Into the Badlands (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - Chapter XIV: Sting of the Scorpion's Tail - full transcript

If this keeps up, we won't
be able to fill our orders.

Speed up production.

Show yourselves!

Please.

I'll support you.

I could have used
your support at the conclave.

Now I only need one thing
from you, Hassan.

It's your head.

This is taking too long.

- Three people?
- Three people.

All right.



Thank you. Thank you. Cheers.

Hey.

Done deal.

They'll drive us through
the wall, drop us off,

then we're home free.

You sure it's a good idea?

Well, have you got a better one?

Huh? It's not like
we can just stroll through

a legitimate checkpoint, is it?

And chained together for the
rest of our natural lives.

And I'm sorry but...

I don't want to be chained
to you again.

I... I don't want to be.

You can trust them?



Well...

I mean, they're smugglers
but our coin is good.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable. The pair of you.

How about, "oh,
you're fantastic, Bajie."

"We couldn't have done it
without you, Bajie."

"Thanks for everything,
Bajie."

Hey. I'm ready
for that thank you now.

Let's go. Let's go.

I'm all right.

Open up!

Let's ride.

Okay.

Everybody off!

Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait.

Those are Chau's clippers.

Ah, shit!

They must smuggle
the people through,

sell them back to Chau,
she doubles her profits.

What does this mean for us?

It means we're screwed, kid.

There are three more inside.

This is the end of the line!

You can get off

or you'll be carried out
in pieces.

It's up to you.

Your move.

Go fetch.

Surround the bus!

Fire!

Get down!

Oh, it's over.

What? What you doing?

Welcome to the badlands.

I don't like this.

I didn't come in here
without a contingency.

Anything happens,
Waldo has orders

to reveal Quinn's location
to the other barons

and send the butterflies in
to attack.

Minerva.

Bring out the gift.

Shall we?

Indeed.

Mmm. I present you
baron Broadmore's head.

And here is
baron Hassan's, as promised.

And what's in the others?

That's Broadmore's legacy.

The heads of his wives
and children.

That wasn't the deal.
His girls are innocent.

No one stays innocent forever.

You yourself taught me
how dangerous a girl can be.

Mmm! See what I mean?

Shall we?

Keep your eyes open.

- But, mother...
- I said stay.

Let's go. Get in.

Let's go.

Move it.

Well.

At least
we're back in the badlands.

Hey. Don't get that...

Don't get that look, please.

Please, I hate it
when you get that look.

Can you count?

There are too many of 'em.
You can't kill 'em all.

I'm not planning
on killing anybody.

All I need to do is talk.

Hey.

Even I couldn't talk
our way out of this.

Your bullshit's what got us here

in the first place, remember?

Guard?

Wha... what are you doing?
What are you doing?

Hey!

Yeah, you!

Get over here.

Take me to your baron now.

She's gonna wanna see me.

A killer who enjoys
the classics.

You are a rare find, sunny.

What brings you back
to the badlands?

My family.

You've made it through the
outlying territories alive.

That's testament
to your determination.

Unfortunately you've survived
only to discover

that the badlands has become
just as treacherous

as the world beyond the wall.

What do you mean?

Quinn is alive.

He is aligned with the widow.

He's left a trail of blood
and bodies.

Aligned?

They're sworn enemies.

Broadmore and Hassan
have already lost their heads.

And I have it on good authority

that I'm next
on their kill list.

And whose authority is that?

One of Quinn's loyalists.

I'm afraid he bit off
his own tongue

before he revealed
their location, but...

I know it won't be long
before Quinn strikes.

Which brings me to my offer.

You were once the deadliest
clipper in the badlands.

I want you to take up
that mantle again

and become my regent.

I am done fighting for barons.

But I have a proposal of my own.

You're in no position
to dictate the terms, sunny.

I know how to lure the widow
out into the open.

I take her out,
then she leads us to Quinn.

In return,

you give me my freedom.

And why should I trust you
to deliver?

Because I'm the only one

that wants Quinn dead
more than you.

Veil.

I...
I wanted to say I'm so...

To say what?

That you're sorry?

What does your feeling sorry
do for me?

I had no idea you were going
to be traded to Quinn.

Open your eyes, Tilda.

The widow is nothing
but a predator

My mother is helping hundreds
of women and refugees.

She... she saves them
from slavery and servitude.

She gives them back
their dignity.

Dignity that was stolen
by men like Quinn.

Why did she trade me back
to that psychopath?

Why is she up there now,

working by his side,

plotting their next round
of chaos?

You and I both made mistakes.

You had the chance
to poison your mother.

And I could have let Quinn die.

And neither of us had the...

The strength

and now my little boy's
paying for it.

I need this boy.

How are we going
to reach the widow?

She wants this boy.

Why?

She thinks that when he's cut,
he unleashes a dark power.

Ow!

He doesn't.
But she's convinced.

Hey, what's wrong with you?

He's selling you out, kid.

You have Lars and 10 clippers
at your disposal.

Take her out.

Oh, nice. What about me?

He's not part of the deal.

Sorry, Bajie.

You slimy, little bastard.

I thought
I had a line of bullshit,

but you take the cake.

I saved your life,
and so did that kid.

I have to get veil
and the baby back.

And what kind of man
will you be when you do, huh?

What will there be left?

You're gonna fail.

Moon was right about you.

You'll always be a killer.

Sunny, we have to go.

Run along, your baron's
calling you.

We need to get word out
to the widow.

But we can't tip our hand.

It'll have to come
from a source she'll believe.

What do you propose?

Baron?

You're defecting to the widow.

Why is he giving orders?

Sunny's working with us
to take down the widow.

That means you answer to me now.

Your first order
is to go to the widow

and tell her that baron Chau
is trading a boy named M.K.

To the river king for weapons
and supplies.

If my baron wishes it so,

then I will see it done.

Why do you trust him?

I don't trust anyone.

But if he kills Quinn,

then we win the war
without risking our own men.

And if he dies,
we've lost nothing.

Mmm?

Now, cheer up. Hmm?

We have much to celebrate.

And what on earth
would we be celebrating?

My impending demise.

Mmm?

Now, don't be coy, veil.

Hmm.

All those treatments
I underwent, hmm?

You knew they were
a waste of time, didn't you?

Hmm?

That wasn't even the full
extent of your duplicity, hmm?

Poor Edgar.

That your recent escapade
wasn't entirely futile.

It sparked an epiphany.

I realized that
the safest place for our boy

is with me.

Henry must never leave
my sight again.

Henry's not your son.

Yes, not yet.

That's an error I intend
to rectify post haste.

And what does that mean?

My intention is to make Henry
my rightful heir.

Veil and I are to be married.

You...

You can't be serious.

Time is precious and I have
none to waste. Hmm.

Before I go to my grave,

that Henry is entitled
to everything that's mine.

It will be my legacy.

Have a look around.

Your legacy consists of nothing

but this filthy rat hole.

Now, jealousy
doesn't suit you, Lydia.

Oh, I thought
even you had limits.

I'm a baron

and I'm entitled
to as many wives as I want.

Marriage is a union. Hmm?

And we will be just that. Hmm.

Unified.

Now, I know,

I know you disapprove
of me now. Hmm?

We'll be a family.

Hmm?

This is how it's gonna be
from now on until the end.

We will raise Henry together.

All of us.

I'll never go along with this.

Nonsense.
You'll do as you're told,

unless you prefer that
I raise Henry alone.

Eat up.
Meat's getting cold.

Beautiful, Henry.

That lying,
backstabbing son of a bitch!

After everything I did for him.

Huh. It's unbelievable.

Hey,
I'll tell you another thing.

I am never putting my neck out
for anyone ever again.

Yeah, I've learned my lesson.

The only person I'm gonna be
looking out for...

This guy, me.
Oh, yeah.

Oh.

Oh, I'm so sorry, you sweet...

Beautiful, clipper.

Hey. What's that?

Why don't you come
and have a closer look?

Uh-huh.

Ah!

The beauty and mystery
of a female voice.

I know.
You're angry at me about veil.

Well, it was the only way to
form an alliance with Quinn.

Well, but the truth, uh,

the truth is
I also wanted to punish her.

For what?

Trying to turn you against me.

You're everything to me, Tilda.

I hope that you know that.

That doesn't change
what you did.

How many of your sisters
did we save

because Quinn's forces
are leading the charge?

If the cost of that
is sacrificing one person

who had no allegiance
to our cause, then so be it.

We caught one
of Chau's clippers.

Says he's defecting.

A defector?

Why did you leave Chau?

I'm not the only one.

All her cogs are fleeing.

They know
she can't win this war.

Hmm. I appreciate your candor

but betraying a baron
doesn't exactly speak

of an honest heart.

I want the truth.
Why did you flee?

Chau is desperate.

She's so low on weapons,

she's even trading a boy
to the river king

in the hope he'll resupply her.

- A boy?
- Yeah.

For months, the river king's
been hunting him.

Rumor is
he's some kind of demon.

When he's cut,
his eyes go black.

What's this boy's name?

Oh. Uh, I don't...
Something strange.

It was... initials.

M.K.?

Yeah. Yeah. That's it.

Dark hair boy with dark powers.

Nearly done.

I can't do this.

Yes, you can.

One foot in front of the other.

A few words and then it's done.

Done?

This is the beginning
of my nightmare.

Calm. Calm.

You don't understand.

Maybe, maybe I can make it
through the ceremony,

but I will not,

I will not consummate this sham

with the man who butchered
my parents. I won't.

I... I'll kill him first.

No. You can't do that.

That will put your life
in jeopardy.

I don't care.

It's not just your life.

It's Henry's too.

If Quinn dies,

his loyalists won't hesitate
to take their revenge.

I can't. I can't.

I...

You can.

And once we're done,

I will find us a way
out of here. I promise.

I promise.

So, is this your big plan?

You gonna join forces with Chau

and sell me to the widow?

Keep it down.

Right, you're a regent again.

Gotta follow orders.

Look, I didn't rescue you
from the abbots

just to sell you to the widow.

Be ready to use that.

Is there a problem?

Not another word, you got it?

We're good.

He just doesn't know
when to shut up.

Just follow my lead.
We will get out of here.

What about Bajie?

We just leaving him behind?

Don't worry about Bajie.

I gave him the key
to his freedom.

He's probably long gone
by now. He'll be fine.

You're a vision.

Today,

under the blessing of the gods,

we are here
to join these two souls

in sacred union.

Will you present your palms

for the joining of blood lines?

Your hand.

May your bloodlines be fruitful

and bound together till death.

Till death.

Take care of my son.

Protect him. No matter what.

Veil.

Now, come my darling.

Our wedding night
has just begun.

Don't worry M.K., you're safe.

Tilda.

No one's safe.

Sunny,

if you kill me,
you'll never find your family.

I know where veil is...

And your boy, Henry.

Tell me where.

I'll tell you everything
that Chau can't.

But not if I'm dead.

Enough.

Finish her.

I'm a woman of my word.

Look, we both want
the same thing.

Quinn dead.

Let's finish what you started.

He's underground.

I'll show you where.

Lydia and the baby are gone.

Gotcha.

Let us go.

I have news!

Sir, there was an ambush
by Chau's clippers.

Sunny was leading them.

- Sunny?
- It was him

that left with the widow.

- The baron must be told.
- Not now.

This can't wait.
He needs to know.

He needs to know now.

Quinn? Quinn.

Have you no self-respect,
woman?

I'm sorry,
but this news can't wait.

It's sunny.

He's back.

Sunny? How can that be?

The report.

He's joined forces
with the widow

and he's no doubt coming
to find you.

Give me...

He's alive.

He's alive.