The Crossing (TV Series)
Pilot (2018)
Marcuis Harris: Caleb
Quotes
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Caleb : We made it.
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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.
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Caleb : People traveled from all over to get to the site; people with no other way out. We were the first group to attempt it. We knew there would be risks. But no one expected to arrive how we did; in the water, beneath the surface. Something went wrong.
Emma Ren : With the time machine.
Caleb : Look, I know how this must sound to you.
Emma Ren : I'm not here to doubt you, I'm here to help you, but the fact is you listed a date of birth almost 150 years from now. So please just help us understand how that's possible.
Caleb : You can't imagine what will become possible.
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[intercut between witness statements]
Rebecca : We heard that someone had discovered something, a process... a way to bend time.
Paul : A rumor, at best. At worst, a trap. But... we didn't hesitate. You have to understand, we had no other option. We were... an endangered species.
Thomas : Not a war. An extermination.
Paul : A holocaust unlike the world has ever known.
Hannah : My dad paid someone to get me past the checkpoints. It was everything he had.
Thomas : The whole process at the site was rushed. People were saying that the plan had been exposed. There was no time to organize or plan. It was...
Paul : Chaos. No one knew where we'd end up.
Hannah : The Long Peace, early 21st century, that's all they told us. A better time.
Kate : They packed us onto the platform and took us into the ground. The... "threshold" is what they called it.
Caleb : And when it stopped, we were in some type of cave, you know? There were families, kids. Everyone was scared.
Hannah : And then the sound started. It was like cracks of thunder over and over.
Thomas : And then...
Paul : Suddenly...
Rebecca : I couldn't breathe, and it was dark and freezing.
Paul : To even realize that we were underwater... took, uh... crucial moments.
Hannah : A lot of people drowned before they even realized where they were.
Leah : My mom kissed me, then she was gone.
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Emma Ren : So, this genocide, the reason you say you fled, what were its origins? Was it state-sponsored? Was the government involved?
Caleb : They took over the government. They took over every government.
Emma Ren : Who?
Caleb : Apex. They said they were man's next evolution, our genetic destiny. Said they can do things we can't. They're different.
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Paul : Supplies to pass the time. How long are they planning on keeping us here?
Caleb : We knew it'd be a process. By any measure, it's better than where we came from.
Kate : How'd you know that? I mean, they've told us nothing.
Caleb : They've provided medicine, clothes, food.
Kate : Food, right. You know, someone said their meat comes from real animals.
Caleb : Okay, this is a different time. They just have different ways of doing things, that's all.
Thomas : Sounds good to me. Be nice to be back on top of the food chain.
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Kate : Don't you think we should all have a say in what happens to us?
Thomas : Oh, I'll have a say. Don't you worry about that.
Caleb : Listen, I don't know about you guys, but Rebecca and I came here to start over; to make a home, maybe even have a family again. But none of that will be possible without these people. But listen, it's normal not to trust them, considering where we came from, but this is a different place, a different time than the one we left. This is the America of old, the Long Peace. Everyone has rights here, no matter where they're from.
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Caleb : A lot of people are nervous. No one's told us what happens next. I mean, I don't expect you to have all the answers, but anything will help.
Emma Ren : Well, I'm glad you came to me. My door is always open. Refugee re-settlement timelines vary from case to case, and that's under normal circumstances. Obviously, this situation is anything but. I do have some good news for you. We have secured temporary housing, so we will be moving you soon.
Caleb : That is good. The others will be happy to hear that. Thank... thank you.
Emma Ren : I know how you're feeling. I came to this country with my parents when I was six. Not everybody in our group was like my family. There were some men; dangerous men. During processing, my parents asked me not to talk about them. They were afraid we'd all get sent back if the Americans knew. Sometimes I wonder about those men, about who they may have hurt because of what I didn't say.
Caleb : All we want is a better life. Same as your parents wanted for you.
