Defiance (2013–2015): Season 2, Episode 13 - I Almost Prayed - full transcript

NOLAN:
Previously on Defiance...

Christie.
Mom?

Look at you.

Quentin says you're okay
these days. Is that true?

Never been better.

So I was possessed by what?
A machine?

Kaziri. It's an ancient
spaceship buried
under Old Saint Louis.

An artificial intelligence
pretending to be a god.

You know it wants to
destroy the world,
right?

Irzu wants to terraform
the planet

and start fresh
with its chosen few.



Mordecai.
Traveling solicitor
for the Irathient tribe.

Irisa showed us
a picture of him.

She told us to
kill him any time
we saw him.

She sounded scared.

Irisa would only be
scared of him if she knew
he could stop her.

BERLIN: Nolan!
(STRAINING)

What happened?
How, Nolan?

Did Irisa kill Tommy?

Yes.

The Kaziri's been activated.

It has to be Irisa.
Both keys are
inside of her.

So you're saying in some
past life, you and Irisa
removed the keys to this ship.

Past lives, maybe our
ancestors, I don't really
understand it.

All I know is they
scuttled the Kaziri
and saved humanity.



(SIGHS) Stupid bags.

This is crazy.
Here. Let me help.

Hey, what are
you doing?
(GRUNTS)

What was that for?

A savior ought to
travel light.

I never claimed
to be a savior.

These... Ow! These visions,
they could be fantasies.

I don't think so.
That ship that's controlling
Irisa is scared of you,

which means you are a threat.

How could I be a
threat to a big,
scary spaceship?

All right. Having both
the keys inside Irisa
reactivated the Kaziri.

We need to separate the keys.

Separate. Separate how?

Same way your
ancestor did.
By putting one inside me?

No way!
Ah!

I'm gonna break this down
for you. You can come
with me willingly

or you can come strapped to
the hood of my roller.

Either way, you're gonna
help me stop my daughter.

Stop her? I thought we
were trying to help her.
Stop her from doing what?

(SCREECHING)

(ANIMALS ROARING)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey, you want this?
Come get it. Here. Here.

(CHUCKLES)

Andina, right?

Yes, Favi Datak.
Welcome home.

Where is my wife?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

She is entertaining
Favi Christie's mother.

If you think I'm gonna
let some snooty shanje
stick insect

raise my family,
you are crazy.

You gave up any claim to
parenting when you
left Defiance.

Is there a problem?

Datak. Welcome home,
my love.

You remember Pilar,
Rafe's wife.

I do. She was
something of a junkie
for the mood stabilizers

I would procure for
her back in the old days.

That was a long time ago.
I'm much better now.

Good. I would hate
to return after
a long absence

to find you insulting
my wife in our own home.

It might lead me to
extreme actions.

No offense was taken,
my love.

Pilar was merely asking
if we might allow
Alak and Christie

to live under her roof
for a while.

I'm afraid my answer
disappointed her.

Well, that is a shame.

Well, while I've been gone,
you two have carved out

quite the niche
for yourselves.

I've asked around.

You know, some people
find you scary.
Hmm.

I don't,
of course.

I think you're
a carnival act.

Funny, little
white-faced clowns.

I remember when Datak
used to do card tricks
for Old Earth dollars.

You, Stahma, you were
a housemaid.

Do you remember that one
time when our regular
maid was sick?

And you came over and
cleaned my toilets?

You had a gift.

As you say, that was
a long time ago.

Now your beautiful home
belongs to the
Earth Republic,

your wealthy husband
is in prison, and your
daughter's love is mine.

Nothing remains for you here.
Take your unfortunate son
and leave our town.

Mmm.
I won't warn you twice.

You know,
she blew my husband.

Just thought
you should know.

She's lying,
of course.

Of course.

Welcome home,
hanizu.

Hmm.

E-Rep's a bit jumpy today.
New York's been radio
silent all morning.

They're saying it's
probably just the
defective relay station,

but it's got the
E-Rats spooked.

Animals.

PILAR: Have you two really
considered the future?

In what way?

PILAR: Defiance
used to be
a free city.

Now it's a satellite
of the Earth Republic.

Dad says
that's temporary.

Dad's in E-Rep jail.

Quentin, don't talk with
your mouth full.

No matter what the
propaganda says,

the E-Rep has always been
about human primacy.

Mixed species children
are treated like
second-class citizens.

The Votanis Collective
isn't any better.

There are seven races
of Votans.

They have been forced to
deal with one another for
thousands of years.

The Votans understand the
value of assimilation.

I could show you.
Show us what?

There's a
harmony collective.

South of here,
maybe 300 clicks
past Cedars.

Humans and Votans
living side by side.

It's everything
that Defiance was
supposed to be.

Plenty of mixed-species
children, so the baby
won't feel like an outcast.

Why have I never heard
of this place?

It's also a
research facility.

Some of the tech they use
there is classified.

For example,
they breed horses there.

Horses? Seriously?

That's impossible.
All the horses died
in the plagues.

Indogene technology
brought them back.

Six weeks ago,
I rode a palomino mare.

Gorgeous. Indescribable.

Do you wanna ride her?

I would love to
ride a horse,

but, um, I don't want to
give you the wrong idea.

Our home is here.

Well, just for an overnight.
A visit.

And if you like it there,
then we can talk about
staying longer term.

You expect us to, what,
just abandon my mother?

No. I'm sure we could
work something out.

And I assume your dad will
wanna come, too, since
he's moved back in.

He...

Oh, maybe your mother
wanted to surprise you.

Excuse me.

Could you excuse us
please?

Sure, honey.
I'll get the check.

There is no commune, is there?
You made that whole thing up.

Pay the bill, genius.

(DOOR OPENS)

Mmm.

Why is he here?

Your father and I have
decided to move forward.
Together.

Mmm-hmm.

As a family.
After everything
he's done?

All my misdeeds
are behind us,
hanya tavo.

I'm not your hanya tavo.

Let us look to the future.

One that would be
incomplete without
the family together.

Our family? You mean the
one you scarred and tried
to drown?

Are you aware of how much pain
you've caused?

Well, it's not like I
dropped a whore from the
top of the Gateway Arch,

now is it?

You will never know my child.

Never.

Christie.

I'm sorry.

That was... Thank you
for that. Just...
I appreciate it.

Father of the year.

Could you make this
any more difficult?

I meant it as a joke.
I... I thought it was funny.

You okay, boss?

New York's gone dark.
The relay posts are
receiving dead air.

There's no chatter
of any kind.

We're hoping
it's a technical glitch.

What's this for?

Berlin.

What is it?
What's wrong?

Tommy's dead.

What? How?

Irisa. She killed him.

She wouldn't.
(SCOFFS)

Nolan says it's
not her fault that she's
not acting like herself,

but, see, I don't believe
that because Tommy knew
that she was dangerous.

And he didn't want her
anywhere near me.
He knew.

(SIGHS)

Sorry. I don't know
what to say.

I can't believe it.

(CELL PHONE CHIMING)

(CELL PHONE CHIMING)

And that's confirmed?

Madame Mayor.
We got the news on the trip
back to New York.

Defiance was the closest town.
We're setting up a
command center

in Mayor Pottinger's office,
and I'd like you to join.

Captain, have you
been drinking?

Yes, sir.

You might want to gargle.

Amanda, you're with me.

Something's up.

Come on.

Come on.
POTTINGER: Nope.
I don't believe it.

Only the Votanis Collective
has the firepower to terraform
the entire city.

Clearly, we are at war.

NOLAN: I'm telling you,
Irisa is the key.

And that arkbrain that's
controlling her has
no intention

of stopping
with New York.

For the moment, let's
assume we're buying your
story. What's your plan?

We need to get this man
next to Irisa.

This guy?
He can extract the tech
that's controlling Irisa.

Whenever I was
near her, I could feel
something pulling at me.

It felt as though one of
the pieces of tech wants me.
I mean, to be inside me.

That's not coming
out right. I...

Look, you know Colonel Marsh
has a sealed file on Irisa.
Unseal it.

It'll back up everything
I'm saying.

Classified files are kept
in New York, which proves
somewhat inconvenient.

MERCADO: Actually,
I believe Mr. Nolan.

Votan-controlled Belize
just went dark.

The Votans would never strike
their own people.

What I have trouble believing
is that you knew this girl

was on the watch list and
you gave her a badge.

Would you care to
explain that?

He did it for me.

Jeez, Niles. Can't you
just pay for sex like a
normal person?

I did it because Amanda
believed it was best
for the town

and I trust her judgment.

And I would make the same
decision again and again
and again.

I think you should leave.

With pleasure.

Hold it right there!
On your knees! Now!

On your knees!
Don't move a muscle!

There's no need
to fire, boys.
I'm unarmed.

I need you to take me to
your commanding officer
immediately.

There's an extremely powerful
sentient computer that intends
to destroy the planet.

That's the bad news.

Good news is
I know how to kill it.

Congratulations, Doctor.

You're no longer
a war criminal.

Your turn now.

You believe
you can stop Irisa?

I've been inside the ship
that's controlling her.

And I got my hands on
some higher cognitive
data crystals.

I can introduce a virus that
will order the arkbrain
fragments inside of Irisa

to self-detonate.

Is that gonna hurt her?
Brief, intense
flash of pain.

Her death will transmit
the infected fragments...
Whoa. Hold on.

...back to the Kaziri
and kill it.

You are not to go
anywhere near my daughter.
Terraforming will end.

Do you understand me?

Oh, I'm sorry. I thought
we were all serious about
saving the planet, my bad.

I can do this
without bloodshed.

What do you need to
make this happen?
An hour in my lab.

Sir, this woman is a liar.
You can't trust her.

My plan will work.
Amanda, tell him.

If Yewll thinks that she can
save her skin by killing Irisa
and saving the planet,

then that's exactly
what she would do.

Amanda, escort
the good doctor
to her lab.

If she gets tricky,
you can kill her.

No, hold on.
I said, hold on!

I hope you'll
forgive me for this.

Forgive you for what?
Nolan needs to be
locked up.

He'll never let us do
what has to be done.

No, no, no.
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey! Sir, no.

Look. I'm a realist, okay.
I understand. I do. I get it.

The needs of the many outweigh
the needs of the few and
all that, I understand.

NOLAN: All right.

Now we walk outta here
nice and easy.

AMANDA: Nolan.

Oh, come on. Really?

Is that a letter opener?

It's a popular weapon
in this office.
Don't make me use it.

NOLAN: Empty threat,
sweetheart.

You'd never kill an
innocent kid.

Sure I will. I'll stab
this kid in the throat,

your rescue plan will go
down the tubes

and you'll be forced to
play it our way.

It's an attractive option.
It's up to you to come up
with something better.

Take them both
into custody.
MAN: Yes, sir.

I trusted you.

I know.

POTTINGER: Why a rifle?
Dangerous to get
too close.

Irisa catches you
sneaking up behind her,

she'll bring an ark down
on your head.

Our snipers are on
the first transport out.

I'll radio for them
to circle back.

I can do it.

You sure?

I'm an
excellent shot.
Better be.

You'll find out soon enough.

Okay, can I explain myself?

You wanna explain why you
genetically modified
a crazed Indogene

to impersonate my sister?

Yeah, I'd like to
hear that one.
Now is not the time for this.

We need to be
focusing...
Now is exactly the time.

Nobody wants to hear
another word out of your
lying little mouth!

I've finished creating
this super weapon.

There is nothing stopping
Amanda from putting
a bullet in my head.

I'll put one in
you right now!
I have to come clean!

If there's an explanation,
I want to hear it. Now.

I was sick in
Camp Reverie.
Starving.

The mayor here made me an
offer that I couldn't refuse.
Remember what Nolan said.

My freedom...
That she's a liar!

I was to be a spy for the
Votanis Collective,
a double agent.

Is that true?
Did you make her a spy?

Well, go on, then.
Now the cat's out of the bag.

Why don't you
tell her the rest?

My plan worked.

Given my colorful
wartime past,

the V.C. were eager to
work with me. But then
something strange happened.

Someone in the
Votanis Collective,
they never told me who,

wanted leverage over you.
This unnamed individual
forced me to build Kenya.

What I'd like to know is
why you've failed to
tell me this.

None of this was
mentioned in your reports.

Well, if you had known
that I was creating that
monstrosity,

you would have
forced me stop, right?

For Amanda's sake.

Of course.
AMANDA: Oh, come on.

You would've ruined an
E-Rep sting just to
protect my feelings?

I've done worse.
I'm sorry
if I caused you pain,

but I had to save
my own neck.
Hmm.

I hope you'll remember
that later when you put a
bullet in Nolan's little girl.

She's coming with us.
I'll grab the roller.

Thanks for that.

I expect you'll find a
way to pay me back,
Mr. Mayor.

(GRUNTS)

(SCREAMING)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANING)

It's over.

(PANTING)

Are you gonna fall?

Think so.

Oh.

If my parents find out
about this, we're dead.

They won't find out.

You know my mom.
Look, we'll be back
before they realize we left.

We owe it to the
baby to at least
explore the option.

And we need to protect her
from your father.

Her? What makes you
say "her"?

I have a feeling.

Andina, I hope that
we can trust you.

It's my sworn oath
to keep family confidences.

Even from
other family members.

What's going on?
We should get moving.

Well, hang on. It might
not be safe to travel.

We shouldn't go anywhere
until we find out what's
going on.

I think we'll be safer on
the road. Let's go.

Why are you pushing
so much?
I'm not pushing.

Yeah, you are. You seem
awfully anxious to get us
in that car.

I want nothing more
than what is best
for both of you.

You're family.
Come on.

Alak! What is wrong
with you?

Get in the roller!
Mommy's here.

Let go of me!

And if you struggle,
you'll hurt the baby!

Come on.
Get in the car.

(SCREAMS)

Shall I take the shot?

I can do this.

(GUNSHOT)
Ah!

(YELLING)
(GUNSHOT)

AMANDA:
Don't kill him!

POTTINGER: Freeze!

Stupid bastard.
(YELLING)

Nolan, you have to stop.
Nolan.

Why don't you throw
down the gun?

We settle this like men.

No.
Because you're
a bully.

And bullies don't much
care for fair fights,
do they?

We much prefer results.

Ah.

Sorry, I only brought
one pair of cuffs.

You've been waiting for
this moment, haven't you?

I have.

Do you know
what you've done?

No, I'm not
finished yet.
Nolan!

IRISA: You're too late.

This planet will
feel the love of
its devouring mother.

Stay away from me.
Stay back!

Kaziri will be harmless

Get away!

so long as the two Kelovan

Just stay back!
Stay away!

remain apart.

I am prepared.

(SCREAMS)
No. No! No!

Become.

(BOTH GRUNT)

Hey. Irisa? Hey. Hey.

Come back to me.
That's it. Come back.
There you are.

Hey, kiddo.

Hey.
Tommy?

That wasn't you. No.
(MOANING)

No. No. That wasn't you.
(SOBBING)

(SIGHS) Give me your gun.
No. Stop it.

Give me your gun,
or shoot me yourself.
Not gonna happen.

It'll work now!
I can die! Please!

Never gonna happen.

Do you know how
many people I have killed?

Do you know how many
people you can still save?

Look at the sky!

Kiddo, look up.

That's it.
This thing's not over.

And the two of you
may be the only people
who can stop it.

Hey, look at me.
Look at me. Look at me.

When this thing's over,
(SOBBING)

you still want that bullet,
I will oblige you.

I swear to you.
But until then,

you stop this whining,
you get on your feet.

Come on.

Come on.

DATAK: The lights
are beautiful.

Do you suppose
they bring death?

STAHMA: Given the evil
we've done, and the
people we've hurt,

a blow struck from the
heavens is better than
we might have hoped for.

Always the optimist.
ANDINA: Favis! Favis!

I have been looking
for you everywhere.

Well? Spit it out.

Our best hope
is Rafe McCawley.
He knows that woman.

Knows where she might run.
He'll be able to get
inside her head.

Getting inside her head
will be easy, once I've
blown a large hole in it.

All right.
Come on.

Come on. Move it.
We don't have
all day. Let's go.

Line up. Line it up.

Ready? And fire.

Hey! What the
hell is going on here?

Have you seen
the purple lights? Huh?

The prisoners panicked and
started a riot. We don't
have any backup.

I'm taking matters into
my own hands.

You make me sick, Sergeant.
You are relieved
of your command.

Take those prisoners
back inside. Go!
You filthy piece of...

KAI: I've been here before.
You and I were here together.

IRISA: We scuttled the ship.
That's right.

We're gonna do it
all over again.

Sukar.

Well, that's a
new look for him.

I take it we're looking
for this arkbrain?

It's this way. We should
be able to control it
with our keys.

Force it to send the
terraspheres back into orbit
before they blow.

What?

Company.

No. No, no. No! No!

(SCREAMING)

So many ways to die
in this new world.

Hellbugs, wulokot fever.

A firing squad feels...

Quaint?
Yeah. Quaint.

Ready! And...

(MACHINE GUN FIRING)

Good evening, Captain.
We need this man.

Family emergency.

(LAUGHS)

What's going on?
Pilar has kidnapped
Alak and Christie.

Oh, God.

Do you know where
she might've taken them?

I dunno. I'll have to
think about that.

You should've killed her
all those years ago.

Yeah, well, live and learn.

Tommy.

How are you here?

Let me out.
I have to get
back to the mines.

You're still in the mines.

A year ago you let Kaziri
inside you. To save Nolan.

Yes.

But you let me die.

I didn't deserve it.

Nolan is the one you
shoulda let die. You know
what kinda man he is.

But you sacrifice
everything to save him.

Where's my sacrifice?
I deserve better from you.

I know. I'm sorry.

Don't say you're sorry.
Fix it.

How?

Kaziri can bring me back.
Just let her finish her
mission.

NOLAN: The ship is scared.
She'll bring me back.
I can live. We can live.

NOLAN: It knows
we can stop it.

I can be with you.

NOLAN: Kiddo, none
of this is real.

Wake up. The Kaziri is
messing with your head.

Ignore whatever
it's telling you.

I can be with you.
You can be my
beautiful wife.

All you have to do
is say yes.

She obeys her programing.
She never falters
on her promises.

She'll bring me back.
Just like Sukar and Nolan.

I just want my chance
to live.

Please.

The Kaziri is trying
to stall you!

And I wanna spend the
rest of my life with you.

NOLAN: (WHISPERS)
Listen to me carefully.

In your heart, you know
this is not Tommy LaSalle.

Tommy is dead.

You have to let him go.

I know that's hard,
but I raised you
to do the right thing.

You know what's right.

I believe in you.

Please.

I'm sorry, Tommy.

The answer is no.

(SCREAMING) Why?

(PANTING)

KAI: It was horrible.

I saw my dead parents.
They said I abandoned
them in Tallahassee.

What was that?

NOLAN: Proof that
the ship is scared.

She ought to be.

NOLAN: Okay, kiddo.
Do your thing.
Everything's riding on this.

The keys are overriding
the system. We should be
linked now.

Can you hear me?
Yeah.

It's a little weird.

Your voice is really loud.

IRISA: Can you access the
terraspheres?
KAI: No.

The arkbrain's
blocking me.

IRISA: I'm shutting it
down now.

I'm dying.
And it's your fault.

I have to complete
my mission.

It's okay.
No! I have to!

No. It's okay.
You can go.

IRISA: Okay, Kai.
She's gone for good.

You're clear.

KAI: The spheres
are about to detonate.

IRISA: Shoot them into orbit.

KAI: Okay. Here goes nothing.

He did it.
He did it!

We're all gonna live.

(GASPS)

That's it?

Looks like we just
saved the world.

NOLAN: This whole place is
gonna come down on our ears.

Come on, you go.

Come on, kiddo.
On your feet. Come on.

Here. That's it.
Come on.

All right.
Look at me. Hey.

Just look at me.

That's it. That's it.
You're all right.

You're okay.

I love you, baby girl.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(CHEERING)

MAN: (SINGING)
Satan, your kingdom
must come down

Satan, your kingdom
must come down

I heard the voice
of Jesus say,

Satan, your kingdom
must come down

I'm gonna pray till
they tear your
kingdom down

Pray till they tear
your kingdom down

I heard the voice of
Jesus say

Satan, your kingdom
must come down

You are so grown up.

(CHEERING)

Hey.

Hey!

To Tommy LaSalle.
ALL: To Tommy LaSalle!

Satan, your kingdom
must come down

Amanda.

Satan, your kingdom
must come down

I heard the voice of
Jesus say

Do you have any report
back on the mine?
Any word on Nolan?

I'm afraid not.
He disappeared.

Old Saint Louis is gone.
If Nolan was in the
collapse,

I'm afraid he's
gone, as well.