Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–…): Season 3, Episode 7 - Chaos Theory - full transcript

Previously on "marvel's
agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."...

Why do you want to rebuild
the portal, Jemma?

Jemma: Because I have to
get back there.

I've run
dozens of simulations,

the monolith
was just one option, though.

We're not
gonna give up, okay?

Coulson: What is it?

Some kind
of suspension gel?

It keeps them in stasis --
alive, healthy, just asleep.

Strucker.

Where do i
find ward?



I tried to do
what ward wanted.

I tried
to kill him.

Professor garner.

Aah!

[ Growls ]

[ Hawaiian music plays ]

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

[ Chuckles ]

Did you just spoil a perfect
moment by capturing it?

You looked too good,
sun hitting you like that.

Ha!

Well, this time tomorrow,
we'll be home.

Look who's spoiling
the moment now.

What would you say if I didn't
go back to S.H.I.E.L.D.?



[ Chuckles ]

You're serious.

At least, not right away.

So, is this the island talking,
or are you -- I mean...

There are a lot of reasons
why this won't work --

why we won't work.

I forgot how direct you are.

I don't want to be
one of those reasons.

You won't be.

Listen,
we're older now and wiser.

And I don't plan on losing you
a second time.

So what do you say?

You want to go steady?

[ Both laugh ]

Weren't we just talking
about how we're older?

Yes.

All right, then.

To new beginnings.

To new beginnings.

[ Glasses clink ]

[ Chuckles ]

I don't know when Melinda's
coming back, Phil.

We only got home
a couple of days ago.

Wanted to thank you

for sending over
jiaying's things from afterlife.

Coulson: Hopefully,
it'll help shed some light

on our new inhuman
situation.

I'll keep you posted
if I find anything interesting.

And, Phil, I wouldn't wait
for Melinda to call you.

Good advice. Thanks.

All right.

[ Phone beeps ]

[ Coughs ]

Oh, god.

Oh, my god.

[ Gasps ]

[ Gasps ]

Daisy:
We're not monsters.

You can't just lock us up
in some ice prison

because you don't know
what else to do.

No one's talking prison.

And, technically,
it's a gel matrix.

They're putting people
in stasis.

Think of it
as a medically induced coma,

a way to hit the pause button
until we find a better solution.

"A better solution."
What does that mean?

The atcu's looking
for a cure.

I'm not suggesting
that's for everyone,

because it's not,
but some people might want to --

we are not a disease.

I didn't say that you were.

You can't just expect people

to go through
that kind of change

and immediately have
a handle on it.

Do you remember
how scared I was at first?

Yes. I also remember
you iced yourself

so that you wouldn't hurt
any of us.

You've got to admit,
things are getting out of hand.
I know.

People are changing
in uncontrolled environments --

I know, but everyone deserves
a chance to be who they are.

That's where you're wrong.

You're being seduced
by your own experience.

Just because you learned
how to control your powers

doesn't mean
everyone else will.

I mean, what if
a person's hurting themselves

or those around them?

What --
what if they can't stop?

Take lash.

If putting a bullet
in that monster's head

doesn't do the trick,

then what?

That's not fair.
That's one guy.

Most inhumans fall
somewhere between me and him.

And that's the message

I'm hoping the president
and his advisors will hear

when I meet
with them today.

The president
of the United States?

It's off the books,

but the global community's
coming together

to discuss the future
of enhanced people.

We're meeting at NORAD
in Colorado.

But S.H.I.E.L.D.
isn't supposed to exist.

That's why I'm going in
as a consultant for the atcu.

So rosalind price --
arranged it, yes.

We're taking Zephyr one,
picking her up on the way.

Are you sure
this is a good idea?

We can't afford to miss it.

That's why I want you to talk
to rosalind before the meeting.

Win her over
to your side of things.

Could be a real start toward
legitimizing S.H.I.E.L.D.

But it might help

if you can present
a successful inhuman case,

one that's not an extreme
on either side.

Joey Gutierrez
is due for reassessment.

I'd be more than happy
to check in on him,

see how he's progressing.

Couldn't hurt.

I agree.

I can send you my report
while you're in the air.

Thank you
for your help on this.

It's what I'm here for.

No.

I just don't know
why you're calling me.

All right.
Give me your location.

I'll meet you there.

Dr. garner.

Hey. Looks like
you're heading to the lab.

That's a good sign,
right?

I'm trying.

We're trying.

Sometimes it just feels
like it would've been best

if I hadn't told Fitz
everything.

You did the right thing
in telling the truth, Jemma.

Secrets can eat you up
from the inside.

[ Footsteps ]

??

you busy?

Uh, no. No.

Sorry
i haven't been in here more.

There's -- there's no need
to explain.

What's that?

It's my phone.

I had it with me.

Uh, I took pictures,
made some recordings

to document
my time there.

It's quite damaged, but I kept
it on me as a remembrance.

I was hoping you could --

recover the data.

It's probably pointless.

Yeah, no. Maybe not.

Just thought
if you saw it for --

myself, yeah.

I always felt better having you
as my second pair of eyes.

Well, couldn't hurt to try.
I'll get right on it.

Thank you, Fitz.

??

but I didn't know
he'd change into that thing.

What is he?

Bobbi:
You worried about Andrew?

Or pissed that
the strucker kid went comatose

before he could talk?

Well...Everyone at h.Q. Says
that Andrew's fine.

And as far as hydra...

We'll get them.

I hope you stick around.

Hydra's not the only thing
we're facing these days.

Between the inhumans,
this monster we're hunting,

and the atcu on our ass,

we need all the help
that we can get.

Monster?

Yeah. Big ugly thing,
likes to kill other inhumans.

You've been tracking him?

Trying.

Transforms into a man, which
makes him impossible to find.

??

may.

Hi.

Oh, my god.
It's good to see you.

I-i got to go.

Go where?

I, uh, need to talk
to Andrew.

He's doing a psych eval on one
of the new inhuman recruits.

I checked the containment room.
He's not --

no, he's at
a training facility off-site.

Where?

[ Breathes deeply ]

I can actually
create things now.

And how does
that make you feel?

Excited, you know?

I have
so much more control now.

[ Roars ]

[ Groans ]

Dr. garner?

Control. Yes.

That's important.

Daisy thinks I could be
a real asset to S.H.I.E.L.D.

But she said my fate
is in your hands.

Yes, Joey.

It is.

??

don't put your shirt on
for my benefit.

Heard about
your hydra pool party.

And here I was worried
about you.

Never liked kebo
much myself.

Funny name.

Locked me in a trunk.

You all right?

Of course.
Good.

'Cause taking out
some of ward's key players

brings us one step closer
to finding the bastard.
No.

Coulson's busy with Daisy,
so now is as good a time as any.

Hunter, it's just...

It's not a good idea.

Is this about Andrew?

'Cause I thought
we were past all that --

now that he's all right,
i mean.

Okay. Did things get
slightly out of control? Yes.

But nothing
i couldn't handle, obviously.

And everything I did
was to protect you.

Bob, will you stop
for one second?

I don't want either of us
to go after ward.

You -- you're joking, right?

Since when?

Whatever it is,
lay it on me.

I think you've been reckless
and stupid.

Can I take back
what I just said?

And for what?

So ward won't lay
a bloody finger on you again!

That's what.

Yeah, I'm stupid,
because I love you!

I don't need a knight
in shining armor, hunter.

I need you alive.

[ Sighs ]

I don't want to lose you.

Okay. You're right.

Or lose ourselves.

Become so obsessed
with revenge

that we -- we turn
into monsters just like him.

[ Breathes deeply ]

??

never walked onto
a flying base before.

Guess I can cross that
off my bucket list.

So, where does
the tour begin?

That's actually up to Daisy.
She's gonna show you around.

??

[ machinery whirring ]

??

all:
Happy birthday, Jemma!

Happy birthday, Jemma.

It's not the same
without you here.

Say hi to your parents for me,
and I'll see you soon.

[ Mouse clicking ]

Wow.

Two moons. Bloody hell.

??

[ groans ]

Jemma: Fitz...

It's possible I'm on one
of the poles, but it's strange.

The stars and the two moons,

they keep disappearing
and reappearing.

But there's no sun.

There's never a sun.

Last time you saw me,
i was a wreck.

Now I feel...Empowered.

[ Chuckles ]

That probably sounds
stupid.

Sounds like
you've grown to accept

that this is a part of you.

Honestly,
as a construction guy,

the idea that I could build
in a day

something that would
normally take months --

it's unreal.

Or tear something down.

Yeah. If I have to.

Just like that.

Daisy's trying to put together
a team of soldiers, right?
Mm.

To fight.
To fight evil.

I could be a real weapon
against it.

A dangerous weapon.

That's what I'm worried
about.

[ Door slams ]

Man: We weren't expecting
anyone to --

Melinda, what's going on?

Take Mr. Gutierrez
back to base.

Melinda, we're in the middle
of a session.
Dr. garner --

not anymore.
Do it now.

Ma'am, we have protocols.

Take care of them,
then go.

Come on.

[ Door closes ]

What's all this about?

We need to talk...

Once we're alone.

Thanks for coming.

You can settle down.

No one knows we're here.

You getting any sleep?

[ Scoffs ]

It's kind of hard
when I'm being hunted nonstop.

I'm really only worried

about the one who wants to blast
a hole through my chest.

If you've got intel on the guy,
why not call Daisy?

'Cause I can't put her life
at risk, too.

I went looking
for my friends.

And those who aren't missing
are dead.

[ Bird calling ]

You're telling me this
why?

Because you fought by my side
against that thing.

It eliminates you
as a suspect.

Why would I be a suspect?

'Cause you're
with S.H.I.E.L.D.

Okay. I --
I'm not sure I'm following.

Lash is in S.H.I.E.L.D.

And with your help,
i can prove it.

Rosalind: I appreciate you
showing me around like this.

We built this module to help
those in transition.

It's made
out of adaptive material,

so it can contain
all sorts of powers.

It's also bulletproof,
which comes in handy

when people like you
shoot at people like me.

And you really think
this is more humane?

Our goal is to observe people,
educate them,

and, yes,
it can take time, but --

we don't always have
that luxury.

But throwing people away
like they don't even exist

is the answer?

That's not what we're doing.
Sure as hell looks like it.

Well, it's not that simple.

Just admit it.

You're afraid of people like me,
afraid of our power.

Absolutely.

Do you even know
your own strength?

Could you take down this plane,
for instance?

I wouldn't do that.

But if you wanted to?

You could kill me
right now.

Mankind's scary enough
as it is.

Some psycho gets a gun,
and watch out.

But now people
are their own weapon.

Not everyone is like --

"some" is enough.
That's all it takes.

You only see
the terrible things.
That's not true.

I protect people.
It doesn't matter.

How can you say that?

Because for every Daisy Johnson,
there's a lash,

and it's ignorant
for you to think otherwise.

[ Breathes deeply ]

Melinda, talk to me.

What's all this about?

I need to know --
for myself --

before anyone else
gets involved.

Know what?

I saw your flight logs.
I tracked your movements.

You were within 30 miles
of at least five inhuman deaths.

Why are you looking
at my flight logs?

Pulled
your medical files, too.

Your blood work
was deleted.

So, maybe Simmons
accidentally --

you thought you covered
your tracks, but you didn't.

Melinda, honestly,
what are you getting at?

That Von strucker kid
was alive.

He didn't die
in that blast.

I tracked him down.

He told me what you did.

What I did.

So some kid says I --

he wasn't lying.

The look on his face...

It was pure terror.

What happened to you?

You can tell me.
Melinda --

don't lie to me.

You don't want to know.

He said you were a monster.
Melinda, don't --

how could this
even happen?

Melinda, stop!

Andrew, please!

Please!
Stop!

??

Jemma:
It's been three weeks, Fitz.

If I don't find something,
if I don't eat,

I won't make it.

[ Mouse clicks ]

Fitz, hi.

I don't know why
I'm still talking with you...

Why I'm recording myself.

You're never gonna see this,
are you?

I still haven't found water,

and it's, um -- well, I...

It's, uh...

I'm having trouble focusing,

and I'm trying
to stay positive.

But I'm scared.

I'm scared, Fitz.

[ Breathes deeply ]

Do you remember
when we first met?

I do.

You were so quiet and pasty,
and...

So incredibly smart,
handsome...

[ Coughs ]

Quite a strange feeling --
isn't it? --

never wanting to be
without someone.

You must have been so annoyed,

me following you around
all the time.

No.

Never.

[ Sniffles ]

I imagine
our dinner sometimes --

where we'd go, what we'd eat.

I wonder about us a lot,
actually.

There's this small cottage
in perthshire

we drove by once
when I was a girl,

some --
some...Family holiday,

and I don't know why,

but I --
I found it so lovely.

I still think about it --

a place where you and I
could have...

[ Sighs ]

But that's that, I suppose.

I'm not sure how long
this battery will last.

I should save it, just in case,

for more important things.

[ Breathing heavily ]

But I'll still talk to you
on my own, if that's all right.

I'll always be with you, Fitz.

[ Breathes deeply ]

??

[ groans ]

Oh, thank god you're awake.
I am so sorry.

I-i didn't want to hurt you.
I -- I panicked.

[ Breathing quickly ]
Where are we?

We couldn't stay there,
not with S.H.I.E.L.D.

I needed time to explain.

You don't know how many times
i almost told you.

I just -- I didn't know how.

I didn't ask for this.

Oh, god.

What have you done?

[ Grunting ]

Melinda, don't.

Unh! Let me go!

Don't do that! I don't --
i don't know what I'll do.

Instinct will take over
again...

Like it did
at the convenience store.

Instinct?

I didn't want
to hurt anyone,

but I -- I didn't know
what was happening.

You killed
all those people.

How?

When did this --
when did --

after Hawaii.

Daisy's mom kept records.

I was going through them
for any insight, for research.

And I found a book.

It had all these names
of inhumans.

Now, jiaying must have rigged it
with a terrigen crystal

to keep out anyone
who couldn't survive the mist.

Lucky me.

[ Cracking ]

At first, I was relieved.
I survived.

But I knew
something had happened.

I felt sick and nauseous.

There was
this intense pulsing,

like my heart
was in my head.

[ Breathes shakily ]

Felt different, like...

Like a part of me
was unlocked.

Unlocked?

I don't know how else to --
i just -- I had to --

it was as if I was compelled.
I had to be near them.

The inhumans.

I didn't know why.
It was -- it was intense.

I had this new desire.

I had a -- a --
had a hunger...On my skin.

It wasn't until I finally met
one that my body took over,

and I -- I lashed out.

And then I felt relief.

But with you...

Andrew?
[ Knock on door ]

You in there?

You wouldn't understand.
I had to keep you away.

That's why you --
yeah, I was a coward.

I wanted to tell you,
but I was worried that --

you had --
you had to know.

I didn't end things with you
because I don't love you.

I did it to protect you.

I'm still in love with you,
Melinda.

And I need your help.

??

coulson:
And where did they go

after may dismissed
the security detail?

Update me as you know more.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

Everything all right?

Not sure yet.

Could be as simple as
a workplace romance gone wrong.

That doesn't sound simple.

I think you were in the middle
of telling me

what great friends
you and Daisy are now.

I may have overstepped.

But one thing's for certain --
that girl's got fire.

And you still
haven't told anyone about her?

I keep my promises, Phil.
They have no idea.

New look?

Old look, actually.

It's been a while, though.

Uh, may I?

Oh. Sure.

So...

You gonna tell me
what really happened?

'Cause I'm not quite buying
the shark-attack bit.

You're not buying that?

One of my men cut it off.

Saved my life.

By chopping off your hand?

You kind of had to be
there.

Does it hurt?

Every day.

Phantom pain.

Thing that's missing is the
thing that you feel the most.

Makes it hard to forget.

So maybe you don't.

But it's also important
to look ahead,

see what's in front of you.

[ Door opens ]

We close to NORAD?

No. Another quinjet's
requested to dock.

Lincoln,
what are you doing here?

Coulson:
Where'd you find him?

He came to me.
He's got intel on lash.

She atcu?

We're working together now.

Yeah, we all want
to catch that thing.

Well, Mr. Campbell,
you've come this far.

What do you have to say?

Those of us from afterlife,
we were trained to blend in.

Afterlife?

I'll explain later.

And yet that thing
keeps finding us,

killed most of my friends.

Lincoln gave me names.

I checked them against
the bodies we could identify.

That's how I knew lash was using
jiaying's ledger to find us.

Her ledger?

She kept a genealogy
of inhumans.

She was the only one allowed
to use it, until...

Until S.H.I.E.L.D.
recovered it.

And there's only one person
i know who had access.

Dr. garner?

But there's no way.
It's not possible.

I didn't want
to believe it, either.

So you're not just saying
Andrew has the ledger.

You're saying...

I saw may access
his flight logs this morning.

I talked with her.

She was upset,
but I thought that she...

She and Andrew are missing.
I just got word.

Oh, god.

Reroute the plane --
New York.

Pull all the satellite footage
from the cocoon.

We need to find them.

I can't believe
I'm saying this,

but the president's
gonna have to wait.

Whatever you need,
I'll let them know.

Andrew wouldn't hurt her.

He's killed dozens of us.

Yeah, well, what if he
doesn't know what he's doing

once he turns --

he -- he blacks out
or something?

Inhumans can't change form.
That's not how it works.

I saw it myself.

No, what I'm saying is,
it's temporary.

He won't always be able to shift
between monster and man.

He's still in transition.

Becoming inhuman.

And when that transition's
complete?

He'll stay lash,
permanently.

The man you think you know
is disappearing,

if he's not already gone.

May: Andrew...

If I hadn't shown up...

Were you going to hurt Joey?

Of course not.

And you know I'd never
lay a finger on Daisy.

But you went after Lincoln.

That kid has a dark side.

You understand
more than anyone.

Look at what happened
in Bahrain.

What?

You saw firsthand
what inhumans were capable of.

If you hadn't killed
that little girl,

everyone around you
would've suffered.

They all would've died.
But you saved them.

This isn't you.

You would never say that.

No, Melinda,
i know exactly what I'm saying.

You and me --
we're the same.

That's why I need your help.

I never wanted to hurt
that girl.

I know.

I know, and believe me,

I don't want to do
what I'm doing, either.

I have to.

I know you think
I've lost myself.

I haven't.

I don't know what to do.

I know.

[ Chuckles ]

Do you remember
our first apartment?

The one on cranbrook.

One room,
a stupid futon for a bed,

and that winter
when it got so cold, we --

we used the oven
as our heater.

And not the safest way
to keep warm, but...

It did the trick.

Melinda...

[ Inhales sharply ]

The world has gotten
more complicated, hasn't it?

I know we can't
pretend it all away.

But I'm still the same man
you fell in love with.

I never gave up on you.

Please don't give up on me.

??

coulson:
Sorry to interrupt.

Still waiting
on Joey's reassessment.

Phil...

You don't understand.

I'm starting to.

You all right?

We're old friends.

That's why I'd prefer to see

everyone walk out of here
unharmed.

But in case you got something
else in mind, I'm not alone.

Containment module's
secure.

Copy that.

Hall team's
getting into position.

Remember,
this is coulson's op.

We do not move
unless he gives the order.

Go.

He's not gonna come quietly.

Coulson: This doesn't
have to go down badly.

I'll make sure
you're taken care of.

I understand the position
you're in -- I do.

And I don't envy it.

But I am trying
to help you.

We've got an outbreak
on our hands.

What the hell
does he mean by that?

Daisy: Calm down.

Coulson knows
what he's doing.

You sure about that?

I'm simply trying
to sort the good from the bad.

You gave me this job.

That's a pretty poor
interpretation of a therapist.

Look around you.

We're in some abandoned
building, may's tied up --

you're not okay.

I know how it looks, but I have
a moral responsibility.

You'll see, soon.

[ Chuckling ]
I'm doing you a favor.

He's insane.

That's not true.
He's just sick.

The beast's gonna come out,
and you can't control it.

Don't make things worse 'cause
you got an axe to grind.

He's not just gonna
let us take him.

He's gonna defend himself.

Do not engage.

We move on coulson's order.

I've only killed those
who deserve it.

[ Electricity crackles ]

Who the hell made you judge,
jury, and executioner?

What are you doing?

You've got to get him
out of here, now!

Lincoln --

you tore my friends apart.
You have no right!

That's enough.
Calm down, Andrew, please.

I have every right.

Andrew, listen to me.

We can help you.
[ Electricity crackles ]

The atcu is close to a cure.

[ Grunting ]

??

I am the cure.

No!

[ Shouting ]

[ Grunting ]

Lincoln and lash are in
the east wing of the building.

We have to get him
to the module.

Mack: On it, sir.

Phil...

Our goal is to capture,
not kill.

We just got to get Lincoln
on the same page.

Try those.

[ Electricity crackles ]
[ Shouts ]

Aah!

[ Both shouting ]

??

oh!

Really got to commit
to that shotgun-axe idea.

Could use
a little help here!

What's your twenty?

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunts ]

Andrew...We're friends.

[ Grunting ]

[ Electricity crackles ]
Or maybe --
maybe just acquaintances.

We got him.

??

aah!

Aah! Aah!

[ Choking ]

[ Growling ]
Aah!

No!

[ Screaming ]

[ Rumbling ]

??

thank you.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I didn't know
you could do that.

That makes two of us.

Where is he?
No idea.

But we got to get him
to the containment module --

now.

??

I'll get him
to where he needs to go.

[ Grumbles ]

??

unh!

[ Growls lightly ]

Andrew, stop!

Move.

Go on.

Might as well.

I've thought about my death
enough times...

The different ways
that I could go.

I just never thought
it'd be you.

I never knew
why you married me.

I was never as...Kind
and empathetic as you.

That's why it was so easy
for me to walk away...

[ Groans ]

...why I gave up on you.

I lost something
when I left you.

I won't do it again.

But you have to stop this.

Melinda...

??

[ air rushing ]

How'd you know
that wouldn't kill him?

I didn't.

[ Keys clacking ]

I bloody knew it.

Fitz, you all right?

Yeah, I think I've, uh...

Remember this?

Yeah, from
the castle chamber.

Okay.

Oh, is that the other man?

Well, I'm just gonna say
what we're all thinking --

he has a hog face.

He does have a hog face.

Okay. So, look at the logo
of the space program he's with.

[ Keys clacking ]

And if you turn it upside down,
they look similar, yeah?

Bit of a stretch, mate.
Possible.

Okay. Well, um...

What if the group

who carved this symbol
into the chamber door

is the same group that sent will
through the portal?

I thought NASA
sent will through.

Could go beyond NASA --
way beyond.

Please don't tell me

you think some ancient order's
behind all this,

'cause that's a bit mental
even for you.

I know how it sounds,
but we're dealing with

a portal that leads
to another planet, so...

Anything's possible.

It's worth checking out,
Fitz.

You gonna take coulson up
on his offer,

stick around for a while?

Can't run forever.

If we put Andrew in stasis
as a human,

it'll slow
his transformation,

giving us more time
to find a cure.

Now, I can't pretend
to understand

what you're going through,

but for what it's worth...

If I had the chance to save
someone I love, I'd take it.

What would you do?

Well...

It's a temporary solution.

I think we can all
acknowledge that.

But Andrew helped me.

So I'd --
I'd do whatever it takes.

Do it.

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do you need to go
after her?

[ Breathes deeply ]

She wouldn't want me to,
not right now.

It's been a long day.

Mm-hmm.

Buy you a drink?

Please.

Hey.

You okay?

I couldn't sleep.

There aren't a lot of windows
in the base, and I wanted to --

watch the sunrise.

I, uh...

I can't make any promises,

but I think I may have
found something.

Might help us open up
the portal.

Really?

And, um...

Fixed your sim card, so...

I heard your recordings
and saw your video.

Didn't know you thought about
settling down in perthshire.

[ Chuckles ]

That's in Scotland.

I know where it is, Fitz.

[ Breathes deeply ]

So when you said
all those things about...

I mean, you were tired
and dehydrated.

I was as clearheaded then
as I've ever been...

When I said
all those things.

What do you think
we should do about it?

For now...

Let's just watch
the sunrise.

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[ glasses clink ]

[ Chuckles ]

[ Chuckles ]

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I never thought
i deserved this.

What, a trip to Hawaii?

No.

Happiness.

This kind of happiness.

Of course you do.

We both do.

Mm.

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so, why am I here?

We'll get to that.

It's a shame about
Werner Von strucker.

I hope, for your sake,
he doesn't wake up.

I'm not worried.

He's weak,
like his father.

Ah, careful, Mr. ward.

You paid a price
for that boy.

You should ask yourself
if it was worth it.

You gave me his location.

I gave you
what you asked for.

I'm just not sure that you're
asking for the right things.

Revenge only provides
a temporary pleasure.

Ah. But a pleasure,
nonetheless.

Ah. [ Chuckles ]

You should think
on a grander scale.

Oh, it'll be grand.

How about I cut off
the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Because
without Phil coulson...

S.H.I.E.L.D.
won't grow back.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Ohh.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

Excuse me a moment.

Ms. price.

I wanted to apologize

for missing our meeting
at NORAD.

I will bring him to you
soon enough.

Time is of the essence.

[ Door opens ]

Oh, I better go.
I'll be in touch.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

You don't have to leave
so soon.

How about
some breakfast first?

Are you cooking?
I don't cook.

But I'm an expert
at going out to eat.

Is there anything good
around here?

Ruthie's diner
is about two blocks away.

She makes
a mean scramble.

I think I can make time
for that.

Good. [ Chuckles ]

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