Persons Unknown (2010–…): Season 1, Episode 12 - And Then There Was One - full transcript

After forensic analysis of a thumb traces it to the surviving owner, a naive aid doctor, Renbe finally pieces together which 'foundation' is the manipulative organization and intrudes its HQ, only to be thrown out instantly. In town 28, the director toys with night manager Ulrich's request to return to office duty while body bags are delivered and he must tells the others they'll kill each-other. He's seen on cameras starting a frenzy of suicide and killings which leaves only Joe alive, but dead angles allow preventing actual deaths.

I don't think
pi can do this anymore.

You're under arrest for
the abduction of janet cooper.

I didn't kill those people.
They were already dead.

So you just cut off
their thumbs?

He's after her,
you know.

I mean, at least
ulrich is out there

With who he is
and what he is.

Do you trust me?

In the long run,
we believe that you are someone

Who will come
to understand

Not only what we're trying
to do, but will embrace it.



The paper got bought
last week.

This is a manipulation.

Liam: What you and I imagine
to be free will

Is just an illusion.

Joe: Unbelievable.
Aah!

I just know that
ulrich isn't the way.

You don't know that
for sure.

Guys in charge
act like your friends,

But they only want
what they want.

I don't know what's going on
with janet,

But it seems like she's got
a thing for ulrich.

I'm no longer sure
of anything.

Charlie: Or maybe he just needs
someone to remind him

That he doesn't have to sell
his soul to the devil.



Ohh! Aah!

I know you think you got ulrich in
the palm of your hand, but you don't.

Janet:
He lost his family.

Joe:
Ask him for the truth.

But you of all people should
understand why I had to do it.

Janet cooper is on board.

You're flushing 27?

How did you get in my head
like this?

It's not what you think.

I will kill you!

And this time,
I will make sure you're dead.

Does it look like
I could hurt her,

Even if I wanted to?

This is not what's
supposed to happen, joseph.

To either of us.

We devoted our lives
to the program, didn't we?

Because we believed in it,
what their goals were,

What they wanted
to accomplish.

Aren't you still devoted?

Whatever happens, know
it wasn't janet's fault...

...It was mine.

You're up late, liam.

Yes.

Are you all right?

Liam, you seem
so distraught.

You know I have been loyal to
you all these years, director.

Yes.

Your dedication
to the program,

And especially to me,
has always been appreciated.

There's even a part of me

That understands your obsession
with janet cooper.

It's not an obsession.
It's -

Love?

I understand
your disappointment.

Unfortunately...

That won't undo the damage
you have caused

To this experiment.

So it's official?

You've decided to red card
the entire town?

I had...Then I thought
about everything -

Including you.

And I've decided to give you
one more opportunity

To preserve your role
in this program.

Thank you, director.
What is it you need me to do?

You'll know it, liam,
when you succeed...

Or when you fail.

Nothing.

I hope this doesn't mean
we're locked up here again.

I don't think so.

Everyone else is either
already up, or they're...

Gone.

You guys had to take
the stairs, too?

Yeah.

Where's all
the others?

Where's all
the furniture?

Charlie and blackham
are upstairs, I think.

I haven't seen janet
or joe.

Right here.

What are you,
cozying up to the help?

No, I'm looking
for janet.

Did you guys have
to take the stairs down?

You guys seen janet
or ulrich?

Not this morning.
How about you?

I haven't seen them
since last night.

Do you guys think they
got out? Joe: Who knows?

There's ulrich.

Where's janet?

Hey!

Guys, you got to take
a look at this.

Something's wrong.

Where the hell are they?

Oh, god.
Check the other buildings!

The place is deserted, ulrich!

What the hell
is going on here?!

Erika: I am not dying this time!
Do you hear me?!

Not this time! You have to
stop playing with us!

I am not dying this time!

Erika, it's okay.

No, it's not.
It's okay.

No, it's not, janet.

You don't know what
those things are, but I do!

And you are not
sticking me

In one of those bags!

Do you understand me?!

Not now, not ever!

Oh, my god.

Body bags.

There's only six of them.

Joe: Yeah.

'cause only one of us
gets out of here alive.

What?

You explasince you've been
now, here before.

Why are these bags here?

Why do you think?

You're dying before me.
Do you understand?!

This guy knows what this game
is all about.

So it's about time
we off his ass!

Janet, even you think
we can't trust him anymore.

Isn't it about time we take
things into our own hands?

Yes.

Who's responsible
for the body bags?

You?

Liam: No.

But you know about them.

I feared
they would appear.

So joe's right.
We're gonna die.

Six of you will, yes.

And you?

Are you just gonna
watch us die off,

Or are you the one
pulling the trigger?

That's not
how it works, janet.

How does it work,
then, liam?

You kill each other.

No.

We've been doing this
a long time.

Tensions are already rising,
aren't they?

What about you?
Can you stop this?

Liam...

You can't just sit by
and watch them do this to us.

I know that you've been a part
of this for a long time,

But I know -

Liam, I've seen.

There's more to you
than just this program.

You're right.
There is more.

There's you.

You should survive this
and be the last person standing

Once all the body bags
are filled.

That's what the program
predicts.

I don't want
to hear that.

Liam, please.

Can you save us?

I'd save you...

Only you.

I'm not gonna leave
without the others.

That's what I thought
you'd say.

That's why you're probably
going to survive

This last
crucial exercise.

When push comes to shove,

You'll end up doing
whatever it takes, janet.

Whatever it takes.

Why didn't you tell me they
expect us to kill each other?

If I had, would you
have believed me?

But that's what
happened before.

I was the last man
standing.

At least that's what I thought
before ulrich showed up.

Why would people just start
killing each other?

Six body bags.

People do the math.

They start to understand that
only one person will survive.

You saw what happened
in the sheriff's station.

They will get the result
that they want.

Each of us,
turning against each other,

Doing whatever it takes

To be the one
who survives.

And all the time we think that
we're making the decisions.

But it's all because
of their manipulation.

The program lulls you
into believing

That you somehow
have a choice.

The illusion
of free will.

Exactly.

But free will
doesn't exist here.

You do what they want.

Even if you don't
know it.

It just happens.

So, that's what happened
with you and me?

You just did what they
told you to do?

No.

And you know that.

Ulrich offered
to get me out.

And I said no,
not without everyone.

That includes you.

They're never gonna let me
out of here alive, janet.

Go with ulrich.

He'll get you back
to your life...

Back to megan.

I wish I could.

Kat: I don't understand
what we're doing in chinatown.

Well, we need
more information.

We got the thumb...

But now I want to know
who used it to hitchhike.

I gave it to a friend of mine.
He's gonna come meet us.

 and don't worry, he's
used to this kind of thing.

What do you mean,
"used to"?

There he is.

Don't judge a book
by the cover, huh?

Who's the babe?

Kat damatto.

Your boss?
Mm.

Oh, far out.

Do you know me?

Only by reputation.

Sherman golightly,
oakland medical examiner.

I know
what you're thinking -

I'm a dead ringer
for those hunks on "csi."

Hope you don't mind.
I'm starving.

Oh. Go right ahead.

All I can say is you better have
something good for us.

More than you imagine.

I found your thumb guy...
And he's alive.

Code word, please?

I want to speak
to the director.

To do so
requires a code word.

That won't be necessary.
Go ahead, liam.

I'm ready to start
the exit sequence.

Very well.

I'm clearly not suited
for field work.

It will be comforting to
be back in the office again.

Well, I'm sure we can find
another position

For you
in the program.

I was hoping I could return
to my previous duties,

Madame director.

That, I'm afraid,
won't be possible.

But there will
always be a place here

For you, liam.
Please, I -

Liam, stop.

We don't have any time.
We have to go - now.

Look, I told you, I will not
leave without the others.

I know, janet.

Let's go.

What's going on?

Oh, my god.

Liam: Joe,
keep everyone close to you.

Janet: Liam...

What's going on?
Janet, stay back!

What's happening?
All of you, stay back!

Aah!

Liam:

Nobody - nobody go near him!

Oh, my god, no.

Oh, liam.

Janet, no!

Janet, stay ck.

No!
Janet: Liam!

Charlie: Oh, my god!

Blackham:
His head exploded!

Ohh.

Ohh. Oh, god.

Get him off of me now!

Charlie:
Bill, are you okay?

God! No, I'm not okay!
That could've been me, man!

That could've been
all of us.

I can't believe
they did this.

That was
the warning shot.

Meaning we're all next?
Yeah.

Then they better
come and get me.

They're not
gonna do anything.

We're gonna do it
to each other.

Blackham: What?

Ulrich told me they expect us
to kill each other.

Until there's only one
of us left.

Yes.

Is that what happened
to you?

Yeah.

Oh, god.

It took less
than a day.

I can't believe that
I killed somebody.

That I took another
human's life, but I did.

Well, no one
is killing anyone.

They don't get my soul.
We're getting out of here.

Oh, yeah,
how we gonna do that?

You just see what happened
to ulrich?

I don't know, okay?!

But we are -

All of us...

Together...

Alive.

This is what Liam showed me.

You can see everything.

Joe: Yeah.

This is how ulrich
kept track of us.

Yeah.

Yeah, and now we know
what he saw...

And what they see now...

What they're paying
attention to.

Hey, erika just went
off camera here.

Try another button.
Try to find her.

There.

Yeah,
but where was she?

She was out of camera range
for a few seconds.

"for a few seconds."

Yeah.

Dr. Gilman: Next thing I know,
I'm here in san diego,

Lying in this bed.

I don't know how
I got here.

I don't even know what happened
with my thumb.

You claim that
you were kidnapped

By rebels in san nicasio.

I worked with
doctors without borders.

We were helping out a village
that suffered from a mudslide.

We saved over 50 lives before
the rebels took us over.

Wait - a-a village?

D- don't you mean
like a 2-block town

That has a hotel on it -
a town?

There was no town.

There were slums, tents,

People living
in cardboard boxes!

Poverty.

Dr. Gilman,
we saw you a week ago

In a town that looked like
1950s middle america.

You were in a body bag,
dead.

I don't know what you think
you saw...

But I'm here, aren't I?

I'm alive.

And this hospital
helped save me.

And they changed
my life.

They changed your life?

I can't be a surgeon
anymore, obviously.

But they hired me to work here
in the cancer-research clinic.

I can still be of help.

I had a vocation...

But now I'm part of something
even greater.

Erika:
And here we are.

So, what?

They were watching ulrich,
as well.

They knew ulrich
could help get us out,

Even before we did.

Where did his body go?

Why do they need
to be here

If they think we're gonna
kill each other?

To make sure we get
the job done.

Just stop it.
Okay?

I don't want to hear anyone talk
about us killing one another.

If they do have people here,
we better not take any chances.

None of us
should travel alone.

Agreed. No one should leave
this room without another person.

Fine by me.
I pick mcnair.

Sorry that doesn't work
into your little plan, moira.

Janet: Guys, they're
constantly watching us.

Paying attention
to what we do.

If they see us fighting,
you know,

Falling apart as a group,

They're gonna know
we're vulnerable.

Listen.

I can't afford
to be beside anyone

I care about
in battle again.

What are you saying?

Y
- you should stay with charlie? What?

He'll take care of you.
Graham.

We both know what's been
going on between us

Wouldn't work
in the real world!

It's time we both wake up.

Hey, moira.

Hey, moira,
it'll be okay!

You and me.

oh.

Oh, that's great.

So, I'm -
I'm all alone now?

Nobody said that.

Come on, bill.

Oh, "come on" what?

Look, face it.

These people don't give
a damn about me.

They probably want me around
more than you guys do.

Bill, we're on your side.
You're gonna pick us, right?

Charlie,
you're a good man.

Okay?

Better than these
idiots deserve.

But I got to protect myself
whatever way I can.

Kat: Something about gilman
just didn't jive with me.

What, the fact that he was dead,
then he turns up alive?

No, it was the way
he spoke.

He said he
"had a vocation."

We've heard that before.

Angela barragan.

It was just typical
press-release crap,

Requests for donations.

It says here
it's nonprofit.

Yeah, but in this age
of hmos,

What hospital
is strictly nonprofit?

What do you expect him
to say -

"affiliated with the
program"? Shh, let me think.

Um...Donations...

Hmm.

What?

Oh, the new register.

What does that have to do
with anything?

Maybe everything.

Look.

Hey, there, bright eyes.

If you want my opinion,

I think joe's
still playing us.

It's hard to believe I actually
feel sorry for his lame ass.

We learned a lot about each
other in that vault, didn't we?

Yeah, we did,
bright eyes.

You don't know how much I wish
you wanted to learn more.

No, erika.

Erika, wait.

Where'd she go?

What about them?
Where are they?

Blackham!

Oh, my god.

Mcnair! Hurry!
Someone's attacked blackham!

Moira:
What happened?

Blackham.

Where's blackham?

he was gone
when I got here.

But we just saw him
get killed.

I mean, his body
was right there - dead.

It's locked.

They took him.

"they"?

What's going on here?

I saw you running in.

Why do you guys
all look that way?

Where's bill?

Charlie, he's gone.

What do you mean, gone?

That can't be.

He's here.

We just have to look for him.
He's here somewhere.

I'm sorry,
but...We saw him get killed.

It's your fault!

It's your fault!
All of you!

You never gave him
a chance!

We all should have
helped him!

Dossette:
It was on may 14, 1953,

That the mansfield institute
was established

As an independent,
nonprofit organization.

The newly formed entity
was dedicated

To further promote
scientific, educational,

And charitable purposes
for the welfare -

We got all of this
off of your website.

What we're interested in
is what you're doing now.

Well, almost at once,

The mansfield institute
developed a unique style

By blending scrupulous
nonpartisanship

With rigorous, fact-based
analysis - no, no, no.

How about a little less
script here?

Why don't you tell us about the
institute's dealings in san nicasio?

We saw the town
that you created.

We know
what's done there.

We know there are more towns
like that one.

We know
about your relationship

With ambassador
franklin fairchild,

About angela barragan,
daniel gilman,

About your dealings with
the san francisco register.

Um, please, I'm -

I'm just a dossette,
sir. I...

You may be,
but they're not.

We're here, aren't we?

We found you guys,
all the way out here in iowa.

We know you have
my ex-wife!

Sir, you're gonna have
to stop that right now.

If not,
I'm gonna call security.

Why bother?

Where's janet?

We know you have
her somewhere!

We know you have
her here!

I want to know
where janet cooper is!

What about
victoria fairchild?

What about
father joe tucker?

We know that
you kidnapped them!

We know
about this institution!

We know all
about this organization!

No!

Mark: And we're not gonna
give up, do you hear me?!

We're gonna find
these people!

Impressive.

Has anyone ever gotten
this close to us?

No.

Never.

Charlie: Why are we here?!
Why are we here?

If they're just gonna kill us,
why are we here?

You don't know that
they killed blackham.

They killed bill, we killed bill
- it's all the same.

They brought us here to die -
for what reason?

Would you shut up
already?

You sound like a woman.

I'm venting!
Is that all right with you?!

Sounded more like
pissing your pants.

Hey, here's an easy one.

Probably wouldn't have to kill
him. He'll just die of fright.

Oh, come on, you guys.

You know, I might not
be the bravest man,

But at the end
of the day,

I'm worth something
to some people.

You're not worth spit,
are you?

Yeah, anything you say,
chicken little.

What'd you call me?

Chicken little.

'cause that's what
we called girls

Who gave it up
to the warden.

Shut your mouth!

Hey. Hey! Stop it!

Stop it!
Charlie: Shut up!

Both of you - stop it!

I am not who you think!

Moira: Charlie?

Charlie?!
Charlie!

Charlie, come on,
wake up!

Charlie?

What happened?

I don't -
maybe a heart attack.

Erika: Wake up.

Wake up.

Wake up.

Wake up!

Wake up!
Wake up!

Charlie, wake up!

Wake up!

Stop it!

Stupid son of a...

Why'd you fight with me?
Hmm?

Why didn't you just
ignore me?

He's dead.

Joe: What is this?

Moira:
Injection marks.

Somebody did this to him.

It's all I found.

How old do you think
these are?

no idea.

But if we get desperate,
looks like this is all we got.

That's the great thing
about booze.

It never goes bad.

Hey, how's moira?

In shock.

Aren't we all?

I don't know.

You didn't seem
too surprised, joe.

Even janet noticed that.

You're drunk.

And you're beautiful.

Where are you going?

Out.

Thought moira might need
a shoulder to cry on.

Erika, I don't -
get off me.

You had your chance.

Earth to moira?

It's a joke.
Lighten up.

Have a drink.

Look, I get it.

You know,
charlie was an okay guy.

He didn't really deserve
to go like that.

None of us really
deserve what's happening.

Hey, where's
charlie's body?

I asked you
a question.

Aah!

It's not what you think.

She killed charlie.

You know she did.

She probably killed -
killed blackham, too.

Graham.

You got to believe me.

Moira...

Moira!

I'll get her! I'll get her!
I'll get her!

Joe: What the hell?

Janet:
She's lost her mind.

Graham: She hasn't.

She's been trying to figure out
where we are.

If she killed erika,

It's because erika tried
to kill her first.

She's not crazy!

I know she's not.

Keep away from me,
graham.

Moira!

Wow.

Don't touch me.
I'll jump.

Moira, please...
I mean it, graham.

You hate me, don't you?

Moira, you know
that's not true.

Please,
come down from there.

All right?

I'm sorry
for what I said.

Just come back to me.

Come on, come on.
Come on.

Come back to me.

Just come back to me.
Come on.

It's okay, moira.

It's okay.

I understand.

I love you.

Nobody's gonna do anything
to hurt you.

I'll protect you.
I promise.

That's what my father
used to say.

Moira, no!

Moira, don't!

Don't! Moira, don't!

Aah!

Moira...

Where's mcnair?

Gone. For good.

You're next.
What are you do-

Aah!
Unh.

Moira...
Moira...

We're the only ones left.

Kat: Well, at least they didn't
arrest us this time.

They didn't have
to arrest us.

We got no jobs,
no credibility,

Barely anything
we can call a life.

Unh!
Oh!

what are you trying to do,
scare me to death?

I want to get those bastards
for what they did to her.

What they did to us.

So do I.

Moira's body's gone
from the hotel.

Did you find mcnair's?
No.

Erika's and charlie's bodies
are gone, too.

The body bags.

Yeah.

There's only one.

Yeah.

I can't believe
they're all gone.

Where do they take them,
anyway?

I don't know.

What do you mean
you don't know?

I mean, the bodies were there,
and now they're gone.

It's like - it's like
they never existed.

Look, we need
to stay calm, janet.

They're probably coming
to get us.

So, then, what is the point
in staying calm?

These people
behind the domes

Are just watching us die!

I don't want to die.

I know.

What are we gonna do?

What are we gonna do?

I wish I knew.

I could use a drink.

How about you?

It's not gonna
solve anything.

It won't hurt anything,
either.

Ohh.

strong.

What -

Ugh.

J-

I'm sorry, janet.

The program is
in my blood, janet.

It's my vocation.

It will always be.

I couldn't choose you.

They would never allow it.

Good work, joe.

Finally...

You have proven to me
and to the program

That you are
worth saving.

I tried my best,
madame director.

That...Was satisfying.

I think it worked.

I think they believed
what they saw.

No, erika.

Charlie?

Oh!

All of us got out.

Not joe.

Graham.
Graham, are you okay?

Ohh.

Took you guys long enough.