Alien: Earth

Ooh.

Morrow.

Hey, Morrow, wake up.

Hey.

What day is it?

Thursday, I think. Hey, listen, we got--

Is it a changeover?

- What? No, listen, there's been-- - Why is the alarm on?

That's... Jesus, will you just listen?

There was a fire in containment. Not...

We got it out, but there was a creature loose. Or two.

Well, not loose. Not, like, missing. We know they... One is dead, I think.

Hey, it's the other way.

Two of the clam things got out.

You know, the octopus with the long fingers.

And they got Captain Dinsdale and Bronski.

Captain's dead, but...

Well, you just gotta see. I got them both in medbay.

Bronski... Zaveri said... She used the word "compromised."

Hey, which... She and Bronski are hooked up now.

You slept through that, like, the last eight months maybe.

Hey, I recorded something, if you wanna see?

Well, pretty vanilla stuff, but she likes to be on top, which is sort of hot.

We need to establish some sort of protocol.

Listen, darling. I've been drinking for so long--

- We're-- - A bit of... a bit of tobacco.

That's not what this is about, though.

I mean, come on. This is like you're...

- It's always my fault. Always. - Yeah, it is. In fact, it is.

What happened?

Mr. Morrow, you're in your underwear.

- I said, "What happened?" - Um...

Captain's dead.

I can see that.

- We, um... - Oh, come on.

Thanks. I...

I tried to remove the creature, but the grip on his throat was quite tight.

So, I made an incision... ...at the base of the tail,

- and he just died. - They bleed acid.

Clem said there was a fire.

Yes, in the containment room. Sprinklers came on with the alarm.

Captain Dinsdale got there first, put it out. Bronski was right behind him.

Two of the containment pods must have been opened.

And the arthropod's eggs hatched.

- What caused the fire? - I'm gonna be sick.

Quiet.

I said, "What caused the fire?"

- Uh... - We don't know.

But why were the egg crates open?

- Morrow. - No.

- I'm assessing the threat. - There'll be time for that.

Right now, the captain is dead and my science officer is compromised.

How do we get it off, if we can't cut it off?

I'll say it again. The protocols are very clear.

"Any crew member who comes into contact with alien life forms

are to be placed in cryo-sleep for the remainder of the journey."

Which is two weeks, three days, and six hours,

for those of you not counting the fucking seconds.

So you're saying freeze him

with that thing humping his face for the rest of the ride?

- What's the status of the other entities? - Uh...

Chlamydia, you and Chibuzo, go to the zoo

and make sure the rest of the creatures are secure.

I told you not to call me that, please.

I, um, I want to stay with Bronski.

M-Maybe I can find a way to neutralize the acid or sedate the creatures--

No.

Morrow's right.

We have to make sure everything else is locked down,

or our lives are about to get a lot worse.

Where's Teng?

Uh. Mess hall, I think.

Tell him to help Dr. Rahim put Mr. Bronski into his tube

and to prep the captain's body for burial in space.

- Okay. - Morrow.

Get dressed and meet me on the bridge.

Put them both in the air lock and have done with them.

Is that engineering's official opinion?

What she didn't tell you was that

the fire fried our navigational systems, and our engine relays.

Meaning?

Meaning, we were a spaceship, and now we're a missile.

And we're heading towards Earth.

You should fix that.

Yeah, no shit.

We're gonna be okay, though, right, boss?

Boss?

Hey, wait, wait, wait. Let me sweep the place first.

And the lights are green.

If containment was broken, they'd be red.

Right.

Incompetence or sabotage?

Are you asking me or are you telling me?

I'm saying those are the likeliest scenarios.

Mother runs routine systems checks, engineers do stress tests.

The random fire breaking out in an empty containment room

in the exact panel that controls both navigation and speed.

Bullshit.

We don't know anything yet. It could be equipment failure.

You need to call a ship-wide emergency, so I can start an official inquiry.

Do you know the level of panic if I tell everyone there is a saboteur on board?

I need to take this to Mother.

You were fucking Bronski.

- What do you-- - Company policy

forbids romantic relationship between crew members.

How did you know that?

I'm the head of security for this ship. I know everything.

We just...

You don't ever get lonely out here?

You're distracted.

- Your judgment is compromised. - Wait a minute.

In the event

the security officer believes that the acting captain

is not doing everything necessary to protect this ship,

he may take command himself.

Fuck you. That's mutiny.

I am responsible for the well-being and safety of my people.

And I am responsible for getting this cargo back to Earth intact.

Those instructions from the company are crystal clear.

Whether or not the crew survives.

Fine. Let's go see Mother together.

You talk to the computer.

My orders are from Yutani herself.

Nothing matters but the cargo. Not you, not me, not the fucking cat.

So, declare the emergency. I'll be in security.

Another victory for the enemy of reason.

What does that mean?

It means this space bug is proof of how stupid smart people can be.

Smart enough to build ships capable of space travel,

of splitting the atom and decoding the genome,

but too stupid to realize you don't bring parasites home with you.

Hmm.

He wasn't a good man.

But nobody deserves this.

Why do they want these things anyway?

- Weyland-Yutani? - Yeah.

Ah, you little rascal.

It's power. It's always about power.

You've got five big corporations that control everything, right?

But our guys want to be on top.

So, they send us out to collect the most terrifying shit,

so they can use it to take over. Got it?

- Yeah. - Yeah, got it?

- Oh. - Be a nice guy. Thanks.

Come on, Teng. Leave that poor girl alone.

Or I'm gonna call the captain.

Captain's dead.

Fire.

Fire.

Fire! Fire!

Fire.

Fire.

Fire.

Fire.

Fire.

Containment breach.

Fire.

- What's going on? - Don't know, man.

Containment breach.

Containment breach.

Hey!

Containment breach.

Who are you?

Almost home, baby.

I thought we were gonna be collecting, like, rocks and stuff.

That's what it said on the paper. A biological survey.

No.

No, geology is the study of rocks and stuff.

Biology is the study of animals.

Oh, shit. Really?

You sure?

How do you know all of this?

Are you gonna eat that or what?

Yeah. I'm just, you know, perambulating about it.

Do you know if you were to cut that pie in half, and save half for later,

then each half will become a whole?

Now you've got two pies.

Wait, no, uh, how's half a pie a whole pie?

Plus, the last time I did that, you ate the other half.

I've tried that one already?

Uh, mate, if you want half of my pie, you've just got to ask.

He's getting around the ship

- without using the halls. - Who?

I need to see blueprints. All the crawl spaces and access points.

Wait, what, are you saying someone set the ship on fire?

Where are you on repairs?

The relays are severed. Trunk calls need to be replaced.

We're talking days, not hours.

Whoever fucked us knew exactly where the hole was.

Wait, boss, is he's saying that somebody broke the ship on purpose?

You say nothing. Either of you.

Failure to comply with a direct order from your security officer

in the course of a criminal investigation

will result in a total forfeiture of shares.

Yeah. Just keep it quiet. That's not a problem.

Is it really? I mean...

you saw the footage. It could be anyone, right?

The sabotage. Even me.

Is it you?

No, come on... Come on, I was just...