01x05 - Pretty Vacant

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- After Hapna hit the market,

the frenzy even spread

through the prison I was in.

It was a real hassle

to get your hands on it,

unless you were willing

to pay a hefty price.

I'm not normally into drugs,

but I decided to try it

out of curiosity.

The first thing I did was

headbutt the bars of my cell.

It hurt like a b*tch.

Guess the stuff has

no effect on me.

And what's worse

is that Hapna is lethal

even if you've only

taken it one time.

And now I'm stuck looking

for this Skinner guy.

If we can't find him in time

everybody dies.

So I guess

I'll have to find him in Hell

and kick his a*s.

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[ Siren wails in distance ]

- [ Breathes deeply ]

[ Moans ]

Huh?

[ Gasps ]

[ Breathes heavily ]

- So, 909 hacked

into Delta Medicinal's database,

which is where he learned

about the threat of Hapna.

More importantly,

Delta Medicinal was in charge

of Hapna's clinical trials.

- Which means it's highly likely

that Delta Medicinal

knew exactly

how dangerous the drug was.

- And then, there's this image

- Ew.

- Mm. What exactly

are we looking at?

- It was among the files

we took from 909.

I have no idea what it is.

- What if the company

was conspiring with Skinner?

Then all the trials and

approvals could've been faked.

- That's definitely

a possibility.

The bottom line is

they must have some kind

of connection to Skinner.

- How's it coming, Elaina?

Have you found anything?

- I'm not seeing any data

from the clinical trials.

However, I did come across

something weird.

Someone at Delta Medicinal

has been uploading music

from their servers weekly

to an audio site

called SoundCloud.

- What's so strange about that?

- Yeah, it could have been

a music-loving employee.

Check this out.

[ Distorted music playing ]

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- What the hell is that?

- I'll admit it,

this music sounds pretty weird.

- Hold on.

Elaina, can you open it

as an image file instead?

- Let me try.

[ Monitor blooping ]

- Well, now

- This is the clinical

trial data for Hapna.

- You can tell?

- Huh?

Yes, on a basic level.

- Hold on.

Why would they encode

their trial data

and then uploaded it

to a social media site?

- Because they

probably want it

to reach a recipient

who would like to remain hidden.

- Does that mean?

- It's Skinner!

- All right. We've got plenty

of dirt on them now.

Let's go say hello.

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- Huh? What the?

Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

[ Gasps ]

Rich people always have

the best security.

I can't get close.

They have a jammer set up.

- No tall buildings nearby that

we can jump over from, either.

- No luck with

the underground parking.

It's fully automated

and not connected

to the inside

of the building.

- Well, maybe one of us

can use a rope to climb

down from the roof?

Just don't pick me.

- What a great idea.

Just like Spider-Man.

I wanna try doing that.

- No, hold on.

That's too conspicuous.

Let's sit tight

until nightfall.

- Whoa. Hey, Axel?

What are you doing?

Can you hear me?

The building is crawling full

of security guards.

Huh?

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[ Beeping ]

- [ Whistling ]

Oh, uh, hey.

Hey, there, how's it going?

- Oh, hello.

- Who's that?

- No clue.

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[ Elevator bell dings ]

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[ Phone ringing ]

[ Phone ringing ]

- Unbelievable.

He seriously just went for it.

[ All grunting ]

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- Hm.

- [ Groaning ]

- Don't move a muscle.

- [ Gasps ]

- Shut down all your security

systems for me, would ya please?

- No. I can't do it.

- I said pretty please.

- [ Grunts ]

S-Security system command, deactivate.

[ Security system powers down ]

- Much Appreciated.

- Huh?

Who the hell are you?

Huh? [ Gasps ]

How did you get your hands

on that data?

- Hello there, Mr. President.

- [ Gasps ]

- You should know,

since you're the one

who uploaded it to the net.

- What do you want with me?

Money?

- Nah.

Just want you to tell

me where Skinner is.

- [ Sighs ]

Nobody is more desperate to find

out where he is than I am.

We were never made privy

to his location,

and didn't have a way

to contact him.

Which is why we had

to go through such a hassle

just to send the data.

- Did you know Hapna

would mutate

and become toxic?

- We had absolutely no idea!

How could that have possibly

benefited us?

- Have you determined

that it's actually lethal?

- Before we did any human trials,

we tested its effects

on monkeys.

[ Monkeys screeching ]

- [ Growls ]

- And one of those subjects

died just the other day.

Its eyes became discolored,

taking on a pattern that

looks like a starry-night.

Humans will be the next

to go through it.

- Can't you develop an antidote?

- We've poured all

of our resources

into doing just that,

but even the R&D team

doesn't know what to do.

I swear, Skinner is

the devil incarnate

[ Sighs ]

- Well, if he's the devil,

then I suppose that makes

us the angels

that are going to kick

his a*s back to Hell.

[ Doug and Chris sigh ]

I'm sick and tired of chasing

after Skinner.

Let's lure the devil out.

- An announcement

from Delta Medicinal

regarding

an emergency conference

on the cure for Hapna?

This invitation,

it was sent to

all renowned doctors

and researchers?

- Correct.

Once Skinner learns

someone has developed

the antidote to his creation,

he will almost certainly come

to see if it's true.

- In other words, you've set up

a fake conference.

You're going to lure Skinner out

and catch him when he shows up?

- That's the plan.

- The committee will be holding

their inquiry soon.

You heard about that, right?

- Yes.

We need to show progress

by then.

Otherwise, we'll be

at a huge disadvantage.

- Indeed.

And at this point,

we cannot afford

to let it get swept

under the rug.

- Do you think he'll

actually show up?

- At the very least,

he'll use a hacker

to try and find out

what's going on inside.

- You wanna bet the man himself

will appear?

- Aw, hell yeah. I'm waiting

for you, Skinnerbaby.

- Nice!

This looks like the real thing.

- Each of one those vials

has a built-in GPS tracker

just in case any anyone tries

to steal them from us.

- What's inside of them?

- Just saline solution.

- Ah.

- The question is

how will they try to get in?

- They may try and break in

from the outside.

Or possibly

- They sneak in by pretending

to be an invited guest.

- Our private security firm

has gone through the building

and performed a full sweep,

checking for bugs and wiretaps.

- There are 50 guards

including myself.

At this moment,

we are on high alert.

We have screened our

entire staff

and they have had

background checks.

So there should be

no opportunities

for Skinner to plant

a spy among us.

- Let's say,

we get his attention.

If his hacker gets in the system

and finds out we're lying,

what then?

- That's where Elaina comes in.

- Delta Medicinal has

two different types of

in-house networks.

One is the core Network

for handling

confidential information,

then a basic network

for managing all essential

building functions.

- What's with

the weird-a*s designs?

- The core network,

which is located here,

is isolated

from all other connections.

The wall is shielded

so no wireless signals

can get through.

- In other words,

it's air-gapped.

- Smart phones won't work,

either,

so use this direct line

if you need to contact me.

- All right.

Looks like it's impossible

to hack the core network.

- Isn't this a bit over the top?

- Won't the hacker just give up

if we make things

this difficult?

- No. The harder the security,

the more they want to crack it.

Hackers can't resist.

- Damn it.

- Besides, I've baited them

by leaving the basic network

accessible from the outside.

- So that's where

we'll catch our hacker.

- Things are about

to get started.

Keep yourselves alert.

- Bring it on, Skinner.

Let's paint the town red.

- All guests must leave

their electronic devices

at the security gate.

- [ Gasps ]

Uh, apologies.

I forgot that I had another.

- Who was that?

- Patrick Wong.

An associate professor at MIT.

- Any connection to Skinner?

- It appears, as a student,

he was mentored

by one of Skinner's colleagues.

- We better keep an

eye on him, then.

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- Are you feeling better now,

Mr. President?

- Yeah.

I'm sorry to worry you.

I fell into a deep depression

because Skinner seemed

like the devil to me.

But these guys told me

that we have to fight back,

no matter what.

- I see.

- And I agreed to follow though

with that advice.

I had just forgotten

how to put up a good fight.

I had the best sleep

in ages last night.

- We greatly appreciate

your patience.

Your attention, please.

The conference will now begin

with a greeting from our CEO,

Mr. Ahmed Rahman.

- Thank you for attending.

I'm sure you all

have busy schedules.

Without further ado,

I am pleased

to officially announce

that we have succeeded

in developing a cure for Hapna.

To start us off,

a member of our research team,

Dr. Mulligan,

will explain the finer details.

- As you all know,

the mechanism that allows Hapna

to remove pain comes

from the gene SCN9A,

in connection

to the Schwann cells exhibited

in sodium channel Nav1.7.

- [ Groans ]

- A man is heading

to the restroom.

Somebody keep eyes on him.

- Roger that.

[ Monitor beeping ]

- We got a hit.

- [ Gasps ]

- Someone's trying

to get access from outside!

The point of origin is

the Arctic.

- Are they military?

- No. It's spoofed.

I'm detecting multiple

access points from all over.

- Sodium ion permeation

ultimately gets blocked,

thereby-- Oh.

[ Electricity shuts off ]

- [ Gasps ]

- Is something wrong?

- What's going on?

- What happened?

- Power outage?

- Elaina.

- This room has its

own power generator,

so it's not a problem.

Wait a second.

The network hasn't

actually been breached.

- Layman's terms, please.

- The external

access from earlier

was all faked.

The culprit

is inside the building!

Somebody go and check

the breaker unit, right now!

- I'm on it!

- Where's bathroom guy?

- He hasn't come out yet.

- Must be him.

- Watch the exits.

Don't let anybody out of here.

- Roger.

- Chris, come inside, now.

- Okay.

- Hey.

- [ Grunts ]

[ Breathing shakily ]

- Oops. Sorry.

Wrong guy!

- There's nothing wrong

with the breaker, either.

- What is going on?

Who's that?

- Huh?

[ Device beeps ]

- [ Chuckles ]

Yes. Now I'm saved!

I'm not going to di-- [ Grunts ]

- Lock him in an isolated room,

and find out who he is.

- [ Chuckles ]

Say what you will.

You're a bunch of jerks.

I sure in the hell wasn't going

to let you monopolize the cure.

- Sorry, pal,

but all you did

was inject yourself

with some saline.

- Huh?

- This guy has nothing to

do with Skinner, either.

- Where are you hiding,

you little sneak?

- Get wre-e-e-e-cked!

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- [ Grunts ]

[ Keyboard clacking ]

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- Override loop!

Did you just code

that program?

Oh, wow!

Hardcore!

[ Air gusting ]

- [ Groans ] So hot.

- They took control of the AC?

- Don't open the door!

[ Door beeps ]

- [ Gasps ]

- What the hell is going on

in here?

[ Monitors beeping ]

- Damn you.

[ Beeping continues ]

The core has been breached.

We're getting hacked

across 50 locations.

- Does that mean there are

50 intruders?

- Whoa.

- [ Gasps ]

- Not 50 people.

50 devices!

The guards' walkie-talkies!

We're being hacked through them!

Hey! Is this thing

connected to the outside?

- No. These new ones

don't have that functionality.

- It's just a normal

walkie-talkie.

The old ones did,

but they just got replaced.

- Replaced?

- The manufacturer

contacted us about a recall

and then shipped us

a brand new batch.

- That's it.

That was the hacker's goal.

All the b*stard needed was a way

to get these inside

the control room.

- What now?

If they get in

the core network,

we're exposed, right?

Elaina?

- [ Sighs ]

They took the bait.

Initiating tracking.

- Huh?

- In case things went south,

I planted a fake antidote file

on the core computer

for them to steal.

We can locate Popcorn Wizard

with it.

- Losing the battle

to win the w*r. Huh.

- But the core network is still

under their control,

so be careful.

- Huh?

[ Monitors beeping ]

Ah!

[ Indistinct shouting ]

- Calm down.

- Oh, come on! What the hell?

[ Grunts ]

- What am I supposed to do?

- Somebody do something!

- Found them.

They're at the Islamabad

stock exchange in Pakistan!

- I'll put in a call to have

the local authorities

search the place.

- Uh

- Every country's stock exchange

has specially fortified

network infrastructures.

If tapped into, there's

enough bandwidth

for hackers to conduct

massive cyberattacks.

[ Sirens chirping ]

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- Ugh. What do you mean?

No one's there?

- Wait. They're moving?

How can there be

this much data traffic

from up in the mountains?

Don't tell me

- [ Humming ]

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Alrighty. Let's see

this cure of theirs.

Ha-ha.

Pretty Vacant?

Guess the whole thing was fake,

just like I figured!

Huh? [ Gasps ]

Hardcore!

Buh-bye.

[ Laptop clattering ]

[ Monitor beeps ]

- [ Gasps ]

- What is it?

- There's no future.

[ Sighs ] They slipped away.

I'm pretty sure they

intentionally parked

their mobile base next to the

stock exchange to throw us off.

- Everyone, please remain calm.

- So that means we lost

the battle and the w*r

- I'm sorry.

- What do we do now?

[ Cellphone ringing ]

- Hm?

- Hm?

- Huh?

- Huh?

- "Popcorn Wizard."

- The real deal?

- It can't be.

[ Cellphone beeps ]

- Hardco-o-o-re!

[ All gasp ]

- Ha! Pretty Vacant! Major props!

You were the closest

to busting me.

That's pretty impressive stuff!

Whoo!

- Um, say what?

- Johnny Rotten is my hero.

Keep it real! Bye!

- Wait, Popcorn Wizard!

[ Sighs ]

They hung up.

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- Hardco-o-o-re!

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[ The Boo Radleys'

"Lazarus" plays ]

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- I ♪

I must be losing

my mind ♪

I keep on trying

to find a way out ♪

There's no need ♪

You don't lock the

door anymore ♪

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I ♪

- Ba ba, ba ♪

- You know I

never go out ♪

- Ba ba, ba ba ♪

- And you know I

start to forget things ♪

It's okay ♪

They weren't

essential anyway ♪

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