The Crossing (TV Series)

Pilot (2018)

Sandrine Holt: Emma Ren

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• Emma Ren : Any sign of vessel debris?

  Bryce Foster : Not yet. Checked imagery going back ten hours, there's nothing.

  Emma Ren : Keep looking. They didn't come out of nowhere.

• Emma Ren : We've got 47 survivors. I'm afraid that's all we're gonna find. Have any of them said anything to you? We're having trouble getting them to talk.

  Jude Ellis : No. Most were in shock, hypothermic. So, do you know what kind of ship they were on?

  Emma Ren : No. And so far, no vessels reported missing. No distress signals.

  Jude Ellis : [realizing how bizarre it sounds]  Wait. So, what then, a plane?

  Emma Ren : Not according to FAA.

  Jude Ellis : Well, they had to come from somewhere.

  Emma Ren : I don't think from here. What little they've said suggests they're looking for asylum.

  Jude Ellis : Asylum? You're telling me that these people are refugees?

  Emma Ren : That's what we're trying to find out.

• Jude Ellis : Leah, where are you from?

  Leah : From here.

  Jude Ellis : From here? America.

  [Leah nods] 

  Jude Ellis : But there's no war here.

  Leah : There will be.

  Jude Ellis : I'm sorry. I don't understand.

  Caleb : [overhearing nearby]  There's a lot you won't understand.

  Emma Ren : Why do you say that?

  Caleb : Because what she's talking about, these things that we've experienced... they haven't happened yet.

• Caleb : People traveled from all over to get to the site; people with no other way out. We were the first group to attempt it. We knew there would be risks. But no one expected to arrive how we did; in the water, beneath the surface. Something went wrong.

  Emma Ren : With the time machine.

  Caleb : Look, I know how this must sound to you.

  Emma Ren : I'm not here to doubt you, I'm here to help you, but the fact is you listed a date of birth almost 150 years from now. So please just help us understand how that's possible.

  Caleb : You can't imagine what will become possible.

• Emma Ren : So, this genocide, the reason you say you fled, what were its origins? Was it state-sponsored? Was the government involved?

  Caleb : They took over the government. They took over every government.

  Emma Ren : Who?

  Caleb : Apex. They said they were man's next evolution, our genetic destiny. Said they can do things we can't. They're different.

• Bryce Foster : So, what do you think?

  Emma Ren : I think my mother was right. I should've gone into banking.

  Bryce Foster : Yeah. Their stories are fairly consistent, though. I mean, I'm not inclined to believe in...

  Emma Ren : Time travel? HQS is gonna look at the tapes. They'll decide what to do. In the meantime, we've got a 47-person migration. Math says there'll be some bad actors. So watch them closely.

  Bryce Foster : You don't trust them?

  Emma Ren : I don't trust desperate people.

• Jude Ellis : So, I sent my coroner to the hangar, and apparently, your men won't let him in to see the bodies. Then I come here, these guys won't let me down to the beach.

  Emma Ren : I apologize. I should've given you the heads-up. I can no longer have you and your men on this site.

  Jude Ellis : You can't have us? That's funny. I thought we were having you.

  Emma Ren : And I need to ask you not to talk about this case with anyone.

  Jude Ellis : I have a town full of people wondering what's going on down here. The press want a statement. I can't not talk to them.

  Emma Ren : I understand. I will consult with my superiors and I will get you official talking points.

• Jude Ellis : This, uh, little game of keep away... this has something to do with what those people down there are telling you, isn't it?

  Emma Ren : We're just trying to streamline this operation, limit exposure.

  Jude Ellis : Almost convinced me. Now try it again without the eye twitch.

• Jude Ellis : Got your talking points. Little light on the substance.

  Emma Ren : We're withholding certain details for now.

  Jude Ellis : Yeah, pretty big detail. You know, the fact that some survived.

  Emma Ren : You tell the world you've got fifty people claiming to have traveled through time, and your town becomes ground zero for every media outlet on the planet. For their own safety, we need to keep them out of the conversation.

  Jude Ellis : You know, somehow I don't think this is all about them.

  Emma Ren : It's about you, too. The less chaotic is gets, the easier it's gonna be.

  Jude Ellis : I-I can... I can handle chaos.

  Emma Ren : Your time in Oakland would suggest otherwise.

  Jude Ellis : You don't know me.

  Emma Ren : I know you came here to put things back together, right? Quiet town, peaceful, low maintenance. And it can still be all those things, but you're gonna have to trust me.

  Jude Ellis : Trust is earned.

• Craig Lindauer : That did not look good.

  Emma Ren : Local politics. Welcome to the Pacific Northwest.

  Craig Lindauer : Glad to have the excuse. I've always wanted to see this part of the country.

• Craig Lindauer : I did not fly in from D.C. to sit in a conference room.

  Emma Ren : But I'm supposed to be briefing you and the ADs in five minutes.

  Craig Lindauer : I'm the Deputy Undersecretary. They can wait.

• Craig Lindauer : [reading Emma's report]  "A revolution in genetic engineering having led to the eradication of major disease markers, but also to the emergence of Apex, a minority population with heightened cognitive function, sensory faculties, fast-twitch muscle development." Well, it's creative.

  Emma Ren : The reports were fairly consistent.

  Craig Lindauer : So you believe this?

  Emma Ren : I think they believe it. Over 400 people drowned. I just wish I knew why.

  Craig Lindauer : 400 sounds like a lot until you consider the 900 that killed themselves at Jonestown.

  Emma Ren : Jonestown? What are you saying? You think this is part of a cult?

  Craig Lindauer : Makes more sense than time travel. If we go in there with this, they could laugh us out of the building.

  Emma Ren : Okay. What do you want to do?

  Craig Lindauer : We gotta keep them sequestered until we find out the truth.

  Emma Ren : I can get you the truth, but you need to get me the resources to move those people off the beach so I can vet them properly.

  Craig Lindauer : You'll have whatever you need.

• Caleb : A lot of people are nervous. No one's told us what happens next. I mean, I don't expect you to have all the answers, but anything will help.

  Emma Ren : Well, I'm glad you came to me. My door is always open. Refugee re-settlement timelines vary from case to case, and that's under normal circumstances. Obviously, this situation is anything but. I do have some good news for you. We have secured temporary housing, so we will be moving you soon.

  Caleb : That is good. The others will be happy to hear that. Thank... thank you.

  Emma Ren : I know how you're feeling. I came to this country with my parents when I was six. Not everybody in our group was like my family. There were some men; dangerous men. During processing, my parents asked me not to talk about them. They were afraid we'd all get sent back if the Americans knew. Sometimes I wonder about those men, about who they may have hurt because of what I didn't say.

  Caleb : All we want is a better life. Same as your parents wanted for you.

• Thomas : I have information your government will be very interested in.

  Emma Ren : What kind of information?

  Thomas : Let's just say there are what you'd call national security implications.

  Emma Ren : I'm listening.

  Thomas : I want to talk to your President.

  Emma Ren : I'm in charge. You can talk to me.

  Thomas : No. Someone with real power.

  Emma Ren : I can't go to my superiors with vague hints. You'll have to give me something.

  Thomas : All right. How's this? We're not the first ones to come here.

• Craig Lindauer : What did he say, exactly?

  Emma Ren : He kept it vague. The implication was that there was an earlier migration, a smaller group of refugees with an agenda.

  Craig Lindauer : Normal people or genetic overlords?

  Emma Ren : Normal, like the others. I know how it sounds, but, I don't know, I feel like he has something.

  Craig Lindauer : Okay.

  Emma Ren : Okay?

  Craig Lindauer : Yeah, if you really think there's something to this, let's do our due diligence. But it's safe to say a meeting with the President is off the table.

  Emma Ren : So what do you want to do?

  Craig Lindauer : If he wants to talk to somebody in authority, he can talk to me. Set a meeting.

• Bryce Foster : [watching security footage of Reece]  Did you see that?

  Emma Ren : Play it again.

  Bryce Foster : How did she do that?

  Emma Ren : [glancing at Jude outside]  Bring him in.

• Jude Ellis : I told her there weren't any others, she didn't believe me, then your guys came in and... you know the rest.

  Emma Ren : So she gave you no other indication of what she was looking for, why this was so important to her?

  Jude Ellis : Nope. But I think she came out of the water, and I think she's one of 'em.

  Emma Ren : No, this one is different.

  Jude Ellis : You know something you're not telling me. Here's what I know. She ripped a shotgun out of a Pro-gard Partition Mount lock. That's made of 16-gauge steel. So whatever else she is, she's a threat to my town, and I deserve to know what I'm up against.

  Emma Ren : If you see her again, don't engange. Notify me.

  Jude Ellis : If she's looking for those survivors, I'm not sure I want to know what happens when she finds 'em.

  Emma Ren : No one's gonna find them.

• Emma Ren : The injured agent from the hangar. Doctor looked at his x-rays. She said it looked like he got hit by a truck.

  Bryce Foster : Well, if what we saw on that tape was one of these Apex people, Washington's gonna be real interested in that.

  Emma Ren : If she came here with them, there could be more out there. Or in here.