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You didn't show up for work last night.

Is that why your

safety officers pulled me in,

for playing hooky?

Your aptitude scores are good enough.

To get you an apprenticeship anywhere.

Why choose water reclamation?

Choosing appreticeship is a con.

It's supposed to make you feel

like you have control over your life.

Just because you can't

change the course of the ship

doesn't mean you can't change

the course of your life.

I did. Really?

I always thought that you were

a political appointment

to keep the lower decks in line.

Where were you the night

of the launch celebration?

The hold.

Drinking?

Actually, I go down there for

the intellectual conversation.

Your girlfriend

was murdered, James.

What are you

talking about?

It was an accident.

Were you with

her that night?

No! Yes, but early.

We got in an argument.

About what?

She didn't wanna

go to the party with me.

Did she say why?

No.

That's just who Lorelei was.

She made you feel like

you were living life on edge,

that things would

fly apart any second.

But it was worth it.

She made you feel

like you were truly alive.

On the medical report,

it says that Lorelei had sex

in the hours before death.

Well, I guess I wasn't the only one.

On the edge with her then.

Emily?

How are you doing?

I'm trying not

to think about

all the things I wish

I'd said to Lorelei,

all the moments

I wish I'd made more of.

I know what you mean.

I've never lost anyone before.

My grandfather,

but it wasn't sudden.

Do you think

it gets easier?

I don't think it ever goes away.

Can I ask you a question?

How did you know

what to apprentice?

When I was

a little girl,

I'd sit on my dad's knee

and look out these telescopes

at supernovas,

nebulas, asteroids.

It seemed like the universe

was beckoning to me.

Those were my

favourite memories.

So you always knew.

Your parents will

support whatever you decide.

What are you working on?

Hmm!

Last night, christa pointed

out this star cluster.

She said there

was life there.

Is she right?

Sometimes, christa says

things that are peculiar.

My dad charted

that area years ago,

but I thought I'd go over

the survey data just in case.

Do you ever think our

grandparents screwed up

by volunteering?

What? No!

But none of us had a choice.

It was decided for us

before we were even born.

We don't even know

what's waiting for us.

Proxima has a metallicity

of 150% of earth's sun.

We should find dozens

of planetary bodies

with water and

breathable atmospheres.

But what if there aren't?

What if some

politicians cashed in

and didn't care where they sent us?

You've been spending too

much time in the lower decks

listening to

conspiracy theories.

Remember learning about

the Cuban missile crisis,

the cold war, the arms race?

That's why ascension

was launched,

to ensure the survival

of the human race.

President Kennedy and

Dr. Enzmann were visionaries.

They recognized the

necessity for this ship,

even if it had to be

launched in secret.

You won't find your courage.

In the bottom of a glass.

Are you calling me a coward?

I would never call

a hero of the inferno a coward.

I should hope not. We owe

these quarters to my courage,

unless the idea of going back to

the lower decks appeals to you.

William, I'm trying to be helpful.

Use this distraction

to ensure your place,

our place, going forward.

Distraction?

A girl was murdered, viondra!

It's an opportunity!

The council is terrified

of insurrection.

Move decisively,

reassert your position.

Callousness is

your least attractive quality.

Yes, terrible, terrible me,

who took my joke of a job

and turned it into something

that will serve us both.

I doubt your girls are as pleased.

My girls have made alliances.

With nearly every

powerful man on this ship.

They enjoy their privileges,

and we enjoy the favours they trade.

And the information they bring.

I'd keep your head in the sand

if it makes you feel better.

I'll go on being

the politician,

so you can pretend

to be the statesman.

Christa!

I'm glad to see

you're doing better.

Would it be all right to ask you

some questions about launch day?

Lorelei was gonna teach me how to dance,

but I couldn't find her.

Do you know why

she went to the beach?

Well, no, but she

was afraid of someone.

I didn't forget because, well,

I was never afraid of anybody.

Was it James toback?

Not James. He was nice to her.

Then who?

She wouldn't tell me, but

she said he knew the truth.

The truth about what?

Earlier, you told Dr. Bryce

something about globus.

What does that mean?

Was it something

to do with Lorelei?

Dr. Bryce had me on

some kind of medicine,

and I didn't know

what I was saying.

Look, you can tell me.

But I'm a weirdo already.

Do we have to

talk about this?

Sometimes, I think

I know things.

What kind of things?

It's hard to explain.

It's like I can

still feel it...

Underneath everything,

behind everything,

like a skull

under the skin.

Good morning, Nora!

Good to see you!

What is that?

You like it?

Full life-support system,

completely radiation sealed,

a couple of more tweaks,

it should be ready

to road test in proxima.

Dr. Choi, I was wondering

if you've selected

all your apprentices

for terraforming yet.

I have now.

Now, I read your report.

You don't think the

boyfriend killed Lorelei?

No, I don't, sir.

This toback kid's trouble.

Vanderhaus said

he's been detained

for fighting and drinking in the past.

He's from the lower decks.

He's had it rough.

Find proof that

he didn't do it.

Otherwise, he's our man.

Bullshit!

You put me in charge

of this investigation

'cause I wouldn't be

bullied, not even by you.

You owe me, Aaron, all right?

If the council loses confidence,

they're gonna push me out of the captain's chair,

and you're not gonna be far behind.

I'm doing this my way, sir.

If you wanna relieve me,

that's your prerogative.

You know, Aaron, if you

and I weren't born on this ship,

we could've

accomplished great things.

We are doing

something great, sir.

The captain who launched

and the captain who lands,

that's who history

will remember.

The guy in the middle,

who gives a shit.

Handle it your

way for now, Aaron.

Sorry about your shirt.

Your alibi checked out.

I felt the same way

when I was your age,

that I had no choice,

then I realized this is

what we have to work with.

We find meaning

where we can.

You done?

White shirt,

track him.

He's moving down

the central corridor.

Where's he gone? I don't see him.

We lost him.

There, a-deck.

Yeah.

He's headed to the beach.

What are you doing down here, James?

You followed me?

You know more than

you're telling me.

So, where's the launch day

tape that Lorelei took?

I don't know what

you're talking about.

You know, I saw the movies she

watched: Surf, sand and sun.

She loved nature. That's why

she was drawn to this place.

You call this nature?

Did you actually watch those movies?

They took it all for granted:

The sky, the ocean.

They could run on the beach

for miles

without slamming

into a bulkhead.

This beach represents everything

that's fake about our lives.

For Lorelei to die here,

of all places.

I don't think

she died here.

There was no video of anyone

but Lorelei coming down here.

There wasn't any sign of a struggle,

and nothing to explain

the marks on her wrists.

There's only one way in or out.

You're wrong.

There's more than one...

Right here.

Stop it!

I know you're there!

Stop watching us!

Leave us alone!

I'm not afraid of you!

I should tell you where we're at.

Trust me, I'm up to date.

I'm getting memos every 10 minutes.

What if Warren finds out ab... She won't.

There's someone interested in my father's work, a grad student.

He knows about ascension.

How much does he know?

He speculated what the

people on board would be like.

He was convinced

a starship was launched.

We need to tell the director! No!

You're holding off telling her.

About this guy and about the anomaly.

This could blow up in her face!

I made sure that Hayes' thesis.

Would be rejected by

the review committee.

He'll crawl back under

the rock that he came from.

And as for the anomaly,

have you ever heard this,

I was listening to

it again last night,

a radio transmission, scrambled,

sent on a secure frequency.

This is captain Elgin

on the 10-year anniversary of our launch.

I know you might

never hear this,

but if you do, I want you

to know it was worth it:

The sacrifices,

the loss of home,

everything we gave up.

It was worth it for the

privilege you offered us.

Thank you.

Everyone who boarded

that ship was a hero.

This is my father's legacy.

I won't have it tarnished.

Harris, the crew isn't safe.

These people have

spent the past 51 years

dealing with the

rigours of deep space.

They're used to being unsafe.

This place is a maze.

My father told me about it.

Looks like someone's been down here.

"Nf."

What do you think it means?

No idea.

What's this?

Rilke. "Love poems to god."

Take a guess

what it says.

It's an inscription.

Wrong. The title

page is torn out.

All these pages are blank.

Here!

This is where

Lorelei was murdered.

Why would they bleach the pages?

Everything on board

is electronic.

Writing on

a stenotab is a risk.

Well, this is

the water-filtration system,

the nav-computer blueprints.

A month ago,

the nav computer crashed.

Just last week, the water-

filtration system went off line.

It's not a coincidence.

It was sabotage.

Who are they? We're not sure.

But we suspect they wanna

force the ship back to earth.

Sir, I'm the xo.

Why wasn't I told of this?

We believe the saboteurs

have their routes below decks.

Now I'm a security risk.

Because I wasn't born

in the upper decks?

If the council knew how

close we were to insurrection,

it'd be Rose sitting

in this chair, not me.

Search the ship. Turn it

upside down. I want answers.

All right, captain!

Emily, I need

to speak to you.

Aaron, what are you doing?

Look, we don't have much time.

Your husband is searching the ship.

There's some sort of insurgency

brewing in the lower decks

that might've had something

to do with Lorelei's murder.

How? I don't know yet.

But Duke found a book of rilke

love poems I gave to your sister

to pass on to you.

Does he know about us?

My inscription page was torn out,

but we have to be careful.

Destroy every note, gift

I've ever given you.

Take them to the incinerator.

It won't change the fact

that someone knows.

Someone has that page.

Part of me is relieved.

I'm tired of passing

you in the corridor

and knowing it's the only

time I'll see you all day.

Maybe now someone will

put us out of our misery.

I am never miserable

when I'm with you.

I wanna share your life

instead of begging for scraps.

If we were on earth,

I could just divorce him.

But we're not on earth, em.

Right now, I'm at

the centre of the storm.

Something bad is coming,

and you can't be anywhere

near me when it hits.

Give me a hand here!

Attention!

Place all contraband

on the tables in front of you

and prepare to be searched!

What's a matter, Duke?

Didn't get this month's payoff?

Step aside, Stokes!

This isn't about Lorelei.

It's about the captain denying

the lower deckers a voice.

Stand down, and

prepare to be searched.

Better get your own house in

order before you come into mine.

I have it on good authority

the chief safety officer's wife

is taking another man into her bed.

Which leaves

only one question:

What's he got that you don't?

(Men grunting.

Radiation alert!

Stand down! Stand down!

Emergency protocols!

We're heading into a radiation storm!

Hey! This is not over!

Radiation alert!

Let's go!

The ship's radar says we're

heading to a big ion cloud

unlike anything we've seen.

We've been hit with cosmic rays before. Is this different?

That was before we

reached our current speed.

The radiation caused by

our speed-of-light velocity

will cause fireworks.

How long do we have?

30, maybe 40 minutes.

Clear the decks.

Announce radiation protocol.

The starboard blast

shields are not closing.

Without shields, the radiation

will burn through the ship.

Pump the grey water to the

forward tanks as a buffer.

Assemble a repair team.

Get those shields closed!

We have 30 minutes

to save the ship!

Emergency! Radiation alert!

Storm approaching!

Radiation alert!

All hands

return to quarters.

Radiation alert!

Storm approaching!

Radiation alert!

All hands

return to quarters.

Nixon, I need you!

Oh, what brings our esteemed xo.

Down to the lower decks?

Run out of people

to kiss your ass up top?

Your problems will have to wait.

I don't have a problem.

You stole my job.

You trained as an electrician?

I need you onto repair.

You can't just start ordering

us around. We got work to do.

Wrong! I outrank you.

That's what that means.

Nixon, let's go!

Nora! Come with me to the

beach. I need your help.

Secure the cart. I'll catch up.

You heard the orders.

We have to go.

Now's the perfect time.

No one will be watching.

Lorelei hid something there.

Tell the safety officers.

They don't tell the truth,

nor is the captain. Come on!

All hands to radiation pods!

Gault, we need

that shield closed right now.

Almost there, captain.

Circuit panels

are just up ahead.

Ok, captain, we're here.

Nixon's checking the electrical.

All right.

Keep me posted on how much time.

The converter's out.

We're gonna need

visual confirmation.

I need an eta, gault.

Anytime now.

Ok, there it is! I see it.

Looks like a12.

A12. Got it!

We're wasting our time.

They already searched it.

It's here!

If they found the tape, gault

wouldn't have asked about it.

What are you doing?

There's one place they

didn't look, in there.

I'm coming with you.

I've never seen

anything like it.

No time for sightseeing.

Captain, the shield doors are closed.

Good job, gault!

Nixon? Nixon!

Nixon, can you breathe?

Can you hear me?

Yeah, I'm good.

No tear.

Pressure suit holding.

All right,

get back to quarters.

It's about to get rocky.

They're pumping

the tanks! Move!

What is it?

It's the missing video

card that Lorelei took.

Come on!

Wait!

There's something

you need to know.

The night Lorelei died,

I saw Stokes

give her something.

What?

A gun.

There is nothing

to be afraid of.

I won't be able to breathe.

Yes, you will.

It's a mild sedative.

It's gonna put you right to sleep.

Come on! Hop on in!

The seahorse will guard you.

Where's Nora?

I thought she

was with you.

Robert, they've sealed the decks!

Nora's a smart girl, all right?

There are radiation

pods all over the ship.

We should go. Come!

And when you wake,

it'll seem like a dream.

Radiation protocol in effect!

Where are you going?

Follow me!

All hands to radiation pods!

Hurry!

Radiation protocol in effect!

All hands to radiation pods!

What the hell is that?

Get in! It's shielded.

My grandfather told me

once that back on earth

you couldn't stare at the sun

without hurting your eyes.

We'll have a sun,

someday, three of them.

If we can get

through this, maybe.

This is captain denninger.

We are entering the ion cloud.

Make sure your mask is secure.

There's nothing to worry about.

It's just

a little stormy weather.

(♪ Stormy weather

♪♪ don't know why ♪

♪ there's no sun

up in the sky ♪

♪ stormy weather ♪

♪ since my man and I

ain't together ♪

♪ keeps raining all the time ♪

♪ life is bare ♪

♪ gloom and misery everywhere ♪

♪ stormy weather ♪

♪ just can't get

my poor self together ♪

♪ I'm weary all the time ♪

♪ the time ♪

♪ yes ♪

♪ yes, I'm weary all the time ♪

♪ since you went away ♪

♪ the blues walked in

and met me ♪

♪ if he stays away ♪

♪ old rocking chair

will get me ♪

♪ all I do is pray

the lord above ♪

♪ will let me walk... ♪

♪ Can't go on ♪

♪ everything I had is gone ♪

♪ stormy weather ♪

♪ since my man and I

ain't together ♪

All right, I want status

reports from every department,

structural integrity analysis

of the reactor's shielding.

Captain, a word?

After we fixed the shields,

Nixon confessed something to me

about Lorelei and Stokes.

All right, ladies,

how are we doing, huh?

Yeah? Good?

Huh! Nixon!

Where is it?

Where's what?

We know you gave

Lorelei the gun.

Screw you!

Aaah! Shit!

Clear!

Nothing up here!

I'll look under there!

Sir?

I found something.

You son of a bitch.

You set me up!

Christa, could you go get

your sweater for me, please?

Where were you?

Your father and I

have been worried sick.

I waited out the storm

in the terraforming lab.

Alone?

With James toback.

How do you think Lorelei

would feel about that?

Is Nora all right?

Yeah, honey, she's fine!

Christa, have you seen my necklace?

I'm sure that I left it

on the dresser.

You did. He took it

while we were sleeping.

Christa, no one was in here.

Everyone was asleep.

The globus never sleeps.

We just have a few questions.

Where'd you get the gun?

Since this is the first

murder trial on ascension,

we'll be playing it by ear.

Susan Weir might be your

attorney if you ask her,

but, of course, she's never

done much beyond petty theft.

Why would I give Lorelei

the gun, then kill her?

This is a setup!

Why would anyone frame

a man who shovels pig shit?

You're not that important.

You chose me 'cause

you need a scapegoat!

What about after you're gone?

If there was another murder,

we'd look like fools.

W-W-What do you

mean "after I'm gone"?

You think I can afford

someone guarding you

for the rest of your life?

Come on, Stokes, you know

we can't even a♪♪ a baby

without someone dying.

You'd be a luxury

beyond our means.

What about when

Nicholson got paralyzed?

Everybody pulled together then...

Stokes, nobody's gonna

spend precious resources

on the killer of a young woman.

We'd have to do what every

small, isolated society does.

Exile you.

To where?

That's not exile.

That's death.

You're talking about spacing me.

Look, I don't know

who killed her. I just...

She asked for the gun.

I gave it to her. That's all!

Who was she afraid of?

Man, you really

didn't know her, did you?

The question isn't

who was she afraid of...

It's who was afraid of her?

So, the bad man has been caught,

and now the poor girl

can finally be put to rest.

I think a funeral

is just the thing

to bring this ship together.

It's almost as if we're all one

people striving for the stars,

and not just a nest of vipers

hurtling forward blindly.

Is there something

you're trying to tell me?

Do you remember when we were paired?

That romantic day

when they told us

we were number one on each

other's genetic hit parade?

My mother was disappointed.

You didn't seem destined

for great things.

Yeah, she made that

quite clear at the wedding.

I'm glad you remember it.

I think of it often,

and how I told you that

night that I loved you.

I scared the hell out of you, didn't I?

Poor man,

you were perfectly ready for

a business-like arrangement,

and I went and spoiled it.

I haven't found.

Rose's informant.

It will require

further digging.

We are talking about

your girls, aren't we?

Do you really

wanna know, William?

Perhaps, you're right.

There are vipers among us.

You say the sweetest

things to me.

(Women and men talking,

Aaron, we need to talk.

I'm not a liar, Aaron.

Emily, of course, you're not a liar.

I can't pretend things are one way.

When there's another story deeper down.

It's hard for me too.

You only have to put on

a false face for the world.

I have to do it for

the man I'm married to.

Don't say goodbye.

On this ship, how can I?

We'll see each other

a thousand times,

but goodbye to holding you

and turning to you.

I'm going to try

to turn to my husband.

Emily!

Mr. Gault?

Christa, yes?

I found this in my cabin,

and I thought you might want it.

It was Lorelei's,

and she told me her

boyfriend gave it to her.

Thank you, christa.

Lorelei Wright's passing

reminds us of our place,

our limitations.

Individually,

we are but a small part

of something far greater,

greater, yet essential

to the survival of the whole,

essential to this mission...

Essential to humanity.

We take great strength

in this...

As we consign her body

to the infinite.

Director Warren.

Harris, you know that

good old-fashioned phrase:

"You screwed the pooch"?

I've always wanted to use it.

Have I done that?

I believe you covering up

this anomaly, as you call it,

would definitely count.

Only carrillo and I knew.

Carrillo, your god and me.

Well then, i'm

assuming god told you,

because carrillo knows better.

You think I wasn't supposed to hear.

That someone brought a gun on board.

Because the ship is 50 years out?

Come on!

Did one of our

space heroes

actually commit

a murder?

It would appear so.

Harris...

Take care.

Your fiefdom is built

on your being able to

convince me and everyone

that you have complete control.

Once that erodes,

let me put it this way,

your life and the

life of this project

have the same expectancy.

Director Warren,

what a surprise.

Excuse me!

Harris, a word?

We've got a problem.

Shhh, little girl!

You and me are gonna

go see the captain.

I've got something of yours.

It probably should be in your

collection, shouldn't it?

You know, this belonged

to the first captain.

You know, people had no idea

how incredibly difficult

a journey like Columbus' was.

Astrolabes told latitude,

but not longitude.

Reaching a new world

was like finding

a needle in a haystack:

Pure, blind luck.

Is that why you had me

investigate Lorelei's murder?

'Cause you knew

I'd never suspect you?

I set you down this course,

and now you're ready

to distrust anyone.

You should've told me.

I couldn't help myself, gault.

Lorelei was playing me

for a fool,

but I didn't kill her.

You have to believe me.

Oh, it looks like i'm

a little late for the funeral.

Just let the girl go, Stokes.

No, I don't think so.

I wanna go before the council.

It's ok. I'm gonna

get you outta here.

How are you

gonna do that, gault?

How are you gonna resolve

this little situation?

I know what my dad would've done when he was exiled.

I know what I would do if I had the job,

but you sure as hell made

sure that didn't happen!

I can't change the way

things turned out, Stokes!

Listen, you're only making

matters worse for yourself.

Face it, captain.

Let's be honest.

Things could get much worse.

You think my cell door

just opened itself?

It's a lot easier to

kill someone in a manhunt.

Look, I will get to the

bottom of it, I promise,

but for right now, just let her go.

Someone came

in the stockyards

during the radiation

storm, all right,

planted this gun

and... and set me up!

No... no one was there!

Nobody could survive

the radiation.

Now, listen to me.

Please! Let her go!

All I know is I saw a boot print.

After the storm where

there wasn't one before!

Nora!

Stay here!

The control panel's locked!

No!

()

You think I don't

have total control?

Every detail

from the movement of the stars

to the flushing of the toilets

is exactly as it would be

on the real journey.

The minute they doubt the

validity of their environment

is the minute

the experiment fails.

It is magnificent.

It's more than that.

Ascension is a lifeboat

for humanity.