Mr. Robot (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - eps1.8_m1rr0r1ng.qt - full transcript
Elliot has to face the challenges of his past, and become accustomed to his new found family.
Mr. RoExciting time.time in
- If you agree to testify,
I will testify
that I broke chain of custody
with the .DAT file.
- We've implemented
a honey pot, CS30.
- I'd like to look
over your findings,
especially this server.
- Detectives came by.
They want to speak with you.
They found a body on the roof.
- And you both
did know the deceased.
Sharon Knowles.
- Sharon Knowles?
- Aah!
- I think the baby's coming.
We got to get her
to the hospital.
- Tell me
about your father.
- I remember I tried to
hug him, tell him I'm sorry,
and he shoved me so hard,
I fell backwards out the window.
- Oh, my God, Elliot!
Did you forget again?
Did you forget who I am?
I'm your...
- Sister.
- I think we should talk.
- It hasn't happened
since 1904,
the year John McGraw decided to
take his bat and ball
and go home.
Here we are 90 years later,
and I want to get your
thoughts on what it was like
to be without
the 1994 World Series.
That's right, the 1994
World Series cancelled....
[phone ringing]
- If you would have told me
back in August when
the players voted to walk out
that we would be here
where we are today,
I would have told you
no way, no how,
that's not gonna happen.
But hey, if I ever get it
wrong, I admit it.
So, what happened?
I want to hear from you...
- Mr. Robot.
Um, well,
I'd recommend the Pentium 90.
They're lighting fast, and we've
got some in stock now.
With an 800 megabyte hard drive,
you'll be all set.
Or we could save you
a few bucks
and upgrade what you have.
Once we swap out
that motherboard
and hard drive,
you'll be better than new.
Why don't you bring it on by,
and we'll take a look.
Okay.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.
What happened? That new mouse
not work out for you?
- Your son,
he stole money from me.
- Uh, excuse me?
- Your son stole money from me.
I pulled out my wallet,
and I specifically remembered
I had three 20s.
Now I only have one.
I used one
to pay for the mouse,
and then I had two left.
Your son was standing
right behind me
when I had my money out
on the counter.
- I--just calm down.
I'm sure there's an explanation
for this.
- I don't want an explanation.
The only thing I want from you
is my money
and a f---ing apology.
- There's no need
for that.
I'm just trying
to figure it out.
- Can you tell how much
of a shit I give about that?
Ugh.
I don't have time for this.
Are you giving me
my money or not?
Look, do the right thing here,
guy.
- Then, no.
- Excuse me?
- The answer's no.
- Are you--
you being serious right now?
- [sighs]
I can't help you.
- You--you're really just
gonna sit there and lie?
I should call the cops!
[laughs]
What an example you're setting.
I--I earn my money,
and you're just
teaching him how to steal.
You're a terrible father.
- I'm gonna have to
ask you to leave.
- You're a nobody.
You're a middle-aged man
doing
what my retarded nephew
could do.
That's your life.
[laughs]
You know what?
Keep your 20.
I'll just go to Best Buy
from now on.
[laughs]
God...
[door bell jingles]
- [sighs]
[sighs]
Come on out.
[indistinct radio chatter]
- Dad, I didn't do it.
- Let me see it.
[sighs]
[sighs]
"Timecop" or "Stargate"?
What? 20 bucks ought to cover
the both of us.
"Pulp Fiction"?
Never heard of it.
Sure I can take you to that?
All right, get your jacket.
[coughing]
[sighs]
What?
- How come
I'm not in trouble?
- Even though what you did
was wrong,
you're still a good kid,
and that guy was a prick.
Sometimes that matters more.
Come on, let's go.
It starts in 15 minutes.
I want to get some popcorn.
Come on.
[dark piano music]
♪
♪
- It's really him.
It's really you.
- Never been to
your apartment before.
It's nice.
A little messy, but that's
not Earth-shattering news.
You never really did
like cleaning your room.
- Jesus f---ing Christ.
I can't believe it's really you.
- I was beginning
to wonder how long
it was gonna take
before you recognized me.
The fact that you stopped
recognizing Darlene too, well...
I got to be honest,
that's a little disconcerting.
- Why didn't you say anything?
Why didn't you tell me?
- Okay, Elliot--
- This whole time?
- Elliot, you are not well.
I was trying
to handle it gently.
- Gently?
Gently?
Gently?
Is that what the last
three months have been?
- No. It's been about
us doing something important,
and that's what it still
needs to be about.
- You died.
You died.
You're dead!
[car door shuts]
- I suggest
you lower your voice.
[mysterious music]
♪
- Lower my voice?
You want me to lower my voice
after appearing at my door
20 years after
your supposed death?
I think this is
a perfect f---ing volume!
- Elliot, you don't want them
to hear us.
Especially after my impromptu
visit from
Tyrell Wellick last night.
Elliot, there are
people out there
who do not want us
to work together.
- Is that why they've been
following me?
Is that why,
because of you?
- Think about it.
You don't remember me.
You don't remember
your own God damn sister.
You see that shrink,
pop their pills.
They intentionally put you
in this haze, fog,
or whatever brain matter
you have left in there,
so you forget
what they want you to forget.
They're trying to control you,
Elliot.
They've been trying
to control you all along.
- This is crazy.
I'm crazy.
I'm crazy.
You're crazy.
This is crazy.
What are you talking about?
Who's trying to control me?
- The people out there
who don't want me alive.
The people who are afraid of us.
We have to be more careful,
now more than ever.
- And Darlene,
she knew about this?
- Elliot, I will explain
everything,
but right now, tonight,
we have to stick to the plan.
- Are you kidding me?
You want me to put this on hold?
Are you out of your
God damn mind?
- It's not safe
to discuss this here.
- I don't give a shit!
Tell me what the f---
is going on.
- All right.
Come on, let's go.
- Where?
- You want answers?
Stop asking questions
and follow me.
- Oh, that's sweet.
I--I ca - You're going too fast.
- Trust me,
don't think that's the problem.
- Hey.
I know you didn't want to
talk last night.
- No, Harry,
I can't right now.
I have to--
- Breathe...
and have some breakfast
in bed with me.
- [sighs]
- How are you enjoying
anything like that?
- [laughs]
Mm.
Honey, I appreciate it.
I...God, if you only knew.
- Tell me.
I would love to know.
- They hacked us.
You know that.
It's all over the news.
Now, normally a company
can get through this,
but we're a cyber security
company.
Can you appreciate
how bad that is?
We're hanging on
by our fingernails.
Ugh, who knows?
Maybe we've already fallen
off a cliff,
and I'm still trying to
grasp on to something.
[sighs]
I'm a failure.
- Look at me.
Look at this person
who loves you so much
he would die a happy man
right now just 'cause
he had this, us, sitting down
and having breakfast.
I don't think
failing looks like this.
[stirring music]
♪
[both laugh]
- Make sure you go through
all those emails again,
everything from '91 to '95,
and let's start building a table
that cross-references
our calendar.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Hey, good to see you.
Oh, you should be proud.
News of Colby's confession
is breaking today.
So far we are firing
on all cylinders, so what's up?
- I came to help out.
[phone ringing]
- Yeah, can you rescan these
and email the .PDFs to me
and copy Ry on them?
Shouldn't you be at work?
- I quit.
- Angela, you can't work here.
- Why not? I gave up
everything for this case.
- I don't want you to.
I am not here to help
you find purpose in your life.
If you need something to do,
take a jewelry class,
but you can't work here.
- After what I did,
I won't be able
to find another job in tech.
I'm broke.
The lawsuit money
won't come in for years.
- Which is why you need
to find something you can get.
But this is not it,
not at this level
for what we're trying to do.
[phone rings]
Hello?
John.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No, tell me.
Um...four?
No, no, no,
we're not going down that road.
Absolutely not.
It's not happening.
No, it's gonna be six
or nothing.
[phone buzzing]
- Who is this?
- It's me.
I'm looking for Elliot.
He's not at work.
I think he's flipping out again.
- What do you mean?
- He tried to kiss me
last night.
You're the one that found him
last time he was like this.
I really need your help.
- Okay, where are you?
- It says so
right here on the...
- Is that right?
- Yeah.
- Wow.
[footsteps approaching]
- He's not here.
- Let's keep
thinking then.
- I have been.
This was our runaway hideout.
He always came here.
- Okay,
let's spitball together.
- I can't help you.
- What does that mean?
- It means...I don't
really know Elliot any more.
- He has gone psycho legit
this time, Angela.
We are in a state of 911.
We just need to talk to him.
- Yeah, well,
he doesn't want to talk back.
And if he does, it's usually
with a bunch of lies.
We can't keep protecting him
from himself, Darlene.
- He has saved
our asses multiple times,
and you're just
gonna do him like this?
- Why do you even care?
- What is that supposed
to mean?
- It means you guys
were never that close.
In fact,
he's been doing just fine until
you moved back to the city.
Why are you even here?
Why have you and Elliot been
spending so much time together?
- Okay, you need to back off,
babe.
He is my brother,
and I'm just trying to help.
That requires no explanation.
- You don't want to tell me
what's really going on here,
that's fine, but then stop
asking me for my help.
[dark music]
♪
[indistinct P.A. announcer]
- I think we're good.
Remember this?
- Of course I do.
- I think it's reasonable
for me to confirm given your--
- I even remember my game.
I'd calculate
the statistical probability
of safety for each car
on the train
based on how often
they would derail.
On the way there, I'd always
pick the safest car
'cause I looked forward to
our trips to the city so much.
Then on the way back, I'd pick
the most dangerous ones...
'cause I hated going home.
- She's not there
any more, Elliot.
- Look, I don't know
where we're going,
but we need to find Darlene.
They may be after her--
- Shh.
- I thought
that was you.
- Oh, my God.
I haven't seen you in forever.
[indistinct P.A. announcer]
- [sighs]
We can't see Darlene
right now.
It's too risky.
I know you're confused, Elliot,
but I'm gonna show you.
I'm gonna show you exactly
where I've been this whole time.
- Look, calm down.
I'll figure this out.
I know you don't trust me.
I wouldn't either,
but I'm telling you,
I'm remembering more and more
now as time goes on.
That's a plus.
It's all starting to come back,
and once we get
all the answers,
I'll be back to normal,
except for the fact that
my dead father
isn't really dead
and is sitting across from me.
[stirring music]
♪
- I'm gonna step outside
a moment to yourselves.
We'll try feeding him
again later, okay?
Okay.
[indistinct radio chatter]
- We're not letting anybody
through.
- No, I know the owner.
Freddy, are you okay?
Is everyone okay?
What the hell happened?
- I'm still trying
to figure that one out myself.
I was gone one day upstate.
They're saying it was
electrical, but who knows?
On hold with the insurance.
Cocksuckers are doing
their typical dance.
Yeah, I was on hold?
No, wait--not again.
- Well, I just came by
to pick up some drives
one of my employees
dropped off yesterday.
- I'm sorry
you wasted the trip.
Everything's gone.
[tense music]
♪
- Tyrell.
[chuckles]
What was it?
Boy?
- Yeah.
- Good.
- Thank you
for the flowers, sir.
- If I'm being honest,
it was Anwar
who sent the flowers.
He has a way with them.
[laughs]
- [chuckles]
- Tyrell, you don't know me
to beat around the bush,
so I'll get right to it.
Have a seat.
You understand the delicate
state we're in these days.
As I'm sure you're aware,
this situation
with Sharon Knowles is...
it's horrific.
Scott is understandably
devastated by it.
- Yeah, my heart
goes out to him.
I don't know what I'd do if--
- Yeah, yeah,
I know, I know, but...
The thing is that the police
have indicated to Scott
and to me
that you are a person
of interest.
They're suspicions
are based on information Scott
gave them about advances
you made on Sharon?
Look, Tyrell,
it was not lost on me
that you and Scott had
your own competitive frictions.
Hell, the man nabbed CTO
right out from under you.
I'm sure his distress
is just causing him to lash out,
and you're an easy target
for him,
and of course I doubt you're
involvement in this mishap,
but--but...
[sighs]
The problem remains.
Scott will continue here,
but you, I'm afraid, can not.
- I'm not sure
what you're saying, Phillip.
- [laughs]
You know exactly
what I'm saying.
[electronic music]
- Phillip, you can't do this.
You can't do this.
You can't!
I've killed myself
for this company!
I've been promoted
faster than anyone else!
♪
- You know,
I can't deny I tried picturing
your reaction.
I seldom have time
for such imaginings.
For you, I was curious.
It could've gone
any number of ways,
and I found all the different
versions quite interesting,
I admit, but now...
confronted with the reality...
I have to say I'm disappointed.
- Phillip, please don't do this.
I was on a track.
- There was a moment, Tyrell,
a point in your recent past,
a mistake,
a compulsion, decision,
something, that led you
to this point right now.
My only advice to you is...
find that moment,
understand it.
It's the only way
to reconcile this--
this failure
with yourself.
- Please, sir, don't do this.
I'm begging you.
I...I love this company.
[dark music]
♪
- Mr. Wellick,
you can't keep ignoring us.
- If you have any questions,
contact my lawyer.
If you have evidence
against me, charge me.
- I know
I brought you back to township,
but stopping by our old house
is not part of the plan.
Come on, these people
are gonna be home soon.
Not the best time
for a B and E.
- This is where it happened,
isn't it?
- What? Where what happened?
- You remember anything
about that window?
- Come on, Elliot.
Like I said, we should go.
Elliot, what are you doing?
Calm down.
Aah!
Ugh!
- You pushed me out this window.
- Elliot...
- You pushed me
off the boardwalk.
- Hey, come on.
- No. Maybe you're the one
who needs some pushing now.
- Calm down.
It was an accident.
- Bullshit!
I was eight years old.
You thought I deserved it.
That's what you said, isn't it?
- No, no.
- Yeah, right before
you pushed me again!
- No, no, no, Elliot,
you thought you deserved it.
You felt guilty
about this your whole life,
about telling people my secret.
This anger was never at me.
It was at you.
Please, Elliot,
you don't have to be angry
at yourself any more.
Just let it go.
Please let it go.
- You're right.
I was angry.
I was angry at myself.
I hated myself for doing
what I did to you.
I'm ready to let go.
- Aah!
[body lands]
[roc♪ music]
- Gonna work in the garden
a little.
It'd be nice
if you wanted to help.
Oh, by the way, you didn't tell
me Darlene was back in town.
I haven't seen her back here
in a while.
- What did you say?
- Darlene.
At least, I think it was her.
- You saw her?
Where?
- I'm telling you,
I did not get notification
of the request.
That server needs to remain
a honey pot, off the network.
- Sir, I have the request
right here from yesterday.
- I'm trying
to tell you, Jim,
our network
was compromised yesterday.
I did not make the request.
Someone else obviously did,
so you need to take the server
off the network,
or something's gonna happen.
- I just can't do that, sir.
We have specific orders
from Tyrell Wellick
to keep the request as is.
- That just doesn't make
any sense.
Look, I need to speak
to your supervisor.
[tense music]
♪
- Hello?
Is anyone here?
Hello?
Oh, Jesus.
- I ran out of places to look,
so I figured I'd try
the last place he'd ever be.
Struck out again.
- Oh, God.
I haven't been here
in years.
The new family
that just moved in is so weird,
especially the dad.
They didn't really
change much.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
[car approaching]
- Shit.
Weird new dad's back.
[door slides shut]
I'm sorry, by the way.
- For what?
- I should be more open
with you, your family.
Okay, okay.
Don't get all mushy on me now.
- Do you see that?
Wasn't that Elliot's room?
- [gasping]
We're almost there.
Almost there.
- Why--Why are we here?
I thought you said we
were going somewhere safe.
- Aah!
- Elliot!
Elliot!
- Shit.
- What the hell
are they doing here?
- Won't be long now.
I tried to protect you, son,
but they caught up to us.
- Elliot!
- What are you talking about?
That's Darlene and Angela.
- Trust me, son,
I wanted to tell you sooner.
Things got too accelerated
at the end there.
You have to believe that.
No matter what anyone tries
to do, I will never leave you.
I will always be right here.
Do you understand that?
They are not going to break us
apart again.
- What's going on?
- Listen to me.
- Tell me right now!
- Listen to me
because we don't have much time.
They're gonna try
and get rid of me again,
and I need you to not let them!
- Why would they
get rid of you?
- Please, Elliot,
listen to me.
I will never leave you.
I will never leave you alone
again.
I love you, son.
[poignant music]
♪
- What's he talking about?
What's he talking about?
Hey, I want to know.
I want to know.
I want to know!
- Elliot, who are you
talking to?
- What do you mean?
I'm talking to--
♪
Stay back.
Stay back.
- Elliot, you're bleeding.
- Aah.
- Elliot...
- Aah.
- Elliot, what are you
doing here?
- You didn't see him?
- Who?
- Aah!
This can't be happening.
This can't be happening.
This can't be happening.
No...
This is happening, isn't it?
You knew all along, didn't you?
- Elliot, who do you think
you've been talking to?
- You're gonna
make me say it, aren't you?
I'm Mr. Robot.
[indistinct P.A. announcer]
- You're gonna be okay.
- I think I'm pretty
f---ing far from okay.
- Don't take this
the wrong way,
but I envy you.
I wish I could
talk to my mom again,
even if she isn't real.
[stirring music]
♪
[train horn blows]
Take care of yourself, okay?
- I know you don't feel
like talking about it--
- You're right, I don't.
- Unfortunately I need
to know, Elliot,
given what we've been doing.
I just need to know.
Do you remember any of it?
- Remember what?
- When we first
started fsociety.
- Is Mr. Wellick in?
- Oh, hi, Mr. Goddard.
No, he's gone.
He was, um...
He was let go today.
- What?
Why?
- I don't know.
He wasn't always the easiest
person to deal with.
- I--I'm sure.
Uh, do you think you can get
me in to see Scott Knowles?
It's urgent.
- Oh, no, definitely not now.
You haven't heard?
- Dad, what's going on?
- I'll let you two talk.
I know, I know, but hey,
you popped in over at my home.
I figured I'd return the favor.
- What do you want?
- To offer you something
you may want.
Come on in.
- If this is
about the case--
- Please.
I don't care about the case.
I don't even
understand the case.
I have lawyers for that.
- Then what?
- You boys can wait outside.
[dark music]
♪
So I got to be honest,
I was impressed by you.
[door closes]
- Sure, your career's finished,
but you played a great
short game.
You took a big gamble,
and you got what you wanted.
It was just, you know,
the wrong thing to want.
- What do you care?
- You know, I looked
into you over there at Allsafe.
[laughs]
I mean, lots of people
would've settled
into middle management bliss
after all the shit you've taken,
but you didn't.
You're relentless and smart,
and that combination
is very valuable to a lot
of important people,
people I know.
- Where are you going
with all of this?
- I think I can land you
a pretty lucrative gig.
- A gig?
Where?
- Your favorite place,
where else?
- You slummed it all the
way down to Jersey in person
to offer me a job at the company
I'm currently suing?
What's the real ask here?
- I think you'd make
a great business woman.
I'm afraid
it's nothing more than that.
- Is this a joke?
- It's no joke.
My pals think you
can bring a lot to the table.
- You can't be
offering me a job there.
You're testifying against them.
- So, you'll find
this out fairly soon,
but in business, grudges
aren't really a thing.
It's too emotional.
It's because you pulled off
what you pulled off
that they called me.
- This is a huge
class action lawsuit.
They are going to pay millions.
- Roughly 75
to 100 million.
I mean, that's what
their lawyers will settle for
after they exhaust most
of your legal team's funds
for the next seven years.
And sure, that is--
that's a lot of money,
but not to them, not really.
We started a rainy-day fund
when the leak happened
just for this occasion.
The fund itself has already
made five times that amount.
- I'd like
to ask you to leave.
- Shall I pass your name
along then?
- I'm not working there.
They killed my mother.
- And every fast food
joint around the corner
delivers diabetes
to millions of people.
Phillip Morris hands out lung
cancer on the hour, every hour.
I mean, hell,
everyone's destroying the planet
beyond the point of no return.
Are you really gonna start
taking all of these things
so personally?
- Maybe I will.
Maybe someone has to.
- A suggestion:
If you want to change things,
perhaps you should try
from within,
because this is
what happens from the outside.
These guys don't wait
on anyone,
so you'll have to let
them know by tomorrow.
I'll show myself out.
[door opens, closes]
Are you just filling them
- and dumping them?ty.
Where are your new 'scrips?
- What does it matter?
I don't even know
what's real any more.
- Look, I know
you feel shitty right now,
but once you take your meds--
- Maybe we should
stop it, Darlene.
- Stop what?
- The plan.
The hack.
Everything.
Maybe we shouldn't execute it.
- What?
Why?
The minute our infected server
gets back on the main network,
we're set.
- It wasn't me.
The whole time, it wasn't really
me doing all of that.
- Elliot, the reasons
we wanted to do this,
the reasons why
we all wanted to do this,
are real.
Maybe you don't realize this,
but this was your idea.
You came up with this.
There is a part of you.
somewhere deep down inside,
that knows this is
the right thing to do.
I'm gonna get your meds.
We'll talk more
when I get back, okay?
Come on.
- What would you do
if you were in my shoes?
I know.
I know, I'm officially crazy,
but the plan isn't, is it?
What the hell are you--
- Shh.
I've been waiting outside
your apartment until she left.
Didn't want anyone
to know I'm here.
I know you're behind it,
all of it, F society,
the server,
Colby, Allsafe.
You're the one constant
in a sea of variables.
Elliot...
now, I don't know
what your grand plan is,
but I need to,
and you're going to tell me.
Two days ago I strangled a woman
to death just with my hands.
That's a strange sensation.
Something so tremendous done
by something so simple.
The first ten seconds
were...uncomfortable,
a feeling of limbo,
but then your muscles tense,
and she struggles and fights,
but it almost disappears in the
background
along with everything else
in the world.
At that moment it's just you
and absolute power,
nothing else.
That moment stayed with me.
I thought I'd feel guilty
for being a murderer,
but...I don't.
I feel wonder.
[stirring piano music]
♪
How long has this been going on?
- I don't know.
- And what is it
that you're doing exactly?
- Encrypting all the files.
All of Evil Corp's
financial records
will be impossible to access.
The encryption key will
self-delete
after the process completes.
- What about the backups?
- I took care
of that too.
Chainang.
- Steel Mountain.
Of course,
even when we went redundant.
- I hacked the
Air Dream network.
I was in all of them.
- You really
thought of everything.
Who else was involved?
- Just me.
- Well, now it's you and me.
I've always told you we'd end up
working together, Elliot.
But still, I have to know.
Why did you do it?
What did you hope to accomplish
by doing all of this?
- I don't know.
I wanted to save the world.
♪
- If you agree to testify,
I will testify
that I broke chain of custody
with the .DAT file.
- We've implemented
a honey pot, CS30.
- I'd like to look
over your findings,
especially this server.
- Detectives came by.
They want to speak with you.
They found a body on the roof.
- And you both
did know the deceased.
Sharon Knowles.
- Sharon Knowles?
- Aah!
- I think the baby's coming.
We got to get her
to the hospital.
- Tell me
about your father.
- I remember I tried to
hug him, tell him I'm sorry,
and he shoved me so hard,
I fell backwards out the window.
- Oh, my God, Elliot!
Did you forget again?
Did you forget who I am?
I'm your...
- Sister.
- I think we should talk.
- It hasn't happened
since 1904,
the year John McGraw decided to
take his bat and ball
and go home.
Here we are 90 years later,
and I want to get your
thoughts on what it was like
to be without
the 1994 World Series.
That's right, the 1994
World Series cancelled....
[phone ringing]
- If you would have told me
back in August when
the players voted to walk out
that we would be here
where we are today,
I would have told you
no way, no how,
that's not gonna happen.
But hey, if I ever get it
wrong, I admit it.
So, what happened?
I want to hear from you...
- Mr. Robot.
Um, well,
I'd recommend the Pentium 90.
They're lighting fast, and we've
got some in stock now.
With an 800 megabyte hard drive,
you'll be all set.
Or we could save you
a few bucks
and upgrade what you have.
Once we swap out
that motherboard
and hard drive,
you'll be better than new.
Why don't you bring it on by,
and we'll take a look.
Okay.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.
What happened? That new mouse
not work out for you?
- Your son,
he stole money from me.
- Uh, excuse me?
- Your son stole money from me.
I pulled out my wallet,
and I specifically remembered
I had three 20s.
Now I only have one.
I used one
to pay for the mouse,
and then I had two left.
Your son was standing
right behind me
when I had my money out
on the counter.
- I--just calm down.
I'm sure there's an explanation
for this.
- I don't want an explanation.
The only thing I want from you
is my money
and a f---ing apology.
- There's no need
for that.
I'm just trying
to figure it out.
- Can you tell how much
of a shit I give about that?
Ugh.
I don't have time for this.
Are you giving me
my money or not?
Look, do the right thing here,
guy.
- Then, no.
- Excuse me?
- The answer's no.
- Are you--
you being serious right now?
- [sighs]
I can't help you.
- You--you're really just
gonna sit there and lie?
I should call the cops!
[laughs]
What an example you're setting.
I--I earn my money,
and you're just
teaching him how to steal.
You're a terrible father.
- I'm gonna have to
ask you to leave.
- You're a nobody.
You're a middle-aged man
doing
what my retarded nephew
could do.
That's your life.
[laughs]
You know what?
Keep your 20.
I'll just go to Best Buy
from now on.
[laughs]
God...
[door bell jingles]
- [sighs]
[sighs]
Come on out.
[indistinct radio chatter]
- Dad, I didn't do it.
- Let me see it.
[sighs]
[sighs]
"Timecop" or "Stargate"?
What? 20 bucks ought to cover
the both of us.
"Pulp Fiction"?
Never heard of it.
Sure I can take you to that?
All right, get your jacket.
[coughing]
[sighs]
What?
- How come
I'm not in trouble?
- Even though what you did
was wrong,
you're still a good kid,
and that guy was a prick.
Sometimes that matters more.
Come on, let's go.
It starts in 15 minutes.
I want to get some popcorn.
Come on.
[dark piano music]
♪
♪
- It's really him.
It's really you.
- Never been to
your apartment before.
It's nice.
A little messy, but that's
not Earth-shattering news.
You never really did
like cleaning your room.
- Jesus f---ing Christ.
I can't believe it's really you.
- I was beginning
to wonder how long
it was gonna take
before you recognized me.
The fact that you stopped
recognizing Darlene too, well...
I got to be honest,
that's a little disconcerting.
- Why didn't you say anything?
Why didn't you tell me?
- Okay, Elliot--
- This whole time?
- Elliot, you are not well.
I was trying
to handle it gently.
- Gently?
Gently?
Gently?
Is that what the last
three months have been?
- No. It's been about
us doing something important,
and that's what it still
needs to be about.
- You died.
You died.
You're dead!
[car door shuts]
- I suggest
you lower your voice.
[mysterious music]
♪
- Lower my voice?
You want me to lower my voice
after appearing at my door
20 years after
your supposed death?
I think this is
a perfect f---ing volume!
- Elliot, you don't want them
to hear us.
Especially after my impromptu
visit from
Tyrell Wellick last night.
Elliot, there are
people out there
who do not want us
to work together.
- Is that why they've been
following me?
Is that why,
because of you?
- Think about it.
You don't remember me.
You don't remember
your own God damn sister.
You see that shrink,
pop their pills.
They intentionally put you
in this haze, fog,
or whatever brain matter
you have left in there,
so you forget
what they want you to forget.
They're trying to control you,
Elliot.
They've been trying
to control you all along.
- This is crazy.
I'm crazy.
I'm crazy.
You're crazy.
This is crazy.
What are you talking about?
Who's trying to control me?
- The people out there
who don't want me alive.
The people who are afraid of us.
We have to be more careful,
now more than ever.
- And Darlene,
she knew about this?
- Elliot, I will explain
everything,
but right now, tonight,
we have to stick to the plan.
- Are you kidding me?
You want me to put this on hold?
Are you out of your
God damn mind?
- It's not safe
to discuss this here.
- I don't give a shit!
Tell me what the f---
is going on.
- All right.
Come on, let's go.
- Where?
- You want answers?
Stop asking questions
and follow me.
- Oh, that's sweet.
I--I ca - You're going too fast.
- Trust me,
don't think that's the problem.
- Hey.
I know you didn't want to
talk last night.
- No, Harry,
I can't right now.
I have to--
- Breathe...
and have some breakfast
in bed with me.
- [sighs]
- How are you enjoying
anything like that?
- [laughs]
Mm.
Honey, I appreciate it.
I...God, if you only knew.
- Tell me.
I would love to know.
- They hacked us.
You know that.
It's all over the news.
Now, normally a company
can get through this,
but we're a cyber security
company.
Can you appreciate
how bad that is?
We're hanging on
by our fingernails.
Ugh, who knows?
Maybe we've already fallen
off a cliff,
and I'm still trying to
grasp on to something.
[sighs]
I'm a failure.
- Look at me.
Look at this person
who loves you so much
he would die a happy man
right now just 'cause
he had this, us, sitting down
and having breakfast.
I don't think
failing looks like this.
[stirring music]
♪
[both laugh]
- Make sure you go through
all those emails again,
everything from '91 to '95,
and let's start building a table
that cross-references
our calendar.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Hey, good to see you.
Oh, you should be proud.
News of Colby's confession
is breaking today.
So far we are firing
on all cylinders, so what's up?
- I came to help out.
[phone ringing]
- Yeah, can you rescan these
and email the .PDFs to me
and copy Ry on them?
Shouldn't you be at work?
- I quit.
- Angela, you can't work here.
- Why not? I gave up
everything for this case.
- I don't want you to.
I am not here to help
you find purpose in your life.
If you need something to do,
take a jewelry class,
but you can't work here.
- After what I did,
I won't be able
to find another job in tech.
I'm broke.
The lawsuit money
won't come in for years.
- Which is why you need
to find something you can get.
But this is not it,
not at this level
for what we're trying to do.
[phone rings]
Hello?
John.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
No, tell me.
Um...four?
No, no, no,
we're not going down that road.
Absolutely not.
It's not happening.
No, it's gonna be six
or nothing.
[phone buzzing]
- Who is this?
- It's me.
I'm looking for Elliot.
He's not at work.
I think he's flipping out again.
- What do you mean?
- He tried to kiss me
last night.
You're the one that found him
last time he was like this.
I really need your help.
- Okay, where are you?
- It says so
right here on the...
- Is that right?
- Yeah.
- Wow.
[footsteps approaching]
- He's not here.
- Let's keep
thinking then.
- I have been.
This was our runaway hideout.
He always came here.
- Okay,
let's spitball together.
- I can't help you.
- What does that mean?
- It means...I don't
really know Elliot any more.
- He has gone psycho legit
this time, Angela.
We are in a state of 911.
We just need to talk to him.
- Yeah, well,
he doesn't want to talk back.
And if he does, it's usually
with a bunch of lies.
We can't keep protecting him
from himself, Darlene.
- He has saved
our asses multiple times,
and you're just
gonna do him like this?
- Why do you even care?
- What is that supposed
to mean?
- It means you guys
were never that close.
In fact,
he's been doing just fine until
you moved back to the city.
Why are you even here?
Why have you and Elliot been
spending so much time together?
- Okay, you need to back off,
babe.
He is my brother,
and I'm just trying to help.
That requires no explanation.
- You don't want to tell me
what's really going on here,
that's fine, but then stop
asking me for my help.
[dark music]
♪
[indistinct P.A. announcer]
- I think we're good.
Remember this?
- Of course I do.
- I think it's reasonable
for me to confirm given your--
- I even remember my game.
I'd calculate
the statistical probability
of safety for each car
on the train
based on how often
they would derail.
On the way there, I'd always
pick the safest car
'cause I looked forward to
our trips to the city so much.
Then on the way back, I'd pick
the most dangerous ones...
'cause I hated going home.
- She's not there
any more, Elliot.
- Look, I don't know
where we're going,
but we need to find Darlene.
They may be after her--
- Shh.
- I thought
that was you.
- Oh, my God.
I haven't seen you in forever.
[indistinct P.A. announcer]
- [sighs]
We can't see Darlene
right now.
It's too risky.
I know you're confused, Elliot,
but I'm gonna show you.
I'm gonna show you exactly
where I've been this whole time.
- Look, calm down.
I'll figure this out.
I know you don't trust me.
I wouldn't either,
but I'm telling you,
I'm remembering more and more
now as time goes on.
That's a plus.
It's all starting to come back,
and once we get
all the answers,
I'll be back to normal,
except for the fact that
my dead father
isn't really dead
and is sitting across from me.
[stirring music]
♪
- I'm gonna step outside
a moment to yourselves.
We'll try feeding him
again later, okay?
Okay.
[indistinct radio chatter]
- We're not letting anybody
through.
- No, I know the owner.
Freddy, are you okay?
Is everyone okay?
What the hell happened?
- I'm still trying
to figure that one out myself.
I was gone one day upstate.
They're saying it was
electrical, but who knows?
On hold with the insurance.
Cocksuckers are doing
their typical dance.
Yeah, I was on hold?
No, wait--not again.
- Well, I just came by
to pick up some drives
one of my employees
dropped off yesterday.
- I'm sorry
you wasted the trip.
Everything's gone.
[tense music]
♪
- Tyrell.
[chuckles]
What was it?
Boy?
- Yeah.
- Good.
- Thank you
for the flowers, sir.
- If I'm being honest,
it was Anwar
who sent the flowers.
He has a way with them.
[laughs]
- [chuckles]
- Tyrell, you don't know me
to beat around the bush,
so I'll get right to it.
Have a seat.
You understand the delicate
state we're in these days.
As I'm sure you're aware,
this situation
with Sharon Knowles is...
it's horrific.
Scott is understandably
devastated by it.
- Yeah, my heart
goes out to him.
I don't know what I'd do if--
- Yeah, yeah,
I know, I know, but...
The thing is that the police
have indicated to Scott
and to me
that you are a person
of interest.
They're suspicions
are based on information Scott
gave them about advances
you made on Sharon?
Look, Tyrell,
it was not lost on me
that you and Scott had
your own competitive frictions.
Hell, the man nabbed CTO
right out from under you.
I'm sure his distress
is just causing him to lash out,
and you're an easy target
for him,
and of course I doubt you're
involvement in this mishap,
but--but...
[sighs]
The problem remains.
Scott will continue here,
but you, I'm afraid, can not.
- I'm not sure
what you're saying, Phillip.
- [laughs]
You know exactly
what I'm saying.
[electronic music]
- Phillip, you can't do this.
You can't do this.
You can't!
I've killed myself
for this company!
I've been promoted
faster than anyone else!
♪
- You know,
I can't deny I tried picturing
your reaction.
I seldom have time
for such imaginings.
For you, I was curious.
It could've gone
any number of ways,
and I found all the different
versions quite interesting,
I admit, but now...
confronted with the reality...
I have to say I'm disappointed.
- Phillip, please don't do this.
I was on a track.
- There was a moment, Tyrell,
a point in your recent past,
a mistake,
a compulsion, decision,
something, that led you
to this point right now.
My only advice to you is...
find that moment,
understand it.
It's the only way
to reconcile this--
this failure
with yourself.
- Please, sir, don't do this.
I'm begging you.
I...I love this company.
[dark music]
♪
- Mr. Wellick,
you can't keep ignoring us.
- If you have any questions,
contact my lawyer.
If you have evidence
against me, charge me.
- I know
I brought you back to township,
but stopping by our old house
is not part of the plan.
Come on, these people
are gonna be home soon.
Not the best time
for a B and E.
- This is where it happened,
isn't it?
- What? Where what happened?
- You remember anything
about that window?
- Come on, Elliot.
Like I said, we should go.
Elliot, what are you doing?
Calm down.
Aah!
Ugh!
- You pushed me out this window.
- Elliot...
- You pushed me
off the boardwalk.
- Hey, come on.
- No. Maybe you're the one
who needs some pushing now.
- Calm down.
It was an accident.
- Bullshit!
I was eight years old.
You thought I deserved it.
That's what you said, isn't it?
- No, no.
- Yeah, right before
you pushed me again!
- No, no, no, Elliot,
you thought you deserved it.
You felt guilty
about this your whole life,
about telling people my secret.
This anger was never at me.
It was at you.
Please, Elliot,
you don't have to be angry
at yourself any more.
Just let it go.
Please let it go.
- You're right.
I was angry.
I was angry at myself.
I hated myself for doing
what I did to you.
I'm ready to let go.
- Aah!
[body lands]
[roc♪ music]
- Gonna work in the garden
a little.
It'd be nice
if you wanted to help.
Oh, by the way, you didn't tell
me Darlene was back in town.
I haven't seen her back here
in a while.
- What did you say?
- Darlene.
At least, I think it was her.
- You saw her?
Where?
- I'm telling you,
I did not get notification
of the request.
That server needs to remain
a honey pot, off the network.
- Sir, I have the request
right here from yesterday.
- I'm trying
to tell you, Jim,
our network
was compromised yesterday.
I did not make the request.
Someone else obviously did,
so you need to take the server
off the network,
or something's gonna happen.
- I just can't do that, sir.
We have specific orders
from Tyrell Wellick
to keep the request as is.
- That just doesn't make
any sense.
Look, I need to speak
to your supervisor.
[tense music]
♪
- Hello?
Is anyone here?
Hello?
Oh, Jesus.
- I ran out of places to look,
so I figured I'd try
the last place he'd ever be.
Struck out again.
- Oh, God.
I haven't been here
in years.
The new family
that just moved in is so weird,
especially the dad.
They didn't really
change much.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
[car approaching]
- Shit.
Weird new dad's back.
[door slides shut]
I'm sorry, by the way.
- For what?
- I should be more open
with you, your family.
Okay, okay.
Don't get all mushy on me now.
- Do you see that?
Wasn't that Elliot's room?
- [gasping]
We're almost there.
Almost there.
- Why--Why are we here?
I thought you said we
were going somewhere safe.
- Aah!
- Elliot!
Elliot!
- Shit.
- What the hell
are they doing here?
- Won't be long now.
I tried to protect you, son,
but they caught up to us.
- Elliot!
- What are you talking about?
That's Darlene and Angela.
- Trust me, son,
I wanted to tell you sooner.
Things got too accelerated
at the end there.
You have to believe that.
No matter what anyone tries
to do, I will never leave you.
I will always be right here.
Do you understand that?
They are not going to break us
apart again.
- What's going on?
- Listen to me.
- Tell me right now!
- Listen to me
because we don't have much time.
They're gonna try
and get rid of me again,
and I need you to not let them!
- Why would they
get rid of you?
- Please, Elliot,
listen to me.
I will never leave you.
I will never leave you alone
again.
I love you, son.
[poignant music]
♪
- What's he talking about?
What's he talking about?
Hey, I want to know.
I want to know.
I want to know!
- Elliot, who are you
talking to?
- What do you mean?
I'm talking to--
♪
Stay back.
Stay back.
- Elliot, you're bleeding.
- Aah.
- Elliot...
- Aah.
- Elliot, what are you
doing here?
- You didn't see him?
- Who?
- Aah!
This can't be happening.
This can't be happening.
This can't be happening.
No...
This is happening, isn't it?
You knew all along, didn't you?
- Elliot, who do you think
you've been talking to?
- You're gonna
make me say it, aren't you?
I'm Mr. Robot.
[indistinct P.A. announcer]
- You're gonna be okay.
- I think I'm pretty
f---ing far from okay.
- Don't take this
the wrong way,
but I envy you.
I wish I could
talk to my mom again,
even if she isn't real.
[stirring music]
♪
[train horn blows]
Take care of yourself, okay?
- I know you don't feel
like talking about it--
- You're right, I don't.
- Unfortunately I need
to know, Elliot,
given what we've been doing.
I just need to know.
Do you remember any of it?
- Remember what?
- When we first
started fsociety.
- Is Mr. Wellick in?
- Oh, hi, Mr. Goddard.
No, he's gone.
He was, um...
He was let go today.
- What?
Why?
- I don't know.
He wasn't always the easiest
person to deal with.
- I--I'm sure.
Uh, do you think you can get
me in to see Scott Knowles?
It's urgent.
- Oh, no, definitely not now.
You haven't heard?
- Dad, what's going on?
- I'll let you two talk.
I know, I know, but hey,
you popped in over at my home.
I figured I'd return the favor.
- What do you want?
- To offer you something
you may want.
Come on in.
- If this is
about the case--
- Please.
I don't care about the case.
I don't even
understand the case.
I have lawyers for that.
- Then what?
- You boys can wait outside.
[dark music]
♪
So I got to be honest,
I was impressed by you.
[door closes]
- Sure, your career's finished,
but you played a great
short game.
You took a big gamble,
and you got what you wanted.
It was just, you know,
the wrong thing to want.
- What do you care?
- You know, I looked
into you over there at Allsafe.
[laughs]
I mean, lots of people
would've settled
into middle management bliss
after all the shit you've taken,
but you didn't.
You're relentless and smart,
and that combination
is very valuable to a lot
of important people,
people I know.
- Where are you going
with all of this?
- I think I can land you
a pretty lucrative gig.
- A gig?
Where?
- Your favorite place,
where else?
- You slummed it all the
way down to Jersey in person
to offer me a job at the company
I'm currently suing?
What's the real ask here?
- I think you'd make
a great business woman.
I'm afraid
it's nothing more than that.
- Is this a joke?
- It's no joke.
My pals think you
can bring a lot to the table.
- You can't be
offering me a job there.
You're testifying against them.
- So, you'll find
this out fairly soon,
but in business, grudges
aren't really a thing.
It's too emotional.
It's because you pulled off
what you pulled off
that they called me.
- This is a huge
class action lawsuit.
They are going to pay millions.
- Roughly 75
to 100 million.
I mean, that's what
their lawyers will settle for
after they exhaust most
of your legal team's funds
for the next seven years.
And sure, that is--
that's a lot of money,
but not to them, not really.
We started a rainy-day fund
when the leak happened
just for this occasion.
The fund itself has already
made five times that amount.
- I'd like
to ask you to leave.
- Shall I pass your name
along then?
- I'm not working there.
They killed my mother.
- And every fast food
joint around the corner
delivers diabetes
to millions of people.
Phillip Morris hands out lung
cancer on the hour, every hour.
I mean, hell,
everyone's destroying the planet
beyond the point of no return.
Are you really gonna start
taking all of these things
so personally?
- Maybe I will.
Maybe someone has to.
- A suggestion:
If you want to change things,
perhaps you should try
from within,
because this is
what happens from the outside.
These guys don't wait
on anyone,
so you'll have to let
them know by tomorrow.
I'll show myself out.
[door opens, closes]
Are you just filling them
- and dumping them?ty.
Where are your new 'scrips?
- What does it matter?
I don't even know
what's real any more.
- Look, I know
you feel shitty right now,
but once you take your meds--
- Maybe we should
stop it, Darlene.
- Stop what?
- The plan.
The hack.
Everything.
Maybe we shouldn't execute it.
- What?
Why?
The minute our infected server
gets back on the main network,
we're set.
- It wasn't me.
The whole time, it wasn't really
me doing all of that.
- Elliot, the reasons
we wanted to do this,
the reasons why
we all wanted to do this,
are real.
Maybe you don't realize this,
but this was your idea.
You came up with this.
There is a part of you.
somewhere deep down inside,
that knows this is
the right thing to do.
I'm gonna get your meds.
We'll talk more
when I get back, okay?
Come on.
- What would you do
if you were in my shoes?
I know.
I know, I'm officially crazy,
but the plan isn't, is it?
What the hell are you--
- Shh.
I've been waiting outside
your apartment until she left.
Didn't want anyone
to know I'm here.
I know you're behind it,
all of it, F society,
the server,
Colby, Allsafe.
You're the one constant
in a sea of variables.
Elliot...
now, I don't know
what your grand plan is,
but I need to,
and you're going to tell me.
Two days ago I strangled a woman
to death just with my hands.
That's a strange sensation.
Something so tremendous done
by something so simple.
The first ten seconds
were...uncomfortable,
a feeling of limbo,
but then your muscles tense,
and she struggles and fights,
but it almost disappears in the
background
along with everything else
in the world.
At that moment it's just you
and absolute power,
nothing else.
That moment stayed with me.
I thought I'd feel guilty
for being a murderer,
but...I don't.
I feel wonder.
[stirring piano music]
♪
How long has this been going on?
- I don't know.
- And what is it
that you're doing exactly?
- Encrypting all the files.
All of Evil Corp's
financial records
will be impossible to access.
The encryption key will
self-delete
after the process completes.
- What about the backups?
- I took care
of that too.
Chainang.
- Steel Mountain.
Of course,
even when we went redundant.
- I hacked the
Air Dream network.
I was in all of them.
- You really
thought of everything.
Who else was involved?
- Just me.
- Well, now it's you and me.
I've always told you we'd end up
working together, Elliot.
But still, I have to know.
Why did you do it?
What did you hope to accomplish
by doing all of this?
- I don't know.
I wanted to save the world.
♪