La Brea (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - 1988 - full transcript

We created a portal inside
a building in 10,000 B.C.

And as long as that
portal remains open,

these sinkholes will continue
to randomly generate.

I'm gonna do whatever I have to,

to win you back.

I love your father,

but I love Levi.

As hard as it is,

sooner or later, you're
gonna have to make a choice.

I was married before.

I'm finally ready to
be happy with you.



- Who is that?
- My husband.

He and his followers,
they'll come for all of us.

These are the exact same
burns that were on Eddie.

You wanna prove yourself to me?

Let us use that portal.

Let's go get Josh.

- Josh!
- Riley!

Dad?

Another sinkhole's coming.

But this one we might
be able to stop.

Just over an hour ago,

a 4.6 earthquake
struck in Los Angeles.

Seismologists report the
epicenter was 10 miles

off the coast of Santa Monica.



No casualties were reported,

and infrastructure
damage was minimal.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Gavin, listen.

We finally got the
family back together.

That's no small feat.

Yeah. Yeah.

We're gonna find your mom.

And we'll figure
out the next step.

You're right. Yeah.

Besides, we can't let
a tidal wave destroy

where we had our first date.

No.

No, we cannot.

You remember being on
top of that Ferris wheel?

We were stuck up there awhile.

Almost like you planned it.

I needed the time to
get to know you better.

Hey.

I got something.

It's a simple radio receiver.

Caroline must have
taken the transmitter

and left this behind to
help you guys find her.

Okay, but how can an
old radio do anything

besides play music?

Think of it like

Find My Friends'
great-grandfather.

The closer we are to the target,

the shorter the time
between the beeps.

Did you get a location?

The beeps suggest she's
10 to 15 miles east.

Okay, that puts
her near downtown.

So we can do this.

We save Caroline. She
stops the sinkhole.

Everyone in Santa Monica
lives to eat another corndog.

So you guys got any
idea who took her?

No, but Caroline
did say something

about someone named James.

Okay, what's our plan
for getting downtown?

Well, my dad owns a van.

I mean, right about
now he should be off

on his annual fishing trip
with his Marine buddies,

which means we can help
ourselves to his ride.

We better get going.

In 48 hours, all of
this will be underwater.

Did you spot Caroline?

Ground floor, northeast
corner of the building.

- Anyone armed?
- Two guards.

But the room they're
keeping her in

has multiple access points.

Snatch and grab sounds
like our best bet.

We go through the back,
we take them out together.

That's too risky.
There could be guards

down any of those hallways.

We need to clear
that property first.

She's in danger right now, okay?

There's no time for that.
- There's always time.

It's my mother. This
is what we're doing.

Enough.

We go with Gavin's plan.

Fine. Lead the way.

Be careful, all of you.

Yeah.

We've gone to a lot of
trouble tracking you down.

Just tell us where
you're keeping the virus.

I guess we do this
the hard way then.

Hey, we're getting
you out of here.

Do I know you?

It's me, Isiah.

Oh, thank God.

I can't believe it.

How?

I'll explain everything
once we're out here.

- Okay.
- Hey, should we be

expecting any more company?

There were more of them,

but I don't know
where they went.

I'm gonna go clear the
rest of the building.

Levi, wait for us!

Levi!

Levi!

Start the van.

- Okay.
- Easy.

Okay, okay.

Oh, my God.

Ah.

Riley, my dad kept a first
aid kit inside the trailer.

Go grab it.
- Got it.

Gonna move you on your side.

- Okay.
- Easy.

Ah. Ah.

Is he gonna be okay?

Yeah, it looks like a
through and through.

Won't be pretty, but
he'll be all right.

Well, that's great to hear.

Thank God.

Hey, what's going on?

I need to get home
and finish my work.

The virus isn't done.

Your place is compromised.

You said there are
more of those guys

from the warehouse.
They're... they're gonna

come looking for you.
- Well, that's a risk

I have to take if
you want any chance

at stopping the tidal wave.

Okay, but you're not
doing this alone.

We can take that Jeep.

The keys are on the dash.
- No.

Dad, we are coming with you.

We can't split up,

not right after we
just got back together.

Okay, we stay together.

Let's go.

Ah! Ah!

I'll be right there. Hey.

Gavin and the kids are
gonna go with Caroline.

She's gonna finish the virus.

Eve, go with your family.

They could use the backup.

I'm in good hands. Go.

Go.

Don't move, Taamet.

Take him to the cell.

Ty! Paara!

We need help!

Lucas?

Come on.

Come on, come on. Come on.

Hey.

Lucas. Lucas?

When I was here before,

I saw a man with the same marks.

I thought you'd know
how to cure him.

I'm sorry, but we don't.

I have a way.

What we need is nearby.

I can show you.

No, he's lying.

Your friend got his marks

thanks to someone
from the tower, yes?

He did.

As the marks spread, his
body's begun to turn numb.

- Yeah, that's right.
- Soon, your friend won't

be able to feel or move
any part of himself.

Then he'll be hours from death.

Unless I help.

I think we should listen to him.

Fine.

Then tell us what you need.

I need my wife

to swear that she'll let
me go once I heal him.

You can't talk your way
out of this, Taamet.

Then let me face it

in my people's way...

Trial by combat.

I lose, you keep me,
and I give you the cure.

I win, I go free.

Fine.

I accept.

I'm not challenging you.

I'm challenging him.

Unless he doesn't feel up to it.

No, I accept.

No, he doesn't.

Take him away.

Wait here.

Okay, the house is clear.

Good. I'll work
as fast as I can.

Okay. We'll keep an eye out.

Y-you sh... you should go.

It's not every day you
get to meet your mom

for the first time. Go.

I'll watch out back.

Call out if you need me.
- Okay.

I missed you.

I don't know why, but I did.

Wow. I wish I
had that on tape.

I missed you too.

It's so good to
finally see Dad again.

How... how's he been?

Honestly, pretty incredible.

I mean, he's like
a different person.

I feel like such an ass.

I was so angry at him
for all those years.

He didn't deserve it.

You didn't know what
he was going through.

He didn't even know.

Just say you're
sorry and move on.

When did you get so smart?

I was born this way.

I know things have
been hard, Iz.

But don't you think Mom and Dad
actually seem happy together?

Totally.

That's it.

You're all done, my friend.

You're a natural. Thanks.

A natural who might just
end up going to med school

if we ever get home.

Your mom would be proud.

I'll clean this up.

Now that you're all patched up,

you want to tell
me what happened

back in the warehouse?

I made a bad call.

You did a hell of a
lot more than that.

You nearly got yourself killed.

I know.

I just...

I let myself get distracted

by everything going on with Eve.

I need to get my head right.

I just don't know how.

I'm not gonna tell
you what to do here,

but she's just reunited
with her family.

I know it's not easy, but...

you need to figure
some things out.

Nice hiding spot.

So everything you need

to stop the sinkholes,
it's on that?

That's the hope.

I've been here for years,

trying to cobble together
whatever tech I could find

to write this virus.

But I'm close.

How old was I when you left?

You were three.

Mm.

Leaving me with my father
was, uh, out of the question?

Your father is a
complicated man.

Yeah, I got that
from meeting him.

- You met him?
- I did.

If his goal was
to save the Earth,

there must be a way of
reaching him, right?

He sent those men to stop me

from saving thousands of people.

He also helped me find my son.

Believe me.

He's more dangerous
than he appears.

So what's the plan?

You go back to 10,000 B.C.
through the Hollywood sinkhole,

just go into the building and...

and upload the virus?

And stop the sinkholes and
destroy the portal for good.

Wait, wait, hold...
destroy the portal?

Yes. As long as
it's operational,

the sinkholes will keep opening.

No, but you can still
send us back home first,

right, back to our time?

Every time that portal
is bent to a new time,

it creates a new sinkhole,
potentially even more

catastrophic than the
ones we've already seen.

I'm sorry.

Your family can't go home.

So what does that mean? We
have to stay here in '88?

Or we go back to 10,000 B.C.,

which is definitely worse.

Okay, hey, I... I know
this is hard to hear,

but, hey, look on
the bright side.

The four of us, we're together.

Yeah. Your dad's right.

We fought so hard to
get back together.

And now we're here.
Who cares when it is?

Josh, what do you think?

You want to trade the
LA Rams for the Raiders?

Hey, Josh, what's going on?

I... I guess I'm just thinking
about everything I can

make up for.

I was so unfair to you, Dad.

You needed us, and
I wasn't there.

Hey, kiddo, it's not your fault.

No one knew my
visions were real.

Yeah, but... but they
were. It's the only reason

we're here right now.

You needed someone to trust you.

And I... I should
have believed you.

Hey, you weren't the only
one who didn't listen.

Hey, no one has anything
to apologize for.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Okay. Hey.

I love you.

I love you too.

Iz, well, what do you think?

The four of us in '88?

That sounds great.

I'm gonna go check out back.

I-I'll go.

Hey.

It's okay to be confused
about this whole

living in the '80s.

It's a lot to process.

It's not the '80s
that confuse me, Mom.

It's you.

What do you mean?

Are you and Dad
back together again?

Look, that is all I want,

but only if you
really want it too.

Of c... yes, of
course I want it too.

Are you sure?

I saw you back there at
the trailer with Levi.

Mom, you didn't want to leave.

Yes, because he had
just been shot, Izzy.

Levi's been a part
of our family.

He has been for years,
your dad's included.

Yeah, but you told me
you still love him.

Look, if you get back together
for the wrong reasons...

because of me,
because of Josh...

it will not last.

And the only thing harder
than you guys splitting up

the first time would be having
to live through that again.

We should tell them

what Caroline said.

Do you need help?

On a scale of 1 to 10,
what's your pain level?

Shut up, Scott!

Sounds like a 10.

I just spoke to Ty.

He's gonna try and get
Paara to reconsider.

What's the point?

There's no way Ty is
gonna beat that guy.

There's got to be painkillers

or mushrooms or
something in here.

Damn it!

None of this looks
like it'll work.

We need Taamet's cure.

What are you thinking?

Keep him hydrated.

I got to go.

What? Where? Scott!

Here.
- No.

I don't want any.
- You need it, Lucas.

I thought you wanted
to fight this.

I did when I thought
there was a chance.

But there isn't one.

Maybe I don't
deserve one anyway.

Why would you say that?

Because I've done a lot of
things in my life, Veronica.

And a lot of people would say

that this is what I had coming.

I don't believe that.

Yeah, well, you should.

I was a heroin dealer.

Lucas...

Veronica, I can't move my arms.

I can't move anything.

It's just like Taamet said.

Oh, God.

Paara.

You have to let me fight Taamet.

Ty, no.

It's the only way to save Lucas.

Taamet is a trained warrior.

If you take him
on, he'll kill you.

Paara... I have to.

Why?

Look...

This disease I have,

it robbed me everything I was.

I lost family,
friends, my practice.

I very nearly lost myself.

I haven't told you this before,

but I almost took my own life.

Ty, I'm sorry.

But I didn't.

I've found a new
purpose down here,

and I promised myself to fight

for my own life and for
the people I care about.

If I don't do this,
if I don't fight,

it's as if I'm giving
up on life itself.

I've been there before.

I can't go back there again.

Ty.

I can't send you off to die.
- I know.

Taamet won't show mercy.

He'll enjoy this.

What do you mean?

Despite everything, I
believe Taamet is still

in love with me.

I understand why this
is so important to you.

But you're important to me too.

And you won't win.

Well, as much as I appreciate
the vote of confidence,

who says you have
to win with a spear?

What are you thinking?

That there are other
ways to win a fight.

Hey. Caroline says she's
almost done with the virus.

When she is, we'll bring her
to the Hollywood sinkhole.

Okay.

What is it?

I think we should go with her.

Are you serious?

What, you want to go back and
get eaten by a woolly mammoth?

Dad, we can stay in 1988.

At least here, we
have lights, plumbing,

medical school.

And we have the Harrises.

The Harrises are not our family.

But they're our friends.

That's not good enough.

We're going back, and we're
gonna find a way home.

How?

The world's top expert
in this just said

that the portal needs
to be destroyed.

Then we'll find an Aurora.

The Auroras are
gonna be gone too.

Caroline's virus
stops everything.

She's not the only scientist
that knows about this stuff.

We'll find someone else.

Riley, this is our family
we're talking about.

I don't know how to give
up on getting back to them.

I know I can't make up for
Mom and Andrew being gone.

- That's...
- But Dad,

at least here we have a future.

Should you be up
and walking around?

Probably not.

Hey, what happened
back in the warehouse?

I was thinking about you,

you know, when, um...

when Gavin disappeared
into a bottle.

I was the one you came
to when things got hard.

Eve, showing up made me happy.

I'm thinking about
what's best for everyone,

for this family and for you.

It's me, Eve.

I want to stay here

and build the kind of
family that you deserve.

We gotta move!

Hey! We gotta move!

The Lazarus agents,
they're here.

Two vehicles just landed
50 yards up the street.

Josh and Izzy are out back.
They're keeping watch.

I'll get them in the van.
- I'll grab Caroline.

Our friends are back.

Is the virus done?

Is it done?
- Yes, but I...

Okay, we got to go now.

Quick, they're coming. In here.

You're burning up.

- Mm-mm.
- You need water.

Mm-mm.

Just promise me...

you'll bury me next to my mom.

You can't give up, Lucas.

I know it's hard.

But I've seen people as low
as you find a way through.

Before I went into foster
care, I lived with my mom.

She was a good person.

But she was an addict.

And... whenever she
tried to get clean,

she'd do this ritual where
she'd write down her regrets

on a piece of paper
and light them on fire.

She told me if...
if you name them,

you can burn away the parts
of yourself you didn't like.

She got clean, Lucas,

and I know that if my mom could
fight through all of that,

then you can too.

What am I fighting
for, Veronica?

Seriously.

No one's gonna miss
me when I'm gone.

I would.

You're the only person down
here who understands me.

No one else has been
through what we have.

I'll have that water.

Remember what we talked about,

how to strike at his weakness.

Are we fighting or not?

You fight until one
yields or one dies.

Come on, Ty.

Begin!

She's not impressed.

She doesn't love you.

She never will.

Shut your mouth.

She loves me, Taamet.

Ah!

How does that feel?

Aah!

How does that feel, Paara?

Do you yield?

Do you yield?

The sinkhole's just up ahead.

Let's keep moving.

You're hiding something.

I could tell back at the house.

What is it?

The virus is ready.

But uploading it is gonna
be a complicated process.

I need to get past
a security lock.

I thought I could code my way
around it, but I couldn't.

Okay. What kind of lock?

It's genetic.

We need a handprint.

Gavin, only two people in this
world can get past that lock.

Me and my father?

I'm sorry I didn't
tell you earlier.

I... I thought I could fix it.

I thought I could
prevent you having

to sacrifice the way I did.

What does this mean?

If you don't come back
to 10,000 B.C. with me,

we can't stop these
sinkholes or that tidal wave.

You have to come with me.

Hey.

We've got an issue.

Look, more Lazarus agents.

They're here for Caroline.

How are we gonna get past them?

Hey.

I've got an idea.

But we're gonna have to
give them what they want.

There she is.

Hey!

What the hell's she doing?

Huh!

You good?

Yeah.

I hope Taamet
didn't poison this.

Have a little bit more.

It's not like you
have another choice.

Here, come on.

Come on.

- A little more.
- Mm.

Mm-hmm, okay.

Ugh.

Hey.

Hey.

It's working.

Hey, can you move anything?

Thank you, Ty.

I don't know how
you beat that guy,

but I'm glad you did.

Yeah, it was something.

I-I'm gonna be right back.

Your cure worked.

Good.

I held up my end of the deal.

Are you ready to do the same?

We agreed.

If I threw the fight,
I'd give you the cure,

and you'd let me go.

Right.

But you didn't throw the fight.

Ty beat you.

I don't lose.

You're lying.

You lost fair and square.

That means no deal.

You're going to let me go.

If you don't, your
friend will still die.

What are you talking about?

I left out one ingredient.

But I saw him.

He was getting better.

Would you bet his life on that?

Now cut me loose.

Now give me the ingredient.

You and everyone you
know will pay for this.

I can promise you that.

We have less than 24 hours

before that tidal wave
destroys Santa Monica.

We have to go now.

I need to talk to my family.

I don't like that look.

For her plan to
work, she needs me.

I don't understand.

There's a lock on the portal.

It requires a
handprint to open it.

Only my father and I can do it.

So you have to go back?

Dad, that is not fair.

Yeah, I know.

It isn't.

Are you going?

Gavin, you don't have a choice.

You have to go.

We're the ones who
have to make a choice.

No. No, no, no, no, you can't,

Okay? It's too dangerous.

I can't risk losing you.

If you go without
us, you already have.

I'm in.

Me too.

Looks like we're going with you.

Okay.

Yeah.

Give me a second, okay?

Yeah.

I get it, you know?

I think about Mom and Andrew
every minute of every day.

I know.

I'm just not ready to give up.

Are you?

No.

I'm going with you.

I can't say that I'm happy,

but I get it.

Levi, you... you
helped me through one

of the hardest times of my life,

and I will never forget that.

Good luck down there.

What are you gonna do?

I think I'll start with
a beer on the beach

and then figure out what's next.

Hey.

What is it?

I think we should get married.

How's the hand?

Still can't move it.

Give it time.

I'll just hold this one for now.

If we get separated, we
meet at the clearing.

Here we go.

Ready?

Yeah.

Eve?

Eve!

Gavin?

Eve, wake up!

Wake up. Eve!

You all right?

You had that look,

the one you used to get
before you had a vision.

Did you see something?

- Nothing.
- You sure?

As long as you're
with me, I'm fine.

All of you.

Okay?

Let's go.