The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 1, Episode 3 - Blood Brothers - full transcript

( beeping )

( door slamming shut )

O. K., LITTLE GUY.

HI THERE, HI THERE.

O. K., JUST A SEC.

COMPUTER RECORD.

1600 HOURS.

TEST SUBJECT MONKEY 067
TO RECEIVE

DOSAGE OF DEACTIVATED
EBOLIZIRA VIRUS.

O. K., LITTLE FELLA.

IT'S O. K., HOLD STILL.



( screeching )

DISSECTION SCHEDULED--AH!

DAMN!

( alarm beeping )

THIS IS
AN OUTBREAK ALERT.

COMPUTER.

OVERRIDE
DECONTAMINATION PROTOCOL.

SECURITY CLEARANCE
DEIGHTON 2877.

FOREIGN ORGANISM
DETECTED.

COMPUTER.

SECURITY CODES ARE
LOCKED OUT.

NO!

MICROWAVE DECONTAMINATION
PROCEDURE

WILL COMMENCE
IN 30 SECONDS.



THE VIRUS IS HARMLESS.

IT'S BEEN
GENETICALLY DEACTIVATED.

STOP THE DECONTAMINATION.

ALL LIVING TISSUE
WILL BE VAPORIZED.

STOP THIS!

THIS IS
AN OUTBREAK ALERT.

YOU'RE LETTING ME DIE
FOR NO REASON!

VENTILATION SYSTEM
SEALED.

MICHAEL,
WE'RE BROTHERS!

OUTDOOR SYSTEM SEALED.

NO!

FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO, ONE.

MICHAEL!

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR TELEVISION.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST
THE PICTURE.

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING
THE TRANSMISSION.

WE CONTROL THE
HORIZONTAL,

AND THE VERTICAL.

WE CAN DELUGE YOU
WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE
TO CRYSTAL CLARITY...

AND BEYOND.

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONCEIVE.

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL
ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR.

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE
THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM
THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO THE OUTER LIMITS.

IT IS SAID THAT
CIVILIZATION BEGAN

WHEN MAN FIRST BECAME CAPABLE
OF CHANGING HIS ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN MAN HAS
THE ABILITY TO CHANGE
HIMSELF?

WHEN NO HUMAN NEED BE
CURSED BY HEREDITY?

WILL IT BE
THE BEGINNING

OF A GLORIOUS
NEW KIND OF CIVILIZATION

OR THE END OF EVERYTHING
WE KNOW?

AS YOU CAN SEE

IN OUR PRESENTATION,
PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS WITH TEAR GAS

HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL
FOR RIOT CONTROL.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS,

METADYNE PHARMACEUTICALS
HAS BEEN DEVELOPING

A CLANDESTINE
URBAN CONTROL AGENT

FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

I BELIEVE IN
THE VALUE OF CREATING

A HUMANE
URBAN ENFORCEMENT WEAPON

AND I STILL BELIEVE

THE DEIGHTON C VIRAL AGENT,

WHICH CARRIES ALTERED
MESSENGER RNA

INTO TARGETED HOST CELLS,

IS THE WAY TO GO, BUT RIGHT NOW
THERE'S A PERFORMANCE SHORTFALL.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE
INITIALLY EFFECTIVE,

THE DEIGHTON C VIRAL AGENT
STILL KILLS 80%

OF ITS ANIMAL TEST SUBJECTS.

INDULGE ME, SPENCER.

DEIGHTON C IS SUPPOSED TO
TEMPORARILY PARALYZE

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OVER
DOZENS OF SQUARE CITY BLOCKS

WITHOUT KILLING THEM,
BUT IT KILLS

EIGHT OUT OF TEN.

NOW, I MAY HAVE BEEN
IN EUROPE TOO LONG,

BUT THAT'S A DISASTER.

WE'D LIKE TO KNOW, SPENCER,
IF YOU CAN FIX IT

AND WHETHER YOU CAN DO IT
IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS.

WELL, WE HAVE SOME DATA
ON DRUG-DRUG INTERACTION

WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS
THAT LOOKS PROMISING.

WE'RE PURSUING THAT, SO, YEAH,
YEAH, I'D SAY IT'S SOLVABLE.

WHEN DO WE
PUT THE QUESTION

FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ON OUR AGENDA?

CAMERON DEIGHTON PASSED AWAY
ONLY THREE MONTHS AGO.

HOW FAST
SHOULD WE MOVE?

FASTER THAN WE ARE.

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB
AS ACTING CHAIR,

BUT WE NEED
A PERMANENT C. E. O.

I DON'T THINK
IT'S THE TIME
TO DISCUSS IT.

COME ON, I'D BE HAPPY
TO TAKE THE C. E. O. JOB.

LET'S SAY IT'S
MY WELCOME-HOME PRESENT...

AND MY FATHER
WOULD HAVE APPROVED.

SOME OF US THINK SPENCER

MIGHT MAKE
A BETTER CANDIDATE.

THIS COMPANY
WAS FOUNDED ON INNOVATION,

NOT THE ABILITY
TO TURN A PROFIT.

WHY DON'T WE
SIT ON IT

FOR A DAY OR TWO,
THEN TAKE A VOTE
ON THURSDAY?

I'M SORRY, SPENCE.

I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE TWO WEEKS

AND ALREADY WE'RE COMPETING
ON THE SAME JOB.

WE'VE BEEN COMPETING
SINCE WE WERE BORN.

WELL, MAY
THE BEST MAN WIN.

AND DON'T WORRY.

WHEN I DO,
I'LL KEEP YOU ABOARD.

HEY, DON'T BE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.

IT IS YOUR PARTY.

PLANNING
YOUR NEXT TRIP?

ACTUALLY, MY FIRST.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
HAD THE BOAT?

WELL, IT WAS MY FATHER'S.

I JUST MOVED IN.

I GET TO LIVE ON IT
AS LONG AS

I THROW A PARTY FOR MY BROTHER
EVERY NOW AND AGAIN.

SPENCER DEIGHTON.

TRICIA LANGE.
I'M A FRIEND OF CARL TOLMAN'S.

OH, YEAH.

YOU'RE THE SCIENTIST BROTHER.

THE SAME, YES.
THAT'S ME, SPENCER.

THE YOUNGER, TALLER,
BETTER-LOOKING DEIGHTON BROTHER

IS OUT THERE.

OH, I'VE ALREADY
HAD THE PLEASURE.

SPENCE, CAREFUL
WHAT YOU SAY.

SHE'S A REPORTER.

I'M NOT WORKING
AT THE MOMENT.

OH, OF COURSE
YOU ARE.

WE ALL ARE, IT'S
THE GREAT LEGACY

OF THE '90s.

TRISH, HERE'S

AN ANGLE ON
A STORY FOR YOU.

TWO BROTHERS--

WHICH ONE WILL FOLLOW

IN OUR RICH AND BRILLIANT
FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS?

THE SCIENTIST
OR THE BUSINESSMAN?

I'M NOT HERE TO DO A STORY
ABOUT ANYBODY.

YOU KNOW,
THE MORE INTERESTING STORY

IS WHICH ONE OF US
WILL TAKE AFTER MOM.

EXCUSE ME,
WILL YOU?

WHY DO I GET
THE FEELING

THAT THING ABOUT
YOUR MOTHER WAS A LOW BLOW?

MY MOTHER'S DEAD.

SHE HAD
HUNTINGTON'S CHOREA.

MY FATHER SPENT
HALF HIS LIFE

LOOKING FOR
THE CURE.

I'M SORRY.

WHEN SHE DIED

I WAS ALREADY DOING GRAD WORK,
BUT MICHAEL WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

HE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS,

SO MY DAD SENT HIM
TO BOARDING SCHOOL

AND ALL HE REALLY REMEMBERS
OF MY FATHER

IS AS A BUSINESSMAN.

I REMEMBER HIM AS A GUY
TRYING TO SAVE HIS WIFE.

AND BY FOLLOWING
IN HER FOOTSTEPS?

HUNTINGTON'S
IS HEREDITARY.

WHEN IT'S PASSED
BY THE MOTHER

THE CHANCES OF
DEVELOPING SYMPTOMS

BY THE AGE OF 35
ARE JUST ABOUT 50-50.

I KNOW
ABOUT THIS.

YOU SUFFER
FROM TREMORS...

YEAH, LOSS
OF COORDINATION.

SOMETIMES IN BAD CASES,
SCHIZOPHRENIA

AND THEN, ULTIMATELY...

THERE'S A TEST FOR IT.

YEAH, MICHAEL HAD HIMSELF
CHECKED LAST YEAR.

HE DOESN'T HAVE IT,
THANK GOD.

AND WHAT
ABOUT YOU?

DID YOU GET TESTED?

YOU DIDN'T
GET TESTED?

WHY NOT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHY SHOULD I?

WELL, IF I KNEW I WAS DYING
I WOULD WANT TO DO

EVERYTHING I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
BEFORE I GOT SICK.

WELL, YOU SHOULD
DO THAT ANYWAY.

YOU COULD GET HIT
BY A CAR TOMORROW.

HOW LONG WOULD YOU HAVE
IF YOU DID HAVE THIS DISEASE?

OH, THE PROGRESS
IS ACTUALLY VERY SLOW.

I'D HAVE 10, 12 YEARS.

THEN DO WE HAVE TIME
FOR COFFEE?

COMPUTER RECORD.

AT 1530 HOURS INJECTED
MONKEY 909 WITH FOUR CCs

OF THE ALTERED STRAIN
OF RETROVIRUS DEIGHTON C.

IT WILL REMAIN
UNDER OBSERVATION

FOR THE EXPERIMENT'S
DURATION.

WE'LL SCHEDULE DISSECTION LATER
JUST TO BE OPTIMISTIC.

COMPUTER END RECORD.

SHH, IT'S O. K.

SHH, IT'S O. K.,
IT'S O. K.

THERE YOU GO,
THERE YOU GO.

O. K., NOW, BE STILL,
LITTLE FELLOW.

DON'T SUFFOCATE.

O. K.

ALL RIGHT.

IF THIS NEW STRAIN KILLS 909

WE'LL NEED
A FULL POST-MORTEM

AND A COMPLETE
BLOOD WORKUP.

CARL, THE NUMBERS
LOOK GOOD SO FAR.

KEEP AT IT AND I'LL CHECK BACK
IN A FEW HOURS,

SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.

COMPUTER, GO ON
LOW LEVEL DECONTAMINATION.

SECURITY CODE DEIGHTON 2877.
UNLOCK THE DOOR.

( computer )
VOICE NOT RECOGNIZED.

COMPUTER,
SECURITY CODE DEIGHTON 2877.

UNLOCK THE DOOR.

VOICE NOT RECOGNIZED.

I'M NOT LETTING YOU
OUT OF THERE

UNTIL YOU LET ME
APOLOGIZE.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED.

NOW, UNLOCK THE DOOR,
MICHAEL.

SORRY ABOUT THAT STUFF
ON THE BOAT.

EVER SINCE DAD DIED
I HAVEN'T BEEN MYSELF.

YES, YOU HAVE.

YOU'VE ALWAYS
BEEN A JERK.

AW, COME ON.

I SAID I ACTED
LIKE AN ASS.

YOU ACCEPTED
MY APOLOGY.

WHAT ELSE
DO YOU WANT?

OH, A PROMISE TO SPEND
A FEW MILLION DOLLARS

ON MY ALTERNATE RESEARCH
ON DEIGHTON C

IF YOU BECOME C. E. O.

THAT AGAIN.

I THINK WE'RE ON THE VERGE
OF A BREAKTHROUGH.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE A NEWS FLASH
FOR YOU, BIG BROTHER.

THE NAME OF THE GAME
IS MONEY.

DEIGHTON C IS ONLY JUST
PAYING THE BILLS.

YOUR TOUCHY-FEELY RESEARCH
IS A DISTRACTION.

SO OPPRESSING
PEOPLE

IS MORE PROFITABLE
THAN MAKING THEM WELL?

I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T FIND
A CURE FOR CANCER

BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
THE BIG PICTURE,

WHICH IS SERVICING
THE CUSTOMER,

WHICH ON DEIGHTON C
IS THE GOVERNMENT.

LISTEN, SPENDING A LITTLE TIME
ON MY TOUCHY-FEELY WORK

WILL PROBABLY SOLVE
OUR BIG DELIVERY PROBLEM.

I'M NOT CONVINCED.

LOOK, MICHAEL,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I WON'T SECOND GUESS
THE MONEY STUFF

AND YOU DON'T PRETEND
YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.

DEAL?

YEAH.

CARL?

AM I ON THE WRONG SCHEDULE?

SHOULDN'T YOU BE DOING
A POST-MORTEM ON 909?

I DECIDED NOT TO.

WHY?

'CAUSE 909 ISN'T DEAD.

FOR A GUY WHO HAD
A FULL DOSE

OF DEIGHTON C,
HE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

WELL, YOU GOT
THE WRONG MONKEY.

HE'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE ALIVE.

THAT STRAIN OF DEIGHTON C
SHOULD HAVE FRIED HIS LUNGS.

DID YOU CHECK
THE SAMPLE?

CHECKED AND RECHECKED.

I'M AS AMAZED AS YOU.

I EVEN GAVE HIM
A SHOT OF CYANIDE.

HE SHOOK IT OFF.

HE WON'T DIE, SPENCER.

WE'VE THROWN
EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT

AT THE LITTLE BASTARD--

ANTHRAX, AGENT ORANGE, TODAY'S
SPECIAL FROM THE CAFETERIA.

NOTHING FAZES HIM.

WE WERE TRYING
TO INSERT A GENE

INTO THE
DEIGHTON C AGENT

THAT WOULD
ENCOURAGE CELLS

TO REGENERATE DAMAGED TISSUE
ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY.

TELL ME
IN 25 WORDS OR LESS.

I THINK DEIGHTON C

IS A BROAD SPECTRUM
CURE,

A POTENTIAL
WONDER DRUG.

HOW?

I'LL SHOW YOU.

OUR PROBLEM
WITH DEIGHTON C

WAS THAT THE PARALYZING AGENT
WORKED TOO WELL.

SO WE ATTACHED
A REGENERATOR,

LIKE SENDING A CURE IN
RIGHT WITH THE DISEASE.

THE CELL REGENERATION
JUST KEPT GOING.

IT MAKES THE MONKEY
VIRTUALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE.

WE CAN'T FIND ANY FATIGUE
OR AGING POISONS.

THERE'S
NO CELL DAMAGE.

THE LITTLE GUY COULD LIVE
FOR 200 YEARS.

MAYBE MORE.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT'S WHAT
I THOUGHT.

BUT EVERY TEST
SHOWS IT WORKS.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

HOW DO WE PROCEED?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

WE START
SAVING LIVES.

SLOW DOWN, SPENCER.

WE'VE GOT TO TALK TO
BOB DARROW ABOUT THIS

BEFORE WE DO
ANYTHING ELSE.

LOCK THIS STUFF UP

IN CASE WE HAVE TO
DEACTIVATE IT.

HERE YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW, DARROW'S
READY TO SEE US.

CARL'S STORING
YOUR WONDER VIRUS.

HEY,

EARTH
TO SPENCER.

I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT DAD.

IF ONLY HE'D LIVED
JUST A COUPLE MORE MONTHS.

YEAH, YOU PROBABLY
COULD HAVE SAVED HIM.

NO, I GOT IN THE WAY.

GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK, MICHAEL.

WE'RE A TEAM.

AND BECAUSE OF THIS TEAM
THOSE KIDS ARE NEVER GOING TO

SUFFER FROM CANCER
OR ANY OTHER DISEASE.

IF WE DO THIS RIGHT,
NOBODY WILL EVER GET SICK AGAIN.

YOU REALLY
THINK THAT?

( Carl )
THIS IS STRAIN H,

ONE OF DEIGHTON C'S
DEADLIER COUSINS.

IT KILLS WITHIN
10 TO 20 SECONDS

BY CLOTTING BLOOD
IN THE LUNGS AND BRAIN.

IT'S THE DAMNDEST THING
I'VE EVER SEEN.

WE'VE STILL GOT
ALL THE TESTING TO DO,

AND THE F. D. A. THING,

BUT WE SHOULD
START THE TESTS,

PUBLISH
THE RESEARCH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
MICHAEL?

YOU HAVEN'T
SAID A WORD.

I AGREE WITH SPENCER.

I THINK IT'S
AN AMAZING DISCOVERY.

I THINK HE SHOULD GET
THE NOBEL FOR IT.

EXCEPT
I DON'T THINK

WE CAN TELL
ANYONE ABOUT IT.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S JUST SOMETHING
YOU WERE SAYING OUTSIDE

ABOUT THE WHOLE WORLD
GETTING DEIGHTON C.

I MEAN, PICTURE
A WORLD DEATH RATE CUT BY 1000%.

YOU GET, SAY,
A BILLION MOUTHS TO FEED

WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

THAT'S MASSIVE STARVATION.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF IT MUTATED
INTO THE RODENT POPULATION

OR EVEN
THE INSECT WORLD?

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

WE'VE BEEN GIVEN A GIFT HERE.

WE CAN'T KEEP IT
HIDDEN AWAY.

WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT HIDING THINGS.

MICHAEL HAS
AN INTERESTING POINT.

IT JUST AMAZES ME THAT WE SPEND
MILLIONS TO DEVELOP

THESE DEADLY VIRUSES YOU CAN'T
EVEN WORK ON OUTSIDE OF A SUIT.

THE MINUTE WE FIND SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO HELP PEOPLE--

I WON'T TAKE
CHANCES

WITH A GENETICALLY ALTERED
RETROVIRUS

AND I DON'T
BELIEVE YOU DO.

I ALSO THINK

OUR MILITARY RESEARCH
HAS TO COME FIRST.

SPENCER, AS A POTENTIAL C. E. O.,
YOU SHOULD SURELY REALIZE

THAT YOUR WONDER DRUG
WILL NOT BE CERTIFIED

AND METADYNE
IS OUT OF BUSINESS.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TELL CARL
TO DEACTIVATE ALL THE SAMPLES

TILL WE'RE READY
TO START TESTING.

YOUR FATHER ALWAYS ADMIRED
SPENCER'S WORK.

HE ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT SOMEDAY

HE'D DO SOMETHING
TRULY WONDERFUL.

YEAH, BUT HE NEVER THOUGHT
OF HIM

AS MUCH OF A BUSINESSMAN,
DID HE?

( wheezing )

YOU O. K.?

IT'S JUST ASTHMA.

BUT I'M
READY FOR IT,

COURTESY OF
METADYNE PHARMACEUTICALS,

I MIGHT ADD.

NOW, YOU SAID
THERE'S SOMETHING

YOU WANTED TO
TALK TO ME ABOUT?

I DO, BUT FIRST
I'VE GOT TO

SWEAR YOU
TO SECRECY.

UNLESS YOU'VE QUIT
BEING A REPORTER

IN THE LAST
24 HOURS.

NO, I
HAVEN'T QUIT,

BUT I CAN BE SWORN
TO SECRECY.

I'M SERIOUS,
THIS HAS TO

STAY STRICTLY
BETWEEN US.

I PROMISE I WON'T USE
ANYTHING YOU TELL ME.

I THINK I'VE FOUND A CURE.

TO ASTHMA?

TO ASTHMA,

CANCER, TO AIDS, MAYBE.

ANYTHING INVOLVING
DAMAGED CELLS.

HA, HA, COME ON.

THIS IS SOME KIND OF
SCIENTIST JOKE, RIGHT?

A LITTLE INITIATION THING?

IS THERE
A FLYING SAUCER INVOLVED?

NO.

I'M ABSOLUTELY,
COMPLETELY SERIOUS.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

EITHER THIS WEEK
WHEN CARL AND I SAW WHAT WE HAD

OR TEN YEARS AGO
WHEN THE PROJECT STARTED.

SPENCER, THIS IS WONDERFUL.

( phone ringing )

YEAH.

SPENCER, WHAT THE HELL'S
HAPPENING?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

SOMEBODY'S
SYSTEMATICALLY ERASED

ALL OUR RECORDS
FROM THE DATABASE.

AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE
DEACTIVATING THE DEIGHTON C?

I'M TRYING, BUT
MY PASSWORD JUST FAILED.

ALL RIGHT, I DON'T KNOW,

BREATHE INTO A PAPER BAG
OR SOMETHING.

I'LL BE THERE
IN 20 MINUTES.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW,
PROBLEMS AT THE LAB.

WE'LL DO SOMETHING
TONIGHT, HUH?

OR TOMORROW NIGHT
OR BOTH, O. K.?

GOOD.

I'VE BEEN LEARNING MY WAY
AROUND THE CONTROL SYSTEMS.

NOTICED THAT
THE LAB WAS ON-LINE

AND THAT CARL
WAS STILL WORKING

WITH SAMPLES
OF DEIGHTON C.

CARL, I GAVE YOU

SPECIFIC ORDERS
TO DEACTIVATE.

I WAS GOING TO.

IT'S A GENETICALLY ALTERED
RETROVIRUS.

I CAN'T HAVE THAT
LOOSE IN THE LAB.

THE DEIGHTON C CAN ONLY BE
TRANSMITTED BY BLOOD.

BUT IF IT HAD
GOTTEN LOOSE,

THE DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM
WOULD HAVE VAPORIZED YOU.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

ALL SAMPLES OF DEIGHTON C
HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

WHAT?

MICHAEL, WE AGREED
TO DEACTIVATE IT,

NOT TO DESTROY IT.

AND I WAS WRONG TO SUGGEST IT.

YOU WERE WRONG TO AGREE.

EVEN THAT VIOLATES
THE F. D. A. REGS.

BUT YOU SAW
WHAT THE VIRUS CAN DO.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
YOU AGREE WITH HIM?

YOU KNOW,
I WONDER IF

THE BOARD MEMBERS
WOULD WANT A C. E. O.

WHO TAKES RISKS
WITH CONTAMINATION.

CARL, WE'RE GOING TO
START AGAIN

WITH APPROVED
PROTOCOLS.

YOU'RE LETTING HIM
WALK ALL OVER YOU.

CARL, COME ON.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT RISKED
THE LAB AND THE PROJECT.

GENTLEMEN,
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING

WE DON'T NEED AN OUTBREAK
OF THIS IN THE MEDIA.

THEY'RE HARDER TO CONTROL
THAN VIRUSES.

IN OTHER WORDS, BURY IT.

WE'VE DISCOVERED A LIFE-SAVING
MIRACLE, AND YOU BURY IT.

AND SO ARE YOU.

YOU TELL ANYONE ABOUT
THIS RETROVIRUS

AND WE'LL DENY
ITS EXISTENCE.

YOU'LL LOOK LIKE A NUT CASE,
TALKING ABOUT A CURE-ALL DRUG.

ARE YOU CLEAR
ON THAT?

CRYSTAL.

PAY NO ATTENTION

TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

VERY CLEVER,
CARL.

EVADING
THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS

BY TRANSPORTING IT
IN YOUR OWN BODY.

THE WORLD HAS
A RIGHT TO KNOW, MICHAEL.

THE VIRUS COURSING
THROUGH YOUR VEINS

IS THE PROPERTY OF
METADYNE PHARMACEUTICALS.

YEAH, WELL,

IF YOU THINK
YOU CAN STOP ME,

YOU SHOULD KNOW I'VE ALREADY
TOLD SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE.

NOW,
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

COMPUTER,
UNLOCK THE DOOR.

SECURITY CODE
McKENDRICK 5775.

( computer ) THAT CODE
HAS BEEN TERMINATED.

PLEASE RESTATE
AUTHORIZED SECURITY CODE.

McKENDRICK, DAMN IT.

5775.

I MEANT TO
TELL YOU, CARL.

YOU'RE FIRED.

WHAT, SO YOU CAN SUPPRESS
THE RETROVIRUS?

SUPPRESS IT, NO.

RESTRICT IT, ABSOLUTELY.

ONLY THE PEOPLE
WHO I WANT TO HAVE IT

WILL GET IT.

YOU THINK SPENCER WILL LET YOU
GET AWAY WITH THAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M TIRED OF LIVING IN
THE BRILLIANT SPENCER'S SHADOW.

HE MAY BE
A GENIUS

WHEN IT COMES
TO SCIENCE,

BUT HE'S
AN IDIOT

WHEN IT COMES
TO EVERYTHING ELSE.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
TO ME, MICHAEL, HUH?

YOU GOING TO KILL ME?

YOU NEVER LIKED
BEING HERE.

I MEAN, YOU
LIKED THE MONEY.

I SUPPOSE
IT BEATS BEING

A HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE TEACHER.

MICHAEL, OPEN THE DOOR!

THIS IS AN OUTBREAK ALERT.
FOREIGN ORGANISM DETECTED.

YOU SEE, CARL,

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
A DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM.

HOW MANY RETROVIRUSES
DO YOU THINK THERE ARE

IN ONE DROP OF BLOOD?

DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURE
WILL COMMENCE IN 20 SECONDS.

OUTBREAK LAB
HAS BEEN SECURED.

COME ON, MICHAEL,
YOU AREN'T THAT TWISTED.

THIS IS MURDER!

ALL LIVING TISSUE
WILL BE VAPORIZED.

ALL LIVING TISSUE.

THAT INCLUDES YOU,
BUDDY.

UNLOCK THE DOOR!

5, 4, 3...

2, 1...

OPEN THE DOOR!

METADYNE WILL CONDUCT
A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.

I'LL OVERSEE IT MYSELF.

WE HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHAT IT WAS THAT TRIGGERED

THE DECONTAMINATION
SYSTEM.

MY BROTHER,
HE DESIGNED IT.

WORKS
AUTOMATICALLY.

WELL, THERE'S ALSO
A MANUAL ENABLING SYSTEM.

I HATE TO
SUGGEST THIS, BUT

YOU DON'T SUPPOSE CARL TRIED
TO SMUGGLE OUT SOME DEIGHTON C?

I SUPPOSE IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT
ALL THE SAMPLES WERE DESTROYED.

I OVERLOOKED ONE.

THE MONKEY.

THAT'S RIGHT...
IT WAS IN THE BLOOD.

HE DREW BLOOD.

I GUESS SO.

LOOK, I'M SORRY.

I KNOW YOU TRUSTED CARL.

YEAH.

O. K., YOU KNOW WHERE I AM.

THIS IS THE PRESS RELEASE
I WANT TO SEND OUT.

I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHAT YOU THINK.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT IT SAYS

AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T
MENTION THE VIRUS.

WHY DON'T WE CHECK
THE FAX AND PHONE LOGS.

I WANT TO KNOW IF CARL CONTACTED
ANYONE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

FINE, BUT WHY?

CARL TOLMAN WAS CONVINCED
BECAUSE HE WORE THAT LAB COAT

HE WAS SMARTER
THAN ANYONE ELSE.

HE WOULD HAVE DONE
ANYTHING

TO TELL THE WORLD
ABOUT DEIGHTON C.

HE MIGHT EVEN HAVE BEEN
IN TOUCH WITH OUR COMPETITORS.

I'LL HAVE
OUR PEOPLE
CHECK IT OUT.

MICHAEL, ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?

YEAH... FINE.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT I GOT
A FILE MODEMED FROM MY SOURCE

AND I HAVEN'T HEARD
ANOTHER WORD.

NO, HE'S NOT AT HOME.

HE'S NOT AT WORK.

HE'S NOWHERE.

UM, WELL, I FIGURE
I CAN BE THERE BY 9:00.

OF COURSE I'M BRINGING
ALL THE FILES AND TAPES WITH ME.

NO, I JUST HAVE ONE MORE
PHONE CALL TO MAKE

AND I'M ON MY WAY.

ALL RIGHT, BYE.

HOW THE HELL
DID YOU GET IN HERE?

THIS DATA IS
THE PROPERTY OF METADYNE.

IT HASN'T BEEN RELEASED
TO THE PUBLIC.

HOW EXACTLY
DID YOU GET IT?

COULD IT BE CARL TOLMAN
SENT IT TO YOU?

I HAVE A BETTER QUESTION--
WHERE IS CARL?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE F. D. A.
WOULD DO TO US

IF THIS INFORMATION
WENT PUBLIC?

YOU DON'T MIND
IF I TAKE THESE.

GET OUT.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO TRY
SOME OF SPENCER'S RESEARCH.

AH, YOU BASTARD!

WHAT DID YOU DO
TO ME?

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN
A CLOSE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY,

LIKE AN UNCLE
TO ME AND SPENCER.

THAT'S WHY I WANT
TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU.

THOSE ARE THE RETROVIRUS
SAMPLES?

YEAH.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO DESTROY THEM.

LET ME LET YOU IN
ON A FAMILY SECRET.

YOU KNOW,
YEARS AGO,

I DECIDED TO ACT
AS IF IT WAS SPENCER

WHO INHERITED
THE HUNTINGTON'S GENE.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
YOU HAVE HUNTINGTON'S?

THE BOARD WOULD NEVER LET ME
UP THE LADDER IF THEY KNEW.

BUT THE
GOOD NEWS IS

IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW.

YOU TOOK THE DRUG.

I HAD TO.

I COULDN'T WAIT
ANYMORE.

LOOK.

BOB, LET'S NOT WASTE TIME.

YOU SUPPORTED ME.

NOW I'M GIVING YOU THE CHANCE
TO DOUBLE YOUR LIFE SPAN,

MAYBE TRIPLE IT.

CAN YOU HONESTLY
LOOK ME IN THE EYE

AND TELL ME
YOU DON'T WANT IT?

I SUPPOSE IF I WAS YOUR AGE,
IN YOUR SITUATION,

I WOULDN'T THINK TWICE.

BUT I'VE LIVED A FULL LIFE.

WHAT WOULD I BE PRESERVING?

MY BEST FRIEND,
YOUR FATHER, IS DEAD.

MY WIFE HAS PASSED AWAY.

WHAT ARE THE THINGS
THAT MAKE US HUMAN?

THE PEOPLE WE LOVE,
THE STRUGGLES WE FACE.

BUT THEY ALL FADE AWAY
AFTER A WHILE.

I'M NOT SURE ANYONE
SHOULD LIVE FOREVER.

O. K., O. K.,
YOU DO AS YOU PLEASE

BUT JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE PASSING UP HERE, HUH?

PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING
AT THE CHANCE OF A LONGER LIFE.

IF WE CONTROL
DEIGHTON C,

THE THREE OF US
CONTROL EVERYTHING.

THREE?

WHAT KIND OF BROTHER
DO YOU THINK I AM?

TRICIA?

TRICIA?

MY GOD.

TRICIA?

TRICIA, WHAT HAPPENED?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

DO YOU WANT TO GO
TO THE HOSPITAL?

NO.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

10 AFTER 5:00.

HUH, TWO HOURS.

I'VE BEEN LAYING HERE
FOR TWO HOURS.

LET ME GET YOU
TO THE COUCH.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

I CAME TO
TALK TO YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED?

MICHAEL WAS HERE.

HE USED DEIGHTON C ON ME.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT DEIGHTON C?

CARL TOLD ME ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE WRITING A STORY
ABOUT METADYNE?

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING,
BUT IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.

I WAS WORKING ON THE STORY
LONG BEFORE I MET YOU.

MEETING YOU WAS...

IT WAS JUST LUCK.

IT WAS GOOD LUCK.

IN FACT, IT KIND OF
SCREWED THINGS UP FOR ME.

A GOOD REPORTER SHOULD NEVER
GET INVOLVED WITH HER SUBJECT.

I'M SORRY.

THERE WAS SOME KIND
OF ACCIDENT

AT THE LABORATORY
LAST NIGHT.

NO.

CARL'S DEAD.

SOMEHOW
HE SET OFF

THE DECONTAMINATION
SYSTEM.

OR YOUR BROTHER
SET IT OFF.

OH, COME ON, TRICIA.

MICHAEL'S DRIVEN
AND HE'S AMBITIOUS

BUT HE'S NOT A MURDERER.

HE WAS HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

HE PURGED MY COMPUTER FILES

AND THEN HE SPRAYED SOMETHING
IN MY FACE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

AFTER HE SPRAYED ME

I FELT A TINGLING SENSATION
CREEP DOWN MY SPINE.

IN A FEW SECONDS
I COULDN'T WALK.

I COLLAPSED,
I COULD BARELY BREATHE.

I COULD BARELY
REACH FOR MY INHALER.

BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT
IT WAS THE ASTHMA.

CORTICOSTEROIDS

BLOCK THE DEIGHTON C
IN THE BRONCHIOLE.

WE WERE EVEN LOOKING
AT THAT.

SPENCER, WE NEED TO GO
TO THE POLICE.

NO, I'M STILL NOT CONVINCED
THAT MICHAEL'S A MURDERER.

THEN, THINK OF
YOUR WONDER DRUG.

WHO'S GOT THE DATA?

I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE LAB
AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE
WITHOUT ME.

OH, GOOD, I'M IN.

SOMEBODY'S RENAMED
ALL THE FILES

AND PUT THEM IN A PROTECTED
AREA OF THE NETWORK SERVER.

SPENCER?

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THIS POOR ANIMAL?

HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
FULL OF MY WONDER VIRUS.

OH, MY GOD.

I'VE GOT YOU, BUDDY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT YOU.

THERE YOU GO.

IT'S O. K., I GOT YOU.

( Spencer )
THERE, I SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.

IT'S NOT RECURRING,
IT'S ACCELERATING.

BUT EVENTUALLY
IT STILL EXPENDS

ALL OF ITS
REGENERATIONAL APPARATUS.

IN ENGLISH, PLEASE.

THE VIRUS
INTRODUCES A GENE

INTO EVERY CELL
OF THE BODY.

WE THOUGHT THAT GENE
WAS GIVING THE CELLS

UNLIMITED ABILITY
TO REGENERATE THEMSELVES,

BUT WE WERE WRONG.

THE GENE WAS ACCELERATING
THE REGENERATION PROCESS.

IT WAS TAKING ALL OF
THE HEALING ABILITY

THAT THE CELL HAD STORED UP
FOR A LIFETIME

AND USING IT UP
IN JUST A FEW DAYS.

SO THE MONKEY SEEMED IMMORTAL
FOR THOSE FEW DAYS?

AND THEN THE REGENERATIVE
POTENTIAL RAN OUT

AND IT AGED
INCREDIBLY QUICKLY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW.

SPENCE,
SPENCE, SPENCE.

MICHAEL.

MICHAEL,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

BECOMING THE C. E. O.
OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

SOMETHING
YOU COULD NEVER BE.

STILL ON THE STORY?

SORRY TO
DISAPPOINT YOU.

WHAT'S THE GOOD OF
TAKING OVER A COMPANY

IF YOU HAVE TO DESTROY IT,
IF YOU HAVE TO KILL PEOPLE?

TOO BAD ABOUT CARL.

HE BROUGHT IT ON HIMSELF.

IMAGINE WHAT IT COULD BE LIKE,
SPENCE.

WE COULD LIVE FOREVER,
AMASS FORTUNES,

CONTROL COUNTRIES.

TIME IS POWER.

YOU'VE TAKEN DEIGHTON C.

THINK OF WHAT
YOU COULD ACHIEVE, SPENCE.

JOIN ME.

NO.

WELL, THEN, I'M SORRY.

TO HELL WITH YOU.

( alarm beeping )

( computer ) THIS IS
AN OUTBREAK ALERT.

FOREIGN ORGANISM
DETECTED.

MICHAEL!

SECURITY CODES
ARE LOCKED OUT.

MICHAEL, WE'RE BROTHERS!

MICROWAVE DECONTAMINATION
PROCEDURE

WILL COMMENCE
IN 30 SECONDS.

ALL LIVING TISSUE
WILL BE VAPORIZED.

DO SOMETHING!

VENTILATION
SYSTEM SEALED.

OUTDOOR SYSTEM SEALED.

MICROWAVE DECONTAMINATION
PROCEDURE

WILL COMMENCE
IN 10, 9...

( Tricia )
COME ON, SPENCER,

DO IT FASTER.

COME ON.

COME ON!

3, 2, 1...

I'LL TRY MY DAD'S NAME.

DECONTAMINATION
SEQUENCE ABORTED.

RETURNING TO STANDBY.

MICHAEL, YOU'VE TAKEN IT
ALREADY, HAVEN'T YOU?

WAIT TILL YOU FEEL
THE POWER.

MICHAEL, YOU'RE SICK.
THIS ISN'T YOU.

YES, IT IS.

I'VE WON.

BUT I'M CURED.

YOUR RESEARCH CURED ME.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU TOLD ME.

I'M SORRY.

MICHAEL,

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

THE MONKEY DIDN'T
GO SO FAST.

WHY AM I?

IT'S THE HUNTINGTON'S.

THE DEIGHTON C BURNED OFF
ALL YOUR REGENERATIVE CAPACITY.

NOW ALL YOUR BODY CAN DO
IS DEGENERATE.

PLEASE,

KILL ME.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING I CAN.

THERE IS AN OLD PROVERB
THAT SAYS

"BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH
FOR, FOR IT MIGHT COME
TRUE."

AND IF YOUR WISH
IS FOR IMMORTALITY,

IT IS SOMETHING YOU WILL
HAVE TO LIVE WITH

FOR A VERY LONG TIME.