01x08 - Citydrop

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- [WOMAN] Previously on Motherland

- Lieutenant Helen Graves.

Give your special Necro a minute

to open up. Bet she's worth it.

- [ABIGAIL] Soon I'll be as good as them.

- You're ignorant of the world.

And you're patronizing and arrogant.

I've been expecting you, Scylla.

The way out is in.

I'm filled with an unbearable sadness.

No matter what happens, I love you.

- Scylla!

- [SCREAMS]

[ABIGAIL] Charvel, she's dead.

Scylla's gone too.

You did the right thing by

reporting what you saw, Private.

How can I be a sister to her

and a liar at the same time?



Scylla's alive.

Please don't believe

everything they tell you.

Citydrop starts now, soldiers.

I need you suited and booted.

Listen up. The second we

step off this tin can,

I want your eyes open and

your head on a swivel.

Up here! Let's go!

- Move, move!

- Come on, this way! Stay together!

[TALLY GROANS]

Tal?



- sh*t!

- Can you stand on it?



[GRUNTING, SOBBING] I think it's broken.

Oh, God, okay.

Okay. It's okay, I got you.

[SOBBING, PANTING]

[ECHOING] When you pass

through the waters,

I will be with you.

Through the rivers, they

shall not flood you.

When you walk through the fire,

you shall not be b*rned.

[TALLY] I saw a balloon.

I think Scylla is Spree.

[PANTS]

It was you.

You reported her.

- I can explain.

- You lied to Anacostia.

Tally, I I trusted you!

[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]

- I wanted to tell you.

- You watched me suffer.

You knew she was alive this entire time!

No, I didn't know what happened

to Scylla. I swear it!

I didn't know if she was

dead or alive or anything.

Whatever this is, you two need

to stop it and start focusing!

Do you have any idea

what's on the line here?



- Where are you going?



- To fix what she did!

White Phase Evaluation begins now.

Every element of your training

is to be used against the enemy.

That enemy is the Spree.

At any point over the next

two days, you may encounter trip mines

or hostile Spree agents.

Those are our trained officers

and they will be using the same

techniques the Spree are using

to wreak havoc in the world.

Your rules of engagement:

give everything you've got.

Our officers will not hold

back, neither should you.

Trust me, they're going to challenge

you in every way imaginable.

If we have to pull you out, w*r

College is no longer an option.

You'll be put on the list

for early deployment.

Welcome to Citydrop.

Your first op: clear your

unit's assigned street

of all mines and meet at the

rendezvous point in one hour.

Use your Seed Sounds for

locating and defusing.

Be safe. Stay sharp.

Swythe Unit, Avenue A.

Moffett Unit, Avenue C.

Bellweather Unit, Avenue F.

Amagont Unit, Avenue G.

Habergone Unit, Avenue Q.

Barbet Unit, Avenue Y.

I noticed a little friction

in the Bellweather Unit.

- Anything I can do to help?



- We're doing just fine.

Best thing to do is stay out of our way.

Good.

It's no fun to b*at you if

you aren't at your best.

The feeling is so mutual.

Got the map. Let's move out.

[ABIGAIL] Tally, you're on Scry duty.

Raelle, defuse.

I'll search. Call out if you

see anything suspicious.

You're wrong about Scylla.

She told me not to believe

what people said about her.

She had specific orders

to take you somewhere called

Penelope Road at 6pm.

You were her target.

But she didn't take me anywhere, Tally.

She was with me right before the

att*ck telling me she loved me.

I did it to protect you.

Please believe me.

I don't.

[VOCALIZING]

All clear over here!

Copy. Is your site secure?



Is your site secure?



Hate me all you want.

But don't lie to yourself.

You saw what I saw.

- Get away the car!

- Scylla is Spree!

[CAR ALARM BLARING]

Since it was sound-borne,

you're not contagious.

You were just hit with

a mild form of plague.

This is mild?



Tally, I hear it goes

away in a few hours.

It'll be an unpleasant

night before it wears off.

- Or we can send you home.

- Absolutely not.

We'll be putting you here.

Grab a spot anywhere.

Okay, what the hell is

going on with you two?



You realize if this were

a real combat zone,

- we'd all be dead right now.

- So you don't know?



- Know what?



- I reported Scylla to Anacostia

because I saw her talking to

a balloon at the wedding.

What does that even mean?



She was talking to a

balloon in a mirror.

It's how they communicate.

The Spree.

Scylla's Spree, and you brought

her to my cousin's wedding?



Neither of you know the

first thing about her.

I know Scylla, she's not Spree.

[WOMAN] Settle down, ladies.

She was gonna turn you over to them.

That's all I needed to know.

I was protecting you, Raelle.

I don't need your protection.

I need Scylla back.

[WOMAN] Lights out!

Raelle?

Raelle.

Oh, my God!

I don't understand!

They're gonna tell you

horrible things about me.

[SOBBING]

- No!

- No!

- You can't just leave.

- I need to find Anacostia.

[DISTORTED MUSIC PLAYS IN DISTANCE]

You think she went outside?



What?



You knew Scylla was responsible

for Charvel's death

- and you didn't tell me.

- Abigail

If you knew Scylla was Spree, why

didn't you tell me right away?



It was your responsibility

to give me that information.

What would you have done?

Stop her?



I went to Anacostia,

and she gave me an order

not to say anything after.

What about our unit, huh?



We have to trust each other.

- [HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

- What's going on?



- [GRUNTING]

- Windstrike won't work.

- Hand-to-hand only!

- [GRUNTS]

[FAINT MUSIC CONTINUES]

Hello?



[METAL CLANKS]

[HELEN] Soldier!

State your business.

Helen. Lieutenant Graves.

It's Raelle Collar.

You want to tell me how you

know my name, Private?



From Fort Salem. We did

guard duty together.

You know my girlfriend, Scylla Ramshorn.

I have no idea who you are.

I don't know a Scylla Ramshorn.

And it's been years since

I've had to walk guard duty.

You better get your story

straight, Private Collar.

We met. How else would I know your name?



I intend to find out.

In the meantime, you're AWOL.

Return to camp directly,

or I'll report you as such.

[GRUNTING]

[GROANING]

Bellweather, stand down!

[ABIGAIL GRUNTING]

- [SCREAMING]

- Abigail! Hey! Look at me! Abigail!

Look at me. Look at me!

You're okay.

You're okay.

It's over.

Okay.

Our first enemy combatants defeated.

Enough.

Bellweather Unit.

What you just did is not how you

conduct yourself in the field.

When the thr*at is

neutralized, you stop.

When you're in battle,

you represent nothing less

than the American m*llitary.

You act accordingly.

Down to business.

Your next op: there's a high school

one click east of here.

You're after the Spree agents inside.

Cordon and search.

Beware the mines they've laid.

Go room to room.

Bring them back alive,

and this time with no more

than a Windburn on them.

Yes, Lieutenant.

All right, move out.

Try and save some of that

bloodlust for the actual Spree.

Don't burn yourself out on Citydrop.

Let's fan out. We can cover more ground.

You two can blame me, but

we're here to do a job.

Fine. I'll navigate.

Abigail, watch our backs.

Raelle, identify and apprehend.

Raelle on Spree watch?



Great, she brought one

to my cousin's wedding.

I'm sure she'll be able to find more.

She had nothing to do with

what happened, Abigail.

- She came because of me.

- What if there was another reason?



Clear!

What if there was another reason?



Clear.

[MUFFLED MOANING]

[MOANING CONTINUES]

[GRUNTING]

- Thanks.

- Defensive work only.

- Let's go hunting.

- Love to, if you can keep up.

[SCREECHING]

[SCREECHING CONTINUES]

Come to me, all who are

weary and burdened,

and I will give you rest.

[SCREECHING STOPS]

Thanks.

Glad to see you two fighting

someone else for a change.

[ALDER] Izadora, what's our status?



Strike team reporting.

They've finished recon.

They can confirm that this

is a Spree installation?



It's confirmed.

The sixth floor is an armory.

Where is your intel coming from?



We're ready to breach.

- Give the order.

- Yes, General.

That's a go. Move in.

Private Collar.

We need a minute.

Tell me about the person you

thought was Lieutenant Graves.

We've recently learned the Spree

can change their appearance.

Apparently, one of them took mine.

Well, why would a Spree agent

want to talk to me?



That depends. What did you talk about?



Um, Scylla, mostly.

You, or whoever, said

to give her a chance.

You were encouraged to be

in a relationship with her?



Just put aside the

questions I had about her.

What sort of questions?



She wouldn't tell me

anything about herself.

But you explained her parents

were k*lled by the army,

- and that she was vulnerable.

- What about Porter Tippet?



Is it possible she had something

to do with his death?



Please tell me it isn't true.

She said she loved me.

She told you what you needed to hear.

Why would they destroy their own armory?



Because they didn't need it anymore.

We need to find those trucks.

We have a confirmed sighting.

They're headed for Boston.

Where is the closest strike team?



En route, but they won't make it

before the trucks reach the city.

New intelligence.

They could be heading to the airport.

Giving us even less time.

- Citydrop.

- General, I feel I have to protest.

- Involving the cadets would be

- [TONGUES CLICKING]

[IZADORA] And what about President Wade?



If she should find out

The cadets are the only

ones close enough.

They aren't ready.

I've had my eyes on them.

They are capable of a

lot more than you know.

Tell Quartermain.

- Are you refusing the order?



- No, ma'am.

I'll contact Sergeant

Quartermain at once.

I hope you know what you're doing.

[WHISTLES]

Soldiers!

Citydrop ends now.

The Spree have two trucks full of mines

making their way southbound to Boston.

And we are going to take them out.

This is not an exercise.

This is what you have been training for.

I believe you're ready.

Now it's up to you to prove it.

Your rules of engagement:

You have been cleared

to use hostile Work.

This is a full combat situation.

Contain these trucks, eliminate

any Spree you encounter.

- Are we clear, soldiers?



- [FEET STOMPING]

Your unit moved well in there.

Because you led them well.

- Thanks for backing me up.

- You're welcome

Bedwetter.

Everyone knows the alpha

needs to protect the young

and feeble of the pack.

Gracious as a hagfish, Libba,

but with half the brains.

I know.

Collar, a word.

Do you know why they targeted you?



The Spree want the same thing we do.

Strength.

- And you have it.

- I don't feel strong.

I see you trust your unit.

They'll get you through.

Drop zone approaching. Salva up.

We got this.

Drop, drop, drop!

Hold steady, ladies.

Hold!

Steady.

Steady.

Steady.

As one!

[ALL SCREECHING]

Collar, I want you out in that field.

Make sure no one walks

away from that crash.

Craven, I need eyes

inside that second truck.

- Do you have your Scry?



- Don't need it.

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

They're arming the mines.

Keep an eye on the Spree. Let

me know if they start to move.

- Hi, Raelle.

- It can't be you.

Of course it is.

I've been trying to find you.

You know what?



Even if it is you

[GRUNTING]

Please

Everything about you is a lie.

- We are the Spr

- [SCREECHES]

Listen up, ladies. That truck

is now a ten ton b*mb.

It is not enough to just

knock it off the road.

We have to destroy it completely.

There are civilians inside.

They have hostages.

We have a situation.

General, they have hostages.

The mission hasn't changed.

Proceed.

Just like in the rough room, ladies.

We're gonna grind it into dust.

What are you doing?



There are innocent people inside.

The Spree are just

making you see things.

My intel says there are

no civilians onboard.

- No, I can see them. I can

- Craven.

My intel, my orders, come directly

from General Alder herself.

Do you understand?



Now, step aside.

It won't work unless it's close enough.

On my mark!

Is this going to work?



It has to.

Steady.

Now!

[LOUD SCREECHING]

Easy. Easy, Bellweather.

You took a nasty hit to the head.

Tally and Raelle are fine.

On the way back to the base.

Not everybody made it.

Get up, Swythe.

You heard me. Get up, Swythe.

Piece of debris sliced up

her heart too bad to fix.

Come on, you dirty Swythe! Get up!

- She's gone. Let her

- Get up!

I'm so sorry. It's all right.

[SOBBING]

[RAELLE] Are you okay?



It's a dumb question.

None of us are okay.

But at least we're still

together, we're still here.

Libba's not.

But she d*ed with honor, so

Pledge fulfilled.

What if it wasn't honorable?



Why would you say that?



There were civilians

inside the second truck.

The one we destroyed.

Tally, the people in that

truck were the Spree.

We wouldn't have been ordered to

take out a truck full of hostages.

I know.

But

Forget it.

Tal, what did you see?



It's more what I felt.

They didn't wanna die.

And I told Anacostia.

And she didn't care?



She said that intel came

straight from General Alder.

And that there were no hostages.

Alder wouldn't send us into a

mission without all the facts.

She sent us in before we even

finished basic, Abigail.

I believe you, Tal.

We'll figure this out.

Together.

I'm sorry we couldn't

give you more warning.

But the cadets were needed immediately.

It's what the operation required.

I understand.

I mourn for the Swythe family.

I will tell them Libba d*ed a hero.

I'll begin preparing the memorial.

Given that a cadet was k*lled

during an improvised operation

I will be making a statement soon.

Anacostia.

The world is a safer place

for what you did today.

I should return to my cadets, General.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Come in.

Something happened out

during your exercise?



Yes.

So many things.

We lost someone.

What happened?



Citydrop was almost over,

and then we were called

into a real operation.

None of it should have

happened like that.

No one should die like Libba d*ed.

That was her name.

I'm sorry.

Someone once told me I was

ignorant of the world.

I'm a little less so now.

Whoever said that sounds like an idiot.

A moment first for the fallen.

Earlier this morning, our forces

intercepted two vehicles on Highway 93,

having tracked them from a

Spree armory in Vermont.

That armory was subsequently

destroyed by the Spree

in a massive expl*si*n,

resulting in the loss

of over a hundred m*llitary

and civilian lives.

The vehicles themselves

were loaded with munitions,

and, tragically, civilian hostages.

We believe that they were

hell-bent on committing

a massive coordinated att*ck,

starting in Boston

and spreading to nations

around the globe.

After our forces intercepted them,

the Spree reacted as they always do.

With shocking v*olence and destruction.

They chose to execute the hostages,

and our troops suffered a further

loss in the ensuing battle.

We must take solace in the fact

that several agents from the

Spree were neutralized,

including members of their leadership,

along with their entire

munitions stockpile.

A disaster of worldwide

proportions was prevented.

So now we must rebuild,

and continue our fight to end

the Spree once and for all.

A blessing on the families of those

who lost loved ones to this tragedy.

A blessing on this great nation.

I will take questions now.

[REPORTERS CLAMORING ON TV]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]