In the forest outside of Boulder, Abigail makes coffee and waits.
At the IADG command center, Logan and her team monitor nest activity
across the world. Nine of the thirteen beacons are active, and figures
that within five hours, the number of hybrids will overwhelm their
resources. Dariela says that the beacon operates on a dead man's switch,
and tells the others that the team is making their final approach.
Mitch is drinking at the bar when Clem comes over and asks how he's
doing. Her father asks how she's doing, and says that he'll feel better
when she gets some medical attention at the barrier. He says that Max
was usually his father in name only, and Clem points out that Max once
held him just like she's holding her baby. Mitch admits that he and Max
both didn't like to admit grief or guilt, and says that all that matters
is keeping the baby safe. She suggests that she name the baby Cadmus,
and Mitch asks if her cult boyfriend Sam gave that to her. he suggests
Chris Cornell, but Clem isn't interested.
Abigail checks her watch ad takes out a table. It shows the jet coming in, and she takes out a rocket launcher and loads it.
Jackson patches up Abe and says that they have to get the dead man's
switch to the IADG and then with Clem's baby they can solve the
sterility. They prepare to initiate the landing sequence.
Abigail aims at the jet and fires. The missile explodes near the jet and
Mitch goes to investigate. He says that he already let Jamie out and
goes to get her. Jamie says that the missile was an EMP, and their
dampener isn't working. She suggests that the blast was too strong, and
they strap in. The landing gear doesn't deploy and the jet heads for the
land.
Dariela determines that the jet disappeared off the radar.
Jamie manages to deploy the landing gear and Abigail watches as the jet
manages to land in a nearby field. Smiling in satisfaction, she walks
away.
On the jet, Jamie tells the team that they overshot the
landing and they're in the hybrid zone. Hybrids growl as they close in
on the jet.
Logan says that they need to scramble a tac team to
the jet, but Dariela points out that they don't know where it went
down. They have a little over four hours left until they hybrids
overwhelm their duration.
Jackson insists that they have to get
the switch to the command center, and Jamie points out that the blast
fried all of their electronics including the truck. Sam suggests that
they build a pheromone diffuser to lead the hybrids away from the jet.
Mitch suggests that they play it by the book because they have too much
to lose, and they call the IADG on an old CB powered by a car battery.
Jamie points out that they have to visually check the plane for
breaches.
Jackson and Abe check for breaches and Abe insists
that they're close to victory. He talks about how they can each have
children.
As they search for the CD. Jamie refuses to hold the
baby. Mitch asks her why but Jamie refuses to explain. Sam comes in with
the car battery and Jamie abruptly goes to find Abe and Jackson. Mitch
goes after her to ask what the problem is, and she says that they're all
going to die so there's no point in holding the baby.
As they
work on the radio, Sam and Clem discuss names for the baby. They reach
the IADG and Logan confirms that everyone is okay. He tells the team to
stay tight, and Dariela tells Clem that she and Tessa will lead a tac
team there.
The tac team heads out Logan tells them to lay down
cover fire when they arrive, giving priority to the baby and the
switch. The team opens fire on the razorbacks, but is soon overwhelmed
and Logan loses contact with them.
On the jet, Jackson reaches
Logan on the radio. He tells them that the tac teams are down and he has
no response from Dariela or Tessa. Logan tells Quentin and Knox that
they need to send another team out, and Quentin says that he needs to
consider the alternative. The IADG contingency plan is to coordinate the
warships of the G5 countries to fire missiles at each beacon location
in a city. If they don't it then humanity faces extinction. Quentin
gives them until they reach the threshold in two and a half hours.
In the field, Tessa wakes up and Dariela finds her and helps her to her
feet. They confirm that the rest of their team is dead and their radios
are out. They contact Logan via the onboard and he tells them that
there's one intact ATV and it has a clear path to the jet. The two women
move out as the razorbacks follow them.
Logan tells the team
that Dariela and Tessa are alive and heading for the jet. Sam wants to
build the diffuser and carry it on the ATV, luring the hybrids away.
Logan warns them that in two hours Quentin will order the missile
strike, killing hundreds of thousands. The team agrees to build the
diffuser, and Sam insists on going with Jackson on the ATV to make sure
Clem and the baby get to safety.
Jamie is in the cargo hold
preparing guns and taking a drink from a flask. Mitch comes in and she
offers him a drink, and he asks her again why she won't hold the baby.
Jamie says that she's the darkness, and somewhere along the way she lost
the ability to tell the difference between right and wrong. She figures
that she shouldn't be anywhere near the baby. Dariela knocks on the
hatch door and they let her and Tessa in.
Abe brings in the
hybrid samples to make the pheromone for the diffuser, and winces in
pain. He tells Jackson that he'll be fine. Tessa and Dariela come in and
are reunited with Jackson and Abe. Jackson talks to Dariela privately
and she realizes that he'll be driving the ATV. Clem approaches them and
shows Tessa the baby. She has Tessa hold it.
When Jackson
returns to the lab, Sam squeezes the hybrid organs into the diffuser. He
explains that his father taught him a lot about the hybrids before he
died, and says that he's spent years thinking of what he would say when
he found Jackson: the man who killed his parents. However, Sam admits
that he didn't plan for Clem and holding his son changes things. Once
he's done, he tells Jackson that he has to say his goodbyes and then
they can go.
Jackson finds Mitch and gives him the switch.
Mitch points out that Abigail is still out there, and Jackson tells him
that once they shut down the beacons, they'll track her down. When
Jackson warns that Abigail is dangerous, Jackson tells him to worry
about his family and he'll worry about his.
Sam goes to the
radio and contacts Abigail. He says that they're heading her way just as
they planned. Once he signs off, Jackson comes in and Sam tells him
that he's ready. They drive the ATV away from the plane and activate the
pheromone diffuser.
Logan tells Dariela that the hybrids are
on the movie, and the team moves out from the jet. Quentin continues to
coordinate the missile launch, and Logan tells him to call it off
because the team is on the way. Quentin says that he's not taking any
chances.
In the cargo bay, Mitch tells Jamie that he would have
killed Abigail himself for using him to create death and destruction.
She kept him away from everyone he loves, and Mitch tells Jamie that she
doesn't have the monopoly on darkness. Jamie wonders how they find
their way back to the light. The others arrive before Mitch can answer,
and they head out on foot.
The razorbacks follow the pheromones.
As the others head for the command center, Abe breaks into a coughing
fit. Mitch realizes that he has air trapped in his chest cavity and says
that he needs something to puncture it. Clem has Jamie hold the baby
and gets a knitting needle out of her bag. Mitch uses it to make the
puncture and release the trapped air. The baby stops crying, and Clem
tells Jamie that he likes her.
Jackson pulls over and Sam
tosses the tank of pheromones into a gully to draw the razorbacks.
Jackson says that Clem and the baby will be fine, and Sam apologizes to
him. Abigail comes up and trains a gun on Jackson. Sam says that it's
time for Jackson to pay for killing his family, and he's taking Clem and
they're leaving for good. Jackson runs for the radio and Sam tackles
him. Sam draws a knife and they fight, and Jackson finally disarms him
and knocks him down. He grabs a gun and prepares to shoot Abigail. Sam
jumps in the way and says that Jackson will have to go through him, and
Jackson shoots him in the leg. Falling backward, Sam tumbles into the
gully, and the razorbacks move in on him.
Abigail and Jackson
train their guns on each other, and Abigail says that they've reached
the final act. Jackson shoots her in the leg but hesitates to kill her,
and Abigail says that she's won.
With fifty-nine minutes left, Logan watches the eggs hatch across the world.
Abigail tells Jackson that she set the whole thing up: Clem's
pregnancy, the switch, the hybrids massed at the barrier. Now Jackson
will watch his son be taken from him again.
Sam throws the tank of pheromones to distract the razorbacks.
Abigail tells Jackson that his son Connor didn't die years ago. She
takes out the yellow blanket that Connor was wrapped din the day that he
was brought to the island, and says that Sam's real name is Connor.
Jackson runs down into the gully.
The team arrives safely at the barrier HQ. The medics get Clem to safety while Mitch and Jamie go with Logan.
Jackson arrives and kills the hybrids, and then finds Sam and carries him to the HQ.
Logan takes Mitch and Jamie to Quentin.
Jackson carries the unconscious Sam as more hybrids head toward them.
Written by Gadfly on Sep 15, 2017