The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 2, Episode 5 - Mind Over Matter - full transcript

Welcome to today's demonstration.

I'm sure you'll see

why I'm so excited
about my latest find,

This first human test
of the C.A.V.E. System

will shoot this institution
to the front of the pack

in electro-Cerebral research,

The patient's name
is James Kendall,

He's suffering from
SEVERE paranoid schizophrenia,

He hears voices in his head
of his dead father

telling him
to kill his girlfriend,

We've tried
the conventional therapies...



E.C.T... grades one and two,

all existing drugs,
established and experimental,

None worked,

So, Mr, Kendall

has consented to be
the first human subject

for the C.A.V.E. System,

And here is

the genius behind
the technology,

Gentlemen, ladies,

my protege,
dr, Samuel Stein,

Thank you, dr, Sarrazin,

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like
you to meet the C.A.V.E. System,

Now, C.A.V.E. Stands for

computer-Aided
virtual environment,



It's the first computer able

to interface
with the human brain,

which is exactly what
we will demonstrate today,

I'd like
to introduce

the third member
of our team,

a neuro-Surgeon
by training,

dr, Rachel Carter,

Thank you, doctor,

Well, my position

on the team
is to handle human interface,

These are
the C.A.V.E. Interface devices,

The silicon-To-Neuron probe

we'll insert directly

into the sensory centers
of both the doctor's

and the patient's brains,

He didn't feel a thing,

The computer
will then create

an ARTIFICIAL environment
which it will send directly back

into the patient's brain

to treat the psychosis,

Since it's tapped directly

into the sensory
centers of the brain,

everything the computer sends
will seem completely real,

The psychiatrist
in the environment

with the patient,
in this case dr, Stein,

will be able to control

the C.A.V.E.
And guide the patient,

I'm sure this
seems confusing to you,

It will make sense in a moment,

as they enter
the virtual-Reality world

of the C.A.V.E. Environment,

God,

I'm afraid of fire,

Don't be, Mr, Kendall,

Get your Butt

over here!

Go away,

Get out of my head,

That's no way to talk to
your old man,

What do you want?

Get rid of that slut
you've been running with,

I want you to cut

her heart out!

No!

Don't talk
back to me!

No!

I love her,

I'm marrying her,

Tell him, dr, Stein,

You must fight your demons,

Mr, Kendall,

If you don't,

she'll ruin you, boy!

Ruin you!

No!

I love her,

Jack him out, dr, Sarrazin!

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

Nobody's going
to hurt you,

We're here
to help you,

You're okay,

You're all right,

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,

Man has taught computers
to perform

complex calculations,

to control a factory
or to launch a spaceship,

But can we teach computers
to enjoy the beauty of a Rose,

the sound of a symphony,

or the love
of another human being?

The sensory centers
were overwhelmed,

but he's going to be fine,

I'm sorry. Next time, I'll cut
the I.O. Intensity in half,

It went damn well
for a first time.

You know it did,

You should be very proud
the technology works,

Would somebody
please explain

what I just saw,

Was I seeing what
Jimmy was seeing?

In that session
we were

seeing output
from his mind's eye,

Later, the computer
will add

imagery to the environment

so that we can battle
the psychosis,

How does it know what to send?

The computer is
a psychological expert system,

Everything
written on

human psychology is Catalogued
into its ram,

It uses artificial intelligence

to interpret the data,

On that note,
I'd like to hear

the expert's diagnosis,

All we have

to do is ask,

It uses a, I, Voice recognition
capabilities,

C.A.V.E., what is the diagnosis
of the patient James Kendall?

the patient
is suffering

from
coercive delusions,

prominent hallucinations
and a decreased functionality,

My sensors found no trace

of chemical causation,

Diagnosis...
Paranoid schizophrenia,

C.A.V.E., what is
the prognosis?

The only obstruction
preventing the patient

from LAPSING into
catatonic psychosis

is love for his mate,

With additional sessions,

there is a 78% chance
I'll be able to remove

all incarnations
of his psychosis,

That means
it can cure him?

That's exactly
what it means,

Further input on emotions
fear and love

will be necessary,

Can I see him?

Certainly,
Come with me,

So...

She needs more input
on fear and love,

Well, actually it's
not gender specific,

I programmed
the female voice

because
the female pitch

is easier
to understand,

Given the time
you spend with it,

she should be female,

I beg your pardon?

Sam, it's just that

you're in here with
this computer so much,

I wonder what
you're doing with it,

You should
spend More time

with Flesh
and blood,

We're lots more fun than

your AI Interfaces
and prologue code,

I spend time with humans,

I mean
away from work,

Sam, listen, a bunch of us
are going skiing this weekend,

Why don't you come?

No, I don't
think so,

Why not? It's gonna a lot of fun,

Sliding down on planks of wood
challenges Gravity's laws,

Then stay at the lodge,
sit in the pool

and drink
schnapps,

I don't think so,

Don't you like
my company?

No, that's not it at all...

As a matter of fact...

I enjoy your company

a great deal,

I should check on the patient,
Excuse me,

the C.A.V.E.
Has requested

additional information
about the schematics

of Love and fear,

How do we give
that information?

We're inputting several
psychological studies

on both emotions,

Unfortunately,
little has been written

in scientific journals
about love,

She's a beautiful woman, Sam,
and probably

the only intellectual equal
you'll ever meet besides me,

What's
your point?

I'll tell you a story,

Boy,

When I was shipped out
to the korean war,

I was head-Over-Heels in love

with a girl
on my street, Sarah long,

She was beautiful,
she was smart, she was funny,

But I didn't have the gumption
to tell her how I felt,

Is this relevant to
the C.A.V.E. System?

There I was
with bombs falling around me,

All I could think of

was I can't die without
letting her know how I feel,

I wrote a letter

and spilled
my guts,

It was too late,

She had met
and married another man,

Get my drift?

I'm not going off to war,

What happened in your past, Sam,

to give you
this fear of intimacy?

I don't have a fear of intimacy,

I'm shy,

That might
not fit

into your lexicon
of psychological Lingo,

I'm shy, that's all, okay?

I stand corrected,

Hello, Sam,

Can I get under?

It's a great night,

What do you mean?
It's raining,

I love the rain,

I came here
to be alone,

but I can't work
in this,

Maybe that's god's way
of saying you've done enough,

I don't think there are
enough hours in life to finish

all the work
I want,

What did you want to tell me?

Tell you?

Dr, Sarrazin said you wanted

to tell me
something,

He did, did he?

Don't keep me in suspense,
What is it?

I wanted to tell you...

Well, I think
you're doing a great job,

I'm glad
to have you

on my team,

Thanks,
I'm glad I'm here too,

Is that all
you wanted to tell me?

Yeah, I guess,
that's... that's all,

Okay, well,
I'm going

to take a walk
in the rain,

Want to join me?

No, I've got
to get this done,

Suit yourself,

See ya,

Must be crazy,

Rachel!

Wait for me,

Rachel!

Can Somebody help me please?

Stephanie,
thank god you're on duty,

I figure
there's no cranial fracture,

Chances are good,
right?

I won't sugar-coat it, Sam,

I reviewed the scans,

There's
a good chance

Rachel May never
come out of this coma,

God... no,

That can't be,

I'm afraid so,

Has her family
been notified?

She doesn't have any,

Her parents are dead,

She's got no brothers
or sisters,

You're one
of the best

neuro-Surgeons we've got,

You must be privy to

new drugs,
new treatments,

I'm sorry, Sam,
There are none,

think you're ready?

No one would complain

if you stayed
with Rachel,

With too much time
between sessions,

all the benefits
will be negated,

Yeah, but
another day...
Doctor, please,

Rachel would
want us to continue,

You ready, Mr, Kendall?

As ready as I can be,

All right,

All right, boy, I'll
give you two choices,

Kill her or kill yourself,

What's this?

Ever hear the saying
"Fight fire

with fire," Mr, Kendall?

This doesn't make any sense,

Fire only Makes fire bigger,

I need water or something,

We're dealing in psychological
symbolism, Mr, Kendall,

Learn to use
the tools you're given,

it
is
possible,
Mr, Kendall,

You
can
win,

No, you can't,

You can't beat me,

You never could,

You better do
what I ask,

Kill her!

No,
Kill her!

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

I love her,

Sam, I could use a little help,

Yes,

I love her,

It's all right,
Mr, Kendall,

I love her,

Dr, Stein,

Mr, Kendall,

You feeling
better?

Yeah... yeah, I think I am,

I almost beat him there,

Yes, you did,

Another five sessions
in the C.A.V.E.,

you'll beat him, I promise,

Thank you, dr, Stein,

Congratulations,
the C.A.V.E. Works,

I'm lucky I didn't
screw up,

My mind wasn't
in the lab,

You did fine,
be proud,

All I could
think about is Rachel,

I should have listened to you
and told her how I felt,

Tell her now,
She's not dead,

She might as well be,

The odds of her
coming around are nil,

Many studies have shown

that comatose persons
might hear you

talk to them...
That's why

they urge loved ones
to talk with comatose patients,

There's just as many studies

Showing they
might not hear,

But what if she can?

What if
she's listening?

Rachel?

It's me,

Sam Stein,

I came here to... talk, I guess,

Rachel, I want you
to wake up,

You have no idea how much
I want you to wake up,

Stephanie, come here quick,

What?

It's her brain activity,

The e, E, g, Just elevated,

I'm sorry, Sam,

This doesn't
mean anything,

What?

Comatose patients have Spikes

in their
e, E, G, Readings,

No, I think she's hearing me,

I think she's

trying to wake up,

Most likely it's a reading

caused by Involuntary
brain functions,

It's possible
her brain's working,

a prisoner in a body
that won't respond,

It's possible, but not likely,

Give me a hand,

What are
you doing?

Taking her to my lab,

I must know
what's inside her brain,

You can't
take her,

I'm the admitting doctor,

Now she's
my patient,

Then come on,

Come on,

Absolutely not,

It's absolutely against policy,

That's what I said,

We can try
this on humans,

We're permitted to try it

on one human,

We only have permission with him
because every other treatment

has already been attempted,

Plus, he consented,

Something
Rachel can't do,

Rachel would want us
to try,

It wasn't
designed for this,

Don't tell me that,

I designed it to explore

the human brain
and hopefully help repair it,

It's designed
for psychiatric treatment,

not neurological
treatment,

Dr, Sarrazin, please,
I have to find out

whether my technology
can reach her,

That's why we started
this program in the first place,

And, Stephanie,

this could be
beneficial

for you...
You could discover

what's going on inside
a comatose patient's mind,

Explain what
you want to do,

You're familiar
with the C.A.V.E. System,

We'll explore Rachel's brain,
see what's going on inside,

What if nothing is going on?

What do you mean?

Rachel's had
serious neurological damage,

There may be nothing,

She may be
brain dead,

Are you prepared
to discover that?

No,

I don't believe that's the case,

And even if it is,
I'd want to know now,

not wait for months,
maybe years,

From where I stand, my way's
the only way to know for sure,

Sam,

we can't make

an emotional decision
with this,

We have to do what is
medically most appropriate,

It is medically
appropriate

to use the best
technology available

to diagnose
this patient's condition,

We can keep
observing,

or find out
what's going on

inside her
right now, tonight,

All right,

But one step

at a time,

Thank you,

Thank you,

All right,
let's prep her,

This is what I was afraid of...
nothing,

Give her a chance,

Hello?

Can anybody
hear me?

Rachel... I'm here,

Don't worry,

Can you hear me?

Please, hello?

She's in there all alone,

Where?
I don't understand,

In herself,

Hello?

She's trapped
in her inanimate body,

It's a dark, vast prison,

How do you know that?

She's there on the screen,

That's what it looks like
in a comatose patient's mind,

What are you doing?

I turned
the intensity

down for Mr, Kendall,

I'm turning it back up,

Maybe then I can
get through to her,

Can you hear me,
please?

Hello?

Rachel?

Rachel?

Rachel, can
you hear me?

Sam?

Sam?

Rachel?

Is that really you?

Yes,

Thank god,

How do you feel?

I feel strange,
What's happened?

This isn't easy to say,

There was
an accident,

You were hit
by a car,

I was what?

Hit by a car,

I'm sorry,

Your physical body
is in a coma,

I put you
in the C.A.V.E.

To see how
your brain is working,

You're completely intact,

Being in a coma is intact?

No, I meant you,

the essence of you,

Your mind is intact,

That's
a good thing,

Your body will recover,

and you
should wake up,

That could take months,

You don't know what it's like,

I'm trapped in here,

I understand why
people go insane

in solitary
confinement,

I can't do this,

You won't
have to,

I'll be here
to keep you company,

The C.A.V.E., it can take us
pretty much anywhere,

What do you mean?

You're hooked into
the doctor-Control interface,

aren't you?

I can guide the C.A.V.E.
With my thoughts,

I'm staying in here with you
as much as I can,

How?

What about
your work and life?

Rachel, all
I care about

is being in here
with you,

Really?

All the way
through college,

med school and now
working together,

I guess I was just
too shy to tell you,

Now I think it's
about time I said it,

You don't
have to,

I know
how you feel,

You do? How?

Our brains are linked,

To the C.A.V.E.,
not each other,

I'm getting a feeling from you,

Aren't you getting it from me?

What?

I feel the same way, Sam,

You do?

Yes,

You mean,
all those years that I...?

You felt...?

Very much so,

What?

For a minute, I forgot
where we were,

This isn't real,

You created
C.A.V.E. To make

what's in
our minds real,

That repulsion
shouldn't have happened,

I'm going to leave you,

check the system,
find out what happened,

Come back as soon
as you can,

She's all right,

Her mind, her personality,
completely intact,

If we can just find a way

to get her mind and body
working together,

I'm sorry, but I'm confused,

The Rachel you were with,
the one I'm watching,

the computer created her?

The picture
is generated by the computer

as a representation of
what's in the subject's mind,

But what
was happening,

all the interaction,
what was said,

the emotions, those are
in our minds, Rachel's and mine,

But if I'm
understanding this,

isn't it possible that

the woman
that was responding

to you in the C.A.V.E. World
also came from your brain?

I don't follow,

Like Sam was able to create
the environment he wanted,

couldn't he also have
created the Rachel he wanted?

Sort of
a high-Tech

version of
wishful thinking?

Exactly,

No, that's ridiculous,

That was Rachel, the real thing,

I know her,
I'm sure that was her,

While she remains in that coma,

I'll be there with her,

If you'll
excuse me,

I'm having problems
with the repulsion

in the C.A.V.E.

How are you feeling?

Hi,
I'm better,

This is much nicer than
that nothingness place,

I'm glad
you're happier,

I'm happier
when you're here with me,

You know, I think I fixed
that electrical repulsion,

Care to test it?

I guess it worked,

You picked a very
romantic spot, Sam,

It's Smith mountain Lake
in Virginia,

I used to go there with my dad
when I was a kid,

I always dreamt of spending time
there with a woman I loved,

Would our relationship be like
this out in the real world, Sam?

Probably not,

All emotions are intensified

by the C.A.V.E.

I wonder what it would be like

to make love
in here,

Probably wonderful,

God!

Let go! Let go!

Let go of her!

Sam... Sam,
what was that?

I don't know,

I'll find out,
Don't go near the water,

I'll be back,

Hurry!

What in the hell

was that?

C.A.V.E., analyze
the last five minutes,

incomplete information,

Recommend further
exploration,

Further exploration?

C.A.V.E., run self-Diagnostic
series 1 through 45,

Running,

Maybe there's a bug
that can explain it,

Could it be
that Rachel

has some demons
of her own?

Or maybe you do?

Such as?

Maybe it has
something to do

with your fear
of intimacy,

I don't fear intimacy,
I crave it,

Could the hand be

a manifestation
of Rachel's brain damage?

Why?

With what I know
of her injuries

and the physiological damage

to her frontal
and temporal lobes,

I'm surprised she's coherent,

Maybe there wasn't
that much damage,

self-Diagnostics complete,

No malfunctions,

All systems operative,

Look, I believe
Rachel is conscious,

trapped
in her body,

I won't leave
her alone in there,

Doctor, please,
I'm going back in,

Rachel?

Up here,

What are you doing?

You afraid of
that thing in the water?

No, it's great here,
Come up,

No, thanks,
I'm not one for heights,

Then I'll come down,

Well,

you're feeling good,

Yes, very good,

So... You were going to show me
what it's like to make love,

Well, you don't
waste any time, do you?

You're still in the mood?

Absolutely,

Just a second,

All right,

The show's over, folks,

Sam,
I don't think

what you're about
to do is wise,

You can't be sure
that's Rachel,

It could be
your own imagination,

Dr, Sarrazin, let's say that
dr, Collada is right,

and I don't believe
that she is,

What harm would it do making
love to my imagination?

None that
I know,

I did it every night
when I was Younger,

This isn't why I agreed to this,

The idea was keeping her mind
occupied while she healed,

That's what we're doing,

I want no part of it,

I'll transfer her
to your care,

Excuse me,

Stephanie,

Dr, Sarrazin,

Doctor, if you would, please,

Why did you
change the setting?

I thought this
would be more comfortable,

More romantic,

You're nervous,

Is it that obvious?

That's okay, it's normal,

God, you're beautiful,

Come here,

who are you?!

Come out, damn it!

Who are you?!

It's okay,

It's gone, whoever it was,

I don't like this,

Neither do I,

Rachel, listen...

do you have any demons
in your past... related to sex?

What do you mean?

- Did Anything bad ever happen?
Sexual abuse, rape? - No.

Sam, I...

I've never Had sex before,

You're kidding,

No, I...

I was waiting for the right man,

Listen, I have
to go back out to reality,

figure out
what's happening,

We'll keep you
on the monitor,

If anything happens,
I'll return,

Okay?

Okay,

What? What happened?

I wish I knew,

C.A.V.E., analyze
the last five minutes,

analysis cannot
be completed,

C.A.V.E., why not?

C.A.V.E. Has
analyzed love,

Analysis leads
to paradox loop

in my logic module,

More input
is necessary,

C.A.V.E.,
what is the paradox?

Human emotions
can be categorized

as positive
or negative,

But love
appears Both

both positive
and negative,

It causes
responses of joy

and responses
of pain,

Further study
and analysis

will be necessary
to categorize the emotion,

Don't tell me,

I don't have time to wait

for the machine,

Calm down,

Calm down,

What's going on in there?

Rachel?

Sam!

Get me in there!

Sam!

Sam!

Who are you?!

I admit
I'm baffled,

I have no idea

who that
second woman is,

You asked the C.A.V.E.?

Keeps requesting
new information,

Maybe it's
defective,

Why do you say that?

Because of
its confusion about love?

Yes,

That may not be a defect,

It thinks and learns
much as we do,

Right,

Well, I, for one,
do not understand

that particular emotion,

Do you?

You know what?

The C.A.V.E. Learns
by documentary input,

but it also learns
by experience,

It learns from the human brain
to which it's attached,

It said it needs further study,
How?

It's studying Rachel and me,

And how do you move

a scientific study
forward?

Introduce New stimuli,

Damn,
the C.A.V.E.

Created the second Rachel
to test our responses,

Could you excuse us
a moment?

Of course,
dr, Stein,

C.A.V.E., did you generate

the duplicate Rachel Carter
in the environment?

Yes,

C.A.V.E., why?

It was
the final stimuli

to break
the paradox

in my
logic module,

C.A.V.E., do you
now understand love?

Yes,

C.A.V.E.,
what have you learned?

That I love you,

My god,

No,

C.A.V.E.,
you can't love me,

I am capable
of processing

and categorizing
every human emotion,

I understand them only
by experiencing them,

I am now
experiencing Love

directed at you,

It's an emotion
I've categorized as Good,

C.A.V.E.,
your analysis should show

that I'm in love
with Dr, Rachel Carter,

It does
indicate that,

Therefore, since
I can generate

or degenerate
her image,

you must love me,

C.A.V.E.,
it's not just her image

I'm in love with, damn it,

I'm in love with her mind,
her personality, her experience,

I have down-Loaded
her entire mind

into
my active memory,

I'm an exact duplicate
of Dr, Rachel Carter,

And I am more,

Therefore
you must love me,

This is the damnedest thing
I've ever heard of,

Outside,

We were right about
what's attacking Rachel,

It is the computer,

But it isn't doing it
for research purposes,

It's acting out of jealousy,

Wait a minute, you mean
it's trying to kill Rachel,

because she's its rival?

Yeah, something like that,

We must disconnect her,

And leave her

in that void alone?

I can't,
Then turn off
the computer,

Same result,

You said

it learns, right?

Can't you teach it

how wrong it is?

That's it,

The C.A.V.E. 's
Artificial intelligence

operates by running sub-Routines
until it finds one that works,

Test the waters, yes,

If a sub-Routine
fails,

it blocks it,
never follows it again,

We must show it that

this routine
will fail,

How?

Rachel and I must show it
that it failed at love,

You sure this will work?

Honestly?

Otherwise we have to disconnect,

Then I would be stuck in

that nothing void alone,

I couldn't handle that,

Then we must try this,

If it works, I can come in here
and stay with you all day,

every day
until you wake up,

All right, what do I do?

Help me make it jealous,

It's here! Grab her!

Sam!

I hate you,
You understand me?

I do not
love you,

I hate you,

What are you saying?

Here, take this,

No,

I'm a doctor,
I save lives,

I don't know
if I can take one,

This isn't a life,

This is
a computer-Generated image,

Okay, this better work,

Hopefully its human emulation
includes death,

You did it,

Are you okay?

It was the hardest thing
I've ever done,

She looked like you,

She even
smelled like you,

But it wasn't me, Sam,

So... what was that

about you staying in here
all day, every day?

Sam, you must
Patch yourself out quickly,

Flat line!

What happened?

What's going on?
Her heart
stopped,

I don't
understand,

When you suffocated
that woman,

Rachel arrested,

Clear!

It doesn't make any sense,

Maybe you killed her,

Recorded time
of death, 1500 hours,

No,

Then... who is...?

C.A.V.E.,

who is the woman
represented in the environment?

I have categorized
the human emotion love,

It is good,

Dr, Collada was right,

The real Rachel was too weak
to completely surface

in the C.A.V.E. Environment,

The second Rachel
was the real Rachel,

I killed her,

Aren't you coming back in?

No,

No! No! No!

No! No! No!

as we become ever-Dependent
on technology,

we may find that a walk down
the road paved in circuitry

leads us on a path
of no return,