Ascension (2014): Season 1, Episode 2 - Chapter Two - full transcript
Lorelei's killer is exposed, while the truth behind Ascension's purpose is revealed.
𝒯𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓈𝓁𝒶𝓉e
𝓊𝓃𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉 E𝒩𝒢LI𝒮H
Previously on Ascension...
Your father was convinced that the
US could launch an interstellar
spacecraft, right then in the
'60s, with the technology we had.
Quite a dream Dad had.
Lorelei!
Last night, we lost one of our own in
a tragic accident, Lorelei Wright.
And I don't have any experience
with anything like this.
Nobody does.
Did one of our space heroes
actually commit a murder?
It would appear so.
I don't know who killed her!
Who was she afraid of?
- It's who's afraid of her.
This is my father's legacy.
I won't have it tarnished.
Sometimes, I think
I know things,
like I can still feel it,
underneath everything,
like a skull under the skin.
Your fiefdom is built on your
being able to convince me
that you have complete control.
You think I don't
have total control?
The minute they doubt the
validity of their environment
is the minute the
experiment fails.
Ascension is a
lifeboat for humanity.
I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the
United States of America
and to this mission
to which we're bound,
one people under God for the
hope and future of humanity.
I heard an assistant
in maintenance
wrote that ridiculous pledge.
The words aren't the point.
Those children need to hear what
we heard, that they're heroes,
and that this ship is
humanity's last best hope.
We don't know exactly
what we'll find
when we reach our new home
world in the Proxima system,
so the Terra Chamber
is used to simulate
different environments
that we might encounter.
You really know your
way around out there.
Thanks!
I'm apprenticing with Dr. Choi.
Oh, pretty and smart!
All right!
If you'll all follow me,
we're off to the
Legacy Seed Banks.
Director Warren.
Harris! You should be receiving
a file any minute now.
What is it?
A CV for a consultant
I'm sending over.
We've never had a murder
on Ascension before.
You could use the help.
This is the most
important endeavour
in human history, Katherine.
I won't let it be ruined
by your watchdog!
Play nice, Harris.
You've built your own
private kingdom,
but remember kings
can be deposed.
So, what's this test
supposed to do,
rate the amount of crazy
of everyone on board?
Just say the first thing
that comes to your mind.
Ascension.
Trap.
Father.
I was a baby when he
died in that fire.
I meant how you feel about it.
It was an accident.
A cobalt generator
malfunctioned,
and 20 people died.
The captain saved
the XO and Ophelia.
Most people think the
psych-eval was designed
to assess personality.
You know what its
true purpose is?
To determine one's
breaking point.
You're talking about the crisis?
Realizing you've met
everyone you'll ever meet
and that you've seen every
place you'll ever go
can make anyone panic.
What's troubling you?
I don't think Stokes did it.
Aaron, part of life on this ship
is the compact we make.
Even if you're right and the
murderer is still here,
perhaps the best thing we can
do is to go on with our lives.
And what if he kills again?
I see that you served as
a military investigator
for nearly 10 years.
Exactly how much did Katherine
tell you about the project?
She described it as a
sociological experiment.
Ascension was designed to
test the long-term viability
of intergenerational
space flight.
As far as the crew believes,
they're halfway through
a 100-year journey.
And one of them is a murderer.
I'm convinced we have
the killer in custody.
Well, obviously, Director Warren
isn't as confident as you are.
Exactly how do you plan
on investigating a murder
when you can't visit
the crime scene,
never question a witness,
never review the evidence?
Well, I certainly wouldn't
grab the closest suspect
and hope for the best.
Other-than-honourable discharge.
I assume it also tells you why.
It was 2004. You weren't
asked, but you told.
Did it feel like a stain on
your honour to be silent,
that lying to your
comrades diminished you?
Are you worried
about my morality?
Not at all.
Anyone who's spent
the past few years
working for Katherine
must have accumulated
any number of things
they've learned not to tell.
Dr. Enzmann, think of me
as a consultant sent
down from corporate.
I'll file my report, and I'll
be out of here in a few days,
a week at most.
You'll find the project
a well-oiled machine.
Your time here will be
nothing if not uneventful.
It might even be
a little boring.
Well, I hope so.
Makes my job easier.
This is your blue badge.
You can only speak to
other blue badges.
If a person with
another colour badge
tries to interact with you,
please report it to
security immediately.
Blue badge, got it.
Every fruit, vegetable and grain
from our ancestors' home world
are stored here in the
Legacy Seed Banks,
where they'll be kept
for hybridization
and transplantation
once we reach Proxima.
It won't be exactly
the same as on Earth,
but it will be as
close as we can get.
Now, over here,
they're measuring the pH levels.
Now, the pH levels have
to match within 18%
for the seeds to take root.
Otherwise, nothing will grow,
and we'll get to Proxima...
Admiring the view?
Now, if you'll come
with me here...
Come on, you can't tell me
that doesn't bring you back
to your steamy night
in the landing craft.
Presley, I told you
nothing happened.
Why not? You have your implant.
Doesn't mean I have to use it.
My advice: Keep
your options open.
Have fun before the ship's
computer matches you
with someone for
mechanical procreation.
What are you 2 ladies
whispering about?
I'd hate to have
to write you up.
Um, we were just
talking about...
Seeds and fertilization.
All right, kids,
let's wrap it up!
We'll let maintenance finish
cleaning out the mud traps
or whatever they're doing.
- Changing nutrient recyclers.
- Huh?
If you wanna get technical.
Yeah, like I said, you're
scooping out the mud.
If you don't change out
the nutrient baths,
then the seeds don't gestate.
The seeds don't gestate,
then they fall
back a generation,
and eventually we starve.
But I guess leading a
tour is important too.
What's your problem, decker?
Huh?
Oh!
That guy's crazy!
Somebody stop them! Hey!
Tell me what happened!
Explosion in the Terra Lab.
Jesus!
Pull the video. Work backwards
from the explosion.
Track everyone in and out of
that lab the last 24 hours.
They're venting the flame.
Get down!
Give me a hand with this.
On the count of three.
Ready?
No future.
That's exactly what we'd have
if the rest of the Seed
Bank was destroyed.
Get that washed up before
someone sees it, all right?
Injuries?
Cuts and scrapes,
smoke inhalation.
The crew's on edge, though.
First Lorelei, then this.
Cobalt generator.
It was modified to blow when
the circuit was tripped.
You think it was the saboteurs?
The closer we get
to the Rubicon,
the more brazen they become.
Why is it so goddamn hot?
The cooling system was damaged.
It's running at 20%.
And the ship is only
gonna get hotter!
Did you check with requisitions,
make sure they have
all their generators?
15 present and accounted for, 12
others in use throughout the ship.
We should round them up, find
out which one's missing.
Yeah. You know,
despite what you may think Gault,
I'm actually very good at my job.
Shut it down, you two.
We've gotta move quick, and
get our story out there,
or we're gonna have a lot
of people asking questions.
What is our story?
Attention, please.
The cooling system is
undergoing repairs
because of a
methane-gas explosion.
We are extremely fortunate that
no one was seriously injured.
Rest assured,
hazardous-material protocols
will be strictly reviewed
and enforced from
this point forward.
Anyone who hasn't been evaluated
please line up against the wall.
Sure it's my turn?
There might be some
officers with headaches
that need tending to.
It's first come, first served.
Not everything is about
where you're from.
It seems that way.
Right, Crouch?
I'll see you later.
Why did you get in a
fight with Bobby Rawles?
You're something else, Nora.
You know that?
Deep breaths.
Nora!
I have 3 patients that
need vitals taken.
Wait, what about my heart?
You're clear to go.
Does it live up to
your expectations?
Reading about it is one thing,
seeing it is something
else entirely.
It's hard to imagine a world
without civil rights,
a sexual revolution.
Vietnam, 9/11, those earrings
that look like hockey pucks.
Or people like me?
Homosexuals?
They were left out by design.
It's not a matter of prejudice,
you understand? Purely practical.
Anyone who intentionally avoids
procreation would just be...
superfluous.
Superfluous or not, I'm guessing
there's a few in there.
We tend to pop up where
you least expect us.
So, what caused the explosion?
Methane buildup in
the leach pits.
That seems quite volatile, 600
people in a pressure cooker.
It's the first incident
we've had in 20 years.
Aside from the murder, you mean?
Project Apollo cost over 100
billion in adjusted dollars.
The Panama Canal
took 27,000 lives.
On a project of this scale,
setbacks are to be expected.
I'll need an office,
AV setup, access
to surveillance,
crew files, and, of
course, the suspect.
The council's been complaining
about the captain's
handling of the heat.
The Mess Hall will be
cleaning out frozen stores.
Make sure the council
gets first choice,
and deliver it personally.
Viondra!
You missed our lunch
appointment today.
That'll be all for now, Jackie.
She wasn't to your liking?
Oh, I've grown accustomed
to a much finer vintage.
Maybe too accustomed.
I've been thinking that it's
time that we take a break
from our weekly meetings.
Oh no! That would
truly sadden me.
I mean, I know the political
winds have shifted,
and your husband has regained
some measure of popularity
after bringing justice
to Lorelei's murderer.
And, as they say,
to the victor goes the spoils.
I'm not a prize to be won.
I know, Viondra,
but the captain's
statement today
about the explosion being
a methane-gas buildup,
well, that's just gonna buy
him a little more time.
Councilman, I don't know who
is spreading these rumours,
but it was nothing more than
an unfortunate accident.
Really? An accident?
Since when do accidents leave
messages on walls, hmm?
So, I suspect it won't be very
long until we're lunching again.
He suffered a complete
psychotic break,
put an orderly in traction on
his first day of consciousness.
Will he understand me?
He should be able to.
We're weaning him off
his meds so he can eat.
Mr. Stokes?
Mr. Stokes, do you
know where you are?
I'm in hell!
I'm in hell!
I'm in hell!
Goddammit! I'm gonna
kill every one of you!
I'm gonna kill you!
Looks inviting, doesn't it?
Right now, there's almost
nothing I'd like more.
The heat suits you.
Aaron, I'm sorry.
I'm with Duke now. I'm
trying to make things work.
Are you happy?
I am. Yes.
You're a bad liar.
The heat is getting
to people, William.
Fights are breaking out,
public drunkenness.
Two of my girls had to fend
off unwanted advances.
Right now, I have
bigger concerns.
There are no bigger concerns
than your constituency.
Rose knows it was a bomb.
He's gotten to someone
in your inner circle.
Who do you think it is?
Could be an officer.
Gault pushed back during
the investigation.
He's stubborn, I'll
give you that,
but he's no traitor.
Loyalties shift.
He's a heartbeat from
the captain's chair.
Better him than anyone else.
We need a distraction
for the crew.
What do you suggest?
It's the first day
of Ostara tomorrow.
I say we open the stores,
bring out the good booze.
We have 2 weeks until the
birth-list selection.
Why don't we push the
boundaries a bit,
give them a night
where we look away?
And Rose? Can you
uncover his spy?
He's made it quite
clear what he wants.
I'll leave the
negotiations to you.
Krueger! Got the
footage you asked for.
Does this include the
radiation storm?
No, this is the
methane explosion.
The radiation storm is in the
other drive I already gave you.
Just go to the drop-down folder
right in the corner of...
It's not all there.
Feeds from at least 5 of
the cameras are missing.
Really? I'll look into it.
- Better get back, so here you go.
- One second.
Aaron Gault.
Mmm-hmm?
He found the gun, right?
Yeah, the XO. He's
a real climber.
Totally got a thing going
on with a married woman.
Best reality TV show never made!
Don't they have any privacy?
Uh, pretty much... no.
So, how do you manage
to miss a murder?
Well, there are blind spots.
The killer got lucky.
Or he knew where they were.
I got repair crews using
cobalt generators
on Decks 15, 21, the Commons.
Have any been reported missing?
They're checked in
when they're serviced.
Dwight handles it.
Dwight?
XO! What can I do for you?
I need to see the requisition
log for your cobalt generators.
Yes, sir.
They're all accounted for.
This hasn't been
updated in weeks.
You know, I enjoy your company,
though I can't say much about
your choice of venues.
The tacos are to die for.
I'll take your word for it.
Your loss.
There's been a development,
an explosion on the ship.
Enzmann's lying
through his teeth.
He says it was an accident.
But I can tell from
the limited access
that I've had to the footage,
it was a directional blast.
- A bomb.
- I think so.
They're doing everything they
can to keep me in the dark.
He's feeding me the same B.S.
that you did
about this being a
sociological experiment.
You don't buy it?
Billions of dollars
to prove that 600 people in
a tin can won't get along?
I could've told you
that for free.
What's its real purpose?
Do you know the history
of complex polymers?
Norplant, MRis? Any idea
where they originated?
You're saying that they
all came from Ascension?
Put your best and brightest
in a tin can for 50 years
with no outside influence,
and they'll change the world.
I'm not just there to
investigate a murder, am I?
This is the first
opportunity we've had
since his father's stroke
to get someone on the inside.
He's hiding something,
and the TC Group wants
to know what that is.
Hiding something? What?
Something to do with the crew.
He's less hands off
than he implies.
Experiments?
I look forward to your report.
And if you figure out who
killed the girl, let me know.
I'm curious.
It's pretty.
Lorelei!
Christa, are you okay?
I was dreaming about Lorelei.
Oh! You miss her.
We all do.
She's with the angels now.
Is that what you're drawing?
Angels?
No, that's Icarus and
his father Daedalus.
He built the labyrinth
to hold a monster inside.
What's wrong, Christa?
I'm scared.
Something bad's coming.
We searched the ship
from bow to stern.
There's no sign
of Dwight Crouch.
Why would he do it?
He's a lower-decker.
Well, that's not all.
He's an unclaimed.
How, with the implants?
Well, sometimes the implants
are damaged or removed.
No family or status, no
right of reproduction,
already an outcast.
God only knows what's going
on in that kid's mind.
What about the other generators?
There's still one
unaccounted for.
He's making another bomb.
Things might get out
of hand later tonight.
Should I have the safety
officers standing by?
No. Tonight, anything goes.
You've gotta be kidding me!
You have anger issues.
No, I have frustration issues.
I know when I'm getting
the runaround.
I haven't received the
footage I've asked for,
half the floors are off-limits,
and I can only speak to someone
who has the same
colour badge as me.
It wasn't a methane buildup.
Yeah, I know.
It was a bomb.
If it had been a
methane explosion,
it would've been uniform
and omnidirectional.
You lied to me, but that's
what you do, right?
This whole project is one
big lie told to 600 people.
I wanna show you something.
Lorelei thought it was all
a mistake, didn't she?
What?
All of it.
The ship, the mission.
Is that what "no future" means?
Where did you hear that?
After the explosion, I saw
it written on the wall.
It's something we say
on the lower decks.
Whenever someone asks you why
you're drinking or fighting
or doing anything
against the rules,
you say "no future,"
as in: "Why bother?
Nothing matters anyway."
Do you believe that?
I never said I didn't wanna
believe in a future.
I just don't know if I can.
When my father
started Ascension,
he'd bring me to work,
and I'd sit on his knee
and watch their faces.
Are you familiar with her yet?
Juliet Bryce, the ship's doctor.
I grew up watching her.
I sometimes feel like I know
her better than my own wife.
Same for the others.
This isn't some Petri dish
being examined under
a microscope.
This is family.
There's a man in the
basement of this building
who lost his mind
when he found out the truth.
I'm attempting to protect the
others from the same fate.
These people are heroes.
The fact that these people have no say
in their lives doesn't bother you?
Does it bother a
tribe in the Amazon
they've been denied sub-prime
loans or reality television?
The crew of Ascension is pure!
They went 50 years without
a single homicide.
Name another civilization
that can say that.
Regardless of what you
think of all of this,
remember that at its
heart, there's also her,
and ask yourself:
Had you been born on that ship,
would you wanna know the truth?
Councilman Rose!
Can I offer you something cool?
Well, thank you, Viondra!
You look lovely.
But it's gonna take a lot more
than this distraction
to appease the crew
once they find out what your
husband's been hiding from them.
Careful, Councilman! We're
all on the same side.
What would you gain
by causing panic?
Perhaps a change of
direction, new leadership,
someone with vision.
Someone like yourself.
That would be in the hands
of the council of course,
but I do appreciate your
vote of confidence.
Mrs. Denninger?
Yes!
Presley Delon.
I applied for an
apprenticeship with you.
It's a very competitive program.
Oh, of course!
It's an honour just
to be considered.
Still think this is not
enough of a distraction?
Emily wanted me to drop this off.
They were Lorelei's.
I didn't hear you
come in last night.
I slept on the beach.
Everybody did.
Is that a new necklace?
Still haven't found
the seahorse?
I looked everywhere.
You'd think it
wouldn't be possible
to lose something on a
ship surrounded by space,
but apparently I can manage it.
- You like it?
- Nice.
It's just funny to see
you in something else,
like seeing Lorelei's clothes
given to other people.
Lorelei put a lot of
work into those clothes.
It would be a shame to see them
pulled apart and recycled.
We had fun that night
she first wore this.
Would it be wasteful to keep it,
not to wear, but to remember?
I think that'd be fine, honey.
I saw you with James Toback.
Do you like him?
Why are you interested in my
love life all of a sudden?
It's not all of a sudden, Nora.
You've just never
had one before.
He's a friend.
I just don't want you falling
for someone you can't
be matched with.
You want me to end
up like you and Dad,
going to the motions,
pretending everything's okay,
when you're barely
more than roommates?
Nora.
I'm not blind.
- Marriage is complicated.
- Exactly.
If I don't get to choose
who I'm matched with,
then I better have fun now.
Come on in!
Gault! What can I do for you?
Sir, I checked the requisition logs
in the library just to be sure.
The fire on Deck 23 was also
caused by a cobalt generator.
Well, that was 20 years ago.
Crouch would've been just a kid.
What if he isn't working alone?
What if the saboteurs
have been around
longer than we've suspected?
What if Lorelei made
the same connection?
- It might be why she died.
- Well, Stokes killed Lorelei.
Sir, in the airlock
Stokes tried to shoot me.
Are you surprised? The
man was a killer.
The safety was on. He didn't
even know how to use the gun.
He panicked!
Or he was telling the truth,
and we had the wrong man.
Aaron, you're a
man of character.
That's why I made you XO.
That's why I put you in
charge of this investigation,
because I knew you wouldn't
stop even when I asked you to.
Character doesn't just
mean going your own way.
A man of judgment knows
those occasional times
when loyalty is more important.
Yes, sir.
Focus on the task at hand.
Find Crouch.
Sir?
You said that that my aptitude
scores were good enough
to get any apprenticeship
that I wanted.
This isn't a good time, Toback!
I wanna join OTS.
The Officers' Training School
frowns on fighting and drinking.
With your behavioural record...
Look, a recommendation from
the XO can go a long way,
particularly, if the
candidate showed initiative.
It's the video card Lorelei
took the night of the fire,
the one you've been looking for.
I'll take your request
into consideration.
You're looking for
Dwight, aren't you?
I have a good idea where
you can find him.
You should check on Deck 23.
What is it?
We've got a Deck 23 situation.
Reroute the turbines
to the air recyclers.
- We need a vacuum seal now!
- Yes, sir!
Where's my feed? I
need eyes in there!
Rerouting to the handheld.
Speed up the cooling system. I
need a 40° temperature drop!
- Is it the bomber?
- It's Gault.
Does he really
need to wear that?
He'd be a dead man if he didn't.
I sucked all the
air out of there.
Button it down, people.
No unnecessary
conversation or movement.
Deck 23 was damaged years ago.
The other side isn't
airtight anymore.
Theoretically,
a noise loud enough can
be heard on the inside.
What's he doing?
Gault's parents were
killed in the explosion
the night of the
Launch Day party.
He's never really
gotten over it.
Dwight?
Look at that.
- Huh?
- Huh?
Aaron, what are you doing?
Dwight, calm down!
All right? Just turn it off!
You killed my father!
Stokes was your father?
- You killed him.
- It was an accident!
I almost went out
of the airlock too!
"Never trust an upper-decker."
That's what he used to say to me.
He said, on Earth, there
was no lower deck.
Everyone was born the same.
That's not true.
My father didn't lie!
That bomb goes off,
it'll send a wave of
shrapnel right into us!
Evacuate to the secure
room immediately.
What do you mean, evacuate?
Gault?
You're just gonna let him die?
The choice is between
saving a man
and the entire project.
That's no choice at all.
You're welcome to stay
in the blast zone,
but when this door closes, your
blue badge will be useless.
Dwight, please! Turn it off!
You'll kill everyone!
He told me about you!
You cheated, and
you took his job,
and that's why he
couldn't claim me!
Dwight, your oxygen's detached!
Let me help you!
Make sure Ms. Krueger
gets the raw footage.
I'd hate for her report
to be incomplete.
So that's it.
A man suffocates
in a room that you sucked
all of the air out of,
and it's case closed.
My father taught me dispassion
was the best course.
The ship would right
itself, he would say.
I'd doubt him every time,
but every time,
he'd prove correct.
The purpose of the experiment
isn't to protect them,
it's to learn from them.
Now, if you'll excuse me.
I'd like to get home for dinner,
even if it is 5 hours late.
I hope you're right.
About what?
The ship righting itself.
'Cause this project is gonna
make one hell of a mess
if it crashes.
You're awake.
I couldn't sleep.
Mitchum or Bogart?
John Wayne.
He was a man of character.
We are doing the right
thing, aren't we,
pushing on no matter what?
Of course we are.
We're heroes.
The '63/70.
Hello?
I wanna meet.
I like your necklace.
It's a seahorse.
Oh, you're still up?
I'm sorry I'm so late.
I've been waiting up for you.
Happy anniversary.
I thought you'd forgotten.
It's been a long time since
you've kissed me like that.
Leave the necklace on.
Single file, ladies.
No shoes, no jewellery.
Remove any excess clothing.
If I don't make the cut, I
swear I'll space myself.
120, the acceptable weight
for a girl at 5'5".
However, you are not that girl.
Next!
Like Viondra hasn't seen
that trick a million times.
Are you even listening?
He only joined OTS
to impress you.
That's not true.
James wants to do
more with his life
than work in Water Reclamation.
'Cause of you. It's
a West Side Story.
He wants to cross the tracks
to be with his Maria.
Next!
Presley Delon, 19.
Congratulations. You're in.
Captain! Your wife
is expecting me.
The weigh-ins are today.
Maybe I should stop by and
check out the new recruits.
Why? You have the best ass on
the ship right in front of you.
God knows how many other girls
are vying for your attention.
Ah, don't tell me
you're jealous.
I can't help but feel
a little ownership.
I'm risking a lot.
The only risk you're taking
is claiming ownership.
You're an oasis. Don't spoil it.
Wait!
Hmm?
I'm not done with you yet.
You cremated Lorelei Wright's
remains before an autopsy?
Standard procedure.
We have no morgue, and besides,
the murder had been resolved.
What about the gun?
Stored with all the other
detritus ejected from the ship.
Pure-grain alcohol!
The drink of choice
on the lower decks.
It's stronger than
paint thinner.
Reminds of high school.
I'm gonna need the original
manifest to cross-reference
with the gun and the
sporting-goods stores.
It's a waste of time.
Every person, package and piece
of equipment was searched
prior to boarding,
and nothing from
outside is allowed in.
That's right. It's a billion-dollar
sociological experiment, right?
There have been
ancillary benefits,
and they underwrite the program,
but Ascension has
always been about more.
The originals were
determined to save mankind.
The '63/70? Is that
what they called them?
The original crew?
I see you've been scouring
conspiracy-theory websites.
The idea that 70 scientists
mysteriously disappeared in 1963
suggests they didn't volunteer.
Under false pretences.
Everyone operates under
false pretences.
Only for them, if they wonder
if there's some grand design,
some purpose to their lives,
an overseer guiding
their destinies,
they're right.
And right now, he's wasting
his time talking to you.
It's gonna be fine.
Nora, I need your help
calibrating this thing!
I... I can't ask again.
It takes a while to learn.
Don't be afraid
to ask questions.
Thanks. My dad would kill me
if I lost this apprenticeship.
Nobody in my
family's ever worked
in the upper decks before.
Don't worry, Ike.
You'll be fine.
Are you ready?
One brave girl ready
for her shot.
Relax, Christa, this
won't hurt a bit.
No, please. I don't want it!
I won't do it!
Christa, calm down, calm down!
Look, I'll go first.
Ophelia, no!
I've been taking them all my life.
Look!
See? I didn't feel a thing.
No, please! I don't want it!
It's poison! Poison!
Christa, just look at me
and focus on my voice.
There is nothing
to be scared of.
Ophelia?
Nora, help me turn her over!
It's okay!
Shit! What are we gonna do?
What the hell are you
doing to these people?
It's OK. Turn her over!
Let's go!
Saving their lives.
Artificial circadian
light cycles,
recycled air, repetitive diets,
they wear on the immune system.
The shots are merely
inoculations.
Then what happened to Ophelia?
An allergic reaction when she
took the shot meant for Christa.
They're customized to each
individual crew member's needs.
Carrillo!
Yeah.
Then how did she know that
someone was gonna get poisoned?
Dr. Enzmann, how did she know?
It's my fault Ophelia's sick.
She came with me
because I was scared.
Why? You've had shots before.
I saw a man in white gloves
put something in the shots.
When did this happen?
In a dream.
Dreams aren't real, Christa.
Mine are!
I dreamt there was something
wrong with the shots,
and there was.
Tell me about the man you saw.
His face was blurry, but
I knew he was Death.
I've seen him before.
Where?
In the tunnels with Lorelei.
Another dream?
That one came true too.
Was it Stokes?
No, but the man in the white
gloves is still on the ship.
We are the shepherds
of the flock,
guardians of the birth list.
We vow to give ourselves, body
and soul, to our calling.
We are wife, mother
and caregiver to all.
Enough formality.
Now for the fun!
Congratulations!
From the candy store, ladies.
Take anything you want.
It's so much fun!
You're late, Jackie.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Denninger.
I had a last-minute appointment.
It's just one of
the best things.
It feels really good.
Congratulations!
No! Please! I don't want it!
It's poison!
You see that?
Her pupillary reaction. Amazing!
Christa's 16 hours overdue.
Blood pressure, pulse,
respiratory all elevated.
How long do we have?
Last test subject with similar
genetic markers to Christa's
was Mitchell Bowman back in '83.
The doctor gave him a shot
with the wrong compound.
Here.
That's him after 52 hours.
Metabolic system out of control,
immune system attacking itself.
And... 72 hours.
We can't let the same
thing happen to Christa.
Track the video.
I want a complete record.
And find a way to give
the girl her shot.
It's poison! Poison!
Dr. Fritz Lieber, lost at sea,
February '63.
Renowned physicist
Alfred Bester,
caught in a lab
explosion, May of '63.
5 nuclear engineers died in
a plane crash a week later.
The list goes on and on.
70 in all.
Who's to say they didn't
choose to disappear?
Maybe they owed back taxes
or ran off with a mistress?
Yeah, you're right.
They could've.
But the kids didn't
have a choice.
They used Kennedy's Advanced
Education Initiative as cover
to abduct children
from their parents.
Yeah, you know what?
Stick with the lizard people.
It's more believable.
Why did you call if you
don't wanna talk to me?
Obviously, it was a mistake.
Why would a Nobel Prize winner
travel around the country,
secretly enrolling 6-year-olds
into an education program?
I spoke with one of the parents.
She's been looking for her
daughter for 50 years
because of this man,
Abraham Enzmann.
He's the key.
You know who he is, don't you?
Excuse me, honey.
What the hell is this?
Three sessions with the
resource committee,
6 hours with the council?
You used to be better at helping
me avoid this nonsense.
And you used to
be more discreet.
Guerlain Mitsouko.
A lovely scent.
It's Jackie's.
She's a distraction, that's all.
The liquor, cigars, caviar,
those are distractions.
Sex is so much more.
It's the true currency
on this ship.
The information my girls gather
keeps you in the
captain's chair.
And yet you're
unable to find out
which one of my officers
is spying for Rose.
I can endure anything
but secrets between us.
Don't undermine me
with my girls, Will.
I went over the tapes,
and on the day of the incident,
Christa didn't speak to
anyone other than Ophelia.
I did notice, however,
she always had a glass
of milk with her dinner.
Only this time,
it'll have a little
something extra.
There's no way she can know
there's a camera there.
Sometimes a more direct
approach is required.
We're gonna need to use
our man on the inside.
How are we today,
Councilman Gombrovich?
The councilman had
to reschedule.
Mind if I take her place?
Of course not, Mrs. Denninger.
Mmm!
Mmm! You have a gift!
I can see why you're
in high demand.
When you first came
to the stewardesses,
you were an awkward girl
with bad skin and a lisp.
But I saw the ambition
in your eyes.
You reminded me of myself.
I'm flattered.
I knew you would go far,
perhaps, one day, even succeeding
me as head stewardess.
I was mistaken.
I understand your interest
in my husband, Jackie.
Power is an aphrodisiac.
Mrs. Denninger...
I don't begrudge William
his indulgences.
What I cannot abide
is disloyalty.
Viondra, I don't know
what you've heard...
I'm relieving you
of your duties.
You'll be assigned housing
on the lower decks.
Remove your belongings from the
dorm before they're discarded.
Where are you going?
Finish the massage first.
It's a needle in a haystack.
Hundreds of
inoculations to test,
and I have no idea what
we're looking for.
Do you think Christa's right?
Is there any way the shots
could've been tampered with?
I don't see how. The only access
is in the medical centre.
What about your apprentice?
Ike?
He's a little green,
but he's a good kid.
Have you always used blue
gloves in the medical centre?
Yes!
Christa has had difficulty
differentiating
dreams from reality.
Take what she says
with a grain of salt.
You can go in if you like.
It might do her some good.
It's okay.
Repetto. Repetto.
Repetto. I hear you.
Repetto! Repetto!
Juliet? Juliet!
Ike, we need to intubate!
Help me hold her down.
Ike!
You wanted to see me?
The original manifest.
Why the change of heart?
When I was a boy, I didn't
trade baseball cards.
I studied the names on the list.
I knew their biographies
the way other kids
knew batting averages.
Some gave up fame,
others riches.
Some even gave up
their families.
When you look into the
names on that list,
remember what they sacrificed.
That's very moving.
You're sure you're not giving
me this to keep me busy?
With my nose in a file,
I'm less likely to see
what's right in front of me.
We're not gonna be friends.
I know that.
But it's possible we
have a common enemy.
Whoever brought a
gun on Ascension
put everyone else at risk.
I wanna know who it was.
We have to sit down
and talk things over.
That's the only way we're going
to understand each other.
That's the only way we're
going to get along.
I'm sorry, Mary. I shouldn't
have lost my temper.
You know how it is. Sometimes
we say things we don't mean.
It's all my fault,
Dad, about the dress.
I guess I should've spoken
to you and Mom first.
Yesterday, we were
all a little hasty.
It's my fault!
It's nobody's fault.
Things happen, then
they get out of hand.
You've forgotten, but I haven't.
When you were a little boy,
you sometimes did things
that I didn't approve of.
Seems to be more
problems today than...
Stay with her.
Kill the lights.
Seal the doors.
Open!
Leave me alone!
Did you see that?
Yes.
The lights!
She's fascinating.
Just as my father predicted.
Christa?
What's wrong?
Christa, you're bleeding!
It's not my blood.
It's his!
We're comparing the blood
on Christa's dress
to the samples in the database.
It's gonna take a while.
I can't believe that someone
on this ship attacked a child.
I want Christa to stay in
the medical centre for now.
No one gets near her
until we find this guy.
Captain, Christa's white blood-cell
count is dangerously high.
She needs an inoculation, but
she's refusing to take it.
Maybe I can talk to her.
She trusts me.
I appreciate your
help on this, Robert.
You and Juliet are our best
hope to catch him. Thank you.
Captain, I looked over
the medical records.
Ophelia was never logged
in for the inoculations.
That shot was always
meant for Christa.
Do you think this is one
of the missing children?
Her name's Ophelia.
She's the right age,
the right description.
Where did you get this?
Is this government?
There's not a lot
I can tell you.
I need to know about
these children,
what's so special about them.
That's what I've been
trying to figure out.
They just seem like normal kids.
I know more about
the scientists.
Enzmann's rocket jockeys.
They're more than just
astrophysicists and engineers.
There were biologists,
philosophers, fertility doctors,
even geneticists.
Genetics?
DNA had just been
discovered a decade before.
I've met their parents.
They think that
they're all dead.
If they're alive,
they need to know!
This is a waste of time. I
don't even know if it's them.
I can get tissue samples
from the living relatives.
If you get one from the
children, we can test the DNA.
It's impossible. There's no
way that I can get to them.
Even remains?
Anything will do, a hair,
bones, even teeth.
Fine wines, makeup, perfume.
You name it, they have it.
Don't tell James.
He'd have a fit.
The position comes
with privileges.
Would he say no if he were
offered a better cabin?
He might. He's pretty stubborn.
He's crazy.
I'd rather live in
the stewardess dorm
than the lower 40s any day.
Hey!
Luminous Pink.
Viondra gave it to me.
This is your chance to have fun.
Once the computer matches you,
it's forever.
You look so Monroe.
Rawles!
Are you coming to the
officer's lounge tonight?
Well, that depends.
Will you two be there?
It's Presley's stewardess debut.
Oh, well, then I'm in.
Nice colour.
I'll see ya.
I'm totally gonna need
that lipstick back.
Councilman Rose!
- Yes?
- Can I speak to you for a moment?
Well, of course! Excuse me.
The council rejected a
transfer request I submitted.
Oh, for Jackie. Yes!
I thought that might be
something of a sticking point.
Well, it doesn't have to be.
You're not the only one with
friends on the council, Viondra.
Jackie's friends would prefer
that she stay where she is.
I can't have someone living
in the stewardess dorm
who isn't a stewardess.
Mm-hmm. Then hire her back.
Viondra, you're
looking rather tense.
Perhaps we should
schedule another massage?
Christa, shouldn't you
be getting to bed soon?
I don't wanna sleep.
I used to have bad dreams
when I was your age too.
But then Ophelia
told me a secret
and the nightmares went away.
What was it?
To hold onto a single
thought as I fell asleep.
Then, no matter how
scary things became,
I could focus on it and
everything would be better.
What did you think about?
My mother's laugh. She could
light up a room with it.
Can you think of something?
Seahorses.
Good! Seahorses, then.
Dr. Bryce is worried you
might be getting sick.
You want me to get
my shot, don't you?
We all have to take them.
It's important.
But how about, when it's time
for you to take your shot,
you think about those seahorses?
What are you doing in here?
Didn't think my flask would
make it past security.
It wouldn't have. I've tried.
Sometimes, I wish we had
our own officer's lounge.
You know, maybe they don't
really have it that bad.
You're starting to
sound like Enzmann.
Yeah, you know, Enzmann
leans on you a lot.
He likes to give orders,
but he has no idea how hard
it is to get things done.
And believe me, he will
rain down holy hell
if you don't do it
exactly how he wants it.
It's just the way
the world works!
Enzmann's world!
To the right-hand man!
Congratulations, Presley!
You were wonderful.
Have you met Councilman Rose?
That was terrific!
And you, my dear, are a vision.
Mmm!
It's hard to believe
you only just started.
I'm looking forward to
watching you develop.
- Councilman Rose?
- Yes, sweetie.
The others are waiting.
It was very nice meeting you.
Viondra.
I see a bright future for you.
Enjoy your evening. You
have a lot to celebrate.
Oh my God! Presley,
you were so good!
Thank you!
Something to quench your thirst?
Join us!
It's only a drink, unless
you want it to be more.
You know what I mean?
Hi, Christa? Hi!
I just came to give
you your shot.
Where's Juliet?
Well, she had to go
back to our cabin,
so she asked me to do it.
Well, I changed my mind.
I don't want it.
You told my wife you saw
a man in white gloves.
He put something into the shots.
Is that right?
Did you get a good look at him?
It's okay. You can tell me.
What did you tell Juliet about
the man in the white gloves?
I can't.
Come on, tell me.
What did you see?
I saw it all.
Two towers falling from the sky,
and a war in the desert
that never ends,
and a woman in pink holding
her husband's head together.
And you, I saw you in
the maintenance tunnels
where Lorelei was killed!
I saw you! I saw you!
Shhh, shhh, shhh!
It's just a dream.
The stage-3 additive,
plus an amnestic additive
have been successfully
administered.
So, you roofied a 12-year-old.
Will she remember anything?
Nah, she told Juliet
she had a dream,
something about seahorses.
Go ahead with the
subjects 22, 65 and 110.
Harris, she knew things she
couldn't possibly know...
9/11, Kennedy.
She's what we've been
working towards, isn't she?
I don't know what she is,
but she's the best
chance we have.
She was so young.
I'm sorry, Aaron.
When she first took me
in, I was so angry,
at the world, at this
ship, everything.
It never occurred to me how
much she lost in the fire.
You were there for each other.
I wanted to call her mom.
I wanted to tell her
that I loved her,
but I never did.
She knows.
I can't lose anyone else, Em.
Aaron!
You'd be stripped of your rank,
sent back to the lower decks.
I'd lose my job,
never get approved
for the birth list.
- It'd be the end of everything.
- I don't care!
I do, Aaron!
I don't wanna spend the
rest of my life like that.
Did you see that?
She walked out of frame,
and now she's back!
There she is, leaving.
And there she is at the piano.
Someone cut something out.
Mr. Gault.
We've got a match on
the blood sample.
It's Ike Messmer,
Juliet's apprentice.
Ike Messmer, open the door!
It was him. Cut him down.
Don't tell me.
You're gonna investigate
this one too.
I watched the video
of Stokes getting blown
out of the airlock.
He tried to shoot Gault,
but he didn't know how
to work the safety.
He'd never fired a gun.
This is footage from the
stockyards the day of the storm.
Workers unloaded fresh bags
of grain in the morning,
yet, somehow, after the storm,
they found the gun in
one of those bags.
Your point?
Mr. Carrillo can't locate
the missing footage.
Let me take a wild guess
what he's hiding.
You have someone
inside Ascension,
a right-hand man.
He planted the gun, he
tampered with the shots,
and I'd be willing to bet
that he killed Ike
to cover his tracks.
You have a wild imagination.
Is that how the ship
miraculously rights itself?
You play puppetmaster,
you stage radiation storms,
orchestrate crises.
What did you call yourself,
an overseer guiding
their destinies?
Knowing the TC Group like you
do, you should ask yourself:
What's more likely to be taken
out into a field and buried,
a multi-billion-dollar project
that's been going for 50 years,
or a washed out spook
that no one will mourn?
We searched Ike
Messmer's quarters,
reviewed his stenotab,
talked to his friends.
Nothing indicates that he was
linked to the saboteurs.
Then why?
Guilt?
Apparently, he didn't
follow storage protocols
and one of the inoculation
vials got contaminated.
Doesn't add up, Gault.
There's too many questions.
Look, Captain,
he was depressed about
what happened to Ophelia.
You weren't born in
the lower decks.
You don't know what it's like
to lose your position,
to lose status.
I can't believe this is just
individuals acting all alone.
It's too convenient.
People are imperfect, flawed.
They can rarely do anything that
doesn't end up in a royal mess,
myself included.
I've been looking for you.
Well, here I am!
I can't help but
feel it's my fault.
Ike wouldn't have been working
in the medical clinic
if I hadn't quit.
It's not your fault.
He didn't wanna fall
back down the ladder.
It was just a job!
Not to him, not to someone
from the lower decks.
He wanted a new start.
Is that why you
joined the cadets?
Why didn't you come by
the officer's lounge?
I did. I saw you with Rawles.
There's nothing between us.
If you wanna date an officer,
Nora, you should just do it,
instead of trying
to make me one.
I never asked you
to join cadets.
I never asked you to change.
You didn't have to.
I gotta get to work.
I'll see you later, okay?
Shhh, shhh, shhh!
What's the matter, Captain?
Afraid your wife will hear?
You could stand to be a
little more careful yourself.
Don't worry, I can
handle Viondra.
That's something
I'd like to see.
Oh, why not?
Councilman Rose has.
You could stand to be a
little less enthusiastic.
You really think she's been
spying for Rose this whole time?
Did you really believe she
was that enamoured with you?
Go clean yourself up.
I don't have any evidence.
We don't have any DNA.
We have nothing.
There must be something.
Is there anything at all that
you might have overlooked?
I will kill you all!
So, Ariadne went to Daedalus,
the architect of the labyrinth,
and begged his help.
Taking pity on her,
he told her the secret
to escaping the maze.
That's not true, Ophelia.
You're not dying.
You're just lost in a
maze like all of us.
But one day, I'll lead us out.
I promise.
LET ME OUT!
𝓊𝓃𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉 E𝒩𝒢LI𝒮H
Previously on Ascension...
Your father was convinced that the
US could launch an interstellar
spacecraft, right then in the
'60s, with the technology we had.
Quite a dream Dad had.
Lorelei!
Last night, we lost one of our own in
a tragic accident, Lorelei Wright.
And I don't have any experience
with anything like this.
Nobody does.
Did one of our space heroes
actually commit a murder?
It would appear so.
I don't know who killed her!
Who was she afraid of?
- It's who's afraid of her.
This is my father's legacy.
I won't have it tarnished.
Sometimes, I think
I know things,
like I can still feel it,
underneath everything,
like a skull under the skin.
Your fiefdom is built on your
being able to convince me
that you have complete control.
You think I don't
have total control?
The minute they doubt the
validity of their environment
is the minute the
experiment fails.
Ascension is a
lifeboat for humanity.
I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the
United States of America
and to this mission
to which we're bound,
one people under God for the
hope and future of humanity.
I heard an assistant
in maintenance
wrote that ridiculous pledge.
The words aren't the point.
Those children need to hear what
we heard, that they're heroes,
and that this ship is
humanity's last best hope.
We don't know exactly
what we'll find
when we reach our new home
world in the Proxima system,
so the Terra Chamber
is used to simulate
different environments
that we might encounter.
You really know your
way around out there.
Thanks!
I'm apprenticing with Dr. Choi.
Oh, pretty and smart!
All right!
If you'll all follow me,
we're off to the
Legacy Seed Banks.
Director Warren.
Harris! You should be receiving
a file any minute now.
What is it?
A CV for a consultant
I'm sending over.
We've never had a murder
on Ascension before.
You could use the help.
This is the most
important endeavour
in human history, Katherine.
I won't let it be ruined
by your watchdog!
Play nice, Harris.
You've built your own
private kingdom,
but remember kings
can be deposed.
So, what's this test
supposed to do,
rate the amount of crazy
of everyone on board?
Just say the first thing
that comes to your mind.
Ascension.
Trap.
Father.
I was a baby when he
died in that fire.
I meant how you feel about it.
It was an accident.
A cobalt generator
malfunctioned,
and 20 people died.
The captain saved
the XO and Ophelia.
Most people think the
psych-eval was designed
to assess personality.
You know what its
true purpose is?
To determine one's
breaking point.
You're talking about the crisis?
Realizing you've met
everyone you'll ever meet
and that you've seen every
place you'll ever go
can make anyone panic.
What's troubling you?
I don't think Stokes did it.
Aaron, part of life on this ship
is the compact we make.
Even if you're right and the
murderer is still here,
perhaps the best thing we can
do is to go on with our lives.
And what if he kills again?
I see that you served as
a military investigator
for nearly 10 years.
Exactly how much did Katherine
tell you about the project?
She described it as a
sociological experiment.
Ascension was designed to
test the long-term viability
of intergenerational
space flight.
As far as the crew believes,
they're halfway through
a 100-year journey.
And one of them is a murderer.
I'm convinced we have
the killer in custody.
Well, obviously, Director Warren
isn't as confident as you are.
Exactly how do you plan
on investigating a murder
when you can't visit
the crime scene,
never question a witness,
never review the evidence?
Well, I certainly wouldn't
grab the closest suspect
and hope for the best.
Other-than-honourable discharge.
I assume it also tells you why.
It was 2004. You weren't
asked, but you told.
Did it feel like a stain on
your honour to be silent,
that lying to your
comrades diminished you?
Are you worried
about my morality?
Not at all.
Anyone who's spent
the past few years
working for Katherine
must have accumulated
any number of things
they've learned not to tell.
Dr. Enzmann, think of me
as a consultant sent
down from corporate.
I'll file my report, and I'll
be out of here in a few days,
a week at most.
You'll find the project
a well-oiled machine.
Your time here will be
nothing if not uneventful.
It might even be
a little boring.
Well, I hope so.
Makes my job easier.
This is your blue badge.
You can only speak to
other blue badges.
If a person with
another colour badge
tries to interact with you,
please report it to
security immediately.
Blue badge, got it.
Every fruit, vegetable and grain
from our ancestors' home world
are stored here in the
Legacy Seed Banks,
where they'll be kept
for hybridization
and transplantation
once we reach Proxima.
It won't be exactly
the same as on Earth,
but it will be as
close as we can get.
Now, over here,
they're measuring the pH levels.
Now, the pH levels have
to match within 18%
for the seeds to take root.
Otherwise, nothing will grow,
and we'll get to Proxima...
Admiring the view?
Now, if you'll come
with me here...
Come on, you can't tell me
that doesn't bring you back
to your steamy night
in the landing craft.
Presley, I told you
nothing happened.
Why not? You have your implant.
Doesn't mean I have to use it.
My advice: Keep
your options open.
Have fun before the ship's
computer matches you
with someone for
mechanical procreation.
What are you 2 ladies
whispering about?
I'd hate to have
to write you up.
Um, we were just
talking about...
Seeds and fertilization.
All right, kids,
let's wrap it up!
We'll let maintenance finish
cleaning out the mud traps
or whatever they're doing.
- Changing nutrient recyclers.
- Huh?
If you wanna get technical.
Yeah, like I said, you're
scooping out the mud.
If you don't change out
the nutrient baths,
then the seeds don't gestate.
The seeds don't gestate,
then they fall
back a generation,
and eventually we starve.
But I guess leading a
tour is important too.
What's your problem, decker?
Huh?
Oh!
That guy's crazy!
Somebody stop them! Hey!
Tell me what happened!
Explosion in the Terra Lab.
Jesus!
Pull the video. Work backwards
from the explosion.
Track everyone in and out of
that lab the last 24 hours.
They're venting the flame.
Get down!
Give me a hand with this.
On the count of three.
Ready?
No future.
That's exactly what we'd have
if the rest of the Seed
Bank was destroyed.
Get that washed up before
someone sees it, all right?
Injuries?
Cuts and scrapes,
smoke inhalation.
The crew's on edge, though.
First Lorelei, then this.
Cobalt generator.
It was modified to blow when
the circuit was tripped.
You think it was the saboteurs?
The closer we get
to the Rubicon,
the more brazen they become.
Why is it so goddamn hot?
The cooling system was damaged.
It's running at 20%.
And the ship is only
gonna get hotter!
Did you check with requisitions,
make sure they have
all their generators?
15 present and accounted for, 12
others in use throughout the ship.
We should round them up, find
out which one's missing.
Yeah. You know,
despite what you may think Gault,
I'm actually very good at my job.
Shut it down, you two.
We've gotta move quick, and
get our story out there,
or we're gonna have a lot
of people asking questions.
What is our story?
Attention, please.
The cooling system is
undergoing repairs
because of a
methane-gas explosion.
We are extremely fortunate that
no one was seriously injured.
Rest assured,
hazardous-material protocols
will be strictly reviewed
and enforced from
this point forward.
Anyone who hasn't been evaluated
please line up against the wall.
Sure it's my turn?
There might be some
officers with headaches
that need tending to.
It's first come, first served.
Not everything is about
where you're from.
It seems that way.
Right, Crouch?
I'll see you later.
Why did you get in a
fight with Bobby Rawles?
You're something else, Nora.
You know that?
Deep breaths.
Nora!
I have 3 patients that
need vitals taken.
Wait, what about my heart?
You're clear to go.
Does it live up to
your expectations?
Reading about it is one thing,
seeing it is something
else entirely.
It's hard to imagine a world
without civil rights,
a sexual revolution.
Vietnam, 9/11, those earrings
that look like hockey pucks.
Or people like me?
Homosexuals?
They were left out by design.
It's not a matter of prejudice,
you understand? Purely practical.
Anyone who intentionally avoids
procreation would just be...
superfluous.
Superfluous or not, I'm guessing
there's a few in there.
We tend to pop up where
you least expect us.
So, what caused the explosion?
Methane buildup in
the leach pits.
That seems quite volatile, 600
people in a pressure cooker.
It's the first incident
we've had in 20 years.
Aside from the murder, you mean?
Project Apollo cost over 100
billion in adjusted dollars.
The Panama Canal
took 27,000 lives.
On a project of this scale,
setbacks are to be expected.
I'll need an office,
AV setup, access
to surveillance,
crew files, and, of
course, the suspect.
The council's been complaining
about the captain's
handling of the heat.
The Mess Hall will be
cleaning out frozen stores.
Make sure the council
gets first choice,
and deliver it personally.
Viondra!
You missed our lunch
appointment today.
That'll be all for now, Jackie.
She wasn't to your liking?
Oh, I've grown accustomed
to a much finer vintage.
Maybe too accustomed.
I've been thinking that it's
time that we take a break
from our weekly meetings.
Oh no! That would
truly sadden me.
I mean, I know the political
winds have shifted,
and your husband has regained
some measure of popularity
after bringing justice
to Lorelei's murderer.
And, as they say,
to the victor goes the spoils.
I'm not a prize to be won.
I know, Viondra,
but the captain's
statement today
about the explosion being
a methane-gas buildup,
well, that's just gonna buy
him a little more time.
Councilman, I don't know who
is spreading these rumours,
but it was nothing more than
an unfortunate accident.
Really? An accident?
Since when do accidents leave
messages on walls, hmm?
So, I suspect it won't be very
long until we're lunching again.
He suffered a complete
psychotic break,
put an orderly in traction on
his first day of consciousness.
Will he understand me?
He should be able to.
We're weaning him off
his meds so he can eat.
Mr. Stokes?
Mr. Stokes, do you
know where you are?
I'm in hell!
I'm in hell!
I'm in hell!
Goddammit! I'm gonna
kill every one of you!
I'm gonna kill you!
Looks inviting, doesn't it?
Right now, there's almost
nothing I'd like more.
The heat suits you.
Aaron, I'm sorry.
I'm with Duke now. I'm
trying to make things work.
Are you happy?
I am. Yes.
You're a bad liar.
The heat is getting
to people, William.
Fights are breaking out,
public drunkenness.
Two of my girls had to fend
off unwanted advances.
Right now, I have
bigger concerns.
There are no bigger concerns
than your constituency.
Rose knows it was a bomb.
He's gotten to someone
in your inner circle.
Who do you think it is?
Could be an officer.
Gault pushed back during
the investigation.
He's stubborn, I'll
give you that,
but he's no traitor.
Loyalties shift.
He's a heartbeat from
the captain's chair.
Better him than anyone else.
We need a distraction
for the crew.
What do you suggest?
It's the first day
of Ostara tomorrow.
I say we open the stores,
bring out the good booze.
We have 2 weeks until the
birth-list selection.
Why don't we push the
boundaries a bit,
give them a night
where we look away?
And Rose? Can you
uncover his spy?
He's made it quite
clear what he wants.
I'll leave the
negotiations to you.
Krueger! Got the
footage you asked for.
Does this include the
radiation storm?
No, this is the
methane explosion.
The radiation storm is in the
other drive I already gave you.
Just go to the drop-down folder
right in the corner of...
It's not all there.
Feeds from at least 5 of
the cameras are missing.
Really? I'll look into it.
- Better get back, so here you go.
- One second.
Aaron Gault.
Mmm-hmm?
He found the gun, right?
Yeah, the XO. He's
a real climber.
Totally got a thing going
on with a married woman.
Best reality TV show never made!
Don't they have any privacy?
Uh, pretty much... no.
So, how do you manage
to miss a murder?
Well, there are blind spots.
The killer got lucky.
Or he knew where they were.
I got repair crews using
cobalt generators
on Decks 15, 21, the Commons.
Have any been reported missing?
They're checked in
when they're serviced.
Dwight handles it.
Dwight?
XO! What can I do for you?
I need to see the requisition
log for your cobalt generators.
Yes, sir.
They're all accounted for.
This hasn't been
updated in weeks.
You know, I enjoy your company,
though I can't say much about
your choice of venues.
The tacos are to die for.
I'll take your word for it.
Your loss.
There's been a development,
an explosion on the ship.
Enzmann's lying
through his teeth.
He says it was an accident.
But I can tell from
the limited access
that I've had to the footage,
it was a directional blast.
- A bomb.
- I think so.
They're doing everything they
can to keep me in the dark.
He's feeding me the same B.S.
that you did
about this being a
sociological experiment.
You don't buy it?
Billions of dollars
to prove that 600 people in
a tin can won't get along?
I could've told you
that for free.
What's its real purpose?
Do you know the history
of complex polymers?
Norplant, MRis? Any idea
where they originated?
You're saying that they
all came from Ascension?
Put your best and brightest
in a tin can for 50 years
with no outside influence,
and they'll change the world.
I'm not just there to
investigate a murder, am I?
This is the first
opportunity we've had
since his father's stroke
to get someone on the inside.
He's hiding something,
and the TC Group wants
to know what that is.
Hiding something? What?
Something to do with the crew.
He's less hands off
than he implies.
Experiments?
I look forward to your report.
And if you figure out who
killed the girl, let me know.
I'm curious.
It's pretty.
Lorelei!
Christa, are you okay?
I was dreaming about Lorelei.
Oh! You miss her.
We all do.
She's with the angels now.
Is that what you're drawing?
Angels?
No, that's Icarus and
his father Daedalus.
He built the labyrinth
to hold a monster inside.
What's wrong, Christa?
I'm scared.
Something bad's coming.
We searched the ship
from bow to stern.
There's no sign
of Dwight Crouch.
Why would he do it?
He's a lower-decker.
Well, that's not all.
He's an unclaimed.
How, with the implants?
Well, sometimes the implants
are damaged or removed.
No family or status, no
right of reproduction,
already an outcast.
God only knows what's going
on in that kid's mind.
What about the other generators?
There's still one
unaccounted for.
He's making another bomb.
Things might get out
of hand later tonight.
Should I have the safety
officers standing by?
No. Tonight, anything goes.
You've gotta be kidding me!
You have anger issues.
No, I have frustration issues.
I know when I'm getting
the runaround.
I haven't received the
footage I've asked for,
half the floors are off-limits,
and I can only speak to someone
who has the same
colour badge as me.
It wasn't a methane buildup.
Yeah, I know.
It was a bomb.
If it had been a
methane explosion,
it would've been uniform
and omnidirectional.
You lied to me, but that's
what you do, right?
This whole project is one
big lie told to 600 people.
I wanna show you something.
Lorelei thought it was all
a mistake, didn't she?
What?
All of it.
The ship, the mission.
Is that what "no future" means?
Where did you hear that?
After the explosion, I saw
it written on the wall.
It's something we say
on the lower decks.
Whenever someone asks you why
you're drinking or fighting
or doing anything
against the rules,
you say "no future,"
as in: "Why bother?
Nothing matters anyway."
Do you believe that?
I never said I didn't wanna
believe in a future.
I just don't know if I can.
When my father
started Ascension,
he'd bring me to work,
and I'd sit on his knee
and watch their faces.
Are you familiar with her yet?
Juliet Bryce, the ship's doctor.
I grew up watching her.
I sometimes feel like I know
her better than my own wife.
Same for the others.
This isn't some Petri dish
being examined under
a microscope.
This is family.
There's a man in the
basement of this building
who lost his mind
when he found out the truth.
I'm attempting to protect the
others from the same fate.
These people are heroes.
The fact that these people have no say
in their lives doesn't bother you?
Does it bother a
tribe in the Amazon
they've been denied sub-prime
loans or reality television?
The crew of Ascension is pure!
They went 50 years without
a single homicide.
Name another civilization
that can say that.
Regardless of what you
think of all of this,
remember that at its
heart, there's also her,
and ask yourself:
Had you been born on that ship,
would you wanna know the truth?
Councilman Rose!
Can I offer you something cool?
Well, thank you, Viondra!
You look lovely.
But it's gonna take a lot more
than this distraction
to appease the crew
once they find out what your
husband's been hiding from them.
Careful, Councilman! We're
all on the same side.
What would you gain
by causing panic?
Perhaps a change of
direction, new leadership,
someone with vision.
Someone like yourself.
That would be in the hands
of the council of course,
but I do appreciate your
vote of confidence.
Mrs. Denninger?
Yes!
Presley Delon.
I applied for an
apprenticeship with you.
It's a very competitive program.
Oh, of course!
It's an honour just
to be considered.
Still think this is not
enough of a distraction?
Emily wanted me to drop this off.
They were Lorelei's.
I didn't hear you
come in last night.
I slept on the beach.
Everybody did.
Is that a new necklace?
Still haven't found
the seahorse?
I looked everywhere.
You'd think it
wouldn't be possible
to lose something on a
ship surrounded by space,
but apparently I can manage it.
- You like it?
- Nice.
It's just funny to see
you in something else,
like seeing Lorelei's clothes
given to other people.
Lorelei put a lot of
work into those clothes.
It would be a shame to see them
pulled apart and recycled.
We had fun that night
she first wore this.
Would it be wasteful to keep it,
not to wear, but to remember?
I think that'd be fine, honey.
I saw you with James Toback.
Do you like him?
Why are you interested in my
love life all of a sudden?
It's not all of a sudden, Nora.
You've just never
had one before.
He's a friend.
I just don't want you falling
for someone you can't
be matched with.
You want me to end
up like you and Dad,
going to the motions,
pretending everything's okay,
when you're barely
more than roommates?
Nora.
I'm not blind.
- Marriage is complicated.
- Exactly.
If I don't get to choose
who I'm matched with,
then I better have fun now.
Come on in!
Gault! What can I do for you?
Sir, I checked the requisition logs
in the library just to be sure.
The fire on Deck 23 was also
caused by a cobalt generator.
Well, that was 20 years ago.
Crouch would've been just a kid.
What if he isn't working alone?
What if the saboteurs
have been around
longer than we've suspected?
What if Lorelei made
the same connection?
- It might be why she died.
- Well, Stokes killed Lorelei.
Sir, in the airlock
Stokes tried to shoot me.
Are you surprised? The
man was a killer.
The safety was on. He didn't
even know how to use the gun.
He panicked!
Or he was telling the truth,
and we had the wrong man.
Aaron, you're a
man of character.
That's why I made you XO.
That's why I put you in
charge of this investigation,
because I knew you wouldn't
stop even when I asked you to.
Character doesn't just
mean going your own way.
A man of judgment knows
those occasional times
when loyalty is more important.
Yes, sir.
Focus on the task at hand.
Find Crouch.
Sir?
You said that that my aptitude
scores were good enough
to get any apprenticeship
that I wanted.
This isn't a good time, Toback!
I wanna join OTS.
The Officers' Training School
frowns on fighting and drinking.
With your behavioural record...
Look, a recommendation from
the XO can go a long way,
particularly, if the
candidate showed initiative.
It's the video card Lorelei
took the night of the fire,
the one you've been looking for.
I'll take your request
into consideration.
You're looking for
Dwight, aren't you?
I have a good idea where
you can find him.
You should check on Deck 23.
What is it?
We've got a Deck 23 situation.
Reroute the turbines
to the air recyclers.
- We need a vacuum seal now!
- Yes, sir!
Where's my feed? I
need eyes in there!
Rerouting to the handheld.
Speed up the cooling system. I
need a 40° temperature drop!
- Is it the bomber?
- It's Gault.
Does he really
need to wear that?
He'd be a dead man if he didn't.
I sucked all the
air out of there.
Button it down, people.
No unnecessary
conversation or movement.
Deck 23 was damaged years ago.
The other side isn't
airtight anymore.
Theoretically,
a noise loud enough can
be heard on the inside.
What's he doing?
Gault's parents were
killed in the explosion
the night of the
Launch Day party.
He's never really
gotten over it.
Dwight?
Look at that.
- Huh?
- Huh?
Aaron, what are you doing?
Dwight, calm down!
All right? Just turn it off!
You killed my father!
Stokes was your father?
- You killed him.
- It was an accident!
I almost went out
of the airlock too!
"Never trust an upper-decker."
That's what he used to say to me.
He said, on Earth, there
was no lower deck.
Everyone was born the same.
That's not true.
My father didn't lie!
That bomb goes off,
it'll send a wave of
shrapnel right into us!
Evacuate to the secure
room immediately.
What do you mean, evacuate?
Gault?
You're just gonna let him die?
The choice is between
saving a man
and the entire project.
That's no choice at all.
You're welcome to stay
in the blast zone,
but when this door closes, your
blue badge will be useless.
Dwight, please! Turn it off!
You'll kill everyone!
He told me about you!
You cheated, and
you took his job,
and that's why he
couldn't claim me!
Dwight, your oxygen's detached!
Let me help you!
Make sure Ms. Krueger
gets the raw footage.
I'd hate for her report
to be incomplete.
So that's it.
A man suffocates
in a room that you sucked
all of the air out of,
and it's case closed.
My father taught me dispassion
was the best course.
The ship would right
itself, he would say.
I'd doubt him every time,
but every time,
he'd prove correct.
The purpose of the experiment
isn't to protect them,
it's to learn from them.
Now, if you'll excuse me.
I'd like to get home for dinner,
even if it is 5 hours late.
I hope you're right.
About what?
The ship righting itself.
'Cause this project is gonna
make one hell of a mess
if it crashes.
You're awake.
I couldn't sleep.
Mitchum or Bogart?
John Wayne.
He was a man of character.
We are doing the right
thing, aren't we,
pushing on no matter what?
Of course we are.
We're heroes.
The '63/70.
Hello?
I wanna meet.
I like your necklace.
It's a seahorse.
Oh, you're still up?
I'm sorry I'm so late.
I've been waiting up for you.
Happy anniversary.
I thought you'd forgotten.
It's been a long time since
you've kissed me like that.
Leave the necklace on.
Single file, ladies.
No shoes, no jewellery.
Remove any excess clothing.
If I don't make the cut, I
swear I'll space myself.
120, the acceptable weight
for a girl at 5'5".
However, you are not that girl.
Next!
Like Viondra hasn't seen
that trick a million times.
Are you even listening?
He only joined OTS
to impress you.
That's not true.
James wants to do
more with his life
than work in Water Reclamation.
'Cause of you. It's
a West Side Story.
He wants to cross the tracks
to be with his Maria.
Next!
Presley Delon, 19.
Congratulations. You're in.
Captain! Your wife
is expecting me.
The weigh-ins are today.
Maybe I should stop by and
check out the new recruits.
Why? You have the best ass on
the ship right in front of you.
God knows how many other girls
are vying for your attention.
Ah, don't tell me
you're jealous.
I can't help but feel
a little ownership.
I'm risking a lot.
The only risk you're taking
is claiming ownership.
You're an oasis. Don't spoil it.
Wait!
Hmm?
I'm not done with you yet.
You cremated Lorelei Wright's
remains before an autopsy?
Standard procedure.
We have no morgue, and besides,
the murder had been resolved.
What about the gun?
Stored with all the other
detritus ejected from the ship.
Pure-grain alcohol!
The drink of choice
on the lower decks.
It's stronger than
paint thinner.
Reminds of high school.
I'm gonna need the original
manifest to cross-reference
with the gun and the
sporting-goods stores.
It's a waste of time.
Every person, package and piece
of equipment was searched
prior to boarding,
and nothing from
outside is allowed in.
That's right. It's a billion-dollar
sociological experiment, right?
There have been
ancillary benefits,
and they underwrite the program,
but Ascension has
always been about more.
The originals were
determined to save mankind.
The '63/70? Is that
what they called them?
The original crew?
I see you've been scouring
conspiracy-theory websites.
The idea that 70 scientists
mysteriously disappeared in 1963
suggests they didn't volunteer.
Under false pretences.
Everyone operates under
false pretences.
Only for them, if they wonder
if there's some grand design,
some purpose to their lives,
an overseer guiding
their destinies,
they're right.
And right now, he's wasting
his time talking to you.
It's gonna be fine.
Nora, I need your help
calibrating this thing!
I... I can't ask again.
It takes a while to learn.
Don't be afraid
to ask questions.
Thanks. My dad would kill me
if I lost this apprenticeship.
Nobody in my
family's ever worked
in the upper decks before.
Don't worry, Ike.
You'll be fine.
Are you ready?
One brave girl ready
for her shot.
Relax, Christa, this
won't hurt a bit.
No, please. I don't want it!
I won't do it!
Christa, calm down, calm down!
Look, I'll go first.
Ophelia, no!
I've been taking them all my life.
Look!
See? I didn't feel a thing.
No, please! I don't want it!
It's poison! Poison!
Christa, just look at me
and focus on my voice.
There is nothing
to be scared of.
Ophelia?
Nora, help me turn her over!
It's okay!
Shit! What are we gonna do?
What the hell are you
doing to these people?
It's OK. Turn her over!
Let's go!
Saving their lives.
Artificial circadian
light cycles,
recycled air, repetitive diets,
they wear on the immune system.
The shots are merely
inoculations.
Then what happened to Ophelia?
An allergic reaction when she
took the shot meant for Christa.
They're customized to each
individual crew member's needs.
Carrillo!
Yeah.
Then how did she know that
someone was gonna get poisoned?
Dr. Enzmann, how did she know?
It's my fault Ophelia's sick.
She came with me
because I was scared.
Why? You've had shots before.
I saw a man in white gloves
put something in the shots.
When did this happen?
In a dream.
Dreams aren't real, Christa.
Mine are!
I dreamt there was something
wrong with the shots,
and there was.
Tell me about the man you saw.
His face was blurry, but
I knew he was Death.
I've seen him before.
Where?
In the tunnels with Lorelei.
Another dream?
That one came true too.
Was it Stokes?
No, but the man in the white
gloves is still on the ship.
We are the shepherds
of the flock,
guardians of the birth list.
We vow to give ourselves, body
and soul, to our calling.
We are wife, mother
and caregiver to all.
Enough formality.
Now for the fun!
Congratulations!
From the candy store, ladies.
Take anything you want.
It's so much fun!
You're late, Jackie.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Denninger.
I had a last-minute appointment.
It's just one of
the best things.
It feels really good.
Congratulations!
No! Please! I don't want it!
It's poison!
You see that?
Her pupillary reaction. Amazing!
Christa's 16 hours overdue.
Blood pressure, pulse,
respiratory all elevated.
How long do we have?
Last test subject with similar
genetic markers to Christa's
was Mitchell Bowman back in '83.
The doctor gave him a shot
with the wrong compound.
Here.
That's him after 52 hours.
Metabolic system out of control,
immune system attacking itself.
And... 72 hours.
We can't let the same
thing happen to Christa.
Track the video.
I want a complete record.
And find a way to give
the girl her shot.
It's poison! Poison!
Dr. Fritz Lieber, lost at sea,
February '63.
Renowned physicist
Alfred Bester,
caught in a lab
explosion, May of '63.
5 nuclear engineers died in
a plane crash a week later.
The list goes on and on.
70 in all.
Who's to say they didn't
choose to disappear?
Maybe they owed back taxes
or ran off with a mistress?
Yeah, you're right.
They could've.
But the kids didn't
have a choice.
They used Kennedy's Advanced
Education Initiative as cover
to abduct children
from their parents.
Yeah, you know what?
Stick with the lizard people.
It's more believable.
Why did you call if you
don't wanna talk to me?
Obviously, it was a mistake.
Why would a Nobel Prize winner
travel around the country,
secretly enrolling 6-year-olds
into an education program?
I spoke with one of the parents.
She's been looking for her
daughter for 50 years
because of this man,
Abraham Enzmann.
He's the key.
You know who he is, don't you?
Excuse me, honey.
What the hell is this?
Three sessions with the
resource committee,
6 hours with the council?
You used to be better at helping
me avoid this nonsense.
And you used to
be more discreet.
Guerlain Mitsouko.
A lovely scent.
It's Jackie's.
She's a distraction, that's all.
The liquor, cigars, caviar,
those are distractions.
Sex is so much more.
It's the true currency
on this ship.
The information my girls gather
keeps you in the
captain's chair.
And yet you're
unable to find out
which one of my officers
is spying for Rose.
I can endure anything
but secrets between us.
Don't undermine me
with my girls, Will.
I went over the tapes,
and on the day of the incident,
Christa didn't speak to
anyone other than Ophelia.
I did notice, however,
she always had a glass
of milk with her dinner.
Only this time,
it'll have a little
something extra.
There's no way she can know
there's a camera there.
Sometimes a more direct
approach is required.
We're gonna need to use
our man on the inside.
How are we today,
Councilman Gombrovich?
The councilman had
to reschedule.
Mind if I take her place?
Of course not, Mrs. Denninger.
Mmm!
Mmm! You have a gift!
I can see why you're
in high demand.
When you first came
to the stewardesses,
you were an awkward girl
with bad skin and a lisp.
But I saw the ambition
in your eyes.
You reminded me of myself.
I'm flattered.
I knew you would go far,
perhaps, one day, even succeeding
me as head stewardess.
I was mistaken.
I understand your interest
in my husband, Jackie.
Power is an aphrodisiac.
Mrs. Denninger...
I don't begrudge William
his indulgences.
What I cannot abide
is disloyalty.
Viondra, I don't know
what you've heard...
I'm relieving you
of your duties.
You'll be assigned housing
on the lower decks.
Remove your belongings from the
dorm before they're discarded.
Where are you going?
Finish the massage first.
It's a needle in a haystack.
Hundreds of
inoculations to test,
and I have no idea what
we're looking for.
Do you think Christa's right?
Is there any way the shots
could've been tampered with?
I don't see how. The only access
is in the medical centre.
What about your apprentice?
Ike?
He's a little green,
but he's a good kid.
Have you always used blue
gloves in the medical centre?
Yes!
Christa has had difficulty
differentiating
dreams from reality.
Take what she says
with a grain of salt.
You can go in if you like.
It might do her some good.
It's okay.
Repetto. Repetto.
Repetto. I hear you.
Repetto! Repetto!
Juliet? Juliet!
Ike, we need to intubate!
Help me hold her down.
Ike!
You wanted to see me?
The original manifest.
Why the change of heart?
When I was a boy, I didn't
trade baseball cards.
I studied the names on the list.
I knew their biographies
the way other kids
knew batting averages.
Some gave up fame,
others riches.
Some even gave up
their families.
When you look into the
names on that list,
remember what they sacrificed.
That's very moving.
You're sure you're not giving
me this to keep me busy?
With my nose in a file,
I'm less likely to see
what's right in front of me.
We're not gonna be friends.
I know that.
But it's possible we
have a common enemy.
Whoever brought a
gun on Ascension
put everyone else at risk.
I wanna know who it was.
We have to sit down
and talk things over.
That's the only way we're going
to understand each other.
That's the only way we're
going to get along.
I'm sorry, Mary. I shouldn't
have lost my temper.
You know how it is. Sometimes
we say things we don't mean.
It's all my fault,
Dad, about the dress.
I guess I should've spoken
to you and Mom first.
Yesterday, we were
all a little hasty.
It's my fault!
It's nobody's fault.
Things happen, then
they get out of hand.
You've forgotten, but I haven't.
When you were a little boy,
you sometimes did things
that I didn't approve of.
Seems to be more
problems today than...
Stay with her.
Kill the lights.
Seal the doors.
Open!
Leave me alone!
Did you see that?
Yes.
The lights!
She's fascinating.
Just as my father predicted.
Christa?
What's wrong?
Christa, you're bleeding!
It's not my blood.
It's his!
We're comparing the blood
on Christa's dress
to the samples in the database.
It's gonna take a while.
I can't believe that someone
on this ship attacked a child.
I want Christa to stay in
the medical centre for now.
No one gets near her
until we find this guy.
Captain, Christa's white blood-cell
count is dangerously high.
She needs an inoculation, but
she's refusing to take it.
Maybe I can talk to her.
She trusts me.
I appreciate your
help on this, Robert.
You and Juliet are our best
hope to catch him. Thank you.
Captain, I looked over
the medical records.
Ophelia was never logged
in for the inoculations.
That shot was always
meant for Christa.
Do you think this is one
of the missing children?
Her name's Ophelia.
She's the right age,
the right description.
Where did you get this?
Is this government?
There's not a lot
I can tell you.
I need to know about
these children,
what's so special about them.
That's what I've been
trying to figure out.
They just seem like normal kids.
I know more about
the scientists.
Enzmann's rocket jockeys.
They're more than just
astrophysicists and engineers.
There were biologists,
philosophers, fertility doctors,
even geneticists.
Genetics?
DNA had just been
discovered a decade before.
I've met their parents.
They think that
they're all dead.
If they're alive,
they need to know!
This is a waste of time. I
don't even know if it's them.
I can get tissue samples
from the living relatives.
If you get one from the
children, we can test the DNA.
It's impossible. There's no
way that I can get to them.
Even remains?
Anything will do, a hair,
bones, even teeth.
Fine wines, makeup, perfume.
You name it, they have it.
Don't tell James.
He'd have a fit.
The position comes
with privileges.
Would he say no if he were
offered a better cabin?
He might. He's pretty stubborn.
He's crazy.
I'd rather live in
the stewardess dorm
than the lower 40s any day.
Hey!
Luminous Pink.
Viondra gave it to me.
This is your chance to have fun.
Once the computer matches you,
it's forever.
You look so Monroe.
Rawles!
Are you coming to the
officer's lounge tonight?
Well, that depends.
Will you two be there?
It's Presley's stewardess debut.
Oh, well, then I'm in.
Nice colour.
I'll see ya.
I'm totally gonna need
that lipstick back.
Councilman Rose!
- Yes?
- Can I speak to you for a moment?
Well, of course! Excuse me.
The council rejected a
transfer request I submitted.
Oh, for Jackie. Yes!
I thought that might be
something of a sticking point.
Well, it doesn't have to be.
You're not the only one with
friends on the council, Viondra.
Jackie's friends would prefer
that she stay where she is.
I can't have someone living
in the stewardess dorm
who isn't a stewardess.
Mm-hmm. Then hire her back.
Viondra, you're
looking rather tense.
Perhaps we should
schedule another massage?
Christa, shouldn't you
be getting to bed soon?
I don't wanna sleep.
I used to have bad dreams
when I was your age too.
But then Ophelia
told me a secret
and the nightmares went away.
What was it?
To hold onto a single
thought as I fell asleep.
Then, no matter how
scary things became,
I could focus on it and
everything would be better.
What did you think about?
My mother's laugh. She could
light up a room with it.
Can you think of something?
Seahorses.
Good! Seahorses, then.
Dr. Bryce is worried you
might be getting sick.
You want me to get
my shot, don't you?
We all have to take them.
It's important.
But how about, when it's time
for you to take your shot,
you think about those seahorses?
What are you doing in here?
Didn't think my flask would
make it past security.
It wouldn't have. I've tried.
Sometimes, I wish we had
our own officer's lounge.
You know, maybe they don't
really have it that bad.
You're starting to
sound like Enzmann.
Yeah, you know, Enzmann
leans on you a lot.
He likes to give orders,
but he has no idea how hard
it is to get things done.
And believe me, he will
rain down holy hell
if you don't do it
exactly how he wants it.
It's just the way
the world works!
Enzmann's world!
To the right-hand man!
Congratulations, Presley!
You were wonderful.
Have you met Councilman Rose?
That was terrific!
And you, my dear, are a vision.
Mmm!
It's hard to believe
you only just started.
I'm looking forward to
watching you develop.
- Councilman Rose?
- Yes, sweetie.
The others are waiting.
It was very nice meeting you.
Viondra.
I see a bright future for you.
Enjoy your evening. You
have a lot to celebrate.
Oh my God! Presley,
you were so good!
Thank you!
Something to quench your thirst?
Join us!
It's only a drink, unless
you want it to be more.
You know what I mean?
Hi, Christa? Hi!
I just came to give
you your shot.
Where's Juliet?
Well, she had to go
back to our cabin,
so she asked me to do it.
Well, I changed my mind.
I don't want it.
You told my wife you saw
a man in white gloves.
He put something into the shots.
Is that right?
Did you get a good look at him?
It's okay. You can tell me.
What did you tell Juliet about
the man in the white gloves?
I can't.
Come on, tell me.
What did you see?
I saw it all.
Two towers falling from the sky,
and a war in the desert
that never ends,
and a woman in pink holding
her husband's head together.
And you, I saw you in
the maintenance tunnels
where Lorelei was killed!
I saw you! I saw you!
Shhh, shhh, shhh!
It's just a dream.
The stage-3 additive,
plus an amnestic additive
have been successfully
administered.
So, you roofied a 12-year-old.
Will she remember anything?
Nah, she told Juliet
she had a dream,
something about seahorses.
Go ahead with the
subjects 22, 65 and 110.
Harris, she knew things she
couldn't possibly know...
9/11, Kennedy.
She's what we've been
working towards, isn't she?
I don't know what she is,
but she's the best
chance we have.
She was so young.
I'm sorry, Aaron.
When she first took me
in, I was so angry,
at the world, at this
ship, everything.
It never occurred to me how
much she lost in the fire.
You were there for each other.
I wanted to call her mom.
I wanted to tell her
that I loved her,
but I never did.
She knows.
I can't lose anyone else, Em.
Aaron!
You'd be stripped of your rank,
sent back to the lower decks.
I'd lose my job,
never get approved
for the birth list.
- It'd be the end of everything.
- I don't care!
I do, Aaron!
I don't wanna spend the
rest of my life like that.
Did you see that?
She walked out of frame,
and now she's back!
There she is, leaving.
And there she is at the piano.
Someone cut something out.
Mr. Gault.
We've got a match on
the blood sample.
It's Ike Messmer,
Juliet's apprentice.
Ike Messmer, open the door!
It was him. Cut him down.
Don't tell me.
You're gonna investigate
this one too.
I watched the video
of Stokes getting blown
out of the airlock.
He tried to shoot Gault,
but he didn't know how
to work the safety.
He'd never fired a gun.
This is footage from the
stockyards the day of the storm.
Workers unloaded fresh bags
of grain in the morning,
yet, somehow, after the storm,
they found the gun in
one of those bags.
Your point?
Mr. Carrillo can't locate
the missing footage.
Let me take a wild guess
what he's hiding.
You have someone
inside Ascension,
a right-hand man.
He planted the gun, he
tampered with the shots,
and I'd be willing to bet
that he killed Ike
to cover his tracks.
You have a wild imagination.
Is that how the ship
miraculously rights itself?
You play puppetmaster,
you stage radiation storms,
orchestrate crises.
What did you call yourself,
an overseer guiding
their destinies?
Knowing the TC Group like you
do, you should ask yourself:
What's more likely to be taken
out into a field and buried,
a multi-billion-dollar project
that's been going for 50 years,
or a washed out spook
that no one will mourn?
We searched Ike
Messmer's quarters,
reviewed his stenotab,
talked to his friends.
Nothing indicates that he was
linked to the saboteurs.
Then why?
Guilt?
Apparently, he didn't
follow storage protocols
and one of the inoculation
vials got contaminated.
Doesn't add up, Gault.
There's too many questions.
Look, Captain,
he was depressed about
what happened to Ophelia.
You weren't born in
the lower decks.
You don't know what it's like
to lose your position,
to lose status.
I can't believe this is just
individuals acting all alone.
It's too convenient.
People are imperfect, flawed.
They can rarely do anything that
doesn't end up in a royal mess,
myself included.
I've been looking for you.
Well, here I am!
I can't help but
feel it's my fault.
Ike wouldn't have been working
in the medical clinic
if I hadn't quit.
It's not your fault.
He didn't wanna fall
back down the ladder.
It was just a job!
Not to him, not to someone
from the lower decks.
He wanted a new start.
Is that why you
joined the cadets?
Why didn't you come by
the officer's lounge?
I did. I saw you with Rawles.
There's nothing between us.
If you wanna date an officer,
Nora, you should just do it,
instead of trying
to make me one.
I never asked you
to join cadets.
I never asked you to change.
You didn't have to.
I gotta get to work.
I'll see you later, okay?
Shhh, shhh, shhh!
What's the matter, Captain?
Afraid your wife will hear?
You could stand to be a
little more careful yourself.
Don't worry, I can
handle Viondra.
That's something
I'd like to see.
Oh, why not?
Councilman Rose has.
You could stand to be a
little less enthusiastic.
You really think she's been
spying for Rose this whole time?
Did you really believe she
was that enamoured with you?
Go clean yourself up.
I don't have any evidence.
We don't have any DNA.
We have nothing.
There must be something.
Is there anything at all that
you might have overlooked?
I will kill you all!
So, Ariadne went to Daedalus,
the architect of the labyrinth,
and begged his help.
Taking pity on her,
he told her the secret
to escaping the maze.
That's not true, Ophelia.
You're not dying.
You're just lost in a
maze like all of us.
But one day, I'll lead us out.
I promise.
LET ME OUT!