03x05 - k*lling Me Softly With His Song

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Previously on Roswell, New Mexico...

- No!
- Stop!

ISOBEL: What'd he do to you?

He told me I'm a clone.

You deserve the life
I came here to give you.

I've seen your X-rays.

Let me help you, Max.

Safety is a shared endeavor.

MARIA: I have these
odd visions sometimes.

I think someone's getting m*rder*d.

We need to get to that coffin.

MARIA: The Valenti coat of arms.

Oh, my God, it's Kyle.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Call an ambulance.

- (GASPING)
- HEATH: You all right?

(EXHALES)

(INDISTINCT RADIO TRANSMISSION)

PARAMEDIC: Systolic BP's and rising.

Pushing milligrams of lidocaine.

What happened? Heath?

Hey, it's okay. I'm here.

- (LIZ GASPING)
- You passed out.

Paramedics think you went
into cardiac arrest.

Ma'am, I'm gonna have to cut your dress.

No, no. No. It's not my heart.

(BUZZING AND WHIRRING)

Almost there.

(GRUNTING)

- You ready?
- Mm-mm.

Great. One... two...

- No. No, don't...
- (GRUNTS)

Hang in there.

- Whoa, easy, easy.
- (GRUNTING)

(BEEPING)

(ELECTRICAL BUZZING)

(LIZ GASPING)

Liz, if it's not your heart,
then what is it?

(EXHALES)

(GRUNTING)

Tell Rosa I love her.

You know what?
You tell her your damn self.

- (GRUNTS)
- Evans, no.

Saving me will k*ll you.

(GRUNTING)

I need Max Evans.

Take me back to Roswell.

(GRUNTING, STRAINING)

(CLAPPING)

MAX: Rise and shine.

Checkout's in an hour.

♪ Feels like I'm running in circles ♪

♪ Where do we go from here? ♪

Uh, how did I end up on your couch?

Uh, well...

You passed out after I healed you.

Figured you'd rather wake up
there than in the bedroom.

The alien stuffy was
a nice touch, though.

♪ And facing all my fears... ♪

How are you even standing?

(CHUCKLES) No clue.

But, I mean, this is
the first time in weeks

I haven't had to mainline acetone

just to crawl out of bed.

That doesn't make any sense.

(KNOCKING)

I-I should definitely examine you.

What the hell
were you thinking, antagonizing

the prime suspect
of your impending m*rder?

Look, some of the Regi-necks
roughed up a worker

on the Lopez farm.

All right? I went to
go talk to the sheriff

when Jordan and the pointy end
of a railing got in the way.

Why didn't you go to Max?

How was I supposed to know

I'm the coffin-filler from your vision?

In my vision, Alex said
we were covering up a m*rder.

The only reason we would do that is

if there was something alien to hide.

Like, um... that?

You didn't have that yesterday.

Ash is still in the air.
Things are lining up.

So you're benched
until this handprint disappears.

Well, maybe I just got to
Kyle later in your vision,

and I wasn't able to save him.

Look, there's no maybe
when it comes to his life.

I want to take down the Regiment

just as bad as you guys do,

but until this intergalactic
body glitter disappears,

we're just gonna have
to bust out the puzzles

and binge some Buffy.

Act like it's quarantine all over again.

'Cause that was so much fun
the first time around.

(PHONE CHIMES)

(SIGHS)

You look like someone just got m*rder*d.

(SIRENS WAILING)

Knew them Lopezes would cr*ck one day.

Says Deputy Deport 'Em
without checking any facts.

Oh, we're saved.

Department sent Lieutenant
Liberal to work the crime scene.

TAYLOR: Okay.

What do we know about the Lopezes

besides Zeke Murphy's burnt body
being in the barn?

Manny and Vinnie, they raise
alpacas, uh, grow sunflowers.

They sponsor a T-ball team.

They seem... political.

Pot stirrers, ma'am.

- Or peaceful protestors.
- Or murderers.

Manny's got bruised knuckles

that his husband claims is
from a slip on a deck.

But we both know they're
not great with the truth.

Manny's been living here
illegally for years.

Actually, they're citizens.

Manny's family's been in New Mexico

since before it was a state,

but I guess every Lopez

looks undocumented to you, right?

Okay, the files I pulled revealed

a-a long-standing feud

between Zeke and the Lopezes.

Bar brawls, fence line disputes,
water rights.

To me, that says motive.

The evidence is circumstantial.

Okay, but enough to bring 'em in.

- You need to arrest them, Evans.
- Ma'am?

- I really...
- Okay, we impart order,

Deputy.

Don't forget what that badge represents.

Max, this is a mistake, right?

I'm sorry, guys.

Explain to me again
why you're now suddenly

in favor of throwing Max
into the lion's den?

Jones showed us his memories.

He fought for Max like a father.

Turns out thawed-out Max
really cares about him.

Yeah, but even if Jones
can't lie in the mindscape,

that doesn't mean
he didn't slice off a memory

that's gonna make him look sympathetic.

Hmm. And what's your point?

That our intergalactic frenemy
is hiding something from us?

Of course he is.

It doesn't matter.

We know for a fact
he doesn't want Max dead.

Well, maybe not, but
he does want something.

And we can't afford to be careless.

There is too much at stake.

I agree.

But we are running out of time

and we're out of options.

After what Max pulled
last night with Kyle...

You're afraid that it's gonna be soon.

- Aren't you?
- (SIGHS)

We know how much this takes out of him.

I made myself a promise
this morning, Iz.

I'm gonna drink less tequila,

and I'm gonna take care
of the people who matter.

Okay.

But give me the day, all right?

Let me see what I can find out.

What am I supposed to do?

I don't know, Michael.

Find someone else to take care of.

(SIGHS)

(QUIET CHATTER)

Updating the specials?

We're closed for the day.

Gregory and Bert are helping me organize

a march for the Lopezes.

I could use your artistic eye on this.

¿Qué piensas?

"Alien and proud."

Okay, Liz is gonna freak out

when she hears that she missed this.

Before my visa, when I had no voice,

people spoke out for me.

Now, I have a voice,

and it's...

my job as an American to use it.

Yeah, but...

I mean, papi, you're at, like,

the one-yard line of citizenship.

What if this jeopardizes your status?

The important things are
worth fighting for.

You taught me that.

Ten.

Rosa loved raging against the machine,

but Rosalinda cannot afford
that kind of attention.

I understand.

But...

you cannot be happy
if you can't be yourself.

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey, stranger.

It's good to see you.

With, um... Kyle.

Oh, no, I'm just babysitting.

Can we at least call it man-sitting?

Greg, what's going on here?

Ah, a little Roswell activism.

The Lopezes are being framed.

So... we want the sheriff
to know that we don't approve.

Grab a seat.

Do not give me that look, Valenti.

We agreed to Shatner Shakes

and seminal angsty television shows.

And my family protected this
community for a hundred years.

I can't just turn my back on them.

Well, I doubt either of your parents
would have wanted you dead.

Uh, I'm a grown man.

Okay? If I'm going down,
it's got to be swinging.

(CROWD CHEERING)

Chin up. Kevlar looks good on you.

Hmm.

BERT (OVER BULLHORN): Look,
people of color are being victimized,

targeted and ignored,
and the sheriff's department

has turned their backs on us.

- MAN: That's right.
- WOMAN: Yeah.

The Lopezes were unjustly
arrested today.

And Brooke Taylor
is not the voice of fairness

that she claims to be.

Now, look, enough is enough.

- MAN: She's a liar.
- CROWD (CHANTING): Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Sheriff Taylor has got to go!

Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Sheriff Taylor has got to go!

Hey, hey, ho, ho...

Don't look surprised.

The righteous are hard to keep down.

No clue what you're talking about.

Or we could go in that station
and clear up any confusion.

Sheriff's a little bit busy
putting a long overdue end

to the lawlessness around here.

Don't you have anywhere to be, Jordan?

Yeah.

Here.

Taking in the voice of change. Mmm.

Noisy bunch, aren't they?

Too bad no one cares to listen.

Then we'll just have
to raise up the volume.

And I'll get all my powerful friends

to make sure those bastards

never see the outside of a cell again.

How long have I been out?

- (EXHALES)
- Couple of hours.

Here, drink this.

I know I owe you an explanation.

You were having a heart att*ck,
at least that's what I thought

- until your vitals didn't add up.
- (EXHALES SHARPLY)

Liz, you are simultaneously
presenting symptoms

of vascular degeneration
and African trypanosomiasis.

You think this is a parasitic infection?

I have no idea.

But I'm pretty sure that
the answer to your heart problem

doesn't lie in a town full
of yahoos with tinfoil hats.

- (EXHALES)
- Talk to me, Liz.

You can barely hold your head up.

I-It's like something is sucking
the life force out of you.

I am going to explain, okay?
Just not now.

(GASPS)

Sure, fine.

Actually, you know what?

Not fine.

At the very least,
tell me what Max Evans

- has to do with any of... Liz, hey.
- (GROANING)

(GASPING)

Okay. That's it.

- I'm pulling over.
- No, no, no, no. Don't stop.

- Keep driving.
- (LOUD POP)

- (HISSING)
- (TIRES SQUEALING)

(GASPING)

Thought you might be hungry.

I don't want a damn snack.

I'm trying to help you.

Okay? I mean, this is obviously
a misunderstanding.

Aren't I entitled to a phone call?

Yeah, of course.

If you just explain to me what happened,

then maybe I can...

Don't play good cop with me.

I know you're allowed to lie

to get me to say whatever you want.

When have I ever lied to you?

I mean, aside from,
like, Thursday night poker

when I'm trying to bluff you out?

Look, I know Zeke roughed up
one of your guys.

Okay? Let me help you.

The Regiment has been coming
around here for weeks,

attacking our employees,

messing with our livestock.

We stood up to them,

and they hung a Confederate flag
on our fence.

Wait, why didn't you come to me?

- Because you're a cop.
- I'm your friend.

Not in that uniform, you're not.

I said everything I need to say
to that reporter yesterday.

Time's up, Evans.

Our granola murderers here
just made bail.

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

I let you take a bathroom
break, and Max tells me

you bailed out the Lopezes?

I can't let innocent people
sit in jail when

I have the means to help.

If you want to help someone,
help me keep you alive.

What you just did is gonna
enrage Jordan further.

- Of course he's gonna be upset, but...
- But nothing.

I'm a Black woman in America.

Don't you think I understand

wanting to stop injustice?

Don't you think I would

rather be out there
inciting change in our town?

A vision landed in my head,

and keeping you
from your own funeral is on me.

You're right.

You're right,
you shouldn't be babysitting me.

You should be out there.

I can tell you want to be.

Who would watch you?

MICHAEL: I could.

I mean, I bet I'd make
a pretty good bodyguard.

Being alien and all.

(CLICK)

(POWER WHIRS DOWN)

Hmm.

You're not afraid I'll run?

(SIGHS) What kind of a
white knight would run away?

Hmm. So you're here to kick the
tires on my offer to heal Max.

To suss out my emotions.

Catch me in a lie.

But, of course, you can't do that

with those bars between us.

Well...

if you have nothing to hide,
that shouldn't be a problem.

Right?

Well, if my motivations
are to be scrutinized,

I may as well enjoy this steak
while you do it.

To Max.

Hmm.

Okay, well, I got a D-minus
in high school shop class,

but I'm pretty sure

that the radiator hose
shouldn't smell like barbecue.

(PAINED GROAN)

Damn it! Yup, that's hot, it's hot.

- Wh-Why would you do that?
- I don't know, Liz.

Because I'm an idiot,
obviously, and I have

no idea what I'm doing here.

(EXHALES)

You mean driving me to my ex?

(SIGHS)

You do not need to be threatened
by Max Evans.

We're done.

Yet somehow the cop

is the answer to your heart,
not the scientist.

All I can tell you

is that we went through
something like this before.

Okay? You asked me to trust you,
and I did.

Now it's your turn.

Fine.

But we still need

to get you to a hospital, okay?
Chugging electrolytes

isn't gonna bring that fever down.

But it'll get us back on the road.

(GROANS)

As soon as I MacGyver
this into an intake hose.

(TAKES DEEP BREATH)

If you really wanted to heal Max,

why didn't you do it when
you knocked him unconscious?

I wanted to say goodbye
to my life first.

You wanted one last day.

And tell me,

what did you do with it?

Well, I...

I read a book.

I befriended a dog.

And I saw the sun one last time.

It's the same sun
as years ago, but...

it feels different somehow.

It's hotter now.

Dried up my old fishing spot.

But the view there is...

spectacular.

Tell me more.

I found out that you and I

have a mutual acquaintance.

Noah Bracken.

I knew him from back home.

How long were you two married?

Let's let sleeping dogs lie, shall we?

So, what else did you do?

Well, I went to the hospital,

and that's where I...

saw the sad state of Max's heart.

You know what's my favorite part
about this new power?

Hmm?

When you finally get it just right...

there's a sort of a halo that appears

around the person you're reading.

Yours is yellow.

Do you know what yellow feels like?

Deceit.

So, why don't you take
another bite of that steak

and tell me what else you did yesterday?

(CHANTING): Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Sheriff Taylor has got to go!

Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Sheriff Taylor has got to go!

Of course, Mayor Bernhardt,

I'm aware of Zeke Murphy's
family's investments

in our city, but with all due respect,

this isn't my first rodeo,

and this bull
isn't getting away from me.

CROWD: Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Sheriff Taylor has got to go!

Sheriff, the protests aren't subsiding.

Uh, maybe if you made a statement

- about how we handled...
- Don't start with me, Evans.

_

(IN DISTANCE): Hey, hey, ho, ho,
Sheriff Taylor has got to go!

Releasing those two wasn't enough.

Those rioters out there
want us disbanded,

defunded and dead.

MAX: I know these people, ma'am.

This isn't them.

If anything, this is Jordan Bernhardt.

- He wants a fight.
- The mayor's son?

Sheriff, the Roswell Regiment

is about blue lives mattering,
and, frankly,

we could use their help right about now.

We are understaffed

and we are clearly under
fire, and we don't have

the badges to keep this in check.

I'm telling you,
the protestors wouldn't do this.

Why? Because they're your friends?

Evans, get me the names

of all the protestors
with violent priors.

You.

Call up the Regiment.

(CHANTING CONTINUES OUTSIDE)

- (WHOOPING)
- (HARD ROCK PLAYING)

♪ The strongest vessel inside my core ♪

♪ In my skin ♪

♪ In my bones ♪

♪ It saturated since birth. ♪

BROCK: I thought you people

only made burritos. (CHUCKLES)

I recognize your voice.

Your parents
raised you better than this.

You don't know nothing, old man.

Papi!

Hey, you stupid vatos,
get out of here, okay,

before I call the cops.

Here.

Use my phone.

Mouthy.

Pretty little piñata.

(GRUNTING)

Hey.

Papi, are you okay?

(PANTING): Yeah.

Those aliens...

definitely didn't come in peace.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

You think you know
what you're doing, Isobel,

but three days' practice
does not an expert make.

Don't "young grasshopper" me.

I know what I feel coming off of you.

- I don't think you do.
- I might be inexperienced,

but trust me, I'm a quick study.

And you went somewhere else that day.

You don't see me at all, do you?

(EXHALES)

You only see him.

Noah.

Oh, he had

a rotten soul... I'm sure he
did not do right by you at all.

This has nothing to do with Noah.

This has everything

to do with Noah, because
you can't see past the pain

he left in your life.

That yellow that you see,
that's you, Isobel.

That's what you're feeling, not me.

No.

You're hiding something.

Are you sure about that?

All I see when I look at you

is fear and insecurity

and distrust.

And after yesterday, I understand why.

Noah.

Are you really willing to let Max die

because you can't let go
of your own past?

Get back in the cage.

I heard you spoke with the Lopezes.

Couple of days ago I interviewed them

about how they were making waves
with Mayor Bernhardt.

Well, that probably won't help
our cause.

You know, Vinnie and I used to
throw back whiskey quite a bit.

Now he won't open up to me.

I guess I wouldn't want
to talk to me either.

Most cops don't have such compassion.

What is it that keeps yours so open?

I grew up watching the Valentis.

They listened to all sides.

They maintained the dignity.

You wanted to be a hero.

I just want to keep
what they had going alive.

You know, they cared
about everyone in Roswell.

They didn't pick and choose.

That should be the bare minimum.

But it sounds like another planet to me.

There's more of us than you think.

But definitely not enough.

So I see

where these protestors are coming from.

I know why they hate us.

But when there's trouble at : a.m.,

they still dial .

But this is bigger than that.

The Wild Pony was robbed

by white supremacists.

People are being harassed,
followed home.

And Sheriff Taylor's looking
the other way.

But it's not just her...
This is happening

all across the country.

I could run a stop sign,
and my story could turn sad

at any moment.

That's the system we live in.

Yeah, well, I believe in the work I do.

But I understand there's a lot broken.

If you recognize that,

how can you keep putting on
that uniform?

I ask myself that every day.

And every day...

every day I find a reason to put it on.

Do you see that?

Tire tracks.

Right?

Tracks on farms?

The Lopezes are scraping by.

Their truck is, what,
years old with balding tires.

These tracks, these
are defined and fresh.

They must have moved it
and pinned it on the Lopezes.

(PHONE CHIMES)

(DOOR OPENS)

Whoa, who are you?

He's with me.

Whoa, whoa, hey, hey. Liz.

- I-I'm okay, I'm okay.
- Yeah?

- Yes.
- Well, you must be Max Evans.

Heath Tuchman.

I-I was there when she collapsed,

then we practically broke the
sound barrier to... get here.

You know what? Forget
I said that, Officer.

No, I appreciate it. I'll, uh...

I'll take it from here.

Yeah, you know what? I think I'll stay.

Heath, can you... can you find
Dr. Jane Holden?

She should be able to help.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Okay. I'll be back as soon as I can.

Okay.

(GRUNTS)

Liz, what is going on?

I went into sudden cardiac arrest

last night, and since then

I've been bouncing between fatigue

and dizziness and chills and...

I short-circuited a car 'cause of this.

I gave you that?

But... no. Hand prints
can only transfer emotions.

No, Max.

I am experiencing your heart failure.

And if the connection doesn't

fade soon, it's gonna k*ll me.

That was Max.

He said it was the sheriff
that activated the Regiment.

Well, can they do that?

Oh, this country's got a long history

of police collusion with local militias.

I mean, my mom tried to keep Roswell

from going down that road,
but Taylor is no Valenti.

Guess she's trying to protect
the town from all the rioting

and looting we of course were gonna do.

Well, we're not gonna fold
to Roswell's r*cist social club.

Hmm, I agree with my man-sitter.

No, we're not gonna do that.

By now the Regiment knows it was Kyle

who bailed out the Lopezes.

And add that to their
newfound authority,

that gives us a huge bull's-eye
on Kyle's back.

So, I hate to admit it,
but our only option

is to take Jordan out of play.

They follow him as a leader, so...

take him out, the Regiment falls.

ROSA: I would really,

really love to take down
the bitch-ass racists

who have been targeting
my family for a decade.

So put me in, coach.
Rosalinda's tired of hiding.

Happy to have you both on the team.

Great.

What is the team doing?

This might help.

Swiped that off one of the
maggots who att*cked my dad

and who was stupid enough
to show me his passcode.

.

"BOOBS."

(PANTING)

(GRUNTS)

(PANTING)

JONES: It dried up my old fishing spot,

but the view there is spectacular.

(SNIFFLES)

(LAUGHS SOFTLY)

I knew Evans' magically-fixed
heart was too good to be true.

MAX: Her fingers are blue.

Yeah, her oxygen levels are dropping.

Can't we boost that?

It'd be like putting a Band-Aid
on an amputation.

And we're sure it's the handprint?

LIZ: Heath thought that

my symptoms were due
to a vascular infection

caused by a parasite.

When a parasite is under att*ck,
it launches a defense mechanism,

draining energy from its host.

When Max healed me,
it should have k*lled him.

In order to keep your organs
from shutting down...

I siphoned energy from
the person I'm tethered to.

Liz.

- (COUGHING)
- KYLE: Whoa, whoa.

She's nearing end-stage arrhythmia.

Well, okay, maybe I can stop it.

(PANTING)

(GRUNTS)

You're hurting him.

It's not just Liz.

You're tethered to Kyle, too.

It's like your life forces,
they're-they're tied together.

If you heal her, it's gonna k*ll him.

Four ríos down, one to go.

(SCOFFS) Best fishing spot my ass.

What were you doing out here, Diet Max?

(CRACKLES)

Clearly you used your fire ability,

but what did you burn?

(GASPS)

(PANTING)

JORDAN: These
murderers are running free.

It's time we sent a strong message.

That's why I called our friends
in Lincoln and Otero County.

They'll be here soon.

Y-You called in other people?

- Mm-hmm.
- Dude, this is the Roswell Regiment.

(SCOFFS) Now, I got to get

back to work before the sheriff

finds out that I'm gone.

If you know what's good for you,

you'll leave, too.

(CAR DOOR OPENS)

- You ready for this?
- (ENGINE STARTS)

BROCK: I certainly am.

(SHOUTS)

You guys are late!

You were supposed to be here
an hour ago!

Damn riots outside held us up.

MARIA: Jordan, just put the g*n down.

You don't want to be a m*rder*r.

You don't know anything about me

or what I want, DeLuca.

I lost a friend, too, okay?
I've felt that pain before.

- Oh, yeah?
- (g*n COCKS)

Did you find your friend's body? Huh?

Zeke was so burnt up, I could
only recognize his shoes.

The Lopezes have had it out
for Zeke since day one

'cause he dared to stand up to
the infestation taking over.

We're gonna burn down their house.

Give Zeke the justice he deserves.

What if you're wrong?

Whoever k*lled Zeke is a monster,

but if it wasn't the Lopezes,

how are you doing right by your friend?

Also, your sadness
does not excuse your racism.

Y'all love throwing around that word.

Always playing the victim.

System's rigged against guys like me!

MARIA: The thing about guys like you,
Jordan,

is that somehow all of your
problems are magically caused

by people who don't look like you.

When does the guy in the mirror
get judged?

This isn't about me.

- People need to know the truth.
- Which is what?

That they m*rder*d my friend!

Hated what he stood for so much

that they left him out there in the cold

where no one would ever find him.

You moved his body.

You're damn right I did.

Come on. Let's do this.

Give me the gas can. Come on.

This livestream is hitting

all the Times feeds.

, views already.

Not bad for a small town b*at.

(GRUNTING)

(COUGHING)

(GROANS)

Heal them.

The problem is you, Max, not them.

Let me heal your heart.

It's the only way to save Liz.

Do it.

(GROANING)

Don't let him touch you.

He's a m*rder*r.

You k*lled Zeke.

JONES: I had to.

You were gonna die.

I saw your scans
in Dr. Valenti's office,

the irreparable heart damage.

What, so you decided to k*ll someone?

I didn't want to.

But I didn't have the strength

to save him if I didn't.

MICHAEL: And you conveniently left that

out of last night's fireside chat.

Would you have let me
heal him if I told you?

I wanted to spare you

the burden of making
an impossible decision.

It is our burden, decision or not.

I spent my last few hours

looking for the most wicked person

I could find.

And when I found Zeke, he was
b*ating a farmer to death.

So you followed him down to Rio Hondo

and then you b*rned him alive.

Zeke's life is not as
valuable as your brother's.

(LIZ AND KYLE COUGHING)

Listen to my feelings,

Isobel, I'm not lying.

I traded the life of one

evil r*cist for the lives
of three good people.

Does that make me a villain?

KYLE (STRAINS): Guys...

Guys, she's seizing! She's seizing.

JONES: You're the savior, Max.

No one understands this
better than I do.

Do it.

Do it.

Go ahead.

(GRUNTS, SCREAMS)

(STRAINS)

Howdy, partner.

How do you feel?

Better than I have in a long time.

How's, uh, uh, Liz and...

- Kyle? They're good.
- Yeah.

- He drove her home.
- Great.

Well, I appreciate y'all, uh,

not giving up on us.

We are a united front.

That's what matters.

(GRUNTS)

(EXHALES)

All right.

I will get the silver.

You guys get him ready for the pod.

Hey.

(LAUGHS)

KYLE: You remember this as a kid?

Sana, sana, colita de rana, rana.

Are you channeling the mystical

healing properties of Vaporu

- right now?
- Ooh, maybe.

Oh, yeah?

Your pulse is steady. I think
you're out of the woods.

I was awful to you
the last time I was here.

And yet here you are.

Don't you remember?

We're family.

Mm-hmm.

Besides, the only person
I was really mad at was myself.

For not taking a stand in my own life.

When I saw you taking a stand in yours.

I quit Genoryx.

I'm not going back to L.A.

My purpose has always been here.

In my own backyard.

I have a feeling
you already knew that, though.

I'm glad you're back.

(KNOCKING)

Oh, Kyle, this is Heath, my...

Colleague.

Hey.

Hey. (CLEARS THROAT)

I'm gonna check on Evans.

There is no...

Dr. Jane Holden, is there?

Liz, I trusted you.

I mean, you said you trusted me...

I do.

- (EXHALES)
- I just...

I want to tell you everything.

I just, I... The truth is, I can't.

It would put people that I
care about in harm's way.

So then your first instinct was

to send me on some wild goose chase?

I'm sorry, I just, I didn't feel
like I had another choice.

Well, you could have been honest.

I mean, ask me to step away
while you and Max talked about

whatever it is you needed to talk about.

Would I have liked it? No.

But I-I would have understood,
I would have respected it.

I didn't want to hurt you.

You know, when you coded
last night, I...

I was terrified

that you were gonna die.

And then you gave me
this task that I believed

was the single avenue
to saving your life.

So I told myself,

I was damn well not gonna screw that up.

I mean, do you have any idea

what my mind went through
every single time

I hit a dead end today?

- Heath...
- That I was failing you!

And not in some dumb lab experiment.

In keeping you alive.

It was the one time

in my life that
what I did actually mattered.

And I couldn't find the only person

who could fix you.

So, yeah.

I know that you may not have
wanted to hurt me, Liz...

...but I cannot imagine a way
you could have hurt me any more.

So much for saving the world together.

ROSA: Did Liz ask you to do that?

Uh...

no.

It's the least I can do.

Go home.

I absolve you of your crimes.

Hey, uh...

You know, when I was a-a kid...

...feeling guilty...

...I used to lie
in my truck thinking about

what Rosa Ortecho would be like
all grown up.

Hmm.

I always thought if you didn't
get to live a life,

that I didn't deserve one either.

And that felt like a fitting punishment.

Well, I'm here now.

We were scared.

And we were stupid.

And we should've known what putting you

in that driver's seat would do.

And I wish, I wish I could
give you some kind of justice.

But this is, sadly,
the best that I can do.

(CHUCKLES)

I've never heard you say
this many words at once.

It's freaky.

Not a lot of people get a second chance

to make things right.

You did, though.

Makes me think there's hope for me yet.

(CHUCKLES)

Maybe there is.

I knew you'd still be here.

Thank you for saving my life.

That is the least I can do
to return the favor.

I was, um,

sitting in my room, trying
to recover from almost dying,

and I realized I never got a good look

at the reason we're not together.

Well, the reason for that

is far more complicated
than a man in a pod.

You mean like the fact that we
can't stop hurting each other

no matter how hard we try?

I'm sorry.

I never meant to do what I did.

You aren't the only one hurting people.

I was terrible to Heath today.

And in a moment

where I had to choose,

I chose you.

I knew what that would do to him,

but I sent him away anyway.

Because I had to

for all of us.

But also 'cause I couldn't stop
thinking about you.

The connection between us,
it's hard to break.

It's...

We're caught in each other's orbits.

Orbits decay.

And eventually everything
in them spirals away

and burns up, so what's that
saying about us, Max?

About what we are doing

to the people around us?

There was a lot of harm done
in our community today.

Mistakes were made on all fronts.

As for Zeke Murphy,

toxicology confirms
there was no foul play.

His death was caused by a tragic mix

of too much alcohol and a lit cigarette.

- Wow.
- We are looking into...

I mean, it's almost impressive.

I just hope she stretched her hammies

before doing all that dodging.

At least the charges against
the Lopezes were dropped.

Jordan's sitting in
the cell they vacated.

That's true.
Although, as the mayor's son,

I'm guessing he's gonna spend
a lot less time in it.

Now is not the time...

To Deputy Evans.

And the smart women in his life.

♪ And colors next to you ♪

♪ Never flourished quite so true... ♪

How can the woman who gave us all

a reason to celebrate look so down?

Kyle Valenti, he's alive.

The Regiment is shut down.

We won.

I just...

I still have that tug of intuition.

♪ Would have said these words... ♪

I'm worried about Kyle.

Well, maybe it's your psyche

still trying to catch up
to how awesome you are.

♪ Heart's on fire... ♪

You need to unclench.

Let someone get you a drink for once.

♪ Never thought that it was wrong. ♪

♪ Oh, life... ♪

Nothing but ash for miles.

♪ It's bigger than you... ♪

It's not over till the sky clears up.

♪ The lengths that I will go to... ♪

(LINE RINGS)

AUTOMATED VOICE: You
have reached the voice mail...

♪ Oh, no, I've said too much ♪

♪ I've said enough... ♪

MARIA: People often ask

what's worth fighting for.

♪ That's me in the corner ♪

♪ That's me... ♪

A place? An idea?

An injustice?

To me, the answer has always been

the people.

♪ And I don't know if I can do it... ♪

Because we all know someone
who needs a voice

or a little guidance.

♪ Too much ♪

♪ I haven't said enough... ♪

Someone who can't help
but put themselves

- in harm's way.
- Yo!

♪ I thought... ♪

Evans!

♪ You sing ♪

♪ I think I thought I saw you try ♪

♪ Every whisper ♪

♪ Of every waking hour... ♪

MARIA: For me,
those people mean everything.

♪ Trying... ♪

And I'm willing to do

whatever it takes to keep them safe.

♪ Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool ♪

- Because we're all connected.
- (expl*si*n)

♪ Oh, no, I've said too much ♪

♪ I thought... ♪

They're my people.

♪ Laughing ♪

♪ I thought that I heard you sing ♪

♪ I think I thought I saw you try... ♪

And I hope that if that time ever comes,

they'll do the same for me.

Maria.

Maria. Hey.

♪ Dream. ♪