The Strain (2014–2017): Season 1, Episode 2 - The Box - full transcript

Previously on The Strain.

It's like a dead animal.

There've been 200 people
sitting there silently.

- Absolutely no movement.
- Oh, my God.

Are you seeing this?
They're all dead.

No signs of struggle.

- We've got survivors!
- I've seen this disease before.

If you have the
coffin, then you still have him!

You will cross the bridge
back into Manhattan before daybreak.

You will
be let through.

- Seal off the perimeter of the airport.
- Got it.



I said, let him through.

Aah!

Ain't that a pity?

So dam dirty

Well, they're gonna put me out
for another man

Woman's good

She was fine, oh

She was good

She was fine, oh

Yeah

Woman must be crazy

Mercy, mercy, mercy

Puss, puss.

Puss, puss, puss, puss. Hi.



Mm-hmm.

Hey, yo, waxy boy!

Waxy boy!
I got your box.

Yo!

Oh, what you got in here,
white boy?

Oh!

His lanyard says his name is
Peter Bishop, an ATC supervisor.

You knew him?

Where's his head?

Thai is his head.

Thought you guys were used to shit like this.
- He's not a doctor.

It would take
a lot of pressure...

to crush his skull
like that.

What did this?

Tower said
he came down here with you.

Yeah, he was helping us look for a large
cabinet from Regis 753 that went missing.

What was in it?

We think it was some sort
of infectious agent.

You mean, whatever killed the people on that plane?
- We don’t know that.

It's just a theory
at this point, right?

Ammonia.
Just like on the plane.

Hey. Does one of you
have an ALS?

Kill the work lights.

- What is that stuff?
- Biological discharge.

Closest analog is guano.

That or tick shit.

That's one hell of a tick.

Goodweather.

Jim, what's the matter
with you?

Nothing. I'm fine.
Long night, no sleep.

Too much coffee.
Goddamn it!

I don't care what he said. Just
stall them, lose their clothes.

I don't care. Just keep 'em
there till we get there.

We have to go. This crime scene
is now under CDC authority.

Nobody touches that body.

Barnes just released
the four survivors.

You don’t need a cab. My driver'll
be glad to drop you off.

I'm sorry, folks,
but you're not going anywhere.

Spare yourself the crucifixion. You don't
have a chance in hell of making this stick.

You still think it's some super flu, Doc?
Haven't you seen the news?

Someone leaked the Regis Air
documents to the Internet.

It's carbon monoxide
poisoning.

All of it covered up by the
airline's CEO Daniel Flaxton.

Well, you should be relieved, Doctor.
It's out of your hands.

Now if you don't mind, I've got
a lawsuit to file.

You believe everything
you see on TV?

Holy Jesus, is this man annoying.
We're fine.

We're all fine,
no thanks to you, Doc.

Feeling fine at this moment
does not mean you're not sick.

- Diseases incubate.
- Look, I get it.

This is your time in the
spotlight Snag a promotion.

Love to help, but I've got a major concert
on the day of the eclipse, so-

I need to go.
I do.

If it were up to me,
I'd stay,

but my union lawyers
want me out, so-

We're going in circles here,
so lei me be very clear-

You're all staying here under
quarantine on my authority.

Director Barnes
said we would be released.

And I say you stay.
I don't care what Barnes said.

According to
the Health Powers Act,

it only takes two physicians
to issue a quarantine order.

It's on.
One phone call, I get your job.

- And Little Miss Muffet's.
- You better start dialing then.

Katie, it's Joan.

Get me the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, Margaret Pierson.

At a press conference
last night,

Dr. Ephraim Goodweather,

Chief Medical Officer with the Centers
for Disease Control in New York City,

said it was too early
in his investigation to-

This could be a problem.

The CDC has closed
the airport.

They have still not
released the survivors.

If they continue to treat this as an
epidemic, it will delay our timetable.

In an hour, nobody will be
talking about an epidemic.

And I'll have the four survivors
on the street.

You will accomplish this how?

Disinformation.

A good story
always trumps the truth.

Just give the press
a villain to hate.

Now that this is done,

when do I see him?

Soon.

He is across the river.
That was our deal.

You will see him soon.

Where are you going?

To see an old friend.

I personally read all
250 pages of the Regis document,

and I was shocked
and sickened...

by the airline's
flagrant disregard...

for the safety
of its passengers...

and repeated violations-

Abraham Setrakian!

Your lawyer's here
to see you.

I have no lawyer.

You've grown old,

A230385.

Eichhorst.

Surprised to see me?

It has been many years.

You look exactly the same.

Your heartbeat is irregular.

I can hear it, Jew,
clear as a bell.

Did the coffin
cross the river?

What do you think?

And where is
your master now?

Watching you through me.

The great game is over, Jew.

Not while
I still breathe.

Amazing.

Despite all evidence
to the contrary,

you cling to the delusion
that you will prevail.

Don't tell me you still
believe in that God of yours.

So, where is he?

Why has he done nothing?

Face the truth.

He's nothing but a figment
of your imagination.

Your arrest report says you were
apprehended with an antique sword.

Is it Sardu's?
Don't worry.

I will give it back to
your master in due time.

That is amusing.

And her heart.

Do you still have that
as well?

Oh, you are such
a sentimentalist.

You might like
to know this.

She struggled at the very end,

but she never cried out.

I thought that strange.

Not even a whimper.

Only a single word-

“Abraham.”

But you were not there
to help her.

Do you feel great regret?

I- I will avenge her.

You will not
avenge anyone.

You're not a hero or a savior.

You're just a number.

I took your name
and gave you that number.

That's all you are.

It's good for you
that you are in here.

It is the only place
you can feel safe.

Safer than the streets
will be very soon.

You might survive
a little longer.

I want you
to watch it unfold,

unable to do anything
to stop it.

And when you die,

it will be the Master's eyes
you see last.

Remember your old friend
Dreverhaven?

Would you like to know
why he isn't here...

to share your glory
with you?

Because I cut him to pieces
with that sword...

and dumped his pans
in the North Sea.

I'll see that you’re
reunited with him...

very soon.

Until next time,

A230385.

Regis Air's
own safety inspectors....

Reported more
than two dozen incidents...

of dangerous levels
of carbon monoxide...

in passenger cabins
and cockpits.

Regis pilots issued
formal complaints about-

Mama? I'm home.

She's getting ready
for mass.

In a statement issued through
a spokesperson, Regis-

- Why don't you clean your shit up?
- Shh!

Look at this!
Look at this!

The plane coming in
with those stiffs on it?

What'd I say? Huh?

You think
I'm playing with you?

Hola, mi hijo.

Hola, mami. ¿Cómo estás?
Mira qué linda.

- You look beautiful.
- You look terrible.

Ah, mi hijo.

I don't like you
working nights like this.

It's not good for you.
I know, mami

Come to mass with me. Father
Cortez has been asking about you.

I can't, Mama.
I gotta get some sleep.

Next week.

Did you see
what Crispin got me?

No, I didn't see it.

Mmm.

Wow!

That's a nice piece.
Where'd you get it, Bro?

Flea market.
It was a real steal.

- Old lady didn't know what she had.
- Mmm.

So good to have
my two kids together again.

Eh? You both
will be here for dinner?

Sí mamá. I'll make
something special.

Okay.

Bye! Bye, mami I love you.

Where'd you get it?
Huh?

Where did you get it?
The truth!

The truth, you junkie piece of shit!
Huh? Huh?

The pawnshop a couple of blocks up.
The Jew who buys silver.

You don’t bring stolen shit into
this house and involve Mama in it.

You hear me?
Yes.

You know, Gus,
you got some balls...

talking to me like that.

Two years.

Two years I listen to her cry herself to
sleep at night while you were upstate.

I was the only one
who was here for her!

You were shooting her paychecks
up your arm. Okay. You got me.

Yeah, I got you.
Okay.

- But what about you, Gus, huh?
- What about me?

How long is it gonna be before you get
busted again and break her heart?

Huh?

I'm taking
this clock back.

That's not gonna
wash you clean, altar boy!

You contradicted my explicit
orders and declared them quarantined?

You can't release
the survivors.

Not till we know what we're facing.
We do know.

- Talk to you later.
- Let me introduce you...

to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, Margaret Pierson.

Pleasure to meet you, Dr.
Goodweather, Dr. Martinez.

So, let me bring you
both up to speed.

These Regis Air
documents...

point to a systems failure
aboard Flight 753.

So I've had the FAA ground the
entire Regis Airline fleet...

until the NTSB completes
its investigation.

It's not a CDC case anymore.

The NTSB has the ball now.

With all due respect,
Madam Secretary,

these people didn't die
from a faulty air system.

They didn't?
- Everything in my investigation points to a virulent pathogen.

We're far from understanding
exactly what did happen.

But we need to shut down this
airport so it doesn't spread.

- Eph, please.
- Dr. Goodweather, I appreciate your zeal.

But you need to step back for a moment and
consider the impact of a medical quarantine.

It would immediately stop all exports
from New York to the rest of the world.

Do you want to crash
a $70 billion economy...

and send the stock markets
into a free fall on a hunch?

Eph, I know you've been under a lot
of stress in your personal life,

and that's a big part of the cause,
but don't bring your baggage-

My personal life has
nothing to do with this.

It's about saving people.
It's that simple.

Eph.

I'm sorry, Everett. I shouldn't have
done that. No, you shouldn't have.

Here's what's
going to happen.

You're going to take
a few days off.

Then once this all blows over, we are
going to revisit your situation.

But as of now,
you are no longer involved.

Go home.

You have reached the office of the chief
medical examiner of New York City.

No one is available to
take your-

I can't reach Bennett.
Or anybody.

Why aren't they picking up
at the coroner's office?

They've got 206 dead bodies.
They're probably a little busy.

...dozens of reports of the
problems, and in one memo-

Captain Redfem?

Thanks for agreeing
to meet us.

You bet.

My passengers and crew trusted
me to get them to JFK safely.

But I didn't.
I'd like to know why.

You look a little pale.

I'm okay.
A bit of a headache.

And there's that humming
in my ears.

We do have a nonmedical
question for you.

A large piece of cargo has
gone missing from the plane.

The box.

You know about the box?

I was doing my prefiight
walk-around on the plane.

Four officials in suits show up in a
government van with this huge crate.

We've carried last-minute
high-security cargo in the past.

I didn't think much of it. This box,
it was maybe nine foot by four foot?

Yes.

Do you know what government office?
Do you know who they were?

They got down onto
the tarmac to my plane,

they had suits
and badges.

I figured
it had to be official.

Who am I to question this?

But because I didn't,

206 people are dead.

Other people are still in danger.
You can help save them.

Here's what you can do- Go to the
emergency room at St. Sebastian's.

A Dr. William Lester
will meet you there.

Who's he?

He's the best diagnostician
I know.

He'll admit you as a private patient
as a favor to me and run some tests.

He'll find out what's causing that
sound in your ears and your headaches.

Okay.

Unbelievable.

Jumping through
all these hoops...

because those bastards
don't want to face a quarantine.

And the airline's worried
about their liability.

My union is worried
about theirs.

Everyone's first priority
is covering their asses,

and no one gives a shit
about the truth.

I do, and you do,

and that's the best shot
we've got right now.

Oh, my God. Its buccal cavity
has serrated projections.

So it can latch onto
or cut through tissue.

Gonna try something.

Make it quick, before someone asks
what the hell we're doing here.

If these worms did
infect the victims,

then human blood should
produce a tropic reaction.

Look at that.

It's Zack. I'm supposed to stop by,
talk about the custody hearing.

You better go then. No, this is important.
He'll understand.

He'd understand he's not
as important as your work,

which is exactly what he hears
from his mother every day.

You want the judge to give Kelly
full custody? Of course not.

Take a moment.

Redfern's test results won't
come in for a couple of hours.

I'll finish this.

Thank you.

I'll see you
at the hospital.

What are you doing
in here?

Vasiliy Fet. Inspector,
City Pest Control.

On a Sunday? No.

You're not doing an inspection now.
There's no time.

This is our champagne brunch.
Busiest service of the week.

I'm sorry.
We had a complaint.

You want breakfast? Give your
order to one of the line chefs.

But I'm not giving you
any cash.

Is that what you think
I'm here for?

Look.

See that?

- That's rat urine.
- Ridiculous.

Okay, $200. But you get the
hell out of here right now.

No. You're making a big mistake.

I make many mistakes,
but not about vermin.

Move.

That was a $300,000 offer for a
30-minute on-camera interview.

And you hang up.

Whatever they're offering,
it's gonna be chump change...

compared to what we'll get
from the airline.

You know, this may go in the category of
“too soon," but ticket sales are way up.

That's what I love about you, Ruby.
Mm-hmm.

Here's to being alive.

See, moments like this,
as an artist,

they make you take a step back
and look at the big picture.

There's no answer to 'why us?”
It's just random luck.

But I'll take it.

There's that hum again.

You hear it still,
don't you?

It's almost like an echo.

Like an echo of a voice-
maybe your own voice-

when your ears and nose
are stuffed.

- It's weird.
- Yeah, I'm not hearing it.

But, Gabe, if that voice
has a tune, write it down.

Kinda reminds me
of my first acid trip.

Hey, you ever
done acid, Joan?

No. No acid.
No?

Not my thing.

What is your thing?

Like, you want to take this party someplace else?
- Like?

Townhouse
above my new theater.

Look, we could celebrate
our escape from the abyss.

No, I better get home
and see my kids...

and my husband.

Maybe another time.

I'm going to be getting together our
legal team at the firm tomorrow.

We'll talk soon, Gabe.

Ah, I need to get
my pipes cleaned, Ruby.

Pick out a couple
of hot ones.

Everyone stop
what they're doing!

No more food goes out
of the kitchen. Right?

As of right now,
you start cleaning...

if you ever want this place
to open up again.

You can't shut us down.

Councilwoman Shankar
eats here every Wednesday.

Oh, yeah?
You gonna serve her this?

Attention, everybody!

By order of
the health department,

this establishment
is now closed.

All right?
So everyone must leave.

Go!

Hey, honey!

Come on! Time to go!

Bye-bye now! I'm guessing
we don't have to pay.

Dr. Moise called
with some good news, sir.

The liver is young and healthy.
Belongs to a laborer.

No family.
Won't be missed.

Moise would like to move
ahead with the acquisition.

I'm not sure
I'll need it anymore.

With all due respect, sir,

if these other people can't
deliver what they've promised-

They can, and they will.

Even so, you should
have a backup.

Keep in mind- it's a
five-hour flight to Bogotá,

minimum of eight hours to harvest
the organ, and five more to return.

Your liver functionality is already well
below normal, and it could fail at any time.

If it does fail,

it'll be a challenge to keep you alive
until we receive the replacement.

All right. Fine.

Do it.

Are you sure it's wise
to leave the building, sir?

An infection would-

Would adversely affect my
ability to withstand surgery.

Yes, yes, yes.

I'm going.
There's no debate.

In fact, I've never felt more excited
about a meeting in my entire life.

I agree, Nora. 101 degrees
is not cause for alarm,

but I don't like
that his temperature's rising.

Fine. I'll meet you
back at the hospital...

by the time Redfern's
path report gets back.

Good.

Talk soon. Sorry.
It's that airplane case.

Yeah, I've been watching.
But why are you involved?

They say something was wrong with the
plane. Oh, that's total bullshit.

Nobody wants to deal with the truth.
What is it?

I don't know.
Nothing's adding up.

That's scary.
It is.

Well, I'm glad
you're handling it.

You know, that means whatever
needs to be done will get done.

Thank you.

Uh, come in.

Matt's here.

Hey, Eph-
Hey.

Diane.
My name's Diane.

I met you, like, five times. I drive
your kid to school every other day.

Can't even remember my name?
- I remember your name, Diane. I just drew a blank.

Funny, I've never drawn a
blank about you. Not once.

- Why is that, Eph?
- Diane.

- Oh.
- Zack's just in the back helping Matt.

Do what? We're convening your
old office into a game room.

- Hey, Dad.
- Hey, Zack.

How's it going, Eph?

Okay.

So you're rebuilding
this place, huh? Yeah.

Giant-screen TV
over here.

Perfect size
for a room like this.

Speakers here and here.

Yeah, it's gonna be
a great new space for us.

Yeah, listen,
I know this is awkward,

but I-I don't want it
to be, um-

Just make her happy.
Just make them happy.

That's all-
That's all I ask.

You got it.

Oh! Oh, oh, okay.

Great.

Mind if I speak
with my son?

No. Of course, of course.

You know, in time, I bet you and
I will become good friends.

Maybe.

Hey, Zack, Zack, Zack.
I gotta go.

Because of that plane.
I know.

I wanted to talk about
the custody hearing tomorrow.

Okay.
Just don't be late.

I won't. I won't be.
I mean it.

So what about it?

Uh-

I know this is a weird
situation, huh, for all of us?

Mom says the judge will ask
all kinds of questions.

Yeah, he will.
Or she will.

Whoever it is,
yeah, they will.

Have you thought about
what you're gonna say?

Mom says I should just say how I feel.
Absolutely.

Just be honest.
Just speak from your heart.

What are you gonna say?
Me? Uh, same thing.

My feelings.

I'm gonna say you're the most important
person in the world to me...

because you are...

and that I want
joint custody.

What's that?

That means...

that you get to spend as much time
with me as you do with your mother.

And I know that's
what you want, right?

But if you're
always so busy-

No, I won't be, not after I put this
case to bed. You always say that.

And I know you mean it,
but it's never true.

Zack, Zack, Zack.
Look at me.

This time it will be.

I didn't think
you were gonna show.

Keeping commitments is-

Is part of
my recovery process.

Hi, my name's Eph.
I'm an alcoholic.

Hi, Eph.
Hi, Eph.

I've been sober
one year and 11 days.

I'm in therapy,
learning about myself.

It's a journey of discovery.
Uh-

I'm passive-aggressive
and actively aggressive,

which is a rare combination,
I'm told.

Uh, let's see. What else?

I'm controlling.
I'm self-centered.

I'm emotionally distant
from my family.

Oh, and the greatest sin
of all- I love my work.

Um, but I'm taking it all in,
you know? I'm owning it.

And it's really
making a difference.

My wife's divorcing me...

and, uh, screwing
this new dude in my bed,

in my house, on which
I'm still making payments.

There I go again.
Right, Richard?

My sponsor says that I use sarcasm
to avoid my real feelings,

that if I truly loved Kelly,
I would be happy for her.

I wouldn't resent her.

I'm trying, Richard,

but it is
a very steep hill.

I saw them
right before I came here.

All three of them, together.

Doing things
I never had time to do.

I still don't have time
to do 'em.

And I wanted a drink.

I, uh, passed a bar
after I left there.

But I came here.

Because I can't
blow it with Zack.

'Cause he is all
that I have left.

He's my whole world.

Are you ready
to party with me?

Yeah!

Ah.

You smell beautiful. I bet
you taste even better, huh?

You okay, Gabe?
Yeah, yeah.

I'm still on German time. Keep
the beat going. I'll catch up.

Oh, my God!
You bit me, you bastard!

- Oh, shit.
- I'm bleeding.

- He bit me hard!
- Get out.

Get out!

Out!

You're crazy!

What's wrong?

Redfern just went
into a tailspin.

Lester's with him.
Here's the path report.

I've never seen
anything like it.

This is crazy.

“Aberrant, foreign cells.
Nuclear pleomorphism.

Biphenotypic appearance.”

It's like something shanghaied
his cellular machinery...

and is creating
something totally different.

We've sedated him for the
pain, started fluids, but-

Antibody studies back in yet?
No.

- How you feeling, Doyle?
- Boiling.

My skin's crawling. I feel
like I swallowed a razor.

All right.
watch your eyes.

Scar, same place
as the airline victims.

Just healed so fast we couldn't
see it without UV light.

Eph, look.

Jim, find Barnes. Tell him
that Redfern's gone critical.

He's gonna be really pissed when he
finds out you've been treating him.

I don't give a shit. Tell him that
one of the survivors is very sick.

Tell him we need to corral
the rest of the survivors...

and anybody they've had
contact with, now! Yes, sir.

Those autopsies should have
turned something up by now.

Dr. Bennett's
still not answering.

It went straight
to voice mail again.

Well, if the mountain won't come to
Muhammad- We're going to the morgue.

Dr. Goodweather? This is
Lori from the CDC Exchange.

There is a Gary Arnot calling.

Yeah, okay. Hello?

Yes, Doctor.
This is Gary Arnot.

I'm Emma's fa... I know
who you are, Mr. Arnot.

Well, first of all, I just wanted to
say that I'm sorry for what I did...

and to thank you for sending
my little girl home to me.

What? Are you saying someone
released her body to you?

No, not her body.
Emma's alive.

She showed up on my doorstep
this morning.

Um, Mr. Arnot, I'm a little confused.
Are you telling me-

You don't believe me? You know what? Fine.
- No, no, no, no.

I'm just trying to get you
to explain exactly-

My daughters home safe with me. That's
all that matters. Thank you very much.

Do you think it's possible
she's alive?

He's in shock. He's seeing ghosts.
I examined her in her seat.

She's dead.

When we boarded that plane,
everybody looked dead.

Then four of them woke up.

Could these worms
somehow induce...

some sort of state
of hibernation-

like tsetse flies?

Well, we'll find out
in 10 minutes.

If she's dead,
she'll be at the morgue.

Sir. I know you don't
want to hear this.

I've been with you
a long time,

and I've listened to a lot of doctors
promise you a lot of things.

I've seen what can be done
and what can't.

These people?
They're deceiving you.

These people have power
beyond anything you can imagine.

In time, you also will
benefit from that power.

Now, stay with the car.

I need to do this alone.

The sun has fallen.

You are very fortunate,
Mr. Palmer.

He has chosen you
to bear witness to his glory.

Welcome to the new world.

You brought
me all the way here.

Aren't you going
to look at me?

Hello? Anybody here?

Dr. Bennett?

Dr. Bennett? You okay?

Hello?

Every bag is empty.
Every single one.

This old man, he played one

He played knick-knack
on my thumb

With a knick-knack, paddywhack
Give a dog a bone

This old man
came rolling home

This old man,
he played two

This old man
came rolling home

He played knick-knack
on my door

With a knick-knack, paddywhack
Give a dog a bone

This old man
came rolling home

He played knick-knack
up in heaven

With a knick-knack, paddywhack
Give a dog a bone

This old man
came rolling home