The Ark (2023) s01e11 Episode Script

Previously on "The Ark "
You're coming with me, Mr. Trust.
Ark 15, please respond.
STRICKLAND: They're launching a shuttle.
MARKO: Where's the DNA vault?
It says that it's a really venomous
spider. Why would they want that?
The spider's venom is
the cure for Klampkins.
It's a component of the cure.
- [BOTH GRUNTING]
- [GUNSHOT]
Now fly us to Ark 15.
- Hi, Mother.
- Where is Marko with the package?
Marko didn't make it. Neither did
the package. It's still on Ark 1.
- Where did they go?
- Proxima B.
MADDOX: Proxima B is an eyeball planet.
What does that mean, an eyeball planet?
The sun only hits one
segment of the planet.
It's too hot there, and too cold
on the rest to sustain human life.
- But William has a solution.
- Go screw yourself, Evelyn.
This is Lieutenant Garnet of Ark 1.
We have your spider DNA.
MADDOX: Send someone in your shuttle
with the DNA and we'll make a trade.
- I'll go with Cogner.
- The DNA.
As soon as Dr. Rogers confirms
it's the right DNA, open fire.
- Did you make it in?
- I'm in.
EVA: So she's on Ark 15?
Coast is clear for now.
STRICKLAND: Okay, so
based on what we're seeing
on the outside of the ship,
you're going to want to
make your way to the bow.
And down to the lower corridors.
I still think you should
try and find Angus first.
GARNET: Finding Angus will be pointless
if they fire on Ark 1 and
we have no ship to return to.
If Ark 15's layout
is anything like ours,
you're looking for a secure room
somewhere between corridors 40 and 50.
And if it's nothing like ours?
Improvise.
Bull's-eye.
[MUTED CHATTER]
[BEEPING]
MAN: Who the hell are you?
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
I know all security personnel.
You don't look familiar.
It's a big ark. Lots of people to meet.
- What's your name?
- Denise.
I'm on the Psy-Ops defense team.
- And you are?
- There's no team like that.
[GRUNTS]
Gary? Was that you?
[GRUNTS, PANTING]
Gary told me to come let
you know he's taking a break.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
How do I turn off this weapon?
I'm just a guard. I don't
know about the weapon.
What is that crystal
stuff in those shells?
Where did it come from?
Miss Maddox invented
it before we launched.
- So it's from Earth.
- Yeah.
- What will neutralize it?
- That's why she invented it.
Nothing can neutralize it.
You know, you're really no help at all.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
Ark 1, I'm in,
but I have no idea what to do.
Can you believe that these
itty bitty teeny tiny critters
are gonna grow into venomous arachnids
that can cure a previously
incurable disease?
I know. Couldn't the cure to Klampkins
have been anything other than spiders?
- You don't like spiders?
- You do?
Love them. I had a pet
tarantula when I was little.
Oh, it's happening!
Usually spiders usually take
two to three weeks to hatch,
but we're doing it in hours.
Oh, and look at them. They're so cute.
Cute is not the word I would use.
I wish Angus were here.
He'll be okay. Garnet will get him back.
We don't know that.
We could lose her, too.
- We can't think like that.
- It's literally all I can think about,
and I never got to tell him how I feel.
BRICE: Alicia to the
bridge, and be quick.
Is it weird that none of
these guards have guns on them?
STRICKLAND: They're following
Ark safety protocols.
Any gunfire on a space
vessel could be catastrophic.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
Didn't stop them from
using them to board our ark.
BRICE: Yeah, well,
they clearly didn't care
about the integrity of our ark.
They must take the weapons out of
secure holding when facing threats.
Or instigating them.
Any ideas on how to
shut down this weapon?
Can you dump all the Aliciaminium?
Uh, that would probably
destroy the ship.
It looks like the shells
containing the crystals
are sent into the weapons chamber
via delivery tubes.
Can you destroy the tubes?
GARNET: No tools. So not quickly.
Wait, there's a control panel.
It needs a passcode to get in.
Maybe we can hack the system
to get access and find
a weakness to exploit.
Hate to break it to you, guys.
I am not a computer hacker.
But I am. I mean, I'm not a hacker.
I'm just really good at computers.
I only do ethical hacking,
which this is, right?
Just tell her how to get in, Alicia.
ALICIA: Is there any
kind of model number
or logo on the console,
or behind it maybe?
- Only Maddox Corp.
- Okay, so maybe it started off as Trust tech.
Let's try to use Trust's
administrative backdoor.
Power down the system and restart it.
Okay, okay.
- Found it.
- [BEEPS]
- Done.
- Okay.
Once it starts booting up,
you'll see a black screen.
Type in "command colon 2487TR12."
- [BEEPS]
- I think it worked.
Looks like a bunch of gibberish though.
It's okay. It's code.
So now you're looking for a line
that says something like
"schematics" or "blueprints" or
- Framework?
- That's it! Click it.
Whoa, there's hundreds of files
of design layouts here, guys.
I don't know if I'm
gonna have enough time
to go through all of this.
Hold your watch up to the terminal.
A signal should pop up on screen
and ask if you want to connect
- [BEEPS]
- Done.
Okay. And we're in.
- Well done.
- EVA: Perfect.
I'll dig into the
weapon system from here,
try to find a way to stop it.
And it looks like it gave
us access to ship blueprints.
They have a real brig.
My guess is that's where
they're holding Angus and the others.
And of course it's
inconveniently located
in the most active sector of the ship.
I'm on my way. Garnet out.
[GRUNTS]
If anyone is out there,
could you please let me out?
Hello? Anyone there?
Someone, plea
- Miss me?
- To be honest, not really.
- I know you're mad at me.
- You kidnapped me.
I saved you.
Ark 1 isn't going to survive,
so I brought you to Ark 15.
You can have a future with us.
You can accomplish things
you never would've on Ark 1.
I didn't ask for any of that!
Well, some of the best gifts in life
are ones we don't ask for.
Don't you have anything
you wanna say to me?
No.
Don't you want to apologize
for what you said about Mother?
Uh
Yes.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't
have said those things.
I mean, I don't even know her.
For example, why does she have
a different accent than you?
I was raised by my
father in North America
until he died when I was 11.
Then I had to live with Mother.
You're actually kind of just like her.
I somehow doubt that.
- [LAUGHS]
- It's true.
You're a brilliant scientist
coming up with innovative ways
to make people's lives better.
She's the same. When the GSA fell,
Mother kept the program
going and building more arks.
There would've only been five
arks if it wasn't for her.
Think about how many lives she saved
before we had to leave Earth ourselves.
She sounds important. And busy.
It must've been hard for her to make
time for you with a job like that.
She was saving humanity.
How can I blame her for that?
Oh, no, I just meant
it sounds intimidating.
Hard to live up to those
kinds of expectations.
I have an idea.
Let's ask Mother to have dinner with us.
- Dinner?
- She has to get to know you.
And what happens if she doesn't like me?
Let's cross that bridge
when we get there.
Let's cross that bridge
when we get there.
- Hey! This room is restrict
- [ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
What the
[GASPING]
William, have you come to your senses?
I'm offering you a chance
to complete your mission
to save the human race.
All you need to do is agree
to help me rotate Proxima B.
Then we can begin our
future on a new world.
You don't fool me Evelyn. No
future of yours includes me.
To survive on that planet,
we need you to share
your knowledge with us.
If anyone's being selfish, it's you.
- Agree to disagree.
- So your answer is still no?
You see? She is a genius.
That's disappointing.
Maybe Vuk will be more persuasive.
- [GRUNTS]
- Whoa! Are you crazy?
I care about our survival,
even if William here doesn't.
I'll come back to see if
you've changed your mind
or if you need more convincing.
[GRUNTING]
Let me see.
I don't think I'm the
kind of man that could
what the
Maybe I should just
give her what she wants.
You said she'd kill you
if you gave her what she wants.
A quick and painless death sounds better
than hours of torture.
Ark 1 will come back for us.
They won't leave us behind.
And you really believe that?
I do.
There's gotta be thousands
of spiders in here,
all different kinds at
various stages of growth.
Since they didn't have the
Mediterranean recluse spiders,
Ark 15 must've been trying
every other type they had
to see if any worked
for the Klampkins cure.
BRICE: My guess is they
didn't find a substitute,
or we'd probably all be dead right now.
When will they realize we gave them
the wrong spider DNA?
Well, I gave them a
brown recluse spider.
It's nearly identical
to the Mediterranean.
They'll have to raise
it to full maturity
and test the venom before
they realize what we did.
So how long until the
spiders are mature?
ALICIA: Well, if they're in an
acceleration terrarium like ours
- Looks that way.
- A couple hours at most.
BRICE: So in that time,
you gotta track down Angus
- and figure out a way off that ship.
- Oh, is that all?
ALICIA: Oh, wait a second.
Can you see what other elements
they're combining with the venom
to create the cure?
Let me look.
Do I have mustard on my face?
It's your chance to be cured.
Yeah, I wouldn't count on it.
KELLY: Angus built an entire farm
from scratch on Ark 1.
He made vegetables from
nothing. Isn't that right, Angus?
Well, not from nothing.
I had seeds and chemically modified
We have botanists and
agricultural experts here,
- ones I trust.
- Sure, but Angus' expertise
could be useful on Prox B.
He's an expert at adapting to
new, unexpected environments.
- He's an outsider.
- He's my friend.
- Is that all?
- What's that supposed to mean?
Has Kelly ever told
you about what happened
to her other friends in the past?
None of them last too long.
I think I think I found it.
Potassium aluminum
sulfate and formaldehyde.
Those are the two
constants on every vial.
Only the venom changes.
Looks like 0.5 milligrams and
0.25 milligrams respectively.
That's gotta be it. That's
how we make the cure.
Get on it with Kabir.
[GROANING]
- [ALARM BLARING]
- [GRUNTS]
What's going on over there?
Intruder alert.
Can you guess who the intruder might be?
What did you do?
Nothing. I couldn't have.
Was this whole dinner a distraction
to keep me occupied
while some of your people
attempt some kind of rescue mission?
He's telling the truth. I haven't
left his side since he got here.
- And besides, he wouldn't betray me.
- ANGUS: She's right.
I wouldn't help anyone from Ark 1.
- I'm with Ark 15 now.
- Why?
Because Kelly's on Ark 15.
- We'll see about that.
- Mother, you're leaving?
But you barely touched your food.
Our ship is being threatened.
I have a job to do.
Can't your guards do it? You
promised we'd have dinner.
You sound like a child. Grow up.
And if I find out this new boy of yours
has any role in this intrusion
[GRUNTS]
I'll have him sent out the airlock.
Mother?
She's having a heart
attack. Call a doctor.
Kelly, call med bay now!
[GROANS] The intruder.
Did we catch them? I have to go help.
Your team is conducting a
shipwide search. You need to rest.
You were a part of this. I know it.
Tell me what you know.
Interrogation is not rest, Evelyn.
Besides, this young man saved your life.
Why did she have a heart attack?
Well, congestive heart
failure is a common symptom
at late stage Klampkins,
and since we're
Klampkins? What are you talking about?
Why didn't you tell
me you had Klampkins?
- I
- No wonder you hate Trust so much.
I'm sorry, I thought she knew.
It didn't seem necessary
to inform you about my condition.
It didn't seem necessary?
I'm your daughter!
How could you not tell me that?
- How bad is it?
- Throughout our time on this ship
your mom's symptoms have increased
at a nearly exponential rate.
Space travel seems to
exacerbate the disease.
Maybe it's the artificially
generated oxygen
or the low level cosmic radiation.
We're not exactly sure why.
So you're saying she's been
having these attacks for a while?
This was her third heart
attack in the last week.
- Mother!
- We're doing everything we can toward a cure,
using the spider DNA
we received from Ark 1.
If we can get that working soon,
there's a good chance for full recovery.
You're lucky the boy knew how to do CPR,
or you'd likely be dead now.
You could have just let me die.
Like I said, I'm loyal to you now.
[GRUNTS]
Let me into the brig
or I'll find a really
creative place to use this.
[MOANING]
- Angus?
- I told you she'd come.
- Where's Angus?
- They split us up when we got here.
Kelly took Angus. Thanks for
coming back for us, Garnet.
I didn't come for you.
Angus is the only one that
deserves to be brought home.
He didn't betray our entire crew.
So you're just gonna leave us here?
- Drop your weapon!
- Whoa!
Easy.
TRUST: Did Helena make it?
No.
She bled out in Cat's arms.
Did you even try to
save her? Did anyone?
If you wanna blame
someone, blame yourself.
You inspired a coup.
If you'd listened to me,
we'd still be on our way to Ross
128 and Helena would still be alive.
You were right. About everything.
- I'm sorry.
- Bit late for that, isn't it?
I wanna fix this, Sharon.
I'm not sure you can.
You manage to figure out
anything with their weapon yet?
Still working on it.
If they caught Garnet, the chances
they use it on us go way up.
- You just had to say it, didn't you?
- Try her again.
We've been trying her for 30 minutes.
She's probably gone radio silent.
Perhaps, but in the
meantime, what do we do?
- What?
- She left you in charge.
Look, just give her time, okay?
She's been in tough spots before,
and she's always come through.
Yes, but we should
prepare for the worst.
If Garnet is caught, we'll need a plan,
either to get the hell away from here
or negotiate with Maddox on our own.
Well, maybe we need to, uh,
to charge the FTL, you know?
Just just to be
just to be safe, you [WHEEZING]
Brice! Brice!
Kabir to the bridge now.
It's the Klampkins, isn't it?
Excuse me. Out of my way! Out of my way!
- How long has he been out?
- Almost a minute.
- [BEEPING]
- All right, his heart sounds good, thank God.
- So it's not a heart attack.
- Why why would it be?
Because in the later stages Klampkins,
the patients usually have a heart
attack or several before they, um
well, before it's over.
But the longer a
Klampkins episode lasts,
the closer he's getting to end stage.
- This was really long.
- What can we do?
- Nothing.
- Are you sure?
We just have to wait for it to pass.
- It's the cruel reality of the illness.
- [GASPING]
- Okay, okay.
- You had us worried there, Lieutenant.
KABIR: We should get you to med bay,
check your vitals, and run some tests.
I'm fine.
- Really, I'm fine, I'm fine.
- Easy, easy, easy, easy.
How long until the spiders
are ready for venom extraction?
A couple of hours maybe.
- Does Lieutenant Brice have that much time?
- I wish I knew.
I wish the spiders would grow faster.
So do I, because I don't know how
many more episodes he can endure
before he has a heart
attack that could kill him.
Go and listen in.
I wanna know what
they're saying about me.
I'm sure they're saying you'll be fine.
Yeah, well, I'm willing to bet
that is exactly the opposite.
Listen, Felix, we need to talk.
I need to know there's
someone ready to lead this crew
if I become incapacitated.
- Well, I suppose Eva could
- I think it should be you.
What? Me? Why me? Why not Eva?
She's on council and she
knows how the ship works.
No.
Eva took Trust's side.
She betrayed this crew.
We need someone like you, someone
with a strong moral compass.
You're the most qualified
person on this ship.
Well, you know, besides me.
- Brice, I don't like this.
- And you think I do, pal?
But, look, if Garnet doesn't come back,
and if I bite it, then
we need to have a plan.
I don't know how I'll ever be
able to thank you for what you did.
I'll try to think of something.
You're gonna fit in just right here.
You already are.
So you think dinner went well?
Besides the whole near
death experience part?
Better than well.
But, Angus,
when things start to go my way,
I get nervous.
So I just don't want you
to forget one little thing.
What's that?
You saw what I did to
Helena Trust, right?
If you betray me, it'll be
the last thing you ever do.
Sleep tight, Angus.
[EKG MONITOR BEEPING]
- I owe you an "I told you so."
- Do you?
I was right about the cure.
And more importantly, you were wrong.
Well, we don't know
if the cure works yet.
And in case you hadn't noticed,
my prognosis isn't
exactly getting any better,
so I wouldn't get your hopes up.
Why do you have to be like that?
- Like what?
- So negative.
It's in my DNA.
Brice, all evidence says it'll work.
Why do you even care?
We stopped being friends
the second you betrayed my trust.
I already told you, I did it
because I don't want you to die.
- I like you, okay?
- Eva
And I don't like a lot of people.
I told you not to fall for me.
Well, too late.
You said it was an emergency?
Yes. How are you?
I've been worried about you.
You're worried about me?
Well, I wanted to check on you
after finding out that Kelly lied
about Robert and your little girl.
Tell me, how are you feeling?
You need to look up a
definition of emergency.
Okay, fine! I lied.
I just I had to see someone.
I'm going crazy here under house arrest
all alone with my thoughts.
Well, some thinking should do you good.
Every time I close my eyes, I
see Helena dying on the floor.
And every time I open my eyes,
all I can think about is William.
I get so angry and also worried.
I don't know what to do with myself.
I need to talk to people. It's who I am.
I'm not meant to be alone.
You should've thought of that before
you decided to be a part of a mutiny.
No.
[WHIMPERING]
[GROANS]
Breakfast. You sleep well?
Fine, I guess.
I think I figured out a
way for you to thank me.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
I'd like to see the Ark 1 prisoners.
Yeah, that's not going to happen.
I'm starting to feel comfortable here
with you.
You've shown me what a
difference I can make here
working with you and your Mom.
So then why would you want
to see your old friends?
Maybe I can make Trust
and Lane see the difference
they can make here, too.
Wouldn't that help your mom?
She needs Trust, doesn't she?
She does.
Think how happy she'll be with you
if I can get Trust to
change his mind and help her.
I don't think it's a good idea.
Now you're hurting my feelings.
How?
I saved your mom's life,
and you still don't trust me?
No, of course I do.
Then let's go change Mr. Trust's mind
for your mom.
She'll be so proud of you.
- Dr. Marsh.
- Evelyn.
Tell me you have a report on the cure.
- I'm afraid I do.
- Afraid?
Ark 1 gave us the wrong DNA.
The venom in this spider won't work.
And you only just figured this out?
It was a nearly identical arachnid.
There was no way of telling
until the spider aged
and we extracted venom.
They were buying time for their
pathetic attempt at a rescue.
- Should we prepare to fire the weapon?
- Of course not.
They're holding spider
DNA hostage in their ship.
We can't destroy them. Not yet.
They're not taking me seriously.
It's time to start killing hostages.
Did you know that
extracting a spider's venom
is actually called milking it?
Honestly? I wish you hadn't told me.
Spiders produce venom
when they're afraid.
So to isolate it, we need to administer
a tiny non-lethal electrical shock.
And there it is.
The key to unlocking the Klampkins cure.
Try to get enough for several vials.
What's this for?
I'm going to take blood
samples so we can run tests
with the finished medication,
check for safety and efficacy.
How long will the tests take?
If we're thorough, we should
monitor the blood for 72 hours.
- Just give it to me.
- We should really run the tests.
Look, for all we know, I
might be dead in 72 hours.
And to be totally honest,
I'm sick of waiting.
So just give it to me.
Well, this is it. The
hypothetical Klampkins cure.
Are you sure about this?
Never been so sure of
anything in my life.
[GRUNTS]
How do we know if it's worked?
We should see a change
in your blood composition.
The idea is that the injection
attacks Klampkins at a molecular level.
If it works, then there won't
be any left in your blood.
Give it time to do its thing.
I'll check your blood in a few hours.
- [GRUNTING]
- [BEEPING]
- Something's happening?
- Dr. Kabir!
What is happening?
- [FLATLINING]
- ALICIA: Dr. Kabir!
- What
- Well, do something!
Come on! Do something! Come on!
[PANTING]
Dr. Kabir! Dr. Kabir!
[FLATLINING]
Charge. Clear!
Charge. Clear!
Charge again. Clear!
[BEEPING RESUMES]
What happened?
We don't know. His heart just
Felix, could you check his vitals?
STRICKLAND: He's stable.
Hey, hey.
He didn't want us to
wait. I should've said no.
I should've insisted. I should've
- Slow down.
- I could've killed him.
- Slow down.
- We don't know if it was the injection
- or the illness that caused this.
- She's right.
We just have to figure
out which one was it
and find a way to fix it.
Hey, you can do this.
Wait, wait. Where are you
going? I might need your help.
I'll be on the bridge.
Call me if you need me.
- Eva, please come with me.
- But
There's nothing you can do
for him. He's in good hands.
He would want you to continue
working on Ark 15's weapon.
Let's go.
Lieutenant Brice is incapacitated.
He's in good hands, but until
Lieutenant Garnet returns,
- he's left me in command.
- We haven't heard from her.
- It's been a long time.
- Keep on trying.
We're not leaving her behind.
Eva, get back to work on that weapon.
My mother sent us to deliver
food for the prisoners.
My orders were nobody
gets in, nobody gets out.
Okay, well, then you can
be the one to tell my mother
that you failed to follow orders.
- What are you doing here?
- She came to rescue you.
Not us, apparently. Just you.
He's fine. He's with me.
You little brat. You killed my wife.
Give me one good reason I shouldn't
repay the favor here and now.
I don't think your plan to get
him to cooperate is going to work.
- Your plan?
- Oh, yeah, I thought
I could convince you
to work with Maddox.
- [SCOFFS]
- This was a bad idea.
Let's go.
[SHOUTS]
- [ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
- Oh, God.
She threatened to kill me if I
betrayed her. She's gonna come after me!
You did the right thing.
Now let's get out of here.
I should stay and give her
what she deserves right now.
Listen, you can either stay
here and get your revenge,
or you can come with
us and maybe survive.
Maddox will punish her
for letting us go anyway.
Aw, man, it is just not your lucky day.
[BEEPING]
When the test results come in,
they'll tell me whether
or not I almost killed him.
Whether or not we almost killed him.
I've been helping make that
cure every step of the way.
But I'm the doctor.
I'm the one who injected him
without running tests first.
- I should know better.
- You did what he wanted.
I think you're being
too hard on yourself.
- [TABLET BEEPS]
- I can't look.
I'll do it.
It wasn't our fault.
The injection didn't
cause his heart failure.
- That's the good news.
- Wait, does that mean there's bad news?
From these results, it
looks like the injection
had no effect whatsoever
on Brice's blood.
It's still full of the Klampkins toxin.
His heart has congestion consistent
with late-stage Klampkins.
That's what caused the attack.
So the cure didn't work
at all? What went wrong?
I don't know, but if we
don't figure it out fast,
Brice might not make it.
This is your fault isn't it?
My prisoners are gone because of
whatever idiotic decision you made.
One failure after another.
You can't do anything right.
- I'm sorry.
- Excuse me.
I have to go clean up your mess.
We're almost at the shuttle bay!
[ALL GRUNTING]
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
Come on, come on.
Ark 1, are you there?
So glad to hear your voice, Lieutenant.
- What happened?
- Just a little complication,
but I've got Angus and a few extras.
Extras?
Yeah, Lane and Trust.
You're bringing Trust back here?
Didn't seem right leaving him behind.
- Are we ready to get out of here?
- Please.
VOICE: Docking lock not disengaged.
Docking lock? That's not how it works.
We got a problem here, guys.
We can't seem to take off.
Uh, it looks like Ark 15 has
a different launch system.
Well, what does that mean?
EVA: Someone has to
pull a release lever.
Okay, then where is that?
STRICKLAND: Um, it's not on the shuttle.
- Then where is it?
- In the airlock. Outside the shuttle.
- Someone has to stay behind.
- I'm afraid so.
Look, every guard on this
ship is on their way here.
Evelyn wants our head on a stake.
If we're going to
leave, we have to go now.
Garnet, Garnet. Garnet, wait!
Garnet, no. Listen.
I'll stay. You need
to get back to Ark 1.
I mean, the whole reason
you came was to rescue Angus,
and we can't trust Trust to do it.
I can't guarantee I'll be
able to get back for you.
- I know.
- You don't know what Maddox will do to you
- when she finds you.
- Look, are you trying to talk me out
of my heroic sacrifice?
Because you can't take that from me.
You know how to fly this thing, right?
Not as good as you.
But, yeah, I completed my
training. I can get us back home.
Hey, Spence, don't die.
[DISTANT SHOUTING]
GARNET: Ark 1, we're on our way home.
Thank goodness.
- They're locking weapons on you.
- Don't worry.
What do you mean, don't worry?
That thing will melt the shuttle like
Watch.
Fire on that shuttle now.
What the hell happened to my weapon?
Oh, my God, you did it.
It took a while to figure out
what I could change remotely to stop it.
So what did you change?
The barrel has to open to space
like an airlock when it shoots.
I disabled its little hatch.
And it backfired? You are a genius.
That's what I keep telling you.
Go, go, go!