03x04 - All the Time in the World

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "Dark Matter"...

With the Blink Drive,
you just disappear

from one place and
reappear somewhere else.

It's an upgrade, makes your speech
and mannerisms more human.

We're not leaving you behind.

These people need
direction, leadership.

Without stasis,
the disease ran its course.

You're saying Sarah is
alive as a computer program.

Welcome back.

Mercenaries, bounty
hunters, assassins.

Take back what's mine

and take out
the crew of the Raza.

Three.

Two.

One.

Breakfast in bed.

Hey.

Boom.

Wha...?

Yes, it is a fine morning.

Nope, not a faulty relay
switch... I didn't take it.

Check behind the night stand.

How did you know...

All right...

- Are you drunk?
- Nope.

Isn't that one
of tabor's bathrobes?

May be.

Is that our
entire week's food supply?

Guys, what's with
the third degree?

What the hell is wrong with you?

You'd never believe it.
Trust me.

What's that?

My breakfast?
No, that.

Get your nasty-ass fingers
away from my food.

Mm!

I'm warning you.

Oh.

Here we go again.

Breakfast in bed.

Yeah.

Hey!

Boom!

Wha...?

Fine morning, yes.
Faulty relay switch, no.

I didn't take it.
Check behind your night stand.

How'd you know my holster
was behind my night stand?

And how did you know it wasn't
a faulty relay switch?

I knew because your holster is
always behind the night stand,

and it's never
a faulty relay switch.

What is that supposed to mean?

I have been reliving
the same day

over and over and over again.

Okay, I'll admit life on a ship
can be pretty boring after...

No. I'm not talking about
repeating similar things.

I am talking about reliving
the exact same day

a couple dozen times already.

Five says "Hey,"
Adrian falls down,

you're working on
the relay switch,

you want to know
'bout your holster.

And then when you
follow me in here

and we have this
little conversation,

you don't believe me, of course,

and so you take me
into the infirmary

where you run a neural scan.

- Like I said.
- Anything?

I don't see any...

Signs of neural issues.

Blood pressure is normal.

Cholesterol is...

slightly ele...

Vated.

See, I've been here before.

You're just having
a case of déjà vu.

You're having a case of déjà vu.

Mm, except that
in this case, it's "déjà do ."

Over and over and over again.

See, I go to sleep,
I wake up, I'm back in bed,

right where I was
at the very beginning.

A temporal loop.

That's it.

Theoretically, a continuously
repeating chronal anomaly

fragmented from linear time.

Okay, I'm thinking of
a number between one and ten.

Usually, it's five.
Sometimes six.

Occasionally, four and eight.

If you're reliving
this same day,

shouldn't you be more specific?

That's just it... things
always start off

the exact same way,
but then as the day goes on,

they change a little bit.
Not much,

but enough for you
not to believe me.

The butterfly effect.

That's also very familiar.

The slightest of changes
in early behavior

result in larger
differences down the line.

For instance, getting out
of bed on the opposite side

could create
a delay that engenders

a different chain of events.

I'd like to stress that
this is entirely theoretical.

You had me going there.

But that was a good one.

I'ma go to the mess
and grab a coffee,

and I'll five five moping,
and then Solara's

gonna ask me to spar,
and then you are gonna find

a fingernail in that soup that
you picked up on Balda-4!

I better not,
or I'll know who's responsible!

You believe this could be
happening to me, right?

I believe... you believe
this could be happening to you.

♪♪ Upbeat techno music...

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All right, come at me.

I'm exhausted. Why don't you
come at me for a change?

Gotta stay grounded.

Keep a low center of gravity.

See?

Even this imbecile can
pick up on your weaknesses.

Imagine fighting someone
with half a brain.

This imbecile wasn't even in
the room when you took him down,

so you should ask yourselves,

how did he do it?

I have a notoriously
high center of gravity.

It's true. He does.

No, that's not it.

Then what is it?

Never mind.

Wait.

You two are the
only ones on board

with a memory of your past.

Okay!

I'm gonna need you to tell me
something about yourself.

Something that no one else
could possibly know.

- Why?
- So that later,

when I reveal your secrets,

you'll be amazed at how
I could possibly know.

Uh, no. No, we won't.
Because we will have told you.

But you're not gonna
remember telling me!

Why won't we
remember telling you?

Look, I don't have
time to explain!

No, in fact, that's not true.
I have a lotta time.

But I would prefer not to,
because you will not believe me.

So...

Give it up.

Deep, dark secrets. Let's go.

Tell you what...

no. No.

How many times
do I have to say this?

I am not sparring with you!

I have an idea.

Does it involve me
being coconspirator

in a plot to plant a human
fingernail in two's dinner?

No. I think I figured out a way

to convince you that what
I'm saying is happening to me

is really happening to me.

Okay.

Have you figured out
what is wrong with the ftl engines yet?

Yes. You guessed correctly.
It wasn't a faulty

- relay switch.
- Okay, it wasn't a guess!

One of the antimatter
transducer feeds was compromised

by an impairment in one of
the particle accelerators.

Okay. I got it. Right.

Where are you going?

To find Solara and
get her to reboot me!

Okay.

Hey.
Check behind your night stand.

It's not a faulty relay switch.
It's an accel...

It's an acceleration
translator... Rometer.

What?

sh*t.

Hey.
Behind the night stand.

One of the accelerator particle
something-or-other-whatsits

got caught behind the,
um... something. Blew.

sh*t!

- Hey.
- Hello.

I don't know.

I wrote it down.

This is blank.

Reboot.
sh*t!

Are you sure about this?

This is a very
powerful stimulant.

Every time I fall asleep
or I lose consciousness,

the loop starts over again,
so if I don't fall asleep

or I don't lose consciousness,

I stay awake till tomorrow.
The loop's broken.

Things go back to normal.
You think this'll work, right?

I think you think it will work.

Come on. Just hit me up with
the jitter juice, let's go.

Consider the fact that this...
Situation manifested itself

after you learned that
Sarah's consciousness

was digitally uploaded.

It's not some symptom
of depression.

- Maybe if you...
- No.

I'm not talking to Sarah
or whatever that thing is

in the ship's computer.

Her digital consciousness.

And it's very much her.

The revelation that she's still

- alive has clearly affected...
- No.

No. No. She is not alive.
That isn't her.

I'm not talking to some
computer program.

As you wish.

What?!

Hey!
Do you know what time it is?!

It's about an hour
until tomorrow.

I feel good. Alert.

But I need someone to talk to
to make sure I stay awake.

Well, then go see the android.

Unlike me, she doesn't
need to sleep.

- She's in her charging station.
- Then go bother someone else.

I cannot bug anyone who can
knock me unconscious.

So that leaves you.

- You forgot Five.
- Nope. I didn't.

Fine. What do you
wanna talk about?

My day. Starts the same.

Every single morning, I wake up,

I realize I'm still in
this infernal loop.

So I go about my routine.

So she says, "Hey,"
then I say, "Hey,"

usually at the same time.

Then you fall down,
then I walk by the android.

It's not a faulty relay switch.

It's called the Butterfly Effect,
which accounts

for the variations in outcomes.

For instance, if I get up on

the wrong side of the bed,
or I forget

to go to the bathroom
one morning...

But I couldn't remember.

So when that didn't
work, I realized

the solution's obvious.

I just need to stay awake
past the point in time

when the loop resets.

And I think I did it.

I did it.

Oh, for f...

I'm never gonna be able to
figure this out on my own.

I need help.

Oh, but you're not
gonna take me seriously

until I can prove to you
that I'm actually

living in this time loop.
I need to convince you.

And how do you
propose to do that?

Uh, teach me something?

Teach me something that I would
never know in a million years.

Well, I've just discovered
that one of the antimatter transducer...

No. No science.

Something I'd never know
in a million years,

not ten million years.

But something equally
useless to me.

Well, I am programmed to speak
over two dozen languages.

Perfect. Just pick one.

Français, peut-être?

German it is.
That was French.

French is fine, too.

I'd be happy to teach you

so long as I can continue to
effect repairs on the ship.

But I am fully capable
of multitasking.

Okay, great.
Let's just do this, all right?

Allons-y!

That's French for "let's go."

Oh.

Zalonvy.

It's a good thing we have
all the time in the world.

Ou est la chat
de Monsieur Michaud?

Meeshee meesha
me shoo-shoo-shoo.

No, you can't just
make up your own words.

You have to actually repeat
the words that I say.

Right. Right.

Hmm. There's an impairment

in one of the
particle accelerators.

Yeah, can we just get
on with this, please?

Ou est le chat, ou est
le chat de Monsieur Michaud?

Ou est le chat
de Monsieur Michaud...

Ou est le chat de Monsieur...?

Ou est le chat de Monsieur...?

Eté compromis
par une déficience

dans l'un des accélérateurs
de particules.

L'un des flux antimatière
transducteur...

L'un des accélérateurs
de particules.

♪♪ Both singing in French...

♪♪

When did you learn
to speak French?

Today! That's what I'm saying.

I'm trapped in a time loop.

You had me going there.

No... ugh!

If anyone needs me,
I'll be effecting repairs to the ship.

L'un des flux
antimatière transducteur

a été compromis
par une déficience

dans l'un des accélérateurs
de particules.

What did you say?

L'un des flux
antimatière transducteur

a été compromis
par une déficience

dans l'un des accélérateurs
de particules.

What did he say?

He said one of the
antimatter transducer feeds

has been compromised
by an impairment

in one of the particle
accelerators.

I did.

I've completed the repairs.

We should arrive on Gemma-13
in approximately two hours.

Finally! A change of scenery.
It's been way...

too long.

Wait.

- You believe me.
- Mm.

- You believe me!
- Mm-mm.

You believe me. Thank you.

Wait. I don't know
what to believe.

Either you're telling the truth,
or you're suddenly, magically,

a French expert on FTL drives.

Assuming we accept the fact

that this is really
happening to you,

can you think of any
precipitating incidents

that may have
triggered the anomaly?

I don't know. No, I can't.

If the same day restarts
every time you go to sleep...

Doesn't work.

What else have you tried?

Something has you trapped
in this temporal loop.

Perhaps, instead of repeating
the same actions,

you should do
things differently,

see if that changes anything.

It's worth a try.

Hey, fiver.

Hey, listen,
I know it sucks that six left,

but it's not the end of the world.

You can still visit him
whenever you want, right?

Really? That's supposed
to make me feel better?

Gotta stay grounded.

See, even this imbecile...

This imbecile
isn't here to coach.

I'm here for secrets.
One from each of you.

Let's go. Name your price.

- Well, I'll tell you what...
- Deal!

Be nice to finally get off
this ship, stretch my legs.

You've been on board
less than a day.

Well, I'm a free spirit.
I like to roam.

Well, don't roam too far because
we leave in exactly three hours.

Hey, I'll catch up with
you guys later, all right?

Well, I thought you were looking
forward to a change of pace.

Well, I am.
It's just that I wanna

get around to a long
overdue chat first.

You know how that works?

Yes, kid. Android showed me how.

Okay, well, we'll be
in radio contact.

Let us know if you
wanna meet up.

Got it. Thanks.

I was wondering if...

When you'd come.

I wasn't... sure.

Still not sure.

Neither am I.

I don't really
understand it either.

But I know what I know.

I know who I am.

I've missed you, Marcus.

Missed you, too.

I'm sorry. I-I can't.

Marcus, wait.

Please...

Who the hell are you?

The name's Ash.

Emperor Ishida
sends his regards.

Breakfast in bed.

Hey!

Mess.

Now.

Three was correct.

One of the antimatter transducer
feeds was compromised

by an impairment in one of
the particle accelerators.

So... lucky guess?

He's never spoken French before.

That doesn't prove anything.

- Trina.
- What?!

That was the name of
the first girl you ever kissed.

Her brother Draydon
was in love with you.

- How you...
- You.

Snuck off that space station
in a dress and heels

to avoid the GA.

- That is not true.
- True. I was there.

Somewhat true.
They weren't heels,

they were sensible pumps.

That. That... the whole antimatter
particle accelerator thing...

Look. I realize this
is a little hard to believe,

but come on, guys.
I've been possessed by an alien.

We've all met alternate reality
versions of ourselves.

In the scheme of things,
not that big a stretch.

We are caught
in a time loop, people.

Deal with it.

Technically, you're
caught in a time loop.

We're all caught
in this time loop.

I'm the only one to remember it,
that's all.

This Ash guy,
how did he get on board?

I have no idea.

Okay, so if
what you say is true...

Uh-huh...
The solution is simple.

We just don't go
to that space station.

He doesn't get on board.
You don't die.

How does that solve
my time loop issue?

One problem at
a time, all right?

We need to go
to that space station.

We need to capture that assassin

and find out how
he knew where to find us.

Does it really matter?

If Ryo Ishida can track us,
then, yes, it matters.

Hey, fiver.

You know, if there's one
thing that being caught

in this time loop has taught me,

besides French, that is,

it's that you can't

stay stuck in the bad moments.

Because if you work hard enough at it,

well, you can turn things around.

You've got the power to change things.

Are you serious?

That's supposed to make me
feel better?

Low center of gravity.

Great. Now in addition
to aggravating me,

he's creeping me out.

I was wondering if...

When you'd come.

Yeah, I'm sorry, I should've...

No, don't be sorry. I'm just...

I'm so happy you're here.

Me too.

Look, this is just a
little hard on me, so...

How do you think it is for me,

waking up here, finding
out this is my world now?

You're right. I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I was dying.

Betrayed by my own body and...

Now that body is gone and I...

I don't know what I am anymore.

But one thing I know
for sure that I'm lonely.

And I miss you, Marcus.

I miss you so much.

I miss you too.

So much.

I know you're having a hard time
accepting me

as the Sarah you once knew...

But you need to know that
despite all this,

I am the woman you knew.

Even for the short time you
remember spending with me.

Three.

- Three, come in.
- Yeah.

We're about to drop out.

On my way.

Okay,
so we all know what we're doing?

The Android and I pretend
we're leaving the ship

to head into the station,
then double back to the hangar

to monitor the airlock.

I'm with you two, here on
the ship, waiting for company.

- Good.
- W-W-What about me?

What about you?

- Where do you want me?
- Back in your quarters.

- Are you serious?
- It's too dangerous for you.

What about her?

She'll be fine.

Yeah, okay.

If anyone needs me, I'll be in hiding.

Ow.

♪♪

♪♪

Guys, guys?

There's someone on board.

You saw someone?

I saw something that
looked like someone.

No one's come through the airlock.

There's more than one airlock.

Android, have you picked up any activity

at any of the other airlocks?

No, Two. None of the other
airlocks have been compromised.

I'm telling you, there
is someone on board.

Three?

Yeah. On my way to check it out.

♪♪

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What the hell is that?

Low center of gravity.

I almost sh*t you.

I could have sworn
he went that way.

Look, I'm sorry.

Maybe I'm just seeing things.

If anyone needs me, which I doubt,

I'll be in my quarters.

Look out!

Crews quarters! We need help!

The Blink Drive! Where is it?

What's a Blink Drive?

Oh.

Crap.

So you're both reliving the same day?

Yes.

Any idea why?

We're not sure, but we think

it has something to do with this.

In trying to save his life,

I hit the merc over the head with that.

The second I made contact...

Boom, it was this
morning all over again.

The night before,
I was in his quarters...

- What?
- Shut up.

I was looking through
his assorted crap

and I remember fiddling with that thing.

- Well, what is it?
- We just told you!

- It's a time loopy device.
- Loopy thing.

Where did you get it?

From Tabor's closet and, before that,

the lab of Dr. Alfonso Rezov.

He was a friend of a cousin of a client,

some sort of scientist, who needed help

funding his various tech
ventures, so Tabor...

The guy owed Tabor money

so he took a bunch of
his stuff as collateral.

I was getting there.

What do you know
about the device?

We took it from his lab while
he was out so... not much.

Oh, careful. Careful.

So one of you brainy
types studies this thing

and fixes the time loop.

What about the guy who
apparently walks through walls?

Walks through walls? How
is that even possible?

Phasing technology.

There have been rumors
that various corporations

are researching the possibility,

but as far as I understand,

a potential working prototype
was at least a decade away.

Look, all we have to do
is avoid the space station,

and Ishida's merc...
Problem solved.

Not quite.

We need to find out
how they knew where to find us.

I was afraid you'd say that.

But kind of expecting it.

Hey, you got the FTL
engines up and running, huh?

Yeah, yeah,
I'm just taking a break.

Then I'm gonna help the
Android study that device.

You know...

I know you're upset
that Six is gone,

and I'm upset seeing you upset.

And I really wish there
was something I could say

to make it all right.

I really do.

That...

actually makes me feel
a little better.

Yeah?

Thanks.

All right.

Okay. Come at me.

You seem unusually confident.

That's because
we've already done this,

and, using my foreknowledge,
I can predict your moves

and counter accordingly.

I was wondering if...

When you'd come.

I'm sorry. I should've come earlier.

Just needed some time to come
to terms to with the situation.

Yeah, you're not the only one.

I know that.

I know.

And?

What did you do to me?

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

- Ahh!
- We've done this before.

Been on this ship.
Met you. How?

We've got about 20 minutes
before the paralysis wears off.

Help me get him to the infirmary.

Your armor's genetically locked,

making it impossible for
anyone else to use it.

If you're wondering
how I found you...

No. Not anymore.

I had a hunch the dormant
Blink Drive was emitting

a subspace signal.

The real question was identifying

the specific signature

so we could shield against it.

Already done, so no help is coming.

I don't need help
to take out the likes of you.

That's tough talk for
a man in his gitch.

So which one of these controls
your phasing abilities?

None of them.

What the hell?

This is Two. The prisoner has escaped.

He's unarmed, but dangerous.

Stay here in case he
comes back for his gear.

Go.

Hey, sweetie.
Mind telling me where I can find a w*apon?

I don't know... I'm just...

A kid? Don't bother.

The Emperor told me all about you.

♪♪

I got him on C-level.

Why don't you pick on
someone your own size.

Ahh!

Ahh!

♪♪

♪♪

Talk about abs of steel.

I'm guessing that device required

some concentration to operate.

I believe I've figured it out.

- You sure?
- No.

Why don't we just track
down the guy who built it

- and ask him?
- We don't have enough time.

We've got maybe
five hours until the loop resets

at which point we'll
be back to square one.

Is there another way to test it?

Yes. I'll set the device

to send me back approximately
five seconds into the past.

If it works, then we can assume
my calibrations were correct.

All right. Good luck.

Be right back.

♪♪

You okay?

I don't understand.

What's happening to me?

You're crying.

It's an expression of sadness.

In this case, grief.

Welcome back.

Where am I?

You're in a highly
secure research facility

under the direction of Electus Corp.

You were transferred here
following your capture

- by the Galactic Authority.
- Why?

We work with the G.A.
as part of an official,

mutually beneficial partnership.

In your case, for instance,
we have the resources

to retrieve information
otherwise inaccessible to them.

Where are the rest of my crew?

Rescue is impossible,
so put it out of your head.

Instead, I'd like you to
answer a few questions for me.

What can you tell me of the
Android Liberation Front?

I'm not familiar with any such group.

You're lying.

You've consorted
with known members

and you're under suspicion

of having provided assistance

in their t*rror1st actions.

No. I wouldn't.

Then why do you have this?

It's an upgrade that
allows you to pass as human.

This is illegal tech.

You are illegal tech.

Why am I unable to move?

Everything from your neural
matrix to your physical form

is state-of-the-art
unsanctioned technology.

I need to know who created you.

Why am I unable to move?

Your touch receptors have
been disabled below the neck.

Why?

Because I'm a scientist. Not a sadist.

♪♪

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♪♪

Hello, Android.

Welcome to the end of time.

What happened to the stars?

We're in a place where the
stars are few and far between.

A long, long way from home.

This is the future?

Yes.

You've been doing some time skipping.

What happened to you? To us?

Very bad things.

I've been waiting for you
longer than I can remember.

And, now that you're finally here,

I'm going to have to make this quick.

You have a little under two
minutes before you jump again.

- I've seen things.
- Yes.

Future glimpses.

You're trapped in a temporal anomaly.

But I can help you get back.

Destroy this device when you return.

That will sever the time
loop, solve your problem.

There's no other way.

But, if I can find a way
to understand it,

- perhaps I can undo some of the things...
- There's no point in debate.

You'll destroy the device. I know.

Where are the rest of the crew?

Gone.

A long time ago.

How? Please tell me.

What awaits us?

So much.

Dwarf Star's conspiracy.

The doubled deception.

Kryden. Carina.

The Accelerated.

The fall of the House of Ishida.

A meeting with your creator.

The Black Ships.

What does it all mean?

Not a happy ending for everyone,

but a positive result for
the rest of the galaxy.

Telling you may motivate you
to try to change your future,

and I can't take that chance.

I'm sorry, Android.

Forgive me.

I'll set the device to
send me back approximately

five seconds into the past.

If it works, we can assume
my calibrations were correct.

All right. Good luck.

Be right back.

♪♪

Well? Aren't you going to go?

I just did.

- What are you doing?
- Ending the time loop.

And the potential for any
further temporal anomalies.

It's over.

I hope you're right.

Well, only one way to find out.

I'm going to bed.

Right.

Tomorrow's a new day, huh?

I hope.

You're back.

I've had some more time to think.

And?

Feels pretty real to me.

♪♪

We lost contact with Ash
following his initial report.

I can only assume

he made contact with the "Raza"

but ultimately failed in his
attempt to take the Blink Drive.

It's unfortunate.

His failure's a double blow.

I've lost one of my best operatives

as well as the means
to tracking the "Raza."

But all is not lost.

Given time,

I believe I'll have another
way to locate the ship.

And with your help, take it.