[To Katniss in District 13 workers cafeteria ]
You should try to eat something.
Caesar [Caesar and Peeta comes on the television screen in the District 13 workers cafeteria]
Hello. Good evening. And a big welcome to all in Panem. I'm Caesar Flickerman. And whoever you are, whatever it is you're doing, if you're working, put down your work. If you're having dinner, stop having dinner. Because you are going to want to witness this tonight. There has been rampant speculation about what really happened in the Quarter Quell. And here to shed a little light on the subject for us is a very special guest. Please welcome Mr. Peeta Mellark. Peeta, a lot of people feel as though they are in the dark.
Yeah, I know how they feel.
Caesar Now, so set the stage for us. Talk us through what really happened on that final and controversial night.
Well, first off, you have to understand that when you're in the Games, you only get one wish. It's very costly.
Caesar It costs your life.
I think it costs more than your life.
Caesar How do you mean? What's more than your life?
I mean to murder innocent people, that costs everything that you are.
Caesar Yes.
So you hold on to that one wish. And that night my wish was to save Katniss.
Caesar Yes.
I should've just run off with her earlier in the day like she'd wanted.
Caesar But you didn't. Why? Were you caught up in Beetee's plan?
No, I was caught up trying to play allies. And then they separated us and... that's when I lost her. And then the lightning hit... and the whole force field around the arena just blew out.
Caesar Yes, but, Peeta, Katniss is the one who blew it out.
Caesar You saw the footage.
No, she didn't know what she was doing. Neither of us knew there was a bigger plan going on. We had no idea.
Caesar You had no idea?
Caesar All right. Well, Peeta, there are many who find this suspicious to say the least. It seems as though she was part of a rebel plan.
Do you think it was part of her plan to be almost killed by Johanna? Or part of the plan to be paralyzed by lightning? No, we were not part of any rebel plan. We had no idea what was going on.
Caesar All right. I believe you, Peeta Mellark.
Caesar And I was going to ask you to speak about the unrest, but I think you might be too upset.
Caesar Are you sure?
Caesar Thank you.
Yeah. I want everyone who's watching to stop and to think about what a civil war could mean. [13 workers become outraged] We almost went extinct once before. And now our numbers are even fewer.
1W 13 worker
He's one of them!
Is this really what we wanna do?
1W 13 worker
He's a traitor!
Kill ourselves off? Killing is not the answer.
1W 13 worker
I can't believe he's doing this.
Everyone needs to lay down their weapons immediately.
1W 13 worker
Traitor! He's not one of us! This is treason!
Caesar Are you calling for a ceasefire?
1W 13 worker
You're a puppet! Hang him!
I want everyone to stop the senseless violence. This is not the path to change.
It's not the path to justice.
[Heading into elevator]
They want us back. They asked us to head for Command.
All right. I gotta drop these off. [They enter room with TV on]
Caesar [On TV]
She was arguably our favorite Tribute. And I think that's what we all find most astonishing, is that this girl was adored in the Capitol. And I think for you, Peeta, it must be particularly painful.
I wish I could give this rose to you, Katniss.
He's changed so much already. What are they doing to him?
Caesar A sweet gesture for a girl who has inspired such violence. You must love her very much to be able to forgive her.
Caesar I don't think that I could. Unless, of course, Peeta, you think that perhaps she's being forced into saying things that she doesn't even understand.
Yeah, that's exactly what I think.
Even his voice is different.
I think they're using her to whip up the rebels. I doubt she even knows what's happening. And what's really at stake.
Caesar Now, Peeta, I doubt that the rebels will ever let her see this. But if they do, what would you say to her? To Katniss Everdeen, the once sweet Katniss Everdeen. What would you say to her?
I would... I would tell her to think for herself. Yes. Don't be a fool, Katniss. I know you never wanted the rebellion. The things that you did in the Games were never intended to start all of this. The rebels have made you into something that you're not. Something that could destroy all of us. So if you have any power or any say in what they do or how they use you, please, please, urge them to stop this war before it's too late. And ask yourself, can you trust the people you're working with? Do you know what they really want?
[to Katniss]
We need to respond.
Caesar Thank you, Peeta Mellark, for these revelations about the real Mockingjay.
[to Gale]
Did you see what he looks like?
You don't have any idea what he's going through.
I don't care. I would never say what he just said. Not if they tortured me. Not with a gun to my head.
That is the same Peeta that defended you at the whipping post.
No, it's not. Now he's only defending himself. Coin's called a meeting. We need to respond.
When did "we" become you and Coin?
Everyone has a choice. How can he sit there in the Capitol and defend the people who destroyed his home and murdered his family?
He doesn't know. How could he? Nobody's seen what the Capitol did to 12. I have to show them.
[To Katniss in the cafeteria]
Katniss, you're wanted in Command.
...
Tonight, we've received reports of derailed trains, of granaries on fire, and of a savage attack on the hydroelectric dam in District 5.
What have they done to you?
I'm begging for restraint and decency.
[Working in his space]
We interrupt your regularly scheduled horse manure to bring you... [Intercepts broadcast signal to divert to rebel footage of Katniss singing on view of hometown destruction]
That's it. That's our footage.
He sees it. He sees our propo.
Caesar Peeta, please continue. You were telling us about these savage attacks.
Yeah. The attack on the dam was a callous and inhuman act of destruction... Think about it. How will this end? What will be left? No one can survive this. No one is safe now. Not here in the Capitol. Not in any of the districts. They're coming, Katniss. They're gonna kill everyone. And in District 13 you'll be dead by morning. [Peeta is grabbed and signal cuts out]
He's warning us. That was a warning.
We have to get him out before they kill him.
Is there anything in the air?
S Subordinate
Nothing on Doppler, ma'am.
He was in the mansion. He could have overheard something.
It's time for an air raid drill.
...
PA PA announcer
This is a code red alert. Please, remain calm and begin evacuation protocol.
[Running in empty cafeteria]
Prim! Prim!
PA PA announcer
Proceed to your nearest stairwell and descend to level 40. Blast doors will be sealed in six minutes. This is a code red alert... Proceed in an orderly fashion to your nearest stairwell and descend to level 40.
S Subordinate
Madam President, three Capitol squadrons just entered our airspace.
How much time do we have?
S Subordinate
They're a few seconds from range.
Prepare to scramble the fleet.
Open up short-range air defense. Arm long-range missiles for counter-attack.
PA PA announcer
Continue to the Supply Station and claim one pack for each member of your compartment. Please keep all personal items within your assigned area. Be courteous to your fellow citizens. This is a code red alert. All citizens should be inside the bunker. Blast doors will close in two minutes.
Mom! Where's Prim?
Katniss' mother: I thought she went to find you. She must still be on the stairs.
There's no one on the stairs. [Realizes] She went back for the cat.
...
S1 Subordinate 1
They hit the far edge of the Northwest quadrant. Penetrated 40 feet. Missed the living quarters. Only minor damage to corridors 2 and 3.
S1 Subordinate 1
None detected.
S2 Subordinate 2
Doppler shows a fourth wave approaching.
...
You went back for the cat? What were you thinking?
I wasn't gonna leave him behind. I couldn't live with myself.
S3 Subordinate 3
Damage to the aquifer in the Northwest quadrant. We lost a transport corridor.
There's nothing else in the Northwest.
S2 Subordinate 2
Our surface-to-air launchers just took a direct hit in sector 3.
Because we revealed ourselves.
S2 Subordinate 2
They saw us firing there. Stand down. Don't launch the fleet.
S1 Subordinate 1
Another 12 Capitol bombers approaching sector 3 in attack formation.
Hold fire on their approach. What'd they hit?
S1 Subordinate 1
Bedrock. But there's debris in the ventilation shaft.
They're not targeting our fleet.
They don't know what we have or where we have it.
Can you confirm that everyone's safely in the bunker?
Conceal all remaining anti-aircraft guns. Seal launching pads and ventilation corridors. We are gonna wait this out. This is what we're built for.
They'll seal us in here like a tomb.
The Capitol's working off some outdated information. I'd rather not update it for them.
Madam President, I know it's not my place... It's not.
You're a welcome guest, but you're out of your depth down here. Reduce oxygen to 14% to conserve it.
Take a deep breath, Mr. Heavensbee. It's gonna be a long night.
