Jericho (2006–2008): Season 1, Episode 6 - 9:02 - 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 is still here.

The unfortunate truth is, there was
another explosion in Atlanta.

So do we have a plan?

I will talk to April. Tonight.

Secrets of a small town.

Divorce papers.

I had them drawn before up
the bombs went off. I don't want it.

The train that never showed up,
it smashed into a car.



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

If I knew anything
I would tell your mayor.

- Hello?
- This is Assistant Secretary Walsh

from the Department
of Homeland Security.

Stay where you are.
Do not attempt to leave.

- What's going on?
- Everybody calm down, all right?

We'll have it back in a second.

Are those ours or theirs?

They're headed up. Must be ours.

Nearest missile silo is in Wyoming,
a hundred miles away.

So this is it? We're at war?

- Dad?
- I want you to get your mom

and Samuel down here
and you wait for me until I come out.

- What are you...?
- No, now, baby, now!



If we're sending missiles,
they must have figured out

- who attacked us.
- God bless America.

Could have decided to take out
the usual suspects.

There could be more missiles
headed in our direction.

Well, is this the federal response
we've all been waiting for?

What happened?

Robert, the circuit breaker.

Wasn't the breaker. It was an EMP.

It's an electro-magnetic pulse.

Fries anything with a circuit board.

That means all electronics,
appliances, anything with wires.

Does that mean another bomb
has gone off somewhere?

- What the hell was that?
- It was an EMP.

- Everything is dead.
- Well, is help on its way or not?

I don't think so.

- Dumb kids.
- Hey, slow down.

- Let go!
- What's the matter with you, huh?

Dale, hey, whoa.
What are you doing?

He broke our window. You saw him.

- Hey!
- Dale.

- Thanks a lot.
- Dale, hold up.

- What?
- You all right?

They tried to break in to the store
twice this week.

Oh, that's terrible.

You got a problem?

Not me. Dale's my buddy.
Right, Dale?

You can't go shoving people
in the street.

If you've got a problem,
take it up with Jimmy or Bill.

- All they'll do is write a report.
- All right, well then come to me.

I can take care of myself.

There's got to be an easier way.

Maybe we can rig
the washing machine

to work with the hand crank.

I'll be back tonight.

Where are you going, Dad?

- To the station.
- So why you heading off to play cop?

People are starting
to react to the fact

that no one is coming
to save them. Okay? No one.

Because the world we knew
does not exist anymore.

So if we can't keep order,
we will not survive.

Allison, give me a minute
with your father.

- Mama, I just...
- Now.

What are you doing scaring our kids

- about the end of the world?
- They have to understand

- what's going on.
- You haven't been around

for four years.

I'm the parent here. Okay?
I'll decide what they need.

We cannot have photos up that might
raise questions about us as a family.

I'm not in this.

Get rid of them, Darcy.

People are trespassing on my land.

Well, we don't have the resources
to patrol the whole town, Carla.

Keep an eye on your own property.

Ash Street's got a busted water main.
My whole front lawn is flooded.

- I'm trying to get some men on that.
- Where's Mayor Green?

He is home recuperating from the flu.

Then who's running this town?

The mayor is still in charge.

And you know, these guys are doing
the best job they can with a short staff.

- Who the hell are you?
- He is a volunteer and a deputy.

Now settle down,
and we'll get to you.

But you have to be patient.

Please.

How's your brother?

Eric pretty much keeps to himself.

Spends a lot of time at work
making sure the town stays on its feet.

Really? That's odd.

I just figured he'd be spending
a little more time with his wife.

You know, now that they've
lost the house and all.

They seem pretty happy together.

Mitchell, wait up.

Looking good, Mary.

We are not doing this again,
Mitch. You're not welcome here.

Come on.
After everything that's happened?

I'm just looking for a cold beer.

We haven't served cold anything
in a long time.

Just give me whatever you got.

Or I'll get it myself.

You might want to rethink that.

Everyone thought you
went up in the blast.

But I knew you'd find a way
to survive.

Oh, come on, let's not do it like this.

Besides, anyone should have
a grudge, it's me. Right?

I mean, you left me holding
the bag when you blew town.

You know what, you're right.

Don't make me kick your ass again.

Is everything all right?

You travel with your own
personal bodyguard?

- It's probably not a bad idea.
- What's the trouble here?

Oh, no trouble. We're just
two old friends catching up.

Well, maybe you should do that
some other place.

And some other time.

I'll see you soon. Right, pal?

- Hey, Mom.
- Hi. What are you doing home?

I'm just snagging another
citation ledger.

I've taken more complaints the last few
days than we normally do in a month.

Jake and I are going to the ranch
to feed the horses in a little bit.

If you'd like to join us,
maybe we could talk.

Oh, I'm sorry, I can't.

With Dad down, I'm struggling to make
sure things don't fall apart out there.

How about things closer to home?

What's that supposed to mean?

How are you and April doing?

Why, did she say something?

Eric.

How's Johnston?

I wish I had better news.

His fever's getting worse.

I'll try to dig up a stronger course
of antibiotics at the med center

but we're running low on supplies.

God, if I could just get him
to eat something.

- Can you stay?
- Don't worry about me, Mom.

There's a box of protein bars at
the station. I'll just grab one of those.

Okay.

If you wait ten minutes,
maybe we could walk together.

I gotta go.
There's an important meeting.

Then that's where you should be.

We'll talk tonight.

Damn. Maybe we can put
in a new starter.

Where are we gonna find
a starter that works?

Uncle Sam!
To what do we owe the pleasure?

Can you please not call me that?

What did she say?

She says she likes your shoes.

Thank you.

I have a proposition.

The hotel I was staying in closed

and since you owe
the government more than

a hundred and eighty
thousand dollars...

No one's heard from
the government in weeks.

Consider me the government.

Fine, then I still get
to call you Uncle Sam.

- Nice watch.
- It's a Rolex.

- You got the time?
- It's...

It just stopped working after
the pulse, just like everyone else's.

Well, how about I pay you
when it starts up again?

You're being an idiot.

I am trying to give you
the chance to protect your interests.

You're too kind.

Okay, here's the deal.
You let me stay here,

and I will deduct my room and board
from what you owe the IRS.

Fine, fine. Why not?
I can use an extra field hand

you can help Bonnie
with the cooking and washing.

Maybe you don't understand
the nature of a deal.

I don't do housework.

- Is that a cockroach?
- We don't have cockroaches here.

Well, it landed right on me.

It's probably attracted to all
that chicken crap in the yard.

Stanley, what's wrong?

What have you got there?

Rap sheet on Mitchell Cafferty.

Armed robbery, assault,
gun trafficking.

Yeah. Mitch isn't one
of Jericho's finest.

What do you know about him?

Well, he hasn't given us
trouble in a while.

Stays on the edge of town in a sort
of compound with a bunch of guys.

Like survivalists?

I guess. Why are you so interested?

Oh, he was in Bailey's this morning.
Had some words with your brother.

Looked like there was
a bit of history there.

What did Jake do about it?

Kept his cool. Didn't engage.

Well, it's best we leave it alone then.

Like you said, it's history.

Wow, one thing that
hasn't changed, all this.

You remember when
you first started riding?

Took to it like a fish to water.
You know, if you favored your father

a little less and your dinky
Uncle Dennis a little more

you would have been
a hell of a jockey.

Talk to me.

Tired of hearing my own voice.

You okay?

Yeah, just tired.
I'm going to get the water.

Mom! Stay down!

Who are those guys?

I can't believe it's not broken.

I'll get you some aspirin
for the pain and swelling.

I'm sorry I can't offer
anything stronger.

It's okay, honey.
I don't need anything else.

Don't argue with her, Gail.
Doctor's orders.

- Damn bastards.
- Jake, where are you going?

- To find Mitch.
- And then what?

I don't know yet.

Hold on, Jake.
You don't know he's behind it.

- It was him.
- You said yourself

you didn't get a good look.

Now look, you know I would like
nothing better

than to string up the guys who did this,
but that's not the way we do things.

Last time you got mixed up
with Mitch Cafferty

you left town and a boy was dead.

- I'm not that guy anymore.
- Yeah?

Let's just make sure
that it stays that way.

Look, if I don't take care of him,

- he'll come back. He could be out...
- We've got to do this right.

If this family starts breaking the law,
how are we supposed to enforce it?

Gracie, do you still have
those crop pesticides?

Everything I got left is
right there on that shelf.

Thank God. I'm gonna need
everything you got to protect my corn.

Can anyone even eat that corn?
What about that rain we had?

No, it's okay.
The husks kept it safe from the fallout.

It was already mature so the ears
didn't take up any moisture.

You sure about that?

You think I'd let my sister
eat it if I didn't think it was safe?

Do you think I would,
after what I've been exposed to?

I'll give you 20 bushels
for those pesticides.

Well, I was thinking we'd split
the harvest, half-and-half.

Half? What are you, crazy?

Well, how are you
gonna sell your corn?

Give it to me, I'll sell it here,
and we'll share the profit.

Richmond Farm belongs
to the U.S. Treasury.

You're lucky we just
don't commandeer what we need.

I'd like to see you try.

All right. Let's go.

Hey, Eric, what's up?

- Boys.
- Good to see you, man.

What are you up to?

Hey, Mary.

Where the hell have you been?

We think Mitch Cafferty
and his cohorts stole some horses.

I know they were here earlier. Maybe
you might have heard something.

Anything you might know
would really help.

There was a man here
this afternoon.

I heard him say that he bought a horse
from some guys at the airfield.

The airfield. All right. Thanks.

Thanks.

Eric.

The last time I saw you you were
gonna tell your wife about us

and we were gonna start
our life together.

That thought has kept me going.

That was nearly two weeks ago.

I don't know what you're thinking,
I don't know if you're okay.

I don't know if I'm okay, Mary.

I know this is not what I wanted.

I think about you
every minute of every day.

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

I know I'm still married
and I have a wife, and I owe her...

...something.

I don't know what to say, Mary.
I wish I did, but I don't.

It's like a damn infirmary in here.

Thought it'd be at least 20 years
before it came to this.

I'm hot.

Yeah, I bet you didn't expect
a house full of kids, either.

I'm worried about Jake.

So am I.

I don't think I'll ever forget
the night I got that call.

Went out there and saw
that Mitch Cafferty in handcuffs,

that other kid all covered in blood,
and all I could think is:

One of those boys
could have been Jake.

- Oh, hi, Stanley.
- Hi.

Sorry to bother you, Mrs. Green,
Mayor, but I need to talk to you.

What is it?

I found corn worms in my crop.

I know this is a long shot
but I was hoping you'd have

some pesticides out at your ranch.

None of the other farms
can spare them.

No, sorry, Stanley.
Have you tried Gracie's?

Yeah. She won't give them up.

You see, I need to kill these bugs

or I have to harvest
what's good today, or it's all gone.

Does she realize you have
the biggest farm in Jericho?

I mean, if we lose his crops,
we all starve.

We're just gonna have to put
together a crew as quick as we can.

We'll have to figure out
how to ration it.

Hang on a minute.

This is my corn.

Of course it is, Stanley.
It's just now we need you to share.

I mean, we're on our own here,
and the town's nearly out of food.

Well, I'm willing to do my part, mayor,
but I'm not giving up my crop.

Stanley, there'll be plenty enough
for you and Bonnie.

Plenty enough for everyone.

For 5000 people, plus livestock,
for God knows how many months?

I am not the only farm in this town.
Why am I being targeted?

- Stanley, nobody's being targeted.
- It sure doesn't seem that way, sir.

Everybody's laying claim to my crop.
The IRS, Gracie, and now you.

- We're just trying to get...
- All due respect,

I'll take care of it myself.

- Stanley, come and sit down, honey.
- Stanley, come on back here, now.

Hey, girl.

Jake.

Dale, what are you doing here?

I am so sorry. I didn't know.

- Didn't know what?
- Jake!

Jake?

You back away.

Get the hell out of here, Dale.

No. Stick around.
Think of this as initiation.

You've crossed the line.

Excuse me?

You heard me.
Coming to our family's ranch.

I crossed the line?

I went to jail

that night that you bailed on us.

My best friend had
half of his head blown off.

I told you I wasn't
gonna rob anybody.

Oh, come on,
stop acting like an angel.

You come back to settle down?

Raise a family,
maybe do a little farming?

I never planned on staying.

Of course not.
Where you gonna go?

Cars don't work.
We're fresh out of horses.

If you or anybody ever come
near my family again...

...I will kill you.

Now that's the Jake I know.

All right now, get up.

I'm taking you to go see Jonah.

Stop, sheriff!

- Come on.
- Hey!

Don't even move.

- Where's Mitchell?
- Don't know.

I know you, Sean. You're lying.

Dale?

You're next.

What am I gonna do about this?

Can't charge them, and the nearest
judge is in the county seat

and we don't even know
if that exists anymore.

Is this about these kids,
or Mitchell Cafferty?

He stole my mother's horses.

- He could have gotten her killed.
- You had run-ins

with this guy
long before that, Jake.

I read his file.
He's gonna be a problem, right?

Yeah. And now with the sheriff
and half our deputies dead,

Mitchell and his kind are gonna
prey on this town like locusts.

We need to stop them now.

Well, if it's information you want,
the first thing we do is separate them.

- Right, I'll take Sean into the hallway.
- No.

I'll do it.

Get up. We're going for a walk.

Screw that. I don't have to...

Up. Walk.

Some pesticides
got stolen from Gracie's.

Do you know anything about it?

No. I mean, I was there earlier
trying to buy some, but...

But what?

All right, what's going on?
Why are you acting like this?

Gracie came down to the station.
Started raising all kinds of hell.

She says you stole them.

She told you I stole them?

You mind if I take a look around?

Yeah, I do, Bill. This is nuts.

What's going on?

I don't know. One of my best friends
is accusing me of stealing pesticides.

I'm gonna check the barn.

- I didn't say you could go in there.
- Watch it.

It's okay. Just let him do
what he wants to do.

Fine, check the barn.

Check the whole damn house!

Don't know how
you got mixed up with Mitchell,

but you need to stay
away from him. I'm serious.

You could wind up in jail
or a lot worse.

How did you get mixed up with him?

I was stupid and bored,

and looking for trouble.

Are you looking for trouble?

Dale, why are they keeping you here?
What'd you do?

I'm just talking to him.

You can't talk to him
without an attorney.

- I'm not a cop.
- I'm bailing him out anyway.

I know the machines are down,
but you have to take it.

Get out of here.

You're letting me go?

Yeah. I was just trying to talk
some sense into you.

Believe me, you don't want
to go down this road.

I think I know where Mitchell is.

I'll show you.

Dad?

Dad.

Dad?

Come on out here.

Hey!

Are all those cities gone?

What do you think?

- How do you know?
- I don't, for sure.

Okay.

Those are the cities I heard about

through the ham radio,
and the satellite feed, before the EMP.

How come your laptop wasn't
fried like everything else?

It's ruggedized.
It is built to withstand an EMP.

The...

The government issues them, baby.

So you're some kind of spy.

That's why you moved us here.

You knew this was gonna happen.

Why do you have that gun?
What's it for?

Shooting.

And I think it's probably
time you learned how.

You see, the way things are going,

you may have to defend
yourself one day.

Do you understand?

Hey, what's going on?

We were just catching up. Right?

You're clear.

You sure? We can check the fields,

- go through them row by row.
- We got a complaint.

So all you gotta do now
is accuse someone?

- Stanley.
- No.

What about my word, Bill?

I'm just doing my job, man.

- What are you doing?
- I'm gonna burn the field.

Oh, you've completely lost your mind.
What happened to you?

I'm not gonna burn the whole field,
just the infested parts.

Oh, my God, Stanley.
You don't need to do this.

Look, it's the only thing
I can think of.

I got the pesticides.

What are you talking about?

I paid some kids to steal them
from Gracie's store.

We just have to get into town
and pick them up.

You stole the pesticides?

What, am I talking to myself?

I paid someone to steal them.

Gave them my diamond watch.

I can't believe this is
what we've come to.

We didn't really
have a choice, Stanley.

It's every man for himself now.

He's finally asleep.

How are you feeling?

Oh...

...I'm hanging in there.

I'm sorry there isn't
more I can do for him.

That's one obstinate guy in there.

I guess the apple doesn't fall
far from the tree.

Certainly not as far
as Jake's concerned.

But I don't know if I've ever really
thought of Eric as being stubborn.

Hard to reach, then?

Well, he's had a lot on his plate
since the missiles.

Not to mention
your new living arrangement.

Yeah.

It started long before all of this.

I've been where you are.

Putting something back together...

...is never easy.

But somebody's got
to take the first step.

Now, if you wanna fight
for this thing, start fighting.

You need to be smarter about
who you hang out with.

I don't hang out with those guys.
I needed Sean and Mitch

to help me move
some stuff, that's all.

- I didn't know about the horses.
- What did you think, Dale?

You never should have tried
to protect them.

I wasn't. I was trying
to protect Gracie.

What do you mean?

A train crashed full of food supplies.

It's how I keep Gracie's stocked.
I didn't want everyone to know.

It's all in there.

This place was full.
It was stacked to the rafters.

I guess we know who took it.

Gracie.

You get the hell out of my store.
I know you stole from me.

No, I didn't, Gracie. I swear I didn't.

Gracie, how long have you known me?

My whole life, right?
We have to trust each other.

Just let me show you.

Follow me.

You see, Gracie? It's all here.

Nobody stole anything
from anyone, okay?

It was a misunderstanding.

Do you have any idea where
he would have moved it to?

No. No, I don't.

Eric.

You stay here.

Stop right there, Mitchell.

Now put your gun down.

Put your gun down!

Now put your hands up.

Where's the food?

Hey! Stop.

What are you doing?
I said stop!

- Stop!
- Where's the food?

Stop!

So what are we gonna
do about him?

We lock him up for now.

Maybe we can send
someone to Fielding.

- See if the courthouse is still running.
- His friends aren't gonna let this go.

- I can handle it.
- You handled it good back at the barn.

- I should have killed him.
- Stop it, Jake!

You're not that guy anymore.

What about these two?

Now, I can see letting Dale go,
but Sean helped steal the horses.

He's still a boy.

A boy who could have
gotten you killed.

It doesn't matter, Eric,
because I'm not pressing charges.

That cell is too small to hold
everybody who ever made a mistake.

What do you suggest?

Rehabilitation.

Okay. Okay, hold it.

Both fingers wrapped.

Okay, relax. Right.

Okay, breathe. All right.
Stand with your legs like so.

A little further apart. Right.

Now bend your knees, take your sight.

Try to keep your eyes open.

Squeeze.

Good job. Good job. All right.

That's a very good job.

Like that?

You sure this is gonna work?

In theory.

You've never done this before?

Nope.

Well, don't get it on your shoes.

Seriously, get away from me.

Oh, my God. I wish I prayed.

Stanley.

You said you needed to harvest today.

We're here to help.
No strings attached.

Thanks.

Mom.

Well, hello.

I'm really sorry, Mrs. Green.
I'm sorry for everything.

All right. Go make yourselves useful.

Hey.

Forget it.

Uncle Sam.
You ever slept in a barn before?

You know, it's not like
it is in the movies.

It can get pretty fragrant in there

with all the pigs and goats
brushing up against you.

- You're bluffing.
- Try me. Please.

These are for you.

I lost my head, Stanley. I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Any idea what you're doing?

Not a clue.

- Thanks for your help.
- Hey.

This is our home, too.

Yeah.

Is he a good man or a bad man?

Baby, there's no such thing.

Kinda cool, huh?

Yeah. Especially if you like corn.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Tough work, huh?

Yeah.

I was thinking, maybe when
we leave here, we could...

I was gonna say go for a walk,
but we'll be too tired...

April. Stop, please. Okay?

What?

This.

What you're doing.
It's making things worse.

I'm just trying to talk to you,
get you to look at me, something.

Well, three weeks ago,
you were asking about a divorce.

Three weeks ago we lived
on a different planet.

Things have changed.

Well, never mind.

April, wait.

There's always the walk home.

Why don't we start there?
See how we feel.

Jake.

Are you ready for this?

You know he's gonna come for me.

And he's gonna come
looking for you.

There's no running away
this time, Jake.