Into the Badlands (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Chapter VI: Hand of Five Poisons - full transcript

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In full.

What happened to his ear?

You sure this is him?

He confessed
before I clipped him.

We need to leave tonight.

Is that so?

I didn't realize you were
dictating the terms now.

- We had a deal.
- I'm not balking, Regent.

Anchor's up at midnight.

Don't be late.



Time and tide wait for no man,

not even you.

We're leaving tonight.

What?

- How?
- The less you know, the better.

Just wait here for me
and M.K. to get back.

I can't.

I have to get back to the fort.

Jade's been poisoned,
the baron's expecting me.

If you go in there, I'm not
sure I can get you out.

Just stay here.

Sunny.

Did you kill my parents?

Quinn did it.
I told you.



With your sword?

Were you there?

So you could've stopped him,
but you didn't.

And then you lied to me
about it.

When we get out of here,

everything will be
different, I promise you.

How, Sunny?

You gonna stop being a killer?

Throw away your sword,
scrub your back clean?

The baron said

we are all slaves to our nature

and I am beginning
to think he's right.

Veil,

this is our only chance.
We have to take it.

If I'm still here
when you get back,

you'll know my answer.

Brothers.

Penrith sent me.

He's discovered another child,

a dark one.

He's a day's drive from here.

Welcome back to the living.

What happened?
What's...

What's going on?

We're not sure yet.

Maybe too many hours under
the hot sun yesterday.

The sun didn't do this.

She was poisoned.
Veil told me.

What?

I... I don't understand.

Perhaps Lydia can explain.

Monkshood flower,

hidden in the false bottom
of your jewelry box.

Quinn,

I didn't do this.

I could have your head,

but that would be
too quick and too kind.

- Listen to me...
- I heard rumors after Beatrice,

but I refused to believe them.

I never wanna see you again.

Don't do this.
I'm innocent.

Escort her to the gate.

You...

I'm so sorry
I was blind to this.

Quinn, there's something
I have to tell you.

It's about Ryder.

I'll take her from here.

Are you really gonna let
your father kick me out?

He's the baron.

As you taught me, who am
I to question his orders

even if they go against
his best interests?

Ryder, he trusts you now.

Your plea wouldn't fall
on deaf ears.

Don't beg, Mother.

I'm not begging.

Help me prove
Jade poisoned herself.

And why would I do that?

You told her about Beatrice.

I may have warned her

that you have a tendency
to turn on people.

For the journey.

Oh, you really are a stupid,
petulant boy, aren't you?

Your father stole Jade,

but you can't
let her go, can you?

Oh, don't worry,

I haven't told him you're
still sleeping together.

You won't last
a month in here without me.

The Widow came through the
emergency tunnel under the wall.

Sunny has one of the only keys.

A few weeks ago, he was
seen talking to the Widow.

And you chose not to bring this
encounter to my attention.

- Why?
- He told me she tried to bribe him,

but he rejected it.

- I believed him.
- Well, why wouldn't you?

Sunny's loyalty's
been unimpeachable.

But I think he's played us both.

Lock down the fort.

Have Sunny meet me
in the chapel.

That pendant.

The one you took
from Sunny's Colt.

Do you still have it?

What made you think of that?

Just curious.

No, I traded it.

So be it.

- Come on!
- Oh!

What have you been up to, Sunny?

Tracking the Widow.

Well, you wouldn't
have to track her

if you'd clipped her while she
was prowling inside our walls.

She's wounded.

Wounded?

The Sunny I know
never missed a kill.

I still remember the first
time I saw you in this chapel.

You were sitting right here
in the front row,

never averted your gaze.

You drank in my words

like a true believer.

I sensed you were special.

And that's why I gave you a life

that most people
can only dream of.

I trained you, groomed you,

trusted you.

Tell me, Sunny,

what else could I have done

to keep you from betraying me?

We have a traitor in our midst.

You're hereby stripped
of your rank.

Turn over your sword.

You gonna cut me down,
Sunny, hmm?

And then what?

Fight your way
through your own men

in some vain bid for freedom?

Your Colt is very loyal.

Didn't spill a bean.

Lock the traitor in chains

until I decide
an appropriate fate.

And then get his woman
and bring her to me.

If you're going to kill
Sunny, kill me, too.

Now, why would I kill a boy

with such a bright future?

Where am I?

Thank you for coming.

Why am I here?

I need you to stitch me up.

There's somewhere I need to be.

Looks like septicemia.

Blood poisoning.

You need to stay put
if you wanna live.

You're lucky it hasn't spread.

Can you stop it?

Not with my hands tied.

If I help,

how do I know you'll let me go?

You have my word.

Forgive me
if I don't believe you.

I have no reason to kill you.

In fact, I bet we want
the same thing.

A peaceful world where all women
have a voice that's heard.

I need two pots of clean water,

clean sheets, and more light.

Are you in much pain?

Of course.

How do I know that's not poison?

You don't.

Okay.

Who did this?

The man you love.

You could spend your entire life

cleaning up after him.

Do you want my help

or don't you?

Where's Veil, Sunny?

You send her away?

I'll find her.

You kill her,

you kill yourself.

I have no intention of
harming Veil or your baby.

I plan to raise your child
right here in this fort.

Just like I raised you.

Hopefully, your offspring
will show me more gratitude.

Why am I not dead?

You haven't told me
all your secrets.

M.K.

I heard stories about people
like him when I was a cog,

but who would ever
actually believe

that they exist, let
alone walk amongst us?

Now I know why the Widow wanted
to get her hands on him.

He's worth how many Clippers?

10, 20?

A whole army, perhaps?

I can't wait to fill his back

with little black lines.

Quinn.

When I get out of these chains,

I'm gonna clip you first.

That's just like I told Veil...

You'll always be a killer.

I have nowhere else to go.

Show your daughter some mercy.

My daughter died
in my heart years ago.

No, I know I've strayed.

But...

I could be saved.

Please.

Show me how to get back to you.

Kneel.

Are you willing to renounce

all material possessions?

I am.

Will you rededicate yourself

to a spiritual path?

I will.

Do you promise

never to leave again?

I do.

Rise.

Scissors.

What happened here?

Oh, my late husband

had a funny way
of showing his affection.

Is that why you're fighting?

To rid the world of brutal men?

There wouldn't be many
men left if we did that.

I like you, Veil.

Under different circumstances,

we could have been friends.

I think that's
the opium talking.

- What's this?
- One of these is a tincture

which will prevent you
from dying.

The other two are poisons.

I will be happy to tell
you which is which

after I'm safely
back at my clinic.

I'm not sure what you will
be returning back to.

Quinn won't survive the night.

I warned Sunny that his loyalty
would be his downfall.

I just hope he heeded my advice.

What have you done?

I've set things in motion
to make this world safer,

not only for my children,
but for yours.

Just know you'll always
have a place here.

Tilda,

take the good doctor home.

Where's Sunny?

Alive.

Are you gonna kill him?

Well, that's
up to you, M.K.

I believe you have the potential

to be a great Clipper.

Even greater than Sunny.

I don't wanna kill people.

I just wanna get home.

You're not doing this for me.

This is for Sunny.

So if I do what I'm told,
then he stays alive?

I don't think you're capable
of doing what you're told.

I just want you to become
the best you can be.

Please.

I was like you, M.K.

Uncertain of my future.

I wanted to run away

to someplace
far beyond the Badlands

where life was easy

and all my problems
would disappear.

Now that place

is an illusion.

You don't know that.

You see that building, hmm?

It was once the seat of power
for the entire world.

It stood tall

in a shining city on a hill

where so-called
enlightened men

promised their citizens
a bright future.

A future where impossible dreams

could become reality.

We live in a husk of a world

left to us by these
enlightened men.

You don't fix it by running.

You do it by fighting.

I see what you did to Sunny now.

And what did I do
that was so terrible?

I gave him a life,
taught him skills,

allowed him to thrive.

You think that I turned
Sunny into a killer?

No, no.

That was always inside him.

Life here does not
have to be hard.

I understand
that there's a Butterfly

that you have feelings for.

I could catch her for you.

The Widow's not long
in this world.

Once she's dead,

those girls won't survive
without her.

- You'd protect Tilda?
- She could live in the fort

and you could be with her
whenever you want.

- And what about Sunny?
- I'd spare him

if that's what you wish.

Tonight,

to celebrate our understanding,

I'll take you
to the Tick-Tock

and pay for your first doll.

Trust me,

you don't want Tilda
to be your first.

Make a fool of yourself
in front of her,

no, no.

That's what dolls are for.

My father's heading
outside the gates tonight.

Unescorted.

Why would he risk doing that?

Because he's arrogant and old.

He'll only have a Colt with him.

Then I'll bring Jacobee.

He's definitely looking forward

to killing your father himself.

Once he does, I'll clip him.

- I'll notify the Widow.
- I wouldn't bother.

I know we made
an alliance with her,

but she raided the fort
last night.

And Sunny wounded her badly.

She's probably bleeding out
in a ditch somewhere.

Trust me, we don't
need her, anyway.

Just think,

by sunrise tomorrow...

there will be two new
barons in the Badlands.

Sunshine!

What the hell
you doing in there?

No one can talk
to the prisoners.

Baron's orders.

I understand.

I'll expect you and your
little girly friend

to get on the River King's boat

and not look back.

Shit's gonna go down
here tonight

you do not wanna be a part of.

What do you mean?

The Widow,

she's making a move.

She's gonna take out
Jacobee and Quinn

at the same time.

You're working with the Widow?

You're the one, the traitor.

You know, personally,

I prefer the word
"idealist."

Or maybe
"revolutionary."

The system is broken.

We gotta blow it up
and start again.

And you think the Widow
is the answer?

Now, you can stand here
debating this

or you can get the hell
out of here.

Why are you helping me?

Because...

I should've saved you from
this life a long time ago.

Should've left you at the river

or maybe just slit your throat.

That belongs to you.

At least,

it was around your neck
when I found ya.

Now go.

Have the life you deserve.

Where's M.K.?

He's with Quinn.

Quinn's taking him to the doll
house tonight for a wicking.

Should be memorable.

That's where the ambush
is going down.

Be smart, Sunny.

Forget about the boy and leave.

Now.

It's your only chance.

The way you worked
to save my mother,

thank you.

I really don't think

she has your best
interests in mind.

You don't know her.

Any woman
who forces girls to kill

to show their love
is not a mother.

What other choice do I have?

I can't abandon the others.

I could give you another option.

The three bottles.

The blue one is the tincture.

The other two
are filled with poison.

What are you suggesting?

That you decide your own future.

I'm sure you're nervous.

Don't be. This is a
rite of passage.

Sunny was your age
when I brought him here.

Something's wrong.

- Hmm?
- Where is everyone?

You know, when I was a boy,

I could taste the air change
before a lightning storm.

Feel the electricity
running down my spine.

I can still tell when a
storm's brewing around me.

Don't skulk in the shadows.

Now, if you're here to clip me,

at least have the courtesy
to show your faces.

Is your baron joining
this hunting party?

Always good to see you, Jacobee.

And your friends.

You always told me

power is taken.

Well, I finally listened.

Except I always took it
with my own hands.

There'll be no turning
back after this.

No forgiveness.

I'm not looking for redemption.

You were always arrogant.

You overreached, Quinn.

We're all gathered here
because of one woman...

The Widow.

She believes she's outplayed
and outmaneuvered us.

Plans to take over
our territories

once we've destroyed
each other tonight.

That sickness in your head
has made you delusional.

No, it's made me vigilant.

Given me clarity.

Helped me find

new strength.

After you're dead,

she's next.

I assume a conversation's
out of the question?

You're going to be
my last tattoo.

M.K., stop!

I know you can control this.

If you wanna take him,

you'll have to go
through me first.

Welcome home, Lydia.

You got Veil back safely?

You lied about M.K.

I was trying to protect him.

From me?

From what you want
to turn him into.

He's not a weapon, he's a boy.

Tilda, don't you understand?

I'm the only one
trying to save him.

How did you even know
he existed?

Because I used to be
like M.K.

Special.

Tilda, which bottle
is the tincture?

Nobody double-crosses me,
Sunny.

Not even the best Clipper
in the Badlands.

Unlike you, I'm not a killer.

I'm a trader.

And a man with a talent
like yours

is a very valuable commodity.

You wanted to leave
the Badlands?

You got your wish.

There is no
easy way out of the Badlands.

No shortcuts, no deals.

I know that now.

Maybe Sunny and I
don't deserve redemption.

Maybe my darkness
will never be tamed.

There's only one thing
I know for sure.

The journey has just begun.