The 4400 (2004–2007): Season 4, Episode 9 - Daddy's Little Girl - full transcript

The world will have to deal with us.

Previously on The 4400:

- Diana, what the hell are you doing?
- Diana's not quite herself right now.

She'll do whatever Tess tells her to.

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.

I will not sacrifice Tess to you.

You made your choice.
But you're my daughter.

If you quit, I'll stand by you.



Isabelle.

Daddy? What about my father?
Has anybody heard from him?

They did something to me last night.

Those people who came into my room,
they were dressed for an operation.

Yeah, they put something into me.

Matthew. What if they took whatever
is inside of him and put it into me?

Please just tell me
that you're still you.

I think so.

- Hey.
- Sorry.

I know it's late.
I'm not interrupting anything, am I?

No. No, I was just...

Good. Because I didn't know
where else to go.

I was out with friends.
The Rep is doing a revival of Arcadia.

You know, that Tom Stoppard play?



Anyway, when the show let out,
I found this on my windshield.

Every car on the block had one.

So basically, if you wanna be cool,
take promicin.

On the news, I heard a story

about two middle-school kids
who took the shot.

Twelve years old.

Both died.

We're losing the war, Tom.

Moving. Stops.

This one's my favourite.

Come on, everyone.
Let's... Let's dance.

Hello, this is Shawn.

- Shawn, it's Kevin Burkhoff.
- Dr. Burkhoff.

Listen to me. I don't have much time.
It's Tess, all right?

Her schizophrenia is out of control.

I've tried every combination
of meds I can think of.

Nothing works.
So you have to help her or heal her.

Before she hurts someone.

- Can you get her to the Centre?
- No, no, no.

Listen to me.
She's taken over a diner, all right?

She won't allow anyone to leave.

We're trapped here.

Kevin.

Put down the phone.

Dr. Burkhoff.

Where are you?
Where's the diner located?

So this is the last one
and then I'm really leaving.

- I've kept you up long enough.
- Maybe I should put on some coffee.

You let me sit here for hours ranting
about promicin and Jordan Collier,

and then instead of kicking me out,
you're offering me coffee?

That's so sweet.

I don't know about sweet.
Selfish, maybe.

Since Kyle left,
it's been pretty lonely around here.

Besides, I know how stressful
the job can be.

I'm the guy
who thought he was possessed

by some entity from the future.

Had a perfectly harmless mole
removed for no good reason.

It's healing okay, though, right?

- Let me look.
- Yeah, I think so.

Sorry.

I don't know why I did that.

Maybe we could both
use some coffee.

Maybe later.

Tell me again why we're doing this
at 6:30 in the morning.

Because I like to have fresh tomatoes
with my eggs.

Besides, I love working
in the garden.

Makes me feel like I'm contributing
even though I don't have an ability.

Well, you gotta admit,
it's pretty amazing.

A week ago,
this place was a toxic wasteland.

And now we're having
our first harvest.

Well, you're amazed now.

Wait till we get
to actually eat them.

Okay, very funny.

Who's doing that?

Dad?

Hello, Isabelle.

So, what's it been now, six months?

Something like that.

I have to say, all that time
and you don't seem so glad to see me.

The last time I saw you,
you tried to kill me.

- Isabelle, I'm not here to hurt you.
- How'd you get in here?

I have friends,
44005 who live here now.

They left a key for me under the mat.

Now, if you don't mind, I'd like
a moment alone with my daughter.

- Kyle, it's okay.
- You sure?

Yeah.

Why are you here?

I wanted to apologise.

Tell you how sorry I am
for being such a lousy father.

I guess I wasn't exactly
the best daughter.

You needed guidance.

Someone to teach you
right from wrong.

I wasn't there for you.
I tried, but I didn't do a very good job.

You were so powerful,
even as a baby.

I was never comfortable with that.

And then you grew up overnight.

And your mother
aging the way she did,

I tried to deny it,

but I guess part of me
blamed you for her death.

Maybe I was responsible.
I still don't know.

- But I never meant to hurt her.
- I know that.

But all the other bad things I did?

They were my fault.

My decisions. Not yours.

You weren't ready
to make those kind of decisions.

You were used by the future,
by Dennis Ryland.

If I had been stronger,
I could've prevented all of that,

but instead, I allowed things
to get ugly between us.

And we both paid the price.

All I want is for us
is to be father and daughter again.

I want that too.

You'll stay, right?

I want you to.

So do I.

Hello, Richard.

Welcome to Promise City.

Sorry.

Tom, the second time,
we did it with the lights on.

It's not like there's anything you
haven't seen. Could you help me?

Right. Yeah.

I'll have to make a quick stop
at home to change.

Good, then we won't be showing up
at the same time.

This is only gonna be weird
if we let it.

- Well, we're not going to, right?
- Right.

- Right.
- Last night was fun.

It's been a rough couple of months.
We both needed a little...

distraction, a little comfort.

There doesn't have to be
anything more than that, okay?

So you're saying last night
was just a one-time thing?

Well, yeah.

I think so.

- Don't you?
- Oh, yeah.

Have that list I asked for?

Every diner in the greater Seattle area
that has a jukebox.

Are you sure it was '505 music
you heard?

Pretty sure I heard Chuck Berry.

You're gonna have to cancel all my
appointments for today and tomorrow.

Are you sure you should
be going after Dr. Burkhoff?

He's a wanted man.
You could get in a lot of trouble.

Kevin saved my life
and the lives of all the other 44005

after the government's inhibitor
programme almost killed us all.

And besides, if there's anyone that
can reduce the risk of taking promicin,

it's him.

He's worth it.

What's wrong with everyone?

Why aren't they dancing?
Are they trying to ruin my party?

Tess. They've been dancing
for two days.

They're exhausted.
They need sleep. So do you.

Sleep? Why would anyone
wanna sleep? It's a party.

What would Bobby think
if he showed up and I was sleeping?

I love Bobby. Yes.

He has eyes
just like Montgomery Clift.

Soulful, you know?

Where is he, anyway?
Why isn't he here yet?

Maybe he's not coming.

You're just jealous because
Bobby's my boyfriend and you're not.

- Tess, that's not why.
- No, I don't wanna hear it.

Bobby cares about me.
He's so sweet.

He'd do anything for me.

- Everybody get up. Everybody dance.
- Okay.

Tess.

So one fugitive to another,

tell me how you managed to stay off
NTAC's radar all these months.

I had lots of help.

44005 who risked their freedom

to give me shelter, money,
pretty much anything I needed.

These friends of yours,
how do they feel about promicin?

About people developing abilities?

The world's changed, Jordan.
You changed it.

They're just trying to figure out
where they fit in.

I'll tell you where they fit in.
Right here in Promise City.

Everyone with an ability
belongs here.

This is a pretty amazing place
you've created here.

Oh, I didn't do it. Not alone, anyway.

Everyone here has helped
to make Promise City a reality.

Including you.

No, I'm serious.

All the work that you did for me
at the Centre,

everything that you accomplished,

it all led to us being here.

If you say so.

But there is work yet ahead of us.
Plenty of it.

And I could use your help, Richard.

Guess telekinesis could come in handy
in case the government ever decides...

No, no, no.
That's a remarkable ability, yes.

But it's your leadership
I could really use.

These people, they respect you.
They listen to you.

You can make a big difference.

I'm here to reconnect with
my daughter, not join the movement.

Well, I hope you'll consider
doing both.

We need to...

Kyle says they're throwing you
a welcome party.

Guess I should feel honoured.

Mr. Tyler, it's so good
to have you with us.

Thank you.

You see that?
Everyone's glad you're here.

Including me.

Jordan's been great, and Kyle too.

But I'm the only person here
without an ability.

I still feel like I don't belong.

And I was kind of hoping you
could help me find my way, you know?

That's why I'm here, Isabelle.

To help you all I can.

Starting right now.

You're gonna feel a little dizzy,
Isabelle. Don't be scared.

Daddy?

It's okay.
Everything's gonna be just fine.

Jordan.

Richard's gone.
He took Isabelle with him.

Okay, wait for it.

No doubt about it.
The man is a genuine badass.

Well, maybe when we catch him,
you can ask for his autograph.

Now we know why we never caught up
with him. He's hiding with Jordan.

No, I don't think so.

If Richard was with Collier,
we'd have known it.

He's too important to be background.

He managed to get into Promise City
without us even knowing.

Which means he could've left
just as discreetly.

He was in a hurry.

I couldn't tell if Isabelle
was unconscious or dead.

He did try to kill her
once before, right?

But if she were dead,
why carry the body away?

I think it looks like a kidnapping.

I guess we won't know
until we find him.

Well, we could start
by talking to Jordan Collier.

He did say he was willing
to keep the communication lines open,

so let's see how serious he is.

Knock on his front door.
See if anyone answers.

Take it easy.

Your head's gonna hurt
for a little while.

You should drink some water.
You'll feel better.

What did you do to me?

Stopped the flow of blood
to your brain.

Only for a few seconds.

Just enough for you to pass out.

Why?

Where are you taking me?

Away from Collier's war.
Away from Promise City.

We don't belong there.

That's the only place we're safe.

The government, NTAC,
they're all gonna come after us.

They're not gonna find us. I promise.

I'm sorry I had to do it like that,
but it's for the best.

From now on,
we're gonna be a family again.

Got a long trip ahead of us.
You should eat something.

I'm not hungry.

I wanna go back.

It's not gonna happen.
You have to accept that.

Come on.
You gotta keep your strength up.

At least drink some water.

Please. I can't do it anymore.

It's been two days.

Need to stop. Rest.

I don't believe this. Wake him up.

- The rest of you keep dancing.
- Get him some water. Come with me.

Tess, you are torturing those poor
people and it's going to stop right now.

This is my big night, Kevin.
A girl only turns 16 once.

You turned 16 back in 1953.

That was a long time ago,

and you never even had
a sweet-16 party.

You told me you had your first
schizophrenic attack the night before

and your parents called it off.

- No, that's not true.
- Yes, it is.

This is my party-

I want Bobby.
Where's Bobby? Where's...?

Listen to me. Even if Bobby were alive,
he'd be, like, what, 70?

That's a lie.
You don't know what you're saying.

Look at those people. Look at them.

You see what you're doing to them?

Get your hand off me.

No.

Tess, don't.

I'm afraid there's
not much to say, Tom.

Richard Tyler
was only here for a few hours.

I'm afraid he didn't inform me
of any plot to kidnap his daughter.

Do you have any idea
where he's taken her?

Did he mention
where he's been hiding?

Safe house? Friends?

Sorry, Dad.
Richard didn't tell us anything.

There is one name.

Michael Ancelet.

Ancelet? I remember that name.
He's an original 4400.

When Richard was running security
at the Centre, Michael was his deputy.

If Richard goes to anyone for help,
it might well be him.

- Well, thanks for the lead.
- I hope it pans out.

Jordan, why would you help them?

My dad will throw Richard
and Isabelle in prison.

We welcomed Richard Tyler
into our home.

We trusted him.

He broke that trust.
We owe him nothing.

And besides,

helping NTAC apprehend a fugitive
puts your father in our debt.

That could prove useful.

What about Isabelle?
Do you care what happens?

Kyle, I understand
you two have grown close.

But Isabelle's role in the movement
has never been clearly defined.

Neither the book nor Cassie have
made any mention of her importance.

She's important to me.

I'm going to find her
before my father does.

Kyle. Kyle.

A rescue attempt is reckless at best.

Losing you vastly outweighs
the benefit of finding Isabelle.

Don't do anything foolish.

How long have you been
planning this?

Ever since I found out
you moved to Promise City.

You could probably use some sleep.

Your room is at the top of the stairs
through the door.

Dad, this is a kid's room.

There's no way I'm gonna fit
in that little bed.

Don't worry about it.
I've got that covered.

You're gonna be happy here. Safe.

I'll be sure of it.

Daddy!

Everything's okay.

Don't be scared.

Something's wrong.

I think I'm shrinking.
What did you do to me?

I told you, Isabelle.
We're starting over.

You're not getting smaller,
you're getting younger.

What?

Daddy, what am I?
Fourteen? Fifteen?

For now, anyway.

What is that supposed to mean?
How much younger am I gonna get?

I'm just trying to help you, Isabelle.

Find a way
to make things better for you.

For months,
that's all I could think about.

Then I met Cora.

She has an amazing ability.

She can actually
make people younger.

That's what I can give you.

A chance to start over,
to have a normal childhood.

Soon you'll forget
about those things you did,

all those regrets weighing you down.

Daddy, I was doing fine on my own.

You don't have to do this, Daddy.
Please.

Do you know what the happiest day
of my life was?

It was back when we were living
at the Centre.

Your mother was working
for the healing foundation with Shawn.

I took you to Madison Park.
To the playground.

I put you on my lap
and we sat on one of the swings.

I rocked you back and forth,
must have been 20 minutes.

You laughed the whole time.

It was a perfect day.

The next morning,
you woke up 20 years older

and your mother was dying
in front of my eyes.

I want us to be able to start over
and now we can.

I have started over.

I have my own life now.
It might not be perfect, but it's mine.

Please don't take that away from me,
Daddy.

I know this is scary for you.

But soon, you won't remember
any of this.

This is the water you gave me
in the car.

That's how this all started, isn't it?

It's in the water?

Is that how you're doing this?

Isabelle.

Isabelle.

Kevin, I brought you some butter.

My mom said it's good for burns.

Well, thank you, but my hand's fine.

How could that be?
It was all black and blistered.

I can heal myself, Tess.

It's my ability
from when I took the shot.

Just like you can compel people
to do things against their will.

Sometimes, Kevin,
you say the craziest things.

I guess that's why I like you.

Oh, my goodness.
That must be Bobby.

Everybody,
look like you're having fun.

Hey, Tess.

- Bobby?
- It's about time, Bobby.

Tess was worried. She was afraid
you weren't gonna show up, Bobby.

- Where you been?
- I'm sorry. I had some car trouble.

Well, you're here now.

- And that's all that matters.
- What are you doing?

Bobby is going to help you, Tess.
He's gonna make you feel better.

- I feel fine.
- Believe me, you're not fine.

That's okay.
I can make that all better.

All you have to do
is just take my hands.

- It's real easy.
- No. Don't touch me.

You're not Bobby.
You two are playing a joke on me.

A horrible, nasty joke.

You're right. I'm not Bobby.
But I really am here to help you, Tess.

You're sick, Tess.
Shawn is a healer.

There's nothing wrong with me.
Stop saying there is.

- Listen to me.
- No. Gloria needs a partner.

- Tess, just listen to me...
- No talking. Just dancing.

- Tess...
- And you?

You're not my friend anymore.

You're mean.

I hate you.

Why are you still here, Kyle?
Isabelle needs you.

- I promised Jordan.
- Jordan is wrong.

Don't look so surprised.

Even messiahs
make mistakes sometimes.

Do you know
where Richard took her?

As a matter of fact, I do.

I'll be right with you.

Just have to get this thought down.

It seems like you've had
a lot of those lately, Mr. Ancelet.

It's my autobiography.

- Well, you must have had a busy life.
- I'm about to start on 4th grade.

What are we talking about here?
Some kind of total recall?

That's right.

I remember people, events, dreams,
just thoughts even.

If I experienced it, I remember it.
All of it.

- You're writing it all down?
- Only thing that keeps me sane.

Otherwise, it just...

builds up in my head until
it feels like my brain is gonna explode.

Mr. Ancelet,
you know why we're here?

- Richard Tyler.
- Do you know where he is?

I know he's my friend.

I understand. Friendship's important.

But, Mike, aiding and abetting
a fugitive, a 4400, that's...

That's a prison sentence.

And in that prison, you're not gonna
get computers or pens or paper.

No, it'll just be you.
Alone with your thoughts.

Isabelle.

Isabelle.

Where are you?

Isabelle?

Isabelle.

How's that soup?

I like the noodles.

That boy?

The one at the Centre?

The one I like so much?

What was his name again?

Shawn Farrell.

I was mean to him, wasn't I?

I'm having a hard time
remembering things.

That's okay.

We'll make new memories.
Better ones.

All it takes is one big sip,
then we're done.

And then what?
I won't be me anymore.

It'll be like I never existed.

If your mother were here,
she'd want us to do this.

She'd want us to be a family again.
Be together.

Stay here.

Isabelle.

- What did you do to her?
- It's a 4400 ability.

He wants to turn me
into a baby again.

Richard, this is crazy.

- You have to stop this.
- This is between me and my daughter.

- It has nothing to do with you.
- Daddy, don't.

Kyle is my friend.

He's the first person
who ever believed in me,

believes that I could change.

She's not the same person
you knew.

If you'd spent more time
in Promise City, you'd have seen that.

Come on, Isabelle.

- Where do you think you're going?
- Away from here.

Okay, we'll fix this, okay?
I promise you.

Tess.
Can I talk to you for a second?

It's about Bobby. He's here.

- No, he's not.
- Yes, he is. He's right over there.

That's just Kevin.

Hey, Bobby loves you, right?

He's always there for you.

- He'd do anything to make you happy.
- Yes, he would.

And I'm telling you, that's Bobby.
Go over to him.

Look into his eyes. See for yourself.

Bobby?

Is that really you?

I've been waiting for you a long time.

Well, I'm here now.

Promise you'll never leave me again.

I promise.

I'm so tired.

I know you are.

Shawn can help.

He can make you feel better.

Would you like that?

That would be nice.

You ready?

Kevin. I was so scared.

And sick.

I hurt these people, didn't I?

It's all right. You're better now.

You're gonna be better
from now on.

I'm so sorry.

We should go.

They're not gonna remember
any of this, right?

Not if I don't want them to.

Backup is five minutes out.

- We should go in now.
- What?

If we go in hat,
we'll be forcing Richard to fight back.

You saw what he did to the guardsmen
outside Promise City.

You really think
you can talk him down?

It's worth a try.

I'm not gonna hurt him, Isabelle.
You have my word.

Richard. Richard, it's over, all right?

Dad?

We have to go, Isabelle.

Oh, boy.

Oh, God.

- You okay?
- Yeah.

- You're okay?
- Yeah.

Diana, do me a favour and
make sure everyone's okay out there.

And stall them as long as you can,
okay?

I'll see what I can do.

- Where's your car?
- Out back.

Come on.

NTAC doesn't know you're here.
This way.

But I'd stay Off the main roads,
just to be safe.

You're letting me go?

Yeah, it looks that way.

You gonna be able
to get back to Promise City?

Yeah, I got out, didn't I?

Thanks, Dad.

- Okay, go. Just go.
- Okay.

Promise City?

It's the last place I'd wanna live.

I thought that you and Jordan
were close.

- Not anymore.
- He scares me.

He always has.

Yeah, this messiah complex
he's developed?

Very disturbing.

And all this talk
about heaven and Earth?

Frankly, I don't buy it.

You can stay here
as long as you like.

Well, that'd be wonderful.
But we're fugitives.

If they track us here,
you could be in a lot of trouble.

It's a risk I'm willing to take.

You can use our medical facilities
to continue your research.

Find a way to make promicin safer.

Tell him, Kevin.

What?

That's really only a theory
at this point.

Well, I'd like to hear it.

Well, I'm putting together profiles
of the people who've taken the shot,

the ones we know of, anyway,

to see if I could discover
why some survive and others don't.

Okay.

And the initial research is promising.

Pretty soon,
Kevin thinks he'll be able to predict

who will survive the shot
and who won't.

And if people know for certain
that promicin will kill them,

they won't take the shot.

And a lot less people would die.

Isabelle, did you hear
what I said to you?

You don't have to drink the rest of it
if you don't want to.

And if I don't, then what?

I start my life over again
as an 8-year-old?

You could go see Cora.

Maybe she can reverse the process.

Age you back to where you were.

That boy, Kyle, risked his life
to come find you.

Someone cared
that much about you,

says a lot about him.

About you.

Maybe you have changed.

Maybe you're a different person
now.

But you still want me to drink it,
don't you?

I just want us to have
more perfect days, Isabelle.

But like I said, it's up to you now.

I'm scared.

I'm right here.

You know, I had him.

He was standing right there
in front of me and I let him go.

Well, what else could you do?
Arrest him?

I thought if I ever got him out
of Promise City,

that's exactly what I would have done.

If I didn't wanna bring him into NTAC,

I would have brought him here
until I figured out a next step.

What would you have done?
Locked Kyle in his bedroom?

He would have taken off
the moment you turned your back.

Tom, you had a choice
between Promise City and prison.

If it was my kid, I would have done
exactly the same thing.

Am I making you feel
any better at all?

Yeah. Yeah. Sorry.

Thanks, by the way, far coming
over here and letting me ramble.

Sure. We're friends, right?

Yeah.

Friends. Right?

- Okay, we're good friends.
- Good friends.

- What?
- I felt something behind your ear.

- What?
- Turn around. Show me.

Your mole is back.

- Isabelle?
- Daddy.