Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles · Season 1
[Sees the police walking away] Is everything all right?
I was about to ask you the same thing. She's missing. [Referring to Riley] We're locking down the hospital and we're searching room by room. [Walks away]
I saw empty cargo elevators back there. I'm going to go see if she's hiding. You check the parking lot and the exits. We need to find her. Now.
No.
No what?
No, we don't need to find her.
She hasn't looked at her father's picture since we've been here. Not once. Neither has her mother.
Yeah, and?
If you had a photo of Kyle Reese, you'd look at it, wouldn't you? Maybe there's something I don't understand.
He's not dead.
That's a big leap.
Let me repeat what she said. If you had a photo of your brother, would you or would you not look at it?
He's not dead.
We should find him before he is.
[Looking down at the food in a cafeteria] Scrambled or hard boiled?
Um, scrambled.
You need a carbohydrate that makes up at least 15% of your daily allowance. [Places two pancakes on John's plate]
Those won't be as good as yours.
[Smiles]
You made pancakes?
I added a teaspoon of vanilla to your recipe.
I don't have a recipe.
The recipe on the box.
Salvador Dali often explored the subconscious in the dreamworld in his work. Are your dreams like this painting?
[John turns from the vending machine and looks at the painting] Everyone's dreams are different. I guess it depends on what's stuck in your head. [Puts money in the vending machine and pushes the buttons for a bag of chips, which get stuck] Gah! Come on!!
What's it like to dream?
It's sort of like you're in a play or a movie. It looks real and feels real.
How do you know it's not real?
Sometimes you don't. [Bangs on the vending machine in an attempt to make the chips fall]
[Walks over and examines the vending machine's exterior, then makes a fist and taps the front gently.]
Hey, hey! Be careful. [Watches as several different snacks fall to the bottom of the machine. He looks around, making sure no one noticed, then sees Cameron retrieve his bag of chips.] Yes, thank you.
So your son is your accomplice. You're not Bonnie, you're Ma Barker.
He's just a boy.
A boy you'd die to protect.
Any mother would.
You'd be surprised. He's like a weed. If you leave any part of it underground it'll pop right back up when you least expect it. You've got to kill the root, or in this case, the seed.
You won't get anywhere near him. He's not alone.
I won't have to. You're his mother. He'll come to you.
He won't come anywhere near here. He knows better.
He will. He will when you ask him. [Chokes Sarah until she's close to passing out] We don't need to talk anymore.
I won't call him. I'll die first.
Yeah, you'd like that; to die. But it's never that easy, is it?
[Voiceover] A spirit sits on a man's chest. She is strong, beautiful. She is here to steal his children. She is here to steal his future. He is paralyzed. The terror in him will burst his heart if he cannot control it. She is a nightmare. A demon woman. The oldest and most enduring story told by man. The witching hour is controlled by witches. She is a bad dream. She is a bad bitch.
[John walks in the shed to see Cameron's left arm cut open and her working the endoskeleton located on the inside of her wrist]
I killed a bird.
Not the one in the chimney.
I thought you should know.
[Looking down at Cameron's arm] A bird did that?
No, I did that. Look. [They both look closely at the inner workings of her arm] The bird experienced an involuntary movement of my fingers. It was fragile.
Wiggle your fingers. [Watches as the metal structures react to Cameron's movements] Yeah, there's damage, but it's buried pretty deep in there.
I don't know how it happened.
It was probably during a fight. You're not designed to fight other machines. [Shines a flashlight on her arm] All right, maybe I could swap this out, but it's not like we just have spare parts lying around.
[Gets up and moves as few boxes, uncovering a box filled with Christmas decorations and spare parts]
[John looks through the parts, visibly angry] You're supposed to burn the endos!
Not all of them.
Says who?!
You.
What, future me?
Future you.
Yeah, why doesn't that surprise me?
I have damage to my hand and now you're able to fix it. Future John has better information than you do.
[Realigns a piece of Cameron's endoskeleton] Okay, close your fist. [Cameron closes her fingers, wrapping her hand around John's] Okay, now fingers straight. Okay, do you feel any different?
Yes.
Are you all fixed?
I don't know.
Well, just try not to kill anymore birds.
You're ahead of schedule.
With what?
What you need to learn.
[Walks in John's bedroom and sees him working on a laptop] What are you doing?
I'm looking up a restaurant address.
[Looks slightly alarmed] Are you hungry?
[Smiles] Yeah, but this is actually for Derek. That Kalebo lawyer he's been tracking; the guy's got a booth reserved there.
Not an ideal location for Derek to acquire his target. It's underground and according to this, crowded with friendly people. Hard to dispose of the body.
I don't think that's going to be necessary. Derek's just going to follow him and grab him and press him about Kalebo.
To see if it's connected to Skynet?
Exactly.
It's going to be necessary. I'll make you a sandwich.
Wait, why?
You're hungry.
Why don't we let hungry be my problem?
Sometimes it's nice to have help.
How's the hand?
[Moves her fingers] Not a problem.
Aren't you supposed to be really good at self-repair?
Yes.
But sometimes it's nice to have help.
Yes.
Well, I'll make my own sandwich. [Walks away]
I just had an interesting conversation with a guidance counselor from your old school.
Oh, I forgot to send in that quarterly home schooling thing.
Actually, that didn't come up. The main topic of conversation was Riley.
What about her?
She has a lot to say about you, and me, and Derek and Mexico.
A school counselor told you this?
All those things, from a stranger's lips to my own ears, John.
Well that doesn't make any sense.
And I talked to her foster dad. I would have talked to him longer, but he asked me to leave. He thinks we're the reason she tried to kill herself.
Because of Mexico??
Because Riley had a violent breakdown about bleached skulls and the end of the world.
I haven't told her anything.
I don't believe you.
Well I swear to God I've said nothing. I'll talk to her.
Might be too late for that.
Well what do you want me to do?
I want you to prepare yourself for what's going to happen when Cameron finds out.
Cameron, do you think it's possible for me to know something future John doesn't know?
That's hard to know. It seems unlikely.
Do you think it's possible for me to know something you don't know?
Are you asking me if future John kept secrets from me?
[Nods yes]
I'm sure he did.
This is your fault.
What's my fault?
You're the reason that person is here.
[Sees Cameron's hand twitch] Your John's sister. You can't keep me here.
They don't always like the way I do things. What am I going to do with you?
I don't understand. I don't what you mean.
Child and Family Services respond to complaints. Are you a complainer?
No. No, I never told them anything. What would I even tell them?
You don't belong here. John isn't right for you and you're not right for him. He can't see that. [Steps closer to Riley]
Stop, please. You're freaking me out.
You're unreliable. I don't know what you do.
I'm just John's girlfriend. That's it.
You can't be John's girlfriend. You're a threat. You can't stay here anymore, but I can't let you leave.
You're John's sister.
What am I going to do with you?
Nothing. You can't do anything to me because you're John's sister. Get it through your head. You're just his sister!
[Smiles and turns her head slightly, then turns around on hearing the door open]
Riley, come with me.
[Rushes over and hugs John]
All right, go wait outside for me. [Riley leaves] Were you going to kill her?
I don't know what I was going to do.
What do you mean you didn't know what you were going to do? Since when do you not know what you're going to do?
I don't know. I should have killed her. She's a threat to you.
That is not your decision to make.
[Looking upset] It's usually not a decision.
Well obviously it is this time and it's not yours. What's happening with you?
I don't know.
[Cameron works on a pocket watch]
[Walks in] I can't find her.
She's out there. She'll call you eventually. She always does.
Cameron, did you --
You know I didn't.
What have you been doing? You've been out here for hours.
[Turns to face him, holding the pocket watch] Making something for you. [Hands him the watch]
What is it?
You've tried to fix me. Twice now. It's not working.
And?
I'm not capable of self termination.
Suicide?
I can't kill myself, but you can.
Why would I want to kill you?
You might have to some day. [Watches as John opens the watch, which contains three buttons rather than clock pieces] I've planted an explosive in my skull near my chip. It's a small amount, but it's enough.
Enough?
[Puts the watch around John's neck] All you have to do is hit the switch.
What would future John do now?
Future John doesn't live here. You do.
[Puts the watch beneath his shirt]
[A bird sits on a ledge, on seeing Cameron it flies away]
Goodbye, bird. There's a 51% chance I wouldn't have killed you.
Was it you? Did you kill her?
What if I did?
Don't play games with me. I need the truth.
I didn't kill her.
I want to believe you.
Believe me.
Sometimes you lie to me.
Yes, I do, but I'm not lying now. I am sorry.
You're sorry? For what?
For your loss.
I really wish I could believe that, too.
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