07x08 - Cordially Invited

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Keep dreaming bout.. A better world.

You keep wishing for some clarity. Always hoping.

Animals is going to save you from this gravity.

You're holding out for some romantic.

But inside your mind.

When you don't know where to turn to.

And you sure all hope is gone when the.

Calm and dark will yield to dark.

You know.

Only my father would turn a hostile

takeover into a fluffy PR move. On the news, he said he just

wanted to break bread and hash things out.

Maybe it won't be so bad. We do want

the general to start opening up to these people, right?

Yeah, but on his terms. Ironwood's going

to be locked in a room at his rival's own dinner party.

No, Jack says he's happy to moderate.

But all that really means is he'll

be the one controlling the conversation.

Not hard to imagine how that's going to play out.

I still can't believe he won. Robin

was supposed to be the people's champion,

wasn't she? There's just too many coincidences.

You really think your dad might have something to do with Salem?

I think my father would do whatever it takes to win.

And we should do the same. Meaning?

Well, no one knows your dad better than you.

And out of everyone going tonight, I'd

say you're the only one who could

snoop around the house and not be questioned.

If Jack schnee's up to something, I think

we should know what it is.

Suppose we should smile for the cameras.

Sir, with all due respect, you'd have to pay me.

Good evening everyone. Where's Klein? What an interesting way to say hello,

dear brother. How have you been?

I'm afraid you won't find him here. He was let go.

I can't imagine why.

General. Exactly how

large do you think our dining room table is?

I happen to know it's enormous, but most

of my guests will be on standby

in case the council requests additional eyewitnesses.

Until then, I'm sure they'll be happily celebrating your father's victory.

For those of you joining us in

the dining room, please follow me.

Wish us luck. I mean, they already invited you, didn't they?

Care for a drink, sir? Ah. No. No thanks.

I think I'll just stick to patrolling the grounds.

Words out of my mouth. Right, well, don't wander off.

Don't break anything and be ready in

case the general calls on you.

Orders. Let's see them out of house and home.

Counterpoint. How about we do wander off?

Consider breaking things and then all that

other stuff. I'll be in touch.

Dear sister. I was hoping we could use this time to catch up.

Oh, I have to know. Why did

you go through so much trouble to leave

home, only to come crawling back?

Ha! This might be a problem. General Ironwood, please.

Have a seat.

Councilman. Sleet. Councilwoman. Camilla.

Councilwoman Hill would have had a nice ring to it,

though. I suppose I should just be grateful

I got invited to the table.

Miss Hill, that vigor of yours is precisely

why we're grateful to have you with us tonight.

What is she doing here? What we're all doing here, James.

Addressing the concerns of our kingdom.

Which means we have much to discuss.

Indeed. I was hoping we could start by.

Are we safe with her here, by the way?

I do recall some confusion regarding her involvement in that horrific m*ssacre.

As the official report stated, that footage was doctored.

Penny is completely under my control. Which is concerning, I think.

Concerning. Let's talk about exactly what it is you control.

Why won't this kid buzz off? We need to do something.

What was that earlier? About breaking things?

Well, what? Li. I'm sure the company

is lucky to have you, but if you'll pardon me.

And where exactly is it that you're going?

Magbukon Israela drive. The company has promised me my own parking space.

Maybe even. Care for a drink? Don't mind if I do.

Oh, no. Look. I'm going to go get some more.

If you'll excuse me.

The fact of the matter is,

you've operated with a fair amount of autonomy

for the past few years, James.

But what we need now is for you to work with us.

Sir, I.. Have it's obvious..

That no kingdom intends to declare w*r on Atlas.

We had no involvement in the incident at Haven.

We have proof our drones weren't acting on orders at beacon.

At this point, the closure of Atlas

Borders is only serving to hurt our

relations with the rest of the world.

The rest of the world, it's hurting us.

The people of Atlas are suffering, and they want to know why.

Quite right, Miss Hill. And I'm afraid

there's more than just your choices that have

brought harm to our citizens as of late.

Have your forces found any additional evidence

as to who is slaughtering innocent civilians down in Mantell?

That is an ongoing investigation. The details

of which are classified. I'm afraid.

I'm afraid of the ever growing list

of classified information you seem to be keeping.

I asked our fellow councilman here to shed

some light on your Amity Colosseum project.

And as it turns out, they know about as much as I do.

Even you don't know. The Amity Project

will help with all of the issues you presented,

but you have to understand that discretion

is a top priority at this time.

Are you saying you don't trust us?

You can't just buy trust like everything

else. You have to earn it.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

General, if I may be blunt, you have

spent what little trust this council had left in you.

The hacker who turned Atlas drones against us was never captured.

Whoever's been murdering your critics is still at large.

How are we supposed to give you

our trust when you've given us nothing

as of late? That's not what winter. That's enough.

Excuse me.

Miss Schnee. Is everything okay?

I'm fine, thank you. Keep up the great work.

Huh? Hello, darling.

Are you okay?

I'll be fine. I just let my emotions get the better of me.

What do you mean? You wouldn't understand.

Oh, right. Oh, no. Know what I mean?

Is, this place holds a lot of memories for me specifically.

I thought I was in control, but.

What? You heard me. I sounded like a petulant child.

I thought you sounded fine. You were just speaking from your heart.

And that is precisely the problem. I

should have just stayed in line.

I guess you're right. I don't understand.

I'm sorry I couldn't come down for your party.

I'm afraid I'm not feeling well.

Um. It's okay, mom. It's fine.

What are you doing in your father's office?

Just looking for something I left.

That's right. You left.

You left.

I need to use father's computer.

Why? Because I think he may have done something. Something wrong?

I thought we all simply assumed that at this point.

Yes, well, some of us are trying to do something about it.

He started locking his home computer.

But. He still has blind spots.

You put a camera in here? I put

them in every room of this..

House for our safety in case I ever need.

You haven't come back to stay, have you? No.

Good.

A man came by. I'm afraid

your father may be involved in something more dangerous than he realizes.

No matter what happens twice. Please don't forget about your brother.

Whitley wants nothing to do with me.

Of course not. You left him alone with us.

Who are.. You?

Hey, mom. It's snowing.