The Exit State (2026) Movie Script
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[audio logo]
JOURNALIST: The United Nations
has extended its emergency
session amid mounting
pressure to grant
global asylum to US citizens
fleeing the increasingly
authoritarian regime.
Legal travel in and out
of the country
is heavily restricted,
and due process
is now completely suspended.
Territories along the Northern
and Southern borders
remain in limbo after years
of unresolved land disputes.
These regions, heavily
guarded by statesmen,
are known as Internal
Border Zones or IBZs.
[gripping music]
[crickets chirping]
[tense music]
Fuck.
[distant clanking]
The IBZ is not safe.
Are you fucking kidding me?
[electrical humming]
The area has been
infiltrated by statesmen.
They're killing anyone
trying to cross the border.
If you're trying to get...
[distant clanking]
[gunshot]
[labored breaths]
[melancholic music]
[vehicle approaching]
There you go.
You're all clear.
[upbeat music]
Kick cans with
my hands in my pocket
Don't you think this
is a delicate state?
I swoon over girls
with no makeup
But it turns out
she's just paper
You turn
your misleading light on
I'm the host, but you're
the one who went
Stand all the time
Your cries are like mine
I doubt you can find
all the reasons I lied
Get up and get out
Get up and get out
Started young thinking
patience is virtue
Now it seems my card
has been death
You're the type that
took all my failures.
All righty, Al.
Welcome to the IBZ.
Feel free to move
about the cabin.
Are you sure?
Kind of seems like
an unnecessary risk.
Up to you, but we're
past the last checkpoint.
Plus, we got about
another hour to go.
OK, good.
I have to pee so bad.
Everyone out.
You positive this is OK?
I mean, we can stay
in the back if there's a chance
of getting stopped again.
Haven't seen
a checkpoint this far out,
but if it makes you feel
better, do as you may.
This isn't what I expected.
ROME: What did you picture?
Soldiers.
ANDREW: How do you
flush this thing?
There's a chain in the back.
You gotta pull on it.
ANDREW: Ah.
Got it.
Do you know if it'll be
any internet at the house?
The only internet access is
when you cross the real border.
So this is what it
feels like to fly coach.
[sighs]
JORDAN: You all right?
Do
ANDREW: I look all right?
[birds chirping]
[whistling]
There you go.
Thanks.
Oh, wow.
This all sucks.
Yeah, the shelves
were pretty empty.
But look, I got hot dogs.
Everybody loves hot dogs.
This is tragic.
Vince, did you see that half
of this stuff is expired?
You can add, like, three
more months to those dates.
Yeah, not for dairy, you dingus.
Well, switch with me next time.
You know I hate
going to the store.
Did you not get drinks?
The liquor store was
closed, but I got beer.
Yeah, I... no, it's
fine, it's great.
We're throwing a frat party.
That's what I was hoping for.
Oh, I forgot that.
We're running a bed and breakfast
and expecting Yelp reviews.
No, I just like
the idea of our place
being a little dignified.
Everybody deserves normalcy
as long as possible
in this situation.
And also, I still
have to live here.
OK.
So I should?
Check for wine in the cellar.
Right.
Wine equals dignity.
Yes, ma'am.
Right away, ma'am
And put new air
fresheners in the bathroom.
Got it.
Ugh.
[melancholic music]
JORDAN: Oh, wow.
Looks like a vacation house.
ANDREW: It's orange.
Discreet.
ROME: It's a beut', isn't it?
Welcome to paradise.
Hey, Vince.
Come on.
They're here.
All righty, guys.
Make sure you grab all your
stuff, including your wrappers
and water bottles.
I am not team janitor.
I am your transportation,
all right?
Let's do this.
Oh, that's me.
Ready?
Thanks.
Here you go.
Yeah, I'm the... the leather.
-ROME: Got that?
-Yep.
Perfect.
Little one, come on.
Phone goes away and does
not come back out, OK?
Go.
What about me?
All these are yours?
Mm-hmm.
-It's a whole set.
-Oh.
There's four of them.
Four?
The limit was one.
And these luggage are
way too bright, man.
That's not going to work.
What do you mean?
You can't cross
with all of these.
You're supposed to blend
in with the environment.
So you got to switch
to duffels or something.
Garbage bag if there's
nothing else.
Here you go.
Garbage bag?
I said what I said.
ANDREW: Well, I can
tip if you help me.
Hey, Rome.
Hey.
Hey, girl.
Hi.
Holy crap.
Hey.
VINCE: Zoey.
Oh my God.
Hi, Vince.
VINCE: So good to see you.
Oh.
Can you help me, please?
VINCE: I can't believe
you're at my house.
How long has it been?
ZOEY: A while.
Hi.
Who the fuck is this?
Zoey, you remember
my little sister Claire?
I do, actually.
Yeah, you were just
starting high school
the last time I saw you,
and now you're all grown up.
This is wild.
Oh my God, you're Zoey.
You're... you're
Vince's Zoey from...
Yeah, yeah.
That was... that was me.
Wow.
Hi.
Welcome.
-It's so good to see you.
-Yeah.
It's so great to see you guys.
And hi, everyone else.
-Hi.
-Hey.
-How you doing?
-CLAIRE: Hi.
We're so glad that you made it.
I'm sure it's been a really
long journey for most of you.
It has.
Let's see, you are Tori.
-Jordan.
-I'm Tori.
Hi.
Claire.
You must be Andrew.
-Montebello.
-Hi.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
And thank you
for your hospitality.
-Sure.
-Do you have a balcony room?
-A bal...
-I could check.
OK, thanks.
I get a little stuffy.
You know what?
Why don't you guys
follow me this way
and I can show you where
everyone's staying.
OK.
Can someone help me maybe?
Yeah, I got you.
Thank you.
I just... oh, thank...
thank you, Jordan.
How have you been?
What have you been up to?
What's going on?
Let's... let's catch up later.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, yeah.
Of course.
CLAIRE: Everyone will
have their own room.
There's toiletries
in the bathroom.
Let's go.
No, no, no, I got it.
CLAIRE: Please make
yourself at home.
I got it.
Thank you, gentleman.
Milady.
CLAIRE: And you can all
drop your bags right there.
Do statesmen patrol the IBZ?
I mean, do we need
to, like, stay away
from windows and all of that?
VINCE: No.
Statesmen are banned from
having soldiers in the zone.
Plus, we have a private
residency pass.
We do try to keep it under
10 people or so at a time
to avoid any extra attention.
But the IBZ patrol respects
the property jurisdiction, so.
Yeah, you're about
as safe as you can be.
So you can look out
any windows you want
and even use
the pool and hot tub.
There's a hot tub?
Can I ask how you
got a residency pass?
I mean, as far as I know,
that's just for diplomats.
Well, to be honest,
it's our parents' place.
And our dad worked
for the administration.
He's dead now.
During the first
rounds of martial law,
he and a bunch of other
wealthy people helped secure
a deal to carve out
about 100,000 acres
of sovereign land out here.
Yeah, it doesn't belong to
the States or Mexico or the IBZ.
It's...
BOTH: Just ours.
I'll get drinks.
Nice.
A private VIP area for the rich
to get away from it all.
ZOEY: We appreciate you guys
using your place to help us out.
Of course.
OK, let's get everyone
settled into their rooms,
and then we'll meet back
here to discuss next steps.
OK?
Upstairs, Andrew to the left,
Zoey to the right.
Jordan, Tori, you're this way.
Oh, my god.
Ice mountain lager.
Just drink it.
OK, this one's you.
Cool.
Thanks.
Yeah.
Sorry, but can you open
up your fanny pack for me?
Um, I guess, but why
you gotta do that?
You know there's no
phones allowed here?
Yeah.
OK.
So do you have a phone?
If I did, would you kick me out?
No.
Let me see it.
It's OK.
Come on, it's fine.
[gentle music]
I'm gonna hold on to this.
Phone stays off until
you reach the border.
It's not a joke.
It's not just for my safety,
but for yours and for everyone
else who took the chance
to come here, OK?
Sorry.
I just assumed since all
the cell towers were down,
phones wouldn't be a problem.
Yeah.
Your phone still emits
radio frequencies,
even these older models.
It's always scanning for a tower
even if there isn't one.
OK.
My bad.
It's OK.
Just keep it off, OK?
Bathroom's down the hall.
I'll be here if you need me.
And we'll be in the dining
room whenever you're ready, OK?
[SARCASTICALLY] OK, Dad.
VINCE: Hey.
Hi.
Everything look comfy?
Yeah, it's perfect.
Thanks.
Good.
Sorry if this feels
invasive, but I actually
got to check your bags.
Yeah, no problem.
OK.
You know, if this is too weird,
I can always ask Claire to do it.
No.
It's no problem.
OK.
No cell, no devices that
can connect to the internet?
Nope.
Followed all the guidelines.
OK.
Oh.
What about this guy?
This was not
on the approved list.
No internet access and no tape.
It was just so hard to get that.
I didn't want to leave it behind.
OK, I'll allow it.
OK, I will let you
get settled in.
And sorry again for having
to check the bags.
Just protocol.
It's all good.
I get it.
OK.
See you out there.
I'll see you, too.
OK.
Knock, knock.
Gotta do a quick bag check.
[ominous music]
OK, let's get started.
So, this is us within the IBZ.
This is the border checkpoint
where you'll enter Mexico.
Now, technically, this post is
not accepting asylum seekers.
I'm sorry, what?
Don't panic if they
deny entry at first.
Our contact will have
a list of your names,
so you're just going
to present your ID and wait.
And then a bus will take
you to a refugee center
and you can contact
friends or family members.
TORI: How do we get
to the border point?
I'm not great with
maps or wilderness.
Yeah, I second that.
I assume there's gonna
be an ATV of some sort?
No.
A golf cart?
Something with a motor?
It's too risky.
There's got to be
a path to follow.
Like a trail, right?
Well, it's not
exactly like a trail.
It's just... it's an area that...
Wow.
How many miles is that?
It's like 100 miles.
VINCE: It's not 100 miles.
Everyone's gonna get
a map and a compass
when it's their turn to go.
Did you say turn?
Yes.
We will need to stagger
everyone one by one.
That is unacceptable.
I mean, you can't trap people
in this type of situation.
-It's how we have to do this.
-What's a compass?
ROME: Hey!
Anybody who wants to is welcome
to leave with me tomorrow.
All right, problem solved.
I mean, unless you
got your own way out,
your connections at the border,
underground tunnel,
TSA PreCheck.
We will take you back home.
You are not trapped.
It's OK.
They're just scared.
Yeah, and they got free will.
Hell, me personally, I think
cops with military grade
weapons is scary.
No due process and be in jail
to work as a prison laborer
is scary, all right?
But if y'all are afraid
of hiking, we will
take y'all right the fuck back.
TORI: Chill out, bro
We're just afraid.
Of getting lost
or running into statesman.
I mean, these are valid concerns.
Listen.
This is y'all last shot to
crossing that border, all right?
We are risking our lives
to save y'all's.
All right, now, if y'all
knew a better way,
then maybe y'all should
have just taken that then.
Fucking ungrateful group.
VINCE: It's only
about eight miles.
You can think of it
like a long workout.
And the offer still stands.
Plenty of room in the RV.
All right.
I can't, I can't.
ROME: One taker.
Anybody else?
We just want to know
if this is safe.
-It is.
-It's safe.
And we have our contact radio
us when people get across.
And almost everybody makes it.
Almost?
Almost everyone?
VINCE: There's no guarantees,
but either Claire or I
will go out a little
bit of the way with you
all, show you how to follow
the map, read a compass,
and what markers to check for.
I think we should
start tomorrow afternoon.
I guess we don't have
a hell a lot of options.
ANDREW: So I suppose we don't.
CLAIRE: Andrew, do you
want Rome to take you back?
No.
I want to get out of this
shithole of a country.
But I don't know if I'm
gonna be able to take
all this on the hike, so.
Who wants a cocktail?
Oh.
[rock music]
Rah!
I got this winning smile
[indiscernible singing]
You two ladies
want to take a dip?
No, thanks.
Are you sure?
I can ask Claire if you two
can borrow a bathing suit.
Um, no, we're good.
Thanks, though.
Party poopers.
Are you sure you're OK?
[meat sizzling]
Try this.
Mm.
Right?
Oh my god.
Is there almonds?
Good girl.
I'm impressed.
How did you get
this into the state?
It must have cost you a fortune?
A small one, yes.
I have a friend that
has a shipping port.
Part of the reason I
didn't leave sooner.
It's hard to realize
how messed up everything
is when you're importing caviar.
So why leave at all, then?
Well, my donation to the West
Coast Opera got flagged.
Anti-government
propaganda, they said.
The opera, really?
Mm-hmm.
Treason.
They froze all my assets.
At least the ones
they knew about.
Excuse me, guys.
Romeo, try this.
-Oh, no.
-No.
Mm-mm.
And it's Rome, by the way.
I'm sorry.
I'm still... I'm
still getting names.
But come on, who knows where
you're going to get to try
something like this again.
-It's so good, Rome.
-Come on, come on.
Hand up.
There we go.
Now bump that baby.
Do it, do it, do it.
Right?
Right?
Good.
There you go.
My little high class buddy.
-I'mma head on back.
-Thank you.
OK.
You're a boarding
school girl, hm?
You can tell, huh?
You can spot us from a mile away.
It's not easy for people
like us fitting in.
True.
You must be as surprised
as I am to be here?
You are not wrong.
Do you want another bump?
Sure.
[gasps]
Oops.
I don't... I don't
know how this...
I don't... don't know
how this got here.
ZOEY: Are you OK?
Oh, shit.
Sorry.
They didn't tell me that
caviar tastes like fish ass.
Yeah, that's a pretty
accurate description.
You should try it
on a chicken nugget next time.
Noted.
You good?
Yeah.
I'm sorry if I was
acting like a dick earlier.
No, you were totally right.
You three are risking everything,
and we freaked out over walking.
No, I get it.
Y'all are taking
a huge leap of faith.
I mean, I probably
would be skeptical, too.
You never thought about crossing?
Yeah, a few times.
But there's nothing waiting
for me out in Mexico.
And plus, I've been able to do
a lot of good here, too, so.
I think I've done all I can do
without landing myself in jail.
I still can't believe Vince
turned out to be this guy.
What kind of guy is that?
Like a refugee smuggling guy.
I guess you don't know
who has the balls to step
up until the time comes.
So y'all dated?
Yeah.
High school.
I'm pretty sure he wasn't
like that until he had to be.
Hell, most of us wasn't.
Hey, guys.
Come on, I insist.
Everyone in the pool.
Rome, trunks for you.
Zoey.
Varsity backstroke champ.
Come on, let's have a little fun.
Let's do it.
VINCE: Let's go
for a little swim.
Come on.
Let's go.
[lively music]
Marco.
Polo.
[laughter]
Wake up, my listeners
I'm all the time dead
Lay motionless in bed
In my mind, still
content to turn the day
Get down and hide
inside and stay
[raucous laughter, chatter]
ROME: Oh, whoa!
You shouldn't have given me this.
But you're funny
when you're drunk.
I'm funny all the time.
I just did.
ANDREW: There we go.
I'll raise because I can
tell that you're bluffing.
I assure you, you could not tell
if I was bluffing
because there's so much Botox
in my face, it doesn't move.
[laughter]
See?
OK, fine.
Here we go.
What?
OK, I fold anyway.
Oh, I think I folded a while ago.
Oh, you won.
You won, you won, you won.
ROME: Here you go.
Do we have milk?
Maybe coffee cream.
Well, I'm looking.
VINCE: Check the date.
If I was milk, where would I be?
Did Tori already go to bed?
[dance music playing]
Oh, my God.
Oh, snap.
ANDREW: Is that coconut milk?
I'll get some cups.
Vince, Zoey, we've got
milk and cookies... what?
What?
Quit cock blocking.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Let them do they thing.
JORDAN: Lo siento mucho.
My bad.
-Oh, so you speak Spanish?
-I do.
-No.
-We'll... we'll join you.
I want to play.
I definitely want some cookies.
ANDREW: I bet you do.
Hey.
ANDREW: We'll deal you in.
My bad, my bad.
No, no, no, no, no.
Let's... let's play a game.
My bad.
CLAIRE: Sit, sit.
ZOEY: What are we playing?
It's all good.
Let's just play a game.
Get you some in the woods, girl.
[laughter]
All right, I'm heading to bed.
Oh, hey, there's some
extra rooms upstairs.
Let me grab you some blankets.
I got all my stuff in the RV.
I'm gonna just kick
it there tonight, OK?
All right.
Give a shout if you
need anything.
ROME: Yo, tonight was dope.
It was.
Hey.
I think I really needed
a night like this.
You know, us, too.
I haven't had this
much fun in a while.
I'm glad.
Good night.
Good night.
VINCE: Stay a little longer.
ZOEY: No, I'm gonna...
-You want a drink?
-You want a drink?
No, I've had enough.
Hey, Claire.
Hey.
I'm just gonna help
Zoey get settled in.
OK.
Sure.
We're just gonna catch
up a bit, then head to bed.
I promise.
Yeah.
Well, he doesn't have a curfew.
You guys can do
whatever you want.
Have fun.
VINCE: Thank you.
ZOEY: Goodbye.
Good night.
VINCE: Good night.
Was that mortifying
for some reason?
Yeah.
I felt like I was
talking to your mom.
Oh, you were way
less convincing when
you used to say that to my mom.
Stop, stop, stop.
[laughter]
Oopsies.
You want to?
No.
No.
I think we should talk.
I was just gonna say sit.
I'm not...
VINCE: Interested?
Available.
Oh, my god.
I am so sorry.
I didn't mean to...
I didn't know that you were...
No, don't be sorry.
I got a little swept
up and a little drunk.
I mean, you didn't cross
the line at all, honestly.
So, it's... I thought
that we were gonna, but...
I wanted to, I swear.
But someone's waiting for me.
Mm.
Husband?
No, but it's serious.
We call each other life partners.
Life partners?
Yikes.
So he's in Mexico?
Yeah.
Just left a couple weeks ago.
You know, I never
really thought I'd get
the chance to see you again.
So, I'll still take
this as a win, I guess.
I'm really glad you're here.
[soft music]
Same.
OK.
I'm going to get out
of your room, let you sleep.
OK.
Would it be a dick move
to tell you that I'm still here
if you change your mind?
A little.
I won't then.
ZOEY: Good.
Good.
OK.
Good night, friend.
Good night.
Fuck.
[ominous music]
[gravel crunching]
Hey.
VINCE: Hey.
I don't want to be rude,
but are you gonna be a problem?
Promise there's no SIM card.
Yeah, but I don't
think I could have been
clear about the rules here.
I just downloaded
some old movies.
They help me calm down
when I'm feeling anxious.
Please don't be mad.
Wow.
Your anxiety?
You know, my sister and I are
risking our whole livelihood
to help out strangers,
but you can't stop
watching videos for 24 hours?
Let me see.
Come on.
I want to see what
you're watching.
Can you show me?
WOMAN [ON VIDEO]:
Go ahead, tell me.
Tell me what's on your mind.
MAN [ON VIDEO]: I
have nothing to say.
[canned laughter]
Bet you missed seeing
Brown actors on TV, huh?
WOMAN [ON VIDEO I]: It's not
a fight unless you have...
I can do without it
until I leave here.
It was selfish of me.
Sorry.
VINCE: No, don't...
don't be sorry.
It's OK.
If it's that
important to you, I'm
sure we can work something out.
That's OK.
I don't want to put
anyone at risk.
Nah, you don't want
to put anybody at risk.
[crickets chirping]
Look, I just... I really
want you to be comfortable.
So if you want, I can let
you in on a little secret.
Sorry, I'm not interested.
No, that's not...
whoa.
I just want you to be prepared.
At ease.
We try not to freak you guys out,
but there are a lot
of predators out there.
Mountain lions, coyotes.
If one does approach, this could
be your only line of defense.
A rock?
VINCE: Oh, yeah.
This can do some serious
damage, you know.
So if I see one, you want
me to throw rocks at it?
Yeah.
That'd be a good strategy.
But if one does get too
close, you could just.
[suspenseful music]
[coughing, sputtering]
[crunching blows]
[squelching]
[squelching]
[deep exhale]
[melancholic music]
The fuck?
The fuck, Vince.
What did you do?
Hey, you're up late.
Are you shitting me?
Are you shitting me?
Look at her fucking face.
VINCE: Calm your titties.
You don't even
know what happened.
Do I need to know
what fucking happened?
You're acting like
a fucking psychopath.
I fucked up, OK?
Will you help me move her
body to the frickin' shed?
Piece of shit.
I'm not a piece of shit.
Fuck you.
Grab her tight.
[grunts]
Come on, just use
your legs or something.
Could you be quiet?
I am being quiet.
This is me whispering.
Her ankles are... her
ankles are slipping.
Oh, fuck.
Her shoe...
Will you pick her up?
If that was an option,
I would have done it.
But I don't have
your Neanderthal fucking hands.
Will you shut the fuck up?
Come over here and pick her up.
No, fuck you I don't
need your help.
CLAIRE: It's like
I can't let you out
of my sight for five seconds.
[tense music]
ANDREW: Oh, you're up.
Good morning.
CLAIRE: Hi.
Morning.
Yeah, I just thought I'd
get a jump on things.
Coffee?
Yeah, in a bit.
I wanted to do
a little bit of yoga
-out back, if you don't mind?
-Yeah, no.
Be my guest.
Yeah, I just wanted to clear
my head before the big trip.
Oh, that reminds
me, we can actually
bump you till tomorrow
morning because Tori
was feeling jittery.
She just wanted
to get it over with.
So Vince took her out
early this morning.
Oh.
OK.
So that puts Andrew
early this evening,
you first thing tomorrow.
Yeah, I guess there's plenty
of time to clear your head.
OK.
What time is it?
I had a dream I was in Brazil.
Oh.
Is there any more scotch?
[ominous music]
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
Morning.
Morning.
Everyone sleep OK?
Like a rock.
Yep.
How about you?
OK.
Weird dreams.
Forgot where I was
when I woke up.
You need hair of the dog.
Oh.
No, thank you.
Did you hear the news?
[flies buzzing]
Tori left.
She went back?
To the border.
You're kidding.
She was supposed to go last.
Apparently, she got nervous
and wanted to get it over with.
Vince took her out hours ago.
Wow.
Gen Z. They're the most
anxious generation.
It's actually kind of sad.
Miserable creatures.
I guess can you blame them?
So I guess we all
gained a few hours.
That's... that's nice.
[FACETIOUSLY] Oh,
yeah, it's real nice.
I get to go at night
now, so that's nice.
Yay.
ZOEY: Oh, sorry, you
got screwed in this.
ANDREW: It's fine.
I was a Boy Scout for a week.
JORDAN: So I guess you get
to stay a little longer.
ZOEY: I guess I don't mind.
ANDREW: Bet you don't.
[chuckles teasingly]
How is the little
mountain man, by the way?
He's hardly a mountain man.
He used to golf.
ANDREW: Oh.
ZOEY: And we're just friends.
JORDAN: Mm.
ZOEY: But it is nice to see him.
ANDREW: Does he have
a good back swing?
ZOEY: What's that
supposed to mean?
I don't know.
You tell me.
JORDAN: Does he
swing to the back?
Like...
Does he have a big...
Yo.
Hey, what's up, bro?
ROME: Morning.
OK, how about this?
So I was thinking, since
all of my next pick-ups
are all on the southwest, I can
pick everybody up by in a day
or so.
Is it cool if I kick
it here on Monday?
Yeah, man, you're
always welcome here.
OK, dope.
And last night, that
was kind of dope.
It was fun, right?
This turned out to be
a dope group after all.
I can't argue with that.
All right, I'm
gonna head on to my RV
and pick up some things.
Maybe we can do
round two tonight?
Let's do it.
[chuckles]
MAN [ON RADIO]: Cross
should head to the Mexican and
Canadian borders immediately.
Mexican and Canadian
governments have
entered into an agreement
as part of a humanitarian effort
with the UN, and will open their
borders for the next 48 hours,
dependent on the specific
flow capacity.
ROME: Yo, guys.
Hey!
Yo!
[honks horn]
Yo.
MAN [ON RADIO]: Will
grant automatic asylum
and protected refugee status.
Yo.
Yo, guys.
Yo, y'all gotta listen to this.
Yo, come here.
Yo.
What?
Listen.
So normally, my radio
picks up on, like,
some random salsa stations
or something like that.
Today, it's picking
up on this on repeat.
MAN [ON RADIO]: For
the next 48 hours,
dependent on the specific
flow capacity.
Any American citizens
able to safely travel
through the internal border zones
will be granted
automatic asylum and
protected refugee status within
those respective countries.
Those who wish to cross
should head to the Mexican and
Canadian borders immediately.
Mexican and Canadian
governments have
entered into an agreement
as part of a humanitarian effort
with the UN and will open their
borders for the next 48 hours,
dependent on specific
flow capacity.
Any Americans...
Oh, my god.
OK, open borders.
We're already in the IBZ,
so we can just go.
-Let's go.
-Let's get our shit.
Let's go.
ROME: I can drive.
VINCE: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold up, guys.
It's an enticing prospect,
but we don't know...
We shouldn't have
any trouble, right?
I mean, we're already past all
the statesmens' checkpoints.
And we'd want to go quickly.
The border will probably
be swarmed within hours.
Yeah, I get us there,
like, in 30 minutes.
I mean, there's some dirt roads
at the bottom of the hill that
connects to the main border.
I mean, that's if the...
I'm so sorry that
this got your hopes up,
but this, this has
happened before.
What happened?
CLAIRE: Open borders,
they were announced
and we sent out an entire group.
Troops were waiting at the border
and they arrested everyone.
They sent them back
to private prison systems.
We lost everybody,
including our last driver.
It was a shitty day.
Yeah.
I can't believe we
haven't heard about it.
That's state-run media for ya.
[flies buzzing]
As far as we can tell, there
never were any open borders.
It was just a way
to catch defectors.
I mean, look, if any
of you want to go now, it'd
be wrong of us not to warn you.
Well, I don't think I could
bear putting any of them
at risk.
And, Rome, I don't
want to lose you.
So can we still
get across on foot,
or does this
complicate everything?
Yeah, I'll reach
out to my contact,
but most likely that's
still the safest way.
Stick to the plan.
Yeah.
No need to take the risk when
we're already this close.
Those fucking bastards,
luring desperate people
to the border like that.
[sighs] Night hike it is.
Fuck!
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
[radio message continues]
[static hissing]
Anything come through?
Nothing.
VINCE: That's weird.
Announcement came
in so clear earlier.
Yeah, and it's
gone just like that.
I can't believe I
almost fell for that.
Man, ain't no way that
shit was real, man.
Nah, don't beat yourself up.
Who would expect anyone
to be that cruel?
[upbeat Spanish music]
Man.
Here, let me help.
Thank you.
Hey, I'm gonna
give you something,
and I don't want you
to take this the wrong way.
OK.
I'm gonna give you my gun.
I'm sorry, what?
You have a gun?
Shh.
You have a gun.
I couldn't even
bring a blow dryer.
Yes, I know that.
I hid it.
Now I want you to have it.
Wait.
Why do I need a gun
more than you?
Don't answer that.
I'm leaving in the daylight, OK?
I'll be fine.
And you want me to have it?
Why not Zoey?
I don't know if she'll need it.
I think she might
stay here with Vince.
You can give it back
to me in Mexico City.
OK?
How do I... how do I hold it?
Look, don't... put...
put it in the back of your pants.
Shit, shit.
Is it in?
Yes, yes, yes.
Quiet, OK?
OK.
Listen, now, anything
goes wrong out there, just
fire off a couple of shots.
Then what?
Then I'll hear it,
and I'll come find you.
OK.
All right.
Can you walk regular?
Andrew.
Shh.
For the love
of God, can you just...
It's sliding down.
[melancholic music]
ZOEY: Careful where
you step in the dark.
Watch out for snakes.
And coyotes.
Good God.
You'll be fine.
I've got no worries at all.
In a few hours, you'll
be sipping margaritas.
Thank you for your hospitality.
Pleasure was ours.
Oh, and thank you for the coat.
It's sporty, like you.
Claire, you OK with going out
this late at night by yourself?
I can always take over
if you need me to.
I'm sure that you could,
but let's be honest,
a night trek requires
stealth, and that's
not really your strong suit.
OK.
You two have fun.
We will.
Be safe.
Farewell, everyone.
I'll see you in Mexico.
Drinks on me.
Bye, Andrew.
Wait.
All right.
OK, OK.
[ominous music]
ANDREW: I don't know.
I guess I never considered
myself an agitator,
but now that that role has
been thrust upon me, I...
I kind of like it.
Really?
Yeah.
It's like gonna really serve me
in this next chapter of my life.
You gonna open a faction
of this freedom train in Mexico?
-Yeah.
-Sure.
Why not?
I could house other Americans.
I could, I don't know,
testify at the UN.
Who knows?
I mean, I always felt
like I was contributing
with my philanthropy, but being
around you guys, it's...
I don't know.
It's... the defecting and the
scheming, it's just all so...
Visceral.
Exactly.
CLAIRE: Well, that's
admirable of you, Andrew.
-It really is.
-Thank you.
But in circumstances like these,
we all have to fulfill
the role we're best suited for.
And there's probably a reason
you were drawn to philanthropy.
What does that mean?
Well, it's easy.
It assuages your guilt,
but requires nothing from you.
I mean, that's one way
to look at it, but I don't know,
I think people change.
And you think you've
changed in the past two days?
I mean, not instantaneously, no,
but I think this... this could
be, like, the epicenter of...
You saved your own skin.
You were perfectly comfortable
watching other people's freedoms
get stripped away
until it was your bank
account that got frozen.
You squeezed everything that
you could from the States
until there was nothing left for
you, and then you skipped town.
Escaping doesn't make you
part of the revolution.
That's a little
harsh, don't you think?
I'm just doing what I
have to do to survive.
Oh, I don't say it to be hurtful.
I'm in the same boat.
We're all operating off
survival instincts here.
Even if we want
to believe that we're
capable of some benevolent,
selfless nature.
That is so bleak.
I actually like to think that...
that, I don't know,
people evolve.
I mean, look at you
and your brother.
You two are the embodiment
of altruism.
Nothing you do is self-serving.
Well, wouldn't that be nice?
Sorry.
[grunts]
[melancholic music]
I don't think there's such
a thing as free luxury.
Continuing our conversation
from earlier.
I don't think that the world
is naturally harmonious.
There's people at the top
and then there's
people getting trampled.
And until this weekend or, now,
really, you've been at the top.
I'd say that it's
survival of the fittest,
but obviously, luck has
something to do with it.
And as things changed
so drastically
these past few years,
one thought dominated
all the others for me.
Don't be on the bottom.
And you, you're like
a live cautionary tale.
You threw away
your luck for the opera.
But maybe that was
worth it for you.
I just can't relate.
Relate to this, fucking bitch.
The safety's on.
[gripping music]
[grunts]
[crickets chirping]
ZOEY: So excited
to make this for you.
It's the least I could do.
-No.
-Stop.
You don't have to do that.
No, I want to.
Come on, you're a guest.
It's OK.
Well, it's not like I'm
busy doing other things.
Besides, you're cooking
always kind of sucked.
Hey.
I've developed a lot
of skills since I was 19.
Oh, yeah?
Like what?
Most of them aren't
kitchen appropriate.
[soft music playing]
OK.
You can peel
the potatoes, that's it.
All right.
Thank you.
Have you cooked potatoes before?
-Cooked potatoes?
-Like...
Try a carrot.
Like, boiled potatoes?
They're hooking up, right?
Maybe.
But I'm pretty sure
Zoey's got a boyfriend.
He's not here.
Maybe they're not
totally together.
Damn, that's cold.
But she does look happy.
Hey, sometimes you got to get out
of a situation that's not
working to figure out what does.
I take it you can relate?
My husband and I were
both cops in Baltimore.
I quit as soon as I realized
that the new administration
wanted us to enforce
all these just...
He didn't feel the same.
In fact, I think he...
he liked it.
Made him feel powerful.
He doesn't know you're here?
As far as he knows, I'm
visiting my sister right now.
He'll figure it
out in a few days.
But I will consider
myself divorced
when I cross that border.
OK.
Well, happy divorce.
Happy divorce.
VINCE: I mean, that's
a pretty good recipe.
Yeah.
You've worked here
for a little while, right?
Yeah, a little over a year now.
And you've never questioned,
like, what is going...
[static hissing]
MAN [ON RADIO]: Those
who wish to cross
should head to the Mexican and
Canadian borders immediately.
Can you get the signal back?
Oh, fuck.
Did that sound
like the same dude?
-Maybe.
-It's hard to tell.
Vince, what about
your contact at the border?
What about him?
JORDAN: Did he mention
any of this to you?
Did he say that it was a hoax?
Well, no, but we have
pretty limited communication.
He pretty much just
says go or next
through a long distance radio
system like walkie talkies.
But you asked?
Yeah, of course, I did.
I put the question out there.
He definitely would have
confirmed that this was real.
But I don't think it is.
All right.
Does dinner at 8:00
work for everyone?
Yeah.
-That works.
-Yeah, sure.
VINCE: OK, great.
You want me
to finish the potatoes?
-Yeah, that'd be good.
-Thank you.
[crickets chirping]
What the hell took you so long?
I wasn't in a hurry.
Everything go well?
Oh, yeah.
Did everything go
well when I followed
the detailed, pre-approved plan
without freaking the fuck out?
Yeah, it went great.
Why are you so condescending?
I don't know.
Maybe because you have
the self-control of a toddler.
Is this about what's her name?
Who cares?
Who gives a shit about that girl?
She's some dumb emo cunt.
And Zoey?
What about her?
Are you gonna be
able to handle that?
Of course, I can.
If I have to, which
I don't think I will.
Why wouldn't you have to?
Because I think she might
want to stay here with me.
CLAIRE: Oh, my god,
that's so stupid.
[laughs condiscendingly]
Oh.
Listen to me, Vince.
Zoey cannot stay here,
even if she wanted to.
She can stay here
if I want her to.
I'm serious.
She's the only target they
care about on this run.
Everybody else is expendable.
You don't know that.
Yeah, I do.
She's carrying some
very dangerous footage.
High security tapes that
you apparently missed
on your very thorough sweep.
Bullshit.
Confirmed today.
She's a fucking
journalist, Vince.
No.
No, she's not.
She didn't tell me.
Of course, she didn't tell you.
Journalists are
sneaky little rats.
Do you remember that guy
Noah from two cycles back?
Yeah.
That was her boyfriend.
Get the fuck out.
CLAIRE: Shh.
They worked for the same outlet.
I killed her boyfriend?
CLAIRE: Yes.
Damn.
At least that's some good news.
Look, you want to fuck her?
Good.
Go for it.
It gets lonely up here.
But tomorrow night,
she's gotta go.
I can handle it if you want.
I have extra tranqs.
No.
I got it.
Thank you, though.
Hey, you know, you
are a pain in my ass,
but I don't want to see
your heart get broken over this.
I'm heartless, baby.
Yeah, you wish.
[indie folk music playing]
ZOEY: Knock, knock.
Hey.
Come on in.
You were quiet at dinner.
Yeah, just thinking about stuff.
Wow.
This is like a whole extra house.
Yeah.
Used to be my father's study.
But now it's just my pad.
You want a drink?
ZOEY: No, thanks.
So was this all his stuff?
Some of it.
Most of it's just junk
people left before the trip.
There's some family
photos, knickknacks.
You know, I think there might be
an old prom picture of us here.
-What?
-Yeah.
Hold on a second.
Let me find it.
[ominous music]
Hey.
How you holding up?
I'm good.
Yeah, a little nervous,
but ready to get going tomorrow.
That's good.
Can I get you anything
for the night?
Cup of tea?
-Glass of wine?
-No.
Nope.
I think I'm good.
Thank you.
OK.
Are you sure?
It's our last night hosting
you, probably forever.
Come on, one glass.
You know what?
Yeah, one glass
might help me sleep.
Great.
Oh, I'm so glad.
I could not bear the thought
of drinking alone.
Why don't you head to the couch
and I'll bring us the glasses.
OK.
Oh, my God!
I look ridiculous.
Oh, wow.
Oh my God, you were such a baby.
I'm gonna say something
that I probably shouldn't.
Fair warning, OK?
I am warned.
I think you should stay.
Here?
Yeah.
How stupid is that on,
like, a scale of 1 to 10?
Less stupid than you may think.
Maybe like a three.
Really?
If I didn't have
someone waiting for me,
I'd seriously consider it.
Promise you're not just
saying that to be nice?
I'm not.
No.
You guys are doing something
really decent here,
and I'd love to be a part of it.
[wine bottle pops]
All right, I'm
gonna head on to bed.
Rome, will you please take
one of the spare bedrooms?
I already changed
the sheets in Tori's room.
I mean, it would be nice to sleep
in a bed I can actually fit in.
CLAIRE: OK, done.
There's blankets
in the hall closet
and extra toothbrushes
in the spare bathroom.
Alrighty, thank you.
Don't mention it.
You're amazing.
Good night, Jordan.
Wait.
Thank you for everything.
I promise I'll say goodbye
before I go tomorrow.
[piano dance music]
OK.
Good night.
All right, see y'all
in the morning.
Good night.
All right, here we go.
There you are.
You know what?
I think I'll pass.
I need to be clear-headed
for tomorrow.
This might give me a headache.
-What?
-Nah.
One won't get you.
Come on.
No.
Thank you.
I'm going to bed.
You should have taken the wine.
I think I should go to bed.
Don't say that.
I don't want to say or do
anything I'm gonna regret.
Yeah.
You know, I guess I don't
want that for you either.
It's not just my boyfriend.
I... when I get to Mexico,
there's some business
I have to take care of.
I have some tapes in my bag.
I know, I know.
I lied.
I'm sorry.
They're hidden in my backpack.
These tapes need to get
to Mexican leadership.
And because of that, I
can't even consider staying
here, even if I wanted to.
These tapes, they're important?
I have footage
of the administration ordering
airstrikes on its own citizens.
Damn.
Yeah, those are... those
are definitely important.
You know, I can help
you get those tapes
across the border without you.
You don't have to go.
You could just stay here.
It's much safer.
Please, think about it.
CLAIRE: [humming show tune]
Hey, guys, you going to bed?
Yeah, I'm gonna force
myself to get some sleep.
OK.
Well, sweet dreams.
ZOEY: Long day for her, huh?
Yeah, I think she
must have been nervous.
She couldn't put the bottle down.
ZOEY: Oh, poor thing.
Yeah.
I'm gonna take Zoey
upstairs, and then
I'll grab Jordan some blankets?
That would be great, thanks.
OK.
Good night.
VINCE: Watch your step.
It's just bullshit.
That's all I'm saying.
It's fine.
I'm fine.
No, she knows exactly
what she's doing.
She's been getting you
worked up all weekend.
Hang on.
I think she's just playing coy.
OK, she's not playing coy.
And I think that she likes
seeing you worked up like that.
VINCE: Do I need to tie her
up or gag her or anything?
Not unless you want to.
She got the neuromuscular
blocker,
so she should be
out for a few hours.
Consider that my gift to you.
Aw.
That's so sweet of you.
All right, have fun, sport.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where do you think you're going?
Tormenting is your thing.
I liked it better when we just
poisoned everybody on night one.
You're treating this
whole thing like a job.
Yeah, because it is a...
no, don't... don't do that.
I don't want this.
Whatever demons you
need to get out here
is entirely your business.
Oh, stop it.
You're oppressed
as fuck, you know that?
No, I'm not.
You don't even know when
you need to have a little fun.
Get off me, you psycho.
Fun?
This is fun?
Yeah, fun.
Never heard of it, huh?
No.
Mm.
No, it's too silly.
You see, sometimes the inner
demons just need to be embraced.
What else are you gonna do, talk
about this with a therapist?
So I should just smash something?
Try a kneecap.
This feels insane.
Oh my god, you
literally murder people.
This will help you
loosen up a little bit.
Rage.
Rage.
Yeah, it's like self-care.
OK.
[ominous music]
Yeah?
VINCE: Try the other one.
[soft yelp]
What?
I just wish she'd
squirm a little more.
Look at her eyes.
You wanna get the chainsaw?
Too fucking loud.
I know.
Oh.
I got something for you.
[whirring]
Wow.
You are a sick bastard.
I know.
Where should I go?
Eenie, minnie, miney, mo.
Yeah.
[drill whirring, flesh tearing]
[knocks]
Hey, Jordan.
[knocks]
Hey.
Hm.
[ominous music]
Let's go.
[gripping music]
[flies buzzing]
[retching]
[blender whirring]
Morning.
Morning.
Coffee?
No, I'm good, but the stuff's
in the cabinets.
-Hey.
-Ooh.
-Everything OK?
-Hi.
Tough workout?
Yeah, I'm just
a little out of shape.
That hill made me be
sick a little bit.
Oh, did you puke?
Where did you run to?
You know, just over
here... over there.
You know, where we
drive up to get here.
I think maybe you should
sit down and have some water.
Oh, no.
I'm good.
I'm probably just gonna
just head back home.
You know, head out.
Yeah, I think it'll be nice
to spend some time at my place
and wind down for a little bit.
Are you sure?
I can make you a cup of coffee.
Yeah.
I just... I mean, I was
already gonna leave.
I think it'd be nice
to sleep at my own place
before I go and get every...
I really think that
you should lie down.
I'm OK.
I'm OK.
No, really, I'm...
I'm OK.
I'm just gonna go grab
my stuff and I'mma head on out.
Yeah.
[rapid footfalls]
Hey.
Hi.
How'd you sleep?
Good.
You?
I was up late thinking,
but got a few good hours in.
All right, see you guys.
Aw, are you leaving, buddy?
Rome, wait up.
I probably won't
see you, so, thank
you so much for everything.
Hey, y'all be safe?
Vince, Claire, see you guys.
See you in a couple days, man.
Hey, take care of yourself.
OK, I'm going to go
fix up Jordan's room.
She already left?
Yeah.
We got an early morning
radio signal to send her out.
She wanted to say goodbye, but
she didn't want to wake you up.
CLAIRE: Yeah.
OK.
VINCE: I'll see
you a little bit.
See you.
Oh, fuck.
Oh, shit.
Fuck!
[engine starts]
How did you do it?
Did you do a tranquilizer,
poison, or a knife?
I actually used the knife.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Proud of you.
Thank you.
We actually had a really
nice talk right beforehand.
Ah.
Yeah, nice guy.
[flies buzzing]
Well, you seem like
you're in a good mood.
I guess.
So did you have fun last night?
It was fine.
Fine?
Yeah, fine.
I saw you smiling when you
were hitting those kneecaps.
That wasn't a smile.
That was an impact grimace.
Impact grimace?
Mm-hmm.
So where is Zoey?
Packing.
Well, we can handle
it however you want.
You have my full support.
But I was thinking, since
we're pretty alone now,
we could try the chainsaw
thing if you wanted.
You mean that?
Yeah.
Smaller pieces,
easier to transport.
I'll think about it.
Vince?
Hey, Vince?
Vince?
Vince?
Hey, Vince?
Hello?
[sighs]
[ominous music]
Hey.
We're on our way to one
of IBZ's famous safe houses.
Noah?
[radio static]
[blender whirring]
Northern borders
closed and Southern
borders overwhelmed.
Citizens have five hours
left to guarantee asylum.
Over capactiry could
force an area shutdown.
Those still seeking
entry are urged
to proceed immediately to the...
[gunshot]
[suspenseful music]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Sick.
I wonder how much of that
was caught on camera?
[MOCKINGLY] Ooh, IBZ's not safe.
[sighs]
IBZ is fine, just
don't be a snitch.
[chuckles arrogantly]
VINCE: Zoey?
Zoey?
[sobs]
Hi.
Hi.
I was just looking for a book.
OK.
You can borrow any book.
What's the camcorder doing out?
I... I thought it
looked like mine.
So I was wondering if it
was the same model.
It is.
Are you OK?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm just a little nervous
about the... the trip and...
and leaving you, you know.
It's been a whirlwind.
VINCE: Yeah.
You know, I wanted to come and
see if you want to go on a walk
and talk about those tapes you
have, but you seem not yourself.
What did you see?
What?
Nothing.
I didn't see anything.
Zoey.
What did you see?
I...
Rome.
Hey, you're back.
Yeah.
Just forgot a couple of things.
Is Zoey here?
Yeah, of course,
she's still here.
Is everything OK?
Yeah.
Jordan?
Jordan left this morning.
Is something wrong?
Andrew?
CLAIRE: Andrew?
Well, he's in Mexico.
Confirmed?
Yeah, confirmed.
OK.
Is it cool if I talk to Zoey.
Maybe you shouldn't.
Why not?
Because you're acting weird
as fuck, that's why not.
OK, well, you know what?
Whoa.
Yo, Claire, what
the fuck are you doing?
What the hell do you
think you're doing?
Oh, fuck.
[suspenseful music]
[gunshot]
VINCE: [groans] God.
Zoey!
Yo, Zoey.
Yo, Zoey.
Shit.
Zoey.
Yo, Zoey.
Zoey.
Oh, shit.
Listen, we gotta get
the fuck out of here.
-Yeah, please.
-Let's go.
Oh, fuck, fuck.
Rome.
Rome.
Zoey.
Guys, what's going on?
ZOEY: Wait.
Shit, I forgot about the tapes.
-Man, fuck them tapes.
-No, no no, no.
You don't understand.
People have died
for this footage.
I have to go back.
Go.
Damn.
Fuck.
Oh, shit.
[suspenseful music]
Did you find it?
Got them.
[gunshots]
Babe.
Please don't freak out, OK?
I know I kind of killed
your boyfriend...
life partner.
But if you think about it,
that had to be fate, right?
What are the chances?
Are you scared?
No.
Are you mad at me?
No.
No, I'm not mad.
OK, good.
Good.
It does feel like fate.
Right?
Oh, my god.
I missed you so much, babe.
Yeah, I missed you, too.
We're gonna have such
a great life together.
Oh, fuck.
[suspenseful music]
God damn it, Zoey.
Zoey.
Zoey!
Fuck.
VINCE: Leave them, Zoey.
I'm not gonna fucking kill you.
I can give you everything
you ever wanted.
I love you, Zoey.
I have the money.
I have the military.
There's no place
for you to fucking go.
I can keep you safe here.
Fuck you, Vince.
[gasping, sputtering]
You're such a fucking
pussy, you know that?
I ran out of bullets.
That's why I didn't shoot her.
It was 'cause I ran out
of fucking bullets, OK?
Nice shot, by the way.
[relaxing music]
There's three over here, one
upstairs, one in the woods.
There's an RV in the back
that can go too.
Hello.
Any problems?
BOTH: No.
Not really.
Everything was smooth.
We are keeping in mind that
this is a covert operation.
Yes?
Yes, Mom.
Yes, Mother.
Good.
I learned you'll
need a new driver.
And your father and I,
we would like to send
someone already on the payroll.
I kind of like
choosing our own guy.
What?
No, we'll take one of yours.
Thank you.
Oh, look, you've
got two more groups.
One at the end
of the week and the other
at the end of the month.
And then I'm sure
you'll both be ready
for a nice, deserved vacation.
How long will we have?
MOM: Oh, several months.
You're almost at quota.
And then I'm sure you
will both be eager to get
back to civilization.
You cannot possibly fathom.
You know, It's
pretty routine for me.
I can keep going
if you need me to.
Oh, that's very sweet of you,
Vincent, but not necessary.
What's necessary is
a plastic surgeon.
[scoffs]
She's not wrong.
Maybe it's time to make
a change of seasons.
Move things to the north
border operation.
Great.
Thank you.
It's kind of hot out here.
[upbeat music]
Please don't let
us change our minds
At least this time
I'll stay the night
I will make you
choose a side
No time to try
and make it right
No time to cry
and make it right
No time to cry
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right.
[lively music]
All I want to do is take
your hand and hold on to you
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
So take my hand
We will go to another
land and lay in the sand
Lay in the sand
I don't know
where we will go
But I think we'll
go to Mexico
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
I don't know
where we will go
But I think we'll
go to Mexico
Go, go, go
Love me, love me
Don't ever leave me now
Don't worry darling, I
can't live without you
Settle down
under the hot sun
New days will
be fun, fun, fun
Yeah, fun, fun, fun
I don't know what we will do
All I know is that
I'll do my best for you
My best for you
I don't know
where we will go
But I think we'll
go to Mexico
Go, go, go
Something's coming,
so let me take you down
My loving's yours as soon
as we leave this town.
[audio logo]
JOURNALIST: The United Nations
has extended its emergency
session amid mounting
pressure to grant
global asylum to US citizens
fleeing the increasingly
authoritarian regime.
Legal travel in and out
of the country
is heavily restricted,
and due process
is now completely suspended.
Territories along the Northern
and Southern borders
remain in limbo after years
of unresolved land disputes.
These regions, heavily
guarded by statesmen,
are known as Internal
Border Zones or IBZs.
[gripping music]
[crickets chirping]
[tense music]
Fuck.
[distant clanking]
The IBZ is not safe.
Are you fucking kidding me?
[electrical humming]
The area has been
infiltrated by statesmen.
They're killing anyone
trying to cross the border.
If you're trying to get...
[distant clanking]
[gunshot]
[labored breaths]
[melancholic music]
[vehicle approaching]
There you go.
You're all clear.
[upbeat music]
Kick cans with
my hands in my pocket
Don't you think this
is a delicate state?
I swoon over girls
with no makeup
But it turns out
she's just paper
You turn
your misleading light on
I'm the host, but you're
the one who went
Stand all the time
Your cries are like mine
I doubt you can find
all the reasons I lied
Get up and get out
Get up and get out
Started young thinking
patience is virtue
Now it seems my card
has been death
You're the type that
took all my failures.
All righty, Al.
Welcome to the IBZ.
Feel free to move
about the cabin.
Are you sure?
Kind of seems like
an unnecessary risk.
Up to you, but we're
past the last checkpoint.
Plus, we got about
another hour to go.
OK, good.
I have to pee so bad.
Everyone out.
You positive this is OK?
I mean, we can stay
in the back if there's a chance
of getting stopped again.
Haven't seen
a checkpoint this far out,
but if it makes you feel
better, do as you may.
This isn't what I expected.
ROME: What did you picture?
Soldiers.
ANDREW: How do you
flush this thing?
There's a chain in the back.
You gotta pull on it.
ANDREW: Ah.
Got it.
Do you know if it'll be
any internet at the house?
The only internet access is
when you cross the real border.
So this is what it
feels like to fly coach.
[sighs]
JORDAN: You all right?
Do
ANDREW: I look all right?
[birds chirping]
[whistling]
There you go.
Thanks.
Oh, wow.
This all sucks.
Yeah, the shelves
were pretty empty.
But look, I got hot dogs.
Everybody loves hot dogs.
This is tragic.
Vince, did you see that half
of this stuff is expired?
You can add, like, three
more months to those dates.
Yeah, not for dairy, you dingus.
Well, switch with me next time.
You know I hate
going to the store.
Did you not get drinks?
The liquor store was
closed, but I got beer.
Yeah, I... no, it's
fine, it's great.
We're throwing a frat party.
That's what I was hoping for.
Oh, I forgot that.
We're running a bed and breakfast
and expecting Yelp reviews.
No, I just like
the idea of our place
being a little dignified.
Everybody deserves normalcy
as long as possible
in this situation.
And also, I still
have to live here.
OK.
So I should?
Check for wine in the cellar.
Right.
Wine equals dignity.
Yes, ma'am.
Right away, ma'am
And put new air
fresheners in the bathroom.
Got it.
Ugh.
[melancholic music]
JORDAN: Oh, wow.
Looks like a vacation house.
ANDREW: It's orange.
Discreet.
ROME: It's a beut', isn't it?
Welcome to paradise.
Hey, Vince.
Come on.
They're here.
All righty, guys.
Make sure you grab all your
stuff, including your wrappers
and water bottles.
I am not team janitor.
I am your transportation,
all right?
Let's do this.
Oh, that's me.
Ready?
Thanks.
Here you go.
Yeah, I'm the... the leather.
-ROME: Got that?
-Yep.
Perfect.
Little one, come on.
Phone goes away and does
not come back out, OK?
Go.
What about me?
All these are yours?
Mm-hmm.
-It's a whole set.
-Oh.
There's four of them.
Four?
The limit was one.
And these luggage are
way too bright, man.
That's not going to work.
What do you mean?
You can't cross
with all of these.
You're supposed to blend
in with the environment.
So you got to switch
to duffels or something.
Garbage bag if there's
nothing else.
Here you go.
Garbage bag?
I said what I said.
ANDREW: Well, I can
tip if you help me.
Hey, Rome.
Hey.
Hey, girl.
Hi.
Holy crap.
Hey.
VINCE: Zoey.
Oh my God.
Hi, Vince.
VINCE: So good to see you.
Oh.
Can you help me, please?
VINCE: I can't believe
you're at my house.
How long has it been?
ZOEY: A while.
Hi.
Who the fuck is this?
Zoey, you remember
my little sister Claire?
I do, actually.
Yeah, you were just
starting high school
the last time I saw you,
and now you're all grown up.
This is wild.
Oh my God, you're Zoey.
You're... you're
Vince's Zoey from...
Yeah, yeah.
That was... that was me.
Wow.
Hi.
Welcome.
-It's so good to see you.
-Yeah.
It's so great to see you guys.
And hi, everyone else.
-Hi.
-Hey.
-How you doing?
-CLAIRE: Hi.
We're so glad that you made it.
I'm sure it's been a really
long journey for most of you.
It has.
Let's see, you are Tori.
-Jordan.
-I'm Tori.
Hi.
Claire.
You must be Andrew.
-Montebello.
-Hi.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
And thank you
for your hospitality.
-Sure.
-Do you have a balcony room?
-A bal...
-I could check.
OK, thanks.
I get a little stuffy.
You know what?
Why don't you guys
follow me this way
and I can show you where
everyone's staying.
OK.
Can someone help me maybe?
Yeah, I got you.
Thank you.
I just... oh, thank...
thank you, Jordan.
How have you been?
What have you been up to?
What's going on?
Let's... let's catch up later.
-Yeah.
-Yeah, yeah.
Of course.
CLAIRE: Everyone will
have their own room.
There's toiletries
in the bathroom.
Let's go.
No, no, no, I got it.
CLAIRE: Please make
yourself at home.
I got it.
Thank you, gentleman.
Milady.
CLAIRE: And you can all
drop your bags right there.
Do statesmen patrol the IBZ?
I mean, do we need
to, like, stay away
from windows and all of that?
VINCE: No.
Statesmen are banned from
having soldiers in the zone.
Plus, we have a private
residency pass.
We do try to keep it under
10 people or so at a time
to avoid any extra attention.
But the IBZ patrol respects
the property jurisdiction, so.
Yeah, you're about
as safe as you can be.
So you can look out
any windows you want
and even use
the pool and hot tub.
There's a hot tub?
Can I ask how you
got a residency pass?
I mean, as far as I know,
that's just for diplomats.
Well, to be honest,
it's our parents' place.
And our dad worked
for the administration.
He's dead now.
During the first
rounds of martial law,
he and a bunch of other
wealthy people helped secure
a deal to carve out
about 100,000 acres
of sovereign land out here.
Yeah, it doesn't belong to
the States or Mexico or the IBZ.
It's...
BOTH: Just ours.
I'll get drinks.
Nice.
A private VIP area for the rich
to get away from it all.
ZOEY: We appreciate you guys
using your place to help us out.
Of course.
OK, let's get everyone
settled into their rooms,
and then we'll meet back
here to discuss next steps.
OK?
Upstairs, Andrew to the left,
Zoey to the right.
Jordan, Tori, you're this way.
Oh, my god.
Ice mountain lager.
Just drink it.
OK, this one's you.
Cool.
Thanks.
Yeah.
Sorry, but can you open
up your fanny pack for me?
Um, I guess, but why
you gotta do that?
You know there's no
phones allowed here?
Yeah.
OK.
So do you have a phone?
If I did, would you kick me out?
No.
Let me see it.
It's OK.
Come on, it's fine.
[gentle music]
I'm gonna hold on to this.
Phone stays off until
you reach the border.
It's not a joke.
It's not just for my safety,
but for yours and for everyone
else who took the chance
to come here, OK?
Sorry.
I just assumed since all
the cell towers were down,
phones wouldn't be a problem.
Yeah.
Your phone still emits
radio frequencies,
even these older models.
It's always scanning for a tower
even if there isn't one.
OK.
My bad.
It's OK.
Just keep it off, OK?
Bathroom's down the hall.
I'll be here if you need me.
And we'll be in the dining
room whenever you're ready, OK?
[SARCASTICALLY] OK, Dad.
VINCE: Hey.
Hi.
Everything look comfy?
Yeah, it's perfect.
Thanks.
Good.
Sorry if this feels
invasive, but I actually
got to check your bags.
Yeah, no problem.
OK.
You know, if this is too weird,
I can always ask Claire to do it.
No.
It's no problem.
OK.
No cell, no devices that
can connect to the internet?
Nope.
Followed all the guidelines.
OK.
Oh.
What about this guy?
This was not
on the approved list.
No internet access and no tape.
It was just so hard to get that.
I didn't want to leave it behind.
OK, I'll allow it.
OK, I will let you
get settled in.
And sorry again for having
to check the bags.
Just protocol.
It's all good.
I get it.
OK.
See you out there.
I'll see you, too.
OK.
Knock, knock.
Gotta do a quick bag check.
[ominous music]
OK, let's get started.
So, this is us within the IBZ.
This is the border checkpoint
where you'll enter Mexico.
Now, technically, this post is
not accepting asylum seekers.
I'm sorry, what?
Don't panic if they
deny entry at first.
Our contact will have
a list of your names,
so you're just going
to present your ID and wait.
And then a bus will take
you to a refugee center
and you can contact
friends or family members.
TORI: How do we get
to the border point?
I'm not great with
maps or wilderness.
Yeah, I second that.
I assume there's gonna
be an ATV of some sort?
No.
A golf cart?
Something with a motor?
It's too risky.
There's got to be
a path to follow.
Like a trail, right?
Well, it's not
exactly like a trail.
It's just... it's an area that...
Wow.
How many miles is that?
It's like 100 miles.
VINCE: It's not 100 miles.
Everyone's gonna get
a map and a compass
when it's their turn to go.
Did you say turn?
Yes.
We will need to stagger
everyone one by one.
That is unacceptable.
I mean, you can't trap people
in this type of situation.
-It's how we have to do this.
-What's a compass?
ROME: Hey!
Anybody who wants to is welcome
to leave with me tomorrow.
All right, problem solved.
I mean, unless you
got your own way out,
your connections at the border,
underground tunnel,
TSA PreCheck.
We will take you back home.
You are not trapped.
It's OK.
They're just scared.
Yeah, and they got free will.
Hell, me personally, I think
cops with military grade
weapons is scary.
No due process and be in jail
to work as a prison laborer
is scary, all right?
But if y'all are afraid
of hiking, we will
take y'all right the fuck back.
TORI: Chill out, bro
We're just afraid.
Of getting lost
or running into statesman.
I mean, these are valid concerns.
Listen.
This is y'all last shot to
crossing that border, all right?
We are risking our lives
to save y'all's.
All right, now, if y'all
knew a better way,
then maybe y'all should
have just taken that then.
Fucking ungrateful group.
VINCE: It's only
about eight miles.
You can think of it
like a long workout.
And the offer still stands.
Plenty of room in the RV.
All right.
I can't, I can't.
ROME: One taker.
Anybody else?
We just want to know
if this is safe.
-It is.
-It's safe.
And we have our contact radio
us when people get across.
And almost everybody makes it.
Almost?
Almost everyone?
VINCE: There's no guarantees,
but either Claire or I
will go out a little
bit of the way with you
all, show you how to follow
the map, read a compass,
and what markers to check for.
I think we should
start tomorrow afternoon.
I guess we don't have
a hell a lot of options.
ANDREW: So I suppose we don't.
CLAIRE: Andrew, do you
want Rome to take you back?
No.
I want to get out of this
shithole of a country.
But I don't know if I'm
gonna be able to take
all this on the hike, so.
Who wants a cocktail?
Oh.
[rock music]
Rah!
I got this winning smile
[indiscernible singing]
You two ladies
want to take a dip?
No, thanks.
Are you sure?
I can ask Claire if you two
can borrow a bathing suit.
Um, no, we're good.
Thanks, though.
Party poopers.
Are you sure you're OK?
[meat sizzling]
Try this.
Mm.
Right?
Oh my god.
Is there almonds?
Good girl.
I'm impressed.
How did you get
this into the state?
It must have cost you a fortune?
A small one, yes.
I have a friend that
has a shipping port.
Part of the reason I
didn't leave sooner.
It's hard to realize
how messed up everything
is when you're importing caviar.
So why leave at all, then?
Well, my donation to the West
Coast Opera got flagged.
Anti-government
propaganda, they said.
The opera, really?
Mm-hmm.
Treason.
They froze all my assets.
At least the ones
they knew about.
Excuse me, guys.
Romeo, try this.
-Oh, no.
-No.
Mm-mm.
And it's Rome, by the way.
I'm sorry.
I'm still... I'm
still getting names.
But come on, who knows where
you're going to get to try
something like this again.
-It's so good, Rome.
-Come on, come on.
Hand up.
There we go.
Now bump that baby.
Do it, do it, do it.
Right?
Right?
Good.
There you go.
My little high class buddy.
-I'mma head on back.
-Thank you.
OK.
You're a boarding
school girl, hm?
You can tell, huh?
You can spot us from a mile away.
It's not easy for people
like us fitting in.
True.
You must be as surprised
as I am to be here?
You are not wrong.
Do you want another bump?
Sure.
[gasps]
Oops.
I don't... I don't
know how this...
I don't... don't know
how this got here.
ZOEY: Are you OK?
Oh, shit.
Sorry.
They didn't tell me that
caviar tastes like fish ass.
Yeah, that's a pretty
accurate description.
You should try it
on a chicken nugget next time.
Noted.
You good?
Yeah.
I'm sorry if I was
acting like a dick earlier.
No, you were totally right.
You three are risking everything,
and we freaked out over walking.
No, I get it.
Y'all are taking
a huge leap of faith.
I mean, I probably
would be skeptical, too.
You never thought about crossing?
Yeah, a few times.
But there's nothing waiting
for me out in Mexico.
And plus, I've been able to do
a lot of good here, too, so.
I think I've done all I can do
without landing myself in jail.
I still can't believe Vince
turned out to be this guy.
What kind of guy is that?
Like a refugee smuggling guy.
I guess you don't know
who has the balls to step
up until the time comes.
So y'all dated?
Yeah.
High school.
I'm pretty sure he wasn't
like that until he had to be.
Hell, most of us wasn't.
Hey, guys.
Come on, I insist.
Everyone in the pool.
Rome, trunks for you.
Zoey.
Varsity backstroke champ.
Come on, let's have a little fun.
Let's do it.
VINCE: Let's go
for a little swim.
Come on.
Let's go.
[lively music]
Marco.
Polo.
[laughter]
Wake up, my listeners
I'm all the time dead
Lay motionless in bed
In my mind, still
content to turn the day
Get down and hide
inside and stay
[raucous laughter, chatter]
ROME: Oh, whoa!
You shouldn't have given me this.
But you're funny
when you're drunk.
I'm funny all the time.
I just did.
ANDREW: There we go.
I'll raise because I can
tell that you're bluffing.
I assure you, you could not tell
if I was bluffing
because there's so much Botox
in my face, it doesn't move.
[laughter]
See?
OK, fine.
Here we go.
What?
OK, I fold anyway.
Oh, I think I folded a while ago.
Oh, you won.
You won, you won, you won.
ROME: Here you go.
Do we have milk?
Maybe coffee cream.
Well, I'm looking.
VINCE: Check the date.
If I was milk, where would I be?
Did Tori already go to bed?
[dance music playing]
Oh, my God.
Oh, snap.
ANDREW: Is that coconut milk?
I'll get some cups.
Vince, Zoey, we've got
milk and cookies... what?
What?
Quit cock blocking.
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
Let them do they thing.
JORDAN: Lo siento mucho.
My bad.
-Oh, so you speak Spanish?
-I do.
-No.
-We'll... we'll join you.
I want to play.
I definitely want some cookies.
ANDREW: I bet you do.
Hey.
ANDREW: We'll deal you in.
My bad, my bad.
No, no, no, no, no.
Let's... let's play a game.
My bad.
CLAIRE: Sit, sit.
ZOEY: What are we playing?
It's all good.
Let's just play a game.
Get you some in the woods, girl.
[laughter]
All right, I'm heading to bed.
Oh, hey, there's some
extra rooms upstairs.
Let me grab you some blankets.
I got all my stuff in the RV.
I'm gonna just kick
it there tonight, OK?
All right.
Give a shout if you
need anything.
ROME: Yo, tonight was dope.
It was.
Hey.
I think I really needed
a night like this.
You know, us, too.
I haven't had this
much fun in a while.
I'm glad.
Good night.
Good night.
VINCE: Stay a little longer.
ZOEY: No, I'm gonna...
-You want a drink?
-You want a drink?
No, I've had enough.
Hey, Claire.
Hey.
I'm just gonna help
Zoey get settled in.
OK.
Sure.
We're just gonna catch
up a bit, then head to bed.
I promise.
Yeah.
Well, he doesn't have a curfew.
You guys can do
whatever you want.
Have fun.
VINCE: Thank you.
ZOEY: Goodbye.
Good night.
VINCE: Good night.
Was that mortifying
for some reason?
Yeah.
I felt like I was
talking to your mom.
Oh, you were way
less convincing when
you used to say that to my mom.
Stop, stop, stop.
[laughter]
Oopsies.
You want to?
No.
No.
I think we should talk.
I was just gonna say sit.
I'm not...
VINCE: Interested?
Available.
Oh, my god.
I am so sorry.
I didn't mean to...
I didn't know that you were...
No, don't be sorry.
I got a little swept
up and a little drunk.
I mean, you didn't cross
the line at all, honestly.
So, it's... I thought
that we were gonna, but...
I wanted to, I swear.
But someone's waiting for me.
Mm.
Husband?
No, but it's serious.
We call each other life partners.
Life partners?
Yikes.
So he's in Mexico?
Yeah.
Just left a couple weeks ago.
You know, I never
really thought I'd get
the chance to see you again.
So, I'll still take
this as a win, I guess.
I'm really glad you're here.
[soft music]
Same.
OK.
I'm going to get out
of your room, let you sleep.
OK.
Would it be a dick move
to tell you that I'm still here
if you change your mind?
A little.
I won't then.
ZOEY: Good.
Good.
OK.
Good night, friend.
Good night.
Fuck.
[ominous music]
[gravel crunching]
Hey.
VINCE: Hey.
I don't want to be rude,
but are you gonna be a problem?
Promise there's no SIM card.
Yeah, but I don't
think I could have been
clear about the rules here.
I just downloaded
some old movies.
They help me calm down
when I'm feeling anxious.
Please don't be mad.
Wow.
Your anxiety?
You know, my sister and I are
risking our whole livelihood
to help out strangers,
but you can't stop
watching videos for 24 hours?
Let me see.
Come on.
I want to see what
you're watching.
Can you show me?
WOMAN [ON VIDEO]:
Go ahead, tell me.
Tell me what's on your mind.
MAN [ON VIDEO]: I
have nothing to say.
[canned laughter]
Bet you missed seeing
Brown actors on TV, huh?
WOMAN [ON VIDEO I]: It's not
a fight unless you have...
I can do without it
until I leave here.
It was selfish of me.
Sorry.
VINCE: No, don't...
don't be sorry.
It's OK.
If it's that
important to you, I'm
sure we can work something out.
That's OK.
I don't want to put
anyone at risk.
Nah, you don't want
to put anybody at risk.
[crickets chirping]
Look, I just... I really
want you to be comfortable.
So if you want, I can let
you in on a little secret.
Sorry, I'm not interested.
No, that's not...
whoa.
I just want you to be prepared.
At ease.
We try not to freak you guys out,
but there are a lot
of predators out there.
Mountain lions, coyotes.
If one does approach, this could
be your only line of defense.
A rock?
VINCE: Oh, yeah.
This can do some serious
damage, you know.
So if I see one, you want
me to throw rocks at it?
Yeah.
That'd be a good strategy.
But if one does get too
close, you could just.
[suspenseful music]
[coughing, sputtering]
[crunching blows]
[squelching]
[squelching]
[deep exhale]
[melancholic music]
The fuck?
The fuck, Vince.
What did you do?
Hey, you're up late.
Are you shitting me?
Are you shitting me?
Look at her fucking face.
VINCE: Calm your titties.
You don't even
know what happened.
Do I need to know
what fucking happened?
You're acting like
a fucking psychopath.
I fucked up, OK?
Will you help me move her
body to the frickin' shed?
Piece of shit.
I'm not a piece of shit.
Fuck you.
Grab her tight.
[grunts]
Come on, just use
your legs or something.
Could you be quiet?
I am being quiet.
This is me whispering.
Her ankles are... her
ankles are slipping.
Oh, fuck.
Her shoe...
Will you pick her up?
If that was an option,
I would have done it.
But I don't have
your Neanderthal fucking hands.
Will you shut the fuck up?
Come over here and pick her up.
No, fuck you I don't
need your help.
CLAIRE: It's like
I can't let you out
of my sight for five seconds.
[tense music]
ANDREW: Oh, you're up.
Good morning.
CLAIRE: Hi.
Morning.
Yeah, I just thought I'd
get a jump on things.
Coffee?
Yeah, in a bit.
I wanted to do
a little bit of yoga
-out back, if you don't mind?
-Yeah, no.
Be my guest.
Yeah, I just wanted to clear
my head before the big trip.
Oh, that reminds
me, we can actually
bump you till tomorrow
morning because Tori
was feeling jittery.
She just wanted
to get it over with.
So Vince took her out
early this morning.
Oh.
OK.
So that puts Andrew
early this evening,
you first thing tomorrow.
Yeah, I guess there's plenty
of time to clear your head.
OK.
What time is it?
I had a dream I was in Brazil.
Oh.
Is there any more scotch?
[ominous music]
[phone vibrates]
[phone vibrates]
Morning.
Morning.
Everyone sleep OK?
Like a rock.
Yep.
How about you?
OK.
Weird dreams.
Forgot where I was
when I woke up.
You need hair of the dog.
Oh.
No, thank you.
Did you hear the news?
[flies buzzing]
Tori left.
She went back?
To the border.
You're kidding.
She was supposed to go last.
Apparently, she got nervous
and wanted to get it over with.
Vince took her out hours ago.
Wow.
Gen Z. They're the most
anxious generation.
It's actually kind of sad.
Miserable creatures.
I guess can you blame them?
So I guess we all
gained a few hours.
That's... that's nice.
[FACETIOUSLY] Oh,
yeah, it's real nice.
I get to go at night
now, so that's nice.
Yay.
ZOEY: Oh, sorry, you
got screwed in this.
ANDREW: It's fine.
I was a Boy Scout for a week.
JORDAN: So I guess you get
to stay a little longer.
ZOEY: I guess I don't mind.
ANDREW: Bet you don't.
[chuckles teasingly]
How is the little
mountain man, by the way?
He's hardly a mountain man.
He used to golf.
ANDREW: Oh.
ZOEY: And we're just friends.
JORDAN: Mm.
ZOEY: But it is nice to see him.
ANDREW: Does he have
a good back swing?
ZOEY: What's that
supposed to mean?
I don't know.
You tell me.
JORDAN: Does he
swing to the back?
Like...
Does he have a big...
Yo.
Hey, what's up, bro?
ROME: Morning.
OK, how about this?
So I was thinking, since
all of my next pick-ups
are all on the southwest, I can
pick everybody up by in a day
or so.
Is it cool if I kick
it here on Monday?
Yeah, man, you're
always welcome here.
OK, dope.
And last night, that
was kind of dope.
It was fun, right?
This turned out to be
a dope group after all.
I can't argue with that.
All right, I'm
gonna head on to my RV
and pick up some things.
Maybe we can do
round two tonight?
Let's do it.
[chuckles]
MAN [ON RADIO]: Cross
should head to the Mexican and
Canadian borders immediately.
Mexican and Canadian
governments have
entered into an agreement
as part of a humanitarian effort
with the UN, and will open their
borders for the next 48 hours,
dependent on the specific
flow capacity.
ROME: Yo, guys.
Hey!
Yo!
[honks horn]
Yo.
MAN [ON RADIO]: Will
grant automatic asylum
and protected refugee status.
Yo.
Yo, guys.
Yo, y'all gotta listen to this.
Yo, come here.
Yo.
What?
Listen.
So normally, my radio
picks up on, like,
some random salsa stations
or something like that.
Today, it's picking
up on this on repeat.
MAN [ON RADIO]: For
the next 48 hours,
dependent on the specific
flow capacity.
Any American citizens
able to safely travel
through the internal border zones
will be granted
automatic asylum and
protected refugee status within
those respective countries.
Those who wish to cross
should head to the Mexican and
Canadian borders immediately.
Mexican and Canadian
governments have
entered into an agreement
as part of a humanitarian effort
with the UN and will open their
borders for the next 48 hours,
dependent on specific
flow capacity.
Any Americans...
Oh, my god.
OK, open borders.
We're already in the IBZ,
so we can just go.
-Let's go.
-Let's get our shit.
Let's go.
ROME: I can drive.
VINCE: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold up, guys.
It's an enticing prospect,
but we don't know...
We shouldn't have
any trouble, right?
I mean, we're already past all
the statesmens' checkpoints.
And we'd want to go quickly.
The border will probably
be swarmed within hours.
Yeah, I get us there,
like, in 30 minutes.
I mean, there's some dirt roads
at the bottom of the hill that
connects to the main border.
I mean, that's if the...
I'm so sorry that
this got your hopes up,
but this, this has
happened before.
What happened?
CLAIRE: Open borders,
they were announced
and we sent out an entire group.
Troops were waiting at the border
and they arrested everyone.
They sent them back
to private prison systems.
We lost everybody,
including our last driver.
It was a shitty day.
Yeah.
I can't believe we
haven't heard about it.
That's state-run media for ya.
[flies buzzing]
As far as we can tell, there
never were any open borders.
It was just a way
to catch defectors.
I mean, look, if any
of you want to go now, it'd
be wrong of us not to warn you.
Well, I don't think I could
bear putting any of them
at risk.
And, Rome, I don't
want to lose you.
So can we still
get across on foot,
or does this
complicate everything?
Yeah, I'll reach
out to my contact,
but most likely that's
still the safest way.
Stick to the plan.
Yeah.
No need to take the risk when
we're already this close.
Those fucking bastards,
luring desperate people
to the border like that.
[sighs] Night hike it is.
Fuck!
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
[radio message continues]
[static hissing]
Anything come through?
Nothing.
VINCE: That's weird.
Announcement came
in so clear earlier.
Yeah, and it's
gone just like that.
I can't believe I
almost fell for that.
Man, ain't no way that
shit was real, man.
Nah, don't beat yourself up.
Who would expect anyone
to be that cruel?
[upbeat Spanish music]
Man.
Here, let me help.
Thank you.
Hey, I'm gonna
give you something,
and I don't want you
to take this the wrong way.
OK.
I'm gonna give you my gun.
I'm sorry, what?
You have a gun?
Shh.
You have a gun.
I couldn't even
bring a blow dryer.
Yes, I know that.
I hid it.
Now I want you to have it.
Wait.
Why do I need a gun
more than you?
Don't answer that.
I'm leaving in the daylight, OK?
I'll be fine.
And you want me to have it?
Why not Zoey?
I don't know if she'll need it.
I think she might
stay here with Vince.
You can give it back
to me in Mexico City.
OK?
How do I... how do I hold it?
Look, don't... put...
put it in the back of your pants.
Shit, shit.
Is it in?
Yes, yes, yes.
Quiet, OK?
OK.
Listen, now, anything
goes wrong out there, just
fire off a couple of shots.
Then what?
Then I'll hear it,
and I'll come find you.
OK.
All right.
Can you walk regular?
Andrew.
Shh.
For the love
of God, can you just...
It's sliding down.
[melancholic music]
ZOEY: Careful where
you step in the dark.
Watch out for snakes.
And coyotes.
Good God.
You'll be fine.
I've got no worries at all.
In a few hours, you'll
be sipping margaritas.
Thank you for your hospitality.
Pleasure was ours.
Oh, and thank you for the coat.
It's sporty, like you.
Claire, you OK with going out
this late at night by yourself?
I can always take over
if you need me to.
I'm sure that you could,
but let's be honest,
a night trek requires
stealth, and that's
not really your strong suit.
OK.
You two have fun.
We will.
Be safe.
Farewell, everyone.
I'll see you in Mexico.
Drinks on me.
Bye, Andrew.
Wait.
All right.
OK, OK.
[ominous music]
ANDREW: I don't know.
I guess I never considered
myself an agitator,
but now that that role has
been thrust upon me, I...
I kind of like it.
Really?
Yeah.
It's like gonna really serve me
in this next chapter of my life.
You gonna open a faction
of this freedom train in Mexico?
-Yeah.
-Sure.
Why not?
I could house other Americans.
I could, I don't know,
testify at the UN.
Who knows?
I mean, I always felt
like I was contributing
with my philanthropy, but being
around you guys, it's...
I don't know.
It's... the defecting and the
scheming, it's just all so...
Visceral.
Exactly.
CLAIRE: Well, that's
admirable of you, Andrew.
-It really is.
-Thank you.
But in circumstances like these,
we all have to fulfill
the role we're best suited for.
And there's probably a reason
you were drawn to philanthropy.
What does that mean?
Well, it's easy.
It assuages your guilt,
but requires nothing from you.
I mean, that's one way
to look at it, but I don't know,
I think people change.
And you think you've
changed in the past two days?
I mean, not instantaneously, no,
but I think this... this could
be, like, the epicenter of...
You saved your own skin.
You were perfectly comfortable
watching other people's freedoms
get stripped away
until it was your bank
account that got frozen.
You squeezed everything that
you could from the States
until there was nothing left for
you, and then you skipped town.
Escaping doesn't make you
part of the revolution.
That's a little
harsh, don't you think?
I'm just doing what I
have to do to survive.
Oh, I don't say it to be hurtful.
I'm in the same boat.
We're all operating off
survival instincts here.
Even if we want
to believe that we're
capable of some benevolent,
selfless nature.
That is so bleak.
I actually like to think that...
that, I don't know,
people evolve.
I mean, look at you
and your brother.
You two are the embodiment
of altruism.
Nothing you do is self-serving.
Well, wouldn't that be nice?
Sorry.
[grunts]
[melancholic music]
I don't think there's such
a thing as free luxury.
Continuing our conversation
from earlier.
I don't think that the world
is naturally harmonious.
There's people at the top
and then there's
people getting trampled.
And until this weekend or, now,
really, you've been at the top.
I'd say that it's
survival of the fittest,
but obviously, luck has
something to do with it.
And as things changed
so drastically
these past few years,
one thought dominated
all the others for me.
Don't be on the bottom.
And you, you're like
a live cautionary tale.
You threw away
your luck for the opera.
But maybe that was
worth it for you.
I just can't relate.
Relate to this, fucking bitch.
The safety's on.
[gripping music]
[grunts]
[crickets chirping]
ZOEY: So excited
to make this for you.
It's the least I could do.
-No.
-Stop.
You don't have to do that.
No, I want to.
Come on, you're a guest.
It's OK.
Well, it's not like I'm
busy doing other things.
Besides, you're cooking
always kind of sucked.
Hey.
I've developed a lot
of skills since I was 19.
Oh, yeah?
Like what?
Most of them aren't
kitchen appropriate.
[soft music playing]
OK.
You can peel
the potatoes, that's it.
All right.
Thank you.
Have you cooked potatoes before?
-Cooked potatoes?
-Like...
Try a carrot.
Like, boiled potatoes?
They're hooking up, right?
Maybe.
But I'm pretty sure
Zoey's got a boyfriend.
He's not here.
Maybe they're not
totally together.
Damn, that's cold.
But she does look happy.
Hey, sometimes you got to get out
of a situation that's not
working to figure out what does.
I take it you can relate?
My husband and I were
both cops in Baltimore.
I quit as soon as I realized
that the new administration
wanted us to enforce
all these just...
He didn't feel the same.
In fact, I think he...
he liked it.
Made him feel powerful.
He doesn't know you're here?
As far as he knows, I'm
visiting my sister right now.
He'll figure it
out in a few days.
But I will consider
myself divorced
when I cross that border.
OK.
Well, happy divorce.
Happy divorce.
VINCE: I mean, that's
a pretty good recipe.
Yeah.
You've worked here
for a little while, right?
Yeah, a little over a year now.
And you've never questioned,
like, what is going...
[static hissing]
MAN [ON RADIO]: Those
who wish to cross
should head to the Mexican and
Canadian borders immediately.
Can you get the signal back?
Oh, fuck.
Did that sound
like the same dude?
-Maybe.
-It's hard to tell.
Vince, what about
your contact at the border?
What about him?
JORDAN: Did he mention
any of this to you?
Did he say that it was a hoax?
Well, no, but we have
pretty limited communication.
He pretty much just
says go or next
through a long distance radio
system like walkie talkies.
But you asked?
Yeah, of course, I did.
I put the question out there.
He definitely would have
confirmed that this was real.
But I don't think it is.
All right.
Does dinner at 8:00
work for everyone?
Yeah.
-That works.
-Yeah, sure.
VINCE: OK, great.
You want me
to finish the potatoes?
-Yeah, that'd be good.
-Thank you.
[crickets chirping]
What the hell took you so long?
I wasn't in a hurry.
Everything go well?
Oh, yeah.
Did everything go
well when I followed
the detailed, pre-approved plan
without freaking the fuck out?
Yeah, it went great.
Why are you so condescending?
I don't know.
Maybe because you have
the self-control of a toddler.
Is this about what's her name?
Who cares?
Who gives a shit about that girl?
She's some dumb emo cunt.
And Zoey?
What about her?
Are you gonna be
able to handle that?
Of course, I can.
If I have to, which
I don't think I will.
Why wouldn't you have to?
Because I think she might
want to stay here with me.
CLAIRE: Oh, my god,
that's so stupid.
[laughs condiscendingly]
Oh.
Listen to me, Vince.
Zoey cannot stay here,
even if she wanted to.
She can stay here
if I want her to.
I'm serious.
She's the only target they
care about on this run.
Everybody else is expendable.
You don't know that.
Yeah, I do.
She's carrying some
very dangerous footage.
High security tapes that
you apparently missed
on your very thorough sweep.
Bullshit.
Confirmed today.
She's a fucking
journalist, Vince.
No.
No, she's not.
She didn't tell me.
Of course, she didn't tell you.
Journalists are
sneaky little rats.
Do you remember that guy
Noah from two cycles back?
Yeah.
That was her boyfriend.
Get the fuck out.
CLAIRE: Shh.
They worked for the same outlet.
I killed her boyfriend?
CLAIRE: Yes.
Damn.
At least that's some good news.
Look, you want to fuck her?
Good.
Go for it.
It gets lonely up here.
But tomorrow night,
she's gotta go.
I can handle it if you want.
I have extra tranqs.
No.
I got it.
Thank you, though.
Hey, you know, you
are a pain in my ass,
but I don't want to see
your heart get broken over this.
I'm heartless, baby.
Yeah, you wish.
[indie folk music playing]
ZOEY: Knock, knock.
Hey.
Come on in.
You were quiet at dinner.
Yeah, just thinking about stuff.
Wow.
This is like a whole extra house.
Yeah.
Used to be my father's study.
But now it's just my pad.
You want a drink?
ZOEY: No, thanks.
So was this all his stuff?
Some of it.
Most of it's just junk
people left before the trip.
There's some family
photos, knickknacks.
You know, I think there might be
an old prom picture of us here.
-What?
-Yeah.
Hold on a second.
Let me find it.
[ominous music]
Hey.
How you holding up?
I'm good.
Yeah, a little nervous,
but ready to get going tomorrow.
That's good.
Can I get you anything
for the night?
Cup of tea?
-Glass of wine?
-No.
Nope.
I think I'm good.
Thank you.
OK.
Are you sure?
It's our last night hosting
you, probably forever.
Come on, one glass.
You know what?
Yeah, one glass
might help me sleep.
Great.
Oh, I'm so glad.
I could not bear the thought
of drinking alone.
Why don't you head to the couch
and I'll bring us the glasses.
OK.
Oh, my God!
I look ridiculous.
Oh, wow.
Oh my God, you were such a baby.
I'm gonna say something
that I probably shouldn't.
Fair warning, OK?
I am warned.
I think you should stay.
Here?
Yeah.
How stupid is that on,
like, a scale of 1 to 10?
Less stupid than you may think.
Maybe like a three.
Really?
If I didn't have
someone waiting for me,
I'd seriously consider it.
Promise you're not just
saying that to be nice?
I'm not.
No.
You guys are doing something
really decent here,
and I'd love to be a part of it.
[wine bottle pops]
All right, I'm
gonna head on to bed.
Rome, will you please take
one of the spare bedrooms?
I already changed
the sheets in Tori's room.
I mean, it would be nice to sleep
in a bed I can actually fit in.
CLAIRE: OK, done.
There's blankets
in the hall closet
and extra toothbrushes
in the spare bathroom.
Alrighty, thank you.
Don't mention it.
You're amazing.
Good night, Jordan.
Wait.
Thank you for everything.
I promise I'll say goodbye
before I go tomorrow.
[piano dance music]
OK.
Good night.
All right, see y'all
in the morning.
Good night.
All right, here we go.
There you are.
You know what?
I think I'll pass.
I need to be clear-headed
for tomorrow.
This might give me a headache.
-What?
-Nah.
One won't get you.
Come on.
No.
Thank you.
I'm going to bed.
You should have taken the wine.
I think I should go to bed.
Don't say that.
I don't want to say or do
anything I'm gonna regret.
Yeah.
You know, I guess I don't
want that for you either.
It's not just my boyfriend.
I... when I get to Mexico,
there's some business
I have to take care of.
I have some tapes in my bag.
I know, I know.
I lied.
I'm sorry.
They're hidden in my backpack.
These tapes need to get
to Mexican leadership.
And because of that, I
can't even consider staying
here, even if I wanted to.
These tapes, they're important?
I have footage
of the administration ordering
airstrikes on its own citizens.
Damn.
Yeah, those are... those
are definitely important.
You know, I can help
you get those tapes
across the border without you.
You don't have to go.
You could just stay here.
It's much safer.
Please, think about it.
CLAIRE: [humming show tune]
Hey, guys, you going to bed?
Yeah, I'm gonna force
myself to get some sleep.
OK.
Well, sweet dreams.
ZOEY: Long day for her, huh?
Yeah, I think she
must have been nervous.
She couldn't put the bottle down.
ZOEY: Oh, poor thing.
Yeah.
I'm gonna take Zoey
upstairs, and then
I'll grab Jordan some blankets?
That would be great, thanks.
OK.
Good night.
VINCE: Watch your step.
It's just bullshit.
That's all I'm saying.
It's fine.
I'm fine.
No, she knows exactly
what she's doing.
She's been getting you
worked up all weekend.
Hang on.
I think she's just playing coy.
OK, she's not playing coy.
And I think that she likes
seeing you worked up like that.
VINCE: Do I need to tie her
up or gag her or anything?
Not unless you want to.
She got the neuromuscular
blocker,
so she should be
out for a few hours.
Consider that my gift to you.
Aw.
That's so sweet of you.
All right, have fun, sport.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where do you think you're going?
Tormenting is your thing.
I liked it better when we just
poisoned everybody on night one.
You're treating this
whole thing like a job.
Yeah, because it is a...
no, don't... don't do that.
I don't want this.
Whatever demons you
need to get out here
is entirely your business.
Oh, stop it.
You're oppressed
as fuck, you know that?
No, I'm not.
You don't even know when
you need to have a little fun.
Get off me, you psycho.
Fun?
This is fun?
Yeah, fun.
Never heard of it, huh?
No.
Mm.
No, it's too silly.
You see, sometimes the inner
demons just need to be embraced.
What else are you gonna do, talk
about this with a therapist?
So I should just smash something?
Try a kneecap.
This feels insane.
Oh my god, you
literally murder people.
This will help you
loosen up a little bit.
Rage.
Rage.
Yeah, it's like self-care.
OK.
[ominous music]
Yeah?
VINCE: Try the other one.
[soft yelp]
What?
I just wish she'd
squirm a little more.
Look at her eyes.
You wanna get the chainsaw?
Too fucking loud.
I know.
Oh.
I got something for you.
[whirring]
Wow.
You are a sick bastard.
I know.
Where should I go?
Eenie, minnie, miney, mo.
Yeah.
[drill whirring, flesh tearing]
[knocks]
Hey, Jordan.
[knocks]
Hey.
Hm.
[ominous music]
Let's go.
[gripping music]
[flies buzzing]
[retching]
[blender whirring]
Morning.
Morning.
Coffee?
No, I'm good, but the stuff's
in the cabinets.
-Hey.
-Ooh.
-Everything OK?
-Hi.
Tough workout?
Yeah, I'm just
a little out of shape.
That hill made me be
sick a little bit.
Oh, did you puke?
Where did you run to?
You know, just over
here... over there.
You know, where we
drive up to get here.
I think maybe you should
sit down and have some water.
Oh, no.
I'm good.
I'm probably just gonna
just head back home.
You know, head out.
Yeah, I think it'll be nice
to spend some time at my place
and wind down for a little bit.
Are you sure?
I can make you a cup of coffee.
Yeah.
I just... I mean, I was
already gonna leave.
I think it'd be nice
to sleep at my own place
before I go and get every...
I really think that
you should lie down.
I'm OK.
I'm OK.
No, really, I'm...
I'm OK.
I'm just gonna go grab
my stuff and I'mma head on out.
Yeah.
[rapid footfalls]
Hey.
Hi.
How'd you sleep?
Good.
You?
I was up late thinking,
but got a few good hours in.
All right, see you guys.
Aw, are you leaving, buddy?
Rome, wait up.
I probably won't
see you, so, thank
you so much for everything.
Hey, y'all be safe?
Vince, Claire, see you guys.
See you in a couple days, man.
Hey, take care of yourself.
OK, I'm going to go
fix up Jordan's room.
She already left?
Yeah.
We got an early morning
radio signal to send her out.
She wanted to say goodbye, but
she didn't want to wake you up.
CLAIRE: Yeah.
OK.
VINCE: I'll see
you a little bit.
See you.
Oh, fuck.
Oh, shit.
Fuck!
[engine starts]
How did you do it?
Did you do a tranquilizer,
poison, or a knife?
I actually used the knife.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Proud of you.
Thank you.
We actually had a really
nice talk right beforehand.
Ah.
Yeah, nice guy.
[flies buzzing]
Well, you seem like
you're in a good mood.
I guess.
So did you have fun last night?
It was fine.
Fine?
Yeah, fine.
I saw you smiling when you
were hitting those kneecaps.
That wasn't a smile.
That was an impact grimace.
Impact grimace?
Mm-hmm.
So where is Zoey?
Packing.
Well, we can handle
it however you want.
You have my full support.
But I was thinking, since
we're pretty alone now,
we could try the chainsaw
thing if you wanted.
You mean that?
Yeah.
Smaller pieces,
easier to transport.
I'll think about it.
Vince?
Hey, Vince?
Vince?
Vince?
Hey, Vince?
Hello?
[sighs]
[ominous music]
Hey.
We're on our way to one
of IBZ's famous safe houses.
Noah?
[radio static]
[blender whirring]
Northern borders
closed and Southern
borders overwhelmed.
Citizens have five hours
left to guarantee asylum.
Over capactiry could
force an area shutdown.
Those still seeking
entry are urged
to proceed immediately to the...
[gunshot]
[suspenseful music]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Sick.
I wonder how much of that
was caught on camera?
[MOCKINGLY] Ooh, IBZ's not safe.
[sighs]
IBZ is fine, just
don't be a snitch.
[chuckles arrogantly]
VINCE: Zoey?
Zoey?
[sobs]
Hi.
Hi.
I was just looking for a book.
OK.
You can borrow any book.
What's the camcorder doing out?
I... I thought it
looked like mine.
So I was wondering if it
was the same model.
It is.
Are you OK?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm just a little nervous
about the... the trip and...
and leaving you, you know.
It's been a whirlwind.
VINCE: Yeah.
You know, I wanted to come and
see if you want to go on a walk
and talk about those tapes you
have, but you seem not yourself.
What did you see?
What?
Nothing.
I didn't see anything.
Zoey.
What did you see?
I...
Rome.
Hey, you're back.
Yeah.
Just forgot a couple of things.
Is Zoey here?
Yeah, of course,
she's still here.
Is everything OK?
Yeah.
Jordan?
Jordan left this morning.
Is something wrong?
Andrew?
CLAIRE: Andrew?
Well, he's in Mexico.
Confirmed?
Yeah, confirmed.
OK.
Is it cool if I talk to Zoey.
Maybe you shouldn't.
Why not?
Because you're acting weird
as fuck, that's why not.
OK, well, you know what?
Whoa.
Yo, Claire, what
the fuck are you doing?
What the hell do you
think you're doing?
Oh, fuck.
[suspenseful music]
[gunshot]
VINCE: [groans] God.
Zoey!
Yo, Zoey.
Yo, Zoey.
Shit.
Zoey.
Yo, Zoey.
Zoey.
Oh, shit.
Listen, we gotta get
the fuck out of here.
-Yeah, please.
-Let's go.
Oh, fuck, fuck.
Rome.
Rome.
Zoey.
Guys, what's going on?
ZOEY: Wait.
Shit, I forgot about the tapes.
-Man, fuck them tapes.
-No, no no, no.
You don't understand.
People have died
for this footage.
I have to go back.
Go.
Damn.
Fuck.
Oh, shit.
[suspenseful music]
Did you find it?
Got them.
[gunshots]
Babe.
Please don't freak out, OK?
I know I kind of killed
your boyfriend...
life partner.
But if you think about it,
that had to be fate, right?
What are the chances?
Are you scared?
No.
Are you mad at me?
No.
No, I'm not mad.
OK, good.
Good.
It does feel like fate.
Right?
Oh, my god.
I missed you so much, babe.
Yeah, I missed you, too.
We're gonna have such
a great life together.
Oh, fuck.
[suspenseful music]
God damn it, Zoey.
Zoey.
Zoey!
Fuck.
VINCE: Leave them, Zoey.
I'm not gonna fucking kill you.
I can give you everything
you ever wanted.
I love you, Zoey.
I have the money.
I have the military.
There's no place
for you to fucking go.
I can keep you safe here.
Fuck you, Vince.
[gasping, sputtering]
You're such a fucking
pussy, you know that?
I ran out of bullets.
That's why I didn't shoot her.
It was 'cause I ran out
of fucking bullets, OK?
Nice shot, by the way.
[relaxing music]
There's three over here, one
upstairs, one in the woods.
There's an RV in the back
that can go too.
Hello.
Any problems?
BOTH: No.
Not really.
Everything was smooth.
We are keeping in mind that
this is a covert operation.
Yes?
Yes, Mom.
Yes, Mother.
Good.
I learned you'll
need a new driver.
And your father and I,
we would like to send
someone already on the payroll.
I kind of like
choosing our own guy.
What?
No, we'll take one of yours.
Thank you.
Oh, look, you've
got two more groups.
One at the end
of the week and the other
at the end of the month.
And then I'm sure
you'll both be ready
for a nice, deserved vacation.
How long will we have?
MOM: Oh, several months.
You're almost at quota.
And then I'm sure you
will both be eager to get
back to civilization.
You cannot possibly fathom.
You know, It's
pretty routine for me.
I can keep going
if you need me to.
Oh, that's very sweet of you,
Vincent, but not necessary.
What's necessary is
a plastic surgeon.
[scoffs]
She's not wrong.
Maybe it's time to make
a change of seasons.
Move things to the north
border operation.
Great.
Thank you.
It's kind of hot out here.
[upbeat music]
Please don't let
us change our minds
At least this time
I'll stay the night
I will make you
choose a side
No time to try
and make it right
No time to cry
and make it right
No time to cry
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right
No time to try
and make it right.
[lively music]
All I want to do is take
your hand and hold on to you
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
So take my hand
We will go to another
land and lay in the sand
Lay in the sand
I don't know
where we will go
But I think we'll
go to Mexico
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
I don't know
where we will go
But I think we'll
go to Mexico
Go, go, go
Love me, love me
Don't ever leave me now
Don't worry darling, I
can't live without you
Settle down
under the hot sun
New days will
be fun, fun, fun
Yeah, fun, fun, fun
I don't know what we will do
All I know is that
I'll do my best for you
My best for you
I don't know
where we will go
But I think we'll
go to Mexico
Go, go, go
Something's coming,
so let me take you down
My loving's yours as soon
as we leave this town.