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Start simple.
Start with what you know is true.
My name is Katniss Everdeen.
My home is District 12.
I was in the Hunger Games. I escaped.
Peeta... Peeta was left behind.
Miss Everdeen?
You can't be in here.
I had a nightmare.
Just five more minutes.
You need to sleep.
We can help you sleep.
Just five more minutes.
No.
No, please, don't.
It's just five more...
Don't touch me! Don't!
No! No! Get off of me!
Finnick.
I wanted to go back
for Peeta and Johanna,
but I...
I couldn't move.
They have Annie, too. They took her.
She's...
She's in the Capitol.
I wish she was dead.
I wish they were all dead
and we were, too.
Miss Everdeen.
Colonel Boggs,
District 13's head of security.
I know you've been discharged, but President
Coin's requested to meet with you first.
Is there any news?
I'm just here to escort you.
We were always told
there was nothing left of 13.
Capitol bombed the surface to rubble.
But we're military,
so we learned to survive down here.
Preparing, training.
The war never stopped for us.
There she is. Our Girl on Fire.
Madam President,
may I present you with The Mockingjay.
What an honour it is to meet you.
You're a courageous young woman.
I know how disorienting this must be.
And I can't imagine what it's like to live
through the atrocities of those Games.
Katniss, President Alma Coin.
Please know how welcome you are.
I hope you'll find some comfort with us.
We've known loss in 13, too.
This is history.
Right here at this table.
I apologize. I wish you had
more time to recover, but unfortunately,
we don't have that luxury.
Please, have a seat.
Are you aware of what's happened?
When you fired your arrow
at the force field
you electrified the nation.
There have been riots and uprisings
and strikes in seven districts.
We believe that if we
keep this energy going
we can unify the districts
against the Capitol.
But if we don't, if we let it dissipate,
we could be waiting another
75 years for this opportunity.
- Everyone in 13 is ready for this.
- What about Peeta? Is he alive?
I don't know. And I wish that I did.
But there's no way for me to contact
my operatives inside the Capitol.
The Capitol has always suppressed
communication between the districts.
But I know their system very well.
I managed to break through.
All we need now is the perfect message.
Katniss, here's what we need to do.
We need to show them that
The Mockingjay's alive and well
and willing to stand up
and join this fight.
'Cause we need every district
to stand up to this Capitol.
The way you did.
So we're gonna shoot
a series of propaganda clips,
propos, I like to call them,
on The Mockingjay.
Spreads the word
that we're gonna stoke
the fire of this rebellion.
The fire that The Mockingjay started.
You left him there.
- You left Peeta in that arena to die.
- Katniss, there are so many...
Peeta was the one
who was supposed to live.
Miss Everdeen.
This revolution is about everyone.
It's about all of us.
And we need a voice.
Then you should've saved Peeta.
Maybe you should have
rescued the boy instead.
Oh, no.
No, listen to me.
No one else can do this but her.
This is not the girl you described.
Obviously, we need to make it personal.
Remind her who the real enemy is.
She knows who the enemy is.
That's not the issue.
Unless she's forgotten.
There's explaining and there's showing.
Let her see what the Capitol did to 12.
She can't handle it.
The Games destroyed her.
This is the only choice you have.
People don't always show up the way
you want them to, Madam President.
But that anger, that anger-driven defiance,
that's what we want.
And we can redirect it.
We need to unite these people out there
that have been doing nothing but killing
each other in an arena for years.
We have to have a lightning rod.
They'll follow her.
She's the face of the revolution.
Let her see it. Let her go home.
Send her.
I can't believe
you're going through with this.
You can say "no."
I need to see it for myself.
This way.
13 swept everything, top to bottom
so you'd be safe.
You sure you don't
want me to go with you?
Yeah. I'm sure.
We'll have our eyes on you from above.
Figures.
Hey!
Come on.
Don't you wanna see Prim?
There you go. You're breakin' my heart.
Egeria!
We need to fix these lines.
I won't say "rebels."
These are senseless acts of defiance.
And I won't legitimize them.
We'll call them "criminals."
"Radicals."
Otherwise we're breaking my oldest rule.
Never let them see you bleed.
Citizens,
tonight I address all of Panem as one.
Since the Dark Days,
Panem has had an
unprecedented era of peace.
It is a peace built upon cooperation.
And a respect for law and order.
In the past weeks,
you have heard of sporadic violence
following the actions of a few
radicals in the Quarter Quell.
Those who choose this destructive path,
your actions are based
on a misunderstanding
of how we have survived. Together.
It is a contract.
Each district supplies the Capitol.
Like blood to a heart.
In return, the Capitol provides
order and security.
To refuse work
is to put the entire system in danger.
The Capitol is the beating
heart of Panem.
Nothing can survive without a heart.
The criminals that kneel before you
use symbols for the purpose of sedition.
Which is why all images
of The Mockingjay
are now forbidden.
Possessing them will be
considered treason.
Punishable by death.
Justice shall be served swiftly.
Order shall be restored.
To those who ignore
the warnings of history,
prepare to pay the ultimate price.
It's okay.
We're okay.
We're all here now.
Buttercup!
I smuggled him in.
I got Dad.
And I got some of your herbs
from the kitchen.
They have strict rules.
I don't know what they'll do
if they find him here.
You should try to eat something.
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.
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.
- You're alive.
- It costs your life.
- I think it costs more than your life.
How do you mean?
What's more than your life?
I mean to murder innocent people,
that costs everything that you are.
Yes.
So you hold on to that one wish.
And that night my wish
was to save Katniss.
Yes.
I should've just run off with her
earlier in the day like she'd wanted.
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.
Yes, but, Peeta,
Katniss is the one who blew it out.
- No.
- 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.
- You had no idea?
- No.
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
paralysed by lightning?
No, we were not part of any rebel plan.
We had no idea what was going on.
All right. I believe you,
Peeta Mellark. Thank you.
Yeah.
And I was going to ask you
to speak about the unrest
- but I think you might be too upset.
- No, I can.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, absolutely.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
I want everyone who's watching to stop
and to think about
what a civil war could mean.
We almost went extinct once before.
And now our numbers are even fewer.
- He's one of them.
- Is this really what we wanna do?
- He's a traitor.
- Kill ourselves off?
- Killing is not the answer.
- I can't believe he's doing this.
Everyone needs to lay down
their weapons immediately.
- Traitor!
- He's not one of us!
This is treason!
Are you calling for a ceasefire?
Yeah. I am.
- You're a puppet!
- Hang him!
I want everyone to stop
the senseless violence.
- This is not the path to change.
- Traitor!
It's not the path to justice.
There can't be a ceasefire.
Not after everything Snow's done.
He could have done
a lot of damage tonight.
Most districts, people are still too afraid
to join. They need the courage.
Why do you think he said that?
I don't know. Maybe he was forced.
He didn't look that bad.
Maybe he made some kind
of deal to protect you.
He's still playing the game.
No! No! No!
I'm sorry. It's just a nightmare.
That's okay. I get 'em, too.
Peeta,
will you stay with me?
Yeah.
Always.
Hey.
Can't sleep?
Tell me what's happening.
I'm good at keeping secrets.
Even from Mum.
No one hates the Capitol more than me.
And I wanna help.
But I just keep thinking,
even if we win this war,
what happens to Peeta?
I know he's not safe there,
but he's definitely not safe here.
I don't think you know
how important you are to them.
If you want something,
you just have to ask.
You could demand almost anything.
They'd have to agree to it.
I should wake you up
more often, Little Duck.
Get some sleep now.
You, too.
Thank you for agreeing to meet with me.
I've decided I'll be your Mockingjay.
But I have some conditions.
Peeta and the other Tributes,
Johanna Mason and Annie Cresta,
will be rescued
at the earliest opportunity.
If and when Peeta is liberated, he will
receive a full and unconditional pardon.
No punishment will be inflicted.
And the same goes for the other Tributes.
No.
It's not their fault
you abandoned them in the arena.
They're doing and saying
whatever they can to survive.
Individuals don't make demands in 13.
There will be a tribunal.
And a fair judgement.
Thank you.
The Victors will be granted immunity.
And you will announce that
in front of the entire population of 13.
You will hold yourself
and your government responsible
or you will find another Mockingjay.
That's it. That's her. Right there.
Isn't that who I promised you?
She wears the costume.
Gunfire in the background.
A hint of smoke.
Our Mockingjay.
Madam President, we're losing ground,
because the people are losing heart.
This is worth the risk.
She's worth the risk.
Pardons, tribunals. Power of the people.
It can all be the bedrock
of the new Panem, but,
in wartime I think even the noblest of
causes can be bent a little bit. Right?
Do you have any other conditions?
My sister gets to keep her cat.
Go away.
Is it visiting hours again?
Miss Trinket,
you see this door.
It opens. From the inside.
I've told you, these are the standard
living quarters. Same as everyone.
You're not a prisoner.
You're free to join the rest of 13.
Not looking like this.
Thank you very much.
We have a bigger issue
than wardrobe, Miss Trinket.
Katniss has agreed to be The Mockingjay.
- That poor thing.
- And your Girl on Fire is burnt out.
I need you to join this team now.
- I need someone she trusts.
- What about Haymitch?
He's drying out in some
facility a mile down.
Aiding rebels is not really my forte.
Miss Trinket, your days
in the Capitol are over,
no matter what happens here.
If you wanna play
a prisoner of war, fine.
Stay here and rot. I'll find someone
else to be The Mockingjay's escort.
Who?
Anyone can be replaced.
Not your Mockingjay.
There isn't a soul in this dungeon
who knows the first thing about Katniss.
You honestly believe one of these cave
dwellers is going to take my place?
No.
Good afternoon.
Thank you for interrupting
your schedules.
They have already been
adjusted to compensate...
I hardly ever see children around here.
Please, check in with your unit...
A lot of them were lost in
an epidemic a few years ago.
- I have an announcement for the citizens of 13.
- Coin lost her family, too.
Daughter and a husband.
And our welcome guests from 12.
Katniss Everdeen has consented
to be the face of our cause
to help unite the districts
against the Capitol.
In exchange, I have promised
several concessions.
First, we'll assess all opportunities
for the extraction of the Victors
held hostage in the Capitol.
Peeta Mellark,
Johanna Mason...
- Finnick, I made the deal for Annie, too.
- And Annie Cresta.
Once freed, they will be granted
full pardon for any and all crimes
committed against the rebel cause.
Good.
That's good, Katniss.
If Katniss Everdeen
fails to fulfil her duties
the deal will be off.
Thank you for your attention.
Please, resume your daily schedules.
- Madam President.
- Effie Trinket.
Welcome to 13.
Madam President,
may I say you are so very...
concise.
You believe that
there's more to be said?
- May I speak freely?
- You don't appear to do anything else.
I'm only talking about salesmanship.
The thing with revolutions,
they're a tender flame.
They need to be nurtured with
a little kindling and warmth.
- Bit of oxygen.
- Oxygen.
One sure way to put it out
is to smother it.
Or to use up all the air in the room.
Excuse me.
You know what could use
a revolution? That hair.
Effie?
- What are you doing here?
- I'm a political refugee.
- Plutarch rescued you?
- Rescued, yes, that's what he calls it.
You and I were both in the dark.
Now I'm condemned
to this life of jumpsuits.
It is wonderful to see you again.
Can you believe this place?
I miss coffee.
I never knew anyplace
could be so strict. I mean,
I thought at least
in the higher ranks there'd be some...
side action. I miss my wigs.
Luckily, I remembered that this was
all the rage when I was coming up.
You know, everything old
can be made new again.
Like democracy.
Which brings me to this.
Cinna.
He's dead, isn't he?
Yes, dear.
He made Plutarch promise
not to show you this
until you'd decided to be
The Mockingjay on your own.
He knew the risks. As we all do.
He believed in this revolution.
He believed in you.
They're beautiful.
They have it.
They have the Mockingjay outfit.
There's not much of a prep team
here in 13 but we will make you
the best-dressed rebel in history.
Okay.
Bring up the lights.
Cinna's final touch.
Everyone's either gonna wanna
kiss you, kill you, or be you.
Perfect.
Absolutely perfect.
Okay. Let's bring up the setting.
Little wind.
Okay, Katniss, we're gonna
start you down on one knee.
And as you rise up, you're gonna hold
your flag in the air and deliver your line.
And remember you've just stormed
the outskirts of the Capitol
arm-in-arm with your
brothers and sisters.
Okay.
Whenever you're ready.
People of Panem,
we fight, we dare, we...
Does she know the line?
- I know it. I got it. I'm sorry.
- Okay, All right.
- Let's do it again.
- She's warming up.
All right. With energy. Go.
People of Panem, we fight!
We dare to end this hunger for justice!
You've just been in battle!
I'm sorry. Excuse my outburst.
You've just been in battle.
Let's try it again.
Whenever you're ready.
People of Panem, we fight!
We dare to end this hunger for justice.
And that, my friends,
is how a revolution dies.
Hello, Katniss.
This how you greet an old friend?
Maybe I don't recognize you sober.
I guess it looks as bad as it feels.
People of Panem, we fight!
We dare! We end this hunger for justice!
Madam President,
indulge me for a moment, if you would.
Let's everybody think of one incident where
Katniss Everdeen genuinely moved you.
Not where you were jealous of her hairstyle
or her dress went up in flames
or she made a halfway
decent shot with an arrow.
And not where Peeta made you like her.
No, I'd like you all to think of one moment
where she made you feel something real.
When she volunteered
for her sister at the Reaping.
Excellent example.
Okay.
I hope that wasn't important.
Okay. "Volunteer for sister."
Good. What else?
When she sang that song for little Rue.
Oh, yeah.
Who didn't get choked up at that?
You know, I like you better, Effie,
without all that make up.
Well, I like you better sober.
When she chose Rue as an ally, as well.
- Yes.
- Now, what do all these have in common?
No one told her what to do.
Unscripted, yes. So maybe we
should just leave her alone.
And wash her face.
She's still a girl.
You made her look 35.
The opportunities for spontaneity
are obviously lacking below ground.
So what you're suggesting
is we toss her into combat?
I can't sanction putting
an untrained civilian
in battle just for effect.
This is not the Capitol.
That is exactly what I'm suggesting.
Put her in the field.
- No, we can't protect her.
- It has to come from her.
That's what people respond to.
You want a symbol for the revolution?
She cannot be coached into it.
Trust me, I know.
Maybe there's someplace
that's less dangerous.
District 8. They reported heavy bombing last
week. There are no military targets left.
- We can't guarantee her safety.
- You'll never be able to guarantee my safety.
- I wanna go.
- And if you're killed?
Make sure you get it on camera.
I've made you some surprises.
Maybe you wanna try one out.
If you're gonna be a part of Katniss'
propo team, you may as well look the part.
And this one is for you.
Plutarch wanted you to have a weapon
for the sake of the propos but...
I couldn't just make you
a fashion accessory.
It's beautiful.
And look here.
Regular. Incendiary. Explosive arrows.
All colour-coded.
And tell Finnick
I've got a trident for him
when he's ready.
Might just cheer him... Cheer him up.
Let's not fire the red ones in here.
You had all of this and you just left
the districts to fend for themselves?
It's not that simple, Katniss.
We barely survived.
We weren't in any kind of shape
to launch a counter-attack.
Yeah, we could've bombed the Capitol
but they would've retaliated
with at least twice the firepower.
Then what?
There would've been nobody
left to claim victory.
Sounds like exactly what Peeta said
and then you all called him a traitor.
This way, soldier.
You are camera-ready.
Doesn't your comrade look handsome?
Let's go.
Come back safe.
Quick introductions, Katniss.
These people have come a long way to
support the cause. This is Cressida.
In my opinion one of the best
up-and-coming directors in the Capitol.
- Until I up and left. Hey.
- Hey.
Let's see what you can do. Be careful.
- This is my assistant, Messalla.
- It's an honour to meet you.
- And your cameramen over there, Castor.
- Hello.
And Pollux.
Let's get locked in.
You're all from the Capitol?
Plutarch got you out?
Don't expect much chitchat from him.
He's an Avox.
Capitol cut his tongue out years ago.
And, no, it wasn't any sort of rescue,
if that's what you mean.
We all fled on our own. For this.
For you.
This has gotta be fast. In and out.
Move out.
You're alive then. We weren't sure.
Katniss, Commander Paylor, District 8.
Katniss has been recovering,
but she insisted on coming out
- and seein' some of your wounded.
- Well, we've got plenty of those.
We have a mass grave
a few blocks west, but,
I can't spare the manpower
to move them yet.
Hospital's past that curtain.
Any hope you can give them,
it's worth it.
The Capitol's done everything
they can to break us.
Aren't you worried about having
all your wounded in one place?
I think it's better
than leaving them to die.
- That's not what I meant.
- Well, that's my only other option.
If you can come up with another,
I'm all ears.
It's right through here.
Don't film me in there.
I can't help them.
Just let them see your face.
Excuse me.
- Yeah.
- You all right?
It's okay. Here, it's okay.
I've got you. I've got you.
It's all right.
Katniss Everdeen?
What are you doing here?
I came to see you.
What about the baby?
- I lost it.
- Are you fighting, Katniss?
You here to fight with us?
I am.
I will.
Tighter.
Tighter, tighter.
Sir, some cameras
were damaged in the bombings,
but we confirmed it's her.
Zoom in.
She was visiting a makeshift hospital.
We're not sure if she's still there.
We can scramble hovercraft
from the border of 11.
We may be able to target her.
Kill the wounded.
Sir...
You wrote that speech yourself, Egeria.
Any association with
the Mockingjay symbol
is forbidden.
Everyone inside that hospital
has committed treason.
Show them what it costs
to be friends with Katniss Everdeen.
Your mom's gonna be proud of you
when she sees the footage.
- Will this play in the districts?
- It'll be tattooed on their eyes.
- There's a problem.
- What kinda problem?
Incoming bombers from the north.
- We need to find cover now.
- There's a bunker in there.
Straight ahead and down the stairs.
Katniss!
Katniss!
Everdeen!
Everdeen!
Gale, back away from the wall!
You okay?
Move!
- They're going after something to the south.
- That's towards the hospital.
They're circling back around. Come on!
That's the hospital.
They're targeting the hospital.
Help them!
Help them! Get them out!
Katniss?
Katniss, can you tell everyone
what you're seeing right now?
Katniss, what do you wanna say?
I want the rebels
to know that I'm alive.
That I'm in District 8
where the Capitol just bombed a hospital
filled with unarmed men,
women and children.
And there will be no survivors.
If you think for one second that
the Capitol will ever treat us fairly
you are lying to yourselves.
Because we know who they are
and what they do.
This is what they do!
And we must fight back.
I have a message for President Snow.
You can torture us and bomb us
and burn our districts to the ground.
But do you see that?
Fire is catching.
And if we burn, you burn with us!
We know who they are and what they do.
This is what they do!
And we must fight back.
You can torture us and bomb us
and burn our districts to the ground.
Plutarch's faith in you
wasn't misplaced.
- But do you see that?
- Thank you.
- Fire is catching.
- Come up with me for the beginning.
And if we burn, you burn with us!
There is no progress without compromise.
No victory without sacrifice.
But I stand here with The Mockingjay
to announce that our moment has arrived.
Beetee has increased
our use of the airwaves tenfold.
We will broadcast this message
to all the districts tonight.
The Mockingjay's words inspiring
everyone to join the rebellion.
Together, we will become
an alliance to be reckoned with.
Hoorah! Hoorah! Hoorah!
You don't like hearing
a fight song at a funeral?
The more people on our side,
the closer we are to Peeta and Annie.
Yeah.
By order of President Snow daily production
quotas have been increased.
All work shifts will be extended
by an extra two hours.
Failure to meet these quotas
will not be tolerated.
By order of President Snow daily
production quotas have been increased.
If we burn, you burn with us!
Yeah!
Yeah!
- I got good news.
- What?
Coin agreed to let us hunt above ground.
He's not even afraid of us.
It's 'cause they've
never been hunted before.
It's almost not fair.
They want us back.
- They asked us to head for Command.
- All right. I gotta drop these off.
She was arguably
our favourite 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?
A sweet gesture for a girl
who has inspired such violence.
You must love her very much
to be able to forgive her.
- He's shaking.
- 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. 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.
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?
- We need to respond.
Thank you, Peeta Mellark, for these
revelations about the real Mockingjay.
- Did you see what he looks like?
- I saw a coward.
- 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.
So I wanna start with you
in front of the Justice Building, okay?
Bang. First shot.
Katniss, tell us what happened here.
We were all standin' right here
watchin' the Games
when you fired that arrow.
The screens just went dark.
Nobody had any idea what happened.
Peacekeepers forced us
back into our homes.
For maybe an hour,
the town was just dead quiet.
Little past 9:00,
we heard their trucks pullin' out.
All of them. Every single Peacekeeper.
And I knew what that meant.
Me and a couple of guys from the mines,
we started pulling people from their houses
and tried to get 'em to the fence line but
a lotta people were scared of the forest.
So they headed up onto the road.
Make a break for it that way.
Stay with Gale.
915 of us made it to the fence.
Then we watched as...
bombers circled back towards the road.
They firebombed them as they ran away.
915 outta 10,000.
I should've grabbed people.
I should've dragged 'em with me.
- Some of the kids I could've carried.
- You saved so many people, Gale.
Without you, there would be no District 12.
Not even the memory of it.
This is where you kissed me.
I didn't think you remembered that.
I'd have to be dead to forget that.
Maybe not even then.
I knew you'd do that.
How? I didn't.
'Cause I'm in pain.
That's the only way
that I can get your attention.
Don't worry, Katniss. It'll pass.
Hey.
Yeah, that's a Mockingjay.
Well, now they'll never shut up.
You want me to sing?
Are you, are you.
Coming to the tree.
They strung up a man.
They say who murdered three.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be.
If we met at midnight.
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you.
Coming to the tree.
Where the dead man called out
for his love to flee.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be.
If we met at midnight.
In the hanging tree.
Are you, are you.
Coming to the tree.
Where I told you to run.
So we'd both be free.
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be.
If we met at midnight.
In the hanging tree.
That line was originally
"necklace of rope."
I had it changed to "necklace of hope."
Wow. You are a true wordsmith.
Little on the nose, but,
of course, so is war.
- Every district's seeing this?
- Yes. But not the Capitol.
I designed this signal
defence system for them.
But I can't find my way through it.
Guess I did my job too well.
At the time, I was just thinking
of the science of it all.
We'll get through it.
Moves and countermoves.
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.
We interrupt your regularly
scheduled horse manure
to bring you...
- That's it. That's our footage.
- Beetee's in.
- Katniss?
- He sees it. He sees our propo.
- Katniss, are you there?
- Peeta.
Katniss?
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.
- He's warning us. That was a warning.
- Yes, it was.
We have to get him out
before they kill him.
- Is there anything in the air?
- Nothing on Doppler, ma'am.
He was in the mansion.
He could have overheard something.
Possibly.
It's time for an air raid drill.
This is a code red alert. Please,
remain calm and begin evacuation protocol.
- Prim! Prim!
- Proceed to your nearest stairwell
and descend to level 40.
Blast doors will be
sealed in six minutes.
This is a code red alert. Please,
remain calm and begin evacuation protocol.
Proceed in an orderly fashion to your
nearest stairwell and descend to level 40.
Madam President, three Capitol
squadrons just entered our airspace.
- How much time do we have?
- They're a few seconds from range.
- Prepare to scramble the fleet.
- Copy that.
Open up short-range air defence.
Arm long-range missiles
for counter-attack.
This is a code red alert. Please,
remain calm and begin evacuation protocol.
Proceed in an orderly fashion to your
nearest stairwell and descend to level 40.
Blast doors...
This is a code red alert.
Please, remain calm...
This is a code red alert.
Proceed in an orderly fashion...
Come on. Come on, hon.
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.
- Mum!
- Where's Prim?
- I thought she went to find you.
- She must still be on the stairs.
- There's no one on the stairs.
She went back for the cat.
This is a code red alert.
All citizens should be
inside the bunker.
Hey, stop! Stop!
Blast doors will close in one minute.
They hit the far edge of the
Northwest quadrant. Penetrated 40 feet.
Missed the living quarters.
Only minor damage to corridors 2 and 3.
- Is there any radiation?
- None detected.
Doppler shows a fourth wave approaching.
- Blast doors will close in 30 seconds.
- Prim!
- Prim!
- Katniss!
- This is a code red alert.
- Katniss!
- Blast doors will close in 15 seconds.
- Keep moving, keep moving!
Get down here!
- Hurry!
- This is a code red alert.
- Come on!
- Blast doors will close in 10 seconds.
Nine...
- Eight...
- Come on!
Seven...
Six...
- Five...
- Hold the doors!
Four...
Three...
- Two...
- Wait! Hold the doors!
One.
You went back for the cat?
What were you thinking?
I wasn't gonna leave him behind.
I couldn't live with myself.
Blast doors are now sealed.
I know, Prim.
Let's go.
Damage to the aquifer in the Northwest
quadrant. We lost a transport corridor.
There's nothing else in the Northwest.
Our surface-to-air launchers
just took a direct hit in sector 3.
Because we revealed ourselves.
They saw us firing there.
Stand down. Don't launch the fleet.
Another 12 Capitol bombers approaching
sector 3 in attack formation.
Hold fire on their approach.
What'd they hit?
Bedrock. But there's debris
in the ventilation shaft.
- They're not targeting our fleet.
- Or our Special Weaponry.
They don't know what we have
or where we have it.
Can you confirm that everyone's
safely in the bunker?
Already done.
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.
- Copy that.
Take a deep breath, Mr. Heavensbee.
It's gonna be a long night.
Prim, talk about something. Anything.
They promoted me at the hospital.
I forgot to tell you.
They're training me to be a doctor.
They'd be stupid not to.
Hey.
- Can I sit?
- Yeah.
Snow's using Annie to punish you.
He's taunting us with them.
I didn't understand until just now
watching that stupid cat.
After your first Games,
I thought the whole romance was an act.
We all expected you
to continue that strategy.
But it wasn't until
Peeta's heart stopped
and he nearly died that...
I knew I'd misjudged you.
You love him.
I'm not saying in what way.
Maybe you don't even know yourself.
But anyone paying attention can see it.
How do you live with it?
I drag myself outta nightmares
and there's no relief in waking up.
But... it's better not to give in to it.
Takes 10 times longer to put yourself
back together than it does to fall apart.
Katniss? Katniss?
Come with me.
We took their best shot. Didn't we?
Yeah.
- Your mother and sister okay?
- Yeah, they're fine.
I need you to do something for us.
I need you to tell Panem that we
survived an attack by the Capitol
with no casualties.
And we remain fully operational.
Okay.
You should know something.
We had eight extra minutes of civilian
evacuation because of Peeta's warning.
I won't forget that.
Thank you.
So Katniss, it's "13 is alive
and well and so am I."
Katniss?
Katniss.
Never one to waste it
in rehearsal, I know.
Why would they drop these?
For me.
Ready to go, Katniss?
We're gonna do this,
just like District 8.
Tell me about the roses.
Tell Snow 13 is alive and well.
He's gonna kill Peeta.
Let's try again. Can you speak up?
We don't have a mic on you.
"13 is alive and well and so am I."
He's gonna kill Peeta.
- I can't.
- Katniss?
- You can do it, Katniss.
- I can't do this.
"13 is alive and well and so am I."
He's just gonna keep...
He's never gonna stop.
- Cressida, we should cut the cameras.
- It's okay, Katniss.
No. He warned me.
He warned me about this.
He's doing this because
I'm The Mockingjay.
He's punishing Peeta to punish me.
No.
- No, I can't do this.
- Katniss.
- Don't make me do this!
- Let her go.
I got... I gotta get out of here.
So this is the end?
I suppose you're just gonna
hide down here forever?
I can't be The Mockingjay.
Not The Mockingjay. Just Katniss.
You know, you're the only
real friend I have down here.
I don't suppose they gave you
any kind of medication?
- You're unbelievable.
- Okay, but I meant what I said.
Look, the reason I'm here
is to let you know
they're rescuing Peeta.
- What?
- The dam went down in District 5,
took out most of the power to the Capitol.
Knocked out their signal defence.
Beetee's inside their system now,
wreaking all kinds of havoc.
A window is open to us.
How much longer? I don't know.
I guess until the Capitol
can get the power back on.
And President Coin?
You know, I can never fully support
that woman in light of the...
prohibition they have
going on around this place, but...
Plutarch got word that Peeta and
the others are in the Tribute Centre.
And with the power out,
Coin sees this as an opportunity.
She knows that Peeta is the Capitol's
weapon. The same way you're ours.
And as opposed to having you two
pointing at each other,
she's going to get him.
- I have to go help.
- Hey, hey, whoa, kiddo. Wait.
Come on. What, are you just gonna jump
out of the vent and go storm the Capitol?
Besides, it's already under way.
Six soldiers went in. Volunteer only.
And guess who was
the first brave soul to sign up.
Gale.
- Okay, Finnick?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Go in the centre there.
Those rocks.
Castor, to the left.
Pollux, you're with me.
So we'll go straight to camera.
Okay? Finnick?
Yeah.
Okay. Take your time.
Just remember to keep talking
and don't stop.
This is Finnick Odair.
Winner of the 65th Hunger Games.
And I'm coming to you
from District 13, alive and well.
We've survived an assault
from the Capitol.
But I'm not here
to give you recent news.
- Why is Finnick doing a propo?
- It's a lot more than that.
- Beetee's commandeered the system.
- Now that they're down to generator power
there's a more limited range of
frequencies available to them.
And I'm filling them
all up with Finnick.
Not many will see it, but whoever does
will think it's another propo.
What they don't know is this broadcast
is jamming their entire system with noise.
Early defence warning,
internal communications, everything.
As long as the broadcast goes through,
our team should be able
to get in and out undetected.
The truth.
Not the myths about a life of luxury.
Not the lie about glory
for your homeland.
You can survive the arena.
The moment you leave, you're a slave.
Mockingjay One, Mockingjay One, you are
one minute out from perimeter defence.
- Going dark.
- Stay low in case they're online.
President Snow used to sell me.
Or my body, at least.
I wasn't the only one.
If a Victor is considered desirable,
the President gives them as a reward
or allows people to buy them.
If you refuse, he kills someone you love.
Mockingjay One, you are 20 seconds
from perimeter defence.
Ten seconds.
Nine... Eight...
Seven... Six... Five...
Four... Three... Two...
One.
No response from perimeter defence.
We're inside Capitol airspace.
To make themselves feel better, my patrons
would make presents of money or jewellery.
But I found a much more
valuable form of payment.
Secrets.
Gear up.
Switching to Night View.
There.
Command, we have visual
on the Tribute Centre.
Initiating final approach.
Masks on.
See, I know all the depravity,
the deceit and the cruelty
of the Capitol's pampered elite.
But the biggest secrets are about
our good President, Coriolanus Snow.
Open the door.
Command, this is Team Leader.
Prepare to deploy gas.
We will confirm once inside.
Such a young man when he rose to power.
Such a clever one to keep it.
How, you may ask, did he do it?
One word.
Poison.
Get ready to drop.
He stopped every mutiny
before it even started.
Clear.
Clear. Command, we're inside.
Heading toward target number one.
Cell P45 lower level 2C.
Gas.
There are so many mysterious deaths
to adversaries.
Even to allies who were threats.
Snow would drink from the same cup,
to deflect suspicion.
But antidotes don't always work,
which is why he wears roses
that reek of perfume.
Help cover the scent of blood from sores
in his mouth that will never heal.
Gale.
But he can't hide the scent of who
he really is. He kills without mercy.
He rules with deception and fear.
His weapon of choice
is the only thing suited to such a man.
Poison. The perfect weapon for a snake.
What is this place?
- Beetee?
- I'm losing them.
Powering back up.
Ma'am, the Capitol air defence system
is rebooting. It's coming back online.
Must be diverting power
from another source.
And filtering transmissions.
Another 60 seconds and we'll be cut off.
Madam President, should we
call back the hovercraft?
Broadcast me.
If Snow's watching this, maybe he'll
let the signal in, if he sees me.
Put me on the air so he can see me.
- Yes. Yes.
- Put her on.
Can we do this? Can we still get in?
Yes. For the moment. The line's open.
He will only see you.
Okay, Katniss, go.
President Snow?
President Snow. It's Katniss.
- There's no guarantee he's even watching.
- President Snow?
- I know, but he might be.
- President Snow, I need to speak with you.
Are you there?
President Snow, it's Katniss.
Can you hear me?
I need to speak with you.
President Snow, it's Katniss.
President Snow, are you there?
Can you hear me?
- President Snow...
- Miss Everdeen. What an honour.
I don't imagine you're calling
to thank me for the roses.
I never asked for this.
I never asked to be in the Games.
- Boggs? Come in. Boggs?
- I never asked to be The Mockingjay.
Just wanted to save my sister.
And keep Peeta alive.
Come in. Boggs?
Please, just let him go.
And I will stop being The Mockingjay.
I will disappear. You will never
have to see me ever again.
Miss Everdeen.
- Boggs, come in.
- You couldn't run from this...
any more than you could have
run from the Games.
- Command, I need a situation report.
- Boggs, we're running out of time. Hurry.
Let's move.
Please.
You've won.
You've already beaten me.
Release Peeta. And take me instead.
We're long past the opportunity
for noble sacrifice.
Then tell me what to do.
I've always kept my promises, haven't I?
You said you didn't want a war.
And that's just what's happened.
I told you what a fragile
thing peace was.
And still, like a child,
you took pleasure in breaking it.
I know what you are.
I know you can't see
past your narrowest concerns.
But please, Miss Everdeen.
I doubt you know
what honesty is anymore.
Command, we're at the first target.
Preparing to extract Peeta.
Will confirm when he's in hand.
Mockingjay One,
prepare hovercraft for evac.
You asked me to convince you
that I was in love with Peeta.
Haven't I at least done that?
Miss Everdeen,
it's the things we love most
that destroy us.
I want you to remember
that I said that.
Don't you think I know your friends
are in the Tribute Centre?
Cut them off.
- Boggs, come in.
- What happened?
Boggs, come in. Do you read me?
- He knows that they're in there. It's a trap.
- Katniss, hold it.
We have to get a hold of them.
We have to tell them to get out. He knows.
There's no signal.
We can't contact them.
No. Haymitch, he knew the whole time.
He was taunting me.
- No, Haymitch. They're in there.
- No, we don't know that.
Did I lose them both tonight?
Did I lose them both tonight?
Did I lose them both tonight?
Did I lose them? I lost them both.
No! No!
There's no news.
I'm sorry.
It's the worst torture in the world.
Waiting, when you know
there's nothing you can do.
Especially for people like us.
But whatever
strength, courage,
madness,
keeps us going, you find it,
at times like these.
You have it, soldier.
It's what's kept you
alive all this time.
And it won't fail you now.
They're back.
I don't want that.
Johanna.
Finnick!
Finnick!
Annie? Annie! Annie!
You're safe. You're safe.
Gale!
Are you okay?
What? What is it?
I don't get it. Every gun was back online
and on us and we flew right past them.
They let us go.
He's in there.
The gas we used on the guards knocked
him out, too, but it's wearing off now.
You should be there when he wakes up.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Peeta.
Peeta!
Peeta! Get off! Get off of her!
Let go!
No, Katniss.
No, you're swollen. Don't touch.
No, no, no. Calm down.
Calm down. You're okay.
Tell her she's awake.
- Pee...
- Don't try to talk.
Peeta's okay. I promise.
I just had to get him off you.
It's called hijacking.
We don't know how long the Capitol's
been doing this to Peeta.
It's fear conditioning.
Enhanced with tracker jacker venom.
You were stung your first Games.
Remember?
The venom puts the subject
in a dissociative state.
And they torture him.
With shocks and beatings,
and strip down his identity.
And then all of that suffering
and fear is redirected.
Associated with other memories
or a person.
They can change his memories of Katniss?
To make her seem life-threatening.
They turned him into a weapon, Katniss.
To kill you.
But you can reverse it?
The fear is the most difficult
thing to overcome.
We're hardwired to remember fear best.
It's new terrain.
But we've put together a team.
I'm optimistic.
Good evening.
Yesterday, I authorized a covert
rescue mission inside the Capitol.
I am pleased to announce
that the Victors have been liberated!
Let this day mark an historic change.
With The Mockingjay
and the Victors beside us,
we have sent a clear message
to the Capitol.
That we will never again
endure injustice.
Today, a day on which
we reunited family,
friends, and loved ones.
Let all of Panem come together.
Not to battle for the amusement
of the Capitol.
But to join hands in this fight.
Let today be the day we promise
never to give up,
never to give in
until we have made a new Panem,
where leaders are elected,
not imposed upon us.
And where the districts are free
to share the fruits of their labours
and not fight one another for scraps!
This new Panem is on the horizon.
But we must take it for ourselves.
The road there leads through
the sharp mountains
and deep ravines of District 2.
There in the heart of Panem's
steepest mountain range
lies the Capitol's principal
military facility.
We can conquer this stronghold
because we are one people,
one army, one voice.
Because today is our new beginning.
Today we have freed the Victors.
Tomorrow, Panem!
Hoorah! Hoorah! Hoorah!