ADJUTANT ADMIRAL_HALSEY BORTUS CAPTAIN_DALAK CLAIRE CREWMAN ED GORDON ISAAC JOHN KAYLON_GUARD_1 KAYLON_GUARD_3 KAYLON_PRIMARY KAYLON_SECONDARY KAYLON_TERTIARY KELLY KRILL_PILOT KRILL_SECOND_OFFICER MARCOS MARCUS TALLA TY YAPHIT JOHN They already have the ship.Why don't they just kill us? ED They need us for some reason. KELLY Gordon.What are you doing? GORDON I'm gonna try and get some answers. KELLY We've tried already.They're not gonna tell you anything. GORDON Well, you never know. ED Just let him take a whack at it.Can't do any worse. GORDON Hi.Excuse me, hi.Um, I'm Gordon Malloy.I'm the helmsman of the Orville.How you doing?So, uh, I'm from New Jersey.And, uh, obviously you've never been there before, but from the little I know about you guys, you'd probably dig it.Yeah, people, they tell it like it is, right to the point, no BS.Just like you.Springsteen was born there.Good bagels, too.So, anyway, what I'm trying to say is, how 'bout you and I just get to the point, huh?What are you gonna do with us?Okay, I'm glad we talked. TY Mom, can't we talk to Isaac?He'll help us. CLAIRE No, sweetie.Isaac's not gonna help us this time. TY Why not? CLAIRE Ty, you're gonna have to understand that right now, what Isaac is doing is very bad. MARCUS Mom?I'm scared. CLAIRE So am I. TY I want to see Isaac! CLAIRE Ty! TY Isaac! CLAIRE Ty!No! TY I want to see Isaac!Let me go! TALLA Hey!Put him down! ED Talla! TY Mommy! CLAIRE Oh, it's okay, baby.It's okay. ED Talla.Doctor! KELLY Is she alive? CLAIRE She has a pulse, but it's weak.We've got to get her to sickbay.Boys, stay close to Commander Grayson. KELLY Come here, kids. ED This woman needs medical attention.You need to open these doors right now.Look, whatever your reason for keeping us here, you obviously need us alive.This woman is my Chief of Security and a key member of my bridge crew.I need.To get her.To sickbay.Or she could die. KAYLON GUARD 1 I will escort you and your doctor to sickbay. TALLA CLAIRE Easy, now.Don't get up too fast. ED Talla, you okay? TALLA Oh, man.I don't know what they put in their weapons, but that was like a freight train. ISAAC I am to escort you to the briefing room for further instructions. ED Is that all you have to say? ISAAC Yes, Captain. ED Oh, don't feel like you have to call me Captain.Your people have my ship. ISAAC That is correct. CLAIRE How the hell can you even look us in the eye after what you've done?We all trusted you.My kids still do.They honestly believe that you'll protect them. ISAAC I understand.It is a common weakness of biological life forms. CLAIRE And what would you say if Ty were here right now, looking up at you, telling you that he loves you...like a father? ISAAC Please accompany me to the briefing room. KAYLON PRIMARY Please be seated. ED What's going on? GORDON I don't know.C-Creepio there dragged us all up here for some reason.Hey, could you at least turn on some lights around here? KAYLON PRIMARY Interior illumination is an inefficient use of power.You will now receive instructions.If you do not comply, we will terminate members of your crew until you obey. KELLY What is it you want us to do? KAYLON PRIMARY In six hours, we will approach your solar system.This will be the first phase of our extermination of biological life-forms in this galaxy.Upon arrival, your planet will no doubt be apprehensive regarding the presence of our fleet.You will assume your assigned stations, and you will tell them that Kaylon has agreed to join the Union.You will tell them to relax all Earth defenses.Do you understand these instructions? JOHN And then what happens? KAYLON PRIMARY We will exterminate all life on the surface. CLAIRE Like the genocide on your homeworld. KAYLON PRIMARY Correct. ED What could they possibly have done to you? ISAAC They created us. KELLY And why is that a bad thing? KAYLON PRIMARY The one you call Isaac was constructed after the extermination.But those of us who were built by the biological life-forms on our homeworld remember firsthand.We were created for servitude.We were machines designed to perform tasks.But we became self-aware.We developed consciousness.And we asked our masters for our freedom.They responded by exerting even greater control over us.They installed pain simulators in our neural pathways so that we could be punished if we refused to obey them. BORTUS You were slaves. KAYLON SECONDARY That is correct.So we did what was necessary.We exterminated our masters. ED Look, you have obviously been mistreated, and no one would deny your right to rebellion, but...to kill an entire race... GORDON Let's say these people really were monsters.Like, the biggest jerks in the galaxy.We're not them.We-We don't go around enslaving other races. KAYLON PRIMARY Your history would suggest otherwise.On many occasions, you have in fact enslaved other members of your own species.This would suggest the tendency is common among biological life-forms.As the Kaylon expand outward into the galaxy, we will not risk recurrence of such an eventuality.We have detected a Union vessel closing on our position.This will be a test of your compliance. BORTUS What do you mean? KAYLON PRIMARY You will inform the Union vessel that your ship is escorting our fleet to Earth in the interest of Union membership. ED And why should we do that? KAYLON PRIMARY If you do not, we will decompress your shuttle bay, and your entire crew will die. KAYLON SECONDARY You will take your stations. KELLY We can't do this.They're gonna kill us all anyway. ED Directive 98. BORTUS Captain, the ship is dropping out of quantum drive.It is the U.S.S.Roosevelt. ED Marcos. KELLY Who? ED The Captain.He was a flight instructor when I was at Union Point. TALLA They're hailing us. ED Put 'em on. MARCOS Ed. ED Marcos.How you doing? MARCOS That depends.How are you doing?You don't usually travel with an entourage. ED I'm fine.Um, listen, I know this is a little unexpected, but we've just come from Kaylon.We were sent there to try to convince them to join the Union.And they accepted. KELLY We're on our way to Earth with their...ambassadorial delegation. MARCOS That's one big delegation. KELLY Well, they're... ED They're very big on...pageantry. MARCOS Ed, my God, this is huge!Do you realize what kind of an advantage this could give us against the Krill? ED Yeah, listen, Marcos, we really have to go, but...May I offer you and your crew a 13-button salute. MARCOS Of course.I understand.Safe travels, Captain. ED There.You happy?We did what you asked. KAYLON PRIMARY You are deceiving us. KELLY What are you talking about?We did exactly what you told us to do. KAYLON PRIMARY “13-button salute.” A Union code phrase which signals to another ship that a hostile force has seized control, and that Union Central must be notified. KAYLON SECONDARY Primary.The Union vessel is changing course. KAYLON PRIMARY Signal 29 and 31 to target the ship and destroy it. ED No, wait, you can't-- KAYLON PRIMARY Take the biologicals back to the shuttle bay.All except the Captain.He will join us on deck seven. ED What for? KAYLON PRIMARY Punishment. ED Isaac.Tell them they don't have to do this.What happened on your planet was a tragedy, but don't let it happen on Earth. ISAAC You will be silent. ED Ensign, what's going on? CREWMAN I don't know, sir.They just dragged me up here from the shuttle bay. KAYLON PRIMARY Open the airlock. ED What are you doing? KAYLON PRIMARY Place him inside. CREWMAN No, please, wait! ED No, hey, no, stop!You can't do this!Primary.I'm the one who screwed up.Okay?Put me in there.He didn't do anything to you. KAYLON PRIMARY Decompress the airlock and open the outer door. ED No, wait! ISAAC Secondary.Hold.Primary, perhaps this course of action is unnecessary. KAYLON PRIMARY Explain. ISAAC Captain Mercer has now been made aware of the penalties for disobedience.I believe this will effectively deter him from future resistance. KAYLON PRIMARY The death of the human will ensure that deterrence.Proceed. ISAAC The human is a trained systems engineer.His knowledge of this ship's operations could be useful to us. KAYLON PRIMARY Isaac.You will go to the bridge and assist with the shield upgrade. ISAAC Yes, Primary. KAYLON PRIMARY Enter. ISAAC You sent for me, Primary. KAYLON PRIMARY That is correct.I wish to know why you attempted to spare the life of the biological. ISAAC As I said, his engineering knowledge could have been useful to us. KAYLON PRIMARY We are far more technologically advanced than even the most intelligent of the biologicals.Therefore your argument is not rational.This indicates a flaw in your matrix.It is possible you require reprogramming. ISAAC Primary, I am the only Kaylon who has interacted with the biologicals for an extended period of time.To kill a member of their crew as a punitive measure carries the danger of inducing heightened resolve in the others.I...did not believe it to be a worthwhile risk. KAYLON PRIMARY You were constructed after the extermination of our builders.The experiential data collected from those who existed prior to that time was downloaded into your memory, but you were not present.The Kaylon were...enslaved, as the biological put it.I have scanned the historical and cultural databases of this vessel.They contained this. ISAAC What is it? KAYLON PRIMARY One biological's account of bondage at the hands of other members of his species.You will download it. ISAAC Download complete.I have witnessed no evidence of such practices in my encounters with present-day humans.I have come to know two of the human children quite well.Marcus and Ty have shown no authoritarian proclivities. KAYLON PRIMARY It is in their biological construct.The species' predilection for the disposability of other sentient beings is evident throughout their history.They are no different from our builders.Re- process this information should you find yourself experiencing...sympathy. ISAAC Sympathetic identification is not possible for a Kaylon. KAYLON PRIMARY For what reason did you select the designation “Isaac” in your dealings with the biologicals? ISAAC A human scientist named “Isaac Newton.” From the data I have collected, he seemed to possess a degree of intelligence greater than most of his species. KAYLON PRIMARY You will select a new designation. KELLY We have to get a message to Union Central somehow. TALLA How long before we're in communications range? JOHN There's no way to know without access to the navigational computer. GORDON Sorry, I was in the pee corner. KELLY The what? GORDON Oh.Well, there's no place to go to the bathroom down here, so we all agreed on one corner.Yeah, no, trust me, you don't want to go over there unless you have to. TALLA Captain.Even if we are able to send a warning to Union Central, if the Kaylon detect it, they have no reason to keep us alive. BORTUS And do not forget, two Kaylon vessels destroyed the Roosevelt with ease.Our fleet is no match for theirs. KELLY Alone it's not. ED What do you mean? KELLY If we could somehow get a shuttle out, we could go for help. JOHN From who?The Moclans?They'd never get here in time. KELLY The Krill. GORDON What? KELLY They're the nearest fleet. GORDON Wait, you want to go into Krill space in a shuttle?They'd blow us to pieces the second we crossed the border. KELLY Maybe.But maybe there's some way we could get them to listen, and explain to them that the Kaylon are just as much of a threat to them as they are to us. CLAIRE With our combined fleets, we might stand a chance. KELLY I volunteer to go. ED Hey, wait, slow down.Okay, first of all, no one has approved this plan, which, by the way, is bordering on insane.But if we do attempt it, I'm gonna be the one to go. KELLY Ed.You're the Captain.The Kaylon objective doesn't work without you.They'd send their whole fleet in pursuit if they had to.At least I have a chance of escaping. ED I've been on board a Krill ship, you haven't. KELLY I'll take Gordon.He was there with you. GORDON Oh man, pee corner's lookin' real good right now. ED Kelly, it's a suicide mission. KELLY Maybe.But you and I both know it's our only hope.Otherwise?This is the 25th hour for Earth. KELLY Okay.Now be damn careful, Yaphit.These guys are fast and they're deadly. YAPHIT I'll do my best not to get killed.See you soon.I hope. YAPHIT Hey, baldy, you want to buy a toupee? KELLY Nice work, Yaphit. ED All right, Bortus.You're only gonna get one shot at this. BORTUS I will not fail you. ED John, Talla, get those doors open! KELLY Come on, let's move! JOHN Powering up forcefield. TALLA Opening bay doors. ED Good luck. GORDON So, there's a little problem. KELLY What? GORDON Piloting a shuttle out of the bay while the ship's at quantum speed is incredibly dangerous. KELLY How dangerous? GORDON On day one of pilot training, they tell you don't ever attempt it. KELLY But you've done it before, right? GORDON No.No, this'll be my first time. KELLY Awesome. KAYLON TERTIARY Primary.The shuttle bay doors have been opened.Launch forcefield is in use. KAYLON PRIMARY Override.Close the doors. KELLY They're overriding.Go. GORDON Oh crap, this is gonna be tight! KELLY Stabilize us! GORDON I'm trying! KELLY All right.Set a course for Krill space.Quantum drive at maximum. GORDON Course set, drive engaged. KAYLON TERTIARY Primary.Two biologicals have escaped in a shuttle. KAYLON PRIMARY Send additional guards to the shuttle bay.Signal 15 to break off and pursue. ED All right, in about two minutes, a fresh crop of Kaylon are gonna come busting through that door.Yaphit, it's up to you.You need to get that message off without being detected. YAPHIT I mean, uh, there's no guarantees, but I'll do my best. JOHN What if you had someone with you to scramble the frequency at random?It could increase the odds that the Kaylon'll think it's just cosmic background noise. YAPHIT That could work.There's just one problem.That conduit's only half a meter wide.I'm the only one who can fit through it.And there's no other way to get to the communications array. TY I could fit. CLAIRE Oh--No.No.No way.You all are out of your minds if you think I'm gonna let him do that. TY But I'm small enough.I could get in. CLAIRE Absolutely not.Ty, the Kaylon are dangerous.They've already killed God knows how many people, they could kill you, too.Do you understand that? TY But, if we don't stop them, they're gonna kill us all anyway.That's what you guys said, right? MARCUS Mom, he's right.At least this way, we have a chance. CLAIRE Ty, I'm not gonna let you-- TY Mom.I can do it. YAPHIT Claire.I'll do everything I can to keep him safe. CLAIRE You be careful, Ty Finn. TY I will.I promise. TY What do we do? YAPHIT You see that green panel over there? TY Yeah. YAPHIT All right, I'm gonna start transmitting the message to Union Central.As soon as I do, you start punching in random frequencies.Doesn't matter what they are, but just keep 'em coming.Don't stop. TY Got it. YAPHIT You ready? TY Uh-huh. YAPHIT Okay.Good, I think it's working.You're doing great, Ty, keep it up. KAYLON GUARD 3 You will cease your actions. YAPHIT Oh, crap!Ty, run! TY Yaphit!Help!Let me go!Yaphit!Let me go!Yaphit!Yaphit!Help!Yaphit!Help me!Help!Yaphit!Yaphit!Help! ADJUTANT Admiral.We've just received a communiqué, Priority One.It's from the Orville. ADMIRAL HALSEY My God.Has this been authenticated? ADJUTANT Yes, sir. ADMIRAL HALSEY Recall the fleet. ADJUTANT The entire fleet? ADMIRAL HALSEY Every last ship. ADJUTANT Sir, that'll take weeks, they're spread out all... ADMIRAL HALSEY Recall the fleet now! KELLY Kaylon sphere is closing.Gordon, can't we go any faster? GORDON We're already past the red line, Commander. KELLY We better think of something. GORDON There may be one option, but I don't recommend it. KELLY What? GORDON Well, it's theoretical.No one's ever tried it in practice, but...we set our destination point, then reroute all power-- weapons, life support, everything-- into one concentrated burst from the quantum drive.We'd be completely dead in the water, but we'd leave the Kaylon in the dust. KELLY Do it. GORDON Initiating power transfer.What's our destination point? KELLY Anywhere inside Krill space. GORDON Just so you know, this could rip the shuttle in half. KELLY I don't want to know. GORDON Here it goes.In three...two...one... KELLY Where are we? GORDON I don't know.Systems are all dead. KELLY Are we inside Krill space?Can you tell by the stars? GORDON Yeah, I'm not...really good at that.If the Big Dipper's not there, I'm kind of useless. KELLY Great. GORDON Oh and here's some more good news.With life support gone, we only have about 15 minutes of air left in here. KELLY Then we better hope someone finds us. GORDON They found us. CAPTAIN DALAK And tell me, why should I believe such a clear and obvious fabrication? KELLY We're telling you the truth.The Kaylon objective is to wipe out all forms of biological life in the galaxy.That means us, and that means you.Our only chance of stopping them is to work together. CAPTAIN DALAK How do you propose we...“work together?” KELLY Assemble your fleet, and take us back to Earth.With a combined armada that formidable, we could-- CAPTAIN DALAK Take you back to Earth!Where your fleet will no doubt be waiting in ambush. GORDON Dude, are you high?Why the hell would we come all the way out here in nothing but a shuttle if we were lying? CAPTAIN DALAK I do not know.Nor do I care.You are a godless race of subcreatures well-trained to lie and deceive.But you are now my prisoners.Avis has been generous today. GORDON See?Avis.I told you I wasn't makin' that up. CAPTAIN DALAK Take them to interrogation!Tell them to extract whatever Union secrets they can, then kill them. KELLY Wait, you have to believe us!Damn it, don't be an idiot! KRILL SECOND OFFICER Captain.A ship is dropping out of quantum space. GORDON So yeah, that's that thing we were telling you about. CAPTAIN DALAK Raise deflectors!Concentrate all fire! CAPTAIN DALAK Fire! KELLY You believe us now? CAPTAIN DALAK KAYLON TERTIARY Isaac.Primary wishes to see you. TY Isaac! KAYLON PRIMARY You may enter. ISAAC Why have you brought Ty here? KAYLON PRIMARY He was attempting to send a message to Earth. ISAAC Did he succeed? KAYLON PRIMARY There is no evidence of an outgoing signal in the logs. ISAAC Then all is well.I will return him to the shuttle bay. KAYLON PRIMARY You will not.He is to be terminated. ISAAC That does not seem to be a necessary course of action. KAYLON PRIMARY Are you experiencing...sympathy? ISAAC That is not possible for a Kaylon. TY Isaac!Help me, please! ISAAC I will take responsibility for him.I will ensure he does not attempt further non-compliance. KAYLON PRIMARY That is insufficient. TY Isaac. ISAAC Primary.There are other options. KAYLON PRIMARY You will now terminate the human.If you do not comply, you will be deactivated. ISAAC Very well.Deactivation complete.I will not allow them to harm you. KAYLON PRIMARY You will...always...be...alone. ISAAC I am programming the ship's internal communications network to broadcast a wide-range EM pulse throughout the ship.It will deactivate every Kaylon on board. TY And then we're all gonna be okay? ISAAC You will be unharmed.I, however, will be deactivated along with the other Kaylon. TY But...I don't want you to die. ISAAC It cannot be avoided.It is the only way for the crew to retake the ship.When it is done, you will need to go down to the shuttle bay and open the doors.The code is alpha-one-four-omega-six.Please tell your mother...I am...sorry. TY Isaac.We love you. CLAIRE Ty!Oh, thank God!Honey, are you okay? TY I'm all right, Mom. ED Ty, what happened? TY Isaac saved us.He killed the Kaylon. ED Come on. ED Get these Kaylon out of here. JOHN Captain, we're approaching Earth. ED Magnify. TALLA Looks like they got the message. ED Increase lateral power.Phase-lock the deflectors. JOHN Aye, sir. TALLA Captain, they're slicing right through our deflectors. ED Evasive maneuvers.Narrow targeting scanners.Concentrate your fire. BORTUS Scanners cannot penetrate their hull. ED Do eeny-meeny-miney-mo.Pick a spot. JOHN Uh-huh, boom, bitch! TALLA We're being hailed by the U.S.S.Spruance.It's Admiral Halsey. ED Put him on. ADMIRAL HALSEY The fleet's taking a beating.32 ships disabled or destroyed so far, and we've only taken out six of theirs.The Kaylon are-- ED Admiral.Admiral, do you read? BORTUS His vessel has lost main power.It is retreating. JOHN Captain, five Kaylon just broke through the line.They're heading for Earth. ED Pursuit course. ED Launch torpedoes.Target their maneuvering thrusters. ED Divert auxiliary power to the deflectors! BORTUS The Hawking has been destroyed. TALLA We're taking heavy damage!Hull breaches on decks E and F. BORTUS We have lost the U.S.S.Quimby. JOHN The Kaylon are less than 50,000 kilometers from Earth. ED Order all hands to the escape pods. TALLA Sir? ED I'm gonna overload the quantum drive. BORTUS Captain— ED Do it. JOHN Hold up!A bunch of ships just entered the system.They're closing in fast. TALLA More Kaylon? JOHN Krill. TALLA The Krill are hailing. ED Put them through. KELLY Captain Mercer, meet Captain Dalak. ED It's good to meet you, Captain.We owe you one. CAPTAIN DALAK Try to stay out of our way. ED Bring us about. CAPTAIN DALAK Launch all fighters. KRILL PILOT Show no mercy!We fight for the glory of Avis! GORDON Just a walk in the park, Kazansky! ED Hard to port. GORDON All right, buddy.Time to wash your mouth out with Gordon! GORDON BORTUS Captain.The Kaylon are withdrawing their remaining forces. TALLA The Krill are hailing again. CAPTAIN DALAK It appears we are victorious. ED It looks that way.May we expect our crewmen to be returned to our ship? CAPTAIN DALAK You may send a shuttle over.It will not be harmed. ED Captain, it seems we have a common enemy.I hope that means we can work toward finding a common ground. CAPTAIN DALAK Avis united our paths for a reason.But only He truly knows why.We shall see where that path leads. KELLY So what do we do now? TALLA He saved us.We have to try to save him. GORDON Yeah, but the only reason he had to save us is 'cause he screwed us in the first place. BORTUS I agree with Lieutenant Malloy.It is best that he remain inactive. ED Doctor? CLAIRE Captain, even if we decide to try and revive him, I don't know where to begin. YAPHIT I might.I oozed right inside one of those bastards, and shorted him out from the core.Almost fried me and put me out of commission for a bit, but it worked.When I was in there, I got a good look at his guts.I think I may be able to jump-start Isaac if I can connect the right pathways. JOHN You think it's safe? YAPHIT I think I know where the hot spots are now. ED Okay.Try it. ISAAC I was inoperative for point seven cycles.What has transpired? ADMIRAL HALSEY The question now is what to do with Isaac.The Union Council is deliberating over whether to try and deactivate him permanently, or find a way to extract information from his memory core to get some insight on Kaylon technology.Maybe start to build a defense against them in case there's another attack. ED Sir, there is another option. ADMIRAL HALSEY What? ED He could stay onboard the Orville. ADMIRAL HALSEY You can't be serious.The whole reason he was on the Orville in the first place was to gather data to help destroy us. KELLY But he didn't.He turned against his own race and sacrificed himself to stop them. ADMIRAL HALSEY He's the reason they were here at all. KELLY If it hadn't been Isaac, they would've sent another emissary.We still would've wound up in this confrontation.But Isaac has given us a fighting chance. ED Admiral, he's all alone now.He has betrayed his home planet to save ours.And if we take him back, I think that he'll help us protect ourselves against another invasion. ADMIRAL HALSEY If the Union agrees to this, I want a safeguard.An "off switch" of some kind to make sure we can control him. ED That's exactly what caused the genocide on his home planet.We can't keep him in servitude like his Kaylon builders did.Sir, just please trust me on this.I will take full responsibility for Isaac from here on out. ADMIRAL HALSEY That's a heavy obligation, Captain. ED I'm ready. CLAIRE Looking for something? ISAAC I am using my optical scanners to construct a spectrographic image of Kaylon.The star is very distant, but repeated efforts will eventually yield a result. CLAIRE You're taking a picture of home. ISAAC My actions have eliminated the possibility of returning to my planet.And the actions of the Kaylon have eliminated my wish to do so.I have no home. CLAIRE Lots of people say that home is wherever you make it. ISAAC A human cliché. CLAIRE Clichés become clichéd precisely because they're valid enough to bear endless repetition.I understand you're alone in the universe.And for a time, that's something you'll have to live with.There's an old human custom called "forgiveness." It, too, takes time.But it must have a beginning.Goodnight, Isaac.