Previously on The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
Are we leaving or staying?
-We're staying. -We need answers.
I told Silas not to wait for us if we didn't show.
That's okay, Dr. Bennett. I got it.
I just got word the new TS has arrived?
I realize this is my last chance to get this right.
I came to you for answers, not the other way around.
-Like it or not, you're in it. -Jennifer!
Warrant Officer Stokes.
-Am I your investigation? -Your mother asked me to watch you.
Whatever they used to take out Omaha, there's more of it.
Assuming no abnormalities show up in his blood work,
he should be suitable for our purposes.
Oh.
I have my dinner with the Bennetts.
I'll check back later.
We'll begin at dawn.
You're going to hell. You know that?
I am too.
Maybe we're already there.
That plan is bullshit.
What we do now matters.
'Cause if tomorrow…
If it's built on blood and lies,
that's all it'll ever be.
That's all it'll ever be. No, please--
Test subject A481.
Twenty-four years of age.
No discrepancies in blood work. Lung function normal.
Heartrate elevated but normal.
Standing by to proceed with exposure to trial 6.0.
Should only take a few seconds.
Wait. That means it's--
Chlorine.
They gassed everybody back home.
That's how they did it.
That's how they killed that many people.
Massive amounts can be produced with very little effort,
very little expensive resources.
The gas, it chemically bonds itself to moisture inside the body,
triggering severe bronchial spasms.
Your lungs overproduce fluid,
causing you to choke, until essentially…
You drown from the inside out.
They can't just get away with this.
They already have.
Unless we do something about it.
Liquid chlorine is supposed to be colorless.
-Why isn't this? -I was just wondering the same thing.
Something's been added to it.
We'll need to keep this safe until we figure out what.
Time of death: 08:22 a.m.
This is how we have tomorrow.
Dr. Belshaw, I'm afraid we have a problem.
You got strong feet. I can see them from here.
Good on you.
They tell you why they took your boots?
They said it was, um, so I wouldn't run.
I bet you could have, though.
Look at those clompers.
You could skip through a rock pile with those.
I'm Warrant Officer Jadis Stokes. You're Silas Plaskett.
You're not where you're supposed to be.
Yeah. I was, I was just lost.
You like it?
Cull Facility Number 1?
Yeah, it's okay.
I mean, it's kind of like living in a junkyard.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Not bad. Just, uh, different.
You're different, aren't you, Silas?
Me too.
When you're not like other people, you can…
show them different ways of doing things.
Sometimes before they know what hit them.
What were you doing outside the Detritus Terminal without clearance?
I told you, I was, I was just lost.
And I was afraid to ask for directions home,
because I-I didn't know if I was gonna get in trouble.
Maybe if I had just asked, I…
I'd have my boots, and--
Nah, you'd still be in here.
Yes, send him in.
You're shitting me.
I shit you not.
Been a long time, Jadis. You here on an audit?
Yeah, there's been some issues I'm checking out.
When I saw your wife,
she wouldn't call me by my first name.
Well, she is a soldier.
And I heard you just make soldiers now.
Think he could be a good one?
Heard he showed up yesterday, so I should've been notified yesterday.
Why is he locked up?
They were getting around to questioning him,
and then long-range security had an incursion resulting in a fatality,
so that's taken priority.
He said he was lost.
Said he was deciding if he should ask for directions. You believe that?
It tracks.
He hesitates.
Well you can't do that, Silas.
Come on. We're done here.
You didn't answer my question.
Do you think he would make a good soldier?
Maybe.
-He could be. -I agree.
I just… got a feeling.
And if you make me regret this, in any way,
you'll regret it more.
So will he.
You won't get another chance.
Don't get lost again.
I'll get your boots.
Hope! Hey.
Hey! Mason.
I-I-I was, I was looking for you.
Yeah? I, I…
You know, I've been wondering how you've been, and…
I heard your sister was coming in?
Oh, and that your yeast theory might have sparked something.
That's, that's huge.
Yeah. Yeah, thanks. It's just been a lot, in general.
Yeah, no, I'm sure.
So…
You were looking for me?
Right, yeah. No, I was gonna see if you wanted to hang later.
-But it's totally no pressure. -Yeah, no, no, yeah, yeah. Um…
I'll be back here catching up on some microbiology later tonight, so…
Yeah, stop by anytime.
Great!
Great.
Well, uh, I'm, I'm gonna go now.
Great. I mean, uh, okay. Yeah. Um…
I'll, I'll see you tonight.
-Lyla. -Please.
-What-- -We don't have a lot of time.
They're coming any second to take you in for questioning.
What?
I know that you, or Felix, or the girls took that vial from my lab.
-I don't know how you did it, but-- -What, what vial?
-What are you talking about? -Leo! Please. They are coming.
They brought me in this morning.
All of the vials containing important specimens
associated with CRM operations
are stored in a refrigerator with security sensors.
A vial went missing during the blackout.
Specimens associated with CRM operations?
Just stop.
You don't have to pretend.
Just listen, because they are coming.
I told them I misplaced it.
If you just give it back to me, I won't be in danger anymore.
You and your daughters won't be in danger anymore. You can--
Okay, okay.
I was an hour late for dinner. Look at me. Please.
Just let me hide, and answer the door and tell them that.
If I have meant anything to you--
Go.
Coming.
Dr. Bennett.
We need you to come with us. We have some questions for you.
My dad has always seen the good in people,
always tried to see the world through other people's eyes, and…
this is what he gets for it.
My uncle was the same way.
You know, granted, he was usually doing that
to con people out of all their shit,
but still.
You okay?
Yeah. Still hurts.
I'm okay.
Better when you're here.
What is this? Where are you taking him?
Shit.
Officer Carlucci, go back to your apartment.
Yeah, no. Wherever you're taking him, I'm going.
Felix, it's okay.
-I suggest you stop, Officer. -I'm not gonna stop.
I'm his security detail.
You're not taking him anywhere without me.
Fine. Have it your way.
What is it with Dr. Bennett and his security detail, huh?
They just keep asking for it.
-Felix? -They got your dad.
Tell your sister.
Right, what can I do?
Maybe Huck knows what's going on.
Right, you find Hope, I'll find Huck.
Wait. It shouldn't be you.
Yeah, this ain't about me. Not yet.
Hope?
Hey.
What's going on?
Lyla wants to make us an offer.
I need the vial you stole.
I know I haven't given you any reason to trust me,
but whatever you want to know about who I am or what I do,
I'll tell you.
-Why would we believe a word you say? -Come with me, and I will show you.
You need to decide now.
Your dad's life depends on it.
You want to tell me what's going on?
You look tired. Late night?
Dressed in a hurry.
That agent you sent said some shit was going down.
During the power outage, there was a security breach.
Last night? Where was the breach?
From an area that houses sensitive research material.
That's why I called you here. You've been apart from this place.
That may help you see some things that others may miss.
It makes you uniquely qualified
to take point on this part of the investigation.
-Take point? -Mm-hm.
Something valuable is missing.
I need to know if someone took it.
And I need it back.
I'd like to see if you can help me with that.
What the hell is this place?
The vial that one of you stole, that I need back?
I developed its contents right here.
The lab that no one here is supposed to know about,
your dad included.
We never said we took your vial.
And you said you'd talk, so what happens here?
I study reanimation.
But in order to understand
what causes someone to come back after they die,
I need to observe what happens to a subject…
while they are dying.
So you killed all these people for research?
No.
Most were found bitten out in the wild.
They would have died in vain.
But this place made it
so their passing could be a gift to science.
To tomorrow.
"Most"?
You need to understand.
This is what we're up against.
Eventually, the rat will get tired.
But the dead won't.
Not ever.
They're perpetually in motion.
None of us will be safe as long as this exists in the world.
Tell us about Omaha.
How does this tie into that?
I'd developed an intracerebral injection
of algae-derived chemical extracts,
that showed promise in delaying the time between death and reanimation.
But I needed more test subjects to be sure.
A lot more.
So the CRM told me and my colleague, Dr. Abbott,
about a secret military operation in which tens of thousands would die.
We were assured
that this operation was critical to the survival of the human race,
and that we were being let in on something
that almost no one outside of the military knew about.
It was our chance to test the formula out in the field.
So you just went along with it?
We were horrified.
The CR's government has no idea what its military does outside its walls.
Dr. Abbott threatened to tell them,
so they made sure he never would.
Why would 100,000 people need to die?
I asked them that.
They warned me to never ask them again.
-If I could have stopped it I would-- -You could have.
You put your own safety before those people's lives.
No.
If I resisted, they would have killed me too,
and what was going to happen was going to happen.
I could end up dead, or I could try to turn something I couldn't stop
into something that could help humanity.
And did you?
Did you find the answers you were looking for?
It's not about answers.
It's about data.
So what, we're just supposed to trust you?
I'm telling you the truth.
Giving me that vial back will save your father.
I told them that I misplaced it during the blackout.
Showing them that I have it will take all the suspicion off of him.
This is me putting his life before mine.
I am doing this to save him.
You are doing this to save yourself.
No. I care about your father.
You giving me that vial is what keeps both of us alive.
Maybe all of us.
It's in the Bunker.
Hope, what--
It's a room under Lab H where the kids hang out.
It's inside one of the speakers. That's where I hid it.
Thank you.
It's best if you wait here for a few minutes after I leave.
We shouldn't risk being seen together more than we already have.
Can you do that?
There was no choice.
Do you actually trust her after everything she's done?
No, of course I don't.
I couldn't do nothing.
Iris, we came here to keep Dad safe.
You're on guard duty tonight.
There's a big supply drop being flown in tomorrow.
I need the north pads cleared off.
I wasn't lost.
I know.
You went trying to find your friends again.
But you backed me up.
I didn't know what would happen to you if I didn't.
Kid…
I can't make you want this.
I do, but…
What if the CRM isn't what you think it is?
-Why would you ask me that? -I…
I-I don't know. There's no reason.
I'm sorry I lied to you.
That was wrong.
You're a good kid.
I don't want to see you screw shit up for yourself.
I think you're a good soldier.
One of the good ones.
You could be too.
There's just some shit you got to let go.
I told you, I don't know anything about any missing research.
I'm not answering any more questions until my security detail's here.
-Where is he? -He's here, but won't be joining us.
The Science Exchange Agreement
stipulates access to a security detail.
It also stipulates
no unauthorized communication in or out of CR jurisdictions,
a rule you violated on…
Sixteen separate occasions. Sixteen, Doctor.
Each one is punishable by long terms of imprisonment,
so perhaps you'll give us a pass
on having Carlucci sit in an adjacent room.
Now, where were you last night between seven p.m. and midnight?
You're in a relationship with Dr. Belshaw.
You see her at all last night?
I invited her over to meet Iris.
Anyone else with you?
Hope.
What about Elton and Felix?
Felix was with you, on patrol.
What time did Dr. Belshaw show up?
It's a simple question.
Dinner was scheduled for seven, but Dr. Belshaw…
got caught up in some work, and showed up an hour later.
For what it's worth, I don't think she'll sell Dad out.
I think she really does care about him.
Why is it you are so willing
to give everyone here the benefit of the doubt?
Ever since you got here--
Iris, that is not fair.
She let an entire city die, and did nothing to stop it.
I'm not saying that I want to trust her.
I'm saying that we don't have a choice.
You shouldn't have decided without me.
Oh.
You mean like you did with the dead-drop note?
It's been long enough.
Let's just go.
Wait.
Maybe they're already looking for us.
Or her.
After your wife died, did you date much?
-What the hell kinda-- -Answer it.
No.
You know that.
Turns out I do.
So after ten years of being a single father,
what was it about Dr. Belshaw that you found so special?
She was kind.
Smart.
What else?
Come on, I'm interested.
She'd…
laugh at my jokes.
I'd tell her things about myself.
Stories about my family, my daughters.
The smallest things…
She'd absorb every last detail.
Like she was there.
Part of the family, like…
She wanted to be.
So I wanted her to be.
Sounds like you loved her.
Maybe I did.
"Did"?
You fall out of love with her, Doctor?
You're twisting my words.
I think you did that all by yourself.
So, what do you think?
I think you're right.
He used to love her, but he doesn't anymore.
Yet they had dinner together so she could meet the family.
What do you make of that?
It doesn't add up.
He's lying.
Their stories match, so she's lying too.
Why do you think they'd be sharing that particular lie?
She still cares about him, so she's covering for him.
Because she thinks he took the research.
And if she's right?
That'd explain why he fell out of love with her.
Well, there it is.
Have my team find Dr. Belshaw, and have her collected immediately.
We've found our conspirators.
Iris.
Run.
How many times do I have to tell you?
I'm not working with Dr. Belshaw to cover up anything.
It's obvious that you are, Dr. Bennett.
Jennifer helped me see it.
Something interesting that I read in your file:
you confided in Dr. Belshaw about your daughter's gifts,
and what did she do?
She went straight to Lieutenant Colonel Kublek with it.
What?
I don't think that you know this woman, Leo.
You don't.
All units disengage. Suspect's been located.
Officer Stokes?
I, uh, wanted to let you know I found the missing vial.
So I see.
Where did you find it?
I have to be honest with you.
Dr. Bennett stole it.
With the help of his daughters and his security detail.
They became suspicious I was involved in classified experiments,
and took it from the storage freezer.
I'm so sorry.
No more lies.
No more deceit.
I thought I could manage this to everyone's benefit.
You can't hurt him.
He's too valuable. We need him.
He can help with Project Votus.
Project Votus?
Dr. Belshaw.
Not another word.
It's a project that involves studying live test subjects through death,
to further research on reanimation.
That's what I've been hiding.
Now you know the truth.
And now, you are going to let him go.
Oh.
Tell me why, Doctor.
Because I think I'm on the verge of a significant breakthrough.
My test subject's going on a full eight hours without reanimating.
That is rare, but it's not unheard of.
This could be the step forward we've been waiting for,
and with Dr. Bennett helping me openly,
and passing on that knowledge to his daughter?
Think of the progress we could make.
I need him.
We do. We need them.
In the position I hold, I've proven my use to the CRM
by making the right deals on their behalf.
I believe what she says.
Per the Lieutenant Colonel,
Project Votus is the ultimate priority.
So here's the deal.
You walk today.
You get away with another capital crime.
Your daughters and your security detail do too.
And we focus your efforts on said ultimate priority.
Do we have a deal?
-Do we have-- -Yes.
Are you motivated?
Can you move past all this,
and see what you're doing for what it is?
Yes.
So, what is it, then?
Saving what's left.
Whatever "it" is.
It's life, Leo.
That's the war.
It's life versus death.
It doesn't mean some of us won't die along the way.
Release his security detail.
I look forward to seeing the fruits of your labor.
Same goes for you.
Stick around. After I've dealt with some business with my team,
how about we go and see that test subject?
It does sound like historic progress.
I'd love to share the news with Major General Beale.
My mother knows about this?
Knows? She founded the project with Beale eight years ago.
It's been a lot of work over a long time.
And if we have a breakthrough on our hands today,
I feel lucky to be here to see it.
Shame. It didn't even break eight hours.
You got me excited about delivering some good news.
We can still crack this. With Dr. Bennett's help, our chances--
Dr. Bennett will not be helping you, Doctor.
Jennifer, remove the TS's restraints.
Sorry?
Do it, Jennifer.
W-W-What? I…
I-I-I…
I don't understand. What?
My job is to eliminate security threats.
You were sloppy with sensitive research. You lied to us.
Thankfully, you've already handed on the baton to your successor,
a man of greater intelligence with two easy-to-squeeze pressure points.
He's the better bet.
Easier to control when there's family to threaten.
No, no, no. No.
No, no, no. Please, please.
Please don't do this. Please, please.
No, no, no. Please, please, pl-please don't do this, please.
Please. No!
Please! Please don't do this!
Please! Please.
"The rat will eventually get tired, but the dead won't."
Couldn't have put it better myself.
Please help me! Help! No!
Please help me! Please help me.
Another tragic accident, but these things happen.
You knew from the start she was covering for Leo.
Still smart as hell.
If your mother had any doubts about your allegiance,
she'll be pleased I helped you put them to bed today.
This was all about testing me?
Not all. It was clear from the start that she was covering for him.
She had to go.
So I used you to help me install Bennett as Belshaw's replacement.
Productive day.
I think it's only fair that you should be debriefed
on the entire scope of the project.
I want you to be part of it. You've earned it.
There's more?
The Campus Colony? Omaha?
All part of a tactical military operation.
What comes next won't be easy,
but it will secure our future for centuries to come.
Jesus.
I was looking for you earlier.
And Iris thought you were gonna help her dad.
She didn't think that you were gonna be the one to interrogate him.
Heard some hard hats outside the security wing.
Well, they weren't saying "Leo" or "Felix," but, uh…
It was obvious who they were talking about.
I sat around long enough, heard your name mentioned.
Lead interrogator, huh?
If you're gonna kill me, do it.
It's the pistol I shot you with.
Your uncle, too.
Before I used the kid's wrench on him.
Go ahead.
We both know I deserve it.
Or maybe you don't do it.
'Cause you'd just be doing me a favor.
And then it plays out you don't leave this building alive.
There's something you should know, kid.
And there's nothing me, or you…
or anybody can do to stop it.
Stop what?
So, what happens now?
I'm not sure.
Lieutenant Colonel wasn't there.
This Jadis told me to take a couple of days and…
report back at work on Monday.
I don't know if I'm gonna have armed guards at my elbows, or…
Or we get out of here before then.
Have Huck get word to Silas.
Percy went to talk to her this morning.
I haven't seen him since.
Hey.
You okay?
What is it?
Percy, what did you do?
Hey.
What's wrong?
I don't really know where to start.
It's okay. Just start.
It was all bullshit.
Everything that we did,
it was all for nothing.
There's not gonna be an alliance anymore.
What does that mean?
Maybe the CRM never intended to have allies, maybe they just…
wanted to find out who their competition was.
Percy, what are you telling us?
It's gonna be just the Civic Republic.
Yeah, they're gonna wipe out Portland.
Using gas they've been storing at the RF.
Using the empties to cover it up.
That's how they wiped out Omaha,
and the Campus Colony.
Why?
Don't know.
She hasn't sat me down yet for a full briefing,
but the plan is to kill 87,000 people.
There's no way to warn 'em.
A wire would get intercepted, it…
It'd take months on foot.
They won't see it coming. They won't know what hit 'em.
When?
Soon.
How soon?
I don't know.
That's all that Jadis lady said.
We know where the gas is.
So we destroy the gas?
And we take this place out with it.
This isn't just about saving Portland and getting out of here.
We can't let them keep this place.
What are you trying to say?
We have to get the scientists out.
And their research.
We take it, and, and we keep it going.
But how would we even do that?
Not sure exactly.
I just know I can't do it alone.
We let the scientists in on this,
one of them could talk.
And even if we did pull it off, these people aren't fighters.
However this plays out, I'm seeing it through with you.
Even if it's not what we were thinking.
You were gonna kill her today, weren't you?
I wanted to.
And I didn't.
Why?
You.
I wanted to see you again,
and I knew that wouldn't happen if I pulled the trigger.
I don't want to leave tonight.
Then don't.
I got to admit, I wasn't sure you'd show.
Me neither.
No, it's not 'cause of you. It's just 'cause of this place.
It can take some getting used to.
Sometimes it feels normal, and sometimes…
It feels like a prison.
Oh, man. If my dad heard me say that.
Your dad?
Oh, yeah.
I'm sure I'm just a big disappointment to him
for not being all in on the military.
But whatever, enough about me. What's going on with you?
Wait.
Is your dad in the military?
Yeah.
Yeah, he's Major General Beale. I thought you knew.
Just wish I'd known sooner.
Yeah.
I wish a lot of things.
I should go.
I'll talk to the others, reach out as soon as we have a plan.
Guess we got some shit to talk about. soon as we have a plan.