Pilot

This is the first episode of the first season.

Summary
When Veronica's latest heist mission goes awry, she is sent to the Society, a place for all people that possess superhuman powers. She meets Isobel, the ruler of the Society, and her fiancee Jerome. Veronica doesn't accept the offer to work at the Society, and flees. She gets trapped in the Moat, where she meets James and Seth. Veronica then gets to experience the Rebellions work of helping people control their powers. She falls in love with it, and decides to join until she finds a way out.

Recap
The episode opens in an upscale apartment, where Veronica Paisley  is getting ready. Leaving her apartment, Veronica steps into a town car and demands she be taken to Millar Enterprises. Arriving at work, Veronica sneaks into the CEO’s office, in an attempt to transfer bank files to an alternate account. However, the mission goes awry as Veronica’s mind starts to glitch. She hallucinated her hands disappearing, and crashes into a cabinet. This alerts others in the office of what she is doing, and a security alarm is triggered.

Meanwhile, Veronica’s handler Cal awaits in a town car outside. He calmly gives Veronica directions on how to get out without getting caught. She succeeds, and the car speeds off. During the ride, Veronica explains what she experienced during the heist and Cal seems saddened. He then tranquilizes her so that she won’t know where they are going.

Veronica wakes up in an open room, lying on a bed. She stands up, and goes to the window. Outside, she notices that beyond the towering buildings, there is a darkened slum area, and a huge wall. Her thoughts about where should could be are interrupted by a woman, introduced as Isobel Page.

Isobel tells Veronica that she is now a part of The Society, and that it is a great honor. Veronica doesn’t understand, so Isobel explains that The Society is for ordinary people with extraordinary abilities. Veronica is skeptical, and refuses to believe that she has powers. Angered, she throws a tantrum and flees the room.

Running down the hall, Veronica’s mind glitches out and she begins to believe that she is travelling at a faster speed. She is stopped, however, when she runs into a man, who shows pity on her and doesn’t take her back to Isobel. As Veronica evades the premises, the man walks into Isobel’s office. He is introduced as Jerome Evans, Isobel’s fiancée. He asks who the new member running though the halls was. Isobel insists that she isn’t important and will be back soon.

Meanwhile, Veronica has managed to make her way to the gates of The Elite Society. She bangs on them, wishing they would be open. In anger, Veronica looks to her powers to help her escape. As she shuts her eyes to concentrate, she struck on her back, and falls unconscious.

When Veronica awakes, she finds herself cuffed and tied to a chair. When her eyes adjust in the darkness, she notices a man standing ahead of her. She struggles for a moment, but he insists that she can’t get out. She asks what he wants with her, and he asks her if she is Elite. Veronica insists that she has no idea what he is talking about. Just as he is about to strike her for lying, another man enters claiming that she is telling the truth.

After the men talk for a while, they introduce themselves and James Hampton  and Seth Wreed  (Seth being the one who believed she was telling the truth) and welcome her to The Moat. The Moat is described as the outer circle of The Society, where the rebellion and those who don’t fit in with the standards accepted in The Society, live. Those who live in the Moat are known as Moaters, and those who live in The Society are known as Elite.

Veronica mentions that she does not plan on being here for long, and has a job that she has to get back too. James and Seth laugh because no one gets out of The Society. Veronica neglects her fate, and decides to join the Rebellion, but only because she believes it will help her find a way out.

Meanwhile, back in The Society, Isobel gets off a phone call and is angered. She looks out the large window in her office and contemplates where Veronica could be. Isobel presses her fingers to her temple, and her eyes focus straight. She talks to Veronica, telling her that she will come back. Isobel is then interrupted by Jerome who tells her that Veronica escaped into the Moat and found the Rebellion. Isobel is enraged, and works harder to make Veronica come back. Jerome jokes that if she uses her mind control too hard she’ll get a bad headache, and Isobel jousts back saying that if Jerome could track better, she wouldn’t have to.

Back in the Moat, James is preparing to leave the run down building in order to help someone who requested him. Veronica notices that James is getting ready to leave, and she asks what he’s doing. James explains and invites her to tag along and she accepts.

James takes Veronica to a rundown house not far from where the Rebellion headquarters are. When they enter, they hear a woman’s cry from inside a closed door. When they open the door, they see a woman set on fire, about to set ablaze her entire house. James tried to calm her down, in an effort to get the fire to stop as Veronica fetches water from the kitchen area. Splashing the water on the woman, the flame calms, and she is able to diminish it. The woman is frightened, and Veronica takes her into a calming hold, assuring her that everything will be okay, while James makes sure the rest of the fire is out.

Veronica takes the woman, introduced as Mackenzie, to the kitchen area, where Veronica sits her down and gets her a glass of water. James sits beside Mackenzie and questions her about her powers, eventually inviting her to join in a power control workshop he plans to hold in the future. When they know she is okay, they leave, letting her know that she can call them anytime she has problems.

Walking back, James and Veronica are unaware the Isobel has put a search team out for Veronica. As Veronica is about to as James a question, an Elite gang takes them by a surprise ambush and James steps up to defend Veronica, but Veronica insists that she can defend herself. James fights with superhuman reflexes, and the other members of the gang all have a special ability. Veronica uses her combat learned through her years working at the heist agency, and tries to compete with the super humans. Eventually, James and Veronica are able to escape.

In the shadows, Jerome is hiding; disappointed in his warriors that none could stand up to James and Veronica. He is also angered that he couldn’t be the one to get Veronica and bring her to his future wife. Jerome then leaves the moat, regarding it as a disgusting wasteland.

On their way back, Veronica opens up to James. She tells him about the rush she experienced helping out Mackenzie, and admits to wanting to help more people. She decides to become more of a dedicated member of the Rebellion because of it, and because she didn’t take a liking to the Elite (mainly Isobel). She also opens up that she doesn’t think she has a power, but James tells her she wouldn’t be there if she didn’t. She then admits to being afraid of her powers, and what they will do to her. James assures her that she shouldn’t be afraid and they will come with time.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">In the Society, Isobel awaits the news from Jerome. When he enters and tells her that the men let her get away, she is extremely disappointed. Jerome suggests that she stop worrying about Veronica, and takes the night for herself. Isobel agrees and pulls Jerome off to their bedroom. When Veronica and James return to the Rebellion headquarters, Seth is affront of a screen with a blonde woman  on it. The video message plays, and the woman on the screen begins with the phrase, “I need your help.”  James and Veronica share a look, and watch the rest of the video.

Recurring Roles
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">Cal Kohlberg  – Josh Brolin

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">Mackenzie Myrkes  – Alexa Nikolas

Featured Music
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">Human Rocket – Devo

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">''     Veronica is getting ready to go on her latest heist. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">How You Like Me Now – The Heavy

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">     The Elite gang attacks Veronica and James.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">Yo Hello Hooray - Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">     Ending montage.

Quotes
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">James: “Once you’re in, you never get out.”

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">Veronica: “I’ve never felt something this surreal. It’s like I finally have a reason.”

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">Isobel: “The Society is a place for those who can’t exist in the regular world. We like to call it a home away from the humans.”