Previously on 'V'...
Your father's been lying to you.
I don't think he's really your dad.
They disguise their appearance by cloning human flesh.
I want you to confirm that you see skull bone.
(Ryan) John May started The Fifth Column.
He was the first V to turn against Anna.
This message will give The Fifth Column
the confidence to come out.
There's something I need to talk to you about.
I'm not who you think I am. (Anna) What do you want?
I don't want to be ordinary.
If you were ordinary, you wouldn't be here.
(Marcus) George Sutton died. We did not get any names.
My army is to be born.
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Anna.
How did you get in here?
Before I arrived on this planet, you read the news.
Now you are the news.
You can have everything, Chad.
But first...
I need to know...
can I trust you?
(Thud)
(Gags) Let go.
(Choking)
(Cell phone alarm rings)
(Ring)
(Gasps)
(Cell phone continues ringing)
(Woman on tv) Once again, we look to the future
as delegates from around the world
convene in Geneva today
for the annual world progress forum.
Now this high-level meeting of the minds brings together
some of the world's most powerful men and women
to explore solutions for international problems
outside of the political realm.
But all eyes are on Visitor High Commander Anna,
who has unexpectedly shown up, amidst opposition,
hoping to present
their advanced technology own as blue energy
as a gift at today's roundtable discussion in Geneva.
Now invited guests include
senior officials and United Nations representatives
as well as an array of emerging leaders...
(Dishes clatter) Ty, I got you bagels.
Zabar's.
You're up early.
Well, I never went to sleep.
Tyler, I know that you're angry, but I need to talk to you.
What your father told you isn't true.
All this time, I thought it was my fault that you two broke up,
because of my stupid little bike accident.
I didn't know that you felt that way.
If I had, I would have told you.
Yeah, but you didn't.
Ty, there was never anyone else.
There's... Joe is your father.
We are... we are a family.
What else haven't you told me, mom?
Nothing.
There's nothing else.
Where are you going?
To the ship, where people are honest with me.
(Door closes)
(Cell phone rings)
(Rings and beeps)
Val. I saw the passports,
the fake names.
I don't know who you are.
Sweetheart, last night I was coming home
to tell you the truth,
- about everything. - Whose baby is this, Ryan?
Val, that is our baby.
I saw the ultrasounds. I'm only six weeks pregnant.
This can't be my baby. It's too big.
Sweetheart, just tell me where you are, okay?
I'm coming to get you.
What I have to tell you I have to tell you face-to-face.
You had your chance.
(Speed dialing)
(Cell phone rings) This is Val. Leave a message.
(Beep) (Sighs)
(Knock on door)
Come on in.
Anything? No.
She just called. She hung up before I could explain to her.
I don't know, Leah. She's scared.
If she goes to a regular O.B. or to... even to a hospital...
No, no. Any human doctor
will see there's something different about that baby.
Yeah, but I've called everybody.
I've called her mother, her friends. No one's seen her.
Well, then we'd better find her, before it's too late.
(Erica) What do we have?
(Paul) Three victims: Carl Bryant,
Tom Maslon,
Juan Solano.
Solano and Bryant don't have any priors,
but Maslon was red-flagged on our terrorist "watch" list
a few years ago for an arms dealing.
Slashed carotids and windpipes so no one would hear.
Picked 'em off one by one, really fast.
The killer knew what he was doing.
Mm-hmm. There's a fourth guy.
Witness outside saw somebody stumble out.
Said he looked terrified, so he's probably not our killer.
All three of the vics share this mark.
Recognize that mark, Evans?
No.
Any idea what it means?
Check this out.
From the looks of it,
they were planning a terrorist attack against the Visitors.
My intel says they call themselves The Fifth Column.
This must be one of their cells.
The Fifth Column?
Anti-Visitor terrorist group we've been tracking.
There's been increased chatter
since that rallying cry appeared on the bottom of the mother ship
two nights ago.
I could use your terrorism expertise, Evans.
Kendrick wants us to investigate The Fifth Column.
(Paul) Prints came back on our missing guy...
Alex Caruso,
High School computer science teacher.
Apparently, he's an amateur.
Looks like you got your first lead.
Find Caruso before the killer does.
Get us to The Fifth Column.
(Marcus) You were right about the "John May lives" message.
The Fifth Column are coming out of hiding,
as you expected they would.
They're being met with swift and exacting punishment.
Good.
I hope you slept well. We have a big day ahead of us.
I'm looking forward to it.
I've never covered this event before.
Now you have a front row seat.
You'll get to see progress being made firsthand.
From what I've heard, this forum tends to be
more about political posturing than progress.
Perhaps. But I plan to change that.
Erica.
Ryan. Something's happened.
What is it?
My girlfriend is missing.
She's human and she's pregnant.
How is that even possible?
It wasn't supposed to be.
She doesn't know the truth about who I really am
or the V's.
I just thought, by lying to her,
- I could keep her safe somehow, but... - It's cost you. I know.
Every time I try to protect Tyler,
it just pushes him closer and closer to the Visitors.
We won't lose them.
We can't.
Your girl's got a baby lizard in her terrarium?
- (Jack) No. - (Erica) Hobbes. Ryan. Ryan. Ryan.
- Ryan. - Okay.
- Not today, Hobbes. - Ryan.
Okay, bad joke.
(Jack) Let him go.
Does anyone else know, Ryan?
Yeah, Georgie knew.
That's why he went up on the ship, to save me,
so I wouldn't lose my family to V's, like he did.
This morning, three members of a Fifth Column cell
were murdered in Queens.
Was this our fault? The message we sent from the ship...
we told people to come out of hiding the other day.
No, this is a war, padre, and they were soldiers.
No, Hobbes,
they were regular people, and, yeah,
this could be our fault. We have to stop them.
One of the killers took the hard drive
out of one of the computers.
There could be addresses and names
- of other Fifth Column on it. - (Jack) They'll be sitting ducks.
Yeah. This one guy got away...
Alex Caruso. He'll know who to warn.
Yeah. How do we find him?
Well, he didn't go home.
He didn't go to work, but his father is at
the River Heights Veterans Hospital.
He's dying of cancer. I figure Alex checked in with him.
He won't talk to the FBI.
If he's on his deathbed, maybe he'll open up to a priest.
You gonna be able to handle this?
Take care of Val. We got it.
Go.
First the V's got Georgie.
Now they kill these guys.
We have to stop the killing.
We need to find Alex Caruso.
The next blood that spills is gonna be theirs.
Here.
It's for you.
I bet you don't have those on your planet.
Lisa.
Before your mother left for Geneva,
she asked me to finish administering the empathy tests.
I'm down to you.
Whatever my mother wishes.
(Sirens blaring, people screaming)
(Baby crying)
(Screaming and crying continues)
You failed.
There must be a mistake.
It's my assignment with Tyler.
I'm supposed to make him fall in love with me.
It must have distorted the results.
Joshua...
You've known me my entire life.
The test has to be wrong.
Your mother's directive was clear...
Immolate anyone who fails.
No exceptions.
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(Camera shutters clicking)
It's nice to see you again, High Commander.
Likewise, Mr. Secretary-General.
May I introduce Chad Decker?
I am familiar with Mr. Decker.
Thanks to you, so is the entire world.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Secretary-General.
Your presence is welcome here, of course,
but I hope you understand that the privilege
of making a presentation to this forum
is for invited guests only.
I was hoping you could stand by my side
as I present blue energy technology, that could offer
answers to some of your world's most pressing concerns.
Many here are very excited
to see the gifts you have to present.
Yet there are others who reasonably wish
to observe certain protocol.
You understand, of course.
May I ask what camp you're in, Mr. Chima?
I'm sure the Secretary-General remains... objective.
Thank you for your understanding.
You must have known there would be opposition.
I welcome opposition.
It can only strengthen one's agenda.
Agenda?
I thought this was a gift.
(Sirens wailing in distance)
Good afternoon, Mr. Caruso.
"My flesh and my heart may fail,
"but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever."
Psalms.
(Sighs)
God provides comfort during struggle...
But so does family.
Is there... someone I can call for you, Victor,
that could bring you comfort?
No.
1st Ranger Battalion.
(Sighs)
Vietnam.
(Clinking)
Two tours in Iraq, army chaplain.
I'm not just a priest, Victor.
And I've learned to trust nobody.
Come closer, father.
Come closer.
My son Alex...
He told me the truth about the Visitors.
Some of his friends told him about the...
Fifth Column.
He's in trouble, isn't he?
Victor, look at me.
You can tell me.
Where is he, Victor?
Can you help him, father?
(Breathing heavily)
You have my word.
I will do everything in my power.
Alex?
Alex Caruso?
(Gunshot)
Was anybody hit?
The guy's a lousy shot. No wonder the V's are winning.
Wait.
No, no. A-Alex! Alex!
Your father told us where to find you, Alex.
My name's Jack. I'm a priest.
W-we're here to help.
We're Fifth Column. You... you can trust us.
That boy's got 30 seconds to get his wits about him.
- No, no. He's just scared, Hobbes. - Jack, stop!
Alex, don't shoot.
I know you're scared.
Erica, don't be stupid.
Yesterday, you were just a schoolteacher.
Well, yesterday, I was just an FBI Agent
and... a mom.
Well, because of the Visitors,
our worlds have turned upside down.
We are here to help.
Alex, you gotta put the gun down.
Alex, come out.
Please.
It's okay. I promise.
- (Jack) Erica. - Okay. Hey, it's okay.
- (Erica) It's okay. - How do I know you're not Visitors?
If we were Visitors, you'd be dead by now.
It's okay.
Just put the gun down, Alex.
(Panting)
(Erica) It's okay.
Come on. Come on.
Hey, it's okay.
Look at me. It's okay.
(Voice breaks) The Visitors killed all my friends.
It wasn't supposed to be like this.
I know.
Secretary-General?
A word?
It's never just a word with journalists, Mr. Decker.
Two minutes, off the record.
Off the record from the press or from Anna?
I don't work for Anna.
But would you be here without her?
Give us a moment.
You're right.
I am here because of Anna.
I've spent a lot of time covering her,
and from what I've seen,
you're the first person who's openly opposed her. Why?
There are consequences for Anna's so-called gifts.
Take the healing centers.
The financial drain on our health care industry
is immeasurable.
Thousands of jobs are being lost,
and as for any technology she may offer...
It could put technology companies out of business?
You're saying that
the bottom line is more important than helping people.
I'm saying it's the same thing.
(Woman) We have reports coming in with breaking news
out of Timbal,
where a massive monsoon struck this tiny island nation
two hours ago.
Destruction of the island's power grid
and transportation infrastructure
has hampered international rescue efforts,
as thousands are unaccounted for,
many feared dead. (Turns tv off)
Tragedy.
No.
An opportunity.
What are world leaders doing about this crisis?
At the moment, they're trying to coordinate a response.
But it could take a full day to get help to the island.
(Sets remote control down)
While they play politics, we'll take action.
Dispatch rescue shuttles to Timbal.
Bring them blue energy.
Tyler, what are you doing here?
You didn't answer my calls. I needed to see you.
Now is not a good time.
What's wrong?
Everything's different,
now that I know that my mom and dad lied to me.
It's like you're the only person I can count on anymore.
I don't know. I just...
I really need to be away from home right now.
Me, too.
(Whirring)
This is what I call getting away.
(Cell phone rings)
Did you find Val?
I'm still looking.
I need you to put a trace on her cell phone for me.
I know I'm asking you to break the law,
but I just... Can you do that for me?
It's getting to be a habit of mine lately.
Yeah, I'll do it. I'll call you when I have something.
Thanks.
My friend, uh, Juan,
uh, told me about The Fifth Column.
(Sips)
We thought we could help.
That... that message on the bottom of the ship gave us hope.
Tell us what happened, Alex.
We set up a meeting with other Fifth Column to get weapons,
but instead, a V showed up.
And now everyone's dead.
This meeting... how'd you set it?
There's a Web site where we dump photos encoded with messages
to Fifth Column.
The V's hacked your code.
There was a hard drive stolen from the scene.
Did it have names and addresses
of other Fifth Column in your group?
Yeah, there was a list of contacts,
Fifth Column we could reach out to if we got in trouble.
The V has that hard drive.
He's going to pick them off one by one, unless we stop him.
There's only one surefire way to do that
before he kills anyone else. We bring him to us.
How?
Use him as bait.
What? N-no. No.
Use their Web site to send out an S.O.S.
The V will intercept the message and come calling.
And then we kill him.
There are 29 ships hovering over our heads,
and we don't know why. If we do this,
we take the V alive, finally get some answers.
(Whispers) I told his father I would keep him safe.
It's up to you, Alex. You've lost friends.
So have we.
But if we don't stop them, more people are going to die.
(Lowered voice) Lisa failed the test.
Her death would be a great victory for us.
(Lowered voice) Or a great loss. What if she is turning?
What if her feelings for Tyler are real?
If they are, she could be a great asset for us against Anna.
And if you're wrong, we lose the chance to destroy an enemy.
I've known Lisa her whole life. She seems human.
She's... she's changing. She's changing, like we did.
How do you know you're not being manipulated?
What if this is a trap to test where your loyalty lies?
We can never trust her.
Anna's right.
I need to start my own life.
What are you talking about?
I've been thinkin'.
What if I join "Live Aboard,"
live up here?
Look, I know it's a big step.
But ever since I was a kid,
I always knew that something amazing would happen to me.
Like the chance to live on a spaceship?
No.
I'm talking about you.
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Okay with this?
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(horns honk)
Any word on the phone trace?
Not yet. No word from Val?
- No. I've been looking everywhere. - Okay.
I figured I'd check in on you,
see if I can do something right today.
We're using the teacher as bait to lure out the V.
Any idea how he'll operate?
Yeah, he'll want to make his moves up close.
Knives, no guns.
All your tech, you don't have guns?
You shoot one of our weapons through a guy,
people are gonna start asking questions.
Blades are simple, untraceable and effective.
That's what he'll use. It's how I did it.
(Cell phone rings)
(Ryan) Hey. (Ring)
Evans.
What's the latest on Caruso?
The N.Y.P.D. reported shots fired
on the rooftop of his dad's midtown apartment.
I checked it out. Nothing.
Well, you better find him quick. There's more.
So...
(Sniffles) Why'd you guys join Fifth Column?
We had to...
Erica to protect her son,
me to protect my congregation, my faith.
What about you?
My father fought in Vietnam.
My grandpa, World War II.
I wanted to make a difference like they did.
You are.
My dad warned me I wasn't cut out for this.
He was right.
No, stick to the plan, Alex, and everything's gonna be okay.
Just stick to the plan.
(Snaps cell phone shut)
What?
Uh, there have been six more murders...
London, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Sydney...
All Fifth Column.
This incredible intervention in Timbal
is being called a miracle,
with Anna being hailed as savior.
Thanks to High Commander Anna's gift of blue energy,
Timbal's power grids and infrastructure
have been restored.
Hospitals are back up and running,
and V shuttles continue to land with emergency supplies.
As a result, leaders here at the World Progress Forum
have made a stunning reversal
of their decision from earlier this morning
to refuse Anna's presentation.
(Anna) I made a promise when I arrived...
to share our technology
and to leave your planet better than we found it.
(High-pitched humming)
(Murmuring)
Clean, sustainable energy...
no pollution,
no infrastructure needed,
just power, the same power that runs our ships.
Blue energy is the answer
to your world's most pressing concerns.
And to the people of Timbal,
it was an answer to crisis.
(High-pitched humming)
Our needs are simple,
and our desire to help is great.
Mr. Chima?
You care to comment on what Anna's done?
The High Commander has done an amazing and selfless thing.
She should be commended.
It's obvious we have a lot to learn from you.
Secretary-General?
Any further comment on today's events?
Off the record, of course.
Anna came here under the guise of diplomacy,
but played politics with tragedy.
She used the people of Timbal
to gain public and political clout.
The question is,
if they're just visitors,
why does she need that clout?
(Speaking indistinctly)
The V will be at the meet in less than an hour.
Let's go over the plan one more time.
(Alex) The codes are embedded in the photos,
anything where there's five...
five fingers, five dogs. Could be anything.
(Hobbes) It should only be us at the meet, and the V.
After hours, no security, no guards.
Dance floor's all ours.
You'll have my sweet voice in your ear the whole time, kid.
You're gonna be okay, Alex.
Sorry, padre. Ran out of holy water.
(Erica) Alex, Jack will drop you in the center here,
and then he'll duck out behind the concession stand.
(Hobbes) I'll post up half a click south.
(Erica) We will be with you the whole time.
Hobbes will tell us all when the V arrives.
(Click)
He'll come right up to you.
Before he does, we get the drop.
We take the visitor alive, he comes home with us,
and we get answers.
We good?
(Click)
Yeah, we're good.
Ryan.
I got a trace on Val's cell.
Where is she?
(Man) Welcome to the visitor healing center.
A doctor will be here shortly to look at your baby.
Everything will be just fine.
Lisa.
Your mother's shuttle will be arriving from Geneva shortly.
She's asked to see you when she arrives.
You have to go.
Okay.
I'll see you tomorrow?
Good-bye, Tyler.
Bye.
Let me know when my mother arrives.
Nothing yet.
(Panting)
(Erica) Deep breaths, Alex.
Listen to them, Alex,
and we're all gonna walk out of here alive.
Okay.
(Kyle) Bloody hell.
I see you.
Alex, listen to me very carefully, okay, kid?
Change of plans. Ryan was wrong.
The guy has got a gun. The V's not coming to us.
He's already here, in sniper position.
Now don't panic. Stay right where you are.
Now? He's... he's in position now?
(Erica) Alex, listen to Hobbes. Don't move.
(Gunshot)
(Kyle) Alex, freeze. (Erica) Where is he?
(Gunshot)
He doesn't have a clean shot, Alex.
I can walk you out of there. Now listen to me.
Do what I say. Take one step to your right.
That's it.
And another.
Now right.
(Gunshot)
(Panting)
I can see him! He's gonna kill me!
Alex, don't move. Just do what I tell you.
Okay? Now I need you to step right.
Now hang on. Alex, I know that you're scared.
You are not in the line of fire.
Just listen to 'em. Listen to 'em.
Alex, don't move. Just do what I tell you, okay?
Alex, wait! No! (Gunshot)
(Grunts) No. No, no, no, no, no.
Ugh. Where is he?
100 yards north, white building,
second floor. I'll cover you.
(Both grunting)
Okay. No, no, no. Alex. Alex, look at me.
Everything's okay. No, no. No, no, no, no, no. No, look at me.
Status.
Sniper's on the move.
(Gunshots)
We gotta get this guy, Hobbes. If I move, he spots me.
If he spots me, father Jack down there's a sitting duck.
You gotta get behind that building and take him.
No, no, no, Alex. Alex. Look at me. Look at me.
Stay with me. Stay with me, okay?
Don't... no, no, no, no, no, no. No! No.
This is the lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world.
Have mercy on us.
(Grunts)
Aah!
(Grunts)
(Gunshot)
(Grunts)
(Both grunt)
Don't move.
(Grunts) Stay still! Aah!
(Pulls zipper)
You okay?
Are you?
No.
Get in the van. Get out of here. I gotta call this in.
(Grunts)
Ow.
Oh, my God. What?
He's not a visitor.
He's human.
I've asked a lot of you with Tyler.
You've handled it well.
The future of our species depends on your leadership,
your judgment.
This soldier's egg is weak...
But it can still teach us something.
Our cause, our survival,
outweighs any sacrifice.
There is no room for human emotion,
for weakness of any kind.
(Thud)
Joshua said you passed the empathy test.
I never doubted you.
(Chad) You're the world's savior tonight.
You took a tragedy and used it to your own advantage today.
It's why you invited me to the forum.
You knew they wouldn't let you present your technology.
But what would have happened
if there hadn't been a monsoon in Timbal?
Then Myanmar,
Darfur, Sri Lanka.
There is tragedy every day all over your world.
So many opportunities to help.
They think you're a God.
Who does that make you?
A believer.
Can I tell you what I believe?
You're not just visitors.
You're here to stay.
But are you here for our benefit
or yours?
I didn't do this for me.
I did it for that little girl.
If you can do that kind of good, I want to be part of it.
I want to help.
I need people I can trust
and who trust me.
Do you trust me, Chad?
Joshua.
Why?
Because one day,
I'll ask a favor from you,
and you'll comply.
This is just a vitamin shot to boost your immune system.
Good for you and the baby.
Thanks for seeing me so quickly.
Let's take a look at your baby.
Mm.
(Whirring)
What is it?
Nothing too serious.
I'd like to see my baby.
I-I need to see my child.
You should sit.
I think I should go.
I'm sorry, Dr. Stevens, but I can't let you do that.
(Gasps) (Gags)
Let's go.
Trust me.
Why are we giving the humans blue energy?
Because once they're dependent on it,
we can turn it off.
Alex was right. It wasn't supposed to be like this.
I'll tell his father. I owe him that.
Everything that we have done to fight the V's,
to protect people, and a human betrays us?
Well, maybe he can give us some insight into why.
(Grunts)
Rise and shine, sweetheart. You got questions to answer.
What's your name?
Oh, you're not going anywhere.
Talk.
I can't tell you anything.
Why did you do it?
Tell me why.
Because we can't win.