Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002): Season 1, Episode 1 - Decision - full transcript

All due respect, Miss Mayor,
this security is totally inadequate.

Doesn't look that way to me.

I see uniforms everywhere.

You don't see a bulletproof
shield on the stage,

you don't see anti-sniper teams
on the surrounding roofs,

you don't see access to this building
being limited in any way.

What's worry -
this was all on the security plan.

The Companion Office in D.C.
approved your assignment.

Obviously, they have confidence in you.

Obviously, not enough
to implement my requests.

Did they even review
my security protocol?



Companion personal
made some adjustments.

Yeah? Well, who authorized
those adjustments?

I did.

Ronald Sandoval, FBI.

Attache to the American Companion.

The Mayor was given strict parameters
regarding to size and makeup

for the security detail.

Why approve me for you operation,

then second-guess my area of expertise?

I understand your concern.

There's never been any threat
to the Companion safety,

so Da'an feels that the additional
precautions are unnecessary.

There is no downside
implementing the security procedures.

Mandate came directly from Da'an.



He doesn't want to put a barrier
between himself and the people.

He?

"He", "she" -

not really applies.

Just ease of reference.

Ah...

Fine. You can tell him,

the next time he is looking for
someone to run security,

don't call me!

You can tell him yourself.

He wants to meet with you
after the event.

What is that?

Companion is here.

What's up?

I have three letters for you: F-B-I.

Can you believe this crowd?

Yeah...

Definitely a day to tell kids about.

1500 miles in four minutes!

Just in time!

Three years ago they came

forever altering the future
of humanity.

Subtitled by
Axarion

Come on, Bob.

Back to work.

Yeah.

Eyes on the crowd. Come on.

Good to see you again, Captain.

My pleasure, sir.

Da'an!

Shinouhee Uhuurah!

I greet you in my native tongue.

Since my young days,

visions of star space
have filled my awareness,

dreams that one day I might grasp
at a jewel of a distinct world.

I feel delighted to find that world
so gracefully and vocally inhabited.

Upon our arriving on Earth,

we have felt the pain of
those among your species,

who were without basic sustenance.

Your farmers have applied Taelon science

to ensure that every child on this planet

will go to bed with the full stomach.

Your physicians
have utilize Taelon technologies

to help combat many human afflictions.

Anything going on your
neck of the woods?

Absolutely nothing.

Except the happiest looking
bunch of folks I've ever seen.

It would be natural to respond to
the Taelon arrival with fear and misgiving.

But from our first
moments on your planet

you have shown open arms

and warmth of heart.

We wish to nurture
the spirit of fellowship

between scientists of
Earth and Taelon.

We will join our friend
Jonathan Doors

to help usher in a new
era for humankind.

We almost home.
I'm headed to the stage.

Copy.

I'm proud to announce today

a joint venture

between Doors International
and the Taelon Synod.

Together

we will create the systems

that will take our country, our world

to the new golden age.

The Taelon Synod dreams

that this union will create the forum,

where human minds can
absorb Taelon concepts

in order to better your world.

Down!

There!

Follow me!

Up there!

Go!

Are you injured?

My belief is not.

ETA on medical?

Our attending physician
will be here in two.

I want that shooter!

Yeah? So do I!

- Stairs!
- I got it!

- Lobby, exterior! Go!
- You guys spread out!

Police! Freeze!

Eddy?

Eddy! No!

Eddy!

Eddy!

Adrenalin.

There is medical center,
three blocks from here...

If move him now, we kill him.

No response.

Paddles!

Clear!

Increase!

Clear!

Increase again!

Clear!

He's dead.

I have no words.

Will, take a look at this!

A hit like this...

this guy should be dead.

Oh, maybe if we scrape up
little more, we'll find him.

Guys!

Yeah?

Shooter missed his target.

That may have thrown him off
enough to make a mistake.

Find it.

I don't know about insurance,
it was meltdown. I'll call you back.

Give me some good news.

Yeah, right.
We got nothing on the weapon,

we pulled some perspiration off the rig.

Forensics says they might be
able to lift the DNA code,

but it's a long shot.

Take a walk with me.

Look, I want you to call research,

Have them pull every article
from the last couple years

that's critical to the Companions.

Maybe it'll point us
towards some locals.

Got it.

Hey, Bob,

look.

When we find the shooter

I don't want any calls
to anyone except for me.

Make sure every member of the detail
understands that, okay?

Sure.

I want to talk to this guy

by myself

before anyone even knows
we got him in custody.

- Yeah, sure. I'll take care of it.
- All right. Thanks.

- Morovski!
- What?

Oh. Yeah...

Morovski...

Yeah, he's here.

- Will?
- Yeah.

He wants you at the federal building.

Who?

Da'an.

Please...

Thanks, madam.

I greet you with gratitude

and humble appreciation, William Boone.

Thank you.

But I'm sure that
Jonathan Doors doesn't have

quite the same appreciation for me.

I wish only to touch your species.

I have now become better educated

to the intensities of your world.

Your education cost a life.

The communion of our two cultures

calls out for visionaries

who believe that we will both
flourish from such a bonding.

It is my belief that you,

William Boone,

might become such a person.

We offer the chance to become a voice
in the shaping of humanity's future.

Thank you. But...

I am afraid I have to decline your offer.

May I know your reasoning?

My wife and I are happy here.

We're planning on starting a family.

And that's where my priority is right now.

It's not a time for change.

We can work around that.

Look,

I don't like the way you do business.

When I'm given a job
I do it my way.

After what I saw today,
that's not the way you operate.

Perhaps, I didn't make myself clear.

You...

...are a man of character.

I regret your decision,
yet I respect its integrity.

My hope is that the future
offers you a chance

to reconsider.

What the hell happened?

He anticipated my escape route.

I told you trying to pull this off
in Boone's jurisdiction was a mistake.

It doesn't matter anymore.

It's a matter of time before
he puts it all together and finds you.

What now?

Da'an and Sandoval tried
to recruit him today.

I think he could be the one.

I don't know.

Eddy, you're his friend.

He'll trust you.

Besides, you know what
the alternative would be.

I was best man at his wedding,
for God's sakes.

I won't do it.

You won't have to.

Captain Boone, your wife is here.

Thanks.

How're you doing?

All right...

Are you all right?

Eddy killed Jonathan Doors.

What?

Yeah, I came around the back of that building,

he was coming down the side
on some prerigged wire he'd set up.

That's impossible!

It happened.

We looked right at each other.

I just got back from searching
his house he's not coming back.

Eddy is not a killer, Will.

What reason could he
possibly have to kill Da'an?

I don't know.

Da'an offered me a job today.

Maybe Eddy knew about that.

Wait, the Companions want
you to work with them?

Yeah.

I told them no.

Without even discussing it with me?

I told them that we were
planning on starting a family

and relocation was not a part of the program.

We can start a family anywhere,

anytime for that matter.

Not anytime.

I don't understand your
problem with the Companions.

My God, Will, they have wiped out
hunger around the world!

And look at the diseases
they've helped us eliminate!

I've told you Katie,

I don't trust anyone or anything

when I don't understand
what their motivations are,

and never will.

I know.

It always comes back
to that for you, doesn't it?

Why can't you just trust?

I've got to get back to finding Eddy.

Withholding evidence of murder investigation...

Please, don't leave me like that.

You are the most stubborn man
I think I've ever known.

But then...

I've never met anyone

with the stronger moral compass then you.

Trust in that.

Captain Boone.

Yeah?

Mayor Ruiz is here to see you.

Yeah, send her in.

I'll need those documents
ready for signature.

- And I shouldn't be long.
- All right.

Ms. Mayor.

How're you holding up, Will?

Some days will be good,
some will be bad.

I understand.

Have a seat.

No, thank you.

I got a call yesterday.

Apparently, Da'an offered you a position
working with the Companions.

Yes, I turned him down.

I know.

The Governor's a personal
friend of president Thompson.

I guess Thompson called and

the governor's requesting
that you reconsider.

This is really important to them?

Seems to be.

I'd really hate to lose you, Will, but

you got some real heavy
hitters who want you.

You should hear them out.

No, it's just funny.
Kate said the same thing.

When do they want to see me?

Actually, if you're agreeable,
they sent a pilot to take you now.

Captain Lili Marquette.

How long is the pilot certification
program for interdimensional flight?

I actually helped create the program.

Designed the shield interface which
you're about to see

once we get into flight. Seat.

Thanks.

It's remarkable.

Making the jump to interdimensional,
I think you'll enjoy this.

It's a strange feeling.

Amazing.

Coming out.

I'm looking forward to the trip back.

Greetings, William Boone.

Greetings to you, Da'an.

This...

This is extraordinary.

I am glad it pleases you.

My feelings of sympathy go to you.

Do you feel grief as we do?

For Taelons

there is no fear in naturally
passing to the next level.

Yet I observe humanity

and I am now closer to
an understanding of your suffering.

My skepticism remains.

I'm here

only because my wife would have
wanted me to give you a fair hearing.

I respect the wisdom of your wife.

Please, address me with your concerns.

All right.

The most basic one:

why have the Taelons come to Earth?

Your planet is at an evolutionary crossroads.

The human species has arrived
at this crucial moment

when you must take the next step
into uncertain frontiers.

Our Taelon race evolves
on a different path.

Our experience here

feeds us knowledge

about the forces
that will bear upon us

in our evolutionally course.

The job.

What exactly do you have in mind?

You would be the Commander of Security

and Interspecies Relations.
You will represent Companion interests.

I consider this a proud association
for the Taelon Synod.

There is another inducement.

In my brain the Companions have
implanted a cyber-virus, a CVI.

Half computer chip, half Taelon germ.

You let them put something in your head?

Most people only use 30% of their brain.

So, it increases basic intelligence
as well as memory, recall...

It gives you more then just
recall.

It puts you in your memory.

You will never be without your wife, Boone.

Never.

I'll give your offer
serious consideration, Da'an.

We anticipate your response with...

high hopes.

Death of Boone's wife
has opened his willingness

to contemplate the next step
in his personal evolution.

It is a sad irony.

There's one more person you need to see.

Sandoval didn't mention
any more appointments.

Friend of mine always says
to keep an open mind.

There's nothing more I can say.

Come with me if you want to.

It's your choice.

Then, let's go.

Drink?

Not tonight.

He'll be here soon.

I'm sorry about Kate.

When did you take up murder
as a profession, Eddy?

Believe me, it's not what it seems.

Eddy, you're gonna have to do
a whole lot better than that.

Is this good enough, Mr. Boone?

I'm glad to see you didn't die on my watch.

Or it was your miraculous medical
care that revived him?

It wasn't easy staging my own death,

or walking away from 32 billion dollars.

So why did you?

Simple.

I wanna know why the Companions are here.

And it's easy to do that if you're dead, right?

Exactly.

My profile was too high.

I need to be able to operate freely.

I'm committed to this, Will.

So is everyone else in this room.

And I know you've had your
own doubts about Companions.

No one's asking questions anymore.

We've become sheep!

And I don't trust the shepherds.

When you recognized Ed,
you moved our timetable up.

We need to move now.

I don't need to make any moves,

I do have questions,

I'll figure out the answers on my own.

You better start with your wife.

Meaning?

The Companions killed Kate.

You turned down their offer.

That same night Kate was killed.

Two days later,
they're back at your doorstep.

You wanna fight back, join us.

I'm listening.

I'm sure that Da'an didn't tell
you everything about the CVIs.

They do increase brain function.

However,

they also alter your motivational imperative

in the Companions favor.

So your priorities get rearranged

and the Companions go right
to the top of your agenda.

I've re-engineered one of the cyber-viruses

and removed what I believe
to be the imperative.

But the Companions won't know that.

You'll be in their inner circle.

The problem is...

We don't have the means
to test the re-engineered implant.

We can't guarantee it works.

I could end up like Sandoval.

Kate wasn't the first

and she won't be the last.

This is your chance to help a lot of people.

Two conditions.

Yes?

Kate's murder is mine.

What else?

If I become a full implant,

your word

you kill me.

That's been taken care of, Mr. Boone.

Dr. Belman has her orders.

It's imperative the cyber-virus
be placed in an exact location.

This grip

will prevent any movement of your head.

No kidding.

The CVI has been delivered.

Imperative...

I'm sorry about Kate...

The Companions...

You will never be without your wife, Boone...

Boone! Stay with it, Boone!
Stay with it!

He's alive.

His pulse rate is heightened
but within anticipated parameters.

I'll start preconsciousness
calibrations immediately.

Welcome to a new world, Boone.

Everything is so much clear now...

The CVI is everything you said it would be.

You must master
the talents of your implant.

Let it guide you

to a more profound phase of awareness.

We have assigned Captain Marquette
as your second-in-command.

All right.

Let us seal the completion of our union.

Take off your jacket, please.

Roll up your right sleeve, please.

This skrill

will become an appendage of
your central nervous system,

controlled through your CVI.

There will be an initial...
discomfort.

Respect the life force within your skrill, Boone.

Much of what it bears

derives from the intensity
of your essence.

May I?

We found something.

You need to come right away.

Be there in five.

I'll join you.

What's up?

Bad news, Will.

Okay guys. Thanks.
Give us a minute with him.

It's Eddy Jordan.

There's more, Will.

Forensics came back
on the perspiration.

Eddy Jordan killed Jonathan Doors.

You're gonna have to choose
your friends very carefully now, Boone.

Somehow, I don't think
that's gonna be a problem.

It doesn't matter.

Doors can't be trusted.

At this point

I can't be sure about
anyone including you.

I'm gonna choose to forget
you just said that.

You couldn't even protect Eddy.

Just reserve your judgment
until you talk to Doors.

Convince me otherwise.

I don't have to convince you of anything.

I let my actions speak for themselves,
Doors can speak for himself.

Where is he?

I'll get word to him.

Boone,

you don't know me yet.

But once you do,

you'll never question my loyalty again.

Then I look forward to
getting to know you.

I'll give you some time.

Thank you.