War of the Worlds (1988–1990): Season 2, Episode 10 - The Defector - full transcript

When an alien weapon intended to kill humans via computer systems backfires, its creator, Kemo, is maimed in the process and then sentenced to death for his incompetence. Having developed human emotions as a result of his accident, Kemo teams with Kincaid to destroy the weapon.

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There's rioting breaking
out throughout the city.

Fires continue to
burn everywhere.

Troops are shooting people.

My God, I... I don't know why.

There's a woman dying in front
of me, and no one's helping her.

There are conflicting reports
about who or what started the chaos.

Will someone tell
me what's happening?

This is madness.

What is this world coming to?



Hi. Read Mail.

Rogue? Must be important.

Dial Grapevine,
and access Roller.

Can't do a thing with
that damn generator.

You tried the outlet valve?

It needs a new rotor.

I'm down to my
last couple of clips.

Rogue here. Where you been, Ace?

Working. Got messages from
everybody but called you first.

I'm touched.

What about that
ammo we discussed?

And the rotor.

Yeah, and a rotor
for an H32 generator.

Tough to come by.



I'll check stock.

I solved the problem with interface
with human computer systems.

We can now access
their equipment in secrecy.

And what if it's
weapon potential?

There are some minor flaws to
be worked out with the direct pulse.

They are almost corrected.

Almost?

Kemo, we have spent

enormous amounts of time
and resources on this system.

I want results.

Very well.

I have been monitoring
the transmissions

of a communications
network called the Grapevine,

very advanced for humans.

Breaking their codes will give us some
concept of our machine's capabilities.

This should get us
into their systems.

Rotor for H32 generator
and ammo for...

What the hell?

Rogue, are you still there?

Hey, you're breaking up, Ace.

My files are jammed.

Here, take a look at this.

I don't understand.

There's something wrong.
I'm being intercepted.

You said you could access
their equipment in secrecy.

It's coming from Quadrant 7.

They pulled some data from me

and passed it along to
someone else on their network.

Stop your transmission now.

Terminate the human operator.

No, that aspect of the
machine isn't up and fully tested.

Do as I say.

Signal should reach
our subject in 20 cycles,

starting now.

Something weird is happening.

What's wrong?

It's an energy reversal.

Cut the power! Cut the
power. Cut the power!

Cut the...

Take him to the lab and place
him in diagnostic suspension.

Do it now.

Ace? Ace?

- What's happening now?
- What's going on?

We were bartering with
Ace. He went off line.

Probably another
damn power failure.

Oh, we've got to get going.

We've got a
rendezvous with our ride.

Yeah, well, tell him not
to use the throughway.

Road's closed north
of Beach Canyon.

You all ready for
your exams, Debi?

Ready as ever.

She'll do fine.

We'll only be gone
a couple days.

Come on, let's go.

Good luck, kiddo.

Yeah.

My work, I have to continue.

My... My work.

You shall.

We must repair the weapon.

Access Grapevine.

Ace.

Ace.

Lonelyheart.

Rogue here, Lonelyheart.

You heard from Ace?

Can't reach him.

Me, neither.

Pretty strange.

His line's dead.

Maybe there was a power failure.

The rest of
Quadrant 7 is all right.

Maybe his landlord showed up.

No, something's wrong.

Call me if you reach him.

He's healing.

The work will be completed.

Stable.

Stable.

Unstable.

Enhance.

Can you find the problem?

The misfirings are random. I
can't tell what's causing them.

It is a feedback from
the human system.

I must redesign the connections.

And then what?

We can intercept signals,

extract all information,

and permanently
damage human computers.

Yes.

Once we've managed
to remove its defects.

Yes, I must perfect it.

Kemo, understand this.

Your affliction requires
us to terminate you.

I'm aware of that,

but the weapon
should take precedence.

- You have to agree.
- You know your duty.

Your purpose is to
achieve perfection,

and now that cannot be.

But the program that runs
the system. It isn't finished.

Then we'll finish it.

You need me.

Let the knowledge that
you have been of great value

be your comfort.

Then allow me to
go before the Eternal.

He'll accept me.

I am a true Morthren.

He will decide.

His mind is severely damaged.

Feedback, he said.

That's the weakness
in the engram.

He's been offline for too long.

Something's got to be wrong.

It's not like him. He's got
backups for his backup systems.

Anybody know where he lives?

No, I haven't even met him.

Then how did we
link up with him?

I'm going out.

Ace's disappearance
is a real problem to me.

He's my main connection
for a lot of things.

He is for everybody.

Right.

Look, do you know his
name or his address?

You know better
than that, Johnny.

Yeah, I know.

Look, I wouldn't ask, but I think
someone's broken into my system.

There are rules to the
game and laws of survival,

even when you
break a hacker's code.

Don't you think I know that?

Look, remember, Scoggs.
You've got an interest in this, too.

- You're up, Scoggs.
- Okay. Okay.

I'll do it, but I'm telling you
it's not going to be easy.

Great.

Uh, Johnny, nothing's free.

No, all of it.

Thank you.

I'll do my best.

Eternal Spirit of Morthrai,

I wish to fulfill
my duty to you.

My only wish is
to join with you,

to take my place amongst
the host of Morthren.

But my imperfections are
a symbol of service to you.

I have devoted my life to
the pursuit of our ideals.

Cleanse all impurity.

Reclaim me.

My existence is at an end.

No. No, you must allow me this.

I am a Morthren!

Kemo.

Judgment has been rendered.

You've been rejected.

Prepare for termination.

He showed fear
before the Eternal.

Yes, almost like a human.

No. No!

What have I done?

Stop.

No luck finding Ace.

That's not like him.

Can't even get hold
of his message board.

Me, neither.

Let's keep trying.

Do you know anyone that
can get hold of some ammo

or generator parts?

Let me check.

I have access to Grapevine.

Two of them are
online. Make a selection.

Selection made.

Rogue, you still there?

Yep.

Termination in 20 cycles.

I'm getting interference.
I can't read you.

What the hell's going
on? Oh, my God!

What the hell?

Operator terminated.

There.

I'll check on the motherboard.

Here. Use this. Use it.

Try it now.

We'll have to get a replacement.

I don't think the
problem is here.

We share a great deal
more than I wanted.

Does your god accept you?

It's okay.

It's a message for you.

It's from Ace.

Where are you?

He's not answering.

I have a bad feeling about this.

I'm going to see what
Scoggs has come up with.

I better check on Lonelyheart.

Okay.

Him, I know. Sumac
and Wesley, number 6.

The first computer we
destroyed is back online.

It's not possible.

It could only be repaired by
the engram, our technology.

Kemo.

Activate the weapon.

Kill him.

What am I doing?

He's ended his transmission.

The link has been broken.

Can we pinpoint his location?

Yes.

Yes, it's in the records,

the one called Ace.

Contact the guards.

I found it, but...

if he asks, you
never heard it here.

Cross my heart.

Okay, there's an alley
off Talmadge and River,

second door from the end.

All right.

Thanks, Scoggs.

Johnny.

Be careful.

Hello.

Lonelyheart?

Ah.

Ace?

Ace, you've got to
tell me what happened.

I must've stumbled upon
something I shouldn't have,

a system.

I was talking one minute,

and the next...

It was an accident.

What about this
system you broke into?

How did you do it?
What did you find out?

Nothing.

Nothing.

Look, I know who they are.

We've got to find
them and stop them.

Can you tap into
their line again?

No. I told you it
was an accident.

I don't remember.

You're going to have to, Ace.

You're the only line on these...

people I have.

They're trying to kill me.

Yeah, well, they're not
only trying to kill you, Ace.

They're trying
to kill all of us.

Link Scoggs and Roller.

Scoggs here. Identify.

This is Rogue.

Somebody's killing
off our network,

and it's all linked to Ace
and his last transmission.

It's important that we. I
suggest Plato's ASAP.

Stay off Grapevine. I
repeat, stay off Grapevine.

Harrison, this is Roller.

- So what's...
- We got a problem here.

- Lonelyheart is dead.
- What happened?

- I went to his place...
- Not here.

Let's go to my office.

Come on. Let's get out of here.

They're going to send
someone back to finish the job.

- No.
- Hey, we're sitting ducks here.

You contacted me for help.

I made a mistake.

I can't leave here.

Oh...

Okay, okay, it's your life,

but remember, they got
through your defenses once.

They can do it again.

Stop!

That's it.

I'm changing all my
networks and passwords.

It's too late for that.

Look, it might be better
not to look into this too deep.

And maybe it will all go
away and leave us alone?

No, we've got to find
out who is behind this.

We can work together
now and stop them.

Look, the whole idea behind
Grapevine was to stay buried, secured,

a hidden network to get
information and stuff we needed.

Now, only one person knew who I
was... Lonelyheart, and he's dead,

so that tells me
I could be next.

No, thanks.

We need you on this, Roller,

you and Scoggs.

Now, before he went offline,

Ace transmitted a code to me.

We've got to crack this code.

It's the only thing we've got.

Come on, Roller.

Don't you want to find out what
kind of scum we're dealing with?

Ace was one of us,

and so was Lonelyheart.

I don't know why I let you talk
me into these things, Scoggs.

What is it?

The warriors dispatched to
locate Kemo have disappeared.

We've sent others.

Until he is found,

we are in great danger.

Blanket the whole area
with every available soldier.

But that leaves us
with minimum security.

If Kemo talks,

security won't matter.

Who are you?

My name is Kemo.

Why Ace?

It was a test.

I built a great weapon.

It was an interface between your
computers and our own engrams.

I discovered that I
could break any system,

drain it,

and use the energy
to kill the operator.

Something went wrong...

A feedback.

I could hear him at the
moment of his death.

Are you telling me you
were linked with Ace?

Yes.

He screamed.

I felt what he felt.

And for one cycle,

we were joined.

I knew him.

Drop it.

If you kill me, we will all die.

The Grapevine
has been activated.

Intercept and destroy.

They have our
code on the screen.

You came here for one reason...

To destroy our people
and to take our planet.

I've seen your
work, plenty of it.

What about your species?

Weak and disorderly.

That's what we were taught,

but what do we
really know about you?

What do you know about us?

All I need to know.

Why were your people after you?

That should be obvious.

We are a perfect race.

Those who aren't
perfect are eliminated.

You mean murdered.

It's not murder. It's...

selection.

Why did you contact me?

There must be a
way to end the killing.

That's what we
do now, all of us.

There must be a way to reach
an agreement, a compromise.

Sure. Tell me
where your base is.

To answer would be to
condemn my people to genocide.

Would you do that?

No.

I gave them the power,

but after the malfunction,

I began to make decisions

that were not Morthren.

Can't you understand?

I have the feelings
of both races.

I had to escape
from my own people.

So now they're
trying to kill you.

Yes, just as you are now.

But I can destroy
what I created.

How?

With this.

Now... Come on, Scoggs. You're
in the wrong area altogether.

I haven't seen anything like
this. Where the hell should I be?

Let me in there.

Got to start with the primaries.

No, no, I think it's based
on a geometric progression.

Oh, great, another expert.

Disruption in ten cycles.

Power... now.

The operator is dead.

I'm the only one
that can stop them.

The end of our war
has to begin somewhere.

Why not here?

Suppose I do believe you.

What will they do
with your machine?

They will access any
computer in the world.

They will absorb its knowledge,

take control of
your financial base,

your nuclear warheads,

everything.

That's insane.

They could destroy the whole
planet and themselves along with it.

Yes.

I'm asking you.

Put aside your hatred for my
race and let me join with you.

Let's go.

What happened?

Roller's dead.

The computer
blew up in his face.

Same thing that happened to Ace.

What about Scoggs?

She was in shock,
but she'll be okay.

My weapon,

they used my weapon.

Who's this?

What's he talking about?

His name's Kemo.

He's an alien.

He designed the weapon
that got into the Grapevine.

You killed him.

Bastard, you killed him! You...

Stop!

What are you doing
protecting him, Kincaid?

What the hell's got into you?

Harrison, something
happened to his mind.

When Ace was killed,

either part of Ace or else his
feelings transmitted into him.

He's almost human.

What?

You believe him?

I created the weapon.
I can destroy it.

We don't have any choice.

Go on.

What if he's lying
to us, Kincaid?

What if he's using us?

I'm picking up interference.

It's weakening
the control system.

From what source?

The last target of
the Grapevine system.

Kemo.

Redirect the power. Kill him.

Now.

Come on, Kemo,
we're out of options.

Tell me where they are.

There is one chance.

What's that?

There's enough power left in this
engram to disrupt them temporarily.

Combine every third equation.

Send these impulses here.

This will bypass
their relay screens.

It will interrupt
their transmissions.

All right.

But I still have to go back
and destroy the machine.

That's suicide.

There's no other way.

Decide now.

Okay, go.

Kemo, wait.

You may need this.

You really surprise me.

Why are you doing this?

I don't know.

Maybe because I've
lost too many friends.

Maybe because I believe him.

Ardix' machine is online again.

Then direct another
pulse and destroy it.

There.

They're attempting to program
our machine from their location.

I need more pulse.

Nothing's working.
Look at it. Look.

I know. Try these.

Nothing. Nothing, look.

Kill them now!

Malzor.

Move away from the machine.

Make no mistake.

I will destroy you.

Death is of no importance.

No, but life is.

Damage report.

Irreparable.

We'll have to begin again.

Then do it.

We should trash that thing.

Don't tempt me.

He made it.

Kemo.

Tell me one thing.

Why did you do this for us?

I didn't do it just for you.

I did it for all of us.

What will you do now?

That doesn't matter.

What's important is...

we took the first step.

Goodbye, friend.

Take care.

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