PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000): Season 3, Episode 1 - Jaunt - full transcript
The team is reassembled to investigate the reappearance of Joanne, one of the people who went through the mysterious arch from the previous episode and is now obsessed with returning to it. Peter and Curtis try to find Anton.
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MATT,
IT WASN'T PETER.
I WAS THE LEAK.
LINDSAY,
I--
I TRUSTED YOU.
CURTIS ROLLINS.
MATTHEW PRAEGER.
I FORGET
HOW RARELY
OUR CASE MANAGERS
GET TO WORK TOGETHER.
THE WAY THE BOY DESCRIBED
THE SCIENTISTS' DISAPPEARANCE--
IF WE COULD SEE WHAT THEY SAW
ON THE OTHER SIDE,
MAYBE--
ANTON, NO!
ANTON,
GET OUT OF THERE.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.
ANTON WAIT!
PRAEGER REPORTING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT
CASE MANAGER ROLLINS' TEAM
WILL CONTINUE
AT THE EVENT SITE.
AS FOR ME FRANK,
IF YOU WANT MY RESIGNATION,
IT'LL BE ON YOUR DESK
IN THE MORNING.
PRAEGER OUT.
I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE
MY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD
AND NOW I HAVE
MY SHORT LIST.
HENDRICKS
IS MISSING,
PRESUMED DEAD.
DONNER
HAS RESIGNED.
ARE YOU GOING TO JOIN HER
AND YOUR FRIEND,
PRAEGER,
IN SOME MISGUIDED DISPLAY
OF SOLIDARITY?
OR WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE CASE MANAGER?
PRAEGER SAID YOU COULD HAVE HIS
RESIGNATION IF YOU WANTED IT.
DO YOU?
PROVIDED I HAVE
A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT.
OH.
I WANT THE JOB.
BUT NOT LIKE THIS.
I CAN'T BUILD MY CAREER AT
THE EXPENSE OF SOMEONE ELSE'S.
THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE
MUCH OF A CAREER.
YEAH WELL,
THAT JUST MAY BE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
WE COULD USE
A GOOD PHYSICIST
WORKING
ON THE ARCH.
IF THAT INTERESTS YOU.
I'M
CURTIS ROLLINS.
CONSTABLE
ROGER CARDINAL.
HI,
PETER AXON.
THROUGH HERE,
PLEASE.
FOUND HER
WANDERING IN THE TUNDRA.
SHE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE
A COAT ON.
HOW'S SHE DOING?
BY THE TIME I GOT HER HERE,
SHE'D LOST 6 FINGERS
AND HALF HER FOOT
TO THE FROSTBITE.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE GET MAYBE
2 FLIGHTS A WEEK HERE.
I MEET EVERY PLANE
AND CHOPPER THAT LANDS.
SHE DID NOT
GET OFF A PLANE.
SHE JUST APPEARED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
SHE JUST APPEARED?
I MEAN APPEARED.
ONE MINUTE I'M DRIVING
TO THE OUT PORT, NOTHING.
THE NEXT MINUTE,
SHE'S JUST THERE.
JOANNE?
YOU KNOW HER,
CURTIS?
JOANNE?
CURTIS?
I'M SO GLAD
YOU'RE SAFE.
YOU BASTARD!
YOU DID THIS
TO ME.
LET GO.
YOU DID THIS
TO ME.
LET GO.
THE O.S.I.R. OFTEN ENCOUNTERS
UNCONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
AND SECRET RESEARCH
UNDERTAKEN BY PRIVATE,
GOVERNMENT
AND INSTITUTIONAL GROUPS.
SOMETIMES THE ATTRACTION
TO THIS FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
CAN PROVE LETHAL,
AS IN
THE FOLLOWING CASE.
SO HOW DOES SHE KNOW YOU,
CURTIS?
JOANNE'S ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS
WHO STEPPED THROUGH THE ARCH.
WHAT?
THAT'S
2,000 MILES AWAY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU EXPECTED TO FIND HER HERE?
I THOUGHT IT WAS HER
BUT I COULDN'T BE SURE.
SHE WAS
A JANE DOE.
HER DESCRIPTION
WAS VAGUE.
I DIDN'T WANT
TO GET YOUR HOPES UP.
SHE STEPPED THROUGH
AND SURVIVED THE ARCH!
THE MACHINE
THAT TOOK HENDRICKS!
THIS IS
THE 1st INDICATION WE HAVE
THAT HE
MAY STILL BE ALIVE.
DIDN'T WANT TO GET MY HOPES UP;
GREAT.
HOW IS SHE?
THE NURSE
IS TRYING TO CALM HER.
CONSTABLE, BEFORE WE ARRIVED
DID YOU SPEAK WITH DR. BESTER?
SHE WAS IN SHOCK.
SIR, I KNOW MY SUPERIORS
AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH YOU,
BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MISS BESTER
WAS VERY, VERY BAD.
SHE FEELS
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE.
YOU WILL KEEP
YOUR DISTANCE.
GET OUT
OF MY WAY.
SIR,
I WILL NOT.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH YOU?
DO YOU THINK
WE COULD EXAMINE
THE AREA
WHERE SHE WAS FOUND?
YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS
TO THAT?
IT'S NOT EXACTLY A TOURIST SPOT,
IS IT?
THIS ISN'T COLD ENOUGH
FOR FROSTBITE.
IT STILL GETS BELOW FREEZING
AT NIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG SHE WAS OUT HERE
BEFORE I FOUND HER.
I'M READING A RESIDUAL
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD.
SOURCE?
WHERE EXACTLY
DID YOU FIND HER?
OVER THERE.
SHE WAS CRYING,
STAGGERING.
IN ABOUT
THAT SPOT THERE.
YEAH,
RIGHT THERE.
SHE--
YES?
SHE STARTED
TO PAW AT THE GROUND,
LIKE AN ANIMAL TRYING TO DIG
SOMETHING UP OR SOMETHING,
UNTIL HER HAND, WHAT WAS LEFT
OF HER HAND, STARTED TO BLEED.
I DIDN'T
SEND HER HERE.
WHAT DID YOU DO, HUH;
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
TO HELP.
CURTIS.
WE'RE OFF
THE SCALE.
IT'S THE KIND OF E.M. ACTIVITY
YOU'D FIND AT A POWER PLANT.
ANY IDEAS?
AH--
WHAT IF
THE ARCH WAS--
WAS WORKING
LIKE AN APPORTATION DEVICE?
BESTER STEPS INTO IT,
HER MOLECULES ARE BROKEN DOWN
AND THEN
REASSEMBLED HERE.
NO, THAT WOULD BE INSTANTANEOUS;
SHE ONLY TURNED UP THURSDAY.
WHERE WAS SHE
THE LAST 2 MONTHS?
WHY DID SHE
END UP HERE?
YEAH.
WELL,
WHAT IF IT WAS ACTING
LIKE A--
LIKE
A RADIO TRANSMITTER?
THEN WE COULD HAVE
A RECEIVER BURIED HERE.
THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
THE E.M. ACTIVITY.
I'LL ORDER UP
A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
IT'S FRESH.
CONSTABLE,
HOW MUCH IS AN ORANGE
AT YOUR LOCAL HUDSON'S BAY.
THIS TIME OF YEAR,
15 DOLLARS,
IF ANY IS ON SALE.
MAY I SEE THAT?
CURTIS,
I RAN A TEST
WITH THE ARCH.
I THREW AN ORANGE
THROUGH IT
AND IT DISAPPEARED--
UNTIL NOW.
GET DOWN,
GET DOWN.
GET OFF
THE VEHICLE!
STAY DOWN!
YOU KNOW HIM?
NO.
ANOTHER STRANGER
IN YOUR TIGHT LITTLE COMMUNITY.
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HE'S A BAD SHOT
TO MISS WITH THIS.
OPTICAL SITE
OPTIMIZED
FOR BATTLE RANGES.
BOTH THE CHAMBER AND THE BARREL
ARE BEAUTIFULLY CHROMED.
YOU SEE MANY FINE AUSTRIAN
WEAPONS AROUND HERE, CONSTABLE?
NO.
WHERE'D HE
COME FROM?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU SAID YOU MET
EVERY AIRCRAFT.
YES,
I DO.
WELL,
YOU DIDN'T MEET OUR FLIGHT.
LISTEN,
SOMETHING'S GOING ON AND I THINK
AS A SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION
WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE
OF UNDERSTANDING IT
THAN YOU DO.
WHY DIDN'T YOU MEET US?
WHEN YOU FOUND JOANNE,
WAS SHE WITH SOMEONE ELSE?
AN OLDER MAN,
ANTON HENDRICKS?
CONSTABLE,
PLEASE.
OH, TERRIFIC.
WHAT?
WALK INTO A DARK ROOM,
YOU KNOW WHAT WE'LL FIND--
DEAD BODY.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY
A BODY.
PART OF A BODY.
IT-- HE WAS JUST OFF THE MINING
COMPLEX, IN THE WOODS.
WHERE YOU FOUND
DR. BESTER?
YEAH.
I THOUGHT HE WAS A VICTIM
OF A BEAR ATTACK.
I'M STILL GOING THROUGH
THE MISSING PERSONS REPORTS.
THAT'S NOT
WHAT ANTON WAS WEARING.
YOU SEEN THIS
BEFORE?
YEAH, BUT NOT
WITH THAT KIND OF FREEZER BURN.
OKAY,
GRAB YOUR END.
REALLY?
DAVISON WILL FLAY ME
IF WE DON'T GET THIS RIGHT.
OKAY,
PUT IT DOWN.
EASY.
18.3 KILOS.
IS THAT ALL?
WELL,
2 LEGS AND A PELVIS.
NO,
THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.
I'M JUST GONNA
CUT AWAY HIS PANT LEG.
POLAR BEAR.
SIZE, SHAPE AND DEPTH
CONSISTENT WITH KNOWN ATTACKS.
YOU SEE
THESE GROOVES?
TEETH MARKS RENT
SIDE TO SIDE.
POLAR BEARS
LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEIR FOOD.
THEY KIND OF WORRY IT
BACK AND FORTH IN THEIR JAWS.
THIS WAS FOUND
AT THE TOWN DUMP?
IT'S AN OLD MINE
BUT THERE WAS GARBAGE AROUND.
I WONDER WHY THE BEAR
DIDN'T DRAG IT TO HIGHER GROUND.
MAYBE IT
WAS SCARED OFF.
BEARS WHO HAVE A TASTE
FOR GARBAGE DO NOT SCARE EASY.
WOULD IT TEAR
A BODY IN 2?
OH NO,
THE BEARS DIDN'T DO THIS.
THEY GOT TO HIM
AFTER HE WAS DEAD.
HI.
I'M PETER.
WELL,
I'D OFFER YOU MY HAND
BUT I'M NOT SURE
THAT WOULD BE POLITE.
IS THERE ANYTHING
WE CAN DO FOR YOU?
TAKE ME BACK
TO THE ARCH.
WHY?
JOANNE?
WHEN I WENT
INTO THE ARCH,
THROUGH THE ARCH
AND BEYOND,
IT WAS LIKE HOME.
IT WAS LIKE
WHEN I SAW EARTH FROM SPACE.
YOU KNOW,
AFTER SEEING THAT
YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU HAVE SOME DEEPER MEANING,
SOMETHING PROFOUND.
THAT'S
ASTRONAUT'S SYNDROME.
IT'S A FORM
OF FALSE EUPHORIA.
NO,
IT'S NOT.
WHEN I WENT
INTO THE ARCH,
I FELT IT AGAIN.
I--
I SAW THE--
THE TUNNEL
OF LIGHT
AND I FELT
THE WATERS.
I FELT THE WATERS
RUSHING THROUGH ME.
BUT THEN
SOMEBODY PULLED ME OUT
AND SENT ME HERE.
PLEASE
TAKE ME BACK.
YOU SHOULD
STAY HERE.
AT LEAST
UNTIL A DOCTOR EXAMINES YOU.
NO, NO, I'M FEELING FINE,
REALLY I AM.
JOANNE,
WE HAVE TO FOLLOW
THE RULES.
DETERMINE HOW YOU GOT HERE
BEFORE WE MOVE YOU ELSEWHERE.
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT UP TO ME;
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP ME?
IT'S NOT SAFE.
IT WASN'T SAFE
WHEN WE STARTED
WORKING FOR SCHRAFT.
STOP MAKING DECISIONS
FOR ME, CURTIS.
TAKE ME BACK,
YOU HAVE TO.
IT'S HOME.
WITHIN THE LIGHT.
TAKE ME
TO MY FAMILY,
TO MY FRIENDS.
WHO ELSE WAS THERE,
IN THE LIGHT BEYOND THE ARCH?
JOANNE,
ANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUES?
A TALL MAN, BALDING,
WITH GRAY HAIR.
IT WAS,
IT WAS--
IT WAS WHAT?
IT WAS
SO BEAUTIFUL.
I THOUGHT
I'D DIED.
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WILL BE DONE BY MORNING.
ANY IDENTIFICATION?
WAS IT A MEMBER
OF THE ARCH TEAM?
UNTIL DAVISON RUNS A DNA TEST,
WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
IS THAT
APPROPRIATE?
WELL,
I FOLDED HIS KNEES.
IT'S A LONG
FLIGHT BACK.
WHEN JOANNE WAS IN THE ARCH SHE
SAID SOMETHING PULLED HER OUT.
SO?
MAYBE WHEN I WAS
RUNNING MY TESTS I--
I KNOCKED HER FREE
OF SOME KIND OF STASIS
OR SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
THAT WOULD
ACCOUNT FOR
HER MISSING
2 MONTHS.
I GOTTA TALK TO HER AGAIN, I'M
GONNA TAKE HER BACK TO THE ARCH.
PETER, NO.
IT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.
I MAY HAVE
KNOCKED HER FREE
BUT YOU'RE THE GUY WHO PUT HER
THERE IN THE 1st PLACE.
LOOK, IF I FREED HER,
MAYBE I CAN FREE ANTON.
WE HAVEN'T DONE ENOUGH FOR HER,
REMEMBER?
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NO, NO, THE CONSTABLE NEVER SAW
WHAT HIT HIM.
COULD HAVE BEEN OUR ASSAILANTS
WHO KIDNAPPED DR. BESTER.
BUT WHY DID THEY LEAVE
THEIR OWN MAN BEHIND?
SHE MAY STILL BE HERE.
CURTIS, WE GOT SOMETHING!
I THINK WE FOUND
ANOTHER ARCH.
YOUR RECEIVER?
WELL, WE'LL PACK IT UP,
SHIP IT SOUTH FOR ANALYSIS.
I'LL BE STAYING.
WE HAVE A WITNESS AND WE HAVE
AN ASSAILANT ON THE LOOSE.
THE LOCALS HAVE EVERYTHING
UNDER CONTROL, CURTIS.
I'M STAYING
UNTIL I FIND HER.
JOANNE
IS SOMEWHERE NEAR.
ALRIGHT.
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INTERESTING
TECHNIQUE.
YEAH,
PRAEGER TAUGHT ME THAT.
SO DAVISON'S
DNA TEST
DID CONFIRM THAT THE VICTIM
WAS DR. BRAM PAGE,
ONE OF
YOUR MISSING SCIENTISTS.
IT WAS THE BOTTOM HALF OF A GUY
WE FOUND HERE 2 MONTHS AGO.
LIKE A MAGICIAN
SAWED HIM IN HALF
AND FORGOT
TO FINISH THE TRICK.
OKAY.
I'VE HOOKED UP THE 2nd ARCH TO
A POWER SOURCE WE CAN CONTROL.
I'LL HAVE TO MAKE
AN INFORMED GUESS
ON HOW TO BALANCE THE POWER
BETWEEN THE 2 OF THEM.
I WASN'T REALLY EXPECTING
TO FIND JUST A FRAGMENT.
MY OFFICE IS STILL WAITING FOR
YOUR SCHEMATIC OF THAT PLANT.
WHY DON'T YOU
TALK TO CURTIS
IF YOU DON'T THINK
I'M SPENDING MY TIME WISELY.
CURTIS IS DISTRACTED
BY PERSONAL CONCERNS.
THIS IS PERSONAL.
AXON, YOU WOULD DO WELL TO
REMEMBER THAT THIS ORGANIZATION
GIVES YOU OPPORTUNITIES
AND RESOURCES
THAT YOU WOULD NEVER FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, IT IS A SHAME
THAT WE LOST JOANNE BESTER.
HER KNOW-HOW WOULD HAVE BEEN
CRUCIAL AS A RESOURCE.
PHYSICISTS
ARE A DIME A DOZEN.
SHE EXPERIENCED THE ARCH
FIRST HAND.
THAT IS INVALUABLE.
YES.
YES.
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR
A STRONG SENIOR DATA ANALYST.
HOPEFULLY SOMEONE
WITH EXPERIENCE IN APPORTATION.
WHY DON'T YOU
CHECK THE ROSTER?
I'LL DO THAT.
HERE WE ARE JUST SITTING
HAVING A CUP OF COFFEE.
IT SEEMS SO NORMAL,
DOESN'T IT?
I GUESS.
I WAS SURPRISED
THAT YOU ASKED FOR ME.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A DATA
ANALYST ON THE APPROVED LIST--
NO ONE CAME CLOSE
TO YOU.
AND ELSINGER AGREED
TO MY REINSTATEMENT?
WELL, I DIDN'T TELL HIM
YOU WERE THE LEAK.
I GUESS
MATT DIDN'T EITHER.
THAT'LL JUST BE
OUR LITTLE SECRET.
PETER, I'M--
I'M NOT SO SURE
THAT I CAN COME BACK.
WE CAN FIND ANTON.
HE'S ALIVE.
IT'S ALL I'VE BEEN WORKING ON
AND THINKING ABOUT FOR 2 MONTHS.
AND I'M CLOSE.
I NEED
YOUR HELP.
AND ALSO MR. ELSINGER
PHONED FOR YOU AGAIN.
HE'S PERSISTENT.
TELL HIM,
I'M ON ASSIGNMENT.
YOUR FINGERPRINTS
CAME UP.
FROM YOUR SERVICE
IN THE FINNISH ARMY.
ACCORDING TO THIS,
YOU'RE A LAPLANDER.
WE PREFER
THE TERM "SAMI".
THIS ALSO SAYS
YOU'RE A CAPITAL "H" HUNTER.
WHAT'S THAT
EXACTLY?
ANSWER MY QUESTIONS
AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ARTIFACT.
THE HUNTERS
ARE A RELIGION,
A DIASPORA,
SEARCHING, LIKE ALL RELIGIONS,
FOR AN UNDERSTANDING--
OF LIFE
AND DEATH.
YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM HOME
SO ARE YOU.
SHE HAD NOTHING ON HER.
SO, NO CASH?
LET'S SAY
YOU WANT TO DISAPPEAR,
CHANGE YOUR LIFE,
YOUR IDENTITY.
IT CAN BE DONE,
IF YOU WANT.
THERE YOU GO,
SOMEONE USED HER PHONE CARD.
COULD BE HER.
10 CALLS,
AND ALL
IN THE LAST 3 DAYS.
AND ALL
TO THE SAME NUMBER.
BUT YOU WILL
BE FOUND.
A PHONE CALL HOME,
A CARD SENT TO YOUR DAD.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU RESIST,
YOUR TIES STILL DRAW YOU HOME.
AND THEY ALWAYS, ALWAYS,
GIVE YOU AWAY.
ALOHA.
THAT'S SOME SHIRT.
I USE IT
TO FLAG DOWN SATELLITES.
HEY, COOP.
GOOD TO SEE YOU,
MATT.
GOOD TO BE SEEN;
GLAD TO BE BACK.
OLD HOME WEEK.
I THINK WE'RE ALL HERE
FOR ANTON.
SO WE ARE.
PETE, HELP ME
CATCH UP HERE.
YOU THINK ANTON IS TRAPPED
INSIDE THE ARCH
IN SOME SORT OF
ENERGY FIELD.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
BUT IF PAGE AND JOANNE
WALKED THROUGH THE ARCH AND--
APPORTED.
WHY DIDN'T ANTON
END UP THERE, TOO?
AND WHERE
DID JOANNE GO?
PARIS OR ROME?
WELL, CURTIS THINKS
THE HUNTERS GRABBED HER.
AND WHO ARE THEY?
THE HUNTERS ARE MEMBERS
OF AN OBSCURE PAN-NATIVE CULT
THAT SUPPOSEDLY DIED OUT
YEARS AGO.
BUT BESTER'S NOT ACTING
LIKE THEIR CAPTIVE.
SHE HAS FREE ACCESS
TO A PHONE.
SHE MADE A CALL FROM COPPER
LANDING, ANOTHER FROM LABRADOR.
THEN CHICOUTIMI.
THEN CHICOUTIMI
AGAIN.
QUITE THE GRAND TOUR.
AT LEAST A DOZEN FROM MONTREAL;
SHE'S HEADING SOUTH.
LINDSAY,
THAT'S THE ROUTE I FLEW.
SAME TIMES,
TOO.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PICK UP
VANISHING HITCHHIKERS.
COULD SHE
HAVE STOWED AWAY?
MATT,
IT WAS A 4 SEATER.
THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT
WASN'T HEATED.
SHE'S ON HER WAY
BACK HERE
TO THE ARCH.
SHE'S OBSESSED
WITH IT.
WHO'S SHE PHONING?
HER FATHER.
WHAT DOES SHE--
NO.
THANK YOU.
WHAT DOES SHE SAY?
HER DAD SAYS
HE HEARS NOTHING.
NO VOICE,
NO DIAL TONE,
NOT EVEN BREATHING.
ALRIGHT,
UM--
I WANNA LOOK AT
THIS NEW AND IMPROVED ARCH.
MEET ME THERE
IN AN HOUR.
HE DISAPPEARS FOR 3 MONTHS
TO SAIL WITH HIS DAUGHTER
AND THEN COMES ROARING BACK
AS CASE MANAGER AND--
BIG FOOTS
OVER EVERYTHING.
THANKS.
FOR WHAT?
PETE, I--
JUST WANT TO SAY
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID,
DECLINING MY JOB.
OH.
YOUR LOYALTY
HELPED ME COME BACK.
I JUST HOPE YOUR TRUST IN ME
ISN'T MISPLACED.
I HOPE SO,
TOO.
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A ET
IF YOU NEED IT.
DR. CLAIRE DAVISON.
FINAL AUTOPSY
ON BRAM PAGE.
37.
15.2 KILOS.
HE'S LOST WEIGHT.
PAGING
JENNY CRAIG.
DON'T YOU ALWAYS LOSE
SOME TISSUE IN AN AUTOPSY?
YES,
BUT NOT 3 KILOS.
EITHER SOMEONE'S
TAKEN IT DELIBERATELY OR--
OR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
FRANK,
YOU ONCE SAID
ANTON WAS YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND.
YES.
IFTHERE'S ANYTHING
YOU KNOW--
U'
E 1st HE.
I WEE L
LIDEAN WI
FOR THE EVENTS
OF LAST YEAR.
SO I'LL KEEP
YOUR RESIGNATION ON FILE
AL
LC
LISA
EASE GIVE MY REGARDS
TO MICHAEL KELLY.
OH, I WILL.
SO,
I GUESS EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT
MIKE'S LITTLE CON BUT ME, HUH?
THAT MAKE SENSE.
I WAS THE MARK,
RIGHT?
HOW IS
OLD MIKE?
FINE.
WELL, I GUESS
WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER, DEAR.
WHAT ABOUT THESE?
I JUST GOT THIS FAX
FROM ROLLINS.
THAT GLYPH
MATCHES A DRAWING
THAT HIS SAMI HUNTER MADE.
ALTHOUGH, IN THIS CONTEXT,
IT'S UNTRANSLATABLE.
THE ARCH WAS FOUND
IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, RIGHT?
YES, BUT THERE'S NO RECORD
OF HIM EVER HAVING BEEN THERE
OR AS FAR AS
THE CANADIAN SUB ARCTIC.
THAT'S IT?
THE SAMI HAD A VERY INTERESTING
SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE.
THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN WAR,
MATT.
THEY PRACTICED SOMETHING
CALLED "PEACEFUL RETREATING".
WHEN THEIR TERRITORY
WAS INVADED,
THEY SIMPLY
DISAPPEARED.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
YEAH.
PETER AXON,
CHIEF SCIENCE ANALYST.
THIS IS ARCH TEST
329 TANGO
AT POINT 1 PERCENT
POWER.
OKAY,
WHO DIDN'T PAY THE CABLE?
STANDING BY TO GO AGAIN.
IT'S LESS ORGANIC,
LESS MENACING
THAN WHEN IT ABSORBED HENDRICKS.
IT'S GIVING OFF
RADIO WAVES.
THE ARCH
HAS CHANGED.
IT'S NOT
AT FULL POWER.
I THINK THE PROXIMITY OF THE 2nd
ARCH IS AFFECTING ITS FUNCTION.
ALRIGHT, START COUNTDOWN
FOR TEST AT FULL POWER.
COPY THAT.
WE AGREED
50 PERCENT.
I'VE BEEN RUNNING TESTS
FOR 2 MONTHS.
HOW LONG
CAN ANTON SURVIVE?
ALRIGHT,
IT'S YOUR CALL.
GOING
TO FULL POWER.
WHO WAS THAT?
WHAT?
SOMEONE JUST
WALKED PAST
CAMERA 3.
STOP THE TEST.
NICE WORK,
FRANK.
NO, I SHOULD CONGRATULATE YOU
AND YOUR TEAM.
THAT WAS
MAGNIFICENT.
DR. BESTER?
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ARE THOSE ALL THE ANGLES
WE HAVE?
I DON'T GET IT.
NO JOANNE.
HOW DID SHE
GET PASSED SECURITY?
WHERE DID SHE
COME FROM?
HOW AM I?
WELL,
I CAN'T TELL.
THE E.E.G. MACHINE, NONE OF
THE BIO STATS ARE REGISTERING.
I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE TO
RELY ON OLD-FASHIONED METHODS.
THIS MAY BE
A LITTLE COLD.
EXCUSE ME.
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WELL,
YOUR HEARTBEAT'S FINE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR HANDS.
IT'LL BE OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
WHAT'S IT LIKE?
THE ARCH?
OH, IT'S WONDERFUL.
SO MANY PEOPLE THERE.
SO MANY PRESENCES.
ANYONE YOU RECOGNIZE?
THERE WAS ONE MAN.
A TALL MAN,
VERY KIND,
BALDING,
GRAY HAIR.
YES,
THAT'S HIM.
AND HE'S STILL
IN THE ARCH?
YES,
BUT HE WANTS TO LEAVE.
HE WANTS
TO COME BACK.
POOR MAN.
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
BUT I COULD
GUIDE HIM OUT.
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HER INJURIES DON'T MATCH
THE NURSE'S CHART
FROM COPPER LANDING.
SHE'S LOST TISSUE
SINCE THEN.
SAME THING HAPPENED
TO PAGE'S CORPSE.
YES.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
WHAT IF THE ARCH IS TRANSFORMING
MATTER INTO RADIO WAVES?
THE SIGNAL
WOULD GET WEAKER
THE FURTHER YOU GET
FROM THE SOURCE.
THE MORE
SHE FADES AWAY.
THAT'S WHY I CAN'T
PICK HER UP ON THE BIO STATS.
THE EFFECTS OF THE APPORTATION
MAY INTERFERE WITH THE MONITORS.
WHAT ABOUT
HER HEARTBEAT?
WHAT,
IT'S IRREGULAR?
NO,
IT WASN'T THERE.
AND THEN
IT WAS JUST THERE.
GUYS, LET'S TAKE THIS
DOWN HERE.
ALRIGHT, HOW CAN SHE
PULL ANTON OUT OF THE ARCH?
SHE SAYS WHEN SHE'S CLOSE TO IT
SHE FEELS OTHER PRESENCES THERE.
WHEN I WAS ALMOST DRAWN IN,
THAT'S WHAT I EXPERIENCED.
THEY CALLED
TO YOU?
YEAH.
SHE CAN
REACH ANTON.
SHE GIVES ME
THE CREEPS.
WHY DON'T WE PUT HER
IN FRONT OF IT?
AS BAIT?
YES, BUT--
YOU'VE SEEN
WHAT IT CA DO.
ANTON'S
IN THERE.
ALRIGH IF WE CAT PICKR
THE BIO STAT
SOMEBODY HAS TO
ACCOMPANY HER.
I WILL; AND I THINK
SHE TRUSTS ME.
LET'NOT
SAPPOINT HER.
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I'M SURE YOU'LL BE PLEASED
TO HEAR
THAT MY FRIEND
HAS SHOWN UP SAFE.
SHE IS NOT
YOUR FRIEND.
LISTEN,
WHEN YOU LOOKED
INTO HER EYES,
DID YOU REALLY
RECOGNIZE HER
OR DID SHE
SEEM DIFFERENT?
SHE DID.
BE CAREFUL.
WHY?
ALL SHE WANTS NOW
IS TO RETURN INTO THE ARCH.
SHE WILL TAKE ANYONE WITH HER
IF SHE HAS TO.
WE'VE HAD
A SECURITY BREACH.
THE FACILITY'S IN LOCKDOWN MODE;
NO CALLS IN OR OUT.
YOU HAVE TO STOP
THE TEST.
DO I?
SIR,
I HAVE NEW INFORMATION.
WHICH I LOOK FORWARD TO
REVIEWING AT THE PROPER TIME.
FRANK.
CURTIS,
THE TEST WILL PROCEED.
IT IS EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND I
HAVE WORKED TOWARD.
GOOD NIGHT.
SIR?
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HERE I AM.
YOU WANT ME?
HERE I AM.
YOU'RE GONNA TALK
TO YOUR PARTNER.
STAY CLOSE.
I CAN'T SEE
ANYTHING.
LET ME LOOK.
I'M SEEING
POWER SURGES.
LINDSAY,
STAY PUT,
DON'T MOVE.
BOYS,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THE RIVERS
OF LIGHT.
DO YOU SEE
ANTON?
NO,
I NEVER SAW HIM.
CAN YOU
FEEL IT?
CAN YOU FEEL THE COMPLETION
THAT COMES FROM WITHIN?
I MUST GO CLOSER.
NO.
COME WITH ME.
ONCE YOU
STEP THROUGH YOU'LL SEE.
COME WITH ME.
OH GOD.
OH GOD.
OH, MAN.
THEY'RE
IMPLODING!
LINDSAY,
GET CLEAR.
WE MUST GO NOW.
NO, JOANNE.
HOLD ON,
JOANNE.
NO,
DON'T GO.
HANG ON.
WE'RE SECURE,
BUT SHE'S NOT HERE.
OKAY, YEAH,
THANKS RAY.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF HER
ON SITE.
WE'VE GOTTA
FIND HER.
TRY AGAIN.
IT'S WHAT ANTON
WOULD HAVE WANTED.
NO, HE WOULD WANT US
TO LEAVE THIS ALONE.
NOT TO RISK
ANY MORE LIVES.
"ABOVE ALL,
DO NO HARM."
MAYBE WE WERE LOOKING
ONLY FOR THE ANSWERS WE WANTED:
ANYTHING THAT LEAD US
TO ANTON.
JOANNE TOLD US
WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR.
JOANNE,
YEAH.
WE CAN'T EVEN PROVE
SHE WAS EVEN HERE TODAY.
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN?
I TOUCHED HER.
YOU HELD HANDS--
YOU HEARD HER HEARTBEAT.
SHE DIDN'T REGISTER
ON ANY MACHINES.
BUT
YOU HEARD IT.
MACHINES
MALFUNCTION.
ALL OF THEM?
THE BIO STATS?
THE VIDEO RECORDERS?
HER PHONE CALLS.
WE SAW AN ECHO.
LIKE A FORM
OF HAUNTING.
A SIGNAL
GROWING FAINTER.
NOW HOW DO WE
FIND ANTON?
MAYBE WE DON'T.
NO.
JOANNE APPORTED
UP NORTH,
ANTON HAD TO HAVE
APPORTED SOMEWHERE.
WHERE THEN?
WHERE
DID ANTON GO?
SOMEWHERE.
WE ALL GO
SOMEWHERE.
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JOANNE?
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JOANNE.
ON PSI FACTOR...
MATT,
IT WASN'T PETER.
I WAS THE LEAK.
LINDSAY,
I--
I TRUSTED YOU.
CURTIS ROLLINS.
MATTHEW PRAEGER.
I FORGET
HOW RARELY
OUR CASE MANAGERS
GET TO WORK TOGETHER.
THE WAY THE BOY DESCRIBED
THE SCIENTISTS' DISAPPEARANCE--
IF WE COULD SEE WHAT THEY SAW
ON THE OTHER SIDE,
MAYBE--
ANTON, NO!
ANTON,
GET OUT OF THERE.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.
ANTON WAIT!
PRAEGER REPORTING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT
CASE MANAGER ROLLINS' TEAM
WILL CONTINUE
AT THE EVENT SITE.
AS FOR ME FRANK,
IF YOU WANT MY RESIGNATION,
IT'LL BE ON YOUR DESK
IN THE MORNING.
PRAEGER OUT.
I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE
MY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD
AND NOW I HAVE
MY SHORT LIST.
HENDRICKS
IS MISSING,
PRESUMED DEAD.
DONNER
HAS RESIGNED.
ARE YOU GOING TO JOIN HER
AND YOUR FRIEND,
PRAEGER,
IN SOME MISGUIDED DISPLAY
OF SOLIDARITY?
OR WOULD YOU LIKE
TO BE CASE MANAGER?
PRAEGER SAID YOU COULD HAVE HIS
RESIGNATION IF YOU WANTED IT.
DO YOU?
PROVIDED I HAVE
A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT.
OH.
I WANT THE JOB.
BUT NOT LIKE THIS.
I CAN'T BUILD MY CAREER AT
THE EXPENSE OF SOMEONE ELSE'S.
THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE
MUCH OF A CAREER.
YEAH WELL,
THAT JUST MAY BE.
IN THE MEANTIME,
WE COULD USE
A GOOD PHYSICIST
WORKING
ON THE ARCH.
IF THAT INTERESTS YOU.
I'M
CURTIS ROLLINS.
CONSTABLE
ROGER CARDINAL.
HI,
PETER AXON.
THROUGH HERE,
PLEASE.
FOUND HER
WANDERING IN THE TUNDRA.
SHE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE
A COAT ON.
HOW'S SHE DOING?
BY THE TIME I GOT HER HERE,
SHE'D LOST 6 FINGERS
AND HALF HER FOOT
TO THE FROSTBITE.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE GET MAYBE
2 FLIGHTS A WEEK HERE.
I MEET EVERY PLANE
AND CHOPPER THAT LANDS.
SHE DID NOT
GET OFF A PLANE.
SHE JUST APPEARED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
SHE JUST APPEARED?
I MEAN APPEARED.
ONE MINUTE I'M DRIVING
TO THE OUT PORT, NOTHING.
THE NEXT MINUTE,
SHE'S JUST THERE.
JOANNE?
YOU KNOW HER,
CURTIS?
JOANNE?
CURTIS?
I'M SO GLAD
YOU'RE SAFE.
YOU BASTARD!
YOU DID THIS
TO ME.
LET GO.
YOU DID THIS
TO ME.
LET GO.
THE O.S.I.R. OFTEN ENCOUNTERS
UNCONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
AND SECRET RESEARCH
UNDERTAKEN BY PRIVATE,
GOVERNMENT
AND INSTITUTIONAL GROUPS.
SOMETIMES THE ATTRACTION
TO THIS FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
CAN PROVE LETHAL,
AS IN
THE FOLLOWING CASE.
SO HOW DOES SHE KNOW YOU,
CURTIS?
JOANNE'S ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS
WHO STEPPED THROUGH THE ARCH.
WHAT?
THAT'S
2,000 MILES AWAY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU EXPECTED TO FIND HER HERE?
I THOUGHT IT WAS HER
BUT I COULDN'T BE SURE.
SHE WAS
A JANE DOE.
HER DESCRIPTION
WAS VAGUE.
I DIDN'T WANT
TO GET YOUR HOPES UP.
SHE STEPPED THROUGH
AND SURVIVED THE ARCH!
THE MACHINE
THAT TOOK HENDRICKS!
THIS IS
THE 1st INDICATION WE HAVE
THAT HE
MAY STILL BE ALIVE.
DIDN'T WANT TO GET MY HOPES UP;
GREAT.
HOW IS SHE?
THE NURSE
IS TRYING TO CALM HER.
CONSTABLE, BEFORE WE ARRIVED
DID YOU SPEAK WITH DR. BESTER?
SHE WAS IN SHOCK.
SIR, I KNOW MY SUPERIORS
AGREED TO COOPERATE WITH YOU,
BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MISS BESTER
WAS VERY, VERY BAD.
SHE FEELS
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE.
YOU WILL KEEP
YOUR DISTANCE.
GET OUT
OF MY WAY.
SIR,
I WILL NOT.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH YOU?
DO YOU THINK
WE COULD EXAMINE
THE AREA
WHERE SHE WAS FOUND?
YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS
TO THAT?
IT'S NOT EXACTLY A TOURIST SPOT,
IS IT?
THIS ISN'T COLD ENOUGH
FOR FROSTBITE.
IT STILL GETS BELOW FREEZING
AT NIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG SHE WAS OUT HERE
BEFORE I FOUND HER.
I'M READING A RESIDUAL
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD.
SOURCE?
WHERE EXACTLY
DID YOU FIND HER?
OVER THERE.
SHE WAS CRYING,
STAGGERING.
IN ABOUT
THAT SPOT THERE.
YEAH,
RIGHT THERE.
SHE--
YES?
SHE STARTED
TO PAW AT THE GROUND,
LIKE AN ANIMAL TRYING TO DIG
SOMETHING UP OR SOMETHING,
UNTIL HER HAND, WHAT WAS LEFT
OF HER HAND, STARTED TO BLEED.
I DIDN'T
SEND HER HERE.
WHAT DID YOU DO, HUH;
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
TO HELP.
CURTIS.
WE'RE OFF
THE SCALE.
IT'S THE KIND OF E.M. ACTIVITY
YOU'D FIND AT A POWER PLANT.
ANY IDEAS?
AH--
WHAT IF
THE ARCH WAS--
WAS WORKING
LIKE AN APPORTATION DEVICE?
BESTER STEPS INTO IT,
HER MOLECULES ARE BROKEN DOWN
AND THEN
REASSEMBLED HERE.
NO, THAT WOULD BE INSTANTANEOUS;
SHE ONLY TURNED UP THURSDAY.
WHERE WAS SHE
THE LAST 2 MONTHS?
WHY DID SHE
END UP HERE?
YEAH.
WELL,
WHAT IF IT WAS ACTING
LIKE A--
LIKE
A RADIO TRANSMITTER?
THEN WE COULD HAVE
A RECEIVER BURIED HERE.
THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
THE E.M. ACTIVITY.
I'LL ORDER UP
A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
IT'S FRESH.
CONSTABLE,
HOW MUCH IS AN ORANGE
AT YOUR LOCAL HUDSON'S BAY.
THIS TIME OF YEAR,
15 DOLLARS,
IF ANY IS ON SALE.
MAY I SEE THAT?
CURTIS,
I RAN A TEST
WITH THE ARCH.
I THREW AN ORANGE
THROUGH IT
AND IT DISAPPEARED--
UNTIL NOW.
GET DOWN,
GET DOWN.
GET OFF
THE VEHICLE!
STAY DOWN!
YOU KNOW HIM?
NO.
ANOTHER STRANGER
IN YOUR TIGHT LITTLE COMMUNITY.
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HE'S A BAD SHOT
TO MISS WITH THIS.
OPTICAL SITE
OPTIMIZED
FOR BATTLE RANGES.
BOTH THE CHAMBER AND THE BARREL
ARE BEAUTIFULLY CHROMED.
YOU SEE MANY FINE AUSTRIAN
WEAPONS AROUND HERE, CONSTABLE?
NO.
WHERE'D HE
COME FROM?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU SAID YOU MET
EVERY AIRCRAFT.
YES,
I DO.
WELL,
YOU DIDN'T MEET OUR FLIGHT.
LISTEN,
SOMETHING'S GOING ON AND I THINK
AS A SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION
WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE
OF UNDERSTANDING IT
THAN YOU DO.
WHY DIDN'T YOU MEET US?
WHEN YOU FOUND JOANNE,
WAS SHE WITH SOMEONE ELSE?
AN OLDER MAN,
ANTON HENDRICKS?
CONSTABLE,
PLEASE.
OH, TERRIFIC.
WHAT?
WALK INTO A DARK ROOM,
YOU KNOW WHAT WE'LL FIND--
DEAD BODY.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY
A BODY.
PART OF A BODY.
IT-- HE WAS JUST OFF THE MINING
COMPLEX, IN THE WOODS.
WHERE YOU FOUND
DR. BESTER?
YEAH.
I THOUGHT HE WAS A VICTIM
OF A BEAR ATTACK.
I'M STILL GOING THROUGH
THE MISSING PERSONS REPORTS.
THAT'S NOT
WHAT ANTON WAS WEARING.
YOU SEEN THIS
BEFORE?
YEAH, BUT NOT
WITH THAT KIND OF FREEZER BURN.
OKAY,
GRAB YOUR END.
REALLY?
DAVISON WILL FLAY ME
IF WE DON'T GET THIS RIGHT.
OKAY,
PUT IT DOWN.
EASY.
18.3 KILOS.
IS THAT ALL?
WELL,
2 LEGS AND A PELVIS.
NO,
THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.
I'M JUST GONNA
CUT AWAY HIS PANT LEG.
POLAR BEAR.
SIZE, SHAPE AND DEPTH
CONSISTENT WITH KNOWN ATTACKS.
YOU SEE
THESE GROOVES?
TEETH MARKS RENT
SIDE TO SIDE.
POLAR BEARS
LIKE TO PLAY WITH THEIR FOOD.
THEY KIND OF WORRY IT
BACK AND FORTH IN THEIR JAWS.
THIS WAS FOUND
AT THE TOWN DUMP?
IT'S AN OLD MINE
BUT THERE WAS GARBAGE AROUND.
I WONDER WHY THE BEAR
DIDN'T DRAG IT TO HIGHER GROUND.
MAYBE IT
WAS SCARED OFF.
BEARS WHO HAVE A TASTE
FOR GARBAGE DO NOT SCARE EASY.
WOULD IT TEAR
A BODY IN 2?
OH NO,
THE BEARS DIDN'T DO THIS.
THEY GOT TO HIM
AFTER HE WAS DEAD.
HI.
I'M PETER.
WELL,
I'D OFFER YOU MY HAND
BUT I'M NOT SURE
THAT WOULD BE POLITE.
IS THERE ANYTHING
WE CAN DO FOR YOU?
TAKE ME BACK
TO THE ARCH.
WHY?
JOANNE?
WHEN I WENT
INTO THE ARCH,
THROUGH THE ARCH
AND BEYOND,
IT WAS LIKE HOME.
IT WAS LIKE
WHEN I SAW EARTH FROM SPACE.
YOU KNOW,
AFTER SEEING THAT
YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU HAVE SOME DEEPER MEANING,
SOMETHING PROFOUND.
THAT'S
ASTRONAUT'S SYNDROME.
IT'S A FORM
OF FALSE EUPHORIA.
NO,
IT'S NOT.
WHEN I WENT
INTO THE ARCH,
I FELT IT AGAIN.
I--
I SAW THE--
THE TUNNEL
OF LIGHT
AND I FELT
THE WATERS.
I FELT THE WATERS
RUSHING THROUGH ME.
BUT THEN
SOMEBODY PULLED ME OUT
AND SENT ME HERE.
PLEASE
TAKE ME BACK.
YOU SHOULD
STAY HERE.
AT LEAST
UNTIL A DOCTOR EXAMINES YOU.
NO, NO, I'M FEELING FINE,
REALLY I AM.
JOANNE,
WE HAVE TO FOLLOW
THE RULES.
DETERMINE HOW YOU GOT HERE
BEFORE WE MOVE YOU ELSEWHERE.
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT UP TO ME;
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP ME?
IT'S NOT SAFE.
IT WASN'T SAFE
WHEN WE STARTED
WORKING FOR SCHRAFT.
STOP MAKING DECISIONS
FOR ME, CURTIS.
TAKE ME BACK,
YOU HAVE TO.
IT'S HOME.
WITHIN THE LIGHT.
TAKE ME
TO MY FAMILY,
TO MY FRIENDS.
WHO ELSE WAS THERE,
IN THE LIGHT BEYOND THE ARCH?
JOANNE,
ANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUES?
A TALL MAN, BALDING,
WITH GRAY HAIR.
IT WAS,
IT WAS--
IT WAS WHAT?
IT WAS
SO BEAUTIFUL.
I THOUGHT
I'D DIED.
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WILL BE DONE BY MORNING.
ANY IDENTIFICATION?
WAS IT A MEMBER
OF THE ARCH TEAM?
UNTIL DAVISON RUNS A DNA TEST,
WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
IS THAT
APPROPRIATE?
WELL,
I FOLDED HIS KNEES.
IT'S A LONG
FLIGHT BACK.
WHEN JOANNE WAS IN THE ARCH SHE
SAID SOMETHING PULLED HER OUT.
SO?
MAYBE WHEN I WAS
RUNNING MY TESTS I--
I KNOCKED HER FREE
OF SOME KIND OF STASIS
OR SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
THAT WOULD
ACCOUNT FOR
HER MISSING
2 MONTHS.
I GOTTA TALK TO HER AGAIN, I'M
GONNA TAKE HER BACK TO THE ARCH.
PETER, NO.
IT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.
I MAY HAVE
KNOCKED HER FREE
BUT YOU'RE THE GUY WHO PUT HER
THERE IN THE 1st PLACE.
LOOK, IF I FREED HER,
MAYBE I CAN FREE ANTON.
WE HAVEN'T DONE ENOUGH FOR HER,
REMEMBER?
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NO, NO, THE CONSTABLE NEVER SAW
WHAT HIT HIM.
COULD HAVE BEEN OUR ASSAILANTS
WHO KIDNAPPED DR. BESTER.
BUT WHY DID THEY LEAVE
THEIR OWN MAN BEHIND?
SHE MAY STILL BE HERE.
CURTIS, WE GOT SOMETHING!
I THINK WE FOUND
ANOTHER ARCH.
YOUR RECEIVER?
WELL, WE'LL PACK IT UP,
SHIP IT SOUTH FOR ANALYSIS.
I'LL BE STAYING.
WE HAVE A WITNESS AND WE HAVE
AN ASSAILANT ON THE LOOSE.
THE LOCALS HAVE EVERYTHING
UNDER CONTROL, CURTIS.
I'M STAYING
UNTIL I FIND HER.
JOANNE
IS SOMEWHERE NEAR.
ALRIGHT.
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INTERESTING
TECHNIQUE.
YEAH,
PRAEGER TAUGHT ME THAT.
SO DAVISON'S
DNA TEST
DID CONFIRM THAT THE VICTIM
WAS DR. BRAM PAGE,
ONE OF
YOUR MISSING SCIENTISTS.
IT WAS THE BOTTOM HALF OF A GUY
WE FOUND HERE 2 MONTHS AGO.
LIKE A MAGICIAN
SAWED HIM IN HALF
AND FORGOT
TO FINISH THE TRICK.
OKAY.
I'VE HOOKED UP THE 2nd ARCH TO
A POWER SOURCE WE CAN CONTROL.
I'LL HAVE TO MAKE
AN INFORMED GUESS
ON HOW TO BALANCE THE POWER
BETWEEN THE 2 OF THEM.
I WASN'T REALLY EXPECTING
TO FIND JUST A FRAGMENT.
MY OFFICE IS STILL WAITING FOR
YOUR SCHEMATIC OF THAT PLANT.
WHY DON'T YOU
TALK TO CURTIS
IF YOU DON'T THINK
I'M SPENDING MY TIME WISELY.
CURTIS IS DISTRACTED
BY PERSONAL CONCERNS.
THIS IS PERSONAL.
AXON, YOU WOULD DO WELL TO
REMEMBER THAT THIS ORGANIZATION
GIVES YOU OPPORTUNITIES
AND RESOURCES
THAT YOU WOULD NEVER FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, IT IS A SHAME
THAT WE LOST JOANNE BESTER.
HER KNOW-HOW WOULD HAVE BEEN
CRUCIAL AS A RESOURCE.
PHYSICISTS
ARE A DIME A DOZEN.
SHE EXPERIENCED THE ARCH
FIRST HAND.
THAT IS INVALUABLE.
YES.
YES.
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR
A STRONG SENIOR DATA ANALYST.
HOPEFULLY SOMEONE
WITH EXPERIENCE IN APPORTATION.
WHY DON'T YOU
CHECK THE ROSTER?
I'LL DO THAT.
HERE WE ARE JUST SITTING
HAVING A CUP OF COFFEE.
IT SEEMS SO NORMAL,
DOESN'T IT?
I GUESS.
I WAS SURPRISED
THAT YOU ASKED FOR ME.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A DATA
ANALYST ON THE APPROVED LIST--
NO ONE CAME CLOSE
TO YOU.
AND ELSINGER AGREED
TO MY REINSTATEMENT?
WELL, I DIDN'T TELL HIM
YOU WERE THE LEAK.
I GUESS
MATT DIDN'T EITHER.
THAT'LL JUST BE
OUR LITTLE SECRET.
PETER, I'M--
I'M NOT SO SURE
THAT I CAN COME BACK.
WE CAN FIND ANTON.
HE'S ALIVE.
IT'S ALL I'VE BEEN WORKING ON
AND THINKING ABOUT FOR 2 MONTHS.
AND I'M CLOSE.
I NEED
YOUR HELP.
AND ALSO MR. ELSINGER
PHONED FOR YOU AGAIN.
HE'S PERSISTENT.
TELL HIM,
I'M ON ASSIGNMENT.
YOUR FINGERPRINTS
CAME UP.
FROM YOUR SERVICE
IN THE FINNISH ARMY.
ACCORDING TO THIS,
YOU'RE A LAPLANDER.
WE PREFER
THE TERM "SAMI".
THIS ALSO SAYS
YOU'RE A CAPITAL "H" HUNTER.
WHAT'S THAT
EXACTLY?
ANSWER MY QUESTIONS
AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ARTIFACT.
THE HUNTERS
ARE A RELIGION,
A DIASPORA,
SEARCHING, LIKE ALL RELIGIONS,
FOR AN UNDERSTANDING--
OF LIFE
AND DEATH.
YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM HOME
SO ARE YOU.
SHE HAD NOTHING ON HER.
SO, NO CASH?
LET'S SAY
YOU WANT TO DISAPPEAR,
CHANGE YOUR LIFE,
YOUR IDENTITY.
IT CAN BE DONE,
IF YOU WANT.
THERE YOU GO,
SOMEONE USED HER PHONE CARD.
COULD BE HER.
10 CALLS,
AND ALL
IN THE LAST 3 DAYS.
AND ALL
TO THE SAME NUMBER.
BUT YOU WILL
BE FOUND.
A PHONE CALL HOME,
A CARD SENT TO YOUR DAD.
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU RESIST,
YOUR TIES STILL DRAW YOU HOME.
AND THEY ALWAYS, ALWAYS,
GIVE YOU AWAY.
ALOHA.
THAT'S SOME SHIRT.
I USE IT
TO FLAG DOWN SATELLITES.
HEY, COOP.
GOOD TO SEE YOU,
MATT.
GOOD TO BE SEEN;
GLAD TO BE BACK.
OLD HOME WEEK.
I THINK WE'RE ALL HERE
FOR ANTON.
SO WE ARE.
PETE, HELP ME
CATCH UP HERE.
YOU THINK ANTON IS TRAPPED
INSIDE THE ARCH
IN SOME SORT OF
ENERGY FIELD.
IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
BUT IF PAGE AND JOANNE
WALKED THROUGH THE ARCH AND--
APPORTED.
WHY DIDN'T ANTON
END UP THERE, TOO?
AND WHERE
DID JOANNE GO?
PARIS OR ROME?
WELL, CURTIS THINKS
THE HUNTERS GRABBED HER.
AND WHO ARE THEY?
THE HUNTERS ARE MEMBERS
OF AN OBSCURE PAN-NATIVE CULT
THAT SUPPOSEDLY DIED OUT
YEARS AGO.
BUT BESTER'S NOT ACTING
LIKE THEIR CAPTIVE.
SHE HAS FREE ACCESS
TO A PHONE.
SHE MADE A CALL FROM COPPER
LANDING, ANOTHER FROM LABRADOR.
THEN CHICOUTIMI.
THEN CHICOUTIMI
AGAIN.
QUITE THE GRAND TOUR.
AT LEAST A DOZEN FROM MONTREAL;
SHE'S HEADING SOUTH.
LINDSAY,
THAT'S THE ROUTE I FLEW.
SAME TIMES,
TOO.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PICK UP
VANISHING HITCHHIKERS.
COULD SHE
HAVE STOWED AWAY?
MATT,
IT WAS A 4 SEATER.
THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT
WASN'T HEATED.
SHE'S ON HER WAY
BACK HERE
TO THE ARCH.
SHE'S OBSESSED
WITH IT.
WHO'S SHE PHONING?
HER FATHER.
WHAT DOES SHE--
NO.
THANK YOU.
WHAT DOES SHE SAY?
HER DAD SAYS
HE HEARS NOTHING.
NO VOICE,
NO DIAL TONE,
NOT EVEN BREATHING.
ALRIGHT,
UM--
I WANNA LOOK AT
THIS NEW AND IMPROVED ARCH.
MEET ME THERE
IN AN HOUR.
HE DISAPPEARS FOR 3 MONTHS
TO SAIL WITH HIS DAUGHTER
AND THEN COMES ROARING BACK
AS CASE MANAGER AND--
BIG FOOTS
OVER EVERYTHING.
THANKS.
FOR WHAT?
PETE, I--
JUST WANT TO SAY
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID,
DECLINING MY JOB.
OH.
YOUR LOYALTY
HELPED ME COME BACK.
I JUST HOPE YOUR TRUST IN ME
ISN'T MISPLACED.
I HOPE SO,
TOO.
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A ET
IF YOU NEED IT.
DR. CLAIRE DAVISON.
FINAL AUTOPSY
ON BRAM PAGE.
37.
15.2 KILOS.
HE'S LOST WEIGHT.
PAGING
JENNY CRAIG.
DON'T YOU ALWAYS LOSE
SOME TISSUE IN AN AUTOPSY?
YES,
BUT NOT 3 KILOS.
EITHER SOMEONE'S
TAKEN IT DELIBERATELY OR--
OR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
FRANK,
YOU ONCE SAID
ANTON WAS YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND.
YES.
IFTHERE'S ANYTHING
YOU KNOW--
U'
E 1st HE.
I WEE L
LIDEAN WI
FOR THE EVENTS
OF LAST YEAR.
SO I'LL KEEP
YOUR RESIGNATION ON FILE
AL
LC
LISA
EASE GIVE MY REGARDS
TO MICHAEL KELLY.
OH, I WILL.
SO,
I GUESS EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT
MIKE'S LITTLE CON BUT ME, HUH?
THAT MAKE SENSE.
I WAS THE MARK,
RIGHT?
HOW IS
OLD MIKE?
FINE.
WELL, I GUESS
WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER, DEAR.
WHAT ABOUT THESE?
I JUST GOT THIS FAX
FROM ROLLINS.
THAT GLYPH
MATCHES A DRAWING
THAT HIS SAMI HUNTER MADE.
ALTHOUGH, IN THIS CONTEXT,
IT'S UNTRANSLATABLE.
THE ARCH WAS FOUND
IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, RIGHT?
YES, BUT THERE'S NO RECORD
OF HIM EVER HAVING BEEN THERE
OR AS FAR AS
THE CANADIAN SUB ARCTIC.
THAT'S IT?
THE SAMI HAD A VERY INTERESTING
SURVIVAL TECHNIQUE.
THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN WAR,
MATT.
THEY PRACTICED SOMETHING
CALLED "PEACEFUL RETREATING".
WHEN THEIR TERRITORY
WAS INVADED,
THEY SIMPLY
DISAPPEARED.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
YEAH.
PETER AXON,
CHIEF SCIENCE ANALYST.
THIS IS ARCH TEST
329 TANGO
AT POINT 1 PERCENT
POWER.
OKAY,
WHO DIDN'T PAY THE CABLE?
STANDING BY TO GO AGAIN.
IT'S LESS ORGANIC,
LESS MENACING
THAN WHEN IT ABSORBED HENDRICKS.
IT'S GIVING OFF
RADIO WAVES.
THE ARCH
HAS CHANGED.
IT'S NOT
AT FULL POWER.
I THINK THE PROXIMITY OF THE 2nd
ARCH IS AFFECTING ITS FUNCTION.
ALRIGHT, START COUNTDOWN
FOR TEST AT FULL POWER.
COPY THAT.
WE AGREED
50 PERCENT.
I'VE BEEN RUNNING TESTS
FOR 2 MONTHS.
HOW LONG
CAN ANTON SURVIVE?
ALRIGHT,
IT'S YOUR CALL.
GOING
TO FULL POWER.
WHO WAS THAT?
WHAT?
SOMEONE JUST
WALKED PAST
CAMERA 3.
STOP THE TEST.
NICE WORK,
FRANK.
NO, I SHOULD CONGRATULATE YOU
AND YOUR TEAM.
THAT WAS
MAGNIFICENT.
DR. BESTER?
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ARE THOSE ALL THE ANGLES
WE HAVE?
I DON'T GET IT.
NO JOANNE.
HOW DID SHE
GET PASSED SECURITY?
WHERE DID SHE
COME FROM?
HOW AM I?
WELL,
I CAN'T TELL.
THE E.E.G. MACHINE, NONE OF
THE BIO STATS ARE REGISTERING.
I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE TO
RELY ON OLD-FASHIONED METHODS.
THIS MAY BE
A LITTLE COLD.
EXCUSE ME.
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WELL,
YOUR HEARTBEAT'S FINE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR HANDS.
IT'LL BE OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
WHAT'S IT LIKE?
THE ARCH?
OH, IT'S WONDERFUL.
SO MANY PEOPLE THERE.
SO MANY PRESENCES.
ANYONE YOU RECOGNIZE?
THERE WAS ONE MAN.
A TALL MAN,
VERY KIND,
BALDING,
GRAY HAIR.
YES,
THAT'S HIM.
AND HE'S STILL
IN THE ARCH?
YES,
BUT HE WANTS TO LEAVE.
HE WANTS
TO COME BACK.
POOR MAN.
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
BUT I COULD
GUIDE HIM OUT.
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HER INJURIES DON'T MATCH
THE NURSE'S CHART
FROM COPPER LANDING.
SHE'S LOST TISSUE
SINCE THEN.
SAME THING HAPPENED
TO PAGE'S CORPSE.
YES.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
WHAT IF THE ARCH IS TRANSFORMING
MATTER INTO RADIO WAVES?
THE SIGNAL
WOULD GET WEAKER
THE FURTHER YOU GET
FROM THE SOURCE.
THE MORE
SHE FADES AWAY.
THAT'S WHY I CAN'T
PICK HER UP ON THE BIO STATS.
THE EFFECTS OF THE APPORTATION
MAY INTERFERE WITH THE MONITORS.
WHAT ABOUT
HER HEARTBEAT?
WHAT,
IT'S IRREGULAR?
NO,
IT WASN'T THERE.
AND THEN
IT WAS JUST THERE.
GUYS, LET'S TAKE THIS
DOWN HERE.
ALRIGHT, HOW CAN SHE
PULL ANTON OUT OF THE ARCH?
SHE SAYS WHEN SHE'S CLOSE TO IT
SHE FEELS OTHER PRESENCES THERE.
WHEN I WAS ALMOST DRAWN IN,
THAT'S WHAT I EXPERIENCED.
THEY CALLED
TO YOU?
YEAH.
SHE CAN
REACH ANTON.
SHE GIVES ME
THE CREEPS.
WHY DON'T WE PUT HER
IN FRONT OF IT?
AS BAIT?
YES, BUT--
YOU'VE SEEN
WHAT IT CA DO.
ANTON'S
IN THERE.
ALRIGH IF WE CAT PICKR
THE BIO STAT
SOMEBODY HAS TO
ACCOMPANY HER.
I WILL; AND I THINK
SHE TRUSTS ME.
LET'NOT
SAPPOINT HER.
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I'M SURE YOU'LL BE PLEASED
TO HEAR
THAT MY FRIEND
HAS SHOWN UP SAFE.
SHE IS NOT
YOUR FRIEND.
LISTEN,
WHEN YOU LOOKED
INTO HER EYES,
DID YOU REALLY
RECOGNIZE HER
OR DID SHE
SEEM DIFFERENT?
SHE DID.
BE CAREFUL.
WHY?
ALL SHE WANTS NOW
IS TO RETURN INTO THE ARCH.
SHE WILL TAKE ANYONE WITH HER
IF SHE HAS TO.
WE'VE HAD
A SECURITY BREACH.
THE FACILITY'S IN LOCKDOWN MODE;
NO CALLS IN OR OUT.
YOU HAVE TO STOP
THE TEST.
DO I?
SIR,
I HAVE NEW INFORMATION.
WHICH I LOOK FORWARD TO
REVIEWING AT THE PROPER TIME.
FRANK.
CURTIS,
THE TEST WILL PROCEED.
IT IS EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND I
HAVE WORKED TOWARD.
GOOD NIGHT.
SIR?
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HERE I AM.
YOU WANT ME?
HERE I AM.
YOU'RE GONNA TALK
TO YOUR PARTNER.
STAY CLOSE.
I CAN'T SEE
ANYTHING.
LET ME LOOK.
I'M SEEING
POWER SURGES.
LINDSAY,
STAY PUT,
DON'T MOVE.
BOYS,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THE RIVERS
OF LIGHT.
DO YOU SEE
ANTON?
NO,
I NEVER SAW HIM.
CAN YOU
FEEL IT?
CAN YOU FEEL THE COMPLETION
THAT COMES FROM WITHIN?
I MUST GO CLOSER.
NO.
COME WITH ME.
ONCE YOU
STEP THROUGH YOU'LL SEE.
COME WITH ME.
OH GOD.
OH GOD.
OH, MAN.
THEY'RE
IMPLODING!
LINDSAY,
GET CLEAR.
WE MUST GO NOW.
NO, JOANNE.
HOLD ON,
JOANNE.
NO,
DON'T GO.
HANG ON.
WE'RE SECURE,
BUT SHE'S NOT HERE.
OKAY, YEAH,
THANKS RAY.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF HER
ON SITE.
WE'VE GOTTA
FIND HER.
TRY AGAIN.
IT'S WHAT ANTON
WOULD HAVE WANTED.
NO, HE WOULD WANT US
TO LEAVE THIS ALONE.
NOT TO RISK
ANY MORE LIVES.
"ABOVE ALL,
DO NO HARM."
MAYBE WE WERE LOOKING
ONLY FOR THE ANSWERS WE WANTED:
ANYTHING THAT LEAD US
TO ANTON.
JOANNE TOLD US
WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR.
JOANNE,
YEAH.
WE CAN'T EVEN PROVE
SHE WAS EVEN HERE TODAY.
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN?
I TOUCHED HER.
YOU HELD HANDS--
YOU HEARD HER HEARTBEAT.
SHE DIDN'T REGISTER
ON ANY MACHINES.
BUT
YOU HEARD IT.
MACHINES
MALFUNCTION.
ALL OF THEM?
THE BIO STATS?
THE VIDEO RECORDERS?
HER PHONE CALLS.
WE SAW AN ECHO.
LIKE A FORM
OF HAUNTING.
A SIGNAL
GROWING FAINTER.
NOW HOW DO WE
FIND ANTON?
MAYBE WE DON'T.
NO.
JOANNE APPORTED
UP NORTH,
ANTON HAD TO HAVE
APPORTED SOMEWHERE.
WHERE THEN?
WHERE
DID ANTON GO?
SOMEWHERE.
WE ALL GO
SOMEWHERE.
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JOANNE?
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JOANNE.