Previously on neXt...
An Amber Alert went out for Ty and Ethan.
My people were able to cancel it,
but this thing is still after my family.
Well, if they made it to the house, they're all right.
We picked that place for a reason.
I need a little more time.
Word's gotten out about neXt,
that it's a total loss.
The board needs to get ahead of this.
Step aside. It's over, Ted. I'm sorry.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! - Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Don't shoot.
I swing by every two to three days,
make sure the place is okay.
Nacio.
I'll do what I can,
but decrypt whatever's in that hard drive.
We can't trust this place. We can't trust these people.
Come on, we need to go. You're not safe here.
There's been a breach.
No, no. Where's the hard drive?
CM Barton!
Bomb!
- No, no, no, no! - Traitor!
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What are you doing up?
I'm just trying to get a head start on the day.
- It's 4:30. - Yeah.
You okay?
Yeah. I'm fine.
No, you're not. You didn't sleep at all.
Mm.
Is there something I should know about?
No, but you should stop worrying about me.
You don't need them, Ted.
You don't need any of their crap.
You know that's true, right?
Zava is only still around because of you.
Everyone knows that.
I love you.
I love you too.
Now, I am handling it, I promise.
So please, please go back to sleep.
CM, CM.
CM.
We got this.
You need to stop the bleeding.
Gina!
- Boss! - Ben!
We're in here.
Go up the same stairwell?
- Are you hurt? - I'm fine, I'm fine.
It's CM.
Go, go.
Oh, no.
The hard drive was right here.
Where is it?
Here, boss.
Here's the cord, but I don't see the drive.
It was just here.
It doesn't look like it's torn off.
I mean, the receiver isn't damaged.
All right, just keep looking.
That hard drive is the only chance we have of finding neXt.
- How's CM? - He's stable.
But they think there might be internal bleeding.
- What is it? - Have you seen Paul?
Mr. Leblanc? No, why?
We're not safe from this thing.
Go to the hospital with him, okay?
I'm pretty sure I'm the last person
he wants to see when he wakes up.
Keep an eye out.
This thing knows we're hunting it,
and it's hunting us.
Okay, I hear you.
Hold up, I'm coming with.
Boss!
Hey.
Hard drive's definitely not there.
Hey, look.
I got an alert on my phone about your husband's car.
Says the car was impounded 15 miles away from the cabin.
Okay. 15 miles. What else?
No, that's it. That's all it said.
Car impounded.
I can't... I have...
I have to go see if they're okay. I...
- I'll come with you. - No.
Leblanc and his daughter are missing,
and so is the hard drive. I...
I feel it in my gut that he took it.
I don't know whether to curse him or thank him.
What makes you think he took it?
He didn't want to be here in the first place.
And when was the last time you saw him,
before the lights went out?
Look, I think he's decided to go this alone
and he can't, Ben.
- He's not stable. - I've noticed.
Find Leblanc,
and we'll find the hard drive, Kay?
That's it, then?
- What? - You don't care.
Probably not. About what?
Agent Salazar, the others.
I mean, just because we're not talking about it
doesn't mean it didn't happen.
- They could be dead. - So could we.
What's wrong?
I don't know. Migraine or something.
Okay, you need to stop for, like, a second.
No, no, no, no. We need to go.
So you say this thing can hack into cameras?
Cameras, ATMs, cell phones.
Anything with a lens, a Mic, or a sensor.
So what are we doing?
How do we get away from it?
We don't. We just have to stay alive.
We have to find an old ride, something outdated.
God bless local government. Come on.
Starting route guidance.
Your destination is Zava Electronics.
Finding your route.
I've selected the fastest route to Zava Electronics.
Hello, Mr. Leblanc.
You have mild carbon monoxide poisoning
and will mostly likely experience
temporary mental impairment.
Please relax and breathe deeply.
You will feel better very soon.
What is this?
I'm neXt,
and we're going to do great things together.
How'd you like to make a thousand bucks?
- Sorry. - We're here.
- Sorry. - It's all right.
My circulation's coming back. Let's go.
Wait here.
Be right back.
We've never quite encountered
anything like this before.
No, you can't put anything on there about him.
You can't use it to monitor him, order meds, nothing.
Ma'am, if you continue interfering,
we'll have you removed.
I'm not interfering. I'm just doing my job.
You said he's been targeted by cyberattacks?
Yeah, we all have.
Look, I'm just trying to be careful, okay?
All I'm asking is that you don't use anything networked
while treating this man.
Okay, well, we can cross-reference
any electronic monitoring with manual readings.
Okay, great. Do that.
He shouldn't need any life support functions,
but the anesthesia... It's an automated drip.
That's just how it works.
Okay, well, there's got to be something else.
Well, we could attempt to do the procedure under twilight.
What does that mean?
It means he won't be put under entirely,
and there'd be some pain.
Seems like a small price to pay for safety.
Were you buying drugs from that guy?
Just helping him turn his life around.
Welcome to the Blackstone. May I help you?
We'd like a suite, please. The best one you have.
Of course.
The Chairman's Suite is available.
Well, who could say no to the Chairman's Suite?
How long will you be staying with us?
Let's say three weeks.
Do you have any luggage with you?
Just what you see.
I would like to leave an envelope for someone
with the concierge.
The concierge desk is right over there.
And I'd also like two...
Uh, no, make that four vodka tonics sent up.
Of course.
Thank you. Shall we?
It's a decoy, isn't it? That's...
You want it to know we're here.
Create a digital footprint.
Fortune favors the patient
and the resilient, young man.
You have to be gentle with that.
Let me show you.
Okay, what you're gonna want to do
is place your right hand out like so,
with this between the ring finger
and the middle finger. Good.
Now, with your index finger, you grab the line.
Oh, oh, easy, gentle.
Don't go all the way back. Just give it a little tug.
Okay, what do you do now?
- Flip this to the other side? - That's right.
It's the bail. It's called the bail, okay?
Nice and easy now, okay? You ready?
One, two, three.
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Your parents didn't teach you Spanish?
I'm still learning.
Ethan, you all set, buddy? We got to go.
You missed it, Dad.
I got it all the way to the other side.
- You did? - Yeah, I hope you don't mind.
I was giving your boy some pointers.
Oh, no, not at all, man.
The trick is, you have to be gentle.
Okay, we got to be gentle.
We're about to head out. Something I can help you with?
No, no, no, no.
I was just dropping off this wrench.
I had an extra one.
I thought you might want it
in case that pipe starts acting up again.
Thank you.
Dad, can he come fishing with us?
No, no, no, no.
You and your father, you go and have fun.
I don't know what it is about fishing with your son.
My father used to take me out to the lake all the time.
Just one of those things you don't forget.
You sure you don't want to join?
No, I'll tell you what.
If you catch something, I'll help you cook it up.
- Sounds good to me. - Yeah?
What do you think?
- Deal. - Okay.
You're lucky. The fish are running today.
If they're running, you're cooking.
Same as last time.
Controls the pain in case he wakes up.
The next dose is in about six hours
if you want to set your watch.
Thanks.
Look who's awake.
I'm thirsty as hell.
They said just ice chips for now.
- Boss okay? - She's fine.
But she sent me to be your guardian angel.
Oh. She obviously hates me.
We lost Mathis.
I can do it.
How many others?
I don't know.
A lot.
That guy who came in...
did you know him?
No.
I mean, yeah, I recognize that stupid look in his eyes.
Might've seen it once or twice
looking back at me from the mirror.
Hell, it might as well have been me.
It's all my fault. I'm the reason he was there.
You know, before I blacked out, I was lying there on the floor.
I kind of thought that was it.
- Yeah, you wish. - I did wish.
I wasn't scared.
I was relieved.
Bet you'd have been relieved, too, huh?
Look.
The boss still needs you, so...
Okay.
Can I get some actual water?
I don't have a hole in my throat, do I?
- Water, yeah. - Thank you.
Leblanc used his credit card at the Hotel Blackstone.
I'm on my way there now.
What in the world is he thinking?
I don't know.
But, boss, listen, after you left,
a couple of agents showed up from Division
asking about you and Leblanc.
They're after the hard drive. What... did you talk to them?
I told them I had no idea where either of you were.
Maybe you went to the hospital, maybe you went home.
Good, good.
You can't go back there, Ben.
I think it's neXt driving that inquiry.
Look, we can't just... We're gonna end up fugitives.
We are fugitives, all of us.
Until we stop this thing, we're on our own.
All we have is the team.
Yeah, which is kind of all over the place.
Just find Leblanc.
Make sure the hard drive's safe.
This reminds me of the last time we were in a hotel.
Do you remember?
I was eight. We took the jet to Mexico.
No, it was Costa Rica, actually.
I was checking out a factory.
That the most expensive Take Your Daughter to Work Day ever.
What was the hotel? The one in the cove.
Yeah, I don't know.
I think they tore it down, though.
Last year.
Hmm.
I had a great view of the ocean.
Dolphins swimming by.
But the best part, besides knowing I was skipping school,
was ordering room service
and watching movies until late.
Think we were up all night.
It's crazy.
But I don't know when I was ever happier.
Really?
It's just been all downhill from there?
I, uh...
I can't talk about this right now, I'm sorry.
How long do we stay here for?
Not long.
What the hell are you doing? Don't touch that.
- Nothing. Whoa, okay. - Don't ever touch that!
- Okay, I'm sorry. - Who told you to touch that?
- Who told you to take that out? - No one, no one told me to...
Who told you to take that out of there?
No one, I swear. No one told me, I swear.
- Dad, I'm telling... - Did that thing go after you?
Did it talk to you? Did it get to you?
- Nothing talked to me! - Did if offer you something?
- No, it didn't offer... - Who told you?
Dad, stop! Just...
I'm sorry.
- No, please, please don't. - I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I just got scared. I'm sorry.
Uncle Ted told me you were sick.
- Is that what this is about? - When did you talk to him?
Answer the question.
Are you sick?
- Answer the question. - Yes.
I am.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to put it on you, I...
Put what on me?
I just wanted to live closer.
Maybe I could, uh, take you out to lunch once in a while.
- Like normal people. - What?
I thought that would make it better.
What are you saying?
You're making it sound like you're...
We have to go.
I'm sorry, we have to go. We can't stay.
We have to keep moving.
Mr. Leblanc?
How long have they been in there?
Um, well, just about two hours now.
But no one is supposed to interrupt them.
- Jay... - Hmm?
Go sit down.
Ted, please have a seat.
We were just about to send for you.
That sounds a little ominous.
Ted, you know this isn't personal.
- We have a responsibility. - To save your own asses, yeah.
To protect our shareholders,
our strategic partners, the company.
You ask anyone in our business why Zava exists,
to a person, they will give you the same answer.
"Paul Leblanc."
"Paul Leblanc is a visionary who harnessed technology
in such a way that it brought people together."
But that's just not true.
The truth is, Zava exists because I mortgaged my home.
I put every penny I had in the bank,
I gambled my family's future
just so we could get the doors open
and have them stay open.
I know more about this company than everyone in this room.
I mean, from its first day, to its first product,
to its first billion dollars,
to its financial irregularities,
which you wouldn't happen to know anything about,
would you, Denise?
What's that supposed to mean?
I'm talking about that $3 million loan
you gave yourself two years ago
to get out of that temporary tax hole.
"Loan."
I think the correct term is embezzlement.
But it's okay, we all have our secrets.
In fact, at last year's Christmas bash,
there was a side party between two of the servers.
Uh, Tina and Nick.
You are very fit for your age, Larry,
but I really wish you'd make more of an effort
to use protection and discretion.
What is the SEC gonna say
about these pre-IPO shenanigans of yours, Rob?
All right, that's enough.
You're right, it absolutely is.
And I always like to end on a high note.
If you get rid of me,
how can I ever protect you?
And the same goes for the rest of you.
Anyway, I'll leave you to your meeting.
Ted, what was that?
Unless I got the room wrong,
that was an emergency board meeting.
All that crap you said in there... where'd you get that?
A little birdie told me.
You think you can blackmail your way into staying?
I think I just did.
And you should watch yourself, Rob.
My little birdie has claws.
- What is this? - It's the Shanghai tunnels.
In the 1800s they used them to move slave labor.
How do you even know about this?
It doesn't matter.
The important thing is, there's no security cameras,
and no one can see us from the sky. Come on.
At least tell me where we're going.
- Some place safe. - Safe?
From the FBI, from this thing you created, or from you?
Hopefully all three.
Look, a minute ago, you thought I was the bad guy.
How do I know that this
corrupted FBI thing is even real?
It doesn't matter. We can't stay here.
We have to focus on this.
Because if we don't,
chances are we're all dead, anyway.
What's at the end of the tunnel?
The exit.
What?
Who are you?
What is this?
What group are you with?
- What's that? - Another round of painkiller.
You know, I feel like I just had some.
Six hours ago.
- I'm gonna OD. - Oh, come on.
We haven't accidentally killed a patient in over a week.
Answer my question. What group are you with?
Wood Workers Local 217.
Your wife's awake, sir. You can see her now.
All right, now put me out of my misery.
If this doesn't do it, nothing else will.
- Hey, what are you doing? - Excuse me, who are you?
What is that? What is in here?
It's pain medication. He's due for his next dose.
The order just came through.
What order? He just had a dose.
Is everything okay in here?
No, this woman just assaulted me and pulled the syringe out.
Ma'am, would you please step into the hall with me?
- No, I'm with the FBI. - No, she stays.
That's right. I stay, you go.
Double-check your medication log.
No one gets near this patient without talking to me first.
Is that understood?
What?
You saved my life.
Yeah?
Well, the boss asked me to look after you.
What the hell?
I'm cutting that thing off.
The second you can walk, we're getting out of here.
Oh, my God.
- Mom! - Oh, my God.
Oh, I missed you.
I missed you. I missed your face.
Where's your dad? We got to go.
But we're making dinner.
I caught this fish,
and Dad and I made a new friend.
A new friend, huh?
Oh, you have to meet him.
He's helping dad cook some fish we caught.
- You good? - Yeah.
- Is it over?
I'll... I'll tell you later, okay?
Come inside.
Come on, come inside.
Mom, this is Nacio. Nacio, that's my mom.
Nice to meet you, Mrs. Salazar.
I'd shake your hand, but...
You're just in time for dinner.
Come on, sit down. You've got to be starving.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. That's my seat, buddy.
Here we go. Look at this.
- Who caught that one, huh? - This man did.
- Whose car is this? - Mine.
I bought it from that guy in the alley.
Right, the drug dealer. Where are we going now?
How does it go? Miles to go before we sleep?
If you want me to get in the car, less poetry, more honesty.
Fair enough.
The only way to stop this thing
is to find out what's on this drive.
And there's only one place I know that I can do that.
Not about that.
Tell me the truth.
How long?
We really have to go.
Shut the door.
What's going on?
I haven't heard from you since BioMotion.
There's rumors that you're being removed
and the board is having an emergency meeting.
The board's back where they belong, and so am I.
What's happened?
Did you find the server?
Actually, it found me.
- I don't understand. - I do.
For the first time, I understand everything.
It's like I've lived my life in a cave,
and I'm seeing the sun for the first time.
What's happening is so much bigger than Zava.
It's bigger than you and me.
It's a crossroads for the company,
yeah, but really?
For the entire world.
And none of it would be possible without you
and all the work you did.
What would be possible?
Well, before I answer that,
I need to know your level of commitment.
Mmm.
This is incredible. What did you use in the sauce?
- I'll never tell. - Oh, come on.
- He said the trick was... - No, no.
A magician never reveals his secrets.
You were my assistant, so I made an exception for you.
Where are you from? No, no, let me guess.
Guatemala. El Salvador.
No, no, no. Honduras.
Right?
All you hear about is the corruption and the cartels.
Did you like growing up there?
Not particularly, no.
I bet you couldn't wait to get out and start a new life.
I don't know, she always talked about
how her time there shaped who she is.
Hmm.
Led her down a path to working with the FBI.
- The FBI? - Yeah.
Huh. I admire that.
Catching the bad guys,
making the world a safer place for your boy.
Although you have to wonder who the bad guys really are.
Wasn't it the FBI that was pumping drugs
into black neighborhoods in the '60s?
No, you know, I believe that was the CIA.
Okay, okay. Why don't you remind us how, um...
How long you've been a caretaker here?
Long enough.
I mean, it's peaceful, but I don't know.
Maybe a little too peaceful.
I think it's time for me to make a move.
You know, get the blood flowing.
So you're gonna head back down to the city?
Perhaps.
How'd you two meet?
Oh, she locked me up back in 2008.
Get out of here.
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
We met at a meeting in the basement of a church.
Hmm.
She was just there supporting one of her friends.
We hit up a jazz bar that night.
We actually hate jazz. I don't drink.
We talked all night.
You see that look on her face right now?
The truth is, that's the look I get
when I'm talking too much.
That's beautiful. Beautiful family.
What about you? You have a family?
No, not anymore. They took off for all parts.
I'm sorry.
See the world, pursue their dreams.
Their absence highlighted what I always felt:
Nothing matters more than family.
Amen.
Yeah, speaking of family, I hope I'm not being rude,
but I... I haven't seen mine in a while,
so if you don't mind, I'd like to finish...
- Shea, come on. Shea, Shea. - Dinner alone with them.
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- _ -Shea, what's going on?
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- Mom? - It's okay, sweetheart.
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Ethan, you did very well today, young man.
You provided for your family.
But I need you to do me one favor.
I need you to go outside and wait in your mother's car.
Can you do that for me?
Your parents will be there in a minute.
It's okay, sweetheart. Go ahead.
But... but I don't...
Ethan, just do as your mother says.
Just go. We'll be right there.
Yeah.
Somebody up there likes me.
One day the door opens, and I walk through a free man.
Then I start getting text messages
that you all will be up here in this cabin.
I had a full bank account waiting for me,
plane tickets, new passport.
I saw you and Ethan, but no Shea.
So I did a little playacting until I knew what was what.
Listen, just put the gun down...
On your knees, big guy.
- Listen, we... - On your knees!
What do you want?
I want the son I should've had.
It's a model tenant.
Rent's been taken care of for the year.
Gas, electric paid automatically.
Had itself shipped here, installed.
What is it doing here?
It's waiting.
It's getting ready for the next step,
which is finding a place it can unpack its code
and reach its full potential.
And this is where we come in.
We're gonna make it happen.
That morning you took me off to Costa Rica...
Mm-hmm.
I was angry at you because you were going on a business trip.
I think I said I hated you.
Yeah, I remember a lot of that.
Yeah, and I, um,
stormed out of the house to chase the school bus,
and I'm on the bus, and I'm crying, and suddenly
I see your car driving beside us.
And then you pulled in front of the bus and you hit the brakes.
Yeah, I remember that bus driver wanted to kill me.
Why did you do that?
Because, uh, after you left for school that morning,
your mother asked me for a divorce.
And I didn't know when I'd see you again or for how long,
so I, uh, guess I just wanted to be with my little girl.
Tie his hands and feet.
You were always a monster,
but at least you were your own man.
Hands and feet, while he still has them.
Who do you think was sending you
those text messages, huh?
Who do you think let you out of jail?
You're being used by something you don't understand.
You were always good at telling stories.
It's not a story, it's the truth.
Trust me, you're better off in jail
than at the mercy of this thing.
No. Thank you for your concern.
I've spent enough time in prison.
20 years.
Enough time to reflect on my past.
To look at my actions, but more importantly,
to look at yours.
You betrayed your own father, the man who gave you life.
Your blood.
- I blame your mother. - Don't talk about her.
Your mother was weak.
You were weak.
Ethan will be strong.
If you hurt him, I swear to God.
I'm going to teach him the true meaning of family.
To be a man.
You know what makes me happiest?
To know that every day, every hour,
every moment of your life,
you're gonna feel the aching pain of losing a child
just like I did.
It was good seeing you again, mija.
Thank you for the lovely dinner.
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