Colony (2016–2018): Season 2, Episode 3 - Sublimation - full transcript

Previously on "Colony"...

You have been assigned

to one of the Authority's labor camps

and distribution centers.

What is this?

Who ordered you to search my house?

I've been sent here because
this office has failed

to live up to the standards
of the Authority.

You will get the chance
to prove yourself.

You need to work for me.

- What?
- I know what you've been doing,



and I have the evidence.

Hey, don't forget to
pick up Charlie today.

- See you tonight.
- Copy that.

- I couldn't get Charlie.
- I'll go get him.

[blasting]

Government found him in
the Santa Monica bloc.

I want to see Solomon.

Your son would've starved on the streets

if it wasn't for me.

Charlie!

- [grunts]
- Okay!

[grunting]

[dramatic music]

♪



[indistinct chatter]

Next up!

Have your identification ready!

Are you signing up for the Redhats?

If they'll take me.

You got any military
training or weapons skills?

I used to take cardio kickboxing.

Does that count?

[laughs]

Well, I hear they're desperate
for more men. They'll...

they'll probably take
anyone they can get.

Hope you're right. I could
use the extra rations.

Next ten inside.

All right, come on, let's move.

- Good luck.
- Thanks.

Come on, let's go. Move it.

Stop there.

[explosion]

[grunting]

[screaming]

[dramatic music]

♪

- [gunshots]
- [screaming]

[gunfire continues]

[screaming and gunfire continue]

[muffled gunfire]

[muffled scream]

♪

You collaborate, you die.

♪

[dramatic music]

♪

[indistinct chatter]

This doesn't... this doesn't look good.

I'm gonna hang this on you.

You get the higher-ups,
it's gotta happen now.

Morning. Your office said
you needed to see me.

Who are those guys?

Professionals.

This shitshow that I
inherited makes more sense

now that I know the previous regime was

recruiting from dating websites.

I was in database administration.

My skill set includes...

A career in high-level
counterintelligence?

Former CIA, Operations Division.

Interpol. MI-6.

They've been sent from outside
the bloc to clean up our mess,

which is not just embarrassing...

It might have serious consequences.

We need to find Broussard and
recover our Host's artifact.

And nothing in your résumé or
work so far makes me believe

that you will be useful
in this endeavor.

Sir, I've been working in
this bloc for six months.

I... I know the history
of the insurgency,

how it's structured.

And I have numerous contacts.

Don't tell me you're valuable.

Show me.

Okay. Let's go through
the ten qualities.

- Okay?
- Mm-hmm.

Number one.

- Obedience.
- Very good.

- [phone rings]
- Number two?

Hard work.

[phone ringing]

- Hello?
- Do you want to go shopping?

Sorry. Who is this? I
can barely hear you.

I'm the person who knows all
about your old friendships.

There's a swap meet at MacArthur Park.

For the sake of your family,
meet me there in half an hour.

- Reverence.
- Good job.

Enlightenment.

I have to go handle
something at the Yonk.

Can you... can you watch Gracie?

Of course, Mrs. Bowman.

May I have a word with you first?

Yes. What is it?

[clears throat] Um...

I don't understand why Gracie can't

continue her studies with
Hudson up in the Green Zone.

The change of scenery's
been very distracting.

- I'm fighting with my sister.
- Oh.

Have you tried listening to
Sister Maddie's perspective?

She's been received
into the Greatest Day.

That is a huge honor.

I will keep that in mind.

I love you. I'll see you soon.

Love you. Bye.

Okay. Where were we?

Let's see. Oh, yes.

Um, you hungry?

That's a good idea.

Save it for later.

You want to see something cool?

I got this on duty three years ago.

Through...

and through.

You got shot?

Every scar's a story.

The more you live, the more you get.

Nothing to be embarrassed about.

A guy hit me with a board.

It had a nail in it.

Maybe we tell your dad
you got that one...

walking into a wall or something.

[tense music]

♪

Hey! Hey!

[grunting]

Hold him down. Come on. Grab his boots.

- [shouting]
- Hurry.

Welcome to the shit, fish.

[coughs]

[gasps]

♪

You two, over there!

This way. Take your stations. Let's go.

♪

What happened to your boots, kid?

[laughs]

[indistinct radio chatter]

Find anything you like?

What do you want from me?

You know what I want.

I already told you that I
can't give you Broussard.

I don't have any way to contact him.

I don't believe that.

I have a new boss.

He's gonna turn over every
stone in this bloc.

The only way to stop him is
to give him what he wants.

I don't want to hand you over,

but if you won't help me,

I don't have a choice.

There's a bug in Homeland.

What?

A tiny drone that looks like a bee.

That's how they got all
their intelligence

for their operations.

- A bee?
- That's all I can give you.

Please do not contact me again.

[knocks at door]

Oh, come in.

- You okay?
- Yeah. I'm all right.

But when these things
begin to take place,

straighten up and lift up your heads,

for your redemption is drawing near.

Luke 21:28.

So, how does this verse compare
to the one from the Koran?

Or from the early
scriptures of Hinduism?

Well, it's the same basic story.

We, mankind, will face a great trial.

Yes. Exactly.

Yet all of these religions also promise

that we will emerge from the other side

even stronger than we were before.

Take, for example, the
Buddhist concept of Nirvana.

Is everything all right, Katie?

Well, the last year's been hard.

[laughs] No shit.

[both laugh]

None of us had planned for this, huh?

Man plans. The gods laugh.

[sighs] You know, I'm...

Everyone responded to this
in their own way, right?

I had to act.

And I think I put my
ideals ahead of my family.

Admitting our sins is always difficult.

But taking responsibility for
them is a different matter.

I'll take responsibility
for everything I've done.

I don't want it to land on my daughter.

[sniffles] We're alone.

You have family in the bloc, don't you?
A sister?

Ah...

That hasn't been easy either.

Mm.

It's been my experience

that blood will always
rise to the occasion

if you give it the chance.

You just have to ask yourself
what matters most to you:

your problems or your pride?

[sighs, laughs]

[indistinct radio chatter]

This is what you couldn't
wait to show me?

It'll be the perfect space.

It's much more welcoming than a church.

Sure, it needs a little TLC,

but imagine purple banners,

artwork on the walls, modern furniture,

warmer lighting scheme.

Okay.

You've really committed
to this, haven't you?

The more worship facilities we build,

the stronger our influence will grow.

- I love it.
- Yeah?

I love it!

And it's only the beginning

of what we're gonna accomplish together.

What the hell happened to you?

I'm fine.

You don't look fine.

I know who jumped you, took your boots.

[dark music]

♪

Who?

♪

You can't let him get away
with stealing your shit.

This place will eat you alive.

♪

Hey.

How are you two getting along?

Thick as thieves.

Did you find what you were looking for?

Yeah.

What happened?

♪

Solomon won't be bothering you
or any of your friends again.

What the hell were you thinking?

Solomon has business partners.

As soon as they realize what's happened,

they're gonna tear apart
this bloc looking for us.

We'd better go, then.

Yeah.

And I'm coming with you.

To L.A.?

I'm not gonna stick around
here and pay your bills.

You owe me, Bowman.

All right.

All right.

Now we just need to
find a way out of here.

Any chance the three of
us can pile in your car

and drive through the L.A.
gateway without a transit pass?

No.

Come on. You got to know
another way out of this bloc.

We could use a coyote.

You know one?

One.

But you're not gonna like it.

[knocking at door]

Hey. Thanks for coming.

You said it was important.

Can we...

Come sit, please.

I want to apologize

for going behind your back to Nolan.

I'm in trouble, Mad.

I need your help again.

[sighs]

What's going on?

Things are getting pretty
bad down here in the flats,

and a woman from Homeland
has been asking questions.

What kind of questions?

Will's on the other side of the Wall,

and Bram's in prison.

And they think they smell something.

And I think they're gonna come for me.

That's ridiculous. Look,
I'll talk to Nolan.

No, no, no, no. Don't. Don't.

You found a safe harbor.

I don't want to do anything
to mess that up for you.

I just need to know

that if there's a knock on my door,

you will look after Gracie.

Of course I will, Katie.

But nothing's gonna happen to you.

Thanks.

Oh, of course.

[knocking]

I'm friends with Chuck. Open up.

We need three tickets out of the bloc.

Well, what have you got to trade?

[scoffs] It's not enough.

I got a place.

Generator, boarded
windows, escape tunnel,

enough food to last a year, easy.

I'm talking about a small fortune here.

Sounds like paradise. So,
why are you leaving?

Tired of beach living.

I want to know how this works.

Well, you go over the Wall.

There's a low point where the
Wall cuts through the mountains.

It's only about 150 feet high there.

How do you do it?

Well,

my drone here takes a line up,

rigs it around the top.

You climb up one side,
repel down the other.

Are you serious?

I didn't say it was gonna be easy.

Kids have done it before.

Older than him, though.

What about their drones?

Well, the top of the Wall's a dead spot.

They launch from up there,

but their sensors aren't
activated immediately.

You might see them, but
they won't see you.

All right. You heard the plan.

- Are you okay with it?
- It's just a wall.

[laughs, claps hands] That's
what I'm talking about.

All right. Then we're going home.

[cabinet drawers slamming]

[sighs]

Explain to me once again why
we are wasting valuable time

searching our own office.

My source said we were bugged.

By a bumblebee.

He's very reliable.

Hm.

Ma'am. Is this what you meant?

My office. Now.

Give me your source.

I don't think that's a good idea.

He's skittish.

He knows we were bugged, and
he thinks we have leaks,

so he only wants to deal with me.

I don't have the time to figure out

if you actually know how to run an asset

or if this was a lucky accident.

Or maybe you gave me this

because it didn't cost you anything.

So, bring me something
actionable on Broussard

immediately,

or I'm taking over the operation.

Understand?

Yes, sir.

♪

Hey.

You took my...

[all shouting at once]

Get him! Get him!

[overlapping shouts and cheers]

[Taser clicking]

[Lawson groaning]

Jesus, Jenkins.

Are you running a labor
camp or "The Octagon"?

Security is my responsibility,

and I was handling the situation.

Yeah. You clearly had it under control.

One of the reasons they sent me here was

to lower the prisoner attrition rate.

If it doesn't fall, maybe I'll
explain your methods to them.

♪

What is that?

This is a Bible.

And this is a Koran.

And this is the works of Confucius.

And one of the volumes of
the Buddhist Tipitaka.

[laughs]

It's a funny word.

Now, I know that Lindsey has taught you

that what other people believe is bad.

But there is absolutely nothing bad

about thinking for yourself.

Yeah?

Tell me something. What
is your favorite thing

that you've learned
from the Greatest Day?

I like how after the Greatest Day,

people won't die anymore.

Hm.

Sure.

Okay.

Well, did you know
that there are stories

just like that

in every one of these books?

There are?

Mm-hmm. There are.

So, how about we read some of them

and we talk about them together?

Lindsey would be mad.

This is just between you and me.

Lindsey's not gonna know.

I promise.

Okay.

All right.

Got one picked out.

♪

The Green Zone border fence is
just up the hill from here.

Maybe ten minutes.

Keep your eyes peeled. Stick together.

Let's go.

- You good? I can get your bag.
- I got it.

Tough kid.

I don't know where he gets it.

From his mom, probably.

So, what's going on with you and Katie?

- Nothing.
- Bullshit.

Since you got here, you haven't
even mentioned her name.

She got involved...

- With...
- The Resistance.

[scoffs] Did you really
expect Katie Bowman

to sit around the house and do nothing

while the rest of the
world turned to shit?

Course not, but she
didn't have to lie to me,

manipulate me,

put our whole family in danger.

It's just getting my
family back together

felt like the one thing I could control.

Maybe we couldn't beat the RAPs,
but at least I could do that.

And now?

I don't know what's waiting for me

on the other side of that wall.

Are you kidding? The rest of your life.

[dramatic music]

♪

I liked those stories we read,

especially about the fish who
got too big for the pond.

That's a really good one.

You don't believe in the
Greatest Day, do you?

No.

I don't.

Does that make you sad?

Lindsey says you have to
believe in the Greatest Day

to be a part of it.

I just don't want you to be left behind.

[sighs, laughs]

I know what Lindsey says.

She's just a girl, love.

She doesn't have all the answers.

And neither do I.

You know, you... you
have to ask questions,

and you have to trust your heart.

No one can tell you what to believe.

You get to decide that all by yourself.

And look, you're... you're
gonna make mistakes.

That's how you learn. We all do.

Even you?

I've made lots of mistakes.

What do you think about...

about spending a little more
time up in the Green Zone

with your aunt and your cousin?

Like when Daddy left to find Charlie?

Yeah. Yeah, just like that. [sniffles]

You and me this time, right?

You know, it's a big
house, and they've got

everything you need. [voice shaking]

Mom...

what's wrong?

Nothing, love.

Are you worried about Daddy and Charlie?

Am I worried? No. [sniffling]

No, because I believe

that your dad's gonna find Charlie,

and he's gonna take good care of him.

And you don't need to worry about that.

What I want you to know

is that I will always love you,

no matter what.

Yeah.

I'm always right there, in your heart.

[sniffles] Okay?

Can we read another story?

[laughs] Of course. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Go get a book. Go get a book.

♪

Mom, Bram, and Gracie...

are...

they alive?

They're... they're fine.

They can't wait to have you home.

Why didn't you pick me up?

♪

♪

[phone rings]

[whispers] It's okay.

It's okay. Hello?

We fumigated our office
like you suggested,

but I talked to my boss...
it's not enough.

I can't hold them off anymore.

I'm ready to give you what you want.

I need you to meet me alone.

- [knocking at door]
- Yes?

I just talked to my source.

He's giving us Broussard.

- When?
- Tomorrow.

Maybe you're not quite as
ill-suited for this job

as I thought.

Don't screw it up.

[water dripping]

[gate slides open]

♪

Where are you taking me?

[door opens]

[footsteps approach]

[snaps fingers] Get out of here.

You're Will Bowman's other son.

I knew your name at some point,
but I'm afraid it's gone.

- Bram.
- That's right.

Like the guy who wrote
"Jekyll and Hyde."

"Dracula."

I see you have a bit
of your father in you.

Not afraid to come into a
man's office and correct him.

Come on. Sit. Eat.

So, they caught you
going under the Wall.

What did you see there?

Nothing. It was empty.

Then you got lucky.

You knew my father.

Please. I just want to go home.

So do I.

But I'm afraid that's
gonna take some work

for both of us.

How would you feel about new boots?

You trying to get me killed?

That's a fair point.

You're a bit more street
smart than you look.

What do you want?

Our Neanderthal head of security

is too dumb to see it,

but rebellion is brewing in this camp.

For example, the fights always break out

in the loading dock.

Never the bunks or the
bathroom never the mess hall.

The loading dock.

Why do you think that is?

Because they're stealing stuff.

You're a fast learner.

Runs in the family, I guess.

Like I said, I want to
get out of here too,

and that's not happening
unless I run a clean camp.

No stealing, no resistance,

no nonsense.

But I can't do that without information.

You want me to be your spy.

If I help you, I get to go home?

Do you know where your father is?

My mom told me he went through
the Wall to look for Charlie.

Because I got him a transit pass.

You see, you can trust
me to keep my deals.

Okay.

[dramatic music]

♪

All right, everybody back. She's hot.

[whirring]

All right, we're rigged.

Better get climbing.

Okay.

Remember,

unclip, clip, every knot.

Unclip, clip, every knot.

All right.

Let's see what you got now.

I've climbed worse than this.

I'll be right behind you.

I'm not scared.

I know.

Hey, come on. [claps hands]
You guys got to get going.

- Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
- Lead the way.

Thanks.

♪

[carabiner clipping]

[grunts]

♪

Hey. Nothing to see down here.

Eyes straight ahead, okay?

- Okay.
- Okay. Let's keep going.

♪

[grunts]

Oh... Dad!

It's okay. I got it.

Stay put. I'm coming.

[grunts]

Hang on, Charlie!

All right. Grab this one.

You're all right.

You're doing great.

You got it.

[carabiners clipping]

Come on, Charlie. We're almost home.

Wait.

[drone whirring]

Move! Move! We got to move!

♪

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

Come on, Will. Let's go...

Devon!

[both breathing heavily]

It's okay, buddy.

I love you, bud.

[drone whirring]

It's okay.

♪

♪

New boots.

Don't lose 'em.

That freak didn't take my boots.

I wear 10 1/2.

He's what? A 16?

That was set up.

You sent me to get my ass
kicked there for a reason.

Yeah.

Sorry about that.

I want to know why.

[children chattering]

You have kids?

Nope. A pair of nieces in Texas.

Or they... were.

Sure.

[clears throat] I meant what I said.

You're out of time. You need to deliver.

I'm gonna take my daughter
up to my sister's place

in the Green Zone.

You can come, if you want.

And then I'll walk into
Homeland with you.

You wanted a body. You've got me.

[scoffs]

I need Broussard.

I told you I cannot get him for you.

I wasn't lying.

You know, after the
Arrival, I was horrified

by how easily people
gave up their freedom,

without even a real fight,

just to keep some semblance
of their normal life.

Right now, I'd give you anything

for one day with my husband
and my kids in our old house.

I can't live with a sword
hanging over my head.

It's okay. You can take me in.

Or not.

It's your call.

You think that you can manipulate me...

because I'm weak.

I don't think you're weak.

I... I think you have a conscience.

Do you have a conscience?

Do you ever think of the people

who are dead because of you?

Every day.

It doesn't matter.

I can't stop this anymore.

It's bigger than just me now.

I won't blame you.

I mean it.

I won't blame you.

Gracie-girl, got to go!

[sighs, sniffles]

What's going on? I don't understand.

It's like we talked about last night.

You're gonna get to go
up to the Green Zone

with your Auntie Maddie
and with your cousin.

Grab your bag.

Mom, I don't want to
go to the Green Zone.

I want to stay here with you.

I know, sweet girl, and I wish
you could stay with me too.

Come here.

I need to know that you're safe.

You have a sweet soul, my girl.

Trust your heart, and
you'll always be okay.

[clanking from outside]

[footsteps approaching]

Who is that?

[tense music]

[soft music]

Charlie!

Dad?

Charlie. Dad.

I'm here.

[laughs]

God, I missed you.

[laughing, sobbing]

My boy.

[crying]