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Previously on "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D."...
I know that...Agent Coulson
was killed in action.
Welcome to level seven.
Some say it was
only for 8 seconds,
but I feel different.
What is centipede?
It's an intravenous
filter for his blood.
Very similar to the serum
Dr. Erskine developed
in the '40s for the...
Super soldiers.
Listen, doctor,
your product works.
It appears the volatility in the
serum has been neutralized.
Who is the woman
you referred to?
Some rich girl in
a flower dress.
We all have to do things
that make us uncomfortable
if we are ever to get our
toy soldiers off the shelf.
That seat is taken.
Perimeter breach, quad four!
Three guys just
crashed the prison!
Time to go.
Sir.
Excuse me?
Time to go, sir.
It's time to go, sir!
- Mission briefing in five.
- Okay.
Katherine Shane?
Do you know her?
We ran a few ops
together in the '90s.
Smart, resourceful.
Had a soft spot for
Truffaut movies.
Easy there, charm school.
According to these files,
Agent Shane could be my mom.
Even if shane was the Agent
who dropped you off
at the orphanage,
it doesn't mean
she's your mother.
I started looking into
all the female agents
active when I was born.
Needle, haystack, I know.
But then I factored in
age and marital status,
and then I built a program
to narrow down the field.
You're still looking
at a long road.
Well, it would be a lot shorter
if I could access more files.
Maybe you could remove
my internet nanny?
I'm talking about my
tracking bracelet.
I got that.
- So you'll take it off. - No.
But I asked May to look
into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s
more restricted files.
I was kind of hoping
to keep this private.
Agent May specializes
in private.
Let's go.
Nice feint.
I read your file.
I know you favor your left.
That's in there? What else?
Nothing that's news.
You don't play well with others.
I think I've proven
that I can...
...more than once.
Not here.
Towel down.
I need you both in the
command center in five.
At 0800 hours,
three men infiltrated the
Havenworth Federal Penitentiary.
Infiltrated? More
like cannonballed.
They were in and out in
less then two minutes.
Left no prints at the scene,
but we do have one lead.
Centipede.
Seems they salvaged some of
their research from hong kong.
So we were right.
Chan's platelets solved
their combustion problem.
Now they can create super soldiers
with no fear of explosion.
Maybe don't get so
excited about it.
Two of centipede's labs
have been destroyed,
but they keep popping back up.
Now they have at least three
of these guys, maybe more.
Who did they break out?
Edison Po, former marine,
expert in tactics
and rapid response.
He fell off the grid in '08,
reappeared 18 months ago
at a diner in Boston.
Where he stabbed a
friend's eyes out.
With a steak knife,
then finished his meal.
That's funny. Po
doesn't look crazy.
I'm kidding. The guy
is a walking mug shot.
Which means he shouldn't
be too hard to track down.
Finding Po and these
centipede soldiers
is a top priority
for S.H.I.E.L.D.
We'll be running point, but
we won't be working alone.
What team did HQ
send for backup?
Not a team -- a person,
Someone who can help us
fight fire with fire.
Somebody we worked with before?
Not exactly.
Did I beat Captain
America's time?
Not even close.
Excuse me.
Agent Coulson?
Mr. Peterson,
if you could put that bulldozer
back where you found it...
We need you to suit up.
This is a bad idea.
While I have you in a good mood,
you should know that Skye's
trying to I.D. the agent
that dropped her off
at the orphanage.
We agreed to protect
her from the truth,
so I told her you
were looking into it.
She may come to you.
One mistake at a time.
Agent Coulson, Agent May.
Last time you saw her, you
threw her into a brick wall.
Right.
First time around, I
wasn't who I wanted to be,
but now I get it.
Having all this --
it's a privilege.
And training to be an agent,
working with S.H.I.E.L.D.,
it's me trying to do better,
trying to be better.
I just need you to
give me a shot.
Everyone deserves
a second chance.
But let me be clear --
there will not be a third.
Understood, sir.
Good.
It's not good... at all.
The guy was a ticking
time bomb -- literally.
HQ wouldn't have sent him if
he was still combustible.
They must have found a way
to stabilize him somehow.
They stabilize his attitude?
Cause he was pretty
hostile in union station.
Well, it's not like we haven't opened
up our doors to other people --
people with questionable
track records.
Not cool, but true.
And don't worry about Mike.
He's a good guy.
Who's been in the
centipede program.
- Exactly. He can give us some superpower backup.
- Yeah.
Just saying, this could
easily go sideways.
I mean, the last time
we saw this guy,
he was a raging
homicidal maniac --
He's standing right
behind me, isn't he?
Mr. Peterson, this
is Agent Grant Ward.
He's the man who shot
you at union station.
Fitz-Simmons designed
the weapon he used,
and I think you remember --
Kidnap victim.
You joined S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Yeah. Turns out, guys
in suits -- not so bad.
Look, I know union station
could have gone another way.
Another team might not have
let me out of there alive.
I owe you -- all off you.
That's bygones and water under
a distant bridge far away.
How's your son?
Still with my sister.
He thinks I'm working
construction,
But he's good, happy.
So, what do we have?
Not much on Po.
I checked his previously
known addresses
and old military contacts
-- came up empty.
We've been looking for where
Po might be on the outside.
Let's look at his life on the
inside -- at the prison.
See if that gets us any leads.
Anything on the
centipede soldiers?
We found a facial recog
match on one of them.
Name's Brian Hayward.
Stationed in Afghanistan
for three years,
then fell of the radar
when he got back.
Only living relative
-- sister, Laura,
Sophomore at the
University of Ohio.
She's our best shot
at finding Hayward.
You and I will go talk to her.
Have May set a course
for Cleveland.
With all the high-tech gadgets
and gizmos at our disposal,
it's easy to forget about the
simple tools of the past.
What can I do for you?
I'm just curious about
what you want me to do,
where you need me.
Here, on the plane.
But shouldn't I be
out in the field?
I mean, that's why you
brought me here, right?
You'll get your chance.
Right now I need you to go down
to the lab for some tests.
I'm stable.
They already tested
me at sci-ops.
I know.
I also know that using
your powers takes a toll.
I need to understand
your limits,
for your sake as
well as my team's.
The lab's downstairs.
I have to put away four
times what I used to
just to keep my energy up.
Uh, and after you
use your strength?
Maybe 10 times the food?
And I usually crash afterwards.
It's really *** my body.
Hard body. Got it.
You do know we have equipment
that can take measurements.
No need to do it manually.
My mistake.
Well, no matter.
I'll send the numbers
to you straight away.
I need measurements to build
you a diagnostic suit
so we can monitor your
vitals in the field.
As for fabrics, how
does a polymer blend
with 10 layers of treated
composite material sound?
Sounds great?
Yeah, it does, doesn't it?
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
I was -- I was just
looking at it, and --
Oh, no, it's okay.
I'm used to it.
They tried to take it off
me at the sci-ops facility.
Realized they couldn't do
it without killing me.
I'm afraid we're
terribly curious.
How did they stabilize
the extremis in you?
- And keep you from exploding?
- Yeah.
Oh, that wasn't them.
That was you two.
- Come again? -What's that?
Your gun.
It somehow froze me
right at the moment I
was about to explode,
helped my body absorb
the serum, stabilize.
Your weapon saved my life.
Well...
All that, and it didn't
even leave a scar, so...
- Well, I...
- Well, I should think not.
Yeah, we couldn't
have that, could we?
It would be a shame,
especially when you're so,
well, formed and symmetrical.
And wh-when did
you stop talking?
About three embarrassing
sentences ago.
Yes, right.
Unraveling the female psyche."
That's an actual book?
It's a whole course.
Hayward's sister's in there now.
We'll be at the school in 10.
We'll catch her on her way out.
Whole class... on women.
Time was, you just had
to figure them out.
Solving the puzzle
was half the fun.
You solve a lot of
puzzles in your day?
A few.
Some more worth it than others.
One was...especially rewarding.
What happened?
I died.
I guess she wasn't level 7, sir?
She was a cellist,
second chair,
Portland Symphony.
Saw her play whenever
I was in town.
Ever see a beautiful
woman play the cello?
It's something else.
She laughed at my jokes, too,
which was a very nice bonus.
You know where she is now?
Of course I do.
I'm sorry, sir.
I was gone for months.
The avengers thought I was dead,
so I had to keep that up -- S.H.I.E.L.D.
protocol.
It's probably better this way.
Maybe if she'd been
part of the agency...
In my experience, that's
just asking for trouble.
Coulson told me you were
helping to, you know,
find my long-lost
folks, so thanks.
I'm glad you're in
on this with me.
It means a lot.
Right, I can tell you're
really into this.
Um, I've done a lot of the
heavy lifting already,
came up with a short list.
I thought you might --
We're on a mission, Skye.
Is this why you called me here?
No.
I was just working on this
while I waited for you.
Uh, I called 'cause I
found something about Po.
Show me.
Po only had one visitor during
his prison stint -- her.
You notice the outfit?
Miles said a girl
in a flower dress
asked him to hack S.H.I.E.L.D.
This could be the same girl.
我们能听到对话内容吗 Can we hear
the conversation?
这就是扫兴的地方了 That's the bummer --
没有音频 不过也不是完全听不到 there was no
audio, but it's not a total loss.
我能用神盾局的唇读程序 I was able to use
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s lip-reading program,
because we have one of those.
It didn't work on the girl
because she never looks
up at the camera,
but Po did -- once --
and it caught this.
The clairvoyant does not
like to be touched.
I wrote that down,
so we don't have to hear
that again -- ever.
- The clairvoyant. - Yeah.
Does that mean anything to you?
But it means
something to them --
to Po and whoever that woman is.
Her name's Raina.
You know her?
Yeah, she recruited
me for centipede,
came up to me at the hospital
where I did my back therapy
out of the blue.
Told me she could
change my life.
Nice to cut my own meat again.
The steak was to your liking?
Overcooked, and the ambience...
We're not here for the decor.
We've stabilized the
serum, added the implant,
and now we need the
clairvoyant's help
in finding the key
to stage three.
I've asked before.
The clairvoyant has
trouble seeing
the man you're looking
for and his weaknesses.
I don't mean to upset you.
It's the way of things.
This what's upsetting me.
This S.H.I.E.L.D. teams has
destroyed two of our operations.
We move every few
days now to be safe.
Which causes challenges for
our maintenance problems.
We can't overstate the toll,
this takes on our soldiers.
They are drained
after every mission.
Our men need regular
injections, constant upkeep.
Difficult when S.H.I.E.L.D.
has us on the run.
Then it's time to stop running.
We're running her
through our systems.
Maybe we can get an I.D.,
but we're guessing
she's centipede's recruiter
and Po's her latest recruit.
Three super soldiers
dive-bomb a prison,
pluck him out?
He's her number-one draft pick.
But why him?
Centipede's making
more soldiers.
Maybe they want Po to
coordinate them, lead them.
His background's
tactical strategy.
He fits the bill.
So, these guys have
super soldiers,
an expert military strategist,
and a clairvoyant who
can see the future.
还有人想换个队伍吗 Anyone else thinking
about switching teams?
They couldn't have a psychic.
There are none on the index.
They're a myth.
- So was Thor.
- Maybe it's an alias.
Run it through our database
and see if anything pops up.
Ward is approaching
Hayward's sister now.
Laura Hayward?
That's me.
Sorry to bother you,
but I was hoping you
could help me out.
I hope so, too.
I'm looking for you
brother, Brian.
Have you seen him lately?
I'm -- I'm sorry. Who are you?
Dan Filch, Ohio State
Gaming Commission.
丹·费尔奇
We're trying to contact Brian,
tell him the good news.
He won the lottery?
$50,000.00
Really?
And you're looking for him?
Don't you guys want
to keep the money?
Sure, but we have to at least
try and contact the winners
before the ticket expires.
Your brother's does in six days,
so if you know where he is --
I don't. Sorry. We're not close.
I haven't spoken to him since
he got back from Afghanistan.
Well, now you have
a reason to --
50,000 reasons, actually.
So let us know if
you hear from him.
Okay.
Not sure why you wanted to go
with the lottery story, sir.
- It's a tough sell. - Exactly.
Nothing makes people
more suspicious
than a handsome man
offering them free money.
She's making the call now.
Brian, it's me.
Some guy was just waiting
for me at school,
said you won the lottery.
I know, right?
We're not that lucky.
Is he local?
No. He's in Oakland, California.
Come in!
Oh, it almost looks homey.
Is that Ace?
What a cutie.
He must be so proud of you,
his dad working for S.H.I.E.L.D.
Which he can't know with
everything being classified.
That's all right. He
knows I'm working.
Called him on his birthday
and gave him all the "Heroes
of New York" action figures.
Nice.
Are you two close?
We're a team.
I'd do anything for
this little guy.
It's got to be the best feeling,
son looking up to you
who wants to grow up
to be just like you.
Yeah.
Looks like he's
growing fast, though.
You said you wanted your shot.
Here it is.
I won't let you down.
I think it's quite smart.
How does it feel?
Feels good. Comfortable.
Having powers is cheating,
but the suit's pretty cool.
It's perfect for an array
of tactical missions.
Yeah, also measures
your heart rate,
systolic pressures,
and glucose levels.
All while providing
state-of-the-art
ballistic protection.
Yeah.
Thanks.
- Oh, no. Thank you.
- We've never been so proud.
Hayward's cellphone
has been traced
to an abandoned factory about
eight miles from here.
Probably centipede's new lab.
Certainly been there M.O.
-- we destroy one factory,
they set up another, putting
us back to square one.
This time, I want answers.
Means we go in quiet,
do minimal damage to the
facility and the people inside.
Ward, May, you'll go in
through the west entrance.
Mr. Peterson and I will enter
through the loading dock.
You'll run the back
end from outside.
We're doing this just us?
We've been playing
whack-a-mole with these guys
since Ward first picked
me out of my van.
Shouldn't big S.H.I.E.L.D.
be sending in backup?
Trust me, they already did.
Let's move.
No pressure.
We alone here?
It appears so.
The only heat signatures
we're reading are yours.
But there's a weird
electronic signal.
I'm trying to isolate it.
Place looks emptied out.
Think we're too late?
Fitz, dial Hayward's number.
Find out.
Uh, sir, you've got company.
Yeah, we do.
Coming your way.
Usually packs a bigger punch.
Yeah, I remember.
What's happening?
His systolic and diastolic
pressures are dropping.
Heart rate's
plummeting, as well.
Sir, he's in bad shape.
Between the physical
exertion and this wound,
his vitals are dangerously low.
Who's behind centipede?
Who's doing this?!
I won't say anything.
I promise.
No! Please! Don't do th--
That's Mike Peterson, one
of our first subjects.
He hasn't been injected
with the serum in awhile,
but he still has his powers.
No. What he has is your
key to stage three.
The one on the left
is Akela Amador's.
Hayward's is on the right.
Now, his prosthetic
was slightly damaged,
but based on digital
reconstruction,
we can now confirm that the
technology is virtually identical.
Hayward's prosthetic has the
same internal power source,
backscatter capabilities,
and biomechanics as Amador.
So centipede also
designed the eye implant?
These guys are serious
multitaskers.
Who's Akela Amador?
Former S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent,
the first person we encountered
with this eye technology,
a good agent who was forced
to do some bad things.
We helped her.
Kind of a pattern with you guys.
So then those soldiers
at the warehouse
were forced to attack us
through that eye thing?
They were getting orders.
When the tide turned
in our favor,
centipede flipped
Hayward's kill switch,
told the other guys to run.
Can you track the eye
feed like before,
find their location?
Nope -- they've
upgraded since Amador.
Their feed's untraceable now.
Their technology keeps advancing
at a disturbingly rapid pace.
They must have endless
manpower, resources.
And someone with a fat wallet.
Po's the strategist.
Raina's the recruiter.
Perhaps this
Clairvoyant's the money.
That makes sense.
If I could see the future, I'd
go straight to Las Vegas.
Whoever's behind them may
or may not be psychic,
but they're one step
ahead of us every time.
I need to update HQ.
This is bigger than we thought.
I spoke with the Clairvoyant.
And?
I'll share the information
when the time is right.
I would love to hear much
more than just information.
Will you... tell
me what he's like?
Never.
The last person who tried
to learn these things
got a knife for it.
I don't want to have to
do that again, Raina.
You have such pretty eyes.
I understand.
You can't even whisper
to me about him.
No, I can't.
But I did tell the
Clairvoyant about you.
Spoke at length about
your many virtues.
How sweet.
I'll pour you a scotch.
Don't ever do that again.
Brandy, then?
When we're out in the field,
your head needs to be
on the op, not on me.
Time-out.
Still playing catch-up here.
- What are you talking about?
- you taking a punch for me?
I don't need your protection.
You think I don't know that?
I took that punch 'cause
you're faster than me.
You could do more
good on your feet.
It was tactical, not personal.
My mistake.
I am not some recruit who can't
separate church from state.
I'm on the same page as you.
So don't flatter yourself.
Sorry. I didn't mean to crash.
What do you want?
This about that
thumb drive again?
No.
Good.
Look, I get that you don't
want to help with that,
loud and clear, big
neon, flashing lights.
But I didn't ask, okay?
Coulson --
Coulson doesn't want
to tell you the truth.
The truth is...
You have to decide
why you're here.
We have a mission, and it's
not to find your parents.
If you can't put aside
your personal attachments,
Then you shouldn't be here.
Oh, come on in.
Thanks.
You doing okay?
Afraid I won't be...
much good to you for
the next couple days.
That's understandable.
You went above and beyond
at that warehouse,
had our backs more than once.
Thank you, sir.
But I know Centipede's
still out there.
Now, we still got a
lot of work to do.
True.
But according to your S.O.,
hard work's your specialty.
Said you train 24/7.
I want to be the best.
And that's admirable.
But you hadn't left
the training facility
since you got there,
which means you
haven't seen your son
since union station.
Ace is fine.
We...we talk all the time.
But you haven't been to see him.
Why?
Mike!
Because the last
time he saw me...
I was a monster.
My kid saw that.
You can't fix that from here.
And staying away,
not being there...
I've seen firsthand
the kind of damage that can do.
The last thing I want
to do is hurt Ace.
He's...he's my son, but...
maybe he's better
off without me.
I don't think that's true.
When I took this job,
I made a choice,
the same choice everyone
else here made --
This life over the other one,
the one with holiday dinners
and PTA meetings, recitals.
It's not easy.
But if the time comes
to make the hard call,
it's simpler.
But you have a son.
You have someone waiting
for you to come home.
You need to think about that.
You need to think about him.
Before you make your choice.
Hello?
Hey, Ace.
Dad!
It is so good to hear
your voice, buddy.
And I got some good news --
I'm gonna get to come home
and see you for a bit.
Awesome!
Then maybe you can
meet my new friend.
She said she knows you.
She's here right now.
Ace, who's there with you?
Where's your Aunt Mindy?
Hello, Mike.
Remember when I told you I
could change your life?
They want a trade --
Ace for his father.
They've set a time and a place.
Bloody savages.
They want to experiment on him,
determine how he still
has his abilities.
And we're gonna let them?
We've fought these guys before.
We don't have a choice.
The instructions they gave
Mr. Peterson were very specific.
I called HQ, told
them to stand down.
- Stand down?
- So We take them alone.
We should at least have
a hostage-rescue unit
in support of this.
They said they would
*** my son.
If we make one wrong move.
Any electronics, any comms,
any sign of surveillance
and they'll terminate
the arrangement.
I'll give myself up,
no problem, get him back.
I can figure it out from there.
You're still recovering.
We can't just hand you over
to them like that, can we?
Fitz-Simmons have a
non-electronic method
of tracking him.
Simmons has fabricated
an odorless scent.
I have an instrument
which can detect it.
Works like a bloodhound,
can track someone from
over 50 kilometers.
After we make the trade,
we'll be able to
follow Mr. Peterson.
Buy him some time to
get his strength back.
We'll find him.
I don't care what happens to me.
As long as my boy is...
I promise you, we're
gonna get your son back.
At least let me escort him
out for the exchange.
Mr. Peterson requested me.
I'm comfortable with that,
and if things go south,
I need you back here,
taking point on the team.
Is Ward in position?
Yes.
But I don't like any of this.
There'd be something wrong
with you if you did.
Once the swap happens,
I'll fire up my equipment.
We'll be able to track you
wherever they take you.
Just don't do anything
that'll endanger my son.
We won't, but we
want to make sure
Ace has his dad at the
end of the day, too.
Time to go.
My team won't let you down.
It wasn't supposed to
go down like this.
I'm gonna make this
right, I swear.
Damn it.
Hello, Mike. It's been awhile.
Your son is adorable, and
he looks just like you.
I don't believe I've
had the pleasure.
Lucky for you.
I have to thank you, Mike,
For holding up your
end of the deal.
Let's just make the trade.
Give us Ace, and
you can have him.
Oh, that wasn't the deal.
I'm so sorry.
Let me know when I can activate
comms and the tracker.
What's happening here, Mike?
Well, in exchange for his son,
we asked Mike to deliver you.
I'm not at full strength,
but I can still crush your throat.
New deal!
My son for your life.
Sadly, my employer cares no more
for my life than your son's.
If I die, so does he,
and his death will
be so much worse.
You need to let her go.
I told them they could have me.
But they want you. Why
do they want you?
I don't know, but if
you kill this woman,
you'll never see your son again.
But how will I look
him in the eye?
How will I explain what I did?
We talked about this.
I'm so sorry.
Let's finish this.
Dad!
There's his son.
Oh, thank god. I have
no stomach for this.
On my mark, activate
comms and tracker.
If there had been
any other way...
You made the only
choice you had.
What happened? They've
taken Coulson.
All right, call it in.
We need backup.
I have a shot.
Do not engage. They'll
kill Coulson.
Stand down. I'll contact HQ.
You okay?
I'm fine, dad.
S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ, this is S.H.I.E.L.D.
RG422.
We need immediate
satellite support.
Ace, I've got to make
something right.
Daddy loves you so much, okay?
Stay with Skye.
You remember Skye, right?
Keep him safe. Take
care of my boy!
No!!
Mike!
Where's Coulson?
Oh, my god.
Coulson.
We land in half an hour.
Good.
The sooner we begin, the better.
Whatever this is, whatever
you think you're doing,
it won't work.
I won't give you what you want.
You will.
And we want is simple.
We want you to tell us about
the day after you died.