Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002): Season 3, Episode 22 - Arrival - full transcript

Previously on Gene Roddenberry's
Earth Final Conflict:

We must extract the
Control Core immediately.

As it stands we cannot
even enter the building.

It has mutated beyond our control.

The spacecraft was sabotaged
be Captain Lili Marquette.

She has died in the blast.

With Sandoval around people
have a way of disappearing.

This is just to help to prepare you.

Prepare me for what?

You're no longer have an
Earth-based physiology.

Even if you managed to escape, you
wouldn't last 12 hours on this planet.



The restrains will release once you
reach Sector 5 in Alpha Centauri.

Godspeed.

Welcome to Jaridia.

Don't be alarmed, Captain, it'll
still take months to reach Earth.

- Give me an update.
- We've got contact.

The subspace frequency
signal is getting stronger.

Are we locked in on their frequency?

Good. Transmit the
landing coordinates.

Some roll of the dice you've made
here. I wouldn't have done it.

Of course not. That would
require taking the long view.

You seem tense, boss.

It's called focus, Tate.

Prepare for arrival.

Where is it? What happened?



She came under some
sort of energy fire.

I don't know from where,
but it's not Earth-based.

Pull up all quadrants. I
want full global coverage!

We got her! There.

She's in a free fall
descent over east Rostok.

She's out of control.

Call Chairman Federov, immediately!

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They have come to Earth
with the promise of peace.

An alien race called the Taelons.

But, there are those who
resist these Alien Companions.

For the Taelons' true mission,

the secrets they hide

will forever alter our world.

The fate of humanity now relies

on those who dare challenge the future

of Earth.

I am still not clear what it is
you are offering us, Mr. Federov?

Let us just say it is something of

enormous technological
value on the free market.

Why don't you just tell us what you've
got, we'll tell you if we're interested.

Words are hardly suitable, Major.

Which is why I am holding a
private auction for the item.

I seriously doubt

that we would be interested in
any technology of human origin.

Then such assumptions, Da'an, may
prove detrimental to you and your kind.

I'll bet you just love
a good game of chess.

What cultured Russian does not?

So, please, Major, impress
upon your Taelon masters

that I have trapped their
knight, and taken two pawns.

Your move.

As you say,

he is a criminal.

After the New Russian Republic collapsed,
he brought all the crime factions together,

moved his entire operation
down to Antarctica.

Backed by a massive nuclear arsenal,

Federov must be taken seriously.

Yes. Thank you, Liam.

Beluga, my favorite.

Still smells like fish eggs to me.

Vodka will neutralize that.

Spasiba.

A hearty welcome to
all of my colleagues.

What you are about to see

was recently discovered within
our sovereign territorial borders

and is now the sole property
of the free republic of Rostok.

How did he get a hold
of a Taelon shuttle?

Ladies and gentlemen,

I offer you a genuine
Taelon shuttle craft.

For sale.

Despite the exterior damage,

the interstellar drives and navigational
controls are very much intact.

- And where's the shuttle craft now?
- Safe and secure, here in Rostok.

Ah. And how could I forget?

It comes with a special bonus.

A highly effective weapon,

as several of our
soldiers will attest.

Opening bids for all items

begin at ten billion
North American dollars.

I demand a halt to these proceedings.

These items are Taelon property and
this auction is in direct violation

of the Earth-Taelon Accord.

The republic of Rostok, sir, does
not recognize any such accord.

I want to make this clear.

Any bid on these items will be
considered an act of aggression

against the Taelons and you
will be held accountable.

Where do you think you
are, Agent Sandoval,

an interrogation room
aboard the mother ship?

Pocket your badge and your
bravado. It will not serve you here.

Although, I thank you for clearing the
weak of heart from these proceedings.

Now then, any one
interested in some fresh air

or a weapon demonstration,
please, follow commander Kosygin.

Don't tell me Doors International
is entering the bidding?

I was just asking her the same thing.

It's just business,
boys, just business.

Business that could undermine
our Companions' interests.

They don't sign my pay check.
So, don't confuse your loyalties

with mine.

Forgive me, Miss Palmer,
I am Mikael Federov.

I'm so glad you came.

So glad to see that Joshua Doors shares his
late father's passion for all things Taelon.

Doesn't everyone?

Perhaps, we may share a
private moment at some point.

If you will excuse me.

Major?

No matter how you dress
him up, he's still a thief.

Totally unacceptable. I want
that shuttle returned immediately.

For the moment, that
is impossible, Zo'or.

Short of going to war with Rostok.

Then war it shall be.

May I remind you of the nuclear
arsenal they have in their possession?

We have shields and countermeasures
against such weapons.

Yes, but Earth does not.

Pity.

What about the shuttle passengers?

Both dead. Probably Resistance
members who stole the craft.

In other words, you have not
verified their identities?

No.

Nor where they are currently
holding the shuttle?

No.

Has the word "no" become
your mantra, Agent Sandoval?

No. I did manage to get
digital coverage of the auction.

A highly effective weapon.

Have you seen it before?

Is it Taelon?

Far too primitive,
But worth examining.

Contact Federov, Make a
pre-emptive bid for everything.

I doubt he'll be interested, Zo'or.

My sources tell me that the
bidding has been furious.

Then find out what it will
take to end this nonsense.

The Shuttle was brought down by an
external blast of unknown origin.

Circular burns. It could be a SAM,
although that would leave fragmentation.

Right. Now, look. Item number two. Two
sets of tracks leading from the crash site.

- Human or Taelon?
- Hard to say.

Take a look at this.

What is that? Oil?

It could be, but I can only do a
crude spectral analysis, at this point,

but it definitely is organic.

What about the shuttle? He said the only
one missing was flown by Capt. Marquette.

Yes, she flew it back to the
mother ship before she died.

Officially, it was destroyed
in a sabotage attempt.

Officially?

Look, we don't know what
happened, okay? We may never know.

Alright, listen.

Federov's got to add massive security
guarding the shuttle at the crash site.

Yeah. We have to get into his
compound, find out exactly where it is.

Any ideas?

Well, I went through
Rostok's inventory.

And there were a couple
of items of interest.

They bought a couple of ID
portals off the black market.

Could be useful in getting
past their security.

I'm sure Federov will let
me in through the front door.

Maybe I can leave the back door open.

How did it go?

Fortunately, Zo'or thinks
every man has his price.

- Can't argue with that, can you?
- It only buys us time.

First, we get the shuttle back.

Then we fish a couple of Resistance corpses
out of the cryo unit, plant them inside.

Well, step two is doable. Do
you mind going over step one?

Find me some back channel into Rostok.

I want to deal with Federov
directly and off the record.

Okay. But it may take some hard currency to
grease those wheels. And if Zo'or's gets...

Everything is under control.

What the hell is that?

What you see here is the
Taelon's Achilles Heel.

Now you're saying it'll keep
our beloved Companions in line?

Welcome, Miss Palmer.

So, is it show and tell time?

You asked for the private tour,
you shall have the private tour.

Excuse me, Chairman Federov.

One moment, please.

We have completed the sweep of the
crash area. No sign of the fugitives.

Widen the perimeter, keep looking.

Yes, sir.

Commander Federov ordered
me to inspect the shuttle.

This way.

Well, well. Back from the
cold with virtue still intact?

Barely. Who said there're no wolves in
Antarctica? It's burrowed underground.

So, what do we have?

Jaridians.

On Earth?

And they were shot down
by a Taelon energy cannon.

Taelon...

My God, this could be the opening
salvo of a Taelon-Jaridian war.

Augur thinks we've got a couple
of wounded Jaridians on the loose.

And the identification code on the fuselage
confirms that the shuttle was Lili's.

She gave it to the
Jaridians before she died.

Why would she do that?

Do you really think
that she would go out

accepting defeat at the
hands of the Taelons?

She could've sent the
shuttle, on autopilot,

to the Jaridians as a calling
card to come join our fight.

- Fantasy land.
- No, Augur.

Lili and I fought
alongside a Jaridian.

We both came away feeling that
his species was closer to humanity

than a Taelon could ever be.

Right, why don't you come talk
to me after the war is over.

Look, what Lili did or didn't
do is not relevant right now.

If the Jaridian invasion is coming,

why aren't the Taelons
sounding a call to arms?

Meanwhile, Federov is widening
his search for survivors.

Nice to see you again, Agent Sandoval.
Last time was such a pleasure.

Please.

The Taelons want to make a pre-emptive
bid for the shuttle and its contents.

Contents?

The two Jaridian casualties

and the two escaped survivors
your army is currently seeking.

How did you learn of the
Jaridians, if I may ask?

You may not.

The highest bid currently
stands at 15 billion dollars.

I'm authorized to offer you
20 billion to close this now.

No.

You must understand, Rostok
has 20 territorial commissars

who will all demand an equal share.

20 billion is the final offer.

Very well.

However,

you and I can come to a
mutually beneficial arrangement,

one you won't have to share.

Say, another billion in gold?

- Regarding the Jaridian casualties...
- We'll make an exchange.

I will provide you with the bodies
of two former Resistance members

which you will deliver to the Taelons,
along with the shuttle craft and weapon.

As for the fugitives you
will deliver them to me.

Alive.

And here I assumed

you are an ordinary apparatchik.

Do we have a deal?

Yes, we have a deal.

Well, it was nice serve and
volley, boss. Just one question.

Where are you gonna
get a billion in gold?

Same place Zo'or gets his.

He holds the largest
reserve of gold in the world.

His only mistake was
making me his accountant.

All is quiet on the Taelon front.

If there is an intergalactic battle on
the horizon, they're sure playing it cool.

Come over here.

I went back over the bio scan,

refined my analysis of the blood
samples found at the shuttle.

There's human blood
in the mix, Liam. Look.

It's Lili.

Augur, I saw her.

She was dead.

No, no, no, no, no, she's alive. Look.

See? Check it out. The data
doesn't lie, look for yourself.

Queen to king four.

Check.

Interesting move, Miss Palmer.

Renee.

I will need a moment to study this.

We don't have a lot of time.

And why don't we?

I know there were passengers on
the shuttle, Jaridian passengers.

Two dead, two more running
around out there on the ice.

And what else do you know?

Obviously, you want to drive
the price up as high as you can

- for the shuttle and the Jaridians.
- And the Jaridians.

Which is why you neglected to
mention the Jaridians to your bidders.

Selling them separately would
surely improve your cash flow.

So, you continue to review
my own strategies for me.

What do you actually have?
A proposition of your own?

Go public with the Jaridian corpses.

Suggest they were attempting to
make contact in the name of peace

when the Taelons shot them down.
That will drive the Synod berserk.

They'll pay anything to
put this all behind them.

But that would put you, Doors
International, out of the running.

Please, they don't own me.

A piece of the action, that's
what I'm looking for, Mikael.

You want my help, my
contacts, my advice? I'm yours

for 10%.

Where have you been all my life?

You have a fever.

Among other things.

I'm so sorry things
turned out this way.

Sorry? Wasn't it you who
taught me the word "hope"?

We have to move.

- Augur, what is it now?
- So, sue me for being anxious.

Was Lili cloned or not?

I haven't found anything yet,
so I'm time lining any doings

Sandoval had with
bio-surrogate lab and her death.

Disappearance.

Wait. Wait a sec.

I've got a Jane Doe here with an
incomplete requisition signed off by Vosser.

Erica Vosser.

You know her?

Yes, she was a Volunteer who helped
Sandoval with Lili's final arrangements.

She was also in charge of those Resistance
prisoners Renee and I busted loose.

Oh, yeah, you mean the ones
at the warehouse, downtown?

Yeah, the one they blew up.

Get ready, I'll meet you there.

And the bodies of two Jaridians
were found inside the shuttle craft.

They were shot down by
a Taelon energy cannon.

And, perhaps, you can tell me, Zo'or.

Did you give the order to
shoot down the shuttle before

contact had been established?

So, it is possible
that these Jaridians

could have been emissaries
on a mission of peace.

In our shuttle?

- What a preposterous conclusion.
- That is not for you to assume.

You and those of like mind
fail to grasp the simple fact

that it is not within the Jaridian
nature to embrace a peaceful coexistence.

Federov is seriously
considering your offer, Zo'or.

And I am now able to confirm that
the shuttle craft up for auction

was the one piloted by
Captain Lili Marquette.

Evidently, her zeal was boundless.

Has the security team at the
Washington Assembly been reassigned?

Yep, you've got them all
to yourself. Lucky you.

This is where the Resistance prisoners
were held all under Vosser's watch.

If Lili was here, we
should get a hit on her DNA.

I can't figure out how she wound up on a
Taelon shuttle with a bunch of Jaridians?

Well, it's her shuttle.

What if the Taelons sent her
on a peace mission, as an envoy?

I mean, why risk one
of their own, right?

What the hell are you talking about? She
tried to blow up the mother ship, right?

I'm not giving up on
her, Liam. I can't.

Liam...

Lili's.

She's out there, Liam. I know it.

Get him medical transport!
Secure the area! Look for tracks!

I want a directional! Move it!

Sir, we are narrowing the perimeter.

If this weather ever
breaks, we'll have them.

You know, I've blanketed
Rostok, there's no trace of Lili.

There's only one way the fugitives
could've flown the crash site.

- In a snowmobile.
- Yeah, so?

Rostok military snowmobile.

Aren't they equipped
with a mobile field radio?

Probably.

So, what about a closed
military band frequency?

Nah, no, no. See, we could do
that, but if she sent a signal,

then she'd be giving
away her position.

I know that. Have you
checked the weather in Rostok?

Right now she's risking
death by exposure.

Okay, I guess it's our only hope.

Mayday, this is Captain
Marquette, mayday...

- What's that? Where's the video?
- There is no video.

Well, turn it up.

Mayday, this is Captain Marquette.
Augur, Major, if you're listening,

I'm in southern sector of Rostok.

It's Lili! We've got her!

Coordinates Alpha-seven-nine.
My companion is critical.

We're both hurt. Vehicle
disabled. Can you read?

Lili, just hang on.

- Oh, God. Vorjak, get down!
- Lili!

Lili, come in, come in. Lili! Lili!

They got her.

Congratulations, Commander,
on a successful search operation.

Have your men load the balance of the
gold and our business will be finished.

If anything is out of order,

you will definitely
hear from us again.

Spasiba, gentlemen.

Alright, get them prepped.

Welcome back, Captain. I trust
you had an enlightening journey.

Never thought I'd live to say
this, Sandoval, but, finally

you did something right.

Release them.

Welcome back to Earth, Vorjak.

- Who fired on us?
- Taelons.

- Then Zo'or knows we are here.
- What he knows is that two Jaridians,

both dead, tried to enter Earth's
atmosphere in a stolen shuttle.

You have done your species
proud, Agent Sandoval.

And the female you provided us,

she is quite extraordinary.

Yes, I would have to agree.

Though, the risks involved
in this undertaking

leave me questioning whether
it was really worth it.

Without her, without this
joining, Jaridia is doomed.

Our accelerated metabolism is
destroying our ability to procreate.

So, your species will be
barren like the Taelons.

No, not like the Taelons.

They evolved into pure intellect and
have lost their desire to procreate.

- So, a hybrid is the only answer?
- Yes, for us.

The Jaridian high command
will not forget your actions

when the great crossing takes place.

I expect nothing less.

I suggest we tend to your
wounds and proceed immediately.

Of course.

And where is the Taelon?

Shall we continue to
monitor Agent Sandoval?

No, frankly, I don't care what he
does with the Jaridian or the human.

Resume standard patrol.

No need to raise suspicions
among our regional commissars.

My unit will disembark at Ross Island.

From there, you will proceed directly
to the Cayman Islands with the gold.

I will expect a deposit
confirmation in 72 hours.

You shall have it, Chairman.

- Dasvidaniya.
- Dasvidaniya.

Well, well.

You are a slippery Siberian snake.

Well, thank you, Renee.

Interesting move.

I wonder what your associates
will think when they find out

you're making deals on the side.

Queen to queen's knight three.

Check.

Are you threatening me?

Do I have to?

May I remind you

that you are an
advisor, not my keeper.

Oh, Mikael, I think I'm a lot
more than that, at least 10% more.

So why don't you tell me all about it?

How much gold is on its way to
the Cayman Islands right now?

- I'll tell you what.
- What?

I'm willing to forgo my commission
in exchange for a little information.

Information?

The location where Sandoval
is holding the fugitives?

- Nice to see we're on the same page.
- Yes.

His longitude and latitude.

For my Queen.

Renee...

Sandoval is well armed.

Whatever your intentions,

I think you should be, too.

Who said diamonds are
a girl's best friend.

I count 6 up top.

They probably got Capt. Marquette
and the Jaridian in the cargo hold.

Well, help me out here.

Sandoval pays of Federov
for the Jaridian and Lili.

How, with Taelon money?

Certainly not with his
own, not on his salary.

So, if he's a courier for
Zo'or, why keep them here?

Why aren't they back on the
mother ship, under interrogation?

You tell me.

Well, one of two reasons.

Zo'or wants to keep them under wraps,

or Zo'or doesn't know
a thing about this.

Old Ronnie's done an end-around on the
Taelons. He sent the Jaridians the shuttle.

Yeah, with a sacrificial lamb, Lili,

a pilot who could fly it back.

- What is her temperature?
- 104.

We're pumping fluids.
We'll bring it down.

You may know your medicine, but
you do not know mine. Leave us!

I warned you, Vorjak.

Sandoval changed my blood
so I could never come back.

Lili,

the transfusions you were
given were of my blood,

my biology, to prepare you.

Prepare for what?

She is with child. His.

Captain Lili Marquette is
mother savior to the Jaridians.

Her temp has hit 105!

- Vorjak!
- It's hyper-metabolic agents.

The human blood chemistry
cannot neutralize them.

She needs the Taelon energy.

Energy that allows them
to live for centuries.

We must infuse her with it
immediately or the fetus will die!

Lili will die! Where is the Taelon!?

The Taelon is right here,
Vorjak. Ready and waiting.

I'm dying, Vorjak.

- I know it.
- No.

The Taelon energy infusion
will stabilize you.

Then, the hybrid.

Our child will be born.
The first Jaridian human.

My, my, what have we here?

Now that was really quite impolite.

Let her go, Tate.

Seal the hull.

What's going on up there?

Tate, report!

Everything's under control! Proceed!

You okay?

Yeah.

Lili...

- My God.
- What's happening?

I'm changing, Liam.

The final metamorphosis before
I become a Jaridian mother.

Fever is spiking.

Vitals are critical. She's dying.

You come in peace.

Yet death remains
rooted in your methods.

Do you expect Captain Marquette

to make the ultimate sacrifice
for this hybrid child?

This Jaridian solution?

No, he doesn't.

Then, I have been anointed.

What?

- What are you talking about, Da'an?
- This child is Jaridian and human.

If it is to survive, then
Da'an must be sacrificed.

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