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04 Ascension - Chapter 2 Episode 2 Sci-Fi 2014 720p [H264-mp4] English

(Viondra): Single file, ladies.

No shoes, no jewellery. Remove any excess clothing.

If I don't make the cut, I swear I'll space myself.

120, the acceptable weight for a girl at 5'5".

However, you are not that girl.

Next!

Like Viondra hasn't seen that trick a million times.

Are you even listening?

He only joined OTS to impress you.

That's not true.

James wants to do more with his life

than work in Water Reclamation.

'Cause of you. It's a West Side Story.

He wants to cross the tracks to be with his Maria.

(Viondra): Next!

Presley Delon, 19.

(Sighing)

Congratulations. You're in.

Captain! Your wife is expecting me.

The weigh-ins are today.

Maybe I should stop by and check out the new recruits.

Why? You have the best ass on the ship right in front of you.

God knows how many other girls are vying for your attention.

Ah, don't tell me you're jealous.

I can't help but feel a little ownership.

I'm risking a lot.

The only risk you're taking is claiming ownership.

You're an oasis. Don't spoil it.

Wait!

Hmm?

I'm not done with you yet.

You cremated Lorelei Wright's remains before an autopsy?

Standard procedure.

We have no morgue, and besides, the murder had been resolved.

What about the gun?

Stored with all the other detritus ejected from the ship.

Pure-grain alcohol!

The drink of choice on the lower decks.

It's stronger than paint thinner.

Reminds of high school.

I'm gonna need the original manifest to cross-reference

with the gun and the sporting-goods stores.

It's a waste of time.

Every person, package and piece of equipment was searched

prior to boarding,

and nothing from outside is allowed in.

That's right. It's a billion-dollar sociological experiment, right?

There have been ancillary benefits,

and they underwrite the program,

but Ascension has always been about more.

The originals were determined to save mankind.

The '63/70? Is that what they called them?

The original crew?

I see you've been scouring conspiracy-theory websites.

The idea that 70 scientists mysteriously disappeared in 1963

suggests they didn't volunteer.

Under false pretences.

Everyone operates under false pretences.

Only for them, if they wonder if there's some grand design,

some purpose to their lives,

an overseer guiding their destinies,

they're right.

And right now, he's wasting his time talking to you.

(Stenotab beeping)

It's gonna be fine.

Nora, I need your help calibrating this thing!

I... I can't ask your mom again.

It takes a while to learn.

Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Thanks. My dad would kill me if I lost this apprenticeship.

Nobody in my family's ever worked

in the upper decks before.

Don't worry, Ike. You'll be fine.

Are you ready?

One brave girl ready for her shot.

(Beeping)

Relax, Christa, this won't hurt a bit.

No, please. I don't want it! I won't do it!

Christa, calm down, calm down!

Look, I'll go first.

Ophelia, no!

I've been taking them all my life. Look!

See? I didn't feel a thing.

No, please! I don't want it!

It's poison! Poison!

Christa, just look at me and focus on my voice.

There is nothing to be scared of.

(Woman): Ophelia?

(Ophelia groaning)

Nora, help me turn her over!

It's okay!

Shit! What are we gonna do?

What the hell are you doing to these people?

(Juliet): It's OK. Turn her over! Let's go!

Saving their lives.

Artificial circadian light cycles,

recycled air, repetitive diets,

they wear on the immune system.

The shots are merely inoculations.

Then what happened to Ophelia?

An allergic reaction when she took the shot meant for Christa.

They're customized to each individual crew member's needs.

Carrillo!

Yeah.

Then how did she know that someone was gonna get poisoned?

Dr. Enzmann, how did she know?

(Christa): It's my fault Ophelia's sick.

She came with me because I was scared.

Why? You've had shots before.

I saw a man in white gloves put something in the shots.

(Gault): When did this happen?

In a dream.

Dreams aren't real, Christa.

Mine are!

I dreamt there was something wrong with the shots,

and there was.

Tell me about the man you saw.

His face was blurry, but I knew he was Death.

I've seen him before.

Where?

In the tunnels with Lorelei.

Another dream?

That one came true too.

Was it Stokes?

No, but the man in the white gloves is still on the ship.

(All): We are the shepherds of the flock,

guardians of the birth list.

We vow to give ourselves, body and soul, to our calling.

We are wife, mother and caregiver to all.

Enough formality.

Now for the fun!

(Women giggling)

♪ ( '60s pop ) ♪

(Stewardess): Congratulations!

From the candy store, ladies.

Take anything you want.

It's so much fun!

You're late, Jackie.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Denninger.

I had a last-minute appointment.

It's just one of the best things.

It feels really good.

Congratulations!

No! Please! I don't want it!

It's poison!

You see that?

Her pupillary reaction. Amazing!

Christa's 16 hours overdue.

Blood pressure, pulse, respiratory all elevated.

How long do we have?

Last test subject with similar genetic markers to Christa's

was Mitchell Bowman back in '83.

The doctor gave him a shot with the wrong compound.

Here.

That's him after 52 hours.

Metabolic system out of control,

immune system attacking itself.

And... 72 hours.

We can't let the same thing happen to Christa.

(Grunting)

Track the video.

I want a complete record.

And find a way to give the girl her shot.

It's poison! Poison!

(Car honking)

Dr. Fritz Lieber, lost at sea,

February '63.

Renowned physicist Alfred Bester,

caught in a lab explosion, May of '63.

5 nuclear engineers died in a plane crash a week later.

The list goes on and on.

70 in all.

Who's to say they didn't choose to disappear?

Maybe they owed back taxes or ran off with a mistress?

Yeah, you're right. They could've.

But the kids didn't have a choice.

They used Kennedy's Advanced Education Initiative as cover

to abduct children from their parents.

Yeah, you know what?

Stick with the lizard people. It's more believable.

Why did you call if you don't wanna talk to me?

Obviously, it was a mistake.

Why would a Nobel Prize winner travel around the country,

secretly enrolling 6-year-olds into an education program?

I spoke with one of the parents.

She's been looking for her daughter for 50 years

because of this man, Abraham Enzmann.

He's the key.

You know who he is, don't you?

Excuse me, honey.

What the hell is this?

Three sessions with the resource committee,

6 hours with the council?

You used to be better at helping me avoid this nonsense.

And you used to be more discreet.

(Sniffing)

Guerlain Mitsouko. A lovely scent.

It's Jackie's.

She's a distraction, that's all.

The liquor, cigars, caviar, those are distractions.

Sex is so much more.

It's the true currency on this ship.

The information my girls gather

keeps you in the captain's chair.

And yet you're unable to find out

which one of my officers is spying for Rose.

I can endure anything but secrets between us.

Don't undermine me with my girls, Will.

I went over the tapes,

and on the day of the incident,

Christa didn't speak to anyone other than Ophelia.

I did notice, however,

she always had a glass of milk with her dinner.

(Dispenser beeping)

Only this time,

it'll have a little something extra.

(Monitor beeping)

There's no way she can know there's a camera there.

Sometimes a more direct approach is required.

We're gonna need to use our man on the inside.

How are we today, Councilman Gombrovich?

The councilman had to reschedule.

Mind if I take her place?

Of course not, Mrs. Denninger.

(Sighing)

Mmm!

Mmm! You have a gift!

I can see why you're in high demand.

When you first came to the stewardesses,

you were an awkward girl with bad skin and lisp.

(Chuckling)

But I saw the ambition in your eyes.

You reminded me of myself.

I'm flattered.

I knew you would go far,

perhaps, one day, even seceding me as head stewardess.

I was mistaken.

I understand your interest in my husband, Jackie.

Power is an aphrodisiac.

Mrs. Denninger...

I don't begrudge William his indulgences.

What I cannot abide is disloyalty.

Viondra, I don't know what you've heard...

I'm relieving you of your duties.

You'll be assigned housing on the lower decks.

Remove your belongings from the dorm before they're discarded.

Where are you going?

Finish the massage first.

It's a needle in a haystack.

Hundreds of inoculations to test,

and I have no idea what we're looking for.

Do you think Christa's right?

Is there any way the shots could've been tampered with?

I don't see how. The only access is in the medical centre.

(Sighing)

What about your apprentice?

Ike?

He's a little green, but he's a good kid.

Have you always used blue gloves in the medical centre?

Yes!

Christa has had difficulty

differentiating dreams from reality.

Take what she says with a grain of salt.

(EKG monitor beeping)

You can go in if you like.

It might do her some good.

(Mumbling indistinctly)

It's okay.

Repetto. Repetto.

Repetto. I hear you.

Repetto! Repetto!

Juliet? Juliet!

Ike, we need to intubate!

Help me hold her down.

Ike!

You wanted to see me?

The original manifest.

Why the change of heart?

When I was a boy, I didn't trade baseball cards.

I studied the names on the list.

I knew their biographies

the way other kids knew batting averages.

Some gave up fame, others riches.

Some even gave up their families.

When you look into the names on that list,

remember what they sacrificed.

That's very moving.

You're sure you're not giving me this to keep me busy?

With my nose in a file,

I'm less likely to see what's right in front of me.

We're not gonna be friends.

I know that.

But it's possible we have a common enemy.

Whoever brought a gun on Ascension

put everyone else at risk.

I wanna know who it was.

(Monitor beeping)

(Woman on video): We have to sit down and talk things over.

That's the only way we're going to understand each other.

That's the only way we're going to get along.

(Man): I'm sorry, Mary. I shouldn't have lost my temper.

You know how it is. Sometimes we say things we don't mean.

(Girl): It's all my fault, Dad, about the dress.

I guess I should have spoken to you and Mom first.

(Man): Yesterday, we were all a little hasty.

(Boy): It's my fault!

(Woman): It's nobody's fault.

Things happen, then they get out of hand.

You've forgotten, but I haven't.

When you were a little boy,

you sometimes did things that I didn't approve of.

Seems to be more problems today than...

(Screaming)

Stay with her.

(Panting)

Kill the lights.

Seal the doors.

Open!

(Gasping)

(Man groaning, Christa screaming)

Leave me alone!

(Both screaming)

(Groaning)

Did you see that?

Yes.

The lights!

She's fascinating.

Just as my father predicted.

Christa?

What's wrong?

Christa, you're bleeding!

It's not my blood.

It's his!

We're comparing the blood on Christa's dress

to the samples in the database.

It's gonna take a while.

I can't believe that someone on this ship attacked a child.

I want Christa to stay in the medical centre for now.

No one gets near her until we find this guy.

Captain, Christa's white blood-cell count is dangerously high.

She needs an inoculation, but she refuses to take it.

Maybe I can talk to her. She trusts me.

I appreciate your help on this, Robert.

You and Juliet are our best hope to catch him. Thank you.

Captain, I looked over the medical records.

Ophelia was never logged in for the inoculations.

That shot was always meant for Christa.

Do you think this is one of the missing children?

Her name's Ophelia.

She's the right age, the right description.

Where did you get this? Is this government?

There's not a lot I can tell you.

I need to know about these children,

what's so special about them.

That's what I've been trying to figure out.

They just seem like normal kids.

I know more about the scientists.

Enzmann's rocket jockeys.

They're more than just astrophysicists and engineers.

There were biologists, philosophers, fertility doctors,

even geneticists.

Genetics?

DNA had just been discovered a decade before.

I've met their parents.

They think that they're all dead.

If they're alive, they need to know!

It's a waste of time. I don't know if it's them.

I can get tissue samples from the living relatives.

If you get one from the children, we can test the DNA.

It's impossible. There's no way that I can get to them.

Even remains?

Anything will do, a hair, bones, even teeth.

Fine wines, makeup, perfume.

You name it, they have it.

Don't tell James. He'd have a fit.

The position comes with privileges.

Would he say no if he were offered a better cabin?

He might. He's pretty stubborn.

He's crazy.

I'd rather live in the stewardesses dorm

than the lower 40s any day.

Hey!

Luminous Pink.

Viondra gave it to me.

This is your chance to have fun.

Once the computer matches you,

it's forever.

You look so Monroe.

Rawles!

Are you coming to the officer's lounge tonight?

Well, that depends. Will you two be there?

It's Presley's stewardess debut.

Oh, well, then I'm in.

Nice colour.

I'll see ya.

I'm totally gonna need that lipstick back.

(Chuckling)

(Rose talking, indistinct)

Councilman Rose!

- Yes? - Can I speak to you for a moment?

Well, of course! Excuse me.

The council rejected a transfer request I submitted.

Oh, for Jackie. Yes!

I thought that might be something of a sticking point.

Well, it doesn't have to be.

You're not the only one with friends on the council, Viondra.

Jackie's friends would prefer that she stay where she is.

I can't have someone living in the stewardess dorm

who isn't a stewardess.

Mm-hmm. Then hire her back.

Viondra, you're looking rather tense.

Perhaps we should schedule another massage?

(Chuckling)

Christa, shouldn't you be getting to bed soon?

I don't wanna sleep.

I used to have bad dreams when I was your age too.

But then Ophelia told me a secret

and the nightmares went away.

What was it?

To hold onto a single thought as I fell asleep.

Then, no matter how scary things became,

I could focus on it and everything would be better.

What did you think about?

My mother's laugh. She could light up a room with it.

Can you think of something?

Seahorses.

Good! Seahorses, then.

Dr. Bryce is worried you might be getting sick.

You want me to get my shot, don't you?

We all have to take them. It's important.

But how about, when it's time for you to take your shot,

you think about those seahorses?

What are you doing in here?

Didn't think my flask would make it past security.

It wouldn't have. I've tried.

Sometimes, I wish we had our own officer's lounge.

You know, maybe they don't really have it that bad.

You're starting to sound like Enzmann.

Yeah, you know, Enzmann leans on you a lot.

He likes to give orders,

but he has no idea how hard it is to get things done.

And believe me, he will rain down holy hell

if you don't do it exactly how he wants it.

It's just the way the world works!

Enzmann's world!

(Chuckling)

To the right-hand man!

♪ ( Latin ) ♪

(Crowd cheering)

Congratulations, Presley! You were wonderful.

Have you met Councilman Rose?

That was terrific!

And you, my dear, are a vision. Mmm!

It's hard to believe you only just started.

I'm looking forward to watching you develop.

- Councilman Rose? - Yes, sweetie.

The others are waiting.

It was very nice meeting you. Viondra.

I see a bright future for you.

Enjoy your evening. You have a lot to celebrate.

Oh my God! Presley, you were so good!

Thank you!

Something to quench your thirst?

Join us!

It's only a drink, unless you want it to be more.

(Rawles talking, indistinct)

(Chuckling)

You know what I mean?

(Sighing)

Hi, Christa? Hi!

I just came to give you your shot.

Where's Juliet?

Well, she had to go back to our cabin,

so she asked me to do it.

Well, I changed my mind. I don't want it.

You told my wife you saw a man in white gloves.

He put something into the shots. Is that right?

Did you get a good look at him?

It's okay. You can tell me.

What did you tell Juliet about the man in the white gloves?

I can't.

Come on, tell me.

What did you see?

I saw it all.

Two towers falling from the sky,

and a war in the desert that never ends,

and a woman in pink holding her husband's head together.

And you, I saw you in the maintenance tunnels

where Lorelei was killed!

I saw you! I saw you!

Shhh, shhh, shhh!

It's just a dream.

The stage-3 additive,

plus an amnestic additive

have been successfully administered.

So, you roofied a 12-year-old. Will she remember anything?

Nah, she told Juliet she had a dream,

something about seahorses.

Go ahead with the subjects 22, 65 and 110.

Harris, she knew things she couldn't possibly know...

9/11, Kennedy.

She's what we've been working towards, isn't she?

I don't know what she is,

but she's the best chance we have.

She was so young.

I'm sorry, Aaron.

When she first took me in, I was so angry,

at the world, at this ship, everything.

It never occurred to me how much she lost in the fire.

You were there for each other.

I wanted to call her mom.

(Chuckling)

I wanted to tell her that I loved her,

but I never did.

She knows.

I can't lose anyone else, Em.

Aaron!

You'd be stripped of your rank, sent back to the lower decks.

I'd lose my job,

never get approved for the birth list.

- It'd be the end of everything. - I don't care!

I do, Aaron!

I don't wanna spend the rest of my life like that.

Did you see that?

She walked out of frame, and now she's back!

There she is, leaving.

And there she is at the piano.

Someone cut something out.

(Bryce): Mr. Gault.

We've got a match on the blood sample.

It's Ike Messmer, Juliet's apprentice.

(Knocking)

(Denninger): Ike Messmer, open the door!

It was him. Cut him down.

(Enzmann): Don't tell me.

You're gonna investigate this one too.

I watched the video

of Stokes getting blown out of the airlock.

He tried to shoot Gault,

but he didn't know how to work the safety.

He'd never fired a gun.

This is footage from the stockyards the day of the storm.

Workers unloaded fresh bags of grain in the morning,

yet, somehow, after the storm,

they found the gun in one of those bags.

Your point?

Mr. Carrillo can't locate the missing footage.

Let me take a wild guess what he's hiding.

You have someone inside Ascension,

a right-hand man.

He planted the gun, he tampered with the shots,

and I'd be willing to bet

that he killed Ike to cover his tracks.

You have a wild imagination.

Is that how the ship miraculously rights itself?

You play puppet master,

you stage radiation storms, orchestrate crises.

What did you call yourself,

an overseer guiding their destinies?

Knowing the TC Group like you do, you should ask yourself:

What's more likely to be taken out into a field and buried,

a multi-billion-dollar project that's been going for 50 years,

or a washed out spook that no one will mourn?

We searched Ike Messmer's quarters,

reviewed his stenotab, talked to his friends.

Nothing indicates that he was linked to the saboteurs.

Then why?

Guilt?

Apparently, he didn't follow storage protocols

and one of the inoculation vials got contaminated.

Doesn't add up, Gault. There's too many questions.

Look, Captain,

he was depressed about what happened to Ophelia.

You weren't born in the lower decks.

You don't know what it's like

to lose your position, to lose status.

I can't believe this is just individuals acting all alone.

It's too convenient.

People are imperfect, flawed.

They can rarely do anything that doesn't end up in a royal mess,

myself included.

I've been looking for you.

Well, here I am!

I can't help but feel it's my fault.

Ike wouldn't have been working in the medical clinic

if I hadn't quit.

It's not your fault.

He didn't wanna fall back down the ladder.

It was just a job!

Not to him, not to someone from the lower decks.

He wanted a new start.

Is that why you joined the cadets?

Why didn't you come by the officer's lounge?

I did. I saw you with Rawles.

There's nothing between us.

If you wanna date an officer, Nora, you should just do it,

instead of trying to make me one.

I never asked you to join cadets.

I never asked you to change.

You didn't have to.

I gotta get to work.

I'll see you later, okay?

(Jackie moaning loudly)

Shhh, shhh, shhh!

What's the matter, Captain?

Afraid your wife will hear?

You could stand to be a little more careful yourself.

Don't worry, I can handle Viondra.

(Chuckling)

That's something I'd like to see.

Oh, why not? Councilman Rose has.

(Sighing)

♪ ( Jazz ) ♪

You could stand to be a little less enthusiastic.

You really think she's been spying for Rose this whole time?

Did you really believe she was that enamoured with you?

Go clean yourself up.

(Crickets chirping)

I don't have any evidence.

We don't have any DNA.

We have nothing.

There must be something.

Is there anything at all that you might have overlooked?

(Grunting)

I will kill you all!

So, Ariadne went to Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth,

and begged his help.

Taking pity on her,

he told her the secret to escaping the maze.

That's not true, Ophelia.

You're not dying.

You're just lost in a maze like all of us.

But one day, I'll lead us out.

I promise.

LET ME OUT!