White Noise 2: The Light (2007) - full transcript
The family man Abe Dale is having lunch with his wife and son in a restaurant, when a man kills them in front of Abe and shoots himself in the mouth. A couple of days later, the grieving Abe misses his family and commits suicide ingesting many pills at home, but is rescued by his friend Marty Bloom and saved by the doctors. His Near Death Experience makes him see white light in some people and to hear Electronic Voice Phenomena, i.e., manifestations of voices of ghosts or spirits through static on electronic devices. Soon he discovers that the white light means that the person is going to die, and Abe saves three lives including his nurse Sherry Clarke. While watching a video recorded by his son, Abe finds that the killer had saved the lives of his wife and son three days before the murder. He investigates the incident and finds that when you save, you must kill; otherwise many innocents will die three days later.
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Transmitted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Man ]You're gonna like this.I guarantee it.
[ Woman ]Yes!
Oh, Abe, I love this.
[ Abe ]Well, you loved itwhen you picked it out.
[ Woman Sighs ]Okay, open yours.Yeah.
[ Abe ]I will.
Did you know?No.
He didn't tell you?No. I swear to God.
Like father, like son.
The two of you are
from the same mold.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary.[ Giggles ]
[ Shudders, Groans ]You okay?
You were tossin' and turnin'all night last night.
I know. I don't know
what this is.
Come on. Let's goget some breakfast.
Danny, you hungry?Yeah, sure.
Come on.Let's get something to eat.
[ Man ]Help me bring some ofthis in, would you?
[ Jukebox ] ♪ Good night, sweetheart Well, it's time to go ♪
♪♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]Is everything okay here?
Yeah?
Danny,
if you're gonna playwith your food,
well, at least you gottahave fun doing it.
There. How's that?
You okay, buddy?
I don't feel so good.
- [ Frequency Tuning ] - [ Low Rumbling ]
♪♪ [ Song Continues, Distorted ]
Honey, you all right?[ Panting ]
Come on.Let's get out of here.
Tria--
[ Stammering ]
Mera.
Can I get some help over here?Just relax. Just sit downfor a minute.
Here. Let me help.
[ Gasps ]
[ Shell Casings Clattering ]
- I'm so sorry.
- [ Gunshot ]
[ Body Hits Floor ]
[ Sirens Wailing In Distance ]
[ Abe Sobbing ]Danny.
[ Sobbing Continues ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Abe ]It's the "whys" that arekilling me, you know?
Yeah.Why were we
in that restaurant...
that day, that hour?
Why did that lunatic
get it into his head
to kill my wife and my son?
Why not kill me too?
I mean, leaves me behind?
Why?
It's just so... random.
[ Breathing Heavily ]
[ Abe On Video, Laughing ] Nice job!
[ Danny Chattering ] [ Abe Laughs ]
Here. Dad's gonna catch you.
[ Abe Laughs ] You better throw far. Mom! You'll kill me.
- Wait. Let go. - [ Abe ] What could go wrong?
[ Danny ] All right. [ Wife ] Oh. Careful.
[ Danny Laughs ]
- I see you. - [ Abe ] How many seconds in the microwave for a s'more?
My dad taught me how to swim.
[ Wife ] So would you consider Dad tall or short? Very short?
[ Abe ] We short people have thick skin...
'cause it doesn't get stretched over a taller frame.
[ Abe ]
The reason my wife
and son were murdered--
[ Wife ] Ah!
[ Laughs ] I see.was because of me.
[ Danny ] It grows back.
Because I wasn't
able to help them
when they needed me most.
- [ Abe Chattering ] - Here I go!
[ Abe ] What could go wrong? [ Danny Grunts ]
[ Wife ] Happy anniversary. [ Abe ] Happy anniversary.
I should have saved them.
[ Wife Laughing On TV ] [ Abe, Echoing ] I should have saved them.
[ Wife ] Slow motion. [ Abe Murmurs ]
[ Danny ] Yes! [ Wife Whoops ]
The winner-- The winner--
[ All Chattering ]
[ Wife Laughs ] [ Static Crackling ]
[ Phone Ringing ]
[ Ringing Continues ]
[ Answering Machine Clicks ]
[ Abe's Voice ] I know this is going to be upsetting,
but I have to be with my wife and son.
Good-bye.[ Answering Machine Beeps ]
[ Man ] Christ. Abe, don't do anything foolish, all right?
I'm coming right over.
Is this our O.D.?Yeah.
You know how many he took?I don't know. I knowhe's had 'em for a while.
[ Male Doctor ]Get him on an I.V.Start him at 125, normal saline.
- [ Female Doctor ] Pressure's at 80 over 50.- Pulse rate: 47 and dropping.
- Pupils unresponsive.
- Putting a line in.
- Heart rate's dropping.
He's crashing.
- Atropine.
Saline wide open.Get his 02 sats.
Give him Narcan--
the full amp.We're losing him.
[ Steady Beep ]Asystole.
Checking for respirations.Starting C.P.R.
Come on.
- [ Female Doctor ]
He's dying. Come on.
- [ Steady Beep ]
He's still in V-fib. No pulse.
- Did you give him the full amp?- Yes, Doctor. He's still not responding.
Are you calling it?Nobody dies yet.
[ Signal Beeping ] [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Beeping Continues ]
No response.
Do you want to call it?
Could be fine V-fib.
Give me the paddles.
- Charge to 200.
- [ Paddles Charging ]
- Charge to 200.
- Clear.
[ Grunts ]
300.300.
- Clear.
- [ Grunts ]
360. Clear.
[ Grunts ]
360.
- 360.
- Clear.
[ Abe Grunts ]
[ Exhales ]
[ Beeping ]
[ Female Doctor ]We've got a sign of rhythm.
Pressure's climbing.
We're getting a response.
It's okay.
We brought you back.
Check his
oxygen saturation.
Oxygen saturation
is good. 80%.
Blood pressure
is 140 over 60.
Respiration is at six.
Hi. You're awake.
I'm Sherry Clarke.You're in St. Elizabeth's I.C.U.
You my doctor?Mm. Better.I'm your nurse.
The light
hurts my eyes.Oh.
How long
have I been here?Couple days.
Dr. Karras has beenkeeping an eye on you.You're his latest project.
Do you want to watch some TV?
Anything in particular?No.
[ Sherry Gasps ]Oh, dude, you lucked out.
This is, like, my favorite
movie of all time.
[ Crackling ]
We belong dead.
Hi, Dr. Karras.Get me the charts for
the patient in Room 16.
[ Monitor Beeping ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Woman Screaming ]
[ Signal Beeping ]
- [ Crackling ]
- [ Baby Cries ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Signal Beeping ]
[ Male Voice, Distorted ]
Hello, Abe.
I'm Dr. Karras.
I'm just gonna have
a little look.
- You feeling okay?
- I've been better.
Remember why you're here?
You were legally dead,
but lucky for you, modern
medicine knows no limits.
I died?Technically
speaking, yes.
You had an N.D.E.
- I don't know what that is.- Near-death experience.
It's my field of expertise.That's why I fought to make surethat you were my patient.
Let me guess now.
You saw a blinding white
light that engulfed you,
almost seemed to be
beckoning you to stay.
Yeah, that's exac-- That's--How did you know that?
Well, the research I've done
finds that as many...
as eight out of 10 people
who've had an N.D.E.
report seeing a white light.
- It's freaky, huh?
- What about the light
I'm seeing right now?
It's probably just an aura--
- a type of residue,
if you will.
- That's normal?
I'd say we're well beyond
the bounds of normal here,
but yes.
You'll see them less
frequently as time passes,
and eventually...
they'll just disappear.
[ Static Crackling ] [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
- [ Distorted Voices Continue ] - [ Screaming ]
♪♪ [ Boom Box: Whimsical ]
[ Loud Crash ]
♪♪ [ Continues, Distorted ]
♪♪ [ Continues, Distorted ]
[ Male Voice, Distorted ] [ Woman Screams ]
- [ Low Feedback ] - [ Distorted Voices Echoing ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Distorted Growl ]
[ Woman Speaking, Indistinct ]
[ Distorted Voice ] She's with us.
She's with us.
So everything looks fine.
I've seen it three timesin the past few days.
Seen what?The white light.
And there's something else.And you're gonna thinkI'm crazy, but...
I'm--
I'm seeing and hearingall kinds of electrical stuff.
E.V.P. stands for
Electronic Voice
Phenomenon.
Precognition,the white lightyou're seeing--
all that stuff is partof the supernaturalwhite noise that surrounds us.
I've got a grant to study theseparanormal types of things.
-So, E.V.P.-- What exactly is it?-It's the recording of voices...
and images of the deceasedusing a detuned receivingapparatus, like a TV or radio.
Others think it's nothing morethan a charge from ourelectromagnetic fields.
And still others believe it'sa means through which the deadcan communicate with the living.
Frankly, who knows?As long as we're notexactly sure what it is,
they'll keep funding
my grant.
[ Static Crackling ]
What are you doing
down here?
This is my E.V.P. room.
All these TVs have beendetuned, and I recordthese fuzzy signals...
and review them
to see if I've captured
any transmissions.
I suppose that's
an important part
of your work then?
That? No. No, I didn't wantto detune that one.
That's Change of Habit.I'm, uh, recording itfor research purposes.
Thought I might learnsomething from Dr. Presley.
- [ Child's Voice, Distorted ]- What, you're not a fan of this one?
No. No. No, no.
It's just that that's--
Just now I just saw one ofthose, uh, things on the screen.
Oh, no. E.V.P. transmissionsare only visible...
after they've been recordedwhen you play them back.On the last close-up of Elvis...
I saw a blast of static
with what looked like
an unformed person.
[ Typing ]
So, what are you doing now?Rewound the feed,
bring it over,
detune it.
See if you really
saw something.
There we go.
There. There.
That's it.
That's it.
That was it.
That's what I saw.
[ Distorted Voices ]
- I'll be damned.
- So, what does that mean?
Maybe when you hadyour N.D.E., you yourselfbecame a detuned receiver.
You can see white noisetransmissions, E.V.P.,
communications with the dead--all that stuff--
without--without any of this.
Keep your eyes open, Bubba.You're in uncharted territory.
There's a very good chanceyou're gonna be seeingsome wacky stuff.
I gotta cut outa little early today.I've got a doctor's appointment.
Sure, sure. Whatever.Take all the time you need.
Hey, look. I'm still savingall the newspaper clippingsand articles about the shooting.
It's just there'sstill some details--I don't want to hear...
about the day my wife and sonwere brutally murdered, okay?
I just can't handle that
right now. I--
I refuse.
Hi. Dr. Karras asked--
What's wrong?
Dr. Karras, he's dead.
What?
Had a heart attack
early this morning.
[ Sniffles ]
Sorry.
Okay, so this-- this--E.V.P.
E.V.P.
Uh, it draws your attentionto the white light?
And when you seethe white light,you think it means--
What do you thinkit means?That somebody's gonna die.
Like with Dr. Karras,it could be a couple of days.
With the woman
in the park,
it could be a few hours.
It could even be a few
minutes, just depending on
how strong the light is.
I don't know, but I'mseeing it more and more, Marty,and it's driving me nuts.
It's like being God
or something.I'm worried about you, Abe.
- Well, how would you
explain it then?
- [ Scoffs ]
How about, I don't know?
Listen. In a big city,we probably cross pathswith people...
who are about to diein the next few daysall the time.
We just don't know it.Yeah, but what if I do,
Marty?
What if I do know
when somebody's gonna die?
And now, all of a sudden,you've got this-this...superpower?
but that sure as hell soundslike some superhero, CaptainTight Pants bullshit to me, man.
Stop talkingall this nonsense.
[ Crackling ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Horn Honks ]
[ Crackling ]
Oh.
[ Both Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Breathing Heavily ]
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
[ Crackling ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Cart Clattering ]
Come on, you stupid thing.What are you doing?
Get over the track!
- [ Muttering ]- Oh, you gotta be kiddin' me.
- Come on!
- Hey!
You gotta move!
- [ Train Horn Blowing ]
- Come on!
Get out of there!
Hey!
[ Grunting ]
- [ Abe ] Move!
- [ Grunting, Gasps ]
[ Horn Blowing ]
- Hey!
- [ Mutters ]
- Get out of there!- Oh, my God! My foot's caught! Help me!
Help me!
- Get off the track!
- [ Screams ]
[ Shouting, Indistinct ]
- Move!
- Oh, God!
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Gunshot ]
I'm so sorry.
[ Rain Pattering ]
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
[ High-pitched Tone ]
[ Distorted Murmuring ]
[ Distorted Voices, Faint ]
[ Voices Continue, Faint ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Clattering ]
[ Object Scraping Floor ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Breathing Heavily ]
[ Distorted Voices ] Never say-- Never say--
[ Shrieking ]
[ Beeps, Dialing ]
[ Line Ringing ]
[ Marty Groans ]
Yeah?Hey, Marty.
How would you feel about
me dropping by?
Abe? Uh, yeah, sure.
When?
How does right freakin' now
grab you? Uh--
Thanks.
- [ Frequency Tuning ] - [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
What the--
No way.
[ Train Horn Blowing In Distance ]
Son of a bitch.
[ Crowbar Clattering ]
Excuse me. Sir?
- Damn it anyway!- I think you should get out from under there.
Beat it, kid. I droppeda couple of lug nuts.I think I can handle it.
Mister, I don't think
that bumper is gonna hold.
You need to get out.
Look. I don't needsome dipshit kid...
telling me what to do,okay?
So you can take your metrosexualass back to your yuppie car--Sorry.
Oh, gee--
[ Grunting ]
- Whoa! Whoa, whoa!- What the hell you doing?
- Sir, the bumper
was gonna give.
- Get away from me!
[ Groaning ]
I owe you my life.
[ Door Closes ]
[ Door Closes ]No. Marty, I swear to God,
I am fine.
All right.
All right.
But maybe you should--
I don't know--
take a little time off
or something, you know?
I don't want you
overdoing it.
All right.
I'll think about it.
Thanks.
You saved
somebody's life tonight.
[ Wife ] So would you consider Dad tall or short?
No, no. Short, short. Very short?
[ Danny ] No offense. [ Abe ] None taken.
We short people have thick skin...
'cause it doesn't get stretched over a taller frame. Yep.
[ Wife ] Yep. [ Abe ] There's the Austrian coach.
Looks like she's tryin' to throw him. [ Laughs ] Nice job!
I'm the king!
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Woman's Voice, Distorted ]
Shit!
Two weeks?Yeah.
That's so far.[ Laughs ]I know.
I'll have to come.Yeah.
[ Groans ]
Okay. Three-martini
lunches, here I come.
I'll be right there to putthe "easy" into "listening."Okay.
[ Both Gasp ]
I'm sorry.Jesus Christ!
I'm sorry.I'm so sorry.Just--
Don't worry about it. You canmake it up to me right now.Just take it easy.
I might even let you pick upsome overtime in my hotel room,if you know what I mean.
- Hey, come on.
- Just leave it.
All right,
that's enough.
- Stop it!
- Get him!
Stop it! You're hurting him!Stop it! You're hurting him!
- [ Man Grunting ]
- Get back!
Hey! Hey!
- Hey!- [ Man #2 ] Shit! Guys! Guys!
- Hey!
- [ Screaming ]
[ Screaming Continues ]Oh, God!
- Help! Help!
- Let's go!
[ Shouting, Indistinct ]
Please! Pull me up!Pull me up!
[ Grunting ]
Kurt, are you okay?
[ Distorted Voices ]
[ Voices Stop ]
Yeah.
He's gonna be fine.
Me, I'm notso sure about.
[ Beeps ] [ Marty ] Hey, Abe, missed you at work today.
Guess you decided to take that time off after all.
Give me a call when you get a chance, all right? Later.
[ Abe ]Playing God for another day.
[ Dialing ]
[ Line Rings ] [ Marty ]
Hello?
Hey, Marty, I'm on my wayto the hospital to check onthat kid I helped earlier.
Would you meet me there? Uh, yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Great. And--
That stuffyou're holding for me,
will you bring it?
I'm ready.
Okay, sure.Thanks.
[ Beeps ]
[ Elevator Bell Dings ]
Hey.
Hey.Thank you very much
for meeting me here.
Hey, no problem, man.
There are things in herethat are gonna reopena million wounds.
Are you sureyou're ready to do this?I'm positive.
Okay.Thanks.
Hey. Call meif you need anything.I will.
Hey there.Oh, hey, Mr. Dale.
Uh, I was just checkingto see how Kurt's doing.
Needed stitches.
A few scrapes, bruises.
And we do want to
keep him overnight...
to make sure there's
no... concussion. [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
But he should, uh,
be fine.
- [ Voices Continue ]
- Thanks.
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Crackling ]
[ Screaming ]
- [ Woman's Voice, Indistinct ] - [ Distorted Voices Continue ]
[ Woman's Voice, Indistinct ]
Oh, come on.
[ Elevator Bell Dings ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Panting ]
[ Vehicle Engine Idling ]
[ Screams ][ Man ]Not a word.
[ Gasps ]
[ Sobbing, Screaming ]
[ Screams ]
You bitch![ Screams ]
[ Grunting ]
Hey-- Hey, you okay?
Yeah.
Yeah.
[ Laughs ]
I think you just
saved my life.
Oh.
Well, it's beginningto be a fuckin' habit.
Trust me.It's no big deal.
- Dude, it was my life.
- No, I didn't mean it
like that. I was--
- [ Stifled Chuckle ]
- It's you.
Yeah. Yeah,
you were my nurse.
It's busted.
I'm so sorry.
Oh, that's okay.
Don't worry about it.Hey.
Let me fix you up.
It's the least I can do.
Come on.
It's a superficial
laceration.
Nothing a few stitches
and some antibiotics
can't take care of.
You are either
staring at my ring
or admiring my rack.
Which is it?The ring. I was--
It's--
[ Laughs ]
It's my old wedding ring.
My husband, Tommy, died
a couple years ago,
so I like to keep it
close to my heart.
You must have loved himvery much. [ Water Dripping ]
Yeah.
He was
a music teacher...
at Sacred Heart
Elementary.
And those kids
adored him.
He'd organize this recital
every year, have the kids
singing Bowie, Pink Floyd,
Rush, the Beach Boys,
a little Jane's Addiction--
you name it.
Sounds amazing.
Yeah. It was incredible.
But, uh, the end just--
it came so quick.
One day we're, uh,
just living, you know?
Then, boom.
He's dead.
That's terrible.Yeah.
[ Clears Throat ]
But...
I wake up,
and it just hit me.
I had to let Tommy go.
I'll see him again
someday.
Until then, you have
to accept what it's
supposed to be about.
You two have any kids?No.
No, but, uh, I still put on
the recital every year
in his honor.
Next one's
in a couple days.
And you should
totally come.
Uh, maybe.
Here.
Take this.
Think it over.
Call me
if you're interested.
Hey. The cops are here.
Yeah. Tell them
their timing sucks.
[ Danny ] Is this
the present you got Dad
for your anniversary?
Can I see it? Can I? [ Wife ] And I don't suppose...
your dad put you up to this, did he?
[ Danny ] No way, Mom. Just wondering is all.
I bet it's that watch he wanted, right?
Well, you tell your dad that he's just gonna have to wait.
Besides, it's just a few days away. [ Danny Chuckles ]
[ Gasps ] [ Horn Honks ]
Are you all right? I'm okay, Mom.
That man saved our lives.
Thank you.
[ Man ] That's all right.
[ Tape Rewinding ]
That's all right.[ Remote Clicks ]
[ Mouse Clicking ]
[ Whirring ]
[ Printer Continues Whirring ]
Henry Caine.
[ Printer Continues Whirring ]
[ Whirring Intensifies ]
[ Thunder Rumbles ]
[ Whirring Continues ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Woman's Voice ] Should not have saved.
Should not have saved.
Should not have saved.
Should not have saved.
[ Whispering ] Should...
not...
have...
saved.
[ Doorbell Rings ]
[ Hissing ]
Julia Caine?My name is Abraham--Abraham Dale.
I always knew you'd come.
Please. Come on in.
Excuse the mess.
We're moving.
[ Male Voice On TV,
Indistinct ]
[ Julia ] I am so sorryfor what my husband didto your wife and son.
Henry was the mostdown-to-earth,
don't-question-thingstype of guy you could ever meet.
So, um--
So, what happened then?
He, uh--
He had a near-death
experience.
He was hit by a drunk driverhead on.
He must have diedthree or four timesthat night.
They finally revived himfor good in the earlymorning hours,
and then we brought him homea week later.
That's when it all began--
the strange behavior,the weird ideas about life,about death.
He just got so obsessedwith the paranormal--
E.V.P., the white light,precognition--
all that kind of stuff.
He even thoughthe could save people.
At first I thoughtit was understandable--I mean, this man almost died--
but then it justgot to be too much.
What do you mean
by "too much"?
I'll show you.
[ Julia ]You see?I'll leave you to it.
Oh, shit.
[ Screaming ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Door Opens ]
Henry was, uh, alwaysblowing fuses in here.Really?
Hmm. Um--
Do you have any idea
what the "E" stands for?
No.
Would you mind if I took
some of this stuff
just to look over?
Sure. I don't wantany of it.
Look, I am sorry againfor what my husband did.
I can't believehow far gone he is.
"Is"? What are you
talking about?
- What do you mean?
- You said "is."
And?
And don't you mean "was"--
how far gone he was?
You don't know?
[ Julia ] Henry's still alive.
[ Abe ] I saw him put a gun under his chin and pull the trigger.
[ Julia ] He survived. He's over at Beaumont County. [ Abe ] The asylum.
[ Clock Ticking ] [ Bell Tolling ]
We keep him up here.
Henry Caine-- been with us
a couple of months now...
since he slipped
out of coma-land.
You ask me,
he ain't never gonna see
the inside of a courtroom.
- Why?
- Old Henry--
he sees "dead people."
Don't mind me.
I'm just gonna stick around
and make sure you boys
play nice.
My wife and my son.
Why did you do it?
Why did you kill them?
If save, must kill.
Jesus. You're even crazierthan I thought you'd be.
If save, responsible.
Responsible for what?
Consequences.
Horrific consequences.
What consequences?
It will never end
if you let him in.
You cannot
shut the dead out.
The dead will haunt you
until you put right
what you've done.
If you save, you must--
you must kill.
Tria Mera.
Tria Mera.
- Tria what?
- Tria Mera!Kill!
[ Screaming, Grunting ]
[ Alarm Ringing ]
[ Caine ]If save, must kill.
[ Screaming ]
If save, must kill.
If save, must kill.
If save, must kill!
That's a three.
What does a three have to do
with the devil's signature?
[ Knocking ]
- Hi, Abe.
- Hi.
So I just finishedthe rehearsals...
for that recital thingyI was telling you aboutthe other day.
So I was basicallyin the neighborhoodand, uh-- Hi.
I hope you don't mindthat I stopped by.
Uh, no, no. I don't--
I don't-- I don't mind.
Um, but why?
When...
is the last time you dranka cheap bottle of wine?
[ Chuckling ]That-That's very kind.
You really don't
have to do that.
I know I don't have to.I want to.
I'm-- I'm married.
But, um, thank you.
Abe, I read your file.
I know whyyou were in the I.C.U.when we first met.
I know what happenedto Rebecca and Danny.
You saved my lifethe other night.
I'd love to return the favor.
[ Clicking ]
[ Woman's Voice Murmuring ]
Kurt!
[ Whimpering ]
[ Roars ]
[ Panting ]
[ Abe ]I like the hair color.It's nice.
[ Sherry ]The purple was good, but--But red goes with the wine.
[ Chuckles ]
Right.
This is great. It really is.Thank you very much.
Mmm.
[ Clears Throat ]
To bad wine
and good company.Oh, it's bad.
[ Laughs ]
Mmm.
You gotta get out and do
stuff like this though.
It's the only way
you'll make it through.
Danny and Rebeccawere my everything.
And Tommy was mine.
But you can't just
throw in the towel, Abe.
Mmm. Come on.
Where we going?O'Mally's.
I gotta kick your ass
in a game of pool,
get back the 2.50 I spent
on the bottle of wine.
2.50?
You got ripped off.
[ Woman ] ♪ The holes within
Eight ball, corner pocket.
♪♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]
[ Chuckles ]
Okay. How about, uh,
double or nothing?
[ Chuckles ]All right.
- Rack 'em up, big boy.
- [ Chuckles ]
♪ Lucidity so near
♪ You try You want ♪
♪ You make it disappear ♪
No, I, um--I shouldn't have done that.
[ TV: Male Announcer ] ...details about this bus stop tragedy. Go ahead, Carla.
[ Woman ] Breaking news. A tragic accident today in the downtown core...
has left at least six people dead and several injured.
An elderly man driving an orange van--
...crashing through
a crowded bus shelter.
- So far--
- [ Woman Screams ]
You okay, Abe?
Witness reports say the van
appeared to deliberately
swerve for the commuters...
waiting
at the bus stop.Yeah, um--
Sherry, I gotta go.
- Is it someone you know?- Yeah. Um, I'll call you, okay?
[ Voices ] If save, must kill. If save, must kill.
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
"The third day"?
Authorities arrived to find George Sutter sitting in his kitchen.
No attempt made to cover up
his killing spree.
The bodies of his wife and two children were found in their beds, tied down...
and butchered so severely that dental records will be necessary for an official I.D.
Sutter has no previous history of domestic violence,
and, when pressed, could offer no explanation as to why he murdered his family.
[ Woman ] Beverly Ann Cloy, a registered nurse for the past 27 years,
smothered 14 of her 23 patients this morning.
She then clocked out and calmly drank a cup of coffee--
[ Woman #2 ] ...still no explanation as to why Dickson lost control of the plane,
which resulted in nine deaths. [ Woman #1 ] She could offer absolutely no reason--
[ Man ] And when pressed, could offer no explanation as to why he murdered his family.
Always on the third day...
after Caine saved them.
[ Clock Ticking ] [ Bell Tolling ]
[ Woman ] Authorities are still confounded as to why the elderly man...
drove his van into the crowded bus stop.
And we are told that there is no obvious ulterior motive--
[ Caine ]And on the third day,Christ shall rise again.
But what about the devil?What about the devil?
What does he doon the third day?
What's he doon the third day?
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
Revelation 13:18.
"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast."
"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast."
"Here is wisdom.
Let him that hath understandingcount the number of the beast,
for it is the number of a man,and his number is 666."
"...Bible written
in Roman times...
predominantly for Ancient
Greek-speaking audiences
to understand."
All Greek
and Ancient Greek--
"...letters have
numerical counterparts."
[ Thinking ]
Always on the third day.
[ Caine ] But what about the devil?
What about the devil? What does he do on the third day?
[ Abe ] Third day.
After Caine saved them.
"...Bible written in Roman times,
predominantly for Ancient Greek-speaking audiences to understand.
And all Greek and Ancient Greek letters have numerical counterparts."
Tria Mera.
[ Stammering ]
Tria--
Mera.
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
"Lucifer-- from the Latin,
meaning giver of light."
[ Abe, Cain ] "The archangelwho fell from grace and wasthrown out of heaven...
for trying to usurp God'spower for his own purposes."
[ Continue, Indistinct ]
...is now known
as the devil--
on earth.
The third day
is the devil's signature.
That kid I saved
on the bridge--
Today's the third day.
[ Thunder Rumbling ] [ Siren Wailing ]
I brought him into the hospitalthe day I helped you.
I just need to know
where I can find him.
Where he works, anything.
I really shouldn't be
doing this, Abe.
Sort of seems to be parfor the course with us,Sherry.
Yeah.
[ Clears Throat ][ Typing ]
Okay. Kurt Green.
Sir Alfred Hotel.
Sir Alfred. Of course.Thank you, Sherry.
Abe? Yeah?
Are we okay?
I hope so.
Bye. Bye.
♪♪ [ Piano: Lounge ][ People Chattering ]
♪♪ [ Continues ]
♪♪ [ Changing, Atonal ]
♪♪ [ Dissonant, Frantic ]
[ Cell Phone Rings ]Yeah?
Abe. Geez.
You're not gonna believe this,but I think I understandwhy Caine did it.
He thought he had to, Marty. He did it because he thought he had no other choice.
- Did what?- I saved the old man. He takes out a bus stop full of people.
I saved that kid. I don't know what he's going to do, but I do know this.
Terrible things happen
on the third day...
after using the white light
to save somebody's life.
Abe, are you listening
to yourself right now?
No, you listen!
Maybe it's Lucifer
or the devil...
or these ghosts that
keep messing with me.
Whatever it is, I know
I can stop it, Marty,
before anyone else
gets hurt.
You know you're my boy, right?You know that? I love you.I really do.
I'm not going to stand by and-and watch you do this to yourself.
I can't. I won't. [ Static ]
We got a business to-- [ Breaks Up ]
I can't do this by myself. We got things to do here.
[ Abe ]That's the bus stop.
[ Marty Continues, Indistinct ]
[ Static ]Marty? Marty.
Marty, say--
Say that again.
I can't hear you.
- [ Feedback Screeching ] - [ Voice ] If save, must kill!
- [ Voices Murmuring ]
If save, must kill.
- Geez!
- Must kill.
- Must kill.
If save, must kill.
[ Horn Honks ]
♪♪ [ Frenzied, Discordant ]
Kurt. Kurt.
Kurt!
[ Lid Slams ]
[ Panting ]
I'm terribly sorry.
I sincerely apologize.
I'm sorry. I apologize.
I can't apologize enough.
I apologize.
- [ Woman Screams ]
- Kurt!
[ Man ]Whoa, whoa, whoa![ Man #2 ] Get down.
- [ Man ] He's got a gun!- [ Woman ] What?
- [ Man #2 ] Let's go!- [ Woman Screams ]
- Why don't you just
put the gun down.
- Other side. Other side.
- Easy.
- Kurt!
- [ Alarm Ringing ]
- Go, go, go! Now!
- I got him. I got him.
Get the wrists.
- Kurt!
- Everyone keep calm. Please slowly exit the building.- Folks, this way, please.
Hold-Hold on. Kurt!
Kurt, what's wrong? Kurt?
Kurt!
Tria Mera.
I need you to go downstairsright away. Call 911.
Why?
I don't think you
should have saved me.
[ Screams ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Man On TV ] Witnesses were stunned when the young man's final outburst...
caused the grand piano to crash through the third-floor balcony railing,
crashing into the lobby below.
Several innocent bystanders were killed in the accident.
As of yet, we have no explanation--
[ Clock Ticking ]
7:30.
Sherry.
[ Stations Tuning ] [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Choir ]♪ Begin the day with a friendly voice ♪
♪ A companion unobtrusive
♪ Plays the song that's so elusive ♪
♪ And the magic music makes your morning mood ♪♪ Magic music
♪ Magic music
♪ Invisible airwaves crackle with life ♪
♪ Bright antennae
♪ Bristle with the energy
- [ Chattering ]- ♪ Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength ♪
♪ Bearing a gift beyond price Almost free ♪
♪ Magic music
♪ Begin the day with a friendly voice ♪
♪ A companion unobtrusive
♪ A companion unobtrusive
♪ Plays the song that's so elusive ♪
♪ And the magic music makes your morning mood ♪
♪ Magic music
- ♪ Invisible airwaves
crackle with life ♪
- [ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
Kill you.
♪ Almost free
♪ Free ♪ [ Voices Fade ]
[ Chattering ]
You made it.
I've been worried
sick about you.What for?
I heard what happened
at the hotel.
First you saved
that kid's life and--
You must feel awful, Abe.
Sherry, I needto talk to you.
About what?
Outside.I'll tell you outside.
You can tell me
right now, Abe.
Why not?
[ Voices Murmuring ]
What is it, Abe?
You have to come with me.Abe, what are you doing?
Let go of me.Sherry, I have to--
You're hurting me.I have to do this.
Do what?Sherry, I shouldn'thave saved you.
- Calm down. Calm down.- You don't-- You don't understand. Sherry--
- Hey, get away from her!
- Sherry!
Sherry, listen to me!
Sherry!
Sherry!
Listen to me!
[ Static Crackling ] [ Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Voices ] Many will die. Many will die.
Many will die. Many will die.
Many will die. Many will die.
Many will die. Many will die.
[ Engine Starts ]
[ Clock Ticking ] [ Bell Tolling ]
No, no, no. Not here.
Anywhere but here.
[ Breathing Deeply ]
Here's a menu,
and I'll be right back
to take your order.
The old man who killedall those people--you saved him.
And the kid from the hotel--you saved him too.
And you saved me.
I'm so sorry, Sherry.
[ Sniffles ]
Don't be.
That man,
he has a gun!
Police.
Put the gun down.
Put it down.
[ Gun Cocks ]
Please, just make it stop.
Listen. You--
You have to die.
[ Sobbing ]
Ma'am.
Please, leave him.
[ Siren Wailing In Distance ]
Unit 1049.
Man down.
[ Whimpering ]
[ Siren Stops ]
[ Voices ] You. You. You. You.
I got her.
[ Voices ] You. You. You.
She's going into shock.Let's get her out of here.
Up.
[ Siren Wailing ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Siren Wailing ]
[ Distorted Voices ] If save, kill. If save, kill.
[ Screams ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Screams ]
[ Paramedic ]
Holy shit!
- I've never seen symptoms like these before!- Note the time, then sedate.
- 7:29 p.m.
- [ Screaming ]
- Two c.c.'s Versed.
- You got to shut her up!
-[ Distorted Voice, Indistinct ]-What the hell?
Kill him!
Tria Mera.
[ Screams ]
[ Screams ]
[ Gasping ]
Tommy.
Whoa!What happened?
You all right?Come here.
I got your arm.
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Distorted Voice ] If save, must kill.
[ Woman's Voice, Echoing ] If save, must kill.
[ Caine ] If you save, you must kill.
[ Woman, Man ] If save, must kill.
[ Kurt ] I don't think you should have saved me.
[ Woman ] If save, must kill. If save, must kill.
[ Distorted Voice ] Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
[ Beeping ]
[ Transmitted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Man ]You're gonna like this.I guarantee it.
[ Woman ]Yes!
Oh, Abe, I love this.
[ Abe ]Well, you loved itwhen you picked it out.
[ Woman Sighs ]Okay, open yours.Yeah.
[ Abe ]I will.
Did you know?No.
He didn't tell you?No. I swear to God.
Like father, like son.
The two of you are
from the same mold.
Happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary.[ Giggles ]
[ Shudders, Groans ]You okay?
You were tossin' and turnin'all night last night.
I know. I don't know
what this is.
Come on. Let's goget some breakfast.
Danny, you hungry?Yeah, sure.
Come on.Let's get something to eat.
[ Man ]Help me bring some ofthis in, would you?
[ Jukebox ] ♪ Good night, sweetheart Well, it's time to go ♪
♪♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]Is everything okay here?
Yeah?
Danny,
if you're gonna playwith your food,
well, at least you gottahave fun doing it.
There. How's that?
You okay, buddy?
I don't feel so good.
- [ Frequency Tuning ] - [ Low Rumbling ]
♪♪ [ Song Continues, Distorted ]
Honey, you all right?[ Panting ]
Come on.Let's get out of here.
Tria--
[ Stammering ]
Mera.
Can I get some help over here?Just relax. Just sit downfor a minute.
Here. Let me help.
[ Gasps ]
[ Shell Casings Clattering ]
- I'm so sorry.
- [ Gunshot ]
[ Body Hits Floor ]
[ Sirens Wailing In Distance ]
[ Abe Sobbing ]Danny.
[ Sobbing Continues ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Abe ]It's the "whys" that arekilling me, you know?
Yeah.Why were we
in that restaurant...
that day, that hour?
Why did that lunatic
get it into his head
to kill my wife and my son?
Why not kill me too?
I mean, leaves me behind?
Why?
It's just so... random.
[ Breathing Heavily ]
[ Abe On Video, Laughing ] Nice job!
[ Danny Chattering ] [ Abe Laughs ]
Here. Dad's gonna catch you.
[ Abe Laughs ] You better throw far. Mom! You'll kill me.
- Wait. Let go. - [ Abe ] What could go wrong?
[ Danny ] All right. [ Wife ] Oh. Careful.
[ Danny Laughs ]
- I see you. - [ Abe ] How many seconds in the microwave for a s'more?
My dad taught me how to swim.
[ Wife ] So would you consider Dad tall or short? Very short?
[ Abe ] We short people have thick skin...
'cause it doesn't get stretched over a taller frame.
[ Abe ]
The reason my wife
and son were murdered--
[ Wife ] Ah!
[ Laughs ] I see.was because of me.
[ Danny ] It grows back.
Because I wasn't
able to help them
when they needed me most.
- [ Abe Chattering ] - Here I go!
[ Abe ] What could go wrong? [ Danny Grunts ]
[ Wife ] Happy anniversary. [ Abe ] Happy anniversary.
I should have saved them.
[ Wife Laughing On TV ] [ Abe, Echoing ] I should have saved them.
[ Wife ] Slow motion. [ Abe Murmurs ]
[ Danny ] Yes! [ Wife Whoops ]
The winner-- The winner--
[ All Chattering ]
[ Wife Laughs ] [ Static Crackling ]
[ Phone Ringing ]
[ Ringing Continues ]
[ Answering Machine Clicks ]
[ Abe's Voice ] I know this is going to be upsetting,
but I have to be with my wife and son.
Good-bye.[ Answering Machine Beeps ]
[ Man ] Christ. Abe, don't do anything foolish, all right?
I'm coming right over.
Is this our O.D.?Yeah.
You know how many he took?I don't know. I knowhe's had 'em for a while.
[ Male Doctor ]Get him on an I.V.Start him at 125, normal saline.
- [ Female Doctor ] Pressure's at 80 over 50.- Pulse rate: 47 and dropping.
- Pupils unresponsive.
- Putting a line in.
- Heart rate's dropping.
He's crashing.
- Atropine.
Saline wide open.Get his 02 sats.
Give him Narcan--
the full amp.We're losing him.
[ Steady Beep ]Asystole.
Checking for respirations.Starting C.P.R.
Come on.
- [ Female Doctor ]
He's dying. Come on.
- [ Steady Beep ]
He's still in V-fib. No pulse.
- Did you give him the full amp?- Yes, Doctor. He's still not responding.
Are you calling it?Nobody dies yet.
[ Signal Beeping ] [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Beeping Continues ]
No response.
Do you want to call it?
Could be fine V-fib.
Give me the paddles.
- Charge to 200.
- [ Paddles Charging ]
- Charge to 200.
- Clear.
[ Grunts ]
300.300.
- Clear.
- [ Grunts ]
360. Clear.
[ Grunts ]
360.
- 360.
- Clear.
[ Abe Grunts ]
[ Exhales ]
[ Beeping ]
[ Female Doctor ]We've got a sign of rhythm.
Pressure's climbing.
We're getting a response.
It's okay.
We brought you back.
Check his
oxygen saturation.
Oxygen saturation
is good. 80%.
Blood pressure
is 140 over 60.
Respiration is at six.
Hi. You're awake.
I'm Sherry Clarke.You're in St. Elizabeth's I.C.U.
You my doctor?Mm. Better.I'm your nurse.
The light
hurts my eyes.Oh.
How long
have I been here?Couple days.
Dr. Karras has beenkeeping an eye on you.You're his latest project.
Do you want to watch some TV?
Anything in particular?No.
[ Sherry Gasps ]Oh, dude, you lucked out.
This is, like, my favorite
movie of all time.
[ Crackling ]
We belong dead.
Hi, Dr. Karras.Get me the charts for
the patient in Room 16.
[ Monitor Beeping ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Woman Screaming ]
[ Signal Beeping ]
- [ Crackling ]
- [ Baby Cries ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Signal Beeping ]
[ Male Voice, Distorted ]
Hello, Abe.
I'm Dr. Karras.
I'm just gonna have
a little look.
- You feeling okay?
- I've been better.
Remember why you're here?
You were legally dead,
but lucky for you, modern
medicine knows no limits.
I died?Technically
speaking, yes.
You had an N.D.E.
- I don't know what that is.- Near-death experience.
It's my field of expertise.That's why I fought to make surethat you were my patient.
Let me guess now.
You saw a blinding white
light that engulfed you,
almost seemed to be
beckoning you to stay.
Yeah, that's exac-- That's--How did you know that?
Well, the research I've done
finds that as many...
as eight out of 10 people
who've had an N.D.E.
report seeing a white light.
- It's freaky, huh?
- What about the light
I'm seeing right now?
It's probably just an aura--
- a type of residue,
if you will.
- That's normal?
I'd say we're well beyond
the bounds of normal here,
but yes.
You'll see them less
frequently as time passes,
and eventually...
they'll just disappear.
[ Static Crackling ] [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
- [ Distorted Voices Continue ] - [ Screaming ]
♪♪ [ Boom Box: Whimsical ]
[ Loud Crash ]
♪♪ [ Continues, Distorted ]
♪♪ [ Continues, Distorted ]
[ Male Voice, Distorted ] [ Woman Screams ]
- [ Low Feedback ] - [ Distorted Voices Echoing ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Distorted Growl ]
[ Woman Speaking, Indistinct ]
[ Distorted Voice ] She's with us.
She's with us.
So everything looks fine.
I've seen it three timesin the past few days.
Seen what?The white light.
And there's something else.And you're gonna thinkI'm crazy, but...
I'm--
I'm seeing and hearingall kinds of electrical stuff.
E.V.P. stands for
Electronic Voice
Phenomenon.
Precognition,the white lightyou're seeing--
all that stuff is partof the supernaturalwhite noise that surrounds us.
I've got a grant to study theseparanormal types of things.
-So, E.V.P.-- What exactly is it?-It's the recording of voices...
and images of the deceasedusing a detuned receivingapparatus, like a TV or radio.
Others think it's nothing morethan a charge from ourelectromagnetic fields.
And still others believe it'sa means through which the deadcan communicate with the living.
Frankly, who knows?As long as we're notexactly sure what it is,
they'll keep funding
my grant.
[ Static Crackling ]
What are you doing
down here?
This is my E.V.P. room.
All these TVs have beendetuned, and I recordthese fuzzy signals...
and review them
to see if I've captured
any transmissions.
I suppose that's
an important part
of your work then?
That? No. No, I didn't wantto detune that one.
That's Change of Habit.I'm, uh, recording itfor research purposes.
Thought I might learnsomething from Dr. Presley.
- [ Child's Voice, Distorted ]- What, you're not a fan of this one?
No. No. No, no.
It's just that that's--
Just now I just saw one ofthose, uh, things on the screen.
Oh, no. E.V.P. transmissionsare only visible...
after they've been recordedwhen you play them back.On the last close-up of Elvis...
I saw a blast of static
with what looked like
an unformed person.
[ Typing ]
So, what are you doing now?Rewound the feed,
bring it over,
detune it.
See if you really
saw something.
There we go.
There. There.
That's it.
That's it.
That was it.
That's what I saw.
[ Distorted Voices ]
- I'll be damned.
- So, what does that mean?
Maybe when you hadyour N.D.E., you yourselfbecame a detuned receiver.
You can see white noisetransmissions, E.V.P.,
communications with the dead--all that stuff--
without--without any of this.
Keep your eyes open, Bubba.You're in uncharted territory.
There's a very good chanceyou're gonna be seeingsome wacky stuff.
I gotta cut outa little early today.I've got a doctor's appointment.
Sure, sure. Whatever.Take all the time you need.
Hey, look. I'm still savingall the newspaper clippingsand articles about the shooting.
It's just there'sstill some details--I don't want to hear...
about the day my wife and sonwere brutally murdered, okay?
I just can't handle that
right now. I--
I refuse.
Hi. Dr. Karras asked--
What's wrong?
Dr. Karras, he's dead.
What?
Had a heart attack
early this morning.
[ Sniffles ]
Sorry.
Okay, so this-- this--E.V.P.
E.V.P.
Uh, it draws your attentionto the white light?
And when you seethe white light,you think it means--
What do you thinkit means?That somebody's gonna die.
Like with Dr. Karras,it could be a couple of days.
With the woman
in the park,
it could be a few hours.
It could even be a few
minutes, just depending on
how strong the light is.
I don't know, but I'mseeing it more and more, Marty,and it's driving me nuts.
It's like being God
or something.I'm worried about you, Abe.
- Well, how would you
explain it then?
- [ Scoffs ]
How about, I don't know?
Listen. In a big city,we probably cross pathswith people...
who are about to diein the next few daysall the time.
We just don't know it.Yeah, but what if I do,
Marty?
What if I do know
when somebody's gonna die?
And now, all of a sudden,you've got this-this...superpower?
but that sure as hell soundslike some superhero, CaptainTight Pants bullshit to me, man.
Stop talkingall this nonsense.
[ Crackling ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Horn Honks ]
[ Crackling ]
Oh.
[ Both Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Breathing Heavily ]
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
[ Crackling ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Cart Clattering ]
Come on, you stupid thing.What are you doing?
Get over the track!
- [ Muttering ]- Oh, you gotta be kiddin' me.
- Come on!
- Hey!
You gotta move!
- [ Train Horn Blowing ]
- Come on!
Get out of there!
Hey!
[ Grunting ]
- [ Abe ] Move!
- [ Grunting, Gasps ]
[ Horn Blowing ]
- Hey!
- [ Mutters ]
- Get out of there!- Oh, my God! My foot's caught! Help me!
Help me!
- Get off the track!
- [ Screams ]
[ Shouting, Indistinct ]
- Move!
- Oh, God!
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Gunshot ]
I'm so sorry.
[ Rain Pattering ]
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
[ High-pitched Tone ]
[ Distorted Murmuring ]
[ Distorted Voices, Faint ]
[ Voices Continue, Faint ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Clattering ]
[ Object Scraping Floor ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Breathing Heavily ]
[ Distorted Voices ] Never say-- Never say--
[ Shrieking ]
[ Beeps, Dialing ]
[ Line Ringing ]
[ Marty Groans ]
Yeah?Hey, Marty.
How would you feel about
me dropping by?
Abe? Uh, yeah, sure.
When?
How does right freakin' now
grab you? Uh--
Thanks.
- [ Frequency Tuning ] - [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
What the--
No way.
[ Train Horn Blowing In Distance ]
Son of a bitch.
[ Crowbar Clattering ]
Excuse me. Sir?
- Damn it anyway!- I think you should get out from under there.
Beat it, kid. I droppeda couple of lug nuts.I think I can handle it.
Mister, I don't think
that bumper is gonna hold.
You need to get out.
Look. I don't needsome dipshit kid...
telling me what to do,okay?
So you can take your metrosexualass back to your yuppie car--Sorry.
Oh, gee--
[ Grunting ]
- Whoa! Whoa, whoa!- What the hell you doing?
- Sir, the bumper
was gonna give.
- Get away from me!
[ Groaning ]
I owe you my life.
[ Door Closes ]
[ Door Closes ]No. Marty, I swear to God,
I am fine.
All right.
All right.
But maybe you should--
I don't know--
take a little time off
or something, you know?
I don't want you
overdoing it.
All right.
I'll think about it.
Thanks.
You saved
somebody's life tonight.
[ Wife ] So would you consider Dad tall or short?
No, no. Short, short. Very short?
[ Danny ] No offense. [ Abe ] None taken.
We short people have thick skin...
'cause it doesn't get stretched over a taller frame. Yep.
[ Wife ] Yep. [ Abe ] There's the Austrian coach.
Looks like she's tryin' to throw him. [ Laughs ] Nice job!
I'm the king!
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Woman's Voice, Distorted ]
Shit!
Two weeks?Yeah.
That's so far.[ Laughs ]I know.
I'll have to come.Yeah.
[ Groans ]
Okay. Three-martini
lunches, here I come.
I'll be right there to putthe "easy" into "listening."Okay.
[ Both Gasp ]
I'm sorry.Jesus Christ!
I'm sorry.I'm so sorry.Just--
Don't worry about it. You canmake it up to me right now.Just take it easy.
I might even let you pick upsome overtime in my hotel room,if you know what I mean.
- Hey, come on.
- Just leave it.
All right,
that's enough.
- Stop it!
- Get him!
Stop it! You're hurting him!Stop it! You're hurting him!
- [ Man Grunting ]
- Get back!
Hey! Hey!
- Hey!- [ Man #2 ] Shit! Guys! Guys!
- Hey!
- [ Screaming ]
[ Screaming Continues ]Oh, God!
- Help! Help!
- Let's go!
[ Shouting, Indistinct ]
Please! Pull me up!Pull me up!
[ Grunting ]
Kurt, are you okay?
[ Distorted Voices ]
[ Voices Stop ]
Yeah.
He's gonna be fine.
Me, I'm notso sure about.
[ Beeps ] [ Marty ] Hey, Abe, missed you at work today.
Guess you decided to take that time off after all.
Give me a call when you get a chance, all right? Later.
[ Abe ]Playing God for another day.
[ Dialing ]
[ Line Rings ] [ Marty ]
Hello?
Hey, Marty, I'm on my wayto the hospital to check onthat kid I helped earlier.
Would you meet me there? Uh, yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Great. And--
That stuffyou're holding for me,
will you bring it?
I'm ready.
Okay, sure.Thanks.
[ Beeps ]
[ Elevator Bell Dings ]
Hey.
Hey.Thank you very much
for meeting me here.
Hey, no problem, man.
There are things in herethat are gonna reopena million wounds.
Are you sureyou're ready to do this?I'm positive.
Okay.Thanks.
Hey. Call meif you need anything.I will.
Hey there.Oh, hey, Mr. Dale.
Uh, I was just checkingto see how Kurt's doing.
Needed stitches.
A few scrapes, bruises.
And we do want to
keep him overnight...
to make sure there's
no... concussion. [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
But he should, uh,
be fine.
- [ Voices Continue ]
- Thanks.
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Crackling ]
[ Screaming ]
- [ Woman's Voice, Indistinct ] - [ Distorted Voices Continue ]
[ Woman's Voice, Indistinct ]
Oh, come on.
[ Elevator Bell Dings ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Panting ]
[ Vehicle Engine Idling ]
[ Screams ][ Man ]Not a word.
[ Gasps ]
[ Sobbing, Screaming ]
[ Screams ]
You bitch![ Screams ]
[ Grunting ]
Hey-- Hey, you okay?
Yeah.
Yeah.
[ Laughs ]
I think you just
saved my life.
Oh.
Well, it's beginningto be a fuckin' habit.
Trust me.It's no big deal.
- Dude, it was my life.
- No, I didn't mean it
like that. I was--
- [ Stifled Chuckle ]
- It's you.
Yeah. Yeah,
you were my nurse.
It's busted.
I'm so sorry.
Oh, that's okay.
Don't worry about it.Hey.
Let me fix you up.
It's the least I can do.
Come on.
It's a superficial
laceration.
Nothing a few stitches
and some antibiotics
can't take care of.
You are either
staring at my ring
or admiring my rack.
Which is it?The ring. I was--
It's--
[ Laughs ]
It's my old wedding ring.
My husband, Tommy, died
a couple years ago,
so I like to keep it
close to my heart.
You must have loved himvery much. [ Water Dripping ]
Yeah.
He was
a music teacher...
at Sacred Heart
Elementary.
And those kids
adored him.
He'd organize this recital
every year, have the kids
singing Bowie, Pink Floyd,
Rush, the Beach Boys,
a little Jane's Addiction--
you name it.
Sounds amazing.
Yeah. It was incredible.
But, uh, the end just--
it came so quick.
One day we're, uh,
just living, you know?
Then, boom.
He's dead.
That's terrible.Yeah.
[ Clears Throat ]
But...
I wake up,
and it just hit me.
I had to let Tommy go.
I'll see him again
someday.
Until then, you have
to accept what it's
supposed to be about.
You two have any kids?No.
No, but, uh, I still put on
the recital every year
in his honor.
Next one's
in a couple days.
And you should
totally come.
Uh, maybe.
Here.
Take this.
Think it over.
Call me
if you're interested.
Hey. The cops are here.
Yeah. Tell them
their timing sucks.
[ Danny ] Is this
the present you got Dad
for your anniversary?
Can I see it? Can I? [ Wife ] And I don't suppose...
your dad put you up to this, did he?
[ Danny ] No way, Mom. Just wondering is all.
I bet it's that watch he wanted, right?
Well, you tell your dad that he's just gonna have to wait.
Besides, it's just a few days away. [ Danny Chuckles ]
[ Gasps ] [ Horn Honks ]
Are you all right? I'm okay, Mom.
That man saved our lives.
Thank you.
[ Man ] That's all right.
[ Tape Rewinding ]
That's all right.[ Remote Clicks ]
[ Mouse Clicking ]
[ Whirring ]
[ Printer Continues Whirring ]
Henry Caine.
[ Printer Continues Whirring ]
[ Whirring Intensifies ]
[ Thunder Rumbles ]
[ Whirring Continues ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Woman's Voice ] Should not have saved.
Should not have saved.
Should not have saved.
Should not have saved.
[ Whispering ] Should...
not...
have...
saved.
[ Doorbell Rings ]
[ Hissing ]
Julia Caine?My name is Abraham--Abraham Dale.
I always knew you'd come.
Please. Come on in.
Excuse the mess.
We're moving.
[ Male Voice On TV,
Indistinct ]
[ Julia ] I am so sorryfor what my husband didto your wife and son.
Henry was the mostdown-to-earth,
don't-question-thingstype of guy you could ever meet.
So, um--
So, what happened then?
He, uh--
He had a near-death
experience.
He was hit by a drunk driverhead on.
He must have diedthree or four timesthat night.
They finally revived himfor good in the earlymorning hours,
and then we brought him homea week later.
That's when it all began--
the strange behavior,the weird ideas about life,about death.
He just got so obsessedwith the paranormal--
E.V.P., the white light,precognition--
all that kind of stuff.
He even thoughthe could save people.
At first I thoughtit was understandable--I mean, this man almost died--
but then it justgot to be too much.
What do you mean
by "too much"?
I'll show you.
[ Julia ]You see?I'll leave you to it.
Oh, shit.
[ Screaming ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Door Opens ]
Henry was, uh, alwaysblowing fuses in here.Really?
Hmm. Um--
Do you have any idea
what the "E" stands for?
No.
Would you mind if I took
some of this stuff
just to look over?
Sure. I don't wantany of it.
Look, I am sorry againfor what my husband did.
I can't believehow far gone he is.
"Is"? What are you
talking about?
- What do you mean?
- You said "is."
And?
And don't you mean "was"--
how far gone he was?
You don't know?
[ Julia ] Henry's still alive.
[ Abe ] I saw him put a gun under his chin and pull the trigger.
[ Julia ] He survived. He's over at Beaumont County. [ Abe ] The asylum.
[ Clock Ticking ] [ Bell Tolling ]
We keep him up here.
Henry Caine-- been with us
a couple of months now...
since he slipped
out of coma-land.
You ask me,
he ain't never gonna see
the inside of a courtroom.
- Why?
- Old Henry--
he sees "dead people."
Don't mind me.
I'm just gonna stick around
and make sure you boys
play nice.
My wife and my son.
Why did you do it?
Why did you kill them?
If save, must kill.
Jesus. You're even crazierthan I thought you'd be.
If save, responsible.
Responsible for what?
Consequences.
Horrific consequences.
What consequences?
It will never end
if you let him in.
You cannot
shut the dead out.
The dead will haunt you
until you put right
what you've done.
If you save, you must--
you must kill.
Tria Mera.
Tria Mera.
- Tria what?
- Tria Mera!Kill!
[ Screaming, Grunting ]
[ Alarm Ringing ]
[ Caine ]If save, must kill.
[ Screaming ]
If save, must kill.
If save, must kill.
If save, must kill!
That's a three.
What does a three have to do
with the devil's signature?
[ Knocking ]
- Hi, Abe.
- Hi.
So I just finishedthe rehearsals...
for that recital thingyI was telling you aboutthe other day.
So I was basicallyin the neighborhoodand, uh-- Hi.
I hope you don't mindthat I stopped by.
Uh, no, no. I don't--
I don't-- I don't mind.
Um, but why?
When...
is the last time you dranka cheap bottle of wine?
[ Chuckling ]That-That's very kind.
You really don't
have to do that.
I know I don't have to.I want to.
I'm-- I'm married.
But, um, thank you.
Abe, I read your file.
I know whyyou were in the I.C.U.when we first met.
I know what happenedto Rebecca and Danny.
You saved my lifethe other night.
I'd love to return the favor.
[ Clicking ]
[ Woman's Voice Murmuring ]
Kurt!
[ Whimpering ]
[ Roars ]
[ Panting ]
[ Abe ]I like the hair color.It's nice.
[ Sherry ]The purple was good, but--But red goes with the wine.
[ Chuckles ]
Right.
This is great. It really is.Thank you very much.
Mmm.
[ Clears Throat ]
To bad wine
and good company.Oh, it's bad.
[ Laughs ]
Mmm.
You gotta get out and do
stuff like this though.
It's the only way
you'll make it through.
Danny and Rebeccawere my everything.
And Tommy was mine.
But you can't just
throw in the towel, Abe.
Mmm. Come on.
Where we going?O'Mally's.
I gotta kick your ass
in a game of pool,
get back the 2.50 I spent
on the bottle of wine.
2.50?
You got ripped off.
[ Woman ] ♪ The holes within
Eight ball, corner pocket.
♪♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]
[ Chuckles ]
Okay. How about, uh,
double or nothing?
[ Chuckles ]All right.
- Rack 'em up, big boy.
- [ Chuckles ]
♪ Lucidity so near
♪ You try You want ♪
♪ You make it disappear ♪
No, I, um--I shouldn't have done that.
[ TV: Male Announcer ] ...details about this bus stop tragedy. Go ahead, Carla.
[ Woman ] Breaking news. A tragic accident today in the downtown core...
has left at least six people dead and several injured.
An elderly man driving an orange van--
...crashing through
a crowded bus shelter.
- So far--
- [ Woman Screams ]
You okay, Abe?
Witness reports say the van
appeared to deliberately
swerve for the commuters...
waiting
at the bus stop.Yeah, um--
Sherry, I gotta go.
- Is it someone you know?- Yeah. Um, I'll call you, okay?
[ Voices ] If save, must kill. If save, must kill.
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
"The third day"?
Authorities arrived to find George Sutter sitting in his kitchen.
No attempt made to cover up
his killing spree.
The bodies of his wife and two children were found in their beds, tied down...
and butchered so severely that dental records will be necessary for an official I.D.
Sutter has no previous history of domestic violence,
and, when pressed, could offer no explanation as to why he murdered his family.
[ Woman ] Beverly Ann Cloy, a registered nurse for the past 27 years,
smothered 14 of her 23 patients this morning.
She then clocked out and calmly drank a cup of coffee--
[ Woman #2 ] ...still no explanation as to why Dickson lost control of the plane,
which resulted in nine deaths. [ Woman #1 ] She could offer absolutely no reason--
[ Man ] And when pressed, could offer no explanation as to why he murdered his family.
Always on the third day...
after Caine saved them.
[ Clock Ticking ] [ Bell Tolling ]
[ Woman ] Authorities are still confounded as to why the elderly man...
drove his van into the crowded bus stop.
And we are told that there is no obvious ulterior motive--
[ Caine ]And on the third day,Christ shall rise again.
But what about the devil?What about the devil?
What does he doon the third day?
What's he doon the third day?
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
Revelation 13:18.
"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast."
"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast."
"Here is wisdom.
Let him that hath understandingcount the number of the beast,
for it is the number of a man,and his number is 666."
"...Bible written
in Roman times...
predominantly for Ancient
Greek-speaking audiences
to understand."
All Greek
and Ancient Greek--
"...letters have
numerical counterparts."
[ Thinking ]
Always on the third day.
[ Caine ] But what about the devil?
What about the devil? What does he do on the third day?
[ Abe ] Third day.
After Caine saved them.
"...Bible written in Roman times,
predominantly for Ancient Greek-speaking audiences to understand.
And all Greek and Ancient Greek letters have numerical counterparts."
Tria Mera.
[ Stammering ]
Tria--
Mera.
[ Thunder Rumbling ]
"Lucifer-- from the Latin,
meaning giver of light."
[ Abe, Cain ] "The archangelwho fell from grace and wasthrown out of heaven...
for trying to usurp God'spower for his own purposes."
[ Continue, Indistinct ]
...is now known
as the devil--
on earth.
The third day
is the devil's signature.
That kid I saved
on the bridge--
Today's the third day.
[ Thunder Rumbling ] [ Siren Wailing ]
I brought him into the hospitalthe day I helped you.
I just need to know
where I can find him.
Where he works, anything.
I really shouldn't be
doing this, Abe.
Sort of seems to be parfor the course with us,Sherry.
Yeah.
[ Clears Throat ][ Typing ]
Okay. Kurt Green.
Sir Alfred Hotel.
Sir Alfred. Of course.Thank you, Sherry.
Abe? Yeah?
Are we okay?
I hope so.
Bye. Bye.
♪♪ [ Piano: Lounge ][ People Chattering ]
♪♪ [ Continues ]
♪♪ [ Changing, Atonal ]
♪♪ [ Dissonant, Frantic ]
[ Cell Phone Rings ]Yeah?
Abe. Geez.
You're not gonna believe this,but I think I understandwhy Caine did it.
He thought he had to, Marty. He did it because he thought he had no other choice.
- Did what?- I saved the old man. He takes out a bus stop full of people.
I saved that kid. I don't know what he's going to do, but I do know this.
Terrible things happen
on the third day...
after using the white light
to save somebody's life.
Abe, are you listening
to yourself right now?
No, you listen!
Maybe it's Lucifer
or the devil...
or these ghosts that
keep messing with me.
Whatever it is, I know
I can stop it, Marty,
before anyone else
gets hurt.
You know you're my boy, right?You know that? I love you.I really do.
I'm not going to stand by and-and watch you do this to yourself.
I can't. I won't. [ Static ]
We got a business to-- [ Breaks Up ]
I can't do this by myself. We got things to do here.
[ Abe ]That's the bus stop.
[ Marty Continues, Indistinct ]
[ Static ]Marty? Marty.
Marty, say--
Say that again.
I can't hear you.
- [ Feedback Screeching ] - [ Voice ] If save, must kill!
- [ Voices Murmuring ]
If save, must kill.
- Geez!
- Must kill.
- Must kill.
If save, must kill.
[ Horn Honks ]
♪♪ [ Frenzied, Discordant ]
Kurt. Kurt.
Kurt!
[ Lid Slams ]
[ Panting ]
I'm terribly sorry.
I sincerely apologize.
I'm sorry. I apologize.
I can't apologize enough.
I apologize.
- [ Woman Screams ]
- Kurt!
[ Man ]Whoa, whoa, whoa![ Man #2 ] Get down.
- [ Man ] He's got a gun!- [ Woman ] What?
- [ Man #2 ] Let's go!- [ Woman Screams ]
- Why don't you just
put the gun down.
- Other side. Other side.
- Easy.
- Kurt!
- [ Alarm Ringing ]
- Go, go, go! Now!
- I got him. I got him.
Get the wrists.
- Kurt!
- Everyone keep calm. Please slowly exit the building.- Folks, this way, please.
Hold-Hold on. Kurt!
Kurt, what's wrong? Kurt?
Kurt!
Tria Mera.
I need you to go downstairsright away. Call 911.
Why?
I don't think you
should have saved me.
[ Screams ]
[ Grunting ]
[ Man On TV ] Witnesses were stunned when the young man's final outburst...
caused the grand piano to crash through the third-floor balcony railing,
crashing into the lobby below.
Several innocent bystanders were killed in the accident.
As of yet, we have no explanation--
[ Clock Ticking ]
7:30.
Sherry.
[ Stations Tuning ] [ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Choir ]♪ Begin the day with a friendly voice ♪
♪ A companion unobtrusive
♪ Plays the song that's so elusive ♪
♪ And the magic music makes your morning mood ♪♪ Magic music
♪ Magic music
♪ Invisible airwaves crackle with life ♪
♪ Bright antennae
♪ Bristle with the energy
- [ Chattering ]- ♪ Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength ♪
♪ Bearing a gift beyond price Almost free ♪
♪ Magic music
♪ Begin the day with a friendly voice ♪
♪ A companion unobtrusive
♪ A companion unobtrusive
♪ Plays the song that's so elusive ♪
♪ And the magic music makes your morning mood ♪
♪ Magic music
- ♪ Invisible airwaves
crackle with life ♪
- [ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
Kill you.
♪ Almost free
♪ Free ♪ [ Voices Fade ]
[ Chattering ]
You made it.
I've been worried
sick about you.What for?
I heard what happened
at the hotel.
First you saved
that kid's life and--
You must feel awful, Abe.
Sherry, I needto talk to you.
About what?
Outside.I'll tell you outside.
You can tell me
right now, Abe.
Why not?
[ Voices Murmuring ]
What is it, Abe?
You have to come with me.Abe, what are you doing?
Let go of me.Sherry, I have to--
You're hurting me.I have to do this.
Do what?Sherry, I shouldn'thave saved you.
- Calm down. Calm down.- You don't-- You don't understand. Sherry--
- Hey, get away from her!
- Sherry!
Sherry, listen to me!
Sherry!
Sherry!
Listen to me!
[ Static Crackling ] [ Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Voices ] Many will die. Many will die.
Many will die. Many will die.
Many will die. Many will die.
Many will die. Many will die.
[ Engine Starts ]
[ Clock Ticking ] [ Bell Tolling ]
No, no, no. Not here.
Anywhere but here.
[ Breathing Deeply ]
Here's a menu,
and I'll be right back
to take your order.
The old man who killedall those people--you saved him.
And the kid from the hotel--you saved him too.
And you saved me.
I'm so sorry, Sherry.
[ Sniffles ]
Don't be.
That man,
he has a gun!
Police.
Put the gun down.
Put it down.
[ Gun Cocks ]
Please, just make it stop.
Listen. You--
You have to die.
[ Sobbing ]
Ma'am.
Please, leave him.
[ Siren Wailing In Distance ]
Unit 1049.
Man down.
[ Whimpering ]
[ Siren Stops ]
[ Voices ] You. You. You. You.
I got her.
[ Voices ] You. You. You.
She's going into shock.Let's get her out of here.
Up.
[ Siren Wailing ]
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Siren Wailing ]
[ Distorted Voices ] If save, kill. If save, kill.
[ Screams ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Screams ]
[ Paramedic ]
Holy shit!
- I've never seen symptoms like these before!- Note the time, then sedate.
- 7:29 p.m.
- [ Screaming ]
- Two c.c.'s Versed.
- You got to shut her up!
-[ Distorted Voice, Indistinct ]-What the hell?
Kill him!
Tria Mera.
[ Screams ]
[ Screams ]
[ Gasping ]
Tommy.
Whoa!What happened?
You all right?Come here.
I got your arm.
[ Static Crackling ]
[ Distorted Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Voices Continue ]
[ Distorted Voice ] If save, must kill.
[ Woman's Voice, Echoing ] If save, must kill.
[ Caine ] If you save, you must kill.
[ Woman, Man ] If save, must kill.
[ Kurt ] I don't think you should have saved me.
[ Woman ] If save, must kill. If save, must kill.
[ Distorted Voice ] Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
Save, must die.
[ Beeping ]