Dominion (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

NARRATOR: Twenty-five
years ago, God disappeared.

His angels held
man responsible

and declared war on humanity.

The archangel, Gabriel
led this war of extermination,

hoping to rid
the world of humans

and claim dominion over it.
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Some higher angels
refused to take sides

but the lower angels
joined Gabriel.

These lesser spirits
lacked bodies,

so their first line of attack
was to steal ours.

But Michael, the greatest
of all Archangels,



chose to fight for man.

With his help,
the survivors struck back

and built strongholds
to defend themselves.

Soon word spread
of a baby Michael had saved,

a child who would grow up
to be mankind's savior.

This Chosen One would be known
by the markings on his body.

Finally, Gabriel
and his army retreated,

and we were left
with the realization

that not only
are angels real,

they are our most
hated enemies.

(DOOR SCREECHING)

(BELL RINGS)

(BELL RINGS)

(GLASS BREAKING)



(DISTORTED VOICE) Join us.

(GIGGLES)

We have an empty seat.

(GRUNTS)

(SHRIEKING)

(SHRIEKING)

(SCREAMING)

A. Lannon, passcode 2271.
Open the gates.

2271 Respond.

A. Lannon. Passcode 2271.

I've got an angel in pursuit.

What have you got?

Distress call, sir.
One of ours.

ALEX: Where the hell
are you guys?

Open the damn gate.

Should I let him in, sir?

Open the gate!

2271, open the damn gate.

(GRUNTS)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(GRUNTS)

A. Lannon, passcode...

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Ahh!

AUTOMATED VOICE:
Warning. Perimeter breach.

Warning. Perimeter breach.

(GROWLING)

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

AUTOMATED VOICE: Now
entering security zone five.

Now entering
security zone five.

All right, all right. Easy.

Yeah, okay.

Give me your hands.

(SCANNER BEEPING)

COMPUTER: Possession negative.

Lannon! What the hell
were you doing

outside the city
without authorization?

It was a two-for-one
buffet at the Flamingo.

I just couldn't miss it.

What do you think
I was doing?

You saw the eight-ball.
It wasn't just one of them.

It was a whole
group of them.

We need to tell Riesen.

No.

Take him to the Archangel.
He's one of his men.

Ah, man.

I'll report to Riesen.

You were a naughty
boy tonight.

You shouldn't indulge me.

These evenings would
be much more enjoyable,

if you didn't hate
yourself after.

Any risk, no matter
how small,

that I might have children

is too great.

Would it be such a bad thing?

Vega needs children.

Not children like that.

This has to stop.

Then stop.

(CROWD TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

MAN ON PA: Market
access is restricted

to V4 and above.

MAN ON PA: Astro presents
our annual jubilee

only at the Whele Arena.

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

(CROWD CLAMORING)

This city's going to hell.

Exiting the city
with a vehicle

is a realigning offense.

You're going to get purged
down to V0 for this,

an untouchable.

It's better than making
a home in Michael's ass

to be a V3 like you.

How'd you do it?

You reprogram one
of the gates,

hack the surveillance?

Leave the whip.

You know the rules
and why they exist.

Everything in Vega
has a purpose.

It's how the city survives.

Founding law for the
protection and good of all.

Gates are inviolable.

We have a right to leave.

We all do.

No, you don't.

Tell me about the angels.

There were three of them

all eight-balls.

But something about
them was different.

One of them could
change his body.

A soldier.

He had wings.

Where were they?

A couple of miles
down the strip.

What were they doing?

Playing Texas hold'em.

Not kidding.

And what were you
doing out there?

You know the punishment
for going outside the walls.

I'm going to be purged?

No. You're Archangel Corp,

but if you ever do
anything like this again,

I'll not spare you.

Do you understand me?

Stand up.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS)

I think that's
enough, Michael.

He's learned his lesson.

Right, boy?

Tell no one about
what you saw.

Not a word about
the eight-balls

to anyone.

Now go report for duty.

He shouldn't be
outside the walls.

The ruins are
too dangerous.

The boy's been sneaking out
since he was a child.

He knows Vega
better than anyone.

He needs discipline.

Perhaps.

But after what he did
for Claire, I owe him.

The eight-ball came
right up to the gate.

They're back.

WOMAN: In the war, the entire lower
rank of angels joined Gabriel.

But unlike Archangels,
Gabriel's lower angels,

the dogs of heaven,
they were lesser spirits

without a physical form.

And they couldn't visit
Earth without a body,

so they stole ours.

Then came whispers
of a chosen child

who would grow up to lead
mankind out of darkness.

And his legend
quickly spread,

giving humanity hope,

a reason to fight back

and the angels hated it.

Now, it's said that
Michael acted alone,

saved the child,

and hid him in such a way

that not even Michael
knows where he is.

You're late.

Yeah, sorry.
I got held up.

Asshole.
You're an asshole.

We continue to hope,
no, to believe

that the Chosen One,
our savior,

will someday
reveal himself to us.

Is there anything else I can
help you with tonight, ma'am?

What happened
to your head?

There were eight-balls
by the truck.

What?

Your father told me
not to say anything

so you have to keep quiet.

Alex, they attacked you.

It's what they do.
I'm fine.

You need to
speak to your dad.

I know. I know.
I will tonight.

I've asked to see him.
I'll tell him about us

and I will get his
permission to marry.

But you still have to do
the knee and the ring thing.

Just so happens I have
a knee and a ring.

(SIGHS)

What?

Alex, he'll say yes. Trust me.

I know him.

You're my shield.
You took a knife for me.

There is no me without you.

We're different...
You and I.

Yeah, what? You think you
know him better than I do.

I know the system
better than you.

Claire, the truck is ready.

We have enough supplies
to easily make it to Delphi.

Claire, they don't
have numbers there.

Everyone is equal.

We could start a new life.

But it's got to be
tomorrow night.

The city will be busy
with the jubilee

and you can slip out.

But it won't come to that.
He'll say yes.

But if he doesn't,

wherever you go,

I follow.

Okay?

What's your name, soldier?

Alex Lannon, V2,
House Riesen, A.A. Corp.

Alex Lannon,

it's against our law for you to
be alone with Claire, Alex, so...

Next time, make sure you're
accompanied by another guard.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Principate.

Uh, please, Claire, not you.
I'm still the same William

you played marbles
within this room.

Yes, and always beat.

(LAUGHS)

Yeah, maybe you should
call me "Principate."

It does sound much better
when it comes from you.

You missed
services tonight.

I was teaching.

That's right.

You know I admire your work
with Vega's less fortunate.

You of all people know
how important it is

that our faith
must be nurtured.

It must be, uh,
kept like a promise.

It troubles me that so many
of Vega's citizens have

forgotten this
simple truth.

Yes.

Let us pray.

Ah!

Hey, Bix.

What'd you do now?

I got on the wrong side
of the peacock,

but Riesen stepped in.

You should keep out of
anything to do with the tops.

Yeah, they're no
different than us.

They just got
a better number.

When was the last
time you ate?

Here, late at the palace.

You want to know a secret?

One day,

we're going to live somewhere
where there aren't any numbers.

Where we aren't told
what to do, what to eat,

where to sleep
and whom to marry.

One day, we're
going to be free.

Promise?

I promise.

Stay close the
next day or so.

Something big is
going to happen

and whichever way it goes,

you're coming with me.

Consul.

General.

Oh, looky here.

I asked the horticulturist to
grow these on the agri-towers.

I never much
cared for berries.

There was an angel
attack on a soldier

outside the walls today.

Small group, three angels,
easily destroyed.

Not all of them.

One survived.

Don't worry. It's
been taken care of.

But the Archangel
is concerned,

and you should be, too.

Michael sees evil portent
in everything and everyone.

It was an isolated
incident, nothing more,

no further sightings
on our long-range scans.

We deployed the
drone, all clear.

We don't want
it getting out.

It could cause panic.

Perhaps that wouldn't
be a bad thing.

We've done our
jobs too well.

Vega has grown complacent.

Lazy.

So, we are looking forward to the
announcement of the jubilee.

Yes.

Tomorrow then.

MAN: I've been guarding
David Whele for six months.

I finally saw what he
feeds that tiger of his.

It's not a tiger.
It's a lion.

Is there a difference?

Yeah. Stripes.

Whatever. It gets
steak for dinner,

dry-aged porterhouse.

When was the last time
you even tasted beef?

Cat's one of a kind.

We're a dime a dozen.

Speak for yourself.

Hey, boys.

Noma.
Noma.

Hey, Ethan, can you
weasel your way

into a bottle of scotch
for me tonight?

"Weasel"? Really?

She means "charm" your way.

No, I meant "weasel."

(MOCK LAUGHING)

You know what goes great
with scotch, Noma?

Porterhouse steak,
and I can get some.

MY gift to you.

Alex, I'll grab one
for you, too.

We're going to eat
like tigers tonight.

Lions.

Tigers.

You've been logging some serious
overtime at House Riesen.

I go where I'm told.

So, General Riesen has just
decided to tighten security?

Why wouldn't he?
He's Lord of the city.

The man's concerned about
his daughter's safety.

Who said anything
about his daughter?

No one. lt's just...

You know how he
is about Claire.

Yeah.

He cares a lot about
her doesn't he?

(HELICOPTERS WHIRRING)

Don't the Wheles
ever sleep?

Not if there's money
to be made.

It's the delegation
from Helena.

It's been a while since I've
seen anybody from Helena

behind these walls.

NOMA: Have you ever seen
one of their kids before?

They keep them hidden.
It's their law.

ETHAN: You think
that kid's the One?

The Chosen One's a myth.

That's something they tell
children to give them hope.

I don't understand why you'd
have me travel all this way

to see another one
of your factories.

Oh, this isn't
one of our factories.

Has Evelyn considered
my proposal?

She's not ready to join
in a treaty with you,

which may pit us
against New Delphi.

Trading, yes.

Armaments, a mutual
defense pact... Not now.

Evelyn wished
to give you this.

A Derringer.

One of these killed
Abraham Lincoln.

(GASPS)

(CHUCKLES)

A thoughtful gift.

You obviously learned a lot
about me on your last visit.

A passion for weapons
is hard to forget.

I would prefer you remember me
for something more inspiring.

And what would that be?

Hope.

DAVID: Gone are the days when
darkness was something to fear.

With this technology,

the lights of Vega will
shine as a beacon of hope

for 1,000 years.

Along with food
and our medicines,

I can offer 500 brides
all of childbearing age

in exchange for the technology
to build our own reactor.

There will be time
to negotiate later.

My men will show you
the bungalows where you

can rest and freshen up
after your flight.

Thank you, David.

And tomorrow night,
you'll be my guest

at the yearly Jubilee
in the Grand Arena.

It's a small gesture
of the House of Whele

makes to inspire
and entertain the city.

Good night, Arika.

Good night.

I wonder if the brides she
was offering would be spies.

Possible. We have
so much they don't.

Helena has the only
air force in the cradle.

A fleet of aircraft
they inherited

from Hill Air Force Base.

That cripple, Riesen won't
be an obstacle much longer.

Once we have consolidated
our position

and you've been made
Lord of the city,

we'll want her as an ally.

Jeep.

I see you still like
the highest perch.

It's been 15 years.

I thought you were dead.

Fourteen and a half.
But who's counting?

What does everyone
else think?

The same.

David Whele built you
a statue in memoriam.

That's

creepy.

It's not a good likeness.

Looks more like
Whele than you.

He hasn't changed.

We all assumed the
tattoos were lost to us.

No.

Have you deciphered
any of them?

It isn't just
a language to decipher,

it's something else,

and from what I could find,
there's no historical equivalent.

Much of the last 14 years was
spent on wild goose chases

looking for the names of
prophets I had misspelled

or tasks I thought I was
commanded to carry out.

Unfortunately, the tattoos
are indecipherable.

How is he?

What's he like?

Undisciplined,

strong-willed,

passionate,

mercurial,

good.

Can you bring him to me?

Yes.

Everything's about to change.

War is coming.

People have lived inside
these walls so long

they've forgotten
they're not prisoners.

Uh, father, there's
something that I need to...

I'm stepping down
from ruling Vega.

The city is strong enough to
give power back to the people.

Let them make their
own way going forward.

The people are not ready.

Vega is not ready.

And Senator Whele will never
give up power that easily.

He won't allow the people
to govern themselves.

Father, if you step down
in the name of democracy,

he will turn this city
into a dictatorship.

And what do you
think it is now?

You're a good man.

Am I?

Why now?

We have worked so hard
to build this city

into what it is.

You can’t just give up.

lam not giving up.

I'm moving forward.
So should you.

You have the strength
of character

that Vega desperately
needs, Claire.

You'll be important
to its survival and soon,

you'll be called on
to protect it.

So, what was it
you wished to tell me?

Nothing.

It was nothing.

You're as paranoid as ever.

If that were true,

you'd be dead.

Tell me about the boy.

I've never seen any of
your children before.

Why bring him here?

Roan isn't one
of our children.

He's favored by Evelyn.

She dotes on him
like an adopted son.

Oh.

Why?

He's a savant.

Knows 20 languages.

Can play a Bach piano
concerto, recite Shakespeare.

His knowledge of history
is astonishing.

He's amazing,

teaching us many things,

but he's painfully shy

and needs to be
treated gently.

Roan wanted to see
the great city of Vega

and Evelyn denies
him nothing.

She believes he's special.

Very special.

And you?

I've never seen
a child quite like him.

A boy with those gifts
could be useful to Vega.

He's not for sale.

Everything has a price.

(GASPS)

She wants to
see you upstairs.

Needs some stuff from the
supply center for tonight.

Yes, ma'am. I need these
filled by early afternoon.

Yes, ma'am.
(QUIETLY) Listen,

something is happening
with my father

that could
change everything.

I couldn't bring
it up to him.

So tonight after
the Jubilee,

we'll leave as planned.

(SPEAKING NORMALLY)
That'll be all. Thank you.

Come with me.

(GRUNTING)

Okay, okay, okay.

You've trained him
well, Michael.

Dad?

How did you get here?

I came back last night

to see you...

To talk. I'm not interested
in anything you have to say.

You gave me up.

A scribbled note left in
the night made that clear.

Do you remember
what it said?

I do.

"You'll be an orphan
now, Alex."

I didn't think I
would make it back.

I was 11.

You left me alone.
You had Michael.

He isn't even human.

Human enough to side
with us against his own.

The only one
to fight for us.

Without Michael we would
have lost the war.

Alex, nothing's been done
that wasn't necessary.

Necessary?

Do you realize by
making me an orphan

you put me in
the lowest caste.

A "one."

If I hadn't become a soldier
I wouldn't have had anywhere

to sleep or
anything to eat.

You basically
left me to die.

It isn't the life I would
have chosen for you.

None of it is.

And you.

You knew this all along.

Alex?

You go back to whatever
hole you crawled out of.

You don't have a son.

We need to bring the
council together today,

before the Jubilee.

Did I do the right thing

for Alex?

That remains
to be seen.

They found this
at the altar.

I don't understand.

The angels took
everything from us

and there are idiots
who still worship them.

I know, but the Acolytes

are still a small
and secretive group.

They can't hide forever.

Good.

My followers
will find them.

Keep them searching.

Come on inside.

(FAINT GROWLING)

(GROWLING)

(GASPS)

It was caught outside the city walls this
morning trying to find a way inside.

You've brought one
into the city?

People need to be reminded
of what we're up against

and who's protected
them all this time.

You're sharpening that like
you're going to kill somebody.

Yeah, you. You're late.

I was working in the laundry
and they wouldn't let me go.

I'm sorry. I had a bad day.

You want to talk about it?

It's in the past.

Bixby, you gotta meet me

at the south entrance
of the arena.

Access is restricted
to V2 and above.

Can you get in?
Yeah.

10:00 p.m., tonight.

Do you understand?
You can't be late.

What's going on?
You'll see.

And, Bixby,
you can't tell anyone.

You got it?

She's more of
a man than you.

What's Michael being
so cryptic about?

Yep, I'm alive.

How?

Thick-headedness.

I haven't been able to decipher
anything of substance from the tattoos.

Can Michael?

No.

But more importantly,
I found Gabriel.

What?

I guess it was wishful thinking that
he might have died in the bombings.

He's built a fortress
and an army of the possessed

in the mountains
outside of Boulder.

They seem to have adapted.

Gabriel is massing
for another war.

It gets worse.

A few of the higher angels
have joined Gabriel

and they can appear
perfectly human.

In the same way
as Michael and Gabriel?

Yes.

They belong to the second
sphere of angels, the "Powers."

They were born to be warriors to
keep the other angels in line,

and, like Gabriel, some of
them have always hated man.

The Powers are far more
dangerous than the angels

that possessed mankind
during the Extermination.

I had hoped they would
sit out this war.

Gabriel's obviously persuaded
some of them to join him.

His name is Furiad.

We should cancel the Jubilee,
alert the city.

Agreed.

All of this has convinced me it's
time to reveal the Chosen One.

You know who it is?

Yeah.

Who?

We will tell you
soon enough.

(SCOFFS) I don't
have time for this.

There's no Chosen One,
no one coming to save us.

There never was.

We're the chosen ones.

Not some imaginary savior.

(STAMMERING)
That isn't true.

The Savior's real.
The baby lived.

That's your delusion,
not mine.

So the baby lived.

Many babies lived.
We lived.

Hear them out, David.

Michael has never misled us.

Michael may not be a mystery
to you, Madam Consul,

but he is to me.

What were you
planning on doing?

Find some random child
and tell us he's the baby?

What proof do we have? How do we
measure him? On your word alone?

You have faith.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, that died a long time ago, Archangel,
when your kind laid waste to my planet.

And war is coming?

Not news to me.

It never ended.

We are the angels'
natural enemy.

It won't be over until either
they're extinct or we are.

And what we have to do

is prepare everyone
for that inevitability.

Lead them...

And we lead them
by attending the Jubilee.

People need a release from
the stress of the city,

but more important, they need
something to inspire them.

So, General, tonight has to go forward.
We cannot cancel.

After that, I...
I'll be the first

to reconvene here
and roll my sleeves up

and do whatever it
takes to keep us safe.

But don't ask me to put my
faith in some child god...

(SCOFFS) A savior.

I'll never do it again.

(CROWD CHEERING)

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

How could you allow it?

Allow what?

Allow him to have you.

It's work. Nothing more.

Evelyn won't
see it that way.

I've got nothing
to say to you.

Then I'll do the talking.

I never knew there were
any pictures of my mother.

This is the only one.

It's been my good
luck charm all these years.

Now it's yours.

Welcome, Vega.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Tonight we celebrate
our resilience,

our fortitude,
and our collective courage.

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDING)

Every year we use this,
our Jubilee,

to be reminded of the past

but also to look forward.

And it is in that spirit
of looking forward

that I have an
announcement to make

of incredible importance
to this, our beloved city...

To Vega.

Tonight...

Tonight, our city
will become stronger.

It will become unified.

Because, tonight,
it is my great pleasure

to announce the engagement
of Claire Riesen

to William Whele.

Come on, son...

Come and take a bow.

Come.

Come on, Claire.
Stand up.

Through their marriage we will
join Vega's two greatest houses,

the House of Riesen and Whele,

thus securing the safety and
future of this wondrous city.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

Now...

As is our custom
at the Jubilee,

we celebrate the soldiers
who stand on our walls,

who protect us
and keep us safe

so that we can
enjoy this life.

But tonight

we have something
extra special.

Thomas Ford is one
of Vega's greatest champions.

A legend for killing 22
eight-balls in battle

with nothing but his knife.
Let's hear it for Thomas.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(HORN PLAYING)

Well, Thomas,
it's time to meet the 23rd.

(WOMAN HISSING)

(AUDIENCE MURMURING)

Okay, settle down now.

There's nothing to fear.
We are in complete control.

You allowed him to
bring one into the city?

DAVID: But it's good.

It's always good...
I had no idea.

...to be reminded
of what we face.

What is out there
waiting for us.

The thing that asks
nothing but takes all...

It must be destroyed.

Gabriel.

Oh, my...

Let's go. Come on.
Let's go.

(CROWD SCREAMING)

(GROANS)

AUTOMATED VOICE:
Warning. Security breach.

How the hell did they get that
close without us knowing?

AUTOMATED VOICE:
Warning. Security breach.

Ah, hell.

Fire.

(SIRENS BLARING)

AUTOMATED VOICE: Code red. A
citywide attack is imminent.

Get Claire and Riesen
to bunker eight.

Stay there until
I come and get you.

Go. Go. Go. Bunker Eight.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Code red.
A citywide attack is imminent.

(SCREAMS)
Bixby!

Alex, no!

Bixby!

Bixby!

Bixby!

Bixby!

(SIREN BLARING)

Get back! Get back!

Bixby!

BIXBY: Help!

Bixby!

Alex!

Claire!

I am so sorry.
I didn't know.

Listen, we don't have
enough time right now.

We gotta get out of here.

No, no, no. Claire...
Claire, this way.

Run.

RIESEN: What am I looking at?

Three angels, sir. They've
breached the city's defenses.

We managed to destroy one of them
but two made it over the wall.

Where are they headed?

The reactor, sir.

Incoming!

(SCREAMS)

Fire! Fire!

(SPEAKING ANGELIC LANGUAGE)

ALEX: Come on.

Let's go...

Leave right now.
Tonight.

(SCOFFS) Leave the city? It's under attack.
This is a code red.

It's perfect. By the time they begin looking
for us, we'll be halfway to Delphi.

I can't...

Not right now. My father
needs me and Vega needs us.

We have to stay
and protect the city.

We'll work this out. Nobody's going
to tell me who to marry, Alex.

What makes you think

you're going to
have a choice, huh?

If we go through that door,
Claire, we're staying.

We're never going to leave.

Alex, I promise.

I promise I will
make this right.

Trust me.

Please. Don't leave me.

Sir, what's...

Sir, every camera
in the city is dark.

What are you doing?

Michael needs my help.
Michael can handle himself.

Get out of my way.
If this bunker is breached,

all of Vega's leaders
are within these walls.

And Claire? She's your responsibility.
You're needed here.

I'm needed out there more.

You can't help him now.
No one can.

It won't take long to
restore power to Vega.

We'll soon get our
defenses back online.

I have every confidence
in you, David.

I was so worried.

Thank the Savior
you're all right.

Mmm, lam.

Stop firing.

(GROANS)

I need a med kit.

You're ready.

I believe in you.

You...

You are the Chosen One.

The last words
from a dying brain.

That man was hallucinating.
Ridiculous.

Get up.

Arrest her.

You have to believe me, David.
We had no part in this.

And round up
her entourage.

I had no idea what Roan was.
He was deceiving all of us.

What would we have
to gain? Please, think.

lam.

General, please.
You must listen to me.

SOLDIER: Go! Go!

I don't want her hurt.

Arresting Arika could
spark another war.

We're already at war.

They brought that thing into
the city and it killed Jeep.

And you unleashed that
monstrosity at the Jubilee.

How is this any different?

You knew what you were doing,
it's not sure that she did.

Vega has become
unfocused and so have you.

My little demonstration

couldn't have
worked any better.

Now we'll all be ready for
the battle that's coming.

So...

Alex Lannon,
show us your arms.

Who's that?

(GASPS)

Bixby.

Designation?

V1

(STAMMERING) V1?
What is she doing here?

She's with me.

She's under
my protection...

The protection
of House Riesen.

Well, she better be
able to keep a secret,

because no one here is going to
breathe a word of this to anyone

until we figure out what it all means.
ls that understood?

She'll be quiet.

I promise.

I'm fine.

What happened?

The reactor was damaged
but containment held...

For now.

The boy was an angel...

Another member
of the Powers.

That's why he was able to
pass through our scanners.

Jeep was right.

More than one higher angel has joined
Gabriel in his war against us.

Cover up. Make sure
none of the tattoos show.

Alex is the baby I saved
all those years ago.

He is under my protection.

I don't believe this.
Alex Lannon is the Chosen One.

Or even that the baby
was ever real.

You saw the tattoos.
You saw what happened.

I saw the tattoos transfer
from Jeep to Alex.

But I've seen more extraordinary things
happen since this insanity began.

The tattoos are a harbinger
of what's to come.

They will usher in
a period of hope.

Save it for your
flock, William.

Religious theater is one thing.
This is politics.

My faith is not a theater
nor is it a delusion.

I don't know
what it all means,

but I'm not bowing to anyone,
and you aren't either.

Alex Lannon is now
our greatest threat,

and Claire Riesen
is in love with him,

which makes your union
that much harder.

(SCOFFS) What?

You're wrong.

Oh, William, come on. I'm sorry,
but your feelings for Claire

have obviously blinded you to what
was plain to see in that room,

which makes it more imperative than
ever that we take full control of Vega.

Evelyn isn't going to like us
holding Arika in prison.

Riesen thought
she was innocent.

She seemed to be
speaking the truth

when she said she had
no idea what Roan was.

(SCOFFS) I don't care.

That city is full
of assassins.

How do you think Evelyn
came to power?

You know Arika is
Evelyn's wife, don't you?

Don't agree with Riesen
about anything

ever again.

You were never alone.

What?

When Jeep left,
you were never alone.

I watched over you.

I made sure you
joined the army.

I formed the Archangel Corp so that I could
stay close to you without arising suspicion.

Everything was done so
you could train, in secret.

No one could know
who you were.

Am I supposed to thank you?

Thank Jeep for all of this?

No. It just is.

As your father, Jeep held the tattoos
on his body for when you were ready.

He knew it might
mean his death.

I'm not ready.

I'm no savior.

You are. It's up to you
to decipher the tattoos.

I bore them on my body before they
were transferred onto Jeep's.

But they were always meant
for the Chosen One.

First the tattoos were on you,
then they were on Jeep,

then they're on me, how do I know
they're not meant for someone else?

What are they?

Our fate...

Our hope...

Written in a language
long since forgotten,

one even I don't know.

Can you show them to me?

Can you read them?

(SIGHS) I can't.

You must.

This is war, and only
one side can win.

What's in those tattoos will guide
you through what's to come.

They will lay out the path through
which mankind can be redeemed

and Gabriel and his
legions pushed back.

But this path will
not be easily traversed.

At every step, you

must choose which
course to take.

I believe you are the only
one that can end this war.

I'm just a man, Michael.

How can you be sure?

Nothing is ever certain.

But Jeep had hope, Alex.

He had faith in you

and so do I.

Try.

Can you discern anything?

No.

GABRIEL: My son...

William.

We found him.
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