Terra Nova (2011): Season 1, Episode 3 - Instinct - full transcript

You eat at mess last night?

Man, oh man.

Chef put out a slab
of meat, I swear

it was bright orange.

Watch out!

Hang on.

Terra Nova, this is
Lieutenant Hikuda.

We're at Marker 24 Alpha.

Gillers was here. Got us
a pretty nasty flat tire.

Copy that. Compliments
to chauffer Gillers.

- Terra Nova command out.
- I don't even know what I hit.



Just fix the tire, Gill.

We've got a long drive,

and Outpost Three's expecting
these supplies in the morning.

What was that?!

What was what?

Sir, in the trees.

Terra Nova
Ep. 3 - Instinct

When night falls and
you have no weapons,

fire is the only thing
these creatures understand.

Your survival
depends on this.

Good.

If you were lost
in the jungle,

and you have to find
your way out,

which way is north?



Lieutenant Washington
asked a question.

Yeah.

That way.
And you know
this how?

The moss on those trees.

Gold star, Shannon.

These here are beetle grubs.

They are edible
and they are nutritious.

Ew.
Ew?

You find yourself low on
provisions and starving,

you won't be saying "ew."

You'll be saying...

Mm-mm.

All right, people,
we resume survival training

tomorrow at 0800.

Do not be late.

Dismissed.

Shannon, remember the
construction crews

on the north side?

They've got some latrines
that need de-mucking.

- Yes, ma'am, I know.
- Then hustle.

Yeah, maybe next time
you'll think twice

before you steal a rover and
almost get yourself killed.

Mommy, can I have this one?

Yeah, sure, honey.

I don't see why not.

Okay, let's find
a nice pot for that.

Look, Daddy, it has a mouth.

Yeah.

Whoa.

Maybe we shouldn't
do that again.

Can I take it to my room?

Yeah, just don't let
it bite your nose off.

I won't.

It's funny-- I know it's yellow,
but it is an unusual hue.

That's because it's
a natural pigment,

and the plant it's made from
doesn't exist in 2149.

Kind of like crimson before
the Spanish brought it back

in the 1500s.

No one in Europe had
ever seen it before.

It is amazing how you keep
all that stuff in your head.

Well, have you seen it?
It's huge.

Get off.

You know, Mom and Dad don't
like talking about it,

but they were worried it might
not make it through the portal.

Don't touch me. You reek.

No, Josh.
Go take a shower. No.

But I want to sleep in your bed.

I know you do, sweetheart,

but here's the thing,
Daddy's home now.

That's where he and I
are supposed to sleep.

Come on. You've got
your own bed now.

Hey, Zoe, I'll be
right here beside you,

and we can keep this
light on if you want.

- Yeah? - Come on, you're
a big girl now. Come on.

Night-night.

Good night.

What was that?

Well, I mean, who
knows around here?

- Jim.
- What?

Please...

All right, all right.
Okay.

Okay.

I'll be right back.

I'll be here.

Hey, scat!

Get out of here!

Go on.

Scat!

Okay.

I think I scared him off.

She needed a cuddle. Sorry.

Good morning,
Commander Taylor.

You wanted to see me?

We lost contact with a supply
run out by Outpost Three.

They last checked in at Marker
26 Alpha on the north rim.

- Sixers?
- Could be.

We've had skirmishes with
them out that way before.

They're getting bolder.

Man, I'd like to get a line
on where they're hiding out

- and hit them for a change.
- In time, Wash.

I want to move out ASAP.

Shannon, grab us a medic
just in case.

Let's mount up.

Could you start an I.V.
for me here please?

Nurse, can you have a look
at my colleague here's arm?

I think it might
be infected.

Malcolm?

Elisabeth?

Malcolm...
This is...

I just got here
on the Tenth Pilgrimage.

Fifth, I came on
the Fifth. I'm, uh...

I'm chief science officer here.

- Ah.
- My God, what are the chances?

- I know, right?
- Talk about a small world.

Well, yeah, that, and well,
85 million years.

I can't believe
it's really you.

Oh, you look well.

You look great.

Listen, I just got in from
a few days in the field.

What do you say we get
together later and catch up?

- Elisabeth.
- Jim, hi.

Hi. Sorry to interrupt.

Who can I see about getting
a medic for a ride-along?

Oh, well, I can help you with
that. But listen, you're never

going to believe this.
This is Malcolm Wallace.

- We were at university together.
- You're joking.

Wow, that's incredible.

Malcolm, this is Jim my husband.

Yeah, right. I heard somewhere
you were, uh, married.

Uh, need that medic.

Yeah, I'll sort that for you.
Just give me a sec.

So good to see you.

Bye.

Well, um, it's
a pleasure.

One thing I know for sure
about Sixers--

they tried to put a bullet
in your head the other day.

Not the first time,
won't be the last.

Which is why I'd appreciate it
if you'd hang back a step.

Shucks, you might
make me blush.

Any idea why
they want you dead?

Well, I try not to take
things too personal, Shannon.

The way I figure it,
everybody's got
their reasons.

And seeing as how you are so
interested in the Sixers,

you might do me a favor.

What's that?

Mira's got somebody
inside Terra Nova.

I need to know who.

Somebody's been
feeding her intel.

You sound pretty
sure about that.

Oh, yeah, tracking our patrols,
know when we run our supplies.

Somebody's tipping
her off.

I can't figure out
who it is, though.

But I'm just a soldier.

You're a lawman.

I figure you might have
a nose for this kind of thing.

- Commander Taylor.
- Yeah?

Cover this bank.

I've got another
one over here.

What the hell
did this to them?

I don't know.

But it wasn't Sixers.

How can you be hungry

after cleaning out
toilets all morning?

Cast iron stomach, I guess.

Oh, xiph-kabobs.

What-kabobs?

Xiphactinus--
it's a fish.

It's pretty ugly,
but it's so good.

Two, please.

Coming right up.

You play pretty good.

You know, it's yours
for just 65 terras.

Um, sorry.
I don't have any money.

I just got here.

Well, in that case,
I'll make it 60.

And I'll throw in this pick,

which I painstakingly carved
from a Carno's tooth.

And no, it's not the Carno that
did me this little favor.

Is 60 terras a lot?

Uh, yeah, kind of.

It's really amazing, but I need
to earn some cash first.

Tell ya,
don't think too long.

Things move fast
around here.

All right, thanks.

Okay.
It's really cool.

I'm gonna need a few hours
to do a complete postmortem,

but at first glance,
I can tell you this.

These men were attacked
from above.

I mean, all their wounds are
to the face and to the neck.

I'm thinking
tree-darters.

Those snakes will drop
on you by the dozen.

I've never seen them
do anything like this.

Not to three armed men.

Yeah, they must have stumbled
onto a nest or something,

got taken
by surprise.

Do tree-darters have, uh, claws?

Sorry?

Do they have...?

Reptilia chordata,
there's-- no, no claws.

I'm just wondering
what this is about, is all.

Looks like a claw or
a talon or something.

Huh.

Let me see.

So it does.

Malcolm,

I need to know

what did this, today.

Elisabeth, we're gonna

need to run a bite
mark analysis.

Okay, looks like I'm gonna be
here for a while tonight.

Do you think you can

wrangle the kids?

Oh, yeah. Sure.

There's leftovers
in the steri-bin.

Make sure Zoe takes her bath.

- Got it.
- Josh does his homework.

Will do.

And, um, don't let Maddy

forget to put her retainer in.

She wears a retainer?

Dinner, homework,
retainer, bath.

Daddy, can I feed
my plant a bug now?

Not now, sweetie.

Dinner, homework...

Ow!

Dad?

I said not now!

I'm-I'm sorry, Maddy.

Could I ask
you something?

Yeah, yeah, go on.

How do you know
if a boy likes you?

You can't.

He doesn't.
What boy?

You're only 16.

You know what,
never mind.

Uh, do you want me
to start on dinner? Yeah?

- Yes.
- Okay.

Welcome back to the family, Dad.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

How'd everything go
this evening?

Smooth sailing all the way.

Yeah? Zoe have a bath?

You mean a bath with soap
and water and all that?

Jim.

So what's this?
Some kind of wine?

It's 85 million B.C.

Very good year.

Mm.

So, did anything new

turn up from
the autopsy?

The wounds don't match any known
species on the database.

Neither does the claw.

It looks like we're
dealing with a predator

no one's ever seen before
in this region.

That's a
scary thought.

Did you tell Taylor?

Yeah, yeah,
Malcolm filled him in.

I still can't get over that.

I mean, what are the chances
of running into him?

- Yeah.
- Mm.

Well, you both did go
to that fancy college,

and they do recruit
from the best here.

Still, the odds.

Did you, um...

Did you and he,
uh, ever...

Date?

Are you asking me
if we ever dated?

Maybe, for half a minute.

- I knew it.
- Jim!

I could just tell.

Stop! It was ages ago.

Yeah, for half
a minute.

Oh, what, are you jealous?

No.

So did you break it off
or did he?

I thought you said
you weren't jealous.

I'm just curious.

Well, what difference
does it make who broke it off?

It was you,
wasn't it?

Oh, don't even try those
little cop tricks on me.

Huh? So it was him.

Can I go, please, Officer?

I have to put our daughter
in the bath and then to bed.

You may go.

Just don't leave town.

Unbelievable.

I-I don't...

Man, that
thing's loud.

You got to be kidding me.

Get!

Go on! Go!

Scat!

Hey! Get out!

Hey.

Get in the house.

Get in the house!

I think we just found out
what killed those men.

Well, it certainly
looks like the same bite mark.

These birds were
about yea high...

They're not birds,
Mr. Shannon.

Reptiles.

Whatever. They were jet black
with white markings.

Beaks about this long.

Mean little bastards.

Doesn't sound like any species
of Pterosaur

I've ever come across.

Yeah, well... three of
my men came across them.

I had to bury them this morning.

So my question to you is:

just how am I supposed
to handle these things?

There's a
general rule:

smaller animals don't attack
larger ones unless provoked.

With all due respect to the men
who died, the likelihood is

they somehow disturbed
these Pterosaurs

and brought this
tragedy on themselves.

What about the ones who attacked
Shannon and his son?

Happened right here
in Terra Nova.

Well, they were probably
scavenging for food

and got confused
by the lights.

What we need to do is a get a
science team on this right away

so that we can observe
these animals and draw up

an interaction protocol
so people know

how to behave
around them.

No protocols today, Malcolm.

Until I know
what these things are

and why they're
attacking my people,

nobody leaves the compound,
all work details

in as soon as possible,
as of right now.

You got it.

Sir, we have research teams
in the field...

That's enough!

We'll research another day.

No discussion here.

Good man.

Pain in my ass sometimes.

Always trying to push
his own way, you know?

Yeah.

Can I ask you something?

What's the recruitment process
in Terra Nova?

All personnel requests

come to me
through the department heads.

Most of the time,
they're looking for a resume,

but once in a while, they'll
make a specific recommendation,

somebody that they know
and value in 2149.

Why? You looking to recruit

a deputy or something?

No.

I was just curious
about my wife.

She was at the top
of a very short list.

Matter of fact,
list was submitted to me

by the aforementioned
Malcolm Wallace.

Well, I guess I
should thank him.

Wow.

Exquisite, isn't it?

Just discovered
it last week.

An ancestor of Phalaenopsis aphrodite,
I suspect.

Well, its medicinal applications
look very promising.

I'm telling
you, Elisabeth,

that jungle out there
is a treasure trove.

For all we know,
there could be

a cure for cancer just
waiting to be found.

There's still hope
for humanity yet.

Remember when you
said that to me?

No.

It was the night before you
left to start medical school.

Remember I was saying something
about how I didn't understand

how people could want
to have children,

that it was irresponsible to
bring them into a dying world.

And you said

you'd never give
up believing

that things might
one day get better.

We'd come too far
for them to just end.

"There's still hope
for humanity yet."

Well, always the "optimist,"
I guess.

Yes.

It's funny,
years later,

when they first discovered
the time fracture

and decided
to colonize this place,

I remember watching the news
and thinking...

maybe Elisabeth was
right after all.

Maybe there is still hope.

So, from then on,

I made it my mission
to get myself here.

And here you are.

And here you are.

Well...

I know you were
brought here as a doctor,

but I also know how passionate
you are about research.

And you're gonna get the chance
to do a whole lot of both.

You're back for another peek
at that magnificent guitar.

I'm told you might be
willing to trade.

Well, that depends.

What do you got?

All right, this is
the latest from Oblivion,

Rainbow Ash
and Future Shock.

- Who?
- They're bands.

You know, music?

Hey, I'm Second
Pilgrimage.

It's all just noise to me.

What else you got?

Okay, how about this?

This was actually worn
by Jackie Hayes.

He was shortstop
for Chicago

year they won
the World Series.

Well, you know,
I'm a Boston man myself,

but I do know a
guy in munitions

who might be interested.

What about that necklace?

That looks real nice.

What is that,
silver or platinum?

Uh, yeah, it's platinum,
but it's not for sale.

I'm talking trade here.

Look, it was a present
from someone,

and it's not going
to happen, all right?

Do you want
the cap or not?

Uh...

don't think so.

It was from her, wasn't it?

What?

Your necklace.

It was from the girl
you left behind?

Her name was Kara.

You really miss her, don't you?

What was she like?

I don't know.

Just, uh, really smart.

She was really funny.

But she had a tough side, too.

Mmm.

She was kind of like you.

Anyway, we were
in this band together.

It was no big deal.

We were all right, I guess.

We had a sloppy bass player,
but...

Shame to break up the band.

Yeah.

Wow.

Those birds
are exactly like the ones

that attacked me
and my dad last night.

Oh, my God.

Let's go.
Come on.

Skye!

They were just like the ones
from last night, Dad,

but there were
hundreds of them,

and they just kept on
swooping down at us.

Even after the guards
turned the sonics on them.

I-I don't know what
finally drove them off.

They just kind of flew off
all at once.

We got 36 wounded,
three seriously,

but I'm told they'll survive,
and no fatalities.

Oh, we got lucky
this time.

Tell the tower to keep
their eye on the sky.

Tell them to goose
the frequency

on the sonics as well.

Go have your mom take a
look at those wounds.

Go ahead.
She's right there.

Where are those
interaction protocols

when you need them, huh?

I think I may have an idea
what's going on here.

It's no accident
that we haven't seen

this species
in the region before,

because they're not
from this region.

- They're migrating.
- Great.

Let's hope they
keep on migrating

and get the hell out of here.

You're not
following.

Migrations, particularly
if they're not

annual migrations--
and we know this one isn't

'cause we haven't
seen them before--

tend to be population-wide,
sometimes even species-wide.

Meaning what?

Meaning...

that what we've seen today
is just the first wave.

There are a lot more coming.

Go to Aerial-Cam Three,
North Perimeter.

We have research balloons
taking atmospheric readings.

Now punch us in.

I can't see a
damn thing.

Canopy's too thick.

Go thermal.

There.

Under the canopy.

Probably resting
in the branches.

There's millions of them.

At least.

Either that or something's wrong
with the infrared.

It could just
be ghosting.

Well, let's see.

Fire a sonic blast
into the trees.

Well, that's
not good.

Okay, let's say you're right
and they're migrating.

Why?

Well, species migrate
for a variety of reasons.

Change in climate,

influx of predators, to mate.

What is it?

Few years back, we were digging
for the geothermal well.

- You remember that.
- Yeah.

We went about ten feet down.

We found fragments-- thousands
and thousands of them.

Thousands of what?

Eggshells.

But we didn't think much

of it at the time.

I mean, it was deep enough
that we figured

whatever had laid them
had long since moved on.

Actually, one of the
reasons we built here

is because they made
the soil so fertile.

All right,
so if what you're saying

is these things
were born here,

that means they're coming back
to spawn.

That's why they're attacking.

We built Terra Nova
on their breeding ground.

Wash, as soon as
the marketplace is clear,

I want everyone indoors.

No panic.

Make sure every building
is secure-- the houses,

the school,
even the damn bar.

Anything?

DNA was a match.

We typed the
specimen I recovered

against the shell
fragments we dug up.

Same species.

Well, there must be
something we can do

to keep these things away.

Well, maybe there is,

but to really understand
their physiology

and find a way
to repel them,

we'd need a live specimen.

Two, preferably-- male
and female if possible.

So if we come up
with a couple of specimens,

you can figure out a way
we can fight these things?

Yeah, but the faster,
the better.

At their current rate
of migration,

the pterosaurs will be here
by nightfall tomorrow.

You want to do
some hunting tonight?

Point the way.

Okay, you're going
to need a clean shot,

so your best bet is to target
one away from the others.

Aim for the underbelly.

Yep, you told me that already.

The males will more likely be
decorative and colorful.

- Bolder markings.
- Right.

You, uh... you weren't expecting
to see me here, were you?

The fe... the females

have-have-have...
have shorter...

You thought
I was still in jail.

And just aim for
the underbelly...

Don't pretend you don't know
what I'm talking about, Malcolm.

I saw your face when
you realized who I was.

What are you implying?

You recruited her.

You recruited my wife,
and when you saw her,

you pretended
to be all surprised.

That's ridiculous.

Yeah, you thought
you'd get her here,

act like it was all
a big coincidence,

and then... and have
another shot with her.

Listen, I recruited her

because she was the best person
for the job.

Hope I'm wrong about you,
Malcolm.

I really do.

Ready to roll,
Shannon.

Should be exciting.

You sure you don't want
to come along?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

We brought back two specimens

and took them
to the research lab.

And the colony?

Well, water systems

are sealed and netted,
same with the energy grids.

We've got an armed man
on every civilian domicile.

So far, so good.

So what do you think--
how long can we last?

If we're lucky,
maybe the night.

Please tell me that
our test subjects

turned something up.

Pheromones.

I was hoping for something
a little more lethal, Doctor.

We don't have a way to
repel these creatures,

but we might have a
way to attract them.

And that would be
a good thing why?

Well, this is what regulates
their spawning instincts.

If we synthesize
a concentrated,

more powerful version
of their pheromones,

we might be able to lure them
to another location.

Establish a new
breeding ground

away from Terra Nova.

Well, how long will that take?

A couple of hours
to get the solution right,

and then we'll need
to find a way

of dispersing the pheromones.

Leave that to me.

Shannon, you prep
a transport.

Wash, I want confirmation
that this place is locked down.

I mean sealed tight.

Let's get to work.

You stay inside and listen

to Private Jenkins, okay?

I'll be fine.

There's a soldier
in every house.

I know, but I want you here.

Uh, to help out
with my sisters.

Under no circumstances

open a door or a window.

Don't worry about us.

Okay.

Be all right.

Let's go.

What happened
to Jenkins?

Little mix-up
in the duty roster.

You mind if I
double-check the windows?

Be my guest.

That's how you know
a boy likes you.

Maddy, close
the door.

Incoming!

Okay?

Invictolide levels
are dropping again.

Damn, these pheromone
molecules are unstable.

Let's try an
alpha-helical membrane,

see if we can combine then.

Sterile fertilizer drum.
I can jerry-rig it.

This thing'll hold 50 liters,
is that going to be enough?

It's gonna have to be.

At this rate, we won't have
time to synthesize much more

pheromone than that.
Hopefully, it'll be enough

to lure these creatures away.

Transport's charged
and standing by.

How's it coming here?

Not quick enough.

Have you checked on the kids?

Radioed Reynolds a few minutes
ago. Everyone's safe.

You know, uh,

I don't mean to rush you,

but those critters are doing
some major damage out there.

We understand the
pressures at hand.

Just, please, stay back
and let us do our jobs.

Things will get done
a lot more quickly.

Are we going to be okay?

Of course we are, Z.

Hey, you know what?

Bet you 60 terras
we don't make it.

What?

60 terras!

Of course we're
going to make it.

That's a lame-ass bet.
If you win, you can't collect.

No, but if you do, at least
you could buy that guitar.

Hey.

You hear that?

Yeah.

Androsterone levels
are stable.

Copulin attractants?

Looking good.

Our little molecules
are finally bonding.

Yes, they are,
aren't they?

Ah! That's it.

We've got it!

You sure about that?

Yeah, I mean, we wouldn't
want to rush you.

Yes, send them to
the chem-assembler.

I want Mummy and Daddy.

I know you do, I know,
but you're not the only one

that's scared, and we
gotta be brave, okay?

Maddy, behind you!

Hey!

Get into Maddy's room right now!

Where's Zoe?

Zoe, stay down till I came you.

Josh!
Zoe, get back!

Reynolds, this is Jim Shannon.

We're getting ready to head out.
Is everything all right?

Get out of there,
you little bastards!

Reynolds?

- Come in!
- Daddy.

Is everything okay?

Zoe. Come on.

Oh, come on!

Josh!

It's all right.

Dad, this is Josh.
Can you hear me?

Yeah, Josh, I'm here.
What's going on?

- Is everything okay?
- Jim, we're out of here.

Yeah, everything's
fine, we're okay.

Yeah, we're heading out.
Hey, Josh...

Take good care of
your sisters, okay?

You got it.

All right.
Switch it on.

We're good to go!

All right, all right.

Come on, you miserable
sons of bitches.

Come on!

Come on!
Follow me!

Malcolm.

What?

Listen.

- It worked.
- Yeah.

I guess I owe you 60 terras.

Yeah. Right.

No, seriously.

I want you to have it.

You can pay me back later.

Thanks.

I better go check
on my housemates.

Yeah.

Yeah. Well, see you.

Here they come!

Raise the gates!

Hey, Wash.

- Commander.
- You all right?

- Never better.
- What happened out there?

Things got a little exciting
after Triple Junction.

We got to the valley, we...

well, we jettisoned the drum,
and we high-tailed it home.

That's about it, isn't it?

Watched the swarm come
in from the ridge.

Near as we could tell, they took
to the place like it was home.

- There.
- I'm all... thanks.

All right.

Everything all right
around here?

Just some jangled nerves.

Now, if you think

that they're noisy when
they're coming at you,

you wouldn't believe the racket

they make when they start...

Oh...

So it's all good now,
but sooner or later,

there's going to be hatchlings
by the millions.

What happens then?

Well, from what we can
tell from their biology,

they'll migrate
to the coastline,

and that's where they'll
grow to full maturity.

And then, nine years from now,
Malcolmus pterosauria

will migrate to its
new sporting ground.

Well... every new
species needs a name,

and I... I did help
discover them.

I mean...

Well, it's been
a hell of night, huh?

I think I'm going to turn in.

Well, sweet dreams.

Malcolmus.

Do you remember when
they were really small,

and we could just scoop them up
and carry them off to bed?

Yeah.

Well, I guess we're
all pretty tired.

I'm not that tired.

Well, I guess we should start
fixing this place up.

I mean, there's
a lot of damage...

Jim.

Could wait.