Snowpiercer – S04E03 – Life Source – Transcript

Snowpiercer
Season 4 – Episode 3
Episode title: Life Source
Original air date: July 4, 2024

Plot: Layton demands to use Big Alice to rescue Liana. Ruth, now mayor of New Eden, refuses because it’s the town’s power supply. Layton makes Javi jury-rig a solution, giving them three weeks of electricity.

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I was a wild one growing up.

Sort of the leader of a group of girls in town.

Not exactly good girls either.

We were always pinching sweets or magazines from the corner shop.

One day, the shop keeper had enough.

And he grabbed the youngest of us by the arm.

I told everyone to run.

So they did and met up in the back alley.

Are we safe?

We’ve added extra patrols, yes.

Is Audrey still alive?

Oh, yes, Audrey’s still fighting, still fighting.

Who took Liana?

We don’t know yet.Just… a give us a minute, will You?

The shop keeper let her go before too long, but I’ll never forget the look in her eye when she found us

Like we betrayed her.

Layton, did you find anything?

The shoes are gone.

What?

Her dead husband’s shoes.

She keeps them in here, but they’re gone now.

That and all of her other personal items from her couchette. What does that tell you?

She didn’t have time to pack?

Layton!

She didn’t come up with this the fly.

Those soldiers have been watching us for awhile.

Waiting… What, to kidnap a child?

Might’ve been Headwood’s idea.

Part of a larger plan.

She’s been obsessed with Liana, since Zarah was pregnant…

But I just don’t see how this helps us.

It doesn’t.

Just tells me how to treat her

Ruth!

Ruth!

We need to convene the council as soon as possible.

What’s happened?

We’re going to need the engine.

Alex!, how long will it take to unhook this thing from the grid and get it up and running again?

Unhook what?

We’re going after Snowpiercer.

It’s my only lead to find Liana. Whoa, Layton, I’m sorry about Liana,

it’s not that simple.

It took me months to convert the train and get New Eden running. We cannot just press start and go.

For more reasons than one.

Snowpiercer can’t be more than a week away, I can find them.

I just need the engine and a few cars…

Can we just slow down and talk about this for a minute, Please?

Every second we spend discussing it, Liana gets discussing it, Liana gets further away.

I think that Ruth’s just looking to discuss options, Layton.

Only thing we need to be discussing is how long it will take to get Big Alice up and running again, Alex.

Do not answer that question, Alex.

Answer the question, Alex. This engine is not going anywhere until we discuss this as a council.

There’s no unilateral decisions being made.

This is not the democracy you fought for!

Layton! I never wanted anyone to look at me like that again, but it may be the price I’ll have to pay for protecting this pocket of humanity we call New Eden.

471 souls strong.

Boo!

Wakey, wakey.

Time’s up.

You’re taking my spot?

Pick that up!

Come on, get going!

Hey. Move!

> listening to me?

Hey!

Stop the chatter!

Hey, look after this for a sec.

They put you in a box?

They tortured you?

Worry about Audrey.

Audrey’s a survivor.

We got to keep the faith that she made it to New Eden.

Ha, faith.

Got news for you, Bennett.

No one from up high is coming to save us.

Look what the admiral’s done.

Not to the train, but to the people.

See, the problem is while the man’s crazy, the mission’s still sound.

New Eden proves that.

Even if it means turning the train into a labour camp?

You can’t tell me that was part of Melanie’s plan.

No.

The guy lies.

He treats us like shit.

He plots who knows what against New Eden.

We have to take him down.

Okay, okay, Till.

Till, listen, listen to me.

Let’s at least find out what

he’s up to, then we take him down.

Yeah?

Yeah.

It’s not rocket science, I won’t catch them

without Big Alice.

Right, but attempting to

steal the engine isn’t the way.

We have protocols.

There’s protocols for

kidnappings now?

Do you realize you’re making a mockery of the whole system you

just set up?

This is bullshit!

Where is Rose so we can vote?

Went out on patrol.

She would never vote for you

anyway!

Guys, we’re all friends here.

Can we just start acting like it, please?

Look, I don’t pretend to know

what you’re going through, Andre.

Zarah was a friend and Liana…

but we need Big Alice to

survive.

Including AG-SEC.

So, it’s true?

Layton’s leaving?

Nothing’s been decided.

I hope not.

Because we can’t heat Ag-Sec

without the Engine, let alone

the entire town.

That’s not exactly true.

The Engine does help power New

Eden, but maybe…?

There’s no maybe.

Solar and wind are unreliable

because the climate is unpredictable.

And geothermal doesn’t charge

the battery arrays enough to

offset Big Alice’s production.

The bottom line is the Engine is

our only constant, reliable

power source.

Without it, New Eden will not

survive. That’s it.

Look, I don’t want to

jeopardize New Eden.

This is my home, too.

But where does that leave me?

Don’t know.

But the days of hijacking

trains are over.

Okay, so I’m just supposed to

wait around until the kidnappers

decide to bring her back, right?

Y’all lost your damn minds.

No one is saying that.

You.

Let’s go.

Maybe after my shower,

thank you.

I’ll be back!

Save me some soap!

This was Lt. Jason Lee.

He was a loyal soldier.

If you’re trying to scare me, you’re about nine years too late.

If you think I’d use the death of one of my men that way,

then you severely underestimate me.

I brought you here because I have an offer for you.

Cooperate, and I could reduce the workers’ shifts back down to

12 hours. »> You make him the same offer?

Lt. Lee was electrocuted doing a job he wasn’t qualified to do.

But you are, down in Ag-Sec. »> Ag-Sec?

What does Ag-Sec have to do with the retrofit?

Nothing. But Nima here joined us on the last stop bearing gifts.

A new fertilizer he’s been cooking up that could help with

Our food supply issues. So, you work us to the bone,

feed us scraps for months, and now you care?

Your people are dropping like flies.

This could help. Doc?

It’s… it’s a potent synthetic compound.

It could double food production.

We just need you to re-route the electrical panels and redirect

ventilation for dispersal.

Which is how this happened?

Again, a task for an Engineer, not a soldier.

So, what do you say? You could be a hero, or watch

a fellow passenger wind up on the slab.

Your call.

10-hour shifts for the crew.

And I’ll need another pair of hands to help out.

Till. Done.

Zero to hero, I like it.

>» It’s a risk.

These chemicals are, are dangerous.

They’re volatile.

If the Engineer does the job right, it won’t be a problem.

He’s important to Mel.

Our mission is important to the world.

Mel will understand.

Layton.

Hey, Layton. What?

Can you just come back with me?

Maybe we can talk to Ruth privately and work something out.

I’m not grovelling to Ruth

Or the council. What?

No one’s asking you to. Everyone wants to go after

Liana. We just, we have to be smart

About this. I’m not hearing anything smart.

And I’m not hearing any solutions… to the problem.

Can you just stop it?

You’re not giving anyone a chance.

You’re just cutting everyone out.

Look, I don’t need this! We both know if this was your

daughter, we would not be having these discussions.

I don’t know who you are right now.

You could have music lessons

You used to play the piano.

Sometimes, in the Nightcar.

You know what it’s like to be outside?

A guy like Nima Rousseau is no rebel.

I don’t think we’ll get anything out of him.

We might, if we get him alone.

He didn’t look comfortable speaking in front of the the Admiral.

Does anyone?

Where are you two headed? You should be downtrain in Ag-Sec.

Need to talk to the chemist.

I didn’t authorize a visit.

Look, if you want us to do our job, Ben needs to talk to

Nima about valve pressure.

Right, Ben? Yeah.

It’s very crucial to the volume of dispersal.

He can go in. You stay here.

Would you like to know why I put you in the hot box,

And not him?

‘Cause you hate women?

It’s your spirit, Till. It’s undeniable.

Tell me, have you ever thought about joining the military?

It’s where spirit becomes purpose.

I’d rather live in the hot box than work under you, sir.

That’s what I’m talking about, Till.

I like it.

Layton!

Hey. Do you have a moment? What?

Not unless your name’s Javi.

Look, I’m really sorry about Zarah.

Man, I really don’t have time for this.

Please, please, please, wait.

There’s something else. This morning, I saw a bird, it’s a dove

It was beautiful. My girl has been taken

from me, you want to talk to me about birds?

Just listen, listen. I think it was a sign.

It’s a sign of hope, uh, from Zarah.

Stop saying her name!

It was your fault she was

Out there by herself in the first place.

You think she’s sending you a sign?

You need some help, man.

Dr. Rousseau, I have a question about dispersal.

Be honest.

What’s this job really about? And please,

don’t feed me a line about the train’s well-being.

Reroute the panel to the ventilation system.

I, I don’t know what other answer you want.

Nothing that the Admiral has done since he’s got here

has been out of altruism.

Not true.

That is not true. The entire mission is

to preserve the human race.

Look, uh,

I know you’re playing the part of the company

man, and it’s, it’s very

captivating, but the Admiral

doesn’t respect you,

and everyone can see it.

So, you want to level with me, or what?

The Admiral,

he, he wasn’t always the Admiral.

Anton Milius has earned his

stripes by keeping us alive.

None of us would be here without him, myself included.

Follow his orders, and you will survive.

Thank you. Mm-hmm.

Why should I trust anything coming out of your mouth?

Because Melanie does.

Alex, can we have a minute?

Uh, no, I’m busy right now.

Well, it’ll have to wait because I need to understand

if there’s any way that Layton can take the train.

I would love to help, Ruth, but no.

Javi, can you chime in, please?

Alex, look. I was thinking what if I reroute the system

and create a new closed loop for all of our alternative

Sources? And drain the battery

Arrays in three days? No! Not if I prioritize

the arrays to keep the geothermal turbines going.

And we keep the town’s usage to a bare minimum.

So basically dismantle everything I busted my ass for

when I turned Big Alice into a power plant?

Alex, please.

Is what he’s talking about possible?

Uh… he can go crunch the numbers, I guess.

I’m gonna go see about a bird.

I never have a clue with her.

You told me to work faster,

and, and, and yet here I am not working at your request.

Look who’s finally growing a backbone.

What did the Engineer want? Just a question

about fertilizer volume.

It’s amazing the amount of artwork they had in this place.

What do think it’s worth? Oh, that’s better.

Uh, well, if they’re originals, millions.

They’re worth nothing. Unless it’s freezing in here,

and we can burn them to stay alive.

It doesn’t matter if it’s Rembrandts, Picassos,

Or your family albums. It’s about priorities.

When the world is starving, you don’t name the lobsters In the tank.

Do you understand me, Doctor?

Look at me.

If Till and the Engineer were up to something,

you’d tell me, right?

Uh, uh, I, I, I wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize the mission.

That’s not an answer to my question.

Yes, sir, I would tell you.

Good. That’s really good.

You’re dismissed.

We’re taking the train.

Layton, you trying to give me a heart attack?

Come on, man. We gotta go.

Yeah, did Ruth

Give you the play? I’m done asking permission.

I’m sorry, I can’t go around Ruth and the council.

Yes, you can. You just don’t want to.

Just like I know you can find a solution for this power issue.

Listen, I want to help you, I do, but Alex said that…

Alex’s word is not law. You’ve got skills, man, you’ve

Got talent, just like her. You know what you can do here.

So do it.

No, I don’t know, man.

Javi. My girl is out there somewhere.

I need you to step up right now.

You gon’ do this or not?

Hey Josie.

Are you okay?

Uh, yeah… no… yes, um… Not really.

Is it Liana?

Yeah. Yeah, Liana.

Zarah. Layton.

Just… sorry. I didn’t mean to…

It’s okay.

We can’t unhook Alice until we reroute the battery arrays

around town, feed them into geothermal.

Fine. Where to first?

Exactly where I don’t want to go.

Don’t come out until you are done.

If we’re dispersing the fertilizer in the next car,

Why is this control panel here? Looks brand new.

Holy shit.

Maybe there is a ventilation issue here.

Why is this panel ripped out?

Could be how that guy got electrocuted.

It’s possible.

They put us in the last car.

This whole job could just be a ploy.

They could freeze us out or shunt us off right now.

No, if Milius wanted us dead, he would have

it months ago.

He needs us to do this work.

So, what’s his real game here?

I don’t know.

Ah, shit, this is not working.

Yeah, or you’re sending out a distress signal.

Fix it. Now. Well, I’m tryin

There. First one rerouted.

What are you doing here? Javi?

Yeah. What’s going on?

I, was, just, uh, running some diagnostic tests

And I caused a surge. Sorry.

You said you were done testing last week.

Yeah, well, he wasn’t. And a council member doesn’t

have to justify his actions to anybody.

You always give me a warning.

Did Ruth okay this?

Yes. She is the one who asked him to do it.

Javi, can we get this drink now?

Sorry about the confusion.

I’ll have what he’s having.

So, you finally decided to come down from the mountain and

Mingle with the hoi polloi, huh? Yeah.

Just reminds me of why I moved up there in the first place.

I heard what happened at the market.

Doesn’t excuse anything, but Layton’s grieving right now.

He’s not exactly his higher self.

I was just trying to offer some…

I don’t know, hmm.

Timing is everything. You just, yeah,

Got to get better at yours. »> Yeah, well, he blames me.

And I’m the town crazy, and if…

Zarah…

wasn’t worried about me, she wouldn’t have been in the hills,

and then she wouldn’t have… »> It wasn’t your fault.

And you’re not crazy. You were right.

Those voices you were hearing… those were people watching us,

For who knows how long. If we only listened to you,

maybe we would’ve…

Look, I’m adding bodies to security,

Round the clock patrols. We could use you.

So why don’t you come back down off the mountain

and rejoin the world?

Just don’t ask me to help you move your stuff.

How fast is the train?

It averages about 100 kilometres per hour. Why?

So, for every minute we sit here, Liana gets how many

Kilometres away from me? »> Layton, I’m working

As fast as I can. It’s not fast enough.

Listen, if I get a single decimal wrong or I screw

one of the relay connections, I could kill one quarter

Of humanity.

New Eden means nothing to me without my daughter in it.

Do you understand? Layton, I know this is hard

You know nothing about what I’m going through!

Nothing. I know you’re not a bully,

and I know you’re not going to hurt me.

And I have more work to do.

Right, what are we missing?

The panel’s active. Aerosol system’s in place.

Where are the chemicals?

Where are the chemicals?

Where are all the chemicals?

Those weren’t here before.

Where are you going?

These pipes are too dense for water.

It’s gotta lead somewhere.

There you are.

Huh, the sub-train.

We need this battery metre to get over the 33% mark.

Great. Get it done.

It means removing the Engine as our main power source

and hoping, once we reroute from the battery arrays, that solar,

wind and geothermal will…

Stop!

It all sounds like a stall. Can we go yet or not?

It’s not a stall, Layton.

Trust me, it is not.

Listen, I’m sorry they took Liana, I am.

And Zarah…

she tried to help me out on Wilford’s train, and

I never got to say thank you.

You want to thank her? Help me.

What have we got?

It’s Nima’s magic fertilizer.

There’s something else.

Quick.

If you want to take the Engine, you’re the one that needs to sever the connection.

Now, you need to flip the auxiliary up and pull the primary down at the same time though.

It’s working.

It worked! You performed miracle, Saint Javi.

Alex will be impressed. Alex?

I didn’t do this to prove myself to Alex, or anyone, for that matter.

And I didn’t do this because I’m afraid of you.

I did it because I consider you my friend.

This should buy New Eden about three weeks’ time Without Big Alice. Let’s go.

Hey.

Is there any news from Javi about taking the train?

Nothing yet.

There’s a cup of tea with your name on it though,

Tea fixes everything, right?

I dunno about that.

So, you’re here to tell me that I’m being heartless not letting Layton take the train?

If you were heartless, you wouldn’t care what I think.

I think you’re being pragmatic. I’m not sure it’s appreciated.

Look, um, it’s your job

to keep us together.

And just when we started building a life here, a happy one, a safe one,

We were attacked. It’s hard to believe,

isn’t it?

You know, I haven’t felt this helpless since the Tail.

Sorry to interrupt.

Ruth, did you ask Javi to run

A diagnostic test in Ag-Sec? No, why?

We’ve a problem. We’ve got to figure out how far away the kidnappers have gotten, and the Snowpiercer

Is about eight days ahead of us. Yeah, the train would have to slow down because the Snowcat can only go about 30 kilometres

Per hour. My real concern is what happens

When we catch up. Yeah, one problem at a time.

Layton!

You can’t do this.

Out of the way, Ruth.

This isn’t the way.

Javi and I got power to the town.

I did my part, even though you all didn’t do shit to help me!

Now we’re getting on that train.

Layton, we can’t let you go.

I don’t want to hurt you, but you’re going to have to hurt me

To keep me off that train!

No, Sykes, stop this!

Damn it, Layton, just stay down!

All right, enough!

The guy’s a chemist, so, sure, maybe it’s a super fertilizer.

Maybe it’s freaking cyanide. Who knows with these psychos?

The damage to your skin, it’s what I saw on that on that dead soldier.

It’s not electrical; it’s chemical.

Hmm, so the Admiral lied about the job.

Shocking. That also means your buddy

Nima co-signed all of this. Your distrustful nature wins again. Happy?

Ecstatic. What I don’t get is why they would go to such lengths to kill people.

Maybe it’s not about killing them.

Maybe it’s about experimenting on them, like the Admiral’s hit team.

We have to do something.

I’m going to use it it against them.

I like the way you think, engineer.

Layton tried to steal the Engine today, Sam, twice, without thought for everyone else here.

You can’t make unilateral decisions in New Eden.

You keep doing the same thing he is.

You think everyone agrees with you, but you haven’t asked.

I’m doing the same thing he is, am I?

Right. I’m trying to look after everyone in New Eden.

Okay, maybe I, uh…

Maybe I shouldn’t have said that.

But I can’t live with myself if I keep a father from going

After his kid. And I gotta think that there’s a lot of people who feel the same way that I do.

Hey. Hey.

Are you here with good news or bad?

It depends. Ruth’s putting it to a vote.

Let the people of New Eden decide if you can take the Engine.

A vote? Liana’s as good as gone.

Hey, don’t even say that!

Hey, after everything I did today, no one in their right mind would vote for me.

I would. I owe you that.

I was her last line of defence.

Hey, Roche, it’s not

Your fault, okay? It’s theirs, the ones who took her.

Look, man, you’ve gotta make your case

To the town. You have got to fight for her.

Can you please stop?

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

You know, that was a nice job with the battery arrays,

By the way. It was nearly genius.

Almost made me forget that you tried to steal my Engine.

Okay, I think there’s a compliment hidden in there somewhere so thank you.

Is that Mr. Sprinkles?

It is.

You know, I lost a pet cat once.

No, never got over it.

He actually wasn’t really a pet.

He was more of a co-worker.

I anticipated for him to die because I was sending him to the edge of the pocket to get me data on weather patterns

And atmospheric pressure.

I figured that one day he would fly out too far and freeze to death.

Is that how he died?

Nope, exsanguination.

Exsanguination? So his blood’s gone?

Do we need to worry about vampires now, on top

Of everything else? Hmm, funny.

Actually it tells me that my nosebleeds aren’t a fluke.

I get them every time I’m at higher elevations when I’m near

The edge of the pocket.

Nosebleeds?

How long has that been going on for?

A few weeks. I’m fine.

I just need to follow the data.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

You’re not leaving him in here?

Well, I don’t want a dead bird in my room.

Come on!

Josie, I, uh…

I was with you.

We’re supposed to be in this together.

We Are. We’re not.

I’ve been out of my mind. I lost Liana, I lost Zarah, and… and… Look, I know!

Well, I was with her when she died.

I saw the light go out in her eyes.

I heard the fear in her voice!

Do you know what asked me to do?

She… she asked to look after Liana.

That is not something that I take that lightly.

You know that I’ve loved that little girl since the day

She was born. I know.

I know. I know you love Liana.

I’ve watched you care for her and feed her.

I’m sorry.

I am so sorry. Can you forgive me?

Voting is a vital right in any democracy, and today’s vote may be among the most important you’ll ever make.

Miss Audrey warned us… that antagonistic forces took Snowpiercer.

Mr. Layton believes they are the same forces responsible for the murder of Zarah Ferami and the kidnapping of their their daughter, Liana.

He would like to take Big Alice to go after them.

Thanks to Mr. de la Torre, New Eden can survive for three weeks without the Engine as a power source.

But three weeks is the maximum. Winter ins approaching.

We will not survive without the Engine.

We should also consider safety. Our attackers may return.

Having the Engine gives us a means of escape.

Without that… we are vulnerable.

I yield the floor to Mr. Layton.

I could make the big

Rallying speech right now.

But I’m not speaking to you today as a leader of a rebellion, or as the member of the town council.

I’m just a dad who loves his kid.

I need to fight for my baby girl.

The same way I’ve always fought for all of you.

You can take the Engine… assuming you agree to terms.

Anything.

You have return here within

Three weeks time. No later.

You may take up to three additional cars with you,

None from Ag-Sec. And if anyone is going with you, they must officially volunteer.

Engineers included. Do you agreed?

Agreed.

You didn’t vote for me, did you?

I did not, no.

But the people of New Eden did. That’s what matters.

I’ll honour their votes.

I would expect anything less.

Layton, I want you to know that as your friend, I’m happy that you’re going after your daughter.

But as a Council member… I just hope you’ve considered all the variables. I’ll keep my eyes open.

I’m a Wartime General, remember?

Hey. So, this is the last of it.

Do you think it’ll be enough? It’s all we can spare.

Okay, we’ll take these to the Engine.

Okay. Did you pack a bag already?

Haven’t had time.

Don’t worry about it.

I’m gonna take the Engineer’s seat.

Weren’t you against this since the beginning?

I was. But then I analyzed the data

Mr. Sprinkles collected and what if New Eden is in

a series of warm spots

But bubbles? And bubbles burst.

You think this is temporary?

I don’t have the answers. They’re not here.

But out there, you know, Melanie’s the one who

Melanie’s the one who found these warm spots.

What else would compel her to leave Snowpiercer?

Okay, I, I, I hope you’re wrong.

Yeah, me too.

Hey, I heard that you guys were looking for an Engineer.

I was hoping that could be me. Yeah, of course.

Happy to have you.

Yo Layton, we getting a Tailie send off?

No, this ain’t no send off, man. We coming with you.

Tailies stick together.

Layton…

Thank you, my friend.

No, no need for that. Good luck.

Andre, I’m going to hold down the fort while you go

Raise hell. Get your girl back.

Whatever it takes.

Wait a moment.

It’s my job to make sure the engine gets back to New Eden

In time. So I’ll be coming with you.

You’ll be in charge while I’m gone, Mr. Roche?

Yeah. We’ll hold it down.

Welcome aboard then.

All good.

Just a minute.

The Admiral probably had one of his weird animal guys

With him. The way they’re wired up,

Aren’t they immune?

Not at the dose

We’re going to give them. I want to know

What’s taking so long. I thought the engineer knew

The train inside and out. Yeah, he should be finished.

We didn’t call you down here, we’re still working.

What’s the problem?

It’s trash, box is faulty.

We need more time to sort it out.

Yeah? Well you’re not getting any.

We’re on a clock here.

Doc, the problem’s down here.

Admiral?

We have to get out.

Now. Now!

Go, go!

Let me go, let me go.

This is for Audrey.

She made it to New Eden.

Till!

Oh shit.

About time you woke up.

Ben?

What were you thinking in there?

Uh… Just wanted to kill him.

You’re lucky was just an anaesthetic and nothing worse.

It was worth it.

Oh yeah?

Nima told me Audrey made it to New Eden.

She made it, Ben.

That’s why I’ve been working her so hard, because we pushed their timeline up.

Holy shit, the trap, it wasn’t for Snowpiercer…

No. It’s for Big Alice.

Whatt… What the hell are you doing?

You know what they say, if you want the job done right…

You saw what Gemini did to your man, we can’t use that

Variant on them. We tried it your way.

Your knockout gas was barely a deterrent. It’s time for the gloves

To come off. We promised Mel

No one gets hurt. We? No.

You made a promise to Melanie Cavill.

I have a duty to uphold. Not to an old friend, not to

A colleague, to the human race. You’re dismissed.

You can’t be that…

Dismissed.

Let’s go.

Upcoming bridge, prepare to brace.