Emergence (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - 2 MG CU BID - full transcript

Previously on "Emergence"...

A plane crashed on a beach.

I found a kid
at the crash site

I'm being told
wasn't even on the plane.

I like the kid.
She's sweet, but come on, man.

She's bringing danger
into our lives.

I don't know why these things
are happening, and it is scary.

You're special.

Might be some kind
of data storage.

I have a story
for you.

There was a survivor
from the plane crash.



They're gonna keep coming.

We could run
for the rest of our lives

and it wouldn't matter.

Some government guy
called me and said

they needed the wreckage
hauled away.

You kept the airband radio?

Whoever was on this frequency
was talking to the plane

just before
it went down.

Hey, I borrowed
some of your toothpaste.

Geez.

I'm sorry.

What was that sound?

Um... yeah,
I'm not really sure.

It's being broadcast over
a covert radio frequency.



- So...
- This have something to do with the kid?

With Piper?

Yeah, maybe.

It doesn't sound
like Morse code.

You know what?
Send me the file.

I have some pattern
recognition software.

Okay, yeah,
I'll send it to you.

- Alright.
- Thanks.

Also,
we're almost out of milk.

But I can pick some up
on the way home.

Hey, Alex, um...

So, you know, i-it seems
like things have...

really calmed down
around here.

What's your criteria?

That... nobody's broken in
for 24 hours or...?

- I mean...
- Well...

Jo, I haven't got
a reasonable explanation

on why people
are chasing this girl

or what's going on or...

- Okay.
- ...or... or why things move by themselves.

So, are you just gonna
live here indefinitely?

It remains to be seen.

I just think that maybe

it could be a little bit
confusing, you know?

- Confusing?
- Yeah.

Confusing for you?

No.

'Cause I'm not confused.

Alex, eventually,

you're gonna have
to go home, right?

Morning, Mom.
Morning, Dad.

- Hey.
- Hey.

I can make coffee.

- I would love that.
- Okay.

Thank you.
Is Piper up?

She's supposed to go
to work with me today.

Um, I think
she's still sleeping.

Okay.

This is so nice.

I'll be out
by the end of business.

- I think that's a great idea.
- Okay.

Okay, thanks.
Hey, Piper, you up?

Piper!

Open up the door!

Open the door! Please!

Open up the door!

Piper!

Hey, you awake?

- Something happen?
- I-I-I don't know.

The... The door...

- This door?
- It was broken.

I couldn't get out.

I don't know.
Seems okay to me.

You think maybe
you had a bad dream?

Yeah.

Yeah, maybe.

Oh, you know what?

You're warm.

You feel okay?

Um, I guess.

Alright, I'm gonna go get
the thermometer, okay?

You lay back down.

I can still go to work with you
today, though, right?

Not if you're sick.

Another time.

Wait.

Can you just leave the door
a little open, please?

Okay.

Good?

Hey. Morning.

Hey.

You look nice.

Yeah, thanks.

Got my thing today.

Right.
Right, of course.

You getting all dressed up
for the hot oncologist.

Ha!

Dr. Reed is married
and younger than you, honey.

Okay, so I'm seeing a bottle
of cologne in front of you,

and I just want
to advise no.

- Do you need something?
- No, I'm good. Forget it.

Uh, Piper has a little bit
of a temperature,

- but I'm gonna figure something out.
- No, no, don't be crazy. I'll reschedule.

- It's not a problem.
- Your six-month check-up?

Absolutely not.

Mnh.

How are you feeling
about it?

Oh.

Little sad, maybe.

I probably won't see Dr. Reed
again, so, you know.

I hope so.

Good luck.

Thanks, sweetie.

- Different shirt, though.
- What?

Just a thought.

Hold up.

You just told me
to get out of the house.

I mean, technically, I told you
to go to your own house.

I didn't sign up for this, Jo.

I didn't, alright?
I have one kid.

Alright? One.
I wasn't consulted on extras.

I-In the past, you were always
able to, you know,

work from home
whenever Mia was sick.

But if that's not the case
anymore, then I... I mean,

I didn't know...
I just didn't...

I didn't say that.

It's just that
I don't know this girl.

What am I supposed to do
with her all day?

I mean, I don't know.
Whatever you usually do.

I mean, Mia always loved
staying home with you.

I am really good
at sick days.

- I know.
- Yeah.

Okay,
thank you so much.

I owe you.
Really, I appreciate it.

- Alright, don't...
- See ya.

...don't get
all mushy.

Come on, honey.

Good morning!

I come bearing pastries.

What are you doing
here?

A word to the wise,
I'm told that the, uh,

cider donuts
are their specialty.

- I'll have one.
- No, you... Are you...

You don't even know
this person.

You do.

Will you get in the car?
Just go...

- Get in the car.
- Yes, okay. Okay.

You don't...

And, uh, while I'm here,
I thought I'd have a little chat

with the, uh,
new addition to your family.

No.

And don't ever
do this again.

I-I'm sorry. I thought we were,
uh, cooperating now.

You know,
friends helping friends.

Wrong.

I wrote a very nice story
about you both, and in return...

I'm gonna let you interrogate
a 10-year-old?

It's a follow-up
profile.

Maybe we can help
find her real parents.

If you have a request to make,
then call me

or come by my office,
okay?

Alright. Fine.

Let's set a time for me
to sit down with her

at your office, in your
presence, all aboveboard.

Happy?

No.

Why won't you let me
talk to her?

'Cause she's traumatized enough,
alright?

I'm not gonna let you
make it worse.

I would never do that.

What have I got to do
to get you to trust me?

Have a nice day at work,
dear.

Oh, go on.

Morning.

Oh, I am starving.

Give me those.

What's shakin'?

The guy who broke
into my house is upstairs.

I have to go
interview him.

A lot of trouble
following this kid, Jo.

You sound like Alex.

He's insisting
on staying over at the house.

- Hey, Walter.
- Hey, Chief.

Hmm.
Help yourself.

No, thank you.
I'm in ketosis.

Congratulations.

Yeah, I'm sorry.
Excuse me.

Your ex-husband,
sleeping over?

Yeah.

Where?

On the couch.
Come on.

Mm-hmm. Why?

I don't know. Just feeling
protective, I guess.

- You're the one with the gun.
- Yeah, I know.

Jo, you can't play
with him like this.

Who's playing?
I told him to leave.

He's leaving.

Just...

right after he's done
babysitting Piper.

This is gonna be
so confusing for him.

I kno... I said that.
I said that exact word.

You getting all this,
Walter?

Uh...
I changed my mind.

Mm.
Mm-hmm.

Uh, we're gonna still
talk about this.

I know.

Knock, knock.

Oh, wow.

This is such a nice room.

Really fancy.

So much nicer
than your last room.

Just... Wow.
Lucky you.

Listen, I want to give you
a chance to help yourself.

Uh, if you were hired
to do a job,

which is what I suspect,

then you are not
my target.

It's hard to talk...
and I'm real tired,

so let's skip
to the end,

where I tell you no
and you... go home.

So, I've got this new friend.

He's a reporter.

Uh, he wrote
this article about me

and the little girl
that you terrified.

We got to be famous
for a minute.

That was super fun.

But guess what his next story's
gonna be about.

You.

I know, but hear me out.
Here's the angle...

So, we arrested you,
right,

and you have been just so,
so helpful to the police,

just really very chatty,

and in return,

you get a reduced sentence
from the D.A.

and a really, really lovely
hospital room.

I mean, listen,

maybe nobody will care,
right?

I mean, maybe whoever sent you
to clean up their mess

is just gonna have
a big old change of heart.

You can't do this.

You are gonna
get me killed.

No, you are gonna
get you killed.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Let's start
with your name.

Lerner.

Ken Lerner.

Alright, what were you doing
in my house, Mr. Lerner?

I was sent to... retrieve
a piece of technology.

Sent by whom?

Richard Kindred.

Who is that?

Head of Augur Industries?

The Fortune 500
tech company?

Geez, maybe watch the news
once in a while.

Why is he stealing things
from my house?

He's not stealing
anything.

He is... taking back
his... stuff.

What about the girl?

Is she his "stuff"?

I was told I didn't have
to bother with her.

What do you mean?

Why not?

Kindred just said that
that problem

was going
to take care of itself.

Fever's still up.

Whatever you got
doesn't want to quit.

What's wrong?

Can I be here with you?

Yeah.
Um, it's boring.

No, it's not.

Feeling better?

What's your job?

My job?

I'm a civil engineer.

My specialty
is environmental...

Mia said that you and Jo
are divorced.

That's right.
We are divorced.

Why?

Don't you want to watch some
cartoons or something like that?

Okay.

Um...

Draw me a picture?

Of what?

Uh, why don't you draw me
a picture of a werewolf

fighting a unicorn...

on the top of a volcano
in outer space?

I can do that.

Awesome.
Thank you.

Take your time.

You like it here.

So do you.

Yep.

D... R...

D... R...
5... Z... B...

Z... 3... U...

What are you doing?

- Reading.
- What are you reading?

That.

You can understand this?

Yep.

How?

I don't know.

Do it again.

D... R... 5... Z...

B... Z... 3... U.

Do you know
what it means?

Nope. Do you?

No.

But I can tell you one thing...
it's very helpful, Piper.

Thank you very much.

You can tell Jo you were the one
who figured it out.

Why would I do that?

'Cause that will
make her happy.

And that will
make you happy.

Medicine time.

Kid, we're almost
out of medicine.

Why don't you,
uh... get your coat.

Come on.
We're going on a field trip.

Ah. Chief Evans.

I was expecting Postmates.

Inside.

Well... you seem well.

I arrested the man
who broke into my house.

W-Well,
that's... good?

Guess who he works for.

How would I know?

Richard Kindred.

Ah.

Yeah. That's right.

And what do I find
when I look him up?

What's the first thing
I find?

Um... my article?

Don't you tell me
that this is a coincidence.

Okay.

It's not.

What are you
really doing here?

Huh?

Are you working
for Kindred?

I investigated Kindred
for about a year.

That little puff piece
funded six months of that.

It was my way in.

But no one
would go on the record,

and no one would give me access,
so... here I am on Long Island.

Doing what, exactly?

Why won't you let me
talk to the girl?

She's different,
isn't she?

She can do things
other people can't do,

things that she
shouldn't be able to do.

Augur Industries
are known for

very expensive
medical research,

and that's what I'd started
to hear about...

rumors that Kindred
had begun a division

using humans
as test subjects.

What kind of tests?

Ones that might allow
a young girl

to miraculously survive
a plane crash,

a plane that I believe...
belonged to Kindred.

But look,
I don't have any proof,

and I don't want
to put you in jeopardy.

This is a very,
very bad man

who will do anything
to protect his interests.

We have that card,
right?

And that... the storage disc
that was inside of it?

That would link him
to the people

that tried
to kidnap Piper.

Yeah, but he's never
going to admit it,

and he's the only one
who can access it.

He's not just gonna
plug it in for us.

I want to talk to him.

Can you get me
his schedule?

Mr. Kindred?
I'm Jo Evans.

I'm the Chief of Police
down in Southold.

If I could just have a minute
of your time...

Mr. Kindred is on
a very tight schedule,

but if you call
his office,

I'm sure you can make
an appointment.

You wanna maybe take
your hand off me?

Sorry. Yes.

- So sorry.
- That's alright.

It's just that
I found something

that belongs
to Mr. Kindred,

and I thought maybe
he might want it back.

Excuse me.

Who did you say
you were?

Jo Evans,
Police Chief from Southold.

I think I've got wine
from Southold.

You know what?
I bet you do.

Um, is this yours,
by any chance?

I'm not sure.
Where was it found?

Car cash
couple nights ago.

Double fatality.
Pretty gruesome.

Mm. It's possible.

We have a lot of products
in development.

Oh, sure. Yeah.
I get that.

You guys are pretty busy, I bet.

Why don't you
leave it with me?

I'll be happy to have my team
take a look at it.

You know what?
I would so appreciate that.

I mean, we sure
couldn't figure out

what the heck it was,
so...

Thanks so much for your time.

- Of course.
- Yeah.

Southold!

- Where is it?
- What's that, now?

What did you do with it?

Oh, gosh, is something...
missing, Mr. Kindred?

Guess that does belong to you
after all, huh?

Mystery solved.

Do you know what I do with
people who steal my property?

I do not, but I would love
to hear all about that.

What was in there,
anyway, huh?

Must have been
pretty important.

Oh, okay. Well, listen,
it was so, so nice to meet you.

I will, uh,
definitely reach out

if we find
any more of your property.

Oh, and hey!

I really like
your office.

Emily! Now.

Alright.
Grab yourself some snacks.

I'll pick up
the medicine.

I myself am partial
to grape

because cherry
tastes like garbage,

but hey,
whatever you want.

Grape sounds good.

Correct answer.

Piper?

Piper!

Piper!

Piper! Sweetie!

Call 911.

Hey.
What happened?

Ah, she's okay.

Abby thinks it was a seizure
brought on by the fever.

They want to keep her overnight
for observation.

Sorry I made you
leave work.

Oh, that's okay.

Your dad's gonna pick up Mia
and bring her over.

Great.

Oh, uh, sorry,
she has volleyball.

Okay.
I'll call him and tell him.

Okay. Thank you.

Been having flashbacks
of Mia's appendix.

Oh, God.
So fun, right?

So fun.

Gave me a heart attack
then, too.

Sorry.

Just get better.

- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.

Paging Dr. Stateman.

Dr. Stateman, please.

Well, I heard you got to take
a ride in an ambulance.

Sounds like fun.

I don't remember it.

Oh.
That's too bad.

I had a bad dream again.

What was this one about?

I-It was like everything
was... disappearing,

a-and it was chasing me.

That does sound scary.

You know what?

I want to go talk to Abby
about this real quick.

- I'll be...
- Wait, don't go.

Okay.

I-I just... I don't want
anything bad to happen to you.

Nothing bad is gonna
happen to me, okay?

I promise
I'm not gonna disappear.

I'm just gonna be
right out there.

Hallucinations can sometimes
be associated with seizures.

So, you're not worried?

I'll feel better
when we knock this fever down.

But you're not worried?

I don't know.

The problem is, we don't have
a medical history.

I have no idea
what she's been exposed to,

if she has a seizure disorder,
and I don't know why

she's not responding
to fever medication.

What the hell
is 2 MG CU BID?

It's a prescription.

Two milligrams of copper.

B-I-D means twice a day.

Who sent that?

I have no idea.

Paging Dr. Bender.

There's no answer.

Why is someone sending you
random prescriptions?

Maybe it's not random.

What do you think
it would do to her?

To Piper?

Are you asking me to prescribe
based on a mystery text?

I'm asking if you think
that it would help.

Hypothetically.

Okay, what... aren't you
telling me?

I think there's a chance

that she might have been
a test subject.

- What kind of tests?
- I don't know.

Aah.

Hey!

Hey!

Jo, I can't do this.

Would it hurt her,
though, Abby?

I have no reason to believe
it would make any difference.

But no.
It wouldn't hurt her.

Paging Dr. Stateman.

Dr. Stateman, please.

I'll try it for you.

- Thank you.
- But I need to know what they did to her.

I cannot treat her blind.

Okay. Let me see if I can get
you a quick answer, okay?

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

- Help me!
- What's the matter?

They're killing me.

- Wait, who?
- Take it out.

Take it out.

Call a code!

Uh, I think it was something
with the... the morphine?

What happened?

Uh... I don't know.

He said... they were trying
to kill him.

So, the nurse said the
morphine infuser malfunctioned.

It's got
Bluetooth ability.

Meaning
it could be hacked,

like when they nuked
the medical records?

I-I confiscated the infuser, so
I'll get it to Computer Crimes.

We'll find
the medical director.

If their equipment's
been compromised,

then Piper and every other
patient is in danger.

They need to get on the analog
equipment right now.

Yeah, will do.

Um... also, I asked Daphne

to look into
your mystery texts.

- And?
- Mobile company says it has no record of it.

According to them, it didn't happen.

What is it?

Some good news
for a change.

- Wow.
- Hey.

Look at you.

I'm feeling better.

Yeah, I can tell.

You skipped your game?

Of course.
Piper's in the hospital.

This is so much
more important.

What did Dr. Reed
have to say?

Oh, well,
there's a big problem.

Turns out
I'm a little too healthy.

Okay.

- It's all good.
- That's great, Dad.

No fever.

Yay.
Can she go home?

Uh, just a few more
tests.

Okay, so,
the copper worked, which,

in my professional opinion,
is really freaking weird.

And I heard about
your guy upstairs.

Yeah.

The accidental morphine overdose
that wasn't an accident.

Who the hell
are these people?

I mean, on the one hand,
they save a little girl's life,

and on the other hand,
they murder someone?

Yeah, I don't think
it's the same person.

I mean, killing him
was meant to hurt us,

but whoever sent these...

I think
they're trying to help.

How'd you fare
with Mr. Kindred?

I got screamed at
and threatened.

Sounds like a success.

So, Piper is sick, but I think
someone at Augur Industries

might be trying
to help us.

Who?

I'm not sure.

There was one woman

who seemed like she wanted
to say something.

Her name was Emily.

Well, I'm gonna need
more than that.

She works out of their HQ,
and she had his ear.

You think your contact
might be able to ID her?

I can try.

No promises.

- Okay, can you hear me, Piper?
- Yep.

Like I said,
it gets super loud in there,

so I need you to stay really
still until we're done.

Okay.

I got Jo
in here with me.

You...

I don't... Okay.

Hey!

Y-You're doing...
You're doing great in there.

I-It turns out microphones
give me stage fright.

Don't... Don't make her laugh.

You'll ruin the scan.

Okay, we're ready.

Piper, I need you
to be really still.

I need to get out.

Hey, Piper,
you're okay.

You're alright, okay?

I need help!

Pull her out!
Pull her out!

Piper! Abby, is she okay?

- Abby...
- Get her out of here.

Abby. Abby!

I found Emily.

Hey, how's Piper?

Um... not great, actually.

What happened?

I don't know.

She had some...

some kind of episode
in the MRI.

Abby thinks
we're running out of options,

but I...

I don't know.

I don't know
what it means.

What can I do?

Um, well, there's someone who
might be able to help her,

but I have to go find them.

Um...

Do you think you can
just come and sit with her?

I just...

If she wakes up, I don't
want her to be afraid.

Absolutely.

I'm leaving now.
I'm on my way, okay?

Thanks. That just...

It just means a lot.

Emily.

Do you remember me?

I got your texts.

The copper
isn't working anymore.

She's really sick.

I need to know
what they did to her.

You work with some
very dangerous people,

but you're not them.

You contacted her
because you care.

I'm... I'm sorry.

I-I-I have no idea

what you're talking about.

I saw you today.

You wanted to say something.

This is your chance.

This... This might be
your only chance.

Look, I... I really think

that you have me confused
with someone else.

I can protect you if...

I don't need protection.

Uh, I'm sorry,
but I-I didn't text you.

You can go through, uh,
my whole phone if you want.

See?

Do you believe me now?

- Any luck?
- Not much.

A corporation called
Deep Kinetic

purchased the property
about three years ago.

I can't find
a single thing about them.

Are you sure
this is the place?

It's been an hour.

This is the address
Emily sent.

She'll be here.

So...

Piper's pretty sick,
huh?

Yeah.

Unfortunate.

No, you'll find
another story.

I'm sorry she's suffering
because of what they did to her.

Wait.

That's her, right?

Yeah, I think so.

What are you doing?

The way to help her
is inside this building.

Which is what, exactly?

It's an off-the-books
Augur site.

For Kindred's
special projects.

Okay, define "special."

No. No time.

- What are we doing here?
- Getting the cure.

The entire building
is automated.

You're looking
for locker C-255.

We're looking for it?
Where will you be?

This is as far
as I go.

- What?
- This is as far as I go!

I shouldn't even be doing this.

I'm initiating
a software update.

Every piece of machinery
will be down,

and once you're inside,
you'll have five minutes.

Emily,
I'm law enforcement.

I can't break
into a building.

In about two hours,
organ failure begins.

She'll stop speaking and hearing
in about three.

And then
she'll stop breathing.

How do you know that?

I've seen it.

You know,
I could do this alone.

You get caught,
you lose your job.

I get caught,
I get promoted.

Well,
I'm in it now.

You still
don't trust me?

I don't trust her.

Well, that's a problem.

That's a bigger problem.

Whew.

Listen,
we need to split up, okay?

We're looking
for C-255.

Okay. Four minutes.
Go.

Benny.

Benny.

Is there
a release button?

There's nothing.

Do you have it?

Okay, step back.

Just go. Um, I'm fine.
Just go.

Yeah.
Or that. Well done.

Yeah.

Come on.

What is that?

Go, go, go.
Go, go.

Go!

Jo,
this door's not opening.

I said five minutes.

Robot dogs?

You didn't think maybe that was
important to mention?

- Quiet.
- What are you doing?

What... What is that?

It's an exabyte disk.

So, that's what it is.

That's a billion gigs.

I thought we were
getting a cure.

Please stop talking.

I need to concentrate.

Piper is sick, okay?

She... She needs
medicine.

Shh!

Okay, we don't have much time.

The dock is here,
inner wrist.

Finding the exact spot
can be tricky,

but you'll know it
when you've got it.

Upload will begin
automatically.

You have to do this
right away.

Do what?

She needs this.

That is a disk!

It's her.

The disk is her.

Go on! Take it!

Yeah, no,
that makes total sense.

Absolutely.

- You don't believe me?
- That Piper is, what,

a robot?

Is that what you're saying?
No.

No, okay?
I don't believe you.

I do.

That doesn't surprise me
even a little bit.

I'm done.

I don't care what you do.

- Eh...
- Are you seri...

Don't ever
contact me again.

Is she...

- Jo, hey...
- No, I don't want to hear it from you.

She conned us...
so, what,

so we could steal her
a laptop?

She's still conning you.

Well, maybe.

But look...
would it hurt to try?

This is a really great profile
of Chrissy Teigen.

I feel like we could
be friends with her.

Jo's back.

And it looks like Abby
is giving her bad news,

so...

you should probably wake up
and tell her she's wrong.

- Hey.
- Hey.

You know,
for what it's worth...

I think
she's gonna be fine.

You do?

Yeah.
I don't know why.

It's just a feeling,
but, um...

that's a really
special kid.

Can you get me
a cup of coffee?

Absolutely.

Thanks.

Hello.

Hi.

What happened?

You were sick.

But you're better now.

Can we go home?

Yeah.

Well, then,
how about something scary?

Yeah, I'd do that.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Mnh. I don't think
I like scary movies.

You okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

I-I just feel like I'm...
kind of underwater.

Uh, you're not gonna...
stick around for movie night?

Uh...

Eh... Uh, no.

Um, you were right.

It's best I go home.

Yeah. No, I...

Makes sense.

I never got a chance
to tell you...

but this right here
is the code

your radio frequency
was transmitting.

You cracked it.

I didn't.

Piper did.

I don't know what it means yet,
but it's a start.

I told you
that kid was special.