All language subtitles for Earth Final Conflict (1997) - S02E07 - Fissures (480p DVD x2651 Celdra).eng

The last transport of the night.

And tonight we're very
pleased to bring you

a live interview with
President Daniel Thompson.

Good evening, Mr. President.

Good evening, Catherine,
thank you for having me.

What's going through your mind

as we approach the
election in November?

Well, there will be a
clear choice this November

because for the first
time the voters agree

that there really
is only one issue:

our relationship
with the Taelons.

And in my second term I plan
to expand upon the friendship

that I've developed with the Taelons
over the past 3 and a half years.

You can bet that when the
real campaigning starts

Thompson will be trumpeting his alliance
with Zo'or on this portal program.

Yeah, I heard that.

We gotta run a test on new
pathway before we can go home.

Bangkok ready?

Yep, just talked to them. They
are waiting with bated breath.

Alright, Hank, have a
nice jump to Bangkok.

You hear about O'Connor?

The guy from the engineering?

Yeah, walked in yesterday.

Said there was no way
he would send anyone

through these new passageways
without more testing.

I see there's no
complains from Hank there.

What's the problem
with O'Connor anyway?

Well, he's worries that the
Taelons are opening up routes

in sectors of interdimensional space
that even they haven't explored.

Well, they had
to do something.

There was way too much
overcrowding on the existing routes.

Too many customer complains about
delays and canceled transports.

You wanna see complains?

Wait till someone gets permanently
lost in one of these new pathways.

Well, if the head of the Taelons
wants something, you don't argue.

Especially when you get from New
York to London in a matter of minutes.

Hank has arrived
safe and sound.

Even if he did loose his
head a bit on the way.

Alright, are you coming?

No, I got to recalibrate
portal 3. See you tomorrow.

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They are the Companions.

Aliens come to Earth
on a mission of peace.

Their true mission,

the secrets they hide,
forever alter humanity.

Caught in the struggle
between these Taelon Companions

and the Human Resistance
is Liam Kincaid.

A man who is more than human.

The mysteries of his past
hold the key to Earth's future

and the fate of mankind.

On Earth Final Conflict.

And the coroner found that
Ralston died of a heart attack.

There was no
evidence of foul play,

so they are not
gonna shut us down.

From the photos of the scene

it looks like Ralston was
fighting something off.

Yeah, I know, it appeared
that way to me too.

However, that was no physical
evidence to support that.

He did have burns on
his arms and legs though.

Part of the job, man.

If you had any idea how much
energy this calibrator puts out.

Let's just say, one slip
when this baby's fired up

definitely gets your attention.

With the Taelons
as our partners,

a new golden age of humanity is not
just a dream, it's vibrant reality.

Due to power outage
we are currently

experiencing in
our New York studio

we are unable to
continue our broadcast.

As soon as the
problem is corrected

we will bring you
the remainder

of last night's interview
with President Thompson.

And it's not just New York,

these blackouts are happening
all across the country.

And there's no explanation?

No, not yet.

The Taelons are ready to help
any way they can, Mr. President.

Thank you, I know that.

Are the Taelons causing
the blackouts, Zo'or?

What would be the reason
for such an action?

If the Taelons
created this problem

so they could come to President
Thompson's aid to solve it,

it could result
in a large boost

to President
Thompson's campaign.

That is a great amount of effort

to ensure a result
that is already assured.

You don't think anyone stands a
chance against Thompson, do you?

Thompson is irrelevant.

The American people will
support any candidate

that has the endorsement
of the Synod.

Although, now that this
crisis presented itself,

it would be foolhardy to ignore
the opportunity it provides.

Where's Doors?

He's meeting with Michael Deraux,
the leader of the Liberation in France.

Oh, I see the power shortage
has forced you to conserve.

Well, I did turn
the lava lamp off.

You know the Washington is
virtually shut down, right?

Yes, yes, I know.

Well, I can say thank
God for Doors paranoia.

You know he installed a
totally independent power supply

that's insulated
from the city grid?

Why do you think
I'm hanging here?

Any idea what's
causing the blackouts?

Gee, let me guess, does
the name Zo'or ring a bell?

No, that was my
first thought too, but

creating a problem that
his candidate can fix,

pretty indirect way to
get Thompson re-elected.

I don't know, I think
it'd pretty damn clever.

It's a plan I'd be proud of.

Oh, humor me, Augur, assume
Zo'or's not behind this.

Okay.

I've been thinking about
the portals ever since you

have told me your suspicions about
the technician's heart attack.

Oh, you're concerned?

that's not like you.

Alright. Take a look at this.

You know I have major holdings
in Portal Space, right?

- The company that...
- Runs the portal program.

Right.

Oh, and you're concerned
about your investments.

- Talk about one track mind...
- Lucky for you I have one.

The blackouts are only occurring
in cities with portal terminals.

Coincidence?

Hardly.

Taelon technology is now being
used extensively in a wide variety

of Earth-based systems and that
appears to be the root of the problem.

Why would that be
causing the blackouts.

Taelon engineers believe
that these systems have now

become incompatible and
that is causing the blackout.

Many of the Taelon
systems have been in place

on Earth for many years
without any incident.

Exactly.

And that is why
the human engineers

and the Taelon
engineers disagree.

And what explanation
have the human

engineers offered
for these blackouts?

None, yet.

That is not much help,
is it, Capt. Marquette?

The Taelon engineers
have designed a buffer

which can be installed in
the Earth-based systems.

This buffer was
designed to eliminate

the incompatibility of the systems
and alleviate the blackouts.

Now that sounds like a
constructive solution.

You will be the liaison form
the Taelons to President Thompson

for the duration
of this crisis.

Certainly, Zo'or.

With the upcoming
presidential election

it's essential for the American
people to see how just important

human beings are in
the Taelon hierarchy.

Of course, as always,

you will make no decision
without my approval.

Of course, Zo'or.

He did die of
massive heart failure.

So the coroner was right.

Well, about the cause of
death, yes, but his heart attack

could've been caused by a
number of factors including fear.

He has no history of heart disease
and no family history either.

The coroner felt that those
bruises were caused when he kicked

the portal housing during a
seizure caused by heart attack.

Ah, but these bruises
are too severe.

I doubt that a seizure
could've caused them.

It looks more like he was
kicking in a state of panic.

Report says these burn
are common for anyone

who uses the kind of tools
these technicians use.

Maybe an extremely
careless technician.

His partner said Ralston
was anything but careless.

Take a look at this.

Can you the puncture marks
in the middle of the burn?

Any idea what
caused them?

I know, this sounds ridiculous,
but from identical spacing

and depth of puncture, I'd
say it's more consistent with...

bite marks.

Attention, ladies
and gentlemen,

due to technical malfunction all
portal flights will be detained...

I need to conduct my own
inspection. Power down.

Suspend all portal
travel until I'm done.

Oh, that's great.
We're already operating

half capacity as it is
on emergency generators.

I want all transport
data from the last

48 hours downloaded
into my global.

I said I want the entire unit

powered down while I
conduct my inspection.

I heard you clearly
the first time.

The power is down.

I guess you haven't heard Portal
Space's new commercial, huh?

We've got the best untimed
record in the travel business.

And I've asked Companion Agent
Ronald Sandoval to joins us

as a representative of the Taelons

who have generously offered
their assistance in this crisis.

Mr. Sandoval, the crisis has
now spread around the world.

And none of us have
had any successes

in stopping the blackouts
or restoring the power.

Our Taelon engineers have
been working on the problem.

They've designed
buffers to facilitate

the compatibility of
Taelon and human technology.

Half of population
is without power.

I'm not interested
in the compatibility

of human and Taelon
technology at this moment.

We must remove
the Taelon technology.

Absolutely, we need to deal
with the blackouts immediately.

There's no need for
such a drastic solution.

The American people
are willing to work

with the Taelons to
remedy this situation.

I don't care what the American
people are willing to do.

The African people want the
technology removed at once.

The Taelons share your
concern for your people.

But this argument is
irrelevant because it could take

weeks to extract the
extensive amount of Taelon

technology currently
used on the planet.

Installing the buffers is
the only timely alternative.

According to the
Taelon engineers.

The Taelon's only goal is to assist
us in alleviating this crisis.

Have your engineers come up
with any viable recommendations?

Or any of your engineers?

Then I suggest we follow
President Thompson's lead

and allow the Taelons
to install the buffers

to restore power
to your citizens.

So, these creatures have been nestled
around the portal's power supply?

Yeah, dozens of them.
Any idea what they are?

Nah. You asked
Sandoval or Zo'or?

I wanted to see what
you came up with first.

Zo'or might have
planted them here.

Give me a second.

The hell are
you doing, Augur?

If these fireflies are going to affect
commercial interdimensional travel

then my Portal Space
stock could take a dive.

Look, it's a 54 and
1/8, I bought it at 36.

Do you mind if I call
my broker first?

Do you mind getting
back to work?

Okay.

Sorry, I forgot to tell you,

one thing I did learn, they
attack when they are threatened.

Thank you for nothing!

Well, now we know where bite
marks on Ralston came from.

Just not like these
creatures are gonna turn up

in your neighbor pet
store any time soon.

It seemed they were attracted
to energy in the portals.

See if it reacts
the same way there.

Ready?

Feeds off energy.

We gotta figure out where
the hell they came from.

Well, that should be a breeze.

You know, I always leave the
toughest ones for you, Augur.

I first saw he creatures when I was
in the portal, so let's start there.

This has all the transport data

from the New York portals
for the last 2 days.

See what you can do.

Hey, what you
think you're doing?

Seeking more extensive information
about the blackout crisis on Earth.

Yeah? Who is it?

Information contained in
the secured Taelon files.

Well, last time I checked you
were Zo'or's right-hand man.

You have access to
any files you need.

Captain, I don't want anyone to
know I'm accessing these files.

Your access codes are
monitored by only Zo'or.

He'd be the only one to know
that you're reading these files.

Like I said, I don't
want anyone to know.

What are you looking for?

Evidence.

Evidence that Zo'or
caused these blackouts

in time to coincide with
the presidential election.

With this you can
anonymously access

the secured files from
any terminal on this ship.

Oh, yeah?

If it's anonymous why
can't you do it yourself?

The access keys
aren't foolproof.

I can't risk detection.

Oh, but you don't
mind risking my neck...

Captain.

If you're caught,

you're brought to me.

If I'm caught, I have
to answer to Zo'or.

Okay.

But I wanna know why.

Yes.

Your presence is urgently
required on the bridge.

You're my subordinate.

I've given you an order.

No.

I have never seen
such a creature.

We think Zo'or introduced
these creatures on Earth

so that the Taelons
can eliminate them,

become heroes right
before the election.

No.

Such a plan would never
be approved by the Synod.

That would explain why Zo'or
didn't take it to the Synod.

He'll just do it on his
own like he always does.

Zo'or may be the head of the Synod,
but he still needs approval...

Zo'or has the full resources of
of the Taelons at his disposal.

He can hide anything
he wants, Da'an,

especially from you,
because you're a threat.

Then we must challenge
Zo'or in front of the Synod

to determine if he has in
fact caused this crisis.

And what good will that do?

Zo'or has the full support of the
Synod on virtually every issue.

Not the full support.

Your support of
humanity is meaningless

without the power to
influence the Taelons.

And you've lost
that power to Zo'or.

Can I help you
with something?

Oh, no, thanks.

Agent Sandoval wants me to
verify some data on the blackouts.

Isn't that information
available on bridge?

Sure, but Agent Sandoval, wants to keep

the lines of communication
on the bridge open in case

any of the world leaders
need to contact Taelons.

Come on.

Zo'or's gotta
be behind this.

What the hell do you
think you're doing?

- Stand aside and be silent.
- You have no authority

to hold me here.

I need to speak with Agent
Sandoval immediately.

Agent Sandoval is currently

in conference with
President Thompson.

This is urgent.

Zo'or will see you
on the bridge.

Nobody goes to Zo'or
without going through me.

You were in conference.

Do you understand me?

Yes, sir.

And until full power can
be restored to our studio

we are being simulcast
live on radio for viewers

who cannot receive
television of web broadcasts.

Although, several
hundred casualties

have resulted because
of the blackouts,

we're told that most
people are heeding

the warnings to stay
inside their homes.

The major concern now
are the reports of these

mysterious glowing creatures

that have allegedly been seen
by hundreds of eyewitnesses.

There are unconfirmed
reports that these creatures

are attacking people
causing serious injuries

and deaths
around the globe.

Think maybe you can cut
a little closer next time?

Where's the evidence?

There is no evidence.

I could find nothing to link
Zo'or with the creatures.

And if he is behind it
he's doing everything

he can to cover his tracks.

What is this all about?

You know everything
you need to know.

Think Zo'or would be
interested in your activities?

Is that a threat, Captain?

No.

But I need to know what the
hell is going on with you.

I don't owe you an
explanation now or ever.

You're pursuing
your own agenda!

If I am pursuing
my own agenda

you can be assured
that I will be even more

determined that nothing
will get in my way!

Captain.

I have a theory.

I've heard that line before
about a thousand times.

You know that the portal program
became a huge overnight success.

And the interdimensional pathways
became overcrowded rather quickly.

Yeah, the portal engineers
said that they were testing out

unexplored interdimensional
space right before the attack.

Exactly, but the important
word there being "unexplored".

You see, I'm thinking
that these creatures

came form one of those
unexplored dimensions and we just

showed them the way
here through the portals.

Now, come here,
look at this.

Look familiar?

Yeah, very.

That's probable home, sweet
home for that little beggar.

Looks like it's dying

without any
energy to feed on.

Here, here you go.

I guess, that makes
you the proud mama.

Problem with the generator?

Not yet.

Let's seal fast,
we're bleeding him out.

Pick up the pace, we don't
know how long we'll have power.

Clamp.

Heart rate is strong,
blood pressure normal.

Our readings from the
monitors are destabilizing.

The respirator's down!

He'll die if we
don't get power!

And the latest estimates
put the death toll

at over a thousand now as
people all over the world

are refusing to stay in their homes
despite the government's warnings.

This was a scene in the
White House just moments ago

as President Thompson
addressed the nation.

These creatures will not attack
people unless they are threatened.

Now, I know how difficult it
is for you to stay in your homes

where you feel
powerless to help.

But believe me, this is the best
strategy for all of us right now.

Our engineers are working

with the Taelon engineers to
eradicate these creatures.

We have no way to
kill these creatures.

Yeah, and all our weapons are
based on some form of energy,

but to these creatures
it's like breakfast.

We have permanently sent the whole
lot of them back to their home.

Okay, what is it?

What? What is "what"?

It's like you have
a theory look.

If we use the portal to open
an interdimensional passage

back to the creatures' dimension
an show them the way home,

I'm guessing that they'll take it.

No, the portals are all
located in large cities.

We want to move the creatures out
of the major population centers.

What about a shuttle?

Maybe. I mean, the shuttle's
interdimensional drive

could be used to
open up a passageway

back to the
creatures' home.

And we can land the shuttle
in non-populated area

and reduce the
risk to human lives.

Yeah, but you see,
that's assuming that we

can even get the creatures
to follow the shuttle.

Well, there's only
one way to do that.

Offer them the best gourmet
meal they've ever seen.

Yeah, but, you know, if we're
gonna attract the creatures

then that meal is going to be the most
powerful energy source on the planet.

I know exactly
where that is.

The Taelon buffers have not been
effective in repelling the creatures.

The creatures are
feeding on Taelon energy

as easily as human-based
energy sources.

Is the mother ship vulnerable?

We've halted
all incoming flights,

but shuttles carrying
relief supplies have been

flying in and out of the mother
ship ever since the crisis began.

Seal the shuttle bay.

It is already in progress.

Zo'or,

I fear that the Taelons are
in danger from these creatures.

Why Taelons in particular?

The creatures have shown that
they will only attack humans

when they are threatened.

Their main focus is feeding.

Get to your point,
Agent Sandoval.

The creatures feed on energy.

The Taelons are made
primarily of energy.

To repeat:

All flights scheduled to land in
mother ship have been suspended.

Please, select another destination
and proceed there immediately.

Have the base been sealed?

Yes.

Assuming our
conventional techniques

will be effective
against the creatures.

I recommend that we search
all shuttles currently

docked in the shuttle bay for
any signs of the creatures.

Agreed.

Seal off the shuttle bay!

I can't hold them
in the shuttle bay.

They're infesting
the whole ship!

Come on, come on,
get out of there!

The creature are not
attacking human beings

as long as we
don't threaten them.

But they are going
after the Taelons.

There are seven
reported dead already.

I cannot find fault
with your theory, yet.

Agent Sandoval,

what theory are
you referring to?

The creatures are
attacking the Taelons

because they are made
primarily of energy.

To save yourself
you must reduce

the energy being
emitted from your body.

You are suggesting
that we voluntarily put

ourselves into a
state of Samha'ad.

My understanding is that
the Samha'ad is near-death

meditative state that the Taelons
can induce within themselves.

And with our decreased
energy emissions

we will no longer
attract the creatures.

I believe this
to be true, yes.

If all Taelons are in
the Samha'ad state

who will captain the ship?

Me, of course.

Yes?

I'm heading for mother ship.

I've got a plan to get
rid of the creatures.

We've suspended all the
flights into the mother ship.

Why? The creatures
are there already.

I'll clear you through.

Liam.

Sandoval got the Taelons
in some kind of a stasis,

a meditative state that
reduces their energy emissions.

Samha'ad?

Yes. Liam, the Taelons are
very vulnerable in this state.

What are you doing?

Contacting Doors.

We have an opportunity here
to eliminate the Taelons.

All of them, right now.

Eliminate. You mean, we
could kill all the Taelons?

Yes, they've been
killing human beings

since the day
they got here.

Fine. I'll give you the honor
of personally eliminating Da'an.

Is Zo'or cognizant
while in this state?

No.

Apparently not.

It has been described
to us as roughly

equivalent to human
unconsciousness.

Vacate the lab until
I notify you to return.

I'm sorry, sir.

Zo'or has been very
specific about my orders.

I am to personally
monitor his readings

until he returns
from the Samha'ad.

You have new orders.

I cannot disobey a direct
order unless I have...

Leave!

Now!

This is the auxiliary coil.

It's the backup power supply
for the entire mother ship.

And you are certain
this coil is stronger

than any power
source on Earth?

Nothing will even be close.

So you're planning to use the
power emitter from this coil

to attract the creatures
to the shuttle?

What do you want, Captain?

Major Kincaid is installing the
power coil in to the shuttle.

I was just on my way.

If you don't make any sudden
movements, they won't hurt you.

Conventional drives don't have
enough energy to power up the coil.

This won't work.

It's the creatures, they are
draining the shuttles power.

We'll have to tie the coil directly
into the interdimensional drives.

The interdimensional drives don't
generate the stable flow of power.

I can't predict how
the coil will respond.

I need Lili to pilot while
I use the power coil to lure

the creatures into the shuttle's
interdimensional passageway.

Proceed.

These creatures have already
caused a lot of damage.

There is no way for me to tell
which operations are functional.

Only one way to find out.

Okay.

The conventional
drives are totally down.

We are not even
getting off the ship.

We have to use
interdimensional.

From inside the mother ship?

We've got to get
out of here somehow.

Look, jump-starting into
interdimensional is risky at any time,

but with the drives in
this current condition

it's little bit like Russian roulette.

Well, the Russia it is.

What are you
talking about?

We have to land in a
spot that's isolated.

So how does
Siberia sound?

Isolated.

Can you guarantee me a nice,
soft landing in the snow?

We will be lucky to end
up on the right planet.

Looks like the right planet.

Hey, not bad,
New York City.

I can see the roof of
the Torvald building.

Not so much for
landing in Siberia.

At least, pull a little
closer to the curb?

Not a chance.

I'm not getting any closer
with these damaged drives.

As a matter of fact, I'm surprised
we've got the hovering capability.

I'll join you as soon as all the
creatures have made their way through.

You can activate the power
coil from the roof, let's go!

I can't keep the interdimensional
passageway open from there.

It's way too volatile. I'll
have to do it from here.

Alright.

Is the power coil
charging up?

Yeah, I'm gonna open the
interdimensional passageway now.

- The passageway’s open.
- What about the power coil?

The interdimensional
drive is too unstable.

The coil's loosing power.

Come on.

Come on, you guys.

I can't hold this
passageway open for long.

They're coming!

What are you waiting for?

I'm activating a fusion
reaction in the coil.

It'll overload,
you'll be incinerated!

I'll be out of here
before it blows.

You will never make it.

Just get down here.

We'll figure out some other
way to get rid of the creatures.

It's starting to overload.

There's no more!
Get the hell outta there!

Does this latest incident changed
your position on the Taelons?

No. No, not at all.

Is there risk in interdimensional
travel? Yes, of course there's risk.

Just as there was risk
when the Wright brothers

lifted off the ground
at Kitty Hawk,

or there's risk when you
or I step on an airplane.

But I've never known
the American people

to run away from risk.

We have a conversation
to finish.

I was finished.

You're looking for an
understanding, Captain.

An understanding I'm
not willing to provide.

That's not good enough.

Be loyal to me
and me alone.

You do that and
you'll survive.

You already know what will
happen if you betray me.

I know you have the
same questions that I do.

And what would
those be, Captain?

Zo'or and Da'an may
argue about the best way

to prepare humanity
for Jaridian invasion,

but they both base their
strategy on the same assumption.

That the Jaridians
are our enemy.

You have no facts to offer
to dispute that assumption.

And no facts to support
it except for Zo'or's word.

And Da'an's.

Keep an open mind.

I am.

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