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MI6 agent Finola and CIA agent Bryan Beneventi are jointly investigating alien spacecraft debris that has been falling to earth over the past six months. Some strange phenomena have been occurring wherever the alien spacecraft debris appears.

When mysterious wreckage starts falling from the sky, two agents from two different continents must work together to investigate why each fragment has an unpredictable and powerful effect on humankind.

Primary Title
  • Debris
Episode Title
  • Pilot
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 8 December 2021
Start Time
  • 00 : 45
Finish Time
  • 01 : 35
Duration
  • 50:00
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • TVNZ 2
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • When mysterious wreckage starts falling from the sky, two agents from two different continents must work together to investigate why each fragment has an unpredictable and powerful effect on humankind.
Episode Description
  • MI6 agent Finola and CIA agent Bryan Beneventi are jointly investigating alien spacecraft debris that has been falling to earth over the past six months. Some strange phenomena have been occurring wherever the alien spacecraft debris appears.
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
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Science fiction
(OMINOUS MUSIC) (OMINOUS MUSIC CONTINUES) (KNOCK ON DOOR) - You're early. This case will help you get it through Customs. (SUSPENSFUL MUSIC) - We happy? - Chuffed. - Great... cos I got this one too. - (CHUCKLES) You didn't tell us about that. - No. I just got my hands on this one. It was found on a roof on a farm in Wisconsin. That's the black market. Sometimes you just get lucky. - Yeah, we'll take that one, too. Yeah. You bring me more of this and, uh, it's yours. - Excuse me. Federal agents. - Did this man check in this morning? - Uh, yeah. I checked him in a half hour ago. -What room? -1423. -Yeah, I'm gonna need to speak to your manager right away. - 1423, go. - Leave. Leave now. Orbital on their way up. - Run. - What? Hey! (ELEVATOR DINGS) - Excuse me, where's room 1423? (DARK, PULSING MUSIC) - What other exits are there besides the lobby? - Service exit at the rear` - Hey! - Move! (WOMAN SHOUTS) - Mezzanine level in the restaurant. - Stop! Federal agents! - No! - Stop! (CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO) (THUDS) (CAR ALARM BLARES) - North side, street level. (INTENSE MUSIC) (PIANO MUSIC) Captions by Able. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able (INSTRUMENT TRILLS, BEEPS) - What have you got? - Clicking in at 200 LDUs, down from 460. - (SIGHS) Witnesses? - Nothing we can't handle. - How far out is the situation team? - Is this the only piece? - So far. We're combing the hotel for any more. Seems to have the same properties as the pieces found in Debris Field 707 in Manchester. - It's a different colour, though. Darker. (MACHINE TRILLS) (STATIC CRACKLES) - Hey. I just pulled the CCTV footage. Here. You ever seen them before? - No. All right, well, I'll cross-check with MI6 and Interpol. Do you need anything before I wipe the servers? - No, ma'am. All good. Thank you. - All right. (CELLPHONE RINGS) - This is Ferris. - It's me. - Have the Americans seen - these men before? - No. - At least that's what they say. They're supposed to be transparent, but I know for a fact they're not. This partnership is important to our two countries but don't underestimate Bryan. - I'm not. - Despite the coalition, I expect the Americans have been instructed to put their interests first, just like we have. Remember, Maddox pulled him out of an MP prison in Afghanistan. He must be valuable, but he's had his own troubles. Be aware of that. (PHONE RINGS) - He's dead? - Correct. He left a nacho at the scene, but we retrieved it. The buyers got away. No idea who they are. Finola's uploading a video to us and MI6 right now. - OK. I'll check it out. They couldn't have been working for the Russians or the Chinese. We have eyes on their agents. Let me try to track them down through some of the other intelligence agencies. So, how is it working out with Finola? - Well, obviously she's falling in love with me and trying to keep it professional. - OK, copy that, gorgeous. It's gonna work out? - She's settling in. I'm not sure yet she's got the stomach for it. I know her father was George Jones, but we're a long way from the physics lab. We'll see. Ready to go? - Yeah. - Mum? - Yeah? - I saw on the Internet there were these men at the circus who walk on tightropes, and they don't have any nets. - That's really dangerous. (CYMBALS JINGLE) And you know those guys practice for that their whole lives? You really` you really gotta be good at that stuff if` (COUGHS) ...if you're gonna... If you're` If you're gonna` (COUGHS) (JINGLES) (JINGLES) (DARK MUSIC) (PULSING MUSIC) - Upon touching Debris 231b, a subset of type 34, the subject appeared to phase through approximately 14 stories of inorganic matter. She impacted in the hotel ballroom, resulting in her death. The subject... (SIGHS) She was Carlotta Orlov, 33... single mother of two. The family has been notified. The coroner has reclassified her death as... accidental to correspond with her injuries. (CELLPHONE CHIMES) Hey, we've got a new Debris event. Can you pull it up? - Why are we turning? - A new incident report just came through. We're diverting to Kansas. - Outstanding. Why are you still working? - How do you think our reports get done, Bryan? - Somebody else does them? Oh! Oh. Well, keep up the good work. - Did you take those from the hotel? Why do you do this? - I wanna be sure the good guys get this technology before anyone else. I came back from Afghanistan. What do you want me to do? I'm not gonna become an accountant. I'm not gonna sell Jeeps. I don't think I'm gonna cure cancer, so this is really my way of contributing. Isn't that why you're here? - I believe this technology, if understood properly, can end famine, cure sickness. I think what we're doing here will absolutely change the course of humanity. - And in the wrong hands, it could be the end of humanity. - Well, don't you think there's a reason that this is all happening? I mean, there are billions of stars, billions of planets. The odds that this Debris found us are impossible. - That's the job. Impossible. - I don't know if you know this, but my dad was the first astrophysicist to be told the truth about what they found. And when he saw all the Hubble Telescope shots of the wrecked spacecraft, which was spectacular, the Debris cloud was huge. And when those pieces finally started to arrive... He's the one who said it best. He said that... it finally made him believe again. I find that comforting, not scary. Maybe it's in my blood. - Well, at least he got a chance to see that it got here before he died. - Well... I don't know if Debris found us, or if it was helped here somehow. But these beings have given us a gift. And I for one know that the world needs it. - Is he why you're here? Big shoes to fill. - I didn't get this job because of my last name. - I believe that. (AIRPLANE BEEPS) - I'm gonna send the reports, and go get changed. - Tom? -Yeah. - Finola Jones, Bryan Beneventi. - Farmer found her, local PD called the FBI, they called us. We think she's a missing person that was called in late last night, Amy Morrison. We haven't found any Debris, though. - What'd you tell them? - Nothing I didn't have to. - Oh... Wow. - That's new. - Incredible. - It's like she's taking on some of the Debris attributes. She's defying gravity. - Maybe manipulating the Earth's electric field. Yeah. Some sort of magnetic levitation. - She's clocking in on the Laghari at a 4.5. We don't know when she died. It could've been higher. When was the last day of atmospheric entry? - We had activity here two weeks ago. - Well, the wind took her here, so there's no telling where she came in contact with it. Let's run a SAT scan and see if it comes up with any signatures. - You got it. - I'm gonna call the team and set up a lab. - It's not blowing in that direction. - What? - The wind, it's not blowing in the direction she's moving. (EERIE MUSIC BUILDS) (SOARING MUSIC) (EERIE MUSIC BUILDS) - Why are you smirking at me, Bryan? - Because I missed you, Sharon. - Are the bodies all in there? (CELLPHONE CHIMES) - Police reports. Uh, two of them reported missing in the past week. - So what connects them? - UM... nothing. No mutual friends, they don't work together. The only thing is they all live in Wichita. (EERIE MUSIC) - How can they be alive with no pulse, no heartbeat? - Their cells are functioning. There's brain activity, highly synchronized, even after the cessation of cerebral blood flow. They're still processing, but they've basically been drained of their muscular action potential. They have no impulses. - Are they aware? - If they are, either they can't communicate, or they don't want to. All I can tell you for sure is they're degrading quickly. We could lose them before you find the Debris that caused this. (CELLPHONE BUZZES) - They found Amy Morrison's car. - Found the bodies three miles that way. - Nothing. Excuse me. What's beyond these fields here? - More fields. - What's past those fields, funny guy? - Well, there's a strip mall. That's the closest thing. - Bryan. I asked for a list of all the victim's emergency contacts. A male, James Vandeberg, is the only one whose family hasn't responded. - Hey, we picked up Amy Morrison on CCTV from a convenience store six miles back. - Is that her son? - No. She doesn't have any children. - Well, who is that then? - Let me see. - Tom, get an APB out, do whatever you gotta do to find that kid. - All right. - Let's check in on the Vandeberg family. (KNOCKS ON DOOR) Mrs Vandeberg? - Bryan... (CELLPHONE RINGS) - Dr Sharon Bhandari, please. Yes, it's Agent Finola Jones. Tell her it's urgent. Yeah, I'll hold. Sharon? It's me. We're gonna need a medical team. We found Mr Vandeberg's wife. (EERIE MUSIC) (INSTRUMENT TRILLS) - Bryan? - There was this piece in Missouri, evaporated a lake in the Ozarks. It's roughly the same size. It's got a lot of the same attributes. But this one's way low on the Laghari. Federal agents. - Is anyone home? Bryan. That's the boy in the car with Amy Morrison. This is his house. Why was he in her car? - There's a sister. - No. The boy's name is Kieran Vandeberg. His sister is Isla Vandeberg, she's around 15 years old. - Found her. - Get these names off to local PD. - Moore Hill Boarding School. This is a tuition statement. - This is seven miles away. - Huh. Why is she going to a boarding school that's so close to home? - Wait, wait, wait. I don't understand. What happened to them? - Uh, well, we're not sure yet, but we have some of our best people looking after them. Isla, we're desperately trying to locate your little brother Kieran. Can you give us some information on him? - Is this some kind of joke? My brother died seven months ago in a car accident. - What? - Hi. Are you OK? Where's your mum? Is she inside? Come with me, I'll take you in. It's OK. (CYMBALS JINGLE) - Mum? -Yeah, honey? - I saw on the Internet, there were these men at the circus who walk on tightropes, and they don't have any nets. - Wow. That's scary stuff. (GENTLE MUSIC) - Hey, team's here. - So are we now saying that the Debris pulled his body from the ground and added meat to his bones? - No, not that. - How do you know? - He was cremated. - It's out there, Jack. Can't miss it. (TENSE MUSIC) (SHIMMERING MUSIC) - Mum. - A few days ago, my mum and dad wanted me to come home. They said they had something to show me, something that I wouldn't believe. She was happy, ecstatic. She hadn't been that way in a long time, not since Kieran died. And then... the next day, I-I got a text saying I shouldn't come, insisting that I don't. What happened to them? You said you would tell me what happened. - Why were you going to a boarding school that was so close to your home? - After my brother, um` My mom couldn't... get over it. We fought, like, a lot. Like, all the time. We went to therapy, all of us. So I decided it would be best if I left the house for a little while. I told my mom... that if she hadn't taken my brother to the gas station to get candy that day, they wouldn't have been driving down that road when the drunk driver hit them. My brother wouldn't have died. - Excuse me. - I know what grief can do to a person. How it makes you feel really... alone, right? Yeah. My mum died of cancer two years ago. And my dad, well... he couldn't get over her death no matter how hard he tried, and... Yeah, I lost him too a short time later. I was completely lost, just closed off from everyone. I know that you're strong. And I know that whatever you might have said to your mum, she still loves you. You're OK. They're bringing her to a friend's house until her aunt can get here from Wyoming. - That was bad back there. Sorry. I... I didn't know what to say. - It's OK. I'm sure there are things you're worse at. - I knew someone like her once. - Ah. Well, everyone's got a past, Bryan. I always find when I give a part of myself, I don't know, I always get so much more back. Connection. It's all we really have to keep us on the ground here. You know, when you were outside greeting the team, I went out to the Debris, because I wanted to run some DF tests on it. It manifested a vision of my mother In my mind. From my memory. - It only clocked in at an 85. It's as if the Debris pulled that memory from me because it felt my longing for her. I think this is all about Mary Vandeberg. I think it's her grief that caused her dead son to manifest. She probably thought it was a miracle when she saw her son alive. So she calls her daughter to come` - Right. And then 24 hours later, she says don't come. Something happened. - Yeah. We heard what Sharon said. They were all being drained of energy. - Maybe he had to drain the dad to continue to exist. - Yeah. Like it's using people as batteries. - Right, and then the dad's been out there in the field` - The kid needs another battery, someone else. The closest person he had to him was his mum, so he drains her, and now it's just running on autopilot, finding other people to drain. - (VOICE WHISPERS) Jenna Goldland... Jenna Goldland... Jenna Goldland... - (MAN WHISPERS) Jenna Goldland... (WHISPERING CONTINUES, MULTIPLE VOICES OVERLAP) - Jenna Goldland. - It's a theory. Anyway... (CELLPHONE RINGS) - Hi, Sharon. Who's Jenna Goldland? - That's my mother's name. - That's my mother's name. How could they know my mother's name? They're obviously somehow still connected to the Debris. - They must still be aware. - There's a way to still reach them. - Another woman was reported missing from outside a restaurant. She left with a child that matches the boy's description. (POLICE RADIO CHATTER) (INTENSE MUSIC) - Freeze! - Holloway? - (GASPS) Help me. (WHEEZES) Help me. Help me. - (OVER RADIO) We picked up an atmospheric disruption under the bridge. Route 4. - Pulling in now. Keep your bird in the air. - We got tyre tracks. - We got one of them. He teleported into the bridge support. He's one of the same guys from the hotel yesterday who bought the nacho. Who are they? - Whoever they are, they have something we don't. - This is an organized group. There's no way two individuals would be funded the way they need to be in order to find this. - All right. I'm having the body transported here. I'll be in touch. - Bryan? I was thinking about the different connections between the victims. They were all found in the same field near that canal. So I pulled the actual accident report. That's where the crash took place. That's where he died. When the car was hit head-on, it came to a stop in that water. I mean, is he taking them there? - His sister said they stopped at a gas station before they crashed. The woman we found in the field, Amy Morrison, Tom showed us footage of her with the boy, remember? - -Mm-hmm. - We passed that gas station when we drove in. It's on the same road. I think you're right. I think he's taking her on the same route the night he died. (BELL JINGLES) - My son loves these candies. They're like sour but sweet at the same time. - Yeah, right there. - Oh, thanks so much. (BELL JINGLES) - Good evening, ma'am. Agent Beneventi. Can I talk to you just for a few seconds? The boy in the car, do you know who that is? - That's my son. - He's, uh, he's not your son. - What are you talking about? - What's your name? - Kieran. (CYMBALS JINGLE) - You're not Kieran. You don't belong here. - I'm wanted here. - (PANTS) - Ma'am. Ma'am. - Let go of me. - I'm not going to hurt you. - Let me go! - You have to understand` - Why are you doing this? - Nobody's going to hurt him. - (GASPS) (CYMBALS JINGLE) - (PANTS) - What the` Oh, my` (SIRENS WAIL IN DISTANCE) (CELLPHONE RINGS) - Tom. - The unit should be with you already. I'm on you way to your 20. - Negative. No. You said you know where they're going. - After what I just saw, even if we get to her, there isn't anything we can do. I can't help her there. - What do you want me to do? - I need you to get Isla. They're not in any pain. My partner thinks that your mother's grief is what's causing this. This isn't her fault, but I need you to reach her so we can stop it. - Can she hear me? - She has to. My partner's life depends on it. - Mum? Mum, I need you to wake up. Mum, wake up, please. Please wake up. Please wake up, Mum. I didn't get to say good-bye to Kieran. I can't` I can't say goodbye to you and Dad, too. (SOBS) Please wake up. It's not working. I can't do this. - I know you're scared. I'm scared, too. But you have to try to tell her how much you need her. I know... from experience... that you will not be able to forgive yourself if you don't. - (SNIFFLES) Mum... I realise that we need to hold on to what we have. I'm so sorry for leaving. And I know` I know how much it hurts, but he's not coming back. We're the only ones. You, me, and Dad, we're the only ones who can remember what we had. I didn't think I could be there for you. It's just me now. That's why it's so important for us to hold on to each other. (SOBS) I'm here for you, Mom. Please come back to me. Please. (SOARING MUSIC) (ALL GASP) - (GASPS) - Mum! - Isla... Oh, Mum! (SOBS, LAUGHS) (SOARING MUSIC) (SIRENS WAIL IN DISTANCE) - (EXHALES) Thanks. (CHUCKLES) - What was it like? - Terrifying. But beautiful. I could feel what her experience was. When she found it, the` the Debris, when she was around it... ...it understood her. Every day, she would go to it, and it would make her dream of him. And then one morning, she went to it, and he was standing there. So real. She just... missed him so much. - You went through a lot. I'll debrief Mary Vandeberg. You don't have to do it. - No, that's, um... that's exactly why I need to do it. I just went through it too. And I understand. What? - I'm not used to opening up to people. This job is about being alone. It's supposed to be. It's been a long time since I worked with somebody who's looked at me like another human being. (CELLPHONE RINGS) - Hey. I'm on the plane. - We ID'd the guy we pulled from the pillar. He's an English national, former SAS. We have him arriving from London at JFK last week, traveling with the other one. No idea who he is, but they weren't alone. - Hey. - Are we clear? - No, I'm just on board. - Yeah. - They were with George Jones. - That's impossible. - Really? I'm looking at him on the monitor right now. He's alive. Got into the country through an alias. - What are you not telling me? - That's all I can share for now. MI6 stays out of it. - Do you know what you're asking me to do? It's her father. - I know you can handle it. (SUSPENSFUL MUSIC) (INSTRUMENTS TRILL) (MUSIC BUILDS) - We are traveling 27,300 feet per second. (BEEP) Distance from Earth ` 9,078 nautical miles. (BEEP) Object descending rapidly. Estimates show 29 minutes away from touchdown in the North-western Hemisphere. (BEEP) Captions by Able. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.
Subjects
  • Television programs--United States