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� high and low I've traveled

� far and wide I'd go

� from the desert tracks
to the mountainside �

� I'll bring you
this traveling show �

Man:
Big boy, this is little boy.

How'd things go
down at the chicken coop?

Weigh-station inspector needs
to learn some adult words

And a bit of hygiene,
but he waved us through.

The cargo is secure.

Looks like a clean shot
from here.

Roger that.

Little girl will take point
on your front door.

See you at the drop stop, mack.
I'm clear.

Son of a bitch.

You see that?
Little girl is down.

Repeat,
escort two is down.

I know, sherlock.
What the hell hit us?

We need to go
to alt two, alt two.

Nothing over our shoulder.

Back door's clear.

Protect the cargo
at all costs.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Region ct,
this is agent mack.

We are under attack from
an unseen I-don't-know-what.

What in the holy name
of...

S.H.I.E.L.D. Region ct --
oh, hell, I can't explain.

Oh, no!

Are we there yet?

You know
you're late.

I'm tired
from the morning's workout.

I thought I was joining
s.H.I.E.L.D.,

Not 24 hour fitness.

It's called
relative strength training,

Starting with
the basics.

And next time,

You do 15 push-ups
for every minute you're late.

Fine,
mr. Fun machine.

Better than pull-ups.

I don't ever want to do
another pull-up again.

You find yourself
hanging off the edge of
a building 20 stories up,

You're gonna want to do
at least one.

Stand here.

Jab cross, like this.

10 minutes.

You know the hardest part
about boxing?

Getting punched
in the face?

Keeping your hands up.

Why do I even
have to do this?

I'm sure fitz-simmons'
supervising officer

Didn't make them do
this muscle stuff.

You said you wanted to be
a field agent, like coulson.

Well, if you'd like
to switch disciplines...

Hey, simmons.

What did your s.O. Give you guys
for morning drills?

Oh, atomistic
attribute drills.

Yeah, we'd name the mechanical,
chemical, thermal --

Electrical properties
of materials.

Okay, okay.
They made your point.

There will come a moment

When you have to commit to this
or bail.

Every field agent
has a defining moment.

Ask coulson.

When you have to
make the hard call

To either
dedicate yourself to this

Or to curl up
in a ball and run.

How can you run
if you're curled up in a ball?

It's my job as your s.O. To make
sure you don't die before then.

So what was yours,
agent ward?

10 minutes.

Your defining moment?

Come on, tell me.
I want to know.

I could get coulson to give you
some of that truth serum.

You could spill your
little heart out to me again.

You mean
my level one overshare

That miraculously got you
to cooperate?

I hate to tell you this, rookie,
but we don't have a truth serum.

May: Changing course,
briefing in three.

Ah, looks like
we're on the move.

S.H.I.E.L.D. 616
with new orders.

Set for
colorado air field north.

A few minutes ago,

A s.H.I.E.L.D. Transport
was attacked

While carrying
a priority red protected asset

Off route 76
near sterling.

Priority red?
[ whistles ]

The asset was canadian physicist
dr. Franklin hall,

Known for his work --

Oh, no,
not frank.

Dr. Hall?

He was our chemical kinetics
adviser our second year.

Yeah, he's so enthusiastic
about science,

We just adored him.

We can rescue him,
can't we?

He's one of ours.
We're gonna try.

And the attackers?

Invisible.

Wait,
invisible?

[ laughs ]
cool.

But terrible.

Dr. Hall
was an asset?

One of a few
select scientists

S.H.I.E.L.D.
Has been protecting,

People our enemies would love
to get their hands on.

We keep them hidden,
keep them on the move.

Which is why fitz and I
were so lucky to have him.

We don't
have him anymore.

And what does
priority red mean?

It means security
should have been...

Heavy.

It was pretty damn scary,
and I don't spook easily, boss.

Nothing in the air
from above?

Nothing over our shoulder,

But what's scary is
they knew our route.

They were waiting
for us.

Are you saying they were
working with somebody
inside s.H.I.E.L.D.?

Sorry to say...
It had to be.

Fitz,
what am I seeing here?

Well, I'm not wearing

The full-spectrum
goggles I designed,

So [chuckles] no clue.

[ chuckles ]

Let me have a look.
Come on.

No,
whoa, whoa, whoa!

Wait!
Don't move.

Wait a second.

What the hell?

I think the electro-static
field scanner

Activated
some...Thing.

Okay,
can we deactivate it? Now?

Have to increase
the density.

I tried, fitz,
but --

Fitz.

Whoa.

[ sighs ]

That did all this.

What is that?

Something big.

Either someone
cracked our comm system,

Or dr. Hall's movements leaked
from inside s.H.I.E.L.D.

You really think
we have a mole?

I think you should go through
the communication logs,

Rule it out.

We'll work the tractor tread
that we found on the scene.

I can do that
instead of pull-ups.

I can upload an image
of the tread pattern,

Check to see
if there's any sort of --

Ward:
Already done.

Matched it to a 2010 model.

Found a list of purchasers
within a 500-mile radius,

Narrowed down to those with
priors, financial troubles,

Or propensity
for risk-taking.

Three suspects.

Coulson: Who may have sold
their construction equipment

To the kidnappers.

We'll ask.

Hey, so, ward
said a funny thing.

He said that you guys
don't have a truth serum.

Did he?
Ward said that?

Yeah.

Interesting.

Yeah.

Hey, wait --
hey.

Do you want me
to bench press this?

Read it.

Every communication
out of hq

Since they decided
to transfer dr. Hall.

Hang in there, doc.

It's gonna be a while.

Excuse me.

Who the hell are you?

A concerned citizen
who happens to be a member

Of a giant
bureaucratic organization

That's tracking
your every move.

I haven't
done anything wrong.

Of course not,

But you sold your excavator
to some people who did.

And you're hiding out here
until things cool down

Because you know it.

I just want to know
who paid you.

Paid me enough not to answer
any questions like that.

[ grunts ]

Feels like
the old west.

They gave me money
for my equipment.

That's all.
I never saw a face.

I never heard a name.

And how did you receive
this money?

They write you
a check?

Paid you in gold?

Now it really feels
like the old west.

It looks like this
because it's a dor� bar.

It means it was made at the mine
rather than in a refinery.

It's only
about 92% pure.

The cowboy
got cheated a bit.

Can you determine the mine
based on the impurities?

Oh,
yeah, yeah, yeah.

We've done that already.

It's from the dacey mine
in tanzania,

Which is owned by --

Quinn worldwide.

I'm sure
you studied the c.E.O.

In your
chemical engineering classes

Or saw him on the cover
of forbes -ian quinn.

We can't just pluck it
from the ground like a potato.

It needs to be extracted
from the ore and enriched.

I know.

You know,
tell him this investment

Paid for
that ridiculous yacht of his

And that he'll thank me
at the shareholders meeting.

Why is he tied up?

Quinn.

Does he look
like a threat?

I'm sorry about these guys.

[ laughs ]

Welcome to malta,
frank.

[ chuckles ]

You know, it's one thing
to steal my ideas, ian,

But stealing me?

First of all,
I never stole your ideas.

We've always agreed information
should be free.

It's amazing how much money
you made off free information.

Secondly, think of this
as a rescue mission, frank.

In fact, in a moment,
I think you'll be thanking me.

My staff
intercepted a communication

About the movement
of a certain asset,

And when I deduced
that asset was you,

I couldn't pass up
on the opportunity.

It's a little
out of my comfort zone, sure.

Malta.

You're not stupid.

S.H.I.E.L.D.
Can't come after you here.

Not just s.H.I.E.L.D.

I am now a naturalized citizen
of this fair country.

Stunning beaches,
beautiful tax laws,

And a deep-seated hatred

Of outside forces
telling them what to do.

Sounds like
your dating profile.

[ laughs ]

Right.

I moved
my entire operation down here.

Bought the old
prime minister's estate.

It's not really my style,

But it had this huge
underground facility,

So I figured,
hey.

Always been
a stubborn bastard.

Now you've finally
found a place

Where the watchdogs
can't touch you.

Not without
breaking international law.

Ahh.

But more importantly,
old friend,

They can't touch you.

Recognize the design?

We were barely old enough
to drink

When you sketched
the blueprint.

That's just
a miniature prototype.

A theoretical machine powered
by a theoretical substance.

Frank,
you were right.

You found it?

Fitz:
Gravitonium.

It's an extremely rare
high-atomic numbered element.

Simmons:
That powers the device.

It's so extremely rare

That most people
didn't believe it existed,

Much less the theory that
an isolated positive charge --

Would turn the flow
from isotropic --

Guys,
high-school dropout here.

How does
the device work again?

Well, gravitonium distorts
gravity fields within itself,

Causing an undulating,
amorphous shape.

Which causes these, um...
Wiggly bits here,

But when an electric current
is applied,

The gravitonium solidifies.

And those
gravity fields erupt,

Randomly changing the rules
of gravity around it.

Well, so, now you can imagine
what would happen to a big rig

At 100 kilometers
per hour.

Or, uh, well,
you could just remember,

'cause we saw it already,
didn't we?

Yeah,
and guess which genius

Published every theory
about gravitonium

And possible applications --
years go?

Dr. Franklin hall.
Correct.

And dr. Hall attended
the university of cambridge

At the same time
as ian quinn.

Coulson may be off
on this.

Quinn is
a notoriously good guy.

His charity endowment's
something like $8 billion.

Yes,
with money made

From leeching the earth
of its resources.

Looks like
he's dug up another.

20 years, 12 mines,
6 continents,

But, yes,
I finally found it.

And now [laughs] we get
to play with it.

[ chuckles ]

Do you remember in all our talks
on orchard street

The part where it's very,
very dangerous?

Everything powerful
is dangerous.

But I'm not gonna convince you
with more talk --

Talk of 50% shares,
talk of nobel prizes.

No,
not you.

You...
Will just have to see it.

I built
a full-size generator,

But I need you to tell me how
to control the gravity fields.

You can complete
your life's work.

I plan to do this
with or without you,

But I know you.

I know you'd want it
done right.

Now's the moment
when you thank me.

Coulson:
The man's a prisoner,

And it's up to us
to get him out.

Ward:
We've checked the specs.

There's no way
into quinn's compound

Without a large
s.H.I.E.L.D. Strike force

Or a man inside.

He's got neodymium laser fencing
surrounding the property.

They'll never allow
a strike force into malta.

Plus, this weekend,

Quinn worldwide's got its annual
shareholders gathering.

We're risk global outrage,
but --

If we
go in alone --

S.H.I.E.L.D. Can disavow us,
claim ignorance.

Without a man inside,
it's impossible,

Unless you're immune
to pulse laser emissions.

If we had a monkey,
we could get in.

Ugh, fitz!

If we had
a small monkey,

He could slip through
the sensors

And disable
the fence's power source

With his adorable
little hands.

I could go in.

Drop me in the hills
outside of valletta.

I'll spend a few weeks
establishing a cover,

Gathering intel --

Hall doesn't have
a few weeks.

And to restate,
any agent of s.H.I.E.L.D.

Caught on maltese soil can be
shot to death with bullets --

Legally.

Not me.
I could go in.

Skye,
this is serious.

Wait.

What are you saying?

Well, I'm not an agent
of s.H.I.E.L.D.,

So I can go in without breaking
all these stupid rules.

International laws.

This isn't something
the rising tide can hack, skye.

Did you hear
the deadly lasers part?

Without a brave monkey --

You said you could go in
with a man inside.

And you want to be
that man?

Fitz-simmons loved the guy,
and he needs help.

They could be torturing him,

Or worse,
making him do strength-training.

But you don't have
the background or clearance

Or experience
with any of this.

I know.
But I've got an invitation.

Well, technically,
it's an e-vite.

I understand your concern, but
we don't have a lot of options.

Hey,
I'm impressed.

She just wrangled an invitation
on her phone

Using insider
back-channel voodoo in minutes.

But sending her in
with no training,

You're taking
a huge risk.

I know director fury
felt he owed you

After you
sacrificed yourself.

And my card collection.

He gave you some autonomy,
but skye on a covert op?

Are you worried about her safety
or her loyalty?

Both.

The rising tide
is the reason she got an invite.

Who knows how many protocols
she violated?

That's her job --
ignore protocol,

Find connections and back doors
that nobody else can see.

Something else
is bothering you.

[ sighs ]

She's holding back,
sir.

She says she wants to be
an agent, but she won't commit.

She doesn't listen,
makes jokes.

Were you hard
on her?

Sure.

I tried playing nice,
too.

I need
a new strategy.

Try no strategy.

Stop thinking like an operative,
start thinking like a person.

Maybe skye
will let that person help her.

Help her what?

Help her think
like an operative.

Now, again, slowly,
what's first?

And then?

Then things
are moving too quickly.

I'm a proper
southern girl.

[ southern accent ]
you'll make me untidy.

Twist the thumb,
palm the barrel.

You're gonna die
and leave us hanging out to dry,

You know that?

You're going in
with no self-defense skills --

I have a few tricks
up my sleeve.

You need muscle memory,
fundamentals,

The tools
to turn yourself --

Into a whole bag
of tools?

How did you learn
computer science

Without committing yourself
to it?

C.S. Comes naturally
to me.

I'm sorry I'm not
naturally whatever you are.

You think
this came naturally?

I had a brother
who beat the crap out of me --

Me and my little brother --
for nothing,

For eating a piece
of his birthday cake.

I had to learn
to protect us

The way I am trying
to protect you.

That was my moment.

You asked.

Sorry.

I didn't mean
to push.

But I did manage
to take this.

Getting the gun
is one thing.

Pulling the trigger --
that is another.

Now, again, slowly,
what's first?

Skye will walk in
the front door.

The only external access point
to quinn's underground facility

Is from a beach cove.

A two-man extraction team
could slip in there,

But it's not easy.

Fitz-simmons.

The perimeter
is surrounded

By a 20-foot-high
neodymium laser grid.

Touch it and you're toast.

Dead toast.

The only way
to disable the grid

Is to crack the system
and trigger a reboot.

This would give the team
three seconds to cross.

Of course,
quinn's too smart

To allow any wireless access
on his property.

That's where
I come in.

Yes, working compact --
holds up under x-ray.

Desert rose
to match your complexion.

But --
oh, what's this?

A readout,
okay?

Turns green if
you're in close enough proximity

To a computer
to gain wireless access.

When it does,

You just drop this nearby
and walk out.

We'll do the rest.
Easy as pie.

Or it will be
if you stick to the plan.

Skye:
Got it.

Plan, green,
drop, walk...Pie.

I don't want
to question your orders, sir.

Good.

But I've already seen far more
combat than I bargained for.

This two-man extraction team?

It's exactly the kind of action
I was hoping to avoid.

That's why
you're not on it.

Specialist work is different
from field work, believe me.

When was
the last time you --

Hall's one of ours,
and he's in trouble.

I need two men
to get him out.

Ward makes one.

So that's why
I'm going in.

You forget -- I saw plenty
of action with the avengers.

And you died.

All right, team,
suit up.

[ sighs ]

Hors d'oeuvre,
madame?

Mmm.

Qasim:
Who are you?

Oh,
apologies for his manners.

He knows
very little english.

Oh, that, uh, that's --
what-- whatever.

Skye.

Qasim zaghlul.

Big fan.

You built half of dubai,
including the arabian blade.

I love that building.
It's super sci-fi.

Where's your wife...

Wife's name's nadrah.
...Nadrah?

May: Twin sons.

She staying at home
with the boys?

How's she doing?

Both: She's good.

The pleasure is mine.
[ chuckles ]

I could get used to this,
people.

It's like siri
if it worked.

Really, the best thing
about your deal is...

Skipper to bravo.

I got eyes on top dog.

The eagle
is landing on it.

What are you doing?

Uh, sorry, I --
I don't know.

I see quinn.
I'm gonna go talk to him.

I mean, that and its effect
on the industrial average.

That was good.
[ laughs ]

Yeah, right?
Ian quinn.

I'm your last-minute
party crasher.

Skye.

Oh.
[ chuckles ] wow.

[ chuckles ]
great to meet you.

Um, this is skye,
a member of the rising tide.

They're a group
of hackers.

I've gotten some pretty big
secrets out to the public.

I prefer "hacktivist."

I'm glad
you've heard of our site.

I read it.
We think very much alike --

More freedom
of information,

Less government infringing
on everyone's rights --

I'm a fan.
That explains the invite.

This is a tough party
to get into.

Not as hard to get into
as the encrypted back channel

You contacted us through
to request the invite.

[ chuckles ]
that's sort of where I live.

You've got to show me
how you did that --

I mean,
if you sign on.

Sign what, now?

I've been known to turn a few
black hats into white hats,

Not just
for vulnerability analysis,

But for very creative
thinking.

A-are you
offering me a job?

Well, I didn't invite you here
for your pretty face.

I didn't know
you had a pretty face.

Yes, I want to hire you before
someone else snatches you up.

May:
That seemed to go well.

Yeah.
It did.

[ applause ]

Many of you shareholders
have been with us for years,

And I see a few new names here,

But I want to thank you all
for traveling so far

To this beautiful country

And, well, for slumming it
at shaba tal-banar.

[ laughter ]

This country
where we are allowed

To pursue progress and profit

Without the stranglehold
of regulations

That are now choking our world.

The United States government,
the e.U., the drtc,

S.H.I.E.L.D. --

These are just a few
of the institutions

That are guilty of halting the
development of new technology

For anyone -- except themselves.

We dare defy them
with a new idea,

They steal in
and sweep it out from under us.

But not today.

You're all aware of
what quinn worldwide
has been able to do

With basic minerals,
let alone uranium or plutonium,

Despite
these unjust restrictions

That weigh the scales
in the other guy's favor.

Well, today,
I'm announcing something new --

An element
that could balance those scales,

And I mean that quite literally.

Imagine
if you could control gravity,

If instead of drilling for oil,
it rose up to greet you.

Imagine if you could move
a super tanker's worth of cargo

With a swipe of your hand.

Well, we will do this and more.

Coulson: This could have been
a traumatic experience

For dr. Hall.

He may not be the same
when we find him, ward.

I'll talk him down.

We don't want your personality
to set him on edge.

Great time for humor,
sir.

My people skills
are the least of our problems

If skye
can't get us in.

It's locked,
but there's no lock.

Eh,
check for a keypad.

Nothing.
What, you can hack a keypad?

No,
not over the phone.

Is there
a reception desk?

Okay, yeah.

Well, now what do I do?

What are you trying
to do?

Just [chuckles]
looking for a pen.

Here we go.
[ chuckles ]

Got to write down
all those good ideas,
you know what I mean?

Of course
you know what I mean.

Probably have like 10 pens
for all your ideas.

What are you really doing?

All right.

I'm busted.

I was trying to get a glimpse
behind your office doors,

See how things
really operate.

I invite you here
as a guest,

You treat me like
another corrupt institution,

Looking for trade secrets
to leak online.

Security.
No, no, no, wait.

It's just,
with all these la-di-da people,

You have to be
so guarded,

So careful --

What you say,
what secrets you reveal.

And...I was hoping
that you and I

Could be honest
with one another.

If you know what I mean.

Skye: My office had less space,
more wheels.

Wow.

A view of the ocean
and the pool.

Quinn:
Not a bad place to do business.

Got the dispatch
leaking hall's location.

User's an alias.

Oh, can you trace
the dhcp server --

Trace is running,
but it'll take time. Our girl?

I thought
she was done for,

But she's just sweet-talked
her way into quinn's office.

How'd she manage that?

Pbht! She probably
just used her, um...

Uh...Uh...Her, uh...
Ah, oops.

Ugh. That's the only
explana--

Oh, my gosh,
the signal's dead.

Fitz!

What -- I didn't.
She must've --

Oh, lord.

Skye:
[ sighs ]

Much better.

Haven't felt that "someone's
watching my every move" feeling

Since I failed
my driver's test.

You want to tell me
what the hell's going on?

S.H.I.E.L.D. Got to you?

They picked me up
in l.A.,

I helped them in a crisis,

And now
they want to recruit me.

Of course they did.

So I played along.

Talk about inside info --

I have a bunk
on their plane.

I've been gathering intel,

Biding my time
until I could become useful.

I thought
this qualified.

Why would they trust you with
a covert operation like this?

Something about s.H.I.E.L.D.
Not breaking international laws.

They had
no other options,

Whereas I like
to keep mine open.

[ sighs ]

Next patrol
any minute now.

May:
Skye's offline.

Repeat,
we've lost audio and vitals.

Abort is not an option,
but if she's compromising --

She's still our only way in
to get to dr. Hall.

And we're
their only way out.

Man:
Beach is all clear.

Let's move up the ridge.

You're saying
they wanted to rope me in

Because I pose
a genuine threat.

Yes,
and fit their profile.

Profile.

Sure.

You're a criminal.
You have a warrant somewhere.

[ chuckles ]
probably.

Specialized skill set.

I try to stay humble
but fail.

No family.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean
to hit a nerve,

But that is what
these people do.

S.H.I.E.L.D. --
They prey on fear

And loneliness
and desperation,

And then they offer
a home

To those who have
no one else to turn to.

I can offer you
something better.

[ grunts ]

[ grunts ]

Damn.

A little rusty,
I guess.

Guys,
clock's ticking.

Where's skye?

You stay with us,
there's no secrets,

No lies,
and no agenda.

You're free
to do what you do

Without big brother
watching over you.

But first,
you have to tell me

Exactly what agenda s.H.I.E.L.D.
Sent you in here with.

Well, they wanted me to do
whatever it takes

To get in here.

[ chuckles ]

Get in here and...?

Bat my eyes.

Get you talking.

We're in!
She's done it!

Fitz,
you're up.

Oh, mother of all things.

Move, move, move!

Uh...

Man:
We have a man down.

Hostiles on the east ridge!

[ gunshots ]

Aah!

We need a reset here,
fitz!

[ gunshots ]
fitz!

Saying his name repeatedly
does not increase productivity!

Okay, go!
Oh, maybe it does.

System rebooting
in two, one, now!

[ grunts ]

I'll look for dr. Hall
down in the lab.

I'll get skye.

Quinn: No, you can't be
the only angle.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s thorough enough
to know about me

And my exploits.

It takes more than a pretty face
to disarm me.

Sir,
we have a security breach.

Oh, the timing on that
was perfect.

[ sighs ]

Dr. Hall.

Agent coulson.
We have an exit strategy.

S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Yes, sir.

Let's get you
out of here.

I'm sorry,
mr. Coulson.

I'm right
where I'm supposed to be.

I'll be honest,

Our strategy did not take into
consideration you saying that.

[ sighs ]
oh, no.

Look, I don't know what quinn
is promising you, but --

An opportunity.

We can't let quinn
have control of this.

It's too dangerous.

We can't let anyone
have control of this.

That's why I'm here --

To bury it at the bottom
of the ocean, with him.

May: Coulson.

The leak came from --

Dr. Hall.
Yeah, I'm getting that.

All petitions, embargoes in
the world couldn't stop ian.

He grows
more powerful every day.

And then I get word
he's found this.

I'm sorry,
mr. Coulson.

I had to make
a choice.

Something tells me
that wasn't the "off" button!

Guys,
we need to talk.

Lost you
for a minute.

We're aware
of the problem, sir.

Hall wanted quinn
to kidnap him?

Yeah,
why would he do that?

What is wrong
with him?

Quinn built
a gravity generator,

Like the one we found
but bigger.

Hall knew quinn would need him
to control its raw power,

But hall just wanted
to unleash it.

The one we found was
2.5 centimeters in diameter.

It stopped a semi.

How big
are we talking?

12 feet.

It'll definitely take down
the entire compound.

It'll sink the place.
No, it'll do more than that.

Work a solution.

I'll disconnect the power
before things get...

Crazy.

They can't help you.

Soon, it'll reach an
exponential acceleration state.

I'm sorry.

My team's here --
good people.

Sworn to protect
all mankind?

That's what I'm doing,
I promise --

Making things right.

[ chuckles ]

Don't you get it?

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s against
everything you stand for.

They're big brother.

Maybe, but they're
the nice big brother

Who stands up
for his helpless little brother

When he's getting beat up

Because he ate a piece of cake
that he wasn't --

You know,
you kidnapped a person!

I set him free!
I saved him!

And I could've saved you.

This place is massive.

Where am I heading?
Southwest corner.

Ward, tell me you've got things
covered on the ground.

I can't do a damn thing
from out here.

I'm working on it.

Tell me
what they're doing!

Tell me
what they're doing.

You have to talk.

You have no other way
out of this.

[ laughs ]

You're expendable
to s.H.I.E.L.D.

They sent you in here
with nothing.

Ah!

They taught me a few things.

Kid's got balls.

Thanks, but...Yuck.

But do you have what it takes
to pull the trigger?

Nope.

Get her.

Hall.

We have to evacuate.

Get the chopper.
Now!

All I had to do
to get access to quinn's lab

Was drop little clues, create
a puzzle for him to solve.

Quinn likes
to feesmart.

So you leaked
your location.

Why not try reasoning
with him?

You can't reason
with an addict,

And he's addicted
to exploiting opportunities.

He never gives a thought
to the friends, ecosystems,

Future generations
left ruined in his wake.

Like agents fitz and simmons,
your former students?

I've got them
in my ear right now,

Telling me
you're not a bad guy.

We could've worked with you
on this.

S.H.I.E.L.D.?

S.H.I.E.L.D. Is just as guilty
of the same thing --

Experimentation without thought
of consequence!

Your search
for an unlimited power source

Brought an alien invasion.

Fair point.

T-this element is far
too powerful for you,

For him, for anyone!

I don't have to
tell you that.

You're feeling it now.

[ panting ]

No, no. No, no!
Please, please!

[ grunting ]

[ panting ]

Are you hurt?

Just follow my orders.

I'll get us
out of here.

I see the future, mr. Coulson,
and it's a catastrophe.

I just see
a lot of people in trouble.

Nothing.
Fitz-simmons?

Coulson:
I tried to cut the power.

It's still going.

Find a catalyst.
You need to find a catalyst.

Something to create
a chemical reaction in the core.

It's not too late
to do the right thing.

Help me find
a catalyst --

I am doing
the right thing --

A completely selfless act.

I know that history never
celebrates what didn't happen.

They'll call this
a-a tragedy.

They won't understand
the good I did here.

Killing innocent people?

Saving millions.

We have to live
with the choices we make,

But sometimes we have to die
with them, too.

I understand.

You made
a hard call.

Yes.

And how I have to
make mine.

[ breathing heavily ]

Say it back to me.

Deepest level
of the fridge,

Unmarked vault,
no access granted.

And no recorded entry.
I don't want it listed.

I don't want it flagged
for the slingshot.

Anyone finds out, you're
responsible -- and suffering.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

That's what
hall would've wanted.

[ sighs ]
used to have this down.

Should be
just muscle memory.

You're making a habit of it,
sir.

Trying.

Guess I'm a little rusty.

Of these close calls,
I mean.

I don't enjoy
running back end.

You want off the plane?

Go ahead.

I want in.

Reporting for combat
next time it's up.

You committed to the cause
or just watching my back?

Same thing.

And you are
a little rusty.

You and your brothers --
where'd you grow up?

Massachusetts,
mostly.

A house?

You didn't?

One house.

The brodys.

[ panting ]

I was 9.

Sent me back to st. Agnes
after a month.

Said I wasn't
a good fit.

Foster parents.

Your first?

My third.

I had heard it before,
but...

This one
was different.

'cause you wanted them
to like you.

Bad.

I called her "mom" once...

Tried it out.

[ sighs ]

Guess it wasn't
a good fit.

Hoping for something
and losing it

Hurts more than never hoping
for anything.

We won't
turn our back.

Doesn't matter.

I made my choice.

I want this.

Bad.

And I know
there's a truth serum.

Whatever you say,
rookie.

Coulson: Marvel's
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