The 100/Recap/S2/E12 Rubicon

Season 2, Episode 12: Rubicon
Carl Emerson is frantically trying to get back to Mount Weather before the oxygen in his tank runs out. He gets to the top of a hill and collapses as his oxygen runs out. Booted feet appear before him and Cage Wallace switches out his oxygen tank. Cage isn't wearing any protection because the bone marrow treatments work and he tells Emerson, "the ground is ours."

In the dorm of Mount Weather, the Delinquents have been locked up for hours as Jasper tries to encourage them by telling them he saw Bellamy. The doors open and armed Mountain Men enter with Lorelei Tsing following behind. Dr. Tsing points out one of the Delinquents and the guards take him. Dr. Tsing tells them, "I hope you know, you're all incredibly special to us."

At Camp Jaha, Clarke is with Ryder, who is acting as her bodyguard since the assassination attempt. She asks Raven if Bellamy has checked in yet because she's worried that he's late. Raven looks pointedly at Ryder and Clarke dismisses him. She then sees that Raven has been working on plans for the dam and asks her how many tone generators have been created to stave off the Reapers. She gets upset when Raven tells her they only have two so far. Bellamy comes in over the radio and Clarke scolds him for being late. Bellamy tells Clarke about how the Delinquents are being taken away one at a time. Clarke tells Bellamy to find the missing Delinquents and leaves to tell Kane that she is no longer going to Tondc so he needs to go instead. Abby enters and Kane says that maybe the Chancellor should go to Tondc instead but Clarke says Abby is needed at Camp Jaha. Abby then shows Kane the note that Jaha left for them, saying he is on his way to the City of Light.

Jaha is in the Dead Zone with his followers as he tries to find where he crashed down. They spot what looks to be an abandoned cart and go over to investigate it. A Grounder pops out and threatens them. Jaha offers to help her with her cart. The Grounder, Emori, tells a tale about how she and her brother were on the way to the City of Light when they were attacked and he was killed. Murphy offers Emori some water and she tells them she can get them to the City of Light if they pull her cart. She thanks Murphy for the water.

In Mount Weather, Bellamy is crawling through the air vents trying to find the missing Delinquents. He hears the sound of drilling and heads down a duct toward the noise and witnesses Dr. Tsing drilling into the now-dead Delinquent she had chosen earlier and extracting bone marrow to give to Emerson. Cage asks Emerson about Clarke and Emerson gives him the message that they're supposed to release the Delinquents. Cage then tells Emerson that it doesn't matter because tonight, he's going to drop a missile on Tondc where all of their leaders are meeting. Bellamy asks Clarke if she heard everything through his earpiece and she tells Raven she's leaving for Tondc. Bellamy asks after Octavia and Clarke lies that she's not there anymore. Raven gives Clarke a hug goodbye.

Octavia is still in Tondc with Indra and tells her that she is worried about Lincoln still not being back yet. Indra answers that Lincoln is no longer her concern and that she can worry about him when the battle is finished.

In the Dead Zone, Murphy is chatting with Emori as they head toward the City of Light. Emori tells him she was kicked out of her clan and Murphy tells her he's there because he killed two people and tried to kill two more Emori then removes the glove covering her left hand and shows her deformity. Murphy calls it "badass."

Dr. Tsing returns to the dorm to pick another Delinquent and the Delinquents fight back. One guard grabs Jasper and pins him against a wall. It's Bellamy who hands Jasper a gun and tells him they need to fight back harder next time.

Dante Wallace is in his prison cell in Mount Weather in the quarantine area when a guard brings him his meal. It's Bellamy. Dante turns up the music and asks who he is. Bellamy tells him they need his help because Cage is killing the Delinquents. Dante tries to find out who is helping Bellamy but Bellamy won't tell him. Dante tells him that Cage has probably changed all access codes and he can't help them escape but he can buy them some time.

Clarke rides into Tondc and is greeted by Octavia. She tells Octavia to take her to Lexa and Octavia asks what is wrong. In the woods outside Tondc, a Mountain Man (Whitman) reports back to Mount Weather that Clarke has arrived. Clarke and Lexa go someplace private and Clarke tells Lexa about the missile headed for Tondc. Lexa tells Clarke that they can't tell anyone about the missile because then Mount Weather will know they were warned ahead of time. Clarke wants to warn everyone but Lexa tells her that if she really did, then she would have done so before telling Lexa about the missile. Lexa and Clarke then leave.

In the Dead Zone, Murphy is helping Emori with her cart when a rider appears, aiming a rocket launcher at them. Emori takes Murphy hostage and tells them to put all their supplies on the cart or they will all die. Jaha tries to convince them to work together but Emori tells them to back away from the cart and get on their knees. She then whispers something into Murphy's ear before she knocks him out.

In Mount Weather, Bellamy is crawling around in the air vents again while he talks with Raven over the radio. Raven accidentally mentions Octavia is in Tondc and Bellamy is bothered that Clarke would lie to him. Raven tells him to focus.

In Tondc, Octavia and Atohl are on watch when there is a noise. Atohl goes to investigate and Octavia follows after. She finds him unconscious with Lincoln standing over him, tying him up to take back to Mount Weather for more of the Red drug. She pushes Lincoln away from Atohl and tells him that Bellamy successfully made it into Mount Weather. She tells Lincoln to get off Atohl and to come with her. Lincoln tells Octavia that his addiction is too strong and he can't resist. Lincoln receives a punch in the face and Octavia quotes something he had said to her a while ago: "Ge smak daun, gyon op nodotaim." ("Get knocked down, get back up!") and says, "Grounders don't give up. We fight," with the ultimatum that he can either get back up and fight what the Mountain Men did to him or he can "crawl away and die alone like a coward."

When Murphy awakens, he tells them that Emori had told him the City of Light was due north before she knocked him out. Jaha tells the rest of the group they have a choice to make. They can either continue on with him and Murphy to the north or they can return to Camp Jaha.

In the Mount Weather Command Center, Emerson asks Cage for his authorization code to arm the missile.

Clarke and Lexa are sneaking out of Tondc when Clarke hesitates and tells Lexa they should find the spotter. She suddenly sees her mom in Tondc and goes back for her.

The missile is armed and ready to go as Cage and Emerson enter the coordinates provided to them by Whitman, their spotter in Tondc.

Clarke gets Abby to leave with her while Kane and Indra realize Clarke and Lexa have gone missing.

Cage gives the command to fire the missile.

The missile lands on Tondc causing a massive explosion that knocks Clarke and Abby off their feet. Clarke's ears are ringing as she checks on her mom, telling her they have to go. Abby realizes that Clarke knew about the missile ahead of time and can't believe that Clarke would let it happen. She begs Clarke to tell her it was Lexa and it wasn't Clarke who did it, telling her she crossed a line but her secret is safe. Abby leaves in disgust and sadness and heads back into Tondc.

The Delinquents are standing strong in the dorm as they wait for the guards to come back in to take another one of them. Dr. Tsing selects Monty and as the guards start to take him away, Jasper shoots one of the guards in his bullet-proof vest. The Delinquents fight back but are eventually restrained by the guards. Dr. Tsing then tells them to take Jasper instead. The guards drag him to the elevator and as they're waiting for the doors to open, one of the guards realizes there's a radiation leak and they all start to blister. Dr. Tsing reports to seal Level 5 and an alarm sounds, letting Bellamy know Dante's plan worked. Dr. Tsing crawls into the elevator and is trying to get the doors shut when Jasper, Monty, Harper, and Miller block the doors from closing. As she is dying from the radiation, Jasper says "I hope you know you're very special to us." to her.

Cage enters Dante's room and confronts him about the radiation leak, asking who helped them. Dante tells him he did it. Cage tells him that eleven people died from the radiation leak and Dante tells him to get out of his sight. Cage tells Dante that he bombed Tondc, infuriating Dante. Dante tells Cage that he lost his soul by doing that. Cage calls for the guards and has Dante restrained as they inject him with the bone marrow treatment. Cage tells him that the marrow kicks in at 48 hours and Dante will thank him some day.

Octavia and Lincoln arrive in Tondc after the missile hits, witnessing in shock the destruction left in the wake of the bombing.

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