The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 2, Episode 6 - Beyond the Veil - full transcript

It starts
when the sun goes down,

Electric dreams, Vibrations,

I can feel 'em,
they're watching me,

See, there's nothin' left,

For me, there's nothin'
but a void,

And if they don't
come tonight...

If they don't come tonight,
you know,

They're just gonna
come tomorrow,

Hey, I took 16 sleeping pills,

OK, just hold tight
on the line,

It's no use,



Eddie... Eddie?
We've traced your address,

And the paramedic unit
is on its way,

No,

I'm gonna die,

We're gonna help you, Eddie,

Gotta go now,

No, no, don't!
Don't hang up, Please,

Maybe...

Maybe they're right,

Maybe I'm just crazy,

No, no, you're not crazy,

You know,
my husband's sister,

she saw a u, f, o,
Last Christmas,

Heck, it's becoming
a trend nowadays,



I kind of feel left out
because I haven't seen one,

You don't understand,

I went inside,

I went inside the ship!

Eddie...

Eddie?

Eddie, don't go to sleep!

Eddie?

Eddie, don't go to sleep,

He's asleep,
Start an I, V,

I'll bag him,

Pulse is weak, Irregular,

God, He's arresting,

No pulse,
Prep epinephrine, Stat,

Clear,

I've got a pulse,

You're gonna be
all right,

... All right,... All right,
... 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,

We do not know
or fully comprehend

what exists in the reaches
past our world,

Should we be so quick
to dismiss the voices

of those who say
they've been beyond the veil?

So, what do you say
we get you upstairs

and get you settled,
Mr, Wexler?

Yeah,

Hello,

Hi,

We've been
expecting you,

Guess it's nice to be here,

Thank heaven
you survived the ordeal,

You must be exhausted,

It's been a long 3 weeks,

Are you under
any sort of sedation?

No,

Good, It's best to have
all faculties working,

You Dr, Sherrick?

My name is quazgaa,

Dr, Quazgaa?

No, no,
I'm not a doctor, my friend,

Quazgaa's a name
the aliens call me,

I'm Eddie Wexler, quazgaa,

The aliens think that
you're a danger to them,

OK,

I'm gonna go and check in now,

There's an alien here
among us,

A traitor who wears
the mask of a human being,

Quaz, Quaz, go take
a tranquilizer,

You're givin' me
the creeps, man,

Come on, Mr, Wexler,

Are there a lot here
like him?

Nah, he's the worst,

Real nutbar, that one,

Most of 'em are
pretty much like you,

Take the babe,
for instance,

She's an abductee?

You guys come
in all shapes and sizes

rich, poor, smart, dumb,

Courtney's daddy owns
half the state of Wyoming,

Go figure,

The blinding light
entered your bedroom,

You were transported

to what you believe
to be an alien vessel,

That's correct,

Aboard the spacecraft,
you were subjected

to a series of invasive
medical procedures

including the implantation

of an unknown object
in your neck,

They took some x-rays,

but the doctors
never found anything,

The doctor thought
I might have
temporal lobe epilepsy,

which would explain
the hallucinations,

but tests were negative,

So I kept having the visions,

Spacecrafts,
and alien beings, and...

Experiments,

I couldn't really
take it anymore,

You attempted suicide,

Yeah,

My wife left me,
I lost my job,

Didn't really have much
to live for anymore,

Funny how your friends
desert you

when they think
you're crazy,

What has Dr, Wilson told you
about our program?

He said that
you were specialized

to deal with my problem,

Monroeville is the first
mental care facility

designed to deal
with alien abduction trauma,

Since 1965, the number
of reported incidents

has increased
a hundredfold,

I founded this place

as a direct response
to what is

a very real
psychological phenomenon,

Well, be straight
with me, then, Doc,

Am I crazy?

Our patients believe
their experiences to be real,

We deal with the aftereffects,

There is something going on
inside my head,

That's why we're here, Eddie,

To teach you
how to help yourself,

Now, remember, Dr, Sherrick
wants you in ward b,

5:00, All right?

Well, well, Another visitor
to the land of nod,

Eddie Wexler,

How you doin', Eddie?
I'm don Hathaway,

Dr, Sherrick said
I should introduce myself,

First things first,

Now, did the little green men
you saw have bulging eyes,

or were they round
and flat?

It's not funny, man,

Hey, man, I'm just tryin'
to inject a little merriment

into what is an otherwise
dull afternoon

here at the funny farm,
Come on, let's meet the gang,

This is quazgaa,
our resident whacko,

We met,

I'm not an alien myself,
mind you,

And this is Fitch,

Fitchie got snatched
about 3 years ago,

Went through
all kinds of tests
on that alien ship,

You know
what they said?

Said he wasn't
a proper specimen,

Shut up, Hathaway,

Now how's that for
a low-self-esteem problem?

My boy got rejected
by the aliens,

I said shut up!

See that lady behind him?

She got yanked
right out of her kitchen

while doin' the dishes,

And that man,

he had sex
with a female alien,

Freaked him right out,

But not her,
as I understand it,

Mr, Hathaway,

Yes, sir,
I'm sorry, Doc,

I... I was just giving
Eddie here the lowdown,

We can do without
the theatrics, don,

Yes, sir,

Courtney,

would you mind
Showing Mr, Wexler
around the facility?

Hi,

Hi,

Come on, I'll give you
the 10-cent tour,

I've been here
for about 4 months,

Does it help?

Well, I don't see
the visions anymore,

But I think that
Dr, Sherrick's methods

are a bit radical,

If I get a night's sleep

without breaking
into a cold sweat,

I'll consider this place
a godsend,

They say you tried
to kill yourself,

Yeah,

You don't seem
the type,

What do you do when
nobody believes you anymore?

When your friends
and your family
think you're nuts?

You begin to think
they're right,

I know,

I'm sorry,

It was a long time ago,

So, what happened
to you?

Your experience?

I was abducted,
The flash of light,

The alien ship,

The probing,

The medical experiments,

You really think
that we were abducted?

Or is this a mass
hallucination

due to some
mental disorder?

My family thinks
I've been loony
since I was 13,

I saw
my grandmother's ghost
in the attic,

They think it's hormonal,

OK, What got me
was the loneliness,

You can't connect
with anybody anymore,

You just feel
like an outcast,

They can't understand,

You do,

Who knows? Maybe outcasts
are actually prophets,

Let me clear that up for you
right away, I'm not a prophet,

I'm just trying
to figure out if I'm sane,

So I hear your techniques
are radical,

Yes, Very few
of our patients

are fond of this
particular treatment,

Then why are we doing it?

Because the only way
you'll get better, Eddie,

is to confront
your demons,

And in order to do that,

we have to bring them
to the surface,

Eddie, this drug is going to
induce some hallucinations,

I need you
to stay in control,

I'm on some sort of table!

Something's hovering
over me!

God,

It's coming at me,

No! Get that away!

What are you
talking about, Eddie?

You...

How you like
your first week
on the funny farm?

Well, the good news is that
I like being around people

who've had the same kind
of experience as me,

Bad news,
I don't trust sherrick,

Have a bad time
in psych ward b?

I thought I saw him
holding the forceps

that I saw
on the alien ship,

That's the memory chamber,

Brings up the bad stuff,

I remember my first time,

Afterwards I felt
like I'd been
on a 6-day bender,

All right, so maybe
I'm seeing things,

I still don't see
how sherrick
can think that

that kind of treatment
is beneficial to anyone,

Let me guess,

You think our pal sherrick
is one of them,

Why do you say that?

Because you're moving
down the same track

most everybody does
when they get here,

They're all freaked out,

They think that
this whole shebang

is some kind of alien plot
to find out what we know,

Well, what do
you say, Hathaway?

Are we out of our minds?

I went to the market
like I did
every Thursday night,

They took me
right out of the parking lot,

I was on their ship
for what seemed like hours,

I was so goddamn scared,

At one point, I looked down,

and my damn legs were gone,

I made up in my mind

that I was gonna kill
one of 'em little grey
alien sons of bitches,

I reached out to grab him,

I woke up in my own bedroom,

I had my hands
around Marla's neck,

I killed the one person
I truly loved,

God,

Was that alien crap real?

I don't know,

Lawyer had me plead
temporary insanity,

I got life
in maximum security,

Then how did you get
to this institute?

My story came
to sherrick's attention,

He convinced
the state authorities

I had information
that might be helpful,

Information?

This is a treatment center,

Whatever,

The implantation object

that each of us received
during abduction

serves a vital purpose,

You were x-rayed
twice, quazgaa,

There are no implants
in your neck,

It's in there,
I can feel it,

But the materials used
for the implant device

aren't traceable by x-ray,

They're of alien origin,

Do you realize
how ridiculous that sounds?

All right, Courtney,

You were in psych ward today,

Did anything pop up?

No,

Does it occur to you,
Courtney, that

you have an obligation

to share your feelings
with this group?

I don't have any feelings
today, Dr, sherrick,

I'm burnt out,
Exhausted,

This treatment is worse
than the disease,

Well, then
what do you suggest?

I'm trying to get
to the root of your trauma,

Maybe my trauma doesn't have
anything to do with aliens,

Has it ever occurred to you
that maybe I'm just, um,

a screwed-up
little rich girl?

Yes, it has,

You sit here every day
whining, complaining,

sitting on it,
expecting sympathy,
For what?

What do you
expect me to do?

Talk to me!

Tell me, were you abducted?

Did they take you
up there?

Did they poke at you?
I don't... I don't...
I... I don't remember,

Well, then, what do you want?
You want out of the program?

Shall we call your parents...

No, please, Dr, sherrick,

What the hell
are you trying to do?

It's OK, It's OK,

Leave her alone,

Do you have a problem,
Mr, Wexler?

Yeah, I do,
If she doesn't want to talk,

then she just doesn't have to,

The process works, Eddie,

Process?
You call this a process?

You're just tryin'
to scare the hell
out of everybody,

Sit down,

I wanna know
what is goin' on around here,

Sit down!

Stay away from me,

Stay away from me!
Can't you see him?

You see him? He's an alien!

Hey, Eddie, all right,
Calm down, Calm down,

You see him?

It's OK, Eddie,

He's an alien!

Eddie,

How do you feel, Eddie?

I wanna get out of here,

That's possible,

You were given a sedative,

It will be several hours
before you can walk properly,

I saw your true face,

I taught at Harvard
for 15 years, Eddie,

You can check for yourself,
if you like,

I can assure you,
I'm not an alien,

Wasn't one of your symptoms
that you had sightings?

Yeah,

Is it possible
you've transferred

some of your anxiety
about your abduction
experience onto me?

Well, I don't know,
You tell me,

You're the one who taught
at Harvard for 15 years,

Very often, patients
seize upon their doctors

as the source
of the problem,

You still haven't told me
what's goin' on around here,

We're trying to help you deal
with your experiences, Eddie,

to make you feel better,

Now, you seem to think
that I have some sort
of Machiavellian goal,

I don't,

Well, maybe everybody's right,
Maybe I'm just crazy,

No, No, you're
scared, confused,

If you would just
participate in the process,

perhaps you won't be anymore,

Hey, there,
Are you okay?

Yeah, Hi,

I just wanted to thank you
for sticking up for me today,

I kind of felt
like a fool,

No, You were brave,

I'm not a hero,
you know,

You are to me, Eddie,

That's the first
human contact I've had

since my wife left me,

I'd forgotten
how nice it could be,

That loneliness
you talked about,

I've felt it, too,
for so long,

We trust each other, right?

Yeah, Of course,

You were right,
Something weird
is going on here,

Weird how?

I was in sherrick's office
the other day,

And when he looked away, I...

I pulled this
from the file cabinet,

Look at it,

It doesn't look human,

Man, you're gonna
get me sent
back to prison,

I just want to find out
the truth, Hathaway,

Find the truth
or your sanity?

Hey, I'm not
seeing things, OK?

Sherrick is not human,

Look,

Look,

We got this out of his office,

So what?

You ever see
handwriting like that?

Man, I ain't
no linguist!

I'm tellin' you,
this place is not set up
to cure us,

They're tryin' to find out
what we know

and they're gonna
use it against us,

And sherrick the alien
got a government grant

to run this place?

Damn, now I know
you trippin',

All right, Maybe this place
is more than just
a treatment center,

But sherrick sure
as hell don't look

like the freaks I saw
on that ship,

I got evidence, Hathaway,

Don't dig too deep, Eddie,

You might not like
what you find,

Psst,

Your suspicions
are well founded,
my friend,

Come with me,

Sometimes I feel
like a fish,

OK,

The fish takes for granted

that the only element
in existence is water,

The fish gets hooked,

pulled up and out
of its existence

into the above and beyond,

And perhaps the fisherman
decides it's not a keeper,

throws it back in,

The fish swims back
to its school and cries:

"Hey, I've just seen
what is not water,

I've seen dry land,"

And the other fish
don't listen,

Yeah, They refuse to believe
that anything lies outside

the boundaries
of their own existence,

It's my belief that
the aliens are aware

that we have
valuable information
about their existence,

And they're trying
to stop us

from getting
the information out?

Like the fish
who has seen dry land,

we are ignored
by our fellow men,

But as more and more
of us get abducted,

we become harder to dismiss,

That's why they've sent
one of their own,

Sherrick,

You must guard yourself
against alien mind control,

You've had recurring visions?

Yeah, of course, We all have,

Those visions are meant
to control you,

Make you think
you've gone crazy,

Convince the outside world
to ignore your tortured cries,

The aliens can bend
your mind to their will
anytime, anywhere,

You're not insane, Eddie,

Sometimes I think it'd be
a lot easier if I was,

The truth awaits
if you're courageous,

Locate the object the aliens
implanted within you

and you'll understand
the depth of their evil,

Don't be nervous, Eddie,

I really don't
wanna be here,

It's all right,

You just lie there and relax,

And why are we
doing this?

To drain you
of your knowledge,

Courtney?
Yeah,

You were having a nightmare,

What are you doing here?

I bribed an orderly,

Money has its advantages,
Are you OK?

God,

what a dream,

I couldn't sleep,

Why? What's wrong?

I have a session
in the psych ward tomorrow,

Don't go,

It's mandatory, remember?

I don't want those memories
brought up again, they hurt,

Why do you think
sherrick's so intent

on probing our memories?

Because he's one of them,

He's an alien,
Don't you see it?

It all adds up,

The handwriting,
the probing...
Courtney,

Do you believe that?

I don't know what I believe,

I just know
that I'm so scared,

Don't be,

Don't be frightened,

You showed me
I'm not insane,

Neither are you,

What are you doing in here?

Just exploring,

You should leave,

Maybe you
should explain these!

I know
what you're tryin' to do,

And what's that, Eddie?

You're tryin' to find out
what we know,

You are one of them,

One of whom, Eddie?

The aliens that I saw
on the ship,

You're wrong, Eddie,

I'm gonna take this file
And... and... And
I'm gonna tell 'em

what's goin' on here,

Go right ahead, Eddie,
It's your file,

Forget those
mind games, sherrick,

That's not gonna
work anymore,

And you stay away
from Courtney,

We're all prisoners in here!
I'm gettin' out of here!

Anybody comin' with?

Come on, man,
Calm down,

They are not tryin'
to help us,

They're tryin'
to take something from us!

Like what?

The truth of our experiences,

They're trying to stop us
from exposing them,

Sherrick is using
the implantation device

to control our minds,

Man,
you're gettin' to sound
more like quazgaa

each and every day,

Anybody coming with me?

Courtney?

I... I don't know,
Where would I go?

I can't go back home,

Courtney, come with me,

But I don't wanna be
back out in the world,

We can make 'em understand,

All right,

Y'all better
be careful,

Donny, come with us,

No, man,

Hangin' out
with the aliens

is better than goin'
back to prison,

No, it's this way,

We gotta get quazgaa,

He-he's nuts,
Legitimately,

More than anybody else,
he knows
what happened up there,

We can't just
leave him here,

Eddie, promise that
you'll stay with me,

No matter what happens,

Yeah, Of course I will,

My God,

Why would he kill himself?

What's happened
To Mr, Quazgaa

is a blow to us all

and, I share
your feelings,

I hope that you won't
let this interfere

with what we've been
accomplishing here,

Great, Doc, Great attitude,

It's kind of callous,
don't you think?

I'm simply trying
to say, Eddie,

that I think we should
carry on with our work,

Come on, Let's
get out of here,

You're free to go, Eddie,

but Courtney is
another matter entirely,

He can't hold us,
Let's go,

She knows very well
why she can't leave,

Go ahead, Courtney,

Tell your new friend

the circumstances under which
you were admitted here,

I'm not a voluntary patient,

I was committed by my family,

If she leaves, I'll be forced
to make certain notifications,

Please, Dr, Sherrick, No,

Courtney, you're not
alone anymore,

You have a choice
to make, Courtney,

You can go, and ruin
your life, or stay,

You don't have to listen
to this crap,

Now come on, let's go,

The man's delusional,
Courtney,

Are you going to let him
excommunicate you
from your family?

Are you gonna let
his paranoia infect you?

If you go, I'll be forced
to notify your father,

I can't go, Eddie,

Courtney,

You don't know the heartache
I've caused my family,

This place is gonna kill you!

I'm sorry,

Eddie, relax,
Come on, relax,

What did you do to her,
you son of a bitch?

- Hey, mind if I go to the bathroom?
- Sure, hurry back.

... County general, They have
the diagnostic equipment

to get a better sense
of what happened,

I'd best call the parents,

Courtney,

Courtney, we gotta
get out of here,

Courtney?

Courtney?

Courtney!

Hey, Eddie, I been
lookin' for you, man,

Hey, Eddie, hold on,
Hold on, man,

I said get out
of my way, man,

Listen, Eddie, Eddie,
Eddie, listen!

Man, don't you do
nothin' stupid!

Sherrick!

You killed her,
you son of a bitch,

Your goddamn machine
killed her,

Eddie, I want you
to get a grip on yourself,

You son of a bitch,

There he is!

Hey, hey, you guys,
Let's have a party,

Get some girls,
Let's have a party,

Courtney?

Hey, you, You!
Stay away from her,

Doc, he locked the door!

Eddie, open the door,
Open the door,

Eddie, open the door!

Open the door,

What are you doing in there?

You son of a bitch!

Wait! Eddie, hold on!

My God, Look at what
he did to her,
I couldn't stop him,

Sherrick's not the alien,

Sherrick's not
the alien, he is,

Right, Right,

You don't understand,

Sure we do, Eddie,
We're all aliens,

I saw him take that thing
out of her neck!

Just like he did to quazgaa!

Sure he did, Eddie,

You got it all figured out,

You son of a bitch,
I'm gonna get you!

Come on, Eddie,
Give it a rest,

I'm right here!

If they don't come tonight,

they're just gonna
come tomorrow,

If they don't come tonight,

they're just gonna
come tomorrow,

If they don't come tonight...

It is said

that madmen and fools
are the children of God,

and yet we seek to confine
these children

to the outer reaches
of society,

shut away and ignored,

Is it possible
that what we dismiss
as their mad ravings

may in fact be
the wisdom of prophets?