Orphan Black

Sure you're ready for this?

- I'll kick your ass! - That's the aggression.

- Centre your feet, feel the mat. - Get off me!

- Great aggression. - You and your creepy brother!

- Whoa, whoa, whoa! What was that? - I'm sorry, I...

I got kidnapped by twins, once, nearly. Ugh.

They killed my boyfriend, Hector.

Sometimes, it just takes a tragedy... to find your own resilience.

- Yeah, I feel you. Yeah. - Do you know what I mean?

- Can we try other chokeholds? - Yeah.

- Yeah, let me show you this one. - Okay.

What you wanna do here is change your leverage position, okay?

So give me an elbow to the midsection.

Good.

Shot to the groin. Perfect.

Like, you know, you can be a victim...

or you can totally get to the bottom of it, you know?

Good. Good.

So I've been doing all this Internet research,

and I've discovered that Dyad, Hector and the twins,

- they're all connected. - Okay, so...

Damn, girl.

What the hell you been doing got you so strong?

I'm training like I'm on a mission...

- Can we do it again? - You wanna do it again?

- Yes! Hell, yeah! - Okay, all right.

- That's my girl, spin around. - Okay.

I'm gonna be ready for them this time.

- From the top. - Okay.

Shit, woman.

Whoo!

When you're painting...

you want to go side to side if it's long.

Right.

And then things like the clouds or the mountains

or the point of the castle, 'cause they're really high,

you have to paint up and down.

Is this like Uncle Felix's mural?

Don't tell Felix, but I like this one much better.

Don't tell him.

Let me guess, you have to go?

No...

Nothing's getting in the way of our very fun day together!

- No! - Not even dragons!

- Hey. - Hey.

Did you see that research that Alison sent?

Did you look at it?

Yeah, I, uh, glanced at it.

Her and Cosima are obsessed with this Brightborn-IVF-Neolution connection.

Yeah, but that Evie Cho, she was on the board of Dyad.

Oi, GeneConnexion?

That's the company Felix used to find his bio-sister.

- I don't know, is it? - They're owned by Brightborn.

- I knew there was something about Adele. - No!

No, you don't. It's probably just a coincidence.

I've researched everywhere. Academic journals, medical forums.

I can't find any data on the Brightborn treatments.

- The enhancement for embryos? - "Enhancement" could mean anything.

Whatever these clients are paying for,

Brightborn isn't sharing it with the scientific community.

Oh, dude...

the Exclusive Brightborn Orientation is today.

I know, that's why I'm trying to get Sarah to hustle her way in with Donnie,

but she's... spending the day with Kira.

So I have to stuff 500 envelopes and...

- cancel my committee meeting on new math. - Right.

- What were you gonna do in there exactly? - I don't know, Sarah things?

Skulk around, look miserable, con people.

Okay, well, you don't even know what you're looking for in there.

I know the science, I'll go.

Really? Are you feeling up to it?

Put me in, coach. I'm ready.

Okay, Donnie will pick you up.

Great.

Douglas Andrews, venture capitalist, ready for Brightborn orientation.

The plans have changed, Cosima is now carrying your child, Donnie.

Oh!

Okay. Um, so, wait...

Is she gonna be co-parenting this child with Julian and I

or is she just gonna be carrying the baby?

Donnie, the baby's fake. It doesn't matter.

Well, it matters to get the story straight...

No, pitter-patter.

It...

It matters.

Come on, slowpoke!

Yeah, you're too fast for me there, babes.

Ready?

- Uncle Felix! - Hey!

Hello, my little traveller, look at you!

Look at this jacket. That's brilliant, isn't it?

- Did you paint all of this? - I did.

Yeah, darling, I painted all of them.

- Ever hear of calling first? - No.

S wants you to come to dinner.

- Is that a rocket ship? - You can call it that.

I've met men who do.

Uh, this GeneConnexion thing...

the way you found Adele, it's connected to Neolution.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, you're still on this? I don't understand.

Yeah, I realise it's a substantial retainer, Frank.

Oh, hi, Sarah.

But I'm expensive because I'm worth it, Frank.

Hello?

Ugh! Hi.

- Hey. You're still here. - Hey.

Yeah, I never left. I love this city.

It's adorable.

- What's your name? - Kira.

Oh, hello.

Felix's real sister.

Real sister? How?

- Uh, we have the same father. - I thought you didn't have a father.

Well, I didn't... but now I do. Or, I did...

You know what? It's a long story.

All right! Anyone for mimosas?

So, why can't Douglas wear a suit?

Mmm, 'cause if you can afford Brightborn, you're beyond suits.

Uh, beyond Armani?

Trust me, I know these people. I grew up in Northern California.

It's like the epicentre of obscene wealth and technological intervention.

Douglas is a high net worth individual who's pining for a baby.

Whoa, hey, I know Douglas. I already played him with Felix.

You can't come in and just change my character.

- Okay, sorry. - Douglas is... is chill.

- He's a chill dude, okay? - Totally.

I'm gay, but I'm not, like, super gay, so...

maybe don't play the lesbian angle too much.

I'm just gonna let that one slide.

Wow, I look like a geriatric skateboarder.

Yeah, it's perfect.

All right. Uh, this is you.

Alison makes kick-ass ID.

- Ava Jakubowski? - Mmm-hmm.

I don't know.

- Good afternoon. - Hi.

May I get the names in your conception team, please?

Yes, I'm Douglas Andrews.

Uh, here's my...

Ah, thank you.

- Perfect. - Thanks.

Will your husband Julian be joining us today?

No, Julian is closing a deal in Palo Alto today.

But this is our surrogate Ava...

- Jacket-jet-ski... - Jakubowski.

Jakubowski.

- J-A-K... - Thank you.

- Welcome, Ava. - Thanks.

We'll start with our nondisclosure agreements.

Just sign where the stickers are.

Can I get a copy of this?

Uh, once you sign them, for sure.

These are your wristbands. And orientation is in the lounge in five.

You picked a good weekend.

Evie Cho is here in person.

Seriously?

Yeah, I'm in standby mode. I could do a sibling DNA test.

Why do you need one?

Uh, no... no reason. Where's Cosima?

She's, uh, out for a walk.

I mean... a day-long hike.

Some walking thing.

What? Scott, where is she?

You tell me, and I'll tell you.

Why do you need a sibling DNA test?

'Cause I'm trying to figure out if Felix's bio-sister is real or not.

Okay. Get me hair or saliva samples.

And Cosima went undercover into Brightborn.

She... what?

This place is sweet.

She co-authored Leekie's artificial womb project.

It's creepy shit.

Okay, well, if she's a high level Neo, won't she know what a clone looks like?

Just blend.

- I need to find the lab. - How?

- Hello. - Is this your first Brightborn baby?

- Mmm-hmm. - Yeah.

My son Georgie is two now...

and he is just perfect.

- Oh, yeah. - Yeah.

- Good afternoon, everyone. - There's Evie.

I love her.

Thank you.

So, why are we all here?

Uh, peace of mind, personally.

All due respect to natural childbirth.

Yes, nature can be cruel.

When my parents rolled their genetic dice,

a single mutation turned me into "The girl in the plastic bubble."

My immune system was severely compromised,

a condition known as SCID.

Severe combined immunodeficiency.

I had pneumonia eight times. I had a bone marrow transplant.

The doctors told us this was my life.

But the Chos are a fierce and stubborn family.

My parents...

they lobbied, researched, and mortgaged our home to keep going.

In 1994, I entered an experimental gene therapy trial.

By the time I graduated from bioengineering,