Colony (2016–2018): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

Previously, on Colony...

Good luck, hermano.
Be careful.

Two kind of guys
roll through here.

Guys running to something,

guys running from something.

- Which are you?
- I'm going to find my son.

Hands where we can see them!

- Why am I here?
- I want to give you

your old job back.

That is, head up
a special task force,

infiltrate the insurgency
and bring us their leader.



They've agreed
to re-opening some places.

We'd like the Yonk
to be among the first.

You have someone
on the inside.

- Who?
- The Occupation just hired

my husband to hunt us down.

Next.

Next.

I got 20 credits.

So give me a staple box,
extra unit of flour,

and a frozen chicken.

We're all out
of chicken.

It's still on the board.

Yeah.

You want the rest,
or what?



Different week,
same shit.

We'll be fine.

You want fine?
Fine's not good enough.

All right.

Just go before
it gets any later.

I'ma try to make it back for
lunch, but we're short a man.

What do you think
happened to Will?

Don't worry about Will, okay?

I'm sure he's
on the other side of that wall

looking for his boy.

I'm not worried about Will.

I'm worried about you.

Come here.

It's gonna be okay,
mi linda.

Okay?

Yeah.

Hey, keep your mom
out of trouble, okay?

- Okay, Dad.
- All right.

Look, a drone!

Let's go!

Go, go, go, go!

Mateo, get away
from the window-- come on.

- Move, move!
- Come on, sweetie.

Come on, get in there.

- Move, move, move!
- All the way over.

- Left, left!
- Go, go, go!

Freeze! Hands
where we can see 'em!

Hands in the air!

Stop!

Don't move!
Stay where you are!

Oh, man, you shot me!

Aah! Let me go!

You-- don't move!

The men and women
of Homeland Security

proudly serve
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Join Homeland Security today.

Crime rates in our Block
continue to fall

to historic lows.

And, in fact,
the statistics show that...

Where have you been?

Walking the dog.

For an hour?

Why are you so sweaty?

What's with
the interrogation?

Had to clear my head.

Good morning, sweetie.

Ooh...
That's a nice tiger.

Now, why is he blue?

Because he's cold.

Okay.

Good morning!

Hey, guess what?
No school today.

Your Aunt's gotta work.

I gotta open the Yonk.

I'm gonna need you
to watch your sister.

Is this permanent
or temporary?

It's permanent.

I've decided to homeschool you

in the works
of William Faulkner.

So I'm going to
need an essay

on his use of symbolism
by the end of the week.

I'm serious, Mom.

I heard you and dad
talking about a tutor.

For your sister.

No, no, no, no,
don't worry.

I know how important
school is to you.

Listen, things are about to get
more complicated around here.

With Dad's new job,

and the Yonk opening,

and I'm gonna need you
to pitch in.

All right.

Thanks.

Mm.

When did you get in?

I don't know,
but I think I heard a rooster.

Oh...

- Where did they send you?
- Security headquarters.

It's the old post office
in Beverly Hills.

What'd they
have you doing?

Physical, polygraph,
shitload of paperwork.

Should've known the one thing to
survive the RAPs is bureaucracy.

Today I actually
meet the team.

So, I saw
they gave you a car.

What do we tell
the neighbors?

That the Transpo Department
promoted me out of the garage.

I'm now the new driver
for the head of sanitation.

And to think Daddy always said
you'd never amount to anything.

Your daddy was just jealous
of my motorcycle.

And my hair.

We're all jealous
of your hair.

Will Bowman?

That's me.

I'm Jennifer McMahon.
Follow me.

This is your ID.

Wear it around your neck
at all times.

Had a badge before.

Not like this one.
Don't lose it.

So what are you, SWAT?

I mine data
from the insurgency

and look for ways
to exploit it.

How exactly did they rope you
into doing that?

I volunteered.

Yeah, when I was
surrounded by Redhats

I volunteered, too.

Oh, come on.
If you're gonna work for me,

you're gonna need to laugh
once in a while.

At least smile.

Work for you?

Wait, were you
under the impression

that you were going to be
in charge here?

Now, that's funny.

Will Bowman.

Almost as pretty
as your picture.

Who are you?

I'm Phyllis.

Sit.

And you run this place?

Didn't Snyder tell you?

Not surprising.

Alan has a way of doing things

that's... singular.

Well, you did an impressive job
of hiding these past months.

I guess I had to,
with the Authority out there

killing everyone like me.

Rehashing the Arrival
isn't productive.

Our job is to keep the peace.

And hopefully, your skills will
go a long way toward that end.

Am I still looking
for Geronimo,

or did Snyder lie
about that too?

Nope, that is
the ultimate goal.

But every journey
has its first step.

Andrew Hynes.
He planted the IED

on the truck that exploded
in the Santa Monica Gateway.

I want you to find him.

- He's Resistance?
- No, he's greedy.

Somebody paid him to plant it.

I'm sure you will
find this unpalatable,

but consider your target.

Whether or not Mr. Hynes
is a "true believer,"

he got eight
Homeland Security troops

and five civilians killed.

And, I might add,

he prevented you
from going to Santa Monica

to find your son, so...

save your sympathy
for his victims.

Take Beau with you.

Maybe you can inspire him
to do something useful.

Who's Beau?

Yeah, she's kind of
like that.

Come on, let's go
get you strapped.

Pick your poison.

M9. You a vet?

No need to hide it anymore.

If you're here,

they already know
everything about you.

I was a Ranger.

Then FBI.
Fugitive Task Force.

No wonder Phyllis
was all over you.

She's starving for somebody

who knows their ass
from an elbow.

No, no,
you can't take that.

It's not for me.

You open for a drink?

Only for good tippers.

Thought I'd sipped
my last whiskey in this bar.

Yeah, sometimes
it's good to be wrong.

Truth.

I don't have anything yet.

I mean,
Will's just started today.

I need something specific.

We think Will's team
is looking for the cell

that bombed
the Santa Monica gateway.

We need to know
how close they are.

All right.

Time is a factor.

The girlfriend
lives here?

Yep.

Homeland already
hit this place

just yesterday.
Why come back?

Because this guy's not
a seasoned operative.

He's a yo-yo who was paid
to load something on a truck.

You know as well as I do,

when you're scared,
you go back to what you know.

Especially if what you know
is your hot girlfriend.

Yeah, this dude
is hitting way out of

- his weight class.
- No kidding.

Look, why don't you
just hold up?

We can eat off this manhunt
for a week or two.

You know what I'm saying?

Hey, fellas.

Anybody thirsty?

Hi, Teresa?

Mind if I ask you
a few questions?

I told those Redhats
yesterday,

I broke up with Andy
a month ago.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Don't be.

He was an asshole.

Soda?

I'm not thirsty.

Kids downstairs,
they...

said Andy's
been around a lot lately.

At least until
that bomb went off.

Oh, that's good.

You know,
I'm only the advance team.

Redhats are coming back soon
and they're gonna

tear this building apart
brick by brick.

Have a nice day.

How was the girlfriend?

Where are we going?

Around back.

Come on, you actually think
you flushed this dude out?

The hot girlfriend
doesn't have a good poker face.

And there he is.

Teresa!

Get against the wall!

Hey!

Get your ass back here!

Oh, come on.

Aah!
Ohh...

Thanks for the backup.

Well, I pulled the car up.

Life lesson.

When a guy has a gun
on you, don't run.

Man, he'd rather get shot
than go where he's going.

Get in there.

Did you call
that thing?

No.

They just show up.

It took Mulholland six years

and thousands of workers

to bring the first water
to Los Angeles.

We, meanwhile,
restored full service

to every block in this colony

with just the people here today.

So, let us raise our glasses

to a job well done.

Oh, my God.

I'm so sorry.

Um, let me, um--

George?

Maddie?

What are you doing here?

Oh, working.

I thought you and Rob
were in New York when--

He was.

I stayed behind to help
with the gallery opening.

And thank God.

Otherwise, Hudson
would've been stuck here alone.

I can't believe I didn't know.

I would've tried to find you.

Do you still have the house?

I'm in Echo Park now.

You living up here?

Yeah, yeah, I went from
the film distribution business

to the water distribution
business.

I'm third in command now
for Water and Power.

That's really great.

I always knew
you were really talented.

So where do you live?

They gave me a great house
right up the canyon.

Yeah?
I'd love to see it sometime.

How about now?

I could get you
out of here.

Holding cells are in back.

Log him in,
and interrogations

will come and get him
when they're ready.

We don't talk to him?

No.
That's a special department.

Move.

Carlos?

Will!

- What happened?
- What do you think?

Red Hats hit the garage
this morning.

They killed Parko,
and they took me.

All because of the fuel cells
that I helped you steal.

What are you doing here?

There was an explosion.

I got caught.

They made me take a job
with the Occupation.

My name is Will Bowman.

Before everything,
I used to work for the FBI.

I thought you were my friend.

I am your friend.

Don't disrespect that word.

It means something to me.

If I didn't take this job,
they were gonna send

me and my family
to The Factory.

And what about my family?

Lucia and Mateo
were in the trailer

when the garage got hit.

I'm gonna find out
what happened to them,

and then I'm gonna
get you out of here.

Nicely done.

I had a good feeling about you.

There's a mechanic
down in holding named Carlos.

I need to get him
back out on the street.

It's a bit early for favors.

It's not a favor.

If I'm gonna do
this job right,

I need good CIs,
and Carlos is connected

all over town.

Keep your radio on.

I'm gonna need you back here
when the suspect breaks.

You stinker.

I can't believe
you beat me again.

Mommy's gotta up her game.

You just need to practice,
that's all.

I play a lot
with Sarah at recess.

Hey, Mom?

Yes?

Why can't I go to school
anymore?

Um...

Because the government
is giving us a tutor.

And that's gonna be
your new teacher.

Why?

Because Dad's got a new job

working for people
in the government.

And not everybody likes them.

Oh.

Can Daddy's new job help us
get Charlie back?

I hope so, bear.

That's the idea.

Okay?

Who's that?

Nothing.

Hi.

Hey.

Some people need our help.

Who?

It's a mother
and her son.

The father was arrested
by the Occupation this morning

and they gotta disappear.

This isn't
what we do, Katie.

Helping people
isn't what we do?

If they get caught,
they go to The Factory.

I wish our resources
were unlimited.

But they're not.

Our goal is to end
this occupation.

And if we want to
achieve that goal,

it means making
some hard choices.

Prioritizing.

Listen, if you're
not ready to make

the necessary sacrifices,
that's fine.

But hey, just tell me,
while I can still get you out.

I have already made
more sacrifices

than you can imagine.

My son is on the other side
of that wall

and he's alone.

So I am in this fight with you

or without you.

George?

Hey.

Hey.

I packed you up
some stuff.

I'm guessing
it's been a while

since you had
wine and chocolate.

Ooh.

So when can I
see you again?

Oh.

Look, you have to understand
my situation.

You don't live
in the Green Zone, so...

So what?

You think I can't
handle myself up here?

Well, of course you can.

But there are
unwritten rules.

I'm only third in command
at Water and Power.

Maybe someday I'll be
in a better position.

Right now,
I can't rock the boat.

But...

if you would be up for something
a little more discreet...

Your loss.

They arrested Carlos.

We have to find
Lucia and Mateo.

What?

Hey, I'm so sorry.

But I saw Carlos.
He's okay.

- Where is he?
- He's with Homeland Security.

What's gonna happen to him?

I'll take care of it.

But first, we gotta get you
out of here, okay?

We need new IDs.

Sirak.

ID?

I'm sorry, sir.

You should've
said something.

You need an escort?

No, I'm good.

Yes, sir.
Let him through, he's good.

He's clear.
Let him go.

Jesus, what kind of ID
did they give you?

The orange line has been

reopened after maintenance.

And now back
to the classical hour.

Here's some Mozart.

Aha, welcome, my friends.

It's good to see you.
It's been far too long.

Ah, come, come back,
come back, come back.

So what do you need?

IDs.
Woman and child.

Latino.

These folks are awful
important to us, Sirak.

What's this?

When the Red Hats
remove photographs

from the memorial walls,
sometimes a little mouse

finds them
and brings them to me.

It's easier
to create an identity

from a real person.

It's the next evolution.

A step beyond

what I was able to do
for you and your family.

So what about Carlos?

I'm trying to get him
flagged as an informant.

But it's not up to me.

I thought you were
in charge.

Yeah.

Snyder lied, of course.

There's a woman
running the unit.

Who's she?

I don't know,
but I've seen her type before

when I was deployed.

Ex-CIA if I had to guess.

I thought the RAPs
killed all those people.

Yeah, I thought so too.

She's the real deal.

Okay, um, what does she
have you working on?

The bombing that almost
killed me.

We're making progress.

I caught the bastard that
put the bomb on the truck.

I'm gonna use him.

Work my way up the food chain.

Find Geronimo.

And then we get Charlie back.

Yeah.

Hey.

Where are your parents?

Out.

Which, according to my mom
makes me the man of the house.

Why don't you go upstairs?

- Why?
- 'Cause Pia and I have to talk.

But we'll come play
Chutes and Ladders

with you in a minute.

For you.

Is this some kind
of anniversary?

No, I just wanted
to get you something.

Thanks.

These are Sennheisers.

How'd you get them?

Let's just say
I have a source.

I can't take these, Pia.

They're super expensive.

Don't worry about it.

Remember, this is
only temporary.

As soon as your new IDs
are uploaded into the system,

we can move you
somewhere on the grid.

Come.
I have a space for you.

We can't stay here.

Hey, Will?

Is this safe?

Nothing's gonna happen.

Everyone here knows
I run this place.

You'll be okay.

You be good.
Okay.

I gotta go deal with Carlos.

Okay. Yeah, yeah.
I'll see you at home.

Hey.

I love you, okay?

I love you too.

I'm sorry we couldn't help
your friends.

Participation in a cause
like ours can be tough.

Especially for people
with close family and friends.

They have the most to lose.

I'm doing this
for my family.

When this is over,
however it ends,

I will not be
one of those mothers

who has to look
her children in the eye

and tell them
that she did nothing.

I understand
you have some information

on the gateway bombing.

The Occupation
arrested the man

who loaded the bomb
onto the truck.

And they're
gonna use him

to roll up
the rest of the cell.

The people responsible
for that action

used to be affiliated with us,

but they splintered off

when we discovered that
we had a difference of, um...

philosophy.

But they know who you are.

That's why we need
to help them hide

before it's too late.

I know we're already
asking a lot of you.

But you came to us
at a critical moment.

Geronimo needs every soldier

loyal to the cause
ready and willing to fight.

You have contact with him?

We're close to executing

an operation that will
do meaningful damage.

Should we be fortunate,
we might even uncover secrets

that will give us
a fighting chance

to end the Occupation itself.

But if this other cell
is captured,

everything we worked for
will be at risk.

We need your help, Katie.

What happened to the prisoners
that were in here?

Factory.

They sent Carlos,
my CI, to The Factory.

I told you that I need him.

Close the door.

You have a chance to do well
here, don't be naive.

We're talking about
someone's life.

Lots of decisions will always
be made above our heads.

That's just how it is.

How do you live with this job?

By focusing
on the big picture.

Have people already forgotten
The Arrival?

Every defense mechanism
in this city

was wiped out
within eight hours.

Do you really think
a handful of guerrillas

is gonna make a difference
against them?

All they're gonna do
is take more innocent lives

and ensure that conditions
in this block get much worse.

The buses haven't left yet
for The Factory.

I can probably hold them
for a minute or two.

Lucia and Mateo are safe.

No one will ever find them.

I'm sorry, Carlos.

Well, then,
everything's fine.

As long as your kids
still have their father, right?

We have to leave, sir.

I couldn't get Carlos out.

That's not your fault.

Yeah, it is.

No, he helped you
because he was your friend.

And because he knows
you would've done

the same for him.

Come on.

Please look at me.

We live in a moment where
we do what we have to do

for the people that we love.

The old rules
just don't apply.

I'm a collaborator, Katie.

What the hell am I doing?

You are protecting
our family.

Hey, Will?

Will, come in.

Will?

Yeah?

Yeah, suspect broke
about ten minutes ago.

Meet us where La Cienega
runs into the Wall.

10/4.

I'm sorry.

Looks like it's gonna be
another late one.

Be safe.

Yeah?

My husband found out
where his friend

has been keeping those, uh,

those parts that you wanted,

and he's headed over there
right now.

You have an address?

Where La Cienega
meets the Wall.

Does that mean anything to you?

Yeah.

_

Strip.

Get your clothes off now!

Home Sec requests
additional C3 backup

for suspect.

447 also requiring code 3.

- 3, copy?
- Copy that.

What do you got?

Our suspect was getting
his instructions

from this dead drop.

Who are those guys?

Uh, the sergeant here
thinks they rolled up the cell.

Does it seem likely
to you

that the guys
that hit the gateway

would be dumb enough
to be hanging out

right next to their own
dead drop?

Hell, no.

This is it.

Clear line of sight
on the drop,

and lots of exits.

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, damn it.

You know, I get that somebody
didn't want

these people to talk,
but how the hell did they...

Know we're coming?

'Cause we have a leak.