Z Nation (2014–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - The Murphy - full transcript

Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off, moments after the launch of the tactical nuclear weapons triggered by Murphy. It's every man for him/herself. Our Heroes split up as they try to ...

Previously on Z Nation...

WARREN: This man is the only
known survivor of a zombie bite.

He's our last
best hope for humanity.

What if I don't wanna be
your guinea pig?

Then you'll wind up like
patient zero over there.

- I’ve led them into a trap.
- Kill him.

- Doc?
- You set me up, you bastard.

I had no idea
this was gonna happen.

- You have to believe me.
- No, I don't.

I don't have to believe
anything anyone says ever again.

CITIZEN Z:
A tactical nuclear weapon



will be launched from NORAD
to incinerate the lab.

RECORDED VOICE: Seven minutes to detonation.

DOC: ls that all that's left
of Murphy?

- He shed his skin.
- Holy crap.

- Look.
- Let's go.

God, I hate the apocalypse.

(ALARM BEEPS)

(EXPLOSION)

(SNARLS)

(TYRES SQUEAL)

Sorry!

(THEME MUSIC)

- SONG: ♪ Have mercy! ♪
-(THREE GUNSHOTS)

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh
Have mercy. ♪



(MOANS)

Ow, ow. Watch the shoulder.

Holy shit.

Is that snow?

Nah, that's not snow.

WARREN: That's ash.

Radioactive fallout.

(ZOMBIES MOAN)

(GUNSHOT)

Crap.

(METAL SCRAPES)

(HEAVY BREATHING)

(SNARLS)

(PANTS AND COUGHS)

This is Citizen Z,
broadcasting on all frequencies.

This is an emergency broadcast.

Repeat.
This is an emergency broadcast.

Literally life and death
for the human race.

Now, there's a man
travelling among you.

He's the only human known
to have survived a zombie bite.

His blood has the antibodies
to create a vaccine.

Now, it is imperative
that he be transported alive

to the Centers for Disease
Control lab in California.

(SNARLING)

His name is Murphy.

Last seen in Fort Collins,
Colorado.

6'2", dark hair,
numerous bite marks on torso.

Known to control zombies.

Should be considered
armed and dangerous.

Keep alive at all cost.

Repeat.
Keep him alive at all cost.

The Centers for Disease Control
is offering an enormous bounty

for Murphy's safe delivery,

to be paid
in whatever form you desire,

as well as being first in line
for any cure developed.

(RUMBLING AND CRASHING
NEARBY)

If you can hear
this broadcast...

Save humanity. Save yourself.

Find Murphy.

(SNARLING)

(PANTS)

They're all dead.

HOW?

ADDY: We were on the hill,
watching the lights.

- MACK: I think those were nukes.
- ADDY: That's what I thought.

ADDY: Figured
what was left of the world

was trying to kill itself.

Anyway, the boy they banished

'cause he'd turned 13?

He figured it out.
He came back.

Set the whole place on fire.

And released the zombie bear.

Well, sounds like
she was right about men.

Look, Mack...

(DEEP SNARLING)

Bear?

Yeah.

You coming or not?

(STARTS ENGINE)

(PEPPY MUZAK PLAYS)

Come along, little doggies.

I found a new set of digs
I think you're gonna like.

Hey. That's a real set of Callaways
you're dragging there.

- Some respect.
- MAN: Hey, friend.

- Friend?
- Doing a little...shopping, huh?

Presidents Day sale.

These zombies of yours
are pretty tame.

They're not my zombies.

I would never own a...

Can I help you, friend?

You can start by stepping aside.

What the hell
did you do that for?

Your name Murphy?

Nope.

CITIZEN Z: His name is Murphy,

last seen in Fort Collins,
Colorado.

6'2", dark hair,
numerous bite marks on torso.

Known to control zombies.

Should be considered
armed and dangerous.

Keep alive at all cost.

Repeat. Keep him ali...

Sure you're not THE Murphy?

'Cause right now,
that's the only thing keeping you alive.

Show me your bites.

- I beg your pardon?
- You heard me.

Lift up your shirt.

Need to see those bites.

Gotta make sure
you're the real thing.

- Those are bites?
- They were.

They're healing nicely,
thank you.

OK, so, what if I am The Murphy,
whatever the hell that means?

- So what?
-(LAUGHS) So...

Everybody and their uncle's
looking for you.

Government's paying a bounty
on your ass.

Look, I got a whole van full of Oxy
if that's what you want.

How 'bout you take half
and I'll just be on my way?

How 'bout I take the Oxy and you
to California for that bounty?

You're gonna take me
to California?

- By yourself?
- Damn straight.

Sorry. Sorry.

You're insane.

(YELLS)

That's right. I'm insane.
And you're my prisoner.

Don't worry, Mr Murphy.
I won't kill you.

But I will hurt you real bad
if I need to.

You understand me?
Do you...

(SQUELCH!)

Cassandra?

Oh, I didn't know
if I'd ever see you again.

(MOANS)

Oh, oh! OK.
Yeah. Good to see you too.

Alright. Come on.
Let's break it up here.

- OK.
-(STAMMERS) Bomb...

Bomb. Bomb bad. Yeah. Listen.

It's not safe here.
We need to get out of here. OK?

But first,
you need a makeover, girl.

(COUGHS AND MOANS)

I got plans for him.

Come on.

Yeah, well, you should've
thought about that

before you shot those innocent zombies,
shouldn't you?

Let me see. Yeah.

I told you that white mink
would pull it all together, didn't I?

- Classy.
-(WHISPERS) Classy.

Let's get out of here.

Come along, Mr I'm So Badass.

Let's go.

-(DOC GROANS)
- WARREN: OK.

-(GROANS)
- Let's get you over here.

(DOC GROANS)

What is it?

10K: The bleeding's stopped, but...

(DOC SIGHS) Just go!

Find me a hole to crawl in.

Leave me a weapon and some ammo.

Hey. Nobody's leaving you here to die.

Here. Take the last of the water.

Go on.
Pretty weak myself.

We wait here too long,
we might be too weak to go look for help.

I've only got a day in me
without water, if that.

Well, I don’t think
I'm going anywhere, Chief.

10K, you stay here with Doc.

I'm gonna see if I can
find food or help

while I still got the strength.

If I'm not back in 48 hours...

...you're on your own.

(SIGHS) Good luck.

Thanks.

(WIND WHISTLES)

CITIZEN Z ON RECORDING:
The Centers for Disease Control

is offering an enormous bounty
for Murphy's safe delivery,

to be paid in whatever form
you desire,

as well as being first in line
for any cure developed.

- If you can hear this...
-(PUP HALF-BARKS)

Shh, shh. I know, Pup.

-(PUP WHIMPERS)
- I am too.

(ZOMBIE GROWLS)

This is an emergency broadcast.

Repeat. This is an emergency broadcast.

Literally life and death
for the human race.

(EMERGENCY BROADCAST
CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

MACK: If this works,
Warren and the others

will be able to see the signal
for miles.

-...create a vaccine...
{STATE BUZZES)

- MACK: Find something?
- No.

It's just that same recorded broadcast
again and again.

I hope he's OK up there.

WOMAN: Seven, nine, eight.
Eight, three, four.

Just that same
weird numbers station again.

You know, that's got to be
some sort of code.

MACK: Wonder who needs
to keep a secret anymore.

(FREQUENCIES TUNE IN AND OUT)

(MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY
ON RADIO)

(WOMAN SPEAKS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

-(ADDY WHISPERS) What?
- Who was that?

I don't know, but they were
talking about Murphy.

It was something in Spanish
and, I don't know, maybe Mandarin?

ADDY: Do you think that means
he's still alive?

(SIGHS) The question is...

...we really still care
if he's alive?

You don't care
if he's still alive,

why are you trying

to contact Warren
and the others, huh?

Got nothing else to do, Addy.

Come on, Warren.

Don't die
before you can kill yourself.

Three more bullets than I need.

Sorry, Doc.

Sorry, 10K.

I tried.

I tried.

Lieutenant Roberta Warren...

..I...

...give you mercy-

(GIRL SCREAMS IN DISTANCE)
Help me!

Help!

-(ZOMBIES GROWL)
- GIRL: Help!

(ALL SNARL VICIOUSLY)

(SQUELCH!)

(ZOMBIE SNARLS)

(GROWLS)

(ZOMBIE GROWLS)

Found this place
about a week ago.

Looters missed the stash of
food and booze in the basement.

Guess all the zombies in here
kept out the riffraff.

(LAUGHS) Wait till I show you

what I've been teaching
the locals.

Cassandra?
Hey, where'd you go?

Do you like
what I picked out for you?

(WHISPERS) Yes.

(ZOMBIE SNARLS)

(LAUGHS)

Don't be afraid.
He won't bite.

And even if he did,
you're immune, remember?

(SLOWLY) I'm not a zombie.

I know.

You're better.

I've been working on
my zombie whispering.

Come on.
Let me show you.

This is Telulah and Gigi.

Check this out.

Ladies. Let's show her
what we've been working on.

-(TELULAH AND GIGI GROWL)
- MURPHY: Oh, come on.

Come on, ladies!
That's not right.

Ladies! Ladies, please!

We talked about this.

(GROANS SOFTLY)

(KETTLE WHISTLES)

(CLATTERING)

She's awake.
The lady's awake.

Mama, Papa,
I want you to meet my hero.

Please, sit down and eat.

WOMAN: You must be starving.

Thank you.

WOMAN ON RADIO: Five. Five, three, seven.

Seven, nine, eight.

Eight, three, four.

Five, one, three. Seven.

Maybe it's just some...

...giant cosmic bingo game
somewhere, huh?

It's probably all just
canned civil defence broadcasts

triggered by the nukes.

Well.

(ADDY WHISPERS) I just...

...l just wish
we'd hear from somebody.

Anybody at all...

...who's alive.

(GROANING, THUD)

-(ZOMBIE SNARLS)
- ADDY: Mack!

- Mack!
-(GROWLS)

Mack! Mack, watch his teeth!

I'm trying! Hit him!

- I can't get a clear shot!
- Hit him, please!

MACK: Come on! (GRUNTS)

(GUNSHOT)

10K: 3,099!

DOC: We saw your signal!

WARREN: You've made a real life
for yourselves here.

WOMAN:
Have some more goat cheese.

My husband's been monitoring the milk
for fallout,

but so far,
the winds have spared us.

No, thank you -
I've eaten so much already.

My body doesn't know
what the hell is going on.

I haven't had real food
for weeks.

Gave myself up for dead.

We've all been there.

(LAUGHS)

We don't get many visitors.

Oh. How 'bout you?
How you doing?

- A lot better.
- WARREN: Yeah.

Now she knows why we don't
go digging for roots alone.

There were never zombies there
before.

MAN: It's the damn nukes.

Everything's screwed up now,
even the weather.

Yeah. Well...

I have two partners
that are still out there,

and I should be
getting back to them.

Alright, then.
I'm gonna pack you some provisions.

Thanks.

Come here.

Alright - from what I've heard,

everything west
of this line here

is a no-go zone.

And there's more fallout here
and over here.

And I think that's
the tunnel where we crashed,

so that would put my friends
somewhere in there.

Yeah, that's about
a 2-day hike.

A little less
if you go over the mountain.

Got it.

GIRL: "..and so,
seizing the larger by the ears,

"he jumped on his back
and, to my great amusement,

"coolly rode to meet me
as I came up the hatchway."

Do you have to go?

Yeah, sweetie.
I have to go.

I have a job to do.

Come back and tell us
how it turns out.

Promise?

Promise.

Good luck
with that Murphy fella.

Yeah.

My husband told me
what you did out there.

It must have been horrible.

I don't know how to thank you.

Those kids -
those beautiful kids.

That's how you'll thank me.

I was ready to die,
and I needed a reason to live.

Those kids...

...they're that reason.

Thank you.

Good luck.

WARREN: Got it.

(VEHICLE APPROACHES)

Oh, hey,
my Spanish is terrible,

but I'm sure this is
what they were talking about.

I wonder who else
heard that broadcast.

10 o'clock!

I see them.
Just keep going!

Folks are friendly
here in Cheyenne.

Friendly ain't the vibe
I'm getting.

Let's find Murphy
and get the hell out of Dodge.

- Cheyenne.
- Whatever.

OK, so we all need
to think like Murphy.

Get inside his zombified head.

And I know
that's a scary place to be.

But where would you hide
if you were Murphy?

Hey, hold on!

You say think like Murphy?

Hell, they might as well
have his picture on the sign.

(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)

(ZOMBIES SNARL QUIETLY)

(ZOMBIES WHEEZE)

He)'. guys.

-(DOOR CREAKS SHUT)
- Ahhh.

What the hell
took you so long?

Murphy, you sonofabitch.

Yeah. What she said.

Now, now, Roberta.

Is that any way to talk
to an old friend?

-(BOTTLES SMASH)
-(ZOMBIES SNARL)

Hey,hey,hey,hey,
hey,hey.hey-

That hurt.

Oh. I'm just getting started.

Now, come on, Chief. Hey.

Don't forget the mission.

Come on.

You damn near got us killed.

And you did kill
millions of other people.

Didn't you get the memo?

The apocalypse means never
having to say you're sorry.

I was just following
the prime directive

of this mission -
save Murphy's ass.

Let's not forget -

if I die, party's over
for the human race.

If you want
to blame somebody,

blame that nutjob Dr Kurian.

Or your little buddy
Citizen Z.

Maybe we should tie you up
for your own good.

-(CASSANDRA HISSES)
- Cassandra.

10K: You're alive.

Cassandra?

- What did you do to her?
- MURPHY: Saved her life.

- What did you do?
-(HISSES)

I'm sorry.
What is she wearing?

Is that mildly impractical
for the apocalypse?

You try dressing a classy lady
in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Hey, is anybody else concerned

that there's all these Zs
standing around here?

MURPHY: Hey, don't worry.
They're friendly.

As long as I'm friendly.

Come on, Murphy.

We got to get you
to California.

Yeah.
Um, about California...

You know,
after everything that happened,

the nukes and all,

I'm not so sure I'm down

with the whole
saving humanity thing.

I'm not so sure
humanity's worth saving.

You're going to California.

You don't even know
if California's still there.

If you won't do it for humanity,
do it for yourself, Murphy.

You need that vaccine
more than anybody.

Have you looked
in the mirror lately?

You may be styling,
but you're turning zombie, brother.

Brother, maybe there are worse
things than being a zombie.

Maybe being
a starving, fearful,

violent, vindictive human

is worse.

But, hey, it is the apocalypse!

Let's have some fun!
Let me show you what I've been working on.

Come on. Grab a seat.
You're gonna love this.

The apocalypse will still be
waiting for us when we're done.

Cassandra!

-(ENGINE STARTS)
- Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Ah, so nice to see
so many familiar faces

in the audience tonight!

Ladies and gentlemen,

let's hear it for the one,

the only...

...Chantrelle.

(SLOW MOODY MUSIC PLAYS)

(GRUNTING)

Oh...my...God.

DOC: Well, I hope
she ain't working for tips.

(GRUNTS)

Whoa!

I'm having a deja vu.

- Murphy.
- I know, right?

Wait. lt gets better.

(SNARLS QUIETLY)

(SNARLS FASTER)

(CRASH!)

(MUSIC STOPS)

Ta-da!

I know. I know.
The finale needs a little work.

But, hey, let's hear it
for Chantrelle!

(LAUGHS) Oh, come on!

(ONE PERSON CLAPS SLOWLY)

ls this a private show
or can anybody watch?

Ah, ah, ah. Leave your weapons
right where they are.

Don't make me
have to shoot anybody.

There's enough zombies
in this world already.

What do you want?

Your name wouldn't happen
to be Murphy, would it?

Nope.

- Lot of people looking for you, Mr Murphy.
- That so?

This man, he's our prisoner.

Well, he's my prisoner now.

Uh, no, sorry. She's right.
We got dibs on him.

Yeah. And we're taking him
to California.

No, you're not.
He's coming with me.

- Where?
- To the highest bidder.

CDC in California
aren't the only ones

willing to pay for his blood.

Why does everybody
always talk about me

like I am not
standing right here?

You know,
there's only one problem

with all of your plans
for The Murphy.

I ain't going anywhere
with any of you.

- Hit it!
-(MOODY MUSIC RESUMES)

(ZOMBIES GROWL)

(GUNSHOTS)

(GROWLS)

- Argh!
-(GUNSHOT)

(ZOMBIES GROWL)

(TWO GUNSHOTS)

(GROWLS)

(ZOMBIE SNARLS)

(ZOMBIE GROWLS)

(BOTTLE SMASHES)

- We gotta get out of here.
- I know.

- I can't stand this music.
- Let's go!

(ZOMBIES SNARL)

(SNARLS)

(ZOMBIE SNARLS)

(ZOMBIE GRUNTS)

- Warren!
-(MACK SHOUTS)

-(ZOMBIE GROWLS)
-(WARREN GROANS)

- Look out!
-(ZOMBIE SNARLS)

Argh!

(GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

What do we do now, Chief?

WARREN: I made a promise
to a little girl

and I'm gonna keep it.

We are going to find Murphy,

get him to California,

and they're going to make a vaccine
and save the world.

And I'm gonna kill
any bounty hunter

that gets in my way.

Sounds like a plan.

- Any idea which way Murphy went?
-(TYRES SCREECH)

He went that-a-way.

(ELECTRONIC BLEEPING)

(PUP WHINES AND PANTS)

OK.

No matter what happens,
you stay.

Yeah, that's a good boy.

Remember, no matter
what you hear, you stay.

OK, sweetie.

Which way is Daddy?

(SQUEAKY NOISES
FROM STOMACH)

Left it is.