Z Nation

Previously, on "Z Nation"...

The secret ingredient to bizkits is lithium.

Whoever controls the bizkits controls the Talkers.

- Whoever controls the Talkers... - Controls Newmerica.

We just found out that Estes is in charge

of this whole operation.

I am calling for the quarantine of all Talkers.

I've got some questions for Roman Estes.

That's gonna be a problem to get to him.

I think I know some guys that

can get past Altura's high tech security system.

Come on.

Where we headed?

Hacker town.

When you're ready

I can... apologize about losing those weapons.

It's fine. Just my favorite knife. It's fine.

In the meantime, watch your step.

Okay. Now some of these wires could still be hot.

That the tower we're looking for?

That's what Kaya said.

Anything?

Nope.

Try again.

Three o'clock.

Whoa.

Jeez.

It's me.

You were late, so I fell asleep.

So glad you made it.

I made it, just barely.

Estes has Altura locked up tight.

Dodging zombies and patrols all the way here.

How's Kaya?

Mad.

She didn't want me to go. But she gets it.

We're in a war.

She's right.

Where to next?

Just over there.

What was this place?

Telephone switching center.

Goes back to like 1905.

Was on about its tenth iteration of technology.

They just kept building on top of old hardware.

From party lines to fiber optics.

And now it's Hackerville.

More like Hacker-house.

Not too many hardcore digital malefactors left.

But they're pros. If my guess is correct,

they spent many many man hours trying to crack Altura.

Let the games begin.

That some kind of code?

We supposed to guess the next number?

Correct.

It's a series of primes.

They want us to prove ourselves worthy

by entering the next number in the series.

What is the meaning of 42?

I took Philosophy 101, but I don't get it.

It's an old hacker joke.

Uh. The meaning of 42 is "to be."

It's from The Hitchhiker's Guide.

It's the total of the numerical value

of the letters in those two words.

Trust me, it's funny.

Or not.

I also took Hapkido 101.

Hold it right there!

Jesus.

We come in peace.

Uh, hey, dude.

It's Citizen Z here.

The real one, in the flesh.

We're looking for Ghostking 2.0.

Prove you're Citizen Z,

and answer this question, dude.

So what, you the troll under the bridge?

Silence!

Got it.

What is the number one rule in hacking?

Information wants to be free.

That is...

okay by me. The judges say cool.

You Cruller?

Yeah.

You Ghostking 2.0?

- Yes, indeed. - Cool.

I've got something for you.

For me? What's that?

Kaya in the Skya says hello, bitch.

You got knocked the **** .

Season 05 Episode 11

Episode Title: "Hackerville"

- What was that for? - He knows.

That's my wife you're trolling.

Dude, it's not my fault she's hot.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, hey!

Ooo! Oooh!

How'd you guys even get in here?

We... passed your test.

For the most part.

Can everyone please be quiet?!

I'm trying to meditate.

Look, what do you guys want?

We need your help.

We don't do help.

We need to see the contents of Estes' computer.

That's impossible.

All right, it'll take a few hours. Or more.

- I told you he'd do it. - Whoa, whoa, whoa.

No one said yes yet. I mean what do we get out of it?

What you want?

What do we want?

Well, I'd love to have a new laptop.

I'd like a new car.

Twelve inch shotgun.

Just kidding. Whoa. All right, look.

How about...

In the unlikely event there is a Newmerica,

we get full immunity

in perpetuity worldwide for any cybercrimes

we might, or might not, commit.

How bout that?

Don't hold it like that cuz the bullet...

- Whoa, okay. - What kind of cybercrime?

Little bit of this, little bit of that.

You know, nothing too bad.

Do you want my help or not?

That's making me uncomfortable.

All right. All right.

If you help us now,

I will try to get you a pardon in the future.

Nice.

Oh, wait, let's shake on it like a man.

You don't have to do that. Don't do that.

- Don't do that. - I won't do that.

Come on. Let's go. Fair enough.

Let's get it started.

I don't know how much longer we can wait

for Finn and the others.

We should've never split up.

If we don't get these Talkers

some bizkits or brains or something,

they're gonna start turning Z fast.

Oh, really? Tell me something I don't know.

And then Doc shows up with these battery lickers?

What the hell's up with that?

How are the miners doing?

Great. Great. Super great.

As long as your definition of great is starving for brains

and slowly turning zombie.

Dude? I think your fish are dead.

Man, they ain't fish in there.

Those are bricks made of pure lithium.

It's what they're using the Talkers to mine for.

That's why they eat the batteries.

It's the lithium.

Wait. Yeah, I saw this before on the black market.

Altura militia were feeding it to Talkers like crack.

They were slicing it like truffles treating it like nitro.

It's super flammable.

That's why it's in the liquid.

They eat those?

Yeah, just a slice on the tongue.

I-It worked like the brains.

Uh, how's your truffle slicing skills?

- I'll get rid of them. - Yeah.

Shit. It's Estes.

Welcome to Limbo!

Ramon,

what a pleasure to see you again.

And I see you brought your backup dancers.

It's Roman. Open up, Murphy.

Oh, sorry. But we're closed to the public.

You're sheltering escaped Talkers.

Uh! What are you talking about?

We know they're here. Open up.

Look. Don't you need a search warrant or something?

Warrant?

This is the apocalypse.

Oh, yeah, I keep forgetting that.

Stand back.

I really should clean up a little bit before you...

Welcome to Limbo.

Or at least what's left of it.

Negative.

Take it one at a time.

One at a time. It has to be here.

Negative.

One sec.

Lock the door.

It's locked. I'm the only one here.

This is my friend, Becky.

She came to me for help when she got sick.

I've been hiding her ever since.

Is she a... Talker?

Yes.

I'm... so... hungry.