Eureka (2006–2012): Season 3, Episode 17 - Have an Ice Day - full transcript

An immense ice core from Russia threatens to turn Eureka into a giant ice cube and the residents into icicles.

CARTER: Previously on Eureka.

(GROANS)

(SIGHS)

Say hello
to your daughter.

Hey, baby.

So what do you think, Tess?
You think you can handle
this place on your own?

Me?

Okay, oh, don't forget
the quarterly reviews
are due this Thursday.

So I'll make sure
Fargo has the proper
documentation.

With Henry away at NASA,
you will be in charge
of the senior staff meeting.

And watch out for Berg,



because if she
starts talking about
her weekend...

We'll be ordering
dinner in, I got it.

(CHUCKLES) Okay, good. Good.

Oh, don't forget,
make sure that...

Al, would you trust me?

I mean, look, I know this
is kind of my first day
and everything,

but I'm thinking
I got everything
under control.

Yeah, okay. I'm sorry,

(LAUGHING) I just...

I really appreciate you
filling in for me at G.D.

G.D.'s going to be fine.

Now would you go
be a mom already?

All right,
I can take a hint.

Bye.



(SIGHS)

Hey.

Thought you finished
your homework last night.

Yeah, I did.
I'm doing college research.

But you're a junior.

Yeah, which puts me,
like, five years behind
the other kids at Tesla.

I mean, they all took
the SCAT in grade school.

The SCAT?

The Student Career
Assessment Test.

It's supposed to point us
in the right direction,

and I didn't take it
until last week.

So what did it say?

I haven't gotten
the results yet.

But I mean,
after helping Allison
with the baby,

like, I know I just
want to be a doctor.

Yeah. You did
really like that.

Yeah, I loved it.

(SIGHS) I hate
the thought of you leaving.

SARAH: I'll always be here,
Sheriff Carter.

Yes! Not the same.

Speaking of being alone,

how are
you and Tess doing?

Good.

Really good.

You know, if
she ever wants to,
like, stay over...

Whoa! Not having
this conversation
with my daughter.

Dad, I'm just saying,
life is short.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Thank God.

Carter.

Need a hand?

It's not really
a two-person job,

and you hate
this kind of work.

Well, not today.
Zane's coming home.

Oh. He's been gone
a while.

A month.

Wow! This is
getting serious.

Yeah. It's been
a while.

I mean,
there was Callister,
and while he was a...

A robot.

And then there was
Taggart and,
well, he's...

Taggart.

Yeah.

I mean, I'm not
used to the normal
relationship thing.

So what about you and Tess?

Have you guys
exchanged keys yet?

Uh, no.
No, I mean, we're...

Why is everybody
asking me that today?

(LAUGHS)

So, what are we doing
on the mountain
service road?

I made it a straight shot
for some transport
headed to G.D.

Hmm.

Traffic duty
with no traffic.

Hmm.

Feels kind of
silly. Yeah.

(HORN BLARING)

JO: Maybe not so silly.

That's a really big truck.

Hey.

Why the face?

Oh, I'm just
confronting my future.

You got your
test results? Cool!

What did they say?

I'm too afraid
to open the email.

Why? The SCAT is,
like, 99.8% accurate.

Yeah, that's the point.

I mean, this could tell me
what kind of medicine
I'm cut out for.

You know, I was
thinking OB/GYN,

but pediatrics
could be cool.

Well, this will
help you decide.

Okay, I can't click it.

(BEEPS)

What?

Robotics engineering?

Look at those
data points.

It's a perfect
aptitude match
for you.

Very cool.

No. No, that's not cool.

That's totally not
what I want to do.
It's just a stupid test.

(BELL DINGS)
VINCENT: Order up.

I've got a welcome-home
present for you.

Hi, Jo.

(CHUCKLES)

Um, you okay?

I'm fine.

Okay, let's try this again.

I've got a lot
of work to do.

I...

(CHUCKLES)

CARTER: Things
seem pretty quiet.

Why are you calling me
down here exactly?

Things are pretty quiet.

I need you to
keep them that way.

I need your help
with some security.

Okay. Security
for what?

We got a very special
delivery today.

CARTER: What exactly
is this delivery?

TESS: About
750,000 years.

FARGO: Give or take
a few millennia.

Pretty impressive,
huh?

You need security
for a giant icicle?

It's an ice core,
the longest one
ever recovered.

A G.D. Team just drilled it
out of the Arctic sheet.

You see, snow has been
falling in the Arctic
for millennia.

And this core
is a record of each year,
layer by layer by layer,

stretching all the way
back into time.

And that's
valuable, why?

Well, snow traps things
as it freezes.

Uh, spores,
bits of volcanic ash.

So we can actually see
what the atmosphere
looked like

thousands and thousands
of years ago.

Kind of cool when
you think about it.

Not the temperature kind,
but the...

I should go
do something.

(CHUCKLES)
Bye, Fargo.

Okay, look.
You see each
of these bands?

Each one of them
represents up to
10,000 years.

Yeah, like tree rings.

Exactly. And all of human
history takes up about
this much of the core.

Kind of makes you
feel insignificant,
doesn't it?

Like we just don't
have as much time
as we think we do.

So, uh, we should
probably make the most
of it, then, huh?

I'd say so.

Maybe dinner at my place,
just you and me?

Yeah, that sounds...
Oh, no. I can't.

This is my first day
covering for Allison.

I have so much to do.
But soon, okay?

Sure, sure.

So this is the first time
we've had an intact core
to study in the lab.

Zane developed
a nano-particle
refrigeration system

just to get this thing
down here.

That guy is
the king of cold.

Tell me about it.

Uh, so, security?

Um, yeah, the team leader
will fill you in
on what he needs.

He should be here
any minute.

(CLEARING THROAT)

The iceman cometh.

G'day.

(BELLOWING) Jack!

Fargo! (GUFFAWS)

Great to have the old team
back together!

Jo. Good to see you.

You, too.

I'm assuming you all
know each other.

Yeah. Eureka was
my home for a spell.

I did some fine
zoological work
in these parts.

And it hasn't been
the same without you.

Uh, so where you been?

Ambled from
Melbourne to Minsk.

I was doing
a polar bear count

when I heard about
the ice core project.

Couldn't turn down a chance
to study primordial life,
now, could I?

Well, you never know
where a walkabout
is going to lead you.

Sometimes
you end up right back
where you started.

Not so bad, eh?

Oh, morning, Doc.

Your fridge has
still got some
temperature fluctuations.

I'll take a look.

Aren't you freezing?

No.

Petrotech.
Who Tech?

He's wearing Petrotech.
It's a reactive
thermal barrier.

Best cold weather insulation
in the world.

All of G.D. Is insulated
with it, along with
every building in town.

Making cloth out of it
is an incredibly
expensive process.

Waste of time.

Men of the Arctic
should respect
the Arctic ways.

Everything I'm wearing

I killed and
skinned meself,

right down to
me walrus skivvies...

Uh, we'll...
We'll take your
word for that.

Oh, not to worry.

Just a bit of
international business
that needs tending to.

(CLEARS THROAT)
Our drilling camp
was on Russian ice.

They're sending over
a commissar-type
to sign off

before we can start
experimenting on the core.

I'll do it.

Welcome home.

(EXCLAIMS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

TESS: So what's the story
with Jo and Taggart?

Uh, well, they dated
for a while.

I know that seems
hard to imagine.

Not really.
Attraction's
a funny thing.

Oh, excuse me, sir.
Hello. Welcome.

(RUSSIAN ACCENT)
You are in charge.
Dr. Blake, correct?

Uh, no, I'm actually
Dr. Fontana.

Dr. Blake is currently
on leave.

Substitute? Wonderful.

But I see you do not
take time to personally
greet out-of-town guests.

I apologize
about that.

Sheriff Carter,
this is Captain
Yuri Gregor.

Captain and
Chief Security Officer
for northern district.

Wow. Good to
meet you, Captain.

You have papers?

Yes! Yes, I do.
Just need your,
uh, John Hancock.

Uh, your
signature, sir.

And then you can
be on your way

and we can begin
our research.

We're very eager
to start.

I'm sure. But this ice
is important
piece of history.

So I need to be sure that
she is safe in your care.

Well, Captain,
I can assure you, here
at Global Dynamics...

I need facts, Doctor,
not your sweet-eyed
assurances.

Sheriff, you will
verify this list for
security information.

Wow, this is going
to take a while.

It is required
before we turn over
this ice to you.

No checklist, uh,
no John Woodcock.

Months with
no daylight at all.

The only sound,
the keening wind
as it scours the ice,

(HARSHLY) looking
to punish a man

(ALL GASPING)

(WHISPERING)
For the least mistake.

They say the north
changes you.

Keeps a part of your soul.

The man who returns,

is not the man who left.

Excuse me, mate.

Here you go, kid.
I'll be back in a jiff.

(SIGHS) We haven't hardly
had a chance to talk.

But even when we did,
we, uh...

We didn't.

You left town without
even saying goodbye.

Two years ago.

I didn't think you wanted
a goodbye from me.

You and Zane were
already well on your way

to becoming
a happy little couple.

I guess we...
We were. Yeah.

He's an odd fellow,
if you don't mind
me saying.

Mmm...

Moody type.

Chatty at first,
but after a while,
he turned downright

icy.

My audience awaits.

It is good to
see you again, Jo.

TAGGART: Fargo? Hat.

(SIGHS) Now,
where were we?

Ah, yes.
(CLEARS THROAT)

What you just saw,
you know,
between Taggart and me,

that wasn't romantic
or anything.

Zane.

(CHUCKLES) Well,
you know that, right?

Don't worry about it.

(EXHALES)

Somebody looks tense.
What's the matter?

Well, Captain Yuri
has me going

through Eureka's
entire library of
disaster plans.

I mean, tsunami,
uh, missile attack.

Um, genetically modified
super-intelligent
ferret infestation.

Cool.
Yeah. And apparently

we have an emergency
pneumatic vacuum tube
communication system.

Hmm.

No, we don't!

I mean, what, is it
behind some picture
in some wall?

And I mean,
these plans...

Oh.

Yeah, but...
I mean...

Doesn't actually
work, right?

Uh...

(WHOOSHING)
Wait... Wait...
That... That's...

(EXCLAIMS)

Well, that'll be
really handy

if we ever need
to send anyone
a baseball.

You okay?

(TREMULOUSLY)
Yeah, uh...

Zane, uh,
he's just...

He's being so cold.

Think after
a couple of weeks
with Taggart, uh,

anyone would need
a little alone time.

Yeah.

Just try to be patient.

(INSTRUMENTS BEEPING)

Captain Yuri!

(CHUCKLES)
Oh! Sheriff.

This is everything
you asked for.

I reviewed disaster plans
for the last 15 years,

and we're prepared
for every possibility.

Could you maybe...
A hand...

Yes. This is for you.

(EXCLAIMS)

Oh, this. This is
very excellent, Sheriff.

Thank you. Great. So...
I don't mean to be rude...

Oh, where is my manners?
Please, you must have pastry.

Hmm? I was down
in your beautiful
commissary.

There was such selection!
I overindulge.

That is good.
Yeah?

Yeah.

With all due respect, sir,
there are a lot of people
who are really eager

to get working on the core,
so if we could sign...

Oh, of course.
There's just
one more thing.

Our bureau of standards
requires precise measurement
of ice core itself.

I'm sure
Taggart's come up

with some sort of
super-accurate laser
measurement thing.

No doubt, you know,

but men like us,
we do not trust
this kind of technology.

Sure.
We are...
How you say?

Old school.

Taggart?

There's way more
ice in here than
there was before!

Now I know you're
out here somewhere.

I need some help
in here!

(SHIVERING) I've never
experienced anything
like it.

One minute I was
standing there measuring
the density of the core,

the next minute,
it was upon me.

What was?

The ice!

Like some icy anaconda.

Dr. Taggart, the thing is,
ice doesn't really attack.

Well, maybe
it's a malfunction
in the cooling unit.

Well, nano-particle
refrigeration

is an incredibly
new technology.

It could be interlopers
of a more mythical nature.

Spirits of the north.

Okay. Um,
I'm gonna call Zane
about those cooling units.

Okay.

I'm telling you,
Jack,

there are strange things
under the midnight sun!

Yes, and...
But before we go
looking for yetis,

we're going to check out
the refrigeration machine
and the ice itself.

Right.

The ice is everywhere.

I mean, it's even
grown up the walls.

That's weird.
Hmm.

You ever seen ice
with black streaks
in it before?

No.

Then again, I've never paid
that much attention
to ice before.

LUCAS: Zoe,
I got you a present.

Robotics kit.

A college-level
robotics kit.
Pretty neat!

Right?

No, um...
I already told you
I'm not interested in this.

Have you ever even
tried robotics?

No, I don't have to.

I mean, I already know
what I want to do,

regardless of what
that dumb test says.

Yeah, this week you do.

(CHUCKLES)
I'm just saying.

I just don't want you
to miss out on something

that you might
really love.

Who else was in here
around the time
you found Taggart?

As far as I know,
only Zane.

He's the one that designed
this cooling system, right?

Yeah. I figure
one of these things
probably just went haywire.

They're fine.

I checked them. Twice.

Okay. Any ideas?

Whatever happened in here
has nothing to do
with my equipment.

Zane...
Excuse me,

but I've got work to do.

Zane.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hey. Carter.

Hey, Henry.
How's NASA?

Well, it must be nice
to get out of town.

Afternoon.

How are you feeling?

Tiptop, thank you.

Amazing what the body
can achieve

with a couple of hours
in a hot bath.

Good. I was
worried about you.

More of the same,
I guess but, uh...

(QUIETLY) Jo, um,
about before,

I was wrong to
leave town with...

Without saying goodbye,

to leave things
between us unsettled.

I'm sorry.

Me, too.

It's important to me that
you and I remain friends.

I wouldn't want to
lose you from my life.

Me, neither.

Uh, back
on your feet, I see.

And on the case.
Yeah?

I checked out all
the refrigeration units.
Yeah, they're fine.

Operating
at 100% capacity.

I don't know
if that's good news
or bad.

I did find
something interesting

in that bit of ice
you gave me.

Those black streaks?
Malformed ice crystals.

Evidence of
incredibly fast growth.

Wow. Fast enough
to grab a man?

Ask me tomorrow.

Wait! Uh,
why tomorrow?

(SIGHS) The ice

is still spreading.

Hey, um, what did
the defrost crew do

with all that ice
from the core lab?

Uh, Section Three,
refrigerated storage,
waiting for analysis. Why?

Taggart said that the ice
isn't, uh, normal.

It grows fast.

Yeah, Jack. I don't know
how much credence
you can give

to a guy who wears
a dead beaver on his head.

Uh, he's really good
at what he does,

and he says that
the ice contains,

uh, black
maladjusted crystals.

(STAMMERING) What
does that mean?

It means that
it's spreading.

That's impossible.
It's just regular ice.

(ICE CRACKLING)

Or not.

Oh, my God.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

So, Dr. Fontana,
I have gift.

Scarf for you.
Cashmere, to keep you warm.

Thank you.

And for you.

Is beer hat.

(LAUGHS) Thank you.

Captain, we want
to assure you and
your government

that we're doing
everything we can
to help.

I have instituted
a level-four lockdown

to control
the spreading
of the ice.

Uh, we would like
to sample the core

just to make sure
that it wasn't damaged.

So, sir, if you
could just sign
these papers...

No. Are you joking me?

TESS: Captain...
I cannot sign papers

till I have confidence
you can protect core.

And right now,
is no confidence.

(SIGHS)

Captain...
Ah! I must go.

I have tee time
at mini golf.

Somehow I don't think
he really wants to leave.

(SIGHS) One day.

One day and
I've caused an ice age

and started
an international incident.

Whoa! Whoa!

Yeah, it's like
the Cold War
all over again.

It's fine.

We'll figure out
what's happening.

You promise?

I know just the man
for the job.

So, progress report?

We're not gonna be able
to contain it till we
know what's causing it.

Well, considering
we've only known about
this for a few hours,

I'd say we're making
great strides.

The only thing
making strides
is this ice.

(CHUCKLES) Well,
if you choose to focus
on the negative...

Oh, there's a positive?
What's the positive?

The elevator shafts
are filling with ice, okay?

I'm using
iridium blowtorches
to melt frozen doors

because my scientists
are trapped inside
Section Three,

so I would love to hear
something positive!

(DEVICE BEEPS)

Righty-o.

(CHUCKLES)
I think we're good.

(GROANS) This ice just
froze back as quickly
as we can melt it.

Everyone is working
on this,

everyone is talking
with everyone,

but we still can't
find an answer.

Maybe the person
who's not talking

is the person
with the answer.

(ELECTRONIC SQUEAKING)

(SIGHS)
Artificial intelligence?
Yeah, right.

Did you check
the power converter?

Yeah, I checked it.

This is why I like people
instead of machines.

People don't have
power converters.

Actually, the human
digestive system of...

Forget it.

Why do you care
about this so much?

I think you could
really enjoy robotics,
that's all.

Well, it's been
a ton of fun so far.

And there are some amazing
college programs around.

Like MIT?

They have one of the
best robotics programs
in the country, so...

Yeah, they do.
And they don't have
a medical school.

We could go together.

That's not the reason.

That's not the only reason.

I really think
you could be great
at this.

The test is right, like,
99.8% of the time.
Remember?

Okay. I'll just check
the converter again.

Uh, Zane, hey.
Can we ask you
a few questions?

I'm kind of busy.

Well, we need to know
what you figured out
about the ice.

Nothing.
I thought Taggart
was working on it.

CARTER: Well,
everyone's working on it.

We don't seem to be
getting anywhere.

And, uh, you don't
seem to be as worried
as everyone else.

It's not my problem.

I'm concerned
with maintaining
the integrity of the core

through
temperature control.

So far so good.

Have you seen
the rotunda?

Yes. And again,
that really doesn't affect
my responsibilities.

What the hell
is going on?

You go away for a month,
and you come back
acting like The Thing.

What's going on with you?

I'm fine.

He's not fine.

That's not him.
He's different.

Something's going on.

Jo, look
at the coffee.

I don't care about...

It's frozen solid. Zane!

Zane!

He's so cold.
Okay.

(MONITOR BEEPING)

How is he?

(SIGHS) Uh, not bad,

considering we literally
found ice crystals growing
inside of him.

Is he going to make it?

Uh, well, we were able
to melt the ice deposits
using an ultrasonic patch.

But if it's anything
like the ice that's
been around G.D...

Yeah, it's just gonna
grow back as quick
as you can melt it.

Well, the patch
will help him for
a little while, but then...

Yeah.

Could it be the ice
that was making him
act so strangely?

Yeah, we think so.

Um, the black crystalline
structure is present
throughout his body,

including tiny
concentrations

in the limbic area
of his brain,

which controls emotions.

Tess, this ice is
all over G.D.

If it can infect people...

No, no,
it isn't contagious.

We've already done
those preliminary scans.

Okay, so why Zane?

(SIGHS)

Honestly, Jack,
I have no idea.

I've got teams
tearing apart those
refrigeration units.

The answer's got to
be somewhere in those
nano-particle drivers.

Maybe not.

What?

Um, what if it's
what's in the refrigerator?

The core?

(MACHINE BEEPING)
There you are,
you little bugger!

You found something?

Dikarya basidiomycota.

Di... What?

Fungi.

Looks like
we dug up a little
Stone Age hitchhiker.

Basidiomycota
couldn't spread like this
on its own.

Something must
be affecting it.

Agreed. I'll drill out
a little sample.

Uh, I'm... I'm sorry.
I cannot allow this.

'Cause the ice is
still Russian territory.

No, Captain,
we have to analyze
this organism. Please.

I'm not satisfied
with your safety
procedures.

I cannot possibly
sign paper yet.

I mean, this place
is like madhouse.

Captain,
let's stop pretending
this is about security.

It's about shopping.

What? Is crazy person!

The Captain is
an important man.

He's in charge
of the entire
northern district.

He didn't come here
to shop, Jack.

Yeah, but if you
sign that paper,
you're headed home.

No scarves, no beer hats,
no fancy pastries.

Nothing.

Do you know what
northern district is?

Nothing but ice, snow,
and more ice, for miles!

Our one town is
tiny research station.

Do you have any idea
what it's like to be
security officer

in town full of
crazy scientists?

Actually, I do.

Da.

Captain, we need
that signature

or the whole West Coast
is gonna be covered in ice.

Of course, I sign...
I sign papers.

Okay, great.
Let's get a piece
of this ice

into the lab
right now.
On it.

Why is it
that every guy I date
ends up in this infirmary?

'Cause you're bad luck,
obviously.

A joke at my expense.
Glad to have you back.

No. Okay, okay.
About that, I'm sorry.

No. I'm sorry.

I should never have
suspected you of...

Suspected me? Of what?

Well, Taggart got
frozen, and I...

And he and I
used to...

Well, you know.

Really?

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

You thought
I loved you that much?

(CHUCKLES)

I... You know...

After the way I acted,
I would have
suspected me, too.

So, uh, what's
the prognosis?

You're going
to be fine.

Yeah?

As soon as
they figure out

why ice with
black lines in it

is growing all over G.D.
And inside of you.

Black lines.
You mean striations?

Yeah, I guess.

Ah. I came across
something about that
earlier this year

when I was doing
research for
my cooling units.

Is Taggart working
in the core lab?

Yeah, but you...

Yeah, I need to help him.

No! Okay, no...

You need to stay here
and get better.

Jo, I'm not going
to get better.

(GRUNTS) Not unless
I help that crazy
Australian find out

what's happening
around here.

It's my only chance.

(SIGHS) Have you
seen my pants?

Hey. I thought
maybe you could
use a hand.

That, I could.

You up to it?

No. So use me
while you can.

(CHUCKLES)
How's it going?

(GRUNTS)
That good, huh?

Mmm.

What's that?

It's her first day.

Trying to keep her in
a positive frame of mind.

Oh. That's nice of you.
Is it working?

Yeah. I think so.

We are so screwed.

Oh, come on. You got two
of the greatest minds
at G.D. Working on it.

Yeah, one of whom
is about to become
an ice sculpture

if we don't
figure this out.

We still don't know
why Zane was affected
but Taggart wasn't.

Jack, I...
We're nowhere.

Well, did you
think the job was
going to be easy?

(SIGHS)

You got a chill?

We can't have you
freezing to death

before we come up
with a way to prevent you

from freezing to death,
can we, mate?

Well, chivalry
isn't dead.

Yeah, but the coat is.

Guess Petrotech
isn't as great
as everyone thinks.

No, no, that's just
the ice crystals.

Uh, it's making him cold
from the inside out.

Even Petrotech
can't keep him warm.

Wait.

The difference between
Zane and Taggart

is the Petrotech.

You nailed it, Carter.
The regenerative insulation
in Petrotech

is just like
the sheaths around
the fungus spores.

Yeah, the Petrotech
is like a fertilizer,
and the fungus is...

Well, like a fungus.

Well, the ice is using
the Petrotech as a base
to spread everywhere.

It's started to compromise
the structural integrity
of the building.

(RUMBLING)

So! Good news,
then, right?

Good news? Good news?

The building is
about to fall down.
I broke a building!

(RUMBLING CONTINUES)

Yeah, but the ice
doesn't have any
place left to go.

We've got this
polar bear cornered.

Well, maybe not.
Maybe not what?

Fargo said the entire town
was made of Petrotech.

It's bonded
into the walls, the windows.

It's even in the roads
to keep them from icing over.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Roads? I don't like
the sound of that.

Carter.

Dad, something weird
is happening here.

We can't get out.
And it's freezing.

We're in trouble.

Zane, how are
you feeling?

Ever had a brain freeze?
Try that
times about a thousand.

Uh, good news
and bad news.

We've isolated the fungus
and figured out a way
to kill it.

But the bad news is,
the bug is showing the
first signs of mutation.

It's a natural process.

But we let it get
a few more generations
down the road

and, uh,
our fix won't work.

That mutation means
an unstoppable
worldwide ice age

in a matter of days.

We gotta
stop this bug now.

Yeah, the modified
fungicide might
be able to kill it.

It's getting at it
that's the problem.

We can't spray it
from the air.

The fix needs to
literally get inside
every wall in town.

Now you know
why I had you looking
at emergency plans.

Was there not
one for this?

TESS: Will the emergency
communication system
be able to reach everyone?

According to this,
the network of tubes
leads from here

to every building
in town.

So...

So the tubes
go into the walls

where the Petrotech
is, right?

We create an aerosol
version of the fungicide

and pump the cure
all over G.D. And
then the town.

You're a genius.

Well,
not so much.

We'll need to build a pump
with exactly the right kind
of pressure.

(RUMBLING)
Yeah, before the
building falls.

Okay, I'll run
an algorithm
to figure out

how to disperse
the fungicide.

All right, good.
I'll go to Café Diem.

The roads are
all iced over.
You'll never make it.

I might be able
to lend a hand
with that.

(DOGS BARKING)

Just like old times, eh?

I hate old times!

Damn it! Why did
I waste my butane
on crème brûlée?

Zoe, can you see if
there's any more cartridges
in the back, please?

(SIGHS) Sure.

(EXHALES)

We're gonna be okay.
We're gonna be okay.

LUCAS: Vincent
will get us out.

No, he won't. The ice
is growing faster than
he can cut through it.

Your dad is
coming, right?

The temperature's
dropping 15 degrees
every 10 minutes.

I mean,
we'll freeze to death
before anyone gets here.

Death?

(GASPS) Death!

It's okay.

(LUCAS PANTING)

(GRUNTING)

G.D. Wasn't
built for this.

I hate to be Chicken Little,
but the sky might
actually fall in here.

(CREAKING)
Uh, start a back up.

Open up the vents
on system branch B.

How many buildings
in town is that?

Maybe half.

Okay, we're
getting there.

CARTER: Zoe! Vince!

Excited iridium
laser blowtorch.
Man's best friend.

Crikey! Must be
30 below in here.

Where is everybody?

Think they
found a way out?

Maybe
they found themselves
a toasty corner

to wait for
the cavalry, huh?

Toasty corner.

Dad!

(PEOPLE CLAMORING)
You okay?

Come on, come on.

Staying warm
in the walk-in fridge.
Downright brilliant!

It was Zoe's idea.
Everyone else
was freaking out.

That's my girl.

Yeah, frozen
girl. Hugs.
Yeah.

Wait, wait.
(AIR HISSING)

What is that noise?

Shh.

Sounds like a gas leak.

Vince, where's your emergency
pneumatic vacuum tube
communication system thingy?

There's...
There's a wall panel,
but it's frozen.

It's just over here.

Right there.

It's working.

Get along, you fungi!

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

VINCENT: So glad
you're feeling better.

Your hands are
still freezing.

I ordered you a soup
and a hot tea.

(CHUCKLES)

I really missed you.

(CHUCKLES)

Looks like things
have warmed up
around here.

Yeah.

(STAMMERS) Uh,
Taggart, I'm sorry

for the way I was acting
the last few weeks.

(GRUNTS DISMISSIVELY)
No worries.

You weren't yourself,
that's all.

Yeah, well, thanks
for bringing me back.

My pleasure, mate.

Worth it to see
this one smiling again.

So, ready to
get back to work?

We've got a few
centuries of history
to defrost and study.

What do you
say, mate?

(CHUCKLES)
You'll have to get
started without me.

I think I owe someone
a proper hello.

Yeah.

(SIGHS)

(WHIRRING)

Hey, you got it to work!

(SIGHS) Yeah,
a little solder here,

some logic circuit
rewiring there.

You're right.
I do have a knack
for this.

Forget it.
You're going
to med school.

Because that's
what you thought
you should do

before I started
giving you stupid advice.

Well, I mean,
it was just my gut feeling.
I didn't think...

Like getting in the fridge
to stay warm, right?

Your gut feeling saved
everyone in this place,
including me.

But what about the test?

Yeah, forget the test.

I'm even gonna help
Dr. Deacon

with a space
data project that
isn't about physics.

Wow. So I guess the test
isn't so accurate.

Sure it is,
but I've always known

you were different
than 99.8% of
everyone anyway.

Mmm, that was delicious.

Thank you.
SARAH: Thank you.

Uh, SARAH, you can
take the night off.

Would you like
to hear my selection of
after-dinner cordials?

Uh, no, thank you.
We're good.

So, uh, good night.

Sorry.

I should go.

I still have a lot
of work to do.

Sure. Sure, sure.

Was that okay?
Did you like everything?

Um, I'm good.
Thank you.
Yeah?

But let's do this
again soon.

You know, when things get,
uh, a little less crazy.

(MOANS SOFTLY)

Ah, not looking.
Not looking.

Oh...
Just passing through.

Hey, hey,
where are you going?

Pilar's.
I'll be back
tomorrow.

Zoe, you don't have
to leave.

You two kids have fun.

I guess you have
to get back to work.

I... I probably
should.

Yeah.

(SIGHS)

Or work can wait
till tomorrow.

Okay.

(CHUCKLES)