02x09 - Why Let Cooler Pasture Deform

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Blindspot". Aired September 2015 - July 2020.*
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"Blindspot" focuses on a mysterious tattooed woman found in Times Square who has lost her memory and does not know her own identity. The FBI discovers that each tattoo contains a clue to a crime they will have to solve.
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02x09 - Why Let Cooler Pasture Deform

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(distant metal clanging)

(grunts softly)

(distant chatter)

What's wrong? You seem nervous.

Well, you never take the bag off until we get inside, and you took us a different route this time.

I figure we can dispense with the formalities.

You're not going back to the FBI, and...

12 hours from now, this'll all be over.

(knocks)

man: Shipment's ready.

Don't leave this room. I'll be right back.

♪♪

(grunts)

Shepherd wants to see you.

Morning. Made you breakfast.

Good morning. What... what is the occasion?

Well, if my math is correct, I believe that this is our "tenth time sleeping over" anniversary, which, as everyone knows, is the Agay-Bonjan Breakfast anniversary.

Oh, yes, the traditional Agay...

Bonjon.

Bonjon.

It's sort of my specialty.

Mmm.

Just a little something I picked up during my time with Doctors Without Borders.

Humblebrag.

(both laugh)

Why are you doing this?

I just... haven't felt this happy in a very long time, and to be honest, I never imagined anything like this ever happening to me again.

Me, neither.

And now that it has, I kind of want to feed you fried eggs and tomatoes and onions and mint forever.

You know what? If it makes you happy, I can probably make myself available.

Good.

Well... You ready for this?

How would I know if I'm ready when I still don't know what we're doing?

Parker: There's a problem in the armory.

Hold that thought. We'll be back in five minutes.

(camera shutter clicking)

Come on.

(elevator bell dings)

See you later.

Yep.

Has Jane come in yet?

No.

Come get me when she does.

Okay, this whole Weller/Nas thing...

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Speaking of no idea, one of my buddies at the Nine-Six mentioned something about the chief suspect in the Jones m*rder disappearing.

Do you know anything about that?

Freddy was a troubled guy.

Battles with addiction and unemployment.

In my experience, it's not unusual for people like that to just fade away.

Wait, Jane. Where are you right now?

Jane: I'm in Shepherd's office. I just sent some photos to Patterson.

Look, I think I can help you find the compound.

Roman let me see the grounds this time.

Why would he do that?

I don't know.

Maybe it's a play or maybe he wanted me to see them, but... he said I'm not going back to the FBI.

Not ever.

Weller: Jane, listen to me.

There's a water tower in the distance.

He took a more direct route, took less than an hour.

My head was still covered, but I could hear a metal clanging.

A clang of what?

Like a... like a repetitive metal clanging.

And then later, I smelled something kind of like, um...

Like what, Jane? Describe it.

Like pennies and cleaning products.

It looks like all of Sandstorm is here.

I think the att*ck is happening today.

Roman said that it will all be over in 12 hours.

If I don't make it back, I...

You listen to me.

Your brother's right. This will be over.

We're gonna come and get you before we shut down Sandstorm for good.

Jane's at Sandstorm right now.

They're about to launch Phase Two.

What?

Go ahead, Jane.

Jane: We don't have much time. They could be back any second.

Okay, I'm staring at a bunch of documents and they do not look good.

Documents of what, Jane?

Uh, there's like, I don't know, um, blueprints.

Looks like a satellite, maybe, or some kind of b*mb.

Did you just send me a bunch of photos?

Yes, yes. Did you get them?

This thing is taking forever to send.

Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.

Jane: There's also a map with a lot of areas circled, and there's a construction invoice for a hell of a lot of expl*sives.

Okay, here we go.

Whoa, how old is this phone?

Wait. Hold on a second.

These aren't plans for making a b*mb.

They're schematics for power transformers.

Those circled areas... I recognize some of them.

They're transmission substations.

Oh, my God.

They're gonna blow up the power grid.

Hold on. The chip...

The one Jane had to steal with Roman.

What if Sandstorm is using it to override the transmission failsafes?

Meaning?

It would be like overriding the circuit breakers in your fuse box during a power surge.

Only instead of your house, it's the tri-state area, and instead of 240 volts, it's like 600,000.

The results would be catastrophic.

A surge this big could ripple across the entire country, start fires in thousands of buildings.

Before plunging us into a permanent blackout.

Sandstorm is about to send America back into the Dark Ages.

♪♪

Destroy the power grid.

Jane, what else can you tell us?

All right. How big is Sandstorm?

I have to go, I have to go.

Shepherd: I don't want to talk to you about this again.

Roman: I said I'll take care of it.

What are you doing?

I'm sick of waiting around. This was my plan.

Something's happening and I have a right to know what it is.

You're right.

So, what did you find out?

You're going to b*mb all the power grids.

Aren't you?

I should have read you in sooner.

I'm sorry it takes me so long to trust people I love, but today is about victory, and I think it's only fitting that we share that victory as a family.

Weller: Reade, Tasha, I want plainclothes units at every transmission station on that map.

We can't count on stopping this at the point of att*ck.

Sandstorm may be triggering this remotely.

We have to find their compound and neutralize them before they initiate.

What have you found, Patterson?

The cell tower Jane's call bounced off gave me a ten-mile search radius.

What about the other clues she gave us?

She said she heard something clanging.

Patterson: Based on the travel time, I'm betting it's this oil-fracking site.

Okay. And what about the pennies and cleaning product smell?

Ever driven by a slaughterhouse?

Blood's got a lot of iron in it, and cleaning it up takes a lot of ammonia.

So, there are two in the area... here and here.

Weller: And one of them is near a water tower.

Exactly. What does this look like?

Weller: It's a farm.

Right.

Except that, according to deeds and title records, this property is owned by someone who doesn't exist. And there's your water tower.

We have to take it now.

Agreed.

But we have to be smart about it, all right?

Jane is still in there. I want her back here in one piece.

And I want Shepherd taken alive for a thorough debriefing.

Copy that.

Roman: I got something for you.

It's the same brand as the gum wrapper you gave me at the orphanage after I lost our coin.

I tracked it down. I thought maybe we could try it together.

Thanks.

I, uh... I have something for you, too.

Feels like you should have it back now.

Thank you.

For what?

For trusting me.

Thanks for not letting me down.

Mmm. This gum tastes awful.

(laughing)

Really? Mine's not bad.

Maybe you just got a bad piece.

(choking gasp)

(echoing) I'm sorry about this.

What's going on?

Uh, nothing. It's fine.

It doesn't look fine.

I can't... I can't really talk about it.

Talk about it. Right.

I'll see you a little later, okay?

Weller: Okay. You all know your orders.

Keep the lines of communication open, the crosstalk to a minimum.

Let's move.

(cell phone ringing)

Weller.

Kurt, it's Conor, Allie's boyfriend.

We haven't met, but, um...

Why are you calling me from a hospital, Conor?

Sorry. My, uh... my... my phone d*ed.

What happened?

Allie's been in a car accident.

It's not good.

She was asking for you before she...


They're doing what they can, but I can't get a hold of any of her family, and she listed you as her emergency contact.

As the... father of her child, there are gonna be some decisions that need to be made.

You need to get down here.

Kurt?

I'm coming.

What is it?

Allie's... uh, she's been in a car accident.

Oh, my God. Is the baby okay?

I don't know.

Kurt, go. You gotta go.

We've got this, okay? I promise you.

Keep me in the loop.

Shepherd, echoing: Hello, Jane.

What is this? What are you doing?

The question is, what have you been doing?

Let me go. Roman!

Shepherd: Your brother can't help you now.

We know you've been lying to us, that you've been working for the FBI this whole time.

Are you insane? You sent me there.

I've been working for you. Roman, tell her!

Stop. You're only gonna make it worse.

I don't know what you think you know, but...

We don't think anything.

You're not the only one that can infiltrate the FBI.

Do you really think Oscar was your only handler?

That we didn't ensure other means of keeping tabs on you?

Your loyalties?

Your psychology?

I'd encourage you to share anything that you can remember about Taylor.

It was right in front of you.

We just keep talking in circles.

You want me to tell you that it's okay to walk away, but I won't do that.

This team's the closest thing to family you've got.

I don't believe you.

It doesn't matter what you believe.

Shepherd: Dr. Borden is one of us.

♪♪

What's so complicated? She's hurt. I found her.

We have an obligation to treat her.

Look, I'm sorry. It's just not as simple as that.

Another few hours, she'd have been dead.

She was out there, alone.

And that doesn't worry you?

Did you see the tattoo on her shoulder?

I know what a Navy SEAL tattoo looks like.

Right. Then, you know the Navy SEALS have a code...

Leave no man behind.

So, why was this Navy SEAL left alone to die in the middle of an Afghan forest?

We're just... we're treating a patient.

Or harboring a fugitive.

We have no idea who this woman is, Chris.

Now, we just helped build a perfectly good hospital.

Why can't we turn her over to the proper...

We're not turning this woman over to anyone until I hear what happened to her, from her.

Look, I'm just worried about you, about us.

I have to help her.

No, I... I have to go.

It's not safe for you if I stay.

Wait. Not safe how?

What happened to you?

Is there someone we can call?

Don't call anyone. Just... I have to go.

She's burning up.

(Jane gasping)

You will die on your own. Do you understand me?

You're staying here until you're well.

Please. Please.

♪♪

Can we help you?

Strategic Services Division.

We need to come inside, ma'am.

May I ask why?

There's been reports of an insurgent hiding in the area.

Chris: My husband and I spend all day cleaning up the mess you're making of this country.

You can bloody well stay out of our house.

You work at the hospital, correct?

Yes, Doctors Without Borders.

All right. We need to see your passports.

Have you seen this woman, ma'am?

She's an American. She may be posing as U.S. m*llitary.

How do we know you're not posing as U.S. m*llitary?

Chris.

This is for your own protection, ma'am.

For our own protection?

Well, why don't you check the hospitals and see all the families who've been blinded and burnt and lost limbs from the ordnance being dropped on them for their "protection"?

The insurgents are not the problem anymore.

Now, I think it's time for you to leave.

Listen, I want you to call this number if you see anything.

Let's go.

(door closes)

They're gone.

(panting) Whew!

Come on, Granddad. You can do it.

You're not funny.

Oh, so I see my wife's gotten to you too.

(laughing)

Oh, and what's this?

In an unprecedented move...

Well, this is what I like to call graduation day.

(laughing)

Graduation?

I'm not sure I like the sound of that.

I can't thank you and Chris enough for everything that you've done for me, but it's time for me to go.

Well, I don't suppose you can tell us what happened to you, now?

Well, maybe one day.

(whooshing)

(explosions)

Chris?

Chris.

Chris!

No. No!

Chris! Chris!

Look at me! There is nothing you can do, and the drones will be here in seconds to make sure of it!

We have to go back! She could still be alive!

No! We go there, we're as dead as they are!

They're here for you.

You can hate me later, but right now, we have to run, okay?

There is a place right across the border that we can hide, but we have to go now!

Please! Come on!

(explosions)

(panting)

Oh, no, I can't... I can't go any farther.

I need to rest, light a fire.

No, no. We can't do that. They'll spot it.

I need a minute. Just... just a minute.

All right.

Those were American planes.

And they... and they were dropping American bombs on a farming village and a humanitarian aid hospital.

And my wife...

My wife...

Maybe this was a horrible mistake.

Or something is very, very wrong.

It wasn't a mistake.

I was part of an unsanctioned black-ops unit called ORION.

I thought I was working for the good guys, doing what was right, what official channels couldn't.

But good and right were never the objectives... only money and power... until someone decided we were a liability, and I watched my entire team get m*rder*d by American drones.

The same ones that are doing dead-checks in your village right now.

My country has lost its mind, and something has to change.

But h-how?

If we can get back to America, we can fight back, set things right again.

But I don't understand. We're just two people.

No. My family, they're already...

There is always something you can do.

But we have to keep moving and we have to stand up.

♪♪

When did you know that I crossed to the other side?

Well, thanks to Dr. Borden, we knew you sent part of the microchip intel to Patterson while you and Roman were supposed to be stealing it.

But we had suspicions before that.

Your story... that Cade k*lled Oscar for Marcos.

Uhh!

Markos was spelled with a "K," not a "C."

Cade knew that. You k*lled Oscar.

So, you knew from the beginning.

Oh, I wanted to k*ll you weeks ago.

But your brother insisted he could turn you back.

Turns out he was wrong.

There's something that I want you to see.

Roman. Roman.

You can't let her do this.

You and I are blood, and we have always protected each other, always.

Think of what she's about to do, the lives she's about to take.

I know you've been hurt. We all have.

But you know this is wrong, so help me stop her.

Please.

I believed in you.

I fought for you.

And all I got back... were lies and betrayal.

It's over...

"Jane."

You okay?

I've dedicated the past six years to catching Sandstorm.

After today, everything changes.

For Jane, too.

It's one thing to agree to take down your family.

It's another to watch your team do it in front of your face, especially if they don't go down easy.

One way or another, none of us are gonna be the same after this.

Allison Knight. Where is she?

Ma'am, Allison Knight... where is she?

All right, sir. Calm down.

Look, she was just brought in.

She was in a car accident.

She's pregnant.

We haven't received anyone by that name.

This is Grace Central Hospital, right?

Yes, but we haven't had...

Yeah. So, her boyfriend Conor.

He just called me. Co...

Who?
(phone line ringing)

Conor: Allie's phone.

Who's this?

This is Conor.

Conor, it's Kurt.

Kurt?

Where's Allie?

Well, she's right here.

She hasn't been hurt?

No, Allie's fine. She's just in the shower.

What's going on?


Zapata: Patterson. Patterson. Anyone's comms working?

Reade: Negative.

Nas: Sandstorm must be jamming the system, keeping this place under wraps.

Then how did Jane get a call out?

Good question.

All right, how you want to play this?

Should we abort?

Look if we don't do this now, we may never get another chance.

Reade and I will go west. Zapata, take Beta team east.

And I want Jane, Roman, and Shepherd alive. Let's go.

♪♪

Weller, something's wrong. I can't reach the team.

Neither can I. All right, they used Allie as a decoy to lure me away.

We have to abort this mission.

You don't think Jane might have...

No, I don't! All right, I'm on my way. Send backup.

Get through to the team and make sure they stand down.

I thought you might be missing your friends.

Let's see what they're doing, shall we?

What is this?

Did you really think we'd let you call them if we didn't want you to?

Where's Weller?

We have something else planned for him.

Oh, I have to thank you for playing your part so perfectly.

I mean, we couldn't have done this without you.

Done what?

Phase Two isn't actually finished today, but your team is.

And you're gonna watch.

No. No.

Patterson, through static: Hear me?

Nas: Patterson, is that you?

(comm static)

Reade: The scrambler is down.

Why would Sandstorm turn their scrambler off now and risk letting a signal out?

So they can get a signal in.

Get out! It's a trap! Move!

Go! Go, go, go!

(beep)

No!

(expl*si*n)

No!

(Nas coughing)

(electricity sizzling)

Reade?

Reade?

Over here. (coughing)

You okay?

No. My leg is pinned.

Well, try not to move it, okay?

It might be the only thing stopping you from bleeding out.

I have no cell signal.

How are they gonna know we're down here?

We need to start making noise.

(clanging)

We're down too far. No one can hear us from here.

If it's piercing through the surface, maybe the sound will carry.

We've got to try.

(clanging)

Reade: Somebody help us!

(clanging)

(tires screeching)

Oh, God. There's been an expl*si*n.

What is it?

The building's come down.

Major casualties.

Send Search and Rescue. And where's my backup?

(sighs) Dispatching.

Come to me! Come to me! Come to me.

Come on.

Walk to the side of that car. Just keep going.

Walk away from this building.

Nas! Jane!

Reade!

Weller, please be careful. The rubble could collapse.

There's a gas leak, Patterson.

Call the utilities company.

Get 'em to shut off the power and the gas.

Copy. That's gonna take a minute.

We haven't got it! All right?

These sparks could set off another expl*si*n.

Tasha. Tasha.

Hey, hey. Tasha. You okay?

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah?

Nas warned us.

It's the only reason any of us got out.

Where are they? Do you remember?

Why? Why keep me alive?

Why not just k*ll me with my team?

Because Roman's going to k*ll you.

What?

I've lost one child already.

I see the hold your sister has on you.

You have to let that go.

We lost her to them because we erased her memory.

It's our fault this happened.

But it still happened.

It's time to pick a side, Roman.

It's time to k*ll your rabbit.

(clanging)

Help!

Somebody help us!

Help!

(coughing)

Help.

This is hopeless.

I'm sorry, Reade. This...

(sighing)

I'm the reason that we're down here.

Oh, you really need to get over yourself.

I've been in this since the day Jane crawled out of that bag.

We all have. (chuckles weakly)

We're a team.

Teams live and die for each other, like they're supposed to.

So, go on and get to banging on that damn pipe.

I was actually starting to get used to it.

(clanging)

Help!

Jane: Roman...

Do it.

Don't do this. This isn't you.

That's not your sister, Roman.

I don't know who that is, but it's time to say good-bye.

Now!

(gasping)

(screaming)

(g*n clicks)

I've lost you both.

So be it.

(grunting)

(g*nsh*t)

Hyah!

(Jane grunting)

(grunting)

(Kn*fe clatters to floor)

(Roman grunting)

Agh! Uhh!

(Jane groans in pain)

(g*nsh*t)

(Shepherd and Roman groaning)

No! No! Roman! She's using you!

Look at me. Look at me, Roman.

You k*ll me and you k*ll the only person in this whole world who really loves you.

(pounding footsteps and muffled voices)

Roman, we have to go. Now!

(groaning)

Nas! Jane!

Reade!

(clanging)

Reade!

Zapata: Jane!

What? What is it?

Put your hand on this beam.

Feel that?

It's vibrating.

Someone's alive down there.

(siren bloops)

Over here!

(Weller) We gotta get down to them!

(clanging)

Reade... Reade, you've got to stay awake.

Be sure you tell Zapata...

You can tell her yourself when you get out, okay?

You stay with me. I'm gonna get you out of here, okay?

Weller: I'm going down!

Help! Help! We're here!

Reade...

Nas: Help! Help! We're here!

Reade. Reade!

(whispering) Come on.

Nas: Help! We're here!

Weller! Hurry!

The gas could go off at any second!

(stretcher clattering)

Weller: You okay?

We're gonna get you out of here.

Here. Take this. All right?

This is the lever. Under there.

On three. One, two, three.

(grunting)

Nas: I've got to stop the bleeding.

Hang on, Reade. (grunting)

Weller!

Got him?

Nas: Yeah.

Get ready to push.

One, two, three. (grunting)

We've got to get them out of there.

(Weller grunting)

One, two, three. (grunting)

(rumbling)

Weller: Nas! Get back!

Nas!

Weller: I'm going back for her. Take him up!

(men grunting)

Keep going! Uhh!

Nas. Come here. Nas!

Zapata: Reade!

Reade?! It's okay.

(groaning)

(cement clatters)

(grunting) All right.

(panting)

You okay?

Wait.

Go first. I've got you.

(Nas coughing)

Reade! Reade, don't do this to me!

(sirens wailing)

Come on! It's gonna blow!

Go, go, go, go!

Come here! Come here! No!

No, no! Hey, hey! Hey... I've got you.

Thank you.

Borden: You've reached the voicemail of Dr. Robert Borden. I'm either with a patient or away from my phone. Please leave a detailed message.

(beep)

Hey, where are you?

Uh, something... something really bad has happened and I could use someone to talk to about it.

Um, call me back when you get this, okay?

(rattling)

(grunts)

(engine starts)

Roman: She sh*t me.

Come on. We've got to take care of that wound.

There you go.

I just sh*t my mother.

It's over.

I can't go back.

Roman, stay with me.

We have to get you to a hospital.

No. There's a safe house nearby with medical supplies.

I can make it.

No.

They could find us there.

I'm not going to a hospital.

Either I die out here, or it's a risk we have to take.

(tires squealing)

(distant sirens)

Reade, can you hear me?

Come on, Reade. Can you hear me?

Hey.

Hey.

Hmm?

Just... just hang in there, okay?

(crying)

They're getting ready to prep you for surgery.

You lost a lot of blood, but you're gonna be fine.

(crying)

I really love you, you know that?

(laughing)

There's something I have to tell you.

I didn't k*ll Jones.

Reade, I know that.

But I didn't save him, either.

There's nothing you could have done.

Yeah, there was.

What are you talking about?

I was down in that basement, trying to work myself up... to watch that damn tape.

Then I heard something upstairs, so I went to check on it, and I found him, lying on the floor...

Help me.

...bleeding.

Please, call an ambulance.

Reade: He asked me for help, and I just stood there, letting him choke on his own blood, watching him die.

The autopsy was right about the timeline... and so were you.

I lied to you, and I'm sorry.

It's okay.

(grunts)

Hey, I tried calling you, like, ten ti...

What is that?

Uh, nothing. What's wrong?

My phone's been acting up.

You knew Jane from before.

I remembered something from my past.

She feels important.

I'm guessing, so did your wife?

What? What are you talking about?

Jane remembered a woman with that exact, same ring.

Were you married?

Are you married?

I'm sorry, but you're not making any sense right now.

You work for them, don't you?

Work for who? I don't know who you expect me...

This whole thing was a play for information.

You used me.

No. No, no, no, please.

They knew we were coming. They knew everything!

Please, you have to believe me. I...

(g*n cocks)

FBI.

You're under arrest.

Whoever you are.

This isn't what I wanted.

Yeah. I'll bet.

(g*nsh*t)

(g*nsh*t)

I don't want to hurt you!

It's a little late for that!

You're actually pretty well stocked here.

This used to be our main medical facility.

This is where you were tattooed, where we erased your memory.

(groaning)

Look, even if I can patch you up here, I can't just leave you out here by yourself.

Shepherd wants both of us dead now, and the FBI, they... they can protect you.

No.

(exhaling)

I'd rather die than turn myself over to them.

Well, out here alone, against Sandstorm's army, you will die.

(breathing heavily)

"Sandstorm."

Is that what you call us?

You're more than just the k*ller Shepherd made you.

We shared the same awful childhood... the same awful mother.

We've both done awful things, but...

(tears paper)

I've changed.

I'm not that person anymore, and I know that you can change, too.

Save your breath.

I should have pulled the trigger on you when I had the chance.

If you're smart, you'll get as far away from me as possible.

No... I'll never leave you.

You're my brother.

And we're the same.

I know that.

There's only one difference between us.

When you injected me with that drug, when I lost all of my memories, I got the chance to start over again... and now, you will too.

(groaning)

(screaming)

Roman!

(floor board creaks)

Whoa, whoa. Please, don't sh**t.

Now, let me explain everything.

I never meant to...

(grunting)

(g*nsh*t)

(g*nsh*t)
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