DMZ (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Home - full transcript

HELLO?

MASSIVE ATTACK:

HELLO?

WHERE'S WILSON?

HE'S DEAD. YOU'RE
DEALING WITH ME NOW...

AND IF YOU WANT TO KEEP
YOUR DEAL WITH CHINATOWN,

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING FOR ME FIRST.

MEET ME AT THE LINCOLN TUNNEL

IN ONE HOUR.

A$AP FERG:

THAT INK LOOKS GOOD
ON YOU, LITTLE HOMIE.



YOU A KING NOW.

A$AP:

YEAH, PARCO, BABY!

¿QUÉ PASA?

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT
HAVING PEOPLE IN OUR HOUSE.

COME ON, BABY.
CAN WE LIGHTEN UP?

- IT'S A CELEBRATION.
- A CELEBRATION?

THIS IS NOT HOW THIS
WAS SUPPOSED TO GO DOWN.

LOOK. IT'S ALL ABOUT
OUR FUTURE NOW, OK?

IT AIN'T ABOUT THE PAST

BECAUSE IT'S ALL HAPPENING.

IT'S ALL HAPPENING.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING.

- YO, GOVERNOR.
- ANYTHING?

NO, MAN. WHY THE
FUCK ISN'T QUEEN DOPE



ANNOUNCING THIS YET?

BECAUSE EVERYONE'S
STILL ASLEEP, FOOL.

AHH.

HEY, MAN. NO. DON'T
SWEAT IT, BRO.

CUT OFF THE HEAD, EVERYONE
ELSE GONNA FOLLOW.

YO. THERE HE IS,
THE MAN OF THE HOUR!

HEY. Y'ALL WOULDN'T
BELIEVE THE PRICE

THAT CHINATOWN PUT
ON THIS DUDE'S HEAD.

HE MUST HAVE DONE
SOMETHING RIGHT.

HA HA HA!

I CAN'T IMAGINE
IT'S ANYWHERE NEAR

WHAT THEY'D PAY FOR YOU.

JESUS. EVEN NOW, HUH?

HEY. YO, PARCO, MAN.

CAN YOU SLAP SOME FUCKING
JOY INTO THIS GUY?

CAN WE TALK SOMEWHERE QUIET?

LET'S TALK RIGHT HERE.

HOW YOU HOLDING UP, HMM?

I'M PROUD OF YOU. YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU'RE IN BED WITH THE U.S.?

WHICH ONE OF YOU AM
I HERE TO SPEAK WITH?

LET'S WALK.

SO SHE TOLD YOU?

WERE YOU EVER PLANNING
ON TELLING ME?

SHE'S IN YOUR HEAD, BRO.

COME ON. WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS. GET SMART.

GET SMART. I'll GET
FUCKING SMART WITH YOU.

TELL ME WHY THE FUCK
CESAR KNOWS MORE THAN ME!

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS RIGHT HERE,

FOR YOU TO GET MAD,
TO WANT CONTROL.

DEMAND STATUS.

IT'S AMAZING HOW A STEADY
SUPPLY OF TOILET PAPER

CAN TURN A MAN INTO A GOD.

AND IN RETURN WHAT?

HE LET YOU USE CHINATOWN
AS A WEAPONS DEPOT

WITH A READY MILITIA?

OUR DEAL WITH WILSON
IS IRRELEVANT NOW.

HE WASN'T UNDER ANY OF
THE ILLUSIONS HE PREACHED.

HE KNEW THAT ONE
DAY WAR WOULD RESUME

AND ON THAT DAY HE'D HAVE
SAFE PASSAGE OFF THE ISLAND.

WHY DID YOU CALL ME?

I NEED SAFE PASSAGE.

- FOR YOU?
- AND MY SON.

LOOK. COME HERE.

YOU WANT TRUST?

ONLY I HAVE THE OTHER KEY.

IT GOES TO A VAN PARKED
IN OUR GARAGE FILLED

WITH... A LOT OF VALUE.

GO SEE FOR YOURSELF.

I'MMA BE THERE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON

ONCE EVERYTHING HERE IS
SETTLED AND I'M PROCLAIMED.

COME BY. I'M GONNA
LAY IT OUT FOR YOU.

I NEED TWO EXITS.

THAT'S SURPRISING.

GIVEN ALL I'VE HEARD
FROM ZEE ON THE RADIO

AND SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE,

YOU'RE READY TO JUST LEAVE?

IT'S NOT YOUR CONCERN.

IT IS IF YOU CAN'T
DELIVER CHINATOWN,

AND I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN.

LOOK. IN A FEW DAYS,

THIS CREW RIGHT HERE...

BELONGS TO YOU.

WELCOME TO THE SHIT, SOLDIER.

IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING,

YOU KNOW THAT WILSON
WAS NOTHING MORE

THAN A MIDDLE MAN
IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

I CAN GIVE YOU A
DIRECT LINE TO SUSIE.

YOU'RE PLAYING FOR A
FOOTHOLD IN THE DMZ.

I'M OFFERING YOU REAL INFLUENCE.

HE'LL COME AROUND, MAN.

YEAH.

HOW CAN YOU KNOW
SHE'LL BE AMENABLE?

HER SON WAS JUST
THROWN OUT OF A WINDOW

BY THE MAN STEALING
HIS LANDSLIDE.

SHE'LL BE AMENABLE.

I'll GIVE YOU TILL THE VOTE
IS COUNTED... SUNDOWN TONIGHT.

BRING ME SUSIE IN PERSON,
YOU'LL GET YOUR EXITS.

HOW CAN I TRUST YOU?

DOESN'T SEEM YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

UNH! FUCK.

I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW ME?
- I DON'T.

I JUST...

I KNOW WHAT I SAW LAST
NIGHT, THE CONNECTION.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT MY SON.

I SAW THE WAY HE LOOKED AT YOU.

I NEED YOU TO KNOW
THAT YOUR SON IS GONE.

SKEL WILL NEVER
LEAVE THIS PLACE.

HE'S... STUCK HERE.

WE ALL ARE.

NO. HE'S IN THERE.

I SAW HIM...

LAST NIGHT WHEN
HE LOOKED AT YOU.

WHAT YOU SAW WAS
SHAME AND BETRAYAL.

AND GUILT...

AND HURT...

AND...

LOVE.

CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT,

BUT THAT WAS THE FIRST MOMENT

I SAW MY SON'S EYES,

AND I CAN SEE IN YOUR EYES
THAT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

SO, NO... I'M NOT
GIVING UP ON HIM.

NOT YET.

I NEED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

I HAVE TO SPEAK WITH SUSIE.

NO ONE IS SPEAKING TO SUSIE.

NOT TODAY,

BUT IF YOU WANT TO
GET THROUGH TO HER,

I KNOW HOW TO REACH HER.

THIS WAY.

WHAT IS THIS?

AND ALWAYS KEEP IT DOPE.

AND ALWAYS KEEP IT DOPE.

- YOU'RE...
- WELCOME TO RADIO DMZ.

HUH.

LAST NIGHT...

I REALIZED I'M SURROUNDED
BY MONSTERS HERE,

BUT YOU'RE DIFFERENT, AND
I'M ROYALTY IN CHINATOWN,

AND SUSIE, SHE CALLS THE SHOTS.

I CAN GIVE YOU THEIR VOTES.

CHINATOWN LEANS YOUR WAY, OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS WILL FOLLOW.

I DIDN'T MEAN I'D
RUN AGAINST HIM.

IF YOU WANT TO CRUSH PARCO,

THIS IS HOW.

THE PEOPLE HERE JUST NEED
SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO.

THEY'LL LISTEN TO YOU.

I CAN'T.

- WHY NOT?
- BECAUSE I'M NOT STAYING.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE HERE,

WHAT YOU HAVE TO
SAY MATTERS TO US.

IF NOTHING ELSE, ZEE OWES
US A REASON TO BELIEVE

IN THE PROCESS.

PARCO CANNOT WIN.

THE ENTIRE DMZ IS WAITING
FOR ME BY THEIR RADIOS.

VOTING STARTS AT 10:00.

TELL THEM THEY
STILL HAVE A CHOICE.

HEH.

HEH HEH HEH.

WAKEY, WAKEY, DMZ.

THE SUN'S RISING
ON ELECTION DAY.

YO. HERE WE GO. IT'S
ON! TURN THAT SHIT UP!

AFTER CERTAIN EVENTS LAST NIGHT,

YOU MIGHT BE THINKING
THIS ELECTION'S OVER.

THERE'S ONLY ONE CANDIDATE LEFT.

IF YOU'RE ONE OF THESE
FOLKS, LISTEN UP.

AHEM.

HELLO. THIS IS ZEE.

WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO THE DMZ,

I MET A HUNTER, WHO
HELPED ME FIND MY WAY,

AND THE THING I REMEMBERED
ABOUT HIM WAS HIS HANDS,

THE CRACKS, THE STUBBORNNESS.

AFTER THAT, I STARTED TO
NOTICE PEOPLE'S HANDS HERE.

NOW I'D LIKE YOU
TO TAKE A MOMENT

AND LOOK AT YOUR HANDS,

AT THE LINES AND CALLUSES
THAT DIDN'T USED TO BE THERE.

THINK OF THE WOUNDS
THEY'VE ENDURED,

HOW THEY'VE PRESSED ON WHAT
THEY'VE CREATED, BUILT.

YOUR HANDS HONOR RITUAL.

THEY BEAR THE
MARKINGS OF COMMUNITY.

YOUR HANDS ARE THE
MAKERS OF THIS WORLD,

AND THEY'VE BUILT A
MOVEMENT THAT HAS BROUGHT US

TO THIS SPECIAL DAY,

YOUR ELECTION.

SOME OF US HAVE USED OUR HANDS

TO TEAR ONE ANOTHER DOWN,

TO SOW LIES AND INCITE FEAR.

I AM SAD, SHOCKED, AND
TERRIFIED TO CONFIRM

THAT WILSON HAS DIED

AND THE HANDS THAT KILLED
HIM BELONG TO PARCO DELGADO.

AND HE DID IT SO THAT HE
COULD STEAL THIS ELECTION,

STEAL YOUR CHOICE, YOUR VOICE.

HE WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE
THAT THIS VOTE IS OVER,

THAT HE'S ALREADY WON,

SO I'M ANNOUNCING NOW THAT YOU
STILL HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE.

I WILL CHALLENGE PARCO
IN TODAY'S ELECTION.

A FEW DAYS AGO, I TOLD
YOU A VOTE FOR ZEE

WAS A VOTE FOR WILSON.

NOW A VOTE IN WILSON'S
BOX IS A VOTE FOR ZEE,

SO CAST YOUR VOTE.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD.

TOGETHER, WE ARE ALL MORE
POWERFUL THAN ANY ONE MAN,

MORE THAN ANY ONE DREAM.

I AM ASKING YOU TO HELP ME
BUILD SOMETHING NEW HERE.

WHAT ARE WE IF WE DON'T
BELIEVE IN OUR OWN VOICE,

IF WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT
WE CAN SERVE ONE ANOTHER?

WE'RE JUST ANIMALS KILLING
EACH OTHER IS WHAT.

SO BE BRAVE WITH ME

AND KNOW THAT THIS ELECTION
WILL REFLECT YOUR CHOICE,

AND WHEN YOU SEE PARCO AND
WILSON AT THE VOTING BOOTH

AND YOU THINK THAT
YOUR HANDS ARE TIED,

KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ZEE.

A VOTE FOR ZEE IS A
VOTE FOR YOUR VOICE,

A VOTE FOR THE
WORK OF YOUR HANDS

AND THE FUTURE OF...

DAMN! THOUGHT SHE
WOULD NEVER SHUT UP.

I MEAN, SO WHAT? SHE
GETS 10 OR 20 DINGDONGS

TO VOTE FOR HER?

DOESN'T CHANGE A THING
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HERE

KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR
THEM, AM I RIGHT?

YEAH!

- I SAID, "AM I RIGHT?"
- YEAH!

NOW PLAY THE FUCKING MUSIC
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT... WE WON!

I SHOULD HAVE
FUCKING KILLED HER.

ASSUME SHE'S GOT
CHINATOWN, THE 2-4.

OONA, I WANT OUR CREWS
AT ALL 5 VOTING SPOTS

BLASTING OUT WORD THAT I WON,

AND CALL OUR FRIENDS
ACROSS THE RIVER.

IT ALL GOES DOWN TODAY.

OUR PLAN AIN'T AIRTIGHT YET.

FIGURE IT OUT.

PARCO, THIS IS YOUR
MAIN PROMISE TO PEOPLE.

WE NEED TO AFFIRM
OUR SUPPORT FIRST.

THIS AIN'T NO GAME. WE
PLAY THIS SHIT WRONG,

WE SET OFF WAR.

MOTHERFUCKER, I HAVE THE
WORD OF THE ARMY GENERAL

OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE WORD? THAT'S A
GODDAMN HANDSHAKE.

BACKED BY MONEY AND
MILITARY SUPPORT,

AND IT'S ALL WAITING FOR ME ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS DEAL.

WHAT, YOU GOING SOFT ON ME NOW?

I'M RIGHT HERE. I'M ALL-IN.

I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN ALL-IN, MAN,

SINCE WE WERE FUCKING KIDS!

BUT YOU... YOU'RE GETTING
CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT, MY MAN.

YOU'RE GETTING CAUGHT
UP. YOU CAN'T RUSH THIS.

YOU'RE SMARTER THAN THAT.

LOOK. I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

BRO, LISTEN TO ME. WE STOP
UP THE FSA's ENTRANCE.

TO THE ISLAND, AND
THE U.S. OFFICIALLY

RECOGNIZES OUR NEW GOVERNMENT
HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD.

I'M PUTTING SHIT INTO MOTION.

KEEP THE FUCK UP.

"KEEP THE FUCK UP."
I'M LISTENING, FUCKER.

I'll WORK THE LES VOTING PLACE.

GET SUSIE. GET HER OUT THERE.

VOTE FOR ZEE! VOTE
FOR ZEE, EVERYONE!

VOTE FOR ZEE!

ZEE DMZ!

VOTE FOR ZEE! VOTE FOR ZEE!

VOTE FOR ZEE!

VOTE FOR ZEE!

YO. YOU GONNA STOP
THAT SHIT OR WHAT?

VOTE FOR ZEE, EVERYONE!

VOTE FOR... OH, SHIT!

AND BRING THEM TO ME.

GET BACK HERE, LITTLE SHIT!

YOU FUCKING STUPID THROWING
YOUR SHIT AROUND THIS TURF?

YOU'RE GONNA GET WHAT'S COMING!

HEY! OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!

HERE!

YOU LITTLE FUCK!

HERE. CHECK THIS OUT.

HA HA!

WHOO! VOTE FOR ZEE!

HA HA HA!

SHIT!

JESUS.

- THIS IS OUR CITY!
- PARCO!

THIS CITY BELONGS TO PARCO, MAN!

YOU ALREADY GOT A LEADER!

- THANK YOU.
- NO.

THANK YOU FOR VOTING.

JUST HAD TO CONVINCE A GUY
HE WASN'T GONNA GET HURT

FOR VOTING.

WELL, THAT'S NOT HELPING.

YEAH, I KNOW.

CAN I OFFER MY CONDOLENCES?

I HEARD YOUR BROADCAST,

AND I SPOKE WITH TENNY.

WHAT DO YOU NEED, ALMA?

IT'S ABOUT MY SON.

A LEADER MUST DISCERN
WHAT SHE MUST CONTROL

AND WHAT SHE MUST
CEDE TO HER PEOPLE.

- I'M SORRY.
- I SAW WHAT HE DID.

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NOW.

I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO INTERVENE.

I'M JUST ASKING YOU
TO FORM A RELATIONSHIP

WITH WILSON'S
FRIENDS IN THE WEST

TO HELP MY SON LEAVE THIS PLACE.

THE FSA HAS BEEN
AFTER ME FOR YEARS.

SOMETHING'S OFF.

THIS ISN'T A SETUP IF
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

NOT WITH THEM. WITH YOU.

YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT
STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

YOU HAVE MY BLOCK. I SEE
THE DAUGHTERS OF LILITH.

THAT'S NEARLY ENOUGH TO WIN,

TO CUT THE ROT OUT OF YOUR BOY,

BUT THE QUESTION
REMAINS WHAT WILL YOU DO

WITH THESE ORPHANS
THAT CALL THE DMZ HOME?

I'M JUST ASKING YOU
TO COME AT SUNSET.

JUST HELP CEMENT MY BOY'S EXIT.

LOOK UP THERE! IT'S A DRONE!

- DRONE!
- OH, HELL, NO!

ALMA, THEY'RE
PUSHING IN, THE U.S.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM THIS CLOSE.

THEY'RE RIGHT AT THE
MANHATTAN BRIDGE.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO FIND OUT.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

I THINK I FOUND OUR SOLUTION
TO STOPPING THE FSA.

I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO ODI.

HE'S A CLOSE FRIEND OF ALMA'S.

- WHO?
- ZEE'S.

WHAT ABOUT ME, HUH?

I'M STANDING RIGHT
FUCKING HERE, BITCH!

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

DON'T THINK I GIVE A SHIT.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

NICO.

WELL, IT'S NICE
TO MEET YOU, NICO.

MY COLLEAGUES SCARED THE
SHIT OUT OF YOU I'M SURE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SO LISTEN. I'M GONNA HAVE
YOU DROPPED OFF AT HOME

OR WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO

WITH A LITTLE SOMETHING
FOR YOUR TROUBLES.

HOW DOES THAT SOUND?

THE FUCK AM I
GONNA DO WITH CASH?

USE IT TO START A
FIRE FOR ALL I CARE,

BUT IT'S TIME TO GO, KID.

YOU GOOD?

I'll WAIT FOR YOU
AT THE VOTING PLACE.

BY THE CLINIC.

YOU... STAY.

GO AHEAD AND TAKE A SEAT, KID.

GO ON. SIT DOWN.

SO YOU'RE A FRIEND
OF ZEE'S, HUH?

- ME, TOO.
- SHE HATES YOU.

NAW. SHE DON'T HATE ME.

SHE'S JUST RUNNING AGAINST ME.

LOOK. WE'VE BEEN
FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME,

WHICH IS WHY I'M
THANKFUL THAT YOU AND ME

HAVE CROSSED PATHS.

- I'M NOT STUPID, MAN.
- AND I CAN SEE THAT,

SO I'M JUST GONNA HIT
YOU WITH THE TRUTH.

IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S
GONNA WIN THIS ELECTION.

I KNEW IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M...
I'M ALL RIGHT WITH THAT,

BUT I KNOW SOMETHING
THAT SHE DOESN'T.

SEE, IF SHE WINS, THERE
ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE

WHO ARE GONNA TRY TO HURT HER,

MAYBE EVEN KILL HER.

- THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT!
- NAW.

I DON'T WANT ALMA TO GET HURT.

I DON'T ANYONE GETTING HURT.

WE ALL BELONG TO THE
DMZ, FRIEND AND FOE.

THIS IS... THIS RIGHT
HERE IS ABOUT PROTECTING

OUR OWN, YOU KNOW?

WHO WANTS TO HURT HER?

FSA SOLDIERS, AND I
KNOW HOW TO STOP THEM,

BUT... I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.

HEY. YOU HEAR ME?

IT'S DANGEROUS, BUT I
KNOW YOU'RE GOOD FOR IT.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

WELL, I'M GONNA
TELL YOU STRAIGHT

BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE
MAN ENOUGH TO TAKE IT.

YOU GOT TO CARRY A BOMB TO
THE ENTRANCE OF THE FSA,

STOP THEM BEFORE THEY CAN
EVER COME AT HER OR ANY OF US,

BLOCK THEM BEFORE THEY CAN
ENTER ONTO THIS ISLAND.

THEY SEE ME, THEY'LL
FIRE, BUT YOU...

THEY WON'T EVEN
GIVE IT A THOUGHT.

WE ARE AT WAR, GENTLEMEN!

WE ARE SOLDIERS,

AND WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT,

WE MUST BE EXTRAORDINARY.

THAT'S OUR BURDEN TO CARRY.

THAT'S OUR DUTY.

WE DO NOT GET... A CHOICE.

LET'S GO.

HEY. SHOW ME YOU
DESERVE THOSE STRIPES.

YES, SIR.

I'M OUT ON THIS.
JOAQUIN'LL SUB IN.

- WHERE YOU GOING?
- HOME.

PARCO!

PARCO!

PARCO!

HATE THIS BITCH.

PARCO!

PARCO!

PARCO!

PARCO!

WHERE IS HE? I NEED
TO SPEAK TO HIM NOW!

YOU KNOW HE'S GONNA
KILL YOU, RIGHT?

IF HE GETS HIS WAY, HE'S
GONNA GET US ALL KILLED.

WHERE IS HE?

SHE RUN HER MOUTH OFF ABOUT ME?

ABOUT HOW YOU'RE A
TOY FOR THE U.S.? NO.

I DIDN'T WANT TO
RISK ENFLAMING ANYONE

CONSIDERING THEY'VE
GOT DRONES OVERHEAD

AND THEY'RE ALREADY
MOUNTED ON THE BRIDGES.

WHATEVER IT IS THAT
YOU ARE GIVING THEM,

PLEASE CALL IT OFF.

PARCO, THE PEOPLE ARE SCARED.

NAH. THEY JUST GOT TO GET
USED TO LETTING ME IN,

ALLOWING ME TO PROTECT
THEM, AND YOU... YOU JUST

KEEP GETTING IN THE WAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I
WAS THINKING ABOUT?

ABOUT WHEN YOU GOT
BACK FROM AFGHANISTAN,

AND YOU WERE SO DISILLUSIONED.

YOU SAID YOU FELT USED,

THAT YOU'D BEEN THROWN
OUT THERE TO SECURE LAND

AND GET SHOT AT, AND FOR WHAT?

WHAT WERE YOUR WORDS?
DO YOU REMEMBER?

BECAUSE I DO.

YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT,

I TOLD YOU MY TRUTH.

YOU SAID YOU FELT
LIKE YOU AND YOUR MEN

HAD RISKED YOUR LIVES
BLINDLY FOLLOWING ORDERS

SO THAT WAR CRIMINALS AT THE
TOP COULD GIVE EACH OTHER MEDALS

AND FATTER PAYCHECKS,

AND NOW AFTER ALL
THE EMPTY BULLSHIT

YOU'VE BUILT YOURSELF INTO,

YOU ARE DOLING IT OUT.

PARCO, IF YOU WOULD
JUST TAKE A BREATH,

YOU WOULD SEE THAT YOU'VE BECOME
EVERYTHING THAT YOU HATED,

AND WORSE, YOU ARE
DOING IT TO OUR SON!

YOU'RE RAISING HIM TO
BE EXACTLY LIKE YOU,

ANOTHER GRUNT

JUST GETTING USED BY THE
WAR CRIMINALS IN POWER.

KILL ME, AND YOU
KNOW YOU LOSE SKEL.

ODI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HIM?

YOU KEEP YOUR HANDS
CLEAN, BROTHER.

JUST YOU AND ME, HUH?

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THE
FIRST TIME YOU ROLLED

INTO THESE YARD
WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

YOU WERE WHAT, 15?

COCKY AS HELL.

AND PARCO SAW YOU,
AND HE WENT SIDEWAYS,

BUT ME...

I REMEMBER THINKING YOU
LOOKED LIKE THE KIND OF PERSON

THAT RUINS OTHER PEOPLE.

I HAD AN INSTINCT ABOUT...

AAH!

WHAT IS HE DOING WITH THAT BOY?

I'll EXPLAIN IN
THE CAR. COME ON.

ALL RIGHT. LISTEN.

OK. JUST DOWN THAT WAY,

I NEED YOU TO PUT THESE
BACKPACKS AT THE WALL

BY THE RED LINE.

THAT'S THE ENTRANCE TO THE FSA.

THEY GOT SENTRIES.

THAT'S HIS DEAL WITH THE U.S...

BOMB THE FSA's
ACCESS INTO THE DMZ.

IN EXCHANGE FOR THE THRONE.

YEAH, AND HE GETS RID OF THEM
LIKE HE PROMISED EVERYONE.

YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA
SWEAT A LITTLE KID?

MAN, THEY AIN'T GONNA SHOOT YOU.

HEY. YOU WANT ZEE'S BLOOD
ON YOUR HANDS? HUH? DO YOU?

NOW JUST LEAVE THOSE PACKS AT
THE WALL AND COME BACK HERE

AND MEET ME UP TOP.

OH, MY GOD.

PARCO'S GIVING THE U.S.
THE GREEN LIGHT TO INVADE.

THEY CAN'T. THE CEASEFIRE.

NO. DON'T YOU SEE? HE'S
ABOUT TO END IT FOR THEM.

IF HE PROVOKES THE
FSA TO FIRE BACK,

THEN THIS WHOLE PLACE
BECOMES A WAR ZONE AGAIN.

THE U.S. IS READY TO INVADE.

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO SERVE
THE GREATER GOOD, SOLDIER.

DON'T GET WEAK ON ME NOW.

ATTABOY.

MAN UP, KID.

I THOUGHT IT'D BE HEAVIER.

THERE! THERE!

GO! GO, GO, GO!

ODI! OK. LISTEN TO ME.

PUT DOWN YOUR BACKPACK
SLOWLY AND RUN.

- FUCK THAT!
- BUT YOU'RE IN DANGER!

NO. YOU'RE IN DANGER.

PLEASE PLACE YOUR BAG ON
THE GROUND, OK, AND RUN.

ON YOUR WORD, PARCO.

THEY'RE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH!

BESIDES, I'M NOT
FUCKING KILLING KIDS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

NO. LISTEN TO ME. PUT
THE BACKPACK DOWN NOW

AND RUN!

FUCK!

FUCK IT. DO IT.

UNH!

UNH! ERR!

FUCK!

AHH! UNH!

AAH!

YOU JUST COULDN'T
KEEP AWAY, COULD YOU?

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED?

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET!

PARCO, STOP!

THE U.S. IS LYING TO YOU!

THEY JUST WANT AN
EXCUSE TO REINVADE,

AND YOU'RE ABOUT
TO GIVE IT TO THEM!

YOU GET THE FSA TO RETALIATE,

BREAK THE CEASEFIRE,

THEN THE U.S. INVADES.

THAT'S HOW THIS
GOES DOWN, PARCO.

YOU ARE ABOUT TO
REIGNITE ALL-OUT WAR!

WAKE UP, ZEE! THE
WAR NEVER ENDED!

COME ON!

SKEL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHERE'S CESAR?

GODDAMN. YOU RAT,
FUCKING TRAITOR.

YOU LET THIS WOMAN CRAWL
UP INSIDE YOUR HEAD

AND MAKE YOU SOFT,

MAKE YOU TURN AGAINST
YOUR OWN CREW?

YOU BETTER GET OUT OF MY
MOTHERFUCKING WAY NOW!

DAD.

THAT'S A GODDAMN ORDER, SOLDIER!

DAD, JUST STOP.

DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE?

SPANISH HARLEM KING!

YOU DON'T OWE HER
A GODDAMN THING!

DAD.

I'M NOT GONNA TELL
YOU AGAIN, BOY!

GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY...

NOW!

UNH!

UGH!

OH, THAT'S HOW IT'S GONNA BE?

YOU WANT THE CROWN, BOY?

YOU BETTER COME AND TAKE IT.

OHH.

HEY, BOY. DON'T
WALK AWAY FROM ME.

AGH!

UNH!

ERR!

- GAH!
- AGH!

RAAH!

THE ONLY WAY TO GROW
IS TO KILL YOUR GODS.

GOOD FOR YOU, KID.

GO AHEAD.

I'M READY.

VOTING'S CLOSING IN
5 MINUTES, 5 MINUTES.

YO! I WAS SO FUCKING WORRIED!

WE BETTER HURRY.

ODI PEERLIS. I'M 12.

HOME ADDRESS.

THE CLINIC BY TOMPKINS SQUARE.

OK. HERE'S YOUR VOTING RING.

NEXT.

THERE YOU GO.

NEXT.

GRANDFATHER: COME
A LONG WAY, ODI.

- I'M OK NOW.
- I KNOW YOU ARE,

STANDING UP ON
YOUR OWN TWO FEET.

YOU DON'T NEED ME ANYMORE, ODI.

IT'LL GET HARD AGAIN,
BUT WHEN IT DOES,

I'll BE RIGHT HERE ALWAYS.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT.

I DESERVE WHAT I GOT COMING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DESERVE,

BUT WHAT WE NEED
IS A SECOND CHANCE.

LET ME HELP YOU.

YOU DON'T WANT ME.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

NAW.

TRUST ME.

YOU DON'T WANT ANY PART OF ME.

I KNOW YOU CAME HERE FOR ME,

AND THANK YOU...

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

GET UP.

WALK.

TURN YOURSELF IN TO THE U.S.

I SAID WALK.

MAYBE YOUR FRIENDS
WILL GIVE YOU ASYLUM.

SON...

THIS IS THE ONLY
PLACE I EVER KNOWN.

DON'T SEND ME OVER THERE.

OVER THERE IS ALL YOU GOT LEFT.

LEAVE THE BOOTS.

LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS!

TURN AROUND!

DOWN ON YOUR KNEES!

I SAID DOWN ON YOUR KNEES!

HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!
INTERLACE YOUR FINGERS.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR ATTEMPTING

UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

DO NOT RESIST...

ON YOUR FEET.

I WORKED OUT AN EXIT
THROUGH THE FSA.

WILSON HAD TIES WITH THEIR CAMP.

WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTION?

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN
ABOUT THE ELECTION.

THIS IS ABOUT YOU.

YOU ARE WHY I CAME.

YOU CAN RECLAIM YOUR NAME,

LEAVE ALL THIS, THE KINGS.

I DON'T DESERVE THIS.

YOU CAN'T UNDO WHAT YOU'VE DONE

JUST LIKE I CAN'T...

CHANGE EVERYTHING I
MISSED AND DID WRONG.

I WISH I COULD.

YOU ARE MY SON, AND I
WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,

SO OF COURSE I WANT
YOU DAMAGED AND ALL,

BUT YOU DON'T BELONG TO ME.

YOU DON'T BELONG TO ANYONE.

YOU ARE YOUR OWN MAN,

AND YOU HAVE A CHANCE
TO START OVER...

ON YOUR TERMS.

OUR EXIT'S A PHONE CALL AWAY,

BUT I'll ONLY MAKE THAT CALL...

IF YOU DECIDE THAT
THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT.

SO THIS IS YOUR BOY.

YOU HAVE A GOOD
MOM, YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME.

YOU'RE NOT COMING?

I CAME HERE LOOKING FOR YOU...

AND I FOUND MY CALLING.

IT'S HERE...

AND I HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.

THERE'S SO MUCH THAT I
WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU.

BUT I LOST THAT TIME,

AND I CAN'T UNDO THE PAST,

BUT I CAN TRY TO REPAIR THE
BROKEN PARTS FOR THE FUTURE.

I CAME HERE TO SAVE YOU...

AND THIS IS HOW.

YOU HAVE SO MUCH LIFE TO LIVE,

SO MUCH ART TO CREATE,

SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE.

WE'LL FIND EACH OTHER AGAIN.

EYES FORWARD, LOVE.

MICHAEL KIWANUKA:

TENNY LEFT THIS FOR YOU.

SHE ASKED THAT YOU OPEN
IT WHEN YOU'RE ALONE.

LET ME HELP.

THANK YOU.

IS PARCO COMING FOR ME NOW?

NO. HEY. HE'S GONE.

HE'S NOT COMING
FOR ANYONE ANYMORE.

I'M HERE. I'VE GOT YOU, ODI.

I'M HOME.

ME, TOO.

WHAT?

SEE, A FRIEND GAVE
ME AN ENVELOPE,

TOLD ME I HAD TO GIVE IT TO
A WORTHY PERSON TONIGHT...

SOMEONE WHO WOULD PROMISE
TO TAKE WHAT IT SAYS

VERY SERIOUSLY.

WHAT'S IN IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU WANT IT?

SURE.

IT SAYS I GOT TO GO RIGHT NOW.

OK. HEY. NO MATTER WHAT IT IS,

IT'S YOUR SECRET.

MY DMZ, THIS WILL BE
MY LAST BROADCAST.

I'VE HANDED THE REINS
TO A WORTHY VOICE,

WHO WILL CARRY ON THIS
DOPEST OF LEGACIES,

BUT NOW I COME TO YOU
WITH MORE PRESSING NEWS.

YOU HAVE ELECTED AS
YOUR FIRST EVER GOVERNOR

OF THE DMZ ZEE ORTEGA

WITH A FINAL TALLY
OF 120,329 TO 91,184.

8 YEARS AGO TODAY...

I LOST MY SON

MY SEARCH FOR HIM
LED ME BACK HERE...

BUT INSTEAD OF
FINDING THAT BOY...

I FOUND ALL OF YOU
BRAVE, DISPLACED PEOPLE.

SOME OF YOU HAD
CHOSEN TO STAY HERE.

SOME OF YOU HAD
BEEN LEFT BEHIND.

ALL OF YOU SURVIVED...

- YEAH!
- THAT'S RIGHT!

AND NOW YOU'VE VOTED
AS CITIZENS OF THE DMZ.

SO TODAY, I INVITE YOU ALL
TO A NEW TABLE, OUR TABLE,

ONE THAT ENSURES A FAIR
ALLOTMENT OF RESOURCES,

EASY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE,

AND OPEN DIALOGUE AND DIPLOMACY.

NOW I'M NOT GOING TO BE...

ROLL CALLING ANY CREWS,

BUT I AM CALLING UPON ALL OF YOU

TO JOIN ME IN LEADING THIS LAND,

TO EMPOWER EACH OTHER,

TO TURN THE MEMORY
OF THE LAST 8 YEARS

INTO THE GUIDING
HOPE OF WHAT WE...

TOGETHER... WILL BUILD HERE.

LOOK! THEY'RE LEAVING!

THE DMZ...

IS NOT EITHER OF TWO
AMERICAS, NOT ANYMORE,

BUT IT IS OUR HOME...

AND IT IS OUR FUTURE.

LOVE YOU, ZEE!

NOW...

WE BEGIN.

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