The Gifted (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 14 - calaMity - full transcript

That was the entire national adership

of the Mutant Underground.

You're just gonna stand around

while the Inner Circle murders people?

This is not our fight.

Running into a battle you know
you're gonna lose isn't noble...

It's selfish.

What are you saying?

I'm saying goodbye.

This is your community now.

Welcome home, Blink.



Lauren's changing. She's
becoming more violent.

Your sister is in danger. Let
us help you reach out to her.

We're the only ones who
really understand each other.

Think of what we could do.

I can't resist.

I think I can help you.

You said she was coming.

I can't feel her anymore.

Someone was in my room.

No one here is gonna
mess with your stuff.

- Maybe. Maybe not.
- He suspects something.

Is there any way that you can find out

when he might be alone?

Okay.



"Kilroy's Liquor Store."

Gotcha.

Move real slow.

Bottom line: if some mutie
is at my kid's school,

that's like a loaded
gun in the classroom.

It's just common sense.

But until we stand up, acknowledge

that there is a mutant
problem in this country,

nothing is gonna happen.

All right, that's our time.

Until tomorrow.

Stay safe. Stay vigilant.

And we're out.

You're listening to WROG...

When are you gonna talk to management

about this damn leak?

You're gonna get me electrocuted.

I'll leave another message.

Also, your appointment is here.

Oh, right. Uh...

yeah, send her in.

I don't understand. When you called,

I thought this was
about some kind of job.

What I'm offering is
much more than a job.

Think of it as a partnership.

A partnership?

I don't even know who you are.

Oh, but I know plenty about you.

The businesses that
you sold to investors

and then ran into the ground.

That "run" for Congress.

Sixth place, was it?

And now this.

For your information,

this is a top talk radio program.

In Maryland?

Let's not mince words.

Mr. Ryan, you are a
failed two-bit opportunist.

You saw the wave of
anti-mutant hate after 7/15,

and you have been trying to ride it

to fame and fortune ever since.

Well, I've got great news.

I'm here to help you.

Mr. Ryan,

I have been looking
for someone like you.

Someone with your need.

Someone with your raw ambition.

And, not to mention, your
face is wasted on the radio.

How would you like to be the
most important man in America?

I can make it happen.

How exactly would you do that?

Well, let's just say that...

I have... abilities.

Gifts.

I'm not working with a mutant.

I am a patriot.

No, Mr. Ryan, you are a salesman.

And I've got something for you to sell.

You took your time.

Yeah, well, I don't
have a bunch of freaks

to teleport me through traffic.

I took the Beltway, actually.

We had to meet here?

Oh, I thought that you might
appreciate the symbolism.

A nation divided,

a civil war for our time.

I have a job for your Purifiers.

- This is crazy.
- It's necessary.

And it needs to happen
quickly and very, very quietly.

That's a tall order.

Anyone I send out on this little errand,

there's a good chance
they're not coming home.

I'm supposed to convince
men to die for this?

You might want to leave
out the dying part.

Why don't you ask your new puppet?

Turner, is it?

He's ambitious. Promise him something.

Promise him what?

He's a broken-down
ex-Sentinel Services guy.

I will leave the details to you.

But this is an essential
part of the plan.

Our plan.

Get it done.

She's getting worse.

I knew she would, but
I had no other choice.

You do realize what we're up against?

Clarice is gone,

Marcos got shot trying to protect Lorna,

and you are taking away
our daughter's powers.

She ran away, Cait.
They were pulling her

- toward the Inner Circle.
- I-I get that it's

a serious situation. I just think

it's crazy that you're
suppressing her powers,

after what your father did to you.

She hadn't slept in days.

I was afraid we were
gonna lose her forever.

- The medicine was all we had.
- For how long?

We don't even have enough serum for you.

What the hell was that?

It's German.

Reed, I am pretty sure speaking German

is not a normal drug reaction.

What is going on?

Lauren found a letter

that my grandfather had hidden

in a secret compartment
in the music box.

- It was in German.
- Our daughter found

a secret message from your
mass murderer grandfather,

a-and you didn't think
to mention it to me?

- Things were happening so fast.
- These are the kind

of things you tell your wife!

We waited for Lauren
for hours. We had her.

I don't know. Something went wrong.

More like everything went wrong.

Things are coming together.
We're about to change the world.

I don't need excuses. Understood?

Of course.

Your efforts with the Strucker
girl will have to wait.

We need to put our own house in order.

Thank you all for coming.

A situation has come
up that is concerning.

Max went out last night.

He hasn't come back.

So, he's missing?

Like he-he disappeared?

We're not sure. We're
searching for him now.

We don't know if it's serious.

Of course it's serious.

If you people let
something happen to him...

Hey, it's not our fault
if he left the building.

Our security system is
at least 98% impenetrable.

Okay, well, someone penetrated
it. He's not just gonna run off.

And if someone hit him out there,

it means they knew where he was going.

Okay, let's just calm down.

Chances are he's sleeping off a bender.

Let's hope that's all it is.

We've increased security.

For now.

If you know something,

you know how to find us.

Trying to make that ring with your mind?

Yeah, kinda.

How you doing, man?

Well, I got shot.

You're lucky it wasn't serious.

I still haven't heard from Lorna.

Could be a lot of reasons for that.

And about 50 of them
involve her getting killed.

You know, she doesn't even
know that things went sideways

when I tried to grab Max.

She's out there alone.

Lorna is gonna be fine.

Okay, she could always handle herself.

I remember how angry
you were when Lorna left.

I thought to myself, there's nothing

Clarice could ever do
to make me that mad.

I was wrong.

Hey, John.

She still cares about you.

I could see it.

Then why did she leave?

Lorna left for the dream
of a mutant homeland,

and Clarice runs off
with a bunch of strangers

who don't believe in anything
but hiding in the dark.

Well, at least she's safe.

Believe it or not, she's there

because she wants to help people.

- Hey, Blink.
- Hey.

I know you guys have strict rules

about who gets to come down here.

But, at this point, we are sitting

in the safest place in the city.

If we can bring more mutants
down, even just temporarily...

You're talking about going
against everything we stand for.

No, I'm talking about saving lives.

I know the Morlocks did this kind

- of thing in the past...
- That was a long time ago.

And you aren't seeing
what's going on now.

- That supply run. The cops...
- We've dealt with cops before.

They didn't even try to arrest
us before they shot Glow.

Thanks to you and your
friend, she's fine.

She's with the Morlocks in Pittsburgh,

where a healing mutant...

This isn't just about Glow.

Everyone on the surface is in danger.

If we don't open our doors...

This is a community, not a refugee camp.

People come here because

- it's a place where they belong.
- Besides,

we don't have the resources.

Then let's get more resources.

There are people up
there who hate mutants.

They want to wipe us out.

If we're only gonna protect ourselves,

what kind of community is that?

So they're really living in the sewers?

Afraid so.

Mutant separatists living
right under our feet.

Parasites. Criminals.

I mean, I heard about the Morlocks

when I was in Sentinel Services,

but nobody could ever find 'em.

Where'd you get this intel from?

A well-placed source.

I want you to put together
a team to go down there

and clear them out.

Clear 'em out?

What are you talking
about? Nobody's ever

even put a Morlock in custody.

Which is why they're laughing
at us from their sewers.

Okay, but sending in a hit team,

that's crossing a line. I
mean, last time I checked,

it's still against the
law to shoot people.

We're not talking about
upstanding citizens here.

The Morlocks are the worst of the worst.

I know it's a lot to ask.

You remember when we first
met at that barbershop?

I was looking for a
face for our movement.

You wanted to deal
with the mutant problem,

to do what Sentinel Services couldn't.

And to get justice for your little girl.

There aren't enough good
men out there, Mr. Turner.

But you are one of
the best I've ever met.

When this is done,

I promise you, you won't just have a job

at Sentinel Services...
You can transform it

into what it always should have been.

Because you'll be running it.

What do you mean, the
elevator's not working?

It's for security purposes. I'm sorry.

Until we get this Max
situation resolved,

Reeva doesn't want
anyone going anywhere.

Or calling anyone.

- I noticed the phones are down, too.
- Nothing in or out.

Yeah, but why? I mean,
it's not like Reeva suspects

- somebody here, does she?
- She's just being careful.

She should've been
careful when recruiting

that psychopath drunk.

I'm sorry, okay? This
wasn't my decision.

All right, listen up.

This is the moment
we've been waiting for.

Nobody has ever taken
on these Morlocks before.

Not the cops. Not Sentinel Services.

Nobody.

We're gonna be breaking into two groups.

Most of you are gonna be on the teams

that block all the exits of
the tunnels around the city.

Now, I'm gonna need
volunteers for the group

that's going down there with me,

and I'm not gonna lie to
you, it's gonna be dangerous.

We're gonna be hunting
monsters down there.

But that's why this
job fell to us, right?

Look, I'm scared. I'm...

I'm dreading every second
we're gonna be down there.

But I'm doing this for a reason.

I'm doing this for my daughter
Grace, who died on 7/15.

I'm doing it for my grandson.

He's about to be born.

I'm in.

I'm doing it for my country.

For my species.

- For my family.
- For our future.

Thank you for your service.

I want to go down there with you.

I got more combat experience
in Iraq than any of these guys.

No, Ted, I need you running the
teams blocking the tunnel exits.

Yeah, Mike and Don got that covered.

A cockroach won't be able to get out.

After what happened
at the youth center...

That's why I have to do this.

Jace, I screwed up down there.

Only reason I'm not in jail is you.

I just want a chance to have
your back like you had mine.

All right, let's move out.

Drink slowly.

How are you feeling?

A little bit better.

Your father told me about
the dreams with Andy.

- How you almost...
- Went to the Inner Circle?

Yeah.

Thank goodness they found you.

- I never should've left.
- Mm, it's not your fault.

And now I'm hearing about
this letter and the music box.

I mean, apparently, you're bilingual now

because you were speaking
German in your sleep.

I was?

Look on the bright side.

Remember all of those Spanish
tests I bombed at school?

I read one letter and
boom... Speak German.

Look, if that's the problem,

then let's get rid of the damn thing.

I don't think it is.

The letter, the music box,

researching our family's history...

made me feel stronger.

And I liked it.

I saw that you liked it.

We talked about needing to
be strong for Andy, and...

I didn't have a choice.

God.

I'm so sorry, Lauren.

The dose is wearing off.

We're gonna have to
figure out what to do

about her situation soon... and yours.

Cait, the music box and the letter,

it didn't only affect Lauren.

Did your powers manifest again?

Yeah.

But it's not just that.

It brought something out of me,

something that I thought
I'd buried a long time ago.

It is so... powerful,

so overwhelming.

That was why I gave Lauren the serum.

We all have a darkness inside.

No serum is gonna control that.

Look, I-I've done
things I'm not proud of.

- What do you mean?
- When we went to Atlanta

to talk to my brother, we had
to fight off Sentinel Services.

I encouraged Lauren to be
more aggressive, I pushed her.

I wanted her to fight.

Well, I've been watching you training.

You've been pushing yourself, too.

Maybe I have.

You don't know what it's like
to be the only non-mutant here.

I shouldn't have blamed you
for what happened to her.

I-I'm just worried.

If we're gonna give her more medicine,

it's gonna have to be soon.

Reed, there's not enough.

Cait...

Make this about Lauren.

I don't know.

If we give it to her,

it could put out the
light inside of her.

But if we don't,

we might lose her forever.

- Just a moment.
- Oh, sorry.

I, um...

I didn't mean to barge in.

It's fine. Come in.

Uh...

I just wanted to apologize for earlier.

I spent the last year watching

the Mutant Underground get destroyed.

All the people we used to
help have nowhere to go.

I know how much you care
about our mutant brothers

and sisters, and I do, too,

but if we change our entire way
of life, what do we stand for?

I'm not saying that
we should all get jobs

at Starbucks and buy condos.

Blink, if there's any
way that we can help

without compromising who
we are and what we believe,

I'm willing to listen.

Thank you. That's all I wanted.

Erg.

What is it? What's going on?

Someone's in the tunnels.

All right, everyone.

This is not the first
time we've had intruders.

Membrain, what's the
status? Where are they now?

In the south tunnel.

That's Jace Turner.
Former Sentinel Services.

Recently joined the Purifiers.

He's the one that tortured John.

This is exactly what we planned for.

Iris, can you hold them off?

I'm putting up false walls,
trying to turn them around.

He took down the Mutant
Underground in Atlanta.

- We had to evacuate.
- That won't happen here.

The tunnels are still connected
to the city's water system.

If it comes to it, we seal the
south tunnel and we flood it.

Mason, take a team. Hit them hard.

Make sure they don't come back.

We need to get the ones who
can't fight out of here...

The children, the sick, the elderly.

Can you?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.

Let's move out.

Hold up, hold up.

This doesn't match the intel that I got.

We've been in this tunnel before.

Seems like we keep
turning the same direction.

They moving the walls somehow?

Moving that much concrete
would be one hell of an ability,

even for a mutant; it's
gotta be something else.

- Like what?
- I don't know.

When it comes to mutants,
I never trust what I see.

Lead on.

- Who is this?
- It's Blink.

I mean, Clarice. Look, I need your help.

Okay, I-I would have
called John, but...

Look, it's fine. What's going on?

Purifiers are in the tunnels.

- Jace Turner is leading them.
- How?

I thought no one could
get to them down there.

I know, I thought so, too.

There are people down
here who can't fight.

I-I can take them to the alley
by the old utility plant, but...

Uh, okay, okay, we'll-we'll
get there as soon as we can.

That was Clarice.

- She called you?
- Yeah.

The Purifiers are hitting the Morlocks.

She needs our help.

I have some bad news. Max is dead.

What the hell do you mean, Max is dead?

Look, I know you're upset.

Yeah, we're a lot more than upset.

We all want answers
and we will get answers.

All we know for sure is that he died

in a car fire at a nearby liquor store.

- Yeah, but did somebody kill him, or...?
- We don't know.

It may have been an
accident, but the girls

- are looking for witnesses.
- Yeah, no way.

- This was a hit.
- You sure?

I mean, the guy liked to blow stuff up.

- He makes a mistake... boom.
- He didn't make mistakes.

Stop it.

I said to stop! We are too close

to our goal to fight amongst ourselves.

We will get to the bottom of this.

No matter what it takes.

Anything from the liquor store?

- Phoebe and Sophie are looking.
- They need to push hard.

They ransacked the cashier's
brain for hours, okay?

The guy won't stop screaming.
He didn't see anything.

- Esme...
- We're trying.

Try harder!

Someone knew where Max was gonna be.

I want to know who, I want to know how,

and I want them brought to me.

Okay, well, how many do you need?

All right.

Yeah. We'll figure it out.

- What's happening?
- Another Purifier attack.

They're hitting the Morlocks this time.

What? How did they
get caught up in this?

John and Marcos are on
their way to help evacuate,

and they need us, too.

There's a whole city down there.

Children. I... Where are
we gonna put them all?

I don't know, the-the
scrapyard for a few days?

After that? Uh, God knows.

All right. Uh, one of us
should stay with Lauren.

- All right.
- No.

- I'm coming.
- Lauren, you can't go anywhere.

You're still sick.

- I'm feeling better.
- That's because

the medication is wearing off.

Your X-Gene is gonna start
expressing itself again.

And if it does, it's
gonna make you vulnerable.

The pull you felt
toward the Inner Circle,

toward your brother, it
could come back, and...

- without another dose...
- No.

I don't want another dose.

You sure about that?

Yes. I think you're right.

Situations like this,
where people need help,

I can't just sit here
and watch them suffer.

I know it's dangerous.

But I can't use the serum as a crutch.

I need to face this.

Head-on.

All right, then.

Let's get moving.

Go.

Everybody stay sharp.

On me. Let's go.

What was that?

Come on.

- Where are they?
- Jace, I don't see anything!

- What the hell, man?
- Calm down! Calm down!

They're just trying to scare us off.

First it was false walls, now
it's... noises in the dark.

I've seen this before. All
we got to do is stay strong.

Everybody down!

Hold your fire!

Hold your fire!

What the hell was that?

Jace! Behind us!

Hold your fire!

They got Chip, too.

What are we doing down here?
We're up against monsters.

Hey, James, Faith. Oh,
you need to pack light.

Okay? Just bring what you
can carry in your backpacks.

Hey, Gabby, Mara, you guys are
in the first group. Let's go.

- I know. She's just... scared.
- Well, there's nothing

- to be scared of.
- All the exits are blocked.

- If the Purifiers...
- I have a way around that.

- Elizabeth?
- But it's just that Mara

hasn't been on the surface in years.

Mara, this is my home, too.

Okay? This is the first place
that I've ever truly belonged.

You're gonna have to
trust me. We'll be back.

Okay?

Okay, we have to go now.

Let's go.

- Where's Clarice?
- I don't know.

She said they'd be here.

There.

Hey! Cars are up here! Let's go!

Let's go! We got to keep
it tight! Let's move!

You gonna be all right, man?

Yeah, it's okay.

I don't have an exact number,
but there are more down there.

The Struckers are on their
way. We'll get everyone out.

Thank you. I wa... I
wasn't sure you'd come.

Clarice, look, the things...

that I said and I did,

maybe... someday when this is over...

For now, let's focus on today.

- I have to go.
- Next time...

you call me.

I will always come.

We found them in the next tunnel.

Are they...?

Dead.

We still got those canisters
of Halothane-X gas, right?

- That'll knock 'em out.
- We only have a few canisters.

We don't have enough to fill a tunnel.

We don't even know
where the hell they are.

Maybe there's something we can do.

I learned a few tricks in Fallujah.

- What are you talking about?
- Shh.

If we stay down here, we're dead.

He's right. We can still go back.

What, do you want to let
these men die for nothing?

Go back to their families
and tell them what?

Tell 'em we ran? Tell 'em we left

these things down here under their feet?

No, but you saw what happened.

We're on their turf.

They're just picking us off.

All right, we need to decide,
and we need to decide together.

Do we move forward or do we retreat?

So, how long is this gonna last?

Excuse me?

Whole place is shut down.

People are asking questions,
checking computers.

We said that there
would be security checks.

Yeah, but you didn't say
you suspected one of us.

How are we supposed to fight

a war for you if you don't trust us?

I think you'd want to know if
someone stabbed us in the back.

Lorna.

Would you excuse us? We
need to speak with Reeva.

You have news?

I'm afraid so.

We checked the computer's security log.

And... what did you find?

We found the spy.

When you came to us,
you made a commitment.

In exchange for the
opportunity to build a nation,

all we asked for was your loyalty.

And you betrayed us.

Reeva...

I don't know what you're talking about.

- I would nev...
- Sage, we know.

Two hours before Max was killed,

you accessed security footage
of him from this terminal.

No. Uh, there must be some mistake.

- No mistake.
- Your password.

- Your terminal.
- No one else had access.

Interesting that you were the one

insisting that our security
was 98% impenetrable,

that it was almost impossible
that Max could have been killed.

Trying to protect yourself?

- Reeva, I swear.
- It was...

a risk...

bringing you into the Inner Circle.

The girls objected,

because the more technical
aspects of your brain

made it difficult,

impossible even, for them to penetrate.

Just ones and zeros.

I insisted

that we needed your skills.

I vouched for you.

I... was wrong.

Reeva, I didn't do this.

How can I prove myself to you?

That's just it.

You can't.

Lorna, open the door.

Andy.

- What is it?
- It's Sage.

Wha...

What are you talking about?

She was a spy.

Th-That's impossible.

Well, there's proof. The
Frosts figured it out.

Sage checked her terminal
at the training room

to see exactly when Max
was leaving the building.

Yes.

What's, uh...

what's Reeva doing?

What? It's already done.

Sage is dead.

I mean, they had to.

She betrayed us.

Max is dead because of her.

No.

Hey, guys, before we get there,
I want to talk about something.

What is it?

It's about the serum.

I know you're worried,
but I've made up my mind...

I'm not running from this.

It's not that. In fact, I realized...

you're right.

And... I'm gonna stop
taking the serum, too.

- What?
- When you think

about everything that's happened...

it all comes down to
this: one way or another,

I have spent my entire
life fighting the X-Gene.

And I'm beginning to
realize how much it cost me,

how much it's cost all of us.

The lies and-and the denial

and the-the constant
battle with myself.

And listening to you today, Lauren,

I realized that it's
a part of who I am...

for better or worse.

Reed...

if you stop taking the
serum, you could die.

It's gonna run out eventually.

He's right.

This is who we are.

I've been given these
powers for a reason...

and it's time for me to
work out what that reason is.

You're sure about this?

I'm sure.

All right.

Powers it is.

What's the status?
Are they coming closer?

No. No, no.

From what I can see, it
looks like they're retreating.

Are you sure?

Jace isn't the retreating type.

- Something's going on.
- Nah, we've got this.

Hit 'em hard, Mason.

On it.

We'll make sure they
don't change their minds.

Search the bodies.

Any IDs or walkies, any intelligence,

we get it to Erg right away.

Run!

What's going on?

Mason?

They booby-trapped the bodies.

Halothane-X gas grenades.

W-Who's left?

The gas got the others.

They're killing them.

Get to the pump room. We
have to flood the tunnels!

I'm...

I barely got away from the gas.

Well, how close are you?

They're coming.

Mason!

Mason, are you in yet?

Erg.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

My God.

We might still be able to
flood the tunnels, I might

- be able to get to the pump room.
- Erg, that's impossible.

We have to evacuate. They're closing in.

I'm sorry. I know you don't
want to lose this place.

Neither do I. But we have to
keep all of these people alive.

Okay, we have to barricade
the entrance to the city.

We'll hold them off as long as we can.

- We dropped the first group off at the scrapyard.
- How many more?

We don't know, but it doesn't
sound good. Clarice said

- they're evacuating everyone.
- Do you know

- how many people that is?
- John, we don't have enough space.

- One problem at a time.
- All right.

Over here! Let's go!

- Let's go! Let's go!
- I'll get the back.

- Find your space. Let's move.
- Come on.

Cops are already on their way.
We got to get you out of here.

No. I have to bring up the others.

- I'm their only way out.
- Let me come with you.

John, you have to make sure
these people get to safety.

What about you, right?
You're the one that said

there's nothing noble about
fighting for a lost cause.

I was wrong.

I'm sorry.

Clarice, wait!

Hurry! Seal off the entrance!

Fall back! Take up positions!

How much longer?

They're at the junction.

We need to get you guys out of here.

Get the others.

We'll buy you time. Hurry.

Everybody, this way.

Blink, over here!

Sorry. Excuse me.

Okay, stand back.

Okay, go! Hurry!

Closer.

Almost. Almost here!

Stay down! Everyone, stay down.

Go! Go! Go! Reload! Reload!

Jace, look out!

- We got him!
- Chris!

Everybody down!

Go! Run down to the end of the alley.

All right, if you can
run fast, head south.

The police aren't there yet.

There's some abandoned
buildings where you can hide. Go.

Get in here! Okay, squeeze in tight.

- You're gonna be okay.
- We're gonna get you safe.

The cars are full! We need to move!

- Cops are almost here.
- I'm not leaving without her!

- What? You can't just...
- I'm not leaving without Clarice!

Caitlin, take John's car.

Come on, ride with me!

Come on.

- Come on, damn it.
- Mom, what are we gonna do?

We can still get out of here.

Can anyone here fight?

All the fighters are in the tunnels.

Lauren, try to use your powers.

I can't reach them.

Everyone, out of the car!

Hands on your head, right now!

- We can negotiate.
- This is your last warning.

Leave your vehicle now.

No. They're not gonna negotiate.

And neither are we.

- Get down, all of you.
- What are you gonna do?

- Just do it!
- Mom!

Get down! Take cover!

They're coming!

Hold your fire!

Stop shooting the one with the
eye patch! Focus on the others.

What do you mean? That son
of a bitch killed Chris!

He's redirecting the energy
of the bullets somehow.

Shoot the other ones!

You want to shoot someone, shoot me!

No! Cowards!

Erg! We have to go. It's over!

You first.

I have to be the last one out.

What is she doing here?

Faith! Stay there!

Stay right there. Don't move.

They're retreating! Move forward!

Let's go.

Clarice, come on.

No!