The Purge (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - The Giving Time Is Here - full transcript

MIGUEL: Previously on The Purge.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

(GUN COCKING)
JOE: Your house has been breached.

- Please, please.
- Don't be afraid.

Come with me.

(WHIMPERING)

JOE: I'm not gonna hurt you.

I'm here to help you.

ALL: Blessed be America.
A nation reborn.

Blessed be us.



Lila.
She's not one of them either.

Please, help her.

CATALINA:
No Stanton is safe tonight.

LILA: Please help!

Rick, Jenna, open up!

Lila. LILA: Jenna.

JENNA: Come on, come on.

ROSS: And in this country,

you can't make
your neighbor move.

But you can Purge.

Jenna, Jenna, Jenna.

- (SCREAMS)
- No, no, no, no!

(ROSS GROANING)

(JENNA GASPS)



Getting you into business with Rex,
isn't exactly a favor.

There! Right there! Get them!

Come on!

REX: Split up and find them

before they can get to an exit.

MIGUEL: The place I told you
about, it's this way.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

WOMAN: Yes! Come on.

MAN: Yeah, come on!

We'll be safe here?

Yeah. Trust me.

Welcome back.

(METAL DETECTOR WHIRRING)

MAN: Hey, you better
wait in line.

We're all trying to get in.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(DARK ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

MIGUEL: Just stay close, Penny.

Whoa, whoa. Easy there.

My name's Pete. Welcome.

Penelope, right?

Yeah, yeah.

MIGUEL: Told you I'd be back.

Glad to see you got this guy
back here in one piece.

MAN: Pete, get over here.

- You gotta hear this.
- Hold on.

(MACHINE GUN FIRING)

(DOG BARKING)

How close do you think that was?

Don't worry.

Hey, you're safe.

Where you going?

JENNA: Bathroom.

- Well, should I...
- Think I can handle it.

- She's on edge.
- Yeah, no shit.

Jesus, okay.

No... (SIGHS)

I'm sorry. I didn't...
I didn't mean to snap. I...

(SIGHS)

This night has been a long one.

Trust me. I know.

Like I said, I'm... I'm sorry.

I can't imagine what
you're going through.

- You did what you had to do.
- I know.

(SIGHS, SNIFFLES)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(WATER RUNNING)

Well, tonight's almost over.

Gotta be honest.

Not feeling great
about tomorrow either.

I don't even know
where to begin.

Maybe you start
with firing the help.

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

I think I'm...
I'm gonna head upstairs.

Hey, I, uh, was gonna make...

I don't know, a sandwich
or something for Jen.

You want one?

Sure.

Why not.

Cool.

Thanks.

(SIGHS)

(EXHALES)

(ELEGANT MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY)

(FAINT LAUGHTER)

You're gonna be there
for me, right?

Of course.

I can't believe I'm doing this.

Listen to your own voice
and what's in your heart.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

ALBERT: There she is.

How's my angel?

You know what that is?

I gave that to your mother
on our 20th anniversary.

Something old.
Something borrowed.

ALBERT: And something new.

ELLIE: Something blue.

(SIGHS)

Sweetie, what's going on?

Maybe this is...
this is too fast.

Maybe I should
wait a few more years.

A little cold feet is normal.

This is a big day for you.

For our whole family.

No, no. (STUTTERS)
I can't go through with this.

Sweetie,

you're just overthinking it.

No, I'm not overthinking it.

I'm not leaving this room.

I don't care what
they think of me.

Honey, your father is right.

- You are overthinking it. This...
- No, stop.

I made my decision.

(SIGHS) Fine.

(SIGHS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(MOANING SOFTLY)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SNIFFLES)

- (GUNSHOT)
- (GASPS)

(MUFFLED SCREAM)

(SOBS)

MAN: He hasn't come in yet!

(METAL DETECTOR WHIRRING)

I wish you would've
told me about Rex,

what he does.

Yeah?

And if I had,
would you have gone with him?

I guess not.

Pete, do you serve food here?

Like pancakes?

(PETE CHUCKLES)

I don't know what
your brother promised, but, uh,

we don't exactly have
a brunch menu.

We've got a few snacks
in the back.

Just stay put.
I'll grab us something.

So you were a cop before?

The Purge put you
out of business

since there's so little crime?

I don't know
if that's really how people work.

I saw people break the law
for all sorts of reasons.

Not usually the kind
you can save up for one night.

But crime is lower, right?

That's what they say.

Till you've seen it up close.

I lost my brother on this night.

A random Purger
sliced his head clean off.

Said he just wanted
to watch it roll.

That's awful.

Miguel and I...

We're OMF.

When our parents died,
they sent us to a counselor.

She tried to explain
how their sacrifice

was going to help more people
than it would ever hurt.

And we were so little,
I don't remember much of it.

But I do remember
her saying that part.

And it made me feel
a little better.

MAN: Hey, Pete, check this out.

Okay.

- Excuse me.
- Yeah.

It must feel nice
to believe in something.

(RUBBER BAND SNAPS)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

- Room service.
- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

A-ha.

Wow, that actually
smells amazing.

Yeah, only took me four tries.

(LAUGHS, SNIFFLES)

Cheers. Here's to starting over.

What do you mean by that?

Well, no, I just...

I think this night has...
taken a toll on all of us.

And there was a lot
riding on that deal

with your dad.

And... I don't know.

Well, he's gone.

But the company's
still here, and...

I'm his only child,

so I guess
whatever happens is...

up to me.

- Lila, we don't need to...
- I want to.

I want to give you the deal.

Look, uh...

This really isn't easy. Uh...

Part of me feels, like,

Jenna and I should never have
even started down this road.

I mean, we were just trying
to be something that we're not.

The project isn't just
your dream, Rick.

It's hers, too.

I want to repair something
I had a hand in breaking.

Please let me do that.

That's very generous of you.

So... (SNIFFLES, SIGHS)

Are we partners?

Is it a yes or no?

Do you still want the deal?

Honestly, Lila,

I can't answer that.

I need to talk it over
with Jenna.

Oh, hey. I was, uh...

I was just gonna
come check on you.

I made you
a grilled cheese special.

Rick, can I have
a moment alone with Lila?

Rick.

Yeah. Yeah, of course.
I'll, um...

I should probably
check on the house again.

Hey.

Stop, please.

What's wrong?

I can't live in chaos.

I can't do this anymore.

We're not doing anything.

Why did you offer Rick
that deal without me there?

Maybe because you knew
I wouldn't take it?

I wouldn't like it if he did?

(SCOFFS) Jen...

Listen.

You... sparked something in me.

You... knocked me off-balance.

In a good way.

And I was selfish
for wanting more.

But us, this,
whatever thing this is,

it can't go on.

I'm tired of all the games.

But you need someone
who can protect you.

No. No, I don't.
I can protect myself.

Did Rick put you up to this?

(SCOFFS) He's manipulating you.

When are you gonna stop
living his life?

Is that what you think of me?

No, it's just...

We can be happy.

You know that. You've said that.

Oh, I've said a lot
of things that,

yes, probably made
this harder for you.

I know. I'm...

I was confused.

Lila, I want to be
clear with you.

I know I haven't been
in the past.

We're done.

No.

That's bullshit.

That's fucking bullshit.

I'm sorry.

Hey.

Do you remember the first time
we took you to the stable?

- Yeah.
- Yeah?

You didn't want to get
anywhere near those horses.

You sat on the ground
with your arms crossed.

You were like, "No way, Daddy,
I'm not going in there."

You get that
stubbornness from me.

(CHUCKLES) I paid that trainer

to cancel the rest
of her appointments

because I was just gonna
wait you out

for as long as it took.

And it took a pretty long time.

It must've been five hours

before you finally agreed
to saddle up.

But you know what?

I loved it.

Still do.

And you excelled at it.

Joy, true joy,

comes from courage.

So does greatness.

(SIGHS)

There are some things
that you can only learn

through experience.

And the strength that you are
gonna gain from this today,

there is literally nothing
that I can say

that will make you understand

what you're about to feel.

I want to be strong.

You are.

What was it like for you?

- Honestly?
- Yeah.

I was scared as hell.

- (CHUCKLES) No.
- Of course!

I agonized over it for weeks.

I mean,
what kind of person wouldn't.

But, sweetie, that day came.

And it was over, just like that.

And as soon as I'd done it,

truly, I knew it was right.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Coffee, please.

Nothing stronger?

So what happened?

You wandered off the bus
and got lost?

- No.
- You sure?

'Cause we could slip out back
and do the deed right now,

if you want.

Excuse me.

I Purged one of you
cult kids last year.

Didn't put up a fight at all.

At least not until the very end.

Oh, you're such a badass,
what are you doing in here?

Get out there, big man.

Go out and slaughter some kids.

Go!

MIGUEL: Hey!

Is there a problem?
You wanna go?

You get one warning.

'Cause I'm in a good mood.

Don't bother my friends.

Got it.

Sorry.

That robe is attracting
the wrong kind of attention.

I got a box full of clothes
in the back,

if you wanna see
if something fits.

Sure.

Don't start shit in my bar.

(EXHALES DEEPLY) Hey.

(FAINT CLATTERING)

- Rick.
- No, hold on. Hold on.

(FAINT CLATTERING)

Stay... stay here
till I get back.

Okay?

(FAINT CLATTERING)

Lila?

(FAINTLY) Lila.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Do you want me to take that
outside and burn it?

You gonna start on me now?

Not a fan of your cult.

Tavis prefers the term
"new religion."

(LAUGHS) I'm sure she does.

I know you think it's bullshit.

But you gotta understand,
I was all alone,

no place to live,

worrying about Miguel
halfway around the world.

And Tavis was there for me

when I needed something
to believe in.

(SIGHS)

Did you meet Tavis in jail?

Kantrow rehab.

My ex-boyfriend, he, um...

I just... I got hooked
on some bad stuff.

She was your social worker.

That's her job.

Come in, Penelope.

Tavis, uh, chooses
her members carefully,

from what I gather.

They have to be approved.

- By who?
- The NFFA.

That's who's really funding her.

That's why she's
off-limits tonight.

No. No, you've got it all wrong.

It's not
a political organization.

Oh, sure, that's what she says.

It's all part of the long con.

Think about who she recruits.

She trolls jails, hospitals,
homeless shelters.

To find people who need help,
who are looking for a purpose.

To find people the NFFA
has deemed disposable.

Filling up the gas tank
on that blue bus

is a hell of a lot cheaper
than socialized medicine.

You're lying.

That's not possible.

When I was on the force,
we had proof:

Wire transfers, documents,
audition tapes.

- What?
- They held auditions

to find Tavis.

She's just playing a part.

But I helped her recruit people.

You didn't know.

Why didn't you say anything?

I tried.

My partner and I
were building a case,

but the NFFA has cops
in its pockets, too.

The bosses squashed
the investigation.

They destroyed the evidence.

Yeah, and now that bus
is full of kids

just like I was,

lost and afraid.

I need to find that bus.

No, no. Not the bus again.

I can't let my friends die
for nothing.

(GUN COCKING)

- Jeez! Oh, my...
- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

It's just me. It's just me.

Why were you banging?

It wasn't, I swear.
I heard it, too, okay?

- (LOUD KNOCKING)
- WOMAN: Richard, Jenna!

- Are you home?
- Shit.

Someone's at the door.

WOMAN: Are you in there?
Oh, fuck!

- (BANGING ON DOOR)
- (DEVICE BEEPS)

- CAROL: Have you seen Ross?
- Oh, shit.

Richard, please,
I can't find Ross.

- Please tell me he's in there with you.
- Who is that?

RICK: Neighbor's wife.

Richard, Jenna!

Where's Ross?

Go home, Carol!

What happened in there?

Uh, look, we'll talk
in the morning, okay?

CAROL: No, no! Let me in!

Why? So you can finish
what Ross started?

What? I...

Carol, your husband is dead.

Lila, shut up.

- LILA: What?
- What good is telling her that gonna do?

- Oh, my God.
- Carol, go home, please.

God, I told him that
you people were dangerous!

He attacked us!

Open the door!

Your husband tried to shoot
a pregnant woman.

- He got what he deserved.
- Carol.

- Leave!
- Carol!

Listen to... Jesus, Carol.

Someone's behind you.

Carol, listen to me.
You have to run now.

Oh, fuck, please open the...

She's gonna die.

- It's her own fault.
- Shut up.

Carol, listen to me.
You need to run, now!

LILA: Oh, God. Oh, God.

- Oh, sh...
- (THWACK)

(YELPING)

LILA: Oh, my God.

- (SQUELCHY THWACK)
- (CAROL YELPING)

(DEVICE BEEPING)

What the hell was that?

I told that woman
what she deserved to know.

Which you didn't have
the balls to do.

Yeah. And now she's dead.

At least she died knowing
the truth about her husband.

A lot of women
never get that chance.

Is... Is that supposed
to be a dig?

Lila...

I know you're upset,

but Jenna made her decision.

Just respect it, okay?

My God, you...

You're young.

You have your whole life
ahead of you.

(SCOFFS SOFTLY)

She talked about
leaving you, you know.

Did she tell you that?

Yeah, of course.
She tells me everything.

So what'll it take
to make you go away?

Come on, Ricky.
Give me a number.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Wow. You want to buy me.

$5 million?

$10 million.

(LAUGHS) Wow. You're pathetic.

But I'm getting closer,
aren't I?

$20 million.

I'm not for sale.

I built this life from nothing.

I can do it again.

(CHUCKLES)

That's right.

Hardscrabble Rick
with his bootstrap stories.

But at the end of the day,

too chickenshit
to pull the trigger.

God, you know, the fact that
you think that's a weakness

speaks volumes.

My father always knew
you'd never be one of us.

He used to joke
that you reeked of trash.

Poor white trash.

Fuck you.

(LAUGHS)

Aw, I know that look.

Same one you gave me
on the first night.

Now, do you need me to go
fuck your wife again for you?

- (GRUNTS)
- (GASPS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(BREATHING SHAKILY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Nice to see you.

(ELEGANT CLASSICAL
MUSIC PLAYING)

ALBERT: Honey.

WOMAN: Oh, so beautiful.

MAN: Big day, Lila.

WOMAN: Good luck.

If I could just, for a second,

have your attention.

Hi!

I'd like to thank you all
for coming,

for celebrating
this occasion with us

in our home...

And with our daughter,

our spectacular Lila.

Look at you. You're just...

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

You're stunning.

Your mother and I
have always known

that you were destined
for magnificence.

And we... we truly could not
be prouder of you.

- Tonight is momentous.
- (GUESTS MURMUR IN AGREEMENT)

But it's just
the first commencement.

To a lifetime
of glorious participation.

WOMAN: Yeah. Cheers.
ALL: Cheers.

MAN 1: Hear, hear.
MAN 2: To Lila.

MAN 3: Cheers, Lila.
MAN 4: Mmm-hmm.

And now, our gift on the eve
of your 18th birthday.

Gentlemen?

(PEOPLE MURMURING)

WOMAN 1: Should be fine, right?

WOMAN 2: Yeah. (LAUGHS)

WOMAN 3: Ah,
it's a big decision.

WOMAN 4: Choose your path.

WOMAN 5: Whenever
you're ready, love.

(PEOPLE MURMURING)

MAN 5: Oh! (EXCLAIMS)
WOMAN 6: Oh, great choice.

- WOMAN 7: Wonderful.
- (LAUGHTER)

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)
ALBERT: That's my girl.

A toast to my daughter.

ALL: Cheers.

ALBERT: We're all here
to celebrate her

and to support her
on her journey.

To Lila.

ALL: To Lila.

(GUN COCKING)

(GUNSHOT)

(MUFFLED, ECHOING) Yes!

(APPLAUSE)

(MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING)

WOMAN: (SINGING)
Why you want to waste it?

This thing down in your soul.

It's taking our places.

It's taking our soul.

What do you have to show for it?

Pete should've kicked
that guy out.

He seems a little off.

Yeah. Maybe he's
just having a bad night.

(LAUGHS)

What about you?

Purging?

It's a little personal tonight.

I'm doing my own thing.

Yeah.

Had to find someone tonight.

That's why I'm out here.

Had to bring her somewhere safe.

What's next?

Next?

Yeah, you know, this holiday

feels like it lasts
a whole lifetime

when you're in it,
but then the sun comes up.

I think, first things first,
I'm gonna get breakfast.

Ah. (LAUGHS)

Yeah, tomorrow can't come
fast enough, you know?

Huh.

First day
of the rest of my life.

I'm Joe.

Miguel.

Cheers, Miguel.

Cheers.

Thank you for your service.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER ECHOING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(LOCK CLICKS)

(WATER RUNNING)

(VELCRO RIPPING)

(FAUCET SQUEAKS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

That bus is full of kids
just like me,

lost and so sure
they're doing the right thing.

They deserve to know
the truth about Tavis.

Would they even believe you?

I mean, they know me.
Maybe they'd believe me.

Pen, even if you could
convince any of them,

any of them,
we almost died getting back here.

More than once.

PENELOPE: I know that,
but they're all gonna die,

and it's my fault
they're out there.

MIGUEL: They're not our problem.

Albert Stanton is dead.

MIGUEL: It's not your fault.

(WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY)

- Pete, gun!
- Miguel!

(PEOPLE CLAMORING)

Rocco, move your ass!

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(KEYPADS BEEPING)

(GRUNTING)
You motherfucker, Pete!

My brother's rotting
in prison 'cause of you!

Who the hell is this guy?

Hey, Samuel, it's Penelope.

I need to talk to Tavis.

(GRUNTING)

MAN: Rossito. Zeke Rossito.

What? Brian's brother?

That sick bastard deserves
to be behind bars for life.

Get him out of here!

Come on, you shit bag.
Get him up, Rocco.

Get him. Get him.
MAN: Take him outside!

(GRUNTS)

Move, move, move!

Anybody else want to ruin
a good thing tonight?

(DISTANT GUNSHOTS)

Good luck out there.

(DISTANT EXPLOSION)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Pete.

Hey, listen, Penelope told me
something about...

Where's Penelope?

Shit.

Probably shouldn't have
told her about Tavis.

Wait, you don't think
she really...

Check the bathrooms.
I got the office.

(SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

- (YELLS)
- Oh!

- (YELLING)
- (RICK GROANING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

You did this.

- You chose this.
- Lila, stop!

Jenna, Jenna, Jenna,
go back upstairs.

It's okay. I'm protecting us.

He grabbed me.
He tried to kill me.

No, I don't want
any more violence tonight.

He's a violent man!

What if he hurts you
or the... or the baby?

Would you risk that?
Would you raise our child

with this monster?

She's not your child.

Rick, no! No.

I was there when it happened.

You needed me
to make her happen.

But now you want to cut me
out of your life?

He's making you do this.
I know he is.

He hates what we have.

Put the gun down.

Put it down.

You love me, right?

Tell me I'm not crazy.

Because I don't know
what's real anymore.

Yes. It was real.

It was real
when I said those things.

I meant them when I said them.

I'm so sorry I hurt you.

Okay? Please, I'm sorry.

Please.

I know you love me.

You'll understand one day,
I did this for us.

- No, no, no!
- (KNIFE SLASHES)

(GUNSHOT)

(BREATHES SHAKILY)

(DISTANT GUNSHOTS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(FAINT GUNSHOTS)

(DOG BARKING)

(GLASS SHATTERS)

(DOG BARKING)

(FAINT GUNSHOTS)

- MAN 1: Get back here, you traitor!
- (MAN 2 GRUNTING)

MAN 3: Come here, you bitch!

(ENGINE RUMBLING)

(BRAKES SQUEALING)

(BUS HISSES)

Tavis.

I need to talk to you.

Sister Penny, you're alive.

We came as fast as we could.

Come.

Don't listen to anything
Tavis says.

She's a liar who wants us to die.
She gets paid for it.

- Sister Penelope, please.
- Stay away from me!

Listen, get off the bus now

and come inside, please.
We'll be safe.

You've gotten lost

on your way to the Invisible.

You're not the first.

I saw the night
for what it really is.

A chance for us to heal
those who are suffering and...

No, your chance
to line your pockets.

You never told us
that you were funded

by the New Founding Fathers.

The people I care for
have no means.

All of the money is used
to support the mission,

to support people like you,
like all of you.

Look, don't let her twist this.

She picked us because the NFFA

told her we were disposable.

I didn't choose you.
You chose me.

I am trying
to make the world a better place

- by any means necessary.
- Bullshit.

You understood that once.

Were you not happy
under my care?

I was, but it was based...

You were. (SHUSHING)

You were happy.

And now, self-interest
has clouded your judgment

and made you weak.

I should've known
that you weren't ready.

Not yet. Not this year.

Not ever.

- (GRUNTS)
- (GIRLS SCREAMING)

What the hell do you think
you're doing? Come here!

(SCREAMS) Let go of me!

(GUN COCKING) JOE: Let her go.

Hey, man, I just drive the bus.

(GUNSHOTS)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

I don't want to die.

How about I take you
somewhere safe?

The Cantina. It's safe.

- No.
- (WHIMPERING)

Miguel!

Pen!

(PEOPLE WHIMPERING)

Pen!

Penelope!

- (ENGINE STARTS)
- Pen!

Pen!

I did this.

You saved my life.

Hey. (GRUNTS)

Hey.

We're gonna be okay.

- I promise.
- (ALARM CHIRPS)

AUTOMATED VOICE:
System disarmed.

(GARAGE DOOR RUMBLING)

What's going on?

I have no idea.

(MUFFLED WHIMPERING)

(MUFFLED GRUNTING)

(MUFFLED GRUNTING)

(MUFFLED SCREAMING)

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

(MUFFLED SCREAMING)

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

(JENNA CRYING)