- [NARRATOR] Previously on Dark Matter. - [ONE] We all woke up just like you,
No memories, no idea who we are or how we got here.
The crew of this ship is supposed to be dead,
definitely not supposed to be diseased cannibal monsters.
[SIX] That's a nasty gash.
[TWO] She's been having dreams.. Dreams she thinks might be memos
except that they're not just he.
[TWO] Alpha-numeric lock code.
[ONE] Which none of us can remember.
[THREE] You ever dream about the code, kid?
[THREE] Yeah but it's still ratg around in your head, isn't it?
[MAN] The Emperor is dead!
[WOMAN] You will pay for this.
[MAN] Find the prince!
Arrest him!
[MAN] Hiding in the shadows like a rat.
Take him.
[sword slicing] [blood squirting]
[MEN grunt in pain] uuuggggh.
[sword falls to ground]
[blood dripping] drip... drip... drip
[sword slices through air]
Brain wave activity is off the charts.
She's in trouble.
[FIVE continues panting]
[Raza whooshes through space]
[TWO] There was a bit of a problem with the job.
[TALBOR] What kind of a problem?
The ship was destroyed.
Are you kidding me?
Wait, is this some kind of a sick joke?
To be more precise, we blew it up.
You blew it up?
You blew the ship up?!
That's right.
I imagine your client's going to be angry.
Oh yeah, I think, maybe ju-just a little.
Angry enough to string you up, cut your heart out
and show it to you while it's still beating?
Because that's what I'm gonna do.
Well...
Okay, that's a whole lot of hostility coming out of nowhere.
Given, you know, that I'm the aggrieved party here.
You lied to us.
You didn't think it was worth mentioning
that the Far Horizon was a plague ship?
That this was all about some failed attempts
to create an immortality drug?
Okay, first of all, neglecting to mention
certain details is not the same as lying.
Just wanna point that out.
And secondly, if I'd told you about the virus,
you wouldn't have taken the job.
So... sue me.
[TWO] I'm not buying it.
So we could've at least gone in prepared.
[SIX] You're saying he wanted us to fail?
[TWO scoffs] pfft.
Ferrous wants our heads, right?
Maybe they offered him something to take us out.
[FOUR] Perhaps, he thought he could win either way.
If we succeed, he gets the salvage.
If we're killed, Ferrous pays him off.
[SIX] You know what the real problem is?
Even if all this is true,
he's still the closest thing we have to a friend.
[ONE] What's our supply situation?
[TWO] Bad, bordering on desperate.
We've got enough fuel to reach the outer colonies.
There's not much law out there, so we'd probably be safe.
But we don't have enough food.
We'd have to go back in the stasis pods
to even make it that far.
[THREE] After what happened last time, not a chance.
[FOUR] And what would we do when we get there?
Find some work, if we're lucky.
If not... sell the ship.
[THREE] Which is what I have been saying from the start,
thank you very much.
[ONE] You said you'd never do that.
Believe me, I don't want to
but I'm starting to think that we may not have a choice.
So, what's up?
Well, technically this is none of my business,
although we are a small group of people forced to live
in close quarters, so really it's everyone's business, but...
What are you talking about?
When Three and I were on the freighter, it was,
kind of a life-or-death situation,
and sometimes in those moments people say things,
and they're not necessarily...
You're talking about the fact that.
Three and I slept together.
Okay so, what's the problem?
Obviously, you're both adults,
and you can do whatever you want, I just...
I-I found it a little surprising.
Look, not that I have to explain myself to you, or...
No, hey...
Wait, shut up.
I'm not even exactly sure why I did it.
I was restless and feeling lonely and...
he was just there.
Okay.
Sure.
That's it?
The thing is, with a guy like that you know there are
never going to be any complications.
Right now, I don't have room for complications.
So you're saying with someone else there might be...
Complications.
Exactly.
Yes.
Okay.
All right.
Hey.
I'm just going over some fuel consumption numbers.
But uhh... it can... it can wait.
Come in.
You really think there might be treasure in that vault?
Well, until we can figure out a way to get in,
there's no way to know for sure.
What if there is a way?
Well, I've been checking out some of the equipment
in the infirmary, you know how I like to fiddle.
Anyway, with the Android's help,
I think I might be able to adapt some of the medical equipment
to work as a kind of mind probe.
And who's mind would we be probing?
Mine.
I've got all your memories in my head, I know it.
But they're jumbled up and they don't make any sense.
So, If I could just find a way...
No listen, this sounds way too dangerous.
We'll find another way to get into the vault.
I don't want to watch that happen.
[THREE] If she wants to volunteer, let her volunteer.
[ONE] Oh, so now you wanna treat her like an adult?
Hey, I'm not the one who gave her
a vote in how things go around here.
You can't have it both ways.
So how's this gonna work?
[ANDROID] She'll experience the hidden memories like a drea,
like she's a passenger inside someone else's body.
All she has to do is observe,
and remember as much as possible.
[ONE] Will it hurt?
But I feel it necessary to point out that the equipment
is not designed to be used this way.
[FIVE] I know, I know.
We'll be monitoring your vital signs.
If anything goes wrong, we'll pull you out.
I'm ready.
[machine scanning]
♫ suspenseful music
[FIVE breathing heavily]
[MALE KENDO INSTRUCTOR] You must remember to always ground yours.
Understand?
Good, that's it.
Again.
[shinai banging]
[kenshi grunting]
Stop.
Not like this.
Like this.
[MALE KENDO INSTRUCTOR] Always watch your opponent.
Do not look at his eyes but look at his feet, his hips.
It will tell you where he's moving.
Understand, hmm?
Again.
[shinai banging] [kenshi grunting]
[EMPEROR] Ryo!
Why did you hesitate?
I won the point.
There was no need to strike.
What is it you think you're learning here?
Swordsmanship, father.
No.
You're learning discipline.
[EMPEROR grunting] [shinai banging]
[FIVE as FOUR panting]
You're learning to respect our ways and traditions.
When you are Emperor, and your enemies find you vulnerable,
do you think they will hesitate?
[shinai banging]
[FIVE as FOUR whimpering]
[shinai banging] [BOTH grunting]
[FIVE as FOUR panting]
[FIVE panting] [computer alarms ringing]
[TWO] Something's not right.
Brain-wave activity is all over the place.
Pull her out.
[FIVE panting]
[FIVE gasping]
[FIVE panting]
What happened?
[TWO] We shut it down.
Because I don't want you to have a stroke, that's why.
Hey, this was a bad idea.
[FOUR grunting]
[sword whipping]
It was one of your memories...
That's what I was experiencing
when they pulled me out, I'm sure of it.
You were younger, maybe 12 or 13.
You were sparring with another boy.
You went easy on him, and your father...
Well, he wasn't very happy.
I see.
Sorry, I wish I could've seen more, something useful.
You need to learn control.
I don't know how, the memories they're random.
No, you need to learn to control yourself.
Look, you're a smart girl, but you have an undisciplined m.
You need to learn to observe without emotion.
That's not so easy.
Some of the memories they're pretty...
Intense.
Yeah, but they're nothing but recordings of past events.
They can't be changed,
so an emotional reaction serves no purpose.
Two, this is Five.
Go ahead.
I want to try again.
Please.
Are you sure about this?
I can handle it this time, now that I know what to expect.
Okay.
Good luck.
[machine scanning]
♫ suspenseful music
[FIVE as FOUR] Brother, what is this?
Where are they taking your things?
Where do you think?
The ship leaves tonight.
What ship?
You remember when you made this for me?
That time we went to the beach?
I couldn't have been more than 6 or 7 years old.
It's funny to think that I kept it all these years.
I don't understand.
I do.
It makes perfect sense.
Father's getting old, and it's dangerous to have more
than one heir to the throne living in the palace.
It gives people ideas.
What did he do?
[FOUR'S STEP-MOTHER] Don't play innocent.
It's bad enough you've had my son banished off world.
Don't make it worse by insulting his intelligence.
I-I've had him banished?
Your seal was on the Royal proclamation.
This was Father's doing.
He wants people to fear me.
He thinks it's the only way I can rule.
You have used that excuse for every cruelty you've visited
on your brother for the last 10 years.
Maybe you have yourself convinced.
But the rest of us know better.
Brother.
Please.
Goodbye.
♫ Dramatic music
[ship whirring]
[AKITA] My Lord, I've been looking for you.
Out of my way, Akita-san.
I need to speak to our glorious Emperor.
Maybe you should wait until
you're in a better frame of mind.
You dare disobey me?
[sword unsheaths]
I'm not your student anymore.
And I'm not afraid of him.
As you wish, Denka.
In bed already, Father?
Having another one of your spells?
Why don't you just get it over with... die already?
I know what you did.
It wasn't enough just to be cruel.
You had to do it in my name.
You want me to be an Emperor like you.
But I will never be like you.
Do you hear me?
[FOUR as FIVE panting]
[FOUR'S STEP-MOM] Well, well, what do we have her?
You're going to pay for this.
You did this?!
I am the Emperor's beloved wife and you are his cruel,
vindictive son who unjustly banished his own half brother,
and who's been seen staggering about the palace drunk,
cursing the Emperor's name.
Who do you think they're going to believe?
My son will be Emperor, and you will be dead.
[AKITA yelling] The emperor is dead!
Find the prince!
Arrest him!
Hiding in the shadows like a rat.
Take him.
[sword slicing] [blood squirting]
[sword falls to ground]
[blood dripping] drip... drip... drip
[sword slices through air]
[FIVE panting]
[TWO] It's happening again.
Heart rate's spiking.
Brain activity is off the chart.
She's in trouble.
Shut it down, pull her out.
Understood.
[FIVE panting and whimpering]
Five, wake up.
Five! Wake up!
Five, can you hear me?
What's happening?
Even without the aid of a mind probe.
Five, can you hear me?
Five!
[FIVE panting and whimpering]
[ONE] What about a shot of adrenaline?
That should wake her up?
[ONE] It could but with her bran activity already elevated,
it could make matters worse.
This is not ordinary REM sleep.
For all intents and purposes, her brain is functioning
on a conscious level, but the dream elements
have replaced normal sensory input.
[SIX] But she knows she's dreaming, right?
She should have full memory of everything
that happened before she went in.
[TWO] Her readings are stabilizing.
She's calmed down.
Maybe she's learning to control, like she said she would.
[distant chatter]
[man grunts]
Sorry.
♫ Intense music playing
♫ intense music playing
[buzzer beeps]
[door slides open]
Guys, guess who just scored.
Dinner's on me tonight.
What the hell?
♫ Suspenseful music
♫ suspenseful music
[MAN] Das.
T.J.?
What's going on?
Are you all right?
I've been shot.
Oh my god.
I just have to keep pressure on it to stop the bleeding.
We have to get you to a doctor.
No, no doctors.
They'd find us.
Who?
What is this?
You remember that guy you picked yesterday?
What, the guy with the beard?
Yeah, well, that was no ordinary mark.
He was... He was connected.
We didn't have anything just what looked
like some weird data storage device.
I couldn't even read it.
I need some water or something.
Umm.
Here.
It wasn't a data storage device it was some kind of key.
You mean this thing?
I was gonna see if I could sell it in the market for a few bars.
I think it's worth a lot more than that.
They want it back pretty bad.
Who's they?
Some guys came around, asking questions.
Someone must've tipped them off
cause we didn't even see them coming.
T.J.
Where are the others?
♫ Suspenseful music
They're dead.
They killed them.
[FIVE gasping]
[FIVE crying]
[FIVE panting]
We have to get out of here.
We have to get on a ship.
We don't have any money.
It's not enough.
It's enough for one.
You could get as far as Acamar.
No, I'm not leaving you.
I was in a coffee shop this morning, casing another mark,
I-I overheard two guys talking.
So?
We need to get to Cargo Bay 4, now.
It's our only chance.
[THREE] Please tell me this is the last one.
[ONE] It's the last one.
You're not just saying that are ya?
All right, we are outta here.
T.J.?
Where are you?
[banging]
[T.J.] I'm stuck.
Hold on.
We need to find a good place to hide.
They're gonna notice if I bleed all over the freeze dried food.
I've got an idea.
[FIVE] Are you okay?
This isn't looking so good.
I'll be fine.
Look, I heard the engines kick in a few minutes ago.
We're probably already in FTL.
I-I'll find the crew, and come clean?
I'll tell them we're here, and ask for their help.
Are you crazy?
They're already under way.
They've probably got a schedule to keep.
They're not gonna turn around and go back
just for a couple of stowaways.
Why would they, when they could just shove us out an airlock?
Do you really think they'd do that?
You wanna take a chance they won't?
All right, you win.
Where are you going?
There's gotta be a sick bay on this tub somewhere.
I'll sneak out, see if I can find some supplies,
so we can sew you up good.
Then we wait it out.
Okay.
Be careful.
We're gonna be fine.
♫ Suspenseful music
[ONE] So, who the hell is Ms. Maplethorpe, anyway?
[SIX] Uhh, she was a teacher I had when I was a kid.
It's as good a code as any.
I know I'll never forget it.
She used to hit me on the knuckles with a ruler.
[hatch squeaks open]
[TWO] What is it?
[ANDROID] We have a problem.
Her autonomic functions are receiving diminished
input from her hypothalamus.
[SIX] What the hell does that mean?
Her organs are shutting down.
If we don't find a way to pull her out...
She's won't make it.
[Raza whirring]
[ANDROID] Her mind is still functioning,
but it's receiving and processig only imaginary inputs
from the dream scenarios.
Her brain is losing contact with her body.
And without the brain, the body dies.
Precisely.
We could put her in stasis, that would keep her alive.
I don't think that's a good idea.
She's lost in the memories.
She's gone too deep, am I right?
[FOUR] Then the longer she stays in there, the worse i.
We have to get her out now, or we never will.
Someone has to go in there and get her.
Is that even possible?
Effectively, yes.
[ONE and TWO] I'll do it.
[SIX] No.
I'll go.
And I'm not arguing.
♫ Suspenseful music [FIVE panting]
♫ suspenseful music [FIVE panting]
[THREE] Well, well, well what do we have here?
Looks like a stowaway, maybe a thief.
A junkie?
I'm not a junkie.
Then why the meds, hmm?
What's the matter, can't talk?
Ah, don't worry about it,
there's no sound where you're going anyway.
[THREE] Sure I can, I'm barely breaking a sweat here.
What about the rest of your crew?
What about them?
Well maybe they'd object to throwing a girl out the airlock!
You don't know the rest of my crew.
[door beeping]
Wait, wait I have something.
Something valuable.
Really?
I-I'm not exactly sure what for, but the guy I stole it from
killed all my friends trying to get it back,
so it must be worth something, right?
It's hidden somewhere on this ship.
You'll never find it without my help.
Hmm.
I can live with that.
Please, no, no.
[FIVE] No, please, please.
[FIVE pounding on door] Don't do this!
[ANDROID] Because you'll experie the memories through her percep,
they won't seem like your own, the way they do for her.
You'll feel more like an outside observer.
For that reason, I don't think there's any chance of you
losing yourself, the way she did.
[SIX] That's good to know.
Of course, it's just a theory.
Thanks.
How will he find her?
She's got a lifetime of memories crammed inside that head.
That's a lot of ground to cover.
I can do my best to sync your brain pattern to hers.
That should get you close.
But you'll still have to will yourself in and out
of each memory you encounter until you find her.
Sounds like a piece of cake.
[TWO] You can do this.
You'll find her, and you'll bring her back.
I know it.
Okay.
Fire it up.
♫ Suspenseful music
[MEN laughing]
[PAST SIX] Woo, the look on that guy's face.
I still can't believe we got away with it.
There's only one possible explanation, we're the best!
[MEN laughing]
Well, I'll be damned.
It's one of mine.
[laughing continues]
[PAST SIX] There she is.
Take a look, boys.
We arrived at the station in a shuttle, we left in that.
No, that's what I call trading up!
No one's ever stolen a Galactic Authority destroyer.
This is gonna change everything.
You're damn right.
Now let's get a drink!
[MAN] Brothers, welcome back!
The General himself wanted to be here to congratulate you,
but he had to return to Arrakis Sadr
to coordinate our next campaign.
[clears throat]
A toast.
To the Insurrection!
[ALL] The Insurrection!
Has word got out, do people know what we did?
G.A.'s won't let this get out, it's too embarrassing.
Any news station that tries to broadcast this,
they'll get shut down before they can even finish the report.
[PAST SIX] No, this is way too big.
There's no way they can keep this quiet.
People everywhere are gonna hear about this, and you know what?
They're gonna be inspired.
They're gonna to realize.
They're going to open their eyes to the corruption
of the corporate system, and they're going to start figh.
This is just the beginning.
Well said, Brother.
[cups clink]
[MAN] You bastard.
How could you do this?
[SIX] Caleb, what's wrong?
Why didn't you tell us?
[PAST SIX] What's he talking about?
See for yourself.
It's all over the net.
[NEWS ANCHOR] In a stunning escalation
of their terror campaign, members of the so-called.
Procyon Insurrection have attacked and destroyed
a space station in the Hyadum sector.
The exact death-toll is as yet unknown,
but it's estimated as many as ten thousand people
were on board when the station was bombed.
The perpetrators are believed to have escaped
on a stolen Galactic Authority destroyer.
[PAST SIX] What?
[NEWS ANCHOR] Commodore Tarvas of the Galactiy
issued this statement earlier t.
[TARVAS] These so-called rebels have once again shown themselves
to be nothing more than depraved thugs,
with no respect for law, order, or human decency.
And I promise everyone here today,
and everyone watching in the far-flung corners of the ga,
they will be brought to justice.
[PAST SIX] I-I don't understand.
We didn't attack that station, there was no bomb.
The shuttle you left in the hangar bay was rigged
to blow the minute you jumped to FTL in the destroyer.
What?!
W-We had the ship, we got away, that was the mission!
The mission was to make a statement.
The mission was to serve notice and that's exactly what we did.
The General would never have agreed to this.
Who do you think came up with the plan in the first place?
We just... murdered ten thousand innocent civilians.
Those people sold themselves and their families
to the corporations a long time ago.
No one who participates in that corrupt
and decadent lifestyle can claim innocence.
[PAST SIX vomits]
I thought you were made of stronger stuff than that.
Man up!
[gunshots]
[SIX] This isn't right.
It has to be a mistake.
It has to be.
[gun clicks]
[PAST SIX] Argh!
Enough.
That's enough.
[FIVE] I'm back!
[WOMAN] Hey, hi.
You're just in time, I was about to go make some soup.
[FIVE] That sounds great.
Jonesy's still a little lame in her left foreleg.
Okay well, your father will be home tomorrow
and he can take a look at it.
And it's his birthday coming up,
so should we make him something special?
Elderberry pie?
I thought Elderberry pie was your favorite, not his.
Are you sure about that?
Okay, Elderberry pie it is.
Mwah!
I'll see you in the kitchen when you're done, okay?
Okay.
[birds chirping]
[FIVE] What are you doing here?
[SIX] You can see me?
Of course I can see you.
And I know you're not supposed to be here.
Whose memory is this, anyway?
Well they call me Titch for what that's worth
but I'm pretty sure it's One's.
I see a boy's face in the mirror every morning.
It doesn't look all that much like him
but the only other possibility is Three,
and I kinda doubt he grew up in a place like this.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
It's nice.
It's better than nice.
He's got two parents who love him, they've got a farm,
animals, food on the table, it's perfect.
How long have you been here?
I've lost track.
It was summer when I came, it's winter now.
Every day I go skating on the pond.
You've been on the table less than two hours.
Well, I guess time works a little different here.
You know it's not real, right?
I thought we'd lost you...
thought you'd forgotten these were only memories.
Sometimes I do forget.
You have to come back with me.
Your body is dying.
Your mind's gone, and without it...
Just put me in stasis, I'll be fine.
Why, so you can stay here?
It's not even your memory.
I saw some of my own memories, no thanks.
Yeah, well, that much I can understand.
Then let me stay.
Look, I admit, out there in the real world
we've got our problems.
Maybe that's an understatement.
But in here you've got no control,
you're just along for the ride.
That's exactly what I like about it.
I don't have to think, I don't have to worry.
Because as nice as all this is, there's a storm cloud coming
and you know it.
Whoever grew up here didn't wind up on that ship
without something happening to them, something bad.
Maybe the Dad comes home drunk one day and murders the Mom.
Maybe terrorists show up and set off a bomb.
Who knows?
But it happened to me, and it happened to you
and it'll happen to him.
Maybe it all ends badly out there in the real world too,
but then again, maybe not.
In here we can't change anything,
out there, we can at least try.
He's back!
Where is she, did you find her?
[FIVE gasps]
We thought we'd lost you there.
How are you feeling?
Okay I guess.
Do you know where you are?
Back on the ship.
Guess there's no place like home.
[sword whipping]
I saw some more of your memories.
I know what happened to you, I know where you're from.
I already know.
You do?
I found a royal signet ring among my things.
I did some research.
Turns out, I was a Prince.
Heir to the throne of Ishida, until I murdered my own father.
No! No you didn't.
You didn't kill him.
What are you talking about?
I was there, I saw it.
You found his body, but he was already dead.
It was the Empress.
She wanted her own son to rule, your half brother.
The Empress.
I saw some of what you had to do
to get out of there alive and It wasn't pretty.
Who knows what you had to do to survive after that
but the point is, it wasn't your fault.
And now that you know, you can put it behind you, righ?
You don't have to be that person anymore.
Right?
[knocking]
Come in.
I wanted to thank you for coming to get me.
You're welcome.
You should know One and Two also volunteered.
Not Three?
[SIX chuckles]
You know, it's one of the reasons
why I didn't want to come back.
I never felt like I knew who to trust out here.
I mean, I thought I could trust Two,
but sometimes she scares me a little.
Yeah, join the club.
But now, at least, I know I can trust you.
Goodnight.
[beeping]
[door slides shut]
[NEWS ANCHOR] This is believed o be the only known recorded image
of the mastermind behind the bombing
of Station Hyadum Twelve,
known to his followers as simply "The General."
Although he's the subject of an intense manhunt
by the Galactic Authority, his current whereabouts remain.