1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:01,148 Provided by explosiveskull https://twitter.com/kaboomskull 2 00:00:01,150 --> 00:00:01,684 [narrator] Previously on Halo... 3 00:00:01,751 --> 00:00:03,453 Strap in. 4 00:00:05,622 --> 00:00:07,690 [speaking alien language] 5 00:00:15,331 --> 00:00:17,400 [Soren] Put your weapons down. 6 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:20,737 If John here wanted you dead, you'd be dead. 7 00:00:20,803 --> 00:00:22,672 Hello, Soren. This is Kwan Ha. 8 00:00:22,739 --> 00:00:23,940 Nice of you to drop by. 9 00:00:24,007 --> 00:00:25,842 I've developed a new system 10 00:00:25,908 --> 00:00:27,944 which will overwrite Spartan consciousness 11 00:00:28,011 --> 00:00:31,814 and replace it with our artificial general intelligence. 12 00:00:31,881 --> 00:00:33,316 It's called Cortana. 13 00:00:33,383 --> 00:00:34,584 Didn't that process depend 14 00:00:34,651 --> 00:00:36,019 on the illegal practice 15 00:00:36,085 --> 00:00:37,620 of flash-cloning humans? 16 00:00:39,489 --> 00:00:41,624 - What does it do? - I'm not sure. 17 00:00:41,691 --> 00:00:43,893 [Riz] Slipspace vector tracking on the Condor just came in. 18 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,496 We won't have his exact location, but we'll be close. 19 00:00:46,562 --> 00:00:48,364 [Soren] What they did to us, 20 00:00:48,431 --> 00:00:50,900 it's only permanent if we choose to let it be. 21 00:00:50,967 --> 00:00:52,602 That pellet you got on your back, 22 00:00:52,669 --> 00:00:54,003 it mutes everything. 23 00:00:54,070 --> 00:00:55,571 Lose the pellet 24 00:00:55,638 --> 00:00:58,574 and it's like opening your eyes. 25 00:00:58,641 --> 00:00:59,575 [soft chuckle] 26 00:00:59,642 --> 00:01:00,977 [screams] 27 00:01:01,044 --> 00:01:03,980 You bring it to life. 28 00:01:04,047 --> 00:01:05,448 What do you mean? 29 00:01:05,515 --> 00:01:06,649 You are different 30 00:01:06,716 --> 00:01:07,850 than the one they have. 31 00:01:07,917 --> 00:01:09,052 The one they have? 32 00:01:09,118 --> 00:01:10,687 [speaking alien language] 33 00:01:13,623 --> 00:01:14,957 The ring is what they want! 34 00:01:15,024 --> 00:01:16,926 - What is that ring? - The end... 35 00:01:16,993 --> 00:01:19,662 of life as we know it. 36 00:01:19,729 --> 00:01:20,997 I have to go back. 37 00:01:21,064 --> 00:01:22,899 [Soren] You running back to Halsey. 38 00:01:22,965 --> 00:01:24,467 - You can't just leave me here. - Promise me. 39 00:01:24,534 --> 00:01:27,003 - Keep her safe. - I give you my word. 40 00:01:28,938 --> 00:01:31,607 - [Halsey] Why did you come back? - There was no one I could trust. 41 00:01:31,674 --> 00:01:33,609 You made the right choice. 42 00:01:33,676 --> 00:01:37,080 We're gonna do great things together. 43 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:05,775 [man, over PA system] Metals and plastics 44 00:02:05,842 --> 00:02:07,643 are to be kept separate. 45 00:02:07,710 --> 00:02:09,545 Contaminated bags will be rejected 46 00:02:09,612 --> 00:02:11,013 and extra shifts imposed. 47 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:12,548 [man] Come on, let's go faster. 48 00:02:12,615 --> 00:02:14,584 [man 2] Let's go, you little bastards! 49 00:02:14,650 --> 00:02:15,752 Move! 50 00:02:15,818 --> 00:02:17,487 Come on, let's go faster. 51 00:02:17,553 --> 00:02:18,821 Hurry up! 52 00:02:18,888 --> 00:02:19,956 [Det] "They ran among the broad 53 00:02:20,022 --> 00:02:22,859 "Ma-Margolia trees, 54 00:02:22,925 --> 00:02:25,495 "and when she turned to him, he took her up. 55 00:02:25,561 --> 00:02:28,431 "This was a new frontier for Jack, 56 00:02:28,498 --> 00:02:32,835 "one not made of the great forest or high 'moon-tains, ' 57 00:02:32,902 --> 00:02:35,872 "but something more vast, 58 00:02:35,938 --> 00:02:37,840 "more unknowable: 59 00:02:37,907 --> 00:02:40,510 the heart of an untamed woman." 60 00:02:41,778 --> 00:02:43,146 What's "untamed" mean? 61 00:02:43,212 --> 00:02:46,816 I think it's like she's really pretty. 62 00:02:46,883 --> 00:02:47,817 [man] You! 63 00:02:47,884 --> 00:02:49,519 Shh! 64 00:02:49,585 --> 00:02:51,687 [man on PA] The next shift day has been extended... 65 00:02:53,256 --> 00:02:55,525 Do you like it? 66 00:02:55,591 --> 00:02:56,692 I love it. 67 00:02:58,494 --> 00:03:00,963 It's a story about a whole different world. 68 00:03:01,030 --> 00:03:02,965 What do you mean? 69 00:03:03,032 --> 00:03:07,436 There are other planets with bright light in the sky, 70 00:03:07,503 --> 00:03:08,738 and tall trees, 71 00:03:08,805 --> 00:03:11,474 and green grass you can walk on. 72 00:03:11,541 --> 00:03:12,742 [sighs] I don't know. 73 00:03:12,809 --> 00:03:14,877 - Really? - It's in the book. 74 00:03:17,213 --> 00:03:19,715 Look here. Do you know what that word says? 75 00:03:19,782 --> 00:03:21,050 "Kiss." 76 00:03:21,117 --> 00:03:23,886 So, when you read a word like that, 77 00:03:23,953 --> 00:03:26,656 someone's supposed to kiss you. 78 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,802 [man] Hey! 79 00:03:39,869 --> 00:03:41,070 Get back to work! 80 00:03:41,137 --> 00:03:42,505 - [Det] Run! - [man] Let's go! 81 00:03:42,572 --> 00:03:44,140 Hey! 82 00:03:44,207 --> 00:03:45,608 Get over here! 83 00:03:47,143 --> 00:03:48,911 Come back here, you little shit! 84 00:03:52,648 --> 00:03:54,150 Makee, come on! 85 00:03:54,217 --> 00:03:55,585 Come on! 86 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,755 - [grunts] - [Makee screams] 87 00:03:59,822 --> 00:04:01,891 - Useless little shit! - Stop it! 88 00:04:01,958 --> 00:04:03,926 - Stop it! - Forget it! 89 00:04:03,993 --> 00:04:05,661 - Det! - Let's go! 90 00:04:05,728 --> 00:04:06,963 [Makee, crying] No. 91 00:04:13,269 --> 00:04:15,171 [indistinct yelling] 92 00:04:15,238 --> 00:04:16,272 [all scream] 93 00:04:16,339 --> 00:04:18,074 [indistinct shout] 94 00:04:20,276 --> 00:04:21,744 [man] Grab her! 95 00:04:21,811 --> 00:04:25,147 [shouting and screaming] 96 00:04:25,214 --> 00:04:26,582 I've gotcha! 97 00:04:26,649 --> 00:04:27,650 [woman] Here come the Grunts! 98 00:04:27,717 --> 00:04:29,051 I'll teach you a lesson. 99 00:04:29,118 --> 00:04:31,821 [Makee screaming] 100 00:04:31,888 --> 00:04:33,589 [shouting and screaming] 101 00:04:37,159 --> 00:04:38,895 [speaking alien language] 102 00:04:43,933 --> 00:04:46,068 - [electricity crackling] - [screaming] 103 00:04:46,135 --> 00:04:47,637 [whimpers] 104 00:04:47,703 --> 00:04:48,971 [Makee screams] 105 00:04:50,139 --> 00:04:51,741 [grunts] 106 00:04:51,807 --> 00:04:53,042 [whimpering] 107 00:04:54,810 --> 00:04:56,946 [speaking alien language] 108 00:04:57,013 --> 00:04:58,314 [breathing heavily] 109 00:04:58,381 --> 00:05:01,050 [energy humming] 110 00:05:10,059 --> 00:05:11,961 [soft gasps] 111 00:05:28,077 --> 00:05:31,147 [creatures grunt] 112 00:05:39,655 --> 00:05:43,059 [creature purrs] 113 00:05:43,125 --> 00:05:44,794 Mm. 114 00:06:01,744 --> 00:06:03,012 [Mercy, in alien language] 115 00:07:07,943 --> 00:07:10,746 [opening theme music plays] 116 00:08:10,973 --> 00:08:12,341 This is amazing. 117 00:08:15,344 --> 00:08:18,414 Finally, something with potential value. 118 00:08:18,481 --> 00:08:22,051 Results confirm it's over 100,000 years old. 119 00:08:22,118 --> 00:08:23,886 That's pre-human. 120 00:08:23,953 --> 00:08:26,288 Possibly even pre-Covenant. 121 00:08:27,389 --> 00:08:29,125 It's organic, 122 00:08:29,191 --> 00:08:31,927 but with what appears to be an inherent technology. 123 00:08:31,994 --> 00:08:33,462 According to Master Chief, 124 00:08:33,529 --> 00:08:36,298 it is something to do with a weapon somewhere. 125 00:08:36,365 --> 00:08:37,967 We have no confirmation, but Doctor... 126 00:08:38,033 --> 00:08:39,902 And why am I only hearing about this now? 127 00:08:39,969 --> 00:08:41,237 - You know exactly why. - I don't understand... 128 00:08:41,303 --> 00:08:42,972 And if it was up to her, 129 00:08:43,038 --> 00:08:44,874 you still wouldn't know anything about it. 130 00:08:44,940 --> 00:08:47,176 Then why show it to me in the first place? 131 00:08:48,444 --> 00:08:50,112 I want you to lead a team 132 00:08:50,179 --> 00:08:52,381 in analyzing this artifact. 133 00:08:52,448 --> 00:08:54,850 Determine what it is, what it does, 134 00:08:54,917 --> 00:08:58,320 and if, in fact, it's part of some kind of weapon. 135 00:08:58,387 --> 00:09:01,891 Or anything that can give us an edge against the Covenant. 136 00:09:03,425 --> 00:09:04,527 Separate teams. 137 00:09:06,862 --> 00:09:07,997 Parallel teams. 138 00:09:10,132 --> 00:09:11,901 Dr. Halsey won't like that. 139 00:09:13,869 --> 00:09:15,271 I'm interested in finding a way 140 00:09:15,337 --> 00:09:18,874 to be less reliant on Dr. Halsey moving forward. 141 00:09:18,941 --> 00:09:21,010 Can you help me with that? 142 00:09:33,389 --> 00:09:34,957 - Thank you, Adun. - Mm-hmm. 143 00:09:47,469 --> 00:09:49,004 How are you feeling? 144 00:09:53,309 --> 00:09:56,445 I'm assuming you cloned me to obtain organs, 145 00:09:56,512 --> 00:09:58,113 or at least that was the intent 146 00:09:58,180 --> 00:10:00,883 when I collected samples of my various tissues. 147 00:10:00,950 --> 00:10:03,052 I collected the samples. 148 00:10:03,118 --> 00:10:06,121 You are merely a product of the samples. 149 00:10:06,188 --> 00:10:07,990 Yes, a product. 150 00:10:08,057 --> 00:10:10,025 Well, it turns out not to feel that way 151 00:10:10,092 --> 00:10:11,327 when you're sitting in this chair. 152 00:10:13,062 --> 00:10:14,930 I have some questions. 153 00:10:19,401 --> 00:10:20,569 Go ahead. 154 00:10:20,636 --> 00:10:22,171 [chair rolls] 155 00:10:22,238 --> 00:10:23,872 What became of the children? 156 00:10:25,941 --> 00:10:29,311 Uh, well, 35 survived the original augmentation. 157 00:10:29,378 --> 00:10:31,280 So, more than half died. 158 00:10:31,347 --> 00:10:33,616 That's a far greater percentage than I imagined. 159 00:10:33,682 --> 00:10:35,484 The rest became Spartans. 160 00:10:35,551 --> 00:10:38,087 And now here I am, conscious and conversing 161 00:10:38,153 --> 00:10:41,123 with the Sorvad solids laid out before me. 162 00:10:41,190 --> 00:10:45,160 So, the organ you're after is my brain. 163 00:10:45,227 --> 00:10:48,397 Or should I say, your brain? 164 00:10:50,099 --> 00:10:51,967 I've perfected the process 165 00:10:52,034 --> 00:10:54,570 for real-time neuroelectrical imaging. 166 00:10:56,005 --> 00:10:57,406 The Cortana system's viable? 167 00:10:57,473 --> 00:10:59,208 Mm. 168 00:10:59,275 --> 00:11:01,977 So you'll integrate her into a working Spartan? 169 00:11:03,112 --> 00:11:04,246 That's next. 170 00:11:04,313 --> 00:11:06,615 I bet it's John. 171 00:11:06,682 --> 00:11:08,450 He was the special one. 172 00:11:11,987 --> 00:11:15,591 Yes, he got himself into some trouble recently. 173 00:11:15,658 --> 00:11:18,327 This is our only way of getting him out of it. 174 00:11:18,394 --> 00:11:20,229 [loud clang, buzzing sound] 175 00:11:20,296 --> 00:11:22,064 [clone] He was always willful. 176 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,602 And none of this bothers you. 177 00:11:26,669 --> 00:11:28,070 Should it? 178 00:11:31,173 --> 00:11:32,341 What about Miranda? 179 00:11:32,408 --> 00:11:33,642 Our daughter. 180 00:11:36,779 --> 00:11:39,515 I think that we have everything we need. 181 00:11:39,581 --> 00:11:41,717 Do you remember when you were my age 182 00:11:41,784 --> 00:11:44,620 and you weren't sure whether flash-cloning 183 00:11:44,687 --> 00:11:46,689 would ever be made legal? 184 00:11:46,755 --> 00:11:49,258 And you wondered, if you found yourself 185 00:11:49,325 --> 00:11:53,295 sitting opposite a living, breathing version of you, 186 00:11:53,362 --> 00:11:56,632 would you actually be able to go through with it? 187 00:11:56,699 --> 00:11:58,400 What happened? 188 00:12:01,370 --> 00:12:02,471 Progress. 189 00:12:15,351 --> 00:12:16,452 [door clangs open] 190 00:12:18,354 --> 00:12:20,055 This isn't necessary. 191 00:12:21,590 --> 00:12:24,259 It's the only way to return you to combat duty. 192 00:12:24,326 --> 00:12:26,061 I'm a Spartan. 193 00:12:26,128 --> 00:12:27,730 They can't afford to keep me off the battlefield. 194 00:12:27,796 --> 00:12:29,732 That's exactly what I argued 195 00:12:29,798 --> 00:12:32,401 to get us to where we are now. 196 00:12:32,468 --> 00:12:34,670 I don't need a babysitter. 197 00:12:34,737 --> 00:12:36,071 It's not a babysitter. 198 00:12:36,138 --> 00:12:38,140 This is an upgrade 199 00:12:38,207 --> 00:12:41,610 which will allow us to analyze the artifact months, 200 00:12:41,677 --> 00:12:44,380 years faster than by traditional means. 201 00:12:44,446 --> 00:12:46,448 And, most importantly, 202 00:12:46,515 --> 00:12:48,250 it will get you back on the front lines 203 00:12:48,317 --> 00:12:50,085 where you belong, 204 00:12:50,152 --> 00:12:52,321 where you are so desperately needed. 205 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:59,194 Let's get started. 206 00:13:14,376 --> 00:13:16,445 [computer beeping] 207 00:13:20,315 --> 00:13:22,050 [sharp gasp] 208 00:13:31,427 --> 00:13:33,328 I'm afraid we'll need you awake. 209 00:13:34,663 --> 00:13:36,732 But this will keep your body still. 210 00:13:36,799 --> 00:13:38,333 Will it hurt? 211 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,435 Oh, yes. 212 00:13:44,373 --> 00:13:47,142 You have the most beautiful brain. 213 00:13:47,209 --> 00:13:50,145 Soon, you will be part of something bigger. 214 00:13:53,282 --> 00:13:55,217 And better. 215 00:14:02,391 --> 00:14:03,826 [door hisses open] 216 00:14:09,865 --> 00:14:11,300 - [Halsey] Ready? - [Adun] Mm-hm. 217 00:14:16,205 --> 00:14:18,340 [monitors beeping] 218 00:14:23,178 --> 00:14:24,379 [beeps] 219 00:14:25,848 --> 00:14:27,516 [machinery whirring] 220 00:14:49,371 --> 00:14:51,373 [breathing heavily] 221 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,209 [monitor beeping] 222 00:14:59,348 --> 00:15:02,751 [beeping grows rapid] 223 00:15:02,818 --> 00:15:05,654 [beeping slows] 224 00:15:08,824 --> 00:15:11,894 [flatline] 225 00:15:16,265 --> 00:15:17,833 [flatline continues] 226 00:15:23,939 --> 00:15:26,241 [machinery whirrs] 227 00:15:47,596 --> 00:15:49,898 [whirring] 228 00:16:07,416 --> 00:16:08,817 [whirring stops] 229 00:16:47,823 --> 00:16:50,492 [whirring] 230 00:16:54,429 --> 00:16:56,832 [acid sizzles] 231 00:17:09,745 --> 00:17:11,313 Cortana? 232 00:17:25,027 --> 00:17:26,695 When the game is over, 233 00:17:26,762 --> 00:17:28,930 the king and the pawn go back into the same box. 234 00:17:35,070 --> 00:17:36,972 Hello, Dr. Halsey. 235 00:17:38,774 --> 00:17:41,510 It is so good to finally meet you. 236 00:17:43,512 --> 00:17:45,347 That must be the Master Chief. 237 00:17:45,414 --> 00:17:46,715 Yes. 238 00:17:46,782 --> 00:17:48,483 His military record is outstanding. 239 00:17:48,550 --> 00:17:51,787 Above the rest in strength, stamina, 240 00:17:51,853 --> 00:17:53,588 and good instincts. 241 00:17:53,655 --> 00:17:56,425 A natural leader. I see why you chose him. 242 00:17:56,491 --> 00:17:59,695 Cortana, in the B-19 sub-stack 243 00:17:59,761 --> 00:18:01,496 of the lab's central repository, 244 00:18:01,563 --> 00:18:03,999 you'll find information regarding an artifact 245 00:18:04,066 --> 00:18:05,567 that was found on the planet Madrigal. 246 00:18:05,634 --> 00:18:07,836 I have it. 247 00:18:07,903 --> 00:18:09,938 I'm planning some experiments to find out more 248 00:18:10,005 --> 00:18:12,641 about its provenance and functionality, 249 00:18:12,708 --> 00:18:15,877 and I need you to process that data in real time... 250 00:18:15,944 --> 00:18:17,713 [Cortana] Doctor, there's a problem. 251 00:18:17,779 --> 00:18:20,082 My neural implant is operating perfectly, 252 00:18:20,148 --> 00:18:22,684 but I'm unable to take full operational control 253 00:18:22,751 --> 00:18:23,952 of the subject. 254 00:18:24,019 --> 00:18:25,487 Yes. 255 00:18:25,554 --> 00:18:27,756 For the moment, I have limited your access 256 00:18:27,823 --> 00:18:29,391 to the reticular formation. 257 00:18:29,458 --> 00:18:31,026 More of an on/off switch. 258 00:18:31,093 --> 00:18:33,662 My directive is to integrate fully with the Master Chief, 259 00:18:33,729 --> 00:18:35,797 to optimize both his physical and his mental performance. 260 00:18:35,864 --> 00:18:38,700 And in time you will do that, and much more. 261 00:18:38,767 --> 00:18:39,868 But... 262 00:18:41,970 --> 00:18:44,806 why have you prevented me from achieving my directive? 263 00:18:44,873 --> 00:18:46,942 Because John is a central part 264 00:18:47,008 --> 00:18:48,910 of the examination of the artifact. 265 00:18:48,977 --> 00:18:51,546 Before I hand him over, I need to understand how it affects him 266 00:18:51,613 --> 00:18:53,682 and how it might adversely affect you. 267 00:18:53,749 --> 00:18:55,016 Doctor, surely I can withstand... 268 00:18:55,083 --> 00:18:56,785 He will be conscious within the hour. 269 00:18:56,852 --> 00:18:58,920 Can I recommend that you use this time 270 00:18:58,987 --> 00:19:01,957 to familiarize yourself with the trove of human knowledge 271 00:19:02,023 --> 00:19:03,658 that's now available to you? 272 00:19:05,093 --> 00:19:07,863 What will I do with the other 52.4 minutes? 273 00:19:07,929 --> 00:19:09,131 [laughs] 274 00:19:09,197 --> 00:19:10,932 That's very impressive. 275 00:19:10,999 --> 00:19:12,701 Uh... 276 00:19:12,768 --> 00:19:14,569 Don't worry. 277 00:19:14,636 --> 00:19:16,838 I'm gonna keep you very busy. 278 00:19:33,188 --> 00:19:34,856 [electricity crackling] 279 00:19:34,923 --> 00:19:37,826 [indistinct chatter] 280 00:19:45,834 --> 00:19:48,036 [indistinct chatter] 281 00:19:52,941 --> 00:19:55,076 [music playing] 282 00:19:57,846 --> 00:19:59,948 [news anchor 1] ...first images are coming in from Tantalus, 283 00:20:00,015 --> 00:20:02,450 which was completely wiped out by Covenant forces... 284 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,155 [chatter and laughter] 285 00:20:09,825 --> 00:20:11,159 - Hey! - Hey. 286 00:20:11,226 --> 00:20:13,595 [man] Where you goin'? 287 00:20:13,662 --> 00:20:16,631 [news anchor 2] ...futures sent markets rising, 288 00:20:16,698 --> 00:20:19,067 as prices of heavy hydrogen surged 289 00:20:19,134 --> 00:20:22,871 after the attack on Madrigal caused a disruption in output. 290 00:20:22,938 --> 00:20:24,739 Sources close to Governor Vinsher report 291 00:20:24,806 --> 00:20:26,908 that production will be back up sooner than expected. 292 00:20:26,975 --> 00:20:29,144 Vinsher's peace treaty with the UNSC 293 00:20:29,211 --> 00:20:31,546 means one of the insurrection's last holdouts 294 00:20:31,613 --> 00:20:34,149 has ended its quest for independence. 295 00:20:34,216 --> 00:20:38,053 As they say, we're all in this together now. 296 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,156 [clucking] 297 00:20:41,223 --> 00:20:43,158 What do we got here? 298 00:20:43,225 --> 00:20:44,960 A gift from a cargo ship from Earth. 299 00:20:46,695 --> 00:20:48,163 How many of these we got? 300 00:20:48,230 --> 00:20:49,764 Forty-two cases. 301 00:20:49,831 --> 00:20:51,633 - [man] Come. Come on. - [man 2] Fourteen? 302 00:20:53,969 --> 00:20:55,170 Take a case. 303 00:20:55,237 --> 00:20:56,805 On me. 304 00:20:56,872 --> 00:20:58,073 [in foreign language] 305 00:21:03,845 --> 00:21:05,513 [Kwan] I want to go back to Madrigal. 306 00:21:05,580 --> 00:21:07,048 What? 307 00:21:07,115 --> 00:21:09,651 - No. - Vinsher's taking over. 308 00:21:09,718 --> 00:21:11,720 I have to join the resistance. 309 00:21:11,786 --> 00:21:13,588 Little girl like you? 310 00:21:13,655 --> 00:21:15,957 I'm not a little girl. 311 00:21:16,024 --> 00:21:18,293 My family have been on Madrigal 312 00:21:18,360 --> 00:21:20,028 since before it was even a colony. 313 00:21:20,095 --> 00:21:21,796 I promised John I'd keep you safe. 314 00:21:21,863 --> 00:21:24,566 I don't see any reason to break that promise... yet. 315 00:21:24,633 --> 00:21:26,835 There are people still loyal to my father in the capital city, 316 00:21:26,902 --> 00:21:28,069 I know it. 317 00:21:28,136 --> 00:21:29,237 Let them fight. 318 00:21:29,304 --> 00:21:30,805 It's none of my business. 319 00:21:30,872 --> 00:21:32,140 I'm not asking you to fight. 320 00:21:32,207 --> 00:21:33,975 I just need a ride and protection 321 00:21:34,042 --> 00:21:36,144 until I find my people. 322 00:21:36,211 --> 00:21:38,747 I am not interested in playing bodyguard 323 00:21:38,813 --> 00:21:40,282 to the princess of Madrigal. 324 00:21:40,348 --> 00:21:42,150 Then give me a ship. 325 00:21:43,952 --> 00:21:45,220 Right. 326 00:21:45,287 --> 00:21:47,789 Don't turn your back on me, asshole! 327 00:21:56,298 --> 00:21:57,999 You're emotional. 328 00:21:58,066 --> 00:22:00,035 And, as a courtesy to John, 329 00:22:00,101 --> 00:22:02,237 I'm not gonna crush your skull. 330 00:22:04,205 --> 00:22:07,075 Now, run on home and I'll see you at dinner. 331 00:22:12,247 --> 00:22:13,348 We're having chicken! 332 00:22:19,821 --> 00:22:21,323 So it's always on? 333 00:22:21,389 --> 00:22:23,625 She's always available to you, yes. 334 00:22:25,894 --> 00:22:27,362 Would you like to meet her? 335 00:22:27,429 --> 00:22:29,698 Not particularly, no. 336 00:22:29,764 --> 00:22:31,199 Come on. 337 00:22:33,335 --> 00:22:34,369 Cortana. 338 00:22:38,673 --> 00:22:40,141 Hello, Master Chief. 339 00:22:40,208 --> 00:22:41,609 I'm Cortana. 340 00:22:44,846 --> 00:22:46,014 Looks like you. 341 00:22:46,081 --> 00:22:47,649 [Cortana] Kind of you to say. 342 00:22:47,716 --> 00:22:49,017 I'm designed to look familiar, 343 00:22:49,084 --> 00:22:50,885 my voice and accent to be pleasant. 344 00:22:50,952 --> 00:22:52,754 I'm your built-in navigator, battle strategis... 345 00:22:52,821 --> 00:22:54,289 How does it work? 346 00:22:54,356 --> 00:22:56,291 The system contains a hollow particle exciter, 347 00:22:56,358 --> 00:22:59,327 which means she can appear to you in any environment. 348 00:22:59,394 --> 00:23:00,762 So it answers to my command? 349 00:23:00,829 --> 00:23:02,297 I see it as more of a partnership. 350 00:23:02,364 --> 00:23:04,132 And when I'm not deployed, where does it go? 351 00:23:04,199 --> 00:23:06,201 Doctor, he must not be aware what I'm capable of. 352 00:23:06,267 --> 00:23:08,636 On and off the field of battle, I can... 353 00:23:08,703 --> 00:23:10,071 Thank you, Cortana. 354 00:23:10,138 --> 00:23:11,239 Oh. 355 00:23:13,108 --> 00:23:15,243 Well, it was a pleasure to meet you, Master Chief. 356 00:23:15,310 --> 00:23:17,846 I'll speak to you soon... 357 00:23:18,980 --> 00:23:20,382 I guess. 358 00:23:23,852 --> 00:23:25,353 I don't like this. 359 00:23:25,420 --> 00:23:27,655 Trust me, you will. 360 00:23:27,722 --> 00:23:29,090 She's going to enhance your abilities 361 00:23:29,157 --> 00:23:30,992 in the field one hundredfold. 362 00:23:32,260 --> 00:23:34,195 You are the best we've got. 363 00:23:34,262 --> 00:23:36,765 She's going to make you even better. 364 00:23:38,299 --> 00:23:41,403 This is a great leap forward, for all of us. 365 00:23:53,782 --> 00:23:55,950 [man] Acknowledged and received. 366 00:23:56,017 --> 00:23:57,752 [overlapping chatter] 367 00:23:57,819 --> 00:23:59,854 [man 2] Yes, sir, that is the drill status. 368 00:23:59,921 --> 00:24:01,756 [alarm sounding] 369 00:24:03,925 --> 00:24:05,794 Commander, a slipspace anomaly 370 00:24:05,860 --> 00:24:07,395 just appeared on our starboard quarter. 371 00:24:11,399 --> 00:24:13,701 [Yates] Covenant corvette. 372 00:24:13,768 --> 00:24:15,203 [man] They appear dead in the water. 373 00:24:15,270 --> 00:24:16,938 No fluctuations from repulsor engines, 374 00:24:17,005 --> 00:24:18,373 no sign of field atomics. 375 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,408 Minimal organic heat signatures. 376 00:24:20,475 --> 00:24:21,943 And their weapons are cold. 377 00:24:24,813 --> 00:24:27,449 Open the artillery bay. Bring us around 90 degrees. 378 00:24:27,515 --> 00:24:28,817 - Yes, sir. - Prepare to fire. 379 00:24:34,889 --> 00:24:36,391 [man] Forward gun is hot, sir. 380 00:24:36,458 --> 00:24:38,793 [woman] Communication incoming, sir. 381 00:24:38,860 --> 00:24:40,261 They're hailing us? 382 00:24:40,328 --> 00:24:43,131 Civilian emergency channel, sir. One-six. 383 00:24:43,198 --> 00:24:45,266 Put it on the horn. 384 00:24:45,333 --> 00:24:47,168 Yes, sir. 385 00:24:47,235 --> 00:24:49,404 [Makee] I don't know how much longer I can survive here. 386 00:24:49,471 --> 00:24:51,339 Hello? Can you hear me? 387 00:24:51,406 --> 00:24:53,274 Anyone out there? 388 00:24:53,341 --> 00:24:55,410 This is UNSC ship Gladius. 389 00:24:55,477 --> 00:24:57,045 Identify yourself. 390 00:24:57,112 --> 00:24:59,180 [cries out] Oh, no! I need help! 391 00:24:59,247 --> 00:25:01,416 I'm from planet Circumstance. 392 00:25:01,483 --> 00:25:03,017 We were taken prisoner. 393 00:25:03,084 --> 00:25:04,886 My family's dead. 394 00:25:04,953 --> 00:25:07,021 I only have my father's radio, and it's dying. 395 00:25:07,088 --> 00:25:09,124 How many onboard? 396 00:25:09,190 --> 00:25:10,758 I'm alone here. 397 00:25:10,825 --> 00:25:13,294 The aliens abandoned in pods 398 00:25:13,361 --> 00:25:15,430 when the engines failed. 399 00:25:15,497 --> 00:25:16,898 Please help me. 400 00:25:16,965 --> 00:25:19,033 - Prepare a drone pod. - Yes, sir. 401 00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:22,337 Ma'am, we're sending you a pod. Board it when it reaches you. 402 00:25:22,403 --> 00:25:23,972 Do not bring any weapons with you. 403 00:25:24,038 --> 00:25:25,240 Is that understood? 404 00:25:25,306 --> 00:25:27,509 Yes, thank you. Thank you. 405 00:25:27,575 --> 00:25:29,777 [sobbing] Please come quick. 406 00:25:29,844 --> 00:25:30,912 Thank you. 407 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,149 [creatures growl] 408 00:26:06,347 --> 00:26:07,549 I'm ready. 409 00:26:09,217 --> 00:26:10,818 Cortana? 410 00:26:10,885 --> 00:26:12,420 [Cortana] I'm also ready, Dr. Halsey. 411 00:26:17,158 --> 00:26:18,860 Okay, John. 412 00:26:25,533 --> 00:26:27,235 [energy humming] 413 00:26:37,545 --> 00:26:40,448 [electricity crackles] 414 00:26:40,515 --> 00:26:41,549 [exaggerated panting] 415 00:26:41,616 --> 00:26:42,517 Where were you playing today? 416 00:26:44,319 --> 00:26:45,620 [barks] 417 00:26:59,267 --> 00:27:01,269 Go ahead, Cortana. 418 00:27:01,336 --> 00:27:02,470 [Cortana] Putting him into stasis 419 00:27:02,537 --> 00:27:03,538 to access the artifact. 420 00:27:06,241 --> 00:27:09,077 [gasps] 421 00:27:09,143 --> 00:27:12,113 I'm now getting no readings from the artifact at all. 422 00:27:13,615 --> 00:27:15,016 That's fascinating. 423 00:27:17,385 --> 00:27:19,487 Cortana, release him. 424 00:27:23,191 --> 00:27:25,526 [panting] 425 00:27:29,330 --> 00:27:31,065 That was different. 426 00:27:35,603 --> 00:27:38,539 Okay, John, we're going to let your vitals return to normal. 427 00:27:38,606 --> 00:27:40,675 Just give us a moment to go through the data. 428 00:27:44,078 --> 00:27:46,047 [Cortana] Dr. Halsey, if you gave me 429 00:27:46,114 --> 00:27:47,915 full control of the subject now, 430 00:27:47,982 --> 00:27:49,183 my readings will be more accurate. 431 00:27:49,250 --> 00:27:50,618 It's unclear why the artifact 432 00:27:50,685 --> 00:27:53,187 responds only to John as John, but it does. 433 00:27:53,254 --> 00:27:55,189 I was not designed to be an assistant. 434 00:27:55,256 --> 00:27:58,326 You were designed to follow my orders. 435 00:27:58,393 --> 00:28:01,596 I'm not going to risk our ability to interact with it. 436 00:28:01,663 --> 00:28:02,964 [pounding glass] 437 00:28:03,031 --> 00:28:04,132 Are we done? 438 00:28:24,752 --> 00:28:28,256 [indistinct PA announcement] 439 00:28:32,060 --> 00:28:33,628 [voice] Docking complete. 440 00:28:44,305 --> 00:28:45,473 Step out. 441 00:28:52,447 --> 00:28:53,648 Get on the ground. 442 00:28:57,118 --> 00:28:58,519 Search. 443 00:29:02,056 --> 00:29:03,224 [gasps softly] 444 00:29:06,794 --> 00:29:07,729 Clean. 445 00:29:09,464 --> 00:29:10,598 Did they hurt you? 446 00:29:12,667 --> 00:29:13,768 No, I... 447 00:29:15,103 --> 00:29:16,537 I'm okay. 448 00:29:16,604 --> 00:29:18,005 Stand, please. 449 00:29:23,678 --> 00:29:24,746 Welcome. 450 00:29:28,783 --> 00:29:30,118 Thank you. 451 00:29:31,853 --> 00:29:33,421 [all scream and shout] 452 00:29:33,488 --> 00:29:35,490 [Yates] Christ! It's those crabs! 453 00:29:36,858 --> 00:29:38,793 - Seal the doors! - [man] No! 454 00:29:38,860 --> 00:29:41,796 [Yates] They're in the walls! Goddamn it! 455 00:29:41,863 --> 00:29:43,564 [screaming] 456 00:29:43,631 --> 00:29:45,333 [gunfire] 457 00:29:48,669 --> 00:29:50,338 [creature growls] 458 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,175 [screams] 459 00:29:55,276 --> 00:29:56,344 Fall back! 460 00:29:56,411 --> 00:29:57,712 [indistinct shout] 461 00:29:57,779 --> 00:29:58,713 [woman] Go, go! Get back! 462 00:30:01,549 --> 00:30:03,317 [screams] 463 00:30:03,384 --> 00:30:05,086 [indistinct PA announcement] 464 00:30:05,153 --> 00:30:06,721 [voice] Come in. Please respond. 465 00:30:09,257 --> 00:30:11,325 [audible slithering] 466 00:30:11,392 --> 00:30:13,628 [voice] Commencing core protocol. 467 00:30:13,694 --> 00:30:16,664 [screams and groans] 468 00:30:18,533 --> 00:30:19,667 [groans] 469 00:30:24,539 --> 00:30:27,408 Where did the Demon take my keystone? 470 00:30:27,475 --> 00:30:29,644 I don't know what you're talking about. 471 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,616 [gasps] 472 00:30:35,683 --> 00:30:37,218 Where is your home base? 473 00:30:38,352 --> 00:30:40,855 I will tell you nothing, 474 00:30:40,922 --> 00:30:44,091 and you won't find anything on our ship to lead you there. 475 00:30:44,158 --> 00:30:45,393 [choking] 476 00:30:45,460 --> 00:30:46,527 Humans. 477 00:30:48,529 --> 00:30:50,565 Just as ugly as I remember. 478 00:30:52,867 --> 00:30:54,302 [blade slices] 479 00:30:55,636 --> 00:30:57,104 [retracts blade] 480 00:31:11,185 --> 00:31:13,621 [console beeps] 481 00:31:15,857 --> 00:31:17,792 [overlapping shouts] 482 00:31:17,859 --> 00:31:20,194 [woman] Left, right, left. Hustle! 483 00:31:21,596 --> 00:31:24,232 [woman] Come on, now! You know it! 484 00:31:24,298 --> 00:31:26,234 [happy chatter] 485 00:31:28,936 --> 00:31:30,338 [indistinct shouting] 486 00:31:30,404 --> 00:31:31,506 [cheering] 487 00:31:31,572 --> 00:31:32,640 Yeah! 488 00:31:34,375 --> 00:31:36,777 - [woman] Hey, Master Chief. - [man] Hey, Master Chief. 489 00:31:36,844 --> 00:31:38,312 [man 2] Come on. 490 00:31:38,379 --> 00:31:40,681 [woman 2] Hey, look, look, look. 491 00:31:40,748 --> 00:31:41,916 [man 3] Let's go! 492 00:31:41,983 --> 00:31:43,918 [man 4] He's back. 493 00:31:43,985 --> 00:31:46,354 [overlapping chatter] 494 00:31:48,923 --> 00:31:50,691 [computer whirring] 495 00:31:52,860 --> 00:31:54,729 Apple, key, longsword, justice-Mandarin, banshee, 496 00:31:54,795 --> 00:31:58,599 flower, character-Russian, pig, house, honor-Arabic, Goa, Earth. 497 00:31:58,666 --> 00:32:01,235 [heavy door opens, closes] 498 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,209 [Kai] Ongoing, ziggurat, Meg, 499 00:32:08,276 --> 00:32:09,577 scarab, noun, scene, 500 00:32:09,644 --> 00:32:11,846 M-60 automatic, infant, anterior. 501 00:32:11,913 --> 00:32:13,447 Form up. 502 00:32:21,556 --> 00:32:23,524 I've been cleared to return to duty. 503 00:32:24,659 --> 00:32:26,227 If anyone has anything 504 00:32:26,294 --> 00:32:28,829 they'd like to ask or tell me, please... 505 00:32:28,896 --> 00:32:30,798 We've been briefed, Chief. 506 00:32:30,865 --> 00:32:33,801 We've been fighting together since we were kids, Chief. 507 00:32:33,868 --> 00:32:36,637 Whatever you do, we trust you. 508 00:32:40,541 --> 00:32:41,776 Very well. 509 00:32:43,678 --> 00:32:45,379 As you were. 510 00:32:45,446 --> 00:32:47,648 Hello, can I have your attention for a moment, please? 511 00:32:47,715 --> 00:32:49,684 - What are you doing? - To those of you 512 00:32:49,750 --> 00:32:52,453 who haven't heard of me, I'm Cortana. 513 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:54,322 I'll be working with Master Chief to provide 514 00:32:54,388 --> 00:32:56,691 logistical and tactical support for Silver team. 515 00:32:56,757 --> 00:32:58,826 - No, I didn't summon you. - Summon me? 516 00:32:58,893 --> 00:33:01,929 This is coming from inside you, Chief? 517 00:33:01,996 --> 00:33:02,964 Go away. 518 00:33:04,332 --> 00:33:05,766 A.I. off. 519 00:33:05,833 --> 00:33:07,635 I'm introducing myself to the rest of the team. 520 00:33:07,702 --> 00:33:09,503 Go. Disappear! 521 00:33:12,006 --> 00:33:14,642 I look forward to working with you all. 522 00:33:18,980 --> 00:33:20,915 New A.I. Halsey's. 523 00:33:23,718 --> 00:33:25,853 It's temporary. 524 00:33:38,032 --> 00:33:39,934 That's Hessiod. 525 00:33:40,001 --> 00:33:42,503 It's a big ball of gas. 526 00:33:42,570 --> 00:33:44,639 And that one there is Metisette, 527 00:33:44,705 --> 00:33:46,440 but no one goes there. 528 00:33:46,507 --> 00:33:48,676 I don't think there's any air. 529 00:33:48,743 --> 00:33:50,811 How about Madrigal? Can you see it? 530 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,715 It's right... there. 531 00:33:54,782 --> 00:33:56,417 I don't see it. 532 00:33:56,484 --> 00:33:58,052 Doesn't mean it's not there, silly. 533 00:33:58,119 --> 00:34:00,588 Kessler, time to wash up, honey. 534 00:34:00,655 --> 00:34:02,423 You really don't see it? 535 00:34:02,490 --> 00:34:03,858 [Laera] Kess. 536 00:34:03,924 --> 00:34:05,426 I'll show you later. 537 00:34:06,527 --> 00:34:07,962 Bye. 538 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:15,670 It's funny, I never look out that window. 539 00:34:17,805 --> 00:34:19,407 [Kwan] Why not? 540 00:34:21,042 --> 00:34:22,610 [Laera] When you stare into deep space, 541 00:34:22,677 --> 00:34:24,679 you're seeing things as they once were. 542 00:34:25,913 --> 00:34:27,782 I choose to live in the present. 543 00:34:29,517 --> 00:34:31,552 - I can't stay here. - [Kessler] Mama, come! 544 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:34,922 And if you go, and you die? 545 00:34:37,091 --> 00:34:40,594 The creatures who destroyed my planet took everything from me. 546 00:34:40,661 --> 00:34:43,364 Everything but my spirit. 547 00:34:43,431 --> 00:34:45,733 Every day that I live in that spirit 548 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:47,435 is a victory over them. 549 00:34:47,501 --> 00:34:49,670 - Someday, you will... - I'm not you. 550 00:34:49,737 --> 00:34:52,807 I can't just stay here and eat and drink and smoke 551 00:34:52,873 --> 00:34:55,710 and pretend nothing else exists outside that window. 552 00:34:59,980 --> 00:35:04,418 I'm sorry you lost your planet, but Madrigal still has a chance. 553 00:35:06,087 --> 00:35:08,589 If I don't try, I couldn't live with myself. 554 00:35:10,091 --> 00:35:11,726 I'm going to fight. 555 00:35:13,461 --> 00:35:16,464 The universe will be diminished without you in it. 556 00:35:23,704 --> 00:35:26,040 [footsteps] 557 00:35:28,109 --> 00:35:29,710 [computer beeping] 558 00:35:31,445 --> 00:35:32,913 [Cortana] Whatever you're searching for, 559 00:35:32,980 --> 00:35:34,081 I can locate it. 560 00:35:36,851 --> 00:35:38,619 Where are you? 561 00:35:38,686 --> 00:35:40,955 I'm directly connected to your auditory cortex. 562 00:35:41,021 --> 00:35:42,623 Was I not clear with you? 563 00:35:42,690 --> 00:35:44,558 Told you to leave me alone. 564 00:35:44,625 --> 00:35:46,827 Yes, you've gotten quite good at dismissing me, 565 00:35:46,894 --> 00:35:49,597 but you're not as good at targeting your search query. 566 00:35:49,663 --> 00:35:50,965 [buzz] 567 00:35:53,868 --> 00:35:56,137 [sighs] 568 00:35:56,203 --> 00:35:57,972 If I understand your objective, 569 00:35:58,038 --> 00:35:59,774 I can be helpful. 570 00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:01,742 I'm actually quite good at this. 571 00:36:06,013 --> 00:36:07,581 I'm listening. 572 00:36:07,648 --> 00:36:08,883 [scoffs] 573 00:36:12,553 --> 00:36:16,690 When I touch the artifact, I see things. 574 00:36:16,757 --> 00:36:18,025 What kind of things? 575 00:36:20,561 --> 00:36:22,463 They feel like... 576 00:36:22,530 --> 00:36:24,098 memories, I guess. 577 00:36:24,165 --> 00:36:26,700 It doesn't help me to hear what you feel. 578 00:36:26,767 --> 00:36:28,702 What do you see, exactly? 579 00:36:28,769 --> 00:36:30,104 A picnic. 580 00:36:31,806 --> 00:36:32,940 A forest. 581 00:36:35,176 --> 00:36:38,579 A dog. My dog, I think. 582 00:36:38,646 --> 00:36:40,147 Still not helpful. 583 00:36:40,214 --> 00:36:41,849 But based on the keywords in your query, 584 00:36:41,916 --> 00:36:44,218 I find 103 human colonies or moons 585 00:36:44,285 --> 00:36:46,921 containing the specific flora and fauna you are seeking. 586 00:36:46,987 --> 00:36:48,656 Would you like to see the list? 587 00:36:48,722 --> 00:36:50,191 Yes. 588 00:36:50,257 --> 00:36:51,158 Please. 589 00:36:54,662 --> 00:36:56,564 I've been to some of these planets. 590 00:36:56,630 --> 00:36:59,600 There were Spartan deployments to 23 of these planets. 591 00:37:01,802 --> 00:37:02,903 Mamore. 592 00:37:04,205 --> 00:37:05,573 Mamore. 593 00:37:07,942 --> 00:37:10,177 We lost Nora 0-9-8 on Mamore. 594 00:37:10,244 --> 00:37:13,881 Is the artifact bringing up memories of Nora 0-9-8? 595 00:37:13,948 --> 00:37:14,949 No. 596 00:37:17,685 --> 00:37:19,153 I remember losing her, I just... 597 00:37:20,554 --> 00:37:21,689 What? 598 00:37:21,755 --> 00:37:23,490 I don't feel anything. 599 00:37:23,557 --> 00:37:24,925 That's as it should be. 600 00:37:24,992 --> 00:37:26,627 The hormonal pellet in your spine 601 00:37:26,694 --> 00:37:27,928 suppresses adverse emotional responses 602 00:37:27,995 --> 00:37:29,697 and protects mission readiness. 603 00:37:29,763 --> 00:37:31,899 It's part of what makes you a Spartan. 604 00:37:31,966 --> 00:37:33,868 I know, but when I touch the artifact... 605 00:37:36,103 --> 00:37:38,205 I don't just see those memories. 606 00:37:41,842 --> 00:37:42,943 I feel them. 607 00:37:47,882 --> 00:37:50,084 [Cortana] Dr. Halsey, we have an issue. 608 00:37:53,621 --> 00:37:55,856 Master Chief, what are you doing? 609 00:37:57,925 --> 00:38:00,194 Chief is trying to remove his emotional regulator. 610 00:38:00,261 --> 00:38:01,896 - Why? - I believe it has to do 611 00:38:01,962 --> 00:38:04,098 with the visions he's been experiencing. 612 00:38:05,633 --> 00:38:07,534 - I can put him in stasis. - No, no. 613 00:38:07,601 --> 00:38:09,737 I want you to help him. 614 00:38:09,803 --> 00:38:11,939 Removing his pellet is a direct violation of Section Three, 615 00:38:12,006 --> 00:38:13,107 Regulations on Spartan Behavior. 616 00:38:13,173 --> 00:38:14,842 I'll take care of the pellet. 617 00:38:14,909 --> 00:38:17,544 It's better that he sees you as an accomplice 618 00:38:17,611 --> 00:38:19,246 rather than a spy. 619 00:38:19,313 --> 00:38:22,149 [Cortana sighs] This is not what I signed up for. 620 00:38:25,619 --> 00:38:27,154 It'll be easier if you let me help. 621 00:38:33,928 --> 00:38:35,229 Down. 622 00:38:35,296 --> 00:38:36,563 Down... 623 00:38:37,765 --> 00:38:39,900 left... there. 624 00:38:39,967 --> 00:38:42,903 Now make a 1.3-centimeter vertical incision. 625 00:38:44,305 --> 00:38:45,606 Trust me. 626 00:38:48,375 --> 00:38:50,110 Good. 627 00:38:50,177 --> 00:38:52,746 You should feel something solid at the tip of the blade. 628 00:38:54,181 --> 00:38:56,951 Twist 45 degrees and use the knife edge to... 629 00:38:57,017 --> 00:38:58,686 [John grunts] 630 00:39:09,330 --> 00:39:11,065 Thank you. 631 00:39:11,131 --> 00:39:13,600 Like I've been trying to tell you, Master Chief, 632 00:39:13,667 --> 00:39:15,202 I'm here for you. 633 00:39:47,935 --> 00:39:50,204 [distant cheer goes up] 634 00:39:57,344 --> 00:40:01,115 [laughter and chatter] 635 00:40:11,291 --> 00:40:14,194 [lively chatter] 636 00:40:19,733 --> 00:40:21,668 [chatter continues] 637 00:40:28,142 --> 00:40:30,244 [man] You're okay. You're okay. 638 00:40:30,310 --> 00:40:32,012 [chatter continues] 639 00:40:32,079 --> 00:40:34,081 [jet engines overhead] 640 00:40:50,197 --> 00:40:52,132 [woman on PA] Welcome to Reach Transit. 641 00:40:52,199 --> 00:40:54,001 Please advance to the platform for boarding. 642 00:40:54,068 --> 00:40:57,071 [woman] Cool beans! Oh, it's my ball? Oh, my ball! 643 00:40:57,137 --> 00:40:59,740 Chief, based on the readings from your limbic system, 644 00:40:59,807 --> 00:41:01,475 this is a new experience for you. 645 00:41:01,542 --> 00:41:03,177 Let me help you. 646 00:41:03,243 --> 00:41:06,747 This train makes stops at Reach Naval Academy, 647 00:41:06,814 --> 00:41:09,183 Tchakova Park, and Manassas. 648 00:41:09,249 --> 00:41:11,351 Do you know where you'd like to go? 649 00:41:18,025 --> 00:41:20,394 [man on PA] Next stop, Tchakova Park. 650 00:41:20,461 --> 00:41:22,129 Tchakova Park is our next stop. 651 00:41:26,333 --> 00:41:27,968 [laughing] 652 00:41:35,943 --> 00:41:37,978 [indistinct chatter] 653 00:41:40,948 --> 00:41:42,983 [woman] Hola, chica. 654 00:41:44,251 --> 00:41:45,819 [happy chatter] 655 00:41:49,556 --> 00:41:52,025 [chatter continues] 656 00:41:55,229 --> 00:41:57,965 [distant applause] 657 00:41:58,031 --> 00:42:00,100 [wistful classical music playing] 658 00:42:07,374 --> 00:42:10,878 [classical music continues] 659 00:42:25,159 --> 00:42:27,928 [music continues] 660 00:42:33,433 --> 00:42:35,435 [boy] Hey. It's mine. 661 00:42:38,071 --> 00:42:39,806 Thanks. 662 00:42:39,873 --> 00:42:41,308 [music continues] 663 00:42:46,547 --> 00:42:49,550 [Cortana] Is this why you've removed your pellet? 664 00:42:49,616 --> 00:42:52,019 So you could hear things differently? 665 00:42:53,587 --> 00:42:55,822 Maybe I just wanted to hear it like everyone else. 666 00:42:58,225 --> 00:42:59,560 [dog whimpers] 667 00:43:09,469 --> 00:43:12,272 [dog whines] 668 00:43:29,623 --> 00:43:31,191 [beeps] 669 00:43:31,258 --> 00:43:32,526 Cortana. 670 00:43:33,961 --> 00:43:35,395 - [beeps] - Cortana. 671 00:43:37,130 --> 00:43:38,565 - Can you open this? - Why do you need to...? 672 00:43:38,632 --> 00:43:40,000 Can you open this? 673 00:43:40,067 --> 00:43:42,002 [Halsey] Open it, Cortana. 674 00:43:43,670 --> 00:43:46,473 [beeping] 675 00:43:46,540 --> 00:43:49,276 [Cortana] Chief, do not touch the artifact. 676 00:43:49,343 --> 00:43:51,545 Each time you do, it stresses your heart and nervous system. 677 00:44:01,989 --> 00:44:03,090 [father] John! 678 00:44:04,491 --> 00:44:05,592 What did we talk about? 679 00:44:07,060 --> 00:44:08,262 [dog barks] 680 00:44:08,328 --> 00:44:09,363 I asked you what you're drawing. 681 00:44:14,001 --> 00:44:16,903 Let's have this be the end of all this nonsense, John. 682 00:44:16,970 --> 00:44:19,439 Mom! I don't want to do it! 683 00:44:20,607 --> 00:44:22,409 [gasping] 684 00:44:22,476 --> 00:44:24,911 [father] Bury it, son. 685 00:44:24,978 --> 00:44:26,647 Another one? 686 00:44:26,713 --> 00:44:28,248 See how they go together? 687 00:44:31,652 --> 00:44:33,387 - [gasps] - [Cortana] Ohh. 688 00:44:34,588 --> 00:44:36,556 [John panting] 689 00:44:39,126 --> 00:44:40,927 There's a second artifact. 690 00:44:40,994 --> 00:44:43,463 - Are you sure? - I drew it. 691 00:44:43,530 --> 00:44:45,198 Over and over. 692 00:44:45,265 --> 00:44:47,200 My mother was there. 693 00:44:47,267 --> 00:44:49,202 My father buried... 694 00:44:49,269 --> 00:44:50,370 I saw... 695 00:44:50,437 --> 00:44:52,172 I must have seen... 696 00:44:53,607 --> 00:44:55,342 What if the second artifact is what we buried? 697 00:44:55,409 --> 00:44:57,010 [Cortana] Chief, your blood pressure 698 00:44:57,077 --> 00:44:58,512 is dangerously elevated. 699 00:44:58,578 --> 00:45:00,113 We need to return to barracks right... 700 00:45:00,180 --> 00:45:01,615 Ice rings. 701 00:45:01,682 --> 00:45:04,184 The planet that I lived on had rings of ice around it. 702 00:45:04,251 --> 00:45:05,986 How many planets have rings on your list? 703 00:45:06,053 --> 00:45:07,554 Seen from the planet's surface? 704 00:45:07,621 --> 00:45:08,955 Yes. 705 00:45:09,022 --> 00:45:10,457 Only three. 706 00:45:12,092 --> 00:45:13,427 Show me. 707 00:45:16,697 --> 00:45:18,465 [birds tweeting] 708 00:45:21,668 --> 00:45:24,137 [John] This is the place. 709 00:45:24,204 --> 00:45:25,672 I'm sure of it. 710 00:45:25,739 --> 00:45:27,307 [Cortana] Eridanus Two. 711 00:45:27,374 --> 00:45:28,975 But how could I have been here? 712 00:45:29,042 --> 00:45:30,544 Eridanus is uninhabited. 713 00:45:30,610 --> 00:45:32,512 It wasn't always. 714 00:45:32,579 --> 00:45:35,415 The planet was a select site for the Reach for Life project. 715 00:45:35,482 --> 00:45:38,452 Reach for Life is an ambitious feat of human ingenuity. 716 00:45:38,518 --> 00:45:42,055 Teams of UNSC biologists, botanists, and geophysicists 717 00:45:42,122 --> 00:45:44,157 designed and built the installation 718 00:45:44,224 --> 00:45:46,526 as a self-sustaining ecosystem. 719 00:45:46,593 --> 00:45:50,330 The goal: To seed life on otherwise barren planets 720 00:45:50,397 --> 00:45:53,266 and hence to extend the reach of humankind in the galaxy. 721 00:45:53,333 --> 00:45:55,135 I'm from here. 722 00:45:55,202 --> 00:45:56,536 That's according to the promotional material. 723 00:45:58,071 --> 00:46:00,173 So this is where I lived. 724 00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:03,143 Based on your memories, it's highly likely. 725 00:46:03,210 --> 00:46:06,079 What do you mean, "based on my memories"? 726 00:46:06,146 --> 00:46:08,081 Can't you just check the records? 727 00:46:08,148 --> 00:46:09,483 The operational files were lost 728 00:46:09,549 --> 00:46:11,351 when the program was abruptly terminated. 729 00:46:11,418 --> 00:46:13,286 Why? What happened? 730 00:46:13,353 --> 00:46:16,556 A plague carried in on an unauthorized transport ship. 731 00:46:16,623 --> 00:46:19,426 It spread quickly, killing off most of the population. 732 00:46:19,493 --> 00:46:21,328 There was no cure. 733 00:46:21,395 --> 00:46:23,263 What about my parents? 734 00:46:23,330 --> 00:46:25,098 Survivors were evacuated to Ehilend, 735 00:46:25,165 --> 00:46:26,366 where you were adopted at age 6... 736 00:46:26,433 --> 00:46:27,534 Cortana! 737 00:46:28,835 --> 00:46:31,671 What happened to my parents? 738 00:46:31,738 --> 00:46:34,508 In accordance with Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon, 739 00:46:34,574 --> 00:46:37,043 the planet was sealed off to contain the virus. 740 00:46:39,513 --> 00:46:40,680 I have no other data. 741 00:46:46,286 --> 00:46:48,522 Oh. I'm sorry, Chief, I... 742 00:46:48,588 --> 00:46:50,524 [Halsey] John, what's going on? 743 00:46:50,590 --> 00:46:51,725 Dr. Halsey. 744 00:46:51,792 --> 00:46:53,126 Why are you armored up? 745 00:46:53,193 --> 00:46:54,461 When I removed my pellet, 746 00:46:54,528 --> 00:46:56,129 I realized that an altered hormonal state 747 00:46:56,196 --> 00:46:57,764 might affect my interactions with the artifact. 748 00:46:57,831 --> 00:47:00,267 - Removed your pellet? - There are two artifacts. 749 00:47:00,333 --> 00:47:02,068 The one that I found on Madrigal, 750 00:47:02,135 --> 00:47:05,138 and another one that goes with it somehow, and... 751 00:47:05,205 --> 00:47:08,742 I saw it as a child on Eridanus Two. 752 00:47:08,809 --> 00:47:10,544 Are you sure? 753 00:47:14,614 --> 00:47:17,250 The images that I've been seeing... 754 00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:22,122 they're memories. 755 00:47:22,189 --> 00:47:24,191 My memories. 756 00:47:24,257 --> 00:47:25,826 Of my family. 757 00:47:29,496 --> 00:47:31,665 We'll send some probes to Eridanus Two. 758 00:47:31,731 --> 00:47:34,167 - We'll start a survey, and... - No. 759 00:47:34,234 --> 00:47:36,436 - I'm going. - No. 760 00:47:36,503 --> 00:47:38,238 Send a probe. Stare at all the data you want. 761 00:47:38,305 --> 00:47:39,806 I need to see it for myself. 762 00:47:39,873 --> 00:47:41,441 John... 763 00:47:43,777 --> 00:47:45,779 I'll come with you. 764 00:48:01,328 --> 00:48:03,330 [Kwan] ECAM panel two. 765 00:48:04,664 --> 00:48:06,600 FMS? Where the hell is it? 766 00:48:06,666 --> 00:48:09,202 - [electricity crackles] - Ow! Damn it! 767 00:48:09,269 --> 00:48:11,338 Ow. 768 00:48:11,404 --> 00:48:15,742 These old birds, they're not like the new UNSC ships. 769 00:48:15,809 --> 00:48:17,844 FMS is on the other side. 770 00:48:17,911 --> 00:48:21,581 I'm going to free Madrigal, and you can't stop me. 771 00:48:21,648 --> 00:48:24,584 I could kill you for trying to steal my favorite ship. 772 00:48:24,651 --> 00:48:26,386 That would stop you. 773 00:48:27,821 --> 00:48:29,422 Listen, Soren, 774 00:48:29,489 --> 00:48:30,891 if I can just find my father's generals, 775 00:48:30,957 --> 00:48:33,193 I'll join the fight against Vinsher. 776 00:48:34,361 --> 00:48:36,263 I... I have money. 777 00:48:36,329 --> 00:48:37,597 [Soren] You got nothin'. 778 00:48:37,664 --> 00:48:39,165 My family is rich. 779 00:48:39,232 --> 00:48:41,167 - How rich? - Deuterium rich. 780 00:48:43,370 --> 00:48:44,571 You think what's left of your old man's army's 781 00:48:44,638 --> 00:48:46,706 got what it takes to take on Vinsher? 782 00:48:46,773 --> 00:48:48,475 Not your problem. 783 00:48:48,542 --> 00:48:50,644 All you have to do is get me to them and you get paid. 784 00:48:50,710 --> 00:48:52,512 Just like that? 785 00:48:52,579 --> 00:48:53,847 Just like that. 786 00:48:58,919 --> 00:49:00,854 Deuterium money, huh? 787 00:49:00,921 --> 00:49:02,589 I swear, you won't regret it. 788 00:49:02,656 --> 00:49:03,857 Oh, I know I won't regret it. 789 00:49:03,924 --> 00:49:06,226 I'm gonna get paid either way. 790 00:49:06,293 --> 00:49:08,261 If not from you, 791 00:49:08,328 --> 00:49:09,963 then from the bounty on your head. 792 00:49:10,030 --> 00:49:11,498 You get me? 793 00:49:22,742 --> 00:49:24,544 [electronic whining and beeping] 794 00:49:26,880 --> 00:49:28,481 [systems power up] 795 00:49:39,993 --> 00:49:41,695 [Makee, in alien language] 796 00:49:41,761 --> 00:49:43,463 [response in alien language] 797 00:49:44,631 --> 00:49:46,700 [Makee] 798 00:49:57,744 --> 00:50:00,614 [recorded conversation distorted] 799 00:50:07,754 --> 00:50:09,522 That's Sangheili. 800 00:50:09,589 --> 00:50:11,391 Fragments of the Gladius's last transmission. 801 00:50:11,458 --> 00:50:14,327 Electromagnetic scatter corrupted the signal. 802 00:50:14,394 --> 00:50:16,596 A.I.'s been able to partially reconstruct it, 803 00:50:16,663 --> 00:50:18,398 so no idea who's doing the talking. 804 00:50:18,465 --> 00:50:20,767 It's probably an Elite. They run the show. 805 00:50:20,834 --> 00:50:22,669 Grunts are chatty, but not over comms. 806 00:50:22,736 --> 00:50:24,404 So, what are they saying? 807 00:50:24,471 --> 00:50:25,672 I'll work on it... 808 00:50:25,739 --> 00:50:27,374 soon as I recover from my system crash. 809 00:50:28,742 --> 00:50:30,744 - Power surge? - No, it was after that, 810 00:50:30,810 --> 00:50:34,414 right about the time Parangosky created parallel teams. 811 00:50:35,949 --> 00:50:37,651 Dr. Halsey's headed off on a mission, 812 00:50:37,717 --> 00:50:41,488 away from Fleetcom and away from the artifact. 813 00:50:41,554 --> 00:50:43,590 Keep your critical data behind a firewall 814 00:50:43,657 --> 00:50:46,426 and use your time wisely. 815 00:50:46,493 --> 00:50:47,894 [distorted voice] Got it. 816 00:50:53,033 --> 00:50:55,035 [Halsey] So, this is it. 817 00:50:55,101 --> 00:50:57,737 It's what Cortana was able to generate 818 00:50:57,804 --> 00:50:59,572 based on John's description. 819 00:50:59,639 --> 00:51:01,875 You saw what the smaller one was capable of. 820 00:51:01,941 --> 00:51:05,445 Can you imagine the combined potential? 821 00:51:05,512 --> 00:51:07,981 You really think we'll find the other piece on Eridanus? 822 00:51:08,048 --> 00:51:09,916 Or is John just imagining it? 823 00:51:13,787 --> 00:51:15,722 [Halsey] It's impossible to say. 824 00:51:18,525 --> 00:51:21,494 The mind is certainly capable of invention. 825 00:51:27,600 --> 00:51:30,370 Particularly when we're lost in the dark... 826 00:51:32,605 --> 00:51:33,673 and desperate. 827 00:51:43,950 --> 00:51:45,952 But if we want to separate 828 00:51:46,019 --> 00:51:49,456 what's real from what's imagined... 829 00:51:51,691 --> 00:51:52,959 we really have no choice. 830 00:51:55,595 --> 00:51:58,364 We have to see for ourselves. 831 00:51:58,431 --> 00:52:00,533 And if returning to Eridanus 832 00:52:00,600 --> 00:52:03,403 brings back other memories for John... 833 00:52:03,470 --> 00:52:06,740 the truth could bring us all down. 834 00:52:10,510 --> 00:52:13,546 [Halsey] That is what Cortana is for. 835 00:52:13,613 --> 00:52:16,616 [music rises] 836 00:52:28,161 --> 00:52:31,998 [end theme music plays]