the mechs are standing down.
- What the hell?
- They don't wanna risk it getting hit.
He's too important.
Then I guess you're coming with us.
Ouch.
Oh, I can barely move.
That's the idea.
It will remind you
not to tear those stitches again.
They've been gone over an hour. Ugh.
I should have gone with them.
Not with that wound.
Maggie, you need to take it easy.
Right.
Your bus is topped off
and ready to roll for Charleston.
You didn't need to come tell me that.
Well, if we're gonna be stuck
in different vehicles for 500 miles...
...I wanna grab
all the Lourdes time I can.
He hasn't left the window
since they went after Ben.
How long do we wait? If Karen knew
we're here, so do the aliens.
Only a matter of time
before they lower the hammer.
For all we know, Tom's patrol
could have been in an ambush...
They're coming back.
They're bringing Ben back
and we're not leaving until they do.
Damn straight.
Jamil, what are you doing...
...when we can't get
the GTO working right?
- I'm on it, sir.
- You better be.
We're moving out
as soon as Tom's back.
Captain Weaver,
what are you doing out of bed?
- My job.
- You've got no business walking...
...after what you've just been through.
- Noted.
Now, is the med unit
gonna be ready to move out?
- Lourdes sent the last stretcher down.
- Good.
There's still a lot of medical supplies
down in the basement.
No telling when we'll come across
a cache like this again.
Take Lourdes. Liberate what you can.
Be back in 20 minutes.
All right.
They're gonna need security.
That's you, Matt.
Start moving, soldier.
Yes, sir.
Captain, you're gonna wanna see this.
What the hell are you doing
out of bed?
The next person that asks me that
is gonna get knocked upside the head.
- Noted.
- Glad to see you got Ben.
- What about Karen?
- She slipped away.
But I brought you something else.
Hell of a catch, huh, cap?
Whoa.
I understood the objective
was to recover your son.
And instead
you bring back a fish-head?
We had no choice.
This may be our ticket out of here.
Tom, we need to get on the road
to Charleston now. That was the order.
I'm changing plans.
We'll take him to Charleston.
But I think we got bigger problems.
Anthony, Dai, lock that big bastard
down in the psych ward.
Tom and Tector, on me!
- Lyle, help the captain.
- I'm fine. Let's move!
Move!
Mechs must be hungover!
They can't hit crap!
They don't wanna risk hurting
their Overlord!
Draw your fire! Conserve your ammo!
There must be some reason
they're shooting.
All this noise
is to keep our attention on them.
While they sneak in the back door?
I'll check it out.
- Cover him! Cover Tom!
- Copy that.
- Crazy, come on!
- Boon, Tector!
Just leave it.
We need to get upstairs.
Get down!
They backed off after the explosion.
Whatever you did back there...
...seems to have settled them down.
I hope so.
Tom.
I know what you're gonna say,
captain.
This is the kind of hard choice
I was talking about.
I'm not offering Ben up as a sacrifice.
I'm not suggesting that for a moment.
But we cannot protect him anymore.
I got lots of parents
with lots of children here.
Every single one of them is put at risk
because of what Ben has brought on us.
- That's not fair.
- It may not be fair, but it's true.
And if you had any objectivity,
you would know that it was true, Tom.
Tell me what to do.
Well, right now,
we're surrounded by the enemy.
And we're just gonna...
No easy answers. We're gonna have
to wait and see what their move is.
Tom Mason!
Well, that didn't take long.
Tom, are you there?
What do you want, Karen?
Things have spun
a little out of control here, Tom!
Let's all take a deep breath
and talk this out!
Start talking!
Your prisoner, my master...
...turn him loose
and you're all free to leave.
And if we don't?
Things can only get worse, Tom,
and none of us wants that to happen.
Hal, I'm glad you're okay.
I was worried Ben hurt you.
Really, Karen? Worried?
Yes.
- Very worried.
- You gonna make another speech...
...about how the aliens
forced you to kidnap Ben...
...and how horrified you were
by it all?
My master wanted to take
a more aggressive approach.
As difficult as this may be
for you to understand...
...I am still trying to protect you.
- You can't have Ben.
- Yes.
That's clear now.
Hand over my master
and your lives will be spared.
Pull your forces back. Once we're clear
to the hospital, we'll release him.
How do I know you won't kill him
the moment he's out of sight?
You'll have to trust us.
- Trusting you is problematic.
- You don't have a choice.
If you won't listen to me, talk to him.
You've spoken with him
when you and I were aboard his ship.
Dr. Glass, are you okay?
Yeah, I think so.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, yeah.
Lourdes? Lourdes, are you all right?
Yeah.
Let's... Let's get out of here.
There's a stairway.
That way.
She said she was acting
of her own free will.
- Why would she do that?
- It doesn't matter.
What matters
is she's got us boxed in tight.
We couldn't trust her to keep a deal
even if we made one.
We need to figure out
a way out of this.
Tector, we need to recon
the alien positions.
- Pick a team.
- Yes, sir.
Boon, you up for a little
sneak-and-peak?
Creeping and peeping?
- It's what I live for.
- Attaboy.
You take Tyreen
and work your way out.
Find out if them cockroaches
have any weaknesses we can exploit.
If they've got them, I'll find them.
- GTO's fixed, captain.
- Good work, Jamil.
Pal, I want you and Maggie
to go check out...
...that access tunnel
we found in the east wing.
See if it comes out
beyond the alien position.
If we go through that tunnel, we'll have
to leave our vehicles and gear.
It beats dying in here.
Let's hope we think
of something better.
Have you seen Anne and Matt?
They went to commandeer supplies
from the basement.
I'd feel comfortable
if they were inside our perimeter.
I need you up here. Jamil can do that.
Come on. Let's move, people.
- I'm on my way. Yup.
- Thanks, Jamil.
Hal.
- Yeah?
I screwed up.
You never should have come after me.
What you talking about?
You're my brother.
I should have left weeks ago.
I knew it.
Everyone's in danger because of me.
It's not your responsibility.
That was Karen. She played us both.
They tried to kill the leader. They were
bound to come after me. I knew that!
Hey. Go check out that access tunnel.
Cut yourself some slack.
We're gonna get through this.
If we do,
I'm gonna leave the 2nd Mass.
- No. We'll figure something out.
- Dad...
- Stop trying to hold on!
- I'm not.
Dad, I'm leaving. Accept it.
You're coming to Charleston.
Tell them about the rebellion.
Because that worked with you.
You threw their leader in a cage.
You think it would be better
with strangers?
- You're 15 years old!
- I'm doing this my way!
Fifteen-year-olds fought
in the American revolution. Why can't I?
- Because you're my son!
- That's exactly why I have to do this!
The other reason is down there.
What, the Overlord?
When he was near me, he was trying
to worm his way through the spikes...
...trying to get inside my head.
- To find out what you know.
Did he get anything?
No.
But I don't know how much longer
I would have been able to hold him out.
Dad, he's scared.
This rebellion terrifies him.
Keep your distance, huh?
- What's he been doing?
- Sitting there like a waxwork.
It feels like he's laughing at us.
Move back!
- Move back!
- Jamil?
Move! Move back!
Jamil?
Oh, God, no.
Are you okay?
Jamil. Jamil, can you hear me?
Jamil.
Jamil, do you know where you are?
We're gonna have to move you so I can
take a better look at you, Jamil.
Look at me.
- No!
Here it is.
Great.
- You still thinking about Karen?
- No.
Yeah. When I look at her, she seems
like the same person I used to know.
She has the same eyes
that just cut right through you.
When I look at them,
I can't help but think...
...I used to hold this person
in my arms, kiss her.
Even thought I was in love with her.
You still in love with her?
No. Of course not.
I don't know.
How can I be, right?
I just wish I could get my brain
to quit spinning, thinking about her.
So, what happened to
"I'm not the right person for you, Hal"?
I changed my mind.
Just like that?
Yeah.
Just like that.
There are more scratching noises
coming from up there.
Just try to relax. We've got you.
I love you.
- I love you too.
We'll get you out of here.
Just hang on, okay?
This should help us get him upstairs.
No. Go, go, go.
No, I'm not leaving you.
This is weird.
- What?
These holes weren't here before.
- Matt, don't. Come here.
- The sound is louder too.
He's full of them!
They used him as a Trojan horse!
- Matt, go! We gotta go!
- No, we can't leave Jamil!
You can't help him! He's gone!
Come on!
Those things can eat through metal?
So can rats.
There's nothing we can do.
They're gonna eat us
from the inside out just like Jamil.
That's not true. We're getting out.
I don't wanna hear anything different!
I told you. Look!
We can't get through that.
First skitters, harnesses,
eyeball worms, now these.
- What will the bastards hit us with next?
- It's a tough mother.
Had to hit it 15 times to kill it.
We can't let these crawlies
get past our defenses.
Hal, Maggie, you get construction boys
to seal every vent...
...all access to the basement.
Every drain.
- Anne and Matt are still with Lourdes.
- Jamil went to get them.
- They're back by now.
- Figured you might need help killing these.
Did you see Anne and Lourdes?
- No.
Ben, you're with me.
Mind if I tag along? I'll follow your lead.
You have my word.
We'll see what that's worth.
Let's go. Keep moving.
- I got it. All right. You need any nine?
- Never leave home without it.
Mech fire. Best guess, half a mile out.
Think the cockroaches spotted our
patrol?
- They're not shooting at stray cats.
- No, they're not.
That's M14. That's Boon's rifle.
- That's a 556.
- Tyreen's M4.
- Doesn't sound like they're moving.
- Damn it.
- They must be pinned down.
- Come on, Boon.
If you don't move, you're dead.
Move, you son of a bitch.
Come on. Come on.
If he can get out, those things can get in.
There could be hundreds in there.
It's our only chance.
Okay, Matt. Tell anybody you find that
we're trapped in the blood lab, okay?
- In the blood lab. Got it.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- Take this.
You'll need it more than I will.
And don't worry.
I'll bring back help.
Captain Weaver, are you there?
Captain?
Can you hear me?
What do you want, Karen?
Would you check
these oxygen cylinders?
- See if you find one with something in it.
- Why?
Need to think about what we're gonna do
if things get in.
That's easy. Die.
Lourdes. Pull it together, Lourdes.
I need you.
We're gonna get out
but it's gonna take both of us.
Now, find me an oxygen cylinder
that still has pressure in it!
Let's give these critters
something to think about.
Matt?
- They're after me. Crawlies are after me.
- Where's Anne and Lourdes?
- In the blood lab.
- All right. Get him upstairs.
Matt, come on.
Captain, one of your fighters
has a message for you.
Damn.
Boon, I told you to keep
your flapping lips shut on patrol.
No.
Damn it, Boon! Run!
Come on, Boon! Move!
- Come on, come on, come on.
- Damn it, Boon! Run!
No!
Save your fire, Tector.
Save your fire.
Consider it a warning, captain!
You're out of time!
- How you doing?
- Almost finished.
- Go!
- We're out of time!
Ready?
Go!
Go!
- Let's go!
- Go!
Get out of here, Pope! Don't look back!
I'm right behind you!
Move! Move! Come on!
Come on! Move!
Let's go! Let's go!
- Move!
Okay. Seal that door.
It's only a matter of time
before they eat their way through, cap.
- What about Boon's patrol?
- They didn't make it.
Where's Jamil?
He didn't make it either.
He...
Lourdes, I'm sorry.
- Where you going?
- To pay a visit to our guest.
Dad!
- Hal, Tector, Maggie, back on the line.
- Open it.
- Yeah.
This siege ends right now or you do!
At last we have the chance
to speak again.
I've been looking forward to it,
Professor Mason.
Ben?
I'm afraid he can't hear you.
What do you want?
Peace.
Didn't think your kind had humor.
How does genocide equal peace?
If we'd come here to commit genocide,
every one of you would be dead.
We have no interest
in annihilating your people.
- Think of it as a correction.
- A correction?
Yes. Your planet, like so many
we've been to, is to put it bluntly...
...spiraling out of control.
You fight to the death
over dwindling resources...
...while your population continues...
We don't need your help
solving our problems, thank you.
Of course.
Once our task here has been completed,
we will move on...
- What task? Why are you here?
- That is none of your concern.
But disrupting our operations and
continuing to obstruct the inevitable...
...can only result in more pain
and suffering.
Except we aren't alone anymore
in resisting your occupation.
You referring to the so-called rebellion?
- I am. And they scare the hell out of you.
- We will defeat them.
Perhaps, but you haven't
managed to defeat us yet.
And we will continue to bleed you
every day that you're here.
You don't have the strength,
the fanatical will, to prevail against us.
You're weak, crippled by sentiment.
Case in point.
Stop it!
Please!
Sentiment.
Weakness.
You are in over your head,
Tom Mason.
Now release me before it's too late.
Okay.
All right.
I understand now.
Anne's trying to patch up the hole.
But I don't have high hopes
for our fish-head friend.
Karen was right.
The situation is out of control.
I'm sorry.
He was killing Ben.
If it had been your daughter...
I'd have been tempted to do the same.
But we cannot let our emotions
get the better of us!
You're right.
Easier said than done.
On the bright side...
...things aren't going any better
for the Overlord than they are for us.
Huh. Yeah. You don't often
see fish-heads in the field.
This one took a hell of a risk
coming after Ben.
He was trying to get inside
of his head.
Find out what he knows
about the one-eyed skitter.
Oh, the one leading
the so-called skitter uprising then.
- I'm convinced it's real.
- Come on.
A bunch of cockroaches reading
Das Kapital?
If the rebellion isn't real, then nothing
that's happened makes any sense.
Why go through all the trouble to have
Karen come here and steal my son?
Because they wanted Ben
to lead them to us...
...to find out where we were headed...
- No, no, then why not kidnap you?
Truth is, we don't pose enough
of a threat to be worth all this effort.
But if the skitters are gonna overthrow
their masters...
Sure would put their whole war
machine at risk.
A threat that big...
I don't know. Maybe it could be true.
But it still doesn't solve the problem
we have right now.
Sooner or later, Karen is gonna find out
her boss is bleeding in our psych ward...
...and we're not gonna
have any cards left to play.
Maybe she should find out
sooner than later.
I'll take you to your master.
I wish things
had worked out differently.
I doubt it.
Took me a while to realize
the Karen I knew died long ago.
I suppose you're right.
That Karen's long gone.
If only you could experience
the things my master's taught me.
Yeah?
Like how to betray your friends?
How to shoot unarmed people
in the back?
It's so much bigger than that.
How can I make you understand?
You see, every living thing,
every grain of sand on a beach...
...every star in the sky is linked
by an intricate web of causality.
If you can comprehend that web
in its entirety...
...down to the movements
of the smallest subatomic particles...
...then you can predict the course
of events and alter them.
Wow. That's the most ridiculous crap
I've ever heard.
I knew where and when to place
the de-harnessed bodies of those kids...
...so you and Maggie would find me.
I knew every word and gesture needed
to get the desired response...
...of you and Ben up until the moment
he ran away with me.
You must have missed
a subatomic particle or two...
...because things haven't gone
according to plan since.
There are always unexpected variables
that require adjustments.
I made them and now you're handing
my master over to me.
Oh, I guess you got it all figured out,
don't you?
Move.
Ben, I'm glad you're okay.
I know this has been quite an ordeal
for you but it had to happen.
I hope you can understand that...
Something's happened to him.
What have you done?
I'm here with you.
Dr. Glass did what she could
to stop the bleeding.
I don't know much
about his physiology...
...but I don't think
he's gonna last much longer.
Are you ready to listen?
Good. Because you can still save him.
- How?
- You see this?
It's plastic explosive. There's more.
Enough to take out the entire floor.
It's connected to a detonator controlled
by our guys. One is Pope.
And I believe you remember him.
He'll have no problem blowing you
and your master to hell.
If he does,
our air strike will kill you all.
And your Overlord dies with us.
And so do you.
Don't have to go down that road.
You let the 2nd Mass evacuate.
And once we're clear,
you're free to leave.
And if you hurry,
you might even be able to save his life.
- So far, so good?
- Good to go.
Didn't get a chance to tell you
I'm proud of you.
You saved our lives, Matt.
Just doing my job.
You're at 95. That's a quarter tank.
- I've been down this road before.
- Yup.
Boon played his string
right to the end, Tec.
- Nothing we could do.
- I had the shot.
Boon might still be alive
if I'd have taken it.
Remember what you told me?
Never ask "what if?"
And never look back.
Ten minutes, then we roll!
We're gonna keep rolling come hell
or high water all the way to Charleston.
Five hundred miles.
Got just enough gas and supplies
to get there.
This is the final push.
We're gonna high-ball it down
that black ribbon of highway...
...till we see the blue water
of Charleston Harbor!
Yeah, I heard they got fresh fish,
even lobster.
Oh, man. I can taste it now.
Swimming in butter.
- Warm cognac in a tulip-shaped glass.
- Oh, yeah. Count me in on that action.
Oh, yeah. They got day spas,
ice-cream parlors, theme parks...
...strip clubs made out of gingerbread.
Charleston's gonna be a paradise
on earth.
If you think it'll be a bust,
why are you going?
Because he has nowhere else
to go...
...and no one else will have him,
right, John?
I think you got it.
I've had enough creepy crawlies
to last a lifetime.
Yeah. I hear you.
I don't even wanna think about
how close I came to losing you today.
Hey.
Hey.
It's all right.
You're safe.
Okay.
I'm okay.
Ah.
So a flame-thrower?
Where did you get that idea?
Ah. These kids I grew up with used to build
blowtorches out of hair-spray cans.
Perfect for incinerating
model airplanes.
- Must have been some neighborhood.
- You have no idea.
I should check on my patients.
I'm gonna go see the boys.
- I'll catch up to you later.
- Yep.
Glad to see you back on your feet.
I was worried about you.
These people need help,
no matter how I feel.
That's true. But you can't help them
if you don't take care of yourself.
And just how am I supposed
to do that?
Have a good cry?
Come up with some platitudes...
...about how losing Jamil
will make me a stronger person?
- I don't know. Maybe talking about it?
- Talking won't change a damn thing.
It doesn't matter if you have
a good attitude or a bad one...
...or if you're an honest person
or immoral.
No matter what you do
or who you are...
...sooner or later,
something terrible will happen to you...
...like it happened to Jamil...
...to Uncle Scott, to your husband
and son, to my family.
And it'll happen to you and me.
All we have to do is wait.
Okay, so, what are you gonna do?
The next time I see one of those things,
I'm gonna turn around and go, "bam!"
- All right, now you're a real Mason.
- That's it?
Just gonna take off
without saying goodbye?
- Figured you'd try and stop me.
- I want to.
With all my heart and soul, I want to,
but I don't know how to.
It's for the best.
You have to believe that.
Never. I never will.
They'll come after me again and again.
You know that's true.
Dad...
...there are more kids out there,
kids who had their harnesses removed...
...but had their spikes
serving with other resistance units.
Someone has to reach out, convince
them the rebellion is the best chance...
How can you be so damn sure?
When that Overlord
invaded my mind...
...he couldn't keep his thoughts
completely walled off.
Two-way street.
I saw, felt...
...what these aliens are all about.
We have to beat them.
We will.
Wish me luck?
What?
I was thinking about the first time...
...your mom and I dropped you
off at preschool.
When you realized we were leaving you,
you started bawling your head off.
I was a world-class screamer
in my day.
You kept screaming,
"Don't leave me"...
...as we headed for the door.
It was the longest walk of my life.
As we drove away, your mom pointed
to the window and there you were...
...with your face pressed up
against the glass...
...crying your eyes out.
And now...
It's gonna be okay.
We'll see each other again.
I promise.
I promise.
Let's move! Let's roll!
Onward to Charleston!