The Strain (2014–2017): Season 1, Episode 10 - Loved Ones - full transcript

Dad, what's happening?

This is pan of the epidemic
we've been investigating.

Matt was infected.

When was the last time
you heard from your mother?

This morning. They were arguing about you
because you told us to go to Vermont.

Matt didn't even
come home last night.

Do you know Eldritch Palmer is?
- One of the most powerful men in the world, yes.

- He hired me.
- What did you do?

I worked my ass off
to shut the Internet down.

We can get the Master. He's nesting somewhere
in the city, but I need your help.

Where's Kelly?
Kelly's MIA all day.



- Where's Zack, Eph?
- He's with my colleagues.

- It's not safe here.
- Right, right.

In all your concerned state, you
still find time to screw on the rug?

She's serious. You have to get
out of town as soon as possible.

You hurt my friend,
I will cut your heart out.

I love my wife. She's the mother of my son.
I'd do anything to find her.

Yes!

Crap.

No. Come on.
Please.

Work!

Yes.

Dad.
Dad, come here!

- What is it? What's wrong?
- Mom's phone. It moved.

She's moving.
What are you talking about?



I lost my phone
a couple months ago.

I used this Web site
to track it.

So I thought, you know,
maybe we could use it on her.

- You got online?
- Barely.

It's super slow, but I finally
got enough of a signal.

It's going in and out, but I got
enough to see the phone move.

You're sure it's moving?

Yeah,
like three blocks.

If she's moving, she's gotta be
okay, right? It's a good sign.

I'm gonna call her.

Dad, it's ringing.

Hi. it's Kelly. Leave me a message,
and I'll call you right back.

Thanks.
Mom, it's me again.

Call me back, okay?
Please?

Maybe it's on silent
or something.

Why hasn't she called back?

What was the location?

This says... Main and Front.

No. Come on!

Please, work!
Shh, shh, shh.

It's okay. It's okay.
We know her location.

I'll get her.

The president has declared
a bank holiday...

in an attempt to stabilize the
nation's teetering financial system.

Hey. Hey.
This latest move...

comes in the wake
of 23 bank failures yesterday.

Despite these measures,

the head of the international
Monetary Fund...

hinted in
a news conference today...

that the world financial
system is now teetering...

on the brink
of systematic-

What's going on?

Zack tracked down
Kelly's phone.

Good morning, Mrs. Martinez.
The phone is moving.

Where is it?
Astoria.

Don't say it.
I wasn't gonna.

Kelly could be alive.

The phone is moving
during daylight.

She could have gotten out
without getting stung. We did.

They're
mobilizing downstairs.

Setrakian has a plan.
I have to do this first.

I didn't mean
to hurt you last night.

Nothing makes
any sense anymore.

I don't know what
I'm saying or doing.

But I knew
what I was doing then.

I- I'm not sorry
about that.

I know you're trying to
prepare me for the worst.

But I think there's
a real chance here.

And so long as there is-
Then you should go.

But you must
be prepared...

for what
you might find.

I get it.

Take your weapons.

Any change?
Still in the same place.

Can't I come?
I don't wanna just sit here.

No, I need you to track the phone.
Text me if the signal moves.

- What if it doesn't go through?
- Keep texting.

Bring Mom back with you.

I tracked the
epicenter of the rat-free zone...

right down here
by the World Trade Center.

I popped down into
the tunnels to investigate.

Ended up eye to eye with a few
dozen of 'em. Thai was a fun day.

In my opinion,

attacking them head-on-
on their own turf-

seems like a good way
for us all to die.

The thing about rats is
they always have a back door.

That's why it's so tricky
to catch them.

I'd bet that the vamps-
I bet you they have one too.

So this is my thinking,
all right?

We have to look at all the
decommissioned tunnels and lines...

near the World Trade Center.

Which this map
doesn't help us very much.

It'd be great
to get online.

I know this great
transit archive on there.

The Internet's for shit, so-

- Yeah. Sorry about that.
- About what?

I brought ii down.

Ah.

I think I missed that.

Yeah, not just me,
but... my crew.

An old rich guy hired us...

to interrupt mobile services
and crash most Internet traffic.

Eldritch Palmer.

Preventing the spread
of information.

And you helped him?

I never wanted
to hurt people.

I have been trying to figure out
a way to make things right.

Can you do that?

Maybe.

If I can get back
into Palmer's offices.

- How would you get access?
- I could get her in.

Use my city credentials,

fly under the radar.
Sure.

- I could be your boss.
- Assistant.

- Boss.
- Details.

I always wanted to get
into that building.

Hey, watch where you're going!

That's all I could steal!

Hey, baby. The
world's about to end.

Hey, where'd you get that phone?
That's mine. It's my phone.

I know you stole it. Where's
the woman you took it from?

- Hey!
- Where did you find it?

Back off or I'm not
telling you shit.

I found this on the street.
Wasn't any woman with it.

- You're gonna show me where.
- Show me your badge, po-po.

- Do I look like a cop? I'm a doctor.
- For real?

It's infected.

Jesus Christ.
That's a bad burn.

- How long have you had that?
- Got it last week.

Okay, Brea.
Where did you find the phone?

Help me up.

Thank you.

There.
It was right there.

Did you see the woman driving?
No.

Matt?

Matt!

You know, not talking is pan
of what ended my marriage.

Way to be a grown-up!

Look, if you don't wanna
talk, at least let me in.

I need
to get ready for work.

Hey. You're here.

It's a school day,
right?

Yeah, but, like, half the kids are out.
Most of the staff too.

Are they sick?
I guess.

A bunch of them didn't
even bother to call in.

Miranda's gonna release
the kids early.

No point with barely
half attendance.

What?

Do you know something?

Eph warned me
about a virus.

Something to do
with that plane at JFK.

He said we should leave town.
Seriously?

Oh, God.

If you wanna
let Miranda know.

But I'm getting Zack
and I'm getting out of town.

You should too.

Matt?

Where are you?

They called
a half day at school.

Everyone is sick.
Eph was right.

Matt?

Enough already.

Did you hear me?

Eph was right.

And you had him arrested
by the FBI.

Oh, my God. Matt?

We can speculate-

Zack?

Sweetheart,
where are you?

...who
attempt to- it seems to be-

to take matters
into their own hands.

Firearm sales have spiked. There's
been a run on survival equipment-

propane tanks, generators,
canned food and the like.

How are things going
out there on the street?

On line five I've got Ian in Brooklyn.
Go ahead, Ian.

Hi, Gary-

Kelly.

Oh, my word.
Are you okay?

Where's Zack?

I'm here
to pick him up.

Am I late?

I-
I think I'm late.

We-We dismissed early, and
when we couldn't reach you,

your friend Diane
came to pick him up.

I mean, I- I know
that you carpool.

Look, Kelly,

I think maybe you've
been in an accident...

and we should
get you to a hospital.

Can you get Zack for me?

Please.
Mm-hmm.

I, uh-

If you'll just excuse me,

I'm just gonna make
one call, okay?

I'll be-
I'll be right back.

I'm guessing that she's
been in a car accident,

and I think that she
has a concussion.

Hello?

Okay, assistant,

you believe you're supposed to
be there, they'll believe it.

Sure. You know, this isn't my
first dance, O wise and powerful.

So, what's with
the old pawnshop guy?

How are you
friends with him?

I met him last night,
same as you.

Really? Huh.

You seem to have
such a shorthand.

What about you?

What's your story?

No story.
What you see is what you get.

Listen, honey.

The pawnshop guy
is a vampire killer.

If you can top that story with
your mysterious background,

then go for it.

Fine.

What do you
wanna know about me?

This guy Palmer.

The guy dicks you over
to bring about end times.

If we're going to his building
just to borrow his Wi-Fi,

then you're
wasting my time.

I wouldn't dream
of wasting your time.

Hello.

New York
Pest Control Services.

We're here to inspect your
executive dining facilities.

I don't have you
down here.

Well, they don't let us make
appointments for inspections.

I can't let you through without
an okay from security.

You sure about that?

I mean, it's pretty much
just a quick look-see.

Another box I have to check
off for my hard-ass boss.

In and out in 10?

Hmm?

Well, it looks like executive
dining is in between shifts anyway.

So-
Oh, perfect.

Middle elevator.
Twenty-fifth floor.

Thanks, Lauren.
You're the best.

And you have yourself
a great day, okay?

Okay.

Confidence. It's all
about confidence.

Will you follow us,
please?

Confidence
or competence?

Now, look, I don't
wanna get you boys in trouble,

but as pest inspectors
for the City of New York,

we have the absolute right
to enter any licensed food-

Hey.
Shut up.

All right.
Thank you.

Miss Velders.

Reggie Fitzwilliam.
You remember me?

'Cause I certainly
remember you.

I see you've
taken up rat-catching?

So it appears.

Search them.

Don't touch me.

Use these
for catching rats?

Only really big ones.

So what now?

Mr. Palmer would
like to see you.

No, not you.

Her.

Alone.

Kelly?

You here?

We're live at the scene of another in
what may be a series of bizarre murders.

This tragic incident
claimed the lives...

of a young married couple
here in Brooklyn tonight.

They were found in the
basement of their home...

after a neighbor complained of a
terrible smell emanating from inside.

Police sources say a disturbing
pattern of random violence...

has swept across New York City in
recent days. -

Police have been inundated with
reports of home invasions, attacks-

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Kel, you
scared the crap out of me.

What time is it?

Kel?

Kelly?

Matt did this?

Are you serious?

Where's Zack?

What do you mean, where's Zack?
Eph said Zack was with him.

Kel, honey,
you're freaking me out, okay?

So I'm gonna take you
to the emergency room, okay?

Mom?

What's-
What's going on?

Kelly!

What the hell are you doing?
What are you doing?

No!

Okay!

Why in God's name would
you ever come back here?

Because I don't like
being taken for a ride.

Now I know that Palmer's
behind all this.

Evidently, you're fine
with being his lackey.

Mr. Palmer is very ill.

I won't
let you harm him.

If you try anything- anything
at all- I'll kill you.

Am I clear?

Miss Velders,
as requested.

Ah. Miss Velders.

I so admire
your pluck.

Thinking you and-
who- a ratcatcher...

could come here and what,
dispense with me?

The mind boggles at the
absurdity of the plan.

- But the ego behind it- audacious.
- You lied to me.

Did we have a deeper
transaction than I recall?

I bought you.
You let me.

- Are you a vampire too?
- Hardly.

You wanted to bring the world
down, wipe out the human race.

Why would any rational person
wanna do such a thing?

First, don't deny yourself
due credit.

You should be
taking a bow.

You did
exceptional work.

Truly. I couldn't have
done this without you.

Human DNA
decays as we age.

Over time it frays and it
fails, and we follow suit.

But it's a code
that can be rewritten.

Rewrite the software, and
you control the hardware-

the meat, muscle and tissue
that is mankind. To what end?

If hacking is about exploring
the limits of what is possible,

then I am on the verge
of achieving...

what you would consider
the ultimate hack-

cheating death.

Immortality?

Yes.

Well, thanks for sharing.

It's hard to be on the verge
of something so exciting...

and not share the good news
with someone.

And you are
the perfect person.

How's that? Well, who would
listen to you if you shared it?

You are insignificant.

You feel how invisible
you are?

That's why you did
what you did for me.

- Am I right about that?
- Son of a bitch!

You asshole!

Let go of me!

You're the nothing. You.

We won't see her again.

Get off me.
No, sir, you will not.

Get off me.

[ Master Whispering j
Kelly.

Kelly.

Come to me.

Come to me.

Come to me, Kelly.

Kelly.

Come to me.

Kelly.

Rejoice.

Embrace
your glorious fate.

Hey, Mr. Charming, remind
me to ignore you next time.

Sure.
Next time I will.

We'll do it your way. We'll
shout, yell, shoot our way in.

Yeah, well,
it had a better chance.

Turn around.

Relax.

I'm letting you go.

My employer is...
misguided.

“Misguided” is not
the bloody word I would use.

I don't agree
with what he's doing.

And so I can hardly
carry out an order...

to kill the people who are
trying to make it right.

Won't your friends here
tell on you?

No, their loyalty
is to me.

Then why
don’t you all join us?

Help us make
this right.

Go. While you
have a chance.

Go.

Diane?

The only way to be sure we're
right is to go down there.

It's night.
I was worried.

Nothing?

Nothing.

Guess we're not the only
ones who struck out, huh?

- No luck with the wife, huh?
- Oh, you're still here?

Who invited you here
exactly?

Hey!

She's here just like the rest of us.
Who put you in charge?

The director of the Centers for
Disease Control put me in charge.

You know what?

I don't need this shit.

If you don't want me, that's
absolutely no problem.

- I am gone.
- Hey, hey, hey.

It's not his decision. All right?
Just ignore him.

He doesn't speak
for all of us.

It's too dangerous.

At least just wait
till morning.

I would rather take
my chances out there...

than be stuck in here
with you assholes!

Hey.

You got a better deal out there,
be my guest.

Dad?

Hey, buddy.

Did you find Mom?

Dr. Goodweather.

Nora and I were just about
to go over what we discovered.

Just a minute.

You didn't find her?

No.

I, uh-
I did find her phone.

I guess she lost it.

What does that mean?

I'm not giving up, Zack.

Maybe this is
why she hasn't called.

1230.
I know.

That was the street address
of our place in Philly...

when I was
in medical school.

The first place
we bought together.

Keep going.

Keep going.

- Keep going.
- Come on.

It's what you wanted, right?

Mom, seriously?

Back deck.

What?
Check the back deck.

Surprise!

Do you like it?

I love it.

I got you good, didn't I? Yeah.

Happy birthday. Z.

You're the best mom ever.

I love the blue.

It's exactly
what I wanted.