Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002): Season 1, Episode 22 - The Joining - full transcript

This dive is incredible.

We must be the first people to have laid
eyes on this wreck in over a hundred years.

It's no Titanic, but I've gotta
agree with you. It's amazing.

I hate to break in here, guys, but
it's nearly time to wrap this up.

Okay, not much longer.

How is it going, Randy?

Unbelievable. Never thought I'd
see a stash like this in my life.

Hey.

Sure we can't keep any of it?

It only hurts the first time.

- You'll get used to it.
- Yeah.



Uli,

the storm front is moving in
a lot faster than predicted.

How much longer do
you think you'll need?

The last load from the ship's
vault is on its way up to you now.

We're taking one last look around.

Okay.

Hold on a moment...

There's something down there.

Be careful, John!

What the hell is this thing?

I don't know,

but it must have been
buried underneath the hull.

That means it was here before the ship.

Impossible. It looks brand new.



There's not a barnacle on it.

Or near it...

That's if the light repelled
the sea life around it.

Yeah, well,

sounds like one for
Ripley's, not the Smithsonian.

So, they're gonna pick it up tomorrow?

Okay, you guys finish up here.

There's something
else I wanna check out.

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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.

Hey, Randy, what's taking so long?

Randy?

I felt it, too.

Ha'gel

is here.

So, Marquette, there's
been no other woman

in Sandoval's life since his wife died?

None that I know of, Beckett.

What about you and Boone?

You should spend less time on girl talk
and more focusing on your technique.

Have you reconsidered my offer to
help you become a Companion agent?

No.

I can't understand that.

Well, I'm not asking you to.

Are you afraid you're not up to it?

As I recall, you were the one
just ended up flat on your back.

Tell me why an ambitious, capable woman

would decline the opportunity
to advance her career?

Maybe for the same reason that
my independence threatens you so.

What's your poison?

What's my poison?

Beer, whisky, a frou-frou
drink with an umbrella?

You're liar! Just leave alone!

No, no, let me... Listen...
Oh! What the hell are you doing?..

...out of control! I'm outta here!

What's she having?

A bad day.

What do you suggest for that?

You look like you could use this.

I must look pretty miserable.

Not to me.

Forensics says it's mostly water.

Mostly?

Yeah,

it's filled with fragments
of human genetic material.

You know, I once
had a slice-and-dicer

who thought his neighbors
were a major food group.

But this

is definitely from outer space.

Have these things taken to Washington
to be examined by the Taelons.

If anything else unusual
comes up, call me.

Oh, yes.

I'm not able to decipher
this Taelon text.

What it says is not your concern.

I have a suspect encased
in an alien cocoon.

That is my concern.

This writing dates back to the
beginning of our recorded time.

It says...

The cylinder is a prison.

It holds an ancient Taelon
criminal by the name of Ha'gel,

who was cast into the stellar
sea millions of years ago.

And just happened to land on our planet.

Unfortunately, yes.

Does he pose a danger to the Taelons?

An extreme danger.

Which is why he must be
hunted down and eliminated.

How will we find him?

By ascertaining the identity
of the human in the cocoon,

for it is his identity
that Ha'gel has assumed.

Are you saying that Ha'gel can assume
the appearance of anyone he wants?

Like your chameleon,

except in Ha'gel's case,

he assumes not only the physical
characteristics of the victim,

but all of his knowledge as well.

How can a Taelon commit murder?

Ha'gel is no more Taelon than
your Neanderthal man was human.

Use the police and whatever force
is required to complete your mission.

Your skrills will be the only
weapon effective against Ha'gel.

Then why use the police?

I mean, if skrills are the only thing to
bring him down, the police will be useless.

Not if they lead you to him.

Enlist Lieut. Beckett to help you.

You will require her additional
skrill to stop Ha'gel.

Beckett?

I thought she returned to Ireland
with the English Companion.

No.

She stayed behind to
investigate a security breach.

You who are the source of all my power,

illuminate my heart so that
it too can do your work.

Grant me weak eyes, for
things that are of no account,

and strong eyes for all thy truth.

Come in.

I... I'm sorry.

The desk clerk said that you
had left word for me to come up.

Come in.

Zo'or said that you stayed behind
to investigate a security breach.

And some unfinished
business between you and me.

There's no unfinished business.

Make yourself comfortable.

I really don't have time
to play games, Beckett.

If there's a security breach...

It's not a game, Sandoval.

They're called runes.

The Celtic form of tarot.

And you're using these to
find the security breach?

No.

I'm using these to understand your
negative response to my physical overtures.

As I said in Ireland,

my duty is to the Companions.

Nothing's gonna take
away from that focus.

But a CVI doesn't take away
our need for physical release.

As a matter of fact,

it increases our physical capabilities.

Inguz.

Sign of fertility and new beginnings.

Indicates a need to complete
what has already begun.

Nothing has begun,
Lieut. Beckett.

Dagaz.

Indicates you must
rely on radical trust.

Even if you must leap

empty-handed into the void.

I trust only what I know.

And as far as leaping
into the void, I think

Boone would be more
suitable to your taste.

What is it?

You and I are destined
to come together,

whether you like it or not.

Zo'or has ordered us to
eliminate a Taelon criminal

who has killed at least 4 humans.

I'll ready myself.

Agent Sandoval...

We'll discuss your security
breach in the morning.

Da'an wanted to tell us more,
but Zo'or kept cutting him off.

They're definitely threatened.

I can see why.

What kind of being could
do something like this?

This is way beyond anything
I've ever seen before,

even from the Taelons.

Can you isolate the cause of death?

I mean, besides the obvious.

- You mean asphyxiation?
- Yeah.

Not yet.

What is it?

He's alive.

I don't know what's come over me.

When you touched my hand,
my whole body just...

- Where's your apartment?
- Right here.

Your focus on Ha'gel is
appropriately directed,

but don't ignore the security
breach under your nose.

You used the fact of our security
breach as bait to lure me to

your hotel room last night.
That won't work again.

What happens between you
and me is beyond our control.

What you do about Lili Marquette is not.

She's working for the
Liberation as a spy.

That's a very dangerous
accusation, Lieutenant.

And not one I take lightly.

And what, if anything, do
you have to back it up?

My instincts.

Your instincts?

Do you expect me to believe...

Didn't you learn
anything at Strand Hill?

Need I remind you

that you were forced to concede
the power of my intuition?

Talk to me when you have proof.

I think this qualifies as unusual.

It's like she was lying
in the eye of a hurricane.

Bomb squad says that

whatever hit this place had the
explosive force of 2 Ks of plastique.

Then how did they explain this?

Well...

That's where you come in.

Well, there's no apparent
sign of physical trauma.

And her face is so...

Contented.

Do you think it's the same
guy from the warehouse?

Let's get her body to
Dr. Park right away.

I removed as much of
the cocoon as possible.

But unless we're able to get
a match on the DNA sample,

we're never gonna be
able to identify him.

It's hard to believe there's someone
still alive underneath that shell.

Yeah.

This is the man we're looking for.

You've seen what he can do.

If you find him,
report it immediately.

Take all measures
necessary to restrain him.

Your objective...

Objective?

Guys.

You should identify this suspect

and monitor his movements until agent
Sandoval or I arrive at the scene.

Sir, what if he runs for
it before you get there?

Do not let the suspect slip your grasp.

Use whatever force is
necessary to prevent escape.

All right!

That's it!

Let's go!

Don't contradict me again.

Ever.

You know these officers can't stop Ha'gel.
If they confront him, they will be killed.

I don't care. They can slow
Ha'gel up and give us valuable time

to get to the scene
and finish him off!

It's senseless!
They'll be slaughtered!

Zo'or's directive is
quite clear, Boone.

Destroy Ha'gel,

no matter what the cost.

Why do I get the feeling we're
the cheese in this mouse hunt?

Because we are.

You couldn't have sugar-coated
that down a bit, could you?

Tell me what you know
about Capt. Marquette.

She's one of the most capable security
officers I've ever worked with.

What about her commitment
to the Companions?

Isn't that obvious? She was
one of the first shuttle pilots.

I'm familiar with
her service record.

Do you have any personal
knowledge of her beliefs?

No... Why?

No reason. Let's go.

Lieutenant...

We never had this conversation.

Sergeant...

Call it in. I'll check it out.

If he gets in that building,
we'll never find him.

All units, the subject Randy
Macdonald is at our location.

Request immediate backup.

Freeze! Police!

Put your hands on the
wall where I can see them.

Now!

Turn around, facing the wall.

Randy!

Randy! Listen to me.

Randy, listen to me. You're
all right. Randy, listen to me.

You're here in our
clinic and you're okay.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

I kept firing at him, and he kept
coming and coming and I just...

Where'd he go?

- Into that door.
- All right.

You guys seal off the front.
We'll go in the back.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

I need to know what's
driving Ha'gel, Da'an.

It's the only way that we're
gonna be able to stop him.

10 million years ago,

Ha'gel's species conquered the
Taelon home planet through a war

of genetic assimilation.

Using their chameleon powers,

they infiltrated the Taelon culture

and began infecting our race

with a genetic virus

that would bind our two
species for all eternity.

How did you defeat them?

We didn't.

The Taelon race that you see today

is a result of that
genetic assimilation.

And now he's here to
assimilate the human race.

Is it finally clear to you
why Ha'gel must be destroyed?

Every species deserves
the right to evolve

according to the natural
laws of the universe,

not according to the
will of another race.

Will the Taelons honor this principle
in their dealings with humanity?

Of course.

I'll report back when
I know something more.

Boone is not so easily deceived, Zo'or.

He has an uncanny ability to
sense when we are lying to him.

Boone is an implant.

And an implant would never question
the truthfulness of a Taelon's words.

Then why lie to him?

Are you suggesting that I
should have told Boone the truth?

That it was our race
that destroyed Ha'gel's,

after they had saved us from extinction?

On what basis did you make the determination
that Jonathan Doors should not be moved?

As a marine, I've been trained
in emergency medical procedures.

You logged on to this database
through your access code?

Yes... Why?

You don't ask the
questions, Agent. I do.

Who authorized Anne Portnoy?..

So,

this is Captain Chandler...

Do you happen know if Captain Marquette
knew him before he stole the shuttle?

Yes, she did, back in the military.

And is it true that
he's still a fugitive?

Yes, he is.

What's Marquette's security rating?

Level 5.

And yours?

Level 4.

In the United Kingdom,

only Companion agents are
granted level 5 access.

Cmdr. Boone upgraded
Capt. Marquette's clearance.

Without the approval of a Companion?

Da'an approved it.

And you don't remember anything
after this tendril grabbed your face?

Nothing. That's when I woke up here.

He checks out fine.

There's no residue in
his system that indicate

that anything out of the
ordinary has happened to him.

Da'an talked about a genetic virus.

Well, there's none that I can detect.

I thank you for the use
of your hat and coat.

I don't know where you think
you're going with this, Lieutenant,

but I trust Captain
Marquette with my life.

I'm not interested in
your opinion, Agent.

Only in your ability
to follow orders.

Understood?

Yes.

Good.

How long will it take me to get to
Capt. Marquette's office from here?

About 10 minutes.

So here's what I want you to do.

10 Minutes after I leave here, I
want you to call Capt. Marquette.

Okay, take him away.

I don't know what to make of this.

What?

There's nothing to
indicate what killed her.

The only anomaly is an overload
of endorphins in her system.

Endorphins?

You mean the chemical the
body uses to overcome pain?

Endorphin releases
are common in athletes,

especially long distance runners.

They are also released

at the height of sexual activity.

Can someone die from a
massive release of endorphins?

Not that I know of.

Captain,

let me be the first
to congratulate you.

What do you mean?

Lieut. Beckett's been in my office all
morning going over your service record.

Why the congratulations?

Well, she didn't want to tell me, but

she finally broke down

and said she's decided
to support your request.

My request?

To become a Companion agent.

She's on her way over
to tell you right now.

How long ago did she leave?

Just walked out the door.

Thank you.

Sandoval.

Sir, I've found something in the
alley where we lost the suspect.

What is it?

I don't know, sir.

I've never seen anything like it before.

I think you should come
down here immediately.

I'll be right there.

Beckett lied to Lassiter.

She said I requested an
appointment as a Companion agent.

But you've already been thoroughly
investigated and cleared.

She couldn't fathom why I wouldn't
want to be an Companion agent.

That must've raised her suspicions.

If Beckett suspects you, it won't
be long before she goes after Boone.

Exactly.

Then we have no choice
but to eliminate Beckett.

Contact Boone.

Mr. Doors,

I think you better see this.

Damn it!

I led her right here!

No, no, you did the right thing.
We can't risk your capture.

Yeah, Augur?

You may want to get over here.

Why, is there a problem with...

She hasn't found anything yet.

She will.

Then you have no choice.

- Where is it?
- Inside this dumpster.

What made you
stay behind, Officer?

Those men who died were my friends, sir.

It could have been me.

All right, give me a hand here...

Yes?

You asked for proof about Marquette.

I've got it.

Meet me at St. Michael's.

I'll be right there.

You're a complicated
host, Mr. Sandoval.

I wonder what your
Taelon friends would say

if they knew the secrets
you keep buried inside?

Hey.

Look at that jaybird.

Now what?

Must be a member of
the polar bear club.

Hey, Adam, lose your fig leaf?

It's Jimmy Reed!

Just go back there for a
second; see if you can...

I think I told you everything. I...

I'm sorry, sir. I...

The last thing I remember,

the perp had me around the throat.

Who could have called Agent Sandoval?

Maybe the same guy
who stole my uniform.

I followed Marquette here

and found this.

Enough proof for you?

Are you not curious as to why a
high-tech DNA scanner is here?

It's got to be
a Liberation enclave.

Must be.

That's good work, Lieutenant.

"Good work"?

I've just uncovered what
could be the nerve centre

for the Liberation movement
and you say "good work"?

I'm sorry...

Yeah, I've been distracted.

I'll contact Zo'or immediately.

I was wrong about you.

I was wrong about a lot of things.

What's going on here, Sandoval?

I'd have preferred the intimacy of
your hotel room, but, then again,

who am I to question the fate?

Siobhan...

If it wasn't for my CVI,

I never would have been able to
mask my real feelings for you.

You wouldn't.

I'm not made of stone.

What's wrong?

You were the one who said

I should jump blindly into the void.

Well, yes... But there's a time...

From now on,

a part of me...

Will always be with you.

It's Ha'gel.

What the hell was that?

I don't know.

Look,

as soon as I distract him,

get her underground.

Ha'gel!

We don't have to do this, Ha'gel!

The Taelons are my enemy.

I'm fighting against them, like you.

All right let's get her
down to the infirmary.

And quick.

Ha'gel?

I'm coming out!

Together,

we stand a chance of
defeating the Taelons.

Alone, Ha'gel,

we're both doomed to failure.

No!

It's all right.

Ha'gel...

He could have told us so much.

Boone, come, on,
save your breath.

No sign of him, Captain!

What do you mean, no sign of
him? I saw him. He was hit.

Then he must have been
blown to kingdom come, cuz

he isn't here.

Oh, Katie... Oh, Katie...

Our current agenda on Earth

will lead to the
destruction of humanity.

So be it.

The only other option is the
extinction of the Taelon race.

Ha'gel's actions have demonstrated

that extinction may be
preferable than becoming that

which we despise.

The Synod will never accept the
end of the Taelon race as an option.

Our mission on Earth will
follow its course until the end,

whatever the consequences
to the Taelon race.

And...

to humanity.

Boone's touch and go.

All we can do now is wait.

What about Sandoval?

There's no adverse effect from
Ha'gel's possession of him,

just like the others.

He bought the story about
Ha'gel killing Beckett.

She's not out of the woods yet,

but her vital signs are strong.

Oh, my god, I should've known!

What is it?

Ha'gel's plan.

She's pregnant.

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