Defiance (2013–2015): Season 3, Episode 9 - Ostinato in White - full transcript

Previously on Defiance...

This is our best chance
to take Rahm by surprise.

I don't want him in there.

It's not your choice.

I'm going.

- Just be careful.
- Always.

No!

No!

You gambled.

If it had worked,
you'd be a hero.

Yeah, but it didn't.
They trusted me. They followed me.



And now they're
dead because of me.

Rahm Tak is setting up camp

right outside the stasis nets.

I've got an idea.

It's a suicide mission.

I'm offering you
a chance at redemption.

Posthumously.

There's the catch.

What are you still
doing here? Go!

My body is yours.

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The town of Defiance has been
attacked by something monstrous.

Hate.

Hate drove the Votanis Collective
to collapse that tunnel.



Brutally murdering 27 brave heroes.

Their faces are up here
memorialized on this wall.

It's a testament to our spirit
that hate took us by surprise.

And for our ignorance,
we paid a very high price

in blood.

The blood of husbands and wives.

Sons.

And daughters.

We owe them a debt
we can never repay.

Rahm Tak and his
militia are dead,

thanks to the sacrifice
made by Datak Tarr

and the 27 brave
soldiers who died

bringing the fight
to Rahm's doorstep.

I promise you

these lights were not
extinguished in vain.

The lawkeeper would
like to say a few words.

No!

I will not listen to the man
who killed my son.

You butcher!

Things go wrong in war.

I made a mistake.

People died.

I'm sorry.

I wish I could change that.

But I can't.

I don't have anything else to say.

It's okay.

Alak?

My condolences.

Keep 'em.

My mother.

You know where
she is, don't you?

I do not.

But wherever she is,
one may assume, her heart grieves.

Well, she's a coward
and a murderer.

You do not understand
the position she was in.

You're right. I don't.

If you do happen to see my mother,

you can tell her that the mayor
may have pardoned her,

but I haven't.

She comes anywhere
near me or my son, I'll kill her.

I brought you some
food from the market.

I'm afraid I don't have much
of an appetite.

Hmm.

Were you able to
make contact with Alak?

He did not have
kind words for you.

As expected.

Was he well?

Well enough to attend
the funeral of your husband.

There was a funeral?

Did Alak organize it?

No, the mayor.

I took the liberty of attending,

assuming that you'd be
anxious for details.

Why would Amanda Rosewater
honor my husband?

He was hung as a traitor.

Yet he was honored
alongside those

who fell fighting Rahm Tak.

Datak walked that bomb
into the Votanis camp.

He martyred himself
to save the town.

Dying in the service
of others is not the end

I would have
expected for my husband.

It is possible he did it for you.

How so?

Datak secured a pardon
as a condition of his sacrifice.

You are free to return home.

You okay?

That was Indur, walked out.
Zero's father.

And that's what's
left of Zero's rifle?

What are you gonna do?

Figure his old man should have it.

I'll bring it to him.

Nah. This one's on me.

You can't think
that's a good idea.

- I don't.
- Then why are you going?

'Cause if this was yours,

if that had been
you burned to ash

down in that tunnel
and not Indur's boy...

This is what needs to be done.

Indur...

I thought you should have this.

My son used to make
stew every Tuesday.

Do you know what day today is?

I don't want a broken rifle.

I want my son.

I want him sitting
across from me at that table.

Complaining about how his stew
is never spicy enough!

Can you give me that?

No, Sir. I cannot.

So, how's this gonna end?

Hey. This way.

- Where's Nolan?
- Busy.

Is he okay?

He'll be fine.
What've you got?

Sanitation found
the body this morning.

Indogene victim.

The stasis nets are down.

Maybe a saber wolf wandered in
through Bissel Pass.

A saber wolf wouldn't
break from the pack.

This was something else.

Doc?

Doc?

We've got a body here.

Doc?

That's weird.
She's usually open by now.

Been memorizing my office hours?

Obviously, you know me better

than I know myself.

Who's the stiff?

Did my son ever
tell you about Lucy?

Lucy?

No, I'm afraid
I didn't have the privilege.

I built it for him.

He named it after a human girl

who lived down the way.

He was fond of her,
but she was young

and fickle and broke his heart.

Zero used to say that this weapon

was the second most beautiful thing
he'd ever seen.

So he named it after the first.

Indur
we all lose people we care about.

What's important in all of this

is that you don't lose yourself.

Not to the anger.

Not to the ache in your gut.
Not to the anything.

I have nothing left to lose.

And that's all because of you.

You're right.

I'm just a grunt.
I'm not a general.

I led 'em all down into that hole,
and I got 'em all killed.

Your son, included.

And I'm gonna have to live with that
for the rest of my life.

Live with the memories of your boy.

Is that the same speech you're
giving to all of the grieving?

No, you're the only
one I've come to see.

And why is that?

What makes my son
so special to you?

I don't know.

Well, should I feel honored?

When it comes to your boy,
without a doubt.

When it comes to me,

how you feel about me, you, Sir,

are entitled to feel
whatever way you want.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.
I'm tired of talking, anyway.

Answer it.
It might be important.

Yeah, kiddo.
I'll be there as soon I can.

Go.

I appreciate you making the effort.

Keep your hands
off my dead body.

You said I could apprentice,
so let me apprentice.

I was joking. Did you not pick up
on my withering sarcasm?

We'll have to work
out a signal for that.

Do you think you knew him?

Or her?

Oh, I see.
The stiff's an Indogene,

so, of course,
we all know each other.

A little bit of old-Earth racism
there, hey, Doc?

When you were a vet, did you refuse
to treat black cats, as well?

You done?

For the moment.

You seem to be pretty disturbed
by this particular corpse.

And you don't come
across as someone

that gets disturbed very easily.

What are you,
a pet psychiatrist, too?

No, but I'm thinking
of opening a practice.

Hmm.

There's something
about the way the skin feels.

I don't like it.

Doc, that's you.

How can the victim be you?

I have no idea.

Ready to go hunting?

There was an animal
attack last night.

You identify the animal?

Not yet.

What about the victim?

Doc and Samir are working on it.

Given what I know
about your people,

what you have neglected
to tell anyone else on this planet,

how do you know
I won't betray you?

You always do what is
in your best interest.

And betraying me
would not serve you well.

There is that.

I suppose,
it is your daughter, really,

who should concern you.

Why is that?

I believe she will betray you.

Kindzi is under control.

Where has she been
these last few days? Do you know?

I trust her.

What will she do
when you wake your people?

What will she tell them?

My family will follow me
towards peace.

But your daughter
offers a different path.

Your family will
be forced to choose.

Kindzi will obey me.

Of course, you know her best.

An auspicious homecoming.

Favi?

You're alive! I was so worried!

I'm cleaning up this mess.

Thank you, Andina.
It's good to be home.

Lawkeeper?

Kind of busy right now, T'evgin.

I assure you my business
is as urgent as yours.

Have you seen my daughter?

No. Is she missing?

She's an independent spirit.

As a father, I find it vexing.

I can relate.

Why don't you get upstairs and see
if you can find any tracks up top.

- On it.
- Tracks?

What manner of animal
would require that much firepower?

Wish I knew.

You all right?

This scene is grisly.

Yeah. That it is.

You know,
if you have any insight at all

into what kind of creature
might have done all this damage,

now would be a really
good time to tell me.

Nolan?

More blood up here.

No tracks, but it looks like
it kept eating as it headed east.

Be right up there.

You know, Defiance
has had more than its...

Tarr wife came back.
I heard.

What's the world coming to?

A terrorist gets
to live in a big house

while we're out
here eating rat meat?

That's the goddamn

new world

for you, huh?

Too true.

What was that?

Hear that?

Come on.

God damn it!

You can't blame yourself.

It's a raccoon.

Yeah, I see that.

Take a couple of hours,
get your head on straight.

I'll chirp you if I find anything.

You saying I can't do the job?

Maybe we should ask him.

Happy hunting.

Have you seen much of Alak?

I bring him food
and clean laundry twice a week.

I do what I can to make him happy.

How are his injuries?

Healing well.

I wish he was home, though.

The McCawley house frightens me.

Afraid of ghosts?

No, afraid of death.

I think that's
a very reasonable fear, don't you?

I suppose so.

Poor Alak.

So kind, so sad.

Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful
the way he loved Christie.

But the dead are dead.

We must mourn them and move on.

Moving on is rarely easy.

Perhaps the next time you visit
Alak, I will accompany you.

Whatever you wish, Favi Stahma.

What is it, Andina?

Out with it.

Alak kept his gun from the militia.

There are two bullets left inside,
both meant for you.

One from Rafe, one from Christie.

He keeps it by the front door.

I would not recommend knocking.

Thank you for telling me.

He's been through a lot.

Yes.

We all have.

You still have me, Favi.

That I do, Andina.

That I do.

So who would clone you?

Smart money's on the galaxy's
favorite puckered rectums,

the Omec.

Why?

Well, aside from me
being the perfect gift

for birthdays, anniversaries
and bar mitzvahs,

the possibilities are endless
and depressing.

You know what would be weird?

Is if that's you on the table
and you're the clone.

Or you're both clones.

Or...

I'm gonna stop talking now.

That might be best.

Why does your clone's lungs
have glitter in 'em?

They're spores.

Bagra spores.

They only grow in Old St. Louis.

The Omec are hiding
something from us.

Where are you going?

I intend to shut those
sons of bitches down.

By yourself?

You know we should
call Nolan and Amanda.

Nolan and Amanda, right.

The last time I asked those two

to choose between
the Omec and me,

they tore a strip off my hide

and used it for spare parts.

Those two will pussyfoot around

and give the purples a chance
to destroy evidence.

No, I'm getting proof first.

- Let me go with you.
- No.

Why not?
I can handle myself.

If I'm not back by
this time tomorrow,

I'm counting on you
to sound the alarm.

Don't you know it's revolution?

I'm not where I wanna be

We're gonna practice
this day and night

till we can do it blindfolded.

I don't care for no solutions

That's it, come on.
Pick those legs up.

I see what I wanna see

I'm trying to get these
people ready to fight a battle.

Yes, I know it's a such shock

It has to be

it's our responsibility.

It has to be

There is some real talent here.

And I can't believe
I'm still alive, man

Come on, we have to get strong.

I know the whole thing
falls apart

We will face the beast,
and we will defeat him.

I can't see

This confederacy is strong.

We'll hold the line with pride.

We will face Rahm Tak,
and we will defeat him.

Do we have an understanding?

Defiance!

Defiance!

To dust

Turn to dust

Turn to dust

Don't you know it's revolution

I'm right where I wanna be

How'd you get in here?

The door was open.

Where's your daughter?

Don't know, don't care.

That doesn't sound right.
What troubles you?

Too many dead people.

You're hurting.

I can take that pain away.

I don't want it to go away.

You should leave.

I like it here.

Wouldn't you rather feel good?

Even if only for a moment?

No.

You're not
the feel-good-for-a-moment

type a guy, are you?

I think you like to take it slow,
savor the moment.

No.

No.

That growl, the beast.

What do you know about that?

What aren't you telling me?

Oh.

Shouldn't you answer that?

Doesn't matter right now.

What the hell's going on?

Spoken like somebody
who knows exactly what's going on.

You're drunk.

You ought to know.

At least I can drink and hold myself
together. Clearly, you can't.

Now get out of my way,
I've gotta go see T'evgin.

No. Why? Why?

Why?

'Cause him and Kindzi know
something about these attacks.

Something they're not telling us.

All right, you're gonna go
see T'evgin like this?

Come on, sit down. Okay.

Hey, in the morning,

I will go with you to the mines

and we'll get to the bottom of this.

How many more people gotta die?

I need you to sleep this off.
All right?

For me, please.

Great. What could
possibly go wrong here?

Monsters. Devils.

We created life.
Doesn't that make us gods?

Well, you won't be getting
a hosanna from me, purple.

Funny. Your clones
make jokes, too, at first.

If you try to run,
you'll end up like them.

If I don't, you'll kill me.

I don't want you dead.

So I'm misinterpreting the big pile
of parts that looks just like me?

I don't care about you.

I care about the hunt.

Oh, well, there's no sport
in hunting my clones.

I mean, come on,
look at this girl.

She's a lover, not a fighter.

After years idle in deep space,

I thought it best to start small.

I have begun to move onto
more challenging prey.

You're going to help me hunt.

What is that?

A control stem.

It keeps you shape-takers docile.

I won't let you.

Yes, you will.

No, I mean it.
You'll have to kill me.

No.

Your will to live
is much too strong.

Show me your neck.

- No.
- If you don't, I'll snap it.

Very good.

Very good.

Now pull the ax from your belt.

What are you gonna make...

Remain silent.

Place your empty
hand on the ledge.

Now raise the ax.

Above the hand.

Higher.

Higher.

Higher.

Enough.

What is happening here?

Come, shape-taker!

Go ahead.

Explain.

Remember when I used your drone
to heal Nolan and Irisa?

Well, your sweet daughter here

kept a copy of my source print

and used it to make clones.

Dirty birdie.

Stop talking.

See how obedient I have made her?

You should be proud, father.

Go back to town. Tell no one
of what you found here.

Protect my interests at all costs.

What were you thinking?

At least now
I have your attention.

You are forbidden to feed.

Why?

Indogene were created
for that very purpose.

And what about
the Votans in Defiance?

The ones you slaughtered?

Lower races.

Sentient races.

You know how intoxicating
and disorienting the hunt can be.

You never told me how great
the hunger can be

once you've fed for the first time.

Because I want more
for you than that!

More than what we truly are?

Than what we are meant to be?

You have turned your back
on our people!

I will lead them into a new age.

One without harvest.

One that will not end
in our own extinction.

I wonder what the others
will think of you

when they awake?

They will think I am a pragmatist.

And then when you order
them to lay in the filth

beside the animals
it is their right to feed upon?

We will not be denied
our true nature.

Yes!

You will.

And I am tired of teaching you.

Goodbye, Kindzi.

I've got nothing, my baby

More than I oughta have

If people say I should leave you

I say I'm trying my best

Good day to you.

I have entered a period of mourning
and must apply

grieving marks

I require
the darkest ink you have.

Shop's closed.

Clearly, it is not.

You blew up the Arch.

That she did.

Here.

Pretend you're selling to me.

Thank you.

For the pardon.

Don't thank me.
Thank your husband.

Oh, you can't, he's dead.

For what it is worth,

I regret
the incident in your office.

Not yet, you don't.

About last night...

All right.

Get to talking, T'evgin.

What do you know
about this beast?

There will be no more killings.

Seems you could have mentioned
knowing about 'em

when you walked
into my crime scene.

Or when your daughter took off
running after the beast.

There will be no more killings.

I got your word on that?

You have my word.

On your daughter's life?

On my daughter's life.

Thank you, T'evgin.

No.

No, not good enough.

I'm gonna see justice
for the people who have died.

The dead are dead.

And nothing can change that.

I have said all that I need to say.

Nolan, what are you doing?

He knows more
than he's letting on.

Don't you, T'ev?

I will afford you one opportunity
to pull that trigger.

I recommend
that you do not miss.

You can see yourselves out.

Come on.

Did you find what you needed?

Went barking up the wrong tree.

The victim was an Indogene,
but definitely not a clone.

No, but I saw the same
results that you did.

Well, I accidentally contaminated
the DNA sample.

What's this thing on your neck.

Bling.

Makes me feel girlish.

No, what happened
down in Old St. Louis?

Did the Omec do
something to you?

Yes, they did.

I'm sorry, Samir.

Through the lower liro,

you give
us ground on which to walk.

Through the upper liro,
you give us light with which to see.

Without that light,
we are left in darkness.

Without that light,
we are left alone.

Without that light,

there is no need to have
the ground beneath our feet...

...for where are we to go?

Indur, you up?

Got your message.

And so we praise you, Rayetso,
and wait for this darkness to pass.

He was weak.

You need to be strong, soldier.

You hear me?

Though when it does...

On your feet.

...the skies will never be the same.

On your feet.

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