In the future, my son will lead mankind in a war against skynet...
The computer system programmed to destroy the world.
It has sent machines back through time.
Some to kill him.
One to protect him.
Today we fight to stop skynet from ever being created.
To change our future.
To change his fate.
The war to save mankind begins now.
The Sarah Connor chronicles.
My turk plays chess at a level that could defeat every human player...
That has ever lived, and probably ever will live.
This is my partner, Dmitri shipkov.
I built the turk, but Dmitri taught it to play chess.
- You talk about it like it's human. - Well, you never know.
Show me what you found.
No name, but he's got this tattoo on his arm.
That's a tattoo from a skynet work camp. He's a resistance fighter.
Then you know him, in the future.
So do you. He's one of your best soldiers.
It was you, wasn't it? You wanted to kill him, and you did.
I didn't do it. All I wanted was the turk.
Somebody else killed him and took the machine.
You gotta get out of here.
If you haven't figured it out, I have a t-triple-8 on my ass.
Now if you found me, it will too.
He needs a doctor.
What, so you're just gonna go out and kidnap one?
Ugh, don't let that thing touch me.
- We have to stop your bleeding. - Get away from me!
- You don't even know who this guy is! - He's your uncle. He doesn't know.
Possible forced entry and sabotage...
At vista terrace power plant. All available units respond.
Code 3.
This is an emergency evacuation.
Proceed to emergency exits.
Remain calm and exit the building immediately.
- Let's go. - This is an emergency evacuation.
Proceed to the emergency-lighted exit.
They say that when a person dies, the soul lives on.
The soul.
The thing that separates us from the machines.
Cameron had burned the metal monster. Two thousand degrees.
I suppose they did the same to Andy.
There was nothing left of either.
Nothing that told the story of who or what they were.
Gone is gone.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
When I go, Bury me in the earth.
Part of me died years ago with Kyle Reese.
But a part of him lives on in John.
If that's not a soul, I don't know what is.
- The triple-8? - Vaporized.
The Russian, Dmitri?
- You found him? - He took off after Andy's murder.
Now, if he has the turk, then...
Put the machine on it.
She'll find him.
- It's... - I know.
It's what they do.
- How is he? - Better.
Still pretty out of it.
Is he gonna stay here? Or what?
Let's see if he lives first.
And somewhere in this city, a naked cop bleeds in an alley.
Couldn't acquire it.
- Why not? - The FBI has it.
You're playing hooky.
Today? No, I can't miss class today, mom.
We have to find the hand.
Destroy it. No loose ends. Cyberdyne built skynet.
- With the chip, remember? - And the hand.
Look, the feds have it now, mom. I can't help.
Besides, absent gets me on the radar.
I can play hooky.
Find Dmitri. Derek says he has a sister, teaches ballet. Start with her.
Low profile, no guns.
You might wanna change.
Yeah, this is sergeant Johnson, senior property over at I.A.P.D.
Got a problem, wonder if you could help.
- What's going on? - We got this new booking officer, rookie.
I think he was drunk when he logged evidence on a robbery we had.
Might have ended up on your felony escape.
- What are you missing? - Prosthetic hand.
- Really? - Really.
Dr number?
I can send someone to pick it up.
- Mm. I don't see any hand on here. - You sure?
- Hey, hang on a second. Agent Ellison. - Yeah?
I got I.A.P.D. Property on the line.
Asking about a hand. From your felony escape.
They have it listed on the authorization but we don't have a record of it.
I never saw any hand, fake or otherwise.
Agent in charge says he never saw it. Wanna talk to him?
No. No, no, I'll take his word. Thanks.
I wonder if god or the devil...
Or even death was sending me a message from the future...
All the way back through time.
"Machines, Sarah, machines.
You can pretend they're not, but they are coming and they are faster and stronger.
And they have been built to do one perfect thing:
To kill you.
They will kill you...
And your friends and your family and your mother and your father...
And Kyle Reese and your son.
Your son."
"They will kill everyone you love and everyone you hold close...
And there is nothing you can do about it...
Because they are coming.
They are coming and they will find you.
Because that's what they do! That's all they do!"
- That's all they do! - I need help here!
Let go.
- Get in here! - They'll kill you!
- Come on, where's that stuff? - They will kill you!
Let me...
Now, if what you're saying is true, Sarah...
Surely there would be some evidence.
No one believes me.
Thank you.
This is where Sarah Connor spent three years of her life?
This is it.
Dr. Silberman retired right after she escaped.
Where is he these days?
Got himself a cabin in the mountains near arrowhead.
Growing his own vegetables and working on his book.
We don't hear much from him anymore.
I'd love to talk to any staff that was here when she escaped.
Unfortunately, there's no one left.
Not even the janitor?
How long would you work here if you could find another job?
All right.
Good.
Go on, reach down.
Excellent turn out. Hold.
And close.
Beautiful.
Thank you. See you all next week.
Bye, Neil.
What is she doing?
Pas de chat.
Step of the cat.
- Will you show me? - That is the advanced class.
You are a beginner, yeah?
You have taken ballet before.
The height is nice.
Beautiful feet. But your upper body is little...
Mechanical, yeah?
Remember, you are a cat.
I'm a cat.
Come next week.
We need to develop your flexibility and your imagination.
Remember, dance is the hidden language of the soul, yeah?
What are you doing?
What's it look like?
Looks like you're loading guns that I know for a fact are already loaded.
True enough.
I loaded them.
Look...
No offense, I just don't like firing a weapon I didn't set myself.
Anyway, you should take it into the kitchen or something.
Mom wouldn't like you doing this in her room.
Why?
Because it's her room.
Listen, um...
The paramedic that patched me up, where'd he come from?
That's Charlie.
He was her boyfriend.
Her fiance...
Actually. Long time ago though.
He's a liability.
Look, man, he's not gonna tell anybody.
How do you know?
Because I know him. I trust him.
I can't believe you trust anybody.
Maybe it's just him.
You trust the machine.
- Cameron, she... - Yeah, Cameron.
What a joke. Walking around with a name like it's a person.
It's not a person. It's not something you should be trusting.
What's going on?
Nothing.
I need you to get on the computer and find an address.
You're making a mistake.
- How's that? - The machine has gotta go.
You had me sending her out to do our dirty work.
Dirty work is all they're good for.
Don't think that you can train them like a pet.
It'll be the last thing you think.
- John... - John doesn't know everything.
- You should be resting. - No.
They never rest.
You can't have that thing here.
Can't sleep with it here.
That gonna help?
You never know.
Does it help to sleep on the whole trunk?
Go into my bedroom again, I'll bust your head.
What happened with the ballet teacher?
Dance is the language of the soul.
First, you have to have a soul.
I mean, about Dmitri or the turk.
I'm going back today.
- What's the status on the hand? - Got a good idea who has it.
- Who? - FBI agent Ellison.
The guy who questioned me in county lockup?
What, they only have one FBI agent in this town?
The only one who could put this whole thing together.
From what I saw at his house, maybe he already has.
Pancakes.
We eat at the table.
- Your pancakes are getting cold. - Here's Dr. Silberman's address.
- You're not hungry? - No.
Since when?
Miss Connor, I'm from dcfs.
I've brought some papen/vork. Everything should be in order.
All we have to do is cross the t's and dot the I's.
It states that you voluntarily and unequivocally consent.
You've been advised of the consequences of this relinquishment.
You understand that your consent is irrevocable.
And once these papers are signed, all parental rights will be terminated.
And sign here.
We'll get a certified copy to the judge.
I guess you're not hungry either.
You might have fooled them, but not me.
I know you.
I know you too.
Dr. Silberman.
Can I help you?
Special agent James Ellison.
Well, hello. What can I do for you, agent?
I'd like to talk to you about Sarah Connor.
You like to come in?
Thank you.
I don't like to use the term "textbook" in relation to any of my patients...
But Sarah Connor was depressed, anxiety-ridden...
Manic...
Violent with paranoid delusions.
Is that what it was? Delusions?
Robots, soldiers of the future, apocalypse. You tell me.
Also, she could be remarkably charming...
And even persuasive.
Beware of false prophets.
Are you a man of the book?
It has brought me comfort at times.
More tea?
Yes, yes, thank you.
Thing that most people don't understand about psychiatry...
Is that it is an imperfect science.
What are you doing here?
Watching you.
I'm a little out of shape.
Teaching takes all my time.
My brother says if you wanna be good at anything, you have to practice every day.
Your brother is right.
Do you have a brother?
Is he a dancer like you?
He plays chess.
So does my brother.
Excuse me.
Get lost.
Do you have any idea who this is?
No, do you?
Who are you?
You are just a girl. How did you do that?
I'm looking for your brother.
Are you police?
I've already told the police everything I know.
No, I'm not police.
But I do find them useful.
What do you want?
I can help your brother.
Tell me where he is.
Untie me.
FBI, that's a good touch.
What? Who...?
Who do you...? Who do you think I am?
I know who you are...
Coming here asking about Sarah Connor.
Matthew 7:15, the full verse is:
Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing...
But inwardly, they are ravening wolves.
You're from the future.
- You're one of them. - I'm...? I'm...? Oh, come on.
Okay, if I was who you say I am, then how could...?
How could you have poisoned me?
The tea was a test...
But then it occurred to me that you could be an advanced model.
Smart enough to trick me into thinking you were passed out.
Oh, come on. Come on. Look.
Look, kidnapping an FBI agent is a federal offense.
Carries a sentence of life in prison.
If you let me go now, we'll forget this ever happened, okay?
- One sure-fire way to... - Wait. Wait, wait. No!
No! You can't. No! No!
John hasn't been answering his cell phone.
When he gets home, will you tell him we need to talk?
Where you heading?
Arrowhead. I think Ellison might be there.
He's a strong boy.
You know, strong opinions.
- I don't know where he gets that. - His father?
Out of the picture.
That's too bad.
Can I ask you about my brother?
Kyle?
John told me he died fighting?
Do you know where he is now?
In the grass.
I can take you there someday if you want.
It's an honest mistake.
Can't be too careful.
Tell me...
Do you believe in the apocalypse, agent?
I've read revelations.
Could it be that the apocalypse in the book...
And the predictions of Sarah Connor are one and the same?
I suppose it's possible.
What do you think?
He came down the hall.
It was a large man.
I thought it was a man...
Until he threw the guard...
Through the window just like a rag doii.
Not an ounce of emotion, just blank like a death mask.
Then the other one came.
There was two of them?
They were different.
The second one was almost beautiful, like, perfect...
Like a changeling.
The face of Mercury.
What about Sarah?
She was there. She was on the floor...
And the boy was with her.
He was screaming.
And then the first one, the big one...
I'll never forget, he reached out his hand and he said:
"Come with me if you wanna live."
It was like god reaching out to man...
Like the sistine chapel.
The hand of god.
Though...
There's no proof, so we don't talk about it...
All of us who were there.
What if I told you I have proof?
What do you mean?
Piece of evidence I found during my investigation.
That's why I came to you.
For your cooperation.
To show you that Sarah wasn't crazy.
Nobody...
Is crazy.
What is it?
The hand of god.
It's a good thing you told me about this.
I told you, I'm on your side.
I wish that were true.
What does that mean?
Do you know what would happen if the wrong people got a hold of this?
I can't let you stop her.
She's dead.
Well, so was Jesus once.
- You won't feel a thing. - What? No, no!
Dug up some clean t-shirts for you.
I wasn't sure how many you'd need.
Depends on how long you're staying.
Not that great sleeping on the couch, is it?
Slept on a few of them myself.
Yeah? When was that?
When my mom was locked up.
I kicked around.
Friends and foster families.
Mom was in prison?
Mental hospital.
You go around blowing up buildings and ranting about robots, it happens.
That sounds rough.
There was this...
There was this one family, Todd and Janelle.
I was with them for a while...
And they were okay.
Of course, I hated them.
They wanted to adopt me.
I'm sure your mom would have died before she let that happen.
Yeah, you'd think.
Look, John...
What can happen to a person inside four walls...
Screws with your head.
Makes you do things you never thought you'd do.
Some people never give up.
Some people always fight.
Fewer than you'd think.
So you ever wonder what happened to Todd and Janelle?
I know what happened.
I got them killed.
Dima.
Tell him, come on.
You're the one who reported the turk missing.
- Do you have more? - What happened to it?
A man came to see me. Offered me money to steal the turk.
I owed money to the people who helped me bring my sister into this country...
So I changed the endgame protocols in order for it to lose its last match.
If we'd won and we would have won, I never could have gotten it out of there.
I was paid money for it, $20,000. It wasn't enough.
I need more of these.
Please, I need more of these.
Who bought the turk?
Okay.
That's all I have.
Okay?
Dima.
Thank you for explaining.
Where are you going? Hey, where do you go?
- You promised you'd help us! - Hey. This way.
Hey!
Oh, my god.
I'm sorry I ever doubted you.
Apology accepted.
Help!
Get up.
Where is it?
She took it.
What? Who?
Sarah Connor.
She took it.
Did you find the turk?
Dmitri stole it from Andy then sold it to a man.
Who?
Where's Dmitri now?
Dead. So's his sister.
Did you kill them?
No. It wasn't my mission.
I never wanted you to see that tape.
I was gonna destroy it.
But since you did, did you notice the date?
The date on the tape?
June 8, 1997.
Do you know that date?
I do now.
It's the date you gave up being my mother.
It's the date I broke out of there.
The day you came for me I was coming for you.
Because about three seconds after I signed that paper...
I knew I couldn't live with it.
I was coming for you and I was gonna die trying.
You almost did.
So did you.
And you were mad as hell about it.
Yelled at me...
And told me what a stupid move it was.
I might have oversold that a little.
I'll always find you.
There was a time I was a hero to my son.
He thought I walked on water.
He knows better now.
We all have weak moments...
Moments where we lose faith.
But it's our flaws...
Our weaknesses that make us human.
They're here.
They're here!
They're everywhere!
They're here!
Science now performs miracles like the gods of old.
Creating life from blood cells or bacteria or a spark of metal.
But they're perfect creatures...
And in that way, they couldn't be less human.
There are things machines will never do.
They cannot possess faith, they cannot commune with god.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down...
And cast into the fire.
They cannot appreciate beauty.
They cannot create art.
If they ever learn these things, they won't have to destroy us.
They'll be us.