Sanctuary (2008–2011): Season 3, Episode 2 - Firewall - full transcript

No!

Previously on sanctuary...

Wexford fired
depth charges at bertha.

Ah!

She responded by
creating a massive tidal wave.

I have to try
and contact kali again.

Kali will appear to
a former host one final time,

At the gates
to the spirit realm.

Spirit realm?
As in--

I'm afraid so.

In order to talk to kali...



...You have to die.

I came to ask for your help.

You wish me
to stop the waves?

Fire the damn missiles!

Sir, that's
a civilian ship--

Do it!

Now, target bertha.

Kali!

Will, do you copy?

Will?

will!

I'm picking up movement
on the scanner.

Do you have a visual yet?

Dude!



Oh, this is so not time
for a pee break!

Henry!

Henry, contact! Henry!

What?!

Everybody get back!

Clear!

Declan,
watch out!

Henry, phase two!

Cover!

Declan!

I'm all right!

No, he's not.

This was totally avoidable.

You can't
avoid this forever.

It'll only get worse.

Sure I can't get you
anything for the pain?

I want to know
your plan.

What makes you think
I have one?

Magnus, the rumors
I'm hearing

From other houses
are far from good--

And he was on
the mission list

Because...

Henry, please, not now.

Asleep on a stakeout?

No heads up on the salamander?

Declan's broken arm?

Oh, it's
an occupational hazard.

Turned out all right
in the end, didn't it?

Arm!

Yes, I know he's not
been himself lately,

But that doesn't mean
we condemn him.

Doc, I'm not mad,

I just want to know
what's going on.

It's been, like,
two weeks of this.

Henry, mumbai was...

It was a lot for anyone.

I thought after
a few weeks,

Putting him back in mission mode
would help him refocus.

Yeah, worked like a charm.

The man was taken host
by an abnormal spider.

Died, and came back
from the other side.

Come on, he's more
than earned

A bit of leeway.

I know, it's just,
it's getting worse.

His temper's
all over the place.

He's not sleeping.

He's not talking to me or kate.

The big guy's stopped
smacking him in the head.

I know.

What do we do?

Be patient,

But don't treat him
with kid gloves.

It makes him crazy.

Okay, done.

Anything for the guy,

But he's off
the mission list, right?

I'll talk to him.

Thank you.

How do you like
the new magna-slinger?

The weapon, yes.

The name...

It's a work in progress.

I'll email you options?

Thank you.

Magnus--

Will's not the only one
off the mission list.

You'll be all right
in a few weeks.

There are issues
we need to address.

I'm fully aware
of the situation, declan,

And I appreciate
your concern--

What if you lose?

You're back in charge,
but only by a thread.

People think
we simply got lucky.

Do you think
this is the first time

I've made unpopular
decisions?

The threat forsythe posed
has been eliminated.

Bertha's alive
and in containment.

I think we're fine.

I disagree.

Yeah, you
showed up wexford

For the tosser he is,

But he didn't
act alone.

He had support.

Which evaporated
when he became unstable.

Yeah, some would say
the same about you.

I just mean,

Your next move
is important.

Currying
political favor?

I'd rather
drink coffee.

Besides there's
a far more pressing question

That needs answering.

The counterwave
off pakistan.

Three land-based
earthquakes,

Each perfectly timed

To stop a massive
tidal surge

From hitting
the pakistani coast.

Zero abnormal activity
on any scans.

Millions of lives saved.

No explanation.

It wasn't bertha,

But it was something
equally as powerful.

Maybe more so.

In the meantime,

The conference call
tomorrow?

I'll be on
my best behavior.

I promise.

Kate...

You in or out?

As if I had
a bloody choice.

I need money.

How much and what for?

A lot,

But for
a good cause.

I got a line
on an ex-cabal spook

Who was really high up
on their operations

Before we took them down.

And he knows
something

About the pakistani
counterwave?

Not exactly.

But he claims
to know of an abnormal

That could have
caused it.

But he won't talk
unless we pay him.

With a samsonite
full of cash.

It's part of the whole new
post-cabal economy.

A whole lot of info
on the market,

If you know
where to shop.

Fine.

So, are we talkin'
the caymans account,

Or the one in geneva?

Neither.

Oh, the private bank
in malta.

Excellent choice.

Oh, come on.

You're surprised I know
where all your money is?

No, only that it's all
still accounted for.

Um, by the way,

You are taking him off
the mission list, right?

Right?

I recall joe dimaggio
describing the game to me once.

Hmm.

He must've left this bit out.

Joltin' joe, huh?

I'm just trying to figure out

How the hell
I became a liability here.

Yeah, you and me both.

Gee, thanks.

No, I'm sorry, I meant me.
Politics.

Right, wexford
and the unbelievers.

Hey, that's a good name
for a band.

Will--

No,

I don't remember anything.

And believe me,

If I thought I could
make up some cool crap

That might help you
defend yourself, I would.

As it stands,

I'm all out of ideas.

I was going to say

We'll figure this out.

You're this cutting-edge
famous doctor

Who works with monsters.

You've run every test
known to science on me.

Catscans, bloodwork, mris,

Hell, sentient leeches.

You got nothing.

You're suffering
post traumatic stress.

I know what I'm suffering!

I'm the guy who sits across
from people who suffer from it!

You were clinically dead!

We have no idea

What that does
to the mind.

You stop sleeping.

You wish you'd never come back.

And don't say, "give it time,"

Because we've already had
that chat.

It's a classic.

We both know something
happened to you

After you died.

Something profound.

So a giant spider
stopped a tidal wave.

I know it's meant
to be connected.

I just don't know if I had
anything to do with it or not.

All right, how about this--

You shouldn't even
be alive right now.

Your resurrection

Should have been
impossible.

Enduring torture,
losing the makri, flatlining...

What's a little light death
between friends?

We'll find out
what all this means.

I promise you.

But I'm off the mission list?

I'm sorry, will.

Don't be.

I'm surprised
it took you this long.

Look, about last night,
I don't know--

You need rest.

That's funny.

Ha ha.

No, I mean it.

I know you hate
taking meds,

But no more excuses.

Aw, come on.

Hey.

Hey.

How's the new guy?

He's sleeping off
some voltage.

He should wake up
sometime next week.

Good.

Good...

That net thing,

Was awesome.

Worked great.

Oh, come on...

All right? I screwed up.

I screwed up totally tonight.

Nah.

Nah, you're fine.

Forget it.

Will you stop it?

Stop it with the nice.

Come on,
where's the complaining?

Where's the grief?

Biggie, where's
the slap in the head?

What am I, someone else?

Dude, you...

You kinda...
You rose from the dead.

Even around here,
that's out there.

I did it.

You had help.

Chilean shepherd frog
secretions.

I just need to sleep.

Yeah.

We tried that--

Yeah.

We put some of the big guy's
special herbs into your food.

Didn't make a dent.

Well, um, that explains
the stomach cramps,

And the, uh--

Whoa...

It was worth a shot.

Anyway,
it won't happen again

Because I'm off
the mission list,

Effective tonight.

Oh, finally.

Hey, ace...

It's just a slump.

You'll get it back.

Yeah.

Jeez...

What is this?

I had no idea you were coming.

Seriously,

I couldn't sense anything.

I know.

What in the sweet
sidney crosby's going on?

What is this place?

Kali!

Ah!

Most sedatives are designed
to be overridden by adrenaline.

Whatever happened to you
had to have been quite intense

In order for you
to remain alert.

Whoa, "whatever
happened?"

I'm not thinking that.

"he's insane."

"he's exhausted."

Nothing on
the security cameras.

No signs of intruders.

No evidence that anyone,
anything, was in my room.

Look, the brain
slips badly with no rest.

Hallucinations, paranoia...

Delusions.

Trouble with
logical reasoning.

Insane.

It was a nightmare.

You've been through a lot.

So I died.

How long am I
gonna use that crutch?

And, you know, it's
a terrible pick-up line.

I want to remember, magnus.

I get these images,
these flashes,

But this...

Was different.

I could feel everything.

It was so real.

I'm keeping you
under observation.

No more pills.

You need something
stronger,

And someone
will be with you

The entire time,

Just in case.

So, are we
financially ruined?

With your net worth,

We'll limp along

For about another
300 years.

This was worth it.

So...

The counterwave earthquakes
originated on land, correct?

Yeah, they had to,

In order to blunt the wave

That was headed
towards pakistan.

Satellite tracking
confirms

The epicenter's here,

Near the iranian border.

Okay, I know I don't
pay attention in class,

But bertha is a sea-dwelling
creature only, right?

A land-based earthquake
isn't her m.O.

Absolutely not.

Then this could be huge.

2005, indonesia.

Big hush-hush
cabal operation goes down.

The bad guys are tracking
an unidentified abnormal

In the underground caves
near kartosuro.

They get a fix,
they move in.

Next thing you know...

Boom!

Instant strata-volcano.

No seismic warnings.

400 cabal agents vaporized.

The entire area
is a disaster zone.

Yes, marapi.

The volcano
was considered extinct.

Which means whatever
they were tracking

Set it off.

Possibly.

I've heard the rumors.

I thought the cabal
were testing a weapon.

Well, maybe they were trying
to capture something,

And it didn't like it,

And I'm thinking
whatever did this,

Maybe it's somehow
connected to bertha

I-in that whole...
Woo-woo theory

You have.

And then wexford
bombs her island...

And mystery monster jumps in,

Launches the perfect earthquake
to stop the final wave.

Saves the day.

It's a start,

But we need more.

Proof that
this other creature

Actually exists.

You got it.

So, the copenhagen account?

I-I'm just saying.

You have these-
these huge hairy hands,

And yet you assist magnus

In these sensitive
medical procedures.

And?

What, it's never
been a problem?

Not for me.

That's funny.

No, no, no, wait,
just give me a second here.

What, are you going to
hit the gym?

what is that?

It's called
"twilight."

What do you think
of those movies?

I liked marcus.

Relax.

Okay...

I'll stay with you
until you wake up.

Yeah?

I promise.

This is ridiculous.
I feel like I'm 10 years old.

Well, to me, you are.

All right,
call in the air strike.

It's done.

So, what are you going to do?

I brought a book.

Nice.

So how long do you think
it'll take before--

Sweet dreams.

Clean up operations
are continuing in mumbai

And several other
coastal areas

Hit by the first wave.

As far as
bertha is concerned,

The security protocols
we've put in place

Are now running
at optimal levels.

The magnetic resonance pattern
we're coating her with

Is keeping her
in a permanent state of calm.

She's happy.

All tests
of the new system

Show no flaw
or weaknesses.

Since the death of the makri,

There have been no other
reports of aberrant behavior

Among any abnormals
worldwide.

We believe bertha
is now fully secure.

I believe there's
a far more pressing matter

That we need to address,

Regarding
your continuing role

As the head of the global
sanctuary network.

Terrence, please,

If you're planning
another coup,

Could you do it
when I'm not on the call?

So now you're speaking
for everyone?

Mate, I'd say you had
more to answer for

Than she does.

I doubt that.

All we did
was dodge a bullet

By letting bertha
remain alive.

A bullet?

Why, you obnoxious
piece of--

Gregory magnus founded
this organization

To help abnormals,

To protect them,
to understand them.

My father taught me

That we have more to learn
by protecting life,

All life,

Than by simply destroying it.

That's why I kept bertha alive,

And that's why we need
to discover the power

Behind the karachi counterwave.

You did
act independently,

And you did
lie to us

About keeping
bertha alive,

But you also took
complete responsibility

For your actions.

You almost gave
your life to save hers.

As you once said,

It's what happens
after a crisis

That matters.

There's been a vote.

We wish you to remain

As head of
the global network.

The vote was
unanimous.

With all due respect,

I was not part
of that vote.

It was reserved for
heads of house only.

Your position as head
of the new york sanctuary

Has been rescinded.

Excuse me?

Also a unanimous decision.

You fired on an unarmed
civilian ship

With the full knowledge

There were people
on board.

You failed to alert
international authorities,

And gave no regard
to the danger faced

By sanctuary crews.

Very well.

I trust this puts
this issue at rest,

As there are far more
pressing matters at hand.

Thank you,

Everyone.

Thank you, helen.

Cheeky bastard.

I guess my work
here's done.

What is this place?
Who are they?

I will attempt
to grant you your wish.

Kali!

Holy hell!

Magnus!

Dear god.

What the hell
is that?

No!

Quickly!

Seal the door!

What did they do,
teleport?

No, it's not possible.
The em shield's up.

Check him.

He's okay.

What the hell
were they?

Absolutely no idea.

Stunners and tranqs only,

And I want 'round the clock
watch on will.

Henry and the big guy
are with him already.

Roof to catacombs,

We're finding
these creature

And I want all of henry's
tracking devices modified

To compensate for
their cloaking ability.

You think they're
still here somewhere?

I'm sure of it.

Whatever they came here for,
we interrupted them.

Okay, new rule.

No eggs before bed.

The dreams are way too crazy.

I'm sorry
I doubted you.

Yeah, well, at least
I slept through the whole thing.

Oh, "twilight," by the way,
is fabulous.

Well, whoever--
whatever they are--

They targeted you
specifically.

Yeah, you said
they put something on my head?

Yeah, I've never seen
anything like it,

And their ability
to cloak themselves,

It's almost as if
they can bend light around them.

None of our
security systems

Can detect them.

Thermal, motion scans,
sound waves,

Nothing picks them up.

You think it's a special
ability they have,

Or some sort of technology?

I don't even know
what kind of abnormal they are.

Well, I'm glad

We're overflowing
with information.

Hello.

What?

Can you feel that?

What, your finger
in my ear?

Two incisions.

Very small.

That thing
put holes in my skull?

Amazing.

No residual sensation.

Their device must be

A microscopic probe
of some sort.

A probe?

For what?

Interesting.

It would have been
accessible from here,

But still, it hardly
makes sense--

Magnus...

Probing for what?

Your memories.

Come on...

You get that from
two holes in my skull?

The incisions
are centered here,

At the base of
the hippocampus,

Center of the brain
that controls--

Memories, right.
I get it.

So the device is about
retrieving information.

Which would explain

Why they didn't
kill you outright.

Who are these guys?

To be honest,

I'm more interested
in what they're after,

And why.

This movement
scanner is useless.

All I get are
messed-up signals.

yeah, saue.

You really
can't sense them?

Oh, they're
still around.

I just can't
narrow it down.

It's like they're
everywhere.

Smelling's
an imperfect science,

At least for me.

So, what,
they skunk out the place

So no one can
track their scent.

You can't detect them
with sound or movement.

I'm thinking thing one
and thing two

Might be a lot like
you and the big guy.

They've got built-in
early warning senses.

So they can sense us,
but we can't sense them.

Yeah.

What do you say we change
the rules of the game?

Come on.

So it's all about overload
with these guys.

They emit this smell that just,

Once it gets in your nose,
god, it drives you crazy.

I can't smell
anything.

Can you guys?

Makes my eyes water.

Oh, yeah,
it's so bad right now,

I couldn't track
a pastrami sandwich

In a deli
at lunch hour.

Okay, so your noses
are useless.

None of our tracking
systems work.

We compensate
for it how?

Modified
chromatographic scanner.

Typically used

To detect chemical
weapons traces.

Now, I've altered
the sensors to detect

The densest
concentration

Of "eau
d'invisible fugly".

It's a bit of
a trial and error

With the calibration.

Sort of like tuning a guitar
with your nose.

Which looks good on a resume.

All right,
coordinated search.

Stay in radio contact.

Bring them back unharmed.

I bet you're dying
for a rematch.

Understatement.

Oh, man...

They shunted
the secondary power cables.

Why would they do that?

Why not mess with
the main grid?

Maybe they needed
to recharge something.

That's crafty.

Movement.

Give me
a target, hank.

11:00.

Ugh! Damn it.

These suckers are fast.

Hold on a second!

Seriously!

Will?

Magnus?

3:00.
Three feet away.

Are you all right?

Are you kidding?

I love being the bait.

He's out cold,

And the crowd
goes wild.

Three words, please.

Well done, henry.

We got 'em?

Yeah,

But what have we got?

Their skin has incredible
reflective qualities,

Which they seem to be able
to manipulate at will,

Much like a chameleon.

Coincidences are piling up
too thick around here.

The makri, bertha,
the counterwave,

Now this.

I'm sure there's
a connection,

But we just don't have
all the facts.

Whatever memories
these guys are after

Must be from when I...

You know.

Kicked the bucket?

Bought the farm?

Crossed over?

Are you finished?

Pushed up daisies?

It would also explain
your extreme amnesia.

Repressed memories
trying to surface

Would wreak havoc
with the conscious mind,

Wouldn't they?

Hey, I've tried everything.

Meditation, hypnosis,
even drug therapy,

Which I hate.

Whatever happened to me
on the other side

Isn't that easy to recall.

Well, maybe it's nothing.

Maybe it's a bunch
of psycho mumbo jumbo

From your imagination.

Psychologist?

The memories
will come

When they're ready,
if at all.

What if it's
something important?

What if it's something

That can help you prove
what started the counterwave,

Or bertha's connectedness?

I'm just sayin',

If my subconscious
won't let me sleep,

It's got to be big.

Oh, cool.

Cool...

Cool. This is
very, very cool--

Please stop
saying that.

Right.

I just can't believe
this thing does

What we think it does.

Who comes up with
a design this simple?

I know.

It's light years ahead of
any technology I've ever seen.

Really?

From these guys?

Do you think
maybe they're, um...

Not of this earth?

Don't be ridiculous.

They're abnormals.
Get a grip.

Cool device,
chameleon people?

Never mind.

Can you make it work?

We stumble onto

A super-advanced
alien mind probe,

And you want a rush job?

I'm still looking for
the "on" switch, will.

I'm going to
prepare the lab.

Stop fawning over it
and figure it out.

Alien mind probe...

It could happen.

So not cool!

No power-up command.

No control interface,

Yet somehow they're
able to juice it

Using a standard ac cable
from our basement.

I futz with it,
it zaps me.

I think it's cute.

That's great, it likes you.

Oh, come on, hank.

Be the genius.
You said it was simple, right?

Maybe you're just
over-thinking it.

Try treating it nicer.

I've tried nice.

I've tried power surges,

I've tried radio waves,
sonics, air pressure.

I just want to turn
the damn thing on!

Oh!

Whoa.

Whoa, that's awesome.

We have a fire
on the secure level!

Dammit.

Self destruct?

Isn't that
a little defeatist?

Well, my guess is

Once they realized
they'd been compromised,

They saw
no other option.

Which means
all we have left

Is this.

Yeah, and once
it activated

I was able to understand
its primary functions.

This is an amazingly
intuitive design.

It actually seeks out brainwaves
of a certain frequency.

It can deliberately
key in on eeg readings

Associated with
deep memory.

What for?

Well, at its
highest level,

It would erase them

By essentially
overloading the brain

With a massive jolt
of electricity.

Uh...

However,

Uh, I have managed
to drastically reduce

The energy output.

We think its
other function

Is to stimulate
the hippocampus

In a positive manner.

To retrieve memories trapped
within the subconscious.

Are you sure
about this?

I mean, didn't you just
learn how it works,

Like,
20 minutes ago?

Yes, but I think
I have it down now.

You think?
He thinks.

And I dropped it.

But it's fine.

It's fine.

You don't have
to do this, will.

Seriously?

Look, we need answers.

Let's do it.

All right.

Will, can you tell us
what you see?

I remember dying...

Falling...

Landing in
an amazing chamber...

What is this place?
Who are they?

There were two others.

I will attempt
to grant you your wish.

Kali!

I don't know who you guys are,

But if you're in here with her,
you must be powerful.

Please, save her life!

My world depends
on her survival.

Why have you
come here?

To beg kali
for mercy.

Those who harm kali
harm us all.

There would be retribution
were her life to end.

I...

Am kali's herald.

I seek only to protect her.

You allowed your
physical form to die.

You've sacrificed all.

We will grant your request.

Such destruction
will serve no purpose.

We will restore the balance.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Will...

Gregory?

For helen.

Remember.

Oh, my god.

Will?

He was there.

Who?

Your father.

What?

Did he say
anything to you?

For helen.

He wanted me
to remember two numbers.

26,

34.

Plus this symbol.

And that's it?

I woke up in mumbai
right after that.

You said there was
another being

That spoke to you,

Something about
granting your request.

Yeah, when kali was hurt,

One of the others said
he would help.

Something about

The destruction
having no purpose.

The final wave.

If there was
an avatar for kali,

Couldn't there be one

For another powerful
abnormal as well?

Yeah, like the one
that blew the cap

Off the d dormant
volcano.

Exactly.

Kali falls,

Another super abnormal steps in,

Stops the wave before
it makes landfall.

This all fits with
the timeline of events.

"26, 34."

And that symbol.

Hang on.

Gifts from my father.

This one, for my 26th birthday.

And...

Wild guess,

A gift for
your 34th birthday.

Exactly.

Ah, and here it is.

A rare first edition

Of michelangelo's
architectural designs.

Okay, it's
a paperweight and a book.

I'm not seeing it.

Yeah,
I never met your dad,

But is he always
this cryptic?

Yes.

Last time we saw him
was about a year ago.

Before that, it was
a couple of decades.

Why make contact now?

I mean, we didn't
even know

He was still alive.

Well, maybe he's not.

I mean, you did see him

"over there".

There has to be a connection.

My father never gave me a gift
without significance.

He believed in
the ancient power of crystals,

And that michelangelo's
had somehow tapped into

An incredibly advanced
mathematical formula.

Hello, darling.

You have got
to be kidding me.

Incredible.

Did she just...

Did he...

Just go
with it, henry.

Just go with

"this is completely
impossible"?

Exactly.

What is this place?

I have no idea,

But this is a power
and technology

Beyond anything
we've ever known.

Do you think
it exists?

Well, if it does,
we have to find it,

Wherever it is.

Thank you, father.