Jericho (2006–2008): Season 1, Episode 10 - Red Flag - full transcript

Previously on Jericho:

All right, it looks like the explosion
came from the west, maybe Denver.

If it was an attack
and there's chaos out there,

you might not want the wrong people
knowing that Jericho's still here.

- We got something.
- Was that Korean?

- I think it was Chinese.
- It's Mandarin.

Question is, were they just reporting it
or are they behind it?

Last time, you were gonna
tell your wife about us

and we were going
to start our life together.

I wake up in the morning,
and I want it to be you there so badly.

It hasn't been
a particularly good morning.



If you know what I mean. Of course,

it could be the nerves
as much as the pregnancy.

You didn't tell Eric about the baby?

Everyone that I ever cared about
was incinerated four weeks ago.

You gonna tell me
that you know how I feel?

- I'm trying to be nice to you.
- Well, stop being nice to me.

Hello, Jonah.

That guy did four years at Lansing
for extortion and assault,

you want to negotiate with that guy.

I've seen what happens when people
lose their hold on order.

Striking bargains with the bad guys,
it's the beginning of the end.

Why are you talking to him?

It's okay. It didn't have anything
to do with you.

He's my father.



It has everything to do with me.

We need a security force,
and a real one, trained.

Sanctioned by you.

Make sure you do it right.

Darn it.

I really thought I had that one.

We'll get them next time.
Let's get back on patrol.

He's trying hard. They all are.

Trying? This isn't a drill.

He can't hit a turkey with a shotgun,

what happens
when his target shoots back?

They really invited you
on a turkey shoot?

- What did you say?
- I declined politely.

I don't care if it is Thanksgiving.

It'd be nice to have a real turkey.

Well, you know, if I shot it,
you would have to clean it.

Yeah, good point.

Hey, what about you guys?

You gonna be crushed
not to have a turkey this year?

I'm a vegetarian.

Right.

Well, we'll have plenty for you.

There's not plenty of anything.

We'll make do.

- I'm just glad you're gonna be here.
- Hey, me too.

How come you missed
all the other Thanksgivings?

- It was business trips.
- On Thanksgiving?

Well, you know, it wasn't a big holiday
where Daddy was working.

Those days are over, son. Okay?

- Thank you. Hey.
- Hey.

Oh, you sure you want
to donate all that?

A lot of folks need it more than I do.

Some of my students are so skinny,
I barely recognize them.

- Where did you find it?
- The garage.

Roger was such a planner,
you'd think we already had five kids.

You wanted to have five kids?

He wanted five kids.

I said I was good for two,
and after that, he's on his own.

Emily, I don't quite know what
I'm serving for Thanksgiving this year,

but always know that you're
welcome at our table, honey.

Thanks. I usually go to my aunt's.

Do you guys still have
that football game before dinner?

Of course. There are some things
the apocalypse can't change.

- How's your throwing arm?
- Still better than Jake's.

Gray's finally getting
that election, huh?

Yeah, next week.

- Is the mayor nervous?
- Not as nervous as he should be.

How long do you think
it will take us to train our guys?

Oh, weeks at best. Look at us.

For every cop and veteran,

we've got an accountant
or a travel agent or a farmer.

Watch it, buddy.

Think Ravenwood will be back?

When they run out of towns, yeah.

The question is, how long will...?

Must have scared them off.

What the...?

Those are the first planes
I've seen since the bombs.

But not the last.

What is that?

That sounds like bombers.

Darcy, come on.

Everybody, I want everybody
into the basement until they pass.

And, hey, listen, I have got to...

- Okay, go, go.
- Okay.

What the hell's going on?
What are they dropping?

God only knows.

Think it's a bomb?

Why would someone
put a parachute on a bomb?

Good point.

- You think that's safe?
- What, you want to do it?

Okay, I'll shut up.

What is that?

I'd tell you if I knew Chinese.

All right, folks, hold up.

Let's just wait till we know
what we got here.

It's all from China.

- Are we being invaded?
- I doubt it.

If they wanted to invade,
they'd have sent troops.

- So this is charity.
- We're getting aid from China?

Why isn't our own government
helping us?

The United Nations
or the Red Cross?

- Mayor?
- Oh, hey, guys.

How many chutes
did you say were out there?

Well, I counted 1 2.

Let's get everybody with a vehicle
out there and round this stuff up.

- Bring them where?
- Well, for now, here.

- And somebody find Eric for me.
- All right.

Okay.

So we're down to a few cases of liquor
and three cases of near beer.

And 13 bottles of mustard.

What about the booze from the still?

Well, the last batch
tasted like paint thinner

and may cause blindness,
but everybody drank it,

so I guess if they're not all dead,
then we can stay open.

Look, we'll figure it out.
Everything's gonna be fine.

That makes no sense at all, and yet
I totally, completely believe you.

What else do we need?
We've got each other and mustard.

- The mayor's looking for you.
- What's up?

- Didn't you hear?
- No, I was in the back.

Oh, right.

Doing inventory. What is it, Jimmy?

Planes. And parachutes
from China all over town.

I'm right behind you.

I gotta get back. Bonnie and Mimi
must be freaking out.

All right, give him a hand.

- Hawkins.
- Hey.

What's it say?

Your guess is as good as mine.

Doubt that.
Only one of us speaks Chinese.

What are you talking about, Jake?

The broadcast over the satellite,
you knew it was Mandarin.

Hey, you know, you can know
when somebody's talking German,

but that doesn't mean
you can speak German, right?

That's not what I meant.
What I'm saying...

Jake.

- Did you get a look at those planes?
- Yeah, the jets were MiG-19s.

The bombers,
they looked like Antonovs.

- You know your planes.
- My grandfather made sure of that.

So they were Russian?

Yeah, except the Russians
stopped making them in the '70s.

Since when do we let foreign jets
fly through our air space?

It happened only once.

Italy patrolled the border after 9*11.

- But that was it.
- And Italy is an ally.

Russia? China?

I imagine the last contact we had
with them were those missiles

we saw flying a few weeks back.

We can't give out this food.

What are you talking about?

- The people are hungry.
- I don't care.

- We can't have this conversation here.
- Inside.

Jake, the people need that food.

We all could use the food.
How do we know it's safe?

If the Chinese are trying to hurt us,
they sure picked a funny way to do it.

What if this is the
second wave of the attacks?

They wait until we're hungry,
and then they poison our food supply.

- Who would do that?
- A smart enemy.

If they were to invade,

we'd have no one healthy
to fight them.

Like the British did to the Indians.
Gave them blankets for the winter.

But didn't mention
they were infected with smallpox.

I don't even want to think about this.

Do you really think the Chinese
are trying to poison us?

I don't know.

But whoever it was,
they had no problem blowing us up.

Check with April.
Maybe there's a way we can test.

Well, what if there isn't?

In the meantime,

we tell everybody who's handling
that stuff to put gloves on first.

And we don't hand out anything
to anybody until we're sure it's safe.

You may not have that choice.

Back off. We have a right to it.

Folks, let's calm down now.

Hey, hey. Back it up.

Right now.

Everybody, drop what you have
and take a step back.

Bill, put that damn gun away now.

Get this area cordoned off.

Don't do this, people.

This is Jericho,
this is not some Third World village.

Well, we got no power,
no phones, no gas.

We may not be the Third World,
but we're getting there.

We need food now.

We don't know what is safe
and what is not safe.

The only people trying
to hurt us have been out on that road.

And they look a lot like you and me.

This looks like help,
and I say we take it.

- Are you okay?
- I am great.

- Come on.
- You know we're not being attacked?

Yes, of course.
I do talk to the neighbors, you know.

Why are you so happy?

Because we have chocolate.

Well, that stuff wasn't half bad,
and I'm still alive.

The only thing that proved
is that you're clinically stupid.

When are you gonna hand out
that food?

We are not having that debate here.

What? Should we have it
in your office again?

Maybe this time I sucker punch you.

Listen, if you're still breathing
this time tomorrow,

maybe we'll distribute this stuff.

In the meantime,
do the town a favor

and forget you want my job
for one second.

These seem to be in every box.

Yeah, could this mean
we're gonna be conquered?

- It doesn't say that.
- "Do not fight"?

Look, it could be the price
we pay for free food.

Look, all I know is that between
the stunt Gray's pulling

and these flyers, we could have
a problem keeping order.

- Is this all of the pallets?
- Almost.

They're numbered one through 1 2.

One through five is food.
And this dried fish stuff.

Six and eight,
we've got medical supplies, water.

Ten, 11, 1 2,
grain, blankets and fuel.

That leaves seven and nine still
missing, but we've got people looking.

We need to get this off the street
before there's nothing left to protect.

Yeah, you're right.

My customers need that.
You are taking everything.

With those airdrops, there's no telling
what's out there to trade.

- We got to be ready.
- Well, what about me?

We had a deal, Jonah.

You'd bring me things,
and I'd give you a cut.

Now you just take.

Mitchell Cafferty, that is not yours.

Easy big fella. Take it easy.

Gracie...

Mitchell and the guys
don't see our arrangement

the way I do.

If it were up to them, they'd just
come in here and snap your neck.

But I don't want to see that happen.

Let's go.

Long time no see, Johnston.

It was supposed to be longer.

Gracie, we've got
all this food out here.

We sure could use a place
to distribute it.

The only thing is you'd have to stop
doing business with Jonah.

We have a deal.

Had a deal.

The one you broke.

I'm in.

That stays.

And this.

Come on. Come on.

It's good to have you back,
Mayor Green.

Well, those prices
you've been charging,

those are gonna have to stop.

Hey, look, we just need a place
to store the food.

- Well, how am I gonna make a living?
- Hey.

If you don't like it,
there's always Jonah.

I like it.

Well, in that case,
it's good to have you back too, Gracie.

Look.

Isn't it great?

Hey, hey, hey,
you don't know if that's okay.

Well, it's not Teuscher,
but in a pinch.

I mean, you don't know if it's safe.

Well, if the chocolate
didn't impress you, maybe this will.

It's a generator.

So we can get power back
and communications.

Listen, take my truck
and go tell Jake.

But do we have to give up
all the food?

It's not our food. It's the town's food.

The town that was gonna blow
that bridge and leave us?

That town?

A, they didn't blow up the bridge,

and, B, you were on
the other side of it at the time.

Take the truck and go tell Jake.

We're not sharing the chocolate.

We can fit all the food
into Gracie's store.

Good. Good.

Regarding the medical supplies,

would you guys mind?

I'll go to the clinic
and give them to April.

Thank you.

So are we going to see you
for Thanksgiving?

Well, I think Mary and I
will spend it together.

Well, you're always welcome.

Football starts at 3.

Thanks, but I don't want to put
you guys in an awkward position.

You could've thought of that before
you moved in with your mistress

and left your wife with us.

I better get back to Main Street.

Thanks, son.

Yeah, now it feels like the holidays.

Why do you keep acting
like it's no big deal?

I don't. I'm also trying not to act
like a hypocrite.

This is nothing like
what we went through.

Oh, no?

I seem to recall
when my mother thought

your name was "the other woman."

And I ignored her,
just the way Eric's ignoring us.

Now if this is so different,
I'm not seeing it.

It is different
because we were barely in our 20s.

She wasn't your wife.

And she wasn't pregnant.

April's pregnant.

She's a few months along.

Does Eric know?

April made me promise
not to tell him.

So then you're mad at Eric

over something
he doesn't even know about?

That bag of rice could feed
this whole crowd.

They'd like to know
when they'll see some.

Well, odd as it might seem to you,
Gray,

we're trying to come up with a plan
to distribute this stuff fairly.

It might have to last us
through winter.

Through the winter?

My family's hungry, not when
you decide it's okay for them.

This might be the last food we get.

Yeah?
Well, we're not getting it, Jake.

- You are.
- Look, we're hungry too.

Bill, Bill, nobody here
is taking anything.

If you'll just wait, you'll find
there's plenty of this to go around.

It may come as a surprise
to some of you Greens,

but many of us
can think for ourselves.

It is like Filene's Basement out here.

- Never mind.
- Where's Stanley?

He's back at the farm.
We found two more parachutes.

- One of them has a generator.
- What are we doing here?

Where is it?

It was right here.

Let's try this way.

Oh, my God.

Stanley.

Hey, what happened?

Jonah.

Nobody grabs a gun
until we have a plan.

- Jonah could have killed Stanley.
- But he didn't.

And I'm not getting us into a firefight
unless I can get us out. All of us.

Look, why don't I go down there
with Jimmy and Bill and talk to him?

All due respect, Eric, hell no.

Look, Jonah knows
he's outnumbered.

If we let him know our intent,
he will listen to reason.

Yeah, let's talk to him

because that's worked out
so well in the past.

If you had shut Jonah down
when I told you to,

we wouldn't be having
this conversation.

We need that generator.
Without it, we're stuck in the 1800s.

The longer we wait, the longer
Jonah has to hide it or to trade it off.

Look, it's now or not at all.

Nobody moves on the compound
unless I say so.

Nobody shoots unless I say so.

Are we clear?

- Yes, sir.
- All right then, let's load up.

- I'll take Jimmy and Bill with me.
- You sit this one out, Gray.

I have Jonah to worry about.

I don't need somebody shooting me
in the back.

Maybe Dad will be home in time
for our first Christmas together.

He'll be here. Won't he, Mom?

Yes, he will.

You know what
I'm most thankful for?

Being reminded of how many excuses
you always made for him.

Doctor said no concussion so...

That thick skull of yours
finally came in handy.

Where do you think you're going?

- After Jonah.
- No, you aren't.

Stanley, please, don't go.

Stanley, if anything happened
to you...

Think of Bonnie.

- Where are you going?
- To get the generator.

- From Jonah?
- Yeah.

Slow down.
We can think of a better way.

It's too late.

Even if you get the generator,
it won't end there.

You push my father, Jake,
he'll push back.

What do you want me to do?

- I've got Jonah.
- What about those pallets?

- I don't see them.
- Maybe they're gone already.

Maybe not.

They're on that flatbed.

Okay.

- Hey, hey.
- Yeah, yeah, here we come.

Jonah.

Johnston.

Give us the generator.
You keep everything else.

I've got no idea
what you're talking about.

Let us take a look around.
I'll show you.

Sorry. Private property still means
something out here.

Now, if I still had a way
of making a living at Gracie's Market,

this might be
a different conversation.

Open or we're coming through.

Those supplies dropped for everyone,
not just you.

You don't get to decide
for the rest of us.

I'm looking out for the town.
What about you?

Who do you think saved Jericho
from those mercenaries?

I'm hanging on to the genny.
We'll call it even.

This doesn't end well for either of us,
Jonah.

Let's get ready.

They're taking the genny.

They're taking the truck out.

- Who the hell...?
- Don't shoot.

What the hell were you thinking?

You could've gotten killed
and Jonah wouldn't have hurt me.

What? What about Mitchell?

He almost shot you.
Hell, we almost shot you.

But you didn't, Jake.

In high school,
you would've been with me.

We're not kids anymore.

Why don't you just say "good job"?

What? No.

I know that's what you're thinking.

- I'll put these back on my way out.
- Wait up, son.

I gotta go. I told Mary
I'd be back an hour ago.

Well, she's waited this long.
She can wait five more minutes.

Grab a chair.

Now, son, we both know
that marriage is hard.

A little late for this speech, Dad.

Well, fine, I'll just fast-forward
to the next one.

Fatherhood is harder.

- What are you talking about?
- April's pregnant.

I just found out myself.

And I gotta hear this from you?

Well, I shouldn't be
the one telling you.

I'll probably be in the doghouse
until next Thanksgiving,

but I thought you ought to know.

- Well, I had no idea.
- Now you do.

And now you need to do
the right thing.

I have, Dad.
I tried to work things out.

Try harder.

Look, a bad marriage doesn't
get better because you add a kid.

No. No, it doesn't.

But you are gonna have
to stop thinking about yourself first.

You give up that right
when you bring a child into this world.

Son, you and April had the bad luck

to fall out of love at the same time,
but you can get that back.

You're not hearing me, Dad.

I don't think I ever loved April.

I love Mary.

And I have to trust that.

My old friend iodine.

Okay. So, what do I do here?

Just dab the cotton ball in the iodine.

Put the cotton ball on the cut.

Gently, please.

I'm sorry. I'm not very good at this.

You know, I'm gonna be okay, so...

No, the doctor said that we had to
clean the wounds twice a day.

So come on,
please, off with the shirt.

What, do I got to close my eyes?

Oh, my God. You're...

What?

You're blushing.

It's a reaction to the iodine, okay?

It's a reaction to having your shirt off
in front of me.

Don't flatter yourself.

Come on, come on. I am not done.

Please. Off with the shirt.

You know, I'd guess
a lot of things about you,

but being shy in front of women
wasn't one of them.

If we're gonna do this,

can we at least talk about
something else?

- Like what?
- I don't know...

What do you usually do
on Thanksgiving?

My mom and I go to a resort
in Punta Mita.

That's Mexico.

Why? What do you do?

Watch football. Eat turkey.

Take a nap.
Like everybody else, I guess.

Well, you're missing out.

Lounging by the infinity pool.

Watching the surfer boys.

And sipping what most experts
would agree

is the world's finest
mango margarita.

Sounds fun.

Un-American, but fun.

It was.

You're all set.

Sorry you had to suffer through that.

What's the plan, Jonah?

If I have to answer to you, Mitchell,
we're in deeper trouble than I thought.

You don't have to answer to me.

You have to answer to them.

Hey, I always find a way.

Not today, you didn't.

They outplayed us, once.
It happens.

No, they didn't outplay us.
She outplayed you.

Are you mad
that I didn't let you take the shot?

That I didn't let you
kill my daughter?

You're getting soft, Jonah.

And your mistakes are costing us.

Saving Emily was no mistake.

What about letting Mayor Green
kick you out of town?

I mean, come on, for God...

You were taking orders
from Gracie Leigh this morning.

Hey, all you need to remember is

I'm the guy that keeps
saving your ass.

You think you can do
a better job than me?

You gonna make your move?

I didn't think so.

Let's go.

Think we should hold on
to these parachutes?

- I mean, they're pretty trashed.
- Why not?

You can make some of those pants
you used to wear in high school.

Hey.

What's that?

Looks like a microchip.

What's it for?

I don't know.

But I know who to ask.

They're called R-F-l-Ds.
Radio Frequency Identifiers.

- It's like a barcode, right?
- Yeah.

You know, if we had the equipment,
we could find out who sent them here.

How do you know about this,
Mr. Hawkins?

I read a lot, Eric.

- Why are they in the chutes?
- They're used for tracking inventory.

Mostly by big, global companies.
And by one military.

- China?
- No, the U.S.

These chutes,
they're from our Air Force.

Let me get this straight.

We're talking about
Vietnam-era planes

flying through Kansas air space
doing a Chinese drop,

and they're using
U.S. Air Force equipment to do it?

Sounds about right.

- In what world does that make sense?
- Ours.

Stanley?

- Stanley?
- In the kitchen.

You are not supposed to be up.

You know, I don't have a turkey,
but I do have tequila.

What about mangoes?

You know, I've never seen a mango.

But I have Tang.

"Instant Tang"?

So in honor of your first Thanksgiving
here in Jericho,

I've made what some critics
believe to be

the world's finest Tang-o Margaritas.

Oh, that's awesome.

Hey.

Listen, your father's
not a hundred percent,

so no roughing up the passer.

- Are you kidding?
- What?

All of it, the football.
The Thanksgiving dinner.

- I mean...
- What about it?

Well, we're just holding on
to these traditions

like nothing happened out there?

We're holding on to these traditions
because of what happened out there.

Oh, son, good to see you made it.

Yeah, I'm not staying.

I was wondering
if I could talk to April.

Sure.

So it's over.

Yeah.

When were you planning
on telling me about the baby?

When I knew it wouldn't affect
your decision.

I didn't want you to stay with me
because of the baby, Eric.

I think we're the only two people
that agree on that.

Great.

Why did you come here?

I came here to tell you
that I'm sorry for what I did,

but I can't live a lie anymore.

And I'll do whatever it takes
to take care of that baby.

Why should I believe you?

You don't have to believe me.

I'll just be there.

I think that's it.

How do we know this thing
isn't some kind of bomb?

Well, Gray's still alive,
so let's risk it, huh?

Thanks for your help, Mr. Hawkins.

Sorry to take you away
on Thanksgiving.

Yeah.

Hey, you know what, Bill?

Could you hold off?

Just give me ten minutes.

No problem.

Thanks.

Guess we have one less dish
to wash.

Did you know about all this?
Eric and Mary?

You don't have to answer that.

I knew a little.

Think it'll work out?

He says she makes him happy.

I don't know. What if
she doesn't make him happy?

Is he gonna leave her too?

Dad, it's not your problem.

I know, I know.

It's just, my one goal
when I was raising you boys was that,

even when things got tough,
you made the right choices.

- Hi, Emily.
- Hey.

Glad you could make it.

You missed the football.

I didn't want to show Jake up.

Really?

Hey, Jake?

Honey, put Emily next to you.

Thank you.

God, I hope April has a girl.

Hey.

I'm sorry.

That might have flown two hours ago.

I know. I know, but wait.

Look, will you come with me?

There's something
I want to show you.

Please.

Hey, Bill.

Thanks. Go ahead.

You see that?

See that?

That's what Daddy
did at work today.