01x02 - Life in the Fast Lane

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- Three years ago, Hapna,

the painkiller

that everybody said

would free humanity

from suffering,

first hit the shelves.

But for me and my friends

it served an entirely

different purpose.

We started using Hapna

as a substitute for drugs.

We put it in our drinks

it gave us a boost

and got us a little high.

It was perfect for

when you were feeling down,

everybody was using it.

Adults were scratching

their heads,

"Why are kids drinking nothing

but soda all the time?"

Hapna became a phenomenon,

it was available everywhere.

And on top of that,

it was really cheap.

Nobody could ever imagine

that in just three years,

it would become the terror

that would k*ll us all.

I mean I sure didn't.

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[ Metal clanking ]

- [ Grunts ]

- Just so you know,

It is impossible to take off.

We are also tracking

your location at all times,

so there's no point

in trying to escape.

- Oh, I see how it is

Looks like you've assembled

a team of bad apples, huh?

- I need a favor from you all.

Of course, I'm talking

about finding Dr. Skinner

faster than anyone else does.

Think about it.

You can choose to stay on the

run as a fugitive,

or find Dr. Skinner

and earn your freedom.

Which is more appealing?

- [ Grunts ]

- Huh?

[ Metal clanks ]

[ Gasps ]

[ g*n clicks ]

[ Sighs ]

- Huh?

- Hey!

- I see your threat

and raise you another.

Now get this thing off my wrist,

would'ja?

- Hersch Hello?

- I'm not falling

for that trick again.

[ Electricity zaps ]

- Aah!

[ g*n clatters ]

- If you try to remove it,

the wristband will get so hot

that it will burn

your hand off.

And just so you're aware

You all will suffer

the same consequences

if anything bad happens to me.

- All right, fine

I've always wanted to meet

this Skinner guy, anyway.

- That's great.

Now everyone's on board.

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[ Sirens wailing in distance ]

- Can you explain why the FDA

approved a drug like this?

- Like I said--

It's unprecedented for a drug

to mutate into something else

after three years

- Are you saying the FDA

didn't see this coming?

- That's not going to cut it!

[ Crowd shouting ]

- Are you planning to resign?

- We're here live with one

of Dr. Skinner's gardeners.

Who is going to shed

some light

on his secrets.

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

Sir, was there ever a time

he looked suspicious to you

or anything you can remember?

- Like I said earlier

I'm just a gardener

who tended to his plants

- Or maybe you got the impression

he was out of touch

with regular people?

- Well,

now that you mention it

- Please, go on.

- We did bury a cat

in the garden once.

What?! You buried dead cat?!

- Her name was Moppet.

She was such a cutie-patootie.

[ Chuckles ]

She lived a full life, that one!

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

- So, Ms. Lisa

I know

that your newest album,

"See You Later Alligator,"

is finally going to

be released next month,

but it's been overshadowed

by all the doomsday news.

Chances are that literally

no one will listen to it

by the time it comes out!

[ Audience groans ]

- [ Sighs ]

You may be right, but then

that means nobody's

going to be watching

this ridiculous show, either!

[ Audience laughs ]

- After a while, crocodile!

[ Audience laughs ]

- So, what's the plan?

Say that we find Skinner.

There are a bunch of ways that

we can leverage it in our favor.

- Leverage?

- You know

like keeping the vaccine all

to ourselves.

Or selling it for a ton

of money.

- I like the sound of that!

- Don't even start.

Listen up, everyone

This team wasn't formed

for personal gain or profit.

- Okay then, what's it for?

- Well

We're here to save the world.

- Oh? So basically,

we're superheroes.

- That's cool.

We're like the Avengers

or something.

- Huh?

- In any case,

Finding Skinner is the

only thing that matters now.

- Okay

I just need to know one thing.

Now don't be shy

Has anybody here used Hapna?

[ Purring ]

[ Mid-tempo music plays ]

- For the time being, this

will be our base of operations.

And just so we're clear,

I was against you joining us.

- Now why would you do that?

- People like you

who run around showboating

are nothing

but a burden to the team.

- Boo

I gotta say,

don't cha think this

place a bit too rundown

for us world-saving superheroes?

- It's a "vintage style"

disguise.

- Really now?

[ Horn beeps ]

[ Grunts ]

- Uh!

[ Electricity zaps ]

- Rowr!

[ Meowing ]

- [ Inhales sharply ]

So, uh

- Hold out your hand,

it'll scan your

vein pattern to unlock.

[ Beeping ]

[ Doors whir open ]

[ Metal clunks ]

- Wow, I've already

been registered

- We did it

while you were sleeping.

- [ Sighs ]

- This is Deniz Skinner,

Born in Istanbul.

Assuming he's still alive,

he would be 56 years old.

Lost both parents to local

unrest at the age of 12.

He's remained alone ever since.

No wife, no kids.

- All alone in the world, literally.

- He enrolled at ETH Zurich

when he was 16,

got into Cambridge at 20,

and while there made many

significant accomplishments.

People were starting

to call him the next Einstein

- Question!

Shouldn't we be focused

on other stuff,

like his personality

or whatever else

can give us insight

into his motives?

Good point.

- Skinner was awarded

the Nobel Prize three times,

but donated the money

to charity.

He lived a very humble life

Even going as far as to abandon

the patents on the drugs

that he developed.

- Whoa.

- He was a passionate activist

who took part

in protests advocating for peace

and ending economic disparity.

He was also a strong proponent

for climate change.

He attended many

environmental summits

and the United Nations

General Assembly,

where he would press

countries to do more.

This speech here

was one of the most famous

he gave at the UN.

- I am simply here as a scientist

who is stating the facts.

According to my calculations,

Precisely 3 years from now

The ice in the North Pole

will melt and be lost forever!

And that's only the beginning!

We must take action now or

things will get out of control

and the environment

will collapse!

A thriving economy

isn't going to help anyone

when Earth becomes

uninhabitable!

[ Indistinct chatter,

footsteps receding ]

- Despite his efforts,

the speech ended with

multiple countries of the UN

withdrawing from the assembly.

[ Footsteps receding ]

Not long after that

he vanished without a trace.

- Sounds like

a pretty decent guy.

- Sounds too good to be true.

Maybe he was doing

some really evil stuff.

Any eyewitness accounts

of him online?

- Right. Nothing recent, but

I did find a few things here.

He was seen giving his seat to

an elderly woman on the train,

and helping out

a homeless person

And there was this time he

tried to eat a sandwich,

but then a stray dog

took it away from him.

- Are you serious?

- He seems like an all

around good person.

- The guy's practically a saint.

- Why would a respected man like

this want to destroy the world?

- Regardless

There has been

no information on him

since his disappearance

three years ago.

It seems nobody has been

able to locate him anywhere.

- So you want us to believe

he's been cooped up

in some hideout this whole time?

- Maybe he's already dead.

- Or he could be wearing

some kind of disguise.

- Or he might have assumed

someone else's identity.

- Excuse me

- Huh?

- Hm?

- I think I've found

a lead on him.

[ Up-tempo jazzy music plays ]

[ Electronic beeping ]

- Rowr!

[ Metal clanking ]

[ Doors whir open ]

[ Engine rumbling ]

[ Engine revs,

tires squeal ]

[ Tires screeching ]

[ Mechanical whirring,

metal clanking ]

[ Engine rumbling ]

[ Engine revs,

tires squeal ]

- Like I said,

you gotta quit it

with the reckless driving!

- Sorry, officer

[ Engine revs,

horn honks ]

[ Tires screech ]

- Huh!

[ Vehicle crashes ]

Argh!

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- A company that sells

survival shelters?

- Yes.

There's a record of Skinner

buying one from them

eight years ago.

- Makes sense.

He definitely could spend years

in a bunker

without having any contact

with the outside world.

- The only problem is

that company

isn't currently reachable

by phone or email

- Axel and Chris

will go check out the shelter.

Doug and Leland, you two pay

a visit to the their offices.

Elaina, access as many

surveillance cameras

around the world as you can

and then run facial

recognition for Dr. Skinner.

- Sure thing.

[ Electronic humming ]

- If he changed

his appearance somehow,

this won't work.

But this is the only chance

we have.

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- So, hey, you were doing time

in the slammer, right?

- Yeah. Sort of.

- How many years did you get?

Like, what'd you do?

- Let me see

I think it's up to 888 years.

[ Tires screech ]

- [ Grunts ]

[ g*n clicks ]

Huh?

- Get the hell out of here,

you psycho!

- What?

[ Grunts ]

- I'm not driving

with freakin' Leatherface!

- Hold on!

- That's not a sentence

you get for just k*lling,

one person!

- Let me explain

- How many people did you m*rder?

- Be cool

Did'ja know that they

double your sentence

every time you break out

of prison?

- And?

- Well, I was originally

got three years,

but I kept escaping so much

that before I knew it,

my sentence had grown

to some ridiculous number.

- Ah

Why would you try to

escape so many times?

- Let's just say

it's a hobby of mine.

- You've gotta be kidding me.

Weirdo.

[ Jazzy music continues ]

- Hey, Doug,

I noticed you've got

one of those things on

your wrist

What does Hersch have on you?

- Why do you wanna know?

- Just curious.

- You know,

curiosity k*lled the cat.

- Did you really do something

that bad?

- I'm just messing with you,

Leland.

In my case I got roped into this

for some lousy misdemeanor

- Misdemeanor really?

- Enough about me,

now it's your turn

- Honestly, there's nothing

crazy about my story,

Just some small-time

petty thefts.

- I would say you're

pretty much minor-league.

- Ugh

- On the other hand,

Elaina is not minor-league.

- Really?

Are you serious?

- She's a notorious hacker

who's committed crimes

on a global scale.

- Wow.

She's always so quiet

when I'm around her

- She might just be the

biggest wildcard on the team.

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[ Vehicle doors open ]

[ Vehicle doors close ]

- Are we really

in the right place?

- Yeah, I think this

should be it

[ Mid-tempo music plays ]

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- Look "B12."

This must be the place.

I get the feeling there's

not a soul around here.

Well, let's go

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[ Metal clanks ]

[ Door squeaks open ]

[ Hollow thud ]

[ g*n rattling ]

[ Footsteps clopping ]

- The power generator is running.

- This place looks abandoned

to me.

[ g*ns rattling ]

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[ Glass crunching ]

- Hello? Hola?

Ni hao?

Is anybody here?

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- Looks like these computers

were working until recently.

[ g*ns rattling ]

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- Huh?

- Huh?

- Who's?!

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- [ Sighs ]

[ g*n rattles ]

Ugh!

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[ Footsteps approaching ]

[ g*n rattles ]

- [ Sighs ]

Is this Skinner?

Or not.

- He could've got

plastic surgery

- Hey, pal, are you alive?

[ g*n rattles ]

- Hm!

- Be careful now

Drop your weapon

nice and slow.

- Sorry, Doug

- Hm.

[ g*n clatters ]

- It's nothing personal.

You know how business goes.

Now tell me where he is?

- Where who is?

- Just spill the beans

Tell what I want to know

and nobody gets hurt

- Hold on.

We don't know where he is.

- Go ahead and stand there

and play dumb

I know

how to make you cooperate.

- [ Exhales shakily ]

- I'll let you pick.

Nose or ear?

What's it gonna be?

- [ Yelling in Spanish ]

- Huh?

- [ Yelling in Russian ]

- What the hell?

[ Rapid g*nf*re ]

- Let's get out of here!

[ Glass shatters ]

- Ugh!

Ding-dong!

Anybody home?

You've got a visitor!

Alright! I wanna see

Kobayashi right now!

Get out here, Kobayashi!

"Kobayashi"?

[ Rapid g*nf*re ]

- [ Speaking Russian ]

- Ugh!

[ g*nsh*t ]

Great,

these guys are Russian!

- You can tell?

- [ Speaking Spanish ]

- And it sounds like

there are Mexicans over there.

[ g*nf*re stops,

shell casing clatter ]

- Are you actually

enjoying this?

- It's that obvious?

[ Metal clinks ]

- What's that?

- A good luck charm.

This little angel here

is always keeping me safe.

- What?!

- As long as I have this

on me,

I feel invincible.

Woo-hoo!

- No way!

[ Rapid g*nf*re ]

What the hell

He's totally out of his mind.

[ Uptempo rock music plays ]

[ Rapid g*nf*re ]

- I know you're here, Kobayashi!

And I ain't leaving until you

pay back everything you owe us!

- Wait, what are you talking

about?

You're not here for Skinner?

- Hey! Who the hell

are you supposed to be?!

- I'm a debt collector!

- Oh yeah, well so am I!

[ Rapid g*nf*re ]

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- [ Grunts ]

[ g*nf*re continues ]

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- Aah!

- [ Chuckles ]

- [ Man exclaiming in Spanish ]

- What the hell is going on?

[ Engines revving ]

- Ugh!

[ g*n rattles ]

[ Scuffling ]

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[ Engines revving ]

[ Tires screeching ]

[ Tires squealing ]

[ Footsteps clopping rapidly ]

[ Rapid g*nf*re ]

- [ Grunts ]

- You jackass!

We're supposed

to be going after Skinner!

- Oh, that's right!

I almost forgot!

[ Footsteps clopping rapidly ]

[ g*nshots ]

[ Kick thuds ]

[ Man thuds ]

- [ Chuckles ]

[ Footsteps clopping rapidly ]

[ g*ns rattling ]

- Freeze!

FBI!

Drop your weapons, now!

- DEA! I need you

to drop your weapons!

- Lazarus!

Drop your weapons!

- Huh?

- What's Lazarus?

- Never heard of them.

- [ Groans frustratedly ]

We're superheroes!

- Mm.

[ Switch clanks ]

[ Lights hum on ]

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- [ Moaning ]

[ Groans ]

Uh

Huh?

Uh

Oh, gosh

I I'm so sorry!

[ Crying ] Listen,

I wasn't trying to run away!

I was gonna pay you back!

I swear on my life!

Please don't k*ll me!

Have mercy!

I beg you!

[ Sobs ]

- Hold on, here

You're not Skinner, are you?

- Huh?

Aah!

[ Whimpering ]

[ Electronic beeping ]

- Huh?

- DNA test complete!

This guy is definitely not

Skinner.

[ All sigh ]

- What?

So, that b*stard Kobayashi

hasn't paid you

fellas back, either?

- Nope,

hadn't paid for noth'n,

even the concrete

that we delivered last month.

- [ Groans ]

It doesn't get worse than that.

- Right? The guy is

a straight up jerkface.

- Hey, kid my mistake.

I thought you worked for

that deadbeat.

- Ah, no worries.

- You guys are looking

for Kobayashi, too?

- So, it was a different guy?

- Yup. He was just

hiding out in a bunker

that he built for one

of his clients.

- The place is a freakin' circus.

The FBI and a bunch of other

random guys came outta nowhere.

- You can't make this sh*t up.

- All right.

- Hey, kid, you interested

in working for me?

- Great

- Huh?

- Well, it seems

this mission's going to

be a lot harder

than any of us thought.

[ Laughter ]

I'm just kidding, you guys!

- This kid's hilarious!

- [ Sighs ]

Looking back

my entire life was

nothing but a big gamble.

All I've ever wanted

was to find the one lucky break

that would let me strike

it rich.

But it never crossed my mind

that I'd end up at rock bottom.

Which is why I took Hapna

I thought I could hurry things

up and get it all over with.

Except this stuff doesn't

actually k*ll you that quickly.

[ Gasps ]

Maybe it's a sign

It may be telling me

to live a bit longer

Yeah!

I should give it a fresh start!

Ah-ha!

Uh

Oh, dammit.

I forgot the whole world's going

to die in thirty days, anyway.

[ Electronic warbling ]

- I've found him!

I found Dr. Skinner!

- Where is he?!

[ Electronic beeping ]

- It's definitely him, but

it looks like there are

thousands of him.

[ Electronic warbling ]

- What the hell?

[ Warbling continues ]

[ 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, ba ♪

- You know I never go out ♪

- Ba, ba, ba, ba ♪

- And you know that

I start to forget things ♪

It's okay they

weren't essential anyway ♪

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