War of the Worlds (2019–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Episode #2.6 - full transcript

Bill makes a request that puts Zoe in danger.

We lost the virus.

It's in Emily.

It's in her blood.

We have to find Bill
Ward and stop him

releasing the virus
or we'll all be dead.

I found him.

He's a professor of Neurogenetics
at the University of London.

Have you thought about what we're
going to do if we can't find him?

We have to.

You think he killed himself?

They say your
whole life flashes before you



just before you die.

What happened to
you? Ash is dead.

Yeah. Sacha.

He tried to kill
me. He killed Ash.

Listen. You've got to
get her to my old lab

so that I can extract the virus.

So it's now

15 days since the attack.

Erm, and we, we heard some sounds
in the building, yesterday.

You know, so,

maybe there're people out there.

We were too scared
to go out and look.

We're, erm, sleeping a lot.

We're exhausted.



I'm worried about Lilly.

She's really down.

And I do my best to
cheer her up, but...

I think I'm just starting
to annoy her, really,

and...

Well, er, that's it for now.

- Lilly?
- Hmm.

Lilly?

Hmm...

What time is it?

Just after 1:00.

Have you heard anything?

No.

Erm, I've got something for you.

You said you wanted some fruit.

- I was saving them.

Thank you.

- Good?
- Mmm-hmm.

I'm sorry I was
so down yesterday.

I'm just...

I'm finding this really hard.

You never have to apologise.

How are you always so cheerful?

Of all the people I could
be stuck in here with,

I got you.

I lucked out.

I love you.

The operating
system's been wiped.

Who's Josh?

Day 22: I haven't recorded
one of these for a while.

Er

The days feel longer.

It's a lot harder on your own.

Yeah, I miss Lilly.

I miss her so much...

So much.

I can't stop thinking
about what I did...

Get some rest.

We're nearly out of insulin.

How much have we got?

- We'll run out tomorrow.
- All right, I'll get some.

I couldn't even get you
to clean your shoes.

Not having clean shoes wasn't
going to get me killed.

We shouldn't be doing
this. We should be

surfing or...

Neither of us knows how to surf.

Skiing then,

sailing, something,
I don't know.

Father and son
stuff. I could be,

could be having a
little beer outside.

You could be telling me
about your girlfriends.

Well, maybe not
your girlfriends,

but you know what I mean.

Yeah.

How you've handled yourself,

being there for your
mum and your sister...

I'm so proud of you.

I know.

You look beautiful.

Yeah, right. I look ill.

You're always beautiful to me.

The things we see.

Have you seen other stuff?

Have you?

I saw a lake.

I think it was on their planet.

There were all these

dead bodies floating on it.

They were dying?

I think that's why
they've come to Earth.

They wanted to cure themselves.

I wish we could

go somewhere else,

forget all this stuff, together,

just the two of us.

What about your mum?

I only want to be with you now.

You don't feel the same way?

I don't know what to feel.

How's it going?

I'm pretty sure this
constant measures

the gravitational force
on the subatomic scale.

I think they understand
quantum gravity.

Who doesn't?

It's only a small step
from there to manipulating

spacetime on the quantum level.

I think they see matter as a
series of interacting waves.

These equations
predict the energy

and direction of the forces
their interaction produces.

There are videos on
the dead guy's phone.

He was keeping a diary.

He had his girlfriend
here with him.

Something happened to her.

She left, or she was killed.

Maybe that's why
he killed himself?

Mmm-hmm.

The haematoma's getting smaller.

It should be a lot less painful.

You've children?

The scar, it's from
a Caesarean section.

All my children were stillborn.

- How many?
- Three.

It's common for my people.

Why?

We do not know.

I, erm, I have to leave soon.

Do you think you're strong enough
to make it back to your people?

Got this room.

I found some.

Put the rifle on the floor.

You know Bill Ward?

Where is he?

Er...

We don't know, we don't
know where he is...

Where is he?

We were with him.

We thought you'd taken him.

But, we don't know where he is.

Please, I swear to God.

He's your son?

Don't hurt him.

If you don't tell me where Bill Ward
is I'm gonna shoot him in the head.

Dad!

Please. I don't know. I
don't know where he is.

I swear, I don't know, I
don't know where he is...

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

I'll take you to him.

I'll take you to him.

How much further is it?

Not far.

It's that brown
building up there.

How many of you are in there?

Er, eight.

We need more of our people.

On your knees.

Do you have a family?

Yeah,

I did.

I had a wife,

and a son.

They died in the attack?

After.

Bill?
Bill, are you there?

Is that you, Zoe?

You at the lab yet?

Not yet.

Did you tell the others that
it was Sacha who killed Ash?

No.

If they know that I'm talking to you,
it'll be harder for me to take her.

Go to the lab. I'll get Emily
to you as soon as I can.

Okay.

I've got to go somewhere.

I heard something.

Don't!

You're going to a laboratory
so you can release the virus.

I heard you talking about it.

I saved your life.

If it wasn't for
me, you'd be dead!

So I should let you
kill all of my people?

You slaughtered billions.

You killed my wife and my son!

They should be back by now.

You mind if I wait with you?

I understand if you
don't want me to.

It's fine.

Thank you.

Jonathan always
hated me smoking.

Disgusting habit.

What's he like?

Who?

Bill Ward.

He's sad.

Dad?

Tom.

Shit.

I'm okay.

Just keep the
pressure on it, okay?

Get in once again.

Looks like it went
straight through.

Tom?

- Is he gonna be okay?
- I don't know.

- Okay, sorry, love.
- Tom...

Look. I found a map.

The university admin
building is off campus.

It's not far.

Maybe they have records that can tell
us what happened to the professor guy?

It's worth a look.

Sophia?

Sophia?

Do you want to eat something?

Yeah.

The ripples in space we
detected at the observatory.

I think they were caused
by a quantum event.

It must have been huge.

What's the guy
saying in the videos?

He's just found Bob.

Who's Bob?

It's a nickname I gave
the alien creature.

It was injured. He brought
it back here to work on it.

Has he said what happened
to his girlfriend?

Not yet.

You can see he tries to not think
about her. It's too sad for him.

You should watch the videos?

Why would I do that? I have more
important things to do right now.

I don't know. Maybe so you can take
an interest in others for once?

Just an idea.

Isla...

How is he?

How's Tom?

Mum says he's gonna be fine.

Dad?

What is it?

They
were gonna kill Tom.

And I was gonna watch him die,

and there was nothing I
could do to protect him.

You stopped them.

What about next time?

And the time after
that? I'm your dad.

I'm... I'm supposed
to keep you safe.

I can't protect you.

You were getting insulin.

Tom got shot because of me.

Em...

And I don't want you
to do it anymore.

You know, when you were young

if anyone said anything, if they
did anything, if they picked on him,

you were always there,

straight in there.

You didn't take any prisoners...

I wasn't gonna get killed.

But you would.

You'd risk your life for him.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So don't ask us not to
do the same for you.

I was so worried.

We thought you were dead.

Some soldiers took me.

They were keeping me prisoner.

He was with them.

Bill Ward. He was there.

One of the soldiers
was beating me.

Bill Ward helped me
escape. He saved my life.

You spent time with him?

He's different to how
I thought he would be.

What do you mean?

He lost his wife and son.

He's in pain.

He feels pain just like we do.

You should have
killed him. ISLA: I tried.

But he escaped. There
was nothing I could do.

The virus is in Emily.

It's in her blood.

She was with him?

No.

I think he was going
somewhere to meet her.

Where?

His old laboratory.

He's going to release the virus.

Here it is, look!

Professor Bill Ward, London.

I guess this is the last
time I record one of these.

Erm, they say your whole life flashes
before you just before you die.

What if it's just one life

of infinite possible
other lives?

Every time we make a choice,

we start a new path.

What if you also continue
on the other path?

I think the creature calculates all
the possible outcomes in an instant

and it holds them in the
timeless quantum world

until they collapse
into one certainty.

I'm working on a theory

that each of the creature's predictions
repeat themselves infinitely.

On the quantum level, spacetime is
full of closed time-like curves.

There are a million
possible moments

until you pick one.

I'm sorry.

I don't want to hurt you.

What are you doing?

I need you to come with me.

We're going to meet Bill.

We just need to extract
the virus from your blood.

After that, you're free to go.

No one needs to get hurt.

Let's go.

Move.

If you call out, I'll shoot
anyone who comes to help you.

It could be your
mum, or your dad...

We don't want to hurt her.

We only need to get the
virus from her blood.

Don't make me shoot
you, you little prick...

Fuck you.

Listen, Emily,

everyone you know
is going to die.

Everyone. You can stop it.

It's bullshit!

What if it's true?

Does she know that
you killed Ash?

- What do you mean...
- Shut up!

He was trying to kill Bill.

Then Ash walked in on
them. So he stabbed him.

You killed Ash?

I didn't mean to.
It was an accident.

I was trying to stop Bill
experimenting on you. I did it for you.

Don't say that!

We're not like them.

They don't understand.

Emily...

I'll go with you to meet Bill.

But we need to bring the others.

This is crazy.
You can't do this.

I won't let you!

Are you gonna shoot me?

No.

I would never hurt
you. I love you.

If you love me, then
you'll let me go.

Emily.

What's happened?

It was Sacha.

He killed Ash.

- Where is he?
- I don't know.

Chloe, wait!

Sacha!

Catherine?

We found him...

What happened?

- It was Bob.
- Oh, my God...

I'm okay. He missed my artery.

Dylan didn't kill himself.

Bob killed him.

Wait, I'll find some bandages...

I watched the videos.
Dylan helped me solve it...

What do you mean?

If you follow the formulas and
notes, I think it's some sort of map,

or pathway.

To where?

The alien who came
to the observatory

he said their journey to
Earth took no time at all.

It's not about where the
pathway leads, but when.

I don't understand.

They travelled back
in time to get here.

They travelled through time.

You said you found
him, the professor?

Yes. He moved to another
college in London.

It's at a different campus.

Em...

Are you sure you
want to do this?

Yes.

Releasing the virus is the
only way to keep you all safe.

You ready?

Do you think they're gonna kill
Sacha because he killed Ash?

I don't know.

Maybe, we can stay, we
can keep looking for him.

No. He'll follow us.

What do you mean? Why?

Cause he's in love with Emily.

Bill?
- Hmm.

Bill!

You made it.

You look terrible.

Hi, Tom.

So are we extracting
this thing from my blood,

or what?

You were right.
I should listen to people more.

They make me feel stupid.

You're the smartest
person I know.

I'm smart at science.

I find people hard
to understand.

You were always so popular.

It was easy for you.

I was jealous. I
hid behind my books.

I still hide now.

I see you peeking out,
more than you used to.

Did you find out what
happened to his girlfriend?

You want to see?

There's something I
should have shared. Er...

I found some messages on Lilly's
phone from before the attack. Erm...

She was messaging
some guy and, er,

well, they were sending
each other photos.

But...

I threw her out and...

And I locked the door.

And she, you know she
starts like...

Hammering on the door,
begging me to let back in.

But I went and got my headphones

and I put them on so that
I couldn't even hear her.

She was so scared...

By the time I'd realised
what I'd done...

Lilly!

It was too late.

Lilly!

Lilly!

I... I dreamt about
Lilly last night. And...

She looked so happy.

Maybe she made it
somewhere safe.

She's out there.

She'll come back
to me when she can.

She'll come back to me.

You okay?

Yes.

We should go find
your professor.