Previously on Defiance...
So did you get to Mendocino?
Find your mother? Yeah, and you threw her away.
I don't understand. How can you just do that?
I made a choice. Protect Pilar,
the woman I love, or protect her children.
Hello, my love.
You should have made me a partner.
Irisa needs me.
She stole a terrasphere.
What would she want with a terrasphere?
No idea, but a terrasphere could level this town.
You tricked me.
The Kaziri is controlling how you feel.
The Irisa you knew is gone.
Hey. Hey. Hold on.
Our time apart...
Has been good for your virility.
Oh, my virility never waned.
But we cannot make this a habit.
Well, who's to stop us?
The men of your crew
watch my movements carefully.
If they knew you and I had been together... Hmm...
They would feel threatened.
Oh, they should feel threatened.
That's a problem.
How can I allow you to return home
knowing you will seek to punish our employees?
Well, they beat me like an animal.
I gave the order.
So...
If I were to promise to forgive their filthy, traitorous sins,
you would welcome me back home?
Well, the sex was exemplary.
But there would be other conditions as well.
Such as?
You agree to never again lay a hand on our son.
Well, as long as he respects me... Ever.
As you wish.
I will continue to bathe alone whenever I please.
Fine.
I will oversee all business operations
and make strategic decisions as I see fit.
You will be in charge of security and collections.
We will have an equal partnership.
You planned this.
You made me think I had successfully seduced you.
Your intent was to addle my thinking
with the fruit of your chivo
and trick me into agreeing to your ridiculous demands!
My demands are more than fair.
I will not be handled!
I will not be manipulated!
I will not have my wife pretending she's smarter than me!
I'm not pretending, love.
Get out! Get the three-hells out!
Get the three-hells out!
I told you...
What are you doing here?
It's my office.
I may not be anyone's idea of a lawman,
but I did help you people drive off a Volge army.
Thank you. So what are you gonna do?
Just sit here and drink?
What if Amanda's assistant, Ben,
comes out of his coma?
Don't you want to be sober to interrogate him?
Now you seem like a nice kid. I'm not a kid.
So I'm gonna give you some free advice.
When you're addressing a stranger,
it's a good idea to keep a civil tone.
This job is not just about shooting Volge.
It's about justice.
Justice is about what's right.
And after the day I've had, it's good and right I get drunk.
Good news for you, kid,
is my daughter gets restless.
Two, three weeks, we'll blow outta this town
and you can have that shiny little badge all to yourself.
I figure about 15 klicks till the stasis net.
I'm not gonna make it, Nolan.
I'm loving that positive attitude.
Look, that knife missed any major arteries, okay?
We'll get you back to Defiance,
get you patched up. You're gonna be okay.
But the world's not. Terraformers...
Are going to fire on Earth.
This whole planet's gonna be gone...
Find the man in her diary.
I know this guy. Mordecai.
Traveling solicitor for the Irathient tribe.
Irisa showed us a picture of him. She...
She told us to kill him any time we saw him.
She sounded scared.
Irisa would only be scared of him if she knew he could stop her.
Somehow the two of them are linked.
Slow down!
It's time to seize the ship.
Remove the keys.
One for each of us.
Kaziri will be harmless, so long as we remain apart.
Once we do this...
We can never again be together.
How long was I out?
Five minutes.
Of course, the original recipe calls for quinoa patties,
but I had to substitute for farro.
I do hope you enjoy the hollandaise sauce.
I use white wine vinegar instead of lemon juice.
Just a... Just a dash of turmeric.
Mmm. It's delicious.
It is? Mmm-hmm.
It's not too salty? No. It's perfect.
Great.
It's been a long time since someone cooked a meal for me.
I'm hardly a chef.
I tried to teach myself how to cook
when I was stationed in Prague.
My first triumph, boiled potatoes.
Prague? Yeah.
Wow.
Kenya and I, when we were little,
we found a book that had these photographs
of old European cities. Prague looked magical.
It is. You can feel it when you walk down
those winding cobblestone streets.
I think that's probably why it survived all those old-world wars.
Hmm. I wish I'd seen it.
Well you can. Right.
I'm serious.
I have access to maritime travel through the Republic.
It can be done.
Anything can be done if you put your mind to it.
This moment is living proof.
Keep away from the others.
This way.
Hello.
Hi. You look good.
How's the kids?
Quentin's so loyal. He's been very comforting.
He's the reason I'm free.
And Christie?
I haven't been to see her yet.
Little afraid.
Considering what I... Yeah. Yeah. What you tried to do.
I never told her.
I told all the kids that you were, uh, killed.
By raiders, right? Yeah.
Did I fight back?
Like a wildcat.
Did I take any down with me?
Two. Plugged 'em right in the head.
Always was a good shot.
Next time you tell the story, make it three.
Three's my lucky number.
Oh. I don't think I'll be telling that story again.
May I kiss you? I just wanna see.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Quentin says you're okay these days. Is that true?
Uh, you're not still sick?
Never been better.'Cause if you're not,
just please promise me that you'll get some help.
I know people that you can talk to and...
I'll see you soon.
How'd it go?
Really, really well.
I'm ready. Let's go see your sister.
Stahma? Stahma!
Are you all right?
Where are we?
I have no idea.
It's a simple decision.
Take the upcard or pass. Are you gonna take all night?
Why? You have plans?
Guess not. Pushy, pushy.
I'm gonna get something to eat.
Can I trust you not to peek?
I'm a hallucination induced by an EGO implant in your neck.
So are the cards. Why would I bother?
Didn't answer the question. Of course I'm not gonna peek.
Oh, bloody hell.
What's wrong? Shrill got into the food.
It's all ruined.
Oh, honey, that's too bad.
"Too bad?" That's all you've gotta say?
Datak is not due back for another three weeks.
We're gonna starve to death. I don't eat.
Well, I'm sorry, but it's true.
I am gonna die down here.
Maybe we should climb back up to the surface.
Do you know the way?
Through all those winding tunnels? Because I sure as hell don't.
We have to keep moving. It's our only shot.
We'll find our way topside, and go somewhere far away,
where no one's ever heard of Defiance.
You can set up shop. Heal people.
You can do it... Shut up.
But if I end up eaten by shrill or impaled on a stalagmite,
I will hold you personally responsible.
Oh, oh, oh. Well, nice language, Lev.
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
Our employees did not do this.
Of course they did!
They would never keep us prisoner.
They would have killed us immediately.
They'll wish they'd killed me when their mouths are stuffed
full of their own jondura.
Does that make you feel better?
Fantasies of revenge?
What has revenge ever gotten you?
Time in prison?
Getting kicked out of your own home,
forced out of your own business?
You will never learn, will you?
"Oh. Foolish Datak. Never learned to think.
"Can't control his temper
"Can't take a piss without his wife there to shake his Huch afterwards."
All of this is true. The day I learn,
the day I change, is the day you lose your purpose!
I have plenty of purpose. I have a thriving business.
A business you stole! Stolen by a treacherous wife! A business you abandoned...
Abandoned due to your own recklessness! When I escaped Reverie,
I should have drowned you like the unfaithful rodent you are.
Unfaithful? I wasn't unfaithful enough.
I should have left Defiance with Kenya Rosewater last year!
I wish you had. I'd have tracked you both down
and buried you both in a cozy grave for two. I would have
slayed your throat... Oh, who's harboring revenge fantasies now, darling?
...first and left you for the worms in Edmund Field.
The truth is, you have no power over me.
You kept me locked up and I came back.
You beat me and I got back up.
You took my business and I adapted.
You cast me out of my bed, but you still opened your legs for me.
Do you want to know why?
Do you wanna... Do you wanna know why? Ahhh!
Three female Sensoths. Lipstick, perfume, bows in their hair.
And they asked me, do I want to play?
Naturally, I haul ass out of there as fast as I can.
But Daddy Sensoth, he gets the wrong idea.
He comes after me with a punishment stick.
Hey, Tommy. Wake up. Hey.
That's it. I need you to stay with me, okay, buddy?
I'm just gonna have a look at you, that's all.
Shit.
All right. Tommy. Hey. You're losing too much blood.
We're gonna have to do something about that, all right?
You stay with me. All right.
Irisa, stop. Come on. I'm serious.
I need to talk to you. We can talk later.
Irisa. What?
Will you marry me?
It's not funny. Irisa.
I love you.
More than anyone I've ever loved in my life.
And I don't ever want to spend any time apart from you.
I wanna make you my wife. And I wanna be your husband.
Why?
Because that's what you do. When you love someone,
and you know they're the one, you make a commitment. Forever.
You don't want to marry me. Yes, I do.
With all my heart. I'm different.
Yes, you are. But that's why I love you.
I'll only end up hurting you.
You're right. You know I am quick to anger.
I regret my words earlier.
I regret my failure to make you a full partner.
But never have I regretted our marriage.
I believe I can change. I want to. For you.
You say all this now, shackled,
and probably about to die.
But the truth is,
you will never put me or anyone else before yourself.
That will never change.
There we go.
We'll give it some time to set and then we'll head off.
Nolan. Don't talk, kid.
I want to thank you.
Nah, you don't have to thank me. Yes, I do.
You saved my life.
Ah. Don't thank me yet.
Well, the bleeding's stopped.
You're one tough kid.
I'm not a kid.
No, sir, you are not.
You know what I'll miss most about Defiance?
The hot lady mayor?
You have the weirdest taste.
I'm a manifestation of your subconscious thoughts and desires.
You can stop talking now.
Does any of this seem familiar to you?
This certainly does. Meh, take a look.
There is only one thing on this planet that can do that.
Holy Christmas.
You know, you don't have to do that.
I enjoy it.
It's the one time in life where you can actually
put things back the way they used to be.
You know we should head into work.
See if there's any word on Tommy.
I've given us the rest of the day off.
I have a gift for you. A surprise.
Well, I don't like surprises.
Come on.
Where are we?
Oh, my God. This is Kenya's.
She was wearing it the night she was murdered.
How did you?
I found the people who killed her.
Come on. I'll show you.
Amanda?
What makes you think that they killed Kenya?
That is a monstrous lie. POTTINGER: Their Sensoth Raiga came to me
seeking assistance.Raiga. Well that explains everything.
Turns out he's rather keen on bringing down the House of Tarr.
Raiga Suhon is a liar. Do you have proof of anything he said?
He gave me a laundry list of crimes... If you do I'd like to see it.
They've both committed... Clearly Raiga is the one who killed your sister.
Amongst them... He's trying to pin the blame on us.
The murder of your sister, Kenya.
Shut your mouth!
Stahma poisoned her.
I wanted to give you the chance
to carry out justice any way you see fit.
I'll be outside.
Christie.
Sweet Christie.
Mom?
Look at you. All grown up.
So beautiful.
I thought you were dead.
I wish they still made ice cream.
I would love to take you out for ice cream.
I like sugar bread.
There's a place over in the market.
They serve tangbark tea. It's almost like coffee.
Let's go there.
I don't want to seem clingy.
But I spent the last several years on a Votan religious sanctuary,
sort of a cross between a monastery and a work farm.
Physical contact was discouraged,
and I haven't been hugged in a very long time.
Could you...
Would you please?
Is it true? Of course not!
Your fancy mayor is wrong!
Trying to impress you with repugnant lies from a disgruntled employee!
Let me help you understand.
Your sister was having an affair with my wife.
This is not the right moment.
Which is why I forced Stahma into killing her.
Please don't do this.
Oh, she feared for her own life
and she had no choice in the matter.
Will you stop? Stop it!
Amanda, please.
Attention, all citizens of Defiance.
This is the Earth Republic.
We have assumed control of the town.
Keep it moving. MAN 2: Get 'em in the truck.
This way. WOMAN: That one full, sir?
Bring another one in. MAN 4: Follow me. Yeah, come on.
Oh man. You got hit.
Nah, not my blood.
You, stop right there.
What's with all the E-Rep?
I don't know. They just started rolling in.
People are saying Datak Tarr sold us out.
Did he win the election? Yeah.
Then that's exactly what he did.
Sorry to leave you in the lurch.
It's all right. It's Irisa. You have to. Here.
No, I'm not taking your money.
You gotta go find her.
Protect her. And that takes cash.
Thanks.
Nolan, remember when you first came to Defiance,
how outraged I was that they made you lawkeeper?
Yeah. I'm still outraged.
Nolan,
I'm gonna miss you.
Tell you what,
as soon as we get this whole "end of the world" thing sorted out
and get Irisa back to normal,
not only am I gonna pay you back, with interest,
but I'm gonna take you out and get you good and drunk.
I don't think I've ever seen you good and drunk.
Not a pretty sight.
Well, you kid yourself.
You're not that pretty sober.
I loved Kenya.
Don't insult me.
In the name of Rayetso I am telling you the truth.
I had one thing in this mess of a world.
One person who I could depend on.
One person who I loved,
and who loved me back, unconditionally.
She was my baby sister. And you took her away from me.
You have every right to take my life.
Pull the trigger.
I knew Kenya better than anyone in this world.
She had a gift for knowing what people need.
It was a business.
She didn't love you any more than she loved Rupert the miner.
Or Datak.
Your love was not returned.
Before you die, I want you to know that.
To protect my liro...
No. Don't kill her....from shame, I willingly accept the...
If you have to, kill me, too.
Please...
I can't live without her. Please.
Amanda. No.
What? You didn't?
I don't want to talk about it.
All right. I'll, uh, I'll have them shipped off to Reverie.
No. If the Tarrs go missing,
there will be a power vacuum.
The crime lords will go to war,
and blood will be shed on the streets.
If we're gonna get rid of them, we have to plan it properly.
Sorry, I... I don't understand.
Is that really the reason?
You thought serving up my sister's killers
in some abandoned silo,
handing me a gun to execute them,
you thought that would make me happy?
I thought I was giving you closure.
Clearly I misjudged you.
I'm sorry.
You didn't misjudge me.
Hey, hey. Where are you going?
I wanted to shove that gun into Stahma Tarr's mouth
and pull the trigger. I wanted it bad.
But what does that say about me?
I'm sorry for Kenya.
I didn't understand how you felt.
Plenty of regret to go around.
What you said was brave.
I think it appealed to something human in her.
Kept us both alive. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Did you mean it?
Taking a bullet is easier than living with the knowledge
that I've lost you.
So you've given up.
I haven't been good to you,
and you're right.
I probably won't be able to change.
Not enough.
Perhaps if we each changed a little.
I married well.
Yes. You did.
The Kaziri's been activated.
It has to be Irisa.
Both keys are inside of her.
I have to go up and stop her.
The Kaziri will re-terraform the planet, Lev.
All life will be extinct.
Except for the ones who are saved.
You could climb into one of these pods.
She'll save you.
"She?"
The Kaziri arkbrain is female.
The Kaziri is also a concatenation of arkbrain fragments.
Just like the "EGO" device inside of my neck.
Is this the Kaziri that I'm speaking with right now?
Did you just hack my imaginary wife?
She's speaking through me, Meh.
Trying to carry out the instructions our people
programmed into her 3,000 years ago.
Oh, is that all? Well then, by all means, yes,
genocide ho.
Her goal is to create a Votan paradise for the worthy.
You can join her. She'll protect you
from all the humans above who want you dead.
There is a place for you in the paradise.
Yeah. You see, that whole us versus them mentality
doesn't fly with me anymore.
You can tell the Kaziri to take her 3,000-year-old
instructions and shove them up her virtual ass.
I can't allow you to leave here.
If you could stop me, you already would have.
Goodbye, Lev.
Like stealing sugarbread from children.
Ah, a game of Ivali.
Six-Face or Cards-Over?
I come as a friend.
You are not welcome here.
Turning a fellow gambler away from a game of Ivali,
that is not the Castithan way, Raiga.
I've come to beg your forgiveness.
Slitting my friend Ozin's throat...
I was living by rules from a world that no longer exists.
I've come for a fresh start.
Cold ale. Spicy corn nuts.
And the company of old comrades.
We will gladly take your money, Datak.
Remember when we used to play Ivali
in that muddy back alley off Urdu Street?
Stondak bringing his girlfriends to watch.
You were quite the swordsman in your day, Ston.
Raiga could see his own feet back then.
I want you to know, I bear no grudge.
You betrayed our family because you feared for your lives.
I understand. You did what you felt you had to.
But since I emerged unscathed,
I would have been happy to leave it at that.
My wife, on the other hand,
well, she's less forgiving.
It's part of what makes her such a strong leader, I suppose.
You see, I've never been partial to poisons.
I've always felt like it was "women's work."
But this wonderful paralytic that my wife has concocted...
Well. It is too brilliant to ignore.
It's made from Rudash oil.
Applied to the gloves,
the cards...
And you.
Let's go home.
Son of a bitch. I can see the stasis net!
We're close, Tommy.
Someone's coming! Watch your backs!
Nolan! What happened?
Oh, God.
Oh, no. No.
How, Nolan?
There's something inside Irisa.
Did Irisa kill him?
She's not herself.
Did Irisa kill Tommy?
Yes.
Wake up!
Irisa's father?
On your feet.
Where are we going?
To find Irisa.
My daughter needs your help.
Well, I want nothing more to do with your freakshow daughter.
She kissed me a few weeks back and infected me with something.
She kissed you? Yes.
And now I can't think straight anymore.