Beyond (2016–2018): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

Falcon to Deathstalker,

come in.

Falcon to Deathstalker,
do you read me?

Holden, pick up!

Dude, are you there?

Where are you?

Dammit, Holden! Pick up!

Oh, it sounds
like he's testing you.

-Hol, I've been up here
for like an hour!
-You've got to be strong.

- Oh, I know
it's a bit rocky now,

But you gotta...



Wait, he said what?

Oh, you know what?

It's just a phase.
Yeah, Holden was
the same way.

No, it's the age.

Luke, no!

Luke, honey, we're having
dinner in 20 minutes, okay?

- But I'm hungry!
- I know, sweetheart.

You know what?
Take this to your brother.

- Sue, I'm so sorry.
- Astronomers and stargazers...

Whoa, slow down there, buddy.

Slow down.
You see this?
Look, look, look, look.

There's gonna be
a meteor shower.

Closest one to the Earth
this century.

Dad!



- Bye!
- No running in the house!

Hang in there, Max.
Almost done.

Falcon to Deathstalker,

come in.

Here, it's for you.

Come on, man.
Pick up.

Falcon, Falcon,
this is Deathstalker.

Yeah, I'm on my way.
I'm on my way.

- Over.
- Finally you answered!

-I've only been trying
to talk to you all night.
-What's that?

Get the door.

You ready?

I like the red one.

Yeah, me too.
That's Mars.

Can I come with you
to watch the meteors?

Not tonight, little man.

Then when?

Next time.
I promise.

Hey, I, uh, I do have
a very important job for you.

You gotta stay here
and take care of Max
for me, okay?

Make sure he eats
all his dinner.

Can you handle that?

You swear on
the Holy Secret Covenant
of Brotherhood?

There's no such thing.

I swear on
the Holy Secret Covenant
of Brotherhood.

All right.

Gonna go out to meet Kevin!

Hey, it's a school night!

-Bye!
-Be back by 10:00!
I mean it, Holden!

Holden, hurry your ass up here.

I think I saw something!

Dude! Where have you been?

Whew.

High school girls,
high school women.

It's gonna be awesome.

Aren't they all the same girls
we knew in middle school,

just without braces?

You're just saying that
'cause you're too afraid
to talk to 'em.

No, I'm...
I'm not afraid.

And besides, what girls
do you ever talk to ever?

I... I talk to some.

Who?

What...

Uh...

Julie. From summer camp.

You don't know her.

Yeah.

Did you know there's over
100 billion stars up there?

And they're all different.

Yeah, so?

"So"? Don't you ever feel

like we're a part
of something bigger?

I feel like...

I'm drunk.

Yeah, I'm drunk.

- Oh no.
- What? What is it?

- The cops?
- Worse.

You owe me a six pack.

- Ass-face!
- It's Dad's beer, Jeff!

I got as much right
to it as you do!

The beer is gone, okay?

So just piss off!

Funny...

I always wanted
a bike just like that.

- Yeah.
- No!

-Look at this kid!
-Get off of me, Jeff!
You're breaking my arm!

Get off!

Oof!

- You're dead.
- Holden, run.

- Get him!
- Go!

Don't let him go!

Go, go! Get him!

Come on, go, go, go, go!
Let's go, let's go!

Hurry up!
Hurry up and get in!

Let's go, let's go, let's go!

- Whoo!
- Come on, get him, get him!

Aah!

Speed up, speed up!

Go! Get him, get him!

Get him!

Keep going! Dammit!

Aah!

Hey!

Hey, who's there?

- Hello?
- Mrs. Matthews?

Yes.

I'm calling to tell you
that your son...

Mrs. Matthews, please!

We still need to run
necessary tests, CT scans.

Your son was unconscious
for 12 years.

You know the risks.

There could be
brain injury, amnesia.

I need you to understand.

We need to maintain
realistic expectations.

And I want to see my son.

Now.

You're okay.

You're okay.

Mom, your... your hair.

Well, yeah.

Wh... where...

where am I?

He's disoriented.

We gave him a sedative
to help the transition.

Keep him talking.
Let him hear your voice.

Holden, you're in
a hospital, son.

But you're okay.
You're safe.

You were asleep
for... a long time.

A really long time.

But you're awake now
and you're with us.

How...

how long was I asleep?

What... what happened?

Mom... Mom?

N... no.

No. Come on.

- No. Holden...
- Holden.

- Where are we?
- No, Holden.

Holden...

What happened to me?

It was just a panic attack.

- A mild one.
- But he's okay?

As you know,
there's been no sign
of muscle deterioration.

No atrophy.

He shouldn't even be speaking,

let alone moving
as well as he is.

Which is why
I'm recommending
he be transferred to...

Transferred?

I don't understand.
He's talking, he's responsive,

you said that he was healthy.

Diane...

He's coming home with me.

I'm grateful, Doctor,

for everything that you've done.

But my son is coming home.

To call Holden's awakening
a phenomenon

would be an understatement.

His condition is
nothing short of a miracle.

Not only does he have
considerable use

of his arms and legs,
his mind appears

to be fully responsive.

Holden's body is operating
at a level that would be

impressive regardless
of the circumstances.

But it's still early.

Over the next few weeks,
we'll need to run

extensive diagnostic tests,
CT scans, and an MRI

to monitor
any lingering effects.

There could still be
unforeseen complications.

At this point,

it's critical that
we begin to understand

what happened to Holden and why.

My God, what is this?

Oh, my God, Tom.

Go on, get out of the way.

Where'd these people come from?

- How'd they find out?
- Here he comes.

- We'll try to get
a comment from him.
What? No! No!

Can you tell us what you expect
in the next 24 hours?

Leave us alone!

- A couple of comments!
- Just a few comments please!

- Hey! Hey! Stop it!
- No!

For 12 years,
Holden Matthews has laid

at County Hospital
in one of the longest

recorded comas in history.

But today, that streak
has come to an end.

Holden was discovered
awake in his bed

at 7:15 in the morning
by one of the on-duty nurses.

Now, we are being told
he's in stable condition.

He was released today
and will be monitored closely

in the coming weeks, but stay
tuned for additional updates...

- as the story continues
to unfold.
Kevin!

Kevin! Whew!

Holden?

I came as soon as I heard.

Luke. You...

you look...

Different?

Yeah, yeah.

Puberty's a bitch.

Well, obviously.

Welcome home.

- How old...
- I'm 17.

Whoa.

- I already said it.
- They're not girlfriends.

They're just friends
that are girls.

- What's the difference?
- I'm not...

- I'm not dating all of them.
- I made all your favorites.

Thanks, Mom.

We thank you, Heavenly Father,

for the food
we are about to receive.

We thank you
for giving us the strength

during this difficult test.

We thank you
for returning Holden to us

and for your compassion
and your mercy

in bringing our family
back together.

Amen.

Amen.

You like it?

Very good. Thank you.

Mm! If you want,

you can make a list
of anything that you want

in the house to eat or drink

and I will go out
first thing tomorrow.

I could use some things.

Since you mentioned it.

Doesn't your school
have a meal plan?

Paying a lot of money
for something.

It's beer and weed mostly.

Well, that's fine.

Don't listen to
your brother, Holden.

College has corrupted him.

College.

- Let the voicemail get it.
- It hasn't stopped.

We've gotten calls
from Diane Sawyer

and Wendy Williams,
hell, even Oprah.

Oprah called for me.

Well, not her personally.
Her people called.

They want to sit down
with you to talk.

On TV.

You don't have to do anything
you don't want to do, all right?

Sit down.
Let the voicemail get it.

I'm not letting
Oprah go to voicemail.

Take it somewhere else.
Tell 'em we're eating.

- Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Y'ello?

Um, you wouldn't believe
the change in the neighborhood.

You remember where
you used to play little league?

It's a shopping mall now.

Yeah, complete
with a movie theater

and a Home Plus,
even an Apple store.

There's a whole store
that sells apples?

Apple computers, iPads,
MacBooks, Steve Jobs...

Tom.

Don't burden yourself trying
to play catch up all at once.

All right?

You've got plenty of time.

Take it slow.

'Kay?

Okay.

Now, Holden.

See you soon.

What the hell?

Oh, my god!

-He's here.
He just walked through the door.
-Holden, where have you been?

Thank you, Sheriff.
I appreciate it.

Don't do that!

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

What happened?

Needed some air.

I'm okay.

Okay, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Of course you did.

I need Security.

Here.

This should do the trick.

Oh, man.

It's old, but it'll
get you online.

There's this website,
it's called Wikipedia.

It's like an online database

for, you know,
just about everything,

so if you have any questions
about like the past 12 years...

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

Of course.

'Cause you can tell me...

if you're not okay.

Okay.

I'd be out of my mind.

Like, pissing down
my left leg terrified

if I had to...
Not that you

- should be terrified.
- I'm fine.

This morning, I...

I don't know,
I just needed some air.

Swear by the Holy Sacred
Covenant of Brotherhood?

I swear by the Holy Sacred
Covenant of Brotherhood.

Mm. Come on.

Mom gave me some money
for some new clothes.

- You up for a drive?
- Yeah.

What is it?

I've never driven a car before.

Dad taught me this.

It's an automatic.
There's like nothing to it.

Okay.

So roll it over.

Yeah.

All right, put it in gear.

- This guy, right? Yeah.
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Okay, uh, park.
- Yeah.

- R. R, cool.
- There you go.

And now ease on the gas. Ease.

Oh! Brakes, brakes, brakes!

Switch?

Switch.

What about Janitorial?

The night shift,
maybe someone had a key.

They know me.
They wouldn't.

Well, I'd bet my badge
whoever did this

was after something specific.

You care to speculate?

If I had to speculate...

I think I look like Dad.

- Or someone's dad, right?
- Yeah. Yeah, you do.

- It's very dad-core. I love it.
- I...

She seems to like it.

No, don't...

Look right at her.

Who needs subtlety, right?

What do I do?

You go and talk to her.

Maybe she wants
an autograph, you know?

Maybe something a little more.

Yeah.

Look, there's nothing
to be afraid of. Just...

- I'm not afraid.
- I know. I...

I know.

Just, um...

just go over there and...
and ask her name, you know?

And compliment her, okay?
That is like, key.

Doesn't really matter what.

You just kinda gotta...

pick something
and tell her it looks good.

All right?

- Yeah, okay.
- Go, go.

Wait, wait, wait.
Okay, sorry.

You can't wear that.

- This okay?
- Yeah.

Hi.

Hey.

- I'm...
- Holden.

I know.

Oh. Okay.

Um...

That would look good on you.

Excuse me?

Oh, no, I, um, I don't mean...

It's the, uh, um,
it's a nice color.

The color, it's nice.
It's like blood.

I'm so, uh...

Look, I'm sorry, I...

Not sure how this normally goes,

but probably a lot better
than this, but I...

Uh, forget it.

I was never here. Sorry.

I'll see you soon.

Do it.

Do it.

Do it, Holden.

No more holding back.

Don't be afraid.

They're coming for you.

Do it, Holden. Do it now.

Ah, great.

So I'll see you next Wednesday.

Yeah, come on in.

Nice office, Falcon.

I'm so sorry, Holden.

- You're married?
- That's Christine.

We're expecting
our first kid
any day now.

Christine.

So, you're, um...

some kind of psychiatrist?

No, um,

school counselor/teacher.

I'm still working
on my doctorate,

but they let me see students
during office hours.

Listen, Holden, uh,

Dr. Warren said it might help
for you to talk to someone.

Look, I'm here as your friend
first and foremost.

How are you holding up?

Wish everyone would
stop asking me that.

You know, um,
there's this psychiatrist,

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross,

and she wrote a book outlining
the five stages of grief,

the first being denial.

She says most of the time,

people ignore
or try to rationalize

- what they're going through...
- Kev.

Thought you said
you were my friend
first and foremost.

- I... I am.
- My friend never

read anything
that didn't have
a centerfold, so...

Talk to me, Holden.

You know you can trust me.

I know.

Dr. Warren requested
a few more photos for her album.

Wait, um...

will this hurt?

You'll be fine.

Try not to move
or we'll have to restart.

Look alive, ladies.
Here we go.

Initiating scan...

Images coming online.

System reading normally.
Everything's great.

Looking good.
Nice slices.

What?

What's going on?

It must be some kind
of interference.

Attempting signal suppression.

No more holding back.

Do it now.

What the hell was that?

Shut down.
Let's restart.

Okay.

Aah! It's hot.

- Grab the extinguisher!
- Go, go, go, go, go!

Do we have to do it again?

Kevin?

Everything okay?

I'm on the phone.

This is Kevin.

Where are you with Holden?

I... I was in class all day. I...

- What does he know?
- Nothing.

And he...
he's confused.
He's scared.

You know, I...
I really don't think

he's the guy
that you're looking for.

-But if you give me
some more time, I...
- Time's up.

Wait, no, look,
I'll get you what you want.

Hello?

Hello?

I'm here.

Change of plans.

The shrink can
no longer be trusted.

Oh, you don't say?

Do what you have to do.

I want to be certain
he's the one.

Copy that.

Hola.

Hey.

Hey.

First time in a bar,
they didn't even card me.

Yeah, well...

Two beers, Gus.

They know who you are.

Everyone knows who you are.

That's... comforting.

Listen, Kev,
about the other day...

you've always been there for me.

You always had my back.

Right?

Kevin? What... what is it?

I screwed up.

Listen, I don't know
how much time we have
or what they plan to do.

- "They"?
- You're in a lot of trouble.

What are you talking about?

Kevin, what the hell
is going on?

-Look, I brought
you here to warn you.
-Warn me? About what?

Dude, if this is
some kind of joke...

Dammit, Holden!
I'm not making this up.

They're going to
be coming for you.
I don't know when,

I just know
that they are real...

Who's coming for me?

Is it the... the girl?

The girl with the black hair,

-did she get to you?
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on.
Girl? What... what girl?

Holden, did
someone threaten you?

No, she didn't threaten me.

She... tried to...

to warn me.

Hey.

Hey.

Holden, Holden,
Track your breath. Come on.

Breathe, buddy. Breathe.

- I...
- Breathe. Breathe.

I gotta go.
I'm gonna be sick.

Dammit!

Hey, look, it'll be okay.

We're gonna figure
something out.

Don't worry about it. Just...

Kev?

Hey!

Kev!

Let go of me!

No!

I know who you are.

More importantly,
I know what you can do.

Show me.

Please, wait.

- Come on, you can do it.
- What are you talking about?

I don't know
what you're talking about!

-I...
-Then I'd say
we have a problem.

Here's what's gonna happen:

he's gonna pull the trigger,

you're gonna stop that bullet

from entering
your friend's brain.

- No, no, no!
- On the count of three.

- No, please, no!
- One.

I'm not who you think I am!

- Two.
- Don't!

Holden, get in the car!

Now!

You hit?

- Holden! Are you hit?
- No.

No, no, I...
No, I don't think so.

Kevin! No, we have to
go back for Kevin.

Your friend is fine.
They're not after him.

I thought... I thought
they were gonna kill him.

They were gonna shoot him
unless I did something.

They needed validation.

Proof that you have
what they're looking for.

I don't.

I don't!
What, do you...

what, do you...
you think I can...
I can stop a bullet?

I know you can.

Did you all escape
from the same mental hospital?

I can't even drive a car!

I'm...

Who are you?

Holden, it's me, Willa.

Is... is that supposed to
mean something to me?

I...

I've never seen you before
in my life.

Where are you taking me?

Somewhere safe.

No, look, I...

I just need to go home, please.

- Please, take me home.
- Can't take you home.

That's the first place
they'll look for you.

What... what about my family?

Luke, my mom, my dad!

- I...
- Safer without you.

No, I need to get to them!
I need to warn them!

Please, stop the car!

Stop the car!

Stop the car!

I said stop the car!

Whoa! What the hell was that?

Whoa.

What did you do?

I didn't do anything, Holden.

You did.

You really don't
remember, do you?

Remember what?

The past 12 years.

Your body was dormant

all those years
lying in that hospital bed.

But your consciousness wasn't.

You lived a life
those past 12 years, Holden.

I watched you grow up.

I watched you learn to do
the things you can do.

This,

this is nothing.

Just a scratch on the surface.

But beneath that surface
is something dangerous

if you don't learn
to control it.

This is insane.

- You're insane!
- It's the truth!

Come with me.

Come with me and I'll help you.

No! I don't need your help!

I don't want your help!

I don't want any of this!

I want my old life back!

I can't give you
your old life back, Holden.

No one can.

But I can show you
the life you always wanted.

How would you know that?

Because...

you told me.

Stay away from me.

If I see you again,
I'm calling the cops.

Holden, please!

Hey.

Sorry I'm late.

They got to him first.

I had to intervene.

He doesn't remember.

He's not ready.

They got to him once.

They can get him again.

It's only a matter of time.

And if we're too late?