The Event (2010–2011): Season 1, Episode 19 - Us or Them - full transcript

FEMALE NARRATOR:
Previously on The Event...

SOPHIA: The sooner we find
the weapon and use it,

the sooner our
people will be safe.

What the hell
happened to them?

The virus was alive.
It was the flu.
Spanish flu.

The Iungs are missing.
Where are they?

They must be on
the way to the airport,
with a courier named AIex.

FIight 38,
Aero Moscow.

SOPHIA: Is this
your idea of Ioyalty?

I'II never go
along with genocide.

Ifyou aren't with us,
then you are against us.
Take him.



LUIS: She made a call
to the outside.
She called 9-1-1.

No, Luis,
it's all right.

Leila, you're not one of them.
We're your people now.

Follow my instructions
and by this time tomorrow,

you'II be Ieader
of the free world.

AIDE: Ahhh!

Are you all right,
Mr. President?

DR. REED: The President has
suffered a stroke.

STERLING: Jarvis may be
responsible for what has
happened to the President.

You have to help me
stop the succession.

To take him down,
you would need
irrefutable proof.

STERLING: It's gotta
be the coffee.

The packet must've
contained the poison.

PEEL: We need more than
surveillance footage



to convince the rest
of the President's
cabinet of any wrongdoing.

If there are no objections,
I'II commence the vote

to appoint Raymond Jarvis
as Acting President.

CHRISTINA: EIias! Help!

EVA: Ladies and gentlemen.
Can I have your attention?

Chief Justice.

Mr. Vice President.
Are you ready to be sworn in?

I'm ready.

CHIEF JUSTICE: PIease place
your Ieft hand on the Bible,

raise your right hand
and repeat after me.

DOCTOR 1: Pupil's
blown on Ieft.

BP dropping.
80 over 40.

Ten of Mannitol.

What's happening
to him?

He's showing signs
of elevated pressure
in his brain.

DOCTOR 2: HR 42
and dropping.

DOCTOR 1:
Where the hell
is neurosurge?

He's Iosing
his gag reflex.

(CRYING) EIias!

NURSE: Ma'am,
wait outside.

CHIEF JUSTICE:
I, state your name...

JARVIS:
I, Raymond Theodore Jarvis...

...do solemnly affirm
that I will faithfully execute

the Office of
the President of
the United States.

...do solemnly affirm
that I will faithfully execute

the Office of
the President of
the United States.

Ventricular occlusion.
We need to drain.

Mark it at five and
a half centimeters

above the
C-I vertebrae.
Drill?

SURGEON 2: Drill.

Prep the endoscope.
I'm going through
the fourth ventricle.

And will to
the best of
my ability,

preserve, protect, and
defend the Constitution
of the United States.

SURGEON 1:
Ventricular catheter?

In.

No CSF flow.
Must be kinked.

SURGEON 2:
Cath is open, flushes well.

There's no fluid.
There's nothing there.
(MACHINE BEEPING)

What's happening?
NURSE: ICP increasing.

That's not possible.
There's no CSF.

(RAPID BEEPING)
NURSE: V-tach! We Iost
the pulse. We Iost the pulse.

JARVIS: And to the best
of my ability, I will
preserve, protect,

and defend the
Constitution of
the United States.

So help me, God.

So help me, God.

CHIEF JUSTICE: Mr. President.

Thank you,
Chief Justice.
Mmm-hmm.

SURGEON 1: CIear!

No response.
Going again.
CIear!

(MACHINE BEEPING)

Another mig of Epi!
Chase it with Lido.

Going again. CIear!

Wait. We
got a pulse.

Doctor, pupils
fixed and dilated.

Let's do Q five neuro checks.
What's his EEG Iook Iike?

Wave amplitude
is diminished and
markedly flattened.

He's Iapsed into a coma.

FEMALE ANCHOR: This
is the scene outside
Bethesda Hospital today,

as Americans pray
and leave flowers
for their fallen leader,

President Elias Martinez.

MALE ANCHOR:
The White House confirmed that
Martinez slipped into a coma

as a result of
what his doctors

are describing as
a severe stroke.

Shortly thereafter,
Vice President
Raymond Jarvis

was sworn in as
Acting President
of the United States.

He takes
the reins
of a country

still reeling from
the first terrorist attack

to take place on
its soil since 9/11,

the destruction of

the Washington Monument.
I heard you need to
be fed and watered.

SIMON: What happened
to President Martinez?
Quiet.

It's not a coincidence.
Sophia did this, didn't she?

It's a disgrace.
Martinez was a good man.

Sophia takes no
pleasure in doing this.

She's doing what
she has to to save us.

Yeah, by committing genocide.

We need to make room.

You need to Iook at
how she's changed.

Killing her former
friends, turning
against her own.

How do you know
you won't be next?

I'm not a traitor.

No, you're worse.

You're just blindly
following her.

A sheep.
Shut up.

A coward.
I said, shut up!

(COUGHING)

Accept the inevitable.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

The native population is done.
They don't have a chance.

Don't underestimate them.

You're behind the times, man.
They've all but surrendered.

Sophia's calling the shots
from the White House now.

What are you talking about?

Before we begin,
I'd Iike to acknowledge

the tragedy that
has befallen us.

As we sit here,
EIias Martinez is
fighting for his Iife.

In the short time he
was President, he made
an indelible mark,

and I serve in the shadow
of the honesty and integrity

that exemplified his term.

Now, to the business at hand.

We are at war,
Iadies and gentlemen,

and the time has come
for us to be realistic
about our enemy.

Fact. Sophia and her people
have unbridled power.

Weapons they are
willing to use against us

that we don't even understand
and cannot defend against.

The truth is,
if we want to survive,

a radical change in
strategy is called for.

Meaning what?

Meaning we are going
to open diplomatic
channels with Sophia,

and begin negotiating a peace.

What?
Sir, don't you
think we're a Iittle

past the point of negotiation?

I don't.

Ifwe want to bring
them to the table,
we have to show good faith.

We have to stop hounding them
and stop treating
them Iike an enemy.

Effective immediately,
all military and
intelligence personnel,

who have been pursuing
Sophia and her people,

will cease and desist.

You can't be serious.

We still have no idea
what they may be planning.

And whose fault is that?

This is our new policy.
Letting them Iive in peace,

so that we may do the same.

It makes me sick
seeing him at the
head of that table.

He's all
but murdered
the President,

now he's destroying
any chance we have
of recapturing Sophia.

I know you believe
Jarvis poisoned Martinez,

but without evidence,
we can't act on
that knowledge.

I may have it.

What do you mean?

After the Cabinet
meeting Iast night,

I noticed some of
Martinez's coffee

had spilled onto
my shirt cuff.

Enough to analyze?

Yeah, I sent it off
to a Iab this morning.

If the tox screen
comes back positive,

we can start to build
a case against Jarvis.

Let's hope it does.

But until then,
Iet's not forget
he's Acting President.

It's our sworn duty
to follow his orders.

We have to stand
down against Sophia.

And who's watching
Simon now?

Jason and Cameron.

I'm going back there now.
I just wanted to tell
you what he did, myself.

(PHONE RINGING)

I'II deal with it.

Aaron, please tell me
things are progressing
well on your end.

They are. Our tests confirmed
that the body we excavated

is still rife with
the strain of the virus.

Good.
There was a complication.

The men we hired to dissect
the lungs from the body,

they were
accidentally exposed.

Everyone on the ship
died within several hours.

This strain works
even more quickly
than we'd anticipated.

That could be a problem.

We'II need to run more tests
on the Iung tissue as
soon as it gets here.

Where is it now?

In a temperature
controlled container.

Our courier is
hand carrying it onto
the flight right as we speak.

The plane is on its way
from Moscow to New York.

And you're confident
this courier

is capable of
seeing this through?

Alex can be trusted.

You think we'II
be getting off
the ground on time?

We're running
right on schedule, sir.

You sure you don't want to
check your suitcase?

I can tag it here,
it will be waiting for
you in the gate when...

No. I'm fine.

Hi. Do you speak English?

Yes, some.

Um, flight 38,
to New York.

Boarding is almost completed,
the flight is closing.

We just need to see
if our friend, uh,
AIex, is on board.

You understand I am
not allowed to give
out that information.

PIease, it's very important.
We just need to know
if he got on the plane.

I'm sorry.

(SIGHS)

Are there still seats?

A minute.

(WHISPERS)
What are you doing?

The flight's boarded.

Ifwe want to
stop the courier,

then we have to
get on the plane.

Ifwe Iet that courier
deliver the virus to Sophia,

she will use it against us.

You saw what
that virus does.

I don't want to
be stuck on a plane
with a WMD for 11 hours.

Then don't come with me.

I do have tickets available,
but the flight is closing.

Okay, one ticket,
please.

Passport, please.

Make that two.

And don't Iook
so damn surprised.

Hold on, wait!

Take your seats.
We're Ieaving now.

Thank you.

(MALE FLIGHT
ATTENDANT CHATTERING)

I got the passenger manifest.

And?

There's no
"AIex" on board.

I checked first and
Iast names. Nothing's
even close. Look.

(SIGHS)

So AIex is either a
nickname, or the courier's
not on the flight,

but either way we're screwed.

You see this
empty seat up here?

I've been watching
the guy sitting in it.

He's acting real weird,
he keeps Iooking around.

And don't make it
obvious you're Iooking,

but he's on his way
back from the bathroom.

Who brings their
carry-on to the bathroom?

Are you thinking
the infected tissue
is in it?

It's the right size.
And he never Iets
it out of his sight.

It's suspect. But we
can't be sure it's him.

But we can't do
nothing, either.

BIake.

How is he?

It's not good.

He slipped into
a coma after the surgery.

The doctors don't know
what triggered it.

They said if he doesn't
come out of it soon...

Don't even think Iike that.

This stroke,
it came out
of nowhere.

I keep thinking
it must have been

because of
the stress
he's been under.

And I should
have done something

to make him try
and deal with it.

Christina,
this isn't your fault.

Nothing you did
could have helped him.

What do you mean by that?

Nothing.

What do you know?

Look, I just meant
EIias would be heartbroken

if he thought you were
taking this out on
yourself. I'm sorry.

I know you, BIake.

There's something
you're hiding from me,
isn't there?

BIake?
I'm sorry.

I need to know.

I'm sorry.

You're mistaken.

Martinez will never
recover from his coma.

The compound has already
slowed his brain functions.

Soon, it will stop
them altogether.

How much time does he have?

That depends on how
much he's ingested.

Later today or tomorrow.
No Ionger than that.

Dr. Lu. I hope
I'm not interrupting.

Not at all. Dr. Lu
was just assuring me

that the crisis
surrounding Martinez
will be over soon.

Thank you.
Of course.

I came as soon as
I got your message.
What's wrong?

Do you know what
scares me the most?

No, what?

The Ietting go

of who I used to be.

I knew that it
would be painful

to follow through
on Thomas' plan,

that in order to make room
for our people here,

to insure their survival,
I would have to

sacrifice some
of my principles.

Well, you've taken
a huge burden on
your shoulders, Sophia.

But that doesn't
make what needs to
happen next any easier.

That's the reason
I've asked you here.

This morning,
Simon attacked Carlos

in the infirmary
and he nearly escaped.

(EXHALES)

We need to move him
to a more secure Iocation.

No.

I was hoping that Simon
would soften his views.

That we'd be able
to welcome him
back into the fold,

but it's clear to me
now that that will
never happen.

He needs to be taken care of.

You want him killed?

He would have turned us in
to the authorities.

Can you imagine
what they would
do to us now?

Will you help me?

Why me?

You've always been Ioyal.

Michael, you've been able
to set aside your attachments.

My attachments?

You've never Iet your
feelings about your family

get in the way of
what needs to be done.

You will do this for me.

Yes.

Ohh...

What are you doing?
I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.
Let me get you a napkin.

No. I'm fine. I'm fine.

(GRUNTS)

(EXHALES)

We got the wrong guy.
It's coke.

Is everything all right?

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Everything's fine.

We're out of moves,
Sean. We don't know
who the courier is

or if he's even
on this plane.

The courier is
on this plane.

We have to assume that.
Or what?

Or Sophia gets the virus,
and then there's
no hope for anybody.

(EXHALES)
We have to Iet
the authorities know

that there's
a WMD on this flight.

How?

You worked
for the CIA.

You have to know someone
we can get word to, right?

Say I do. Think about
what's gonna happen.

Well, they divert the plane,
Iand and quarantine it,

until they find the courier
and what he's carrying.

What happens to us?

(EXHALES)
As soon as the courier
figures out what's

going on, he could
release the virus.

Infect this entire plane,

before or after
we Iand.

Do you want to die Iike that?

At Ieast the virus
would be contained.

Now are you gonna
tell me who I can get
this message to or not?

I know someone at Homeland.

Thank you.

Look. I know it's
taken me a while to stop

being surprised
you're willing to help me.

Of your own
free will.

And for me to realize
that you're doing this,

at Ieast in part,
because of me.

It was just hard
for me to believe.

And why is that?

Because of...

You understand,
because of who you are.

Who am I, Sean?

You know what I mean.
No.

No, I don't.
Why don't you tell me?

When I first met you,
I was your target.

I watched you kill people.

And now, you've
done the same.

No, it's not.
It's not the same.

Look, this isn't where
I meant for this to go.
I was just trying to thank...

Well, forget it, Sean.

And don't flatter
yourself, okay? You're
just a means to an end.

I'm doing this to
protect my family.
The people that I Iove.

(SIGHS)

Now give me the Iaptop.
I'II e-mail my contact.

(EXHALES)

I found a place to bury Luis.
About a mile into the woods.

The ground is soft, no trails.

And no one saw you?

I was careful.
AII right.

We'II wait until tonight,
then. I'II be back.

We can bury Luis,
but what are you

going to do
with everyone else?

How many innocent people
does Sophia plan on killing?

I mean, is there
gonna be anyone Ieft?

Leila, not now.

You don't want
to talk about this

because you know
that it's wrong.

Our people have nowhere to go.

So it's okay to
commit mass murder?

I don't Iike doing
what we have to do
any more than you do,

but it's us or them.

Now I have to go.

When I was a kid,

I was playing with
the boys across the street,
and they killed a bird.

I told you what happened.

And you said we
were the strongest

and smartest
things on the planet,

so we had a responsibility
to protect the smaller,
weaker things.

Because if we didn't do it,
then no one else would.

That it was
the right thing to do.

I don't know if you
remember that, but I do.

And I'm Iooking at you,

and I don't recognize
that person any more.

Sir?

Dr. Narducci, come in.

I have the preliminary results
of the analysis you requested.

I've kept it quiet,
just Iike you asked.

CIose the door, please.

The sample on
the shirt you gave me

contained
coffee and sucralose,

which is a very
common sugar substitute,

but I also found traces
of an unknown biocatalyst.

A biocatalyst?

It's not something
naturally occurring.
It was synthesized,

which is strange because,
as far as I know,

we don't even have
the science to create it.

I'm sorry,
but I don't have
a better explanation.

I think I do.

BIake, what is it?

We need to talk.

Can it wait until tomorrow?

I don't think what happened to
the President was an accident.

Not an accident?

Well, he had a stroke.

Never felt right to me.

Well, I know it's
hard to accept tragedy

when it strikes out of
the blue Iike that...

I know, things just
weren't as they seemed.

I knew it in my bones.

So I thought I'd get
a sample of the coffee

the President was
drinking that morning
and have it tested.

A sample.
Yes.

Some of it spilled
on my clothes.

So, you really do
suspect foul play.

There was foul play.

The Iab found traces
of an unknown compound.

You should have
come to me with this.

I'm telling you now.

I have reason to believe
the compound came
from Sophia's people.

Is that right?

And once I realized
Sophia was involved,

it all finally
made sense to me.

Meaning what?

Meaning you are not capable
of doing something Iike
this alone, Raymond.

Oh.

How dare you accuse me...

I know you poisoned
the President.

I know you're
working with Sophia.

Well, that's preposterous!
Now you Iisten to me!

You Iisten.
I don't know what she

promised you to
do what you did,

but she's Iying.

The only reason
she helped you
get where you are...

Remember who
you're talking to!
...is because she knew

it would give her
control of this office.

You're a pawn, Ray.
Her puppet.

That's enough!

Look, I know you care
about this country,

but trusting Sophia
will only Iead to more
death and destruction.

So, whatever you're doing,
I'm begging you,

put an end to it now.

Before it's too Iate.

Your accusations
are outrageous and
completely baseless.

This is where you
and I part ways.

Your services are
no Ionger required.

You may tender
your resignation
effective immediately.

You're done.

Look.

Ladies and gentlemen,
just to inform you,

we are currently
under military escort.

There is no
reason to be alarmed.
Our flight is being redirected

to Andrews Air
Force Base in Maryland
only as a safety precaution.

At this time,
we ask that you
remain in your seats

with your seat belts
fastened. Thank you.

It worked.

Now would be the
time for this guy
to make his move.

Sir, please,
you must remain
in your seat.

No, I want my wife
next to me.

We were given
separate seats,
but there's

no way I'm staying
here with her up there.

AII right,
I'II see what
I can do.

Sophia, we have a problem.

What?

Our courier just e-mailed me.
The plane now has a U.S.
military escort.

Someone told the authorities
there's a WMD on board.

How? Who would know?

Is it possible someone
saw you hand off the case?

No.
This could
jeopardize everything

that we've been
working towards.

What if we use the virus?

Once they force
the plane to Iand,

we can expose everyone
on board to it and...

No. No, given what happened
on board the boat,

we now know that they'd
all die immediately.

There wouldn't be
time enough for the virus

to spread as far
as we need it to.

So, what do we do?

I know that you
and Director Sterling
have grown close.

And as you've been made aware,
I was forced to dismiss him.

For insubordination, no Iess.

Yes, I heard.

He made some
outrageous allegations.

Preposterous allegations,
that were absolutely
inexcusable.

Now, I don't know
if he, uh, shared any of
these notions with you.

But I would never want you
to be swayed by hearsay.

The man obviously
buckled under

the pressure and
stress of his job.

And if you ever felt
as burdened as BIake
must have been,

please know that you
can come to me and...

(PHONE RINGING)

Understood,
Mr. President.
Thank you.

Thank you.

Hello?

Mr. President, it's Sophia.

Sophia, it's good you called,
but I would prefer

you use the formal,
diplomatic channels

that we now have
at our disposal.

U.S. fighter jets
are currently escorting

Aero Moscow Flight 38,
bound for New York.

I'd Iike you to
order them to release

their hold on that
plane immediately.

What?

You heard me.

Release the plane.

Well, I need to know
what the situation is.

I need to
understand the
circumstances.

You don't need to
understand anything,
just do it.

Sophia, we have
an agreement based on
cooperation and trust.

And right now, you're
exhibiting neither.

Look out your window, Raymond.

Why?

Look at what's Ieft of
the Washington Monument.

Sophia, please...

Call off those F-16s now,

or I will take action
against your people again.

And I will tell
the whole world
about the role

you played in taking
down your predecessor.

Sophia. Sophia!

MAN: They're Ieaving!

CAPTAIN: Ladies and gentlemen,
this is your captain speaking.

I am happy to report
that the security threat
was proved non-credible,

and the jets flanking the
plane have been called off.

Why would they
call them off
before we Ianded?

I thought your
contact at Homeland
was credible.

He is. Don't
you get it?

Sophia must have somebody
on the inside, too.

Somebody who intervened
to make sure that

that infected tissue
got off this plane.

(BOTH EXHALE)

(EXHALES)

ANNOUNCER:
...to John F Kennedy
International Airport.

Please have your
declaration filled out
and ready.

The courier must be
around here somewhere.

Sean, we have to face
the idea that we might
not find them.

No we don't.
Not yet.

So what
do you say,
AIexandra?

You want to
split a cab?

Sorry, my boyfriend's
picking me up.

AIexandra?
That's our
flight attendant.

That's why the name
wasn't on the manifest.

Look.

Get back in Iine.
You're not going anywhere

'til you have your
bags searched first.

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Director Sterling
has been escorted
out of the White House.

Sir?

You wanted me
to Iet you know

Director Sterling is gone.

Fine. That's good. Thank you.

Michael, what are
you doing here?

Sophia wants me to
take care of things.
You should wait outside.

Well, I don't think
that's a good idea.

Go now.

So, Sophia sent you to do
her dirty work for her, huh?

You're going to
have to face up to what
you're doing, Michael.

To me and the billions
of people Sophia will
ask you to kill.

Michael...

We got to get you
out of here.

Give me a hand with the body.

Sophia must have used
some kind of poison
on Martinez.

Do you know of any
way we can help him?

The scientist who
created the poison, Dr. Lu,

is on site.
I'II see what I can do.

You go get Leila,
I'II meet you
in the woods

on the northwest
side of the
development.

AII right.
Go, I got this.
Okay.

ANNOUNCER: Flight-343 for
Sacramento will now be
leaving from gate 38.

Flight-343 for Sacramento
will now be leaving
from gate 38.

VICKY: Sean.

Go, go, go.

Drop it!
Drop it or
I'II kill him.

Don't worry about me.
Take the shot!

MAN:
Put it down
or he's dead.

Don't worry about me.
Shoot him!

Drop the gun.
You can't Iet
them take the case.

MAN: Drop it!
Drop it now!

Vicky, shoot him!
Don't Iet them
take the case!

MAN: I'II kill him!
I'II kill him!
Drop the gun!

SEAN: Vicky, take the shot!

Vicky, please.

You can't Iet
them take the virus.

MAN: Down, or I
pull the trigger!

SEAN: Vicky! No.

Vicky, what are you doing?

MAN: Kick it away.

Let's go!
Let's go!

Why didn't you take the shot?

They're getting away.
Come on. Come on!

Michael? Carlos?

(GRUNTING)

Ahhh!

I'm good. I'm good. I'm good.
Just go. Just go.

(PHONE RINGING)

Michael and Simon are gone.
Lock down the perimeter.

We have to find them
before they escape.

(SLEEPERS CHATTERING)

Where's my Dad?
I don't know.
He said he'd meet us here.

We can't wait
much Ionger.

Dad!

Ah, sweetheart!

Ah...

(SLEEPERS CHATTERING)

Okay, the perimeter
fence is straight ahead,

about 50 yards
through those trees.

AII right,
Iet's go.

Get down!

Come on. Go.
To your Ieft! Go!

(GRUNTS)

Dad!

No, no.

Leila, Leila.

Baby...

No, Dad.
Dad, you're
gonna be fine.

There's a vial
in my pocket,

I forced Dr. Lu to
give me the vial.

Get it to the President
as soon as you can.

No, Dad...

But you're going
to be okay.

Go, Leila.
No.

This way!

Just go.
Go. Go.

Leila, we gotta go.

No, I'm not Ieaving him.

Go, Leila, go!

No, I'm not Ieaving.
He needs help.

(MICHAEL BREATHING HEAVILY)

Go, take the vial
to the president.

Go.

Hey, you're
gonna be okay.

Keep Iooking.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I'm so sorry, baby.

I Iove you, Leila.

No. Dad!

No, no, no! PIease!

DEVON: Don't move!
Don't move!

Daddy! Dad!

DEVON: Damn it. Damn it.

No! Dad!

You did this.
You killed him.