Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002): Season 1, Episode 16 - Wrath of Achilles - full transcript
Jonathan Doors decides it's finally time to strike back at the Taelons. Augur has developed a virus that will strike the Taelon headquarters. Boone is fiercely opposed to the idea. He fears it will get out of control and that innocent civilians will be put at risk. Doors, Augur and Lili wave his arguments away. Augur believes a counter virus he created will stop the process if anything goes wrong. Lili tells Boone he is getting less effective in his duties for the Resistance because of his relationship with Da'an. The virus starts doing its work immediately, the communication systems become faulty. Lili, who has been ordered to pilot Da'an to San Francisco, is barely able to maneuver her shuttle. While she is forced to crash into a abandoned forest, the virus is spreading more than expected. Augur didn't think of communication between bases. Sandoval and Boone try everything to stop the infection, but it gets more and more dangerous.
headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Enter now.
You can't go forward with this.
This has been ill
conceived from day one.
It's already in progress.
We don't know enough
about their systems.
It could easily
spiral out of control.
No. The virus has been restricted
to the Washington headquarters only.
You don't know that, Augur!
Virus engaged.
Upload sequence commencing.
None of us understands how
Taelon technology really works.
And that building is a living organism.
And most importantly, we're
putting innocent people at risk.
Jonathan...
What do you hope
to accomplish by this?
The Taelons have technological
superiority, right?
So, the only way to gain an advantage
is to understand their weaknesses.
- But, by shutting down a building?!
- Yes, exactly.
If this works, we gain an insight
into the operation of their systems,
and we need that information.
At what cost?
Virus uploaded.
Transmission commencing.
Augur...
you're gonna be impossible
to live with now.
Do you have a fallback position
if this thing gets out of control?
There's a counter virus.
It should be effective.
Should?!
Maybe it's time you stopped thinking
about the Taelons and their systems.
Maybe it's time you
start thinking about us!
Virus upload complete.
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Three years ago they came,
forever altering the future of humanity.
William Boone's life has been destroyed.
A man caught between two worlds.
Assigned protector to the Companions;
undercover agent for the Liberation.
An alien implanted
cyber-virus expands his mind.
Controlling a bio-engineered
weapon of unprecedented power.
William Boone searches for the truth.
I expected more of you.
I can say the same
thing about you.
Your relationship with Da'an
is weakening your effectiveness.
The sad part is,
you don't even see it.
It's about knowledge. I'm
learning more every day!
And knowledge is the weapon we
need to save ourselves, not a virus!
The Taelons will only respect us
if they see our strengths, just like
every other enemy we've
ever had to face before,
and that is what this
mission is about. Respect.
I need to go to Washington to
alert them before the virus spreads.
You're going to have to
get there on your own.
I won't ask again.
Are you prepared to accept the
consequences of this action?
Yes, I am.
- Yeah, go.
- Boone.
Da'an's pilot is ill.
We require the services
of Capt. Marquette
for an obligation in San Francisco.
- When?
- Immediately.
Security will meet you there.
Have you identified the
problems with this transmission?
This has just occurred.
We have commenced system diagnostics.
I will accompany Capt.
Marquette to Washington
to help with the systems
analysis. Well be there in five.
Boone, that's not necessary.
I don't agree!
The systems malfunction could
cripple vital services to the Taelons.
All efforts must be made
to solve this problem.
Very well.
Don't ever doubt that I'll do whatever
is necessary to support this movement.
So will I.
Is there a problem, Captain?
Not at all, Da'an.
Prepare for lift off.
Have you experienced communication
problems like the one we faced today?
No.
It appears that Communications
is the only system affected.
I confirm that.
No, wait.
We need to pull up
the Security Grid.
Making the jump to interdimensional.
Problem with the Security Grid
indicates a system wide malfunction.
The only option is a total shutdown.
We can't compromise
Da'an's security, Boone.
It's the only way to
isolate the problem.
US shuttle 2.
Da'an, we are experiencing a system
wide malfunction at this facility.
It appears that the Taelon
central processor has been invaded.
Can you provide any guidance?
Can you maintain control
of this craft, Captain?
The controls are sluggish.
Da'an, are you injured?
We are experiencing
control system malfunctions.
Capt. Marquette is compensating.
Please, concentrate on the
problem at hand, Agent Sandoval.
Check the Security Grid again.
Shuttle US-2, this is the
Companion headquarters in Ottawa.
We read your distress situation.
Ottawa, why are you responding?
The Companion headquarters
in Washington is disabled.
Your communication was automatically
routed to the closest Companion facility.
Communication systems are corrupt.
Terminate all contact immediately.
Do not contact any other facility.
Ottawa, respond!
What is your concern with the
communications systems, Capt. Marquette?
The problems they're having
at the Washington headquarters
may be affecting the shuttle's system.
It may be dangerous to expose other
Companion systems to this contamination.
Yes, that reasoning is consistent.
The system failure is endangering
the people in this facility.
I'll check the central processor.
I'll coordinate the evac.
Agent Lassiter, emergency procedures
are in effect for this facility.
Execute total evacuation.
Immediately, sir.
I hope you're satisfied.
The systems are running amok.
Well, the counter virus was coupled
with the virus that Lili injected.
You have to activate it with
a command to the data stream.
Uh, doubtful.
The data stream is already in
a state of severe deterioration.
Well, the data stream must be corrupt.
You'll have to activate it
from the central processor.
Communication with Lili was severed!
She may have been able to contact
another Taelon headquarters.
Confirm it.
What the hell is it, Augur?
The plan did not anticipate contact
with any other Companion facilities.
Whoa! Are you telling me
the contact with the shuttle could cause
the virus to infect other Taelon facilities?
It's conceivable, yes.
Get back to me when you know how to
activate the counter virus, Augur.
The central processor
is still operating.
I wasn't able to locate the contaminant.
Yeah, go.
Evacuation complete, Commander.
I recommend you and Agent
Sandoval depart immediately.
We're on the way.
Maybe we ought to...
Interdimensional pulses are erratic.
Prepare for conventional flight.
Prepare for impact. 6 seconds.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
I can't reach the shuttle.
We must confirm Da'an's status.
Are you injured, sir?
No. What is Da'an's location?
Unknown, sir.
The Companion tracking systems are down.
Conventional radar cannot track
craft in interdimensional flight.
What is the building status?
The systems are down, but...
there's something strange going on.
Elaborate.
The systems are down, but
the building isn't dead.
The structure itself seems
to have sealed itself shut.
Contact Companion
headquarters in Ottawa.
You can locate Da'an through
their tracking system.
Ottawa is experiencing the
same problems as we are, sir.
A failing Taelon system will trigger
a distress signal to all
other Companion sites.
Try Mexico City.
We tried them all, Sir. No success.
In Washington, the Companion
Headquarters remains completely disabled,
sealed off from the outside world.
A similar system-wide shutdowns have
been reported at Taelon facilities
in Europe, India and
across South America.
The crisis appears to
be world wide in extent,
but it is believed to have started
at the Taelon's American headquarters.
There's still no word on the
whereabouts of the downed shuttle
carrying the American Companion, Da'an,
and his pilot, United States
Marine Captain, Lili Marquette.
Capt. Marquette's locator may
have been damaged in the crash.
Recalibrate the tolerances
to pick up a weakest signal
and rescan every square mile.
I'm reworking the
counter virus algorithm.
Well, get on it. I can't
afford any casualties.
I can't... I can't move. I'm pinned.
You have three bruised ribs, and your
internal bleeding will cause your death
if you do not receive
medical attention shortly.
- Are you injured?
- No, I am not.
You are the priority.
The reactor's gonna blow.
Once the process starts it's
only a matter of seconds.
You'll never get me out
of here. You've gotta go.
Go!
Just go!
Two workers in Sydney,
Australia, are on life support,
following injuries that were
sustained during shutdown
of that nation's Companion headquarters.
And in Tel Aviv
a Taelon research hospital
had to be evacuated
when their systems also failed.
Authorities now fear that all
human facilities that interface
with Companion systems are at
risk of infection and shutdown.
United Nations Chief
Sonia Alondes has convened
an emergency meeting of the Security
Council to deal with the crisis.
And American President Daniel Thompson
is expected to address
the nation later in the day.
Get away! Go! There's no time!
I will not do that.
We have to get out of this building.
No. The virus is spreading to
Taelon systems all over the world.
It's started in this building.
Our answers are here.
My concern is for Da'an, Boone.
I can't help Da'an if
I'm trapped in here.
Now would be the time to leave.
You are in need of
immediate medical attention.
And you must return to the
Synod to help with the crisis.
You can send help back for me.
You are as aware as I that if
I leave you now, you will die.
And you must understand
that I will not do this.
Yet you persist in suggesting it. Why?
You're too exposed out here.
It's my duty to protect you.
Would you not act exactly as I,
if the situation was reversed?
Yes, I would.
As would any other soldier.
As would all Taelons.
You required support for your
ribs, to slow the internal bleeding.
The building is reading
us as alien, like a virus!
How ironic that we're the aliens.
Agent Lassiter.
Have you located Da'an?
No, sir.
I'm gonna try for the south exit.
That part of the facility is
farthest from the central processor.
The effects of the energy
release might be lightest there.
We need to attack the virus here.
Our best chance is to fight it together.
You don't even know
how to fight it, Boone!
Our only hope is to get to Da'an.
We don't even know if
Da'an is still alive!
I have gathered fuel, and food.
You've been pretty busy.
It is imperative that we move towards
our destination as soon as possible.
Believe me, I know it.
Where did you learn to do that?
From your reference material.
I know a little short cut.
I've got it.
It's a low level signal,
but it's definitely her.
She's in the Appalachians, approximately
80 miles southwest of Monksville.
What's the topography like?
- It's heavily wooded.
- Damn!
Tough to get a chopper in there.
You'll have to set down
here and walk to the site.
But can you determine if
she survived the crash?
I'm afraid not. The signal isn't moving.
All right, Captain.
You know your orders.
Move out!
Do you have fire on your planet?
Yes, we do.
Although, unlike you we do not
use it for the preparation of food.
Only for heat?
We have more sophisticated methods
to generate the temperatures
required for our comfort.
We use fire only for
the aesthetic pleasure.
That's the best reason to build a fire.
I have studied the native
peoples of this land.
They used herbs and berries to
heal their sick and wounded.
I have endeavored to do the same.
Thank you.
It's not bad.
Augur!
Turn it up.
I assure you my administration
is doing everything in its power
to protect our citizenry.
In the absence of our
American Companion Da'an,
we are working closely with the Taelon
representative to the United Nations Zo'or
to restore the Companion system
to safety and working order.
I join with other world leaders
in issuing an appeal for calm.
God willing, we will resolve
this situation quickly
and effectively with the
help of the Companions.
Mute.
That's his advice? Stay calm?
Augur.
He has no idea what he's up against!
The Taelon research facilities
will be the next to implode
and some systems are directly
tied into our satellite grid!
You know what I'm talking about, Doors!
Weapons guidance systems!
Augur, this is not helping.
You have to keep your focus!
My focus?!
Yes, your focus!
People are going to die here. It's
only a matter of time, Jonathan.
And I'm the one responsible!
Show me how you're
trying to stop the virus.
Don't you understand
what I'm telling you?
I can't stop it! I've tried.
Show me.
What's wrong?
The Taelon Commonality
is reaching out for me.
I have never felt their
presence so strongly,
yet, been so removed from them.
Can you feel their
presence on a psychic level?
We are all present for each
other on a multitude of levels.
We are never alone in our thoughts.
We're so different.
For many of us,
escaping to the solitude
of our thoughts is
our most precious time.
Each of us could cut ourselves off
from the common thoughts
if we so chose,
but none of us do.
You're afraid to face
your own thoughts alone?
I suppose that we are.
A rescue party is on their way.
We must send a signal.
I uh, I don't think that
would be wise, Da'an.
We should see who they are first.
How would our enemies
know where to locate us?
I'm uh, I'm not saying that they're our
enemies, but in our present condition,
we would be too vulnerable.
Got Capt. Marquette's locator signal.
Now remember,
she'll have to act as if
she's protecting Da'an.
We must respond as if she is the enemy.
What about the alien?
Capt. Marquette is our priority.
Do whatever is necessary to protect her.
Is the virus spreading?
Yes, sir. We were just informed that Lisbon
and Singapore are the latest to be infected.
46 Companion headquarters world
wide have also suffered damage.
Any casualties?
Several injuries, no deaths.
Most of the sites were evacuated
in anticipation of infection.
There is another problem though, sir.
Go.
As you know many of the Companion
headquarters are housed in complexes
where human facilities share
technology with the Companions.
Are the human system being affected?
In Santiago Companion
headquarters adjoins the airport.
Air traffic control went down and we had 3
near-misses before the airport was closed.
Keep me informed.
The Taelon systems are
like living organisms.
They cause the virus to mutate,
making any of our counter
viruses totally ineffective.
I'm working blind here!
Try looking at the problem differently.
If you can't activate
your own counter measures,
you'll have to use the Taelon
building itself to fight the virus.
How?
How? That is what you are gonna tell me.
I mean, the building must
have its own defensive systems.
It does, I designed the
virus to bypass them.
But...
it is possible.
If I could reroute the energy flows,
maybe
they'll purge the virus.
Good! Get on it.
And like the politician said,
stay calm.
This fire hasn't been
out for 20 minutes.
She can't be that far.
The good news is,
Marquette's still alive.
She's 300 yards southwest.
Keep your weapons up.
Back, back, right there.
- Boone!
- Yeah?
Are you okay?
Where're you with this thing?
Well, Doors suggested a new approach.
I think it could work.
But you still need to get
down to the central processor.
I'll let you know when I get there.
What happened?
The south exit was completely sealed.
We need to get down to
the central processor.
Why?
I think we need to tap
into the systems controls.
It may be the only place
to attack the virus.
You don't know these systems, Boone.
You know this building better than I do.
What's my best shot at getting down
to the central processor in one piece?
The most direct route is
through the arteriole conduits,
and they weren't designed
for humans, Boone.
How do I get in?
The closest access point is at the
entrance to Da'an's living quarters.
Do you recognize these men?
These men are Liberation.
You have to go on without me.
We can't risk your capture.
Or yours.
We must move on.
On my signal.
Now!
Sandoval!
Go, go!
Oh, come on!
Go!
Stop, stop. Right here.
Let's go.
This way.
It's okay, it's okay.
Let's keep moving.
We're almost at
the central processor.
Come on.
Let's move. Come on! Come on!
Come on!
The system is cleansing itself.
The processor access point is just on
the other side of this intersection.
Come on!
This is it.
Step back!
The shutdown has affected power
grid in cities across Asia.
Kuala Lumpur and Taiwan
have suffered blackouts
leaving millions of
people without power.
In London, New York and Tokyo
the stock exchanges have
suspended trading for 48 hours
in hope of limiting the economic
damage of the Taelon crisis.
Sandoval.
Sandoval!
Sandoval.
We have to try it.
Can you continue?
That won't be an issue.
Did you reach the central processor?
Yeah, what have you got?
Well, like all living organisms,
the building has a purge function.
It sends massive surges of
energy through the conduits.
My program masks the virus
so the processor doesn't
know where it's hidden.
Now, if we bombard the virus
with one of the energy surges,
it should disable it.
Great. How?
Okay.
But, you'll need to do it manually.
The energy surges originate
in the security system
and the virus is located in
the communications system.
So, you're saying if I connect the
security system to the communication system,
the processor should recognize
the virus and bombard it?
Come on, we're running out of time here.
I designed the virus to move to
other systems if it was threatened.
So, I'll just bombard them all.
No, no.
If you send an energy pulse into a
system that does not contain the virus,
the fail-safe mechanism will kick in.
What will happen then?
Well, let's just say, Boone,
that you won't need to consult
me on your wardrobe any more.
Thanks, you've been a big help!
Who was that?
Lassiter.
Still no word on Da'an.
Tend to her injuries.
Capt. Marquette is in need
of immediate attention.
My welfare is secondary.
Please, escort her out
of this environment.
We are trained medics. She'll
receive the care she needs.
And your plans for me?
We're not in the business
of creating martyrs.
- Then why are you here?
- No, I'll ask the questions!
Why are you here?
We have explained our purpose
on your planet many times.
No. All you've done is lied since
the day you arrived on Earth!
I have not lied.
Do you deny that you're
implanting humans with CVIs?
No. I make no such denial.
But
I will acknowledge
that there are medical
procedures that we are undertaking
which some humans may
find objectionable.
Then again I'll ask you why?
I truly do not believe
that it is in the best
interest of humanity,
or the Taelons to reveal to you
that which you cannot comprehend.
You know we'll never
accept that as an answer,
and neither will the rest of the world.
The rest of the world is
not asking the questions.
What are you intend to do?
Those bolts of energy
that almost toasted us
are the processor's purge function.
Why hasn't it killed the virus?
- It can't find it.
- You can?
I can certainly try.
My diagnostics showed an abnormality
is shuttle's communications system.
That is my best candidate.
Those energy pulses are
coming at regular intervals.
We need to redirect them...
into this port,
But we've only got the time between
pulses to make the connection.
We'll pull at the same time
and switch the ports.
All right.
Go on my signal. On three.
One.
Two.
Three!
We've gotta do better than that.
Yeah, I think so.
Let's try again?
On three.
One.
Two.
Three!
Got it!
Rerouting is complete.
If it all works, the systems will
come back on line within minutes.
If it doesn't work?
You and I won't have to worry about it.
Good work, Boone!
Wide scale panic has swept
across the world in the wake
of the Taelon shutdown which now
spread to vast array of human systems.
In Moscow alone police estimate
a crowd of over a half a million
citizens converge en masse on its Companion
headquarters in fear and confusion.
And in Washington President Thompson
issued yet another plea for calm
as he visited a ComTech lab where
the researchers have been injured.
How is she?
She's banged up.
Boone's finished the rerouting.
I don't have a backup.
And if the rerouting doesn't work?
I don't know...
The system's not responding.
It's also showing no signs
of attacking the building.
I didn't work!
I sense a great tragedy is
about to befall the earth.
It's incredible!
The size of the Companion
ship defies description.
Reports are coming in from every city.
It's as if the whole world can see it.
And all I can think is,
thank god they came in peace.
Thank god for the Companions.
This is the power we possess.
Yet we utilize it only to
save humanity from destruction.
Why?
Perhaps that is a question
you and your colleagues
should seek to answer.
In my time on your planet,
I have yet to share such
closeness with a human,
as I have with you.
That goes both ways.
I would like for us
to reach a new level.
How?
We Taelons
have the ability
to direct all of our energy
to a certain part of our body.
Everything that defines us
is included in that energy.
Your feelings?
Your emotions?
Yes.
My hands are the conduit.
Let us touch.
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