Millennium (1996–1999): Season 2, Episode 17 - Siren - full transcript

A mysterious Asian women is linked to several strange deaths aboard a ship.

CAPTAIN LAW, WHAT EXOTIC TRADE FROM
THE FAR EAST ARE WE TRANSPORTING TODAY?

DRIED GOODS. SHRIMP, SQUID.

SALTED PRESERVED FISH.

EVERYTHING SEEMS
TO BE IN ORDER HERE.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SALTED FISH.

ATTENTION...

PUT YOUR HANDS
UP, AND DO NOT MOVE.

GET THEIR HANDS UP.
GET THEIR HANDS UP.

YOU ARE UNDER ARREST FOR
ILLEGALLY ENTERING THIS COUNTRY.

FEDERAL AGENTS,
DROP YOUR WEAPONS.

I WONDER WHAT'S BEHIND
DOOR NUMBER ONE?



HE SAYS DON'T GO IN THERE.

SOMETHING BAD, VERY BAD.

OH, MY GOD.

LET IT OUT, DIANE.

IT WAS SO POWERFUL.

IT WAS LIKE IT
WASN'T EVEN A DREAM.

IT WAS LIKE IT WAS
HAPPENING FOR REAL... AGAIN.

IT'S TELLING ME SOMETHING.

IT'S TELLING ME THAT YOU HAVEN'T
FINISHED GRIEVING FOR YOUR LOSS.

YOU WERE THE VICTIM
OF A TERRIBLE ACT.

YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO
PROCESS THOSE FEELINGS INSIDE YOU.

- I'M SORRY, DIANE. IT'S 10 AFTER.
- OH.

NO, THAT'S OKAY, THAT'S OKAY.
TAKE ALL THE TIME THAT YOU NEED.

I'M JUST GONNA LOOK OUTSIDE
AND SEE IF MY DAUGHTER'S HERE.



HEY. HI!

CATHERINE, HI. THEY
HAD A GREAT TIME.

BUT LISTEN, I GOTTA GO.
ZOEY HAS GYMNASTICS.

OH, THAT'S OKAY.
THANKS, TERRI. BYE.

BYE, SWEETIE. I'LL
SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE. OKAY, BYE-BYE.

NOW, LISTEN. CAN YOU
GIVE ME ONE MORE MINUTE?

SURE. OKAY. JUST WAIT
OVER THERE WITH ELLEN.

OKAY? OKAY.

CAN I GET A DRINK OF WATER?

SURE. YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?

YEP. TURN LEFT AT THE
END OF THE HALLWAY.

JORDAN.

JORDAN, COME ON.

JORDAN, DO YOU HEAR ME?

SWEETIE.

I... I'M SORRY.

THAT WAS VERY RUDE. YOU KNOW BETTER
THAN TO STARE AT PEOPLE ANYWHERE,

BUT ESPECIALLY IN A HOSPITAL.
MOM, YOU HAVE TO HELP HER.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO SHE IS.

SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN NEED
MY HELP. YOU HAVE TO HELP HER.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

- PROMISE YOU'LL HELP HER.
- JORDAN.

- PROMISE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
- WHY?

SHE'S GONNA SAVE DADDY'S LIFE.

POINT TAKEN. IT WAS STAGED
TO LOOK LIKE IT WASN'T.

RIGHT. WHICH LEADS
ME TO BELIEVE...

THAT THIS MURDER WAS COMMITTED BY
SOMEONE WHO WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE CASE.

LAW ENFORCEMENT?

NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT A NEW CRIME
HAS BEEN BLAMED ON A PAST MURDERER. IT'S...

FRANK. POINT TAKEN.
YOU CAN GET UP NOW.

YOU KNOW, WORKING IN THIS BUSINESS
SOMETIMES MAKES ME WONDER...

IF MY LAST PORTRAIT...

WILL END UP BEING THE SUBJECT
OF A CRIME SCENE PHOTO.

THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS
WEAR CLEAN UNDERWEAR.

WELL, IT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON.

CATHERINE.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CALL
BEFORE I CAME OVER.

I...

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS
REALLY COMING OVER HERE

UNTIL I WAS STANDING
IN FRONT OF YOUR DOOR.

WELL, COME IN.

THIS IS LARA MEANS.
YOU REMEMBER HER.

CATHERINE. YEAH, HI.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, GOOD.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT YOU WERE WORKING.

OH-OH, WE'RE NOT. I MEAN, WE
ARE, BUT WE'RE DONE... ALMOST.

I'LL JUST...

CAN I HAVE A MINUTE? YEAH, SURE.

- YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME?
- I DO. UH.

THIS IS SO SILLY,

BUT JORDAN WAS RELENTLESS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HER LIKE THAT. I
MEAN, ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

- THERE'S THIS WOMAN.
- YEAH?

SHE WAS BROUGHT INTO OUR
HOSPITAL FROM THIS SHIP...

THAT WAS SMUGGLING PEOPLE
INTO THE UNITED STATES.

UH, THEY GAVE HER A
COMPLETE CHECKUP.

BLOOD WORK, X-RAYS, EVERYTHING.

SHE HAD NO I.D. NO ONE
KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT HER.

ONLY THAT MAYBE SHE SUFFERED
ABUSE FROM THE SMUGGLERS.

OKAY, CATHERINE. WHAT
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I...

I SORT OF MADE THIS
COPY OF HER FILE.

IT'S GOT HER BLOOD
TYPE AND FINGERPRINTS.

MAYBE YOU CAN
FIND OUT WHO SHE IS.

- CATHERINE,
YOU STOLE HER HISTORY.
- I KNOW. IT'S CRAZY.

IT'S CRAZY, BUT I HAD TO DO IT.

THERE WAS JUST
SOMETHING IN JORDAN'S VOICE.

SHE WAS SERIOUS. AND
I TOOK HER SERIOUSLY.

JORDAN WANTS YOU
TO FIND OUT WHO SHE IS?

JORDAN WANTED ME TO HELP HER.

BECAUSE THIS WOMAN IS
GOING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

WE'RE DEALING WITH THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT NOW

TO DETERMINE THE
BACKGROUND OF THESE PEOPLE.

THE ONES WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD
ARE WEEDED OUT AND SENT HOME.

THE REST ARE GIVEN
THEIR DAY IN COURT.

WHAT'S THE MILLENNIUM
GROUP'S INTEREST IN ALL THIS?

OH, TO BE PERFECTLY
HONEST, NONE.

DETECTIVE GEIBELHOUSE SAID
THAT YOU WORK WITH THEM.

I DO. BUT THIS IS A
PRIVATE INQUIRY. LISTEN,

I NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING
YOU HAVE ON THIS WOMAN.

A CIVILIAN REQUEST? YEAH.

WE HAVE NO INFORMATION ON HER.

HOW WAS SHE DISCOVERED?
WHY IS SHE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL?

I KNOW SHE WAS CHAINED WHEN THE
AGENTS FOUND HER. WE HAVE NO INFORMATION.

I'M SORRY. IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE? NO, THANK YOU.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE HER? SHE WAS
ON THE SAME SHIP YOU WERE ON.

CAN YOU TELL ME ANYTHING
ABOUT HER? WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU RECOGNIZE HER, DON'T YOU?

HI. MY NAME IS CATHERINE.

I'M A COUNSELOR
HERE AT THE HOSPITAL.

THIS IS JENNIFER.

SHE IS THE CHINESE
LANGUAGE INTERPRETER.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.

MAYBE SHE SPEAKS
ANOTHER DIALECT.

JUST RAN OUT OF DIALECTS.

FROM WHERE THE SHIP ORIGINATED,

SHE SHOULD HAVE RESPONDED
TO ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.

MY DAUGHTER, THE LITTLE GIRL WHO
WAS STARING SO RUDELY AT YOU LAST NIGHT,

SHE WANTS ME TO HELP YOU,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW.

NOT OF THIS EARTH.

THANKS, GEIBS.

SORRY ABOUT THAT I.N.S. GUY. I DIDN'T THINK
HE WAS GONNA BE SUCH A PAIN IN THE ASS.

WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE
LOOKING FOR? WE DON'T KNOW.

OKAY, WELL, BESIDES THE SMUGGLING OF
HUMAN BEINGS INTO THE UNITED STATES...

FOR WHICH WE ALREADY
GOT THE PERPS IN CUSTODY,

DO YOU SUSPECT ANOTHER CRIME
HAS BEEN COMMITTED? NOT NECESSARILY.

JUST GIVE ME A REASON
WHY WE'RE GOING UP THERE.

WE'RE COLLECTING
EVIDENCE. FOR WHAT?

A CRIME TO BE NAMED
LATER. AFTER YOU.

I'M GONNA STAY UP HERE TO
LOOK FOR MY EVIDENCE. ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU IMAGINE COMING
ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN THIS?

KNOWING THAT AT THE END OF THE
JOURNEY THERE'S A GREAT POSSIBILITY...

THAT YOU WILL BE CAUGHT...

AND SENT HOME ONLY
TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.

THAT'S THE POWER OF A DREAM.

PEOPLE CONSIDER THIS
COUNTRY A BEACON OF HOPE.

THEY'LL USE ANY MEANS, LARA,
GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO GET HERE.

BECAUSE HUMANS ALWAYS
GRAVITATE TOWARD THE LIGHT.

YEP. HUMANS WILL ALWAYS FIND
A WAY TO EXPLOIT OTHER HUMANS.

YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE
ARE USUALLY SO INDEBTED...

TO THE SMUGGLERS WHO BRING THEM
HERE THAT THEY BECOME VIRTUAL SLAVES...

WORKING FOR YEARS
TO REPAY THEIR DEBT.

I'M SURE THEY'D DO ANYTHING TO
WAKE UP FROM THAT NIGHTMARE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S REFRESHING TO HEAR
SOMEONE EVEN MORE CYNICAL THAN I AM.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, CARGO
HOLD 38 IS WHERE THEY FOUND THE WOMAN.

OKAY.

THE OCEAN.

COLLECT ANY EVIDENCE?

LET'S... HERE.

OKAY, TAKE A LOOK.

- WHAT IS IT?
- OH, MY...

AN INSULT TO PRESERVED FISH.

YEP, SAME AS THE OTHER THREE.

ARTICULAR FIBRILLATION
DUE TO HYPOTHERMIA.

THERE'S EVIDENCE OF ACIDOSIS,
INCREASED FORMATION OF LACTIC ACID...

DEPRESSION OF RENAL FUNCTION.

NO INDICATION OF TRAUMA
TO THE HEAD OR NECK.

NO WOUNDS OF ANY KIND.
NO SIGNS OF PUNCTURE MARKS.

THESE PEOPLE DIED FROM
EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS.

IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

THEY COULD'VE EASILY
FOUND SHELTER ON THE SHIP.

MAYBE THEY WERE FORCED
TO STAY OUTSIDE ON DECK.

IN WHICH CASE, IT'S MURDER
OR AT LEAST MANSLAUGHTER.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO TELL
WHETHER THESE VICTIMS

WERE SUBJECTED TO
THE ELEMENTS JUST ONCE...

OR MANY TIMES BEFORE THEY DIED?

IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT...

IF YOU LOOK AT THE
EXTREMITIES HERE...

I SEE SIGNS IN THESE
CUTICLES THAT INDICATE...

A PREVIOUS FROSTBITE
HAD BEEN HEALING.

AND THAT WOULD INDICATE
MORE THAN ONE EXPOSURE.

FRANK, YOU THINK THEY
WERE, LIKE, TORTURED?

REPEATEDLY EXPOSED TO
THE COLD UNTIL THEY DIED?

OR RESCUED AGAIN AND
AGAIN UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

EITHER WAY, I COULD UNDERSTAND IF
MAYBE ONE PERSON DIED LIKE THIS, BUT FOUR?

WHAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY
HAPPENED ON THAT SHIP?

FOURTEEN YEARS.
THAT'S A LONG TIME.

YOU COULD HAVE A
WHOLE CAREER IN 14 YEARS.

OR YOU COULD START A NEW CAREER.

GO BACK TO SCHOOL, GET YOUR
BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, Ph.D. TWO TIMES OVER.

FOURTEEN YEARS IS ENOUGH TIME
TO WATCH A BOY GROW INTO A MAN.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE NEXT PART OF YOUR
LIFE. ARE YOU INTERESTED?

HEY.

I KNOW THAT YOUR LAWYER
TOLD YOU TO PLEAD NO CONTEST,

THE MOST YOU DO IS 15 MONTHS.

THAT'S WHEN IT WAS SMUGGLING.

NOW. NOW IT'S DIFFERENT.

YEAH. NOW IT'S MURDER,
FOUR COUNTS. NO.

WE FOUND FOUR BODIES CRAMMED
INTO A CRATE ON YOUR SHIP.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME HOW
THEY GOT THERE? THEY DIED.

- YOU KILL THEM?
- NO.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DIED.

BUT I DO KNOW THE PEOPLE I TRANSPORT WOULD
NOT BE WILLING TO BE THROWN INTO THE SEA.

I WAS BRINGING THEM BACK TO
THEIR HOMELAND TO BE BURIED.

WHO IS SHE?

WHEN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION,
YOU WILL KNOW WHAT KILLED THE MEN.

TELL ME ABOUT THE
FIRST TIME YOU SAW HER.

I WAS ALONE ON THE BRIDGE
MAKING A ROUTINE CHECK.

I NOTICED WE WERE OFF COURSE.

I HAVE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT
WHICH LOSES US MAYBE AN HOUR.

I THINK NOTHING OF IT. THE SEA OFTEN
TAKES YOU WHERE SHE WANTS YOU TO GO.

IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT,

WHICH WOULD MAKE WHAT HAPPENED
NEXT EVEN MORE IMPOSSIBLE.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC...

WITH NOTHING AROUND
FOR MILES, I HEARD HER.

AGAINST THE ROAR OF
THE SEA, I HEAR HER VOICE.

IT SOUNDED CLOSE, LIKE IT WAS
JUST BEYOND THE LIGHTS OF THE SHIP.

BUT THINKING BACK
NOW, IT WAS CLOSER.

IT WAS AS IF SHE
STOOD NEXT TO ME.

HER VOICE WENT
BENEATH YOUR SKIN.

WITH HANDS SEDUCTIVE
AND POWERFUL...

HOLD ONTO YOUR SPINE.

I WAS WALKING BACK TO MY

CABIN, WHEN I HEAR
LAUGHTER, A WOMAN'S LAUGH.

WOMEN ARE NOT ALLOWED
IN CREW QUARTERS.

NATURALLY, I WAS CURIOUS.

THEY WERE IN A
PASSIONATE EMBRACE.

WHICH WAS NOT IN ITSELF
UNUSUAL, BECAUSE IT WAS FUNG LUM.

HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF
A CONQUEROR OF WOMEN.

BUT IT LOOKED TO ME LIKE IT WAS
SHE WHO HAD CONQUERED HIM.

SO THIS WAS THE FIRST
TIME THAT YOU SAW HER?

I THOUGHT FUNG LUM HAD
SMUGGLED HER ON BOARD.

WHAT, HE DIDN'T
NOTICE THE RESCUE?

NOBODY WAS RESCUED FROM THE SEA.

SHE CAME AS THE
ANSWER TO HIS PRAYER.

MY BROTHER BELIEVED IN DIVINITY.

HE BELIEVED THE FORCES
OF THE WORLD IS FORETOLD.

ONLY WE ARE BLIND TO THE FUTURE.

BUT SHE, SHE HAVE
THE GIFT TO SEE.

SO, UH, HOW... HOW DID
YOUR BROTHER MEET HER?

A VOICE.

HE HEARD HER VOICE.

HE HEARD HER VOICE AND WAS
SEDUCED BEFORE HE SAW HER.

YES. SHE SANG TO HIM.

DID YOU SEE THIS WOMAN BEFORE THE
JOURNEY STARTED? WAS SHE PART OF A GROUP?

NO. SHE JUST APPEAR.

THAT'S WHEN EVERYTHING
STARTED GOING CRAZY.

WE FOUND FUNG LUM
ON THE BOW, FROZEN.

ON HIS FACE WAS AN
EXPRESSION I'LL NEVER FORGET.

A SCREAM CAUGHT INSIDE A SMILE.

HE WAS AN EXPERIENCED SEAMAN.

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR
HIM TO DIE IN THIS WAY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW.
I HAVE NO PROOF.

BUT I BELIEVE NOW
THIS WOMAN KILLED HIM.

THE NEXT DAY AND NIGHT
PASSED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

BUT THE NEXT MORNING,
WE FOUND ANOTHER BODY.

FOR OUR OWN SAFETY, I PUT
THE WOMAN INTO CHAINS...

AND LOCKED EVERYBODY
INTO THEIR QUARTERS.

WE WAS FRIGHTENED. NOBODY
KNOW WHY THEY LOCK US TOGETHER.

MY BROTHER IS VERY ANGRY.

WHEN WE GO TO SLEEP,
HE WOULD TELL ME,

"WE HAVE TO GET OUT."

WHEN I WAKE UP, THE
DOOR IS STILL LOCKED.

BUT MING IS GONE.

I NEVER SEE MY BROTHER AGAIN.

MR. CHIN,

I'M SORRY YOU HAVE
TO FIND OUT IN THIS WAY.

WAS ONE OF THESE
MEN YOUR BROTHER?

HERE'S WHAT I THINK. I'M CAPTAIN OF A SHIP
SMUGGLING ALIENS INTO THE UNITED STATES.

BODIES START SHOWING
UP DEAD ON BOARD.

FIRST THING I'M GONNA
LOOK FOR IS A SCAPEGOAT.

IF I ALSO HAPPEN
TO BE A MISOGYNIST...

WHO SPENDS THE MAJORITY OF MY TIME
AT SEA IN THE COMPANY OF OTHER MEN,

THEN IT WOULDN'T BE A STRETCH
FOR ME TO BLAME ALL MY TROUBLES...

ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
THAT I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.

BECAUSE SUBCONSCIOUSLY I GOTTA
LOT OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO WOMEN.

AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH OF
ANYTHING RESEMBLING LUST.

- WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER STORIES?
- WELL, YEE CHUN IS PART
OF HIS CREW,

AND HE DISPUTED HIS CAPTAIN'S
STORY OF THE RESCUE AT SEA.

CHIN BELIEVES
SHE'S SUPERNATURAL.

THAT STATEMENT ONLY
STRENGTHENS MY POSITION.

SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE.

I SENT THE MYSTERY WOMAN'S
PICTURE AND FINGERPRINTS...

TO THE MILLENNIUM GROUP'S
DATABASE FOR ANALYZING.

AND APPARENTLY THEY
CAME UP WITH A MATCH.

TAMARA, SHUI FA LEE.

CHINESE NATIONAL,
HONG KONG RESIDENT.

"LOST IN THE EAST CHINA
SEA, 50 MILES SOUTH...

"OF SAKISHIMA ISLAND.

NOVEMBER, 1988."

SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR 10 YEARS.

I PLAYED THE TAPE FOR EVERY
INTERPRETER THAT WORKS IN THE HOSPITAL.

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT OR
IF IT'S AN ACTUAL LANGUAGE.

BUT THE FUNNY THING IS,

EVEN THOUGH I COULDN'T
UNDERSTAND HER...

I HAD THE FEELING THAT SHE
TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD ME.

- HMM.
- DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING?

MAYBE. THE ONLY MATCH THAT
THE COMPUTER CAME UP WITH...

WAS A GIRL THAT PRESUMABLY
DIED 10 YEARS AGO.

WELL, THAT'S NOT HER.
SHE'S NOT ONLY ALIVE,

SHE'S AMAZINGLY HEALTHY.

ALL OF HER TESTS
CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

THEY'RE GONNA SEND HER
BACK TO THE DETENTION CAMP...

AND THEN PROBABLY
BACK HOME TO CHINA SOON.

COULD YOU GET ME
IN TO SEE THIS WOMAN?

FRANK, I'VE BEEN THINKING.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE
BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN IT MYSELF.

I KNOW THAT
JORDAN IS SENSITIVE...

AND THAT SHE'S SPECIAL.

BUT... SHE'S STILL ONLY A CHILD.

AND TO DO WHAT WE DID BECAUSE
OF SOMETHING THAT SHE SAID, THAT'S...

- IT'S INSANE.
- YOU WANT ME TO FORGET ABOUT IT.

I THINK WE SHOULD.

CAN I BORROW THIS?

DON'T FORGET ABOUT DINNER TONIGHT.
WOULDN'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.

LAST CHANCE FOR THE TRUTH.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW ME?

FRANK BLACK.

HOW MANY ACTS BY HOW
MANY MEN DID IT TAKE...

BEFORE OUR TWO POINTS INTERSECT?

YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

NO, YOU UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.

ARE YOU TAMARA LEE?

IF YOU WANT ME TO BE.

IF THAT MAKES YOU COMFORTABLE.

YES, YOU CAN CALL ME THAT.

IF WHO YOU ARE IS NOT IMPORTANT,

THEN WHAT ARE YOU?

HOW DID YOU GET ON THAT SHIP?

- THEY MUST HAVE TOLD YOU.
- THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS.

- WHICH ONE DO I BELIEVE?
- THEY'RE ALL TRUE.

BECAUSE AS YOU MUST
KNOW BY NOW, FRANK,

THERE'S NO SUCH
THING AS A SINGLE TRUTH.

EVERYTHING MUST BE SEEN
FROM ITS OWN POINT OF VIEW.

NO. THERE'S GOOD,
AND THERE'S EVIL.

IS THERE, FRANK?

SO TELL ME,

WAS IT GOOD FOR
YOU TO KILL THAT MAN?

TO LEAVE YOUR FAMILY?

OR WAS IT EVIL?

BUT THIS IS NOT WHY
WE CAME TOGETHER.

I'M NOT HERE TO TALK
ABOUT YOUR PAST, FRANK.

I'M HERE...

BECAUSE I'M MORE CONCERNED
ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.

YOU'RE GONNA SAVE MY LIFE?

EXACTLY, YOUR LIFE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
EITHER LIVING OR DYING.

LIVING IS DOING
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.

DYING IS EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO... WHICH ARE YOU?

AT THIS MOMENT,
I'M NOT VERY SURE.

WELL, THEN YOU
BETTER FIGURE IT OUT.

THERE ARE ONLY 652 DAYS LEFT.

I CAN OFFER YOU ANYTHING, FRANK.

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

WEALTH, POWER, SEX?

BELIEVE ME, GREATER
MEN HAVE FALLEN FOR LESS.

I CAN MAKE YOU SO
VERY HAPPY, FRANK.

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

IS THIS YOUR IDEA
OF A SEDUCTION?

YOU TELL ME.

IS IT WORKING?

NOT IN THE LEAST.

THEN KEEP THINKING.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO
EAT FOOD WITH STICKS?

BECAUSE IT'S CHINESE FOOD. YOU GRAB IT
WITH YOUR... LOOK, WATCH WHAT I'M DOING.

YOU HOLD IT LIKE THAT WITH YOUR
THUMB, AND YOU GRAB IT LIKE THAT.

AND THEN YOU PINCH THE FOOD
LIKE THIS. SEE, I'M AN EXPERT.

LOOK. I DID IT.

- VERY GOOD.
- THAT'S CHEATING, BUT YOU...

NO. THEY SAY THAT THE TEST
OF A TRUE CHOPSTICK MASTER...

IS TO PICK UP A PEANUT.

HI. HERE, SWEETIE.

THANK YOU.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU HOME.

I'M WORN OUT.

I GOTTA GET SOME SLEEP.

FRANK? FRANK?

I'M SORRY. WHAT DID I DO, FALL
ASLEEP DOWNSTAIRS OR SOMETHING?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WE'RE SLEEPING TOGETHER.

WE'VE BEEN SLEEPING TOGETHER
SINCE BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED.

YOU'RE SENSING THINGS AGAIN.

AGAIN?

IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE
YOU RESIGNED FROM THE F.B.I.

WHAT ABOUT MY WORK
WITH THE MILLENNIUM GROUP?

WHAT?

WHAT GROUP? I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MY MILLENNIUM GROUP
ICON HAS BEEN DELETED.

THERE'S NO OUROBOROS. HONEY, DO
YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?

COME HERE. LISTEN TO ME. WHAT?

YOU, CATHERINE, YOU TELL
ME. WHO AM I? WHO AM I?

YOUR NAME IS FRANK BLACK.

YOU HAVE A WIFE AND DAUGHTER
WHO LOVE AND ADORE YOU.

YOU OWN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE
INVESTIGATIVE CONSULTING FIRM...

WITH FORTUNE 500 CLIENTS.

YOU LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL YELLOW
HOUSE WITH MONEY IN THE BANK.

- AND YOU'RE VERY HAPPY.
- I AM?

YEAH.

PETER, I TRIED TO PAGE
YOU ABOUT 10 TIMES.

- THAT WAS YOU? HOW DID YOU GET MY NUMBER?
- IT'S FRANK.

FRANK BLACK, THE GUY THAT YOU
GOT INTO THE MILLENNIUM GROUP.

OH. OH, YEAH. THE
MILLENNIUM GROUP.

YEAH, HOW WAS THE MEETING LAST NIGHT?
I WAS BUSY AT WORK, SO I COULDN'T GO.

HEY, WHY DON'T WE ALL GO ON
DOWN TO HEADQUARTERS RIGHT NOW?

I GOTTA PAY MY DUES
THIS MONTH ANYWAY.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PLAYING
RIGHT INTO MY DELUSION.

IT'S THE OLDEST
TRICK IN THE BOOK.

ALL RIGHT, MR. BLACK. I WON'T
PLAY GAMES IF YOU WON'T.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE OR HOW
YOU KNOW ME, BUT YOU STAY AWAY.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
YOU'RE DEALING WITH HERE.

I CHECKED OUT ALL
THE BANK ACCOUNTS,

RECENT CREDIT "APPS,"
LARGE PURCHASES.

ANYTHING THAT WOULD INDICATE
A SUDDEN INFLUX OF MONEY.

I MAY HAVE FOUND OUR EMBEZZLER
AT THE CONTROLLER'S OFFICE.

ON A $53,000 ANNUAL SALARY,

SHE RECENTLY PURCHASED
TWO SKI-DOOS, A TRAILER,

AND A BRAND-NEW
S.U.V. EXCUSE ME.

JORDAN?

JORDAN. JORDAN.

WE'RE GETTING A BODY TEMPERATURE
OF 93°. HE'S BEEN OUT HERE WAY TOO LONG.

THIS GUY'S IN A LOT OF
TROUBLE. COME ON, LET'S GO.

FRANK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU ALMOST DIED OF EXPOSURE, LIKE, 12
HOURS AGO. YOU SHOULD BE IN BED RECOVERING.

- I'VE GOT TO SEE HER.
- WHO?

THE WOMAN, TAMARA. I...

THANK YOU. IT'S TOO LATE.

SHE'S ALREADY BEEN SENT
BACK TO THE INTERNMENT CENTER.

FRANK, THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO
RELEASE YOU IN THIS CONDITION.

NO DOCTOR IN HIS RIGHT
MIND IS GOING TO SIGN YOU OUT.

DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT'S
GOING ON? CATHERINE, WHO AM I?

WHO AM I?

YOUR NAME IS FRANK BLACK.

YOU HAVE A WIFE AND
DAUGHTER WHO LOVE YOU.

- YOU WORK WITH
THE MILLENNIUM GROUP.
- GOOD.

HONEY. I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

- FRANK, FRANK.
- MR. BLACK, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

FRANK?

FRANK. FRANK, IT'S ME.

I HAVE TO TALK TO
HER. FRANK, GET IN.

FRANK, ARE YOU OKAY?

LOOK, CATHERINE CALLED PETER WATTS.
SHE'S REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.

SHE SAID THAT YOU WALKED OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL IN A DELUSIONAL STATE, AND...

FROM WHAT I CAN
SEE, SHE'S RIGHT.

- I HAVE TO TALK TO HER.
- TAMARA LEE?

WHAT DID SHE DO TO YOU?

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,

BUT I THINK I HAVE A GOOD IDEA.

SOMEHOW, WHATEVER KILLED THOSE
MEN ON THAT SHIP IS AFFECTING YOU.

SHE'S AT THE INTERNMENT
CENTER. I HAVE TO TALK TO HER.

WHAT PART OF THAT DON'T YOU
UNDERSTAND? SOME OF THOSE MEN DIED...

FROM REPEATED
EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS.

AND FRANK, MY FRIEND, YOU ARE
FOLLOWING THE SAME PATTERN.

LOOK, EITHER TAKE ME
THERE OR LEAVE ME ALONE.

- GET IN THE CAR.
- I'M DRIVING.

I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU TAKE
ME BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

FRANK, YOU ARE IN NO
CONDITION TO DRIVE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FINE.

GET IN.

FRANK! WHAT?

- I'M JUST GONNA LAY IT
ON THE LINE HERE.
- GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE ACTING IRRATIONAL. THERE'S NO REASON
WHY WE HAVE TO SEE THIS WOMAN TONIGHT.

SHE'S UNDER CUSTODY.

AND YOU REALLY NEED TO
GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GIVEN
A SECOND CHANCE... AT LIFE?

TAMARA GAVE ME A
VISION OF A NEW PATH.

A VISION FULL OF
GRACE AND HORROR.

AND I'VE GOTTA FIND OUT IF MY
ASSOCIATION WITH MILLENNIUM...

IS BRINGING THAT HORROR
TO MY HOME, TO MY FAMILY.

OR HAS THE GROUP BEEN KEEPING
IT AT BAY? I GOTTA FIND OUT.

I'LL FIND AN AGENT IN
CHARGE TO LET US IN.

OKAY? YEAH.

HEY! HEY!

FRANK, NO!

FEDERAL AGENT!

HELP THE GIRL.

ARE YOU OKAY?

HEY, ARE YOU OKAY? HEY, HEY.

FRANK BLACK, FRANK BLACK. LISTEN, I'VE
GOTTA ASK YOU A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION.

MR. BLACK, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
THIS WOMAN DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.

NO, SHE UNDERSTANDS. TAMARA,
LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN TO ME.

F-FRANK, SHE'S
BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

WE'LL SET UP AN INTERVIEW
TOMORROW. TAKE HER AWAY.

I RECORDED THE
WHOLE INTERROGATION.

YOU KNOW ME?

HOW DID YOU MAKE
SENSE OF WHAT SHE SAID?

YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

I HEARD WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

SHE WAS SENT HERE TO TEMPT
ME WITH A QUESTION ABOUT...

- ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM GROUP?
- ABOUT MY LIFE.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW
UNTIL THIS MOMENT...

THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE ANSWER.

DO YOU?

I MADE THIS.