Down, on the ground!
Get on the ground!
Wyatt to Viceroy,
we have a runner, I repeat, we have a runner.
VICEROY ON RADIO: Acknowledged.
Pursue runner with authority to shoot to kill.
Copy.
Double water rations for anybody who speaks up.
Nobody saw a fucking thing.
If you run, you kill one of your own.
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like a motherless child ♪
♪ A long way ♪
♪ From home ♪
Second chances are rare in life.
But here at The Program,
we believe you are one opportunity away
from dignity and self-respect.
Our motto is simple.
Work for life, work for all.
A life without debt is within your reach.
A fulfilled term at The Program
guarantees you financial freedom.
Young man, why are you here today?
My student loans were too much.
I don't even know how much I owe right now.
And what about you?
My daughter, she was sick.
I was working multiple jobs to pay for her treatment.
I was living off credit.
Stories like yours are far too common.
But that is about to change.
Your application's been reviewed,
and everything checks out okay.
According to our assessment,
the debt you're carrying and your overall credit rating,
you're a perfect fit.
Congratulations, I'll send you a copy of our assessment.
Work for life,
work for all.
Just one more piece of tape.
Hey, how's it going?
It's good, how are you, Maggie?
Good, thank you.
Here, it's the best I could do today.
- You don't gotta. - No, take it.
Thank you.
He's getting big.
Healthy appetite.
Fuck!
Travis, goddammit, you fucking scared me.
What are you doing here?
I didn't mean to scare you, I'm sorry.
What's that?
Happy birthday.
I don't even like fucking flowers.
They just wilt and die.
You still have this?
That old woman was crazy.
She was right about us.
Have you thought about what I asked?
You're a worker, Maggie, you're not eligible.
Not eligible.
You've been drinking, I can smell it on you.
Don't do that.
We don't have to turn this into a fight.
We, there's no we.
You know what I meant.
I work in the morning and I'm tired.
So thank you for the flowers and the card,
but you gotta go.
You hear me?
You remember when we used to go
to the old grain elevators?
We'd climb up top and overlook the lake?
Okay, you need to go now.
Well...
Keep it, I don't want it.
Happy birthday, Maggie.
Call you debtors, takers.
They tell you to get a job, to enlist in The Program.
To leave your community, your mothers and your fathers
and your siblings and your friends,
just when things are at their worst.
My own son enlisted in The Program a year-and-a-half ago.
I haven't heard from him since.
No visits, no calls, nothing.
For all intents and purposes, those who have enlisted him
have disappeared.
We need answers.
But more importantly, we need to discourage the young people
from buying into this ridiculous promise.
At least it's a chance to start over.
I'm sick of borrowing.
Better to keep borrowing than enlisting.
Yeah, some choice.
Come in.
Maggie.
There you go.
Thank you.
Maggie, take a seat.
There's no easy way of saying this,
but you've been here long enough.
You understand the challenges we face here at the clinic.
As far as trainees go, Maggie, you're among the best.
And you're gonna make a great nurse some day, I'm sure.
I've almost satisfied my training hours.
I have my certification exam next month.
I've been working towards this tirelessly.
I understand your struggle, I do.
But I have a dozen trainees.
I have to make some choices.
Please.
I've invested everything into this.
Why you?
Why should I pick you and not someone else?
I feel I've proven myself during my time here.
I've gone above and beyond, working overtime,
off-the-clock, and unpaid, just to help out.
I stumbled onto your website.
What?
Seems like we both have some choices to make.
I fucking can't believe this.
Do you want to be a nurse, yes or no?
Fuck you.
What brings you here, Maggie?
I want in.
Come on, we've been through this.
I'm serious.
It's not possible.
You're nowhere near eligible.
You simply aren't carrying enough debt.
I can't pay my bills, my rent is past due.
Oh, and did I mention I lost my job?
I'm desperate and running out of options.
I understand.
And it's hard to fathom,
but your credit is actually too good.
Fuck that.
Look, even if I tried to push your application through,
it'd end up back on my desk as denied.
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't be promoting the competition,
but why don't you go across the street and get a loan,
use the credit to get back on your feet.
I don't want another loan.
I have enough debt.
What I want is to be rid of it.
I want to help, I do.
Then do it.
Why don't you move back in with me?
Not a chance.
You aren't the right fit for The Program.
Maybe not, but they don't pick 'em, you do.
So pick me.
I need your help.
Fix the application, make me eligible.
I could lose my job.
Please, Travis.
I can't.
I just can't.
Fuck off.
Go on.
Is this?
Your ticket in to The Program.
Thank you, Travis, thank you.
This is the best thing to happen to me in a long time.
I was starting to freak out.
There you go.
To a new start.
Wait.
Like we used to.
You know what my favorite thing about this place is?
Yeah, I think I do.
You gonna sing with me?
That depends how many of these we have.
You know, Mags, your term at The Program
is going to be a while,
a couple years at least.
Is this your idea of celebrating?
No, I just want you to know what to expect.
It's either this or more debt.
I'm just saying.
What are you saying?
No, forget it, this is good, it is.
To you.
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like a motherless child ♪
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like a motherless child ♪
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like a motherless child ♪
♪ A long way ♪
♪ From home ♪
♪ A long way ♪
♪ From home ♪
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like I'm almost gone ♪
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like I'm almost gone ♪
♪ Sometimes I feel ♪
♪ Like I'm almost gone ♪
♪ A long way ♪
♪ From home ♪
♪ A long way ♪
♪ From home ♪
♪ True believer ♪
To a new start.
Once you've reviewed the contract,
accept the terms and conditions on page 56.
Everything all right?
Travis, is it?
Yes, sir, is everything okay?
Sit.
How long have you been with us, Travis?
2 1/2 years.
Back then, we had no more than a couple dozen recruiters.
Today, we employ over 200.
That number has changed.
But the expectations of each and every recruiter
remains the same.
Now, you know we have to follow specific criteria
regarding applicants.
Yes, sir.
These recruits you brought me today,
anything I should know?
I'm not sure that I follow.
Do you know any of them?
I can't say that I do.
There are times you can't always do things by the book.
I get it.
But when the dust settles,
we have to take responsibility for our actions,
all of them.
Mason is going to need a ride back into the city.
Travis.
Why sit here and lie to me?
Is it out of fear of being caught?
I already know.
Sir, Maggie, she really needs this.
The Program is her only chance.
I didn't want to see her become
another worst-case scenario before being given the chance
for something better.
That's not your call to make.
It's not by the book.
But she really needs this and she's a really hard worker.
You'll see, she'll do great here.
You lied, Travis.
But worse still, you lied to me.
We're done.
What'll happen to her?
Please, please!
Are you kidding me?
- Keys. - Really?
- The car. - It's a company car.
Wake up call!
Your work here puts you on the front lines
of The Program.
Your assignment, first to clear and level the land,
and second, to pour a foundation.
And through this work,
you will all be making a difference.
A freshwater supply pipeline is being laid down behind you.
Now, I trust you all understand the importance
of freshwater these days.
Your first day of work begins in 15 minutes.
You all right?
Yeah, just need a moment to catch my breath.
Do you have any water?
Mine's gone.
You gotta ration your canteen out here.
Thanks.
Back to work.
Are you fucking kidding me.
Anyone sitting here?
No, go for it.
I'm Maggie, by the way.
Kyle.
You been here long?
A couple weeks.
Let me guess, student debt.
Yeah, student debt, no work, the usual.
Same as everyone.
I was this close to becoming a nurse.
Four years of schooling plus two years of placement.
I was one month away from doing my nursing exam.
Anyway.
At the current rate of construction,
your position puts you eight weeks behind target.
The board have expressed significant concerns.
I need the manpower that was originally promised.
Every operation requires more manpower right now.
Just get it done with the resources you have.
Ground positions, everybody get down now!
On your knees!
On your knees, motherfucker, down!
Move it, move it, move it!
Hands behind your head, do it, do it now!
Cross your feet.
Get up, get up, let's go!
Come on!
Get up!
Come on!
Let's go, move!
All clear, back to work!
Everyone back to work!
What the fuck was that?
Protocol, anything out of the ordinary.
Back to work, now!
Fuck.
In a world, where the truth is hidden,
where lies are broadcast from the streets
onto the buildings and every store,
even on your personal devices.
Distinguishing what is real and what is fiction
becomes the most difficult but the most important.
Today, one can live an entire lifetime
and never see any more than what's on the surface.
Shit, you okay?
Ground position now, everybody on your knees!
- Leave her. - No.
Get down!
Everybody on the ground, get on your knees!
Get down.
She needs help, oh!
That fucking hurts!
Stay down and shut up.
Get her out of here.
Come on, get up.
Asshole, I was just trying to help.
- Get back to work! - Get back to work!
Hey, that was totally uncalled for today.
I wanna file a complaint.
That's not right what you did.
Whatever you want.
You can take it up with the Viceroy tomorrow.
The past four days, you managed to make up
exactly zero kilometers.
I lost two more workers and I'm down a recruiter.
It's not just your ass on the line at this point.
I'm responsible.
Listen to me, this threatens to delay the water supply,
and that is going to upset a lot of very important people.
Get your shit together and get the job done.
What?
Why aren't you at work?
Sir, the treatment from your guards out at the work site,
they're violent, careless when people are injured.
- You may not know... - Sit down.
You were saying?
I'm saying, the treatment from the guards at work site,
it's careless and violent.
If a worker is injured, they need proper medical attention.
These people have a right to...
- What the fuck? - You were saying?
Now go on, something about people and rights.
People at the work site have a right to be...
Let me make something perfectly clear for you.
You have no rights while you're in my possession.
Do you understand?
Nod if you understand what I am telling you.
Get her the hell out of here.
You're not eligible for a loan.
My credit's clean, check again.
Flagged, there's nothing I can do.
What the hell does flagged mean?
It means no credit, not here, not anywhere.
What happened to guaranteed loans?
Hey, hey, hey, Travis!
How do you know my name?
I want into The Program.
What?
I'm just fucking with you.
Sorry man, I couldn't resist.
How did you find me?
You're a recruiter.
Well, ex-recruiter.
Anyway, someone wants to see you.
Come on.
People like you who are entitled,
you understand least of all the reality we live in.
It's only now when you're Discarded that the veil is lifted.
I've been a Worker my whole life, I'm not a Discarded.
I help people.
I give them a chance to rid their debt.
Even if you think that's true,
you don't help people anymore.
You're no longer a Worker for The Program.
Right.
You're not a Worker, you not a Debtor.
You're something much worse.
You won't survive long, not alone, not in today's world.
Why'd you bring me here?
My own son went in The Program, Travis.
I haven't seen him, I haven't heard from him, nothing.
He'll come back.
I think you know that's not true.
He'll come back.
I'm sorry about your son, Marco, I really am.
But I have someone in The Program that I care about, too.
You worried about her, Maggie?
I just wanted to help her.
You gave her a death sentence.
Travis, whoever you pissed off,
this is your chance to punch back.
Hey!
What is this?
$1,000 for meeting with the Viceroy?
Truck and guard, 800?
Even the goddamn tent and shitty food is $50 a day?
This is insane, you can't charge me for this stuff.
Would you like to take it up with the Viceroy again?
This is ridiculous.
You can't do this.
Hey, it's been a long day, come on.
You can't do this!
They added three fucking months to my term, just like that.
How the hell is anyone supposed to get out of here?
I think the point is that we don't.
This is supposed to be a debt relief program.
But these numbers, the workers' debt is going up.
Look at these expenses.
I need to take a walk.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm good.
We have three foundations to build today.
Diggers, no breaks until this one is ready.
Runners, I want you to stay a step ahead of the supplies
before this pour here is done, understood?
- Good, get to it. - Let's go, let's go!
Get down!
Pick it up.
Recover her.
Get up, get up!
Get back to work!
This is an old logging road.
Now, it's mostly overgrown,
but the ground underneath is firm.
So that would have us parking somewhere around here.
Use whatever you can.
Cover up the car and cover up your tracks.
The lodge is about a mile away.
Expect a guard outside and maybe even a Blackshirt.
Maggie, wake up.
Come on.
Those that don't work don't come back.
Come on.
People don't know what goes on inside these camps.
But there's a resistance in the city.
And for them, we need to make a statement.
There are no rights in here, not even the right to life.
Listen,
I need your help.
Okay, go.
Hurry up, hurry up.
- Stop, on the ground! - Get on the ground!
Wyatt to Viceroy.
We have a runner. I repeat, we have a runner.
Here we go, here we go, here we go!
Oh shit.
Go, go, go!
Backup! Backup!
Move to lockdown.
Recall all nonessential personnel
to headquarters for engagement.
Hands at eye level, , now!
All nonessential patrol personnel
are under orders to engage the enemy as hitmen.
Hands together.
Don't any of you fucking move.
What the fuck are you doing at my camp?
Move your hands behind you.
You're one of them.
You've been selling people into slavery all this time.
Baby, I'm sorry, I had no idea.
You knew, stop the car!
Maggie, please.
You're one of them, you're a killer.
No, I'm not with them.
I'm here for you.
Please, you have to listen to me.
This is your only chance.
There's a parallel road south of this one.
Take the compass, and when you find it,
follow it east, okay?
There's a car hidden in the bushes
before you get to the main road.
No matter what happens,
you take it and you get back to the city.
Take it.
There's gonna be trouble, an attack on the pipeline.
It's not safe.
You understand everything I've told you?
Shit.
Get out, out of the truck!
Now, Maggie, go, go.
Officials
as a direct result of this morning's terrorist attack
on the pipeline, announced the Water Corporation
is unable to continue the purification and bottling
of frozen water.
Under the circumstances, national water will be
to the government
other option but to cease operations until further notice.
- Viceroy. - Sir, the pipeline.
There will be no way
to recover from this totally.
Cost-benefit analysis shows conclusively
that we can expect a tenfold leap in applicants
on account of this tragedy.
All our program will benefit from the increasing manpower.
From that perspective, you did well.
I'll be following up in short order.
Wait, no sir, the.
Marco!
You all have to tell me everything.
What all goes on in the camp?
It must be documented for the people.
This is Maggie.
- Marco. - Nice to meet you.