Paradise 2x7

1. If I told you to design me an underground city,

2. something that could safely weather anything from a nuclear blast

3. to environmental catastrophe, what would you say?

4. I'd tell you it's impossible.

5. Twenty-five thousand people.

6. I mean, you'd have to have a space the size of Toledo.

7. It's not possible.

8. Build me my city!

9. This place isn't what you think it is.

10. My boyfriend's missing, my father is God knows where

11. being blamed for everything.

12. And now, the closest person I have left down here

13. got arrested for something she didn't do.

14. And your mother isn't who you think she is.

15. Are you Sinatra?

16. And what about those people who are disappearing?

17. I promise I had nothing to do with putting them down there.

18. And I'm gonna get to the bottom of it.

19. Hey! The fuck you guys doing?

20. - Uh... - Hey!

21. I wasn't a fucking sidepiece,

22. and I'll be damned if I let his kid get pummeled.

23. Come on.

24. It's the girl, Doc. Jane.

25. I know what you did

26. to Baines, Robinson, to Pace.

27. Then you know what I'm capable of.

28. She's up to something and I'm gonna figure out what it is.

29. If you come for her, you come through me.

30. We have bigger problems.

31. A militia has amassed outside our bunker doors.

32. They appear heavily armed and quite serious.

33. We have no idea what they want.

34. My boss is willing to meet, but only with you.

35. Five men, unarmed...

36. and a slice of apple pie.

37. I'll see what I can do.

38. I came all the way here to find her.

39. I'm sorry, Xavier.

40. Xavier?

41. The tank room. Our life support systems

42. were modeled after the International Space Station.

43. A self-contained regenerative loop

44. to provide maximum protection against environmental instability.

45. - Oxygen and nitrogen tanks? - Correct, yes.

46. The atmospheric levels will be constantly monitored

47. all over the city to maintain a precise

48. 78.1% N2, 20.9% O2 balance.

49. Water from the aquifer—

50. Sorry, I'm gonna need you to pause right there.

51. Any chance we can take this tour down a few grade levels?

52. Uh, of course, Mr. President.

53. Um, these tanks store gases,

54. - which allow us to exactly replicate— - Sorry, lower.

55. - The nitrogen— - Sorry, it's my fault.

56. I'm not setting the proper bar for you to clear.

57. Think, um... caveman.

58. These store air to breathe underground.

59. - There you go. - Leader of the free world.

60. What's next?

61. Dirty water we make clean.

62. Trash becomes fire.

63. Cold water becomes hot water.

64. Four modular nuclear reactors.

65. One is operational, and we're in the final countdown

66. to get all four online.

67. It's "Final Countdown." You should know that.

68. It's from Europe, the band.

69. You're from Europe, the continent.

70. - Ah. - Epic tune, guys.

71. You need to listen to more '80s music.

72. No, I know the song.

73. Any questions?

74. Yes. Where's the...

75. you know, the clicker?

76. I figured there must be some sort of universal remote

77. that controls all this?

78. Actually, yes.

79. - That's a good question, Mr. President. - Thanks.

80. If you'd— this way, you can...

81. This is all very impressive, Sam. It's so impressive.

82. - You happy? - I'm satisfied with the progress.

83. You're satisfied with the progress. That's good.

84. Any interest in moonlighting as my press secretary?

85. I'm busy moonlighting as a CEO.

86. Oh, another good one.

87. Samantha Redmond, queen of the zingers.

88. You know, Jessica and I honeymooned in London.

89. Two weeks of theater, and walks, and beer.

90. Lots of beer.

91. Right next to our favorite pub, there was this, uh, fancy pajama shop.

92. I mean, fancy, like, like Lord Grantham, Downton Abbey stuff, you know?

93. And our last day, very day-drunk,

94. we walked in and decided I should get a souvenir,

95. so I picked out this robe.

96. It was silk, had tassels on it. It was ridiculous.

97. Felt like I was wearing a cloud.

98. I go to pay for it, and it was £6,000.

99. - You didn't. - Yeah, 8,000 US dollars.

100. That's more than my first car.

101. But I was in too deep. Had to buy it.

102. I have never worn it. Not once.

103. I mean, tried it on a couple times for dinner parties,

104. let people take pictures.

105. Is it crazy

106. that even after all these years and all we've done...

107. part of me still hopes that this bunker is like those pajamas?

108. An expensive story to trot out at parties.

109. Instead of the alternative...

110. where it's the place that me and my kid...

111. and my kid's kids are all gonna die.

112. - Oh. Sam, I'm sorry. - It's fine.

113. - I didn't mean to— - Cal, it's fine.

114. People always do that. They say "kid" or "death",

115. and then apologize.

116. I think about him every minute of every day.

117. You don't have to apologize.

118. But you should have someone come pack up that robe for you, Mr. President.

119. This place is not an impulse buy.

120. This place is the future.

121. - Xavier? - Teri?

122. Xavier?

123. Let me through, that's my husband!

124. Let me through! That is—

125. - Get him outta here! - Get him up.

126. Xavier.

127. - Get him out of here! Come on! - That's my husband!

128. Xavier!

129. I don't want to hurt anyone. That's my wife.

130. I came a long way to find her, and I need to know that she's okay.

131. - Let her go. - Come here, Teri.

132. I heard you on the radio.

133. - I came, and I found you. - Where are the kids?

134. Back where I came from.

135. The Colorado Bunker?

136. Xavier, they're friends. You can put the gun down.

137. I told them what I know about Colorado.

138. That's where the train's going. I'm going with them.

139. We can go with them.

140. - You really okay? - Baby, I'm okay.

141. Put the gun down.

142. I don't want to hurt anyone.

143. Mailman said Teri was in danger.

144. - Check the perimeter now. - Two-man team, let's go to the...

145. Before this goes any further, I need to ask you a few questions.

146. He set off a bomb and went Jason Bourne on us,

147. and he knows about the bunker.

148. We're not gonna hurt him.

149. I'll meet you in the tent.

150. I like your hair.

151. You got skinny.

152. What's wrong?

153. Red one.

154. - Really? - For your meeting, with the outsiders?

155. - It's bold. - Yeah, exactly.

156. Bold and strong.

157. You.

158. Don't you remember when we used to do this?

159. Morning fashion consults?

160. If it wasn't for you, I'd still be wearing flannel and jeans.

161. No. You graduated all by yourself

162. to the Theranos turtleneck era.

163. No, that was not an era. That was a phase.

164. A brief but unfortunate phase.

165. When did we stop doing this?

166. Following each other into the closet?

167. Following each other everywhere.

168. Think we both know when that stopped.

169. Dylan would've been 26 this year. Can you believe that?

170. Almost the same age we were when we met.

171. How do you do it?

172. How did you heal?

173. - I didn't. - You did.

174. You work.

175. You bond with our daughter. You read for pleasure.

176. You can say his name without...

177. You're okay.

178. So are you.

179. I don't think so.

180. I'm glad you're okay.

181. Good morning.

182. Sinatra called a Leadership Meeting.

183. - I'm aware. - I wanted to see if you wanted a ride.

184. No, thank you. I'll walk.

185. Suit yourself.

186. If you need me, I know where to find you.

187. My parents will be gone all day.

188. When I asked about their arrests, my mom said they were "down below."

189. I think I know what that means, but my mom's computer will have the info.

190. So, you're a spy and a hacker?

191. I mean, as the daughter of a tech mogul,

192. I know how to work a computer.

193. And as the sister to a dead brother,

194. I know every password is...

195. May 16th.

196. Dylan's birthday.

197. Okay. We're clear for now,

198. but they're gonna be looking for us pretty soon.

199. Whoa, hey, no! No. There is no "us," okay?

200. This doesn't involve you.

201. You're right, it didn't involve me

202. until you staged the world's most obvious jailbreak,

203. and I had to cover for your sloppy ass.

204. Where are you taking him?

205. I— It's his plan, I, I don't know.

206. We're forcing the main doors to the bunker open.

207. We know it's safe outside. People deserve the right to choose

208. if they wanna stay in here or start over out there.

209. I'm giving them that choice.

210. Okay. Fuck it. I'm in.

211. - Let's go. - What?

212. - Can sh— - I, I don't know.

213. Okay, just come.

214. Wait.

215. We will have snipers in positions here, here, and here.

216. We have to assume they'll have snipers on their side as well.

217. The door-opening sequence has been modified to only open four feet.

218. So, as long as you're not standing directly in front of the door,

219. you should be out of the range of their snipers.

220. Why are we even entertaining this?

221. Secure the bunker, initiate full lockdown.

222. Full lockdown protocol is a last resort.

223. It's a massive draw on the power grid.

224. Can lead to instability, rolling blackouts.

225. We can't activate it lightly, not when we don't know

226. what they want or how long they're here.

227. Please proceed.

228. The agreed-upon term states five total unarmed members per side.

229. For your safety, I suggest myself be one.

230. - Agree. - I'll choose the other team members.

231. - I'll be one of them. - I would advise against that.

232. And why is that, Dr. Torabi?

233. With all due respect, I negotiated the terms.

234. Exactly. They'll recognize her.

235. If she's at your side, you look like the mayor of the world's tiniest town.

236. It does not project the strength and the resolve that we are going for.

237. - You have— - She's right.

238. Jane, please give them any insight you have on the outsiders.

239. Your knowledge is invaluable.

240. You've done excellent work, Jane.

241. He's all yours, Teri. He was really helpful.

242. Hey, try to keep the reunion volume down.

243. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

244. - Baby, no, no. - I thought you were...

245. I'd given up hope.

246. I had enough hope for the both of us.

247. Yeah.

248. Oh, God. You okay?

249. I'm okay. I'm okay.

250. - The kids? - They're good. They're good.

251. They'll be even better once you get back home.

252. I never stopped trying to find my way back to you.

253. You just found me first.

254. So, tell me.

255. What exactly is your crew gonna do once they get to Colorado?

256. Well, can't borrow tomorrow's trouble

257. when today got trouble to spare.

258. What's wrong?

259. That motherfucker.

260. We can't leave without the kid.

261. It's hard to explain, but Xavier, that child is my family now,

262. - and I can't— - I get it.

263. I do.

264. We got a lot to catch up on.

265. Let's go get your boy.

266. Be quick. We're already running late

267. to meet up with them in Colorado.

268. Boys are doing one last run to Dobbins, and then we are rolling out.

269. - With or without you. - We'll be here.

270. A word, please.

271. Oh.

272. I thought you were done with me.

273. Sold the car, never looked back.

274. Isn't that how it went?

275. I can't walk away from the people of this city.

276. And if you are back in charge,

277. then we need to reestablish our working relationship.

278. Okay, good.

279. Everyone in this city is better served when you're on board.

280. I'm better when you're on board.

281. I know it's one-sided and probably selfish,

282. but... I do hope in time I can earn back your respect.

283. See, now, this is why women

284. should always be in charge.

285. That was some very healthy conflict resolution.

286. W-Well, that was a very healthy start.

287. - Oh, there's a catch. - Jane.

288. I'm worried about Jane and her elevated position on your team.

289. - I don't think she's stable. - Ah.

290. - So, not all women. - I think she's responsible...

291. for Baines' murder.

292. And honestly, I, I think I'm next.

293. You're fine.

294. The girl doesn't make a move unless I tell her to.

295. Samantha, that's, that's not very reassuring.

296. And a-are you ignoring what I said about Baines,

297. or are you encouraging me to connect the dots?

298. Well, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'm not a monster.

299. Okay, right. I know, I know that speech.

300. Sam... look around you.

301. Look at everything you have here. Think of everyone you've saved.

302. Your family.

303. Is this how you protect them?

304. I'm working on something important.

305. Something worth making sacrifices for.

306. Is that what you're doing with Alex?

307. Hmm? Who's Alex, Samantha?

308. This is not a road we can go down. And I know you don't believe me,

309. - but I am doing good here. - Who is Alex?

310. Don't say that name again.

311. Now, I need to finish prepping for the summit,

312. and you need to drop this.

313. I'm done dropping things for you.

314. He is the leader.

315. The one who asked for apple pie.

316. He might have military training.

317. The others are playing dress-up. One step above NPCs.

318. Excuse me.

319. Let's keep an eye on him.

320. You've got the apple pie. Three of you are on the flanks.

321. Keep your heads on a swivel. These are outsiders.

322. If anyone is a threat to Sinatra, take them out.

323. And when was Jeremy taken?

324. It was after 7:00. Maybe 7:15?

325. 'Kay.

326. Where does that go?

327. It's, like, the bottom floor, when they first excavated the cave.

328. - I've been down there. - When?

329. Year one. I was reading this book.

330. It was about this girl who saved this bat, made him her pet.

331. I wanted one, so my dad took me on this bat hunt, and...

332. Uh, it was just a bunch of construction equipment

333. and old trailers.

334. Is there a prison or something?

335. No. Not when I went.

336. But we can go find out ourselves,

337. because...

338. I just gave our wristbands access.

339. What? You good?

340. It's been a few years.

341. Can— If you wait here, I—

342. - I— - I need to check the way.

343. Look...

344. I really don't need your help here,

345. and I don't know if this is some weird wannabe stepmom bullshit,

346. but you can drop it, okay?

347. I don't need protection.

348. Okay, first of all, I don't owe you an explanation.

349. And second, yes, looking after you

350. is part of the reason why I'm here.

351. I cared about your father.

352. He was obsessed with you.

353. Your grades, your little league, your band.

354. He talked about you all the time.

355. Yeah, see, that's, that's funny, 'cause...

356. he never said a word about you.

357. Come. Come.

358. - She has a boyfriend? - Mm-hmm.

359. What's he like? What's his name?

360. Alright, before I tell you, I would like to remind you

361. that Presley is working with a limited dating pool.

362. - I get it. He's white. - Yeah, he's white.

363. What?

364. Spit it out, Collins.

365. Jeremy Bradford.

366. Fuck you. Are you serious?

367. Oh, man.

368. What does Cal have to say about that?

369. Uh, not much. Cal's dead.

370. Jesus. What...

371. Babe, I'm sorry.

372. James is good. He's finally reading.

373. Told you there was nothing to worry about.

374. - He beat you. - Yo, I was reading by seven.

375. And a half.

376. Tell me about Bean.

377. He's a good kid.

378. But man, he went through it even before all this.

379. He was like this tiny, little spark,

380. dying flame I had to shield and feed.

381. But when he caught flame, man, he kept me going.

382. Kept me focused on getting back to you.

383. - Gary won't hurt him. - He's dangerous.

384. I know, X. Why do you think I left?

385. Killed his best friend. Almost killed you.

386. I know exactly who I'm dealing with.

387. And I know who you are.

388. I know you didn't borrow that gun for show.

389. I know you don't give people second chances—

390. I give plenty of second chances,

391. just not when your life is on the line.

392. You're gonna have to bear with me being a bit overprotective

393. for the next 10 to 30 years.

394. Ma'am, step to the side please.

395. Hands up! No weapons.

396. Samantha Redmond.

397. I had my money on President Bradford.

398. Cal Bradford is dead.

399. Oh. Spoiler alert.

400. Who you got now, huh? The VP?

401. The, uh, the bald one that got decimated in that debate?

402. Henry Baines is not available.

403. We brought your requested item.

404. Thank you.

405. Whoa. Fresh apples.

406. Flaky crust.

407. This is what you want to talk about?

408. Pie?

409. No, I, I, I just thought it would give me an edge.

410. Like, uh, like Brad Pitt in the movies.

411. He's always eating in the movies.

412. Mm.

413. Wait, do you have him in there? No.

414. Aw, man. Is, is that...

415. Oh yeah, I feel like if we're gonna do this,

416. that's the place to do it.

417. That's fine.

418. It's fine.

419. We'll be right here.

420. I don't see a gun, but if he has one, I'm sure it's near.

421. The safest option would be to eliminate the threat

422. - before we go in. - Murder?

423. That's new.

424. Well, like I said, we got a lot to catch up on.

425. - I'm going in. - No, no—

426. I will talk to him, I will get Bean. You will stay here.

427. - Teri— - I need you to trust me.

428. I do. I trust you implicitly.

429. - I don't trust him at all. - Xavier.

430. Xavier, I did not get this far by playing the fool.

431. If he is a threat to you in any way,

432. if he even breathes too close, I will not hesitate.

433. Letting you leave for Atlanta three years ago...

434. I told myself if I ever got you back,

435. I would never let you walk away again.

436. I will be right back.

437. Oh, wow.

438. This is like Star Wars, huh?

439. All these people, and troops,

440. and pomp and circumstance.

441. But, I mean, you know,

442. it all comes down to Luke and Vader in the end.

443. Getting the real shit done up in the rafters.

444. Mm.

445. You being Vader, of course.

446. 'Cause of your hair. It's short.

447. - Also, because you're evil. - Hmm.

448. How old are you?

449. People always ask me that. I'm trying not to take it personally.

450. I'm twenty-six.

451. And how many people are with you? Are depending on you?

452. Well, we're spread out over a, a lot of branches,

453. but all in, probably about 10k.

454. - That's a lot of mouths to feed. - Mm.

455. And clothe, and keep from killing one another.

456. Do you ever have these moments

457. where you just have absolutely no idea what to do,

458. and you have all these people, and they're just looking at you

459. like you naturally know the answer?

460. - I've had a few of those moments, yes. - Yeah.

461. They need to believe that you have a plan, a map.

462. And they can disagree with you, but they can never doubt you.

463. Yeah.

464. We should probably get to it.

465. Come join me, on the dark side.

466. Best we can tell is that you are running this bunker

467. on three to five modular nuclear reactors.

468. We want one.

469. What are you going to do with a nuclear reactor?

470. Restart the world.

471. - Oh, just like that? - It's a little more involved than that,

472. - but it's a start. - Hm.

473. I admire your ambition. I do.

474. But this place isn't some five-star resort

475. - with reactors to spare. - Hm.

476. Fresh apples.

477. Meaning greenhouses,

478. grow lights, artificial pollination, irrigation.

479. There's a flaky crust on there too, so...

480. butter, or butter alternative.

481. Meaning refrigeration.

482. What do you really want?

483. One of your reactors.

484. No, I don't think so.

485. If you know this much about what we have and how we operate,

486. you know we wouldn't let you come in here and take something like that, so...

487. So, what do you really want?

488. Medicine, weapons, shelter?

489. I'm here for Alex.

490. Gary said there was a bomb.

491. I'm okay.

492. You're home.

493. Bean, I need you to go outside right now.

494. Well, I, I made dinner. He's hungry.

495. I'll make you something to eat in a bit, but right now, I need you to go outside.

496. Hey, Bean, why don't you go check the greenhouse, okay?

497. See if we got tomatoes.

498. You stay out there 'til I come get you, okay?

499. Okay.

500. We'll be out in a minute.

501. Do you honestly think that I was going to hurt Bean?

502. I would never hurt him.

503. - And what about Ennis? - That was a mistake!

504. I was desperate and I panicked!

505. This place doesn't work without you.

506. Okay? I don't work without you.

507. Okay, you need to calm down right the fuck now.

508. My husband is out there.

509. Yes, he's alive.

510. And he is gonna take you out if you don't calm down.

511. - I don't know what you're talking about. - I think you do.

512. Samantha, where's— where is Alex?

513. I think we've reached an impasse.

514. Look, um, I'm sorry for what I said.

515. I just...

516. I've been, I've been working through some stuff since we came down here,

517. but just more so since my dad died.

518. I don't know, maybe I'm just...

519. too much like him sometimes, you know?

520. Big feelings.

521. Your dad hurt me in a hundred different ways,

522. but never on purpose.

523. You are nothing like your father.

524. - Okay, ready? Uh... - Yeah.

525. Now, this is the point of no return.

526. Once the atmospheric monitoring system

527. registers that there's insufficient oxygen in the tanks,

528. it will force the doors open.

529. Well, how do we get the system to register that?

530. Shit.

531. Old-fashioned way.

532. Let's fucking go.

533. I've been dying to smash some shit.

534. Did I ever tell you that I was a lifeguard?

535. No.

536. It was for one summer in high school,

537. got me out of the house.

538. The one thing that they told us over and over...

539. "Never let a drowning man get his hands on you.

540. "You gotta give him the buoy or a pole,

541. 'cause once he gets his hands on you, you're both going under the water."

542. As soon as the thaw started, I could see it.

543. You were going to leave.

544. You were going to go back to your husband

545. and you were going to take Bean, and...

546. And then that train came, and it all came true!

547. I had to do something! I was drowning!

548. I was drowning, and I...

549. I grabbed Ennis.

550. I'm so sorry!

551. I, I just— I never, I never meant to hurt anyone.

552. Okay? I never meant to scare anyone.

553. I just...

554. These three years may have been the worst years in history.

555. They were the best years of my life.

556. They, they, they were, they were beautiful, terrible years.

557. Important years.

558. - But they're over. - No.

559. It's over.

560. If it's over, just let him take me out.

561. - Let him kill me! - No, no. Gary.

562. Gary!

563. You're gonna be okay.

564. I'm gonna be alone again.

565. Back where I started.

566. You have the chance to start over.

567. You'll find your way. You'll swim again.

568. I know you will.

569. Will you make sure that Bean remembers me?

570. - The best me? - Yes.

571. I'll tell him about the man who saved us.

572. Bean.

573. Can you hold this?

574. Good kid. Always said I wanted more.

575. Speaking of that,

576. we got one more stop to make before we get to the train.

577. We got a lot to catch up on.

578. Well, start talking, Collins.

579. You still like babies, right?

580. Hey, Bean. Come on.

581. This bunker was built to sustain a nuclear blast.

582. You won't get in.

583. Any attempts will only get you or your team hurt.

584. Please forget about this and move on.

585. Lady, you're not quite getting it. We're coming in.

586. I will find Alex, and we will end this.

587. Well, I will do everything in my power to protect her,

588. and I won't let you or anyone else destroy what I've built.

589. Built?

590. What?

591. You haven't, you haven't built anything.

592. - Link! - You've bribed,

593. and you've stolen, and you've killed.

594. - Link! - You've squeezed every last drop

595. out of a planet that you and your fucking friends

596. destroyed in the first place.

597. Dylan, let's go!

598. We should bounce, man. Not really comfortable here, bud.

599. Dylan?

600. Your name is Dylan?

601. When were you born?

602. - What? - What's your birthday?

603. - Alright. - What— what's your birthday?

604. Hey, hey, hey!

605. May.

606. May 16th.

607. Alright?

608. It was nice meeting you. Thank you for the pie.

609. I'll be sure to grab some for everyone

610. after I destroy every fucking thing that you've...

611. built.

612. Ma'am.

613. Close the doors.

614. You're back.

615. How'd it go?

616. It worked.

617. I think it worked.

618. What worked?

619. Hey.

620. Hey. You okay?

621. Mm-hmm.

622. I think so.

623. Okay?

624. I can't explain it, but I think Dylan is, too.

625. I missed you.

626. - I missed us. - I missed us so much.

627. You have no idea.

628. This, Mr. President, is the universal remote.

629. All the comfort controls, the sky, ambient sounds,

630. are controlled in the tower.

631. Down here, this is the nerve center.

632. It's tiny.

633. Who's the poor soul that has to monitor all this?

634. It's fully automated, programmed to adapt and adjust

635. to any emergency in just, uh, nanoseconds.

636. Hm. What happens if there's a fire?

637. The system deploys sprinklers and alarms.

638. And lack of oxygen?

639. If atmospheric monitoring experiences a loss of our oxygen

640. or nitrogen stores, all doors are, are forced open.

641. Siege.

642. - Siege? - Yeah.

643. Yeah, if an army of orcs and the really ugly guys

644. mass outside the door and the wizard with the white beard

645. hasn't returned with the horse-riding guys yet.

646. Mm, I hate that I know what you're referring to.

647. If someone tries to reenact the Battle of Helm's Deep,

648. we will initiate full lockdown protocol.

649. Mm.

650. In full lockdown, this bunker can withstand

651. a direct nuclear hit or an attack from the Uruk-hai.

652. The really ugly guys.

653. Yeah.

654. And what happens if all that happens at the same time?

655. The air. The Uruk— uh, ugly guys.

656. The odds of that are infinitesimal.

657. Uh, but we've programmed the system to anticipate and react

658. to every reasonable scenario.

659. We're ready.

660. We are ready.

661. I owe you an apology, Mrs. Redmond.

662. When you first told me what you wanted to do,

663. I said it was impossible.

664. I remember.

665. But we have made possible the impossible.

666. This bunker, it will outlive us all.

667. What are you looking for?

668. Uh...

669. Oh. Excuse me, sir?

670. Can I borrow this for a sec? Let's see.

671. Yeah, good enough.

672. Thanks.

673. There's an alarming lack of wood in this place.

674. And for the "this bunker will never sink" talk,

675. just had me wanting to cover all the bases.

676. The bases are covered.

677. Our redundancies have redundancies,

678. so we don't need whatever superstitious bullshit that just was.

679. Sam, this is all really impressive.

680. You should be proud.

681. But this gig's got me learning a little history,

682. just enough so I don't look like an absolute lummox

683. on tours of the White House.

684. And one thing I've learned...

685. Empires don't fall on lack of preparation.

686. Nope, they fall high on their horses

687. and loaded with redundancies.

688. Roman Empire, spanned three continents,

689. ruled the entire Mediterranean Sea.

690. They built roads that connected the modern world.

691. They had sports, and philosophy, and theater.

692. Our team is gonna move in...

693. to here, alright?

694. I want another strike team here, here,

695. and at the hospital for supplies, alright?

696. We move at first light.

697. They were the pinnacle of culture and excess.

698. There are 10,000 armed people about to invade,

699. and no one can reach Samantha?

700. She's still not picking up.

701. And they thought they were unstoppable.

702. Invincible.

703. And then, yeah, they crumbled.

704. The Mongols. The Mongols conquered

705. from the Pacific Ocean to the Persian Gulf,

706. and they wanted more.

707. Who's making the call?

708. We have to keep them out.

709. All in favor of initiating full lockdown?

710. They overextended, started infighting,

711. and they imploded. Same with the Aztecs.

712. Ancient Athens.

713. British Empire.

714. The Bulls.

715. Six championships in eight years.

716. Two separate three-peats.

717. That team was unstoppable.

718. Until they weren't.

719. They haven't been in the Finals since 1998.

720. I mean...

721. The Yankees, the Warriors, the Patriots.

722. And don't get me started on Kentucky basketball.

723. It's the same story in sports, in business, in government.

724. Their dominance might last a decade, might last a century,

725. or whatever 1,000 years is.

726. And for that shining moment...

727. they are convinced that they can do no wrong.

728. Everything, Sam,

729. every single thing that achieves greatness...

730. they all have one thing in common.

731. They end.

732. Not on my watch.