Full Episode of Apocalypse Rising: A Zombie Saga
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00:00That day, I had no idea what kind of hell we were heading into.
00:13We humans, thinking we were so smart, ended up unleashing our own worst nightmares.
00:18At the beginning, it was all about making the world a better place, changing the picture
00:23for the better.
00:24But before we knew it, things spun out of control, mistakes were made, and, well, you've
00:30seen how it all went down from there.
00:32Oh my god, what's going on?
00:54Oh my god, what's going on?
01:16Are you leaving?
01:29What's wrong?
01:32Nothing.
01:33If we could pretend that didn't happen, that would be great.
01:37Did I do something wrong?
01:39I'll see ya.
01:41See ya.
01:46You better have a really good—
01:52I know, but it's up to you to decide whether this is a serious incident or just some crazy
01:59prank.
02:00I thought you might want to come down and see this.
02:16My homeowner's been deceased for almost two years, and the house has been vacant ever
02:43since.
02:44When I arrived, I called the police saying I heard some creepy banging and screaming
02:47coming from inside the house.
02:49When the police got here, they found the back door wide open, like, busted out from the
02:53inside.
02:54When we got here, there was nothing but this.
02:57Are you sure they're all dead?
03:00From a medical perspective, yes.
03:03And what is this Morse code thing?
03:05What is that telling us?
03:06That's an EUG.
03:07It's measuring the brain activity of the corpses.
03:09The brain activity?
03:11Yeah, that's fascinating, actually.
03:13Brain activity doesn't immediately cease after death.
03:16It actually can last up to 72 hours.
03:18Okay, so you're saying they died within the last three days.
03:22Well, we need a little time to confirm that.
03:27And the liquids?
03:28What are these?
03:30Well, those are all about keeping the bodies fresh.
03:33Keeping a monocle of brain activity going on.
03:37So you're saying the bodies are being kept here by someone?
03:41Looks like.
03:42My question is why?
03:44Maybe for some bio-experiments or, I don't know, black market organ trading or something.
03:50We might need to consult someone to see what's really going on here.
03:54I'm more concerned about who they are and how they died.
03:57Well, we're on it.
04:01What is it?
04:07Is this bed empty the whole time?
04:10Do you think there was someone here before as well?
04:27Don't bother.
04:28Queenie's still waiting on repairs from the hurricane.
04:30That was two months ago.
04:32Welcome to the efficiency of the city and poor neighborhoods.
04:35You should know that.
04:37Maybe we should leave a few officers here to stake out the place for a few days?
04:40That's your call, but I think it's clearly abandoned.
04:44Looks like we have a big problem.
04:46And it's not so abandoned after all.
04:51Below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, the activity of the sample significantly increases.
04:57Professor, are we starting the live experiment today?
05:01No, I don't think it's a good time.
05:04But according to our agreement with Morel Biotech,
05:07we need to assess the sample's cold intolerance as soon as possible.
05:11Listen, I don't think they're being straight with us about the samples.
05:16Well, they don't need to be straight with us as long as they pay up, right?
05:21The first round of live experiments wiped out all of our test subjects.
05:25Not one, not two, all of them.
05:30Don't you think we should tread a little carefully?
05:33I think mice don't have bills to pay or loans to settle.
05:37Once we figure out its parasitic mode, then we'll give the experiment another shot.
05:41What if they pull their funding because of it?
05:44They won't. They need these answers, just like you said.
05:58He's been dead for several days.
06:00Okay, so why no signs of decomposition?
06:03That's because of those things.
06:05Take a look at this.
06:07It's likely he died from frostbite.
06:10Okay, why are we picking up brainwaves, then, of a guy that's been dead for several days?
06:13Not sure.
06:15Is it possible he's still alive?
06:18Yep. There's the doornail.
06:21Seriously, George.
06:22What?
06:23Oh, come on. That was awesome, and you know it.
06:27I was expecting a report first thing in the morning.
06:30Yeah, I'm going to get to it later. I need a break.
06:33You want to get a drink?
06:35My son just called, and you know this job's already ruining my marriage,
06:38and you want me to go home smelling like a bar?
06:40My bad. I'm sorry.
06:41It's okay. You just behave yourself.
06:43Don't I always?
06:49Another one?
06:51Yeah, why not?
06:56Drinking alone tonight?
07:06Slumming it in police bars now, I see.
07:09What did I get for you?
07:11I'll have what he's having.
07:12So, what are you doing here?
07:14Sounded like you had a pretty big case to run off to this morning.
07:17Yeah, I just had a really stressful day and needed to blow off some steam.
07:22Would you like some help with that?
07:27No.
07:41Ricky.
07:43Ricky.
07:45Ricky.
07:51No.
07:52No, no, no, no, no.
07:56Baby boy.
08:06So, you're going to give me the keys to let me go, officer?
08:10Who is detective?
08:12Oh, yeah, all right, detective.
08:15Keys.
08:16Who's this?
08:17That is my mother and my little brother.
08:21Oh, he's adorable.
08:23Yeah, he's 12.
08:25His name's Mickey.
08:29More interrogations, detective.
08:31Yeah, I think the real interrogation is actually about to start.
08:35If you can handle it.
08:36I think I could get a shot.
08:56You're telling me that I got dead bodies with brain waves that we can't even identify?
09:00I'm sorry, sir.
09:01Look, we tapped into the national database and we've got nothing to tell us who they are.
09:04No IDs, no medical records, nothing.
09:06Just some marks on their arms.
09:07We're assuming they're track marks from drug use.
09:09We've got to keep quiet about this kind of thing, okay?
09:12Until we know more.
09:13You wouldn't be surprised how something like this can affect a vote in this town.
09:16And the election is next month.
09:18That'll be sweet.
09:20You wouldn't be surprised how something like this can affect a vote in this town.
09:22And the election is next month.
09:24Gotta be smart about how we handle this.
09:29Oh, what you got there?
09:33What is that?
09:35What you got there, boy?
09:38What in the world?
09:41Lord knows what this place will become if J. Spencer got the election.
09:45Sir, I need to take this.
09:48Yes?
09:50Where?
09:52Okay.
09:54What now?
09:55They found two new bodies.
09:57What?
09:58Fresh ones.
09:59Where?
10:00Down by the lake.
10:03Well, are you coming?
10:12Looks like it rained pretty hard down here.
10:15It's going to be difficult to find any prints or cracks.
10:21That is my mother.
10:27Damn it, George.
10:30I know these two.
10:44I was just kidding.
10:46Hey, man, I'm so sorry for your loss.
10:48Man, I'm so sorry for your loss.
10:50I know this is going to be really hard, but...
10:52I need you to leave the room for a bit so I can catch my flight.
10:55Come with me, okay?
11:02I need this wrapped up now, alright?
11:04The election is coming up.
11:06People are getting nervous.
11:07With J. Spencer coming in, temperatures are expected to drop below 32 degrees in the next few days.
11:12Make sure to buckle up.
11:19No drugs, no toxins.
11:21Victims were bitten.
11:23Bitten by what?
11:24Don't know.
11:25Albert thinks it could be gorillas.
11:27You're kidding, right? A gorilla?
11:29Maybe one escaped from the zoo.
11:31Yeah, okay.
11:36What do you think?
11:38You know, I'm going to be back in a little bit.
11:40What?
11:41But Hodge is expecting us for a meeting.
11:43You got this. You got this.
11:45I got this.
11:48I got this.
12:18I got this.
12:42Last night, a housefly called the police and we were all busted out.
12:48Hello?
12:56Hello?
12:58Is anyone there?
13:11Is anyone there?
13:19Oh God.
13:28So you knew him?
13:29Oof.
13:30Never forget Christmas morning.
13:32Stepping outside the back of the house and seeing old Frank there, frozen like an ice sculpture.
13:36Frostbite?
13:38No.
13:39Dead.
13:41Beyond dead.
13:43Must have fell asleep drunk in the ditch the night before.
13:46Yeah, it snowed all night the night before.
13:48It took me two hours just to chip him out of the ice.
13:51So if he died last Christmas, how is he here on this table?
13:55It's more your department, detective.
13:57I'll leave you to it.
14:00Hey.
14:01Hey.
14:02I think I found your gorilla.
14:07I see. Okay, thanks buddy.
14:10They're fake plates.
14:12Can't trace anything.
14:14Gosh, you left some men there.
14:16No, it's my fault. I mean, I never thought they'd come back.
14:24Oh yeah, boys. This is it.
14:27This is it?
14:29Yeah, Joel said this is it.
14:32It's perfect, right?
14:33You say so, man.
14:39Here's a light.
14:41It's freezing.
14:43Junk's gonna freeze off in here.
14:45You know, it's gonna give you the asthma.
14:47Superman doesn't have asthma.
14:50Hey, Superman.
14:53Text Wanda Morgan and see where she is.
14:55Hey, guys. I think there's something in the water.
15:02Are you sure?
15:04Last Christmas.
15:05I checked the records. No mistake.
15:07But we're sure about one.
15:09I bet the others are connected, too.
15:11Tell me about this other case.
15:13The dead woman and child with bite marks.
15:16The killer was, what did you call it?
15:18A gorilla?
15:20What, they steal his banana?
15:24I think the cases might be linked.
15:27How so?
15:28So at the first scene, there was that bed that was empty.
15:30I think there was someone there before.
15:33But somehow they got up.
15:36They got away.
15:38And started killing people.
15:44I mean, of course, it's just a theory.
15:45Yeah, well, good thing it's just a theory.
15:47What am I supposed to do if it's true?
15:49Call some ghostbusters?
15:50Hey, I'm sure whatever or whoever this is,
15:53they are human.
15:55Ghosts can't kill people.
15:57Right?
15:58Right.
15:59Right.
16:00Yeah.
16:01You all go out and find whoever or whatever it is.
16:09You think we should call the police?
16:11Leave it here.
16:12Call the cops when I go to her.
16:14But I have to wish you.
16:18This dump is where you chose to film?
16:25Hey.
16:26Oh.
16:27I'm sorry.
16:29No, no problem.
16:30Why don't you go home?
16:32No, no, I'd like to keep working.
16:34Take a look at this.
16:36I discovered that they have acute sensitivity to temperature.
16:40Below 32 degrees Fahrenheit,
16:42the sample is in a sort of hibernation phase.
16:45But when it's warmer,
16:48the sample becomes more active.
16:51Upon the discovery of a host body,
16:53it lays eggs like crazy,
16:55kills the host,
16:56and then goes through a sort of metamorphosis of sorts.
16:59Once it's within comfortable temperature range,
17:02that's when it starts reproducing
17:04and eventually taking over the host body's entire central nervous system.
17:10What does that have to do with temperature?
17:12Well, I'm not exactly sure yet.
17:14I noticed, too, that when submerged in water for too long,
17:17the activities decrease there, too.
17:19But as soon as it is back in oxygen-rich environments,
17:23they bounce back in a matter of minutes.
17:25Ew, gross. Get off me.
17:27That was great, guys.
17:29No, man, I'm out of here. I got another gig.
17:31Another film?
17:32No, a bachelorette party.
17:34What the hell?
17:35What's wrong?
17:36That thing, it moves. It's eyes are open.
17:40Hey, dude, are you okay?
17:42No!
17:43No!
17:44No!
17:45No!
17:46No!
17:47No!
17:48No!
17:49No!
17:50No!
17:51No!
17:52No!
17:53No!
17:55Morel Biotech claims this sample's from the Antarctic ice?
17:58Mm-hmm.
17:59They're lying.
18:01There's no way they would stumble upon a chunk of ice in Antarctica
18:04with its sample still intact.
18:06They definitely found a host body.
18:10They never should have brought it out of Antarctica.
18:12Antarctica is melting, Professor.
18:14We're going to come into contact with it anyway.
18:16They just want us to fix the sample's cold sensitivity.
18:19Well, I need to make sure it's safe first, don't I?
18:21Sorry.
18:23The sample is in petri dishes.
18:25That is as safe as it gets.
18:28I'm sorry about your family.
18:31Maybe you need a break.
18:38I wouldn't go in there for a while if I were you guys.
18:43Guys?
18:52No!
19:06Get off me!
19:18Hello?
19:20Hey, hold on.
19:25Holy hell.
19:28I just killed Superman.
19:38Weird, right?
19:39What the hell happened?
19:40Apparently, a guy in a blue Speedo just dashed down to the road.
19:44The van guy ran him over.
19:47What's weird, then?
19:48Looks like he came from that house.
19:51You won't believe what's inside.
19:59Check it out.
20:00Got the whole superhero crew.
20:09Same kind of marks the mother and son had.
20:11And there's another big surprise we found just before you got here.
20:19It's crazy. We found this one floating in the water.
20:22You think this is the corpse that escapes?
20:24I think so.
20:25Same outfit.
20:26Even got the same gown.
20:29I'd like to take this one back.
20:34Compared to the samples that we already have.
20:36You know, before the evidence gets contaminated.
20:39All right, Albert. It's yours.
20:42I guess I'm not so sure.
20:50Wow.
20:51Yeah, a whole superhero orgy.
20:54But guess who was here but wasn't in the film?
20:56You watched the whole thing, didn't you?
21:00That's not important.
21:01Guess who?
21:02Superman.
21:03Uh-huh.
21:04I guess I'm not so sure.
21:06But guess who was here but wasn't in the film?
21:08I guess I'm not so sure.
21:10Superman?
21:12Yeah, but one of these guys has a biting fetish.
21:15Yeah, okay. Then we need to compare traces.
21:17If we're lucky, we'll wrap this case today.
21:19Let's hope so.
21:20Okay.
21:39Play some music.
21:50Play some music.
22:21I just wanted to restore it as much as possible.
22:23And? Any useful information?
22:26None.
22:27Good news.
22:28The bite wounds, including the lethal ones,
22:30well, they match the dental records of our Superman who got hit by the car.
22:35I knew it. Case closed.
22:38No, wait. I don't understand.
22:40How did he get involved with the corpses in the basement?
22:44I ran into that guy in that house, remember?
22:46Yeah.
22:47I ran into that guy in that house, remember?
22:49Yeah.
22:50Was he wearing a red Speedo?
22:51No.
22:52But he was also more filled out than your Speedo guy.
22:55Maybe they have another accomplice.
22:58Maybe.
23:01Okay.
23:02I need a hot shower and a hot date after today.
23:06Go ahead. I'll write the report.
23:08You sure?
23:09Go on.
23:10Oh, and tell your hot date I'm sorry to hear about his...
23:17How'd you know?
23:18Partners know things.
23:19Go ahead.
23:47Suspicious vehicle found on Dunham Street.
23:49Need to check some brakes, please.
23:53Amen.
23:54Amen.
23:57I'm so sorry about your family, Professor.
24:00I know it's kind of soon,
24:01but I was wondering if they could work on the experiment tonight.
24:04Uh, I don't think the call-in is going to be up to doing that today.
24:07Actually, I could...
24:10I don't think the call-in is going to be up to doing that today.
24:11Uh, I don't think the call-in is going to be up to doing that today.
24:12Uh, I don't think the call-in is going to be up to doing that today.
24:14Actually, I could use the distraction.
24:19I'll be at the lab later this afternoon.
24:21I'll see you.
24:27Hi, George.
24:28Hey, we found the gray sedan.
24:29Yeah.
24:30Plates have been changed, but it's the one.
24:32Just send me the address. I'll be right there.
24:34Yeah.
24:35I'm so sorry.
24:36No, it's fine.
24:37Seriously.
24:39No.
24:43What do we got?
24:44Well, car's clean,
24:45but we found some fingerprints on a wrench in the tool kit
24:48that belonged to this guy.
24:50He served a year in prison for armed robbery,
24:52but that's about it.
24:54He could be our guy.
24:55What else do we know about him?
24:56Absolutely nothing.
24:57So I know they're both.
24:59Great.
25:00Let's go see if anyone's seen him at that hotel over there.
25:09I don't know.
25:10Hands behind your head.
25:16Endangered Animal Protection Association.
25:19Journalist.
25:21So what's so newsworthy about her?
25:27Why were you at that house?
25:29I don't know.
25:30I don't know.
25:31I don't know.
25:32I don't know.
25:33I don't know.
25:34I don't know.
25:35I don't know.
25:36I don't know.
25:38I'm not talking without my lawyer.
25:49Brions?
25:50No way.
25:52This is what led to aggression among the same species.
25:55Brions cause mutations in the central nervous system,
25:57while the toxoplasma keeps the brainstem and cerebellum
26:00connected with the nerves.
26:02They basically created a whole new system
26:05within the host organism.
26:07You're a genius.
26:09We've just modified these samples and made them more
26:11adaptable to low temperatures.
26:14That's exactly what our sponsor wanted.
26:16But they're prions.
26:18It's going to be more difficult for them to spread
26:20if they become cold resistant.
26:26We can't hand them over until the risks are assessed.
26:28We can't let things get out of control.
26:35Are you going to cooperate or what?
26:40Well, then I can assure you,
26:42the next 48 hours are going to be pretty rough for you,
26:44my friend.
26:48Colin?
26:51Yeah, you're dating.
26:53He's an expert in toxoplasmosis.
26:55If you didn't know.
26:57Colin?
26:58Why don't you show him the corpses you found in the basement?
27:01Maybe you'll find something very interesting.
27:06Are you going to follow his advice?
27:08You know, I always thought there was something weird
27:10about those corpses.
27:12So, yeah, it might not be a bad idea.
27:14All right, you go find Colin.
27:16I'm going to stay.
27:18Maybe I can find a way to make him talk.
27:22I don't like this.
27:23It's dangerous.
27:25I can just do everything here myself.
27:27No, we need to get him back to the official lab
27:29so Colin can make an assessment.
27:31There's too much research to do to figure out how this happened.
27:33We should have given him Frank instead.
27:35I mean, he's just been laying here since he came in.
27:37No, this one is by far the bigger mystery.
27:52Yes, yes, yes, ma'am.
27:54I promise you, if re-elected, I will make sure that happens.
27:57I only want what's best for the citizens,
28:00I only want what's best for the citizens,
28:02and I will always do what it takes to keep our town safe.
28:05As this cold front moves away,
28:07temperatures will start to rise this week
28:09and we'll be getting higher.
28:16Here, take this.
28:18You'll be glad for the caffeine.
28:20Thanks.
28:22You know, you could have told me what was going on
28:25and maybe had some faith in my multiple Ph.D.'s
28:28to help you figure this out.
28:30I know. I actually...
28:36Tell me about her.
28:38She's very smart, very focused,
28:41probably the best assistant I've ever had.
28:43How'd you meet her?
28:45About two years ago, she started with the team,
28:48and then within two months,
28:50she secured a targeted research sponsorship from Morrell Biotech.
28:53Morrell Biotech?
28:55Yes. Why?
28:57I looked into this ship.
28:59It's an Antarctic research vessel owned by Morrell Biotech.
29:02Hmm.
29:05The research project sponsored by Morrell Biotech
29:08was to test the Toxoplasma samples brought back from Antarctica.
29:13Okay, her and I need to have a conversation.
29:16Do you think you can get her to come in?
29:18Yeah, I can give her a call and see if she's available.
29:20Sure, if the professor calls her, she'll come.
29:23You know, she did say something weird earlier.
29:27Something along the lines of,
29:29we can't let things get out of control.
29:36Wow, that's crazy.
29:38Well, I've never done an MRI on a dead body before, so...
29:44Oh my God, what's going on?
29:46I thought he was dead.
29:48Hey, what are you doing?
29:50Hey!
29:52Oh my God!
29:58What was that?
30:00I don't know.
30:02Hello? Professor?
30:05Hello?
30:07Hey, what happened?
30:16Hey!
30:18What the hell are you?
30:21Brandon, we need to get out of here.
30:23Don't come any closer!
30:29Is it dead?
30:31It's dead already.
30:46911, please record your message.
30:50What the hell happened in there?
30:52Wait a minute.
30:54How is this possible?
30:55These were our samples.
30:56What samples?
30:57The body you brought in.
30:58It got infected by samples from Antarctica.
31:00Wait, what Antarctic samples?
31:02I'll explain later.
31:03Listen, anyone who has contact,
31:05especially blood contact,
31:06is going to turn into one of them.
31:08Oh my God.
31:09So that's why the lab tech turned.
31:15You hear that?
31:16Another one?
31:18What?
31:45How are we going to get out of here?
31:47We can't leave, Paulie.
31:49Why?
31:50We can't let them leave.
31:52We might be contagious.
32:10Irene?
32:14It sounded like you needed help.
32:18What do you want to know?
32:20Everything.
32:22Four years ago, Victory,
32:25the research vessel of Morel Biotech,
32:28started its two-year voyage in Antarctica.
32:34That's my twin sister.
32:35But what happened to the ship after Antarctica?
32:38It was found tied to a dock in Chile.
32:42Why Chile?
32:43They wanted to hide the ship.
32:45Why Chile?
32:46They wanted to hide the fact that the entire crew had died,
32:49including my sister.
32:51Sorry, but why would they try to hide it?
32:55Because they wanted people to believe that
32:57Victory was still in service.
32:59And what happened to it after that?
33:01I found it tied to a dry dock in Savannah,
33:04and what I saw in there was the closest
33:06vintage palette I've ever noticed.
33:10It was like a massacre had taken place inside,
33:13except there were no bodies of the missing crew.
33:17I kept moving in, and there it was.
33:19It was a large room, and when I pulled the curtain,
33:25they opened the gate to help.
33:33When I pulled the curtain,
33:35they opened the gate to help.
33:43Oh my God.
33:57I, um, I got bitten, but I didn't turn.
34:04So, the original samples were not infectious?
34:09These samples are clearly lemonized.
34:14Wait, what about this guy?
34:19His brother was a microbiologist on Victory.
34:22Edgar.
34:23We investigated the ship together.
34:25Wait, so he created those things in his basement?
34:27He upgraded the sample?
34:29There's more?
34:30You know, I bet he knows more than he's letting on about all of this.
34:33Especially those corpses in the basement.
34:35I'm gonna head back to the police station.
34:37I'll go with you.
34:38No, I need you to stay here and secure this place
34:40until the officers come. Can you do that?
34:42Look, and you know what? Now that we know what we're dealing with,
34:44maybe you could do some more work and come up with a solution.
34:46Be safe.
34:47And you come with me. I need your help.
34:49Let's go.
34:59One second.
35:04What's up, Albert?
35:07What do you mean, gone?
35:10I'm on my way.
35:22Albert?
35:24Albert?
35:37No, okay, you gotta deal with them.
35:39It's hard to find these people.
35:46Lock it down, people!
35:51He still isn't picking up.
35:52Just keep trying.
35:54Drop your weapons and come out with your hands up.
35:59What's that sound?
36:02I still don't understand, though.
36:04The corpses in the basement seemed fine.
36:06Maybe they got treated somehow?
36:16I just wanted to restore it as much as possible.
36:18Is he answering, though? It's just not like him to not answer.
36:21Damn it!
36:24I said drop your weapon!
36:33How is this possible?
36:35They're exactly the same.
36:40Where'd they go?
36:47Damn it.
36:48Get on the ground! Hands up!
36:49It's not what you think! It's not me!
37:04Edgar's gone.
37:06It looks like they came from down this way.
37:08There's an elevator.
37:10Yeah, that's it.
37:12Those lead to the morgue.
37:20Edgar!
37:32Why are you not answering your phone?
37:49Oh, please!
37:53Edgar, we need to get out of here!
38:00Hey!
38:20Where do you think this goes?
38:22I don't know.
38:23But anything's fine. It's an elevator.
38:39I need to call the National Guard.
38:46What?
38:47What?
38:50Who exactly do you work for?
39:14This is just the beginning.
39:17Edgar!
39:48Edgar!
39:50Edgar!
39:52Edgar!
39:54Edgar!
40:17Edgar!