V (1984–1985): Season 1, Episode 19 - The Return - full transcript
They arrived in 50 Mother Ships,
offering their friendship
and advanced technology to Earth.
Skeptical of the Visitors,
Mike Donovan and Juliet Parrish
infiltrated their ranks
and soon discovered
some startling secrets,
They're shipping food.
The Resistance
is all that stands between us
and the Visiters.
It's no use!
They've called in reinforcements!
-Everybody back, into that alley!
Go! I'll give you cover!
All right.
This is no time to be resting!
Mike, it's a dead end.
There's a solid brick wall.
-We'll blow it.
With what? The grenades we don't have?
It's too late, Donovan! There's no way out.
Don't make this any
uglier than it has to be.
-Elizabeth? Anything you can do?
I tried, Mike. | can't.
It's like I'm changing. I've lost my powers.
Great.
This is my final appeal.
Lay down your arms and surrender.
We will spare your lives.
How many times have we heard that one?
We've had our backs to the wall before.
We're not licked yet.
You give me no choice.
-All for one?
And one for all!
I'm ready.
We started together, we'll end together!
Okay, on my count of three! One, two...
Cease all hostilities!
Return te the Mother Ship immediately.
All Visitor troops are to return
to the Mother Ship immediately!
/ repeat, cease all hostilities!
All Visitor troops are to return
to the Mother Ship immediately!
| don't believe it. Elizabeth, did you...
-No.
Then how?
At this point, let's not pick nits.
We just got a major break.
Sir, is this possible?
/ repeat, cease all hostilities,
All Visitor troops are to return
to the Mother Ship immediately!
Let's move, people.
Well, Lydia,
this time you have overstepped
the bounds of even your ego!
| demand an explanation
for this cowardly withdrawal.
Actually, I'm not the person
you should be speaking to.
I'm merely following orders.
I was the one who issued
the troop recall, Diana.
Under whose authority, may | ask?
The Leader's.
He has declared that all hostilities
be terminated immediately.
Why, when we are so close to victory?
Apparently, the reports of your success
have been overly exaggerated.
-| can't imagine how.
Oh, I can.
For the moment, the war is over.
The Leader is coming here himself
to take direct charge
of the peace negotiations.
Peace negotiations?
You engineered this, didn't you?
You're a traitor.
Just like your brother Martin.
We both know that's a lie.
Fortunately, the Leader
knows this as well.
The truth is, Diana,
the Leader has lost confidence in you.
Your voice will no longer be heard.
Right, New York.
The same is true in Paris and London.
Over and out.
Nobody's sure, but reports
are coming in from all around the world.
They're all the same.
| smell a trap. After wanting this world
for so long, why give up now?
What if it's a decoy, to throw us off?
It's working like crazy.
People think they are for real.
The fighting has stopped
all over the world.
You know, we always talked about
the war ending.
How great it'd be.
Why does it feel so weird?
Guys! Get in here.
What's going on?
-They're messing with her mind.
No.
She's receiving a message.
-What kind of message?
From the Leader.
It is his manner, to contact anyone
anytime at any distance.
That's crazy.
Kyle, she is one of you, yet one of us.
I must go.
Where?
To the Mother Ship.
The Leader wants me there.
No way. Not until we find out for
sure what the hell is going on around here.
She must go.
Easy.
Next time, knock.
Just wait a minute. To where?
Why peace all of a sudden,
after years of warfare?
It is the will of our Leader.
Now, | see he has made contact
with Elizabeth.
Is that part of the peace process?
She is the blending of cultures,
the Leader's source of truth.
Without her there will be no chance
for a lasting peace.
| say we take this one step at a time.
First of all, why has the fighting stopped?
| can only speculate as to why
the Leader called a cease fire.
But since | arrived on this planet
and met you, and learned from you,
| have tried to convince the Leader
that your people and our people
can live together.
That one should not prey on the other.
Elizabeth will enable him to see that.
All right.
But if she goes, we all go.
I'll make the arrangements.
So, with as little advance warning
as when they arrived,
the giant Visitor ships are withdrawing
from the various major cities of the warld.
Reporis from Paris, Rome,
London, St, Louis
all confirm werldwide celebrations
that make V-J Day and V-E Day
pale by comparison.
This is Tawny Schneider, happy te say
this may be the last broadcast
of the Freedom Network.
The fools.
If we attack now, the entire planet
will be ours by nightfall.
A pity you hadn't thought
of that plan earlier, dear,
when the Leader
still had confidence in you.
Or in you, darling.
In case you hadn't noticed,
it is through Philip that the Leader
is communicating.
| must admit, you amaze me, Diana.
What persistence you have.
You absolutely refuse to accept reality.
There is still time for the Leader to be
fully informed of Philip's act of deceit.
You're deluding yourself, darling.
Philip has convinced the Leader
that the humans are a noble race.
-ls that what you believe, Lydia?
What I| believe isn't important.
My sole function is to serve our Leader.
And | intend to do just that.
That stays.
How can we go up there unarmed?
We'll be sitting ducks.
Not if there's a cease fire.
Julie, what do you think?
Am I the only one who's
the slightest bit suspicious?
No, we're all a little suspicious.
But we've always taken chances
and | don't think we should stop now.
What about Elizabeth? Look at her.
The Leader's got her brainwashed already.
Kyle. You taught me
to share your Earth love.
Let me teach you now about true love.
That's not what | meant.
| understand, more than you know.
Your Earth love is good, Kyle, and warm.
But you know love
only as it is tied to your bodies.
In the cosmos, there is a greater love,
for there are no bodies.
| won't let you go.
Kyle, we can't stop her.
All we can do is stay with her
and see how this plays out.
The shuttle is ready.
Soaml.
She's changing.
Yeah, but into what?
I don't like this at all.
Now that we're here,
I can't say | argue with you.
-| don't blame you for being a little jumpy.
Yeah?
What if we're right?
What do we do about it?
Nothing.
Yet.
-| take it you know these people.
Intimately.
Skilled fighters, all.
Yes. It seems almost a pity we will not
face each other in combat again.
| didn't think you felt pity, Diana.
Maybe things have changed.
| meant no disrespect.
After all, if it weren't for the armistice,
how else could | get the legendary
Donovan in my grasp?
Elizabeth will need
the appropriate garments.
I've already seen to it, Commander.
It's beautiful.
It, like you,
represents unification,
the bringing together of all living things.
If there's anything else | can do,
don't hesitate to ask.
Look at her, fawning all over them.
Lydia's attempting to become a diplomat.
She's making a fool of herself.
Perhaps she's aware of something
you choose to ignore.
When a war Is over, there's no
reason to keep the warriors.
That's why we are going to make
certain the war goes on.
With us, such games are customary.
A way of honoring the Leader
and letting off steam at the same time.
Creative combination.
You find that one interesting?
He knows he's beaten, you see.
In real combat, those swords
would be charged
with nuclear disintegration loads.
One touch on the body
would mean instant death.
Sort of takes the sport out of it, doesn't it?
Interesting perspective.
Would you like to try it some time?
With uncharged weapons.
Of course. However, | must warn you,
I'm pretty good.
| was trained by a venerated master.
I've seen all the Errol Flynn pictures.
Then I consider it an even match.
Thelma!
Willie!
| thought I'd never see you again.
| was sure I'd never see you.
This is unbelievable.
It certainly is.
They told me you were dead.
No.
| have been living among the humans.
How? Why?
It's a long story, Thelma.
I'd love to hear it, Willie, the whole thing.
This is too good to be true.
Getting you back, it's like a miracle.
We can pick up right where we left off.
I've never forgotten you, Willie.
I never stopped dreaming
about becoming your wife.
You can't be serious.
The two of them mean to fence
with the nuclear swords?
Unarmed, of course.
It seems they have become fast friends.
Too fast, for my taste.
| always suspected Philip was a traitor.
That's why it's so perfect, don't you see?
| begin to, yes.
You simply arrange it
so that their swords are charged.
Neither of them will suspect,
since Philip will have ordered
the safe arrangements.
They will fight,
and when one of them kills the other,
that should mean the end
of this horrid détente.
Perhaps you'll be lucky, Diana.
With two such equally matched fighters,
each might kill the other.
Mike's got a lot more faith
in Philip than I do.
Like he says,
Philip hasn't let him down yet.
That doesn't mean his luck
will hold forever.
| do love an athletic contest,
don't you, James?
Would you care to place a wager
on the outcome?
No. For them,
the stakes couldn't be higher.
And once Donovan and Philip are
taken care of, we turn to the Leader.
Are you sure you want to go
through with this?
Right now | can't come up
with a reason not to.
I can.
Those swords are supposed to be
lethal weapons.
They've been de-charged.
They're harmless.
Listen, Kyle, it's a ritual duel,
not a fight to the finish.
Just in case anything does go wrong,
I've got a shuttle ready in Bay 3.
Get Elizabeth and everybody there.
You can count on it. Good luck.
Go easy on me, Mike.
I'm sure
you're gonna be able to hold your own.
If these weapons were charged,
the energy emanating from the tip
-would burn right through the outer tissue.
Not a pretty picture.
So much for fun and games.
-Who was responsible for preparing these?
I did it myself.
But obviously someone got
to them before we fought.
Obviously.
I'll get to the bottom of this at once.
With peace at hand, the last thing
we need among us is a lunatic.
It's good to be back, isn't it, Willie?
| mean, among friends.
Yes, | am very happy.
Me, too.
I spoke with my mother
back on the home planet.
When | told her you'd come back,
she wanted to start planning the wedding.
Wedding?
Thelma,
| think you may be
rushing things a bit.
I've gone through some changes
since we last saw each other.
Willie, are you saying
you don't want to marry me?
Up until a few hours ago,
| hadn't been thinking about it.
All l can say is, | don't have an answer yet.
How could you,
after | waited all these years?
Thelma, will you listen to me?
Our union has been arranged since
we were in the incubator together.
Before we even hatched, our families
agreed that you and | would be married.
Thelma, you don't understand.
I'm not even sure I do.
But since I've spent
so much time on Earth,
in many ways,
I've come to think like a human.
| don't care about your siding
with the Resistance.
That will all be forgotten.
Daddy has a lot of important friends.
It won't go on your record.
That's what | mean.
I don't care about my record.
Thelma, listen.
I'm not going back to the home planet.
Thelma, it’s got nothing
to do with you personally.
Excuse me, Willie, but I'm afraid
| don't handle rejection very well.
Thelma?
Had you been able to carry out
the assassination,
this loathsome truce
would have already ended.
Now we're forced to deal
directly with the Leader.
Surely, you're not proposing
that we overthrow the Leader?
Why not?
You're no stranger to ambition.
Here's your chance to bypass
all your fellow underlings
and get a taste of real power.
And if | refuse to join your conspiracy?
Unfortunately, you're already part of it.
I've been conducting an investigation
of Philip's most recent brush with death.
I must tell you,
there is considerable evidence
that the entire plot was your brainchild.
You'd throw me to the snakes,
just like that?
Without a moment's hesitation.
Really? | thought you'd be inclined
to keep me around for a while.
Don't flatter yourself, Lieutenant.
| can easily find other means
of relieving my boredom.
Now, are you going to help me
reverse Philip's treacherous peace plan
or have you capitulated
to his whims like Lydia and the others?
I'm no lover of peace, Commander.
But unless you have
what | consider a flawless plan
to terminate the Leader...
Don't worry, Lieutenant. | do.
Elizabeth, you've got to be realistic.
| mean, look what almost
happened to Donovan.
We know there are doubters
in both camps.
But we've got to give peace a chance.
Okay, let me get
right to the heart of the matter.
| don't want to lose you.
Kyle, that's not fair.
| don't care if it's fair. It's true.
Can't | do anything to get you
to back out of this?
No.
Sure you won't reconsider?
| wish | could,
but you've always known
there was another side of me.
I've got to go. Philip wants to
talk to me before the Leader arrives.
Wait a minute.
Maybe he should talk to both of us.
Kyle, I'll be all right.
But thanks for caring so much.
| can't help it.
| love you.
Elizabeth.
| just saw Philip.
He asked me to apologize for him,
but he'll be a few minutes late
for your meeting.
Thank you.
You've certainly grown
to be a beautiful woman.
| hope that we'll get a chance
to spend more time together.
I still feel very close to you.
| don't feel that way toward you.
Not now maybe.
But you'll see, time heals all wounds.
Was there anything else?
No. | just wanted you to be aware
that the Leader's behavior
can be very unpredictable.
If events were to change, unexpectedly,
you'd always be able to turn to me.
| can't imagine why I'd ever turn to you.
I can.
The Star-child was a former pupil
of yours, wasn't she, Diana?
Yes. For a brief time.
It was | who first made her aware
of her powers.
She didn't seem all that grateful.
My mind is full of strange
and inexplicable images.
The names and configurations
of galaxies | never saw,
the sounds and furies of ancient battles
and mystic rites
live in my dreams.
And all of this disturbs you.
How could it not?
And the feelings,
so intense, so violent
that they torture me.
And | cannot explain them.
Elizabeth,
now, more than ever, you must be strong.
You are the Star-child,
the bringer of peace,
the untfier of cultures.
What you are experiencing
is the racial memory
of one strain of your ancestry: ours.
It is time you were introduced
to yourself, Elizabeth.
Then teach me. Now.
The history begins many cycles
and sequences ago
on Sullam Voe.
What did Philip say?
What could he say?
That Diana charged the swords?
You know as well as | do that
she's too shifty to be directly involved.
But if she's behind it,
what's to stop her
from trying to sabotage the truce again?
Time, for one thing.
When the Leader gets here, she's finished.
And tf she isn't?
Then I've got the shuttle in Bay 3
ready for a quick getaway.
At least there's a Plan 'B.'
We still have Philip's word that
the Leader's for peace, 100%.
I'll believe that when I| see it.
Two days ago we were mortal enemies.
Now it's like we're long-lost lovers.
I can't shake this feeling
that we're sitting on a time bomb.
| hope it doesn't go off.
Quickly. We don't have much time.
Excellent. Very good.
Now are you sure you're
familiar with how to use this?
Yes. But it would be much
easier with a laser cannon.
The idea ts for the assassination
to look like an act of Resistance terrorism.
Just do as | say, and within an hour,
you both will be hailed as galactic heroes.
We better be.
You will be.
Ready or not, here he comes.
I'm always ready, Lydia. For anything.
It's the Resistance! On the catwalk!
| knew they couldn't be trusted.
They disintegrated.
Now we'll never know who they were.
Which is very convenient
for whoever staged the attack.
We know who staged the attack.
Take them away.
Halt!
Put your weapons down.
You've gone too far this time, Diana.
This is mutiny.
Call it whatever you like.
But before you attempt
to override my authority,
see how many of your forces
will follow the orders of a commander
whose friends assassinated our Leader.
You'll never get away with this.
Don't be a fool. | already have.
You made the mistake
of growing soft inside.
For that you must pay.
I'm going to send you where you
won't be dangerous to anyone,
not even yourselves.
Prepare them for permanent orbit
around the asteroid of your choice.
Farewell, my friends.
-Not her.
No!
Kyle!
-She stays with me.
Attention all hands.
Prepare for the arrival of our Leader.
I'm afraid you've shown
your true colors, Diana.
You see, | knew that the Leader
was arriving on the second shuttle.
| suggested it as a safety precaution.
Unfortunately, you proved it
to be a necessary precaution.
Let her go.
Do as he says.
Very clever, Philip,
but you haven't won yet.
Seal all the corridors
and meet me on the bridge.
Elizabeth, can you hear me?
-Yes. | can.
Good.
He knows you are here.
I feel that.
lam in communication with him now.
The time Is coming
when he will meet with you.
I'm ready.
We must protect you until that moment.
Come with me.
Set all infusion reactors
to reach critical mass.
Diana, the force of an infused
nuclear reaction would destroy
not only the Mother Ship,
but the entire planet as well.
All the better.
-How long will that take?
Exactly four minutes.
If | cannot rule this ship,
I'll see to it that no one does.
Seal the doors.
But what about Lieutenant James?
He should have been here by now.
We can't wait any longer.
It's nice to know your timing
is still impeccable.
Diana's sealed off the bridge completely.
That gives her absolute control
of the fusion reactors.
She can blow us all to infinity.
Along with herself. She's capable of that.
For her, the die is cast. She can't go back.
She attempted to depose the Leader.
So what do we do?
If we can penetrate the hold,
it will shut down the power source.
Let's give it a go.
We're all going to die.
It doesn't look great
right at the moment, that's true.
Since everything's about to end,
will you do something for me?
Oh, yes, Thelma. What?
Can you...
Say it, Thelma.
Just, please, tell me that you love me.
Or that you once did.
| did, Thelma,
and I'm not sure that love
ever totally died.
If things were different,
if this were another time and place...
How do you feel about Earth?
With you, anywhere would be paradise.
We wouldn't have to
get married right away.
We could live together for a while...
What are you doing?
This is a human custom
you'll have to get used to.
What ts it called?
-A kiss.
A kiss.
That is a wonderful custom.
If we make it,
if we live through this craziness,
| want you to be my wife.
We'll make it.
Even if | have to stop Diana myself.
-Ready?
Yeah.
Fire.
Nothing.
We need more power!
There is no more!
We have to blow that door.
That fusion reactor room
is the heart of the Mother Ship.
Diana's got this ship locked up tight.
What will we do?
Then, there's nothing we can do
to save the Leader or Earth.
Wait!
There is one thing.
Willie, what? Anything.
This.
She ts the Star-child.
And if the Leader designed all this
and can communicate through her...
He can use Elizabeth to undo all this!
Willie, please.
Let me speak to the Leader.
Can she do that?
If he wishes it.
Willie.
Is there any other way in there?
| used to work in the ventilation systems.
Yes! Show me.
This way.
They've broken into the reactor hold.
We're beaten.
No!
See the console?
-What will we do now?
There's only one thing to do.
-Here.
I'll cover you.
Quick, the shuttle bay!
Hold it right there, Diana.
Goad, Very goad.
Let's go.
Good luck wriggling your way out
of this one, Diana.
Don't bait me, Lydia, for | shall return.
Keep them well-guarded.
Once the Leader is gone,
they will be taken back.
For a trial?
Our justice is far quicker than yours,
I promise you.
But just as lasting.
My brother was a wise man for
choosing to trust you, Donovan.
Your brother was my friend.
As you are.
Your planet is a good one.
You fought a valiant fight to save it.
-Do not misuse it.
I'll do my best.
Thanks again.
lt is time. Come te me, Elizabeth.
-Elizabeth!
Kyle.
| think she needs to go.
The moment they reach
the Dark Zone, Earth will be ours!
Are you sure?
| left a "going away” present
aboard the Leader's shuttle.
He should get a big bang out of it!
You sure this is all right?
I can feel it.
She may find true peace and happiness.
Who knows? Maybe we all will.
Wait! Where's Kyle?
-He was just here a second ago.
You don't think he...
He stowed away.
English
offering their friendship
and advanced technology to Earth.
Skeptical of the Visitors,
Mike Donovan and Juliet Parrish
infiltrated their ranks
and soon discovered
some startling secrets,
They're shipping food.
The Resistance
is all that stands between us
and the Visiters.
It's no use!
They've called in reinforcements!
-Everybody back, into that alley!
Go! I'll give you cover!
All right.
This is no time to be resting!
Mike, it's a dead end.
There's a solid brick wall.
-We'll blow it.
With what? The grenades we don't have?
It's too late, Donovan! There's no way out.
Don't make this any
uglier than it has to be.
-Elizabeth? Anything you can do?
I tried, Mike. | can't.
It's like I'm changing. I've lost my powers.
Great.
This is my final appeal.
Lay down your arms and surrender.
We will spare your lives.
How many times have we heard that one?
We've had our backs to the wall before.
We're not licked yet.
You give me no choice.
-All for one?
And one for all!
I'm ready.
We started together, we'll end together!
Okay, on my count of three! One, two...
Cease all hostilities!
Return te the Mother Ship immediately.
All Visitor troops are to return
to the Mother Ship immediately!
/ repeat, cease all hostilities!
All Visitor troops are to return
to the Mother Ship immediately!
| don't believe it. Elizabeth, did you...
-No.
Then how?
At this point, let's not pick nits.
We just got a major break.
Sir, is this possible?
/ repeat, cease all hostilities,
All Visitor troops are to return
to the Mother Ship immediately!
Let's move, people.
Well, Lydia,
this time you have overstepped
the bounds of even your ego!
| demand an explanation
for this cowardly withdrawal.
Actually, I'm not the person
you should be speaking to.
I'm merely following orders.
I was the one who issued
the troop recall, Diana.
Under whose authority, may | ask?
The Leader's.
He has declared that all hostilities
be terminated immediately.
Why, when we are so close to victory?
Apparently, the reports of your success
have been overly exaggerated.
-| can't imagine how.
Oh, I can.
For the moment, the war is over.
The Leader is coming here himself
to take direct charge
of the peace negotiations.
Peace negotiations?
You engineered this, didn't you?
You're a traitor.
Just like your brother Martin.
We both know that's a lie.
Fortunately, the Leader
knows this as well.
The truth is, Diana,
the Leader has lost confidence in you.
Your voice will no longer be heard.
Right, New York.
The same is true in Paris and London.
Over and out.
Nobody's sure, but reports
are coming in from all around the world.
They're all the same.
| smell a trap. After wanting this world
for so long, why give up now?
What if it's a decoy, to throw us off?
It's working like crazy.
People think they are for real.
The fighting has stopped
all over the world.
You know, we always talked about
the war ending.
How great it'd be.
Why does it feel so weird?
Guys! Get in here.
What's going on?
-They're messing with her mind.
No.
She's receiving a message.
-What kind of message?
From the Leader.
It is his manner, to contact anyone
anytime at any distance.
That's crazy.
Kyle, she is one of you, yet one of us.
I must go.
Where?
To the Mother Ship.
The Leader wants me there.
No way. Not until we find out for
sure what the hell is going on around here.
She must go.
Easy.
Next time, knock.
Just wait a minute. To where?
Why peace all of a sudden,
after years of warfare?
It is the will of our Leader.
Now, | see he has made contact
with Elizabeth.
Is that part of the peace process?
She is the blending of cultures,
the Leader's source of truth.
Without her there will be no chance
for a lasting peace.
| say we take this one step at a time.
First of all, why has the fighting stopped?
| can only speculate as to why
the Leader called a cease fire.
But since | arrived on this planet
and met you, and learned from you,
| have tried to convince the Leader
that your people and our people
can live together.
That one should not prey on the other.
Elizabeth will enable him to see that.
All right.
But if she goes, we all go.
I'll make the arrangements.
So, with as little advance warning
as when they arrived,
the giant Visitor ships are withdrawing
from the various major cities of the warld.
Reporis from Paris, Rome,
London, St, Louis
all confirm werldwide celebrations
that make V-J Day and V-E Day
pale by comparison.
This is Tawny Schneider, happy te say
this may be the last broadcast
of the Freedom Network.
The fools.
If we attack now, the entire planet
will be ours by nightfall.
A pity you hadn't thought
of that plan earlier, dear,
when the Leader
still had confidence in you.
Or in you, darling.
In case you hadn't noticed,
it is through Philip that the Leader
is communicating.
| must admit, you amaze me, Diana.
What persistence you have.
You absolutely refuse to accept reality.
There is still time for the Leader to be
fully informed of Philip's act of deceit.
You're deluding yourself, darling.
Philip has convinced the Leader
that the humans are a noble race.
-ls that what you believe, Lydia?
What I| believe isn't important.
My sole function is to serve our Leader.
And | intend to do just that.
That stays.
How can we go up there unarmed?
We'll be sitting ducks.
Not if there's a cease fire.
Julie, what do you think?
Am I the only one who's
the slightest bit suspicious?
No, we're all a little suspicious.
But we've always taken chances
and | don't think we should stop now.
What about Elizabeth? Look at her.
The Leader's got her brainwashed already.
Kyle. You taught me
to share your Earth love.
Let me teach you now about true love.
That's not what | meant.
| understand, more than you know.
Your Earth love is good, Kyle, and warm.
But you know love
only as it is tied to your bodies.
In the cosmos, there is a greater love,
for there are no bodies.
| won't let you go.
Kyle, we can't stop her.
All we can do is stay with her
and see how this plays out.
The shuttle is ready.
Soaml.
She's changing.
Yeah, but into what?
I don't like this at all.
Now that we're here,
I can't say | argue with you.
-| don't blame you for being a little jumpy.
Yeah?
What if we're right?
What do we do about it?
Nothing.
Yet.
-| take it you know these people.
Intimately.
Skilled fighters, all.
Yes. It seems almost a pity we will not
face each other in combat again.
| didn't think you felt pity, Diana.
Maybe things have changed.
| meant no disrespect.
After all, if it weren't for the armistice,
how else could | get the legendary
Donovan in my grasp?
Elizabeth will need
the appropriate garments.
I've already seen to it, Commander.
It's beautiful.
It, like you,
represents unification,
the bringing together of all living things.
If there's anything else | can do,
don't hesitate to ask.
Look at her, fawning all over them.
Lydia's attempting to become a diplomat.
She's making a fool of herself.
Perhaps she's aware of something
you choose to ignore.
When a war Is over, there's no
reason to keep the warriors.
That's why we are going to make
certain the war goes on.
With us, such games are customary.
A way of honoring the Leader
and letting off steam at the same time.
Creative combination.
You find that one interesting?
He knows he's beaten, you see.
In real combat, those swords
would be charged
with nuclear disintegration loads.
One touch on the body
would mean instant death.
Sort of takes the sport out of it, doesn't it?
Interesting perspective.
Would you like to try it some time?
With uncharged weapons.
Of course. However, | must warn you,
I'm pretty good.
| was trained by a venerated master.
I've seen all the Errol Flynn pictures.
Then I consider it an even match.
Thelma!
Willie!
| thought I'd never see you again.
| was sure I'd never see you.
This is unbelievable.
It certainly is.
They told me you were dead.
No.
| have been living among the humans.
How? Why?
It's a long story, Thelma.
I'd love to hear it, Willie, the whole thing.
This is too good to be true.
Getting you back, it's like a miracle.
We can pick up right where we left off.
I've never forgotten you, Willie.
I never stopped dreaming
about becoming your wife.
You can't be serious.
The two of them mean to fence
with the nuclear swords?
Unarmed, of course.
It seems they have become fast friends.
Too fast, for my taste.
| always suspected Philip was a traitor.
That's why it's so perfect, don't you see?
| begin to, yes.
You simply arrange it
so that their swords are charged.
Neither of them will suspect,
since Philip will have ordered
the safe arrangements.
They will fight,
and when one of them kills the other,
that should mean the end
of this horrid détente.
Perhaps you'll be lucky, Diana.
With two such equally matched fighters,
each might kill the other.
Mike's got a lot more faith
in Philip than I do.
Like he says,
Philip hasn't let him down yet.
That doesn't mean his luck
will hold forever.
| do love an athletic contest,
don't you, James?
Would you care to place a wager
on the outcome?
No. For them,
the stakes couldn't be higher.
And once Donovan and Philip are
taken care of, we turn to the Leader.
Are you sure you want to go
through with this?
Right now | can't come up
with a reason not to.
I can.
Those swords are supposed to be
lethal weapons.
They've been de-charged.
They're harmless.
Listen, Kyle, it's a ritual duel,
not a fight to the finish.
Just in case anything does go wrong,
I've got a shuttle ready in Bay 3.
Get Elizabeth and everybody there.
You can count on it. Good luck.
Go easy on me, Mike.
I'm sure
you're gonna be able to hold your own.
If these weapons were charged,
the energy emanating from the tip
-would burn right through the outer tissue.
Not a pretty picture.
So much for fun and games.
-Who was responsible for preparing these?
I did it myself.
But obviously someone got
to them before we fought.
Obviously.
I'll get to the bottom of this at once.
With peace at hand, the last thing
we need among us is a lunatic.
It's good to be back, isn't it, Willie?
| mean, among friends.
Yes, | am very happy.
Me, too.
I spoke with my mother
back on the home planet.
When | told her you'd come back,
she wanted to start planning the wedding.
Wedding?
Thelma,
| think you may be
rushing things a bit.
I've gone through some changes
since we last saw each other.
Willie, are you saying
you don't want to marry me?
Up until a few hours ago,
| hadn't been thinking about it.
All l can say is, | don't have an answer yet.
How could you,
after | waited all these years?
Thelma, will you listen to me?
Our union has been arranged since
we were in the incubator together.
Before we even hatched, our families
agreed that you and | would be married.
Thelma, you don't understand.
I'm not even sure I do.
But since I've spent
so much time on Earth,
in many ways,
I've come to think like a human.
| don't care about your siding
with the Resistance.
That will all be forgotten.
Daddy has a lot of important friends.
It won't go on your record.
That's what | mean.
I don't care about my record.
Thelma, listen.
I'm not going back to the home planet.
Thelma, it’s got nothing
to do with you personally.
Excuse me, Willie, but I'm afraid
| don't handle rejection very well.
Thelma?
Had you been able to carry out
the assassination,
this loathsome truce
would have already ended.
Now we're forced to deal
directly with the Leader.
Surely, you're not proposing
that we overthrow the Leader?
Why not?
You're no stranger to ambition.
Here's your chance to bypass
all your fellow underlings
and get a taste of real power.
And if | refuse to join your conspiracy?
Unfortunately, you're already part of it.
I've been conducting an investigation
of Philip's most recent brush with death.
I must tell you,
there is considerable evidence
that the entire plot was your brainchild.
You'd throw me to the snakes,
just like that?
Without a moment's hesitation.
Really? | thought you'd be inclined
to keep me around for a while.
Don't flatter yourself, Lieutenant.
| can easily find other means
of relieving my boredom.
Now, are you going to help me
reverse Philip's treacherous peace plan
or have you capitulated
to his whims like Lydia and the others?
I'm no lover of peace, Commander.
But unless you have
what | consider a flawless plan
to terminate the Leader...
Don't worry, Lieutenant. | do.
Elizabeth, you've got to be realistic.
| mean, look what almost
happened to Donovan.
We know there are doubters
in both camps.
But we've got to give peace a chance.
Okay, let me get
right to the heart of the matter.
| don't want to lose you.
Kyle, that's not fair.
| don't care if it's fair. It's true.
Can't | do anything to get you
to back out of this?
No.
Sure you won't reconsider?
| wish | could,
but you've always known
there was another side of me.
I've got to go. Philip wants to
talk to me before the Leader arrives.
Wait a minute.
Maybe he should talk to both of us.
Kyle, I'll be all right.
But thanks for caring so much.
| can't help it.
| love you.
Elizabeth.
| just saw Philip.
He asked me to apologize for him,
but he'll be a few minutes late
for your meeting.
Thank you.
You've certainly grown
to be a beautiful woman.
| hope that we'll get a chance
to spend more time together.
I still feel very close to you.
| don't feel that way toward you.
Not now maybe.
But you'll see, time heals all wounds.
Was there anything else?
No. | just wanted you to be aware
that the Leader's behavior
can be very unpredictable.
If events were to change, unexpectedly,
you'd always be able to turn to me.
| can't imagine why I'd ever turn to you.
I can.
The Star-child was a former pupil
of yours, wasn't she, Diana?
Yes. For a brief time.
It was | who first made her aware
of her powers.
She didn't seem all that grateful.
My mind is full of strange
and inexplicable images.
The names and configurations
of galaxies | never saw,
the sounds and furies of ancient battles
and mystic rites
live in my dreams.
And all of this disturbs you.
How could it not?
And the feelings,
so intense, so violent
that they torture me.
And | cannot explain them.
Elizabeth,
now, more than ever, you must be strong.
You are the Star-child,
the bringer of peace,
the untfier of cultures.
What you are experiencing
is the racial memory
of one strain of your ancestry: ours.
It is time you were introduced
to yourself, Elizabeth.
Then teach me. Now.
The history begins many cycles
and sequences ago
on Sullam Voe.
What did Philip say?
What could he say?
That Diana charged the swords?
You know as well as | do that
she's too shifty to be directly involved.
But if she's behind it,
what's to stop her
from trying to sabotage the truce again?
Time, for one thing.
When the Leader gets here, she's finished.
And tf she isn't?
Then I've got the shuttle in Bay 3
ready for a quick getaway.
At least there's a Plan 'B.'
We still have Philip's word that
the Leader's for peace, 100%.
I'll believe that when I| see it.
Two days ago we were mortal enemies.
Now it's like we're long-lost lovers.
I can't shake this feeling
that we're sitting on a time bomb.
| hope it doesn't go off.
Quickly. We don't have much time.
Excellent. Very good.
Now are you sure you're
familiar with how to use this?
Yes. But it would be much
easier with a laser cannon.
The idea ts for the assassination
to look like an act of Resistance terrorism.
Just do as | say, and within an hour,
you both will be hailed as galactic heroes.
We better be.
You will be.
Ready or not, here he comes.
I'm always ready, Lydia. For anything.
It's the Resistance! On the catwalk!
| knew they couldn't be trusted.
They disintegrated.
Now we'll never know who they were.
Which is very convenient
for whoever staged the attack.
We know who staged the attack.
Take them away.
Halt!
Put your weapons down.
You've gone too far this time, Diana.
This is mutiny.
Call it whatever you like.
But before you attempt
to override my authority,
see how many of your forces
will follow the orders of a commander
whose friends assassinated our Leader.
You'll never get away with this.
Don't be a fool. | already have.
You made the mistake
of growing soft inside.
For that you must pay.
I'm going to send you where you
won't be dangerous to anyone,
not even yourselves.
Prepare them for permanent orbit
around the asteroid of your choice.
Farewell, my friends.
-Not her.
No!
Kyle!
-She stays with me.
Attention all hands.
Prepare for the arrival of our Leader.
I'm afraid you've shown
your true colors, Diana.
You see, | knew that the Leader
was arriving on the second shuttle.
| suggested it as a safety precaution.
Unfortunately, you proved it
to be a necessary precaution.
Let her go.
Do as he says.
Very clever, Philip,
but you haven't won yet.
Seal all the corridors
and meet me on the bridge.
Elizabeth, can you hear me?
-Yes. | can.
Good.
He knows you are here.
I feel that.
lam in communication with him now.
The time Is coming
when he will meet with you.
I'm ready.
We must protect you until that moment.
Come with me.
Set all infusion reactors
to reach critical mass.
Diana, the force of an infused
nuclear reaction would destroy
not only the Mother Ship,
but the entire planet as well.
All the better.
-How long will that take?
Exactly four minutes.
If | cannot rule this ship,
I'll see to it that no one does.
Seal the doors.
But what about Lieutenant James?
He should have been here by now.
We can't wait any longer.
It's nice to know your timing
is still impeccable.
Diana's sealed off the bridge completely.
That gives her absolute control
of the fusion reactors.
She can blow us all to infinity.
Along with herself. She's capable of that.
For her, the die is cast. She can't go back.
She attempted to depose the Leader.
So what do we do?
If we can penetrate the hold,
it will shut down the power source.
Let's give it a go.
We're all going to die.
It doesn't look great
right at the moment, that's true.
Since everything's about to end,
will you do something for me?
Oh, yes, Thelma. What?
Can you...
Say it, Thelma.
Just, please, tell me that you love me.
Or that you once did.
| did, Thelma,
and I'm not sure that love
ever totally died.
If things were different,
if this were another time and place...
How do you feel about Earth?
With you, anywhere would be paradise.
We wouldn't have to
get married right away.
We could live together for a while...
What are you doing?
This is a human custom
you'll have to get used to.
What ts it called?
-A kiss.
A kiss.
That is a wonderful custom.
If we make it,
if we live through this craziness,
| want you to be my wife.
We'll make it.
Even if | have to stop Diana myself.
-Ready?
Yeah.
Fire.
Nothing.
We need more power!
There is no more!
We have to blow that door.
That fusion reactor room
is the heart of the Mother Ship.
Diana's got this ship locked up tight.
What will we do?
Then, there's nothing we can do
to save the Leader or Earth.
Wait!
There is one thing.
Willie, what? Anything.
This.
She ts the Star-child.
And if the Leader designed all this
and can communicate through her...
He can use Elizabeth to undo all this!
Willie, please.
Let me speak to the Leader.
Can she do that?
If he wishes it.
Willie.
Is there any other way in there?
| used to work in the ventilation systems.
Yes! Show me.
This way.
They've broken into the reactor hold.
We're beaten.
No!
See the console?
-What will we do now?
There's only one thing to do.
-Here.
I'll cover you.
Quick, the shuttle bay!
Hold it right there, Diana.
Goad, Very goad.
Let's go.
Good luck wriggling your way out
of this one, Diana.
Don't bait me, Lydia, for | shall return.
Keep them well-guarded.
Once the Leader is gone,
they will be taken back.
For a trial?
Our justice is far quicker than yours,
I promise you.
But just as lasting.
My brother was a wise man for
choosing to trust you, Donovan.
Your brother was my friend.
As you are.
Your planet is a good one.
You fought a valiant fight to save it.
-Do not misuse it.
I'll do my best.
Thanks again.
lt is time. Come te me, Elizabeth.
-Elizabeth!
Kyle.
| think she needs to go.
The moment they reach
the Dark Zone, Earth will be ours!
Are you sure?
| left a "going away” present
aboard the Leader's shuttle.
He should get a big bang out of it!
You sure this is all right?
I can feel it.
She may find true peace and happiness.
Who knows? Maybe we all will.
Wait! Where's Kyle?
-He was just here a second ago.
You don't think he...
He stowed away.
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