Severance (2022) s02e03 Episode Script

Who Is Alive?

[TRUCK HORN BLOWING]
[GROANS]
Ow. [GRUNTS, SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
[GRUNTS]
[SIGHING]
[SIGHS, EXHALES HEAVILY]
- [ENGINE STARTS]
- ["LOVE SPREADS" PLAYING]
Good morning, Mr. Scout.
[SCANNER BEEPS]
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12.
Thirty-two, 33, 34,
35, 36, thirty-se
[MUSIC FADES]
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
[SIGHS]
Okay,
me and Helly will find the goat man
and other possible goat people.
Dylan, hit the new break room.
Maybe some of
the other departments use it too.
Um, yeah. Maybe later.
Uh, okay.
This is kind of important, Dylan.
Yeah. Uh, I'm in a good groove here,
but don't worry about it.
I'll get to it.
Okay. Well, just show them the sketch.
Do not leave it behind.
O O&D.
Yes, Irv. You can do this.
I know.
You guys really think
they're gonna let us roam around?
They said on the video
we can go wherever we want.
Lumon is listening, remember?
I thought that meant they were
listening to our conversations.
Yeah, he's right, Mark.
I did get the hint of a double meaning.
Well [SIGHS] be discreet.
If they don't know we're doing it,
how can they punish us?
Hey, y-you
you haven't been back there, have you?
No, no.
We've got you.
Thank you, Helly.
[CHUCKLES]
So, say we find her
Sorry?
Say we get to the goat department
and they're like,
"Yes, Ms. Casey's here.
She's in this goat cage."
What do we do then?
Well, we get her to the south
stairwell I'll go with her
and once we're out the door,
my outie'll know what to do.
Right. Okay. Well, sounds like
you've got it figured out. [CHUCKLES]
Are you sure you're okay
helping me out with this?
Yeah, of course.
Okay, good.
Yeah.
Um
I I [STAMMERS] Um.
[IRVING] Dylan.
I thought you were going to O&D.
Dylan.
I've recreated the paintings.
The ones I told you about.
The ones my outie was working on.
What?
You see, I've been thinking.
Maybe the hallway is really down here.
Maybe that's what my dreams have been.
We could look for it, Dylan.
We could go today.
You could accompany me.
Yeah. Um,
yeah, maybe.
Or maybe maybe you go yourself,
like, for for stealth, you know?
- S Stealth?
- Yeah.
- Look, I I can't really explain. I just
- [APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS]
[IRVING] Miss Huang.
Hall pass.
Everything chill? [SIGHS]
Dylan G., come with me, please.
Good morning, Seth.
Natalie.
Looks like your balloons
could use some coffee.
Uh, they were in the
I've got the Board.
Of course.
[STATIC FEEDBACK]
Hello.
The Board says, "Hello."
Hello. I want to thank the Board humbly
for my recent betterment.
The Board says, "You're welcome."
The Board is jubilant
at your ascendance.
It wants you to feel appreciated
and asks if you do.
I do.
The Board austerely desires for you
to feel connected
to Lumon's history.
To that end,
please accept from the Board
these
inclusively re-canonicalized paintings
intended to help you see yourself
in Kier, our founder.
Oh. Oh, my.
You'll find the whole Kier cycle.
The Board wishes to express
that I, Natalie,
received the same gift
upon receipt of my current position
and found it extremely moving.
I'm grateful.
Yes.
It's meaningful
to see myself reflected in
The Board has concluded the call.
Congratulations, Seth.
[RETREATING FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[CAR SLOWS, STOPS]
[SIGHS]
[HELLY] Is that it?
[MARK] Think so.
Whoa.
Oh, you're gonna
You sure?
Okay.
All right. [STRAINING]
Okay, we're doing this.
Can you see anything?
No. Careful, there's poop.
Okay.
Okay.
[GOATS BLEATING]
[MARK] Oh, my God.
[HELLY] What the hell?
[DEVICE CLICKING]
Are you here to kill me?
[STAMMERS] Uh, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I Sorry. Hi, I-I I'm Mark.
- I'm Helly.
- And we're with Macrodata Refinement.
What is this place?
Mammalians Nurturable.
[STAMMERS] Please, we
we mean you no harm. We just wanna talk.
Please.
Irving.
Felicia, hello.
I'm I'm sorry to pop in
after all this time.
I'm sure you must be very busy.
It's good to see you.
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
[GOATS BLEATING]
[MARK] Her name's Ms. Casey.
She's our former Wellness Director.
[BLEATING CONTINUES]
Wellness
we don't abide such fripperies here.
Right. Well, she's been retired,
but we believe she
may still be on the floor.
Are you sure you don't know her?
Maybe you should take that page
of paper and be on your way.
Not until you've answered my question.
Mark.
[BELL CLANGING]
You should have left.
Um, it would be cool to know
what this is about.
So, like, is it rude to keep asking
why you're a kid?
I I don't mean to impugn.
It's just like, are you okay, you know?
They're not, like,
forcing you to be here, are they?
Oh, fuck.
[STAMMERS]
Why are we going to the security room?
[BEEPS]
- [WAVES CRASHING]
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
Wow.
[WAVES CRASHING]
[VISITOR] Dylan?
[DYLAN] Hi.
[CHUCKLES] Hi.
Dylan G.,
through good behavior and output,
you've earned an 18-minute
visitation event with your outie's wife,
Gretchen G.
Cool.
Your time begins now.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Should we sit?
[DYLAN SIGHS]
Nice sack.
Sorry?
Uh, your The, um
Oh, thanks.
Um, they made me put my stuff in here.
[CHUCKLES] Badass.
You really don't know me at all?
No. Um Well, I mean,
from the photos from just now, but
Yeah, Seth warned me
that this might be weird.
- Who's Seth?
- Don't you
[MISS HUANG]
Please refrain from sharing information
that may be privileged or sensitive.
Thank you.
Okay.
[WHISPERING] Who is that child?
[MISS HUANG] Miss Huang.
Look. Uh, it's really nice to meet you,
but am I in trouble?
Oh, no. No, you're not
you're not in trouble.
Um [CLICKS TONGUE]
We have three kids.
Right.
And y-you, um
No, he Or
My husband has had trouble
keeping other jobs.
He dumb?
No.
He a dick?
No.
What is wrong with him?
Oh, nothing's wrong with him.
He just
He never quite found his thing.
So he's actually kind of a fuck up?
[SIGHS]
Do you wanna see a picture of the kids?
Yeah.
[SIGHING] Okay.
So, Jim is six.
He's in the first grade now.
And Ruth is four.
And Merrick just turned two.
Wow.
Holy shit.
Look at them.
They're awesome.
They are.
And we live on a cattle ranch?
[BOTH LAUGHING]
And then And Burt says,
"I don't care if
you're Baird goddamn Eagan,
you don't come to my department
and tell me how to print a snow globe."
[BOTH LAUGHING]
I ca My God, he was
he was fearless.
I worked with Burt for six years.
And I only ever saw him
scared of one thing.
He spent two hours on his hair
the first time he went to visit you.
[CHUCKLING]
Really?
I should [CLICKS TONGUE]
I should show you something.
[STAMMERING]
- If we see her
- N-Not her Not her. It's a
Here.
Oh, Irving, it's lovely.
I'd draw one every
day I couldn't see him.
My numbers went down,
but I didn't even care.
[FELICIA CHUCKLING]
Oh, no.
That's [STAMMERS] That's not Burt.
That's s That's something else.
That's just a That's nothing.
[STAMMERS] It's [EXHALES HEAVILY]
How do you know about the exports hall?
I'm sorry?
We send a lot of shipments there.
Used to go ourselves.
But now, they send a guy.
Do you remember where it is?
[GOATS BLEATING]
Hello.
Hi.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
- Excuse me. Have you seen this woman?
- Hey! Stop that!
Her name's Ms. Casey.
She was the Wellness director.
- [DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR] Stop that!
- Have any of you seen her?
Enough!
We've decided to send a courier
to inform Mr. Milchick of your inquiry.
No, no, no, no. You can't do that.
They could kill her if they find out
That's not a Mammalians problem.
It's an innie problem.
Listen, we used to be afraid of
other departments too
We're not afraid of you.
[MARK] Look, they just disappeared her.
And if we let this happen to Ms. Casey,
then who's gonna step up
when it happens to us?
If one of your goats went missing,
wouldn't you go looking for it?
She used to come do her sessions
in our husbandry tanks.
She had a gentle way about her.
[GOAT MAN]
She said my outie excels at stargazing.
Meant a great deal to me.
As far as we know,
she was retired, just like they say.
But if you suspect otherwise,
we won't hinder your search.
Thank you.
Yes, thank you.
[CLEARS THROAT]
But before you go, we would
like to see your bellies.
Our bellies?
Please.
Okay.
See? Pouchless.
Proves nothing.
Uh, okay. Let's
- So we'll just Yeah.
- [MARK] Yeah.
[DOOR BEEPS]
Uh [CLEARS THROAT]
Uh
I'm I'm glad we did this.
I mean, I hope, for you, this was
I don't know. Uh
Yeah, it was.
And I'll be good.
I'm gonna make you all proud.
I'm always proud of you, Dylan.
Cool.
Um
I love you.
Oh.
Sorry.
- Habit.
- No, it's, um
Okay.
All right. [CHUCKLES]
- Bye. [CHUCKLES]
- Yeah.
[SIGHS]
[CARTOON PLAYING ON TV]
- [MERRICK BABBLING]
- [APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS]
[GRETCHEN]
So remember Merrick's ear thing, okay?
[DYLAN] Copy that.
- [GRETCHEN] Left ear.
- [DYLAN] Yep.
[GRETCHEN] And did you do the cookies
for Jim's class?
Bye. [KISSES]
[GRETCHEN] It's our week for cookies.
Mmm.
[DYLAN] I did not do the cookies. Sorry.
So, it's a tube
and you just need to slice them
- and then you put them in the oven.
- Got it, yeah.
[GRETCHEN] Love you. Mmm.
Hey, um, how was the thing?
What thing? [SIGHS]
The thing with me.
Oh. Yeah, it was good.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Weird good, but good.
Cool.
Yeah. Okay. Okay, okay.
I'll see you in the morning.
- Bye.
- [MERRICK] Bye.
- [GRETCHEN] Bye.
- Bye.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
- [CARTOON CONTINUES PLAYING]
[MERRICK BABBLING]
[NATALIE] "But surely beer and juleps
cannot fill the void left by love.
Indeed, only wine can achieve this,
but it is famously costly,
which is why sadness
is among the most
recurrent issues facing the poor."
Remarkable. So astute.
Is it? That's what I was going for.
- [DEVON] Hi.
- [RICKEN] Hmm.
Oh, my babe.
Um, this is Natalie Kalen from Lumon.
Is everything okay?
Oh, yes. God, yes.
Uh, Natalie just stopped by to, um,
discuss my book, actually.
Oh.
It's a joy to meet you, Devon.
You must be so proud.
[RICKEN] Mmm.
I am.
I'm sure you know by now
that your husband's work
has found its way
onto our severed floor.
[BREATHES DEEPLY] Yeah.
Do we know how that happened yet?
Uh,
so w-we've actually moved beyond that,
and we are now discussing the, um
[CLICKS TONGUE] Uh, what was the
the term you used?
- The result.
- The result.
Ricken's words have
had a profound effect
- upon our workers.
- [RICKEN] Huh.
We think he's really tapped
into something.
And, uh, Natalie wants to discuss
a version of The You You Are,
- specifically for innies.
- [CHUCKLES]
Oh.
Okay, w-well, that's cool.
I mean, but what's wrong
with the current version?
Nothing.
No, uh, the the explanation
is actually very interesting.
- [STAMMERING] Um [CHUCKLES]
- [CHUCKLES]
It's fascinating, actually. You, please.
There's a certain verbiage
to which innies respond more favorably.
If we just tweak it here and there.
They think that it could be
a real game changer.
Gotcha.
Um, I gotta go.
But she needs a bottle in an hour. So
Of course.
- [NATALIE] Devon.
- Yes?
Can I just say, your brother is one of
the sweetest members
of our severed team.
Yeah, he's a good egg.
Okay. One hour.
[MARK] So she said her name's Natalie?
[DEVON] Natalie Kalen, I think.
[MARK] Wh-What Was she asking,
like, what I'm up to or
[DEVON]
Nope, 'cause it's Ricken they're after.
- Ricken?
- Yep. His book.
What?
I guess [CHUCKLES] you and
your work friends
were so inspired by it.
- Oh, Jesus Christ.
- Yep.
That they're They wanna do like a
an innie specific cut.
Wow, okay. Well, there's just
There's a lot I'm not gonna say.
[DEVON] And that is so appreciated.
Have you told Ricken
what we're doing here?
- Are you insane? No.
- Okay.
- Good.
- [SIGHS] Okay,
so you need to see the afterimage
for, like, two and a half minutes?
Two minutes, 18 seconds.
It's from the parking spot
to the elevator, give or take.
Yeah, I think the Whole Mind Collective
would be very proud of this.
As well as your kindergarten teacher.
What the fuck was her name?
Mrs. Lustgarten?
- Yeah, Mrs. Lustgarten. Yeah.
- Wow.
She really got me.
Yeah. Fuck, I gotta skedaddle.
Will you be careful, please?
Yeah.
Okay.
I do love you.
- [KISSES]
- Okay.
Even thought you left me
with the check at Pips, you dick.
Thanks.
[DEVON] You're welcome.
- [METALLIC CLATTER]
- [RETREATING FOOTFALLS]
[TYPING]
[SWITCH CLICKS]
- [SWITCH CLICKS]
- [MARK] Two,
three, four, five,
six, seven,
eight, nine, ten,
11, 12. Shit.
[BREATHING HEAVILY] Fuck.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
[SWITCH CLICKS]
If you want me back,
you must accommodate my needs.
[HELLY] I'm listening.
MDR. Non-negotiable.
Mark S. is so close
to completing Cold Harbor.
I intend to finish the work
that I started,
which is why
Milchick must go.
He's not equipped for the task.
I must be floor manager.
I hear ego
hubris
arrogance.
Kier teaches us they only cause pain.
Everything I accomplished, I earned
through dedication and industry,
not because I was born into it.
I think you've overestimated
your contributions
and underestimated your blessings.
We didn't have to ask you back.
You didn't have a choice.
Are you sure?
Why don't we reset?
It doesn't have to be this way.
[LINE RINGING]
Natalie.
Please see if the Board is available
for Ms. Cobel and myself.
[NATALIE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
Let's go speak with them together.
Harmony.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[WHISPERING] Thirty-three, 34, 35, 36,
thirty s
Jesus Christ.
Are you trying to burn a message
to your innie into your retinas
because your computer told you
that was a brilliant idea?
Yeah.
- No, no. What? No, no, no, no, no.
- [KNOCKING]
What are you What?
It doesn't work.
- No shit.
- The switch briefly dilates the pupils.
Clean slate.
- Okay, thank you. Thanks.
- Also, you could blind yourself.
And how was the innie
gonna send you a message back? Hmm?
- Uh, that's his problem. I don't know.
- [DOOR LATCH CLICKS]
Mark, unlock the door.
Why?
We need to talk.
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
- Mark, unlock the
Mark, unlock this fucking door!
[SIGHS]
[DOOR UNLOCKS]
[MARK] Goddamn it.
This goddamn fucking thing.
- What?
- There's an easier way.
Didn't seem particularly easy for Petey.
Heard about the OTC.
Yeah, my sister talked to my innie.
He said a lot of things.
Did he tell her
your wife is alive at Lumon?
Who told you that?
Is she?
[INHALES DEEPLY] Is Gemma alive?
She was, the last time I saw her.
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
[GRUNTING, BREATHING HEAVILY]
How could you not tell me?
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
We were interrupted, if you recall.
Mark, I want to help you,
but you have to trust me.
[BREATHING SHAKILY] How the fu
There is one way, and one way only,
to get information in and out of Lumon,
and that's reintegration.
I'm better at it now.
I can make it work with you.
I can sew together a version of you
that loves her with a
version of you that can
[BREATHING SHAKILY] Yes. Do it.
You're sure?
I wanna see my wife. [BREATHES SHAKILY]
[WHIRRING]
[CLICKS]
[MACHINERY WHIRRING]
[MONITOR BEEPING]
[REGHABI] The monitors differentiate
the five brain wave frequencies
of the innie and outie.
Delta, theta, alpha, beta, gamma.
One frequency,
two waves per oscilloscope.
The waves aren't in sync.
Not yet, anyway.
That's what we're here to do.
[MACHINERY BEEPS]
Lean forward.
Uh
[SIGHS] is it gonna hurt?
Ideally not.
What does your mouth taste like?
[MARK] Nothing.
[REGHABI] Good.
[HIGH-PITCHED FEEDBACK, BUZZING]
Um, w-what the fuck?
[REGHABI] Shit.
[HIGH-PITCHED FEEDBACK, BUZZING STOP]
[MARK BREATHES HEAVILY]
You all right?
[BREATHES SHAKILY] I don't know. Am I?
I'm gonna start with easy questions
and get more complex.
Do you remember protocol?
Uh, is that the first question?
No, we haven't started yet.
Uh, yes, I remember.
Relax your body. You should feel good
when this is over. Who am I?
Okay, so are are
We've started. Who am I?
Uh, Asal Reghabi.
Where are we?
My basement.
What was your mother's name?
Fern Scout.
What was her eye color?
Uh
Seriously?
Brown. It was brown.
Did you love her?
Yeah.
[BEEPING]
[REGHABI] Name a dam.
[MARK] Hoover.
[REGHABI] What does MDR stand for?
What?
MDR.
- Mystic
- That's wrong.
What is something
for which you feel shame?
- [MARK] Uh
- Shame.
[MARK] My dog died w-when I was a kid.
It was my fault.
- [MACHINERY BUZZING]
- [REGHABI] Why?
[MARK] I left the gate open.
[REGHABI] Where were you born?
[MACHINERY BEEPS]
Uh. [STAMMERS] I'm not sure.
What month is it?
You mean, what quarter?
[HIGH-PITCHED FEEDBACK, BUZZING]
[MARK] Wait.
[REGHABI] What is your first memory?
- I don't know.
- [REGHABI] Tell me.
Holy shit.
- I don't know. I don't remember.
- [REGHABI] Tell me.
- [REGHABI] Tell me your first memory.
- I don't remember.
- [GASPS]
- [PETEY] Hey there, you on the table.
I wonder if you'd mind taking
a brief survey.
[GASPS, BREATHING SHAKILY]
[PETEY] Five questions.
To start out, who are you?
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