01x12 - Close to the Edge

[bunniefuu]

I've done everything

that I can.

It's up to him now.

You think he'll make it?

I'm not sure.

Honestly, it's a miracle

that he's still alive

in the first place.

Wakey-wakey!

Making the long trip here

must've been difficult,

huh, Mad Screamer?

Nice job.

You've finally tracked me down.

Actually, I've been

waiting for this day.

I figured you'd come sooner

or later.

Same for me!

I really wanted the chance

to meet Popcorn Wizard!

Lin!

That's my real name, actually.

And you're the first person

I've told it to.

My name's Elaina.

Oh, right! Doug!

Huh?

Thank goodness.

He's still alive!

Where am I?

They're keeping me under watch?

I guess that's better

than just being left for dead.

I haven't been to

the hospital in years.

Not since the incident.

I don't need your sympathy.

An executive order

from the president?

Is that really a possibility?

- Far from it.

But we have to find a way

to make it happen.

As I recall, your major was

in psychopathology, wasn't it?

With a focus

on symbiotic anthropology.

Then I have a mission

I want you to pursue.

You need to dig for information.

Search for a phantom assassin

by the name of "Soryu."

- Soryu?

- Exactly.

If I'm right,

the truth behind his existence

could be a key factor

in this case.

Don't forget the

"get well soon" bouquet.

Oh, of course.

Sorry.

I was having a dream.

Huh?

The same one I always have.

I'm slowly sinking deeper

and deeper,

until I'm falling

into the afterlife.

But then an angel shows up

to rescue me right on time.

Were you the one who showed up

and saved me?

Yeah. You don't remember?

Then you must be an angel.

You wish.

You must be dreaming.

And that guy?

The one that was trying

to k*ll you?

He got away, it looks like

you got him pretty good though.

That's great.

You know, I've been on death's

doorstep plenty of times,

but this is the first time

that somebody saved my a*s.

So I want to say thank you.

I treated you as

a favor to Leland.

This is a hospital where you can

recover without anyone knowing.

- You got some serious sleep.

- No kidding!

You were about to sleep your way

through the end of the world.

Huh? Crap!

Hey, you need to take it easy.

But I gotta go,

I have to secure a witness.

Good luck standing up straight.

People with injuries like yours

end up six feet under.

Besides, it's too late for

you to go get him anyway.

Your witness was found dead.

Hello, Abel.

It's been a while.

How are you feeling,

Madam President?

Hanging on?

- I'm such a fool.

I know I was arrogant.

To think that I alone

would be fine,

despite the fact I took

Hapna just like everyone else.

I'm sorry that this isn't

the best time,

however, I need to ask you

for a favor.

I know that's why you're here.

Actually, I have

two favors to ask you.

Man, you really aren't

the affectionate type.

But it's so weird.

You seemed pretty calm

with Abel the other day.

Fess up.

Are you supposed to be Abel's

spy cat or something?

Huh? Huh?!

Hi, we met at

the inquiry committee.

I'm Elizabeth with the NSA.

One of Abel's colleagues.

- Oh, right.

And with me, is Doctor 909.

Also known as Donald McDonald.

- That's backwards.

- Huh?

He's agreed to cooperate

with us

in exchange

for a shorter sentence.

I'll do whatever you want.

Since I sure as hell

don't wanna be stuck in prison.

Have we met before?

Nope. Never.

We're going to borrow

the hacking rig.

That was your work, too?

Where you stole money

from a bunch of tax evaders

and then just gave it all away?

- Yeah, that was me.

- Hardcore!

I'm more impressed

with the time

you made a quadrilateral

out of the Pentagon.

Ah, good times.

Ya know,

if you really think about it,

we've been making history.

Crazy stuff, huh?

You're right!

So, how's your fever?

- It's starting to go down.

- Wow!

I've heard that

if you get a temp from Hapna

you don't recover.

Maybe you're immortal.

- Oh, actually

- What's up?

This one time,

I was a bystander in an incident

that almost got me k*lled.

No way!

I'm the only person

I know who survived it,

but I don't remember many

details since I was just a kid.

And you're still a kid now!

Hey, Lin, um

there's something that

I really need to ask you about.

What's that?

You know that Dr. Skinner

is using Hapna to try

and destroy the world.

So why are you helping him

in spite of that?

I was born on an island

somewhere near the Maldives.

Many people suffer

from analgesia.

And actually, so do I.

Analgesia?

It makes us unable

to feel any pain.

One day, a researcher came to

the island to study our genes.

And that's how I met Skinner.

He knew our island was doomed

to sink into the ocean,

but he bought the land

from us anyway.

We were all incredibly poor

back then.

Going down with the island

was our only option,

but we got to relocate

thanks to his money.

Skinner did the same thing

for many other islands

and saved all their residents.

It inspired me.

I told myself I'd do

anything for him.

And that I would

keep him safe,

even if it cost me my life.

Lin.

At this point,

I can't imagine

what Skinner's thinking.

But he's not the type of man

who would sell his soul

to the devil.

I believe

that with all of my heart.

- The Hundun?

- Yeah. Ring any bells?

I've never heard of it.

It's something that guy said.

He wanted me to tell him

about the Hundun,

something about "the end."

"The Hundun dies from the holes

that people bore

while trying to give it a face."

At least,

that's what the Internet says.

But come on, Axel.

Did you guys really talk about

this while you were fighting?

- Yep.

- Which reminds me,

you really

gotta give us somebody

to contact in case you die.

Or else it's a pain in the butt

for those you leave behind.

- I don't have anyone.

- Give me a break.

Yes, you do.

Everybody has somebody.

Nope, not me.

Now let's be real about this.

Isn't it the same for you?

I used to have a friend or two.

Way back when I was a kid.

And since I had

no parents or siblings,

those guys were

practically my family.

We were like a g*ng,

we got in a lot of trouble.

We did what we had to do

to survive.

Then what?

Well, they all got k*lled.

I was the only one

who made it out.

I wear this necklace

to remember them.

After that, I swore off trying

to make any new friends.

And wherever I went,

I made sure to leave

before I got too attached.

But

I have to say, I kinda

like where I'm at right now.

You want the NSA to conduct

a raid on INSCOM headquarters?

That's completely unprecedented.

I know it's normally

out of the question.

But there is one way

to get it done.

You mean with an executive

order from the president.

I know I'm asking a lot,

but frankly,

there is no other way

for us to resolve

this situation.

All right then.

You know, Abel,

this might be the last official

business that I do as president.

Because as it so happens,

I started taking Hapna

as part of the clinical trials

before it was available

on the market.

And now I'm paying

the piper for all my sins.

I promise you

we will catch Skinner.

So then,

what's the other favor you need?

Well? Any intel on Soryu?

I've got nothing for you.

All I've managed to find

is a picture of a guy named HQ.

He's supposedly his agent.

I knew it!

That's 2nd Lieutenant Schneider

and Captain Hays.

But I haven't found anything

on this "Soryu" guy.

And I've searched everywhere

from the dark web

to private databases and beyond.

It's almost

as if he doesn't even exist.

Then maybe

he's not a real person

after all.

- Hold on.

- Huh?

Let's change our approach.

Start digging for intel

on this HQ guy instead.

You got it.

You've crossed the line.

Things have gone too far

for us to walk them back now.

Excuse me?

I'm not sure I understand.

The reason we failed

to get rid of Axel

is because you hired an assassin

who we knew nothing about.

And that's not all.

You sent troops to Pakistan

and then detained Hersch when

she confronted you about it.

How can you possibly

expect to keep

this situation controlled?

Lazarus was put together

for other reasons.

Tracking Skinner was

not their only objective.

It's already crystal clear that

their other objective

is to expose our secrets.

Which means,

we're at w*r now.

Ah.

Is that you, HQ?

I expect you have a good

explanation for all of this.

You've messed up big time.

You realize that, right?

The whole reason

that we hired you

was to keep this as quiet

as possible.

- Shut up.

- Huh?

The job doesn't matter

anymore.

I'm going to k*ll that b*stard.

What do you mean

it doesn't matter?

Hold on! Who do you think

you're talking to?!

You people just want me

to k*ll that survivor

from Arizona prison.

- What's wrong? Hey!

- I

Huh?

What'd you say?

Who am I?

This situation

is out of control.

That lunatic could expose us

at any time.

I'm going to tell

the colonel everything

and make sure

that you are held accountable.

You will be notified

when the paperwork is done.

End of story.

Huh?

This is Skinner's

artificial heart monitor.

It's beating.

Which means he's still alive.

Skinner already gave me

permission to share his location

with anybody

who tracked me down.

Wait, isn't this

Babylonia City!

That's super close to our base!

Wow.

You're filling in for Abel?

Okay, what do you need?

The assassin's face, did you

happen to get a good look at it?

Yeah. Clear as day.

Then hurry back to base.

I want you to ID him for me.

Sure thing, on my way.

Millie will handle things here.

I'm leaving.

- Yeah, okay.

There's only 24 hours left

in Skinner's doomsday.

So this could be

the last time we see each other.

Ya think so?

Is there anything

that you regret?

No, not really.

- Hmm.

- What about you?

- Ah, me?

Yeah, do you have any regrets?

Let's see

Hmm. Goodbye.

All right!

It's time to move out!

Phew.

That was far too close.

Captain Hays had plans

to commit treason.

- What?

- What?

He was about to k*ll me

because I found out.

I'm leaving you boys

in charge here,

so make sure you

preserve the evidence.

- Yessir!

- Yessir!

This way!

- Huh?!

- I'll explain later.

I need you to tell me if this

man was the assassin or not.

That's the guy.

I'm sure that's him.

Just like I figured.

"HQ" isn't actually

a real person.

This man is likely suffering

from dissociative

identity disorder.

- Huh?

- What's that?

It's an mental illness,

where a person creates

a separate personality that

manifests to protect themselves

whenever their existence

is threatened.

So he has

multiple personalities?

That reminds me, Axel said the

guy was asking him questions

while they were fighting.

Something about

if he knew the "Hundun."

Oh, my God!

The Hundun Program?!

I'm Abel Andersen with the NSA.

Per an executive order

issued by the president,

our NSA agents will

be conducting a search

of these premises,

and arresting individuals

deemed highly likely

to destroy evidence.

Really?

So you're going conduct

a raid on the Army?

Tell me where Hays is.

Huh?

Huh!

'Kay!

Whoa.

What the?!

Doug!

Are you okay?

C'mon, Doug! Get in!

Who's this?

Oh, this is Popcorn Wizard.

What's up!

Also, we're taking Hersch back.

So, you're going to declare w*r

on us over this?

Is that how badly you

want to save this Hersch person?

Keep stalling

and we storm the place.

There's no one here by that

name, I'm afraid.

I'm only kidding you!

Tell me.

What will I get for cooperating

with your investigation.

Are you serious?

Get your head out of your a*s.

So, did you find Skinner?

Babylonia City.

At the homeless community.

Are you kidding?

That's practically

right next door!

That's still a big area

to search.

We don't have time

to look everywhere.

Okay, we need some kind of clue

that could lead us to

his exact location.

Where's Axel?

He's useless right now.

All right, then I'll try and

get a hold of Jill myself.

A sign

or some kind of clue.

Elaina,

we're on our way as well.

But won't they have an ambush

waiting for us at the airport?

Then we'll just have

to outsmart them.

I've already made arrangements.

- Take a left here!

- Huh?

Hell yeah!

Hang onto your seats!

Yahoo!

Aw, yeah!

Where are we?

This is a Hypercube station

that's set to open soon.

I got special permission

to use it.

You must be Doug.

We've been expecting you.

- Is everything ready?

- You're good to go.

The only reason

this line isn't in use

is because Hapna delayed

our opening.

Well, peace out, Elaina.

- Lin!

- Here.

Ah.

That hotline will connect you

directly to me.

- Huh?

- No matter where you go,

you're my biggest rival!

And bestest friend!

Hugz!

Okay. Be sure to look after

Skinner for me!

For sure! We'll find him!

Let's move!

Skinner's within our reach!

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 ♪

I ♪

Ba 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 ♪