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I want to space on a 13 month
solo mission
I didn't go home alone.
My husband created a life like
android
Called it humanity
His name is ethan, he's the
protype
This is a story about earth
Ethan....
A story about family.
A story about survival.
Previously on extant...
He is not the same
as when I left here.
We have to go, right now.
No!
Ethan!
He's changed.
And so have you;
that's called life.
Marcus.
What?
See for yourself.
Completely normal
human fetus.
What did you do to me?
I don't know what you mean.
Well, I'm 14 weeks pregnant.
And 14 weeks ago,
I was in space.
I put the family
in the spaceship so that
They'd be safe.
Safe from what?
Extinction.
Why didn't you call me?
I was worried.
I just couldn't. I'm sorry.
If you're not ready
to talk about
What's going on with
you, that's fine.
Is that why you haven't
told john?
What? That I had a vision
of my dead boyfriend
And now I'm pregnant with
something I can't explain?
Harmon is alive.
He told me not to trust
the isea or anybody.
They'll follow you, they'll
force you into quarantine,
And if you tell anybody,
Nobody will believe you!
Not even the people you love.
With molly,
There can be no doubt.
You think we found them?
I think they're already here.
I tracked
dr. Barton's car there
With the surveillance drone.
Sam barton knows?
She knows
there's a baby.
That must have come as
something of a surprise.
She was with molly through
all of her infertility courses
At the medical center.
All unsuccessful.
She was pregnant once,
but she lost it.
It was a previous relationship.
Who's this?
Marcus dawkins.
They met in
the ascendants program.
There was an automobile accident
before he had a chance to go up.
And that's how she
lost the baby?
Mm-hmm.
We have to contain this
before she tells anybody else.
I'll take care of molly.
What are you
gonna tell her?
Something more believable
than the truth.
I'm sorry.
For what?
I feel like it's my fault.
No, no, molly.
Hey.
It's not.
We'll try again.
I don't know if I can.
Then we'll stop.
Or we'll wait.
They're making advancements
in stem cells every day.
There's a lab in lucerne
That's on the verge
of creating an oocyte.
I mean, maybe we can pull
some strings and get in a trial.
But that's still experimental.
Well, it's a possibility.
I don't want
possibilities anymore.
I want something concrete.
I want tangible.
I don't want
to be disappointed.
We've been doing this
for so long.
Maybe we have to just
face the facts
That this isn't for us.
That we're not meant
to have a child together.
Molly.
What if there's another way?
I've interviewed
dozens of couples
Who want to take him home
for the beta testing phase.
And he'd probably do well
with any one of them.
He'd get
the programming he needs
By being a part of a family.
But why shouldn't
it just be us?
We have more to give
than anyone I know.
And if we can't give it
to a child of our own,
Let's give it to him.
If he's going
to be programmed
By a family experience,
why not this family?
Permanently?
Yeah.
Let's-let's keep him
here as our son.
Sweetheart, it doesn't
work like that.
You can't just plug
and play a family.
I know that.
But, hey, what's the saying?
Family is what you make it.
If we give it time...
a year, maybe two years...
I just signed up for the
rotation on the seraphim.
When?
Today.
After the doctor.
Oh.
Um... When will you know
If you're going up?
I don't know.
I might not go up.
I mean, there's other really
qualified candidates, but...
Then we can cross that
bridge when we come to it.
You don't want possibilities,
you want concrete, right?
Well, this is concrete.
This is what we wanted.
Morning.
Morning.
How long have
you been awake?
Not long.
I was thinking.
We should take
the morning off.
No.
Got too much to do.
We can't.
No, I can handle it.
Ethan's orientation
isn't until 11:00.
I can get him ready,
and then I can pick up the cake
And the food for the party.
I don't need
another party.
I just had a party.
No, no, no, no.
That was a homecoming.
This is your birthday.
This is not my birthday.
No, it's not.
But on your real birthday,
You were millions of miles away
with nobody to keep you company
Or sing to you.
Well, not true.
Ben sang to me.
How was that?
No, really, come on.
Let me make it
up to you. Hmm?
All morning for yourself.
No errands, no obligations.
What's the one thing
you want to do the most?
Hmm.
Do I have to go?
It's orientation day
at your new school.
It's important.
Will you stay with me?
You know I can't do that.
I won't know anyone.
Brynn's going to be your
senior guide; you'll know her.
By the end of the day, you'll
know a lot of other kids, too.
There's nothing
to be worried about.
Okay, I have to go pick up some
stuff for the party tonight.
Mom's on her way back.
Can I leave you with gina
for a few minutes?
Yes.
Can I trust you
to obey the rules?
Yes.
What are the rules?
Don't go outside,
don't answer the door.
Good.
If you have any problems,
gina can call me, okay?
You've exceeded
recommended heart rate.
I encourage you to decelerate.
Negative.
Blood pressure rising.
Please decelerate.
Negative.
You appear to be under stress.
Affirmative.
You were right.
I didn't think there
was a chance in hell
That it could be
true, but it is.
What is?
There's a covert program
in the medical center.
They've been conducting
experiments on astronauts,
All off the books.
For all I know, this is
the tip of the iceberg.
Why would they do that?
It was an experimental treatment
to reverse your anovulation.
Nanotech, set to
time release.
They picked you because
you still had samples in storage
From your infertility courses.
So it's ours?
Yours and john's.
Well, why wouldn't
they just ask me?
It was a blind test, molly.
Given your history,
They didn't want
anything to impede
The possibility of success.
I'll know more tomorrow.
Right now, my primary
concern is you.
There's something
else going on.
Your brain scans are
identical to harmon kryger's.
Which makes me think
you're suffering
The same hallucinations he
did before he killed himself.
I'd feel a lot better
If you'd come in
and get checked out.
No, no, no.
I just got home;
I'm not going into quarantine.
I'm not talking
about quarantine.
I'm talking about a day or two
in the hospital
With somebody you trust,
like sam.
John and ethan can come
whenever they want.
You're right.
I was supposed to protect you,
and I didn't.
And I intend to take full
responsibility for that.
This is going to end a lot
of careers, including mine.
But before I show myself
to the door,
I'd like to do everything
in my power to make this right.
I got to go.
I'm out of here.
Molly...
Molly, I hope
you'll let me help.
Okay, everybody, you
should have received a checklist
For the orientation scavenger
hunt in your pre-mailed packet.
If you didn't get one
or you need a new one,
Please let your
senior guide know. Mr. Perry?
Seniors, once you have
your student,
You can take them
to their first session.
And, parents?
Hello, parents? Pickup is
Outside the playground entrance
at 3:30.
Thank you, everybody.
Be good to brynn, okay?
He'll be good.
If not, I'll lock him
in the dungeon.
It's illegal to put kids
in dungeons.
Then I'd better not get caught.
Here you go.
There you are.
And...
Don't forget the scavenger hunt.
Go get 'em.
Dr. Woods?
Hello?
Hi.
I am so sorry.
Um, some of the parents
Would like to ask you
a few questions.
Sure.
I have been working
with dr. Woods on this
For the last six months,
and I can assure you,
Neither of us
Would do anything that puts
any of your children in danger.
I believe this was addressed
in the pre-orientation packet.
This was not in that.
Wh-what is your concern?
I work with assembly bots
over at the hangar, okay?
You know what happens
on the floor there.
They put, they put 'em in cages
so that people don't get mauled.
He's not an assem...
Look, we've given them hundreds
of tests over the years...
Empathy tests, uh,
right and wrong decision trees.
He has passed them all.
He's at a point right now
where he needs
The thousands
of little interactions
With his peers every week.
Your kids will be an important
part of his development.
You still haven't answered
the question.
Is he dangerous or not?
No, he's not.
I don't see
what's funny about this.
Well, if you're worried
about a little kid...
No, that's just it...
he's not a kid,
He's a toaster with hair.
Okay, okay, okay.
Yeah, he is a toaster...
To you.
But to us, he's our son.
Now, I don't expect you
to understand that,
and, honestly,
I have a hard time
with that myself sometimes.
He's not dangerous.
He's just different.
And you don't have
to be afraid of different.
Your turn.
Thank you, julie.
Nice.
Stop it.
Stop what?
Worrying.
I'm sure he's fine.
It's not ethan
I'm worried about.
What, the other kids?
He's gonna have to deal
With them sooner or later.
There's no nature
with ethan;
It's all nurture.
Kids his age are not nurturing.
It's the
opposite.
If you're even
the slightest bit different...
I hear you, jules.
But he can't stay
with us forever.
He didn't.
John took care of that.
Oh, she's good.
She's up, three-nothing.
She isn't just learning,
she's getting competitive.
How many rounds
have you played so far?
Six.
That's faster than little man.
A lot faster.
Nice job, lucy.
Shall we play another?
Sure.
I know everybody who works
in the med center,
And they would never
do something like that.
Well, they said it was some
kind of covert program.
There's too much oversight
for a covert program.
It takes me four rounds
of requisition forms
Just to get new
clipboards around here.
But why would he lie?
It's not like the guy
is covering his ***.
He practically resigned
in my driveway.
So what do you
think he wants?
Nothing. He just wants me
to come in for some tests.
He's worried about
my brain scans.
Look,
No one wants you to end up
like harmon kryger. But still...
What did john say?
I haven't told him.
We had the orientation
this morning,
We have the
party tonight...
Molly,
You have to tell john.
I'm going to... tonight,
after the party.
But right now I got
to find kryger.
If they've been testing on me,
I'm sure they've tested on him.
Harmon?
Kryger?
Reminder. Ethan pickup at 3:30.
Dr. Woods.
I hope I didn't
scare you.
I recognized the
car... I wanted to
save myself a trip.
Uh... This was recovered
In the women's room
at work yesterday.
Oh. I, uh...
I must've dropped it
before I left.
That's what I figured.
Don't worry, it's
been sterilized.
Okay.
Oh...
Put it in whenever
you get a chance.
I know the director has some
concerns about your health.
He'll rest easier once
he knows your tether
Is back online
for monitoring.
I'm late to get my son, so...
Of course.
Again, I'm sorry.
I hope I didn't
frighten you.
Walk, please.
I'm sorry.
We're walking.
Thank you.
Thanks.
See you tomorrow.
Congratulations. Your daughter
made friends with the toaster.
If molly keeps digging
around like this, she will
Raise suspicion.
No, we will raise
suspicion if we
Drag her out in the
middle of the day.
People ask questions.
All right,
what do you suggest?
I've known her
for a long time.
If I can bring her in
tonight, quietly,
Of her own free will, we can
get her to a secure spot
With a medical team
standing by.
That will save us a lot of
headache down the line.
You're a good friend.
Wow.
You think?
Uh... Wow.
For a successful first day
of school,
And the celebration
of the birthday you missed.
You really didn't have
to do all this.
Well,
Just to see you in that dress,
it was worth it.
Cheers.
John, ethan's requesting
Your help in his bedroom.
Hmm.
The bow tie.
Good luck.
All right...
Worst thing, best thing.
What was the worst thing
that happened to you
At school today?
They had sloppy joes
for lunch.
Okay.
Best thing?
I made a friend.
Oh, I saw that.
She said her parents
didn't want me there.
Uh, I think her parents
Were just
a little bit concerned.
About what?
Well, because you're new.
You know?
Sometimes people
are afraid of new.
Why?
Because new means change.
You know, it's nothing
you should worry about.
You should just keep doing
what you're doing. Huh?
Be kind, be helpful.
Be trustworthy.
Just like you were today.
Ha.
There you go.
Wait, more stiff elbow, there.
Charlie. Stop it.
He says it's the dance
of my ancestors.
Yeah.
Not cool.
Hi.
Hi. Hey.
There's the schoolboy.
How'd it go?
It was fun.
Oh, good. Hi, john.
Hey. Welcome.
Thank you.
Hey, would you like to help me
with something upstairs?
Sure. All right, I'll
see you later, okay?
Once I get this
to the lab,
The dna test
shouldn't take long.
I'm gonna go straight there
And then I'm gonna come
straight back.
All right.
The blue light
means it's ready to draw.
It's gonna sting a bit.
You ready?
Yup, go.
Okay.
You're doing great.
That's all I need.
You okay?
Mm-hmm.
Are you sure?
Yup.
All right.
In two hours you will have
all the answers that you need.
Oh, thank you.
Happy birthday.
Okay.
I'll be back.
Ooh.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Hey, mol.
Hey, look at you.
I brought the dip.
Nice. See how she treats me?
Tim?
What are you doing here?
Furlough.
Six weeks.
I ran into
bill downtown.
He said you wouldn't mind.
Of course I don't mind.
How'd it go?
At school?
A little bumpy at first,
but it all worked out.
What kind of bumpy?
Parents. Nothing
to worry about.
I wish he didn't
have to go through that.
Well, I do, too.
But he needs school.
We can't just keep giving
him the same input,
Just you, me and charlie.
I don't think the answer
is sending him to school
Where we can't control
what he's exposed to.
I don't want to control
what he's exposed to.
He needs random input,
not programmed learning.
Yes, but if we push him
too fast...
Julie,
I understand your
concern. I do.
And you're absolutely right.
He may get some bad input from
other kids. But if he does,
We'll just balance
it out with the good.
I just don't want anything
to jeopardize our work. Or him.
Julie, this is much
more than my work now.
It's my family.
Excuse me.
Come on.
Wow.
John.
So, hey, I lost track of you
after you got on the boats.
Where you been?
I sent a couple postcards.
What, eight years ago?
Eight years.
Look, I... I hit a rough patch
after marcus died.
And having that distance
from everyone...
I don't know,
but somehow it helped.
I think if anyone can
understand that...
I do.
He was your brother.
I am sorry.
About what?
For not being there for you
after the accident.
Oh, tim.
Look, I know how hard
it was for you
After losing him
and losing the baby.
It was just so much
for you to handle.
I guess I just didn't know
where to start.
Well, there wasn't
anything anybody could do.
I just had to
push through it,
Every day,
all by myself.
Do you ever see him?
Marcus?
I do.
All the time.
I mean,
I-I know it's not really
him. Just a stranger or
Someone on the street
that looks like him.
With those eyes.
Those eyes, they'd
cut right through you.
Used to hurt like a punch
to the gut.
Now I see it as him
sending me a message.
What kind of message?
That even though he's dead,
He's always gonna be with us.
One way or another.
That we'll be
all right.
Yeah.
Okay, listen up, we're
gonna do a group picture.
So everyone come
on over here.
Get real close and
centered and...
All right,
squeeze in.
All right.
Big cheesy smiles,
here we go.
One, two, three.
Smile.
Sorry. Hang tight, everyone.
- I'm gonna get some candles.
- That's like
The third one this month.
I'll
Kick on the generator.
What...?
Did you do this?
Yes.
When?
This morning.
You went outside
when you weren't supposed to?
Why?
I was going to come back
and play with it.
This is exactly
what I'm talking about.
You-you can't do
this kind of thing.
I wasn't going to hurt it.
Well, it didn't have
any food or air.
It could have
died in here.
I'm sorry.
You remember what I said about
people being afraid of you?
You have to be more
careful than other kids;
You won't have the
same chances they do.
Do you
understand?
Yes.
Good.
No more breaking the
rules, no more birds.
And no more secrets.
Mom said that secrets are okay
If you don't want
someone to worry.
She said that?
Does your mom
have a secret?
Sorry.
About time.
Seems like that took
a long time, actually.
Hey.
What's going on?
Are you keeping something
from me?
Ethan told me.
Told you what?
That you were keeping a secret.
Do you think we could talk
about it after the party?
No, I don't want to talk
about this after the party.
I-I-I-I think I've waited
long enough.
So just please tell me.
Okay. This is... This is why
he's having problems.
He-he's, he's lying, molly,
he's, he's disobeying me.
And so this is my fault?
No, he just reflects
what we give him.
And we can't get back on track
if you don't want to tell me
What's going on with you.
You know what...
You can keep
all the secrets you want.
Please, just
Don't involve
our son.
I'm pregnant.
Why would you say
something like that?
Because it's true.
How is that
even possible?
The isea did it.
What?
Sparks said
They implanted something
inside of my body.
They took our samples with some
kind of time-release system
And then-then they did
all this without my consent.
When'd you find out?
When I got home.
You've been dealing
with all of this
Since you got home?
Molly.
Hey.
I didn't tell you
because I was scared.
Of what?
That you wouldn't believe me.
Of course I believe you.
Why wouldn't I believe you?
Are you okay?
No.
We'll get
through this, okay?
Okay.
John?
We're waiting for you
guys for the video.
Ethan and I, we felt bad
that you were gonna miss a lot
While you were in space
this year,
So we came up with an idea...
I came up with an idea.
You're not gonna miss a thing.
Hey, molly!
So I just got out of the dmv,
And guess what, I'm licensed!
Molly, whatever you do,
Please stay
in outer space, okay?
Because it's really not
safe down here.
- I'm a good driver.
- Don't listen to her; I'm great.
Hey. Why aren't you downstairs
watching the video?
Your room is looking
pretty cool these days.
You still have it.
It's the one that
you gave to me.
Yeah.
Long before you ever
got your body.
At night, your dad would go home
and I would stick around
And I would sit
in front of the screen
And I would turn out
all the lights except one.
Then I'd read it to you.
We must have read
this book 200 times.
Didn't you get bored?
No. I could never get bored
with this book.
In fact,
I'd read it right now,
You know,
if someone asked me to.
Would you read it to me?
Well...
Okay.
Hold on.
Now I'm ready.
Okay.
Ready?
"there was once
a velveteen rabbit,
And in the beginning,
he was really splendid..."
What's going on?
They've got
the whole wing sealed off.
Some kind of chemical leak.
Chemical leak?
Yeah, they've got the hazmats
And the whole nine yards.
Well, I just have to
get into my office.
Uh, it's probably
gonna be a while.
Sorry, dr. Barton.
Okay.
You're coming home tomorrow.
It's been excruciating at times,
for various reasons, but, uh...
You're always worth the wait.
I love you.
Come back.
Fast. Quickly.
Now.
Well, you guys know I'm not
really good at giving speeches.
I spend most of my time talking
to computers and dead worms.
But I have to say,
after 13 months in space,
I have realized what's
really most important in life,
And...
I'm looking at it right now.
It's friends.
It's family.
And, well,
it's all of you, so...
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for doing this.
Really. And, um, now...
It's time for you
to get the hell out of my house.
No, just kidding. Stay around.
Drink, eat.
Have fun. Thank you.
Where's tim?
I want to say good-bye
before he goes.
Tim?
Yeah, marcus' brother.
Tim, who used to work
on the boats? That tim?
Yeah.
He's here.
No, he's not.
Yeah, he is. He came with bill.
Tim.
No, molly, molly,
He's not here.
I just saw him.
He's here. Tim.
Tim?
Tim.
He's not here.
Yeah, he-he is here.
He's... Right...
Smile.
Quarantine? Not after
what they did to you.
Whatever's going on
In my brain is getting
worse and fast.
Okay, but I'll take you
somewhere else.
Where else am I gonna go?
Anywhere but
not with him.
Sparks has nothing to do
with this.
You believe that?
Well, I have no reason not to.
And sam is gonna be there.
And I trust her.
Hey, hey.
How long has this been going on?
Since I was on the seraphim.
Before I came home.
I saw somebody.
Who?
Marcus.
And-and tim?
Tim is a whole other story.
I spent the whole night talking
to him.
I saw other people talking
to him.
I can't keep going on
like this, john.
Something is happening to me.
It was a lot easier
when I only had to worry
About one crew
at a time.
Make sure
everyone was safe,
Make sure they all
got back alive.
Now I've got 20 different
missions going,
Teams rotating
in and out.
I thought I had
a handle on it,
But after my daughter
died up there,
After katie died,
I was probably due
a career change.
I just didn't see it ending
like this.
How much longer
is this gonna take?
Let me see if I can get
an answer for you.
I have dr. Barton here
wondering when she can get
In her office. Please advise.
Someone will be here
in a minute.
Tell them I'll come back later.
Dr. Barton's computer goes
to the lab.
All files on molly woods,
everything.
Molly, you have a call
from dr. Barton.
- Sam?
- Where's molly?
She's on her way to see you
at the med center.
Who'd she go with?
Director sparks.
Sam?
Call ended.
Oh...
Dr. Barton.
Yes?
Where are you taking me?
Molly, you're going to be fine.
You just have
to trust me.
Pull over.
I can't do that.
Pull over!
Molly. Molly,
stay in the car.
Pull over!
Clear.
They're gone.