The 4400 (2004–2007): Season 4, Episode 7 - Till We Have Built Jerusalem - full transcript

The world will have to deal with us.

Previously on The 4400:

I'm not tired.

Were you worried
about what you might dream?

- Who's Cassie?
- I'm Kyle's ability.

They did something to me last night.

When we need him,
he'll be there for us.

They put something into me.

- Where's Kyle?
- Kyle and I agree, you're not ready.

You don't understand
what we're trying to accomplish.

Then tell me, what is this place?



It's a model for a better world.

Just looking to make a better life
for themselves, and they did.

Promicin isn't just here
to improve the world.

It's here to bring heaven to earth.

You're supposed to make it happen,
and I'm supposed to help you.

You are gonna lead us all to God.

- So, what do we do now?
- We're going to Seattle.

Jordan,

everyone's waiting.

These are good people.

Loyal

They believe in this new world
I've promised them.

It's not just a promise.
It's gonna happen.

Starting today.



Once we take this step,

there is no going back.

I need you to tell me, Kyle,

that no matter the cost,
no matter the sacrifice,

this will all be worth it.

You know it's worth it, Jordan.

This is the right time.

This is the right place.

If you didn't believe that,
we wouldn't be in Seattle.

Let's go change the world.

- It's him.
- We believe in you, Jordan.

He's here.

Hi.

Three years ago,
4400 missing people,

each with an extraordinary ability,
reappeared in a ball of light.

And the world wondered why.

Six months ago,
the promicin shot made those abilities

accessible to anyone
with the courage to take it.

And again, the world wondered why.

Today we tell them why.

Today we answer all the questions.

And after today,

the world will never be the same.

I'm so sorry.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

Those noodles were so overcooked.

Diana, stop apologising.
That's the first meal I've had in months

that didn't came out of a microwave
or a take-out carton.

All these years we've been partners,
and I haven't had you over for dinner.

You never felt
this sorry for me before.

What? Look, when a woman invites
a man over for dinner,

it's for one of two reasons:

attraction or pity.

I'm putting my money on pity.

Well,

between Alana and Kyle,
you've had a tough run of it lately.

Me too. I figured there is nothing
like overcooked pasta

to start the healing process.

You know, no matter how hard
you rub that mole,

it's not gonna go away.

Yeah, you're right. It's just a mole.

I mean, I'm still me. I'm not
one of the Marked or whatever.

No, I never said you were.

- This job can mess with your head.
- Yeah.

Speaking of work,

what do you think of Meghan?

She's different.

- From what you'd expect for a boss.
- That's a little noncommittal.

Have you not noticed?
I think she's a little focused on you.

- What? Focused on me?
- Yeah.

Mom, Jordan Collier.

He's about to do something.
Something big.

You saw him?

Did you have a vision?

Sweetie, where is he?

He's here. In Seattle.

Kyle's with him.

He's right here.

Okay, Maia, I've imported
your drawing into a graphics file.

Now we can make any changes
you want.

Now, get it closer to what you saw.

The reds,
they should be a little darker.

Especially around the middle.

Maia, are you sure this represents
some part of Seattle?

The picture had some kind of lines
under the colours.

- Like that?
- There's a definite pattern here.

Maybe it's an elevation study?
Red for peaks.

And blue and green
for lower elevations.

Yeah, and it could be
a population survey,

a study of homes of median income.

Ethnic, religious groupings.

- Well, that narrows it down.
- Actually, it does.

Those things require comprehensive
data analysis.

Those don't come cheap.

Which means, a big corporate
or a government study.

Yeah, what,
DOD, NSA, Census Bureau?

Odds are, this image is sitting in
a government computer somewhere,

which means I can find it.

Kara, you don't have to leave.

I didn't wanna overstay
my welcome.

Listen, I hope you're okay
with everything.

I didn't really plan on...

More than dinner and a movie?

It's just these last few days
have been great.

But your mom's a client.
I mean, she was a client.

You make it sound like
you were her lawyer.

My mother had stage IV leukemia.

You saved her life.

I just don't want you to think
that I make a habit

out of sleeping with the people
that I help.

I know that.

I'd stay. I just have this appointment
first thing in the morning.

All right.

I'll call you.

I guess that answers my question.

I was gonna ask if you were sure you
wanted to be a part of this operation.

Believe me, I want Collier caught
as much as anyone.

It's not Collier I was thinking about.

It's your son.

Look, the only thing we have on Kyle
is taking promicin.

I can help him cut a deal,
get him on the inhibitor.

But the longer he's with Collier,
the harder it's gonna be for me to help.

Are you sure
he wants to be helped?

He's my son.
I gotta believe I can still reach him.

I'm sorry.

I know.

It's a toxicology study.

I got it from the EPA.

The red areas indicate a high level
of pollution, pink 3 little less,

- and then over to green, which...
- Marco, do you know where Collier is?

Yeah.

The Duwamish River delta,
south Seattle.

One of the most polluted places
in the country.

Now, we're talking old refineries,
dead-end streets and rotting factories.

So not a nice place.

Unless you wanna hide,
then it's perfect.

The place is a maze.
It could take days to do a search.

You better get started.

Because according
to what Maia's told us,

whatever Jordan Collier's planning,
this is ground zero.

Bobby, head that way.
We're gonna cover this side.

I don't understand why Collier
would come back to Seattle.

It's like he's daring us to catch him.

We wouldn't know he was here
if not for Maia.

It's not like he showed up
at a Mariners' game.

This place is pretty low-profile.

I don't think this qualifies
as low-profile.

Somebody's feeling pretty confident.

Tom, what are those lights?

It's almost like they're marking
some kind of perimeter.

Maybe they're warning lights.

An alarm system.

I'm calling for backup.

Hello, this is Skouris.

Tom, what?

- What?
- Get back! Get back!

Well, we won't be doing that again.

Senator Lenhoff is here.

Senator, I didn't know
you were in town.

Come to say hello
to your future city councilman?

Actually, I'm here
to ruin your morning.

- "Sex for Miracles"?
- It's all over the Net.

Every anti-4400 wing nut
is running with it.

It says that I forced Kara
to have sex with me

- in exchange for healing her mother.
- You know this girl?

I didn't exchange sex for miracles,
or for anything else, for that matter.

But you slept with her?

She asked me out to dinner.
We went out on a date.

We had a good time. Went out
on more dates. I like this girl.

Farrell, did you or did you not
have sex with this woman?

- Last night.
- And it hits the Net this morning.

What does that tell you?

You think that this is some kind
of setup.

I'll have my people start digging.

It should be easy enough
to discredit her.

A girl like this,
there's always something.

Senator, let's hold off
on the character assassination

until I at least talk to Kara, okay?

You wanna play nice, give it a try.

But if this girl's who I think she is,
tomorrow we come out swinging.

These lights or beacons
or whatever,

they must've been built
by Jordan's followers.

They extend from here to the river.

They wall off
a square mile of buildings

right in the most toxic part
of the delta.

We called in Seattle PD.
And the Guard.

No one's getting in or out
without us knowing it.

So Collier's backed himself
into a corner.

Yeah, all we gotta do is figure out
a way to get past these lights.

I think you're gonna wanna see this.

For too long,
those of us with special gifts,

44005 and those
who've taken promicin,

have had to conceal
and even neglect their abilities.

I stand before you today to tell you
that the time for hiding is over.

And that the time for miracles
has begun.

And it starts right here.

Today, we claim this godforsaken
piece of earth ours.

Did this guy just say he's annexing
part of Seattle?

It sounded like that.

Make it whole again.

Using our abilities,
we will heal its toxic soil.

We will cleanse its polluted waters.

And we will turn this blighted place
into a garden.

For those willing to join us,
we welcome you.

All you need is an ability

and the willingness
to become part of a miracle.

But the blessings we bring

will not just be limited
to this small place.

Because this is the beginning
of a much wider and deeper healing.

Because the miracles we work here
we intend to work everywhere.

Help us. Work with us.

And together, we can transform
this world into a paradise.

Yeah, assuming you take promicin
and survive.

For those of you unwitting to join us,

all we ask is that you leave us
in peace.

If you insist on interfering,

if you threaten us
or in any way attack us,

there will be consequences,

immediate and severe.

But I did not come to intimidate.

This is a message of hope
for a better tomorrow,

for a new world.

And it begins here

in this city of hope.

It starts here

in Promise City.

I'd hate to have her job.

Jordan Collier grabs a chunk
of Seattle

as his own personal fiefdom
under her watch?

Not gonna earn her
any brownie points in 0.0.

- No one could've seen that coming.
- Torn, we got another.

It's an earthquake
in the Allegheny Mountains,

just outside of Pittsburgh.

Five-point-two on the Richter scale,
miles from the nearest fault line.

Tornado outside Palm Springs.

Warehouse explosion in Jersey.
Tsunami in Lake Michigan.

Now this. Anyone hurt?

No, just like the others.
Property damage, but no injuries.

Any closer to the city
would've been a different matter.

Collier's made a statement.

He's claiming responsibility
for all these mini-disasters.

He's calling them "demonstrations."

Just letting us know what'll happen
if we move against him.

I mean, God knows how many people
he has out there with abilities,

scattered around the country
just waiting for his signal.

- Baldwin.
- Hey, Dad.

Kyle. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

All right, good.
Now, here's what I want you to do.

You go to the perimeter,
you walk across,

and you surrender
to the first NTAC agent you see.

- Dad, I'm where I need to be.
- Things are gonna get really ugly.

We need to make sure
that doesn't happen.

Promise City has to succeed.
Everything depends on it.

Is that what Jordan Collier's
been telling you?

Actually, that's what I'm telling him.

- You're some kind of adviser to him?
- Something like that.

Then advise him to end this thing,
right now.

I can't do that, okay?

This is coming at you fast,
but you gotta hear me out.

There's this book. it's a prophecy.

This ability that I have led me to it.

This ability of yours,
you still haven't told me what it is.

It's complicated.

It tells me what to do.

What's important.

This book is important, Dad. I mean,
it's almost a hundred years old,

but it talks about the 4400,
promicin, everything.

And, Dad, it explains
what needs to happen

for paradise to come to earth.

Promise City's where it all starts.

Once people see what we can do,
they're gonna wanna be a part of it.

Once that happens,
according to the book,

once everyone's taken promicin...

I don't know how else to say it.

God is gonna show his face.

It'll be heaven on earth.

Are you still there?

Yeah, I'm here.

Wait.

Kyle, think about what you're saying.

If everyone in the world takes the shot,
half of them are going to die.

You're talking paradise
at the cost of genocide.

Dad, the world is falling apart.

Promise City has to succeed.

You can't let them destroy it.

Listen, Kyle, just“ Can we just...?

Can we talk in person?

I mean, come home.

I am home, Dad.

I'll talk to you soon.

Shawn, I thought
you were smarter than this.

I mean, are you really
that surprised?

- I saved your mother's life.
- And I will always be grateful for that.

My mother was sick for three years.

My parents went through
their entire life savings.

They gave me money
to get my parents out of debt

- and start a life for myself too.
- They?

- Who is "they"?
- Lawyers.

From back East, I think.

Look, all I know is that they promised
to take care of me, and they delivered.

You sold me out for money.

Shawn, people need you.
They need what you can do.

It doesn't really matter
if you get elected or not.

You're saying that because I'm a 4400,
what you did is okay?

I had to look out for myself.

I'm not special like you.
I had to look out for myself, so I did.

He sounded rational, but the things
that were coming out of his mouth,

I mean, "heaven on earth"?
"The face of God"?

I'd like to see this book he's talking
about, just read the prophecy.

And then what?

You know, take the shot
and hope you survive,

and then join Collier in paradise?

Come on, what happened
to Diana Skouris, professional sceptic?

Well, you know, Tom,
my daughter sees the future.

We just have to consider the possibility
that there could be something to this.

That's all.

What the hell?

So this is D.C.'s big plan?

Send in a hit squad
to take out Jordan Collier?

With all due respect, ma'am,
we're not a hit squad.

But you're not exactly trained
to arrest people, are you?

Jordan Collier is in open rebellion
against the government.

He seized U.S. territory,
declared himself above the law.

What do you suggest we do?

Wipe his nose
and read him a bedtime story?

Those are our options?

A bedtime story
or a bullet to the head?

I was told to send in my guys,
and that's what I'm gonna do.

What makes you think
you can get close to him?

We appreciate the concern, ma'am.

But I think we can handle things.

It's the enhanced-soldier programme.

That's still in operation?

The Department of Defense
considers it a top priority.

Maia, what do you mean,
I have to save Jordan Collier?

The soldiers. They're going to kill him.
I saw it.

And when they do,
something terrible is gonna happen.

Terrible?

Maia, what did you see?

It was just black.

- What, you mean, the vision ended?
- No, I was still having the vision.

But it was like I wasn't there anymore.
No one was.

Please, Mom,
you can't let Jordan Collier die.

Maia, I'll do what I can.

I promise.

I know you will.

Kyle.

What are you doing out here?

Cassie said I needed to wait here,
so I'm waiting.

I was thinking
maybe you could ask Cassie

what my role is in all this.

You're part of it.

I know that much.

She told you that?

She tells me
what she wants to tell me.

And you just do what she says?

Does that bother you?

I guess it's just a matter of faith,
you know?

That's what Promise City
is all about.

Faith, belief, hope.

Hey, get back here!

Kyle, I think something's happening.

Come on!

Someone managed to get past
police lines and enter Promise City.

One of the dashboard cameras
got some video.

Maia?

Oh, my God.

Maia, why aren't you picking
this up?

You get this message,
you call me back immediately.

Maybe she didn't take her cell phone
with her.

- Maybe they took it away from her.
- Jordan's not gonna hurt her, Diana.

Maia went to warn him
about the soldiers.

She has an ability
he'd love to access.

If anything, he's probably treating her
like a queen.

Maia's vision ended in darkness.
That has never happened before.

We have gotta go in there
and get Kyle and Maia to safety.

Well, how do we get past
the beacons?

Aquino and his men seem
pretty confident they can get through.

- We go with them.
- It's a military operation, Diana.

Lawton's not gonna let
two NTAC agents just tag along.

Then we don't ask for permission.

I was born three years ago.

So that makes you,
what, nine years older than me?

Almost ten.

I literally grew up overnight.

I didn't understand
what it meant to be an adult.

You did a lot of bad things.

I was told they were necessary.

Important.

But that doesn't make it right,
does it?

No. It doesn't.

So, what I'm trying to say is
that I'm sorry for scaring you

and for hurting people
you care about.

Some things are so bad,

saying sorry just isn't enough.

I know.

Maia Skouris.

Welcome to Promise City.

I understand you have something
to talk to me about.

I need to ask you something.

Are you a good guy or a bad guy?

My mom can't seem
to make up her mind.

I get that a lot.

I'll tell you what.

I have something I wanna show you.

Then you can make up
your own mind.

Yesterday, I promised you miracles.

Today, I'll show you one.

This is the Duwamish River delta.

It's one of the most polluted waterways
in all of America.

It's loaded
with cancer-causing chemicals.

PCBs. Toxic levels of mercury.

It's a blight.

Anastasia.

Anastasia took promicin

when her fiancé was killed
in a car accident.

I'm sure you'll agree she's developed
a remarkable ability.

Now, that's what a river
should look like.

And that's the way
a river should taste.

Come on in.

The water's fine.

So, Maia,

now do you think
I'm a good guy or a bad guy?

Soldiers with abilities,

they'll be here soon.

They're coming to kill you.

As much as I like to hear I was right,
it's not gonna make a bit of difference.

Yesterday you said
that we could deal with this.

The sex scandal, sure.

But Jordan Collier,
this whole Promise City thing,

that we can't get around.

My position on Jordan is very clear.

I publicly condemned the man
for handing out promicin.

Your whole campaign
was constructed around one concept.

Yes. A middle path for both 44005
and non-44005.

One you sold to me,
one I still believe in.

There's no middle path now.

Collier just blew it all up.
Promise City.

Miracles.

We can't compete with that.

So that's it?

You're telling me
to just drop out of the race?

I'm telling you you can't win.

- It's up here.
- Right.

Henders, it's your show.

He's east of here.

Maybe ten blocks.

Those guys get all the good tricks.

Be glad Aquino can only
do that camouflage thing

when they're standing still.
Or we'd have lost them

the minute they got out of the van.

Slow down.
We don't wanna get too close.

- We'll lose him.
- What the hell are you two doing?

Captain, we're not here
to interfere with your mission, okay?

My daughter, she's inside
Promise City. I just wanna get her out.

Look, you two get caught,
things get a lot messier for us.

Surrender your weapons. I'll cuff you,
and we will pick you up on the way out.

You obviously don't have children.

- I said, surrender your weapon.
- Diana, run!

Okay, that's not good.

Look, I know you're here.

You can't move when you hide.

So I won't hide.

Aren't you sneaky?

Ten am. in the garden.

Good. Yeah. That works. Thanks.

Okay, now we work
on your withdrawal speech.

The important thing is you go out
with your head held high.

Shawn, there's some reporters
downstairs.

Tell them we'll have the press
conference tomorrow morning.

No. I'll see them now.

I have some things
that I wanna say.

Mr. Farrell, what's your relationship
with Kara Sarkessian?

- You trade sexual favours for healing?
- Are you in contact with Collier?

Please. Please. First of all,
in spite of my ability to heal,

I am a normal person.

And that means
that I make mistakes.

Obviously, I made one
the other night.

I regret that my misjudgement

has distracted from the real issues
of my campaign.

As you all know,
Jordan Collier is creating

his own separate society
in a place that he calls Promise City,

further widening the divide
between people with abilities

and people without.

He says that he's here
to heal the world,

but what he's doing
threatens to tear everything apart,

which is why I have no choice
but to continue my campaign,

to continue to be a voice for unity
and cooperation,

and to provide a middle path
that we can all walk together.

- I will answer those questions.
- Mr. Farrell...

Senator Lenhoff,
are you still backing Mr. Farrell?

You bet I am.

Shawn, can we get another statement,
please?

Hey, Mommy.

Oh, Maia.

I was so worried about you.

I'm sorry. I had to warn Jordan.

Jordan?

What, it's Jordan now?

This place, Mom, they're doing
all kinds of great stuff.

You should see it.

Some other time.

- We're leaving. Now.
- No.

No? What do you mean, no?

We can't.

We have to stay here.

It's safer that way.

- Bad day, huh, Dad?
- I've had better.

You gonna cut me loose?

So now what?

We go see Jordan.

Gentlemen, you're trespassing.

Are you sure you won't reconsider?

You could join us, keep your ability.

That's not gonna happen.

No, I suppose not.

It pains me
to see gifts like yours wasted.

Isabelle...

Make sure they're escorted
out of Promise City.

Collier, wait. This isn't gonna end.

You've painted a bull's-eye
on this place.

The government's
gonna keep coming.

Well, then I'll just have to show them
what a very bad idea that is.

Collier!

Just wait.

Maybe I wasn't clear.

You are free to go.

Maia, you can come back any time.

You can even stay here a while
if that's all right with your mother.

Play sleepover in a war zone?
I don't think so.

Sending in those soldiers,
it was a bad idea.

Don't make things worst
by retaliating.

People you work for
are the problem.

- They need to learn to leave us alone.
- Your son has a point.

You promised the world miracles.
You've even shown us some.

No one will remember it
once you start killing people.

When people start dying, it's a war.

No matter how powerful
you think you are,

when it's a war, you lose.

Don't be so sure.

My mom is right.

If there's a war,

everyone loses.

You saw this?

Just now. While you were talking.

Please.
You have to listen to my mother.

So, what do you think, Kyle?

Did Maia get through to Collier?

Will he hold off any reprisals?

He's gonna do what he thinks
is right.

But he won't hurt anybody
if he doesn't have to.

I guess you can make it
the rest of the way on your own.

I'll turn off the beacons
so you can get across.

Kyle, come with me.

It could be your last chance.

- You never give up, do you?
- No. And I never will.

That book I told you about,
the prophecy.

Heaven on earth?
Yeah, I remember.

Well, in the book
there's a list of 200 names.

People who can take promicin
that are guaranteed to survive.

The last name on that list is you,
Dad.

So, what are you trying to say, Kyle?

I'm destined to take promicin
because it says so in some book?

I'm just saying
you're a very important person.

Not just to me.

I gotta go.

I don't know about you,

but I'm exhausted.

Yeah, I'm pretty tired too.

Maia,

this war,
the one that you told Collier about,

what exactly did you see?

Actually,

I didn't see anything.

Sweetheart,

it doesn't matter how bad it is,
you can tell me

because I need to know.

No, Mom, I mean,
I didn't see anything.

I didn't have a vision. I lied.

Why?

Well, I didn't want Jordan
to hurt anyone.

And he wasn't listening to you.

- And you knew he'd listen to you?
- I hoped he would.

I hope he did too.

You know, Mom,

Jordan's not a bad person.

I think he's one of the good guys.

Well, if he's one of the good guys,

what does that make me?

This is Skouris.

Be right there.

How long have they been there?

They started gathering
about 20 minutes ago.

All right, here comes Collier.

- And Kyle's with him.
- And Isabelle Tyler.

You said no one could
get close to those beacons.

Someone must be shielding them
from the effects.

They're moving the perimeter.

That's Collier's reprisal.

- He's expanding Promise City.
- So, what's he saying?

The more we move against him,
the more land he's gonna take?

Today south Seattle,
tomorrow, what, the world?

It's twice as big as it was before.