Departure
Episode
begins with a recap of recent events by Maria and Michael. Maria
(in front of chalkboard): Max and Tess are now an item. There I said it,
I don't like it, but I said it. Anyway, turns out Liz was right -- Alex was
murdered by an alien and the killer is still out there. Michael:
(at
the high school) Let me tell you what's really going on. Tess is pregnant.
Maxwell's the dad. Here's the problem: the baby can't survive on earth, so we
need to find a way home. Which fortunately, I think I did. Max,
Tess, Isabel and Michael are inside the Granolith Chamber Max:
This
is a key. When we insert it the Granolith will transport us...home. It will
take 24 hours for it to prepare itself. When it's ready, we have to be on
board or we don't go. The granolith is capable of one mission, only one. When
we use it, it's gone. It's our only way home. Is everyone ready? Isabel:
(shaking
head) This is happening too fast. Max:
We
have no choice, Iz. Michael:
What
about Leanna? She's still out there, how can we leave? I mean, she's already
killed Alex, what's to stop her from killing Liz or Kyle or Valenti or Maria.
Max:
I'll
take care of Leanna Tess:
(holding
stomach) Max... Max
inserts "key" into granolith and clock starts on the wall, counting
down 24 hours. Max:
Everyone
say your goodbyes. [Opening
credits]
Liz,
Maria, Kyle and Sean are sitting at a table at the Crashdown Maria:
Oh
Sean, you really gotta lose that earring. It's just so like you're obviously
trying. Sean:
You're
retarded, you know that? Liz:
I
think it looks cute! Maria:
Okay,
lets hear from somebody other than the lowly Parker. Kyle? Kyle:
Isn't
it like a gay thing anyway? Sean:
No,
it is not a gay thing. I've got to get out of this town, I really do. Maria:
Would
you please stop that? Please. Kyle:
What?
Maria:
That
tapping thing, you've been doing it for like an hour! Kyle:
I
have? Max
and Michael enter Kyle:
Oh,
Heckle and Jeckle - I'm out of here. Sean:
Yeah.
Kyle
and Sean leave Max (to Liz): Can
we talk upstairs? Please. Max
and Liz leave, Michael sits down opposite Maria. Maria:
What?
Oh god, somebody's dead isn't'... Michael:
No,
no, no. It's nothing like that. Maria:
Then
what is it? Michael:
I
have to see you tonight Max
and Liz are talking upstairs Max:
You
were right, about Alex. He was killed by an alien. I prayed that that wasn't
the case but it was. We're responsible. Liz:
I
never blamed you Max. I never blamed any of you. Max:
I
know. I know you didn't. Liz:
I
never wanted to lose you. Max:
Me
either. Liz, I need all the information that you have on Leanna. Liz:
Why?
Max:
I
have to take care of the situation. Liz:
Take
care of it how? Max
just looks at her. Liz:
Well,
I'm coming with you. Max:
No.
Liz:
I
started this, I'm gonna see this through to the end. She killed Alex. Isabel
is at home having dinner with her parents Diane:
So,
I got this call about digital cable - that you'll have a better picture,
you'll get more channels and it'll actually cost less. Philip:
Where's
the Chinese mustard? Diane:
So,
I, uh, ordered it honey just to get the guy off the phone. Philip:
Izzy,
do you have the Chinese mustard? Isabel:
No
dad. Diane:
Anyway,
they installed it today. Philip:
Without
the mustard, my shrimp toast is basically inedible. Diane:
And,
oh my god, I've got to tell you ... some of these channels are awful. I mean,
do you realize there are people teaching cooking classes naked? There are
people talking politics naked. Philip:
Politics?
Really? Diane:
Yes!
I mean, it's too much. Isabel:
Mom,
Dad... Diane:
What
sweetie? Philip:
What
is it honey? Isabel:
(pause)
You, know I think the Chinese mustard is in the fridge, so I'll get it for
you. Philip:
Ah,
thank you Diane:
I
don't think you need mustard, it's spicy. Isabel
cries in the kitchen Sheriff
Valenti is taking care of Tess at the Valenti's home. Tess:
Thanks,
that helps. Valenti:
Mm-hmm.
Listen, I just want you to know if anything goes wrong... if you're not able
to go home, then you have a home here. That your child has a home here too. I
mean, you're uh, you're both part of this family now. We'll figure out what's
wrong with the baby. We'll find a way. Tess:
Thank
you. Valenti:
Sure.
I'll get some more warm water. Tess:
Thanks....
Dad. Valenti
turns and looks at her questioningly. Tess:
I
just wanted to see what that sounded like. Valenti:
How'd
it sound? Tess:
A
little too weird. Valenti:
Yeah...
Tess:
Yeah...
Max
and Liz are looking into Leanna's dorm room at the University of Las Cruces from
a crawl space. Leanna is sewing a button on a shirt. Liz: What
are you going to do? Max:
I'm
gonna send a bolt of energy to that heater. It will explode. A fire will
start, fast. Too fast for her to react. Liz:
What
about the other dorm rooms, the other students? Max:
I
can contain the fire with my powers long enough for everyone else to get out
of the building. Liz:
Max
this isn't like you, it's not planned out. Leanna:
(stabs
herself while sewing) OW! Max:
Liz,
I have to do this now. Liz:
Max,
this doesn't seem right. Max:
Go
to the jeep, you don't have to be a part of this. Liz:
It
doesn't feel right. Max
begins sending energy to the heater, while Liz has a revelation and runs to
Leanna's room Liz:
MAX!!!
Leanna: Who are you? Liz:
C'mon,
c'mon. Get out! Get out! Fire! Leanna: Are you crazy?
Liz:
False
alarm, I'm really sorry. Max (to Liz): What
the hell is going on? Liz:
That
girls' not an alien, she can't be the killer. Isabel
is at Alex's grave Isabel:
How
can I leave now, I haven't even lived yet. Alex:
I
know how scary it is, to have to leave ... leave this world, but as it turns
out, it's not so bad. Your heart is your heart, your soul is your soul. That
doesn't change. Isabel:
Why
should I listen to you? You're not even real - you're just a figment of my
imagination. Alex:
Well
then you should really listen 'cause it's coming from within you. Go home. Isabel:
Home
to what? I was a terrible person where I come from, I betrayed my own family.
And what is home, anyway? Half of me is from there, half of me is from here.
What makes one half more important than the other? Alex:
Well
that's what you have to figure out. Isabel:
Yeah.
Isabel:
Alex,
that night, that night at the prom when we danced- it was one of the best
nights of my life and I never got to tell you that. Alex:
holding
out his hand) My lady? Alex
and Isabel dance. Scene fades to Isabel dancing alone. Max
and Liz are in the jeep - Max pulls over by the side of the road. Liz:
Max,
why are you stopping? Max:
Liz,
there's something I need to tell you. It's about Tess and me... Liz:
You're
together now, I know. Max:
It's
more than that. Our relationship is... uh, we spent the night together. Liz:
Oh.
Max:
Liz...
Tess is pregnant. Liz:
She's...
Scene
fades out to commercial break. When we come back from the break, Liz and Max
are in a lab looking at Leanna's blood cells from the tissue Liz stole from
her room.
Liz:
If
I were an alien, and I was having trouble threading a needle, I would
probably just use my powers. But I probably wouldn't need a needle to begin
with, I would probably just zap my blouse the way that Isabel did it.....
They're human blood cells, take a look. Max:
If
Leanna was innocent, then who killed Alex? Liz:
I
don't know. Max:
You
must have some idea who it could've been! Liz:
Whoever
did it set up an innocent girl. We have to start from the beginning. We have
to find him or her before they kill someone else. Max:
I
can't do that. I don't have time. Liz:
What
are you talking about? Max:
Tess'
child, our child-- Liz:
Yeah,
well that's your personal life. Max:
It
can't survive here, he's dying... We're leaving. Liz:
Where?
Max:
We're
going back Liz (pointing up):
Back? Max
nods silently. Liz:
When
is this happening? Max:
Tomorrow,
just after dawn. Liz:
You
can't leave before this is resolved. Max:
The
way the granolith works... Liz:
I
don't really want to hear about how the damn - Max:
I
know you don't - Liz:
You
can't just leave us with a killer out there. Max:
I
don't have a choice! Liz:
Not
anymore, but you did and then you got Tess pregnant! Max:
I
know you're upset. Liz:
(yelling)
I-I trusted you, I gave you everything. I jumped off bridges for you, I broke
laws for you, I risked getting shot for you, I trusted you! And you go off--
God, with Tess-- God, I saved myself for you! Max:
Saved
yourself? You slept with Kyle! Liz:
Take
me home. Maria
arrives at Michael's to find the room lit with candles a dinner made, and the
table set.
Maria:
Michael?
Michael:
I
know you like Italian, so... And I know Scooby's your favorite. Maria:
What's
going on? Michael:
Sit
down. Maria:
What's
this all about? Michael:
Sit
down please. Michael:
There's
a lot about you Maria. There's a lot about you, but I think what means the most
to me is that you're open. You know I can look into your eyes and I can see
you. I can see what you're thinking. I can see what you're feeling. How much
I mean to you sometimes, how much I piss you off sometimes. But I can always
see you. Maria:
I
see you too. Michael:
No,
no you don't see me. You know when Max and Liz would kiss, and Liz would get
the flashes? And when we would kiss you didn't. I know how much that hurt
you. Maria:
That
doesn't matter to me anymore Michael. Michael:
The
reason you didn't get the flashes is because I didn't let you get them. I
didn't let you see me. I've never let anyone see me before...because there
are things inside of me that I don't want people to see. There's things
inside of me that I'm not so proud of. But I've thought about it, and I want
you to see me. Michael:
Take
my hands. Maria
gets flashes of Michael as a little kid, leaving the pod, fighting with Hank,
finding Max and Isabel in the desert, and then flashes of their time
together.
Maria:
Michael...
Michael:
There's
something I have to tell... Maria
kisses Michael, interrupting him Kyle
is at Tess's door with flowers Kyle: Is this a good
time? Tess:
Yeah.
Kyle:
I
heard about what's uh, what's going on and um, congratulations. Tess:
Thank
you. Kyle:
Are
you feeling okay? Tess:
Not
so good, but I'll be all right. Kyle:
Well
I just, wanted to say that it's meant a lot to me... Kyle
gets a flash of Alex in the mirror Tess:
You
okay? Kyle:
Oh
yeah, yeah. It's nothing. Anyway, I just, I don't usually talk about this but
uh, my mom left when I was six, and with you being here it's, uh felt like
family again. That's all, I don't want to get all weepy or anything. Tess:
Kyle...
Kyle I feel the same way. (hugs him) Kyle:
Okay,
okay. Kyle
gets another vision of Alex Alex:
(In
Kyle's vision): You are the royal four. You are created from the genetic
materials of your alien predecessors and human subjects... Tess:
Kyle!
Alex (in Kyle's
vision): You are given human forms so you can... Tess:
Kyle!
You okay? Kyle Kyle
comes back to the present and looks at Tess Kyle:
He
was here. Alex was here. Tess:
What
are you talking about? Kyle:
Alex
was in this room the day he died. I can't believe I didn't even remember it,
I must have blocked it out. Tess:
Kyle,
he wasn't. Kyle:
No
he was, Alex was here. I have to tell my father. Tess:
Kyle
come here! Kyle:
Dad!
Tess:
Kyle!
Tess
mindwarps Kyle Tess:
What
were you saying? Kyle:
That
I'm really gonna miss you... Max
and Liz are sitting in the jeep outside the Crashdown. Max:
I
always thought when we graduated I would give you my ring. (handing her the
pendant they found at Atherton's) It looks like I won't graduate, so this is
something from where I'll be. Liz:
I
can't believe that this is what I have of you. I can't believe that after
everything... Max:
Liz,
you never slept with Kyle, did you? Liz
shakes her head no Max:
I
wish, I wish this all could have been different. I wish that so much. Max
kisses her
Liz:
I
guess that this is our goodbye. Just tell me one thing do you love her? Max:
Not
like I love you. Liz
walks sadly to the Crashdown. She turns around just before she goes in and
Max smiles a goodbye to her. After she goes inside, he collapses against the
steering wheel in tears. In Michael's
apartment, Maria and Michael are lying in bed together. Maria:
I
think we just took a huge step in human-alien relations. I love you Michael. Michael:
I
love you too... but I have to leave. Max, Isabel, and Tess and I are going
home. Maria:
Yeah,
I know. Like eventually, right? Michael:
We're
leaving in a few hours. We have to, I have no choice. I don't want to leave
you. But we both knew someday this would happen. Maria:
How
much time do we have? Michael:
About
an hour. Max
finds Isabel sobbing on her bed Isabel:
What
if I said I wanted to stay? Max:
When
we came out of the pods and we lost Michael, it was just the two of us in the
desert and I knew that I wasn't alone - that I had my sister. To me, earth
isn't home and whatever's out there isn't home but you're my home. Liz
goes to the Deluca house and Sean answers the door Sean:
Parker,
it's 3 in the morning. They
begin kissing Sean:
You
all right? Liz:
No,
I-I'm not. I'm not all right. Max Evans broke my heart. I'm sorry Sean, I'm
really sorry. Sean:
It's
okay, it's okay... Max
and Isabel are making a farewell tape to their parents. Max:
Mom,
Dad, we know that in some way you always knew we were different... Isabel:
We
want you to know that we love you so much. We're orphans, we could have ended
up anywhere, with anyone, but we got you. What is it they say? There but for
the grace of god. I'm sorry, I'm sorry to leave you, but we have to go. I
wish we didn't, I wish I could just be your girl for ever, but um... Max:
You
were great parents to us. We will always, always love you. Thank you, for
everything. And goodbye. Max
turns off the VCR. Max
(to
Isabel): It's time Max
enters Valenti's to get Tess Max (to Tess):
Let's go Tess:
Max,
are you sure you want to do this? Max:
Yes.
Tess:
Right
They
kiss-Tess sees flash of Max and Liz kissing Tess:
You
kissed Liz! Max
doesn't reply. Tess:
(smugly)
Don't worry, you won't remember her where we're going. Michael
uses his powers to send the jeep over a cliff as Isabel, Max, Tess and
Valenti watch. Isabel (handing the
tape to Valenti): This is for our parents. Will you give it to them as soon
as you're sure we're gone? Valenti:
I
will Isabel:
Thank
you. Valenti
hugs Isabel and Tess goodbye and then turns to Max. Max
(to
Valenti): Look, I need you to protect Liz, Maria and Kyle. Valenti:
With
my life. It's been an honor to know you Max. It's been an honor. They
hug
Max:
Same
here The
pod squad walk off in the direction of the pod chamber. Maria
walks into her bedroom to find Liz laying on her bed. Maria:
I
can't believe this is happening. I-I just can't even believe it's possible! Liz:
Um,
hmm. Amy (from the
other room): Larek. He says his name is Larek, and he's an alien. Who is
Larek? Maria:
(looking
at Liz) My mom. Amy: And he's taken
over this whole place. And he's holding us hostage here with a gun. He's
pointing a gun at my daughter. He threatened my daughter. Maria:
Mom,
Mom what's wrong? Amy: Maria? What
are you doing up, it's the middle of the night. And Liz? What are you still
doing here? Amy
begins tapping exactly like Kyle had been doing while they were all at the
Crashdown. Liz has flashbacks of Kyle tapping his fingers at the Crashdown as
well as Alex tapping his fingers on his guitar the day he died, and then
remembers Tess mindwarping Amy. Liz:
It's
Tess! Tess mindwarped Alex! Maria:
What?
Liz:
And
Kyle! Look, we've got to go now. Liz
and Maria are in Kyle's room, questioning him. Kyle:
No,
there's no way I've been mindwarped. I'd remember it. Maria:
Kyle,
that's the whole point of being mindwarped. You don't know that it's
happening to you. Kyle:
So
I'm supposed to look around the room and what? Liz:
I
don't know, see if you have an unusual response to anything. Kyle
begins looking around the room. He suddenly starts tapping his fingers on the
dresser.
Maria:
Liz...
Kyle:
Sorry,
nothing. Liz:
Kyle,
it could be really close, so keep looking, keep trying. Kyle
sees vision of Alex talking to Tess In
Kyle's vision: Alex:
You
did this to me, you sent me to Las Cruces. Tess:
Okay,
Alex, Alex let me fix your mind, you're not thinking straight. Alex:
You
mindwarped me for two months while I decoded that silly book for you and now
there's nothing left for you to mindwarp. You destroyed my mind! How could
you do this to me? Tess:
Kyle
get out! Kyle:
What's
going on? Tess:
Kyle
go! Alex:
I
have nothing, I might as well be dead. Kyle:
Hey
just calm down! Tess:
He's
right okay. Calm down! Just calm down! Alex:
No,
you can't mindwarp me. NO!!!! Tess
mindwarps Alex and he collapses. Kyle:
Your
duffel's all loaded. Tess:
Thanks
Kyle Kyle:
Want
me to come along? Tess:
No.
Go in the house. I'll take care of everything from here. Kyle (to Liz and
Maria): I carried his body. She made me think it was luggage. She killed him.
Tess killed Alex! Liz,
Maria and Kyle are in Maria's Jetta on the way to the Granolith Chamber. Liz:
There's
the mile marker. Kyle, how much further? Kyle:
It's
just up ahead. Liz,
Maria and Kyle are running up the hill to the Granolith Chamber Liz:
Wait
it's right here. Hey guys open up. Liz,
Kyle, Maria: Open up!! Inside
the pod chamber: Michael:
Max....
I can't go. Ever since we came out of the pods, I've been on some quest to
figure out where I belong. I finally found home. The weird thing is, it's
here, it's on earth. Max:
You
of all people. (They hug) Take care of yourself Michael. I love you. Michael:
You're
a great brother. Max:
Take
care of the others. Max
looks over at Isabel Max:
I
would understand... Isabel:
What
you said before, you're my home too. Tess:
Well,
whoever is coming, we have to go. Now. Michael
leaves and finds Liz, Maria and Kyle outside the door. Maria:
Liz!
Maria (to Michael):
Tess killed Alex! Michael:
What?
Michael,
Liz, Maria, and Kyle rush into the Granolith Chamber Liz:
Max
stop! It was Tess. Tess killed Alex. She mindwarped Alex and sent him to Las
Cruces to decode the book, but he broke out of the mindwarp and she killed
him. Kyle:
It's
true, I was there, I witnessed it. Max:
Why
didn't you ever say anything? Kyle:
Because
she mindwarped me! Kyle:
(to
Tess) You lived in my home, you were like my sister! Max
(looking
at Tess): How long? Michael:
About
3 minutes. Max:
Everyone
out. Michael:
Max...
Max:
Now!
After
everyone else leaves Max (to Tess): Did
you kill Alex? Tess:
I
didn't want to. I wish I hadn't, but I did. Max:
Why?
Tess:
Look
Max, the-the clock's ticking, we don't really have time... Max:
TELL
ME WHY! Tess:
He
would have told you what I did and I couldn't let that happen. Max:
So
you just, you just killed him? Tess:
I
didn't mean to. His brain was just so weakened by the mindwarp, and... look,
none of this matters now. Max:
Life
matters Tess. My life, your life, his... Tess:
What
matters is getting home, but you could never understand that could you? I
might have been able to teach you but that stupid bitch had you wrapped
around her... Max:
Don't
you ever call her that! Tess:
See!
Look how fast you run to her defense! Why couldn't you ever feel that about
me? I'm your wife, Max! I'm carrying your child! Max:
This
was all some kind of plan to get pregnant and go home, wasn't it? Home to
what, Tess? To Kivar? To our enemies? Tess:
They're
not my enemies, Max. Max:
You
made a deal with them, with Kivar. Tess:
No,
Nacedo made a deal, 40 years ago. Max:
What
was the deal? Tell me! Tess:
To
return home with your child, and deliver the three of you to Kivar. Max:
And
what would happen to us once you delivered us? Tess
doesn't answer. Max:
How
did I ever fall in love with someone like you? How could I ever marry you? Tess:
You
were different-- you were a king! Now you're just a boy. Max
raises his hand to Tess' neck Tess:
You
kill me, Max, you kill our son. Max:
(agonized)
Go. This isn't over, Tess Max
leaves the Granolith chamber. Isabel:
MAX!
Max:
Quick,
go. Let's go! Max,
Liz, Michael, Maria, Isabel and Kyle run away from the chamber, and stand to
watch as the chamber disintegrates and a ship shoots out into the sky. Max (to Liz): I've
been really wrong about a lot. But I was right about one thing: To get you
into my life, to be around you, to love you. Maria (to Michael):
You opened the door and you came out-- why? (It dawns on her.) You stayed for
me. Isabel:
What
happens now, Max? Max:
I
have to save my son... Episode
ends with the six of them staring in the direction the ship left |