Millennium (1996–1999): Season 2, Episode 12 - Luminary - full transcript

I NEVER THOUGHT IT
WOULD END LIKE THIS.

TO TELL THE TRUTH, I NEVER
THOUGHT IT WOULD END AT ALL.

I'M STILL NOT SURE WHAT
THIS IS EXACTLY. YOU'LL BE FINE.

YEAH. I'D DO BETTER IF YOU GAVE
ME A LITTLE BIT MORE WARNING.

YEAH, WELL, BETWEEN YOU AND ME, THAT'S
THE WAY THEY LIKE IT... NO ADVANCE WARNING.

THEY? WE.

THE GROUP. YEAH.

GOOD LUCK.

HEY. JUST... BE YOURSELF.

PLEASE. SIT DOWN, FRANK.

A NUMBER OF US HAVE PLANES TO
CATCH, SO I'D LIKE TO GET RIGHT INTO THIS.



PLEASE.

TELL US WHO FOUNDED THE
MILLENNIUM GROUP. I'M NOT SURE.

PLEASE TURN AND FACE HIM.

I'M NOT SURE WHO
FOUNDED THE GROUP.

I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD
LEARN WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT.

AND DID YOU?

APPARENTLY NOT.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?

MIKE ATKINS BROUGHT
ME TO THE GROUP.

HE, UH...

HELPED ME UNDERSTAND
THE NATURE OF MY GIFT AND

CONVINCED ME THAT I
COULD BE OF SERVICE AGAIN.

IS THAT IMPORTANT,
TO BE OF SERVICE?

OF COURSE IT IS...
NO PLATITUDES.

DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT?



FRANK, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO,
YOU STABBED A SUSPECT TO DEATH...

IN A CASE THE GROUP
WAS INVESTIGATING.

THE GROUP WASN'T INVESTIGATING.

SO I DID. IS THAT
HOW THIS WORKS?

NOW YOU'RE WITH
US, NOW YOU'RE NOT?

LET ME STATE OUR CONCERN.

THE GROUP HAS A HISTORY AND A PURPOSE
THAT IS ALIVE IN EVERYONE IN THIS CIRCLE.

THIS PURPOSE DEMANDS
FROM US A CERTAIN STRENGTH.

NOW, WITH YOUR...
PERSONAL PROBLEMS...

THE ESTRANGEMENT FROM YOUR
WIFE, YOUR LAPSE INTO ULTRA-VIOLENCE...

WITH THESE THINGS CLOUDING
YOUR "GIFT," AS YOU CALL IT,

DO YOU STILL CONSIDER
YOURSELF A VIABLE CANDIDATE?

I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF A CANDIDATE. I
CONSIDER MYSELF A FATHER AND A HUSBAND.

HOW? YOUR FAMILY LEFT YOU.

YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE
QUIETLY RETIRED FROM THE F.B.I.

THEN I'D BE A FATHER, AND
THEN I'D HAVE A WIFE AND FAMILY.

BUT I SACRIFICED
THAT FOR THE GROUP.

I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THE
GROUP HAS ASKED ME TO DO.

DIDN'T THE GROUP, IN FACT,

ASK YOU TO WAIT BEFORE YOU
RUSHED IN THERE AND KILLED THAT MAN?

YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT'S
COMMONLY KNOWN AS A "TRICK BAG,"

AND IF YOU THINK I DON'T
RECOGNIZE IT, YOU'RE VERY MISTAKEN.

THERE ARE FORCES ACTING ON
US WITH OR WITHOUT OUR CONSENT.

FORCES SURE OF
THEMSELVES AS GRAVITY.

I THOUGHT KNOWING MYSELF WITH THE
SAME CERTAINTY WOULD KEEP ME SAFE.

BUT... SURPRISE.

AS THEY SAY, "WHAT A LONG,
STRANGE TRIP THIS HAS BEEN."

TO US ON EARTH, THE STARS ARE
FIXED AND THE PLANETS SLUGGISH.

BUT FROM THE STARS' PERSPECTIVE, OUR
SOLAR SYSTEM IS A HURRICANE OF ACTIVITY.

A MAELSTROM THAT
REFUTES ANY MECHANISM...

I THINK HE SAID THE SAME THINGS WHEN I WAS
IN THE SECOND GRADE. DADDY, PLEASE. SHH.

OUR CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE IS HOST
TO COMMOTION OF THE FIERCEST KIND,

RAGING ON ALL SIDES.

A COMET VISITS US ONCE
IN A THOUSAND YEARS.

CLOSER TO HOME,

SURPRISING VARIATIONS WITHIN THE
PLANETS OF OUR OWN SOLAR SYSTEM.

CENTURIES SPED UP TO MINUTES, WE SEE
PLUTO CHANGING PLACES WITH NEPTUNE,

THEN RETURNING TO ITS RIGHTFUL
POSITION AS THE OUTERMOST PLANET...

IN TIME FOR THE
COMING MILLENNIUM.

JUST AS IT HAS FOR EVERY MILLENNIUM
BEFORE. MOMMY, WHAT'S MILLENNIUM?

SHHHH.

WE'LL FIND OUT SOON.
THE TIME IS NEAR.

IF WE COULD ENROLL BILL GATES'S KID WE
WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING.

HEY.

IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN
GET IT. I KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HER
THIS HAPPY IN A WHILE.

MM. I THINK SHE LIKES
HAVING BOTH OF US AROUND.

MAYBE IT'S YOUNG LOVE.

OH, NO. THAT'S THE FAMILY THAT I TOLD
YOU ABOUT WHOSE SON DISAPPEARED.

WE'VE HAD THEM OVER AT
THE HOUSE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THEY KNOW ABOUT YOUR WORK. YOU
WANT ME TO INTERCEPT? THAT'S OKAY.

HI. UM, HI, MOLLY. THIS IS MY...
THIS IS MY HUSBAND, FRANK.

HELLO. AND THIS IS... I'M SORRY?

BILL GLASER. AND THIS IS IAN.

HEY, IAN.

HEY, YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW
WHAT HOROSCOPES ARE?

LET'S GO SEE WHAT THE
STARS HOLD FOR US, OKAY?

OKAY. SEE YOU LATER.

SEE YA.

- CUTE KID.
- YEAH. I GATHER
CATHERINE'S TOLD YOU?

- YEAH.
- WE UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE WITH THE F.B.I.

WAS. I'M A CONSULTANT NOW.

TAURUS, THE BULL. ABSOLUTELY.

LEO, THE LION. THAT'S SOME MANE.

THAT'S VERY GOOD. DID THEY GIVE
YOU THE SCHOOL BIRTHDAY ROSTER?

- YOU, CANCER.
- AQUARIUS.

SUN SIGN, SURE. I
MEANT YOUR MOON SIGN.

SIT DOWN. WHAT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?

FEBRUARY. THE SIXTH.

OH, THANK YOU.

1963.

YOU HAVE A GREAT
SPIRITUAL SENSITIVITY,

AN ALMOST PSYCHIC SIXTH SENSE.

MAYBE MY HUSBAND.

SCORPIO.

THE INVESTIGATOR.

WELL, IT'S BEEN FUN.

LET'S GO OVER...
LET'S GO OVER THERE.

YOU'RE IN A VERY DIFFICULT
TRANSITION RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE NOT TOGETHER, ARE YOU?

YOUR FAMILY?

I KNOW ALASKA'S A BIG STATE.

BUT ALL THEY WOULD SAY WAS,
"WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN."

THEY FLEW A HELICOPTER BACK
AND FORTH A COUPLE OF TIMES, MAYBE.

I OFFERED TO WRITE A
CHECK FOR A BIGGER SEARCH,

BUT THEY GOT ALL
HUFFY, LIKE IT WAS A BRIBE.

LOOK, UM...

I'M NOT USED TO
ASKIN' FOR FAVORS.

CERTAINLY NOT FROM
STRANGERS, BUT...

HE'S ALIVE.

I KNOW IT.

YOU WERE BORN WITH
NEPTUNE OVERHEAD.

AND YOUR HUSBAND
HAD PLUTO OPPOSITE.

THE TUG OF THESE TWO PLANETS ON EACH
OTHER IS THE GREAT CONFLICT OF OUR TIMES.

AT THE PLANETARIUM, THEY SAID
THAT PLUTO AND NEPTUNE CROSS PATHS.

EVERY 500 YEARS, A GREAT CLASH IN
SPIRITUAL FORCE WITH EARTHLY POWER,

OUT OF WHICH COMES A NEW ERA.

IN THE PAST, THE
BIRTH OF CHRIST,

KING ARTHUR'S COURT,
THE RENAISSANCE.

AND THIS TIME? THIS TIME THE GREAT
CONFLICT IS ALSO YOUR CONFLICT.

THE TWO OF YOU.

CATHERINE?

UH, I'M READY.

I GUESS WE... WE WENT
A LITTLE OVERBOARD...

G.P.S., SOLAR COMPUTER,
EMERGENCY TRANSMITTER.

BUT ALASKA'S A LONG WAY AWAY, AND
HE HAD THIS THING ABOUT GOIN' ALONE.

WHEN ALEX GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL,
ALL HIS FRIENDS WANTED SPORTS CARS.

- HE JUST WANTED TO GO BACK.
- "GO BACK"?

YEAH. WE DID SOME ALASKA
CRUISES A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

I MEAN, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
WE BARELY GOT OFF THE BOAT.

BUT WHAT ARE WE GONNA SAY
THOUGH? HE... HE'S A GREAT KID.

HONOR ROLL, NICE FRIENDS.

VARSITY MILER. NO DRUGS.

- DOESN'T EVEN LIKE BEER.
- HE'D NEVER REALLY ASKED FOR
ANYTHING BEFORE.

YOU MIND IF I KEEP
THIS? NO, GO AHEAD.

UM, WE PUT TOGETHER THIS LIST
THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT HELP.

UH, DRIVER'S LICENSE,
BIRTH DATE, CREDIT CARDS.

IT DOESN'T SAY ON THERE,
BUT HE'D BE A FRESHMAN NOW...

AT TUFTS.

ALEX HAD IT SINCE HE WAS A KID.

HE WAS TEACHING IAN THE
CONSTELLATIONS BEFORE HE LEFT...

AND ASKED IAN TO WATCH
IT FOR HIM TILL HE GOT BACK.

IAN SAYS HE'LL SEE ALEX WITH IT.

THAT-A-BOY. MAYBE IF
THEY GOT A CALL FROM YOU...

YEAH. NO.

I'M GOIN' TO ALASKA.

ALL I NEED IS A STANDARD BRIEFING PACKET
THAT WE NORMALLY GET FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY
TO ACCEPT WORK...

ON BEHALF OF THE GROUP,
ESPECIALLY AFTER THAT REVIEW.

I MUST HAVE PAGED
YOU 10 TIMES TODAY.

ARE YOU GONNA HELP ME OR NOT?

SO, HOW DOES THIS WORK? YOU
GET UNCOMFORTABLE, YOU WALK?

I'VE ALWAYS MADE THE ASSUMPTION
THAT THIS WAS A TWO-WAY STREET.

I'M SORRY. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

SO, HERE'S YOUR DAMN PRINTS.

- THANK YOU.
- I HATE IT WHEN THEY SMILE.

- DRUNK AND DISORDERLY?
- CAN'T LOCK HIM UP
FOR BEIN' IRRITATING.

BETWEEN US, I
STASHED HIM IN THERE.

MOSTLY FOR HIS OWN PROTECTION.
PROTECTION FROM WHOM?

A LONG LIST. DOESN'T YOUR
GROUP TELL YOU ANYTHING?

I LEFT SEATTLE
WITHOUT A BRIEFING.

LOOK, SOME
TEENAGE MILLIONAIRE...

WANTS TO BUY A FEW ROUNDS WITH A
SINGIN' DOLL, NO ONE'S GONNA OBJECT.

BUT HE WAS GIVIN' EXPENSIVE
CRAP TO PEOPLE'S WIVES.

WIVES WHO ARE LUCKY IF THEY
GET NEW BOOTS AT CHRISTMAS.

NOW, THAT'S GONNA
GENERATE SOME ANIMOSITY.

OH, YEAH. I'VE SEEN SOME
BAR BRAWLS IN MY DAY,

BUT THIS ONE WAS SPECIAL.

SAVED HIS ASS THAT TIME. BUT IT WAS
PRETTY CLEAR HE WASN'T GONNA LAST UP HERE.

OH, UH...

AFTER ALL THAT, HE FORGETS HIS
SWANK WATCH UNDER THAT MATTRESS.

I'VE SEEN THE ADS. FIVE GRAND.

- WHAT A LITTLE PISSANT.
- JOHN, YOU HERE?

JOHN, THE BOY! THE ONE
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR!

THEY FOUND HIM.

LET IT OUT. RIGHT THERE.

LIKE I SAID, WASN'T GONNA LAST.

THAT'S NOT HIM.

NATURE AIN'T A DAINTY EATER.

LARRY NOLAN, ACTING CORONER.

CONDUCTING AUTOPSY
ON ALEX GLASER.

THE DENTAL MATCH
IS INCONCLUSIVE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
HALF THE JAW'S MISSIN'.

I PREFER WE DESIGNATE
HIM A JOHN DOE.

CONDUCTING AUTOPSY ON JOHN DOE.

5' FOOT 11", LIKE ALEX GLASER.

10, LIKE ALEX GLASER.

18, LIKE ALEX GLASER.

CONNECTIVE FASCIA,
SEVERELY DEGRADED.

TWO TO THREE WEEKS UNDERWATER.

LIKE ALEX GLASER. I'LL
NOTIFY THE PARENTS.

AND TELL THEM WHAT?

ABOUT THE BRUTALITY OF THIS MAN'S
DEATH, ABOUT HIS CRUSHED SKULL,

WITH NO EVIDENCE
THIS IS THEIR SON?

CONIFER.

THREE HUNDRED MILLION
CEDARS IN THIS STATE.

ABOUT AS UNUSUAL AS
ANTLERS ON A MOOSE.

WE KNOW WHERE THE TRAWLER
FISHED THE BODY OUT OF THE WATER.

I CAN FACTOR IN THE CURRENTS TO
DETERMINE WHERE HE ENTERED THE WATER.

THE CONIFER IS VERY GENERIC.

BUT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
WE HAVE, WHO KNOWS?

I KNOW THIS... SOMEONE
DIDN'T LIKE HIS CHARMING WAYS.

THOUGH, MOST OF YOUR WET ONES
ARE "D" AND "D"... DRUNK AND DROWNED.

ALEX DIDN'T DRINK.

HE SURE WAS ON SOMETHIN'
THE NIGHT HE SPENT IN THAT CELL.

SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE.

PROBABLY THE PHONE LINES.

YEAH? THEY'RE, UH,
WHATCHA CALL IT? FIBER OPTIC.

OH.

HELLO? HI.

DID I WAKE YOU? OH. UH, NO.

NO, I WAS JUST, UH,
PAYING SOME BILLS.

HOW YOU MAKIN' OUT? FINE.

EXCEPT I'VE GOT A
COMPUTER GLITCH.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU
COULD GO OVER TO MY PLACE AND...

AND-AND CHECK IT
OUT FOR ME? SURE.

FRANK? WHAT?

I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT YOU, THAT'S ALL.

UH, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT
JEANNIE'S IN ACROSS THE HALL.

I'LL... SEE IF SHE
CAN WATCH JORDAN.

THANK YOU.

THIS WAS WORTH IT JUST TO
CHECK OUT YOUR NEW LIFESTYLE.

"LADIES OF THE NIGHT"?

IT'S JUST A CD-ROM.
IT'S ABOUT OWLS.

YEAH, SURE.

OKAY. MILLENNIUM GROUP.

- HITTING IT...
- NOW.

SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE.

ACCESS DENIED. YOU WANT
ME TO GIVE PETER A CALL?

NO, NO, NO. LET'S GO
OUTSIDE THE GROUP.

I WANT YOU TO OPEN AN
ICON MARKED "PLASTIC."

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT
ANYONE'S CHARGED?

YOU'VE DONE THAT
TO ME, HAVEN'T YOU?

YEAH.

4-1-9-0-1-1-6-0-3-5-1-2-2-6.

- SHOULD BE...
- ALEX GLASER.

THE ONLY ENTRY FROM ALASKA
IS A GENERAL STORE, MONROE'S.

THAT'S WHERE I AM.

- $587.38.
- $587?

FOR WHAT?

IT JUST SAYS "MERCHANDISE."

WAIT A MINUTE.

- THERE'S SOMEBODY OUTSIDE.
- WHAT?

CATHERINE? CATHERINE!

CATHERINE, PICK UP THE...

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING
ON HERE? CATHERINE!

I GOT IT.

CATHERINE? WHAT
ARE YOU PULLIN' HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'
BREAKIN' INTO MY HOUSE AND...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

ARE YOU MONITORING MY
LIFE? BUGGING MY PHONES?

- WE HAD A SECURITY BREACH
ON YOUR ACCOUNT TODAY.
- IT WAS FRANK, YOU IDIOT.

YEAH, I KNOW ABOUT IT!

HE'S ON HIS OWN. THE
GROUP CONSIDERS HIM AWOL.

AWOL? WHO DO YOU
PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING OUT
FOR HIM. WHAT DID YOU DO? CUT HIM OFF?

ANSWER ME!

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO LISTEN.

YOU OKAY THERE?

A FEW WEEKS AGO, A YOUNG MAN CAME
IN HERE AND PURCHASED A FEW ITEMS.

ALMOST $600.

YEAH. THE DEAD KID. ONLY IT WASN'T A
NUMBER OF ITEMS, IT WAS ONE BIG ONE.

I'LL NEVER FORGET.

HE SIGNS THE RECEIPT REAL
CAREFUL. LIKE ANYBODY CARES, RIGHT?

AND THEN HE GIVES ME HIS CARD.

HE GIVES ME HIS CARD.

AND I SAY, NO WAY. I MEAN, CREDIT
CARD FRAUD BEING HIGHLY IMMORAL.

AND ANYWAY, WHO IN THIS TOWN IS
GONNA BELIEVE I'M ALEX... WHAT'S HIS NAME?

SO HE TAKES THE SCISSORS,
AND HE CUTS THE CARD IN TWO.

HERE'S THE RECEIPT.

THIS IS NOT HIS NAME.
THIS SAYS ALEX VENTOUX.

HEY, THE CHARGE
CLEARED. DON'T MESS ME UP.

VENTOUX. WHAT DID HE BUY?

A TELESCOPE?

HE WOULDN'T BACKPACK
WITH SOMETHING THIS SIZE.

MADE ME SWEAR TO KEEP IT SECRET,

BUT I GUESS HIS ROYAL DEADNESS
IS IN NO POSITION TO COMPLAIN.

THE TELESCOPE WASN'T FOR HIM.

HE HAD ME DELIVER IT THERE.

LOOK AT THIS.

ALEX HAD A YOUNGER
BROTHER NAMED IAN.

THEY SHARED A TELESCOPE
LIKE THE ONE HE BOUGHT HERE.

SO? HE HAD IT DELIVERED...

TO THE BERING ELEMENTARY
RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.

SECOND GRADE, THE
SAME AS HIS BROTHER.

ALEX WASN'T TRYIN'
TO CAUSE TROUBLE.

HIS LAST DAYS, HE WAS TRYIN'
TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE WORLD.

HE BOUGHT A TELESCOPE TO ATONE
FOR LEAVING A BROTHER HE LOVED BEHIND.

HE WAS, UH...

JETTISONING
MATERIAL POSSESSIONS.

THE INSANE GIVEAWAY IN THE BAR.

YEAH. AND THE WATCH
HE LEFT FOR YOU.

I THINK HE'S MOVED ON TO A LIFE
WHERE TIME IS NOT IMPORTANT.

YEAH. THE GREAT HEREAFTER.

THE WHOLE BUSINESS
REEKS OF SUICIDE.

NO.

HE SIGNED HIS NAME
"ALEX VENTOUX" ON THIS...

RECEIPT FOR THE TELESCOPE.

HE WAS CREATING A NEW IDENTITY
TO HAVE A NEW LIFE, NOT ENDING ONE.

THEN WHO WAS THE
FLOATER? I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT WASN'T ALEX. I HAVE A
VERY STRONG FEELING ABOUT THIS.

YEAH.

I TALKED TO YOUR FRIEND PETER WATTS
ABOUT THESE "STRONG FEELINGS" OF YOURS,

WHICH, AS I UNDERSTAND THEM, MAKES
YOU AT LEAST AS LOOPY AS THAT KID WAS.

HE ALSO SAID YOU'RE
HERE AS A SOLO ACT.

- YOU LIED TO ME.
- I PLOTTED CURRENTS AGAINST
WHERE THE BODY WAS FOUND.

IT MAY HAVE ENTERED THE OCEAN
HERE, BY THE EMMONAK RIVER.

THE CEDAR FRAGMENTS SUGGEST
THAT IT STARTED AT ALTITUDE.

IT WASHED DOWN THE RIVER,
TUMBLING OVER BOULDERS,

WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE SKULL
DAMAGE AND THE BROKEN BONES.

THE RIVER IS THE LAST KNOWN
LOCATION. I'M GOIN' AFTER HIM.

DO WHAT THE HELL YOU WANT.
BUT YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

HEY!

I'LL BE PICKIN' YOUR BODY
OUT OF THE WATER NEXT.

THAT'S MY STRONG FEELIN'.

YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW WHY
IT HAPPENED, AND I CAN'T SAY.

BUT I DO KNOW WHEN.

IT WAS THAT MOMENT WHEN I
TURNED MY BACK ON EVERYTHING...

AND FELT PEACE.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, THE RIVER'S
RIGHT UP THERE ABOUT 200 YARDS.

YOU GOTTA FOLLOW IT ALL THE WAY OR
YOU'RE GONNA BE LOST IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

ALL RIGHT. I'M LEAVING AT 4:30
SHARP, WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.

SO WHATEVER YOU'RE DOIN', YOU
GOTTA TURN AROUND ABOUT 1:00.

UNDERSTOOD.

LOOK, THIS IS JUST...
JUST HUMAN TO HUMAN.

WHAT?

ARE YOU OKAY?

THE SHERIFF TOLD ME THAT...
YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT WHACKED.

HE DID, HUH?

I'LL BE BACK BY 4:30.

OKAY. HEY, YOU KNOW THAT KID
EXPIRED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW THAT?

THERE'S SOMEONE AT THE DOOR.

UM... W-WILL YOU TALK TO ME?

YEAH. YEAH.

I'M SORRY.

I'M... I'M SORRY...

FOR COMING HERE,
BUT I, UM... HE'S GONE.

HE'S HEADED UP NORTH...

FOR I DON'T... I
DON'T KNOW WHAT.

AND I-I DIDN'T STOP
HIM. I... I DIDN'T TRY TO.

WHAT HAPPENED THIS PAST YEAR?

I FEEL LIKE I JUST
STOOD BY WATCHING...

WHILE FRANK AND JORDAN
AND I GOT RUN OVER BY A TRAIN.

WELL, WE'VE ALL FELT THAT
WAY FROM TIME TO TIME.

THEN HOW CAN YOU NOT HELP HIM?

THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT
FOR ME, CATHERINE. ALL OF IT.

WHAT DO YOU DO? HOW
DO YOU MAKE IT WORK?

REALLY? BARBARA, MY WIFE.

SO, IT'S MY FAULT.

IT ISN'T ABOUT
FAULT. IT'S ABOUT...

COMING TO TERMS WITH
THE TIMES WE LIVE IN.

YOU KNOW WHAT I SPENT
THE PAST TWO DAYS DOING?

READING ASTROLOGY BOOKS,
DIGGING INTO PLUTO AND NEPTUNE...

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
IT'S COME TO FOR ME.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO
LOOK FOR ANSWERS ANYMORE.

I DON'T READ MY HOROSCOPE, BUT I
THINK YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO LOOK.

ANYWHERE THAT MAKES YOU...

CONSCIOUS OF THE PART YOU PLAY.

THE PART I PLAY IN WHAT?

I'M SORRY. THEY WERE JUST
GONNA TAKE ME TO THE AIRPORT.

IF, UH, YOU HAVE TIME
FOR A CUP OF COFFEE?

YES, I'D... I'D LIKE THAT.

I'LL CALL YA.

WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO?

ALASKA.

I WAS NEVER HONEST WITH
YOU WHY I CAME BACK HERE.

I COULD NEVER QUITE EXPLAIN.

BUT I'LL TRY NOW
WHILE I STILL CAN.

IT HAPPENED ON THE CRUISE WE
TOOK THROUGH PRINCE EDWARD SOUND.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE WATER AND THE
MOUNTAINS, WHICH WERE BEAUTIFUL, OF COURSE,

BUT FOR A MOMENT UP
ON THE DECK OF THAT SHIP,

I COULDN'T SWEAR
IT WASN'T JUST...

AN INCREDIBLY
REALISTIC SIMULATION.

NOT JUST THE SCENERY.

MY WHOLE LIFE.

BACK HOME, THE
FEELING NEVER LEFT...

ALL JUNIOR AND SENIOR
YEAR WHILE I STUDIED,

RAN TRACK, FILLED OUT
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

I RETURNED HERE
TO FIND MY LIFE AGAIN.

I HAD TO.

I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT
DRAWS ME ON, BUT THAT'S OKAY...

BECAUSE GOD DOESN'T MOVE
US BY TELLING US THE FACTS.

HE MOVES US BY PAINS
AND CONTRADICTIONS.

HE'S GIVEN ME A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING...
NOT ANSWERS, BUT QUESTIONS.

AN INVITATION TO MARVEL.

AND HERE, FOR THE
FIRST TIME, I HAVE.

I NEVER THOUGHT IT
WOULD END LIKE THIS.

I NEVER THOUGHT
IT WOULD END AT ALL.

BUT LIKE THEY SAY,

"WHAT A LONG, STRANGE
TRIP THIS HAS BEEN."

MY LEG IS BROKEN.

I'VE LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.

IT'S STARTING TO RAIN, AND I
KNOW I'LL NEVER MAKE IT HOME.

SOMEDAY, SOME KID WILL TELL IAN,

"YOU'RE AN IDIOT JUST LIKE YOUR
BROTHER WHO THREW HIS LIFE AWAY.

WALKED INTO THE WOODS AND DIED."

I'M ASKING YOU, AS A LAST FAVOR,

TO PUT A BETTER
SPIN ON IT FOR HIM.

YOU TWO, AND IAN,

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REAL.

YO!

PLEASE KNOW I LOVE YOU.

I'M THINKING OF YOU IN THE END.

AND I'M LOOKING AT THE STARS.

BUT THE GUY SWEARS
HE'LL BE BACK BY 4:30,

AND THE SUN'S GOIN'
DOWN, THE WIND'S COMIN' UP.

DRIVIN' A DAMN LEMON
TAXI. I'M OUTTA HERE.

TOSS OUT A SURVIVAL KIT.

I'LL GET A SEARCH TEAM TOGETHER FOR
THE MORNING. AND YOU OWE ME 50 BUCKS.

YOU CALLED IT, JOHN.

HEY, MAN, THIS STATE'S GOT A
LOUSY WAY OF DEALIN' WITH NUTCASES.

DOWN IN FRONT.

LISTEN, I DIDN'T WANNA DIE.

I WANTED TO BE ALIVE.

HANG IN THERE, KID. I'M
NOT GONNA LET YOU DIE.

MOMMY?

JORDAN, YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE ASLEEP.

DADDY DIDN'T CALL.

OH, WELL, I AM
SURE THAT HE WILL.

THAT'S DADDY.

OH, NO, HONEY.

UM...

YOU KNOW, DADDY HAS A
LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES.

A LOT, FOR EVERYBODY.

AND THAT MEANS THAT SOMETIMES HE
HAS TO DO THINGS THAT AREN'T VERY NICE.

NOT THAT. THAT.

I HOPE SO, SWEETHEART.

ALEX. ALEX, WAKE UP.

ALEX! COME ON.

LOOK AT ME. COME ON, ALEX.

OKAY, WE GOT A LOT OF
GROUND TO COVER, SO LISTEN UP.

WE'LL WALK A G.P.S. GRID
FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER.

ORTEZ, LEWEK, NORTH.
ANDREWS, SOUTH.

I'LL TAKE THE MIDDLE
WITH PETER WATTS HERE.

CHECK IN EVERY HOUR, CHANNEL 16.

SCOTTY WILL BE
OVERHEAD, 122.5. ALL RIGHT?

OH, MY GOD. FRANK!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU ALL RIGHT?

WE GOT HIM. WE GOT HIM. COME ON.

WATCH YOUR STEP.
WATCH YOUR FOOT.

YOU TAKE CARE OF HIM NOW, PETER.

I THINK HE'S ALIVE. COME ON.

GET IN. COME ON.
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

- LEWEK,
WE'LL COME BACK FOR YOU.
- I'M STAYIN'.

FRANK, YOU'RE IN SHOCK.
YOU BOTH NEED A DOCTOR.

NO.

HE'LL COME BACK. LET HIM BE.

I SAW IT. YOU SAW IT. WHAT
WERE THOSE CRAZY LIGHTS?

WELL, WE ASKED THE
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY,

AND THEY CALLED IT "A
NEAR SPACE ANOMALY."

OKAY. NOW SINCE THE
ASTRONOMERS ARE CLUELESS,

I ASKED A LOCAL
ASTROLOGER AND SHE...

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
HERE'S WHAT SHE SAID.

NEPTUNE AND PLUTO
ARE IN SAGITTARIUS,

WHOSE NATURE
SYMBOL IS A RAINBOW.

SO THAT LIGHT SHOW WAS A, QUOTE,

"SPACE RAINBOW, THE
SIGNATURE OF A NEW COVENANT."

OOH, DOESN'T THAT
CLEAR THINGS UP?

MR. BLACK? HI. HOW IS HE?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

HE WAS IN GREAT
SPIRITS... TALKING, WRITING.

NO ONE SAW HIM LEAVE.

WE ARE MEANT TO BE HERE.

WE STEP FROM ONE PIECE OF HOLY
GROUND TO THE NEXT UNDER STARS THAT ASK,

IMAGINE, FOR ONE SECOND, YOU
COULD DROP IN ON A PAST LIFE.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
FIND YOURSELF DOING THERE?

WHAT WOULD CHARM
YOU, MAKE YOU PROUD?

"ASK YOURSELF THAT...

"AND THE QUESTION OF WHAT TO DO IN THIS
LIFE BECOMES SO SIMPLE, IT'S TERRIFYING.

"JUST TO DO THAT THING THAT WOULD
CHARM YOU, THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SAY,

"'YES, IT'S THE REAL ME.'

DO THAT AND YOU'RE
ALIVE. ALEX VENTOUX."

ALL RIGHT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

NO.

OVER 500 YEARS AGO, A MAN NAMED PETRARCH
CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN JUST TO SEE THE VIEW.

IT WAS A NEW KIND OF THINKING THAT
BECAME THE BEGINNING OF THE RENAISSANCE.

THE NAME OF THAT
MOUNTAIN WAS VENTOUX.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I JUST, UH... I JUST
DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU THINK HE'LL
EVER COME BACK?

THE PERSON THEY
THOUGHT HE WAS? NO.

PETER ASKED ME
TO GIVE THIS TO YOU.

I TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO
GUARANTEE YOU'D READ IT.

WHAT'S IT SAY?

I'M NOT SURE IT MATTERS.

I MADE THIS!