PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000): Season 3, Episode 13 - Old Wounds - full transcript
VICTOR.
RIGHT FLANK.
GOT IT.
THE GRAPHICS
ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS.
BUT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN
THE V.R. WORLD AND THE PLAYER
IS GROUND BREAKING
TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S REMARKABLE.
EACH SUIT CONTAINS
OVER 200,000
BIO-FEEDBACK SENSORS
SENDING AND RECEIVING
SENSORY INFORMATION
TO AND FROM
THE PLAYER.
THIS SIMULATION
IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME, FRANK.
YOU LIVE IT.
IT'S MOST IMPRESSIVE.
THE POSSIBILITIES
ARE ENDLESS.
WATCH THIS.
GOING TO LEVEL 2,
PEOPLE.
WOO.
COVER ME.
OKAY.
COVER ME,
I'M MOVING UP.
VICTOR,
WATCH OUT!
OW;
THEY GOT ME!
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
I FELT THAT.
*
OKAY.
AHH!
ADIA, WHAT'S WRONG?
ADIA?
OH, GOD.
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
HAVE DR. HENDRICKS
REPORT TO THE WHITE ROOM.
WE HAVE A SITUATION.
SHE'S BEEN HIT!
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS JUST
A SIMULATION.
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ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS
MANY PSYCHOLOGISTS
AND THEOLOGIANS AGREE
THAT WE BECOME THE PRODUCT
OF CHOICES WE MAKE IN LIFE,
GOOD AND BAD.
WE TRY TO PUT
PAINFUL EXPERIENCES BEHIND US,
BUT MUCH AS WE MIGHT WANT
TO ESCAPE OUR PROBLEMS,
THEY OFTEN COME BACK
TO HAUNT US.
CASE MANAGER'S REPORT.
AN ACCIDENT
AT O.S.I.R. CENTRAL LAB
HAS PROMPTED OUR INVESTIGATION
INTO A VIRTUAL REALITY GAME
THAT MAY HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED
ONE OF ITS PLAYERS.
PRAEGER OUT.
WE'RE LEASING OUT
OUR LAB FACILITIES?
WHY DON'T WE JUST PITCH A TENT
AND HOLD A BABYLON 5 CONVENTION?
BECAUSE RESEARCH HAS COMMERCIAL
POTENTIAL DOESN'T MEAN
IT CAN'T BE INVESTIGATED
FOR SCIENTIFIC POSSIBILITIES.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
COMPUTER GAMES.
NEED I REMIND YOU TESSLER'S WORK
IS CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY?
I THINK INVESTIGATING
THE LINK
BETWEEN THE INJURY AND THE GAME
SHOULD PROVE
WORTHY OF OUR VERY BEST EFFORTS;
DON'T YOU?
I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
SORRY.
IT LOOKS MORE LIKE AN ABRASION
THAN A BURN.
AS IF YOU WERE STRUCK
BY A BLUNT OBJECT.
ALRIGHT;
PUT THIS ON.
YOU MAY HAVE
SOME SCARRING.
SO, I'D ADVISE
SEEING A PLASTIC SURGEON.
NO,
IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
WE'LL SEE
WHEN IT HEALS.
BUT IF YOU NEED A REFERRAL
JUST ASK ME.
YOU'RE VERY KIND.
HI,
I'M LINDSAY.
I SAW THE TAPE
OF WHAT HAPPENED.
ARE YOU READY
TO TALK ABOUT IT?
LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER, LUKE.
UM--
UM--
THE HELMET
AND THE SUIT TOGETHER,
THEY CREATE
A TOTAL SENSORY EXPERIENCE.
SOLID DESIGN,
HOW'D IT SHORT OUT;
IT DIDN'T.
NO HOT CONTACTS
NEAR THE SKIN.
SO HOW'D SHE
GET HURT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I FIGURE SOME KIND OF
PSYCHO-KINETIC INTERACTION.
OKAY,
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
WHY IS FRANK
HAVING US
OPERATE OUT OF
THE MOBILE LAB?
MATT, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU READ YOUR PROCEDURE MANUAL?
CENTRAL LAB
IS THE EVENT SITE,
SO WE HAVE TO OPERATE
FROM A NEUTRAL TERRITORY.
YEAH.
MAYBE.
MY PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW
IS INCONCLUSIVE.
SHE'S HOLDING BACK
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.
SHE AGREED TO LET ME
CHECK HER FOR PSI ABILITY.
WHAT ABOUT
HER PARTNER;
VICTOR GRANGER.
HE WASN'T INJURED,
RIGHT?
NO.
SO, THE PHENOMENON
CENTRED ON HER.
THEY'VE WORKED AT TESSLER
INDUSTRIES TOGETHER FOR 2 YEARS.
LET'S RUN A FULL BACKGROUND
ON THEM
AND GRANT TESSLER.
ELSINGER'S
NOT GONNA LIKE THAT.
MUSIC
TO MY EARS.
WHAT'S BUGGING YOU,
MATT?
FRANK'S JUST NOT BEING STRAIGHT
WITH US.
THERE'S
A NEWS FLASH.
FRANK ALWAYS
HAS AN AGENDA.
EXACTLY.
ARE WE HELPING ADIA OR ARE WE
JUST TOWING THE PARTY LINE?
WE'RE JUST
GATHERING INFORMATION
AND TRYING TO SORT IT OUT,
LIKE WE ALWAYS DO.
FRANK'S HOLDING BACK
ON US,
I CAN FEEL IT.
LET'S GIVE HIM
A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
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THE CONCEPT OF THE GAME
IS TEAM WORK,
COVERING
EACH OTHER'S BACK.
VIRTUAL REALITY
OR NOT,
ADIA WAS HURT
BECAUSE I DIDN'T PROTECT HER.
I DON'T THINK SHE SEES IT
THAT WAY.
WELL,
I DO.
ARE YOU TWO
CLOSE?
WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO
WITH ANYTHING?
I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT.
VICTOR,
IF WHAT HAPPENED TO ADIA
IS PARANORMAL,
THEN ANYTHING ABOUT HER
MAY RELATE TO THE EVENT.
ADIA'S HAD A TOUGH LIFE,
OKAY?
OKAY.
SO TELL ME
ABOUT HER.
WHERE'S SHE FROM,
ORIGINALLY?
HONG KONG;
MY FAMILY'S STILL THERE.
IS CARLING
YOUR MARRIED NAME;
NO.
AFTER FATHER DIED,
MOTHER MARRIED A CANADIAN.
THEY MET IN HONG KONG,
WHERE I GREW UP.
IS THAT
WHERE YOU MET VICTOR?
AT THE UNIVERSITY,
YES.
JUST TRY TO RELAX.
THIS IS ONLY
A MACHINE
FOR MEASURING THINGS
LIKE ELECTROMAGNETIC PATTERNS
AND BRAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.
WILL IT HURT?
NO,
IT WON'T HURT A BIT.
MIND IF I BORROW THE GOOD DOCTOR
FOR A MOMENT?
I THINK
I'LL SURVIVE.
*
OKAY,
WHERE WERE WE?
I'LL NEED TO ATTACH SOME MORE
TO YOUR ARM.
WHEN ARE
THE POLICE COMING?
THE POLICE?
WHY WOULD WE
CALL THE POLICE?
MY GOD!
LET ME LOOK
AT THAT.
*
NO;
ADIA,
WHAT IS IT?
I CAN'T DO THIS.
PLEASE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I HAVE TO GO!
I HAVE TO GO NOW;
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL.
TAKE
A DEEP BREATH.
TRY TO RELAX.
CALM DOWN.
*
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
IT CAN'T BE.
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HOW COULD SCAR TISSUE
FORM THAT FAST?
IT'S COMPLETELY
HEALED.
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HOW'S ADIA?
RESTING.
WE'VE GOT SPONTANEOUS WOUNDS
AND SPONTANEOUS HEALING,
ANY SPONTANEOUS
ANSWERS?
THE 1st THING THAT COMES TO MIND
IS A VARIATION ON STIGMATA.
BUT THOSE ARE THE WOUNDS
OF THE CRUCIFIXION.
MORE LIKELY IN SOMEONE
WITH A CHRISTIAN UPBRINGING.
YES, BUT ON CLOSER EXAMINATION
IT APPEARS TO BE AN OLD WOUND.
IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S BEEN HEALED OVER FOR YEARS.
THERE ARE OTHERS;
BOTH WRISTS,
AND HER LEFT ARM
IS SEVERELY DISFIGURED.
SHE TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE REFUSES
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
MAYBE THE GAME
BROUGHT OUT SOME KIND OF
LATENT PARANORMAL ABILITY.
POSSIBLY,
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO DETERMINE THAT.
TAX DEPARTMENT SAYS
SHE DIDN'T EVEN EXIST
UNTIL 2 YEARS AGO WHEN
SHE STARTED WORKING FOR TESSLER.
MAKE SOME DISCREET INQUIRIES
AT IMMIGRATION.
ANYTHING ON TESSLER?
ACTIVE IN ALL KINDS OF
HIGH-TECH R AND D.
EVERYTHING FROM
TALKING TEDDY BEARS
TO THE AEROSPACE
INDUSTRY.
I INVESTED
IN TESSLER INDUSTRIES.
YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE
THE TALKING TEDDY BEAR TYPE.
I THINK TESSLER'S
A GENIUS.
WHAT KIND OF CASH DO YOU THINK
HE SUNK INTO THOSE SUITS?
A LOT.
RIGHT,
OF STOCK HOLDERS' MONEY.
MAYBE IT'S TIME
TO LOOK AT YOUR PORTFOLIO.
I HAVEN'T FINISHED MY COFFEE,
YET.
HERE.
GENTLEMAN.
MR. TESSLER, PETER AXON;
THANKS FOR SEEING US.
OF COURSE;
I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT A GOOD DAY.
THIS WON'T
TAKE LONG.
I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH THE PLACE.
WE LIKE TO KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT
WORKER FRIENDLY.
IT'S A ROOM
FULL OF DOOGIE HOUSER'S.
MOST OF THEM
ARE JUST OUT OF SCHOOL.
FRESH YOUNG MINDS,
FRESH NEW IDEAS.
SUDDENLY,
I FEEL VERY OLD.
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR A MAN
WITH
YOUR EXPERIENCE.
FRANK SAYS
YOU'RE A REMARKABLE SCIENTIST.
HE SAID THAT;
YES.
HOW'D YOU
FIND ADIA?
WHEN I HIRED VICTOR,
SHE WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE.
SO FAR,
NO REGRETS.
ANY TROUBLE
GETTING A VISA?
I DON'T KNOW; I HAVE PEOPLE
TO TAKE CARE OF DETAILS.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE ADIA'S RECORDS,
VICTOR'S TOO.
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THAT
WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.
THEY WON'T MIND.
HOW'S ADIA DOING?
I'D SAY
SHE'S MADE
A MIRACULOUS RECOVERY.
GOOD.
I'LL CALL FRANK.
WE SHOULD GET BACK TO WORK
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE'D LIKE TO RECREATE
YOUR PREVIOUS TEST.
OF COURSE;
IS ADIA UP TO IT?
YEAH.
MR. TESSLER, WITH ALL
THE RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL,
WHY DID YOU NEED OUR LAB
FOR YOUR RESEARCH?
THE TIMING WAS A LITTLE TIGHT
AND YOUR SPACE WAS AVAILABLE.
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW
TOP-NOTCH YOUR FACILITIES ARE.
WE EVEN GET TO USE THEM
OURSELVES SOMETIMES.
WOULD YOU BUY A USED TEST TUBE
FROM THAT TECHNO-WEENIE?
WATCH IT; SOME OF MY BEST
FRIENDS ARE TECHNO-WEENIES.
HE'S A WOLF
IN GEEK'S CLOTHING.
*
FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE,
I'D HAVE KILLED TO WORK FOR HIM.
*
AM I GETTING PARANOID,
OR ARE WE BEING FOLLOWED?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAKE A LEFT.
*
OKAY, PARK IT;
LET'S FIND OUT WHO THIS GUY IS.
HEY!
*
NOTHING LIKE THIS
HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU BEFORE?
NO.
DOES ANYONE
IN YOUR FAMILY
HAVE ANY KIND OF
UNUSUAL ABILITIES?
WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL,
MY GRANDMOTHER COULD
SEE THE FUTURE IN TEA LEAVES.
PEOPLE WOULD COME
TO OUR VILLAGE
FROM THE PROVINCES,
JUST TO HAVE
THEIR FORTUNES TOLD.
WE WERE VERY CLOSE.
I THOUGHT VICTOR TOLD ME
YOU WERE FROM HONG KONG.
I MOVED THERE
FOR UNIVERSITY.
DR. HENDRICKS MENTIONED
THAT YOU HAD SOME SCARRING.
WHAT'S THAT FROM?
CAR ACCIDENT,
IT WAS NOTHING.
HE SEEMED TO THINK
IT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS.
WAS THAT
IN HONG KONG?
YES.
ADIA,
IF WE CAN'T BE HONEST
WITH ONE ANOTHER,
WE'RE BOTH JUST
WASTING OUR TIME.
TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR WORK AT TESSLER.
VICTOR AND I ARE ADAPTING
FUZZY LOGIC CONSTRUCTS
TO THE GAME PROGRAM,
AND DEVELOPING THE INTERFACE
WITH THE SUIT DIAGNOSTICS.
YOU HAD NO RIGHT
TO HARASS GRANT TESSLER.
WE ASKED
QUESTIONS.
WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO
WITH THE GIRL?
TESSLER'S EXPERIMENTING
IN VIRTUAL REALITY.
HE HIRES A WOMAN WHO INTERACTS
AS IF IT'S REAL.
COINCIDENCE?
HERE WE GO,
THE GRAND CONSPIRACY THEORY.
OKAY,
WHAT ABOUT THE NO-NECKS
IN BAD SUITS TAILING US?
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP;
MATTHEW, WE'RE ON THE SAME TEAM!
THEN QUIT HOGGING THE BALL,
FRANK.
I ADMIT IN THE PAST THERE WERE
TIMES I KEPT THINGS FROM YOU.
FOR VALID REASONS,
AT THE TIME.
YOU'LL BE STRAIGHT
WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT?
IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM, I STILL
HAVE YOUR RESIGNATION ON FILE.
DON'T HOLD
YOUR BREATH.
*
CASE LOG UPDATE.
THERE'S A GROWING CONNECTION
BETWEEN TESSLER INDUSTRIES
AND O.S.I.R.
SENIOR STAFF.
LINDSAY CONTINUES
TO WORK WITH ADIA.
SO FAR
WITH INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS.
PRAEGER OUT.
LINDSAY.
SURE.
EXCUSE ME
JUST A MINUTE.
WHAT'S UP?
WE NEED TO REPEAT
THE EXPERIMENT.
I'M NOT SURE
SHE'S READY FOR THAT.
WHAT'S THE RUSH?
I DON'T LIKE
THE WAY FRANK'S SNIFFING AROUND.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE
AT HER PACE NOT OURS.
WE GOTTA FIND OUT WHAT FRANK
AND TESSLER ARE REALLY AFTER?
SHE'S ALL WE GOT.
IF YOU PUSH HER,
SHE MAY SHUT DOWN OR WORSE.
ARE YOU PREPARED
TO LIVE WITH THAT?
LET HER DECIDE.
AM I IN TROUBLE?
NO.
ADIA,
WE NEED YOU
TO DO SOMETHING FOR US.
*
WE NEED YOU
TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN.
ADIA,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.
SHE'S RIGHT,
YOU DON'T.
YOU CAN WALK OUT OF HERE
RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M AFRAID.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALRIGHT.
YOU DON'T
HELP US,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
*
ALRIGHT, ADIA.
THIS TEST WILL HELP DETERMINE
IF THE GAME TRIGGERS
ANY LATENT PSYCHO-KINETIC
ABILITY.
HEY,
IF THE SUIT FITS...
I WISH VICTOR
WERE HERE.
WE TRIED.
DID YOU CHECK
AT TESSLER?
YEAH.
LISTEN, ADIA,
I THINK WE'LL MAKE
A GREAT TEAM.
IT'S JUST A GAME,
REMEMBER?
OKAY.
THE LAST TIME
WE HAD THIS MOVED
TO COMBAT LEVEL 2.
THAT'S WHERE
WE START.
I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE,
GRANT.
I KNOW HOW VALUABLE
YOUR TIME IS.
THE RENT ON THIS PLACE
MUST BE A KILLER.
SHALL WE BEGIN?
OKAY GUYS,
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
LET'S GO.
ALRIGHT,
LET'S CRANK IT UP.
LET'S GO,
ADIA.
IT ISN'T GONNA WORK;
SHE'S AFRAID TO BE HIT.
SHE A LITTLE SCARED,
THAT'S ALL.
THE WHOLE POINT
IS TO REPEAT THE EXPERIMENT.
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT
BOTH WAYS.
TALK TO HER,
GRANT.
ADIA.
THIS IS NO TIME
TO GET COLD FEET.
IF WE SCRUB THE PROJECT, ALL THE
WORK YOU#A AND VICTOR HAVE DONE
IS GONE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
COME ON, ADIA,
LET'S GO.
NICE SHOT.
OKAY,
GO.
WHAT'S THAT?
RELAX,
MR. PRAEGER,
IT'S PART OF THE PROGRAM;
WE'RE MOVING TO LEVEL 3.
SHOULDN'T YOU
TELL HER THAT?
AHH!
ADIA,
WHAT IS IT?
AHH!
SHUT IT DOWN!
*
VICTOR.
WHERE'S VICTOR?
WE'LL FIND HIM.
YOU ALRIGHT?
MY GOD,
SHE'S BEEN SHOT.
NO.
I'LL CALL
AN AMBULANCE.
PUT PRESSURE
ON THAT.
*
OKAY.
*
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON;
SHE'S LOSING BLOOD.
IT HURTS.
I KNOW IT DOES.
LISTEN TO ME,
YOU'VE HEALED YOURSELF BEFORE.
YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER
HOW TO DO IT AGAIN.
CONCENTRATE.
VISUALIZE IT
HEALING.
COME ON,
ADIA.
*
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*
LOOKS LIKE WE WON'T NEED
THAT AMBULANCE, AFTER ALL.
HEY.
WHAT?
YOU HAPPY
NOW YOU GOT YOUR WAY?
ANTON SAYS SHE'S FINE; THE BLOOD
MADE IT LOOK WORSE THAN IT WAS.
SO WE GOT LUCKY;
WE COULD HAVE KILLED HER.
I KNOW THAT.
WHAT WERE YOU
TRYING TO PROVE?
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO CUT ELSINGER
OUT OF THE LOOP LIKE YOU SAID,
WHY WAS HE THERE;
I HAD
NO CHOICE!
THE HELL
YOU DIDN'T.
I TOLD YOU
ADIA WASN'T READY FOR THIS,
BUT YOU HAD
YOUR OWN AGENDA.
IT WAS A RISK
WE HAD TO TAKE.
RIGHT.
SO WE JUST FORGET ABOUT
THE SUBJECT AND GATHER THE DATA.
YOU KNOW
WHO YOU SOUND LIKE?
FRANK.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT
PERSONAL AGENDAS.
IT'S NOT ABOUT YOURS,
IT'S NOT ABOUT FRANK'S.
THIS IS ABOUT HELPING SOMEONE
WHO TRUSTED US.
I KNOW THAT.
OKAY.
THIS JUST CAME IN.
MAYBE IT'LL GIVE YOU
SOMETHING ELSE
TO THINK ABOUT.
*
YOU FIGURE THOSE GOONS IN
THE PARKING LOT WERE MILITARY?
LINDSAY'S SAYS
THEIR LICENCE PLATE
WAS SECURED
GOVERNMENT ISSUE.
SHE'S STILL
DECODING IT.
STILL NOTHING?
NO E.M. FLUX, NOT SO MUCH AS
A BLIP OF RADIATION.
THE PHENOMENON HAD TO BE
LOCALIZED WITHIN HER.
IT LOOKED LIKE
A SPRAY FROM AN UZI.
YOU GOTTA WONDER
ABOUT THE BATTLE SCENARIOS
AND STRATEGY
IN THIS SO-CALLED GAME.
YEAH,
MILITARY APPLICATIONS.
YEAH;
WONDER IF TESSLER
HAS ANY DEFENCE CONTRACTS
UP HIS SLEEVE.
WOULDN'T DOUBT IT.
FRANK.
YOU HAVE A MOMENT; I'D LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT TESSLER INDUSTRIES.
IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE ME
A HARD TIME, FORGET IT--
WHY WOULD I
DO THAT?
MATT SAID
YOU'RE UPSET.
NOT WITH THE VISIT ITSELF
BUT WITH ITS TONE.
IN THE END,
NO HARM WAS DONE.
IT APPEARS THAT GRANT TESSLER
IS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH YOU.
TESSLER RECRUITS AGGRESSIVELY
AND WE CAN'T MATCH WHAT HE PAYS.
IT STARTS
WITH A CASUAL LUNCH,
THEN AN EXPENSIVE DINNER
TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
JUST TO EXCHANGE IDEAS,
OF COURSE.
WELL, I DON'T THINK I'M LOOKING
TO MAKE A MOVE JUST YET.
WHAT EXACTLY
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, PETER?
A SUBURBAN BUNGALOW
AND A MINI VAN,
OR THE UNIFYING FORCE
OF THE COSMOS?
EVER ASK QUESTIONS
YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO?
I CAN HELP YOU
GET IT.
REALLY?
TESSLER ALSO DOES
PURE RESEARCH.
I KNOW.
WE HAVE SEVERAL
JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS.
YOU COULD
HEAD ONE OF THEM UP,
IN ADDITION
TO YOUR NORMAL DUTIES.
LET ME KNOW.
WHAT ABOUT
THE TEAM?
I'M SURE MATTHEW
WOULD ADJUST SOMEHOW.
IN ANY CASE, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DECIDE RIGHT NOW.
LET'S DO LUNCH
NEXT WEEK.
I'VE ADDED A MILD SEDATIVE
TO THE RUNNER,
JUST TO SMOOTH OUT
THE EDGES.
THANKS.
OKAY,
I'LL JUST TAKE YOUR PULSE.
*
YOU'VE SURVIVED WORSE THAN THIS,
HAVEN'T YOU?
THESE SCARS,
THEY'RE
FROM MANACLES?
PERHAPS
ROPE BURNS?
IT WAS
A LONG TIME AGO.
SOME SCARS GO DEEPER
THAN THE SKIN, DON'T THEY?
MY NAME...
MY NAME
IS NING LEE.
ACCORDING TO IMMIGRATION,
NING LEE'S REQUEST FOR SANCTUARY
AS A POLITICAL REFUGEE
WAS REFUSED
FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
SHE'S BEEN DODGING
DEPORTATION
FOR OVER 2 YEARS.
JUST BEFORE SHE AND VICTOR
JOINED TESSLER INDUSTRIES.
YOU DIDN'T ALERT
THE AUTHORITIES.
NO,
I USED MY INSIDE CONTACTS.
ADIA PROVIDED TESSLER INDUSTRIES
WITH A FAKE VISA
TO GO WITH
HER FAKE PASSPORT.
COST A FORTUNE
ON THE BLACK MARKET.
ANTON,
ANYTHING ELSE?
SHE ESCAPED FROM A PRISON
IN HUNAN PROVINCE
AND SOMEHOW
GOT TO HONG KONG.
JEEZ.
HER PAIN
IS ALL TOO REAL.
THE WOUNDS SHE'S MANIFESTING
ARE NOT NEW,
THEY'RE EMERGING
FROM SCAR TISSUE.
OLD WOUNDS.
SOMEHOW THEY'RE BEING TRIGGER
BY THE GAME.
TESSLER'S GAME HAS MILITARY
WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
WELL,
IF THIS GUY SUCCEEDS
IN LINKING A COMPUTER
TO THE HUMAN BRAIN--
THEN HE'D HAVE
A REMOTE CONTROL SOLDIER.
*
*
I PATCHED INTO
THE GAME
THROUGH
THE MAINFRAME.
TIANANMEN SQUARE?
MAYBE THAT'S HER WAY
OF CONFRONTING HER PAST.
SHE PUTS A LOT OF HERSELF
INTO HER WORK.
LIKE ANTON SAID,
OLD WOUNDS.
WE ALL HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THOSE.
PRAEGER.
MATTHEW, COME TO MY OFFICE,
IMMEDIATELY.
*
THANK YOU,
CURTIS.
I'LL HAVE THE FILE SENT OVER
THIS AFTERNOON.
RIGHT.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
I'M TRANSFERRING THIS CASE
TO CURTIS ROLLINS' TEAM.
UPDATE YOUR SUMMARY;
HAVE IT ON MY DESK
BY 1500 HOURS.
I ALMOST GOT ADIA KILLED.
I CAN'T
JUST WALK AWAY FROM THIS.
PROTOCOL
SUGGESTS OTHERWISE.
YOU'RE FAR TOO CLOSE
TO THIS,
TOO EMOTIONALLY
INVOLVED.
THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT
TESTING A GAME, WAS IT?
IT WAS ABOUT
TESTING ADIA.
FOR WHAT?
AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
WITH A STRANGE POWER.
THE PERFECT
TEST SUBJECT.
I WON'T LET YOU USE HER,
FRANK.
1500 HOURS,
MATTHEW.
HOLD IT,
RIGHT THERE.
ADIA,
RUN!
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NO!
*
TED HARMAN, IMMIGRATION;
YOU'RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, SIR.
*
*
HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE?
I PUT THIS ON MY FINGER
AND I FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS.
BUT THAT'S NOT
WHAT IT'S GONNA COST YOU.
39.95.
3 OF CLUBS.
6 OF HEARTS.
ANYBODY KNOW
WHERE THE REMOTE IS?
I KNOW
HOW THIS ENDS.
THEY HAD FRIENDLIER ALIENS
AT AREA 51.
MR. PRAEGER,
STEP OUTSIDE, PLEASE.
HEY,
I MADE BAIL.
HOPE YOU WEREN'T UNCOMFORTABLE
IN "THE CELEBRITY MOTEL".
I LOVE SHARING A BATHROOM
WITH STRANGERS.
IT REMINDS ME
OF SUMMER CAMP.
STANDARD PROCEDURE.
MAKING SURE YOU WERE
WHO YOU CLAIMED.
YOU WEREN'T EXACTLY
HANDING OUT BUSINESS CARDS.
YOU'RE A FED;
WHY'D YOU TAKE OFF LIKE THAT?
COULDN'T AFFORD
TO HAVE YOU BLOW OUR COVER.
WE'VE HAD TESSLER UNDER
SURVEILLANCE FOR SOME TIME.
SUSPICION OF HIRING
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
FRANK, NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE GLAD
TO MEET YOU AT A CHEAP MOTEL.
I'M SURE THEY MADE YOU FEEL
RIGHT AT HOME.
WERE YOU AWARE ADIA CARLING
WAS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN?
TECHNICALLY--
THANK YOU,
MATTHEW.
MR. HARMAN,
WE'RE CONVINCED THAT THIS WOMAN
IS A GENUINE POLITICAL REFUGEE.
NOT ACCORDING
TO THE PAPERWORK.
CAN WE
TALK TO HER?
WHAT IS SHE
TO YOU?
MR. HARMAN,
YOUR BOSS IS MIKE PRESTON,
RIGHT;
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M SURE HE'D BE PLEASED TO HEAR
HOW VERY COOPERATIVE AND KIND
YOU HAVE BEEN.
I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN DO.
I WANT YOUR TEAM
TO WRAP OUT THIS INVESTIGATION.
ANY DANGER OF ME MISTAKING THIS
FOR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE?
IF YOU LIKE.
DO YOU WISH
TO HAVE YOUR LAWYER PRESENT?
I WANT TO SEE
VICTOR GRANGER.
I'M AFRAID NOT.
WHAT EXACTLY
WERE YOU DOING
AT TESSLER INDUSTRIES?
WHY DID YOU FALSIFY
YOUR DOCUMENTATION?
I WAS AFRAID.
AFRAID OF WHAT?
BEING SENT HOME.
BACK TO PRISON.
A CRIMINAL RECORD.
MISS,
UNLESS YOU COOPERATE,
YOUR PLANE FOR BEIJING
LEAVES TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU WILL TELL US
ABOUT THE OTHERS.
IF YOU DON'T,
YOUR FAMILY WILL.
*
WHAT THE HELL?
DID YOU
CUT YOURSELF?
JESUS;
GET A DOCTOR IN HERE.
PUT YOUR HANDS
OVER YOUR HEAD.
KEEP THEM THERE.
YOU'LL BE OKAY.
YOU'RE OKAY.
*
TO THE BEST
OF MY UNDERSTANDING
ADIA HAS REPRESSED
EVERYTHING ABOUT HERSELF.
HER OWN NAME,
HER FAMILY.
THE PERSON SHE WAS BEFORE
SHE ESCAPED FROM THAT PRISON.
I CAN'T PUT THAT
IN MY REPORT.
YOU CAN'T
SENT HER BACK.
LET US
PROVE IT.
HOW'S THAT?
I HAVE A THEORY--
IT'S ONLY JUST THAT.
THE GAME TRIGGERS
ADIA'S
SUPPRESSED MEMORIES.
WITH REGRESSIVE HYPNOSIS
I CAN SAFELY GUIDE HER BACK,
THROUGH THOSE EXPERIENCES
AND HELP HER
PUT THEM TO REST.
WAIT A MINUTE,
JUST BY HYPNOTIZING HER?
SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY
TO GET ON WITH THE PRESENT
IS TO GET RID OF
THE PAST.
SOUNDS LIKE
SOME NEW AGE THING.
OKAY,
HERE'S THE DEAL.
YOU CAN HAVE HER,
ONLY UNDER MY SUPERVISION.
THE BOYFRIEND
REMAINS IN OUR CUSTODY.
THAT'S ALL PENDING APPROVAL
FROM MY SUPERVISOR.
ALREADY
TAKEN CARE OF.
PLEASE,
DON'T LET THEM SEND ME BACK.
ADIA,
WE'RE GETTING YOU OUT.
DR. HENDRICKS
HAS A PLAN.
BUT IT'LL MEAN
FACING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
YOU UP FOR THAT?
YES.
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
TO END THIS.
THERE'S
AN EXPRESSION:
THAT WHICH DOES NOT KILL ME
MAKES ME STRONGER.
I THINK YOU COULD
TEACH NIETZSCHE
A THING OR 2
ON THAT TOPIC.
YOU COULD, TOO,
I THINK.
THE PAST
CAN HOLD YOU BACK,
BUT ONLY
IF YOU LET IT.
WONDER WHY FRANK ISN'T HERE
TO SEE THIS.
EVER THINK HE MIGHT BE
JUST LETTING US
DO OUR JOB?
NOT EVEN
FOR A MINUTE.
HOW'S SHE DOING?
HEART RATE'S
SLOWING.
BETA WAVES
INCREASING.
THE PENTATHOL'S
TAKING EFFECT.
ANTON SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE
HYPNOTIZING HER.
*
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
22.
LET'S GO
FURTHER BACK,
TO YOUR DAYS AS A STUDENT
IN BEIJING.
NING LEE,
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
18.
WHERE ARE YOU?
BEIJING;
THE STUDENT PROTEST.
THE SOLDIERS ARE EVERYWHERE.
SNIPERS
ON THE ROOFTOPS.
THE TANKS.
BUT WE ARE STRONG.
THE PEOPLE
ARE ON OUR SIDE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THE SOLDIERS?
THE STUDENTS
ARE THROWING ROCKS AT THEM.
NO, NO,
STOP!
STAY WITH IT,
ADIA.
YOU'RE
IN TOTAL CONTROL.
WHAT'S
HAPPENING;
THE ROCKS...
I HAD TO STOP THEM,
THEY WERE THROWING THE ROCKS.
NO.
NO!
MY HEAD!
AHHH!
WHAT THE HELL?
HEART RATE BUILDING,
ANTON.
BETA WAVES
PEAKING.
I KNOW
THIS HURTS,
BUT IT'S ONLY
A MEMORY.
YOU'VE GOT
TO FIGHT IT.
YOU'VE GOT
TO GO ON.
IT'S ONLY
A MEMORY.
GOOD.
NOW,
TRY TO REMEMBER
HOW YOU
HEALED YOURSELF.
WHAT DID YOU
THINK ABOUT?
I FELL OUT OF
A TREE ONCE.
MY GRANDMOTHER
HELD ME.
HER HANDS
WERE SO SOFT.
THEY SMELLED
OF ORANGES.
*
GOOD,
IT'S WORKING.
ALRIGHT,
DON'T BE AFRAID.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN WAKE UP
WHENEVER YOU WANT TO.
ALRIGHT?
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
STILL IN
THE SQUARE.
TIANANMEN SQUARE.
THE SOLDIERS...
THE SOLDIERS
ARE SHOOTING!
AHHH!
BODIES ARE FALLING
ALL AROUND US!
OW.
NO!
FIGHT IT, ADIA,
FIGHT IT.
IT'S ONLY
A MEMORY.
NO, RUN!
THEY'LL SHOOT YOU, TOO;
LEAVE ME, RUN!
STAY WITH IT,
FIGHT IT.
YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S TOUCH;
REMEMBER HOW IT FELT.
ISN'T SOMEBODY
GONNA CALL 911?
SHE'S OKAY.
*
GOOD.
YOU DID IT,
ADIA.
YOU DID IT.
BIO-STATS
RETURNING TO NORMAL.
HEART RATE
STABILIZING.
WE ONLY HAVE
A LITTLE WAY TO GO.
ALRIGHT?
NOW, WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THE RIOT?
JAIL.
TRIAL.
HUNAN PRISON.
THEY WANT NAMES.
IT'S ALRIGHT.
YOU'RE SAFE.
I'M ALRIGHT,
NOW.
YOU'RE OKAY?
YOU'RE OKAY.
*
SEEN ENOUGH?
*
HARMAN'S SUPPORTING
ADIA'S REFUGEE CLAIM.
THIS SHOULD BE
THE BREAK SHE NEEDS.
LET'S HOPE SO.
I COULD HAVE BLOWN IT
FOR HER OR WORSE.
THANKS FOR
PULLING ME BACK.
ANY TIME.
ANY TIME?
YOU STILL THINK
TESSLER'S MILITARY?
IF HE'S NOT,
HE WORKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS.
FRANK'S NOT ALONE
IN THIS.
HOW DO WE
STOP HIM?
BY KNOWING
WHO TO TRUST.
*
YOU CAN SEE, HER ABILITIES CAN
BE ACCESSED THROUGH HYPNOSIS,
WHICH SUGGESTS AN UNDERLYING
ABILITY TO CONTROL THEM.
I JUST WISH
WE'D HAD THE SUIT ON HER
TO FULLY RECORD
HER PHYSICAL RESPONSES.
YOU'LL HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR STUDIES.
GOOD WORK, FRANK,
THANKS.
ANY TIME.
COMING?
YEAH,
SURE.
SEE YOU
LATER.
INDEED
RIGHT FLANK.
GOT IT.
THE GRAPHICS
ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS.
BUT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN
THE V.R. WORLD AND THE PLAYER
IS GROUND BREAKING
TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S REMARKABLE.
EACH SUIT CONTAINS
OVER 200,000
BIO-FEEDBACK SENSORS
SENDING AND RECEIVING
SENSORY INFORMATION
TO AND FROM
THE PLAYER.
THIS SIMULATION
IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME, FRANK.
YOU LIVE IT.
IT'S MOST IMPRESSIVE.
THE POSSIBILITIES
ARE ENDLESS.
WATCH THIS.
GOING TO LEVEL 2,
PEOPLE.
WOO.
COVER ME.
OKAY.
COVER ME,
I'M MOVING UP.
VICTOR,
WATCH OUT!
OW;
THEY GOT ME!
IT'S ALMOST LIKE
I FELT THAT.
*
OKAY.
AHH!
ADIA, WHAT'S WRONG?
ADIA?
OH, GOD.
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
HAVE DR. HENDRICKS
REPORT TO THE WHITE ROOM.
WE HAVE A SITUATION.
SHE'S BEEN HIT!
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS IS JUST
A SIMULATION.
*
*
ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS
MANY PSYCHOLOGISTS
AND THEOLOGIANS AGREE
THAT WE BECOME THE PRODUCT
OF CHOICES WE MAKE IN LIFE,
GOOD AND BAD.
WE TRY TO PUT
PAINFUL EXPERIENCES BEHIND US,
BUT MUCH AS WE MIGHT WANT
TO ESCAPE OUR PROBLEMS,
THEY OFTEN COME BACK
TO HAUNT US.
CASE MANAGER'S REPORT.
AN ACCIDENT
AT O.S.I.R. CENTRAL LAB
HAS PROMPTED OUR INVESTIGATION
INTO A VIRTUAL REALITY GAME
THAT MAY HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED
ONE OF ITS PLAYERS.
PRAEGER OUT.
WE'RE LEASING OUT
OUR LAB FACILITIES?
WHY DON'T WE JUST PITCH A TENT
AND HOLD A BABYLON 5 CONVENTION?
BECAUSE RESEARCH HAS COMMERCIAL
POTENTIAL DOESN'T MEAN
IT CAN'T BE INVESTIGATED
FOR SCIENTIFIC POSSIBILITIES.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
COMPUTER GAMES.
NEED I REMIND YOU TESSLER'S WORK
IS CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY?
I THINK INVESTIGATING
THE LINK
BETWEEN THE INJURY AND THE GAME
SHOULD PROVE
WORTHY OF OUR VERY BEST EFFORTS;
DON'T YOU?
I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
SORRY.
IT LOOKS MORE LIKE AN ABRASION
THAN A BURN.
AS IF YOU WERE STRUCK
BY A BLUNT OBJECT.
ALRIGHT;
PUT THIS ON.
YOU MAY HAVE
SOME SCARRING.
SO, I'D ADVISE
SEEING A PLASTIC SURGEON.
NO,
IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
WE'LL SEE
WHEN IT HEALS.
BUT IF YOU NEED A REFERRAL
JUST ASK ME.
YOU'RE VERY KIND.
HI,
I'M LINDSAY.
I SAW THE TAPE
OF WHAT HAPPENED.
ARE YOU READY
TO TALK ABOUT IT?
LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER, LUKE.
UM--
UM--
THE HELMET
AND THE SUIT TOGETHER,
THEY CREATE
A TOTAL SENSORY EXPERIENCE.
SOLID DESIGN,
HOW'D IT SHORT OUT;
IT DIDN'T.
NO HOT CONTACTS
NEAR THE SKIN.
SO HOW'D SHE
GET HURT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I FIGURE SOME KIND OF
PSYCHO-KINETIC INTERACTION.
OKAY,
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
WHY IS FRANK
HAVING US
OPERATE OUT OF
THE MOBILE LAB?
MATT, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU READ YOUR PROCEDURE MANUAL?
CENTRAL LAB
IS THE EVENT SITE,
SO WE HAVE TO OPERATE
FROM A NEUTRAL TERRITORY.
YEAH.
MAYBE.
MY PRELIMINARY INTERVIEW
IS INCONCLUSIVE.
SHE'S HOLDING BACK
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.
SHE AGREED TO LET ME
CHECK HER FOR PSI ABILITY.
WHAT ABOUT
HER PARTNER;
VICTOR GRANGER.
HE WASN'T INJURED,
RIGHT?
NO.
SO, THE PHENOMENON
CENTRED ON HER.
THEY'VE WORKED AT TESSLER
INDUSTRIES TOGETHER FOR 2 YEARS.
LET'S RUN A FULL BACKGROUND
ON THEM
AND GRANT TESSLER.
ELSINGER'S
NOT GONNA LIKE THAT.
MUSIC
TO MY EARS.
WHAT'S BUGGING YOU,
MATT?
FRANK'S JUST NOT BEING STRAIGHT
WITH US.
THERE'S
A NEWS FLASH.
FRANK ALWAYS
HAS AN AGENDA.
EXACTLY.
ARE WE HELPING ADIA OR ARE WE
JUST TOWING THE PARTY LINE?
WE'RE JUST
GATHERING INFORMATION
AND TRYING TO SORT IT OUT,
LIKE WE ALWAYS DO.
FRANK'S HOLDING BACK
ON US,
I CAN FEEL IT.
LET'S GIVE HIM
A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.
*
THE CONCEPT OF THE GAME
IS TEAM WORK,
COVERING
EACH OTHER'S BACK.
VIRTUAL REALITY
OR NOT,
ADIA WAS HURT
BECAUSE I DIDN'T PROTECT HER.
I DON'T THINK SHE SEES IT
THAT WAY.
WELL,
I DO.
ARE YOU TWO
CLOSE?
WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO
WITH ANYTHING?
I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT.
VICTOR,
IF WHAT HAPPENED TO ADIA
IS PARANORMAL,
THEN ANYTHING ABOUT HER
MAY RELATE TO THE EVENT.
ADIA'S HAD A TOUGH LIFE,
OKAY?
OKAY.
SO TELL ME
ABOUT HER.
WHERE'S SHE FROM,
ORIGINALLY?
HONG KONG;
MY FAMILY'S STILL THERE.
IS CARLING
YOUR MARRIED NAME;
NO.
AFTER FATHER DIED,
MOTHER MARRIED A CANADIAN.
THEY MET IN HONG KONG,
WHERE I GREW UP.
IS THAT
WHERE YOU MET VICTOR?
AT THE UNIVERSITY,
YES.
JUST TRY TO RELAX.
THIS IS ONLY
A MACHINE
FOR MEASURING THINGS
LIKE ELECTROMAGNETIC PATTERNS
AND BRAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.
WILL IT HURT?
NO,
IT WON'T HURT A BIT.
MIND IF I BORROW THE GOOD DOCTOR
FOR A MOMENT?
I THINK
I'LL SURVIVE.
*
OKAY,
WHERE WERE WE?
I'LL NEED TO ATTACH SOME MORE
TO YOUR ARM.
WHEN ARE
THE POLICE COMING?
THE POLICE?
WHY WOULD WE
CALL THE POLICE?
MY GOD!
LET ME LOOK
AT THAT.
*
NO;
ADIA,
WHAT IS IT?
I CAN'T DO THIS.
PLEASE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
I HAVE TO GO!
I HAVE TO GO NOW;
CAREFUL.
CAREFUL.
TAKE
A DEEP BREATH.
TRY TO RELAX.
CALM DOWN.
*
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
IT CAN'T BE.
*
HOW COULD SCAR TISSUE
FORM THAT FAST?
IT'S COMPLETELY
HEALED.
*
HOW'S ADIA?
RESTING.
WE'VE GOT SPONTANEOUS WOUNDS
AND SPONTANEOUS HEALING,
ANY SPONTANEOUS
ANSWERS?
THE 1st THING THAT COMES TO MIND
IS A VARIATION ON STIGMATA.
BUT THOSE ARE THE WOUNDS
OF THE CRUCIFIXION.
MORE LIKELY IN SOMEONE
WITH A CHRISTIAN UPBRINGING.
YES, BUT ON CLOSER EXAMINATION
IT APPEARS TO BE AN OLD WOUND.
IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S BEEN HEALED OVER FOR YEARS.
THERE ARE OTHERS;
BOTH WRISTS,
AND HER LEFT ARM
IS SEVERELY DISFIGURED.
SHE TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE REFUSES
TO TALK ABOUT IT.
MAYBE THE GAME
BROUGHT OUT SOME KIND OF
LATENT PARANORMAL ABILITY.
POSSIBLY,
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO DETERMINE THAT.
TAX DEPARTMENT SAYS
SHE DIDN'T EVEN EXIST
UNTIL 2 YEARS AGO WHEN
SHE STARTED WORKING FOR TESSLER.
MAKE SOME DISCREET INQUIRIES
AT IMMIGRATION.
ANYTHING ON TESSLER?
ACTIVE IN ALL KINDS OF
HIGH-TECH R AND D.
EVERYTHING FROM
TALKING TEDDY BEARS
TO THE AEROSPACE
INDUSTRY.
I INVESTED
IN TESSLER INDUSTRIES.
YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE
THE TALKING TEDDY BEAR TYPE.
I THINK TESSLER'S
A GENIUS.
WHAT KIND OF CASH DO YOU THINK
HE SUNK INTO THOSE SUITS?
A LOT.
RIGHT,
OF STOCK HOLDERS' MONEY.
MAYBE IT'S TIME
TO LOOK AT YOUR PORTFOLIO.
I HAVEN'T FINISHED MY COFFEE,
YET.
HERE.
GENTLEMAN.
MR. TESSLER, PETER AXON;
THANKS FOR SEEING US.
OF COURSE;
I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT A GOOD DAY.
THIS WON'T
TAKE LONG.
I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH THE PLACE.
WE LIKE TO KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT
WORKER FRIENDLY.
IT'S A ROOM
FULL OF DOOGIE HOUSER'S.
MOST OF THEM
ARE JUST OUT OF SCHOOL.
FRESH YOUNG MINDS,
FRESH NEW IDEAS.
SUDDENLY,
I FEEL VERY OLD.
THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR A MAN
WITH
YOUR EXPERIENCE.
FRANK SAYS
YOU'RE A REMARKABLE SCIENTIST.
HE SAID THAT;
YES.
HOW'D YOU
FIND ADIA?
WHEN I HIRED VICTOR,
SHE WAS PART OF THE PACKAGE.
SO FAR,
NO REGRETS.
ANY TROUBLE
GETTING A VISA?
I DON'T KNOW; I HAVE PEOPLE
TO TAKE CARE OF DETAILS.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE ADIA'S RECORDS,
VICTOR'S TOO.
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THAT
WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION.
THEY WON'T MIND.
HOW'S ADIA DOING?
I'D SAY
SHE'S MADE
A MIRACULOUS RECOVERY.
GOOD.
I'LL CALL FRANK.
WE SHOULD GET BACK TO WORK
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE'D LIKE TO RECREATE
YOUR PREVIOUS TEST.
OF COURSE;
IS ADIA UP TO IT?
YEAH.
MR. TESSLER, WITH ALL
THE RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL,
WHY DID YOU NEED OUR LAB
FOR YOUR RESEARCH?
THE TIMING WAS A LITTLE TIGHT
AND YOUR SPACE WAS AVAILABLE.
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW
TOP-NOTCH YOUR FACILITIES ARE.
WE EVEN GET TO USE THEM
OURSELVES SOMETIMES.
WOULD YOU BUY A USED TEST TUBE
FROM THAT TECHNO-WEENIE?
WATCH IT; SOME OF MY BEST
FRIENDS ARE TECHNO-WEENIES.
HE'S A WOLF
IN GEEK'S CLOTHING.
*
FRESH OUT OF COLLEGE,
I'D HAVE KILLED TO WORK FOR HIM.
*
AM I GETTING PARANOID,
OR ARE WE BEING FOLLOWED?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAKE A LEFT.
*
OKAY, PARK IT;
LET'S FIND OUT WHO THIS GUY IS.
HEY!
*
NOTHING LIKE THIS
HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU BEFORE?
NO.
DOES ANYONE
IN YOUR FAMILY
HAVE ANY KIND OF
UNUSUAL ABILITIES?
WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL,
MY GRANDMOTHER COULD
SEE THE FUTURE IN TEA LEAVES.
PEOPLE WOULD COME
TO OUR VILLAGE
FROM THE PROVINCES,
JUST TO HAVE
THEIR FORTUNES TOLD.
WE WERE VERY CLOSE.
I THOUGHT VICTOR TOLD ME
YOU WERE FROM HONG KONG.
I MOVED THERE
FOR UNIVERSITY.
DR. HENDRICKS MENTIONED
THAT YOU HAD SOME SCARRING.
WHAT'S THAT FROM?
CAR ACCIDENT,
IT WAS NOTHING.
HE SEEMED TO THINK
IT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS.
WAS THAT
IN HONG KONG?
YES.
ADIA,
IF WE CAN'T BE HONEST
WITH ONE ANOTHER,
WE'RE BOTH JUST
WASTING OUR TIME.
TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR WORK AT TESSLER.
VICTOR AND I ARE ADAPTING
FUZZY LOGIC CONSTRUCTS
TO THE GAME PROGRAM,
AND DEVELOPING THE INTERFACE
WITH THE SUIT DIAGNOSTICS.
YOU HAD NO RIGHT
TO HARASS GRANT TESSLER.
WE ASKED
QUESTIONS.
WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO
WITH THE GIRL?
TESSLER'S EXPERIMENTING
IN VIRTUAL REALITY.
HE HIRES A WOMAN WHO INTERACTS
AS IF IT'S REAL.
COINCIDENCE?
HERE WE GO,
THE GRAND CONSPIRACY THEORY.
OKAY,
WHAT ABOUT THE NO-NECKS
IN BAD SUITS TAILING US?
THIS HAS GOT TO STOP;
MATTHEW, WE'RE ON THE SAME TEAM!
THEN QUIT HOGGING THE BALL,
FRANK.
I ADMIT IN THE PAST THERE WERE
TIMES I KEPT THINGS FROM YOU.
FOR VALID REASONS,
AT THE TIME.
YOU'LL BE STRAIGHT
WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT?
IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM, I STILL
HAVE YOUR RESIGNATION ON FILE.
DON'T HOLD
YOUR BREATH.
*
CASE LOG UPDATE.
THERE'S A GROWING CONNECTION
BETWEEN TESSLER INDUSTRIES
AND O.S.I.R.
SENIOR STAFF.
LINDSAY CONTINUES
TO WORK WITH ADIA.
SO FAR
WITH INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS.
PRAEGER OUT.
LINDSAY.
SURE.
EXCUSE ME
JUST A MINUTE.
WHAT'S UP?
WE NEED TO REPEAT
THE EXPERIMENT.
I'M NOT SURE
SHE'S READY FOR THAT.
WHAT'S THE RUSH?
I DON'T LIKE
THE WAY FRANK'S SNIFFING AROUND.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE
AT HER PACE NOT OURS.
WE GOTTA FIND OUT WHAT FRANK
AND TESSLER ARE REALLY AFTER?
SHE'S ALL WE GOT.
IF YOU PUSH HER,
SHE MAY SHUT DOWN OR WORSE.
ARE YOU PREPARED
TO LIVE WITH THAT?
LET HER DECIDE.
AM I IN TROUBLE?
NO.
ADIA,
WE NEED YOU
TO DO SOMETHING FOR US.
*
WE NEED YOU
TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN.
ADIA,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.
SHE'S RIGHT,
YOU DON'T.
YOU CAN WALK OUT OF HERE
RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M AFRAID.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALRIGHT.
YOU DON'T
HELP US,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
*
ALRIGHT, ADIA.
THIS TEST WILL HELP DETERMINE
IF THE GAME TRIGGERS
ANY LATENT PSYCHO-KINETIC
ABILITY.
HEY,
IF THE SUIT FITS...
I WISH VICTOR
WERE HERE.
WE TRIED.
DID YOU CHECK
AT TESSLER?
YEAH.
LISTEN, ADIA,
I THINK WE'LL MAKE
A GREAT TEAM.
IT'S JUST A GAME,
REMEMBER?
OKAY.
THE LAST TIME
WE HAD THIS MOVED
TO COMBAT LEVEL 2.
THAT'S WHERE
WE START.
I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE,
GRANT.
I KNOW HOW VALUABLE
YOUR TIME IS.
THE RENT ON THIS PLACE
MUST BE A KILLER.
SHALL WE BEGIN?
OKAY GUYS,
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
LET'S GO.
ALRIGHT,
LET'S CRANK IT UP.
LET'S GO,
ADIA.
IT ISN'T GONNA WORK;
SHE'S AFRAID TO BE HIT.
SHE A LITTLE SCARED,
THAT'S ALL.
THE WHOLE POINT
IS TO REPEAT THE EXPERIMENT.
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT
BOTH WAYS.
TALK TO HER,
GRANT.
ADIA.
THIS IS NO TIME
TO GET COLD FEET.
IF WE SCRUB THE PROJECT, ALL THE
WORK YOU#A AND VICTOR HAVE DONE
IS GONE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
COME ON, ADIA,
LET'S GO.
NICE SHOT.
OKAY,
GO.
WHAT'S THAT?
RELAX,
MR. PRAEGER,
IT'S PART OF THE PROGRAM;
WE'RE MOVING TO LEVEL 3.
SHOULDN'T YOU
TELL HER THAT?
AHH!
ADIA,
WHAT IS IT?
AHH!
SHUT IT DOWN!
*
VICTOR.
WHERE'S VICTOR?
WE'LL FIND HIM.
YOU ALRIGHT?
MY GOD,
SHE'S BEEN SHOT.
NO.
I'LL CALL
AN AMBULANCE.
PUT PRESSURE
ON THAT.
*
OKAY.
*
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON;
SHE'S LOSING BLOOD.
IT HURTS.
I KNOW IT DOES.
LISTEN TO ME,
YOU'VE HEALED YOURSELF BEFORE.
YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER
HOW TO DO IT AGAIN.
CONCENTRATE.
VISUALIZE IT
HEALING.
COME ON,
ADIA.
*
*
*
LOOKS LIKE WE WON'T NEED
THAT AMBULANCE, AFTER ALL.
HEY.
WHAT?
YOU HAPPY
NOW YOU GOT YOUR WAY?
ANTON SAYS SHE'S FINE; THE BLOOD
MADE IT LOOK WORSE THAN IT WAS.
SO WE GOT LUCKY;
WE COULD HAVE KILLED HER.
I KNOW THAT.
WHAT WERE YOU
TRYING TO PROVE?
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO CUT ELSINGER
OUT OF THE LOOP LIKE YOU SAID,
WHY WAS HE THERE;
I HAD
NO CHOICE!
THE HELL
YOU DIDN'T.
I TOLD YOU
ADIA WASN'T READY FOR THIS,
BUT YOU HAD
YOUR OWN AGENDA.
IT WAS A RISK
WE HAD TO TAKE.
RIGHT.
SO WE JUST FORGET ABOUT
THE SUBJECT AND GATHER THE DATA.
YOU KNOW
WHO YOU SOUND LIKE?
FRANK.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT
PERSONAL AGENDAS.
IT'S NOT ABOUT YOURS,
IT'S NOT ABOUT FRANK'S.
THIS IS ABOUT HELPING SOMEONE
WHO TRUSTED US.
I KNOW THAT.
OKAY.
THIS JUST CAME IN.
MAYBE IT'LL GIVE YOU
SOMETHING ELSE
TO THINK ABOUT.
*
YOU FIGURE THOSE GOONS IN
THE PARKING LOT WERE MILITARY?
LINDSAY'S SAYS
THEIR LICENCE PLATE
WAS SECURED
GOVERNMENT ISSUE.
SHE'S STILL
DECODING IT.
STILL NOTHING?
NO E.M. FLUX, NOT SO MUCH AS
A BLIP OF RADIATION.
THE PHENOMENON HAD TO BE
LOCALIZED WITHIN HER.
IT LOOKED LIKE
A SPRAY FROM AN UZI.
YOU GOTTA WONDER
ABOUT THE BATTLE SCENARIOS
AND STRATEGY
IN THIS SO-CALLED GAME.
YEAH,
MILITARY APPLICATIONS.
YEAH;
WONDER IF TESSLER
HAS ANY DEFENCE CONTRACTS
UP HIS SLEEVE.
WOULDN'T DOUBT IT.
FRANK.
YOU HAVE A MOMENT; I'D LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT TESSLER INDUSTRIES.
IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE ME
A HARD TIME, FORGET IT--
WHY WOULD I
DO THAT?
MATT SAID
YOU'RE UPSET.
NOT WITH THE VISIT ITSELF
BUT WITH ITS TONE.
IN THE END,
NO HARM WAS DONE.
IT APPEARS THAT GRANT TESSLER
IS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH YOU.
TESSLER RECRUITS AGGRESSIVELY
AND WE CAN'T MATCH WHAT HE PAYS.
IT STARTS
WITH A CASUAL LUNCH,
THEN AN EXPENSIVE DINNER
TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
JUST TO EXCHANGE IDEAS,
OF COURSE.
WELL, I DON'T THINK I'M LOOKING
TO MAKE A MOVE JUST YET.
WHAT EXACTLY
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, PETER?
A SUBURBAN BUNGALOW
AND A MINI VAN,
OR THE UNIFYING FORCE
OF THE COSMOS?
EVER ASK QUESTIONS
YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS TO?
I CAN HELP YOU
GET IT.
REALLY?
TESSLER ALSO DOES
PURE RESEARCH.
I KNOW.
WE HAVE SEVERAL
JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS.
YOU COULD
HEAD ONE OF THEM UP,
IN ADDITION
TO YOUR NORMAL DUTIES.
LET ME KNOW.
WHAT ABOUT
THE TEAM?
I'M SURE MATTHEW
WOULD ADJUST SOMEHOW.
IN ANY CASE, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DECIDE RIGHT NOW.
LET'S DO LUNCH
NEXT WEEK.
I'VE ADDED A MILD SEDATIVE
TO THE RUNNER,
JUST TO SMOOTH OUT
THE EDGES.
THANKS.
OKAY,
I'LL JUST TAKE YOUR PULSE.
*
YOU'VE SURVIVED WORSE THAN THIS,
HAVEN'T YOU?
THESE SCARS,
THEY'RE
FROM MANACLES?
PERHAPS
ROPE BURNS?
IT WAS
A LONG TIME AGO.
SOME SCARS GO DEEPER
THAN THE SKIN, DON'T THEY?
MY NAME...
MY NAME
IS NING LEE.
ACCORDING TO IMMIGRATION,
NING LEE'S REQUEST FOR SANCTUARY
AS A POLITICAL REFUGEE
WAS REFUSED
FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
SHE'S BEEN DODGING
DEPORTATION
FOR OVER 2 YEARS.
JUST BEFORE SHE AND VICTOR
JOINED TESSLER INDUSTRIES.
YOU DIDN'T ALERT
THE AUTHORITIES.
NO,
I USED MY INSIDE CONTACTS.
ADIA PROVIDED TESSLER INDUSTRIES
WITH A FAKE VISA
TO GO WITH
HER FAKE PASSPORT.
COST A FORTUNE
ON THE BLACK MARKET.
ANTON,
ANYTHING ELSE?
SHE ESCAPED FROM A PRISON
IN HUNAN PROVINCE
AND SOMEHOW
GOT TO HONG KONG.
JEEZ.
HER PAIN
IS ALL TOO REAL.
THE WOUNDS SHE'S MANIFESTING
ARE NOT NEW,
THEY'RE EMERGING
FROM SCAR TISSUE.
OLD WOUNDS.
SOMEHOW THEY'RE BEING TRIGGER
BY THE GAME.
TESSLER'S GAME HAS MILITARY
WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
WELL,
IF THIS GUY SUCCEEDS
IN LINKING A COMPUTER
TO THE HUMAN BRAIN--
THEN HE'D HAVE
A REMOTE CONTROL SOLDIER.
*
*
I PATCHED INTO
THE GAME
THROUGH
THE MAINFRAME.
TIANANMEN SQUARE?
MAYBE THAT'S HER WAY
OF CONFRONTING HER PAST.
SHE PUTS A LOT OF HERSELF
INTO HER WORK.
LIKE ANTON SAID,
OLD WOUNDS.
WE ALL HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THOSE.
PRAEGER.
MATTHEW, COME TO MY OFFICE,
IMMEDIATELY.
*
THANK YOU,
CURTIS.
I'LL HAVE THE FILE SENT OVER
THIS AFTERNOON.
RIGHT.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
I'M TRANSFERRING THIS CASE
TO CURTIS ROLLINS' TEAM.
UPDATE YOUR SUMMARY;
HAVE IT ON MY DESK
BY 1500 HOURS.
I ALMOST GOT ADIA KILLED.
I CAN'T
JUST WALK AWAY FROM THIS.
PROTOCOL
SUGGESTS OTHERWISE.
YOU'RE FAR TOO CLOSE
TO THIS,
TOO EMOTIONALLY
INVOLVED.
THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT
TESTING A GAME, WAS IT?
IT WAS ABOUT
TESTING ADIA.
FOR WHAT?
AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
WITH A STRANGE POWER.
THE PERFECT
TEST SUBJECT.
I WON'T LET YOU USE HER,
FRANK.
1500 HOURS,
MATTHEW.
HOLD IT,
RIGHT THERE.
ADIA,
RUN!
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NO!
*
TED HARMAN, IMMIGRATION;
YOU'RE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, SIR.
*
*
HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE?
I PUT THIS ON MY FINGER
AND I FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS.
BUT THAT'S NOT
WHAT IT'S GONNA COST YOU.
39.95.
3 OF CLUBS.
6 OF HEARTS.
ANYBODY KNOW
WHERE THE REMOTE IS?
I KNOW
HOW THIS ENDS.
THEY HAD FRIENDLIER ALIENS
AT AREA 51.
MR. PRAEGER,
STEP OUTSIDE, PLEASE.
HEY,
I MADE BAIL.
HOPE YOU WEREN'T UNCOMFORTABLE
IN "THE CELEBRITY MOTEL".
I LOVE SHARING A BATHROOM
WITH STRANGERS.
IT REMINDS ME
OF SUMMER CAMP.
STANDARD PROCEDURE.
MAKING SURE YOU WERE
WHO YOU CLAIMED.
YOU WEREN'T EXACTLY
HANDING OUT BUSINESS CARDS.
YOU'RE A FED;
WHY'D YOU TAKE OFF LIKE THAT?
COULDN'T AFFORD
TO HAVE YOU BLOW OUR COVER.
WE'VE HAD TESSLER UNDER
SURVEILLANCE FOR SOME TIME.
SUSPICION OF HIRING
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
FRANK, NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE GLAD
TO MEET YOU AT A CHEAP MOTEL.
I'M SURE THEY MADE YOU FEEL
RIGHT AT HOME.
WERE YOU AWARE ADIA CARLING
WAS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN?
TECHNICALLY--
THANK YOU,
MATTHEW.
MR. HARMAN,
WE'RE CONVINCED THAT THIS WOMAN
IS A GENUINE POLITICAL REFUGEE.
NOT ACCORDING
TO THE PAPERWORK.
CAN WE
TALK TO HER?
WHAT IS SHE
TO YOU?
MR. HARMAN,
YOUR BOSS IS MIKE PRESTON,
RIGHT;
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M SURE HE'D BE PLEASED TO HEAR
HOW VERY COOPERATIVE AND KIND
YOU HAVE BEEN.
I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN DO.
I WANT YOUR TEAM
TO WRAP OUT THIS INVESTIGATION.
ANY DANGER OF ME MISTAKING THIS
FOR A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE?
IF YOU LIKE.
DO YOU WISH
TO HAVE YOUR LAWYER PRESENT?
I WANT TO SEE
VICTOR GRANGER.
I'M AFRAID NOT.
WHAT EXACTLY
WERE YOU DOING
AT TESSLER INDUSTRIES?
WHY DID YOU FALSIFY
YOUR DOCUMENTATION?
I WAS AFRAID.
AFRAID OF WHAT?
BEING SENT HOME.
BACK TO PRISON.
A CRIMINAL RECORD.
MISS,
UNLESS YOU COOPERATE,
YOUR PLANE FOR BEIJING
LEAVES TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU WILL TELL US
ABOUT THE OTHERS.
IF YOU DON'T,
YOUR FAMILY WILL.
*
WHAT THE HELL?
DID YOU
CUT YOURSELF?
JESUS;
GET A DOCTOR IN HERE.
PUT YOUR HANDS
OVER YOUR HEAD.
KEEP THEM THERE.
YOU'LL BE OKAY.
YOU'RE OKAY.
*
TO THE BEST
OF MY UNDERSTANDING
ADIA HAS REPRESSED
EVERYTHING ABOUT HERSELF.
HER OWN NAME,
HER FAMILY.
THE PERSON SHE WAS BEFORE
SHE ESCAPED FROM THAT PRISON.
I CAN'T PUT THAT
IN MY REPORT.
YOU CAN'T
SENT HER BACK.
LET US
PROVE IT.
HOW'S THAT?
I HAVE A THEORY--
IT'S ONLY JUST THAT.
THE GAME TRIGGERS
ADIA'S
SUPPRESSED MEMORIES.
WITH REGRESSIVE HYPNOSIS
I CAN SAFELY GUIDE HER BACK,
THROUGH THOSE EXPERIENCES
AND HELP HER
PUT THEM TO REST.
WAIT A MINUTE,
JUST BY HYPNOTIZING HER?
SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY
TO GET ON WITH THE PRESENT
IS TO GET RID OF
THE PAST.
SOUNDS LIKE
SOME NEW AGE THING.
OKAY,
HERE'S THE DEAL.
YOU CAN HAVE HER,
ONLY UNDER MY SUPERVISION.
THE BOYFRIEND
REMAINS IN OUR CUSTODY.
THAT'S ALL PENDING APPROVAL
FROM MY SUPERVISOR.
ALREADY
TAKEN CARE OF.
PLEASE,
DON'T LET THEM SEND ME BACK.
ADIA,
WE'RE GETTING YOU OUT.
DR. HENDRICKS
HAS A PLAN.
BUT IT'LL MEAN
FACING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
YOU UP FOR THAT?
YES.
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
TO END THIS.
THERE'S
AN EXPRESSION:
THAT WHICH DOES NOT KILL ME
MAKES ME STRONGER.
I THINK YOU COULD
TEACH NIETZSCHE
A THING OR 2
ON THAT TOPIC.
YOU COULD, TOO,
I THINK.
THE PAST
CAN HOLD YOU BACK,
BUT ONLY
IF YOU LET IT.
WONDER WHY FRANK ISN'T HERE
TO SEE THIS.
EVER THINK HE MIGHT BE
JUST LETTING US
DO OUR JOB?
NOT EVEN
FOR A MINUTE.
HOW'S SHE DOING?
HEART RATE'S
SLOWING.
BETA WAVES
INCREASING.
THE PENTATHOL'S
TAKING EFFECT.
ANTON SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE
HYPNOTIZING HER.
*
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
22.
LET'S GO
FURTHER BACK,
TO YOUR DAYS AS A STUDENT
IN BEIJING.
NING LEE,
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
18.
WHERE ARE YOU?
BEIJING;
THE STUDENT PROTEST.
THE SOLDIERS ARE EVERYWHERE.
SNIPERS
ON THE ROOFTOPS.
THE TANKS.
BUT WE ARE STRONG.
THE PEOPLE
ARE ON OUR SIDE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THE SOLDIERS?
THE STUDENTS
ARE THROWING ROCKS AT THEM.
NO, NO,
STOP!
STAY WITH IT,
ADIA.
YOU'RE
IN TOTAL CONTROL.
WHAT'S
HAPPENING;
THE ROCKS...
I HAD TO STOP THEM,
THEY WERE THROWING THE ROCKS.
NO.
NO!
MY HEAD!
AHHH!
WHAT THE HELL?
HEART RATE BUILDING,
ANTON.
BETA WAVES
PEAKING.
I KNOW
THIS HURTS,
BUT IT'S ONLY
A MEMORY.
YOU'VE GOT
TO FIGHT IT.
YOU'VE GOT
TO GO ON.
IT'S ONLY
A MEMORY.
GOOD.
NOW,
TRY TO REMEMBER
HOW YOU
HEALED YOURSELF.
WHAT DID YOU
THINK ABOUT?
I FELL OUT OF
A TREE ONCE.
MY GRANDMOTHER
HELD ME.
HER HANDS
WERE SO SOFT.
THEY SMELLED
OF ORANGES.
*
GOOD,
IT'S WORKING.
ALRIGHT,
DON'T BE AFRAID.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN WAKE UP
WHENEVER YOU WANT TO.
ALRIGHT?
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
STILL IN
THE SQUARE.
TIANANMEN SQUARE.
THE SOLDIERS...
THE SOLDIERS
ARE SHOOTING!
AHHH!
BODIES ARE FALLING
ALL AROUND US!
OW.
NO!
FIGHT IT, ADIA,
FIGHT IT.
IT'S ONLY
A MEMORY.
NO, RUN!
THEY'LL SHOOT YOU, TOO;
LEAVE ME, RUN!
STAY WITH IT,
FIGHT IT.
YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S TOUCH;
REMEMBER HOW IT FELT.
ISN'T SOMEBODY
GONNA CALL 911?
SHE'S OKAY.
*
GOOD.
YOU DID IT,
ADIA.
YOU DID IT.
BIO-STATS
RETURNING TO NORMAL.
HEART RATE
STABILIZING.
WE ONLY HAVE
A LITTLE WAY TO GO.
ALRIGHT?
NOW, WHAT HAPPENED
AFTER THE RIOT?
JAIL.
TRIAL.
HUNAN PRISON.
THEY WANT NAMES.
IT'S ALRIGHT.
YOU'RE SAFE.
I'M ALRIGHT,
NOW.
YOU'RE OKAY?
YOU'RE OKAY.
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SEEN ENOUGH?
*
HARMAN'S SUPPORTING
ADIA'S REFUGEE CLAIM.
THIS SHOULD BE
THE BREAK SHE NEEDS.
LET'S HOPE SO.
I COULD HAVE BLOWN IT
FOR HER OR WORSE.
THANKS FOR
PULLING ME BACK.
ANY TIME.
ANY TIME?
YOU STILL THINK
TESSLER'S MILITARY?
IF HE'S NOT,
HE WORKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS.
FRANK'S NOT ALONE
IN THIS.
HOW DO WE
STOP HIM?
BY KNOWING
WHO TO TRUST.
*
YOU CAN SEE, HER ABILITIES CAN
BE ACCESSED THROUGH HYPNOSIS,
WHICH SUGGESTS AN UNDERLYING
ABILITY TO CONTROL THEM.
I JUST WISH
WE'D HAD THE SUIT ON HER
TO FULLY RECORD
HER PHYSICAL RESPONSES.
YOU'LL HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR STUDIES.
GOOD WORK, FRANK,
THANKS.
ANY TIME.
COMING?
YEAH,
SURE.
SEE YOU
LATER.
INDEED