The Ark

There's been a breach.

We've gotta get everyone out of the bay.

- Go, go, go, go, go. - Susan, no!

Susan, Susan. No. No, no, no, no.

- Trent! - Please. I gotta try! I gotta try.

No one told us what happened to the ship.

We don't know.

We carry roughly a four-week's supply onboard.

We believe the water recycling unit can be retrofitted to work here,

We just have to repurpose it.

I demand to hear from Captain Lester.

- Where's the Captain? - She's dead.

We lost them all in the incident.

The three of us standing before you are the highest

ranking officers left on this ship.

No one can find out about us.

Oxygen depletion alert.

I need you.

- Shh. You're wasting oxygen. - I love you.

I'm so sorry.

- I can't fix it. - Why can't you fix it?

Because I'm not Jasper Dades.

I've been to a lot of places. Met a lot of people there.

I believe her name was Denise.

Don't go any closer.

Then how are we supposed to investigate what hit us?

See what you can see from there first,

- then tether to the CETA spur. - Roger that.

Moving to CETA spur position. Lane, you take right.

Scholnick, you take left.

Good RET.

Good RET.

RET good.

Uh, there is nothing left of any of these cryopod bays.

Just twisted burnt mess.

Any meteor chunks, ice, or something like that?

I know what to look for, Sharon.

I'm reading stress separation on the wheel support trusses.

- I don't see anything. - Shit. I do.

Guys, the starboard truss is cracking. Detach now.

Move, move!

Get out of there, Lane.

Lane!

I've got you, pal. I've got you.

Scholnick, give me a hand.

- Brice, status. - Scholnick.

I've lost life readings on Scholnick.

Oh, my God.

- Damn it. How's Lane? - I've got him.

He's non-responsive. He's taken a nasty conk to the head,

but his helmet seems to have held integrity.

I've got life signs on him. Pulse 45, pulse ox 84,

but his BP is dangerously low.

Get him to the airlock. I'll meet you there.

Dr. Kabir, meet me at airlock 23, stat.

- I broke my promise. - What promise?

I told Scholnick's wife I'd keep him safe.

I'm here for my post-cryo physical like you asked, Dr. Kabir.

Oh, my God. Lieutenant Lane, are you okay?

Oh, I'm fine. I'd be even better if the doc would just let me go.

You're not fine. You have a head wound and a concussion.

Ouch!

I had a concussion once,

when I was eight. Worst part was my mom had to keep waking me up like...

Uh, doc, I've been waiting three hours.

Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm a little backed up, as you can see.

Yeah, but people feel like they'll pass out from the heat.

Can we at least get some air in here?

Sorry, we had to channel the energy from the climate control

to the bioshelter.

Food takes priority over comfort right now.

So you're the girl who took over life support?

Yeah, that's me.

Why are you wasting your time in here?

You look pretty healthy to me.

Well, I had an appointment to get checked.

Look around you, girl.

Everyone's burning up, starving, and dying of thirst.

And you're over here chatting up the doc?

Well, I mean, I can't magically produce food or water we don't have.

You know what people are saying?

People are saying that you murdered that guy who had a job before you

- so you could get a better job. - What?

I mean, I don't even know I'd be considered for the job,

- so that makes absolutely no sense. - Please wait over there.

Can you believe that?

There are so many crazy rumors flying around.

- Yeah, I've heard them all. - I mean, nutso stuff.

People were saying that we were attacked, which is crazy.

We're the furthest out anyone's ever been. Who could attack us?

It was obviously some kind of meteor shower

or some other natural occurrence.

And you know what else people are saying?

That it was some kind of sabotage by the same person...

Please shut up!

You okay, doc?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lose my temper.

All the other doctors died in the event,

and I'm left to deal with all these injured people

and checking everyone for post-hibernation problems...

Have you rested at all?

Since we came out of hibernation, no. How can I?

How can you not? You're only human.

Look, lock all the doors, don't let anyone in,

and get some sleep. That's an order.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have duties myself.

Uh, you need to stay here for observation.

And you need to get some sleep.

Lane, how you doing?

I'll live. How's the ship?

Yeah, I mean, only one cross member was affected.

There's five more redundant struts, so the structure's holding.

So it's just bad luck that it chose to give way while we were out there?

Yeah, particularly bad luck for Scholnick.

- He was a good guy. - Yeah. Yeah, he was.

You were at his wedding, weren't you?

It feels a lifetime ago.

You know, I actually introduced him to his wife Kayley.

After she dumped my ass.

Of course you went out with Scholnick's wife before he even did.

I bet you gave quite the wedding speech.

Oh, no. No, no, no. I was not allowed to make a speech.

You know, I do wonder if any of them are still alive back home.

Hey, let's just focus on the people here on this ship.

They're asking even more questions after Scholnick's death.

Rumor mill's going crazy. Was it sabotage?

Did the same person who killed Jasper sabotage the ship?

- We've gotta tell them something. - Yeah, well,

unfortunately right now all we can tell them is...

we just don't know.

- Whoa there! - Sorry. I didn't mean to.

Hey, you're the girl who took over life support.

Yes, but I can't do anything about the water or the...

Hey, no, they gave me your old job.

Waste management, so thanks for that.

Sorry. I didn't mean to saddle you with it.

No, no. Hey!

I mean it. Thanks. I needed a job.

I used to work the cryopod bay, so that job's kind of gone.

And, look, I wanna contribute somehow, you know?

Even if it means dealing with people's shit.

You know you're supposed to take the fecal matter to Angus, right?

He uses it as fertilizer.

You're also responsible for the gray water and the urine.

Yes, yes, of course. I don't want to forget the urine.

Hey, urine's important. It's 95% water.

- Do you know that? - No, I did not know that.

I have so much to learn.

Well, the other 5% is sodium,

potassium, creatinine, and chloride.

The only part we throw away is the urea.

Sorry. Too much information.

No, no, no. It's okay. You know a lot.

I mean, where are you from anyway? The great island of human waste?

Cincinnati by way of London, by way of New Africa, by way of Amsterdam.

That's why people can never figure out my accent, which is...

- You were joking. - Yep.

Sorry, I have a tendency to be very literal.

It's okay. It's okay.

Anyway, I'd happy to show you around down there.

It's really fascinating once you get into it.

I can't ever see getting into it like you.

But, hey, who knows?

You seem really into it, so maybe that'll rub off on me.

I'll do my best to rub off on you.

I mean, um, I have to go...

"I'll do my best to rub off on you"?

What does that even mean?

As we release these souls to their final resting places,

into the peaceful calm of space,

let anyone who wishes to remain and bear witness do so.

Everyone else, feel free to pay your last respects

and go about your business.

- I love you. - Harris!

Stop! Stop!

Dumping human remains in space is a waste of valuable resources

when we could put them in the NOR drum.

That's genius. You wanna compost the remains in the NOR.

Uh, sorry, NOR?

Natural Organic Reduction drum.

It's an accelerated composting mechanism.

We have one onboard to use on the planet when we get there, but...

I took it out of storage and fired it up to compost what little waste we have.

Of course you did.

Personally, I think cannibalism is sacrilege.

Cannibalism? Who's talking about cannibalism?

We'd be making food for the plants.

- Which we would then eat. - Yeah.

I'm with Mr. Strickland. Even thinking about this makes me feel sick.

Eject the bodies into space. That's an order.

That's a huge mistake.

The laws of conservation state we need use everything

- at our disposal to survive. - Why is she here?

She's on the council since Brice put her in charge of life support.

Why did you do that?

Because she's really frigging smart.

- Thank you. - I already gave an order.

What happened to not taking unilateral action?

Isn't that what you accused me of?

Shouldn't we think about what people who died would want?