Earth: Final Conflict s03e22 Episode Script

Previously on Gene Roddenberry's Earth Final Conflict: We must extract the Control Core immediately.
As it stands we cannot even enter the building.
It has mutated beyond our control.
The spacecraft was sabotaged be Captain Lili Marquette.
She has died in the blast.
With Sandoval around people have a way of disappearing.
This is just to help to prepare you.
Prepare me for what? You're no longer have an Earth-based physiology.
Even if you managed to escape, you wouldn't last 12 hours on this planet.
The restrains will release once you reach Sector 5 in Alpha Centauri.
Godspeed.
Welcome to Jaridia.
Don't be alarmed, Captain, it'll still take months to reach Earth.
- Give me an update.
- We've got contact.
The subspace frequency signal is getting stronger.
Are we locked in on their frequency? Good.
Transmit the landing coordinates.
Some roll of the dice you've made here.
I wouldn't have done it.
Of course not.
That would require taking the long view.
You seem tense, boss.
It's called focus, Tate.
Prepare for arrival.
Where is it? What happened? She came under some sort of energy fire.
I don't know from where, but it's not Earth-based.
Pull up all quadrants.
I want full global coverage! We got her! There.
She's in a free fall descent over east Rostok.
She's out of control.
Call Chairman Federov, immediately! Axarion They have come to Earth with the promise of peace.
An alien race called the Taelons.
But, there are those who resist these Alien Companions.
For the Taelons' true mission, the secrets they hide will forever alter our world.
The fate of humanity now relies on those who dare challenge the future of Earth.
I am still not clear what it is you are offering us, Mr.
Federov? Let us just say it is something of enormous technological value on the free market.
Why don't you just tell us what you've got, we'll tell you if we're interested.
Words are hardly suitable, Major.
Which is why I am holding a private auction for the item.
I seriously doubt that we would be interested in any technology of human origin.
Then such assumptions, Da'an, may prove detrimental to you and your kind.
I'll bet you just love a good game of chess.
What cultured Russian does not? So, please, Major, impress upon your Taelon masters that I have trapped their knight, and taken two pawns.
Your move.
As you say, he is a criminal.
After the New Russian Republic collapsed, he brought all the crime factions together, moved his entire operation down to Antarctica.
Backed by a massive nuclear arsenal, Federov must be taken seriously.
Yes.
Thank you, Liam.
Beluga, my favorite.
Still smells like fish eggs to me.
Vodka will neutralize that.
Spasiba.
A hearty welcome to all of my colleagues.
What you are about to see was recently discovered within our sovereign territorial borders and is now the sole property of the free republic of Rostok.
How did he get a hold of a Taelon shuttle? Ladies and gentlemen, I offer you a genuine Taelon shuttle craft.
For sale.
Despite the exterior damage, the interstellar drives and navigational controls are very much intact.
- And where's the shuttle craft now? - Safe and secure, here in Rostok.
Ah.
And how could I forget? It comes with a special bonus.
A highly effective weapon, as several of our soldiers will attest.
Opening bids for all items begin at ten billion North American dollars.
I demand a halt to these proceedings.
These items are Taelon property and this auction is in direct violation of the Earth-Taelon Accord.
The republic of Rostok, sir, does not recognize any such accord.
I want to make this clear.
Any bid on these items will be considered an act of aggression against the Taelons and you will be held accountable.
Where do you think you are, Agent Sandoval, an interrogation room aboard the mother ship? Pocket your badge and your bravado.
It will not serve you here.
Although, I thank you for clearing the weak of heart from these proceedings.
Now then, any one interested in some fresh air or a weapon demonstration, please, follow commander Kosygin.
Don't tell me Doors International is entering the bidding? I was just asking her the same thing.
It's just business, boys, just business.
Business that could undermine our Companions' interests.
They don't sign my pay check.
So, don't confuse your loyalties with mine.
Forgive me, Miss Palmer, I am Mikael Federov.
I'm so glad you came.
So glad to see that Joshua Doors shares his late father's passion for all things Taelon.
Doesn't everyone? Perhaps, we may share a private moment at some point.
If you will excuse me.
Major? No matter how you dress him up, he's still a thief.
Totally unacceptable.
I want that shuttle returned immediately.
For the moment, that is impossible, Zo'or.
Short of going to war with Rostok.
Then war it shall be.
May I remind you of the nuclear arsenal they have in their possession? We have shields and countermeasures against such weapons.
Yes, but Earth does not.
Pity.
What about the shuttle passengers? Both dead.
Probably Resistance members who stole the craft.
In other words, you have not verified their identities? No.
Nor where they are currently holding the shuttle? No.
Has the word "no" become your mantra, Agent Sandoval? No.
I did manage to get digital coverage of the auction.
A highly effective weapon.
Have you seen it before? Is it Taelon? Far too primitive, But worth examining.
Contact Federov, Make a pre-emptive bid for everything.
I doubt he'll be interested, Zo'or.
My sources tell me that the bidding has been furious.
Then find out what it will take to end this nonsense.
The Shuttle was brought down by an external blast of unknown origin.
Circular burns.
It could be a SAM, although that would leave fragmentation.
Right.
Now, look.
Item number two.
Two sets of tracks leading from the crash site.
- Human or Taelon? - Hard to say.
Take a look at this.
What is that? Oil? It could be, but I can only do a crude spectral analysis, at this point, but it definitely is organic.
What about the shuttle? He said the only one missing was flown by Capt.
Marquette.
Yes, she flew it back to the mother ship before she died.
Officially, it was destroyed in a sabotage attempt.
Officially? Look, we don't know what happened, okay? We may never know.
Alright, listen.
Federov's got to add massive security guarding the shuttle at the crash site.
Yeah.
We have to get into his compound, find out exactly where it is.
Any ideas? Well, I went through Rostok's inventory.
And there were a couple of items of interest.
They bought a couple of ID portals off the black market.
Could be useful in getting past their security.
I'm sure Federov will let me in through the front door.
Maybe I can leave the back door open.
How did it go? Fortunately, Zo'or thinks every man has his price.
- Can't argue with that, can you? - It only buys us time.
First, we get the shuttle back.
Then we fish a couple of Resistance corpses out of the cryo unit, plant them inside.
Well, step two is doable.
Do you mind going over step one? Find me some back channel into Rostok.
I want to deal with Federov directly and off the record.
Okay.
But it may take some hard currency to grease those wheels.
And if Zo'or's gets Everything is under control.
What the hell is that? What you see here is the Taelon's Achilles Heel.
Now you're saying it'll keep our beloved Companions in line? Welcome, Miss Palmer.
So, is it show and tell time? You asked for the private tour, you shall have the private tour.
Excuse me, Chairman Federov.
One moment, please.
We have completed the sweep of the crash area.
No sign of the fugitives.
Widen the perimeter, keep looking.
Yes, sir.
Commander Federov ordered me to inspect the shuttle.
This way.
Well, well.
Back from the cold with virtue still intact? Barely.
Who said there're no wolves in Antarctica? It's burrowed underground.
So, what do we have? Jaridians.
On Earth? And they were shot down by a Taelon energy cannon.
Taelon My God, this could be the opening salvo of a Taelon-Jaridian war.
Augur thinks we've got a couple of wounded Jaridians on the loose.
And the identification code on the fuselage confirms that the shuttle was Lili's.
She gave it to the Jaridians before she died.
Why would she do that? Do you really think that she would go out accepting defeat at the hands of the Taelons? She could've sent the shuttle, on autopilot, to the Jaridians as a calling card to come join our fight.
- Fantasy land.
- No, Augur.
Lili and I fought alongside a Jaridian.
We both came away feeling that his species was closer to humanity than a Taelon could ever be.
Right, why don't you come talk to me after the war is over.
Look, what Lili did or didn't do is not relevant right now.
If the Jaridian invasion is coming, why aren't the Taelons sounding a call to arms? Meanwhile, Federov is widening his search for survivors.
Nice to see you again, Agent Sandoval.
Last time was such a pleasure.
Please.
The Taelons want to make a pre-emptive bid for the shuttle and its contents.
Contents? The two Jaridian casualties and the two escaped survivors your army is currently seeking.
How did you learn of the Jaridians, if I may ask? You may not.
The highest bid currently stands at 15 billion dollars.
I'm authorized to offer you No.
You must understand, Rostok has 20 territorial commissars who will all demand an equal share.
Very well.
However, you and I can come to a mutually beneficial arrangement, one you won't have to share.
Say, another billion in gold? - Regarding the Jaridian casualties - We'll make an exchange.
I will provide you with the bodies of two former Resistance members which you will deliver to the Taelons, along with the shuttle craft and weapon.
As for the fugitives you will deliver them to me.
Alive.
And here I assumed you are an ordinary apparatchik.
Do we have a deal? Yes, we have a deal.
Well, it was nice serve and volley, boss.
Just one question.
Where are you gonna get a billion in gold? Same place Zo'or gets his.
He holds the largest reserve of gold in the world.
His only mistake was making me his accountant.
All is quiet on the Taelon front.
If there is an intergalactic battle on the horizon, they're sure playing it cool.
Come over here.
I went back over the bio scan, refined my analysis of the blood samples found at the shuttle.
There's human blood in the mix, Liam.
Look.
It's Lili.
Augur, I saw her.
She was dead.
No, no, no, no, no, she's alive.
Look.
See? Check it out.
The data doesn't lie, look for yourself.
Queen to king four.
Check.
Interesting move, Miss Palmer.
Renee.
I will need a moment to study this.
We don't have a lot of time.
And why don't we? I know there were passengers on the shuttle, Jaridian passengers.
Two dead, two more running around out there on the ice.
And what else do you know? Obviously, you want to drive the price up as high as you can - for the shuttle and the Jaridians.
- And the Jaridians.
Which is why you neglected to mention the Jaridians to your bidders.
Selling them separately would surely improve your cash flow.
So, you continue to review my own strategies for me.
What do you actually have? A proposition of your own? Go public with the Jaridian corpses.
Suggest they were attempting to make contact in the name of peace when the Taelons shot them down.
That will drive the Synod berserk.
They'll pay anything to put this all behind them.
But that would put you, Doors International, out of the running.
Please, they don't own me.
A piece of the action, that's what I'm looking for, Mikael.
You want my help, my contacts, my advice? I'm yours for 10%.
Where have you been all my life? You have a fever.
Among other things.
I'm so sorry things turned out this way.
Sorry? Wasn't it you who taught me the word "hope"? We have to move.
- Augur, what is it now? - So, sue me for being anxious.
Was Lili cloned or not? I haven't found anything yet, so I'm time lining any doings Sandoval had with bio-surrogate lab and her death.
Disappearance.
Wait.
Wait a sec.
I've got a Jane Doe here with an incomplete requisition signed off by Vosser.
Erica Vosser.
You know her? Yes, she was a Volunteer who helped Sandoval with Lili's final arrangements.
She was also in charge of those Resistance prisoners Renee and I busted loose.
Oh, yeah, you mean the ones at the warehouse, downtown? Yeah, the one they blew up.
Get ready, I'll meet you there.
And the bodies of two Jaridians were found inside the shuttle craft.
They were shot down by a Taelon energy cannon.
And, perhaps, you can tell me, Zo'or.
Did you give the order to shoot down the shuttle before contact had been established? So, it is possible that these Jaridians could have been emissaries on a mission of peace.
In our shuttle? - What a preposterous conclusion.
- That is not for you to assume.
You and those of like mind fail to grasp the simple fact that it is not within the Jaridian nature to embrace a peaceful coexistence.
Federov is seriously considering your offer, Zo'or.
And I am now able to confirm that the shuttle craft up for auction was the one piloted by Captain Lili Marquette.
Evidently, her zeal was boundless.
Has the security team at the Washington Assembly been reassigned? Yep, you've got them all to yourself.
Lucky you.
This is where the Resistance prisoners were held all under Vosser's watch.
If Lili was here, we should get a hit on her DNA.
I can't figure out how she wound up on a Taelon shuttle with a bunch of Jaridians? Well, it's her shuttle.
What if the Taelons sent her on a peace mission, as an envoy? I mean, why risk one of their own, right? What the hell are you talking about? She tried to blow up the mother ship, right? I'm not giving up on her, Liam.
I can't.
Liam Lili's.
She's out there, Liam.
I know it.
Get him medical transport! Secure the area! Look for tracks! I want a directional! Move it! Sir, we are narrowing the perimeter.
If this weather ever breaks, we'll have them.
You know, I've blanketed Rostok, there's no trace of Lili.
There's only one way the fugitives could've flown the crash site.
- In a snowmobile.
- Yeah, so? Rostok military snowmobile.
Aren't they equipped with a mobile field radio? Probably.
So, what about a closed military band frequency? Nah, no, no.
See, we could do that, but if she sent a signal, then she'd be giving away her position.
I know that.
Have you checked the weather in Rostok? Right now she's risking death by exposure.
Okay, I guess it's our only hope.
Mayday, this is Captain Marquette, mayday - What's that? Where's the video? - There is no video.
Well, turn it up.
Mayday, this is Captain Marquette.
Augur, Major, if you're listening, I'm in southern sector of Rostok.
It's Lili! We've got her! Coordinates Alpha-seven-nine.
My companion is critical.
We're both hurt.
Vehicle disabled.
Can you read? Lili, just hang on.
- Oh, God.
Vorjak, get down! - Lili! Lili, come in, come in.
Lili! Lili! They got her.
Congratulations, Commander, on a successful search operation.
Have your men load the balance of the gold and our business will be finished.
If anything is out of order, you will definitely hear from us again.
Spasiba, gentlemen.
Alright, get them prepped.
Welcome back, Captain.
I trust you had an enlightening journey.
Never thought I'd live to say this, Sandoval, but, finally you did something right.
Release them.
Welcome back to Earth, Vorjak.
- Who fired on us? - Taelons.
- Then Zo'or knows we are here.
- What he knows is that two Jaridians, both dead, tried to enter Earth's atmosphere in a stolen shuttle.
You have done your species proud, Agent Sandoval.
And the female you provided us, she is quite extraordinary.
Yes, I would have to agree.
Though, the risks involved in this undertaking leave me questioning whether it was really worth it.
Without her, without this joining, Jaridia is doomed.
Our accelerated metabolism is destroying our ability to procreate.
So, your species will be barren like the Taelons.
No, not like the Taelons.
They evolved into pure intellect and have lost their desire to procreate.
- So, a hybrid is the only answer? - Yes, for us.
The Jaridian high command will not forget your actions when the great crossing takes place.
I expect nothing less.
I suggest we tend to your wounds and proceed immediately.
Of course.
And where is the Taelon? Shall we continue to monitor Agent Sandoval? No, frankly, I don't care what he does with the Jaridian or the human.
Resume standard patrol.
No need to raise suspicions among our regional commissars.
My unit will disembark at Ross Island.
From there, you will proceed directly to the Cayman Islands with the gold.
I will expect a deposit confirmation in 72 hours.
You shall have it, Chairman.
- Dasvidaniya.
- Dasvidaniya.
Well, well.
You are a slippery Siberian snake.
Well, thank you, Renee.
Interesting move.
I wonder what your associates will think when they find out you're making deals on the side.
Queen to queen's knight three.
Check.
Are you threatening me? Do I have to? May I remind you that you are an advisor, not my keeper.
Oh, Mikael, I think I'm a lot more than that, at least 10% more.
So why don't you tell me all about it? How much gold is on its way to the Cayman Islands right now? - I'll tell you what.
- What? I'm willing to forgo my commission in exchange for a little information.
Information? The location where Sandoval is holding the fugitives? - Nice to see we're on the same page.
- Yes.
His longitude and latitude.
For my Queen.
Renee Sandoval is well armed.
Whatever your intentions, I think you should be, too.
Who said diamonds are a girl's best friend.
I count 6 up top.
They probably got Capt.
Marquette and the Jaridian in the cargo hold.
Well, help me out here.
Sandoval pays of Federov for the Jaridian and Lili.
How, with Taelon money? Certainly not with his own, not on his salary.
So, if he's a courier for Zo'or, why keep them here? Why aren't they back on the mother ship, under interrogation? You tell me.
Well, one of two reasons.
Zo'or wants to keep them under wraps, or Zo'or doesn't know a thing about this.
Old Ronnie's done an end-around on the Taelons.
He sent the Jaridians the shuttle.
Yeah, with a sacrificial lamb, Lili, a pilot who could fly it back.
- What is her temperature? - 104.
We're pumping fluids.
We'll bring it down.
You may know your medicine, but you do not know mine.
Leave us! I warned you, Vorjak.
Sandoval changed my blood so I could never come back.
Lili, the transfusions you were given were of my blood, my biology, to prepare you.
Prepare for what? She is with child.
His.
Captain Lili Marquette is mother savior to the Jaridians.
Her temp has hit 105! - Vorjak! - It's hyper-metabolic agents.
The human blood chemistry cannot neutralize them.
She needs the Taelon energy.
Energy that allows them to live for centuries.
We must infuse her with it immediately or the fetus will die! Lili will die! Where is the Taelon!? The Taelon is right here, Vorjak.
Ready and waiting.
I'm dying, Vorjak.
- I know it.
- No.
The Taelon energy infusion will stabilize you.
Then, the hybrid.
Our child will be born.
The first Jaridian human.
My, my, what have we here? Now that was really quite impolite.
Let her go, Tate.
Seal the hull.
What's going on up there? Tate, report! Everything's under control! Proceed! You okay? Yeah.
Lili - My God.
- What's happening? I'm changing, Liam.
The final metamorphosis before I become a Jaridian mother.
Fever is spiking.
Vitals are critical.
She's dying.
You come in peace.
Yet death remains rooted in your methods.
Do you expect Captain Marquette to make the ultimate sacrifice for this hybrid child? This Jaridian solution? No, he doesn't.
Then, I have been anointed.
What? - What are you talking about, Da'an? - This child is Jaridian and human.
If it is to survive, then Da'an must be sacrificed.
Axarion