Previously on Salvation...
Behold the savior of the human race.
This is the rail gun.
A massive, magnetic cannon that will fire a series
of hypersonic bullets at the asteroid,
knocking it off course.
What, are you here to gloat?
To offer you a deal.
Why the hell would I help you with anything?
Because, for once, you and I are on the same side.
How can you trust her after everything she's done?
I don't. Miss Vrettou won't be venturing outside her cubicle.
Not to mention, an ankle bracelet for insurance.
Anyone home?
Oh, my God. Baby!
- Hello? - Congratulations.
I see your daughter is home.
It would be a shame if something happened to her.
And arrange to have Zoe flown
out of the country with me tomorrow.
Oh, my God, you're pregnant.
- Who's the father? - He's dead.
Dylan Edwards.
What's important isn't the time,
it's our time together.
You're special.
Can you accept
- that you have a purpose? - I can.
Have you tried unburdening?
It's what our members do
to show that they've truly accepted the end.
This group, COPE, I think they're a suicide cult.
And Jillian's with them.
If you're looking for a safe place,
I might be able to help.
- Zoe? - Zoe?
Zoe.
Welcome, Zoe.
Did you get what I asked for?
I told you. Darius really has a plan.
We won't be prisoners anymore.
Sabot breakaway complete.
Heat shields holding.
Leaving the atmosphere in three...
two...
one.
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Telemetry is nominal.
Hell yeah!
Now that is a shot heard 'round the world.
One down, 999 to go.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
the President of the United States.
Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
The first of many shots
have been fired at Samson. We are on track
to push the asteroid off its collision course.
Thanks to these two great scientists
standing beside me, Liam Cole, Dr. Rosetta Stendahl,
the solar sail and rail gun projects
are now fully operational.
Mr. President, over here.
- President Tanz? - Yes, Ally.
What does that mean exactly?
How hopeful are you,
as to the outcome of these projects?
Uh, projections indicate a 94% success rate.
Right now, we have every reason to believe
that Planet Earth has been saved...
From the asteroid, not from ourselves.
That part I haven't figured out yet.
President Tanz, some say the rail gun
is a lot of sound and fury
signifying nothing.
It's fake news designed to give the public false hope.
Some say the moon landing was faked
and Bigfoot roams the wilderness.
That is fake news.
The rail gun
gives us real hope for our future.
The future is a trap.
I am the first, but others will follow.
I... accept...
what... is...
Get him out of here.
Get the President out of here now.
Move, move, move!
Harris, look,
so I struck out on all my leads,
but we're widening the perimeter
from Maryland to Virginia.
Listen, they've been told it's a matter
of national security.
Okay, thanks, Alonzo. Keep me posted.
- Anything? - Alonzo put an APB
out on Zoe and Jillian, and he's gone
to every COPE center in the area.
State and local authorities are on notice
looking for any unusual activity.
I tore her room apart, called all her friends, nothing.
They're on the TSA watch list. They can't get on a plane,
so they couldn't have gotten far.
Do we know how Jillian
got involved with this group in the first place?
An old friend of hers came by the house once,
Nate something.
Harris, I think he works here, for you.
Who the hell is Nate?
Nate Ryland?
He didn't show up for work today, sir.
Get I.T. up here.
I want a full report on anything and everything
on his work station ASAP.
Yes, sir, right away.
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Harris.
Good morning. Wonderful to see you.
How are you?
Morning.
Good morning, Zoe. How'd you sleep?
Oh, great.
Hey, thanks for, um, getting me away from all the craziness.
Uh, everyone here's so welcoming.
Oh, well, you're pregnant. The last thing you need is stress.
Hey, Jillian.
Is there a phone I could use?
Um... my mom's probably worried sick,
I should probably call her.
Remember what Bass said about "shoulds."
Uh, every should is a stepping stone to regret.
Exactly.
Y-Yeah, but... Zoe.
If your mother is truly concerned about your safety,
then she's gonna understand
and accept your decision
to protect yourself.
What you did takes a lot of courage.
I would be so proud of you if you were my daughter.
Besides, you wouldn't want to miss today's events, right?
It's Celebration Day.
What exactly are we celebrating?
I'm not sure, but knowing Bass,
it's gonna be amazing.
I can tell you this:
Today, everything changes.
Mm-hmm.
The future is a trap.
I am the first, but others will follow.
I... accept... what...
is...
The reporter's name was Emery Long.
He was White House press corps for 12 years.
Apparently well liked, no history of mental illness.
Joined COPE a month ago.
Is there any evidence that Bass Shepherd
ordered or coerced the suicide?
No, but there's some pretty troubling indicators
from his camp.
Now, we've been tracking the sales of automatic
and semiautomatic weapons
since Bennett's takeover attempt,
and we noticed a recent spike in these areas.
Now every single one of these hotspots
corresponds to a COPE headquarters.
We dug deeper, found the security companies
buying firepower are actually shell corporations,
funded by COPE.
They're stockpiling weapons.
I knew it.
I told you.
Members were handing over their possessions,
signing them over, big-ticket items like houses
and cars, as if...
They wouldn't need them anymore.
And in the last 24 hours,
there's been a lot of Internet chatter about
"Celebration Day." What the hell is that?
No idea, but it's today.
Look, our profilers are concerned.
All signs point towards the possibility of...
self-destructive behavior.
You mean like
mass suicide?
COPE has millions of members.
This could be Jonestown on a global scale.
Where is Bass Shepherd?
We don't know.
His phone and social media have been dark for the last 24 hours.
I want every arm
of the government trained on finding him.
Spare no expense, we need everybody
we have on this now
before it's too late.
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L-Liam?
- ALYCIA Vrettou. - What? No.
No, no, no. I'm not going back to prison.
Come on, man. I didn't touch it.
I only thought about it. Are you serious?
Okay, this is outrageous.
I demand to speak to an attorney.
We had a deal.
Yes. The deal was you cooperate,
and in return, you have the privilege
of not being incarcerated for the rest of your days.
I've been quite generous under the circumstances.
Generous?
I helped you track down your little Q-17 friends,
and launch a solar sail
that'll save the human race.
I mean, when does it end?
Am I an indentured servant now?
Look, we have to find Bass Shepherd fast.
The government needs your special skill set
and your vast connections on the Web.
First, it's not my government. It's a repressive regime
that's keeping me locked up.
And you guys have the NSA, the FBI.
I mean, why the hell do you need me?
We may have the biggest mass suicide
the world has ever seen.
I need eyes on the ground,
in the Web, and outreach
on a massive scale.
You want me
to use RE/SYST
to find Bass Shepherd?
No.
No. We don't assist governments.
Damn it, this is not about ideology.
My daughter's life is in danger.
And God knows how many others.
We don't have time to waste here.
ALYCIA, let RE/SYST use their power for good.
People's lives are at stake. Please.
Fine. I'll enlist my people
to track down Bass Shepherd,
but if I find him, you let me go.
That's the deal.
Take it or leave it, Mr. President.
The deal is you find him.
Anything short of that, deal's off the table.
- Carter. - Detective Carter,
this is Sheriff Watkins of Calvert County.
Got your number from D.C. dispatch.
Hey, Sheriff. Tell me some good news.
We got some calls about a lot of out-of-towners showing up here,
middle of the night, D.C. plates.
I don't know if it means anything.
You got an address for me?
"Hi, everyone. I am home.
Need 411 on COPE, whereabouts Bass Shepherd."
Tell them how urgent it is.
I have to proceed carefully.
If they think I'm working for the U.S. government,
they'll assume I'm a narc.
This is no time for subtlety.
A man died this morning right in front of me.
I mean, if Bass can pull his strings then he can do it to...
Jillian.
That's what this is about, right?
Alonzo, what do we know?
I'm at a compound, Calvert County, Maryland,
outside Friendship Hills.
I just sent you the address.
Hang on.
All right, I need eyes on this address.
1437 Edge Road, Friendship Hills.
Yes, sir.
Bring up satellite footage for the last 24 hours.
Hold it. Play from there. Go in tighter.
As tight as you can.
There!
That's Zoe.
And Bass Shepherd.
Bass left.
But Zoe and Jillian are in there.
Alonzo, get the locals to set up a perimeter,
- but do not approach. - Carter.
Scramble the enhanced SWAT and the CNU.
I'll take the chopper there.
- I'm coming with you. - Wait, Grace.
Do you think that's a good idea?
If Zoe's in there, then...
Then Harris and a team of specialists
will get her out safely.
There's not a whole lot you can or should do.
Zoe's pregnant.
Harris's son is... was the father.
Wait, you and Harris...?
Are gonna be family.
Darius, my daughter is everything to me.
I got to go.
Thank you, everyone, for coming to our celebration.
Bass wanted to be here with us for this very special occasion,
but we aren't disappointed
because...
- We accept. - We accept.
Nora, when do we find out what Celebration Day is?
Soon. Very, very soon.
Sheriff, cover me. I'm going in.
The feds are on their way.
You don't have jurisdiction here, Detective.
Jurisdiction, my ass.
We may have a mass suicide on our hands.
Look, I don't see any guards down there.
It doesn't look like a hostage situation.
If anyone's going in there, it's my people.
I know two of the girls in there, Zoe and Jillian.
I'm less likely to set anything off.
I'll take that as a yes.
Damn it.
Everyone.
Oh, you can take a sip to celebrate.
To Celebration Day.
Shh.
What is going on?
I-I have no idea.
Nora, what are you doing?
I'm making sure you're safe.
All right, everyone, you know the drill.
Stay down, quiet and out of sight.
Come on.
Hello, there.
Hey.
Detective Alonzo Carter. D.C. Police.
Look, I'm sorry to interrupt.
Looking for a missing person.
- Zoe Barrows. - Hmm.
Thought perhaps you might know where she is.
I don't know anyone by that name.
Damn.
So sorry to be rude,
but we're actually in the middle of a private party.
Of course. No problem.
- Okay, great. - Ooh.
Is there a Jillian Hayes here, by any chance?
Yes. Yes, there is.
Would you like to come in?
- Definitely. - Okay.
- Jillian, I want to leave. - I hear you.
Let's just wait till whatever this is is over
and then I will... I'll get you home.
Okay? I promise.
Whoa.
- Stay here. - No.
- Jillian. - Zoe.
- Jillian. - Shh.
Oh, my God.
He had a gun.
Oh, my God.
Detective Carter. Oh.
What did you do?
What I had to do to keep you safe.
Harris Edwards, Secretary of Defense.
- Who's in charge here? - That'd be me, Mr. Secretary.
Special Agent Kevin Boyce, Critical Response.
Director Davis told us you were en route.
What happened here?
A cop went in to investigate.
There was a gunshot.
- He didn't come back out. - Gunshot?
- Oh, my God. - What cop?
D.C. Metro... a Detective Alonzo Carter.
- Grace, no, no. - I'm going in there.
That's insane.
We have crisis negotiators trained for...
I don't see any negotiating.
Listen, they are armed, Ms....
Barrows. Grace Barrows, Senior Advisor to the President.
Look, my pregnant daughter is in there.
Just let me try to communicate with them.
- If they hear my voice... - Grace,
let these people do their jobs
so no one gets hurt.
Harris, what the hell is happening in there?
Oh, God. Alonzo.
Why would you shoot him?
It was self-defense.
Alonzo, I'm so sorry.
This man is gonna die if he doesn't get to the hospital.
We need to surrender to those officers out there.
Bass told us to expect distrust.
We are experiencing that firsthand right now.
Those people are dangerous and we will not capitulate.
Fine. You can stay in here if you want.
- I'm taking him out there with me. - Uh-uh.
Zoe, you are a guest here.
You should start acting like one.
Bass Shepherd is everywhere,
up until last night.
Hundreds of hits.
Man never met a camera he didn't love, and then poof.
What, he vanished?
Yeah, just like a magic trick.
Highway Patrol got this still frame of his vehicle
entering a tunnel in Maryland last night.
He was not in the car when it came out the other side.
Now, he could've changed vehicles.
He could... Mr. President, I am sorry.
He's disappeared and we have nothing.
No...
The disappearance is everything.
COPE members, we are here to help.
We don't want to harm anyone.
Is there a representative that we could talk to?
I repeat, we do not want to harm anyone.
This is the third overture.
How long are we gonna wait? What if they never respond?
Next step, we cut off their utilities, ma'am.
No, no, no.
Ah.
Yes, we got a bite.
Oh-ho!
Any interest in Bass Shepherd's personal server?
We just hit the mother lode.
More like overload. Where do we start?
With the money. Bass Shepherd pulled off
an impressive disappearing act last night,
a carefully executed plan, and where there's a plan,
there's a paper trail and deep pockets.
It always comes down to money one way or another.
Hey, uh, Tess, can we see Bass Shepherd's bank statements
and financial transactions
from the past 30 days, please?
Yes, Liam.
There.
A $5 million payment
to Elite Shelter Corp.
That's one of those luxury bunker survival complexes.
This doesn't look like the portfolio
of a man planning to kill himself.
Well, then if Celebration Day isn't a mass suicide,
then what is it?
Harris.
Any sign of Bass?
No. Do you have eyes inside the compound?
Not yet, they blacked out the windows,
and they're not responding to any overtures.
But shots were fired.
Now the media circus is here.
Insanity.
Look, we need to make a move,
in case this mass suicide is imminent.
Hold tight. I'm not sure that it is.
Hold tight? Yeah, tell that to Grace.
Bass Shepherd spent $5 million on survival bunkers,
which tells me he's not planning on dying any time soon.
Just let Liam and ALYCIA gather some more Intel
before we do anything we can't take back.
I'm sorry, Liam, I haven't found the term "Celebration Day"
- on Bass Shepherd's server. - Oh, come on, Tess!
All these files, and n-nothing about Celebration Day?
Sorry, Liam. Would you like to try
- new search parameters? - Whoa.
Look at this link someone just sent me.
COPE leader Bass Shepherd is inside
the Maryland compound where his followers
are in armed standoff with FBI, ATF,
and members of local law enforcement.
The popular motivational speaker...
Crap, the media's swarming.
This is when it goes from bad to worse.
What the hell?
Liam.
Everyone is logging out.
Oh, my God.
These are pictures of me.
All my personal information.
LadyHawk, you are an agent of the U.S. government.
You have betrayed RE/SYST.
Now the world will know
your name and your true allegiance.
ALYCIA Vrettou, you are a traitor and a coward.
No, Nero...
They doxed me.
I've just been...
I've just been burned.
I'm dead. LadyHawk is dead.
What happened?
What do you think happened?
I put out the word on Bass,
then there's a raid on his compound?
RE/SYST put two and two together,
and now LadyHawk equals government narc.
Narc? That's ridiculous.
You're helping save lives.
Ridiculous to you, Darius!
I knew this was a mistake, but you never listen.
You ruined me once before,
and now you've ruined me for good.
COPE members, we are not here to hurt anyone.
Our negotiators are trying to reach you to come
to a peaceful resolution.
COPE members, lay down your weapons
and come out of the building with your hands
over your heads.
Please comply.
Harris? What are those?
Military-grade tear gas.
They're not responding, we're running out of time.
- No... - Grace.
I'll keep Zoe safe.
I promise.
Agent Boyce, those people are armed.
My daughter's in here.
I-I know one of the COPE members, Jillian Hayes.
Please just let me get in there and try to talk to them.
Ms. Barrows, I cannot authorize
putting a civilian in the line of fire.
Now, please get back to the command vehicle now.
Sir. No response.
All right, enough waiting. We're going in.
All right, listen up. I want two squads approaching
from the north and east entrance.
Third squad is gonna flank and take the west side.
Now, you know the drill.
Do not engage until you see my visual signal.
Stop! That's my mom.
No, Grace, Grace!
Hold your fire! Hold your fire!
Grace!
Grace, what are you doing?
Hold your fire.
Don't shoot.
I'm unarmed, I just want to talk.
- I'm going after her. - No. Mr. Secretary.
We make a move, they make a move.
We have to let this play out.
Damn it, Grace.
Grace, I hope you know what you're doing.
- Zoe. - Mom.
Baby.
- What did they do to you? - No...
it's not me.
Grace, I'm so sorry.
- Alonzo? - Hey!
You need to get your people off our premises.
We haven't done anything wrong, but we are armed
and we're prepared to protect ourselves.
What's your name?
Nora.
Nora, I'm Grace.
Right now, can we agree that Detective Carter
needs medical care?
He forced his way into our sanctuary.
- He had no business... - I hear you. He made a mistake.
But let's not make an even greater one
by letting an innocent man die.
So why don't you just put your guns down?
I'm not gonna spend the last
58 days of my life in a jail cell.
58 days?
But Celebration Day's today.
Yes, it is.
I thought Bass had planned a mass suicide.
No, he didn't.
That's ridiculous and unnecessary.
Everyone here is free and happy because we accept
the inevitable, that we're all going to die
when the asteroid comes.
So what's Celebration Day?
A spectacular event.
It's gonna be explosive.
Nora. I'm gonna need you to let me walk out of here
with Detective Carter and my daughter.
I am asking you, please.
I can't allow that, Grace.
But I can.
You need to let them go now.
You can let them go and still be true to Bass.
Whatever Bass Shepherd had planned for today,
this is not what he wanted.
Shooting one of his own, someone he clearly values.
Nora.
Nora, the media's out there.
Does Bass want COPE labeled as cop killers?
This is your last chance before it's too late
for this man.
Please.
Go. Go.
Jillian, can you help us?
No, no. She stays with us.
- What? No. - No, it's okay.
I want to stay.
Let's go.
- Sir. - Someone's coming out.
Okay.
Hold your fire. Everyone, hold your fire.
Hold fire!
Alonzo, I'm so sorry.
About everything.
It's okay.
You got your daughter back.
- Zoe. Are you okay? - Yeah.
All right, I got him, I got him.
Hurry ahead. Go.
- Hey, we need a medic! - Get a medic up here!
Harris, Celebration Day isn't what we thought.
Wherever it is, we're in the wrong place.
Whatever your threat is, don't bother.
The worst has already happened.
No.
The worst is about to happen.
Unless you can help us.
RE/SYST was my home.
The only people who've ever been loyal to me.
And I've lost them, all of them.
I'm a woman without a country or a family
or anyone who gives a damn about me.
I'm alone.
ALYCIA, family's always been a mystery to me.
One I've been trying to crack for... a long time.
A brilliant young protégé crossed
my doorstep a few years ago.
She was stubborn.
Willful, just like me.
Really, the perfect candidate to take over Tanz one day.
Or so I thought.
When you tried to steal Tess,
you weren't an employee stealing from Tanz Industries,
you were family.
At the time, I thought your betrayal proved
everything I was taught wrongly was right...
Emotional attachments were a liability.
Aren't they?
Emotional attachments are all we have.
Everything else...
...is nonsense.
In order to have a future, all of us,
we need to let go of the past.
Just need to come out from the darkness.
Explosive? That's the word they used?
Yes. Darius, there's going to be an attack somewhere.
A terrorist attack.
You got to get in there.
Get as much information as you can.
Look, the only way in is to raid the compound.
Is Grace out of there? With Zoe?
Yes, yes, but Jillian is still inside.
Do it.
We're going in.
Let's go, let's go.
I just spoke with Harris.
Zoe and Grace are safe.
What about Jillian?
She's still in the compound.
Celebration Day isn't a mass suicide.
It's a terrorist attack. We need to move fast.
But they're all about acceptance.
Why would they blow something up?
Guys, listen to this.
I found a document called "Manifesto."
"Had the dinosaurs not gone extinct,"
"we would not have had the chance to rise."
"We have been poor stewards of the planet,"
"now it's time for what comes next."
So if they were accepting the end,
what would they blow up?
Tess, search Bass Shepherd's file for the rail gun.
Searching, Darius.
Three documents found containing 1,243 pages.
The rail gun schematics.
What the hell is Bass doing with these?
He wants it to fail?
So the asteroid can succeed.
I'm sorry, I need to take this, Mr., uh...
Nate. Just Nate.
Rosetta, I need you to initiate
evacuation protocol immediately.
But we're set to fire the next shot in 20 minutes.
You know how important it is to stay on schedule.
Listen to me, Rosetta.
The rail gun may be in danger.
You need to get everyone out of there now.
We think some people are trying to set off a bomb.
Why would anyone want to do that?
No time for questions.
Help is on its way.
You know what to do.
I do.
Attention, everyone, this is not a drill.
For your own safety, we must initiate evacuation procedure.
Please proceed calmly to the nearest exit.
What about you?
I need to stay to power down.
I'll join you. Go ahead.
Come on, we got to go.
Come on. Down.
Agent. What do we know?
We got most of them, Mr. Secretary.
What about Jillian Hayes?
She's gone, along with their apparent ringleader, Nora.
Gone? How is that possible? We had every exit covered.
My teams are searching the area, sir. We will find them.
Agent Boyce, check for tunnels.
Yes, sir.
All right, listen up!
Bring up the rail gun security feed.
All right. We're in.
We've got eyes on the inside.
Rosetta's still shutting down the power.
They can't sweep the tunnels until
the electromagnets are down.
Whoa. Whoa, that's, um, that's Nate, Jillian's friend.
The guy who brought her to COPE.
What are you doing here? You need to evacuate.
System malfunction.
- Warning. Warning. - Move.
Warning.
Tess. Can you shut down the rail gun's hardware from here?
I don't have access to that system.
Tess!
Warning. Cooling system's shut down.
Warning.
I'm locked out.
It's all right.
This is a good thing.
Dear God.
While media has not yet been granted access
to the site, the huge explosion
could be felt as far as 50 miles away.
The extent of the damage has not yet been released to the public,
but by all accounts, this is a devastating blow
to the government's asteroid collision prevention project.
They were celebrating the end of everything.
You're still planning on leaving?
With Zoe?
Uncle Nick's behind bars.
Where would I even go at this point?
I'm here for you, Grace.
Till the end.
Whatever happens.
There has to be something.
There's no way to reconstruct it.
It's too late.
I'm sorry.
Your ankle.
Really?
Live the rest of your days
as you see fit.
Really?
That's it?
You're just giving up?
Do you think COPE was right?
Does this species deserve another chance?
Or should we just go join the dinosaurs in the dustbin?
Dinosaurs couldn't do this.
They couldn't do that. You ever seen a T. Rex play the guitar?
Darius.
Come on, Darius.
We still have 58 days
to knock that bloody space rock off its course.
Yeah. And there's a solar sail out there
looking for a dance partner.
Right.
I'm not giving up until that asteroid hits.
Me either.
I do have one last card left to play.
Oh... only one.
And it's the greatest Hail Mary of them all.
We're gonna burn our lifeboat.