All language subtitles for Jeremiah S01E13 Mother of Invention

Marcus, it's not like
we're... we're complaining.

'Cause we would
never do that, Marcus.

No, we wouldn't,
because we love
what we do.

Being out
16 days in a row,

in the rain and the snow
and the mud.

We live
for that stuff.

Makes my nipples hard
just thinking about it.

Thanks
for the image.

The thing is, though,
when we're out on the road,

we work alone.

I mean, kurdy and I,
we got a great shorthand.

I give him a look,
he knows what I'm thinking.

I give Jeremiah a look,
he knows what I'm thinking.

See that?

Now, you send us out there
with another team,
it's going to ruin all that.

I-I-it would be wrong.

You're right. It would
be a terrible burden.

It would.

But I think
they can handle it.

You know, I had him,
until you made
that nipple comment.

Hey, don't blame me
for your charisma malfunction.

Jeremiah, kurdy, this is
Anna and her sister, Maxine.

When we first started
sending out recon teams

a year or so
after the big death,

these two were one
of the first teams
out the door.

Well, I'm honored.

You should be.

There are a number of groups
outside

that have worked their way up
from the big death

far enough for it to be
worthwhile contacting them.

Now that we're taking
a more active role
in the outside world,

it's become
even more important
to start forming alliances.

I'm playing with the idea
of putting together
a formal meeting

for as many of these groups
as we can get on-board.

One group in particular
we've been trying
for years

to bring
into the fold,

and we've done
everything we can
to get inside.

Moved into the area,

established
some lower-level contacts,

but... can't get past
the gatekeepers

to the guy in charge.

Well, you might want to think
about just jumping the gate

and walking up
and telling them who you are.

If Anna and Max
reveal who they are

and these guys turn us down,

we won't have anyone left
on the inside
to keep an eye on them,

let us know
what side they're on.

It would take months to get
somebody else on the inside.

And the way things are going,
we don't have
that kind of time.

That's where
you two come in...

Or leave,
as the case may be.

What're we
supposed to do?

Contact whoever's in charge
of this group,

assuming that
they don't kill you.
Invite them to join us.

Tell them that
if they're willing
to keep us posted

as to what's going on
in their area,

and appoint someone
to liaison with us,

then we'll help them out
with whatever resources
we have that they need.

Uh, Marcus...
Have a nice trip.

I know you guys
will get along just great.

Marcus...

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How'd you learn to drive?

I'm limited
by my equipment.

Yeah, I've heard
that before.

All right, so these guys
we're looking for,

what are they,
like a smaller version
of thunder Mountain, or what?

Yes and no.

They spend a lot of time
gathering information
and resources,

but they don't seem
to hang on to much of it.

Mainly, they act as a conduit
for other, smaller groups

in different towns,
creating supply lines
for all kinds of stuff.

Like what?

Books, tools, hardware.

We'd get a list
of the things they wanted,

leave the stuff
at various drop points.

Once we were gone,
they'd go in and pick it up

in exchange for food
and other supplies.

All we know about the guy
Steve.

Supposedly,
only the inner circle's
ever seen him.

They keep him
well protected.

There's a whole layer
of cell groups

between the outside world
and the inner circle.

What happens to anybody
who tries to slip inside?

They get killed.

It's just, you know,
the way they are.

Try not to
take it personal.

Nice.

So how long have you
usually got to wait

after you make
one of these drops before
someone comes to pick it up?

Don't know.

Any time we tried
to stay and wait,
nobody showed.

Maybe you didn't
wait long enough.

And maybe
they're watching.

And if they've got eyes
on us right now,

you'll have
a long, cold night
ahead of you.

Then maybe you two
should stay
and keep us warm.

Why? You've got
each other.

Besides, we hear
you like to work alone.

Course, too much working
alone, you'll go blind.

Since you're both
on lookout tonight, uh,

you may want to wait
until you get back
to the Mountain.

You think Marcus told 'em?

Yeah.

The man hates us.

Yeah.

Dear dad,

it's been 15 years

since the big death
wiped out everyone
over the age of innocence...

The end of your world,

the beginning of mine.

I always thought
the one was cool where
they had the gold robot.

I-I-it was gold-plated,

and it had a little one
behind him that was round,
on wheels.

Yeah, and they had
those big-ass sword things.

Yeah.

What was that called?

Oh, shit, I don't know.
Who remembers titles?

I just remember
I was a kid when I saw it.

My dad had it
on d.V.D.

Oh, d.V.D.

Oh, but did you ever see
those mad Max movies?

No, I never saw...
You saw that?

No, no.

But I saw a whole lot
of those other
end-of-the-world movies.

They never quite
got it right.

There was always one thing
that was missing.

Like what?

Us.

Man, we could've told them
a thing or two
about the apocalypse.

What could we have told them?

Like it's overrated.

That's for sure.

Future ain't
what it used to be.

Hey.

Kurdy, come on.
This is heavy, man.

What?

Shit.

All right, look, we're just
looking for the guy in charge.
We're friends.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Too bad.

All my friends
are dead.

Why don't you step down
before you join 'em?

We gotta do something
with them.

Well, we don't kill 'em.
Not yet, at least.

Those are the rules.

Not until we find out
who they are
and what they want.

Michelle?

Michelle, is that you?

Is it?

Why is it every time
I see you, I end up
getting knocked on my ass?

You want to tell me?

Jeremiah, what the hell
are you doing here?

Looking for you.

You're so full of shit.

Well, assuming
I'm in the right place,

I am looking for the guy
in charge around here.

His name's supposed to be
Steve something-or-other.
You know him?

Maybe. What's
your business with him?

That's between
us and him.

Oh.

Look, Michelle,
it's important.

I gotta talk to this guy.
I gotta see him
face to face.

I don't know.
He's a busy guy.

He doesn't like visitors.

Isn't there anything
I can do?

No, I think
you've done enough.
Hmm.

Unless, of course,
you want to untie these.

What do you think, boys?

You think the boss'll be
pissed off if we untie them?

I think
he'd be pissed.

Hmm.

Sorry. Nothing I can do.

Hey, why don't we separate
these two?

All right?
Just to be safe.

No, no, don't. Listen, guys,
you don't have to
do that, all right?

Just take me to him.
I'll say what I gotta say,
and then we'll go, ok?

Hey, don't put
the blindfold back on.

I'll see what I can do.
Just...

You suck.

Jeremiah, what the hell... what
the hell are you doing here?

Jeremiah, is that you?

Hi, mom.

I'm going to get you.

Don't tickle me.

Where's Michael?

He's outside.

Keep an eye on him, Jeremiah.

He's the only brother
you've got.

I love you, Jeremiah.

I love you, too, mom.

Good night, Jeremiah.

Good night, Michael.

Ah!

Jesus Christ!

What the fuck
did you do that for?

Stay right there.

Look, I didn't know
anybody was here, all right?

I-I'm not gonna hurt you.

Fuck, I'll just... I'll go.

You swear a lot.

Yeah, every time
somebody hits me

in the fucking head
with shit.

Why are you crying?

I'm not crying.
It's raining outside,

in case you hadn't noticed.

Where are you from?

You ask an awful lot
of questions.

Yeah, 'cause I'm the one
holding the knife,
and I want to hear you talk.

Put the knife down.
Maybe I'll talk.

You talk,
and I'll put the knife down.

What's your name?

Jeremiah.

Cool.

Are you
a prophet, too?

No, I'm just wet.

This isn't much of
a conversation, Jeremiah.

I think
you're out of practice.

If you're hungry,
I got some food.

Maybe you'll feel like talking
once you've had something
to eat.

Ok, I'm going to
get this straight.

Now, first you whack me
in the head with this thing,

and then you threaten me
with a knife,

now you want to share
your food with me?

Yeah.

You been on the road
a long time?

Ever since
the big death.

You have any brothers
or sisters?

I had one of each,

a younger sister
and an older brother.

I remember my mom
would always tell me

not to use someone else's
toothbrush.

Now if I find one,
I use it.

I don't care where it's been
or who used it last.

Don't you find
the same thing?

You ever not talk?

Well, yeah,

when someone else
is doing the talking,

but the way you're going,
someone's got to pick up
the slack.

Sometimes I don't... I don't
see people for days,

so I don't...
I don't talk to anybody.

Wow, that must be
hard for you.

Sometimes.

Sometimes I don't think
I have anything to say

that anybody else
would want to hear.

Jeremiah, are you asleep?

I don't sleep too good,

you know?

Yeah, I know.
I have them, too.

The big death took away
my mother, my stepfather,

and my older brother.

I loved my older brother,
Jeremiah.

I loved him so much.

After they were gone,
it was just
my little sister and me.

We were so scared,
but we were gonna make it.

And we did, you know,
for about 6 months,
and then...

She just gave up.

She stopped eating,
and she just cried.

God, she cried all the time.

I think she cried herself
to death.

I had a little brother,

and he's dead because
I turned my back on him.

I promised my dad
I'd take care of him.

I let him down.

I don't know
how I could ever tell him.

Not that I'll ever
have the chance.

Hey, I was thinking
about what you said

about your father,

and I think
I have a solution.

What?

All the things
you never got a chance
to tell him...

Here.
Write him a letter.

What's the point?
He's never gonna read it.

Just try it, all right?
For me.

Tell him how you feel,
why you feel...

See, my brother had me
write a letter like this
to my dad.

During the big?

Mmm-mmm.

Bad things happened to people
even before the big death.

The big death
just gave everybody
something in common,

so that's why I get it.

Don't worry,
I won't read it.

It's ok.

You can if you want.

Hey, w...
Wha... hey...

Now it's delivered.

Now you know
if you can't talk
to me or anyone else,

you've got him.

Michelle!

Hey!

You've packed?

You're leaving.

Yeah.

I have to.

Why?

Because we both
have things to do.

We didn't survive
the big death

just to die without hope,

without doing something
to help change the world.

I know as long as I stay here

with you,

I can forget that world
out there.

Thanks.

Goodbye, Jeremiah.

Stay as long
as you need,

but remember,
you have things to do, too.

I hope you find
your answers.

In the meantime,
keep writing your dad.

Hey, wake up, wake up.

Hey, wake up,
wake up.

Wake up, mister.

Time to go.

It's time.

Time for what?

That's up to the boss.

Here, I brought you
some soup.

Look, uh,

I know how all this looks.

I'm just the guy
in the trenches, man.

I gotta do
what I'm told,

or I get it
worse than you.

I got nothing against you
or your buddy.

It's just, uh, it's the way
things are, you know?

Yeah, well, thanks.

What's your name again?

Doug.

Thanks, Doug.

It's ok.

We gotta go now.

Oh, man, I hate to eat
and run.

And we have to be careful
all the time,

'cause people
can't always be trusted.

You sound pretty
clear-headed
for a little kid.

My mom wants me
to grow up
to be responsible.

Where are
your parents?

My mom lives here
with me.

What about
your dad?

Never seen him.

Jeremiah?
Kurdy?

Yeah.

You all right, man?
Yeah, man,
I'm all right.

You have any idea
where we're at?

Man, I haven't the slightest,
but from what I just heard,

it sounds like
we're about to meet
the big man himself.

Oh, great.

Ooh, ooh,
fuck, it's bright.

Hey,

hydro.

You got electricity.

I think you'll find
we have quite a lot of things.

Ok.

So how long
we gotta wait?

You don't.

What do you mean?

You said you wanted
to meet Steve.
Yeah.

You're talking to him.

You're Steve?

When it's in my best interests
to be Steve, yeah.

Well, why all the pretense?
You know,
why use a guy's name?

I may not like
the way the world is,

but that doesn't mean
I can play
by different rules.

The idea of a big, scary,
charismatic leader
named Steve

is far more acceptable
to our friends and foes
out there

than "Michelle" would be.

Yeah, big, scary,
but, come on, "Steve"?

Steve was my older brother.

You got something
to say about it?

It's a good name, Steve.

Having "Steve" allows me
to go out into the field

without putting myself
at risk.

Everybody goes after
the guy in charge,

but nobody goes after
the spear carriers, right?

Exactly.

Something about having
the top dog in the room

kills everyone's
spontaneity.

Our success
and our failure

relies on people
feeling secure

about letting us know
what their gripes
and fears are.

Well, aside from
these guys,

how many people know
you and Steve
are the same person?

Just the inner core,

my people here
in the compound,
and you two.

So why don't you start

by giving us the message
you came here to give Steve?

Kurdy and I represent
a group of people

at a place called
thunder Mountain.

Marcus sent you.

You know Marcus, too?

Well, we're not out here
collecting trading cards.

We're gathering
information.

He's been up there,
what, 15 years now?

Hiding out
when everyone else
is doing the heavy lifting.

You know where I've been?
Out here, working,

doing what it takes to make
a new and better world.

That may be true,

but it doesn't change the fact
that we came here to help.

We came to offer our services
and to work together.

Now, if you don't want
to be down, that's fine.
That's your call.

But don't act like tying us up
and fucking with our heads

is any better than the world
you stand there
complaining about.

Untie 'em.

Not that I care what you think
of my little organization
here,

but in the interests
of accuracy,

why don't I show you
what we're up to?

Thunder Mountain
is about
rebuilding things,

acquiring stuff.

It's about whoever
gets the most toys wins,

only on a huge scale.

Yeah, well, I see
a lot of stuff here, too.
Mmm-hmm.

It comes in, and it goes
right back out again.

In exchange for food,
hardware, and other supplies,

we provide information
and resources

to places that are trying
to pull themselves back up.

A lot of towns
have the will,

but they don't have
the knowledge,

the information they need
to put it all back together.

Hell,

just knowing how to fix
the plumbing is a damn miracle

to some of those people
out there.

This group is responsible

for copying blueprints
and manuals

and getting them out
to the various towns.

Once they've got
the first few steps down,

we show them how to make
hand generators,

so that we can operate
the old radios.

This way, we can create
a communications system
between them and us.

We've got cells
everywhere.

Some of them are farmers
supplying chicken, corn,

cattle, horses for transport.

Others concentrate on
alternative power sources:

Windmill, solar technologies.

We focus on manuals
and copying,

maintenance of what we have.
And, when needed,

we use the old rail lines
with horses and wagons.

Explains the handcart.

Yeah.

So sorry about the way
we reeled you in.

When Max and Anna brought
two new guys to our party,

we thought that we should
find out who you were

and what you wanted.

So you ambushed us?

Uh-huh.

Uh, can you guys
excuse us for a minute?

Thanks.

I'll be back.

That farmhouse where we met,
you ever get back there?

Not so much anymore.

When I started all this,

I made it my first safe house
and storage depot.

I was out there
negotiating for Steve,

talking for Steve, and I
needed a safe place to be.

It had some good memories.

Yeah.

Yes, it did.

Are you still writing
those letters?

Every day.

Mom?

I just wanted to
hug you goodnight, ok?

Mmm, sweetie,
you can hug me
any time you like.

He's your... your son?

I mean, you're his mother?

Mmm-hmm.

Gabe, I'd like you to meet
Jeremiah.

Hi.

Hi, Gabe.

It's, uh,
it's a nice name.

I gave birth to him
in the gift shop
of a museum.

First time I saw him,

he looked like one of those
angels on the postcards.

That's why I named him
"Gabriel."

How old are you, Gabe?

Almost 5.

Almost 5.

Gabe,

why don't you go and tuck
yourself in, all right?

And I'll be there
in a second.

Ok.
Ok.

It was about 5 years ago
that we met.

Uh-huh.

I met a lot of guys
around that time.

Michelle...

Listen,
from the first instant

I knew that I was pregnant
with Gabe,

I recognized that he was
my responsibility alone.

If...

Jeremiah, you've been
on the road.
You know what it's like.

You hook up with someone
for a few hours, a few days,

and then that's it.

The nuclear family
doesn't live here anymore.

Now, if you're asking
whether or not he's your son,

I could probably sit down
and do the math,

but you know what?
I never did.

Why should I make
my son long

for a father
he'd never know?

This is pretty
cool stuff, man.

There's a whole lot more
we could be doing

to help people
if we had the resources,

if they weren't
being wasted.

Wasted? How?

I mean, thunder Mountain
already has
most of this technology,

and we're stuck here
reinventing the wheel,
literally.

Well, sometimes you
gotta do what you can
with what you got.

Maybe.

And maybe we're not making
the best of what comes in.

Not everybody here thinks
thunder Mountain is the enemy.

Way I see it,
what we've been doing,
what you've been doing,

we have a lot
we can offer each other.

We should be working together,
not fighting each other.

I'm just wondering...

I'm wondering if there's
some way we can make
that happen.

And you're thinking
about making that happen

without Michelle?

She's the one setting up
the walls between us.

We would have tried
to contact you earlier,

but we have not had
the chance until now.

I don't think Jeremiah's
going to be inclined

to go along with that.

I don't know exactly
what went down
between those two,

but it was
pretty important to him.

I understand that.

But I also wonder
how he'd feel
if he knew the truth.

I don't want to diminish
what Michelle's done here,

but let's not ignore
the warts either, right?

Fact is,
St. Michelle's dirty.

She may be talking big
about wanting to spread
the wealth and everything,

but she's skimming off the top

and making
a nice little stockpile
of goodies for herself.

Hey.

Hey.

How'd it go?

I don't know, man.

Between this
Steve business, and...

I-I'm still
working it out.

What?

Tell you one thing,

this woman
is full of surprises.

Maybe more than you know,
Jeremiah.

What do you mean?

Look, man, there's
just a real good chance

that this whole thing
could be a scam
for her benefit.

I... I just
don't buy it, man.

Jeremiah!

Sh-she wouldn't do it, kurdy.
You don't know her like I do.

That was a long time ago,
all right?

People change.

Not that much. Not in
5 years, they don't.

Look, I'm not the one
making the accusation.
It's Doug.

And I'd say at this point
in her life,

he knows her a hell
of a lot better than you do.

No, it's not
possible, man.

Look... look at what she's done
here. You know? I mean,
look at all this stuff.

Look at what
she has going on.

Having all this going on,
looking at it every day,

the idea of just skimming
a little off the top

could be tempting
for anybody.

Not her.

What if I said
there's proof?

Look, Doug says
they keep records

of all the materials they get
via these drop-off points.

They know what to expect,

and they know
what's supposed to arrive.

The whole setup is to keep
these couriers honest,

but, apparently,
your girl Michelle,

she's been dipping out
on her own time.

Sometimes
2, 3 times a week.

And whatever it is
she picks up

does not make it
on the inventory,

on anybody's inventory.

Look, you know what?
Maybe it's nothing.

All we have to do
is follow her.

I don't know.

Look, we came here
to do a job, all right?

Let's keep that in mind.

Now, if Doug is right,
we stop the skimming.

Thunder Mountain
gets somebody in here

who wants to work with them,
everybody wins.

Yeah, except Michelle.

What about her?

We'll cross that bridge
when we get to it.

What the hell
are you two doing here, huh?

What's in the bag?

Is that all you're good for,
sneaking up on people?

Hey, I'm not the one
talking out of
both sides of my mouth.

What?

So you want to tell us
what you're doing

sneaking out in the middle
of the night to pick up
deliveries?

Are you accusing me
of something?

Is there something
to accuse you of?

You know, I should've known
that you guys would come here

and try and find some way
to bring us down.

Fuck you.

Oh, cut the shit.
What's in the bag?

What are you
skimming, Michelle?

Who told you that?

It doesn't matter.

You sanctimonious
piece of shit.

You dare stand there and act
as though you're the one

who's been betrayed.
Fuck you.

All right, you want to see
what I've been skimming?

Do you know how much value
art has these days,
Jeremiah, huh?

Do you?

Zero.

Zero, all right?

No one gives a shit,

nobody but me.

Hey, take a look.

It's my own
personal museum.

Ok, I have to ask. Why?

Art only has value
in a society

that has the free time
and the expendable money
to appreciate it.

Out there, you've got guys

who'd burn a painting
to keep warm.

They want
what they can use,
what they can eat.

Whatever's left,
they torch.

Do you know
how many museums

I've seen burned
to the ground,
paintings scattered,

sculptures destroyed?

I know.

I've seen it.

I created
a whole organization

that's tried to serve
as a bridge

between the old world
and this one,

but as happy as I am
with how that's turned out,

it's still about
living day to day.

I want more than that.

I wanted to create

some sort of beauty
in the world,

because, all right,
it may not be worth anything
to anybody right now,

but it is our history,

in inks and oils
and in stone.

When I gave birth to Gabe
in that museum,

surrounded by
all that beauty,

I knew that someday
he'd want to look back
on who we are

in the faces
of who we were.

That's funny.

What?

That you'd want him
to see who he was

in the faces of strangers
he never met,

instead of the face
of someone like...

His father.

Look at that.
Dogs playing poker.

The difference is

a painting on a wall
never leaves.

What I don't get

is why you have to keep it all
such a secret.

Because people would ask
why we're trading good food
and good resources

for a piece of canvas
with spilt ink on it.

It's about being practical.

Art is many things,
but practical
isn't one of them.

Well, it looks to me like
you're running out of room.

I know.

You know,

I was thinking,
maybe you could
stay here,

help out,
work with us.

There's no end to what
you and I could do together.

It's like you said
a long time ago,

I got other things
to do.

But I'll make you
a counter-proposal.

Maybe we can help you.

How?

Well, I know that you think

Marcus is all about
acquiring things,
but you're wrong.

He gives a lot
of that stuff away,

but you're also right.

He has scavenger teams out
looking for anything useful

that they can bring in.

So?

So, thunder Mountain's
a big place.

We could store
this stuff for you.

Maybe even look in places
that you haven't been yet.

We can organize this stuff.

You won't have
to do it secretly.

In exchange for what?

We want you
to share your resources

and your information with us.

We want you to give us
updates on what
you find out there, and...

There's more?

You may not think so,

but Marcus is coming out
of thunder Mountain

in a big way.

He's thinking about
putting together

a big meeting of people
like yourselves

to start
getting things organized
on a much bigger level.

Now, if you were to be
a part of that,

I'm sure Marcus would be
quite appreciative.

So would I.

Fine.

Fine.

Fine.

But first, there's
another piece of business

that needs attending to.

Guys, when you get a second,
I'd like to talk to you

about some changes
we're going to be making.

Funny you should
put it that way, Doug.

I had almost the exact
same thought in mind.

I know what you
tried to pull.

You've wanted to
set yourself up here
for quite some time.

These two show up,

and suddenly you found a way
to push me aside.

You lied to me.

Like hell I did.

I know what
you're trying to do, Michelle,

and you can call it
whatever you like.

I call it a waste of time
and resources.

For every bag of crap
you bring up
to that place of yours,

we lose a bag of stuff
we need.

You're losing focus here
on what's important
and what isn't.

And who gets to decide
what's important here, Doug?

You?

Everything that I brought in
was on a separate order.

It was never
on the inventory.

Now, after
what these guys told me,

I went and I checked out
the roster, and you're right.

Stuff is missing,
but I never took it.

You did.

So what'd you figure?

You pin the blame
for the missing inventory
on Michelle,

get her out of the way,

set yourself up here?

It's not bad.
Stupid, but not bad.

Now, just a second.

Now, I've told everybody
what you've tried to pull,

and no one's ever gonna listen
to anything you have to say.

But if you try
to undermine anything
that I've created here,

you're a dead man.

You need to follow
the southwest spur

until you get
to Colorado Springs.

We'll send a truck.
We'll meet you there,
pick up the stuff,

take it the rest of the way
to the Mountain.

Got it.

God, it's like
letting go
of your children.

You'll take
good care of it.

Yes, I will.

It'll be in
a climate-controlled room.

You can come see it
whenever you like.

I'll give you
a tour, maybe.

Oh, hey, uh, let me
help you with that.

Hey.

Throw me that ball.
Yeah?

Yeah.

You're a natural.

I'm not too good
at catching yet.

That's ok.

You've got a lot of time
to practice.

So, Gabe,
let me ask you,

your mom, does she, uh,
talk about your dad much?

Not really.

Not really.

She says
I'm better off that way.

We should probably
get going.

You gonna visit
my mom again?

Maybe.

You take care
of yourself.

You, too.

Jeremiah?

It was really good
seeing you again.

I don't know,
maybe next time

we can sit and talk
for a while.

It was always really good
to hear you talk.

Yeah, we'll do that.

Kurdy?

You ever been going
down a road

and take a left turn
instead of a right,

only when you go back,

the road isn't there anymore?

Every day, my man.

Every day.

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