Revolution (2012–2014): Season 1, Episode 14 - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - full transcript

Previously on Revolution:

This is Miles Matheson.
Commanding general of the Monroe Militia.

Second only to Sebastian Monroe himself.

We have light. Power. It's time to let
everyone know it, starting with the rebels.

And once that irritation is done,
it's on to Georgia.

You wanna take down Monroe,
you gotta hit hard.

I'm gonna help you. I'm
with the rebels now.

There's still no word from Neville.
Whatever happened, he's failed.

- I'll make the pickup.
- That's Randall Flynn.

The man was selling Randall a bomb.

- Nuclear?
- How we supposed to fight that?



- Charlie, I have to leave.
- Why?

There's this place. It's called the Tower.

I'm gonna turn the power back on
for everybody.

Wait. Isn't there at least
a little chance that I'll see you again?

Charlie, I'm not coming back.

Honestly, general,
we're still piecing it together...

...but it seems like Major Neville
and his wife fled the city last night.

Why would he do that?

We received some intel.

A few of our spies have
spotted someone that we think...

...may be Major Neville's son, Jason.

- His son?
- Yes, sir.

Sit.

- His son's dead.
- According to all reports...



...he's with the rebels now.

Well, that means Major Neville
has been lying to me for a while now.

I wonder what else
he's been lying to me about.

Clearly, I've been too kind.

Too trusting, right?

So Major Neville, he never...

...told you about any of this?

No. No, sir. Never.

It's just that you were
his most trusted aide.

He trained you, right?

That doesn't mean I was
every privy to any...

No.

I used to hear you two just whispering.

Whispering like, uh, housewives.

How do I know I can trust you, captain?

How do I know that you
won't betray me too?

Major Neville was a traitor.

I'm loyal to you.

I'm sure that's true.

Come on down. I got you.

Medic! Need a medic.

Relax, you'll be okay. You'll be okay.

Four of our spies died getting that here.

- Miles, what do we do?
- What is it?

Monroe sent the nuke to Atlanta.

A three-man strike team smuggled it
across the border at Clarksville.

- When?
- A day ago, maybe two.

You think Monroe's crazy enough to use it?

If Georgia doesn't surrender?

Yeah, I do.

If we could find it in time, do you think...?
Could you disarm it?

I don't know.

I'll give it a shot.

Your confidence is overwhelming.

You're in too.
Your mom told me to take care of you.

So I figured I'd drag you
in front of a nuclear weapon.

Pack your crap. We're going to Georgia.

So this woman we're looking for...

Dr. Warren.

She can get us into the Tower?

She knows the place better than me.

Better than anyone. We need her.

All clear.

What?

I've never left the Monroe Republic.

My God, you're a hick. Let's go.

Come on.

Steam engines. And that's
just for starters.

Georgia Federation? Whole different world.

- What do you mean?
- Well, they're filthy rich, for one thing.

They got warm weather, lots of crops.

Heard they even started
trading with Europe.

Mint juleps and plantations.

Wait till you see Atlanta. It's beautiful.

Not like back home.
Nobody's covered in crap.

It's got a pretty serious gate, Miles.
How we gonna get through?

Well, we can't.

Three soldiers can.

Just gotta look the part. Come on.

Okay.

Knock on the door.

Bat your eyelashes.

When soldier boy answers, cut his throat.

No sign of struggle.

Perfect head shot.

Monroe's guys must have done this.

They had the same idea we did.

- Cleared out the spare uniforms.
- Then we'll take these uniforms.

Weapons too.

Miles.

I've seen this knife before.

Whose is it?

Mine.

Alec.

He was here.

He did this.

You don't know that.

Same route I would've taken.

That's the move I would've made. It's him.

Miles, wait.

- Give him a minute.
- What's going on?

Who's Alec?

Remember the first time we met?

Right outside this bar.

Heh. Hey, did you ever think
that kid would make captain?

No, that kid was an idiot.

But...

...gotta say...

...grew into a pretty fine soldier.

It's because I learned from one.

I ever tell you where this knife came from?

No.

My grandfather. Carved the handle himself.

Took it with him to Korea.

When he made it back in one piece,
that made the knife a good-luck charm.

So...

...when my dad shipped out for Vietnam...

...he took it with him.

He made it back home too.

Which made the damn thing miracle-lucky.

Here.

Make sure you always come back alive.

Miles, I can't take this.

I...

I don't want this.

One day...

...maybe your son will.

Oh, great, this isn't super creepy at all.

Your friend lives out here?

Jane can be odd.

So when we find her, try not to
set her off, or make eye contact.

Okay.

You folks lost?

Just passing through.

- You know, there's a toll on this road.
- Well, whatever you want.

That's mighty kind of you.

- Get your hands off me.
- Not just yet.

Come on, sweetheart.
We're gonna have a good time.

- What's the matter with you?
- I don't know.

- I'm burning up.
- What the hell?

Jane.

Rachel.

What are you doing out here?

I came to see you.

Really? Why's that?

Um, hi, sorry, are we just not going to talk
about the magically charred bodies, or...?

- Who's this?
- A friend. He knows.

It's not magic. But it might as well be.

Must be what God feels like.

Come back to the house.
We've got sandwiches.

I am not hungry anymore.

...that you have no weapons
of any kind in your possession.

Okay, we search here. Alec's gonna spill
as much innocent blood as possible.

How do you know?

Because that's how I taught him.

I'll take three.

- Flashlights?
- One of those pendants powers the nuke.

Which means it'll power anything
in its range.

Hey, Miles.

Alec.

How long you been back in Philly?

About a year.

You know, Monroe
said you might come looking for it.

Did you get my message?

Well, turns out it wasn't so lucky
for me after all.

Alec.

- What I did to you...
- Hey.

It was for the good of the republic, right?

Come on, old man.

Miles? Miles.

Go. Go. He's got the nuke.

Out of my way!

- Move!
- Hey!

Excuse me.

Get out!

Go that way.

Hey!

Alec, come on.
You think I care if you kill some cop?

See, that's the thing, Miles.
I didn't kill him.

- You did.
- Alec...!

You, don't move!

What now?

We'll never find Alec or that bomb
without Miles.

How are we gonna get him out?

Let's take a look.

Beth, I've got a surprise for you.

Rachel Matheson, oh, my God.

Oh.

You look wonderful.

What are you doing out here?

Uh, traveling through, uh...

...on our way to Colorado.

Well, that's quite a trip.
What's in Colorado?

Unfinished business.

Uh, Beth, why don't you, um,
give this chubby gentleman some lunch?

- Thanks.
Mm-hm.

Rachel.

Some fresh air?

- Why would you go to the Tower?
- You know why, Jane.

We need to turn the power back on.
For everyone.

- You're going to destroy the nanites?
- And I need your help to do it.

Even though they're keeping your son alive?

What happened?

Something not even your little machines
could fix.

Randall...

- ...is in the Tower.
- Oh.

God knows what he can do.

Oh, please.
What could Randall possibly do to me?

This is bigger
than what happens to you and me.

The person I love most on this planet...

...is in her 16th year of Stage 4 cancer.
She's a miracle.

Those nanites are inside of her,
eating away at her tumors.

Just like they were inside of Danny.

They do more than keep the power off.

I know.

I know what I'm asking.

I don't think you do.

Either that, or you don't care.

You short-circuit the nanites, all of them,
everywhere, and Beth dies.

You flip the switch at the Tower,
you flip the switch on her too.

- Jane...
- Rachel.

I strongly suggest that you drop this.

Gotta admit, you're a pretty good shot.

So, what are you, huh?

Miles' new sidekick?

See, I feel for you.

- Hell, I'm here to warn you. About Miles.
- Really?

Sure. I mean, you're the
new me, aren't you?

Huh? Aren't you?

I was right where you're standing.

My guess is you got no one else, huh?

Orphan, probably.

And then there's Miles.

With the swagger and the sword tricks.
And you wanna learn from him.

And eventually, you think
you mean something to him, hmm?

But you don't.

He could give a crap about you.

You're a means to an end.

- You're meat for the grinder.
- He wouldn't do that to me.

What makes you so special, princess?

He's my uncle, for one.

Really. You're Rachel Matheson's daughter?

You know what Miles did to her?

You don't think he'd hurt you? Huh?

Ask him what he did to your mom sometime.

What is it?

Oh, no! We've gotta get out of here!
Go, just leave it!

Miles Matheson.

Madam President.

May I just say, that was
a crapload of stairs.

Charming as ever.

I suppose you're gonna tell me
you didn't kill that policeman.

Nope.

But the man who did, he's your problem.

Oh, he's a hell of a problem.

A little mash note from Sebastian.

"Dear citizens, our fight is not with you.

It is with your leaders
who insist upon war."

If the Georgia Federation does not offer
an unconditional surrender...

...by midnight tonight,
he's going to detonate a nuke.

You must have heard he got power.

Hmm.

A nuclear bomb.
And he's deranged enough to use it.

Kelly.

He wants your real estate. You know that.

Let me out of here. I can help.

I should trust you?

Miles...

...I should slit you wide open.

You've killed how many of my troops?

- That was a long time ago.
- Oh.

And what about what you did to me...

...personally?

Kelly.

The guy who brought this bomb here...

...I trained him.

I can stop him.

And hell, if I'm wrong...

...we're all in the same dust cloud anyway.

You saw Alec?

What happened? What did he say?

He didn't say anything, all right?
We don't have a lot of time.

How are we gonna get Miles?

Maybe we don't.
Maybe we just gotta find that bomb.

Well, thank you, Nora,
I appreciate the loyalty.

Come on.
I've been looking all over for you guys.

Let's go!

Miles, you think the bomb's here?

Alec's gonna detonate where the people are.

They're not in the city
anymore, they're here.

It's gonna be here.

Alec.

Welcome home.

How'd the job go?

Smooth.

No, Alec, it didn't.

General Blanchard survived.

- No. No, no, no. I...
- You winged him.

And he made the shooter.

We can't afford to go to war with Texas.

You know that.

I've gotta give them something.

- Miles...
- He saw your face.

You know what they'll do to me.

- You know, Miles.
- We can't go to war.

We won't win.

Miles.

This is the job.

The job?

After everything, this is about the job?

Miles, okay. Miles... Hey! Get off me.

Miles, if I mean anything to you...

...please don't do this.

I can fix this. If you
just give me the time.

Just a little bit more time.
We can fix this. Miles.

Miles?

Hurry, come on!

- Come on, get up, get up.
- Thank you.

You okay? Go, go, 90-

Let's go, hurry!
Many yards outside the city!

This way!

- Hurry, come on!
- Come on, this way!

Rachel.

Rachel, what do you think you're doing?

We have killed...

...too many people.

We have to stop this thing.

This thing kept your son alive.

And only now...

...now you're asking me
to sacrifice my family?

My son is not alive.

I did awful things for him, and...

...he's dead.

None of it mattered.

And you're saying to save him,
you wouldn't have done it all again?

No.

I wouldn't.

I would...

I would hate myself. No.

- I don't believe you.
- Jane.

I am so disappointed in you.

- Don't.
- Jane?

- Is this true?
- Beth, please listen.

This whole time, you've known
how to turn the power back on?

If I do it...

...you will die.

- Give her what she wants.
- Beth, no...

If you don't help her, I swear...

...I will slash my wrists.

And then you won't have anything
to worry about.

Give her what she wants.

This will tell you
everything you need to know.

Get out.

And don't come back.

So they let you go, huh?

You really gonna blow yourself up?

All those people out there?

That's the job, Miles.

Job comes first.

That's what you taught me.

Yeah, I was wrong.

See, now, that doesn't sound
like the General Matheson I know.

I'm trying really hard...

...not to be him.

No.

You were right.

See, it took me a while...

...to figure it out...

...but you had to give me up.

Or it would've been war.

No.

I should've been looking out for you.

- Should have protected you.
- No.

Don't tell me that.

You sent me to Texas.

Miles...

...all those years.

And I did it.

Oh, I did it, I did it for the republic.

I did it for you.

And then I come back...

...and you're gone?

Like it was all some mistake?

Like it was for nothing?

Strike team, this is Philadelphia.

Your mission is a go. Detonate.

Repeat, detonate.

Strike team, do you copy?

Your mission is a go.

Strike team, come in.
There's no response, sir.

Alec, this is General Monroe. Do you copy?

Your mission is a go. Alec, do you copy?

Alec, do you copy?

Your mission is a go. Do you copy?

Do you copy, Alec?

Alec, do you COPY?

Come on, Alec, don't do it. Don't do it!

You did this.

Do you copy?

Alec, your mission is a go. Do you copy?

Do you copy, Alec?

I need to ask you something about Alec.

Not now.

He said you did something...

...to my mom.

- What's he talking about?
- It doesn't matter.

Miles, I just wanna know the truth.

The truth is, people count on me...

...and they get hurt.

Wanna know why?

Because I hurt them.

And I don't even think twice about it.

That's who I am, Charlie.

- Now get the hell away from me.
- President Foster wants to see you.

Where's the rest of it?

The radioactive material,
Miles, where is it?

Why?

So you can build a nuke of your own?

Monroe knows
he can't take me on the ground.

My men outnumber his two to one.

I'm supposed to run and hide
because he has power?

Well, sweetheart, I have money.

I got tall ships in Savannah.

Aid from England.

His third-world ass is gonna mess with me?

Well...

...if he wants all-out war, he's got it.

Have fun with that.

If you'll excuse me.

Hold on. Miles.

My men will attack his southern border.

I want you and your rebels
to hit Monroe from the inside.

Open up a second front.

Kelly...

...I don't have that kind of manpower...

...on my best day.

A couple hundred men. A thousand guns.

All yours.

What do you say, Miles?

Ready to be a general again?