Z Nation (2014–…): Season 4, Episode 9 - We Interrupt This Program - full transcript

Previously on Z Nation.

Zona, here!

Shoot at my baby.

Northern Light under attack
by Zona forces.

Repeat, Northern Light
under attack by Zona forces.

Did she just say Zona?

We gotta find
a bigger transmitter.

You're right. Let's go, I'm sure
Canada's got transmitters.

She's heading back to the US.

Sometimes
you just gotta believe.

This cold front pushing down
from the Arctic means rain will



arrive in time for your weekend.

Again. Sorry.

You'll need your poncho at
Lambeau Field for the big game

this weekend.

And if you're staying in,
wouldn't it be nice to

snuggle up to a puppy or kitten?

Action News 9 Weather
is sponsored by.

Grace Animal Rescue Shelter.

Aren't they adorable?

The world needs more
puppies and kittens.

Back to you, Jack.

Keep your eyes peeled,
they're in here somewhere.

B team reporting in,
northwest corridor is clear.

Try that hall.
I'll take this one.



The main entrance
is hidden and secure.

They won't find us down here

unless they already know
where to look.

And,

we have eyes.

I count five.

Six.

Who's that dude?

The man with the plan.

What are they looking for?
Good question.

Simon would know
what kind of top secret

old world military
voodoo is buried in this base.

Who are they?

Zona,

whoever that is.

Mayday, mayday.

This is KayaintheSkyA,
broadcasting

from a dark day
at Camp Northern Light.

Request emergency assistance.

Anybody read me? Come back.

Mayday, mayday.

We have armed intruders
of unknown origin up in here.

Immediate assistance requested.

Simon?

Citizen Z,

if you're out there somewhere,

if you can hear me somehow,

I need you.

We need you.

Simon, please some home.

This is KayaintheSkyA.
Request emergency assistance.

Mayday, mayday.

This is KayaintheSkyA.
Request...

Kaya sounds like
she's in real trouble.

I wish we could do something.

We got to find a way
to boost our radio signal

so we can contact her.

Look, she can't help us.
We can't help her.

Say we call it even.

A TV or radio station could give
us the signal boost we need.

What we need is a vehicle.

Where did this come from?
Chopper crash?

A disabled vehicle on US41
has traffic moving slower

than a clogged artery
in a diseased heart.

And I41 is blocked
by a horde of zombies.

Film at eleven.

You sounds pretty good there,
Murphy.

Yeah, right?

You know, I could've done
traffic or been a news anchor

if I'd only applied myself.

Stay tuned for traffic
on the nines.

Back to you, Susie and Ken.

That oughta boost our signal.

Barricaded from the inside.

Got to love their optimism.

Locked in for eight years.

This is gonna be
like opening up a tomb.

No signs of looting.

So the equipment
is likely in good shape.

This town must have turned fast.

Well it helps that this town
isn't on the way to anywhere.

Not a Packer fan?

What's a Packer?

You get beat up a lot as a kid?

We could break down these doors.

Let's find a way in that
doesn't invite anyone to follow.

Hey, look.

We interrupt this program to
bring you an Action News 9

special report.

Midwest Air Fight 409 has
crashed near Green Bay.

The commuter flight,
with 46 passengers aboard,

was on its final approach to
Straubel International

when the tower received a
report of a cabin disturbance.

Fire and rescue crews are on the
scene.

Authorities have not ruled out
terrorism.

We will have more as details
become available.

Carly McFadden, Action News 9.

And we're clear.

Attagirl, Carly.

Thanks, everybody.

That was fantastic,
Miss McFadden. Very newsy.

Here's your tea.

With honey and soy?

Yes.

Okay. Give it me. Be honest.

Pacing, 10. Diction, 10.

Eye contact, 10. Posture, 10.

You're not a weather girl.
You're a news anchor.

You did fine.

Thanks, Bruce.
I knew once the tally light...

This is not about you.
It's about a plane crash.

People are dead,
probably burned alive.

Your audience needs information

that's delivered simply,
clearly, and with empathy.

Yes, sir. Yes.

Okay, good.
I called Jack in early.

Of course. I understand.

You'll coanchor the breaks
with him.

I will?

Thank you. You can count on me.

News, people.
We have breaking news.

Disasters mean eyeballs
glued to the screen.

So look alive.
It is Action News time.

Great, Mr. Emmy is here.

Excuse me?
Isn't your chair over there.

Did I miss a memo?

There was a plane crash.

Yeah, might've heard something
about that.

I'm excited to coanchor
with you.

Thanks for keeping my seat warm,
weather guesser.

But it's news time now.
So try to keep up.

Excuse me.

Renfro,

take Mitchell.
Get out to the field.

I want a live report
out there by 3:45.

Yeah, we'll be up in fifteen.

Is Chopper 9 airborne?

I'll tell you one thing.

That smug bastard
from channel six

tried to box me out
at the train derailment.

That is not happening today.

All right, I got you.

All right, give me a check.

Dirty Mike Renfro, live.
Action News 9.

Good, we're good.

Let's do this.

Walkietalkies.

Road flares.

Batteries.

First Aid Kit. We can use this.

A gallon of gas.
Probably oxidized.

Sealed tight.

I haven't smelled gas that fresh
since Jesus was a corporal.

Are there any candy bars
or protein bars?

Check the glove compartment
or under the seat.

They'll have snacks.

I'd never risk a blood sugar
crash on a live remote.

Quit it, Murphy.
You're making me hungry.

Big chicken dinner for you.

The Action News van
isn't gonna drive again.

But one of these keys will
get us into the TV station.

The generator is probably
in the basement.

Somebody made a stand
and never left.

I hope it's not a trap.
I'm tired of running into traps.

What's with you?

Did you hear that?

Hear what?

Nothing.

Must be my stomach.

Move out.

Get back!

Mine!

Forget him.

You are prepared.
You are capable.

Embrace your moment.
Embrace your...

Hello?

Are you all right?

Helen, is that you?

Are you sick?

Sometimes Taco Tuesday
fights back.

Helen?

I'm going to give you
some privacy.

Carly, listen to me, girl.

It's showtime.

Yeah, yeah. I see ya.

I give you mercy.

Something horrible
happened in there.

TMI, man. Have a little class.

No, I meant zombies.

Never mind. Although I
did appreciate the twinply.

You know,

Green Bay is the toilet paper
capital of the world.

The first to have
splinterfree TP.

What?

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Well I would highly recommend
an afternoon constitutional

on real porcelain.

All right, all right, all right.

I'm just sayin'.

Okay, Mr. Creepy.

What are you looking for?

Keep walking, keep walking.

No, no, no, no!

Shhh.

Nana, stay back. It's not safe.

What do you want?

Tell me.

I want to see my boy.

Simon?

Kaya.

It's your father.

Look at what
the zombie dragged in.

I know this is probably
the concussion talking,

but am I really here?

I've dreamt of this moment every
hour for the last two years.

It's not a dream, baby.

I just wanted to be here

to take care of you,
to protect you,

help look after the baby.

It was a long walk.

I tried to hitchhike,
but no one would pick me up.

So much distrust
in the Apocalypse.

That stupid little plane
went down, didn't it?

Yeah.

Uncle Kaskae
did everything he could, but

we crashed hard.

He was mercied on impact.

Your husband was a brave man.

He saved my life.

Before we took off,
he gave this to me.

He wanted you to have it
in case he didn't make it home.

I'm so sorry.

Hey, JZ.

It's interesting.

As in Junior Z.

Thought it was the rapper. I
know how much you love hip hop.

No. What? Nothing like that.
I totally named him after you.

Hey, little man. Come here.

Come here.

Hey, buddy.

I'm your daddy.

Your dada.

Your papa.

You owe me 600 diaper changes.

Going into a dark
basement on purpose?

That would freak me out even
if it wasn't the Apocalypse.

Doc, hush.

Sorry, sorry.
Those are my inside thoughts.

Over there.

Nice, 10K.

Gasoline powered.

That gallon you found
will last us an hour, maybe two.

Cool.

Helen from accounting
is sick as a dog.

She's paying the price for
Taco Tuesday, let me tell you.

Never eat Mexican
before a newscast.

I don't care if the FAA has
grounded everything at Straubel.

Get Chopper 9 in the air.

Two minutes to live!

Two minutes.

Two minutes, Jack.

I'll tell you something, okay?

Um, I want a real cue
from you for a change.

I don't just want you
waving your arms around.

Hard point.

This is breaking news.

The hard point.

Have a little pride
in your work.

Yes, sir.

What a dick.

Survivors?

What?

Renfro, take a breath. Sit
tight. You're on in 30 seconds.

We have survivors.
We're going live to the crash.

Lock it up. We're going live.

We interrupt this program for an
Action News 9 special report.

I'm Jack Kingman.

And I'm Carly McFadden.

Midwest Air Flight 409 has
crashed near Green Bay with

46 passengers aboard.

We're receiving preliminary
reports that there may be

survivors.

With Action News team coverage,
we go live to the crash site now

and our own Mike Renfro. Mike?

Come on! Run! Mitchell, run!

Mike!

Mike, describe the scene for us.

Mike, tell us what we're seeing
there.

We have lost the feed from
Mike, our reporter.

And he...

We are experiencing technical
difficulties with our live

remote from the crash of Midwest
Air Flight 409, as you saw,

a chaotic scene.

Initial reports indicate there
are survivors, and we're working

to verify that information.

We'll bring you more details
as this story develops.

For Jack Kingman, I'm Carly
McFadden. Action News 9.

And we're out.

What the hell was that?

Why was Mike running
from a story?

That little generator can power
all of this?

This place looks like it hasn't
been touched in eight years.

The new report suggests zombies
can be bad for your health.

Film at eleven.

Keep alert.

The Zs that did this are
probably in here somewhere.

The clock hates us.

That generator will only give us
about an hour of power.

Yeah, so look for anything that
can help us contact Kaya.

Look for a sat phone, CB radio.

I'll check these offices.

Some uninvited guests
are poking around.

Yeah, their chopper flew over me
as I was arriving.

I thought you were one of those
Zona goons.

Please forgive me.

I don't want you thinking
that clunk on the head

was some passiveaggressive
outburst for you knocking me up

and then leaving town for
two years.

Okay, well

you knew that they were
in matching black combat gear

and I was in a parka.

So what is on this base
that they can't hack

or find somewhere else?

Could be anything.

This place was a top secret
NSA base for 40 years.

There are offline server farms
and jurassic technology

I've never even fired up.

Zona.

I haven't intercepted anything
from Zona in a while.

There was a spike of crazy
transmissions a few months ago.

And now, radio silence.

From what I've intercepted
over the years,

Zona's a bunch of rich bastards
who enjoy living

in their hermetically sealed
zombiefree paradise.

Then why are they here?

What do you make of that?

We could target a satellite
using one of their dishes.

See if anybody's listening.

All right. Let's give it a shot.

Time I learned
how to aim a satellite dish.

This just in.

Everyone is dead.

Film at eleven.

They just come to me naturally.

Being zombie messiah
wasn't enough for you?

Now you want to anchor
the six o'clock news?

Action News, Doc.

Well don't get the flop sweats.

Hey, hey, hey, Doc.
Work the teleprompter.

How's that?

I'm Jack Kingman.

We interrupt this program for
an Action 9 News special report.

The crash of
Midwest Air Flight 409.

Our own Mike Renfro
has just returned from the site

of this disaster. Mike?

Hey, guys!

Guys, I need a little
help here. Renfro is hurt.

I'm okay. It's not that bad.

I need some help here! Come on!

Intern, get him some water.

Everyone has gone insane.

What do you mean everyone?

Everyone out there.

You're bleeding.

Some dude just bit Renfro.

Get the first aid kit! What?
Somebody bit him?

The survivors from the crash,

they were burned so bad,
but they...

They were in shock.

I don't think so, man!
They bit Mike!

I'm the one in shock.

Mobs. Looting.
People need to stay inside.

Survivors, not safe.

You good to go on?

Hell yeah.

Okay. We go live in two minutes.

You're so professional.

Maybe we should take him
to the hospital.

Nah, this will fix him up
just fine.

Boy. Renfro is looking
really rough, isn't he?

Brutal. Absolutely brutal.

I just hope he's okay.

Yeah.

Everybody settle, please.

I'm Jack Kingman. We interrupt
this program for an Action News

9 special report.

The crash of Midwest Air Flight
409.

I'm Carly McFadden.

Our own Mike Renfro has just
returned from the site of this

disaster.

Mike, tell us in your own words
what you saw at the crash site.

Mike, I know this was a
harrowing experience for you,

so try to collect yourself if
you can and tell us what it was

like seeing those passengers
emerge from the wreckage

of Midwest Air Flight 409?

Mike?

Can you tell us what you saw?

We will check back with Mike?

Can we get a medic?

The man is ill.

Sweet lord!
Mike? Talk to me, buddy.

Good lord.

Go to commercial. Public service
announcement. Even a promo.

Get security in here quick!

State authorities have
instituted a curfew effective

immediately.

Everyone is urged to stay
indoors.

It is unclear how
the violent mob behavior

is related to the crash of
Midwest Air Flight 409.

Get the first aid kit!

We will continue to bring you
team coverage as this story.

Come on, we got to go.

As this story develops. I'm
Carly McFadden. Be safe.

Action News 9.

My God. What is happening, Doug?

You know my name?

Focus! What happened to Renfro?

I think he turned into a zombie.

What? No!

I dunno.

Come on!

We need to get to the roof!

And also grab a camera.

Renfro.

Easy.
We're gonna get you some help.

Antibiotics. That is what
you need. Some antibiotics.

We're gonna get that for you.

Damn, Bruce.

Is this about
the contract renegotiation?

Remember this, sir.

I have won nine local Emmy's for
this station.

Nine of them. Nine.

And I'm the face of the station.

No offense. I mean you're
important too, Renfro.

You really are.

That series you did on the
homeless, I mean that was great.

I couldn't have been down
there for a week like that

with those people!

That was weird!

What was weird?

You okay?

It's all clear back there.

What do you got there, 10K?

It says it's an Emmy.

I'd like to thank
my good friend Doc,

who believed in me
when no one else would.

Keep it short, Murphy.
It's a local Emmy.

You guys
are wasting electricity.

It's not me. It came on
when everything else did.

It was on. This place went down
during a newscast.

Man, that'd be a
hell of a blooper reel.

Murphy, look out!

Catch!

Well, I guess now we know
what a local Emmy is good for.

That Z went right for Murphy.

Nice blazer.

I think you were sitting
in his anchor chair, Murphy.

Let's go find Warren.

I do not want to meet
the rest of the awardwinning.

Action News Team.

That's the old server farm.

Nothing in there
can be remotely accessed.

Could we reroute the power?
At least shut everything down?

Lock them out that way?

That could work.

Or we could drop these two
and then go mano a mano.

They're messing with my family.

There are four or five
more soldiers

and the one creepy dude,
the HMFWIC.

Head Mother...

What'slnCharge.

The man with the plan.

The man with the plan.

The head of the snake.

Why did he travel
from secure paradise

to Apocalyptic wasteland?

Nothing good, I'm betting.

No. Scampy.

Scampy? Who's Scampy?

Scampy's the Z
that tracked me for 200 miles.

I named him Scampy
to make it less freaky.

I thought I lost the guy.

I pinned him to a tree
with that pipe.

Dude won't die.

He's a Mad Z.

A Mad Z?

Yeah. I picked up a lot of
unconfirmed radio traffic

about unkillable Zs.

Virus mutated. Can't mercy them.

What in the what?

I know. It's a real bummer.

So they're unkillable?
That explains a lot.

Here comes your friend.

He's not my friend.

He's more like an acquaintance
I keep murdering. Let's go.

Dude is nothing
if not persistent.

We have to get back
to Nana and JZ.

Where'd that thing go?

I think we lost him.

So these new zombies
are smart too?

Smarter than your average Z.

Let's just hope
we're a little smarter.

What's up, Scampy?

Sorry about the whole
pipe in tree thing.

We have to lead him
away from JZ.

Easy. Everybody be cool.

Run!

Do you think we lost it?

For someone who has survived

seven years of
the Zombie Apocalypse,

you are ridiculously optimistic.

And I love that about you.

That was nice.

Simon, what are you doing?

Trust me!

Get back.

Simon, come on.

Dammit.

Get back!

Wait.

Simon no! Come on.

Get away from him!

Come on. Is this for real?

What do you want?!

Come on, Simon.

Still no signal?

It won't track.

Something's jacked up
between here and there.

We'll have to track
directly off the dish.

I guess we're going to the roof.

In here.

Come quick. Help me!

Are they coming?

I don't know.

Well what are we gonna do?

Give me a minute, Doug.

We can make the hallway really
slippery for those things.

Get more toilet paper!

Okay, yeah.

Wait!

Stop!

My God, Helen.

My God.

No, no, no, no, no.
Not you, Dougie.

I think that's the quickest way
to the roof.

We got to get up to that dish
before the generator dies.

All the Zona soldiers
could've turned Mad Z by now.

You have to be smart,
not just impossibly brave.

I didn't make it back all
this way to die in front of you.

Come here.

Wow.

Two years away
and you're a better kisser.

Well, absence makes the heart
grow something something.

I'll kill the power
to the server farms

and back up what I can.

You capture the HMF
and make him talk.

Done and done.

I love that man.

Murphy, are you with us?

Overrun them to the stairs.

Haul ass.

Weather girl,

Weather girl. Come back.

Chopper 9 is on approach.

Chopper 9, Chopper 9. I'm here!
I'm coming. I'm here!

The control room.

Momma's got to go out.

I'm KayaintheSkyA.

And you're in the
wrong control room, Buster.

Well?

Do I have your attention?

This is the part
where you tell me

who you are
and what you're doing here.

Who I am is of no consequence.

But I can assure you my errand
here is of critical importance.

Importance to whom?

Simon.

You sit right there!

It's time for me to go.

I mean it.

Don't you move!

We have to figure out
what he was looking for.

I had him. I let him go.

I'm sorry.

Kaya, you saved my life.

Okay. You owe me one then.

Chopper 9,
I'm at the landing pad.

Chopper 9,
you're my only way out.

Copy you, Carly.
I'm inbound. Five minutes.

Copy you, Gus. I'll be here.

We interrupt this program

to bring you an Action News 9
special report.

This is Carly McFadden,

broadcasting from atop the
Action News 9 Broadcast Center.

The news team is dead,
or something, whatever they are.

The crash of
Midwest Air Flight 409

pales against this epidemic
of death we all now face.

As a broadcast professional,

I will provide updates
for as long as I can.

Take care of each other.

That's all we can do now.
Be safe.

This is Carly McFadden,
Action News 9.

There you are, Chopper 9.

Keep them off the roof!

You got it, chief.

What about that?

Yeah.
That com box looks accessible.

Let's make
a long distance phone call.

Warren!

Where did she come from?

The door was barricaded
from this side.

She's the only Z up here.

She died all alone on this roof.

I give you mercy.

So that's where the
rotor blades came from.

She was waiting for Chopper 9
to rescue her.

That is harsh.

Whatever was on these disks
was wiped clean.

He transferred all the data
to a hard drive.

Anything recoverable?

Nothing. Empty shells.

Camp Northern Light?

Kaya? Operation Bike Mark
calling. Come back.

Warren?

Operation Bite Mark for Camp
Northern Light. Do you copy?

Hey, Warren. It's me, Citizen Z.

I'm here with KayaintheSkyA.
Over.

Citizen Z. We heard
Kaya's Mayday. Is she okay?

She is now that Simon's home.

Let me tell you,

that makes our day.

Listen. I've been off the air
a long time.

What's the status of Operation
Bite Mark? Where's Murphy?

How's Addy
and the rest of the crew?

We lost contact with Addy.
Lucy is dead.

Doc and 10K are with me.

And Murphy and I escaped Zona
together.

Zona?

You were on Zona?

That's a roger.

Zona soldiers just attacked us.
They stole files.

Zona?

Are you sure?

Files?

What did they take, exactly?

Not sure.
They covered their tracks.

They were after
old floppy disks.

We're not sure what was on the
disks. They were damaged.

All we know is the name of
the label on the files.

Black Rainbow.

Black Rainbow?

Black Rainbow is real.