Scorpion (2014–2018): Season 2, Episode 6 - Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll - full transcript
Walter's attempt to "normalize" goes horribly wrong when a nefarious virus is uploaded to his computer, turning Scorpion's new "smart" building project into a burning death trap with people locked inside.
I'm Walter O'Brien.
I run a team of geniuses
who handle worldwide threats
only we can solve.
Sylvester is
a human calculator.
Happy's a mechanical prodigy.
And Toby is our behaviorist.
Agent Cabe Gallo
is our government handler.
And Paige helps translate
the world for us
while we help her understand
her genius son.
Though sometimes
our biggest challenge
is understanding each other.
Together, we are Scorpion.
Mr. Elia,
I can assure you
I have taken
every imaginable precaution.
Walter, how many times
do I have to say it?
Mr. Elia is my dad.
Sorry, Richard.
67 miles per hour,
passing in three, two, one.
One, two, three.
This morning
I completed
the diagnostic on the building's
phone interpretation software,
the climate preferences,
and personalized audio.
Just hold on.
Those were the only systems
that needed testing,
and they passed
with flying colors.
I'm sure they did.
I guess I'm just more
of a worrier than you are,
which is why we make
a good team, right?
Mr. Elia...
Richard, I do not do dangerous.
I do calculations,
thereby eliminating risk.
Walter, you sound
like you're running
on the freeway.
No. Not at the moment.
Mr. Elia,
listen, I...
I cannot tell you
how much this opportunity
has meant to me and my team.
We would never let you down.
Make sure you finish
downloading the code
for the smart kitchen tech.
See you tomorrow. 7:00 sharp.
Okay. Bye.
Whew. That was intense!
Man, didn't want
to lose this baby though. Right?
Thanks for grabbing it.
Sure.
How'd the call with
the billionaire go?
He's anxious
about tomorrow night.
So are you.
You look up to him.
You don't want to let him down.
Well, he has
high expectations. So do I.
It's all well and
good, Wally, but, listen,
you need to relax
a bit, too, bro.
Oh, hey, after you give the talk
at that tech conference tonight,
you should go to that
little mixer thing after.
Oh, no, I'm not the mixer type.
This guy
you look up to, I'll bet
he's well-rounded, right?
Life of the party,
easy line with the ladies.
That is how you get
to the ivory tower.
You just act like a
regular guy, be personable.
Would also help with
your girlfriend, Pearl.
Paige. And she's just my friend.
First rule
of social mingling:
be self-deprecating.
And if you happen
to chat up a lady,
I want you to compliment her,
okay? But not on the standards.
No hair, no eyes.
Just, you know,
"Hey, wow. What
wonderful posture you have."
Guarantee they've never heard
that before.
Because that is
preposterous.
It's gold.
Trust me.
Listen, I...
am gonna make this
simple for you.
Tonight, when in doubt,
No.
I want you to ask yourself,
No. Please...
"What would Ray do?"
Booyah.
Oh.
Are you a-a recent sporting,
uh, contest?
If I were you, I'd take a walk
to the other end of the bar.
Great.
I knew it. This guy Ray
was suggesting I engage.
No, dude, the girl
at the end of the bar.
She's throwing you eyes.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll try it.
I heard you're talking
superconducting electromagnets.
Stimulating.
No, it's been
highly caffeinated.
I did hear snoring.
Their loss.
Has anybody ever told you
that you have, uh,
perfectly rounded earlobes?
It's a dominant
genetic trait.
Oh, okay.
Thank you?
Do you want to see
a cool math trick?
Who could turn that down?
Okay, what is X?
I think you need a drink.
No, no, no, no, wait, wait.
Ah, 87.
This taught me to not
always accept things
as they might first appear.
Sometimes it's good to go
with your gut.
What can I get you?
Oh, no,
I don't drink.
Alcohol effects
my cognitive function.
Dry martini for me.
And something sweet for...
Oh, yeah, okay.
Walter.
Long Island iced tea?
Caffeinated tea
can increase focus.
You're different, aren't you?
Just a regular guy.
Walter O'Brien would
never forget about tonight,
Mr. Elia.
The building opening
is all Walter's
been working toward for weeks.
I'm going to guess
that he's neck-deep
in trying to finish
the smart kitchen code
and-and turned off his ringer.
He does that.
As soon as he comes up for air,
I'll have him call you, okay?
Okay, this is important.
Thanks.
Where the hell is Walter?
I can only hold off Elia
for so long.
He's not answering his cell
or his hotel room phone.
He's looking at the last of
the building specs, guaranteed.
He'll be here any minute.
Sly, hold this for me.
Okay.
Is that for the Elia job?
Negative. Happy built me
a personal humidor for
my Super Fun Guy comics.
It controls temperature,
humidity,
limits exposure to light
in order to prevent
premature bleaching
of the covers.
Humidor for your comics?
Technically, it's a Super-dor.
Da-da-da-da-da.
No dice, grabby hands.
I've calculated a
precise monthly schedule
for each comic to be perused
in order to ensure
complete preservation.
Four minutes, wearing gloves.
I hate that look.
It makes me feel like I'm
about to be diagnosed.
Your submersion
into childhood interests
indicates regression.
Thank you.
You're an enabler.
This is a hobby.
This must have something
to do with Megan.
It's complicated.
Yeah, life is complicated.
Adult relationships
are complicated.
This is your security
blanket, Linus.
How about you
avoiding adult relationships
by pursuing
the one woman on earth
who has no interest in you.
Oh, please, I kicked that habit
cold turkey.
I need Happy like
I need necrotizing fasciitis.
You want me to prove it?
I will. Watch me.
Been trying to reach Walter.
It keeps going to voicemail.
We're supposed to be to Elia's
in an hour.
Guys,
we've been slaving
on this job for weeks,
especially Walter.
I'm sure he's...
Yeah, I have no clue
where he could be.
Let's take a ride.
Walter?
Oh, boy.
He's passed out
on the floor.
Fine, excellent.
Oh, yeah,
you look real great, kid.
It's not actual science,
but I believe the phrase
is liquor before beer.
Oh, I don't drink alcohol.
I only had one
Rhode Island iced tea.
Long Island iced tea.
We got to get you ready.
We're due at Elia's building
in 25 minutes.
I only had one drink.
Yeah, one drink
that you remember.
You're just not used
to the fire power
of the Long Island.
Elia's been asking if you
finished the kitchen smart tech.
Oh, boy.
Yeah, I'm gonna
take care of it.
Hmm, cell phone's dead,
room phone unplugged.
Must have wanted privacy.
I don't remember how I got here.
Do you...
smell perfume?
Okay, that's a good one.
When was the last time you
saw Happy laugh at anything?
I have made Happy laugh
a million times.
Yeah, at you.
She must be on with Chet.
I mean, look at her expression.
It looks like
she won the lottery
or got nominated
for some award or something.
That's a big smile,
I got it.
I know that you're skeptical,
but I'm good with this.
I was totally fine
before Happy came into my life.
You were a Dumpster fire.
Wow, Walter,
you look like me the day
after the Kentucky Derby.
Are you ill? How ill?
Just a cocktail flu.
He's disease-free.
We think.
Let's just get inside.
This is a big day
for Scorpion.
Thank you.
I'm gonna get
my own door, thanks.
It's an independence thing.
You're welcome.
My dream was to create
the world's most
energy-efficient smart building
that leaves
no negative footprint.
Our new headquarters features
climate-responsive technology.
Solar panels extend
from the building
when touched by light.
and the geothermal HVAC system
was designed
using laminar air flow
that creates completely
particle-free
clean air environment.
All of this was done
using the input
of the world's top designers,
architects
and the Scorpion team,
led by Mr. Walter O'Brien.
Hello.
Please, I invite all of you
to tour the building,
ask questions, and please,
enjoy the food and drinks.
Thanks for coming.
Very good.
You made it.
Oh, yeah, sorry.
Forgive my cell
reception issues. Hello.
I am just glad you're here.
Yes.
This is my head of biometrics,
Dan Smaisle.
Oh, yes. Dan.
Head of security,
Wilson Adler.
Mr. O'Brien.
You are? You look a little,
uh, flushed.
Uh, never been better.
Okay, because we have
a problem.
It is normal for people
to encounter
last-minute glitches,
but all is gonna be handled
very soon.
Of course,
and maybe this is me
just worrying again,
but I've been hawking
your prowess
for the last month,
so you've got to come through.
Tripling the tech budget
of a project
three weeks before completion
does invite scrutiny.
Guys, it's in the bag.
Scorpion is synonymous
with professionalism.
This is
the most frequently-played song
of all music collections
in this elevator
chosen from the playlist
of Tobias Curtis.
This old girlfriend
downloaded it.
I've never even listened to it.
This song has been played
17 times this week.
The fish bubbles stopped.
The ViviSpace projector
isn't working.
Uh, you know, I set everything
up in here, so excuse me.
An error message
keeps popping up.
They are on it, Russell.
It's... my son.
Oh, hey, Super Fun Guy fan?
Very nice.
I'm sure you've noticed
that the room is freezing when
the thermostat says 70 degrees.
We will have this
under control ASAP.
I'll go glad-hand the press.
Explain your absence.
I went toe-to-toe with the board
to make this building happen.
Those guys backed me. They're touchy.
Mm-hmm.
Just wrap this up quietly
and will be well.
Sure, sure.
Sly, come here.
Okay, guys... comms in.
Happy, head to the basement
pump room to inspect the
geothermal temperature system.
Toby, evaluate the HVAC
system on the roof.
We are gonna
fix these glitches.
There's no way
we're letting Elia down.
Let's go.
It's all right, Walter.
Glitches happen.
I mean, you said
it yourself.
Yeah, well, I was
just saying that because,
in reality,
they don't happen to me.
They happen to everyone.
You might be on edge because
you're not feeling 100%.
Probably didn't get a
lot of sleep last night
Nothing untoward happened.
Uh, oh, no, that's
none of my-my business.
I'm just saying
regular people blow off steam.
Nothing wrong
with being regular.
Well, Elia, who is brilliant
and a billionaire,
did not hire regular.
Yeah.
How's it going?
I'm just running a quick check.
Walter, what's going on?
Building systems...
are failing.
All of them.
♪ ♪
All right, fake Siri,
you made your point.
You know, I'm not gonna stand
here and defend it to you.
It's catchy, for one.
It's classic
coming of age angst.
And it reminds me of the summer
I made out with Susie Bren.
Um...
guys?
The electrical system
for the elevator grid
has shut down.
Walter, I thought you said
you had this was control.
Our programmable logic
controllers are under attack.
It's behaving like Stuxnet.
What?
It was a cyber-attack
on Iranian nuclear capabilities.
It burned out the whole system.
Oh, no, it's introduced an
infected rootkit onto the PLC,
it's modifying the codes,
it's giving unexpected commands.
I got none of that.
Building's been infected
by a worm.
It's spreading swiftly.
It's targeting
the individual systems.
I recall that you insured
system protection against this.
My code was designed
to keep viruses like this out.
I just, uh, I don't know
what's happening here.
Uh, Walt, the geothermal pump
has ramped up to hyper speed.
And the motor just exploded!
Okay, I got some
serious smoke down here.
And no fire extinguisher.
Okay, the sprinklers
and fire retardant
should activate within seconds.
Uh, okay, the flames
are getting bigger.
And the sprinklers
aren't engaging.
It's because of the worm.
Okay, Walt, there are
embers flying here.
I don't have to tell you
this is the building's lungs.
It's a unidirectional
ventilation system,
so the embers can
spread through the vents
to anywhere in the building.
My son is on the 17th floor.
All right, Sylvester, get the
kids out of the building now.
Okay, guys, uh, change of plans.
We're gonna go downstairs
and get some fresh air.
So come on.
Change of plans again. Everybody
just go back to where you were.
What's going on?
I don't
know.
Hey, Walter,
the doors are locked
and we can't get out.
What is the hold up?
Open those doors.
The worm is blocking me
at every turn. Something like
a Stuxnet would have to have
been created externally
and then inserted
into the system.
Walter?
Okay, so according
to this diagnostic,
the building system was
fully operational at 6:23 P.M.
today and began
to falter at 6:25.
During those
two minutes, I was
installing the code
for the kitchen automation.
So... this worm came from you?
And how's that possible?
This is way
too massive a file
to embedded in an e-mail.
It had to have been
physically planted
on my drive, but that
would have taken hours.
And my computer's not been
out of my sight for...
Stella.
Who?
Was the woman, uh,
that insisted I have that drink.
But I only had one drink.
What if she drugged me
to get access to my laptop
and then put that worm in?
You went out drinking the night
before the launch?
This is the work of some woman
in a bar? This sounds like
a load of crap. You were
in charge of this system
and now it is corrupted.
You need to find
that woman.
If we can get more information
on the coding of that virus,
then I can stop it.
It all starts with her.
Let's go.
Come on!
Okay, not good, Walter!
Things are escalating down here.
Guys, it's getting
a little smoky in here.
Same thing is happening up here.
This is my fault.
How I was hacked.
I'm the single point of failure.
♪ Scorpion 2x06 ♪
Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll
Original Air Date on October 26, 2015
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
How does this happen with 50
of the top tech reporters downstairs?
I don't think the timing
of this is a coincidence.
Now, can you think of anyone who
would want to do this to you?
Why are you so confident
that this is about us?
Because this is not my
building or my launch.
It's your technology.
Whoever did this must know that
I'm an effective conduit to you.
We'll make this
a two-pronged investigation.
Our side, and yours.
Regardless of the origin,
I will fix this. Trust me.
Walt, things are not
improving down here.
And we could use
the fire department.
They're on their way.
Yeah. Dan, where are you?
Richard, I just walked out
to the car to get my phone.
I can't get back in.
And people are banging
on the lobby doors,
trying to get out.
Walt, bring me
the intercom speaker!
Don't ask why!
Okay. Yeah.
Walt! What...
what are you doing?
You...
You gotta trust me.
Toby, you out of
the elevator?
Ah... No dice.
The panels in the ceiling
only depress about half an inch.
I can't get them fully open.
Sylvester, what's your status?
Scared. Anxious.
Worried.
Tell the kids
it's gonna be okay.
Actually, that's my status.
Sylvester, remember
that you're the adult here.
The kids are going to
look to you for help.
Why are we stuck in here?
It was probably just a glitch.
It's okay, guys.
We will be
out of here
in a bit.
Paige?
We're driving to the hotel.
Fill us in on this... Stella?
Yeah, uh, dark hair,
brown eyes, uh,
distinct dimples.
Low waist-to-hip ratio...
Walter, let's move on
past the physical.
Not sure he has.
Maybe you
picked up something--
a napkin, a book of matches?
Wait, wait, wait--
my clothes from last night--
they're in Cabe's SUV,
in the back, third row.
Okay, I'll check through
your stuff.
We'll call you back.
In general, men can
be pretty clueless.
Walter takes that
to another level.
Oh, this glimpse of him,
not in control, is insightful,
that's all.
For example,
his shirt smells like
the cheap perfume in his room.
Maybe we can give it
to a scent-tracking dog
who specializes in
finding sluts.
We have to stop the fire before
the embers are sucked
into the vents
and spread
all over the building.
I'm not painting my nails here.
We're going to use the
low-frequency sound waves
to kill the flames.
If we blast a song
between 30 and 60 hertz,
it can separate the
oxygen from the fire
and keep it from reigniting.
We have to move now, Happy.
I am moving
as fast as I can, O'Brien.
Okay, stand back.
♪ ♪
Ah, it's not strong enough.
Okay, it's too hot
to get closer.
We have to increase the
size of the gain horn.
We don't have time.
I'll get it closer.
No! You're gonna burn
your face off.
Finally! Got it.
This is taking too long!
Every second the fire spreads,
the higher the risk of embers
spreading through the vents.
Okay, Walt, stop!
♪ ♪
It's working.
Ah...
Uh, Walt, you're on fire!
Come on...
The fire's out.
We have to get
to the control room.
Hey! You do realize
this isn't your fault.
I'm socially vulnerable.
The perfect mark for an
attractive woman at the bar.
This is absolutely my fault
and I'm gonna fix it.
Did you put it out
with your bare hands?
Close.
Okay, now that the pump room
fire is under control,
we can tackle each
failing system one by one.
Let him handle it, okay?
I feel like we just interrupted
a conversation. About us.
In all honesty,
we were discussing
how unlikely it is that someone
from our side of the company
would commit sabotage.
We have drawn no conclusions.
We just want the
building under control.
Good.
You got burned.
Sorry.
Vrakas.
Who?
Call Paige and Cabe.
It was Jon Vrakas
that steered me
to this Stella person.
Sounds like a long shot.
Walter, if the fire
is still out,
how come there's smoke still
coming through the vents?
The geothermal system
should be back online.
Any residual smoke
should clear up momentarily.
Dan, what can you tell me?
Firefighters have tried
to get into the building,
but the anti-terrorism
protocols are impenetrable.
No, no... i-it, it's-it's okay,
we have a little time.
The fire is contained.
The fire has not
been contained.
Not by a long shot.
Put on the news.
Fire has broken out
at Richard Elia's headquarters.
Reports are coming in
that the firefighters cannot get
into the building.
The embers spread through the
vents and ignited those floors.
That's just under the game
room. My son is in there.
Get a truck and
smash through
those damn anti-terror
blockades!
That is what
they're designed
to prevent.
No one will get through.
We're sealed in by
tempered glass windows
and a locked fire door.
Okay, Sylvester, I am gonna find
a way to get you out.
Just trust me. All of you,
please just... trust me.
Okay, guys,
we're gonna be just fine.
I don't know anything
about a guy being drugged.
Just please,
low voices.
When you yell,
it's like a hammer to my skull.
Focus fast, Mr. Vrakas,
or we can do
that hammer thing for real.
Did you steer him
to a girl at a bar?
Yeah.
Why'd you do that?
She seemed interested.
So did he.
How much so?
All right, let's circle
back to that.
Did you know her?
Never met her before.
We were just partying.
And I'm no expert
on the subject,
but I don't know about your guy
being blacked out or drugged.
He was raging. For hours.
This guy was raging?
Buying rounds,
telling jokes.
He was on fire.
Yeah, it's real farfetched, pal.
I remember one of the jokes.
If an optimist sees
a cup as half full,
and a pessimist sees it
as half empty,
what does the engineer see?
A cup that's too big by half.
He tells that
joke all the time.
Hardly a joke.
Yeah, it's not funny at all.
But, you know,
you learn something.
Bottom line, your dude had
a few too many and hooked up.
Okay, you can shut up now, okay?
All right.
We're done.
Walter partying? Macking
some random woman?
Is there a world where
that actually happened?
We just got
the opinion of one guy.
Security should have pulled
the surveillance by now,
and we'll get the truth.
So... does anybody here know
any good camp fire songs?
My eyes itch.
When are we gonna
get out of here?
Soon.
My throat hurts.
Okay.
Okay. Think.
What would the team do
if they were here right now?
Walter would probably
tell me to focus
on the first evident problem,
which is smoke inhalation.
Toby would
probably just annoy me.
And Happy...
Happy would build something.
Like smoke filtration masks.
Okay, kids, this will
only be a second.
This is insanity!
The second
I rebuild a code bridge,
the worm corrupts it behind me.
I'm really starting to doubt
that you are the right man
for this job.
Oh, you think you
can handle it?
- What age did you win the coding Olympics?
- Okay, enough!
Walter, you told me
to trust you. I do.
What are your ideas?
We have to completely reboot
the system from the server.
Revert to your original program.
Yeah.
Then we can
restart the system, bit by bit,
without the worm. Then
we can open the vents,
start the sprinklers,
kill the fire.
Hold on. Hold on.
Please. Please.
We are talking
about literally
unplugging the brains
of the building.
Yes.
If we're unable to reboot,
we are hopeless.
I understand.
We are sealed. My son will be trapped.
I'm aware of that.
Can't blame a man
for worrying about his son.
We're all worried.
Then let's go. Now.
Thank you.
See, this is fun. We're
learning how
to do different things.
Making a mask from
a dismantled charcoal filter.
Can anybody tell me
what activated charcoal is?
It's carbon
that's been treated
with oxygen
to open up the millions
of tiny pores between
the carbon atoms.
And those tiny pores
attract chemicals
like the particles in smoke?
Yes! Now, you tell me
this isn't just like camp.
Except for the choking to death.
You're a real wit, Russell,
but we're not choking to death.
We're just uncomfortable.
Coughing is uncomfortable,
choking is uncomfortable.
Plunging headfirst into
a tank full of fish feces
and food bits is,
for me,
off the uncomfortable scale.
But it is something
that we will all accept
because we are mature.
Right?
I'm just... open a...
Want to help me?
Thank you.
See?
Everybody's gonna be fine.
Okay, the server room
is five floors up.
The building's water pressure
and temperature's
controlled by
the automated system.
That steam's
over 200 degrees.
Okay, good thing we missed that.
Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
That was close.
Looks like the worm
is following us.
It's malicious.
All the tech in the building
that ran facial recognition
to-to pick our favorite songs
or monitor room temperature
is now guessing
where we are and attacking.
Like it was designed
to make the tech look bad.
Yeah, well, we don't have time
to just stand around here.
I can run through it.
Okay, are you crazy?!
You're gonna melt your skin!
Why are you so determined
to kill yourself?
Toby, where
the hell are you?
I made my way out of
the elevator-- solo, thank you.
What floor are you on?
15.
Okay, perfect.
Head to the server room.
Now, we'll try and meet you,
but if you beat us,
we will talk you through
the reboot protocol.
I'm on my way.
Ta-da!
Ooh, my lingula.
Guys, I don't think
I'm making it
to the server room
any time soon.
Would you look at that?
If I wasn't seeing it,
I wouldn't believe it.
That's where he ordered
a round of shots.
I want drinks for everyone!
It's like he's possessed
by some evil spirit
that's in a fraternity.
Back up the footage
to when he first gets the drink.
Back up, back up.
Keep going... Stop!
All right, keep your eyes
on the girl's hands,
and see if she slips him
anything into his drink.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's out of frame
at the crucial moment.
I can't see if she put
anything in his glass.
It's really...
Was she acting odd?
No.
She did turn down a few guys
before this one showed up.
Well, maybe she was
waiting for him.
Or she's just picky
and likes math humor.
If she wasn't specifically
targeting Walter,
then that means
he was just wrong?
That he just somehow messed up
the programming
at that building.
Is that what we're saying?
We're investigating,
so we're looking at every angle.
Her purse!
Stop the footage?
Yeah, Clementine Gym.
Super fancy,
it costs a fortune.
I think Gwyneth Paltrow
goes there.
They'll have
this woman's photo on file.
What the hell's
keeping you guys?!
The vindictive steam pipes
seem to recognize us!
Oh, boy.
Aah!
Look at me, Mr. Self-Sufficient.
Just got here on my own.
No one helped me,
just so you know.
Okay, what the hell's wrong
with the men on this team today?
I'm totally fine.
I'm fine on my own.
Walter,
I'm at the server controls.
Okay, I'm gonna walk you
through the reboot protocols.
So, there's server blades
in the back.
We're gonna be up there
in a minute,
but we don't have
a minute to waste.
Okay, Walter,
I'm at the server blades.
Don't like the sound of that.
Sound of what?
Oh, the worm.
The servers are
spinning too fast.
They're overheating.
It's the same as Stuxnet.
It's designed to attack
programmable logic controllers.
If it spins too fast,
it will ignite.
Walter, it's louder.
Okay, Toby,
get the hell out of there!
Oh! Oh!
Aah!
Toby, now!
What's happening here?
It seals to contain the fire.
The one damned fire protocol
that's working.
That's nice.
Now get me out of here!
Get back!
This isn't working!
What's the plan? We can't just
sit here and watch him cook.
Come on, what's that look?
Okay, so the server room
is protected
by a hypoxic
air technology system.
It sucks the oxygen out
of the room to kill the fire.
Yeah, but wouldn't doing that
also kill the Toby?
They system's down now,
because of the worm.
But there's a manual
override right over there!
I engage it,
I-I put out that fire,
I save the building and everyone in it.
Except me.
Toby, listen--
No, no, no, you listen!
You cannot suck the air
out of this room, Walter!
You even say the words
"greater good" and I swear--
If the server is gone, then
we will never open the doors,
we will never get
the sprinklers working,
and everyone
in the building will die!
But there's a very good chance
that we could revive you.
Okay, you've been making
too many rash moves today,
and I'm not let you
make another one!
You're showing guilt markers.
You feel responsible
for this fiasco.
You're taking undue risk.
No, no, no, no, no!
Stay away from that panel!
I have a method
to douse the flames.
I thought of all by myself.
Huh?!
Yeah, what?!
Who are you?
We need a minute. Now.
I just saw a guy,
I thought he was cute.
We talked
and went back to his room.
How did you end up
in that bar?
I saw a few
of the presentations.
Just fascinated by tech?
It's what I'm studying
at Long Beach.
Saw the presentation,
and then what?
I got a drink.
You don't seem like someone
who would have an agenda
against Richard Elia's company.
More like the
opposite.
I would love to work
for the guy one day.
So if someone paid you to slip
our guy a little something?
Never happened.
You get that we're talking
about a building on fire
with kids trapped inside?
And that the worm that was
planted in Walter's computer
is so destructive,
without the original code,
he's having a hell of a time
getting rid of it.
I don't know anything
about that--
You had a drink
and went back
to his room?
Yes.
And then what?
And then... Are you
his girlfriend or something?
I am his friend-slash-colleague,
and we are trying to save lives.
You understand that
I'm a Homeland agent.
I'm gonna run your
computer and cell records.
If you have anything
to do with this,
we're gonna find
out about it.
I don't roofie people.
Especially not your
"friend-slash-colleague."
I don't believe her.
What if we run this girl's
records, but nothing pops?
Then our prospects
of proving Walter was drugged
are not looking good.
And if, God forbid,
someone dies in that building
and it looks like it was
because of Walter's software,
that's homicide.
Walter, he... he would
never just make a mistake.
Don't we all make mistakes?
Toby, we're seconds away
from losing the server!
I can fight it!
No, don't!
I promise this will work.
He will not have oxygen
for a very short period of time.
Walter!
As soon as this fire's out,
I turn it off and I manually
blast in O2, okay?
That's enough!
The flames are dying!
No, they're not dead yet!
Just ten more seconds!
You hit the room with air now,
and the server could reignite.
Ten, nine, eight...
You got a lot of balls
killing me, O'Brien.
I will rise again.
...five...
Walt, we got to get in there!
...four, three,
two, one.
It's not working.
Okay, it didn't work!
He's gonna suffocate!
Hey, Walter!
He's dying in there!
What the hell did you do?!
He's dying in there!
Walt, the
doc's turning blue.
Are you hearing me?
The air's being
sucked out of his lungs.
"The air's being sucked
out of his lungs."
We don't need
to smash the glass.
The vacuum will do it.
We just have to crack
the glass a fraction of an inch.
The vacuum-pull on compromised
glass will shatter it.
Except anything that we throw
against it bounces off.
Yeah, well, bullet-resistant
glass is layered.
That's why it
bends on impact.
We just need something
to pierce it.
A laser, a needle--
something extremely dense.
Tungsten carbide!
When you first met him,
Elia gave you a pen
that's made out of TC.
The one you wouldn't let
Toby touch because you were
too proud of it.
He would've lost it.
Okay, we need a slingshot.
Ah! Scissors, scissors!
It's a little bit odd
that there are billions
in modern electronics
in this building,
and we're solving these
problems with technology
that David used
to beat Goliath.
All right, stand back.
All right.
Not good.
Wait for it.
Okay, don't bother
yourself helping me.
There's no efficiency difference
between one-
and two-man CPR.
Okay, come on.
Breathe, Toby.
I could've...
Yeah, you could've died,
but you didn't.
I could've done that on my own.
You're a lunatic.
Okay, I do not think that
there was significant damage
done to the server.
This should restore
our programming
to settings prior
to the worm attack.
I'm happy to be alive,
thank you, Walter.
But how are you feeling?
Okay, so once we reboot
the system,
we can put out the fire
and get Sylvester
and the kids
out to safety.
Stay low.
Air quality is better
closer to the floor.
Do we know exactly
what's burning below us?
Good question.
Not sure.
Walter,
please tell me
you have some news.
Yeah. Getting there.
We're close!
I learned in school
that when some things burn,
they give off toxic chemicals.
You look on the dark side.
So do I, but I'm learning
that life is a mix
of both good and bad.
See?
Positivity's practically
my middle name.
So we're rebooting
system by system,
starting with ventilation
and then the doors.
Make sure the firefighters
are ready.
They'll have access
in 20 seconds.
20 seconds!
Yeah!
Yeah!
The sprinklers are operational!
Hey, Walter, while
we have 20 seconds.
What's this about?
Something not your business,
which is why
they walked out there.
With the clarity of one
recently risen from the dead,
you're being a grade "A" tool.
You have a bruised ego
from getting
drugged by a bimbo,
and you're being reckless.
This has nothing to do
with me or my ego.
Am I embarrassed? Yes.
Am I desperate to find out
who's responsible for this?
Definitely.
I might offer a deeper
psychological basis,
i.e., your fraught relationship
with Elia.
I should probably get back
to running the checks.
You worked yourself to near
exhaustion the past few weeks
on this project just to prove
to your mentor,
the superstar billionaire,
that you're just like him,
a natural protégé.
What's wrong with that?
Well, the big guy didn't
get his name on a building
by killing his teammates.
One thing to overcompensate
for yourself,
you almost killed me in there.
I calculated
a very high probability
of reviving
you in there.
Oh, how comforting.
The choice I made worked.
By the skin of your teeth,
Walter.
Really, my teeth.
Fine. You know what?
From now on, no undue risk.
How's that sound?
It's easy to say
at the finish line.
You're trying to undo
the events at the bar,
and acting like a madman's
not gonna make that happen.
Nothing is gonna
make that happen.
You see my point?
No.
You can't un-ring a bell,
Walter.
Walt, we got a problem.
What's happening?
Looks like the worm
is reinfecting the system.
What the hell is this?!
No, no, no, no, no.
Should not be happening.
Sylvester,
are you out of the game room?
The doors are still locked,
and there's smoke again.
Why is this happening, Walter?
After the reboot,
somehow the worm reinstalled.
But originally
it came from your computer.
You didn't use your laptop
on the reboot.
Reinstalled externally.
From what?
A device
somewhere in the building?
Or just close by.
It would have to be a device
in communication
with the building's system.
It's keeping the worm
continually active.
It's like those birthday candles
you can't blow out.
Nobody likes those.
If I just knew
the simplest elements
of the worm's original design,
then I could disable it,
but without knowing that,
it will take hours.
Walter, we don't have hours.
The smoke is getting worse.
We need to know who did this.
Thanks for the update.
There's no
suspicious activity
on Stella's cell phone.
She calls her mom every day,
she has an ex in Chicago,
but no communication with anyone
in Richard Elia's company.
They e-maile#
Stella's records.
Boring Web activity.
Tabloid sites, shopping sites,
social media.
Wait, there's a dating site--
Sweet Companionship.
That's women
looking for sugar daddies
or rich guys
looking for hookers.
I know about it because
they spam single women like me
ten times a week.
Did I say anything?
What if this woman was hired
to drug Walter?
Okay, she last visited the site
yesterday at 6:14 p.m.
That's 20 minutes before
Walter went into the bar.
We need to find out who
she's been communicating with
on that Web site.
Structural integrity
of the game room
has been compromised.
This is not news to us!
The fire below has eaten a hole
through the floor!
Sylvester, stay away from
the center of the room.
Way ahead of you!
Walter, through this
whole catastrophe,
I have tried to remain calm
and be the adult in here.
And doing amazing at it, Sly.
But the gaping maw in the center
of the room looks like
a portal to hell!
You need to get us
out of here now, Walter!
Fire chopper has just arrived,
if you can
get to the roof.
There's no way to the roof.
All access doors are sealed
tight or engulfed in flames.
Hate to concur,
but there's no way out of here.
Except through the windows.
No, it's double-paned,
shatterproof.
And then after that,
it is a plunge down 170 feet
to the concrete.
Oh.
Heat from the fire is bending
the building supports.
That might be a good thing.
Sylvester, check the integrity
of the windowpane.
The shift
in the building exposed
the corner of the glass.
The space between
the double-paned windows
is filled with gas, yes?
To cool the building
in sunlight.
Great. We just need
to make it explode.
Sylvester, get a flame
to the corner of the window,
heat the gas; the gas will the
expand and crack the window.
Where am I supposed
to get flame?
You know what? Scratch that.
Got it covered.
Can you go break that lamp
and bring me a leg?
Come on, guys.
Okay, so even if we manage
to crack the window,
you're still failing to address
the 170-foot drop.
Fire department helicopter
will drop a
rope ladder,
and you'll climb up.
That sounds harrowing.
Thank you.
Okay.
Uh... okay.
Guys, guys,
shield your eyes.
Okay, go, hide, hide!
It's open!
Tell the fire department
helicopter to drop
a rope ladder right now!
Dan, do you have that?
Got it.
Between out there and in here,
I don't know which one
is more terrifying!
Cabe.
All right, we're
at the headquarters
of Sweet Companionship
Web site.
We called,
and they're still open.
Walk us through it.
Well, if we're gonna find out
who hired this Stella
to drug Walter,
we're gonna have to access
their secure client files.
That means divide and conquer.
Cabe, you're a rich guy
interested in their services.
Paige, you're his assistant.
You're gonna get
the receptionist or secretary,
whoever, away from the computer
while Cabe answers
intake questions.
How do I get the password?
When you're at the computer,
I'll walk you through it.
Oh, and you got
about five minutes to do this
because we're all on the brink
of death. No pressure.
The fire department says
they can't send a man
down the rope ladder.
The heat from the fires
has created too much wind.
It's convection current.
Mr. Dodd!
Good to know!
The smoke from the fires
is getting bad.
The fire department chopper
says they have
about a minute
before they have to bug out.
The ladder needs an anchor
to get it near the building.
It reaches well below
Sylvester's floor.
I can get to it.
I have an idea!
I really hate the sound of this.
What would Toby do?
Oh, your boss shouldn't be
more than a few minutes.
Oh, no, he can take his time.
You know I saw a car
in the parking lot, windows up.
There was a dog inside.
Might be a little
late in the day,
but it's pretty warm out.
What kind of car?
Um, late model Celica.
It's dirt brown.
Some people should not
be allowed to own dogs.
I know, right?
Come on, Toby.
Okay.
Check those windows. Okay.
Here. Happy, lighter!
Hey, get down!
Eyes!
Sylvester!
Sly! Hey!
I have a plan!
Get the kids ready
to climb onto the ladder!
Okay.
So you mentioned a plan.
I'm not seeing a good one.
Ladder just needs an anchor.
Uh, I'm not liking
your sprinter stance.
I know I promised not
to do anything irrational
anymore, but, uh,
one more time.
He's out of his mind.
Okay, grab him and
anchor the ladder.
That was the stupidest thing
I've ever seen--
but effective.
I got it! Got the ladder!
Come on, kids, come on.
Quickly, come on.
Guys,
it's just like the jungle gym.
Okay?
Send the kids up now!
Come on.
Come on, first one out,
let's go.
Little ones first.
Lola, come on.
Good job.
One hand over the other.
That's right.
Keep going, keep going,
you're good.
Okay, buddy.
In an incredible act of heroism,
an unidentified person
leapt from the building
to secure a rescue ladder...
Walter did it!
The kids are gonna be okay.
Richard.
Walter's not a savior.
He's the problem.
Chester?
No.
Cute Chester?
No.
Sweet Chester?
Baby Chester?
Oh, my God,
I'm in.
Okay. Stella.
All right, keep going!
Remember to look up and
head towards the firefighters.
Look up, keep going.
Give me your hand.
We're running out of time.
You're all right.
There's too much turbulence.
Two's in, number
two is secure.
How's your visibility?
Your turn, Russell.
Can you still see?
My comics!
Okay, Russell, you need
to go, now!
Okay.
Okay, buddy.
The smoke's too heavy!
We got to go now!
We have to pull out!
The smoke's too heavy.
We'll be back as soon as we can.
Sly! Hey, stay calm!
We're gonna get you down, okay?
We can't get him down.
And we can't wait
for another chopper.
He's got minutes before the
floor collapses into the fire.
That's a 170-foot drop
from the window.
Even Super Fun Guy
wouldn't make it.
There has to be a third way.
What if we could use
the building's smart tech
to our advantage?
That would be
a first for today.
Can you rig an emergency light
to amplify its output?
To where it feels like
you're looking at the sun.
Good, 'cause we're gonna need
a huge amount of light
to extend the building's
retractable solar panels.
Create a solar panel staircase
for Sly to climb down.
Oh, that's brilliant!
I mean, that might work.
Homeland is running
the name and number
of Stella's last hookup.
Should be just
a few minutes.
How many years
have you known Walter?
20 years, give or take.
Have you ever seen him act
like the guy
in the surveillance footage?
Jovial, laughing,
joking...
No.
Yeah.
Just makes me wonder
if there's another aspect
to his personality.
An aspect he doesn't let me--
us see.
We all make choices
about letting people in.
Is that what Walter's doing?
Gallo.
Great. Thanks so much.
The names are fake, no surprise.
The cell is a burner.
Oh, so we're back to square one?
Not quite.
They triangulated the number
back to Elia's Research
and Development campus
in Santa Monica.
It was an inside job.
Someone in the company.
At this hour,
we should make it in no time.
I can get it.
If it would just come loose.
Okay, I know how to do this.
See? I don't need your help.
God! You just punched me!
You realize ten minutes ago
I was technically deceased!
Yeah, I should have
left you that way.
You're acting like a child,
and I am sick of it.
I was trying to prove my ability
to be independent from you.
Yeah, you made it
pretty obvious.
Now help, or get out of the way.
But if you assert
your independence again,
the next time you die
it'll be for real.
The sensors are on
the edge of the panel.
Once they get hit by the light,
they should extend.
You can use them
like a staircase
to get down to us.
You got it?
But step quick.
I can only extend
one at a time.
Ah, come on.
This might be a sign
that this plan
is highly dangerous
and frankly, a little rash!
Oh, that panel looks
very flimsy.
I'm gonna run the calculation
on the chances
it can even hold me.
No, no, no.
Don't run the calculations!
Just trust us
that we can get you down.
Look at me.
You can do this.
Okay?
Just don't look down.
I looked down!
It was the first thing I did!
Happy,
my panel is disappearing!
Because the light is
extending the next one.
Step down!
Sylvester, just step down.
Do it now!
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Just a few more,
and you'll be in
our loving arms.
My calculations
would have predicted this!
This one's gonna catch you, Sly.
I don't want to be caught!
I don't want to fall at all!
Sly, hang on!
The power source.
What the hell
happened to the juice?
Guys, a little help up here!
Power in this room
is still on.
Must be an issue with a specific
blade in the server room.
Hold on. I got an idea.
Just hold tight, Sly.
Oh, no.
Hey! Sylvester's about to fall
off the side of the building!
What the hell
are you doing?
What we should have done
hours ago.
Taken back control
of the building.
We're gonna get Dan up to
speed on this program,
and see if he can
clean this up.
Dan doesn't know how
to run this system.
It would take him
two hours, at least,
just to get familiar
with this interface.
You need to re-engage
that power source now.
It is the only thing
that can save Sylvester
from plummeting
to his death.
Walter, I have been giving you
the benefit of the doubt all day
but I have to stop
listening to you.
We received an e-mail
about you.
An e-mail?
You ever heard of counterfeiting malware?
Yeah, it's a security
measure the coders use
to deter the theft of
proprietary software.
And what has this got
to do with anything?
You ran out of time,
so ripped off elements
of the smart building system
from a third party.
That had hidden malware.
And now we are dealing
with the consequences!
That is un--
That is untrue.
Now, whoever sent that e-mail
is the responsible party,
and is trying to set me up
for something that they did.
I don't think you meant
to hurt anybody,
but you overreached.
Okay, then,
where's the e-mail?
Show it to me.
Come on!
I think it's very possible
that you wanted this
too much, Walter.
You wanted to impress me
too much,
and this is the result.
You need to get the server
blades back in,
so we can save Sylvester.
Leave this room now.
You no longer
have any contact
with any of
the building controls.
Got it?
I'm sorry, Walter.
Hey, hey, hey...
I need to save my friend's life.
Guys...
I'm not sure how long
I can hang on up here!
I thought positivity
was your middle name!
Walt's gonna have
the power back on any second.
I met the woman of my dreams...
and I just received
my Super-dor.
I am not ready to go!
You know, I did everything
that I could to save your son.
But more importantly,
the man about to fall
from that building,
Sylvester Dodd,
risked his own life,
so he could save him, too.
I am not returning control
of this building to you.
You are at worst a liar,
and at best incompetent!
The accusatory e-mail...
just consider what
you know of me today,
and what you know
about that sender.
You don't know the sender.
It was anonymous.
The guy's a gutless coward.
Versus Sylvester?
A paranoid, neurotic
compulsive who put aside
all of his anxieties, just so
he could save those kids.
Now, please,
hang me if you want.
But let him live.
I can't just let him fall!
I am thinking!
Ah! The power's back on!
Sly, hold on!
What are you doing?!
Not that panel!
The one directly beneath me!
Trust me!
Oh, no...
Oh!
I made it!
I can't believe it!
Oh, whew!
Oh, I'm in pain.
But I'm alive!
That burner phone's in here somewhere.
Keep calling it.
So many people have left
the building for the day.
What if one of them
has the phone?
Then we're screwed.
The guy who hired
Stella is a fancy executive.
Excuse me. Hey!
Can-can I help you with something?
Homeland.
We need a key
for that office now.
We don't use keys here.
Well, how the hell
do you unlock the doors?
Implant technology.
That's what we develop here.
Thank you.
Oh! There.
Our burner.
Look familiar?
Oh! Oh! You made it!
A bit of a rough
landing, but...
I owe you my life,
my riches, my firstborn!
Your comics?
Not that.
Okay...
It's Paige.
- Hey.
- Walter!
We found the man who hired
the escort to drug you!
It's Dan Smaisle.
Elia's Head of Biometrics.
He specializes
in implant technology.
He must have the
transmitter chip
that uploads the worm
implanted into this arm.
Since he's running point,
right outside,
he's close enough
that the virus reloads
every time
we re-boot the system.
But why would he do this?
You know the guy
before tonight?
No. Cabe...
you have to find Smaisle
and kill that chip.
It's the only chance
we have to get the doors open.
Hang tight.
Hang tight.
Okay, once we get
the call from Cabe,
I'm going to be able to
manually open the lobby doors.
Everything's gonna be fine...
You son of a bitch!
You son of a bitch!
Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Listen to me.
Listen to me! Elia!
It was Smaisle.
It was Smaisle.
He hired that escort
to drug me,
so he could plant that virus.
I don't see any of
Dan's biometrics
in this building.
Now, were those
in the budget
before old Walter
came along?
Well, he tripled the
tech budget three weeks ago.
I slashed Dan's funding.
So he tried to ruin your
launch, to get back at you.
Split up.
We're gonna search the crowd.
Okay.
Freeze!
- Don't move!
- Out of the way!
I didn't mean for it
to get this far.
I just wanted
to prove a point.
Walter said the chip
would be in his arm.
I stayed nearby, didn't I?
I tried to help.
Yeah, you staying nearby
is what kept
the damn thing rebooting.
All it was supposed to do
is lock the doors
and race the A/C for an hour.
Scare people, then disappear.
Hey, how do we kill the implant
so it won't reinstall the worm?
Smash it or shock it.
Stun gun.
He just came out of nowhere
and took all my funding.
I swear I'm not a bad person.
I didn't want
anyone to get hurt.
Neither do we.
We fried the chip.
If the worm is dead,
then I should be able
to reinstate
emergency systems...
now!
This way, people.
Take your time.
Okay, great.
Can we please leave now?
Smaisle sent
the anonymous e-mail.
Sorry I doubted you.
Eh.
I'm sorry I hit you over
the head with a laptop.
You know...
for what it's worth,
I think it's admirable
that you tried.
The next one will work.
The next one?
Are you gonna
do this again?
This failed.
Walter, people think I'm some
kind of brilliant visionary.
The reason I'm successful
is because,
on the heels of defeat,
I start all over again.
Failure is part of
the process.
You don't know where
you're vulnerable...
until you fail.
Cabe just got word--
Stella was arrested.
She gave it up
in the police car:
drugging you,
planting the worm.
I... I have to admit
uh, that I had
some complicated feelings
about you...
hitting on Stella.
I did not hit on Stella.
I was practicing to be
more normal around people.
And then she drugged me.
Very different thing.
Well, I-I'm,
I'm proud of you for
trying to connect with, with people
who aren't like you.
It probably scared you more
than being in that building.
But you-you did it, anyway.
Don't let this one
horrible experience
stop you from trying
to connect with people.
There's more inside
of you, you know,
than you know, Walter.
You can't unring a bell.
Something Toby said.
I think it means, uh, that now
I'm aware of these facts,
there's no returning
to who I was.
We'll see about that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hey, John McClane,
you need a ride?
Who's John McClane?
Some guy in a movie.
Never mind.
Let's go.
...so, you know,
the, uh, buildings
are about to go
up in flames,
and then we
caught Smaisle.
The, uh, yeah,
the bad guy.
And, uh, you know,
made it out alive.
Dude! That's is just like
that movie!
Oh, yeah!
With John McCain.
Mm. Not quite.
All right, well...
Yeah! Looks like we're
done for the day.
Well, you know
what that means.
Happiest hour
of the day.
Happy hour.
At a bar.
People, food, music--
any of that ringing a bell?
Great deals... no?
Nothing? Anyhoo...
I'd invite you, but I know
you'd probably say no, brother,
so, uh, I'll see you
later, okay?
Okay.
Oh! Hey, um... Ray...
I'll go.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Sweet!
This time, I am going to
stick to club soda.
Roger that.
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
I run a team of geniuses
who handle worldwide threats
only we can solve.
Sylvester is
a human calculator.
Happy's a mechanical prodigy.
And Toby is our behaviorist.
Agent Cabe Gallo
is our government handler.
And Paige helps translate
the world for us
while we help her understand
her genius son.
Though sometimes
our biggest challenge
is understanding each other.
Together, we are Scorpion.
Mr. Elia,
I can assure you
I have taken
every imaginable precaution.
Walter, how many times
do I have to say it?
Mr. Elia is my dad.
Sorry, Richard.
67 miles per hour,
passing in three, two, one.
One, two, three.
This morning
I completed
the diagnostic on the building's
phone interpretation software,
the climate preferences,
and personalized audio.
Just hold on.
Those were the only systems
that needed testing,
and they passed
with flying colors.
I'm sure they did.
I guess I'm just more
of a worrier than you are,
which is why we make
a good team, right?
Mr. Elia...
Richard, I do not do dangerous.
I do calculations,
thereby eliminating risk.
Walter, you sound
like you're running
on the freeway.
No. Not at the moment.
Mr. Elia,
listen, I...
I cannot tell you
how much this opportunity
has meant to me and my team.
We would never let you down.
Make sure you finish
downloading the code
for the smart kitchen tech.
See you tomorrow. 7:00 sharp.
Okay. Bye.
Whew. That was intense!
Man, didn't want
to lose this baby though. Right?
Thanks for grabbing it.
Sure.
How'd the call with
the billionaire go?
He's anxious
about tomorrow night.
So are you.
You look up to him.
You don't want to let him down.
Well, he has
high expectations. So do I.
It's all well and
good, Wally, but, listen,
you need to relax
a bit, too, bro.
Oh, hey, after you give the talk
at that tech conference tonight,
you should go to that
little mixer thing after.
Oh, no, I'm not the mixer type.
This guy
you look up to, I'll bet
he's well-rounded, right?
Life of the party,
easy line with the ladies.
That is how you get
to the ivory tower.
You just act like a
regular guy, be personable.
Would also help with
your girlfriend, Pearl.
Paige. And she's just my friend.
First rule
of social mingling:
be self-deprecating.
And if you happen
to chat up a lady,
I want you to compliment her,
okay? But not on the standards.
No hair, no eyes.
Just, you know,
"Hey, wow. What
wonderful posture you have."
Guarantee they've never heard
that before.
Because that is
preposterous.
It's gold.
Trust me.
Listen, I...
am gonna make this
simple for you.
Tonight, when in doubt,
No.
I want you to ask yourself,
No. Please...
"What would Ray do?"
Booyah.
Oh.
Are you a-a recent sporting,
uh, contest?
If I were you, I'd take a walk
to the other end of the bar.
Great.
I knew it. This guy Ray
was suggesting I engage.
No, dude, the girl
at the end of the bar.
She's throwing you eyes.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll try it.
I heard you're talking
superconducting electromagnets.
Stimulating.
No, it's been
highly caffeinated.
I did hear snoring.
Their loss.
Has anybody ever told you
that you have, uh,
perfectly rounded earlobes?
It's a dominant
genetic trait.
Oh, okay.
Thank you?
Do you want to see
a cool math trick?
Who could turn that down?
Okay, what is X?
I think you need a drink.
No, no, no, no, wait, wait.
Ah, 87.
This taught me to not
always accept things
as they might first appear.
Sometimes it's good to go
with your gut.
What can I get you?
Oh, no,
I don't drink.
Alcohol effects
my cognitive function.
Dry martini for me.
And something sweet for...
Oh, yeah, okay.
Walter.
Long Island iced tea?
Caffeinated tea
can increase focus.
You're different, aren't you?
Just a regular guy.
Walter O'Brien would
never forget about tonight,
Mr. Elia.
The building opening
is all Walter's
been working toward for weeks.
I'm going to guess
that he's neck-deep
in trying to finish
the smart kitchen code
and-and turned off his ringer.
He does that.
As soon as he comes up for air,
I'll have him call you, okay?
Okay, this is important.
Thanks.
Where the hell is Walter?
I can only hold off Elia
for so long.
He's not answering his cell
or his hotel room phone.
He's looking at the last of
the building specs, guaranteed.
He'll be here any minute.
Sly, hold this for me.
Okay.
Is that for the Elia job?
Negative. Happy built me
a personal humidor for
my Super Fun Guy comics.
It controls temperature,
humidity,
limits exposure to light
in order to prevent
premature bleaching
of the covers.
Humidor for your comics?
Technically, it's a Super-dor.
Da-da-da-da-da.
No dice, grabby hands.
I've calculated a
precise monthly schedule
for each comic to be perused
in order to ensure
complete preservation.
Four minutes, wearing gloves.
I hate that look.
It makes me feel like I'm
about to be diagnosed.
Your submersion
into childhood interests
indicates regression.
Thank you.
You're an enabler.
This is a hobby.
This must have something
to do with Megan.
It's complicated.
Yeah, life is complicated.
Adult relationships
are complicated.
This is your security
blanket, Linus.
How about you
avoiding adult relationships
by pursuing
the one woman on earth
who has no interest in you.
Oh, please, I kicked that habit
cold turkey.
I need Happy like
I need necrotizing fasciitis.
You want me to prove it?
I will. Watch me.
Been trying to reach Walter.
It keeps going to voicemail.
We're supposed to be to Elia's
in an hour.
Guys,
we've been slaving
on this job for weeks,
especially Walter.
I'm sure he's...
Yeah, I have no clue
where he could be.
Let's take a ride.
Walter?
Oh, boy.
He's passed out
on the floor.
Fine, excellent.
Oh, yeah,
you look real great, kid.
It's not actual science,
but I believe the phrase
is liquor before beer.
Oh, I don't drink alcohol.
I only had one
Rhode Island iced tea.
Long Island iced tea.
We got to get you ready.
We're due at Elia's building
in 25 minutes.
I only had one drink.
Yeah, one drink
that you remember.
You're just not used
to the fire power
of the Long Island.
Elia's been asking if you
finished the kitchen smart tech.
Oh, boy.
Yeah, I'm gonna
take care of it.
Hmm, cell phone's dead,
room phone unplugged.
Must have wanted privacy.
I don't remember how I got here.
Do you...
smell perfume?
Okay, that's a good one.
When was the last time you
saw Happy laugh at anything?
I have made Happy laugh
a million times.
Yeah, at you.
She must be on with Chet.
I mean, look at her expression.
It looks like
she won the lottery
or got nominated
for some award or something.
That's a big smile,
I got it.
I know that you're skeptical,
but I'm good with this.
I was totally fine
before Happy came into my life.
You were a Dumpster fire.
Wow, Walter,
you look like me the day
after the Kentucky Derby.
Are you ill? How ill?
Just a cocktail flu.
He's disease-free.
We think.
Let's just get inside.
This is a big day
for Scorpion.
Thank you.
I'm gonna get
my own door, thanks.
It's an independence thing.
You're welcome.
My dream was to create
the world's most
energy-efficient smart building
that leaves
no negative footprint.
Our new headquarters features
climate-responsive technology.
Solar panels extend
from the building
when touched by light.
and the geothermal HVAC system
was designed
using laminar air flow
that creates completely
particle-free
clean air environment.
All of this was done
using the input
of the world's top designers,
architects
and the Scorpion team,
led by Mr. Walter O'Brien.
Hello.
Please, I invite all of you
to tour the building,
ask questions, and please,
enjoy the food and drinks.
Thanks for coming.
Very good.
You made it.
Oh, yeah, sorry.
Forgive my cell
reception issues. Hello.
I am just glad you're here.
Yes.
This is my head of biometrics,
Dan Smaisle.
Oh, yes. Dan.
Head of security,
Wilson Adler.
Mr. O'Brien.
You are? You look a little,
uh, flushed.
Uh, never been better.
Okay, because we have
a problem.
It is normal for people
to encounter
last-minute glitches,
but all is gonna be handled
very soon.
Of course,
and maybe this is me
just worrying again,
but I've been hawking
your prowess
for the last month,
so you've got to come through.
Tripling the tech budget
of a project
three weeks before completion
does invite scrutiny.
Guys, it's in the bag.
Scorpion is synonymous
with professionalism.
This is
the most frequently-played song
of all music collections
in this elevator
chosen from the playlist
of Tobias Curtis.
This old girlfriend
downloaded it.
I've never even listened to it.
This song has been played
17 times this week.
The fish bubbles stopped.
The ViviSpace projector
isn't working.
Uh, you know, I set everything
up in here, so excuse me.
An error message
keeps popping up.
They are on it, Russell.
It's... my son.
Oh, hey, Super Fun Guy fan?
Very nice.
I'm sure you've noticed
that the room is freezing when
the thermostat says 70 degrees.
We will have this
under control ASAP.
I'll go glad-hand the press.
Explain your absence.
I went toe-to-toe with the board
to make this building happen.
Those guys backed me. They're touchy.
Mm-hmm.
Just wrap this up quietly
and will be well.
Sure, sure.
Sly, come here.
Okay, guys... comms in.
Happy, head to the basement
pump room to inspect the
geothermal temperature system.
Toby, evaluate the HVAC
system on the roof.
We are gonna
fix these glitches.
There's no way
we're letting Elia down.
Let's go.
It's all right, Walter.
Glitches happen.
I mean, you said
it yourself.
Yeah, well, I was
just saying that because,
in reality,
they don't happen to me.
They happen to everyone.
You might be on edge because
you're not feeling 100%.
Probably didn't get a
lot of sleep last night
Nothing untoward happened.
Uh, oh, no, that's
none of my-my business.
I'm just saying
regular people blow off steam.
Nothing wrong
with being regular.
Well, Elia, who is brilliant
and a billionaire,
did not hire regular.
Yeah.
How's it going?
I'm just running a quick check.
Walter, what's going on?
Building systems...
are failing.
All of them.
♪ ♪
All right, fake Siri,
you made your point.
You know, I'm not gonna stand
here and defend it to you.
It's catchy, for one.
It's classic
coming of age angst.
And it reminds me of the summer
I made out with Susie Bren.
Um...
guys?
The electrical system
for the elevator grid
has shut down.
Walter, I thought you said
you had this was control.
Our programmable logic
controllers are under attack.
It's behaving like Stuxnet.
What?
It was a cyber-attack
on Iranian nuclear capabilities.
It burned out the whole system.
Oh, no, it's introduced an
infected rootkit onto the PLC,
it's modifying the codes,
it's giving unexpected commands.
I got none of that.
Building's been infected
by a worm.
It's spreading swiftly.
It's targeting
the individual systems.
I recall that you insured
system protection against this.
My code was designed
to keep viruses like this out.
I just, uh, I don't know
what's happening here.
Uh, Walt, the geothermal pump
has ramped up to hyper speed.
And the motor just exploded!
Okay, I got some
serious smoke down here.
And no fire extinguisher.
Okay, the sprinklers
and fire retardant
should activate within seconds.
Uh, okay, the flames
are getting bigger.
And the sprinklers
aren't engaging.
It's because of the worm.
Okay, Walt, there are
embers flying here.
I don't have to tell you
this is the building's lungs.
It's a unidirectional
ventilation system,
so the embers can
spread through the vents
to anywhere in the building.
My son is on the 17th floor.
All right, Sylvester, get the
kids out of the building now.
Okay, guys, uh, change of plans.
We're gonna go downstairs
and get some fresh air.
So come on.
Change of plans again. Everybody
just go back to where you were.
What's going on?
I don't
know.
Hey, Walter,
the doors are locked
and we can't get out.
What is the hold up?
Open those doors.
The worm is blocking me
at every turn. Something like
a Stuxnet would have to have
been created externally
and then inserted
into the system.
Walter?
Okay, so according
to this diagnostic,
the building system was
fully operational at 6:23 P.M.
today and began
to falter at 6:25.
During those
two minutes, I was
installing the code
for the kitchen automation.
So... this worm came from you?
And how's that possible?
This is way
too massive a file
to embedded in an e-mail.
It had to have been
physically planted
on my drive, but that
would have taken hours.
And my computer's not been
out of my sight for...
Stella.
Who?
Was the woman, uh,
that insisted I have that drink.
But I only had one drink.
What if she drugged me
to get access to my laptop
and then put that worm in?
You went out drinking the night
before the launch?
This is the work of some woman
in a bar? This sounds like
a load of crap. You were
in charge of this system
and now it is corrupted.
You need to find
that woman.
If we can get more information
on the coding of that virus,
then I can stop it.
It all starts with her.
Let's go.
Come on!
Okay, not good, Walter!
Things are escalating down here.
Guys, it's getting
a little smoky in here.
Same thing is happening up here.
This is my fault.
How I was hacked.
I'm the single point of failure.
♪ Scorpion 2x06 ♪
Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll
Original Air Date on October 26, 2015
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
How does this happen with 50
of the top tech reporters downstairs?
I don't think the timing
of this is a coincidence.
Now, can you think of anyone who
would want to do this to you?
Why are you so confident
that this is about us?
Because this is not my
building or my launch.
It's your technology.
Whoever did this must know that
I'm an effective conduit to you.
We'll make this
a two-pronged investigation.
Our side, and yours.
Regardless of the origin,
I will fix this. Trust me.
Walt, things are not
improving down here.
And we could use
the fire department.
They're on their way.
Yeah. Dan, where are you?
Richard, I just walked out
to the car to get my phone.
I can't get back in.
And people are banging
on the lobby doors,
trying to get out.
Walt, bring me
the intercom speaker!
Don't ask why!
Okay. Yeah.
Walt! What...
what are you doing?
You...
You gotta trust me.
Toby, you out of
the elevator?
Ah... No dice.
The panels in the ceiling
only depress about half an inch.
I can't get them fully open.
Sylvester, what's your status?
Scared. Anxious.
Worried.
Tell the kids
it's gonna be okay.
Actually, that's my status.
Sylvester, remember
that you're the adult here.
The kids are going to
look to you for help.
Why are we stuck in here?
It was probably just a glitch.
It's okay, guys.
We will be
out of here
in a bit.
Paige?
We're driving to the hotel.
Fill us in on this... Stella?
Yeah, uh, dark hair,
brown eyes, uh,
distinct dimples.
Low waist-to-hip ratio...
Walter, let's move on
past the physical.
Not sure he has.
Maybe you
picked up something--
a napkin, a book of matches?
Wait, wait, wait--
my clothes from last night--
they're in Cabe's SUV,
in the back, third row.
Okay, I'll check through
your stuff.
We'll call you back.
In general, men can
be pretty clueless.
Walter takes that
to another level.
Oh, this glimpse of him,
not in control, is insightful,
that's all.
For example,
his shirt smells like
the cheap perfume in his room.
Maybe we can give it
to a scent-tracking dog
who specializes in
finding sluts.
We have to stop the fire before
the embers are sucked
into the vents
and spread
all over the building.
I'm not painting my nails here.
We're going to use the
low-frequency sound waves
to kill the flames.
If we blast a song
between 30 and 60 hertz,
it can separate the
oxygen from the fire
and keep it from reigniting.
We have to move now, Happy.
I am moving
as fast as I can, O'Brien.
Okay, stand back.
♪ ♪
Ah, it's not strong enough.
Okay, it's too hot
to get closer.
We have to increase the
size of the gain horn.
We don't have time.
I'll get it closer.
No! You're gonna burn
your face off.
Finally! Got it.
This is taking too long!
Every second the fire spreads,
the higher the risk of embers
spreading through the vents.
Okay, Walt, stop!
♪ ♪
It's working.
Ah...
Uh, Walt, you're on fire!
Come on...
The fire's out.
We have to get
to the control room.
Hey! You do realize
this isn't your fault.
I'm socially vulnerable.
The perfect mark for an
attractive woman at the bar.
This is absolutely my fault
and I'm gonna fix it.
Did you put it out
with your bare hands?
Close.
Okay, now that the pump room
fire is under control,
we can tackle each
failing system one by one.
Let him handle it, okay?
I feel like we just interrupted
a conversation. About us.
In all honesty,
we were discussing
how unlikely it is that someone
from our side of the company
would commit sabotage.
We have drawn no conclusions.
We just want the
building under control.
Good.
You got burned.
Sorry.
Vrakas.
Who?
Call Paige and Cabe.
It was Jon Vrakas
that steered me
to this Stella person.
Sounds like a long shot.
Walter, if the fire
is still out,
how come there's smoke still
coming through the vents?
The geothermal system
should be back online.
Any residual smoke
should clear up momentarily.
Dan, what can you tell me?
Firefighters have tried
to get into the building,
but the anti-terrorism
protocols are impenetrable.
No, no... i-it, it's-it's okay,
we have a little time.
The fire is contained.
The fire has not
been contained.
Not by a long shot.
Put on the news.
Fire has broken out
at Richard Elia's headquarters.
Reports are coming in
that the firefighters cannot get
into the building.
The embers spread through the
vents and ignited those floors.
That's just under the game
room. My son is in there.
Get a truck and
smash through
those damn anti-terror
blockades!
That is what
they're designed
to prevent.
No one will get through.
We're sealed in by
tempered glass windows
and a locked fire door.
Okay, Sylvester, I am gonna find
a way to get you out.
Just trust me. All of you,
please just... trust me.
Okay, guys,
we're gonna be just fine.
I don't know anything
about a guy being drugged.
Just please,
low voices.
When you yell,
it's like a hammer to my skull.
Focus fast, Mr. Vrakas,
or we can do
that hammer thing for real.
Did you steer him
to a girl at a bar?
Yeah.
Why'd you do that?
She seemed interested.
So did he.
How much so?
All right, let's circle
back to that.
Did you know her?
Never met her before.
We were just partying.
And I'm no expert
on the subject,
but I don't know about your guy
being blacked out or drugged.
He was raging. For hours.
This guy was raging?
Buying rounds,
telling jokes.
He was on fire.
Yeah, it's real farfetched, pal.
I remember one of the jokes.
If an optimist sees
a cup as half full,
and a pessimist sees it
as half empty,
what does the engineer see?
A cup that's too big by half.
He tells that
joke all the time.
Hardly a joke.
Yeah, it's not funny at all.
But, you know,
you learn something.
Bottom line, your dude had
a few too many and hooked up.
Okay, you can shut up now, okay?
All right.
We're done.
Walter partying? Macking
some random woman?
Is there a world where
that actually happened?
We just got
the opinion of one guy.
Security should have pulled
the surveillance by now,
and we'll get the truth.
So... does anybody here know
any good camp fire songs?
My eyes itch.
When are we gonna
get out of here?
Soon.
My throat hurts.
Okay.
Okay. Think.
What would the team do
if they were here right now?
Walter would probably
tell me to focus
on the first evident problem,
which is smoke inhalation.
Toby would
probably just annoy me.
And Happy...
Happy would build something.
Like smoke filtration masks.
Okay, kids, this will
only be a second.
This is insanity!
The second
I rebuild a code bridge,
the worm corrupts it behind me.
I'm really starting to doubt
that you are the right man
for this job.
Oh, you think you
can handle it?
- What age did you win the coding Olympics?
- Okay, enough!
Walter, you told me
to trust you. I do.
What are your ideas?
We have to completely reboot
the system from the server.
Revert to your original program.
Yeah.
Then we can
restart the system, bit by bit,
without the worm. Then
we can open the vents,
start the sprinklers,
kill the fire.
Hold on. Hold on.
Please. Please.
We are talking
about literally
unplugging the brains
of the building.
Yes.
If we're unable to reboot,
we are hopeless.
I understand.
We are sealed. My son will be trapped.
I'm aware of that.
Can't blame a man
for worrying about his son.
We're all worried.
Then let's go. Now.
Thank you.
See, this is fun. We're
learning how
to do different things.
Making a mask from
a dismantled charcoal filter.
Can anybody tell me
what activated charcoal is?
It's carbon
that's been treated
with oxygen
to open up the millions
of tiny pores between
the carbon atoms.
And those tiny pores
attract chemicals
like the particles in smoke?
Yes! Now, you tell me
this isn't just like camp.
Except for the choking to death.
You're a real wit, Russell,
but we're not choking to death.
We're just uncomfortable.
Coughing is uncomfortable,
choking is uncomfortable.
Plunging headfirst into
a tank full of fish feces
and food bits is,
for me,
off the uncomfortable scale.
But it is something
that we will all accept
because we are mature.
Right?
I'm just... open a...
Want to help me?
Thank you.
See?
Everybody's gonna be fine.
Okay, the server room
is five floors up.
The building's water pressure
and temperature's
controlled by
the automated system.
That steam's
over 200 degrees.
Okay, good thing we missed that.
Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
That was close.
Looks like the worm
is following us.
It's malicious.
All the tech in the building
that ran facial recognition
to-to pick our favorite songs
or monitor room temperature
is now guessing
where we are and attacking.
Like it was designed
to make the tech look bad.
Yeah, well, we don't have time
to just stand around here.
I can run through it.
Okay, are you crazy?!
You're gonna melt your skin!
Why are you so determined
to kill yourself?
Toby, where
the hell are you?
I made my way out of
the elevator-- solo, thank you.
What floor are you on?
15.
Okay, perfect.
Head to the server room.
Now, we'll try and meet you,
but if you beat us,
we will talk you through
the reboot protocol.
I'm on my way.
Ta-da!
Ooh, my lingula.
Guys, I don't think
I'm making it
to the server room
any time soon.
Would you look at that?
If I wasn't seeing it,
I wouldn't believe it.
That's where he ordered
a round of shots.
I want drinks for everyone!
It's like he's possessed
by some evil spirit
that's in a fraternity.
Back up the footage
to when he first gets the drink.
Back up, back up.
Keep going... Stop!
All right, keep your eyes
on the girl's hands,
and see if she slips him
anything into his drink.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's out of frame
at the crucial moment.
I can't see if she put
anything in his glass.
It's really...
Was she acting odd?
No.
She did turn down a few guys
before this one showed up.
Well, maybe she was
waiting for him.
Or she's just picky
and likes math humor.
If she wasn't specifically
targeting Walter,
then that means
he was just wrong?
That he just somehow messed up
the programming
at that building.
Is that what we're saying?
We're investigating,
so we're looking at every angle.
Her purse!
Stop the footage?
Yeah, Clementine Gym.
Super fancy,
it costs a fortune.
I think Gwyneth Paltrow
goes there.
They'll have
this woman's photo on file.
What the hell's
keeping you guys?!
The vindictive steam pipes
seem to recognize us!
Oh, boy.
Aah!
Look at me, Mr. Self-Sufficient.
Just got here on my own.
No one helped me,
just so you know.
Okay, what the hell's wrong
with the men on this team today?
I'm totally fine.
I'm fine on my own.
Walter,
I'm at the server controls.
Okay, I'm gonna walk you
through the reboot protocols.
So, there's server blades
in the back.
We're gonna be up there
in a minute,
but we don't have
a minute to waste.
Okay, Walter,
I'm at the server blades.
Don't like the sound of that.
Sound of what?
Oh, the worm.
The servers are
spinning too fast.
They're overheating.
It's the same as Stuxnet.
It's designed to attack
programmable logic controllers.
If it spins too fast,
it will ignite.
Walter, it's louder.
Okay, Toby,
get the hell out of there!
Oh! Oh!
Aah!
Toby, now!
What's happening here?
It seals to contain the fire.
The one damned fire protocol
that's working.
That's nice.
Now get me out of here!
Get back!
This isn't working!
What's the plan? We can't just
sit here and watch him cook.
Come on, what's that look?
Okay, so the server room
is protected
by a hypoxic
air technology system.
It sucks the oxygen out
of the room to kill the fire.
Yeah, but wouldn't doing that
also kill the Toby?
They system's down now,
because of the worm.
But there's a manual
override right over there!
I engage it,
I-I put out that fire,
I save the building and everyone in it.
Except me.
Toby, listen--
No, no, no, you listen!
You cannot suck the air
out of this room, Walter!
You even say the words
"greater good" and I swear--
If the server is gone, then
we will never open the doors,
we will never get
the sprinklers working,
and everyone
in the building will die!
But there's a very good chance
that we could revive you.
Okay, you've been making
too many rash moves today,
and I'm not let you
make another one!
You're showing guilt markers.
You feel responsible
for this fiasco.
You're taking undue risk.
No, no, no, no, no!
Stay away from that panel!
I have a method
to douse the flames.
I thought of all by myself.
Huh?!
Yeah, what?!
Who are you?
We need a minute. Now.
I just saw a guy,
I thought he was cute.
We talked
and went back to his room.
How did you end up
in that bar?
I saw a few
of the presentations.
Just fascinated by tech?
It's what I'm studying
at Long Beach.
Saw the presentation,
and then what?
I got a drink.
You don't seem like someone
who would have an agenda
against Richard Elia's company.
More like the
opposite.
I would love to work
for the guy one day.
So if someone paid you to slip
our guy a little something?
Never happened.
You get that we're talking
about a building on fire
with kids trapped inside?
And that the worm that was
planted in Walter's computer
is so destructive,
without the original code,
he's having a hell of a time
getting rid of it.
I don't know anything
about that--
You had a drink
and went back
to his room?
Yes.
And then what?
And then... Are you
his girlfriend or something?
I am his friend-slash-colleague,
and we are trying to save lives.
You understand that
I'm a Homeland agent.
I'm gonna run your
computer and cell records.
If you have anything
to do with this,
we're gonna find
out about it.
I don't roofie people.
Especially not your
"friend-slash-colleague."
I don't believe her.
What if we run this girl's
records, but nothing pops?
Then our prospects
of proving Walter was drugged
are not looking good.
And if, God forbid,
someone dies in that building
and it looks like it was
because of Walter's software,
that's homicide.
Walter, he... he would
never just make a mistake.
Don't we all make mistakes?
Toby, we're seconds away
from losing the server!
I can fight it!
No, don't!
I promise this will work.
He will not have oxygen
for a very short period of time.
Walter!
As soon as this fire's out,
I turn it off and I manually
blast in O2, okay?
That's enough!
The flames are dying!
No, they're not dead yet!
Just ten more seconds!
You hit the room with air now,
and the server could reignite.
Ten, nine, eight...
You got a lot of balls
killing me, O'Brien.
I will rise again.
...five...
Walt, we got to get in there!
...four, three,
two, one.
It's not working.
Okay, it didn't work!
He's gonna suffocate!
Hey, Walter!
He's dying in there!
What the hell did you do?!
He's dying in there!
Walt, the
doc's turning blue.
Are you hearing me?
The air's being
sucked out of his lungs.
"The air's being sucked
out of his lungs."
We don't need
to smash the glass.
The vacuum will do it.
We just have to crack
the glass a fraction of an inch.
The vacuum-pull on compromised
glass will shatter it.
Except anything that we throw
against it bounces off.
Yeah, well, bullet-resistant
glass is layered.
That's why it
bends on impact.
We just need something
to pierce it.
A laser, a needle--
something extremely dense.
Tungsten carbide!
When you first met him,
Elia gave you a pen
that's made out of TC.
The one you wouldn't let
Toby touch because you were
too proud of it.
He would've lost it.
Okay, we need a slingshot.
Ah! Scissors, scissors!
It's a little bit odd
that there are billions
in modern electronics
in this building,
and we're solving these
problems with technology
that David used
to beat Goliath.
All right, stand back.
All right.
Not good.
Wait for it.
Okay, don't bother
yourself helping me.
There's no efficiency difference
between one-
and two-man CPR.
Okay, come on.
Breathe, Toby.
I could've...
Yeah, you could've died,
but you didn't.
I could've done that on my own.
You're a lunatic.
Okay, I do not think that
there was significant damage
done to the server.
This should restore
our programming
to settings prior
to the worm attack.
I'm happy to be alive,
thank you, Walter.
But how are you feeling?
Okay, so once we reboot
the system,
we can put out the fire
and get Sylvester
and the kids
out to safety.
Stay low.
Air quality is better
closer to the floor.
Do we know exactly
what's burning below us?
Good question.
Not sure.
Walter,
please tell me
you have some news.
Yeah. Getting there.
We're close!
I learned in school
that when some things burn,
they give off toxic chemicals.
You look on the dark side.
So do I, but I'm learning
that life is a mix
of both good and bad.
See?
Positivity's practically
my middle name.
So we're rebooting
system by system,
starting with ventilation
and then the doors.
Make sure the firefighters
are ready.
They'll have access
in 20 seconds.
20 seconds!
Yeah!
Yeah!
The sprinklers are operational!
Hey, Walter, while
we have 20 seconds.
What's this about?
Something not your business,
which is why
they walked out there.
With the clarity of one
recently risen from the dead,
you're being a grade "A" tool.
You have a bruised ego
from getting
drugged by a bimbo,
and you're being reckless.
This has nothing to do
with me or my ego.
Am I embarrassed? Yes.
Am I desperate to find out
who's responsible for this?
Definitely.
I might offer a deeper
psychological basis,
i.e., your fraught relationship
with Elia.
I should probably get back
to running the checks.
You worked yourself to near
exhaustion the past few weeks
on this project just to prove
to your mentor,
the superstar billionaire,
that you're just like him,
a natural protégé.
What's wrong with that?
Well, the big guy didn't
get his name on a building
by killing his teammates.
One thing to overcompensate
for yourself,
you almost killed me in there.
I calculated
a very high probability
of reviving
you in there.
Oh, how comforting.
The choice I made worked.
By the skin of your teeth,
Walter.
Really, my teeth.
Fine. You know what?
From now on, no undue risk.
How's that sound?
It's easy to say
at the finish line.
You're trying to undo
the events at the bar,
and acting like a madman's
not gonna make that happen.
Nothing is gonna
make that happen.
You see my point?
No.
You can't un-ring a bell,
Walter.
Walt, we got a problem.
What's happening?
Looks like the worm
is reinfecting the system.
What the hell is this?!
No, no, no, no, no.
Should not be happening.
Sylvester,
are you out of the game room?
The doors are still locked,
and there's smoke again.
Why is this happening, Walter?
After the reboot,
somehow the worm reinstalled.
But originally
it came from your computer.
You didn't use your laptop
on the reboot.
Reinstalled externally.
From what?
A device
somewhere in the building?
Or just close by.
It would have to be a device
in communication
with the building's system.
It's keeping the worm
continually active.
It's like those birthday candles
you can't blow out.
Nobody likes those.
If I just knew
the simplest elements
of the worm's original design,
then I could disable it,
but without knowing that,
it will take hours.
Walter, we don't have hours.
The smoke is getting worse.
We need to know who did this.
Thanks for the update.
There's no
suspicious activity
on Stella's cell phone.
She calls her mom every day,
she has an ex in Chicago,
but no communication with anyone
in Richard Elia's company.
They e-maile#
Stella's records.
Boring Web activity.
Tabloid sites, shopping sites,
social media.
Wait, there's a dating site--
Sweet Companionship.
That's women
looking for sugar daddies
or rich guys
looking for hookers.
I know about it because
they spam single women like me
ten times a week.
Did I say anything?
What if this woman was hired
to drug Walter?
Okay, she last visited the site
yesterday at 6:14 p.m.
That's 20 minutes before
Walter went into the bar.
We need to find out who
she's been communicating with
on that Web site.
Structural integrity
of the game room
has been compromised.
This is not news to us!
The fire below has eaten a hole
through the floor!
Sylvester, stay away from
the center of the room.
Way ahead of you!
Walter, through this
whole catastrophe,
I have tried to remain calm
and be the adult in here.
And doing amazing at it, Sly.
But the gaping maw in the center
of the room looks like
a portal to hell!
You need to get us
out of here now, Walter!
Fire chopper has just arrived,
if you can
get to the roof.
There's no way to the roof.
All access doors are sealed
tight or engulfed in flames.
Hate to concur,
but there's no way out of here.
Except through the windows.
No, it's double-paned,
shatterproof.
And then after that,
it is a plunge down 170 feet
to the concrete.
Oh.
Heat from the fire is bending
the building supports.
That might be a good thing.
Sylvester, check the integrity
of the windowpane.
The shift
in the building exposed
the corner of the glass.
The space between
the double-paned windows
is filled with gas, yes?
To cool the building
in sunlight.
Great. We just need
to make it explode.
Sylvester, get a flame
to the corner of the window,
heat the gas; the gas will the
expand and crack the window.
Where am I supposed
to get flame?
You know what? Scratch that.
Got it covered.
Can you go break that lamp
and bring me a leg?
Come on, guys.
Okay, so even if we manage
to crack the window,
you're still failing to address
the 170-foot drop.
Fire department helicopter
will drop a
rope ladder,
and you'll climb up.
That sounds harrowing.
Thank you.
Okay.
Uh... okay.
Guys, guys,
shield your eyes.
Okay, go, hide, hide!
It's open!
Tell the fire department
helicopter to drop
a rope ladder right now!
Dan, do you have that?
Got it.
Between out there and in here,
I don't know which one
is more terrifying!
Cabe.
All right, we're
at the headquarters
of Sweet Companionship
Web site.
We called,
and they're still open.
Walk us through it.
Well, if we're gonna find out
who hired this Stella
to drug Walter,
we're gonna have to access
their secure client files.
That means divide and conquer.
Cabe, you're a rich guy
interested in their services.
Paige, you're his assistant.
You're gonna get
the receptionist or secretary,
whoever, away from the computer
while Cabe answers
intake questions.
How do I get the password?
When you're at the computer,
I'll walk you through it.
Oh, and you got
about five minutes to do this
because we're all on the brink
of death. No pressure.
The fire department says
they can't send a man
down the rope ladder.
The heat from the fires
has created too much wind.
It's convection current.
Mr. Dodd!
Good to know!
The smoke from the fires
is getting bad.
The fire department chopper
says they have
about a minute
before they have to bug out.
The ladder needs an anchor
to get it near the building.
It reaches well below
Sylvester's floor.
I can get to it.
I have an idea!
I really hate the sound of this.
What would Toby do?
Oh, your boss shouldn't be
more than a few minutes.
Oh, no, he can take his time.
You know I saw a car
in the parking lot, windows up.
There was a dog inside.
Might be a little
late in the day,
but it's pretty warm out.
What kind of car?
Um, late model Celica.
It's dirt brown.
Some people should not
be allowed to own dogs.
I know, right?
Come on, Toby.
Okay.
Check those windows. Okay.
Here. Happy, lighter!
Hey, get down!
Eyes!
Sylvester!
Sly! Hey!
I have a plan!
Get the kids ready
to climb onto the ladder!
Okay.
So you mentioned a plan.
I'm not seeing a good one.
Ladder just needs an anchor.
Uh, I'm not liking
your sprinter stance.
I know I promised not
to do anything irrational
anymore, but, uh,
one more time.
He's out of his mind.
Okay, grab him and
anchor the ladder.
That was the stupidest thing
I've ever seen--
but effective.
I got it! Got the ladder!
Come on, kids, come on.
Quickly, come on.
Guys,
it's just like the jungle gym.
Okay?
Send the kids up now!
Come on.
Come on, first one out,
let's go.
Little ones first.
Lola, come on.
Good job.
One hand over the other.
That's right.
Keep going, keep going,
you're good.
Okay, buddy.
In an incredible act of heroism,
an unidentified person
leapt from the building
to secure a rescue ladder...
Walter did it!
The kids are gonna be okay.
Richard.
Walter's not a savior.
He's the problem.
Chester?
No.
Cute Chester?
No.
Sweet Chester?
Baby Chester?
Oh, my God,
I'm in.
Okay. Stella.
All right, keep going!
Remember to look up and
head towards the firefighters.
Look up, keep going.
Give me your hand.
We're running out of time.
You're all right.
There's too much turbulence.
Two's in, number
two is secure.
How's your visibility?
Your turn, Russell.
Can you still see?
My comics!
Okay, Russell, you need
to go, now!
Okay.
Okay, buddy.
The smoke's too heavy!
We got to go now!
We have to pull out!
The smoke's too heavy.
We'll be back as soon as we can.
Sly! Hey, stay calm!
We're gonna get you down, okay?
We can't get him down.
And we can't wait
for another chopper.
He's got minutes before the
floor collapses into the fire.
That's a 170-foot drop
from the window.
Even Super Fun Guy
wouldn't make it.
There has to be a third way.
What if we could use
the building's smart tech
to our advantage?
That would be
a first for today.
Can you rig an emergency light
to amplify its output?
To where it feels like
you're looking at the sun.
Good, 'cause we're gonna need
a huge amount of light
to extend the building's
retractable solar panels.
Create a solar panel staircase
for Sly to climb down.
Oh, that's brilliant!
I mean, that might work.
Homeland is running
the name and number
of Stella's last hookup.
Should be just
a few minutes.
How many years
have you known Walter?
20 years, give or take.
Have you ever seen him act
like the guy
in the surveillance footage?
Jovial, laughing,
joking...
No.
Yeah.
Just makes me wonder
if there's another aspect
to his personality.
An aspect he doesn't let me--
us see.
We all make choices
about letting people in.
Is that what Walter's doing?
Gallo.
Great. Thanks so much.
The names are fake, no surprise.
The cell is a burner.
Oh, so we're back to square one?
Not quite.
They triangulated the number
back to Elia's Research
and Development campus
in Santa Monica.
It was an inside job.
Someone in the company.
At this hour,
we should make it in no time.
I can get it.
If it would just come loose.
Okay, I know how to do this.
See? I don't need your help.
God! You just punched me!
You realize ten minutes ago
I was technically deceased!
Yeah, I should have
left you that way.
You're acting like a child,
and I am sick of it.
I was trying to prove my ability
to be independent from you.
Yeah, you made it
pretty obvious.
Now help, or get out of the way.
But if you assert
your independence again,
the next time you die
it'll be for real.
The sensors are on
the edge of the panel.
Once they get hit by the light,
they should extend.
You can use them
like a staircase
to get down to us.
You got it?
But step quick.
I can only extend
one at a time.
Ah, come on.
This might be a sign
that this plan
is highly dangerous
and frankly, a little rash!
Oh, that panel looks
very flimsy.
I'm gonna run the calculation
on the chances
it can even hold me.
No, no, no.
Don't run the calculations!
Just trust us
that we can get you down.
Look at me.
You can do this.
Okay?
Just don't look down.
I looked down!
It was the first thing I did!
Happy,
my panel is disappearing!
Because the light is
extending the next one.
Step down!
Sylvester, just step down.
Do it now!
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Just a few more,
and you'll be in
our loving arms.
My calculations
would have predicted this!
This one's gonna catch you, Sly.
I don't want to be caught!
I don't want to fall at all!
Sly, hang on!
The power source.
What the hell
happened to the juice?
Guys, a little help up here!
Power in this room
is still on.
Must be an issue with a specific
blade in the server room.
Hold on. I got an idea.
Just hold tight, Sly.
Oh, no.
Hey! Sylvester's about to fall
off the side of the building!
What the hell
are you doing?
What we should have done
hours ago.
Taken back control
of the building.
We're gonna get Dan up to
speed on this program,
and see if he can
clean this up.
Dan doesn't know how
to run this system.
It would take him
two hours, at least,
just to get familiar
with this interface.
You need to re-engage
that power source now.
It is the only thing
that can save Sylvester
from plummeting
to his death.
Walter, I have been giving you
the benefit of the doubt all day
but I have to stop
listening to you.
We received an e-mail
about you.
An e-mail?
You ever heard of counterfeiting malware?
Yeah, it's a security
measure the coders use
to deter the theft of
proprietary software.
And what has this got
to do with anything?
You ran out of time,
so ripped off elements
of the smart building system
from a third party.
That had hidden malware.
And now we are dealing
with the consequences!
That is un--
That is untrue.
Now, whoever sent that e-mail
is the responsible party,
and is trying to set me up
for something that they did.
I don't think you meant
to hurt anybody,
but you overreached.
Okay, then,
where's the e-mail?
Show it to me.
Come on!
I think it's very possible
that you wanted this
too much, Walter.
You wanted to impress me
too much,
and this is the result.
You need to get the server
blades back in,
so we can save Sylvester.
Leave this room now.
You no longer
have any contact
with any of
the building controls.
Got it?
I'm sorry, Walter.
Hey, hey, hey...
I need to save my friend's life.
Guys...
I'm not sure how long
I can hang on up here!
I thought positivity
was your middle name!
Walt's gonna have
the power back on any second.
I met the woman of my dreams...
and I just received
my Super-dor.
I am not ready to go!
You know, I did everything
that I could to save your son.
But more importantly,
the man about to fall
from that building,
Sylvester Dodd,
risked his own life,
so he could save him, too.
I am not returning control
of this building to you.
You are at worst a liar,
and at best incompetent!
The accusatory e-mail...
just consider what
you know of me today,
and what you know
about that sender.
You don't know the sender.
It was anonymous.
The guy's a gutless coward.
Versus Sylvester?
A paranoid, neurotic
compulsive who put aside
all of his anxieties, just so
he could save those kids.
Now, please,
hang me if you want.
But let him live.
I can't just let him fall!
I am thinking!
Ah! The power's back on!
Sly, hold on!
What are you doing?!
Not that panel!
The one directly beneath me!
Trust me!
Oh, no...
Oh!
I made it!
I can't believe it!
Oh, whew!
Oh, I'm in pain.
But I'm alive!
That burner phone's in here somewhere.
Keep calling it.
So many people have left
the building for the day.
What if one of them
has the phone?
Then we're screwed.
The guy who hired
Stella is a fancy executive.
Excuse me. Hey!
Can-can I help you with something?
Homeland.
We need a key
for that office now.
We don't use keys here.
Well, how the hell
do you unlock the doors?
Implant technology.
That's what we develop here.
Thank you.
Oh! There.
Our burner.
Look familiar?
Oh! Oh! You made it!
A bit of a rough
landing, but...
I owe you my life,
my riches, my firstborn!
Your comics?
Not that.
Okay...
It's Paige.
- Hey.
- Walter!
We found the man who hired
the escort to drug you!
It's Dan Smaisle.
Elia's Head of Biometrics.
He specializes
in implant technology.
He must have the
transmitter chip
that uploads the worm
implanted into this arm.
Since he's running point,
right outside,
he's close enough
that the virus reloads
every time
we re-boot the system.
But why would he do this?
You know the guy
before tonight?
No. Cabe...
you have to find Smaisle
and kill that chip.
It's the only chance
we have to get the doors open.
Hang tight.
Hang tight.
Okay, once we get
the call from Cabe,
I'm going to be able to
manually open the lobby doors.
Everything's gonna be fine...
You son of a bitch!
You son of a bitch!
Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Listen to me.
Listen to me! Elia!
It was Smaisle.
It was Smaisle.
He hired that escort
to drug me,
so he could plant that virus.
I don't see any of
Dan's biometrics
in this building.
Now, were those
in the budget
before old Walter
came along?
Well, he tripled the
tech budget three weeks ago.
I slashed Dan's funding.
So he tried to ruin your
launch, to get back at you.
Split up.
We're gonna search the crowd.
Okay.
Freeze!
- Don't move!
- Out of the way!
I didn't mean for it
to get this far.
I just wanted
to prove a point.
Walter said the chip
would be in his arm.
I stayed nearby, didn't I?
I tried to help.
Yeah, you staying nearby
is what kept
the damn thing rebooting.
All it was supposed to do
is lock the doors
and race the A/C for an hour.
Scare people, then disappear.
Hey, how do we kill the implant
so it won't reinstall the worm?
Smash it or shock it.
Stun gun.
He just came out of nowhere
and took all my funding.
I swear I'm not a bad person.
I didn't want
anyone to get hurt.
Neither do we.
We fried the chip.
If the worm is dead,
then I should be able
to reinstate
emergency systems...
now!
This way, people.
Take your time.
Okay, great.
Can we please leave now?
Smaisle sent
the anonymous e-mail.
Sorry I doubted you.
Eh.
I'm sorry I hit you over
the head with a laptop.
You know...
for what it's worth,
I think it's admirable
that you tried.
The next one will work.
The next one?
Are you gonna
do this again?
This failed.
Walter, people think I'm some
kind of brilliant visionary.
The reason I'm successful
is because,
on the heels of defeat,
I start all over again.
Failure is part of
the process.
You don't know where
you're vulnerable...
until you fail.
Cabe just got word--
Stella was arrested.
She gave it up
in the police car:
drugging you,
planting the worm.
I... I have to admit
uh, that I had
some complicated feelings
about you...
hitting on Stella.
I did not hit on Stella.
I was practicing to be
more normal around people.
And then she drugged me.
Very different thing.
Well, I-I'm,
I'm proud of you for
trying to connect with, with people
who aren't like you.
It probably scared you more
than being in that building.
But you-you did it, anyway.
Don't let this one
horrible experience
stop you from trying
to connect with people.
There's more inside
of you, you know,
than you know, Walter.
You can't unring a bell.
Something Toby said.
I think it means, uh, that now
I'm aware of these facts,
there's no returning
to who I was.
We'll see about that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hey, John McClane,
you need a ride?
Who's John McClane?
Some guy in a movie.
Never mind.
Let's go.
...so, you know,
the, uh, buildings
are about to go
up in flames,
and then we
caught Smaisle.
The, uh, yeah,
the bad guy.
And, uh, you know,
made it out alive.
Dude! That's is just like
that movie!
Oh, yeah!
With John McCain.
Mm. Not quite.
All right, well...
Yeah! Looks like we're
done for the day.
Well, you know
what that means.
Happiest hour
of the day.
Happy hour.
At a bar.
People, food, music--
any of that ringing a bell?
Great deals... no?
Nothing? Anyhoo...
I'd invite you, but I know
you'd probably say no, brother,
so, uh, I'll see you
later, okay?
Okay.
Oh! Hey, um... Ray...
I'll go.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Sweet!
This time, I am going to
stick to club soda.
Roger that.
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