Defiance (2013–2015): Season 2, Episode 7 - If You Could See Her Through My Eyes - full transcript

Previously on Defiance...

This could be a nice
little side gig for you.

But if you stir up trouble,

I swear...

I will drop your skinny ass
off the top of this arch!

What you've done to me

cuts against the very grain
of who our people are.

Get off him. Irisa!

If you think
you can just
swoop in here,

and take credit for
my accomplishments...

Consider yourself lucky
I didn't send you
to the front to die.



What would you say,
then, to a gentleman,

who is looking to...

Step outside his own skin
for a while?

A local club.

Caters to more
specialized tastes.

You are very...

...beautiful.

You flatter
a poor woman, Favi.

Jalina.
Favi Tarr.

Alak's not
home yet, is he?

He is working late.

Favi, you have something
on your neck.

White makeup.

That's just baking flour.



Of course it is.
I see that now.

You won't say anything?

About baking flour?

What a boring conversation.

Thank you, Jalina.

Sleep well, Favi.
I'll see you
in the morning.

Where are you going
at this time of night?

When I was a child,
I was sworn
to serve this family.

My work, as humans say,
is never done.

Datak Tarr!

Oh! Datak Tarr!

My master is Datak Tarr!
Wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

What do you think
you're doing?

Saying your name.

Well, I know who I am.

I thought you'd like it.

What, hearing my own name
over and over again?

Do you think I'm some
kind of egomaniac?

No.

Good girl.
Oh!

I should be getting back.

Stahma will be angry
if I am late.

Now there's a name
you can say.

Go on.
Stahma?

Yes. Say it. Stahma.

Stahma.
Look at me.

Stahma.
You are Stahma.

Stahma.
I am, Stahma!

You are my husband!

Oh! Oh!
Stahma!

Okay. Stahma!

That hurts a little.
Yeah?

Ah! Stahma! Stahma!
Stahma!

Stahma! Stahma!

Jalina.

I checked out
the crime scene.

Looks like she was
attacked in the alley,

dumped in the trash bin.

Somehow she survived,
and crawled her way
back here.

She came to my door
crying for help.

I was so drunk,
I slept through it.

I'm gonna kill
whoever did this.

I'd worry less
about revenge and more
about covering your ass.

Oh, you don't think
I did this?

Jalina was
sworn to our home
since she was a child.

I adored her.

That's one word for it.

Anyhow, what I think
doesn't matter.

Imagine what Nolan
will think.

Oh no. No. No!

He'll have me
back in Camp Reverie
before sun fall.

No, we have to get rid
of the body now.

We?

There are two types of
friends in this world.

The kind that helps you
hide a dead whore,

and me.

She wasn't a whore,

she was a handmaiden.

Potato, potahto.

I am not going back
to Reverie.

Well, I can't
manage this by myself.

You're a
professional criminal.

I have faith.

Little Wolf.

Still alive, I see.

Good to see you, Rynn.

Sukar is missing.

The Spirit Riders
tell me that

he has strayed
from Irzu's path.

I've lost my taste
for religion.

Will you help me find him?

He's better off
far away from me.

That's probably true.

Suit yourself.

What?
That's a good likeness.

You know him?
Of course, I know him.

He is here in town
with me.

Initial here...

And here.

And here.

Very nice.

I'll whip this over
to the Darby Building
and have it stamped,

and you will receive
your keonite by the first
of the month.

Thank you very much.
That's my pen.

Cai!
Hey.

I'm just about
wrapped up here.

We can take
the night coach
back to Cedars

and have your papers
signed in the morning.

Any word on Sukar?
None yet.

I'm going to see
a pow tanning trader.

Okay. Ah-ha.

Hello?

Who's your
little friend?

This is Irisa.

She might be touched
by Irzu, or perhaps
she is just crazy.

Ah, well,
charmed, I'm sure.

My name is Cai,
short for Mordecai.

You have Reimlu's face.

Well, I've been
complimented on my...

Generic good looks.

Do you recognize me?
No. Should I?

Look at me, carefully.

Okay.

I'll meet you
back at the land coach.

Hey, hang on,
you're not gonna leave me
here with the weirdo?

Have fun.

Thanks.

Okay, Smile Factory.
Um...

I'm pressed for time here
so if there's anything

I can help you with,
anything that's
not gonna be

awkward or uncomfortable
for both of us,

please feel free
to shout it out.
But not too loudly.

People will be
inclined to stare
because you are strange.

I'm still trying to
figure out
what this means.

While you're thinking,
it would really reduce my
anxiety level down to a four

if you weren't
staring at me as though
you were trying to eat me.

I don't mean to be rude.

I'm confused.

How do you know Rynn?

I handle legal work
for I-rath itinerants.

When the Earth Republic
seized the McCawley mines,

they had to negotiate
for rights ceded to
the Spirit Riders.

Do you have memories about
coming here on the Arks?

I was born
in Tallahassee.

I respect the badge
and all, but

I really have work to do.

No. Please, wait.
Ow.

Do you have visions?
Okay, that kinda hurts.
What is wrong with you?

Lawkeeper.

Favi Tarr.

I was told
I might find you here.

My handmaiden, Jalina,

failed to return last night
after running an errand.

Missing servant, huh?

It's unlike her
and I'm worried.

Hmm.

You look like
you know something,

you're not telling me.

Rafe's servant, Bertie,
disappeared some time back.

She turned up
a few days later,
none the worse for wear.

That's reassuring.
What happened to her?

Wish I could help.

I'll look into Jalina.
I'll need to question
your staff later.

I'll inform
the handmaidens.
Thank you.

Irisa.

I get it. It's a picture
of me. But...

It begs the question,
why are you drawing me?

I need a word with you.
If you don't mind.

Twist my arm.

This has been fun.

What are you doing?

Stahma's handmaiden
has disappeared.

Kind of like Bertie.

I don't know anything
about Stahma's servant.

Look, kiddo.
I can't protect you
if you keep me in the dark.

Amanda swears she shot you.

I saw the blood.
Yet, you seemed fine.

You can't just keep
going on and pretending
everything's okay.

Everything is okay.

Okay, Defiance, I hope you
brought your party slippers

because Treasure Doll
is here bringing you,

Casti power pop
from the hot new band,

"Strength in Numbers"

available only
on Tarr Traxx.

Oh, lunch
looks delicious.

You guys would forget
to eat if I let you.

Oh Christie, I forgot.

You left this
here yesterday.

Who gave this to you?

I bought it at the market.

It's a Castithan Kyerupavo.

It's a courtship gem.

I thought it was pretty.

It was
hand-crafted on Casti.

Nobody would sell it
on the street.

Are you calling me a liar?

I'm not hungry.

I am so sorry.
I didn't think.

It's not your fault.

I can't believe
I keep lying to him.

I am a horrible person.

Stop.

You are doing this to
understand his people.

You're making
the marriage better.

You're the good guy here.

I feel guilty because

I love it.

I love the feeling of
wearing someone else's skin,

it make me feel...

I dunno, um, powerful.

You get to be someone else.

Someone sexy.

Look, if you don't
invent yourself,

someone else
will do it for you.

Do you know
what a reindeer is?

Like the animal?

During the war,
reindeers were

prostitutes that snuck
onto E.M.C. bases

to deliver gifts.

My mom was one.

She would take us
from one base to another

to sell herself
to the soldiers and...

One night,

I heard a soldier
negotiating price

and the number
was getting really high.

And at first,
I was happy

and then I realized...

My mum was selling me.

How old were you?

Thirteen.

Did you go?

I didn't have a choice.

So that night,

as soon as that soldier
fell asleep,

I bashed him in the head
with a big rock and ran.

When I ended up here,

I acted high-class

and they gave me
a job at the NeedWant.

Now I'm on the radio,

and pretty soon
I'm gonna marry
someone rich,

like your husband.

Someone who treats me
like a princess.

Everything you see here?

It's my own invention.

Because anybody can be

anything.

If they want it
bad enough.

I believe you.

Damn right, girl.

I'm your treasure doll.

Jalina was special to me.

Yeah, I can see that.

She was only seven
when we purchased her
from her parents.

Yeah, I never
knew her well.

I met her
around the house.

She was kind.
Smiled a lot.

In that weird way
you people have.

She was such
a spirited child.

So much imagination.

She and Alak
used to put on
little puppet plays

of the stories from
the holy scrolls.

Hold on.

I bought this for her.

It was the only piece
of jewelry she owned.

She cried the day
I gave it to her.

She said, "It sparkled
like Sulos."

Yeah, whatever.

Come on.
Just a little further.

I wanna thank you
for helping me.

Oh, don't
flatter yourself.

I'm only doing this

because I need the weapons
you promised me.

Understood.

Whoa!

I think this is
far enough.

She didn't
deserve this.

Yeah, well, what happened
to Jalina shouldn't happen
to anybody.

If you make plans,
count me in.

Plans?

Yeah. To find out
who did this.
Make 'em pay.

I appreciate that,
old friend.

I'm not your friend.

But you are family.
That counts for
something, I guess.

Viceroy Mercado.

Glad to see you've
extended your stay
here in Defiance.

In polite society,
it's customary to knock

before entering.

The mayor and I
have an understanding.

I bet you do.

Pottinger is on urgent
Earth Republic business

in the Dakota Reach.

What do you want, Amanda?

I want to know
what my boss did
to make you so angry

that you sent him
to do a job
that any clerk could do.

He entered the room without
first asking my permission.

Niles Pottinger
looks great on camera.

He's articulate
and he's not afraid
to crack skulls

in a tough frontier town.

Someone in your position
should be kissing his boots.

Instead, you treat him
like a plague-carrier.

Why?

I've always liked you.

Even back when
you were mayor

and repeatedly kicking
the Earth Republic
in the teeth,

I knew you were acting
on principle.

You've got character.

I value character.

And you think
Niles Pottinger
lacks character.

Based on what?
That's a need-to-know,
I'm afraid.

What if I do...

Need to know?

Then you've already
gotten too close.

Look, why are you
telling me this?

Are you trying to
drive a wedge?

As I said, I like you.

You introduced me
to that private club.

Which, by the way,
was fantastic.

Glad you enjoyed it.

My superiors consider
Pottinger to be
a necessary evil.

I think Defiance
would do just fine with
someone else in that chair.

A woman perhaps.

One with experience.

This woman...

Would she be expected to do
whatever the Earth Republic
tells her to do?

You'd look great
in our uniform.

And what would happen
to Pottinger?

When he returns,
you'll help me
finish his career.

He trusts me.
I can't betray him.

It's not who I am.

As I said,

character.

You have
my permission to leave.

She's dead.

How?

I bedded her last night
and woke to find her dead

with her eyes
carved out of her skull.

I have to ask...

Was it you?

Of course not.

I loved her
as much as you did.

I'm sorry.
A stupid question.

We must tell the lawkeeper.

No. No, I would be blamed.

I suppose they would send you
back to Camp Reverie.

Don't bluff me.

You had your chance to
frame me and you chose
not to take it.

No.

No, we will
handle this internally.

As a family.

I want you to play these
at the top of the hour
every hour.

I know the drill, boss.

And I'm sorry
about the gem.

I didn't mean
to cause trouble.

Do you know
where she got it?

It's not my place.

Deirdre, I'm your boss.

Y'know, you're the
only person in this town

who calls me
by my real name.

You deserve to know.

Christie's running
with a weird crowd.

I think she's in
over her head.

Cai.

I have to talk to you
before you leave.

I don't see her.
Do you?
Who?

Rynn. She was supposed
to meet here.

We have an appointment
tomorrow in Cedars.

It's about picking up
a stipend for her is-su.

She wouldn't have missed
this unless there was
something wrong.

The ticket clerk said
he thought he saw an I-rath
go into that alley.

Why would she do that
after she bought a ticket?

Tell you what, I'm gonna
go down there and
I'm gonna take a look.

What I need you to do
is stay right there,

and keep anybody else
from coming down the alley.

Should I have a gun?

Keep him away from me.

I, uh, I talk a lot
when I'm nervous.

You don't seem to
have that problem.

No.

I hope your boss
is good at this.

He's my father.

But you're pure-blood.

When I was younger,
he saved me
from a bad situation.

He raised me.

Ah.

My parents got me
out of Florida
before the nukes.

I was raised in
a kibbutz by humans.

Hebrew's my
first language.

Betcha I'm the first
Irathient Jew
you've ever met.

I think we're connected.

You don't feel that?
Uh, I'm flattered.
Really, I am, but, uh...

I'm kind of seeing somebody
in Cedars.

We're not
entirely exclusive,

but we do have
an understanding.

Her name's Gwyneth.

Got something here.

Boot scuff-marks,
some blood.

Signs of a struggle.

Wouldn't be Rynn
if she didn't
put up a fight.

Yeah. It wasn't
a fair fight.

She was drugged.

The poor girl.

Promise me.

When you find the ones
responsible for this,

the ones who took
Jalina's eyes...

Promise you will
make their suffering,

magnificent.

I swear upon
our love and liro.

Gentlemen.

There is a killer
hiding in this town.

A killer who finds it
amusing to rip the eyes

from the head
of an young woman.
We're gonna find him.

And we're gonna
find him tonight.

I'm giving you each scrip,

walking-around money.

Spread it about,
grease informants,

buy rounds of drinks,
whatever it takes.
I'm counting on you.

We're not
doing this for you.

We're here
for Stahma and Alak.

Your presence offends.

I don't think you truly
understand the nature
of offense.

Let me show you.

Hey, hey, hey!
Put that thing away!

Enough!

This is a night for truce.

A night for our family
to come together

and avenge the death
of one of our own.

This is a night
for Jalina.

Are we clear on that?

You're right,
of course.

My apologies.

I will spill their
treasonous guts on
the floor some other day.

Good luck trying.

Why isn't Alak
playing his part?

Where the hell
is my son?

Can I speak
with my wife?

Your wife?

Well, isn't this
awkward?

Love the costume.

What are you doing here?

Looking for you.

Is this supposed
to be funny?
No.

How would you feel,

if I went out dancing
with my face
painted human pink?

I'm not pink.

You're mocking
my culture.

It is a...

great shaming.

I came here to please you.
To please your family.

At home, I feel human.

Awkward and ugly.

This is...
is no improvement.

I came here for you!

You shouldn't be embarrassed
by the way that I look.

I'm beautiful like this.

Strong, like Stahma.

Wha... I don't want you
to be anything
like my mother.

I... I married you,

not some freak
in a costume.

That courtship gem,
it didn't come
from the market place,

it came from
that Casti-transvestite.

You lied to me.
You want to talk
about lies, Alak?

Or should I call you
Vizu, the great crime lord

of Defiance,
killer of Skevur,

and God knows who else!

We'll talk about this
when we get...

Don't touch me.
I'm staying here.

To the three hells
with you!

Doc Yewll.

Lambert. What's with
the sunglasses?

I couldn't find
my regular doctor, so I...

I need eye drops.

Okay. Well,
let's take a look.

Well, actually
I'm in a hurry,

I have students waiting...

Pink corneas.

Casti eyes.

They're contact lenses.

You know,
I have to keep them in
for the first few days.

They stopped making
contact lenses

30 years ago.

I bought them
on the black market.

They harvest them
from cadavers.

It's for fun.

You know, a kink.

Whatever floats your boat.

Here you go.
And, Doc,
I'm a schoolteacher.

I'd appreciate
a little patient-doctor
confidentiality.

Mum's the word.

You can pay me
for them later.

It's been over an hour
and we've got bupkis.

Doctor Yewll. Yes?

Check out
Professor Lambert.
The school teacher?

You sure?
Yes.

I appreciate the tip.
Thank you.

Is there a lead?

You remember
our friend, Lambert...

Yeah.
From the town council?

I'm going
to pay him a visit.

I will have justice.

Come on. Hurry up.

Breaking and
entering. Nice.

I don't require
a chaperone.

Yeah? Well,
I think you do.

Wow. A lot of books.

Lambert was once
a university professor.

I believe
he taught philosophy.

Yeah, I think
I remember that.

Books... You know,
there was a point
in history

when every human
on Earth thought

paper and ink
were becoming obsolete.

Humans are foolish, yes.
For once, I agree with you.

Hey... Hey, Lambert.

We got a couple
of questions for you.

What the...

Wigs.

Hey!

What are
you supposed to be?

Please, don't kill me.

Hey, the Janus symbol.

I don't know it.

It means our friend here
is a Votan cross-dresser.

We go to the club,
you know. Dress up.

Pretend to be Votan.

It's for fun. It's a kink.

The eyes.
Where did you get them?

I... I bought them
from a doctor.

A doctor?

The corneas come
from cadavers.

What doctor?

I hate to keep you alive
for this, honey.

But the cornea stays
a lot fresher this way.

I found it in the alley
where Rynn disappeared.

See anything
interesting?

Midazolam.

A paralytic?

Very good.

This particular paralytic
thickens the blood,

which makes it ideal
for delicate surgery.

You should be looking
for a doctor,

specifically one
with surgical skills.

One like,
oh, I don't know,
you, for example.

I'm not the only
doctor in Defiance.

You are the biggest
liar I know.

Stop,
you're making me blush.

Here is a list
of the five other
surgeons in town.

You know, ever since
you were released
from Camp Reverie,

you've been
a little squirrelly.

I'm an Indogene.
I'm squirrelly by nature.

In fact, I'm not even gonna
charge you for this visit.

How crazy is that?

Whoo!

Sorry about
your husband.

He's a true Castithan.
Beautiful but cruel.

He's a jerk.

He's just being
true to his nature.

His people
are conquerors.

Alak does not
want to conquer me.

Well, not personally, no.
But it's a struggle
against his DNA.

Castithans are better suited
for survival than humans
and they know it.

They are the next draft
of dominant life on Earth.

Yet, how frustrating
it must be

for these elegant,
streamlined creatures

that grotesque humanity
stubbornly endures.

Well, this is our planet.

A human planet.
We were here first.

Well, ask the Irathients
how that argument
worked out for them.

The Castis conquered
their home planet
and renamed it "Casti."

It's just a matter of time
before the same thing
happens here.

Are you drunk?

Indeed.

If that's how you feel
about Castis,

then why are you even
in this bar?

Why admire them?

Why dress like them?

Just because
the asteroid's coming
to kill the dinosaur,

doesn't mean
the dinosaur can't pause,

and acknowledge
the asteroid's beauty.

It's in our nature
to want to be
other than we are.

It's what makes
humanity great.

We are creatures of
incredible curiosity.

We envy the flight of birds
and we build wings.

Born earthbound,
we reached for the stars.

Never be ashamed of
trying to be better
than what you are.

And cherish the moments
you get to spend

in a place like this.

You can be anything
you want here.

You're brave.

You're strong.
You're confident.

Every eye here
is fixed upon you.

Would you do me
the great honor

of joining me
on the dance floor?

You don't recognize me,
do you?

No.

Isn't that the point of
coming to these things?

What shall
I call you, Favi?

"Stahma" will do.

Stahma!

That's a lovely name.

Drop the blade.

No!

Irisa. Move!

Why did you
take her eyes?

Money.

Money?

Those dress-up freaks
will pay top scrip for
authentic Votan parts.

And there are only
so many cadavers.

Money to do what? Huh?

What could be worth it?

Whores? Gambling?
Blue Devil, perhaps?

I have a family.

A daughter with polio.

When they let that
Indo doctor out of prison,

I lost my office,
most of my patients.

I did what
I had to do.

Please...

Don't kill me.

Easy, Datak.

I promised the wife.

Go. I'm okay.
No.

Go!

Hey.
Keep pressure on it.

Oh, hey, Nolan.

This is what
you call your
"citizen's arrest."

Our friend here
had a little accident.

Running with
scissors... Bad idea.

Guess he missed you
with those scissors.

I got lucky.

And the boys don't
have the cars to get home

So my stars and moon

I'm so sorry, Alak.

What she's doing.
It's not right.

No, it's too much

Burn my son

Up in flames we go,
you fire breather

I shall dance

I don't
want your money.

Smoke rise,
trying to survive
inside your arms...

I want to be
your princess.

It's time we seize
the ship.

What was that?

I have
infinite potential

Your love
can set it free

Give me something
to be proud of

Give me something
more than me

I want bigger,
sleeker, faster...

May she forever shine

in Rayetso's light.

May her own light
never diminish.

Take this child
of evolution

And raise him
to the sky

Set free
his inner beauty

Teach this boy to fly

And when I ascend
in glory

The gods will
know my name

We will blow apart
this fiction

That all are built
the same

Take this child
of evolution

And raise him
to the sky

Set free
his inner beauty

Teach this boy to fly

I want your arms
to hold me

I want love
to overwhelm me

Irzu said she'd kill you
if I told you the truth.

Let her try.

One rule.

We live
or die together.

I want love...

To overwhelm...

Me