The Handmaid's Tale (2017) s06e06 Episode Script

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[JUNE] Previously on
The Handmaid's Tale
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
On a case-by-case basis.
[WHARTON] What about the
incident in No Man's Land?
That was an alarming breach
of security, son. On your watch.
That young man could identify
who committed this brazen act.
Promise me you'll find
out who did this to him.
[NICK] Yes, ma'am.
I was promised they would become
respected members of society.
The handmaids could
retire to New Bethlehem
and they could become
attendants at the new fertility center.
That is a divine calling.
Don't do anything. Please!
But you're my special girl, Janine.
Every time you try to help me, you
only end up making things worse.
I'm trying to fix it from the inside.
It's what I promised Eleanor.
I watched her die.
And I did nothing.
- Watch yourself.
- Fuck you, Lawrence!
[CALHOUN] Lawrence will fall in line.
- He always does.
- [BELL] I want him on the wall.
[REYNOLDS] He's done.
Mayday. They're gonna wipe out all
the Commanders in the penthouse.
We got to get all the women out,
so we need you to prepare them.
[JANINE] I grabbed some letters
that they wrote to their families.
You have to get them
out, no matter what.
Fred tried to erase the best
parts of you, and I'd never do that.
I want all of you.
Serena Joy, will you
please do me the honor of marrying me?
Yes, I will.
[GUARDIAN KERN] You want
it back? Get on the bed.
- [GASPS]
- Don't fucking move.
[MOIRA GRUNTS]
[GROANING]
They're gonna lock
this whole place down.
- What the hell's happening?
- Please! Take us with you, Joseph.
Can you get us across the
Moira, what are we
going to do about the map?
And all those letters.
At least they're in a safe.
For now.
Till someone finds them.
All those women are dead.
And we're in a fuckin' trunk.
And we can trust this guy?
We don't have a choice, do we?
[ENGINE STOPS]
[CAR DOOR OPENS]
Where the hell did he take us?
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
Out.
[JUNE GASPING]
[GRUNTS]
Come on. Where are we?
[SIRENS WAILING]
I ought to just leave you here.
See how far you get.
You know what? Do
whatever you need to do. Okay?
[SCOFFS] Attitude!
I just saved your ass. Yours too.
- Thanks, thanks.
- Don't thank him.
Why are you here?
I'm not gonna tell you! You're
just going to tell your old friends.
- I had nothing to do with the planes, June.
- Come on.
They knew you were going
to make a play for Hannah,
- and they were prepared.
- You could have stopped them!
You could have stopped Eleanor!
Look.
I don't expect you to
forgive me for that. Okay?
I can't forgive myself.
I built this miserable
hellscape, and I trapped her in it.
The, uh [CLEARS THROAT]
The War Hawks
are using my reforms
to set a trap.
They wanna put me up on the wall.
What? What are you
What are you talking about?
They wanna put me on the wall, June.
Maybe we'll be next to each other.
Wait. You mean
The Commanders you were with tonight?
Bell, Calvin, Reynolds?
All of them.
They're just the most repulsive.
Why are you here?
Why were you in the penthouse?
What if I told you
that by this time next week,
every single one of those goddamn men
would be dead?
June, what are you doing?
And you will be the most
powerful Commander
left in Boston.
Stop it.
[SCOFFS]
You have to be absolutely sure
that you can take 'em all out,
or you shouldn't even bother.
They're like a Hydra.
You chop one head off,
and another idiot just
pops up to replace 'em.
I know. We will.
That's why we're going to
kill 'em all at the same time.
[LAWRENCE] Yeah, but
- If you're
- [NAOMI] Joseph, is that you?
Uh, I'll be
- [NAOMI] Joseph?
- Yeah!
[NAOMI] What's going on?
I'll be right there. Go back to bed!
Ah!
What are you doing down here?
- It's so late.
- I'm just, uh I'm looking for a
for a file
- [NAOMI] Why do you have a basketball?
- Oh, I I used to play.
- [NAOMI] At Harvard?
- Are you shocked? [CHUCKLES]
[NAOMI] You know, this is
actually a beautiful space.
I mean, if the Marthas could
clean this stuff up a little bit
I I was thinking the same thing.
- We'll talk about it tomorrow.
- Okay.
- If we took that painting
- Yeah. We should remodel down here.
But, tomorrow, when the light is better.
- Well, I suppose.
- All right, uh
- Nighty night!
- [NAOMI] Try to be quiet, please.
Jesus Christ.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Naomi Putnam, huh?
Naomi Lawrence.
Oh, my God.
Whatever happened to, uh
He was an impediment.
Ah.
[LAWRENCE] So, what are we doing now?
Well
Are you on board?
It's either your psychotic
plan, or the wall.
All right. Get us back to Mayday, then.
I can't I can't just
gallivant back and
forth across the border.
You're a Commander.
No. I'm a High Commander.
All right.
But we gotta go right now.
My guy on the border
is almost off shift.
- Those letters.
- Joseph.
We have to go back to Jezebel's first.
For what?
We left something there. It's important.
They are on lockdown.
I have no connection to the Eyes.
I can't get you in there.
June, we gotta go.
Fuck.
Can I use your phone?
[WAVES LAPPING]
[PANICKED CHATTER]
- [EKG FLATLINING]
- [DOCTOR] Epi, now!
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]
This is Blaine.
What are you doing here?
Yeah, no, I can, uh
I can get the code.
I'll bring those to you.
No, no, no. Don't leave with them.
He can take Moira.
Just wait for me.
I need to see you.
Bye.
[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]
[SAFE BEEPS]
[JANINE AND BELL LAUGHING]
If I had left my hand in there,
I would have lost a finger.
Oh, damn!
If it isn't the Boy Scout himself!
Wait. Did Daddy Wharton
give you permission to be here?
I don't need permission.
No. I bet you had to
sneak out, didn't you?
Is this your first time here, Blaine?
- I haven't seen you before.
- No.
He comes here. He
just gets here really late.
Wait. You've been fucking this clown?
No! God, no!
But, you did have
a favorite girl, right?
Her name was like May or
April, or something like that.
What, um
Whatever happened to her?
She got transferred out.
She's okay.
Hmm.
God, I find this so incredibly boring.
- We have better things to do.
- [CHUCKLES]
Let's go.
Love to Papa.
See you soon.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- [CREAKING]
Hey.
Hi.
I got it for you.
Oh, my God.
Thank you.
Lawrence took Moira. We should go.
You okay?
Yeah.
What are you doing here? Why
are you dressed like a Martha?
Yeah. I'll explain in the car. Okay?
Wait. Um
Rose and her father
are on their way to D.C.
I can get you across at dawn.
Maybe
you can stay with me and
go in the morning?
It'll be safer.
Okay.
What's wrong?
[JUNE GASPS]
Sometimes I think you're
the only good thing in my life.
[JUNE] I don't want to go
back to the Waterfords'.
[NICK] Then don't.
[JUNE] Okay.
I'll just stay here,
and we can sleep in.
We can wake up together
and then go get a coffee
from that cafe down the street.
We can walk to the Museum of Fine Arts.
See the Monets.
I've actually always
wanted to go to Paris,
see the rest of them.
I wish I could take you to Paris.
Me too.
But I'm not much of a museum guy.
More of a food guy.
What's the name of that, um
What's the name of that
Italian place on Everett Street?
Mmm
- Oh, Carmella's.
- Carmella's!
The good carbonara.
Let's go to Carmella's.
Okay. We'll go there.
We'll go there on our first date. Okay?
Okay.
Deal.
Okay. I'm gonna ask you
a first-date question. Okay?
Okay.
What did you study in school?
Uh
I didn't study anything.
I didn't go to college.
[JUNE MURMURS]
My mom wanted me to, but
She left when I was 11, so
I didn't, uh
have much of a life before this.
I wasn't anyone.
You wouldn't have noticed me.
Of course I would.
Hmm. No.
I'd have been nothing to you.
I'd be bagging your groceries,
or your Uber driver.
No.
You'd be you.
You'd be good,
kind,
and brave.
Oh, yeah?
- And very, very handsome.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
I definitely would have noticed that.
[DOOR OPENS]
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
[AUNT LYDIA] Janine, dear.
For you and my girls!
Cookies.
Oatmeal raisin, my
secret recipe. [CHUCKLES]
[JANINE] Thank you.
[AUNT LYDIA] Comfort food, as they say.
Well, I gotta get back, so
By God's grace, you won't
need to be here much longer.
What did you do?
I submitted a proposal
to the high council.
Retired handmaids
shall become attendants
at a fertility center in New Bethlehem.
What?
A community where you'll
be received with respect
as free women.
[LAUGHS]
Free? Yeah, right.
[JANINE EXHALES]
Have you any idea
of the risks I take to help you?
I don't need your help.
Don't be foolish!
You'll rot here!
No, I won't.
What, then? Tell me your plan.
Tell me.
This fucked-up country
is gonna crumble.
That is my plan.
I am trying to give you a way out!
Lydia! [LAUGHS]
There is no way out!
Those those Commanders upstairs.
They want me here!
On my knees.
Jesus Christ, Lydia. How
can you be so fuckin' blind?
[AUNT LYDIA] Oh! Oh!
I'm sorry. I I'm sorry!
Oh, forgive me for all of it!
I'm sorry, dear!
You know what? You
can give me my daughter.
If you want my forgiveness,
okay? Bring me my child.
- Darling, you know Angela is
- Charlotte!
Her name is Charlotte!
She's the daughter of a High Commander.
She is my daughter. She is mine!
Look! Lawrence knows it!
He brought me her drawing.
And I know I know somewhere
deep inside of you, Lydia,
you know that she's mine.
Say it. Come on.
She's my girl!
I'm afraid
what you're asking for is not possible.
Do you remember when
you you stole her from me?
It was you, Lydia. You!
You took her. You stole her from me!
- You stole my child!
- Oh, Janine. Janine, I'm sorry.
- You stole her from me!
- No!
You stole her from me! Get out!
- No, no!
- Get out!
Get the fuck out!
- Get out! I'm done.
- Janine!
- Get the fuck out!
- No.
- No, I No, please. I want to
- Out!
Janine, will you please
[EXHALES]
- [SCREAMS]
- [GLASS SHATTERS]
[SCREAMING]
[LAUGHS]
[NICK] Aw, damn it!
[JUNE] What?
[NICK] My father-in-law is home.
Keep down.
If I'm not back in five, go to Serena's.
Serena's?
Blue house, 57.
She'll keep you safe.
Sir.
Thought you'd, uh, be in D.C.
Is Rose okay?
I sent her on.
I got a call
at the airport.
About you.
At the airport?
Why?
Where were you tonight?
I had some business.
- The Eyes.
- Business?
Where?
Downtown.
Where downtown?
[CLEARS THROAT] I'm
sorry. What's this about?
Were you at the brothel?
Yes, sir.
Honesty.
Good. Good.
Have you been unfaithful to my daughter?
No, sir.
Then what were you doing there?
I'm afraid that's confidential.
Son, you know that
nothing is confidential to me.
It's just a delicate investigation.
Delicate, like
The one into that shooting?
The guardian in No Man's Land.
The victim, the only witness who
died after your last visit to him?
Is that the kind of delicate
that we're talking about?
It was a terrible tragedy.
A terrible coincidence.
I don't know what you've
gotten yourself into
And I'm not into
Then what were you
doing in that place tonight?
I'm sorry.
Can't you see
These lies.
They're going to land you on the wall.
And your son
will be left without a father.
Is that what you want?
- Of course not.
- Of course not.
I want to help you.
I can't help you unless you're
completely honest with me,
do you understand?
I understand.
Good.
So, let's have it.
Shit!
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
[KNOCKING CONTINUES]
Did anyone see you?
No.
Okay, why are you
here dressed like that?
I didn't want anyone to recognize me.
What are you doing here, June?
[JUNE EXHALES]
Um
I wanted to see if Nick wanted
to come to Alaska with me.
No.
Mmm-hmm.
I want him to be in our daughter's life.
And mine.
What did he say?
He said no. He's staying with Rose.
So, you came to me?
I didn't know where else to go.
And I need someone I can trust.
And you trust me?
I must. This is where I have landed.
Serena, about what
happened on the train
Oh, no, uh, you you saved us.
Truly.
You protected us from that mob.
Okay.
You know, Nick has
responsibilities. He has a family.
Rose is due in a few months.
- [JUNE SCOFFS]
- What does
What does your husband
say about all of this?
I mean, you must understand
I mean, how selfish your request is,
and how uncomfortable
it could make Nick feel.
You know, our daughter
and our relationship started
because of you, right?
Because it's what you wanted.
- Oh, how could I forget? Yes, yes.
- Remember that?
You certainly made
me pay for that in prison.
I had to pay for your little affair.
Oh, I don't I don't think we
should start to compare suffering.
- Oh.
- I don't think we should start
talking about
who is responsible for that, so
Look. I just need a place to stay
until Nick can get me back
across the border tomorrow.
- Does anyone else know you're here?
- No. Only Nick.
You do realize there
are serious consequences
for harboring a known
fugitive like yourself?
I know. But Gilead thinks I'm in Alaska.
I came as a Martha.
And no one saw me.
And you owe me.
[SCOFFS]
The shower is upstairs.
I have pajamas and clothes for tomorrow.
Thank you.
The two of us keep getting
thrown back together,
it seems that God has designs for us.
[CHUCKLES]
I really wish He'd do other things.
I'm getting married.
To Rose's father, High
Commander Wharton.
He's going to be my husband.
Okay. Wow.
[CHUCKLES]
Doesn't that make you
Nick's mother-in-law?
Uh, yes. [CHUCKLES]
I suppose I haven't really
thought of it in those terms yet.
Okay.
Mrs. Wharton.
He's not like Fred.
Was Fred like Fred?
At the beginning?
Gabriel respects me.
He built me a library. We're
going to reform Gilead together.
He sounds like quite the catch.
You disapprove.
No. I'm just surprised.
Ah, I just really thought
you wanted to change.
I have changed.
You're still subjugating yourself
to a powerful man, Serena.
You're still gonna work for Gilead.
New Bethlehem isn't Gilead.
Serena, just because women can read
here doesn't mean that they're free.
It is just another version of
Gilead that is better for you.
If you truly believe this was Gilead,
saying something like that to the
one person who is protecting you
might be awfully foolish.
[GASPS]
Yeah. You're
You're right.
Change takes time.
Progress comes in fits and starts.
My God, thank you for the platitudes.
And who are you to judge?
Here to cheat on your husband
and break up a marriage?
Oh. [CHUCKLES]
You got me.
I know I was awful once.
Once? You were awful once?
Look You know, I've done [SCOFFS]
I have done nothing but try.
And try again and again
to make amends with you.
And you just will not let me.
I saved your life. Okay?
I helped you give birth to your son.
But yet you refuse to forgive me.
I can't forgive you.
You don't think I wish I could?
If I could, then I'd
finally get rid of you.
Then what do you want with me?
I told you. I just need
a bed for the night.
I'll let you get settled, then.
[WAVES LAPPING]
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- [DOOR OPENS]
I made you breakfast.
[RITA] June. Hi.
What what are you doing here?
Oh, my God. How is this even possible?
They found my sister.
Oh, my God!
[SERENA] I thought you two
would enjoy a little catch-up.
Are you sure this is safe?
Yes. I made sure it would be.
Just for this morning.
[RITA] It's okay.
Please, please sit.
Rita lives here now.
I got her a job at the bakery.
Mmm.
You don't say.
Rita, I have missed your
wonderful bread so much.
And given that the wedding is coming up,
I was wondering if you wouldn't
consider making the wedding cake?
Well, she doesn't have to do that.
I don't need you to speak for me.
I know she doesn't have to do that.
You can attend as an honored
guest, and nothing more.
[NOAH CRIES]
Oh, well, someone's hungry.
Excuse me.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Um, so, she said you came back for Nick.
No.
For Mayday.
Oh.
Of course, yes.
You know, since you're here,
we could use your help.
June.
I'm here to protect my family.
I understand.
I do.
Because you make it look simple,
just always choosing the brave thing.
Well, Hannah's still out there, so
I know.
You found your sister.
You deserve that.
You deserve peace.
Thank you.
[CHESS PIECES CLATTERING]
See, the horse, this is
It's an underrated piece.
The knight. 'Cause all the
The fancier pieces, they
draw all the attention but
a skilled player like you, Angela,
would take advantage of that weakness.
[CHUCKLES]
What are you doing?
She has her art lesson.
- You have your art lesson, miss.
- No!
[GASPS] Manners!
I'm teaching her chess.
No, you're not. She's too little.
You're putting ideas in her head,
which will reflect poorly on us.
Come on.
You don't have to worry
about that, anymore.
It's not gonna matter.
How will that not matter?
You'll see.
[GIGGLES]
[DOOR OPENS]
Where's Serena?
She's with the baby.
- Forget Mayday.
- Is everything okay?
Come with me to Paris.
What?
I got everything we need. I
got papers, I got passports.
- Whoa, whoa, wait, wait, Nick.
- Hey, hey, hey.
I love you.
I know you love me too.
- I can't just leave everyone.
- Yes, you can.
Your mom could bring Holly.
We can be a family,
just like we talked about.
Well, what about What
about Rose? What about
I'm no good to them.
I love you.
You're it. It's always been you.
June, come on. Come with me.
Come with me, June.
Yeah?
- You're crazy.
- I know.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Shit.
Who is that?
Serena, who is that?
June! Hide!
Get in there! Go.
[JUNE] Quiet, be quiet.
[SERENA] Gabriel, I thought
you were on your way to D.C.
Ah, yes. Rose went on without me.
I had some business to attend to.
Oh, I'm so pleased you stopped by.
Listen. How about we
take Noah for a walk?
[WHARTON] Well, sure. Is he up?
Well, you know better than I
never to wake a sleeping baby.
Yes. Of course. You're right.
Well, you seem in a
particularly good mood today.
[WHARTON] My heart's been
soaring since last night.
The future Mrs. Wharton.
[SERENA CHUCKLES]
I like the sound of that.
[WHARTON] Together, you and I will
forge a pure and honorable Gilead.
[SERENA] Well, it's a
mission I look forward to.
[WHARTON] Yes, well, this morning,
I managed to accomplish something
- I've been trying to do for a long time.
- [SERENA] Oh, what?
Jezebel's, that club
downtown of ill repute?
Yes?
I shut it down.
[SERENA] How did you manage it?
[WHARTON] I found out the
Resistance was planning a massacre.
The slaughter of every
Commander in attendance.
And I believe they came quite close.
But by His grace,
their plan was exposed.
[SERENA] God sees everything.
[WHARTON] God
And my son-in-law.
To be honest, I've had doubts about him.
But he has proven his loyalty.
It was Nick who discovered the plan.
It was Nick who told me everything.
["THE BLACKEST DAY"
BY LANA DEL REY PLAYING]
Carry me home got
my blue nail polish on ♪
It's my favorite color and
my favorite tone of song ♪
I don't really wanna
break up we got it going on ♪
It's what you gathered from
my talk but you were wrong ♪
It's not easy for me to talk about ♪
I have heavy heart strings ♪
And not simple, it's trigonometry ♪
It's hard to express ♪
I can't explain ♪
Ever since my baby went away ♪
It's been the blackest day ♪
It's been the blackest day ♪
All I hear is Billie Holiday ♪
It's all that I play ♪
It's all that I play ♪