The 4400 (2004–2007): Season 4, Episode 1 - The Wrath of Graham - full transcript

The world will have to deal with us.

Previously on The 4400:

These shots are free.

Give them to anyone
who wants them.

But be careful to explain the risks.

Handing out promicin like candy
changes everything.

Nobody can predict
what's gonna happen

once people everywhere
start developing abilities.

- April.
- Hows it going, sibling?

April Skouris.
Black sheep of the family.

You don't know this girl at all.



The whole time we were planning
our wedding,

you were working with Ryland.
Betraying me.

- Where's the promicin?
- Get your hands off of me.

Yeah, he's stable.
That's the good news.

But he hasn't regained consciousness.
They don't know when he will.

I have a job offer in Spain.
If you come with me -

If Collier's right,
if moving into this new world of his

means more upheaval
in the here and now,

I'm gonna find myself a place

where I can live at peace
with my daughter as long as I can.

Alana's picture's gone out to every
hospital and law enforcement agency.

Nobody's seen her, Tom. I'm sorry.

Hey. Kyle.

You ready? Come on, buddy.
It's starting soon.



You think I'd be late for this?

- I'm as psyched as you are, Dad.
- Good. Let's do it then.

Torn.

- I saved you some seats.
- Sorry.

- Hey, Tom.
- Hey, Maia.

- You look nice.
- Thank you.

- Hey, Tom.
- You were late, so I held things up.

Yeah.

- Hey, guys.
- Hey, how are you doing?

- Hey, how are you?
- Hi.

- Hi, Tess. Hi, honey.
- It's good to see you.

- Kevin.
- How are you?

I thought you'd never make it.

Well, I had a little help.

Thank you. Thank you.

I appreciate the applause,
even though I know who it's really for.

We're all here to give thanks
to one man.

A man who took a dark
and dangerous world and healed it.

A man who eliminated
disease and war,

and changed our ideas
of what it is to be a human being.

He made 4400 abilities
available to everyone

and all of our lives are better for it.

Some call him a saviour.
Some call him a messiah.

He's all that and more. Ladies
and gentlemen, Mr. Jordan Collier.

Today, this morning,

here and everywhere,

it is good to be alive.

United like humanity
has never been united.

Through promicin, the gift
I brought you and that you accepted.

Together we have created
heaven on Earth.

A time of joy, endless joy

that we share as one.

And for that,

I say let us bow our heads
in thanks.

Jordan?

Jordan.

It's okay. It was a dream.

You were dreaming. Again.

What was it about this time?

I.-

I handed out the promicin.

I stopped the catastrophe.

Well,

it's the right thing to do.

We saved the future for-

I know what kind of world
I prevented.

But is the world I created any better?

More, please.

That is so disgusting.

You said you wouldn't do that
in front of me anymore. It's gross.

It's not disgusting. It's love.

And one day you'll understand.

So, Mommy,
when are you gonna tell us?

- Tell us what?
- Mommy got the job offer.

The job with the European Union
me through?

She'll be advising them
on all things 4400.

They said we could live anywhere
in the EU.

The benefit package is unbelievable.

Wow, okay. Is there anything
the job doesn't come with?

Yeah. A gun.

Which makes it just about perfect.

If I take this, that means that
we're not just on vacation anymore.

I mean,
we have to settle down somewhere.

So how about it?

Is everyone ready
to put down some roots?

Kyle.

- Hey, Dad.
- When did you get back into town?

- Why didn't you call me?
- Honestly?

The way things left off, I wasn't sure
you wanted to hear from me.

Kyle, you said you wanted
some distance.

I was trying to respect that.

But you should know,

you can talk to me anytime.

I start this new job tomorrow.

It's a legal aid thing.
Helping out the 4400.

I was gonna get a hotel, you know,
while I looked for an apartment.

But it just seemed kind of stupid,
you being here all by yourself,

you know? Still no word on Alana?

No.

- I could use some company.
- Yeah.

I'm sorry she's gone, Dad.

I really liked her.

And she loved you.

I know.

I.-

I keep hoping that I'll come home
someday

and she's just gonna be here.

I'm gonna go unpack. Is that all right?
I wanna go see Shawn later.

Kyle.

Welcome home.

Thanks.

The good news is I'm not dead.

I took the shot three days ago
and I'm still here.

The bad news?
I can't blow things up with my mind,

or fly,
or do anything differently at all.

I'm still just me.
Graham, a.k.a. no one.

Okay, so I kind of want ta go
to the prom with Jeff.

- Because I was thinking-
- Amber.

- You know-
- Amber.

He's such a stupid kid.

All right, guys. Get in here.
Time to pick teams.

Come on, move it.
Line up over here, guys.

Come on, man.
You're always the last one. Hurry up.

I'll take...

Graham. I want Graham.

Me?

Wait a minute. I'm taking Graham.

Guys, come on.
Stop messing with me.

Everyone knows I suck at basketball.

Listen up.

If Graham doesn't wanna shoot hoops,
then hoops is off the menu.

How about it, Graham?
What do you wanna play?

You-You're serious?

Absolutely.
We can play whatever you want.

Just tell us what to do.

- Thumb wrestling?
- All right.

Thumb wrestling it is.

And pair up. You two over here.
Come on. Come on! Move it!

You two guys over here.
Mike, you and Billy over here.

What's going on?

Say hello to the new head of NTAC.

I don't get it.

Woman doesn't have a single day
of law-enforcement experience.

She works in a think tank
for a few years,

so they give her a gun and a badge,
tell her to play sheriff?

I heard she managed
the flow of refugees

after the hurricanes in Texas.
And did a good job of it too.

She's a political appointment.

Smiled at the fight person
at some cocktail party

so they passed over
all the qualified people.

Oh, and Tom?

She said she wanted to see you
as soon as you got in.

- Hi. I'm-
- Tom Baldwin.

I know. Meghan Doyle.

- Hi.
- Does that look straight to you?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.
It looks good.

- You must like subtitles.
- Have you ever seen La Dolce Vita?

Honestly, no.

I'm getting the distinct impression
no one else around here has either.

But that's okay.
You should check it out, though.

- Okay, I'll do that.
- Relax, Tom.

It's not homework.

Please, come sit down.

There's something
I want you to see.

Something to get us off
on the right foot.

Open it. It's interesting.

- I'm not cleared to read this.
- Of course.

But I've read your file.

You don't seem like the kind of agent
who'd let that bother you.

Go ahead.

I won't tell if you won't.

This is about Isabelle Tyler.
Why are you showing me this?

She can have visitors now.

I figured you might wanna see her.

I know you've been looking
for Alana Mareva for three months.

I also know
that you're at a dead end.

You must've considered the possibility
that she was abducted again.

Of course. People don't just fall
off the edge of the planet.

Isabelle Tyler is the one person alive

with a tangible connection
to the future.

If they did take Alana, maybe Isabelle
will be able to tell you something.

You sure this isn't gonna blow back
on you? You just started.

- I don't wanna get you in trouble.
- If I succeed in this job,

if I bring in Jordan Collier,

no one's gonna mind if
a few rules are broken along the way.

And if I don't,

no amount of toeing the line
will save me.

I appreciate this. Thanks.

You know those posters?

If you have a taste for foreign films,
people think you're intellectual

or a radical.
The truth is I just like the movies.

You sure you don't like
that they make people uncomfortable?

Maybe that too.

Hey, buddy. Can you hear me?

Hey.

My dad says when I was in a coma,
he used to talk to me all the time.

I don't remember any of it,
but who knows? Maybe it helped.

I wish there was something
I could do for you.

I tried.

Three months ago I took the shot.

I was so scared
but I just did it anyway.

I was thinking
maybe I could wake you up,

same as you did for me.

Wanna hear the punch line?
Nothing happened.

Three months, no ability, nothing.
I mean nothing.

Nothing's changed at all really.

That's weird, huh?

I tried.

I'm sorry.

Hello?

Excuse me?

Are you lost?

Help me. Help me.

There are dead people
everywhere I go.

They hate me.

I made them dead.

We made them dead.

Tess, we gave them a choice.

We didn't force the shots
on anyone.

Tess,

I want you to take your medication.

All right? It'll make you feel better.

Come on. Come on.

Kevin.

She'll calm down
once she's had her pills.

Is that your medical opinion?

Tess is schizophrenic.

The strain of hiding out, the guilt
over what we did, she can't handle it.

It's caused a break.
She needs medical care

- beyond what we can provide.
- Till I find a doctor sympathetic to us,

you'll have to administer
her medications yourself.

Just remember,

Tess' ability is what keeps you safe.

If it wasn't for her, you'd have been
arrested a long time ago.

And I promise you, I don't re
if the fate of the world is at stake.

I will not sacrifice Tess to you.

Or your cause.

Our cause, Kevin.

Ours.

Hey, guys. What's up?

All of us were talking.

And we just want you to know,

we're with you. All of us.

We believe.

- In what?
- In you.

We're not the only ones.

We brought someone.

Oh, my God.

Amber?

What are you doing here?

I came to be with you.

What the hell is going-?

Whoa, Amber. Wait a minute.

You know those shots
you always hear about on the news?

I took them.

I think maybe
it's screwing you guys up.

No, Graham. It's you.

We wanna be close to you.

We wanna be close to the light.

- What light?
- The one that shines out of you.

I didn't see it until today.

But now I do.

It's beautiful.

You're beautiful.

Are you sure you wanna do this?

They told you to kill me.

You didn't do it.

Did you ever think maybe
that's why your girlfriend's gone?

- It's your punishment.
- Is that something you think?

Or is that something you know?

Hows Shawn?

Any change?

No. He's in a regular hospital now.
Long-term care.

What about my father?
Has anybody heard from him?

No. He's on our list,
and we'll find him.

Now, Isabelle, if you know anything
about Alana, please, tell me.

Just tell me, please.

You wanna have hope, don't you?

You wanna believe
she's coming back.

Of course.

Then you don't wanna know
what I know.

I'm sorry, Tom.
I really am, but they used you.

The same way they used me.

Hey, Diana.

It's me. Marco.

- Are you having a good time in Spain?
- Yeah, hey, Marco.

Yeah. No, everything's good.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

Something came up, though.

A couple days ago,

some agents raided an apartment.
There was a lot of promicin there.

One of the guys they brought in
gave up a whole bunch of names,

you know,
People they'd given syringes to.

Okay, so, what is it you wanna tell me,
Marco?

One of the names was April Skouris.

My sister took the shots?

The guy didn't know
if she injected them

but she definitely had them.

- Have you heard from her?
- No,

I haven't heard from her in months.
She didn't II me on my birthday

but I figured, April, you know?

Yeah, I remember.

Look, I'm sorry, Di.

I just-
You know, I thought you should know.

I appreciate it.

Thanks.

Bye.

You're going back to Seattle,

aren't you?

That used to be a statue
of our namesake.

Last night, a dozen students
tore it down and put that thing up.

When we asked them why, they said
it was a statue of Graham Holt.

Who's Graham Holt?

He's a junior.

C student.
Basically unremarkable in every way.

So this kid pulls a prank
and you call NTAC?

I called NTAC because I think maybe
this kid took some of those shots.

I mean, what's going on around here
isn't normal, the posters, the statue.

Last night our Valedictorian revised
her application essay to Stanford.

She read it to her guidance counsellor
this morning.

It's 500 words on how Graham Holt
is the most important spiritual leader

since the time of Christ.

I called him into my office
earlier this morning.

He claims to have no idea
about what's going on.

I think we need to meet
this Graham Holt.

From now on everyone's favourite band
is TV on the Radio. You got that?

TV on the Radio.

- They're the best band out there.
- Excuse me.

Excuse me, Graham. These gentlemen
would like to have a word with you.

I'm Agent Baldwin. This
is Agent Garrity. We work at NTAC.

We're gonna have to ask you
to come with us.

We're gonna bring you in to NTAC
and give you a test

to see if you're promicin positive.

- Why?
- Look around you, Graham.

- I think you know why.
- Do I have a choice?

You have a choice whether or not
you do it in handcuffs.

If you haven't taken the shot,
you don't have to worry. Come on.

You're sitting in my spot.

I didn't realise these benches
were assigned.

Well, they are.

Literally.

I'm in my first year at the institute.

Art and Design.

I'm supposed to do a charcoal sketch
of a view from the park

every day for seven days.
You're in my spot.

Okay. I'll move.

- I'll move.
- Thanks, Kyle. I appreciate that.

How do you know my name?

Honestly?

I recognised you
as soon as I walked up.

I read a lot about the 4400.

Which means I read a lot about you.

So you know all about me
and Jordan Collier, huh?

Yeah, I do. Kind of hard to avoid.

Well, you know it wasn't me
who shot him, right? Not really me.

I didn't really believe it was you.

You didn't look like a killer to me.

Well, I guess that's
a kind of compliment. Thank you.

I have to get back to work
but good luck with your assignment.

Cassie Dunleavy.

Maybe I'll see you around.

I'll be here for the next seven days.

It seems to me there's a very simple
explanation for what's going on

at Stevenson High. This kid,
Graham, took the promicin shot.

And new everyone who meets him
thinks he's God.

Come on. I've heard you tend
to move directly to the point, Marco.

- But, really? God?
- Well, obviously, he's not "the God."

At best, he's a god. A minor deity.

Whatever.
These kids are building effigies of him.

They're willing to fight us
to protect him.

Sounds like worship to me.
You guys are lucky you weren't turned.

Seems like you only need minutes
around Graham

- before you find religion.
- Maybe they're unlucky.

Absolute devotion is a rarity
in the modern age.

It might bring
a sense of purpose to life.

- A clarity.
- Guys, what do we do with this kid?

I'm going back with more people.
We isolate him.

- Hope the effects wear off.
- Yeah, but I'd do it fast.

It sounds like Graham's pretty much
focused on being king of the school.

I mean, imagine what happens if he
learns to think a little more ambitiously.

What the hell is that?

Are you here to give yourselves,
body and soul, to Graham Holt?

Not exactly.

Then I suggest you leave.

These streets are his.

And we'll defend them with our lives.

You just take your men
around that way.

This is me. Graham.

- What do you want?
- I want you to end this, Graham.

If you don't come out,
people will get hurt.

- Is that what you want?
- No. Of course not.

These people are just trying
to protect me.

You're forcing them to be here.
You've taken away their free will.

- Their lives are in your hands.
- I understand.

I don't want anything bad
to happen to them either.

But you just need to give me
some time.

Like, a night to figure this out, okay?

One night

I just bought us some time.

We've got planning to do.

Hey.

Try not to look so gloomy, okay?

And who knows?

She might not even be able
to get into Seattle.

She'll be fight back here
in a couple hours.

She's never coming back here.

She said she is, Maia.

And I really need to believe that.

50, Kyle, tell me.

Do you ever go visit
your cousin Shawn?

There hasn't been much in the paper
about him lately.

- Is he getting any better?
- No, he's not.

Which is weird because there's
no reason why he shouldn't be awake.

His brain's active.
His vital signs are okay.

That's so sad.

- He seemed like a really good guy.
- Everyone has just given up.

Settling in for the long haul.

Didn't I read something
about the promicin in his system?

- Doctors think it's all out of whack?
- That's right. They think that's why-

His body's shut down. But I don't think
that made it into the papers.

Well, it must have.
How else would I know about it?

Okay. I know I'm not a doctor,

but maybe someone should try injecting
him with a big old dose of promicin.

It'd be like giving him a jumpstart,
right?

Shawn's a 4400.

- Probably wouldn't hurt him.
- Yeah, I've thought about that.

The doctors won't even consider it.
Promicin is seriously illegal.

Too bad you can't
get your hands on any.

You might be the only person in his life
who cares enough

to actually take a shot
at waking him up.

They've just been standing here,
staring at us, for hours.

Don't they ever
have to use the bathroom?

Heads up.

Don't shoot.

My name's Graham Holt.
I wanna surrender.

It's about time. Hands up.
Keep your hands up.

All right, on your knees.

Easy.

It's not him.

- It's not Holt.
- Don't shoot.

- My name's Graham Holt.
- On your knees. Now. On your knees.

Don't shoot.

- I'm Graham Holt.
- I'm Graham Holt.

I'm Graham Holt.

I'm Graham Holt.

- I'm Graham Holt.
- I'm Graham Holt.

I'm Graham Holt.

I'm Graham Holt.

Don't fight me. Join me.

Hey, everyone.
My name is Graham Holt.

I just wanted to say,
you have nothing to be afraid of.

Believing in me
doesn't make you a different person.

You'll still love your family.

You'll still wake up in the morning
and go do whatever it is you do.

You'll just have more purpose.

- And everyone will believe-
Jess.

- Exactly what you do.
And you'll believe what they do.

Tess!

- It's gonna be very cool“. I promise-
- She's gone.

- Open up your hearts and let me in.
- She left in the night.

Hey, everyone.
My name is Graham Holt.

- Did you hear me? She's gone.
- I just wanted to say...

Jordan. What are you doing?

We have to find her
before someone picks her up.

You'll have to go without me.

What do you mean "go without you"?

- This is Tess. You owe her.
- I did not give out promicin

to the world to have it unite
under a 16-year-old boy.

- You'll believe what they do.

He has to be stopped.

It's all gonna be very cool.
I promise.

I see.

You're having messiah-envy.

How are you gonna stop him,
Jordan?

- My name is Graham Holt.
- Anybody who gets near that kid

winds up praying to him.
What makes you any different?

And even if you could get close to him,
what do you expect to happen?

A miracle?

I guess I need one, don't I?

- You'll just have more purpose.

And everyone will believe
exactly what you do.

And then,
you'll believe what they do.

It's all gonna be very cool. I promise.

Are you guys nuts?

I'm an NTAC agent.
We're on the same side.

Move, right now.

Hey, come on. Come on.

- Guys. Guys.

Hey. Hey. Hey.

- They're arresting everybody at NTAC.
- What are you talking about? Why?

Our orders are to bring you all
downtown, sir.

Graham wants to bring NTAC
into the fold.

Fine. Fine. Sounds good.

What choice do we have, huh?

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

Graham converted
a couple police stations.

The cops are arresting people,
bringing them to him by the hundreds.

I'm the king of Seattle.

Why aren't you picking up the phone?
It's dangerous outside fight now.

Now call me back.

- 311“ no word from your son?
- No. What did 0.0. say?

Nothing good. They're already
talking about acceptable losses,

air strikes, sending an Army division
into the city.

They'll invade an American city?
Sounds like civil war.

I know. The best I could do
is buy us a couple of hours.

- To do what?
- We have to gather everyone

from NTAC that hasn't been
converted. Make our way downtown.

Fight our way downtown, if we have to.
We'll try and get close to Graham.

We'll see if we can get to him
before he gets to us.

- Oh, God. Shawn. What happened?
- I don't know. He was just lying there

and he started convulsing.

Shawn. Oh, my God.

Hey, come on. Hey, Shawn. Hey.

Hey, it's us. It's Kyle.

- Shawn.
- Say something if you're okay.

Come on.

Mom?

How did I get here?

Mr. Collier, you did the fight thing
coming to me.

It would have been a shame
if I had to track you down.

It seems the world
is falling at your feet.

- I wanted to see why.
- Don't worry.

Soon it's all gonna
make perfect sense to you.

No.

I gave you promicin.

I can take it away.

What happened?

What did you do to me?

I made you ordinary.

Shoot him. Shoot him now.

Justin. Mark.

The world doesn't need you
anymore.

It has me.

Get on with your lives.

Graham shouldn't have converted
so many cops.

One of his former followers arrested
him on the steps of the courthouse.

And there's no trace of promicin
in his system? Nothing?

No. He's just a high school kid
with a lot to answer for.

I guess we can all stop wondering
if Collier has an ability.

He can neutralise promicin.

I don't get it. Shawn never said
anything about Collier doing that

to one of the original 4400.

Maybe it doesn't work on them.

Maybe he can only do it
to the Extra Crispies.

Extra Crispies. You know, like,
not the Original Recipe 4400.

People who took the promicin shot
and then got an ability.

So Collier walked into what was
essentially an occupied Seattle,

laid hands on this kid,
and solved a problem

that had the entire U.S. government
in a panic.

If I was home,
watching this story on the 6:00 news,

you wanna know
what I'd be thinking?

People were praying
to the wrong guy.

Collier just posted a message
on the Internet.

We all had a scare today.
We'll have others before we're done.

We...

We are walking a difficult
and a dangerous path

but we're walking it together.

Whether you've chosen
to join me or not,

"we're a", every one of us,
making history now.

Tom. I got a call from the warden
at Kurland Prison.

There's a message
for you from Isabelle Tyler.

That's it? The Powell Museum?

She said your answer's there
and you'll know it when you see it.

The time for sitting on the fence
is over.

The time for greatness is now.

Each of you has a role to play.

Your only choice is whether you
accept it or have it thrust upon you.

Promicin is out there.

People are gaining abilities
and nothing can be done about that.

Sorry, sir. There's no student named
Cassie Dunleavy registered here.

She told me she was
a student here, okay?

I need to talk to her. I can't find her
in the phone book anywhere.

Maybe she didn't give you
her real name.

Have you thought of that?

The genie will not go back
into the bottle.

I know ifs tempting to mink
that we can hold onto the past

and everything that's safe and easy.

But we cannot.

And safe and easy are what set us
on the path to catastrophe

in the first place.

The chains of comfort are what keep
us from reaching for a better world.

This new era. It's not coming.
Ifs not on the way. ifs here.

And we are now separated
from our old lives

by a gulf that can never again
be bridged.

So all of you out there

need to ask yourself one thing.

Are you ready?