Foundation (2021) s03e07 Episode Script

1
The Bartons don't like seeing the baby.
You can sense the sadness on them.
- They'd take him if they could.
- No.
They'd not deprive us of him.
They're good folk.
Can we get some sugar? Glaze some?
You mean candy them, don't you?
You eat them too fast that way.
I don't. I have one from weeks ago.
I've been saving it.
[SCOFFS]
[RUMBLING]
- [PARENT] It can't be them.
- It is. It's the pullers.
[PARENT] I thought we had another week
to take what we can get by hand.
[CHILD STAMMERS] We can glean after.
Yes. Now watch that dust.
Close those eyes.
[RUMBLING]
Come on, there's assessors
in those ships. Let's beat them home.
[PANTING]
- [PANTS] I heard the pullers.
- The assessors are right behind us.
[BABY CRYING]
You said you had candied Blydok.
I don't know. I forgot.
- [PANTS]
- Hey!
You think I don't know
where you hide things. [PANTS]
[STAMMERS] But you
said I should save it.
[BABY BABBLING]
[SHUSHES]
That's mine!
[PANTS]
- [WHOOSHING]
- [GASPS]
We got 13 units last year
and with that we
we barely made it.
A new refinement of the mass actually
shows
that you're slightly over-allocated.
There's been pirates in the area,
it's got everyone jumpy.
People are not
sharing like they used to.
Pirates haven't
struck at you personally, have they?
We've got a growing child.
I can see.
Here you go.
A little treat from the Foundation.
You'll be fine.
We add 15% to the average
calorific intake, which is generous.
You'll get an automated receipt
- [DEVICE BEEPS]
- and we'll be back.
[BABY BABBLES, CRIES]
- We never got the last receipt.
- Last year's receipt was late.
[BABY CRYING]
That's the Bartons' baby from next door.
[CRYING CONTINUES]
Look what the wall spat out.
My wife told you,
that's the Bartons' child.
They live next door
and they wanted us to watch him.
We hid him because we didn't want you
to mistakenly think
we were breaking any of the rules.
We are aware of the one-child policy.
[OFFICER] It's no matter.
The Foundation trusts
in the mass deleter solution.
You have two children and you've been
allotted enough for one child.
So, in 30 days' time, when we return
you'll have one child.
Twelve units, the receipt's on its way.
We'll see you next month.
[SOBS]
[PERSON] All personnel to report
immediately to evacuation sites.
[AUTOMATED VOICE]
Secure from general quarters.
[KNOCKING]
Sephone.
Talk to me. Please.
Just tell me the state of play.
Some of our wing commanders
aren't responding.
They've been giving orders
to fire on our own ships.
It's the Mule. He found a way
to get to them and convert them.
- How? When?
- You have to let me out of here, Seph.
I'm sorry, Pritch. I can't.
- Indbur's orders.
- Seph.
Seph!
[AUTOMATED VOICE]
Secure from general quarters.
Secure from general quarters.
Hey, kid. You gotta wake up, all right?
[CLAMORING, SHOUTING]
[SCREAMS]
[SOLDIER 1] Be advised,
friendlies ahead. Friendlies ahead.
[SOLDIER 2] Friendly fire!
Repeat, friendly fire!
- [SOLDIER 1] We're going down!
- [SOLDIER 2] What are our orders, sir?
We're being attacked by our own ships.
I've been hit!
[AUTOMATED VOICE] Emergency evacuation.
This is not a drill.
Please remain calm. Do not panic.
[SCREAMING, CLAMORING]
I repeat, emergency evacuation.
This is not a drill.
Please remain calm. Do not panic.
[SCREAMING]
[GUNS FIRING]
[GRUNTS]
[BABY CRYING]
- [SCREAMS]
- [BABY CRIES]
Hundreds of ships lost over Kalgan.
Countless more sailors.
It was Brother Dawn himself
who pushed for the Enclosure.
We cannot dwell on Kalgan.
We need to move quickly.
The last transmissions from
the Outer Reach all spoke of invasion.
If the Mule takes the Foundation,
he'll have access to whisper ships.
He'll be able to attack us at will.
And with our fleet compromised
it'll be difficult to mount a defense.
[MUFFLED] The last transmissions from
the Outer Reach
all spoke of invasion.
- [MUFFLED SPEAKING]
- [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]
Empire. Where is Lady Demerzel?
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING STOPS]
Send probes to New Terminus.
I wanna know what happened there.
Tap the siege reserves.
Recall what ships we have.
Engage every vessel.
And
[SIGHS] there are animals loose.
Someone should see to it.
Empire, where are you
going?
[CROWD MURMURING]
[CHATTERING]
[EXPLOSION]
[SOLDIER 1] Be advised,
friendlies ahead. Friendlies ahead!
[SOLDIER 2 SCREAMS]
Friendly fire! Repeat, friendly fire!
What are our orders, sir?
We're being attacked by our own ships.
I've been hit!
[SOLDIERS CLAMORING]
[EXPLOSION]
[DUSK] Ambassador.
[SIGHS]
You can't be here.
This is the Foundation's chancery.
[SNIFFLES]
Is there still a Foundation
to prosecute me?
We had reports from the systems.
There's no transmissions.
Has the Mule taken New Terminus?
Is that why you came here,
to get information?
No.
No, I came here for my friend.
I came for you.
Felice, come to the palace.
The Foundation cannot
guarantee your safety any longer.
I can.
[DOOR OPENS]
[FOOTSTEPS]
The Foundation welcomes you.
[SHRIKE] Welcomes?
Lower your weapon, Shrike.
Same goes for the rest of you.
I don't understand.
You don't need to understand.
You just need to follow orders.
We're surrendering.
The fuck we are.
He's got to you. He's inside your head.
Some
It's over.
[PANTS]
Anyone else wanna press the issue?
You will learn to love me
just as your warden and mayor have.
You will bow when you see me
and you will call me First Citizen.
First Citizen of what?
[CHUCKLES] Whatever
this turns out to be.
[CHUCKLES]
Indbur, have your legislators
pitch me some names for my new regime.
No taste for blood, Mayor?
[STAMMERS]
You are a soft man,
and now you're sticky too.
[CHUCKLES]
You should learn to like it.
Skirlet, will you do the honors?
[CHUCKLES]
Yay.
[LAUGHS]
Now, stand. Stand.
Now, when we arranged this meeting,
you claimed to have a gift for me.
- What is it?
- A man.
My captain of information.
Han Pritcher.
Some things are preordained.
I'm sorry, Song.
I didn't know you had someone.
Well, you've learned it the hard way.
And I'd like to know why.
I told you why.
The memory doc can prove it.
It has all the memories from
your time with me in the palace
He claimed to have
a robot in the palace.
Its name is Demerzel.
You've met it.
This belongs to it.
Those markings mean Earth.
That's not proof.
[WINCES]
Sharp though.
There will be more questions.
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
It's not supposed to be like this.
I'm not supposed to be reminded
or know what I did or said.
There's not supposed to be
a fucking Emperor in our living room.
Songbird, you are not putting that on.
We have no idea what it is
and you shouldn't have to remember.
I have to tell Sunmaster-18 about this.
Do you believe him, about the robot?
Do you?
If there is a synthetic life on Trantor,
it could be the most important thing
to happen to us in 5,000 years.
There's only one way to know for sure.
What is this?
Spores.
Stronger than the ones
in your drugshells.
They are sacred to us.
We use them to meet ourselves.
Some people think hallucination is what
gave us consciousness in the first place.
I'm not sure who decides these things,
I just know.
Spores make you honest.
[BUBBLING]
If you want us to believe you,
this is how.
[SLURPING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[SCREAMING]
Shit.
They just stopped.
The Mule's ships arrived over the planet
and our entire orbital defense
just sat there
like betreasoned inerts.
And the gunners on the capital ships
were begging for orders,
but the brigadiers, the commanders,
they all kept saying the same thing,
"Secure from general quarters,"
over and over again.
Every commander.
They wouldn't fight back.
So squadrons broke rank
and then,
finally, the capital ships opened fire.
[CLICKS TONGUE] But they were
shooting down our own fighters.
Those were the last transmissions
before the whole sector went dark.
[SIGHS]
Eat, please.
It feels wrong eating your food while
Dusk, what do I do?
You stay here.
You wrap my flag around your pretty
shoulders
and no one will dare touch you.
[SIGHS]
[SLURPING]
Where are your brothers?
Day's fled the palace.
[INHALES SHARPLY] And Dawn
[SIGHS]
I think something has happened to him.
Oh, Dusk, why didn't you tell me?
We've been sitting
here talking about me.
Are you certain?
[SCOFFS]
I'm not certain of anything anymore.
It's all gone mad, hasn't it?
- [CHUCKLES, SLURPS] Mmm.
- [FERRET SQUEAKING]
And, as if to illustrate,
Day's pet
[STAMMERS] Cap something
Capillus.
- Capillus.
- Hello. Hello, Capillus.
Yeah. Shoo, shoo.
- Shoo.
- Don't No, don't. Don't.
He's just hungry.
[GROANS] Yeah, I suppose so. [CHUCKLES]
Day left his menagerie
with no one to feed 'em.
[MUTTERS]
[CHUCKLES] There you go.
There you go. There you go.
There you go.
Ah, chew it. Don't gulp it.
God, he's a fighter, isn't he?
He's just There you go. That's it.
Savor every bit.
[CHUCKLES] There you go.
Look at that. That's it.
Good. Good-Good boy.
Ooh, good little ferret.
[LIQUID BUBBLING]
How long till it takes effect?
We'll ask the questions.
Did anyone follow you here?
No.
Is anyone coming for you?
Clavigers? Palace shades?
No. No.
I made sure of that.
What does that mean?
[IN DEMERZEL'S VOICE]
Did you hurt yourself?
What?
I don't feel right.
Come on now. Children here drink
a pint of this at the dinner table.
[BUBBLING]
[DAY] Something's not
It's too much.
Song?
Where did you go?
[EXHALES SHARPLY, BREATHES DEEPLY]
[SCREAMING]
[PANTING]
[PERSON HUMMING]
[PANTS]
[HUMMING CONTINUES]
[CHILD] Did you hurt yourself?
I cry when I hurt myself.
Did you hurt yourself?
[DEMERZEL] But you also cry
when you are sad.
[DUSK] The dream lives on in you
because you kept it alive in you.
[DAY] Because you
kept it alive in you.
[VOICES ECHOING, REVERBERATING]
[DAY] Respect and enjoy the peace.
And enjoy
[EXHALES SHAKILY]
The history of the Genetic Dynasty.
Your small role dictated by a man
centuries before you were born.
I wasn't born.
I was made.
Is that all it would take?
To make you feel whole.
- [SCREAMING]
- [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]
[GASPS, GROANS, BREATHING HEAVILY]
[SONG] Day?
Day?
[PANTS]
You've been talking about Lady Demerzel.
When you found out it was a robot,
you made this gesture.
If you hadn't, we would still be there.
I never should have told you.
You keep all your hate for me. Why?
What else would I feel for you?
My midwife and my martinet [SIGHS]
waiting for me to miss a step.
[CHILD] We weren't very good today,
were we?
[HUMMING]
Did you hurt yourself?
[DEMERZEL]
Why do you hold all your hate for me?
[SONG] Day.
I want to know about her.
I'm going to ask you something
and you won't want to answer.
I'll answer.
[SONG] She might be
very important to us.
If we wanted to free her
is there a way?
It would kill you.
It's programmed to serve only us.
It'll kill anyone who tries to free it.
- Do you believe me?
- Yes.
I do.
But that means you desecrated her,
enslaved her.
Why did I think
I could dive into that cesspool
and come out clean?
Why do you keep all your hate for me?
[GASPS]
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
Did you hurt yourself?
I cry when I hurt myself.
But you also cry when you're sad.
You're sad.
We weren't very good today
- Were we?
- were we?
[BOTH] We were all different
from each other.
You did your best.
Even at our best, we disappoint you.
Again.
Are we worse than the ones before?
Tell me a story that's happened to you.
[DEMERZEL] I have many stories of me.
I have gone by many names.
Chetter, Eto, Daneel.
I have served in houses
and been a builder
and a soldier
and then a prisoner.
When were you a prisoner?
If I told you to leave us, would you?
No.
I have always been here,
as I always will be.
But if you could,
if you left,
what would you do?
I suppose I would make more creatures
like me, more robots.
Better children?
It is not productive
to dwell on impossible things.
But if you could
would you choose not to love us?
I cannot weigh love against freedom.
Because freedom would win.
[HUMMING]
[HUMMING]
[QUENT] Dusk, how long
can I possibly be welcome here?
[DUSK] Is that your way of asking
how many days I have left?
I didn't mean that.
Three.
Oh, surely that no longer holds
under the circumstances.
[DUSK] Oh, it holds.
There is a formidable clock on me.
I'm
just trying to leave with some dignity
and that starts
with securing your treatment.
You have a home here
for as long as you want one.
I've seen to that.
[CHUCKLES]
The last three centuries were defined
by Empire's conflict with Foundation.
[SIGHS]
Now look at us.
[SIGHS]
Thank you, Dusk.
No, it's me that should be thanking you.
You've turned my gallows walk
into a pleasant stroll.
I've had a room made up for
I have wanted to do that for 30 years.
[INDBUR] Pritcher knew you were a threat
before anyone else.
He has a secret.
If I'd have had more time,
I would've pulled it from him myself.
No, you wouldn't have.
Fuck.
I came in to check on him.
There was blood everywhere.
Captain Pritcher?
Captain?
That's not your captain. That's
- [AUTOMATED SCANNER] Fire scan rejected.
- [CHUCKLES]
Shoot him!
[SIGHS]
[BEEPS]
[MULE] Pritcher.
Where did he jump?
He didn't.
Ship is planet-side now.
Interesting.
[WHIRRING]
[TORAN GRUNTS] Sweetheart.
[AUTOMATED SWEETHEART] Welcome back.
Shall I make ice?
Fuck ice.
- Bayta's hurt.
- Badly.
Well, do something.
[AUTOMATED SWEETHEART]
Evac modules medical crèche
is already working to stabilize her.
New data. Someone's at the door.
Fuck, Randu.
[PANTS] I thought you were
[PANTS]
I saw Foundationers out there
turning on each other.
The Mule can actually do
He changed people he
How's Bayta?
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
Unconscious, she won't wake up.
We got away, but lost Magnifico.
- Hopefully he's in hiding by
- [ALARM BLARES]
[AUTOMATED SWEETHEART] New data.
Several armed persons appear
to be approaching from the south east.
Oh, we gotta get out of here.
No.
- What?
- Kid, listen to me.
You're not gonna wanna hear this,
but you better get round to it real
quick,
you wanna come out of this alive.
Toran,
don't you go doing something silly.
I'm not gonna hurt you,
if you just listen to me.
The Mule isn't evil like they're saying.
Damn it, boy!
I'm trying to tell you
I am not the enemy.
The Mule turned you.
There's no turning me.
This thing the Mule does,
it doesn't mess with who you are.
[AUTOMATED SWEETHEART]
The uninvited guests will arrive
Making [GLITCHES] i-ice. Drinks.
You heard your ship.
Soldiers are gonna be here soon,
and we're gonna go quietly.
[TORAN]
You said the Mule hadn't changed you.
I have to disagree.
My uncle never does anything quietly.
[RANDU] The fuck you know, boy?
You never had to do anything rough
your entire damn life.
The Mule's problem
is with the powers that be, not with us.
Foundation falls,
it's a good thing for our people.
They finally got a way
to make the bastards pay up.
Yeah,
crack the world open, prizes inside.
Oh, you best believe it.
Enough for both of us.
That's what this is?
- A sales pitch?
- It's a pretty good pitch.
It ain't so bad, kid, once you're in it.
I have never felt such love.
Toran, the Mule doesn't want you dead.
And neither do I.
I'm still your uncle.
I want you safe.
Your wife there?
She was right about everything.
And she was right about you.
You escaped occupied Kalgan.
You landed this ship
with a plenty big hole in it.
You don't have anything to prove.
[INHALES SHARPLY, STRAINS]
[SIGHS]
Yeah, I used to wish you'd say that.
You have no idea how much.
Don't move. Hands. Hands.
No, no, no, no. Don't Don't shoot.
I'm with you.
I'm with the Mule.
[GRUNTING]
[GROANS]
[PANTING]
Take her. I'll deal with him.
Don't you touch her.
Don't you fucking touch her!
[GRUNTING]
[RANDU] Wait! Wait, no.
[MUFFLED] Toran!
Toran!
I'm sorry, Randu.
No. No, no.
[WHIRRING, BEEPING]
[SCREAMING]
[KISSES]
- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
- [SQUEAKING]
Aw.
[FERRET SHRIEKS]
[GRUNTS]
Bring him.
You were right.
It shouldn't be us.
It can't be us who decides
Bring Sunmaster.
[SUNMASTER] Oh, she already did.
I had to.
[SUNMASTER] And there we have it.
Now this,
this is what he says it is.
A tool pillaged from our reliquary
almost a thousand years ago.
Did he think he could bargain with
something he stole from us?
Hello, Empire.
May the light never dim.
I see you've already
sampled our culture.
Who are you?
Sunmaster-18.
Here to receive you
on behalf of all Mycogen.
You might like it here.
Something new for you.
Here, none are at ease
through the labor of others.
None may glory over another.
Except this.
This is our glory.
It is the brazen head of God.
And it will scream your fate aloud.
Now this is an office.
Fancy.
[CHUCKLES]
We could get comfortable here.
[CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
Wouldn't you agree, Mayor?
Oh, what's mine is yours.
What's mine is yours.
Yes.
Hmm.
Come.
[SIGHS]
I am disappointed, Mayor.
[SIGHS]
I feel, perhaps
a tug on the bridle's in order.
Uh, absolutely. How can I help?
Tell him, Skirlet.
He wants you to drown yourself.
With pleasure.
[CHUCKLES]
[MOANING, BUBBLING]
You're close with Captain Pritcher.
Don't deny it.
I saw the relief in your eyes
when he escaped.
But why go planet-side, why not run?
It's not in his nature.
If I had to guess, he's already halfway
to planning an insurrection.
Hmm.
[SIGHING]
[SIGHS]
Bad way to go.
Drowning.
[PARENT 1 SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[PARENT 1,
PARENT 2 SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
[PARENT 2]
We could, um, leave? We could leave?
[PARENT 1] Where W-Where would we go?
- [PARENT 2] I don't know. Um
- [PARENT 1] Where would we go?
[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
It's pretty, isn't it?
The burning of the rootstock.
We use to lie on the
edge of the reservoir for the best view.
Sometimes we'd fall asleep.
Here.
[BABY COOS]
- Here's a good place.
- [BABY CRIES]
- [PARENT 2] I can't.
- [PARENT 1] Hennet.
[CRYING CONTINUES]
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
- [GRUNTS]
- [GRUNTS]
[STRAINING]
Wait, wait, wait.
The Bartons, give them the baby.
They'd take the baby.
They'd love the baby.
They have a couple's assessment.
The baby would starve.
Or they would.
[STRAINS] No, no, no, no, no.
No. They can reach out somehow.
Say they've had a surprise baby.
No one's gonna come back and check.
We can all make it.
They'd never give him back.
I know it.
But I can go to the Bartons.
I won't even take food.
I'll find another way.
They don't want you.
They only want the baby.
[STRAINING, GRUNTING]
But you love me!
- [STRAINS]
- [GRUNTING] Come, drink it down.
You'll fall asleep. It's strong.
- The water might not even wake you.
- [STRAINS]
[YELLS]
- [BABY CRIES]
- Orvi?
Orvi!
[CHILD] You want to be there.
You want to.
Orvi?
- [BABY CRYING]
- Orvi?
Help him!
Help him!
- Why?
- [PANTING]
He's happy.
[CHILD] You're both happy.
You like to make me happy.
You want to stay under.
You love me.
More than anything.
[COOING]
[WHINES]
[CRYING]
[BABY COOING]
[SIGHS]
[MULE] I escaped my home world
by joining the pirate
who harassed our land.
[CHUCKLES] Sounds like a bad word.
Pirate.
But they never took as much as you.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
[WHISTLES]
I know you can hear me!
Coward.
[HARI] That's a very tragic story.
[CHUCKLES]
I wonder how much of it is true.
Oh, the truth.
Comes banging on your door,
Hariton Seldon.