People would fly high above the crowd, just flipping, like, end over end,
like…
and into the arms of a person waiting on the other side.
Isn't that wild?
Another thing about the circus, they had animals
and they had these huge things called elephants
and they had, like, skin as hard as concrete
and these long, flexible noses that they called trunks,
and teeth that grew on either side of their faces could grow up to 12 feet long.
That sounds like a nightmare.
Yeah, I like elephants.
They're really smart.
They're very altruistic.
You know, they've been known to help other species in trouble.
Well, right now I'm a species in trouble.
What?
I want to try and breathe through 50 feet of tubing
without having to make something to push the air down.
But I don't think I can.
Can you take that?
And…
I think I can fix it.
Hey, you're pretty good at making things, huh?
So, what was your job at your silo?
- Hey, could you… Just lo… Thank you. - Oh, sorry.
I was an engineer.
Hey, you know, they used machines to breathe underwater in the before times.
There's this great book called Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,
and in it they use breathing equipment and this massive underwater ship
called the Nautilus to explore the ocean floor.
The ocean was this vast expanse of salt wa…
No, I know. I've seen it.
- I've seen it in a book. - They let you read books in 18?
No.
Ah, man.
Wait. Where was I? Oh, yeah.
In the book, the captain of the Nautilus
- is Nemo… - No.
- …and you're a little bit like him. - Can you just…
Sorry.
Hey.
- Hey. - Yeah?
You could use a harmonium.
- It's a musical instrument. - No, I need something to write on.
I need like, a piece of slate or it's… This is not…
There's a chalkboard in the same room.
- Come on. - Okay.
- Let's do that. - Should I grab… Here.
When we were kids, I used to think these were the names of the Founders.
Now, I think they're the people from Mechanical who died in rebellions.
I think the rebellion we grew up hearing about was just the last one.
And before that, they happened every generation.
And you don't want Mechanical to start another one?
If we started any of them.
Look, all right?
Look what they wrote next to the names.
"Started with food shortage in the farms."
And then… It looks like, "Blamed on Mechanical."
You see?
"Factory workers shut down."
"Trash chute fire."
And look at this. Look, it's hard to see, but…
"No matter where rebellion started,
the finger always pointed at Mechanical."
Why?
Why is that?
Because we can shut this fucker down.
That's right.
You're not ready for that.
Us shutting it down?
If it gets us what we really need and we've exhausted all of our…
- They killed Cooper. - I know!
And they sent Jules out to clean.
But, Shirl, other than revenge, what do we want?
The truth.
So let's fucking demand it.
I'm the head of Mechanical.
I can get a meeting with the mayor.
We take a small group.
You, me, Walker, maybe McLain, the head of Supply.
And we go up.
No crowds, no weapons.
Every step we take will be considered an act of aggression.
Which is why we send a message to the mayor first.
Laying out exactly what we want to talk about.
Not the mayor.
The judge.
Jules told Walker that Meadows is an empty robe.
But the Silo doesn't know that.
As far as everyone's concerned, Judge Meadows is the boss.
Okay.
Okay?
I'll send her the message.
Is it true a gang from Mechanical
is going to meet with Judge Meadows?
- Hardly a gang. - Let me stop them.
- I have 50 raiders on 110. - No, Rob.
We're gonna let them air their grievances.
Maybe it'll bring down the temperature.
The ultimate goal is to stop a rebellion.
- I don't care how. - Every level they climb
is one level closer to the air lock.
What happens if they rush the stairs?
Two of this gang are old ladies.
They're not gonna make a run for the air lock.
But put some raiders above Judicial if you want.
This isn't the only reason the judge concerns me.
She also agreed to meet with Lukas Kyle.
He requested a hearing about his sentence. If she let's him go, that's not good.
I agree. What do you want me to do about it?
I was hoping you could have a word with her.
I know you've been talking to her.
You've been tracking that?
Just an observation.
Well, the next time I speak with her, I'll be sure to raise your concerns.
You agreed to meet with some Mechanicals?
They're citizens of the Silo who want to speak to their judge.
- It sends a bad message. - No, Bernard, it sends a new message.
You also agreed to hear Lukas Kyle's petition?
He has a right to request a review.
And you have a right to refuse it.
What are you so afraid of?
- He's dangerous. - Well, now I really want to meet him.
- I'm being serious. - No, you're not.
Because if you were being serious, you would have brought my cleaning suit.
- Do you have it? - It's being assembled!
Well, then when you have my suit, we can talk.
Hey, what are all these numbers?
- No idea. - Okay, I'm gonna need some room.
Erase them. I don't think anyone will mind.
Founders' Day.
It was a week before Founders' Day that it all happened.
Hey, did you have Founders' Day in your silo?
No.
Did you have any holidays?
We had Freedom Day.
What did that celebrate?
Freedom, Solo.
Oh, yeah.
Sorry.
Lapis…
She used to sit next to me.
She was a funny girl.
She was always making noises and cracking me up.
Her mom…
she would jar peach preserves.
She said that her name meant blue or something.
But I think she just said that
because that was her favorite color
and she really liked my blue eyes.
Solo?
This is a Level B classroom?
So she would have been 11 or 12 when the rebellion started.
So, how were you sitting next to her?
Well, I didn't mean that this belonged to Lapis.
What happened to your eye?
Was that during the rebellion or…
Yeah, that's something I don't like to talk about.
Do… I forgot.
Do you see this?
Have you seen this or something like this?
Can I show you?
I can pack more ginger in case you're gone longer.
- You're worried. - Of course I am.
There's a mob from Mechanical on their way up.
It's only a few people the judge agreed to see and I trust her.
If you want, I can ask a deputy to stay.
I don't want a deputy.
I want you.
If I can help keep the peace down there,
then none of us will have anything to worry about.
I'll ask somebody to stop by and I will come back as soon as I can.
Okay?
You get them?
My dogs were pissed.
But yeah…
I got 'em.
You want to see?
I know red from green.
Okay, then.
You could get literally anyone to do this.
Let me come with you.
For Coop.
We said four people.
Not five.
I could stay here.
Sleep in my own bed. Catch you guys on the way back down.
Suit yourself.
Meadows wasn't always a drunk.
When I was in Judicial, I heard stories about her mind.
The best there ever was.
Then I don't know. Something happened.
I never heard what.
I had a thought.
This might be a step too far,
but the Pact outlines three grounds for impeaching a judge.
Proven misbehavior, incapacity to act,
- or endangering the Silo. - …endangering the Silo.
Impeachment?
- That could be very destabilizing. - Or it could unite the upper half.
I'll need support from a majority of levels and departments.
I don't know if there's time to gather enough signatures to stop the meeting.
You don't need signatures.
You only need the threat of impeachment to send a message to Bernard.
He's the one to sideline her.
If he does, maybe he goes back to seeking your counsel.
Solo, could you just stop?
- Stop. - No. You gotta listen.
I'm trying to figure this out and you're playing music.
And it's just in my head.
Yeah but how do you think I'm playing the music?
I don't care!
Yes, you do.
Just… I'm trying to show you something.
Will you just come over here, please?
Just one time and I won't mention it again.
I promise.
- Just play. - Okay.
No, not my hands. Look at my feet.
- Yeah. - See?
There's a bellows inside that pushes air through a valve.
You could use this to push air down a tube.
Look.
I'm gonna have to take it apart.
What?
Yeah, but you could put it back together again, right?
I don't know. Maybe.
Why don't you just play one last time, okay?
- Just… - Oh, man.
Well, we'll see.
When a team of agents showed up at Nichols's apartment, you fled.
- Is that correct? - Yes, but…
There it is again, "Yes, but…"
"Yes, I held the red-level relic, but it wasn't in my possession."
If you don't deny the facts of your case, Mr. Kyle,
why are you requesting a review of your sentence?
Let me guess. The reason, put simply, is…
it's not fair.
Would that be accurate?
What's this made of?
Metal.
And where do we get the ore to make the metal?
- The mines. - The mines are critical to our survival.
But the work is hard and it's dangerous and nobody wants to do it.
So you have to do it.
You and others like you who have fallen afoul of the Pact.
Just because you'll be wearing yellow coveralls
doesn't mean that you won't be of vital service to the Silo.
May I ask you a question?
If you must.
Why did you even grant this request for a review?
Agents, get out.
Why do you think?
To see if I knew what was on the hard drive.
No.
I wanted to know about the lights in the night sky.
What are they?
- I don't know. - Tell me what you think you know.
They move.
Actually, we move.
We move?
What do you think that means?
I think we live on a ball.
A massive one and it rotates,
giving the impression that the lights move.
But they don't.
It's the same with the sun.
It doesn't move, we do.
We spin, and that gives us day and then night.
The lights in the sky are called stars.
And they are massive spheres of gas.
And they shine from an energy called radiation.
Which makes them perpetual balls of fire.
And you're right.
The world rotates
and revolves around the sun.
And the sun is just one of billions of these stars.
How do you know this?
And wait, are there actually other worlds that rev…
Agents.
Lukas Kyle, due to your forthrightness
and your willingness to accept responsibility,
I will amend your sentence to five years in the mines.
May the Founders have mercy on you.
- Remove him. - No, but…
- Impeach Judge Meadows! - Judge Meadows!
Impeach her!
Impeach Judge Meadows!
Impeach Judge Meadows! Impeach her!
- Impeach her! - Impeach Judge Meadows!
It shouldn't rub quite so much anymore.
Thank you.
You all right?
Why?
You didn't come out of your hole for 25 years.
Now you're out all the time.
Yeah.
When I went up those stairs to get that tape for Juliette, I was scared spitless.
Then I saw you…
and I started thinking about all those years I wasted.
We wasted.
And I couldn't remember why.
At least any why that was worth a damn.
If Meadows goes for it, sending people out to look around, come back…
Yeah?
Would you volunteer?
In a heartbeat.
- You? - Yeah.
What would you want to see?
The distance.
And Juliette.
This not knowing…
it's fucking killing me.
I didn't think you liked her.
She annoyed the living shit out of me…
but I knew that I could trust her with my life.
Looks like we got company.
You gotta be kidding me.
I'll handle this.
Deputy, is everything all right?
You heading up to Judicial?
Yeah, we got a right to walk like everyone else.
We're not here to stop you. We're here to make sure
- you get there safely. - Why?
Sheriff Billings asked us to.
No, but why does he think that we need…
Because you may have a lot of friends below here, but above…
…people might be throwing shit.
Literally.
We'll peel off a couple of levels below Judicial.
They see a sheriff's escort, they might think we've chosen sides.
So you'll leave us just when things are likely to get bad?
I mean, I'm a civilian. So yeah.
Let's get on with it then.
The firebomb hit here.
We all scattered.
The fire didn't get inside.
Where was the shooter?
Right there.
Retired raider.
Reggie Smalls.
Says he was just reacting as trained.
The asshole with the firebomb?
Over there.
A local kid Cooper was running in to try and stop the guy.
- Anybody recognize him? - No.
I'd like to see him.
I wish you could. Judicial hauled him up this morning.
- They give a reason? - No.
When I asked, they just gave me that look, you know that Judicial look.
I used to be in Judicial.
Oh, I'm sorry.
- I didn't… - No. I know that look only too well.
Right.
You still have Cooper's body?
Okay.
You can start. I think that works.
Solo?
Pump. Pump hard.
Okay, that's not good enough. Stop.
Okay. I think if I…
- Maybe… - I gotta go back to the vault.
What? Why?
I think I left it unlocked.
Well, there's no one here.
I think we're okay.
No, I think I gotta go check it.
No, it's okay. I saw you. You locked it.
- I don't think so. - No, but you did.
You closed the door and it locked.
- You're just saying that. - No! Wait, what are you doing?
You locked the vault.
Okay?
Yeah, I locked it.
Was it you?
Absolutely not.
I'm to believe that an effort to impeach me just arose spontaneously?
People are afraid,
and they get more afraid with every step
that a group of Mechanicals takes toward the air lock.
You should have read the letter that they sent.
All they want is to build better suits
and to send a few people out to explore and come back.
Just a little exploration.
Oh, that's…
Everything about that is prohibited by the Pact.
I wasn't going to agree to it.
I was gonna say we'd form a committee to study these ideas.
And kill it with bureaucracy.
Yes.
I'm…
I'm sorry about the impeachment talk.
Look, I don't care.
I'll be long gone before it could happen.
Would you come to my apartment?
For dinner. Tonight.
- Why? - We need to talk about next steps.
My next steps are out the air lock.
I'll have your suit.
You can try it on.
Come at 7:00?
The Mechanicals won't be up here until 9:00.
Okay.
I spoke to Lukas Kyle.
You're right. He is dangerous.
Then why did you cut his sentence in half?
To make it seem like we're fair.
Besides, someone like him,
do you really think he could last more than a year in the mines?
I'll see you tonight.
If the mob don't grab me and throw me over the rail.
- Can you try again? - Yeah.
Yeah. Okay, I think that'll work.
Okay.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Yeah. I'll be fine. I'll just have to get across the alleyway
into the room and I'll be fine.
I've done worse.
Okay, so when I'm underwater, just make sure you…
Don't stop pumping, I know.
Yeah. Okay.
There's no body, Hank.
Judicial took it.
No, we don't want to see the asshole with the firebomb.
We wanna see Coop.
No, that's what I'm telling you.
They took Coop.
What?
Why?
They said they were here for a body and the only one here was Coop.
- So they took him. - No.
I tried to explain, but they were Judicial.
There were two bodies here yesterday.
Not this morning.
So, what happened?
I don't know.
You don't know?
- Well, did you lock the door last night? - Yes, I locked the door.
- You think I'm an idiot? - I don't know, Juno.
- You had two bodies here yesterday… - The one that's missing, describe it.
It was a guy, about 40.
Medium build.
Big beard. Long hair.
Yeah.
You'll be okay, Captain Nemo.
Hi.
Satie?
I remember you liked him.
Fuck.
Okay.
Okay, yeah.
Hey!
The vault.
Come on.
Hey.
I gotta go back to the vault.
- It's okay. Okay, wait. - No.
- Wait. Hey! - Now!
- I gotta go back to the vault. - Wait.
No! Look, I'm in charge. I'm responsible.
Okay. Fuck me.
- It's locked. - Oh, yeah?
- Yeah. - You feel better?
- Yeah. - Okay.
I'm gonna go back inside.
What?
You okay?
Yeah.
What happened?
Well, maybe you got the number wrong.
- What did you do? - Huh?
- I didn't do anything. - No, you messed with it.
- You want to keep me out. - I've been with you the whole time!
I have one more try and then I'm locked out.
Calm… Hey!
Just…
No, I shouldn't have left.
It's safe in there.
- Maybe you should write it down. - Shut up!
Okay.
See? I didn't do anything.
- Stay back. - Solo.
I actually trained for that race.
Thirty minutes a day.
If you'd trained two hours a day, you still would have lost.
You're an asshole.
Well, as not unpleasant as this has been…
I would like to try on my suit.
You said it would be here by now.
I know it wasn't in the wine.
I wasn't sure you would drink it.
It was the mushrooms.
- How long do I have? - Minutes rather than hours.
Why?
I must follow The Order.
You have a way that my death will serve that?
It will unite the Silo.
Mary, I'm sorry.
That hard drive that Juliette Nichols had, where is it?
I destroyed it.
Why?
What was on it?
If I need to know something, then you have to…
Even if you did know, there's nothing that you can do about it.
All I can say is that…
it had something to do with Salvador Quinn.
140 years ago, when he was head of IT…
- During the rebellion? - Yes.
He wrote a letter. Part of it was in code.
- What did it say? - I can't tell you, Bernard.
- But you deciphered it, didn't you? - Stop.
- I said I can't. - You have to.
Twenty-five years ago,
when I told you why I had to step down as your shadow, I said…
You said you didn't want to be tethered to me for the rest of your life.
Which was a lie.
I would happily have been by your side,
but I knew that you could never give yourself fully to me.
Why did you lie?
I didn't dare tell you the truth.
You vanished for four days.
When you came back, you quit.
Where did you go?
Please, can I just go to the cafeteria just one more time?
Just to see the outside again.
One more time.
No.
But I have something.
Did you ever use this when you sat with the Legacy?
No.
It lets you see things.
Somewhat like what people that are sent out to clean see in their helmets.
Only this is real.
Did you ever read about Costa Rica?
This was from Costa Rica.
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve, 2018.
Tilt your head up a little bit to the left.
See that little fella lounging on the vine?
That is a white-faced capuchin monkey.
Now watch.
It's gonna leap from the vine to the tree on your right.
Now, look down and to your right.
Yeah.
That is a red-eyed tree frog.
- Do you see it? - Yeah.
Bright colors are a defense mechanism.
The green is camouflage.
It allows it to blend into its surroundings to avoid predators.
Quick, look up.
Now, at the top of the trees. Look.
That's a flock of Quetzal birds.
You can tell they're males by their twin tail feathers.
So beautiful.
It's wonderful.
So beautiful.
What did they do, Bernard?
How did they lose this world?
I thought we were past this, Solo.
You know when I was sent out to clean, I…
I was so tired.
Like…
There was a part of me that was…
It sounds really weird but, like…
I was relieved that it was finally fucking over.
You know?
And then when I got outside,
I was really…
I was really f… lonely.
And…
I was so scared.
I was really fucking scared.
Every step, I…
I thought, like,
"This is it.
Like, this is…
This is where I collapse. Or this is my spot.
Like, this is where I die." And I…
But I didn't. You know, I kept walking.
I didn't know what else to do.
So I know what it's like to be scared, Solo.
You're not…
You're not the only one.
Solo?
Captain Nemo would like to know more about that place.
What do you call it? The circus.
Do you wanna tell me about that?
You could also… You could tell me about the…
The things with the long noses.
I don't remember what they were called.
Hey.
They're called elephants.
Yeah.
And then, they also had cats, but they weren't like our cats.
These were huge,
and they could grow up to, like, 400 pounds.
They were called lions.
They would train them to jump through hoops of fire.
- Really? - Yeah.
Do exactly as I instructed.
I'll meet you there.
Molly, when everyone was trying to get Nichols,
you took two men into custody.
Yeah, Danny something.
Bly. And Kennedy. Patrick Kennedy.
What happened to them?
Judicial took 'em. Hard.
Gagged 'em and bagged 'em.
Kennedy had a big beard and long hair?
Yeah. Why?
We're working on something.
Take care.
The bearded guy, did a doctor say he was dead?
No. Not officially.
But he wasn't moving when they took him away.
- Where was he shot? - Right here.
No. Wait.
Here.
Judge Meadows is expecting us!
We're here on official Judicial business!
- Let us through. - Just trying to do my job. Get back!
These animals wanna kill the Silo.
You with us or with them?
Sorry, Judicial is closed today.
We're not leaving until we see the judge.
You are leaving.
Either back down the stairs or over the side.
Red ball!
Five, four,
three, two, one.
The power stays out until we see the judge.
Move.
Mr. Mayor.
Mr. Knox.
I see you've turned off the power.
Bring out Judge Meadows, we'll turn it back on.
She's not feeling well,
but I believe I can get you in to see her if you turn the lights back on.
Just you two.
What the fuck?
They set us up.
No.
Listen to me. Knox, we need to go. Now.
I'm not stopping you.
You sure about this?
I have raiders right outside.
The people of the Silo have to take care of this themselves.
- We can't run. - We have to run.
There are 50 raiders and a hundred angry assholes out there.
We walk until we get to Walker and McLain.
- Then we run! - Then we fucking run!
We have to leave.
Quick, but don't look scared.
I wasn't, until you said that.
Okay.
The push to impeach Judge Meadows was unexpected.
It forced my hand.
Made this necessary.
I believe good will come of it.
Still…
I know you were behind it, Rob.
Don't let 'em get too much of a head start.
You wouldn't want to lose them.
Silence!
I know some of you…
many of you…
didn't like Judge Meadows meeting with some Down-Deepers.
She only met with them because, in her words,
every citizen of the Silo deserves a hearing.
Well, it seems she miscalculated horribly.
Those animals from Mechanical just killed her.
They wanted to open the air lock.
And Judge Meadows refused.
She gave her life for the Silo!
For you!
For me!
It is now the duty of every citizen
to find those murderers and bring them to justice!
Justice!