Ah!
This is Dr. Agatha Matheson of... of the Nightflyer.
We have sustained fatalities,
structural damages.
-We...
This is a warning...
...not a distress call.
Do not board this ship.
Do not bring the Nightflyer back to Earth.
Thank you.
-Me again.
No! No!
Hold still.
Any sickness - No.
He's clear. Let him through.
Thank you.
...the spread of the celio virus has caused
the whole nation to submit...
Joy?
...from hearing just the same lecture order
in a more impressive strain than we've all experienced 22 months ago.
-Symptoms are tough as blocks, -Hey.
but all hospitals are preparing
-for the worst. -Hey, are they okay?
Flights have been grounded.
Quarantine zones are back into effect.
They're... they're saying it might spread
-to North this time. -Yeah, but hey, we'll be all right.
They've said that before.
What is it?
-The funding?
-You got it? -No.
Presentation was horrible. They practically threw tomatoes at me.
-Oh. -Mm.
-Then, what? -Afterwards,
I got a call.
From Roy Eris.
And he's seen all my calculations.
The intercept.
The Teke waveforms.
What... what does that have to do with him building colonies?
He sees the potential in all of this.
He sees what I see, he...
The power beyond our comprehension.
All of it. He...
He wants me to assemble a team.
A team for... for what?
Eris called me from the deck of the Nightflyer.
He wants to take me there.
I'm going after the Volcryn.
Um...
I, um...
That... that's incredible.
Hey, um, I know how hard this is,
but this is everything I've worked for.
I'm happy for you. It's... it's just it's...
it's unexpected.
This mission could change everything.
It could save the earth.
What do we tell her?
You'll be... gone.
Maybe two years.
Joy, I'm sorry, but if I don't go,
and they pass us by...
I'm going to come back.
Promise.
I'm scared that you won't.
Daddy?
Hey, Honey.
We wake you?
I'm sorry.
Want me to bring you back to bed?
-Yeah. -Okay. Come on.
That thing you found in the sky,
it's a ship for people?
It might be.
That's what I'm going to find out.
And you're going to go talk to them?
Yeah, I'm going to try to.
Ah.
Here.
Give them...
this.
Friendship bracelet.
So we can all be friends.
I think they'd really like that.
-Mm.
Daddy
-You're my...
Memory paused.
Go for D'Branin.
Professor, the shuttle has arrived.
And they are prepping the cargo for off-load.
How long until we break orbit?
Six hours.
You nervous?
We're going into the void.
No one's done that before.
Eagle 16 did it.
No one's done that and come back.
Well, we're with Roy Eris. I think we're in good hands.
Hi, I'm Melantha Jhirl.
-Karl's Mission Specialist. -Sorry.
Mel, Lommie, this is Dr. Matheson.
Oh, Agatha is fine.
I'm a psychiatrist. I'll be looking after Thale.
I'm excited to meet him. I've never met an L-1 before.
Mel and I planned every aspect of this mission together.
Karl was nervous that a group of scientists
wouldn't be able to survive out in the void.
But Mel has been born and raised for space travel.
So she will get us through it. Won't you?
I'll do my best.
Lommie. Thorne.
It's nice to meet you.
Lommie talks to the ship.
Internal systems, data flow, coding.
Neural port?
Yeah.
Wow.
It's not much to look at, but, uh, it's all they had.
-No. -It'll get the job done.
-I think it's great. -Ah.
Most of them would rather we weren't on the ship at all.
Right.
Got a special delivery coming in.
I want full security on this one. Quick and clean.
Next bin holds an L-1.
-A fucking L-1! -Goddammit!
Captain Eris wants him on this ship.
So, we're bringing him on this ship.
Let's get this done.
Gear up.
Dr. Matheson, do you really think your L-1
can communicate with the Volcryn?
Karl does.
Yeah, I do.
Look, the Teke energy that comes off telepaths
is the exact same energy we detected coming off the Volcryn.
So we better hope they speak the same language.
It's a theory, but it's all we've got to go on.
He's not my L-1, by the way.
I've just known him since he was a child.
What is he like?
He's good.
At times.
Get ready.
Be safe, you guys.
Group of five.
I'm ready.
All right, here it comes.
Get to position, follow my lead.
-Come on. -Yes, sir. Let's go, guys.
You're doing the right thing.
I hope you're right.
I think he's waking up.
He's under suppression.
Open the pipe.
Coming your way.
The fuck was that?
What the fuck was that?
It was psychic feedback. He wasn't trying to hurt you.
Bad idea, bringing one of those things onto this ship.
Let's get him to the dome.
Now.
All right, moving.
It's going to be okay.
They can handle it.
I, uh...
wanna show you something.
Come on.
Everything you see was grown right here on this ship.
It's beautiful.
I promised you I'd look after Thale.
Captain Eris has agreed to give him two hours every week.
Down there.
Thale spent his entire life,
locked inside that mountain.
No fresh air.
No sunshine.
Thank you, Karl.
This must be our lion tamer!
I loved your paper on neuroplasticity in telepaths.
Wild stuff.
This is Rowan, our xeno-biologist.
-Oh. Nice to meet you. -You too.
Well, you must be thrilled,
a chance to make first contact with alien life.
Is that what Karl told you we're doing?
Yeah, Rowan is a little skeptical of our mission.
You don't believe there's anything out there?
Actually, I do.
It's what concerns me.
Don't let Rowan rattle you.
He thrives on chaos.
Huh.
Oh, look.
Sunset.
How romantic.
Is it true about the captain?
That he never leaves his private deck?
Captain Eris is a very private person.
-You've met him though, right? -Yeah.
Yeah, sure. Sort of.
Oi!
Is it true?
You brought an L-1 on board?
Yeah, his name is Thale,
and he's vital to the success of this mission.
He's an L-1, all right?
-They're murderers. -Murphy, come on. Not now!
-Don't do this. -We didn't sign up for this! All right?
We ain't safe with that thing on board.
He's not a thing.
He's a person.
-An L-1? -A kid.
Tell that to the families of Luna 71.
Okay, look. You're afraid.
I get it.
You don't think I'm afraid, too?
But we need Thale.
When we get out there, we don't know what the Volcryn are going to do.
And Thale might be our only way of communicating with them.
A fucking L-1?
Look, our planet is dying.
Isn't that... that's why you're all on a colony ship?
Why you're all here?
And look, the Volcryn,
they've harnessed an energy
that is vastly superior to anything that we can possibly imagine.
But we don't understand it.
Now, if we can make contact with them,
and they can help us understand it,
then maybe,
maybe we can save our home.
Save our families.
But they're passing us by and the Nightflyer is our one chance,
-our only chance to make contact -Anyone...
-before they're out of reach. -...is free to disembark
-before we break orbit. -Unless that L-1 kills us first.
Anyone not fully dedicated to this mission is free to disembark
before we break orbit at 1400 hours.
Captain Eris has just informed me
that cowards' contracts will be honored in full.
Let's finish up.
And get to work.
Let's go, Murphy.
That's a lovely speech.
All clear. All clear.
We have clean release for Shuttle 7.
Shuttle has detached.
Repeat. Shuttle is on its way and heading 9040.
Jump seats.
Unless you know how to operate one of these.
No. No, we don't.
Guess he'll allow anyone on his bridge now.
Why is he just a projection?
Well, that's one of life's great mysteries.
This mission
may change the course of human history.
Professor D'Branin and his team are the genesis of this pursuit.
And guests on board this ship.
Welcome, on behalf of the Nightflyer.
This journey, however,
is much bigger than a ship,
or Eris Corp, or...
any of us.
Never before has mankind had the opportunity,
and the means to make first contact.
If we,
all of us,
can achieve that first,
history will be written.
Ready to break orbit, Augustine?
Systems ready, sir.
Sixty percent thrust, please.
Okay, lady.
Here we go.
Waited for this my whole life.
Malfunction Thruster four, standby.
Is this normal?
Getting error codes, Chief.
Malfunction on Thruster two and three
Misfire, Captain, they are rolling us over!
Murphy, report.
Multiple errors, Captain.
Bypass it now. We need manual control.
Misfire on one!
I have no control!
I've got this, Chief.
We're approaching the atmosphere, Captain.
She's heating up!
I've got this.
Manual override engaged!
-Come one! -No!
We need to break orbit.
I'm on it, standby.
No!
Get us loose, Auggie!
Hold on!
Now!
Well, who else could've messed with the launch?
-Piece of shit.
Hey.
Careful.
You see him?
-Can you see him? -No, no, no.
-Fucker.
What is he doing?
-What the fuck is that? -I don't know.
Standby.
The fucker hung himself.
Huh?
He hung himself.
-Boo!
Doryen?
You two are a sneaky bunch, didn't you know that?
That's naughty.
Oh, you, uh, you come to check up on me after the, uh, the bumpy start, have you?
-That's very nice. -You fucking animal!
-Thank you very much. -Fucking animal!
You fucking animal!
Oi, oi, oi! Where are you going?
Oi, come back!
I've got a candlelit dinner for three laid out in here.
Well...
four, really.
Hold on, I know you.
You're the one that likes to wear their mommy's panties, isn't it?
I've seen it. It was very nice.
I thought they suited you, personally. It was a good look for you.
This isn't over.
Come on, then, bruv. I'm fucking standing right here.
Come on, then, bruv, come on, then!
So Murphy's in stable condition and in Re-Gen.
This had nothing to do with Thale.
-He can't cause a mechanical malfunction. -I know that. But the crew doesn't.
But, maybe it was one of the crew.
You know, trying to frame him. Get him kicked off the ship.
Well, that's why you need to talk to him, get all the information we can.
You best get control of that thing.
I'll handle this.
You sure?
Yeah.
Okay.
Thale, dammit. Stop that.
Morning, Agatha.
You look nice.
You're being immature. Those images are private.
Mine.
-I like it when you share.
Sharing indicates I gave you permission.
You know, I like the air here.
It's cleaner than back at home.
-When can I go out in the garden? -In time.
There was a malfunction during the launch.
They seem to think that it wasn't an accident.
That someone on board might be behind it.
Did you see any flashes?
Any images?
Hm?
Flashes?
Images?
I don't know.
You let me watch you in the shower, if I did?
This isn't a game, Thale.
A man was very badly hurt.
Yeah.
That's not why you're here, is it?
Ah, you want to know if it was me.
Peekaboo.
Jesus.
Something's different there.
Ah! You changed the dose, didn't you?
Trust is a two-way street.
I can't find any source for the malfunction during launch.
That's not good enough. We need to prove it wasn't Thale.
What if it was?
L-1s can't penetrate systems and machines.
Found something else.
Here's our current trajectory.
And here is the Volcryn ship.
They shifted course.
Yes. Further into the void.
What's the result to our mission time?
At least five extra months.
All of it deep in the void.
No, run the calculations. I need a precise intercept.
And when you're done, I need you to wipe the data.
What's wrong?
You seem...
off.
There's some problems on board.
Telepath.
You knew it was a risk.
Yeah, it's going to be okay.
Agatha's got a handle on it, it will be fine.
Of course, she does.
I've been thinking about Skye a lot.
I really miss her.
She would be proud of you.
Just like me.
It's really hard to think of you in that house alone.
I'm not alone.
I know you're up there,
looking down on me.
Karl.
I love you.
Try and catch me!
What did you get from Thale?
I'm just looking at these sketches.
I don't see anything relating to Murphy's accident.
No wonder the crew's afraid of him.
He draws what he sees.
Those images come from the people on this ship.
The ones calling him a monster.
-Do you know who that is? -Yup, my daughter, Skye.
I think Thale is making me see things, hear things on the ship.
Well, very powerful L-1s can do that, but not under suppression.
Okay, because I'm seeing things. Heard a voice.
What are you suggesting?
Just wondering if you really have your patient under control?
Captain Eris?
I know you're watching me.
Where are you?
Where I always am.
Somewhere below your feet.
Do you watch everyone?
I don't find everyone fascinating.
We've never had a cadet from the genetic program on board.
A lot of people have been enhanced, Captain.
I'm sure some of your crew have had gene modifications.
Oh, enhancement is not the same as engineering.
You, Melantha, were genetically designed for space travel from birth.
Tell me something.
What if you went through all that training only to end up hating being in space?
I guess I'd be miserable, like the rest of them down there.
Are most people unhappy on Earth?
You've never been?
The Nightflyer suits my needs just fine.
Of course, it does.
Plenty of captive targets for you to watch.
You tell me something.
Where else do you watch me?
When I'm sleeping?
Maybe...
when I'm in the shower?
I'm not looking for that.
I can see flesh anytime I want.
But intimacy,
truth,
a glimpse of someone's soul.
Is that why you watch me?
Captain Eris?
You still here?
Entre.
Hey, Rowan, you got a minute?
A million of them.
Okay, good. So, uh, we have a problem.
Agatha.
I'm beginning to doubt that she has the ability
to keep Thale contained.
Hmm.
That's controversial.
What happens if we lose Thale?
Well, you know how I feel.
I'm merely one of the hundred million people
who think this mission that you've concocted
isn't exactly the wisest move for our species.
Yeah, that's exactly why I'm asking you for your annoying opinion.
We've been bombarding them for years
with radio and light waves
in every language we know,
every formula that's ever been devised.
What have we got back?
Nothing.
I doubt they're having trouble understanding us.
Most likely scenario is...
-they don't want to talk. -Rowan, what's your point?
My point is that any beings that intelligent
would see the human race for what we are.
We're a virus.
That has killed its host
and is looking for a new host to infect.
That is an incredibly pessimistic view of humankind.
Realistic.
Look at Earth,
through a biological prism.
We are the disease.
If we lose Thale,
can we still communicate with the Volcryn or not?
What's the point?
They're probably going to exterminate us.
If you think we're so doomed,
why have you agreed to come on this mission?
Well, I spent my entire life wondering what form alien life might take.
I want to see what they look like.
Error. Tank malfunction
Error. Tank malfunction.
Oxygen, 40 percent.
Oxygen, 30 percent.
Oxygen, 15 percent.
Oxygen, ten percent.
Warning. Oxygen level critical.
Warning. Oxygen depleted.
System override.
-Emergency drain sequence initiated. -Mel!
Mel!
Up.
The ground,
it's cold.
-I like it.
Can you smell the fennel?
-It's kind of a licorice smell.
They have voices.
Who?
Trees.
Plants.
Those bees over there.
You know, Captain Eris and his crew,
they're worried.
So are you.
"Can't trust the psychic kid. He's unsafe. He's unstable."
Same shit they said when they took me away from my family.
-Thale, I know-- -No! L-1s are treated like shit.
You know, we can do so much more if they just...
Mm.
I need you to tell me the truth about something.
Have you been putting thoughts in Dr. D'Branin's head?
You mean that little girl?
-That's his daughter, Thale. -Was his daughter. She's dead.
And no, I didn't.
Agatha.
Karl?
I need Thale.
Captain Eris wants to see him.
We just want to talk to you.
No, you don't.
They want to put me to sleep and they want to keep me asleep.
There was another accident.
Mel was nearly killed.
Mm.
-Are you going to tell them to back off? -Look.
We just want to talk to you.
That's bullshit.
Thale.
Agatha, tell him to stop.
Tell them to back down.
Thale!
Don't do this, Thale.
-Thale!
You understand why we had to do this?
Where are you?
I can't feel your thoughts.
I'm right here.
With you.
Thale, I can't keep you safe if you don't tell me the truth.
That's a bit rich, coming from you, isn't it, sweetheart?
Did you tell the good captain the truth about our mission?
Go on.
Go on, tell him about the course shift.
What's he talking about?
We detected a change in the alien ship's course.
As did my Nav Team. Two days ago.
I've already reprogrammed the ship for the new intercept.
What does that mean?
Karl?
-Five extra months in the void. -No.
No,
-I can't do that. -We're not going back
without making contact!
The Nightflyer can handle the journey. The unknown is Thale.
Well, listen. If I wanted to hurt your little ship, you'd know about it.
The only way to know for sure is to take Thale offline,
so I can run diagnostics.
Offline?
Suspend his brain function, completely, or I will have him removed from my ship.
Do it now.
If we don't do this,
the crew will kill him.
No.
I'm so sorry, Thale.
Now?
Go on.
Hey.
How are you?
Come in.
What did you see?
I saw...
something.
Do you think it was Thale?
I don't know.
I mean, how could he get into the system?
-L-1s don't, they don't engage with data-- -I know what they say.
But he could've gotten inside your head, too.
Yeah. I don't know. Maybe.
I've never felt that before.
What?
Helpless.
You saved my life.
Um...
I'm sorry, I'm not very good at this.
Help me to feel something else.
D'Branin. Initiate memory playback.
Daddy, look!
Come on!
Try and catch me.
Stop memory playback.
Can you find me?
I see you!
Peekaboo!
Stop playback. This is not how it happened.
Daddy?
Stop playback! This is not how it happened!
Daddy?
You disobeyed a direct order and didn't medicate him!
It is not Thale.
He's using my memories against me!
-Do you hear yourself? You're paranoid. -And you're blind.
What is it with you and this... this L-1 kid?
There's the Karl I remember.
No, no, this isn't about us, this is about the mission.
No, you've always had a problem with my work.
Your work is why you're here.
Then I'm asking you to trust me.
I need you to trust me.
Thale is unconscious.
Show me.
Someone's been here.
Thale?
I checked on him less than an hour ago. He was right here.
-Out cold. -How could he just wake up?
Well, someone would have to turn off his medication, unlock the door.
Well, I doubt any of Eris' crew is going to do that.
He's scared, Karl.
L-1s hurt people when they feel threatened.
You should get to your quarters. A search of the ship is underway.
So, you've got cameras everywhere, how is this possible?
My vid-feeds are dark. Someone breached the system.
Well, that wasn't Thale.
He can't turn off cameras and unlock doors.
My security team will find him and take the appropriate action.
He will know you're coming.
If you corner him,
your crew will walk into a bloodbath.
Please proceed to your assigned stations.
Now, we have a bit of privacy.
So, we need to find Thale before Eris' men do.
Can you access the ship's vid-feeds?
Never been able to get past the firewalls.
I need you to try harder.
If Thale starts killing Eris' crew, they're going to turn on us next.
All right?
I'm ready.
Stand down! Stand down.
Easy.
Hey, Murph.
Listen, you better get back to your quarters.
That L-1 is somewhere on the loose.
I need to get down to the access panel.
Eris needs his feeds restored.
Here. Take that.
Just in case.
Let's move. Come on.
What's going on?
-Okay, we need to take her out. -No, no, no, you can't.
If you disconnect the tether while she's still inside, she'll be gone.
Gone
In there.
Forever.
Okay, somebody do something.
Lommie Can you hear me
Hey. Hey.
Hey.
Get out.
Get out!
Hey.
What the fuck is that?
Don't touch me.
Lommie.
Hey, Lommie.
What did you see in there?
Lommie?
Lommie.
Lommie!
Bullocks.
You fucking little freak.
Lommie!
Error. Firewall breached.
Lommie!
Hey! Hey!
Here you go!