Fringe (2008–2013): Season 4, Episode 8 - Back to Where You've Never Been - full transcript

There is an alternate universe.
And in it, another version of us.

Previously on Fringe:

You were right. They
don't remember Peter.

He was erased. The
timeline has been rewritten.

And yet, traces of him
continue to bleed through.

Does this remind you of anything?
Biological mechanical hybrid.

- They're human.
- Heard you got something to show me.

It was powering the
new form of shapeshifters.

The ones we've encountered
before answered to Walternate.

I was important to you, wasn't I?
I mean, the other version of me.

- She is.
- Well, I hope that you get back to her.



Clearly, I'm in
the wrong place...

and all the people that I know
and love are somewhere else.

Now I just gotta figure
out how to get home.

Walter?

Your waffle machine isn't
working properly, Peter.

- So instead...
- You're talking to me.

I don't understand.

Chocolate chip and banana
pancakes. What could be clearer?

Sit.

The sun is a-risin'

Most definitely

A new day is comin'

Good morning.

Good morning, Walter.



I thought you were
making waffles.

The waffle iron is broken.

Oh, but you were so
looking forward to them.

It's okay.

This is fine.

Being back with the two of you.

This is very, very fine.

Don't worry, son.

I'll get this infernal machine working.
Then we can have waffles every day.

I just need to adjust.

Walter.

It's incredible. Astrid, come
quickly. You've got to see this.

The pinwheel with the metallic qualities
is spinning against the flow of air.

Completely violating
the law of physics.

Oh. Pastries. How
nice. Thank you, Astrid.

Hello, Walter.

I have to talk to you
about the machine.

Walter, the machine was powerful
enough to pop me out of my timeline.

I think it's the only thing that
can get me back to where I belong.

And you built the thing. You're
the only person who can help me.

That machine is
staggeringly dangerous.

- It's capable of destroying universes.
- I know.

And maybe I am too.

I have tried to respect your
boundaries. I have stayed away, Walter.

But I've gotta get home now.

And you're the only person
who can help me do that.

I have been separated
from my family.

And you of all people should understand
how desperate I am to get back.

The water was still
running in the sink.

She must have come to her decision
while she was washing the dishes.

What?

I knew almost immediately.

Even before I found the body.

The car's engine
was still running.

There was no note.
There didn't need to be.

We had just lost our only child.

I should have mourned
with her, been there.

But instead I let
her grieve alone...

so that I could focus on finding
a way to the alternate universe...

to save someone else's child.

My actions caused
the death of my wife...

unspeakable damage
to two universes.

I lost my career...

and my sanity.

All because I tried
to help another Peter.

I may be the only
man that can help you.

But I'm also the only
man that cannot help you.

Your office told me you
were on leave. You okay?

Uh, yeah. It's just a
migraine. I think exhaustion.

Broyles told me to
take the day, rest up.

- What are you doing here?
- I need to ask you a favor.

Mind if I come in?

Uh, sure.

Please.

Ask Broyles to get me
permission to use the bridge...

so I can cross into
the alternate universe.

Why would you wanna cross over?

Because I think the machine is
my best chance of getting home.

Walter created it, but clearly he's
not gonna help me recalibrate it.

So I'm hoping
that Walternate will.

Walternate is an
untrustworthy son of a bitch...

who is responsible for sending
shapeshifters to our universe.

So, what makes you
think that he'll help you?

I really don't have
any other choice.

Okay, in any case, Broyles isn't
gonna let you near that bridge.

You may have gained some trust here,
but to him you're still an unknown entity.

Besides, Peter, they
don't know that you exist.

And Walternate is their
secretary of defense.

I mean, how are you gonna
get to him at the DOD?

- Hey.
- Hey.

I brought you chicken soup. I thought
maybe you could use a little company.

- Which I see you already have.
- Him.

- Me?
- You're how I'm gonna get into the DOD.

Fringe Division reports directly
to the secretary of defense.

- Their lead agent...
- Is Lincoln Lee.

- Yeah, that could work.
- It will work.

All I need is a way to
get over to the Other Side.

I'm sorry, what are
we talking about?

Here it is.

A Massive Dynamic
requisition form?

- What's Item 317?
- It's Walter's portal device.

The one he used to
cross over in 1985.

- That's at the bottom of Reiden Lake.
- Massive Dynamic recovered it years ago.

It's been in storage ever since.

And you just happened
to have this handy?

I've been thinking about crossing
over myself. Doing a little recon.

What do you need Walter's device
for when you can just cross by yourself?

- When I can what?
- Smart.

You were gonna go over, find
out what the shapeshifters are after.

See if I can expose
Walternate's entire agenda.

- Peter's just given us a way in.
- That's not what we're about to do.

I understand that you guys are
dealing with dangers from the Other Side.

If we get busted, no way Walternate's
not gonna think I'm involved.

I'm gonna lose the chance
to get back to my timeline...

to my people. You
gotta understand that.

Of course. Getting you
home is a priority for us as well.

So right now this is about you.

Lincoln and I will
secure a van...

and collect the device
from Massive Dynamic.

Well, all right then.
Let's go get our ride.

Got something on your mind?

Yup.

- Sure you don't want me to come in?
- Yeah.

Okay. I'll be right
here if you need me.

Let go.

Mom?

Excuse me, officer.

Um, there's inappropriate
behavior in the men's restroom.

And my 8-year-old
was just subjected to it.

Hey, Transit P.D.
Come on out of there.

WOMAN: Mr. Secretary...

Brandon Fayette is here
to see you, as requested.

Send him in.

Mr. Secretary. I was told you wanted
me to bring you the shapeshifter tech.

You've been working on this for
weeks. How much longer will it take?

I'm not sure, but I've identified a
signal that we might be able to trace.

It should lead us to
whoever is responsible...

for these new
shapeshifter prototypes.

I want you to forward me
your diagnostic protocols...

and leave the disk with me.
I'll handle the backtrace myself.

Sir, are you sure? I feel I'm close.
I would like to see this through.

I shouldn't have to remind
you that I am also a scientist...

and perfectly capable
of completing the task.

No, sir. Of course.

I'll send for you if I
need anything else.

So the guy scales the bus and
then jumps 30 feet off its roof?

That's what the
witness report said.

Gets a 9.5 for the attempt,
but he failed to stick the landing.

May I have your
attention, please?

All Fringe Division and
ancillary personnel...

are required to withdraw
from the area immediately.

Excuse me, you wanna tell
me what you think you're doing?

I'm Sergeant Elias Kane,
Department of Defense.

This investigation is the
jurisdiction of military command.

- The hell it is. On whose orders?
- The secretary of defense.

All right, everybody.
Pack it up, clear it out.

- You're gonna let that happen?
- Out of our hands.

We work for the DOD too.

Why would Secretary Bishop remove
us from what is clearly a Fringe case?

Ours is not to question why.
Ours is just to get the hell out.

I've heard enough about

Dunham.

I was able to get the equipment.
I'll meet you at the theater.

Great, we'll see you there.

What makes you sure that there's a
soft spot between universes in this place?

Well, we've used it before.

In another timeline.

The next part
Just got in the way

You were just always
talkin' about Changin'

We're still about 40 miles out.

What if I was the same then

It's fine. We still
got plenty of range.

The same I always was?

- You all right?
- Yeah, I'm okay.

- You really don't have to be here.
- No. We have an arrangement.

If something happens
and you two can't get back...

then I have to be here
to let Broyles know.

So this look about right?

Yeah, you look good.

Okay. You're clear
on everything, right?

What you need to do?

Are you ready?

Just out of curiosity...

um, if this thing closes while I'm
still crossing through, what happens?

It'll cut you in half. I
killed a guy like that once.

Don't worry. He was a bad guy.

Olivia, thank you.

I owe you one.

Good luck.

You okay?

One piece.

Colonel Broyles. Sensors
detecting a class three breach.

Impossible. We haven't had degradation
since the universes were linked.

None the less, redundant
systems are confirming a breach...

at an opera house
in lower Brooklyn.

- Where are Lee and Dunham?
- En route to HQ, 10 minutes out.

Notify them of the breach, redirect them.
Dispatch an amber team to meet them.

This place isn't all
that different from our...

Hey. Scarecrow, come on.

The flying monkeys are coming.

Thank you, gentlemen.
Bring the body in here.

Sir, may I ask what's going on?

Nothing to concern
yourself with.

I need you and your staff to
vacate the lab until further notice.

Sergeant Kane. Please
stand guard at the door.

Make sure no one disturbs me.

How's it going?

Agent Lee. Good
to see you again.

Got a prisoner here I need
to transport to Liberty Island.

- I don't have any transport order.
- No, you wouldn't.

Secretary Bishop wants
this one off the books.

We're keeping it quiet
for security reasons.

You think I'm making this up?
- No, not at all, sir.

- I can call the SECDEF's office.
- You speak to somebody there.

They clear it with someone
else, who clears it up.

That's three people you included
in a classified interrogation.

But you go right ahead.
It's your ass, not mine.

I see what you mean.

You know what?
I'll send for the ferry.

- Good idea.
- I'll just need your Show Me.

Yeah, uh, about that. I had to jump
into the East River to catch this scumbag.

- Must have lost it in the drink.
- That's fine.

Your handprint will do.

Well, the ferry should
be at the pier shortly.

Agent Lee.

- I'll report your Show Me lost.
- Thanks.

I'm impressed. You've
quite a knack for deception.

Colonel, we've checked our
readings again. They're still negative.

If there was any degradation
here, it's gone now.

Copy that. The breach is no
longer registering here, either.

Looks like a false alarm.

Maybe there was a glitch with the sensors.
- Maybe.

Recall your team
and report back to HQ.

Dreaming of a
life in the theater?

You know, that body at the bus
terminal. His face was pretty messed up.

Guy was pancaked by a bus.

I mean his features.
They didn't add up.

They were all mismatched. His
hair, his eyes, one blue, one brown.

Okay?

You add that to the fact that
he ran up the side of a bus...

then jumped 10 yards
and landed on his feet.

I think he might have
been a shapeshifter.

You mean those human shapeshifters
the Other Side's accusing us of sending?

I guess once the DOD
confirms that with the autopsy...

- Secretary Bishop will let us know.
- Unless he doesn't.

Their Olivia said he was responsible
for these new shapeshifters.

When do you listen to
anything they have to say?

She's a paranoid who
doesn't trust anyone.

Yeah. That doesn't
mean she's not right.

Think. What if the secretary
had us removed from the scene...

- so he could cover up his involvement?
- Now who's paranoid?

Okay, why won't the car start?

Lost? I never reported it lost.

It said the report came from
the DOD checkpoint at the pier.

Checkpoint 5. Corporal Wheeler.

Wheeler, I understand somebody
there reported my Show Me lost.

Agent Lee?

Once I get in to see Walternate,
take off. Head to the opera house.

Before they figure
you're not who you say.

You've been there
before, their DOD.

It was in your debrief
after you showed up.

Walternate wanted me close
when working on the machine.

In a secure room. You said that's
where he kept his classified files.

If you worked in it, you
must know how to get into it.

- Why are we talking about this, Lincoln?
- Just tell me where it's located.

Ah, I don't believe this.

- You don't have to be involved.
- They're gonna think I'm involved.

- You're about to ruin the best chance...
- I didn't come to go back empty-handed.

Don't move. OLIVIA: Put
your hands behind your head.

Give me a chance to explain.

Look, I know how this looks,
but it's a misunderstanding.

Agent Lee, I presume?

We can straighten this out. I
have to talk to Secretary Bishop.

Who the hell are you?

Yes?

Mr. Secretary, it's
Colonel Broyles.

You need to know there's been
an incursion from the other universe.

We've apprehended two men
who are on their way to you.

One is their Fringe
Division's Lincoln Lee.

The other man...

he claims to be Peter
Bishop, your son.

- My son?
- That's what he said, sir.

We'll attempt to ascertain his real
identity once we have them in custody.

Lee and Dunham are convoying the
prisoners to Fringe HQ for questioning.

Do you want me to contact the
Other Side, demand an explanation?

No.

Tell them nothing until you've had
a chance to interrogate these men.

And keep me informed
with what you learned.

- This was Olivia's idea, wasn't it?
- Doesn't matter much now.

Yeah, it matters to me. I
thought I could trust you two.

I get it, Peter. You wanna
go home, to your people.

Well, we are fighting
for our people.

Whatever these shapeshifters
are up to, we have to stop them.

Sorry if I thought
you wanted that too.

It's not my fight.

Agent Murphy.

Affirmative, sir. As a matter of fact, I
have them in my transport right now.

All right, sir. I understand.

What just happened?

We lost the transport.

Agent Murphy, Agent
Cole, do you copy?

- Agent Murphy, Agent Cole, respond.
- Murphy, what's going on?

Transport 1, this is
Dunham. Do you copy?

Agent Murphy, come in.

Where's the locate on
that prisoner transport?

Still looking. Stand by.

Get out.

Your cuffs. Take them off.

Make this look like an escape
attempt? Like we killed your partner?

Your turn. Let's go.

That call you got, was
that Secretary Bishop?

Did he tell you to do this?

He's making a mistake. I
just came here to talk to him.

He doesn't understand
why I'm here.

It doesn't matter why
you're here. I have my orders.

We gotta get out of here now.

Give me the gun.
Give me the gun.

We're doing this my way now.

You're a hundred
meters from the transport.

- Wait. They're on the move again.
- What?

Take the next alley. There are
two transponders still in the alley.

Okay, you let me out.
You stay with the transport.

We got two agents down.

All units, the suspects are headed north
down the alley by Franklin and Broadway.

Out of the vehicle now!

On the ground.

So where is he?

I have no idea. I
told you, he ran.

Agent Murphy's Show Me was used
at the subway turnstile 20 minutes ago.

You led us on that diversion
so your friend could get away.

Broyles put his description
out to Transit and Metro P.D.

He won't get far.

You and your pal
murdered two Fringe agents.

Every cop in the city is
gonna be looking for him.

Right, that's what happened.

We came all this way to kill
two Fringe agents. That's brilliant.

No wonder you're a detective.

Makes a lot more sense than Agent
Murphy shooting his own partner...

then trying to kill you two because
somebody called him and ordered him.

So who on our side
would want you dead?

Your boss.

The secretary of defense.

So, clearly, in the other
universe, I'm a nut job.

What makes you sure it was the
secretary on the end of that call?

Our universe has been infiltrated
by shapeshifters from your side.

They've killed a lot of people,
including a friend of mine...

for reasons I still
don't understand.

And your defense
secretary's behind them.

He's obviously got people inside
your division working for him.

You take me in, he's
gonna see to it I disappear.

Trace the call.

Trace the call made to Murphy. If it leads
to Secretary Bishop, you know I'm right.

If our division's
compromised, why trust us?

Because of her. Peter
said I could trust you.

He doesn't even know me.

Peter said, at the end of
the day, you're a good person.

You'd do the right thing.

Liv?

We'll sort it out
at headquarters.

- Oh, God!
- I'm sorry. I'm not here to hurt you.

- I have money.
- You don't understand.

I just need to speak
with your husband.

It's very important.

Peter?

Over the years, my husband
has opened my mind...

to things that I never
thought possible.

And still I never
thought that...

As soon as I looked
into your eyes, I knew.

They, um...

They told me that you died the
night that you were taken from me.

And they told you the truth.

I'm sorry, Elizabeth.

I'm not the Peter
that you think I am.

I'm from another place.

It's all very complicated.

But I have people there that I
care about very, very deeply...

and I have to get back to them.

That's what got me
through it, you know.

I told myself that if
another universe exists...

and there's got to be more...

then somewhere...

you would grow
up and be happy...

and fall in love.

Somewhere you would have a life.

Just not here.

That's why I came here. That's
why I need to speak to Walter.

- He's the only person who can help me.
- Of course. If your father...

If Walter knew that
you were here...

he would do everything
he could to help you.

He's, um... He's at
work. I'll call the office.

Oh, no, no.

No, I'm sorry, you can't do that. You
can't let anybody else know I'm here.

When I crossed over, people who
worked for your husband tried to kill me.

What? Why would
anyone try to...?

I don't know, but clearly someone
thinks my being here is a threat.

Then, Peter, we
need to protect you.

Walter has to know about this.

I think that he already does.

The alarm. Oh, God, I'm sorry.

Before I knew it was
you, I hit the alarm.

- Peter, why have you got
a gun? MAN: Mrs. Bishop?

- Give me the gun.
- Mrs. Bishop?

Peter, if you don't give me
the gun, they will shoot you.

Mrs. Bishop, are you all right?

I won't let anything
happen to you.

Not this time.

- Don't shoot! Don't shoot.
- That's him. Hands in the air.

- Don't shoot.
- Step away. This man is dangerous.

- He's killed two Fringe agents.
- No.

Anyone who fires on this man
will have my husband to answer to.

A mistake has been made.

I need your men to transport
us to the Department of Defense.

You heard me. We are
going to see my husband.

- He'll have to be restrained.
- That's fine.

Walter will straighten
all this out. You'll see.

- What the hell is this?
- This is where we're holding you.

- It's a maintenance closet.
- That's very astute.

No wonder you're a detective.

We looked into
Murphy's phone logs.

He did receive a call just before the
vehicle disappeared from the convoy.

Like I said.

We're gonna trace the call.

And if it leads back to the secretary
of defense, then we can talk.

If not, this isn't the last windowless
room you're gonna find yourself in.

Make yourself comfortable.
Nobody knows you're here but us.

We're breaking five different
general orders right now.

- I hope you know what you're doing.
- Me too.

Walter.

It's Peter.

It's a miracle.

Of course it is.

I've dreamt about this
moment for so many years.

Now you're actually here...

standing in front of me.

Take these restraints off.
- Sir...

Take them off.

And then leave us.

I know...

I know that you don't wanna hear
this right now, Secretary Bishop...

but I'm not your son.

I know that.

How could you be?

He came to ask for your
help. I promised him you would.

- Would you leave us for a moment?
- I...

I'd like to speak
to Peter alone.

Just a few moments,
please, dear.

All right.

All right.

Thank you.

I must say, that was
a brilliant performance.

You almost looked genuinely
surprised to see me...

which we both
know is not the case.

I've known about
you for some time.

I've been monitoring the intelligence
feeds from the other universe.

Yeah, if by "monitoring"
you mean spying.

You have a very
ill opinion of me.

- Where I'm from, I know you all too well.
- Really?

What do you know?

For starters, I know you've already
tried to have me killed once today.

- And why would I do that?
- I don't know, Walter.

Maybe you see me as a threat.

They know you created
the human shapeshifters.

You're responsible for sending
them to the alternate universe...

in violation of your
accord with them.

So you have come all this
way to bring me to justice?

No.

Whatever disagreements are
between this universe and theirs...

are none of my business.

I'll tell you exactly what I
told them. It is not my fight.

All I want is your help to
get me back where I belong.

To get me home.

If you wanna get rid
of me, just help me.

If you believe that I am to
blame for all those terrible things...

your decision to come
here must have been difficult.

I didn't really have
any other choice.

I see.

Well, no one knows more about
the burden of difficult decisions than I.

Sir, Sergeant Kane said
you wanted to see me.

Doctor, come in.

Dr. Fayette, this man
is from the Other Side.

He's making serious
accusations against me.

He believes, among other things, I
am responsible for the shapeshifters...

that are plaguing the
other universe now.

You are my chief scientist.

You know me and my
operation better than anyone.

Is it possible?

Is there any way that what
he is saying could be true?

I don't see how, sir.

I examined the
shapeshifter tech in detail.

I saw nothing to indicate you
had anything to do with it, sir.

There. You see?

If I may ask...

Not everything is as it seems.

I've suspected for some time...

that Fayette had been
replaced by a shapeshifter.

My men have been following
him for some weeks...

- monitoring all of his communications.
- What are you gonna do with him?

Interrogate him.

Get what information I can
to find out who's behind this.

Earlier today, a State Department
employee was the victim...

of another shapeshifter
trying to acquire his identity.

It's become all too clear that elements
of our government are being infiltrated.

If you've known this, why
haven't you done anything?

Done what, exactly?

If word got out that elected
officials and other authorities...

were not who they
claimed to be...

it would cause widespread
panic and society would collapse.

No, trust me on this.

You have to find the shapeshifters,
expose them for what they are.

- And how do you propose I do that?
- That device seemed to do the trick.

Yes, and I spent weeks convincing
myself that Dr. Fayette had been replaced.

And if I had been wrong...

this tech would have
killed a human being.

Why are you
telling me all of this?

Because you are the
only person I can trust.

You have no alliances
to our side or theirs.

I'm telling you this because I
need you to deliver a message.

I appreciate what
you're up against, but...

- It's not your fight?
- Exactly. It's not my fight.

I came here because I
needed your help to get home.

The Walter on the Other
Side refuses to help me.

But you understand that
machine. You share his mind.

You're the only person who
you can help me get back.

And I will do everything in
my power to help you get home.

But you must go back to the Other Side
and tell them that I am not their enemy.

Whoever is behind
this is a threat to us all.

I was wrong about you.

You're not the man
I thought you were.

You are exactly the man
I thought you would be.

Please, do this for me, Peter.

Help us.

Agent Farnsworth traced
the call to Murphy's cuff...

back to an industrial
park in the Flatiron District.

The area has been abandoned
since the Amber Riots of '06.

- The Flatiron District?
- Mm-hm.

That doesn't sound connected
to the DOD or Secretary Bishop.

Maybe it isn't, but we
should still check it out.

How much longer are we
gonna keep Broyles in the dark?

- We're following a lead.
- No.

We're chasing the story of a suspect
who may have murdered two of our agents...

and who we locked in a broom closet
instead of holding, where he belongs.

- What if he's right?
- What if he's not?

We have to tell
Broyles something.

Did you process the
prisoner into holding?

He's been secured, sir.

But that's not why we're here.

I take it this is about the trace
you ran on Agent Murphy's ear cuff.

Agent Farnsworth told me.

You wanna tell me what
it is you're looking for?

Uh, well, it may be nothing,
but until we know more...

we would like
some leeway on this.

Okay. Keep me posted.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

- Colonel Broyles.
- They're on their way to you now.

Excellent.

We'll be waiting for them.

Who are you?

Show me your hands.

How did you...?

Stop doing that.

Who the hell are you?

I have come to tell
you something, Olivia.

How did you know my name?

How do you know my...?

You've been shot?

I came to tell you.

I have looked at
all possible futures.

And in every one...

the result is the same.

You have to die.

I'm gonna get you to a hospital.