Dominion (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 2 - Godspeed - full transcript

Previously on Dominion...

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

And they couldn't
visit Earth without a body,

so they stole ours.

Then came whispers
of a chosen child.

You need to
speak to your dad.

I'll tell him about us

and I will get his
permission to marry.

Alex?
Dad?

You basically
left me to die.

You go back to whatever
hole you crawled out of.



Gabriel is massing
for another war.

It's the delegation
from Helena.

You think
that kid's the One?

The Chosen One's a myth.

Helena has the only
air force in the cradle.

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

once you've been made
Lord of the city.

It is my great pleasure
to announce the engagement

of Claire Riesen
to William Whele.

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.

You are the Chosen One.

No one here is going to breathe
a word of this to anyone



until we figure out
what it all means.

The tattoos
are indecipherable-

Jeep held the tattoos on
his body for when you were ready.

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

and Gabriel and his
legions pushed back.

My son...

We found them.

Oh!
Hey!

Oh! And he shoots.

Next shot
wins the game, hotshot.

I know why you don't
bring me here more.

Yeah, why is that?

'Cause you always lose.

Oh.
Yeah.

Damn! Nice shot.

So, what do I owe you?

The jerky, the fuzzy dice,
and your Glock.

I'll give you the jerky
and I'll give you the Glock,

but there's no way
I'm giving you my dice.

Go inside.

Alex, inside now!

Alex?

Dad?
Get the med kit.

Hello, Alex.

You're okay.

You're okay.

I thought you left me.

I'll never leave you.

I promise.

We pray that
our brother, Jeep,

may take safe passage
in his journey.

We are comforted by
the words of our Founder.

The Chosen One is near.

His hope will unite us.

His faith will bolster us.

His strength will bring us
our time of peace.

This is preposterous.

Senator Romero,

what's the status
of our reactor?

Using all
available resources,

I should have the city back
to full power within days.

Not fast enough.

The walls are
barely functioning.

The radar is down.

Our first priority
should be defense.

"Defense"?

From a man who brought
an eight-ball into our city.

You have blood
on your hands, Consul.

Your recklessness
put us all in danger.

Look, lam the first to admit
I had a lapse in judgment.

A lapse?
But I was doing it for Vega.

Yesterday morning, that
eight-ball was discovered

inside our city walls.

And when my men captured it,

my first instinct
was to destroy it

but then I decided
that we could

use the eight-ball

to remind Vega
of the enemy we face.

Tragically, it backfired
and for that, lam sorry.

But I was doing it
to strengthen the city,

not to endanger it.

The consul decided to teach
us all a lesson in secret.

I call for an audit
of House Whele.

I second that.
loppose.

It is a waste of precious
time and resources.

it is not
a waste of time.

It is necessary.

I agree with Senator Romero.

Consul Whele made a mistake

for which he has
been admonished.

Good night, Senators.

May the Chosen One save us.

Alex, what are you
doing here?

I need to see Claire.

It's the middle
of the night.

It's none of your business, Noma.
It is now. You're drunk.

And you're jealous.
Go home. Sober up.

Noma...

You're about to end up
in the infirmary.

Noma, it's fine. Let him in.

Thanks.

Let's go.

Alex, I looked
for you at the funeral.

Let's do it.
Let's go right now.

Let's get out of here.

Let's get out of here
right now.

You've been drinking.

We'll be in New Delphi
before you know it, Claire.

Let's just go right now.

Alex, we can't leave.

Yesterday, you were dying
to get out of here.

Yesterday I had faith
there was a Chosen One.

Today, I have proof

walking around
in front of me.

Claire, the tattoos
aren't proof.

Yes, they are, Alex.

I was in that bunker.

We both heard
what Michael said.

You. You are going to unite
all of us and end this war.

Vega needs you.

What about when
I needed Vega, huh,

when I was a "V-One"

struggling to survive
in the tunnels.

A "V-One"
who became a soldier

to protect the people.

I became a soldier so I could
get three meals a day!

You're afraid.

I know it.
No, Alex.

I have never been afraid
a day in my life.

Then come with me, Claire.

Let's go right now.

No.

Why? Because we have
just been attacked.

The people are terrified.
That's why, Alex.

What do you care?
You live in a tower.

You go down to
the Island every two weeks

and pass out sandwiches.

You're a spoiled
princess, Claire.

And you're an ugly drunk.

Yeah.

But at least
I'm not a hypocrite.

I'm not a fake.

Are you finished?

Yeah.

Good.

Get out.

Get out now, Alex.

Quite a performance.

We both know
that eight-ball

was caught outside the city.

The creature's location
was not the salient point.

The salient point
is that you screwed up.

Damn it, David.

The only thing bigger than
your bank account is your ego.

I'll take that
as a compliment, General.

By the way, thank you for
stepping in this afternoon.

I can't have my slick-haired
bureaucrat in jail, can I?

No, you can't,

because this bureaucrat keeps every
department in the city running.

Some I'm sure
you've never even heard of.

Yes, you're very talented.

What can I do
for you, Edward?

Vega does not need
a religious fervor

to break out
over the Chosen One,

the city is too unstable.

My thoughts entirely.

There were other people
in that bunker.

Techs?

Yes, they are being
spokento.

Consul Whele wants to see you.

Me?
Yeah.

To our fallen comrades,

they sacrificed their lives
in the attack on Vega.

And brother Janax,

you ballsy son of a bitch,

we preserve you in amber until
Father returns and the Gates reopen.

We drink!

Gabriel.

Enjoy your bodies.

There's no shame
in surrender, Michael.

That's not why
I summoned you.

Why attack now?

You already
lost the war.

I only lost a battle.

Didn't Father always teach us not
to rest until our work was done?

He would be
ashamed of you.

Well, he's not here,
is he?

You know why.

Because he realized that
this creation of his,

his pride and joy,

was a failure of
epic proportions.

Well, he couldn't stand
the sight of them.

He just didn't have the heart
to wipe them out himself.

Are you thatjealous
of Father's attention,

his love for them
over his angels,

OVGI' you?

I should finish you
right now.

Try-

If the humans knew you
were here talking to me,

they'd kill you
themselves.

Itdoesn%
make you angry?

They were given
our birthright.

Gifted a paradise.

This earth,
these bodies,

and what did they do?

They turned the planet
into a pit.

When they're gone,

the last of them
a bad memory,

maybe then
Father will come back.

You're still nothing more than a
frightened child lashing out.

Your quarrel is with
a father who left you,

not with mankind.

My quarrel is with humans

and anyone foolish enough
to stand with them.

I won't allow you
to hurt another soul.

The humans don't need you
to protect them, Michael.

They have
the Chosen One now.

If you hadn't
acted like a mud woman

letting Whele
have your body,

maybe you would have noticed
that Roan was an infiltrator.

Maybe we could
have stopped him

before he killed
a hero of Vega.

I'm still Evelyn's consort.

Remember your place, Coral.

I do. And so should you.

The boy fooled Evelyn

and she's not
easily fooled.

She will not react well
to this disgrace.

They've humiliated us.

Maybe so.

They might have taken
our Haikas.

But they'll never learn
the secrets of Helena.

Arika.

First time I met you,

I thought, "Now, there's a woman
who will go far in this world. "

Really?

Why is that?

It was back when we still did business
with those New Delphi cretins.

I was bidding
against you for fuel.

That Delphi oilman,
remember him?

Truly repulsive
human being.

I figured you must have slept
with him without blinking an eye,

because you got to go
home with the contracts

and I returned
empty-handed,

but with a newfound respect

for your will to do
anything to win.

And two weeks later,
he was found dead,

gutted like a tuna.

And I was even
more impressed.

Thank you, though I had
nothing to do with that.

I trust you and your handmaidens
are being well treated.

Our Haikas were removed.

For us,
that's cultural savagery.

My apologies.

But after what happened
with the boy,

security's our
first priority.

Roan fooled us.

Think Of it, David.

Gabriel's responsible for pushing the
human race to the brink of extinction.

Helena will never
side with him.

There are Black Acolytes

in this very city who secretly
worship Gabriel as a god.

Who's to say that Evelyn is
not doing the same thing?

Evelyn believes
in the divine feminine.

We have no place for a
male deity like Gabriel.

But you didn't bring me here
to discuss culture.

What do you want?

Helena has the only
Air Force left.

Ineedit

Evelyn will never enter
a new war with Gabriel

if Helena isn't threatened.

But I have you.

Tell me what she'll think

if her consort is put
to death for treason?

She will mourn me.

And then she will
bomb Vega into oblivion.

Good, huh?
Mmm-hmm.

Reminds me of you,
a bottomless pit.

Thanks, Felicia.

No, she's teasing. You
eat as much as you want.

Morning.

Felicia, can you take Bixby
to get a glass of milk?

Of course.

Is that the little girl
from the bunker?

I said she was under our
protection and I meant it.

I guess it's old fashioned to think a
bride should be the first one to know

about her own wedding.

If I went to you first, you never
would have entertained the idea.

Why would I?
I don't love William.

In the world we live in,

we have to think about
more than just ourselves.

So wanting to marry a man that I
have feelings for is selfish.

Claire, when these walls went
up, the city was in a shambles.

Refugees were pouring in...
Pouflngin by the thousands.

We could barely afford
to feed ourselves.

Yeah, I know.

You've told me the story
a thousand times.

You created the V-System so
that everyone had a job to do.

But what you did

was you trapped people into a
life that they had no way out of.

You know it was
supposed to be temporary.

As soon as we were
back on our feet

we were going to
transition to a republic.

So, what are you
waiting for?

You're Lord of the City.

If you want things to
change, change them.

The Senate is stuck
in the status quo.

You and William,
you'd be new blood.

I'm not
a politician, though.

I'm a teacher.

Well, now that
we've been attacked,

I can't step down.
Not now.

But eventually,
you will inherit my seat

and when that happens,
David Whele will be on you

like a wolf on a lamb.

I am not marrying
William Whele.

Because you're in love
with Alex.

Yes.

And I know
what you're thinking.

He's not just
a V-Two soldier.

He's the Chosen One.

I have no idea
what that means,

nor does anyone.

You and William
could run this city.

Oh, stop talking
about William.

Claire? Claire?

So, how long have you been
banging Claire Riesen?

No one knows
about this, Noma.

Hope not.

Hey...

You need to keep it quiet.

You know
you can trust me.

Lannon?
Yeah?

New orders.

What is it? Security
detail reassignment.

House Whele.

We need to talk.

I'm done talking.

You're in danger.
Things have changed.

For you, maybe.
Not for me.

Leave me alone.

Letgo.

Gabriel knows about you.

What does he know?

That I have the tattoos?

He's more dangerous
than you think.

You're a target, Alex.

But I'm
the Chosen One, right?

If I'm the one that's going
to save the human race,

I must be pretty damn
powerful, right?

If I'm going
to unite mankind,

I'm going to have to fight
angels like you.

I'm not your enemy.

It didn't feel that way
when you were whipping me.

Things are different now.

You're going to have
to trust me, Alex.

Trust you?

Why would I ever do that?

Everything you ever
told me was a lie.

I was able to read one of
the tattoos last night.

You know what it said?

"Beware those closest to you. "

You stay away from me.

What are you doing here?

I just got reassigned.

Mr. Lannon, a word?

He knows your name?

You know what I did
before the war?

No, sir.
I was a televangelist.

I sold religion
on television.

I was very, very good at it.
I was a true believer.

The message would differ
from preacher to preacher

but the point
was always the same.

You need me to connect you

to Him.

Since then, I've learned
the error of my ways.

Everything I believed in
was wrong.

But what I do know

better than
anyone in this city,

is the psychology of faith.

I have seen firsthand

what true believers
are capable of.

They'll open up their wallets
and bow at your feet.

They'll tear each other apart
just to touch you

or they'll nail you
to a cross.

But either way,

you could bring ruin
to our society.

You don't have to worry.

None of this means
anything to me.

I won't say a word.

Smart man.

Consul, I've been
with House Riesen

for four years now

and today of all days

I get transferred
to House Whele.

Why?

I didn't order
your transfer.

General Riesen did.

William, please.

I'm sorry to intrude.

No intrusion.

Sergeant Lannon has just
been assigned our detail.

I apologize for my father.

He's a narcissist
of the highest order.

What did you both
talk about?

He warned me about
the pitfalls of fame.

Principate.

Bless you.

And you, sister.

Here, take this.

May the Savior
bless you, sir.

And you, brother. Here.

Extra rations,

medical care
for those in need.

Didn't know you did that.

Well, House Whele
isn't the "Big Bad Wolf"

Lord Riesen
makes us out to be.

Your father's idea?

No.

Charity's not his
strong suit.

Alex, um...

Can I call you Alex?

Sure.

I can only imagine what it must
be like to walk in your shoes.

The, uh... The burden that's
been placed upon you.

If you ever want to talk to
anyone about anything at all,

I'm here.

And I've always
been here

waiting to be
of service to you.

You can't keep
your condition

a secret much longer.

You're the only one
I can trust, Becca.

You can trust Claire.

She's your daughter, Edward.

She deserves to know.

So she can worry
herself sick?

So she'll know why you
want her to marry William.

I don't want her thinking
that her father's got

one foot in the grave.

You have congestive
heart failure.

You could live
another 10 years.

Or die tomorrow.

Well, keeping secrets
isn't healthy.

And I'm not just talking
about your heart.

What are you
talking about?

Edward, I know
you go outside

the city walls
every few weeks.

Why?

That will be all, Consul.

What will
they do to us?

The sentence
will be death.

But I know David.

He'll torture first,
try to make us confess.

All the way down
to the nail bed.

We need as much poison
as possible.

What will you
tell the guards?

That I'm ready to talk
with David Whele.

It gives me great peace to know
that we will be the instrument

thatcauses
that man to die.

Oh, sorry.

You Okay?

I'm fine.
Um, my apologies.

You were missed
in the Senate yesterday.

I was out surveying
the western cradle.

Making sure
the threat was gone.

The threat could be
right under our noses.

Twenty-five years
and you never

told me about this new
type of angel like Roan.

Vega's not prepared for that.

The higher order of angels never
wanted any part of this war.

I didn't consider
them a threat.

And Lannon? How does he
factor into this war?

My hope is decisively.

He has a destiny but it's
not etched in stone.

There are many paths
he could choose,

not all of them
for the best.

He's in a difficult place.

I don't know
how to reach him.

Do you?

How would I know
how to reach him?

You've always
had great insight

into the ways of your kind.

And you're a parent.

You have a child.

If I knew how to reach
my daughter,

maybe I could
give you some advice.

Sometimes you just have
to wish them godspeed.

Alex's decisions
have repercussions

for everyone
on this planet.

So do ours.

You're not
a spoiled princess.

No, actually
that's the one thing I am.

You want to stay in Vega.

I get it.

Really?

We'll work it out together.

Thank you.

They're so beautiful.

This one looks
almost Aramaic.

Aren't you even curious?

I'd burn them off
if I could.

No, you wouldn't.

Hell, maybe I can.

Alex.

Are you worried
about me?

Or them?

That's not fair.

Fair?

You're not the one with graffiti
scribbled all over your body.

It's a gift, Alex.

For who?

Alex!

Bix!

You're looking good.

Beats living life
in the tunnels, huh?

Any day-

I bet there's no bedtime
in the tunnels, either.

Come on. Come on.
Come on.

I'll see you later.
Yeah.

Hey!

Alex!
Claire!

No!

CLAIRE; Felicia!

Claire!

Attention.
Security breach.

Attention. Security breach.

Penthouse level.

Hey, you all right?

What the hell happened?
We're not sure.

She said
she'd only talk to you.

Leave us.

What have you done?

More importantly, David,
what have you done?

Before you answer,
consider your options.

You can claim
that you had no choice

but to kill these women
after you interrogated them,

and found they were
in league with Gabriel.

I will be absolved
of any involvement

and see to it that Evelyn
makes no reprisals.

Or...

After you fail
to illicit a confession

from Helena's
sacred handmaidens,

you flew into a rage
and killed them.

You will be known
as the person

who single-handedly started
an all-out war with Helena.

One that Vega
will surely lose.

The choice is yours, David.

Alex?

I asked the medics
if they treated you

and no one knew
where you were.

I've been going
out of my mind.

I'm so glad
you're okay.

Why are you
dressed like this?

You're leaving.

You and Bixby almost died

because that thing
came after me.

It's not going
to change, Claire.

I'm a target now.

Right.

Okay, Okay-

So I will be
a target with you.

I'm coming.

No, you're not.

I am. And it's not because
you're the Chosen One.

It's not even
because I love you.

You've got a terrible
sense of direction.

Who else is going to keep you
from getting lost?

You need me.

I'm sorry.

I'm not afraid.
I can handle it, Alex.

Well, lam.

I'm afraid.

I need you
to stay alive, Claire.

Listen to me. If anything
ever happened to you,

I couldn't
live with myself.

I'm going alone.

So, what, this is goodbye?
That's it.

For now.

William was
telling the truth.

Alex Lannon
is the Chosen One.

Are you injured?

He was strong,
stronger than expected.

You did well, little one.

Take care of her.

Edward?

I brought your favorite.

I've missed you.