Parallels (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Episode #1.6 - full transcript
Previously in Parallels…
[Sam] Maybe it's time
you take responsibility!
- Responsibility?
- Yeah!
You're just like Dad.
Hello, young Sofia.
We're in 2035, May 14th.
Fifty-four.
Everything you're going through,
I did as well.
[screams]
[Sofia on laptop]
Like me, you'll try to do the test again.
And, like me, you're going to fail.
[Sofia]
They were my responsibility and I failed.
- [Bilal] Sam, Sam!
- [screams] Sam!
[Sofia] Listen to me carefully, Bilal.
When you came back,
it wasn't a coincidence.
You chose to return to the bunker
to see if you could repair things.
Everyone will get back to where they were.
Nobody disappears.
Sam? I'm going to ask you to go
with Lieutenant Retz.
You're the key to this story.
But the problem is you forgot everything.
We're going to awaken your memory.
[beeping]
- Thank for doing this, Fred.
- Sure, after all this time.
- [Sofia] Is it going to hurt him?
- [Fred] No.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
sounds kind of barbaric,
but it's not invasive at all.
Shall I explain?
Do you happen to know anything
about magnetic fields?
A bit.
The coil generates a wave,
creating a magnetic field in your brain,
which will impact your neurons,
stimulate them,
and also stimulate your memory.
Normally. [chuckles]
Are you ready?
[machine starting up]
[Fred] Here we go.
[clock ticking, distorted]
[machine beeping, distorted]
[Romane sobbing]
[beeping continues]
[doctor] Congratulations.
You ought to be happy.
[laughs]
[photographer] Smile.
Good.
[beeping continues]
[laughs]
[baby crying]
[Bilal exhales]
[beeping]
And you'll notice in the study,
that we found that…
[children] Daddy! Wake up, Daddy.
[Bilal] I love you guys.
- [Sam] Same.
- [Romane] Same.
[Victor] Same.
[bell tolls]
- [beeping speeds up]
- [Bilal breathing heavily]
[clock ticking]
- [beeping speeds up]
- [Bilal breathing heavily]
[screams]
[screams]
[gasps]
- Why? Why?
- [Fred] You're being overstimulated.
If we continue,
you could suffer a seizure.
In any case, the memory
will keep doing its work. All right?
Things will slowly come into focus
for you.
I'm not sure I understand.
[Fred] Well, it doesn't take much
to trigger a memory.
It can be a face,
a sound, a word, a scent…
even an object.
And suddenly, a whole part of your memory
will come back to you.
How long will it take?
Could be a few hours or even a few months.
You're pale.
Feel well.
KIDNAPPING
[Arnaud sighs]
It'll be all right.
[sighs] I hope so.
[Romane] Victor!
Listen to me for just one second, please.
You need to return.
Sofia discovered some mind-blowing things.
She'll be able to send us back in time
for good, Victor.
We can make everything right.
Does Sam know?
Yes, he knows.
- Where is he?
- At the police station.
I don't know why Sofia thought
he needed to be safe.
He'll join us. Let's go.
No, hold on.
Why would I want to do that anyway?
Look at them.
"An orange juice while studying
the stock markets, my dear?"
"Yes, I would love that."
Who cares if I'm here or not?
- So, why go back?
- It can change, Victor.
No, it'll just be the same as always.
You can't change parents
who hate their child.
- They don't. I promise.
- They do! Everybody does!
Nobody hates you. You're wrong, Victor.
Another betrayal?
Victor, that's not what happened.
- We didn't betray you.
- You did.
You pushed me away,
and I still saved your life.
Go, Romane.
It isn't gonna end well.
You have to come.
We're not leaving without you.
I said go!
PARALLELS
[both sigh]
I jeopardized everything. Everything.
Romane…
our kids, my job, my life…
to save Sam and Victor.
I never really got over
what happened to them.
You had lost your two best friends.
I know it's hard to hear this,
but we can't just live with the memory
of those who've left.
We need to move on.
[chuckles]
What?
[clears throat]
Tell me again when Dad left?
You know the answer already.
He left 15 years ago.
Have you met someone else?
Uh, no.
That's just what I thought.
I didn't meet anyone,
because I haven't had time. That's all.
[laughs]
- No time, huh?
- No.
Mom, you had time.
You just haven't felt like it.
I mean, "We need to move on. We can't live
with the memory of those who've left."
- That's what I heard.
- [laughs] Would you knock it off?
Is that how you talk to your mother?
[chuckles]
You grow a beard
and now you teach me about life.
[both laugh]
And, uh--
[clears throat] Where are we going?
We don't have the few months it'd take
to recover your memory.
We have four hours till the test.
Otherwise, the next firing window
is in four years. So, it's now or never.
We'll go to the ERN and put you to work.
Okay. How will you get me in?
Your name is Omar Ayouch,
and you're a professor at MIT.
He came last year
for a conference at Geneva University.
No one talked to him but me.
It'll be easy.
It'll all work out.
[footsteps approaching]
- Hello, Ismaël.
- Hello, Sofia.
How you doing?
I have a guest.
No problem.
Can I see your ID, please, sir?
So, uh, the thing is, his passport is at
the consulate for problems with his visa.
But he was here last winter.
- In December.
- November.
- November.
- Mmm.
- Your name?
- Omar Ayouch.
And how do you spell that?
Omar.
O-M-A-R.
Ayouch, A-Y… O… ouche… Uh, yeah.
It's all good. I found you.
[printer whirring]
Have a nice day.
[laughs]
- See you tonight.
- See you tonight.
[beeping]
NEXT TEST AT 4:30 P.M.
- Hi, Sofia.
- Hi.
Most of them are at
the pre-launch meeting.
We shouldn't be interrupted.
You recognize this place?
Uh, I've seen it before, yeah.
It's the brains of the Collider.
The principle of the LHC
consists of two beams of protons
colliding at nearly the speed of light.
Boom. This creates the same conditions
as right after the big bang.
At the beginning of the universe.
- It's--
- An antiproton decelerator.
To detect antimatter.
I don't know how I know that.
It's coming back to you.
Let's go.
- Right here.
- [Bilal clears throat]
[typing]
[Sofia] These are superconducting magnets
that guide the beams.
Try to unlock that.
We'll see where you are.
A test? Cool.
[exhales]
[Bilal] I see.
[computer beeps]
[Bilal typing]
It's an interface issue.
You're working with an older version.
Here we go.
[computer beeps]
[computer beeps]
It's simple actually.
[Alban] Sofia?
What are you doing here?
- Hi, Alban.
- Feeling better?
- I thought you needed to rest.
- Uh…
I was supposed to.
But, um…
But Omar was visiting Geneva.
And he really wanted to see
our facility again. So…
Omar Ayouch.
Yeah.
Of course, I've heard a lot about you.
Oh, yeah?
Alban Koch. Research director.
I read your thesis.
Fascinating.
A small revolution in our field.
[chuckles]
[stammers, chuckles]
"Electron selection
and search for the Higgs boson."
And, uh…
Ah. I usually have an excellent memory.
Um… Um…
That's okay.
Nobody remembers thesis titles these days.
- It's kind of upsetting really.
- [Sofia laughs]
It's actually…
"Electrons selection
and searching for Higgs boson decay
to tau lepton pairs
using the CMS experiment."
In fact, the idea was
just to focus on abnormal signals.
That's actually when the three-level
rejection algorithm was born.
Brilliant.
You've got a bright future ahead of you,
young man.
- Right, Sofia?
- Yeah.
Well, I'll leave you now.
- I've got a meeting.
- Okay.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Uh…
So…
I'll see you later, right?
Before our ultimate test.
Yes, yes. I'll be there.
You can count on me.
I must've read that thesis.
I don't know.
It came to me while talking to him.
[chuckles]
- Should we move on to the next step?
- Yeah.
[typing]
- Okay. Now, I recognize my data.
- [Sofia] But?
You won't be able to enter it as is.
The software's much faster in 2035.
Trying with Atlas will be like--
Inserting a Blu-Ray into a VCR.
Something like that.
So, it's encoded in a certain way,
and it needs decoding for Atlas
to interpret it.
That's right.
[sighs] We only have three hours left
before the test.
I'm going back to the ERN.
Send me the data.
And I type it into the Atlas
before the experiment.
Mom, I can't do it
in less than three hours.
My son…
if you returned,
it's because you know it works.
[kisses]
I repeat:
We're looking for a male Caucasian.
5'9, 17 years old.
He's wearing a light gray hoodie.
If you see him,
don't approach him by yourself.
[officer on radio]
Roger that. Nothing to report for now.
[officer 2 on radio]
Nothing on our side either.
No Network
[inhales, sighs]
[electricity crackling]
[exclaims]
[phone ringing]
Hello? [clears throat] Hello?
Come on.
What's-- What's going on?
Oh!
Hello?
Anyone?
Hello?
[screams]
Victor?
- Did you--
- Yeah, yeah, I had to. Come with me.
- Shouldn't I stay here?
- Change of plans. Let's go.
Where are the others?
Waiting for us, actually.
Hand me your phone.
- Let's go.
- Okay.
- [beeping]
- [Alban] So, in 90 minutes,
we're launching Atlas, one last time.
[chattering]
Subject: Data for VCR
TO: Bilal Belkabir
MEET ME AT 4 P.M. at the bunker
[inhales, sighs]
Sofia, come on!
- Yes, yes, I'll be right there.
- You coming?
[typing]
[sighs]
[sighing]
[breathing heavily]
[sighs]
[clears throat]
[screams]
- [distorted audio]
- [groaning]
[screams]
[screams]
[breathing heavily]
Bilal? Bilal!
[groans]
That's why I came back.
To prevent Victor from attacking Sam.
Attack? What do you mean?
I failed the first time,
but this time, I won't.
At least Sam's safe.
Now, we have to find Victor.
Victor knows where Sam is. I told him.
[cell phone beeps]
[operator] Today, at 3:13 p.m.
It's Bilal. Come pick us up.
We have to stop Victor.
I know where he is.
[Victor] Move it.
[cell phone buzzing]
Samuel?
[Victor] Sam is with me.
We're at the cabin.
Hurry, but don't tell the cops. Got it?
[Alban] Come on, everybody.
The clock is ticking.
[beeping]
Dad. Mom.
Victor?
- It's Victor.
- Arnaud, what are you talking about?
[Sam] He's right, Mom.
You okay, Sam?
Yeah, I'm fine.
- Victor, is that really you? But how--
- Long story.
Have a seat.
I said sit down!
Please just sit.
[Sam] What's this about, Victor?
Can't you tell?
Family reunion.
[panting]
[Romane] What's wrong?
[Bilal] I've lived through this before.
Victor is a ticking bomb.
Not a question of whether he goes off.
It's when.
[Victor] I just need to hear something
from your own mouth.
Hearing it will make me feel better.
It'll set me free.
And it'll set you free also.
So, let's hear it.
Say that you never loved me.
- But why would we say that?
- Hey, I said, no more lies!
But it's the truth, Victor.
[Retz] I'll go in the back
and disable him.
But isn't there a better way?
Sorry, but I don't like getting used
for target practice by your friend.
Got another solution?
Let's go.
Listen, Victor, we can't let you judge us
without saying anything.
We've always made it a point
to treat you and your brother equally.
Are you serious?
You made me believe I was the problem.
The real problem.
"Victor, enough. Victor, you're doing it
wrong. Victor, that's nonsense."
It's like I never do anything right!
I always try to get good grades!
I try to do as expected!
But it's never good enough!
[rumbling, creaking]
And there was the accident with Sam.
Got even worse after that.
You thought I was jealous
and did it on purpose.
Right?
Hey, Victor, stop it. You're scaring them.
Listen to me.
Do you remember when you said
that I never stood up for you?
That I was a bad big brother?
You were right.
Okay?
Thank you.
Thank you for admitting it.
Good thing Sam's here.
Never a word out of place.
Always polite and obedient.
So, of course,
I can never measure up to that.
You set the bar too high.
- Stop it, Victor. You're hurting me.
- Oh, don't worry.
Let me tell you something about hurt.
[Bilal] Victor. Calm down.
Well, everyone's here.
Sam's parents, Sam's best friend,
Sam's girlfriend.
Everyone's always here for nice Sam.
So, Bilal, what will you do?
We're not here for Sam.
We're here for you.
Some hell of a plan. Don't you move!
Or I'll turn you into a mummy, got it?
[rumbling, creaking]
Put it away.
Victor, sweetheart.
I don't know what's happening.
[sniffles]
But I know one thing…
it's that you're my son,
and I see you're in pain.
Your father and I meant well.
We always said
that we would treat you and Sam equally.
Without any favoritism.
[scoffs]
[Alice] But…
I realized it too late.
We were wrong to think like that.
Having children
with such different personalities,
we-- we should've adjusted
to each one of you.
And we never did.
Grounding you was so much easier
than trying to understand you.
It was the easy way out.
The truth is that we love you.
And we still do.
We don't stop loving you
because we get angry.
[sobs]
We thought you knew that, deep down.
But we were wrong.
[sobs] Forgive me, Victor.
We shouldn't have treated you like that.
[sniffles]
No.
No, no, you're saying that now, but…
I saw you. It doesn't matter to you
if I'm here or not.
That's not true.
You're trying to trick me. All of you!
[rumbling intensifies]
It's too late.
It's too late! [screaming]
[Bilal] Victor.
Victor, listen to me! Please.
Look. Look at me. Please. Look. Please.
In my world, you've disappeared.
Your parents, years later,
are still looking for you.
All right?
Every year, they light a candle at church.
They pray for your return.
I know, I was there.
[electricity crackling]
You're all liars. You're liars!
Sam is dead!
You killed Sam.
He lunged at me to save my life,
all right?
Because you couldn't control your powers.
That's what happened, Victor.
And that's what will happen again
if you don't calm down.
I meant it.
I never lied to you.
[sighs] Trust me.
This is all my fault, then?
I never do anything right. [grunts]
[Alice whimpers]
- [groans, screams]
- [electricity crackling]
[groaning]
[panting]
[crackling fades]
- [gasps]
- [Victor] I'm the problem.
[gasps]
Victor! Victor!
[groaning]
[panting]
[audio cuts out]
[panting]
[Romane pants]
[no audible dialogue]
[chuckles]
[Sam gasps]
- [Romane gasps]
- [Bilal laughs]
[Victor] What is it?
[Romane gasps, chuckles]
[Bilal laughs]
Guys, we need to go.
Come on.
Ten minutes. Ten minutes!
Come on, let's go.
[Sam] Go, go, go.
[Sofia] Bilal.
Here.
[chuckles]
[breathes heavily]
I'll see you soon. Okay?
Okay.
Thank you for coming back for us.
Sure.
[clears throat]
And if we all end up like roasted chickens
in space…
it was a pleasure meeting you anyway.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[beeping]
It's now.
[chattering]
- [scientist] Five seconds to go.
- [powering up]
[Alban] Come on.
See you soon.
Five, four,
three, two,
one!
["Elastic Heart" playing]
♪ But your blade, it might be too sharp ♪
♪ I'm like a rubber band
Until you pull too hard ♪
♪ Yeah, I may snap and I move fast ♪
♪ You won't see me fall apart ♪
♪ I've got an elastic heart ♪
[chattering]
DEATH HAZARD
[chattering]
[Bilal] See you tomorrow.
[Victor] Thanks.
- [Bilal] Bye.
- [Sam] Bye.
[birds chirping]
[Arnaud] I can't stand it anymore.
You hear me? I can't stand it anymore!
It's always the same thing
with you. You never stop.
Victor, what were you doing outside
at that time of night?
[Alice] Victor, answer us.
[Victor] It was Bilal's birthday!
We had a party. That's all.
[Arnaud] That's all. That's all.
Without telling us!
What about the champagne bottle
that's missing?
Samuel, go back upstairs, please.
[sighs]
And you cry
about going to boarding school?
Well, now you know why you're going.
All right, stop!
First of all, celebrating Bilal's birthday
at the bunker wasn't Victor's idea.
- [Alice] Don't take the blame.
- Sorry, Mom, but I'm not done.
Second,
why are you always yelling at Victor?
And listen.
If you send him away, I'm going too.
Samuel, stay out of this.
It's none of your business.
But I think it is.
Samuel, go back to your room, please.
You don't get to decide.
Your mom and I do.
- He's right.
- [Arnaud sighs] You see.
No, I'm talking about Sam.
- What?
- He's right.
You know… the more I think about it,
boarding school is a bad idea.
Alice, what are you talking about?
I changed my mind.
I can, right?
[sighs]
Of course you can.
Go back to your rooms, both of you.
Your mother and I need to talk.
Sit down.
["Something On Your Mind"
playing on speakers]
[groans]
♪ Yesterday ♪
♪ Any way you made it was just fine ♪
♪ So you turned your days into nighttime ♪
♪ Didn't you know, you can't… ♪
- Morning, sweetie.
- Hey.
Tell your friends to not show up
too early. Nothing's ready yet.
Yeah. Um, I think this is for you.
What is it?
♪ …something's on your mind… ♪
Where did you find that?
It was in my pocket.
FOR SOFIA ONLY
Cool.
♪ Let these times show… ♪
I love mysteries.
♪ …breaking up the lines ♪
[clattering]
♪ Leaving all your dreams too far behind ♪
♪ Didn't you see, you can't make it… ♪
[computer dings]
Hi, Sofia.
It's Sofia from the future. I mean…
I'm only three days ahead of you.
If you get this message,
it means that everything went well.
Well, I hope so.
I have a lot to tell you,
in very little time.
So listen carefully.
Something totally crazy happened.
Bilal, my son--
I mean, your son.
Well, anyway, you understand…
Anyway, we have a lot to get through.
First off, there was some issue where
a bunch of these kids, including Bilal,
fell into kind of a vortex.
All right. That's all.
The data's on that flash drive.
Just know,
you'll be 15 years ahead of everyone.
Oh, dang, I need to go.
Ah. One thing you should know.
If you need an ally, go see Retz, the cop.
While you're at it, ask for his number.
He won't mind.
Take care.
[sighs]
- [all] Yay!
- [applause]
[chattering]
[Bilal] Should I work out now?
- [Victor] Yeah, try them.
- [Sam] Yeah, five minutes.
- [Sam groans]
- Push!
- [Bilal chuckles]
- [Romane laughs]
He's so fun.
Mom?
- Mom?
- Hmm?
Didn't you have a gift for me?
Ah, yes, I do. It arrived earlier today.
[Bilal] Can I see?
[Victor] Ooh, another one.
[Bilal chuckles]
Whoa, this looks cool. [chuckles]
You guys ready?
- [Sam] Open it.
- [chuckles]
[all] One, two, three.
[Fred] Well, it doesn't take much
to trigger a memory.
A sound, a word, a scent…
even an object.
I remember.
I remember it all.
- [Sam] So do I.
- [Bilal] Me too.
I remember everything.
[Victor] Same.
Oh, dang.
[Sam] Maybe it's time
you take responsibility!
- Responsibility?
- Yeah!
You're just like Dad.
Hello, young Sofia.
We're in 2035, May 14th.
Fifty-four.
Everything you're going through,
I did as well.
[screams]
[Sofia on laptop]
Like me, you'll try to do the test again.
And, like me, you're going to fail.
[Sofia]
They were my responsibility and I failed.
- [Bilal] Sam, Sam!
- [screams] Sam!
[Sofia] Listen to me carefully, Bilal.
When you came back,
it wasn't a coincidence.
You chose to return to the bunker
to see if you could repair things.
Everyone will get back to where they were.
Nobody disappears.
Sam? I'm going to ask you to go
with Lieutenant Retz.
You're the key to this story.
But the problem is you forgot everything.
We're going to awaken your memory.
[beeping]
- Thank for doing this, Fred.
- Sure, after all this time.
- [Sofia] Is it going to hurt him?
- [Fred] No.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
sounds kind of barbaric,
but it's not invasive at all.
Shall I explain?
Do you happen to know anything
about magnetic fields?
A bit.
The coil generates a wave,
creating a magnetic field in your brain,
which will impact your neurons,
stimulate them,
and also stimulate your memory.
Normally. [chuckles]
Are you ready?
[machine starting up]
[Fred] Here we go.
[clock ticking, distorted]
[machine beeping, distorted]
[Romane sobbing]
[beeping continues]
[doctor] Congratulations.
You ought to be happy.
[laughs]
[photographer] Smile.
Good.
[beeping continues]
[laughs]
[baby crying]
[Bilal exhales]
[beeping]
And you'll notice in the study,
that we found that…
[children] Daddy! Wake up, Daddy.
[Bilal] I love you guys.
- [Sam] Same.
- [Romane] Same.
[Victor] Same.
[bell tolls]
- [beeping speeds up]
- [Bilal breathing heavily]
[clock ticking]
- [beeping speeds up]
- [Bilal breathing heavily]
[screams]
[screams]
[gasps]
- Why? Why?
- [Fred] You're being overstimulated.
If we continue,
you could suffer a seizure.
In any case, the memory
will keep doing its work. All right?
Things will slowly come into focus
for you.
I'm not sure I understand.
[Fred] Well, it doesn't take much
to trigger a memory.
It can be a face,
a sound, a word, a scent…
even an object.
And suddenly, a whole part of your memory
will come back to you.
How long will it take?
Could be a few hours or even a few months.
You're pale.
Feel well.
KIDNAPPING
[Arnaud sighs]
It'll be all right.
[sighs] I hope so.
[Romane] Victor!
Listen to me for just one second, please.
You need to return.
Sofia discovered some mind-blowing things.
She'll be able to send us back in time
for good, Victor.
We can make everything right.
Does Sam know?
Yes, he knows.
- Where is he?
- At the police station.
I don't know why Sofia thought
he needed to be safe.
He'll join us. Let's go.
No, hold on.
Why would I want to do that anyway?
Look at them.
"An orange juice while studying
the stock markets, my dear?"
"Yes, I would love that."
Who cares if I'm here or not?
- So, why go back?
- It can change, Victor.
No, it'll just be the same as always.
You can't change parents
who hate their child.
- They don't. I promise.
- They do! Everybody does!
Nobody hates you. You're wrong, Victor.
Another betrayal?
Victor, that's not what happened.
- We didn't betray you.
- You did.
You pushed me away,
and I still saved your life.
Go, Romane.
It isn't gonna end well.
You have to come.
We're not leaving without you.
I said go!
PARALLELS
[both sigh]
I jeopardized everything. Everything.
Romane…
our kids, my job, my life…
to save Sam and Victor.
I never really got over
what happened to them.
You had lost your two best friends.
I know it's hard to hear this,
but we can't just live with the memory
of those who've left.
We need to move on.
[chuckles]
What?
[clears throat]
Tell me again when Dad left?
You know the answer already.
He left 15 years ago.
Have you met someone else?
Uh, no.
That's just what I thought.
I didn't meet anyone,
because I haven't had time. That's all.
[laughs]
- No time, huh?
- No.
Mom, you had time.
You just haven't felt like it.
I mean, "We need to move on. We can't live
with the memory of those who've left."
- That's what I heard.
- [laughs] Would you knock it off?
Is that how you talk to your mother?
[chuckles]
You grow a beard
and now you teach me about life.
[both laugh]
And, uh--
[clears throat] Where are we going?
We don't have the few months it'd take
to recover your memory.
We have four hours till the test.
Otherwise, the next firing window
is in four years. So, it's now or never.
We'll go to the ERN and put you to work.
Okay. How will you get me in?
Your name is Omar Ayouch,
and you're a professor at MIT.
He came last year
for a conference at Geneva University.
No one talked to him but me.
It'll be easy.
It'll all work out.
[footsteps approaching]
- Hello, Ismaël.
- Hello, Sofia.
How you doing?
I have a guest.
No problem.
Can I see your ID, please, sir?
So, uh, the thing is, his passport is at
the consulate for problems with his visa.
But he was here last winter.
- In December.
- November.
- November.
- Mmm.
- Your name?
- Omar Ayouch.
And how do you spell that?
Omar.
O-M-A-R.
Ayouch, A-Y… O… ouche… Uh, yeah.
It's all good. I found you.
[printer whirring]
Have a nice day.
[laughs]
- See you tonight.
- See you tonight.
[beeping]
NEXT TEST AT 4:30 P.M.
- Hi, Sofia.
- Hi.
Most of them are at
the pre-launch meeting.
We shouldn't be interrupted.
You recognize this place?
Uh, I've seen it before, yeah.
It's the brains of the Collider.
The principle of the LHC
consists of two beams of protons
colliding at nearly the speed of light.
Boom. This creates the same conditions
as right after the big bang.
At the beginning of the universe.
- It's--
- An antiproton decelerator.
To detect antimatter.
I don't know how I know that.
It's coming back to you.
Let's go.
- Right here.
- [Bilal clears throat]
[typing]
[Sofia] These are superconducting magnets
that guide the beams.
Try to unlock that.
We'll see where you are.
A test? Cool.
[exhales]
[Bilal] I see.
[computer beeps]
[Bilal typing]
It's an interface issue.
You're working with an older version.
Here we go.
[computer beeps]
[computer beeps]
It's simple actually.
[Alban] Sofia?
What are you doing here?
- Hi, Alban.
- Feeling better?
- I thought you needed to rest.
- Uh…
I was supposed to.
But, um…
But Omar was visiting Geneva.
And he really wanted to see
our facility again. So…
Omar Ayouch.
Yeah.
Of course, I've heard a lot about you.
Oh, yeah?
Alban Koch. Research director.
I read your thesis.
Fascinating.
A small revolution in our field.
[chuckles]
[stammers, chuckles]
"Electron selection
and search for the Higgs boson."
And, uh…
Ah. I usually have an excellent memory.
Um… Um…
That's okay.
Nobody remembers thesis titles these days.
- It's kind of upsetting really.
- [Sofia laughs]
It's actually…
"Electrons selection
and searching for Higgs boson decay
to tau lepton pairs
using the CMS experiment."
In fact, the idea was
just to focus on abnormal signals.
That's actually when the three-level
rejection algorithm was born.
Brilliant.
You've got a bright future ahead of you,
young man.
- Right, Sofia?
- Yeah.
Well, I'll leave you now.
- I've got a meeting.
- Okay.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Uh…
So…
I'll see you later, right?
Before our ultimate test.
Yes, yes. I'll be there.
You can count on me.
I must've read that thesis.
I don't know.
It came to me while talking to him.
[chuckles]
- Should we move on to the next step?
- Yeah.
[typing]
- Okay. Now, I recognize my data.
- [Sofia] But?
You won't be able to enter it as is.
The software's much faster in 2035.
Trying with Atlas will be like--
Inserting a Blu-Ray into a VCR.
Something like that.
So, it's encoded in a certain way,
and it needs decoding for Atlas
to interpret it.
That's right.
[sighs] We only have three hours left
before the test.
I'm going back to the ERN.
Send me the data.
And I type it into the Atlas
before the experiment.
Mom, I can't do it
in less than three hours.
My son…
if you returned,
it's because you know it works.
[kisses]
I repeat:
We're looking for a male Caucasian.
5'9, 17 years old.
He's wearing a light gray hoodie.
If you see him,
don't approach him by yourself.
[officer on radio]
Roger that. Nothing to report for now.
[officer 2 on radio]
Nothing on our side either.
No Network
[inhales, sighs]
[electricity crackling]
[exclaims]
[phone ringing]
Hello? [clears throat] Hello?
Come on.
What's-- What's going on?
Oh!
Hello?
Anyone?
Hello?
[screams]
Victor?
- Did you--
- Yeah, yeah, I had to. Come with me.
- Shouldn't I stay here?
- Change of plans. Let's go.
Where are the others?
Waiting for us, actually.
Hand me your phone.
- Let's go.
- Okay.
- [beeping]
- [Alban] So, in 90 minutes,
we're launching Atlas, one last time.
[chattering]
Subject: Data for VCR
TO: Bilal Belkabir
MEET ME AT 4 P.M. at the bunker
[inhales, sighs]
Sofia, come on!
- Yes, yes, I'll be right there.
- You coming?
[typing]
[sighs]
[sighing]
[breathing heavily]
[sighs]
[clears throat]
[screams]
- [distorted audio]
- [groaning]
[screams]
[screams]
[breathing heavily]
Bilal? Bilal!
[groans]
That's why I came back.
To prevent Victor from attacking Sam.
Attack? What do you mean?
I failed the first time,
but this time, I won't.
At least Sam's safe.
Now, we have to find Victor.
Victor knows where Sam is. I told him.
[cell phone beeps]
[operator] Today, at 3:13 p.m.
It's Bilal. Come pick us up.
We have to stop Victor.
I know where he is.
[Victor] Move it.
[cell phone buzzing]
Samuel?
[Victor] Sam is with me.
We're at the cabin.
Hurry, but don't tell the cops. Got it?
[Alban] Come on, everybody.
The clock is ticking.
[beeping]
Dad. Mom.
Victor?
- It's Victor.
- Arnaud, what are you talking about?
[Sam] He's right, Mom.
You okay, Sam?
Yeah, I'm fine.
- Victor, is that really you? But how--
- Long story.
Have a seat.
I said sit down!
Please just sit.
[Sam] What's this about, Victor?
Can't you tell?
Family reunion.
[panting]
[Romane] What's wrong?
[Bilal] I've lived through this before.
Victor is a ticking bomb.
Not a question of whether he goes off.
It's when.
[Victor] I just need to hear something
from your own mouth.
Hearing it will make me feel better.
It'll set me free.
And it'll set you free also.
So, let's hear it.
Say that you never loved me.
- But why would we say that?
- Hey, I said, no more lies!
But it's the truth, Victor.
[Retz] I'll go in the back
and disable him.
But isn't there a better way?
Sorry, but I don't like getting used
for target practice by your friend.
Got another solution?
Let's go.
Listen, Victor, we can't let you judge us
without saying anything.
We've always made it a point
to treat you and your brother equally.
Are you serious?
You made me believe I was the problem.
The real problem.
"Victor, enough. Victor, you're doing it
wrong. Victor, that's nonsense."
It's like I never do anything right!
I always try to get good grades!
I try to do as expected!
But it's never good enough!
[rumbling, creaking]
And there was the accident with Sam.
Got even worse after that.
You thought I was jealous
and did it on purpose.
Right?
Hey, Victor, stop it. You're scaring them.
Listen to me.
Do you remember when you said
that I never stood up for you?
That I was a bad big brother?
You were right.
Okay?
Thank you.
Thank you for admitting it.
Good thing Sam's here.
Never a word out of place.
Always polite and obedient.
So, of course,
I can never measure up to that.
You set the bar too high.
- Stop it, Victor. You're hurting me.
- Oh, don't worry.
Let me tell you something about hurt.
[Bilal] Victor. Calm down.
Well, everyone's here.
Sam's parents, Sam's best friend,
Sam's girlfriend.
Everyone's always here for nice Sam.
So, Bilal, what will you do?
We're not here for Sam.
We're here for you.
Some hell of a plan. Don't you move!
Or I'll turn you into a mummy, got it?
[rumbling, creaking]
Put it away.
Victor, sweetheart.
I don't know what's happening.
[sniffles]
But I know one thing…
it's that you're my son,
and I see you're in pain.
Your father and I meant well.
We always said
that we would treat you and Sam equally.
Without any favoritism.
[scoffs]
[Alice] But…
I realized it too late.
We were wrong to think like that.
Having children
with such different personalities,
we-- we should've adjusted
to each one of you.
And we never did.
Grounding you was so much easier
than trying to understand you.
It was the easy way out.
The truth is that we love you.
And we still do.
We don't stop loving you
because we get angry.
[sobs]
We thought you knew that, deep down.
But we were wrong.
[sobs] Forgive me, Victor.
We shouldn't have treated you like that.
[sniffles]
No.
No, no, you're saying that now, but…
I saw you. It doesn't matter to you
if I'm here or not.
That's not true.
You're trying to trick me. All of you!
[rumbling intensifies]
It's too late.
It's too late! [screaming]
[Bilal] Victor.
Victor, listen to me! Please.
Look. Look at me. Please. Look. Please.
In my world, you've disappeared.
Your parents, years later,
are still looking for you.
All right?
Every year, they light a candle at church.
They pray for your return.
I know, I was there.
[electricity crackling]
You're all liars. You're liars!
Sam is dead!
You killed Sam.
He lunged at me to save my life,
all right?
Because you couldn't control your powers.
That's what happened, Victor.
And that's what will happen again
if you don't calm down.
I meant it.
I never lied to you.
[sighs] Trust me.
This is all my fault, then?
I never do anything right. [grunts]
[Alice whimpers]
- [groans, screams]
- [electricity crackling]
[groaning]
[panting]
[crackling fades]
- [gasps]
- [Victor] I'm the problem.
[gasps]
Victor! Victor!
[groaning]
[panting]
[audio cuts out]
[panting]
[Romane pants]
[no audible dialogue]
[chuckles]
[Sam gasps]
- [Romane gasps]
- [Bilal laughs]
[Victor] What is it?
[Romane gasps, chuckles]
[Bilal laughs]
Guys, we need to go.
Come on.
Ten minutes. Ten minutes!
Come on, let's go.
[Sam] Go, go, go.
[Sofia] Bilal.
Here.
[chuckles]
[breathes heavily]
I'll see you soon. Okay?
Okay.
Thank you for coming back for us.
Sure.
[clears throat]
And if we all end up like roasted chickens
in space…
it was a pleasure meeting you anyway.
[chuckles]
[chuckles]
[beeping]
It's now.
[chattering]
- [scientist] Five seconds to go.
- [powering up]
[Alban] Come on.
See you soon.
Five, four,
three, two,
one!
["Elastic Heart" playing]
♪ But your blade, it might be too sharp ♪
♪ I'm like a rubber band
Until you pull too hard ♪
♪ Yeah, I may snap and I move fast ♪
♪ You won't see me fall apart ♪
♪ I've got an elastic heart ♪
[chattering]
DEATH HAZARD
[chattering]
[Bilal] See you tomorrow.
[Victor] Thanks.
- [Bilal] Bye.
- [Sam] Bye.
[birds chirping]
[Arnaud] I can't stand it anymore.
You hear me? I can't stand it anymore!
It's always the same thing
with you. You never stop.
Victor, what were you doing outside
at that time of night?
[Alice] Victor, answer us.
[Victor] It was Bilal's birthday!
We had a party. That's all.
[Arnaud] That's all. That's all.
Without telling us!
What about the champagne bottle
that's missing?
Samuel, go back upstairs, please.
[sighs]
And you cry
about going to boarding school?
Well, now you know why you're going.
All right, stop!
First of all, celebrating Bilal's birthday
at the bunker wasn't Victor's idea.
- [Alice] Don't take the blame.
- Sorry, Mom, but I'm not done.
Second,
why are you always yelling at Victor?
And listen.
If you send him away, I'm going too.
Samuel, stay out of this.
It's none of your business.
But I think it is.
Samuel, go back to your room, please.
You don't get to decide.
Your mom and I do.
- He's right.
- [Arnaud sighs] You see.
No, I'm talking about Sam.
- What?
- He's right.
You know… the more I think about it,
boarding school is a bad idea.
Alice, what are you talking about?
I changed my mind.
I can, right?
[sighs]
Of course you can.
Go back to your rooms, both of you.
Your mother and I need to talk.
Sit down.
["Something On Your Mind"
playing on speakers]
[groans]
♪ Yesterday ♪
♪ Any way you made it was just fine ♪
♪ So you turned your days into nighttime ♪
♪ Didn't you know, you can't… ♪
- Morning, sweetie.
- Hey.
Tell your friends to not show up
too early. Nothing's ready yet.
Yeah. Um, I think this is for you.
What is it?
♪ …something's on your mind… ♪
Where did you find that?
It was in my pocket.
FOR SOFIA ONLY
Cool.
♪ Let these times show… ♪
I love mysteries.
♪ …breaking up the lines ♪
[clattering]
♪ Leaving all your dreams too far behind ♪
♪ Didn't you see, you can't make it… ♪
[computer dings]
Hi, Sofia.
It's Sofia from the future. I mean…
I'm only three days ahead of you.
If you get this message,
it means that everything went well.
Well, I hope so.
I have a lot to tell you,
in very little time.
So listen carefully.
Something totally crazy happened.
Bilal, my son--
I mean, your son.
Well, anyway, you understand…
Anyway, we have a lot to get through.
First off, there was some issue where
a bunch of these kids, including Bilal,
fell into kind of a vortex.
All right. That's all.
The data's on that flash drive.
Just know,
you'll be 15 years ahead of everyone.
Oh, dang, I need to go.
Ah. One thing you should know.
If you need an ally, go see Retz, the cop.
While you're at it, ask for his number.
He won't mind.
Take care.
[sighs]
- [all] Yay!
- [applause]
[chattering]
[Bilal] Should I work out now?
- [Victor] Yeah, try them.
- [Sam] Yeah, five minutes.
- [Sam groans]
- Push!
- [Bilal chuckles]
- [Romane laughs]
He's so fun.
Mom?
- Mom?
- Hmm?
Didn't you have a gift for me?
Ah, yes, I do. It arrived earlier today.
[Bilal] Can I see?
[Victor] Ooh, another one.
[Bilal chuckles]
Whoa, this looks cool. [chuckles]
You guys ready?
- [Sam] Open it.
- [chuckles]
[all] One, two, three.
[Fred] Well, it doesn't take much
to trigger a memory.
A sound, a word, a scent…
even an object.
I remember.
I remember it all.
- [Sam] So do I.
- [Bilal] Me too.
I remember everything.
[Victor] Same.
Oh, dang.