Snowpiercer (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Episode #1.8 - full transcript

I believe some folks
on this train forget

just how generous and wonderful
a man Mr. Wilford actually is.

Not me.

I could never forget.

It's Wilford who runs
our Sacred Engine.

It's Wilford who has His finger
on our pulse,

who knows exactly
what we need...

how much food and water,

how much heat and space,
how much discipline.

It's Wilford who saved us
from the bitter Cold.

He's the only reason
we're alive.



Yet somehow, on this train
we all call home,

there are passengers who see fit
to challenge Him,

passengers who think
they know better,

passengers who take for granted

this great miracle
that He's given us.

Password?

"Eat the Rich."

Take off your shoes
and keep quiet.

Layton didn't tell me
I'd be meeting a kid.

On the right.

Wait.
What are you doing?

Stop! Don't go there!

Get back here!

Stop!



Hurry up.

Come on.

Holy shit.

Quiet.
They can hear us.

There's no Wilford up here
at all.

There...
Shh!

There's no Wilford up here
at all.

Shh!

Stop!

Melanie's running
the whole thing.

Layton wanted you to see it
for yourself.

They're gonna
tear her apart.

Now you can go.

One day, I know I'll see
Mr. Wilford again.

And when I do,
I will thank Him,

from the bottom of my heart,
for everything that He's done.

For me.

For all of us.

These are His revolutions,
1,001 cars long.

Okay. That's enough.
Heads-up, move.

Back it up now!

Tail, Comm,
subtrain, Nightcar.

Right, this is it.

Everything hinges on us meeting
the Jackboots mid-train,

right here.

We hit them with overwhelming
strength on our turf.

The lights just flashed
in the Folgers' car.

LJ made it to the Engine.

All right.

This is it.
Let's get ready.

-Good luck, everyone.
-Stay safe.

Layton, I can't say which side
the Brakemen are gonna land.

You know how stubborn
Roche is.

None of us wants a fight
with the Brakemen, but...

there are gonna be
casualties today.

Hi.

Where have you been?

Look, I can't explain.

I just need you to stay out
of Third today, okay?

Why?

What did you do,
Bess?

Is this about Layton?

Just stay home.

Please.

I asked you point blank
whether you were helping him,

and you lied to my face?

Jinju...

Why did ask me to steer clear
of Melanie Cavill?

Because you're messing
with things

that you don't understand.

What things?

You knew she put Layton
in a drawer, didn't you?

You're protecting her.

I was protecting you,
Bess.

You.

Did you also know...

she tortured a Tailie
to death?

I wonder, Jinju, just how many
deep, dark secrets

about this train
you really do know.

Please don't make me choose
between you and the train.

Just stay in here today.

Morning, Robert.

You wanted to discuss
the Anniversary celebrations?

Please, come in, Ruth.

Commander Grey.

What's going on?

Ruth...

if there's anything you need
to tell us...

best you do it now.

Anything like what?

Ruth, we've heard
a rather disturbing account

from the Engine.

No.
What's going on?

Pow!

We've been told, reliably,

that Mr. Wilford is not
in the Engine...

nor anywhere else
on this train.

There's evidence
that Melanie Cavill

is running Snowpiercer.

Are you having a go
at me?

Embarrassing me in the Aquarium
wasn't enough for you?

Ruthie... Have you
lost your mind, Nolan?

You know that Wilford's
in the Engine.

You've seen him.

You've shaken
the man's hand.

Not since departure
I haven't.

We simply need to know
if this is true.

Because if it is,

someone needs to assert
governance of this train.

Someone like you,
Lilah?

Ruth, why don't you gather
the First Class Committee?

We'll get to
the bottom of this.

This is Chicago,

and we should be there
in a day and a half.

This is our slowest revolution,
isn't it?

22 hours off average.

We lose a little bit of time
each revolution.

So it's on us
to reverse that.

Because if Snowpiercer stops,
we all die.

That's right.

Melanie...

What was
your daughter like?

She was... smart.

Like you.

Sweet.

Much nicer than me.

What happened to her?

She was with my parents
at the end.

Allie was supposed to
get on the train with them.

But... didn't make it.

My parents didn't make it,
either.

But I have
my Tail mom, Josie.

Mel.
You're needed in First urgently.

Okay, you're on lookout.

If you see anything,
tell Javi or Bennett.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Is there a problem?

There's something
rather incendiary

that we need cleared up.

What is it?

There's been a report that

Mr. Wilford
is not aboard the train.

Well, that's ridiculous.

I met with him last night.

Well, I'm afraid we need
Mr. Wilford to prove it himself.

In person.

All right.

Well, I'll get the phone,

and, Lilah, you can
talk to him yourself.

That isn't going to
work this time, Melanie.

We know
you're running Snowpiercer.

We have an eyewitness account.

Direct from the Engine.

From whom?

Choo-choooo!

Seriously?

You're listening to her?

It's not what I was expecting,
the Engine.

Not eternal at all.

More like a rat's nest,

held together with
rubber bands and wires.

And why should anyone
believe you, LJ?

Exactly, she's a psycho,
and we're putting...

- How dare you!

I saw her quarters!

I saw her books,
her maps,

and even this photo
of her poor, dead daughter.

No Mr. Wilford, though!

Let me go!

-Let me go!
-Hey!

Back off!

- He's got a gun!

Call all
available units!

Commander, you can't!

We need those units
downtrain.

I don't take orders
from you anymore.

Tail Station.

Roger that.

Got a 10-10 up in First.

What's going on?

I don't know.

Double up patrols.

Come back again soon,
boys!

Do it.

The Jackboots
are headed uptrain.

You ready for this?

No going back now.

Send out the signal.

Sorry,
I must get going.

Looks good.

Guys, we're running
out of scrap.

If we ration the water,

maybe we can strip a couple
water barrels down.

We're all-in now.
Do it.

We need everything we have
for weapons.

Excuse me, guys!
Comin' through!

I got a message.

Revolución.

We go today.

Spread the word.

Prisoner coming through.

Nice work,
Brakeman.

I don't want to rough you up
unless I have to.

Read my lips.

Until further notice,

you're all confined
to quarters.

Excuse me?

You don't have the authority
to do that.

Shut your mouth, boyo.

Lock her up.

You're making a mistake.

Ruth, it's a mistake!

Nolan, what if we're wrong
about this?

What if Wilford is
in the Engine?

This is mutiny.

Then we need to see
for ourselves, Ruthie.

You and I to the Engine.

Happy Halloween.

Make it fast.

I feel like
a dizhiv wanker in this.

Big John, this is Jakes.

These are
Layton's best Tailies?

Hey, same side now.

Take John down.

His people will bring
the parts you need.

Lights,
you stick with me.

Where's my guy?

I'm right here.

Streuth.

Shall we?

Tyson.

You know these aren't
lawful orders.

Sit down.

That photo that they took
of my daughter,

I have another one in the booth,
if you let me get it.

Can't do that.

It's just... if something
happens to me...

I want her close.

Quickly.

Mel wants us to
lock down the Engine.

What would you
lock down for?

Why don't you tell us,
kid?

Two days here and we're already
into lockdown?

What was that?

Hit the door.

Ben.

Ben, they're gonna kill us.
It's over.

Lock it down, Javi!

We don't we just open the door
and tell them the truth.

They need us.
Do it now!

Come on!
Now!

Go!

What'd you do?
I had to.

What'd you do?

I'm sorry.

No, no, no!

Ben!
Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, Ben, please!

Shit!

Grab him!

All right, all right, all right!

Where is Wilford?

He's dead.

Cuff him.

He's been dead
since departure.

Melanie took the train.
I had nothing to do with it.

You have to believe me.

I'm sorry.

Take him away.

You all right?

Wilford is dead,
Nolan.

He's been dead
for years...

and no one even knew.

All that time...
how did I not know?

And what is this?

I mean... What is all of this?

She deceived us all,
Ruth.

What will people
hold onto now?

You.

Me.

Order.

I want her to pay, Nolan.

I want her to pay.

So, why are we
doubling up our patrols?

I don't know, but it better
be something good.

Walter.

You're late.

This is Lights.

She's with you.

You finally caught
the Rat?

Unh!

What?

He was resisting,
wasn't he?

Just open the doors.

I gotta check this
uptrain.

Here it is... rear comms...

No, no. No, no, no, no.
You gotta look for 50/125...

There is no 50/125!

This is Jefferson
in Tail station.

We don't have time for this.
I'm just gonna pull.

What the...

Asshole.

Weapons up!

Sabía que volverías
por nosotros.

Hey.

Nice day for a walk,
Mr. Riggs?

Yes, it is, son.

Let's make it a long one.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-Why is she here?

Hey, hey.

Okay,
hey, hey, hey, hey.

Listen up.

Till is one of us now.

Look, I know
y'all got trust issues.

I got 'em, too.

People uptrain,

they shoved us down here in
the dark to fend for ourselves.

We learned how to survive
in the shadows.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

Well, today...

today, let's leave this hell
behind!

We will fight
with everything we got.

'Cause out there,
right outside that door,

there is a future
that does not include us!

But it will.

Today, we take this train

and we remind them
exactly who it is

that they locked up back here!

Today, we march for Josie!

For Josie!

For Suzanne!

For Suzanne!

For Suzanne,
for Old Ivan!

Old Ivan!

For everyone that we have lost
to hunger and to sickness,

to all the failed rebellions.

We got people who are willing to
lay down their lives for us

because they believe,
like we know,

that it is time for this train

to work for all
of its passengers!

Today, we march to the Engine!

One Tail!

No.

One Train.

One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

-One Train!
-One Train!

All right, let's go.
Fast as you can.

Big John's waiting.

One Train!

One Train!

Whoa.

Walter.
Where you off to?

I'm...
I'm back in electrics.

She was showing me
a few things.

No, shit...
she's a Tailie!

No!
Hey, hey!

Hey, call forward!

Tell Commander Grey to get
his Jackboots back here fast!

Get off me!

Osweiller, the line's dead.

What the hell
are you up to?

All right, go on foot!
Go now!

Aah!
Shh!

This is a very important promise
Layton needs to keep.

You understand that,
don't you, Murray?

Yeah, they're me mates.

No one's called me Murray
in ages.

Henry, this is Murray.

Hey. He doesn't
look like a Tailie.

Well, you don't look like
much of a doctor.

Are you ready?
I-I'm gonna need your help.

Christ almighty.

I'm proud of you,
Henry.

I knew you'd do
the right thing.

Thank you.
It's about time.

Well, go on, then.

Strong Boy... you ugly bugger.

The passengers need to
be told the news

from the three of us
first.

Let them know immediately
who is in charge.

I'll get it.

Commander!

Commander.
There's trouble downtrain.

Comms are down,
and there are Tailies out.

The Tailies?

While we squabbled
over Wilford up here.

That's no
bloody coincidence.

All units...
downtrain now!

The tunnels are
the fastest access.

Double time!

Let's go!
Go!

Ruth... Please don't talk.

Whatever you think of me
right now,

please put it aside...

I need you not to talk.

All these memories
I have of us...

Moments that,
I took to be true...

From sharing a meal
together,

on our feet during an all-night
committee meeting...

playing good-cop bad-cop
to settle squabbles in First.

Or when you gave me my personal
commendation from Mr. Wilford...

For my outstanding dedication
to the company...

You earned that.

All those years...

were you just
laughing at me?

Hey?
You made a fool of me.

Over and over.

The friendship was real.

Did you kill Him,
Melanie?

Wilford wasn't who you
thought He was, Ruth.

He was a fraud.

He built
the Eternal Engine.

No, He didn't.

I did.

I built this train, Ruth.

I put everything
I had into it.

Everything.

And Wilford sold tickets.

He didn't believe it was
possible to save humankind.

And He was never
even going to try.

That's not true.
He was going to waste it!

All He wanted was to live
as well as He could,

for as long as He could,

surrounded by accolades
and...

booze and whores
in the Nightcar.

We wouldn't have made it
one revolution.

So I took Snowpiercer...

and I left Him
trackside to die.

I'm sorry
I lied to you.

I'm sorry for...

all the things
that I did wrong.

I've been fighting to do
what I know is right.

You're a filthy liar.

And a murderer.

Order will be restored.

Tomorrow,
you will be executed

for your betrayal
of Snowpiercer.

Goodbye, Melanie.

One Train!

One Train!

Layton!
Jackboots on the move.

We gotta hurry.

Wait. There's more.

The Brakemen are forming up
in The Chains.

Shit. Roche... One Train!

-Let's go!
-One Train!

Bloody hell, Boss.
Let's wait for backup.

Jackboots are on their way.

Get your big-boy pants on,
Osweiller.

We're gonna hold this mob
right here.

There's must be
about 400 of them.

Well, good thing for you

you've been so nice to them
over the years, then, isn't it?

One Train!

One Train!

One Train!

One Train!

One Train!

One Train!
It's just us, Roche.

All right,
that's far enough.

You are of great disappointment
to me, Brakeman.

Yeah,
I figured I would be.

Right in the middle of it,
weren't ya?

The whole bleeding time.

I picked a side.

Look, we're not here
to fight you, Roche.

We just need
to pass through.

No, you and your Tail friends,
you're not going anywhere.

You're certainly not
going through here.

The Tail's not
the enemy.

The hell they aren't!
You hear that?

They want to
tear this place apart.

Our fight is not
with Third, Roche.

You should've sent
all these civilians home.

No, see,
I don't think so.

'Cause nobody here
is gonna believe

any of the lies
you're selling them.

Wilford's dead?
What is that?

Some kind of
psychological warfare?

No, it's true, Boss.
He's not lying.

Melanie threw him in a Drawer
because he figured it out.

Listen.

You can believe the myth
if you want.

The fact is,

First just learned the truth,
too.

Now, somebody is going to
take over this train.

Would you rather
it be them or us?

Third and the Tail
together.

We're the ones who've been

keeping this train running
anyway, right?

One Train!

One Train!

Look, Roche,
I know you didn't choose this.

Locking people up in cages,
in the dark, starving?

That's not you.

You are a good cop.

Make the right choice.
Just move aside.

You're gonna need
all the Brakemen

to keep the order
when this is done.

Come on, Boss.

Think of Anne.

Think of your daughter.

Balls to this, man.

Osweiller,
hold the line.

This uniform's not gonna
protect me from that lot.

I'll look after myself.
Stay in line!

Get back in line!

God damn it, Till.

Now I have to go home

and tell my wife
there's no Wilford?

Stand aside, Brakemen.

- Come on. Get him up faster.
- It takes time.

If I bring them out
too quickly... What?

Just be patient!
Please.

Whoa!

What the hell, man?

What is...
Help me.

What's that?
Mandarin?

Does he speak Mandarin?

No.

He doesn't speak.

What?

Got a report in, sir.
Units here and ready.

Good, son.
Keep 'em moving.

Let's move! Let's move!
Grab a shield and go!

Double time, Jacks!
Double time!

That's it!
Let's go!

Fighters come forward!

I need all the fighters up front
with me!

Let's go.
We gotta go.

Hey.

You got this.

-Wrap this around your wrist.
-Okay.

Come on, hurry up!
Hurry up!

They'll be here any second.

Quickly!

I can hear 'em.
I can hear 'em.

Jackboots!
They're coming!

Move!
Get into position!

Okay, hold.

Hold.

Hold.

Almost.

Okay.

Now!
Firing!

Take cover!

Let's go!
Reload, reload!

Advance!

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

Second round!
Second round!

Now!
Yeah!

Yes!

What now, Commander?

You keep pressing.

I'm gonna double back up top,
hit 'em in the arse.

Your men, with me!

Advance! Advance!

Clear it, clear it!

Now!

Yeah!

Grey!

Attack!

Attack!

Hold the line!

Hold the line!

Archers,
take out the front line!

Till, they're taking the stairs.
Watch our backs.

Till, behind you!

Aah!

Aah!

Retreat!

Fall back!

Retreat!

Retreat!

Grey!

Retreat!

Go, go, go!

Retreat!

Go, go, go! Go!

Here they come!

This is
the last reload.

That's it.
Out of ammo.

Fall back
to the next barricade.

I'll buy you some time.

Take the weapon.
Do it! Go!

You heard him!
Pull it back!

Now's our chance!
Go, go, go!

Go!

One Train.

One Train.

We did it.

We have them
on their heels.

Let's keep pressing.

Get everybody up.

Yeah.

Layton,
we have to move.

Let's go.

Stay ready.

We're pushing forward.

Let's go, guys.

Ready?

Gather their weapons!

Get everything you can.

We got a long march
ahead of us.

Get back!

Get back!
Everybody back!

Let's go, let's go!

Back now!
Let's go!

Come on, come on, come on!
Let's go!

Move!
Move, move!

Fall back!

Keep moving.

That's the last of them.

Forward doors are closed.
Seal it up.

Layton. Layton.

Fallback barriers
are holding for now.

Big John?

He didn't make it.

Hold the line
and resupply.

On my orders, we overrun
their last defenses.

Where are your people?

I don't know.

We... We... We should just come
back for the other sleepers,

wake them up later.

No, we leave here
and we're prisoners.

We keep going.

Give me the keys.

Who's next?

Pike.

You have insight
into Andre Layton?

Yeah.

I know Layton intimately.

Always so righteous
with his politics.

Mine were never
refined enough for him.

But... for another
piece of this...

...I'll give you Layton.

The thing about Layton...

is he's an idealist.

A good cop.

Doesn't have the stomach
for sustained cruelty.

He took a big risk today.

And he lost.

Keep grinding.

He'll crumble.