Original subtitles

[Ruth] I believe some folks on this train forget

just how generous and wonderful a man Mr. Wilford actually is.

Not me.

I could never forget.

It's Wilford who runs our sacred Engine.

It's Wilford who has his finger on our pulse,

who knows exactly what we need,

how much food and water, how much heat and space,

how much discipline.

It's Wilford who saved us from the bitter cold.

He's the only reason we're alive.

Yet, somehow, on this train we all call home,

there are passengers who see fit to challenge him.

Passengers who think they know better.

Passengers who take for granted this great miracle that he's given us.

[song playing over headphones]

[cat meows]

[chuckles]

Password?

Eat the rich.

Take off your shoes.

And keep quiet.

Layton didn't tell me I'd be meeting a kid.

[Miles] On the right.

[whispering] Wait. What are you doing? Stop. Don't go there.

Get back here.

Stop.

[breath trembling]

[breathes deeply]

[Miles] Hurry up. Come on.

[in normal voice] Holy shit.

[Miles whispering] Quiet. They can hear us.

[in normal voice] There's no Wilford up here at all.

-There's... -[shushing]

There's no Wilford up here at all.

[shushing]

[LJ chuckles]

[Miles whispering] Stop.

[in normal voice] Melanie is running the whole thing.

[chuckles]

[Miles in normal voice] Layton wanted you to see it for yourself.

They're gonna tear her apart.

Now you can go.

[chuckles]

[Ruth] One day, I know I'll see Mr. Wilford again,

and when I do, I will thank him from the bottom of my heart

for everything that he's done.

For me.

For all of us.

These are his revolutions, 1,001 cars long.

[theme music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[man 1] Watch it.

[man 2] Jacks are coming through.

[indistinct chatter]

[man 3] Move. Get out of here.

[Jackboot 1] That's it, move.

[Jackboot 2] Back it up now.

[Layton] Tail car, subtrain, Nightcar.

Right, this is it.

Everything hinges on us meeting the Jackboots midtrain, right here.

We hit 'em with overwhelming strength on our turf.

The lights just flashed in the Folgers' car.

LJ made it to the Engine. All right. This is it. Let's get ready.

Good luck, everyone.

Stay safe.

Layton. I can't say which side the Brakemen are gonna land.

You know how stubborn Roche is.

None of us want a fight with the Brakemen, but there are gonna be casualties today.

[Till] Hi.

Where have you been?

Look. I can't explain. I just need you to stay out of Third today, okay?

Why?

What did you do, Bess? Is this about Layton?

Just stay home. Please.

I asked you point blank whether you were helping him,

and you lied to my face?

Jinju...

why did you ask me to steer clear of Melanie Cavill?

Because you're messing with things that you don't understand.

What things?

[Jinju sighs]

You knew she put Layton in a drawer, didn't you?

-You're protecting her. -I was protecting you, Bess. You.

Did you also know she tortured a Tailie to death?

I wonder, Jinju,

just how many deep, dark secrets about this train you really do know.

Please don't make me choose between you and the train.

Stay in here today.

Morning, Robert. You wanted to discuss the anniversary celebrations?

Please, come in, Ruth.

[Ruth] Commander Grey.

What's going on?

Ruth...

if there's anything you need to tell us, best you do it now.

Anything like what?

Ruth, we've heard a rather disturbing account from the Engine.

Oh, no. What's going on?

[mimics explosion]

We've been told, reliably, that Mr. Wilford is not in the Engine

nor anywhere else on this train.

There's evidence that Melanie Cavill is running Snowpiercer.

[chuckles]

Are you having a go at me? Hmm?

Embarrassing me in the Aquarium wasn't enough for you?

-[Grey] Ruthie, it's-- -You lost your mind, Nolan?

You know that Wilford's in the Engine. You've seen him.

You've shaken the man's hand.

Not since departure, I haven't.

We simply need to know if this is true.

Because if it is, someone needs to assert governance of this train.

Someone like you, Lilah?

Ruth, why don't you gather the First Class committee?

We'll get to the bottom of this.

This is Chicago, and we should be there in a day and a half.

This is our slowest revolution, isn't it?

Twenty-two hours off average?

We lose a little bit of time each revolution.

So it's on us to reverse that.

Because if Snowpiercer stops, we all die.

That's right.

-Melanie? -Mmm-hmm?

What was your daughter like?

She was...

smart.

Like you.

Sweet.

Much nicer than me.

What happened to her?

She was with my parents at the end.

Allie was supposed to get on the train with them,

but...

didn't make it.

My parents didn't make it, either.

But I have my Tail mom, Josie.

Mel, you're needed in First, urgently.

Okay, you're on lookout.

If you see anything, tell Javi or Bennett.

Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

Excuse me.

Is there a problem?

Something rather incendiary that we need cleared up.

What is it?

There's been a report that Mr. Wilford is not aboard the train.

Well, that's ridiculous. I met with him last night.

Well, I'm afraid we need Mr. Wilford to prove it himself.

In person.

All right.

Well, I'll get the phone and, Lilah, you can talk to him yourself.

[chuckles] That isn't going to work this time, Melanie.

We know you're running Snowpiercer.

We have an eyewitness account. Direct from the Engine.

From whom?

Choo-choo.

[Melanie] Seriously? You're listening to her?

[LJ] It's not what I was expecting.

The Engine, not eternal at all.

More like a rat's nest held together with rubber bands and wires.

And why should anyone believe you, LJ?

Exactly. She's a psycho, and we're putting--

-You have no right to say that. -We're putting...

[all arguing]

-Let her talk. -I saw her quarters.

I saw her books, her maps,

and even this photo of her poor, dead daughter.

-No Mr. Wilford, though! -Let me go!

-[Grey] Calm down, everybody. -Let me go!

-Hey! -Back off!

[Martin] He's got a gun!

[all shouting]

Call all available units.

Commander, you can't. We need those units downtrain.

I don't take orders from you anymore.

Tail station.

-[man 1] ...bullet down in the Chains? -[man 2] I am.

Roger that. Got a 10-10 up in First.

-What's going on? -I don't know.

Double up patrols.

Come back again soon, boys.

Do it.

The Jackboots are headed uptrain.

You ready for this?

No going back now.

Send out the signal.

Sorry, I must get going.

[Lights] Looks good.

Guys, we're running out of scrap.

If we ration the water, maybe we can strip a couple water barrels down.

We're all in now. Do it. We need everything we have for weapons.

Excuse me, guys. Coming through.

I got a message.

[in Spanish] Revolución.

[in English] We go today.

Spread the word.

[Till] Prisoner coming through.

[Layton] Nice work, Brakeman.

I don't wanna rough you up unless I have to.

Read my lips.

Until further notice, you're all confined to quarters.

Excuse me?

You don't have the authority to do that.

Shut your mouth, boyo.

Lock her up.

You're making a mistake.

Ruth, it's a mistake!

[Ruth] Nolan, what if we're wrong about this?

What if Wilford is in the Engine? This is mutiny.

Then we need to see for ourselves, Ruthie.

You and I, to the Engine.

Happy Halloween. Make it fast.

I feel like a dead-set wanker in this.

-[Big John coughing] -Big John, this is Jakes.

[Jakes] These are Layton's best Tailies?

Hey, same side now.

Take John down. His people will bring the parts you need.

Lights, you stick with me.

Where's my guy?

I'm right here.

Oh, strewth.

[clears throat]

Shall we?

Tyson, you know these aren't lawful orders.

[Tyson] Sit down.

That photo that they took of my daughter, I have another one in the booth.

Will you let me get it?

-Can't do that. -It's just...

If something happens to me, I want her close.

Quickly.

-[beeping] -[alarm blaring]

[Bennett] Mel wants us to lock down the Engine?

-What would you lock down for? -[Javi] Why don't you tell us, kid?

Two days here, and we're already into lockdown?

[banging on door]

What the fuck was that? Hit the door.

Ben... Ben, they're gonna kill us. It's over.

Lock it down, Javi!

Why don't we open the door, tell 'em the truth?

-They need us. -Do it now!

-[Javi] Come on! -Now!

[sighs]

Go!

-What did you do? -I had to.

-What did you do? -I'm sorry.

No, no, no! Ben! Ben. Ben, Ben, Ben, please!

[breathing heavily]

Shit.

[Grey] Grab him!

[Javi] All right, all right, all right.

Where is Wilford?

He's dead.

[Grey] Cuff him.

He's been dead since departure.

Melanie took the train.

I had nothing to do with it. You have to believe me.

I'm sorry.

[cries softly]

[breathes heavily]

[Grey] Take him away.

-You all right? -[gasps]

Wilford is dead, Nolan.

He's been dead for years,

and no one even knew.

All that time... How did I not know?

And what is this? I mean...

what is all of this?

She deceived us all, Ruth.

What will people hold on to now?

You. Me. Order.

I want her to pay, Nolan.

I want her to pay.

[woman] So why are we doubling up on patrols?

[man] I don't know, but it better be something good.

[Astrid whispering] Walter.

You're late.

This is Lights.

She's with you.

You finally caught the rat.

[Layton grunts]

What? He was resisting, wasn't he?

Just open the doors.

I gotta check this uptrain.

[Lights] Here it is. Rear comms.

[Walter] No, no. No, no, no.

You gotta look for 50 over 125.

-There is no 50 over 125. -50 over 125.

This is Jefferson in Tail station.

[Lights] We don't have time for this. I'm just gonna pull it.

What the--

[both grunt]

Asshole.

[chuckles softly]

Weapons up.

-[woman] Wait a minute. -[man] Layton.

[indistinct chatter]

[speaking Spanish]

[in English] Hey. Nice day for a walk, Mr. Riggs?

Yes, it is, son. Let's make it a long one.

-[Tailie 1] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Tailie 2] Why is she here?

[Tailies clamoring]

Okay, hey, hey, hey. Listen up.

Till is one of us now.

[indistinct chatter]

Look, I know you all got trust issues.

I got 'em, too.

The people uptrain...

shoved us down here in the dark to fend for ourselves.

-[woman] Yeah, we know. -We learned how to survive in the shadows.

[all] Yeah!

Well, today...

[woman] What? What? Come on.

Today, let's leave this hell behind!

-Yeah! -Yes!

We will fight with everything we got.

[all] Yeah!

Because out there, right outside that door,

there is a future that does not include us.

-[all] Yeah! -[Layton] It will.

Today, we take this train, and we remind them

exactly who it is that they locked up back here!

[all] Yeah!

Today, we march for Josie.

[all] For Josie!

-For Suzanne! -[all] For Suzanne!

For Suzanne! For Old Ivan!

[all] For Old Ivan!

For everyone that we have lost to hunger and to sickness,

to all the failed rebellions.

We got people who are willing to lay down their lives for us,

because they believe, like we know,

that it is time for this train to work for all of its passengers!

[all cheering]

Today, we march to the Engine!

One Tail!

No.

One Train.

[all] One Train!

-One Train. One Train. One Train. -[all] One Train! One Train! One Train!

[chanting continues]

[indistinct chatter]

All right, let's go, fast as you can. Big John's waiting.

[all] One Train! One Train!

Oh! Walter! What are you up to?

I'm... I'm back in Electrics, and she was showing me a few things.

No shit. She's a Tailie.

-[Walter] No. Hey. Hey-- -Hey, call forward.

Tell Commander Grey to get his Jackboots back here fast.

[Lights] Get off me!

[Brakeman] Osweiller, the line's dead.

What the hell are you up to?

All right, go on foot. Go now.

-[Lights grunts] -[shushing]

This is a very important promise Layton needs to keep.

You understand that, don't you, Murray?

Yeah, they're my mates.

No one's called me Murray in ages.

Henry, this is Murray.

He doesn't look like a Tailie.

Well, you don't look like much of a doctor.

Are you ready? I'm gonna need your help.

[Auss] Yeah.

Oh, Christ Almighty.

I'm proud of you, Henry. I knew you'd do the right thing.

Thank you. It's about time.

Go on, then.

Strong Boy, you ugly bugger.

The passengers need to be told the news from the three of us first.

Let them know immediately who is in charge.

-[knock on door] -I'll get it.

[Brakeman] Commander! Commander, there's trouble downtrain.

-Comms are down and there are Tailies out. -The Tailies?

While we squabble over Wilford up here. That's no bloody coincidence.

All units downtrain, now! The tunnels are the fastest access.

Double time! Let's go! Go!

[door opens]

-[Melanie] Ruth. -Please don't talk.

Whatever you think of me right now, please put it aside--

I need you not to talk.

[sighs]

All these memories that I have of us.

Moments that I took to be true.

From sharing a meal together

on our feet during an all-night committee meeting, or...

playing "good cop, bad cop" to settle the squabbles in First.

Or when you gave me my personal commendation from Mr. Wilford

for my outstanding dedication to the company.

You earned that.

All those years...

were you just laughing at me?

-[sighs] -Eh?

You made a fool of me. Over and over.

The friendship was real.

Did you kill him, Melanie?

[sighs]

Wilford wasn't who you thought he was, Ruth.

He was a fraud.

He built the Eternal Engine.

No, he didn't. I did.

I built this train, Ruth.

I put everything I had into it. Everything.

And Wilford sold tickets.

He didn't believe it was possible to save humankind,

and he was never even going to try.

-[Ruth] That's not true. -He was going to waste it.

All he wanted was to live as well as he could for as long as he could,

surrounded by accolades and...

[scoffs] booze and whores in the Nightcar.

We wouldn't have made it one revolution.

So I took Snowpiercer, and I left him trackside to die.

I'm sorry I lied to you, Ruth.

I'm sorry for...

all the things that I did wrong.

But I am fighting to do what I know is right.

You're a filthy liar.

And a murderer.

Order will be restored.

Tomorrow, you'll be executed for your betrayal of Snowpiercer.

Goodbye, Melanie.

[all] One Train! One Train!

-[Fiona] Layton! Jackboots on the move. -[all] One Train!

We gotta hurry.

Wait, there's more. The Brakemen are forming up in the Chains.

[Till] Shit. Roche.

[all] One Train! One Train!

One Train!

Bloody hell, boss. Let's wait for backup. Jackboots are on their way.

Get your big boy pants on, Osweiller. We're gonna hold this mob right here.

[Osweiller] There must be, like, 400 of 'em.

Well, good thing for you, you've been so nice to them over the years, then,

isn't it?

[chanting continues in distance]

Just us, Roche.

All right, that's far enough.

You are of great disappointment to me, Brakeman.

Yeah, I figured I would be.

Right in the middle of it, weren't ya? The whole bleeding time.

I picked a side.

Look, we're not here to fight you, Roche. We just need to pass through.

No. You and your Tail friends, you're not going anywhere.

-You're certainly not going through here. -The Tail's not the enemy.

The hell they aren't! You hear that? They want to tear this place apart.

Our fight is not with Third.

Roche, you should've sent all these civilians home.

See, I don't think so.

'Cause nobody here is gonna believe any of the lies you're selling 'em.

Wilford's dead? What is that? Some kind of psychological warfare?

No, it's true, boss. He's not lying.

Melanie threw him in a drawer because he figured it out.

Listen. You can believe the myth if you want.

The fact is, First just learned the truth, too.

Now somebody is going to take over this train.

Would you rather it be them or us?

Third and the Tail, together.

We're the ones who've been keeping this train running anyway, right?

-[indistinct chatter] -[chanting continues in distance]

[Layton] Look, Roche, I know you didn't choose this.

Locking people up in cages in the dark, starving?

That's not you.

You are a good cop. Make the right choice. Just move aside.

We're gonna need all the Brakemen to keep the order when this is done.

Come on, boss. Think of Anne.

Think of your daughter.

Balls to this, man.

Osweiller, hold the line.

This uniform's not gonna protect me from that lot.

-I'll look after myself. -Stay in line. Get back in line!

God damn it, Till.

I have to go home and tell my wife there's no Wilford?

[sighs]

Stand aside, Brakemen.

Come on, get 'em up faster.

It takes time. If I bring them out too quickly, it--

-[Auss] What? -Just be patient. Please.

What the hell, man? What is... Help me.

[grunts]

[speaking Mandarin]

What was that? Mandarin?

Does he speak Mandarin?

No. He doesn't speak.

What?

Gardiner reporting, sir. Units here and ready.

Good, son. Keep 'em moving.

[Gardiner] Let's move! Let's move! Grab a shield and go!

Double time, Jacks! Double time!

-That's it. -[Gardiner] Let's go!

Fighters, come forward! I need all the fighters up front with me!

Let's go. We gotta go. Hey...

you got this.

[Jakes] Come on. Hurry up. Hurry up.

They'll be here any second.

Quickly!

-[indistinct chatter] -[Mama Grande praying in Spanish]

[Big John coughing]

I can hear 'em. I can hear 'em.

Jackboots! They're coming! Move!

[Big John] Get it in position.

[Jakes] Okay, hold. Hold. Hold. Almost.

-Okay, now! -Firing!

[Grey] Take cover!

-Let's go. Reload! Reload! -Advance!

[Jakes] Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

Second round. Second round.

-Now! -Yeah!

Yes!

[Jackboot groaning]

What now, Commander?

You keep pressing. I'm gonna double back up top.

Hit 'em in the arse. Your men, with me.

-[Gardiner] Advance! Advance! -Clear it! Clear it!

Now!

[Jackboots grunt and scream]

Yeah!

[techno music playing]

Grey!

Attack!

Attack!

Hold the line!

[all grunting]

[Grey] Hold the line!

[Layton] Archers, take out the front line!

Till, they're taking the stairs. Watch our backs!

Till, behind you!

[Layton yells]

[Grey] Retreat!

Fall back!

Retreat! Retreat!

Grey!

[Grey] Retreat!

Go! Go! Go! Retreat!

[all cheering]

Go! Go! Go!

-Go! -[Jakes] Here they come!

This is the last reload.

[screams]

[Jakes] That's it. Out of ammo.

Fall back to the next barricade.

I'll buy you some time. Take the weapon. Do it!

-Go! -You heard him! Pull it back!

Now's our chance! Go! Go! Go! Go!

-One Train. -One Train.

[yells]

[Big John and Jackboots grunting]

[man crying]

[woman crying] Oh, God!

We did it. We have them on their heels.

Let's keep pressing.

-Get everybody up. -Yeah.

[woman crying]

[Santiago] Hey. You guys come here.

Come on, man. Let's go. Stay with them.

Let's go, guys.

Ready?

Gather their weapons.

Get everything you can. We got a long march ahead of us.

Get back! Get back! Everybody back! Let's go! Let's go!

Get back now! Let's go!

Come on! Let's go! Move!

Move up! Go back!

[all grunting and coughing]

[Layton] Keep moving.

That's the last of 'em. Forward doors are closed. Seal it up.

[Jakes] Layton. Layton.

Fallback barriers are holding for now.

-Big John? -He didn't make it.

Hold the line and resupply.

On my orders, we overrun their last defenses.

[Klimpt] Where are your people?

I don't know.

We should just come back for the other sleepers.

Wake them up later.

No. We leave here, and we're prisoners.

We keep going. Give me the keys.

-[Klimpt] Who's next? -[Auss] Pike.

You have insight into Andre Layton?

Oh, yeah.

I know Layton intimately.

Always so righteous with his politics.

Mine were never refined enough for him.

But...

for another piece of this...

Mmm.

I'll give you Layton.

[indistinct chatter and crying]

[crying]

[Pike] The thing about Layton is he's an idealist.

A good cop.

He doesn't have the stomach for sustained cruelty.

He took a big risk today...

and he lost.

Keep grinding.

He'll crumble.

[theme music playing]