Alphas (2011–2012): Season 2, Episode 3 - Alpha Dogs - full transcript

Previously on Alphas...

Gary and I just found
something that is huge.

Stanton Parish.

This is from the Civil War.

He was about 40
years old, right?

Same guy, a
hundred years later...

War... It's inevitable. In
two years, maybe three.

Nothing that you or
I can do to stop that.

Bill, you all right?

It's too early.

Come back to bed and warm me up.



In fact, you know what? Why don't
we both call in sick? Then you can...

No. I've got to go to work.

Bill, you need a break.

You've been so stressed and
those pills are not working anymore.

Jeannie, I...

I got this. Okay?

I got to go.

Gary? Breakfast.

In a minute.

Sounds to me like a
cathartic release, Sandra.

It releases the tension,
and some stress.

It's basically a
coping mechanism.

No, it's happening
every day, Lee.

That's not coping.



They locked him up.

They put a metal chip in
his head, for God's sake.

He's gone back to
work way too soon.

Sandra, Gary needs to work.

It's good for him.
You know that.

He really needs to talk to somebody
about what happened to him.

Listen, I'm on my way
to pick him up now.

I'll find some time
today to speak with him.

I mean, you know that I
love my parents to death.

But they're all over me again.

I mean, all of a sudden it's
like, "Where are you going?

"How late are you gonna
be at work? Mmm-hmm.

"Are you being safe?" They
need to understand that I'm an adult

and that I'm gonna
do what I want to do.

I'm gonna do what I want to do.

Yeah. Exactly, Gary.

Well, then, perhaps you should look
into getting your own apartment again?

Yeah, I've thought about it,

but after everything
that happened last year...

Nathan, yes, what is it?

Yeah, what's up?

What is that smell?

What happened?

I smell nice. I smell
like a washing machine.

No, it's not you, Gary.
Someone reeks of cologne.

Hicks?

Please do that and we'll talk
about it... What are you doing?

Oh, Harken.

Hello, Rachel.

Listen up, Old Spice,
I will hose you down.

What are you talking about?
You know, that's not me.

You've got perfect
timing. Meet John Bennett.

This is Rosen's new
choice for our lead Tactical.

Rachel Pirzad.

Rachel. I've heard
a lot about you.

What did you tell him?
Uh, I didn't tell him anything.

But if I did, I would've told
him all of the good stuff.

So, you're gonna
be working here now?

Only on an as-needed
basis, but, yeah.

Well, on an as-needed basis,

you need to know that your
body spray or whatever, is...

It's way too distracting.

It's not that you
smell, exactly...

Rachel, Bill?

Hello, John. Welcome.

Thank you, sir.

Cley just called. An
Alpha's been killed.

We need to go.

Jack Duffy.

Building Seven escapee.

He can generate electricity
with his bare hands.

Looks like chemical burns.

There's an extremely high
concentration of hydrochloric acid.

Someone pour it on him?

No. More like spit it at him.

The acid is mixed with
the attacker's saliva.

So, you can smell
this guy's spit?

Hey, saliva has a
very distinctive smell.

That's cool. It's poison spit.

Yeah. It's like a cobra.

I like that. He
didn't like it, though,

because it melted his...
I'm being inappropriate.

Check out these hands.

There's skin under the nails.

He definitely put up a fight.

So, we're saying
another Alpha killed him.

Rachel, there's something
written on his hand.

Can you take a look at that?

Oh, yeah. That's a phone number.

718...

555...

0012.

It's voicemail.

"Delivery, 8:00 tonight.

"286 Crawford,
Bolivia." Bolivia?

What kind of delivery?

Didn't say. No, Bill. There's
no Crawford in Bolivia.

It's not even Spanish.

There's a Christo in Caracas.

Bill, would you take
point on this, please?

Maybe you can find someone who
knows what happened to Mr. Duffy.

That's what I do.

Thanks. I need to
keep looking for Parish.

Gary, come with me, please.

This is 286 Crawford.

But this definitely
isn't Bolivia.

A lot of heartbeats inside.

People are yelling and cheering.

Maybe it's squatters.

Happy squatters?

Rachel, do you smell that acid?

It's hard to tell, um... I
need to get a closer look.

No, no, no. The
area's not secure.

We're gonna go check it out.

I'll cover the street.
You stay with me, okay?

What? Yeah. Let's go.

Bill... No, he's Lead Tactical
now, Rachel. Stay with him.

Who are you?

286 Crawford?

What about it?

Bolivia.

So you're a fighter.

You got skills?

Wouldn't be here if I didn't.

Well, we'll see.

Smooth talker.

Well, it got us
in here, didn't it?

Yeah, into what?

Well, from the looks of things,

this is probably where Duffy
got that blood on his knuckles.

We need to find out.

Spread out. Hmm.

You okay?

Yeah, I just...

I thought I caught
a whiff of his scent.

Well, what's wrong?

What's wrong is, John,
is that you stink, okay?

My eyes are watering,
my nose is burning.

It's like a spice rack
exploded in my face.

No, Rachel! Rachel,
you can't go out there.

I actually have to do my job,

so, can you please
just stay in the car?

Rachel. Thank you.

Hicks, I can smell
it. Hydrochloric acid.

Can you narrow
that down a little bit?

Not yet, it's faint.

The killer's here.

I'm sorry. I thought, um...

You thought what?

Oh, wow, is that an acid burn?

It looks like it must've hurt.

Some piece of crap spit at me.

Soon as he knew
I could beat him.

That piece of crap,
what was his name?

Bazevich.

You know, you're pretty
cute. What's your name?

Hey!

Everything okay here? Oh, yeah.

Yeah, it's good.

Hey, um, the Bazevich guy, huh?

We came to see him fight.

I've been waiting
for him all night.

And when he shows,
I will kick his ass.

You come and watch
that, huh, little girl?

Sweet guy.

Tell me about it.

You okay? Yeah.

Hey, thanks for not
staying in the van.

All right! Yes!

Get up. Get up.

You! Hot shot!

Okay, no time outs.

Last man standing gets the win.

Your knee touches
the ground, you lose.

No, I thought I'd just
check it out first time.

Yeah? Well, you figured wrong.

First-timers got to fight.

Yeah! Oh, yeah!

Don't take no for an answer

There's no telling
where we've been

Because people don't
understand, understand, understand

People don't understand

People like me

Probably thinks
he's a tough guy.

Trust me, short stack, he is.

He's gonna get his ass kicked.

Yeah, right.

What's the problem, old man?

Son of a bitch is
all over the place.

I can't hit him.

You see that, dude? He
messes with your eyes,

like a camera flash
going off in your face.

He makes you see
all double and triple.

Yeah? How's he do that?

He's got a special talent.

All the fighters
do. They're Alphas.

Stanton Parish. Jacob Dunham.

Jacob Dunham, Stanton Parish.

There's no connection.

Jacob Dunham, Stanton Parish.

Gary, how are you
doing? You tired?

You've been at this all day.

Yeah.

I've been at it all day
and I've found bupkis,

that means nothing.

It's like zilch.
I've found zilch.

That's not entirely true.

You found that this picture
is of a Major Jacob Dunham...

And he was treated
by a Dr. Harrison,

who worked at New York Hospital.

Yeah, yeah.

You know, I'm thinking that if he
had continued to treat Major Dunham,

his notes might still be
there in the hospital records.

Well, Gary, I hear that
you've added a new element

to your morning routine.
You're screaming.

Okay, yeah.

I scream for 10 seconds.

But then, then I go
and have my breakfast.

So, you're not
frightened about anything.

Are you angry about something?

It might help if you discuss it.

No, I don't want to discuss it.

I scream so we don't
have to discuss it.

Right. I see.

You know, you have
every reason to be angry.

The government took
you away from your home.

And put a chip in your neck...

They killed her.

What?

They killed her, Anna.

They shot her in the
head. She was my friend.

Gary, it's a healthy
thing to express yourself.

And I'm glad that you are.

Maybe you can find a way to do
it without terrifying your mother?

Yeah, okay.

Bill! You okay?

No, I'm not. Don't
worry about it.

What you got for me?

Rachel got the name
of our acid-spitter.

Ivan Bazevich.

Did a stretch upstate.
No known address.

So how do we find him?

Well, we know he's a fighter.

Hey.

Heard things got
pretty rough last night.

Things get rough every night.

So, when's the next fight?

For you? Never.

You ain't cut out for this.

Hey, wait. I'll work with him.

This guy, Kat?

Guy's got moves, he just
doesn't know how to use them.

Give him another shot.

For you, fine.
But I don't see it.

Hey, so, I know
all their tricks,

so if you want to win next time,

give me a call. I'm Kat.

So, why would you
want to help me out?

So I can bet on you, cash in.

Okay. Later.

What's all this?

Doctor Rosen said that I
should find a way to scream

without terrifying
you, so I did.

I'm moving out.

What? Yeah, I'm gonna
go live at my office.

What are you talking about?

Sandra, I know you're upset

but I did not recommend
that Gary leave home.

No, but that was your
solution for Rachel.

Why is it different for me?

Why is that not my solution?

Gary, you are not
going anywhere.

I want to do what I want to do.

You know what? You're not
going to work today, either.

Yeah, Mom, come on, of
course I'm going to work.

I go into work every
day. They need me there.

I need you here! No, no!

You don't need me. Go in
the house. I'm going to work.

Gary, Gary it's, uh... It's quite all
right if you don't come to work today.

There's nothing urgent

and, uh, if we
need you, we'll call.

And I think it would be
a good idea if we all, uh,

sat down very soon and
discussed your future.

My future.

My future. Yeah.

Yeah.

We're still focused on
Bazevich as our killer.

I finally got his
records from DOD.

Well, are we any closer
to finding this guy?

The cops have been by
all his usual hang outs.

No sign of him.

Harken's checking a lead,

but, look, if you ask me, these
Alpha fights are still our best bet.

Yeah, just as long as it's a
stakeout and no more fighting.

I wasn't the one fighting.

To be honest with you, I don't
know if we can keep him away.

I mean, the guy is in training
right now for his next fight.

The human nervous
system of the body

sends and receives,
while also processing,

neurological impulses
throughout our brain.

It controls all physical
and fine motor skills

while also impacting
our thoughts,

emotions and
cognitive functions.

The spinal cord serves
as a telegraphic cable,

sending various messages
throughout the body.

The spine itself
measures approximately

quarter of an inch in diameter,

and varies in length
from person to person.

The synaptic impulses

are responsible for all sense...

So, watch out for that guy,
'cause he'll mess with your eyes.

And then there's this
other guy, super flexible.

You punch him,
he pops right back.

So you got to drive
him into a corner.

That way he springs back
and forth against your fists.

What about, um,

the guy that spits acid?

Bazevich?

Bad-ass. Scary as hell.

Okay, pay attention.

So you kickbox, too?

No. Never have.

Yeah, but you just can't
pick that up right away.

I'm a quick study.

Oh. You're an Alpha.

So are we done chatting?

We've got a lot of work to do.

Hi.

Um, so, I raided the soap aisle.

I figured while we're on stakeout, you
should get to at least choose how I smell.

Which really sounded a
whole lot better in my head.

So, you actually went and
bought all of these things?

Yeah, I mean, I
thought about unscented,

but I figured nothing's
really unscented to you.

You're right. There is no
such thing as unscented to me.

Tom's of Maine is
probably the mildest.

Okay.

And thank you.

You're welcome.

Is that it?

I'm not gonna amp
up just for practice.

It's not healthy for me.

Well, my bet is using your
ability is not your problem.

It's holding back.

You got all this pressure
all the time. It's building up.

That's why you get cranky. You
have no idea what you're talking about.

Stop fighting who you are.

Just let it go, man.

What do you want me to do, huh?

Just sit on the floor,
burn some incense,

say "ohm"? As much
as I'd like to see that,

no.

Harken,

you need to relax.

Just try to listen.

Just trust me.

Okay?

There's no reason to struggle.

There's nothing to control.

You don't have to reach for it,

because it's part of you.

When you want it,

it'll be there.

Told you.

Never thought we'd have
something so ancient.

Dr. Harrison's files were
right there in the archives.

This must be my lucky day.

"It was two years ago,
the 22nd of October, 1862.

"It was only my fourth week serving with
General Wood's Army of the Cumberland,

"but I'd already seen
hundreds of men killed in battle."

Shot in the head.

There's nothing we
can do for this poor soul.

"Hundreds more
maimed irreparably."

Sorry, son. His
artery's shredded.

"None of that prepared me
for meeting Jacob Dunham..."

Oh. Hey, Cameron.

Hey, Doc. Um...

Are you busy? Because
I can come back.

No, I'm... You know what?
Don't worry. I'll come back.

No, no. Of course
not. Come on in.

Wow. Did you, uh, rob a library?

It looks that way, doesn't it?

They're Civil War documents.

Right now I'm reading
a physician's war diary.

It's pretty fascinating.
Have a look.

"The Journal of Doctor
Zachary Harrison."

Any headaches?

None this week.

You haven't mentioned my name
in any of those records, have you?

My descriptions remain
anonymous, as we agreed.

You weren't quite
this distrustful

before you survived
that bullet two years ago.

Shall we?

It's even faster now.

You're getting stronger.

And with no scarring.
It's simply amazing.

How'd he pull
off that little trick?

By using his Alpha ability.

I think Dunham
is Stanton Parish.

Parish?

You really believe this guy's been
kicking around for two centuries?

Well, it is hard to fathom.

But I think this incident is the first
time he realized what he was capable of.

How exactly does this
help us catch him now?

Well, learning about
his formative years

might help us understand
what drives the man.

Hmm.

As the old saying goes,

zhi bi zhi ji bai zhan bu dai.

Yeah, that old chestnut.

That's Sun Tzu. "Know
your enemy like yourself.

"And you may win 100 battles."

So, is there something you
want to talk about, Cameron?

You know how much
I respect you, Doc,

and I just... I wanted to
let you know that, um...

I'm in a relationship with Dani.

I know.

Well, Nina took it upon
herself to make sure I knew.

Well, isn't that just perfect?

Well, I sort of knew already.

It's obvious, seeing
you two together.

So, as long as you
make my daughter happy,

you can keep your job here.

I haven't been myself of late

I haven't slept for several days

You know you
drive me up the wall

Yeah?

Jeannie. Jeannie what
are you doing here?

Uh, I mean, is everything okay?

Are you okay? Yeah.

I've never felt
better, actually,

and without the pills.

What you got
there? It smells good.

I brought you some
herb crusted chicken

with scalloped potatoes.

Are you hungry?

Am I hungry? You want
to know if I'm hungry?

Mmm-hmm. Mmm-hmm.

What?

Isn't it... Bill. What? What?

What are you doing?

What are you... Oh!

Gary, you can't
live in your office.

You've got to be practical.

I am being practical. You won't
have to hear me scream every day.

But you need to be safe.

Yeah, it is safe. It's safer.

But I won't have to
drive to work anymore,

'cause people die in
car crashes all the time.

And Dr. Rosen, he
forgets to signal a lot.

And anyway, the
building has security.

So there, it's more
secure than this place.

Don't you tell me you
support him in this.

I think we both
need to support Gary

in whatever steps he needs to
take towards his independence.

But this is too big a step.

For him or for you?

Let me get a turkey
dog with everything.

Coming up. And for
you? What do you want?

Uh, what do they taste like?

They taste like hot
dogs. What do you mean?

You never had a hot dog before?

Yeah, I must have, right?

Um, yeah, I'll just
have the same thing.

All right, give me
two, please. Thanks.

Here you go. Thanks.

So you coming tonight?

Yeah!

There's gonna be a boatload of
people there with deep pockets,

so you got to crush
everyone so we can rake it in.

Yeah, you need
some of this here...

Peppers, and...

So what about, uh, Bazevich?

You think he'll be there?

You got, like, a man
crush on him or something?

How should I know
if he's coming?

How should you know... I thought
you knew everything about these fights.

How'd you get involved
with them anyway?

Just kind of found myself there.

These are amazing!
These are good.

You like that,
huh? It's good stuff.

What do you mean you
just found yourself there?

I... I have this thing

where I can't remember
anything that happened, like,

more than a month ago.

Like, a month from now, I
won't remember this, or you,

or the hot dog.

You serious?

Yeah. My brain's wired to, like,

make room for all the
new crap I learn, you know?

Yeah, but what about
your family? Your home?

Well, home's the
fights, for now.

You got to be careful.

That's a rough crowd.

Don't get all Papa
bear on me, okay?

I've been taking
care of myself for...

Well, I can't remember,
but it's been a long time.

It's got to be lonely, though.

But it's stupid, though. I don't
know why libraries do this.

Dr. Rosen, it's just
a big waste of space.

They could fit everything in
here, just on one microchip.

Inside voice, please, Gary?

What?

Inside voice, please.

My inside voice is too quiet.

Well, split the
difference, then.

We are fortunate this university
preserved its newspapers.

Jacob. This is a surprise.

You're making a
presentation tonight.

Your abilities
are extraordinary.

Cancel your presentation, Zach.

Promise to never
speak of what I can do.

I can't, Jacob. It's too
important to keep to ourselves.

Crowd is hot tonight.

Well, Rocky, try and
remember why we're here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You see Kat anywhere?

Don't worry about that kid.
She can take care of herself.

No, no, no, she can't take care
of herself. She forgets things.

She could be lost or confused.
I think she's gonna be okay.

I don't think so.

All right, all right, all right!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Who is gonna start the show?

I will.

No, no, no, man. We
need a real fighter, all right?

Bring it on.

All right, all right, all right!

We've got some fresh meat now.

Who is gonna be the challenger?

Rubber man!

Whoa! What? What?

Come on.

I'm gonna let 'em
send you some flowers.

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

you know what time it is?
Time to place your bets!

Hah!

The noise, the noise,

The noise, the noise

The noise, the noise

The noise... Ahh!

Yeah, what's up?

You don't have to reach for it,

because it's a part of you.

When you want
it, it'll be there.

Unit One. Still clear.

So, your dad and both
sisters are in the military.

Your brother's a cop.

You must have
felt a lot of pressure

to make certain choices
about your life, huh?

Sounds like you can relate.

I smell something.

Seriously?

No.

That SUV...

He's not in there
now, but Bazevich...

He was definitely in there.

All right, all right, all right!

Who's next?

I am.

Oh, no, no, no.

Surprise.

You trying to play me, Kat?

Never said I wasn't a fighter.

There is gonna be some
action tonight! Place your bets!

Right now. Place your bets!
Kat, this isn't a good idea.

Harken, this isn't personal.

Shift your opponent's
weight to one leg

and then attack
the weighted knee.

If you lack size, compensate
with speed and precision.

The brain is the most sensitive
organ in the human body.

The neurotransmitters are the
most vulnerable near the brain stem,

located at the
base of the skull.

Hey, hey, you all right?

Is he okay? He's
awesome, yeah. Thanks.

Hey, Harken. Harken.

Not bad. Some people want
to talk to you about a job.

What kind of a job?
Well, I don't know.

They didn't say, but
I know they pay big.

Hear them out. Let
them buy you a drink.

Okay.

You all right?

Yeah.

That's that girl, Kat,
from the other night.

Bill! Hicks! Come on!

What happened?

You okay?

Ask him who did it.

Hicks, I will kill you.

Hey, listen! We've
got a lead on Bazevich.

He was in that car, and your
friend Kat just got in there.

Then let's go. Come on.

That's their SUV.

What the hell is this place?

Okay, Bazevich is inside.

You can smell him?

Believe me, he's unforgettable.

Rachel, what's
going on in there?

There's, uh... There's
multiple heartbeats,

an E.K.G., respirators,

hospital machines.

The place is wired
with sensor alarms.

And there's
weaponry, heavy boots.

Unit One to Tactical.
Send backup to our position.

Wait, it's that girl, Kat.

Let me go!

Her voice is weak. She's fading.

A male voice now.

"Make sure she stays under."
They want to prep her right away.

Prep her for what?

We can't wait. HICKS:
Harken, wait! Damn it!

Kat!

Kat!

Harken!

Kat!

Kat!

Hey! HARKEN: Bazevich.

What are you doing? Kat!

Hey... Oh!

Kat.

Harken...

You're gonna be okay.

Harken!

Good job. Is she okay?

Kat...

You okay?

I beat you.

Yeah, you beat me.

We need three ambulances and
transport for prisoners to Binghamton.

Transport. Gotcha.

So that's Bazevich?

The guy we've been chasing
for two days is a dead man.

Hey, turns out Bazevich
was a prisoner here, too.

Poetic justice for
killing Duffy, I guess.

Can you believe it?

Experimenting on Alphas.

More like treating
us like animals.

I could've gotten out of
there myself, you know.

You know what? You can just say,

"Thank you, so much, Bill
Harken, for rescuing me."

Does that work? I kicked
your ass once tonight.

Do you want to go again?

Now, easy does it, young lady.

You're gonna have to
take it easy for a while.

You've been through
quite an ordeal.

Just give me a couple weeks.

I won't remember.

And I'll want to have
a look at you too, later.

No, no. I'm fine, I'm fine.

Look, I get to use my ability
and feel no downside, so...

No downside? No downside at all.

Hey, Dr. Rosen, who
are you guys, anyway?

So, Harken was undercover,
right? I wasn't undercover.

You were definitely undercover.

And then you barged
in with those guys.

We're consultants. We
work with the government

now and then in situations
not unlike this one.

You're Alpha
secret agents, right?

You're Alpha secret
agents... You're gonna be fine.

Just take it easy.

I'm... I'm totally right.

I'm right, right?

You want me on your
team. I'm awesome.

It's the perfect soap.

It'll blend really well
with your natural scent

which, by the way, is really good
on its own, anyway. So... There.

Thanks. Uh, I'll try it.

I was... I was,
uh, in the Village

and I found it at this shop right
next to my favorite restaurant,

which is Italian.

Cool.

Do you like Italian?

Um... look, Rachel, if we're
going to be working together...

Right. Forget I mentioned it.

What can I get you?

Earl Grey tea, please.

Okay.

Hello, Lee. May I join you?

You made it very
easy for me, Stanton.

Or do you prefer Major Dunham?

I prefer Stanton.

Thank you for providing
Dr. Harrison's research.

So you'd know how I began?

Yes, by murdering a friend.

Dr. Harrison wanted to use me.

So you sacrificed
an innocent man.

Have you ever sacrificed
an innocent man?

Not intentionally.

Every man must
control his own destiny.

I re-enlisted after
the doctor's death.

I helped save the Union.

Hmm.

So you're what? Looking for
the thanks of a grateful nation?

Just some understanding
of my unique perspective.

I was shot again at Cold Harbor,

and again at San Juan Hill.

I fought at Verdun, in
the streets of Berlin...

Oh, a very impressive resume.

Thank you.

Every change brings bloodshed.

We can stop that.

And yet you say a war is coming.

Because...

Ordinary men react with fear and violence
to anything that's new and different.

You know, one of my favorite subjects
in medical school was cellular research.

Mmm-hmm.

Examining the
constituent parts of things.

Trying to figure out
how it all works together.

It was very tedious,

but it was exciting,
because eventually

I could see the whole picture.

Try the tuna melt next time.

It's excellent.

No, Mom, don't do that.

That's how I like it.

Yeah, but that's the
way you keep it at home.

No. This is home.

This is how I like it here.

Right.

Good night, Gary.

Yeah, good night.

Mom? Where'd you go?

I'm right here.

I'll call you at 8:00.

After I scream

but before I've
had my breakfast.

I'll answer.

Yeah, okay.

Well, look who's back.

Here to watch?

Hell no. I'm here to fight.