The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 2, Episode 13 - From Within - full transcript

I'll be glad when we get
this artery opened up

so we can get
the heavy machinery
in here,

Yeah, I'm with ya,

This workin'
with just a pickaxe
wears me out,

Listen to you girls,

How do you
think they did it
in the old days?

Hey, shut up,

This place
gives me the creeps,

You didn't have to sign on
for advance detail,

Hey, I needed
the extra cash, OK?

The sooner we clear it,
the sooner we get our bonus,



Now come on,

What the hell?

Man!
You guys smell that?

It smells like
somethin' died,

Base camp,
Base camp?

This is Jake,

We got a complication
down here,

Yeah? What is it, Jake?

We've broken through
into some sort of cavern,

Tell him about the stench,

It can't be, Jake,

Our geologists did
a pretty extensive
solar and core study,

There shouldn't be
any hollow,

Well, there's definitely
a cavern down here,



Tell him about the stench!

There's a pretty
strong odour coming
from in there,

It smells like
somethin' died,
Should we explore?

Go ahead and investigate,
but, guys, be careful,

All right,

Well, that's it,
Let's go,

All right, boys,

I don't have a good feeling
about this,

What's that?

Bring that work light!

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Do not attempt
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For the next hour,

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all that you see

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You are about to experience
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which reaches from
the deepest inner mind to...

...the Outer Limits.

The Bible says, "Judge not,
or ye shall be judged,"

If we look beyond the
weaknesses of those
among us we call people,

we may find surprising
power buried within,

You know what, I'm gonna
wrap up a piece of chocolate
cake for your brother,

All right, Thanks,

How's he doing, anyway?

Howie? He's doing good,
Thanks,

He's got a pretty big
crush on you, you know,

Yeah, well, I think
he's pretty cute, too,

It's such a shame,

I beg your pardon?

Well, it's just such
a shame about Howie,

What exactly, Charlotte,
is a shame about Howie?

You know,
I just meant what with
his condition and all,

His condition?

You call not having
a mean bone in your body
a "condition"?

Sheila, I just meant...

Well, you know,
I mean he's... he's slow,
that's all,

Do you know what I think,
Charlotte?

I think that you
and everyone else
in this town

could use a little
of Howie's "condition,"
as you call it,

Maybe then you people
would show some compassion,

Calm down, Sheila,

Now, you know I didn't
mean anything by it,

I love your brother
just as much as you do,

I'm sorry, Charlotte,
I know you do,

I'm just so sick
of people's...

insensitivity around here,

Shiele! There you are!

Hi, Charlotte,

Hi, Howie,
How ya doin'?

OK, Thank you,

Howie? Howie?

Were you looking for me
for a reason?

Yeah, Guess what,

What?

I was down
at the mine...

Howie...

I told you not to go
to the mine,

I know, I know,

But, um, well,

I... I didn't go there
on purpose,

I was just riding my bike
down that road,

and it... and it just
kept on going,

and... whoop... there I was
at the mine,

But... but listen,

they want you to go
to the mine, Guess why,

Does it have anything
to do with you?

No,

Guess,

What?

They found a dinosaur,

You think I'm lying,

No, Howie, I... I don't,

I believe you believe
what you're saying,

But it's your imagination,
and you have to learn
to tell the difference,

I can tell the difference,
I promise, Mr Johnson
wants you to come,

And what exactly did he say?

That... they found
a dinosaur,

I haven't been in here
since...

Don't worry, Sheila,

I can assure you
our safety record's
gone way up

since your pop died
in here,

Stay close, Howie,

Well, here they are,

The company wanted to just
pull 'em out of here
and dump 'em,

but then I got the idea
they might be somethin',
you know, important,

Some kinda dinosaur
or somethin',

Then I remembered
talking to you
at the Christmas fair

about what you teach out
at the community college,

What did you call it?

Some kind of biology,

Palaeobiology,

Yeah, So I figured,

"Hot damn,
Sheila Morrison would know
what these things are,"

This is amazing,

I think we have
a stegosaur here,

You see this row
of alternating
triangular plates...

Hey, Jake,

It's pretty cool in there,

Are you mad at me
for somethin'?

Is this stegosaur
worth anything?

To you or the mining company?
Probably not,

Well, then my orders are
to get rid of the bones

and get these boys
back to work,

Get rid of them?
Are you kidding me?

Do you have any idea

what these bones
are worth to me
or the college?

This find could
put my department
on the map,

Well, then you'd best
move 'em outta here,

'cause I got a mine to run,

I need
to study them here,

I need to explore how
a stegosaur got in here,

Why it's down here,

How long do ya need?

A few weeks,

Look, Sheila, I'm sorry,

but you know I can't shut down
the mine for a day,

much less weeks,

The company's bringing in the
big equipment,

They want it in, up,
and running by the end
of the month,

Then at least give me
a couple of days

so that I can package
and move them properly,

Please,

You got two hours,

I'll get these guys
to give you a hand,

Be careful
with those, They're fragile,

Take care, Sheila,

Thanks,

Hey, Sheila,

Hey, Jake,

Thanks for your help,

Yeah,

You really think these
are dinosaur bones?

I know they are,

Listen, I was thinking
maybe you and me
could get together,

and you could tell me
all about dinosaurs,

Are you kidding me?

You've never
been interested
in anything I do,

I don't know why,
but suddenly
I'm very interested,

Really?

Well, sign up for my class,

I wasn't thinking
about the classroom,

Hey...

I was thinking
more like the bedroom,
Jake!

Jake! Leave me alone!

Jake!

Leave her alone!
It is not polite
to touch girls there,

It's not?

Later, dummy,

Howie? Howie,
are you OK?

Why, he shouldn't
have done that!

No, he shouldn't have,
It's not like Jake
to behave like that,

Are you all right?
Does it hurt?
I'm OK,

He's OK,
I'm OK,

Want to stand up?

Stand up,

You're my hero,
you know that?

I am?

Yeah,

Hey, boys,
You're out late tonight,

Nah,
Night's still young,

There's still plenty to do,

How you doin',
Charlotte?

I'm fine, Fine,
Thanks for asking,
Jake,

How's Ralph?

Well,
Ralph's fine,

Only we don't
get to see much of
each other lately,

what with him working
day shifts and me
working nights now,

Must get lonely,

Jake, you're
not supposed to be
back here, Come on,

You must be getting
pretty horny round about
this time of night,

I don't think so,
I think you'd better
leave right now,

Not before you give me
a little kiss,

Jake! Let me go!

What's going on?

Stay out of this,
buddy!

I'm gonna make you
very happy now, Charlotte,

Well...

this is definitely
a stegosaur,

It was probably only
a couple of years old
when it died,

And this is definitely
a slimy slug,

Probably a couple
of years old,

I wonder what
these holes are from,

That's not usual
for a stegosaur,

It looks like it had
some kind of a disease,

Yeah, this specimen's
got some disease, too,

Howie?

What are you doing?

I'm pouring salt on it,

Why?

Dad taught me a trick,
It melts the little bugger,
Watch...

I think I'll miss
this experiment,
but thanks,

OK,

Sheila?

Yeah?

Dad was really smart,
wasn't he?

Yes, he was,

Then why was
he stupid enough

to blow himself up
in the mine?

Howie?

There was something wrong
with the explosive,

It wasn't dad's fault,

Yeah,
that's what I thought,

I just... I don't
remember him so good
anymore,

I wish I did, though,

Yeah,

Well, he died
a long time ago,

Hey, Are you hungry?

Yeah,

Well, why don't you
go down to Taylor's

and get us
something to eat?

OK,

Just pick
whatever you want

and tell Charlotte
to put it
on my account,

OK,

Don't be long,

Bye-bye,

Slugs...

Come on, Larry!
Come on, man!

Hey, Morrison,

How you doin'?

Hey, no hard feelings,
right, Morrison?

How's your face?

It hurts a bit,

Why don't ya join
the party?

Let me buy ya a piece
of chocolate cake,

You'd like that,
wouldn't ya?

Howie, that was fast,

Bring the food in here,

Howie?

Howie?

Howie?

Evan!

What happened to you?

Had a fight with Jake,

Over you,

What?

Jake says you're
a frigid bookworm,

I said, no, ya ain't,

I says, you're just waitin'
for the right guy
to come along and...

introduce you
to the wonders

that a real man
can show ya,

I think you should
go home to your wife,
Evan,

Nah,

My wife can go to hell,

Evan...

you love your wife,

Do you really believe
that a man can...

love just one woman
his whole life?

Hell, no,

I've wanted you since
I was 13 years old,

But, no,

I had to hold it
inside,

I had to be a good boy,

What are you
talking about?

I'll show ya what
I'm talkin' about!
Aah!

My God!

Is this the...
the sheriff's office?

Yes, ma'am,

My name is Sheila Morrison,
I need help!

What seems
to be the problem?

A man, a friend of mine,
he's completely lost his mind!

He's drunk! He's crazy!
I don't know!

He's violent!
Please send help!

Lost his mind!?
Ha ha ha ha ha!

Now, what exactly
does that mean?

What are you laughing at?

This is the sheriff's
office, isn't it?

Yes, ma'am,
it sure is,

Aah!

Hah!

Aah!

Sheila, something's
going on in town
that you need to...

Howard, you're back,

What happened?
You get lost?

No,

Too bad,

Wh-wh-what happened
to your clothes?

Why? You don't approve?

What?

What?

What?

Sheila!

It hurts!

Howie, stop being
such a baby,

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Sheila...

I'll show you,

Where is everyone?

Sheila!

Mrs Peel?

Mrs Peel, wait,

It's me, It's Howie,

Aah!

Aah!

No,

No,

No,

Hi, Howard,

Hi, Charlotte,

Don't ya wanna
join us?

Join you where?

No!

I'm sorry, Charlotte,
I didn't mean it, I...

Howie, baby,

Sheila...

Sheila, what...

What are you doing?

I don't... I don't
understand,

No, of course
you don't, Howie,

And you know what?

I don't have to explain
anything to you anymore,

I don't have to be
responsible for you
anymore,

Well... wha-wha...
are you leaving?

Yeah,

What, like mom and dad?

No, Howie, not like
mom and dad did,

They died,

I'm just leaving,

Wh-why? Did I do
something wrong?

As a matter
of fact, yeah,

Being born,
Now would you get lost!?

Sheila...

Howie?

Howie?

Howard Morrison,
what have you done!?

I... I was afraid you...

I was afraid you'd
run away before morning,

but you'll get better
when the sun comes up,

Get better from what!?

You untie me this instant!

No one wanted
to come outside
until it got dark,

What the hell
are you talking about?

And... and... and... and

the... the... the slug thing
that came out of me died

when it hit the sun, so...

Howie! You are not
making any sense,

Now you untie me!

Do it!

Howard Morrison,
you obey me!

Howie...

come on, sweetie,

I know it's better
for both of us,

You know that,

Now come on, honey,
Untie me,

And we can forget
this ever happened,

After the sun comes up,

Howie!

Howie, come back here,
you dummy!

Howie!

Howie, you untie me!

Do it!

Now!

You obey me,
Howard Morrison!

Howie!

Howie!

You come back here,
you dummy!

Howie!

Howie!

Come back!

Howie...

Howie, come on,
sweetie,

Howie!

Howie, please! Please!

How can you do this
to me!?

I went through
the same thing, but...

My...

Sh...

Sheila?

Are you OK?

Howie... Howie,
what happened?

I'm sorry,

Hey,

You feeling better?

Much better, Thanks,

Gotta phone CDC
or County Health,

It's dead,

God! Would you look
at this place?

I didn't do it,
I swear,

I know you didn't,
Howie,

You remember?

Some,

Not much,

Sheila?

You don't think
I'm a dummy, do you?

God! Did I say that?

I'm so sorry, Howie,

Answer the question,

No! I don't think
you're a dummy,

You figured out how to get
that thing out of me,
didn't you?

So am I still your hero?

Yes,

You're still my hero,

More than ever,

Now I gotta figure out
what's going on,

What are you looking up?

Human brain chemistry,

Why?

Well, from the way
people are behaving,

I'm guessing we're dealing
with some kind of parasite

that affects
the human brain,

Maybe they feed off
the neurotransmitters,

Yeah,
That's what I thought,

There,

"Dopamine and acetylcholine
imbalances have been linked

to Tourette's syndrome
and schizophrenia,"

So if the parasite
is consuming either one
of those brain chemicals,

that would explain
the loss of inhibitions
like we're seeing here,

So they're eating
people's brains?

Sort of, They're...

They're eating
some of the chemicals
that the brain needs,

That would explain why
the parasite rejected you
as a host,

Why?

Howie... remember
when I explained to you
how you're different?

Remember how I told you
that when you were
in mom's tummy

and she was drinking,
that that made your brain
different?

Well, it's different
because your brain
doesn't produce

enough of those
neurotransmitters

that the parasites
probably feed on,

So it couldn't
eat my brain?

Yeah,

Something like that,

Howie, I need you to think
really hard, OK?

Did the parasite
that came out of you

look like the one that
came out of me?

No, No,

Yours was lots bigger,
and it looked redder,

So they change
as they feed,

So...

I don't understand,

What it means, Howie,

is that the longer
they're in people's brains,

the more they feed,
and the bigger they get

until they kill
the people they're in,

What it means is if we don't
stop this in time,

they could kill everyone,

Where's the van?

Damn it!

Howie...

I'm sorry, sweetheart,

I didn't mean
to scare you,

Sheila... do you feel
like... like you... you... you...

you aren't free
'cause of me?

Howie... whatever
gave you that idea?

Howie, you can't believe
anything I said

when I was infested,

I love you, Howie,
You know...

But you're trapped,

You... you... you...

You can't leave
'cause you know

I... I can't get along
without you,

Howie, I can't leave

because I can't
get along without you,

I'm just glad your body
rejected that parasite,

OK,

It's OK,

It looks like
this stegosaur was
carrying a lot of them,

I wonder if that's what
killed the dinosaurs
in this region,

I'll bet it is,

Those parasites must
have been hibernating
in that cavern

for millions of years,

waiting for another
susceptible species
to come along,

So?

So that means
they found it,

Us,

You and me?

No, Howie, People,

And if the entire
town's infested,

which they probably are
by now,

they're out of hosts,

OK,

What does that mean?

That means you and I
are the only uninfected
people left Howie,

And the entire town is
gonna be looking for us,

God, Howie, Come on,

Come on,
We've gotta go,
No,

What?

That's our van,

Guess we won't be
driving anywhere,

Boy,

See? I told you
no one would be here,

But where are they?

It's dead,

Great,

Well, apparently
there's no way
to leave town,

and there's no way
to call for help,

I don't know
what to do,

We could walk
to Charlesburg,

Honey, it would take us
two days to walk
to Charlesburg,

and it's freezing
outside,

We have to figure out
where everyone is,

Well, do you remember
where you went yesterday?

Sort of,

I remember being
crowded in someplace,

but... I can't
remember where,

How about you?
What?

Is there anything
about yesterday that
you forgot to tell me?

Is there anything
about the parasite
in the jar?

No,

Was the parasite dead
once you put it
in the jar?

Yeah...

Until I put the salt in,

Why did you do that?

I'm sorry, I thought
it would melt it,

like the slug, but it
brought it back to life,

The salt did?

Yeah,
It made it better,

Well, maybe
they eat salt,

Come on, Let's go
to the salt mines,

OK,

There's nobody here,
either,

Shh! Shh, Listen,

Come back in,

Join us,

Why don't you
come out, Jake?

You'd love it with us,
Sheila,

If you come out,
we can help you,

I don't need your help,
but you'll be needin'
mine tonight,

It's OK,

It's OK,

There's no known
nematodes that can
hibernate for that long,

The only thing
I can figure is

that the larval version
of these things

live off of salt
when they're in stasis,

There must be some kind
of neurotransmitter
chemicals

that they need to mature
into adulthood,

Well, assuming I'm right...

what it means is
if we can get the people
away from the salt,

or find some way
to force them out
into the sun...

Sheila,
What?

They're coming,
There's a whole
bunch of them!

They're coming
to get us!

No, Well,
what are we gonna do?

Aah!

Howie!

Sheila!
Help!

Go! Go!

And whatever you do,
don't let them in the mine
in the morning!

Don't let them in the mine
in the morning!

Go, Howie! Run! Now!

No!

Noooo!

Don't let them in the mine,

Don't let them in the mine,

Don't let them in the mine,

Do...

Don't...

Sheila?

Howie?

Are you OK?

Yeah, Are you?

Yeah,

They tried
to infest me again,

but the second worm
wouldn't take,

How come?

Well, I guess it's
kind of like a virus,

Once you've had it,
your body builds up
an immunity,

You can't get it again,

OK,

What are you doing?

You told me
not to let anybody
come in here,

Yeah, but, Howie,
not like this,

Why not?

Because it's dangerous,

It could
blow us up with it,

I know how to do it,
Dad showed me when
he worked in the mine,

Howie,
dad blew himself up
with that stuff,

Now, I want you
to listen to me,
sweetie,

You know
I know what's best,

Give me the torch,

How do I know you don't
have one of them parasites
in your head?

I told you,
it didn't take,

How do I know?

Don't you trust me?

If I blow it up,
then no one
can come in here,

If you blow it up...

you'll kill us,

Think, you dummy!

Howie...

Howie!

Come on,

Get out of the way!

No!

Ha...

Sheila...

You OK?

You did the right thing,
Howie,

I did?

Yeah,

You're a hero,

Mankind puts the strong,

the athletic,

the genius,

on a pedestal,

If we treated
the less fortunate
among us as equals,

we would see that they
can also become heroes,