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This batch has only been
curing three days.
You want to explain that
to the boss?
'Cause I'll lend you the phone.
I'm just saying, it'll
be a pretty harsh smoke.
Courier's coming
for his two bags full,
and that's
what he's going away with.
Yes, sir, yes, sir.
Two bags full.
All set.
Did you see that bike?
I bet that dude
gets laid a lot.
I got to get me
a bike like that.
Because that's the difference
between you and him.
It's the bike.
What was that?
I don't know.
Where'd my cheese puffs go?
Where's your piece?
I left it in the can.
Here.
I used to be a bouncer.
Cover me.
Hey, little guy
Hello.
Hello
And we thought there was
something badass in here.
Look, all I'm saying is,
that before you go through
another anomaly,
at least give me the chance
to collect some more data.
I didn't exactly
plan it last time, Toby.
It just kind of
happened that way.
Yeah, but if that's going
to keep happening, then
I need to get
an up-close look
at one of these
babies, you know?
I need to get
detailed readings,
and start figuring out
what really makes
these things tick.
I thought your specialty
was much more theoretical.
Well, there's
something to be said
about empirical evidence.
All right, we'll see.
Okay, fine, yes, yes,
I just want to see an anomaly,
live and in person.
Well, admitting it
is the first step.
Wow, you're sure settling in.
And I brought presents.
Wildlife tasers.
I thought we should have
something in our arsenal
besides Mac's cannons.
What are these going to do
against giant lizards?
It was designed to drop
a charging rhino.
Oh
Point taken.
Mm-hmm
What do we have?
Crap.
That's the new west
warehouse district,
next to the old pier.
There's lots of traffic there.
Okay, check the scanners
for any emergency calls,
any sightings in the area.
We'll call you from the road.
And.
.
?
Meet us out there with Mac
when he shows up.
Bring those zappers.
You got it.
Yes!
Uh-oh, where
are you going?
We have a follow-up
with Umigen this morning.
I need to push that back.
Please tell me it's not
another dinosaur.
We don't know what it is yet.
Dylan, hey, you've
filled in the app
for employee
health coverage, yeah?
'Cause I'm kind of thinking
you might need it.
I'll get on that, thanks.
Great.
Evan, the Umigen contract
hangs on this prototype.
I can't make excuses
any longer,
and if you don't want to start
laying off entire departments,
you're going to have to put this
on the front burner.
Please.
Maybe you should stay.
I can check this out.
There you go.
No.
No,
we're in this together.
We have to go.
You're going to
get yourself killed.
Or you're going to
get her killed.
I don't want to
go through that again.
Let Leeds handle this.
Look, right now,
the only thing I'm worried about
is a funnel through time
and space
that's open
at the new west pier.
Whoop!
Should that thing
be eating meat?
Yeah, some birds eat insects.
And eagles eat salmon.
You watch way too much
discovery channel.
Whoa-ho, sorry, leggy.
Jeez.
That thing has got you whipped.
There's a lot of meat
on him, though.
Little leggy.
Are you tasty?
Hey.
Quit messing around.
We're not eating him.
Are you yummy?
Whoa!
That was awesome.
That was messed up.
Put him away, will you?
Before it takes off
your finger.
I'm serious, dude.
Now!
Yeah.
There you are.
We got an anomaly hit.
Braid Street.
Evan and Dylan
left 20 minutes ago.
And you're coming?
Why not?
No reason.
I need to see these things
if I'm going to understand them.
You know I have a job to do
when we get out there.
I can't be watching your bum.
I can take care of myself.
Lot of overhead wiring
to mess up the signal.
I'm getting a weak reading.
Could be coming from inside
one of the warehouses.
We could probably get access
down by the river.
Come around the other side.
Yeah, we could do that.
Or, uh
You don't mess around.
Not if I can help it.
Up you go.
Ow.
Oh, man
Wow.
Like you said,
you don't mess around.
No
See?
That's why
I didn't want you to
come out here all alone.
I knew you'd get
yourself in trouble
and need my help.
I appreciate it.
Railway graveyard?
Nah, it was going to
be a museum.
Plans never came together.
Reminds me of my
kitchen reno.
I've been cooking
on a hot plate
since February.
Looks like we don't have
to worry about witnesses.
You cook?
Badly.
Alarm.
Hang on a sec.
Evan.
You need to see this.
So somebody's
growing pot out here.
Should I be shocked?
This isn't a backyard stash.
This is a professional
grow-op.
Yeah, well,
it's not our problem.
If you want to call
the police, you can,
but later.
You won't be doing that.
Okay, guys, just
hang on.
Just
Everybody, stay calm.
You don't want to
shoot anybody, do you?
Well, you do what you're told,
and maybe no one gets shot.
Go check the yard,
see if they brought anybody.
We didn't bring anyone else.
It
It's just us, I promise you.
People know we're here.
They'll come looking for us.
Okay.
Okay, phones, hand 'em over.
This problem can
Phones!
Evan, just
Give him your phone.
Thank you.
I'll take the bag, too.
Hand that over.
What's that in your hand there?
Hand it over.
Slowly.
Thank you.
You know what that is?
It's a wildlife taser.
Have you guys heard of
the predator control team?
It sounds like
a marvel team-up.
No.
Conservation officers.
We investigate
when wild animals come
in contact with humans.
Have you seen anything
out of the ordinary?
Animal tracks?
Any, uh, unexplained sounds?
This is private property.
Nobody has asked you
to come here.
We're not cops.
We don't care about the weed.
We're just out here
looking for animals
that are
Are not where they belong.
Yeah, so let us get back to
No.
That,
a- and you guys can
get back to your stuff.
And that can be the end of it.
The boss doesn't
take kindly to narcs.
Or poachers.
So we going to call him?
No, we can do this ourselves.
Is there some reason
we're going over
Burnaby Mountain?
Get us there faster.
How do you know?
I've done some rock climbing
up this way.
Which way to the big shiny
hole in the universe?
Would you just watch the road?
Sam loves my driving.
Oh, well, then
she's perfect for you.
Completely insane.
Well, that almost
sounds like you're jealous.
Uh, oh yeah, right,
'cause skinny brits
on the back of motorcycles
is what really turns my crank.
Oh, my God,
did I just accidentally
make you sound hot?
It's unavoidable.
Mac, do you see that?
See what?
That!
What the hell was that?
A really, really big bird.
Tell Evan we've got a sighting.
No one's answering
on their cell phones.
Maybe there's some kind of
interference from the anomaly.
Or interference from
whatever came out of it.
Fast little ***
came out of nowhere.
And it had blood on its beak.
Which means
we're not the first
people it attacked.
Where did it come from?
Somewhere back that way.
Do you get used to this?
Used to what?
Thinking you're
going to die any second.
We've been lucky so far.
Well, that's comforting.
Something went over the side.
Looks like a bike.
There!
Mac
That's his foot.
Did it eat the rest of him?
Let's just hope
the crash killed him first.
Professional courier
by the look of it.
So, now what?
What do we do?
How do we track this thing?
I'm going to take you home.
No!
No
Evan and Dylan
are still out there.
So
Are you coming or what?
Uh-huh
No, absolutely,
I completely understand.
Mr.
Cross has just been
extremely busy, and
Of course,
you couldn't wait forever.
Yes, next time.
Okay.
Thank you for calling.
This is Evan.
Leave a message.
I'm guessing you took this
as a summer job,
put away some money until
the Mountain season starts?
Maybe.
Well, it's turning into
a lot more than that.
Then there's no quitting,
this becomes who you are.
You got a better idea?
'Cause telling the boss
we let you go
is not on the list.
I got a better idea.
How about everybody
stop talking,
starting with you?
Sit.
You two have a serious
Alpha dog problem.
I promise you, we're not here
to mess with you.
We just want to have
a look around, and get out.
Listen, the animals
that we're looking for,
they could be very
Unusual.
Very dangerous.
You've seen something.
Nothing unusual
especially.
But something.
He found a bird.
- Where?
- What kind?
It's just a bird.
Can I see?
Please?
Yeah.
So, lieutenant,
how was your meeting with Evan?
Uh, the one on Monday,
Tuesday, or Thursday?
You've had three meetings?
Nope, he's canceled
three meetings.
And you can call me Ken.
Huh, he's avoiding you.
That's good.
What?
How is that good?
Well, it means he knows
I'm not going to let him
get away with not meeting you.
You have a very
complex relationship.
Yes, well, managing Evan
is 90% of my job.
Noted.
Seat?
So
How is the other 10%
with Evan Cross
out chasing dinosaurs?
We are doing just fine.
Thanks.
I'm-I'm just saying,
I can imagine his distraction
might be causing
some financial difficulties.
Now, if you'd like,
I'm sure I could find
a defense contractor
who's looking for the next
high-speed processing chip.
What I want
is for the government
to take over
this whole anomaly thing.
I thought that was
a common interest.
And I want nothing more
than to make this
a part of project magnet.
But I can't do that
until Mr.
Cross starts
sharing his knowledge.
Well, then,
you're just going to have to
catch him in the hallways.
That's what I do.
I'll get you a monthly pass.
Ms.
Finch
Ange
Ms.
Finch is fine.
You know how eager I am
to offer my services,
but as long as Mr.
Cross
keeps freezing me out,
I have no way of proving to him
how helpful I can be.
That is a very good point,
lieutenant.
And I think
I may have an idea
on what to do about it.
I figured he wandered off
somebody's egg farm.
Not even close.
You know what it is?
I'm thinking Titanis Walleri.
He doesn't look
very Titanis to me.
I think he's just a juvenile.
How big do they get?
Let's just say
if there are adults out there,
we're going to need
a bigger box.
And I don't suppose
they're herbivores.
Well, if they really are
the species I'm thinking of,
their common name
is "Terror Bird.
"
Awesome.
Do you think
there could be like
A flock of these things
out there?
Well, they are birds.
You've been feeding it pot.
He likes it.
Don't you, leggy?
If this one has a joint,
a big one could eat,
like, the whole crop!
Yeah, so let us help.
Look, that's why we're here,
to get rid of them.
Let us handle
your bird problem,
and then we go away.
We're not even remotely
interested in your crop.
Guys
Why not trust me, hmm?
It's your stash, not mine.
Yeah, okay, you can go.
She stays.
No.
We're a team.
It really feels like
you think I'm stupid,
but I'm the one with the gun,
and you're the one
who came onto my property.
So, you do what I say.
She stays.
Evan.
It's okay.
Go.
Someone needs to see
what's out there.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
I'll be fine.
So-so, can they fly?
There's their car.
Yeah, I see it.
But I don't see them.
Evan?
What's it say?
It's fuzzy.
Interference, I guess.
But I think it's this way.
Where do you think
you're going?
With any luck,
to see an anomaly.
Well then, take this.
Works just like a real one.
Point and shoot.
I can do this.
Of course you can.
But that doesn't
mean you should.
Hey, wait up!
I know
it's hard to believe
what I'm saying
about the birds
Giant man-eating ostrich,
what's not to believe?
It's not a bad
cover story, though,
for when I kill you and
have to dump your body.
What? Dude, chill!
Where do you think
this is headed, Skeezer?
They go to the cops,
we go to prison.
Do you want to go to prison?
Just give me the little
bird, and we're gone.
We don't want anything
to do with the rest
How about you sit down?
Yeah, no way
you're taking leggy.
This isn't about
the bird, Skeezer!
Stop acting all gangsta, dude.
You're not going to
kill anybody.
Maybe I will.
And maybe I'm gonna start
with your chicken!
Leave him alone!
Look, lower your weapon
This all started
with that thing!
- Now get out of my way
- Not a chance.
Well then I'll kill you!
Nobody's killing anybody!
It seems pretty quiet.
I don't know if
they came this way.
Evan would've
followed the readings.
Hold on.
I want to check out
this building.
Stay here till I get back.
Sure.
Evan!
Whoa, no.
You stay!
Did you not see that thing
chasing my friend?
He needs my help.
Mr.
Cross!
Run!
Leeds, find a place
to cross over!
How did you find us?
I have a sophisticated
intelligence network!
So Ange told you?
Can we talk about this later?
Come on.
Mac! Stop!
That's enough.
Are you out of your mind?
You brought friends?
I should just kill you.
It was about to nibble
your brains out.
Those tranqs are heavy loads.
Too much will kill it.
It's kind of hard to put it
back where it belongs
if it's not breathing.
Well, if that's the problem,
I'll carry it back
to the anomaly myself.
That's not my point.
Thought I took care of
that one in the hit and run.
What, out of ammo?
Yeah.
Up here.
Help him up!
Hurry.
Let's hurry.
Hurry, pull!
I think it smells my blood.
Well, let's take care of that.
Hey, Mac?
Dylan's in trouble.
She's being held captive
in one of the other cars.
We've got our own problem
to deal with right now.
What are you doing?
Putting on a field bandage.
Antibiotic swab,
mini lavage kit,
pressure bandage,
you'll be right as rain.
Huh.
I like to be prepared.
I see that.
You must be Lieutenant Leeds.
And you must be Mac Rendell.
Have you got a service revolver
in that kit?
No.
I'm not
officially deployed.
Those guys
took away my taser, Mac.
You spent all your ammo
on that one bird, didn't you?
Sorry.
I saw it trying
to kill you, and I lost my head.
I'll find something
to use as a weapon.
Christ
Toby's still out there.
What the hell is out there?
I can't believe you brought
one of those things in here.
A little one!
My friends are under fire.
Just let me go.
No, not until I know
the crop is safe.
What do you care?
It's the boss's crop.
Let's get out of here.
There is no boss, you idiot.
I'm the boss.
You work for me!
So that's why you always
act like a ***
I have to help them.
Just, somebody give me a gun
Well, the "boss" says
don't *** around on the net!
The "boss" says
don't smoke all the profits!
The boss says shut your hole
or I'll give you a new one!
If you want a matching one!
Hey!
Everybody, calm down.
Everybody, just take a breath.
Oh, God, enough already.
Skeezer, shoot her.
What? I wouldn't do that
even if I did still
work for you, which I don't!
Toby, I think you should
just back up and go.
No, I'm not leaving you here
with these pricks.
I'm not a prick.
I just work for one.
I mean, used to.
Well, how about pointing
your gun somewhere else!
Sorry.
Skeezer!
No, Blake, she's right.
I don't want this
to be who I am.
Would you rather be dead?
Oh, my God.
What the hell was that?
A tranquilizer dart.
I told you, we're not cops.
No, no, no, no, no
Okay.
I need to get out of here.
You can't.
Not until
I get rid of those things.
I can't let you lead one
into the city.
That's your problem,
that's not my problem.
Terror Birds can run faster
than you can drive.
Okay.
Five minutes,
but then I'm out of here.
No, no, no, no, no.
She stays.
Seriously?
Again?
It's her or you.
Dylan,
it's okay.
I got an up-close look
at one of those things.
You have to take it down.
Okay.
Give me your re-loads.
Re-loads?
It's okay,
I'll just get my taser.
I'll be right back.
You touch her, it won't be
a tranq in your ***.
That should do it.
You were down one.
That brings you back to zero.
Paintbrushes.
We can varnish
the thing to death.
Hey, a vintage
railroad tea service.
Could get a fortune
for this online.
Okay, right, uh
Oh, uh, we could use these
as projectiles.
If you've got really good aim.
Passable.
Huh.
That's new.
I take it this is
the darkness before the dawn?
Don't start writing
epitaphs yet, Leeds.
This thing has
a skinny little neck.
I'm sure you can wrap
a tourniquet around it
while it eats me.
Yeah, let's call that
plan B, shall we?
Dylan, talk to us.
You guys okay?
Evan's got a scrape,
but Lieutenant Leeds
patched him up.
That guy's here?
In full kit.
What about Toby,
is she with you?
She's safer than you guys are
at the moment.
That creature's making
a hell of a try to get to you.
Yeah, it may sense
we have a wounded man here,
and think he's easy prey.
Can you get out the far end
while I distract it?
No, we only have one exit,
and the bird's using it.
Then get ready to move.
I'm about to take out
your roadblock.
Be careful, it bites!
Roger that.
Hey, little guy,
just calm down.
Just calm down.
What is that?
What the hell are you saying?
It's cantonese,
because, apparently,
it doesn't speak English.
Just shut it up, will you?
Or I will.
Would you stop pointing
your gun at everything?
It's getting really
Irritating.
And you're not going to
hurt this little bird,
'cause you could totally mess up
the space-time continuum.
And you're not even qualified
to have a conversation
with me about that.
Look, just
I shot your friend, okay?
And I-I feel bad about it,
so just let me
take care of the bird.
God, I don't care.
That's it, I
Screw it.
I'm out of here.
You okay?
Shh!
Hey.
This way.
Come on!
Go! Go!
Okay, we need to find
that anomaly,
and get those
three birds back through.
Three?
Yeah, there's
a little one in the car
where the stoners
were hanging out.
Where's the mark one?
In the growhouse.
Wait, no, I've got mine.
You're not going alone.
I'll go with her.
We're going to need all three
of us to trap the bird.
- What about me?
- What about you?
Ken Leeds.
Yeah, I figured.
Come on, what do you say?
Soldier boy can be my chaperone.
All right, fine, go.
Go! Go!
So you have a plan
involving the three of us?
You bet I do.
Come on.
Nature's finest local blend.
We make our own tranq.
And how are you
going to administer it?
Bake the thing some brownies?
Hotbox.
It could knock it out
altogether.
Yeah.
What's a hotbox?
Seriously?
You've never hotboxed?
Smoked weed in a bathroom?
Or a car?
Or pretty much
any enclosed space?
Forgive me.
I'm not from around here.
Dylan, that thing is fast.
It's going to be
on your *** the whole time.
Then we'd better get
the timing perfect.
Guess I won't inhale, then.
Evan.
Okay
That's a pretty neat
piece of tech.
Yeah.
Thanks.
Can I see it?
Nope.
Come on, we're on
the same team now.
Yeah? Well, I guess
I missed that memo.
Hey, aren't you the guy
from the bureau
of bat-*** crazy?
Uh, we prefer
"unexplained.
"
You know, the thing is,
is I didn't believe in
ghosts and aliens either,
not until I pulled
this assignment.
Short straw?
Something like that.
I've had a lot of time
on my hands
to go through decades of files.
And the thing is,
the world is full
of weird stuff,
people don't even
know what's going on.
Dinosaurs.
Yeah
So just a peek?
Look, when we get
close to an anomaly,
there will be an indicator
right here.
Did you invent this?
What? God, no,
are you kidding me?
I could never think of
something like this.
Evan did,
but now he has me reworking it
so it'll have a filter
for all these interferences.
Wait.
Wait, see?
See? There.
You guys are always
walking so fast
But
Whoa.
Yeah.
Whoa.
Hey!
You all right?
I could do with a snack.
So, all the creatures
are now back
where they came from?
Yes, even the dead one.
Even the little
cute one.
The lieutenant here
threw in
the whole cardboard box.
Sorry,
I'm new at this.
Yeah, well, luckily, Leeds,
it'll decompose in
How long?
Well, Terror Birds
are Cenozoic,
so, say, two million years.
You are a lucky man,
lieutenant.
Luck-y.
I've had a fence erected
around the anomaly
until it closes.
The area is secured.
Does that mean I get to
study it in the meantime?
She loves that anomaly.
She's going to marry it.
Okay, how much of that stuff
did he breathe in?
Don't be mad, Ms.
Finch.
It was all in the line of duty.
He was at the hazard station.
Right by the smoker.
Oh.
All right, are there
any legal issues
I need to be prepared for?
There were two casualties.
The guy who was
running the grow-op,
and then we found parts
of what must have been
his courier.
It wasn't pretty.
There was a third guy.
We left him at the E.
R.
out cold from a tranq.
Mm-hmm.
With any luck, hopefully,
he just chalks it up
to a bad trip.
At least
until he starts wondering
what happened to his friends.
Well, I've already
started a cover story,
so don't worry.
It won't come back
to Cross Photonics.
I might have been wrong
about you, lieutenant.
I'm here to help.
That's good.
Because the Umigen contract
fell through today.
So we're going to need
some other cash flow
options fast.
Lieutenant,
is your offer
to direct some government
contracts our way
still good?
Just say the word.
Yeah, what the hell.
Sure.
But this doesn't
make us friends.
Noted.
So are we going to
talk about the leg wound?
What leg wound?
Okay.