PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000): Season 3, Episode 8 - Return - full transcript
Anton begins suspecting that his long lost wife, who came back from the arch with him, is actually a doppelganger planted by the Old Ones from H.P. Lovecraft's stories. He takes drastic measures to determine the truth.
SUSAN, PLEASE PREPARE
A DRAFT MEMO FOR THE BOARD
REGARDING
THE HENDRICKS FILE.
"SIRS,
"THE FACTS
ARE NOT IN DISPUTE.
"IN OCTOBER 1986, KATHERINE
AND NICOLE HENDRICKS' CAR
"WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION
AT A TRAIN CROSSING.
"DURING THE COLLISION
THEY BOTH DISAPPEARED.
"THEY COULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED,
YET, DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS,
"THEIR BODIES
WERE NEVER RECOVERED.
"OVER THE YEARS,
I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION
"THEY'D SOMEHOW BEEN TRANSPORTED
TO AN ALTERNATE REALITY,
"TO THE OTHER SIDE.
"BUT THERE WAS NO SUPPORT
FOR MY SUSPICIONS
"UNTIL LAST YEAR.
"PLEASE SEE
THE ENCLOSED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL
FROM THE FILE."
KATHERINE.
NICOLE.
I'LL BE
RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.
"ANTON HENDRICKS
THEN DISAPPEARED.
"FORTUNATELY,
2 MONTHS LATER,
"WE WERE ABLE TO RECREATE
THE CONDITIONS OF THE EXPERIMENT
AND SUCCESSFULLY RETRIEVED
HIM AND HIS FAMILY--"
NO, NO, SUSAN--
STRIKE
THE WORD "SUCCESSFULLY".
"NICOLE HENDRICKS DIED
ON THE RETURN EVENT.
"HER AUTOPSY CONFIRMED
"THAT SHE WAS STILL
IN HER LATE TEENS.
"HOWEVER,
CHRONOLOGICALLY,
AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH
SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 30."
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EASY GIRL,
EASY.
THERE YOU GO.
TEST OF BIO-CONTAINMENT FACILITY
"WHITE ROOM",
SUBJECT 103-APPLE
IS IN PLACE.
SLEEP TIGHT.
YOU COMING,
ANTON?
NO,
I HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS TO LOG.
WHATCHA WORKING ON?
SOME RESEARCH THAT EVOLVED
INTO ONE OF ELSINGERS' PROJECTS.
SAY NO MORE.
GIVE MY LOVE
TO KATHERINE.
GOOD NIGHT.
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INITIATING THERMAL TEST,
DASH ONE,
1800 HOURS.
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ELEOA, WE7LA3AoSd;
IT'S BEEN SHOWN MANY TIMES
THAT THE HUMAN SPIRIT
CAN OVERCOME THE MOST PAINFUL
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT THE LOSS OF A CHILD IS OFTEN
THE GREATEST TEST OF ALL.
ANTON?
HI.
I MISSED YOU.
KATHERINE.
HERE WE GO,
NICE AND RARE.
I LIKE MINE
MEDIUM.
I JUST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE A CHANGE.
OKAY.
THIS LAST ASSIGNMENT REMINDS ME
OF THE PARABOLIC CASE, REMEMBER?
NO, I DON'T.
STOMPING
THROUGH A BARN?
KATHERINE...
I WAS LOOKING FOR A SATELLITE
THAT WAS PROJECTING VOICES
INTO
THE FARMHOUSE.
YES,
I REMEMBER.
I SMELLED OF HORSE
FOR A WEEK.
I KEPT THINKING,
NICKY LOVED HORSES.
WELL, ALL GIRLS DO,
DON'T THEY?
NO,
SHE WAS NOT LIKE ALL GIRLS.
SHE WAS...
SINGULAR.
REMEMBER WHEN SHE REVEALED
HER LIFE'S AMBITION TO US?
ANTON,
PLEASE.
NICOLE DIDN'T SURVIVE
THE RETURN FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
SHE'S NOT GOING
TO COME BACK FROM THE DEAD.
THEN WHY DON'T WE
JUST ERASE HER?
EXCUSE ME.
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I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST--
WE HAVE TO KEEP NICOLE
ALIVE.
IT'S ALL WE HAVE,
OUR MEMORIES OF HER.
IT'S SO FRAGILE.
KATHERINE,
WHEN YOU WERE ON
THE OTHER SIDE,
DID YOU--
WERE YOU IN CONTACT
WITH NICOLE?
PLEASE.
WHEN I WAS THERE,
I WAS AWARE OF OTHER PRESENCES.
SOME TRYING
TO ESCAPE,
SOME CONTENT.
YES.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN
OUR AWARENESS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
IT'S LIKE--
WHAT DOES THIS GRUB
UNDERSTAND?
HOW MUCH AWARENESS
DOES SHE HAVE?
DOES SHE KNOW
WE'RE HERE?
DOES SHE KNOW SHE'S IN
THE STRUGGLE OF HER LIFE?
HELLO!
HI.
I LET MYSELF IN.
CLAIRE.
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I'M SO GLAD
YOU COULD FINALLY JOIN US.
TOO SWEET?
NO,
IT'S ACTUALLY SALTY.
MIXED UP
THE SALT AND SUGAR AGAIN.
THINGS HAVE BEEN
SO BUSY.
I'M SORRY,
I'LL FIX ANOTHER BATCH.
IT'S
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I CAME
AS SOON AS I COULD.
WHAT'S UP?
I NEED CONFIRMATION,
INDEPENDENT
CONFIRMATION.
ABOUT WHAT?
THAT'S NOT KATHERINE.
THAT'S NOT
THE PERSON I MARRIED.
WHO IS SHE THEN?
ELSINGER BROUGHT SOMETHING ELSE
BACK FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE KATHERINE,
IT DOESN'T HAVE HER MEMORIES;
THAT'S NOT KATHERINE.
I KNOW,
I KNOW,
IT SOUNDS INSANE.
BUT I WENT THROUGH THE ARCH
TO THE OTHER SIDE.
I BECAME ATTUNED
TO THESE...
THINGS.
THEY'RE SOMETIMES CALLED
"OLD ONES".
BUT ANTON, YOU WENT THROUGH
TO THE OTHER SIDE,
SO WHY WEREN'T YOU
REPLACED?
I DON'T KNOW THAT.
LOOK,
JUST CHECK INTO IT.
CONFIRM OR DENY
MY SUSPICIONS.
I DON'T HAVE
ANY COMPARISON.
CLAIRE.
OKAY!
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
THIS STEAK
IS REALLY WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
IF I'D KNOWN
YOU WERE COMING,
I'D HAVE DONE SOMETHING
MORE INTERESTING.
IT'S AMAZING,
I NEVER BECAME
A VEGETARIAN.
CLAIRE'S
A PATHOLOGIST.
OH, YOU MUST REALLY ENJOY
YOUR WORK.
SOMETIMES WE NEED TO FIND
THE HUMOUR IN THE CASES.
JUST EARLIER WE WE'RE
REMINISCING ABOUT THE TIME
THAT ANTON CAME HOME
SMELLING LIKE A BARN.
KATHERINE,
YOU WEREN'T THERE
THAT NIGHT.
NO,
I JUST WAS--
I JOINED THE O.S.I.R.
AFTER YOU DISAPPEARED.
THE GARDEN'S
REALLY LOVELY
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
I SHOULD PICK US
SOME TOMATOES.
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WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
SHE WAS NEVER THERE.
I PLANTED THAT MEMORY.
NICKY WANTED TO BECOME A BANKER
WHEN SHE GREW UP.
IF I TELL HER THAT,
SHE'LL MAKE THAT HERS.
SHE'LL STEAL MY MEMORIES,
SHE'LL MAKE THEM HER OWN.
ANTON,
WHAT IF
KATHERINE IS SUFFERING FROM
A PRE-ALZHEIMER
CONDITION?
SHE'D REMEMBER NICOLE.
BUT SHE WOULDN'T REMEMBER
THE DETAILS.
DON'T FORGET, SHE'S MUCH OLDER
THAN SHE APPEARS.
IF IT IS ALZHEIMER'S
AND HER MEMORY IS FAILING,
SHE COULD BE
COVERING FOR THAT.
I'VE CONSIDERED THAT BUT--
BUT YOU LOVE HER.
ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
THAT YOU SIMPLY CAN'T FACE
WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING
TO HER?
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*
KATHERINE?
KATHERINE.
WELL,
YOU ARE IN
REMARKABLY GOOD SHAPE.
FOR AN OLD WOMAN
OF 52?
APPARENTLY YOU DIDN'T AGE WHILE
YOU WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
TIME DOESN'T PASS THERE.
THE OTHER SIDE IS--
SO SPARSE.
HERE,
THERE'S COLOUR,
SUN,
THE TASTE OF SALT
ON SOMEONE'S SKIN.
WHAT IF
I WEREN'T 52?
WHAT IF I WERE
MUCH OLDER THAN THAT?
YOU KNOW MEN.
THEY ALWAYS WANT
SOMEONE YOUNGER,
SOMEONE NEW.
I DON'T THINK
THAT'S ALWAYS TRUE.
SINCE MY RETURN,
ANTON'S BEEN UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH ME.
HE PULLS AWAY FROM ME.
HE LOVES YOU.
THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.
BUT I GUESS cd YEARS
MIGHT SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME
FOR ANYONE
TO BE ALONE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK;
YOU 2 SEEM CLOSE?
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER
FOR 5 YEARS.
WHEN I WENT DOWN
TO THE GARDEN,
I LOOKED BACK,
YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU 2 WERE TALKING.
YOUR CONVERSATION
SEEMED RATHER INTIMATE.
WELL, HE'S VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT YOU.
HE SHOULD BE.
WHY ARE YOU BEING
SO DEFENSIVE?
KATHERINE,
ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU AND HIM
TO BE HAPPY.
HUH.
I CAN'T CONFIRM
THAT SHE'S AND "OLD ONE".
LOOK, WHAT ABOUT
HER LOSS OF ABILITY TO TASTE?
THE CRAVING
FOR SENSUAL EXPERIENCES?
LET ME CALL MATT, MAKE THIS
AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
NO, I DON'T WANT
THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED.
THIS IS JUST BETWEEN
YOU AND ME.
WELL,
I NEED MORE EVIDENCE.
SOMETHING TO GO ON.
I CAN DEAL WITH WHAT I CAN SEE
AND FEEL AND EXAMINE DIRECTLY.
YOU JUST DON'T WANT
TO BELIEVE.
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*
ANTON?
ARE YOU HERE?
ANTON,
WE NEED TO TALK!
ANTON!
OPEN UP!
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ANTON!
*
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED?
(
SOME VIRUS HAS BEEN RELEASED
AND THE SYSTEM SEALED ANTON IN.
HE'S BEEN CONTAINED.
CONTAINED?
HE'S LOCKED IN A LEVEL 4
BIO-CONTAINMENT FACILITY.
WHAT'S HE LOCKED IN THERE
WITH?
WE'RE CHECKING.
COULD BE
A FALSE ALARM.
THEN
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
EVACUATED.
WITH ELSINGER
LEADING THE CHARGE, NO DOUBT.
ANTON.
ANTON!
HE'S NOT ANSWERING.
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE DOING?
MATT.
EBOLA.
WHAT?
HE'S BEEN EXPOSED
TO EBOLA?
HE'S GONNA DIE.
NO.
YOU'VE SEEN
WHAT EBOLA CAN DO.
1st, HE'LL RUN A HIGH FEVER,
THEN HIS KIDNEYS WILL FAIL.
THEN HE STARTS SWEATING BLOOD;
HOW CAN WE HELP HIM?
WE CAN
MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE.
IT'S 95 PERCENT
FATAL.
THEN MAKE SURE HE FALLS INTO
THE OTHER 5 PERCENT.
ANTON?
ANTON!
FORGET IT,
MATT.
PETE, GET ME TO HIM;
WALK ME THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
THE ROOM
IS HERMETICALLY SEALED.
IT'S COMPLETE WITH ITS OWN SET
OF SCRUBBERS TO RECYCLE THE AIR.
HOW LONG BEFORE THEY CLEAN OUT
THE EBOLA?
24 HOURS.
BEYOND
THE INCUBATION PERIOD.
THE ENTRANCE
IS AN AIRLOCK
FILLED WITH ANTIBACTERIAL GAS;
ON EITHER SIDE-- A BOLTED DOOR.
IT'S REINFORCED
WITH A HIGH-AMP MAGNETIC SEAL.
ELSINGER CAN COUNTERMAND IT,
BUT WE CAN'T REACH HIM.
WHY NOT?
WHY DON'T YOU TRY?
ALL RIGHT;
AND IF ELSINGER'S NOT AVAILABLE?
THEN, AS CHIEF OF MEDICINE,
ANTON HAS THE CODE.
GREAT.
IT'LL RELEASE IF THE MAINFRAME
THINKS THE SCRUBBERS ARE DONE.
ANTON NEEDS HELP NOW.
SO WE REASSURE THE COMPUTER
THAT THERE'S NO DANGER.
MAKE IT FEEL
WARM AND COZY.
BASICALLY.
YOU SURE
THIS IS NECESSARY?
IF THE MAINFRAME SEES YOUR BIRD
SURVIVED CONTACT WITH THE VIRUS,
IT'LL OPEN THE DOORS
AND RELEASE ANTON.
YEAH, BUT PETER,
EBOLA ONLY AFFECTS MAMMALS.
THE COMPUTER
DOESN'T KNOW THAT.
DAMN IT.
IT'S ASKING IF BIRDS
ARE AFFECTED BY THE EBOLA.
OKAY.
SO, WE TELL HAL
THAT THIS STRAIN
IS THE EXCEPTION.
GIMME
AN INCUBATION PERIOD.
YOU'RE LYING?
I'M ADJUSTING
IT'S DATABASE.
GIMME
AN INCUBATION PERIOD.
OKAY, OKAY,
WITH A BIRD'S
HIGHER METABOLIC RATE,
SOMETHING UNDER 2 HOURS.
GOOD.
NOW WHAT?
NOW WE WAIT.
YOU CALLING ELSINGER?
NO, KATHERINE.
THOSE'LL KILL YOU.
I KNOW.
HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE HOME
OF KATHERINE AND ANTON...
SHOULDN'T YOU
LEAVE A MESSAGE?
I ALREADY DID.
I'LL HEAD OUT THERE.
CLAIRE.
HANG ON,
OKAY?
YEAH?
IT'S ME;
MATT?
SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH ANTON.
IS HE OKAY?
COME ON.
ALMOST THERE.
WHAT'S HE WORKING ON?
IT'S NOT
A PART OF THE EBOLA RESEARCH.
IT'S SOMETHING
ELSINGER AUTHORIZED.
SURPRISE,
SURPRISE.
THIS ISN'T RIGHT.
ANTON
WORKING AFTER HOURS ALONE.
CONTRARY
TO ANY LAB PROTOCOL.
HE'S TOO GOOD
TO ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE IT.
A MISTAKE?
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
UNLESS HE RELEASED THE VIRUS
ON PURPOSE.
WHY?
I'D LIKE TO KNOW.
NOW WHAT?
DAMN IT;
MAINFRAME'S OFF-LINE.
CENTRAL LAB'S EMERGENCY POWER
EXCEPT THE WHITE ROOM.
AND THE LOCKS?
I'LL FIND ANOTHER WAY.
THE MOBILE
HAS ITS OWN GENERATORS.
WE'LL CAMP OUT.
WE'RE NOT
LEAVING HIM.
ONE OF US WILL ALWAYS BE HERE,
BUT WE'LL NEED EQUIPMENT, OKAY?
UNDERSTOOD.
PETE,
DID ANTON
CUT THE POWER?
HE'S A DOCTOR
NOT AN ENGINEER.
ANTON,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ANTON,
TALK TO ME.
TALK TO ME ANTON,
COME ON.
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HELLO?
KATHERINE?
*
HELLO,
KATHERINE?
KATHERINE,
YOU UPSTAIRS?
IT'S LINDSAY.
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HELLO,
KATHERINE?
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I'VE ALMOST GOT US
TO ANTON.
ONCE I REVERSE THE POLARITY
ON THE MAGNETIC LOCK
YOU'LL HAVE 45 SECONDS
IN THERE.
NOW WHAT'S HE DOING?
LIQUID NITROGEN?
I CAN'T FIND
KATHERINE.
I KNOW
WHERE SHE IS.
I THINK YOU DO,
TOO.
CLAIRE.
WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON?
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CLAIRE.
TALK TO ME.
YOU'RE HOLDING SOMETHING BACK
ABOUT ANTON.
WHAT IS THIS,
SOME SORT OF
DOCTOR/PATIENT PRIVILEGE THING?
IF IT IS,
YOU KNOW I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.
WHAT'S WORSE,
TO BETRAY THAT CONFIDENCE
OR TO LET YOUR FRIEND SUFFER?
POSSIBLY DIE.
I WAS AT ANTON'S
YESTERDAY.
I WASN'T SURE
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
THEN, AT NIGHT AT HOME,
I PHONED.
NO ANSWER,
SO I CAME HERE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
HE ASKED ME
TO EXAMINE KATHERINE.
DID YOU?
YEAH,
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD FIND--
MEDICALLY.
GUYS,
WE'RE ALMOST READY.
THAT'S GOT IT.
LET'S GO.
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AND BEHIND
DOOR NUMBER ONE.
DAMN IT, AXON,
COME ON!
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DOOR NUMBER 2.
NO.
NO!
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN
FOR HER.
COME ON,
GUYS.
NO, WAIT.
COME ON.
ANTON,
WHAT'VE YOU DONE?
I KILLED HER.
I KILLED
MY WIFE.
THANK YOU.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY,
ANTON.
REALLY?
THE AMBULANCE
IS COMING.
CANCEL IT.
WE NEED TO GET YOU
TO A HOSPITAL.
IS THAT WHY I'M HERE;
TO KEEP ME SAFE
UNTIL HELP ARRIVES?
AREN'T WE WAITING
FOR THE POLICE?
LOOK--
IT'S ALRIGHT.
THE VIRUS IS HARMLESS.
I TREATED IT INACTIVE
BEFORE I RELEASED IT.
DO YOU REALLY THINK
I WOULD PUT ANYONE AT RISK?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK,
ANTON.
GUYS, APPARENTLY THE VIRUS
IS VIRULENT ENOUGH
TO TRIGGER THE SECURITY SYSTEMS,
BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO MAKE YOU SICK.
LINDSAY SURE
ABOUT THIS?
YEAH.
WELL,
SHE'S PRETTY SURE.
I GUESS ANTON HAD ENOUGH TIME
TO COMPLETE WHAT HE WAS DOING.
CAN'T YOU GET
THOSE OPEN?
THEY'RE FUSED.
I'LL GET ELSINGER
TO REBOOT.
HANG IN THERE,
GUYS.
IS SHE DEAD?
YES.
SO, ANTON JUST GOES TO JAIL,
ALL THE GOOD HE'S DONE
JUST GETS THROWN AWAY;
YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT?
OH, MAN.
WHAT IS
THIS THING?
IT LOOKS LIKE A DEWAR VESSEL
ATTACHED TO
A HEART-LUNG MACHINE.
IT'S MINUS 200 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
IT'S CRYONICS.
YOU MEAN CRYOGENICS?
NO, CRYONICS
IS FREEZING SOMEONE AFTER DEATH.
USING LIQUID NITROGEN
AND NERVE GAS.
AMONG OTHER THINGS.
THE PATIENT IS BROUGHT BACK
ONCE A CURE CAN BE FOUND.
ASSUMING THAT
YOU CAN REVIVE HER AT ALL.
THERE'S EVEN
AN URBAN LEGEND
THAT THEY FROZE
WALT DISNEY.
TALK ABOUT
DISNEY ON ICE.
WHAT IF KATHERINE
COULD BE BROUGHT BACK?
NO ONE COMES BACK, MATT,
NO MATTER HOW HARD WE WISH.
NOT ORPHEUS.
NOT TINKER BELL.
THAT'S IT,
YOU'RE GIVING UP?
SHE'S DEAD.
ACCEPT IT.
YOU ACCEPT IT
WHEN YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN.
DEATH IS JUST
A SERIES OF MECHANICAL FAILURES.
WHEN YOU HEAR
A DEATH RATTLE,
THAT'S NOT
THE SOUND OF A SOUL ESCAPING.
IT IS A SPASM
IN THE VOICE BOX
TRIGGERED BY INCREASED ACIDITY
IN THE BLOOD.
THE PUPILS DILATE.
OXYGEN STOPS GOING TO THE BRAIN;
LIFE ENDS.
CLAIRE,
IF WE REVIVE HER,
ANTON
WON'T GO TO JAIL.
SHE CAN'T BE REVIVED.
I'LL GET ANTON
DOWN THERE.
LEGALLY I CAN'T ALLOW HIM
TO TREAT HIS OWN WIFE.
A LITTLE LATE,
ISN'T IT?
SHE'S ALREADY DEAD,
WHAT HARM IS IT?
WE COULD STILL
TREAT HER
WITH A LITTLE
RESPECT.
IT'S MEDICAL PROTOCOL;
IT'S ONLY RIGHT.
CAN YOU REVERSE IT;
NO ONE CAN.
HYPOTHETICALLY THEN,
HYPOTHETICALLY,
IF CRYONICS
COULD WORK
WHAT WOULD YOU
NEED TO KNOW?
THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE DONE.
SHE ISN'T KATHERINE.
SHE'S
AN "OLD ONE".
AN "OLD ONE"?
ONE OF LOVECRAFT'S
"OLD ONES"?
SPIRITS
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
LOST SOULS
SEEKING A WAY ONTO OUR PLANE.
WAITING FOR
THE RIGHT MOMENT--
THE MILLENNIUM.
YES.
LOOKING FOR THEIR OPPORTUNITY
TO DESTROY ORDER,
UNLEASH VIOLENCE,
WAR.
CERTAIN VISIONARIES,
LOVECRAFT,
LEARY,
HAVE CAUGHT GLIMPSES
OF THEM.
AND AN "OLD ONE"
TOOK KATHERINE'S BODY?
TOOK HER FORM,
YES.
I FOUND THIS
AT YOUR HOUSE.
ELSINGER
COLLECTS THESE.
IS HE BEHIND THIS?
THIS WAS NICOLE'S.
ELSINGER
GAVE IT TO HER.
SHE WAS 4.
THAT WAS
25 YEARS AGO.
I THOUGHT
IT WAS LOST FOREVER.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO KATHERINE?
WHERE DID YOU
GET THAT?
THE GARDEN.
KNOW WHAT IT IS?
NO.
WHY WON'T YOU REMEMBER
NICOLE?
I WANT US
TO MOVE FORWARD,
TO LIVE
THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
YOU HAVE
A VERY OLD SOUL.
ANTON?
WHO ARE YOU?
KATHERINE.
NO.
I'VE SEEN CHANGELINGS.
I'VE SEEN POSSESSIONS.
YOU TOOK
HER FORM.
YOU'RE AN "OLD ONE".
ANTON,
I LOVE YOU.
NO,
DON'T TOUCH ME.
DON'T YOU TOUCH ME!
BUT I NEED TO.
"I RENOUNCE YOU.
WHERE DID YOU
GET THAT?
"I RENOUNCE.
ANTON,
DON'T.
"I RENOUNCE YOU!
NO,
YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.(Y
"YOU WILL RETURN
"INTO THE LIGHT
AND THE DARKNESS
"TO THE OTHER SIDE.
NO.
"NO NEED FOR YOU.
ANTON.
RELEASE HER!"
ANTON,
PLEASE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO ME?
OH MY GOD!
KATHERINE!
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THIS WILL NEVER WORK.
IT'S OVER.
CLAIRE,
COME ON.
JUST TALK IT THROUGH.
TEMPERATURE CONTROLS,
RIGHT?
TO BRING HER BODY TEMP
BACK UP AGAIN.
MATT,
WE CAN FLIP THE SWITCH,
BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME THING
AS REVIVING HER.
IS THIS BLOOD?
NO,
IT IS MORE LIKELY
AN AGENT TO PREVENT ICE CRYSTALS
FROM DESTROYING HER TISSUES.
IT'S PROBABLY A MIXTURE
OF GLYCEROL, MANNITOL AND WATER.
ANTI-FREEZE
FOR YOU CORPSICLE.
CAN'T YOU
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY;
CAN'T YOU?
I BELIEVE--
I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU BELIEVE, CLAIRE.
SO I SEE.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION;
WHY DID YOU JOIN THE TEAM
IF YOU'RE
SO SKEPTICAL?
WHY DID YOU?
MAYBE I'VE CHANGED.
MAYBE I LOOK AT THINGS
DIFFERENTLY.
YOU COULD DO THE SAME.
PLEASE.
CLINICAL DEATH
IS WHEN THE BRAIN CEASES.
CRYONISTS TALK ABOUT
A STAGE BEYOND THAT.
INFORMATION THEORETIC
DEATH,
THE POINT
BEYOND WHICH
SOMEONE
CAN NEVER BE REVIVED.
PEOPLE HAVE DROWNED IN VERY COLD
WATER AND BEEN BROUGHT BACK.
YES, 20, 30 MINUTES AT MOST;
THE HYPOTHERMIA PROTECTS THEM.
SO THE LONGER WE WAIT,
THE MORE DAMAGE THERE IS.
MATT, NO ONE HAS EVER FOUND
A WAY AROUND ISCHEMIC DAMAGE,
THE BREAKDOWN
OF TISSUE
FROM LACK OF BLOOD
AND OXYGEN.
WHAT IF ANTON DID?
THAT WOULD CHANGE
EVERYTHING.
GET ME
THE INFORMATION.
I'LL GIVE IT
A SHOT.
ANTON?
KATHERINE'S
PERSONALITY CHANGE
COULD HAVE BEEN
DUE TO OTHER FACTORS.
HER INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT,
HER TIME ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OR THE PASSAGE
OF 12 YEARS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ANTON,
PEOPLE CHANGE.
ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
THAT YOU CHANGED, SHE DIDN'T?
THAT
SHE WAS KATHERINE?
THAT
SHE WASN'T POSSESSED?
GOD, DON'T YOU THINK
I'VE THOUGHT THAT?
LINDSAY,
ALL I CAN DO NOW
IS PRESERVE A FRAGMENT,
A MEMORY,
AN IMAGE.
YOU CAN LOVE
A FRAGMENT,
A MEMORY.
I KNOW THAT,
NOW.
GIVE THIS
TO CLAIRE.
IT'S MY RESEARCH.
ALL I WANT
IS KATHERINE BACK.
YOU SEE THAT?
WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
OKAY.
ONCE WE START THIS PROGRAM
RUNNING, WE ARE COMMITTED.
YOU OKAY?
YES.
I'M A PATHOLOGIST;
I UNDERSTAND DEATH.
WHAT'S TO UNDERSTAND?
WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAPPENS?
I'M IN NO RUSH
TO FIND OUT.
WELL, I DON'T THINK
WE HAVE A CHOICE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
POWER RESERVES ARE RUNNING DOWN,
WE'RE LOSING COOLANT.
I SEE IT.
TEMPERATURE'S RISING.
KATHERINE IS STARTING
TO EMERGE FROM THE CRYONICS.
TELL ME
WHAT TO DO.
FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS;
DON'T GET IN MY WAY.
GOD HELP US.
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I UNDERSTAND
YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ME.
IF ONLY YOU'D CALLED ME
AT THE COTTAGE
I COULD HAVE BEEN HERE
SOONER.
HOW GOES
THE PROJECT?
ANTON THINKS
HE KILLED HIS WIFE.
MY GOD.
IS THIS PROJECT YOURS?
ANTON TOOK THE LEAD; I MERELY
GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITY?
YOU CUT THE POWER;
YOU TRAPPED HIM IN THERE.
THE CHAMBER
MUST HAVE DRAWN TOO MUCH POWER.
WHY WAS CENTRAL LAB
EVACUATED?
WHAT;
COME ON,
FRANK.
YOU ARRANGED IT
SO WE COULDN'T STOP HIM.
FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT
LET'S SAY THAT I DID
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CLAIM.
IF ANTON WERE
HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROCEDURE,
STOPPING HIM
WOULD HAVE PROVED FATAL.
IT WOULD HAVE MEANT
IRREVOCABLE DEATH.
DEATH
IS IRREVOCABLE.
UNTIL PROVED OTHERWISE.
*
OKAY MINUS 100,
LET'S TRY AND HOLD IT THERE.
GUYS,
WE HAVE
A VISITOR.
MATTHEW.
DAVISON.
NICE OF YOU TO JOIN THE PARTY,
FRANK.
GIVE ME A MINUTE, I'LL HAVE
THE SECURITY SYSTEM STAND DOWN.
*
*
*
*
*
WHO THE HELL
ARE THEY?
THEY'RE HERE
TO HELP.
*
STEP ASIDE,
PLEASE.
NO.
DOCTOR,
WHEN YOUR PATIENT REVIVES,
I WANT TO HAVE
A MOMENT WITH HER.
YOU WON'T
GO NEAR HER.
I DON'T APPRECIATE
YOUR TONE.
I BET YOU DON'T.
WE SUCCEED, WE SAVE A LIFE
MAYBE 2.
DO WHAT YOU CAN
FOR HER.
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*
*
*
*
ANTON.
I'M SO SORRY.
WHAT FOR?
YOU SAVED ME.
YOU DROVE THAT THING
OUT OF ME.
KATHERINE?
YES.
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS
IN THE CAR...
THERE WAS
AN ACCIDENT.
THEN I CAME BACK--
DO YOU REMEMBER NICOLE?
YES.
SHE WAS IN THE ACCIDENT,
TOO.
AND NOW
SHE'S GONE.
WE HAD
SUCH HOPES FOR HER.
BAY STREET.
WALL STREET.
BANKING,
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
WHAT A STRANGE THING
TO REMEMBER.
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*
SO,
ARE MY TEST RESULTS IN?
YOU'RE FINE.
ACTUALLY,
YOU'RE A MIRACLE.
STILL NOT BAD
FOR AN OLD LADY, HUH?
THANK YOU.
CLAIRE,
I'M SO SORRY.
DON'T MENTION IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE
SOME MEMORY LOSS
DUE TO THE BRIEF LACK OF OXYGEN
WHILE YOU WERE UNDER.
THE MORE TIME I SPEND
WITH ANTON,
THE MORE
I SEEM TO REMEMBER.
THAT'S GOOD.
THE MORE I BECOME
HIS KATHERINE.
AFTER ALL, ALL WE ARE
IS EACH OTHER'S MEMORIES.
CASE MANAGER'S LOG;
PRAEGER RECORDING.
NO CHARGES WILL BE PRESSED
AGAINST DR. ANTON HENDRICKS.
NEITHER
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ELSINGER,
NOR THE AUTHORITIES,
WISH TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER.
OF COURSE NOT, ELSINGER
SET THE WHOLE THING IN MOTION.
WHY?
HE FELT, OUT OF DESPERATION,
ANTON AND CLAIRE
MIGHT FIND THE BREAKTHROUGH
HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR.
WERE WE
THE SCIENTISTS
OR JUST THE LAB RATS
RUNNING THROUGH THE MAZE?
WELL,
WE DID BRING HER BACK.
LEGALLY,
KATHERINE NEVER DIED.
YOU DECLARED HER DEAD.
I NEVER SIGNED
A DEATH CERTIFICATE.
MATT, WHEN KATHERINE 1st WOKE UP
AT THE HOSPITAL,
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE DIDN'T DESCRIBE
A TUNNEL OF LIGHT.
NO HELL AND BRIMSTONE,
EITHER.
DID SHE ASK ABOUT
SOMETHING SPECIFIC?
SHE ASKED WHAT NICOLE
WANTED TO BE WHEN SHE GREW UP.
DID YOU TELL HER?
I TOLD HER
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
HOW SHE AND ANTON
HAD PRODUCED A YOUNG BANKER.
EXCUSE ME.
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HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE HOME
OF KATHERINE AND ANTON.
I'M SORRY
NO ONE'S HERE TO TAKE YOUR CALL.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE.
THERE'S THAT TRUCK.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HER FAVOURITE COLOUR WAS?
PINK.
ALL GIRLS LIKE PINK.
BLUE.
BLUE.
NAVY BLUE,
I THINK.
ANTON?
HER BEST FRIEND
WAS JACKIE.
JACKIE.
JACKIE MacDONALD.
BEST FRIEND
WAS JACKIE MacDONALD.
FAVOURITE COLOUR
WAS NAVY BLUE.
YES.
YES.
VERY GOOD.
A DRAFT MEMO FOR THE BOARD
REGARDING
THE HENDRICKS FILE.
"SIRS,
"THE FACTS
ARE NOT IN DISPUTE.
"IN OCTOBER 1986, KATHERINE
AND NICOLE HENDRICKS' CAR
"WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION
AT A TRAIN CROSSING.
"DURING THE COLLISION
THEY BOTH DISAPPEARED.
"THEY COULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED,
YET, DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS,
"THEIR BODIES
WERE NEVER RECOVERED.
"OVER THE YEARS,
I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION
"THEY'D SOMEHOW BEEN TRANSPORTED
TO AN ALTERNATE REALITY,
"TO THE OTHER SIDE.
"BUT THERE WAS NO SUPPORT
FOR MY SUSPICIONS
"UNTIL LAST YEAR.
"PLEASE SEE
THE ENCLOSED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL
FROM THE FILE."
KATHERINE.
NICOLE.
I'LL BE
RIGHT THERE.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE AFRAID OF.
"ANTON HENDRICKS
THEN DISAPPEARED.
"FORTUNATELY,
2 MONTHS LATER,
"WE WERE ABLE TO RECREATE
THE CONDITIONS OF THE EXPERIMENT
AND SUCCESSFULLY RETRIEVED
HIM AND HIS FAMILY--"
NO, NO, SUSAN--
STRIKE
THE WORD "SUCCESSFULLY".
"NICOLE HENDRICKS DIED
ON THE RETURN EVENT.
"HER AUTOPSY CONFIRMED
"THAT SHE WAS STILL
IN HER LATE TEENS.
"HOWEVER,
CHRONOLOGICALLY,
AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH
SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 30."
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EASY GIRL,
EASY.
THERE YOU GO.
TEST OF BIO-CONTAINMENT FACILITY
"WHITE ROOM",
SUBJECT 103-APPLE
IS IN PLACE.
SLEEP TIGHT.
YOU COMING,
ANTON?
NO,
I HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS TO LOG.
WHATCHA WORKING ON?
SOME RESEARCH THAT EVOLVED
INTO ONE OF ELSINGERS' PROJECTS.
SAY NO MORE.
GIVE MY LOVE
TO KATHERINE.
GOOD NIGHT.
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INITIATING THERMAL TEST,
DASH ONE,
1800 HOURS.
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ELEOA, WE7LA3AoSd;
IT'S BEEN SHOWN MANY TIMES
THAT THE HUMAN SPIRIT
CAN OVERCOME THE MOST PAINFUL
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT THE LOSS OF A CHILD IS OFTEN
THE GREATEST TEST OF ALL.
ANTON?
HI.
I MISSED YOU.
KATHERINE.
HERE WE GO,
NICE AND RARE.
I LIKE MINE
MEDIUM.
I JUST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE A CHANGE.
OKAY.
THIS LAST ASSIGNMENT REMINDS ME
OF THE PARABOLIC CASE, REMEMBER?
NO, I DON'T.
STOMPING
THROUGH A BARN?
KATHERINE...
I WAS LOOKING FOR A SATELLITE
THAT WAS PROJECTING VOICES
INTO
THE FARMHOUSE.
YES,
I REMEMBER.
I SMELLED OF HORSE
FOR A WEEK.
I KEPT THINKING,
NICKY LOVED HORSES.
WELL, ALL GIRLS DO,
DON'T THEY?
NO,
SHE WAS NOT LIKE ALL GIRLS.
SHE WAS...
SINGULAR.
REMEMBER WHEN SHE REVEALED
HER LIFE'S AMBITION TO US?
ANTON,
PLEASE.
NICOLE DIDN'T SURVIVE
THE RETURN FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
SHE'S NOT GOING
TO COME BACK FROM THE DEAD.
THEN WHY DON'T WE
JUST ERASE HER?
EXCUSE ME.
*
*
I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST--
WE HAVE TO KEEP NICOLE
ALIVE.
IT'S ALL WE HAVE,
OUR MEMORIES OF HER.
IT'S SO FRAGILE.
KATHERINE,
WHEN YOU WERE ON
THE OTHER SIDE,
DID YOU--
WERE YOU IN CONTACT
WITH NICOLE?
PLEASE.
WHEN I WAS THERE,
I WAS AWARE OF OTHER PRESENCES.
SOME TRYING
TO ESCAPE,
SOME CONTENT.
YES.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN
OUR AWARENESS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
IT'S LIKE--
WHAT DOES THIS GRUB
UNDERSTAND?
HOW MUCH AWARENESS
DOES SHE HAVE?
DOES SHE KNOW
WE'RE HERE?
DOES SHE KNOW SHE'S IN
THE STRUGGLE OF HER LIFE?
HELLO!
HI.
I LET MYSELF IN.
CLAIRE.
*
I'M SO GLAD
YOU COULD FINALLY JOIN US.
TOO SWEET?
NO,
IT'S ACTUALLY SALTY.
MIXED UP
THE SALT AND SUGAR AGAIN.
THINGS HAVE BEEN
SO BUSY.
I'M SORRY,
I'LL FIX ANOTHER BATCH.
IT'S
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I CAME
AS SOON AS I COULD.
WHAT'S UP?
I NEED CONFIRMATION,
INDEPENDENT
CONFIRMATION.
ABOUT WHAT?
THAT'S NOT KATHERINE.
THAT'S NOT
THE PERSON I MARRIED.
WHO IS SHE THEN?
ELSINGER BROUGHT SOMETHING ELSE
BACK FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE KATHERINE,
IT DOESN'T HAVE HER MEMORIES;
THAT'S NOT KATHERINE.
I KNOW,
I KNOW,
IT SOUNDS INSANE.
BUT I WENT THROUGH THE ARCH
TO THE OTHER SIDE.
I BECAME ATTUNED
TO THESE...
THINGS.
THEY'RE SOMETIMES CALLED
"OLD ONES".
BUT ANTON, YOU WENT THROUGH
TO THE OTHER SIDE,
SO WHY WEREN'T YOU
REPLACED?
I DON'T KNOW THAT.
LOOK,
JUST CHECK INTO IT.
CONFIRM OR DENY
MY SUSPICIONS.
I DON'T HAVE
ANY COMPARISON.
CLAIRE.
OKAY!
OKAY.
HERE WE GO.
THIS STEAK
IS REALLY WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
IF I'D KNOWN
YOU WERE COMING,
I'D HAVE DONE SOMETHING
MORE INTERESTING.
IT'S AMAZING,
I NEVER BECAME
A VEGETARIAN.
CLAIRE'S
A PATHOLOGIST.
OH, YOU MUST REALLY ENJOY
YOUR WORK.
SOMETIMES WE NEED TO FIND
THE HUMOUR IN THE CASES.
JUST EARLIER WE WE'RE
REMINISCING ABOUT THE TIME
THAT ANTON CAME HOME
SMELLING LIKE A BARN.
KATHERINE,
YOU WEREN'T THERE
THAT NIGHT.
NO,
I JUST WAS--
I JOINED THE O.S.I.R.
AFTER YOU DISAPPEARED.
THE GARDEN'S
REALLY LOVELY
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
I SHOULD PICK US
SOME TOMATOES.
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WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
SHE WAS NEVER THERE.
I PLANTED THAT MEMORY.
NICKY WANTED TO BECOME A BANKER
WHEN SHE GREW UP.
IF I TELL HER THAT,
SHE'LL MAKE THAT HERS.
SHE'LL STEAL MY MEMORIES,
SHE'LL MAKE THEM HER OWN.
ANTON,
WHAT IF
KATHERINE IS SUFFERING FROM
A PRE-ALZHEIMER
CONDITION?
SHE'D REMEMBER NICOLE.
BUT SHE WOULDN'T REMEMBER
THE DETAILS.
DON'T FORGET, SHE'S MUCH OLDER
THAN SHE APPEARS.
IF IT IS ALZHEIMER'S
AND HER MEMORY IS FAILING,
SHE COULD BE
COVERING FOR THAT.
I'VE CONSIDERED THAT BUT--
BUT YOU LOVE HER.
ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
THAT YOU SIMPLY CAN'T FACE
WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING
TO HER?
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*
KATHERINE?
KATHERINE.
WELL,
YOU ARE IN
REMARKABLY GOOD SHAPE.
FOR AN OLD WOMAN
OF 52?
APPARENTLY YOU DIDN'T AGE WHILE
YOU WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
TIME DOESN'T PASS THERE.
THE OTHER SIDE IS--
SO SPARSE.
HERE,
THERE'S COLOUR,
SUN,
THE TASTE OF SALT
ON SOMEONE'S SKIN.
WHAT IF
I WEREN'T 52?
WHAT IF I WERE
MUCH OLDER THAN THAT?
YOU KNOW MEN.
THEY ALWAYS WANT
SOMEONE YOUNGER,
SOMEONE NEW.
I DON'T THINK
THAT'S ALWAYS TRUE.
SINCE MY RETURN,
ANTON'S BEEN UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH ME.
HE PULLS AWAY FROM ME.
HE LOVES YOU.
THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.
BUT I GUESS cd YEARS
MIGHT SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME
FOR ANYONE
TO BE ALONE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK;
YOU 2 SEEM CLOSE?
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER
FOR 5 YEARS.
WHEN I WENT DOWN
TO THE GARDEN,
I LOOKED BACK,
YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU 2 WERE TALKING.
YOUR CONVERSATION
SEEMED RATHER INTIMATE.
WELL, HE'S VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT YOU.
HE SHOULD BE.
WHY ARE YOU BEING
SO DEFENSIVE?
KATHERINE,
ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU AND HIM
TO BE HAPPY.
HUH.
I CAN'T CONFIRM
THAT SHE'S AND "OLD ONE".
LOOK, WHAT ABOUT
HER LOSS OF ABILITY TO TASTE?
THE CRAVING
FOR SENSUAL EXPERIENCES?
LET ME CALL MATT, MAKE THIS
AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
NO, I DON'T WANT
THE ORGANIZATION INVOLVED.
THIS IS JUST BETWEEN
YOU AND ME.
WELL,
I NEED MORE EVIDENCE.
SOMETHING TO GO ON.
I CAN DEAL WITH WHAT I CAN SEE
AND FEEL AND EXAMINE DIRECTLY.
YOU JUST DON'T WANT
TO BELIEVE.
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ANTON?
ARE YOU HERE?
ANTON,
WE NEED TO TALK!
ANTON!
OPEN UP!
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ANTON!
*
WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED?
(
SOME VIRUS HAS BEEN RELEASED
AND THE SYSTEM SEALED ANTON IN.
HE'S BEEN CONTAINED.
CONTAINED?
HE'S LOCKED IN A LEVEL 4
BIO-CONTAINMENT FACILITY.
WHAT'S HE LOCKED IN THERE
WITH?
WE'RE CHECKING.
COULD BE
A FALSE ALARM.
THEN
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
EVACUATED.
WITH ELSINGER
LEADING THE CHARGE, NO DOUBT.
ANTON.
ANTON!
HE'S NOT ANSWERING.
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE DOING?
MATT.
EBOLA.
WHAT?
HE'S BEEN EXPOSED
TO EBOLA?
HE'S GONNA DIE.
NO.
YOU'VE SEEN
WHAT EBOLA CAN DO.
1st, HE'LL RUN A HIGH FEVER,
THEN HIS KIDNEYS WILL FAIL.
THEN HE STARTS SWEATING BLOOD;
HOW CAN WE HELP HIM?
WE CAN
MAKE HIM COMFORTABLE.
IT'S 95 PERCENT
FATAL.
THEN MAKE SURE HE FALLS INTO
THE OTHER 5 PERCENT.
ANTON?
ANTON!
FORGET IT,
MATT.
PETE, GET ME TO HIM;
WALK ME THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
THE ROOM
IS HERMETICALLY SEALED.
IT'S COMPLETE WITH ITS OWN SET
OF SCRUBBERS TO RECYCLE THE AIR.
HOW LONG BEFORE THEY CLEAN OUT
THE EBOLA?
24 HOURS.
BEYOND
THE INCUBATION PERIOD.
THE ENTRANCE
IS AN AIRLOCK
FILLED WITH ANTIBACTERIAL GAS;
ON EITHER SIDE-- A BOLTED DOOR.
IT'S REINFORCED
WITH A HIGH-AMP MAGNETIC SEAL.
ELSINGER CAN COUNTERMAND IT,
BUT WE CAN'T REACH HIM.
WHY NOT?
WHY DON'T YOU TRY?
ALL RIGHT;
AND IF ELSINGER'S NOT AVAILABLE?
THEN, AS CHIEF OF MEDICINE,
ANTON HAS THE CODE.
GREAT.
IT'LL RELEASE IF THE MAINFRAME
THINKS THE SCRUBBERS ARE DONE.
ANTON NEEDS HELP NOW.
SO WE REASSURE THE COMPUTER
THAT THERE'S NO DANGER.
MAKE IT FEEL
WARM AND COZY.
BASICALLY.
YOU SURE
THIS IS NECESSARY?
IF THE MAINFRAME SEES YOUR BIRD
SURVIVED CONTACT WITH THE VIRUS,
IT'LL OPEN THE DOORS
AND RELEASE ANTON.
YEAH, BUT PETER,
EBOLA ONLY AFFECTS MAMMALS.
THE COMPUTER
DOESN'T KNOW THAT.
DAMN IT.
IT'S ASKING IF BIRDS
ARE AFFECTED BY THE EBOLA.
OKAY.
SO, WE TELL HAL
THAT THIS STRAIN
IS THE EXCEPTION.
GIMME
AN INCUBATION PERIOD.
YOU'RE LYING?
I'M ADJUSTING
IT'S DATABASE.
GIMME
AN INCUBATION PERIOD.
OKAY, OKAY,
WITH A BIRD'S
HIGHER METABOLIC RATE,
SOMETHING UNDER 2 HOURS.
GOOD.
NOW WHAT?
NOW WE WAIT.
YOU CALLING ELSINGER?
NO, KATHERINE.
THOSE'LL KILL YOU.
I KNOW.
HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE HOME
OF KATHERINE AND ANTON...
SHOULDN'T YOU
LEAVE A MESSAGE?
I ALREADY DID.
I'LL HEAD OUT THERE.
CLAIRE.
HANG ON,
OKAY?
YEAH?
IT'S ME;
MATT?
SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH ANTON.
IS HE OKAY?
COME ON.
ALMOST THERE.
WHAT'S HE WORKING ON?
IT'S NOT
A PART OF THE EBOLA RESEARCH.
IT'S SOMETHING
ELSINGER AUTHORIZED.
SURPRISE,
SURPRISE.
THIS ISN'T RIGHT.
ANTON
WORKING AFTER HOURS ALONE.
CONTRARY
TO ANY LAB PROTOCOL.
HE'S TOO GOOD
TO ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE IT.
A MISTAKE?
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
UNLESS HE RELEASED THE VIRUS
ON PURPOSE.
WHY?
I'D LIKE TO KNOW.
NOW WHAT?
DAMN IT;
MAINFRAME'S OFF-LINE.
CENTRAL LAB'S EMERGENCY POWER
EXCEPT THE WHITE ROOM.
AND THE LOCKS?
I'LL FIND ANOTHER WAY.
THE MOBILE
HAS ITS OWN GENERATORS.
WE'LL CAMP OUT.
WE'RE NOT
LEAVING HIM.
ONE OF US WILL ALWAYS BE HERE,
BUT WE'LL NEED EQUIPMENT, OKAY?
UNDERSTOOD.
PETE,
DID ANTON
CUT THE POWER?
HE'S A DOCTOR
NOT AN ENGINEER.
ANTON,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ANTON,
TALK TO ME.
TALK TO ME ANTON,
COME ON.
*
HELLO?
KATHERINE?
*
HELLO,
KATHERINE?
KATHERINE,
YOU UPSTAIRS?
IT'S LINDSAY.
*
HELLO,
KATHERINE?
*
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I'VE ALMOST GOT US
TO ANTON.
ONCE I REVERSE THE POLARITY
ON THE MAGNETIC LOCK
YOU'LL HAVE 45 SECONDS
IN THERE.
NOW WHAT'S HE DOING?
LIQUID NITROGEN?
I CAN'T FIND
KATHERINE.
I KNOW
WHERE SHE IS.
I THINK YOU DO,
TOO.
CLAIRE.
WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON?
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CLAIRE.
TALK TO ME.
YOU'RE HOLDING SOMETHING BACK
ABOUT ANTON.
WHAT IS THIS,
SOME SORT OF
DOCTOR/PATIENT PRIVILEGE THING?
IF IT IS,
YOU KNOW I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING.
WHAT'S WORSE,
TO BETRAY THAT CONFIDENCE
OR TO LET YOUR FRIEND SUFFER?
POSSIBLY DIE.
I WAS AT ANTON'S
YESTERDAY.
I WASN'T SURE
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
THEN, AT NIGHT AT HOME,
I PHONED.
NO ANSWER,
SO I CAME HERE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
HE ASKED ME
TO EXAMINE KATHERINE.
DID YOU?
YEAH,
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD FIND--
MEDICALLY.
GUYS,
WE'RE ALMOST READY.
THAT'S GOT IT.
LET'S GO.
*
AND BEHIND
DOOR NUMBER ONE.
DAMN IT, AXON,
COME ON!
*
DOOR NUMBER 2.
NO.
NO!
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN
FOR HER.
COME ON,
GUYS.
NO, WAIT.
COME ON.
ANTON,
WHAT'VE YOU DONE?
I KILLED HER.
I KILLED
MY WIFE.
THANK YOU.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY,
ANTON.
REALLY?
THE AMBULANCE
IS COMING.
CANCEL IT.
WE NEED TO GET YOU
TO A HOSPITAL.
IS THAT WHY I'M HERE;
TO KEEP ME SAFE
UNTIL HELP ARRIVES?
AREN'T WE WAITING
FOR THE POLICE?
LOOK--
IT'S ALRIGHT.
THE VIRUS IS HARMLESS.
I TREATED IT INACTIVE
BEFORE I RELEASED IT.
DO YOU REALLY THINK
I WOULD PUT ANYONE AT RISK?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK,
ANTON.
GUYS, APPARENTLY THE VIRUS
IS VIRULENT ENOUGH
TO TRIGGER THE SECURITY SYSTEMS,
BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO MAKE YOU SICK.
LINDSAY SURE
ABOUT THIS?
YEAH.
WELL,
SHE'S PRETTY SURE.
I GUESS ANTON HAD ENOUGH TIME
TO COMPLETE WHAT HE WAS DOING.
CAN'T YOU GET
THOSE OPEN?
THEY'RE FUSED.
I'LL GET ELSINGER
TO REBOOT.
HANG IN THERE,
GUYS.
IS SHE DEAD?
YES.
SO, ANTON JUST GOES TO JAIL,
ALL THE GOOD HE'S DONE
JUST GETS THROWN AWAY;
YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT?
OH, MAN.
WHAT IS
THIS THING?
IT LOOKS LIKE A DEWAR VESSEL
ATTACHED TO
A HEART-LUNG MACHINE.
IT'S MINUS 200 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
IT'S CRYONICS.
YOU MEAN CRYOGENICS?
NO, CRYONICS
IS FREEZING SOMEONE AFTER DEATH.
USING LIQUID NITROGEN
AND NERVE GAS.
AMONG OTHER THINGS.
THE PATIENT IS BROUGHT BACK
ONCE A CURE CAN BE FOUND.
ASSUMING THAT
YOU CAN REVIVE HER AT ALL.
THERE'S EVEN
AN URBAN LEGEND
THAT THEY FROZE
WALT DISNEY.
TALK ABOUT
DISNEY ON ICE.
WHAT IF KATHERINE
COULD BE BROUGHT BACK?
NO ONE COMES BACK, MATT,
NO MATTER HOW HARD WE WISH.
NOT ORPHEUS.
NOT TINKER BELL.
THAT'S IT,
YOU'RE GIVING UP?
SHE'S DEAD.
ACCEPT IT.
YOU ACCEPT IT
WHEN YOUR CAR BREAKS DOWN.
DEATH IS JUST
A SERIES OF MECHANICAL FAILURES.
WHEN YOU HEAR
A DEATH RATTLE,
THAT'S NOT
THE SOUND OF A SOUL ESCAPING.
IT IS A SPASM
IN THE VOICE BOX
TRIGGERED BY INCREASED ACIDITY
IN THE BLOOD.
THE PUPILS DILATE.
OXYGEN STOPS GOING TO THE BRAIN;
LIFE ENDS.
CLAIRE,
IF WE REVIVE HER,
ANTON
WON'T GO TO JAIL.
SHE CAN'T BE REVIVED.
I'LL GET ANTON
DOWN THERE.
LEGALLY I CAN'T ALLOW HIM
TO TREAT HIS OWN WIFE.
A LITTLE LATE,
ISN'T IT?
SHE'S ALREADY DEAD,
WHAT HARM IS IT?
WE COULD STILL
TREAT HER
WITH A LITTLE
RESPECT.
IT'S MEDICAL PROTOCOL;
IT'S ONLY RIGHT.
CAN YOU REVERSE IT;
NO ONE CAN.
HYPOTHETICALLY THEN,
HYPOTHETICALLY,
IF CRYONICS
COULD WORK
WHAT WOULD YOU
NEED TO KNOW?
THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE DONE.
SHE ISN'T KATHERINE.
SHE'S
AN "OLD ONE".
AN "OLD ONE"?
ONE OF LOVECRAFT'S
"OLD ONES"?
SPIRITS
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
LOST SOULS
SEEKING A WAY ONTO OUR PLANE.
WAITING FOR
THE RIGHT MOMENT--
THE MILLENNIUM.
YES.
LOOKING FOR THEIR OPPORTUNITY
TO DESTROY ORDER,
UNLEASH VIOLENCE,
WAR.
CERTAIN VISIONARIES,
LOVECRAFT,
LEARY,
HAVE CAUGHT GLIMPSES
OF THEM.
AND AN "OLD ONE"
TOOK KATHERINE'S BODY?
TOOK HER FORM,
YES.
I FOUND THIS
AT YOUR HOUSE.
ELSINGER
COLLECTS THESE.
IS HE BEHIND THIS?
THIS WAS NICOLE'S.
ELSINGER
GAVE IT TO HER.
SHE WAS 4.
THAT WAS
25 YEARS AGO.
I THOUGHT
IT WAS LOST FOREVER.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO KATHERINE?
WHERE DID YOU
GET THAT?
THE GARDEN.
KNOW WHAT IT IS?
NO.
WHY WON'T YOU REMEMBER
NICOLE?
I WANT US
TO MOVE FORWARD,
TO LIVE
THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
YOU HAVE
A VERY OLD SOUL.
ANTON?
WHO ARE YOU?
KATHERINE.
NO.
I'VE SEEN CHANGELINGS.
I'VE SEEN POSSESSIONS.
YOU TOOK
HER FORM.
YOU'RE AN "OLD ONE".
ANTON,
I LOVE YOU.
NO,
DON'T TOUCH ME.
DON'T YOU TOUCH ME!
BUT I NEED TO.
"I RENOUNCE YOU.
WHERE DID YOU
GET THAT?
"I RENOUNCE.
ANTON,
DON'T.
"I RENOUNCE YOU!
NO,
YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.(Y
"YOU WILL RETURN
"INTO THE LIGHT
AND THE DARKNESS
"TO THE OTHER SIDE.
NO.
"NO NEED FOR YOU.
ANTON.
RELEASE HER!"
ANTON,
PLEASE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO ME?
OH MY GOD!
KATHERINE!
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THIS WILL NEVER WORK.
IT'S OVER.
CLAIRE,
COME ON.
JUST TALK IT THROUGH.
TEMPERATURE CONTROLS,
RIGHT?
TO BRING HER BODY TEMP
BACK UP AGAIN.
MATT,
WE CAN FLIP THE SWITCH,
BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME THING
AS REVIVING HER.
IS THIS BLOOD?
NO,
IT IS MORE LIKELY
AN AGENT TO PREVENT ICE CRYSTALS
FROM DESTROYING HER TISSUES.
IT'S PROBABLY A MIXTURE
OF GLYCEROL, MANNITOL AND WATER.
ANTI-FREEZE
FOR YOU CORPSICLE.
CAN'T YOU
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY;
CAN'T YOU?
I BELIEVE--
I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU BELIEVE, CLAIRE.
SO I SEE.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION;
WHY DID YOU JOIN THE TEAM
IF YOU'RE
SO SKEPTICAL?
WHY DID YOU?
MAYBE I'VE CHANGED.
MAYBE I LOOK AT THINGS
DIFFERENTLY.
YOU COULD DO THE SAME.
PLEASE.
CLINICAL DEATH
IS WHEN THE BRAIN CEASES.
CRYONISTS TALK ABOUT
A STAGE BEYOND THAT.
INFORMATION THEORETIC
DEATH,
THE POINT
BEYOND WHICH
SOMEONE
CAN NEVER BE REVIVED.
PEOPLE HAVE DROWNED IN VERY COLD
WATER AND BEEN BROUGHT BACK.
YES, 20, 30 MINUTES AT MOST;
THE HYPOTHERMIA PROTECTS THEM.
SO THE LONGER WE WAIT,
THE MORE DAMAGE THERE IS.
MATT, NO ONE HAS EVER FOUND
A WAY AROUND ISCHEMIC DAMAGE,
THE BREAKDOWN
OF TISSUE
FROM LACK OF BLOOD
AND OXYGEN.
WHAT IF ANTON DID?
THAT WOULD CHANGE
EVERYTHING.
GET ME
THE INFORMATION.
I'LL GIVE IT
A SHOT.
ANTON?
KATHERINE'S
PERSONALITY CHANGE
COULD HAVE BEEN
DUE TO OTHER FACTORS.
HER INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT,
HER TIME ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OR THE PASSAGE
OF 12 YEARS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ANTON,
PEOPLE CHANGE.
ISN'T IT POSSIBLE
THAT YOU CHANGED, SHE DIDN'T?
THAT
SHE WAS KATHERINE?
THAT
SHE WASN'T POSSESSED?
GOD, DON'T YOU THINK
I'VE THOUGHT THAT?
LINDSAY,
ALL I CAN DO NOW
IS PRESERVE A FRAGMENT,
A MEMORY,
AN IMAGE.
YOU CAN LOVE
A FRAGMENT,
A MEMORY.
I KNOW THAT,
NOW.
GIVE THIS
TO CLAIRE.
IT'S MY RESEARCH.
ALL I WANT
IS KATHERINE BACK.
YOU SEE THAT?
WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
OKAY.
ONCE WE START THIS PROGRAM
RUNNING, WE ARE COMMITTED.
YOU OKAY?
YES.
I'M A PATHOLOGIST;
I UNDERSTAND DEATH.
WHAT'S TO UNDERSTAND?
WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAPPENS?
I'M IN NO RUSH
TO FIND OUT.
WELL, I DON'T THINK
WE HAVE A CHOICE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
POWER RESERVES ARE RUNNING DOWN,
WE'RE LOSING COOLANT.
I SEE IT.
TEMPERATURE'S RISING.
KATHERINE IS STARTING
TO EMERGE FROM THE CRYONICS.
TELL ME
WHAT TO DO.
FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS;
DON'T GET IN MY WAY.
GOD HELP US.
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I UNDERSTAND
YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ME.
IF ONLY YOU'D CALLED ME
AT THE COTTAGE
I COULD HAVE BEEN HERE
SOONER.
HOW GOES
THE PROJECT?
ANTON THINKS
HE KILLED HIS WIFE.
MY GOD.
IS THIS PROJECT YOURS?
ANTON TOOK THE LEAD; I MERELY
GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITY?
YOU CUT THE POWER;
YOU TRAPPED HIM IN THERE.
THE CHAMBER
MUST HAVE DRAWN TOO MUCH POWER.
WHY WAS CENTRAL LAB
EVACUATED?
WHAT;
COME ON,
FRANK.
YOU ARRANGED IT
SO WE COULDN'T STOP HIM.
FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT
LET'S SAY THAT I DID
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CLAIM.
IF ANTON WERE
HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROCEDURE,
STOPPING HIM
WOULD HAVE PROVED FATAL.
IT WOULD HAVE MEANT
IRREVOCABLE DEATH.
DEATH
IS IRREVOCABLE.
UNTIL PROVED OTHERWISE.
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OKAY MINUS 100,
LET'S TRY AND HOLD IT THERE.
GUYS,
WE HAVE
A VISITOR.
MATTHEW.
DAVISON.
NICE OF YOU TO JOIN THE PARTY,
FRANK.
GIVE ME A MINUTE, I'LL HAVE
THE SECURITY SYSTEM STAND DOWN.
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WHO THE HELL
ARE THEY?
THEY'RE HERE
TO HELP.
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STEP ASIDE,
PLEASE.
NO.
DOCTOR,
WHEN YOUR PATIENT REVIVES,
I WANT TO HAVE
A MOMENT WITH HER.
YOU WON'T
GO NEAR HER.
I DON'T APPRECIATE
YOUR TONE.
I BET YOU DON'T.
WE SUCCEED, WE SAVE A LIFE
MAYBE 2.
DO WHAT YOU CAN
FOR HER.
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ANTON.
I'M SO SORRY.
WHAT FOR?
YOU SAVED ME.
YOU DROVE THAT THING
OUT OF ME.
KATHERINE?
YES.
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED?
I WAS
IN THE CAR...
THERE WAS
AN ACCIDENT.
THEN I CAME BACK--
DO YOU REMEMBER NICOLE?
YES.
SHE WAS IN THE ACCIDENT,
TOO.
AND NOW
SHE'S GONE.
WE HAD
SUCH HOPES FOR HER.
BAY STREET.
WALL STREET.
BANKING,
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
WHAT A STRANGE THING
TO REMEMBER.
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SO,
ARE MY TEST RESULTS IN?
YOU'RE FINE.
ACTUALLY,
YOU'RE A MIRACLE.
STILL NOT BAD
FOR AN OLD LADY, HUH?
THANK YOU.
CLAIRE,
I'M SO SORRY.
DON'T MENTION IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE
SOME MEMORY LOSS
DUE TO THE BRIEF LACK OF OXYGEN
WHILE YOU WERE UNDER.
THE MORE TIME I SPEND
WITH ANTON,
THE MORE
I SEEM TO REMEMBER.
THAT'S GOOD.
THE MORE I BECOME
HIS KATHERINE.
AFTER ALL, ALL WE ARE
IS EACH OTHER'S MEMORIES.
CASE MANAGER'S LOG;
PRAEGER RECORDING.
NO CHARGES WILL BE PRESSED
AGAINST DR. ANTON HENDRICKS.
NEITHER
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ELSINGER,
NOR THE AUTHORITIES,
WISH TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER.
OF COURSE NOT, ELSINGER
SET THE WHOLE THING IN MOTION.
WHY?
HE FELT, OUT OF DESPERATION,
ANTON AND CLAIRE
MIGHT FIND THE BREAKTHROUGH
HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR.
WERE WE
THE SCIENTISTS
OR JUST THE LAB RATS
RUNNING THROUGH THE MAZE?
WELL,
WE DID BRING HER BACK.
LEGALLY,
KATHERINE NEVER DIED.
YOU DECLARED HER DEAD.
I NEVER SIGNED
A DEATH CERTIFICATE.
MATT, WHEN KATHERINE 1st WOKE UP
AT THE HOSPITAL,
WHAT DID SHE SAY?
SHE DIDN'T DESCRIBE
A TUNNEL OF LIGHT.
NO HELL AND BRIMSTONE,
EITHER.
DID SHE ASK ABOUT
SOMETHING SPECIFIC?
SHE ASKED WHAT NICOLE
WANTED TO BE WHEN SHE GREW UP.
DID YOU TELL HER?
I TOLD HER
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
HOW SHE AND ANTON
HAD PRODUCED A YOUNG BANKER.
EXCUSE ME.
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HI, YOU'VE REACHED THE HOME
OF KATHERINE AND ANTON.
I'M SORRY
NO ONE'S HERE TO TAKE YOUR CALL.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE.
THERE'S THAT TRUCK.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HER FAVOURITE COLOUR WAS?
PINK.
ALL GIRLS LIKE PINK.
BLUE.
BLUE.
NAVY BLUE,
I THINK.
ANTON?
HER BEST FRIEND
WAS JACKIE.
JACKIE.
JACKIE MacDONALD.
BEST FRIEND
WAS JACKIE MacDONALD.
FAVOURITE COLOUR
WAS NAVY BLUE.
YES.
YES.
VERY GOOD.