1 00:00:00,905 --> 00:00:01,439 [narrator] Previously on Halo... 2 00:00:01,506 --> 00:00:03,208 Strap in. 3 00:00:05,377 --> 00:00:07,445 [speaking alien language] 4 00:00:15,086 --> 00:00:17,155 [Soren] Put your weapons down. 5 00:00:17,222 --> 00:00:20,492 If John here wanted you dead, you'd be dead. 6 00:00:20,558 --> 00:00:22,427 Hello, Soren. This is Kwan Ha. 7 00:00:22,494 --> 00:00:23,695 Nice of you to drop by. 8 00:00:23,762 --> 00:00:25,597 I've developed a new system 9 00:00:25,663 --> 00:00:27,699 which will overwrite Spartan consciousness 10 00:00:27,766 --> 00:00:31,569 and replace it with our artificial general intelligence. 11 00:00:31,636 --> 00:00:33,071 It's called Cortana. 12 00:00:33,138 --> 00:00:34,339 Didn't that process depend 13 00:00:34,406 --> 00:00:35,774 on the illegal practice 14 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,375 of flash-cloning humans? 15 00:00:39,244 --> 00:00:41,379 -What does it do? -I'm not sure. 16 00:00:41,446 --> 00:00:43,648 [Riz] Slipspace vector tracking on the Condor just came in. 17 00:00:43,715 --> 00:00:46,251 We won't have his exact location, but we'll be close. 18 00:00:46,317 --> 00:00:48,119 [Soren] What they did to us, 19 00:00:48,186 --> 00:00:50,655 it's only permanent if we choose to let it be. 20 00:00:50,722 --> 00:00:52,357 That pellet you got on your back, 21 00:00:52,424 --> 00:00:53,758 it mutes everything. 22 00:00:53,825 --> 00:00:55,326 Lose the pellet 23 00:00:55,393 --> 00:00:58,329 and it's like opening your eyes. 24 00:00:58,396 --> 00:00:59,330 [soft chuckle] 25 00:00:59,397 --> 00:01:00,732 [screams] 26 00:01:00,799 --> 00:01:03,735 You bring it to life. 27 00:01:03,802 --> 00:01:05,203 What do you mean? 28 00:01:05,270 --> 00:01:06,404 You are different 29 00:01:06,471 --> 00:01:07,605 than the one they have. 30 00:01:07,672 --> 00:01:08,807 The one they have? 31 00:01:08,873 --> 00:01:10,442 [speaking alien language] 32 00:01:13,378 --> 00:01:14,712 The ring is what they want! 33 00:01:14,779 --> 00:01:16,681 -What is that ring? -The end... 34 00:01:16,748 --> 00:01:19,417 of life as we know it. 35 00:01:19,484 --> 00:01:20,752 I have to go back. 36 00:01:20,819 --> 00:01:22,654 [Soren] You running back to Halsey. 37 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,222 -You can't just leave me here. -Promise me. 38 00:01:24,289 --> 00:01:26,758 -Keep her safe. -I give you my word. 39 00:01:28,693 --> 00:01:31,362 -[Halsey] Why did you come back? -There was no one I could trust. 40 00:01:31,429 --> 00:01:33,364 You made the right choice. 41 00:01:33,431 --> 00:01:36,835 We're gonna do great things together. 42 00:02:04,195 --> 00:02:05,530 [man, over PA system] Metals and plastics 43 00:02:05,597 --> 00:02:07,398 are to be kept separate. 44 00:02:07,465 --> 00:02:09,300 Contaminated bags will be rejected 45 00:02:09,367 --> 00:02:10,768 and extra shifts imposed. 46 00:02:10,835 --> 00:02:12,303 [man] Come on, let's go faster. 47 00:02:12,370 --> 00:02:14,339 [man 2] Let's go, you little bastards! 48 00:02:14,405 --> 00:02:15,507 Move! 49 00:02:15,573 --> 00:02:17,242 Come on, let's go faster. 50 00:02:17,308 --> 00:02:18,576 Hurry up! 51 00:02:18,643 --> 00:02:19,711 [Det] "They ran among the broad 52 00:02:19,777 --> 00:02:22,614 "Ma-Margolia trees, 53 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,250 "and when she turned to him, he took her up. 54 00:02:25,316 --> 00:02:28,186 "This was a new frontier for Jack, 55 00:02:28,253 --> 00:02:32,590 "one not made of the great forest or high 'moon-tains,' 56 00:02:32,657 --> 00:02:35,627 "but something more vast, 57 00:02:35,693 --> 00:02:37,595 "more unknowable: 58 00:02:37,662 --> 00:02:40,265 the heart of an untamed woman." 59 00:02:41,533 --> 00:02:42,901 What's "untamed" mean? 60 00:02:42,967 --> 00:02:46,571 I think it's like she's really pretty. 61 00:02:46,638 --> 00:02:47,572 [man] You! 62 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,274 Shh! 63 00:02:49,340 --> 00:02:51,442 [man on PA] The next shift day has been extended... 64 00:02:53,011 --> 00:02:55,280 Do you like it? 65 00:02:55,346 --> 00:02:56,447 I love it. 66 00:02:58,249 --> 00:03:00,718 It's a story about a whole different world. 67 00:03:00,785 --> 00:03:02,720 What do you mean? 68 00:03:02,787 --> 00:03:07,191 There are other planets with bright light in the sky, 69 00:03:07,258 --> 00:03:08,493 and tall trees, 70 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,229 and green grass you can walk on. 71 00:03:11,296 --> 00:03:12,497 [sighs] I don't know. 72 00:03:12,564 --> 00:03:14,632 -Really? -It's in the book. 73 00:03:16,968 --> 00:03:19,470 Look here. Do you know what that word says? 74 00:03:19,537 --> 00:03:20,805 "Kiss." 75 00:03:20,872 --> 00:03:23,641 So, when you read a word like that, 76 00:03:23,708 --> 00:03:26,411 someone's supposed to kiss you. 77 00:03:37,755 --> 00:03:39,557 [man] Hey! 78 00:03:39,624 --> 00:03:40,825 Get back to work! 79 00:03:40,892 --> 00:03:42,260 -[Det] Run! -[man] Let's go! 80 00:03:42,327 --> 00:03:43,895 Hey! 81 00:03:43,962 --> 00:03:45,363 Get over here! 82 00:03:46,898 --> 00:03:48,666 Come back here, you little shit! 83 00:03:52,403 --> 00:03:53,905 Makee, come on! 84 00:03:53,972 --> 00:03:55,340 Come on! 85 00:03:57,075 --> 00:03:59,510 -[grunts] -[Makee screams] 86 00:03:59,577 --> 00:04:01,646 -Useless little shit! -Stop it! 87 00:04:01,713 --> 00:04:03,681 -Stop it! -Forget it! 88 00:04:03,748 --> 00:04:05,416 -Det! -Let's go! 89 00:04:05,483 --> 00:04:06,718 [Makee, crying] No. 90 00:04:13,024 --> 00:04:14,926 [indistinct yelling] 91 00:04:14,993 --> 00:04:16,027 [all scream] 92 00:04:16,094 --> 00:04:17,829 [indistinct shout] 93 00:04:20,031 --> 00:04:21,499 [man] Grab her! 94 00:04:21,566 --> 00:04:24,902 [shouting and screaming] 95 00:04:24,969 --> 00:04:26,337 I've gotcha! 96 00:04:26,404 --> 00:04:27,405 [woman] Here come the Grunts! 97 00:04:27,472 --> 00:04:28,806 I'll teach you a lesson. 98 00:04:28,873 --> 00:04:31,576 [Makee screaming] 99 00:04:31,643 --> 00:04:33,344 [shouting and screaming] 100 00:04:36,914 --> 00:04:38,650 [speaking alien language] 101 00:04:43,688 --> 00:04:45,823 -[electricity crackling] -[screaming] 102 00:04:45,890 --> 00:04:47,392 [whimpers] 103 00:04:47,458 --> 00:04:48,726 [Makee screams] 104 00:04:49,894 --> 00:04:51,496 [grunts] 105 00:04:51,562 --> 00:04:52,797 [whimpering] 106 00:04:54,565 --> 00:04:56,701 [speaking alien language] 107 00:04:56,768 --> 00:04:58,069 [breathing heavily] 108 00:04:58,136 --> 00:05:00,805 [energy humming] 109 00:05:09,814 --> 00:05:11,716 [soft gasps] 110 00:05:27,832 --> 00:05:30,902 [creatures grunt] 111 00:05:39,410 --> 00:05:42,814 [creature purrs] 112 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,549 Mm. 113 00:06:01,499 --> 00:06:02,767 [Mercy, in alien language] 114 00:07:07,698 --> 00:07:10,501 [opening theme music plays] 115 00:08:10,728 --> 00:08:12,096 This is amazing. 116 00:08:15,099 --> 00:08:18,169 Finally, something with potential value. 117 00:08:18,236 --> 00:08:21,806 Results confirm it's over 100,000 years old. 118 00:08:21,873 --> 00:08:23,641 That's pre-human. 119 00:08:23,708 --> 00:08:26,043 Possibly even pre-Covenant. 120 00:08:27,144 --> 00:08:28,880 It's organic, 121 00:08:28,946 --> 00:08:31,682 but with what appears to be an inherent technology. 122 00:08:31,749 --> 00:08:33,217 According to Master Chief, 123 00:08:33,284 --> 00:08:36,053 it is something to do with a weapon somewhere. 124 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:37,722 We have no confirmation, but Doctor-- 125 00:08:37,788 --> 00:08:39,657 And why am I only hearing about this now? 126 00:08:39,724 --> 00:08:40,992 -You know exactly why. -I don't understand-- 127 00:08:41,058 --> 00:08:42,727 And if it was up to her, 128 00:08:42,793 --> 00:08:44,629 you still wouldn't know anything about it. 129 00:08:44,695 --> 00:08:46,931 Then why show it to me in the first place? 130 00:08:48,199 --> 00:08:49,867 I want you to lead a team 131 00:08:49,934 --> 00:08:52,136 in analyzing this artifact. 132 00:08:52,203 --> 00:08:54,605 Determine what it is, what it does, 133 00:08:54,672 --> 00:08:58,075 and if, in fact, it's part of some kind of weapon. 134 00:08:58,142 --> 00:09:01,646 Or anything that can give us an edge against the Covenant. 135 00:09:03,180 --> 00:09:04,282 Separate teams. 136 00:09:06,617 --> 00:09:07,752 Parallel teams. 137 00:09:09,887 --> 00:09:11,656 Dr. Halsey won't like that. 138 00:09:13,624 --> 00:09:15,026 I'm interested in finding a way 139 00:09:15,092 --> 00:09:18,629 to be less reliant on Dr. Halsey moving forward. 140 00:09:18,696 --> 00:09:20,765 Can you help me with that? 141 00:09:33,144 --> 00:09:34,712 -Thank you, Adun. -Mm-hmm. 142 00:09:47,224 --> 00:09:48,759 How are you feeling? 143 00:09:53,064 --> 00:09:56,200 I'm assuming you cloned me to obtain organs, 144 00:09:56,267 --> 00:09:57,868 or at least that was the intent 145 00:09:57,935 --> 00:10:00,638 when I collected samples of my various tissues. 146 00:10:00,705 --> 00:10:02,807 I collected the samples. 147 00:10:02,873 --> 00:10:05,876 You are merely a product of the samples. 148 00:10:05,943 --> 00:10:07,745 Yes, a product. 149 00:10:07,812 --> 00:10:09,780 Well, it turns out not to feel that way 150 00:10:09,847 --> 00:10:11,082 when you're sitting in this chair. 151 00:10:12,817 --> 00:10:14,685 I have some questions. 152 00:10:19,156 --> 00:10:20,324 Go ahead. 153 00:10:20,391 --> 00:10:21,926 [chair rolls] 154 00:10:21,993 --> 00:10:23,627 What became of the children? 155 00:10:25,696 --> 00:10:29,066 Uh, well, 35 survived the original augmentation. 156 00:10:29,133 --> 00:10:31,035 So, more than half died. 157 00:10:31,102 --> 00:10:33,371 That's a far greater percentage than I imagined. 158 00:10:33,437 --> 00:10:35,239 The rest became Spartans. 159 00:10:35,306 --> 00:10:37,842 And now here I am, conscious and conversing 160 00:10:37,908 --> 00:10:40,878 with the Sorvad solids laid out before me. 161 00:10:40,945 --> 00:10:44,915 So, the organ you're after is my brain. 162 00:10:44,982 --> 00:10:48,152 Or should I say, your brain? 163 00:10:49,854 --> 00:10:51,722 I've perfected the process 164 00:10:51,789 --> 00:10:54,325 for real-time neuroelectrical imaging. 165 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,161 The Cortana system's viable? 166 00:10:57,228 --> 00:10:58,963 Mm. 167 00:10:59,030 --> 00:11:01,732 So you'll integrate her into a working Spartan? 168 00:11:02,867 --> 00:11:04,001 That's next. 169 00:11:04,068 --> 00:11:06,370 I bet it's John. 170 00:11:06,437 --> 00:11:08,205 He was the special one. 171 00:11:11,742 --> 00:11:15,346 Yes, he got himself into some trouble recently. 172 00:11:15,413 --> 00:11:18,082 This is our only way of getting him out of it. 173 00:11:18,149 --> 00:11:19,984 [loud clang, buzzing sound] 174 00:11:20,051 --> 00:11:21,819 [clone] He was always willful. 175 00:11:24,755 --> 00:11:26,357 And none of this bothers you. 176 00:11:26,424 --> 00:11:27,825 Should it? 177 00:11:30,928 --> 00:11:32,096 What about Miranda? 178 00:11:32,163 --> 00:11:33,397 Our daughter. 179 00:11:36,534 --> 00:11:39,270 I think that we have everything we need. 180 00:11:39,336 --> 00:11:41,472 Do you remember when you were my age 181 00:11:41,539 --> 00:11:44,375 and you weren't sure whether flash-cloning 182 00:11:44,442 --> 00:11:46,444 would ever be made legal? 183 00:11:46,510 --> 00:11:49,013 And you wondered, if you found yourself 184 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:53,050 sitting opposite a living, breathing version of you, 185 00:11:53,117 --> 00:11:56,387 would you actually be able to go through with it? 186 00:11:56,454 --> 00:11:58,155 What happened? 187 00:12:01,125 --> 00:12:02,226 Progress. 188 00:12:15,106 --> 00:12:16,207 [door clangs open] 189 00:12:18,109 --> 00:12:19,810 This isn't necessary. 190 00:12:21,345 --> 00:12:24,014 It's the only way to return you to combat duty. 191 00:12:24,081 --> 00:12:25,816 I'm a Spartan. 192 00:12:25,883 --> 00:12:27,485 They can't afford to keep me off the battlefield. 193 00:12:27,551 --> 00:12:29,487 That's exactly what I argued 194 00:12:29,553 --> 00:12:32,156 to get us to where we are now. 195 00:12:32,223 --> 00:12:34,425 I don't need a babysitter. 196 00:12:34,492 --> 00:12:35,826 It's not a babysitter. 197 00:12:35,893 --> 00:12:37,895 This is an upgrade 198 00:12:37,962 --> 00:12:41,365 which will allow us to analyze the artifact months, 199 00:12:41,432 --> 00:12:44,135 years faster than by traditional means. 200 00:12:44,201 --> 00:12:46,203 And, most importantly, 201 00:12:46,270 --> 00:12:48,005 it will get you back on the front lines 202 00:12:48,072 --> 00:12:49,840 where you belong, 203 00:12:49,907 --> 00:12:52,076 where you are so desperately needed. 204 00:12:57,515 --> 00:12:58,949 Let's get started. 205 00:13:14,131 --> 00:13:16,200 [computer beeping] 206 00:13:20,070 --> 00:13:21,805 [sharp gasp] 207 00:13:31,182 --> 00:13:33,083 I'm afraid we'll need you awake. 208 00:13:34,418 --> 00:13:36,487 But this will keep your body still. 209 00:13:36,554 --> 00:13:38,088 Will it hurt? 210 00:13:38,155 --> 00:13:39,190 Oh, yes. 211 00:13:44,128 --> 00:13:46,897 You have the most beautiful brain. 212 00:13:46,964 --> 00:13:49,900 Soon, you will be part of something bigger. 213 00:13:53,037 --> 00:13:54,972 And better. 214 00:14:02,146 --> 00:14:03,581 [door hisses open] 215 00:14:09,620 --> 00:14:11,055 -[Halsey] Ready? -[Adun] Mm-hm. 216 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,095 [monitors beeping] 217 00:14:22,933 --> 00:14:24,134 [beeps] 218 00:14:25,603 --> 00:14:27,271 [machinery whirring] 219 00:14:49,126 --> 00:14:51,128 [breathing heavily] 220 00:14:51,195 --> 00:14:53,964 [monitor beeping] 221 00:14:59,103 --> 00:15:02,506 [beeping grows rapid] 222 00:15:02,573 --> 00:15:05,409 [beeping slows] 223 00:15:08,579 --> 00:15:11,649 [flatline] 224 00:15:16,020 --> 00:15:17,588 [flatline continues] 225 00:15:23,694 --> 00:15:25,996 [machinery whirrs] 226 00:15:47,351 --> 00:15:49,653 [whirring] 227 00:16:07,171 --> 00:16:08,572 [whirring stops] 228 00:16:47,578 --> 00:16:50,247 [whirring] 229 00:16:54,184 --> 00:16:56,587 [acid sizzles] 230 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:11,068 Cortana? 231 00:17:24,782 --> 00:17:26,450 When the game is over, 232 00:17:26,517 --> 00:17:28,685 the king and the pawn go back into the same box. 233 00:17:34,825 --> 00:17:36,727 Hello, Dr. Halsey. 234 00:17:38,529 --> 00:17:41,265 It is so good to finally meet you. 235 00:17:43,267 --> 00:17:45,102 That must be the Master Chief. 236 00:17:45,169 --> 00:17:46,470 Yes. 237 00:17:46,537 --> 00:17:48,238 His military record is outstanding. 238 00:17:48,305 --> 00:17:51,542 Above the rest in strength, stamina, 239 00:17:51,608 --> 00:17:53,343 and good instincts. 240 00:17:53,410 --> 00:17:56,180 A natural leader. I see why you chose him. 241 00:17:56,246 --> 00:17:59,450 Cortana, in the B-19 sub-stack 242 00:17:59,516 --> 00:18:01,251 of the lab's central repository, 243 00:18:01,318 --> 00:18:03,754 you'll find information regarding an artifact 244 00:18:03,821 --> 00:18:05,322 that was found on the planet Madrigal. 245 00:18:05,389 --> 00:18:07,591 I have it. 246 00:18:07,658 --> 00:18:09,693 I'm planning some experiments to find out more 247 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,396 about its provenance and functionality, 248 00:18:12,463 --> 00:18:15,632 and I need you to process that data in real time-- 249 00:18:15,699 --> 00:18:17,468 [Cortana] Doctor, there's a problem. 250 00:18:17,534 --> 00:18:19,837 My neural implant is operating perfectly, 251 00:18:19,903 --> 00:18:22,439 but I'm unable to take full operational control 252 00:18:22,506 --> 00:18:23,707 of the subject. 253 00:18:23,774 --> 00:18:25,242 Yes. 254 00:18:25,309 --> 00:18:27,511 For the moment, I have limited your access 255 00:18:27,578 --> 00:18:29,146 to the reticular formation. 256 00:18:29,213 --> 00:18:30,781 More of an on/off switch. 257 00:18:30,848 --> 00:18:33,417 My directive is to integrate fully with the Master Chief, 258 00:18:33,484 --> 00:18:35,552 to optimize both his physical and his mental performance. 259 00:18:35,619 --> 00:18:38,455 And in time you will do that, and much more. 260 00:18:38,522 --> 00:18:39,623 But... 261 00:18:41,725 --> 00:18:44,561 why have you prevented me from achieving my directive? 262 00:18:44,628 --> 00:18:46,697 Because John is a central part 263 00:18:46,763 --> 00:18:48,665 of the examination of the artifact. 264 00:18:48,732 --> 00:18:51,301 Before I hand him over, I need to understand how it affects him 265 00:18:51,368 --> 00:18:53,437 and how it might adversely affect you. 266 00:18:53,504 --> 00:18:54,771 Doctor, surely I can withstand-- 267 00:18:54,838 --> 00:18:56,540 He will be conscious within the hour. 268 00:18:56,607 --> 00:18:58,675 Can I recommend that you use this time 269 00:18:58,742 --> 00:19:01,712 to familiarize yourself with the trove of human knowledge 270 00:19:01,778 --> 00:19:03,413 that's now available to you? 271 00:19:04,848 --> 00:19:07,618 What will I do with the other 52.4 minutes? 272 00:19:07,684 --> 00:19:08,886 [laughs] 273 00:19:08,952 --> 00:19:10,687 That's very impressive. 274 00:19:10,754 --> 00:19:12,456 Uh... 275 00:19:12,523 --> 00:19:14,324 Don't worry. 276 00:19:14,391 --> 00:19:16,593 I'm gonna keep you very busy. 277 00:19:32,943 --> 00:19:34,611 [electricity crackling] 278 00:19:34,678 --> 00:19:37,581 [indistinct chatter] 279 00:19:45,589 --> 00:19:47,791 [indistinct chatter] 280 00:19:52,696 --> 00:19:54,831 [music playing] 281 00:19:57,601 --> 00:19:59,703 [news anchor 1] ...first images are coming in from Tantalus, 282 00:19:59,770 --> 00:20:02,205 which was completely wiped out by Covenant forces... 283 00:20:04,675 --> 00:20:06,910 [chatter and laughter] 284 00:20:09,580 --> 00:20:10,914 -Hey! -Hey. 285 00:20:10,981 --> 00:20:13,350 [man] Where you goin'? 286 00:20:13,417 --> 00:20:16,386 [news anchor 2] ...futures sent markets rising, 287 00:20:16,453 --> 00:20:18,822 as prices of heavy hydrogen surged 288 00:20:18,889 --> 00:20:22,626 after the attack on Madrigal caused a disruption in output. 289 00:20:22,693 --> 00:20:24,494 Sources close to Governor Vinsher report 290 00:20:24,561 --> 00:20:26,663 that production will be back up sooner than expected. 291 00:20:26,730 --> 00:20:28,899 Vinsher's peace treaty with the UNSC 292 00:20:28,966 --> 00:20:31,301 means one of the insurrection's last holdouts 293 00:20:31,368 --> 00:20:33,904 has ended its quest for independence. 294 00:20:33,971 --> 00:20:37,808 As they say, we're all in this together now. 295 00:20:37,874 --> 00:20:40,911 [clucking] 296 00:20:40,978 --> 00:20:42,913 What do we got here? 297 00:20:42,980 --> 00:20:44,715 A gift from a cargo ship from Earth. 298 00:20:46,450 --> 00:20:47,918 How many of these we got? 299 00:20:47,985 --> 00:20:49,519 Forty-two cases. 300 00:20:49,586 --> 00:20:51,388 -[man] Come. Come on. -[man 2] Fourteen? 301 00:20:53,724 --> 00:20:54,925 Take a case. 302 00:20:54,992 --> 00:20:56,560 On me. 303 00:20:56,627 --> 00:20:57,828 [in foreign language] 304 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,268 [Kwan] I want to go back to Madrigal. 305 00:21:05,335 --> 00:21:06,803 What? 306 00:21:06,870 --> 00:21:09,406 -No. -Vinsher's taking over. 307 00:21:09,473 --> 00:21:11,475 I have to join the resistance. 308 00:21:11,541 --> 00:21:13,343 Little girl like you? 309 00:21:13,410 --> 00:21:15,712 I'm not a little girl. 310 00:21:15,779 --> 00:21:18,048 My family have been on Madrigal 311 00:21:18,115 --> 00:21:19,783 since before it was even a colony. 312 00:21:19,850 --> 00:21:21,551 I promised John I'd keep you safe. 313 00:21:21,618 --> 00:21:24,321 I don't see any reason to break that promise... yet. 314 00:21:24,388 --> 00:21:26,590 There are people still loyal to my father in the capital city, 315 00:21:26,657 --> 00:21:27,824 I know it. 316 00:21:27,891 --> 00:21:28,992 Let them fight. 317 00:21:29,059 --> 00:21:30,560 It's none of my business. 318 00:21:30,627 --> 00:21:31,895 I'm not asking you to fight. 319 00:21:31,962 --> 00:21:33,730 I just need a ride and protection 320 00:21:33,797 --> 00:21:35,899 until I find my people. 321 00:21:35,966 --> 00:21:38,502 I am not interested in playing bodyguard 322 00:21:38,568 --> 00:21:40,037 to the princess of Madrigal. 323 00:21:40,103 --> 00:21:41,905 Then give me a ship. 324 00:21:43,707 --> 00:21:44,975 Right. 325 00:21:45,042 --> 00:21:47,544 Don't turn your back on me, asshole! 326 00:21:56,053 --> 00:21:57,754 You're emotional. 327 00:21:57,821 --> 00:21:59,790 And, as a courtesy to John, 328 00:21:59,856 --> 00:22:01,992 I'm not gonna crush your skull. 329 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,830 Now, run on home and I'll see you at dinner. 330 00:22:12,002 --> 00:22:13,103 We're having chicken! 331 00:22:19,576 --> 00:22:21,078 So it's always on? 332 00:22:21,144 --> 00:22:23,380 She's always available to you, yes. 333 00:22:25,649 --> 00:22:27,117 Would you like to meet her? 334 00:22:27,184 --> 00:22:29,453 Not particularly, no. 335 00:22:29,519 --> 00:22:30,954 Come on. 336 00:22:33,090 --> 00:22:34,124 Cortana. 337 00:22:38,428 --> 00:22:39,896 Hello, Master Chief. 338 00:22:39,963 --> 00:22:41,364 I'm Cortana. 339 00:22:44,601 --> 00:22:45,769 Looks like you. 340 00:22:45,836 --> 00:22:47,404 [Cortana] Kind of you to say. 341 00:22:47,471 --> 00:22:48,772 I'm designed to look familiar, 342 00:22:48,839 --> 00:22:50,640 my voice and accent to be pleasant. 343 00:22:50,707 --> 00:22:52,509 I'm your built-in navigator, battle strategis-- 344 00:22:52,576 --> 00:22:54,044 How does it work? 345 00:22:54,111 --> 00:22:56,046 The system contains a hollow particle exciter, 346 00:22:56,113 --> 00:22:59,082 which means she can appear to you in any environment. 347 00:22:59,149 --> 00:23:00,517 So it answers to my command? 348 00:23:00,584 --> 00:23:02,052 I see it as more of a partnership. 349 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:03,887 And when I'm not deployed, where does it go? 350 00:23:03,954 --> 00:23:05,956 Doctor, he must not be aware what I'm capable of. 351 00:23:06,022 --> 00:23:08,391 On and off the field of battle, I can-- 352 00:23:08,458 --> 00:23:09,826 Thank you, Cortana. 353 00:23:09,893 --> 00:23:10,994 Oh. 354 00:23:12,863 --> 00:23:14,998 Well, it was a pleasure to meet you, Master Chief. 355 00:23:15,065 --> 00:23:17,601 I'll speak to you soon... 356 00:23:18,735 --> 00:23:20,137 I guess. 357 00:23:23,607 --> 00:23:25,108 I don't like this. 358 00:23:25,175 --> 00:23:27,410 Trust me, you will. 359 00:23:27,477 --> 00:23:28,845 She's going to enhance your abilities 360 00:23:28,912 --> 00:23:30,747 in the field one hundredfold. 361 00:23:32,015 --> 00:23:33,950 You are the best we've got. 362 00:23:34,017 --> 00:23:36,520 She's going to make you even better. 363 00:23:38,054 --> 00:23:41,158 This is a great leap forward, for all of us. 364 00:23:53,537 --> 00:23:55,705 [man] Acknowledged and received. 365 00:23:55,772 --> 00:23:57,507 [overlapping chatter] 366 00:23:57,574 --> 00:23:59,609 [man 2] Yes, sir, that is the drill status. 367 00:23:59,676 --> 00:24:01,511 [alarm sounding] 368 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,549 Commander, a slipspace anomaly 369 00:24:05,615 --> 00:24:07,150 just appeared on our starboard quarter. 370 00:24:11,154 --> 00:24:13,456 [Yates] Covenant corvette. 371 00:24:13,523 --> 00:24:14,958 [man] They appear dead in the water. 372 00:24:15,025 --> 00:24:16,693 No fluctuations from repulsor engines, 373 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,128 no sign of field atomics. 374 00:24:18,195 --> 00:24:20,163 Minimal organic heat signatures. 375 00:24:20,230 --> 00:24:21,698 And their weapons are cold. 376 00:24:24,568 --> 00:24:27,204 Open the artillery bay. Bring us around 90 degrees. 377 00:24:27,270 --> 00:24:28,572 -Yes, sir. -Prepare to fire. 378 00:24:34,644 --> 00:24:36,146 [man] Forward gun is hot, sir. 379 00:24:36,213 --> 00:24:38,548 [woman] Communication incoming, sir. 380 00:24:38,615 --> 00:24:40,016 They're hailing us? 381 00:24:40,083 --> 00:24:42,886 Civilian emergency channel, sir. One-six. 382 00:24:42,953 --> 00:24:45,021 Put it on the horn. 383 00:24:45,088 --> 00:24:46,923 Yes, sir. 384 00:24:46,990 --> 00:24:49,159 [Makee] I don't know how much longer I can survive here. 385 00:24:49,226 --> 00:24:51,094 Hello? Can you hear me? 386 00:24:51,161 --> 00:24:53,029 Anyone out there? 387 00:24:53,096 --> 00:24:55,165 This is UNSC ship Gladius. 388 00:24:55,232 --> 00:24:56,800 Identify yourself. 389 00:24:56,867 --> 00:24:58,935 [cries out] Oh, no! I need help! 390 00:24:59,002 --> 00:25:01,171 I'm from planet Circumstance. 391 00:25:01,238 --> 00:25:02,772 We were taken prisoner. 392 00:25:02,839 --> 00:25:04,641 My family's dead. 393 00:25:04,708 --> 00:25:06,776 I only have my father's radio, and it's dying. 394 00:25:06,843 --> 00:25:08,879 How many onboard? 395 00:25:08,945 --> 00:25:10,513 I'm alone here. 396 00:25:10,580 --> 00:25:13,049 The aliens abandoned in pods 397 00:25:13,116 --> 00:25:15,185 when the engines failed. 398 00:25:15,252 --> 00:25:16,653 Please help me. 399 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,788 -Prepare a drone pod. -Yes, sir. 400 00:25:18,855 --> 00:25:22,092 Ma'am, we're sending you a pod. Board it when it reaches you. 401 00:25:22,158 --> 00:25:23,727 Do not bring any weapons with you. 402 00:25:23,793 --> 00:25:24,995 Is that understood? 403 00:25:25,061 --> 00:25:27,264 Yes, thank you. Thank you. 404 00:25:27,330 --> 00:25:29,532 [sobbing] Please come quick. 405 00:25:29,599 --> 00:25:30,667 Thank you. 406 00:25:31,835 --> 00:25:33,904 [creatures growl] 407 00:26:06,102 --> 00:26:07,304 I'm ready. 408 00:26:08,972 --> 00:26:10,573 Cortana? 409 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,175 [Cortana] I'm also ready, Dr. Halsey. 410 00:26:16,913 --> 00:26:18,615 Okay, John. 411 00:26:25,288 --> 00:26:26,990 [energy humming] 412 00:26:37,300 --> 00:26:40,203 [electricity crackles] 413 00:26:40,270 --> 00:26:41,304 [exaggerated panting] 414 00:26:41,371 --> 00:26:42,272 Where were you playing today? 415 00:26:44,074 --> 00:26:45,375 [barks] 416 00:26:59,022 --> 00:27:01,024 Go ahead, Cortana. 417 00:27:01,091 --> 00:27:02,225 [Cortana] Putting him into stasis 418 00:27:02,292 --> 00:27:03,293 to access the artifact. 419 00:27:05,996 --> 00:27:08,832 [gasps] 420 00:27:08,898 --> 00:27:11,868 I'm now getting no readings from the artifact at all. 421 00:27:13,370 --> 00:27:14,771 That's fascinating. 422 00:27:17,140 --> 00:27:19,242 Cortana, release him. 423 00:27:22,946 --> 00:27:25,281 [panting] 424 00:27:29,085 --> 00:27:30,820 That was different. 425 00:27:35,358 --> 00:27:38,294 Okay, John, we're going to let your vitals return to normal. 426 00:27:38,361 --> 00:27:40,430 Just give us a moment to go through the data. 427 00:27:43,833 --> 00:27:45,802 [Cortana] Dr. Halsey, if you gave me 428 00:27:45,869 --> 00:27:47,670 full control of the subject now, 429 00:27:47,737 --> 00:27:48,938 my readings will be more accurate. 430 00:27:49,005 --> 00:27:50,373 It's unclear why the artifact 431 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,942 responds only to John as John, but it does. 432 00:27:53,009 --> 00:27:54,944 I was not designed to be an assistant. 433 00:27:55,011 --> 00:27:58,081 You were designed to follow my orders. 434 00:27:58,148 --> 00:28:01,351 I'm not going to risk our ability to interact with it. 435 00:28:01,418 --> 00:28:02,719 [pounding glass] 436 00:28:02,786 --> 00:28:03,887 Are we done? 437 00:28:24,507 --> 00:28:28,011 [indistinct PA announcement] 438 00:28:31,815 --> 00:28:33,383 [voice] Docking complete. 439 00:28:44,060 --> 00:28:45,228 Step out. 440 00:28:52,202 --> 00:28:53,403 Get on the ground. 441 00:28:56,873 --> 00:28:58,274 Search. 442 00:29:01,811 --> 00:29:02,979 [gasps softly] 443 00:29:06,549 --> 00:29:07,484 Clean. 444 00:29:09,219 --> 00:29:10,353 Did they hurt you? 445 00:29:12,422 --> 00:29:13,523 No, I... 446 00:29:14,858 --> 00:29:16,292 I'm okay. 447 00:29:16,359 --> 00:29:17,760 Stand, please. 448 00:29:23,433 --> 00:29:24,501 Welcome. 449 00:29:28,538 --> 00:29:29,873 Thank you. 450 00:29:31,608 --> 00:29:33,176 [all scream and shout] 451 00:29:33,243 --> 00:29:35,245 [Yates] Christ! It's those crabs! 452 00:29:36,613 --> 00:29:38,548 -Seal the doors! -[man] No! 453 00:29:38,615 --> 00:29:41,551 [Yates] They're in the walls! Goddamn it! 454 00:29:41,618 --> 00:29:43,319 [screaming] 455 00:29:43,386 --> 00:29:45,088 [gunfire] 456 00:29:48,424 --> 00:29:50,093 [creature growls] 457 00:29:51,995 --> 00:29:53,930 [screams] 458 00:29:55,031 --> 00:29:56,099 Fall back! 459 00:29:56,166 --> 00:29:57,467 [indistinct shout] 460 00:29:57,534 --> 00:29:58,468 [woman] Go, go! Get back! 461 00:30:01,304 --> 00:30:03,072 [screams] 462 00:30:03,139 --> 00:30:04,841 [indistinct PA announcement] 463 00:30:04,908 --> 00:30:06,476 [voice] Come in. Please respond. 464 00:30:09,012 --> 00:30:11,080 [audible slithering] 465 00:30:11,147 --> 00:30:13,383 [voice] Commencing core protocol. 466 00:30:13,449 --> 00:30:16,419 [screams and groans] 467 00:30:18,288 --> 00:30:19,422 [groans] 468 00:30:24,294 --> 00:30:27,163 Where did the Demon take my keystone? 469 00:30:27,230 --> 00:30:29,399 I don't know what you're talking about. 470 00:30:32,235 --> 00:30:35,371 [gasps] 471 00:30:35,438 --> 00:30:36,973 Where is your home base? 472 00:30:38,107 --> 00:30:40,610 I will tell you nothing, 473 00:30:40,677 --> 00:30:43,846 and you won't find anything on our ship to lead you there. 474 00:30:43,913 --> 00:30:45,148 [choking] 475 00:30:45,215 --> 00:30:46,282 Humans. 476 00:30:48,284 --> 00:30:50,320 Just as ugly as I remember. 477 00:30:52,622 --> 00:30:54,057 [blade slices] 478 00:30:55,391 --> 00:30:56,859 [retracts blade] 479 00:31:10,940 --> 00:31:13,376 [console beeps] 480 00:31:15,612 --> 00:31:17,547 [overlapping shouts] 481 00:31:17,614 --> 00:31:19,949 [woman] Left, right, left. Hustle! 482 00:31:21,351 --> 00:31:23,987 [woman] Come on, now! You know it! 483 00:31:24,053 --> 00:31:25,989 [happy chatter] 484 00:31:28,691 --> 00:31:30,093 [indistinct shouting] 485 00:31:30,159 --> 00:31:31,261 [cheering] 486 00:31:31,327 --> 00:31:32,395 Yeah! 487 00:31:34,130 --> 00:31:36,532 -[woman] Hey, Master Chief. -[man] Hey, Master Chief. 488 00:31:36,599 --> 00:31:38,067 [man 2] Come on. 489 00:31:38,134 --> 00:31:40,436 [woman 2] Hey, look, look, look. 490 00:31:40,503 --> 00:31:41,671 [man 3] Let's go! 491 00:31:41,738 --> 00:31:43,673 [man 4] He's back. 492 00:31:43,740 --> 00:31:46,109 [overlapping chatter] 493 00:31:48,678 --> 00:31:50,446 [computer whirring] 494 00:31:52,615 --> 00:31:54,484 Apple, key, longsword, justice-Mandarin, banshee, 495 00:31:54,550 --> 00:31:58,354 flower, character-Russian, pig, house, honor-Arabic, Goa, Earth. 496 00:31:58,421 --> 00:32:00,990 [heavy door opens, closes] 497 00:32:06,195 --> 00:32:07,964 [Kai] Ongoing, ziggurat, Meg, 498 00:32:08,031 --> 00:32:09,332 scarab, noun, scene, 499 00:32:09,399 --> 00:32:11,601 M-60 automatic, infant, anterior. 500 00:32:11,668 --> 00:32:13,202 Form up. 501 00:32:21,311 --> 00:32:23,279 I've been cleared to return to duty. 502 00:32:24,414 --> 00:32:25,982 If anyone has anything 503 00:32:26,049 --> 00:32:28,584 they'd like to ask or tell me, please-- 504 00:32:28,651 --> 00:32:30,553 We've been briefed, Chief. 505 00:32:30,620 --> 00:32:33,556 We've been fighting together since we were kids, Chief. 506 00:32:33,623 --> 00:32:36,392 Whatever you do, we trust you. 507 00:32:40,296 --> 00:32:41,531 Very well. 508 00:32:43,433 --> 00:32:45,134 As you were. 509 00:32:45,201 --> 00:32:47,403 Hello, can I have your attention for a moment, please? 510 00:32:47,470 --> 00:32:49,439 -What are you doing? -To those of you 511 00:32:49,505 --> 00:32:52,208 who haven't heard of me, I'm Cortana. 512 00:32:52,275 --> 00:32:54,077 I'll be working with Master Chief to provide 513 00:32:54,143 --> 00:32:56,446 logistical and tactical support for Silver team. 514 00:32:56,512 --> 00:32:58,581 -No, I didn't summon you. -Summon me? 515 00:32:58,648 --> 00:33:01,684 This is coming from inside you, Chief? 516 00:33:01,751 --> 00:33:02,719 Go away. 517 00:33:04,087 --> 00:33:05,521 A.I. off. 518 00:33:05,588 --> 00:33:07,390 I'm introducing myself to the rest of the team. 519 00:33:07,457 --> 00:33:09,258 Go. Disappear! 520 00:33:11,761 --> 00:33:14,397 I look forward to working with you all. 521 00:33:18,735 --> 00:33:20,670 New A.I. Halsey's. 522 00:33:23,473 --> 00:33:25,608 It's temporary. 523 00:33:37,787 --> 00:33:39,689 That's Hessiod. 524 00:33:39,756 --> 00:33:42,258 It's a big ball of gas. 525 00:33:42,325 --> 00:33:44,394 And that one there is Metisette, 526 00:33:44,460 --> 00:33:46,195 but no one goes there. 527 00:33:46,262 --> 00:33:48,431 I don't think there's any air. 528 00:33:48,498 --> 00:33:50,566 How about Madrigal? Can you see it? 529 00:33:52,235 --> 00:33:54,470 It's right... there. 530 00:33:54,537 --> 00:33:56,172 I don't see it. 531 00:33:56,239 --> 00:33:57,807 Doesn't mean it's not there, silly. 532 00:33:57,874 --> 00:34:00,343 Kessler, time to wash up, honey. 533 00:34:00,410 --> 00:34:02,178 You really don't see it? 534 00:34:02,245 --> 00:34:03,613 [Laera] Kess. 535 00:34:03,679 --> 00:34:05,181 I'll show you later. 536 00:34:06,282 --> 00:34:07,717 Bye. 537 00:34:12,255 --> 00:34:15,425 It's funny, I never look out that window. 538 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,162 [Kwan] Why not? 539 00:34:20,797 --> 00:34:22,365 [Laera] When you stare into deep space, 540 00:34:22,432 --> 00:34:24,434 you're seeing things as they once were. 541 00:34:25,668 --> 00:34:27,537 I choose to live in the present. 542 00:34:29,272 --> 00:34:31,307 -I can't stay here. -[Kessler] Mama, come! 543 00:34:32,675 --> 00:34:34,677 And if you go, and you die? 544 00:34:36,846 --> 00:34:40,349 The creatures who destroyed my planet took everything from me. 545 00:34:40,416 --> 00:34:43,119 Everything but my spirit. 546 00:34:43,186 --> 00:34:45,488 Every day that I live in that spirit 547 00:34:45,555 --> 00:34:47,190 is a victory over them. 548 00:34:47,256 --> 00:34:49,425 -Someday, you will-- -I'm not you. 549 00:34:49,492 --> 00:34:52,562 I can't just stay here and eat and drink and smoke 550 00:34:52,628 --> 00:34:55,465 and pretend nothing else exists outside that window. 551 00:34:59,735 --> 00:35:04,173 I'm sorry you lost your planet, but Madrigal still has a chance. 552 00:35:05,842 --> 00:35:08,344 If I don't try, I couldn't live with myself. 553 00:35:09,846 --> 00:35:11,481 I'm going to fight. 554 00:35:13,216 --> 00:35:16,219 The universe will be diminished without you in it. 555 00:35:23,459 --> 00:35:25,795 [footsteps] 556 00:35:27,864 --> 00:35:29,465 [computer beeping] 557 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:32,668 [Cortana] Whatever you're searching for, 558 00:35:32,735 --> 00:35:33,836 I can locate it. 559 00:35:36,606 --> 00:35:38,374 Where are you? 560 00:35:38,441 --> 00:35:40,710 I'm directly connected to your auditory cortex. 561 00:35:40,776 --> 00:35:42,378 Was I not clear with you? 562 00:35:42,445 --> 00:35:44,313 Told you to leave me alone. 563 00:35:44,380 --> 00:35:46,582 Yes, you've gotten quite good at dismissing me, 564 00:35:46,649 --> 00:35:49,352 but you're not as good at targeting your search query. 565 00:35:49,418 --> 00:35:50,720 [buzz] 566 00:35:53,623 --> 00:35:55,892 [sighs] 567 00:35:55,958 --> 00:35:57,727 If I understand your objective, 568 00:35:57,793 --> 00:35:59,529 I can be helpful. 569 00:35:59,595 --> 00:36:01,497 I'm actually quite good at this. 570 00:36:05,768 --> 00:36:07,336 I'm listening. 571 00:36:07,403 --> 00:36:08,638 [scoffs] 572 00:36:12,308 --> 00:36:16,445 When I touch the artifact, I see things. 573 00:36:16,512 --> 00:36:17,780 What kind of things? 574 00:36:20,316 --> 00:36:22,218 They feel like... 575 00:36:22,285 --> 00:36:23,853 memories, I guess. 576 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:26,455 It doesn't help me to hear what you feel. 577 00:36:26,522 --> 00:36:28,457 What do you see, exactly? 578 00:36:28,524 --> 00:36:29,859 A picnic. 579 00:36:31,561 --> 00:36:32,695 A forest. 580 00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:38,334 A dog. My dog, I think. 581 00:36:38,401 --> 00:36:39,902 Still not helpful. 582 00:36:39,969 --> 00:36:41,604 But based on the keywords in your query, 583 00:36:41,671 --> 00:36:43,973 I find 103 human colonies or moons 584 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:46,676 containing the specific flora and fauna you are seeking. 585 00:36:46,742 --> 00:36:48,411 Would you like to see the list? 586 00:36:48,477 --> 00:36:49,946 Yes. 587 00:36:50,012 --> 00:36:50,913 Please. 588 00:36:54,417 --> 00:36:56,319 I've been to some of these planets. 589 00:36:56,385 --> 00:36:59,355 There were Spartan deployments to 23 of these planets. 590 00:37:01,557 --> 00:37:02,658 Mamore. 591 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,328 Mamore. 592 00:37:07,697 --> 00:37:09,932 We lost Nora 0-9-8 on Mamore. 593 00:37:09,999 --> 00:37:13,636 Is the artifact bringing up memories of Nora 0-9-8? 594 00:37:13,703 --> 00:37:14,704 No. 595 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:18,908 I remember losing her, I just... 596 00:37:20,309 --> 00:37:21,444 What? 597 00:37:21,510 --> 00:37:23,245 I don't feel anything. 598 00:37:23,312 --> 00:37:24,680 That's as it should be. 599 00:37:24,747 --> 00:37:26,382 The hormonal pellet in your spine 600 00:37:26,449 --> 00:37:27,683 suppresses adverse emotional responses 601 00:37:27,750 --> 00:37:29,452 and protects mission readiness. 602 00:37:29,518 --> 00:37:31,654 It's part of what makes you a Spartan. 603 00:37:31,721 --> 00:37:33,623 I know, but when I touch the artifact... 604 00:37:35,858 --> 00:37:37,960 I don't just see those memories. 605 00:37:41,597 --> 00:37:42,698 I feel them. 606 00:37:47,637 --> 00:37:49,839 [Cortana] Dr. Halsey, we have an issue. 607 00:37:53,376 --> 00:37:55,611 Master Chief, what are you doing? 608 00:37:57,680 --> 00:37:59,949 Chief is trying to remove his emotional regulator. 609 00:38:00,016 --> 00:38:01,651 -Why? -I believe it has to do 610 00:38:01,717 --> 00:38:03,853 with the visions he's been experiencing. 611 00:38:05,388 --> 00:38:07,289 -I can put him in stasis. -No, no. 612 00:38:07,356 --> 00:38:09,492 I want you to help him. 613 00:38:09,558 --> 00:38:11,694 Removing his pellet is a direct violation of Section Three, 614 00:38:11,761 --> 00:38:12,862 Regulations on Spartan Behavior. 615 00:38:12,928 --> 00:38:14,597 I'll take care of the pellet. 616 00:38:14,664 --> 00:38:17,299 It's better that he sees you as an accomplice 617 00:38:17,366 --> 00:38:19,001 rather than a spy. 618 00:38:19,068 --> 00:38:21,904 [Cortana sighs] This is not what I signed up for. 619 00:38:25,374 --> 00:38:26,909 It'll be easier if you let me help. 620 00:38:33,683 --> 00:38:34,984 Down. 621 00:38:35,051 --> 00:38:36,318 Down... 622 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,655 left... there. 623 00:38:39,722 --> 00:38:42,658 Now make a 1.3-centimeter vertical incision. 624 00:38:44,060 --> 00:38:45,361 Trust me. 625 00:38:48,130 --> 00:38:49,865 Good. 626 00:38:49,932 --> 00:38:52,501 You should feel something solid at the tip of the blade. 627 00:38:53,936 --> 00:38:56,706 Twist 45 degrees and use the knife edge to... 628 00:38:56,772 --> 00:38:58,441 [John grunts] 629 00:39:09,085 --> 00:39:10,820 Thank you. 630 00:39:10,886 --> 00:39:13,355 Like I've been trying to tell you, Master Chief, 631 00:39:13,422 --> 00:39:14,957 I'm here for you. 632 00:39:47,690 --> 00:39:49,959 [distant cheer goes up] 633 00:39:57,099 --> 00:40:00,870 [laughter and chatter] 634 00:40:11,046 --> 00:40:13,949 [lively chatter] 635 00:40:19,488 --> 00:40:21,423 [chatter continues] 636 00:40:27,897 --> 00:40:29,999 [man] You're okay. You're okay. 637 00:40:30,065 --> 00:40:31,767 [chatter continues] 638 00:40:31,834 --> 00:40:33,836 [jet engines overhead] 639 00:40:49,952 --> 00:40:51,887 [woman on PA] Welcome to Reach Transit. 640 00:40:51,954 --> 00:40:53,756 Please advance to the platform for boarding. 641 00:40:53,823 --> 00:40:56,826 [woman] Cool beans! Oh, it's my ball? Oh, my ball! 642 00:40:56,892 --> 00:40:59,495 Chief, based on the readings from your limbic system, 643 00:40:59,562 --> 00:41:01,230 this is a new experience for you. 644 00:41:01,297 --> 00:41:02,932 Let me help you. 645 00:41:02,998 --> 00:41:06,502 This train makes stops at Reach Naval Academy, 646 00:41:06,569 --> 00:41:08,938 Tchakova Park, and Manassas. 647 00:41:09,004 --> 00:41:11,106 Do you know where you'd like to go? 648 00:41:17,780 --> 00:41:20,149 [man on PA] Next stop, Tchakova Park. 649 00:41:20,216 --> 00:41:21,884 Tchakova Park is our next stop. 650 00:41:26,088 --> 00:41:27,723 [laughing] 651 00:41:35,698 --> 00:41:37,733 [indistinct chatter] 652 00:41:40,703 --> 00:41:42,738 [woman] Hola, chica. 653 00:41:44,006 --> 00:41:45,574 [happy chatter] 654 00:41:49,311 --> 00:41:51,780 [chatter continues] 655 00:41:54,984 --> 00:41:57,720 [distant applause] 656 00:41:57,786 --> 00:41:59,855 [wistful classical music playing] 657 00:42:07,129 --> 00:42:10,633 [classical music continues] 658 00:42:24,914 --> 00:42:27,683 [music continues] 659 00:42:33,188 --> 00:42:35,190 [boy] Hey. It's mine. 660 00:42:37,826 --> 00:42:39,561 Thanks. 661 00:42:39,628 --> 00:42:41,063 [music continues] 662 00:42:46,302 --> 00:42:49,305 [Cortana] Is this why you've removed your pellet? 663 00:42:49,371 --> 00:42:51,774 So you could hear things differently? 664 00:42:53,342 --> 00:42:55,577 Maybe I just wanted to hear it like everyone else. 665 00:42:57,980 --> 00:42:59,315 [dog whimpers] 666 00:43:09,224 --> 00:43:12,027 [dog whines] 667 00:43:29,378 --> 00:43:30,946 [beeps] 668 00:43:31,013 --> 00:43:32,281 Cortana. 669 00:43:33,716 --> 00:43:35,150 -[beeps] -Cortana. 670 00:43:36,885 --> 00:43:38,320 -Can you open this? -Why do you need to--? 671 00:43:38,387 --> 00:43:39,755 Can you open this? 672 00:43:39,822 --> 00:43:41,757 [Halsey] Open it, Cortana. 673 00:43:43,425 --> 00:43:46,228 [beeping] 674 00:43:46,295 --> 00:43:49,031 [Cortana] Chief, do not touch the artifact. 675 00:43:49,098 --> 00:43:51,300 Each time you do, it stresses your heart and nervous system. 676 00:44:01,744 --> 00:44:02,845 [father] John! 677 00:44:04,246 --> 00:44:05,347 What did we talk about? 678 00:44:06,815 --> 00:44:08,017 [dog barks] 679 00:44:08,083 --> 00:44:09,118 I asked you what you're drawing. 680 00:44:13,756 --> 00:44:16,658 Let's have this be the end of all this nonsense, John. 681 00:44:16,725 --> 00:44:19,194 Mom! I don't want to do it! 682 00:44:20,362 --> 00:44:22,164 [gasping] 683 00:44:22,231 --> 00:44:24,666 [father] Bury it, son. 684 00:44:24,733 --> 00:44:26,402 Another one? 685 00:44:26,468 --> 00:44:28,003 See how they go together? 686 00:44:31,407 --> 00:44:33,142 -[gasps] -[Cortana] Ohh. 687 00:44:34,343 --> 00:44:36,311 [John panting] 688 00:44:38,881 --> 00:44:40,682 There's a second artifact. 689 00:44:40,749 --> 00:44:43,218 -Are you sure? -I drew it. 690 00:44:43,285 --> 00:44:44,953 Over and over. 691 00:44:45,020 --> 00:44:46,955 My mother was there. 692 00:44:47,022 --> 00:44:48,957 My father buried... 693 00:44:49,024 --> 00:44:50,125 I saw... 694 00:44:50,192 --> 00:44:51,927 I must have seen... 695 00:44:53,362 --> 00:44:55,097 What if the second artifact is what we buried? 696 00:44:55,164 --> 00:44:56,765 [Cortana] Chief, your blood pressure 697 00:44:56,832 --> 00:44:58,267 is dangerously elevated. 698 00:44:58,333 --> 00:44:59,868 We need to return to barracks right-- 699 00:44:59,935 --> 00:45:01,370 Ice rings. 700 00:45:01,437 --> 00:45:03,939 The planet that I lived on had rings of ice around it. 701 00:45:04,006 --> 00:45:05,741 How many planets have rings on your list? 702 00:45:05,808 --> 00:45:07,309 Seen from the planet's surface? 703 00:45:07,376 --> 00:45:08,710 Yes. 704 00:45:08,777 --> 00:45:10,212 Only three. 705 00:45:11,847 --> 00:45:13,182 Show me. 706 00:45:16,452 --> 00:45:18,220 [birds tweeting] 707 00:45:21,423 --> 00:45:23,892 [John] This is the place. 708 00:45:23,959 --> 00:45:25,427 I'm sure of it. 709 00:45:25,494 --> 00:45:27,062 [Cortana] Eridanus Two. 710 00:45:27,129 --> 00:45:28,730 But how could I have been here? 711 00:45:28,797 --> 00:45:30,299 Eridanus is uninhabited. 712 00:45:30,365 --> 00:45:32,267 It wasn't always. 713 00:45:32,334 --> 00:45:35,170 The planet was a select site for the Reach for Life project. 714 00:45:35,237 --> 00:45:38,207 Reach for Life is an ambitious feat of human ingenuity. 715 00:45:38,273 --> 00:45:41,810 Teams of UNSC biologists, botanists, and geophysicists 716 00:45:41,877 --> 00:45:43,912 designed and built the installation 717 00:45:43,979 --> 00:45:46,281 as a self-sustaining ecosystem. 718 00:45:46,348 --> 00:45:50,085 The goal: To seed life on otherwise barren planets 719 00:45:50,152 --> 00:45:53,021 and hence to extend the reach of humankind in the galaxy. 720 00:45:53,088 --> 00:45:54,890 I'm from here. 721 00:45:54,957 --> 00:45:56,291 That's according to the promotional material. 722 00:45:57,826 --> 00:45:59,928 So this is where I lived. 723 00:45:59,995 --> 00:46:02,898 Based on your memories, it's highly likely. 724 00:46:02,965 --> 00:46:05,834 What do you mean, "based on my memories"? 725 00:46:05,901 --> 00:46:07,836 Can't you just check the records? 726 00:46:07,903 --> 00:46:09,238 The operational files were lost 727 00:46:09,304 --> 00:46:11,106 when the program was abruptly terminated. 728 00:46:11,173 --> 00:46:13,041 Why? What happened? 729 00:46:13,108 --> 00:46:16,311 A plague carried in on an unauthorized transport ship. 730 00:46:16,378 --> 00:46:19,181 It spread quickly, killing off most of the population. 731 00:46:19,248 --> 00:46:21,083 There was no cure. 732 00:46:21,150 --> 00:46:23,018 What about my parents? 733 00:46:23,085 --> 00:46:24,853 Survivors were evacuated to Ehilend, 734 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:26,121 where you were adopted at age 6-- 735 00:46:26,188 --> 00:46:27,289 Cortana! 736 00:46:28,590 --> 00:46:31,426 What happened to my parents? 737 00:46:31,493 --> 00:46:34,263 In accordance with Emergency Contact Protocol Upsilon, 738 00:46:34,329 --> 00:46:36,798 the planet was sealed off to contain the virus. 739 00:46:39,268 --> 00:46:40,435 I have no other data. 740 00:46:46,041 --> 00:46:48,277 Oh. I'm sorry, Chief, I... 741 00:46:48,343 --> 00:46:50,279 [Halsey] John, what's going on? 742 00:46:50,345 --> 00:46:51,480 Dr. Halsey. 743 00:46:51,547 --> 00:46:52,881 Why are you armored up? 744 00:46:52,948 --> 00:46:54,216 When I removed my pellet, 745 00:46:54,283 --> 00:46:55,884 I realized that an altered hormonal state 746 00:46:55,951 --> 00:46:57,519 might affect my interactions with the artifact. 747 00:46:57,586 --> 00:47:00,022 -Removed your pellet? -There are two artifacts. 748 00:47:00,088 --> 00:47:01,823 The one that I found on Madrigal, 749 00:47:01,890 --> 00:47:04,893 and another one that goes with it somehow, and... 750 00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:08,497 I saw it as a child on Eridanus Two. 751 00:47:08,564 --> 00:47:10,299 Are you sure? 752 00:47:14,369 --> 00:47:17,005 The images that I've been seeing... 753 00:47:20,075 --> 00:47:21,877 they're memories. 754 00:47:21,944 --> 00:47:23,946 My memories. 755 00:47:24,012 --> 00:47:25,581 Of my family. 756 00:47:29,251 --> 00:47:31,420 We'll send some probes to Eridanus Two. 757 00:47:31,486 --> 00:47:33,922 -We'll start a survey, and-- -No. 758 00:47:33,989 --> 00:47:36,191 -I'm going. -No. 759 00:47:36,258 --> 00:47:37,993 Send a probe. Stare at all the data you want. 760 00:47:38,060 --> 00:47:39,561 I need to see it for myself. 761 00:47:39,628 --> 00:47:41,196 John... 762 00:47:43,532 --> 00:47:45,534 I'll come with you. 763 00:48:01,083 --> 00:48:03,085 [Kwan] ECAM panel two. 764 00:48:04,419 --> 00:48:06,355 FMS? Where the hell is it? 765 00:48:06,421 --> 00:48:08,957 -[electricity crackles] -Ow! Damn it! 766 00:48:09,024 --> 00:48:11,093 Ow. 767 00:48:11,159 --> 00:48:15,497 These old birds, they're not like the new UNSC ships. 768 00:48:15,564 --> 00:48:17,599 FMS is on the other side. 769 00:48:17,666 --> 00:48:21,336 I'm going to free Madrigal, and you can't stop me. 770 00:48:21,403 --> 00:48:24,339 I could kill you for trying to steal my favorite ship. 771 00:48:24,406 --> 00:48:26,141 That would stop you. 772 00:48:27,576 --> 00:48:29,177 Listen, Soren, 773 00:48:29,244 --> 00:48:30,646 if I can just find my father's generals, 774 00:48:30,712 --> 00:48:32,948 I'll join the fight against Vinsher. 775 00:48:34,116 --> 00:48:36,018 I... I have money. 776 00:48:36,084 --> 00:48:37,352 [Soren] You got nothin'. 777 00:48:37,419 --> 00:48:38,920 My family is rich. 778 00:48:38,987 --> 00:48:40,922 -How rich? -Deuterium rich. 779 00:48:43,125 --> 00:48:44,326 You think what's left of your old man's army's 780 00:48:44,393 --> 00:48:46,461 got what it takes to take on Vinsher? 781 00:48:46,528 --> 00:48:48,230 Not your problem. 782 00:48:48,297 --> 00:48:50,399 All you have to do is get me to them and you get paid. 783 00:48:50,465 --> 00:48:52,267 Just like that? 784 00:48:52,334 --> 00:48:53,602 Just like that. 785 00:48:58,674 --> 00:49:00,609 Deuterium money, huh? 786 00:49:00,676 --> 00:49:02,344 I swear, you won't regret it. 787 00:49:02,411 --> 00:49:03,612 Oh, I know I won't regret it. 788 00:49:03,679 --> 00:49:05,981 I'm gonna get paid either way. 789 00:49:06,048 --> 00:49:08,016 If not from you, 790 00:49:08,083 --> 00:49:09,718 then from the bounty on your head. 791 00:49:09,785 --> 00:49:11,253 You get me? 792 00:49:22,497 --> 00:49:24,299 [electronic whining and beeping] 793 00:49:26,635 --> 00:49:28,236 [systems power up] 794 00:49:39,748 --> 00:49:41,450 [Makee, in alien language] 795 00:49:41,516 --> 00:49:43,218 [response in alien language] 796 00:49:44,386 --> 00:49:46,455 [Makee] 797 00:49:57,499 --> 00:50:00,369 [recorded conversation distorted] 798 00:50:07,509 --> 00:50:09,277 That's Sangheili. 799 00:50:09,344 --> 00:50:11,146 Fragments of the Gladius's last transmission. 800 00:50:11,213 --> 00:50:14,082 Electromagnetic scatter corrupted the signal. 801 00:50:14,149 --> 00:50:16,351 A.I.'s been able to partially reconstruct it, 802 00:50:16,418 --> 00:50:18,153 so no idea who's doing the talking. 803 00:50:18,220 --> 00:50:20,522 It's probably an Elite. They run the show. 804 00:50:20,589 --> 00:50:22,424 Grunts are chatty, but not over comms. 805 00:50:22,491 --> 00:50:24,159 So, what are they saying? 806 00:50:24,226 --> 00:50:25,427 I'll work on it... 807 00:50:25,494 --> 00:50:27,129 soon as I recover from my system crash. 808 00:50:28,497 --> 00:50:30,499 -Power surge? -No, it was after that, 809 00:50:30,565 --> 00:50:34,169 right about the time Parangosky created parallel teams. 810 00:50:35,704 --> 00:50:37,406 Dr. Halsey's headed off on a mission, 811 00:50:37,472 --> 00:50:41,243 away from Fleetcom and away from the artifact. 812 00:50:41,309 --> 00:50:43,345 Keep your critical data behind a firewall 813 00:50:43,412 --> 00:50:46,181 and use your time wisely. 814 00:50:46,248 --> 00:50:47,649 [distorted voice] Got it. 815 00:50:52,788 --> 00:50:54,790 [Halsey] So, this is it. 816 00:50:54,856 --> 00:50:57,492 It's what Cortana was able to generate 817 00:50:57,559 --> 00:50:59,327 based on John's description. 818 00:50:59,394 --> 00:51:01,630 You saw what the smaller one was capable of. 819 00:51:01,696 --> 00:51:05,200 Can you imagine the combined potential? 820 00:51:05,267 --> 00:51:07,736 You really think we'll find the other piece on Eridanus? 821 00:51:07,803 --> 00:51:09,671 Or is John just imagining it? 822 00:51:13,542 --> 00:51:15,477 [Halsey] It's impossible to say. 823 00:51:18,280 --> 00:51:21,249 The mind is certainly capable of invention. 824 00:51:27,355 --> 00:51:30,125 Particularly when we're lost in the dark... 825 00:51:32,360 --> 00:51:33,428 and desperate. 826 00:51:43,705 --> 00:51:45,707 But if we want to separate 827 00:51:45,774 --> 00:51:49,211 what's real from what's imagined... 828 00:51:51,446 --> 00:51:52,714 we really have no choice. 829 00:51:55,350 --> 00:51:58,119 We have to see for ourselves. 830 00:51:58,186 --> 00:52:00,288 And if returning to Eridanus 831 00:52:00,355 --> 00:52:03,158 brings back other memories for John... 832 00:52:03,225 --> 00:52:06,495 the truth could bring us all down. 833 00:52:10,265 --> 00:52:13,301 [Halsey] That is what Cortana is for. 834 00:52:13,368 --> 00:52:16,371 [music rises] 835 00:52:27,916 --> 00:52:31,753 [end theme music plays]