S4 E13: Selfless

Audio. Uh, why am I the only one in handcuffs? Because I can't fucking see you otherwise. And I only had one pair of handcuffs. Squires, what are you doing? What I was paid for. And solving Alex's murder doesn't mean anything to you all of a sudden? We solved it. Why would Dr. Lewis kill him? This whole place? Socks, please put the gun down. It's just orders. And you already said I'm not a threat, remember? And I see you trying not to look at that tray of tools. It doesn't make any sense. You want to do a repeat of your time at Springfield, John? Dr. Lewis would be pissed if you killed me. She would have told you to shoot us already, not lock us up. I'm like the last guy who pointed a gun at you in a morgue. I'm actually quite a good show. She loved Alex. Enough, Janie. Who cares? I've got to admit, I'm still a little curious as to the what. We've made a decision. On if you're going to turn yourself in for murder? On what we're going to do with you all. Anyway, guys. Thank you. You can't just leave us in here! I'm sorry, Jeannie. If you were really sorry, you'd let us go. Dr. Lewis, you're a woman of science, not whatever this is. Whatever caused you... This is science, John. And it's not my call, Squires. Yes, ma'am. I'm good to stay. Fuck your science. You're more of a monster than the things you kept down here. We've already seen what happens to the Greys once they're exposed to a secondary storm. We've even seen people with augmentations be affected. Bitch. But John, you're a special case. We... we don't know how this storm will affect you. It may give you your gift back. Dr. Lewis, please. You're leaving us here to die. Why did you kill him? He was your friend. He was scared and tired of that cycle he was talking about. He injected himself with the serum, didn't he? And Alex probably just wanted a normal life to go back to... Alex's... Mendez? They kept you down here? I truly hope you all survive. Alex, is that... She killed him? Fuck you! Did you know he was down here? Your friend and I had a nice chat a couple of days ago. So Crowley never made it back to... You've been here the whole time? Hey, dummy. You're staying watch? Yeah, more or less. Watching you and the facility perimeter. How much is she paying you for that? Lap dog? Huck, stop. And does. Eugene, that was your name, right? If you stay here, you're going to die too Or get a superpower as it seems You can't be serious If it doesn't work out, there's an antidote for that grey sickness, right? Only if it doesn't kill you first But if you let us go He's not going to let us go Sorry, friends, but like Dr. Lewis said There's a chance we can all come out of this alive And are we hungry? Yeah? Yeah? No? Set yourselves. Okay. We can figure your way out. There's no point. Don't say that! For the past two years, I've done everything I can to expose this place once I found out about it. It's pointless. It's all pointless, don't you see? So get mad. Don't give up. It's over. It's done. We lost. I gave up before and I never should have thought things would change. Poor Doc. Boo-hoo. Mendez, I don't even know what to say. Don't, okay? Just shut up for once. You're the guy who tried to break in here. I didn't break in. I was trying to find this place. Why? To save John? Safe. Spacer here is an escaped convict. So was Dr. Goetz. You didn't know what Springfield Corps was either? Oh, I did by the time I was pointed in this direction. Spacer was blabbing about it for months. Someone else knows where we are? Yeah, I... Yeah. I found Roger, the old pathologist. You guys work together? Wait, Roger Benhoff? He was alive? He's hiding under a different name. I poked enough soft spots and he found me, really. But yeah, he's alive. So he really did fake his death to get out of Springfield. They were threatening him. Turns out, he offered to get me and Crowley out too. He didn't know? He didn't. Know what? You haven't told him what you did, huh? Do you even know him at all? Well enough. He killed two people and how the serial killer hide her tracks. John? Yeah go ahead John Deny it It true Shit Then I find out you working for this fucking place Three years after. Not working for them. Sure. Don't you see me in the same cell next to you? Oh, about time I do, yeah. Jesus, Mendez. Your brother asked me. Don't you say that. Alex knew he was gonna die. He asked me to come talk to him as a ghost. God, this bullshit again. Still... I'm confused. Spacer here thinks he can talk to ghosts. He... could. Could? Are you all delirious? What is there, some kind of fucking gas leak I don't know about? Do you see anyone in that cell across from you? No. It's too dark. You wouldn't be able to see him anyway. Huck's invisible. It's true. Look. Well, I mean, look, but like you can't see me. All I have are these handcuffs on me. You're naked? No, I mean, my clothes are invisible too. Whatever's touching me at the time... Come on, y'all. This is ridiculous. It's true. Shit. Dr. Dan? Seems I was wrong. Look at you. In the flesh. Ow! Get that light out of my eyes. Dan, can you get us out of here? Mendez, look across from you. There's no one in here. Hiya. What the fuck? Dan, seriously, do you hear what they're going to do to us? I was a part of making the decision. Come on. After all of this. Wait, wait, wait. It's all this shit is... I do have a last request before I go, though. Sanctioned by on high, so... I'm gonna need you to come to your bars, John. Why? I have an injection for you. If you're not gonna get us out of here, just piss off, Dan. Can't do that, Dr. John. Get the fuck back. This needle is for you. One way or another. If you come in here... Don't fight it, Dr. John. I'll fucking... I'll... Pokey, pokey. Come here. John! Oh, now look at what you did. Fuck you. Gotcha. Now. It's just a mild paralytic. Dr. John, relax. Use it. Don't you touch it! Oh, hush, Ronald. John, can you hear us? Don't worry. He's very much awake. I need him awake for this. John, fight it! He took Alex's brain! Don't be so dramatic. I don't want Dr. John to die. But everyone gets that brain biopsy eventually. I'm going to need you to keep your eyes open as long as you can. Okay? Because, well, this is gonna hurt. A lot. And I don't want to go too far. Fuck! Stop! Up through the nose. Just a lot of love. Ah, the Regency era. you might know it as the time when Bridgerton takes place, or as the time when Jane Austen wrote her books. The Regency era was also an explosive time of social change, sex scandals, and maybe the worst king in British history. Vulgar History's new season is all about the Regency era, the balls, the gowns, and all the scandal. Listen to Vulgar History Regency era wherever you get podcasts. The war is over and both sides lost. Kingdoms were reduced to cinders and armies scattered like bones in the dust. 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It was disgusting. How long? You've been out for hours. Storm. It's almost morning. No idea when this thing's supposed to happen. I'm sure he's taking his sweet old time. Here. It's just water. I've no interest in poisoning it. You've been awfully quiet. I'm trying to sleep. Sleeping through the end, no? Lucky. Fine. I need water for me. Did you just have your brain sucked out? I didn think so Give me the cup back It a paper cup And there are at least four ways to kill somebody with it We don't take any chances on my watch. Can't you just leave us alone? We're not going anywhere. And miss out on the great conversation. I'll be back. Are you really okay? As much as I can be. Is anyone feeling any symptoms yet? I don't think so. Okay, he's gone. Oh, gee, thanks. I heard it too, smartass. What's going on? When he knocked Dad's bag, all his shit went all over and Mendes grabbed. He was supposed to be. Keeping a lookout. A scalpel. You're trying to cut through the bars with a scalpel? He's already got two of them. He can almost fit his shoulder through. They're just leaning so the squires won't notice. Have you been doing that the whole time? I'm not dying. It's kind of impressive, honestly. Going on five hours now. Keep it in your pants, Janie. I get the scalpel next. You think you can sell for five hours? With Mendez's help, maybe. Got it. Can you fit? Jesus. You out? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Now what? is gonna come back. You won't have time to saw through any more bars. You're just going to leave us here? You asshole. What else is he supposed to do? Wait here and jump Squires? Oh no. Shit. We didn't know what he was doing! Shut up, Huck, before he kills us all. I'm not killing anyone. You're alive. But we heard a... Oh. Here, hurry. Open invisible guy's cell too. Ah. No. What? Why not? John stays. No way. You can't keep him here to die. He's got the gun, Janie. So shoot me then. I'm opening it. Back up. I don't want to have to fight you. It's okay, you guys. Just leave me. John. It's okay. Go. You want me to look at that? I'll be fine. Sure what? You could really see ghosts? I can't convince you, Mendez. Either you believe me or you don't. They gave you answers to those cases, didn't they? That's how you were so good at closing. And Crowley? When Crowley died, she came into the morgue. She told me Amelia was Joy. That's how I told you. Did you know? That Amelia was Joy. That Frank was dead already? No. She said she'd meet me there. It wasn't until I saw her body and her in Amelia's basement. It hit me as hard as... No, shut up. She was with you after she died. You don't have to believe me, but she was I felt She was with me God, I don't know how to explain it I could just I could just feel her Can you still? You can't see her anymore? I can't see any of them You, uh You let those two leave pretty easy Would you have let me out? There's no point If the storm gives me my If it fixes me, then You're just like squires Are you willing to risk dying for it? I don't know who I am without it Maybe that's a good thing Before he died Alex and I I don't I don't want to hear it Alex talked to me about dying He said he sure it worked in some kind of ironic continuum He called it quantum immortality Have you ever heard of it? Apparently, it's this belief that our energy can never really die. Our brain just makes up some kind of situation where we actually survive whatever would have killed us. He wasn't afraid of dying because of it. Can I ask you? All these crazy effects. Alex... He thought you died in the storm. Springfield Corp lied to him and when he saw you Yeah I could tell Did he know about Did he know I was down here He said he wished he could leave and go back to a normal life with you I doubt he'd be okay with you being kept in this cell I mean he might have found out and that's why Dr. Lewis why Iris killed him Now they're just gonna let another storm come destroy more lives, do more tests, and then draw more storms. I'm sure you figured it out when you were looking into all this. There's nothing we can do about any of it. It's too big. It's pointless. And it's stupid to think I was any kind of hero. You're gonna bleed out. You know where Do you know where the main thing is Whatever part draws the storm The crochet Yeah Alex showed me Where is it from here? Mendez. If the storm kills me, so be it. But I am not going anywhere near that thing. Sure can have to shoot me. No, not you. I'm going to... I'm going to destroy it. Our version in Springfield is what blew up. It obliterated Mike Melba and the rest of the employees. You'll die. Come on, Spacer. We both know I'm already a dead man. It's down the hall and past that lab. Here. What's this? Roger Benoff's cell number. He knows how to get people out of the system. Springfield Corp. We'll never find you. You're letting me out. We can both leave. I can let. Carry me. No offense, Johnny, but neither of us are making it far in that case. Plus. I just found Alex. I'm not letting them go again. Mendez. Go. Go find out who you are without having all the answers. Thank you. Hey. Hey, Doc. Do you think... You think Crowley's still here? She left to look for you. I don't know. I didn't ask if you knew. I asked if you think she is. Yeah. I do. See you, Doc. Bye, Rindas. generous All right. John Doe, male in his 30s, found in the woods. No parent calls death, so we've got our work cut out for us. You, uh, you want the chart? Everything okay, Dr. White? Hmm? Oh, sorry. 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