The Crossing (TV Series)

Pilot (2018)

Steve Zahn: Jude Ellis

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• Nestor Rosario : [pulling Jude from his yoga class]  I didn't mean to bo... interrupt you... your class.

  Jude Ellis : Trust me, you saved me a groin pull.

• Nestor Rosario : An Army chopper spotted a body down at Thorn Beach.

  Jude Ellis : I thought no one went to Thorn Beach.

  Nestor Rosario : Not this time of year. Probably washed up?

• Nestor Rosario : Haven't been out here in years. We used to go out on the rocks, try not to get knocked off by the waves, you know? Wasn't much else to do that didn't involve getting drunk. Used to do that, too.

  [soft snicker] 

  Nestor Rosario : A little bit, you know? Malt liquor mostly. Malt liquor gets a bad rap.

  Jude Ellis : Hey, you know, you can stay in the car if you want.

  Nestor Rosario : Shoot, no, man. I'm fine. Totally fine.

  Jude Ellis : All right.

  Nestor Rosario : You must've seen a lot in Oakland. Bodies.

  Jude Ellis : Yeah. A few.

• Nestor Rosario : [finding a body on the beach]  What are you thinking?

  Jude Ellis : Well, he wasn't out for a swim.

  Nestor Rosario : Fell off a boat, maybe?

  Jude Ellis : Yeah, maybe.

  [seeing more bodies] 

  Jude Ellis : Damn.

• Jude Ellis : [finding Leah]  She's breathing! Call an ambulance and the Coast Guard! There may be more out there!

  Nestor Rosario : [into his radio]  Dispatch, this is Rosario. We have a 10-32 times four. We need EMT support and search and rescue.

• Jude Ellis : [seeing all the bodies in the ocean]  Oh, my god. What is this?

• Nestor Rosario : No life jackets.

  Jude Ellis : Huh?

  Nestor Rosario : None of them are wearing life jackets.

  Jude Ellis : Go home. Feds have got this. You've been here all day.

  Nestor Rosario : Where'd they come from, Jude?

  Jude Ellis : I don't know.

• Emma Ren : We've got 47 survivors. I'm afraid that's all we're gonna find. Have any of them said anything to you? We're having trouble getting them to talk.

  Jude Ellis : No. Most were in shock, hypothermic. So, do you know what kind of ship they were on?

  Emma Ren : No. And so far, no vessels reported missing. No distress signals.

  Jude Ellis : [realizing how bizarre it sounds]  Wait. So, what then, a plane?

  Emma Ren : Not according to FAA.

  Jude Ellis : Well, they had to come from somewhere.

  Emma Ren : I don't think from here. What little they've said suggests they're looking for asylum.

  Jude Ellis : Asylum? You're telling me that these people are refugees?

  Emma Ren : That's what we're trying to find out.

• Jude Ellis : I'm Jude. What's your name?

  Leah : Leah.

  Jude Ellis : Leah? That's a pretty name. It's from the Bible, if I'm not mistaken.

  Leah : From what?

• Jude Ellis : Do you know any of these people here?

  Leah : My mom.

  Jude Ellis : Your mom? Is your mom here?

  Leah : [pointing towards the ocean]  In the water.

• Jude Ellis : Leah, how did you get in the water?

  [seeing she's scared] 

  Jude Ellis : It's all right. You don't have to be afraid.

  Leah : We were running away.

  Jude Ellis : You were running away. From what?

  Leah : The war.

• Jude Ellis : Leah, where are you from?

  Leah : From here.

  Jude Ellis : From here? America.

  [Leah nods] 

  Jude Ellis : But there's no war here.

  Leah : There will be.

  Jude Ellis : I'm sorry. I don't understand.

  Caleb : [overhearing nearby]  There's a lot you won't understand.

  Emma Ren : Why do you say that?

  Caleb : Because what she's talking about, these things that we've experienced... they haven't happened yet.

• Nestor Rosario : Well, you look like hell.

  Jude Ellis : [sarcastic]  Thanks.

  Nestor Rosario : No sleep?

  Jude Ellis : Not enough.

• Jude Ellis : [seeing a woman giving a witness statement]  What's this all about?

  Nestor Rosario : A tourist. Mugger got her last night. Took her purse, her rings.

  Jude Ellis : We think it's our same guy?

  Nestor Rosario : Yeah, looks like it might be.

  Jude Ellis : Get me the report.

• Nestor Rosario : A lot of calls, people are wondering about the activity on the water last night.

  Jude Ellis : Yeah.

  Nestor Rosario : And the papers called. They want a comment, too.

  Jude Ellis : Stall 'till I can coordinate with the feds.

• Nestor Rosario : Between us, those people... what are they saying?

  Jude Ellis : Nothing that makes any sense.

  [heavy sigh] 

  Jude Ellis : They're storing the bodies in that plane hangar off 81. Tell Ruben to get down there, log prints, record any identifying marks.

  Nestor Rosario : Sure you don't want the feds handling that?

  Jude Ellis : No. They wahsed up on our beach.

• Jude Ellis : So, I sent my coroner to the hangar, and apparently, your men won't let him in to see the bodies. Then I come here, these guys won't let me down to the beach.

  Emma Ren : I apologize. I should've given you the heads-up. I can no longer have you and your men on this site.

  Jude Ellis : You can't have us? That's funny. I thought we were having you.

  Emma Ren : And I need to ask you not to talk about this case with anyone.

  Jude Ellis : I have a town full of people wondering what's going on down here. The press want a statement. I can't not talk to them.

  Emma Ren : I understand. I will consult with my superiors and I will get you official talking points.

• Jude Ellis : This, uh, little game of keep away... this has something to do with what those people down there are telling you, isn't it?

  Emma Ren : We're just trying to streamline this operation, limit exposure.

  Jude Ellis : Almost convinced me. Now try it again without the eye twitch.

• Jude Ellis : Look, I've been dealing with the feds my whole career. This is how it works. They want a case, they take it.

  Nestor Rosario : Yeah, but it's like you said, they washed up on our beach, right?

  Jude Ellis : It's their beach now.

• Nestor Rosario : [finishing a child's juice box]  Have any more grape?

  Jude Ellis : That's your third one.

  Nestor Rosario : They're tiny.

  Jude Ellis : They're for Oliver.

  Nestor Rosario : I'm sorry. I know. It's just that Jill doesn't want me drinking sugary drinks anymore. She says they make me ramble. You know it's harder to quit sugar than it is cocaine?

  [a doorbell rings] 

  Nestor Rosario : I've been sneaking Dr. Peppers at work.

  Jude Ellis : Pull yourself together, man.

• Jude Ellis : Got your talking points. Little light on the substance.

  Emma Ren : We're withholding certain details for now.

  Jude Ellis : Yeah, pretty big detail. You know, the fact that some survived.

  Emma Ren : You tell the world you've got fifty people claiming to have traveled through time, and your town becomes ground zero for every media outlet on the planet. For their own safety, we need to keep them out of the conversation.

  Jude Ellis : You know, somehow I don't think this is all about them.

  Emma Ren : It's about you, too. The less chaotic is gets, the easier it's gonna be.

  Jude Ellis : I-I can... I can handle chaos.

  Emma Ren : Your time in Oakland would suggest otherwise.

  Jude Ellis : You don't know me.

  Emma Ren : I know you came here to put things back together, right? Quiet town, peaceful, low maintenance. And it can still be all those things, but you're gonna have to trust me.

  Jude Ellis : Trust is earned.

• Jude Ellis : You want to tell me why you're interested in those bodies?

  [Reece stays silent] 

  Jude Ellis : Yeah, figured.

  [noticing her glance at his yoga mat] 

  Jude Ellis : Yoga. Supposed to be theraputic. You know, good for stress, but...

  Nestor Rosario : [calling on the radio]  Jude, you there? Got a call from Kurt Cooper down at the docks. Says he pulled a woman out of the water earlier. Alive. Jude, you out there?

  Jude Ellis : You wouldn't happen to know anything about that.

  Reece : [he pulls over]  I didn't tell you to stop.

  Jude Ellis : We're here.

  Reece : How do we get in?

  Jude Ellis : [handing her a pair of binoculars]  As of seven hours ago, I lost my clearance, so you... kidnapped the wrong guy.

  Reece : [studying the layout of the hangar for a moment]  Keep driving.

• Jude Ellis : I told her there weren't any others, she didn't believe me, then your guys came in and... you know the rest.

  Emma Ren : So she gave you no other indication of what she was looking for, why this was so important to her?

  Jude Ellis : Nope. But I think she came out of the water, and I think she's one of 'em.

  Emma Ren : No, this one is different.

  Jude Ellis : You know something you're not telling me. Here's what I know. She ripped a shotgun out of a Pro-gard Partition Mount lock. That's made of 16-gauge steel. So whatever else she is, she's a threat to my town, and I deserve to know what I'm up against.

  Emma Ren : If you see her again, don't engange. Notify me.

  Jude Ellis : If she's looking for those survivors, I'm not sure I want to know what happens when she finds 'em.

  Emma Ren : No one's gonna find them.

• Nestor Rosario : [a mugger has been brutally beaten]  Well, Christmas came early.

  Jude Ellis : We sure that's him?

  Nestor Rosario : He confessed. Whether it'll be admissable, considering the ass-kicking, who knows?

  Jude Ellis : Who did it to him?

  Nestor Rosario : That's the best part. Said it was a woman.

  [consulting his notepad] 

  Nestor Rosario : A, uh, "hardcore Tomb Raider she-bitch" was his exact quote.

  Jude Ellis : Did you find his gun?

  Nestor Rosario : No.

• Jude Ellis : Drop it.

  [Reece throws her gun away] 

  Jude Ellis : This time, you got nowhere to go.

  Reece : I could go right through you.

  Jude Ellis : You wanna test that?

  Reece : [considering it]  No. I need you.

  Jude Ellis : What for? What were you looking for in the hangar?

  Reece : My daughter.

  Jude Ellis : What's your name?

  Reece : Reece.

  Jude Ellis : [lowering his gun]  Okay, Reece. Want to start from the beginning?