Beyond (2016–2018): Season 1, Episode 3 - Ties That Bind - full transcript

Previously on Beyond.

Your son was unconscious
for 12 years.

- You're in the hospital, son.
- You're safe.

I know who you are.
I know what you can do.

I'm not who you think I am!

Can you confirm
where you were last night?

- Is this about Kevin?
- What happened outside the bar?

Discretion is how
this organization

continues to operate.

Frost wanted to see what the
kid can do and now we know.

Who is that?
He looks familiar.



That's Kevin's brother... the
psycho that put you in a coma.

Hi, I'm Jamie.

Holden!

They're coming for you, Holden.

Holden! Holden!

I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to.

What?

The other night

you said we lived
a life together.

Where?

Look, it's not
an easy explanation.

Okay, well...

I've come all this way.

Humor me.



While you were in your coma,

your mind traveled.

"Traveled"?

You left your physical body

here in Fort Reed

and your mind traveled
to another world.

And you're telling me
I did all this

while I was unconscious?

I don't expect
you to understand.

No, I... I understand. I just...

don't believe you.

Well, you're here now,

so there must be
some part of you

- that wants to...
- I want it to stop.

All of it.

Before someone else gets hurt.

Hey, Kevin.
Where have you been?

I can't explain right now, baby.

- I think I'm being followed.
- What?

What? Where are you? Why would
anybody be following you?

- That doesn't make any sense.
- Look, I can't explain right now, okay babe?

I just need you
to pack a bag, okay?

Just pack a bag.

No, Kevin. I'm not
going anywhere

- until you tell me
what's going on.

Kevin?

Kevin?

What you're experiencing are
physical manifestations

of your mind simply trying
to remember those 12 years.

Nothing about that was simple.

More English.

You've heard of PTSD.

Soldiers returning home

feeling the effects
of recent trauma.

Like in your case,
it's brought on by stress.

How many soldiers can burn houses
to the ground with their minds?

Your emotional responses
are a bit more... dramatic.

Yeah.

Your mind wants you to remember.

Your memories are trying
to force their way out.

- But you're stubborn.
- I'm stubborn?

You called me 37 times
over the past 48 hours.

Yeah.

Now you know why.

The key to controlling
these outbursts

is freeing your memory.

At least, that's my best guess.

Your...

We can inject you

with a carefully
synthesized Propranol

and an Anisomycin chaser.

That's funny, it sounded
like you said inject me.

Which will dull the fear
response in your brain

and amplify
your long-term memory.

It's perfectly safe.

No, no way are you
sticking me with that.

I... I don't even know you.

But you do know me.

And until you remember that,

you're still a danger
to yourself.

Shit!

That's not your call.

You came to me for help.

Because I'm out of my mind.

Because you knew
I could help you.

You just don't understand how

and that's what scares you.

Look, I just need time.

I need to think.

Not too long.

These outbursts,
they could get worse.

What are my options?

Your only option is to trust me.

- I...
- Even though you have no reason to.

Please, just...

don't give me a reason not to.

Hey, um...

Those 12 years,

were they... good?

What you and I had...

was good.

Man, is it good to be back here.

I definitely remember
this place.

I mean, come on.
Look at this. Same table.

Brings back some great
memories, doesn't it?

This was Friday nights for us.

All-you-can-eat pasta,
garlic bread...

- Yeah.
- Then after,

we'd, uh, school Dad
over at the batting cages.

Right. Yeah, I think your memory

of the batting cage is
grossly inaccurate, son.

Your selective memory
is one again second to none.

Slow down there, buddy.

See something you like, Holden?

What? No, I...

For dinner.

What looks good to you?

Right. Uh...

well, it has been 12 years
since my last bacon ravioli.

Dude, that thing was a health
code violation with Parmesan.

They used to pile on
those meatballs. You remember?

Yeah. Oh!

Hey, Dad, tell him about, um...

the meatball grinder
at Sanderson's.

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

- Oh, Luke was driving one of those
Drivers Ed cars -Diane, Diane...

And the instructor was
in the front with him

and your dad was in the back,

- you know, as a witness.
- It wasn't just a lesson.

Okay, I was going
for my license...

Okay, it was like
this metamorphosis

- happened within me.
- Oh, yeah.

It was the meatballs.

It was just hanging there

like 90 degree weather.

Like, it's thick.

- Did he pass you?
- Oh, to get some fresh air

back at the DMV.
Hell yeah.

There's a test
you can take, too.

High school equivalency test.

Okay.

He hasn't even passed
the seventh grade yet, Diane.

Which is why he needs
to get back to it.

It's fine. It's a good idea.

Who's he in a race with?

Nobody. It'll be good for him.

I just with you would have
discussed this with me first.

You know, I might have an opinion
as to what's good for him, too.

- Hey, it's okay. Can we order or...
- Why do you question

every single decision?

Because maybe nobody else
ever gets to make one.

Listen, he's gonna get
his diploma, all right?

It's just not gonna
happen before sundown.

Okay, you sit back and watch

while things get done
by somebody else.

This isn't gonna
"get done."

This isn't like a task

like... like picking up
the dry cleaning, all right?

This is gonna take some time.
He's gonna need time...

You don't think
that I don't know this?

Would you both just shut up?

- The hell did you just say?
- Excuse me?

I'm... I'm done.

I'm... I'm done lying.

Lying? About what?

So are you gonna tell him
why you sleep on the couch, Dad?

Holden, your mom and I,
we've been separated.

For over a year.

That doesn't make any sense.

I... I mean, we've all
been home together. I...

I... I know, son, but...

I actually have
my own place now.

We thought it would be best

for you to come home
to a stable family environment

when you woke up.

To make you feel comfortable.

How long were
you all gonna pretend?

Great. Um...

so great job
making me feel comfortable.

I feel right at home.

- Holden. Holden, come on.
- No, I hope this

doctor-prescribed reunion
wasn't too hard for you all.

Holden.

Holden, wait.

The hell were you thinking?

No.

Come on!

Don't do this to me.

Not tonight.

You're losing control.

Fight it.

You should get out
of those clothes.

I mean, you're all wet, so...

I'll get a towel.

Thanks.

Hey, um...

who's that guy I keep seeing
in all the visions?

Your mind is trying to
make sense of a lot of things.

Huh.

The man's getting a habit
of scaring the crap out of me.

Thanks.

I thought having dinner
with my family was bad.

You, uh...

your parents still together?

No.

I... I didn't mean, um...

It's none of my business.

So to control your outbursts,

we need to get you to remember.

You ready?

I'm ready to try.

It seems like Michael
had finally found true love,

but nothing could have prepared
him for true heartbreak.

See? Hear that?

He's been hurt
by past relationships.

You're right. It sounds like
he's done with that now.

No more heartbreak.

Well, he's a software salesman.

He gets paid to sell stuff.

There you go again.

The sales will pick up
soon, honey. I promise.

We got enough for another glass?

Depends how badly you want it.

You could probably use this
more than me, huh?

This bowl represents
the here and now.

The world we currently live in.

That sponge in there is you.

Holden Matthews living
in the here and now.

Did you...

rehearse this?

Of course I did.

When you went into your coma,

the traditional laws
of physics say that

the space, time,
energy, and mass

of Holden Matthews remained

in that bowl for 12 years.

But you're telling me
I... I left that bowl.

The water
in this sponge represents

all the experience you absorbed
from the real world.

Your consciousness,
pain, pleasure.

Love.

Things that the traditional laws
of physics don't account for.

Now your brain, it transferred
all that stored experience

over to here.

This is that other
plane of existence.

Where we met.

I call it the Realm.

"The Realm."

The term came out
of an old medical journal.

Because "Narnia" was taken?

The water I rung
from your sponge swirled

in this muddy pool for 12 years.

Until you woke up.

And your body reclaimed it.

This is you now.

Since you awoke.

Gee, thanks.

What we need to do is isolate
your memories of the Realm...

and once your mind
can make sense

of everything
you've experienced...

I can finally get
a good night's sleep.

Lie on your back.

For luck.

- What is it?
- Nothing. I'm just...

not that crazy about needles.

Would it help
if I count to three?

Actually, yeah. Yeah.

I'm giving you an integrated
stress response inhibitor.

It's been known to boost
memory functions in mice.

But it's been tested
on humans, too, right?

Right.

Just, uh...

just lay back and relax.

And you're gonna count to three?

Yes.

I'll count to three.

Think about the last thing
you remember before your coma.

Just concentrate on that.

The woods.

Good.

Here we go.

One, two...

three.

Follow the light, Holden.

Follow the light.

That was the Realm?

How is that possible?

Try to breathe, Holden.

It's okay.

Drink. It'll help.

Oh, man.

It was like being thrown
into a blender. I...

I saw trees

and this light,
really bright, and then...

and then it'd go away.

You're remembering.

That's good.

That's very good.

If these are memories,
then why am I not younger

like... like a 12-year-old?

Your mind only reflects
the current you.

The current me
feels like I dove headfirst

into an empty swimming pool.

In rare cases, a decreased level

of consciousness
can cause hypothermia.

The bath helps dilate
your blood vessels.

Here I just thought you
wanted to get my shirt off.

Joking.

We'll need a few
additions for next time.

Even sedated,
your body control was...

erratic.

Seriously?

We just didn't know the right
way to go about telling him.

It's okay, Diane.

You knew the split
was gonna hit hard.

I mean, you know,
there isn't a how-to guide

for what you and your
family have been through.

He's home. Thank God.

Oh, it's you.

Warm welcome. Thank you.

Late night for you, Pastor.

I couldn't sleep.

Ian agreed to wait up
for Holden with me.

It's nothing. I offer
my support to the community

in any way I can.

Oh. That's a kind gesture.

Doesn't go unnoticed.

But you'd be wise to remember
that Holden is my son.

And we're perfectly capable
of worrying about him

without your holy blessing.

Of course, Tom.

Hm.

Looks like I was the good luck
charm that brought him home.

What did you do to Holden?

You're referring
to the demonstration

he gave us in the
parking lot that night.

Pretty impressive stuff, right?

First I didn't believe
in my employer's cause.

Another plane of existence,

it sounded like a fairytale

I'd read to my
daughter at bedtime.

But then I forced
your friend's hand.

And wow.

Holden has a gift
and he doesn't even know it.

He will.

Why me?

The misinterpretation
of a command resulted in

you being a witness to something
you should not have seen.

I'm saddled with cleaning it up.

Sorry.

I'm not gonna talk.

I swear.

In that case, I'll be candid.

I hate killing.

Turns my stomach.

Please. My wife.

She's going to give birth

to our first child.

I... I just need to see them.

Only when taken away

does one really know
what he has.

So...

you gonna behave?

Uh-huh.

All right.

Let's take you home.

Hey, Holden.

Jamie! Hey!

What's up?

Sorry about, uh, breaking it off

the other night.

Oh, no.

There were flames.
Wasn't your fault.

Yeah.

So what kind
of a deck do you got?

Uh, I'm looking
for one of the...

A helmet.

These ones too.

Hey, what's your cell?

Um, the phone I have right now

isn't...

Well, look. It's just one
of those temporary ones, so...

Oh, no, here.
Let me.

"You have work to do."

Who's Willa?

My sister.

Oh, I... I didn't know
you and Luke had a sister.

She... likes to be
kept out of the press.

She's shy, so.

She sounds smart.

There.

Now in case this place
spontaneously goes up in flames...

you got my number.

Call me sometime.

I will.

Oh, and, um...

whatever high-flying act
you've got planned,

the ones that actually protect
your skull are just over there.

Right.

Good tip. Thanks.

Yup.

See ya.

Yeah.

He's been asking for you.

Thank you, Daniel.

I'm here.

He's starting to remember.

But it's slow.

Just fragmented memories.

It'll be some time

before he can
make sense of them.

Before he has control.

I'm trying.

So is he.

But I can only go
as fast as he'll let me.

Nothing will distract me
from bringing you home.

How many months is she?

Seven.

Taking you home
to see your family...

seemed like
the right thing to do.

Thank you.

No.

No.

You know, it's
about time, I guess.

No use in pretending anymore.

Gonna leave some tools here

in case your mom needs
help around the house.

Dad, thought
I'd let you know I'm...

I'm heading back.

I got an Econ midterm and...

What happened to
taking the semester off?

School knows what
you're dealing with.

Yeah.

At a certain point,
I need to string together

some life moments
that don't involve the coma.

I know. That's exactly
what Holden's around here doing.

You can help
more than anyone, Luke.

"More than anyone"?

Until a few days ago,

I was just the kid
who visited the hospital,

you know, every week
with you and Mom.

Hand me the impact
wrench, will you?

No, no, not that. Not that.

Come on.

How do you not know
what an impact wrench is?

Holden would know.

He was always pretty good
with this stuff.

Yeah, he never missed chance
to get his hands greasy,

that's for sure.

Look, Luke.

You know, doing projects
and things, that just...

that was never your thing.

That's okay.

Yeah, maybe because
instead of inviting me

in there like him...

you just went in there to hide.

I wasn't trying to hide.

I was trying to keep
this family together.

I was trying to keep
a roof over our heads

- is what I was trying to do.
- You were trying to disappear!

Like... like this was
somehow my fault.

Luke.

Luke!

All I ever heard about
was how destroyed

you and Mom were about Holden.

It's always about Holden!

But you had me.

- I was still here.
- And I'm here now and Holden's here!

Luke, we can try it again!

Hey! Luke!

It's open.

Hey.

Um, got most everything
on your wish list.

Do you reimburse?

I feel like a tool.

You worried about style points?

Why are you so intent
on helping me?

Because I care
about what happens to you.

Oh, I...

Brought good luck
the first time, right?

Thanks.

Think back.

What can you recall
from your last visit?

The woods.
And a light.

Focus on that light.

In one, two...

Come on, Holden.

I'm in there.

Just have to find me.

Just have to remember.

My God.

Holden!

Holden!

Wake up, Holden!
Come back!

Come back!

I'm sorry.

Holden, wake up!

Wake up!

Holden, wake up!

It's okay, it's okay!

It's okay. You're okay.

There's this castle
or something.

It's okay. You're okay.

I never want to feel
like that again.

I never want to feel
like that again.

Okay. Okay.

Thanks.

Could eat for days.

It's a side effect.

I was attacked in there, Willa.

It's because you didn't belong.

I mean, I was
in there for years.

You spent years on the run.

It's a beautiful world.

Filled with more
wonder and magic

than you'll see
in your lifetime.

But it's also
extremely dangerous.

You were in there with me...

and we were on the run together?

Did you go in voluntarily?

Why?

You spent 12 years
in that place.

Nearly half your life.

But that place is my life.

What about your family?

My mom died during childbirth.

And after I was born,
my dad just took off.

I never knew either of them.

My grandfather looked after me.

Raised me.

Read me bedtime stories
by Hawking,

Darwin, Sagan.

After all I missed,

I will always be grateful

for the life he gave me.

Made me feel like
I was a part of something.

To be working alongside him

was important.

Sounds like a great man.

Even after everything
he's done for me, I...

I still wonder sometimes

what it must be like...

to have a mom and a dad.

To know them.

Love them.

It's... it's harder
than you think.

But it's worth it.

I can't do this on my own.

You're gonna
have to eat something.

I mean, a piece of pizza,

burger, I... We're gonna
need a two-front attack.

What do you think?

Come on, seriously. You're
gonna have to help me out.

This is a lot of food.

Thank you.

Might stay for a little bit,
if that's okay.

I'll see ya, big brother.

Take care of things around here

like you're supposed to, huh?

Guess I'll have to get
into trouble on my own.

Don't study too hard.

Yeah, you're the poor schmuck
taking the high school equivalency.

Drive safely.

- I will.
- Okay.

It was so good having
you two under one roof.

Just felt whole.

Dad mentioned the other night

the Pastor?

Of course he did.

You know how he feels
about church.

At the house late
the other night, Mom.

Seems pretty...

dedicated.

I was up waiting for you

and I was upset
about how we parted ways.

Pastor Ian's been counseling
us since the accident

and last night,
he offered to keep me company.

He was worried
about you, Holden.

Good.

I'm glad he was there
for you, Mom.

Thank you.

Students, you may begin
your exam now.

We need to talk.

What do you mean?
About what?

Where's my brother?

- I don't know.
- Whoa.

No, no, no, please!

I don't...