03x05 - 30 Minutes To Air

[bunniefuu]

Previously on Continuum...

Down! Everybody down!

Liber8 is fishing for something specific in those safety deposit boxes.

What's happening?

First, I bet a whole new battle strategy.

You used the same secret SIM card for a year?

Liber8 wanted me on the hook and...

Save it, Betty.

We're going to use you as bait.

Did you really think they were gonna let you play Steve Jobs without a fight?

You need a shark to take on these sharks.

Stay away from Alec.

Which one?

So I guess we're not gonna be pals then, huh?

I don't see how.

Don't forget to do your homework, Tio.

Mom, I hate fractions.

So did I, but you won't pass your exams without them.

Tio, I thought I told you to close the door?

[Heavy breathing]

Daddy!

Hey!

I missed you so much!

Where have you been?

You missed my birthday.

I didn't want to, baby.

Hey!

Daddy knows he shouldn't be here.

We talked about staying safe.

I have another way.

Go play. Go.

Her DNA is forged.

If they find out that she's the daughter of a...

A fugitive?

A t*rror1st?

You don't believe that.

It doesn't matter what I believe.

Belief is the only thing that keeps me going when I'm dying to be with you both.

I mean, Tio needs to learn that belief is...

Belief is only a problem when you're eavesdropping!

Because this is what happens!

[Laughs]

[expl*si*n]

To the right!!

On the right!!!

In, in, in!!!!

There.

Clear.

All clear sir.

His pheromone levels are still ambient.

It's better for the both of you if you were to tell the truth.

What's your connection to him?

Please.

He threatened to k*ll us.

We're good citizens.

We're loyal.

And what about you, sweetheart?

Are you loyal to the corporate congress?

I took the oath in school.

You want to help your mother out, don't you?

So tell me, where did he go?

Verta, down.

Now.

I got him!

Get down.

Get down now!!!

Easy.

Down on your knees!

Hash-tag "kiss my ass Fermitas"?

Epic!

[Laughing]

The corporate security was primitive at best.

Those protesters never should have made it past the lobby.

Why paint a bullseye on Fermitas?

Well, that's an ironic choice of words.

Fermitas is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers, like the Wal-Mart for warlords.

You chasing this one down?

Trespassing and opinionated protests?

It's not really my department.

It seems to me like Liber8's recruiting methods are paying off.

Civil disobedience has been around long before your friends showed up.

Carlos?

We've both travelled long distances, seen things other people can't know or understand.

We could help each other.

We're already on the same team, what more do you want?

Everyone needs a partner.

Carlos, Alec...

Those relationships are fracturing.

Does Katherine know you're here?

She asked me to keep an eye on you.

That is not an answer.

It's possible his offer was a gesture of goodwill.

Goodwill is not in his arsenal.

I don't trust him.

Well, he knows I respect you and he knows we talk, so maybe that's all it is.

I appreciate you telling me, though.

Most of the people in this cell don't have families.

They found themselves lost in traditional society.

Some I recruited off the streets, others found their way to me.

For many of them, mother-less.

I can fulfill that role.

How do things feel to you?

Liber8 has been quiet since the bank robberies.

All that energy in theatre to little or no effect.

You feel that?

In a way.

Don't you?

What's in there?

I'm glad you're here.

Okay, if I don't answer this, Lucas is going to wonder why.

You think I'm gonna let you send him some kind of message by the way you answer?

No.

I will answer it any way you want.

He doesn't call that often.

I said no.

What if she's right?

We'll pick the moment to use her to our advantage.

On our terms.

Hey, where've you been?

I ran into an old friend.

Funny, I wasn't aware you had any of those.

What is it?

This department just can't catch a break.

Break and enter.

Criminal trespass.

Reckless endangerment.

Just call me a t*rror1st.

That's what we all are to you.

This is being recorded in front of two witnesses, Agent Cameron and Detective Fonnegra.

I will stipulate that you were being sarcastic just then.

Don't repeat that mistake.

Now, for the record, you've already been advised of your rights.

What we did was harmless.

Nobody got hurt.

What you did is an indictable offense!

You could serve time.

Now I want to know why.

Do I really have to say it after the bloodbath at LGU?

I'm taking a stand.

That sh**ting, your tactics...

Were necessary and proportionate to the thr*at.

Tell me you want a lawyer.

You can't be serious, dad.

Christine, this is as far as I am willing to stretch.

Now, say the words.

I want a lawyer.

Well, we're not going to be able to sweep that one under the rug.

If she isn't charged, it puts him and the whole department under a microscope.

She didn't do this on her own.

Oh yeah, sure, they're both guilty.

But that other kid's not gonna lead the news.

They are.

This is lose-lose any way you play it.

[Knock]

I think you're one "lose" short.

Do I need my union rep?

There's no inquisition here, Jack.

Yet...

You're daughter is pro Liber8.

How do you think that looks?

Is this the part where I clear out my desk again?

Just because I'm your oversight doesn't mean I'm not your advocate.

You know who I'm funded by.

Intimately.

Then you realize I won't be removed as easily as last time.

I think that there's room for cooperation.

Every back needs scratching.

What did you have in mind?

Spin.

I can't save her from this.

Can't?

Kick it over to another department.

Let Terry handle it.

He owes you.

Or Brett, for that time you took his son home instead of the precinct.

She's gonna lead the news, Niky.

The only thing I can do is treat her like any other kid.

She's not!

She has to be.

This will destroy her future.

She made a choice.

Same way you did five years ago.

That is not what we're talking about!

You know, there was a time when you believed in my principles.

There was a time you believed in them, too.

I still do.

Chrissy will be held accountable.

While we're at it, I'd like to create a two-stage authentication protocol for any future changes.

Sure, I can hold.

Oh, wardrobe upgrade I see.

Sharp.

I'm evolving.

You did great with that board, kid.

You held your own against the vipers.

Now you need to bring in a mongoose.

Last time it was a shark.

Whatever.

Someone who can strike on your behalf.

If that happens to be me...

Uh, well, the thing is, while things settle down with the board, we're in a bit of a hiring freeze.

[Laughs]

Now...

You may remember I rescued you from a menial job at a retail store not too long ago.

I gave you back your destiny.

We had a deal.

And this wasn't it.

Oh, come on.

You'll find another tech-savy kid to profit by.

We both know that I'm not unique.

You're kidding me?

You're the damn architect of the future.

As far as Sadtech goes, I'm prepared to offer you a reasonable settlement.

You're prepared.

You're prepared!

You were a good teacher.

Whooo.

Oh, this is not how it ends.

Well, let me know when you find an alternative.

You've been reading that book on management.

What's the name?

I haven't...

The "power in silence"...

No, no questions where a statement will do, roll over your enemies with legal power.

Hell, you know the author.

I don't.

It's you, kid.

It's you.

I'm glad your department offered me this opportunity.

You're a take-charge guy and we definitely need more of those, especially with our revolving door of mayors.

It's like the seven dwarfs lately.

Yeah, happy and dopey are dead, I think grumpy's in charge now.

Funny, that's a bonus.

And don't worry, we'll go easy.

I've seen your show, miss Bolton.

You don't do easy.

Don't let Nigel interrupt you, he can be insufferable at times.

But my producer says I have to stop cutting him off so much because... I don't know.

The patriarchy.

I'm sure I can handle Nigel.

I do love cops.

Your daughter will be treated just like any other kid.

Nigel, can you believe this?

No, absolutely not.

Inspector Dillon is answerable only to his corporate overlords, certainly not the people and not the city.

This is about who my daughter answers to.

It's a serious offense and she will be held accountable.

A first offense?

Any parent can understand wanting to use whatever influence they could...

Diana, I don't get to be any parent.

My accountability is 24/7.

And, unfortunately for my daughter, by association, hers is too.

Under your accountability we've had scandals, police cover-ups and two dead mayors.

Inspector, tell us: How would your daughter's situation play out different if you weren't a cop?

If I wasn't a cop?

There wouldn't be a story, would there?

So you're gonna let the system take care of your miscreant daughter?

That's how the justice system works, yes.

Does that include your own private police sh**ting innocent university students?

And you're still in charge.

If we can't remove our so-called leaders, Diana, we're staring fascism in the face.

Are you a fascist, inspector?

According to Nigel, I'm a corporate lackey.

It seems contradictory to me.

[Claps]

Excellent question.

That was better than usual.

k*ll the feed.

They blocked and booby-trapped the doors.

Most of the staff were forced out except for inspector Dillon and eight other hostages.

How many Liber8?

Unknown, but witnesses identified both Travis Verta and Lucas Ingram.

Ok.

We try and talk them out first.

In the meantime, get us an entry plan.

Easy enough to get in, but they had to know it would be virtually impossible to get out.

Your contact's gone quiet.

Can we still do this without her?

Trust me, I'll find a way.

We know how this plays.

Your troops are outside shutting down streets, searching for entries into the building from above and below.

You've wired all entries to blow, you've got a list of demands, you know we're not gonna meet them.

And, if your boy Fonnegra is in charge, he knows we're not in this to steal a million and fly off to Bolivia.

So what is it you want?

You're about to find out.

[Phone ringing]

Yes.

It's him.

When did I become such a d*ck?

It's not a joke.

I'm not joking.

But he's still...

You're him, he's you.

How can he be so vindictive?

I don't see that in you.

I travelled through time, win.

I got the girl, win.

You lost your father.

Yeah, but I'm not like the other me there.

I met the guy, I didn't like him.

Escher was still your father.

There's gotta be some regret not knowing him.

I'll try on some regret later.

Right now we've got other problems.

Ok, we've got 30 minutes to give them access to the station's satellite network before they start k*lling hostages.

And he wants to make a public address.

It doesn't make sense.

In the past, when Kagame and Lucas wanted to reach people they simply hacked in.

Why take hostages and expose themselves like this?

I don't know.

And we're never going to let them broadcast anything.

There's a maintenance panel here that leads to the ventilation gangway.

We could send in a small team, secure access for a larger force.

Shouldn't we start with negotiation?

Travis is never gonna cut a deal.

We negotiate for Dillon.

There are no VIP's in a hostage situation.

If I was in there and Dillon was out here, he would make exactly the same call.

Have hydro stage a transformer failure, tell them that's why they're off the air.

It won't convince them for long.

We don't need that long, just long enough for you to export this entry.

Take two guys, see what you can find.

You're going in there also.

With them?

No.

Do that thing that you do, ok?

Keep a line open for me.

Kiera.

We want to rescue all of them.

I know.

We have a two man team...

They're starting to play their games.

It doesn't matter, I rigged a back-up circuit.

It should activate in three... two... one.

It's the only magic trick I've got until we get those satellite codes.

Busy day for you.

Arrest your own daughter, act the righteous man on TV, get taken hostage.

Tonight can only be a let down.

What do you want?

What do you think I want?

You've been chasing me long enough.

You know, you talk a great game about freeing the people, but it's on your terms.

Anybody who doesn't agree with you...

Ends up being arrested by daddy.

You're not that guy, inspector.

You're not getting the g*n, you're not saving the day.

Pretty confident in that, are you?

I am.

Great.

Your boy Fonnegra better get me what I want.

I'm in agreement with your principles, Mr. Verta.

Strip the power away from this growing corporate mono-culture.

Shut up, Nigel, you're encouraging a t*rror1st!

Liber8 has the only clear vision of what lies ahead if we don't speak up.

Mr. Verta and his friends here are the only hope for the future.

[g*nsh*t]

[Screams]

No more talking heads.

Oh, he'll live.

For a while.

You might want to block up that hole.

Not you.

When I watch your show, I'm ashamed for you.

For all your viewers.

No awareness, no analysis, just reactionary opinions.

You are part of the problem.

A pretty, empty puppet.

[Sobbing]

Leading everyone on a merry dance.

[Phone ringing]

Tell Fonnegra he doesn't have much time.

Travis?

[Fighting grunts]

Are all the hostages still alive?

For now, but the clock is ticking.

Full access to those satellites in 15 minutes or I'll sh**t miss Bolton next as a sign of my resolve.

Travis, we're working on getting you the codes, but it's slow going.

The company doesn't want to give them up.

Save the negotiator clichés, Fonnegra.

Stalling is only going to lead to something...

Terminal.

[Phone ringing]

Yeah.

I'm in.

Alright, good.

Keep me apprise step by step.

Roger that.

I think I know why the network isn't releasing access to the satellites.

That whole conglomerate was bought out in 2010 by Fermitas.

The weapons-maker owns Channel 1?

Diana Bolton ran a huge expose on Fermitas a couple years ago.

Fermitas announced an intention to sue, then dropped the suit.

People figured it was because it wasn't winnable, but really...

If you can't muzzle the press, you buy them.

Private acquisition.

Private acquisition?

So nobody knows?

Lucas might have found out.

Did he?

Not from me, I swear it.

What's your twenty?

Security room, watching Travis and Lucas storm the castle.

All this effort to broadcast a manifesto?

Well, here's some breaking news for ya.

Fermitas owns the station.

Private buying private.

The safety deposit boxes.

That's how Liber8 found out about the sale.

Garza and Sonya aren't here.

What, two-prong att*ck?

Makes sense.

Carlos?

Stay in touch.

We have a problem.

My men are inside but access to the studio is rigged with expl*sives.

b*mb squad?

We've never seen anything like this.

Sir, the corporate rep is here.

Give me a second.

You Benedict?

Yes.

Fermitas?

Yes.

Good.

One man has been sh*t and there will be others unless we give Liber8 at least part of what they demanded.

t*rrorists want the codes to the station's satellite.

Detective, I'm sorry, that company has a strict policy against negotiating with t*rrorists.

So you're perfectly content with being accomplices to m*rder?

That is Fermitas's business, isn't it?

I don't want to waste your time.

Liber8 emptied at least one Fermitas safety deposit box.

This could be an opportunity for you to retrieve that information.

Otherwise, Liber8 still has whatever it is that you lost, and they will use it.

It's like baiting a hook.

Yeah, we got a problem, they're not gonna go for it.

[Painful groans]

[Fighting grunts]

You keep me as collateral and everybody else walks.

No deal.

[g*nsh*t]

What do you think happens next, inspector?

[Phone ringing]

What's happening, Travis?

Nothing good.

The satellite.

You have access.

Transponder codes are being fed to you now.

Live to lie another day.

You ok?

No, I'm not.

I even feel badly for Nigel.

That's how I know I'm a wreck.

Good to go.

Re-tasking the satellite will take 20 minutes.

We're live in three... Two...

Most of you think you know me.

Travis Verta.

Liber8.

k*ller.

t*rror1st.

Lunatic.

And now here I am, interrupting your programming.

That's some programming that needs to be interrupted.

Companies we used to own, own us.

Governments that used to be voted in, are bought.

And a supposedly "free press" who could expose all this are now owned by these very corporations.

Our children's lives are at stake.

The future is coming.

It wants only one thing from them: Obedience.

Alec: That doesn't look good.

It's not.

Lucas added some 2077 into the equation.

Alec, your timing couldn't be better.

Can you have the Sadtech servers run an IED b*mb search, f*ring schematics...

I'm in my office at Piron.

Of course.

Of course you are.

You thought I was other me, didn't you?

You knew.

I was hoping you didn't, but I wish I was surprised.

Alec, I needed to protect you, and I thought this was the best...

Everyone's trying to protect me, but you scratch that protection and it's self-interest underneath.

Alec, I trust you.

I know you.

The other one betrayed me.

How?

I want to make it up to you, and I will.

But right now, people's lives are at stake.

I thought we were friends, but I guess we were just business.

But that's ok, I'm learning a lot in business.

No.

No, Alec, it was never business.

Never.

Well, it is now.

You know, once a partner betrays you there's only two choices: Buy them out, or shut them down.

I'm sorry.

Green wire.

What?

Goodbye, Kiera.

No, Alec?

Alec?

Woah, leave it alone.

What is it?

It's just something I'm working on for Kiera.

I could use one of those.

I thought whiskey wasn't your thing.

Yeah, I'm evolving.

[Laughs]

I'm experiencing some profound déjà-vu.

Seriously?!

That scotch is older than you are.

Déjà-vu how?

Come on, kid.

It's me.

My vision is better than 20/20.

Even when I am seeing double.

Did you even have a plan?

Chronologically speaking.

You're a time-traveller, kid.

You scaled Everest.

Explored the Marianas Trench.

One giant step for mankind.

A brave new world, and you did it all for what?

p*ssy?

I never expected you to have any empathy or decency.

Not on that timeline or on this one.

Well, that's good because you'll never be disappointed.

Unlike me.

You remember when we used to have arc?

A functioning partnership?

A future?

This little do-over of yours ruined my life.

Yeah, well it hasn't been in vain.

Nobody's life needs to be ruined.

That just depends on what you're capable of.

Kid, I'm flattered.

But I'm not the only one you're dancing with.

And you haven't even begun to see Emily's do-see-do.

He gave us the codes.

(Betty): The codes might allow for some control of the satellite, but not outbound communication or the downlink.

Nobody is gonna see Travis's broadcast.

If he figures that out...

He'll think we played him.

Your codes were bullshit, but the corpses of those innocent people will be real.

And that's on you and your company.

We have private forces.

Mercenaries.

Allow us to assist you.

That's never gonna happen.

(Carlos): Any luck?

I hope so.

[Sighs]

Ok, it's neutralized.

Standby for ERT.

Send them in.

We need a diversion in one minute.

The codes are incomplete.

There's no phase 2 without them.

Your friends outside don't seem to think I'm serious.

Let's wake them up.

Stand them all up, make them face the wall.

Move it!

Don't do this.

It's already done.

No talking.

Full access to that satellite right now, or I start dropping bodies.

Dillon's first.

Now, or never.

[Alarm wailing]

Send them in!

Team one, go!

[Alarm wailing]

[Fighting grunts]

[g*nshots]

Find them.

k*ll them.

My NASA source helped me hack the codes.

It should allow for full data routing to the satellite.

Betty?

I know you can get a hold of Lucas.

Carlos...

Send him those codes, now.

Or they all start dying.

[g*nsh*t]

[Glass shattering]

Tango down.

Friendlies.

You've got two friendlies here!

[Coughs[

[alarm wails]

Wait! Our friends sent the full codes, I can get some system access now.

Is this another trick?

No.

Protocols are good, up-linking between satellites.

Garza. You're clear.

Let's go.

We've got 90 seconds. Go!

Team two sit-rep?

Closing on studio.

Every one of us is under constant surveillance.

What that surveillance means is that our every utterance becomes part of a court case that can be used against us when the government, or a company like Fermitas, decides we're too much trouble.

[Loud sound wave]

[Painful grunts]

[Sound waves]

Ugh!!!!!

[g*nsh*t]

Move!

Straight through!!!

We got them.

Four here.

Give me the drive!

[Tires screech]

Any word from Garza?

It turns out you were right.

Fermitas has been spying on most of the big corporations.

She's pulled a drive with a treasure trove of espionage that should make bringing down the corporate congress much easier.

Including Piron?

Alec Sadler won't know what hit him.

That's what I like to hear.

You'll also be happy to know that your message made it onto the airwaves.

Let's hope someone's listening.

He does not look happy.

Oh, he is not.

Betty leaned on someone at NASA.

Liber8 unlocked one satellite to get to another.

To what end?

Well, Fermitas has an isolated server farm called Black Opal.

There's no hard lines in or out, there's no links to the outside world except...

Via satellite.

So it's silo'd off from the world.

Another safety deposit box.

You should have come clean about Black Opal.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Liber8 is clever.

You cannot fight them unless you know their end game.

What did they get?

You did a great job here tonight, officers.

Maybe we should just skip to the end maybe they can start calling us protectors.

You know we wouldn't have saved those hostages if it hadn't have been for Betty.

She made all the difference.

She made us play into Liber8's hands.

Until she helps us nail those bastards, I can't look past that.

The t*rrorists won a small victory by getting their delusional rant to air, but they did not defeat anyone.

One man deserves credit for embodying the best that we can be.

Inspector Jack Dillon.

He saved my life, and those of my colleagues.

And for that, I will be eternally grateful.

Thank you, Jack.

Your courage inspires us all.

I think someone has a bit of a crush.

Yeah, he could use a little silver lining.

He got that already.

There were two heroes last nigh, Dillon and you.

You are a leader of men, Carlos Fonnegra.

Yeah, men.

I followed your orders to create that diversion.

Maybe there's a little hope for you after all.

Mom's gonna pay my bail.

I shouldn't even be here.

Let me have a moment with my daughter.

Tell Chapman to cut the recording.

Ok, we're secure.

How's your arm?

It's nothing.

You're so hardcore, dad.

Are you sure about this?

It's too late now.

No, it's not.

Dad, the course is set.

So how's this gonna work?

I've used my influence to push for a lighter sentence.

Three months should do it.

You sure they'll come for me?

Sympathetic daughter of the guy in charge of catching them?

You're like candy on a stick.

Sweetheart, you make Liber8 believe you support their cause, you get inside, and once you're there we'll bring them down together.

What he said on that broadcast, I do agree with some of it.

That's good.

It'll protect you if you believe it.

Just don't go all Patty Hearst on me, ok?

Who?

[Laughs]

I know who she is, I won't.

I believe in you, dad.

Ok.

I'm gonna walk out of here now.

You should really let me have it.

You son of a bitch!

I hate you, you hear me?

I hate you!

How can you do this to me?!

What kind of a father are you?!!

That's a hell of a sacrifice.

Doing the right thing doesn't come cheap.

Sir?

She may mean that now, but she is your child.

In time you will get her back.

What do you know about it?

They'll be coming for me soon.

But I'm gonna see you again, right?

I love you, baby.

Sometimes in life you've gotta make sacrifices.

But you know the good thing?

We're doing this together.

It's the only way you and mommy can truly be safe.

Loyal after all.

Do you know what we call citizens who help us apprehend t*rrorists?

No?

Patriots.

This pin will let everyone know how special and loyal you truly are.

It's a mark of honour.

You should be very proud.

[Sobbing]

It's ok, baby.

It's ok.

You did the right thing.

You did the right thing.