The Advanced Guard (1998) - full transcript
A group of aliens arrive on Earth as part of an advance invasion force. Their mission is to kidnap a small sample of humans and run them through a series of rigorous tests to determine if they would make suitable slaves. Harper, one of the alien experimenters, has beceme frustrated with her planet's endless cycle of conquest and extermination and begins to feel some sympathy for her human captives. While the prisoners see a glimmer of hope in the compassionate alien, will it be any use in stopping the enormous attack fleet just a few days from Earth?
HMM.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS GOOD.
MMM.
WANT SOME MORE?
HMM.
POLICE! OPEN THE DOOR!
WE HAVE A WARRANT.
BERNSTEIN, MOVE.
DOWN THE STAIRS. GO!
OH, MY GOD.
THE REPORTS
WERE ACCURATE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHE TOLD US TO STAY.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
I DON'T KNOW HOW
ONE OF THESE THINGS
COULD GET COOKED UP WRONG.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST HOP,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH. SO?
SO, YOU MIGHT AS WELL
GET USED TO IT NOW.
I WAS FIRST IN MY CLASS.
WHAT EXACTLY IS IT YOU THINK
I SHOULD GET USED TO?
THEY'RE ALWAYS SENDING US OUT
WITH SUBSTANDARD EQUIPMENT.
NEVER TAKE THE TIME
TO WORK THE KINKS OUT.
I DON'T PLAN TO GO INTO THIS
JOB SHORTHANDED, HARPER,
SO YOU BETTER GET IT FIXED.
I'LL FIX IT,
BUT FIRST I HAVE TO
DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG.
WHOA!
HEY! WHOA!
YOU SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN
IN THE INSTITUTE.
WELL, WELCOME
TO GRADUATE STUDIES!
HELP ME HOLD IT DOWN!
YOU BETTER GET OUT OF THERE.
THIS THING ISN'T WORKING.
I'M GOING TO LET HIM VACATE
UNTIL I CAN PUT HIS RIDE
BACK UP.
IT MAY NOT BE
THAT SERIOUS.
I THINK IT IS.
WE'LL LET HIM BACK IN
AS SOON AS I GET IT RIGHT.
WE'RE ON A TIMELINE HERE.
HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT'S MUCH EASIER NOW
THAT IT STOPPED SHAKING AROUND.
YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST LET ME GIVE IT A TRY?
CHARLEY, STEP BACK.
IN FACT, GET UP TO OPERATIONS
AND RUN A SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTIC.
WHY? EVERYTHING IS FINE.
JUST FOLLOW YOUR ORDERS.
YES, SIR.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
YOUR FASCINATION
WITH THESE THINGS.
THEY'RE TOO HARD
TO WORK WITH,
THEY'RE TOO SMALL,
AND THEY'RE UGLY.
WELL, YOU HAVE TO ADMIRE
THE DESIGN, THOUGH.
WELL ORGANIZED.
NOT MUCH
WASTED MATERIAL.
HMM.
HOLD THIS.
OH, HERE IT IS.
GOT IT.
FLUID INDUCER IS SEIZED.
THAT'S ALL?
YEP.
OPERATOR ERROR.
OPERATOR ERROR?
I TOLD HIM TO PAY ATTENTION
TO HOW THIS WORKS.
WELL, YOU CAN
EXPLAIN THAT TO HIM
WHEN WE PUT HIM
BACK IN.
Alpha: CHARLEY,
GET ON THE COM TO BRAVO.
TELL HIM TO COME BACK DOWN.
WE'VE GOT THIS THING UP AGAIN.
YES, SIR, I'LL TELL HIM.
BRAVO, BREAK'S OVER.
THEY GOT YOUR RIDE
GOING AGAIN.
TIME TO QUIT
YOUR LITTLE NAP.
GET BACK TO WORK.
BRAVO, WELCOME BACK.
WHAT WAS THAT?
OPERATOR ERROR.
CROSS-COMMANDED
SEIZURE.
OH, NO, NO.
I WAS WORKING IT RIGHT.
YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE
WORKING IT RIGHT,
BUT, AS USUAL, YOU WEREN'T.
BRAVO, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
KNOW THE EQUIPMENT BY NOW.
I WAS SURE.
GET UP.
IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE
TO RERACK.
BUT DON'T THINK
I'M FORGETTING THIS.
YOU FIND SOME TIME
TO STUDY YOUR TAPES.
I STUDIED THE TAPES.
ALL RIGHT, WHO'S FIRST?
HARPER. THIS MISSION
IS HER IDEA.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
WE WERE PLACING BLAME.
I'M STATING A FACT.
IF YOU BELIEVE
WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL...
WHAT IF WE ARE?
WHAT IF I'M RIGHT?
YOU'RE NOT.
BUT WHAT IF I AM?
WE'LL ALL TAKE HOME BIG BONUSES
AND FAST PROMOTIONS.
YOUR EXPERIMENT
WON'T WORK.
THE SUBJECTS
ARE UNSUITABLE.
LEAN BACK.
WELL, I THINK YOU'RE WRONG,
AND I'M GOING TO PROVE IT.
WELL,
YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING.
IT MAY BE YOUR EXPERIMENT,
BUT YOU'RE UNDER MY COMMAND.
UHH.
YOU GETTING THAT?
YES, SIR.
HOW LONG
ARE WE IN HERE?
YOU'RE GETTING
THE FULL HOUR'S CHARGE
JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.
THESE BODIES
USE TOO MUCH POWER.
THEY'RE INEFFICIENT.
IT'S THE CENTRAL
HEATING SYSTEM.
IT REQUIRES
A LOT OF ENERGY.
THE REAL ONES HAVE
TO EAT 3 TIMES A DAY.
LOWER LIFE FORMS.
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY REALLY SEEM
TO ENJOY THEIR FOOD.
Charley:
HEY, HARPER,
HOW LONG YOU BEEN
IN THAT BODY?
OVER A YEAR.
YOU DIDN'T VACATE?
NOT ONCE?
NO. ALPHA THOUGHT
I SHOULD STAY PUT.
HE FELT I MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE
READJUSTING IF I SPENT TIME OUT.
ALPHA, YOU'RE A SADIST.
EVERYONE NEEDS A HOBBY.
HOW LONG
TILL WE GET THERE?
20 HOURS.
I LOVE NEW PLANETS.
I'M SURE YOUR FEELINGS
WON'T BE RECIPROCATED.
OK, THIS IS IT--EARTH.
PLANET MASS--3-17.
HIGH ORBIT IN...
4 MINUTES.
ARE THEY GOING
TO DETECT US?
NO. WE'LL REMAIN
OUTSIDE THE ATMOSPHERE
AND BLEND IN
WITH ALL THE JUNK
THEY'VE GOT FLOATING
AROUND UP HERE.
WHAT'S THE POPULATION,
HARPER?
APPROXIMATELY 6 BILLION.
JUST UNDER.
6 BILLION?
QUITE A PRIZE,
IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION
ISN'T VERY COOPERATIVE.
YEAH, WELL, WE HAD
BETTER MAKE IT WORK.
I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK
FROM MY FIRST JOB
WITH A ZERO RATING.
PLANET FALL IS AT 600.
PRIOR TO THIS,
I WANT THE MEDICAL THEATER
FULLY PREPPED.
THIS PENETRATION
WILL BE UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
UNDERSTAND THAT THESE BEINGS
ARE UNIQUELY RESISTANT TO US.
ONLY ABOUT 10%
ARE CONTROLLABLE.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
THERE MAY BE
CONTROL TECHNIQUES
I WASN'T ABLE
TO PERFORM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE HERE TO FINISH WORK
THAT HARPER WASN'T ABLE
TO COMPLETE ON HER OWN.
HOW LONG WAS
THE FIRST STUDY?
6 MONTHS.
I HEARD YOU WERE
ALMOST CAUGHT.
I WASN'T CAUGHT.
I DID MY JOB.
I BROUGHT BACK THE DATA.
ALMOST, THOUGH.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THESE
HUMANS ARE WORTH ANYTHING?
BECAUSE THEY
MAY LIVE LONGER.
WELL, DOESN'T IT
MAKE MORE SENSE
TO FIND A PLANET WITH
A COMPLIANT POPULATION?
HO HO. LISTEN
TO THE NEW RECRUIT.
SHE'S AN EXPERT NOW.
MAYBE THE COUNCIL
JUST WANTED TO SEND HER
AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE.
AH HA HA HA.
DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE FUNNY?
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
QUIET. NOW LISTEN.
IT HAS BEEN DECIDED
THAT THE HUMAN POPULATION
IS EXPENDABLE.
THE FLEET'S BEEN ASSEMBLED
AND IS ON ITS WAY,
BUT THEY WON'T ARRIVE
FOR ANOTHER 3 DAYS,
AND HARPER
HAS CONVINCED THE COUNCIL
TO GIVE HER THAT TIME
TO CONTINUE HER STUDY.
MY JOB IS TO FACILITATE
HARPER'S EXPERIMENT.
BUT, UNDERSTAND,
I HAVE BEEN GRANTED
WIDE DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY
IN THIS MATTER.
WHAT ABOUT
THE BONUS?
YEAH, WHAT ABOUT
THE BONUS?
ONLY IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.
THE JOB IS TO COLLECT
3 HUMANS.
WE NEED THESE SUBJECTS
TO BE IMMUNE
TO OUR CONTROL,
AND WE NEED THEM ALIVE.
WE'LL PUT THEM IN THE LAB
AND SEE IF WE CAN OVERCOME
THE MIND SHIELD.
AND WHAT IF WE CAN'T
MAKE THIS WORK?
THEN IN 3 DAYS,
WHEN THE FLEET ARRIVES,
THEY'LL WIPE OUT
THE HUMAN POPULATION
AND STRIP THE PLANET.
HEY, HARPER.
HMM?
HOW MANY HOPS
YOU BEEN ON?
THIS IS MY 22nd.
18 FIRST PENETRATIONS
AND THEN FOLLOW-UPS.
WHEW. THOSE ARE
SOME LONG LOGS.
YEAH. YEAH, I SPEND MONTHS
STUDYING A CULTURE
AND THEN MAKING
ASSIMILATION TAPES
FOR THE TROOPS.
I STUDIED THE TAPES.
I KNOW
HOW TO ACT HUMAN.
AND EVERY TIME OUT,
I GET USED TO ONE FORM
OR ANOTHER,
AND THEN WE TAKE CONTROL,
AND THEY BECOME EXTINCT
BEFORE A YEAR IS PASSED.
THAT'S PROGRESS.
BUT IT SEEMS
LIKE SUCH A WASTE.
JUST BE GLAD IT'S THEM
GETTING WASTED, NOT US.
I SUPPOSE.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM.
I WANT MY BONUS, NEXT JOB,
NEXT PAYDAY.
ALL RIGHT, STEP IT UP.
AND EVERYONE REMEMBER,
YOU'RE TYING TO BLEND...
IN.
IT'S WHAT THEY WEAR.
OK, I'M READY.
LET'S GET GOING.
ANY QUESTIONS?
YEAH.
IS THIS EARTH
A RATHOLE?
WAS THAT ON YOUR
ASSIMILATION TAPE?
YEAH. RATHOLE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS?
I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
IT MEANS WHAT IT MEANS.
WELL?
"RAT"...
IS...
A DEROGATORY TERM
FOR "JERK."
CAN WE JUST GO?
I'VE GOT A FIX ON THE BEACON
THAT HARPER LEFT BEHIND.
GOOD LUCK.
HARPER, ARE YOU SURE
YOU FOUND SOMEPLACE
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE SEEN?
I'M SURE.
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
RATHOLE?
IT'S
A PRIVATE PLACE.
GOD, IT SMELLS.
IT'S A PRIVATE
RATHOLE PLACE.
COME ON.
LEAD THE WAY.
IT'S A LITTLE BETTER
ONCE YOU GET OUT.
YEAH.
HE WANTED TO SEE A RATHOLE,
WE SAW A RATHOLE.
SO THIS IS IT?
YUP. THIS IS THE PLACE.
OUR OWN LITTLE PRIVATE
HUNTING GROUND.
WHAT'S IT CALLED?
LOS ANGELES.
IT MEANS
CITY OF ANGELS.
Bravo:
WHAT ARE ANGELS?
Harper:
THEY'RE LIKE GHOSTS.
OH.
WHAT ARE GHOSTS?
DEAD PEOPLE.
AH. GOOD NAME.
OH, COME ON, LET'S JUST GRAB
A FEW HUMANS RIGHT HERE.
NOT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CROWD.
IT'LL ATTRACT
TOO MUCH ATTENTION.
NAH, NAH, NAH. WATCH THIS,
WATCH THIS, WATCH THIS.
ALL RIGHT. OK.
I GOT CONTROL OF THIS ONE.
HOW MANY DID YOU
DO BEFORE YOU GOT HIM?
7. YOU WANT TO
WATCH HIM DANCE?
RELEASE HIM. LET HIM GO.
HE IS OF NO USE TO US.
WE WANT NONCOMPLIANT HUMANS.
WHAT'D YOU
DO THAT FOR?
THESE ARE NOT PLAYTHINGS
FOR YOU TO TORTURE.
SINCE WHEN?
FOLLOW ME.
WE HAVE WORK TO DO.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WE'RE GOING TO A BAR.
IT'S A PLACE WHERE HUMANS
GO TO GET INTOXICATED.
THE ONE WE'RE GOING TO
IS VERY BUSY,
BUT IT'S VERY NEAR PRIVACY.
AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO
COLLECT THESE HUMANS?
THEY WILLINGLY IMPAIR
THEIR OWN JUDGMENT
AND THEN GO HOME
WITH TOTAL STRANGERS.
OH, IT CAN'T BE THAT EASY.
YES, YES. THEY GO HOME
WITH JUST ABOUT ANYONE.
REALLY?
HUH, YOU'RE GOOD.
YEAH, WELL.
I WORK ON IT.
AHA.
THERE'S ONE.
WAIT A MINUTE, BRAVO.
BE GENTLE. LET ME
CHECK HIM OUT FIRST.
THIS IS MY HOUSE.
MY HOUSE!
YOU'RE TRESPASSING!
THIS ONE'S
NO GOOD TO US.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE HE'S DEAD.
OH, MAN, BRAVO,
BE MORE CAREFUL
NEXT TIME.
WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S ALL
YOU CAN SAY TO HIM,
"BE MORE CAREFUL NEXT TIME"?
HE JUST KILLED A MAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY
WERE SO BREAKABLE.
HE'S NOT BROKEN.
HE'S DEAD.
RELAX, HARPER. THERE'S MORE
WHERE THIS ONE CAME FROM.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT YOU CAN MISTREAT THEM.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
HE WAS ALIVE, NOW HE'S DEAD.
YEAH, IT'S FINE.
WE'LL TAKE THIS ONE BACK,
USE HIM AS A BIOLOGY SAMPLE.
AHEM. DID YOU TRY
PRESSURING HIS MIND FIRST?
NO.
UH-HUH. OK.
BRAVO, NEXT TIME,
BEFORE YOU BEAT SOMEONE UP,
TRY WORKING HIS MIND.
YOU SEE, WE NEED TO KNOW
WHICH ONES WE CAN CONTROL
AND WHICH ONES WE CAN'T.
IT WAS ON THE TAPE.
WHO'S NEXT?
OH, WAIT.
THAT WAS NOT ON THE TAPES.
NO. WAIT.
LET
ME
CARRY HIM.
NOW THIS IS PERFECT.
LOTS OF CHOICES.
YEAH, BUT WE
WANT THEM ALONE.
WELL, THAT'S
CHARLEY'S JOB--
INVEIGLEMENT.
ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
OH, YEAH.
I GOT THESE PEOPLE DOWN.
JUST WATCH ME.
BRAVO.
YEAH?
TRY NOT TO KILL
WHOEVER SHE BRINGS BACK.
OHH.
YOU CAN STAND HERE
WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO,
BUT YOU GOTTA PROMISE
YOU WON'T TRY TO PICK ME UP.
OHH. NOW, DOES THAT LINE
WORK WITH MOST WOMEN?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NEW IN TOWN.
I'M JUST ROAD-TESTING IT
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WELL, I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE
THAT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.
ANOTHER LEMON, HUH?
YEAH.
THAT ONE'S
PRETTY SOUR, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE TAKE A WALK?
WELL, THERE YOU GO.
OK.
MY NAME'S DESMOND.
NAME'S CHARLEY.
NICE TO MEET YOU, DESMOND.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
CHARLEY.
ACTUALLY, MY APARTMENT
IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
A DRINK OR SOMETHING.
DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD
GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
JUST A LITTLE BIT?
HELLO.
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS?
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
OH, YOU WANT
TO PLAY?
Harper: BRAVO.
BRAVO, DON'T HURT HIM.
HE'S TRYING TO CUT ME!
LET ME TRY TO CONTROL
HIS MIND FIRST.
OH, YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?
THIS ISN'T WORKING.
HELP ME.
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING TO ME?
HE FEELS IT.
YES, BUT IT ISN'T WORKING.
HE'S DEFINITELY
NONCOMPLIANT.
BRAVO, TAKE HIM.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?
HIT HIM!
Harper: BRAVO!
HE BETTER
STILL BE WORKING.
YOU SAID TAKE HIM!
IS HE STILL FUNCTIONAL?
YES.
PUT HIM WITH
THE DEAD ONE.
Charley: THAT'S 2.
BOTH MEN.
THAT'S ONE. THE DEAD ONE
DOESN'T COUNT.
AND WE NEED FEMALES.
OH, I CAN GET ONE.
OHH.
AHEM. UH...
YOU KNOW,
I LIVE RIGHT OVER THERE.
EXCUSE ME?
I--I LIVE J-J--
RIGHT OVER THERE.
SO?
SO, DON'T YOU WANT
A PIECE OF ME NOW?
OH, WHAT A JERK.
DIDN'T WORK TOO WELL.
AHEM.
HMM.
MAYBE THE WOMEN AREN'T
AS EASY AS THE MEN.
I THINK WE SHOULD FIND
A HUMAN WE CAN CONTROL.
THAT'S NOT WHAT
WE'RE HERE FOR.
SO, MAYBE WE SHOULD EXPAND
OUR OBJECTIVES A LITTLE.
IT WOULD GIVE US SOMETHING
TO COMPARE THE OTHERS TO.
MAYBE.
OK, LET'S KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR A COMPLIANT ONE.
I SURE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE WE'RE GOING,
BUT WE'RE SURE TO FIND
A HUMAN AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
WAIT.
ARE YOU GONNA BE
WARM ENOUGH?
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME,
BABY. I'LL BE FINE.
WELL, IF WE MOVED IN
TOGETHER,
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO
GO OUT WITHOUT A SWEATER.
ALL YOUR CLOTHES
WOULD BE RIGHT AT HAND.
LISTEN TO YOU.
YOU'RE MOVING
AWFUL FAST.
THIS IS ONLY
OUR SECOND DATE.
I
MOVE FAST?
YOU LISTEN TO ME,
MR. WANDERING HANDS,
I THINK WE'VE
SORT OF SKIPPED OVER
THE STANDARD
COURTSHIP RITUALS.
I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT
ABOUT THAT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
OK.
RIGHT NOW,
I'VE GOT TO GO.
YOU TAKE CARE.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
AHH.
MAN.
DON'T EVEN TELL ME.
DON'T THEY HAVE
ANY PROFESSIONAL COURTESY
IN THIS CITY?
IS THERE SOMETHING
THE MATTER?
THE MATTER?
YEAH, THE MATTER IS
THAT THERE'S NO RESPECT
FOR A MAN'S PROFESSION,
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER.
I'M NOT SURE
I FOLLOW YOU.
I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT.
I PROTECT PEOPLE'S PROPERTY
FROM THEFT, VANDALISM.
I USED TO BE A COP.
WELL, I'M RETIRED NOW.
LOOK, THEY'VE IMMOBILIZED
MY CAR.
HEY, HEY. BACK OFF.
WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
CAR WON'T GO?
IT GOES NOW.
HOLY MOTHER OF--
HUH?
A BIG ONE.
PIECE OF JUNK.
YOU DID THAT
JUST TO SPITE ME.
OK, I DON'T NEED
A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
40 WILL DO.
OH, NO.
HERE.
I HAD A FRIEND
WHO WAS MUGGED AT THE--
M-MY...
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
HURT ME, ARE YOU?
WE WON'T HURT YOU.
HERE. THIS IS EVERYTHING.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU HAVE MY MONEY.
I MEAN, ALL MY MONEY.
WE DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY
OR YOUR CAR.
WE JUST WANT YOU.
AAH!
HEY!
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HEY! LET HER GO!
COME HERE.
CAN I KILL HIM?
NO.
YES! WE DON'T NEED HIM.
DO IT, BRAVO!
HE'S HARMLESS.
DO IT!
WAIT!
JUST WAIT A MOMENT.
YOU OK?
UH...
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?
ARE YOU STUPID
OR SOMETHING?
THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH YOU.
LET THE LADY GO.
DO NOT KILL HIM.
JUST GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I SAID
LET THE LADY GO.
BRAVO, WAIT.
NOW, IS SHE YOUR WIFE
OR YOUR GIRLFRIEND
OR SOMETHING?
NO. NEVER SEEN HER
BEFORE IN MY LIFE.
THEN WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS?
WALK AWAY
WHILE YOU STILL CAN.
AAH!
LET'S TAKE THIS ONE ALSO.
NO! WE DON'T NEED HIM.
HE'S DISRUPTIVE.
HE'S DIFFERENT.
SO?
HE RISKED HIS LIFE
FOR A TOTAL STRANGER.
MAYBE WE COULD LEARN
SOMETHING FROM HIM.
WHY'D YOU HELP ME?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT SEEMED LIKE
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
WASN'T MUCH HELP,
THOUGH, WAS I?
THANKS.
I'M NOT USED TO CHIVALRY.
MOST GUYS I KNOW
ARE...
BUGS.
I'M KEVIN.
LAURA.
HI.
WHERE ARE WE?
THOSE PEOPLE...
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN
THEY BROUGHT US HERE.
WHO ARE YOU?
UHH...
I'M KEVIN. WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
WE DON'T
EXACTLY KNOW, JACK.
NAME'S DESMOND.
YOU WANT TO HELP ME
WITH THE DOOR, DESMOND?
OHH.
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
UH...I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS TALKING
TO THESE PEOPLE.
NEXT THING I KNOW,
I WOKE UP HERE.
NAME'S FRED.
YOU LET THEM GET
YOUR GUN, FRED.
AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO USE
THAT RATHER THAN LOSE IT?
MAYBE WE SHOULD FOCUS ON
TRYING TO GET OUT OF HERE.
OH, NOW, YOU SEE,
I WAS ASSUMING
THAT DOOR WAS LOCKED
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
WHY DON'T YOU
TRY THE VENT?
OH, HEY. MAYBE WE
CAN GET THIS OPEN.
THEY FORGOT TO SEARCH ME.
WELL, PRAISE JESUS.
WE'RE LOCKED UP WITH
A REGULAR BOY SCOUT.
HEY, DON'T USE
THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN.
Laura: I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD GO IN THERE.
WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT GOES.
LAURA, THIS MAY
BE A WAY OUT.
WE GOT TO TAKE IT, OK?
WHATEVER'S OUT THERE,
WE'LL DEAL WITH IT.
YOU SEE ANYTHING UP THERE?
YEAH, MAYBE.
I SEE A HALLWAY.
EMPTY.
NOTHING ABOUT.
Laura: QUIET.
DON'T LET
ANYBODY HEAR US.
RELAX, LITTLE LADY.
AIN'T NOTHING OUT HERE.
IS THAT THE WAY OUT?
ARE WE FREE?
COME ON.
THESE HUMANS ARE FEEBLE.
THEY ACTUALLY THINK THAT
WE'D LET THEM ESCAPE.
THEY DO THIS VERY
SAME TEST ON EARTH.
THEY PUT MICE IN A WOODEN MAZE
AND STUDY THEIR REACTIONS.
IS YOUR STUDY GRANTING US
ANY PROGRESS HERE OR NOT?
YES.
THE TEST IS PROVOKING
A VARIETY OF RESPONSES.
PUZZLEMENT, SUSPICION,
HOPE.
AND EACH RESPONSE
PROVIDES US
WITH A POSSIBLE OPENING
INTO THEIR MINDS.
DOES IT, REALLY?
HAVE YOU MADE
MEASURABLE GAINS?
CAN YOU CONTROL
THEIR ACTIONS,
READ THEIR THOUGHTS?
CAN YOU INVADE
THEIR MINDS AT ALL?
NO.
NOT YET.
THEN AS I EXPECTED,
THIS EXERCISE
HAS NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE.
WAIT. THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER
BIG REACTION IN A MOMENT.
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS?
IT CAN'T BE REAL.
Laura: OH, MY GOD.
THEY'RE GONNA
KILL US ALL.
WE'RE GONNA DIE.
Kevin: NO, WE'RE NOT.
Laura: WE'RE ALL
GONNA DIE.
Desmond: THIS CAN'T BE.
SOMEBODY'S SCREWING WITH US.
I'M NOT GETTING
ANYWHERE WITH THEM.
THIS ISN'T WORKING,
IS IT?
NO, BUT WE'VE JUST BEGUN.
I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING
TO BE AN EXTENDED PROCESS.
OUR TIME IS LIMITED,
AND MY PATIENCE IS SHORT.
I THINK WE'D BE
BETTER OFF IN THE LAB.
WE SHOULD DISSECT THEM.
NO. WE NEED TO MOVE
DELIBERATELY,
LOOK CAREFULLY
FOR THEIR VULNERABILITIES.
THEY'RE TOO VALUABLE
TO WASTE.
OK, STEP BACK.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
NO, BRAVO.
LET HIM KEEP IT,
IF IT GIVES HIM
SOME COMFORT.
THEY ARE NO THREAT
TO US.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT IS THIS?
EVERYTHING IS
AS IT SEEMS TO BE.
THE HELL IT IS.
THIS IS A TRICK.
NO TRICK.
YOU FOUR WILL
BEHAVE YOURSELVES.
YOU WILL DO AS YOU'RE
COMMANDED BY US
UNLESS YOU WISH TO JOIN
YOUR UNFORTUNATE FRIEND.
IF YOU'RE GONNA KILL US,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST DO IT?
GET IT OVER WITH.
I AIN'T IN THE MOOD
FOR PLAYING GAMES.
WE'RE NOT PLAYING GAMES.
WE'RE STUDYING.
WE'RE INTERESTED
IN HUMANS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HUMANS?
USE YOUR IMAGINATION.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LEARN
A DAMN THING FROM ME,
SO JUST GO AHEAD
AND PUT ME ON A PLATE.
DO IT.
I HATE WASTING TIME.
YOU TELL ME
IF I'M GONNA HAVE TROUBLE
GETTING COOPERATION.
IS THIS A RAY GUN?
AM I SUPPOSED
TO BE SCARED NOW?
YOU WILL DO
AS YOU'RE TOLD...
OR YOU WILL DIE.
TAKE IT EASY, BRAVO.
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.
SO?
SO BE CAREFUL.
BE CAREFUL.
I TOLD YOU
TO BE CAREFUL.
THEY'RE FRAGILE.
I WANT THEM
TAKEN CARE OF.
SORRY.
HA HA. I JUST BET
YOU ARE, SPACEMAN.
BRAVO.
WE CAN'T JUST LET THEM
KEEP US CAGED UP.
WELL, YOU GOT
ANY MORE GOOD IDEAS?
NO. BUT WE GOT TO THINK.
I MEAN, WE CAN'T JUST ACCEPT
WHATEVER THEY THROW AT US.
ALL RIGHT, WHY WOULD THEY
KEEP US PENNED UP HERE?
THEY MUST NEED
SOMETHING FROM US.
WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THAT IS.
Kevin: WE GOT TO FIND THEIR
WEAKNESS AND EXPLOIT IT.
MAYBE THIS
WILL LEAD OUT AGAIN.
WELL, THEY ARE
EFFICIENT BASTARDS.
I'LL GIVE THEM THAT.
Alpha:
WHAT'S YOUR NEXT TEST?
I'M GOING TO TAKE CONTROL
OF THE COMPLIANT HUMAN
AND USE HIM TO--
THAT WAS MY IDEA.
I SAID WE SHOULD BRING
ONE WE CAN CONTROL.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD
JUST STOP WASTING TIME.
WE'RE NOT GETTING PAID
BY THE DAY HERE.
LET'S JUST TAKE
ONE WE CAN CONTROL,
ONE WE CAN'T,
OPEN UP THEIR BRAINS, AND
LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'LL
GET AN ANSWER THAT WAY.
I DO
KNOW IT'LL
BE FASTER
THAN YOUR
REACTION TESTING.
AND IF IT'S INCONCLUSIVE,
WE'LL HAVE FEWER SUBJECTS
TO TEST
AND THE CLOCK RUNNING OUT.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WHERE WE STARTED FROM.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE COMPLIANT.
WE NEED HIM
FOR THIS EXPERIMENT.
FINE, HARPER,
AMUSE YOURSELF
WITH YOUR EXPERIMENT,
BUT REMEMBER,
YOU HAVE 2 DAYS
BEFORE THE FLEET ARRIVES.
YOU'LL GET RESULTS NOW
OR DECIDE THAT YOU CANNOT.
AHEM.
THIS NEXT EXPERIMENT,
AS I'VE SAID,
IS WITH
THE COMPLIANT HUMAN.
YOU'RE THE REASON
THEY PUT US HERE.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
YOU SCREAMED, THEY CAME,
HERE WE ARE.
LEAVE HER ALONE, FRED.
THIS ISN'T HER FAULT.
THE ESCAPE WAS THEIR TRICK.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT?
HE MAY BE JUST ABOUT RIGHT.
Kevin: HE'S NOT RIGHT.
MAYBE IT'S YOU.
YOU BACKED OFF PRETTY FAST
WHEN THEY PRESSURED YOU.
IS THERE SOMETHING
WE OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU,
SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US
THERE, MR. BOY SCOUT?
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
THINKING FOR YOURSELF?
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
IT'S THE GIRL.
HE'S PROTECTING
THE GIRL.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, I AM,
AND I TOLD YOU
TO LEAVE HER ALONE.
AND I TOLD YOU TO KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
ON OUR SIDE.
I WOKE UP,
YOU WERE STANDING HERE.
I DON'T KNOW YOU.
MAYBE WE'RE NOT
ON THE SAME SIDE AT ALL.
ARE YOU ALWAYS AN IDIOT,
OR ARE YOU JUST SLEEPY
THIS MORNING?
Alpha: FINALLY,
A LITTLE ACTION.
HAVE THEIR MINDS
OPENED UP?
Harper: NO, NOT YET.
BUT LOOK AT THEM.
MAYBE WE DON'T NEED
TO CONTROL ALL OF THEM.
MAYBE ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS CONTROL A FEW
AND MANIPULATE THE REST.
WE NEED SLAVES,
NOT A COMMITTEE.
STOP!
STOP IT! CUT IT OUT!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT?
WE ARE NOT THE ENEMY.
WE'RE--
SHE'S RIGHT. SHE IS.
YEAH.
SORRY.
SO MUCH
FOR MANIPULATION.
IMPRESSIVE, THOUGH,
THE WAY THEY PUT
THEIR DIFFERENCES ASIDE.
I'M NOT IMPRESSED
AT ALL.
I SEE WE HAVE NOTHING.
NO PROGRESS. NONE.
CAN'T WE JUST
FORCE THE OLD ONE
TO TELL US HOW
TO KEEP THIS UP?
HE DOESN'T KNOW.
THEY HAVE NO CONCEPT
OF MENTAL CONTROL,
OURS OR THEIRS.
SEEMS TO BE
AN ACCIDENT OF NATURE.
HARPER, IF IT'S
COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUS,
HOW ARE YOU EVER
GOING TO BREAK THEM?
OUR NEXT STEP IS TO TRY
CHEMICALS ON A PAIR OF THEM.
OK, HARPER,
YOU GO AHEAD AND TEST
YOUR HALLUCINOGENS,
BUT THERE IS NO REASON
WHY WE CAN'T DISSECT
THE OTHER 2.
ONE COMPLIANT,
ONE NONCOMPLIANT.
SHE DOESN'T NEED
ALL 4.
WE CAN AFFORD
TO LOSE A COUPLE.
I THINK CHARLEY
HAS THE RIGHT IDEA.
I DON'T THINK SO, NO.
I THINK CHARLEY IS LOOKING
FOR SINGULAR GLORY
ON HER FIRST MISSION.
NO NEED TO WORRY
ON THAT ACCOUNT.
CHARLEY, YOU'RE
GOING TO CONDUCT
HARPER'S
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT.
THIS IS MY EXPERIMENT!
AND I'M IN CHARGE HERE.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
A COMMAND WITH THE FLEET,
BUT SOMEBODY
HAD TO BABY-SIT YOU,
SO IF I HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THIS POINTLESS EXERCISE,
I CAN DAMN WELL DIRECT IT
AS I CHOOSE.
NOW YOU GET THE COMPLIANT
HUMAN OUT OF THERE.
LET'S PUT HIM ON A SLAB,
OPEN UP HIS SKULL,
AND SEE WHAT MAKES
HIS BRAIN WORK.
ALL RIGHT,
COME ON OUT OF THERE.
FRED! FRED,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?!
FRED!
GET OUT OF THE WAY.
NO. WHERE ARE YOU
TAKING HIM?
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?
ARE YOU SOME SORT
OF A FOOL?
I DON'T THINK SO, NO.
SO YOU STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT
WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH?
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SCARE ME
INTO SUBMISSION,
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
YOU MAY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE,
BUT WE'RE NOT
TOTALLY HOPELESS.
AND WE'RE NOT HERE
TO ASK YOUR PERMISSION.
WE'RE HERE TO TAKE
WHAT WE WANT,
AND THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO
IS HOPE FOR A LITTLE MERCY.
NOW STAND ASIDE.
NO. TAKE ME.
TAKE YOU?
YEAH. IF YOU'RE
GONNA BE MERCILESS,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
PICK ON SOMEONE
WHO KNOWS
WHAT'S GOING ON.
DON'T WORRY.
YOU'RE NEXT.
Harper: BRAVO.
WHERE AM I?
WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?
NOTHING...YET.
GIVE ME A MOMENT.
HOW DO YOU GET ME TO DO THINGS
I DON'T WANT TO DO?
LET'S FIND OUT,
SHALL WE?
THAT WILL KILL HIM.
OF COURSE.
THAT'S PART
OF THIS EXERCISE.
DO YOU HAVE SOME
DIFFICULTY WITH THAT?
NO, I DON'T,
BUT I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
WE CAN EXAMINE HIM
INTRACRANIALLY
WITHOUT ENDING HIS LIFE.
WHY SHOULD HIS LIFE
BE OF CONCERN TO US?
ALPHA, THE LONGER
WE KEEP THEM ALIVE,
THE MORE WE'RE GOING
TO LEARN FROM THEM.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE
IN MIND?
THIS WILL TAKE LONGER.
IT'S PAINFUL,
BUT IT WON'T KILL HIM.
UHH! AAH!
AAH!
FINE. DO THIS ONE FIRST,
THEN A NONCOMPLIANT--
THE ONE THAT THINKS
HE'S A HERO.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE
WITH THE BIG ONE,
PUT HIM SOMEPLACE.
ANYPLACE, SOMEPLACE
WE CAN GET AT HIM.
KEEP ME INFORMED.
WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE,
I'M GONNA OPEN YOU UP
LIKE A CAN OF PEACHES.
YOU'RE NEVER
GETTING OUT OF HERE.
AAH!
WE'LL USE SOMETHING FAR
MORE POTENT ON THE GIRL.
HARPER'S CHEMICALS
ARE TOO MILD.
GET AWAY.
UNH! UHH!
IT BURNS!
GOOD. NOW WE'LL
LEAVE HER LIKE THIS,
LET HER BODY
GET USED TO IT.
THIS IS GOING
TO BE PAINFUL.
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
AN ANESTHETIC.
I...I DON'T WANT
TO HURT ANYONE.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY
I COULD SAVE YOUR LIVES.
AM I SUPPOSED
TO SAY THANK YOU?
NO.
HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
I DON'T NEED TO JUSTIFY
MYSELF TO YOU.
NO, JUST TO YOURSELF.
THIS IS HOW WE SURVIVE.
BY TORTURE?
WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM
FOR A GROWING POPULATION.
WE NEED PRODUCTS,
RESOURCES, LABORERS.
SO YOU'RE HERE
TO TAKE THE PLANET?
YES.
YOU DON'T CARE
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US?
I TOLD YOU, THIS
IS HOW WE SURVIVE.
HMM. OUR HISTORY'S
FULL OF PEOPLE
WHO USE THAT EXCUSE
FOR ANY NUMBER OF ATROCITIES.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME
THESE PEOPLE MET THEIR FATE
BY THE SAME MEANS
THEY USED ON OTHERS.
NO. NO, SOME OF THEM
PROSPERED QUITE WELL.
IT DIDN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.
I'M SORRY. THIS IS
THE BEST I CAN DO.
HOLD STILL.
CAN THEY HEAR US?
I CAN HEAR YOU, YOU FREAK.
ARE YOU DONE POISONING ME?
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR FUN YET?
YEAH, HE CAN HEAR US.
ALL RIGHT.
TRY A SIMPLE COMMAND.
TRY GETTING HIM
TO LIFT HIS ARM.
HELLO.
CAN I GO BACK
TO MY CELL NOW?
THIS ONE'S USELESS.
LET'S TRY
THE OTHER ONE.
AS BEFORE,
WE ARE GETTING NOWHERE.
WILL THE DRUGS WEAR OFF?
YEAH. THEY'LL BE BACK TO
NORMAL IN A FEW HOURS.
I FIND NO RELEVANT STRUCTURAL
DIFFERENCES IN THE 2 BRAINS.
THIS IS NOT HELPFUL.
WE MAY HAVE LEARNED MORE
IF SHE HAD DISSECTED
THEM PROPERLY.
NO. THEY WOULD BE DEAD,
AND WE STILL WOULDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING.
WE DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING NOW,
AND MY PATIENCE
FOR THIS IS AT AN END.
IT'S TIME
WE TERMINATED THE TEST.
BUT I STILL HAVE A DAY.
A DAY AND A HALF.
AND WE MAY STILL
GAIN INFORMATION
THROUGH
REACTION TESTING.
MAYBE HARPER'S RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
YOU AGREE WITH HER NOW?
NO, NO, BUT I DO HAVE
AN IDEA FOR A REACTION TEST.
IT WOULD TAKE
SOME CONSTRUCTION,
BUT WE MAY FIND OUT
THEIR REACTION
TO THE THREAT
OF IMMINENT DEATH.
ALL RIGHT, HARPER,
PASS ME THE NEXT ONE.
I WISH WE COULD
JUST GET THIS OVER WITH.
THEY SHOULD JUST KILL US.
COME ON, DON'T SAY THAT.
OH, I'M SORRY...
BUT THAT'S
THE WAY I FEEL.
I WONDER WHY
THEY HAVEN'T.
WELL, THEY WANT
SOMETHING FROM US,
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD.
BUT WHAT DO THEY WANT?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IT DOESN'T MATTER.
HOW'S THAT?
WELL,
WHATEVER THE REASON,
WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE
NOT READY TO KILL US.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
WELL, WE'RE
GONNA ASSUME.
SO WHAT IF WE DO?
SO, WE, UH...WE LURE
ONE OF THEM IN HERE.
GET THEM TO THINK
ONE OF US IS SICK
OR, UH, DYING
OR SOMETHING.
GET THEM TO UNLOCK
THIS DOOR.
THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
IT'S A TELEVISION TRICK.
I DON'T THINK
THEY GET TELEVISION.
THEY'LL BELIEVE IT,
WE'LL MAKE IT
BELIEVABLE, WHAT THEN?
AH, WELL, THEN, UM...
YOU KNOW, TWO OF US GET OUT
AND LOCK THE DOOR.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO
WHOEVER IS LEFT IN HERE
WITH THE BAD GUY?
WELL, HE SHOULD BE SAFE,
BECAUSE LIKE I SAID,
THEY DON'T SEEM READY
TO KILL US YET.
MAYBE.
MAYBE. SO THEN THE TWO
WHO ESCAPE GET A WEAPON
AND COME BACK AND, UH...
SAVE THE GUY
WHO'S STILL IN THE CELL,
AND THEN WE ESCAPE AGAIN.
THAT SOUNDS
LIKE AN AWFUL RISK.
WELL, SURE AS HELL
BEATS SITTING HERE.
I'LL DO IT.
I'LL BE THE DIVERSION.
ARE YOU SURE?
YUP.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO TAKE
A PIECE OUT OF ONE OF THEM
FOR A WHILE NOW.
THIS DEVICE ISN'T GOING
TO THREATEN DEATH.
IT'S--IT'S ACTUALLY GOING
TO KILL ONE OF THEM.
OF COURSE IT IS.
YEAH, SO WHAT?
WE HAVEN'T LEARNED ANYTHING
FROM THEM SO FAR.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE?
THEY'RE GOING TO DIE
ANYWAY.
SIR, MAYBE WE
SHOULD CONSIDER
A DIFFERENT APPROACH
WITH THESE PEOPLE?
NOW, IF WE CAN'T
CONTROL THEM,
PERHAPS WE SHOULD
TALK TO THEM.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.
PERHAPS IT WOULD
SERVE US BETTER
TO OPEN TRADE TALKS.
WE NEED SLAVES,
NOT PARTNERS.
BUT EVERY RACE
THAT WE'VE SUBJUGATED
HAS DIED OUT ON US.
NOW, WHAT GOOD
HAS IT DONE US?
WE USE THEM FOR A YEAR,
IF WE'RE LUCKY,
AND THEN WE HAVE TO
FIND NEW. IF WE COULD--
ENOUGH!
THIS IS HOW WE SURVIVE.
YOU KNOW THIS.
I NEED NOT EXPLAIN IT
TO YOU.
IF IT IS THEIR FATE
TO DIE OFF AS A RACE,
THEN THAT IS
AS IT WILL BE.
DON'T TELL ME
YOU BROUGHT ME HERE
TO PRACTICE DIPLOMACY.
AND I, FOR ONE,
WILL BE HAPPY
TO SEE AN END OF THEM.
THEY'RE TROUBLE.
YOU WANT TO HAND ME YOUR
KNIFE THERE, SCOUT BOY?
HERE YOU GO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE'LL MAKE THIS
A LITTLE BIT CONVINCING.
Laura: OH, MY GOD.
GOD, DESMOND,
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
WE NEED THEM
TO THINK
THIS IS
LIFE-THREATENING.
AW, MAN.
NOW CALL OUT.
TELL THEM I TRIED
TO KILL MYSELF.
OK. HELP!
HELP US, PLEASE, HELP!
HELP! SOMEBODY HELP US!
HELP US, PLEASE!
HELP!
SHUT UP!
Laura: HELP US!
HELP! WE NEED YOUR
HELP HERE, PLEASE!
PLEASE, OUR FRIEND
IS DYING!
HEY!
WHAT'S ALL
THE NOISE FOR?
UH, OUR FRIEND TRIED
TO KILL HIMSELF.
YOU GOT TO HELP HIM.
SO WHAT? THEN HE DIES.
YOU CAN'T LET HIM DIE!
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE YOU NEED HIM
FOR, UM...
YOU CAN'T LET HIM
BLEED TO DEATH!
ALPHA.
Alpha: WHAT IS IT, BRAVO?
AW, ONE OF THE HUMANS
IS DYING.
WE GOT TO GET
ANOTHER ONE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
WAIT. DON'T DO ANYTHING.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
OPEN IT UP.
DON'T ANYONE MOVE...
NOT...A FINGER.
GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
ARE YOU PLAYING GAMES
WITH ME?
VERY WELL.
BRAVO, DRAG HIM
OUT OF THERE.
NOW, YOU TWO
BEHAVE YOURSELVES.
YOU READY?
I DON'T KNOW. LAST TIME
WE DIDN'T GET VERY FAR.
LAST TIME
WAS THEIR TRAP.
THIS TIME
IT'S OUR IDEA.
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?
HOW ARE WE GONNA
GET OUT OF HERE?
I DON'T KNOW. BUT I'LL
TELL YOU ONE THING,
THEY'RE NOT AS STRONG
AS THEY SEEM.
THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING
THAT THEY HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO FIND,
SO MAYBE THAT'S
THEIR WEAKNESS.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I DON'T REALLY KNOW,
BUT IT BEATS SITTING
IN OUR CELL.
WHICH WAY?
UH...YOUR PICK.
THIS IS NOT
A LIFE-THREATENING INJURY.
MAYBE NOT,
BUT IT SURE HURT
LIKE HELL.
HE'S NOT GOING TO DIE?
NO.
NO, NOT A CHANCE.
THE BLOOD MAKES IT LOOK
MUCH WORSE THAN IT IS--
THOUGH I'M SURPRISED
HE WOULD DO THIS TO HIMSELF.
HE TRICKED US.
WHY?
HA. JUST TO SEE
THE LOOK
ON YOUR FACE.
REPAIR THE WOUND.
WE NEED HIM
IN REASONABLE SHAPE
FOR CHARLEY'S TEST.
WHAT'S IN HERE?
LET'S FIND OUT.
Laura: WHAT IS IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S, UH...
I DON'T THINK
THIS IS A SAFE PLACE.
IS THIS WHAT
YOU WANTED TO FIND?
MAYBE.
WHAT ARE THEY?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT, UH,
WHATEVER THEY ARE,
THEY'RE NOT
ON OUR SIDE.
ARE THEY ALIVE?
YEAH, THEY ARE.
THIS IS THEIR SECRET,
LAURA.
THIS IS THEM.
THESE ARE THEIR REAL BODIES.
THEY'RE NOT HUMAN.
THIS IS WHAT
THEY REALLY LOOK LIKE.
AND IF WE CAN
DESTROY THEM...
OH, CRAP.
OK, LOOK AROUND.
THERE'S GOTTA BE A WAY
TO OPEN THESE THINGS
BACK UP.
THEY'RE GONNA
BE COMING SOON.
OK, WELL, HURRY.
DO AS YOU'RE COMMANDED!
WHAT'S THE COMMAND?
YOU SHOULD HEAR IT
IN YOUR HEAD!
WELL, I DON'T.
EVERY RACE
CAN HEAR OUR COMMANDS.
SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU.
BRAVO, PUT HIM DOWN.
VERY CLEVER.
THIS IS WHY
YOU TRICKED US.
HOW DID YOU GET OUT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
YOU CAN'T READ MY MIND?
YES, I CAN.
YOU'RE THINKING IT WOULD BE
A MISTAKE TO PROVOKE ME.
TAKE THEM BACK
TO THEIR CELL.
OH!
UNH.
OH, I GUESS THAT WASN'T
SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
WE'RE GONNA DIE HERE.
I TOLD YOU.
WE'RE GONNA DIE HERE.
NO, WE'RE NOT.
LISTEN,
WE'RE GONNA BE OK.
YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT.
NO, IT'S TRUE. IT IS.
LISTEN, EVERY TIME
WE INTERACT WITH THEM,
WE LEARN SOMETHING.
THEY CAN'T EXACTLY SAY
THE SAME THING OF US.
WE KNOW WHAT
THEY REALLY LOOK LIKE,
WE KNOW WHERE THEY HIDE.
EVENTUALLY,
WE'RE GONNA LEARN
SOME IMPORTANT PIECE
OF INFORMATION,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.
BUT WE'RE
NOT
GONNA DIE.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA
LET IT HAPPEN.
YOU WANNA HEAR
ABOUT THE FIRST TIME
I EVER KISSED A GIRL?
YEAH.
YEAH? OK.
AHEM. 'CAUSE I REMEMBER
THINKING
THAT MY LIFE WOULD BE
FOREVER DIFFERENT.
I WAS 11 AT THE TIME.
Laura: WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS 11,
LIKE I SAID,
SO, UH, I DIDN'T REALLY
KNOW HOW IT WAS...
WITH GIRLS.
YOU KNOW.
OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T.
YEAH, BUT I
REALLY
DIDN'T KNOW.
ANYWAY...
HER NAME WAS TIA,
AND SHE WAS 13.
UH-HUH.
AND SHE KISSED ME
WHEN HER PARENTS WERE
AT A MEETING OF THE PTA.
YEAH?
MMM. THEN SHE ASKED ME
TO TAKE A BATH WITH HER.
DID SHE NOW?
MM-HMM.
AND SO I SAID, "OK."
OF COURSE.
SO I SKINNED OFF MY SHORTS,
AND I JUMPED IN THE TUB,
AND THEN SHE TOOK OFF
ALL OF HER CLOTHES,
AND, WELL, WHEN I GOT
A GOOD LOOK AT HER,
I WAS SO SURPRISED
THAT I...
I PEED...
A LITTLE YELLOW ARC
ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WATER.
YOU DIDN'T.
I DID.
AND LET ME TELL YOU,
MY LOOK ON LIFE HAS NEVER
QUITE BEEN THE SAME.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?
I'M WORKING.
YOU STUDYING
YOUR PRECIOUS HUMANS?
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED
TO MEAN?
IT MEANS YOU'RE SOFT
ON THEM,
AND YOU DEFEND THEM
AT EVERY TURN.
I DON'T DEFEND THEM.
I'M TRYING TO FIND
A WORKABLE SOLUTION.
YEAH, AND EVERY TIME
I MAKE A SUGGESTION,
YOU'RE IN MY WAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE
YOUR SUGGESTIONS
ARE MALICIOUS
AND UNPRODUCTIVE.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.
YES, I KNOW.
NO, YOU DON'T.
NO, I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE.
YOU ADMIRE THEM.
OR SHOULD I SAY,
YOU ADMIRE
ONE
IN PARTICULAR.
YOUR ACCUSATIONS
MEAN NOTHING TO ME.
ALL YOU WANT
IS YOUR PRECIOUS BONUS.
YOU DON'T CARE
THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING
ISN'T WORKING ANY BETTER
FOR US
THAN IT IS FOR THEM.
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO YOU
THAT WE REPEAT THE SAME
POINTLESS CYCLE
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
YOU ARE PERFECTLY HAPPY
TO DESTROY EVERY RACE
WE FIND
EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY GET
ONE YEAR OF USE FROM EACH.
WHEN DID YOU BECOME
SUCH A HUMANIST?
I'M
NOT.
I JUST CAN'T STAND
TO SEE US WASTE
EVERY RESOURCE WE FIND.
Alpha: STOP THIS.
STOP THIS,
OR I WILL KILL YOU.
THEN YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO KILL ME,
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA
LET YOU TAKE HER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA KILL HIM.
JUST GRAB HER.
OOH!
GO!
OOH.
WHERE'S LAURA?
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY TOOK HER.
WHERE TO?
LET ME SHOW YOU.
LAURA.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT I'M TRAPPED.
HELP ME GET HER OUT.
NO SENSE WASTING
YOUR STRENGTH.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT.
LET HER GO.
TEMPER.
I WOULDN'T WORRY SO MUCH
ABOUT HER FREEDOM
RIGHT NOW
AS I'D WORRY
ABOUT HER LIFE.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
IT'S WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO
THAT SHOULD CONCERN YOU.
KEVIN.
IF I WERE YOU,
I WOULD TAKE HOLD
OF THOSE HANDLES,
BECAUSE THAT PLATE'S
GOING TO PROVE
VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
FOR HER VERY SOON.
KEVIN...
AAH. GET IT OFF OF ME!
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW YOU'RE IN POSITION
FOR THE TEST.
ISN'T THIS FUN?
REALLY A TERRIFIC IDEA,
DON'T YOU THINK?
HEY, STOP IT!
THAT PLATE
IS ELECTROMAGNETIC.
AND EVERY FEW SECONDS,
I'M GOING TO MAKE IT
20 POUNDS HEAVIER.
I WANT TO SEE HOW LONG
YOU CAN HOLD ON TO IT
BEFORE YOU LET IT
CRUSH THE GIRL.
KEVIN, PLEASE.
Kevin: DON'T WORRY.
I'M NOT GONNA LET IT GO.
STILL NOTHING.
THEY'RE AS CLOSED OFF
AS EVER.
300 POUNDS NOW.
VERY GOOD.
PERHAPS I SHOULD
INCREASE THE WEIGHT
IN BIGGER INCREMENTS.
STOP IT! LET HER GO.
NO.
YOU'RE FEELING STRONG,
RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT MY HANDS
ARE SLIPPING.
NO, THEY'RE NOT.
DON'T LET THEM SLIP.
I DON'T KNOW
THAT I CAN HELP IT.
DESMOND, PLEASE.
I'M TRYING.
KEVIN, I DON'T GOT IT.
DESMOND.
AAH.
AAH!
OH, MY GOD!
ANYTHING?
NO. NOTHING.
THEY'RE STILL ALL IN CONTROL
OF THEMSELVES.
Alpha: ANOTHER FAILURE.
Charley: WHAT DO YOU WANT US
TO DO WITH THE BROKEN ONE?
I SHOULD FIX HIM.
NO, I WANT NO MORE OF THIS.
YOUR EXPERIMENT
HAS BEEN A TOTAL FAILURE,
AND WE ARE FINISHED
WITH THIS SPECIES.
TERMINATE THE BROKEN MALE
AND THE FEMALE
AND PREP THEM FOR STORAGE.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO FRED?
HE SHOULDN'T
BE YOUR CONCERN.
YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL
THAT I CAN FIX THIS.
WHY DID YOU DO IT?
I DIDN'T HAVE
MUCH CHOICE.
YES, YOU DID.
YOU COULD HAVE
LET IT DROP.
NO, I COULDN'T.
BUT YOU DIDN'T KNOW
THAT I WOULD BE ABLE
TO FIX THIS.
WE'RE YOU REALLY WILLING
TO ALLOW YOURSELF
TO BE CRIPPLED?
IT WASN'T REALLY A MATTER
OF BEING WILLING.
YOU WERE GONNA
CRUSH HER.
I WASN'T THINKING
ABOUT THIS OR THAT.
I...
IT WASN'T
A RATIONAL CHOICE,
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING
THAT I HAD TO DO.
WELL...
YOU'RE VERY BRAVE.
MMM. LOT A GOOD
IT'S DONE ME.
AAH.
WHY ARE YOU HELPING ME?
I GUESS BECAUSE
CHARLEY'S RIGHT.
I HAVE
COME
TO ADMIRE HUMANS.
YOU'RE ALWAYS SEEING
NEW CHALLENGES,
CONSTANTLY REINVENTING
YOURSELVES.
I HATE TO SEE THAT WASTED.
THAT SHOULD SIT
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
IT'S GOING TO BE SORE
FOR A WHILE.
IN THE LAB...
THOSE, UH, CREATURES...
THEY'RE YOU?
YES.
THIS BODY IS...HMMPH.
THIS BODY IS ARTIFICIAL.
IT RUNS ON ELECTRICITY.
WE HAVE TO RECHARGE DAILY--
SOMETIMES MORE IF WE EXPEND
TOO MUCH ENERGY.
SO YOU DON'T EAT...
EVEN IN YOUR OTHER FORM?
NO.
NO, OUR NATURAL BODIES
GET ENERGY
FROM HEAT AND LIGHT.
I SAW PEOPLE ON EARTH
EATING, THOUGH.
AND I TRIED IT ONCE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
MMM.
CAN WE NOT TALK
ABOUT FOOD,
'CAUSE I'M STARVING.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
WHAT?
IT'S MY FAULT.
THIS EXPERIMENT
AND EVERYTHING.
I WAS THE FIRST
TO SCOUT YOUR PLANET.
I BROUGHT BACK
THE FIRST REPORT.
AND I BROUGHT
THIS TEAM HERE.
CAN YOU MAKE THEM
ALL GO AWAY?
NO.
YOU CALLED. WHAT IS IT?
WE HAVE CONTROL
OVER THE GIRL.
YOU WHAT?
SHE'S RESPONDING
TO OUR MENTAL COMMANDS NOW.
WATCH.
Alpha:
SHE'S COMPLETELY IN LINE.
BUT HOW IS THIS?
I TOLD YOU
TRY MY EXPERIMENT.
NOW YOU SEE IT'S BEEN
A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
NO, IT HAS NOT.
WE HAVE NO IDEA
HOW WE ACHIEVED THIS,
THEREFORE NO IDEA
HOW TO DUPLICATE IT.
WHAT WOULD YOU PROPOSE
WE DO,
STRAP DOWN
THE ENTIRE POPULATION
ONE AT A TIME?
IF WE CANNOT DUPLICATE
THIS EFFECT EASILY,
IT IS NO GOOD TO US.
MAYBE WE CAN LEARN SOMETHING
FROM THIS ONE
THAT WASN'T APPARENT
IN THE OTHERS.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO
A DISSECTION RIGHT AWAY.
AGREED.
WE NEED TO LOOK
AT SLIDES.
CHARLEY, TAKE THE FEMALE
TO THE LAB AND DISSECT.
HARPER, YOU STILL HAVE
A BODY IN THE INFIRMARY.
OPEN IT UP. MAYBE WE CAN
STILL LEARN SOMETHING.
BUT, SIR...
POWER-UP IS IN AN HOUR.
WE'LL RECHARGE BEFORE
THE FLEET ARRIVES,
AND THEN FINISH
OUR REPORT
BY STUDYING THE BRAINS
PIECE BY PIECE.
HOW'S THE LEG?
UH, I DON'T KNOW.
BETTER, I THINK.
CAN YOU WALK?
I--I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S TRY. I'M GOING
TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
WE'VE ONLY GOT
ONE CHANCE.
COME ON.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
I CAN ONLY HELP YOU.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?
THEY'RE RECHARGING.
WE HAVE SOME TIME.
COME ON.
SO WILL YOU DIE
IF YOU DON'T RECHARGE?
NO.
NO, OUR MINDS
OUR DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE NOT LOCKED IN
THE WAY YOURS ARE.
IF WE DIDN'T RECHARGE,
WE COULD JUST GO BACK
TO OUR ORIGINAL BODIES.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR QUESTIONS LIKE THIS.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO ESCAPE,
YOU NEED TO DO IT NOW.
I SAID I WASN'T GONNA
LEAVE WITHOUT THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GO COLLECT
THE ONE IN THE CELL,
THE OTHERS ARE STILL
UNDER OUR CONTROL.
AFTER I'VE RECHARGED,
I'LL SEND THEM.
NO, SEND THEM NOW.
I CAN'T.
I NEED TO RECHARGE.
I DON'T HAVE
THE POWER TO--
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ESCAPE FIRST...
I'LL TELL YOU HOW TO WORK
THE TRANSPORTATION DEVICE.
WHEN I'VE RECHARGED,
AND YOUR ESCAPE
IS DISCOVERED,
I'LL SEND THE OTHERS
WHILE MY COMPANIONS
ARE SEARCHING FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME.
WHAT WAS THAT FOR?
JUST SOMETHING
I WANTED TO TRY.
COME ON.
HEY.
WHERE THE HELL
DID YOU COME FROM?
IT'S A LONG STORY.
WHERE'S LAURA?
THEY TOOK HER.
SHE'S LIKE FRED NOW.
SHE'S DOING
WHAT THEY SAY.
LIKE FRED?
THAT'S WHAT
I'M TELLING YOU.
OK, WELL, COME ON,
WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE.
HOW WE GONNA DO THAT?
OH, YEAH, WELL,
HARPER LET ME GO.
SHE TOLD ME
HOW TO GET AWAY FROM...
WHAT ABOUT THE GUARDS?
THEY'RE HAVING BREAKFAST.
IF YOU SAY SO.
HEY, WHERE'D
THEY TAKE LAURA?
I DON'T KNOW.
OK, WELL,
WE GOTTA FIND HER.
HARPER SAID SHE'D SEND
THE OTHERS,
BUT WHEN WE ESCAPE,
THEY'LL KNOW SHE HELPED,
SO WE GOTTA FIND
EVERYBODY NOW.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL
WE'RE DOING?
WELL, I THINK SO.
I MEAN, IT ALL KINDA
LOOKS THE SAME.
FRED.
AW, DAMN IT.
OK, FRED, NOW,
YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT,
BECAUSE, UH,
YOU'RE NOT THINKING
STRAIGHT, AND, UH,
THEY GOT CONTROL
OVER YOU.
I HAVE TO TAKE YOU
BACK TO YOUR CELL.
THEN WE GOT A PROBLEM,
FREDERICK,
'CAUSE WE AIN'T
GOING BACK.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT,
FRED. YOU GOTTA THINK,
'CAUSE IF WE GO BACK,
THEY'RE GONNA KILL US.
MOVE OUT.
HE CAN'T GET US BOTH.
THAT SOUNDS
ABOUT RIGHT TO ME.
COME ON, FRED.
COME ON, MAN.
OHH...
OH, G-GOD.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY WAS TRYING
TO CONTROL MY THOUGHTS,
AND I WAS GONNA SHOOT YOU.
I REALLY WAS.
I WAS GONNA SHOOT YOU.
AND THEN I JUST COULDN'T.
OH, MAN.
OHH.
I'M STILL TREMBLING.
YEAH. YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU GONNA BE OK?
UH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OK.
LET'S GO FIND LAURA.
YEAH.
MAN.
OHH, MAN.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I LOST MY LINK
WITH THE HUMAN.
HOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THIS IS THE FINAL PROOF
OF YOUR MISTAKE.
YOU WERE WRONG
ALL ALONG.
THIS PROVES THAT OUR
ABILITY TO CONTROL THEM
IS LIMITED.
I WILL CALL THE FLEET,
TELL THEM
OF YOUR FAILURE,
AND YOU CAN DEAL WITH
THE LAST OF THE HUMANS.
PRACTICE SOME
OF OUR NEW DIPLOMACY.
ANNIHILATE THEM.
OK, WHAT'S THE PLAN?
WELL, WE GOTTA FIND LAURA.
THEN, UM,
I'M STILL WORKING ON IT.
YOU BETTER WORK FAST.
I THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU
FOR THE LAST TIME.
DON'T SHOOT.
SHE'S A FRIEND.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU ESCAPED?
AND YOU...
HOW IS IT YOU REGAINED
YOUR SELF-CONTROL?
I HAVE NO CLUE.
HOW DID YOU GET CONTROL
OF HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE?
WE DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY GONE.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOU
AND THE OTHER HUMANS?
I'M BLACK.
GOTTA BE SOMETHING MORE
FUNDAMENTAL THAN THAT.
IF YOU WERE BLACK,
YOU WOULDN'T THINK SO.
HMM. WE WERE SEARCHING
FOR A SPECIFIC MENTAL STATE.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
WHEN YOU WERE TAKEN?
IT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS.
I WAS VISITING
A LADY FRIEND.
LOVE.
THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE HADN'T THOUGHT OF.
AND WHAT WERE YOU DOING
WHEN YOU REGAINED
YOUR SELF-CONTROL?
I WAS ANGRY.
SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO MAKE ME
DO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT ME,
AND I WAS ANGRY.
HE WAS TREMBLING,
HE WAS SHAKING.
HEY.
HE GOT A SHOT
FROM HIS ADRENAL GLAND.
IT'S ADRENALINE.
THAT COULD BE IT.
AND IS THERE
SOME SORT OF CHEMICAL
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONSET
OF AFFECTION OR AROUSAL?
PHEROMONES.
PHEROMONES,
SO MAYBE IT'S NOT LOVE.
IT COULD BE A PARTICULAR
CHEMICAL OR HORMONAL STATE.
YES, AND A VIOLENT EMOTION
BREAKS THE CONTROL
WITH ADRENALINE.
THAT'S IT!
OH, WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO HOLD YOU AS SLAVES.
OUR CONTROL WOULD BE
MUCH TOO UNSTABLE.
THAT EXPLAINS FRED,
BUT WHAT ABOUT LAURA?
I MEAN,
WHO'S SHE IN LOVE WITH?
DON'T YOU KNOW?
NO.
Harper: NO?
WHAT, ME?
YES, OF COURSE.
AFTER YOU SAVED HER.
REALLY?
YOU KNOW,
THIS IS FASCINATING,
BUT WHAT
ARE WE GONNA DO?
YOU HAVE TO ESCAPE!
ALPHA KNOWS
WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME.
HE WANTS YOU DESTROYED.
THE TRANSPORT. THIS WAY.
YOU GUYS GO. GO.
PHEROMONES.
YOU GOTTA TAKE ME
TO LAURA.
I THINK
IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
LAURA!
LAURA, COME ON, GET UP!
WE GOTTA GO.
LAURA.
OH--OH, MY GOD.
SHE'S DEAD.
THIS IS YOUR FAULT.
YOU DID THIS.
I DIDN'T.
YOU ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN.
I COULDN'T PREVENT IT.
I WAS UNDER ORDERS.
UNDER ORDERS?
YOU KNOW HOW PATHETIC
THAT SOUNDS?
LOOK AT HER.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU CAN'T HIDE BEHIND ORDERS.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE,
AND
YOU'RE
THE ONE
WHO BROUGHT THEM HERE!
WHY?
JUST WHY DID YOU DO THIS?
WE WERE PREPARING HER
FOR DISSECTION.
YOU BITCH.
SHE'S DEAD.
LUCKY I WAS INTERRUPTED
FOR A RECHARGE,
OR YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND
A LOT LESS OF HER
WHEN YOU BARGED IN HERE.
I'LL KILL YOU.
UH-HUH.
I DON'T THINK
I'D COME ANY CLOSER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN HERE, HARPER?
HE WANTED
TO SEE THE GIRL.
WELL, NOW HE'S SEEN HER.
KILL HIM.
WAIT A SECOND.
YOU'RE ALREADY SUPPOSED
TO HAVE KILLED HIM.
HE'S SUPPOSED
TO BE DISSECTED
LIKE THE OTHER ONE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU?
NOTHING.
SO THAT'S IT?
NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
"MIGHT MAKES RIGHT"
FOREVER.
I'M SORRY.
SHOULD HAVE RECHARGED.
I'M NOT PICKY.
I'M JUST AS HAPPY
TO KILL YOU BY HAND.
RAAH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
FIGHTING FOR
A VALUELESS HUMAN?
NO.
WHAT THEN?
MAYBE I'M JUST FIGHTING
AGAINST YOU.
WHATEVER.
THIS IS YOUR LAST MISSION.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?
WHY DOESN'T SHE FALL DOWN?
SHE'S VACATED.
WHAT?
SHE'S LEFT THE CONSTRUCT
AND GONE BACK
TO HER NATURAL BODY.
IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.
SHE'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.
WHAT NOW?
I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE HERE.
GET BACK.
DON'T TALK, SHOOT!
GIVE ME THE GUN.
DON'T LET HIM GET
INSIDE YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK
THIS TIME, BUDDY.
SORRY.
WELL, HELL, LET'S SEE
HOW THIS WORKS.
YOU ARE GONNA DIE
IN TERRIBLE PAIN.
HA! THAT WAS FUN.
SO TELL ME SOMETHING,
WHERE ARE THESE FRIENDS
OF YOURS
NOW THAT YOU NEED THEM?
RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
HARPER?!
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?
MAKING THE BEST
OF A BAD SITUATION.
SO HE'S VACATED
LIKE THE OTHER ONE?
THAT'S RIGHT.
HE'S GONE
TO THE SAME PLACE?
YES.
SO WHAT HAPPENS
IF WE ESCAPE?
WHAT ARE YOUR PEOPLE
GONNA DO?
Harper:
THEY'RE GOING TO ATTACK.
Kevin:
YOU HAVE TO STOP THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, FOLLOW ME.
THROUGH THAT DOOR.
AND YOU.
HUH?
STAND GUARD.
WHAT, WITH THIS?
THIS DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.
IF SOMEONE
COMES,
WIPE...
JUST...
AND...
OK.
DON'T POINT THAT
AT ME.
THESE ARE MY COMRADES.
THAT'S ALPHA...
CHARLEY.
THIS IS BRAVO.
AND THIS...
IS ME.
WHAT DO WE DO?
DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
THIS ONE'S BRAVO?
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
IT'S ALPHA.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
HARPER. NO, YOU DON'T.
NOW, HE'S TRYING
TO LOCK ME OUT.
SORRY, ALPHA,
JUST NOT
FAST ENOUGH.
NOW WHAT?
THAT'S ONE DOWN.
WHO'S NEXT?
THAT'S ALPHA,
BUT HE'S NOT IN THERE.
AND HE AIN'T COMING BACK.
UNH!
AAH.
NOW ALPHA'S TRAPPED
IN HIS OTHER BODY.
RRR!
AND HE KNOWS
WHAT WE'VE DONE.
GOOD NIGHT,
SWEETHEART.
WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT A SECOND.
WAIT. NO, WE CAN'T
DESTROY THIS ONE.
WHY? WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE IN THE END?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO,
FLY THE SHIP BACK MYSELF
AND TRY TO EXPLAIN
WHAT HAPPENED?
NO, WAIT!
THAT'S ALPHA
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
HE SET THE SHIP
TO EXPLODE.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WE GOTTA STOP THE FLEET.
WHAT? YOU CAN'T.
THERE'S NO TIME.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THEY'LL DESTROY THE EARTH.
ALL RIGHT. GO.
GET OUT OF HERE.
NO, I'M NOT GOING.
NO, I WILL TAKE CARE
OF THE FLEET.
GO TO THE TRANSPORT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
DO YOU REMEMBER
THE SEQUENCE OF COLORS?
YEAH, I THINK SO.
RED, YELLOW, GREEN.
GREEN, BLACK, GREEN.
YELLOW, RED, GREEN, RED.
GOT IT?
RED, GREEN, RED.
YEAH, RIGHT. GOT IT.
BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA--
Desmond: COME ON!
Fred: LET'S GO!
STOP IT, ALPHA.
YOU CAN STOP THIS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DIE
HERE.
I'M ALREADY DEAD.
WHAT USE IS THIS BODY
TO ME?
I CAN'T RETURN
TO MY OWN FORM.
YOUR NEW FRIENDS
HAVE DESTROYED IT.
WELL, WHAT DID YOU
EXPECT THEM TO DO?
DIE.
ALPHA,
STOP THE COUNTDOWN.
WHY SHOULD I?
BECAUSE
IT'S SUCH A WASTE.
FOR WHO?
FOR ALL OF US.
HMMPH.
HOW COULD
YOU BETRAY US?
I TRIED TO GET YOU
TO LISTEN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING TO DO...
LIVE AMONG THEM?
IN THAT ARTIFICIAL BODY?
IT WOULDN'T WORK.
THERE'S NO FUTURE
FOR YOU HERE, EITHER.
EARTH IS A TRAP.
WE WERE AMBUSHED.
THE HUMANS WANT
TO LURE US HERE.
THEY WANT TO LURE
THE FLEET.
WE FOUGHT THEM,
AND WE LOST.
YOU HAVE TO STAY AWAY.
NO, OUR SHIP...
OUR SHIP IS FINISHED--
ONLY MOMENTS TO GO.
GO AND SAVE YOURSELVES.
YEAH, THIS IS IT.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?
OH, GOD.
I KILLED YOU
ALREADY.
YOU KILLED MY REAL BODY.
I HAD TO JUMP BACK
INTO THIS THING,
AND I AM
NOT
HAPPY!
IT'S 3 TO 1.
THINK IT OVER.
ODDS SEEM FINE TO ME.
YOU WANT ANOTHER PIECE OF ME?
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
GO ON! GET OUT OF HERE!
DESMOND, COME ON.
GET ON THE PAD.
YOU OK? YEAH.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
RED, YELLOW, GREEN...
YOU DON'T REMEMBER
THE SEQUENCE?
I REMEMBER, UM...
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT GO.
LET ME
THINK.
THINK FAST, MAN.
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
LAURA.
GET ON THE PAD.
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?
DO IT! HURRY!
ARE YOU READY?
HARPER?
YES.
ACTUALLY, IT'S BOTH OF US.
HOW?
I FIGURED
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY OUT.
THERE IT GOES.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DO
YOU WANNA DO?
LET'S GO TO YOUR PLACE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO EAT?
COME ON.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS GOOD.
MMM.
WANT SOME MORE?
HMM.
POLICE! OPEN THE DOOR!
WE HAVE A WARRANT.
BERNSTEIN, MOVE.
DOWN THE STAIRS. GO!
OH, MY GOD.
THE REPORTS
WERE ACCURATE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHE TOLD US TO STAY.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
I DON'T KNOW HOW
ONE OF THESE THINGS
COULD GET COOKED UP WRONG.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST HOP,
ISN'T IT?
YEAH. SO?
SO, YOU MIGHT AS WELL
GET USED TO IT NOW.
I WAS FIRST IN MY CLASS.
WHAT EXACTLY IS IT YOU THINK
I SHOULD GET USED TO?
THEY'RE ALWAYS SENDING US OUT
WITH SUBSTANDARD EQUIPMENT.
NEVER TAKE THE TIME
TO WORK THE KINKS OUT.
I DON'T PLAN TO GO INTO THIS
JOB SHORTHANDED, HARPER,
SO YOU BETTER GET IT FIXED.
I'LL FIX IT,
BUT FIRST I HAVE TO
DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG.
WHOA!
HEY! WHOA!
YOU SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN
IN THE INSTITUTE.
WELL, WELCOME
TO GRADUATE STUDIES!
HELP ME HOLD IT DOWN!
YOU BETTER GET OUT OF THERE.
THIS THING ISN'T WORKING.
I'M GOING TO LET HIM VACATE
UNTIL I CAN PUT HIS RIDE
BACK UP.
IT MAY NOT BE
THAT SERIOUS.
I THINK IT IS.
WE'LL LET HIM BACK IN
AS SOON AS I GET IT RIGHT.
WE'RE ON A TIMELINE HERE.
HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA TAKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT'S MUCH EASIER NOW
THAT IT STOPPED SHAKING AROUND.
YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST LET ME GIVE IT A TRY?
CHARLEY, STEP BACK.
IN FACT, GET UP TO OPERATIONS
AND RUN A SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTIC.
WHY? EVERYTHING IS FINE.
JUST FOLLOW YOUR ORDERS.
YES, SIR.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
YOUR FASCINATION
WITH THESE THINGS.
THEY'RE TOO HARD
TO WORK WITH,
THEY'RE TOO SMALL,
AND THEY'RE UGLY.
WELL, YOU HAVE TO ADMIRE
THE DESIGN, THOUGH.
WELL ORGANIZED.
NOT MUCH
WASTED MATERIAL.
HMM.
HOLD THIS.
OH, HERE IT IS.
GOT IT.
FLUID INDUCER IS SEIZED.
THAT'S ALL?
YEP.
OPERATOR ERROR.
OPERATOR ERROR?
I TOLD HIM TO PAY ATTENTION
TO HOW THIS WORKS.
WELL, YOU CAN
EXPLAIN THAT TO HIM
WHEN WE PUT HIM
BACK IN.
Alpha: CHARLEY,
GET ON THE COM TO BRAVO.
TELL HIM TO COME BACK DOWN.
WE'VE GOT THIS THING UP AGAIN.
YES, SIR, I'LL TELL HIM.
BRAVO, BREAK'S OVER.
THEY GOT YOUR RIDE
GOING AGAIN.
TIME TO QUIT
YOUR LITTLE NAP.
GET BACK TO WORK.
BRAVO, WELCOME BACK.
WHAT WAS THAT?
OPERATOR ERROR.
CROSS-COMMANDED
SEIZURE.
OH, NO, NO.
I WAS WORKING IT RIGHT.
YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE
WORKING IT RIGHT,
BUT, AS USUAL, YOU WEREN'T.
BRAVO, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
KNOW THE EQUIPMENT BY NOW.
I WAS SURE.
GET UP.
IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE
TO RERACK.
BUT DON'T THINK
I'M FORGETTING THIS.
YOU FIND SOME TIME
TO STUDY YOUR TAPES.
I STUDIED THE TAPES.
ALL RIGHT, WHO'S FIRST?
HARPER. THIS MISSION
IS HER IDEA.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
WE WERE PLACING BLAME.
I'M STATING A FACT.
IF YOU BELIEVE
WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL...
WHAT IF WE ARE?
WHAT IF I'M RIGHT?
YOU'RE NOT.
BUT WHAT IF I AM?
WE'LL ALL TAKE HOME BIG BONUSES
AND FAST PROMOTIONS.
YOUR EXPERIMENT
WON'T WORK.
THE SUBJECTS
ARE UNSUITABLE.
LEAN BACK.
WELL, I THINK YOU'RE WRONG,
AND I'M GOING TO PROVE IT.
WELL,
YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING.
IT MAY BE YOUR EXPERIMENT,
BUT YOU'RE UNDER MY COMMAND.
UHH.
YOU GETTING THAT?
YES, SIR.
HOW LONG
ARE WE IN HERE?
YOU'RE GETTING
THE FULL HOUR'S CHARGE
JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.
THESE BODIES
USE TOO MUCH POWER.
THEY'RE INEFFICIENT.
IT'S THE CENTRAL
HEATING SYSTEM.
IT REQUIRES
A LOT OF ENERGY.
THE REAL ONES HAVE
TO EAT 3 TIMES A DAY.
LOWER LIFE FORMS.
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY REALLY SEEM
TO ENJOY THEIR FOOD.
Charley:
HEY, HARPER,
HOW LONG YOU BEEN
IN THAT BODY?
OVER A YEAR.
YOU DIDN'T VACATE?
NOT ONCE?
NO. ALPHA THOUGHT
I SHOULD STAY PUT.
HE FELT I MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE
READJUSTING IF I SPENT TIME OUT.
ALPHA, YOU'RE A SADIST.
EVERYONE NEEDS A HOBBY.
HOW LONG
TILL WE GET THERE?
20 HOURS.
I LOVE NEW PLANETS.
I'M SURE YOUR FEELINGS
WON'T BE RECIPROCATED.
OK, THIS IS IT--EARTH.
PLANET MASS--3-17.
HIGH ORBIT IN...
4 MINUTES.
ARE THEY GOING
TO DETECT US?
NO. WE'LL REMAIN
OUTSIDE THE ATMOSPHERE
AND BLEND IN
WITH ALL THE JUNK
THEY'VE GOT FLOATING
AROUND UP HERE.
WHAT'S THE POPULATION,
HARPER?
APPROXIMATELY 6 BILLION.
JUST UNDER.
6 BILLION?
QUITE A PRIZE,
IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION
ISN'T VERY COOPERATIVE.
YEAH, WELL, WE HAD
BETTER MAKE IT WORK.
I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK
FROM MY FIRST JOB
WITH A ZERO RATING.
PLANET FALL IS AT 600.
PRIOR TO THIS,
I WANT THE MEDICAL THEATER
FULLY PREPPED.
THIS PENETRATION
WILL BE UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
UNDERSTAND THAT THESE BEINGS
ARE UNIQUELY RESISTANT TO US.
ONLY ABOUT 10%
ARE CONTROLLABLE.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
THERE MAY BE
CONTROL TECHNIQUES
I WASN'T ABLE
TO PERFORM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE HERE TO FINISH WORK
THAT HARPER WASN'T ABLE
TO COMPLETE ON HER OWN.
HOW LONG WAS
THE FIRST STUDY?
6 MONTHS.
I HEARD YOU WERE
ALMOST CAUGHT.
I WASN'T CAUGHT.
I DID MY JOB.
I BROUGHT BACK THE DATA.
ALMOST, THOUGH.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THESE
HUMANS ARE WORTH ANYTHING?
BECAUSE THEY
MAY LIVE LONGER.
WELL, DOESN'T IT
MAKE MORE SENSE
TO FIND A PLANET WITH
A COMPLIANT POPULATION?
HO HO. LISTEN
TO THE NEW RECRUIT.
SHE'S AN EXPERT NOW.
MAYBE THE COUNCIL
JUST WANTED TO SEND HER
AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE.
AH HA HA HA.
DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE FUNNY?
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
QUIET. NOW LISTEN.
IT HAS BEEN DECIDED
THAT THE HUMAN POPULATION
IS EXPENDABLE.
THE FLEET'S BEEN ASSEMBLED
AND IS ON ITS WAY,
BUT THEY WON'T ARRIVE
FOR ANOTHER 3 DAYS,
AND HARPER
HAS CONVINCED THE COUNCIL
TO GIVE HER THAT TIME
TO CONTINUE HER STUDY.
MY JOB IS TO FACILITATE
HARPER'S EXPERIMENT.
BUT, UNDERSTAND,
I HAVE BEEN GRANTED
WIDE DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY
IN THIS MATTER.
WHAT ABOUT
THE BONUS?
YEAH, WHAT ABOUT
THE BONUS?
ONLY IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.
THE JOB IS TO COLLECT
3 HUMANS.
WE NEED THESE SUBJECTS
TO BE IMMUNE
TO OUR CONTROL,
AND WE NEED THEM ALIVE.
WE'LL PUT THEM IN THE LAB
AND SEE IF WE CAN OVERCOME
THE MIND SHIELD.
AND WHAT IF WE CAN'T
MAKE THIS WORK?
THEN IN 3 DAYS,
WHEN THE FLEET ARRIVES,
THEY'LL WIPE OUT
THE HUMAN POPULATION
AND STRIP THE PLANET.
HEY, HARPER.
HMM?
HOW MANY HOPS
YOU BEEN ON?
THIS IS MY 22nd.
18 FIRST PENETRATIONS
AND THEN FOLLOW-UPS.
WHEW. THOSE ARE
SOME LONG LOGS.
YEAH. YEAH, I SPEND MONTHS
STUDYING A CULTURE
AND THEN MAKING
ASSIMILATION TAPES
FOR THE TROOPS.
I STUDIED THE TAPES.
I KNOW
HOW TO ACT HUMAN.
AND EVERY TIME OUT,
I GET USED TO ONE FORM
OR ANOTHER,
AND THEN WE TAKE CONTROL,
AND THEY BECOME EXTINCT
BEFORE A YEAR IS PASSED.
THAT'S PROGRESS.
BUT IT SEEMS
LIKE SUCH A WASTE.
JUST BE GLAD IT'S THEM
GETTING WASTED, NOT US.
I SUPPOSE.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM.
I WANT MY BONUS, NEXT JOB,
NEXT PAYDAY.
ALL RIGHT, STEP IT UP.
AND EVERYONE REMEMBER,
YOU'RE TYING TO BLEND...
IN.
IT'S WHAT THEY WEAR.
OK, I'M READY.
LET'S GET GOING.
ANY QUESTIONS?
YEAH.
IS THIS EARTH
A RATHOLE?
WAS THAT ON YOUR
ASSIMILATION TAPE?
YEAH. RATHOLE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS?
I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
IT MEANS WHAT IT MEANS.
WELL?
"RAT"...
IS...
A DEROGATORY TERM
FOR "JERK."
CAN WE JUST GO?
I'VE GOT A FIX ON THE BEACON
THAT HARPER LEFT BEHIND.
GOOD LUCK.
HARPER, ARE YOU SURE
YOU FOUND SOMEPLACE
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE SEEN?
I'M SURE.
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
RATHOLE?
IT'S
A PRIVATE PLACE.
GOD, IT SMELLS.
IT'S A PRIVATE
RATHOLE PLACE.
COME ON.
LEAD THE WAY.
IT'S A LITTLE BETTER
ONCE YOU GET OUT.
YEAH.
HE WANTED TO SEE A RATHOLE,
WE SAW A RATHOLE.
SO THIS IS IT?
YUP. THIS IS THE PLACE.
OUR OWN LITTLE PRIVATE
HUNTING GROUND.
WHAT'S IT CALLED?
LOS ANGELES.
IT MEANS
CITY OF ANGELS.
Bravo:
WHAT ARE ANGELS?
Harper:
THEY'RE LIKE GHOSTS.
OH.
WHAT ARE GHOSTS?
DEAD PEOPLE.
AH. GOOD NAME.
OH, COME ON, LET'S JUST GRAB
A FEW HUMANS RIGHT HERE.
NOT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CROWD.
IT'LL ATTRACT
TOO MUCH ATTENTION.
NAH, NAH, NAH. WATCH THIS,
WATCH THIS, WATCH THIS.
ALL RIGHT. OK.
I GOT CONTROL OF THIS ONE.
HOW MANY DID YOU
DO BEFORE YOU GOT HIM?
7. YOU WANT TO
WATCH HIM DANCE?
RELEASE HIM. LET HIM GO.
HE IS OF NO USE TO US.
WE WANT NONCOMPLIANT HUMANS.
WHAT'D YOU
DO THAT FOR?
THESE ARE NOT PLAYTHINGS
FOR YOU TO TORTURE.
SINCE WHEN?
FOLLOW ME.
WE HAVE WORK TO DO.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WE'RE GOING TO A BAR.
IT'S A PLACE WHERE HUMANS
GO TO GET INTOXICATED.
THE ONE WE'RE GOING TO
IS VERY BUSY,
BUT IT'S VERY NEAR PRIVACY.
AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO
COLLECT THESE HUMANS?
THEY WILLINGLY IMPAIR
THEIR OWN JUDGMENT
AND THEN GO HOME
WITH TOTAL STRANGERS.
OH, IT CAN'T BE THAT EASY.
YES, YES. THEY GO HOME
WITH JUST ABOUT ANYONE.
REALLY?
HUH, YOU'RE GOOD.
YEAH, WELL.
I WORK ON IT.
AHA.
THERE'S ONE.
WAIT A MINUTE, BRAVO.
BE GENTLE. LET ME
CHECK HIM OUT FIRST.
THIS IS MY HOUSE.
MY HOUSE!
YOU'RE TRESPASSING!
THIS ONE'S
NO GOOD TO US.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE HE'S DEAD.
OH, MAN, BRAVO,
BE MORE CAREFUL
NEXT TIME.
WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S ALL
YOU CAN SAY TO HIM,
"BE MORE CAREFUL NEXT TIME"?
HE JUST KILLED A MAN.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY
WERE SO BREAKABLE.
HE'S NOT BROKEN.
HE'S DEAD.
RELAX, HARPER. THERE'S MORE
WHERE THIS ONE CAME FROM.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT YOU CAN MISTREAT THEM.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
HE WAS ALIVE, NOW HE'S DEAD.
YEAH, IT'S FINE.
WE'LL TAKE THIS ONE BACK,
USE HIM AS A BIOLOGY SAMPLE.
AHEM. DID YOU TRY
PRESSURING HIS MIND FIRST?
NO.
UH-HUH. OK.
BRAVO, NEXT TIME,
BEFORE YOU BEAT SOMEONE UP,
TRY WORKING HIS MIND.
YOU SEE, WE NEED TO KNOW
WHICH ONES WE CAN CONTROL
AND WHICH ONES WE CAN'T.
IT WAS ON THE TAPE.
WHO'S NEXT?
OH, WAIT.
THAT WAS NOT ON THE TAPES.
NO. WAIT.
LET
ME
CARRY HIM.
NOW THIS IS PERFECT.
LOTS OF CHOICES.
YEAH, BUT WE
WANT THEM ALONE.
WELL, THAT'S
CHARLEY'S JOB--
INVEIGLEMENT.
ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
OH, YEAH.
I GOT THESE PEOPLE DOWN.
JUST WATCH ME.
BRAVO.
YEAH?
TRY NOT TO KILL
WHOEVER SHE BRINGS BACK.
OHH.
YOU CAN STAND HERE
WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO,
BUT YOU GOTTA PROMISE
YOU WON'T TRY TO PICK ME UP.
OHH. NOW, DOES THAT LINE
WORK WITH MOST WOMEN?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NEW IN TOWN.
I'M JUST ROAD-TESTING IT
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WELL, I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE
THAT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.
ANOTHER LEMON, HUH?
YEAH.
THAT ONE'S
PRETTY SOUR, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE TAKE A WALK?
WELL, THERE YOU GO.
OK.
MY NAME'S DESMOND.
NAME'S CHARLEY.
NICE TO MEET YOU, DESMOND.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
CHARLEY.
ACTUALLY, MY APARTMENT
IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
A DRINK OR SOMETHING.
DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD
GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
JUST A LITTLE BIT?
HELLO.
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS?
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
OH, YOU WANT
TO PLAY?
Harper: BRAVO.
BRAVO, DON'T HURT HIM.
HE'S TRYING TO CUT ME!
LET ME TRY TO CONTROL
HIS MIND FIRST.
OH, YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?
THIS ISN'T WORKING.
HELP ME.
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING TO ME?
HE FEELS IT.
YES, BUT IT ISN'T WORKING.
HE'S DEFINITELY
NONCOMPLIANT.
BRAVO, TAKE HIM.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?
HIT HIM!
Harper: BRAVO!
HE BETTER
STILL BE WORKING.
YOU SAID TAKE HIM!
IS HE STILL FUNCTIONAL?
YES.
PUT HIM WITH
THE DEAD ONE.
Charley: THAT'S 2.
BOTH MEN.
THAT'S ONE. THE DEAD ONE
DOESN'T COUNT.
AND WE NEED FEMALES.
OH, I CAN GET ONE.
OHH.
AHEM. UH...
YOU KNOW,
I LIVE RIGHT OVER THERE.
EXCUSE ME?
I--I LIVE J-J--
RIGHT OVER THERE.
SO?
SO, DON'T YOU WANT
A PIECE OF ME NOW?
OH, WHAT A JERK.
DIDN'T WORK TOO WELL.
AHEM.
HMM.
MAYBE THE WOMEN AREN'T
AS EASY AS THE MEN.
I THINK WE SHOULD FIND
A HUMAN WE CAN CONTROL.
THAT'S NOT WHAT
WE'RE HERE FOR.
SO, MAYBE WE SHOULD EXPAND
OUR OBJECTIVES A LITTLE.
IT WOULD GIVE US SOMETHING
TO COMPARE THE OTHERS TO.
MAYBE.
OK, LET'S KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR A COMPLIANT ONE.
I SURE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE WE'RE GOING,
BUT WE'RE SURE TO FIND
A HUMAN AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
WAIT.
ARE YOU GONNA BE
WARM ENOUGH?
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME,
BABY. I'LL BE FINE.
WELL, IF WE MOVED IN
TOGETHER,
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO
GO OUT WITHOUT A SWEATER.
ALL YOUR CLOTHES
WOULD BE RIGHT AT HAND.
LISTEN TO YOU.
YOU'RE MOVING
AWFUL FAST.
THIS IS ONLY
OUR SECOND DATE.
I
MOVE FAST?
YOU LISTEN TO ME,
MR. WANDERING HANDS,
I THINK WE'VE
SORT OF SKIPPED OVER
THE STANDARD
COURTSHIP RITUALS.
I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT
ABOUT THAT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
OK.
RIGHT NOW,
I'VE GOT TO GO.
YOU TAKE CARE.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
AHH.
MAN.
DON'T EVEN TELL ME.
DON'T THEY HAVE
ANY PROFESSIONAL COURTESY
IN THIS CITY?
IS THERE SOMETHING
THE MATTER?
THE MATTER?
YEAH, THE MATTER IS
THAT THERE'S NO RESPECT
FOR A MAN'S PROFESSION,
THAT'S WHAT'S THE MATTER.
I'M NOT SURE
I FOLLOW YOU.
I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT.
I PROTECT PEOPLE'S PROPERTY
FROM THEFT, VANDALISM.
I USED TO BE A COP.
WELL, I'M RETIRED NOW.
LOOK, THEY'VE IMMOBILIZED
MY CAR.
HEY, HEY. BACK OFF.
WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
CAR WON'T GO?
IT GOES NOW.
HOLY MOTHER OF--
HUH?
A BIG ONE.
PIECE OF JUNK.
YOU DID THAT
JUST TO SPITE ME.
OK, I DON'T NEED
A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
40 WILL DO.
OH, NO.
HERE.
I HAD A FRIEND
WHO WAS MUGGED AT THE--
M-MY...
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
HURT ME, ARE YOU?
WE WON'T HURT YOU.
HERE. THIS IS EVERYTHING.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU HAVE MY MONEY.
I MEAN, ALL MY MONEY.
WE DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY
OR YOUR CAR.
WE JUST WANT YOU.
AAH!
HEY!
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HEY! LET HER GO!
COME HERE.
CAN I KILL HIM?
NO.
YES! WE DON'T NEED HIM.
DO IT, BRAVO!
HE'S HARMLESS.
DO IT!
WAIT!
JUST WAIT A MOMENT.
YOU OK?
UH...
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?
ARE YOU STUPID
OR SOMETHING?
THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH YOU.
LET THE LADY GO.
DO NOT KILL HIM.
JUST GET HIM OUT OF THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I SAID
LET THE LADY GO.
BRAVO, WAIT.
NOW, IS SHE YOUR WIFE
OR YOUR GIRLFRIEND
OR SOMETHING?
NO. NEVER SEEN HER
BEFORE IN MY LIFE.
THEN WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS?
WALK AWAY
WHILE YOU STILL CAN.
AAH!
LET'S TAKE THIS ONE ALSO.
NO! WE DON'T NEED HIM.
HE'S DISRUPTIVE.
HE'S DIFFERENT.
SO?
HE RISKED HIS LIFE
FOR A TOTAL STRANGER.
MAYBE WE COULD LEARN
SOMETHING FROM HIM.
WHY'D YOU HELP ME?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT SEEMED LIKE
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
WASN'T MUCH HELP,
THOUGH, WAS I?
THANKS.
I'M NOT USED TO CHIVALRY.
MOST GUYS I KNOW
ARE...
BUGS.
I'M KEVIN.
LAURA.
HI.
WHERE ARE WE?
THOSE PEOPLE...
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN
THEY BROUGHT US HERE.
WHO ARE YOU?
UHH...
I'M KEVIN. WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
WE DON'T
EXACTLY KNOW, JACK.
NAME'S DESMOND.
YOU WANT TO HELP ME
WITH THE DOOR, DESMOND?
OHH.
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
UH...I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS TALKING
TO THESE PEOPLE.
NEXT THING I KNOW,
I WOKE UP HERE.
NAME'S FRED.
YOU LET THEM GET
YOUR GUN, FRED.
AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO USE
THAT RATHER THAN LOSE IT?
MAYBE WE SHOULD FOCUS ON
TRYING TO GET OUT OF HERE.
OH, NOW, YOU SEE,
I WAS ASSUMING
THAT DOOR WAS LOCKED
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
WHY DON'T YOU
TRY THE VENT?
OH, HEY. MAYBE WE
CAN GET THIS OPEN.
THEY FORGOT TO SEARCH ME.
WELL, PRAISE JESUS.
WE'RE LOCKED UP WITH
A REGULAR BOY SCOUT.
HEY, DON'T USE
THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN.
Laura: I DON'T THINK
WE SHOULD GO IN THERE.
WE DON'T KNOW
WHERE IT GOES.
LAURA, THIS MAY
BE A WAY OUT.
WE GOT TO TAKE IT, OK?
WHATEVER'S OUT THERE,
WE'LL DEAL WITH IT.
YOU SEE ANYTHING UP THERE?
YEAH, MAYBE.
I SEE A HALLWAY.
EMPTY.
NOTHING ABOUT.
Laura: QUIET.
DON'T LET
ANYBODY HEAR US.
RELAX, LITTLE LADY.
AIN'T NOTHING OUT HERE.
IS THAT THE WAY OUT?
ARE WE FREE?
COME ON.
THESE HUMANS ARE FEEBLE.
THEY ACTUALLY THINK THAT
WE'D LET THEM ESCAPE.
THEY DO THIS VERY
SAME TEST ON EARTH.
THEY PUT MICE IN A WOODEN MAZE
AND STUDY THEIR REACTIONS.
IS YOUR STUDY GRANTING US
ANY PROGRESS HERE OR NOT?
YES.
THE TEST IS PROVOKING
A VARIETY OF RESPONSES.
PUZZLEMENT, SUSPICION,
HOPE.
AND EACH RESPONSE
PROVIDES US
WITH A POSSIBLE OPENING
INTO THEIR MINDS.
DOES IT, REALLY?
HAVE YOU MADE
MEASURABLE GAINS?
CAN YOU CONTROL
THEIR ACTIONS,
READ THEIR THOUGHTS?
CAN YOU INVADE
THEIR MINDS AT ALL?
NO.
NOT YET.
THEN AS I EXPECTED,
THIS EXERCISE
HAS NOT BEEN PRODUCTIVE.
WAIT. THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER
BIG REACTION IN A MOMENT.
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS?
IT CAN'T BE REAL.
Laura: OH, MY GOD.
THEY'RE GONNA
KILL US ALL.
WE'RE GONNA DIE.
Kevin: NO, WE'RE NOT.
Laura: WE'RE ALL
GONNA DIE.
Desmond: THIS CAN'T BE.
SOMEBODY'S SCREWING WITH US.
I'M NOT GETTING
ANYWHERE WITH THEM.
THIS ISN'T WORKING,
IS IT?
NO, BUT WE'VE JUST BEGUN.
I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING
TO BE AN EXTENDED PROCESS.
OUR TIME IS LIMITED,
AND MY PATIENCE IS SHORT.
I THINK WE'D BE
BETTER OFF IN THE LAB.
WE SHOULD DISSECT THEM.
NO. WE NEED TO MOVE
DELIBERATELY,
LOOK CAREFULLY
FOR THEIR VULNERABILITIES.
THEY'RE TOO VALUABLE
TO WASTE.
OK, STEP BACK.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
NO, BRAVO.
LET HIM KEEP IT,
IF IT GIVES HIM
SOME COMFORT.
THEY ARE NO THREAT
TO US.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT IS THIS?
EVERYTHING IS
AS IT SEEMS TO BE.
THE HELL IT IS.
THIS IS A TRICK.
NO TRICK.
YOU FOUR WILL
BEHAVE YOURSELVES.
YOU WILL DO AS YOU'RE
COMMANDED BY US
UNLESS YOU WISH TO JOIN
YOUR UNFORTUNATE FRIEND.
IF YOU'RE GONNA KILL US,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST DO IT?
GET IT OVER WITH.
I AIN'T IN THE MOOD
FOR PLAYING GAMES.
WE'RE NOT PLAYING GAMES.
WE'RE STUDYING.
WE'RE INTERESTED
IN HUMANS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HUMANS?
USE YOUR IMAGINATION.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LEARN
A DAMN THING FROM ME,
SO JUST GO AHEAD
AND PUT ME ON A PLATE.
DO IT.
I HATE WASTING TIME.
YOU TELL ME
IF I'M GONNA HAVE TROUBLE
GETTING COOPERATION.
IS THIS A RAY GUN?
AM I SUPPOSED
TO BE SCARED NOW?
YOU WILL DO
AS YOU'RE TOLD...
OR YOU WILL DIE.
TAKE IT EASY, BRAVO.
HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.
SO?
SO BE CAREFUL.
BE CAREFUL.
I TOLD YOU
TO BE CAREFUL.
THEY'RE FRAGILE.
I WANT THEM
TAKEN CARE OF.
SORRY.
HA HA. I JUST BET
YOU ARE, SPACEMAN.
BRAVO.
WE CAN'T JUST LET THEM
KEEP US CAGED UP.
WELL, YOU GOT
ANY MORE GOOD IDEAS?
NO. BUT WE GOT TO THINK.
I MEAN, WE CAN'T JUST ACCEPT
WHATEVER THEY THROW AT US.
ALL RIGHT, WHY WOULD THEY
KEEP US PENNED UP HERE?
THEY MUST NEED
SOMETHING FROM US.
WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THAT IS.
Kevin: WE GOT TO FIND THEIR
WEAKNESS AND EXPLOIT IT.
MAYBE THIS
WILL LEAD OUT AGAIN.
WELL, THEY ARE
EFFICIENT BASTARDS.
I'LL GIVE THEM THAT.
Alpha:
WHAT'S YOUR NEXT TEST?
I'M GOING TO TAKE CONTROL
OF THE COMPLIANT HUMAN
AND USE HIM TO--
THAT WAS MY IDEA.
I SAID WE SHOULD BRING
ONE WE CAN CONTROL.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD
JUST STOP WASTING TIME.
WE'RE NOT GETTING PAID
BY THE DAY HERE.
LET'S JUST TAKE
ONE WE CAN CONTROL,
ONE WE CAN'T,
OPEN UP THEIR BRAINS, AND
LOOK FOR THE DIFFERENCES.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'LL
GET AN ANSWER THAT WAY.
I DO
KNOW IT'LL
BE FASTER
THAN YOUR
REACTION TESTING.
AND IF IT'S INCONCLUSIVE,
WE'LL HAVE FEWER SUBJECTS
TO TEST
AND THE CLOCK RUNNING OUT.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WHERE WE STARTED FROM.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE COMPLIANT.
WE NEED HIM
FOR THIS EXPERIMENT.
FINE, HARPER,
AMUSE YOURSELF
WITH YOUR EXPERIMENT,
BUT REMEMBER,
YOU HAVE 2 DAYS
BEFORE THE FLEET ARRIVES.
YOU'LL GET RESULTS NOW
OR DECIDE THAT YOU CANNOT.
AHEM.
THIS NEXT EXPERIMENT,
AS I'VE SAID,
IS WITH
THE COMPLIANT HUMAN.
YOU'RE THE REASON
THEY PUT US HERE.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
YOU SCREAMED, THEY CAME,
HERE WE ARE.
LEAVE HER ALONE, FRED.
THIS ISN'T HER FAULT.
THE ESCAPE WAS THEIR TRICK.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT?
HE MAY BE JUST ABOUT RIGHT.
Kevin: HE'S NOT RIGHT.
MAYBE IT'S YOU.
YOU BACKED OFF PRETTY FAST
WHEN THEY PRESSURED YOU.
IS THERE SOMETHING
WE OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU,
SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US
THERE, MR. BOY SCOUT?
HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
THINKING FOR YOURSELF?
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
IT'S THE GIRL.
HE'S PROTECTING
THE GIRL.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, I AM,
AND I TOLD YOU
TO LEAVE HER ALONE.
AND I TOLD YOU TO KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
ON OUR SIDE.
I WOKE UP,
YOU WERE STANDING HERE.
I DON'T KNOW YOU.
MAYBE WE'RE NOT
ON THE SAME SIDE AT ALL.
ARE YOU ALWAYS AN IDIOT,
OR ARE YOU JUST SLEEPY
THIS MORNING?
Alpha: FINALLY,
A LITTLE ACTION.
HAVE THEIR MINDS
OPENED UP?
Harper: NO, NOT YET.
BUT LOOK AT THEM.
MAYBE WE DON'T NEED
TO CONTROL ALL OF THEM.
MAYBE ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS CONTROL A FEW
AND MANIPULATE THE REST.
WE NEED SLAVES,
NOT A COMMITTEE.
STOP!
STOP IT! CUT IT OUT!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT?
WE ARE NOT THE ENEMY.
WE'RE--
SHE'S RIGHT. SHE IS.
YEAH.
SORRY.
SO MUCH
FOR MANIPULATION.
IMPRESSIVE, THOUGH,
THE WAY THEY PUT
THEIR DIFFERENCES ASIDE.
I'M NOT IMPRESSED
AT ALL.
I SEE WE HAVE NOTHING.
NO PROGRESS. NONE.
CAN'T WE JUST
FORCE THE OLD ONE
TO TELL US HOW
TO KEEP THIS UP?
HE DOESN'T KNOW.
THEY HAVE NO CONCEPT
OF MENTAL CONTROL,
OURS OR THEIRS.
SEEMS TO BE
AN ACCIDENT OF NATURE.
HARPER, IF IT'S
COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUS,
HOW ARE YOU EVER
GOING TO BREAK THEM?
OUR NEXT STEP IS TO TRY
CHEMICALS ON A PAIR OF THEM.
OK, HARPER,
YOU GO AHEAD AND TEST
YOUR HALLUCINOGENS,
BUT THERE IS NO REASON
WHY WE CAN'T DISSECT
THE OTHER 2.
ONE COMPLIANT,
ONE NONCOMPLIANT.
SHE DOESN'T NEED
ALL 4.
WE CAN AFFORD
TO LOSE A COUPLE.
I THINK CHARLEY
HAS THE RIGHT IDEA.
I DON'T THINK SO, NO.
I THINK CHARLEY IS LOOKING
FOR SINGULAR GLORY
ON HER FIRST MISSION.
NO NEED TO WORRY
ON THAT ACCOUNT.
CHARLEY, YOU'RE
GOING TO CONDUCT
HARPER'S
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT.
THIS IS MY EXPERIMENT!
AND I'M IN CHARGE HERE.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
A COMMAND WITH THE FLEET,
BUT SOMEBODY
HAD TO BABY-SIT YOU,
SO IF I HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THIS POINTLESS EXERCISE,
I CAN DAMN WELL DIRECT IT
AS I CHOOSE.
NOW YOU GET THE COMPLIANT
HUMAN OUT OF THERE.
LET'S PUT HIM ON A SLAB,
OPEN UP HIS SKULL,
AND SEE WHAT MAKES
HIS BRAIN WORK.
ALL RIGHT,
COME ON OUT OF THERE.
FRED! FRED,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?!
FRED!
GET OUT OF THE WAY.
NO. WHERE ARE YOU
TAKING HIM?
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?
ARE YOU SOME SORT
OF A FOOL?
I DON'T THINK SO, NO.
SO YOU STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT
WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH?
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SCARE ME
INTO SUBMISSION,
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
YOU MAY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE,
BUT WE'RE NOT
TOTALLY HOPELESS.
AND WE'RE NOT HERE
TO ASK YOUR PERMISSION.
WE'RE HERE TO TAKE
WHAT WE WANT,
AND THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO
IS HOPE FOR A LITTLE MERCY.
NOW STAND ASIDE.
NO. TAKE ME.
TAKE YOU?
YEAH. IF YOU'RE
GONNA BE MERCILESS,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
PICK ON SOMEONE
WHO KNOWS
WHAT'S GOING ON.
DON'T WORRY.
YOU'RE NEXT.
Harper: BRAVO.
WHERE AM I?
WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?
NOTHING...YET.
GIVE ME A MOMENT.
HOW DO YOU GET ME TO DO THINGS
I DON'T WANT TO DO?
LET'S FIND OUT,
SHALL WE?
THAT WILL KILL HIM.
OF COURSE.
THAT'S PART
OF THIS EXERCISE.
DO YOU HAVE SOME
DIFFICULTY WITH THAT?
NO, I DON'T,
BUT I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
WE CAN EXAMINE HIM
INTRACRANIALLY
WITHOUT ENDING HIS LIFE.
WHY SHOULD HIS LIFE
BE OF CONCERN TO US?
ALPHA, THE LONGER
WE KEEP THEM ALIVE,
THE MORE WE'RE GOING
TO LEARN FROM THEM.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE
IN MIND?
THIS WILL TAKE LONGER.
IT'S PAINFUL,
BUT IT WON'T KILL HIM.
UHH! AAH!
AAH!
FINE. DO THIS ONE FIRST,
THEN A NONCOMPLIANT--
THE ONE THAT THINKS
HE'S A HERO.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE
WITH THE BIG ONE,
PUT HIM SOMEPLACE.
ANYPLACE, SOMEPLACE
WE CAN GET AT HIM.
KEEP ME INFORMED.
WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE,
I'M GONNA OPEN YOU UP
LIKE A CAN OF PEACHES.
YOU'RE NEVER
GETTING OUT OF HERE.
AAH!
WE'LL USE SOMETHING FAR
MORE POTENT ON THE GIRL.
HARPER'S CHEMICALS
ARE TOO MILD.
GET AWAY.
UNH! UHH!
IT BURNS!
GOOD. NOW WE'LL
LEAVE HER LIKE THIS,
LET HER BODY
GET USED TO IT.
THIS IS GOING
TO BE PAINFUL.
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
AN ANESTHETIC.
I...I DON'T WANT
TO HURT ANYONE.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY
I COULD SAVE YOUR LIVES.
AM I SUPPOSED
TO SAY THANK YOU?
NO.
HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
I DON'T NEED TO JUSTIFY
MYSELF TO YOU.
NO, JUST TO YOURSELF.
THIS IS HOW WE SURVIVE.
BY TORTURE?
WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM
FOR A GROWING POPULATION.
WE NEED PRODUCTS,
RESOURCES, LABORERS.
SO YOU'RE HERE
TO TAKE THE PLANET?
YES.
YOU DON'T CARE
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US?
I TOLD YOU, THIS
IS HOW WE SURVIVE.
HMM. OUR HISTORY'S
FULL OF PEOPLE
WHO USE THAT EXCUSE
FOR ANY NUMBER OF ATROCITIES.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME
THESE PEOPLE MET THEIR FATE
BY THE SAME MEANS
THEY USED ON OTHERS.
NO. NO, SOME OF THEM
PROSPERED QUITE WELL.
IT DIDN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.
I'M SORRY. THIS IS
THE BEST I CAN DO.
HOLD STILL.
CAN THEY HEAR US?
I CAN HEAR YOU, YOU FREAK.
ARE YOU DONE POISONING ME?
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR FUN YET?
YEAH, HE CAN HEAR US.
ALL RIGHT.
TRY A SIMPLE COMMAND.
TRY GETTING HIM
TO LIFT HIS ARM.
HELLO.
CAN I GO BACK
TO MY CELL NOW?
THIS ONE'S USELESS.
LET'S TRY
THE OTHER ONE.
AS BEFORE,
WE ARE GETTING NOWHERE.
WILL THE DRUGS WEAR OFF?
YEAH. THEY'LL BE BACK TO
NORMAL IN A FEW HOURS.
I FIND NO RELEVANT STRUCTURAL
DIFFERENCES IN THE 2 BRAINS.
THIS IS NOT HELPFUL.
WE MAY HAVE LEARNED MORE
IF SHE HAD DISSECTED
THEM PROPERLY.
NO. THEY WOULD BE DEAD,
AND WE STILL WOULDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING.
WE DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING NOW,
AND MY PATIENCE
FOR THIS IS AT AN END.
IT'S TIME
WE TERMINATED THE TEST.
BUT I STILL HAVE A DAY.
A DAY AND A HALF.
AND WE MAY STILL
GAIN INFORMATION
THROUGH
REACTION TESTING.
MAYBE HARPER'S RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
YOU AGREE WITH HER NOW?
NO, NO, BUT I DO HAVE
AN IDEA FOR A REACTION TEST.
IT WOULD TAKE
SOME CONSTRUCTION,
BUT WE MAY FIND OUT
THEIR REACTION
TO THE THREAT
OF IMMINENT DEATH.
ALL RIGHT, HARPER,
PASS ME THE NEXT ONE.
I WISH WE COULD
JUST GET THIS OVER WITH.
THEY SHOULD JUST KILL US.
COME ON, DON'T SAY THAT.
OH, I'M SORRY...
BUT THAT'S
THE WAY I FEEL.
I WONDER WHY
THEY HAVEN'T.
WELL, THEY WANT
SOMETHING FROM US,
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD.
BUT WHAT DO THEY WANT?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE IT DOESN'T MATTER.
HOW'S THAT?
WELL,
WHATEVER THE REASON,
WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE
NOT READY TO KILL US.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
WELL, WE'RE
GONNA ASSUME.
SO WHAT IF WE DO?
SO, WE, UH...WE LURE
ONE OF THEM IN HERE.
GET THEM TO THINK
ONE OF US IS SICK
OR, UH, DYING
OR SOMETHING.
GET THEM TO UNLOCK
THIS DOOR.
THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
IT'S A TELEVISION TRICK.
I DON'T THINK
THEY GET TELEVISION.
THEY'LL BELIEVE IT,
WE'LL MAKE IT
BELIEVABLE, WHAT THEN?
AH, WELL, THEN, UM...
YOU KNOW, TWO OF US GET OUT
AND LOCK THE DOOR.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO
WHOEVER IS LEFT IN HERE
WITH THE BAD GUY?
WELL, HE SHOULD BE SAFE,
BECAUSE LIKE I SAID,
THEY DON'T SEEM READY
TO KILL US YET.
MAYBE.
MAYBE. SO THEN THE TWO
WHO ESCAPE GET A WEAPON
AND COME BACK AND, UH...
SAVE THE GUY
WHO'S STILL IN THE CELL,
AND THEN WE ESCAPE AGAIN.
THAT SOUNDS
LIKE AN AWFUL RISK.
WELL, SURE AS HELL
BEATS SITTING HERE.
I'LL DO IT.
I'LL BE THE DIVERSION.
ARE YOU SURE?
YUP.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO TAKE
A PIECE OUT OF ONE OF THEM
FOR A WHILE NOW.
THIS DEVICE ISN'T GOING
TO THREATEN DEATH.
IT'S--IT'S ACTUALLY GOING
TO KILL ONE OF THEM.
OF COURSE IT IS.
YEAH, SO WHAT?
WE HAVEN'T LEARNED ANYTHING
FROM THEM SO FAR.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE?
THEY'RE GOING TO DIE
ANYWAY.
SIR, MAYBE WE
SHOULD CONSIDER
A DIFFERENT APPROACH
WITH THESE PEOPLE?
NOW, IF WE CAN'T
CONTROL THEM,
PERHAPS WE SHOULD
TALK TO THEM.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.
PERHAPS IT WOULD
SERVE US BETTER
TO OPEN TRADE TALKS.
WE NEED SLAVES,
NOT PARTNERS.
BUT EVERY RACE
THAT WE'VE SUBJUGATED
HAS DIED OUT ON US.
NOW, WHAT GOOD
HAS IT DONE US?
WE USE THEM FOR A YEAR,
IF WE'RE LUCKY,
AND THEN WE HAVE TO
FIND NEW. IF WE COULD--
ENOUGH!
THIS IS HOW WE SURVIVE.
YOU KNOW THIS.
I NEED NOT EXPLAIN IT
TO YOU.
IF IT IS THEIR FATE
TO DIE OFF AS A RACE,
THEN THAT IS
AS IT WILL BE.
DON'T TELL ME
YOU BROUGHT ME HERE
TO PRACTICE DIPLOMACY.
AND I, FOR ONE,
WILL BE HAPPY
TO SEE AN END OF THEM.
THEY'RE TROUBLE.
YOU WANT TO HAND ME YOUR
KNIFE THERE, SCOUT BOY?
HERE YOU GO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE'LL MAKE THIS
A LITTLE BIT CONVINCING.
Laura: OH, MY GOD.
GOD, DESMOND,
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
WE NEED THEM
TO THINK
THIS IS
LIFE-THREATENING.
AW, MAN.
NOW CALL OUT.
TELL THEM I TRIED
TO KILL MYSELF.
OK. HELP!
HELP US, PLEASE, HELP!
HELP! SOMEBODY HELP US!
HELP US, PLEASE!
HELP!
SHUT UP!
Laura: HELP US!
HELP! WE NEED YOUR
HELP HERE, PLEASE!
PLEASE, OUR FRIEND
IS DYING!
HEY!
WHAT'S ALL
THE NOISE FOR?
UH, OUR FRIEND TRIED
TO KILL HIMSELF.
YOU GOT TO HELP HIM.
SO WHAT? THEN HE DIES.
YOU CAN'T LET HIM DIE!
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE YOU NEED HIM
FOR, UM...
YOU CAN'T LET HIM
BLEED TO DEATH!
ALPHA.
Alpha: WHAT IS IT, BRAVO?
AW, ONE OF THE HUMANS
IS DYING.
WE GOT TO GET
ANOTHER ONE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
WAIT. DON'T DO ANYTHING.
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
OPEN IT UP.
DON'T ANYONE MOVE...
NOT...A FINGER.
GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
ARE YOU PLAYING GAMES
WITH ME?
VERY WELL.
BRAVO, DRAG HIM
OUT OF THERE.
NOW, YOU TWO
BEHAVE YOURSELVES.
YOU READY?
I DON'T KNOW. LAST TIME
WE DIDN'T GET VERY FAR.
LAST TIME
WAS THEIR TRAP.
THIS TIME
IT'S OUR IDEA.
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?
HOW ARE WE GONNA
GET OUT OF HERE?
I DON'T KNOW. BUT I'LL
TELL YOU ONE THING,
THEY'RE NOT AS STRONG
AS THEY SEEM.
THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING
THAT THEY HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO FIND,
SO MAYBE THAT'S
THEIR WEAKNESS.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I DON'T REALLY KNOW,
BUT IT BEATS SITTING
IN OUR CELL.
WHICH WAY?
UH...YOUR PICK.
THIS IS NOT
A LIFE-THREATENING INJURY.
MAYBE NOT,
BUT IT SURE HURT
LIKE HELL.
HE'S NOT GOING TO DIE?
NO.
NO, NOT A CHANCE.
THE BLOOD MAKES IT LOOK
MUCH WORSE THAN IT IS--
THOUGH I'M SURPRISED
HE WOULD DO THIS TO HIMSELF.
HE TRICKED US.
WHY?
HA. JUST TO SEE
THE LOOK
ON YOUR FACE.
REPAIR THE WOUND.
WE NEED HIM
IN REASONABLE SHAPE
FOR CHARLEY'S TEST.
WHAT'S IN HERE?
LET'S FIND OUT.
Laura: WHAT IS IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S, UH...
I DON'T THINK
THIS IS A SAFE PLACE.
IS THIS WHAT
YOU WANTED TO FIND?
MAYBE.
WHAT ARE THEY?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT, UH,
WHATEVER THEY ARE,
THEY'RE NOT
ON OUR SIDE.
ARE THEY ALIVE?
YEAH, THEY ARE.
THIS IS THEIR SECRET,
LAURA.
THIS IS THEM.
THESE ARE THEIR REAL BODIES.
THEY'RE NOT HUMAN.
THIS IS WHAT
THEY REALLY LOOK LIKE.
AND IF WE CAN
DESTROY THEM...
OH, CRAP.
OK, LOOK AROUND.
THERE'S GOTTA BE A WAY
TO OPEN THESE THINGS
BACK UP.
THEY'RE GONNA
BE COMING SOON.
OK, WELL, HURRY.
DO AS YOU'RE COMMANDED!
WHAT'S THE COMMAND?
YOU SHOULD HEAR IT
IN YOUR HEAD!
WELL, I DON'T.
EVERY RACE
CAN HEAR OUR COMMANDS.
SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU.
BRAVO, PUT HIM DOWN.
VERY CLEVER.
THIS IS WHY
YOU TRICKED US.
HOW DID YOU GET OUT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
YOU CAN'T READ MY MIND?
YES, I CAN.
YOU'RE THINKING IT WOULD BE
A MISTAKE TO PROVOKE ME.
TAKE THEM BACK
TO THEIR CELL.
OH!
UNH.
OH, I GUESS THAT WASN'T
SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
WE'RE GONNA DIE HERE.
I TOLD YOU.
WE'RE GONNA DIE HERE.
NO, WE'RE NOT.
LISTEN,
WE'RE GONNA BE OK.
YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT.
NO, IT'S TRUE. IT IS.
LISTEN, EVERY TIME
WE INTERACT WITH THEM,
WE LEARN SOMETHING.
THEY CAN'T EXACTLY SAY
THE SAME THING OF US.
WE KNOW WHAT
THEY REALLY LOOK LIKE,
WE KNOW WHERE THEY HIDE.
EVENTUALLY,
WE'RE GONNA LEARN
SOME IMPORTANT PIECE
OF INFORMATION,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.
BUT WE'RE
NOT
GONNA DIE.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA
LET IT HAPPEN.
YOU WANNA HEAR
ABOUT THE FIRST TIME
I EVER KISSED A GIRL?
YEAH.
YEAH? OK.
AHEM. 'CAUSE I REMEMBER
THINKING
THAT MY LIFE WOULD BE
FOREVER DIFFERENT.
I WAS 11 AT THE TIME.
Laura: WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS 11,
LIKE I SAID,
SO, UH, I DIDN'T REALLY
KNOW HOW IT WAS...
WITH GIRLS.
YOU KNOW.
OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T.
YEAH, BUT I
REALLY
DIDN'T KNOW.
ANYWAY...
HER NAME WAS TIA,
AND SHE WAS 13.
UH-HUH.
AND SHE KISSED ME
WHEN HER PARENTS WERE
AT A MEETING OF THE PTA.
YEAH?
MMM. THEN SHE ASKED ME
TO TAKE A BATH WITH HER.
DID SHE NOW?
MM-HMM.
AND SO I SAID, "OK."
OF COURSE.
SO I SKINNED OFF MY SHORTS,
AND I JUMPED IN THE TUB,
AND THEN SHE TOOK OFF
ALL OF HER CLOTHES,
AND, WELL, WHEN I GOT
A GOOD LOOK AT HER,
I WAS SO SURPRISED
THAT I...
I PEED...
A LITTLE YELLOW ARC
ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WATER.
YOU DIDN'T.
I DID.
AND LET ME TELL YOU,
MY LOOK ON LIFE HAS NEVER
QUITE BEEN THE SAME.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?
I'M WORKING.
YOU STUDYING
YOUR PRECIOUS HUMANS?
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED
TO MEAN?
IT MEANS YOU'RE SOFT
ON THEM,
AND YOU DEFEND THEM
AT EVERY TURN.
I DON'T DEFEND THEM.
I'M TRYING TO FIND
A WORKABLE SOLUTION.
YEAH, AND EVERY TIME
I MAKE A SUGGESTION,
YOU'RE IN MY WAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE
YOUR SUGGESTIONS
ARE MALICIOUS
AND UNPRODUCTIVE.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.
YES, I KNOW.
NO, YOU DON'T.
NO, I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON HERE.
YOU ADMIRE THEM.
OR SHOULD I SAY,
YOU ADMIRE
ONE
IN PARTICULAR.
YOUR ACCUSATIONS
MEAN NOTHING TO ME.
ALL YOU WANT
IS YOUR PRECIOUS BONUS.
YOU DON'T CARE
THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING
ISN'T WORKING ANY BETTER
FOR US
THAN IT IS FOR THEM.
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO YOU
THAT WE REPEAT THE SAME
POINTLESS CYCLE
AGAIN AND AGAIN.
YOU ARE PERFECTLY HAPPY
TO DESTROY EVERY RACE
WE FIND
EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY GET
ONE YEAR OF USE FROM EACH.
WHEN DID YOU BECOME
SUCH A HUMANIST?
I'M
NOT.
I JUST CAN'T STAND
TO SEE US WASTE
EVERY RESOURCE WE FIND.
Alpha: STOP THIS.
STOP THIS,
OR I WILL KILL YOU.
THEN YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO KILL ME,
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA
LET YOU TAKE HER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA KILL HIM.
JUST GRAB HER.
OOH!
GO!
OOH.
WHERE'S LAURA?
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY TOOK HER.
WHERE TO?
LET ME SHOW YOU.
LAURA.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT I'M TRAPPED.
HELP ME GET HER OUT.
NO SENSE WASTING
YOUR STRENGTH.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT.
LET HER GO.
TEMPER.
I WOULDN'T WORRY SO MUCH
ABOUT HER FREEDOM
RIGHT NOW
AS I'D WORRY
ABOUT HER LIFE.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
IT'S WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO
THAT SHOULD CONCERN YOU.
KEVIN.
IF I WERE YOU,
I WOULD TAKE HOLD
OF THOSE HANDLES,
BECAUSE THAT PLATE'S
GOING TO PROVE
VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
FOR HER VERY SOON.
KEVIN...
AAH. GET IT OFF OF ME!
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW YOU'RE IN POSITION
FOR THE TEST.
ISN'T THIS FUN?
REALLY A TERRIFIC IDEA,
DON'T YOU THINK?
HEY, STOP IT!
THAT PLATE
IS ELECTROMAGNETIC.
AND EVERY FEW SECONDS,
I'M GOING TO MAKE IT
20 POUNDS HEAVIER.
I WANT TO SEE HOW LONG
YOU CAN HOLD ON TO IT
BEFORE YOU LET IT
CRUSH THE GIRL.
KEVIN, PLEASE.
Kevin: DON'T WORRY.
I'M NOT GONNA LET IT GO.
STILL NOTHING.
THEY'RE AS CLOSED OFF
AS EVER.
300 POUNDS NOW.
VERY GOOD.
PERHAPS I SHOULD
INCREASE THE WEIGHT
IN BIGGER INCREMENTS.
STOP IT! LET HER GO.
NO.
YOU'RE FEELING STRONG,
RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT MY HANDS
ARE SLIPPING.
NO, THEY'RE NOT.
DON'T LET THEM SLIP.
I DON'T KNOW
THAT I CAN HELP IT.
DESMOND, PLEASE.
I'M TRYING.
KEVIN, I DON'T GOT IT.
DESMOND.
AAH.
AAH!
OH, MY GOD!
ANYTHING?
NO. NOTHING.
THEY'RE STILL ALL IN CONTROL
OF THEMSELVES.
Alpha: ANOTHER FAILURE.
Charley: WHAT DO YOU WANT US
TO DO WITH THE BROKEN ONE?
I SHOULD FIX HIM.
NO, I WANT NO MORE OF THIS.
YOUR EXPERIMENT
HAS BEEN A TOTAL FAILURE,
AND WE ARE FINISHED
WITH THIS SPECIES.
TERMINATE THE BROKEN MALE
AND THE FEMALE
AND PREP THEM FOR STORAGE.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO FRED?
HE SHOULDN'T
BE YOUR CONCERN.
YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL
THAT I CAN FIX THIS.
WHY DID YOU DO IT?
I DIDN'T HAVE
MUCH CHOICE.
YES, YOU DID.
YOU COULD HAVE
LET IT DROP.
NO, I COULDN'T.
BUT YOU DIDN'T KNOW
THAT I WOULD BE ABLE
TO FIX THIS.
WE'RE YOU REALLY WILLING
TO ALLOW YOURSELF
TO BE CRIPPLED?
IT WASN'T REALLY A MATTER
OF BEING WILLING.
YOU WERE GONNA
CRUSH HER.
I WASN'T THINKING
ABOUT THIS OR THAT.
I...
IT WASN'T
A RATIONAL CHOICE,
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING
THAT I HAD TO DO.
WELL...
YOU'RE VERY BRAVE.
MMM. LOT A GOOD
IT'S DONE ME.
AAH.
WHY ARE YOU HELPING ME?
I GUESS BECAUSE
CHARLEY'S RIGHT.
I HAVE
COME
TO ADMIRE HUMANS.
YOU'RE ALWAYS SEEING
NEW CHALLENGES,
CONSTANTLY REINVENTING
YOURSELVES.
I HATE TO SEE THAT WASTED.
THAT SHOULD SIT
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
IT'S GOING TO BE SORE
FOR A WHILE.
IN THE LAB...
THOSE, UH, CREATURES...
THEY'RE YOU?
YES.
THIS BODY IS...HMMPH.
THIS BODY IS ARTIFICIAL.
IT RUNS ON ELECTRICITY.
WE HAVE TO RECHARGE DAILY--
SOMETIMES MORE IF WE EXPEND
TOO MUCH ENERGY.
SO YOU DON'T EAT...
EVEN IN YOUR OTHER FORM?
NO.
NO, OUR NATURAL BODIES
GET ENERGY
FROM HEAT AND LIGHT.
I SAW PEOPLE ON EARTH
EATING, THOUGH.
AND I TRIED IT ONCE.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
MMM.
CAN WE NOT TALK
ABOUT FOOD,
'CAUSE I'M STARVING.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
WHAT?
IT'S MY FAULT.
THIS EXPERIMENT
AND EVERYTHING.
I WAS THE FIRST
TO SCOUT YOUR PLANET.
I BROUGHT BACK
THE FIRST REPORT.
AND I BROUGHT
THIS TEAM HERE.
CAN YOU MAKE THEM
ALL GO AWAY?
NO.
YOU CALLED. WHAT IS IT?
WE HAVE CONTROL
OVER THE GIRL.
YOU WHAT?
SHE'S RESPONDING
TO OUR MENTAL COMMANDS NOW.
WATCH.
Alpha:
SHE'S COMPLETELY IN LINE.
BUT HOW IS THIS?
I TOLD YOU
TRY MY EXPERIMENT.
NOW YOU SEE IT'S BEEN
A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
NO, IT HAS NOT.
WE HAVE NO IDEA
HOW WE ACHIEVED THIS,
THEREFORE NO IDEA
HOW TO DUPLICATE IT.
WHAT WOULD YOU PROPOSE
WE DO,
STRAP DOWN
THE ENTIRE POPULATION
ONE AT A TIME?
IF WE CANNOT DUPLICATE
THIS EFFECT EASILY,
IT IS NO GOOD TO US.
MAYBE WE CAN LEARN SOMETHING
FROM THIS ONE
THAT WASN'T APPARENT
IN THE OTHERS.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO
A DISSECTION RIGHT AWAY.
AGREED.
WE NEED TO LOOK
AT SLIDES.
CHARLEY, TAKE THE FEMALE
TO THE LAB AND DISSECT.
HARPER, YOU STILL HAVE
A BODY IN THE INFIRMARY.
OPEN IT UP. MAYBE WE CAN
STILL LEARN SOMETHING.
BUT, SIR...
POWER-UP IS IN AN HOUR.
WE'LL RECHARGE BEFORE
THE FLEET ARRIVES,
AND THEN FINISH
OUR REPORT
BY STUDYING THE BRAINS
PIECE BY PIECE.
HOW'S THE LEG?
UH, I DON'T KNOW.
BETTER, I THINK.
CAN YOU WALK?
I--I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S TRY. I'M GOING
TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
WE'VE ONLY GOT
ONE CHANCE.
COME ON.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
I CAN ONLY HELP YOU.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?
THEY'RE RECHARGING.
WE HAVE SOME TIME.
COME ON.
SO WILL YOU DIE
IF YOU DON'T RECHARGE?
NO.
NO, OUR MINDS
OUR DIFFERENT.
THEY'RE NOT LOCKED IN
THE WAY YOURS ARE.
IF WE DIDN'T RECHARGE,
WE COULD JUST GO BACK
TO OUR ORIGINAL BODIES.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR QUESTIONS LIKE THIS.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO ESCAPE,
YOU NEED TO DO IT NOW.
I SAID I WASN'T GONNA
LEAVE WITHOUT THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GO COLLECT
THE ONE IN THE CELL,
THE OTHERS ARE STILL
UNDER OUR CONTROL.
AFTER I'VE RECHARGED,
I'LL SEND THEM.
NO, SEND THEM NOW.
I CAN'T.
I NEED TO RECHARGE.
I DON'T HAVE
THE POWER TO--
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ESCAPE FIRST...
I'LL TELL YOU HOW TO WORK
THE TRANSPORTATION DEVICE.
WHEN I'VE RECHARGED,
AND YOUR ESCAPE
IS DISCOVERED,
I'LL SEND THE OTHERS
WHILE MY COMPANIONS
ARE SEARCHING FOR YOU.
YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME.
WHAT WAS THAT FOR?
JUST SOMETHING
I WANTED TO TRY.
COME ON.
HEY.
WHERE THE HELL
DID YOU COME FROM?
IT'S A LONG STORY.
WHERE'S LAURA?
THEY TOOK HER.
SHE'S LIKE FRED NOW.
SHE'S DOING
WHAT THEY SAY.
LIKE FRED?
THAT'S WHAT
I'M TELLING YOU.
OK, WELL, COME ON,
WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE.
HOW WE GONNA DO THAT?
OH, YEAH, WELL,
HARPER LET ME GO.
SHE TOLD ME
HOW TO GET AWAY FROM...
WHAT ABOUT THE GUARDS?
THEY'RE HAVING BREAKFAST.
IF YOU SAY SO.
HEY, WHERE'D
THEY TAKE LAURA?
I DON'T KNOW.
OK, WELL,
WE GOTTA FIND HER.
HARPER SAID SHE'D SEND
THE OTHERS,
BUT WHEN WE ESCAPE,
THEY'LL KNOW SHE HELPED,
SO WE GOTTA FIND
EVERYBODY NOW.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL
WE'RE DOING?
WELL, I THINK SO.
I MEAN, IT ALL KINDA
LOOKS THE SAME.
FRED.
AW, DAMN IT.
OK, FRED, NOW,
YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT,
BECAUSE, UH,
YOU'RE NOT THINKING
STRAIGHT, AND, UH,
THEY GOT CONTROL
OVER YOU.
I HAVE TO TAKE YOU
BACK TO YOUR CELL.
THEN WE GOT A PROBLEM,
FREDERICK,
'CAUSE WE AIN'T
GOING BACK.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT,
FRED. YOU GOTTA THINK,
'CAUSE IF WE GO BACK,
THEY'RE GONNA KILL US.
MOVE OUT.
HE CAN'T GET US BOTH.
THAT SOUNDS
ABOUT RIGHT TO ME.
COME ON, FRED.
COME ON, MAN.
OHH...
OH, G-GOD.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY WAS TRYING
TO CONTROL MY THOUGHTS,
AND I WAS GONNA SHOOT YOU.
I REALLY WAS.
I WAS GONNA SHOOT YOU.
AND THEN I JUST COULDN'T.
OH, MAN.
OHH.
I'M STILL TREMBLING.
YEAH. YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU GONNA BE OK?
UH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
OK.
LET'S GO FIND LAURA.
YEAH.
MAN.
OHH, MAN.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I LOST MY LINK
WITH THE HUMAN.
HOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THIS IS THE FINAL PROOF
OF YOUR MISTAKE.
YOU WERE WRONG
ALL ALONG.
THIS PROVES THAT OUR
ABILITY TO CONTROL THEM
IS LIMITED.
I WILL CALL THE FLEET,
TELL THEM
OF YOUR FAILURE,
AND YOU CAN DEAL WITH
THE LAST OF THE HUMANS.
PRACTICE SOME
OF OUR NEW DIPLOMACY.
ANNIHILATE THEM.
OK, WHAT'S THE PLAN?
WELL, WE GOTTA FIND LAURA.
THEN, UM,
I'M STILL WORKING ON IT.
YOU BETTER WORK FAST.
I THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU
FOR THE LAST TIME.
DON'T SHOOT.
SHE'S A FRIEND.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU ESCAPED?
AND YOU...
HOW IS IT YOU REGAINED
YOUR SELF-CONTROL?
I HAVE NO CLUE.
HOW DID YOU GET CONTROL
OF HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE?
WE DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY GONE.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOU
AND THE OTHER HUMANS?
I'M BLACK.
GOTTA BE SOMETHING MORE
FUNDAMENTAL THAN THAT.
IF YOU WERE BLACK,
YOU WOULDN'T THINK SO.
HMM. WE WERE SEARCHING
FOR A SPECIFIC MENTAL STATE.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
WHEN YOU WERE TAKEN?
IT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS.
I WAS VISITING
A LADY FRIEND.
LOVE.
THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE HADN'T THOUGHT OF.
AND WHAT WERE YOU DOING
WHEN YOU REGAINED
YOUR SELF-CONTROL?
I WAS ANGRY.
SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO MAKE ME
DO SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT ME,
AND I WAS ANGRY.
HE WAS TREMBLING,
HE WAS SHAKING.
HEY.
HE GOT A SHOT
FROM HIS ADRENAL GLAND.
IT'S ADRENALINE.
THAT COULD BE IT.
AND IS THERE
SOME SORT OF CHEMICAL
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONSET
OF AFFECTION OR AROUSAL?
PHEROMONES.
PHEROMONES,
SO MAYBE IT'S NOT LOVE.
IT COULD BE A PARTICULAR
CHEMICAL OR HORMONAL STATE.
YES, AND A VIOLENT EMOTION
BREAKS THE CONTROL
WITH ADRENALINE.
THAT'S IT!
OH, WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO HOLD YOU AS SLAVES.
OUR CONTROL WOULD BE
MUCH TOO UNSTABLE.
THAT EXPLAINS FRED,
BUT WHAT ABOUT LAURA?
I MEAN,
WHO'S SHE IN LOVE WITH?
DON'T YOU KNOW?
NO.
Harper: NO?
WHAT, ME?
YES, OF COURSE.
AFTER YOU SAVED HER.
REALLY?
YOU KNOW,
THIS IS FASCINATING,
BUT WHAT
ARE WE GONNA DO?
YOU HAVE TO ESCAPE!
ALPHA KNOWS
WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU HAVE LITTLE TIME.
HE WANTS YOU DESTROYED.
THE TRANSPORT. THIS WAY.
YOU GUYS GO. GO.
PHEROMONES.
YOU GOTTA TAKE ME
TO LAURA.
I THINK
IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
LAURA!
LAURA, COME ON, GET UP!
WE GOTTA GO.
LAURA.
OH--OH, MY GOD.
SHE'S DEAD.
THIS IS YOUR FAULT.
YOU DID THIS.
I DIDN'T.
YOU ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN.
I COULDN'T PREVENT IT.
I WAS UNDER ORDERS.
UNDER ORDERS?
YOU KNOW HOW PATHETIC
THAT SOUNDS?
LOOK AT HER.
LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU CAN'T HIDE BEHIND ORDERS.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE,
AND
YOU'RE
THE ONE
WHO BROUGHT THEM HERE!
WHY?
JUST WHY DID YOU DO THIS?
WE WERE PREPARING HER
FOR DISSECTION.
YOU BITCH.
SHE'S DEAD.
LUCKY I WAS INTERRUPTED
FOR A RECHARGE,
OR YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND
A LOT LESS OF HER
WHEN YOU BARGED IN HERE.
I'LL KILL YOU.
UH-HUH.
I DON'T THINK
I'D COME ANY CLOSER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN HERE, HARPER?
HE WANTED
TO SEE THE GIRL.
WELL, NOW HE'S SEEN HER.
KILL HIM.
WAIT A SECOND.
YOU'RE ALREADY SUPPOSED
TO HAVE KILLED HIM.
HE'S SUPPOSED
TO BE DISSECTED
LIKE THE OTHER ONE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU?
NOTHING.
SO THAT'S IT?
NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
"MIGHT MAKES RIGHT"
FOREVER.
I'M SORRY.
SHOULD HAVE RECHARGED.
I'M NOT PICKY.
I'M JUST AS HAPPY
TO KILL YOU BY HAND.
RAAH!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
FIGHTING FOR
A VALUELESS HUMAN?
NO.
WHAT THEN?
MAYBE I'M JUST FIGHTING
AGAINST YOU.
WHATEVER.
THIS IS YOUR LAST MISSION.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER?
WHY DOESN'T SHE FALL DOWN?
SHE'S VACATED.
WHAT?
SHE'S LEFT THE CONSTRUCT
AND GONE BACK
TO HER NATURAL BODY.
IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.
SHE'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.
WHAT NOW?
I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE HERE.
GET BACK.
DON'T TALK, SHOOT!
GIVE ME THE GUN.
DON'T LET HIM GET
INSIDE YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK
THIS TIME, BUDDY.
SORRY.
WELL, HELL, LET'S SEE
HOW THIS WORKS.
YOU ARE GONNA DIE
IN TERRIBLE PAIN.
HA! THAT WAS FUN.
SO TELL ME SOMETHING,
WHERE ARE THESE FRIENDS
OF YOURS
NOW THAT YOU NEED THEM?
RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
HARPER?!
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?
MAKING THE BEST
OF A BAD SITUATION.
SO HE'S VACATED
LIKE THE OTHER ONE?
THAT'S RIGHT.
HE'S GONE
TO THE SAME PLACE?
YES.
SO WHAT HAPPENS
IF WE ESCAPE?
WHAT ARE YOUR PEOPLE
GONNA DO?
Harper:
THEY'RE GOING TO ATTACK.
Kevin:
YOU HAVE TO STOP THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, FOLLOW ME.
THROUGH THAT DOOR.
AND YOU.
HUH?
STAND GUARD.
WHAT, WITH THIS?
THIS DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.
IF SOMEONE
COMES,
WIPE...
JUST...
AND...
OK.
DON'T POINT THAT
AT ME.
THESE ARE MY COMRADES.
THAT'S ALPHA...
CHARLEY.
THIS IS BRAVO.
AND THIS...
IS ME.
WHAT DO WE DO?
DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
THIS ONE'S BRAVO?
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
IT'S ALPHA.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
HARPER. NO, YOU DON'T.
NOW, HE'S TRYING
TO LOCK ME OUT.
SORRY, ALPHA,
JUST NOT
FAST ENOUGH.
NOW WHAT?
THAT'S ONE DOWN.
WHO'S NEXT?
THAT'S ALPHA,
BUT HE'S NOT IN THERE.
AND HE AIN'T COMING BACK.
UNH!
AAH.
NOW ALPHA'S TRAPPED
IN HIS OTHER BODY.
RRR!
AND HE KNOWS
WHAT WE'VE DONE.
GOOD NIGHT,
SWEETHEART.
WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT A SECOND.
WAIT. NO, WE CAN'T
DESTROY THIS ONE.
WHY? WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE IN THE END?
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO,
FLY THE SHIP BACK MYSELF
AND TRY TO EXPLAIN
WHAT HAPPENED?
NO, WAIT!
THAT'S ALPHA
IN THE CONTROL ROOM.
HE SET THE SHIP
TO EXPLODE.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WE GOTTA STOP THE FLEET.
WHAT? YOU CAN'T.
THERE'S NO TIME.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THEY'LL DESTROY THE EARTH.
ALL RIGHT. GO.
GET OUT OF HERE.
NO, I'M NOT GOING.
NO, I WILL TAKE CARE
OF THE FLEET.
GO TO THE TRANSPORT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
DO YOU REMEMBER
THE SEQUENCE OF COLORS?
YEAH, I THINK SO.
RED, YELLOW, GREEN.
GREEN, BLACK, GREEN.
YELLOW, RED, GREEN, RED.
GOT IT?
RED, GREEN, RED.
YEAH, RIGHT. GOT IT.
BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA--
Desmond: COME ON!
Fred: LET'S GO!
STOP IT, ALPHA.
YOU CAN STOP THIS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DIE
HERE.
I'M ALREADY DEAD.
WHAT USE IS THIS BODY
TO ME?
I CAN'T RETURN
TO MY OWN FORM.
YOUR NEW FRIENDS
HAVE DESTROYED IT.
WELL, WHAT DID YOU
EXPECT THEM TO DO?
DIE.
ALPHA,
STOP THE COUNTDOWN.
WHY SHOULD I?
BECAUSE
IT'S SUCH A WASTE.
FOR WHO?
FOR ALL OF US.
HMMPH.
HOW COULD
YOU BETRAY US?
I TRIED TO GET YOU
TO LISTEN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING TO DO...
LIVE AMONG THEM?
IN THAT ARTIFICIAL BODY?
IT WOULDN'T WORK.
THERE'S NO FUTURE
FOR YOU HERE, EITHER.
EARTH IS A TRAP.
WE WERE AMBUSHED.
THE HUMANS WANT
TO LURE US HERE.
THEY WANT TO LURE
THE FLEET.
WE FOUGHT THEM,
AND WE LOST.
YOU HAVE TO STAY AWAY.
NO, OUR SHIP...
OUR SHIP IS FINISHED--
ONLY MOMENTS TO GO.
GO AND SAVE YOURSELVES.
YEAH, THIS IS IT.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?
OH, GOD.
I KILLED YOU
ALREADY.
YOU KILLED MY REAL BODY.
I HAD TO JUMP BACK
INTO THIS THING,
AND I AM
NOT
HAPPY!
IT'S 3 TO 1.
THINK IT OVER.
ODDS SEEM FINE TO ME.
YOU WANT ANOTHER PIECE OF ME?
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
GO ON! GET OUT OF HERE!
DESMOND, COME ON.
GET ON THE PAD.
YOU OK? YEAH.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
RED, YELLOW, GREEN...
YOU DON'T REMEMBER
THE SEQUENCE?
I REMEMBER, UM...
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT GO.
LET ME
THINK.
THINK FAST, MAN.
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
LAURA.
GET ON THE PAD.
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?
DO IT! HURRY!
ARE YOU READY?
HARPER?
YES.
ACTUALLY, IT'S BOTH OF US.
HOW?
I FIGURED
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY OUT.
THERE IT GOES.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DO
YOU WANNA DO?
LET'S GO TO YOUR PLACE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO EAT?
COME ON.