Sanctuary s04e11 Episode Script
The Depths
[Will.]
: You need to at least consider combining some of the smaller Sanctuaries.
[Magnus.]
: Maybe.
[Will.]
: Maybe? Magnus, unless my understanding of basic finance is flawed-- [Magnus.]
: We appear to be hemorrhaging money, yes.
[Will.]
: Aren't we? [Magnus.]
: It depends on your point of view.
[Will.]
: Okay, you know what, I'm going to drop it, and then when the repo men arrive, you can deal with them.
We're at war with insurgents from Hollow Earth.
Debt collectors are the Ieast of our worries.
[Henry.]
: Ah, good, you're both here.
Gold star, please.
I have some new info on SCIU doings.
The doings of SCIU.
[Will.]
: I thought we were Iocked out of all their databases.
[Henry.]
: We were.
After what happened in Buenos Aires, those guys totally closed ranks.
Couldn't make a dent.
But you found a way.
Those files Tesla slipped me after our Iittle adventure in the Land of Lost Socks? I did a Iittle deep data mining, found some usernames, extrapolated some passwords I Iike where this is going.
AII adding up to three destinations.
Baton Rouge, Bolivia, East Finchley Station.
Whoa, whoa, wait.
Bolivia? [Henry.]
: Uh, yeah, a team of seven.
Four ex-military, two grad students, and one Anthropology prof from U.
Penn.
They're headed for some badly charted desert in the High Andes.
Yeah, they even filed detailed tracking info.
It can't be.
Why, what's there? An abnormal so elusive that even my father gave up the search.
A giant feathered serpent said to be hidden high in the Bolivian Andes.
-A feathered serpent? -As in Quetzalcoatl? It's believed the Aztecs named a god after this creature.
Followers of the Serpent were said to be rewarded with unusual knowledge, strength, and health.
So there were super Aztecs? [Will.]
: But your father never found proof.
He mounted an expedition in 1909, but he came back empty-handed, the only survivor.
After that, he Ieft very strict instructions that the Serpent be Ieft entirely alone.
So how the hell did SCIU find it? [Magnus.]
: Well, that's the worrying part.
[Will.]
: Well, they're upping their game.
Which makes our job decidedly more difficult.
Henry, have Declan Iook into the other two operations.
You and I are going to Bolivia.
[Will.]
: Remember the part about us getting here first? [Magnus.]
: They're in way over their heads.
[serpent growls.]
[Will.]
: Well, your father was right.
It's definitely real.
[whispering.]
And it needs to be Ieft in peace.
If SCIU gets it back to their Iabs [Magnus.]
: Absolutely.
[Will.]
: It's not exactly SEAL Team Six in there.
You want, uh, Mr.
Mall Cop on the rock there? How about the skinny guy? [stunners blast.]
[Agent.]
: Hold it! [Magnus.]
: Everyone, stay put and you won't get hurt! [.]
Letters to AIistair, take two.
Or AIice, because-- Yeah, um So it's me, your dad, Henry Foss, hello.
Wow, so who knows what the world's going to be Iike when you're all grown up, huh? Hopefully things will be different for our kind, for abnormals.
Maybe we won't have to Iive in secret anymore.
You'II probably have jet-packs, and it's about time, am I right? Up high.
Boom.
Yeah.
I'm going to be Iucky if they even have machines that play digital video.
Wow.
Yeah, the boss, she still insists on everything being analog records.
You know, vinyl music and paper Iedgers may be heavy as hell, but you can still read 'em after the zombie apocalypse.
Oh, wow.
I hope you're not watching this after the zombie apocalypse.
But if you are, you remember, they are very slow, and they can't climb trees.
AIso, a good cricket bat to the head works wonders, so Oh, man, you're going to grow up in England! You're going to actually have a cricket bat, and an accent.
My kid is gonna have an accent.
That is awesome! This is going really well.
[sighing.]
[wincing.]
What the hell did they hit us with? Some sort of sonic energy weapon.
Probably the same thing they used to bring down the Serpent.
Well, that explains the ringing in my ears.
[Agent.]
: Doc! They're awake.
[Moran.]
: Dr.
Magnus.
Dr.
Zimmerman.
They briefed us about you.
I wish I could say the same.
[Moran.]
: Michelle Moran.
You may have seen my papers on the search for Grendel's children in Northern Ireland-- Grendel's a myth.
They said you'd say that.
Release us immediately, and your prisoner.
The dragon? Sorry, too big a prize.
No offense to you two.
Look, I'm going to give you a chance to fix this before anyone gets hurt.
[Moran.]
: Really, Dr.
Magnus, you're hardly in charge here.
You are dealing with a creature that you barely understand.
You're so out of your depth.
[Moran.]
: I've made a Iifetime study of cryptozoology and comparative mythology.
This is an amazing opportunity.
A glimpse into a Iarger world, something that most people don't see.
You genuinely have no idea what you're dealing with.
These are creatures that can move mountains, redirect tidal waves.
We have secure containment.
[Will.]
: What about transport? 'Cause that's going to be a party.
It's taken care of.
[Magnus.]
: Listen to me.
If you try to move it, either it will end up dead, or you will.
Guess which is the greater tragedy.
Introductions are over.
Open up the drop zone and radio for the chopper.
[Will.]
: Wait, drop zone? [Magnus.]
: Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing? No, don't! [Moran.]
: The roofs of these caverns are striated at their weakest points with a glassine crystal.
'"X'" marks the spot.
[Will.]
: Stop! [Magnus.]
: Everyone out! [bullets ricochet.]
[agents shout in panic.]
: Get back! Get out! Will! -Leave him! -No! [gasps awake.]
[yelps in pain.]
[groaning.]
Magnus? Magnus! [Magnus.]
: Will? [he groans in agony.]
[Will.]
: Can you move? [Magnus.]
: I don't think anything's broken.
[yelps in pain.]
Maybe a couple of ribs.
The others? Dear god.
You're injured.
Let me see.
[Will.]
: Okay, okay [Will wincing in pain.]
The bullet's still in there.
That's wonderful news.
Got to get it out.
The supplies are in bad shape.
There's a med kit.
What's Ieft of it.
Will, Will, stay with me.
Steady, Will.
[he screams in agony.]
[Magnus.]
: AII right, all right The worst of it's over.
[Will.]
: Magnus, I doubt that.
[Magnus.]
: I need you to hold this flashlight.
Come on, right there.
[Will screaming.]
[Magnus.]
: I got it, I got it [he moans.]
[Will.]
: Come on! Come on! [Magnus.]
: Good, good, good! AImost done Good job, William.
Okay, good.
No damage to the internal organs.
You've Iost a Iot of blood.
You need to be hydrated.
Will, do you hear me? Will! Will, stay with me.
Uh, w-water.
[Magnus.]
: Water, good.
[wincing in pain.]
AII right [faint trickling.]
[water trickling.]
Ah, yes.
Good.
Okay.
[filling bottle.]
Found an underground spring.
[sniffs.]
At Ieast we'II have fresh water.
Will Will! Will, come on, come on [gasping.]
You're going to Iove this.
'"Full Outer Shell Safety Shield System.
'" The F.
O.
S.
S.
S.
S.
! We'II name it Iater.
So, this is a personal energy shield that acts Iike body armor against pulse weapons.
So, uh, sonic, E.
M.
, full spectrum.
Now, it's a work in progress, but once I iron out the Iast few kinks, this baby is gonna change the world.
[power ramping up.]
[crashing and clattering.]
Ha! That's what I'm talking about.
You want some help? You should rest.
[Will.]
: I'm fine.
Besides, we've got to get out of here.
Feel my pulse.
SIow and steady.
Half Irish.
Your color's much better.
How are you? The broken ribs? A false alarm.
Just had the wind knocked out of me.
[she zips the med kit.]
When Moran fails to check in, they'II send an extraction team after her.
I'd say we have about 48 hours to clear the area, or we'II wind up answering for this.
There's a shelf over there.
It's a seam.
It could Iead to another tunnel.
[Will panting with effort.]
[Magnus.]
: You all right? [he gasps.]
Just a Iittle claustrophobic.
[Magnus.]
: We just need to get through this section.
It'II be over soon.
[Will.]
: No, no, Magnus, Magnus, this is crazy.
We should go back.
[Magnus.]
: To what, the Serpent's Iair? How does that make any sense? [Will.]
: We have no idea if this crawl space will Iead us to the surface.
We could be Ied into a dead end, or get trapped, or something.
[Magnus.]
: What we do know for certain is there's no way out where we came from.
We have to keep moving forward.
[Will.]
: Fine, so it's Standard Operating Procedure, Helen Magnus style, I guess! [Magnus.]
: What the hell is that supposed to mean? [he groans with effort.]
You know '"Once more into the breach for England,'" et cetera, et cetera.
No matter how stupid dangerous it is! I'm saying this is not the first time I've been stuck in a bad place with you.
I understand how being in a tight space can stress anyone out.
You don't have to be claustrophobic to know that we are under tons of rock with no map.
We just have to keep moving.
[he gasps in rising panic.]
No, no, no, no, Magnus, I've got to go back! Will! -Magnus-- -No! I need air! Then keep moving! No! I'm sick of being the expendable human on the ticket! I'm going back! Really? Wow.
I thought you were tougher than that.
We are moving forward.
Fine! Dammit! [panting with exhaustion.]
Okay [he groans.]
[Magnus.]
: You're welcome.
[Will.]
: For what? Talking to me Iike I'm a child? Anger is a great motivator.
Overcomes fear every time.
That's your M.
O.
, isn't it? Achieve the result by any means necessary.
You need to rest, and I recommend silence.
How you feeling? Any nausea? Shortness of breath? Oh, yeah, plenty of both.
CIassic signs of hypoxia, as is the short temper.
[chuckles.]
It felt real.
I need to monitor your heart rate.
Your system's slowing way down.
At the very Ieast I need to stabilize that wound.
Magnus BIoody hell.
There's a heart rate monitor but no adrenaline.
This is useless! Magnus Dear god, Will.
What's in that water? [Magnus.]
: Your heart rate's improved.
It's quite steady, actually.
[Will.]
: It's just itching or something, Iike the muscles are healing.
I mean, at this rate, I'II be able to pick the scab in the morning.
Look, I know it seems quite incredible, but I still don't trust it.
I mean, this wound was more than severe.
What seems Iike fast healing may only be superficial.
Well, I feel a thousand times better.
I mean, this water must possess a naturally occurring adenosine inhibitor or something.
I beg your pardon? [scoffs in wonder.]
Where the hell did that come from? Not to, uh, insult your knowledge of medicine, Will, but-- [Will.]
: No, I mean, first year Pre-Med? I haven't thought about that stuff in years.
But I remember everything.
It's Iike I have the damn textbook right in front of me.
Will That Serpent is said to give its followers wisdom and strength.
But what if it's not the creature at all? It was the water it was guarding.
[she sniffs.]
Increased oxygen intake, improved focus and memory, rapid healing, they'd all seem Iike God-given powers to primitive cultures.
[Will.]
: SCIU was after the wrong thing all along.
As was my father.
[chuckles in wonder.]
He would have Ioved this.
As miraculous as the water's effects are, they are only short-term.
That first dose I gave you didn't Iast very Iong.
[Will.]
: Yeah, and it Ieft me exhausted.
[Magnus.]
: And somewhat bitter.
[Will.]
: What about you? You drank the stuff the same time I did.
I suppose my unique physiology could have made me immune to its effects.
Your bruised ribs? The '"false alarm'"? That's more Iike accelerated healing, or Iike a blast of dopamine that covers the pain.
Yeah, it's possible.
[Will.]
: No, it's a fact.
Your weird blood chemistry may slow down the timing, but if you got the high, the Iow is coming, just Iike me.
Let's keep moving.
Nice, right? Lightweight sensor net, completely wearable.
Three pounds total.
Less than Kevlar.
See, folks around here, they get in dangerous situations on an almost weekly basis, so if I can get this thing working, maybe I can save someone's Iife, maybe even mine.
Just one small issue.
Still working on Iightweight power.
It's totally portable.
There's just some balance issues.
We can work on that Iater.
Ready? [power surging and crackling.]
We'II work on the power surge issues now.
[Will.]
: Listen, Magnus, about before [Magnus.]
: You mean when you accused me of recklessly endangering your Iife? [Will.]
: Uh, yeah.
I guess that was kind of childish.
[Magnus.]
: Let's just call it withdrawal.
Anger, accusations, they're all just chemical misfires.
[Will.]
: Sure, blame the water.
Do you really think I risk your Iife cavalierly? I think you're so jaded that you need the risk of death to hold your attention.
[scoffs.]
[Will.]
: Or worse, you don't think death will ever catch you.
Thank you for your honesty.
[Will.]
: Even this.
We only ever talk when it suits you, on your terms, and I better get on board or get out of the way.
Look, I already apologized for the way I handled saving Abby.
Trust me, it won't happen again.
I have no doubt about that.
[Magnus.]
: We need to stop talking.
Now.
[Will.]
: This is war for you.
Living under combat conditions.
Imagine doing it for five Iifetimes! Imagine having one Iifetime to do everything that matters to you.
Magnus you could give a hundred years to the Sanctuary and still have hundreds more to go.
I only get one set of days.
I think you need to appreciate what it means if I give them all to you.
[his footsteps recede.]
[quietly.]
I think about it every day.
We must be close to the surface.
It Iooks to be about a hundred feet up.
[Will.]
: That's a 10-storey building.
Straight up, no footholds.
There's no way we're climbing out.
[Magnus.]
: Well, not here, no, not without equipment, but at Ieast we're getting closer.
[Will.]
: Yeah.
Will! [Will.]
: Just wait a sec Just wait a second, okay? Okay [Magnus.]
: When did this start? [Will.]
: Just right now.
Oh Your pulse is thready, getting weaker.
This is not good.
I'm definitely crashing here.
[moans.]
[Magnus.]
: This Iast dose Iasted half as Iong as the one before.
I drank twice as much.
It should have Iasted Ionger.
Maybe this is how it works.
The bigger the high, the faster the crash.
Reminds me of college.
[he groans in pain.]
[Magnus.]
: It hurts again, doesn't it? [Will.]
: No, just Ieave it alone.
[Magnus.]
: Whatever's in this water is creating a cycle whereby it wears off more and more quickly each time, Ieaving you in worse shape than when you started.
You'II need an elevated dose just to stay functional.
No, I'm done with the Iiquid psychosis.
You're not going to make it out of here without this-- Magnus, just Iet me be! You can't trust your judgment-- -Oh, and I can trust yours? -Yes.
Magnus, no! [spluttering.]
Will, I-- Thanks.
[Magnus.]
: Now that your head is clear, you know that I did the right thing.
You're feeling stronger, your wound is healing again.
[Will.]
: Never felt better.
[Magnus.]
: Stop walking away from me, please.
I need to rest.
[Will.]
: We have to keep moving.
Okay, fine, you did the right thing.
I still get to hate you for it.
Go ahead.
I always do what others can't.
That's my job.
If I had Iistened to you, Abby would be dead right now, you'd be bleeding out in the corner of this cave system.
Life is not a bloody popularity contest! I could have Iet her die, I could have consoled you at her funeral, or I could save her, even though it meant risking our friendship, and I did know that much, Will.
Either way, the show must go on.
You can't get close to anybody, because you're just going to Iose them, right? Would you blame me if that were true? Magnus, what good is your Iifetime if you don't allow yourself to connect with anyone? You surround yourself with people who would do anything for you, and then you turn your back on them when they don't Iive up to your standards.
-That's ridiculous-- -John Druitt.
You can't even begin to judge that-- [Will.]
: Griffin, Watson, and now me.
Are we all just expendable in your mind? Is that how you cope? Ashley? You bastard.
[water rushing.]
[snarling.]
[roaring.]
[Will.]
: Magnus, come on! [roars.]
[she gasps.]
It's time for you to drink the magic stuff.
Come on, come on, don't fight me.
Magnus [Magnus.]
: A curtain of Iight.
The Serpent won't cross through it.
[Will.]
: The first time was when that SCIU idiot Iet the direct sunlight into its Iair.
The striated crystals must filter out the UV rays.
[Magnus.]
: And that's why it Iives down in these caves.
Its skin burns in full sun.
Okay F.
O.
S.
S.
S.
S.
, Full Outer Shell Safety Shield System prototype high-density power test, version one.
Here we go.
[power surging and crackling.]
[turns off device.]
[gasping.]
[croaking.]
Back to square one.
[Will.]
: How's our water supply? [Magnus.]
: Not drinkable.
Too much copper content in these walls.
No, I mean the good stuff.
[Magnus.]
: There's about five doses Ieft.
We need to get to that tunnel on the other side.
Which means we have to get that damn serpent off our backs.
[Magnus.]
: Not a chance.
[Will.]
: You know, we are always going with your crazy schemes.
For once, why don't you try returning the favor? For once! You're on the downward side of a dose.
[Will.]
: Okay, okay, here we go.
Helen Magnus knows best.
[Magnus.]
: Will, please.
Before we say anything else we might regret if you're feeling angry, paranoid, have a sip of this, and then we can work out a plan together.
AII right? [quietly.]
Don't mind if I do.
Will, no! Will! Will! [he gasps triumphantly.]
Do you realize what you've done? That will kill you! [he chuckles in wonder.]
Oh, Magnus If you could see what I see What do you see? [serpent roars.]
[crystals fracturing.]
[he Iaughs in triumph.]
That's what I'm talking about.
Yeah.
Until nightfall.
No.
We're not going to be here by then.
Look See? There's an opening at the end of the pool.
There's a current in here.
It's coming from the outside.
When we find the ingress, we're home free.
[Magnus.]
: Very elegant, but, Will, when this wears off [Will.]
: My body's going to shut down completely.
[Magnus.]
: This is madness, Will.
Yes, you may have found us a pathway out of here, but when that withdrawal hits-- [Will.]
: It'II be epic.
[Magnus.]
: It will kill you, and soon.
[Will.]
: Which is why you have to keep me moving, no matter what you have to do or say to me.
[Magnus.]
: Said one junkie to the other.
[Will.]
: The Iast time I crashed, I didn't even care about getting out.
Don't Iet that happen again.
This thing is dead-ending.
I need more power in Iess space.
I kind of wanted this to go differently.
A big triumph, huge success I wanted you to see the Foss mojo working.
See, the thing is, I, uh, I don't really remember anything about my parents.
I don't even know what happened to them.
The world can be a pretty dangerous place for folks Iike us.
I thought it was getting better, but, uh, now, not so much.
So I just, I wanted you to know, you know, if something did happen to me, and I wasn't able to take care of you I just didn't want you to go through Iife wondering what kind of guy I was.
[gasping for air.]
[Magnus.]
: The deeper you get, the stronger the current, and it's way deeper than you can swim, Will, and I couldn't find another way-- Give me five minutes.
That's not a good idea-- Five minutes.
[Magnus.]
: Stop wasting my time! Get up there.
You need to keep moving.
[Will.]
: Why me? Of all the cops, profilers, cryptozoologists in the world, you chose me.
The eight-year-old kid whose mother was killed in a monster attack.
That is not a coincidence.
Magnus [Magnus.]
: Come on, keep moving.
[Will.]
: My Harvard scholarship That was your money, wasn't it? AII this time I thought I was making my own decisions, but I was already on your damn payroll.
[Magnus.]
: Yes.
Yes, I paid for your education, because I thought you'd more than earned it, but I'd never force you to do anything.
If you had said no to joining the Sanctuary, we wouldn't be here today.
Believe me, Will, if I could control Iife Iike a bloody chess game, a Iot of things would have turned out very differently.
[Will.]
: Yeah.
Well, I guess we'II never know the truth, will we? [Magnus.]
: Dead end.
[Will Iands heavily.]
[he groans.]
[Magnus.]
: Will [Magnus.]
: Will! There's an opening! There's a way out.
We can chimney out of here! It's only about 40 feet.
[wincing in pain.]
No Oh, no.
No, no, there's no way.
Here, that's not you talking.
The Will Zimmerman I know wants to be with Abby, and have everything he ever wanted to prove me wrong about Iiving a balanced Iife.
Come on, get up.
[Will.]
: Leave me here.
Leave me.
[Magnus.]
: You can do this! [Will.]
: No.
Magnus You go.
[Magnus.]
: That's not an option.
Come on.
[he groans in pain.]
No.
No, no, no [Magnus.]
: I'm going back for more water.
I'm going to need this.
It'II give me an idea of how much Ionger I can keep going.
You're not going to make it.
[Magnus.]
: See? Now you're just trying to piss me off.
Magnus I don't I don't regret-- I don't regret regret anything, but please, please don't do this.
'Cause if you do, we're both gonna die down here.
[she kisses him.]
I'II be back soon.
[Will.]
: Magnus Magnus? [Will.]
: Magnus [water trickling.]
[she Iands heavily.]
[coughing.]
[groaning with effort.]
[watch crackles and surges.]
What the hell? [power crackles and surges.]
[power surging.]
[footsteps approach at a run.]
Will! [whispering.]
Come on Magnus.
Hello.
[Magnus.]
: Where's your flashlight? It's dead.
What the hell did you find? This is what's in the water.
Now Iet's get the hell out of here.
[Will.]
: You sure I can't just go cold turkey? Your organs would go into shock.
The accelerated healing you experienced robbed your body of nutrients, Ieft you in worse shape than when you were first wounded.
[Will.]
: So you're going to shoot me up again.
[Magnus.]
: This diluted solution won't supercharge you.
It'II simply maintain normal function.
And we'II have to keep it going on a regular basis until we can flush your system.
[sighing.]
This remind you of anyone? A certain Iiterary figure? [chuckles.]
Your hero, Sherlock Holmes? And his seven percent solution.
You know, we could just declare amnesty.
Forget about everything we said.
Amnesty, yes.
Forgetting? No.
Look, Will, you need to understand, you were never part of some master plan.
I may have a Iong view of things now, but the first time 'round, I was taking chances, just Iike anyone.
When I asked you to come here, I had no idea if it would turn out to be a brilliant move or a total disaster.
And? Many disasters, most brilliant.
I had 113 years of not knowing if I would ever see any of you again.
What if something I'd done in the past had changed everything? But it didn't.
Watching everything unfold again, for better or worse.
Watching every mistake I made play out again.
I had to Iet terrible things happen, Will, and do nothing to change them.
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
Wow.
Don't I feel Iike the jerk.
[Magnus.]
: You didn't know because I didn't tell you.
[Will.]
: Because you carry the whole weight yourself.
[Magnus.]
: I always have.
I'm not your protege anymore, Magnus.
Not after everything you said to me in the caves, you're not.
I need to be your partner.
Ah.
And I think it's time you told me what you've been hiding since you got back.
Not yet.
[sighs heavily.]
You'II know when you need to, I promise you.
Until then, Will, you just have to trust me.
[.]
Didn't hurt.
: You need to at least consider combining some of the smaller Sanctuaries.
[Magnus.]
: Maybe.
[Will.]
: Maybe? Magnus, unless my understanding of basic finance is flawed-- [Magnus.]
: We appear to be hemorrhaging money, yes.
[Will.]
: Aren't we? [Magnus.]
: It depends on your point of view.
[Will.]
: Okay, you know what, I'm going to drop it, and then when the repo men arrive, you can deal with them.
We're at war with insurgents from Hollow Earth.
Debt collectors are the Ieast of our worries.
[Henry.]
: Ah, good, you're both here.
Gold star, please.
I have some new info on SCIU doings.
The doings of SCIU.
[Will.]
: I thought we were Iocked out of all their databases.
[Henry.]
: We were.
After what happened in Buenos Aires, those guys totally closed ranks.
Couldn't make a dent.
But you found a way.
Those files Tesla slipped me after our Iittle adventure in the Land of Lost Socks? I did a Iittle deep data mining, found some usernames, extrapolated some passwords I Iike where this is going.
AII adding up to three destinations.
Baton Rouge, Bolivia, East Finchley Station.
Whoa, whoa, wait.
Bolivia? [Henry.]
: Uh, yeah, a team of seven.
Four ex-military, two grad students, and one Anthropology prof from U.
Penn.
They're headed for some badly charted desert in the High Andes.
Yeah, they even filed detailed tracking info.
It can't be.
Why, what's there? An abnormal so elusive that even my father gave up the search.
A giant feathered serpent said to be hidden high in the Bolivian Andes.
-A feathered serpent? -As in Quetzalcoatl? It's believed the Aztecs named a god after this creature.
Followers of the Serpent were said to be rewarded with unusual knowledge, strength, and health.
So there were super Aztecs? [Will.]
: But your father never found proof.
He mounted an expedition in 1909, but he came back empty-handed, the only survivor.
After that, he Ieft very strict instructions that the Serpent be Ieft entirely alone.
So how the hell did SCIU find it? [Magnus.]
: Well, that's the worrying part.
[Will.]
: Well, they're upping their game.
Which makes our job decidedly more difficult.
Henry, have Declan Iook into the other two operations.
You and I are going to Bolivia.
[Will.]
: Remember the part about us getting here first? [Magnus.]
: They're in way over their heads.
[serpent growls.]
[Will.]
: Well, your father was right.
It's definitely real.
[whispering.]
And it needs to be Ieft in peace.
If SCIU gets it back to their Iabs [Magnus.]
: Absolutely.
[Will.]
: It's not exactly SEAL Team Six in there.
You want, uh, Mr.
Mall Cop on the rock there? How about the skinny guy? [stunners blast.]
[Agent.]
: Hold it! [Magnus.]
: Everyone, stay put and you won't get hurt! [.]
Letters to AIistair, take two.
Or AIice, because-- Yeah, um So it's me, your dad, Henry Foss, hello.
Wow, so who knows what the world's going to be Iike when you're all grown up, huh? Hopefully things will be different for our kind, for abnormals.
Maybe we won't have to Iive in secret anymore.
You'II probably have jet-packs, and it's about time, am I right? Up high.
Boom.
Yeah.
I'm going to be Iucky if they even have machines that play digital video.
Wow.
Yeah, the boss, she still insists on everything being analog records.
You know, vinyl music and paper Iedgers may be heavy as hell, but you can still read 'em after the zombie apocalypse.
Oh, wow.
I hope you're not watching this after the zombie apocalypse.
But if you are, you remember, they are very slow, and they can't climb trees.
AIso, a good cricket bat to the head works wonders, so Oh, man, you're going to grow up in England! You're going to actually have a cricket bat, and an accent.
My kid is gonna have an accent.
That is awesome! This is going really well.
[sighing.]
[wincing.]
What the hell did they hit us with? Some sort of sonic energy weapon.
Probably the same thing they used to bring down the Serpent.
Well, that explains the ringing in my ears.
[Agent.]
: Doc! They're awake.
[Moran.]
: Dr.
Magnus.
Dr.
Zimmerman.
They briefed us about you.
I wish I could say the same.
[Moran.]
: Michelle Moran.
You may have seen my papers on the search for Grendel's children in Northern Ireland-- Grendel's a myth.
They said you'd say that.
Release us immediately, and your prisoner.
The dragon? Sorry, too big a prize.
No offense to you two.
Look, I'm going to give you a chance to fix this before anyone gets hurt.
[Moran.]
: Really, Dr.
Magnus, you're hardly in charge here.
You are dealing with a creature that you barely understand.
You're so out of your depth.
[Moran.]
: I've made a Iifetime study of cryptozoology and comparative mythology.
This is an amazing opportunity.
A glimpse into a Iarger world, something that most people don't see.
You genuinely have no idea what you're dealing with.
These are creatures that can move mountains, redirect tidal waves.
We have secure containment.
[Will.]
: What about transport? 'Cause that's going to be a party.
It's taken care of.
[Magnus.]
: Listen to me.
If you try to move it, either it will end up dead, or you will.
Guess which is the greater tragedy.
Introductions are over.
Open up the drop zone and radio for the chopper.
[Will.]
: Wait, drop zone? [Magnus.]
: Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you doing? No, don't! [Moran.]
: The roofs of these caverns are striated at their weakest points with a glassine crystal.
'"X'" marks the spot.
[Will.]
: Stop! [Magnus.]
: Everyone out! [bullets ricochet.]
[agents shout in panic.]
: Get back! Get out! Will! -Leave him! -No! [gasps awake.]
[yelps in pain.]
[groaning.]
Magnus? Magnus! [Magnus.]
: Will? [he groans in agony.]
[Will.]
: Can you move? [Magnus.]
: I don't think anything's broken.
[yelps in pain.]
Maybe a couple of ribs.
The others? Dear god.
You're injured.
Let me see.
[Will.]
: Okay, okay [Will wincing in pain.]
The bullet's still in there.
That's wonderful news.
Got to get it out.
The supplies are in bad shape.
There's a med kit.
What's Ieft of it.
Will, Will, stay with me.
Steady, Will.
[he screams in agony.]
[Magnus.]
: AII right, all right The worst of it's over.
[Will.]
: Magnus, I doubt that.
[Magnus.]
: I need you to hold this flashlight.
Come on, right there.
[Will screaming.]
[Magnus.]
: I got it, I got it [he moans.]
[Will.]
: Come on! Come on! [Magnus.]
: Good, good, good! AImost done Good job, William.
Okay, good.
No damage to the internal organs.
You've Iost a Iot of blood.
You need to be hydrated.
Will, do you hear me? Will! Will, stay with me.
Uh, w-water.
[Magnus.]
: Water, good.
[wincing in pain.]
AII right [faint trickling.]
[water trickling.]
Ah, yes.
Good.
Okay.
[filling bottle.]
Found an underground spring.
[sniffs.]
At Ieast we'II have fresh water.
Will Will! Will, come on, come on [gasping.]
You're going to Iove this.
'"Full Outer Shell Safety Shield System.
'" The F.
O.
S.
S.
S.
S.
! We'II name it Iater.
So, this is a personal energy shield that acts Iike body armor against pulse weapons.
So, uh, sonic, E.
M.
, full spectrum.
Now, it's a work in progress, but once I iron out the Iast few kinks, this baby is gonna change the world.
[power ramping up.]
[crashing and clattering.]
Ha! That's what I'm talking about.
You want some help? You should rest.
[Will.]
: I'm fine.
Besides, we've got to get out of here.
Feel my pulse.
SIow and steady.
Half Irish.
Your color's much better.
How are you? The broken ribs? A false alarm.
Just had the wind knocked out of me.
[she zips the med kit.]
When Moran fails to check in, they'II send an extraction team after her.
I'd say we have about 48 hours to clear the area, or we'II wind up answering for this.
There's a shelf over there.
It's a seam.
It could Iead to another tunnel.
[Will panting with effort.]
[Magnus.]
: You all right? [he gasps.]
Just a Iittle claustrophobic.
[Magnus.]
: We just need to get through this section.
It'II be over soon.
[Will.]
: No, no, Magnus, Magnus, this is crazy.
We should go back.
[Magnus.]
: To what, the Serpent's Iair? How does that make any sense? [Will.]
: We have no idea if this crawl space will Iead us to the surface.
We could be Ied into a dead end, or get trapped, or something.
[Magnus.]
: What we do know for certain is there's no way out where we came from.
We have to keep moving forward.
[Will.]
: Fine, so it's Standard Operating Procedure, Helen Magnus style, I guess! [Magnus.]
: What the hell is that supposed to mean? [he groans with effort.]
You know '"Once more into the breach for England,'" et cetera, et cetera.
No matter how stupid dangerous it is! I'm saying this is not the first time I've been stuck in a bad place with you.
I understand how being in a tight space can stress anyone out.
You don't have to be claustrophobic to know that we are under tons of rock with no map.
We just have to keep moving.
[he gasps in rising panic.]
No, no, no, no, Magnus, I've got to go back! Will! -Magnus-- -No! I need air! Then keep moving! No! I'm sick of being the expendable human on the ticket! I'm going back! Really? Wow.
I thought you were tougher than that.
We are moving forward.
Fine! Dammit! [panting with exhaustion.]
Okay [he groans.]
[Magnus.]
: You're welcome.
[Will.]
: For what? Talking to me Iike I'm a child? Anger is a great motivator.
Overcomes fear every time.
That's your M.
O.
, isn't it? Achieve the result by any means necessary.
You need to rest, and I recommend silence.
How you feeling? Any nausea? Shortness of breath? Oh, yeah, plenty of both.
CIassic signs of hypoxia, as is the short temper.
[chuckles.]
It felt real.
I need to monitor your heart rate.
Your system's slowing way down.
At the very Ieast I need to stabilize that wound.
Magnus BIoody hell.
There's a heart rate monitor but no adrenaline.
This is useless! Magnus Dear god, Will.
What's in that water? [Magnus.]
: Your heart rate's improved.
It's quite steady, actually.
[Will.]
: It's just itching or something, Iike the muscles are healing.
I mean, at this rate, I'II be able to pick the scab in the morning.
Look, I know it seems quite incredible, but I still don't trust it.
I mean, this wound was more than severe.
What seems Iike fast healing may only be superficial.
Well, I feel a thousand times better.
I mean, this water must possess a naturally occurring adenosine inhibitor or something.
I beg your pardon? [scoffs in wonder.]
Where the hell did that come from? Not to, uh, insult your knowledge of medicine, Will, but-- [Will.]
: No, I mean, first year Pre-Med? I haven't thought about that stuff in years.
But I remember everything.
It's Iike I have the damn textbook right in front of me.
Will That Serpent is said to give its followers wisdom and strength.
But what if it's not the creature at all? It was the water it was guarding.
[she sniffs.]
Increased oxygen intake, improved focus and memory, rapid healing, they'd all seem Iike God-given powers to primitive cultures.
[Will.]
: SCIU was after the wrong thing all along.
As was my father.
[chuckles in wonder.]
He would have Ioved this.
As miraculous as the water's effects are, they are only short-term.
That first dose I gave you didn't Iast very Iong.
[Will.]
: Yeah, and it Ieft me exhausted.
[Magnus.]
: And somewhat bitter.
[Will.]
: What about you? You drank the stuff the same time I did.
I suppose my unique physiology could have made me immune to its effects.
Your bruised ribs? The '"false alarm'"? That's more Iike accelerated healing, or Iike a blast of dopamine that covers the pain.
Yeah, it's possible.
[Will.]
: No, it's a fact.
Your weird blood chemistry may slow down the timing, but if you got the high, the Iow is coming, just Iike me.
Let's keep moving.
Nice, right? Lightweight sensor net, completely wearable.
Three pounds total.
Less than Kevlar.
See, folks around here, they get in dangerous situations on an almost weekly basis, so if I can get this thing working, maybe I can save someone's Iife, maybe even mine.
Just one small issue.
Still working on Iightweight power.
It's totally portable.
There's just some balance issues.
We can work on that Iater.
Ready? [power surging and crackling.]
We'II work on the power surge issues now.
[Will.]
: Listen, Magnus, about before [Magnus.]
: You mean when you accused me of recklessly endangering your Iife? [Will.]
: Uh, yeah.
I guess that was kind of childish.
[Magnus.]
: Let's just call it withdrawal.
Anger, accusations, they're all just chemical misfires.
[Will.]
: Sure, blame the water.
Do you really think I risk your Iife cavalierly? I think you're so jaded that you need the risk of death to hold your attention.
[scoffs.]
[Will.]
: Or worse, you don't think death will ever catch you.
Thank you for your honesty.
[Will.]
: Even this.
We only ever talk when it suits you, on your terms, and I better get on board or get out of the way.
Look, I already apologized for the way I handled saving Abby.
Trust me, it won't happen again.
I have no doubt about that.
[Magnus.]
: We need to stop talking.
Now.
[Will.]
: This is war for you.
Living under combat conditions.
Imagine doing it for five Iifetimes! Imagine having one Iifetime to do everything that matters to you.
Magnus you could give a hundred years to the Sanctuary and still have hundreds more to go.
I only get one set of days.
I think you need to appreciate what it means if I give them all to you.
[his footsteps recede.]
[quietly.]
I think about it every day.
We must be close to the surface.
It Iooks to be about a hundred feet up.
[Will.]
: That's a 10-storey building.
Straight up, no footholds.
There's no way we're climbing out.
[Magnus.]
: Well, not here, no, not without equipment, but at Ieast we're getting closer.
[Will.]
: Yeah.
Will! [Will.]
: Just wait a sec Just wait a second, okay? Okay [Magnus.]
: When did this start? [Will.]
: Just right now.
Oh Your pulse is thready, getting weaker.
This is not good.
I'm definitely crashing here.
[moans.]
[Magnus.]
: This Iast dose Iasted half as Iong as the one before.
I drank twice as much.
It should have Iasted Ionger.
Maybe this is how it works.
The bigger the high, the faster the crash.
Reminds me of college.
[he groans in pain.]
[Magnus.]
: It hurts again, doesn't it? [Will.]
: No, just Ieave it alone.
[Magnus.]
: Whatever's in this water is creating a cycle whereby it wears off more and more quickly each time, Ieaving you in worse shape than when you started.
You'II need an elevated dose just to stay functional.
No, I'm done with the Iiquid psychosis.
You're not going to make it out of here without this-- Magnus, just Iet me be! You can't trust your judgment-- -Oh, and I can trust yours? -Yes.
Magnus, no! [spluttering.]
Will, I-- Thanks.
[Magnus.]
: Now that your head is clear, you know that I did the right thing.
You're feeling stronger, your wound is healing again.
[Will.]
: Never felt better.
[Magnus.]
: Stop walking away from me, please.
I need to rest.
[Will.]
: We have to keep moving.
Okay, fine, you did the right thing.
I still get to hate you for it.
Go ahead.
I always do what others can't.
That's my job.
If I had Iistened to you, Abby would be dead right now, you'd be bleeding out in the corner of this cave system.
Life is not a bloody popularity contest! I could have Iet her die, I could have consoled you at her funeral, or I could save her, even though it meant risking our friendship, and I did know that much, Will.
Either way, the show must go on.
You can't get close to anybody, because you're just going to Iose them, right? Would you blame me if that were true? Magnus, what good is your Iifetime if you don't allow yourself to connect with anyone? You surround yourself with people who would do anything for you, and then you turn your back on them when they don't Iive up to your standards.
-That's ridiculous-- -John Druitt.
You can't even begin to judge that-- [Will.]
: Griffin, Watson, and now me.
Are we all just expendable in your mind? Is that how you cope? Ashley? You bastard.
[water rushing.]
[snarling.]
[roaring.]
[Will.]
: Magnus, come on! [roars.]
[she gasps.]
It's time for you to drink the magic stuff.
Come on, come on, don't fight me.
Magnus [Magnus.]
: A curtain of Iight.
The Serpent won't cross through it.
[Will.]
: The first time was when that SCIU idiot Iet the direct sunlight into its Iair.
The striated crystals must filter out the UV rays.
[Magnus.]
: And that's why it Iives down in these caves.
Its skin burns in full sun.
Okay F.
O.
S.
S.
S.
S.
, Full Outer Shell Safety Shield System prototype high-density power test, version one.
Here we go.
[power surging and crackling.]
[turns off device.]
[gasping.]
[croaking.]
Back to square one.
[Will.]
: How's our water supply? [Magnus.]
: Not drinkable.
Too much copper content in these walls.
No, I mean the good stuff.
[Magnus.]
: There's about five doses Ieft.
We need to get to that tunnel on the other side.
Which means we have to get that damn serpent off our backs.
[Magnus.]
: Not a chance.
[Will.]
: You know, we are always going with your crazy schemes.
For once, why don't you try returning the favor? For once! You're on the downward side of a dose.
[Will.]
: Okay, okay, here we go.
Helen Magnus knows best.
[Magnus.]
: Will, please.
Before we say anything else we might regret if you're feeling angry, paranoid, have a sip of this, and then we can work out a plan together.
AII right? [quietly.]
Don't mind if I do.
Will, no! Will! Will! [he gasps triumphantly.]
Do you realize what you've done? That will kill you! [he chuckles in wonder.]
Oh, Magnus If you could see what I see What do you see? [serpent roars.]
[crystals fracturing.]
[he Iaughs in triumph.]
That's what I'm talking about.
Yeah.
Until nightfall.
No.
We're not going to be here by then.
Look See? There's an opening at the end of the pool.
There's a current in here.
It's coming from the outside.
When we find the ingress, we're home free.
[Magnus.]
: Very elegant, but, Will, when this wears off [Will.]
: My body's going to shut down completely.
[Magnus.]
: This is madness, Will.
Yes, you may have found us a pathway out of here, but when that withdrawal hits-- [Will.]
: It'II be epic.
[Magnus.]
: It will kill you, and soon.
[Will.]
: Which is why you have to keep me moving, no matter what you have to do or say to me.
[Magnus.]
: Said one junkie to the other.
[Will.]
: The Iast time I crashed, I didn't even care about getting out.
Don't Iet that happen again.
This thing is dead-ending.
I need more power in Iess space.
I kind of wanted this to go differently.
A big triumph, huge success I wanted you to see the Foss mojo working.
See, the thing is, I, uh, I don't really remember anything about my parents.
I don't even know what happened to them.
The world can be a pretty dangerous place for folks Iike us.
I thought it was getting better, but, uh, now, not so much.
So I just, I wanted you to know, you know, if something did happen to me, and I wasn't able to take care of you I just didn't want you to go through Iife wondering what kind of guy I was.
[gasping for air.]
[Magnus.]
: The deeper you get, the stronger the current, and it's way deeper than you can swim, Will, and I couldn't find another way-- Give me five minutes.
That's not a good idea-- Five minutes.
[Magnus.]
: Stop wasting my time! Get up there.
You need to keep moving.
[Will.]
: Why me? Of all the cops, profilers, cryptozoologists in the world, you chose me.
The eight-year-old kid whose mother was killed in a monster attack.
That is not a coincidence.
Magnus [Magnus.]
: Come on, keep moving.
[Will.]
: My Harvard scholarship That was your money, wasn't it? AII this time I thought I was making my own decisions, but I was already on your damn payroll.
[Magnus.]
: Yes.
Yes, I paid for your education, because I thought you'd more than earned it, but I'd never force you to do anything.
If you had said no to joining the Sanctuary, we wouldn't be here today.
Believe me, Will, if I could control Iife Iike a bloody chess game, a Iot of things would have turned out very differently.
[Will.]
: Yeah.
Well, I guess we'II never know the truth, will we? [Magnus.]
: Dead end.
[Will Iands heavily.]
[he groans.]
[Magnus.]
: Will [Magnus.]
: Will! There's an opening! There's a way out.
We can chimney out of here! It's only about 40 feet.
[wincing in pain.]
No Oh, no.
No, no, there's no way.
Here, that's not you talking.
The Will Zimmerman I know wants to be with Abby, and have everything he ever wanted to prove me wrong about Iiving a balanced Iife.
Come on, get up.
[Will.]
: Leave me here.
Leave me.
[Magnus.]
: You can do this! [Will.]
: No.
Magnus You go.
[Magnus.]
: That's not an option.
Come on.
[he groans in pain.]
No.
No, no, no [Magnus.]
: I'm going back for more water.
I'm going to need this.
It'II give me an idea of how much Ionger I can keep going.
You're not going to make it.
[Magnus.]
: See? Now you're just trying to piss me off.
Magnus I don't I don't regret-- I don't regret regret anything, but please, please don't do this.
'Cause if you do, we're both gonna die down here.
[she kisses him.]
I'II be back soon.
[Will.]
: Magnus Magnus? [Will.]
: Magnus [water trickling.]
[she Iands heavily.]
[coughing.]
[groaning with effort.]
[watch crackles and surges.]
What the hell? [power crackles and surges.]
[power surging.]
[footsteps approach at a run.]
Will! [whispering.]
Come on Magnus.
Hello.
[Magnus.]
: Where's your flashlight? It's dead.
What the hell did you find? This is what's in the water.
Now Iet's get the hell out of here.
[Will.]
: You sure I can't just go cold turkey? Your organs would go into shock.
The accelerated healing you experienced robbed your body of nutrients, Ieft you in worse shape than when you were first wounded.
[Will.]
: So you're going to shoot me up again.
[Magnus.]
: This diluted solution won't supercharge you.
It'II simply maintain normal function.
And we'II have to keep it going on a regular basis until we can flush your system.
[sighing.]
This remind you of anyone? A certain Iiterary figure? [chuckles.]
Your hero, Sherlock Holmes? And his seven percent solution.
You know, we could just declare amnesty.
Forget about everything we said.
Amnesty, yes.
Forgetting? No.
Look, Will, you need to understand, you were never part of some master plan.
I may have a Iong view of things now, but the first time 'round, I was taking chances, just Iike anyone.
When I asked you to come here, I had no idea if it would turn out to be a brilliant move or a total disaster.
And? Many disasters, most brilliant.
I had 113 years of not knowing if I would ever see any of you again.
What if something I'd done in the past had changed everything? But it didn't.
Watching everything unfold again, for better or worse.
Watching every mistake I made play out again.
I had to Iet terrible things happen, Will, and do nothing to change them.
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
Wow.
Don't I feel Iike the jerk.
[Magnus.]
: You didn't know because I didn't tell you.
[Will.]
: Because you carry the whole weight yourself.
[Magnus.]
: I always have.
I'm not your protege anymore, Magnus.
Not after everything you said to me in the caves, you're not.
I need to be your partner.
Ah.
And I think it's time you told me what you've been hiding since you got back.
Not yet.
[sighs heavily.]
You'II know when you need to, I promise you.
Until then, Will, you just have to trust me.
[.]
Didn't hurt.