Homestead: The Series (2024) s01e03 Episode Script

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Pull back! Pull back!
The Bible says, in the last days,
your young men will have visions.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
-Go, go, go!
-Dad!
And it was so for us.
It had been seven weeks since
the world died.
There was still no clean water,
no electrical power, and no real food.
There was no sign of it coming
back either.
It had been four weeks since
Ian was shot.
Almost everyone felt the Ericksons
should be sent out,
but God stayed my hand.
He whispered refrain.
But would our prayers and visions matter
if we failed to love?
Community was
our greatest strength,
but it was also the thing most
likely to tear us apart.
Communities draw lines.
Who to let in, who to keep out,
what you are willing to risk to
protect what is yours.
The thing about lines, though.
Sooner or later, someone is
going to cross them.
What are you doing?
I don't understand the question.
Why are you doing that here?
Because I think everybody should know.
You betray us!
We hang you, right?
There's gonna be a trial.
-There's not gonna be a trial.
-Of course there's gonna be a trial.
Jenna, this is one of those open
and shut things, okay?
This kid Christian, he knows everything.
Everything about you and your family
and this homestead.
And he has stood and whispered
through that gate
to your enemies from the very
beginning, okay?
And on top of that, he's shown
that he does not care.
He will do anything, including kills.
So, yeah.
No trial.
So when are you gonna do this?
Well, my schedule's open right now, so
No.
We're not doing this right now.
We need to just take a second.
We need to everybody's angry.
I just I need a second to think.
You go ahead and you think, all right?
That's what you do best, right?
Here comes your saying.
Somebody shows you who they are.
Best to believe them.
Goes for Jeff, too.
He needs to leave.
I'm not ready.
Please.
I'm telling you.
I'm gonna kill you.
I'm gonna kill you.
You killed Abe.
No.
No, I didn't.
Please.
I'll tell you everything.
Why would I care?
Huh?
Jeff!
Jeff, stop!
Hey!
Hey!
He's got information, okay?
We need that.
What are you doing?
Jeff!
He shot my son.
I know he deserves to die for that,
but we need to know what he knows.
Give me something.
I'll tell you everything, okay?
There are 600 men coming.
When?
Do you want him to shoot you?
-No.
-When?
I don't know.
I'll find out.
I'll find out.
Jeff, let's talk this out, all right?
I'll find out.
Come on.
You want me to save you?
I need more.
I think.
More.
Hey!
Haven't done that routine in a while.
You believe him?
What he said.
Yeah.
Been listening to his radio.
Lines up.
They want the homestead arsenal.
What else is new?
How's Abe holding up?
Bullet went straight through.
Didn't hit anything vital, thank God.
Jeff, they're gonna try to
kick your family out.
We need to get everyone ready.
They aren't gonna kick out my family.
They're coming!
You're not ready!
What happened at the meeting?
Are they kicking us out or what?
They won't.
Jenna
She won't. Okay.
How'd you know?
Georgie, you knew. Tell me.
Georgie, no!
Georgie.
Georgie.
Tell me.
She just sometimes thinks
that she can see
No, no, no, no.
He was gonna shoot us and you knew.
-Tell me.
-Georgie.
Georgie.
It's okay.
What are you what are you so scared of?
What?
I I never wanted this
Georgie.
Georgie.
Georgie, no!
The family cannot stay at the homestead.
Just get in the car.
Mom.
-Get in.
-No!
Mom!
Georgie, lay down.
I'm fine.
It's gonna be okay.
Georgie?
Georgie, honey?
Geor
Hey.
Hey, it's okay.
Georgie, what happened?
Mom.
Thank goodness.
It's beautiful.
Hey.
-Hi.
-What's up, Jenna?
You all right?
Yeah, I'm, uh, thinking.
I'm praying.
What's up?
You need more fighting men, right?
Isn't that what I heard?
Yeah.
Can I show you something?
Hey, how you doing?
Okay.
What I wanted to show you.
What do you see?
I see levels of bread.
Try it.
It was different.
40% acorn meal.
-From the oak trees.
-Uh-huh.
There's a couple of other wild
ingredients in there.
Claire and I came up with a
pretty good recipe.
We're using way less flour this way,
but you know what?
That's not what this is.
This is a day's wages.
Down at the South Barricade,
where they have the trading post,
I can get a full day's wage
with one loaf of bread.
I see.
Imagine, okay, a two people,
a husband and a wife.
One of them works the security perimeter,
and the other one forages in the hills
in exchange for one loaf of bread.
-We have free money.
-Yeah.
That wood doesn't cost us anything.
We can run these ovens 24 hours a day.
Can people survive just on bread?
Well, they're already trading
slices of bread
for other types of food in town.
So hire the husbands to fight
and the wives to forage for
acorns and cattails.
And the kids can even help.
And then the system just pays for itself.
Yeah, so I think that we could probably
ramp up production to 50 loaves a day.
That's 50 fighters and 50 people
searching for food.
This is a really good idea, Rick.
Can you get started today?
Yeah, let's ramp it up.
I'll start with what, like 10 families?
Yes.
That's great. Good job.
I think I'm out of here.
This isn't enough.
I know.
But people can work for bread now.
I got it cleared with Jenna. Work.
The church members are totally
wiped out, just surviving.
That's not what they were promised.
But nobody remembers Ian saying
that, nobody.
And we can't ask him because
he's in a coma.
Ian promised me.
They have to share.
Our congregation is counting on him.
I told them he would.
I barely got Jenna to let us in, okay? So
I can't just go
We're starving now.
The children are going hungry.
I can't just keep coming down here and
giving food to the outsiders, okay?
I am going to get kicked out.
My family is
God
God, strengthen your chosen
servant, Rick.
Help him find a way to open
up their hearts.
-Amen.
-Amen.
But how?
You'll find a way.
You and Marta and all the kindred inside
strongly encourage the compound to do
what Ian Ross said he would do.
God anointed those resources to us.
He prepared Ian Ross for this
difficult time.
And remember, I prophesied it.
The Lord is watching.
What you do now will forever
be written in heaven.
Tara, I've been looking for you.
What's wrong?
Why?
We're good people.
We were owed life.
And then this is just too much.
I'm sorry.
-I'm really sorry.
-I know.
It's just, they shot Abe.
Georgie is she's not okay.
They want to kick us out.
We're not safe here.
We're not safe anywhere.
-I think I made it worse?
-No.
You don't know that, Jeff.
It's this place.
It's just like fear every day.
What if we don't make it?
This world, it's it's just
war and violence.
But if you live by the sword,
you die by the sword.
But dying with a sword in your hand
means you stood for something.
I'm gonna protect our family.
Standing between our family and an army,
I wouldn't want anyone else but you.
Hey, Jeff. This is Evan. You copy?
Go for it, Jeff.
In case you're wondering
what that sound is,
got approximately ten men trying their
luck against a belt fed.
Looks like a probe. It's probably FEMA.
We'll get it under control, standby.
Copy. I'm en route.
Push along the south flank,
up that ravine.
That'll get you covered.
-Why don't you hold up on that a sec?
-Says who?
The guy you should listen to.
Cause I can guarantee if you don't,
you're gonna regret it.
You rolled into camp days ago,
and now you expect us to hand
out tactical direction.
In what world does that fly?
Well, me and the guys will
know how to get in,
where the boat is, and how to get the
code to the guns and ammo.
I say it flies in this one.
Lieutenant, we're taking fire
from up canyon.
They're counter flanking,
just like we taught them.
Next, I hit you with the Q.R.F.,
and then bam.
You're trapped. You got
about two minutes.
Lieutenant, we're getting hit
hard from the flank.
Permission to withdraw.
Lieutenant, do you read me?
Permission granted. Back it up.
Who are you, really?
I'm your huckleberry.
Mom, wait!
We're under attack!
Mom, they have it under control.
They're turned their back.
No casualties.
-Oh, thank God.
-Yeah.
-But, Mom?
-Yeah.
You can't turn Abe's family away.
-Oh, Clara.
-No, Mom. You can't.
Clara, everyone wants this.
I'm just trying to keep the peace.
Mom, no.
Honey, there are things that you just
don't understand. Okay?
There are things that you
don't understand, Mom.
Right.
What is God telling you, huh?
God is saying that it's not
my decision to make.
Not your Of course it's
your decision, Mom.
No, this
Yes, it is.
This is a run-by committee,
and I have to
Can I, um, speak to you privately
about last night?
Yeah. Yeah, thanks.
You, um you're not thinking
of kicking us out.
The committee is coming together, and
Jenna? Jenna this is my family.
It's my family.
I understand, but I
We have to consult with the group.
Consult?
I promised Cain and I promised
the committee
What are you saying?
I have to weigh the options.
We have to weigh the options.
Just say you won't kick us out.
It's not about that, Tara.
Just say it!
You just saved all those people
you didn't even know.
Now save us!
Jeff has done things, and I
have to consider them.
I thought we were friends.
-Oh, we are friends.
-Mm-mm.
Yes, we are. This doesn't it's
How dare you think you can just
just send my family out.
It's one of the options.
Oh. And that's supposed to
I don't know what
Make me feel better?
Like sending my family out like refugees
was just one of your options?
Jeff poisoned the neighbor's water.
You don't have enough men to defend
this place anymore.
And Cain is gonna recruit more.
Cain!
Cain.
You are not fit for command.
You can't even keep your own house
people from betraying us.
Oh, Christian. He's a complete traitor.
What are you gonna do about it, Jenna?
Hmm?
He shot Abe! He could have killed Claire!
This is my house.
Answer the question. You know the deal.
Are you gonna execute him?
I didn't think so.
You're gonna get us all killed?
You.
I feel like I have no
idea what I'm doing.
I wish I could just talk to you. I wish
I wish you would
Cain?
I'm sorry. I didn't know
you were in here.
It's okay. I'm just
I'm just telling him about today
and how crazy it was all
How's he doing?
I don't know.
Because medicine is just flying
off the shelf.
We're using way too
many antibiotics.
What is that?
Immunity booster cocktail.
All natural, 100% organic.
Antibiotics.
Elderberry, some other compounds.
How often are you giving him that?
Everyday.
Mostly while I'm apologizing.
I'll see you later.
Can you stay?
Yeah. Sure.
Of course.
Do you think he can hear us?
Absolutely. Yeah.
Good.
What's happening?
She's leaving us no choice.
What do you mean?
Jenna. Jenna,
she betrayed us.
Tara.
Jenna's gonna kick us out.
We have to take over now.
If she kicks us out,
we don't have anywhere to go.
We could end up refugees.
I don't think this place is gonna
last with Jenna in charge.
No, it won't. She's a traitor.
She's not a leader.
We'll be better off if we take over.
Everyone will be better off.
Jeff, I need you to lead! Say something!
Okay. All right. Well, we gotta
consolidate our forces.
Okay. Well, we go now while they're
mopping up the barricade.
Cowboy, he's gotta go down first.
Fine, but we don't hurt anyone
that we don't need to.
-He might not give us choice.
-That's on him.
Look, we disarm them, the dangerous ones,
then we take control
and decide what to do next.
Is Evan gonna be okay with this?
Evan's with us. All our guys are with us.
We can't round up every homesteader.
It's not possible.
We don't need to as long
as Jenna concedes.
I handle her.
I'll meet you at the equipment bunker,
then we make our move.
We go at 1430 hours.
Roger that.
Okay.
Hey, what's up? You really
good with this?
Yeah, super good.
Really?
What do you think?
See, I know it. I got a gift
I can read, people.
When did you learn to read?
Bring it in.
What's the plan, boss?
This is a 360-degree threat environment.
Cowboy's probably in his tent here.
We want to drive everyone
else to the center.
Team one and two on me will
come from the south.
Team three will come from the East.
We're gonna create an I ambush.
Do not get hung up on problem spots,
and do not shoot towards the X.
You'll have friendlies down
range. Do you copy?
Copy.
The only way this doesn't end
in dead civilians
is if we strike hard and fast.
Stay down!
There's only 11 of us and 180 of them,
so we need to use violence of action
in order to save lives.
You!
Out now! Move!
Move!
Get down. Get down.
Hurry down.
Hey!
Drop it, Cain. It's over.
It ain't over.
Stand down, Cain!
No, Cain, you hold.
What is happening?
What I told you would happen.
Your favorite family's taken over.
I trusted you, Jeff.
And I trusted you!
This is exactly why I told you
your family cannot stay at the homestead!
My family is not going anywhere.
This is not how this ends.
This is how it has to end.
That's what evil always says.
Help!
Help!
Keith!
We need a doctor!
He got bit by a snake.
Keith, what?
Was it a rattler?
I saw it. I saw the whole thing.
It was a rattler. I saw it. I saw it.
Best laid plans, huh?
What do we do now, soldier boy?
Just put your guns down.
This is over.
You're better than this, Evan.
There are kids here.
Put them down, man.
Put them down.
So that's it?
We all get to sit around
the campfire again.
Play Kumbaya.
Cain, stop.
Take the W, cowboy.
Let's go, man.
On me.
Oh, Dad, it hurts. It hurts, Daddy.
Hey, Jeff. Wait, stop. Jeff!
Jeff!
They took the
Took what?
The anti-venom.
Help him!
I would if I could.
The only cure for a snake
bite is anti-venom.
Elaine and Hazzie's the other docs
they took it with them.
There has to be another way.
There has to be.
There's two options.
You can take him to them.
Or you can take your chances.
You have 30 minutes, 45 minutes, tops.
I'm going to get the car.
Where are we going?
We're going to the FEMA camp.
Let's go.
Okay.
Go, go, go.
Mommy.
You go.
Georgie. Get in the car. Get in.
-No.
-Georgie.
-Mom!
-Georgie, please.
No, please.
Get in the car.
Go, go, go.
Calm down, buddy.
Calm down.
Where's Abe?
Wait, Jeff.
Stop, Jeff, stop, stop.
There's no time.
He's our son.
Abe.
Abe, get in.
Get in.
We have to go.
No, Mom.
Leaf is hurt. We have to go.
Mom, go.
-Get in.
-I'm staying.
We'll come back for him.
Get in, please.
I'm staying.
Okay.
Abe.
Jenna.
Jenna.
Jenna!
I'm doing what it has to be done.
Give me that gun, Jenna.
Everybody's right.
-I've been weak.
-Jenna!
Me not letting go of things.
You don't have to do this, Jenna.
It's not what I
It's already done!
You don't have to be everything
all the time, Jenna.
That's why I'm here.
I wish that was true.
Calm down, buddy.
We've got to keep him calm.
Venom is running through his body.
Hey, sweetie.
I need you to breathe, okay?
Okay.
Take a deep breath.
Jeff, Jeff, Jeff!