"Something wrong with the drink?" "Actually, Augur, even you couldn't mess up a ginger ale." " Ginger ale?" " Yeah." "So you're not here drowning sorrows." "No, I'm just trying to unwind a little bit." "Well, you know what you need?" "Listen to old Augur." "You need a vacation." "Somewhere, you know, a couple of days, some sand, me!" " Tell it to the Taelons!" " Don't tempt me." "Listen, do me a favor, perk up, will you, Captain, because brooding is bad for business." " Okay, sorry." " Take care." " Smile." "Smile!" " Oh, stop." "Well, hello there." "I'm Rick." "Come here often?" "Yeah, I do." "But no, you don't look familiar, and no, I need any more drinks." "Thanks." "I guess a beautiful woman like yourself must hear a lot of lines, huh?" "You know something, I'm really enjoying my privacy, so..." "No, no, I hear you." "You were there, done that, and now you're looking for something new, right?" "Actually." " I was just about to leave." " Hey, wait a second..." "Come on, take it easy!" "I'm not into rough stuff!" "Damn!" "I was trying so hard to be nice." "Hey, I just wanted to show you something." "That looks Taelon." "Where did you get this?" "I knew you'd like it." "There's more where this came from." "Hey." "Listen, why don't you come by some time, and we'll get to know each other better?" ""Listen, why don't you come by some time, and we'll get to know each other better?"" "Come on!" "Not that guy!" "You know, that guy hits on everybody in this place." "No offense or anything, it's just I don't think he's your type..." "What's so funny?" "Oh, colors!" "Can... can you taste the colors?" "Lili, you okay?" "Lili, Lili." "Lili, what's the matter?" "Someone help me here!" "Come on, stand up, stand up!" "Lili." "Lili!" "Quick, call the paramedics." "Someone!" "Subtitled by Axarion" "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." "Who the hell are you?" "It's alright, I'm Dr. Stark, you're at Washington General Hospital." "Take it easy." "You took a little spill, we're just checking you out." "Lili, are you alright?" "I'm sorry, you're not allowed in here." "Liam Kincaid, Companion Protector." "This woman is my colleague." "Yeah, could you do me a really big favor, Liam, and get me the hell out of here before he sticks me in one of those stupid gowns?" "Behave, or I'm gonna make you wear one at home." "Can I have a word with you outside?" "Doctor Reynolds, call 324, please." "Doctor Reynolds, call 324." " Is she awake?" " Yeah." "How did this happen?" "Capt. Marquette collapsed at the Flat Planet Cafe." "Well, she was saying something about colors, and talking to that guy Rick, you know, that guy Rick who hangs in the club." "Could she have bought something from him?" "Did you see him give her anything?" "Excuse me, what?" "Capt. Marquette is suffering the aftereffects of a very powerful psychotropic drug." "Drug?" "Lili doesn't do any drugs, there's got to be another explanation." "No, it's definitely a foreign substance." "The first case came in about a month ago, and since then we've been seeing it more and more as it makes it's way through the club scene." "You haven't been listening to me." "Lili does not do any drugs!" "Fine." "Perhaps Capt. Marquette can tell us what happened." "I would like to keep her here a while longer and run some more tests." "Excuse me." "Lili, I hope you like Jell-O..." "This orb is indeed Taelon technology." "We use a similar device to administer medicines when one of us suffers an illness." "But the substance within is not one I'm familiar with." "They are calling it Bliss." "Hospitals all along the East Coast are beginning to see users." "I've received a report from Washington General Hospital." "Capt. Marquette has been exposed." "She was drugged without her knowledge." "No one seems to know where it's coming from or how it's being distributed." "I fail to see why you have brought this problem before us." "This is a human matter." "Capt. Marquette's experience shows the Taelon interests are being affected as well." "If the orbs are Taelon technology, many will believe you're behind this." "The Resistance would indeed propagate such a falsehood." "Very well." "Major Kincaid, you and Agent Sandoval and will discover who has perverted Taelon technology in such a manner." "I cannot help but wonder if this situation might not somehow serve your long-term goals for humanity." "Human, incapacitated by addiction, can serve no purpose to us in our fight against the Jaridians." "You are, of course, correct, Zo'or." "Did you find Lili?" "No, but I found Rick's card." "Maybe she went after him." "Here, I'm transmitting his address to you now." "I had a feeling I'd stop by." "Who the hell are you?" "I'm the candy man." "Here" "It's on the house." "I don't want that!" "Come on, don't play coy with me." "You want this so bad that skipped out of the hospital just to find me." "Go ahead." "Take two, they're small." "Lili!" "Hold it!" " How did you find me?" " Augur." " You've got some explaining to do." " Like hell I do!" "No!" "We need answers!" "What are you, guys, cops?" " No, we work with the Taelons." " Oh, man, no way." "Listen, I've heard stories." "Do they really, you know..." "Is it true that they throw you in a big vat and mess with your head?" " One sure way to find out!" " Oh, God." "Where did you get the Bliss?" "I get set by supplying the mail." "It's anonymous, no charge." "I put it on the streets, people dig it, I keep the profits." " That's how it works." " Oh, yeah?" "Well..." "Maybe you'll remember more on the mother ship." "Okay, okay!" "The packages come through the Washington ID portal." "They're labeled as medical shipments." "What's the point of origin?" "Dublin." "Dublin, Ireland." "But I swear to you, guys, I don't know who's sending them." "We need your highly self-tatted technical expertise here." "They're so bright and shiny!" " Another treat from the Taelon goody bag?" " I wouldn't recommend that." "Not until we know what's inside." "Okay, one orb sliced and diced, coming up!" " I need to get back to the mother ship." " I'm going with you." "Hey, wait a minute, if anything, you should go to the hospital." "What are you talking about?" "They know less about this stuff than we do." "And besides, what about Sandoval?" "He knows you've been exposed to Bliss." "He won't let you anywhere near the investigation." "Rest up, see how you feel in a few hours." "And let me know what you find." "Not exactly your tropical beach." "I'll get you something to eat." "Augur!" "Augur!" "Help me with this." " Keep them away from me." " Okay, okay." "I don't think I can fight this." "Okay, Augur, you've got to take me home!" " No, you need professional help." " No, I can handle this on my own!" "Right, and the credit transfers in the system." " You're back!" " Doctor, are these all Bliss addicts?" "The drug is sweeping the city." "Even one exposure is causing immediate addiction." "But how long does it take for the effects to wear off?" "The drug should only remain active for 48 hours, but we're not sure." "Wait, wait, wait!" "You mean they can't just quit?" "They can't go cold turkey?" "No one's made it through withdrawal yet." "If you don't pump them full of tranquilizers they go into seizures and die." "I'm going to have to re-admit you, Captain Marquette." "I'm not going to end up like one of these tranqued-out zombies." "I don't think so!" " If I don't, you're dead in 48 hours!" " We'll get back to you!" "These areas have seen recent outbreaks of Bliss." "Could the Resistance be orchestrating this to discredit us?" "Resistance?" "More likely a new twist on an old story." "Throughout history technologically advanced cultures have been responsible for the spread of addictive substances to native populations." "Opium in China, alcohol in the Americas." "Except we don't know that the drug is Taelon in origin." "But we do know someone's distributing Bliss through the portal system." "Where did you get this information?" "Which portal?" "The informant." "He revealed Dublin as the point of origin." "Taelon technology, mysterious drug, all originating so close to an ancient Taelon tomb." "I don't think it's a coincidence." "I'll inform Zo'or of our plans." "Major Kincaid." "Agent Sandoval." "Dr. Catharine Cox, chief archaeologist in charge of Ma'el's tomb." "Doctor." "The Irish Companion's office told me to expect you." " Then you've been fully briefed." " Yes, I have." "But you don't really believe there's a connection between" "Ma'el's tomb and this drug, do you?" "That's what we're here to find out." "But our investigation must be kept quiet, Doctor." "No unwarranted suspicions must be cast upon Ma'el or humanity's first contact with the Taelons." "All of the artifacts found when the tomb was excavated have been taken to Washington for display." "I've been over every piece of rock and speck of dirt that was left behind." "And what exactly are you working on, Doctor?" "Catharine, please." "For the past year I've been studying the area and the local human community's reaction to the discovery of the tomb." "Have you noticed anything out of the ordinary, maybe just in the past few weeks?" "Well, there have been a few more Taelonists hanging around than usual." "Taelonists?" "You're gonna love them." "They arrived shortly after the discovery of Ma'el's tomb." "Now they're quite the fixture in the local landscape." "Catharine, I see you brought guests." "Remi, these are Companion Protectors, Major Kincaid and Agent Sandoval." "My name is Remi." "Agents of the Companions, here in our humble camp!" "I have so many questions!" " We have a few of our own." " Yes, yes, of course." "But let me show you around while we talk." "Actually, I've already had the tour, I'll be back at the tomb." "Come." "I don't understand your purpose here." "We seek to understand the teachings of the Taelons." "This is the final resting place of Ma'el, the first Taelon to arrive on our planet, so many thousands of years ago." "The Taelons have returned to continue his work, to show mankind the better way of life." "We try to practice their philosophies in our daily life." "So you see no downside to the Taelon presence on Earth?" "They brought us peace and prosperity." "We can now feed the hungry and cure the sick." "You know how some people had Companion Reaction Syndrome?" "Well, everyone here has anti-Companion Reaction Syndrome." "These are reproductions we created based on Ma'el's writings." "We use them as a central focus for our meditations." "I hope the both of you will join us for a session." "How does Bliss fit into your plans?" "Bliss?" "Someone's sending a very dangerous drug through the Dublin portal." "No, there are no drugs here, Major." "We're not into that." "Just peace and love." "This is getting us nowhere, Major, I'm gonna go look around on my own." "Did I say something wrong?" "He's not really the "peace and love" type." "Going somewhere?" "Yeah, Augur." "I gotta get out of here right now." "Exactly where would you be going?" "Someplace I can kick this thing, cuz in a couple of hours" "I'm gonna be one of those people we saw at the hospital." "I don't wanna end up that way, drooling and strapped to the table." "Forget it!" "Okay, well, stay here." "I can help." "No, see, I know you better than that." "And I know that once I get a little out of control you're gonna send me to the hospital!" "No, I won't." "Come on, Augur." "You're supposed to be my friend!" "Computer, initiate security protocol Sanctuary." "Also, engage complete internal system lockout." "I want no access to my equipment either." "Timeframe?" "48 hours." "Sanctuary protocols initiated." "Internal lockout established." "What have you done?" "The Sanctuary program completely seals off this entire facility." "Whether it's Taelon, or Jaridian, or little green men from Mars, when it comes down I'm waiting it out right here, 700 feet underground." "No one comes in, no one goes out, no exceptions." "Get comfy." "Neither of us is going anywhere." "Come on, Lili, pick up." "Pick up!" "Dammit, Lili!" "Where the hell are you?" "I ran a scan of the entire encampment, came up with nothing stronger than herbal tea." "I'd just love to tear this place apart, but frankly, there's nothing to tear." "What is it?" "Something about these tablets has been bothering me." "Remi said these inscriptions were from Ma'el's tomb, but I don't think they've ever been on public display." "Maybe the Taelonists discovered them while building their camp." "I wonder what else they've discovered." "I'm ordering another mapping of the area from the mother ship." "But this area's already been thoroughly mapped, Major." "Humor me." "The scan indicates an anomalous energy signature not present in the last survey of the area." "I've been over this countryside a hundred times." "How could the Taelonists have found something we haven't?" "Well, there's what, nearly a hundred of them roaming these fields?" "This footpath's new." "The ground's been recently disturbed." "The energy signature emanates from here." "I can't believe I missed this!" "Incredible." "It's ancient Taelon." "Maybe I can decipher it." "Could it be another tomb?" "Ma'el was the only Taelon to visit Earth in ancient times." "That we know of." "There's more writing here." "This isn't a tomb." "More like a laboratory of some kind." "The Taelon technology certainly hasn't changed much over the years." "This data terminal is very similar to those on the mother ship." "Via mimicry, maybe." "Ma'el, I presume." "Mainframe Database, I need this translated immediately." "This recording must be over 2000 years old." "The local population was almost wiped out by their intense craving for the plant they discovered growing nearby." "After nearly 100 years of study" "I have developed a counteractive agent and destroyed all but a single sample of the plant." "Unchecked, the human race faces total annihilation." "The Taelonists must have discovered the lab before us, and removed Ma'el's Bliss sample." "Or, perhaps, someone discovered the drug in its natural plant form." "Ma'el did imply it was native to the region." ""As soon as they tasted that honey-sweet fruit, they chose to stay with the lotus-eating natives and chew their lotus"." "What is the meaning of your words?" "Liam is quoting from the Greek poet, Homer." "Odysseus had to leave most of his crew behind, because they became addicted to the lotus plant." "Could Bliss be that plant?" "The timing would be right." "Then the human race is indeed in peril." "It took Ma'el over 100 years to reach a solution." "You must find the antidote." "Now!" "Listen." "You haven't told me what you think of the new place." "Yeah, I like it a lot." "I like it a lot better than your old place, that's for sure." "Your old place was like a big maze." "Yeah, but you always found your way to the center, didn't you?" "That's right..." "Lili?" "Lili..." "Are you okay?" "Lili?" "Lili, listen." "Remember the first time we met?" "Remember?" "Yeah." "I'm sure glad I passed muster on our first meeting, Augur." "Well, that was a completely selfish decision on my part." "So tell me something, Seer..." "What do you see now?" "Am I gonna live or am I gonna die?" "No." "Listen to me." "You can't give up, okay?" "I won't let you." "It's okay." "Come on, Augur, pick up!" "Dammit!" "Trouble at home?" "No, just trying to contact a friend." "Look, sorry if I was a little abrupt earlier, it's just Remi and his friends really get on my nerves." "Well, they seem very knowledgeable about the area." "You said more of them have been arriving." "Anyone who seems out of place?" "They all seem out of place, if you ask me." "Maybe that's not such a bad thing." "I'm sorry I can't be more helpful in your investigation." "Major Kincaid, I think I found some of the orbs you are looking for." " Out by the prayer stone." " I know where that is." "We're on our way." "Let's find Sandoval." "God!" "How much longer?" "I'm not gonna make this." "I can't take this anymore, Augur." "You'll be fine." "Lili?" "Lili?" "This is crazy." "I've got to get you out of here!" "I'm gonna override the lockout command." "No!" " We're gonna finish this here!" " No." " No." "I can't sit and watch you die, Lili." " Please, you promised." "I'd rather die than live like this!" "Please, Augur, don't." "You owe me a new global." "Thank you." "It's just up ahead, beyond those trees." "Sandoval, get down!" "There, that outcropping of rocks!" " Crossfire." "Catharine!" " I'm alright!" "They've got the angles on us!" "We've got to take that advantage away." "Now!" "I recognize him from the Taelonists camp." "Unfortunately, dead men don't tell tales, Major." "Liam, I waited for you at the prayer stone." "Why wait around for a dead man, right?" "I found what you were seeking, why are you upset?" "Because I don't like being shot at!" "Agent Sandoval doesn't like being shot at, and I don't think Dr. Cox particularly cared for it either!" "Gun are not permitted here." "The trafficker of this drug is not a Taelonist, I know nothing about it." "Then let's go over what you do know." "I'm really trying to work with you here, Remi, but right now it looks like you and your friends are responsible for this Bliss epidemic!" "I know you found Ma'el's lab, probably months ago." "I know that these inscriptions came from there, but what else did you take outta there?" "Nothing." "If you have that antidote, you better give it to me." " This drug is killing people!" " No, there's nothing, I swear!" "You must believe that I want to help." "The sniper's body gave us nothing." "Did you find Remi?" "He said Taelonists don't use guns." "Right." "Don't tell me you believe him?" "I don't know what to believe." "None of this makes sense and we're outta time!" "The inscriptions." "That's the key!" "Major." "This is Ma'el's burial marker, that's it." "No, I mean the tablets at the Taelonists' site!" "The episodes are subsiding." "Maybe from out there, but inside here, it's a whole different story." "This story's going to have a happy ending." "No such thing as happy endings, Augur." "Somebody always dies and there's always a funeral to go to." "So, Augur, are you gonna come to my funeral?" "Of course, I'll even bring a date!" "I'm so glad I went to my dad's." "I never thought I'd miss him." "You know, sometimes as adults we can be so cold, you know, so righteous," "but the child will always, always miss the parent when they're gone." "So, who's gonna miss me?" "Catharine." "Liam." "What a pleasant surprise!" "Perhaps, not so pleasant." "When exactly did you discover this place, Doctor?" "What are you talking about?" "You were with me." "Oh, that's what you wanted us to believe, but you'd been here before." "Found the Bliss, realized its potential..." "That's absurd." "Well, if anyone had been here first, it's the Taelonists." "They're always skulking about." "So, you let them do your work for you." "When you saw the tablets at the camp, you knew that they had uncovered a new site, and they led you here without even knowing it." "I have a friend who is addicted to this drug, Catharine." "Someone I care about it." "I'm not gonna let your Bliss kill her." "Where's the antidote?" "Release us immediately!" "And have you ruin all my plans?" "You know, everyone seems to think archaeology is all Indiana Jones." "But most of it is shoveling dirt." "No glitz, no glory, no money." "This isn't about money." "You're giving the Bliss away!" "A drug like Bliss is far too dangerous to sell." "But it certainly spreads like wildfire, doesn't it?" "In a few months' time," "I'll miraculously discover the antidote, and be hailed as mankind's savior." "And, of course, the patent will be mine." "Oh, and the containment field is impenetrable." "See, Ma'el was a very careful scientist, he didn't want any nasty microbes being released into the environment." "Sorry, Liam, you were kind of cute." "You're an ice cube!" "I'm dreaming, Augur..." "I'm dreaming about my past..." "I'm dying." " No." " I can feel it." "You're not dying." "It's just the drug leaving your system." "When this door unlocks," "I'm gonna take you for a double espresso, you'll be good as new." "I'm not scared." "Of course, you're not." "You're a soldier." "You've been through worse, much worse." "You've cheated death a hundred times." "Maybe once too often." "And I fought my battles, either way, I've won." "Lili?" " Don't leave me, Augur." " I'm right here." "I don't wanna die alone." "I don't wanna die alone." "My brother died alone, running from my father." "My father died alone." "I'm not gonna be like them!" "." "You're not going to be alone, Lili." "You just have to hang on a little longer." "The containment field must be generating some kind of dampening effect." " I can't get a signal through." " Is it getting hard to breathe?" "Yes." "The containment field is air tight, Major." "We've only got a few... minutes of oxygen left." "Remi, deactivate the field." "The controller's on the table." "How did you find us?" "Liam asked me to keep an eye on you both." "I was wrong to keep the lab a secret." "Ma'el was a prophet here to help all mankind, but thus far my silence has brought nothing but harm." "Catharine's probably left the island by now." "I want a saturation scan of the immediate vicinity." "Scan for any vehicular movement." "Lock the results directly into my global." "Forget the equipment, we've got to get going." "Leaving without saying goodbye?" "Don't shoot!" "She's got the antidote!" "I'll take this." "End Sanctuary protocols." "Lili!" "Lili, you made it!" "Come on, wake up!" "Lili, come on, you made it." "Lili!" " She won't wake up." " Ma'el had an antidote." "This has got to work." "Come on..." "You got this far." "Liam..." "Let's get her to a hospital." "Distribution of the antidote is proceeding smoothly." "Catharine Cox has been turned over to the proper authorities." "Human laws regarding drug offenders are quite severe." "You and Major Kincaid are to be commended for resolving this problem so quickly." "And Captain Marquette?" "Captain Marquette sequestered herself." "The details of her detoxification are unclear, but somehow she was able to purge herself of the drug." "We are most fortunate to have someone with such strength of will working with us." "Yes, indeed." "Captain Marquette is quite... quite formidable." "I will see to the immediate destruction of the remaining Bliss." "Not all of it, Agent Sandoval." "Do you not think it wise for us to retain a sample of the drug?" "Just in case." "Hi." "How are you feeling?" "I'm getting there." " Hey, can I get you something?" " No." "No, thanks." "I just stopped by to say thank you." "Oh, Lili, please, no, you don't have to thank me." "Yes, I do." "I, uh..." "I don't know whether I would've made it alone." "Thanks." "Well, if you put it that way..." "Subtitled by Axarion"