The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 3, Episode 10 - The Awakening - full transcript

NOW THIS IS WHERE WE WORK
WITH ALL OUR TEST SUBJECTS,

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE TEST
THE ENTIRE RANGE OF EMOTIONS

FROM HAPPINESS TO SADNESS
AND FEAR AND SO ON,

THAT'S ONE OF OUR
NEWEST PATIENTS, JENNIFER,

POOR DEAR,

MOST KIDS
WOULD BE LAUGHING,

JENNY, WE CALL HER,

SHE'S ALSO ONE
OF OUR MOST SEVERE CASES,

HI, JENNY,

THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT,

SHE HAS NO DESIRE
TO PLAY WITH THE PUPPY,



TO CUDDLE WITH IT,
ANYTHING ELSE,

JENNY DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO LAUGH OR CRY, BE HAPPY,
SAD, AFRAID, ANGRY,

SHE DOESN'T EXPERIENCE
ANY OF THE BASIC EMOTIONS,

EMOTIONS THAT THE REST OF US
TAKE FOR GRANTED,

IT'S AMAZING
THAT YOU WOULD

TALK THIS WAY
IN FRONT OF HER,

THINK I'M INSENSITIVE?
NO, NO,

NO, JENNY WAS BORN
WITH THIS CONDITION,

ALEXITHYMIA,

PRIMARY ALEXITHYMIA,

CAUSED BY A GENETIC
NEURO-PHYSIOLOGICAL DEFECT

WHICH MEANS SHE'S NEVER HAD
ANY FEELINGS THAT CAN BE HURT,

IF YOU COULD GRAPH EMOTIONS



THE WAY YOU GRAPH
A HEARTBEAT OR A BRAINWAVE,

MOST OF MY PATIENTS
WOULD BE FLAT-LINING,

IF THEY DON'T
FEEL ANYTHING,

HOW DO THEY SURVIVE
IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD?

JUST BECAUSE
THEY'RE VOID EMOTIONALLY

DOESN'T MEAN
THEY'RE VOID INTELLECTUALLY,

MOST OF THEM FAKE IT
AS THEY GROW OLDER,

THEY SEE SOMEONE LAUGH,
AND THEY LAUGH,

OR THEY FAKE A SMILE OR TWO,
YES, COME IN,

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT,

THERE'S SOMETHING ON TELEVISION
YOU SHOULD SEE... EXCUSE ME,

YOU'RE SEEING LIVE PICTURES
OF A HOSTAGE-TAKING

IN PROGRESS
IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE,

WE GO ON THE SCENE
TO ADRIAN WHEELER,

40 MINUTES AGO, TWO MEN
APPARENTLY ROBBED THE STORE,

A SHOOT-OUT WITH POLICE
OCCURRED

AS THE ROBBERS
ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE,

ONE ROBBER IS DEAD,

THE OTHER SUSPECT
IS HOLDING A HOSTAGE

IN THIS PARKING LOT
BESIDE THE STORE,

THE HOSTAGE
IS BETH,

A DETECTIVE
IS ENTERING THE PARKING LOT,

HE'LL ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE
WITH THE SUSPECT,

THE SUSPECT IS ARMED,

HE'S HOLDING A
STORE EMPLOYEE,

A WOMAN, AS HOSTAGE,

ZOOM IN, JIMMY...
WE HAVE A NAME NOW,

THE HOSTAGE
IS ELIZABETH CARTER,

SHE LOOKS REMARKABLY CALM
CONSIDERING THE SITUATION,

SHE'S ONE OF
YOUR PATIENTS,

SHE'S COMPLETELY
WITHOUT EMOTION,

MY GOD! NO,

IS THE HOSTAGE OKAY?

YES, SHE'S STANDING,
BUT THE ROBBER IS DOWN,

ONCE AGAIN, THE HOSTAGE
BETH CARTER IS UNHARMED,

AND SHE LOOKS
SURPRISINGLY UNAFFECTED

BY WHAT
SHE'S JUST BEEN THROUGH,

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 EMOTIONS ARE
THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL,

BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
THAT EXPRESSION IS MUTED?

WHAT BECOMES OF FEELINGS
THAT HAVE NO VOICE?

HI, BETH,
HOW ARE YOU?

FINE,

COME ON,

COME IN,

BETH IS HERE,

SURE, SEND HER IN,

BETH, HI,
PLEASE SIT DOWN,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

FINE,

WELL, THAT WAS

QUITE AN EXPERIENCE
YOU WENT THROUGH,

EXPERIENCE?

YEAH,
THE ARMED ROBBERY,

BEING HELD HOSTAGE,

THE POLICE SHOT THE MAN,

YES, I KNOW, YEAH,

DID YOU FEEL ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT?

THE MAN WHO HELD YOU HOSTAGE
BEING KILLED?

NO,

THAT'S WHY
I BROUGHT YOU IN,

BETH, I THINK
IT'S POSSIBLE FOR YOU

TO TAKE A HUGE STEP FORWARD
IN YOUR THERAPY,

IT WOULD
REQUIRE THAT

YOU UNDERGO
AN OPERATION

WHERE AN IMPLANT, A TINY DEVICE,
DESIGNED TO STIMULATE

THE NEURO-TRANSMITTERS
RESPONSIBLE FOR EMOTIONS

BE PLACED DIRECTLY
INSIDE YOUR BRAIN,

EMOTIONS?
YEAH,

YOU'D BE THE FIRST PERSON
TO TRY IT,

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR A LONG TIME,

FOR ME?

YEAH, WELL, YOUR... DISORDER
MAKES YOU A PERFECT TEST CASE

FOR THE IMPLANT,

IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL,
THIS COULD HELP

MANY OTHERS,
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE,

THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE

ANTI-DEPRESSANTS,
ANTI-PSYCHOTICS,

PROZAC EVEN,
OBSOLETE,

THIS WOULD NOT ONLY CHANGE
YOUR WORLD, BETH,

IT WOULD CHANGE THE WORLD,

OKAY, EVERYONE,

I'M CUTTING THROUGH
THE DURA NOW,

HOW'S SHE
DOING, BILL?

SHE LOOKS STABLE,

OKAY,

CLAMP, PLEASE,

YOU LOOK LIKE
AN EXPECTANT FATHER,

WELL, IF THIS WORKS...

YOU'LL HAVE REINVENTED
THE TREATMENT

OF MENTAL ILLNESS
IN ONE FELL SWOOP,

HOPEFULLY SO,

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT, ISN'T IT?

HONESTLY,
I WAS THINKING ABOUT BETH,

SOME SUCTION
HERE, PLEASE,

WE CAN INTRODUCE TECHNICOLOR

INTO A WOMAN'S LIFE

WHO'S ONLY LIVED
IN BLACK AND WHITE,

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,

ISN'T IT?

OF COURSE,

AND THE BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS

IT WILL GENERATE

HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT,

WELL...

I'M INSERTING
THE IMPLANT NOW,

FROM THE BEGINNING OF
CIVILIZATION,

THE HUMAN RACE
HAS CONTINUALLY SEARCHED

FOR BETTER WAYS TO UNDERSTAND
THE MYSTERIES OF THE
WEATHER,

SOME METHODS WERE MORE
RELIABLE THAN OTHERS,

BUT NOW WE USE
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY

TO BRING YOU ACCURATE

AND UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
WEATHER REPORTING,

ANY CHANGE?

NO,

DAMN!

WE CHECKED THE IMPLANT
BEFORE LUNCH,

IT WAS WORKING
BEAUTIFULLY,

YOU'D NEVER KNOW
TO LOOK AT HER,

THE PREDICTIONS ARE BASED ON
THE FACT

THAT THERE'S BEEN TWICE
THE AMOUNT OF SNOW COVER,

LAST SPRING,
THE FLOODING AFFECTED

A MASSIVE AREA
IN THE SOUTH,

IS THAT SOMETHING
WE'VE SEEN BEFORE?

IS THAT
AN EXPRESSION?

THAT PROGRAM SHE'S WATCHING,

SHE WANTS TO CHANGE
THE CHANNEL,

SHE'S BORED WITH IT,
OR DISSATISFIED WITH IT,

OFFICIALS IN BOTH NORTH
DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA

ARE ALSO PREDICTING
MASSIVE FLOODING,

THE SHOW-PACK THERE

HAS BEEN RECORD-BREAKING
THIS WINTER,

MANY AREAS HAVE SEEN

UP TO THREE TIMES MORE SNOW
THAN USUAL,

MEANTIME, IN
WESTERN ILLINOIS...

SHE DID IT! SHE DID IT!

LOOK AT HER!

SHE FELT A NEED,

SHE EXPRESSED A DESIRE,

SHE DID THAT ALL ON HER OWN,

THAT IMPLANT
IS STARTING TO WORK,

YOU CAN'T BE THINKING
OF GOING IN THERE,

NOW YOU KNOW
THE RULES,

SMOKE BEFORE FIRE,

THAT MEANS YOU START,

YOU DIDN'T LIKE THAT, DID YOU?

GOOD FOR YOU,

AS YOU KNOW,
A GOOD GOAT WILL DO THAT,

COME ON,

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IS THIS REALLY YOURS?

COME ON,

IT IS SO PRETTY,

ONE DAY YOU'LL HAVE
A PLACE OF YOUR OWN TOO,

HEY, MULLIGAN,

- COME HERE, BOY,
- YOU HAVE A CAT?

WANT TO PET HIM?

YEAH,

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HOLD HIM?

YEAH,

BETH, IT'S OKAY,

THERE'S SOME WORKMEN
DOING RENOVATIONS UPSTAIRS,

THAT'S ALL IT IS, IT'S NOTHING,

I SHOULD HAVE WARNED YOU,
I'M SORRY,

ACTUALLY SOME OF THEM
ARE KIND OF CUTE, THE WORKMEN,

OKAY, MAYBE I'M MOVING
A LITTLE FAST THERE, YEAH?

I THINK THE FIRST THING
WE NEED TO DO...

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
WITH THIS LOOK OF YOURS,

MY LOOK?

YEAH, YEAH, COME ON,

JOAN,

WOW,

I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN DO THIS,

SURE YOU CAN,

NOT LIKE
THE FIRST DAY

AT A NEW JOB,

JUST PICKING UP
WHERE YOU LEFT OFF,

EVERYONE WILL WANT
TO KNOW HOW I AM,

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M SCARED,

THAT'S GOOD,

THAT'S HOW
IT SHOULD BE,

YOU LOOK GREAT,

THANK YOU...

FOR EVERYTHING,

SHE'LL DO FINE,

I DON'T KNOW,

WE KNEW THAT FEAR
WOULD BE ONE OF

THE HARDEST EMOTIONS
TO DEAL WITH,

SHE'S FINE,

SHE'S SHOWING
A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COURAGE,

HEY LADY,
YOU FORGOT TO PAY ME!

I'M SORRY,

I'VE NEVER BEEN EXCITED BEFORE,

SORRY!

HI,

HELLO,

JOAN!

JOAN?

NO JOAN,

JERKS,

MULLIGAN! HERE, KITTY, KITTY!

YOU HAD

A REAL SCARE
THROWN INTO YOU,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I THINK SO,

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE AFRAID OF HIM,

THAT'S A FACE
ONLY A MOTHER

OR SOMEONE LIKE ME
COULD LOVE,

BUT HE'S HARMLESS,

I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO HIM
FOR 40 YEARS,

SORRY I SCARED YOU,

THE DOOR WAS AJAR,

I WANTED TO ENSURE

YOU WEREN'T
GETTING ROBBED,

WE'RE YOUR
NEW NEIGHBORS,

I'M DOLLY,
AND THIS IS...
MIKE KELLERMAN,

YES, YOU MUST BE
JOAN'S NEW ROOMMATE,

I DON'T KNOW WHO'S PRETTIER,
HER OR JOAN,

JOAN IS MUCH PRETTIER THAN I AM,

DON'T SELL
YOURSELF SHORT,

YOU'RE NO SLOUCH
IN LOOKS,

- BETH, WHAT HAPPENED?
- NOTHING HAPPENED,

MIKE SAW YOUR
FRONT DOOR WAS AJAR,

THOUGHT HE'D STICK
HIS CONSIDERABLY LARGE NOSE

IN HERE TO INVESTIGATE,

SCARED HER A LITTLE,
THAT'S ALL,

YOU LEFT THE DOOR OPEN?

I... I DON'T REMEMBER,

I JUST... VOICES,

WHAT VOICES?

BETH... WHAT VOICES?

IT WAS NOTHING,

IT WAS NOTHING,

YOU NEED TO BE
A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL,

THIS IS
A SAFE BUILDING,

BUT LEAVE
THE DOOR LOCKED,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE ALONE,

OKAY,

SO I SEE
YOU'VE MET DOLLY AND MIKE,

YES, ACTUALLY
THEY'VE BEEN VERY NICE TO ME,

THE RUMORS THAT
WE'RE A COUPLE OF OLD OGRES

HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED,

BETH, YOU STILL
LOOK WEAK,

I'LL CALL KEVIN
AND CANCEL TONIGHT,

A FRIEND
WHO LIVES DOWNSTAIRS, KEVIN?

IN 1A?

HE INVITED US TO DINNER
ON HIS BOAT,

WE'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK,

NO, I'D
LIKE TO GO,

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GO,

SO I WENT FROM HAMMERING NAILS
FOR A LIVING

TO HIRING OTHER PEOPLE
TO HAMMER NAILS

TO BUYING AND RENOVATING
OLD APARTMENT BUILDINGS,

INCLUDING THE ONE WE LIVE IN,

YOU'RE A LANDLORD?

YOU SAY THAT
WITH SUCH DISTASTE,

YOU DON'T LOOK
LIKE A LANDLORD,

WHAT DO LANDLORDS
LOOK LIKE?

LIKE MIKE KELLERMAN,

HE LOOKS LIKE
A LANDLORD,

BETH BUMPED
INTO MIKE TODAY,

I HOPE HE'S OKAY,

SO, WHO ARE YOU?

I'D LIKE TO KNOW,

I'VE BEEN RAMBLING ON
AND ON ABOUT MYSELF,

TYPICAL,
WATCH IT NOW,

BESIDES, YOU'VE BEEN HANGING ON
EVERY WORD,

DREAM ON, BUDDY,

I LOVE YOUR TALKING,

THIS HAS BEEN
THE BEST DINNER I'VE EVER HAD,

THE FOOD, THE CONVERSATION,

I USED TO PRETTY MUCH
ALWAYS EAT ALONE,

THIS MAY NOT BE
THE BEST MEAL I'VE EVER COOKED,

BUT...

I CAN'T REMEMBER

WHEN I'VE HAD TWO
MORE CHARMING DINNER COMPANIONS,

JOAN!

JOAN!

JOAN!

JERKS,

JOAN, WHERE ARE YOU?

JOAN?

JOAN?

SHOOT,

JOAN?

STOP IT! JUST STOP IT!

I SCARED YOU,

I'M SORRY,

IT'S OKAY,

I HATE DOING LAUNDRY,

I DON'T MIND,

YOU STILL SEEM SORT OF JUMPY,

IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT?

I THINK MY IMAGINATION
IS PLAYING TRICKS ON ME,

MIKE ALWAYS ACCUSES ME OF THAT,

KNOW WHAT
I TELL HIM?

YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU WANT,
BUT I'VE SEEN WHAT I'VE SEEN,

AND I KNOW
WHAT I KNOW,

WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN?

WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE INSIDE
OF AN ALIEN SPACESHIP?

YOU'VE HEARD
ABOUT PEOPLE

BEING ABDUCTED BY ALIENS,
HAVEN'T YOU?

WELL, OF COURSE YOU HAVE,

IT'S ALL OVER THE TV,

I THOUGHT ALL THAT STUFF
WAS MADE UP,

THAT'S WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WANTS YOU TO THINK,

BUT IT'S
REALLY HAPPENING,

TAKE MY WORD FOR IT,

WHAT DO THEY
LOOK LIKE?

SAME ONES WHO ABDUCT

EVERYBODY ELSE,

GRAY ONES,

THEIR FACES
LOOK DEAD,

EXCEPT FOR THEIR EYES,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE
THEY COULD SEE RIGHT INSIDE ME,

RIGHT INSIDE MY BRAIN,

WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU?

ANYTHING THEY WANTED,

THEY HAD
THIS SORT OF

LONG METAL
PROBE THING,

WELL, I DON'T WANT
TO GO INTO DETAILS,

BUT IT DOESN'T
TAKE MUCH IMAGINATION,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,

THAT'S AWFUL, AWFUL,

YEAH,

STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES,

STILL HEAR THEIR VOICES,

VOICES?

YEAH, INSIDE MY BRAIN,

THIS CONSTANT CHATTERING

LIKE THEY WERE
ALL TALKING AT ONCE,

BETH, THIS IS
DR, MOLSTAD,

I'M TRYING TO REACH JOAN,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I NEED TO ASK JOAN SOMETHING,

SHE'S
ALREADY LEFT,

I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE WAS GOING STRAIGHT HOME,

BUT SHE'LL BE THERE SHORTLY,

I CAN'T HELP YOU?

NO, I MEAN, YES,

I'LL JUST WAIT TILL
SHE GETS HOME, THANK YOU,

MULLIGAN!

MULLIGAN!

MULLIGAN!

YOU'RE NOT REAL,

I'M JUST HEARING THINGS,

THERE'S NOBODY HERE,

THERE'S NOBODY ELSE HERE,

I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU
GET IN THE WAY OF MY NEW LIFE,

ESPECIALLY
SOME STUPID MINDLESS CHATTERING

THAT DOESN'T REALLY EXIST!
STOP!

BETH, WHAT'S WRONG?

BETH, WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT'S WRONG?

IT'S OKAY,

SHE SAID SHE SAW MULLIGAN

RIGHT OUTSIDE
THE FRONT DOOR DEAD,

SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH,

KEVIN CAME UP,
DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGN OF THE CAT,

I'M SURE
HE'S NOT DEAD,

HE COMES
AND HE GOES,

HE'LL BE BACK,

I'M SURE HE WILL,

SHE SAID
SOMETHING

WAS IN THE APARTMENT,
NOT SOMEONE,

BUT SHE REFUSES
TO SAY WHAT,

WHATEVER IT WAS

SCARED HER
HALF TO DEATH,

IF THERE
WAS SOMETHING,

DO YOU THINK
SHE HALLUCINATED?

SHE SAID
SHE HEARD VOICES,

BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THAT,

YOU NEED ONE OF MY SUPER
GOURMET HOME-COOKED MEALS

SERVED BY CANDLELIGHT,

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO BETH ALONE,

SURE, NO PROBLEM,

THINK ABOUT WHAT I SAID,

TOMORROW NIGHT,
I'LL COME UP HERE,

OKAY,

THANKS, KEV,
FOR EVERYTHING,

I'LL BE DOWNSTAIRS
IF YOU NEED ME,

BYE,

WELL, BETH, UM,

IT MIGHT BE
A GOOD IDEA

FOR YOU
TO COME BACK

TO THE INSTITUTE
FOR A FEW DAYS,

JUST
FOR OBSERVATION,

IT'S POSSIBLE THE IMPLANT

IS GIVING YOU
SIDE EFFECTS,

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK,

YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND,

I NEVER KNEW
HOW AMAZING IT ALL WAS,

HOW ICE CREAM
TASTES,

HOW FLOWERS SMELL,

HOW SOMEONE SMILES AT YOU

JUST BECAUSE...
YEAH, BETH...

PEOPLE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT
THESE FEELINGS, FEELINGS,

FEELINGS... I THOUGHT
THEY JUST SEEMED TO BE

SOMETHING THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD,

BUT NOW I KNOW,

I KNOW HOW PRECIOUS THEY ARE,

AND I NEVER
WANT TO LOSE THEM EVER,

I'M NOT SUGGESTING
THAT THE IMPLANT BE REMOVED,

I WON'T LET YOU,

I WON'T LET YOU,

IT'S MINE NOW, RIGHT?

IT'S IN MY HEAD,

I JUST NEED
TO LEARN

HOW TO CONTROL MY IMAGINATION
A BIT BETTER, THAT'S ALL,

WHAT WAS IT YOU THOUGHT YOU SAW?

NOTHING,

IT WAS NOTHING,

I JUST GOT FRIGHTENED,

IT'S OVER NOW,

IT'S OVER, I'M OKAY,

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO BACK,

ALL RIGHT,

I WANT YOU
TO STAY HERE TOMORROW,

KEEP AN EYE ON HER,
SEE HOW SHE'S DOING,

ANOTHER INCIDENT,
I WANT HER BACK IMMEDIATELY,

NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTS,

WOULD YOU LIKE
SOME WINE?

PLEASE,

WHERE'S YOUR PARTNER
IN CRIME?

SHE'S OUT
WITH FRIENDS,

I COULD CALL HER,
IF YOU LIKE,

NO, NO,
THAT'S OKAY,

I WAS
JUST CURIOUS,

I MADE ENOUGH
FOR THREE,

JUST IN CASE,

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?

NO, IT'S FINE,

IT'S NOT BAD,

IT'S NOT BAD,

BETH... YOU DON'T THINK

THIS IS WHY I COOKED FOR YOU,

I'M SORRY,
I DIDN'T MEAN TO...

NO, NO,
IT'S OKAY,

I'M SORRY,

NO, NO,
IT'S OKAY,

I JUST
DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK...

I MEAN, I DIDN'T EXPECT...

I'M SORRY,

CAN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF?

SURE, NO PROBLEM,

THIS ONE TOO?

YEAH,

NO! STOP IT!

NO! STOP IT!

NO! NO!

STOP! NO! NO!

NO! NO!

NO! NO! NO! STOP! NO!

NO!

NO! NO!

NO! DON'T!

NO! NO!

NO!

BETH?

BETH?

BETH?

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

BETH?

BETH, LOOK AT ME,

LOOK AT ME,

IT'S ME,
IT'S DR, MOLSTAD,

YOU MUST HOLD ON A WHILE LONGER,

WE MUST TAKE
THE IMPLANT OUT,

UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?

THE IMPLANT IS MALFUNCTIONING,

WE'RE TAKING IT OUT,

TAKE IT OUT?

IT'S NOT
WORKING PROPERLY,

NO!

I'M SORRY...

THE NEUROSURGEON
WILL BE AN HOUR,

DAMN IT, THAT'S
NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

I'M SORRY, I'M SO SORRY,

NO, I DON'T WANT AN OPERATION,

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS,

NO! NO! NO!

DR, MOLSTAD!

HE'S COMING RIGHT BACK,

OKAY, I'LL GO GET HIM,

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT OUT!

NO, I DON'T WANT TO!

SAM, THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH,

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME,

I NEED YOU AS FAST AS POSSIBLE,

IT CAN'T WAIT,

IT MUST COME OUT NOW,

SHE WANTS
TO SEE YOU,

OKAY, PLEASE,
YES, HOW LONG?

20 MINUTES, GREAT,

I'LL BE HERE WAITING,

YOU LEFT HER ALONE?

SHE GOT AGITATED,

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO,

COME ON UP,

MULLIGAN?

MULLIGAN?

MULLIGAN... HOW'S THE BOY?

HEY, GET BACK HERE!

MULLIGAN!

COME HERE, BOY!

COME HERE, MULLIGAN,

HERE, BOY,

COME HERE, BOY,

THE HELL WITH YOU,

STAY IN HERE
AND ROT FOR ALL I CARE,

HOW DID SHE ESCAPE?

WHO KNOWS? WHO CARES?

SHE'S COMING BACK HERE,

WHEN SHE DOES, I WANT HER
TO SEE MULLIGAN ALIVE AND WELL,

DID YOU TELL
DOLLY AND MIKE?

THEY KNOW TO KEEP IT UP,

THEY WANT MORE MONEY,

SURPRISE,

COME ON, UNLOCK THE DOOR,

YEAH, YEAH,

MULLIGAN!

HERE, KITTY, KITTY,

SHE MIGHT NOT EVEN COME BACK,

THAT IMPLANT MUST BE FRIED
AFTER WHAT WE PUT HER THROUGH,

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU SLEPT WITH HER, KEVIN,

SORRY, BABE,

I HAD TO OCCUPY HER
UNTIL THE DRUGS KICKED IN,

SHE WAS OUT BEFORE WE FINISHED,

YEAH, RIGHT,

I'LL MISS THESE GUYS,

HOW MUCH DID
THE CORPORATION SPEND ON 'EM?

HUNDRED GRAND, MAYBE MORE,

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY SPENT THAT MUCH,

WHEN MOLSTAD'S IMPLANT FAILS,

OUR COMPANY
HAS THE MARKET CORNERED,

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?

MULLIGAN, WHERE ARE YOU?

COME ON,

COME ON, BOY,

HERE, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY,

MULLIGAN, COME ON OUT,

HERE HE IS,

VERY FUNNY,

THERE HE IS,

THERE HE IS, MULLIGAN,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE,
YOU CRAZY BOY?

COME ON,

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE,

MULLIGAN!

FORGET ABOUT THE STUPID CAT,

WE DID IT, WE'RE RICH,

LET'S CELEBRATE,

WE SHOULD
GET DOWNSTAIRS,

QUIT WORRYING,

IF BETH DOES SHOW,

WE'LL WRAP HER UP AGAIN
AND TAKE HER TO MOLSTAD,

HE'LL DIG THE IMPLANT
OUT OF HER BRAIN

AND SLAP A LABEL ON IT...
"DEFECTIVE,"

DR, HAWTHORNE,
CALL ON LINE THREE,

DR, HAWTHORNE,
LINE THREE,

WELL, THAT'S IT, THE RESULTS
OF THE HEARING ARE IN,

BECAUSE OF THE UNUSUAL NATURE
OF THE CASE,

AND BECAUSE YOU'VE REVERTED
TO YOUR OLD SELF,

YOU CANNOT NOW UNDERSTAND

THE EMOTIONS
BEHIND WHAT YOU DID,

YOU WON'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE DEATHS OF JOAN GARRISON
AND KEVIN FLYNN,

THE KELLERMANS'
CONFESSION HELPED,

THEY SAID THEY WERE ACTORS
PLAYING ROLES,

OF COURSE WITH THAT SPACESHIP

AND THE ACCOUTREMENTS
UP THERE IN THE APARTMENT,

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY HARD
TO DENY ANYWAY,

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE,

IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU

THAT IMPLANT IS
IN YOUR BRAIN?
NO,

WELL, IT'S HARMLESS,

IT'S BURNED ITSELF OUT,

ALL THE BEHAVIORAL
TESTS CONFIRM THAT,

THERE WOULD BE
NO POINT

IN DOING SURGERY
TO REMOVE IT,

I'M SORRY THAT
IT'S TURNED OUT THIS WAY...

FOR BOTH OF US,

DON'T WORRY, BABY, I'M HOME,

ERRANT COMPUTERS
CAN BE REPROGRAMMED,

IMPERFECT MACHINES
REDESIGNED,

BUT HUMAN BEINGS
ARE ANOTHER MATTER.