04x02 - Rush Hour

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Previously, on Continuum...

And I find you guilty.

[expl*si*n]

Did you hear about Dhillon? He'll be out any day.

I can go back to being a detective.

You keep going.

I'll try to slow them down.

They're my people.

They're not gonna hurt me.

I'll contact you as soon as it's safe.

Yeah, you better.

Alec has a plan to make Kellogg pay.

I sort of locked him out of his own system and then downloaded and erased all the data and control software for Piron's equipment.

Are you ready to play big league hardball with me, kid?

Bring it.

[Tazer zaaping]

[Moaning]

Hiya, pal.

Now things were gonna play out great for us.

And they did for about six years until it all went to sh*t.

Economic collapse, social unrest.

It's a g*dd*mn mess.

Thought we'd ride it out in style, but from where I'm standing, there's no clear end game.

That's why I'm pulling the rip chord early.

I want you to have the fighting chance that I never did.

You can get the advantage years before the game even starts.

We can call this one early.

I'd tell you what's coming, but the whole point of this exercise is to change that.

Ring a bell?

So bottom line: trust my team.

They know what they're doing, but they're gonna need your help with some logistics.

Equipment, manpower.

What I need from you is to understand that you can't always do it alone.

You need to trust me on that.

Call it whatever you want.

Guidance, assistance, fatherly advice.

Maybe that's a bridge too far.

You know how we do business.

What I'm saying is don't judge me by you.

We're in this together.

See you around, pal.

Holy sh*t.

[Phone vibrates]

♪

The technology has gone in a completely different direction.

Brad described his future as total anarchy.

There's no politics in m*llitary development, you just keep pushing the k*ll ratio higher and higher.

And that's not political?

Here, you wanted this?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I wanted to break it down and see what they're basing their tech on.

[Scream in pain]

That's my Kellogg alert.

[Scream in pain]

Emily!

He wouldn't.

Yes, he would.

Cute picture, huh?

Where is she?

How would I know that?

I found that picture online somewhere.

It's not the greatest selfie I've ever seen, but there is no accounting for taste.

What do you want, Kellogg?

This is adorable.

The two people I want to speak to most in the world and here they are.

You know, I can't help but feel I had a hand in putting you two back together.

I'll k*ll you!

You won't, champ.

What you will do is return my goodies.

And once you do that, I bet the next picture will be way cuter.

I'll be in touch.

He's pissed that you hacked into Piron.

Not your best idea.

That hack got all the info about Piron's anti-matter lab and any other time travel related nugget I could find because I thought I could get you home.

And I wish you could.

But that's not the only reason you did it.

♪

I'll return his stuff.

But that means Kellogg owns all the time travel cards again.

What can he do with it, really?

That technology is useless to him without a time travel device.

♪

Kellogg has the other device?

Yeah.

And those soldiers and whatever they brought to the party.

We cannot allow Kellogg access to time travel, not ever.

I can... I can delay him, I can send a code that maybe damages his circuits and delicate equipment, but he'll eventually figure it out.

Plus, how am I supposed to send you home if I damage all the equipment?

But, if I don't stop him then he's just going to time travel and k*ll us all and Emily.

We have to play this very smart.

Yes, you do.

It's gonna take at least six hours to put all the data back on this drive.

If you stole it online why can't you return it that way?

Because that way he doesn't get the pleasure of your company.

You're supposed to deliver it to him personally and wait with him while his engineers make sure that it's all fully restored.

Great.

We should tell Carlos about the kidnapping.

And risk Emily's life? No.

No, I'm not going to lose her again.

He could at least help us create an insurance policy in case Kellogg betrays us.

You mean when he betrays us.

Alec, I'll talk to Carlos.

He won't do anything to endanger Emily.

Ok. Make sure.

Let me know when you're done downloading.

Yeah.

♪

Hey, it's Alec.

I could use some help.

Sir?

This is Marcellus.

Commander.

You hear that, Jacqueline?

Definitely my preferred title from now on.

You understand my meaning, sir?

Commander?

I saw the hologram message, if that's what you are referring to.

I didn't age as well as I expected.

Times have been hard.

Which is why I'm here.

I need you to help me acquire that list of supplies.

Wow.

This is going to cost a fortune.

There's more.

I'm going to need a work crew and that building.

I have plenty of buildings.

No, it has to be that one.

Ok, I'll... I'll see what I can do.

So are you guys planning a real estate take-over or something?

Do we renovate our way to a better future?

There's work to do.

Use this to cover costs.

What kind of work?

If he didn't tell you, I can't.

So I'm just supposed to trust-

You. Yes.

Why would you in the future endanger you in the now?

That makes no sense.

No, it doesn't, does it?

Commander, in my future this world has been torn apart.

Before I left you told me that this mission could change everything.

Save millions of lives and avoid that future.

You told me-

Yeah?

You told me that you would lead us.

Please don't.

The kidnapper confessed to you.

Of course we're picking him up.

He'll have her k*lled, you know that.

I'm not just gonna let it lie.

Kellogg needs to understand that taking over Piron does not give him a pass on crime.

Right now it is too risky for Emily.

I thought you would understand.

I'm sorry.

Seriously, what the hell is going on with you?

I had a dream.

I was back in my time.

I saw Sam.

He was ten.

So handsome.

That must have been rough.

It was rough waking up.

I wanted to stay there forever.

I just want my old life back.

My son.

And it's never gonna happen, so...

♪

You know I won't let Kellogg get away with this.

Or anything, for that matter.

But we have to be smart about it.

He's not just gonna be keeping her in a guest room or any Piron property, for that matter.

He will use his people, though.

And if you put surveillance on his security forces, it might lead us right to her.

Yeah, I can do that.

But I'm also paying him a visit.

He'll be suspicious if I didn't.

♪

Look, Kiera, if you really could go home, would-

In a heartbeat.

♪

[Phone vibrating]

♪

I have to go.

♪

Find any way of doing it?

You know the first thing Kellogg's skeeze corp will look for is a virus.

Send in a virus, who catches a cold?

Emily does.

Not if it's in a pre-existing one.

There's bound to be something, no system is that clean.

This one seems to be.

It is.

There were mouse holes, mouse holes everywhere.

But then I sent in the digital cat... no more mice.

Crap.

I hate feeling this powerless.

We're better off stripping out some of these files.

You can't miss what's not there, and I don't want to send these back.

Weapons, drones, missiles?

Piron is deep in the m*llitary R and D and m*rder is the least of it.

That wasn't me, ok?

It was other me.

Other you was you all the way through.

Other you changed fast.

He certainly embraced his inner shitheel.

That guy was mad at the world because his heart was broken.

If you plant something and you get caught and Emily's already caught and in the mouse trap, now how's your heart gonna do then?

Jason's got a point, Alec.

Actions have consequences.

We all know where I end up.

I'm getting Emily back.

And I don't have to become assh*le me to do it.

Or do I?

When you went off that building, I-

Are you ok?

Are they following you?

It's fine.

I'm on a supply run.

I'm the guy who knows the city best.

Here.

Thanks.

I'm gonna stay embedded for now.

See if I can find out what they're up to.

They haven't told you?

The mission is need-to-know, and apparently I don't need to know.

They don't trust you because they saw us together.

Because I'm supposed to be dead.

Marcellus seems to be accepting my reasons.

That I'm playing you, you're a source of valuable information.

I used the same line with Carlos about you.

Let's hope it holds for both of us.

I can hold off the police for a while, but I'm gonna need to give Carlos something.

Marcellus is meeting with Kellogg.

Now.

That's all I know.

What have you got for me?

Tell them they think it's Liber8.

Nobody's looking for your guys.

Is that all?

Yes.

You took something from them.

Thin, looks like a pen?

They need it back.

Sure.

We're only gonna get through this if we trust each other, Kiera.

I trust you.

♪

I trust you, too.

♪

Ah, the new inspector.

Still no epaulettes, huh?

I definitely see you in epaulettes.

Why don't you tell me about Emily's disappearance?

I was just asking myself the same thing.

Emily, how come I never see her anymore?

Cut the sh*t, Kellogg.

You can either help me now, or you're going to be asking for help later from behind bars.

You're asking me about somebody I got no interest in.

But I'll tell you something for free.

Liber8.

This is definitely their kind of operation.

Their kind of operation?

Kidnapping.

I said "disappearance".

Subtext.

[Clears throat]

I believe you two know each other.

It's good to see you, sir.

It's just Jack now, Inspector.

I'm just keeping the chair warm for you.

Don't.

This broken body is cashing out.

You don't have to work for this shithead.

Piron can always use additional experienced security personnel, Inspector Fonnegra.

♪

You're gonna slip up, Kellogg.

And when you do, I'm going to be there.

♪

Sir.

♪

Is there something you wanted me to do?

Um, you pretty much just did it.

♪

I don't have to worry about you and Carlos, do I?

Is history going to Tr*mp our arrangement?

I have no intention of biting the hand, if that's what you're asking.

Let's say um... just for fun, that I've done something... illegal.

Then uh... what happens then?

That's what you have lawyers for.

♪

You done yet?

Getting there.

That's helpful.

You're right.

I am being helpful.

If you both should take it down a notch.

I'm sorry, it's just... here I am again, behind the monitors, keystroking my way to a solution instead of saving Emily.

On the masculinity scale I'm pulling in the negatives.

Do you want Emily saved or your self-esteem?

The hard-drive done?

Lucas?

Minutes away.

[Phone vibrating]

Anything?

Yeah, I got all my cars on two Piron security positions.

Ok, I'm on my way to meet Kellogg now.

You know he suggested that Liber8 was behind this?

Of course he did.

Because if you take out Liber8 you remove a problem for him.

Yeah, and for me.

It gave me a taste for the pressure Dhillon was under.

Nora keeps looking for forward momentum on that incursion the other night.

Look, I talked to Brad.

He suggested that we stand down until he has a better idea of what's going on.

Not to mention how dangerous those guys are.

And you trust him?

Yes.

Alright, I want you to solve, and soon.

There's gonna be another ass sitting in this chair.

A person who might like the idea of corporate policing.

I get it.

Oh, and Dhillon was there.

He's working for Kellogg.

He's upset.

He's angry.

It won't last.

Transfer is done.

I gotta go.

It's time.

You be careful, huh?

So it's true.

What?

Oh, that I'm Matthew Kellogg's bagman.

Apparently so.

Are you alright?

I know what I'm doing.

Here.

He insisted.

You can leave your things in the ladies' room.

I am not Matthew Kellogg's dress-up doll.

It's this or nothing.

He said you'd understand the stakes.

Do you?

♪

Enjoy your lunch.

♪

I hope it works out.

But Kellogg?

Kiera has a way with...

A way with what?

I'm tracking a lot of text and phone traffic coming from Piron phones.

Just another bonus from our hack.

I collected all the internal numbers from Piron Security.

Now, I can't eavesdrop yet, but I can see their data usage.

That's a lot of phones on locations.

You can't possibly check them all out.

True, but if I'm Kellogg and I'm in the illegal detention business and I want to keep my victim somewhere with ultimate deniability...

And what better place than a property that you don't own but you control.

I found five that fit the profile so far.

Take a look at this.

City records say it's been vacant for months but the security feed that I hacked into tells a different story.

No activity until yesterday.

We can cross reference these Piron numbers from this location with nearby cellphone towers and see if there's some interesting conversations we can listen in on.

Can you do that?

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.

You're not gonna...

This is your superpower.

Don't start trying to-

I know, alright?

Let me know if you find something.

This is bullshit.

I can't have you in that thing, and why would I when I can have you in that.

You might as well sit.

The food is impressive, and you're not going anywhere until that drive has been verified.

Relax.

Enjoy yourself.

Homicide is not on tonight's... menu.

I hope that was expensive.

Bottoms up.

You need to prove to me that Emily is still alive.

Hmm...

[Struggling]

She's not a piece of meat, man.

Good girl.

Get her on the chair. Come on.

[Panting and struggling]

If you try to ransom me, it's not gonna work.

No one I know trusts Kellogg.

Kellogg who?

Tell me he's going to jail for this.

Maybe we should clean her up a little.

I don't see the point.

She won't be around that much longer.

Grab me proof of life.

Let's go.

Smile.

Got it yet?

Yeah.

Let's go. Come on.

You called it.

There is definitely a cell phone in there connecting with Kellogg.

I'm working on that address.

It might take a few minutes.

♪

So, can I order another bottle?

Now that we know I'm holding up my end.

♪

You sure you still want to do this?

She should dine with a better class of people.

Collateral damage.

It's unfortunate.

She was beginning to show some promise.

People make their choices.

She made hers.

Without a leader, those soldiers could be useful.

New recruits, I like it.

♪

So tell me: if you could have anything.

Anything.

What would it be?

It doesn't matter.

You'd go back.

Still.

To that sh*thole of a future we came from?

♪

Well, I may be able to help you.

Not without Alec, you can't.

And you b*rned that bridge.

To kidnapping?

We can't drink to that.

It's too close to a confession.

To world domination, then?

You've got your own small, modern army.

This future, you have a plan?

Is it devious?

Could be.

What did Brad tell you about future me?

[Laughs]

You're out of your own loop.

The soldiers are here to create a better future.

One I helped make.

I think you're running scared because you don't know if you can trust them.

And you need Alec, but he's not here to help.

You can help him see the merit in letting bygones be bygones.

Release Emily right now.

A little show of good faith before you verify the data.

Then maybe you can rebuild that bridge.

Alright.

I'll do it.

[Phone vibrates]

And you can tell Alec that I'm...

Did Alec tell you who's bearing an encryption code on my data?

He wouldn't do that.

Except he did.

I want clean data disks or a key to turn it off.

Otherwise, we're finished here.

And I'm making a call to ensure someone else is finished as well.

♪

Woah, woah, woah. Hold it there.

This is a restricted area.

Not for me.

Excuse me?

Are you one of these rent-a-cop types who doesn't know who he works for?

Mr. Sadler?

Take me to the girl.

Sure.

Right this way.

I'll talk to Alec.

But there's no way he would risk Emily's life like this.

I expected better, Kiera.

So did I.

♪

Here we go.

Alec?

Hello?

Lucas?

Yes?

Where's Alec?

I need to speak with him, now.

He stepped out.

There's some code written into the Piron data.

Do you have any idea about it?

What kind of code?

Don't bullshit me, Lucas.

You'll have to talk to Alec.

♪

Ok, we're on.

♪

Son of a bitch.

♪

[panting]

Ok, listen to me.

Alec's computer links visually to my CMR.

I need you to find it, now!

[coughs]

Hurry, Lucas! Hurry!

Got it.

What am I looking at, Lucas?

The smoke, what is it?

I can't tell.

You better figure it out!

Ok.

♪

It's phosgene.

It's used in chemical warfare.

I'd get out of there right now!

Run!

If I leave, Emily dies!

You're dead if you don't!

It's in his lungs, it's too late!

Come on, we're getting out of here.

I heard about you.

You're tough.

♪

He also told me that you k*lled-

[fighting grunts]

Lucas, I need a solution and I need it now!

[fighting grunts]

I think I've got something if you're sure you want to save him.

[tires screeching]

[crash]

[fighting grunts]

Do exactly as I say!

♪

Cameron!

I know what I'm doing!

[fighting grunts]

I'm trying to save him!

He's alive.

If you want something done right...

Oh-

[Crash]

[struggling]

Cameron, I am telling you to stop!

Trust me.

Alright, fine.

Stand down.

Back away.

I hope you know what you're doing.

Now!

Help me!

Which door?

She's in there.

Mr. Sadler?

I think I should call Mr. Kellogg.

Apparently this was his-

Is this how you plan to run the rest of your life?

Waiting for somebody who works for me to tell you what to do about me?

Have it your way, Mr. Sadler.

[Cocks g*n]

Inside with her, now.

Move it, let's go!

♪

[g*nsh*t]

[fighting grunts]

[fighting grunts]

[fighting grunts]

[g*nsh*t]

Ahhhhhh!!!!!!

[fighting grunts]

[fighting grunts]

[g*nsh*t]

[fighting grunts]

[fighting grunts]

[numerous g*nshots]

[g*nsh*t]

[sirens wailing]

[Snaps neck]

You came for me!

I did.

Look at my badass boyfriend.

Yeah, look at me.

We should go.

Yeah.

[Sirens wailing]

This is far from over.

Is he alive?

♪

Two, three, four.

[Choking on water]

Crazy bitch!

Just breathe, Kellogg.

You drowned me!

You were poisoned.

I had to fill your lungs with water to flush it out.

In fact, I saved your life, so now you owe me.

Where is Emily?

You got to kiss me, so we're even.

You don't look so good.

Yeah, look who's talking.

[Laughs]

Touché.

You saved my life.

Thank you.

[sirens wailing in the distance]

You don't have a monopoly on doing the right thing.

[Groaning]

[Sirens wailing]

Hey, assh*le.

Nice try.

You missed.

I'll see you again, Kellogg.

Our deal, you get the data fixed-

Kiera?

I gotta take this.

Sorry.

What is it, Lucas?

Alec has Emily.

She's safe.

Good.

They're headed home.

I'll see you soon.

And Lucas?

Yeah?

Thank you.

You're welcome.

So?

Oh, nothing.

Oh, wait.

Emily escaped.

Check and mate.

Knowing her I'm sure there are a few bodies to clean up.

I gotta go.

Yeah, I know.

Garza got away in the confusion.

You know she's gonna try to break him out or something.

Emily is safe.

She's gotta come by the station and make a report.

I'm sure Kellogg has covered his tracks.

All we need is a link.

I'll look into it, Carlos, but it's been a long day.

♪

[Grunting in pain]

Of course.

We follow the truck, we rescue Travis.

We should go once, and if you recall, it actually worked.

This bullshit today wasn't about anyone else but you and Travis trying to k*ll Kellogg and apparently me!

Wrong place, wrong time, Cameron.

We're not taking any chances with that snake.

Besides, we all know you've been a special interest girl since we landed here.

Is that your version of an apology?

Best you're gonna get.

My only special interest right now is a hot bath.

Oooh, sorry!

Sorry.

It's ok, I don't care.

Jason, I'm already in the tub.

It's ok.

I gotta go.

No.

Wait.

Please.

♪

Is it weird because...

I'm your mother?

Am I your mother?

In the future, I mean.

♪

Don't catch a cold.

That's what mothers say.

But you don't really catch a cold, it catches you, doesn't it?

You just stand there, not trying to chase anything-

Is it me?

Is it?

♪

So you're with them now?

k*lling Kellogg meant k*lling Emily.

Travis is in police custody.

So if you were with Liber8, there aren't many of them left.

Thanks for the news flash.

Hey, that uh... code that you guys wrote into the Piron data, it's still there.

You wanna do something with that?

What, you mean do I still want to screw with Kellogg?

I could trigger it right now.

No.

No, I'm not that assh*le that goes dark.

I'm not that Alec.

What happened in the last 24 hours was nearly an epic fail.

We're supposed to have the same goal, but I went off on my own agenda and people nearly- well, people got hurt.

So let's get our heads on straight and then we can do this.

Do what?

Well, stop Kellogg for starters.

Count me in on that.

We could have stopped Kellogg today.

No, not yet.

He's our only way of controlling those soldiers.

And time travel.

What are you talking about?

Yeah, is someone going somewhere?

I'm just saying.

Alec, I'm impressed.

This looks great.

Let's eat.

Alright.

Let's eat.

Dig in.

Cheers.

Thank you.

[Conversation erupts]

♪

Did you put Liber8 up to k*lling me?

I don't put anyone up to anything.

I share information.

Everybody's got a goal, hey zombie man?

♪

You couldn't play me, so you played Liber8.

What do you want, Kellogg?

I need Garza and Travis to stop the insanity.

You want to work with them?

No.

You don't know everything.

You and that radio transmitter friend of yours.

Agreed.

We all know there's so many paths, with so many outcomes.

A hero on one branch, a villain on another.

But you can't achieve either all on your own.

So what do you need from me?

Very soon you'll have the opportunity to send Kiera Cameron back to the future.

To her home.

♪

What, you mean it's doable?

♪

Anyone who wants to get to you can do what Kellogg did.

This is the only way you'll be safe.

You're safe.

All of us.

We're in this together.

I want to believe that, but all I have is to go on is past experience, and that says something completely different.

You can't keep running every time something like this happens.

Besides, I'm pretty badass now, you said so yourself.

You are.

But I'm your Achilles Heel.

I'm not badass enough to keep putting you in danger.

Don't ask me to be that person.

I can't let you go.

I'm not giving you a choice.

We have a future, you know that!

What I know doesn't change how I feel about you.

But I have to protect both of us.

And this is the only way I know how to do that.

♪

Emily.

Emily!