All language subtitles for Nowhere Man - S01E11 - An Enemy Within

My name is Thomas
Vail, or at least it was.

I'm a photographer. I had it all.

A wife, Allison.

Friends, a career.

And in one moment, it was all taken away.

Because of a single photograph.

I have it. They want it. And they
will do anything to get the negative.

I am keeping this diary as
proof that these events are real.

I know they are.

They have to be.

Steel, glass, and concrete
provide an urban refuge, a shelter.

But as much as I cling to that
protection, I find myself trapped, suffocating.

Needing new air to fill my
lungs, needing open spaces,

a clear vista where I
can stand up and touch

the sky and maybe,
just maybe, not be seen.

Lots of candles, Will.

Lots of dark. Switchboard's down.

Power's out all over town.

Post office phone's a direct hookup.

They got to our
electricity and our switchboard,

but even they don't have what it
takes to go up against Ma Bell.

They?

Collective Foods.

Feeding America through extortion.

Can I?

Might as well. Everybody else does.

Erwin, investigations.

Bert, hi, it's Tom Vail.

Where the hell have you been?

Why, have you got something?

Yeah, I got a military
identification number,

and a lady at the registrar's
office was about to roll over for me.

I'm this far from
getting a current address.

Vail, you still there?

Yeah, yeah, I'm here. How soon do
you want me to get back to you?

It doesn't work that way, pal. But when I
can tell, this is gonna be a hit and run.

I don't know if there's gonna be any
incoming telephone service where I'm going.

You give me a number,
I'll get back to you.

Um, that's gonna be difficult.

When you paid me, you said that finding
this guy was a matter of life and death.

Hell, you don't want to bust your ass,
don't know why I should be busting mine.

I already spent your money.

All right, all right,
hold on, hold on. Um, can

I leave this number for
a message? 215-555-0181.

215-555-0181.

You can leave a message.

A message? I need you, pal,
by the phone when I call.

That's the best I can do.

I'll get back to you.

Well, if you get any
messages for Tom Vale...

I'll be sure to hang on to them for you.

It's been a little cold for camping out.

Yeah, it's the best I
can do at the moment.

Listen, is there any chance of
me finding some work around here?

Most of the farmers around here
don't have enough work for themselves.

There's always collective, but you
work for them, you stay out of my store.

This is a total waste of
time. Hey, it's a job.

No one else in town's hiring.

Every night I walk around in
circles. Every night I freeze my butt off.

I think we're guarding Fort Knox here.

Maggie? Meg!

Hey, can you hear me? Is anyone here?

I got to go get some help.

The phones are on. I
got to take the truck.

I won't be long, OK?

Boa tore up his side pretty good.

He lost a lot of blood.

So lucky you came along.

Is he going to be all right?

Still too early to say. I gave him an
antibiotic to try to fight off the infection.

I don't know, Emily. The bleeding
stopped, but he's not out of the woods yet.

I can take him up to the
hospital at Taylor County.

That'll kill him for sure.

The collective's got the highway
torn up for miles, been hearing Taylor.

You drive him over that mess, you
might as well pass the hospital,

take him straight through to the morgue.

So what are you suggesting?

I'm not suggesting anything.

I'm just saying the less you
move him right now, the better.

You know him?

No.

No, I just, I was out riding
today, and I found him like this.

Well, it looks like he's
your responsibility now.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means if he pulls through this, you're
gonna wind up with a man on your hands.

Who are you, mister? And
why'd you end up in my life?

I got this. Sorry, I don't
know why I asked you to wake him.

It makes sense. It makes sense.
It makes sense. It makes sense.

It makes sense.

Allison.

Been a while, Emily. Toby?

You hurt yourself?

No. Uh, just, you know, in case.

Just in case.

Hello?

Hello, is there anybody here?

Hi.

Welcome back.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Let me help you with that.

Relax, I get good at this. Oh, God.

I'm sorry, it's
different when you're awake.

Who are you?

I'm sorry, I feel like we
already know each other. Emily Noonan.

The question is, who are you?

Where am I? What happened?

You're in my house.

I was out riding a few days ago.

I found you in the woods with
a bullet hole in your side.

You'd lost a lot of blood.

A few days ago?

Yeah, four days ago, as a matter of
fact. You still haven't told me your name.

Oh, is... Oh, man, is there a... a
general store... with a, uh, a post office?

You mean Alders? Yeah, it's
a few miles back in town.

I have to get to town.

No, you know what? Hold on.

No, I got to check on a message.

Not a good idea.

I'm expecting a
message. It's very important.

I can't wait. On the other
hand, if you bled to death,

the message would still be sitting
there, so I think this is better, don't you?

So are you just being coy,
or do you not have a name?

Tom Vale.

Something wrong with that?

No, no, I was just... I
was thinking maybe you

were like a Craig or a Richard or
something, but Tom's nice, yeah.

I like Tom.

So, uh... What happened to me, I...

The last thing I remember,
I was gathering firewood.

On Collective Foods'
private property, I'm afraid.

There's been a really
tense situation lately.

They hired a couple of yahoos
to come out and guard the place,

and it looks like you
ran into one of them.

So, do you think maybe you
can get the soup into you?

No, maybe not.

What else did you have to do
for me over the last four days?

Pretty much everything you'd expect.

Not good. Sorry.

No, no, it's good. It's good. I just,
it's just kind of, it's a shock to the system.

Look, I'll just leave the soup
over there. Maybe when it cools down.

Thank you, Emily Noonan.

You're welcome, Tom Vale.

Good night.

Mm.

What?

Nothing.

Am I doing something wrong?

Did I use the wrong fork?
Look at the heck of my face.

You're doing just fine.

It's just, uh, it's just been a
while since I had anyone to cook for.

I guess you've recovered.

Can I use your spoon, please?

Thank you.

You're a photographer?

I'm sorry. I looked in your
bag. I was looking for some ID.

I thought someone might
be worried about you.

So you discover anything else?

It wasn't like I was prying or anything.

I just... I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I would
have done the same thing.

I... Now I said thank you.

Once last night and twice this morning,

but I'm sure I'm good for a
few more before it gets boring.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Go away, Mr. Daniels.

One last time, Emily. I'm just
trying to talk some sense into you.

You're trying to talk me
out of my farm. No thank you.

We don't want to make this ugly, Emily.

Then leave. It'll pretty up real quick.

Look, right now, Collected Foods
can still offer you a good deal,

but this is your last chance.

Your neighbors will get rich,
and your place will go under.

In the end, We'll have what we want.

Are you talking about using force?
I'm talking about using our resources.

We will do what we have to do.

Miss Noonan, I'm a process server
licensed and bonded by the state of Pennsylvania.

Yes?

This is for you.

You have 30 days,
Emily, to convince a circuit

court judge that you're
not blocking progress.

Look at it this way. A
pretty girl like you shouldn't

be living way out
here, all on her lonesome.

Is that right?

Why don't you look at it this way? One
of your toy soldiers almost blew me away,

so if you leave now, you
can leave in one piece.

You threatening us with that
weapon? No, I'm not threatening you.

I just find that sometimes people don't
hear so well. This is just hearing aid.

Didn't have to be this way, Emily.

Yes, Mr. Daniels, it
did have to be this way.

Watch your step on the way out, boys.

You said something about expecting a
message at Alders. You up for a ride?

Well, I'll see you up
to the church, Ralph.

That might end up being a
useful spot for the meeting.

We just may end up
doing some heavy fraying.

Well, any luck finding that job?

No, no, no, not yet.

Do you have any
messages? Come in for Tom Vale?

You see?

You didn't think I'd remember.

Nope, nothing yet.

Okay.

Thank you.

Hope those underwear I
sold to Emily fit okay.

Thanks.

Something wrong?

Yeah, Ed Durant's thinking
of caving into Collective.

He's got the biggest lot on the tract.
There's a meeting inside in five minutes.

Hi, Tom. Vale.

Will Thomas.

So, are you up for a small
town nuclear confrontation?

If you sell out, Ed, we're all
through. We agreed to stick together.

We've worked our farms all our lives.

Why sell the collective and
wind up working for them?

Why? Because I'm guaranteed a buyer.

And I won't have to worry about my
mortgage anymore. The hell you won't.

Just because it's not your mortgage
doesn't mean you won't have to make ends meet.

She's right. If you have a bad year
and the farm doesn't meet the freight,

they can boot you out and
sell it. Then where are you?

With the money they've agreed to pay,
I'm in good shape. That's where I am.

Yeah, you're in good shape because
you own 40% of the land they want.

What about us?

We only own 2%, and that's all we got.

I refuse to be the bad guy here.

I think you're all acting downright dumb.

There's no dumb, Ed. There's no
dumb, there's no smart, okay?

There's just what's ours.

It's our livelihood, and
we want to hold on to it.

It's not just our
livelihood. It's our heritage.

She's right, Ed.

There are other values here
besides the price of land.

My boy can't eat heritage.

We can't live on history.

I have to give him a future
with security, with college.

If I don't sell, how else can I do that?

You're not just selling land.

You're selling out.

You can't do this to us, Ed.
We've worked too hard for this.

Excuse me?

Everything we've worked
for? Am I hearing you right?

As I recall, you ran away from your
farm and your family ten years ago,

and by the time you came
back, it was too late.

You don't know what I've been through or
what your mother and father went through.

You weren't here when
some of us barely survived.

Get off your high horse, Emily.

You're as much an outsider as collective.

Thanks.

Seems like he hit a nerve. Can you
hear me, or are you just not answering?

No, I heard you. I just
don't want to talk about it.

About your folks?

Yeah.

Go ahead.

Well, it just seems to me that
that's what's standing in between

you and these people
listening to your point of view,

so... What would you know about that?

Nothing, nothing. I'd just like to know.

Oh, yeah? Well, I'd like to know a
few things, too, like who are you?

Where'd you come from? Do you
have a house? Do you have a dog?

We're not talking about
me. We're talking about you.

That's the problem. I don't
know a damn thing about you.

I'm just trying to help.

Well, don't.

I don't need your help. I've
been doing just fine on my own.

I'm sorry.

You know, I'll just get my
stuff. I'll get out of here.

Fine.

Just like a man.

Excuse me?

I remember now why it was so nice not
having one around the house. What do you want?

Sweet Ridge has been living in darkness
without electricity for the last two weeks.

But the people here have joined together.

They cook by fireplaces
now and read by lamplight.

Unlike my own struggle, theirs is a
darkness where one can see they're not alone.

They know what's pursuing them.

Look, I'm sorry. Dressers.

I'm sorry. Go on. You're doing great.

This is not my first time.

I can see that.

Confidence,
self-assured, good strong hands.

Well, you know, I couldn't have
done this this time yesterday.

I'm sorry about yesterday.

There's nothing to be sorry about.

You don't have to do this.

Well, actually, I do, you know, for a
number of reasons. First, you know,

I have a hospital bill to work off,
and second, it just feels so normal.

Really?

Is that so unusual for your life, normal?

You wouldn't believe it if I told you.

Who's Allison?

You're nosy.

For someone with so many
secrets over the home.

Home team prerogative.

My house, my secrets, my call.

So, Allison?

You always look this
good without even trying.

This is a carefully premeditated
look that took hours to achieve.

Thank you for noticing.

And you're avoiding the question.

She was my wife.

It's difficult to explain. You know,

I've been living in a world
where I can't trust anyone.

And the minute something seems
familiar to me, it becomes suspicious.

You know, people and places.

It just doesn't seem like
there's any safe place to turn.

I don't know if you can understand.

How that feels?

Why, you think you're the only
one that knows those feelings?

I take it this has to do with the
photograph of the soldier and your negatives?

Don't look so shocked.

It's all you were carrying
with you. It was an easy guess.

See, like I said, it
just becomes second nature.

And the message you have to rush back
into town for, is that all tied up with this?

Yeah, I may have a lead on
the man in my photograph.

And what will that tell you?

I don't know, maybe nothing.

But at least I'll know
more than I know now.

So how does it feel?

How's what feel?

Trusting somebody.

It's still working.

What's that?

That premeditated farm girl look.

It took you hours to achieve.

It's the, uh...

Horse manure with the fertilizer
combined with your own body chemistry.

It's a unique smell to
every woman that wears it.

Have I said thank you today?

No.

Not that I remember.

What's all this?

Shaving cream, razors,
aftershave? What, do you have a date?

Well, no, somebody said
something about a dance.

You mean the fundraiser?

Yeah.

No, I don't think that's a good idea.

Look, it's time for you to be the patient,

I'll be the doctor,
that's it, we're going.

Just like that, we're going?

Yeah.

If you want to be the doctor,

I think you should learn
something about bedside manner.

You want to just wait and
see how the dance goes first?

Shaving cream, razor, aftershave.

That everything?

Uh, yeah. Yep, that's it.

No boxer shorts?

No, no, I have all I need.

It's $11.95.

Excuse me, Mr. Vail.

You didn't ask me about your messages.

Did someone call?

No, sir. Nothing yet. Just
didn't want you to think I forgot.

Okay.

Have everything?

I just remembered I have two left feet.
It's okay, just hold on, I'll do the rest.

This is very weird. I feel
like they're all staring at us.

I feel like I shouldn't be here.

What do you suppose this means?

People, please, listen up.

I just heard some bad news.
Take it somewhere else, Will.

I'm afraid this is where it belongs.

Ed Durant sold out to Collective.

Well, that explains the lights.

They're just trying to
break up your resolve.

We might as well just get in line
and sell. It's only a matter of time.

And now they'll drive the prices
down. We've had it, folks. Let's face it.

No, wait.

Everybody hold on for a second. Go ahead.

There's still a way we can win this.

But only if we all stick together.
Tell that to Ed Durant. Forget Ed Durant.

Collective might have 40%, but we
still have 60%. We're still bigger.

What are you talking about? I'm
talking about forming our own co-op.

I'm talking about joining together to
compete with Collective. Compete with them?

That's crazy.

No, it's not.

If it's a fight they want,
then we can give it to them.

We just have to do it together.

You mean until you give up on us again
and decide to pick up and leave town?

No.

I mean together.

Listen, I made my mistakes, that's true
enough, and everyone here knows that.

But haven't any of you
ever made a mistake?

Haven't any of you here ever left
something behind only to realize

later that it was more
important than you could ever imagine?

Maybe it's because I left
something behind that I realized

how important it is that
we all stick together.

She's right.

We gotta stick together.

But how, Emily? We don't know the
first thing about forming a co-op.

Whatever we don't know, we can find out.

We can go down to Taylor. We can
find a lawyer. We can ask for help.

It can't be that complicated.

We're all frightened
of what we don't know.

We can either let it stop us, or we
could go on with our lives and beat it.

You do know you've just
nominated yourself for this job.

I'd say I got elected.

I couldn't have done it without you.

It's not true.

True.

What I did tonight was very unlike me.

As a matter of fact, I've been very
unlike me since you've been here.

It's nice.

I never want to forget
what tonight feels like.

It's like magic, like someone
left a gift for me in the woods,

and I just want to open
it up and look inside.

I want to know you, everything about you.

But you're not finished
running yet, are you? I'm so stupid.

I actually thought you liked it here.

Emily, don't. Don't do this.

I love it here. I love
everything about this place.

I love the town and
the farm and this house.

You just can't give it up, can you?

What you're asking me to
give up is who I believe I am.

I know who you are.

You're acting like I planned
this, like I had a choice.

I do have a choice. Everyone has a
choice. It just comes down to priorities.

You can't understand mine.

Can't I?

I said the same things ten
years ago, but I was wrong,

and I can't go back and change it.

I had a life, Emily. I had friends.

I had things that I care about as
much as you care about this farm.

My entire past was taken from me.

Well, here is a newsflash. The
past is taken from everybody.

Yesterday is exactly where
it's supposed to be, a memory.

You're wrong.

The answers are out there somewhere.

Oh, yeah? Where? In an old photograph?

In a mysterious negative?

The answers are staring you in
the face. Life isn't out there.

It isn't something you
can chase or catch up with.

How long do you think you can do this?

How far are you going to get
when the only feeling that you have

is doubt and the only emotion
that you can trust is fear?

I can't give up my life.

You already have.

I'm asking you to start living again.

You have a choice, Thomas.

I used to hate waking up to
the sound of that rooster.

I wanted to strangle him.
I packed a bag instead.

Before he crowed again, I was
gone. I was 17. Where'd you go?

Nowhere.

Everywhere.

Chasing bliss.

You find it?

Sometimes I thought I did.

I ended up in Nome, Alaska,
pouring eye openers at dawn.

I was worse than facing the rooster.

Then one day a cop came in and told me my
parents had been killed out in the field.

So I came home to bury
them and to sell the farm,

except I couldn't sell it
because it was so far in debt.

They had worked
themselves to the bone trying to

bring in the harvest
before the storm got it.

But the storm got them first.

Some of the folks around
here told me that they'd

been looking for me for years for my help.

They said the one thing a farmer counts
on more than good weather is good family.

Naturally, I felt guilty, so I
stayed and worked off the debt.

Ironic, huh?

I saved the farm I hated.

I'm glad I did.

It's amazing how far you have to go
to get back to where you started.

Amazing.

Sweet Reg P.O.

Who?

Tom.

No, no, no. This is Toby.

I'm the... What?

Message?

Oh, Tom.

Some place special.

Hey, Toby, got a truckload
of stuff for you back here.

Yeah, yeah.

Are we really going to
be gone more than a week?

From what the lawyer said, it might be
more like two weeks. Why, in a hurry?

No, you got the boxer
shorts. I got the tie.

You sure I ordered all these?
Positive, man. You made my month.

You all set?

Yeah.

No, no.

You need anything?

Hey, Toby, you back there? Yeah, I'm back
here, all right. Can you wait a minute?

No, actually, we can't.

Uh, we're in a hurry.

I'll leave you ten bucks to get
the change when we get back, okay?

Suit yourself.

Oh, man, am I glad I caught you.

That message you've been waiting for.

This fella called a little while
ago, Bert, from Kerwin Security.

He said it was urgent. He said
you should call him right away.

You better call before
you start out on your trip.

There's not a lot of
phones between here and Taylor.

Kerwin Investigations.

Yes, he in?

May I ask who's calling?

Tell him it's Tom.

Just a moment, Tom.

Hey, Tom, I've got some
terrific news for you.

I think you're gonna be really
happy with what I found out.