Jericho (2006–2008): Season 1, Episode 4 - Walls of Jericho - full transcript

Previously on Jericho:

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

- Are we under attack?
- Could have been a test, an accident...

I know you're telling people
it was an accident,

but if it was an attack, sheriff,

and there's chaos out there,

you might not want the wrong people
knowing Jericho is still here.

Dale Turner's mother died tonight
in another explosion.

Atlanta.

Oh, my God.

Won't the rain clear
the radiation out of the air?



Yes, and bring it straight down
on Jericho. A direct, concentrated hit.

Anyone exposed too long...

How do you know about radiation,
Mr. Hawkins?

- Stanley.
- No. Hey, hey, no.

Stanley, don't touch her.

How do you know the
rain's radioactive?

Denver's pretty far away.

We don't know
how many bombs there were.

Oh, my God. We got something.

Are they just reporting
or are they behind it?

Maybe we're being invaded.

If this country is at war,
we need to know it.

More than electricity or food,
this town needs information.

- We can't just sit here in the dark.
- He's right. It makes us too vulnerable.



We could organize a group,
send them out in every direction.

- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
- Let's hope not.

I'm telling you, it's the Midwest. From
the skyline, I'm thinking Cincinnati.

I wish we could read
the license plates.

Well, let's make Cincinnati
a question mark.

- Jake.
- Stanley. Hey, Bonnie.

- Anything new?
- Not since yesterday.

Shep and Gray should
have been back by now.

Our radios went silent
about 50 miles out.

God, makes you wonder what
happened to whoever shot this.

I think that might have been
the last thing they ever saw.

Generator's running out of gas.
We're gonna lose the TV.

I'll take care of it.

How can you?

Gas pumps don't work at the station.
Power down.

Look, I don't want you to worry.

Sorry, folks.
We're closing early tonight.

- Take a flashlight. It's dark out there.
- What? It's only 9:30.

Well, you heard her. Let's move it,
folks. Time to go home.

Let's move it out.

Come on, now.

Hey.

Hey. Is the generator out?

No, out of booze.

Any more images?

No, just the same loop.

Come on, I'll walk you home.

Where do you live?

That way.

So is it weird
being home after so long?

A little bit.

I still can't get used to Bailey's
without the mechanical bull.

Stanley must have cried when they
took that out. He had the record.

When did the Pizza Garden
become the Cyberjolt Caf??

Oh, when the health department
shut down the Pizza Garden.

- What?
- You liked the Pizza Garden?

I used to work there.
Washing dishes.

Well, you must not have done
a very good job.

That came from the alley.

It's the pharmacy.

You should go get some help.

Help.

Jake.

- Who is he?
- I don't know.

- Help me get him out of here.
- Not without gloves or a HAZMAT suit.

Well, we gotta get him
to a doctor now.

- Is that radiation sickness?
- I think it might be.

- Heather. Heather, get her out.
- Okay. Let's go.

- Come on, Bill.
- Let's go.

- Help us.
- I'm not touching him.

- Not me. He could be contagious.
- Oh, God.

He's not contagious, Bill.

I'm sorry, Stanley.

What if it was me lying here?
Would you walk away then?

We could get sick
touching that guy.

It's not like with you, Stanley.
We don't even know who this guy is.

I just stopped by Bailey's to check
on the TV signal.

Can't you cut your husband
some slack?

And that took three hours?

I was only there for like an hour.

We're in a state of emergency, Eric.

I'm aware of that, April.

Dr. Peterson's gone to Kansas City
to look for his daughter

and Dr. Hoder's worked
the last 24 hours.

I'm here now.
What do you want from me?

And you decided to go have a beer.

I've got a baby on a ventilator
and the generator's almost out of gas.

Well, don't you have a hand pump?

Who'd pump it?

Out of the way. Out of the way.

Out of the way.

April, he's having trouble breathing.

Get him in Room 3.

Who is that?

Who's in there?

Hello?

Who is that?

It's just me, Mrs. Leigh.

Dale. What are you up to?
You scared me to death.

- It was supposed to be a surprise.
- What?

Where did you get all this?

The train that never showed up,

it smashed into a car.
There's a ton of food just sitting on it.

It's just about five miles
outside of town.

Well, we can't just take it.
It's not ours.

Not all of it, anyway.

Well, the town took your food.

- Well, it was an emergency.
- And so is this.

To hell with them.

Who is this man?
Does anyone recognize him?

Not so far.

Those burns.

Does that mean that
he was close to the blast?

Why did he come to Jericho?
It's a hell of a way from Denver.

Maybe he's related
to someone in town.

Then why break in to the pharmacy?

- Any ID?
- No.

Just some keys.
He doesn't even have a wallet.

- Is he gonna be okay?
- Depends on the dose that he got.

Son, you and Stanley
should go wash up.

Those clothes
might be contaminated.

- There's a shower down the hall.
- Hey.

Dad, we got another situation.

There's not much more gas
in the generator here,

and Bailey's went dark tonight.

That was the only satellite dish
in town getting a signal.

Our only link to the outside world.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

We're gonna have to get people
to siphon gas out of their cars.

What if more come?

There's not enough gas
to keep the clinics going.

You saying we ought
to turn them away?

No, I'm saying
we have limited resources.

Well, for right now let's just
get as much gas as we can.

Some of the nurses are spooked.
They're worried about contamination.

Honey, I'll do anything
I can to help you.

If you could keep an eye on this baby.
Then I can see to the other patients.

Sure.

I hope to God the power doesn't go.

Look, we'll do everything we can,
until we can't.

Dad, it's Sam.

Dad, I'm thirsty. Are you in there?

Any word from Shep or Gray?

No, mayor.
Still can't get them on the radio.

Maybe they got captured
by those tanks Stanley saw.

Those tanks are probably
just National Guard, okay?

You don't know that.
They could be China...

They could be China.
They could be Iran.

Al Qaeda. North Korea.

Anybody who hates us.

They could be coming here,
and what's our line of defense?

You're looking at it.

Jake?

I had to take a shower.

- Go ahead.
- No, I did. I just took a shower.

- Right.
- So, what's up?

April said that the medical center was
running low on gas for the generator,

and it occurred to me that if we had
a length of hose and a funnel

we could siphon gas
out of our cars.

Then it occurred to me there's all that
gas in the tanks at Murthy's gas station,

and if we get enough suction,
we could get all the gas we wanted.

Would a water pump do it?

Bonnie?

This could be my brother.
Is this how they die?

Stanley didn't get it this bad.

He could still get cancer.

No, we don't know that.

Don't worry about me. I'll be fine.

Take care of him.

I'm gonna have to put him on
a ventilator. It'll use power, but...

But the baby has the better chance.
Save the generator for the baby.

Hey, hey, hey.
What about him?

Give him something for the pain.
Keep him comfortable.

- Sit back and watch him die?
- I don't like it

but that's the most
rational option we have now.

Unless you can think
of something better.

Will your generator
last until morning?

I think so.

Give me until then.

Can you tell me your name?

Victor

Miller.

Victor.

Victor, you're in a medical clinic.
Okay, we're gonna take care of you.

No. No.

They're coming.

They're... They're coming.

So how long do you think
he'll be unconscious?

Could be a long time.

If he ever wakes up again.

Who are "they"? Who's coming?

Well, maybe he saw passengers
from one of those planes.

He could have meant terrorists.

Unless he wakes up, we don't know
what kind of danger we're in.

For right now,
hire as many deputies as you can.

Use them to help you get gas.
The clinic's running low.

But it's not my gas.
It belongs to Noraco.

It's no use to anyone.

Without electricity,
the pumps don't even work.

And we'll leave you an IOU
for the 500 gallons.

I could be fired.

With all due respect,
who's gonna fire you?

It's a different world now,
Mr. Murthy.

All right, get them open.
Stanley will be here any second.

They're never coming back.

District manager, any of them.

Are they?

No.

Shortly after my mother died, my
husband was transferred to St. Louis.

It was hard to leave Memphis
because it was our home,

but eventually we learned to love it.

- How did your mother die?
- MS.

Allie, what area of St. Louis
are we from?

- Kirkwood.
- Which is where?

Near Powder Valley. Lots of hiking,
trails and nature. We love to hike.

Sam, where did you go to school?

The Crow School.

Crow Island School.
We've gone over this so many times.

Then we'll go over it again
and again until we get it right.

Mom?

You know what?
I can't keep doing this.

- Keep Samuel in. I've got my story.
- Hey.

We lived in a two-bedroom house,
we drove a Volvo.

We had a stay-at-home mom,
which is bull,

she worked all the time
because our dad was never around.

Upstairs. Go on.

- You got a minute?
- Of course.

You probably heard
the sheriff's been killed

along with three more of our men.

- I heard. I'm sorry for your loss.
- Thank you.

Well, we're down
to just me and Bill,

and neither of us is trained
for a emergency.

I don't think anyone
is prepared for this.

We need a few more deputies,

and I thought since you were
a cop in St. Louis and all...

No. It's a flattering offer,
but I'm still settling my family.

It would just be for the time being.

Look, Mr. Hawkins,
people are on edge.

All right, we've got break-ins,
and kids vandalizing.

We just need more manpower to show
people there's still law in this town.

All right. When do I start?

You're already on the clock.

We're asking everyone in town
to donate five gallons of gas.

Sorry, honey. I need my car.

Look, Gracie, if the clinic goes down,
people could die.

I sympathize, Eric, but I already
gave this town my whole store.

Someone else can donate gas.

- Bill.
- What's up?

I'm gonna head to the clinic with what
I've got. How are things on your end?

It's not looking good. We're still
90 gallons short at the clinic.

People are scared, Eric.
They're hoarding.

Maybe we can't afford
to be so polite.

Couldn't find an empty pesticide
container. I thought this tank might do.

No, no, no. We can't use steel.
There's too much risk of static.

One spark,
the whole thing could blow.

Don't have time
to look for something else.

Well... Well, who's gonna fill it?

- Do you wanna draw straws?
- I'll do it. You've got Bonnie.

Don't be a martyr. I've already
been irradiated. I'm doomed.

No. We're gonna live
to be 100, remember?

Our pacts never work out.

Let's do this
before we think too much.

Get off the truck, Stanley.
Get off the truck.

Back up.

Hey, Allison.
This place has been a zoo all day.

- It's $1.69.
- Okay.

- You got the last bag of corn chips.
- I'll give you 20 for them.

- She picked them up first.
- Fine, I'll give you the 20.

Or how about this? I'm having a party.
Give me the chips, then I'll invite you.

- I don't even know you.
- So?

Not like there's anything else to do.

You're awesome. Come by any time.

- It's the house at the top of the Pines.
- Okay. Well, thanks, I guess.

Hi.

Oh, God.

The generator's down.
Somebody call April. Hurry.

We've lost all his machines.
He's not breathing.

I've got to get to the baby,
and I only have one hand pump.

You used to be a nurse, Gail.
You'll do fine.

Let's go.

Keep a steady pace.

Guys. We have a problem. It's stuck.

No, no, no.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Don't feel bad. I'll loosen it up.

No. The gas has been sloshing
around in there, building up fumes.

- If you force the cap...
- What do you wanna do?

With all the static electricity built up,

we could blow the thing
to kingdom come.

That was dumb.

Okay, get that to him. Let's go.

I can't get a heartbeat.

Let's go.

All right, got it. Go, Stanley.

How's he doing?

He was down for about two minutes.

I need help with the cardiac feed.

See that black switch?
Can you turn that on?

Oh, right. I invited you.

Yeah, but, you know, I don't...
I don't have to...

No, forget it. Come in.

Hey, where's April?

Come on. Come on.

April.

I got 75 gallons of gas.
For the generator.

Thanks.

But we got it covered.

Sky, look who invited himself.

Just put it over there.

Why are you such a jerk when
you're with your friends?

- Did I interrupt a lovers' spat?
- Stop it, Lisa.

You know what?
I wanna go home.

I only came here
because you begged me to.

Just go home.

Victor?

Victor, it's okay.

April. April.

Vic.

Victor, you said they're coming.
Who's coming?

They need help.

Who does? Who needs help?

Twenty from Denver.

Where are they, huh?
Where are they?

- Lake...
- A lake?

Boat... Boat dock.

A lake with a boat dock.
A lake with a boat dock.

What road is it on?
Do you remember?

They have my daughter.

April!

Can I help you? Hey, turn that down.

We had a complaint
you're using too much power.

- And?
- And? Party's over.

You can't do this.
This is a private home.

All right, everybody pack it up.

How much gas are you
using to run this place?

None of your business.
It's my generator. It's my gas.

Right.

- Could you grab my purse...?
- Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Just go home.

Jimmy. Jimmy.

You gotta get over here.
We found Shep's truck.

Bill.

No sign of Shep.

But look what I found inside.

Looks like Victor Miller
forgot his wallet.

Is this the man
you were talking about?

The stranger in the hospital?

Yeah. You recognize him?

No. I just think we should ask him
what he did with your friend Shep.

April, we need to talk to Victor Miller.

- He's unconscious.
- You need to wake him up.

No.

Still the same stuff.

Look at all the people running.

What if they come here?

- Hey.
- You worked a miracle.

Generator's full.
We can go three more days.

- Great. Three days.
- Hey.

Everything's gonna be all right.

You know, when you say it,
I almost believe it.

Eric, you there?

Go, Jimmy.

We found Shep's truck.
Meet us at the clinic.

I'm on my way.

It doesn't matter.
We have to go look for his family.

- Why did he have Shep's truck?
- We need to know what he did.

I know, but we can't just
torture a dying man.

No one is torturing anyone.

We could give him
a shot of adrenaline.

It'll wake him up enough
to question him.

He's dying of third-degree burns.
It'd be waking him up on fire.

Our people are dying out there.
Shep may already be dead.

- We need to protect ourselves, Jake.
- To protect ourselves from this.

Jake. Shep, he's one of us.

We need to find out
what this guy did to him.

He is gonna die anyway.
But he could save some people's lives.

Eric.

- I'd like to do this myself.
- No, no, no. I'm not leaving him.

- Okay.
- Okay.

What's going on in there?

- They're asking him questions.
- Like hell they will. It's my patient.

- Let go of me.
- We need information.

- No right.
- He could be a murderer.

That gives you the power
to do anything that you want?

Yes.

Yes.

Victor. It's gonna be okay.

- We'll make this quick, all right?
- Hey.

The car you drove here,

did someone give it to you?

No, no.
It was on the side of the road.

- Okay.
- It was running.

Okay. Okay.
But was there anybody in it?

No.

I had to help them.

Where are they? Do you remember
anything else about the lake?

- It burns.
- Was it off a dirt road?

- It burns.
- He needs morphine.

Is your daughter at Bass Lake?

- Yes. Please. Please.
- He needs morphine, Jake.

Hey.

We said families only.

Why...?

Why did you go back to Denver?

I couldn't let them die.

Well, that was a mistake, Victor.
Because now we are a man down.

No. Someone flipped.

Traitor. There's a traitor.

Do you know who it was?

Come on, man. Tell me.
Vic, who was it?

Tell me. Do you know who it was?

You know.

He's gone.

We had to do it.

I thought you were going
to a party, hon.

You're worth 10 of her.

- Ten of who?
- Skylar Stevens.

She's not a bad person.

We're not like them.

They can be nice sometimes,

but don't be fooled.

That's what my mom used to say.

Well, she was a smart lady.

You scared?

Because I remember when
I did something wrong,

waiting for my old man
to come home.

Baby, what you did today,

that wasn't just you going to a party.

It wasn't. You put your mother,

your brother,

all of us at risk.

Do you hear?

And if you pull something
like this again,

girl, you have no idea
how scared you'll be.

I need a few volunteers.

There's a group of people
just outside of town that...

No way, man.
It's too dangerous out there.

They're at Bass Lake.
They may have radiation sickness.

We need to bring them here and get
them to the clinic before it's too late.

- Turn it back on.
- You've seen it.

You've seen it a hundred times.
A man just died in our clinic.

Our clinic.

He was traveling with his daughter
and about 20 other people.

All right, it could have been Shep,
or Gray.

Or any of us.

They need our help.

Are we gonna help them?

Or are we just gonna sit here watching
the same three images over and over?

Jake.

I'll donate gas if you need
to fill your car to get them.

- Thank you, Mary.
- I'll go with you.

Thank you.

Anybody else?

- I'll go with you, Jake.
- I'll go.

- Yeah, me too.
- Thank you.

Earlier today we buried 20 people,

refugees from Denver.

People we... We didn't know,

but were prepared
to welcome into our town.

Unfortunately, they died of radiation
poisoning before we could reach them.

For those people from Denver,
and for our own people,

for Sheriff Dawes
and Deputy Riley,

for Deputy Connor
and Deputy Salem,

for people out there somewhere
we know nothing about

who might be
suffering and dying right now,

I ask that we take
a moment of silence.

If you've lost a loved one,
would you please stand?

If someone you love is missing,
would you join those standing?

We stand because we know
that every life matters.

We have to fight for every life,

even when it seems hopeless,

even when we're afraid,

because the battle ahead
isn't just for our survival,

it's for our humanity.

I think we're gonna be okay.

Jake.

- Hey.
- Hey.

You're a good man for trying
to help someone you didn't even know.

- Hey, you thirsty again?
- No.

Just couldn't sleep.

Where did you go to school, Sam?

Crow Island.

Who is your dad?

You.

Who loves you more
than anything in the world?

You.

And Sam,

who is always
gonna take care of you?

Mommy.