Lena Headey: Sarah Connor

What He Beheld

Sarah Connor

[after Cromartie has massacred the FBI SWAT team]
Sarah Connor: [narrating] In 'Lord of the Flies', a group of boys slaughter a pig in the jungle. They torture it and place its head on a sharpened stake as an offering to the beast that hovers god-like over the island. - The black blood drips down the pig's teeth, and the boys run away. - Later, when one of the boys is alone, he weeps, but not for the pig. The boy weeps for the end of innocence, and the darkness of men's hearts.

Sarah Connor: How are we supposed to celebrate your birthday if you're sitting in front of a computer?
[John looks at her, surprised]
Sarah Connor: Do you actually thought I forgot your birthday?
John Connor: It's just, we have much more important things to think about than my stupid birthday.
Sarah Connor: Your birthday *is* important.
John Connor: No, it's, it's not important. Finding the Turk, stopping Skynet, Judgment Day, that's important, that's... that's our life.
Sarah Connor: It's our mission. This is our life. If we stop caring about that, then we're lost.

[first lines]
[caption: April 21, 2011 - Judgment Day]
[two kids are playing baseball]
Sarah Connor: [narrating] When John was little, he used to sleep with his hand under my chin. At night I'd lay awake watching him, calm, peaceful, happy. I wanted to freeze time, and let my son live in that moment forever.
[younger boy misses the ball with his bat]
Sarah Connor: [narrating] But you can't freeze time. You can't protect your children from the future that awaits them.
Kyle at 8: Batting's hard, Derek!
Derek at 15: You're doing great, Kyle, just remember how I showed you: stay on top of the ball.
Sarah Connor: [narrating] The moment's there. And then...
Derek at 15: [Kyle hits the ball] Yes!
Kyle at 8: Yes, finally!
Sarah Connor: [narrating] ... it's gone.
[distant explosions]
Kyle at 8: Fireworks! Cool!
[looking up they see the nuclear bombs streaking across the sky]

Derek Reese: [grabs Sarkissian, pushes him against the wall and levels a gun to his head] Here's my counter-offer: You tell us where the Turk is, we keep our money, and I bury you in the backyard.
Fake Sarkissian: [chuckles] Well, you listen to me. If I don't walk out of here in ten minutes, my people are instructed to call the FBI, and tell 'em everything I know.
Sarah Connor: Your people?
Fake Sarkissian: Yeah. My people. Same people who are watching your son. He's on a field trip, isn't he? With his class? Science Museum, I believe.
Derek Reese: [smiles] Your people have no idea what they're walking into.

[the Connor group walks up to the cafe manager nonchalantly]
Derek Reese: Where is he?
Cafe Manager: Who?
[Sarah reaches over the counter and slams the manager's head down on the desk]
Sarah Connor: He. Need I repeat?
[the manager meekly points to the back room]

[caption: April 21, 2011: Judgement Day]
[two kids are playing baseball]
Sarah Connor: [narrating] When John was little he used to sleep with his hand under my chin. At night I lay watching him, calm, peaceful, happy. I wanted to freeze time and let my son live in that moment forever.
[younger boy misses the ball with his bat]
Sarah Connor: [narrating] But you can't freeze time. You can't protect your children from the future that awaits them.
Kyle at 8: Batting's hard Derek!
Derek at 15: You're doing great Kyle, just remember how I showed you, stay on top of the ball.
Sarah Connor: [narrating] The moment's there. And then...
Derek at 15: [Kyle hits the ball] Yes!
Kyle at 8: Yes, finally!
Sarah Connor: [narrating] ... it's gone.
[distant explosions]
Kyle at 8: Fireworks, cool!
[looking up they see the planes carrying nuclear bombs]

Derek Reese: [about the diamonds] Those are from the safehouse I set up, so technically, they're mine.
Sarah Connor: Well, I'm guessing you stole 'em. So technically, they're evidence in a felony.