Alphas (2011–2012): Season 2, Episode 9 - The Devil Will Drag You Under - full transcript

Previously on Alphas...

Someone close to us is
working with Stanton Parish.

You said that you would bring
him around to our way of thinking,

but you two are farther
apart than you've ever been.

Do you understand
everything I'm risking for this?

This is actually
pretty friggin' perfect.

I love you, you know that?

I want you to put your hands on
your head. I want you to lay face down.

Easy. You turned her in!

You're supposed to protect her.

I just want to forget.
I want to disappear.



No. There's an opportunity here.

Yes. There is a way out.

This is the plea agreement.

You need to initial, uh, the boxes
that are highlighted and, uh...

And yes, sign the last page.

The paperwork.

Right.

Uh, I do hereby solemnly swear

to go undercover, cozy
up to Stanton Parish,

and figure out
what he's planning.

Uh, rat him out.

So,

I'll take it to Cley.

Dad.



Just breathe, okay?

I'm a big girl. I don't
need training wheels.

Well, there's a lot more at
stake than a skinned knee, Dani.

Stanton Parish is a sociopath.

You know, he's... I know.

But he trusts me.

I got this. I'll be okay.

Dani missed our last
meeting and hasn't responded

to my check-in
signals for over a week.

Cley thinks that she still
may be loyal to Parish,

but I'm concerned
she might be in trouble.

So you sent her in there?

You actually sent
her back to him?

Doc, don't you think I should
have been brought in on this?

It was for operational security reasons...
- No, no,

this was between us. We had an
agreement, right? Right, Dr. Rosen?

No, Bill. Cley
insisted and I agreed.

The fewer people who knew,
the less risk there would be to Dani.

Oh, and keeping Dani safe,
that was your first priority, huh?

If she hadn't agreed
to this, Cameron,

she would have spent the
rest of her life in Building Seven.

Or worse.

She comes up with that
brilliant idea herself, Doc?

Or did you head shrink that
into her? That's uncalled for.

Uncalled for?

Calm down! You put your
daughter's head on the block.

And I'm out of order? Relax!

You know what? I'm starting to
think she's better off with Parish.

Hicks, please. Hicks,
come on... Rachel. Rachel.

Cameron.

Cameron, you and I should
talk... No, we shouldn't.

I did what I had to do
to protect my daughter.

Really?

Because the way I see it, Dani
would've been perfectly safe

sitting in Building Seven while you pulled
your little strings to get her pardoned.

I couldn't guarantee
that... No, you chose!

You chose to risk her
life. You're using her

just like you use everyone.

Cameron, stop... Get
the hell outta my way!

DARPA is saying three intruders.

And one of them melted
the fence with his hand.

Cornell Scipio.

I hate that guy.

Gary, any word from Hicks?

No, Bill. I left him 14 messages.
He should call me back.

Sir! Stop right there!

Stop right there!
Drop those bags!

Is that Cam?

What the hell is he doing?

We'll be over by the truck. Go!

Jeff, move your
ass! We are leaving!

Hicks! Hicks!

Get in there! What
the hell are you doing?

Whatever it takes. Harken, stop!

Sayonara, suckers!

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

Well, maybe it's a protest.
Hicks finally had it. That happens.

Occupy DARPA.
Power to the people.

But that's not like
Hicks, you know?

It doesn't sound like him.

I know. But that's,
that's the theory, though.

That's my theory, which is the best
one so far, because it's the only one.

But, look, it's gotta be Dani.

Nothing else makes sense.

Okay, that's your theory.

Nina, what's your theory?

Why is he doing this?

I trust him. That's my theory.

Careful with those,

they're like the Fourth of
July, but with dead people.

You got it.

That's a good haul,
almost a hundred.

What exactly are
those things for?

Well, that's "need to
know" and you don't.

So how do you think
Rosen's people found us?

Probably Gary, maybe Rachel.

Rosen's been using Alphas to hunt
Alphas for as long as I've known him.

If you hate the old man so much,

why didn't you just
kill him before you left?

Dani.

That's why you're
doing all of this?

Such a romantic.

This is what they stole.

It's called a Voltaic Grenade.

So what does it do?

It fires off electricity.

And if the charge hits power
lines or anything with a live current,

it overloads them,
setting off a chain reaction.

That's neat. DARPA
doesn't make neat things.

There's nothing
neat about this, Gary.

That electrical storm at
DARPA took down three people,

and that's off one
of these grenades.

And it would have gotten us,
too, if we were a few feet closer.

If you set just one these
off in the wrong place,

a subway junction box or anywhere
where a bunch of power lines cross,

hundreds of people could die.

And multiply that by 60 or 70
grenades, that's a lot of people.

Why would Cameron go
along with something like this?

You have a theory, Dr. Rosen?

And you can't say that you
trust him or that it's Dani,

because we've
already said those.

Yeah, well, motives are not
what's important right now.

No, preventing Parish from
deploying these weapons is.

But we need to find
Hicks and Dani...

Yes, we do, but that's of
secondary importance right now.

Unfortunately, this
is job number one.

It's not just Dani.

Rosen, the government,
everyone's trying to control us

like we're some kind of problem.

I want to be the solution.

Well, you talk the
talk. I'll give you that.

Look, I got Parish
his little toys.

Now tell him to sit down
with me, face-to-face.

Well, you're getting there.

There's something you
have to do first. This way.

Agnes.

This is Cameron Hicks.

Tall?

Stanton thought we should talk.

I got nothing to hide.

When it comes to
Agnes, nobody does.

Sorry I have to tie you down.

Safer this way.

Kinky. Do you do this
to all of Parish's people?

I'm the official greeter.

Right.

So, what are you gonna do?

Are you gonna hypnotize
me, or just ask me really nicely?

When I touch someone,
it rips open their mind.

That doesn't sound
very pleasant.

You might want
to clench your jaw.

Does that help? No. I just don't
want you to bite off your tongue.

So, Cameron Hicks.

What's on your mind?

Ahhh!

All this time, your dad's been telling
us that Parish is the Big Bad, right?

Everyone else was all about
Alpha rights, government oppression.

But all Parish wanted
to talk about was

how screwed up the world
is and how Alphas could fix it.

"Better people, better world."

Catchy.

If you really want answers,

I could dig through some old contact
numbers and you could have lunch.

Seriously?

You're cute when
you're confused.

You okay? Oh, yeah.
I'm great. Thanks.

Try this.

It helps.

You like your privacy. You
have a lot of strong walls in there.

Trust me, I am
trying to be open.

You're very convincing.

I wish I didn't have to
cause you so much pain.

Oh, yeah. It sucks for you.

It does, actually.

You can't turn it off.

No.

I hurt everyone I touch.

You're lucky, the way
you feel about Dani.

Not everyone gets that.

You know, I met her
once, a long time ago.

But I have a feeling I'm
going to see her again soon.

There's still
something in there.

Something... Out of focus.

Well, we can't
have that, can we?

Let's go.

Hey, Gary. Hey.

Isn't it a little early
for your pudding?

No, I can eat it
whenever I want. It's mine.

I bought it with my own money.

Look, I know there's
a lot of strangers.

Yeah.

They're just here to
help us find the grenades.

Hicks was my friend.

And Dani is
Dr. Rosen's daughter.

But now that they're
breaking the law,

they're hurting people, now
I don't like either of them.

I don't.

Sometimes people do things
for complicated reasons.

I know it's painful, believe me.

Do you want this? You want
my pudding? I have an extra one.

It's okay. You might need it.

Oh, Gary.

Gary, listen. Yeah.

I need you to do me a favor. I need
you to look into that DARPA robbery.

The way Hicks was acting,
you know. It's just not adding up.

We don't know if Hicks is a
good person or a bad person.

Because sometimes people do
things for complicated reasons.

Yeah. Tell me about it.

May I? No, that's my bookmark.

I'm sorry. Okay. How about that?

You're going to need a spoon.

Maybe not.

That's gross, Bill.

Ahh.

So, did I pass?

Agnes

gave you top marks.

Why the surprise, hmm?
You know why I'm here.

Dani.

She's a very special girl.

It's just not Dani.

"Better people, better world."

You're here because of a slogan?

When can I see her?

That is not possible right now.

But I am glad to see
you're okay, Mr. Hicks.

Wait. Where is she?

She's comfortable.

I'm keeping her safe until I
find out where her loyalties lie.

Dani's the one that told
me that you're the good guy

and now you're saying
that you don't even trust her?

Some of her recent actions
have shaken my faith.

Agnes says that she thinks
she'll be seeing her soon.

Did she?

You'll never know how much I
care about Danielle, Mr. Hicks,

and I would never want
to cause her any pain.

But as you just pointed
out, it's seemingly inevitable.

Welcome aboard,
Mr. Hicks. Get some rest.

I'm heading home. All right.

Did you even eat today?

Nina, I can't recall.

Those grenades, it's all
my fault they're out there.

At DARPA, I...
You did your best.

No. But I shouldn't have let...

Nina, it's my responsibility.

Whatever happens to
Cameron, or Dani, or anyone,

it's my responsibility.

You shouldn't have
to carry that alone.

Yes, I should.

There're some hard-boiled
eggs in the fridge,

and some of that
frozen oatmeal you like.

Thank you.

Have a good night. Yeah.

Stanton.

I had a conversation with
your Cameron Hicks today.

Cam?

Seems he recently joined
our cause, I assume to find you.

Don't hurt him.

I don't want to hurt
anyone, Danielle.

That's why I'm here.

To give you one last
chance to change my mind.

You know when I
started to doubt you?

When I told you the truth
about the world we're creating.

At that moment, there it
was, betrayal in your eyes.

Oh. No, I was...

Surprised, confused.

I mean, the things
you were telling me.

How did you expect me to react?

I expected you to understand.

The human race is evolving into something
magnificent. But not quite fast enough.

Forty years at the most and then
there's only one possible result.

I know, collapse.

That's a pleasant word for it.

The population outstrips the
planet's capacity to provide.

Sacrifices must be made.

Culling the herd.

Stanton, these sacrifices?

You're talking
about killing people.

You're talking
about mass murder.

If we do nothing,
billions will still die.

All that will be
left will be ashes.

But when we succeed,
and we will succeed,

an ideal world with resources
for all. The human race, perfected.

Ashes or Paradise.

Which would you choose?

It's started, hasn't it?
That's why you told me.

Just the first step.

The first of a
hundred, a thousand.

I want you with me.

You're my family.

I feel the same way about you.

I want to believe you.

One must be certain.

Agnes Walker will be
calling on you shortly.

Take her below.

All right, people,
move. Out of here, now.

Make coffee, do whatever
the hell you gotta do, but move.

What's the matter?
You need a lawyer.

What are you
talking about? Hicks.

Yeah, he's gonna arrest you now.

Because of what you
did. We figured it out.

You helped him escape,
didn't you? At DARPA.

What the hell are you
doing? Whatever it takes.

Harken! Just stop!

Let him go.

I had him. Then he's gone.

I couldn't figure out how.

There was something
wrong with the timeline.

But I figured it all out.

Bill lost six minutes
and 14 seconds.

Bill, just calm down... No, I'm not
gonna calm down. You pushed me. Why?

And don't say that people do
things for complicated reasons.

That's not an answer. It's true.

Bill, just come into my office and
we can talk about this in private.

Hell, no! So you
can push me again?

You helped Parish get
his hands on those bombs

so he could kill
thousands of people.

No, no. It's not
like... Oh, shut up!

It's not like that! Shut up!

You know what? I
did what I had to do.

So why don't you save your self-righteous
indignation for when I actually deserve it?

Come here, Nina. No. Screw you.

Come here, Nina. Screw you!

No, Doc, Doc. No, Bill.

No. Doc, Doc... Bill.

Please get out of the way.
I'm gonna arrest her this time.

Before you do
anything, we need to talk.

You sure you want to do this?

You know better than to
question me, Miss Walker.

I need to know what she told her
father and what she intends to tell him.

Would you like to stick
around? See for yourself.

No.

I need to accelerate matters.

We deploy grenades tonight.

She spooked you,

and she was always the
one you trusted the most.

She made me doubt.
We can't have that.

It's been a while, Dani.

We're not so different, are we?

We both feel what
other people feel.

Do you ever hurt them,
the ones you touch?

All the time.

Cam! Dani!

Agnes, don't!

You're here to
rescue her. I love her.

How did you do it?
How did I not see?

Cam...

I can still scream for help.

I need to know.

Please, please.

I don't want to talk to him.

Cameron, you're gonna want
to hear what I have to say.

This isn't about you
and me. It's about Dani.

We figured out a way to save
her. But we need your help.

With this adenosine
and the other inhibitors.

And after some careful pushes from Nina,
you should be able resist any sort of probe.

Cam, you sure
you want to do this?

I'm ready.

Find Dani.

Find Dani.

Whatever it takes.

Whatever it takes.

You did all that?

For her?

I'll give you 10 minutes.

Come on. Let's go.

Come on, come on. Move it.

Where are we going? What's
next? No. We're done, okay?

Your father should've never
sent you back to Parish.

Now, we're getting out of here.

No. I didn't come
back here for my father.

Dani... No.

Cam, I'm a junkie and a liar.

This is my chance
to do something good.

Parish is planning something
that's gonna kill a lot of people.

I can't walk away. I won't.

Do you know where Parish is
right now? Did you find anything out?

He had me take these grenades
that weaponize electrical current.

He sounds like he's
gonna deploy them tonight.

Heard one of his guys say something
about a shipping depot or something.

Shipping? Parish owns a
shipping company in Weehawken.

Move, move. Let's go.

Hello?

Hello, Dani. Oh, thank God.

You should all know
that's she's alive.

Dani is alive.
Cameron saved her.

Yay. That's good news.

Yeah.

However, Parish's people are
apparently assembling some sort of device

using the grenades, all of them.

Wire enough of those together,

set them off at the right
point in the power system,

and the main line will carry
the blast straight into Manhattan.

A million people could die.

Tell me what you see, Eddie.

A lot of heat in Newark and
the main Jersey Central lines.

Look at that, there's a concert
going on at the Meadowlands.

It's glowing.

Focus down.

We need the most active power
conduit leading into the city.

Con Ed 23, Jersey
Central, 1-A-3.

It's a straight shot
into Manhattan.

You hear that,
Mr. Scipio? 1-A-3.

Got it.

We got our target. Sweet.

Are you ready for this? Yeah.

Cam! Cam, look out!

Bad ninja!

Let her go!

Oh, you're not going anywhere.

Someone wants to talk to you.

Hey, Kimi!

Shh!

Cam! Cam, look at
me! Don't listen to her!

Cam! Cam, look at me!

Look at me! Don't listen! Cam!

No, no, no, Cam.

Cam, please! Put
it down! Put it down!

Put it down, baby.

Cam, look at me. You
don't want to do this.

Cam...

What's up?

Hicks! Nina, help!

Hicks, come on!

Whatever she said, forget it.
You don't want to hurt yourself.

Put that down.

Dani? Are you
all right? I'm okay.

Oh, this has all gone
so wrong. I'm sorry.

We've got to get
you out of here.

Where are the grenades?

Where's Scipio?

I've got this. Come on!

Dani... It's better
if I go alone.

Dani... We've
been over this. Go!

Almost there.

Gary, where's the truck
headed? Where's the target?

Gary, look for the lines carrying
the most power into New York.

They would have
the biggest impact.

Well, yeah. I'm
trying, I'm trying.

You've got to try
harder. Come on, partner.

Bill! I'm doing my
best! Come on!

Get off!

Cam!

It crashed. Hicks
made him crash.

What?

Yeah. On Hackensack Plank Road.

Okay.

Oh. Thanks for coming to get me.

What else could I do? Come on.

Give me the gun.

Damn it.

This is Hicks. I
stopped the truck.

- Scipio got away.
- All right, copy.

Gary, are you with me?

Oh, no, I'm at the office, Bill.

You're in New Jersey.

Send the DOD to the
crash site now, okay?

Anybody else who's around.

Oh, wait! I think
I've found the target.

They're there, Bill,
Dani and Hicks.

What? What are
you talking about?

They're right there!
They're at the target.

The crash site is the target.

It's here. They're planning
on setting it off here.

It looks like they turned the
grenades into some kind of I.E.D.

It's got multiple
redundant wires.

Hicks, you're lucky it didn't
blow up when it crashed.

It's got a remote trigger.

Listen, Gary, send the
bomb squad right away.

Fire, rescue, everybody.

Bomb squad's driving
to you right now.

But there was an accident on
the George Washington Bridge.

They're gonna be 15
minutes getting to you.

No, there's no time! Look, Gary,
what if we could just disarm it?

You know, you could
talk us through it.

Find some kind of
database or something.

No, I can't. I'm busy. I
only have two hands.

Busy doing what?

I'm saving the world, Bill.

Come on. I'm using the
phone that Skylar gave me

to access the power
company computers.

It's the electricity
that kills people,

so, if I can just
reroute the power...

That might actually
stop the chain reaction.

Gary, how long will that take?

It's gonna take a
while. It's very difficult.

You couldn't do this.

Damn it. Parish could set
this off anytime he wants.

We need time.

I can get you time.
Give me the phone.

Trust me.

All right.

No, no, no. He can't see you.

I got this.

Ms. Walker?

Hello, Stanton.

Danielle. To what do
I owe the pleasure?

Take a look.

I'm standing on
top of your bomb.

If you really care about me,

if I ever meant anything
to you at all, just let this go.

Dani, you're not
supposed to be there.

Please step away.
I can't do that.

I can't let you kill
millions of people.

We've already been through this.

You understand what's at stake.

Just because you've believed something
for a long time doesn't make it true.

There's something
happening in the grid.

Lines are shutting down.

Now would be a good time.

What if you're wrong?

What if there's a way to make the
world better without killing anyone?

Danielle,

I wish that were true.

I don't want to hurt you.

Please don't make me do this.

Dani! Get out of there!

Why are you stopping me?

She's buying us some time. What?

Stanton,

you taught me to
stand for my principles.

You taught me that sometimes
sacrifices need to be made.

I listened.

My sweet Danielle,

fighting for what
she believes in.

You are more than I
ever could have hoped for.

I am so proud of you.

You will always be remembered.

Run!

Dani!

Oh! The lights are
still on. Oh! I did it!

I diverted the power! We
stopped Parish. We won!

We... Oh, no, you can't hear
me 'cause your phone went out.

Everyone else can
hear me, though.

Hey! We saved New York! We won!

Everyone!

Lorenzo, we won! Lorenzo!

The lights are still on.

It didn't work.

No.

It did what we needed.

It has begun.

Is everyone all right?

Rachel? I'm okay.

Bill? I'll get there.

I'll look on the others.

Where is...

Dani?

Dani...

Oh, God.

Dani?

Dani, it's Daddy. It's
Daddy. Can you hear me?

Uh, Daddy?

I'm here. Oh, Daddy, please...

Christ. Uhh.

Dani, Dani, look
at me. Look at me.

Dani. I love you. I
love you so very much.

Please, please stay with me.

Please stay.

Cameron!

Look at me. Don't go.

Cameron, she's...

Oh, can't somebody do something.

Nina. Nina!

Nina, please.

Dani. Dani, look at me.

Do not die.

Just stay with us.

Do not die.

Oh, no.

No.