Kyle XY (2006–2009): Season 1, Episode 8 - Memory Serves - full transcript

Previously on Kyle XY:

- This from your dream?
- I think it's a memory.

- Hi.
- I know you.

You probably recognize me from
patrolling the neighborhood.

We got a problem.
He's starting to remember.

You've been a really good
friend to me lately.

And if you need someone
to be that for you...

I'm here.

Do you think you've
seen it before?

No.

If anyone could get a Ouija
board to work, it's him.



Seven, eight, one,
two, two, seven.

What does it mean?

- What's wrong?
- Police have identified

the remains found last month
as William Kern.

That's him.

A professor of biochemistry at
the University of Washington.

Maybe Kern was
his teacher and

if Kyle witnessed
his murder...

You're drawing conclusions
before there's evidence.

Kyle drew that picture before
he knew Kern was missing.

You can't tell me
that's a coincidence.

Kyle, hypnosis relaxes you.

It allows you to
focus very deeply.

Dr. Cassidy has
helped some of my



patients make sense
of their dreams.

And by tapping into
your subconscious,

hypnosis can unlock memories
you've lost or suppressed.

What are we waiting for?

Kyle, you're walking down the
steps of a long staircase.

And with each step,

you find yourself
relaxing more and more,

letting every muscle relax.

The staircase winds around
until you come upon a door.

Now gently turn the knob
and ease the door open.

Step inside.

Kyle, where are you now?

In a car.

- It's raining.
- Whose car is it?

- I don't know.
- Are you alone?

A man. Professor Kern.

He's looking in.

- He's hurting him!
- Who, Kyle?

Who hurt Professor Kern?

Foss!

Jacob...

I want you
to leave that place now.

Tell me what
happened before.

Before?

Before you were
in the car in the

rain. Tell me what
you remember.

Go deeper now, Kyle.
You're at another door.

Open it and look
inside at your past.

There are images and sounds.

Describe them to me.

Kyle, what do you remember?

- What is that?
- I don't know.

Jacob, take him out of this.

Kyle, go back to the door
and up the stairs.

When I snap my fingers,
you'll be safe in this room.

- Bring him out, now.
- One, two, three.

I've never come across
anyone like him.

Beyond the images Kyle
described from that night,

he couldn't retrieve
even one memory.

Well, he's blocked. I told
you, his amnesia is severe.

Nicole, I think you need to
consider another diagnosis.

Kyle shows clear signs
of delusions and paranoia.

No. He's not schizophrenic.
I've

been treating
Kyle for months.

He's sensitive to others.

He communicates, participates.
No.

And his fixation
on Professor Kern?

Police determined
there's no connection.

But I still believe
there is one.

We just haven't
found it yet.

And his fears about
your security guard, Tom Foss?

That's not paranoia?

I think Tom Foss,
as an authority figure,

represents someone disturbing
from Kyle's past.

And that gibberish, you've
never heard that before?

No.

No, but it could
be a product of

post-traumatic
stress disorder.

I mean, Kyle let out a string
of nonsense syllables,

like a cathartic release.

Well, that's
as good a guess as any.

In the trance, I approached
a door to my past,

but the door was locked.
I longed for the key,

for a moment of clear
understanding.

But with every
detour and dead end,

it grew harder to
stay optimistic.

Two years till we
graduate, my dad's

already on me about
applying to college.

He's got his checkbook
out, to buy

me into the school
of my choice.

I think my parents
started saving

the second I
left the womb.

Kyle, what's up?

So how'd it go today?

I guess I shouldn't
expect so much.

I told you.

Those hypnotists are bogus.

Josh, that door is
there for a reason.

It's open.

So did he make you cluck
like a chicken?

Get out!

One thing I will not miss
when I go to college.

- You're going to college?
- Eventually.

Declan is already
being recruited.

Couple of scouts saw me play,
from Whitman and U-Dub.

- U-Dub?
- University of Washington.

The assistant coach
keeps calling, so

I thought I'd drive
over tomorrow.

Take me with you.

I thought you were done
playing basketball.

That's where Professor
Kern taught.

The guy whose skeleton
they found in the woods.

If you want to come, Kyle,
I'm fine with it.

Kyle, you can't
drive to U-Dub with

Declan. My parents
won't let you.

You haven't
established yourself

as a trustworthy person.

- That really hurts.
- But I have to go.

If I knew Professor
Kern, someone

there might
know who I am.

If my mom hears
you wanna go...

She wants me to
figure things out.

That doesn't
include snooping

around about some
dead professor.

You should've seen
Kyle's reaction. The

anxiety, when he
talked about Tom Foss,

as if he was really
re-living the experience.

And what, even under hypnosis,
there's still no clue

why Kyle had those
flashes about him?

No.

And they're so vivid.

I know Foss is
just a replacement

for someone, but still,

it makes Kyle anxious
to have him around.

You're not gonna have to
worry about that.

I called Palisade
Security today.

You got him fired?

Not quite. They agreed to
take him off our detail.

Well, I guess
a transfer to

Alaska was out
of the question,

but still it's a relief.
Thank you.

Oh, please. Not near my food.

Hey.

Hey. Kyle, sorry it didn't
work out this morning.

It was worth a try.

Well, I'm glad you're
not discouraged.

I think Kyle needs a break
from all this stuff.

Declan's checking Whitman
tomorrow. I thought I'd go,

and Kyle's welcome to come.

I thought Declan
was going...

Invite you himself?

He meant to,
so I'm asking you for him.

Why are you being
so nice to him?

Yes, why are you?

You make it sound
like I'm this horrible person.

Forget it. I don't
have to take him.

But I want to go.

I'd like to see the school.

Give him one day and he'll
come back with a diploma.

Well, what do you think?

Bring me back a
Whitman T-shirt.

You wanted to go to
U-Dub, didn't you?

I don't like
making up stories for them.

Well, that's why I did it.
You can thank me later.

Hey, you ready to roll?

Once and for all,
you can find out

if those dreams
that you're having are real.

Let's go.

Welcome to U-Dub.

Does anything look familiar?

- No.
- Not yet.

Mrs. Trager, hi.

Hello.

I'm sorry to bother you,
but I just came by

to make sure that
everything's OK.

Everything's fine.

Well, I guess I mean...

Well, I know that
you folks requested

to have my
detail switched

and I just wanted
to make sure that I

hadn't done anything
to upset you.

We just felt that
it wasn't a good match here.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Because I have to say that...

I admire you, Mrs.
Trager. I do.

The way that you balance
your career with your family

and a foster child
on top of that.

I mean, it's a
lot to handle.

I really respect that.

Even though I'm
not on your watch

anymore, I just want
you to know that

you can call on me
if you ever need anything.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome. Goodbye.

Check it out.
We're in college, Trager.

Then why do I
feel like I have

"high school" written
all over me?

- Kyle, where are you going?
- To the science building.

Hang on, where's the gym?

Take that path, left
at the commons,

then straight for an
eighth of a mile.

You already memorized
the campus?

You're like a walking
navi-system.

So let's hook up
in a couple of

hours. By the
student union?

Sure. Think you can find it?

This is it.

Can I help you?

Hi. I'm Lori Trager.
This is Kyle.

Hello.

We were told this is
Professor Kern's office?

It was.

Well, we think Kyle might have
known the professor.

- May have?
- I'm not sure if I did.

Kyle has amnesia. Seriously.

And one of the few
people he seems

to remember is
Professor Kern.

I know this sounds out-there,

but we were hoping being here
might help Kyle remember.

Do you know me?

I'm sorry, no.

I'm Anna Manfredi. I'm...

I was Professor Kern's
research assistant.

Can I ask, what exactly
was he researching?

Essentially, he was interested
in maximizing brainpower.

Professor Kern
developed theories

covering areas of
creative thinking,

problem-solving,
memory, logical

thought and
mental agility.

- I've done some reading.
- The thing is, Kyle is smart.

Like Einstein-smart.

He had an MRl and it showed a
high level of brain activity.

We were thinking maybe
Kyle worked with

the professor, which
could explain...

I did all of William's...
Professor Kern's testing.

I would've known
if Kyle were involved.

But I had to be.
There has to be a connection.

It's the only thing
that makes sense.

I'm sorry.

Test me now.

I'll take all of his tests
and you'll see.

All right, thanks.
I appreciate it.

Oh, this can't be good.

Well, actually,
that was good

news. That was
Detective Breen.

I asked him to
run a background

check on Foss and
it came up clean.

I should never have told you.

Nicole, I had him
taken off our watch,

then he shows up at the door
to question you about it?

But he wasn't hostile.

I mean, it was
more like concern.

He can keep his concern.
I don't want him around.

He makes me uncomfortable.

But he's never actually
done anything wrong.

Kyle's having
nightmares about

him, and he's got
good instincts,

so if Foss spooks him,
that's reason enough for me.

Heads-up!

- Sweet catch.
- Thanks.

Your throw could
use some work.

I skipped Intro
to Frisbee.

That's too bad.
I happen to teach that class.

- I'm Wes, by the way.
- Lori.

- You go here?
- Just visiting.

What do you think so far?

- Hey.
- Hey. Declan, this is Wes.

- What's up?
- How's it going?

Well, I should get
back to the game.

Give it up.

- So how'd it go with Kyle?
- Let's go find out.

This is taking forever.

He's... extraordinary.

Kyle's results are so far
beyond the normal range.

I showed him 100 images
in 60 seconds.

He was able to remember
all 100 of them.

Not bad for a guy
with no memory.

Declan.

Don't you think it's possible
he worked with Professor Kern?

I suppose, but William would
have shared these results.

His best test case,
even with repeated

practice, could only
identify 37 images.

What is he looking at?

They're pictures and awards
of students and faculty.

Kyle?

What is it?

It's you.

No, impossible.
Check the date.

1985?

So how's Whitman?
They kick you out yet?

Josh, just put Mom or Dad on.

You don't really think you can
get in there, do you?

Josh.

Your grades are lame. You've
got no after-school activities

and there's really nothing
special about you.

- Josh!
- What's the matter with you?

Hello?

Hey, Dad, we're
having a cool time.

Can we crash here
and come home tomorrow?

You want to spend the night?
I don't think so.

They have great activities
for prospective freshmen.

Involving beer kegs and bongs?

No. God, Dad. I
thought you'd be

happy. I can't
apply for a year,

and I'm psyched
about going to college.

Well, where are you
going to sleep?

They have
accommodations for us.

Come on, Kyle's here.
It's guaranteed G-rated.

We're all really into it.

Just be careful
and keep your cell phone on.

I will. And thank you.

All right.

If we told them
the truth, they'd

flip out and make
us come home.

There's no way we
can leave here now.

We just saw a picture
of you in 1985.

That wasn't me.

Then it's your
long-lost twin.

I'm not in my 40s.

Look, Anna snagged us a room,
my parents are cool.

Do you want to find out
who that man is or not?

Seeing that picture,
I felt I was

getting close
to the truth...

and it scared me.

Absolutely.

What is that?

Sorry, it's one
of my patients.

Was it Kyle?

That must be his alien voice.

Sort of a mix
between human and dolphin.

Out.

It's like he's talking
at the wrong speed.

Josh.

seven, N.
One, two, two, one, eight, W.

Four, seven, two, seven, N.
One, two, two, one, eight, W.

Four, seven, two, seven, N.
One, two, two, one, eight, W.

Four, seven, two, seven, N.
One, two, two...

How weird was that,
seeing that picture?

Think about it, you and
that guy could be related.

I haven't stopped
thinking about it.

If Josh were here,
he'd have some

sort of time-traveler
theory,

with you jumping through
portals in space.

Which you didn't. Did you?

Sorry.

There's this whole
other world going on.

There really is life
after high school.

I got coaches
across the country

begging me to
play for them.

They don't have
what U-Dub has.

- What's that?
- Me.

I take it back. It is high
school all over again.

- Hey, Lori.
- Hey.

You don't recognize me
without my Frisbee.

No, I do. Wes, right?

How long will this
trip of yours last?

Just till tomorrow.

We should make the most of it.

Oh, I... Kyle, do you
want to look around?

You go.
I'll see you later.

You sure?

So do you want
to see my room?

Actually, I'm
here with someone.

Then why am I talking to you?

eight, one, two, two, seven.
Seven, eight...

OK, that's the number
Kyle pointed out

on the Ouija board.
But the rest?

Four, seven,
two, seven, N.

One, two, two,
one, eight, W...

The same pattern
over and over again.

Some sort of code.

Well, I can't make
any sense of it.

Par for the course with Kyle.

Play it back again.
I want to take it down.

Four, seven, two, seven, N.
One, two, two, one, eight, W.

Four, seven, two, seven, N.
One, two, two...

Kyle, I've been
looking for you.

Are you OK?

Just a lot to take in.

New places are
hard for me too.

The problem is, I don't
know if it is a new place

or somewhere
I've been before.

I can't imagine.

I'm sure when the
time is right

everything will
become clear to you.

William would have been
so excited to meet you.

You miss him.

We were... good friends.

I'm sorry about what happened.

There is such brutality
in this world.

Still, you are an inspiration.

You somehow achieved
William's dream.

To possess a mind
as fast as a computer.

How does it make you feel?

Different.

But just think of all
that you can accomplish.

By doing math problems?

Solving equations and puzzles?

- That's not important.
- What is?

Knowing who I am.

So, what do you want to study?

I haven't really
thought about it.

Well, what
interests you?

- I don't know. Art.
- Yeah, I can see that.

- Yeah?
- Absolutely.

I hate museums.
I don't get art at all.

I just said it
to have something to say.

I bet that you have
a lot to say, Lori.

You just haven't found
the right person to listen.

I know that sounded
like a line...

Totally.

Well, I meant it, though.
Is it true?

- Hey, you're still up.
- Hard to sleep.

Miss your tub?

- She's still out?
- I thought she was with you.

No, she was talking
to that guy.

If you like Lori,
why don't you tell her?

She knows that I like her.

Take your own advice.
I haven't seen

you pour your heart
out to Amanda.

I picked up on it.

But no worries, I don't
think she and Charlie have.

Must kill you to
see them together.

I want her to be happy.

I would be in there so fast.

But Charlie's your friend.

If you want someone,
you gotta give it a shot.

If people are meant to be
together, they stay together.

Oh, Kyle. I know it's early,
but I couldn't wait.

- What happened?
- I found out his name.

The guy in the photo.

It's Adam Baylin.

- Adam Baylin.
- Does it ring a bell?

- No.
- Excuse me. Sorry.

Just need to grab a towel.

Don't be discouraged.
There's someone

I want you to meet
who might help.

She's a secretary
in my department.

Oh, those eyes.

Who could ever
forget those eyes?

He really
looks like him?

- Very much so.
- What was he like?

Adam Baylin was brilliant.

One of the finest graduate
students we ever had.

And believe me, I've been
here forever, so I know.

Lily, tell them
who he worked with.

Professor Kern.

William Kern was like
a mentor to him.

They were involved
in several projects together.

But it's not just
Adam's academic

achievements I remember.

It's the way he took the time
to ask me about my life.

He was that way
with everyone.

His curiosity,
his sensitivity.

That's what I miss.

So to see you here...

Do you have an address
or a phone number?

There are so many things
I'd like to ask him.

Oh, sweetheart,
didn't you know?

You can't ask him anything.

Adam Baylin has been missing
for 20 years.

I can't believe they kept
all his research.

He must have been exceptional.

I don't think
anyone's been

through these boxes
in 20 years.

Sounds about right.

He was so involved
in his work then

doesn't show up at
school one day.

Apparently, he disappeared
without a trace.

Anything I can find out about
Adam Baylin is in these boxes.

Take your time.

Hey, I've been
waiting for you.

Great, you can grab the rest
from the car.

No, listen, those letters
and numbers? I figured it out.

They're coordinates.
Latitude and longitude.

What do you mean?
Like a location?

Near Seattle.

Forty-seven degrees,
27 minutes north.

Hundred and twenty-two
degrees, 18 minutes west.

I looked up the
spot online, on

View-It Earth. But
here's the thing:

That location is blocked.

Blocked? Why?

It's a top-secret
government facility.

- Josh!
- Like Area 51,

where they hide all
the aliens. Kyle

talked about it
under hypnosis.

How much more
proof do you need?

Josh, you shouldn't
be listening.

If Kyle's the patient,
why talk to Dad about him?

- I'm his foster father.
- And I'm his foster brother.

If there's something
going on with him,

especially something
this cool and bizarre,

I think I got a right
to know about it.

Reading Adam Baylin's
thoughts, I felt a connection

beyond our physical
resemblance.

I understood his research.

It seemed that his mind
worked like my own.

We had to be related.

We had to be.

OK, what's with the attitude?

It's like working
with a hostile mute.

I'm just concentrating.

Yeah, I'm sure you're
really fascinated

by all these equations
and formulas.

Want to tell me
what's going on?

Look, I know
you're psyched,

pretending you're in college
and all, but come on.

You sleep with Frisbee Boy
after one night?

OK, first off,
it's none of

your business who
I sleep with,

and second, it's still
none of your business,

but I did not have
sex with Wes.

- Right.
- God, Declan.

We stayed up late talking then
I fell asleep in his room.

Such a double standard.
If I gave you a

hard time, you'd
tell me to piss off.

- I wouldn't say "piss off."
- You know what I mean.

We're friends, friends
don't guilt each

other about who
they hang out with.

You're right. It's all good.

So, what did you
two talk about?

It was less that he talked
and more that he listened.

Kyle, I'm sorry, I don't
think there's anything here.

Yes, there is.

Adam Baylin drew
it 20 years ago.

Hilary called. She
was surprised

you were going
to Whitman.

Declan had plans to go to the
University of Washington.

Dad...

- What's going on?
- OK, look.

We came up here
to help Kyle.

I don't care.

- You don't lie to us.
- I'm sorry.

We found out some
things, like this

grad student who
looks like Kyle.

He's been missing
since the '80s.

What are you
talking about?

The guy drew the
symbol Kyle kept

drawing, with this
code next to it.

Kyle figured out
it's latitude

and longitude,
like an address.

What are the coordinates?

Forty-seven, 27 north,
122, 18 west.

It's a spot in
the woods by here.

How did you know that?

You know Kyle. He's got a map
of the universe in his head.

- We're gonna go check it out.
- No, you are not.

You'll get back in that car
and drive home immediately.

We can't leave now.

You will leave now.
Do you hear me?

I mean it.

OK, calm down,
we're going.

OK. Goodbye.

Great.

They've been
playing detective.

Why ask about the coordinates?

Kyle figured out
it's in the woods near school.

The spot that was blocked?

They were planning to go,
but I told them to come home.

They better be.

Hilary has such a big mouth.

Oh, man. I forgot
I'd mentioned it to her.

Sorry, Kyle. We
have to go home.

We can't.

My dad was pissed.
We'll come back another time.

Fine.

Bathroom break,
and then we're leaving.

- Wait, where are you going?
- I have to get there.

You don't have a car.

I'll find someone
to drive me.

You can't do that.

I can't turn back now.
I'm too close.

OK, we'll convince
Lori to go.

No, I don't
want her to come.

It might be dangerous
out there.

Because that man Adam Baylin's
been missing?

Yeah.

We'll call, tell her
what we're doing,

then come back
and pick her up.

- It's right here.
- Here?

It's Lori again.

OK, OK, stop yelling.

I cannot believe you
did this to me.

Do you know how much
trouble I'm in?

We're at the spot.
I'll call you later.

Don't hang up on me. Don't...!

Sure this is it?

Yes.

All we need is a Tin Man
and the Cowardly Lion.

Never mind.

- Stay here.
- No way.

- I'm going alone.
- Like hell.

Declan.

Thanks for driving me, but I
have to do this on my own.

I'll be fine.

Stop!

- What do you want?
- Shut up.

- Why are you following me?
- Shut up and listen to me.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

If I wanted you dead,
you'd be dead already.

Like you killed
Professor Kern?

He's not who you thought.
Trust me.

Trust you?

Everything I did
was to protect you.

No.

- To keep you safe.
- Safe from what?

You gotta trust me.

You gotta stop
asking questions.

Forget about the past.

Get on with your life.

Because if you don't,
you're gonna put

yourself and you're
going to put Nicole,

Stephen, Lori and Josh,
that whole family, in danger.

What are you talking about?

They'll kill you, Kyle.

- They'll kill all of you.
- Kyle!

- Now get out of here.
- Kyle!

And remember what I told you.

Go! And don't ever come back.

Go!

Man, what is he doing?

Kyle!

Let's go.

What happened?
What did you see?

- Nothing.
- Kyle, you saw something.

There was nothing there.

I'm sorry I lied to you.
I thought

it was important
for Kyle.

I told you to
come straight home.

That was my fault, Mr.
Trager.

Please don't be mad
at Lori and Declan.

They did it for me.

Kyle, that student
who resembles you,

Lori said he's been
missing for 20

years, and that
he drew the logo.

There's no point in
pursuing it now.

What difference
does it make to my life now?

If that's the
case, why is that

spot blocked on
View-It Earth?

No reason it should be.
It's just a bunch of trees.

Something happened
out there in the woods.

No.

I know you're in
trouble, Kyle.

I'm gonna tell Lori's parents.

No, you can't do that!

Then talk to me.

That man, Tom Foss,
the security

guard, he was out
there in the woods.

He warned me to stop asking
questions about my past.

Why?

Something bad
could happen to the Tragers.

So we can't tell
anyone or do anything.

Just move on and forget
all about it. Understand?

Can I trust you?

Yes.

What, no goodbye?

You're not mad anymore?

I'm over it.

- Thanks for taking me, Lori.
- Told you you'd thank me.

Later, bro.

Later.

If you dare say,
"Later, Trager..."

I wasn't going
to say anything.

All this time, I'd been trying
to restore my memory.

But I didn't realize
that sometimes

memories are better
left forgotten.

I wanted to know who I was.

But maybe some mysteries
are better left unsolved.

From three hours ago.

Seven, eight, one,
two, two, seven.

He's alive.