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When a devastating car accident leaves Jaime Sommers at death's door, her only hope of survival is cutting-edge, top-secret technology.

A reimagining of the popular 1970s television series about a female athlete who is given bionic strength. Keyword: gender.

Primary Title
  • Bionic Woman
Episode Title
  • Pilot
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 18 May 2022
Start Time
  • 00 : 15
Finish Time
  • 01 : 00
Duration
  • 45:00
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • TVNZ 2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A reimagining of the popular 1970s television series about a female athlete who is given bionic strength. Keyword: gender.
Episode Description
  • When a devastating car accident leaves Jaime Sommers at death's door, her only hope of survival is cutting-edge, top-secret technology.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--United States
Genres
  • Action
  • Science fiction
  • Thriller
(chatter on walkie-talkies) I DIDN'T WANT TO. (sobbing) I'M NOT IN CONTROL. I KNOW. TELL ME YOU LOVE ME. (screaming) I LOVE YOU. (dance music) # AND THE NEAREST BOAT SLINKS BACK TO PALM BEACH # # JUMP IN AIR OR DROPPING THE LINE # # BUT YOU LOOK BACK UP # # THEY'RE OUTRIGHT UP IN SMOKE # # WOO, ALL RIGHT # # LET'S FALL APART... # WE'RE OUT OF STOLI! (elevator rising) (voices on TV) (loud rock music) # WAA # # HOO # # YEAH, YEAH, YEAH... # BECCA! WHAT? YOUR MUSIC'S TOO LOUD. (music stops) WHAT NOW? WHY IS THE DOOR LOCKED? WHAT WERE YOU DOING? WHERE IS IT? WHERE'S WHAT? YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE NEAR A COMPUTER PLUGGED INTO A PHONE LINE. OR DO I HAVE TO SHOW YOU THE COURT ORDER? YEAH, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU EMAIL IT TO ME? BECCA-- LOOK, GO AHEAD. TEAR THE ROOM APART. DO YOU SEE A COMPUTER IN HERE? NO, WHICH MEANS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT'S IN HERE THAT DOESN'T BELONG IS-- DRUM ROLL PLEASE--YOU. I'M DRIVING YOU TO SCHOOL IN TEN MINUTES. TOO EASY. # AND YOU'RE A PRIMA BALLERINA # # ON A SPRING AFTERNOON # (whistling) # CHANGE ON INTO THE WOLFMAN # # HOWLING AT THE MOON # THAT'S NOT REAL FOOD. YOU'RE NOT A REAL MOM. WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? YOU KNOW, DAD DIDN'T TRY TO CONTROL ME. DAD TRUSTED ME, OKAY? DAD DROPPED YOU OFF ON MY DOORSTEP. YOU WANT TO LIVE WITH DAD? LIVE WITH DAD. IF YOU CAN FIND HIM. HERE'S WHAT TO DO. LOOK FOR A BIG PROTEST RALLY, THEN FIND THE NEAREST BAR. YOU THINK YOU REMEMBER, BUT YOU DON'T. (car door slams shut) THE VICTIM OF A BAGHDAD CAR BOMBING. NEEDED TRANSPLANTS AND FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIONS. THIS TRIATHLETE WAS TOLD HE'D NEVER COMPETE AGAIN. (students whistle and giggle) FOR SOME WOMEN, BIGGER IS BETTER. (laughter) WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY HAVE EACH ON SOME LEVEL ALTERED THEMSELVES. BUT WHERE'S THE THRESHOLD? WHEN IS IT OKAY TO INTERVENE IN GOD'S WORK? THIS QUESTION'S THE VERY CORNERSTONE OF BIOETHICS, (bell rings) AND WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE REST OF THE SEMESTER DEALING WITH IT. COME ON, WILL, I'M A BARTENDER AND A DROPOUT. YOU'RE A PROFESSOR. AND A SURGEON. HOW CAN YOU TAKE ME SERIOUSLY? WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY? DO YOU? WHY ARE YOU WITH ME? YOU'RE DIFFERENT. FROM WHAT? WHEN YOUR WHOLE LIFE'S PLANNED OUT FOR YOU WHILE YOU'RE STILL IN THE WOMB, IT KIND OF KILLS THE MYSTERY. AND THEN YOU CAME ALONG AND YOU WERE... UNEXPECTED. UNEXPECTED? THE ONE CHOICE MY FATHER DIDN'T MAKE FOR ME. (pager beeping) I GOTTA RUN. WE STILL ON FOR DINNER? 8:00? MAKE IT 8:30. I HAVE TO GO TO THE LAB FOR A FEW HOURS. WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT, WHY ARE YOU WITH ME? YOU'RE NOT ENTIRELY UNCHARMING. IT'S INSULTING. LAST TIME I LEFT YOU ALONE YOU STARTED A FIRE. THE MICROWAVE WAS BROKEN. (door buzzer) WE DIDN'T HAVE A MICROWAVE. LOOK, THEY'RE WEIRD. THEY'RE MY FRIENDS. YEAH, THEY'RE YOUR WEIRD FRIENDS. PLEASE? FOR ME? (exhales) LOOK, TOMORROW NIGHT. DOUBLE FEATURE? DEAL. WOW. YOU LOOK ROCKING. I BROUGHT PHEROMONES. I GOTTA GO. I'M GONNA BE LATE. BE GOOD! HAVE FUN. (soft piano music in background) (Will) I THINK THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE THE GRANT WILL COME THROUGH. THE INSTITUTE'S INDICATING IT'S A DONE DEAL. AND I HEAR PARIS IS GREAT IN THE SPRING, AND-- YOU'RE NOT HAPPY. OF COURSE I'M HAPPY. BECAUSE I THINK YOU SHOULD COME WITH ME. I CAN'T. WHY NOT? I HAVE A JOB. JAIME. AND A LIFE. WE'RE TALKING PARIS. AND I HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES. DID I MENTION IT'S PARIS? I'M PREGNANT. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SAID. I DON'T WANT YOU TO-- I JUST-- I KNOW THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU JUST SPRING ON SOMEONE. EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING TO YOU RIGHT NOW. AND I KNOW YOU'RE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. AND, GOD, I'M ONLY 24. IT'S NOT-- I MEAN, I SAID TO MYSELF THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO DO, BUT-- FIVE MONTHS, 14 DAYS. THAT'S HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN DATING. JAIME, IF SOMEBODY HAD ASKED ME FIVE MONTHS AND 15 DAYS AGO IF I BELIEVED IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, I WOULD'VE SAID I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT. AND THE VERY NEXT DAY I WOULD'VE BEEN PROVED WRONG. WILL-- MARRY ME. SO I'M THINKING COLTRANE IF IT'S A BOY. BILLIE IF IT'S A GIRL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS, YOU KNOW. ACTUALLY, I'M PRETTY SURE YOU HAVE TO NAME THEM. I MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO-- I MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO-- I KNOW, AND I'M STILL ASKING. SO WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? JAIME. JAIME! (helicopter blades whirring) (female medic) LOOKS LIKE MASSIVE INTERNAL BLEEDING. (male medic) EXTENSIVE CRUSH INJURIES TO RIGHT ARM AND BOTH LEGS. SHE'S COMING UP! I NEED FIVE MILLIGRAMS OF MIDAZOLAM! WILL. (Will) YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY, BABY. WE'RE GONNA PUT YOU BACK TO SLEEP. IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT. I PROMISE. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. (electrical whining) (female medic) BP 95 TELL. PULSE OX IS 90-20. MULTIPLE COMPOUND RADIAL AND ULNAR FRACTURES OF THE RIGHT ARM. SEVERED BRACHIAL ARTERY. RIGHT ARM IS A SHREDDER. WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPLETE AK AMPUTATION ON BOTH LEGS. NEUROVASCULAR DAMAGE IS CATASTROPHIC. LOST THE FOETAL HEARTBEAT. DR. ANTHROS, BP's FALLING, 80 SYSTOLIC. PREP HER. DR. ANTHROS, WE CAN'T-- DO IT! WHY DIDN'T SOMEBODY STOP HIM? HE HAS FULL CLEARANCE. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO STOP HIM. (bell ringing) THIS IS THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR WORKING WITH A SO-CALLED GENIUS. GUESS HE MUST'VE LEFT HIS IQ IN THE CAR. DEEP READING THE ULNAR NERVE. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. (monitors beeping) SHOULD I INTERVENE? (Jonas) NO. THIS OPERATION, THIS PATIENT, DOESN'T OFFICIALLY EXIST. WE HAVE DENIABILITY. IT'S A FREEBIE. WE CAN ALWAYS TERMINATE LATER, NEED BE. MEANWHILE, GET JAE. IT WILL HAVE TO BE RESECTED TO ITS BRANCH POINT. RADIAL NERVE APPEARS TO BE INTACT. I NEED SOME PRESSURE HERE. (harsh rock music) FORGIVE ME, FATHER, FOR I HAVE SINNED. THE DOCTOR. DID YOU KILL HIM? IT WAS LIKE A RIDE AT DISNEYLAND. WHICH ONE? I'VE NEVER BEEN. I'LL TAKE YOU. YOU'LL LOVE IT. IT'S ALL FAT PEOPLE WITH FAT CHILDREN WALKING AROUND AIMLESSLY, TOO STUPID TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. DO YOU MISS IT? THE WAY THINGS WERE? IF I COULD REMEMBER, I'M SURE I WOULD. DO I REMIND YOU OF HER? YOUR SKIN. TELL ME YOU LOVE ME. (monitors beeping) JAIME? WHAT HAPPENED? THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. YOU'RE OKAY. THE BABY. WHAT ABOUT THE BABY? (sobbing) OH, GOD. THERE WAS NO PERMANENT DAMAGE. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET PREGNANT AGAIN. WHY CAN'T I FEEL MY LEGS? OKAY, JAIME, I NEED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME? I NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT I DO. AND YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO ME. I CAN'T FEEL MY ARM. LISTEN TO ME, JAIME. BOTH YOUR LEGS AND YOUR ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO YOUR RIGHT EAR AND RIGHT EYE. MOLECULAR MACHINES-- ANTHROCYTES-- HAVE BEEN SUBSTITUTED FOR 1/8 OF YOUR BLOOD CELLS. NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE LACERATIONS BONE-DEEP ALL OVER YOUR FACE, BUT THE ANTHROCYTES ARE HEALING YOU AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE, ALL OF YOU. THEY'RE MAKING YOU BETTER. (screaming) IT'LL BE OKAY, IT'S GONNA BE-- (continues screaming) IT WAS A DREAM. (door keypad beeps) THE BIONICS ENHANCE BASELINE HUMAN STRENGTH. AND THEN SOME. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME? JAIME-- WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME? YOU WERE GOING TO DIE. SIR. BORN JAIME WELLS SOMMERS, VAN HORNE, IOWA. FEBRUARY 23, 1983. MOTHER DECEASED, CANCER. SHE'S CLEAN EXCEPT FOR A SEALED COURT RECORD FROM 1998. WHAT'S IN IT? IT'S SEALED. UNSEAL IT. I'M WORKING ON IT. I THINK SHE'S A GOOD CANDIDATE. WELL, LET'S PRETEND I'M SOLICITING OPINIONS--WHY? SHE'S STABLE. I PULLED UP AN OLD MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY. I LIKED WHAT I SAW. PLUS THE SITUATION WITH HER SISTER SHOWS LOYALTY. AND SHE'S SMART. I FOUND AN OLD IQ TEST. HOW'D SHE DO? A LITTLE BETTER THAN YOU...SIR. JAE, CAN YOU TRAIN HER? WELL, THE LAST ONE WE SCREENED AND TESTED. THERE WERE PSYCH EVALUATIONS, AND SHE WAS A SOLDIER. LOOK WHERE THAT GOT US. WE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT NON-MILITARY APPLICATIONS. HERE'S OUR CHANCE. YOUR OPINION IS INVALID HERE. YOU'RE TOO CLOSE TO THE SUBJECT. THIS FROM THE GUY WHO PLAYED HOUSE WITH THE LAST ONE. LET'S GET FRESH DATA. I WANT YOU TO SIT HER DOWN. ALL RIGHT. (Jae) YOU KNOW, I ONCE HAD A WOLF. AND A WOLF ONLY MAKES A GOOD PET IF HE THINKS HE'S A DOG. NOW YOUR GIRLFRIEND, WE'RE KEEPING HER HERE AGAINST HER WILL. HOW LONG UNTIL SHE REALIZES THAT NO ONE CAN MAKE HER DO ANYTHING AGAINST HER WILL? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT KILLING A HUMAN. I'M TALKING ABOUT KILLING A WOLF. YOU KNOW WHAT SCARES ME ABOUT YOU? YOUR FATHER. HE SEEMED NORMAL TOO. IF I'M ANYTHING LIKE MY FATHER, YOU JUST MADE A BIG MISTAKE. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TO GET YOU TO REHAB. WHAT FOR? REHABILITATION. I'M NOT THE ONE PERFORMING HUMAN EXPERIMENTS AND KEEPING PEOPLE PRISONER. YOU REHABILITATE YOURSELF. BOO. (buzzer) I'M RUTH. I'M PISSED. GOOD. WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR FEELINGS. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT ME BEING KEPT HERE AGAINST MY WILL? I WAS SPEAKING EDITORIALLY. ACTUALLY, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. SOMETHING NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE ANY REGARD FOR. CURVE BALLS'LL DO THAT. YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE CONTINGENCY PLANS YOU LIKE, AND THEN SOMEONE GOES AND DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND THEN WE ALL HAVE TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL-- AND TALK ABOUT OUR FEELINGS. YOUR FEELINGS. RIGHT. AFTER ALL, FEELINGS ARE WHAT GOT US HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU LIKE TO DRAW. TRUE OR FALSE-- I HAVE A SISTER. SHE'S STAYING WITH YOUR LANDLADY. SHE THINKS YOU'RE SKIING IN VAIL. THIS IS WHERE YOU STAYED. IT LOOKS NICE. YOU HAD FUN. EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE WILL INJURED HIS ARM SKIING INTO A TREE. DOES THIS MEAN I'LL BE GOING HOME AT SOME POINT? IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLAN SHOULD YOU BE GOING HOME AT SOME POINT. WE ALSO HAVE A PLAN SHOULD YOU NOT. TRUE OR FALSE. YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS. YOU WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME THING. YOU NEVER MET MY WIFE, DID YOU? FOR TWO YEARS I WATCHED HER IN A HOSPITAL WHILE THEY DISASSEMBLED HER. AND THE WHOLE TIME I KNEW ALL I HAD TO DO TO SAVE HER WAS BRING HER HERE, BUT SAVING MY WIFE WAS NOT THE MISSION. RUTH SAYS SHE'S STABLE. HOW LONG UNTIL SHE'S COMBAT READY? SHE'S A CIVILIAN. EVERYONE HAS TO SING FOR THEIR SUPPER AROUND HERE, WILL, OR HAVEN'T YOU FIGURED THAT OUT YET? HOW LONG UNTIL THE REST OF HER IMPLANTS COME ONLINE? SHE LIKES TO DRAW. I DON'T CARE. I THINK YOU'LL CARE ABOUT THIS. WHO DID THEY BURY? I MEAN, DID YOU EVER SEE THE BODY? YOU SHOW THIS TO ANYBODY ELSE? JUST YOU. KEEP IT THAT WAY. (gears lock) (woman on PA) SECURITY BREACH. SECURITY BREACH. I CAN'T PROTECT YOU IN HERE, BUT ONCE YOU'RE ON THE OUTSIDE-- WHY SHOULD I TRUST YOU? BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY ONE YOU CAN TRUST. GO BACK TO YOUR LIFE LIKE NONE OF THIS EVER HAPPENED. I'LL WORK IT OUR WITH THEM. WHAT ABOUT YOU? GO NOW. (soldiers shouting) (helicopter approaching) (heartbeat) (bionics pulsing) ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL HAVE THOSE FAXED OVER TO YOU BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AND WE'RE STILL ON FOR THAT MEETING TOMORROW? OKAY, GOOD. YEAH. MM-HMM. MOMMY... THERE'S A LADY OUT THERE RUNNING REALLY FAST. LIKE AS FAST AS A CAR. SWEETIE, WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT MAKING THINGS UP? I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS COOL THAT A GIRL COULD DO THAT. THAT'S ALL. LET HER GO. WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO? YOU WANT HER, RIGHT? FOR THE PROGRAM. I'LL MAKE HER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AT STAKE. JUST LET ME HAVE TIME-- TIME TO WHAT? LETTING HER GO IS NOT A BAD IDEA. IF YOU WANT HER LOYALTY, GIVE HER FREEDOM. OR THE ILLUSION OF FREEDOM. ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY STAND DOWN. YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE. LISTEN TO ME. THE ACCIDENT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE AUTOPSY, THE DRIVER'S NECK WAS BROKEN AN HOUR BEFORE THE CRASH, WHICH MEANS SOMEONE ELSE WAS DRIVING THAT TRUCK. WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHO. # HELP # # I HAVE DONE IT AGAIN # # AND THE WORST PART IS # # THERE'S NO ONE ELSE # (telephone ringing) (Will on answering machine) JAIME, IT'S WILL. JAIME, IF YOU'RE THERE, PICK UP THE PHONE. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. JAIME, PLEASE. THERE ARE THINGS I NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT... BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. # I AM SMALL # # I'M REALLY ME # # (breathing heavily) (door closes) NICE OF YOU TO SHOW UP. I'M SORRY. YEAH, WHAT FOR? FOR LEAVING AND NOT TELLING YOU FIRST. HOW WAS SKIING? IT WAS FINE. DAD USED TO ALWAYS SAY DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S BEEN DENIED. BECCA-- LOOK, DON'T LIE TO ME, OKAY? WE BOTH KNOW YOU DON'T SKI. SO WHERE WERE YOU? I--I CAN'T TELL YOU. (door slams) (car alarm in distance) COFFEE. SURE. THERE'S NO SMOKING. WHAT ARE YOU? A FOREST RANGER? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MUST BE SCARY. ALONE IN THE FOREST, JUST YOU AND THE ELVES. NOT IF THEY KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE. HEY, WAIT UP! GUARD. WE BOTH KNOW YOU WORK IN A SUPER-MAX PRISON 1,000 FEET BELOW FLORENCE. WE BOTH KNOW THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THEY STICK PEOPLE WHEN THEY OUTLIVE THEIR USEFULNESS. I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE-- IF YOU DON'T DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAY, MY MAN IS GONNA CARVE YOUR WIFE BARBARA UP LIKE VENUS DE MILO. (woman, sobbing) OH, GOD, BOBBY, HELP ME. (door buzzer) HOW'D YOU DO IT? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY CALL CREATURES THAT CAN LIVE COMFORTABLY IN ENVIRONMENTS CONSIDERED LETHAL, SAY FOR INSTANCE 1,000 FEET BELOW THE EARTH'S SURFACE-- HOW DID YOU DO IT? EXTREMOPHILES. I'LL DO AN IMPRESSION OF ONE FOR YOU. READY? HOW DID YOU-- WHAT? HOW DID I DO WHAT? SARAH CORVUS IS STILL ALIVE. AND YOU CAME ALL THE WAY HERE TO TELL ME THAT. LET ME DO ANOTHER IMPRESSION FOR YOU. IMPRESSION OF MAN WHO'S BEEN STABBED IN THE BACK, STRIPPED OF HIS RIGHTS, AND THROWN IN A HOLE LIKE A DOG. SARAH CORVUS IS A TIME BOMB. WE BOTH KNOW IT. WELL, TIME BOMBS ONLY MATTER TO THOSE WHO HAVE TIME. GOOD-BYE, JAE. PLEASE GIVE MY REGARDS TO WILL. TELL HIM DADDY SAYS HELLO. GUARDS! (door unlocks) # I PULL THESE REINS, WALKING STARS # # ONCE BEFORE # # AND AT FIRST I COULDN'T PLACE IT # # BUT NOW I'M SURE... # (Sarah) IF I MAY MAKE AN OBSERVATION. YOU SEEM WAY TOO INNOCENT AND SWEET TO BE RUNNING A BAR. YOU SHOULD BE OUT THERE WITH THE REST OF THEM. FINALLY, I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT FEELS THAT WAY. WHAT CAN I GET YOU? BEER. ON THE HOUSE. THANK YOU. DON'T I KNOW YOU? WE MET VERY BRIEFLY. WE DIDN'T EVEN ACTUALLY MEET. WHERE? GUESS. AAH! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH. LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT IT. NO, THAT'S OKAY. (pulsing sounds overlapping) (static, distorted voices) (ice rattling) (flame whipping, lighter clicking) (distorted) ARE YOU OKAY? (man) COME ON, YOUR BOYFRIEND WILL NEVER KNOW. COME ON, LISA. (heartbeat) ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? VOMITING (Sarah) LET ME HELP YOU. JUST BREATH. IT'S LIKE THAT THE FIRST TIME THE EAR AND EYE INPUTS COME ONLINE. IT'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION. YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO FOCUS IT AND TURN IT OFF AND ON AT WILL. YOU'RE A FAST HEALER. THE ANTHROCYTES ARE DOING THEIR JOB. WHO ARE YOU? WHO ARE YOU? (loud rock music) (Sarah) JAIME. JAIME. TELL EVERYONE SARAH CORVUS SAYS HELLO. (footsteps approaching) (man) YO! YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? YOU NEED SOMETHING? HUH? HERE, BABY. I GOT WHAT YOU NEED. AAH! PLEASE! PLEASE DON'T-- DON'T-- (thunder) (elevator pings) ARE YOU OKAY? TELL ME WHAT YOU PUT IN MY HEAD. JAIME-- I ALMOST KILLED A MAN. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING. WHAT DID YOU PUT IN MY HEAD? MICROSCOPIC CHIPS HAVE BEEN IMPLANTED IN YOUR CEREBRAL CORTEX. MY FATHER DEVELOPED THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MILITARY. THE PROGRAM WAS MEANT TO HELP AMPUTEES IN THE GULF. OF COURSE HE SAW THE COMBAT APPLICATIONS IMMEDIATELY. YOU MADE ME INTO A SOLDIER. YOU'RE HARDWIRED FOR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED WARFARE, YES. I WAS GONNA KILL HIM. I WOULD HAVE. BUT YOU DIDN'T. YOU'RE STILL IN CONTROL. AND WITH THE PROPER TRAINING-- TRAINING? JAIME, WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN PROTECT YOU. LET ME PROTECT YOU. HOW CAN YOU PROTECT ME IF YOU'RE SCARED OF ME? I NEVER MEANT FOR ANY OF THIS TO TOUCH YOU. I DIDN'T, I JUST-- I COULDN'T BEAR TO LOSE YOU. (soft jazz music) THAT ISN'T EVEN ME. YES, IT IS. (raining) (Will) HEY. HEY. I HAVE TO GET BACK TO BECCA. I CAN'T KEEP LEAVING HER LIKE THIS. JAIME-- WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE DO, ANYWAY? IT'S COMPLICATED. TRY ME. THE WORLD'S FURTHER ALONG THAN ANYONE WANTS TO ADMIT. TECHNOLOGY IS AT THE POINT WHERE SCIENCE FICTION ISN'T FICTION ANYMORE. WE KEEP THAT TECHNOLOGY FROM GETTING INTO THE WRONG HANDS. WHO GETS TO DECIDE RIGHT FROM WRONG? WHAT ABOUT SARAH CORVUS? WHERE DOES SHE FIGURE IN ALL OF THIS? WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT NAME? WHERE DID YOU HEAR THAT NAME, JAIME? (gunshot) WILL! (rifle cocks in distance) WILL. I'M SORRY. JUST HOLD ON, OKAY? WHERE IS SHE? (cell phone beeps) I NEED EVERYONE. (heartbeat) UNH! AHH! TIME-OUT. THE ANTHROCYTES IN OUR BLOOD CAN FILTER OUT ANY IMPURITIES IN OUR LUNGS. FRINGE BENEFIT OF BEING A FREAK. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? HONESTLY, I'M NOT SURE. JOGGING PARTNER? WHO ARE YOU? WITHOUT BEING TOO MELODRAMATIC ABOUT THE WHOLE THING, I'M SARAH CORVUS... THE FIRST BIONIC WOMAN. TAH-DAH. SO WHAT DID THEY REPLACE? I FIGURED THE EYES AND THE EARS. WHAT ELSE? ME, THEY DID BOTH ARMS, BOTH LEGS. ONLY ONE EYE. ANTHROS WASN'T SURE ABOUT THE OPTICAL INTERFACE. SO I DID THE OTHER ONE MYSELF. PART OF MY CHEST TOO. I'M CUTTING AWAY ALL THE PARTS OF ME THAT ARE WEAK. TIME IN. (choking) YOU ONLY HAVE ONE BIONIC ARM. YOU SHOULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. (bones breaking) AAH! YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT. UNH! AAH! HOW AM I DOING NOW? NOT BAD. NOT BAD AT ALL. (medic) WE HAVE 39-YEAR-OLD MALE CAUCASIAN, GUNSHOT VICTIM TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM MERCY GENERAL. (dispatcher) 10-4, NOTIFYING MERCY GENERAL. TRANSPORT WHEN READY. WILL GONNA MAKE IT? (ambulance door closes) (siren) MS. SOMMERS. JUST WANTED TO GET A LOOK AT YOU. WHO ARE YOU? YOU HAVE $50 MILLION WORTH OF MY PROPERTY INSIDE YOU, SO I GUESS YOU COULD SAY I'M YOUR LANDLORD. WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME? I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE YOU DIED THREE DAYS AGO AND YOU JUST HAVEN'T REALIZED IT YET. IS THAT A THREAT? THERE ARE NO FREE AGENTS HERE, MS. SOMMERS. SOONER OR LATER YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE. IT GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS. HEADS, YOU LOSE. TAILS, YOU DIE. WELCOME TO THE GAME. HEY! IF WE DO THIS, WHATEVER THIS IS, WE DO IT ON MY TERMS. IF THAT'S NOT OKAY WITH YOU, I KNOW WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF NOW. SO YOU SEND WHOEVER YOU SEND, AND I'LL BURY ONE GUY AFTER THE NEXT. YOU UNDERSTAND ME? BY THE WAY... SARAH CORVUS SAYS HELLO. TELL JAE WE HAVE A CANDIDATE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOON IN 1,023 DAYS. IT HASN'T CHANGED. LET'S GO. WE HAVE WORK TO DO. Captioning by CaptionMax. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.
Subjects
  • Television programs--United States