Persons Unknown (2010–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - The Edge - full transcript

Previously on Persons Unknown:

Megan?

Where´s my daugther? Mom.

What do you want from me?!

Where are we? I don't know.

We're all hostages.

I don't get it. What kind
of kidnapping is this?!

Biometric implants.

We're all carrying a load
of tranquilizer around.

You walk past a certain
point out there,

You trigger the implant. Joe?



Okay, I'm almost done.

They've got it right
up against the muscle,

So you've got to hold still.

okay, almost done.

okay.

Okay, I got it. I got it.

Got it.

Okay, who's next?

Me.

Let me just stitch him up.

Ow.

Just one more. One more.

You ready?

Oh, god!



Wait, wait!

Wait a minute! Wait!

A five-foot lead.

This will give me enough
room to pull you back

If anything happens like before.

Take it slow.

Can't be sure it was the implant

That actually knocked us out.

Am I good?

You're good. You're good. Yep.

All right,
you're there at the spot.

You're sure this is
where we collapsed?

Mark it.

Now take another step, slowly.

All right, mark it.

Looking good. Looking good.

All right, mark it.

Looking good.

All right, mark it.

Looking good.

All right. Mark another one.

Hey, hey, hold up! Hold up!

Hold up! Hey, let go,
let go, let go!

Hey, hey, hey!

Ugh.

Ugh.

Ugh.

Listen.

All I want is to see my daughter

Whatever this is,
whatever you want...

...There must be something,
anything.

I need to know that
she's all right.

Just give me a chance
to make sure she's safe,

And then I'll do whatever you say.

I'm begging you - please.

Please.

Pretty weird.

What?

It's like I never even busted it.

Yeah, same with the dresser.

And, in fact, everything has
been cleaned up and put away.

The bed's made.

Those metal shutters
on the window - gone.

Yeah, all without a sound.

There's more than
just the night manager

And those guys at the chinese
restaurant around here.

But where are they?

Well, if I think about it too much,

I'm just gonna go crazy, so...

You don't think that

That's what they want, do you?

Do you?

I don't know.

I mean, it doesn't
make sense, but...

What has so far?

You okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I think the others
are waiting for us.

enjoy, please.

All of you, enjoy.

Fish is fresh.

Delicious.

Please, enjoy.

Okay, what the hell
was that out there?

Uh... Most likely an a.D.S.

Say what? Active denial system.

It transmits
high-intensity microwaves.

Stimulates the water
molecules in your skin.

It's the same technology
they use to reheat a burrito

At 7-eleven,
except you're the burrito.

Military deployed them in
iraq mostly for crowd control.

I mean, it won't kill you,
but it delivers enough hurt

That it'll make you wish it did.

Okay, so they've
got these pain guns

Covering all the exits out of town.

Probably all around the
perimeter of the town,

Most likely positioned somewhere
out on the edge of town.

Well, that's that, then.

There's got to be a
way to disarm it.

It's definitely beatable.

We need to do some recon first,

Figure out how many there are and,
more importantly, where they're located.

I still don't understand
the why of it all.

Why they're doing this to us?

I keep telling you - ransom.

It's the only reason
to keep us alive.

Or we're on some twisted reality
show in dubai or something.

these cameras around here -

Bunch of towel-heads

Are probably laughing their
asses off right now,

Watching the infidels
screaming with pain.

I know why I'm here.

My father.

And who the hell is your father?

The u.S. Ambassador to Italy.

Franklin fairchild?

Wait a minute.

Why would your father
want to kidnap us?

I said that's why I'm here.

The rest of you have to figure out
who put you here for yourselves.

What could you have possibly done

To make your father want
to throw you into a town

Surrounded by
face-melting pain guns?

Things.

Well...I'll tell you what
I think we should do.

I think we should go beat the
crap out of the night manager

The second he comes on duty.

The point of that is what?

Because he's obviously one of 'em.

I couldn't agree more.

He seems to be the only one
who knows more than we do.

And nothing like a
couple of broken knuckles

To motivate cooperation.

We're not doing that.
The hell we're not.

There's no reason to do that.

He doesn't know any more than we do.
He already told us that.

Exactly. He told us.

The sergeant's right.

We need to figure out who
we're dealing with first...

Figure out this town.

I agree.

Same here.

Sergeant.

All right.

You take the eastern quadrant.

You two, the west.

You, the southern end of town,
and I'll take the north.

Check the buildings.

Are there any basements?

Are there any maps of
the surrounding area?

Anything that might give us a clue.

Two hours, max.

We meet back here,
put together what we know.

Any questions?

Uh, yeah.

What rambo movie did
you just pop out of?

I- I don't get it.

How do you guys come up
with "child abandonment"?

You've got the surveillance tapes.

They're showing nothing
that could be called

Even remotely conclusive. No, no.

By all accounts, this woman was a good,
dedicated mother.

I mean, come on, robert.

There's something
bigger going on here.

What angle are you
looking for, exactly?

Alien abduction? Funny.

You interviewed the
grandmother, right? Yes.

You didn't pick up
anything odd there.

Really?

Oh, come on. The grandmother
is beyond scary.

There's no material connection

Between the mother's disappearance
and the grandmother.

Can you at least see if there's
something in the deep archives?

Pretty busy here, but...

I'll see what I can do.

Hi. Hi.

How's your day going?
Can I get you anything?

That's okay.

Latte, pedicure?

No, I-I think I'm good.

Let me tell you why
you're not good.

I have been patiently
waiting for an update

On the headless homeless story.

I'm on it. No, you're not on it.

I know what you're doing.

You're diddling around
with this dead-end,

Go-nowhere missing-mom story.

There's something kind of
weird about it all, kat.

I know this routine.

This is where you
try and convince me

What a great story this is.

Because it is.

And not just a great story,
but a story with legs.

Multiple front-page spreads -

Weeks of 'em.

I don't know what's
gotten into you, renbe.

For five years,
you've been the king of sick,

And I've loved you for it

Because you've made my job so easy.

Stick with what you're good at.

Leave the legitimate stories
to the real journalists, okay?

I expect a 10-pound
bag of steaming sleaze

On my desk by the end
of the day - no excuses.

Ungh!

A man after my own heart.

To hell with the grunt
and his perimeter search.

My name's blackham, by the way.
Bill blackham.

I don't know if I've
properly introduced myself.

Charlie morse.

So, what's the plan, mr. Morse?

Oh, I think you know, mr. Blackham.

We wait for the night manager
to show up, and then we -

Oh.

Well, here's a pleasant surprise.

Ah!

Cognac, mr. Blackham?

don't mind if I do.

Oh. Well...

Here's to success.

And, uh...

Freedom.

Amen to that, brother.

Amen to that.

Ungh.

Come on.

Soldier boy back there
said we had to explore

Every building we could get into.

What's the difference if
I grab something to wear?

So...

What, you're a doctor or something?

Psychiatrist, actually.

But I did an e.R.
Rotation in medical school.

Huh. What do you think?

Me? I don't know.

I'm I'm not really qualified
in the fashion department.

It's a little retro.

Oh, what the hey.

Hey, they're watching, you know.

Yeah.

So?

I'm just saying.

Whoo!

Here, you creepy pervs!

Get your nads off on these!

Whoo!

Come on, doc.

Let's find you something to wear.

Moira. Call me moira.

Moira.

Cool name.

Thanks.

That's depressing.

But manageable.

Meaning it's not miles
of ocean or barbed wire.

Trees.

Trees are...

Well, trees.

Yeah, only with pain guns
and god knows what else.

God has nothing to
do with this place.

So, you believe in god?

I take it you don't?

You know you have a maddening way

Of answering a question
with another question?

Are you aware of that?

I'm sorry. I- I don't mean to.

Yes.

I believe there's a god.

All I know is I'm
not waiting around

For divine intervention
to get out of here.

The only thing I know is,
every second that I spend here,

My daughter's at risk.

Megan?

Megan? Where are you?

In here, nana.

You look like you're having fun.

Oh, sweetheart, were you
playing with nana's puzzle?

Yes, nana.

Because I'm missing a few pieces.

And a jigsaw puzzle -
it just isn't very good

If it's missing pieces, is it?

No.

Sweet pea, when you finish playing,
come find nana,

And we'll grab a little talk

About respecting other
people's property, all right?

Okay.

Every way out of town is
covered by the pain guns.

No surprise there.

Yeah, we couldn't see
anything from the balcony.

Just lots of trees.

Trees?

Yeah, for miles.

But they're definitely out there.

Trust me.

I felt every one of 'em.

Well, I guess we need
to find an off switch.

Or else come up with a plan "b."

I don't understand you people.

That man over there -

He knows. Totally.

Now, we can bang our head
against that pain wall all day,

But I guarantee you,
with the right persuasion,

That bastard over there will
lead us all the hell out of here.

excuse me.

I just wanted to mention

That dinner will be
served in one hour.

You might want to freshen up.

Where is dinner tonight?

At the shanghai palace,
right across the street.

Not again.

Yes, sir.

Well, I don't know about you guys,

But I am in desperate
need of a spa day...

Or at least a shower.

You going to dinner?

You? Yeah.

I'll see you there.

See you there.

So, uh, charlie,
you want to go and get...

yeah?

It's me - moira.

I'll be there in a sec.

Hi.

Well, don't you look amazing?

thanks.

Aren't you coming to dinner?

I am.

But look at this.

Just showed up in my room.

May I?

Sure.

Wow.

A vanessa cardui chrysalis.

The painted lady butterfly.

Well, cocoon right now.

But you see the colors starting
on the edges of the pupa?

It means she's ready
to come out soon.

Is it poisonous?

No, no, no.
It's - it's quite common.

It's found all over the world.

You seem to know a lot about it.

Yeah, I like to read
about different things.

Did you put it in here?

Did you sneak into my room

And put this...Bug in here, moira?

Why would I?

How could I?

I suppose you couldn't.

It is just like my
sick jerk of a father

To torture me with a metaphor.

Could you be any more obvious?!

No, no, no, no. No.

Please...Don't.

I don't want it in here.
It creeps me out.

I'll take care of it.

Please.

Whatever.

Hello, gentlemen.

How may I be of assistance?

This is your answer?

This is what you want?

Night manager: Help me!

Help me, please, somebody!

Help me, please!

Help me!

Please, gentlemen!

Hey!

We're getting pretty
tired of your bull, bud!

Now walk.

Please. They'll kill me.

They don't care about me.

I'm just the same as you.

Move it! Go!

Hey! Stand down!

You had your chance.
We're handling this now.

Help me, please.

Blackham, put the gun down.

Eat me!

He's one of them.

I'm not. I swear.

They're not gonna fry
one of their own.

They turn off the pain gun,

And we rush out right behind him.

It won't work! The hell it won't!

They're watching us all the time!

You think if he was one of them,

They wouldn't have
intervened by now?

Huh? Janet: Especially
since you guys

Have been beating the
living crap out of him.

He's our ticket out of here.

There's nothing you can
do that's gonna stop us

From pushing him over -

Ow, ow, ow!

Okay.

Okay, okay.

Ow!

I'm sorry about all this.

What? Where's he going?!

I knew it!

Did you see that?!

Ah. Sorry.

This will take the sting out.

Oh, no.

Too early.

Not for me.

Hey, hey!

So what's your plan now,
mastermind,

Now that you've messed
up our last best chance

At escaping this hellhole?

He's right.

Damn it.

Maybe.

Think we should have tortured
this guy till he cracked?

Even if he was one of them,
torture wouldn't have worked.

Never does.

Yeah, I agree.

But if we planned it a
little more carefully,

We might have had a shot of
at least one of us escaping.

What do they say -

Hindsight has 20/20 vision?

Something like that, I guess.

The trick is to stay alert,
stay frosty.

Is that it, sergeant?

And pray to the god of your
choice for guidance, sir.

That's easier said than done.

You're not trying hard enough,
if you don't mind me saying.

Daddy, I know the truth.

We'll talk about this later,
shall we?

I know the truth.

You're gonna pay.

He's really a very nice man
if you don't get to know him.

It's open.

Hey.

Are you okay?

I feel like I have a hangover,

But I haven't had a drop
to drink since we got here.

You think maybe that chinese
food is loaded with something?

I think you might be
suffering from depression.

It's a pretty stressful
situation for all of us.

That's an understatement.

I want to show you something.

I think it might cheer you up.

Okay.

Look.

Isn't she amazing?

Yeah.

Yeah, it kind of is.

I think we should set her free.

I think that would be very
therapeutic for both of us.

Spoken like a true shrink.

yeah, well...

I'd like to do that, moira.

I really would.

Me too.

I have a nice pension
waiting for me in two years.

I don't know why I risk
it for the likes of you.

Because you're my friend?

We're anything but friends, renbe.

Well, then, it must
be because you owe me.

God, I hate you.

What do you got?

Some ugly stuff in there, mark.

Real ugly.

About janet cooper?

Well, not so much about her,
but what happened to her.

Most of it is juvie, and only a
court order from moses himself

Will ever get that
information unsealed.

But there's enough other stuff
to get the point across.

Like? Read it for yourself.

Tell you one thing, though.

This lady has been
through the wringer.

Know about her husband?

Husband? No.

Ex-husband. Not sure which.

True piece of work.

Took off and left her while
she was pregnant with the kid.

Total scumbag if you ask me.

I'd love to put a
10-year collar on him.

I'll take that,
thank you very much.

Who the hell are you?

No one you really want to know.

Now give me the envelope. Please.

Go screw yourself.

And I asked you so nice, too.

There's no respect for
civility these days.

Now, I've got about enough patience

To ask you one more time.

Give me the envelope.

Attaboy.

What's the big deal?

Let's just say I have a
client who'd stop at nothing

To make sure that none
of this information

Gets into that filthy rag of yours.

Like janet cooper's mother.

Now, you see, mr. Renbe,

It's questions like that

That are gonna be the death of you.

You know, tori found a
chrysalis in her room.

In a jar.

A what? A chrysalis.

I don't know.

Pupa.

I don't know. Cocoon.

It just showed up, like magic.

Really? Just showed up?

Was next to that damn fortune
I got the other night.

"you will soon win a
high prize or award."

Anyone else just have something
show up in their room?

No, nothing.

No.

Of course not.

It's just my father
messing with me.

So, you think this is all
about you, don't you?

Pretty much, yeah.

Whoa, whoa!

What was that?!

What the hell was that?!

I think it's the pain gun!

At least, the explosion came

From where the pain gun should be.

What are you saying - the
lightning took it out?

Looks that way.

What are we waiting for, then?

Hey, where are you going?!

Let me go!

Where are you going?!

The van.

We should take the van.

How do we get the keys?

I can hot-wire it.

Hello? Used-car salesman.

We don't have much time.

They'll figure out the a.
D.S. Is down.

We don't know how many
more are out there.

All right, we need to
create a distraction.

I can do that.

Okay, let's go!

Go! Go, go, go!

Come on, hurry up!

Ah... You want something?

I will help you! We can help you!

Please!

I want to help you.
Okay, please stop.

We can do something to help you.

okay, got it!

Wait, stop! No damn way, sister.

Moira's in the restaurant!
You have to!

Hey, just do it.

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!

Hurry up!

Come on!

Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Go, go, go!

Get out of here! Go!

Hey! Come on, charlie!

How do we know that
damn thing is shut off?

We don't! Come on!

Come on! Get in!

Hey.

I knew it.

We made it through.

Do you have any idea
what time it is?

Sorry, boss.

Where have you been?
I was worried about you.

I just wanted to let you know

I'm bailing out of the
missing-mom story.

What changed your mind?

It was a dead end,
just like you said it would be.

What's this?

I, uh, clunked my head
on the refrigerator door.

I know what to do
to make it better.

That's what I was counting on.

Tell you what I'm gonna
do when I get home.

I'm gonna eat the biggest damn t-
bone I can get my hands on.

Ha!

We need to get as
far away from here

As this tank of gas will take
us first, right, sergeant?

And then some, sir.
On foot, if we have to.

Hey, call me joe, okay?

Sorry. Habit.

Name's graham. Graham mcnair.

Good to know you, graham.

Likewise, sir.

Uh, joe.

Somebody's gonna pay for this.

Yeah?

Yeah.

If it takes me the rest of my life.

Whoever did this to us...
Is gonna pay.

You've got that right.

That was pretty smart,
what you did back there.

What?

You scared the living
crap out of those guys.

I guess I did.

And managed to save
our collective asses.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

What?

What's that?

What is that?

Don't stop.

Don't stop!

What are you doing?
What are you doing?!

There's something not right about this.
It could be help.

Hey.

Hey, hey, hey.
No, we're gonna crash into it!

She's right. She's right.

You're gonna kill us all!

Come on, come on!

Night manager: Good evening.

Looks as if the rain is letting up.

Should be a beautiful day tomorrow.

Would you look at that?

It figures.

No, tori. Tori, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I thought
that that would -

You thought wrong, didn't you?

Don't sweat it - you're just one
more shrink in a long line of 'em

That's tried their voodoo on me,
with dismal results.

No, I'm not a psychiatrist.

Say what?

I'm a patient -

A psychiatric patient.

Or at least I was
until I came here,

At st. Mary's hospital
in sandusky, ohio.

this gets better and better.

I'm sorry.

I have truth issues,
but I- I will be better, I promise.

Please.

I'm sorry. Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Hello?

Hello.

Who is this?

Mommy?

Megan, baby, is that you?

Yes, mommy. Where are you?

Where are you?

Are you okay, baby?

Megan?

Mommy?

Where are you, baby? Are you okay?

Mommy?

Where are you?

Sweet pea, please don't pick
up the phone by yourself.

Hello?

Who is this?

Hello?

Hello, mother?

I- I can't hear you.

Who is this?

Hello?

I- I can't hear you.

Mother! Mother!
There's so much static.

Megan!

Mommy!

Megan!

Megan! Mom!

Megan! Where are you?

Just a second.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

What are you doing,
janet? Janet. Janet.

Put the gun down.

What is this? You tell me.

Janet... This is not the way, okay?

Listen to me. Put the gun down.

My daughter's in danger, joe.

I understand.

I promise you, we're gonna
do everything we can

To get out of here.

We've tried everything.

You have to believe
there's a way out.

Janet, you have to believe.
Stop talking!

Stop, please.

Is this what you want?

I shoot this guy, and I go free?

I leave this place,
I get my daughter back,

And we all live happily ever after.

Is that it?

Just like that?

Janet... Don't move.

You don't want to do this.

This isn't gonna
help your daughter.

Just think about it.

Shh. You don't want to do this.

You - you don't.

Look at me.
You don't want to do this.

Don't, janet.

This is not the way.

Aah!

We are not a bunch of
rats in a maze!

We're human beings!

And I'm done playing
your sick games.

And if anything...

Happens to my daughter -

Anything...

...You're gonna wish you
killed me on day one.