The Following (2013–2015): Season 3, Episode 15 - The Reckoning - full transcript

I'm pregnant.
You're gonna be a father.

[Ryan] You and this baby,
you mean everything to me.

I want this family.

He tortured me.

He made me think
I was drowning.

And we'll make him
pay for that.

[Theo] Penny, get
out of here!

Unh!

Penny!

I never should have
left you, Max.

You're the love
of my life.



[flesh piercing]
[Max] Mike! Mike! No!

Officer down!
I need an ambulance!

[doctor] The damage
was extensive.

He'll wake up?

Mike's condition is
very delicate.

FBI.

You're Ryan Hardy,
aren't you?

- Yeah.
- Can I help you?

May we come in?

There's been
a change of plans.

We want Ryan Hardy
alive,

or the deal
is off.

[Ryan] I think Theo
got to Mendez.

So it's a trap
for you?



I know
I messed up before,

but it's behind me.

I hope that's true.

[over radio] You got
something, Barton?

All clear.
[gunshot, shattering]

You're good.
You're okay, all right?

I'm gonna get you help.

Special Agent
Ryan Hardy.

I need an ambulance
right now.

[footsteps]

[trunk opens]

Get out.

[Ryan gasping]

Move.

Where we going?

Your grave.

You should know
something.

What's that?

This is not
how I end.

You're not the guy
to do it.

You sure?

Pretty sure.

Well, I doubt both of us
will make it through this day.

Yeah, probably not.

[Theo] Hey. Can't
wait to see which

one of us survives.

The Following S03E15
"The Reckoning"

Sync and corrected by
Gianluca Belfiglio

[indistinct chatter]
[camera shutter clicking]

CSU found this gun
tossed into the woods.

It has Ryan's
prints on it.

We found
a blood match here.

Agent Alison Barton.

Now Barton, Ryan,
and Theo are unaccounted for.

How's that possible?

We had a perimeter
set up.

Theo must have forced
Barton to drive him

through our roadblocks.

Did we
run the LoJack?

There's no signal.
He disabled it,

same with all
the cell phones.

Ok. I understand why
Theo used Barton to escape,

but why would he
move Ryan?

If he was gonna
kill him,

why not just
do it here?

So he could take
his time with him,

make him suffer.

Where's
Agent Barton?

You're worried
about her?

That's how I got
the jump on you.

Your compassion
makes you weak.

No. You're wrong.

It's the opposite.

Really? You know,
I never found

compassion
very useful.

That's because you're
a narcissist.

We all start out
that way.

You just never
grew up.

I did care
about my sister.

I'm gonna show you
how much.

That's why
we're here.

[body thuds]

[lock disengages]

[lock clicks]
[keys jingle]

Hey. Barton, Barton.

Look at me.
How's the shoulder?

I think the bleeding
stopped.

The bullet could still
be lodged in there.

Come on. Let's get you up,
get you elevated.

Let's go. Come on.

[groans]

You remember how long
we were driving?

He knocked me out once
we got past the FBI line,

but we got here
early morning,

so has to be within four hours
of Mendez's safe house.

I don't think
there's a way out.

Sure there is.
We just have to find it.

[low hum of chat]

[ringing in distance]

Anything?

We haven't spotted
Agent Barton's car,

but there's still a lot
of video to go through.

All right.
We have to assume

that Theo switched cars.

All right.
We find where,

we find out what
he's driving now.

[Lisa] Max.

We haven't
found anything yet.

Max, you need to
get to the hospital.

It's Mike.

Gwen, what's going on?
How is he?

There's been
a setback.

He developed
a really high fever.

They took him back
into the O.R.,

and they found a knick
in his colon.

They hadn't
seen it before.

What does that mean?

He's fighting sepsis.

They've got him
on the strongest antibiotics,

but I'm not gonna
lie to you.

This is serious.
[telephone rings in distance]

I called Ryan,

but I... I haven't heard
back from him.

[sighs] He's in the field.

Come on.

[water running]
[cell phone ringing]

[ringing continues]
[phone beeps]

Yes?

Do you have
Ryan Hardy?

Yep.

Good work.
I'll give you a location

on where to
deliver him.

I'm not clear why
you want him alive.

He was at the penthouse.
I need to know what he's learned.

Too bad.
I'm keeping him.

Give him to me,
and we'll give you a life

where no one is
hunting for you.

That's what you
asked for.

No. That was when
my sister was alive.

That means nothing
to me now.

You're not being
rational.

When he gunned
her down,

she looked
right at me.

I can still see
her face.

I understand
your loss.

No, you don't.

You know how bad it is
to the FBI as an enemy?

That won't compare
to what we'll do to you.

It's funny.
You're the one who sounds afraid.

Theo, please.

Well, since you
said, "Please,"

I'll send you
a souvenir.

How about his
pacemaker

after I've ripped it
out of his chest?

[beeps]

Hey. Ali.

Hey, Ali.
Stay with me.

[voice breaking] I don't want
to die in here.

Then you keep
fighting.

Who's waiting
for you out there?

My dad,
my boyfriend.

Ok. You picture them.

You stay alive
for the people you love.

That's what I'm doing.

I'm trying, I'm trying.

Tell me
about your boyfriend.

What's his name?

Chris.

He's gonna propose.

[sobbing] I found the ring.

And what are you
gonna say?

[sighing]

Yes.

I'm gonna say yes.

Then you hang on.

[keys clattering in lock]

You're not quitting on me,
are you, Agent Barton?

Go to hell.

Hmm. Come with me.

Max, why don't you
sit down?

You know, he told me
he loved me

right before he
was attacked.

Mike told me I was
the love of his life.

[ringing in distance]

I didn't say it
back to him.

I thought that
I would have more time

to tell him later.

He knows, okay?

He knows.

God. I thought I would have heard
from Ryan by now.

Look. I'm not supposed
to say anything.

I was hoping maybe
we would get

some good news,
but...

What is it?
Is Ryan okay?

He's missing.

What do you mean
missing?

I don't have any
details to give you,

but just know that
the entire Bureau

is looking for him,
and we are gonna find him.

[nurse] Mr. Weston is
out of surgery.

He's critical but stable.

How's his fever?

His temperature's
still high,

but we'll continue
to monitor him,

see how he does
on the antibiotics.

Can I see him?

Once we've cleaned him up,
moved him to a room,

I'll come get you.

Thank you.

This is
great news, Max.

It's a good sign.

Gwen, I'm sorry I didn't tell you
about Ryan sooner.

Is it Theo?

We're gonna
find him, okay?

You got off on killing
my sister, didn't you?

You killed your sister.

If you actually
loved, Penny,

you never would have
involved her in this,

but you don't know
anything about love.

And you do?

[gasps]

I told you if you
came after me

I would take everyone
from you, everyone!

But you couldn't
resist, huh?

You had to be
a hero.

If you're gonna kill me,
kill me.

Otherwise,
shut the hell up.

I'm gonna kill
you, Ryan,

but first...

[water splashing]
[muffled grunting]

I'm gonna make
you suffer

just like
I promised.

[muffled grunting]

[gasping]

Ha!

Huh?
[water splashing]

Ahh.
[water splashing]

Is this what you
did to Penny?

You knew she was
afraid of water,

so you tortured her
with it!

What do you expect?

You declare war
on everyone I love,

I'll do anything I can
to protect them.

Oh. Well, what are they gonna do
after you're gone?

[water splashing]
[Ryan grunting]

[Hopkins] I got a hit.

A vehicle
with Barton's plate number

went through a toll gate
on 1-87, going north.

Call up all the cameras
in the area,

highways, street views,
bridges, anything.

It was captured northbound
at exit 52.

Can you enhance
the photo so we can

get a better look
at the driver's face?

[beeping]

It's him.
It's Theo.

[monitor beeping]

You're the love
of my life.

You know that, right?

[cell phone ringing]

[softly] Hopkins.

How's Mike?

He's hanging in.

You get a lead
on Ryan?

Campbell didn't
want me to bother you,

but I thought you
should know.

We've isolated
a square mile on I-87.

Barton's car has to
be in the area.

We've got men
on the ground,

and we're continuing
to scour video surveillance.

Forward the video
to my tablet.

I can work from here.

I'm on it.

[beeping continues]

[exhaling deeply]

[ringing from other end]

[breathes deeply]

Hey.

Max?

Mike.

Hi.

[spitting]

[coughing]

[groaning]

[stones clattering]

[footsteps]

The expression
on your face is priceless.

This is not
about her.

Please.

You're right.

It's not about her,
but here she is, hmm?

Another casualty
in the Ryan Hardy crusade.

No. Don't hurt her.

When is enough
enough with you?

What do you want?
What do you want me to say?

What's gonna get you
to stop?

Just tell me.
I'll do it.

I don't want you to do
or say anything.

I know the truth.

Everything that
happens here you caused,

and you're powerless
to do anything about it.

[flesh piercing]
No, no, no, no, no!

[chocking]

[body thuds]

[Ryan gasping]

Just like you're gonna
be powerless to save Gwen

after I'm finished
with you.

[man] Hands up!
[weapons cock] Drop the knife!

Don't move!

Looks like I got here
in the nick of time, no?

Don't look
so surprised, Theo.

I had a tracker placed
on Agent Hardy.

When we want something,

we get it.

[scraping sound]

[monitor beeping]

Ryan?

I've been tracking
the escape car.

Picked it up
on I-87 going north.

I got it going
through three toll booths,

two bridges,

at mile marker 244,

and then at marker 245,
it's not there.

Obviously, he stopped
somewhere, but where?

I've got street view,
traffic cams,

eye in the sky.

I can't find it.

Highway.

The highway cam?

I'll take
another look.

Here it is at 244

and nothing
at mile marker 245.

Wait a minute.

There might be
a glitch in my feed.

I'm gonna
try to access the original source.

No glitch here,
and that wasn't

on the feed sent
to the FBI.

It's Theo.

That's where he
switched the cars.

I have them both.
Your tracker paid off.

You were right
not to trust Theo.

He's a psycho.

Anything else
I can do for you?

Is the FBI close
to finding this location?

I've taken precautions
to keep them off the trail.

I need some time.
Keep them away.

Will do,

and Theo's remains
will be identifiable

when you leave them
for me to find?

Of course.
Your success serves us.

We want you promoted
at the Bureau

as much as you do.

[clears throat]

[cell phone ringing]

Max?

We caught a break.

What do you mean?

Theo ditched
Barton's car

and transferred
to another vehicle.

I've got it on I-87,
mile marker 245.

How did you know
about that?

I thought you were
at the hospital.

Yeah. I've... I've
been working from here.

There was a glitch
in my video feed,

so I went back, and I accessed
the original source.

The car swap
was there, okay?

Theo must have hacked
into our system

and deleted it
from the file.

- Great catch.
- He could have taken

Ryan and Barton
somewhere around there.

We need to go
check it out.

I'll pick you up
at the hospital,

and I'll get a full
HRT team on standby.

I'll be out front.

Hey. Is there
something going on?

No.

Well, even with our
expanded search parameters,

we're not having
any luck.

Keep looking.
I've got to step out for a moment,

but I'll be
on my cell.

[footsteps approaching]

I thought you were
smarter than this.

I did
what I had to do.

I don't enjoy getting
blood on my hands,

but I'll make
an exception for you.

If I die, everyone in your organization
will be exposed.

I broke the encryption
on your phone.

I know who you've
been calling,

so I set a code
to download everything

I have on you
to all live news feeds

all over the world,

and only I can
disable it.

[coughs]

You're bluffing.

Is that a bet you're
willing to take?

If he's telling the truth,
get the code,

whatever you have to do.

Ugh. Unh!

[electricity crackling]

[screaming]

Watch the perimeter, please.
[electricity buzzing]

Theo must have really pissed you off.
[electricity buzzing]

What do you know
about me,

and who have you told?

That's easy.

Nothing and no one.

Did you dig further?

Are you telling me
that your name

is not Annie Bechard

and you don't work
for some hedge fund guy?

You're not taking
this very seriously.

You said, "We," before.

You really don't want
to disappoint

whoever "we" is, huh?

Is that what Theo did?

[man] The code.

[buzzing]
[screaming]

[spits]

[screaming]

I hate torture.

Me, too, especially
when your subject

doesn't have what
you're looking for.

I don't believe that.

I think you left
my penthouse

and started
asking questions.

Did you task
someone with it?

Sloan? Oh, not her.
She's dead.

Maybe Hopkins, Max?

I don't know
anything about you.

I don't think you
understand the consequences

of lying to me.

What is Gwen,
eight weeks now?

It'd be a shame
for your child's life

to end before it begins.

If you hurt her...

Give me the names
of the people

you talked to,
and only they will die.

If you don't,
I'll be forced

to kill everyone
I think you might have told.

Your choice.

We've been down
this way already.

Last sighting of the swap car was
half a mile back.

There's only two roads
he could have taken out of here,

and it didn't show up
on either of their cameras.

It's in here somewhere.

Max, I understand
how you feel.

First Mike,
now your uncle,

but this driving
around aimlessly,

this is not a smart
way to find him.

We'd be more productive back
at the Bureau.

Stop the car!

What is it?

I see something
over there.

[seat belt clicks]

Could be anything,
Max.

Come on!

Seriously, Max.
It's probably nothing.

[crow cawing]

It's the swap car.

They got to be around here
somewhere.

We need to call
for backup.

Yeah. I'm on it,

but I think we should
wait for them here.

There's no time.

We should split up.

We'll cover more
ground that way.

It's a bad idea, Max!

[footsteps rustling]

[Ryan] I'm telling
you the truth.

I don't know
anything.

I don't believe you.

Ask your source
at the FBI,

the one that planted
the tracker on me.

They'll tell you.

They did,
but you're the king

of rogue operations.

I have to assume that
you haven't shared everything

with the FB... Aah!

- You dumb bitch.
- [Eliza groaning]

I was telling you
the truth.

I don't know
anything,

but I'm sure as hell gonna find out
about you now. [cocks weapon]

[fighting gasps and grunts]

[punching]

[gasping and shuttering]

[gunshots]

Go!

[crackling and sizzling]

[breathing heavily]

[grunting]

[chain rattling]

[punching sound]
[man gasps]

[fighting gasps and grunts]

[punching]

[gunshot]

[shooting continues]

[gunshots]

[gunshots]

[click, click]

[gun clatters hitting the ground]

I told you I was
gonna take your future.

Until a few
minutes ago,

I thought that meant
killing you,

but the universe
has given me a gift...

Your child to be.

Agh!

After all,
aren't children

our true future,
Ryan?

On the bright side,
Gwen will survive

at least
until birth,

and then I'm gonna
take your kid

and make sure it's
raised like I was,

abused and neglected

with no idea
who you are...

[laughs]

A fate worse
than death

for a hero like you.

[hatch slams]

[branch breaks]

What the hell are
you doing here?

Max got a lead
on Theo's car and traced it here.

You were supposed to
contain her.

Hey. I delayed backup
as long as I could,

but they're
en route now,

which means you
need to go.

Ryan's still inside.

If my men fail
to kill him,

it'll be on you
to get it done.

How the hell am I supposed
to do that and not get caught?

That's your problem.

And don't forget...

Everything we've given
you can be disappeared

in an instant
along with your body.

Are we clear?

Yeah.

Good.

[car door opens, closes]

[engine starts]

[engine revving]
[tires screeching]

[vehicle sound fading]

[footsteps rustling]

Ohh!

Easy.

You're working
for me now.

Let's go.

[gunshot]

Ryan!

Thank God
you're alive!

Where's your car?

It's over there,
but backup should be here soon.

We're not staying.
Give me your phone.

[cell phone ringing]

This is Agent Royce.

This is Ryan Hardy.

Listen carefully.
Gwen is in danger.

Theo is coming after her.

Lock it down!
We're on our way.

Yes, sir.

[phone beeps]

[line ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

Campbell.

It's Agent Royce.

Agent Hardy just called.

He said Gwen
is in danger,

he wants me to
secure her here.

No. It's a trap.

He's been
compromised by Theo.

I want you to get
Gwen ready to move,

but don't let her know
what's happening.

We can't risk her
alerting Ryan.

Are you sure
about this, ma'am?

Yes. The director's
instituted

communications
blackout because

Theo's hacked
into the FBI.

One slip-up,
and he'll know we're on to him.

He'll disappear.

I'm assembling
a backup team now.

I'll call you when
we're ready to move.

Copy that.

[Gwen] Was that about Ryan?
Did they find him?

No, ma'am, but we have
received a credible threat.

This location is
no longer secure.

We need to move you.

What kind of threat?

I'm not at liberty
to say,

but I need you to
go pack a bag.

We're leaving.

What the hell's
going on?

Who's that guy I shot?
[car door closes]

I don't know.

Most be working
for Theo.

[engine starts]
[Max panting]

[traffic noise in distance]

[siren wails in distance]

[siren, horn honking]

[Ryan] Oh, come on,
come on.

Gwen's gonna be okay.

She's safe
at your place.

J.D. and Royce
are solid agents,

and they'll have
called in for backup.

Theo's smart.
He's gonna figure out

some kind of way
to make a play for her.

[grunts]
[hits the wheel]

This is all
my fault.

I never should have
asked her to move in with me.

You deserve
to be happy.

I let Gwen in,
knowing damn well

that she did not
understand the danger.

It won't always
be like this, Ryan.

It can't.

So what's
gonna change, huh?

Tell me. Even if I get out,
it's never gonna end.

Look at what
happened to Mendez.

How could I bring a kid into
this... chaos?

Wait. What?

Gwen's pregnant.

That's...
That's great.

Yeah. That's what
I thought.

I thought I could
have a family.

I thought
the universe owed me.

- Boy, was I wrong.
- Ryan.

I don't get to be
happy, Max.

That is not the world that
I live in.

I know that now.

[cocks gun]

Why are we
going this way?

Secondary exit is
standard protocol.

[hinges creaks]
[door closes]

No. It's me.
It's Campbell.

What are you doing
here, ma'am?

We were supposed to
meet off site.

Where's your backup?

- Over here.
- [Campbell gaping]

[gunshots]

[siren]

[tires squeal]

[running footsteps]

[Gwen yelling]

- Aah!
- Easy.

- No!
- Shh, shh, shh.

We have to take good care
of the little one.

[grunting]

Gwen? Gwen?

Maybe they thought it
was safer to move her.

[dialling tone]

[line ringing]

[cell phone ringing]

What is it?

I think Theo
has her.

Okay. Thanks.
According to Hopkins,

their phones are pinging
somewhere in the basement.

[Ryan] Oh, no. No.

No, no, no, no.

Campbell. How'd
she get here?

I left her
in the woods.

[Lisa groans]

Lisa, what happened?

Theo jumped me.

Forced me to ambush
Gwen's protection detail.

I'm so sorry.

Do you know
where he took her?

No.

[Max] Ambulance is
a minute out.

You're gonna be
all right.

Tell command I want
every camera in this city

looking for Theo's car.

- Where are you going?
- Up.

[engine roaring]

So is it a boy
or a girl?

God. Do you know
how broken you are?

I know exactly
who I am, doctor.

Most people don't.

They spend their
lives hiding,

trying to please
everybody else.

Not me.

I enjoy the irony
of...

living fake lives in order
to be my true self.

You had a family,
kids.

They weren't real.

Penny was
my only family,

and I loved her
unconditionally.

I don't get it.

How can you feel
so much love

for one person
and feel absolutely nothing

for anyone else?

You're a doctor.

You're around death
all the time.

If you cared
about all those people,

you'd go crazy.

That is different.

And yet if I were
to tell you

that your boyfriend
was dead,

you'd cry like
a little girl.

Ryan's dead?

[sighing]

Don't worry.

We'll name the baby
after him.

[chuckles]

[helicopter pales flapping]

[Ryan] Max, tell me
you found them.

Traffic cameras picked
them up going north

on the Sprain Parkway
twenty minutes ago.

State police are
setting up roadblocks

in a 5-mile radius.

Any sign
of them since?

I'm searching camera
registries.

Here we go.

Taconic Parkway
ten minutes ago.

Then he exits off 9A.

We're minutes away.

[vehicle approaching]

[tires squeal]

[engine revving]

[helicopter pales flapping]

Where is he, Max?

I don't know.
I had him getting off 9A,

and then I lost him.

I'm sorry. I...

Keep looking.

I'm at the roadblock. Maybe
they turned off the main road.

He's got to be
around here somewhere.

[flapping sound continues]

Wait!

There he is.

[accelerates]

[crashing]

[tires squeal]

[car door opens]

[gunshots]

Let her go, Theo!

Why would I do that?

Because you're
a survivor!

Ever since you
were a child,

you've done whatever it takes
to see the next sunrise.

Well, you're not gonna
wake up tomorrow

unless you throw
that gun away

and get down
on the ground.

I'm ready to die,
Ryan.

I'm ready to die.

If you want to pull that trigger,
go ahead,

but I'll still
kill her,

and your future
will end on this bridge.

So if you want
her to live...

you'll let us
walk away.

All right.

All right. You win.

You win.

[gunshot]
[Gwen screams]

Are you okay?
Did he hurt you?

I'm fine.

I thought I lost you.

Ryan!

[splash]

Ryan!

Ryan!

Hold on!

Ryan!

Ryan!

I love you.

Noooo!

[water splashing]
No! Ryan! Ryan!

No!

♪ Ah, ah,
hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ I was listening
to the ocean ♪

♪ I saw a face in the sand ♪

♪ but when I picked it up ♪

♪ then it vanished away
from my hands ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I had a dream I was 7 ♪

♪ climbing my way in a tree ♪

♪ I saw a piece of heaven ♪

♪ waiting,
impatient for me ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ And I was running far away ♪

♪ Would I run
off the world someday? ♪

♪ Nobody knows,
nobody know-ow-ows ♪

♪ And I was dancing
in the rain ♪

♪ I felt alive,
and I can't complain ♪

♪ But now take me home... ♪

[reporter] With divers combing
the icy waters

below the Croton Dam,

hope is quickly fading

of finding
Agent Ryan Hardy alive.

According to our experts,

the currents below the dam
are so treacherous

it could take weeks
to find his body,

as well as the body
of alleged serial killer

Theo Noble,
and that's...

It's over.

Yes, sir.

We have eyes
on Hardy's people.

We're ready to move
if necessary.

I understand.

♪ I kept running ♪

♪ for a soft place to fall ♪

[Mike] Hey.

What's wrong?

♪ for a soft place
to fall ♪

Ryan's gone.

♪ And I was running
far away ♪

♪ Would I run
off the world someday? ♪

♪ But now take me home ♪

♪ Take me home
where I belong ♪

♪ I can't take it
anymore-ore-ore ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct words over radio]

[heart monitor beeping]

[lock clicks]

I know who you are.

I know you planted
that tracker on me.

That's how Eliza found us
at the catacombs.

[grunts]

You're crazy.
I didn't do that.

Stop.

Two agents are dead
because of you.

And so am I.

It's the only way my
family stays safe,

and your friends
will never see me coming.

It won't work.

You can't get
to these people.

I can get
to anybody.

[sighs]

You think it's
an anomaly

that most known
serial killers are poor?

You think the ultrawealthy
are spared

the psychopath gene?

No.

Their money buys them
protection, anonymity,

and they'll do anything
to keep it that way.

Their money won't
save them from me.

So what now?

First...

you're gonna tell me

everything you know.

And then?

[flatline]

[woman on P.A.] Code Blue,
Two West.

Code Blue, Two West.

[flatline continues]

[static sound]

[police radio chatter]

[Max] Ryan told me
about the baby.

Baby?

That's great.

Yeah. Yeah.

I don't know if I can
do it alone.

You won't have to.

♪ Deftones "Rosemary" playing ♪
♪ There's no sound ♪

♪ but the engine's drone ♪

♪ Our minds ♪

♪ set free ♪

♪ time shifting ♪

♪ We discover the entry ♪

♪ in other worlds ♪

Sync and corrected by
Gianluca Belfiglio