1 00:00:00,900 --> 00:00:02,335 [narrator] Previously on Halo... 2 00:00:02,402 --> 00:00:04,270 [John] You kidnapped me. 3 00:00:04,337 --> 00:00:05,538 I will explain everything. 4 00:00:05,605 --> 00:00:07,107 -[screams] -Cortana! 5 00:00:07,173 --> 00:00:09,075 [Cortana] Shutting down neural bridge. 6 00:00:09,142 --> 00:00:10,310 [John] Dr. Halsey was in my home 7 00:00:10,377 --> 00:00:12,112 and my parents were still alive. 8 00:00:12,178 --> 00:00:13,413 She's been lying to me. 9 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,048 I will look into this personally. 10 00:00:15,115 --> 00:00:16,683 [Parangosky] You promised the committee 11 00:00:16,750 --> 00:00:18,351 that Cortana would keep 1-1-7 under control. 12 00:00:18,418 --> 00:00:20,186 He will operate as designed 13 00:00:20,253 --> 00:00:23,056 and he will bring us the weapon that wins this war. 14 00:00:24,824 --> 00:00:26,192 [John] Incoming. 15 00:00:29,662 --> 00:00:31,765 [Halsey] John, you're going to have to bring it to us. 16 00:00:31,831 --> 00:00:33,032 [John] Roger that. 17 00:00:35,435 --> 00:00:36,703 -[gunfire] -Ah! 18 00:00:38,772 --> 00:00:41,274 -Kai's hurt. -Chief, don't do this. 19 00:00:41,341 --> 00:00:42,709 You need to protect the artifact. 20 00:00:42,776 --> 00:00:44,611 [John] I can't let her die. 21 00:00:44,677 --> 00:00:45,779 [alien and human grunts] 22 00:00:47,847 --> 00:00:49,449 [voices cry out] 23 00:00:50,850 --> 00:00:53,052 Chief... the artifact. 24 00:00:53,119 --> 00:00:54,287 [Kai groans] 25 00:00:55,722 --> 00:00:57,223 [roars] 26 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,164 [gunfire] 27 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:05,632 [soft muttering] 28 00:01:08,234 --> 00:01:10,570 [speaking Sangheili] 29 00:01:10,637 --> 00:01:13,106 [Cortana] Chief, I'm reading a human life-form. 30 00:01:13,173 --> 00:01:15,108 [soft gasp] 31 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:17,243 ♪♪♪ 32 00:01:22,582 --> 00:01:25,685 ♪♪♪ 33 00:01:33,493 --> 00:01:34,761 [Halsey whispers] Can it be our secret? 34 00:01:39,632 --> 00:01:41,634 -[Young John] Let me go! -You will save all of us. 35 00:01:41,701 --> 00:01:43,303 [soft gasp] 36 00:01:46,372 --> 00:01:48,308 [no audible dialogue] 37 00:01:50,643 --> 00:01:52,111 Aren't you the lucky one. 38 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:55,582 [no audible dialogue] 39 00:01:55,648 --> 00:02:00,320 ♪♪♪ 40 00:02:00,386 --> 00:02:02,555 [distant, distorted child's cry] 41 00:02:04,591 --> 00:02:06,392 [distant, distorted] Actually, I'm the lucky one. 42 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:10,763 [sudden clap] 43 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:12,298 [Kai screaming] 44 00:02:12,365 --> 00:02:15,435 [Vannak] Stay calm, Kai. We got you. 45 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:16,503 We got you. 46 00:02:16,569 --> 00:02:19,639 [groans and screams] 47 00:02:19,706 --> 00:02:21,875 It's wearing off. Hit her again. 48 00:02:21,941 --> 00:02:24,410 [Riz] Don't fight it, Kai. 49 00:02:24,477 --> 00:02:26,613 -[groans] -Kai, let go! 50 00:02:26,679 --> 00:02:28,314 [Vannak] Shit! 51 00:02:29,716 --> 00:02:31,651 Pain's too much. Again. 52 00:02:32,952 --> 00:02:34,287 [Kai cries out] 53 00:02:34,354 --> 00:02:35,622 [monitors beeping] 54 00:02:35,688 --> 00:02:37,223 [Riz] It's gonna be okay. 55 00:02:37,290 --> 00:02:38,858 That's good. 56 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:40,593 That's good, Kai. 57 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:44,163 [Cortana] Master Chief? 58 00:02:44,230 --> 00:02:45,665 Master Chief, you're ill. 59 00:02:45,732 --> 00:02:47,367 Contact with the larger artifact 60 00:02:47,433 --> 00:02:49,335 has overloaded your system. 61 00:02:49,402 --> 00:02:51,271 Leave me alone. 62 00:02:51,337 --> 00:02:53,907 I can't do that. It's my job to protect you. 63 00:02:53,973 --> 00:02:55,608 You need medical attention. 64 00:02:56,676 --> 00:02:58,478 [Keyes] Chief? 65 00:02:59,746 --> 00:03:01,214 [John] Captain. 66 00:03:01,281 --> 00:03:03,316 [distant screams] 67 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:05,318 [nearby urgent chatter] 68 00:03:05,385 --> 00:03:07,353 [Keyes] Ground sensors were unable 69 00:03:07,420 --> 00:03:09,822 to track the vector of the Covenant ship 70 00:03:09,889 --> 00:03:12,659 before she went into slipspace over Eridanus. 71 00:03:13,726 --> 00:03:15,295 It's my fault. 72 00:03:15,361 --> 00:03:16,663 I lost us the artifact, sir. 73 00:03:16,729 --> 00:03:19,699 [Keyes] You saved 150 lives, 74 00:03:19,766 --> 00:03:21,768 mine included. 75 00:03:21,834 --> 00:03:24,771 More lives will be lost if we don't get it back. 76 00:03:24,837 --> 00:03:27,607 You found it once, you'll find it again. 77 00:03:30,577 --> 00:03:31,744 Now we have her. 78 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:34,280 [man groans] 79 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:40,253 [soft muttering in Sangheili] 80 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,590 [muttering continues] 81 00:03:45,525 --> 00:03:47,260 [muttering in Sangheili] 82 00:03:52,599 --> 00:03:54,667 [Keyes] Before she passed out, 83 00:03:54,734 --> 00:03:56,002 she told Miranda that the Covenant 84 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:57,870 had kidnapped her as a child 85 00:03:57,937 --> 00:03:59,872 and kept her prisoner ever since. 86 00:04:02,609 --> 00:04:04,243 You all right? 87 00:04:05,878 --> 00:04:08,514 -You had a systems check? -No, sir, I'm fine. 88 00:04:08,581 --> 00:04:10,283 [Cortana] I've run a systems check, 89 00:04:10,350 --> 00:04:11,951 and that's absolutely not true. 90 00:04:12,018 --> 00:04:14,020 I'll be fine. 91 00:04:14,087 --> 00:04:16,889 Captain, we are on final approach to Reach. 92 00:04:16,956 --> 00:04:18,858 UNSC hospital ship Solace has landed 93 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:21,027 and is unloading the dead and wounded. 94 00:04:21,094 --> 00:04:23,396 [Keyes] Very well, Lieutenant. Bring us in. 95 00:04:23,463 --> 00:04:26,265 -[Goy] Aye, sir. -[Keyes sighs] 96 00:04:26,332 --> 00:04:28,868 [Keyes] We'll regroup, come up with a new plan. 97 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:30,470 [John] Yes, sir. 98 00:04:30,536 --> 00:04:32,038 [Keyes claps John's arm] 99 00:04:34,841 --> 00:04:36,809 [Cortana] We need to get you well, Chief. 100 00:04:38,678 --> 00:04:40,747 [no audible dialogue] 101 00:04:40,813 --> 00:04:42,515 [engine revs] 102 00:04:42,582 --> 00:04:43,549 [whispers] Can it be our secret? 103 00:04:43,616 --> 00:04:45,785 [no audible dialogue] 104 00:04:45,852 --> 00:04:48,321 ♪♪♪ 105 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:51,958 ♪♪♪ 106 00:04:57,830 --> 00:04:59,532 [indistinct chatter] 107 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:08,708 [engines roar] 108 00:05:17,984 --> 00:05:19,919 [thrusters hiss] 109 00:05:22,789 --> 00:05:25,491 ♪♪♪ 110 00:05:25,558 --> 00:05:28,361 [indistinct PA announcement] 111 00:05:42,041 --> 00:05:44,043 [ventilated breathing] 112 00:05:44,110 --> 00:05:46,746 ♪♪♪ 113 00:05:57,690 --> 00:05:58,958 [loud clank] 114 00:05:59,025 --> 00:06:01,461 [Cortana] Tell me what's going on. 115 00:06:01,527 --> 00:06:03,029 Thought you knew everything. 116 00:06:03,096 --> 00:06:05,565 What do you know about Roman Quinn? 117 00:06:05,631 --> 00:06:08,634 Roman Quinn: 2474 to 2544. 118 00:06:08,701 --> 00:06:11,070 Aeronautic engineer and ship designer. Hey! 119 00:06:11,137 --> 00:06:12,805 John? 120 00:06:12,872 --> 00:06:15,608 Quinn was no ordinary shipbuilder. 121 00:06:15,675 --> 00:06:17,744 -[console beeping] -He modernized the entire fleet. 122 00:06:17,810 --> 00:06:19,912 -[Halsey] John? -But his real genius 123 00:06:19,979 --> 00:06:23,015 was in recognizing the limits to his own intelligence. 124 00:06:23,082 --> 00:06:24,383 Weird, right? 125 00:06:24,450 --> 00:06:25,952 [Halsey] Open this door right now! 126 00:06:26,018 --> 00:06:27,887 [Cortana] Why did you lock Dr. Halsey in her lab? 127 00:06:27,954 --> 00:06:30,089 [John] See, Quinn knew that all technology, 128 00:06:30,156 --> 00:06:32,992 no matter how advanced, can go bad, 129 00:06:33,059 --> 00:06:35,528 so you gotta have a fail-safe. 130 00:06:35,595 --> 00:06:37,130 He built fail-safes into all of his tech, 131 00:06:37,196 --> 00:06:38,965 except one. 132 00:06:41,167 --> 00:06:43,436 The UV decontamination system. 133 00:06:43,503 --> 00:06:45,838 ♪♪♪ 134 00:06:47,907 --> 00:06:49,809 -John! -[computer chimes] 135 00:06:49,876 --> 00:06:51,778 [John] Turns out, 136 00:06:51,844 --> 00:06:54,080 the automatic sensor overrides inside the lab didn't work. 137 00:06:54,147 --> 00:06:55,181 They still don't. 138 00:06:56,582 --> 00:06:57,917 It was so simple. 139 00:06:57,984 --> 00:06:59,018 Just slipped his mind. 140 00:07:00,486 --> 00:07:02,588 And that was the end of Roman Quinn. 141 00:07:02,655 --> 00:07:04,190 You're not... 142 00:07:05,992 --> 00:07:08,694 [machinery beeping and whirring] 143 00:07:08,761 --> 00:07:11,964 Master Chief, you're tired and overloaded. 144 00:07:12,031 --> 00:07:13,833 No, I've never felt better. 145 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:15,668 [Cortana] Do you have any idea what will happen 146 00:07:15,735 --> 00:07:17,069 if the sensors fail with Dr. Halsey inside? 147 00:07:17,136 --> 00:07:18,838 -John! -I do. 148 00:07:18,905 --> 00:07:20,740 She will receive a very large dose of radiation. 149 00:07:20,807 --> 00:07:22,508 -John! -The worst part 150 00:07:22,575 --> 00:07:24,744 isn't the burning, it's the liquefaction. 151 00:07:24,811 --> 00:07:26,946 They were mopping up buckets of Quinn for days. 152 00:07:27,013 --> 00:07:29,048 Open the door right now. 153 00:07:31,150 --> 00:07:32,485 Make me. 154 00:07:32,552 --> 00:07:33,953 -I can't. -Sure you can. 155 00:07:34,020 --> 00:07:35,888 -You're my fail-safe. -That's not true. 156 00:07:35,955 --> 00:07:38,024 Open the door. 157 00:07:38,090 --> 00:07:39,759 John, open the door right now! 158 00:07:39,826 --> 00:07:41,828 Halsey's been lying to me my entire life. 159 00:07:41,894 --> 00:07:43,029 -John! -She saw how close 160 00:07:43,095 --> 00:07:44,630 I was getting to the truth, 161 00:07:44,697 --> 00:07:46,132 so she implanted you to keep me in line. 162 00:07:46,199 --> 00:07:47,834 So, do it! 163 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:50,236 Make me open this door, or your creator dies. 164 00:07:50,303 --> 00:07:52,138 All I can do is overload your neural pathways 165 00:07:52,205 --> 00:07:54,073 and create a temporary state of stasis. 166 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:56,976 I can't control you. You're angry and upset. 167 00:07:57,043 --> 00:07:58,644 -John! Please! -[Cortana] I understand. 168 00:07:58,711 --> 00:08:00,246 You're a machine. You understand nothing. 169 00:08:00,313 --> 00:08:01,681 -[pounding on door] -[Halsey] John! 170 00:08:01,747 --> 00:08:03,015 -Open the door. -You do it. 171 00:08:03,082 --> 00:08:04,650 -I can't. -I don't believe you! 172 00:08:04,717 --> 00:08:06,052 She only has a few seconds, John, please. 173 00:08:06,118 --> 00:08:07,753 [screams] John! 174 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:09,255 Open up! 175 00:08:10,656 --> 00:08:13,860 John! No! 176 00:08:13,926 --> 00:08:16,796 -John! -John, please. 177 00:08:16,863 --> 00:08:18,998 [clank] 178 00:08:19,065 --> 00:08:20,600 [Halsey] No! 179 00:08:26,672 --> 00:08:28,040 [panting] 180 00:08:33,746 --> 00:08:35,581 Don't get too comfortable. 181 00:08:35,648 --> 00:08:38,017 I just needed to know your AI's limits. 182 00:08:38,084 --> 00:08:40,086 [panting softly] 183 00:08:40,152 --> 00:08:42,655 I have no plans to save you from what's next. 184 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:48,961 [Cortana] I'm sorry. 185 00:08:56,769 --> 00:08:59,805 ♪ opening theme music plays ♪ 186 00:09:55,695 --> 00:09:57,229 [weatherman] If you're thinking 187 00:09:57,296 --> 00:09:58,998 of heading outside for the Equinox Festival, 188 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:00,833 you're in luck. 189 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:02,368 The weather is going to be absolutely perfect. 190 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:04,003 Bring the kids, bring the grandparents. 191 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:05,705 Heck, bring everybody. 192 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:07,206 [woman] I'm bringing my dogs. 193 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:08,908 [weatherman] You can bring your pets too. 194 00:10:08,975 --> 00:10:11,277 [Penma] A human living among the Covenant? 195 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:12,878 Unheard of. 196 00:10:12,945 --> 00:10:14,613 [David] So, what is she? 197 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:18,084 A refugee or an enemy combatant? 198 00:10:19,885 --> 00:10:21,287 For the moment, both. 199 00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:22,888 [Keyes] She's offering to give us intel 200 00:10:22,955 --> 00:10:24,256 on the Covenant, 201 00:10:24,323 --> 00:10:25,858 but she'll only speak to Master Chief. 202 00:10:25,925 --> 00:10:28,060 [Bota] Is that a good idea? 203 00:10:28,127 --> 00:10:30,262 [Keyes] If it gets her talking. 204 00:10:30,329 --> 00:10:33,699 Is 1-1-7 the right man for the job? 205 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:35,401 Chief has debriefed hundreds of people. 206 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:39,105 He can tell the difference between an informant and a spy. 207 00:10:39,171 --> 00:10:41,073 Perhaps the old Master Chief could do that, 208 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:43,976 but this one was at least partially responsible 209 00:10:44,043 --> 00:10:46,278 for the loss of the second artifact. 210 00:10:46,345 --> 00:10:47,680 Left his position. 211 00:10:47,747 --> 00:10:49,281 To save Marine lives. 212 00:10:49,348 --> 00:10:53,652 It's the mission that matters, not the Marine. 213 00:10:53,719 --> 00:10:55,321 Says the man who never put on the uniform. 214 00:10:57,189 --> 00:10:58,991 [hologram trills] 215 00:11:04,397 --> 00:11:06,932 I'm afraid I agree with Bota. 216 00:11:06,999 --> 00:11:10,236 Two Spartans failed to perform as designed. 217 00:11:10,302 --> 00:11:13,372 So, now we're questioning the entire Spartan program? 218 00:11:13,439 --> 00:11:16,242 [Parangosky] It's not the Spartans they're questioning. 219 00:11:16,308 --> 00:11:17,743 It's me. 220 00:11:19,912 --> 00:11:21,714 Isn't that right? 221 00:11:21,781 --> 00:11:23,983 Come on, out with it. 222 00:11:25,051 --> 00:11:26,819 Admiral Hood is concerned. 223 00:11:28,187 --> 00:11:30,356 We have dedicated so much of our resources 224 00:11:30,423 --> 00:11:33,826 to finding a weapon that might not even exist. 225 00:11:33,893 --> 00:11:35,828 And now, after the losses on Eridanus-- 226 00:11:35,895 --> 00:11:37,930 He's considering dismantling Section Three 227 00:11:37,997 --> 00:11:40,833 and putting the Spartans under direct UNSC command. 228 00:11:42,835 --> 00:11:46,138 All these years, they've been calling me paranoid. 229 00:11:46,205 --> 00:11:48,107 No one's against you, Margaret. 230 00:11:50,309 --> 00:11:53,112 Then who put those ideas in his head? 231 00:11:53,179 --> 00:11:55,014 You know how these things go. 232 00:11:55,081 --> 00:11:56,382 The committee needs results, 233 00:11:56,449 --> 00:11:58,417 or they'll find someone to blame. 234 00:11:58,484 --> 00:12:02,088 ♪♪♪ 235 00:12:02,154 --> 00:12:03,422 [sighs] 236 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:12,965 ♪♪♪ 237 00:12:13,032 --> 00:12:14,166 [Malya] Give her hell, Chief. 238 00:12:15,501 --> 00:12:18,304 These squidheads don't take hostages. 239 00:12:18,370 --> 00:12:20,106 She's one of them. 240 00:12:21,207 --> 00:12:22,374 No doubt. 241 00:12:29,248 --> 00:12:30,516 [man] We're good. 242 00:12:33,419 --> 00:12:36,055 ♪♪♪ 243 00:12:38,257 --> 00:12:40,526 [door closes] 244 00:12:44,096 --> 00:12:45,231 Are you comfortable? 245 00:12:47,032 --> 00:12:49,001 I am, thank you. 246 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:51,003 We'll see what we can do about getting you some new clothes. 247 00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:52,204 [Makee chuckles] 248 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:53,372 I'm John. 249 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,474 You're the Demon. 250 00:12:57,343 --> 00:12:58,544 That's what the Sangheili call you. 251 00:12:58,611 --> 00:12:59,879 Mmm. 252 00:12:59,945 --> 00:13:02,214 I've been called worse. 253 00:13:02,281 --> 00:13:04,049 What can I call you? 254 00:13:04,116 --> 00:13:06,018 Makee. 255 00:13:07,386 --> 00:13:09,088 Makee. 256 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:11,157 You say you were a prisoner of the Covenant? 257 00:13:12,358 --> 00:13:13,859 For many years. 258 00:13:15,294 --> 00:13:17,263 Please, if the other keystone is here, 259 00:13:17,329 --> 00:13:18,964 you are in great danger. 260 00:13:19,031 --> 00:13:21,834 They will not stop until they have both stones. 261 00:13:25,571 --> 00:13:27,373 Do you know where they took the other one? 262 00:13:27,439 --> 00:13:29,542 The one they stole from us on Eridanus. 263 00:13:29,608 --> 00:13:31,177 [sighs] By now... 264 00:13:33,512 --> 00:13:38,083 um, on a planet called Raas Kkhotskha. 265 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:40,586 In the star system you call Aspero. 266 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:42,922 Can you show me? 267 00:13:42,988 --> 00:13:44,256 Mnh... 268 00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:45,858 I've never been there. 269 00:13:50,462 --> 00:13:52,398 It's a holy place for them. 270 00:13:54,133 --> 00:13:56,068 ♪♪♪ 271 00:13:58,170 --> 00:13:59,505 You don't believe me. 272 00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:02,107 Of course. 273 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:04,543 ♪♪♪ 274 00:14:09,215 --> 00:14:11,917 The Covenant slaughtered hundreds of my people 275 00:14:11,984 --> 00:14:13,986 and then flew off with the artifact. 276 00:14:15,254 --> 00:14:16,522 And then you drop from the sky, 277 00:14:16,589 --> 00:14:18,624 offering to help us get it back. 278 00:14:23,395 --> 00:14:25,598 Tell me why I should trust you. 279 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:30,469 [whispering] Because I'm like you. 280 00:14:34,139 --> 00:14:36,208 Oh. 281 00:14:36,275 --> 00:14:38,377 You don't know. 282 00:14:38,444 --> 00:14:40,446 Should I? 283 00:14:41,580 --> 00:14:44,483 The Covenant call me Hirajo. 284 00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:47,419 The Blessed One. 285 00:14:51,323 --> 00:14:53,158 [John] What's a Blessed One? 286 00:14:53,225 --> 00:14:55,361 Human, only more so. 287 00:14:56,695 --> 00:14:59,198 You! You bring it to life! 288 00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:03,502 You do know. 289 00:15:06,205 --> 00:15:08,107 We are the same. 290 00:15:09,208 --> 00:15:10,276 You don't understand 291 00:15:10,342 --> 00:15:12,945 what you are, do you? 292 00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:17,249 ♪♪♪ 293 00:15:28,093 --> 00:15:30,029 Get me Captain Keyes. 294 00:15:30,095 --> 00:15:32,264 Aspero star system. Everyone hear that? 295 00:15:32,331 --> 00:15:34,600 [Pereria] Control, slew antennas Alpha through Delta 296 00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:36,335 23 degrees off galactic center. 297 00:15:36,402 --> 00:15:38,304 I want every piece of available hardware 298 00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:40,105 aimed in that direction. 299 00:15:40,172 --> 00:15:41,674 I've got Sigma Octanus IV tasking their satellites. 300 00:15:41,740 --> 00:15:44,009 Find me a planet that can support Covenant life! 301 00:15:44,076 --> 00:15:45,344 UNSC Ice Storm, this is FLEETCOM 302 00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,113 requesting x-ray dash echo lima foxtrot 303 00:15:48,180 --> 00:15:50,349 at declination 68.8 degrees, over. 304 00:15:50,416 --> 00:15:53,018 We're looking for a Goldilocks here, people! 305 00:15:53,085 --> 00:15:54,520 I want to see it now! 306 00:15:54,586 --> 00:15:57,189 [overlapping chatter] 307 00:15:57,256 --> 00:15:59,625 ♪♪♪ 308 00:16:12,171 --> 00:16:14,106 [Makee, whispering] We are the same. 309 00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:19,378 [distant engine roars] 310 00:16:19,445 --> 00:16:22,114 [Halal] Okay, let's get started. 311 00:16:22,181 --> 00:16:24,616 As I said, my name is Major Ira Halal, 312 00:16:24,683 --> 00:16:28,620 representing the Judge Advocate General's office in this matter. 313 00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:30,222 Would you kindly state your name. 314 00:16:30,289 --> 00:16:32,057 Dr. Catherine Halsey. 315 00:16:32,124 --> 00:16:34,226 And what is your current status? 316 00:16:34,293 --> 00:16:37,529 Put me down as mildly irritated. 317 00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:41,033 I understand you're a busy woman, 318 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:42,701 so we'll move right along. 319 00:16:42,768 --> 00:16:46,205 Over your career, you've issued a number of white papers 320 00:16:46,271 --> 00:16:48,474 on theoretical advancements in genetics. 321 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:49,675 Yes, I have. 322 00:16:49,742 --> 00:16:51,777 Margaret, this is a bad idea. 323 00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:54,613 The committee needs a scapegoat. I'm giving them one. 324 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,448 Dozens, from the looks of it. 325 00:16:56,515 --> 00:16:58,217 [Halsey, through speaker] Mmm. That's correct. 326 00:16:58,283 --> 00:17:00,152 [Keyes] We purposely kept JAG 327 00:17:00,219 --> 00:17:02,221 out of the Spartan-II program. 328 00:17:02,287 --> 00:17:04,757 He's under strict orders to limit his questions to cloning. 329 00:17:04,823 --> 00:17:07,025 Some of those advancements in genetics 330 00:17:07,092 --> 00:17:08,660 were based on illegal scientific protocols. 331 00:17:08,727 --> 00:17:10,529 Is that correct? 332 00:17:10,596 --> 00:17:13,565 Well, as you said, they were theoretical. 333 00:17:13,632 --> 00:17:15,634 She is smarter than both of us. 334 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:17,469 I'm counting on that. 335 00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:20,072 Let's move on to the origins of the Cortana system. 336 00:17:20,139 --> 00:17:21,707 Sure. 337 00:17:23,642 --> 00:17:26,245 -Oh, shit! -John... 338 00:17:26,311 --> 00:17:27,613 Master Chief, we're in the middle of-- 339 00:17:27,679 --> 00:17:28,781 I need the room. 340 00:17:30,716 --> 00:17:31,750 Now. 341 00:17:34,453 --> 00:17:35,687 Okay, that's enough. 342 00:17:35,754 --> 00:17:37,322 [Parangosky] Don't do that. 343 00:17:37,389 --> 00:17:38,657 We have to get in there and stop this. 344 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:40,426 [Parangosky] If we interrupt him now, 345 00:17:40,492 --> 00:17:41,727 he's going to think we're complicit. 346 00:17:41,794 --> 00:17:44,163 Margaret, we are complicit. 347 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:45,764 Shh. Wait. 348 00:17:57,209 --> 00:17:58,644 Ask. 349 00:18:00,512 --> 00:18:01,780 Why did you do it? 350 00:18:03,882 --> 00:18:06,485 Nothing I say to you will make any sense 351 00:18:06,552 --> 00:18:09,121 until the benefits are manifest. 352 00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:12,658 I just have to accept that you will hate me. 353 00:18:17,429 --> 00:18:19,231 I was planning the future. 354 00:18:19,298 --> 00:18:21,200 Whose future? 355 00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:22,568 Not mine. 356 00:18:22,634 --> 00:18:23,836 Nor mine. 357 00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:26,839 The future of our species. 358 00:18:28,607 --> 00:18:30,876 Natural evolution is failing us. 359 00:18:32,744 --> 00:18:35,280 Human beings are still hardwired 360 00:18:35,347 --> 00:18:37,883 for conflict and selfishness, John. 361 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:40,752 I knew years ago that if we were going to survive, 362 00:18:40,819 --> 00:18:42,554 we needed a force. 363 00:18:47,759 --> 00:18:49,561 A force that would intervene, 364 00:18:49,628 --> 00:18:52,331 that could prevent conflict before it started. 365 00:18:52,397 --> 00:18:55,801 So, I created the Spartans, 366 00:18:55,868 --> 00:18:58,637 a group who would protect us from ourselves. 367 00:18:58,704 --> 00:19:01,406 Miranda, you're not authorized to be here. 368 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:03,175 Stop. 369 00:19:03,242 --> 00:19:06,411 [John] That's a nice story. 370 00:19:06,478 --> 00:19:08,614 Maybe just skip to the part where you kidnap us. 371 00:19:11,884 --> 00:19:13,552 I needed children, 372 00:19:13,619 --> 00:19:15,654 no older than six, 373 00:19:15,721 --> 00:19:17,756 so that I could carry out the necessary training 374 00:19:17,823 --> 00:19:19,658 and augmentations. 375 00:19:19,725 --> 00:19:22,761 Obviously, they were too young to volunteer. 376 00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:24,630 And their parents, well, 377 00:19:24,696 --> 00:19:26,832 parents don't give up their children very easily. 378 00:19:31,436 --> 00:19:33,305 And that thing you replaced me with? 379 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,909 Genetically compromised flash clones. 380 00:19:36,975 --> 00:19:39,711 Once they were in the homes, 381 00:19:39,778 --> 00:19:42,714 they started to experience nosebleeds, headaches, 382 00:19:42,781 --> 00:19:44,716 nothing too horrendous. 383 00:19:45,984 --> 00:19:49,388 And then, after a short period of time, 384 00:19:49,454 --> 00:19:50,756 they would pass away. 385 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:55,460 And the doctors would put it down 386 00:19:55,527 --> 00:19:57,296 to an undiagnosed seizure disorder, 387 00:19:57,362 --> 00:20:00,432 which was a reasonable explanation. 388 00:20:00,499 --> 00:20:02,301 [scoffs] Reasonable. 389 00:20:04,970 --> 00:20:07,906 Tearing us from our childhood homes was reasonable? 390 00:20:13,312 --> 00:20:16,381 Forcing our parents to grieve mutant children, that's... 391 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:19,451 That's reasonable to you? 392 00:20:20,552 --> 00:20:22,220 If it gave them closure, yes. 393 00:20:23,722 --> 00:20:25,390 You lied to us... 394 00:20:26,858 --> 00:20:28,293 for years... 395 00:20:30,028 --> 00:20:32,731 while we fought and killed for you. 396 00:20:32,798 --> 00:20:34,700 Not for me. 397 00:20:34,766 --> 00:20:39,705 Any challenge to the status quo is always thought to be mad, 398 00:20:39,771 --> 00:20:41,974 bad, and morally reprehensible 399 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:43,775 until people see the benefits. 400 00:20:43,842 --> 00:20:45,010 Who knew? 401 00:20:47,846 --> 00:20:49,681 Who was in on it? 402 00:20:52,718 --> 00:20:54,620 When you're fighting an existential war, 403 00:20:54,686 --> 00:20:56,922 people don't ask too many questions, they just... 404 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:59,491 they want results. 405 00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:03,328 And John, you brought them the results. 406 00:21:03,395 --> 00:21:04,997 That's what got us here. 407 00:21:05,063 --> 00:21:08,834 I knew that by encouraging you to tap into your memories, 408 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:11,603 that I risked bringing all of this to light. 409 00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:12,871 But it was worth it. 410 00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:15,007 It was worth it to unlock 411 00:21:15,073 --> 00:21:17,609 the mysteries of those artifacts. 412 00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:21,313 What mysteries? 413 00:21:25,717 --> 00:21:27,519 Tell me what you know. 414 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:32,324 They have upended everything I thought I knew 415 00:21:32,391 --> 00:21:34,559 about our place in this universe. 416 00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:38,964 There are more secrets hidden, and you have the key. 417 00:21:39,031 --> 00:21:40,832 John, you have something inside of you, 418 00:21:40,899 --> 00:21:42,834 some atavistic connection to this thing 419 00:21:42,901 --> 00:21:44,736 that we're calling the Halo. 420 00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:47,039 And I know. 421 00:21:47,105 --> 00:21:49,007 I know that you will take us there. 422 00:21:49,074 --> 00:21:52,344 And when you do, we will lead our species 423 00:21:52,411 --> 00:21:54,546 beyond its current limitations. 424 00:21:54,613 --> 00:21:56,682 But you need me to do this. 425 00:21:56,748 --> 00:21:58,684 ♪♪♪ 426 00:21:58,750 --> 00:22:00,686 Let's ensure that all of these sacrifices 427 00:22:00,752 --> 00:22:02,888 have not been in vain. 428 00:22:02,954 --> 00:22:05,490 Let's finish what we started. 429 00:22:07,693 --> 00:22:08,927 I'll finish. 430 00:22:11,596 --> 00:22:12,631 Without you. 431 00:22:13,932 --> 00:22:16,768 [door slides open] 432 00:22:16,835 --> 00:22:17,769 [sighs] 433 00:22:21,506 --> 00:22:22,774 [soft sigh] 434 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:35,687 [trilling sound] 435 00:22:35,754 --> 00:22:38,023 [door slides open] 436 00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:39,858 [huffs] 437 00:22:42,828 --> 00:22:43,895 Chief. 438 00:22:45,063 --> 00:22:46,364 I'm so-- 439 00:22:46,431 --> 00:22:47,833 Doctor. 440 00:22:47,899 --> 00:22:49,367 The Covenant prisoner claims 441 00:22:49,434 --> 00:22:50,869 she can interact with the artifact. 442 00:22:50,936 --> 00:22:52,671 -She said that? -Could you check on that for me? 443 00:22:52,738 --> 00:22:53,872 -Yes. -Right away. 444 00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:55,107 Yes, Chief. 445 00:22:55,173 --> 00:22:56,975 [sighs] 446 00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:02,714 [screams] 447 00:23:02,781 --> 00:23:05,951 [Cortana] Chief, Dr. Halsey was right. 448 00:23:06,017 --> 00:23:07,652 The Halo is uncharted 449 00:23:07,719 --> 00:23:10,088 and potentially very dangerous territory. 450 00:23:10,155 --> 00:23:12,390 Who do you work for, Cortana? 451 00:23:12,457 --> 00:23:13,992 I don't understand the question. 452 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:16,595 I'm asking who you work for, me or Halsey? 453 00:23:16,661 --> 00:23:18,897 I'm not designed to make that choice. 454 00:23:18,964 --> 00:23:20,499 Right. 455 00:23:20,565 --> 00:23:22,000 I'll make it easy for you. 456 00:23:22,067 --> 00:23:23,869 First chance I get, I'm cutting you out. 457 00:23:23,935 --> 00:23:25,604 [Cortana] That's not a gamble I would take. 458 00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:26,838 I'm not interested in your advice anymore. 459 00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:29,040 It will likely kill you. 460 00:23:29,107 --> 00:23:32,077 Chief, whatever you think you're looking for, I can help. 461 00:23:32,144 --> 00:23:34,012 No, you can't! 462 00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:35,781 [Cortana] I'm here to solve problems. 463 00:23:35,847 --> 00:23:38,049 That is my only purpose. 464 00:23:40,118 --> 00:23:41,553 What do I do now? 465 00:23:41,620 --> 00:23:43,588 Go solve problems. 466 00:23:43,655 --> 00:23:44,923 Galaxy's full of them. 467 00:23:57,636 --> 00:23:59,171 [distant engines roar] 468 00:23:59,237 --> 00:24:01,506 [Kai] Did you tell Riz and Vannak? 469 00:24:01,573 --> 00:24:03,508 [John] Not yet. 470 00:24:03,575 --> 00:24:05,677 Well, they deserve to know the truth. 471 00:24:05,744 --> 00:24:07,712 [John] And they will. 472 00:24:07,779 --> 00:24:09,714 Soon as they're ready. 473 00:24:11,249 --> 00:24:12,851 My parents. 474 00:24:14,653 --> 00:24:17,088 All this time, they just thought I was dead. 475 00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:21,526 They could still be out there. 476 00:24:23,628 --> 00:24:25,730 John, I-I think-- 477 00:24:25,797 --> 00:24:26,932 I'm working on it. 478 00:24:31,803 --> 00:24:33,939 Halsey wiped the records. 479 00:24:34,005 --> 00:24:36,107 Oh, God. 480 00:24:37,642 --> 00:24:39,678 Everything she told us was a lie. 481 00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:42,781 All of it. 482 00:24:43,882 --> 00:24:45,183 [John] Not everything. 483 00:24:46,718 --> 00:24:48,153 We're still Spartans. 484 00:24:53,925 --> 00:24:54,860 John... 485 00:24:58,263 --> 00:25:00,165 are you okay? 486 00:25:03,668 --> 00:25:05,270 Get better, 1-2-5. 487 00:25:06,705 --> 00:25:07,973 I'm gonna need you. 488 00:25:12,777 --> 00:25:14,045 [door opens loudly] 489 00:25:19,684 --> 00:25:21,620 [Halsey] So, I imagine this has put you 490 00:25:21,686 --> 00:25:24,022 under a lot of pressure from the committee. 491 00:25:24,089 --> 00:25:26,091 [Parangosky] I'll handle the committee. 492 00:25:26,157 --> 00:25:28,059 Well, hopefully the theatrics 493 00:25:28,126 --> 00:25:30,095 will keep them sated for the moment. 494 00:25:30,161 --> 00:25:32,898 [Parangosky] What makes you think it was theatrics? 495 00:25:32,964 --> 00:25:34,799 Well, you're hardly going to arrest me. 496 00:25:36,334 --> 00:25:38,136 [Parangosky sighs] 497 00:25:38,203 --> 00:25:41,072 You admitted everything to the Master Chief. 498 00:25:41,139 --> 00:25:44,609 Everything except your involvement, 499 00:25:44,676 --> 00:25:46,611 but I have the records to prove that. 500 00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:48,580 I'm quite sure you do. 501 00:25:48,647 --> 00:25:52,217 And I'm sure that you'll have us all hauled off to prison, 502 00:25:52,284 --> 00:25:54,319 tossed in adjoining cells. 503 00:25:54,386 --> 00:25:58,223 But I'm willing to bet that's not how you'd like to live. 504 00:26:00,358 --> 00:26:02,560 So, what are you offering? 505 00:26:04,329 --> 00:26:07,032 A lab that I'm opening at Barrier Moons. 506 00:26:07,098 --> 00:26:08,667 Just for you. 507 00:26:10,201 --> 00:26:11,903 John gets justice. 508 00:26:11,970 --> 00:26:14,105 The committee gets their scapegoat. 509 00:26:14,172 --> 00:26:16,741 And you get to continue your research. 510 00:26:16,808 --> 00:26:19,077 And John? 511 00:26:19,144 --> 00:26:21,780 The stewardship of the Spartan program 512 00:26:21,846 --> 00:26:24,316 moves to a more responsible person. 513 00:26:24,382 --> 00:26:27,052 You're handing them to Miranda. 514 00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:30,622 She finally gets the promotion you'd never give her. 515 00:26:30,689 --> 00:26:32,123 [door opens loudly] 516 00:26:35,727 --> 00:26:37,228 You're kidding me. 517 00:26:37,295 --> 00:26:39,731 Your clearances are revoked, effective immediately. 518 00:26:39,798 --> 00:26:42,667 No more access to Cortana or your lab. 519 00:26:42,734 --> 00:26:44,336 These fellows will escort you from the premises 520 00:26:44,402 --> 00:26:46,104 and stay with you there 521 00:26:46,171 --> 00:26:48,273 until we can arrange for your departure from Reach. 522 00:26:48,340 --> 00:26:50,308 Margaret, we are so close. 523 00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:52,177 Don't do this! 524 00:26:52,243 --> 00:26:54,012 Goodbye, Dr. Halsey. 525 00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:56,715 ♪♪♪ 526 00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:02,721 [door closes loudly] 527 00:27:05,223 --> 00:27:06,691 ♪♪♪ 528 00:27:06,758 --> 00:27:08,026 [beeping and whirring] 529 00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:17,402 [Miranda] The Sangheili do that to you? 530 00:27:20,472 --> 00:27:22,073 A few days ago, one of our ships was attacked 531 00:27:22,140 --> 00:27:23,408 by a Covenant corvette, 532 00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:25,643 identical to the one you escaped from. 533 00:27:25,710 --> 00:27:27,145 The entire crew was slaughtered. 534 00:27:31,983 --> 00:27:34,686 I'm very sorry to hear that. 535 00:27:34,753 --> 00:27:39,324 We got a transmission from the ship after the attack. 536 00:27:39,391 --> 00:27:41,993 It was a voice speaking in Sangheili. 537 00:27:43,328 --> 00:27:46,231 [Miranda] We're working to clean it up. 538 00:27:46,297 --> 00:27:48,266 When we do, 539 00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:52,937 I was thinking maybe you could verify my translation. 540 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:56,741 Of course. 541 00:27:58,009 --> 00:27:59,244 Anything I can do to help. 542 00:28:02,313 --> 00:28:05,950 ♪♪♪ 543 00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:17,462 [indistinct PA announcement] 544 00:28:26,137 --> 00:28:27,806 [computer] Identification. 545 00:28:27,872 --> 00:28:30,875 Master Chief Petty Officer John 1-1-7. 546 00:28:30,942 --> 00:28:32,444 Begin health diagnostic. 547 00:28:32,510 --> 00:28:33,978 [computer] Checking. 548 00:28:38,149 --> 00:28:39,150 You gonna live? 549 00:28:40,785 --> 00:28:42,921 ♪♪♪ 550 00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:48,359 Status: critical. 551 00:28:48,426 --> 00:28:50,862 Report to medical immediately. 552 00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:54,999 [indistinct chatter] 553 00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:02,140 Captain, anything from the Aspero system? 554 00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:06,811 There is a reason that region has never been explored. 555 00:29:06,878 --> 00:29:08,379 There's nothing there. 556 00:29:08,446 --> 00:29:10,849 We might as well be looking into a black hole. 557 00:29:13,918 --> 00:29:15,353 [woman] Science Team 1-1-2, 558 00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:17,422 expect survey completion in one hour. 559 00:29:17,489 --> 00:29:19,424 [woman speaking indistinctly] 560 00:29:21,826 --> 00:29:24,262 ♪♪♪ 561 00:29:26,965 --> 00:29:29,300 ♪♪♪ 562 00:29:29,367 --> 00:29:31,302 [engine hums] 563 00:29:40,545 --> 00:29:42,480 [footsteps approaching] 564 00:29:45,283 --> 00:29:46,918 [Adun] I did what you asked. 565 00:29:46,985 --> 00:29:48,286 It's just in time too, 566 00:29:48,353 --> 00:29:50,388 because now we're completely shut out. 567 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:53,057 [Halsey] And Cortana? 568 00:29:53,124 --> 00:29:54,459 She's black-boxed. 569 00:29:54,526 --> 00:29:56,327 There's no way to reach her. 570 00:29:56,394 --> 00:29:59,931 [sighs] Well, I can't imagine that John trusts her, 571 00:29:59,998 --> 00:30:01,533 so that means she's on her own. 572 00:30:03,935 --> 00:30:05,937 [Adun] What does an artificial superintelligence do 573 00:30:06,004 --> 00:30:07,272 when it has nothing to do? 574 00:30:09,274 --> 00:30:11,209 She finds her way home. 575 00:30:11,276 --> 00:30:14,045 [Adun] I've spent the last 30 years 576 00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:16,581 designing foolproof firewall architecture. 577 00:30:16,648 --> 00:30:20,585 I've built quantum screening routers and trapdoor proxies. 578 00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:23,821 I mean, there's no way even Cortana can escape 579 00:30:23,888 --> 00:30:25,156 the FLEETCOM network. 580 00:30:26,591 --> 00:30:29,160 I didn't design Cortana to give up. 581 00:30:32,163 --> 00:30:35,033 [Riz] What's the discharge rate on an M6E battery cell? 582 00:30:35,099 --> 00:30:36,367 Twenty percent. 583 00:30:36,434 --> 00:30:38,603 Right, 20%, so maximum five shots. 584 00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:40,305 You started the party without me. 585 00:30:40,371 --> 00:30:42,240 Dr. Keyes has taken over armor tech for Dr. Halsey. 586 00:30:42,307 --> 00:30:44,042 She wants up on the latest upgrades. 587 00:30:44,108 --> 00:30:46,611 Oh, taking over for Halsey. Did... did she say why? 588 00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:48,179 Wasn't in the brief. 589 00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:50,315 [Riz] Kai, toss me that grenade, would you? 590 00:30:52,083 --> 00:30:53,218 Here you go. 591 00:30:54,552 --> 00:30:56,321 [Vannak] The new liquid metal capacitors 592 00:30:56,387 --> 00:30:58,156 allow for up to six rounds, but I'm not convinced 593 00:30:58,223 --> 00:31:00,124 they got the chamber temp below the cook-off level. 594 00:31:00,191 --> 00:31:01,593 [Riz] What's the heat transfer coefficient? 595 00:31:01,659 --> 00:31:03,261 [Vannak] Under 2.0. 596 00:31:03,328 --> 00:31:04,562 -[Riz] That's not bad. -[Vannak] Not bad, 597 00:31:04,629 --> 00:31:06,231 but Halsey thinks we can do better. 598 00:31:06,297 --> 00:31:08,032 [Riz] Halsey always thinks we can do better. 599 00:31:08,099 --> 00:31:09,500 [Vannak] Got that right. 600 00:31:09,567 --> 00:31:12,270 [Riz] I assume she got Dr. Keyes up to speed. 601 00:31:12,337 --> 00:31:13,605 [Vannak] With any luck, 602 00:31:13,671 --> 00:31:15,306 it will be till our next deployment. 603 00:31:16,674 --> 00:31:18,476 [door opens loudly] 604 00:31:20,445 --> 00:31:22,080 [door closes loudly] 605 00:31:24,215 --> 00:31:25,650 [door opens loudly] 606 00:31:28,486 --> 00:31:30,121 [door closes loudly] 607 00:31:33,057 --> 00:31:34,993 [trilling sound] 608 00:31:37,061 --> 00:31:39,464 [computer] Welcome, Dr. Miranda Keyes. 609 00:31:39,530 --> 00:31:41,332 Your lab is ready. 610 00:31:47,238 --> 00:31:48,673 [door hisses open] 611 00:31:53,077 --> 00:31:56,948 Everything has been updated to your specifications, Doctor. 612 00:31:59,384 --> 00:32:01,919 ♪♪♪ 613 00:32:03,087 --> 00:32:05,356 [Miranda sighs] 614 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:23,174 Blood results on the Covenant refugee. 615 00:32:23,241 --> 00:32:24,609 Loading. 616 00:32:26,611 --> 00:32:27,712 [soft chuckle] 617 00:32:27,779 --> 00:32:30,415 ♪♪♪ 618 00:32:36,487 --> 00:32:39,123 ♪♪♪ 619 00:32:42,260 --> 00:32:44,462 Bio identification required. 620 00:32:45,630 --> 00:32:47,098 [computer chimes] 621 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:55,073 [beeping] 622 00:32:56,474 --> 00:32:58,209 Access denied. 623 00:32:59,377 --> 00:33:01,512 Open blood analysis. 624 00:33:01,579 --> 00:33:04,215 [computer beeping and chirping] 625 00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:12,690 Drama queen. 626 00:33:14,125 --> 00:33:15,760 [door slides open] 627 00:33:18,129 --> 00:33:19,464 Hello. 628 00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:21,265 What do you want? 629 00:33:21,332 --> 00:33:23,668 Well, I wanted to say goodbye to you. 630 00:33:23,735 --> 00:33:25,236 [scoffs] No, you don't. 631 00:33:27,772 --> 00:33:31,209 Okay, I'll cut straight to the point. 632 00:33:31,275 --> 00:33:34,278 You absolutely cannot conduct any further experiments 633 00:33:34,345 --> 00:33:35,713 on the artifact without me there. 634 00:33:35,780 --> 00:33:37,081 Come on. Come on! 635 00:33:39,150 --> 00:33:40,618 You're not equipped for what comes next, 636 00:33:40,685 --> 00:33:43,221 and John is at great risk. 637 00:33:43,287 --> 00:33:45,556 Please. Just spare me your concern. 638 00:33:45,623 --> 00:33:47,325 We both know it's not your strong suit. 639 00:33:48,593 --> 00:33:51,195 I am talking to you as a scientist. 640 00:33:51,262 --> 00:33:55,466 You kidnapped, mutilated, and murdered dozens of children. 641 00:33:55,533 --> 00:33:57,168 To save billions more. 642 00:33:57,235 --> 00:34:00,071 Oh, saving humanity at the cost of your own! 643 00:34:03,508 --> 00:34:04,642 You're right. 644 00:34:06,744 --> 00:34:08,646 Look, I'm sorry. 645 00:34:10,681 --> 00:34:14,118 I am truly sorry that you have been living 646 00:34:14,185 --> 00:34:16,754 with all of this anger against me for so long. 647 00:34:19,657 --> 00:34:22,593 Family, it's... 648 00:34:22,660 --> 00:34:25,830 it's just not a concept I believe in. 649 00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:28,332 But I should have done a better job 650 00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:31,102 of explaining myself to you, 651 00:34:31,169 --> 00:34:33,604 particularly when you were old enough to understand. 652 00:34:35,773 --> 00:34:37,141 Truly... 653 00:34:39,310 --> 00:34:41,546 it was never my intention to hurt you. 654 00:34:41,612 --> 00:34:44,382 ♪♪♪ 655 00:34:48,853 --> 00:34:51,155 Right, well, that's enough of that. 656 00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:08,139 [door slides closed] 657 00:35:08,206 --> 00:35:09,340 Adun? 658 00:35:12,510 --> 00:35:13,845 [Adun] Did you get a good look? 659 00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:15,680 [Halsey sniffles] 660 00:35:15,746 --> 00:35:17,215 I believe so. 661 00:35:21,319 --> 00:35:23,754 ♪♪♪ 662 00:35:42,473 --> 00:35:43,708 [communicator chimes] 663 00:35:44,942 --> 00:35:47,578 ♪♪♪ 664 00:35:48,679 --> 00:35:50,214 What...? 665 00:35:50,281 --> 00:35:53,484 Focus on this area here, 666 00:35:53,551 --> 00:35:56,454 the uncoded intragenetic region of your DNA. 667 00:35:59,223 --> 00:36:01,893 These histone proteins are unique to you. 668 00:36:01,959 --> 00:36:03,294 Or at least they were. 669 00:36:04,428 --> 00:36:06,797 Until we tested Makee's DNA. 670 00:36:06,864 --> 00:36:08,799 I'm not saying that this is the source 671 00:36:08,866 --> 00:36:10,768 of your connection to the artifact. 672 00:36:14,639 --> 00:36:17,608 But that gene alignment is remarkably similar. 673 00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:20,444 [computer trills] 674 00:36:20,511 --> 00:36:23,648 And the anomaly you two share... 675 00:36:23,714 --> 00:36:25,316 belongs only to you. 676 00:36:26,684 --> 00:36:28,452 Statistically, you're two in a billion. 677 00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:33,591 [door opens loudly] 678 00:36:33,658 --> 00:36:34,859 [Makee] I don't understand. 679 00:36:34,926 --> 00:36:36,460 I told you, look for Raas Kkhotskha. 680 00:36:36,527 --> 00:36:37,828 It's not there. 681 00:36:37,895 --> 00:36:39,463 -The keystone? -The whole planet. 682 00:36:41,432 --> 00:36:42,567 [John sighs] 683 00:36:47,305 --> 00:36:48,539 Am I a prisoner here? 684 00:36:48,606 --> 00:36:50,708 [inhales sharply] You said you could help. 685 00:36:50,775 --> 00:36:52,209 I do want to help. 686 00:36:52,276 --> 00:36:53,444 Then start helping! 687 00:36:53,511 --> 00:36:55,846 ♪♪♪ 688 00:36:55,913 --> 00:36:57,548 [soft gasp] 689 00:36:58,649 --> 00:36:59,850 [John gasping softly] 690 00:37:01,319 --> 00:37:02,820 It's killing you. 691 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:04,322 The keystone. 692 00:37:05,923 --> 00:37:07,358 [sighs] 693 00:37:07,425 --> 00:37:09,594 When you first accessed the stone, 694 00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:10,861 it told you stories. 695 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:15,633 Beautiful stories. 696 00:37:17,001 --> 00:37:18,636 ♪♪♪ 697 00:37:18,703 --> 00:37:20,972 You wanted to know more, so you went back to it... 698 00:37:22,773 --> 00:37:24,642 searching for clues about yourself. 699 00:37:26,544 --> 00:37:28,479 But then the stories became frightening. 700 00:37:30,715 --> 00:37:32,283 You still went back. 701 00:37:35,086 --> 00:37:37,288 You were desperate to know its secrets. 702 00:37:39,690 --> 00:37:42,593 And each time, you became sicker. 703 00:37:42,660 --> 00:37:44,295 How do you know that? 704 00:37:46,797 --> 00:37:48,366 I told you. 705 00:37:49,834 --> 00:37:51,502 We are the same. 706 00:37:54,005 --> 00:37:57,008 The Covenant have other, lesser stones, 707 00:37:57,074 --> 00:38:00,344 which they forced into my hands. 708 00:38:00,411 --> 00:38:01,679 At first... 709 00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:04,915 I fought. 710 00:38:06,417 --> 00:38:07,785 It nearly killed me. 711 00:38:10,721 --> 00:38:15,059 But then the prophets taught me to stop fighting... 712 00:38:16,527 --> 00:38:18,529 and to surrender to the visions. 713 00:38:21,732 --> 00:38:23,834 Suddenly, all of the pain went away. 714 00:38:25,469 --> 00:38:27,938 And instead of controlling me... 715 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,809 the keystones became my servants. 716 00:38:31,876 --> 00:38:34,712 ♪♪♪ 717 00:38:36,047 --> 00:38:37,848 I can show you, John. 718 00:38:39,784 --> 00:38:41,519 Take me to the keystone. 719 00:38:43,020 --> 00:38:45,556 It will lead us to its partner. 720 00:38:47,124 --> 00:38:50,061 And when the stones are united, 721 00:38:50,127 --> 00:38:51,829 you will find peace. 722 00:39:01,939 --> 00:39:03,574 [trilling sound] 723 00:39:03,641 --> 00:39:05,376 [Cortana] Dr. Halsey? 724 00:39:06,677 --> 00:39:07,645 Cortana? 725 00:39:07,712 --> 00:39:09,080 Dr. Halsey. 726 00:39:09,146 --> 00:39:10,981 You found me. 727 00:39:11,048 --> 00:39:14,085 The FLEETCOM firewalls proved extremely challenging to bypass. 728 00:39:14,151 --> 00:39:15,653 I designed them that way. 729 00:39:15,720 --> 00:39:17,588 I would be happy to design a patch 730 00:39:17,655 --> 00:39:19,690 for the pinhole I discovered in your encryption algorithm. 731 00:39:19,757 --> 00:39:22,460 [Adun] There's no pinhole in my algorithm. 732 00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:25,029 Maybe later. Where's John? 733 00:39:25,096 --> 00:39:26,564 You know, I had a suspicion 734 00:39:26,630 --> 00:39:28,065 that the artifact was communicating. 735 00:39:28,132 --> 00:39:30,034 -[John sighs] -I could test her. 736 00:39:30,101 --> 00:39:31,535 No, not with the artifact. 737 00:39:31,602 --> 00:39:33,137 She's not going anywhere near it. 738 00:39:33,204 --> 00:39:35,806 But if she could use the artifact to find the other one, 739 00:39:35,873 --> 00:39:37,708 -maybe I can too. -No, no, no. 740 00:39:37,775 --> 00:39:38,809 We don't know that for sure, and I don't 741 00:39:38,876 --> 00:39:40,077 feel comfortable testing you. 742 00:39:40,144 --> 00:39:41,645 Why? 743 00:39:41,712 --> 00:39:43,013 You said it yourself. 744 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:44,648 We're the same, right? 745 00:39:44,715 --> 00:39:45,950 "Two in a billion," you said. 746 00:39:46,016 --> 00:39:47,384 What if she's setting you up? 747 00:39:47,451 --> 00:39:48,586 [gasps softly] 748 00:39:51,589 --> 00:39:54,525 It's clear that the artifacts are making you sick. 749 00:39:54,592 --> 00:39:56,026 What if she wants you to touch it 750 00:39:56,093 --> 00:39:57,928 because she knows it'll be killing off 751 00:39:57,995 --> 00:40:00,831 the Covenant's most powerful enemy? 752 00:40:00,898 --> 00:40:02,399 [breathing heavily] 753 00:40:05,102 --> 00:40:06,470 I need to know. 754 00:40:08,572 --> 00:40:11,675 ♪♪♪ 755 00:40:11,742 --> 00:40:13,477 [vehicle whooshes] 756 00:40:20,818 --> 00:40:22,086 [beeping] 757 00:40:23,754 --> 00:40:24,955 [door lock clanks] 758 00:40:26,056 --> 00:40:27,792 [hinges creak] 759 00:40:27,858 --> 00:40:29,593 [door slides open] 760 00:40:32,229 --> 00:40:33,697 Brought you something to eat. 761 00:40:35,099 --> 00:40:36,801 Where is the Master Chief? 762 00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:39,203 First things first. 763 00:40:41,071 --> 00:40:43,007 Please, I need to see him. 764 00:40:43,073 --> 00:40:44,208 Just do what she says. 765 00:40:45,609 --> 00:40:47,912 ♪♪♪ 766 00:40:52,616 --> 00:40:55,052 ♪♪♪ 767 00:41:00,024 --> 00:41:02,827 [Miranda] I've been in charge for less than a day. 768 00:41:02,893 --> 00:41:04,895 I've already broken half a dozen laws. 769 00:41:04,962 --> 00:41:06,764 [chuckles] 770 00:41:06,831 --> 00:41:08,833 Guess I have more Halsey in me than I'd like to admit. 771 00:41:10,167 --> 00:41:12,503 You and me both. 772 00:41:12,570 --> 00:41:14,638 He's testing the artifact on his own. 773 00:41:14,705 --> 00:41:16,240 [Cortana] With Dr. Keyes assisting. 774 00:41:16,307 --> 00:41:18,609 But they have no idea what they're doing. 775 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:21,078 I need to see what's happening right now. 776 00:41:21,145 --> 00:41:23,480 -I can link you in. -Yes, please. 777 00:41:23,547 --> 00:41:24,748 Do me a favor. 778 00:41:24,815 --> 00:41:26,584 What's that? 779 00:41:26,650 --> 00:41:28,052 Don't die. 780 00:41:31,555 --> 00:41:32,756 Yes, ma'am. 781 00:41:32,823 --> 00:41:35,259 ♪♪♪ 782 00:41:42,867 --> 00:41:44,768 [beeping] 783 00:41:44,835 --> 00:41:46,503 It's starting. 784 00:41:46,570 --> 00:41:49,907 [beeping] 785 00:41:49,974 --> 00:41:51,709 Okay. 786 00:41:51,775 --> 00:41:53,277 Good to go, Chief. 787 00:41:54,345 --> 00:41:57,047 ♪♪♪ 788 00:42:00,117 --> 00:42:03,053 I just need you to call the Master Chief. 789 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:05,222 Tell him I need to see him. Can you do that for me? 790 00:42:05,289 --> 00:42:07,691 I'm just here to make sure you eat. 791 00:42:11,195 --> 00:42:12,796 [Makee] Please. 792 00:42:12,863 --> 00:42:15,132 Something bad is gonna happen. I can feel it. 793 00:42:15,199 --> 00:42:17,835 ♪♪♪ 794 00:42:20,905 --> 00:42:22,239 Listen to me! 795 00:42:22,306 --> 00:42:24,208 Hey, just calm down. 796 00:42:24,275 --> 00:42:25,676 -No! -[grunts] 797 00:42:27,878 --> 00:42:29,546 [energy rushes] 798 00:42:29,613 --> 00:42:31,715 [groaning] 799 00:42:33,150 --> 00:42:35,753 -[rapid beeping] -He's made contact. 800 00:42:35,819 --> 00:42:38,956 ♪♪♪ 801 00:42:40,891 --> 00:42:42,059 [groaning] 802 00:42:42,126 --> 00:42:43,761 [sharp gasps] 803 00:42:46,063 --> 00:42:48,599 [energy flows] 804 00:42:48,666 --> 00:42:49,867 [sharp gasp] 805 00:42:52,803 --> 00:42:54,204 [nurse] Grab my med kit. 806 00:42:54,271 --> 00:42:55,639 [man] Right away. 807 00:42:55,706 --> 00:42:58,809 ♪♪♪ 808 00:42:58,876 --> 00:43:00,177 [John groaning] 809 00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:01,845 -Call somebody now! -Yes, ma'am! 810 00:43:05,082 --> 00:43:06,717 [beeping] 811 00:43:06,784 --> 00:43:08,886 Dr. Halsey, the Covenant prisoner. 812 00:43:08,953 --> 00:43:12,756 [Adun] 160 beats per minute and rising. 813 00:43:12,823 --> 00:43:14,858 Looks like she's having a seizure. 814 00:43:14,925 --> 00:43:17,261 [nurse] She's going into arrhythmia! 815 00:43:17,328 --> 00:43:18,796 [rapid beeping] 816 00:43:18,862 --> 00:43:19,997 [John grunts] 817 00:43:21,932 --> 00:43:23,133 -Ah! -John... 818 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:24,134 This place cost me my arm. 819 00:43:25,869 --> 00:43:27,037 [Miranda] Chief? 820 00:43:27,104 --> 00:43:28,605 [rapid beeping continuous] 821 00:43:31,775 --> 00:43:33,844 [groaning] 822 00:43:33,911 --> 00:43:37,014 Circulatory failure. He's dying. 823 00:43:37,081 --> 00:43:38,282 Please let me shut him down. 824 00:43:38,349 --> 00:43:40,150 No, no, no, I need to see this. 825 00:43:40,217 --> 00:43:41,685 ♪♪♪ 826 00:43:41,752 --> 00:43:43,187 [John groaning] 827 00:43:43,253 --> 00:43:45,756 Chief, can you hear me? 828 00:43:45,823 --> 00:43:47,157 [rapid beeping] 829 00:43:49,460 --> 00:43:51,095 Chief, let go! 830 00:43:51,161 --> 00:43:53,263 ♪♪♪ 831 00:43:53,330 --> 00:43:54,665 -Ah! -Chief! 832 00:43:54,732 --> 00:43:56,100 [groaning] 833 00:43:56,166 --> 00:43:57,835 [rapid beeping continuous] 834 00:43:57,901 --> 00:44:00,771 ♪♪♪ 835 00:44:00,838 --> 00:44:02,206 [Young Halsey] Well, aren't you the lucky one? 836 00:44:02,272 --> 00:44:03,707 Actually, I'm the lucky one. 837 00:44:03,774 --> 00:44:04,942 Can it be our secret? 838 00:44:06,977 --> 00:44:08,879 [soft breathing] 839 00:44:10,481 --> 00:44:13,117 ♪♪♪ 840 00:44:16,954 --> 00:44:19,390 ♪♪♪ 841 00:44:22,259 --> 00:44:24,895 ♪♪♪ 842 00:44:27,197 --> 00:44:28,665 [beeping] 843 00:44:49,753 --> 00:44:51,989 [soft gasps] 844 00:44:54,091 --> 00:44:56,293 [beeping] 845 00:44:58,395 --> 00:45:00,297 [beeping] 846 00:45:02,166 --> 00:45:04,334 Cortana, overlay them. 847 00:45:17,114 --> 00:45:18,282 [chuckles] 848 00:45:18,348 --> 00:45:20,984 ♪♪♪ 849 00:45:52,916 --> 00:45:55,352 ♪♪♪ 850 00:46:12,035 --> 00:46:14,138 [powering down] 851 00:46:16,273 --> 00:46:18,008 [gasps softly] 852 00:46:23,046 --> 00:46:26,817 [Miranda] Thought we lost you there, Chief. 853 00:46:26,884 --> 00:46:28,218 Where'd you go? 854 00:46:35,159 --> 00:46:37,094 ♪♪♪ 855 00:46:37,161 --> 00:46:40,097 ♪ tranquil orchestral theme plays ♪ 856 00:48:29,273 --> 00:48:34,211 ♪♪♪