The Thinning: New World Order

The Lord is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul;

He leadeth me on the paths of righteousness

for His namesake.

Though I walk through the valley

of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil;

for thou art with me;

Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me

in the presence of my enemies.

- We are live at the Texas State Cemetery

for the memorial service of Blake Redding,

son of Texas Governor Dean Redding,

who lost his life when he failed

his thinning exam last week

at Vista Point High School.

Reports have since indicated

that Blake Redding was not among

the initial students to fail the exam,

which has shrouded the Governor's campaign

for president in a flurry of controversy.

Thank you.

- Governor, your thoughts on the Vista Point scandal?

Not today.

Attending the service

is former Vista Point High School student

Laina Michaels,

who has become a public figure

since she was wrongfully accused of failing her exam

and framed for committing acts of domestic terrorism.

Laina, do you have any plans

for taking legal action against the Board of Education

for mishandling your test scores?

I don't know.

- Do you hold Governor Redding personally responsible

for implicating you as a domestic terrorist?

- No comment. all: Miss Michaels!

I hate to be all business,

but the DPC has appointed a special investigator

for the Vista Point incident.

It's Agent Joanne Morris.

They didn't waste any time.

- Fortunately for you, Mason King

has signed an affidavit absolving you

of any connection to the events.

Per your request, he's been reassigned.

- Good. Where is he?

I'll handle this myself.

You just focus on what's important:

getting elected.

- How close would you say you were to Blake Redding?

I barely knew him.

Talked to him a few times over the years

but that was it.

Was he your boyfriend?

You guys have a personal relationship?

- He was with Ellie until last year.

Then he kept to himself.

I barely knew him.

Barely knew him.

You don't have to tell me about some boy you had feelings for,

but we need to be honest with each other.

Let's go over the timeline.

An hour before the kiss,

I have you on the internal server computer.

I need to know what you saw.

I was working fast.

Everything I saw was posted on the news.

I knew they switched my test, I was just trying to prove it.

- Anything regarding the school or sensitive material?

- I really wish I could help you.

Here's my card.

If you remember anything

or need someone you can trust,

I just want you to know you're not alone.

- What's so funny? - Joey's on TV.

No, guys, cut it out.

That's my cue.

Take care of yourself, Laina.

Guys.

I need you two to focus. both: Okay.

No interviews.

Miss Michaels,

it's Jack Prescott with Governor Redding's team.

What does he want?

He needs to see you.

It's about Blake.

Hi.

Hi.

- You said something about Blake?

- I can't believe I'm walking these floors.

Two years ago, I put a picture

of this place on my vision board.

Now I'm here.

Loving the new look, Wendy.

Auburn? - Rosewood.

This is the bullpen.

A lot of the junior staffers get thrown here,

but since I took a chance getting the station

to hire the first non-intern under 20,

you get your own office.

- Now we're talking.

- This room used to be a closet. Now it's yours.

- In real estate terms, they call this

"cozy with potential."

- There are still a lot of questions that need answers

about what happened at Vista Point High.

I get it.

You want me to dig deep and uncover what's really

going on at Vista Point High, right?

Question authorities, make it clear that BNC News

is gonna ask hard questions and accept the blowback

regardless of the consequences.

No.

Kellan, this is your first day.

You're starting at the bottom. That's how this works.

First up, a science piece.

Parents want to know what chemicals are being administered

to the students who go to the thinning.

I'm gonna send you out to do a prelim.

Uh, two things.

Number one, what's a prelim?

Number two, when are you grabbing dinner?

- Talk to people. Find an angle.

Set up interviews, chase leads.

You do that, we'll get dinner.

- It's a date. - I'm married.

Get to work.

Miss Michaels.

It's so nice to finally meet you.

- You went on TV and said I was a terrorist.

- Right to the chase. I love it.

I was given misleading information from my people.

I want to apologize.

- You didn't call me in here to apologize.

- I wanted to offer you an advisory role

on our new Thinning Oversight Committee.

No thanks.

- The thinning isn't perfect, but it's the law.

And with this recent incident,

there's been strong headwinds against it.

People want to see the other side of the story.

- You want me to stump for you.

- It'd be a very generous paycheck

for you and your siblings,

take care of you for quite some time.

Thanks for the water.

Hi, guys. Let's go.

- Laina. Georgina Preston.

Oh, this must be your family.

I hear you will be taking your first test this year.

How exciting.

Corrine has 11 more years of testing.

I'd imagine it would be nice to have a little...

support.

Jack will take you home.

- Excuse me? You just passed our house.

Laina?

Help!

Who are you? Where are Corrine and Joey?

They're safe.

Everything is okay.

See?

Miss Cole?

all: Morning, Miss Cole.

Maggie.

I'm sorry for the scare.

This is kind of a sensitive operation.

- Tell the Governor I'm not working for him.

We're not with the Governor.

We're with The Fight.

We're hiding in plain sight

at all levels of government

to garner influence to end the thinning,

and transport at-risk students to safe houses.

You can get people out?

That's what we do.

Mister Leonard over there has personally escorted

over 100 students across the border

to a secure island off the Gulf.

- Corrine and Joey-- you have to get them out.

- That's why we need you to help the Governor.

No.

I'm not going to be a mouthpiece for the thinning.

If you won't help me get them out,