Invasion (2021) s03e02 Episode Script

1
[birds chirping]
[child, in Japanese] Wait.
- How are you?
- Good.
I have a gift for you.
[child] Moon.
[Mitsuki] Here you go.
Thank you.
Saya-chan…
MADE A NECKLACE FOR SAYA
SHE AND HER GRANDFATHER
ARE STILL
THE ONLY PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO
SINCE COMING HERE
SOLITUDE IS THE BEST PATH
SILENCE
[pulsing, ringing]
[ringing intensifies]
[gasps, groans]
[groaning]
[thud]
[panting]
NOISE
THE NOISE…
WHAT IS IT TELLING ME?
[sighs]
[sighs]
When?
I'm in.
Come on. Give me a date and a time.
[countdown beeping]
[beeping intensifies]
The sound. The first time I heard it…
20:01 here.
11:01 there.
Same time.
It's connected.
- [alarm blaring]
- [machine beeps]
INTRUSION ALER
[in English] Uh. Director Byrne?
Put it in the nightly report.
Uh, no. I have something
I think you're gonna want to see.
[sighs]
I am due with President Zhou
in exactly four minutes,
to brief him on these
hunter-killer reports coming in.
So unless you have a degree in exobiology…
Me? No, I just…
…then whatever you have can wait
for the nightly report.
Ma'am, I don't think it can.
Popped up just now.
Signal's cut.
We're tracing it, but it's challenging.
[chemist]
You sure you don't want protective gear?
The ship's core is still highly reactive
in ways we still don't understand.
We don't know why
the chamber walls are lethal to aliens.
Could be dangerous to humans as well.
It's right here.
It started a few days ago.
And it's getting more extreme.
You dragged me to the literal bottom
of the world, for this?
Mr. Kapur. The ship's core has begun
to produce X-rays, gamma rays
at levels of polarization
unlike anything…
Can you still mine it?
- Well, yes…
- Then mine it.
But sir, we need a pause
to understand its significance.
Here I thought all we needed to understand
was that cutting military-grade material
from those chamber walls, without pause,
is what pays for us all to have jobs like…
What is it you do?
- Lead chemist.
- Fantastic.
You. What do you make of all this? Its…
[inhales sharply]
…significance.
It's nothing to be concerned about, sir.
Congratulations.
You're our new lead chemist.
[exhales sharply] Oh.
Tough break,
but I'm sure you'll land on your feet.
Enjoy the 20-hour flight home,
compliments of Dharmax.
It's a military transport, so, you know…
[clicks tongue]
…pack snacks.
A call just came in for you,
Mr. Kapur. It's urgent.
Regan.
Tell me, how's life in the rumbling
bowels of WDC Intelligence?
Who does the coalition spy on
when its little governments can't even
agree on their own borders anymore?
Ourselves, mostly.
Billionaires, occasionally.
Threats already?
I haven't even sat down for my tea yet.
Well, you'll want to sit for this.
Mitsuki Yamato is back.
We caught her hacking into our database.
It took 48 hours and almost
as many analysts to trace the signal.
And what's that to me?
You were her employer.
Right, and then you were her, um…
[pops lips] …what's the word, abductors?
We were at war.
She was an asset, an asset who chose
to leave our care without permission.
"Care." Loving as it was.
Is that what Skywatch is calling it now?
[chuckles] Well, you'd have to ask them.
And as I seem to recall,
you were more than willing to look
the other way to get what you wanted.
So, what's with the bleeding heart now?
Did you actually grow one?
[chuckles]
What do you want?
How about a trip to central Japan?
No time.
Mining the power cores of these ships
for that shard material you love so much
takes constant supervision.
I so much as nap and poof!
No more alien-piercing bullets.
Not to mention the neural darts
to keep your alien lab rats docile.
Hey, you really do owe me a lot.
Listen, Nikhil. Three days ago,
the last remaining hunter-killers
started behaving erratically.
Breaking off their retreat,
clustering together.
Then she shows up.
We just want to talk to Ms. Yamato.
That's it.
Maybe she can shed some light for us.
Seeing a familiar face
might keep things from getting messy.
Just… Just talk? That's all you want?
You have my word.
Fine.
But I'm warning you now,
she's not gonna wanna see me
any more than she does you.
Weapons stay in the cars.
- Sir, on a mission like ours…
- Mine.
My mission, my rules.
Can't have you popping our
most valuable asset in the head
the moment the going gets tough.
Weapons.
Thank you.
Now, shall we?
[in Japanese] Hello, sir.
We're looking for this woman.
Have you seen her?
[farmer] No, I'm afraid I don't know her.
What has she done?
Excuse me…
[automated voice, in Japanese] Mi…
[in English] Beautiful.
[in Japanese] Mi…
- [in Japanese] Tsuki…
- [in Japanese] Tsuki…
[in English] Moon.
MEXICO - BELIZE - GUATEMALA
BAHAMAS - CUBA
CAYMAN ISLANDS - JAMAICA
BERMUDA
[in Japanese] Come in.
Stay here.
- [in English] She's on the move.
- Mitsuki! Wait! I just wanna talk!
For God's sake, take her alive.
[agent] Stop her!
[agent shouts]
Let's go!
[dramatic music plays]
[panting]
She's here.
Who's got contact?
[grunts]
[panting]
[groans]
Let's find her!
[panting]
[panting]
[groans, grunts]
[grunts]
[panting]
[shrieks, grunts]
[grunts]
[shouting]
[both grunting]
- [grunts]
- [panting]
[phone buzzing]
[typing]
[phone chimes]
Let's find that cosmic ocean.
[chimes tinkling]
Nice touch.
Using my story about Vishnu to guide me
to a secret temple rendezvous.
[chuckles]
Then again,
breaking codes was always our thing.
Until it became breaking me.
Why is the WDC coming for me?
Well,
you did leave without saying goodbye.
I just want to be left alone.
As far from aliens and humans
as I can get.
Then a word of advice.
Next time, try not hacking
into the top secret military database
of the world's governing coalition.
Come with me,
or the next people who show up won't ask.
I'll make sure it stays civil.
Civil? Like the last time?
I knew what you are.
I always knew.
But what you did…
What was I supposed to do?
Lock the doors on the WDC?
The Amazon Project was theirs.
You could have protected me. Defended me!
I'd barely regained consciousness
when they stomped in to take over!
And you didn't exactly help me.
"They're in my mind. I can feel them."
So you handed me over?
For what?
Mining rights to a few alien ships?
You think you know what I am?
Fine.
But I have no idea what you are,
what you became after all that contact
with the hive mind.
Not now and not then.
And if I felt that way,
can you blame them?
It's the WDC's job
to keep humanity safe from aliens,
and as far
as medical science was concerned,
your brain looked pretty damned alien.
So why not experiment on me?
- Torture me?
- If it offered an insight to win the war.
Did all of Hollander's scalpels
and needles win the war?
What did they learn from me
that was so important?
[ringing]
[groans]
Mitsuki? Are you all right?
I wasn't the only one who had contact
with the other side.
You're right. I did.
I went to the other side.
I saw the cosmic ocean.
And somehow woke up with my mind intact.
Unlike you, I came back with nothing.
Are you sure
it didn't do something to you too?
[ringing]
[groans]
Maybe they should cut your head open…
[pants] …see what's inside.
[groans]
You all right? Hey, Mitsuki.
Mitsuki, Mitsuki, Mits…
Hey. Wake up! Mitsuki.
Mitsuki. Mitsuki!
How long have you had these?
- How often?
- [breathes shakily]
I can help you.
You wanna help?
Stay the fuck away from me.
[Byrne] Did you find Yamato? Where is she?
In the fucking wind, and so am I.
I'm your partner, Regan,
not your errand boy.
You want her so bad, you find her.
Oh, and if you take those ships
away from me,
I'll fucking blow them up myself.
[Hollander] This is the part
where you admit your way failed.
It was worth a try.
Knives before chainsaws, Jack.
We're on the same side here, Regan.
It's her side that's in question.
- [groans]
- [hunter, in Japanese] Nice shot, Kaede.
Bolt it and radio the chopper for pickup.
We need to figure out
why they are clustering like that.
[phone buzzing]
- Yes?
- [Hollander, in English] Agent Tamura.
I know I sent you
to capture new specimens,
but how'd you like to hunt something
a little more worthy of your talents?
[footsteps rustling]
[breathes deeply]
[in Japanese] I have to go away.
But I wanted to thank you…
Sayaka.
[farmer] Stay away from us.
[people on street chattering]
[knocks on door]
[speaks Japanese]
Mitsuki!
I can't believe it.
Ume…
Please, come in, come in.
Almost two years.
I'd given up hope
of ever seeing you again.
I'm sorry I left so abruptly.
[sighs] There were demons chasing you.
I knew that…
when you came to me, and I took you in.
[chuckles] I don't care why you left.
The question is, why did you return?
Have you seen Kenji lately?
How did you know?
He showed up two days ago…
Barely able to stand.
What happened to you, Kenji?
It came back.
The sound…
- [Mitsuki] You heard it?
- Felt it.
In my head.
[Mitsuki] When did it start?
[Kenji] The day he came back,
the American…
Cole.
I thought I was rid of it all
when the Mothership went down.
The visions, voices in my head.
Then…
the aliens were found.
Aliens?
[Ume] Hunter-killers.
A mining crew found them,
trapped in a cavern, agitated…
After they were freed,
I went to find them.
I felt this pull.
A connection.
I walked right up to them. Made contact.
And…
this pain shot through my mind.
And I saw…
Saw what?
[breathes shakily]
[speaks Japanese]
I can't get it out of my head…
Is something happening to you, Mitsuki?
Yes.
And I need to understand what it is.
This new alien signal he heard,
maybe that's the answer.
I think they're passing it to one another.
If I get close to an alien,
maybe I can figure it out.
I just need to find one.
Is that the box?
You were half-starving when I took you in.
And you were holding that star.
Did you ever remember what it is?
I don't know why it's important.
I just know it is.
Follow that instinct, Mitsuki.
That thing that calls to your heart,
even when you don't understand it.
That's what makes us human.
I'm not sure what "being human"…
means anymore.
[tires screeching]
Skywatch…
I need someplace to hide. Now.
You search that way, and you try that way.
[knocks on door]
[sighs]
Forgive the intrusion.
I'm Special Agent Tamura from the WDC.
Might I have a word?
[Ume] I was just sitting down to dinner.
[Kaede] It'll only take a moment.
Please, come in.
How can I help you?
Have you seen this woman
in the area recently?
Mitsuki Yamato.
[sighs]
I'm sorry, I haven't seen her.
[Kaede] Strange.
Surveillance cameras caught her walking
into this alley less than two hours ago.
There's another camera
at the far end of the alley.
She never shows up on it.
I have agents checking the other homes.
We'll settle the matter soon enough.
Set for two?
My nephew is staying here.
He's resting.
Yours too?
Seems so out of place.
What was in here?
[Ume] Tea leaves.
[sighs]
Trust me, you don't want to get yourself…
or anyone else, mixed up in this.
I have nothing to say to you.
- Who?
- WDC. We have questions.
Stop. He's sick. Don't.
[clamoring]
[Kaede speaks Japanese]
- What's this?
- You're hurting him!
- [Kaede] Did you do this to yourself?
- It's in my head…
[Kaede] We have a child sensitive here.
Kenji hasn't experienced
an alien connection in years…
You can't be sure of that.
But we can. If we test him.
No… You can't…
We have the technology to
track every alien outside the Dead Zone…
We experiment on those aliens.
We can do the same with your boy.
Where is Mitsuki Yamato?
Take the boy.
[pants]
No! Please! Stop!
- [alarm blaring]
- [people on street clamoring]
What's that?
Ken-chan
Who did this? Tell me!
If she was here, she's gone by now.
Let's go!
Mitsuki…
Ume-san
[Ume] It's Kenji's bike. He won't mind.
Be careful.
You need to leave here with Kenji.
Tonight, if you can.
Don't let what happened to me
happen to him.
I'm sorry.
Mitsuki,
those people said they can track aliens.
Your demons have chased you long enough.
Time for you to return the favor.
Find what you're looking for.
[agents chattering]
ELECTRONICS SHOP
[Kaede, in English]
We searched the entire block.
She must have found a way
past the cameras.
[Hollander] You mean, "past you."
Mitsuki Yamato is a high-value target
with extensive contact with the enemy.
The enemy has changed behavior
and she knows why.
You need to think aggressively.
We could activate the local police.
Do a city-wide sweep.
"Think aggressively" means think.
Yamato wouldn't risk coming to the city
without a good reason.
Find the reason. You'll find her.
[in Japanese] Agent Tamura.
We just got a ping.
- The target's online again.
- Where?
Katamachi District.
[Kaede] It's Yamato.
She's trying to hack into
the Skywatch database again.
Let's move.
- Yamato…
- [grunts]
What the fuck?
[grunts]
[sighs] A decoy.
HELLO SKYWATCH
Alien trackers…
Exobiological…
Alien…
[beeping]
[agent] Room's clear.
[Kaede] She was just here.
She set us up
so she could use our computers.
[in English] "Find the reason. Find her."
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[grunts]
[grunts]
[foreboding music playing]
- [metal clangs]
- [gasps]
[snarling, growling]
[footsteps running]
[crowbar clangs]
[chittering]
[scraping, clanking]
[chittering]
[in Japanese] What's this new signal?
What are you trying to tell us?
[creaking, clanking]
- Yamato!
- [gasps]
Surrender yourself.
Hollander will be pleased
to welcome you home.
Surrender, Yamato! Now!
[ringing]
[Mitsuki] No… Not now…
[tense music plays]
- [groans]
- Yamato!
[breathes shakily]
[distorted voice shrieking]
[shrieking continues]
[snarling]
[breathes shakily]
[Mitsuki whispers] The Signal.
[doorbell rings]
[electronic bass music playing]
[music continues]
["The Real Thing" playing]
[Nikhil, in English]
Not really your scene.
- So, to what do I owe the pleasure…
- Pleasure? It's not.
This is the last place
in the world I want to be.
Wow.
[sighs]
Something's changed with them, Nikhil.
The aliens? They're dead or dying.
Whatever's left of them are curled up
in Alaska
or limping there
like a bunch of sick dogs.
[inhales sharply] We won.
I won.
I found one.
It unlocked something inside me.
A message.
An impulse. It's…
It-It's hard to explain, exactly…
Say it.
"They arise."
They?
Who are they?
I don't know.
I thought I can hide forever,
but something is coming.
Something I, none of us, can hide from.
So why are you here then?
To figure this out.
I need to go somewhere
only you can take me.
The last time we saw each other,
you offered to help.
Are you in?
["Paradise Circus" playing]