01x10 - I Can't Tell You Why

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Assuming

that Skinner's declaration is true,

only six days remain until Hapna causes

the first deaths among the populace.

We are currently seeing a rapid increase

in fever patients worldwide,

which is believed

to be an effect of Hapna.

Hospitals are overflowing

with cases of pyrexia,

putting tremendous strain

on medical professionals.

We strongly urge those with fevers to

refrain from going to the hospital

and just recuperate at home instead.

The relentless decline in stock prices

has failed to come to an end,

and most major exchanges such as New York

and Shanghai remain closed even now.

Congress, banks, post offices,

and other services

have all remained shut down

with no clear timeline for reopening.

It is a very real possibility

that today will be

the last Sunday we ever get to see

in our lives.

Okay, here are the results

of the analysis we ran

on that drug Chris found

in Skinner's room.

Did we get lucky?

Is it the cure for Hapna?

There's no way.

It turned out to be a type

of antiplatelet drug.

- One that's meant to prevent blood clots.

- Aw, phooey.

It's mainly used by patients

who have artificial hearts.

Hold up.

Does that mean Skinner has

an artificial heart?

I know he's struggled with

a heart condition for some time,

but I've never heard of him

having an artificial heart.

Then maybe he just got one

within the past three years?

In which case,

it should be difficult to undergo

a major surgery like that

without anyone noticing.

I've pulled up all medical records

from hospitals

that performed artificial heart surgeries

over the last three years.

No matches found.

Damn that crafty b*stard.

What kind of trick did he use this time?

Maybe he found a genius

underworld surgeon to do it?

Get real, people like that don't exist.

Then perhaps

he had it done at a discreet hospital that

only caters to the influential elite.

What do you mean?

You've never heard of it?

Rumor has it there's a hospital that

guarantees total privacy

in exchange

for an incredibly high medical fee.

Okay, that sounds worth looking into.

Well, here's the thing.

It's completely unknown

to the general public,

and a direct referral is supposed to be

the only way to get in.

That makes sense.

I'm not finding any traces

of a place like that

in the medical network.

Are we sure it really exists?

Not just some urban legend?

Axel, Doug

Would you mind coming with me?

Huh?

Whoa, what's with the getup?

Well

I might have a way to get us in.

Axel

Axel Gilberto

Where is he now?

It's me, Leland.

Is this a palace or something?

Seems like the kinda place

where Batman would live.

Take us to the front of the mansion.

Young Master!

It is so good to see you back,

at long last.

No way! Is this your house?

Oh, your service is appreciated.

The exit is that way.

Pops, these guys aren't chauffeurs.

They're some friends

who I've been staying with.

Heavens me!

My sincerest apologies.

Allow me to welcome you to

the Astor Family mansion.

So, who's this "Astor Family"?

You don't know?

It's an aristocratic family that's

been around for centuries.

Hey, is it just me or do we seem

sorely out of place?

- How should I know?

- Goodness me.

Such unusual guests we have today.

Who are you again?

It's been so long now that

I can't even remember your name.

What am I supposed to say,

"the prodigal son returns"?

Good day, sister.

It's been quite some time.

There's nothing "good"

about today, you reject.

I've come here today

to humbly ask for a favor.

Seriously?

You suddenly show up after four years

just to ask for favors?

What is it this time?

Fraud? Theft?

What do you want me to cover up?

Father went out of his way to get you

admitted to a good school,

and you did nothing but screw it up!

My apologies.

I know that I caused a lot of trouble.

That's an understatement.

Please, sister.

Would you introduce me

to the members-only

medical society

that the Astor Family uses?

To our doctors?

What are you scheming this time?

Good grief.

How is the only man left in the family

a pathetic reject like you?

The tradition

of male inheritance is outdated.

Father should have just abolished it

while he was still alive!

Ya know, maybe

we shouldn't be here for this?

Don't ask me.

I beg your pardon, sister.

But if you would see fit

to take a husband, then--

Huh? What're you trying to say?

Um, Lady Isabella

I was forced to meet with a long list

of prospective suitors!

And I hated the whole lot!

Every damn one of them was just

a greedy as*h*le after my money!

So don't give me lip!

You know nothing about

what I've been through!

Take up your position as head of

the Astor Family right now.

Huh?

Just do it.

Then you won't need

to ask me for any favors.

All the information that you want

to know will become yours.

So after treating me like some

kind of parasite for years,

now that our brother and father are dead,

you suddenly want me

to take over everything?

I can't even remember Father spending

any time with me as a kid.

So what, you're complaining about

being an illegitimate child?

Who gives a damn?

You've been nothing but a rebellious brat

who constantly wastes time

on nonsense, anyway.

Father never even showed up

when my mother passed away.

What else was he supposed to do?

Publicly attend the funeral

of his mistress?

That's why I didn't bother

attending his funeral.

I considered it a small act of revenge.

Enough already.

If you're not here

to take over the family,

then leave and never come back.

What did we even tag along for?

He probably wanted us to see this.

Huh?

What he's really like, I mean.

Despite everything she just said,

the truth is that Lady Isabella

was looking forward

to your return more than anyone,

Master Leland.

When she heard that you'd arrived,

she looked happier

than she has in a long time.

Why does it always end up like this?

I told myself that I wasn't going to

get into an argument today.

On the anniversary of Father's passing,

there were white carnations

left at his grave.

Those were from you, weren't they?

Well, actually

It was you, right?

Yes.

Fine, I'll give you what you want.

But in return

- you have to spend the weekend with me.

- Huh?

I mean, the world has gone to hell.

And if it's all going to end

in just a few days, then why not?

You can afford

to spend one weekend with me.

Okay?

That's my stipulation for introducing

you to our doctors.

All right.

Then

I promise I'll come back here next Sunday.

Next Sunday?

Haven't you seen the news?

Listen

The reason I'm asking you

for this information is

to make sure that we all get

another peaceful Sunday.

So please!

Here you are, sir.

We appreciate your continued patronage.

May luck be with you.

Oh, please.

There is no such thing as luck.

Do you have an appointment?

-Um, I'm not here for a checkup

- Huh?

Could you please tell her that

Leland Astor is here?

Well, well!

Now there's a face I don't see every day.

You've really grown up a lot

during the time I haven't seen you,

Leland.

It's been quite some time.

Cancel all my appointments for today.

Probably just a bunch of patients

begging me

to do something about Hapna, anyway.

I need you to watch this

and confirm something for me.

Is this video what I think it is?

Yes, it's part of the security footage

from the Schiphol Airport incident.

But I thought all of that

had already been seized

by the US military stationed in Europe.

Well, we got our hands on a fragment

of the backed-up data.

How?

An internal whistleblower.

People like that tend to start popping up

when the end of the world

is only a few days away.

Skinner!

This is from twelve minutes

before the incident.

There's no doubt about it. That's him.

We suspect that Skinner's goal here

was to try and smuggle out

the Hapna prototype.

Then Skinner must have been trying to

leak its existence to the public.

Here's where the problems start.

I'd quit smoking a while back.

But then I figured there was no point

in fighting the urge

when the world is about to end.

Um, so

we're searching for Dr. Skinner right now.

Do you know if he underwent

heart surgery here?

I know you can't just share

information like that,

but it's the only clue we have that

can lead us to Skinner!

So please help us!

On the day of your father's funeral

you came to watch in secret, didn't you?

Off in a corner of the church

that nobody was paying attention to.

I had you figured out.

Even after that little brush-in

with the law

and your estrangement

from the Astor Family,

I knew you were a kind kid at heart.

I guess doctor-patient confidentiality

means jack squat at this point, huh?

Honestly, I was kind of waiting for

someone to come ask me.

I can't take a secret

like this to my grave, after all.

The unit that stormed in was Delta Force,

which takes their orders directly

from US INSCOM.

Their mission was reportedly

to apprehend a t*rror1st.

- Who's on the other side?

- The airport police.

There must have been some kind of

miscommunication between them.

This is where the footage ends.

So, did Skinner end up detained

by INSCOM afterwards?

I would assume so.

Then all the reports

about this being a t*rror1st attack

with biochemical weapons were a lie?

Since we know that Skinner was trying to

smuggle out a prototype of Hapna,

there's no doubt

that was the gas-like substance

that leaked from his suitcase

during the shootout.

Dear God

Does that mean the prototype

was potent enough

to instantly k*ll people upon contact?

Yes.

When Skinner came back to the lab

three months after this,

he was like a completely different person.

He shut himself off emotionally,

and wouldn't let anyone come close.

And then, half a year later,

Hapna reappeared in a

very unexpected place.

- Where?

- The Eyman Prison in Arizona.

The exact same place where Axel

was being held at the time.

Your hunch was right on the money,

Skinner did undergo surgery for

an artificial heart here.

And the post-op outlook was good.

But we can never be sure what might

happen with an artificial heart.

What are you implying?

All modern artificial hearts are designed

so that the heartbeat data

can be constantly monitored.

Okay, so we can find Skinner's whereabouts

by tracing him through that?

Hot damn.

Naturally, we were supposed to be

in charge of monitoring Skinner's data.

But

after being discharged, he immediately

encrypted the transmission,

and made it untraceable.

We no longer know his whereabouts,

or even if he's still alive.

What's that?

It's the firmware

for the transmission system.

Analyzing it might reveal

something useful.

For example

if some third party is

now monitoring him instead.

Thanks for everything, Millie.

Leland hear me out.

I know your father lost his life

in that disaster,

but I believe there's significance

to the fact you survived it.

And you should know,

your father talked about you pretty often.

"He's the one who takes

after me the most."

"I can relate to him more than he thinks,

since I always gave my parents

a hard time, too."

I remember him saying that.

Hey, it's time to get going.

Oh, okay.

Hold on, boys!

Can I ask you a little favor?

If you do manage to catch Skinner,

I'd like you to bring him here first.

As his primary care doctor,

I couldn't bear the thought of him

just dying on me like this.

So, hey, thanks for tagging along

with me today.

Don't mention it.

We scored big.

And, um

There's actually something

I need to tell you guys.

About you being a spy, right?

You knew?

We're all here under iffy circumstances.

So it's no surprise that you've been

keeping a secret or two.

Aw, jeez, come on.

Don't start crying.

I'm not crying!

- Uh-huh, sure.

- Seriously!

Amazing!

The heart monitor is still active!

Even though this won't lead us directly

to Skinner,

we can use it to find the place

where he's being monitored!

At that point in time, Eyman Prison

was forcing all their death row

and life-sentence inmates

to take new drugs as part

of clinical trials.

Then Axel qualified to be one

of the test subjects, too.

That's right,

but the results were never recorded,

nor is there any documentation about what

happened to the inmates afterwards.

Meaning that Axel is living proof

of their experiment.

We've lost contact with the only

witness who had information,

a doctor from Eyman Prison.

It's possible Axel might know that doctor.

Hm? Hersch?

Details later.

Right now, I need you to go

and protect a witness.

So what were you three boys up to?

- Nothing much, really.

- Scandalous!

Your eyes are red.

It's 'cause you cried, right?

- I wasn't crying!

- Oh, really?

Got a call from Hersch.

She needs me to go secure a witness.

- Bingo!

- Where is it?

Let's see

Latitude 73°09' and longitude 33°72'.

That's in Islamabad, Pakistan!

Pakistan?

That's where the cyber-attacks on the

pharma company came from.

Yes, it's Popcorn Wizard.

The other hacker we were after!

All right, let's get in touch with the

local police immediately.

Please wait!

Popcorn Wizard is constantly on the move.

They'll get away again if we

just give chase like that.

The only way to pinpoint

their exact location

in real-time is for me

to go there myself! But

This is going to be our last chance!

So please let me go to Pakistan!

You're aware of the risks, right?

Yes!

Fine, but on one condition:

I'm coming with you.

Got that?

Okay!

The drug they forced you to take

at that Arizona prison

was a prototype of Hapna.

It's very likely that everyone else

who took it is already dead.

Seriously?

You escaped right

after the clinical trial ended,

so you obviously had no way of knowing,

but the only involved person

who's still alive

is the prison doctor who served there.

- Do you remember him?

- Yeah, we were chill.

I need you to go and ensure

his safety immediately.

Got it. But, man

How am I the only one still alive?

Everything okay, Eleina?

Uh, yeah, I'm fine!

What's the deal?