01x02 - Godspeed

[bunniefuu]

Previously on Dominion...

In the w*r, the entire lower rank of angels joined Gabriel, and they couldn't visit earth without a body.

So they stole ours.

Then came whispers of a chosen child.

You need to speak to your dad.

I'll tell him about us, and I will get his permission to marry.

Alex?

Dad?

You basically left me to die.

Gabriel's massing for another w*r.

And like Gabriel, some of them have always hated man.

The powers are far more dangerous than the angels that possessed mankind during the extermination.

That's the delegation from Helena.

You think that kid's the one?

The chosen one's a myth.

Helena has the only air force in the cradle.

The cr*pple Riesen won't be an obstacle much longer, once you've been made Lord of the City.

It is my great pleasure to announce the engagement of Claire Riesen to William Whele.

[Cheers and applause]

[Thud]

Ooh!

Believe me, David... we had no part in this.

Round up her entourage.

You are the chosen one.

No one here is gonna breathe a word of this to anyone until we've figured out what it all means.

Jeep held the tattoos on his body for when you are ready.

They will lay out the path through which mankind can be redeemed and Gabriel and his legions pushed back.

My son.

We found him.

Oh.

[Laughs] Hey.

[Grunts] And he sh**t!

Next sh*t wins the game, hotshot.

I know why you don't bring me here more.

Yeah? Why is that?

'Cause you always lose. [Chuckles]

Oh.

Yeah!

Damn! Nice sh*t.

So what do I owe you?

The jerky, the fuzzy dice, and your Glock.

I'll give you the jerky, and I'll give you the Glock, but there's no way I'm giving you my dice!

[Laughs]

[Crows cawing]

Go inside.

Alex! Inside! Now!

[Roaring]

[Beeping]

[g*n cocks]

[Roaring]

[Exhaling sharply]

Alex.

Dad?

Get the med kit.

[Roaring]

[As Jeep] Hello, Alex.

[g*nsh*t]

[Snarling]

[g*nshots]

You're okay. You're okay.

I thought you left me.

I'll never leave you.

Promise.

We pray that our Brother Jeep may take safe passage in his journey.

We are comforted by the words of our founder.

The chosen one is near.

His hope will unite us.

His faith will bolster us.

His strength will bring us our time of peace.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Gavel banging, chatter quiets down]

Senator Romero, what's the status of our reactor?

Using all available resources, I should have the city back to full power within days.

Not fast enough.

The walls are barely functioning.

The radar is down.

Our first priority should be defense.

Defense?

From the man who brought an eight-ball into our city?

You have blood on your hands, Consul.

Your recklessness put us all in danger.

Look, I am the first to admit I had a lapse in judgment, but I was doing it for Vega.

Yesterday morning that eight-ball was discovered inside our city walls.

And when my men captured it, my first instinct was to destroy it.

But then I decided that we could use the eight-ball to remind Vega of the enemy we face.

Tragically, it backfired, and for that, I am sorry.

But I was doing it to strengthen the city, not to endanger it.

The consul decided to teach us all a lesson in secret.

I call for an audit of House Whele.

I second that.

I oppose.

It is a waste of precious time and resources.

It is not a waste of time! It is necessary!

[Gavel banging]

I agree with Senator Romero.

Consul Whele made a mistake for which he has been admonished.

Good night, Senators.

May the chosen one save us.

Alex, what are you doing here?

I need to see Claire.

It's the middle of the night.

It's none of your business, Noma.

It is now. You're drunk.

And you're jealous.

Go home. Sober up.

Noma. Aah!

You're about to end up in the infirmary.

Noma, i-it's fine.

Let him in.

Thanks.

[Door closes]

Let's go.

Alex, I looked for you at the funeral.

Let's do it. Let's go right now.

Let's get out of here. Let's get out of here right now.

[Sighs]

You've been drinking.

We'll be in New Delphi before you know it, Claire.

Let's just go right now.

Alex, we can't leave.

Yesterday you were dying to get out of here.

Yesterday I had faith there was a chosen one.

Today I have proof walking around in front of me.

Claire, the tattoos aren't proof.

Yes, they are, Alex.

I was in that bunker. We both heard what Michael said.

You... you are gonna unite all of us and end this w*r.

Vega needs you.

What about when I needed Vega, huh?

When I was a V-1, struggling to survive in the tunnels?

A V-1 who became a soldier to protect the people.

I became a soldier so I could get three meals a day!

You're afraid.

[Sighs] I know it.

No, Alex.

I have never been afraid a day in my life.

Then come with me, Claire. Let's go right now.

No.

Why?

Because we have just been att*cked.

The people are terrified. That's why, Alex!

What do you care? You live in a tower!

You go down to the island every two weeks and pass out sandwiches.

You're a spoiled princess, Claire.

And you're an ugly drunk.

Yeah.

But at least I'm not a hypocrite.

I'm not a fake.

Are you finished?

Yeah.

Good.

Get out.

Get out now, Alex.

[Door opens, closes]

[Door opens]

Quite a performance.

We both know that eight-ball was caught outside the city.

The creature's location was not the salient point.

The salient point is that you screwed up.

Damn it, David.

The only thing bigger than your bank account is your ego.

I'll take that as a compliment, General.

[Chuckles]

By the way, thank you for stepping in this afternoon.

I can't have my slick-haired bureaucrat in jail, can I?

No, you can't, because this bureaucrat keeps every department in the city running... some I'm sure you've never even heard of.

Yes. You're very talented.

[Slurps] Hmm.

[Swallows] What can I do for you, Edward?

Vega does not need a religious fervor to break out over the chosen one.

The city is too unstable.

My thoughts entirely.

There were other people in that bunker.

The techs.

Yes.

They're being spoken to.

[Buttons beeping]

Consul Whele wants to see you.

Me?

Yeah.

[Lion growling, door opens]

[Door closes]

[All cheering]

[Laughing]

To our fallen comrades!

They sacrificed their lives in the att*ck on Vega.

[Chuckles]

And Brother Janax, you ballsy son of a bitch!

We preserve you in amber until Father returns and the gates reopen!

All: Yeah!

We drink!

[All cheering]

[Distant whooshing]

Gabriel?

[Cheering continues]

Enjoy your bodies!

All: Yeah!

There's no shame in surrender, Michael.

That's not why I summoned you.

Why att*ck now?

You already lost the w*r.

I only lost a battle.

Didn't Father always teach us not to rest until our work was done?

He would be ashamed of you.

Well, he's not here, is he?

You know why...

Because he realized that this creation of his, his pride and joy, was a failure of epic proportions.

He couldn't stand the sight of them.

He just didn't have the heart to wipe them out himself.

Are you that jealous of Father's attention... his love for them over his angels?

Over you?

I should finish you right now.

Try.

If the humans knew you were here talking to me, they'd k*ll you themselves.

It doesn't make you angry?

They were given our birthright, gifted a paradise... this earth, these bodies.

And what did they do?

They turned the planet into a pit.

When they're gone, the last of them a bad memory...

Maybe then Father will come back.

[Chuckles]

You're still nothing more than a frightened child lashing out.

Your quarrel is with a father who left you, not with mankind.

My quarrel is with humans and anyone foolish enough to stand with them.

I won't allow you to hurt another soul.

Oh.

The humans don't need you to protect them, Michael.

They have the chosen one now.

If you hadn't acted like a mud woman, letting Whele have your body, maybe you would've noticed that Roan was an infiltrator.

Maybe we could've stopped him before he k*lled a hero of Vega.

I'm still Evelyn's consort.

Remember your place, Coral.

I do, and so should you.

The boy fooled Evelyn, and she's not easily fooled.

She will not react well to this disgrace.

They've humiliated us.

Maybe so. They might have taken our haikas.

But they'll never learn the secrets of Helena.

[Keys clanging, lock opens]

Arika.

The first time I met you, I thought, "Now, there's a woman who will go far in this world."

Really?

Why is that?

It was back when we still did business with those New Delphi cretins.

I was bidding against you for fuel.

That Delphi oil man... remember him?

Truly repulsive human being.

I figured you must have slept with him without blinking an eye... because you got to go home with the contracts, and I returned empty-handed, but with a newfound respect for your will to do anything to win.

Then two weeks later, he was found dead, gutted like a tuna, and I was even more impressed.

Thank you... though I had nothing to do with that.

[Chuckles]

I trust you and your handmaidens are being well treated.

Our haikas were removed.

For us, that's cultural savagery.

My apologies, but after what happened with the boy, security is our first priority.

Roan fooled us.

Think of it, David.

Gabriel's responsible for pushing the human race to the brink of extinction.

Helena will never side with him.

There are black acolytes in this very city who secretly worship Gabriel as a God.

Who's to say that Evelyn is not doing the same thing?

Evelyn believes in the divine feminine.

We have no place for a male deity like Gabriel.

But you didn't bring me here to discuss culture.

What do you want?

Helena has the only air force left.

I need it.

Evelyn will never enter a new w*r with Gabriel if Helena isn't threatened.

But I have you.

Tell me what she'll think if her consort is put to death for treason.

She will mourn me, and then she will b*mb Vega into oblivion.

Good, huh?

Mm-hmm.

[Chuckles]

Reminds me of you... a bottomless pit.

Thanks, Felicia.

[Chuckles]

No, she's teasing. Eat as much as you want.

Good morning.

Felicia, can you take Bixby to get a glass of milk?

Of course.

Is that the little girl from the bunker?

I said she was under our protection, and I meant it.

I guess it's old-fashioned to think a bride should be the first one to know about her own wedding.

If I went to you first, you never would've entertained the idea.

Why would I? I don't love William.

In the world we live in, we have to think about more than just ourselves.

So wanting to marry a man that I have feelings for is selfish?

Claire, when these walls went up, the city was in a shambles.

Refugees were pouring... Pouring in by the thousands.

We could barely afford to feed ourselves.

Yeah, I know.

You've told me this story a thousand times.

You created the V-system so that everyone had a job to do.

But what you did... was you trapped people into a life that they had no way out of.

You know it was supposed to be temporary.

As soon as we were back on our feet, we were gonna transition to a republic.

So what are you waiting for? You're Lord of the City.

If you want things to change, change them.

The senate is stuck on the status quo.

You and William... you'd be new blood.

I'm not a politician, though. I'm a teacher.

Well, now that we've been att*cked, I can't step down, not now.

But eventually you will inherit my seat, and when that happens, David Whele will be on you like a wolf on a lamb.

I am not marrying William Whele.

Because you're in love with Alex.

Yes. And I know what you're thinking.

He's not just a V-2 soldier.

He's the chosen one.

I have no idea what that means, nor does anyone.

You and William could run this city.

Oh, stop talking about William.

Claire.

Claire!

[Groans in pain, breathing heavily]

So... how long you been banging Claire Riesen?

No one knows about this, Noma.

I hope not.

Hey.

You need to keep it quiet.

You know you can trust me.

Lannon?

Yeah.

New orders.

What is it?

Security detail reassignment...

House Whele.

We need to talk.

I'm done talking.

You're in danger. Things have changed.

For you, maybe, not for me.

Leave me alone.

[Groans]

Gabriel knows about you.

What does he know... that I have the tattoos?

He's more dangerous than you think.

You're a target, Alex.

But I'm the chosen one, right?

If I'm the one that's gonna save the human race, I must be pretty damn powerful, right?

If I'm gonna unite mankind, I'm gonna have to fight angels like you.

I'm not your enemy.

It didn't feel that way when you were whipping me.

Things are different now.

You're gonna have to trust me, Alex.

Trust you? [Chuckles]

Why would I ever do that?

Everything you ever told me was a lie.

I was able to read one of the tattoos last night.

You know what it said?

"Beware those closest to you."

You stay away from me.

What are you doing here?

I just got reassigned.

Mr. Lannon... a word.

He knows your name?

You know what I did before the w*r?

No, sir.

I was a televangelist.

I sold religion on television.

I was very, very good at it. I was a true believer.

The message would differ from preacher to preacher, but the point was always the same.

You need me to connect you... to him.

Since then, I've learned the error of my ways.

Everything I believed in was wrong.

But what I do know, better than anyone in this city, is the psychology of faith.

I have seen firsthand what true believers are capable of.

They'll open up their wallets and bow at your feet.

They'll tear each other apart just to touch you.

Or they'll nail you to a cross.

But either way... you could bring ruin to our society.

You don't have to worry.

None of this means anything to me.

I won't say a word.

Smart man.

Consul, I've been with House Riesen for four years now, and today of all days, I get transferred to House Whele.

Why?

I didn't order your transfer.

General Riesen did.

William, please.

I'm sorry to intrude.

No intrusion.

Sergeant Lannon has just been assigned to our detail.

[Indistinct chatter]

I apologize for my father.

He's a narcissist of the highest order.

What did you both talk about?

He warned me about the pitfalls of fame.

Principate...

Bless you.

And you, Sister.

Here...

Take this.

[Chuckles]

May the savior bless you, sir.

And you, Brother. Here.

Extra rations, medical care for those in need.

I didn't know you did that.

Well, uh, House Whele isn't the big bad wolf Lord Riesen makes us out to be.

Your father's idea?

No.

Charity's not his strong suit.

Alex, um...

Can I call you Alex?

Sure.

I can only imagine what it must be like to walk in your shoes... the, um... the burden that's been placed upon you.

If you ever want to talk to anyone about anything at all, I'm here.

And I've always been here, waiting to be of service to you.

[Door opens, closes]

You can't keep your condition a secret much longer.

You are the only one I can trust, Becca.

You can trust Claire.

She's your daughter, Edward.

She deserves to know.

So she can worry herself sick?

So she'll know why you want her to marry William.

I don't want her thinking that her father's got one foot in the grave.

You have congestive heart failure.

You could live another ten years.

Or die tomorrow.

Well, keeping secrets isn't healthy... and I'm not just talking about your heart.

What are you talking about?

Edward, I know you go outside the city walls every few weeks.

Why?

That will be all, Consul.

What will they do to us?

The sentence will be death.

But I know David.

He'll t*rture first, try to make us confess.

All the way down to the nail bed... we need as much poison as possible.

What will you tell the guards?

That I'm ready to talk with David Whele.

It gives me great peace to know that we'll be the instrument that causes that man to die.

Oh! Sorry.

Are you okay?

I'm fine. Um, my apologies.

[Over megaphone] Curfew is now in effect.

Curfew is now in effect.

You were missed in the senate yesterday.

I was out surveying the Western cradle, making sure the thr*at was gone.

The thr*at could be right under our noses.

25 years, and you never told me about this new type of angel like Roan.

Vega's not prepared for that.

The higher order of angels never wanted any part of this w*r.

I didn't consider them a thr*at.

And Lannon... how does he factor into this w*r?

My hope is... decisively.

He has a destiny, but it's not etched in stone.

There are many paths he could choose, not all of them for the best.

He's in a difficult place.

I don't know how to reach him.

Do you?

How would I know how to reach him?

You've always had great insight into the ways of your kind.

And you're a parent.

You have a child.

If I knew how to reach my daughter, maybe I could give you some advice.

Sometimes you just have to wish them Godspeed.

Alex's decisions have repercussions for everyone on this planet.

So do ours.

[Knock at door]

[Sighs]

You're not a spoiled princess.

No, actually, that's the one thing I am.

You want to stay in Vega.

I get it.

Really?

We'll work it out together.

Thank you.

They are so beautiful.

This one looks almost Aramaic.

Aren't you even curious?

I'd burn 'em off if I could.

No, you wouldn't.

Hell, maybe I can.

Alex.

Are you worried about me... or them?

That's not fair.

Fair?

You're not the one with graffiti scribbled all over your body.

It's a gift, Alex.

For who?

Alex!

Bix!

Oh. [Grunts]

You're looking good.

Beats living life in the tunnels, huh?

Any day.

Bet there's no bedtime in the tunnels either.

Oh.

Come on, come on.

Ah.

I'll see you later.

Yeah.

Hey!

Alex.

Claire! No!

Felicia!

[Gasps]

[Screams]

Claire!

Aah!

[Elevator bell dings]

[Over PA] Attention... security breach.

Attention... security breach.

[Alarm blaring]

[Gas hissing]

[Felicia screams]

[g*nf*re]

[Indistinct chatter]

Hey, you all right?

What the hell happened?

We're not sure.

She said she'd only talk to you.

Leave us.

What have you done?

More importantly, David, what have you done?

Before you answer, consider your options.

You can claim that you had no choice but to k*ll these women after you interrogated them and found they're in league with Gabriel.

I will be absolved of any involvement and see to it that Evelyn makes no reprisals.

Or... after you failed to elicit a confession from Helena's sacred handmaidens, you flew into a rage and k*lled them.

You will be known as the person who single-handedly started an all-out w*r with Helena... one that Vega will surely lose.

The choice is yours, David.

[Footsteps approaching]

Alex.

I asked the medics if they treated you, and no one knew where you were.

I've been going out of my mind.

I'm so glad you're okay.

Why are you dressed like this?

You're leaving.

You and Bixby almost d*ed because that thing came after me.

It's not gonna change, Claire.

I'm a target now.

Right.

Okay. Okay.

So I will be a target with you.

I'm coming.

No, you're not.

I am.

And it's not because you're the chosen one.

It's not even because I love you.

It's... you've got a terrible sense of direction.

Who else is gonna keep you from getting lost?

You need me.

I'm sorry.

I'm not afraid. I can handle this.

Well, I am. I'm afraid.

I need you to stay alive, Claire.

Listen to me... If anything ever happened to you, I couldn't live with myself.

I'm going alone.

So what...

That's it. this is good-bye?

For now.

William was telling the truth. Alex Lannon is the chosen one.

Were you injured?

He was strong, stronger than expected.

You did well, little one.

Take care of her.

[Grunts]

[Old-timey music playing]

♪

Edward?

I brought your favorite.

[Sighs]

I've missed you.