The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 2, Episode 15 - Afterlife - full transcript

LINDEN,
THERE'S NO MORE TIME LEFT.

PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE
OF YOUR IMMORTAL SOUL,

CONFESS YOUR SINS.

MY SOUL IS SAFE, FATHER.

BUT IF YOU MURDERED
THOSE PEOPLE, LINDEN

I DIDN'T.

GOD KNOWS THAT.

"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD,
I SHALL NOT WANT.

"HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN
IN GREEN PASTURES.

"HE LEADETH ME
BESIDE STILL WATERS.

"HE RESTORETH MY SOUL.



"HE LEADETH ME IN THE PATH
OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

"FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.

"YEA, THOUGH I WALK

"THROUGH THE VALLEY
OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,

"I WILL FEAR NO EVIL,
FOR THOU ART WITH ME.

"THY ROD AND THY STAFF,
THEY COMFORT ME.

"THOU PREPAREST
A TABLE BEFORE ME

"IN THE PRESENCE
OF MINE ENEMIES.

"THOU ANNOINTETH
MY HEAD WITH OIL,

"MY CUP RUNNETH OVER.

"SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY
WILL FOLLOW ME

"ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.

"AND I SHALL DWELL

IN THE HOUSE
OF THE LORD FOREVER."



THE STATE PRONOUNCES
INMATE 47-5662 DECEASED.

THE OFFICIAL TIME
12:11 A.M.

WELCOME BACK, SGT. STILES.

AM I ALIVE?

IN DEFERENCE TO YOUR ONCE
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY CAREER,

WE HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED
TO OFFER YOU A CHOICE.

YOU CAN EITHER SUBMIT
TO A MEDICAL EXPERIMENT

VITAL TO THE SECURITY
AND INTERESTS OF
THE UNITED STATES, OR

WE CAN CONCLUDE
YOUR EXECUTION.

TAKE YOUR TIME, SERGEANT.
WE UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS A BIG DECISION.

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.

WHEN THE MACHINATIONS OF FEAR

COLLIDE WITH MAN'S
INVENTIVE GENIUS,

THE RESULT CAN BE BOTH
IRREVERSIBLE AND TERRIFYING.

WHAT KIND OF
MEDICAL EXPERIMENT?

IF YOU SURVIVE THE PROGRAM,
YOU'LL BE GIVEN A NEW I.D.,

A PLACE TO LIVE OUTSIDE
THE U.S. AND A SIZEABLE
CASH DEPOSIT.

WHAT ARE YOU?

STATE DEPARTMENT?
C.I.A.?

YOU'RE WASTING TIME,
SERGEANT.

BLACK OPS. AM I RIGHT?

WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?

I'LL GIVE YOU
ANOTHER 30 SECONDS.

YOU ACT AS IF
I HAD A CHOICE.

YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE.
YOU CAN SAY NO.

BY SAYING NO, I WOULD
BE COMMITTING SUICIDE.

AND THAT WOULD FLY IN THE FACE
OF YOUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS,
WOULDN'T IT?

YES, IT WOULD.
BUT YOU KNEW THAT.

I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES.

WHAT KIND OF
MEDICAL EXPERIMENT?

YOU'LL FIND OUT
SOON ENOUGH.

A DR. KURSAW WILL BE BY
TO EXAMINE YOU LATER.

WELCOME ABOARD,
SERGEANT.

LOCK IT UP.

SGT. STILES.
I'M DR. KURSAW.

I HAVE ORDERS
TO TAKE SOME BLOOD,

SOME HAIR, AND
A SMALL SKIN SAMPLE

THAT'S ALL?

I CUT MYSELF
QUITE A DEAL THEN.

THAT'S A JOKE, DOCTOR.

HERE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I WON'T HURT YOU.

ROGER?

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

YOU KILLED 11 PEOPLE IN COLD BLOOD.

I HAVE KILLED PEOPLE.

MANY MORE THAN THAT.
BUT IN WAR.

I WAS A SOLDIER THEN,

FOLLOWING ORDERS,
JUST LIKE YOU ARE NOW.

AND I SWEAR TO YOU,

BEFORE GOD, THAT I DID NOT
COMMIT THE MURDERS
OF WHICH I AM ACCUSED.

I FOLLOWED THE TRIAL
ON TELEVISION, SERGEANT

IT WAS QUITE PUBLIC.

YES. I WAS FRAMED.

PROBABLY BY THE SAME PEOPLE
YOU'RE WORKING FOR.

WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT

I WAS ORDERED TO GUN DOWN
A FOREIGN NATIONAL

FOR PURELY POLITICAL REASONS.

I REFUSED.

FOR THAT, I WAS
DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED.

I PUBLICLY DENOUNCED THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE MILITARY,

AND FOR THAT,
I AM BEING PUNISHED.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T THINK THAT
THAT CAN HAPPEN
IN THIS COUNTRY,

BUT IF THE RIGHT PEOPLE
WANT YOU SILENCED

THERE WERE WITNESSES.

ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL.

THE D.N.A. EVIDENCE
WAS IRREFUSABLE.

AND THAT IS YOUR PARTICULAR
AREA OF EXPERTISE?

YES, IT IS.

AND THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE
COLLECTING FROM ME NOW,
D.N.A.?

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
GONNA BE THE ONE

CONDUCTING THESE EXPERIMENTS,
WHATEVER THEY MAY BE,

I'D LIKE YOU TO BELIEVE
THAT I'M NOT THE MONSTER

THAT THEY'VE PAINTED ME TO BE.

WHETHER I BELIEVE YOU OR
NOT WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

IT MIGHT STOP
YOUR HAND FROM SHAKING.

WHEN DOES IT BEGIN?

I WOULDN'T KNOW.

YOU ARE A BETTER SOLDIER
THAN I, KURSAW.

IF THEY'VE GONE TO ALL
THIS TROUBLE TO GET ME HERE,

IF THAT'S WHAT THIS
REALLY IS ALL ABOUT,

THEN I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT
IT'S ANOTHER DEATH SENTENCE.

CAN YOU AT LEAST
TELL ME THAT MUCH?

NO.

LET ME GUESS.

YOU'VE JUST BEEN
TRANSFERRED HERE.

YOU GOT YOUR ORDERS
LAST NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT,

AND YOU'RE MORE THAN
A LITTLE SURPRISED

THAT YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT
IS TO DRAW BLOOD

FROM SOMEONE THAT
YOU THINK IS EXECUTED.

SEE, I KNOW THE WAY
THESE PEOPLE WORK.

INFORMATION IS DISPENSED
ON A "NEED TO KNOW" BASIS.

DOCTOR, I NEED TO KNOW.

GET SOME REST.
YOU MAY NEED IT.

HOW'S YOUR PATIENT?

APPARENTLY ALIVE AND WELL, SIR.

SO, YOU KNOW WHO HE IS.

AND YOU WERE NEVER AFRAID
FOR YOUR LIFE OR CONCERNED

THAT HE MIGHT HARM
YOU IN SOME WAY?

NO, SIR.

DO YOU FEEL
SORRY FOR HIM?

SIR, I DON'T THINK OF HIM ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

I DID THE JOB
I WAS ASKED TO DO.

GOOD.

WHAT'S YOUR SECURITY
LEVEL, DOCTOR?

2.

CONSIDER YOURSELF
UPGRADED TO 5.

WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE
IS CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET

YOU WILL SPEAK TO NO ONE ABOUT IT IN ANY WAY

UNDER PENALTY OF COURT MARTIAL,
UNDERSTOOD?

YES, SIR
OPEN IT UP.

MY GOD.

WE WANT YOU TO FIND OUT
IF IT'S COMPATIBLE.

IF NECESSARY, WE WANT YOU
TO MAKE IT COMPATIBLE.

WITH WHAT?

HUMAN D.N.A.?

MORE SPECIFICALLY,
WITH SGT. STILES'.

THEY CAME A LITTLE
OVER A YEAR AGO.

THERE WAS AN A.W.A.C.S.
SIGHTING IN CANYONLANDS, UTAH,

FOLLOWED BY
AN INTERCEPTION.

ONE OF OUR FIGHTERS
WAS ILLUMINATED

BY SOMETHING
LIKE A RADAR.

THE PILOT THOUGHT
HE WAS UNDER ATTACK.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
YOUR SAMPLE, DOCTOR.

YOU DON'T WANT THIS TO THAW.
BELIEVE ME, THE STENCH IS--

I CAN IMAGINE.

HE FIRED A SIDEWINDER
INTO THE ALIEN CRAFT

FROM POINT BLANK RANGE.

OUR RESPONSE TEAM WAS ABLE
TO RECOVER ALL TRACES
OF THE WRECKAGE,

WHICH IS NOW UNDER
RECONSTRUCTIVE STUDY AT S4.

LACKING AN INTERSTELLAR
DRIVE,

WE BELIEVE WHAT CRASHED
ORIGINATED FROM
A MUCH LARGER SHIP.

WHICH IS STILL
OUT THERE?

THESE PARTS APPEAR TO HAVE
COME FROM 2 DIFFERENT ALIENS.

THE EXPLOSION LEFT
LITTLE OF THE CRAFT

AND EVEN LESS OF THEM,
AS YOU CAN SEE.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE
ABLE TO CONSTRUCT

A COMPUTER MODEL OF
WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE
LOOKED LIKE FROM THIS?

WE TRIED THAT.
INSUFFICIENT DATA.

HOWEVER,

THIS IS THE SUM TOTAL OF
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THEM.

BASICALLY, THEY'RE A
CARBON-BASED LIFE FORM

WITH A D.N.A. HELIX
VERY SIMILAR TO OUR

INCREDIBLE.

AND YOU WANT ME TO COMBINE
THIS WITH STILES' D.N.A.?

IT COULD CHANGE HIM
IN WAYS WE CAN'T IMAGINE

ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN,
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND.

I SEE.

I ASSUME YOU'VE TRIED
THIS WITH PRIMATES.

IT'S IN THE BACK
OF YOUR REPORT.

THE ALIEN D.N.A.
APPEARS DOMINANT,

BEGINS OVERRIDING THAT
OF ITS TERRESTRIAL HOST
FAIRLY QUICKLY.

ONE APE MANAGED TO SURVIVE

FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3 WEEKS

BEFORE INCREASING
CRANIAL PRESSURE

CAUSED A MASSIVE HEMORRHAG

IT WAS QUITE VIOLENT

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE THE SAME
THING WON'T HAPPEN TO A HUMAN?

WE CAN'T.
BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.

THE LEFT IS HUMAN D.N.A.,

THE RIGHT IS FROM
OUR ALIEN SAMPLE.

CLOSE, ISN'T IT?

THE RIGHT IS ALIEN?
YES.

SOMETHING FALLS
FROM THE STARS.

IT TURNS OUT TO BE CLOSER TO MAN
THAN ANYTHING ELSE ON EARTH.

SO...

I-- I NEED TO STUDY
THE HELICAL STRUCTURES,

SEE IF THERE ARE ENOUGH
PROTEINS TO BIND WITH STILES

BUT,
IT'S POSSIBLE.

RESERVATIONS?

WE MAY BE CONDEMNING A MAN
TO A LONG AND PAINFUL DEATH.

HOPEFULLY, WE'RE CONDEMNING
HIM TO A NEW LIFE.

AS ONE OF THESE ALIENS?

IF ALL GOES WELL.

AND THE POINT
OF THE EXPERIMENT?

LOOK, WE HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.

IF WE EVER HAVE
TO DEFEND OURSELVES
AGAINST THESE CREATURES.

MY GOD.

I THINK IN THIS CASE,
THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

ANOTHER DAY OF FASTING,
ANOTHER NIGHT OF CLEANSING,

THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.

ANOTHER BONE MARROW BIOPSY.

NO. THAT'S ALL
BEHIND YOU NOW.

WHAT'S AHEAD?

STILES.

SIR!

AT EASE, SERGEANT.

YOU'RE A CIVILIAN NOW.

YES, SIR.
THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR.

IS IT?

BEEN A LONG TIME.

LAST TIME I SAW YOU,
WE WERE FLYING OUT OF IRAQ

IN THE BACK
OF A SHOT-UP CHOPPER.

YES, SIR. A LOT OF
INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE DEAD.

I REMEMBER.

NOT EXACTLY OUR FINEST HOUR.

NO, SIR

YOU DO REALIZE,
DON'T YOU SERGEANT

THAT BY GOING PUBLIC WITH THE
DETAILS OF THAT COVERT MISSION

THAT YOU BROUGHT ALL THIS
UPON YOURSELF.

SO I COULD LIVE
WITH MYSELF.

YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE IT, LINDEN.

YOU REFUSED A DIRECT ORDER.

IT WAS IN
GOOD CONSCIENCE, SIR

THE U.S. MILITARY
CAN'T ALLOW

THE U.S. MILITARY SHOULDN'T BE
IN THE ASSASSINATION BUSINESS.

THE MAN THAT YOU LET GO

PUT BACK THE PEACE PROCESS
IN THAT REGION BY YEARS.

THAT DOESN'T JUSTIFY MURDER.

THAT'S NOT UP TO YOU, DAMN IT!

APPARENTLY NOT.
PERHAPS YOU COULD
TELL ME WHAT IS, SIR.

TELL HIM.

WE INTEND TO INJECT YOU
WITH GENETIC MATERIAL.

OF WHAT?

OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL ORIGIN.

EXTRATERRESTRIAL?
AS IN, NOT OF THIS EARTH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GUESS

WHAT THIS EXPERIMENT WAS ABOUT,

BUT I MUST ADMIT, THAT ONE
NEVER CROSSED MY MIND.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS
EXTRATERRESTRIAL GENETIC...

THAT'S ALL YOU'RE
REQUIRED TO KNOW.

WHAT ARE MY CHANCES
OF COMING THROUGH THIS?

THE GENETIC MATCH IS CLOSE.

MUCH CLOSER THAN
I THOUGHT POSSIBLE.

THERE'S A STRONG CHANCE
THAT YOU'LL SURVIVE

IN SOME FORM.

IN SOME FORM?
YES.

INTERESTING CHOICE OF WORDS.

TIME TO BEGIN PHASE 1
OF THE EXPERIMENT.

YOU READY?

GENERAL POST, SIR?

BACK WHEN I WAS STILL
TRYING TO DEFEND MYSELF
IN EARNEST, SIR,

IN THAT CHARADE OF A TRIAL,

MY COUNCIL ASKED ME
IF THERE WAS ANYONE

WHO COULD ATTEST
TO MY CHARACTER, SIR

A MAN WHO WOULD
STAND ALONGSIDE ME

IN THE FACE OF
THOSE HEINOUS CRIMES

AND STATE THAT
SGT. LINDEN STILES
IS NOT A MURDERER.

I TOLD THEM, SIR,
THAT YOU WERE THAT MAN, SIR.

YES, SIR, I AM READY, SIR!

GOODBYE, LINDEN.

PROCEED.

YES, SIR.

I HOPE YOUR HANDS HAVE
STOPPED SHAKING, DOCTOR.

PLEASE DISROBE, MR. STILES
AND LIE DOWN.

YES, MA'AM.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
A SERIES OF INJECTIONS.

I EXPECT THEM TO BE
QUITE PAINFUL AT FIRST.

WAIT.

I WANT TO FORGIVE YOU
FOR WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO

IN CASE I DON'T GET
THE CHANCE LATER.

I FORGIVE YOU, DOCTOR.

THEY CAN CHANGE YOUR BODY,

BUT THEY CANNOT
TOUCH YOUR SOUL.

THEY CAN CHANGE
YOUR BODY,

BUT THEY CANNOT
TOUCH YOUR SOUL.

THEY CAN CHANGE
YOUR BODY,

BUT THEY CANNOT
TOUCH YOUR SOUL.

THEY CAN CHANGE
YOUR BODY,

BUT THEY CANNOT
TOUCH YOUR SOUL.

NO, NO, NO, NO!

GOOD MORNING,
LINDEN.

I CAN'T. PLEASE.
NO MORE, DOCTOR.

THERE WON'T BE
ANY MORE INJECTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE A FEW
TISSUE SAMPLES. THAT'S ALL.

COULD YOU PLEASE ALLOW ME
THE DIGNITY OF SOME CLOTHING

WE NEED TO MONITOR
YOUR PHYSIOLOGICAL

I'M NOT A RAT IN A CAGE!
I'M A HUMAN BEING.

PLEASE.

GIVE ME THAT MUCH DIGNITY.

GET HIM SOME CLOTHING.

THANK YOU.

THEY SAID I KILLED
THOSE PEOPLE.

I KNOW.

I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE

I WASN'T EVEN THERE

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHO THEY WERE.

THEY SAID I WALKED INTO
THAT ARMY RECRUITMENT OFFICE

AND GUNNED THEM ALL DOWN.

BUT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE I WAS.

NO, WHY WOULD THEY SAY THAT
DOCTOR? I DIDN'T KNOW.

THAT DOESN'T
MATTER NOW.

11 PEOPLE HAD TO DIE, SO
THEY COULD CALL ME A KILLER

I'M NOT A MURDERER,
DR. KURSAW.

YOU'RE DELIRIOUS.

WHY?

LET ME TAKE THE SAMPLE.
THEN YOU CAN GET DRESSED
AND LIE DOWN

AND I WON'T BOTHER YOU
ANY MORE.

WHY IS THERE BLOOD
ON MY HANDS?

DO YOU SEE THE BLOOD ON MY HANDS?

WHY?

I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE!
DO YOU HEAR ME?

I'M NOT A MURDERER!

YOU CAN'T TURN ME INTO ONE.
I'M INNOCENT.

IS THE ALIEN D.N.A.
PHYSICALLY AFFECTING
HIS MIND?

THE M.R.I. SHOWS THAT
HIS BRAIN IS EXPANDING
AT A RATE

HIS SKULL CAN'T ACCOMMODATE
AND THERE ARE MASSES

GROWING THROUGHOUT
HIS BODY I CAN'T IDENTIFY.

THE PAIN IS
MAKING HIM DELIRIOUS.

I COULD GIVE HIM
SOMETHING FOR IT,

EVEN SOMETHING TO LOWER
HIS BLOOD PRESSURE.
IT'S THROUGH THE ROOF.

THAT'D CHANGE THE CONDITIONS
OF THE EXPERIMENT.

MIGHT KEEP
YOUR SUBJECT ALIVE.
MAYBE.

BUT MAYBE WE'RE SEEING
HOW THE ALIEN MIND OPERATES.

I DOUBT THAT
VERY MUCH, SIR.

YOU'RE GUESSING.
I KNOW MY PATIENT.

ANY OTHER MAN
WOULD BE DEAD BY NOW.

HE KEEPS SAYING OVER AND OVER
AGAIN THAT HE'S INNOCENT.

HE'S FIXATED.

YES, YES.
HE SAID IT AT THE TRIAL.

SO MAYBE HE WANTS US
TO ADMIT IT.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU?

FOR HIS SAKE.

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
WHAT'S KEEPING HIM ALIVE.

YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE TRUTH.

YOU CAN'T TOUCH MY SOUL!

GOD KNOWS!

GOD KNOWS!

SET IT UP.

ADRENALINE.

NO SIGNS AT ALL.

200.

200 STAT.

CLEAR.

I'M NOT GETTING ANYTHING. CLEAR

400.

400 STAT.

CLEAR.

CLEAR. NOTHING AT ALL.

DAMN IT.

I'M SORRY, STILES.

CHECK FOR PULSE.

THERE-- THERE IS NO HEARTBEAT.

HERE.

YOU'VE GROWN ANOTHER HEART.

A MAN IS SUPPOSED TO DIE
WHEN HIS HEART STOPS.

WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ME?

TELL ME ABOUT THE PAIN.
IS IT STILL BAD?

NO. NOT SO BAD ANY MORE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR.

YOU CAN ADMIT IT NOW.

ADMIT WHAT?

THAT YOU BELIEVE ME.
I'M INNOCENT.

YOU DID BELIEVE ME, DOCTOR.

I'M SORRY.

DOCTOR,
YOU ALL RIGHT?

HOW MUCH MORE
AM I GONNA CHANGE?

I DON'T KNOW

I...

I THINK YOU'VE LIVED
THROUGH THE WORST
OF THE TRANSFORMATION.

YOU HAVE A POWERFUL SURVIVAL
INSTINCT, SGT. STILES.

LIFT HIM UP.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

DR. KURSAW.

NO. NO.
YOUR GIVEN NAME.

ELLEN.

ELLEN.

WHAT IS THE DIVE PRESSURE
EQUAL TO NOW?

40 ATMOSPHERES.

SHOULDN'T WE CONVERT
TO A NITROX MIX?

REGULAR AIR IS LETHAL
AFTER 160 FEET, ISN'T IT?

HE'S ALREADY PASSED
THE 1000 FOOT MARK

IN OUR DIVE SIMULATION,
GENERAL,

WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS YET.

WHATEVER LANDED HERE IS
3 TIMES MORE BIODIVERSIFIED

AND ADAPTABLE THAN ANYTHING
WE'VE GOT ON EARTH.

WHAT ABOUT HIS STRENGTH?

AT LEAST 5 TIMES
THAT OF AN AVERAGE MAN.

MORE, I SUSPECT
HIS HEARING AND SIGHT

HAVE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY.

THAT'LL BE ALL FOR TODAY.
DISMISSED.

STILES, THEY TELL ME YOU'VE
DEVELOPED EXTRAORDINARY--

SENSORY ACUITY.

YOUR HEARING IS THAT GOOD.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL DR. KURSAW?

NEVER SHOW YOUR ADVANTAGE
TO THE ENEMY.

YOU KNOW,
WE'RE BOTH ON THE SAME SIDE
OF HISTORY HERE, STILES.

WE'RE JUST PLAYING
DIFFERENT ROLES.

YOURS IS THE MARTYR.

AND WHAT IS YOURS?

JUST ONE OF THE ROMANS.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, STILES.

DON'T SHOOT! DON'T SHOOT!

GO, GO, GO, GO.

HE GOT OUT.

IMAGINE THAT.

EXCUSE ME?

CALL OUT YOUR UNIT,
GENERAL.

IT'S TIME TO
IMPLEMENT PHASE 2.

DELTA.

THE FOX IS RUNNING
AND THE HUNT IS ON.

I REPEAT, THE HUNT IS ON.

THE HUNT IS ON?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

A FIELD TEST,
DOCTOR.

YOU LET HIM GO
ON PURPOSE. WHY?

WHAT IF ONE OF THOSE CREATURES
THAT CRASHED GOT AWAY?

WE'VE TO KNOW THAT WE'D
BE ABLE TO STOP THEM.

THAT'S WHAT THIS
IS ALL ABOUT?

YOU TURN HIM INTO SOME KIND
OF ALIEN CREATURE,

SO YOU CAN HUNT HIM DOWN
AND KILL HIM?

FIRST RULE OF
ENGAGEMENT, DOCTOR.

KNOW YOUR ENEMY.

WHAT IF THEY'RE
NOT OUR ENEMY?

WHAT IF THEY'RE
BENEVOLENT CREATURES?

I HOPE THEY ARE. BUT WHAT
IF THEY AREN'T, DOCTOR?

MY JOB AND YOURS
IS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T
FIND OUT THE HARD WAY.

"HE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.
I SHALL NOT WANT.

"HE LEADETH ME
BESIDE STILL WATER.

HE RESTORETH MY SOUL."

THEY CAN CHANGE MY BODY,

BUT THEY CANNOT
??CHANGE MY SOUL.

THEY CAN CHANGE MY BODY,

BUT THEY CANNOT
TOUCH MY SOUL.

THIS IS NOT AN
EXERCISE, GENTLEMEN.

ONE OF OUR F-117'S
JUST SHOT DOWN A U.F.O.

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THIS CANYON.

CONTAINMENT
IS IN PROGRESS

BUT WE DO HAVE A HOSTILE
EXTRATERRESTRIAL INCURSION.

I REPEAT.
A BONA FIDE H.E.I.

SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THIS CANYON.

YOU ARE AUTHORIZED
TO TERMINATE

WITH EXTREME
PREJUDICE, GENTLEMEN.

LET'S SEND THEM A MESSAGE.

MOVE OUT.

SECTOR 6, CLEAR.
PROCEEDING TO COORDINATES

APRIL-VICTOR- 7. OVER.

ROGER.

AAH.

BASE FREQUENCY. WHAT IS IT?

GENERAL POST, THIS IS STILES.

STILES IS DEAD. WHAT IS
THIS, SOME KIND OF A TRICK?

CORPORAL HAWKES IS
ALIVE AND WELL.

I'LL BE LONG GONE FROM HERE
BY THE TIME YOU CAN GET HERE.

YOU GIVE YOURSELF UP.

THAT'S NOT WHAT
THIS EXPERIMENT IS ABOUT

IS IT, GENERAL?

YOU SEE, I KNOW YOU
WANTED ME OUT HERE.

ESCAPING WAS TOO EASY.

BUT IF YOU'RE
TRYING TO BAIT ME,

IT WON'T WORK.

I WILL NOT KILL ANYONE.

I UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT HUMANKIND

THAN I EVER DID
WHEN I WAS A MAN.

HELLO? HELLO?

UNIT G, RETURN TO SECTOR 3.

WE HAVE A PARTIAL
RADIO TRIANGULATION.

ROGER.

HOLD YOUR FIRE!

HAWKES IS DEAD.

IF YOU BACK A WOUNDED ANIMAL
INTO A CORNER, HE'LL STRIKE.

DO I DETECT A CHEER FROM STILES' CORNER?

THIS TEST WON'T
TELL YOU ANYTHING.

IT WON'T TELL YOU WHAT KIND
OF WEAPONS THEY MIGHT HAVE.

IT WON'T TELL YOU WHAT THE
BELIEF IS ABOUT KILLING.

WHAT THEIR METHODOLOGY IS.

THE ONLY THING IT WILL SHOW YOU IS

HOW STILES, THE MAN,WOULD REACT.

YOUR OPINIONS WILL BE WELCOME
ONCE AGAIN, DR. KURSAW,

AT THE AUTOPSY.

I'M GOIN' OUT THERE.

FORWARD.

YOU TOO.

TELL THEM WHO I AM.

THIS IS SERGEANT
LINDEN STILES!

HE IS NOT A MURDERER.

GO ON.

HE NEVER KILLED
THOSE 11 PEOPLE.

HE WAS FRAMED BY THE MILITARY
AND THE GOVERNMENT.

THANK YOU, GENERAL.

IN THE HOLE!

DOCTOR.

DON'T MAKE A SOUND.

STILES...

I USED TO BE.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE
PLANNING TO DO THIS.

I FOUND OUT AFTER YOU ESCAPED. I SWEAR IT.

I BELIEVE YOU.

I DON'T CARE WHAT
THEY THINK ANYMORE.

LINDEN, THEY USED ME, TOO.

BUT YOU'RE STILL HUMAN.

AM I? I DID THAT TO YOU.

THEY MADE MONSTERS OF US BOTH. IF I KNEW

ELLEN, DO YOU THINK
I KILLED THOSE PEOPLE?

NO. NOT ANY MORE.

I WANTED TO HEAR
YOU SAY THAT

BEFORE I WENT AWAY.

WAIT. LET ME TRY AND REVERSE IT.

STILES...

LET ME TRY AND
REVERSE THE PROCESS.

WE'RE BEYOND THAT.

NO. WE'RE NOT.

I ONLY HAD TIME
FOR ONE INITIAL TRIAL,

BUT I MANAGED TO
INHIBIT THE PROTEINS

THAT MAKE THE ALIEN
D.N.A. DOMINANT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING, STILES?

THAT YOU CAN MAKE
ME HUMAN AGAIN?

I CAN'T PROMISE THAT,
BUT I CAN TRY.

I'M NOT SURE
I WANNA BE.

PLEASE. IT SHOULD ONLY
TAKE AN INJECTION.

THE HUMAN D.N.A. WILL BECOME
DOMINANT AGAIN AND YOU'LL

MEET ME AT COORDINATES
ALPHA-CHARLIE-2-3

AT 07:30 TOMORROW.

CAN YOU FIND IT ALONE?

YOU SAID SO
YOURSELF, SERGEANT.

I'M A GOOD SOLDIER.

ELLEN.

DID YOU BRING
THE INJECTION?

YES, IT'S, UM,

IT'S HERE.

I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU NOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO WORK

BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE

YOUR HAND
IS SHAKING. WHY?

I'M AFRAID THAT
IT MIGHT NOT WORK.

IT ALREADY HAS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

RIGHT NOW THERE ARE PROBABLY
20 SHARPSHOOTERS

IN CONCEALED POSITIONS
SETTING UP A KILL ZONE
AROUND US.

THEY MADE ME DO IT, LINDEN.

PLEASE DON'T HURT ME.

I WOULD NEVER
HURT YOU, ELLEN.

WOULD THIS HAVE
MADE ME HUMAN AGAIN?

NO.

THERE IS NO CURE.

THIS IS A STRONG SEDATIVE.

SO I WOULDN'T PUT UP A FIGHT.

SO YOU WOULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING.

GENERAL!

LET THE DOCTOR WALK AWAY.
I WON'T RESIST.

AGREED!

WALK SLOWLY.

KEEP YOUR EYES FRONT.

REMEMBER YOU ARE
EXPENDABLE TO THEM.

LINDEN, I

DON'T.

ONE BETRAYAL IS ENOUGH.

THE EXPERIMENT IS
OVER, SERGEANT.

YOU FAILED.

I'VE SUCCEEDED.
I'M STILL NOT A MURDERER!

I STILL HAVE MY SOUL.

READY!

TAKE YOUR AIM.

MY GOD.

RELAX, DOCTOR.
THEY'VE GONE.

YOU DON'T GET IT,DO YOU?

GET WHAT?

WE FAILED THE TEST,
MR. MACULHANEY.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

WE FAILED
THE ALIENS' TEST.

THEY WERE TESTING US.

THEY SET US UP.

THEY PUT THE BODIES IN THE
TO SEE WHAT WE WOULD DO.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
THEY WERE TESTING US.

CAN THE TRUE REASON
WE SO FEAR THE UNKNOWN

BE THAT WE KNOW
OURSELVES TOO WELL?