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Everything you need to force a surrender.

Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

Now we'll see who's the real survivor.

If someone's out there, we oughta know.

- Found it around here. - Ruth!

We need to get you and Big Alice

back to New Eden.

No, no! No!

You're from New Eden, right?

Do you ever get nosebleeds?

The fulcrum is one of the most powerful tools

an Engineer has in his arsenal.

The pressure point by which all things pivot.

A simple lever can make children teeter on the brink

or save them from certain death.

This is Joseph Wilford.

I'm... I'm s...

With a proper fulcrum in the right position,

mountains can be moved.

Tides can be turned.

Hearts and minds can be manipulated.

Move, move, move!

I still can't believe it.

The great Joseph Wilford, here in my facility.

Admiral Anton Milius.

I'm at your service, sir.

Where am I?

Bunker Bravo Three Zero, Djibouti,

under International Peacekeeping Forces command.

We just call it the Silo.

We've been tracking Snowpiercer for months

because we're on a mission.

And from what my people say,

your train could hold the key to its success.

So maybe there's a way we can help each other out here.

As an Engineer, I'll pull every lever,

use every tool in my kit,

to reunite with my trains, Big Alice and Snowpiercer,

1,029 cars long.

I'm sorry for snapping at you yesterday.

I'm sure you've borne the brunt of that before,

perhaps from your fearless Admiral.

Come on.

Just some idle chat to pass the time of day.

I'm not asking you to bare your soul.

Though you don't seem to mind baring your scars.

I've got nothing to hide.

I bet Dr. Headwood could fix you right up.

Not interested.

Oh, well, then,

consider my interest piqued.

Anton, kind of you to visit.

How are you faring after the loss of Big Alice?

I must admit, I'm still shaking.

How long before my tunnel's unblocked?

Oh, not long. I imagine you have Snowpiercer

simmering close by.

I deal in hard, fast targets, Joseph.

"Not long" doesn't cut it.

Shall we say tomorrow, then?

Let's say tonight.

Very well.

Tonight it shall be.

Did they make it? Is Ben driving?

I'm... I'm not informed

on matters outside of my department.

It's one bunker, two trains.

It's not the Manhattan Project.

Your friends escaped and, somehow,

stopped the Admiral from pursuing them.

Did you get a chance to review any of our research?

According to this, Melanie went off-base

to collect atmospheric readings from various altitudes.

It also says that she should be back by now.

Well, she's always been very thorough,

quadruple-checking her readings,

which reminds me, your nosebleeds.

I'd like to look over your symptom reports

and your logbook, please.

You first.

Why don't you tell me who made it to Big Alice and who didn't?

Start with Layton.

Hey, kiddo.

Here.

Drink this.

Thanks.

People had anything to eat?

Just this.

Is this all we have?

'Fraid so.

Passengers must be getting restless.

They could use a pep talk.

I think with everything that happened...

You know, like a plan.

I think it would help them feel better.

Ruth is the elected leader of New Eden.

She has a few words.

Hello, everyone.

Um, from what I've been told,

this has been a difficult year.

Many lives have been lost.

And although our journey isn't over yet,

New Eden awaits us all,

and I can promise you that...

Well.

I'm sorry. Can't do it.

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey. You can't...

Oz, what's your location? Over.

Oz, I need you to check in. Over.

I'm not coming back until I find him.

You've already been out too long.

Oz?

Roche?

Whiggins?

Hey, Oz.

A little help here?

Sir, I-I need a sample run.

I thought you were done with all that.

This will be the last round.

I need to test the ones who, um, suffer from epistaxis.

It's nosebleeds.

You could have just said that.

Sir.

It's just a... it's just a little low blood sugar.

It'll pass.

You cut yourself.

Huh?

Why don't we call an early lunch?

Another dizzy spell?

How long did it last?

Oh, just a minute, if that.

Did your vision blur?

Momentarily. Um...

I'm fine, I assure you.

I think we should do another treatment.

Well, if you insist.

I'm in your good hands, Dr. Headwood.

The Admiral, he works you too hard.

Nonsense.

He's got me where I shine best,

on display in front of his troops, being useful.

He came poking around the other day,

asking questions.

Yes?

- Not a subtle man. - Mm.

He wanted me to understand the chain of command.

Ah, that sour stench of self-doubt.

Do you smell it on him?

Like a slab of rotting flesh, sir.

I'd be careful.

Oh, hey.

I don't want any trouble.

You're coming with us.

Look, man. I just woke up here, OK?

I don't know where I am, so, maybe...

maybe we could have a conversation...

OK, Whiggins.

- Why'd you switch sides? - I-I didn't.

I was a prisoner.

And your captor is what?

What, taking a day off?

No, I escaped.

And that's when my hand...

uh, that's when they cut off my hand, before I escaped.

- That's why I escaped... - Cut the crap.

We found your hand. Your hand was torn off,

- not cut off. - Look, look, look, look.

We'll... we'll get your arm treated, OK?

Cross my heart.

Just tell us where Roche is being held.

Oz, I haven't seen him since the trains were separated.

Quit lying.

Liana was kidnapped. Zarah is dead.

And Roche goes missing right by your campsite.

- Please! - You choose how this goes,

so either you start talking...

- Hey. - Uh, uh, Nurse Rita.

Hello. Hi.

Uh, do you remember Stu Whiggins?

He's, uh... he's got a bit banged up, so...

Morale was low in our early revolutions on Big Alice.

So we put together a special event,

a good old-fashioned gladiatorial match,

with our resident champion Bob, a titan amongst men.

Problem is, no one dared step up to challenge him.

What was I to do, leave my people wanting?

Tell me, young Rafael,

would you have been satisfied with that?

No.

So I took a hefty swig of whisky...

And I stepped up to the ring.

And by God, did I regret that,

seeing that big bugger towering over me.

Ballsy move, Mr. Wilford.

Wouldn't see anything like that around here.

That sounds like fun.

Fun is all we have in this barren world, my boy.

Don't mind me.

Please, go on.

So when I faced Bob the titan...

I'm sorry, I do apologize for interrupting you again, Joseph.

My troops should have told you,

there's no smoking here.

Ah.

My mistake.

No. It wasn't.

Your hand, Private.

Sir?

Your hand.

Please, continue.

So when I faced Bob the titan,

I got seven bells of hell knocked out of me.

That's a hell of a story, Joseph.

Everyone back to your stations.

Red sky at night, sailor's delight.

Red sky at night, sailor's...

I don't remember you.

Yeah, no shit. We never met.

Then who are you?

You ever hear of Snowpiercer?

Right.

Ready to get back to it?

Joseph.

Just the man I've been looking for.

Ah.

No hard feelings for earlier?

Oh, no, no. Not at all.

Rules are rules.

Oh, good.

Well, I admit, I work my men hard,

but I also reward good behavior.

And you have been doing an excellent job, Joseph.

Maybe it's time you let off some steam,

go on a little sample run with the boys.

I've heard rumors of this infamous excursion.

Just a bit of fun that

happens to benefit our research.

You'll love it.

Yes, sounds marvelous.

I'll... well, I'll just finish the repairs, and...

Oh, you don't need to worry about those.

They'll be handled.

Dubs, where you headed?

Thank you for holding my case.

That was very kind of you.

Did you smoke one too many?

What's going on?

Stay on the right side of the tracks, Alex.

Don't worry about him.

I need you to take over repairs on the subtrain.

We lived like that for seven years.

We were totally at the mercy of those on top,

so I can relate.

I'm not a threat.

Elevator's coming!

Hey. Hey, hey.

Oh, come on. Really?

If you don't play, you don't eat.

Yoo-hoo.

Targets 401 and 412.

Dinner is ready.

Over there.

This your idea of fun?

Ah, that's better.

♪ I said the joker is a wanted man ♪

No swarming!

♪ He makes his way all across the land ♪

♪ See him sifting through the sand ♪

- Get him. - I've got 412!

♪ The joker and the thief in the night ♪

Get him!

Watch out!

Get him!

Watch your back!

Don't let him get away!

401!

♪ We are not going home ♪

Watch out!

Gentlemen, let's clear out! Move!

♪ Can you see the joker flying o... ♪

It's all right.

I know you're just following orders.

You should have taken the bullet.

You will never come near my daughter again.

Agh!

Aah!

I, uh... I'd say eat it while it's hot,

but, uh, probably won't make much di-difference.

Can I join you?

You know, I've given lots of speeches over the past year.

Yeah, I could tell.

You nailed it.

Did you finish it for me, then, did you, hm?

Tell them all everything's going to be all right?

Hell, no.

They'd never believe me.

I don't have that thing you have.

What? Composure?

Yeah.

You know, it's not like I've always believed

that everything would be all right

when I say that it would be all right.

But this time is different.

We've never lost an Engineer.

There's no comforting tradition to just pull from the handbook.

Then we'll make one up.

For Ben.

For Ben.

What would the military want with Stu Whiggins?

He doesn't have any skills.

Yeah, he probably isn't out there alone.

And Roche going missing right next to his camp?

It's not a coincidence.

We should increase security.

No, he's definitely hiding something.

Looks like he's terrified of us.

Well, if by "us" you mean.

Wilford's former Head of Security.

Old habits die hard, right?

Well, yeah, you're bloody well good at that.

I don't want to be. That's why I chose Ag-Sec,

to steer clear of triggering my instincts from the past...

Hey, hey, hey. They're not your instincts.

They're the ones Wilford instilled in you.

You know, Whiggins was a former Firstie, right?

I mean, Jackboot under Wilford's regime.

He spent almost every night in the Nightcar.

Let me have a night alone with him.

I'll get him to talk.

Don't worry. I'll, uh...

I'll be gentle.

Gah!

Hey. Hey!

I can help with that.

No more zip ties?

Depends.

Can you sit still?

I'll try.

My name is Kari.

Andre.

This was an International Peacekeeping Lab.

We were trying to find a way to reverse

the effects of CW7.

But there was a chemical leak.

They sealed off the floors.

Couldn't get out.

Then we realized we were now the experiments.

How long have you been down here?

Little over three years.

Three years?

You still haven't found a way out?

To go where?

Good luck with that.

Thanks.

Oh.

So, um, anyone else live this far outside of town?

Nope.

Just me.

Yeah, that's what I like about it, to be honest.

They don't like me. I don't like them.

Right, of course,

because most of them are all Tailies.

I was naive to think

I'd have a fresh start out here, you know?

Now the only two people who ever gave a shit about me

are either dead or missing.

I just wish I was back on the train.

Yeah.

So when's that happening?

I don't know.

You know, I thought the soldiers would be back for me

by now.

When they do...

will you take me with you?

I just...

I don't belong here, you know?

I'm sorry, but I can't help.

What if, uh...

What if I gave you your Nightcar service in exchange?

Where's Liana?

Where is she?

She's where all the little girls are at this hour,

asleep, safe and sound.

Her mother was killed in front of her, you...

I never wished for Zarah's death.

I cared for her and Liana.

I wouldn't separate a child from her mother.

I only wanted to spare your people the misery

of a full-scale invasion by the Admiral's forces.

You should be thanking me.

The one who killed Zarah

was the big one with a rat on his helmet.

The Admiral never should have sent him,

but that's what happens when you're dealing with barbarians.

Layton?

Layton?

You scared the shit out of me.

You're never getting out of here alive.

I promise.

We shall see, my dear King Layton.

We shall see.

Uh, the repairs are finished.

Oh, very impressive.

And just like your mother.

I, um...

I noticed that the bay door hinges are damaged.

You have an astute eye.

This car was breached recently, wasn't it?

The trains were manually uncoupled.

Only an Engineer could do that.

There are no breach suits on Big Alice, so where's Ben?

Uh, he uncoupled the trains

so your friends could get away, and... and...

Then he died.

I'm sorry.

This place, it's... it's...

It's an ugly place.

Yeah.

But there is a purpose to every loss.

Come. I'll show you.

That's glass-clad, B5 level, 2-inch thickness!

You can't break it!

Keep telling yourself that!

You might want to rethink that strategy.

I'm the only one who knows where Liana is.

Who else is going to take you to her?

The Admiral?

Keep talking that bullshit.

There is no way out of here!

How are you gonna take me to her?

Everybody out.

Wolf.

You stay.

This is Milius.

Oh, good.

You're still up?

You repaired the floor's communication system.

Nicely done.

It's been down for years.

And here I was, worried that somehow

you'd forgotten how useful I can be.

When you leave with Snowpiercer,

I thought you'd like to take her creator along.

Thanks. I'll pass.

I like when things run smoothly.

Well, even with my greatest enemies,

I am the contingency plan,

the last resort they turn to when they have no other choice.

Best take me along, fix your mistakes.

It's you, Wilford.

You're my mistake.

Oh, your soldiers might disagree.

I'd take a poll if I were you,

see whose loyalties have shifted.

Thank Wolf for sparing my life, by the way.

Smart lad.

You got it wrong.

My plan was to leave you down there

so Layton could have a shot at you.

Oh, if that's the case, you've failed on both fronts.

Layton and I are having a ball.

In fact, why don't you come and join us?

We're thinking of putting on a rave.

Remove your helmet.

Look at me.

I want the entire floor cleaned up.

That worked splendidly.

Predictable old goat.

They'll be coming down to kill us now.

That's one way out of here.

The only way out of here is on that elevator.

And we both know it only comes down when they do.

What makes you think I won't just stand back

and watch them kill you?

The same reason you brought the train here,

your daughter.

And working with me

is your only way back to her.

So what do you think?

Truce?

Eh, little bit tighter.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah, good. Just like that.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

OK.

All right, oil first, but just on the feet.

All right?

Oh, yeah. No, no. Hey.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?

- What are you doing? - Huh?

No, you got to work up to it.

You got to start soft, all right?

You can't just go for it like that.

But you know, if I keep directing you like this,

it's never going to work.

It has to feel...

ooh... unexpected.

All right. I see you.

Yeah.

Oh.

Oh, hello.

How's that?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, me likey.

You're getting them both going.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Blueberry. Blueberry!

Oz, Oz, the safe word is "blueberry."

Stop!

Why'd they bring you to New Eden?

What?

Why'd they bring you to New Eden?

Did they force you to help them?

Hey! Did they force you to help them?

Oi! Hey!

- Doesn't add up, does it? - No.

And if they needed your help,

it wasn't for what you could do.

- It was for who you know! - Ah!

Did you point out Zarah to them?

Oz, I didn't know their plan, I swear.

Who else did you point out?

Dr. Headwood.

But you have to believe me.

As soon as I found out about Zarah, I...

I panicked, and I jumped from the snowcat with my bag.

But my hand, it got stuck in the treads.

And then I...

And then I passed out.

And what, they just left you there?

Yeah, to die.

I saw them digging my grave,

right on the ledge across from my tent where you found me.

They were digging a whole bunch along that cliff.

Graves?

Yeah.

That's what caused the avalanche.

Didn't you hear it?

Oh. Ah!

What are you doing?

You're a bloody twat, Whiggins.

No. No, no, no, no.

Oz?

Oz!

How many of these did it take to create New Eden?

Just the one.

We sent it up two years ago.

So all you're waiting for is Big Alice.

Then you're going to shoot this guy up

and create more New Edens.

Mm, that's... that's our goal, yes.

What about its side effects?

Well, the compound that created your New Eden,

we call it Gemini.

Uh, it was an early, crude version of what it is now,

but... but at the time, it was a breakthrough.

Unforeseen chemical reactions produced

low levels of toxicity.

Which caused my nosebleeds.

Yes.

We've been able to refine Gemini

by monitoring these symptoms in our subjects.

Subjects with the same symptoms as mine?

Mm-hmm.

This was more than just animal testing, wasn't it?

Did those people survive?

There... there, um...

There was an incident.

And we... we had to seal off the bottom floors to contain it.

Some of my colleagues were exposed.

We kept them alive, yes,

and it was their sacrifice that led us here,

to complete the mission that we all undertook.

So your data is incomplete unless you test

on somebody who lived outside?

Next time, just ask.

Shall we?

Ah, the Leader.

Isn't that right?

Kari?

Oh, you made a friend.

We're trying to use the elevator shaft to escape.

If we make it out...

Yeah, that's not possible.

Anything is possible.

The trick of it will be climbing the shaft

to the floor above

and squeezing together to let the elevator pass.

Then we climb on top of it and joyride our way up and out.

I know, but I've heard crazier things.

I just came to invite you to dinner.

That's probably not a really good idea.

Milius is sending his people down.

How can I help?

You got any tools?

I need something to jam in the elevator door.

Thanks.

The one perk of sample runs is we get

to throw a feast after, in case you rethink your plan.

If we make it out of here, I will...

The fearsome revolutionary

attempting to inspire hope in the hopeless.

Riveting stuff.

She's not hopeless.

She just doesn't want to live in their world.

Nor do I.

Power's cut.

- Come on, let's go. - Yes, sir.

Here we go.

Once a man of the people,

driven by collective well-being,

but on becoming a father, well,

there's nothing like it, is there?

Don't kid yourself. You don't give a shit

about Alex or anybody else.

I'm not talking about Alex.

It's how I feel about my trains.

You do know that's demented, right?

Mock me if you like,

but you're here, aren't you?

Because I knew you'd trade Big Alice for your daughter,

sacrifice anyone and anything

for your own personal interest.

Shit.

We're too late.

Whoa.

Will this do?

It's perfect, Tristan.

Thanks.

With this inscription, we promise to never forget

the sacrifice that Bennett Knox made

to free Big Alice, our life source,

forever binding the Engineer to the Engine

and her eternal light.

I got the twitchy ferret to talk.

I threw him in lockup.

And?

He told me they dug a bunch of graves

- across the mountainside. - Graves?

You can't dig deeper than a foot through this permafrost.

Yeah, I know. Whiggins was wrong.

They weren't digging. They were planting.

Planting what?

Bombs, mate.

The entire mountainside is rigged.

They're going to bury the whole town.

Scan this for me.

Yes, sir.

Uh, check... check the last key-in

on the wristband under my name.

It was last used on floor 3, sir.

Shut the east elevator down.

Now. Now.

Nima, some good news.

Ms. Cavill's snowcat has been spotted 3 miles out.

She should be arriving shortly.

Time to complete the mission.

The most painful betrayal is the one you don't see coming.

We have a duty to carry it through to the end.

Melanie Cavill and Andre Layton

are not to board that train under any circumstances,

do you hear?

New Eden, come in.