La Brea (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 12 - The Swarm - full transcript

James took everything from me.

He needs to be stopped.

It's a slow-acting poison.

Levi tried to kill James today.

I don't want you
anywhere near my family.

So he wants to go back
to when I was a kid.

It's called "Project Blue Moon."

But he can't do it
without the journal.

James is obsessed
with getting that journal.

He'll hurt anyone he needs to.

- I would never hurt Caroline.
- I don't believe you!



He killed her!

I don't think he did.
I think it was Kiera.

Stay there. I don't want
anyone else getting hurt.

She's now in charge of Lazarus.

She'll never let you
near that building again.

We can get back inside
if you are willing to trust me.

I still can't get over
how little time I had with her.

I found myself
thinking the same thing

and wondering how
I could've done things differently.

But I am grateful
for the time we had together

even though
we didn't always see eye to eye.

And I'm grateful that we had a son.

So, what happens now?

We honor what your mother wanted.



For you to have a fulfilling life.

Which is why we are gonna take
the building back from Kiera

fix the portal,
and send your family home.

And we're gonna get Ty back.

Yeah.

You think all of this is possible?

I've made contact with an ally
who's offered to help.

We can do this.

I'm certain that together,
we can overcome any problem.

- Yeah.
- I'm still worried about Levi.

Nobody's seen him since the wedding.

Why is that a concern?

Levi tried to kill you yesterday.

His wife died in a sinkhole.
He blames your project.

The drink he tried
to give me at the wedding?

Yep.

You were there, too.

And she stopped him.

Then I should probably thank you
for saving my life.

Let me repay that
by getting your family home.

Hey, how's he doing?

He's stable. He's burning up.

Means his body's
fighting an infection.

I'm gonna get some herbs
to help with that.

Thank you, Sam.

- What can we do?
- You're doing it right now.

When we go to the building,
stay here, keep helping Sam.

Wait, what are we gonna do
about Levi?

No one's seen him since the wedding.

Guys, he's not himself.

He needs us. We have to find him.

Iz, what we have to do
is find a way home, okay?

The longer we stay here,
the greater the chance

my vision has of coming true.

Dad, Levi is like family.

Family doesn't do
what he did yesterday.

Maybe yesterday was him showing us
that he needs us now more than ever.

Iz.

Okay, look, I know things
have been complicated with Levi

but we wouldn't have survived
without him.

- I know I couldn't have.
- Iz.

Levi made his choice.
We have to make ours.

That's it.

Fine.

Izzy.

- Izzy!
- She'll calm down.

You guys go.

I'll make sure she's all right.

We'll be back as soon as we can.

All right.

A water tower, huh? Rad.

Not bad for a little
home improvement project, right?

What we can't forage

we slap together
with bubble gum and duct tape.

I like it.

Hey. You okay?

Yeah.

Do you hear that?

Yeah. Where's it coming from?

Is that an earthquake?

No.

I think something's underneath us.

Scott, what's happening?

Good god.

Are you sure you saw a sextant?

I don't remember one in the clearing.

Trust me, it was there.

It came through
when the aurora opened.

If we do find it,
I can help you use it.

Figure out where those coordinates
in that journal lead.

May I ask why you're familiar
with a celestial navigation device?

When you have a Navy SEAL for a dad

you pick up all sorts
of weird things.

Not that I mind the company

but I gotta ask,
why'd you wanna join me?

We don't really talk to each other.

I know.

I just thought maybe I'd change that.

Not a lot of people our age
down here.

Bet you had
a lot of friends back home.

Less than you'd think.

At the least the ones that matter.

But... I do miss having
someone to talk to.

What's going on?

I got into a fight with Josh.

I'm just bummed.

And I don't know how to fix it.

But I'm glad
I could be here with you.

Where is everyone?

This is super creepy.

Anyone here?

Ella?

- Get in the truck.
- What happened here?

Get in the truck, and I'll explain.

- No. Explain now.
- Riley, if they hear us, we're dead.

If who hears us?

Okay.

They're going back
into their nests underground.

If they get distracted
by something else

eventually, they'll retreat.

What the hell are those things?

Officially, they're called
Vespula Maculifrons.

You may know them as your pesky
neighborhood yellowjacket wasp.

But the Pleistocene version
are far bigger

and immensely more toxic.

Where did they come from?

There weren't any bugs
in here yesterday.

Yesterday, they were
still underground.

In their dormant stage.

But this morning, we woke them up.

So, please, keep your voices down.

These guys
are hypersensitive to noise

so any little thing
will set them off.

Ella, have you seen her?

I did.

But then the bugs came,
and I lost her in the chaos.

I think she left with everyone else.

People were screaming
and running for their lives.

The wasps were about to sting me,
so I jumped in here.

How do we get rid of them?

We could give them a nice bath

with water from the tower.

Soap and water
can clog their spiracles

the pores they breathe through.

Then they're as good as dead.

Or we skip bath time
and get the hell outta here.

That, too.

No...

That's Ella.

Hang on. I think she's alive.

Are all security systems
under our control now?

- Good.
- On your knees.

Now we move to the portal room.

Upload the protocols
from Moore's Journal.

And take these men to containment.

So now you're in charge?

Now I give this project
what it's needed for some time.

Focus.

Now we get back to the business
of helping the world.

And those that don't agree?

They're free to leave.

Wait.

If you really wanna help,
there are people here who need it.

Once you fix that portal,
please, send my friends home.

I can't do that.

Look what's happened
since they came to Lazarus.

A virus was uploaded,
nearly destroying everything.

The project's been jeopardized
because of them.

I'm not going to invite
another problem into my building.

Your building?

Look, whatever anger
you feel over what's happened

you cannot let that
cloud your judgment.

We are here because
of your project's mistakes.

You owe us your help.

I have a responsibility
to many more people

than are down here.

I'm sorry.
This is the way it has to be.

You're making a mistake.

My friends, the people here,
they will not let this go.

If they don't, I promise you

they will suffer more
than they already have.

Levi.

Sam.

- What are you doing here?
- Looking for medicine to help Silas.

Better question is
what are you doing?

Are those explosives?

We need to talk about this.

Why don't you go back to the village?

Why don't you come back with me?

Look, I heard what happened
with James yesterday.

And I know you're hurting.

Now, from the looks
of those explosives

it seems you're not done
with him yet.

Sam. Just go.

I don't have any love
for Gavin's father either.

But he's our only way home.

What you're doing,
it's not the way to help.

- It's the only way.
- Levi.

- Stay back.
- I can't let you do this.

I don't wanna hurt you, Sam

but if you don't walk
away right now,

I won't have another choice.

- We gotta get to her now.
- No... That's a terrible idea.

The wasps have built an empire
beneath the dirt.

You see that opening?
They are all around the clearing.

That's where the wasps are.

And there's one
right in front of Ella.

We can't get close to them.

What if we're super quiet?

It's not just noise
that disturbs them.

It's all sound vibrations,
including footsteps.

Think of the ground between us
and Ella as a giant minefield.

One step can be fine and...

The next could wake up
the sting squad.

Ella's never abandoned me.
There's no way I'm abandoning her.

If we were able to get to her,
how are we gonna help?

It's not like we can give her
a shot of prehistoric anti-venom.

What about an EpiPen?

My dad has one
in the med kit on the bus.

I mean, there are no cracks
between here and the bus.

That shouldn't be a problem
if we stay quiet.

I think we can do this.

Let's go.

My contact should be here any moment.

- I'm gonna go see if he's nearby.
- All right.

- Hey. You okay?
- Yeah.

Just got a lot on my mind.

If you're worried about James
and Project Blue Moon

I'm pretty sure
he's put it behind him.

I do, too. It's Levi.

Maybe Izzy has a point.
Maybe we should be helping him out.

Okay, Izzy's right in that
we treated him like family

because he was, but he's not anymore.

Hey, I could forgive him
for everything that happened with you

because I had a part in that.

But what he did yesterday,
that jeopardized our best hope

of keeping you safe
and getting everyone home.

What if we run into him again?

I don't think
he's gonna give up on this.

When I see him, I'm gonna do
whatever it takes to stop him.

- Hey, what's that?
- It's the Lazarus evacuation alarm.

This is Elliot.

He's been quietly by my side
for over two decades.

He's gonna help us
get back in the building.

I'll help, but I don't think anyone
should be in there right now.

Why?

Kiera's take-over inadvertently
corrupted the security network.

And worse, all the animals
in the research lab

have gotten loose.

They're running rampant.

So, everyone's getting out
as fast as they can.

But we don't have a choice.
We have to get in the building.

Eve? Gavin?

Ty.

How did you get here?
How did you get away from Kiera?

She had no use for me once
she made it back to the building.

After she let me go, I...

I started to get
this headache, and...

Anyway, then I found you guys.

Whatever progress
you've made against the cancer

goes away immediately

if you're not doing
consistent treatment.

When I take back the building,
I will get you your pills.

Ty, you need
to go back to the village.

Paara's been gathering an army
to come save you.

You have to let her know you're safe.

No, I can't leave you guys now.

Kiera's not gonna let you near
that portal room without a fight.

You need all the help you can get.

Whoever's going needs to go now.

I've disabled
all the security cameras

but they'll be back online
in minutes.

Sure you're okay with this?

Yeah, you guys
would do the same for me.

Okay.

Thank you for everything.

Good luck.

Here we go.
This is where we launch our attack.

From this computer, I can implement
a series of security protocols

that will allow me
to take back the building.

Then Elliot's team can detain Kiera
and the rest of her traitors.

- How do you still have access?
- I don't.

The first thing she will have done
is shut me out. But you do.

It's the same way
that you helped to upload the virus.

Your credentials are hidden deep
within the security network

where Kiera will have
a very hard time finding them.

- All I need is your handprint.
- Yeah.

Yes.

I'll take things from here.

Hey, won't this alert Kiera
we're here?

Yeah, I'm sure it will.

And it's gonna take time
to implement things on my end.

So, I need some of you
to go into the western corridors

and manually seal them off.

Every second we can slow her down
buys us valuable time.

Understood.

I'll go with Gavin.

All right.

Think we've got enough herbs.
We should get back to Silas.

No, you go.

I need to find Levi.

Hang on, Iz.

I'm worried about him, too,
but we have no idea where he is.

Do you remember
when I was in the hospital?

- After my accident?
- Of course.

I couldn't have gotten through
without Levi.

Okay? On my bad days

when I wouldn't do physical therapy
or even get out of bed

Levi was the one
to snap me out of it.

He'd say, "I'm not here
to bring you flowers.

I'm here to kick your ass."

That does sound like Levi.

And he told me that he was
gonna go down to the cafeteria

and get a cup of coffee.

And he was not gonna leave
until I got outta bed

walked down there,
and had a cup of coffee with him.

He waited in that cafeteria
for two days before I made it.

He hadn't slept. He looked like crap.

But he was there for me.

Right now I need to be there for him.

- Oh, my god.
- Sam?

Sam?

What happened? You okay?

I found Levi.

- He did this to you?
- Yeah.

Now he's headed to the building
with a bunch of plastic explosives.

I have to stop him.

Easy, easy.

We gotta get you back
to the village, okay?

Hey, Iz! What're you doing?

I need to get to that building.

- Izzy, don't.
- I'm sorry. I have to.

Izzy!

Great. Let's get to the next one.

Hey. Hey.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah. Come on.

Ty, wait.

I'll take care of the doors.
You should get to the Infirmary.

There's nobody there.
You can get your pills.

- There'll be time for that later.
- Hey, you don't know that, okay?

You gotta take the opportunity
while it's there.

I can't leave you alone.
There are animals in these halls.

Ty. You've done a lot for my family.

It's time you did
something for yourself.

Please.

Thank you.

I'll catch up.

Levi, hey!

What are you doing with those?

No, Levi. Hey, look at me!

Levi!

Stop! You don't have to do this!

Oh, no, no, Levi, hey!

Levi, look at me!
We can talk this through!

Hey, hey! Levi, listen!

Hey, I know you lost your wife,
but this is not how you honor her.

It's not.

You don't understand.

This isn't just about her.

The day she died...

she wasn't alone.

She had our daughter with her, too.

- I'm sorry.
- This project...

has taken everything from me.

I gotta stop it.

Levi, hey! Hey!

You need to leave.

I'm gonna destroy
this entire building.

No.

Levi, hey!

Levi, Levi!

Levi!

I need an update
on those stabilization numbers.

We're 90% through
instituting the new directives.

We're on the verge
of fixing the machine.

- What now?
- Threat level breach.

Someone in the executive lounge
accessed the security network.

It appears to be Gavin.

This is James.

Get your team
to the executive lounge now.

And watch yourselves.
Those animals could be anywhere.

This is your only warning.
Everybody leave the building now.

Kiera, put that journal down.

You're staying.

I need your help.

Where's the EpiPen?

I thought you said it was here.

I thought it was.

Well, you were wrong.

And Ella's out there dying,
and there's nothing we can do.

I don't know what to do.

Veronica, you need to breathe.

If you're not calm,
you make mistakes.

You can't see the things
that are right in front of you.

Okay?

Just slow down and
find that EpiPen.

- Okay? Okay.
- Okay.

Wait a minute.

Yes.

I'm all over it.

Amazing.
How do we get this to Ella?

I know. Here's what we do.

We just add soap to that water

and then quietly connect the hose
and get it into the crack.

How does that kill all of them?

There's more than one crack.
What about the one in front of Ella?

Wasp nests are interconnected.

Typically.

Typically?

It's better odds
than we had five minutes ago.

Okay, then we have to do this.

No one ever said that killing wasps
was environmentally friendly.

Come on, baby. Come on.

You think it's working?

Oh, I'm sure they're dying
excruciating deaths down there.

So, what do we do now?

Not we. This is on me.

I'm gonna bring the EpiPen to Ella.

No, no, we're all going together.

I'd like to say we got all the bugs,
but I just can't be sure.

That's why I'm gonna do it alone.

She's my sister. I've got this.

We gotta go. Give me your hand.

Okay.

Come here, come here.

Hey.

Hey.

You're gonna be okay.

I brought an EpiPen.

- What?
- Here.

Where is it? Where is it?

No.

No...

What's wrong?

The EpiPen, it...

It fell out of my pocket.
It's out there.

It's okay.

I'm just happy you're here.

Stop it.

Stop talking like that.
I know that tone.

I heard it when you were little,
whenever you were about to give up.

But I'm not gonna let you.
We'll figure this out, okay?

We... we still have stuff
we need to do together.

Veronica...

I'm not gonna make it.

You have to.

Together, we were strong.
Alone is... impossible.

It's not.

You were always the one
who kept us going

when things got hard.

You always saved me.

You'll be fine.

No. No, we're gonna figure this out.

What the hell are we gonna do?

- We have to get to that EpiPen.
- Yeah.

Okay. Think, Scott.

Think, Scott. Think.

Think.

No. Nothing.

Damn it.

On second thought,
there may be a way.

I'm gonna need coolant
from the engine

a roll of duct tape,
and some kind of helmet.

- That sounds crazy.
- You're probably right.

Here.

Okay.

You've got this. You are not afraid.

Yes! Yes! Kill 'em, boy!

It's working.

Yes! Come on!

They're flying away. Yes!

I think they're all gone.

Ella, you're gonna be okay.

That's amazing. Give me the EpiPen.

- Oh, no.
- What?

- No.
- What?

You were stung.

I didn't even feel it.

It must've been the adrenaline.

Veronica.

Give it to her.

- What?
- The shot. She needs it.

- No, you need to take it.
- Veronica...

Please.

Please.

Is there another EpiPen?

I'm sorry. There's only one.

Can you give us a minute?

Oh, my god.

The infirmary. Thank god.

Help!

Gavin.

Help, help!

Thank you.

But we have a bigger problem.

Levi. He's about to make
a huge mistake.

What?

We can't debate this anymore.

You need to take the shot.

No.

Ella...

You deserve a long, happy life.

No.

It's your turn.

I came down here to save your life.

Don't take that away from me now.

Take the shot.

Please.

Go on.

Go on.

It's okay.

- Please.
- I can't do it.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Have a little faith, Eve.

I'm about to retake the system.

No, I'm...

I'm worried about Gavin and Ty.

They should be back by now.

Oh, I'm sure they're fine.

You know, for somebody
who said that they would do...

absolutely anything
to reunite with their son

I'm a little confused why
you're not as concerned as I am.

Of course, I'm concerned.

We all have our tasks
that require focus.

- What aren't you telling me?
- Nothing.

I asked that you trust me.

Now, given the complexity
of what I'm trying to achieve

I wish that you would honor
that request.

You're a smart man, James.

You choose your words carefully.

And right now...

you're choosing your words
very carefully.

So, I'm gonna ask you again.
What aren't you telling me?

I don't know
what you're talking about.

Okay, then let me see
what you're working on.

And if I refuse?

Then the trust you're asking for
doesn't go both ways.

Eve. Stop.

Wait a minute.
Project Blue Moon.

You're working on Project Blue Moon?
What the hell is going on here?

Tell me that what you're doing

isn't going to erase
my family forever.

James!

That's it.
I'm stopping this right now.

No, you're not.

Put it down now.

A few hours ago, you were
making promises to your son

at your wife's grave.

I thought this family
meant something to you.

If you do this, you're gonna be
throwing all of that away.

I'm not throwing anything away.

I am fixing what I broke.

This way, I never lose Gavin,
and I never lose his mother.

You're trading my family
for your own, James.

Look, I get wanting to go back, I do.

There's not a person alive
who wouldn't wanna go back

and fix their mistakes,
but that's not how life works.

This isn't gonna make you
as happy as you think.

Please. Please don't do this.

I made my choice.

Eve.

Please, Eve.

You don't wanna have
to tell your husband

that you killed his father.

Please, put the knife down.

Put the knife down.

Hey, I just wanted to say...

I know no one can fill Ella's shoes.

But if you want, I'm here to talk.

Riley.

I'm not good at opening up to people.

But I could really use a friend.

Thanks for being here.

It's time you let me go.

The entire building's been evacuated.

Nope, you still
haven't done your part.

Which is what exactly?

Shift all auxiliary power
to the portal.

If I do that, those explosives
will destroy the entire building.

Guess they do put
the smart people in charge.

I won't do it.

I can't destroy this project.
It's too important.

Think really hard about that.

It's done.

Maybe one day you'll realize
that that was the moment

you actually did
something good for humanity.

No, Levi!

Dear god.

You need to stop this.

- I told you to leave!
- Yeah, you know I can't do that.

I made a promise to my family
to get them home.

Gavin, if you don't walk away now,
what happens next is on you.

And what's that?

Levi.

You're gonna shoot me?

After everything we've been through?

I don't want to.

Please, it doesn't have
to end like this.

Wait.

Izzy.

Iz, you shouldn't be here!

Izzy, he's right. You need to go now.

That's exactly what I said to you
in the hospital, but you stayed.

- No, Izzy, this is different.
- No, it's not.

I needed help then like you do now.

Okay, but I'm not gonna
help you here.

What are you talking about?

I'm gonna be in the cafeteria. Okay?

When you're ready to talk,
I'm gonna be there.

Izzy, this whole building
is gonna explode.

Then it's gonna explode
with me in it.

Levi.

Izzy, wait.

I won't lose you, too.

Levi. Why isn't it stopping?

I don't know.

Pull the damn wire.

What's happening?

This was built by someone in '98.
They must've put in a failsafe.

- What does that mean?
- It's not gonna stop.

Look, we've gotta move. Now!