PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000): Season 3, Episode 4 - Palimpsest - full transcript
The bodies of a prospector and a young-looking old woman that mysteriously appeared in an unfinished building imply that the past, the present and the future might somehow be intersecting at that spot. The team's psychic, Kate, he...
EVEN THE CORONER DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS ONE.
WHY IS IT YOU AND I ALWAYS END
UP IN DARK CORRIDORS TOGETHER?
JUST LUCKY,
I GUESS.
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WHAT WAS THAT?
WHAT WAS WHAT?
NOTHING.
IT'S IN HERE.
A REAL STOMACH CHURNER,
IS IT?
YES, SIR.
WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE A BREAK.
THANK YOU.
IT'S OKAY.
HER SKULL CRACKED
ON IMPACT.
AND SHE'S
PROBABLY SUFFERED
A TORN LIVER,
SEVERED SPLEEN,
SHEARED HEART.
WELL,
IF THE IMPACT DIDN'T KILL HER
THE INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL BLEEDING DID.
OH, MAN.
CAUSE OF DEATH:
UNCONTROLLED FALL.
FROM 8 FEET?
.ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS
MANY THEORIES, RUMOURS
AND STORIES REVOLVE AROUND
A PARANORMAL OCCURRENCE
DURING WORLD WAR II
KNOWN AS
THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT--
WHEREIN A WARSHIP AND ITS CREW
SUPPOSEDLY SHIFTED THROUGH TIME.
THE O.S.I.R. DIDN'T EXIST THEN,
BUT IN CASE FILE 600-001
ITS INVESTIGATORS CONFRONTED
A SIMILAR EVENT:
THE PALIMPSEST EFFECT.
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LOOK AT THE FLOOR.
IT'S COMPLETELY BUCKLED.
SEE THE WAY
THE BLOOD POOLED?
SHE WASN'T DRAGGED IN
FROM ANYWHERE.
HOW ARE
THE ENVIRONMENTALS?
NOTHING
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
YEAH,
EXCEPT HER.
THE SOIL COMPRESSIBILITY TESTS
WERE NORMAL.
EARTH UNDER THE FOUNDATION'S
ROCK SOLID.
LET'S CALCULATE
THE VELOCITY
SHE'D NEED TO BE TRAVELLING
WHEN SHE HIT.
HEAR THAT?
THERE'S NO SEISMIC ACTIVITY
AROUND HERE.
NO SUBWAY.
ANY CONSTRUCTION?
NO, NOT YET.
SHE SHOULD
JUST NOT BE HERE.
I'M RUNNING
HER PRINTS.
SHE HAS NO I.D. ON HER,
NOT EVEN ANY POCKETS.
MAYBE SHE WAS ON HER WAY
TO A STAR TREK CONVENTION.
WAIT TILL YOU GET A LOAD
AT OUR LATEST CORPSE.
I'M LOOKING AT IT.
DAMN WALK UPS.
SOME TENANT, NAME OF TAYLOR,
FOUND THE 2nd BODY.
TENANT?
THE BUILDING'S UP FOR DEMOLITION
NOBODY SHOULD BE LIVING HERE.
TAYLOR'S HOLDING OUT FOR A JUICY
PAY OUT FROM THE DEVELOPER.
LITTLE GUY WITH A BIG LAWYER,
YOU'D LIKE HIM.
WHAT FLOOR
ARE WE ON?
3rd.
YOU GET AROUND.
AFTERNOON,
SIR.
AFTER YOU.
ARE YOU IN CHARGE?
YEAH,
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
WE'RE WORKING
WITH THE POLICE.
CAN'T YOU
GET IT OUT OF HERE?
THE BLOOD.
IT'S EVERYWHERE.
IT'S A SET UP.
AND HE STINKS
LIKE THEY FOUND HIM
IN A SEWER.
OH, JEEZ.
MR. TAYLOR,
TELL ME
WHAT YOU SAW.
NOTHING.
I CAME BACK
WITH MY SANDWICH
TO WATCH THE NOON NEWS,
THEN I HEARD THIS CRASH.
LIKE GLASS BREAKING?
LIKE A DEMOLITION CREW
COMING THROUGH MY WINDOW!
THEN I FOUND
THIS GUY
STINKING UP THE PLACE,
BLEEDING ON MY CARPET.
THIS WON'T WORK.
WHAT WON'T WORK?
THEY ARE TRYING
TO SCREW ME.
WHO?
THE DEVELOPER,
THE ARCHITECT.
IF THEY EXPECT
TO DRIVE ME FROM MY HOME
IT'S GONNA COST THEM
BIG, BIG, BIG TIME.
THEY DO NOT KNOW
WHO THEY ARE DEALING WITH.
YEAH WELL,
WE ALL HAVE THAT PROBLEM
RIGHT NOW, DON'T WE?
I'LL GO DO
A BACKGROUND CHECK.
ON ME?
OH, I THINK
YOU'D DO THAT.
GATHER
YOUR INFORMATION.
WHY DON'T YOU
HARASS
THE ARCHITECT?
SHE'S TRYING
TO SET ME UP.
WHY WOULD SHE
GO TO ALL THIS TROUBLE?
IF IT'S NOT HER
THEN HE'S
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THE TAX DEPARTMENT.
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RAY?
COME ON,
HANDSOME.
I'M SURE
HE'S IN GOOD HANDS.
ANOTHER
FASHION STATEMENT.
WHAT IS THAT;
WINDOW GLASS?
IT FEEL LIGHTER,
KINDA LIKE PLEXIGLASS.
FROM THE SHARDS
AND THE POSITION OF THE BODY,
IT'S AS IF WE WALKED THROUGH
A WALL OF GLASS--
FROM RIGHT HERE.
NO SCAFFOLDING, NO LEDGES,
NO BROKEN WINDOW.
WEIRD.
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO MAKE FRIENDS
WITH THE ARCHITECT.
I'M NOT CHANGING
THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING.
JUST FIGHT HIM
ON IT,
ISN'T THAT
WHAT I PAY YOU FOR?
JUST TELL ME HOW IT GOES;
OKAY, THANKS.
MY OVERPRICED LAWYER.
HI,
I'M VALERIE WELLES.
HI,
LINDSAY DONNER,
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH.
MATT PRAEGER,
HER OVERPRICED COLLEAGUE.
THE POLICE SAID THEY
WERE BRINGING IN SPECIALISTS.
WHAT DO YOU
SPECIALIZE IN?
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
AND RESEARCH.
WE EXPLORE
UNUSUAL PHENOMENA:
GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES,
HAUNTINGS, THAT SORT OF THING.
YOU'RE TALKING GHOSTS?
I HAVE A UNION CREW
STANDING BY AT FULL PAY,
AN ILLEGAL TENANT
WHO WON'T BUDGE
AND A COURT SYSTEM THAT'S
TOTALLY INDIFFERENT TO MY LIFE.
YOU'RE TALKING
GHOSTS?
TELL US
ABOUT YOUR BUILDING.
THAT ISN'T MY BUILDING.
THIS IS MY BUILDING.
AND I DON'T MEAN
TO SOUND INSENSITIVE
BUT ONE SQUATTER'S DEATH
IS HOLDING UP--
PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
UNDERSTAND THAT?
PEOPLE?
IT WASN'T MR. TAYLOR,
WAS IT?
NO, MR. TAYLOR
IS FINE.
SORRY
TO DISAPPOINT YOU.
YOU KNOW YOU CATCH MORE FLIES
WITH HONEY THAN WITH VINEGAR.
THANK YOU,
GRASSHOPPER.
WHY THE HARD TIME?
PEOPLE HAVE DIED, ALL SHE CARES
ABOUT IS HER BUILDING.
SHE'S CLEAN, IT'S TAYLOR
WHO HAS OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
ANYTHING INTERESTING?
DISTURBING THE PEACE,
D.W.I.
HE'S NOT EXACTLY
A KILLER.
BUT ENOUGH FOR RAY TO TURN HIM
OVER TO HIS PALS ON THE FORCE.
FINGERPRINT CHECKS ON BOTH
VICTIMS TURNED UP NOTHING.
JUST MEANS
THEY WEREN'T CRIMINALS
OR SERVICEMEN.
THERE'S NO STORE LABELS
IN HIS CLOTHES,
THEY'RE ALL HANDMADE.
AMISH FARMER;
HUTTERITE?
UNLIKE OUR JANE DOE,
HE HAD POCKETS.
I FOUND THIS
ON HIM.
IT'S A OLD TRIMMING KNIFE,
A REAL ANTIQUE.
AND COINS
FROM THE 1860's.
WHAT IS IT?
I'M NOT SURE.
THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT HER.
YOU HAVEN'T RETURNED
ANY OF MY CALLS.
OH, UM,
BUSY.
SORRY.
THIS IS
SOME KIND OF SYNTHETIC THREAD
I CANNOT IDENTIFY.
IT'S NOT
PETROLEUM-BASED.
WHAT ABOUT
THE GLASS?
THE GLASS.
THE GLASS
IS VERY STRONG,
VERY FLEXIBLE,
VERY EFFECTIVE FILTER
AGAINST U.V. RAYS.
SIMILAR TO
WHAT THEY USE
IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE.
IT'S NOT
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE YET.
WOULDN'T YOU LOVE
TO HAVE THE PATENT ON THIS?
THIS CAN'T
BE RIGHT.
WHAT?
ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS
THE DEAD WOMAN
FELL 12 STORIES
IN A 5 STORY BUILDING.
DID YOU CHECK
FOR ANGLE OF ENTRY?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT.
IMPOSSIBLE'S OUR MIDDLE NAME,
REMEMBER?
YEAH.
I NEED MORE TIME
AT THE SITE.
THE BUILDING'S
ABOUT TO BE TORN DOWN.
LET'S STAY FOCUSED
ON THE VICTIMS.
I'M HAVING ANTON
RUN A D.N.A. SCREEN.
FINDING OUT WHO THEY ARE
WON'T TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
IT USUALLY
COMES BACK TO THE PEOPLE.
EXCEPT WHERE THERE'S
A PHYSICAL FORCE.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SITE
THAT'S TRIGGERING THE EVENTS.
I'M GETTING BACK THERE.
THIS SHOWS THE LAYOUT
OF THE WHOLE AREA IN THE 1800's.
THANKS.
NO, THANK YOU FOR PRYING
MR. TAYLOR OUT OF HIS APARTMENT.
NOW I CAN START
THE DEMOLITION.
WE'D REALLY LIKE TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE
BEFORE THE BUILDING
COMES DOWN.
LOOK, I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO MY INVESTORS.
YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME,
MS. DONNER.
CASE MANAGER'S LOG,
PRAEGER REPORTING.
ON AXON'S SUGGESTION
WE'RE REEXAMINING THE SITE
WHERE
THE DEAD WOMAN WAS FOUND.
ANYTHING?
NO.
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THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
PETER,
SHUT UP.
JUST LET ME
HEAR YOU BREATHE.
WELL, WHATEVER IT IS
YOU ENCOUNTERED IN THERE
HASN'T HAD
ANY ILL EFFECTS.
YOU BOTH
SEEM PERFECTLY NORMAL.
SEE THAT,
I'M PERFECT.
BUT THE RUSSIAN JUDGE
GIVES YOU A 4.
WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?
IT SHIMMERED
LIKE A MIRAGE.
WELL, MAYBE THE DUST IN SOME WAY
ALTERED YOUR VISION.
WE COULDN'T HAVE BOTH HAD
THE EXACT SAME HALLUCINATION.
TRUST ME MATT,
IT'S GOTTA BE THE BUILDING.
I'VE ACCESSED THE SCHEMATICS
TO THE CITY'S POWER GRID.
TURNS OUT
THERE'S 2 HIGH KVA POWER TRUNKS
INTERSECTING
DIRECTLY BENEATH THE BUILDING.
ANYTHING
ON THE E.M. SCANNER?
NOT THE ANSWERS
I WAS LOOKING FOR.
WHERE DO THESE PEOPLE
COME FROM?
COULD THIS BE SOME KIND OF
SPONTANEOUS APPORTATION?
NOT QUITE ANTON,
BUT YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
PETER AND I HAVE ANOTHER
EXPLANATION FOR THE PHASING.
PHASING?
OH, BOY.
THE THEORY'S BASED ON
A CONCEPT CALLED PALIMPSEST.
PALIMPSEST REFERS TO TEXT ON
PARCHMENT WHICH HAS BEEN ERASED.
AFTER IT'S RE-USED,
SOME OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT
STILL BLEEDS THROUGH.
PALIMPSEST.
THE SITE
WOULD BE THE PARCHMENT
AND THE ARCHITECTURE,
THE TEXT.
THAT'S QUITE A STRETCH.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT
PIECES OF THE PAST
STILL EXIST
IN THE PRESENT BUILDING?
LET'S LOOK AT
THE EVIDENCE.
THERE'S THE OLD COINS,
THE TRIMMING KNIFE,
THE DEAD MAN HIMSELF.
WHAT ABOUT
THE WOMAN?
AND THE GLASS
FROM THE MAN'S BODY?
OH,
HE'S A MESS.
NO FILLINGS
OR CROWNS.
RETARDED DENTITION.
THAT INDICATES POOR HEALTH
AS A CHILD.
AVULSED TEETH,
LOOSENED TEETH.
BRUSHING, FLOSSING.
THIS MAN
HAS NEVER SEEN A TOOTHBRUSH
OR A DENTIST
FOR THAT MATTER.
CLAIRE, DID YOU CHECK THE ORGANS
FOR TRACES OF MERCURY?
YEAH,
IN THE KIDNEY BIOPSY.
MERCURY POISONING?
YES, IT'S QUITE COMMON AMONG
CERTAIN TRADES IN THE 1860's,
LIKE FURRIERS
AND TANNERS.
DOESN'T PROVE
HE'S FROM
THE PAST.
OR DISPROVE IT.
FOLLOW ME,
GENTLEMEN.
FEMALE CAUCASIAN.
AGE INDETERMINATE.
LOOKS LIKE
SHE'S IN HER 60's.
BASED ON HER BONE DENSITY
AND SPINAL COLUMN COMPRESSION
I WOULD SAY
SHE'S IN HER 80's.
MAYBE OLDER;
THAT'S REMARKABLE.
YET HER EYES
SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF CATARACTS
OR ANY OTHER EXPECTED SIGNS
OF ADVANCED AGING.
I ALSO FOUND THIS.
IT'S A SYNTHETIC HIP.
KIND OF
THE WAY I DRESS.
IT MUST BE STURDY IF IT SURVIVED
THE IMPACT OF THE FALL.
I'VE WORKED WITH ARTIFICIAL
LIMBS IN AFGHANISTAN, CAMBODIA,
BUT I'VE NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING
AS ADVANCED
AS THIS.
THE TECHNOLOGY HERE IS YEARS
AWAY FROM CLINICAL TRIALS.
IF THAT MAN
IS FROM THE PAST,
MAYBE THIS WOMAN
IS FROM THE FUTURE.
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THERE WAS A TANNERY HERE
UNTIL 1918.
MILES FOUND TRACES OF LYE
ON THE MALE VICTIM'S BODY.
THAT ACCOUNTS FOR
THE STRONG ODOR.
SOONER OR LATER EVERY D.O.A.
STINKS, IT'S NATURE'S WAY.
THEY USE LYE
TO REMOVE FLESH FROM THE HIDE
AND TRIMMING KNIVES
TO CUT AWAY
UNUSABLE PIECES.
OH, VERY GOOD,
VERY GOOD.
LOOK,
WE STILL DON'T KNOW
TAYLOR'S NOT
BEHIND THIS.
COME ON, RAY.
YOU THINK THIS GUY SET IT ALL UP
TO SAVE A LOUSY APARTMENT?
TO TRANSPORT A BODY
ALL YOU NEED IS A DEEP TRUCK.
IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
RAY, COME ON, OPEN YOUR MIND,
THINK ABOUT THIS.
THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
ALL EXISTING IN THE SAME PLACE.
YOU KNOW, ARGUING FOR SPACE,
BOUNCING OFF EACH OTHER.
SOUNDS LIKE THANKSGIVING DINNER
AT MY IN-LAWS.
HEY!
DIDN'T YOUR MOTHER TELL YOU,
IT ISN'T NICE TO POINT?
SORRY.
I APPRECIATE
YOUR INITIATIVE,
BUT
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I DIDN'T SIGN OFF
ON THIS.
WITH PALIMPSEST THE TEXT
IS SOMETIMES RECOVERABLE
WHEN YOU HIT IT
WITH ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT MADE
THE BUILDING SHIFT?
IT HAPPENED AROUND NOON,
LIKE THE OTHER EVENTS.
WHEN U.V. RAYS PEAK?
EXACTLY.
IT'S NEARLY NOON NOW,
SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO
IS SCAN THE BUILDING
WITH CONCENTRATED U.V. LIGHT
AND TRY TO RECREATE
THE PHENOMENON.
WE COULD OPEN A WINDOW
INTO THE PAST
OR EVEN THE FUTURE.
OPEN WINDOW TO PAST AND FUTURE.
HERE,
JUST WEAR THE GLASSES.
ALL RIGHTY.
HERE WE GO.
JEEZ.
WOW.
LINDSAY,
YOU GETTING THIS?
I'VE GOT IT,
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
LET'S TRY THIS.
OH, MY GOD.
WHOA.
ONE MORE TIME.
HOLD ON.
HEAT SENSOR INDICATES
SOMEONE
IN THE BUILDING.
SOMEONE'S
IN THERE.
THERE'S SOMEONE
IN THE BASEMENT.
GET THEM OUT.
CUT THE POWER!
HE'S IN
THE BASEMENT.
HELLO!
ANYBODY HERE?
HELLO!
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HELP!
I CAN'T BREATHE,
HELP!
HELP ME OUT!
HELP, HELP!
HELP ME OUT!
WE'LL GET YOU OUT.
STAY WITH US,
BUDDY.
HE'S BLACKED OUT.
EASY, NOW.
EASY.
YOU'LL BE FINE
IF YOU REST.
I'M A DOCTOR.
MY NAME IS HENDRICKS.
NELSAN.
WALLACE NELSAN.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
YOU'RE SAFE.
WE BROUGHT YOU
FROM THE APARTMENT BUILDING.
FROM WHERE?
HOW GOES THE BATTLE?
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?
WE'VE GOT THE REBS
ON THE RUN.
RICHMOND
IS SURROUNDED.
IT'S ONLY
A MATTER OF TIME NOW.
MR. NELSAN IS IN SHOCK
AND SUFFERING A MILD CONCUSSION.
BUT YOU'LL BE FINE.
IF YOU FEEL UP TO IT,
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS.
AT YOUR PLEASURE.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
THESE WERE WORTH.
THAT'D BE
ONE DOLLAR
AND 40.
A GOOD DAY'S WAGE.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
DO YOU NOTICE
ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THEM?
IS THIS SOME KIND OF
PARLOUR GAME?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
WE'RE SCIENTISTS
AND RESEARCHERS.
SCIENTISTS?
WE'D LIKE YOU TO STAY
AND REST FOR A WHILE.
RIGHT, THEN.
OH, THE COINS PLEASE,
I NEED THEM BACK.
OH, I THINK
THERE'S ONE MORE.
SO THERE IS.
THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, MR. NELSAN,
I'M JUST GONNA REMOVE
ONE OF THESE.
AT WHAT TIME
DO PEOPLE EAT AROUND HERE?
WE'LL BE EATING--
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK
WE SHOULD KEEP HIM HERE.
WE CAN'T HOLD HIM
AGAINST HIS WILL.
HE'S TAKING IT ALL
PRETTY WELL;
NO PANIC,
SMOOTH ANSWERS.
IF HE'S NOT THE REAL DEAL,
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ACT.
WHAT IF IT'S NOT?
FIND OUT.
I'LL DO SOME HOMEWORK.
THIS MIGHT BE A TIME
FOR MORE VINEGAR THAN HONEY.
TOUCHE.
I STILL
DON'T TRUST HIM--
...YOU'VE HAD
A LIGHT CONCUSSION.
EVEN IF HE IS
160 YEARS OLD.
I DON'T SUPPOSE I COULD HAVE
A STRETCH OF MY LEGS?
A BREATH OF AIR?
SOON,
IF THAT'S OKAY.
DO Y0U HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW YOU GOT INTO THAT BUILDING?
THE ONE MINUTE,
I WAS IN THE TANNERY,
THEN IT WAS PITCH BLACK
AND I COULDN'T BREATH.
THEN,
I FOUND MY SALVATION.
JUST TAKE IT EASY.
I MEANT
NO OFFENSE.
IF I MAY BE
SO BOLD,
YOU SEEM TO BE
A VERY...
MODERN WOMAN.
THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
THEY LOOK
RATHER DEAD.
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
NO.
I NEED
TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU,
IF THAT'S OKAY.
OF COURSE.
JUST STEP BACK.
OKAY.
NOW,
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU MIGHT
FIND THIS INTERESTING.
TAKE A LOOK.
I HAD
MY CARTE VISITE
TAKEN ONCE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE
WITH COLOURS.
WILL IT
DO THIS TO YOU?
SURE.
TRY IT.
STAND BACK,
AGAIN,
AND POINT IT AT ME.
PUSH THAT BUTTON
ON TOP.
THAT'S IT.
YOU GOT IT.
THIS WILL GIVE THE BOYS
LOTS TO TALK ABOUT.
LINDSAY, PRAEGER WANTS YOU IN
ON THE 11 O'CLOCK.
OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ME,
ARE YOU?
I'LL KEEP YOU
ENTERTAINED.
KNOCK IT OFF!
WATCH THE BLOOD PRESSURE,
RAY.
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THIS
IS MR. NELSAN'S RIGHT LEG.
SEE HOW CRUDELY
THE FIBULA
WAS RESET.
NO ONE WOULD GO TO THOSE LENGTHS
TO PERPETRATE A FRAUD.
I STILL DON'T TRUST HIM,
ANTON.
I THINK
HE'S THE REAL DEAL.
ON DECEMBER 2nd,
A UNION TROOPER
BY THE NAME OF W.R. NELSAN
WAS CONVICTED
OF DESERTION.
HE ESCAPED
THE STOCKADE
BUT WAS RECAPTURED CROSSING INTO
CANADA AND EXECUTED IN 1865.
WHAT WAS HE DOING
IN THE TANNERY?
LIKELY
TRYING TO HIDE.
YOU'RE SURE
HE'S THE SAME GUY?
MATT,
LET'S LOOK AT THIS.
WE MAY HAVE PLUCKED HIM
OUT OF HIS PROPER PLACE IN TIME.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
THE CONSEQUENCES?
WE DIDN'T
START THIS.
FOR ALL WE KNOW,
HE WOULD'VE TURNED UP ANYWAY.
THAT MAY BE.
BUT WHAT THE HELL
DO WE DO WITH HIM NOW?
I KNOW,
I KNOW.
I'M NOT RUNNING THE SAME TEST,
THOUGH.
IT'S A SMALL, CONTROLLED BEAM,
NOTHING RISKY.
WE GOTTA FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
ANTON THINKS WE'VE DONE
ENOUGH DAMAGE ALREADY.
WE CAN'T RISK
PHASING AGAIN.
IF WE DID BRING
THAT GUY HERE,
WE COULD BE ON THE VERGE
OF AN INCREDIBLE BREAKTHROUGH.
WE COULD BE UNCOVERING
A WHOLE NEW CONCEPT OF TIME.
THAT'S
WHAT WORRIES ME.
I'LL SEE WHAT KATE AZZOPARDI
HAS TO SAY.
AH, WAIT...
A REMOTE VIEWER?
WE DON'T NEED
A REMOTE VIEWER.
HER GIFTS
WON'T SOLVE OUR PROBLEM.
WE'RE DEALING WITH SCIENCE
NOT METAPHYSICS.
MAYBE, BUT I'M NOT PREPARED
TO TAKE ANYMORE CHANCES.
YOU THINK SHE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE
WHAT MADE THAT BUILDING SHIFT?
NO, I THINK SHE CAN TELL US
WHERE THE PEOPLE CAME FROM.
YEAH.
IF SHE CAN CONFIRM
THIS IS PURELY
A QUESTION OF SCIENCE,
WE'LL PLAY IT YOUR WAY.
I'M NOT
A CLAIRVOYANT.
I'VE NEVER REMOTE VIEWED
INTO ANOTHER TIME BEFORE.
I KNOW.
THE THINGS I SEE
WHEN I PROJECT MY MIND
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIMITED
TO CURRENT EVENTS AND LOCATIONS.
KATE,
2 PEOPLE ARE DEAD.
DO THIS
FOR ME?
PLEASE?
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE
I CAN WORK WITH?
AN ARTICLE
OF CLOTHING?
A PERSONAL POSSESSION;
BETTER.
I'VE NEVER USED
A LIVE PROP BEFORE.
IN CASE YOU HAVE TO RESORT
TO OLD-FASHIONED TECHNIQUES.
YOU PERFORM
IN THE THEATRE?
SOME PEOPLE
THINK SO.
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*
IN THE NAME
OF GOD.
QUIET.
IT'S THE TANNERY.
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IT'S VALERIE'S TOWER.
SHE'S DRAWING
WHAT WILL BE HERE
IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT'S SHE DOING?
KATE!
KATE!
HER PULSE
IS RACING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
GET HIM
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
RAY!
MATT,
HOLD HER ARM.
I'M GIVING HER
SOME LIDOCAINE.
KATE,
LISTEN TO ME!
YOU GOTTA BREATHE.
IN AND OUT!
SLOW IT DOWN.
SLOWLY BREATH,
KATE.
IN AND OUT,
DEEPLY.
KATE,
LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
COME ON,
KATE.
LET'S TAKE
A WALK.
YEP.
YOU ALRIGHT?
I FEEL LIKE I'M HUNG OVER
ON CHEAP BULGARIAN WINE.
THAT'S ABOUT
HOW I EXPECT YOU TO FEEL
AFTER A JOLT
OF LIDOCAINE.
YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME,
YOU KNOW.
I WOULDN'T DO THAT.
YEAH.
LISTEN,
WHERE WERE YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
KATE,
YOU'VE SEEN SOMETHING,
HAVEN'T YOU?
NOTHING.
I--
HAVE YOU HEARD
ANY NEWS?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
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KATE?
YES?
IN A LONG CORRIDOR
ON A HIGH FLOOR.
WITH HUGE WINDOWS
AND A BLUE TINT.
WHAT,
MY BUILDING?
I'VE SEEN YOU
SOMEWHERE BEFORE.
HAVE WE MET?
NO.
BUT I FEEL LIKE
I KNOW YOU.
KATE?
WHAT IS IT?
I THINK YOU SHOULD TEST HER
FOR P.K. ABILITY.
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KATE DREW A FLOOR PLAN OF THE
TANNERY FROM WHAT SHE REMEMBERS.
AND HERE IS
THE EXISTING LOW-RISE APARTMENT.
THE "X" MARKS THE BODY
FOUND IN TAYLOR'S APARTMENT,
POSITION OF THE BODY COINCIDES
WITH A CATWALK IN THE TANNERY.
THERE'S MORE.
VALERIE WELLES
GAVE ME THIS.
THE OFFICE TOWER
FLOOR PLAN.
IN THE FUTURE
THERE'S
A GLASS PARTITION THERE.
SO, OUR JOHN DOE
RAN DOWN A CATWALK
IN THE PAST
CRASHED THROUGH A WINDOW
IN THE FUTURE
AND THEN BLED TO DEATH
IN THE PRESENT?
WHAT WOULD DO THAT?
PALIMPSEST.
THESE CARDS
ARE AMAZINGLY LOW TECH.
BUT THEY WORK.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
THE BACK OF ONE
AND I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU SEE.
OKAY.
IT'S A BIT DARK.
OH, UM,
THAT'S TOO BRIGHT.
REALLY?
YEAH.
HAVE YOU
HAD YOUR EYES LOOKED AT?
YES,
I HAVE MACULAR
DEGENERATION.
SHORT OF A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH
I WILL BE BLIND IN 5 YEARS.
WHAT ABOUT
YOUR WORK?
IT'S OVER.
I JUST, I WANT
TO SEE SOMETHING COMPLETED.
I WANT TO SEE
MY BUILDING.
I'M SORRY.
ME TOO.
I HAVE SOME THINGS TO DO
SO IF WE COULD JUST, YOU KNOW...
OF COURSE.
OKAY.
1st CARD.
STAR.
LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE,
SHALL WE?
*
I'M SORRY,
I CAN'T.
*
VALERIE,
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CLOCK.
SHE HAS
LATENT P.K. ABILITIES.
SPECIFICALLY, SHE CAUSED A CLOCK
TO RUN BACKWARDS.
IT'S AS IF,
UNCONSCIOUSLY, SHE'S AFFECTING
THE VERY NATURE OF TIME.
SO IT WASN'T
JUST THE BUILDING.
PETE,
YOU WERE ON
THE RIGHT TRACK.
I WAS ON
THE WRONG TRAIN.
YOU KNOW, VALERIE'S POWERS
MAY HAVE BEEN ACCENTUATED
BY THE STRESS SHE FELT AT TRYING
TO COMPLETE HER PROJECT.
THANKS ANTON, I'D HATE TO THINK
SHE WAS THAT GOOD BY HERSELF.
SHE WAS SO STRONG IN HER DESIRE
TO CONSTRUCT HER BUILDING
SHE MAY HAVE AFFECTED
THE NATURE OF TIME
ITSELF.
KATE;
WHAT IS IT?
THAT OLD WOMAN
YOU FOUND IN THE LAUNDRY,
I SAW HER
IN A VISION.
ARE YOU SURE
SHE'S DEAD?
CLAIRE DID CONDUCT
AN AUTOPSY.
I MEAN, ARE YOU SURE SHE'S DEAD
IN THE WAY YOU THINK SHE'S DEAD?
THERE WAS SOMETHING
ABOUT HER.
SOMETHING FAMILIAR.
*
THIS WOMAN
IS VALERIE WELLES.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
OLDER,
DIFFERENT HAIR,
BUT IT'S HER.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
HER EYES,
THEY'RE A DIFFERENT COLOUR.
WHO SAYS
THEY CAN'T
TRANSPLANT EYES
IN THE FUTURE?
WE HAVE TO BRING
THEM TOGETHER.
VALERIE WELLES HAS TO
MAKE CONTACT WITH THIS BODY.
WHAT; WHY?
IF PRESENT VALERIE MAKES CONTACT
WITH FUTURE VALERIE
IT COULD
CLOSE THE WINDOW.
IT COULD RE-ORDER TIME.
NO.
IF WE SUCCEED WE'LL SEND NELSAN
BACK TO HIS EXECUTION.
ANTON, WE'RE NOT
JUST OBSERVERS ANYMORE.
MATT,
WE HAVE TO
SEE THIS THROUGH.
IF WE CAN'T FIND
AN END TO THIS
WHO KNOWS
WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.
NO ONE
SHOULD HAVE TO
LOOK ON
THEIR OWN DEATH.
I GUESS
WE HAVE NO CHOICE.
ANTON?
I'LL SPEAK TO VALERIE.
WE DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE DISRUPTION
MAY CLOSE
AND STRAND YOU HERE
OR IT MAY
SEND YOU BACK.
TO WHAT?
I HAVE NO FAMILY.
NO PROSPECTS.
IF I RETURN
I AM AS DEAD AS THEY ARE.
I'M A DESERTER.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS?
IT MEANS THE GALLOWS.
THE WHOLE TOWN WILL COME OUT,
HAPPY TO SEE ME SWING.
BUT THE MERE FACT
THAT YOU'RE HERE
MAY CHANGE YOUR FATE
ALTOGETHER.
I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.
I WISH I COULD.
*
SO, THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT,
HUH?
VALERIE,
WHAT YOU DO NOW
COULD ALTER
YOUR FUTURE.
AND YOU STILL HAVE THE POWER
TO CHANGE IT.
I'VE JUST NEVER SEEN
A DEAD BODY BEFORE.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT CAN'T BE ME.
SO WHAT'S THE HARM?
RIGHT?
IT'S PROBABLY JUST SOMEBODY
WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.
MY MOTHER'S SISTER,
SOMEONE LIKE THAT.
OKAY?
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD.
LOOK AT ME.
*
SO,
WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?
JUST SIT TIGHT.
EASY FOR YOU
TO SAY.
YOU GOT
ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
AHHH!
RAY?
GET THE BASTARD!
PRAEGER,
OUTSIDE, NOW!
LET'S GET YOU
TO A HOSPITAL.
*
I'LL TAKE THE BACK.
*
*
*
*
*
*
VALERIE?
HOW ARE YOU?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
MY GOD.
MY GOD.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
*
SO,
HOW'S RAY?
HOME
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
NOT EVEN SURGERY COULD TURN
THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN.
HEY,
HOW'S VALERIE?
SHE PLANS
TO FINISH HER BUILDING.
BUT SHE WILL NEVER
GO INSIDE IT.
JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS
ANOTHER ABSENTEE LANDLORD.
KATE?
YOU SAW
INTO THE FUTURE.
WHAT WAS THERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
WAR?
UTOPIA?
WHAT?
DARKNESS.
YOU SAW
MORE THAN THAT.
I REALLY COULDN'T SEE.
WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS ONE.
WHY IS IT YOU AND I ALWAYS END
UP IN DARK CORRIDORS TOGETHER?
JUST LUCKY,
I GUESS.
*
WHAT WAS THAT?
WHAT WAS WHAT?
NOTHING.
IT'S IN HERE.
A REAL STOMACH CHURNER,
IS IT?
YES, SIR.
WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE A BREAK.
THANK YOU.
IT'S OKAY.
HER SKULL CRACKED
ON IMPACT.
AND SHE'S
PROBABLY SUFFERED
A TORN LIVER,
SEVERED SPLEEN,
SHEARED HEART.
WELL,
IF THE IMPACT DIDN'T KILL HER
THE INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL BLEEDING DID.
OH, MAN.
CAUSE OF DEATH:
UNCONTROLLED FALL.
FROM 8 FEET?
.ELEOA, WE7LA3AoS
MANY THEORIES, RUMOURS
AND STORIES REVOLVE AROUND
A PARANORMAL OCCURRENCE
DURING WORLD WAR II
KNOWN AS
THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT--
WHEREIN A WARSHIP AND ITS CREW
SUPPOSEDLY SHIFTED THROUGH TIME.
THE O.S.I.R. DIDN'T EXIST THEN,
BUT IN CASE FILE 600-001
ITS INVESTIGATORS CONFRONTED
A SIMILAR EVENT:
THE PALIMPSEST EFFECT.
*
LOOK AT THE FLOOR.
IT'S COMPLETELY BUCKLED.
SEE THE WAY
THE BLOOD POOLED?
SHE WASN'T DRAGGED IN
FROM ANYWHERE.
HOW ARE
THE ENVIRONMENTALS?
NOTHING
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
YEAH,
EXCEPT HER.
THE SOIL COMPRESSIBILITY TESTS
WERE NORMAL.
EARTH UNDER THE FOUNDATION'S
ROCK SOLID.
LET'S CALCULATE
THE VELOCITY
SHE'D NEED TO BE TRAVELLING
WHEN SHE HIT.
HEAR THAT?
THERE'S NO SEISMIC ACTIVITY
AROUND HERE.
NO SUBWAY.
ANY CONSTRUCTION?
NO, NOT YET.
SHE SHOULD
JUST NOT BE HERE.
I'M RUNNING
HER PRINTS.
SHE HAS NO I.D. ON HER,
NOT EVEN ANY POCKETS.
MAYBE SHE WAS ON HER WAY
TO A STAR TREK CONVENTION.
WAIT TILL YOU GET A LOAD
AT OUR LATEST CORPSE.
I'M LOOKING AT IT.
DAMN WALK UPS.
SOME TENANT, NAME OF TAYLOR,
FOUND THE 2nd BODY.
TENANT?
THE BUILDING'S UP FOR DEMOLITION
NOBODY SHOULD BE LIVING HERE.
TAYLOR'S HOLDING OUT FOR A JUICY
PAY OUT FROM THE DEVELOPER.
LITTLE GUY WITH A BIG LAWYER,
YOU'D LIKE HIM.
WHAT FLOOR
ARE WE ON?
3rd.
YOU GET AROUND.
AFTERNOON,
SIR.
AFTER YOU.
ARE YOU IN CHARGE?
YEAH,
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
WE'RE WORKING
WITH THE POLICE.
CAN'T YOU
GET IT OUT OF HERE?
THE BLOOD.
IT'S EVERYWHERE.
IT'S A SET UP.
AND HE STINKS
LIKE THEY FOUND HIM
IN A SEWER.
OH, JEEZ.
MR. TAYLOR,
TELL ME
WHAT YOU SAW.
NOTHING.
I CAME BACK
WITH MY SANDWICH
TO WATCH THE NOON NEWS,
THEN I HEARD THIS CRASH.
LIKE GLASS BREAKING?
LIKE A DEMOLITION CREW
COMING THROUGH MY WINDOW!
THEN I FOUND
THIS GUY
STINKING UP THE PLACE,
BLEEDING ON MY CARPET.
THIS WON'T WORK.
WHAT WON'T WORK?
THEY ARE TRYING
TO SCREW ME.
WHO?
THE DEVELOPER,
THE ARCHITECT.
IF THEY EXPECT
TO DRIVE ME FROM MY HOME
IT'S GONNA COST THEM
BIG, BIG, BIG TIME.
THEY DO NOT KNOW
WHO THEY ARE DEALING WITH.
YEAH WELL,
WE ALL HAVE THAT PROBLEM
RIGHT NOW, DON'T WE?
I'LL GO DO
A BACKGROUND CHECK.
ON ME?
OH, I THINK
YOU'D DO THAT.
GATHER
YOUR INFORMATION.
WHY DON'T YOU
HARASS
THE ARCHITECT?
SHE'S TRYING
TO SET ME UP.
WHY WOULD SHE
GO TO ALL THIS TROUBLE?
IF IT'S NOT HER
THEN HE'S
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THE TAX DEPARTMENT.
*
RAY?
COME ON,
HANDSOME.
I'M SURE
HE'S IN GOOD HANDS.
ANOTHER
FASHION STATEMENT.
WHAT IS THAT;
WINDOW GLASS?
IT FEEL LIGHTER,
KINDA LIKE PLEXIGLASS.
FROM THE SHARDS
AND THE POSITION OF THE BODY,
IT'S AS IF WE WALKED THROUGH
A WALL OF GLASS--
FROM RIGHT HERE.
NO SCAFFOLDING, NO LEDGES,
NO BROKEN WINDOW.
WEIRD.
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO MAKE FRIENDS
WITH THE ARCHITECT.
I'M NOT CHANGING
THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING.
JUST FIGHT HIM
ON IT,
ISN'T THAT
WHAT I PAY YOU FOR?
JUST TELL ME HOW IT GOES;
OKAY, THANKS.
MY OVERPRICED LAWYER.
HI,
I'M VALERIE WELLES.
HI,
LINDSAY DONNER,
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH.
MATT PRAEGER,
HER OVERPRICED COLLEAGUE.
THE POLICE SAID THEY
WERE BRINGING IN SPECIALISTS.
WHAT DO YOU
SPECIALIZE IN?
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION
AND RESEARCH.
WE EXPLORE
UNUSUAL PHENOMENA:
GEOPHYSICAL ANOMALIES,
HAUNTINGS, THAT SORT OF THING.
YOU'RE TALKING GHOSTS?
I HAVE A UNION CREW
STANDING BY AT FULL PAY,
AN ILLEGAL TENANT
WHO WON'T BUDGE
AND A COURT SYSTEM THAT'S
TOTALLY INDIFFERENT TO MY LIFE.
YOU'RE TALKING
GHOSTS?
TELL US
ABOUT YOUR BUILDING.
THAT ISN'T MY BUILDING.
THIS IS MY BUILDING.
AND I DON'T MEAN
TO SOUND INSENSITIVE
BUT ONE SQUATTER'S DEATH
IS HOLDING UP--
PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
UNDERSTAND THAT?
PEOPLE?
IT WASN'T MR. TAYLOR,
WAS IT?
NO, MR. TAYLOR
IS FINE.
SORRY
TO DISAPPOINT YOU.
YOU KNOW YOU CATCH MORE FLIES
WITH HONEY THAN WITH VINEGAR.
THANK YOU,
GRASSHOPPER.
WHY THE HARD TIME?
PEOPLE HAVE DIED, ALL SHE CARES
ABOUT IS HER BUILDING.
SHE'S CLEAN, IT'S TAYLOR
WHO HAS OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
ANYTHING INTERESTING?
DISTURBING THE PEACE,
D.W.I.
HE'S NOT EXACTLY
A KILLER.
BUT ENOUGH FOR RAY TO TURN HIM
OVER TO HIS PALS ON THE FORCE.
FINGERPRINT CHECKS ON BOTH
VICTIMS TURNED UP NOTHING.
JUST MEANS
THEY WEREN'T CRIMINALS
OR SERVICEMEN.
THERE'S NO STORE LABELS
IN HIS CLOTHES,
THEY'RE ALL HANDMADE.
AMISH FARMER;
HUTTERITE?
UNLIKE OUR JANE DOE,
HE HAD POCKETS.
I FOUND THIS
ON HIM.
IT'S A OLD TRIMMING KNIFE,
A REAL ANTIQUE.
AND COINS
FROM THE 1860's.
WHAT IS IT?
I'M NOT SURE.
THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT HER.
YOU HAVEN'T RETURNED
ANY OF MY CALLS.
OH, UM,
BUSY.
SORRY.
THIS IS
SOME KIND OF SYNTHETIC THREAD
I CANNOT IDENTIFY.
IT'S NOT
PETROLEUM-BASED.
WHAT ABOUT
THE GLASS?
THE GLASS.
THE GLASS
IS VERY STRONG,
VERY FLEXIBLE,
VERY EFFECTIVE FILTER
AGAINST U.V. RAYS.
SIMILAR TO
WHAT THEY USE
IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE.
IT'S NOT
COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE YET.
WOULDN'T YOU LOVE
TO HAVE THE PATENT ON THIS?
THIS CAN'T
BE RIGHT.
WHAT?
ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS
THE DEAD WOMAN
FELL 12 STORIES
IN A 5 STORY BUILDING.
DID YOU CHECK
FOR ANGLE OF ENTRY?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT.
IMPOSSIBLE'S OUR MIDDLE NAME,
REMEMBER?
YEAH.
I NEED MORE TIME
AT THE SITE.
THE BUILDING'S
ABOUT TO BE TORN DOWN.
LET'S STAY FOCUSED
ON THE VICTIMS.
I'M HAVING ANTON
RUN A D.N.A. SCREEN.
FINDING OUT WHO THEY ARE
WON'T TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
IT USUALLY
COMES BACK TO THE PEOPLE.
EXCEPT WHERE THERE'S
A PHYSICAL FORCE.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE SITE
THAT'S TRIGGERING THE EVENTS.
I'M GETTING BACK THERE.
THIS SHOWS THE LAYOUT
OF THE WHOLE AREA IN THE 1800's.
THANKS.
NO, THANK YOU FOR PRYING
MR. TAYLOR OUT OF HIS APARTMENT.
NOW I CAN START
THE DEMOLITION.
WE'D REALLY LIKE TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE
BEFORE THE BUILDING
COMES DOWN.
LOOK, I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO MY INVESTORS.
YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME,
MS. DONNER.
CASE MANAGER'S LOG,
PRAEGER REPORTING.
ON AXON'S SUGGESTION
WE'RE REEXAMINING THE SITE
WHERE
THE DEAD WOMAN WAS FOUND.
ANYTHING?
NO.
*
THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
PETER,
SHUT UP.
JUST LET ME
HEAR YOU BREATHE.
WELL, WHATEVER IT IS
YOU ENCOUNTERED IN THERE
HASN'T HAD
ANY ILL EFFECTS.
YOU BOTH
SEEM PERFECTLY NORMAL.
SEE THAT,
I'M PERFECT.
BUT THE RUSSIAN JUDGE
GIVES YOU A 4.
WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?
IT SHIMMERED
LIKE A MIRAGE.
WELL, MAYBE THE DUST IN SOME WAY
ALTERED YOUR VISION.
WE COULDN'T HAVE BOTH HAD
THE EXACT SAME HALLUCINATION.
TRUST ME MATT,
IT'S GOTTA BE THE BUILDING.
I'VE ACCESSED THE SCHEMATICS
TO THE CITY'S POWER GRID.
TURNS OUT
THERE'S 2 HIGH KVA POWER TRUNKS
INTERSECTING
DIRECTLY BENEATH THE BUILDING.
ANYTHING
ON THE E.M. SCANNER?
NOT THE ANSWERS
I WAS LOOKING FOR.
WHERE DO THESE PEOPLE
COME FROM?
COULD THIS BE SOME KIND OF
SPONTANEOUS APPORTATION?
NOT QUITE ANTON,
BUT YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
PETER AND I HAVE ANOTHER
EXPLANATION FOR THE PHASING.
PHASING?
OH, BOY.
THE THEORY'S BASED ON
A CONCEPT CALLED PALIMPSEST.
PALIMPSEST REFERS TO TEXT ON
PARCHMENT WHICH HAS BEEN ERASED.
AFTER IT'S RE-USED,
SOME OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT
STILL BLEEDS THROUGH.
PALIMPSEST.
THE SITE
WOULD BE THE PARCHMENT
AND THE ARCHITECTURE,
THE TEXT.
THAT'S QUITE A STRETCH.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT
PIECES OF THE PAST
STILL EXIST
IN THE PRESENT BUILDING?
LET'S LOOK AT
THE EVIDENCE.
THERE'S THE OLD COINS,
THE TRIMMING KNIFE,
THE DEAD MAN HIMSELF.
WHAT ABOUT
THE WOMAN?
AND THE GLASS
FROM THE MAN'S BODY?
OH,
HE'S A MESS.
NO FILLINGS
OR CROWNS.
RETARDED DENTITION.
THAT INDICATES POOR HEALTH
AS A CHILD.
AVULSED TEETH,
LOOSENED TEETH.
BRUSHING, FLOSSING.
THIS MAN
HAS NEVER SEEN A TOOTHBRUSH
OR A DENTIST
FOR THAT MATTER.
CLAIRE, DID YOU CHECK THE ORGANS
FOR TRACES OF MERCURY?
YEAH,
IN THE KIDNEY BIOPSY.
MERCURY POISONING?
YES, IT'S QUITE COMMON AMONG
CERTAIN TRADES IN THE 1860's,
LIKE FURRIERS
AND TANNERS.
DOESN'T PROVE
HE'S FROM
THE PAST.
OR DISPROVE IT.
FOLLOW ME,
GENTLEMEN.
FEMALE CAUCASIAN.
AGE INDETERMINATE.
LOOKS LIKE
SHE'S IN HER 60's.
BASED ON HER BONE DENSITY
AND SPINAL COLUMN COMPRESSION
I WOULD SAY
SHE'S IN HER 80's.
MAYBE OLDER;
THAT'S REMARKABLE.
YET HER EYES
SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF CATARACTS
OR ANY OTHER EXPECTED SIGNS
OF ADVANCED AGING.
I ALSO FOUND THIS.
IT'S A SYNTHETIC HIP.
KIND OF
THE WAY I DRESS.
IT MUST BE STURDY IF IT SURVIVED
THE IMPACT OF THE FALL.
I'VE WORKED WITH ARTIFICIAL
LIMBS IN AFGHANISTAN, CAMBODIA,
BUT I'VE NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING
AS ADVANCED
AS THIS.
THE TECHNOLOGY HERE IS YEARS
AWAY FROM CLINICAL TRIALS.
IF THAT MAN
IS FROM THE PAST,
MAYBE THIS WOMAN
IS FROM THE FUTURE.
*
THERE WAS A TANNERY HERE
UNTIL 1918.
MILES FOUND TRACES OF LYE
ON THE MALE VICTIM'S BODY.
THAT ACCOUNTS FOR
THE STRONG ODOR.
SOONER OR LATER EVERY D.O.A.
STINKS, IT'S NATURE'S WAY.
THEY USE LYE
TO REMOVE FLESH FROM THE HIDE
AND TRIMMING KNIVES
TO CUT AWAY
UNUSABLE PIECES.
OH, VERY GOOD,
VERY GOOD.
LOOK,
WE STILL DON'T KNOW
TAYLOR'S NOT
BEHIND THIS.
COME ON, RAY.
YOU THINK THIS GUY SET IT ALL UP
TO SAVE A LOUSY APARTMENT?
TO TRANSPORT A BODY
ALL YOU NEED IS A DEEP TRUCK.
IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
RAY, COME ON, OPEN YOUR MIND,
THINK ABOUT THIS.
THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
ALL EXISTING IN THE SAME PLACE.
YOU KNOW, ARGUING FOR SPACE,
BOUNCING OFF EACH OTHER.
SOUNDS LIKE THANKSGIVING DINNER
AT MY IN-LAWS.
HEY!
DIDN'T YOUR MOTHER TELL YOU,
IT ISN'T NICE TO POINT?
SORRY.
I APPRECIATE
YOUR INITIATIVE,
BUT
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I DIDN'T SIGN OFF
ON THIS.
WITH PALIMPSEST THE TEXT
IS SOMETIMES RECOVERABLE
WHEN YOU HIT IT
WITH ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT MADE
THE BUILDING SHIFT?
IT HAPPENED AROUND NOON,
LIKE THE OTHER EVENTS.
WHEN U.V. RAYS PEAK?
EXACTLY.
IT'S NEARLY NOON NOW,
SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO
IS SCAN THE BUILDING
WITH CONCENTRATED U.V. LIGHT
AND TRY TO RECREATE
THE PHENOMENON.
WE COULD OPEN A WINDOW
INTO THE PAST
OR EVEN THE FUTURE.
OPEN WINDOW TO PAST AND FUTURE.
HERE,
JUST WEAR THE GLASSES.
ALL RIGHTY.
HERE WE GO.
JEEZ.
WOW.
LINDSAY,
YOU GETTING THIS?
I'VE GOT IT,
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
LET'S TRY THIS.
OH, MY GOD.
WHOA.
ONE MORE TIME.
HOLD ON.
HEAT SENSOR INDICATES
SOMEONE
IN THE BUILDING.
SOMEONE'S
IN THERE.
THERE'S SOMEONE
IN THE BASEMENT.
GET THEM OUT.
CUT THE POWER!
HE'S IN
THE BASEMENT.
HELLO!
ANYBODY HERE?
HELLO!
*
HELP!
I CAN'T BREATHE,
HELP!
HELP ME OUT!
HELP, HELP!
HELP ME OUT!
WE'LL GET YOU OUT.
STAY WITH US,
BUDDY.
HE'S BLACKED OUT.
EASY, NOW.
EASY.
YOU'LL BE FINE
IF YOU REST.
I'M A DOCTOR.
MY NAME IS HENDRICKS.
NELSAN.
WALLACE NELSAN.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
YOU'RE SAFE.
WE BROUGHT YOU
FROM THE APARTMENT BUILDING.
FROM WHERE?
HOW GOES THE BATTLE?
HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?
WE'VE GOT THE REBS
ON THE RUN.
RICHMOND
IS SURROUNDED.
IT'S ONLY
A MATTER OF TIME NOW.
MR. NELSAN IS IN SHOCK
AND SUFFERING A MILD CONCUSSION.
BUT YOU'LL BE FINE.
IF YOU FEEL UP TO IT,
I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS.
AT YOUR PLEASURE.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
THESE WERE WORTH.
THAT'D BE
ONE DOLLAR
AND 40.
A GOOD DAY'S WAGE.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
DO YOU NOTICE
ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THEM?
IS THIS SOME KIND OF
PARLOUR GAME?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
WE'RE SCIENTISTS
AND RESEARCHERS.
SCIENTISTS?
WE'D LIKE YOU TO STAY
AND REST FOR A WHILE.
RIGHT, THEN.
OH, THE COINS PLEASE,
I NEED THEM BACK.
OH, I THINK
THERE'S ONE MORE.
SO THERE IS.
THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, MR. NELSAN,
I'M JUST GONNA REMOVE
ONE OF THESE.
AT WHAT TIME
DO PEOPLE EAT AROUND HERE?
WE'LL BE EATING--
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK
WE SHOULD KEEP HIM HERE.
WE CAN'T HOLD HIM
AGAINST HIS WILL.
HE'S TAKING IT ALL
PRETTY WELL;
NO PANIC,
SMOOTH ANSWERS.
IF HE'S NOT THE REAL DEAL,
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ACT.
WHAT IF IT'S NOT?
FIND OUT.
I'LL DO SOME HOMEWORK.
THIS MIGHT BE A TIME
FOR MORE VINEGAR THAN HONEY.
TOUCHE.
I STILL
DON'T TRUST HIM--
...YOU'VE HAD
A LIGHT CONCUSSION.
EVEN IF HE IS
160 YEARS OLD.
I DON'T SUPPOSE I COULD HAVE
A STRETCH OF MY LEGS?
A BREATH OF AIR?
SOON,
IF THAT'S OKAY.
DO Y0U HAVE ANY IDEA
HOW YOU GOT INTO THAT BUILDING?
THE ONE MINUTE,
I WAS IN THE TANNERY,
THEN IT WAS PITCH BLACK
AND I COULDN'T BREATH.
THEN,
I FOUND MY SALVATION.
JUST TAKE IT EASY.
I MEANT
NO OFFENSE.
IF I MAY BE
SO BOLD,
YOU SEEM TO BE
A VERY...
MODERN WOMAN.
THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
THEY LOOK
RATHER DEAD.
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
NO.
I NEED
TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU,
IF THAT'S OKAY.
OF COURSE.
JUST STEP BACK.
OKAY.
NOW,
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU MIGHT
FIND THIS INTERESTING.
TAKE A LOOK.
I HAD
MY CARTE VISITE
TAKEN ONCE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE
WITH COLOURS.
WILL IT
DO THIS TO YOU?
SURE.
TRY IT.
STAND BACK,
AGAIN,
AND POINT IT AT ME.
PUSH THAT BUTTON
ON TOP.
THAT'S IT.
YOU GOT IT.
THIS WILL GIVE THE BOYS
LOTS TO TALK ABOUT.
LINDSAY, PRAEGER WANTS YOU IN
ON THE 11 O'CLOCK.
OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ME,
ARE YOU?
I'LL KEEP YOU
ENTERTAINED.
KNOCK IT OFF!
WATCH THE BLOOD PRESSURE,
RAY.
*
THIS
IS MR. NELSAN'S RIGHT LEG.
SEE HOW CRUDELY
THE FIBULA
WAS RESET.
NO ONE WOULD GO TO THOSE LENGTHS
TO PERPETRATE A FRAUD.
I STILL DON'T TRUST HIM,
ANTON.
I THINK
HE'S THE REAL DEAL.
ON DECEMBER 2nd,
A UNION TROOPER
BY THE NAME OF W.R. NELSAN
WAS CONVICTED
OF DESERTION.
HE ESCAPED
THE STOCKADE
BUT WAS RECAPTURED CROSSING INTO
CANADA AND EXECUTED IN 1865.
WHAT WAS HE DOING
IN THE TANNERY?
LIKELY
TRYING TO HIDE.
YOU'RE SURE
HE'S THE SAME GUY?
MATT,
LET'S LOOK AT THIS.
WE MAY HAVE PLUCKED HIM
OUT OF HIS PROPER PLACE IN TIME.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
THE CONSEQUENCES?
WE DIDN'T
START THIS.
FOR ALL WE KNOW,
HE WOULD'VE TURNED UP ANYWAY.
THAT MAY BE.
BUT WHAT THE HELL
DO WE DO WITH HIM NOW?
I KNOW,
I KNOW.
I'M NOT RUNNING THE SAME TEST,
THOUGH.
IT'S A SMALL, CONTROLLED BEAM,
NOTHING RISKY.
WE GOTTA FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
ANTON THINKS WE'VE DONE
ENOUGH DAMAGE ALREADY.
WE CAN'T RISK
PHASING AGAIN.
IF WE DID BRING
THAT GUY HERE,
WE COULD BE ON THE VERGE
OF AN INCREDIBLE BREAKTHROUGH.
WE COULD BE UNCOVERING
A WHOLE NEW CONCEPT OF TIME.
THAT'S
WHAT WORRIES ME.
I'LL SEE WHAT KATE AZZOPARDI
HAS TO SAY.
AH, WAIT...
A REMOTE VIEWER?
WE DON'T NEED
A REMOTE VIEWER.
HER GIFTS
WON'T SOLVE OUR PROBLEM.
WE'RE DEALING WITH SCIENCE
NOT METAPHYSICS.
MAYBE, BUT I'M NOT PREPARED
TO TAKE ANYMORE CHANCES.
YOU THINK SHE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE
WHAT MADE THAT BUILDING SHIFT?
NO, I THINK SHE CAN TELL US
WHERE THE PEOPLE CAME FROM.
YEAH.
IF SHE CAN CONFIRM
THIS IS PURELY
A QUESTION OF SCIENCE,
WE'LL PLAY IT YOUR WAY.
I'M NOT
A CLAIRVOYANT.
I'VE NEVER REMOTE VIEWED
INTO ANOTHER TIME BEFORE.
I KNOW.
THE THINGS I SEE
WHEN I PROJECT MY MIND
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIMITED
TO CURRENT EVENTS AND LOCATIONS.
KATE,
2 PEOPLE ARE DEAD.
DO THIS
FOR ME?
PLEASE?
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TANGIBLE
I CAN WORK WITH?
AN ARTICLE
OF CLOTHING?
A PERSONAL POSSESSION;
BETTER.
I'VE NEVER USED
A LIVE PROP BEFORE.
IN CASE YOU HAVE TO RESORT
TO OLD-FASHIONED TECHNIQUES.
YOU PERFORM
IN THE THEATRE?
SOME PEOPLE
THINK SO.
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IN THE NAME
OF GOD.
QUIET.
IT'S THE TANNERY.
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IT'S VALERIE'S TOWER.
SHE'S DRAWING
WHAT WILL BE HERE
IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT'S SHE DOING?
KATE!
KATE!
HER PULSE
IS RACING.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
GET HIM
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
RAY!
MATT,
HOLD HER ARM.
I'M GIVING HER
SOME LIDOCAINE.
KATE,
LISTEN TO ME!
YOU GOTTA BREATHE.
IN AND OUT!
SLOW IT DOWN.
SLOWLY BREATH,
KATE.
IN AND OUT,
DEEPLY.
KATE,
LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
COME ON,
KATE.
LET'S TAKE
A WALK.
YEP.
YOU ALRIGHT?
I FEEL LIKE I'M HUNG OVER
ON CHEAP BULGARIAN WINE.
THAT'S ABOUT
HOW I EXPECT YOU TO FEEL
AFTER A JOLT
OF LIDOCAINE.
YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME,
YOU KNOW.
I WOULDN'T DO THAT.
YEAH.
LISTEN,
WHERE WERE YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
KATE,
YOU'VE SEEN SOMETHING,
HAVEN'T YOU?
NOTHING.
I--
HAVE YOU HEARD
ANY NEWS?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
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KATE?
YES?
IN A LONG CORRIDOR
ON A HIGH FLOOR.
WITH HUGE WINDOWS
AND A BLUE TINT.
WHAT,
MY BUILDING?
I'VE SEEN YOU
SOMEWHERE BEFORE.
HAVE WE MET?
NO.
BUT I FEEL LIKE
I KNOW YOU.
KATE?
WHAT IS IT?
I THINK YOU SHOULD TEST HER
FOR P.K. ABILITY.
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KATE DREW A FLOOR PLAN OF THE
TANNERY FROM WHAT SHE REMEMBERS.
AND HERE IS
THE EXISTING LOW-RISE APARTMENT.
THE "X" MARKS THE BODY
FOUND IN TAYLOR'S APARTMENT,
POSITION OF THE BODY COINCIDES
WITH A CATWALK IN THE TANNERY.
THERE'S MORE.
VALERIE WELLES
GAVE ME THIS.
THE OFFICE TOWER
FLOOR PLAN.
IN THE FUTURE
THERE'S
A GLASS PARTITION THERE.
SO, OUR JOHN DOE
RAN DOWN A CATWALK
IN THE PAST
CRASHED THROUGH A WINDOW
IN THE FUTURE
AND THEN BLED TO DEATH
IN THE PRESENT?
WHAT WOULD DO THAT?
PALIMPSEST.
THESE CARDS
ARE AMAZINGLY LOW TECH.
BUT THEY WORK.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
THE BACK OF ONE
AND I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU SEE.
OKAY.
IT'S A BIT DARK.
OH, UM,
THAT'S TOO BRIGHT.
REALLY?
YEAH.
HAVE YOU
HAD YOUR EYES LOOKED AT?
YES,
I HAVE MACULAR
DEGENERATION.
SHORT OF A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH
I WILL BE BLIND IN 5 YEARS.
WHAT ABOUT
YOUR WORK?
IT'S OVER.
I JUST, I WANT
TO SEE SOMETHING COMPLETED.
I WANT TO SEE
MY BUILDING.
I'M SORRY.
ME TOO.
I HAVE SOME THINGS TO DO
SO IF WE COULD JUST, YOU KNOW...
OF COURSE.
OKAY.
1st CARD.
STAR.
LET'S TRY ANOTHER ONE,
SHALL WE?
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I'M SORRY,
I CAN'T.
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VALERIE,
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CLOCK.
SHE HAS
LATENT P.K. ABILITIES.
SPECIFICALLY, SHE CAUSED A CLOCK
TO RUN BACKWARDS.
IT'S AS IF,
UNCONSCIOUSLY, SHE'S AFFECTING
THE VERY NATURE OF TIME.
SO IT WASN'T
JUST THE BUILDING.
PETE,
YOU WERE ON
THE RIGHT TRACK.
I WAS ON
THE WRONG TRAIN.
YOU KNOW, VALERIE'S POWERS
MAY HAVE BEEN ACCENTUATED
BY THE STRESS SHE FELT AT TRYING
TO COMPLETE HER PROJECT.
THANKS ANTON, I'D HATE TO THINK
SHE WAS THAT GOOD BY HERSELF.
SHE WAS SO STRONG IN HER DESIRE
TO CONSTRUCT HER BUILDING
SHE MAY HAVE AFFECTED
THE NATURE OF TIME
ITSELF.
KATE;
WHAT IS IT?
THAT OLD WOMAN
YOU FOUND IN THE LAUNDRY,
I SAW HER
IN A VISION.
ARE YOU SURE
SHE'S DEAD?
CLAIRE DID CONDUCT
AN AUTOPSY.
I MEAN, ARE YOU SURE SHE'S DEAD
IN THE WAY YOU THINK SHE'S DEAD?
THERE WAS SOMETHING
ABOUT HER.
SOMETHING FAMILIAR.
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THIS WOMAN
IS VALERIE WELLES.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
OLDER,
DIFFERENT HAIR,
BUT IT'S HER.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
HER EYES,
THEY'RE A DIFFERENT COLOUR.
WHO SAYS
THEY CAN'T
TRANSPLANT EYES
IN THE FUTURE?
WE HAVE TO BRING
THEM TOGETHER.
VALERIE WELLES HAS TO
MAKE CONTACT WITH THIS BODY.
WHAT; WHY?
IF PRESENT VALERIE MAKES CONTACT
WITH FUTURE VALERIE
IT COULD
CLOSE THE WINDOW.
IT COULD RE-ORDER TIME.
NO.
IF WE SUCCEED WE'LL SEND NELSAN
BACK TO HIS EXECUTION.
ANTON, WE'RE NOT
JUST OBSERVERS ANYMORE.
MATT,
WE HAVE TO
SEE THIS THROUGH.
IF WE CAN'T FIND
AN END TO THIS
WHO KNOWS
WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.
NO ONE
SHOULD HAVE TO
LOOK ON
THEIR OWN DEATH.
I GUESS
WE HAVE NO CHOICE.
ANTON?
I'LL SPEAK TO VALERIE.
WE DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE DISRUPTION
MAY CLOSE
AND STRAND YOU HERE
OR IT MAY
SEND YOU BACK.
TO WHAT?
I HAVE NO FAMILY.
NO PROSPECTS.
IF I RETURN
I AM AS DEAD AS THEY ARE.
I'M A DESERTER.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS?
IT MEANS THE GALLOWS.
THE WHOLE TOWN WILL COME OUT,
HAPPY TO SEE ME SWING.
BUT THE MERE FACT
THAT YOU'RE HERE
MAY CHANGE YOUR FATE
ALTOGETHER.
I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN.
I WISH I COULD.
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SO, THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT,
HUH?
VALERIE,
WHAT YOU DO NOW
COULD ALTER
YOUR FUTURE.
AND YOU STILL HAVE THE POWER
TO CHANGE IT.
I'VE JUST NEVER SEEN
A DEAD BODY BEFORE.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT CAN'T BE ME.
SO WHAT'S THE HARM?
RIGHT?
IT'S PROBABLY JUST SOMEBODY
WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.
MY MOTHER'S SISTER,
SOMEONE LIKE THAT.
OKAY?
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD.
LOOK AT ME.
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SO,
WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?
JUST SIT TIGHT.
EASY FOR YOU
TO SAY.
YOU GOT
ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.
AHHH!
RAY?
GET THE BASTARD!
PRAEGER,
OUTSIDE, NOW!
LET'S GET YOU
TO A HOSPITAL.
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I'LL TAKE THE BACK.
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VALERIE?
HOW ARE YOU?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
MY GOD.
MY GOD.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
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SO,
HOW'S RAY?
HOME
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
NOT EVEN SURGERY COULD TURN
THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN.
HEY,
HOW'S VALERIE?
SHE PLANS
TO FINISH HER BUILDING.
BUT SHE WILL NEVER
GO INSIDE IT.
JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS
ANOTHER ABSENTEE LANDLORD.
KATE?
YOU SAW
INTO THE FUTURE.
WHAT WAS THERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
WAR?
UTOPIA?
WHAT?
DARKNESS.
YOU SAW
MORE THAN THAT.
I REALLY COULDN'T SEE.