03x09 - A Beacon for Us All

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Snowpiercer". Aired: May 2020 to present.*
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Post-apocalyptic series of a group of people who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe.
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03x09 - A Beacon for Us All

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We build our lives
around the ones we love.


And when we lose them,
we lose ourselves.


[TENSE MUSIC]



Melanie, this is Snowpiercer. Come in.

The grief turns us inward.

We search our hearts for clues.

Question if we did enough,

what is left, and...

who we are in this new world.

- [DRAMATIC MUSIC]



[MACHINES BEEPING]

[SCREAMS]

Day . Second revolution.

. degrees north,

. degrees west.

So...

that puts me somewhere outside
Casper, Wyoming.

Battery is at %. Temperature is...

Not warm.

[INHALES SHARPLY] Ah...

Still no sign of Snowpiercer.

No snow displacement.

No change in tracks, which is...

Either she isn't rolling anymore

or they're off the mainline.

Once I cross the Bering Strait,

I'll switch to secondary track,
expand my search.

Until then, signing off.

[GRUNTS]



[MACHINES BEEPING]

Ben! [SOBS]

And piece by piece,

we pull ourselves together again.

We harden.

We rebuild with new bones
a new path forward.


Do we see her yet?

No visual yet,
but we're getting a signal.

Day .

The last of my stimulant's gone.

I don't think my body is strong enough

to wake from suspension without it.

If this is my last entry,

it's with thoughts of you, Alex.

Outside.

In sunlight and warmth.

Still, I allow myself to hope

that she'll return to us

and our old selves won't hold us back.

On Snowpiercer,

, cars long.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]



Shh, shh, shh. It's okay. It's okay.

Now, look. Look,
we're gonna go to sleep now.

And then everything will be all better

when you wake up in the morning.

It'll be just fine, okay?

Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey, please.

Please, Liana. Please.

You... you go to sleep now, okay?

Okay?

That was a marathon.

Yeah, she's a brawler,
but she finally went down.

You should get to the Engine. It's time.

You should get some sleep.

- Yeah.
- I'll be back soon.

Anything?

Signal's in and out, but she's close.

We should have visual soon.

Melanie, this is Snowpiercer. Come in.

Are you there, Mel?

This is Snowpiercer. Talk to me, Mel.

Doesn't mean anything, Alex.
Her radio could be down.

Or she could be on
a maintenance frequency.

You guys don't have to say that.
I know what you guys are thinking.

Okay, she was out there
six months, no food, no water.

No, if anyone
can survive this, it's her.

Hey, wait. No, look, look. She's there.

Melanie, this is Snowpiercer.

We're meters south-southeast.

If you read, flash your lights.

Okay, one thing at a time.

We gotta get that thing onboard.

- Let's go.
- Alex.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]



I'll be damned.

- Is it her?
- It's her, all right.

But in what state?

The safe money says she's
a very skinny carcass by now.

To be honest, I can't tell
what you're hoping for.

It's not always clear
to me either, Tyson.

We're fickle things.

Oh, sh*t, sh*t.

Hi.

Hi. I... I gotta go.

We're picking up Melanie.

But stay if... if you want.

I haven't slept that good
in... in years.

So thank you.

No, you don't have to thank me.

You did all the hard work.

Can I ask? Is...

Is something happening here?

Between you and me?

I mean, no, right?

You did your thing.
We shared some feelings.

It's easy to mistake it
for... for something else.

Must've happened to you all the time.

Not like this.

I gotta go.

Okay.

[SIGHS]

Hey, we just spotted her.

- Alive?
- It's unclear.

Can you get Dr. Pelton
and meet us at the cold lock?

- Yeah.
- You good?

Never better.

That'll be Ben back there
waving his big arm about.

[ALARM BLARING]

Over there.

Yeah, I see her.

Her track's too far out.
We need to get her closer.


There's a spur line
meters straight ahead.

It's narrow gauge.
Javi, switch her to it.


On it.

Mom, if you're there, please come in.

Okay. Ben, bring it down.

Copy that.

[INTENSE MUSIC]



Josie, brace.

We're four points of secure, Ben.

Take me up.

I got you.

She's onboard. She's onboard.

Go on. I got this.

[CHUCKLES]

Melanie.

She's alive.

Suspension dr*gs.

That's how she survived
without food or water.

Move out of the way.

Let's get her out. Let's get her out.

Ready. One, two, three. Go.

Over here.

Out. Everybody out.

Out!

- [SOFT BEEPING]
- _

Hi.

You're real.

Yeah.

[BOTH CRYING] I'm real.

Oh, where are we?

Tonight we'll get to Cairo,

and then it's a couple of days

before we reach the Horn of Africa.

It's New Eden, Mom.

We found it.

You found it.

A couple other developments for you.

Layton runs the train now.

Not actually, 'cause it's a democracy.

Well, it's not actually that either,

but at least we b*at Wilford.

I have some bad news about the aquarium.

It's okay. Maybe not right now.

[LAUGHING] Maybe that's a good idea.

Can I tell you something?

I kept you alive in my head.

I imagined what you would say.

What you would think.

You were with me too.

All the time.

[GENTLE MUSIC]



Hey. [LAUGHS]

[LAUGHING]

You look good, Mel.

Oh, I don't know about that, but...

- You do.
- I'm here.

You look good and alive.

How'd you endure it?

Well, I'm super stubborn.

[LAUGHS]

Plus, um...

I knew you'd find me.

Hey, Melanie is awake. Did you hear?

- Oh, have you been to see her?
- No, not yet.

I mean, her dance card's pretty full.

Something on your mind there, Ruth?

I don't know.

You and I have served
this train for so long, Sam.

In and out of uniform.

And now Melanie's back aboard,

that part of the journey's over.

But I mean, I feel the stress
among the passengers.

This train is all we've known
for the past eight years.

And now we're getting off.

You know, tonight
we're gonna pass the Pyramids

for the very last time.

Back before the Freeze,
Anne had always wanted to take

a holiday to the Pyramids,
but we never managed.

Then we got on Snowpiercer,
and there they are,

every three months
just whizzing past the window.

And we'd make some cr*ck

that we were smart
to wait till the offseason

Well, tonight is the last time
you'll have to look at them.

Yeah. We should mark the occasion.

You know, a proper farewell

might actually help
the passengers process.

A celebration at the end of the line.

Go out with a bang altogether.

I could use a party.

All right then.

Tonight, let's see
those Pyramids off in style.

In and out of suspension for six months?

She rigged up time releases.

And she knew there was a Track Scaler

at the Rocky Mountain Shed.

And a lab with Drawer supplies.
It's brilliant.

She saved herself through suspension.

Her own last resort.

Now, I know a little of
the horror she's been through.

Truly, Alex, she is a wonder.

I need to see her.

- Bet you do.
- Oh, by the way,

you don't have to thank me for
saving her. It's not necessary.

Oh, that's good.

Just wanted to let you know.

Well, I'll take it.

By the way, how are your hands, huh?

They're like rocks.

Come on, for old times' sake.

I walked into that one, didn't I?

[CHUCKLES]

It's just 'cause you're out of practice.

Do you still care?

[LAUGHS]

[DARK MUSIC]

Oh, come on. Just a bit of fun.

The closer we get to New Eden,
the less you matter.

Tell your mother I want to see her.

Please, Alex.

[LOCK CLICKS]

[DOOR WHIRRING]

- Oh, look at this.
- Hi.

It's nice to see you up.

Well, getting there.

You're gonna be foggy for a while.

- I learned that the hard way.
- Mm.

Guess I never apologized

for locking you in a Drawer, did I?

We'll tally all of it up
one of these days.

Thank you.

You kept the train going.

You kept my daughter safe.

She is something else, man.

We wouldn't have made it
this far without her.

Hell of a journey you've been on.

Alex and Ben got me up to speed.

Yeah, so you know how dicey it was?

Mm-hmm.

It still is.

I also know that's why
you lied to the passengers.

Told them you'd been to New Eden.

You disapprove?

That's...

That's not my call.

That's not what I asked.

In a way, lying is a kind of empathy.

You protect people from the burdens

you don't want them to bear, but...

But.

If you keep people in the dark,

you take away their power, so...

You just... you just have
to know that you're right.

Is that what you told yourself?

Hey, I'm glad you're back.

Is there anything I can do for you?

Yeah.

Get me out of here.

- I'm good.
- Yeah.

[SOFT MUSIC]



- Hey, Javi.
- Hi.

Welcome home.



[TENSE MUSIC]



[BEEPING]

That's all built on your original model.

I see that.

The more data we plugged into it,

the more robust it got.

Kept on pointing to The Horn.

Has Javi analyzed it?

Yeah, top to bottom.

- He's onboard.
- Of course he's onboard.

I mean, you told them you'd been there.

Yeah, but it's helping him heal.

I'm just trying to keep him positive.

Positive thinking is great.

Just not if it replaces
critical thinking.

What's wrong?

I need to go talk to Wilford.

Oh.

I need to find out why he found me.

He's just gonna play games.

Anything to stay relevant.

Don't give him that satisfaction.

Yeah, but...

he did it for a reason.

Thanks, man.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]



Wait, where are you going?

Nowhere. Just stretching my legs.

Oh, just a... just a walk?

Sounds lovely.

I'll join you.

Don't be smothery, Oz.

If I wanted you to join, I'd ask.

[TENSE MUSIC]

- Keep an eye on things, yeah?
- Yeah, you got it.



Mind your business, man.

You sure you don't want backup in there?

I think he'll reveal more
if it's just me.

You two, clear out.

I'll just let him gloat,
see what slips out.

Melanie.

In the flesh.

How's that sitting with you?

Mixed. [CHUCKLES]

Will you join me?

Sorry about leaving you to die,
I suppose.

But you know how things are.

It was great.

I got a little me time.

I always loved this car.

Definitely not the worst cell, huh?

No, no.

Layton doesn't have
the balls to get rid of me,

but he gives me my creature comforts,

and occasionally I do tricks.

Case in point.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Well, I'm here.

So tell me why.

I'm tired of being the only
sane person left in the world.

I need your help.

I know you've seen it by now.

The whole train caught up
in this fantasy.

New Eden is madness.

Well, the data's promising.

Oh, take the hope
out of it, it's borderline.

And don't tell me
Layton's been there already,

because that story has holes.

Now, add track conditions
to the equation.

You know the line to The Horn
was marginal eight years ago.

The train's an
escalating risk, too, Joseph.

Now you sound like him.

Look, Layton's an inspiring man.

He's a poet.

A shaman who can spin the tale

that redeems our souls.

But let's keep his hands off the wheel.

He's got Alex too.

She is a true Engineer.

She could eclipse both of us,
but she's lost.

She found something
to believe in that isn't you.

[LAUGHS] Magical thinking run amok.

All of them, hope, faith.

We're running out of time, Melanie.

Once they take the turn to The Horn,

there's no coming back.

Someone has to be the grown-up
and keep these people safe.

You think she's okay back there?

I think she's probably
beaten him to death

with "The Iliad" by now.

Hey, man, I'm happy for you.

It's nice seeing you two together again.

Appreciate it.

You and Zarah seem
to have found your way too.

[LAUGHS]

Yeah.

Liana is a whole new perspective.

Mm-hmm.

But Zarah and I don't wanna be together.

We spent all those years
failing each other,

and now... now we're
figuring it out, you know?

We are just co-parents.

Let me offer you some advice.

I know how you feel about Josie.

It took me years to tell
Melanie how I felt about her.

Things like the world freezing over

kept on getting in the way.

Don't wait as long as I did.

[INDISTINCT SINGING]

Where's your wife?

She isn't interested
in whatever you're selling.

And we're closed tonight.

There's a big party uptrain
you're not invited to.

Don't worry about him.
He's out of the picture.

Hey.

Hey.

- What are you doing?
- Doing what you can't.

- Doing what has to be done.
- If you throw your lot in

with those people,
we'll both get b*rned, yeah?

Will we?

Come on.

Are you sure
there isn't anything I can do

to take your mind off things?

[MELLOW MUSIC]



[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Am I a disappointment to you, Oz?

'Cause I'm still the same person I was

when you married me,
and for some reason,

that person isn't good enough anymore.

Popliteal, femoral artery, iliac.

I thought you were the only
person who could love me

without trying to change me
into somebody else.

Honey, I do love you.

I do love you, okay?

Please.

Good.

I love you too.

But don't think
I won't sacrifice what I love

to get what I want.

[MELLOW MUSIC]



- Oh, sorry.
- Oh, my God.

Sorry, sorry.
Ruth, report from the cellars.

So we have bottles
of champagne left.

Oh.

How many would you like to bring up?

All of them, Tristan. All of them.

Yes, ma'am.


Does this jacket look right to you?

Never mind.
It's a really stupid question.

It's just that it's my first
time at a party with Carly,

and I would like to be perfect.

Or at least great.

The last time I tried to have a friend,

it was with Lilah Junior.

Wait, you were friends with LJ?

I'll save you the details.

It's just that I don't really
know anything

about this stuff, you know?

I'm the weird girl.

And now all of the sudden
I care about stupid sh*t

like does this jacket go
with those shoes?

It's not stupid. It's wonderful.

And I say yes.

So I had a chance to study
the New Eden data a little more

Oh. I mean, it's nothing like your mom
checking your homework.

Are you nervous?

I mean, it's inconclusive.

You don't actually know that it's there.

I know that if you show the data

to ten different scientists,

you would get ten different conclusions.

So what's yours?

You say % chance of survival?

%?

What about the track to The Horn?

I mean, the intel is bad or it's absent.

We could derail
before we even get there.

Good thing we have our
best driver back with us then.

I'm serious, Alex.

I know you are, Mom.

But we made the call.

You were dead.

% never coming back,

or at least that's what the intel said.

Now, if there's one thing
Layton taught me,

sometimes it's good
to take a leap of faith.

You look perfect.

You are perfect.

It's good to see you so happy.

[SOFT MUSIC]



[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Oh. Hey, there you are.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I was wondering if you'd like to...

Oh, God, this is hard.

Would you like
to go with me to this party?

Like on a date?

Sure. Yeah, let's call it that.

I'd love to.

But I'm not ready to face them.

Melanie and Layton. All of them.

You might have forgiven me,
but they haven't.

Okay.

Let's skip it then.

Together.

- Are you sure?
- We'll do our own thing.

Come on, I... I have an idea.

Wow.

Oh, hey.

You look amazing.

Yeah, a bit much?

You all right?

Yeah, I just... I forgot
where we were for a second.

Just felt like two people
going to a party.

Hey...

can I talk to you?

Is everything all right?

I love you, Josie.

I've loved you for a long time,

and I should have told you sooner.

It was just too much apocalypse.

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Sorry. That's a lot.

You don't have to say anything.
I just...

Needed you to know.

Do you think I didn't know that already?

I love you too.

I hope you know that.

[TENSE MUSIC]

I can't be with you.

Not right now.

We've left too many pieces
of ourselves behind.

There's not enough
left to share anymore.



You need to lead these people
off this train.

What's in your t*nk is gonna go to them.

I'll see you at the party.



[UPBEAT MUSIC]

[SINGING IN NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE]



Oh, it's almost time.
Did everyone get some bubbly?

- Yes, please.
- Oh!

[APPLAUSE]

Thank you. Thank you.

Thanks. Thank you.

It looks wonderful in here.

Well, it's not every day

that your friend comes
back from the dead, is it?

I missed you, Ruth.

I missed you too.

Extra desserts for tonight.

Mmm.

For the party.

Yes.

Please thank Hospitality for me.

I will indeed.

- Hi.
- Hey.

Mom, this is my friend Carly.

Sam and Anne's daughter.

It's an honor, Ms. Cavill.

An honor?

What? Shut up.

I do feel awful
for making you miss the party,

but there's no reason
we can't have ourselves

a little celebration right here.

Hey, what are you doing?

All right. Easy, easy.

There, you see?

Now, who will join me

to mark this wonderful occasion

with a fine, old-world cigar?

- Why not?
- That's the spirit.

There you go. Henry. Brandon.

[SOFT MUSIC]



I know you haven't been here in a while.

I thought you might like to see it

before we get off the train.

Are you okay?

This place mattered once,
and I let it all go.

No.

This place wasn't special.

You are.

Okay, keeping a low profile, huh?

Everything all right?

I don't think New Eden's a good idea.

The idea is everything.

Unless the math doesn't add up.

Then you need a new idea.

Look around.

We're going.

Layton.

[GLASS CLINKING]

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,

passengers of Snowpiercer and Big Alice.

It's not tradition for
Hospitality to make speeches,


but as we approach the Great Pyramids

for the final time,

it seems only fitting
to mark the occasion.


[URAL THOMAS & THE PAIN'S
"SMOLDERING FIRE" PLAYING]


I'm proud of this train
and every passenger aboard,


but New Eden is our collective chance

at a fresh start.

May I?

♪ I looked into her eyes ♪



♪ There I saw smoldering fire ♪



And while it may seem like
it's a miracle,

it's because of one who stands among us.

Engineer Cavill.

[APPLAUSE]

Time and again, you've put
your life on the line for this.

To new beginnings.

ALL: To new beginnings.

Look, I can see them.

Everyone, come take a look.
Yeah, right there.

♪ As we stood on the threshold ♪

♪ Oh, we stood on the threshold ♪

♪ We stood ♪

♪ On the threshold of paradise ♪

♪ Oh, I hoped it would never end ♪

♪ Paradise ♪



♪ Oh, so nice ♪



Osweiller, where's the missus?

Yeah, that's why I'm here.
I'm worried about her.

I think she's mixed up in something bad.

- What kind of bad?
- Wilfordites.

Something's coming to a head.

Okay, I'm gonna talk to Layton.

[CHIMING]

Attention, passengers.

This is Melanie Cavill.

Tonight I witnessed a Snowpiercer

unlike any I'd seen before.

United. Borderless.

Free of class and greed.

The dream of New Eden
made that possible,


but a dream left unchecked
can be a dangerous thing,


and we cannot forget
what got us this far.


Reason, discipline...

And truth.

The journey to
The Horn of Africa is not safe.

The track is unsound.

If we knew what we would find
when we got there,


it might be worth the risk,
but we don't.


New Eden is a fiction
invented by Layton.


He and his crew have never been there.

He lied to you.

It's : p.m.,

and the temperature outside
is minus degrees.


Goodnight, Snowpiercer,

and long may you roll.

[CHIMING]

Enjoy them while you can, my friends.

We're at w*r.

I gotta go deal with this.

Yeah, you better.

Okay, stay safe,
and keep your head down.

- Seriously, Layton?
- You lied to us?

Man, tell me it ain't true.

Okay, everyone, please, I promise

I will explain everything
to you when the time is right.

Josie, can you get Zarah
and the baby to Big Alice?

Ben, we gotta get to the Engine.

Come on.

[INTENSE MUSIC]



- I trusted you, man.
- Melanie, wait.

I had no choice.

Wait, wait!

[LOCK CLICKS]

Ben, are you there?

Ben?

Yes, I'm here, Mel.

I know you're upset.

Ben, the turn is coming. I had to do it.

No, but you did. Unilaterally.

I almost forgot that's your move.

But it is our job
to keep these people safe, Ben.

You betrayed me,
and you k*lled our hope.

I'm sorry.

- Goodbye, Mel.
- Ben, wait.

Is Alex with you?

Ben? Ben?

She shanked us.

At the worst possible moment.

Okay, come on.

How are we gonna counter?

Spears and shields.

Let's see who's still with us.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

All I'm saying is at least
I wasn't in the bathroom

when you took the train again this time.

I can't believe Ben lied to me.

It's not about the lie, Javi.

The data and the facts on the ground

don't justify the risk.

Okay, it is about the lie.

But anyway, you threw down the chaos,

and it's working.

You've got support out there.

- First is secure.
- Good.

Then we guess you know where I'm going.

Let's check on that snake in the grass.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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