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Previously, on Ascension...

Your father was convinced
the US could launch

an interstellar spacecraft
right then in the '60s.

Quite a dream Dad had.

[Christa]:
Lorelei?

[Screaming]

[Denninger]: We lost someone
in a tragic accident.

A murderer's on the loose.

I have no experience
with anything like this.

[Ophelia]: There are no
absolute secrets on board.

Someone always talks.

Which begs the question:

How did a gun
get on this ship?

Lorelei's dead,
and they're looking for me.

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?
- It's 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.

[Chuckling]

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?

[Chuckling]:
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.

[Chuckling]: Callousness is
your least attractive quality.

[Scoffing]

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.

[Scoffing]

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.

[Men talking, indistinct]

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.

[Keypad beeping]

[Speaking German]

[Girl speaking German on video]

[Door buzzing]

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.

[Computer beeping]

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

We lost him.

There, A-Deck.

Yeah.

He's headed to the beach.

[Birds chirping]

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.

[Elevator beeping]

Stop it!

I know you're there!

Stop watching us!

Leave us alone!

I'm not afraid of you!

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

[Radio crackling]

[On recording]:
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.

[Siren wailing in distance]

[Air hissing]

[Vanderhaus]:
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.

[Men shouting, indistinct]

[Man]:
Give me a hand here!

[Man shouting, indistinct]

[Chickens clucking,
pigs snorting]

[Cow mooing]

[Vanderhaus]:
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.

[Men exclaiming]

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.

[Men laughing]

...which leaves
only one question:

What's he got that you don't?

[Men grunting
and shouting indistinctly]

[Alarm sounding]

[Male voice]:
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!

[Alarms sounding]

We have 30 minutes
to save the ship!

[Men and women exclaiming]

[Male voice]:
Emergency! Radiation alert!

Storm approaching!
Radiation alert!

All hands
return to quarters.

[Alarms sounding]

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!

[Denninger]: 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.

[Denninger]: All right.
Keep me posted on how much time.

The converter's out.

We're gonna need
visual confirmation.

[Denninger]:
I need an ETA, Gault.

[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.

[Nixon]:
No time for sightseeing.

[Beeping]

Captain, the shield doors
are closed.

Good job, Gault!

[Nixon screaming, grunting]

Nixon? Nixon!
Nixon, can you breathe?

Can you hear me?

Yeah, I'm good.

No tear.
Pressure suit holding.

[Panting]

[Denninger]: All right,
get back to quarters.

It's about to get rocky.

They're pumping
the tanks! Move!

[James coughing]

[Both panting]

[Laughing]

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.

[Crying]

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!

[Whimpering]

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!

[Door beeping]

And when you wake,
it'll seem like a dream.

[Air hissing]

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.

[Both panting]

[Rumbling]

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.

[Panting]: 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
by Lena Horne on PA ♪]

♪ 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 ♪

[Air sputtering]

[Gasping, panting]

♪ All I do is pray
the Lord above ♪

♪ Will let me walk...

♪ Can't go on

♪ Everything I had is gone

[Panting]

♪ Stormy weather

♪ Since my man and I
ain't together ♪

[Beeping]

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?

[Pigs grunting]

[Sheep bleating]

Huh! Nixon!

Where is it?

Where's what?

We know you gave
Lorelei the gun.

Screw you!
Aaah! shit!

[Stokes screaming]

[Man 1]: Clear!

[Man 2]: Nothing up here!

[Man 1]:
I'll look under there!

Sir?

I found something.

[Man shouting, indistinct]

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?

[Sighing]

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.

[Mouthing]

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 add 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...

[Scoffing]

...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?

[Sighing]

Perhaps, you're right.
There are vipers among us.

[Chuckling]

You say the sweetest
things to me.

[Women and men talking,
indistinct]

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.

[Door buzzing]

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.

[Door buzzing]

[Birds chirping]

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.

[Elevator beeping]

[Gun cocking]

[Gasping, whimpering]

Shhh, little girl!

You and me are gonna
go see the captain.

[Crying]

I've got something of yours.

It probably should be in your
collection, shouldn't it?

[Chuckling]

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.

[Elevator beeping]

You have to believe me.

[Nora panting, whimpering]

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.

[Laughing]: 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.

[Crying]

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!

[Alarm sounding, air hissing]

Stay here!

[Nora whimpering]

[Both grunting]

[Air hissing]

[Keypad beeping, buzzing]

The control panel's locked!

[Both grunting]

[Gun clicking]

[Both grunting]

[Screaming]

[Stokes screaming]

[Screaming]

[Screaming]

[Panting]

[Grunting]

[Screaming, panting]

[Gasping, screaming]

No!

[Grunting, groaning]]

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.

Next time, on Ascension...

We've never had a murderer
on Ascension before.

You could use the help.

This is the most
important endeavour

in human history, Katherine.

I won't let it
be ruined by your watchdog.

I'll file my report,

then I'll be out of here
in a week at most.

- Don't they have any privacy?
- Uh, pretty much, no!

So, how do you manage
to miss a murder?

This video card Lorelei took.

That the one
you've been looking for?

- Well, Stokes killed Lorelei.
- I don't think Stokes did it.

[Grunting]

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