1 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,680 LOUISE: I used to think this was the beginning of your story. 2 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,796 Memory is a strange thing. 3 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,272 It doesn't work like I thought it did. 4 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:55,151 We are so bound by time, by its order. 5 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,555 (SOFTLY) Okay. 6 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,030 (BABY CRYING) 7 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,318 Okay. Come back to me. 8 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,119 Come back to me. 9 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,072 Come back to me. 10 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:32,714 Stick 'em up! 11 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:33,910 (HANNAH CHUCKLING) 12 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,397 LOUISE: Are you the sheriff in this here town? 13 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,712 These are my tickle guns, and I'm gonna getcha! 14 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:42,359 (GIGGLING) No! 15 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,036 You want me to chase you? You better run! 16 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:50,515 - Ah! - Oh! 17 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,432 (GIGGLING) 18 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,670 LOUISE: I remember moments in the middle. 19 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:12,718 I love you. 20 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:14,954 I hate you! 21 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,032 (SOBBING) 22 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:28,952 LOUISE: And this was the end. 23 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,515 (SNIFFLING) Shhh... 24 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,396 (SOBBING) 25 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,790 Come back to me. 26 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,633 You come back to me. 27 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,319 (SOBBING) 28 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:58,480 But now I'm not so sure 29 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,756 I believe in beginnings and endings. 30 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,919 There are days that define your story beyond your life. 31 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,590 Like the day they arrived. 32 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,990 (MAN SPEAKING ON TV, INDISTINCT) 33 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:22,150 Good morning. 34 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:23,310 ALL: Morning. 35 00:04:26,840 --> 00:04:28,832 Where is everyone? 36 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,511 Okay. Well, let's get started. 37 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,439 Today we are talking about Portuguese 38 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,512 and why it sounds so different 39 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,950 from the other Romance languages. 40 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:44,353 The story of Portuguese begins in the kingdom of Galicia... 41 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:45,954 (CELL PHONE VIBRATING) 42 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,716 - MAN: Sorry. - LOUISE: ...in the Middle Ages, 43 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,350 where language was seen as an expression of art. 44 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,512 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 45 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,316 (CELL PHONE CHIMING) 46 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,710 Any news you want to share? 47 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,111 Dr. Banks, can you turn the TV to a news channel? 48 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,192 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 49 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,472 REPORTER: ...but police have already set up a blockade 50 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:26,835 here around the area. 51 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,231 As you can see, we've got just about as close as we can, 52 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:31,589 but unfortunately, 53 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,996 Montana right now is on complete lockdown. 54 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,152 WOMAN: The object apparently touched down 40 minutes ago, 55 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,072 just north of I-94. 56 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,595 We're waiting to hear if this is perhaps 57 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,354 an experimental vessel or... 58 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,511 Hold on, it... 59 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,276 I'm learning that more objects like this have landed in 60 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,596 as many as eight other locations 61 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:54,672 around the world. 62 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,513 Yes, can we? 63 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,877 This is from a site in Hokkaido. 64 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:03,510 MAN 2: This is worldwide. It is happening right now. 65 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,115 (ALARM SOUNDING) 66 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,398 LOUISE: Okay. Um... 67 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,353 I'm sorry. Class is dismissed. 68 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,352 (ALARM RINGING) 69 00:06:21,280 --> 00:06:24,318 (AIRCRAFT FLYING OVERHEAD) 70 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,632 (CAR ALARMS RINGING) 71 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,752 (HORN HONKING) 72 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,072 (TIRES SQUEALING, HORN HONKING) 73 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:54,753 (SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE) 74 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:57,514 MAN: You are an idiot! You drove right into me! 75 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,080 (ALARM SYSTEM CHIRPING) 76 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,073 MAN 2: You just ruined my car! 77 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,914 WOMAN: For now, we're simply asking for cooperation 78 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,071 while authorities assess the object. 79 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,356 WOMAN 2: So, you're saying it's not ours? 80 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,193 Do you even know if it's from Earth? 81 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:12,600 WOMAN: We're still collecting information. 82 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:13,909 We're coordinating with other countries. 83 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:18,116 We're not the only ones to have one of these in our backyard. 84 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,193 WOMAN 2: If this is some sort of peaceful first contact, 85 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:22,834 why send 12? 86 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,639 Why not just one? 87 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,356 LOUISE: Yeah, I know. I saw that, too. 88 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,317 Uh-huh. 89 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,199 Uh-huh. I don't know, Mom. 90 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,960 I'm watching the same news coverage you are. 91 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:59,079 Well, Mom, please don't bother with that channel. 92 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:03,035 How many times do I have to tell you? Those people are idiots. 93 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,551 Yeah, well, do I sound nervous? 94 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,392 Okay. Exactly. So... 95 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,150 Um, me? Yeah, um, you know me. 96 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,072 I'm about the same. 97 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,231 Mom, I'm fine. 98 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,914 Okay, I'll call you later. Bye. 99 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,514 REPORTER: And around eight hours after landing, 100 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,432 there are still no signs of what might be called 101 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:40,920 "first contact." 102 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,829 Now, the objects measure at least 1,500 feet tall... 103 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,520 WOMAN: Two are reported to have penetrated Russian airspace. 104 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,037 One in Siberia, and the other off the coast of the Black... 105 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:52,793 WOMAN 2: ...above the ocean. 106 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,276 So far, there are 12 unidentified objects 107 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:56,714 spread across the globe. 108 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,360 There is no obvious logic to their locations 109 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,114 and no evidence that the ships are even occu... 110 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,716 ...entertain the idea that if it is a kind of vessel, 111 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,190 it may be unmanned. 112 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,318 Regardless, we have a protocol for scenarios like this. 113 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,470 (MAN SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 114 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,269 (CROWD SHOUTING, INDISTINCT) 115 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,716 (HORNS HONKING, CROWD SHOUTING) 116 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,997 (CROWD CHANTING) 117 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,755 (REPORTER SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 118 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,030 WOMAN: After Tuesday's extraordinary events, 119 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,113 the President this morning has declared a state of emergency, 120 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:26,998 with as many as 5,000 National Guard 121 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,276 being deployed to the state of Montana alone. 122 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,875 Borders are closed and flights have been grounded, 123 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:33,758 stranding millions of travelers. 124 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,190 Panic buying of gas, water and food 125 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,039 continues to escalate, 126 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:39,873 and federal authorities have temporarily lifted 127 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,919 all caps on overtime for law enforcement. 128 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,874 The ATF has put a temporary ban on new gun licenses, 129 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,031 forcing many independent suppliers of 130 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,112 hunting equipment and firearms 131 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,118 to close their doors to the public. 132 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,516 Forty-eight hours later and no further development... 133 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:55,829 Two days... 134 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,639 ...from the site of the 12 UFOs. 135 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,353 ...and already, the public expects us 136 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,272 to know the answers. 137 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,312 I'm Colonel G.T. Weber. 138 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,039 We never formally met, but two years ago, you did some Farsi translations 139 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:09,554 for Army Intelligence. 140 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:10,756 Oh. 141 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,480 You made quick work of those insurgent videos. 142 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,751 You made quick work of those insurgents. 143 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,993 You are on the top of everyone's list 144 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,436 when it comes to translations. 145 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:27,230 And you have another two years in your SSBI, 146 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,391 so you still have top-secret clearance. 147 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,757 That's why I'm in your office and not at Berkeley. 148 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,353 Okay. 149 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,109 I have something I need you to translate for me. 150 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,070 (BEEPS) 151 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:50,594 (STATIC) 152 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,278 MAN: Why are you here? 153 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,960 Can you... Can you understand us? 154 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:07,159 (LOW-PITCHED GROWL) 155 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:10,840 Where did you come from? 156 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,198 (LOW-PITCHED GROWL) 157 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:23,360 Now you heard it. What do you make of it? 158 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:28,273 Is that... 159 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:29,993 Yes. 160 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:33,958 How many? 161 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:38,876 - How many what? - Um, how many, um, speaking? 162 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:43,514 Two. 163 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,357 Assume they were not speaking at the same time. 164 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,558 Are you sure? Did they have mouths... 165 00:12:51,680 --> 00:12:55,071 How would you approach translating this? 166 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,072 Do you hear any words? Phrases? 167 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,198 I don't... I don't know. 168 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:05,999 So what can you tell me? 169 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,276 I can tell you that it's impossible 170 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,317 to translate from an audio file. 171 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,518 I would need to be there, to interact with them. 172 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,559 You didn't need that with the Farsi translations. 173 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,439 I didn't need it because I already knew the language, 174 00:13:19,560 --> 00:13:21,631 but this... This is... Ah... 175 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:25,870 I know what you're doing. 176 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,879 - Tell me what I'm doing. - I'm not taking you to Montana. 177 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,917 It's all I can do to keep it from turning into a tourist site 178 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:32,309 for everybody who has a TS clearance. 179 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,392 I'm just telling you what it would take 180 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:35,880 to do this job. 181 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,400 This is not a negotiation. 182 00:13:37,560 --> 00:13:41,190 If I leave here, your chance is gone. 183 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,237 (SIGHING) 184 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:50,918 Good day. 185 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,798 Colonel? 186 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:55,954 You mentioned Berkeley. 187 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,356 Are you going to ask Danvers next? 188 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:59,755 Maybe. 189 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,230 Before you commit to him, 190 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,956 ask him the Sanskrit word for war and its translation. 191 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:13,954 (SIGHING) 192 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,316 An agreement on sharing scientific discoveries 193 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,033 looks closer tonight, 194 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,715 as Russia and China join talks at the United Nations. 195 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:24,271 Meanwhile, financial markets across the world are in crisis 196 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,511 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 197 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,193 over 2,000 points... 198 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,670 (AIRCRAFT ROARING) 199 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,269 (HELICOPTER BLADES THUMPING) 200 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:46,950 WEBER: Morning. 201 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,110 LOUISE: Colonel? 202 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:50,314 WEBER: Gavisti. 203 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,312 He says it means "an argument." 204 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:53,880 What do you say it means? 205 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,514 A desire for more cows. 206 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,154 WEBER: Pack your bags. 207 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,718 - LOUISE: All right. Give me 20 minutes? - WEBER: Takeoff in ten. 208 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,639 SOLDIER: Dr. Banks. Right this way, please. 209 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:06,916 (ENGINE ROARING, BLADES THUMPING) 210 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,192 (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) 211 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,432 PILOT: Contact and ready to approach... 212 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,989 Excuse me, Dr. Banks, let me make sure you're properly secured. 213 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,352 (RADIO CHATTER CONTINUES) 214 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,509 You okay? 215 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,190 (INAUDIBLE) 216 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,554 Sorry, I couldn't hear what you were saying. 217 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,553 "Language is the foundation of civilization. 218 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,030 "It is the glue that holds a people together. 219 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,954 "It is the first weapon drawn in a conflict." 220 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,677 Louise, this is Ian Donnelly. Louise Banks, Ian Donnelly. 221 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:33,280 That's quite a greeting. 222 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,278 Yeah, well, you wrote it. 223 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:36,959 Yeah. 224 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,470 It's the kind of thing you write as a preface. 225 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,637 Dazzle them with the basics. 226 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,798 Yeah, it's great. Even if it's wrong. 227 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,151 It's wrong? 228 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,550 Well, the cornerstone of civilization isn't language, 229 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,074 it's science. 230 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,752 WEBER: Ian is a theoretical physicist from Los Alamos. 231 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,440 You'll be reporting to me, but you'll be working with him when you're in the shell. 232 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,592 That's what they're calling the UFO. 233 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,151 Priority one: what do they want and where are they from? 234 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,716 And beyond that, how did they get here? 235 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,360 Are they capable of faster-than-light travel? 236 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,956 I've prepared a list of questions to go over, 237 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,192 starting with a series of "handshake" binary sequences... 238 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:18,839 How about we just talk to them 239 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,270 before we start throwing math problems at them? 240 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,677 This is why you're both here. 241 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,273 IAN: I'll bring the coffee. 242 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,392 Coffee with some aliens. 243 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,997 (HELICOPTER BLADES THUMPING, INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) 244 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,954 WEBER: I want you to take these two to Dr. Kettler. 245 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:47,839 Yes, sir. 246 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:49,479 Follow the captain to medical. 247 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,273 It should take just a few minutes, 248 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:53,431 and then we'll get started. 249 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,636 (WOMAN SPEAKING ON PA SYSTEM, INDISTINCT) 250 00:20:04,120 --> 00:20:07,796 We'll take care of your bag. I'll take your cell phones. 251 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:09,758 Cell phones! 252 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:12,792 Follow me. 253 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,634 Put these on. You're gonna wear them at all times. 254 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,914 Sir, they're here. 255 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,473 DR. KETTLER: Louise Banks? Ian Donnelly? 256 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,400 When was the last time either of you have eaten? 257 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:35,800 - Last night. - IAN: Same. 258 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:37,639 DR. KETTLER: Last time you did something stressful? 259 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,479 IAN: Does now count? 260 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,320 Just saying... 261 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,154 Uh, who was being carted off in the medevac? 262 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,751 DR. KETTLER: Not everyone is able to process experiences like this. 263 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,752 I'm gonna get some blood from you 264 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:52,399 and give you an immunization dose 265 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,671 that covers a battery of bacterial threats. 266 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,838 Could you sign these, please? And roll up your sleeves. 267 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,360 Either of you claustrophobic? 268 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:00,840 - No. - No. 269 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,435 Currently taking any medications? Allergies? 270 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,000 Pregnant? 271 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:06,514 No. 272 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,677 The booster is a kick to your system, 273 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,917 so you may experience some side effects, 274 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,599 nausea, dizziness, headaches, 275 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,354 a ringing in your ears, like you have tinnitus. 276 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,432 MAN: They wouldn't go, either way. 277 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,271 (HELICOPTER BLADES THUMPING) 278 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,794 (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) 279 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,712 SOLDIER 1: You see what's happening to him? 280 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,200 SOLDIER 2: How does this even work? 281 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,635 SCIENTIST: (ON MONITOR) The readings do not change, but I don't know, 282 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:37,111 it's like we're insects on a piece of paper, and they're easing us out of the house. 283 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,954 At exactly 112 minutes and 19 seconds, 284 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,317 gravity starts to shift and slides us out of the room. 285 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,472 Have you found a scientific explanation for it? 286 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:47,960 Like, is it for them? 287 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,952 Uh, no. We think it's for us. 288 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,714 Air doesn't seem to circulate inside the chamber, 289 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,480 so after about two hours, we run out of oxygen. 290 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:59,156 It doesn't take 18 hours to pump fresh air into a room. 291 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:00,720 IAN: Atmosphere... 292 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:03,914 HALPERN: Excuse me? 293 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,071 If their atmosphere is different from Earth, 294 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,554 it would certainly take hours 295 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,911 to rebalance their O2 content and pressure for us 296 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,912 every time they open their door. 297 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,390 So, they could suffocate us if they wanted. 298 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,313 WEBER: This is Agent Halpern with the CIA. 299 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,756 Let me get you two to your stations. 300 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:20,069 IAN: Yes, sir. 301 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,920 WEBER: Remember, we need answers as soon as possible. 302 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,753 What do they want? Where are they from? 303 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:26,160 Why are they here? 304 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:27,509 This is the priority. 305 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,512 Everyone, this is Dr. Ian Donnelly. 306 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,273 He'll be running this team here. 307 00:22:31,360 --> 00:22:33,431 Have they responded to anything? 308 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,120 Shapes, patterns, numbers, Fibonacci? 309 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,432 We can't tell what they're saying when they respond to "hello," so... 310 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,192 Don't get ahead of yourself. 311 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:46,033 What have you figured out? 312 00:22:46,120 --> 00:22:49,158 We're just getting started. Good morning! 313 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,153 This is Dr. Louise Banks. She'll be heading your team. 314 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:53,674 It's a pleasure meeting you. 315 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,320 WEBER: Dr. Banks is taking over the mission from Dr. Walker. 316 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:57,880 (ALARM SOUNDING) 317 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,350 That's a 15-minute warning. 318 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,392 You scuba-dive before? 319 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,829 What kind of radiation exposure are we walking into? 320 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,230 Nominal. These are just for safety. 321 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,960 So, is there any physical contact with the, um... 322 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,760 Am I the only one having trouble saying "aliens"? 323 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,718 There's a wall. Like, a glass wall. 324 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,473 You can't get to them. 325 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,520 So, what do they look like? 326 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,717 You'll see soon enough. Hurry up. 327 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,595 (MAN SHOUTING, INDISTINCT) 328 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,956 (ENGINE STARTING) 329 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,314 WEBER: (ON TWO-WAY RADIO) The suits are clumsy at first, 330 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,437 but you get used to them. 331 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:50,874 (LABORED BREATHING) 332 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:52,792 I'll open a second vehicle. 333 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,238 We'll be there in a few minutes. 334 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,391 Make sure you hold on to something. 335 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,596 (LABORED BREATHING) 336 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,196 ALPHA TEAM LEADER: Copy, Condor. We will observe, but not initiate. Over. 337 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:06,438 Watch your step. 338 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,437 CONDOR: We'll keep Alpha channel open. Over. 339 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,035 Alpha, be advised. Humidity increased since yesterday. 340 00:25:12,120 --> 00:25:14,112 WEBER: Every 18 hours, 341 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,436 the door opens up at the bottom. 342 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:20,673 That's where we go in. 343 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,153 CONDOR: Zero movement. Alpha detail, clear to proceed. Over. 344 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:34,470 ALPHA TEAM LEADER: Copy, Condor. 345 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,438 Beginning our ascent now. Over. 346 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,871 Ten feet. 347 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,398 Five feet. 348 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,036 Two, one... 349 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,229 CONDOR: Alpha clear to enter antechamber. 350 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,871 (MECHANISM CLICKING, BEEPING) 351 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,838 ALPHA TEAM LEADER: Moving into position. 352 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,117 (LAUGHING) 353 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,473 Thirty feet from target. 354 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,358 CONDOR: Suit telemetry now full strength, 355 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,033 despite unknown interference. 356 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,835 Three, two, one. 357 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,350 (RUMBLING) 358 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,474 (LIFT WHIRRING) 359 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,960 Oxygen level: 20.3%. 360 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,635 No known contaminates. Over. 361 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,517 Radio signals are decreasing. 362 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,593 90%, 85%... 363 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,037 (LIFT STOPS WHIRRING) 364 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:55,191 Yeah, that just happened. 365 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,318 (LIFT WHIRRING) 366 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:11,750 (LOUISE GASPING, PANTING) 367 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:16,755 WEBER: All right, let's move! 368 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:17,996 Time is wasting. 369 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,190 You ready? You ready? 370 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:23,720 Let's do it! 371 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:27,157 Condor, I'm proceeding first with Captain Marks, over. 372 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,716 (INDISTINCT CHATTER ON RADIO) 373 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,998 Gravity nominal in the antechamber. Over! 374 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,197 MARKS: It's all good, sir. 375 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:40,720 You can proceed. 376 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,554 Stand by! Okay, bring it up. 377 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,439 Vitals are low. 378 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,354 Radio signal strength stable at 75%. Over. 379 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,878 WEBER: You okay? 380 00:28:58,040 --> 00:28:59,360 (LAUGHING) 381 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:00,840 Yeah. 382 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:03,553 Dr. Banks? 383 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,478 You can do this. Come on. 384 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,319 I don't know. I... I think... 385 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,710 (GASPING, SCREAMING) 386 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:22,719 WEBER: Grab her. 387 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,395 (PANTING) 388 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:33,352 (GRUNTING) 389 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,152 CONDOR: Donnelly, are you all right? 390 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:40,472 WEBER: Dr. Donnelly, you good? 391 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,391 CONDOR: Dr. Donnelly, are you all right? 392 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:46,437 Please respond. Over. 393 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,159 IAN: Yeah. 394 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:53,152 Holy fuck! 395 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,275 We're gonna go down there, 396 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,120 and you're gonna start your job. 397 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:03,919 - LOUISE: Okay. - Okay? 398 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,070 Okay. 399 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:06,356 Everybody, move out! 400 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,033 ALPHA TEAM LEADER: Alpha detail is in position. 401 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:09,759 MARKS: Team is in position. 402 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:11,354 We're on the move. 403 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,231 ALPHA TEAM LEADER: Condor, Alpha's now in the nave. 404 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,996 Setting up equipment and telemetry. Over. 405 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,078 (LABORED BREATHING) 406 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:29,358 (CHIRPING) 407 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,593 So, what happens now? 408 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,039 They arrive. 409 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:56,918 (WHOOSHING) 410 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,592 (LOW-PITCHED HUM) 411 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:11,479 (BIRD CONTINUES CHIRPING) 412 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,677 (LOW-PITCHED GROWL) 413 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,111 (RHYTHMIC THUMPING) 414 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,359 Dr. Banks? 415 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,592 (ALIEN MOANING, TRUMPETING) 416 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:54,471 Dr. Banks? 417 00:32:55,560 --> 00:32:57,313 You can start. 418 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:03,952 MAN: (ON RECORDING)...in airlock. 419 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,680 Do not stop until you have passed the airlock door. 420 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,752 Do not attempt to remove hazmat suits 421 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,759 without assistance from authorized personnel. 422 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:16,313 Repeat: hazmat suits without assistance from authorized personnel. 423 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,232 Wait. Just a minute. Just a minute. 424 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:32,070 Clear. 425 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,594 - All right. - MAN: Step on out, please. 426 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:34,870 Now hold that. 427 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,480 (RETCHING) 428 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,599 Am I fired? 429 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,390 You're better than the last guy. 430 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:45,040 (CHUCKLING) That doesn't make me feel any better. 431 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,718 You both have till 02:00 hours to figure something out. 432 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,230 Okay. What happens then? 433 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:53,993 You go back in. 434 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,390 (LOW-PITCHED MOANING ON RECORDING) 435 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,714 (MOANING CONTINUES) 436 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,031 MAN: (ON TV) Violence continues to spread 437 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,954 across the US today in the wake of the 12 landings. 438 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:34,315 The president has declared 439 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,073 a mandatory dusk-to-dawn curfew 440 00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:38,516 after the crackdown by the National Guard failed 441 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,354 to prevent a third night of looting across the country. 442 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,399 In North Dakota, 144 members of 443 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:46,199 the Saint Lawrence Pentecostal Cult 444 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:49,193 are feared dead after they set their compound ablaze. 445 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,715 Their website claims the arrival of the aliens 446 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:53,473 set in motion a prophesy that... 447 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,631 (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) 448 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:16,393 Uh, we're up in 15. You got any new intel? 449 00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:20,474 Yeah, we've been playing back some of their sounds. 450 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,199 Where does that get you? 451 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:23,953 Well, they play audio back at us, 452 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:26,157 from an unseen source. 453 00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:27,754 Audio of what? 454 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,036 Uh, it's bits of conversation from the room. 455 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:31,998 Random clips of dialogue. 456 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:35,349 Really, we have nothing. 457 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:37,749 (ALARM SOUNDING) 458 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,196 MAN: T-minus 14 minutes to shell access. 459 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,237 T-minus 14 minutes to shell access. 460 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,234 MAN: (ON PA) T-minus 9 minutes to shell access. 461 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,313 T-minus 9 minutes to shell access. 462 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:11,914 What's that for? 463 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:13,912 A visual aid. 464 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,674 Look, I'm never gonna be able to speak their words, 465 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,353 if they are talking, 466 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,274 but they might have some sort of written language 467 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:23,272 or basis for visual communication. 468 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,750 Okay. Let's get started. 469 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:37,235 LOUISE: Human. 470 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,200 (LOW-PITCHED HUM) 471 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:01,797 (BIRD CHIRPING) 472 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:06,594 "Human." 473 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:13,794 I'm human. What are you? 474 00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:26,753 Human. 475 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,670 (ALIENS GROWLING) 476 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:33,673 (RHYTHMIC THUMPING) 477 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,991 (CHIRPING) 478 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,038 (RUMBLING) 479 00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:58,879 (LOW GROWLING) 480 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:02,275 (GROWLING LOUDLY) 481 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:16,957 (GASPING) 482 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,190 Oh my God! 483 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:19,470 WEBER: Are you getting this? 484 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:21,950 MARKS: Yes, sir! It's uploading back to base camp. 485 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,712 IAN: Louise, that's incredible. 486 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:43,072 LOUISE: Human. 487 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:48,200 Human. 488 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:02,597 Okay, slow down now. 489 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:04,920 Slow down. 490 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:08,593 (LAUGHING) 491 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,431 I don't wanna take away from your success in there, 492 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:26,989 but Dr. Banks, is this really the right approach? 493 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:30,312 Trying to teach them how to speak and read? 494 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,198 That's gotta take longer. 495 00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:35,591 You're wrong. It's faster. 496 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:41,600 Everything you do in there, I have to explain to a room full of men 497 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:43,512 whose first and last question is... 498 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:45,637 "How can this be used against us?" 499 00:39:45,720 --> 00:39:48,440 So you're gonna have to give me more than that. 500 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:51,479 Kangaroo. 501 00:39:52,520 --> 00:39:53,795 What is that? 502 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,394 In 1770, 503 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:58,635 Captain James Cook's ship ran aground off the coast of Australia, 504 00:39:58,720 --> 00:40:02,199 and he led a party into the country, and they met the Aboriginal people. 505 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:03,760 One of the sailors pointed at 506 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:07,399 the animals that hop around and put their babies in their pouch, 507 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:11,357 and he asked what they were, and the Aborigine said, "Kangaroo." 508 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:14,435 And the point is? 509 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:16,239 LOUISE: It wasn't till later that they learned that 510 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,074 "kangaroo" means "I don't understand." So, 511 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:22,233 I need this so that we don't misinterpret things in there. 512 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:24,880 Otherwise, this is gonna take 10 times as long. 513 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:28,035 I can sell that for now. 514 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:31,478 But I need you to submit your vocabulary words 515 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:32,914 before the next session. 516 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,514 Fair. 517 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:36,990 And remember what happened to the Aborigines. 518 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:41,069 A more advanced race nearly wiped them out. 519 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,358 (SIGHING) 520 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:49,874 IAN: It's a good story. 521 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,354 Thanks. 522 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:53,953 It's not true. 523 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:56,157 But it proves my point. 524 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,272 MAN: (ON SCREEN) We think we were able to reproduce 525 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:18,120 some prime number sequences back at them. 526 00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:19,469 So that's something. 527 00:41:19,560 --> 00:41:22,155 IAN: Well, congratulations. You're a parrot. 528 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:24,996 It's a lot more than that, you cheeky bastard, don't you see? 529 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:27,072 They can't seem to follow our algebra, 530 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:31,037 but complex behaviors, that clicks. 531 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:37,910 Well that doesn't make any sense at all, does it? 532 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,997 Problem is, not everyone shares our policy of being open with the aliens. 533 00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:48,072 Have you met General Shang? 534 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:50,356 The call sign for him is Big Domino. 535 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,513 Whatever Shang does, at least four other nations will follow. 536 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:55,751 Louise? We have to gain ground today. 537 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,280 Okay. 538 00:41:57,400 --> 00:42:00,757 - You have a vocabulary list for me? - I do. 539 00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:08,277 You're gonna teach them your name and Ian's? 540 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:09,874 Yes, so that we can learn 541 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:11,599 their names if they have names, 542 00:42:11,720 --> 00:42:13,518 and then introduce pronouns later. 543 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:15,193 These are all grade-school words: 544 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:17,590 eat, walk. 545 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:21,673 Help me understand. 546 00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:24,359 Okay. Um... 547 00:42:27,720 --> 00:42:29,552 Oh, no, no, no! Not the top! 548 00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:37,196 Okay, this is where you wanna get to, right? 549 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:38,760 - WEBER: That is the question. - Okay. 550 00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:41,036 So, first, we need to make sure that 551 00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,231 they understand what a question is. 552 00:42:43,320 --> 00:42:47,109 Okay, the nature of a request for information 553 00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:48,759 along with a response. 554 00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:53,073 Then, we need to clarify the difference between 555 00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:56,278 a specific "you" and a collective "you," 556 00:42:56,360 --> 00:43:00,513 because we don't wanna know why Joe Alien is here, 557 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:03,474 we want to know why they all landed. 558 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:06,991 And purpose requires an understanding of intent. 559 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:08,355 We need to find out: 560 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:10,392 do they make conscious choices? 561 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:12,597 Or is their motivation so instinctive 562 00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:15,718 that they don't understand a "why" question at all? 563 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:17,314 And... And biggest of all, 564 00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:19,596 we need to have enough vocabulary with them 565 00:43:19,720 --> 00:43:21,439 that we understand their answer. 566 00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:23,477 (ALARM SOUNDING) 567 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:25,599 WEBER: I get it. 568 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,036 Stick to your list. 569 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:29,600 Just 570 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:33,392 don't add anything to it. 571 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:37,592 (ALARM CONTINUES) 572 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:48,917 MAN: (ON RADIO)...are at 2.97. 573 00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:51,077 Oxygen level: 21.4%. Over. 574 00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:53,760 Condor, Alpha's now in the nave. 575 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:56,679 Setting up equipment and telemetry. Over. 576 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:58,274 WEBER: Let's get started. 577 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:01,794 (BIRD CHIRPING) 578 00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:12,273 Louise. Louise. I am Louise. 579 00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:20,757 IAN: What is that? 580 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:24,433 Is that a new symbol? I can't tell. 581 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:27,234 LOUISE: I don't know. I think it's the symbol for human again. 582 00:44:27,320 --> 00:44:29,630 It just has a little curl on the end, 583 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:31,638 maybe to indicate a question. 584 00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:33,433 I don't know. 585 00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:34,710 I don't know, Louise. 586 00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:37,110 I think they're getting confused. 587 00:44:37,240 --> 00:44:38,674 WEBER: Dr. Banks, 588 00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:40,956 perhaps we should move on to the next word. 589 00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:45,632 (CHIRPING) 590 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:57,995 (VELCRO TEARING) 591 00:44:58,120 --> 00:44:59,349 (ZIPPER UNZIPPING) 592 00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:00,794 Dr. Banks! 593 00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:03,270 LOUISE: It's okay. 594 00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:04,430 What's going on? 595 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:05,880 Hey! What are you doing? 596 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:07,229 Yeah, I'm fine. 597 00:45:07,320 --> 00:45:08,959 Are you insane? 598 00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:10,719 They need to see me. 599 00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:12,632 MARKS: She's taking off her hazmat suit. 600 00:45:15,400 --> 00:45:16,390 Is it okay? 601 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:17,550 WEBER: You're risking contamination. 602 00:45:17,640 --> 00:45:19,074 LOUISE: They need to see me. 603 00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:20,634 WEBER: Dr. Banks... 604 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:21,876 Dr. Banks. 605 00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:24,270 MARKS: She's walking towards the screen. 606 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:28,719 Should we abort? 607 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:31,235 MAN: Recourse noted. Stand by for further orders. 608 00:45:31,320 --> 00:45:33,960 Go back to your stations. 609 00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:17,440 (SIGHING) 610 00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:20,839 (GASPING) 611 00:46:48,520 --> 00:46:51,911 Now that's a proper introduction. Hey. 612 00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:05,032 Louise. 613 00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,159 I am Louise. 614 00:47:09,240 --> 00:47:12,472 Ian, do you want to introduce yourself? 615 00:47:15,080 --> 00:47:16,434 IAN: Uh, yeah. 616 00:47:16,560 --> 00:47:17,880 (LAUGHING) 617 00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:22,437 Louise. 618 00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:27,799 Screw it! 619 00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:30,598 (VELCRO TEARING) 620 00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:33,637 Everybody dies, right? 621 00:47:35,480 --> 00:47:38,837 MARKS: Sir, Donnelly is taking off his hazmat suit. 622 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:41,191 Permission to abort? 623 00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:42,953 WEBER: Continue the session. 624 00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:00,719 Ian. 625 00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:02,314 Louise. 626 00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:05,433 You... 627 00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:08,359 Who are you? 628 00:48:35,640 --> 00:48:37,359 I think those are their names. 629 00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:42,758 They have names. 630 00:48:42,840 --> 00:48:45,150 IAN: So, what are we gonna call them? 631 00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:46,839 LOUISE: I don't know. 632 00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:50,356 I was thinking Abbott and Costello. 633 00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:54,753 Yeah. 634 00:48:54,840 --> 00:48:56,593 - Yeah? - Yeah, I like it. 635 00:48:59,160 --> 00:49:00,913 I like it. 636 00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:02,633 IAN: Wow! 637 00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:17,270 MAN: (ON PA) Team 1, exit your vehicle 638 00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:21,036 and proceed directly ahead to the decontamination tent. 639 00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:30,717 Leave your respirator on until you reach the equipment room. 640 00:49:36,720 --> 00:49:38,871 (GASPING) 641 00:49:58,960 --> 00:50:01,600 LOUISE: I know. Shhh! 642 00:50:07,080 --> 00:50:10,073 Team 2, exit your vehicles 643 00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:13,631 and continue to the decontamination tent. 644 00:50:13,720 --> 00:50:15,279 Leave your respirators on 645 00:50:15,360 --> 00:50:16,953 and do not hesitate 646 00:50:17,040 --> 00:50:18,872 until you have reached the equipment room. 647 00:50:21,960 --> 00:50:23,474 DR. KETTLER: How do you feel? 648 00:50:24,520 --> 00:50:26,318 Overworked. 649 00:50:26,400 --> 00:50:28,392 Well, I guess I don't need to tell you 650 00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:29,960 you're putting yourself at risk. 651 00:50:30,160 --> 00:50:33,517 There's no signs of radiation poisoning yet. 652 00:50:33,600 --> 00:50:36,320 We'll see how your blood tests look. 653 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,960 For now, I'm gonna give you another boost. 654 00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:40,440 Okay. 655 00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:42,318 No radiation. 656 00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:44,073 Nothing else we can detect either, 657 00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:46,550 but I'd give them a strong cocktail, regardless. 658 00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:49,439 It's the first time we've made significant progress. 659 00:50:51,160 --> 00:50:54,995 All right. We'll take the risk. 660 00:50:55,080 --> 00:50:56,434 MARKS: Okay, honey... 661 00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:57,835 WOMAN: (ON PHONE) What is going on there? 662 00:50:57,920 --> 00:50:59,070 Honey... 663 00:50:59,240 --> 00:51:00,356 Just tell me! 664 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:02,352 You don't need to worry, okay? 665 00:51:02,440 --> 00:51:05,114 - How can I not worry? - Just calm down. 666 00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:06,714 Just calm down. 667 00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:10,589 Becky asked me if the monsters are going to kill Daddy! 668 00:51:10,680 --> 00:51:13,275 Honey, it's not gonna happen. 669 00:51:15,840 --> 00:51:17,160 Just stay safe. 670 00:51:17,320 --> 00:51:18,640 You don't need to worry. 671 00:51:18,760 --> 00:51:20,752 Please! I'm so scared! 672 00:51:23,800 --> 00:51:25,792 MAN: (ON MONITOR) All junior xenolinguistics 673 00:51:25,880 --> 00:51:28,031 and science personnel must observe 674 00:51:28,120 --> 00:51:30,760 general curfew unless expressly authorized 675 00:51:30,840 --> 00:51:33,480 for extended work hours by unit COs. 676 00:51:33,560 --> 00:51:37,156 Curfew in effect as of 2200 hours. 677 00:51:37,720 --> 00:51:41,839 Notice to all late workers, fire watchers and night staff. 678 00:51:41,920 --> 00:51:46,358 Effective immediately, midnight rations will be served all night. 679 00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:48,113 (PEN SCRAPING ON PAPER) 680 00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:36,591 IAN: Here are some of the many things 681 00:52:36,720 --> 00:52:38,712 we don't know about heptapods. 682 00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:42,112 Greek. Hepta, "Seven." Pod, "Foot." 683 00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:44,800 Seven feet. Heptapod. 684 00:52:46,240 --> 00:52:47,833 Who are they? 685 00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:50,754 Trying to answer this in any meaningful way 686 00:52:50,880 --> 00:52:52,599 is hampered by the fact that, 687 00:52:52,720 --> 00:52:55,599 outside being able to see them and hear them, 688 00:52:55,720 --> 00:52:58,758 the heptapods leave absolutely no footprint. 689 00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:04,030 The chemical composition of their spaceship is unknown. 690 00:53:04,120 --> 00:53:07,352 The shell emits no waste, no gas, no radiation. 691 00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:10,672 Assuming that the shells communicate with each other, 692 00:53:10,760 --> 00:53:13,355 they do so without detection. 693 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:15,955 The air between the shells is untroubled 694 00:53:16,080 --> 00:53:17,992 by sonic emission or light wave. 695 00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:22,035 Are they scientists? Or tourists? 696 00:53:22,120 --> 00:53:23,520 If they're scientists, 697 00:53:23,600 --> 00:53:25,910 they don't seem to ask a lot of questions. 698 00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:31,270 Why did they park where they did? 699 00:53:31,400 --> 00:53:34,871 The world's most decorated experts can't crack that one. 700 00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:36,553 The most plausible theory is 701 00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:38,120 that they chose places on Earth 702 00:53:38,240 --> 00:53:40,709 with the lowest incidence of lightning strikes. 703 00:53:40,800 --> 00:53:42,792 But there are exceptions. 704 00:53:42,880 --> 00:53:44,872 The next most plausible theory is that 705 00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:46,553 Sheena Easton had a hit song 706 00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:48,154 at each of these sites in 1980. 707 00:53:48,240 --> 00:53:49,879 So, we just don't know. 708 00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:54,870 How do they communicate? 709 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,072 Here, Louise is putting us all to shame. 710 00:53:58,160 --> 00:53:59,833 The first breakthrough was 711 00:53:59,920 --> 00:54:02,480 to discover that there's no correlation 712 00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:06,310 between what a heptapod says and what a heptapod writes. 713 00:54:21,240 --> 00:54:23,596 Unlike all written human languages, 714 00:54:23,680 --> 00:54:26,195 their writing is semasiographic. 715 00:54:26,280 --> 00:54:29,751 It conveys meaning. It doesn't represent sound. 716 00:54:34,320 --> 00:54:36,391 Perhaps they view our form of writing 717 00:54:36,480 --> 00:54:38,790 as a wasted opportunity, 718 00:54:38,920 --> 00:54:41,480 passing up a second communications channel. 719 00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:49,439 We have our friends in Pakistan to thank 720 00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:52,513 for their study of how heptapods write, 721 00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:56,554 because unlike speech, a logogram is free of time. 722 00:54:59,480 --> 00:55:01,472 Like their ship or their bodies, 723 00:55:01,560 --> 00:55:03,916 their written language has no forward 724 00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:05,354 or backward direction. 725 00:55:05,440 --> 00:55:09,320 Linguists call this non-linear orthography, 726 00:55:09,400 --> 00:55:12,791 which raises the question, "Is this how they think?" 727 00:55:14,520 --> 00:55:17,752 Imagine you wanted to write a sentence using two hands, 728 00:55:17,840 --> 00:55:19,399 starting from either side. 729 00:55:19,480 --> 00:55:22,632 You would have to know each word you wanted to use, 730 00:55:22,720 --> 00:55:25,519 as well as how much space they would occupy. 731 00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:29,797 A heptapod can write a complex sentence 732 00:55:29,880 --> 00:55:31,997 in two seconds, effortlessly. 733 00:55:32,080 --> 00:55:34,959 It's taken us a month to make the simplest reply. 734 00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:38,033 Next, expanding vocabulary. 735 00:55:38,120 --> 00:55:41,434 Louise thinks it could easily take another month to be ready for that. 736 00:55:58,760 --> 00:56:00,433 LOUISE: Hey... 737 00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:03,113 Oh, hey. 738 00:56:03,240 --> 00:56:05,391 Weber's looking for you. 739 00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:08,200 Yeah, well, why do you think I'm hiding out here? 740 00:56:08,280 --> 00:56:09,600 (CHUCKLING) 741 00:56:09,760 --> 00:56:11,274 Come on up! 742 00:56:13,280 --> 00:56:14,794 Thanks. 743 00:56:17,480 --> 00:56:19,756 Nice out here, huh? 744 00:56:19,840 --> 00:56:22,196 Yeah, it's a nice view. 745 00:56:22,280 --> 00:56:24,476 Away from the noise. 746 00:56:27,480 --> 00:56:29,756 You know, I was just thinking about you. 747 00:56:32,480 --> 00:56:34,711 You approach language like a mathematician. 748 00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:37,952 You know that, right? (CHUCKLING) 749 00:56:38,120 --> 00:56:40,316 I will take that as a compliment. 750 00:56:40,440 --> 00:56:41,874 Yeah, well, it is. 751 00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:43,992 (CHUCKLING) 752 00:56:44,120 --> 00:56:47,909 As I watch you steer us around these communication traps 753 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:50,071 that I didn't even know existed, 754 00:56:50,160 --> 00:56:51,913 it's like, "What?" 755 00:56:54,120 --> 00:56:55,998 I guess that's why I'm single. 756 00:56:56,120 --> 00:56:59,158 Trust me, you can understand communication 757 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:00,919 and still end up single. 758 00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:03,912 (LAUGHING) 759 00:57:10,160 --> 00:57:13,437 I feel like everything that happens in there 760 00:57:13,520 --> 00:57:15,637 comes down to the two of us. 761 00:57:17,680 --> 00:57:19,672 Yeah, that's a good thing though, right? 762 00:57:19,800 --> 00:57:21,234 You and I? 763 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:22,840 (CHUCKLING) 764 00:57:24,680 --> 00:57:28,037 Have you seen the jokers that we're working with? 765 00:57:28,160 --> 00:57:29,674 Thank God I've got you! 766 00:57:29,800 --> 00:57:31,359 (LAUGHING) 767 00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:39,476 (GUNSHOTS, PEOPLE SCREAMING) 768 00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:42,189 WOMAN: Tonight, 769 00:57:42,320 --> 00:57:45,199 the first photograph of the aliens goes viral. 770 00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:48,034 Biological contamination is a major risk factor 771 00:57:48,120 --> 00:57:49,395 at the Montana site. 772 00:57:49,480 --> 00:57:51,551 So say environmental pressure groups. 773 00:57:51,680 --> 00:57:53,478 800,000 march on Washington 774 00:57:53,560 --> 00:57:56,155 to protest the government's handling of the crisis. 775 00:57:56,240 --> 00:57:59,039 All this, and more special coverage. 776 00:57:59,200 --> 00:58:01,078 (SIGHING) 777 00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:02,873 RICHARD RILEY: First contact with whoever it is that is inside that thing, 778 00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:04,320 and who's running the show? 779 00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:05,629 The government. 780 00:58:05,720 --> 00:58:07,712 That's right, folks, the same government 781 00:58:07,800 --> 00:58:10,395 who ruined our healthcare and bankrupted our military. 782 00:58:10,480 --> 00:58:11,550 Look at these people! 783 00:58:11,640 --> 00:58:13,393 Most of them don't even have guns! 784 00:58:13,480 --> 00:58:15,472 We could be facing a full-scale invasion. 785 00:58:15,560 --> 00:58:17,313 Our president's willing to sit back 786 00:58:17,400 --> 00:58:19,596 and let them waltz in and take our country. 787 00:58:19,680 --> 00:58:21,911 We are falling asleep at the wheel, people! 788 00:58:22,040 --> 00:58:24,236 You know what I'm talking about. I know you do. 789 00:58:24,320 --> 00:58:26,676 What if the smartest thing we could do right now 790 00:58:26,760 --> 00:58:28,592 would be to give them a show of force? 791 00:58:28,680 --> 00:58:30,672 I'm talking about a shot across the bow. 792 00:58:30,760 --> 00:58:31,750 What do you think? 793 00:58:31,840 --> 00:58:33,320 Caller No. 1, you're on the air. 794 00:58:33,400 --> 00:58:34,629 What do you think? 795 00:58:55,240 --> 00:58:56,754 (SIGHING) 796 00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:02,633 HANNAH: What's this word? 797 00:59:18,640 --> 00:59:20,154 LOUISE: Planet. 798 00:59:20,280 --> 00:59:22,636 (GIRL MUTTERING) 799 00:59:25,600 --> 00:59:28,718 LOUISE: That's, like, um... The Earth is a planet. 800 00:59:28,800 --> 00:59:32,794 HANNAH: Want to see my project for Miss Garriott's class? 801 00:59:32,920 --> 00:59:34,593 LOUISE: Yeah, little nose. 802 00:59:37,560 --> 00:59:40,314 We had to make up our own TV show. 803 00:59:40,400 --> 00:59:42,392 If we had one. 804 00:59:42,480 --> 00:59:43,960 LOUISE: And who are those two people? 805 00:59:44,080 --> 00:59:45,400 That's you and Dad. 806 00:59:45,480 --> 00:59:46,914 The show is called 807 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:49,151 "Mommy and Daddy talk to Animals." 808 00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:51,078 Oh! 809 00:59:51,160 --> 00:59:53,152 Well, it's lovely. 810 00:59:57,280 --> 00:59:58,634 Okay... 811 00:59:59,640 --> 01:00:01,199 Um... 812 01:00:02,600 --> 01:00:04,910 You know it's okay to be sad that your dad and I... 813 01:00:05,000 --> 01:00:06,514 I know. I'm not. 814 01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:10,751 'Cause we both love you very much. 815 01:00:10,840 --> 01:00:13,435 I know. It's just a cartoon. It's not real. 816 01:00:13,520 --> 01:00:15,113 IAN: Louise? 817 01:00:19,200 --> 01:00:20,634 You all right? 818 01:00:21,680 --> 01:00:24,832 Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. 819 01:00:26,800 --> 01:00:31,033 I'm not sure it's something I can... I can explain. 820 01:00:31,120 --> 01:00:33,874 WEBER: When was your last checkup with Dr. Kettler? 821 01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:35,719 I'm okay. 822 01:00:35,840 --> 01:00:38,116 I'm gonna get some air. 823 01:00:38,200 --> 01:00:40,237 - I'm okay. - All right. 824 01:00:40,360 --> 01:00:41,999 I'm fine. Yep. 825 01:01:41,120 --> 01:01:43,430 IAN: How you feeling? 826 01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:45,193 LOUISE: Um... 827 01:01:46,480 --> 01:01:50,918 I need some sleep, but I'm fine. 828 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:52,354 Yeah. 829 01:01:53,760 --> 01:01:55,911 You know, I was doing some reading, um, 830 01:01:56,000 --> 01:01:57,434 about this idea 831 01:01:57,520 --> 01:02:00,877 that if you immerse yourself into a foreign language, 832 01:02:00,960 --> 01:02:03,555 then you can actually rewire your brain. 833 01:02:03,640 --> 01:02:05,552 The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. 834 01:02:05,680 --> 01:02:07,592 Mm-hmm. 835 01:02:07,680 --> 01:02:09,319 The theory that, uh... 836 01:02:09,400 --> 01:02:11,392 It... It's the theory that, uh, 837 01:02:11,480 --> 01:02:13,199 the language you speak determines 838 01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:14,680 how you think and... 839 01:02:14,760 --> 01:02:17,229 IAN: Yeah. It affects how you see everything. 840 01:02:17,320 --> 01:02:18,595 It was, uh... 841 01:02:18,680 --> 01:02:20,717 I'm curious... 842 01:02:20,840 --> 01:02:23,309 Are you dreaming in their language? 843 01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:30,117 (BIRD CHIRPING) 844 01:02:33,120 --> 01:02:36,158 I may have had a few dreams, but I don't... 845 01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:37,640 (CHIRPING CONTINUES) 846 01:02:37,720 --> 01:02:41,350 I don't think that that makes me unfit to do this job. 847 01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:43,636 (GROWLING LOUDLY) 848 01:02:47,720 --> 01:02:49,552 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 849 01:02:56,080 --> 01:02:57,958 (KNOCKING CONTINUES) 850 01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:01,830 Did you sleep? 851 01:03:01,960 --> 01:03:03,110 A little. 852 01:03:04,120 --> 01:03:05,474 Do you know Mandarin? 853 01:03:09,760 --> 01:03:11,194 MAN: It is shifting. 854 01:03:18,160 --> 01:03:20,391 WEBER: The voice you're about to hear 855 01:03:20,480 --> 01:03:22,790 belongs to a Chinese military chief... 856 01:03:24,080 --> 01:03:26,197 General Shang. 857 01:03:26,320 --> 01:03:27,800 Pull it up! 858 01:03:30,760 --> 01:03:33,400 We got a satellite feed here of who he's talking to, 859 01:03:33,480 --> 01:03:35,392 if you want to look. 860 01:03:35,480 --> 01:03:36,994 Wait, go back. 861 01:03:38,440 --> 01:03:39,999 Stop. 862 01:03:41,880 --> 01:03:43,917 He's saying that each of the 12 863 01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:45,957 is offering advanced technology. 864 01:03:48,160 --> 01:03:50,436 Go back again. And play. 865 01:03:52,680 --> 01:03:53,670 Um... 866 01:03:54,200 --> 01:03:58,160 "Our science team is attempting to decode the sets." 867 01:03:58,600 --> 01:04:01,160 "Sets." I don't know what that means. 868 01:04:01,240 --> 01:04:02,833 Something about advantage, 869 01:04:02,920 --> 01:04:05,754 suits, honor and, uh, flowers. 870 01:04:05,840 --> 01:04:07,399 I don't... 871 01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:10,357 I don't know. That's all. 872 01:04:10,440 --> 01:04:12,830 I don't know what it means either. 873 01:04:12,920 --> 01:04:15,310 An hour ago, China mobilized forces. 874 01:04:15,400 --> 01:04:17,835 And now, Russia's following suit. 875 01:04:17,920 --> 01:04:20,276 Shang's about to start something. 876 01:04:20,360 --> 01:04:22,352 Following suit. Suits. 877 01:04:24,360 --> 01:04:27,034 Suits, honor, flowers... 878 01:04:27,120 --> 01:04:29,874 Colonel, those are all tile sets in mah-jongg. 879 01:04:31,600 --> 01:04:33,478 God, are they... 880 01:04:33,560 --> 01:04:36,758 Are they using a game to converse with their heptapods? 881 01:04:38,320 --> 01:04:40,391 Maybe. Why? 882 01:04:40,520 --> 01:04:43,911 Well, let's say that I taught them chess instead of English. 883 01:04:44,000 --> 01:04:46,037 Every conversation would be a game. 884 01:04:46,120 --> 01:04:49,192 Every idea expressed through opposition, victory, defeat. 885 01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:50,595 You see the problem? 886 01:04:50,680 --> 01:04:52,399 Hmm... 887 01:04:52,480 --> 01:04:54,711 If all I ever gave you was a hammer... 888 01:04:54,800 --> 01:04:56,678 Everything's a nail. 889 01:04:58,280 --> 01:05:00,476 We need to ask the big question. 890 01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:03,319 Ready or not. 891 01:05:11,600 --> 01:05:14,752 (INDISTINCT) 892 01:05:16,320 --> 01:05:18,391 Yeah, I know, but between there and there. 893 01:05:18,480 --> 01:05:20,039 (ALARM SOUNDING) 894 01:05:20,160 --> 01:05:22,311 Well, it's time to go. 895 01:05:28,800 --> 01:05:31,156 (MAN SPEAKING ON RADIO, INDISTINCT) 896 01:05:43,880 --> 01:05:45,678 LOUISE: Okay... 897 01:05:49,880 --> 01:05:52,156 Heptapods' purpose. 898 01:06:01,720 --> 01:06:05,316 Heptapod purpose Earth. What is your purpose? 899 01:06:05,800 --> 01:06:07,598 (HEPTAPOD CHITTERING) 900 01:06:12,360 --> 01:06:14,431 IAN: Do we only have Costello? 901 01:06:19,440 --> 01:06:21,830 Okay. There you are. 902 01:06:43,280 --> 01:06:44,794 WEBER: What does it say? 903 01:06:53,400 --> 01:06:55,073 Offer weapon. 904 01:07:00,040 --> 01:07:01,156 You saw what they wrote! 905 01:07:01,280 --> 01:07:02,509 Using a word they don't fully understand. 906 01:07:02,600 --> 01:07:04,193 - Could be a request. - A warning. 907 01:07:04,280 --> 01:07:07,193 Enough! Louise? 908 01:07:07,280 --> 01:07:09,317 We don't know if they understand 909 01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:12,035 the difference between a weapon and a tool. 910 01:07:12,120 --> 01:07:13,998 Our language, like our culture, is messy, 911 01:07:14,120 --> 01:07:15,873 and sometimes, one can be both. 912 01:07:15,960 --> 01:07:17,314 IAN: And it's quite possible 913 01:07:17,440 --> 01:07:19,671 that they're asking us to offer them something, 914 01:07:19,800 --> 01:07:21,154 not the other way around. 915 01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:23,351 It's like the first part of a trade. 916 01:07:23,440 --> 01:07:25,318 So, how do we clarify their intentions 917 01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:26,760 beyond those two words? 918 01:07:26,840 --> 01:07:27,830 Well, I go back in. 919 01:07:27,960 --> 01:07:29,838 Right away, we go back in and we clear this up. 920 01:07:29,920 --> 01:07:31,559 It's more complicated than that. 921 01:07:31,640 --> 01:07:34,030 How is it more complicated than that? 922 01:07:34,120 --> 01:07:36,510 Colonel, the Secretary of Defense 923 01:07:36,640 --> 01:07:38,154 is on the line for you. 924 01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:46,792 We need to sit on this information 925 01:07:46,920 --> 01:07:48,320 till we know what it means, 926 01:07:48,440 --> 01:07:50,272 so we aren't sharing it with our enemies. 927 01:07:50,360 --> 01:07:53,837 We must consider the idea that our visitors are prodding us to fight among ourselves 928 01:07:53,960 --> 01:07:56,395 until only one faction prevails. 929 01:07:56,480 --> 01:07:58,392 - There's no evidence of that. - Sure there is. 930 01:07:58,480 --> 01:08:00,870 Just grab a history book. 931 01:08:01,000 --> 01:08:04,596 The British with India, the Germans with Rwanda. 932 01:08:04,680 --> 01:08:07,115 They even got a name for it in Hungary. 933 01:08:07,200 --> 01:08:09,112 (CELL PHONE VIBRATING) 934 01:08:11,840 --> 01:08:16,596 Yeah. We're a world with no single leader. 935 01:08:16,680 --> 01:08:18,319 It's impossible to deal with just one of us. 936 01:08:18,400 --> 01:08:20,756 And with the word "weapon" now... 937 01:08:20,840 --> 01:08:24,516 Halpern. Yes, sir! 938 01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:27,030 (SIREN WAILING) 939 01:08:33,520 --> 01:08:35,398 (SPEAKING ARABIC) 940 01:08:37,040 --> 01:08:38,759 (SPEAKING ARABIC) 941 01:08:42,320 --> 01:08:45,791 MAN: No confirmation yet. Standing by. 942 01:08:45,880 --> 01:08:49,840 HALPERN: Anything? What did they say? 943 01:08:51,160 --> 01:08:52,355 China and Russia are off the grid. 944 01:08:52,520 --> 01:08:53,795 They aren't speaking to anyone. 945 01:08:53,880 --> 01:08:57,510 Whatever they learned in their last session has them spooked. 946 01:08:59,200 --> 01:09:00,600 Yes, sir! 947 01:09:00,720 --> 01:09:02,473 We have orders to do the same. 948 01:09:02,560 --> 01:09:03,710 These are our allies! 949 01:09:03,840 --> 01:09:04,956 You can't shut us down! 950 01:09:05,040 --> 01:09:06,713 - Put us on radio silence. - Do it. 951 01:09:06,840 --> 01:09:10,390 We received a message from the hept... Damn it! 952 01:09:11,200 --> 01:09:12,953 We need to be talking to each other! 953 01:09:13,080 --> 01:09:15,754 You want to talk to them? Find out what this means. 954 01:09:20,920 --> 01:09:22,957 MAN: Base-camp talk is now offline. 955 01:09:23,080 --> 01:09:25,356 All interpreters and international liaisons, 956 01:09:25,440 --> 01:09:29,036 stand down and report to unit coordinators. 957 01:09:30,920 --> 01:09:33,560 LOUISE: We've never re-entered a session before. 958 01:09:33,640 --> 01:09:36,235 IAN: Louise, trust me, okay? We've got time. 959 01:09:36,400 --> 01:09:38,517 We've just gotta step on it, all right? 960 01:09:38,600 --> 01:09:40,557 WOMAN: (ON TV) "Use weapon." 961 01:09:40,640 --> 01:09:41,960 This is the alien message 962 01:09:42,080 --> 01:09:44,311 said to have provoked the Chinese government 963 01:09:44,440 --> 01:09:46,079 to withdraw their scientists from 964 01:09:46,240 --> 01:09:47,754 the international mission today. 965 01:09:47,880 --> 01:09:50,076 In a statement, General Shang said, 966 01:09:50,160 --> 01:09:52,277 "China no longer trusts the aliens 967 01:09:52,400 --> 01:09:53,720 "who want to divide us. 968 01:09:53,800 --> 01:09:56,474 "Humanity must be protected." 969 01:09:56,600 --> 01:09:59,274 China has asked for immediate talks at the UN. 970 01:10:02,160 --> 01:10:04,072 MAN: (ON RADIO) Alpha-one-niner, 971 01:10:04,160 --> 01:10:05,674 this is Condor, over. 972 01:10:09,280 --> 01:10:13,797 Alpha-one-niner, this is Condor, come in. Over. 973 01:10:18,320 --> 01:10:21,313 Captain Marks, Condor not receiving transmission. 974 01:10:21,640 --> 01:10:23,597 Squelch twice if you hear line. 975 01:10:24,600 --> 01:10:26,353 Captain Marks, all escort units 976 01:10:26,480 --> 01:10:28,278 are ordered to cease all activity. 977 01:10:58,840 --> 01:11:01,150 No, no, no. Dr. Banks, you can't go in there. 978 01:11:01,280 --> 01:11:03,158 LOUISE: I just need to ask one question. 979 01:11:03,240 --> 01:11:05,277 MARKS: Dr. Banks! The session is finished. 980 01:11:05,360 --> 01:11:07,591 You can't... You can't go back in. It's dangerous. 981 01:11:07,680 --> 01:11:09,512 IAN: Look, we just need five minutes. Don't sweat it. 982 01:11:09,600 --> 01:11:11,353 LASKY: Marks, let them go. 983 01:11:14,160 --> 01:11:16,038 LOUISE: Hey, Abbott! 984 01:11:21,040 --> 01:11:24,112 So, what are we calling this? Session 37? 985 01:11:24,200 --> 01:11:26,669 IAN: Uh, no, 36, part 2. 986 01:11:34,040 --> 01:11:35,633 WEBER: Why are they on their own? 987 01:11:35,720 --> 01:11:38,030 MAN: We've been attempting to hail Captain Marks. 988 01:11:38,120 --> 01:11:39,873 The escort units are not responding, sir. 989 01:11:39,960 --> 01:11:43,032 WEBER: Why not? Send security. 990 01:11:46,560 --> 01:11:50,110 "Offer weapon, question mark." 991 01:11:55,240 --> 01:11:57,630 Are you offering us something? 992 01:12:06,240 --> 01:12:09,233 IAN: Technology, apparatus, method? 993 01:12:09,320 --> 01:12:11,471 Yeah, see, this is a different word. 994 01:12:11,560 --> 01:12:14,314 This... This segment, it's a lot busier. 995 01:12:19,600 --> 01:12:23,196 Give technology 996 01:12:24,520 --> 01:12:26,193 now. 997 01:12:32,200 --> 01:12:34,590 (TAPPING ON GLASS) 998 01:12:34,720 --> 01:12:36,677 What's he doing? 999 01:12:36,760 --> 01:12:38,558 (TAPPING REPEATEDLY ON GLASS) 1000 01:12:41,720 --> 01:12:43,598 MAN: (ON RADIO) Captain, on your ten. 1001 01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:48,952 (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) 1002 01:12:52,600 --> 01:12:54,717 LASKY: Security detail inbound, sir. 1003 01:12:54,800 --> 01:12:57,440 T-minus 4 minutes remaining. We need to see this through. 1004 01:12:57,560 --> 01:12:59,552 SOLDIER 2: Okay, this is it. Lock and load. 1005 01:12:59,640 --> 01:13:01,871 MARKS: We just need to hold them off until it's done. 1006 01:13:01,960 --> 01:13:04,475 LASKY: Copy that. Warning shots and suppressive fire only. 1007 01:13:04,600 --> 01:13:05,795 MARKS: Load up and get to cover. 1008 01:13:05,920 --> 01:13:08,071 Stay frosty and we can avoid casualties. 1009 01:13:13,800 --> 01:13:15,154 (POUNDING) 1010 01:13:34,680 --> 01:13:37,149 Abbott wants me to write on the barrier. 1011 01:13:42,120 --> 01:13:43,952 Can you even do that? 1012 01:13:45,160 --> 01:13:46,958 I don't know. 1013 01:14:02,840 --> 01:14:04,672 I can't do it with both hands. 1014 01:14:26,360 --> 01:14:28,033 (EXHALING SHARPLY) 1015 01:15:16,080 --> 01:15:17,833 Louise... 1016 01:15:31,240 --> 01:15:33,038 (GUNFIRE) 1017 01:15:33,120 --> 01:15:34,349 LOUISE: What is that? 1018 01:15:34,440 --> 01:15:36,511 (MEN SHOUTING) 1019 01:15:36,600 --> 01:15:39,274 (HEPTAPOD MOANING LOUDLY) 1020 01:16:09,560 --> 01:16:11,074 (GASPING) 1021 01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:22,480 DR. KETTLER: Hey! Hey, hey, hey. Take it easy. 1022 01:16:22,560 --> 01:16:25,314 You suffered a concussion. Just lay back. 1023 01:16:28,320 --> 01:16:30,391 How do you feel? 1024 01:16:38,520 --> 01:16:40,000 How is Ian? 1025 01:16:40,080 --> 01:16:42,276 Same as you. He's okay. 1026 01:16:43,640 --> 01:16:46,360 Who, um... Who did this? 1027 01:16:46,440 --> 01:16:48,193 Ah, some soldiers. 1028 01:16:48,280 --> 01:16:50,511 They've been watching too much TV. 1029 01:16:50,600 --> 01:16:52,353 (ALARM SOUNDING) 1030 01:16:53,520 --> 01:16:55,113 What is that? 1031 01:16:55,200 --> 01:16:56,600 Take it easy. Take it easy. 1032 01:16:56,680 --> 01:16:58,114 (HELICOPTER BLADES THUMPING) 1033 01:16:58,200 --> 01:17:01,272 The site's no longer secure. We're standing by to evacuate. 1034 01:17:01,360 --> 01:17:03,272 Where's Ian? 1035 01:17:03,360 --> 01:17:06,273 Weber came and got him maybe 10 minutes ago. 1036 01:17:06,360 --> 01:17:09,114 He wouldn't leave until he knew you were okay. 1037 01:17:12,360 --> 01:17:13,874 Your whole tent is on the clock 1038 01:17:13,960 --> 01:17:16,714 to figure out whatever it is you were given up there. 1039 01:17:22,560 --> 01:17:23,960 This is all of it? 1040 01:17:24,040 --> 01:17:26,555 The feed wasn't interrupted by the explosion? 1041 01:17:28,080 --> 01:17:30,037 WEBER: Not as far as I can see. 1042 01:17:31,480 --> 01:17:32,880 You see something? 1043 01:17:33,040 --> 01:17:34,474 IAN: Oh, I don't know yet. 1044 01:17:34,560 --> 01:17:37,394 I'm gonna need my team to get together with Louise's team. 1045 01:17:37,520 --> 01:17:39,079 I need everybody working on this. 1046 01:17:39,160 --> 01:17:40,560 We cannot leave. 1047 01:17:40,680 --> 01:17:42,080 Glad to see you're awake. 1048 01:17:42,160 --> 01:17:44,914 We need to go back in and explain this wasn't our fault. 1049 01:17:45,040 --> 01:17:46,997 - WEBER: We can't go back inside. - We have to. 1050 01:17:47,080 --> 01:17:49,390 What happened in there was an attack. 1051 01:17:49,480 --> 01:17:52,000 We can hope for the best, but I have orders to prepare for retaliation. 1052 01:17:52,080 --> 01:17:53,514 We may have to evacuate. 1053 01:17:53,600 --> 01:17:54,590 No, that's the wrong move. 1054 01:17:54,720 --> 01:17:56,916 As long as they stay, we have to stay. 1055 01:17:57,600 --> 01:17:59,592 (RUMBLING) 1056 01:18:31,120 --> 01:18:33,112 Well, they're not leaving. 1057 01:18:35,200 --> 01:18:36,953 Why does this feel worse? 1058 01:18:41,600 --> 01:18:43,637 MAN: (ON SCREEN) China is on the offensive. 1059 01:18:43,720 --> 01:18:47,119 They're positioning the military to blow the alien vessel right out of the sky. 1060 01:18:47,240 --> 01:18:50,393 And if this happens, we can't sit around waiting for retaliation. 1061 01:18:50,480 --> 01:18:52,073 So, get prepared. 1062 01:18:52,800 --> 01:18:55,315 The Air Force and infantry are standing by. 1063 01:18:55,440 --> 01:18:56,430 Yes, sir. 1064 01:18:58,000 --> 01:19:01,630 Tonight, China becomes the first world power 1065 01:19:01,720 --> 01:19:04,394 to declare war against the aliens. 1066 01:19:04,480 --> 01:19:07,075 Following the failure of diplomatic efforts 1067 01:19:07,160 --> 01:19:08,674 at the United Nations, 1068 01:19:08,760 --> 01:19:11,753 China has confirmed that its language experts have tonight 1069 01:19:11,840 --> 01:19:14,514 delivered an ultimatum at the Shanghai site. 1070 01:19:14,600 --> 01:19:16,000 In a televised statement, 1071 01:19:16,120 --> 01:19:19,079 General Shang, chairman of the People's Liberation Army, 1072 01:19:19,160 --> 01:19:22,836 said the aliens have 24 hours to leave Chinese territory 1073 01:19:22,960 --> 01:19:24,280 or face destruction. 1074 01:19:24,360 --> 01:19:26,511 And he urged all other world leaders 1075 01:19:26,640 --> 01:19:29,678 to unite with China and take a similar stance. 1076 01:19:30,520 --> 01:19:34,196 With a huge buildup of forces at their landing sites, 1077 01:19:34,320 --> 01:19:37,040 Pakistan, Russia and Sudan are thought to be 1078 01:19:37,120 --> 01:19:38,679 following China's lead. 1079 01:19:54,360 --> 01:19:56,352 It can't be random. 1080 01:20:11,400 --> 01:20:13,995 IAN: It's going to take us years. 1081 01:20:19,040 --> 01:20:20,997 HANNAH: What's this term here? 1082 01:20:24,160 --> 01:20:25,992 Mom... 1083 01:20:28,640 --> 01:20:30,120 Mom... 1084 01:20:30,240 --> 01:20:31,754 Hmm? Sweetie... 1085 01:20:31,840 --> 01:20:33,991 Uh, what's this term for that thing, 1086 01:20:34,080 --> 01:20:35,992 like a... Like a technical term, 1087 01:20:36,080 --> 01:20:37,594 where we make a deal, 1088 01:20:37,680 --> 01:20:39,672 and we both get something out of it. 1089 01:20:39,760 --> 01:20:41,513 A compromise. 1090 01:20:41,600 --> 01:20:42,920 No... 1091 01:20:43,000 --> 01:20:45,196 Like, it's a competition. 1092 01:20:45,280 --> 01:20:46,873 Mm-hmm... 1093 01:20:47,000 --> 01:20:48,559 But both sides end up happy. 1094 01:20:49,880 --> 01:20:51,234 Like a win-win. 1095 01:20:51,320 --> 01:20:53,471 More science-y than that. 1096 01:20:53,560 --> 01:20:56,598 If you want science, call your father. 1097 01:21:08,840 --> 01:21:10,877 (FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING) 1098 01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:12,280 IAN: Thank you. 1099 01:21:12,360 --> 01:21:14,158 (PAPERS RUSTLING) 1100 01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:24,753 Sorry. 1101 01:21:24,840 --> 01:21:26,115 It's okay. 1102 01:21:26,200 --> 01:21:28,078 (CLEARING THROAT) I'm up. 1103 01:21:32,040 --> 01:21:33,554 What time is it? 1104 01:21:35,080 --> 01:21:37,879 IAN: It's time you opened that bottle you've been hiding. 1105 01:21:41,720 --> 01:21:44,235 You cracked something, didn't you? 1106 01:21:44,320 --> 01:21:45,549 Yeah. Come here. 1107 01:21:47,480 --> 01:21:49,039 Take a look at this section. 1108 01:21:49,120 --> 01:21:51,840 It seems to be talking about time. 1109 01:21:51,920 --> 01:21:54,480 Their symbol for time is everywhere. 1110 01:21:54,560 --> 01:21:56,074 So what is this? 1111 01:21:57,480 --> 01:22:00,678 A formula for faster-than-light travel? 1112 01:22:00,760 --> 01:22:02,831 Who can tell? 1113 01:22:02,920 --> 01:22:04,479 There are too many gaps. 1114 01:22:04,560 --> 01:22:06,074 Nothing's complete. 1115 01:22:06,160 --> 01:22:07,674 Then it dawned on me. 1116 01:22:07,760 --> 01:22:09,240 Come here. 1117 01:22:10,320 --> 01:22:12,039 Right here. 1118 01:22:12,120 --> 01:22:15,955 Stop focusing on the ones. Look at the zeroes. 1119 01:22:16,040 --> 01:22:17,952 How much of this is data? 1120 01:22:18,040 --> 01:22:20,680 How much of it is negative space? 1121 01:22:20,760 --> 01:22:22,638 So, I measured it. 1122 01:22:24,280 --> 01:22:26,715 0.0833 recurring. 1123 01:22:32,520 --> 01:22:35,115 Perhaps you'd like that as a fraction. 1124 01:22:38,080 --> 01:22:39,992 One of twelve. 1125 01:22:42,760 --> 01:22:46,231 What they're saying right here is that this is one of 12. 1126 01:22:46,320 --> 01:22:48,152 "We are part of a larger whole." 1127 01:22:48,240 --> 01:22:50,436 Or we're one of 12 contestants for the prize. 1128 01:22:50,520 --> 01:22:51,874 Why do I have to talk to him? 1129 01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:53,400 We're all working together. 1130 01:22:53,480 --> 01:22:55,756 We need to talk to the other sites, 1131 01:22:55,840 --> 01:22:58,355 help them with what they've gotten from the heptapods. 1132 01:22:58,440 --> 01:22:59,635 We're blacked out. 1133 01:22:59,720 --> 01:23:01,916 China just threatened to destroy their shell. 1134 01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:03,070 We're on our own. 1135 01:23:03,160 --> 01:23:04,833 But this says that all of the pieces fit together. 1136 01:23:05,000 --> 01:23:06,832 And I'm telling you that no one else cares. 1137 01:23:07,360 --> 01:23:08,476 Two hours ago, 1138 01:23:08,560 --> 01:23:10,631 we pulled this audio off a secure channel in Russia. 1139 01:23:10,720 --> 01:23:13,394 Someone on the science team there was broadcasting wide. 1140 01:23:13,480 --> 01:23:15,949 (MAN SPEAKING RUSSIAN, WOMAN TRANSLATING) 1141 01:23:16,040 --> 01:23:18,509 In their final session, the aliens said, 1142 01:23:18,600 --> 01:23:21,672 "There is no time. Many become one." 1143 01:23:21,760 --> 01:23:24,275 I fear we have all been given weapons. 1144 01:23:24,360 --> 01:23:28,036 If anyone is receiving this, please... 1145 01:23:28,120 --> 01:23:30,680 (MACHINE GUN FIRING ON RECORDING) 1146 01:23:30,760 --> 01:23:32,035 (RECORDING ENDS) 1147 01:23:34,200 --> 01:23:35,600 Well, I mean, 1148 01:23:36,800 --> 01:23:38,120 there are a lot of ways 1149 01:23:38,240 --> 01:23:39,594 you can interpret what he said. 1150 01:23:39,680 --> 01:23:41,717 I don't need an interpreter to know what this means. 1151 01:23:41,800 --> 01:23:43,871 Russia just executed one of their own experts 1152 01:23:43,960 --> 01:23:45,155 to keep their secret. 1153 01:23:45,240 --> 01:23:47,755 "Many become one" could just be their way of saying 1154 01:23:47,840 --> 01:23:49,559 "some assembly required." 1155 01:23:49,640 --> 01:23:51,393 Why hand it out to us in pieces? 1156 01:23:51,480 --> 01:23:53,199 Why not just give it all over? 1157 01:23:53,280 --> 01:23:55,511 What better way to force us to work together for once? 1158 01:23:56,680 --> 01:23:57,909 Even if I did believe you, 1159 01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:00,720 how in the world are you gonna get anybody else to play along 1160 01:24:00,800 --> 01:24:02,712 and give up their data? 1161 01:24:02,800 --> 01:24:05,076 We offer ours in return. 1162 01:24:05,160 --> 01:24:06,640 Yeah? 1163 01:24:06,720 --> 01:24:08,120 A trade? 1164 01:24:08,280 --> 01:24:09,714 IAN: It's a non-zero-sum game. 1165 01:24:12,440 --> 01:24:15,035 Non-zero-sum game. 1166 01:24:15,760 --> 01:24:17,991 That's it. Yeah. 1167 01:24:18,080 --> 01:24:19,912 Thanks. 1168 01:24:25,400 --> 01:24:28,120 HALPERN: Nine of the landing sites have gone 1169 01:24:28,200 --> 01:24:29,429 total comms blackout. 1170 01:24:29,520 --> 01:24:31,512 Only way to reach them is to physically drive there 1171 01:24:31,600 --> 01:24:33,990 and yell at the border guards, which we're doing, 1172 01:24:34,080 --> 01:24:35,355 but it won't be fast enough. 1173 01:24:35,440 --> 01:24:37,830 There must be a way to get the message to them. 1174 01:24:37,920 --> 01:24:40,833 HALPERN: To our allies, maybe, but it's too little too late. 1175 01:24:40,920 --> 01:24:43,435 What we need is to get all the other nations online 1176 01:24:43,520 --> 01:24:45,432 before one starts global war. 1177 01:24:45,520 --> 01:24:47,477 And there's no way for us to reach them. 1178 01:24:47,600 --> 01:24:50,593 IAN: Okay, hold on a second. There is! 1179 01:24:50,680 --> 01:24:52,160 It's right above us. 1180 01:24:53,960 --> 01:24:55,599 WEBER: That's problematic for us right now. 1181 01:24:55,680 --> 01:24:58,752 The Pentagon's convinced our shell will retaliate. 1182 01:24:58,840 --> 01:25:01,958 My guess is they'll order us to evacuate within the hour. 1183 01:25:02,040 --> 01:25:03,793 IAN: Look, they're not our enemy. 1184 01:25:03,880 --> 01:25:05,997 They've made no act of aggression towards us. 1185 01:25:06,120 --> 01:25:08,157 HALPERN: Maybe this is their way of being aggressive. 1186 01:25:08,240 --> 01:25:09,720 WEBER: That's not the question. 1187 01:25:09,800 --> 01:25:11,393 HALPERN: What is the question? 1188 01:25:11,480 --> 01:25:13,711 WEBER: How do we get you back in that room 1189 01:25:13,800 --> 01:25:15,439 when it's half a mile straight up? 1190 01:25:15,520 --> 01:25:17,273 HALPERN: I think our work here is done. 1191 01:25:18,480 --> 01:25:21,279 It's in the hands of our superiors now. 1192 01:25:29,760 --> 01:25:31,956 (RUMBLING) 1193 01:25:40,840 --> 01:25:42,991 HALPERN: What the hell is she doing? 1194 01:26:13,200 --> 01:26:16,159 (CYLINDER RUMBLING, LOUISE GASPING) 1195 01:26:35,880 --> 01:26:38,759 Oh, my God! Oh, God, no! 1196 01:26:49,600 --> 01:26:51,910 (COUGHING) 1197 01:27:46,000 --> 01:27:47,673 (GRUNTING) 1198 01:27:49,280 --> 01:27:51,636 (COUGHING) 1199 01:27:51,720 --> 01:27:53,677 (HEPTAPOD GROWLING) 1200 01:28:26,560 --> 01:28:27,880 (THUMPING) 1201 01:28:29,600 --> 01:28:31,751 (RHYTHMIC THUMPING) 1202 01:28:59,600 --> 01:29:01,273 Costello... 1203 01:29:03,840 --> 01:29:05,718 Where's Abbott? 1204 01:29:28,800 --> 01:29:30,234 (HEPTAPOD GROWLING) 1205 01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:33,116 (CHITTERS) 1206 01:29:35,200 --> 01:29:36,873 I'm sorry. 1207 01:29:39,040 --> 01:29:41,077 We're sorry. 1208 01:29:44,720 --> 01:29:47,030 I need you to... 1209 01:29:47,120 --> 01:29:51,433 I need you to send a message to the other sites. 1210 01:30:10,480 --> 01:30:11,994 I don't... 1211 01:30:12,080 --> 01:30:14,072 I don't understand. 1212 01:30:14,160 --> 01:30:18,200 What is your purpose here? 1213 01:30:44,600 --> 01:30:47,160 How can you know the future? 1214 01:30:49,400 --> 01:30:51,039 (DRONING) 1215 01:31:02,920 --> 01:31:05,196 I don't... 1216 01:31:06,680 --> 01:31:10,754 I don't understand. Who is this child? 1217 01:31:15,880 --> 01:31:17,599 HANNAH: The show is called 1218 01:31:17,720 --> 01:31:20,189 "Mommy and Daddy talk to Animals." 1219 01:31:53,640 --> 01:31:57,031 Wait! No! Wait! 1220 01:32:18,960 --> 01:32:21,316 (CRASHING, RUMBLING) 1221 01:32:46,120 --> 01:32:47,713 - WEBER: Dr. Banks! - IAN: Louise! 1222 01:32:47,800 --> 01:32:49,473 WEBER: Are you all right? 1223 01:32:52,480 --> 01:32:54,437 - You all right? - LOUISE: Yeah. I'm all right. 1224 01:32:54,520 --> 01:32:55,954 IAN: What happened? 1225 01:32:56,040 --> 01:32:58,350 LOUISE: I'm trying to figure it out. This is too big. 1226 01:32:58,440 --> 01:33:00,909 Doesn't matter now. We have orders to evacuate. 1227 01:33:01,000 --> 01:33:02,195 LOUISE: Why? 1228 01:33:02,280 --> 01:33:04,317 Russia and Sudan are following China. 1229 01:33:07,200 --> 01:33:08,350 I don't understand. 1230 01:33:08,520 --> 01:33:09,670 HANNAH: Help me, Mama. 1231 01:33:10,720 --> 01:33:13,189 IAN: Louise? Whoa! 1232 01:33:13,440 --> 01:33:14,476 Mom! 1233 01:33:17,320 --> 01:33:18,800 Mama! 1234 01:33:21,160 --> 01:33:23,197 Sorry, honey. 1235 01:33:26,160 --> 01:33:28,356 What day is it? Do you know, baby? 1236 01:33:28,480 --> 01:33:30,199 Sunday. 1237 01:33:35,520 --> 01:33:38,672 Are you gonna leave me like Daddy did? 1238 01:33:38,840 --> 01:33:42,356 Oh, Hannah, honey, your daddy didn't leave you. 1239 01:33:42,480 --> 01:33:44,517 You're gonna see him this weekend. 1240 01:33:45,880 --> 01:33:48,714 He doesn't look at me the same way anymore. 1241 01:33:51,840 --> 01:33:53,354 (SIGHING) 1242 01:33:56,960 --> 01:33:58,872 It's my fault. 1243 01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:04,032 I told him something that he wasn't ready to hear. 1244 01:34:05,880 --> 01:34:07,553 What? 1245 01:34:09,520 --> 01:34:11,318 Well... 1246 01:34:11,400 --> 01:34:13,710 Believe it or not, 1247 01:34:13,800 --> 01:34:16,474 I know something that's going to happen. 1248 01:34:18,560 --> 01:34:21,234 I can't explain how I know. I just do. 1249 01:34:22,880 --> 01:34:26,078 And when I told your daddy, he got really mad. 1250 01:34:27,840 --> 01:34:30,400 And he said I made the wrong choice. 1251 01:34:32,920 --> 01:34:36,038 What? What's going to happen? 1252 01:34:38,680 --> 01:34:42,879 It has to do with a really rare disease. 1253 01:34:45,720 --> 01:34:47,996 And it's unstoppable. 1254 01:34:49,560 --> 01:34:52,120 Kind of like you are, 1255 01:34:52,240 --> 01:34:55,790 with your swimming and your poetry 1256 01:34:55,960 --> 01:34:57,519 and all the other amazing things 1257 01:34:57,600 --> 01:34:59,353 that you share with the world. 1258 01:34:59,440 --> 01:35:00,999 I'm unstoppable? 1259 01:35:02,000 --> 01:35:03,753 Yeah. 1260 01:35:18,240 --> 01:35:19,674 (SOBBING) 1261 01:35:19,800 --> 01:35:21,632 IAN: I got you. 1262 01:35:21,760 --> 01:35:23,319 (GRUNTING) 1263 01:35:23,440 --> 01:35:26,478 Louise? Louise? 1264 01:35:28,440 --> 01:35:31,035 I just realized why my husband left me. 1265 01:35:31,160 --> 01:35:32,640 My husband left me. 1266 01:35:32,800 --> 01:35:34,280 You were married? 1267 01:35:34,360 --> 01:35:36,875 Come on! Let's get out of here. 1268 01:35:42,160 --> 01:35:44,152 (CROWD SCREAMING) 1269 01:36:11,320 --> 01:36:12,674 Mama? 1270 01:36:12,800 --> 01:36:14,200 LOUISE: Yeah? 1271 01:36:14,320 --> 01:36:16,789 Why's my name Hannah? 1272 01:36:16,880 --> 01:36:18,678 (ALARM SOUNDING) 1273 01:36:18,800 --> 01:36:21,634 MAN: Get those people back, please. 1274 01:36:21,720 --> 01:36:24,474 LOUISE: Well, your name is very special, 1275 01:36:24,560 --> 01:36:26,711 because it is a palindrome. 1276 01:36:26,880 --> 01:36:30,510 It reads the same forward and backward. 1277 01:36:30,760 --> 01:36:33,150 HALPERN: All right, guys, give me a hand here. 1278 01:36:33,240 --> 01:36:35,197 - MAN: Yes, sir. - That goes in the bag. 1279 01:36:39,640 --> 01:36:41,199 MAN: Ready to go! 1280 01:37:00,760 --> 01:37:03,753 WOMAN: (ON PA) Evacuation underway. 1281 01:37:06,920 --> 01:37:08,195 IAN: Hey... 1282 01:37:08,280 --> 01:37:12,320 We're done here! We're taking this with us. 1283 01:37:37,120 --> 01:37:38,918 I can read it. 1284 01:37:42,760 --> 01:37:44,638 - I know what it is. - What? 1285 01:37:44,760 --> 01:37:47,275 It's not a weapon. It's a gift. 1286 01:37:47,360 --> 01:37:49,272 The weapon is their language. 1287 01:37:49,360 --> 01:37:51,591 They gave it to us. Do you know what that means? 1288 01:37:51,680 --> 01:37:54,752 So we can learn Heptapod. If we survive. 1289 01:37:54,840 --> 01:37:57,480 If you learn it, when you really learn it, 1290 01:37:57,640 --> 01:37:59,950 you begin to perceive time the way that they do, 1291 01:38:00,040 --> 01:38:03,078 so you can see what's to come. 1292 01:38:03,160 --> 01:38:05,152 But time, it isn't the same for them. 1293 01:38:05,280 --> 01:38:07,511 It's non-linear. 1294 01:38:07,640 --> 01:38:10,155 Look, we did our best, but it wasn't enough. 1295 01:38:11,480 --> 01:38:12,834 The captain will load you up. 1296 01:38:12,960 --> 01:38:14,553 You're lifting off in 5 minutes. 1297 01:38:14,640 --> 01:38:18,759 Ian, Louise, it was an honor to work with you. 1298 01:38:18,840 --> 01:38:20,877 Good luck. 1299 01:38:24,480 --> 01:38:26,312 Hey, Colonel... 1300 01:38:32,840 --> 01:38:35,196 I'm gonna find out where we're going. 1301 01:38:42,720 --> 01:38:44,837 (WHISPERING) Wake up, Mommy! 1302 01:39:20,360 --> 01:39:22,079 Dr. Banks... 1303 01:39:23,280 --> 01:39:24,953 A pleasure. 1304 01:39:25,040 --> 01:39:28,716 General Shang, the pleasure is mine, really. 1305 01:39:28,800 --> 01:39:30,837 Your president said 1306 01:39:30,920 --> 01:39:34,118 he was honored to host me at the celebration... 1307 01:39:34,200 --> 01:39:35,873 Yeah. 1308 01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:38,993 ...but I confess, the only reason why I'm here 1309 01:39:39,080 --> 01:39:42,710 is to meet you in person. 1310 01:39:44,120 --> 01:39:47,192 Me? Well, I'm flattered. Thank you. 1311 01:39:47,720 --> 01:39:50,076 18 months ago, 1312 01:39:50,200 --> 01:39:52,715 you did something remarkable, 1313 01:39:52,880 --> 01:39:56,874 something not even my superior has done. 1314 01:39:58,240 --> 01:39:59,879 And what's that? 1315 01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:01,639 You changed my mind. 1316 01:40:03,800 --> 01:40:07,953 You're the reason for this unification, 1317 01:40:08,480 --> 01:40:12,440 all because you reached out to me at my private number. 1318 01:40:14,440 --> 01:40:16,636 Your private number? 1319 01:40:16,760 --> 01:40:19,070 General, I... I don't know your private number. 1320 01:40:25,320 --> 01:40:27,073 Now you know. 1321 01:40:28,560 --> 01:40:31,758 I do not claim to know how your mind works, 1322 01:40:31,920 --> 01:40:36,597 but I believe it was important for you to see that. 1323 01:40:38,400 --> 01:40:40,119 I called you, didn't I? 1324 01:40:41,280 --> 01:40:43,636 Yes, you did. 1325 01:40:54,480 --> 01:40:56,073 (SIGHING) Louise! 1326 01:40:57,080 --> 01:40:58,992 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1327 01:41:12,320 --> 01:41:15,040 HALPERN: All right, let's shut down the system. 1328 01:41:15,160 --> 01:41:18,836 Sir? There's a sat line here dialing China. 1329 01:41:20,640 --> 01:41:22,677 Here? What do you mean "here"? 1330 01:41:24,840 --> 01:41:27,071 Come on, come on! 1331 01:41:27,160 --> 01:41:29,152 Whose phone is it? 1332 01:41:33,160 --> 01:41:34,799 It's your phone, sir. 1333 01:41:42,040 --> 01:41:43,554 Search base camp now. 1334 01:41:43,680 --> 01:41:45,876 Find out who's using that phone. 1335 01:41:46,000 --> 01:41:47,673 And hold on to those coordinates. 1336 01:41:47,800 --> 01:41:48,870 Yes, sir. 1337 01:41:49,040 --> 01:41:51,236 LOUISE: Come on... What do I say? 1338 01:41:52,240 --> 01:41:53,833 What do I say? 1339 01:42:04,720 --> 01:42:06,234 Come on. 1340 01:42:06,920 --> 01:42:09,958 I will never forget what you said. 1341 01:42:13,600 --> 01:42:16,399 (SHANG SPEAKING MANDARIN ON SAT LINE) 1342 01:42:20,600 --> 01:42:24,310 You told me my wife's dying words. 1343 01:42:24,400 --> 01:42:27,393 (SPEAKING MANDARIN) 1344 01:42:34,800 --> 01:42:37,395 (SHANG SPEAKING MANDARIN) 1345 01:42:38,600 --> 01:42:40,239 (SPEAKING MANDARIN) 1346 01:42:41,080 --> 01:42:42,833 SOLDIER: We found the source of the phone call. 1347 01:42:42,920 --> 01:42:44,752 It's in the clean room. We're waiting for instructions. 1348 01:42:46,760 --> 01:42:48,035 (KNOCKING ON WINDOW) 1349 01:42:48,120 --> 01:42:49,918 What are you doing? 1350 01:42:50,040 --> 01:42:52,077 - What are you doing? - Changing someone's mind. 1351 01:42:52,200 --> 01:42:54,078 - Can you buy me 20 seconds? - We don't have time for this. 1352 01:42:54,200 --> 01:42:55,600 No, trust me. Buy me 20 seconds. 1353 01:42:55,720 --> 01:42:57,712 - Do you trust me? - Okay. Yeah. 1354 01:42:57,800 --> 01:42:59,598 (LOUISE SPEAKING MANDARIN) 1355 01:43:00,960 --> 01:43:04,590 Dr. Banks, drop the phone now or we shoot! 1356 01:43:07,920 --> 01:43:09,115 Drop it! 1357 01:43:09,240 --> 01:43:10,310 I'm sorry! 1358 01:43:10,440 --> 01:43:11,874 (CONTINUES SPEAKING MANDARIN) 1359 01:43:11,960 --> 01:43:14,794 HALPERN: You are committing an act of treason! 1360 01:43:19,960 --> 01:43:21,997 - Yes. - Drop it! 1361 01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:23,673 It's done. I'm done. 1362 01:43:29,800 --> 01:43:32,110 (SPEAKING MANDARIN) 1363 01:43:39,400 --> 01:43:41,869 ...blackout from all 12 landing sites 1364 01:43:41,960 --> 01:43:43,440 continues this evening. 1365 01:43:43,520 --> 01:43:45,318 Hold on, we are just hearing... 1366 01:43:45,400 --> 01:43:47,835 I'm being told we're going to cut this report 1367 01:43:47,920 --> 01:43:49,400 to tell you breaking news... 1368 01:43:49,480 --> 01:43:52,359 ...China has called an emergency press conference... 1369 01:43:52,440 --> 01:43:53,760 General Shang, 1370 01:43:53,840 --> 01:43:56,196 commander in chief of the People's Liberation Army, 1371 01:43:56,280 --> 01:43:58,431 has announced in an emergency press conference 1372 01:43:58,520 --> 01:43:59,920 that China is standing down. 1373 01:44:00,000 --> 01:44:01,798 ...all intelligence they've received 1374 01:44:01,920 --> 01:44:04,515 will be shared immediately with the other landing sites. 1375 01:44:04,600 --> 01:44:07,638 Scientists from around the world are sifting through information 1376 01:44:07,760 --> 01:44:09,160 received from the UK, Japan, 1377 01:44:09,240 --> 01:44:10,560 Sierra Leone and Venezuela. 1378 01:44:10,680 --> 01:44:12,592 ...the information they have acquired 1379 01:44:12,680 --> 01:44:14,353 from both of their landing sites... 1380 01:44:14,440 --> 01:44:16,636 Also confirming it to be one of the 12 pieces 1381 01:44:16,720 --> 01:44:19,030 of this puzzle that is being slowly put together. 1382 01:46:08,320 --> 01:46:10,630 LOUISE: So, Hannah, 1383 01:46:12,240 --> 01:46:14,914 this is where your story begins. 1384 01:46:16,920 --> 01:46:19,037 The day they departed. 1385 01:46:23,000 --> 01:46:24,593 You all right? 1386 01:46:27,760 --> 01:46:32,357 Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, 1387 01:46:35,200 --> 01:46:37,237 I embrace it. 1388 01:46:39,080 --> 01:46:42,517 And I welcome every moment of it. 1389 01:46:43,520 --> 01:46:46,638 Ooh! Ah! Ooh! 1390 01:46:48,280 --> 01:46:49,873 (COOING) 1391 01:46:57,400 --> 01:47:01,917 BOTH: H-A-N-N-A-H. 1392 01:47:02,600 --> 01:47:03,954 (KNOCKING) 1393 01:47:15,800 --> 01:47:18,395 LOUISE: Now backward. H... 1394 01:47:18,520 --> 01:47:21,115 BOTH: ...A-N-N-A-H! 1395 01:47:21,200 --> 01:47:22,600 Hannah! 1396 01:47:22,680 --> 01:47:24,672 IAN: You ready, baby? 1397 01:47:27,440 --> 01:47:28,954 Hi! 1398 01:47:29,960 --> 01:47:31,440 (WHISPERING, INDISTINCT) 1399 01:47:31,520 --> 01:47:33,591 Don't worry. See you. 1400 01:47:35,200 --> 01:47:36,714 Daddy! 1401 01:47:45,880 --> 01:47:47,360 You okay? 1402 01:47:48,560 --> 01:47:50,677 (GROWLING PLAYFULLY) 1403 01:47:51,880 --> 01:47:53,678 Are you ready? 1404 01:47:55,720 --> 01:47:57,040 (CHUCKLING) 1405 01:47:57,160 --> 01:47:58,879 Oh, guess what? Star stuff! 1406 01:48:01,480 --> 01:48:03,870 - LOUISE: Ian? - IAN: Yeah? 1407 01:48:04,000 --> 01:48:07,630 LOUISE: If you could see your whole life from start to finish, 1408 01:48:09,840 --> 01:48:11,911 would you change things? 1409 01:48:18,000 --> 01:48:21,994 IAN: Maybe I'd say what I feel more often. 1410 01:48:22,080 --> 01:48:23,719 I... I don't know. 1411 01:48:39,280 --> 01:48:41,840 You know, I've had my head tilted up to the stars 1412 01:48:41,920 --> 01:48:43,513 for as long as I can remember. 1413 01:48:46,040 --> 01:48:48,555 You know what surprised me the most? 1414 01:48:50,360 --> 01:48:52,431 It wasn't meeting them. 1415 01:48:57,240 --> 01:48:59,436 It was meeting you. 1416 01:49:39,440 --> 01:49:43,275 I forgot how good it felt to be held by you. 1417 01:49:52,320 --> 01:49:54,312 IAN: You wanna make a baby? 1418 01:50:28,600 --> 01:50:31,195 LOUISE: Yes. Yeah.