1 00:00:01,071 --> 00:00:02,626 Previously on "The Outpost"... 2 00:00:02,651 --> 00:00:04,336 Talon, you will love being part of the United. 3 00:00:04,338 --> 00:00:05,703 United? 4 00:00:07,441 --> 00:00:09,361 Talon, you should be joining us, not fighting us. 5 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:14,379 You've killed her! 6 00:00:14,381 --> 00:00:16,381 No, it's not possible. 7 00:00:20,516 --> 00:00:22,086 And what brings you all this way? 8 00:00:22,088 --> 00:00:24,589 We've come to bring peace to your village. 9 00:00:27,528 --> 00:00:31,095 We'll find a way to stop Yavalla from turning us all into her puppets, 10 00:00:31,097 --> 00:00:32,563 but we need to do it together. 11 00:00:32,565 --> 00:00:35,666 Talon! Talon! Talon! 12 00:00:59,221 --> 00:01:00,353 Keep your distance. 13 00:01:04,663 --> 00:01:06,796 Greetings, friends. 14 00:01:06,798 --> 00:01:08,529 We're looking for Queen Rosmund. 15 00:01:08,554 --> 00:01:10,911 We believe she and Baron Aegisford may have passed this way. 16 00:01:10,935 --> 00:01:14,136 Queen Rosmund shared her message of peace with us. 17 00:01:14,138 --> 00:01:17,407 - We were joined with her. - Well, that confirms it then. 18 00:01:17,409 --> 00:01:19,442 This thing has already spread throughout the Realm. 19 00:01:21,490 --> 00:01:23,138 You are the traitors. 20 00:01:23,163 --> 00:01:26,015 The traitors from the Outpost. 21 00:01:26,017 --> 00:01:27,584 We were warned about you. 22 00:01:27,586 --> 00:01:29,719 Should I send in the Lu-Qiri to kill them all? 23 00:01:29,721 --> 00:01:32,388 Why would we do that? They haven't done anything wrong. 24 00:01:32,390 --> 00:01:34,857 - They're possessed. - They're people. 25 00:01:34,882 --> 00:01:37,660 - We can't just massacre them. - No, she's right. 26 00:01:37,662 --> 00:01:39,748 None of them chose to be infected by a kinj. 27 00:01:39,773 --> 00:01:41,997 If we don't do something soon, they're just gonna spread it even further. 28 00:01:41,999 --> 00:01:43,565 So we should just go around killing everyone 29 00:01:43,567 --> 00:01:45,270 unlucky enough to come in contact with a kinj? 30 00:01:45,294 --> 00:01:47,778 By the looks of things, you'd have to kill hundreds, 31 00:01:47,803 --> 00:01:50,911 if not thousands to keep it from spreading. 32 00:01:50,936 --> 00:01:52,641 Greetings, Talon. 33 00:01:52,643 --> 00:01:56,078 Glad to see you're in good health. 34 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,680 - I don't know you. - If you could only experience 35 00:01:58,682 --> 00:02:03,986 what it's like to be united with so many in complete harmony. 36 00:02:03,988 --> 00:02:06,796 - I tried to share it with you. - Yavalla. 37 00:02:06,821 --> 00:02:09,258 Wonder how far away she can be and still talk through them. 38 00:02:09,260 --> 00:02:13,462 There's no distance I can travel and not be connected to the United. 39 00:02:13,464 --> 00:02:16,766 Why are you doing this? These people are innocent. 40 00:02:16,768 --> 00:02:18,901 Their lives were without meaning. 41 00:02:18,903 --> 00:02:22,070 A never-ending cycle of poverty, 42 00:02:22,072 --> 00:02:23,672 violence, and suffering. 43 00:02:23,674 --> 00:02:28,806 Now, they only know unity and peace. 44 00:02:28,831 --> 00:02:33,663 - This is not peace. - There's no enmity between them 45 00:02:33,769 --> 00:02:35,503 and they're happy. 46 00:02:35,586 --> 00:02:38,636 Is that not the very definition of peace? 47 00:02:39,675 --> 00:02:42,511 I've been watching Janzo and Wren. 48 00:02:42,788 --> 00:02:45,523 Janzo was right. 49 00:02:45,548 --> 00:02:47,683 Would you pass Wren a message, please? 50 00:02:47,948 --> 00:02:51,522 Tell her I approve her choice in mate 51 00:02:52,283 --> 00:02:55,817 and I expect them both to come and join me soon. 52 00:02:58,341 --> 00:03:00,497 We're too late to stop it from spreading. 53 00:03:00,522 --> 00:03:01,975 This is already out of hand. 54 00:03:01,977 --> 00:03:03,693 We should get back to the Outpost, 55 00:03:03,718 --> 00:03:05,357 set up a sanctuary for the uninfected 56 00:03:05,382 --> 00:03:07,015 until Janzo and Wren can come up with something. 57 00:03:07,039 --> 00:03:08,339 That's a bad idea, Talon. 58 00:03:08,364 --> 00:03:10,096 Do you want to take charge, Zed? 59 00:03:10,121 --> 00:03:11,422 Because I didn't ask for the job. 60 00:03:11,446 --> 00:03:14,280 No, no. People picked you to lead. 61 00:03:14,305 --> 00:03:15,504 Then let me lead. 62 00:03:38,714 --> 00:03:39,746 Postmaster! 63 00:03:42,250 --> 00:03:44,584 - No one got infected out there? - We had eyes on all. 64 00:03:44,619 --> 00:03:47,620 Seems just a little risky to let anyone back in except for Talon and Zed. 65 00:03:49,424 --> 00:03:50,890 How are you feeling today, Garret? 66 00:03:50,925 --> 00:03:52,492 - Pretty bad. - Good. 67 00:03:52,527 --> 00:03:55,795 It means you're not infected... yet. 68 00:03:55,831 --> 00:03:57,764 Send word to Gertrusha in Aegisford. 69 00:03:57,799 --> 00:03:59,096 Tell them to shut their gates. 70 00:03:59,121 --> 00:04:01,433 They need to go into complete lockdown. 71 00:04:01,469 --> 00:04:04,121 Should I tell them why? 72 00:04:05,539 --> 00:04:07,606 Tell them there's a new plague. 73 00:04:07,641 --> 00:04:10,152 And put out word to anyone who can't lock down their town. 74 00:04:10,177 --> 00:04:12,111 Tell them they can seek refuge at the Outpost. 75 00:04:13,647 --> 00:04:15,915 Talon, are you sure that's wise? 76 00:04:15,950 --> 00:04:18,851 Shouldn't we lock our own gates, not let more people in? 77 00:04:18,887 --> 00:04:21,888 Do we even know if everyone who's already her is free of the infection? 78 00:04:21,923 --> 00:04:24,823 - No. No, we don't, do we? - You both sound like Zed. 79 00:04:24,859 --> 00:04:27,559 We need all the manpower we can get. 80 00:04:27,595 --> 00:04:29,929 We need to protect as many uninfected people as we can. 81 00:04:29,964 --> 00:04:31,942 Right, well, if we're going to allow people to take refuge here, 82 00:04:31,966 --> 00:04:34,244 we need to figure out a better way to detect who's infected. 83 00:04:34,268 --> 00:04:36,635 - So, get on that. - Sure. 84 00:04:36,670 --> 00:04:38,670 I mean, Wren and I were busy trying to find a cure, 85 00:04:38,706 --> 00:04:40,672 but I guess we can do two things at once. 86 00:04:40,708 --> 00:04:42,853 It's not like there's just two people down there in the labs 87 00:04:42,877 --> 00:04:45,245 working morning, noon, and night without any sleep. 88 00:04:45,270 --> 00:04:48,405 I know you'll come through, Janzo. You always do. 89 00:04:49,925 --> 00:04:51,441 Right. 90 00:04:51,918 --> 00:04:55,521 Speaking of which, Yavalla says she's been watching you. 91 00:04:55,523 --> 00:04:59,157 Oh, yes. Wren and I think she's still spying on us through the rats. 92 00:04:59,940 --> 00:05:01,552 Rats? 93 00:05:07,868 --> 00:05:10,156 Your mother's definitely watching us through the rats we caught. 94 00:05:10,180 --> 00:05:12,637 Let her. Look. See? There! 95 00:05:12,639 --> 00:05:14,186 That's the mechanism right there. 96 00:05:14,211 --> 00:05:16,445 It reproduces itself. 97 00:05:16,470 --> 00:05:19,856 And now, I bet the rat is ready to pass it. 98 00:05:20,514 --> 00:05:22,256 It's desperate for contact. 99 00:05:22,281 --> 00:05:23,875 The kinj must be compelling it, 100 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:25,486 almost like a person addicted to drink. 101 00:05:25,511 --> 00:05:27,704 Mm-hmm. Let's see what happens. 102 00:05:39,657 --> 00:05:41,203 - Amazing. - That's it. 103 00:05:41,228 --> 00:05:43,277 Start an hourglass. I need to know exactly how long 104 00:05:43,302 --> 00:05:46,224 this whole reproductive process takes. 105 00:05:46,383 --> 00:05:47,583 All right. 106 00:06:01,887 --> 00:06:03,552 She was an amazing woman. 107 00:06:03,577 --> 00:06:06,498 - Yeah. - But I was frightened of her. 108 00:06:06,523 --> 00:06:10,158 Oh, yeah. Me, too. Never wanted to disappoint her. 109 00:06:10,183 --> 00:06:12,006 Still don't, just in case she's watching. 110 00:06:12,031 --> 00:06:14,965 Don't need her ghost showing up to give me a thick ear. 111 00:06:18,409 --> 00:06:22,224 Mm. I'm feeling pretty useless. 112 00:06:23,139 --> 00:06:27,427 - Not much to do since her Majesty left. - Yeah, yeah. 113 00:06:28,888 --> 00:06:31,588 - Hey, do you want a job here? - Really? 114 00:06:31,613 --> 00:06:34,715 We sure could use the help since Janzo's so busy sciencing. 115 00:06:34,740 --> 00:06:36,773 Are you allowed to offer me a job? 116 00:06:36,798 --> 00:06:38,998 Sure. Mum left the place to Janzo and me. 117 00:06:39,023 --> 00:06:41,818 It's half mine. I can do... 118 00:06:42,001 --> 00:06:44,401 I can do whatever I want. 119 00:06:44,473 --> 00:06:46,841 All right, I accept. 120 00:06:46,866 --> 00:06:48,630 Welcome to the Nightshade. 121 00:06:48,666 --> 00:06:51,000 We'll have to get you one of Mum's barmaid outfits 122 00:06:51,002 --> 00:06:52,841 so you look right for the part. 123 00:06:52,866 --> 00:06:55,080 Mum used to say dresses like that 124 00:06:55,105 --> 00:06:58,040 have a way of making for bigger tips. 125 00:06:58,042 --> 00:06:59,608 Never quite understood why. 126 00:06:59,610 --> 00:07:01,988 - I do. - Munt? 127 00:07:02,013 --> 00:07:04,433 There you are. What's going... 128 00:07:04,458 --> 00:07:06,048 Right. Look, Munt, I need your help, please. 129 00:07:06,050 --> 00:07:08,269 I need you to go and catch me some rats. 130 00:07:08,294 --> 00:07:11,430 - Lots and lots of rats. - Janzo... 131 00:07:11,455 --> 00:07:14,389 It's for science. Chop, chop. 132 00:07:14,632 --> 00:07:16,991 I hate science. 133 00:07:17,016 --> 00:07:19,616 Hey, you want to help me come catch some rats? 134 00:07:19,641 --> 00:07:22,045 Yeah, you do. Come on. There. 135 00:07:22,070 --> 00:07:25,204 Oh, yeah. This will be fun. 136 00:07:27,337 --> 00:07:29,471 I'm telling you, Talon. You're making a big mistake. 137 00:07:29,473 --> 00:07:32,840 You can't bring more people in here until we know they don't have kinjes. 138 00:07:32,842 --> 00:07:34,764 Well, if they aren't acting all happy and peaceful, 139 00:07:34,788 --> 00:07:36,422 it's a pretty good tip off. 140 00:07:36,447 --> 00:07:38,613 - You can sort of tell, don't you think? - Oh. 141 00:07:38,615 --> 00:07:40,488 So you're gonna risk the safety of everyone in this Outpost 142 00:07:40,512 --> 00:07:42,684 because you can sort of tell. 143 00:07:42,686 --> 00:07:44,852 Well, that's why we're quarantining them, 144 00:07:44,854 --> 00:07:47,221 to buy us a little time so Wren and Janzo can come up 145 00:07:47,223 --> 00:07:50,024 with a better way to detect kinjes or find a cure. 146 00:07:53,129 --> 00:07:54,462 Who are you? Where are you from? 147 00:07:54,464 --> 00:07:56,564 We are from Landers Mill. 148 00:07:56,566 --> 00:08:00,450 We heard that Outpost is the only safe place. 149 00:08:01,668 --> 00:08:05,119 Come in. There's food, water, and blankets. 150 00:08:05,293 --> 00:08:07,619 Take them to quarantine. 151 00:08:09,227 --> 00:08:12,093 See? Not so hard to spot. 152 00:08:17,064 --> 00:08:18,528 I'm immune to your kinj. 153 00:08:18,553 --> 00:08:21,655 I bring a message of peace and love. 154 00:08:21,657 --> 00:08:26,556 Not to my Outpost, you don't. Now leave. 155 00:08:26,581 --> 00:08:29,103 If you won't let me kill him, we should at least lock him up. 156 00:08:29,128 --> 00:08:31,698 We're going to have a hard enough time feeding the people who aren't infected. 157 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:33,533 He'll just go out there and infect more people. 158 00:08:33,535 --> 00:08:36,770 Probably, but at least this way no one dies. 159 00:08:38,725 --> 00:08:40,458 Now go on, clear off. 160 00:08:40,609 --> 00:08:43,744 And if you go near any of these people, I'll cut you down myself. 161 00:08:44,513 --> 00:08:46,412 Go. 162 00:08:47,272 --> 00:08:48,853 No one let him near you. 163 00:09:12,620 --> 00:09:14,119 Are you all right? 164 00:09:16,709 --> 00:09:18,709 Any of these people your parents? 165 00:09:19,259 --> 00:09:22,275 Here. Come with me to the front of the line. 166 00:09:22,683 --> 00:09:25,750 Talon. This is crazy. 167 00:09:25,752 --> 00:09:28,658 Yes. But I didn't ask to be making these decisions, okay? 168 00:09:28,683 --> 00:09:31,522 You pushed me into it. So if you have a better plan, I'm listening. 169 00:09:34,795 --> 00:09:38,596 There are no good choices, Zed, just bad and worse. 170 00:09:38,598 --> 00:09:40,699 So until Janzo comes up with a better solution, 171 00:09:40,701 --> 00:09:42,968 we're saving as many uninfected people as we can. 172 00:09:42,993 --> 00:09:44,484 If you'd have let me kill the first batch 173 00:09:44,508 --> 00:09:45,815 like I said when we had the chance, 174 00:09:45,839 --> 00:09:47,305 then we wouldn't be in this mess. 175 00:09:47,330 --> 00:09:50,231 You're the one who forced me to summon Yavalla to this world, 176 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:52,844 so don't be so quick to judge my decisions now. 177 00:09:56,782 --> 00:10:01,195 Ooh. Yeah, this is nice. This is gonna be good. 178 00:10:01,220 --> 00:10:04,554 I'll let you have a turn with the net after this one. 179 00:10:04,556 --> 00:10:07,055 I don't want to hog all the fun myself. 180 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:08,859 It's all right. You go ahead. 181 00:10:08,861 --> 00:10:11,028 Take as many turns as you like. 182 00:10:11,030 --> 00:10:12,782 Oh, right. 183 00:10:13,469 --> 00:10:16,297 Rats is too low an occupation for a lady like you. 184 00:10:16,322 --> 00:10:18,989 Have you tried cleaning chamber pots? 185 00:10:19,014 --> 00:10:20,447 No. 186 00:10:22,127 --> 00:10:24,762 Ooh. There's another one. 187 00:10:26,545 --> 00:10:28,612 Ooh, lots of rats over here! 188 00:11:04,118 --> 00:11:06,853 Looks like a female hand. 189 00:11:07,469 --> 00:11:09,755 Do you think it was murder? 190 00:11:09,992 --> 00:11:12,608 If you see someone walking around with one hand 191 00:11:12,633 --> 00:11:15,094 and no blood, let me know. 192 00:11:15,096 --> 00:11:18,727 But otherwise, yes. 193 00:11:19,467 --> 00:11:21,061 Yes, I think it was murder. 194 00:11:21,086 --> 00:11:22,851 Well, what happened to the rest of her? 195 00:11:23,148 --> 00:11:25,656 - It was taken by animals? - Could be. 196 00:11:26,474 --> 00:11:28,387 You ever seen that symbol before? 197 00:11:28,412 --> 00:11:32,110 - Yes. - What is it, Talon? 198 00:11:32,334 --> 00:11:34,778 It was burnt onto a wall in our village. 199 00:11:34,803 --> 00:11:36,803 Every time they removed it, it would reappear. 200 00:11:36,943 --> 00:11:38,805 What's it a symbol for? 201 00:11:38,807 --> 00:11:40,248 I don't know. 202 00:11:41,889 --> 00:11:43,509 Every time I asked my mother about it, 203 00:11:43,511 --> 00:11:46,046 she'd get nervous and change the subject. 204 00:11:46,779 --> 00:11:49,116 Wonder if whoever put it on that wall 205 00:11:49,438 --> 00:11:52,238 also put it on this one? 206 00:11:59,594 --> 00:12:04,296 There's at least three sets of boot prints, 207 00:12:04,298 --> 00:12:07,867 and one, a crack in the heel. 208 00:12:09,270 --> 00:12:13,095 It looks like they were stood here 209 00:12:13,841 --> 00:12:16,341 and facing this way. 210 00:12:17,444 --> 00:12:19,244 You're smart with this stuff. 211 00:12:19,246 --> 00:12:20,980 You learned that from your dad the Marshal? 212 00:12:20,982 --> 00:12:24,083 No. No, I'm no Wythers. 213 00:12:24,085 --> 00:12:26,118 He was a great detective. 214 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,911 You seem to have picked up a thing or two from him, 215 00:12:30,066 --> 00:12:33,625 which is why I'm putting you in charge of finding out who did this. 216 00:12:33,650 --> 00:12:36,961 What? No. You... you need my help with the infection. 217 00:12:36,963 --> 00:12:39,263 How exactly can you help with that? 218 00:12:42,069 --> 00:12:43,568 All right, point taken. 219 00:12:43,570 --> 00:12:46,805 Munt, do me a favor. Take that hand to Janzo. 220 00:12:46,807 --> 00:12:49,107 Maybe he can come up with some ideas. 221 00:12:49,109 --> 00:12:51,676 That is just what Marshal would have had me done. 222 00:12:55,438 --> 00:12:58,607 I wish he were alive today to figure this one out. 223 00:13:00,486 --> 00:13:01,486 Something I said? 224 00:13:03,924 --> 00:13:06,657 I don't think he likes to be reminded of Wythers. 225 00:13:06,659 --> 00:13:07,959 Brings back all his guilt. 226 00:13:23,576 --> 00:13:25,543 Should we maybe cover up this cage? 227 00:13:25,545 --> 00:13:28,379 - Your mother could be watching. - Let her. 228 00:13:31,183 --> 00:13:35,386 - Hey, Mother, watch this. - Hm? Hm? 229 00:13:39,701 --> 00:13:42,049 Yeah, I don't think she's watching us. 230 00:13:42,349 --> 00:13:45,896 Um, by now there are thousands that are infected. 231 00:13:45,898 --> 00:13:48,773 I mean, even the most brilliant mind, mine for example, 232 00:13:48,798 --> 00:13:50,761 wouldn't be able to sort the vision from that many eyes 233 00:13:50,785 --> 00:13:53,152 or even the sound from that many ears. 234 00:13:53,177 --> 00:13:55,172 She must limit her exposure somehow. 235 00:13:55,174 --> 00:13:56,798 Well, maybe she just tries to connect to one 236 00:13:56,822 --> 00:13:58,165 or two members of the hive at a time, 237 00:13:58,189 --> 00:14:00,556 just the ones she needs in that moment. 238 00:14:03,548 --> 00:14:06,449 - How long has it been? - Almost ten turns of the glass. 239 00:14:06,451 --> 00:14:08,085 That's just over twice a day. 240 00:14:08,087 --> 00:14:10,254 My mathematical predictions are almost perfect. 241 00:14:14,826 --> 00:14:16,492 Garret wants me to give you a hand. 242 00:14:16,494 --> 00:14:18,094 Thanks, Munt, but I don't need a hand right now. 243 00:14:18,096 --> 00:14:21,883 So, even if we say that four people come into the t... 244 00:14:21,908 --> 00:14:23,599 No, Munt. 245 00:14:23,601 --> 00:14:25,768 Four of the infected come into a town. 246 00:14:25,770 --> 00:14:29,272 And then they then pass on their kinj every time one becomes infected. 247 00:14:29,274 --> 00:14:30,940 - And that's 16 after a day. - No, look. 248 00:14:30,942 --> 00:14:34,143 Not now, Munt. And then after two days, 64. 249 00:14:34,145 --> 00:14:35,810 - No, the thing is... - And after three days, 250 00:14:35,834 --> 00:14:37,034 well, that's more than 250. 251 00:14:37,059 --> 00:14:39,581 That's more than we can handle. I mean, 'cause after one week... 252 00:14:39,583 --> 00:14:43,485 65,536. Gods above. 253 00:14:43,799 --> 00:14:45,975 That's more people than even live in the Capital. 254 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:47,666 What? 255 00:14:48,252 --> 00:14:50,591 - Oh! - Someone's been murdered. 256 00:14:50,593 --> 00:14:52,985 That's the victim's hand. Garret says have a look, 257 00:14:53,010 --> 00:14:54,963 - see if you can find any clues. - Murdered? 258 00:14:54,965 --> 00:14:56,261 Who was killed? 259 00:14:56,293 --> 00:14:58,230 I think that's what Garret wants you to find out. 260 00:14:58,497 --> 00:15:00,063 - All that's left is that hand. - No. 261 00:15:00,088 --> 00:15:01,169 No, I don't have time for this. 262 00:15:01,171 --> 00:15:02,727 I'm trying to save the bloody world! 263 00:15:02,752 --> 00:15:04,716 Well, you tell that to Garret then. 264 00:15:04,963 --> 00:15:07,142 Right. You deal with this. 265 00:15:07,144 --> 00:15:08,714 I'll go back to finding a way to kill the kinj. 266 00:15:08,738 --> 00:15:10,578 Just infect some more rats. 267 00:15:10,580 --> 00:15:14,182 I'll be finished by then and then we can run some experiments. 268 00:15:17,724 --> 00:15:19,105 I never thought infecting rats 269 00:15:19,130 --> 00:15:21,856 would be the less disgusting thing to work on. 270 00:15:24,415 --> 00:15:26,043 Gods, look how eager it is 271 00:15:26,068 --> 00:15:27,691 to pass the kinj on to the others. 272 00:15:27,716 --> 00:15:29,182 What? 273 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,532 - That's it. - What's it? 274 00:15:37,490 --> 00:15:39,430 We need a box with a window on one side. 275 00:15:41,543 --> 00:15:45,913 Wren? You are a genius. 276 00:15:46,087 --> 00:15:48,921 That's what I've been trying to tell you since we met. 277 00:15:52,984 --> 00:15:54,617 This is ridiculous. 278 00:15:54,619 --> 00:15:56,252 A rat doesn't know who's infected or not. 279 00:15:56,254 --> 00:15:57,944 It's actually really quite simple. 280 00:15:57,969 --> 00:16:00,998 The infected rat's biological imperative is to keep spreading kinjes. 281 00:16:01,023 --> 00:16:02,569 And this one is particularly ripe. 282 00:16:02,594 --> 00:16:04,766 So the longer he doesn't pass it on, the more pain he's in. 283 00:16:04,790 --> 00:16:06,823 So he's desperate to spread the kinjes to someone 284 00:16:06,825 --> 00:16:08,267 apart from those who are already infected. 285 00:16:08,291 --> 00:16:10,403 So the people he ignores already have a kinj? 286 00:16:10,428 --> 00:16:11,428 Exactly. 287 00:16:46,968 --> 00:16:48,281 What's your name? 288 00:16:50,422 --> 00:16:51,491 Lutza. 289 00:16:54,153 --> 00:16:57,054 Get up. Get up now. 290 00:16:57,174 --> 00:16:59,975 You're going to love being United. 291 00:17:24,303 --> 00:17:26,878 Good work, you two. From now on we use this device 292 00:17:26,903 --> 00:17:28,546 to check every person before letting them in. 293 00:17:28,570 --> 00:17:30,438 We should check the Outpost at least once a day. 294 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,339 That's how we stop it from spreading inside. 295 00:17:32,341 --> 00:17:34,192 Guess we make a few more of these, then. 296 00:17:34,217 --> 00:17:36,889 Teach the soldiers how to use them and get them to check these people again. 297 00:17:36,913 --> 00:17:38,239 - And, Janzo? - Hm? 298 00:17:38,298 --> 00:17:39,530 Find me a cure. 299 00:17:42,954 --> 00:17:45,021 Easy for her to say. 300 00:17:47,729 --> 00:17:49,703 You know, if you think about it, maybe it's not so bad. 301 00:17:49,727 --> 00:17:52,328 - What? - Having one of Yavalla's kinjes. 302 00:17:52,353 --> 00:17:54,753 I mean, the infected seem happy and content. 303 00:17:54,808 --> 00:17:57,737 What are you talking about? They're worse than slaves. 304 00:17:57,762 --> 00:18:00,379 If she wants to make them do something, they have no choice. 305 00:18:00,381 --> 00:18:01,913 - Maybe they don't mind it. - Well, so first you want 306 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:03,548 to kill them all, now you want to be one of them. 307 00:18:03,550 --> 00:18:05,811 I guess I'm just struggling to understand it all, Talon. 308 00:18:05,836 --> 00:18:07,928 Well, I don't want to understand. 309 00:18:07,953 --> 00:18:10,086 I want to stop her. 310 00:18:15,059 --> 00:18:17,516 Hey, barmaid, more ale. 311 00:18:18,232 --> 00:18:20,298 It's all right. 312 00:18:20,639 --> 00:18:23,960 Oh, I like this world. 313 00:18:23,985 --> 00:18:25,452 I really do. 314 00:18:26,940 --> 00:18:30,341 - Since when does she work here? - Since I hired her. 315 00:18:30,343 --> 00:18:31,910 I'm boss, too, you know? 316 00:18:31,912 --> 00:18:34,444 Good idea, Munt. Could use the help around here. 317 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:40,785 - You were a good idea. - I was? 318 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:43,673 - Yeah. - Wren, quick question for you. 319 00:18:43,698 --> 00:18:45,273 - Janzo? - Hmm? 320 00:18:45,298 --> 00:18:48,585 Have, um, have either of you ever seen 321 00:18:48,610 --> 00:18:51,328 this symbol anywhere in the Outpost before? 322 00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:55,085 No. Why? Does this have something to do with that murder you're investigating? 323 00:18:55,110 --> 00:18:56,899 Yeah. It was all around the place where it happened. 324 00:18:56,923 --> 00:18:57,991 I know this symbol. 325 00:18:58,016 --> 00:19:00,836 It belonged to that old cult that the humans had before the banishment. 326 00:19:00,861 --> 00:19:02,328 They worshipped Lu-Qiri as gods. 327 00:19:02,353 --> 00:19:04,779 - Talon said she recognized it, too. - Makes sense. 328 00:19:04,804 --> 00:19:06,561 Someone doesn't understand something, 329 00:19:06,586 --> 00:19:10,101 they just explain it away with superstitious drivel. 330 00:19:10,126 --> 00:19:12,889 I mean, that's how half of our religions are explained. 331 00:19:12,914 --> 00:19:15,656 Prime Order, worshipping The Three? Perfect example. 332 00:19:15,681 --> 00:19:17,250 They think that they're these gods. 333 00:19:17,275 --> 00:19:19,533 We know they're just people with kinjes in their heads. 334 00:19:19,558 --> 00:19:22,491 Yeah, but how would a belief about Lu-Qiri even exist 335 00:19:22,493 --> 00:19:25,094 when they've been gone from the Realm for, what, hundreds of years? 336 00:19:25,096 --> 00:19:27,164 Who knows? Someone reads an old text, 337 00:19:27,189 --> 00:19:29,699 then meets one of your lovely little pets. 338 00:19:29,701 --> 00:19:32,031 Mm, not pets. More like your beasts of burden. 339 00:19:32,056 --> 00:19:35,104 Oh, I do stand corrected. Either way, wouldn't take much 340 00:19:35,106 --> 00:19:37,207 to rekindle those kinds of beliefs, would it? 341 00:19:37,232 --> 00:19:41,604 I mean, speaking as a human, Lu-Qiri? Pretty scary. 342 00:19:41,629 --> 00:19:44,113 - No more than your horses are. - A lot more than horses. 343 00:19:44,138 --> 00:19:45,471 - All right? - All right. 344 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:51,186 Janzo, have you had a chance to examine... 345 00:19:51,188 --> 00:19:54,256 Gods, scary. So what is this? Is this... 346 00:19:54,258 --> 00:19:56,691 Have you had a chance to examine that hand that I brought you? 347 00:19:56,693 --> 00:19:59,963 Oh, yes. Um, sorry. Probably not going to be much help, though. 348 00:19:59,988 --> 00:20:02,764 She was a younger woman. Definitely severed from the body. 349 00:20:02,766 --> 00:20:05,718 A sharp object, heavy blade. Maybe an axe., though. 350 00:20:05,743 --> 00:20:07,000 Right. 351 00:20:07,148 --> 00:20:10,639 Oh, also, there was a little bit of blue dye on her wrist, 352 00:20:10,641 --> 00:20:12,622 maybe from a bit of clothing. 353 00:20:12,647 --> 00:20:14,312 Could that be of any help? 354 00:20:16,408 --> 00:20:18,468 Maybe, actually. 355 00:20:26,863 --> 00:20:28,768 I thought Janzo proved these people aren't infected. 356 00:20:28,792 --> 00:20:30,458 Why are they still quarantined? 357 00:20:30,460 --> 00:20:34,093 They're not. They just have nowhere else to go. 358 00:20:34,264 --> 00:20:38,699 Great. They're free to come and go as they please. 359 00:20:38,701 --> 00:20:41,135 Maybe do a little blood sacrifice, be back in time for dinner. 360 00:20:41,137 --> 00:20:44,205 - Show me your wrist, please. - So you agree with Zed? 361 00:20:44,207 --> 00:20:46,940 You think I should've just let these people out there to be infected? 362 00:20:46,942 --> 00:20:51,445 No, I... I'm not sure, Talon. Right? Show me your wrist. 363 00:20:54,179 --> 00:20:56,984 - What are you looking for? - Blue dye. Let me see your wrist. 364 00:20:56,986 --> 00:20:59,687 It's all we have to go on. It was on the wrist of the hand that we found. 365 00:20:59,689 --> 00:21:01,141 Show me your wrist. 366 00:21:02,486 --> 00:21:04,935 Look, can I just say I hate being in charge? 367 00:21:05,085 --> 00:21:08,420 I'd much rather someone else be making the hard decisions. 368 00:21:13,037 --> 00:21:15,470 I think you're doing a damn good job. 369 00:22:01,034 --> 00:22:03,236 I've searched for any remnants, attach points, 370 00:22:03,261 --> 00:22:05,385 anything like that inside this poor man's head 371 00:22:05,387 --> 00:22:07,820 to seen if we can even find an avenue to attack the kinjes. 372 00:22:07,822 --> 00:22:11,057 But there's not even the slightest sign there was ever even a kinj in there. 373 00:22:11,059 --> 00:22:13,292 Which is consistent with what we've been finding in the rats. 374 00:22:13,316 --> 00:22:16,062 We've tried several times to cut a kinj out of a living rat. 375 00:22:16,064 --> 00:22:17,832 Just like Reb tried to do to you, actually. 376 00:22:17,857 --> 00:22:20,967 And just like yours did, the kinj, it keeps moving and hiding. 377 00:22:20,969 --> 00:22:23,569 We end up just cutting the whole rat apart just to dig it out. 378 00:22:23,571 --> 00:22:26,129 Which then kills it. Once the rat dies, 379 00:22:26,154 --> 00:22:28,908 the kinj expels itself and, um, instantly dissolves. 380 00:22:28,910 --> 00:22:31,310 It's like kill the rats, kill the kinj. 381 00:22:31,312 --> 00:22:33,712 Just like we've seen in humans so far. 382 00:22:33,714 --> 00:22:36,379 So the only way to stop it is to still kill the infected. 383 00:22:36,404 --> 00:22:39,418 - So far. - Well, that's not an acceptable solution. 384 00:22:39,443 --> 00:22:42,255 I'm not killing Gwynn, much less thousands of innocent people. 385 00:22:42,257 --> 00:22:46,125 We've already proven that we can't remove the kinj from a living host. 386 00:22:46,127 --> 00:22:49,628 Now we just need to find out how to kill it while it's still in the host. 387 00:22:49,630 --> 00:22:51,062 Without killing the host, of course. 388 00:22:51,064 --> 00:22:53,031 - Mm. - So do that. 389 00:22:53,033 --> 00:22:54,900 Whatever she said. 390 00:23:28,842 --> 00:23:32,010 Warlita never showed up for work last night. 391 00:23:35,283 --> 00:23:37,150 I found this in the back alley. 392 00:23:37,810 --> 00:23:40,085 It's her brooch. 393 00:23:40,087 --> 00:23:42,187 I'm starting to get worried. 394 00:23:43,257 --> 00:23:45,657 Well, I'm sure she's fine. 395 00:23:48,595 --> 00:23:51,656 Captain Spears, a body has been found. 396 00:23:51,974 --> 00:23:53,804 Oh, no. 397 00:24:05,218 --> 00:24:06,544 What a relief. 398 00:24:07,726 --> 00:24:10,271 Munt, a woman has died. 399 00:24:10,296 --> 00:24:12,304 Yeah, but it's not Warlita. 400 00:24:12,329 --> 00:24:14,562 No, it's Dunlee Page. 401 00:24:14,968 --> 00:24:17,820 I'm sure she's not as happy about this as you are. 402 00:24:17,922 --> 00:24:21,658 - You knew her? - I only met her once. 403 00:24:21,660 --> 00:24:23,961 She's the stableman's oldest daughter. 404 00:24:26,695 --> 00:24:28,582 And there's our symbol again. 405 00:24:32,437 --> 00:24:34,898 Why weren't there men posted out here already? 406 00:24:35,085 --> 00:24:40,015 How was I supposed to know that they would do this again in the same place? 407 00:24:40,171 --> 00:24:42,226 Marshal Wythers would have known that. 408 00:24:42,251 --> 00:24:44,296 Yes, he would, Munt! 409 00:24:44,321 --> 00:24:48,328 Yes, he would, but my father didn't teach me his trade before I... 410 00:24:48,353 --> 00:24:50,754 It's all right. 411 00:24:51,289 --> 00:24:52,856 You're doing your best. 412 00:24:52,858 --> 00:24:55,031 Next time you'll have a man here. 413 00:24:56,103 --> 00:24:57,335 I'm sorry. 414 00:25:16,614 --> 00:25:18,681 It's the same crack in the heel. 415 00:25:18,683 --> 00:25:20,883 He was here watching. 416 00:25:27,548 --> 00:25:29,113 Garret. 417 00:25:35,704 --> 00:25:38,471 These are Lu-Qiri tracks. 418 00:25:38,568 --> 00:25:40,601 They stop here and then turn back. 419 00:25:41,380 --> 00:25:43,638 Talon, you said that demons can smell blood 420 00:25:43,959 --> 00:25:45,748 from miles away. 421 00:25:46,709 --> 00:25:48,943 It was coming to feed on this woman 422 00:25:48,945 --> 00:25:51,813 while crack heel stood there and watched. 423 00:25:54,651 --> 00:25:57,819 They're not just sacrificing these women. 424 00:25:59,085 --> 00:26:01,551 They're feeding them to Lu-Qiri. 425 00:26:06,729 --> 00:26:10,463 Well, it can't be a Lu-Qiri under Blackblood control. 426 00:26:10,667 --> 00:26:14,036 They eat meat, but they would never eat humans or Blackbloods. 427 00:26:14,755 --> 00:26:17,304 There must be a masterless Lu-Qiri on the loose. 428 00:26:17,438 --> 00:26:19,638 Do you think they have Warlita? 429 00:26:35,387 --> 00:26:38,087 - What are you doing? - I don't know. 430 00:26:39,170 --> 00:26:40,951 That's really the problem, isn't it? 431 00:26:40,976 --> 00:26:44,833 I mean, like you said, I was the one that brought Yavalla into this world. 432 00:26:44,858 --> 00:26:48,478 I did it to save our people, but now even if you agreed to open that portal, 433 00:26:48,503 --> 00:26:50,203 I wouldn't bring the rest of them through. 434 00:26:50,512 --> 00:26:53,779 - Better off where they are. - Are you finished whining? 435 00:26:56,315 --> 00:26:59,379 I need your help. A Lu-Qiri is eating humans. 436 00:26:59,414 --> 00:27:00,643 We need to find it. 437 00:27:02,533 --> 00:27:03,690 Xaba. 438 00:27:03,715 --> 00:27:06,816 Xaba? Is that Yobahn's Lu-Qiri? 439 00:27:07,055 --> 00:27:09,753 Since Yobahn died, she's masterless. 440 00:27:09,778 --> 00:27:12,012 Does that mean anyone can claim her? 441 00:27:12,037 --> 00:27:14,589 Yes, but no one wants to. 442 00:27:15,063 --> 00:27:18,456 The best thing you could do is line up a few ballistas and take her down. 443 00:27:18,964 --> 00:27:20,917 She's a rotten Lu-Qiri. 444 00:27:20,942 --> 00:27:23,302 Her master was bad, but she's always been vicious. 445 00:27:23,552 --> 00:27:25,442 Dangerous. 446 00:27:25,467 --> 00:27:27,868 She killed a child in the Plane of Ashes. 447 00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:31,200 Yobahn denied it, of course, but we all knew who it was. 448 00:27:32,061 --> 00:27:33,825 Xaba's a lost cause. 449 00:27:34,818 --> 00:27:37,488 Isn't that what you told me about that first demon I met? 450 00:27:37,513 --> 00:27:39,752 Baphnoro? I tamed him. 451 00:27:39,788 --> 00:27:41,953 He was wild. 452 00:27:41,989 --> 00:27:44,422 Xaba was trained to be malicious. 453 00:27:45,786 --> 00:27:47,786 You can't save her, Talon. 454 00:27:47,811 --> 00:27:51,378 I'm going to try. So are you going to help me or not? 455 00:27:51,403 --> 00:27:53,441 Of course, by talking you out of it. 456 00:27:53,466 --> 00:27:55,099 I'm going with or without you. 457 00:27:57,163 --> 00:28:00,623 Look, if you want to tame that beast, 458 00:28:00,732 --> 00:28:03,747 you're going to have to be meaner and tougher than Yobahn ever was. 459 00:28:03,772 --> 00:28:06,812 - You think you can manage that? - I'm alive and he's dead. 460 00:28:06,847 --> 00:28:08,614 What do you think? 461 00:28:09,159 --> 00:28:12,349 All right. Let's go see Orrin. 462 00:28:14,115 --> 00:28:15,647 Who's Orrin? 463 00:28:16,153 --> 00:28:18,555 The Blackfist who has Yobahn's ring, 464 00:28:18,933 --> 00:28:21,635 the whistle that will summon Xaba. 465 00:28:25,097 --> 00:28:26,526 You're wanted for murder. 466 00:28:26,551 --> 00:28:29,104 Hey, I never murdered anyone. 467 00:28:31,081 --> 00:28:33,761 You've been feeding people to Yobahn's Lu-Qiri. 468 00:28:33,786 --> 00:28:36,653 What? You must be drunker than I am. 469 00:28:36,854 --> 00:28:38,941 Where's the ring? 470 00:28:38,966 --> 00:28:41,655 Where's the ring that summons Yobahn's demon? 471 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,254 I sold it. 472 00:28:43,279 --> 00:28:45,190 For a good price, I might add. 473 00:28:45,215 --> 00:28:47,215 - Sold it to who? - Don't know. 474 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:51,746 He covered his face. It was at nighttime. No idea who he was. 475 00:28:55,457 --> 00:28:59,200 Is he really feeding humans to Xaba? 476 00:28:59,225 --> 00:29:00,763 I thought he'd blow that whistle 477 00:29:00,798 --> 00:29:03,266 and be dead before he knew what hit him. 478 00:29:03,301 --> 00:29:07,337 Guess he's more clever than I took him for. 479 00:29:10,861 --> 00:29:12,555 I'm going after Xaba. 480 00:29:12,580 --> 00:29:14,586 And how do we even find her? 481 00:29:15,781 --> 00:29:18,014 I'm going to track her. 482 00:29:28,130 --> 00:29:30,325 You're right. Lots of dye here. 483 00:29:30,638 --> 00:29:33,438 Look for blue dye. 484 00:29:42,310 --> 00:29:45,403 Sorry, sorry. We're looking for a woman who was brought into here. 485 00:29:45,428 --> 00:29:48,378 She's young, blonde hair. She's the Queen's handmaiden. 486 00:29:48,403 --> 00:29:50,199 _ 487 00:29:50,224 --> 00:29:51,956 Ah, um... 488 00:29:51,992 --> 00:29:54,393 _ 489 00:29:54,966 --> 00:29:59,325 _ 490 00:29:59,633 --> 00:30:01,699 _ 491 00:31:02,990 --> 00:31:04,794 The tracks head up to the forest. 492 00:31:04,829 --> 00:31:06,929 How do you know they're Xaba's? 493 00:31:10,956 --> 00:31:12,749 Dried blood, 494 00:31:13,405 --> 00:31:15,838 probably from that poor girl's missing hand. 495 00:31:23,260 --> 00:31:24,968 I like this. 496 00:31:25,789 --> 00:31:27,523 You and I together again, 497 00:31:27,652 --> 00:31:29,619 odds stacked against us, 498 00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:30,853 off on an adventure. 499 00:31:30,888 --> 00:31:33,055 We're not together again. 500 00:31:33,091 --> 00:31:34,924 I didn't mean it like that. 501 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:44,600 - That's her. - No kidding. 502 00:31:48,279 --> 00:31:49,818 _ 503 00:31:51,169 --> 00:31:55,373 _ 504 00:31:56,061 --> 00:31:59,091 _ 505 00:32:00,373 --> 00:32:02,771 Punish her, Talon! It's the only thing she'll respect! 506 00:32:02,795 --> 00:32:04,288 _ 507 00:32:14,747 --> 00:32:18,532 _ 508 00:32:33,821 --> 00:32:36,888 Next time, she'll kill you, you know that? 509 00:32:36,986 --> 00:32:40,554 She had her chance and she didn't. 510 00:32:41,846 --> 00:32:44,057 She won't kill me. 511 00:32:44,881 --> 00:32:47,119 So what now? 512 00:32:48,442 --> 00:32:52,167 Next time I try something that she's probably never seen from a master. 513 00:32:52,815 --> 00:32:54,601 Kindness. 514 00:32:55,937 --> 00:32:57,704 Good luck with that. 515 00:33:15,473 --> 00:33:17,172 Blue dye. 516 00:34:33,433 --> 00:34:35,065 Warlita's not here. 517 00:34:35,276 --> 00:34:36,674 No. 518 00:34:39,705 --> 00:34:41,620 But she was though. 519 00:34:45,491 --> 00:34:46,971 Gods. 520 00:34:48,048 --> 00:34:49,714 We're too late. 521 00:35:34,846 --> 00:35:37,924 _ 522 00:35:46,094 --> 00:35:49,180 _ 523 00:36:00,281 --> 00:36:02,789 _ 524 00:36:50,747 --> 00:36:51,747 _ 525 00:36:51,958 --> 00:36:53,067 _ 526 00:36:53,450 --> 00:36:57,919 _ 527 00:36:58,227 --> 00:36:59,914 _ 528 00:37:45,740 --> 00:37:49,258 Xaba, stop. Let them go. 529 00:37:56,851 --> 00:38:00,086 Take them in to stand trial. 530 00:38:00,088 --> 00:38:01,088 Warlita. 531 00:38:03,808 --> 00:38:04,808 Munt. 532 00:38:21,890 --> 00:38:23,391 Is she safe? 533 00:38:24,467 --> 00:38:27,736 - She is now. - How can you be so sure? 534 00:38:27,761 --> 00:38:28,973 She could have killed Warlita 535 00:38:28,998 --> 00:38:31,037 and all the fanatics, but she didn't. 536 00:38:31,847 --> 00:38:33,755 She controlled herself. 537 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:36,201 You know how hard that is for a Lu-Qiri? 538 00:38:36,226 --> 00:38:37,841 I can imagine. 539 00:38:39,025 --> 00:38:40,435 She's bonded to me now. 540 00:38:42,746 --> 00:38:43,974 It's all right. 541 00:38:45,265 --> 00:38:46,998 So, what do you think? 542 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,611 Maybe there is a lid for every pot. 543 00:38:50,438 --> 00:38:53,004 No, beautiful girl like that 544 00:38:53,006 --> 00:38:55,328 would never fall for a lummox like Munt. 545 00:38:55,353 --> 00:38:56,763 Why not? 546 00:38:57,344 --> 00:38:59,646 I fell for a lummox like you. 547 00:39:28,060 --> 00:39:31,060 The Capital never looked so good. 548 00:39:53,742 --> 00:39:55,942 I'm glad to be united with you again. 549 00:40:16,113 --> 00:40:17,712 Wow. 550 00:40:24,461 --> 00:40:26,598 I found this in the closet upstairs. 551 00:40:26,623 --> 00:40:28,717 Hope it's all right. 552 00:40:28,742 --> 00:40:31,109 - I had to pull it in a bit. - Oh. 553 00:40:31,389 --> 00:40:34,335 You... You look as beautiful as Mum did in it. 554 00:40:34,935 --> 00:40:36,426 Beautiful-er. 555 00:40:36,451 --> 00:40:38,428 Uh, are you sure you're all right? 556 00:40:38,453 --> 00:40:40,307 Yes, I'm fine. 557 00:40:40,309 --> 00:40:42,577 After what you've been through, you don't have to work tonight. 558 00:40:42,601 --> 00:40:44,232 I'm fine! 559 00:40:46,045 --> 00:40:48,983 Um, you two better come see this. 560 00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:00,894 Why are we looking at a dead rat? 561 00:41:00,896 --> 00:41:03,850 This rat? A couple of days ago, perfectly fit and healthy. 562 00:41:03,875 --> 00:41:06,890 The whole first generation is rapidly aging and dying. 563 00:41:06,915 --> 00:41:08,453 And you think the kinjes caused this? 564 00:41:08,478 --> 00:41:11,031 Each time a kinj multiplies, it takes life out of the host. 565 00:41:11,056 --> 00:41:12,289 Rats are smaller than humans, 566 00:41:12,314 --> 00:41:13,818 so the effect is more pronounced and rapid. 567 00:41:13,842 --> 00:41:15,201 What are you saying? 568 00:41:15,226 --> 00:41:17,537 That this is happening to people, too? 569 00:41:17,781 --> 00:41:19,842 - Afraid so. - The first person to get one of these 570 00:41:19,867 --> 00:41:22,202 - from Yavalla was Gwynn. - Unfortunately. 571 00:41:22,539 --> 00:41:25,679 And every time she passes a kinj, 572 00:41:26,154 --> 00:41:28,029 she loses a little more of herself. 573 00:41:28,054 --> 00:41:29,756 How long does she have before she's like this? 574 00:41:29,758 --> 00:41:31,925 She has a body mass of what? I don't know, 100 rats? 575 00:41:31,927 --> 00:41:33,427 How long? 576 00:41:34,161 --> 00:41:36,526 The first 20 or 30 days, she'll be wasting away. 577 00:41:36,551 --> 00:41:39,332 Um, and a couple more? 578 00:41:40,083 --> 00:41:41,616 She'll be dead. 579 00:41:43,772 --> 00:41:45,505 Janzo, are you any closer to a cure? 580 00:41:46,114 --> 00:41:49,075 - We've been trying for days. - We need more time, Talon. 581 00:41:49,077 --> 00:41:51,311 You have three more days. 582 00:41:51,313 --> 00:41:54,047 Then I'm going after Gwynn with or without a plan. 583 00:41:56,421 --> 00:42:01,421 Synced and corrected by Octavia - www.addic7ed.com -