02x12 - The Alien Within

[bunniefuu]

Previously on "Resident Alien"...

Ah!

I'm Goliath.

There is an alien race that's planning

to take over the Earth.

Wha...

I do not know who they are
or what they are doing here.

It's dangerous.

I need to find this baby

so I can get the rest
of Goliath's message.

An alien!

That baby belongs to me!

- Come to me.
- [TEETH CHATTERING]

Run, baby!

And remember, look both ways
when crossing the street.

I've got good news.

The resort company has
officially put an offer

- on the Grady land.
- What resort?

You can't put a resort in Patience.

You were right about Ethan.

He's not an alien.

I think the real alien
might still be in Patience.

[EERIE MUSIC]

When I first came to Earth,

I was forced to use Harry
Vanderspeigle's body

to blend in.

But over time that body changed

from just being a way of hiding

to who I became.

And I am attached to it
the way I was attached

to Asta and the way I
still am to her memory.

She d*ed a long time ago.

And after so many decades,

it's hard for me to shed this skin,

because it reminds me of
the way things used to be

before everything changed.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Offspring on my planet
do not form attachments.

That is a purely human trait.

So it was obviously the
weaker human side of the baby

which made him listen to Max's friend,

that meat sack wrapped
in children's clothing.

She told him to run away from me.

But I have something she does not.

I speak the baby's language.

[IMITATING BIRD CALLS]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[WATER TRICKLING]

I feel like Erin Brockovich,

testing water and solving crimes.

Maybe one day they'll
make a movie about me.

Hmm, you know, if they do make a movie,

I want to play myself,

a handsome, rugged sheriff
keeping the streets safe

in a quaint Colorado town, right,

until Bigfoot shows
up to k*ll everybody.

But I recognize his beautiful soul,

and I teach him to speak English.

He teaches me how to play the guitar.

See, that's a movie.

That sounds like a movie
that's about just you,

and it has nothing to do
with environmental justice.

It's gotta do with America
wanting to see me sing

a duet with Bigfoot.

My God. That's off the charts.

Yup.

This water's poison.

Maybe we should take a look at a map

and see what's upstream
that could cause this.

No, police work ain't done with no map.

It's more tactile.

Police work is done in the real world.

Come on. Let's go.

Hey, you know what?

Maybe in my movie, I got
a trusty sidekick, right,

who does all the paperwork.

And I'm just spitballing here, right,

but maybe she provides comic relief,

'cause she's always bumping into things.

You see? You see how I said "she" right?

That's 'cause I believe
in equality. [CHUCKLES]

Yes, you are a true champion
for women everywhere.

I need to talk to you.

I like Halloween!

I think it is funny that
humans like decorating

with other dead humans.

I am pretending that this gentleman

worked at a grocery store
before he was m*rder*d.

Cool.

Look, I need more
information on this alien race

that you said is trying
to take over the Earth.

You know, I was on the
internet the other day,

and there's something called Insectoids,

like a big, giant bug
person alien thing.

I-I... what the hell?

I do not want to be
squashed by a big bug person.

The internet is wrong.

Oh, okay.

Good.

No, the Insectoids, they do not squash.

They like to eat other beings

while they are still alive
and struggling. [CHUCKLES]

You're not helping.

There are so many alien races.

There are Tall Whites, Arcturians.

There are Blue Avians,
which are very beautiful

if you are attracted to bird faces,

which, of course, I am.

I will not know which alien
race is here until I receive

the rest of Goliath's message.

You can thank Max's stupid
friend for interfering.

You can't blame Sahar.

She was just trying to
take care of the baby.

I was taking care of it first.

It should have jumped into my arms

when I did my alien call.

Well, maybe your alien call
doesn't work the way it used to

because you're not as
alien as you used to be.

That is an awful thing to say.

Let's face it, Harry.

Every day you're here,
you become more human.

It's inevitable.

I mean, look at what
happened to Goliath.

He was an alien, and
look how human he became.

No, I am an alien.

That is who I am on the inside.

Goliath was weak. I am not.

As long as I am on this planet,

I am going to be an
alien who appreciates

other aliens with bird faces.

And hot, sexy worm breath,

and wind blowing through
the feathers in their hair.

Thanks for nothing.

[DOOR SHUTS]

[LAUGHS]

"I do not wear my seat belt."

[LAUGHS]

What?

What's this we looking at here, Deputy?

Oh, yeah, this is an impoundment pond.

It's how mining companies
dispose and hide their waste.

In the middle of Mother Nature?

You mean to tell me
all this here is toxic?

Yes, and legal.

All mining companies do it.

They just keep the waste
in these manmade dams.

Hmm.

Unless...

Oh, yeah, see, there it is.

There's nothing I love more

than a perfectly timed "unless."

It's like... it's like a spoon
being dipped into some soup.

Go ahead, bring that
soup to my lips, Deputy.

Unless there's been a leak

and they've been trying to hide it.

Did I ever tell you
you're brilliant, hmm?

No, sir.

You see, you remember how I didn't want

to just look at the map, right?

And then your brilliance allowed

my super brilliance to shine through.

Once again you are the
hero of your own story.

Hey!

Do you wanna go to the
comic book store after school

to buy the latest Dr. McNinja?

Ugh, the carefree life of a child.

Was I ever that young?

Sorry, I'm gonna be
busy saving the world.

I'm going out to the woods after school.

I'm hoping the baby alien
comes back to the RV.

Cool, I'll go with you and help.

No, thanks.

I can go by myself.

Look, I know you don't trust me

because I told Harry about the baby.

I promise I won't tell him this time.

Okay, but this is your last chance.

Nothing healthy, please.

Aw, come on, Max,

you gotta eat everything on your plate.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Aw, carrots?

It's good for you.

How did she know your name?

Oh, I'm pretty famous around here

ever since I broke the taco record.

Nothing here.

No alien baby.

This is horrible.

What if he never comes back?

I haven't even taught
him to tie his shoes yet.

I wish I could make those sounds

Harry makes to lure him back.

[IMITATING BIRD CALLS]

Ow.

What's wrong?

My stomach, it hurts.

It can't be food poisoning. We just ate.

Oh, no.

What?

Did you notice anything different

about that new lunch lady, Agnes?

She had less hair on her face
than the other lunch ladies?

Yes, and her watch, that
was no lunch lady watch.

It was m*llitary.

She might be MIB.

That's probably how she knew your name.

Maybe she put a tracking
device in your food.

You need to poop it out.

I can't.

I only poop after breakfast

or when my mom takes me
to the bookstore.

Then we have to speed things along.

Here.

That's way too big to swallow.

It's not for swallowing.

No, I'm not putting that up my butt.

Come on, the survival
of the world is at stake.

I can save the world with my butt?

You have to.

It's your destiny.

Okay.

Me and my butt will do it.

It seems the pond is
owned by a shell company

controlled by the Galvan/Powell Group,

which we know was the same company

Tanner Corrington worked for.

Apparently, the tainted
water is leaking heavy metals

into Hawthorne Creek,

which explains the symptoms
we found in the medical files

in Corrington's car.

Okay, so what does this
have to do with Sam's m*rder?

Yeah.

This Corrington guy
obviously knew his company

was responsible and
tried to cover it up,

but Sam must have figured it out

based on his patients' illnesses.

Yeah, we believe Tanner Corrington

tried to shut Sam up.

And when Sam refused to play ball,

he k*lled him and
stole his medical files.

So what next, Sheriff?

How are you gonna get justice for Sam?

The case is being kicked up the ladder

- to the FBI.
- Yeah.

But the Galvan-Powell
Group, they're done for.

There's going to be lawsuits.

People are going to be getting fired.

People going to jail.

Mm-hmm, except we won't
get credit for that.

You know, we did all the hard work.

Now the FBI's going to come in
and just reach into our pants

and rip off our bean bags.

Oh, not me. I don't have a bean bag.

Well, not on the outside.

I don't really know what that means.

Well, I am so sorry
you're not gonna get credit

for any of this.

Uh, listen, Mrs. Hodges,

everyone here knows
you've been through a lot.

And we feel it's our duty to
try to make it right, okay?

So on behalf of the entire
sheriff's department,

I'd like you to have
this limited-edition

Patience County Sheriff's
Department baseball cap.

It's actually been worn by a sheriff,

which makes it more special.

You don't have to take that.

A baseball cap?

I was arrested, and I lost my home.

Okay, well, some people consider

a baseball cap to be
a home for your head.

You probably should
have just said sorry.

I was just trying to help.

I mean, it's a nice hat.
Who wouldn't want this hat?

Well, obviously, you didn't,

because I gave it to you for Christmas.

What? It's...

You know what? Excuse me for trying

to be a ray of sunshine.

Oh, put your pants back on.

I do not want to have sex games on you.

It's my knee.

It's k*lling me.

- Ew.
- I've been training a lot.

I think I overdid it.

Then stop training.

- You're welcome.
- I can't stop.

I have a ski tournament coming up.

I need you to look at it.

Fine.

Thank you.

I used to train like this
years ago, no problem.

[WINCES]

Your knee is compensating
for your tibiofibular joint

that you injured in your ski accident.

Also, you are very old,

and your body is falling apart

as it prepares for your death.

Yeah, can you just...

you know, tell me you can fix it?

I have to ski in this tournament.

Skiing is the only thing

that I've ever been really any good at.

So If I can't...

If I can't ski in this tournament,

I don't know...

I just... please.

You can ski.

Yes, you can do it.

I believe in you.

- Really?
- Yes.

It's just a pulled muscle.

I'm going to give you some medicine.

Okay.

This will be for your pain
and also for your swelling.

You will have a child's knee again,

and you will not die for many years.

Thank you.

It's such... it's such a relief.

[SNIFFLES]

- Thanks.
- Oh...

Why did I just say all of that?

I only care about Asta,

so why did I just give
hope and encouragement

to another human?

Am I beginning to care about all humans?

What kind of monster have I become?

The main structure
will be a five-star spa

and a piazza with shops and restaurants.

And all the buildings will be full...

Sorry. Sorry to be late.

Hey, guys. Sorry about that.

Looks like a few more excited citizens

have arrived to hear the good news.

Welcome.

As I was saying, it will be one
of the most exclusive resorts

in all of Colorado.

Question.

I will answer questions

after the presentation is over, thanks.

There is a ten-year expansion plan.

You can put your hand down.
I'll call on you after.

An expansion plan to
add a golf course...

How about now? Can I ask now?

And as I said, you can
ask questions afterwards.

- An expansion plan...
- How about now?

- To add a golf course...
- How about now?

- And a...
- How about now?

- A ski hill...
- How about now?

- For year-round use...
- How about now? How about now?

- How about now? Now?
- With, uh...

How about now? How about now?

% of the revenue coming back

to the town.

How about now? How about now?
How about now? How about now?

How about now? How
about now? How about now?

How about now? How about now?
How about now? How about...

Uh, D'arcy, I think you...
You had a question.

- Yeah, what about traffic?
- Yes.

Isn't Main Street gonna
be wall-to-wall cars / ?

Yes, I agree with our great
Olympic hero, D'arcy Bloom.

More traffic is great news for Patience.

- Not at all what I said.
- I agree, traffic is tourism.

- Nope.
- Which is money in the pockets

of local business owners.

Until all the small
businesses get pushed out

by the bigger chains.

Won't allow it.

Or we die because the resort
destroys our environment.

Exactly, big business already
poisoned Hawthorne Creek.

Yes, thank you.

[ALL MURMURING]

I see word has gotten out about that,

and trust me, as a Hawthorne,

I take the poisoning

of Hawthorne Creek very personally.

Also, unrelated, I would
like to make a motion

to rename the creek. Any seconders?

This isn't a court of law, all right?
Stay on point.

Sure, yeah.

Look, what happened at
the Creek-To-Be-Renamed

is exactly why we need this resort.

We can use the money it brings in

to help clean the creek.

And Greensoul Properties is
known for their commitment

to the environment.

Even this model they provided is made

from recycled wine corks
and CDs and diapers.

Oh, is that why it stinks?

Oh-ho-ho-ho, baby!

You tell him.

- Hey.
- Sorry, sir.

Hey, I was skeptical
too, but then I realized

how much good this resort
could do for the town.

The revenue that it brings in

will bolster the public
services in Patience,

like the school,

new books, an athletic field.

Not to mention law enforcement.

I mean, when this resort comes in,

we'll have the manpower to
protect everybody in town.

Just think of it for a second,
-hour surveillance

on every citizen in Patience.

- What?
- Absolutely not what we

- would ever want.
- Uh, is... is what we could do,

but won't do, of course,

because we don't live in a police state.

- Not yet.
- Never.

- Someday soon.
- No.

Okay, everyone is here except Harry.

Where is he?

It is happening too fast.

I came here to k*ll all the humans,

but I could feel myself

wanting to help Asta's ski friend.

It is bad enough that I never
fried their bodies to ash.

Today I was trying to make
her human life better.

What have I become?

I have been hiding behind
this human mask for too long.

Being in human form must
be allowing emotions

to take over.

The only way to fight it is
to return to my alien body

and live the way I was born to live

in my familiar frozen environment

as an alien.

I did not consider there
is no food up here,

and I am already hungry.

Aliens can also live in
cabins with meat freezers.

[QUIRKY MUSIC]

We can't let this resort happen.

My dad's right.

If they put a resort in here,

you can just say goodbye
to Joe's Diner, the .

All the money's gonna
go to big corporations.

It's never gonna trickle
down to the locals.

If they widen the road,

the first thing that's gonna go
is Old Barrett Bridge.

We have to do something.

You were so great out
there, honey, so in command,

very sexy.

I don't know.

It felt like there were a
lot of people against it.

But there's also a lot of people for it.

That's just the way it is.

When you became mayor,
you didn't have %

- of the people behind you.
- No, not even close.

Only % of the town actually voted.

- Really?
- Yeah, I won with votes.

And I think of those were Hawthornes,

so only nine people outside
my family voted for me.

Actually, I voted for
myself, so that's eight.

Everyone hates me.

Honey, they... They
don't hate you, okay?

Some just have a different opinion

about what's best for the town.

A lot of...

some...

a few of them believed in you as mayor,

and now it is time for
you to guide them, okay?

So ignore everyone
who disagrees with you

and do what you think
is best for the town.

I mean, I think the resort
is great for the town.

You know, it's something
that everyone can be proud of.

Then you're doing the right thing.

Yeah.

Thanks, hon. I like this.

You know, we... we're a team.

Hell yeah, we are.

Nothing can stop us.

[QUIRKY MUSIC]

Finally I am in my natural alien skin.

If living in that human meat case

was speeding up my humanity,

I will spend the rest of my time

on Earth as an alien in this Earth home.

Oh, son of a bitch!

[NEIL DIAMOND'S "CRACKLIN' ROSE"]

God damn it.

Son of a bitch!

♪ We gonna ride till there
ain't no more to go ♪

Ow!

♪ Taking it slow ♪

♪ And Lord don't you know?

Son of a bitch!

♪ To no man for a happy tune ♪

[SIGHS]

♪ Oh I love my Rosie child ♪

It is not practical to live
in this alien body on Earth.

♪ You and me we go in style ♪

♪ Cracklin' Rose ♪

I can return to human form as long

as I start acting like an alien.

Mother of a whore!

The baby will only listen
to that little girl?

Then I will do the right thing.

I will kidnap a child.

[LOUD CRASH]

Son of a bitch!

[LIGHT MUSIC]

Hey.

That lunch lady's not
here. The coast is clear.

How come you're not wearing a costume?

We don't celebrate Halloween.

There's no spiritual meaning behind it.

It's just a bunch of kids walking around

perpetuating the message
of witches, evil spirits,

and satanic worship.

Yeah, but also there's candy.

I don't need to stuff
my face with sugar.

Then why are you eating honey?

To soothe my throat.

I have to find the baby.

I was up all night practicing
alien calling sounds.

Obviously, going to
the RV and yelling out,

"Baby, baby, over here! Baby?"

isn't gonna be enough.

Yeah, I've been practicing
my Frankenstein sounds.

Rah!

Well, I guess that is it for me.

We are both very sad to see you go.

Aren't you sad, Sheriff?

Yeah, well, it was nice
working with you, Detective.

But you're leaving 'cause
we solved the m*rder,

and that actually makes
me extremely happy.

And he's also sad.

I got you something.

Courtesy of the Jessup
Police Department.

Crime was down % last
year, so we had a surplus.

Thanks.

Should probably put this
crime tape around the sheriff,

because he should be arrested
for being too handsome, right?

Well, I mean, he
wouldn't serve much time.

It's involuntary handsomeness.

[LAUGHTER]

He can't help it.

[QUIRKY MUSIC]

This was... this was fun.

Not the m*rder ring,

but, you know, the... The other stuff.

Yeah, okay, then, well, I
got to get back to my desk,

a lot of stuff to do.

Deputy, let's go over
those new case files.

Oh, what case files?

You know, for the... the big new case.

Well, this was the big case.

From the other... The other big case.

The bakery double charging
you for the apple fritter?

Yes, that is the case.

I got to find the receipt for
that, 'cause I want justice.

All right. Thank you. [CLEARS THROAT]

You're welcome.

Well, that's my cue to go, so...

- Yup. Bye.
- Okay, bye.

What was that?

Why didn't you ask her out?

She was waiting for it.

Okay, look, I like
Detective Torres, okay?

She's a pain in the ass,
but I like it, all right?

She's smart. She's strong.

She's very attractive.

Just not aiming to plant my roots

any deeper here in Patience.

Why not?

Well, I've been thinking a lot lately,

and it might be time to move back to DC.

What?

Oh, come on, Deputy, you know me.

I need the excitement
of a big case, you know.

And the biggest case I ever
had here, it just ended.

Hell, DC's got murders
as far as the eye can see.

It's like a whole forest
of them in constant bloom.

It's beautiful.

It is.

[SIGHS] Now, if you'll excuse me,

I got to go see a man about a fritter.

Come on here, Cletus. [WHISTLES]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

What are you doing here?

I am here to kidnap you.

I need you as bait.

The alien baby seems to like you.

I do not understand why.

All right, let's go.

What?

You're not the only one
who could use some bait.

You know how to do those alien sounds.

But let's be clear.

This isn't a kidnapping.
This is an adult-napping.

No, it isn't.

I squeezed through this window.

I brought rope and tape.

I left it in the truck.

But I was...

I'm kidnapping you.

Actually, kidnapping by definition

is abducting someone and holding them

against their will. I'm not resisting.

I want to go with you.

Then...

Oh, then I do not
want you to go with me.

[SNICKERS]

- You're resisting me?
- Yeah.

Okay, so I am adult-napping you.

Glad we agree. Let's go.

I was already going to go
before you said let's go.

Okay, so we're doing what I said.

Follow me.

No, you are following me

from in front of me.

Wait up.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

Baby?

Mama?

You came back.

Your mama will be so glad to see you.

Let's go.

Come on.

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

_

Holy sh*t. That's the alien.

I discovered a long time ago
that humanity is a virus.

It overcame Goliath,
because he was weak.

But I am not weak.

If Halloween is a time for monsters,

then I will be that monster.

Do not to touch my truck!

I'm already touching it,

because I'm sitting on the seat.

Besides, I'd like to
listen to some music

while I'm doing my first adult-napping.

No, this is a kidnapping.

I changed my mind.

You're a terrible child.
I'm taking you home.

You can't.

I already told my parents I'm
staying at a friend's house.

And I'm hungry.

Let's stop somewhere for a snack.

No, I am in charge,
and I do not want food.

Not even pizza?

I could go for a slice.

Sahar, come in, over.

Sahar, come in.

Sahar here, over.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I'm going to get the pizza
with cheese in the crust.

Sahar, come in, over.

I couldn't find you after school, over.

I have your baby, over.

No, baby, you have to stay here!

- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- Hey, Max.

Happy Halloween.

Hey, very good, son.

You didn't tell us
you had a friend over.

Who's this?

Uh...

Me baby.

Sorry?

He means he was dressed as
a baby at school for Halloween.

His name is Bobby.

Oh, well, pleasure to meet you, Bobby.

- Welcome.
- Hi, Bobby.

Why do you have to be
Sonny and Cher every year?

Come on.

Because they're an iconic ' s couple,

and this mustache was expensive.

You guys want to come downstairs

and have a bite before
you go trick-or-treating?

Oh, hey, Bobby, ask me
what I've got for dinner.

He's got stew.

He's going to make a lame
joke and call you babe.

Ah, it's not a lame joke.

It's a clever joke.

Okay, well, see you guys downstairs.

Actually, we're not hungry,

so we're just going to hang out up here.

You're not going trick-or-treating?

You always loved doing that.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, when I was .

I'm .

Okay, well, looks
like just and me, Cher.

Are you hungry? Because
I've got stew, babe.

- [GROANS]
- See? It never gets old.

- It never gets old.
- Too young.

Close the door.

All right.

Bobby is a little odd, don't you think?

I know. The baby costume didn't help.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- Candy.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Let the festivities begin. You ready?

- La.
- [LAUGHS] Perfect.

- Happy Halloween!
- [TOGETHER] Trick or treat?

Hey, Ellen.

Hello, constituents.

Oh, come on in.

Trick or treat?

Wait, who are you dressed up as?

I love Patience.

- Patience is the best town ever.
- That's pretty good.

And I somehow snagged a hot wife,

even though I'm a horrible
mayor and a total dork.

Oh, well...

BOTH: That's not true.

I happen to be a pretty good mayor.

Stop that.

I don't talk like...

I don't.

[SIGHS]

Thanks for the trick.

Here's a candy.

Happy you spent $ on that
jacket to wear it one time.

We don't want candy. We'll take beer.

- There's cookies in the pantry.
- Yes.

Okay.

Are we just going to let them waltz

into our house like that?

She thinks I'm hot.

Sahar, come in, over.

Your baby keeps trying to escape.

Are you allowed to tie
a baby to a chair, over?

No, baby, come back!

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- [TOGETHER] Trick or treat?
- Happy Halloween.

Here you go.

Happy Halloween.

- Bye.
- Thank you.

Thanks.

Oh, hi.

Hey, girl.

Where's your costume?

Oh, hey, D'arce.

Benny, still rocking the
Sonny Bono Halloween thing.

What is it this year?

Does Sonny work at a shoe store?

Or is it crew practice?

Oh, it is stew now.

A little wordplay never k*lled anyone.

I'm just here to see if
Kate can come out to play.

Tonight?

Oh, I don't know. It's Halloween.

It'll just be for a little bit.

I'll have you back
before the night turns

to teenagers egging cars.

Also, do you have any eggs?

Look, if you want to go out,
I can take care of things here.

- Really?
- Yeah.

You know, Max is busy with his friend,

and after everything you did
to help me with the presentation

and you being so supportive,
it's the least I can do.

Okay.

Yes!

It would be great...

And just thinking out
loud... If a certain someone

didn't come back later
and write "Mayor d*ck"

on my windshield, though.

Would be hard to prove,
because somebody probably moved

a plant in front of your
security camera that night,

so come on.

- Have fun.
- Oh, we will.

- Hold down the fort.
- I will.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Hi.

Oh, I didn't know you
guys were all out here.

Oh, yeah, there's more
in the trunk. Get in.

Oh, okay, well, I'll
follow in my own car.

Oh, get in, girl.

- Oh, okay.
- Yes!

- Oh!
- Push her in!

Oh, my goodness. Got it.

Got her in.

We're all gonna have to put
our frickin' seat belts on.

Everybody ready?

[TOGETHER] Whoo!

Here we go!

Trick or treat, b*tches!

♪ Don't fear the reaper ♪

♪ Baby, I'm your man ♪

Baby?

Baby?

Baby?

Where did you go, baby?

Baby? Baby? Over here.

Baby?

Baby? Baby?

Baby? Baby?

Over here. Baby?

[HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING]

[GRUNTING]

No!

He's gone.

They took him.

It's all my fault.
I made you stop for pizza.

I wanted the pizza.

I was in charge.

I just wanted one more day together.

Now I'll never see my baby ever again.

[SOMBER PIANO MUSIC]

I have never seen her cry.

If Goliath were here, he
would be affected by it,

but I am an alien, and I do not care.

Goliath let himself be so human,

he probably would have put his hand

on her shoulder like this.

And then he would say
something humans say

to make each other feel better like...

There, there, there, there, there.

I am not Goliath, so I will not do that.

I am an alien,

and I enjoy watching children cry...

What are we doing out here?

This is the Old Barrett Bridge.

Now, if they go through
with this resort,

this whole thing is going
to be torn down and replaced

by a four-lane highway with billboards

on either side advertising
"Injured at work? Call Jacob."

Wait, is that why you
guys brought me out here?

Because of the resort?

Yeah, well, you're the only one

that can convince Ben not to do it.

Well, what if I don't want
to convince him not to do it?

What if I actually think that the resort

would be good for Patience?

Just come with us.

We want to show you
something under the bridge.

Please.

- Okay.
- This way.

- Ooh.
- So...

We used to come here as kids

and carve our names.

Look, me, D'arcy, aww,

and there's Kayla and Liv.

Oh, this is amazing.

Wait, is that... is that Ben?

Did he carve his name here too?

Yeah, we all did.

This was our childhood.

Yeah, we used to come here after school

and sneak cigarettes.

- I had my first kiss here.
- [GASPS] That's right.

Yeah, Ben lost his virginity here.

- BOTH: He did?
- Who...

Yeah, we... we don't
have to talk about that.

Nope. Every square inch of Patience
holds some memory for us.

And we can't let it be wiped out.

It's like wiping us out.

Ben must have been Max's
age when he carved this.

[SAMANTHA CRAIN'S "ELK CITY"]

I... you know, I never had
this where I grew up, you know,

a sense of belonging to a place,

like it was a part of you.

Ohh.

You can if you want.

Really?

Yeah, go for it.

You puked with us. You earned it.

♪ See I was ♪

Okay.

♪ When I came to this place ♪

Okay.

♪ In a boyfriend's Colt wagon ♪

♪ On the interstate ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪ He told me we'd be rich ♪

♪ Get on at the GHK company ♪

Here you go, girls, on the house.

Thank you for opening up late, Dad.

I may not have an "open hours" sign,

but I have an unwritten sign that says

"I won't let anyone in
this town go hungry."

- Aww.
- He's right.

One Christmas we had a huge snowstorm

that knocked all the power out.

Oh, yes, he kicked on the generator,

and then the whole town piled in here

for Christmas dinner together.

Wow, that's incredible.

I think that was the
night he decided to put

another stall in the bathroom.

Ohh. [LAUGHTER]

- That was so bad.
- Too much gravy.

This town is incredible.

I know change is
inevitable, but we really

should have it on our terms.

We need a new library, not rich jerks...

- Ugh.
- And oxygen bars.

I know, or chain restaurants.

I want to grow old in
this booth, come on.

Let Max and his friends
discover the bridge

like the way we did.

I guess I never realized how special,

you know, this all is.

So will you help us?

Well?

I carved my name, so...

I'm one of you guys now.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

♪ She carved her name, she's one of us ♪

♪ She carved her name, she's one of us ♪

Humans form attachments to other people,

attachments to things, to places.

♪ I can only stay one more night ♪

Sometimes they are not even attached

to what something is

but a memory of what
something used to be.

♪ I can only stay one more night ♪

Or a dream of what it might become.

♪ Just one, just more night ♪

Mmm.

Harry?

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Oh, my God, you're okay.

I got your text. I was worried.

You did not text me back,

so I ordered only one pizza for myself.

You texted and then gibberish.

I thought you were in trouble
and had a stroke or something.

My message was very clear.

I use abbreviations like the kids do.

" - - , MIBstblnwahcybi?"

No. What? What? What is that?

It's abbreviations.

" - - , MIB" Men In Black. Ah!

There's "STBLN,"

stole the baby last
night with a helicopter.

Can you believe it? Question mark.

What assholes. Exclamation mark.

"I am going to k*ll
them to get the baby back

"so I can hear the rest
of Goliath's message,

but first I am going to eat."

That's a pizza emoji.

"WA, question mark" Want any?

And "HMBP,"

hit me back, player.

It's all very clear.

You're right. My mistake. Very clear.

How could I miss it?

I'm not giving you any of my pizza.

You can order your own.

Take your pick from this coupon.

What is all this?

Why haven't you opened these?

Aliens don't care about
human things like mail,

except for the free
pizza delivery coupons.

This package is from Violinda.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Harry.

"I wanted my baby to have this book

so that he can get to know
his father through his work."

Wow.

Oh...

Oh.

These are all Goliath paintings.

Oh, my God.

Harry, look at this.

I understand these human attachments.

Change is difficult.

- _
- I grew attached to my human form

until it no longer served me.

But after wandering the
Earth for hundreds of years,

- my alien self has grown old
- _

watching the planet die.

Some humans are so
attached to their home

that they would do
anything to protect it.

Now I understand that.

My home is this planet,

and I will walk forever if I have to

searching for a way to save it.

[ENERGY CRACKLING]

[GASPS]

[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]

[GASPS]

[COUGHS]

A portal.

Of course they left these behind.

I must be on one of
the planet's energy lines.

Humans called them ley lines.

If there is one portal,
there will be more,

then I can change all of this.

_

[ENERGY CRACKLING]

[GASPS]

That's my jacket.

I'm barefoot.

This is us.

Harry, this is the day you fought Jimmy.

How could Goliath paint this?

We were the only ones there.

Yeah.

Wait, wait, okay, um,

the signal was sent to you,

and the murals were made for you,

but you told me you were the only one

who could understand them.

And now this?

[GROWLING]

Mio dios.

Augh!

[GROWLING]

This... this makes no sense.

Unless...

you're Goliath.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]