Fringe (2008–2013): Season 5, Episode 7 - Five-Twenty-Ten - full transcript

[Grunting]

(Male announcer)
Previously on Fringe...

[Gunshot]

No, no, no, no, no.

(Peter) Our daughter dedicated
her life to freeing us.

And now we're going
to dedicate ours to making sure

that that means something.

(Olivia) I want that too.

I wasn't going to stay
for that much longer.

I just needed to see her.

It's fine that you come here.
Just tell me.



I want to understand
what you're going through.

You're right.

Their abilities
are aided by tech.

(Peter) Well, hello, there.

You are nothing.

I would be ten times
what you are

if I had that tech in my head.

[Gasps]

I know what you have done.

You do not realize
what is happening to you.

[Suspenseful music]

[Indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

Excuse me.



(Man) There's Mueller.

Call to him.

Ride with us.

There is something
that I wanted to show you.

- You have a meeting.
- You can't be late.

This will not take long.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Tires screech]

[Horns honk]

(Man) Come on!

Hey, get out of the way!

Move!

(Man) It's your world!

(Man) Hey, sir, a little help?

(Woman) Oh, come on!

[Horns honking]

Excuse me.

[Comm rings]

Peter, what's up?

Anil, I'm gonna need
your help with something.

[Mysterious music]

What took so long?

You were gone
for over two hours.

He wasn't as interested
in bartering as I anticipated.

It took some convincing.

Gasoline for neon helium
seems like a fair trade to me.

You only got four?

[Sighs]
Well, it will have to do.

Hey.

You're back.

Oh, great, Peter.

More laser fuel.

I'll hook this up
after breakfast.

Get started.

The world's not going
to save itself.

Chop-chop.

You left without me.

I wanted to go with you.

It was so early.
You were sleeping.

I didn't want to wake you.

That's one way to put it.

The other is that
you didn't sleep again.

That's true.
I couldn't sleep.

But I'm fine.

You need to sleep, Peter.

[Truck approaching]

[Indistinct chatter]

- On the move.
- Rolling.

We're okay.

[Laser humming]

This is tape five of my plan
to defeat the Observers.

This is what you
must achieve next.

These cylinders were designed
by the invaders.

They are beacons
that allow them

to locate different points
in spacetime.

You will need two of them.

This is
where you will find them.

I know that building.

That was one of our labs
at Kelvin Genetics.

Belly and I designed it.

From the east entrance,

follow the hallway,
two yellow doors.

They lead to a staircase.

At the bottom
of that staircase,

you will find
the private storage

of William Bell.

At the time of recording this,

Bell was keeping
two Observer cylinders

in that storage facility.

You must retrieve them.

The doors are made
of reinforced steel.

They can be unlocked
with Bell's handprint.

(Astrid) Walter, that's
why you took Bell's hand

when we were freed
from the amber.

You said that it was

for a storage facility.
It was for this.

If you cannot find Bell

or if you learn
that he is dead,

you will have
to unlock the storage...

So that's why he was
with us in the amber.

I needed him
to get the cylinders.

Your freedom depends on it.

Walter, that's not
the only reason.

Hmm?

Well, before the invasion,

you had been talking with Bell.

He said that he wanted to help
you defeat the Observers,

that he realized
how important this was.

And then he betrayed us
to gain favor with them.

I do remember something
about this.

He came, and I trusted him.

There was another man.

He had an accent.
I was being tortured.

He kept asking me something.

He kept asking...
"Is it safe?"

Then I escaped,
and Bell helped me.

And then he drove me right back

where I was being questioned.

He worked for them.
He worked for them!

Walter, that's
from the movie Marathon Man.

(Peter) Huh.

You called me in Boston.

You told me that you were ready
to implement the plan

but that you needed my help
to do so.

(Olivia) Then you sent me
to Grand Central Station

to collect the thought unifier.

(Peter) And by the time I
got to you and Astrid,

you were with William Bell,

but then the Observers
found us,

and we realized
that the only way

they could have known
where we were

is if he told them.
That's when you ambered us.

So if Bell led the Observers
to you,

how can we be sure
that the cylinders

were even there to begin with?

(Astrid)
Or if he even had them?

Let's open his storage
and find out.

Fire up the laser, Agnes.

Let's get that hand
out of amber.

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

(Walter) Oh, my.

Is this it, Walter?

Yes.

I used to drop acid

right over there
and watch the ships

come in from the bay.

This was the east entrance.

The yellow doors
to the underground storage

are here somewhere.

The doors are there.

Peter?

From an engineering standpoint,
they'd have to be.

No, Peter, your ear.

When we closed
the Observers' shipping lane,

Peter fired anti-matter
into it with an RPG.

Do you think maybe
the blast damaged his ear?

How's your hearing, son?

My hearing's fine.
I'm fine. Really.

(Walter) I want to examine you as
soon as we get back to the lab.

What are you thinking, Astrid?

(Astrid) We have some
anti-matter batons left.

Maybe we could use them

to clear a path to the door.

(Walter)
Anti-matter would consume

not only the debris,
but the storage facility

underneath as well.

What about Anil?

I mean, he has manpower.

Maybe the Resistance
would help us.

The heavy machinery
we'd have to use

to clear away all the rubble
would draw too much attention.

We go through it.

[Comm rings]

It's Anil.

What do you mean,
we go through it, Walter?

- How did it go?
- I couldn't give him the briefcase.

What happened?

(Anil) I followed the
baldie into the park.

I did everything
just like you said.

(Peter) You should have
seen him sit at a bench.

And you should have seen him
stand up

and forget his briefcase.

You would have then
approached him

and given him the one
that I gave you.

He never forgot
his briefcase, Peter.

He was sitting on the bench.
I saw him get up.

But he took his briefcase
with him.

That's impossible.

Wait there.
I'm coming to you.

Peter,

we need to see Nina Sharp.

(Olivia) Walter thinks
that if we can change

the molecular structure
of the concrete,

then maybe we can clear it.

Nina works for the Ministry
of Science.

She's got access
to advanced technology.

Okay, you go talk to Nina.
I have to meet up with Anil.

Why?

He didn't want to say
over the comm,

just that it was important.

You've got that look
on your face.

What look?

The look that says,
"I'm worried about you."

- Should I be?
- Absolutely not.

You go talk to Nina.

I'll liberate myself a ride.

(Woman)
Ms. Sharp?

Ms. Sharp?

Uh, push my afternoon meetings.

I'll be out of the office
for a bit.

I never thought
I would see you again.

So how are you holding up?

It's been hard.

But we're continuing on
with Walter's plan...

for Etta.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Etta was very special to me.

And when Phillip told me...

I wanted to reach out
to you so much,

but I was afraid that I
would jeopardize your safety.

I know.

But now we have no choice.

We need your help, Nina.

Of course.
Anything.

(Olivia) Well, despite the damage
to the building, we still think

that the underground storage
is intact.

We just can't get to it.

I was hoping you would have
access to technology

that could...

change the atomic structure
of the rubble,

and help us clear it.

The Observers created a device

that dramatically alters
atmospheric pressure,

speeding up molecules

in all the matter
in a controlled area.

A process called sublimation.

You mean converting solid matter
directly into gas?

So all the rubble
would just evaporate?

Well, essentially, yes.

They used the technology
to clear large areas of land

for construction,
like Central Park,

when they were prepping it
to build

their air-degradation
machine.

I'll meet you in the south side
of the building

in ten minutes.

Are you angry with me, Walter?

Why should I be?

Because I told Etta and Simon
how to reimplant

the portion of your brain
you had removed.

- You did what was necessary.
- Yes, I did.

We needed your intellect
restored.

There was a lot at stake.
There still is.

Have you noticed any changes
in your personality

since the implant?

Some.

The tissues are integrating
faster than I thought.

The man I was before...

do you see him in me now?

No.

But you would know
better than I.

Are you worried?

The man I was before,
he was consumed by ambition,

by hubris.

He never cared about anyone.

All he cared about
was walking with the gods.

It's different this time.
I'm different.

I have Peter.

He won't let me
become that man again.

Hastings, give Dr. Bishop
anything he wants.

Yes, that Dr. Bishop.

Well, it would be an honor.

(Peter) There must be some
variable you're forgetting.

Tell me exactly what you saw--
every single detail.

The baldie was sitting
on the bench,

writing in his notebook.

Did he interact with anyone
in the park?

- No, not that I saw.
- Did you see a little girl?

She would have been playing
with a yellow ball

in front of the bench
Royce was sitting on.

How could you know that?

Royce was supposed
to be distracted

by the kid playing
as he stood to get up.

He was going to forget
his briefcase.

No, Royce wasn't paying
attention to any kid.

He was talking on his comm.

- He was on his comm?
- Yeah.

I was too far away
to hear anything.

He stood up, grabbed
his briefcase, and walked away.

That's it.

- That's what?
- The variable.

The one thing that I failed
to see-- Royce on his comm.

Peter, what are you
talking about?

He's going
to the restaurant next.

Give me the briefcase.

I'll switch it there.

I know that you have
questions, Anil,

but I'm just gonna have
to ask you to trust me.

- What's this?
- An address.

Go there, and wait outside.

This is a baldie precinct.

At exactly 6:17, Royce and
another Observer named Mueller

will walk into that building.

Call me when they do.

I'll comm you when they show.

Thank you.

[Pained groan]

[Groans]

[Indistinct chatter]

I'd like to check this.

Sure.

I haven't seen you
in here before.

It's not really my crowd.

You better be careful.

You don't want to get read.

You should get that.

[Phone rings]

Old trick.

[Indistinct chatter]

How are you and Peter doing?

Peter doesn't sleep.

He leaves the lab
at all these odd hours.

And when he gets back,

and I ask him where he's been,

he's always got
an explanation that--

that makes sense.

But...

I just think there's
something he's not telling me.

I can feel it.

Well, he's been through a lot.

- I mean, you both have.
- Yeah.

I'm not defending Peter.

I saw how isolated
he made himself

after Etta went missing
in the invasion.

I would say that,
compared to that,

he has come a long way.

I keep telling myself
that this time we're stronger.

But I'm--

I'm worried that...

I'm losing him again.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Phone rings]

Hello.
Cavatina.

I'm at work, Ronny.

Can we talk about this later?

Because unlike you,
I have a job.

This baby has an event radius
of up to 1,000 meters.

These rods,
they mark the boundaries

of whatever area
you want to sublimate.

- What's this?
- Don't touch that!

I haven't even showed you
the power-up sequence yet.

You see this light here?

It turns yellow, you're good.

But blue, that means
the fission core is overheating.

That's a common design flaw
in these gen one models.

Blue... means run.

Okay.

(Nina) I'm worried
about you, Walter.

What you said earlier--
that Peter would keep you

from becoming the man
you used to be.

I'm not sure that's enough.

I knew the man you were--
you and William.

You both tested
the limits of science,

of the universe.

You felt that boundless power

that comes with omnipotence.

You felt what it was like
to be God.

You don't need
to remind me, Nina.

I was there.

Then you should know how hard
I tried to hold on to William.

How much I loved him.

But that wasn't enough.

I wasn't enough.

Because nothing can compare
to that feeling--

to that kind of power.

So he let me go.

The reason
you couldn't hold onto him

is because he never loved you.

He never loved anyone
except himself.

I've been fooled by him
too many times

to think anything else.

I know better,
and so should you.

You asked me before
if I saw him in you.

I just did.

The Walter I know would never
say anything so cruel.

But the Walter who lay
on an operating table

in William's laboratory,

begging to have pieces
of his brain removed,

for fear of what
he would become,

he would.

I've come a long way.

I love my son, he loves me.

That will save me.

For your sake,
I hope that's true.

Walter... we're ready.

Oh, there's one other thing
that you should know.

The Observers analyze
any change in the atmosphere,

so once you utilize
the technology,

they will respond
within minutes.

Okay. Then we'll have
to be quick.

Thank you, Nina.

Good luck.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Explosion]

[Shouts]

Is that ready, dear?

Well, come on down and
set this one for me.

[Comm rings]

Hello?

You managed to switch
the briefcase.

What happened?

It was a success.

This place is crawling
with baldies.

Go home, Anil.
I'll contact you.

So what did Anil want?

I waited for him for
over an hour-- he didn't show.

That was him calling
to let me know

that he got stopped
at a checkpoint.

Did he tell you
why he wanted to meet?

No.

Olivia, Peter, we're ready.

So what do we have?

Matter sublimation device.

It converts solid mass
into gas.

Perfect.

Stand by.

[Power surge]

[Electric zap]

(Peter) It's charged, Walter.
Go ahead.

[Beeps]

[Door unlocks]

[Dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Belly, you monster!

What is it, Walter?

My Bowie...
he stole it.

It's not enough
that he institutionalized me,

betrayed our friendship,

but he pilfered
my record collection as well!

We don't have time, Walter.
Keep looking.

Guys...

I know this safe.

I remember when Belly
had it built.

An extra measure of security

to guard the things
he valued most.

The cylinders must be in here.

- Walter, do you know the combination?
- Of course.

Belly used the same
combination for everything.

He had a terrible memory.

Too much LSD, I suppose.

Walter?

Yeah, just--
just give me a minute.

It's very simple,
I just--

I think I have it.

(Astrid) Come on, Walter.

Nina said the Observers
would detect

the atmospheric change.

We've been down here
too long already.

I-I'm sorry.
It was so long ago.

Walter, if you don't think
that you can do it,

we should leave, now.

Clear your head, Walter.

Try to relax.
Think about the cylinders.

You have all the time
in the world.

Peter, the Observers
could be up there right now.

Take a deep breath, Walter.

Focus.

(Walter)
5... 20...

10.

[Safe unlocks]

I should have known better
than to trust that scoundrel.

It was all a lie to lure me
to the Observers.

He never cared
about saving the world.

What is that?

I don't know,
but whatever it is,

it must have been
valuable enough to Bell

for him to want to keep it
in the safe.

[Rumbling]

What did you just do?

I have no idea.

[Rumbling]

Peter, careful.

We don't know
what's waiting for us.

- Peter, where are you going?
- I'll take my car.

It's logical that we split up.

Olivia, before we go back
to Boston,

I'd like to make a stop first.
[Car door shuts]

Nina.

Walter.
Did everything go okay?

Yes.

The device you gave us worked.

We have the cylinders.

Good.

Why did you want to see me?

I asked Olivia to bring me back

because I wanted
to give you this.

[Sighs]

It was in William's safe.

I was wrong.

He did love you.

And it wasn't enough.

No...

I'm scared, Nina.

Every day that goes by,
I feel him

more and more.

I'm losing myself.

I'm becoming the man I was.

And just like before,
everyone that I care about

will be driven away

and will suffer because of me.

I need you to take them out.

- What?
- It's perfectly safe.

My intellect may be
diminished slightly,

but it's the only way
to hold on

to the man I've become.

Please, Nina...

you must remove
these pieces of my brain.

Peter?

(Peter) They're timelines.

(Olivia) Timelines for what?

For them.

Windmark's top lieutenants.

For security reasons,
they're rarely

in the same place
at the same time.

Every movement,
every interaction,

every second of their day
is accounted for.

Using this information,
I can manipulate events.

The tech that gave them
their advantage over us...

I have it now.

That thing
in their heads--

you implanted one in yourself?

I've been following them.

(Peter)
They don't know where I am,

but I know where they are.

Today, yesterday,
and the day before that.

It gives me enough information

to determine
their probable futures.

Mueller was going
to get in a town car

and be late to the meeting.

Royce would have left.

I needed them there
at the same time.

I made that happen.

What have you done?

I used a toxin
from Walter's cold storage,

the flesh-eating toxin
that killed everyone

aboard flight 627.

Our first Fringe experience...

was their last.

That's why you knew that they
wouldn't be coming for us

at the storage site.

You knew that they would still
be responding to your attack.

- You can't do this.
- You can't do this.

- This is... dangerous.
- This is... dangerous.

We're going to avenge Etta.

Windmark is next.

♪ ♪

Walter, is there anything
I can get you

before I go to sleep?

♪ ♪

No, thank you, dear.

We did good today.

♪ ♪

[Volume increases]

♪ ♪