Timeless (2016–2018): Season 1, Episode 12 - The Murder of Jesse James - full transcript
(SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(DOOR OPENS, BUZZER SOUNDS)
So, who are you?
I'm Jessica Logan's husband.
I don't know who that is.
I don't know who you are...
I think you do.
You saw me on the TV
five years ago,
begging for my
wife's safe return.
Begging you.
Okay, this is...
I'm out of here.
Wait, please.
Please.
I'm not trying
to drag you back
into court or anything.
I just...
I need to know.
Know what?
That it was you.
(CHUCKLES)
Come on, man, get real.
You're already locked up
on a double murder.
You're never
getting out, so...
Then what difference
does it make what
I say to you?
None to you,
everything to me.
And if you did do it,
don't you think
you owe me that?
All right.
I know exactly who you are.
Wyatt Logan.
And I know who
Jessica is, too.
And if I could change things,
I would.
But I can't,
neither of us can.
Not unless I had
a time machine.
Hi, Mom.
AMY: Ugh, God, please
don't call me Mom.
(SOFT MUSIC)
Amy, is that...
Is that you? Are...
Are you really here?
No, I'm not really here.
I'm gone.
What?
Worse than gone,
I don't even exist.
And worst of all?
You don't care.
Of course I care.
Oh, my God, you're like...
You're all I can think about!
Really?
Then what day was yesterday?
(TENDER MUSIC)
I hope you're
enjoying your little trips.
'Cause I'm still lost.
And I am never coming back.
No.
And it's all your fault.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Amy?
Amy?
Amy?
(AMBIENT MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
What's going on?
Oh, come on,
Mason just told me.
That I'm...
Gonna be
the nextLifeboatpilot.
What...
Yeah, I mean, it's...
It's early, right?
I've only been here two years,
and I hear training is brutal,
and...
Honestly, whatever word
you put in to Connor
for me, thank you.
You deserve it.
RUFUS: Mason. Mason.
You're making Jiya
the nextLifeboatpilot?
Yeah, well, her physics
aptitude scores
are on a par
with yours, so, yes.
You know what I mean.
Our benefactors
are insisting on it.
She's to replace
you in six months.
Six months?
And you think
I'm gonna train her?
Well, yes,
it would be easier
if you did.
But still, I think
we can cobble together
a training regimen
that'll get the job done.
You son of a bitch.
(SCOFFS)
What did you think
would happen?
That you'd get on
your proud little soapbox,
make your speech
and they'd just,
what, slink away
into the darkness?
Please don't do this.
No, you asked me
to pick a side.
Well, I did.
Now I suggest
you reconsider
your allegiances
because once she's trained,
you become expendable.
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
Guys, Flynn just jumped.
Where?
DENISE: April 3rd, 1882.
It's the day that
Jesse James died.
Check it out, Rufus.
He was planning a robbery
with Robert and Charles Ford.
They were members of his gang.
What he didn't
know is that they'd
already made a deal
with the governor
to double-cross him
for the reward money.
And then they got
the drop on him,
they shot him in the back
while he was
dusting a painting.
I always remembered
that detail.
So, why does Flynn
want Jesse James?
Great psychos think alike?
Well, there's only
one way to find out.
Off you go, cowboys.
(SOFT ROUSING MUSIC)
Lucy, you okay?
Yeah.
I don't know,
I got doubts about
Platte City, Jesse.
It's a big bank job
for just three people.
Three?
I count seven men
in this room.
Witnesses said that during
the exchange of gunfire
with the lawmen on the train,
James fought
with the strength
and vigor
of five men combined.
Five.
Six. Seven.
Now come on, Bob,
you don't have to be a coward
every waking day of your life.
You can grow
a pair of low-hanging fruit.
(SIGHS)
That one never gets dusted.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TWO GUNSHOTS)
(MEN GRUNT)
I just saved your life.
The hell did you do?
Calm down,
look at their hands.
They were gonna
shoot you in the back.
They made the deal
with the governor.
A full pardon
for killing you.
How do you know that?
I overheard them
bragging about it at a bar.
How rich they were gonna get,
how you'd never see it coming.
I've been
tracking them ever since.
Uh-huh.
So you tracked 'em
all the way here?
And why would you
pay me such a kindness?
For the famous
Jesse James.
Because I wanna
buy you a drink.
(GUN CLICKS)
And make you an offer.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(DARK MUSIC)
Is that, um...
Robert Ford.
And that's his brother.
And no sign of Jesse James,
who was supposed to be dead.
Flynn must've
saved that whack job.
So, where would Flynn
take Jesse James?
That's a historical question,
meant for the historian.
Huh?
Oh, um, sorry.
I don't know,
I guess if you
grab a bank robber
maybe because
you need help
robbing something?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(PIANO PLAYER PLAYING)
JESSE: That's real deep
in Indian territory.
They don't really
find our kind pleasant.
Which is exactly
why I need you.
You know the area
better than anyone else,
you're good with a gun.
I ain't just good,
I'm the best.
Which is why I need you.
So, this is, what,
a treasure map?
Something like that.
Well, what's the treasure?
She recognizes you.
I have an abundance
of admirers.
The treasure?
It doesn't lead to money,
it leads to someone.
Someone?
So, there ain't no gold,
ain't no robbery,
just a person
at the end of this hell?
What's so special about him?
They're important
to a cause I'm fighting for.
Oh, yeah?
What kinda cause?
A patriotic one.
(LAUGHS)
Oh, God, is there
anything more dull?
(COINS RATTLE)
See, you should've
led with this.
You'll get
the rest of the money
when the job's complete.
Do we have a deal?
Sure.
(DOOR OPENS)
Marshals. We should
head out the back.
Hey, boys!
What the hell are you doing?
You looking for
the world-famous
Jesse James?
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Because, fortune has
just smiled upon you.
Hands in the air, now!
(TWO GUNSHOTS)
(WOMEN GASP)
(DARK MUSIC)
Now we can go.
(SCOFFS)
Least they died
looking at something pretty.
(SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I guess it's safe to say
Jesse and Flynn have
been through here.
Bartender says
they're headed south.
Where you goin'?
I'm buying some horses,
so we can follow 'em.
What, just south,
through hostile
Native American land?
That's not exactly
Google Maps, is it?
Well, we've
survived worse.
Barely.
We won't make...
Hey, stop!
What part of
Jesse James is
killing people
don't you understand?
People are dying
that are not
supposed to die,
and the longer he's alive,
the more he's gonna
mess up history.
And since when am I
the one worried about
protecting history?
Lucy, I don't know
what is going on with you,
but you need to get your head
in the game, like, right now.
Sorry.
Okay, well, every time
I've gone into
hostile territory,
I've gotten a local guide.
So, where do we find that?
(SIGHS)
What?
(DRAMATIC SUSPENSE MUSIC)
So, this U.S.
Marshal's the guy
that the Lone Ranger
is based off of?
That's what they say.
Bass Reeves was
responsible for
over 3,000 arrests
during his career.
Arguably, the best lawman
in the Old West.
If he's that good, why doesn't
the town come to him for help?
(ROUSING MUSIC)
The Lone Ranger is black?
That's...
Awesome!
Go on, get.
(CHILDREN GIGGLING)
How many they kill?
Four, since this morning.
Can't help you.
Can't, or won't?
Won't.
We just told you that
one of the most wanted
men in America,
Jesse James,
is on the loose...
And I'm telling you,
I've got a half dozen
crimes I'm working on.
He don't get
pushed to the front
of the line
because he's famous.
There's plenty
of other Marshals
that can track him down.
James went south.
Into Indian territory.
You used to live with
the Indians for years,
when you escaped bondage.
They call you
one of their own,
don't they?
How do you know what I...
If you don't do something,
these two will carve a path
through anyone who
gets in their way,
including
the people on that land,
people that lawmen won't help.
Do you really think
any other Marshal's
gonna care about
that the way you do?
Damn it.
George, come here.
Yeah, Pa?
You're the man of this house
while I'm gone, all right?
Go round up
your brothers and sisters.
We do this my way.
Understood?
Yep. Whatever you want.
As long as they catch
bullets in the end.
BASS: Catch bullets?
What the hell is
wrong with y'all?
This ain't the 1820s.
We capture and bring 'em
to justice, alive.
Understood?
You want my help,
I need your word, son.
Do I have it?
WYATT: Yeah.
Sure, we do it your way.
BASS: Good.
Now, let's get
you two armed up.
What about me?
I'm not in the business
of escorting women
into danger, ma'am.
Well, you're not escorting me,
I'm helping you.
And no offense,
but you don't really
have a choice in the matter.
But not in that dress.
Let's get you
something proper to wear.
Coordinates locked.
Initiate.
(ENGINE POWERING UP)
(GEARS CLANKING)
(RUMBLING)
Come on.
COMPUTER:Alert. Alert.
Trajectory miscalculation.
Re-adjust.
(BUZZERS SOUNDING)
(BUZZER BLARES)
COMPUTER:
Mission failure.
Mission failure.
Damn it.
CONNOR: Well, it's true,
you're dead. Sadly.
But still, your takeoff
was much better this time.
(SIGHS)
Sticking the landing
is the thing, I mean,
I can't...
How the hell does Rufus
do it every time?
Hey, you'll get there.
Just like he did.
No, no, no, you've been
at this for hours,
you need some rest.
We'll get back
to it tomorrow.
Hey, you know
what would be a huge help?
Hmm?
Video flight logs
from the other pilots.
Those were lost.
Um...
Power surge wiped
them out in 2014.
I bet I could
recover them.
You're a little
busy at the moment.
I'll put some people on it.
Now, go, get some sleep.
(INDISTINCT SHOUTS)
I'm Grant Johnson.
Who the hell are you?
Hey, Bass?
BASS: Yeah?
Who the hell are they?
Righteous townsfolk
that aim to bring down
a criminal element.
Townsfolk?
Hey. I think he's Tonto.
The hell did you just say?
Hey, Bass?
Yeah?
This one just
called me a fool.
Tried to hide it in Spanish.
Maybe he's on to something.
(CHUCKLES)
Tonto means
fool in Spanish.
I know what it means.
Whoever wrote
The Lone Rangersucks.
No, I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to...
I'm Wyatt.
Rufus.
Grant,
you wanna come on in here
so I can tell you what for?
Yeah, yeah.
Dude, we're in a posse
with the Lone Ranger.
Yeah, well,
don't get too excited.
They're not gonna
be happy with us
when this is all over.
What does that mean?
I'm not gonna let 'em
arrest Jesse James.
I'm gonna shoot him myself.
What?
Well, one,
you gave Bass your word,
and two, does the casualness
with which we
talk about murder
ever bother you?
It's not murder.
What is it?
It's stopping a bad guy
from hurting good people.
And, no,
it doesn't bother me.
(SOMBER ORCHESTRATION)
Yeah.
It's very Eastwood.
A woman wearing pants.
Wouldn't want a dress
slowing us down.
(GRUNTS)
Easy.
Yeah. I'm good.
Thank you.
You sure?
Yeah, yeah, I got it.
I'm good.
Okay.
(EXHALES)
(ROUSING MUSIC)
The West is a lot different
than I thought it would be.
A lot more cold sores.
Why is everybody looking at us
like they wanna kill us?
Because the two
of us are black
and one's Indian.
Huh! So, it's like
the scary version
ofBlazing Saddles.
So, we're gonna
track James, right?
Follow his
horse's hoof prints,
stuff like that?
Yes. And the broken twigs
and the scent in the wind.
The spirits will guide us.
Really?
No, not really.
We're gonna
interview witnesses
and find out where they went,
'cause that's what we do,
we're lawmen.
Tontos.
Hey, Seth.
Mason asked
if you could
check the simulator.
It's running sluggish.
Software just needs
to be decompiled.
His words.
Cool. (SIGHS)
I'm on it.
(SIGHS)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Jiya?
What are you doing in here?
Where... Where's Seth?
Working on the simulator.
What?
Yeah, it's running sluggish.
You know, software just
needs to be decompiled.
And you're doing what,
holding down the fort?
Look, when I said
you should go home,
I wasn't asking.
You do need to sleep.
Yeah. Understood.
All right. Waitress saw 'em
looking at a map.
Was able to draw it.
Looks like they're headed
to the Bluffwoods.
Any idea why?
No idea.
Well,
they've got a good head start
on us. We should get moving.
(GUNSHOT)
(GUNSHOT)
(GUNSHOT)
We got a tail,
three miles out.
JESSE: How many?
Five.
Well, good thing
there's six of us.
What?
Maybe hold off on the gunfire
until we lose them?
Relax. We got time.
Where'd you get
that rifle?
You gotta let me
handle that.
Later. We have to leave.
Why?
'Cause your cause
is calling?
(SIGHS)
You know, I got a...
I got a question for you.
What happens if
you win this cause
you're so quick to kill for?
It'll be a better world.
What happens
if you don't win?
Never occurred to me.
See, it should.
Fact that it hasn't,
that's your problem.
Now, I can tell
you think low of me.
But, rest assured, brother,
I used to be you.
Just as grim and
committed to seeing
the Confederacy prosper.
I fought for it,
killed for it.
What's your point?
I ended up on the
wrong side of that war.
Grand Confederacy
is all gone.
But,
I just keep right on killing.
You know why that is?
Because, deep down, a killer
is what I always wanted to be.
I just needed an excuse.
You know what
another word
for excuse is?
A cause.
Are you saying that's me?
(BROODING MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
FLYNN: Not too happy
to see us.
We're on their land.
So, what's the plan?
Plan is...
I show you why it was
such a good idea
to bring me along.
They need to be buried.
Yes, they do.
Head back and
tell your friends
we're setting up camp.
We should keep moving.
They have to
rest their horses,
just like we do.
Need any help with your...
With your ritual?
Man, you still got it
stuck in your head
I'm full Indian.
You're not?
Blood's mixed,
so I'm a lot of things.
Some black, some white,
some Creek Indian.
So, the only place
I've ever really belonged
was with that
son of a bitch over there.
Jesse James is wanted
dead or alive.
Are we really just
gonna capture him?
It's what's right.
Yeah, it's just...
You're risking your life
when shooting him on sight
would be a little bit easier.
Who the hell ever said
easy and right were
the same thing?
Look, I'm not saying that
I'm some sort of hero,
or anything.
I've killed several men.
But,
the thing is that I see them
every time I close my eyes,
every time
I look in the mirror.
And I think you know
exactly what
I'm talking about.
Can I ask you a question?
It bother you
that not long ago,
you were in bondage and now,
here you are, fighting so hard
for your old masters' law?
Law ain't perfect,
but it's all we got.
And if we ain't got that,
we ain't got nothing.
(SOFT MUSIC)
These are good men.
We can't double-cross them.
So, what,
we put Jesse James in jail?
Is that your big plan?
He can't hurt anyone else
if he's dead,
like he's supposed to be.
What is with you?
You have been wound tight
since before we got here.
I'm fine.
Spoken in a way
that is far from fine.
I saw him.
I talked to him.
Talked to who?
Jessica's killer.
Flynn gave me the name,
just like he promised.
Did he admit it?
(SCOFFS)
He murdered two other women
besides Jessica.
If I could go back
and put a bullet
in his head to stop him,
I wouldn't think twice.
Look, Wyatt,
I can't even imagine
what it's like to...
It's just...
You know the guy
I shot in Houston?
It's been hard.
Maybe killing
shouldn't be
an everyday thing.
Maybe it should be
harder for the good guys.
And Bass is right,
it's getting harder
to look in the mirror.
How far are we
willing to go?
What we're doing, it's right.
I'm sure Flynn
tells his guys
the same thing.
You wanna
back me up here?
I don't know if I can.
Yesterday was my
sister's birthday.
I didn't remember.
Yeah, but...
I should remember, because
I'm the only
person on the planet
that ever knew she existed.
Flynn, crazy as he is,
he seems to be
telling the truth.
Rittenhouse is real,
and it is dangerous.
Who's to say
what's right and
wrong any more?
All right,
listen up, both of you.
We have a job to do.
I don't wanna do
this job any more.
I want my sister back.
I wanna go home.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(EERIE MUSIC)
What in the hell
is this place?
Shh.
(GUNSHOT)
You lay down some
cover fire and...
You won't do
a damned thing!
(GUNSHOT)
I'm not your enemy!
I'm from the
same place you are.
I have a ship,
I can take you to it!
What the hell are
you talking about?
Listen, there are two of us.
We could've taken
you out already,
but we don't want to.
We're coming out now.
(HUSHED)
Just put the gun down.
Just wanna talk.
Alone.
JESSE: Wait a minute.
All this fuss
for a woman?
Just wait here.
The hell I will.
You want the rest
of your money?
This is
a private conversation.
Go get the horses.
Well, you sure aren't
from around here, are you?
Draw a map to the ship.
I can take you to the ship.
I can take you home.
I'm not going home.
Draw the map.
I need you
to listen to me.
I'm not from Mason Industries,
which means I'm not
from Rittenhouse.
That's right.
I know a lot about you,
Emma.
I know everything about
what you did for
Mason Industries.
My name is Emma Whitmore.
And I get to pilot
this beauty right here.
There she is.
You and Anthony Bruhl
were the first ones they
ever sent through.
To travel through time.
You should be up there
with the likes of
Glenn and Armstrong.
CONNOR:You did it!
(CLAPPING AND LAUGHTER)
Wonderful!
FLYNN:But then,
something happened.
Rittenhouse happened.
They enlisted you,
threatened people you loved
if you refused to help them.
CONNOR:Emma?
You trailed off.
Sorry. I'm sorry.
All right.
I'm just tired.
FLYNN:
It took its toll on you,
the things
Rittenhouse told you,
the things they
must've made you do.
So, you found a way out.
Pilot Whitmore
was lost in the operation.
Her body couldn't be recovered
due to the unmanageable
circumstances
described by
the other pilot,
Anthony Bruhl.
We lost her.
She's gone.
You faked your own death,
and hid in the past
where Rittenhouse would
never be able to find you.
And Anthony knew,
but kept your secret.
How long you been
hiding out here?
God, it's been a decade now.
Alone, this whole time.
I had no choice.
I had to run.
I ran, too.
After they killed my family.
But then one day,
I realized that
I couldn't run anymore,
that I had to fight.
No, it doesn't matter.
You have no idea
what you're up against.
I think I have
a pretty good idea.
No, you don't, actually.
I know things
that Anthony doesn't know,
that nobody knows.
The things that
they have planned
for that machine.
But that's why I'm here,
why I came so far to find you.
I need to know
what you know to stop them.
Look, I'm not
gonna force you.
You can hide here
in frontier land,
but if you do,
anyone you've ever loved
will be destroyed
by Rittenhouse.
You and the missus
all friendly now?
Something like that.
But, I'm afraid that
this is where we
part ways, Jesse.
How you gonna
get out of here?
She knows the way.
Second half of your money.
And I have a bonus for you.
Yeah? What's that?
You know that posse
that's been on our trail?
Well,
I've neglected to mention
who was leading it.
Bass Reeves.
You've heard of him.
I have.
I bet taking out
the greatest
lawman in the West
would make
quite the headlines.
Sure as hell
would make me popular
with a certain set
of righteous Americans.
Well, happy trails, Jesse.
One more thing.
You really wanna
take your chances against me?
You know how fast I am.
What is this?
What do you want?
Just one more little bonus.
Listen,
I can't leave
this with you.
This bonus is non-negotiable.
(EXHALES)
Thank you, kindly.
And Flynn,
when your cause fails
and you find yourself
drifting a little more my way,
look me up.
I'll be waiting.
(GUN COCKS)
What the hell?
What on Earth is
all this stuff?
That's a hell of
a good question, Rufus.
Oh, my God.
Emma.
She's supposed to be dead.
Hey.
What is that?
Get down!
(RAPID GUNSHOTS)
Sounds like
a damn Gatling gun!
Yeah!
(GUN CLICKS)
Is everybody okay?
Grant, I need you
over at this window.
Grant!
(COUGHING)
Grant's been shot!
(SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Here, here.
All right. Okay.
All right.
(WHEEZING GASP)
Hey, Bass?
Yeah, yeah?
I should be dead, but I ain't.
It's gonna stay that way.
That's the first time
I ever heard you lie.
Might I have
the pleasure of knowing
who's inside that there cabin?
U.S. Federal Marshal,
Bass Reeves!
(GUN COCKS)
I'm Jesse James!
It is a pleasure!
Man, have I heard about you.
Where's Wyatt?
You're supposed to be
so fast with a Colt,
you been banned
from every shooting
contest in the plains.
It is a rare challenge
to face against you, sir.
(GROANS)
Oh, my God,
you do not shut up.
Pretty sure you
ain't Marshal Reeves.
(GUN COCKS)
Now, now, hold on.
Holster it.
Marshal Bass Reeves...
I wish to surrender willingly
and unconditionally...
Quiet!
Holster it.
No, I can't do that.
Yes, you can.
He just shot your friend.
He didn't just shoot him,
he killed him.
Holster it!
JESSE: Wait, wait.
I'm unarmed.
I'm wounded,
and I surrender.
We'll take him to jail,
he'll see justice.
He'll escape.
He'll kill more people.
Wyatt...
We gotta be sure.
Look at me.
You have a choice, son.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(GUNSHOT)
(SOMBER MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
What's this?
Reward money,
for Jesse James.
Wanted, dead or alive.
No. Give it to Grant's family,
they could use it.
Hey!
We did something good,
you should be thanking us.
Killing an injured man
when he plain said he
wished to surrender?
That's a lot of things,
good ain't one of 'em.
And you'll live with it.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Marshal Reeves?
I'm with theMissouri Star.
Got word of a posse led by you
just brought Jesse James
to justice.
Is that true?
No, it ain't.
Hey, Bass.
Bass, you should talk to him.
Wait, you should talk to
a lot of reporters.
Why?
Because if you
don't tell your story,
someone else might...
Some white dick
in a mask might
end up the legend,
instead of you.
People are gonna
wanna know your story.
Today, tomorrow, maybe even
a hundred years from now.
I'm not doing this
for them.
(CAPSULE WHIRRING)
Emma's alive.
My God.
But Bruhl said
he saw her die.
He must've
covered for her.
But Flynn already
has a pilot.
Why go through
all of this trouble
to get another one?
Rested and ready
for today's lesson?
Yeah, I...
I think I finally fixed
that latency issue.
And hacking in
and viewing the video logs?
Was it helpful,
or did it hurt?
I'm insulted
you're surprised.
I have safeguards
all over this facility
installed by,
and known, only to me.
I don't understand
why you didn't
just tell me.
I did it for
your own protection.
So, what, you thought
I couldn't handle it?
What happened
to Emma Whitmore?
I didn't want you
to be discouraged.
Or afraid.
Every time you step
into that machine,
there isn't room for
even the slightest error.
If you think that scares me,
then you don't know me
very well.
Try to deceive me again,
and we'll see
how scared you get.
Go on.
Powering up.
Ready when you are.
(ENGINE POWERING ON)
(PENSIVE ORCHESTRATION)
(SOFT CHATTER)
(COUNTRY MUSIC
PLAYING OVER RADIO)
I'm good. Thanks.
Got your text.
I loved Westerns.
That's all I watched
when I was a kid.
Gary Cooper and John Wayne,
they never crossed the line.
Good and bad, black and white,
there was a code, you know?
And then I go to war,
and all I can
think about is,
My God,
those flicks are
a bunch of crap.
(CHUCKLES)
Because nobody
is that good.
And then we
meet this Bass guy,
and he really was that good.
What are you saying?
I want you to help me
steal the time machine
to save Jess.
You want me to do what?
No.
Rufus...
Wyatt, I can't do that,
I'm not helping you
kill someone else.
No, I'm not
asking you to do that,
I'm asking you
to help me figure
out another way.
To erase someone
from existence.
Rufus,
the man who killed Jessica
killed two other women.
I'm trying to stop a bad man
from hurting good people.
Please help me.
I have no one else.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Will you help me save my wife?
(DOOR OPENS, BUZZER SOUNDS)
So, who are you?
I'm Jessica Logan's husband.
I don't know who that is.
I don't know who you are...
I think you do.
You saw me on the TV
five years ago,
begging for my
wife's safe return.
Begging you.
Okay, this is...
I'm out of here.
Wait, please.
Please.
I'm not trying
to drag you back
into court or anything.
I just...
I need to know.
Know what?
That it was you.
(CHUCKLES)
Come on, man, get real.
You're already locked up
on a double murder.
You're never
getting out, so...
Then what difference
does it make what
I say to you?
None to you,
everything to me.
And if you did do it,
don't you think
you owe me that?
All right.
I know exactly who you are.
Wyatt Logan.
And I know who
Jessica is, too.
And if I could change things,
I would.
But I can't,
neither of us can.
Not unless I had
a time machine.
Hi, Mom.
AMY: Ugh, God, please
don't call me Mom.
(SOFT MUSIC)
Amy, is that...
Is that you? Are...
Are you really here?
No, I'm not really here.
I'm gone.
What?
Worse than gone,
I don't even exist.
And worst of all?
You don't care.
Of course I care.
Oh, my God, you're like...
You're all I can think about!
Really?
Then what day was yesterday?
(TENDER MUSIC)
I hope you're
enjoying your little trips.
'Cause I'm still lost.
And I am never coming back.
No.
And it's all your fault.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Amy?
Amy?
Amy?
(AMBIENT MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
What's going on?
Oh, come on,
Mason just told me.
That I'm...
Gonna be
the nextLifeboatpilot.
What...
Yeah, I mean, it's...
It's early, right?
I've only been here two years,
and I hear training is brutal,
and...
Honestly, whatever word
you put in to Connor
for me, thank you.
You deserve it.
RUFUS: Mason. Mason.
You're making Jiya
the nextLifeboatpilot?
Yeah, well, her physics
aptitude scores
are on a par
with yours, so, yes.
You know what I mean.
Our benefactors
are insisting on it.
She's to replace
you in six months.
Six months?
And you think
I'm gonna train her?
Well, yes,
it would be easier
if you did.
But still, I think
we can cobble together
a training regimen
that'll get the job done.
You son of a bitch.
(SCOFFS)
What did you think
would happen?
That you'd get on
your proud little soapbox,
make your speech
and they'd just,
what, slink away
into the darkness?
Please don't do this.
No, you asked me
to pick a side.
Well, I did.
Now I suggest
you reconsider
your allegiances
because once she's trained,
you become expendable.
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
Guys, Flynn just jumped.
Where?
DENISE: April 3rd, 1882.
It's the day that
Jesse James died.
Check it out, Rufus.
He was planning a robbery
with Robert and Charles Ford.
They were members of his gang.
What he didn't
know is that they'd
already made a deal
with the governor
to double-cross him
for the reward money.
And then they got
the drop on him,
they shot him in the back
while he was
dusting a painting.
I always remembered
that detail.
So, why does Flynn
want Jesse James?
Great psychos think alike?
Well, there's only
one way to find out.
Off you go, cowboys.
(SOFT ROUSING MUSIC)
Lucy, you okay?
Yeah.
I don't know,
I got doubts about
Platte City, Jesse.
It's a big bank job
for just three people.
Three?
I count seven men
in this room.
Witnesses said that during
the exchange of gunfire
with the lawmen on the train,
James fought
with the strength
and vigor
of five men combined.
Five.
Six. Seven.
Now come on, Bob,
you don't have to be a coward
every waking day of your life.
You can grow
a pair of low-hanging fruit.
(SIGHS)
That one never gets dusted.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(TWO GUNSHOTS)
(MEN GRUNT)
I just saved your life.
The hell did you do?
Calm down,
look at their hands.
They were gonna
shoot you in the back.
They made the deal
with the governor.
A full pardon
for killing you.
How do you know that?
I overheard them
bragging about it at a bar.
How rich they were gonna get,
how you'd never see it coming.
I've been
tracking them ever since.
Uh-huh.
So you tracked 'em
all the way here?
And why would you
pay me such a kindness?
For the famous
Jesse James.
Because I wanna
buy you a drink.
(GUN CLICKS)
And make you an offer.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(DARK MUSIC)
Is that, um...
Robert Ford.
And that's his brother.
And no sign of Jesse James,
who was supposed to be dead.
Flynn must've
saved that whack job.
So, where would Flynn
take Jesse James?
That's a historical question,
meant for the historian.
Huh?
Oh, um, sorry.
I don't know,
I guess if you
grab a bank robber
maybe because
you need help
robbing something?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(PIANO PLAYER PLAYING)
JESSE: That's real deep
in Indian territory.
They don't really
find our kind pleasant.
Which is exactly
why I need you.
You know the area
better than anyone else,
you're good with a gun.
I ain't just good,
I'm the best.
Which is why I need you.
So, this is, what,
a treasure map?
Something like that.
Well, what's the treasure?
She recognizes you.
I have an abundance
of admirers.
The treasure?
It doesn't lead to money,
it leads to someone.
Someone?
So, there ain't no gold,
ain't no robbery,
just a person
at the end of this hell?
What's so special about him?
They're important
to a cause I'm fighting for.
Oh, yeah?
What kinda cause?
A patriotic one.
(LAUGHS)
Oh, God, is there
anything more dull?
(COINS RATTLE)
See, you should've
led with this.
You'll get
the rest of the money
when the job's complete.
Do we have a deal?
Sure.
(DOOR OPENS)
Marshals. We should
head out the back.
Hey, boys!
What the hell are you doing?
You looking for
the world-famous
Jesse James?
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Because, fortune has
just smiled upon you.
Hands in the air, now!
(TWO GUNSHOTS)
(WOMEN GASP)
(DARK MUSIC)
Now we can go.
(SCOFFS)
Least they died
looking at something pretty.
(SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I guess it's safe to say
Jesse and Flynn have
been through here.
Bartender says
they're headed south.
Where you goin'?
I'm buying some horses,
so we can follow 'em.
What, just south,
through hostile
Native American land?
That's not exactly
Google Maps, is it?
Well, we've
survived worse.
Barely.
We won't make...
Hey, stop!
What part of
Jesse James is
killing people
don't you understand?
People are dying
that are not
supposed to die,
and the longer he's alive,
the more he's gonna
mess up history.
And since when am I
the one worried about
protecting history?
Lucy, I don't know
what is going on with you,
but you need to get your head
in the game, like, right now.
Sorry.
Okay, well, every time
I've gone into
hostile territory,
I've gotten a local guide.
So, where do we find that?
(SIGHS)
What?
(DRAMATIC SUSPENSE MUSIC)
So, this U.S.
Marshal's the guy
that the Lone Ranger
is based off of?
That's what they say.
Bass Reeves was
responsible for
over 3,000 arrests
during his career.
Arguably, the best lawman
in the Old West.
If he's that good, why doesn't
the town come to him for help?
(ROUSING MUSIC)
The Lone Ranger is black?
That's...
Awesome!
Go on, get.
(CHILDREN GIGGLING)
How many they kill?
Four, since this morning.
Can't help you.
Can't, or won't?
Won't.
We just told you that
one of the most wanted
men in America,
Jesse James,
is on the loose...
And I'm telling you,
I've got a half dozen
crimes I'm working on.
He don't get
pushed to the front
of the line
because he's famous.
There's plenty
of other Marshals
that can track him down.
James went south.
Into Indian territory.
You used to live with
the Indians for years,
when you escaped bondage.
They call you
one of their own,
don't they?
How do you know what I...
If you don't do something,
these two will carve a path
through anyone who
gets in their way,
including
the people on that land,
people that lawmen won't help.
Do you really think
any other Marshal's
gonna care about
that the way you do?
Damn it.
George, come here.
Yeah, Pa?
You're the man of this house
while I'm gone, all right?
Go round up
your brothers and sisters.
We do this my way.
Understood?
Yep. Whatever you want.
As long as they catch
bullets in the end.
BASS: Catch bullets?
What the hell is
wrong with y'all?
This ain't the 1820s.
We capture and bring 'em
to justice, alive.
Understood?
You want my help,
I need your word, son.
Do I have it?
WYATT: Yeah.
Sure, we do it your way.
BASS: Good.
Now, let's get
you two armed up.
What about me?
I'm not in the business
of escorting women
into danger, ma'am.
Well, you're not escorting me,
I'm helping you.
And no offense,
but you don't really
have a choice in the matter.
But not in that dress.
Let's get you
something proper to wear.
Coordinates locked.
Initiate.
(ENGINE POWERING UP)
(GEARS CLANKING)
(RUMBLING)
Come on.
COMPUTER:Alert. Alert.
Trajectory miscalculation.
Re-adjust.
(BUZZERS SOUNDING)
(BUZZER BLARES)
COMPUTER:
Mission failure.
Mission failure.
Damn it.
CONNOR: Well, it's true,
you're dead. Sadly.
But still, your takeoff
was much better this time.
(SIGHS)
Sticking the landing
is the thing, I mean,
I can't...
How the hell does Rufus
do it every time?
Hey, you'll get there.
Just like he did.
No, no, no, you've been
at this for hours,
you need some rest.
We'll get back
to it tomorrow.
Hey, you know
what would be a huge help?
Hmm?
Video flight logs
from the other pilots.
Those were lost.
Um...
Power surge wiped
them out in 2014.
I bet I could
recover them.
You're a little
busy at the moment.
I'll put some people on it.
Now, go, get some sleep.
(INDISTINCT SHOUTS)
I'm Grant Johnson.
Who the hell are you?
Hey, Bass?
BASS: Yeah?
Who the hell are they?
Righteous townsfolk
that aim to bring down
a criminal element.
Townsfolk?
Hey. I think he's Tonto.
The hell did you just say?
Hey, Bass?
Yeah?
This one just
called me a fool.
Tried to hide it in Spanish.
Maybe he's on to something.
(CHUCKLES)
Tonto means
fool in Spanish.
I know what it means.
Whoever wrote
The Lone Rangersucks.
No, I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to...
I'm Wyatt.
Rufus.
Grant,
you wanna come on in here
so I can tell you what for?
Yeah, yeah.
Dude, we're in a posse
with the Lone Ranger.
Yeah, well,
don't get too excited.
They're not gonna
be happy with us
when this is all over.
What does that mean?
I'm not gonna let 'em
arrest Jesse James.
I'm gonna shoot him myself.
What?
Well, one,
you gave Bass your word,
and two, does the casualness
with which we
talk about murder
ever bother you?
It's not murder.
What is it?
It's stopping a bad guy
from hurting good people.
And, no,
it doesn't bother me.
(SOMBER ORCHESTRATION)
Yeah.
It's very Eastwood.
A woman wearing pants.
Wouldn't want a dress
slowing us down.
(GRUNTS)
Easy.
Yeah. I'm good.
Thank you.
You sure?
Yeah, yeah, I got it.
I'm good.
Okay.
(EXHALES)
(ROUSING MUSIC)
The West is a lot different
than I thought it would be.
A lot more cold sores.
Why is everybody looking at us
like they wanna kill us?
Because the two
of us are black
and one's Indian.
Huh! So, it's like
the scary version
ofBlazing Saddles.
So, we're gonna
track James, right?
Follow his
horse's hoof prints,
stuff like that?
Yes. And the broken twigs
and the scent in the wind.
The spirits will guide us.
Really?
No, not really.
We're gonna
interview witnesses
and find out where they went,
'cause that's what we do,
we're lawmen.
Tontos.
Hey, Seth.
Mason asked
if you could
check the simulator.
It's running sluggish.
Software just needs
to be decompiled.
His words.
Cool. (SIGHS)
I'm on it.
(SIGHS)
(TENSE MUSIC)
Jiya?
What are you doing in here?
Where... Where's Seth?
Working on the simulator.
What?
Yeah, it's running sluggish.
You know, software just
needs to be decompiled.
And you're doing what,
holding down the fort?
Look, when I said
you should go home,
I wasn't asking.
You do need to sleep.
Yeah. Understood.
All right. Waitress saw 'em
looking at a map.
Was able to draw it.
Looks like they're headed
to the Bluffwoods.
Any idea why?
No idea.
Well,
they've got a good head start
on us. We should get moving.
(GUNSHOT)
(GUNSHOT)
(GUNSHOT)
We got a tail,
three miles out.
JESSE: How many?
Five.
Well, good thing
there's six of us.
What?
Maybe hold off on the gunfire
until we lose them?
Relax. We got time.
Where'd you get
that rifle?
You gotta let me
handle that.
Later. We have to leave.
Why?
'Cause your cause
is calling?
(SIGHS)
You know, I got a...
I got a question for you.
What happens if
you win this cause
you're so quick to kill for?
It'll be a better world.
What happens
if you don't win?
Never occurred to me.
See, it should.
Fact that it hasn't,
that's your problem.
Now, I can tell
you think low of me.
But, rest assured, brother,
I used to be you.
Just as grim and
committed to seeing
the Confederacy prosper.
I fought for it,
killed for it.
What's your point?
I ended up on the
wrong side of that war.
Grand Confederacy
is all gone.
But,
I just keep right on killing.
You know why that is?
Because, deep down, a killer
is what I always wanted to be.
I just needed an excuse.
You know what
another word
for excuse is?
A cause.
Are you saying that's me?
(BROODING MUSIC)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
FLYNN: Not too happy
to see us.
We're on their land.
So, what's the plan?
Plan is...
I show you why it was
such a good idea
to bring me along.
They need to be buried.
Yes, they do.
Head back and
tell your friends
we're setting up camp.
We should keep moving.
They have to
rest their horses,
just like we do.
Need any help with your...
With your ritual?
Man, you still got it
stuck in your head
I'm full Indian.
You're not?
Blood's mixed,
so I'm a lot of things.
Some black, some white,
some Creek Indian.
So, the only place
I've ever really belonged
was with that
son of a bitch over there.
Jesse James is wanted
dead or alive.
Are we really just
gonna capture him?
It's what's right.
Yeah, it's just...
You're risking your life
when shooting him on sight
would be a little bit easier.
Who the hell ever said
easy and right were
the same thing?
Look, I'm not saying that
I'm some sort of hero,
or anything.
I've killed several men.
But,
the thing is that I see them
every time I close my eyes,
every time
I look in the mirror.
And I think you know
exactly what
I'm talking about.
Can I ask you a question?
It bother you
that not long ago,
you were in bondage and now,
here you are, fighting so hard
for your old masters' law?
Law ain't perfect,
but it's all we got.
And if we ain't got that,
we ain't got nothing.
(SOFT MUSIC)
These are good men.
We can't double-cross them.
So, what,
we put Jesse James in jail?
Is that your big plan?
He can't hurt anyone else
if he's dead,
like he's supposed to be.
What is with you?
You have been wound tight
since before we got here.
I'm fine.
Spoken in a way
that is far from fine.
I saw him.
I talked to him.
Talked to who?
Jessica's killer.
Flynn gave me the name,
just like he promised.
Did he admit it?
(SCOFFS)
He murdered two other women
besides Jessica.
If I could go back
and put a bullet
in his head to stop him,
I wouldn't think twice.
Look, Wyatt,
I can't even imagine
what it's like to...
It's just...
You know the guy
I shot in Houston?
It's been hard.
Maybe killing
shouldn't be
an everyday thing.
Maybe it should be
harder for the good guys.
And Bass is right,
it's getting harder
to look in the mirror.
How far are we
willing to go?
What we're doing, it's right.
I'm sure Flynn
tells his guys
the same thing.
You wanna
back me up here?
I don't know if I can.
Yesterday was my
sister's birthday.
I didn't remember.
Yeah, but...
I should remember, because
I'm the only
person on the planet
that ever knew she existed.
Flynn, crazy as he is,
he seems to be
telling the truth.
Rittenhouse is real,
and it is dangerous.
Who's to say
what's right and
wrong any more?
All right,
listen up, both of you.
We have a job to do.
I don't wanna do
this job any more.
I want my sister back.
I wanna go home.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(EERIE MUSIC)
What in the hell
is this place?
Shh.
(GUNSHOT)
You lay down some
cover fire and...
You won't do
a damned thing!
(GUNSHOT)
I'm not your enemy!
I'm from the
same place you are.
I have a ship,
I can take you to it!
What the hell are
you talking about?
Listen, there are two of us.
We could've taken
you out already,
but we don't want to.
We're coming out now.
(HUSHED)
Just put the gun down.
Just wanna talk.
Alone.
JESSE: Wait a minute.
All this fuss
for a woman?
Just wait here.
The hell I will.
You want the rest
of your money?
This is
a private conversation.
Go get the horses.
Well, you sure aren't
from around here, are you?
Draw a map to the ship.
I can take you to the ship.
I can take you home.
I'm not going home.
Draw the map.
I need you
to listen to me.
I'm not from Mason Industries,
which means I'm not
from Rittenhouse.
That's right.
I know a lot about you,
Emma.
I know everything about
what you did for
Mason Industries.
My name is Emma Whitmore.
And I get to pilot
this beauty right here.
There she is.
You and Anthony Bruhl
were the first ones they
ever sent through.
To travel through time.
You should be up there
with the likes of
Glenn and Armstrong.
CONNOR:You did it!
(CLAPPING AND LAUGHTER)
Wonderful!
FLYNN:But then,
something happened.
Rittenhouse happened.
They enlisted you,
threatened people you loved
if you refused to help them.
CONNOR:Emma?
You trailed off.
Sorry. I'm sorry.
All right.
I'm just tired.
FLYNN:
It took its toll on you,
the things
Rittenhouse told you,
the things they
must've made you do.
So, you found a way out.
Pilot Whitmore
was lost in the operation.
Her body couldn't be recovered
due to the unmanageable
circumstances
described by
the other pilot,
Anthony Bruhl.
We lost her.
She's gone.
You faked your own death,
and hid in the past
where Rittenhouse would
never be able to find you.
And Anthony knew,
but kept your secret.
How long you been
hiding out here?
God, it's been a decade now.
Alone, this whole time.
I had no choice.
I had to run.
I ran, too.
After they killed my family.
But then one day,
I realized that
I couldn't run anymore,
that I had to fight.
No, it doesn't matter.
You have no idea
what you're up against.
I think I have
a pretty good idea.
No, you don't, actually.
I know things
that Anthony doesn't know,
that nobody knows.
The things that
they have planned
for that machine.
But that's why I'm here,
why I came so far to find you.
I need to know
what you know to stop them.
Look, I'm not
gonna force you.
You can hide here
in frontier land,
but if you do,
anyone you've ever loved
will be destroyed
by Rittenhouse.
You and the missus
all friendly now?
Something like that.
But, I'm afraid that
this is where we
part ways, Jesse.
How you gonna
get out of here?
She knows the way.
Second half of your money.
And I have a bonus for you.
Yeah? What's that?
You know that posse
that's been on our trail?
Well,
I've neglected to mention
who was leading it.
Bass Reeves.
You've heard of him.
I have.
I bet taking out
the greatest
lawman in the West
would make
quite the headlines.
Sure as hell
would make me popular
with a certain set
of righteous Americans.
Well, happy trails, Jesse.
One more thing.
You really wanna
take your chances against me?
You know how fast I am.
What is this?
What do you want?
Just one more little bonus.
Listen,
I can't leave
this with you.
This bonus is non-negotiable.
(EXHALES)
Thank you, kindly.
And Flynn,
when your cause fails
and you find yourself
drifting a little more my way,
look me up.
I'll be waiting.
(GUN COCKS)
What the hell?
What on Earth is
all this stuff?
That's a hell of
a good question, Rufus.
Oh, my God.
Emma.
She's supposed to be dead.
Hey.
What is that?
Get down!
(RAPID GUNSHOTS)
Sounds like
a damn Gatling gun!
Yeah!
(GUN CLICKS)
Is everybody okay?
Grant, I need you
over at this window.
Grant!
(COUGHING)
Grant's been shot!
(SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Here, here.
All right. Okay.
All right.
(WHEEZING GASP)
Hey, Bass?
Yeah, yeah?
I should be dead, but I ain't.
It's gonna stay that way.
That's the first time
I ever heard you lie.
Might I have
the pleasure of knowing
who's inside that there cabin?
U.S. Federal Marshal,
Bass Reeves!
(GUN COCKS)
I'm Jesse James!
It is a pleasure!
Man, have I heard about you.
Where's Wyatt?
You're supposed to be
so fast with a Colt,
you been banned
from every shooting
contest in the plains.
It is a rare challenge
to face against you, sir.
(GROANS)
Oh, my God,
you do not shut up.
Pretty sure you
ain't Marshal Reeves.
(GUN COCKS)
Now, now, hold on.
Holster it.
Marshal Bass Reeves...
I wish to surrender willingly
and unconditionally...
Quiet!
Holster it.
No, I can't do that.
Yes, you can.
He just shot your friend.
He didn't just shoot him,
he killed him.
Holster it!
JESSE: Wait, wait.
I'm unarmed.
I'm wounded,
and I surrender.
We'll take him to jail,
he'll see justice.
He'll escape.
He'll kill more people.
Wyatt...
We gotta be sure.
Look at me.
You have a choice, son.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(GUNSHOT)
(SOMBER MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
What's this?
Reward money,
for Jesse James.
Wanted, dead or alive.
No. Give it to Grant's family,
they could use it.
Hey!
We did something good,
you should be thanking us.
Killing an injured man
when he plain said he
wished to surrender?
That's a lot of things,
good ain't one of 'em.
And you'll live with it.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Marshal Reeves?
I'm with theMissouri Star.
Got word of a posse led by you
just brought Jesse James
to justice.
Is that true?
No, it ain't.
Hey, Bass.
Bass, you should talk to him.
Wait, you should talk to
a lot of reporters.
Why?
Because if you
don't tell your story,
someone else might...
Some white dick
in a mask might
end up the legend,
instead of you.
People are gonna
wanna know your story.
Today, tomorrow, maybe even
a hundred years from now.
I'm not doing this
for them.
(CAPSULE WHIRRING)
Emma's alive.
My God.
But Bruhl said
he saw her die.
He must've
covered for her.
But Flynn already
has a pilot.
Why go through
all of this trouble
to get another one?
Rested and ready
for today's lesson?
Yeah, I...
I think I finally fixed
that latency issue.
And hacking in
and viewing the video logs?
Was it helpful,
or did it hurt?
I'm insulted
you're surprised.
I have safeguards
all over this facility
installed by,
and known, only to me.
I don't understand
why you didn't
just tell me.
I did it for
your own protection.
So, what, you thought
I couldn't handle it?
What happened
to Emma Whitmore?
I didn't want you
to be discouraged.
Or afraid.
Every time you step
into that machine,
there isn't room for
even the slightest error.
If you think that scares me,
then you don't know me
very well.
Try to deceive me again,
and we'll see
how scared you get.
Go on.
Powering up.
Ready when you are.
(ENGINE POWERING ON)
(PENSIVE ORCHESTRATION)
(SOFT CHATTER)
(COUNTRY MUSIC
PLAYING OVER RADIO)
I'm good. Thanks.
Got your text.
I loved Westerns.
That's all I watched
when I was a kid.
Gary Cooper and John Wayne,
they never crossed the line.
Good and bad, black and white,
there was a code, you know?
And then I go to war,
and all I can
think about is,
My God,
those flicks are
a bunch of crap.
(CHUCKLES)
Because nobody
is that good.
And then we
meet this Bass guy,
and he really was that good.
What are you saying?
I want you to help me
steal the time machine
to save Jess.
You want me to do what?
No.
Rufus...
Wyatt, I can't do that,
I'm not helping you
kill someone else.
No, I'm not
asking you to do that,
I'm asking you
to help me figure
out another way.
To erase someone
from existence.
Rufus,
the man who killed Jessica
killed two other women.
I'm trying to stop a bad man
from hurting good people.
Please help me.
I have no one else.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Will you help me save my wife?