The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 3, Episode 11 - New Lease - full transcript
Dr. James Houghton and Dr. Charles McCamber have developed a technique to reanimate cryogenically preserved bodies. They know from their experiments with animals that the revival will last a couple of days at best. Their first success with a human, Oscar Reynolds, struggles and indicates he would have preferred to have been left dead. Houghton is fanatical however and takes extraordinary measures to keep Reynolds alive. After Houghton is shot dead by a mugger in the parking lot, McCamber re-animates him. Knowing he only has a short time available to him, Houghton decides to spend time with his family. When he sees his killer on the street he kills him but not before McCamber has some shocking news for him.
One donated cadaver.
Who's signing for it?
There's another one
Underneath.
You, mind
If i ask what you're doin'
With this stiff?
Medical research
"reynolds, oscar h.,
"caucasian male,
Age 56,
"collapsed on
The tennis court.
"massive coronary.
D.o.a. County e.r.
No open heart, no defib.
How long's
He been on ice?
Less than 12 hours.
Re-crystallization
Damage should be minimal.
Preservation
Protocols?
"body was heparinized
To prevent clotting.
Fully perfused
With glycol."
Let's get a move on.
Any more cell loss,
We'll be looking
For a new specimen.
Ready to
Close chamber?
Let's do it.
Hydraulic systems activated.
Pressure 165 pounds.
P.s.i., maintain
A 10 meter perimeter.
Initiate s.m.r. Sequence
Scanning molecular
Reorganizers at 410 joules
Ramping to 470.
And beginning scan.
S.m.r. Module
Beginning orientation.
Secondary systems online.
Laser probe activated.
Cell process reversing.
Autolysis reversed.
Rebuilding neuro-networks.
Blood replacement
Systems online.
Prepare to flush
Cryoprotectant.
Transfuse
With type "o."
Flushing perfusate.
Glycol drainage beginning.
And beginning
Blood replacement.
Body temperature
74.1 degrees,
Body temperature 78.5 degrees.
81.3 degrees.
88.0 degrees
Blood replacement
Complete.
Biosensors static.
No measurable response.
Juice him.
Flatline. Nothing.
Crank it.
Let's go again.
Increasing to 400 joules.
Reflex?
I don't think so
Hello, mr. Reynolds.
Welcome back.
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.
The quest to conquer death
Is as old as man himself.
We conjure dark angels
Whose untimely arrival
We hope to avert
With guile and perseverance.
But in the end,
It is inevitably the grave,
Not hope, which prevails.
I'm so cold.
Mr. Reynolds
We've been applying
All the necessary heat.
Where the hell am i?
You're in a private
Research facility.
I'm dr. Houghton.
This is my colleague,
Dr. Mccamber.
Where are my clothes?
I-- i wanna go home.
Slow down.
Guess i must've
Had another heart attack.
That is what
Happened to me, isn't it?
Yes. Yes, it is.
My wife.
I-- i wanna talk to helen.
Mr. Reynolds?
Just let this dissolve
Under your tongue.
We'll call her,
Just as soon as
You're feeling better.
Did they operate?
I-- i can't see
Any stitches.
Mr. Reynolds,
What i'm about to tell you
Is gonna sound extraordinary,
But you must believe
It's absolutely true.
You see,
For the past 5 years,
Dr.mccamber and myself
Have been working
On the problems attendant to
Cryonic suspension.
That's where people
Are frozen after death,
In the hope that som
E future technology
Might revive them
And provide a cure
For whatever
Caused them to die.
You're nut cases.
You wanna freeze me
When i die.
Is that what
You're tellin' me?
No, no,
You don't understand.
You see, about a year ago,
We made a critical
Breakthrough
Which enables us
To rejuvenate vital organs,
To rebuild dying
And dead tissue,
To reroute damaged brain
Paths with new ones.
My god.
Mr. Reynolds,
You were pronounced dead,
Brought to
The coroner's office,
And frozen for
Close to 12 hours.
It's true.
12 hours?
Is this some
Kinda sick joke?
It's no joke, oscar.
You have helped us
To make medical history.
It's crazy.
I don't believe any of this.
I have your death certificate
From the coroner's office,
If you wish to examine it.
Does--
Does helen know
I'm alive?
We're the only 3 who know.
Probably give he
R a heart attack
When i call her.
Mr. Reynolds,
It's important
That you understand
This resuscitation
You're benefiting from
Is of a very
Limited nature.
Here we go.
How long have i got?
5 years?
Months?
Weeks? Well, come on.
Don't just stand there.
Tell me.
How long have i got?
Probably
A couple of days.
We know this from
Our animal experiments.
Days.
...of not being stronger
Than a mild sedative.
And i want
Everything charted.
Sure that's enough jam?
I like jam.
Daddy says
Breakfast is brain food.
Yeah, i'm sure
There is a lot of pain,
A.
But too much medicatio
N will only skew the dat
Look, look, at least
Hold off until i get
Down there, all right?
All right, i'll be there
Soon, charlie. Yeah.
All right.
What was that about?
Nothing.
It's just
An experiment that charlie
And i have been conducting.
Well, how is charlie?
We haven't had him
Over in weeks.
Charlie's fine.
We should
Have him over.
We will, just as soon
As we're able to
Catch our breath
Down at the lab.
Look, don't bother
About dinner tonight.
For the next few days,
I'm practically gonna be
Camped out at the lab.
Well, what
About saturday?
Saturday?
You know,
Katie's recital.
I'm sorry.
It completely
Slipped my mind.
Well, it'll only
Be for a few hours.
It's just that
I can't possibly
Take the time away
Right now.
See, we are at
The most critical phase
Of the experiment.
You understand,
Don't you?
Of course.
So you're not coming?
I'm sorry, peanut.
I'll make it up to you.
Hey, how about
If i get you that bike
You've been talkin' about.
Mom already did.
Remember, i showed you?
Daddy's been very busy,
Sweetheart. You know that.
Look, it's gettin' late.
Charlie's been
There all night.
I've gotta
Relieve him?
What about breakfast?
I'll grab
Something on the way.
Don't be too late.
You know how i worry
Hey, you wanna tell momm
Y daddy's a big boy now.
See you.
How's our patient?
He had a couple
Of rough hours.
But he's settled down.
The body temp is still
Way under normal.
I still can't believe
We did it.
He was crying, jim.
Well, you were a g.p.
Before you were a pathologist.
Nothing we haven't seen.
I think we should contact his wife.
I don't think
That's a good idea at all.
It might raise
His spirits.
Charlie, she could
Take this out of our hands,
And i'm not about to
Risk that. Look.
She signed her husband's body
Over to science,
And that is all
She needs to know.
Dr. Morgan called down
For a status report.
I don't want him to know
We've had a successful
Revival just yet.
How long do you expect to keep
Something like this a secret?
This could be our one
And our only shot at this.
Besides, i don't want him
Makin' the announcement.
You know morgan,
He'll be taking credit
For the whole experiment.
It's his heart again
! B.p. 90 over 64.
What are you
Gonna give him?
Lydocaine,
100 milligrams.
Thought you wanted
To keep him alive.
He's still
Got arrhythmia.
Don't you
Die on me.
B.p. 70 over 50.
Charlie, i think
We oughta shock him.
Heart muscle's too damaged.
He wouldn't survive.
Wait a minute.
I think he's stabilizing.
His pulse is stronger.
How's the arrhythmia?
Steadying. C'mon,
Oscar, hang in there.
Charlie, systolic's
Up to 76.
He's gonna make it.
Mr. Reynolds?
Can you hear me?
It's alright.
We'll get you warmer.
Why--
Why did-- did you
Do this to me?
Why didn't you--
Why didn't you
Just let me die?
14 hours into the experiment,
Subject is alive and well.
Were it not for
A secondary cardiac episode,
The prospects for
An extended resuscitation
Would be even better.
We have to talk.
We proved what
We had to prove.
I think we should
Pull the plug.
What plug?
The man is not on
Life support.
You know
What i mean.
The life he has,
It was forced on him.
Charlie, we owe it to scienc
To keep him ticking
Just as long
As possible.
We owe it to the world,
And we owe it to him.
No.
No, the man is in agony.
He wants to die.
Look,
The man is irrational.
He's under duress.
If you were
In his position,
Wouldn't you want
Everything that could be done
To prolong your life
To be done?
I know i sure
As hell would.
You can't call what
We've given him "life".
Well, i'm gonna leave
The semantics to you, charlie.
It's wrong, jim.
We both know
This is wrong.
Hey, charlie,
If i were you,
I'd go home
And i'd get some rest.
Let him be.
There's nothing more
To be done.
I've got a successful
Experiment to document.
I'm not leaving here
Until our friend
Breathes his last.
Mccamber here.
Hi, charlie. It's me, angie.
Just a second.
No, no, no,
Don't get jim.
I really need
Someone to talk to.
Do you think
You could meet me?
It's not like i wanna
Deny him the satisfaction
He gets
From the work.
Or even the hours.
I mean, i can-- i can
Live with that. It's just.
If i ask you something,
Do you promise
To be brutally
Honest with me
What is it?
Charlie, is--
Is jim having an affair?
Is that what this is about?
Well, he's always
Been a little distant,
But lately it's like
He's hiding somethin
G from me.
Our love life's
All but disappeared,
So i thought
Maybe he talked to you.
Look, angela,
Jim may have his problems,
But he's never struck me
As a philanderer.
Well, then,
He hasn't said anything?
Nothing.
I'm sure it's just
His obsession with the work.
The truth is
We've both gotten
A little monomaniacal.
The difference is
You don't have a family.
Jim's a very lucky man.
Well, i'm not so sure
He'd agree with you.
Lately i feel like
I'm intruding just
By talking to him.
I know what
You put up with.
It's not even me
So much.
I'm used to it.
It's katrine.
I mean,
She's 10 years old.
She needs a father.
She deserves that much.
You want me
To talk to him?
No.
Yes.
I don't know.
I think maybe i ju
St needed someone
To listen to me.
I probably should
Never have called you.
Of course
You should have.
That's what friends do.
You are a dear friend,
Charlie.
Maybe in another life?
I'm sorry, no,
I-- i didn't mean that.
I didn't mean
To embarrass you
That's ok.
It's alright.
You won't tell jim
We talked, will you?
No. Not unless
You want me to.
No.
Revival plus 19 hours,
45 minutes.
Subject continues
To cling to life.
Respiration is labored,
But blood pressure is
Holding steady at 110 over 80.
He's been drifting in
And out of sleep.
Chest pains
Appear to have subsided.
The hell they have...
What do you
Think you're doing?
I want to sleep
And never wake up.
Look, reynolds,
You have no idea
How important a contribution
You're making here.
Contribution?
I never asked for this.
Years from now,
Decades from now,
People are gonna remember
The name oscar reynolds.
They're going to honor
Your courage
And your determination.
This isn't about me.
This is about you,
Your glory.
I wanna die.
I want you
To kill me.
That's crazy.
I want it over.
You hear me?
I'm begging you
To kill me.
Please, kill me now.
I'll get you
A clean gown.
My god.
What are you doing?
It's incredible,
Isn't it?
Jim, what are you
Doing to him?
Well, i've got him
On epinephrine drip.
There's still brain activity
Autonomic functioning.
If we keep stimulating
With the vasopressors,
I figure we may get
Another 24, i don't know
Maybe even 48 hours
Out of him.
Enough.
Enough! Let the man
Have his peace.
Charlie, if this
Bothers you so much,
Maybe you should
Just stay away.
He's crashing.
Blockage at
The sinoatrial node.
Heading for
Full arrest.
I'm gonna
Juice him.
No, don't.
Do you want me
To just let him die?
That is exactly
What i want.
Damn it,
The man is flatlining.
I can't just stand here
And do nothing!
Let him go!
I can't!
A few hundred joules.
400 joules!
600 joules.
We're maxed out!
Come on!
Come on!
Congratulations.
You just
Electrocuted a dead man.
What are you doing?
Give me your wallet.
What?
Gimme your wallet.
All right,
All right, i will.
Please take it.
Real slow. Come on.
Take it easy, man.
All right, there, take it.
Thanks.
Take the money,
The credit cards,
Whatever you want.
You work here, right?
Yeah.
Ok. I want you to open
That briefcase on the trunk.
There's nothing in it
For you to open.
It's all right
, all right.
See, there's nothing
Where are the drugs?
I don't have --
Where are the drugs?
I don't have any drugs.
Where are the drugs?
I don't have any drugs.
Take-- take the car.
Gimme your watch. Come on!
Take it, take it
There, there.
Come on, come on!
Gimme your wedding ring.
No.
Gimme your ring!
Gimme it! Come on.
Gimme it.
Come on, hurry up.
Hurry up!
Hey!
Hey, you!
Hey! Stop!
Jim. Jim.
My god, no.
"if you were
In his position,
"wouldn't you want everythin
That could be done
To prolong your life
To be done?"
All right, buddy.
Let's hope
You meant it.
Official time
Of death of subject,
Dr. James houghton, 12:03 a.m.
1 hour
And 45 minutes ago.
Gross damage
To the abdominal aorta
Has been repaired.
Full tissue fusion
Awaits the scan.
Bypassing cryonic regimen.
All brain activity has been
Nil for 1 hour, 46 minutes.
If there's any
Chance of revival,
And brain function
Restoration,
We'll know soon.
Jim.
I'm hit bad, charlie.
You have no idea
How bad.
What?
You were flatlined
For almost 2 hours.
I put you through the s.m.r.
Brought you back.
My god.
I'm gonna go the way
Reynolds did.
Easy now, easy
We don't know that.
Don't lie to me, charlie.
We know how
The process works.
The cells die.
I've got 24 hours.
I've got one damn day.
You know,
I just keep seein' his face.
That bastard
Who killed me.
What are you
Gonna tell angela?
What the hell
Am i supposed to--
To tell her, charlie? Um...
"honey, it's not really me.
"it's a zombie,
But don't worry,
"2 days from now
I'll be a-- you'll be a--
I'm sorry.
...you'll be a widow."
Forget it,
It's all right.
I'm sorry. I didn't-
- i didn't realize.
Hey.
I-- i guess
I should be grateful
If it wasn't for you
I'd be on the slab
At the meat house.
Aw, charlie,
It's just not fair.
I mean, i was so close
To having everything,
And now i got nothing.
You've got a wife
And a-- a daughter
Who love you.
God knows why they do.
Even angie says it:
"you should be more
Like charlie."
Not that it makes
A gnat's ass worth
Of difference now.
Jim,
It's not my place
To say it,
But if--
If i were you,
I'd take whatever
Time i had left
And make things
Right with them.
Tell me something,
Charlie.
How do you make up
For 10 years of neglect
In just one day?
Sweetheart?
Yeah.
What time is it?
It's late.
I'm exhausted.
You ok?
I'm alright.
Just tired.
Go back to sleep.
Angie.
What?
You are so beautiful.
You sure you're ok?
I don't know how
My life got swallowed
Up by my work.
Mornin'.
Morning.
Made some coffee.
I got some eggs cookin', too.
Thanks.
Did you get any sleep
At all last night?
Not a lot.
You look awful.
What's wrong?
I've been comin' down
With somethin'.
There's a flu
Goin' around.
I'll be all right.
Hey, mornin', peanut.
Hi.
Could we go to schoo
L today early, mom?
I never get to see danielle
Except in the mornings.
Sure.
What would you say
If i told you you didn't
Have to go to school today?
Miss potter'd
Get all mad.
Well, let's not worry
About miss potter?
Wanna go to the park?
Daddy's just being silly,
Sweetheart.
But we will go
This weekend, right?
I can't wait
Until the weekend.
I'm gonna be swamped
At the lab.
What do you say
We have an old-fashioned
Picnic in the park today?
Cool.
What's gotten into you?
What? Is it a crime
For a man
To wanna spend
A little time with his family?
What's that smell?
That's my eggs.
Daddy cooked
Breakfast?
Mom! Dad!
Watch this!
Boy, come on.
Good dog.
Hey.
I love you so much.
This isn't like you.
How long have
We been married?
Um...
And in all that time,
Have you ever
Once kissed me in public?
Or suggested a picnic
In the middle of the week?
It's...
If i didn't
Know you better,
I'd say you were feeli
Ng guilty about something
Hey! What's that
Supposed to mean?
I don't know
Whatever it is, i'm gonna
Stop complaining about it.
Come on,
Give it back, boy.
You're spoiling us,
You know that?
A picnic in the park.
Dinner out.
I guess this is what
They mean by quality time.
Does this mean
You'll be able to come
To my recital on saturday?
You bet i will.
I wouldn't miss
That for the i world,
I think i'm gonn
A have the penne.
How about you?
Sounds good to me.
Wait, is that blood?
What?
Jim, your gums
Are bleeding.
It's nothin'.
You know what?
It's, um...
I bet you it's just
That flu medication
I've been takin'.
What kind of flu
Medication makes you bleed like that?
Angie, it's nothing.
What're you gonna have?
Sweetheart,
What are you gonna have?
Try something.
Half a hamburger
Yeah.
And then
Have half a salad.
Ok
Hi. Olympian workout.
Hello.
This is det. Roger maynard
Of the 6th precinct.
We're investigating
A hit and run
That possibly involves
A member of your club.
Drives a vintage mustang,
Plate number r-b-z-9-7-2.
I'm going to need
A full name and address.
Could you hold on a second?
Yes, i'll wait.
I poured you some wine.
Thanks.
You know,
I know i've been
A big disappointment to you.
No, don't, please.
It's just that,
If i could do it all again,
I'd do it differently.
What do you mean?
I've just gotten a wake up
Call lately, i guess.
You talked to charlie.
Well, what did you
Tell charlie?
I just needed a should
Er to cry on, that's all.
Charlie's a good listener.
I guess i deserved it.
God knows, i haven't been.
But you know in
All these years,
I've never
Stopped loving you.
My god!
Your skin!
What happened?
It's nothing.
It was an accident
At the lab.
Will you please
Just tell me the truth?
Angie, it's all right.
But your story
Keeps on changing.
Please, just tell me
My god,
You're hurt.
There was a spill
Yesterday at the lab.
A chemical spill,
And i got burned,
And...
It made me feel
Pretty sick,
But it-- it'll all be
Out of my system
In a few days,
They tell me,
And that's the truth, angie.
I promise you.
Szigetti!
Put your hands up.
Do i know you?
So how does it feel
To be on the wrong
Side of a gun?
Nah, you couldn't be.
Not after the hit
You took.
Life is full of surprises.
You should always
Finish what you start.
Come on, man.
You don't wanna do this.
But i do.
Now we're both dead.
Jim!
Am i glad to see you.
I take it that means
You weren't expecting me
To be around.
You better sit down
For this.
Sure.
Whatever it is,
Just tell me straight?
You are not dying.
Say that again.
You're gonna be ok.
I was up all night
Verifying your test results,
And every one of
Our experimental protocols.
So, what do you
Call this?
I call that your bod
Y renewing itself.
All the evidence is
That your internal
Systems are rebuilding.
I don't understand.
I mean, reynolds,
He fell apart right
In front of our eyes.
Reynolds was frozen when we put him
Through the s.m.r.
Jim, everything we've done
Has been predicated
On rejuvenating tissues
After freezing.
No, we tried reviving
Dead cells that hadn't
Been super-cooled.
We never even got close.
We never had the benef
It of human testing.
The animal experiments
Must have led us astray.
But cell damage?
Organ damage?
That's been arrested.
The pendulum is
Swinging back.
You're healing.
You have every prospect
For a normal life.
Angie!
Angie.
Did you forget
Something?
I'm alive.
What are you
Talking about?
Come here,
Sweetheart.
What?
What?
I couldn't tell
You before,
But i thought i was dying.
My god.
My god.
No, no,
It's all right.
It's all right.
I'm not.
It was a false alarm.
I knew you were holding
Back something,
But you're all right?
You promise?
Scout's honor.
I'm so glad it happened.
There's so much
I want to give to you.
All i have ever
Wanted was you.
James houghton?
Yes?
Det. Walter broder
I'm here to place
You under arrest.
What's this about, jim?
No.
No, obviously
There's been a mistake.
We have 3 witnesses
That saw you gun down.
One anthony szigetti
Outside his home at 3 a.m.
This morning,
Then drive away.
License plate and
Your description both match.
No, that can't be true.
He was here with me.
Tell them, jim.
We found your wall
Et in his apartment.
The man robbed you,
And you hunted him down
And killed him.
No.
You don't understand.
You see, he was a murderer.
Then you admit
Killing him?
My god.
Who did he murder?
This isn't gonna
Make any sense to you at all.
Let's go dr. Houghton.
No, please, wait.
You see,
He deserved to die.
He, he-- he shot me!
Here, you take
A look for yourself!
It's healed.
It's healed,
It was the s.m.r.
S.m.r.?
I hope you've got a good lawyer,
'Cause judges
In this district
Don't take too kindly
To vigilantes.
Well, what can
They do to me?
You get convicted,
You just might
Spend the rest of
Your life in prison.
No!
The rest of my life?
My god!
No, no, please!
You've gotta listen to me!
You see, i was murdered.
And then i was--
I was brought back to life.
I mean, i couldn't let him
Get away with that.
You see, he shot me!
I mean, the man killed me!
If we measure
How much we value life,
Solely by
Our dread of dying,
Then it may well be
That we have no sense of
Its value at all.
Who's signing for it?
There's another one
Underneath.
You, mind
If i ask what you're doin'
With this stiff?
Medical research
"reynolds, oscar h.,
"caucasian male,
Age 56,
"collapsed on
The tennis court.
"massive coronary.
D.o.a. County e.r.
No open heart, no defib.
How long's
He been on ice?
Less than 12 hours.
Re-crystallization
Damage should be minimal.
Preservation
Protocols?
"body was heparinized
To prevent clotting.
Fully perfused
With glycol."
Let's get a move on.
Any more cell loss,
We'll be looking
For a new specimen.
Ready to
Close chamber?
Let's do it.
Hydraulic systems activated.
Pressure 165 pounds.
P.s.i., maintain
A 10 meter perimeter.
Initiate s.m.r. Sequence
Scanning molecular
Reorganizers at 410 joules
Ramping to 470.
And beginning scan.
S.m.r. Module
Beginning orientation.
Secondary systems online.
Laser probe activated.
Cell process reversing.
Autolysis reversed.
Rebuilding neuro-networks.
Blood replacement
Systems online.
Prepare to flush
Cryoprotectant.
Transfuse
With type "o."
Flushing perfusate.
Glycol drainage beginning.
And beginning
Blood replacement.
Body temperature
74.1 degrees,
Body temperature 78.5 degrees.
81.3 degrees.
88.0 degrees
Blood replacement
Complete.
Biosensors static.
No measurable response.
Juice him.
Flatline. Nothing.
Crank it.
Let's go again.
Increasing to 400 joules.
Reflex?
I don't think so
Hello, mr. Reynolds.
Welcome back.
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.
The quest to conquer death
Is as old as man himself.
We conjure dark angels
Whose untimely arrival
We hope to avert
With guile and perseverance.
But in the end,
It is inevitably the grave,
Not hope, which prevails.
I'm so cold.
Mr. Reynolds
We've been applying
All the necessary heat.
Where the hell am i?
You're in a private
Research facility.
I'm dr. Houghton.
This is my colleague,
Dr. Mccamber.
Where are my clothes?
I-- i wanna go home.
Slow down.
Guess i must've
Had another heart attack.
That is what
Happened to me, isn't it?
Yes. Yes, it is.
My wife.
I-- i wanna talk to helen.
Mr. Reynolds?
Just let this dissolve
Under your tongue.
We'll call her,
Just as soon as
You're feeling better.
Did they operate?
I-- i can't see
Any stitches.
Mr. Reynolds,
What i'm about to tell you
Is gonna sound extraordinary,
But you must believe
It's absolutely true.
You see,
For the past 5 years,
Dr.mccamber and myself
Have been working
On the problems attendant to
Cryonic suspension.
That's where people
Are frozen after death,
In the hope that som
E future technology
Might revive them
And provide a cure
For whatever
Caused them to die.
You're nut cases.
You wanna freeze me
When i die.
Is that what
You're tellin' me?
No, no,
You don't understand.
You see, about a year ago,
We made a critical
Breakthrough
Which enables us
To rejuvenate vital organs,
To rebuild dying
And dead tissue,
To reroute damaged brain
Paths with new ones.
My god.
Mr. Reynolds,
You were pronounced dead,
Brought to
The coroner's office,
And frozen for
Close to 12 hours.
It's true.
12 hours?
Is this some
Kinda sick joke?
It's no joke, oscar.
You have helped us
To make medical history.
It's crazy.
I don't believe any of this.
I have your death certificate
From the coroner's office,
If you wish to examine it.
Does--
Does helen know
I'm alive?
We're the only 3 who know.
Probably give he
R a heart attack
When i call her.
Mr. Reynolds,
It's important
That you understand
This resuscitation
You're benefiting from
Is of a very
Limited nature.
Here we go.
How long have i got?
5 years?
Months?
Weeks? Well, come on.
Don't just stand there.
Tell me.
How long have i got?
Probably
A couple of days.
We know this from
Our animal experiments.
Days.
...of not being stronger
Than a mild sedative.
And i want
Everything charted.
Sure that's enough jam?
I like jam.
Daddy says
Breakfast is brain food.
Yeah, i'm sure
There is a lot of pain,
A.
But too much medicatio
N will only skew the dat
Look, look, at least
Hold off until i get
Down there, all right?
All right, i'll be there
Soon, charlie. Yeah.
All right.
What was that about?
Nothing.
It's just
An experiment that charlie
And i have been conducting.
Well, how is charlie?
We haven't had him
Over in weeks.
Charlie's fine.
We should
Have him over.
We will, just as soon
As we're able to
Catch our breath
Down at the lab.
Look, don't bother
About dinner tonight.
For the next few days,
I'm practically gonna be
Camped out at the lab.
Well, what
About saturday?
Saturday?
You know,
Katie's recital.
I'm sorry.
It completely
Slipped my mind.
Well, it'll only
Be for a few hours.
It's just that
I can't possibly
Take the time away
Right now.
See, we are at
The most critical phase
Of the experiment.
You understand,
Don't you?
Of course.
So you're not coming?
I'm sorry, peanut.
I'll make it up to you.
Hey, how about
If i get you that bike
You've been talkin' about.
Mom already did.
Remember, i showed you?
Daddy's been very busy,
Sweetheart. You know that.
Look, it's gettin' late.
Charlie's been
There all night.
I've gotta
Relieve him?
What about breakfast?
I'll grab
Something on the way.
Don't be too late.
You know how i worry
Hey, you wanna tell momm
Y daddy's a big boy now.
See you.
How's our patient?
He had a couple
Of rough hours.
But he's settled down.
The body temp is still
Way under normal.
I still can't believe
We did it.
He was crying, jim.
Well, you were a g.p.
Before you were a pathologist.
Nothing we haven't seen.
I think we should contact his wife.
I don't think
That's a good idea at all.
It might raise
His spirits.
Charlie, she could
Take this out of our hands,
And i'm not about to
Risk that. Look.
She signed her husband's body
Over to science,
And that is all
She needs to know.
Dr. Morgan called down
For a status report.
I don't want him to know
We've had a successful
Revival just yet.
How long do you expect to keep
Something like this a secret?
This could be our one
And our only shot at this.
Besides, i don't want him
Makin' the announcement.
You know morgan,
He'll be taking credit
For the whole experiment.
It's his heart again
! B.p. 90 over 64.
What are you
Gonna give him?
Lydocaine,
100 milligrams.
Thought you wanted
To keep him alive.
He's still
Got arrhythmia.
Don't you
Die on me.
B.p. 70 over 50.
Charlie, i think
We oughta shock him.
Heart muscle's too damaged.
He wouldn't survive.
Wait a minute.
I think he's stabilizing.
His pulse is stronger.
How's the arrhythmia?
Steadying. C'mon,
Oscar, hang in there.
Charlie, systolic's
Up to 76.
He's gonna make it.
Mr. Reynolds?
Can you hear me?
It's alright.
We'll get you warmer.
Why--
Why did-- did you
Do this to me?
Why didn't you--
Why didn't you
Just let me die?
14 hours into the experiment,
Subject is alive and well.
Were it not for
A secondary cardiac episode,
The prospects for
An extended resuscitation
Would be even better.
We have to talk.
We proved what
We had to prove.
I think we should
Pull the plug.
What plug?
The man is not on
Life support.
You know
What i mean.
The life he has,
It was forced on him.
Charlie, we owe it to scienc
To keep him ticking
Just as long
As possible.
We owe it to the world,
And we owe it to him.
No.
No, the man is in agony.
He wants to die.
Look,
The man is irrational.
He's under duress.
If you were
In his position,
Wouldn't you want
Everything that could be done
To prolong your life
To be done?
I know i sure
As hell would.
You can't call what
We've given him "life".
Well, i'm gonna leave
The semantics to you, charlie.
It's wrong, jim.
We both know
This is wrong.
Hey, charlie,
If i were you,
I'd go home
And i'd get some rest.
Let him be.
There's nothing more
To be done.
I've got a successful
Experiment to document.
I'm not leaving here
Until our friend
Breathes his last.
Mccamber here.
Hi, charlie. It's me, angie.
Just a second.
No, no, no,
Don't get jim.
I really need
Someone to talk to.
Do you think
You could meet me?
It's not like i wanna
Deny him the satisfaction
He gets
From the work.
Or even the hours.
I mean, i can-- i can
Live with that. It's just.
If i ask you something,
Do you promise
To be brutally
Honest with me
What is it?
Charlie, is--
Is jim having an affair?
Is that what this is about?
Well, he's always
Been a little distant,
But lately it's like
He's hiding somethin
G from me.
Our love life's
All but disappeared,
So i thought
Maybe he talked to you.
Look, angela,
Jim may have his problems,
But he's never struck me
As a philanderer.
Well, then,
He hasn't said anything?
Nothing.
I'm sure it's just
His obsession with the work.
The truth is
We've both gotten
A little monomaniacal.
The difference is
You don't have a family.
Jim's a very lucky man.
Well, i'm not so sure
He'd agree with you.
Lately i feel like
I'm intruding just
By talking to him.
I know what
You put up with.
It's not even me
So much.
I'm used to it.
It's katrine.
I mean,
She's 10 years old.
She needs a father.
She deserves that much.
You want me
To talk to him?
No.
Yes.
I don't know.
I think maybe i ju
St needed someone
To listen to me.
I probably should
Never have called you.
Of course
You should have.
That's what friends do.
You are a dear friend,
Charlie.
Maybe in another life?
I'm sorry, no,
I-- i didn't mean that.
I didn't mean
To embarrass you
That's ok.
It's alright.
You won't tell jim
We talked, will you?
No. Not unless
You want me to.
No.
Revival plus 19 hours,
45 minutes.
Subject continues
To cling to life.
Respiration is labored,
But blood pressure is
Holding steady at 110 over 80.
He's been drifting in
And out of sleep.
Chest pains
Appear to have subsided.
The hell they have...
What do you
Think you're doing?
I want to sleep
And never wake up.
Look, reynolds,
You have no idea
How important a contribution
You're making here.
Contribution?
I never asked for this.
Years from now,
Decades from now,
People are gonna remember
The name oscar reynolds.
They're going to honor
Your courage
And your determination.
This isn't about me.
This is about you,
Your glory.
I wanna die.
I want you
To kill me.
That's crazy.
I want it over.
You hear me?
I'm begging you
To kill me.
Please, kill me now.
I'll get you
A clean gown.
My god.
What are you doing?
It's incredible,
Isn't it?
Jim, what are you
Doing to him?
Well, i've got him
On epinephrine drip.
There's still brain activity
Autonomic functioning.
If we keep stimulating
With the vasopressors,
I figure we may get
Another 24, i don't know
Maybe even 48 hours
Out of him.
Enough.
Enough! Let the man
Have his peace.
Charlie, if this
Bothers you so much,
Maybe you should
Just stay away.
He's crashing.
Blockage at
The sinoatrial node.
Heading for
Full arrest.
I'm gonna
Juice him.
No, don't.
Do you want me
To just let him die?
That is exactly
What i want.
Damn it,
The man is flatlining.
I can't just stand here
And do nothing!
Let him go!
I can't!
A few hundred joules.
400 joules!
600 joules.
We're maxed out!
Come on!
Come on!
Congratulations.
You just
Electrocuted a dead man.
What are you doing?
Give me your wallet.
What?
Gimme your wallet.
All right,
All right, i will.
Please take it.
Real slow. Come on.
Take it easy, man.
All right, there, take it.
Thanks.
Take the money,
The credit cards,
Whatever you want.
You work here, right?
Yeah.
Ok. I want you to open
That briefcase on the trunk.
There's nothing in it
For you to open.
It's all right
, all right.
See, there's nothing
Where are the drugs?
I don't have --
Where are the drugs?
I don't have any drugs.
Where are the drugs?
I don't have any drugs.
Take-- take the car.
Gimme your watch. Come on!
Take it, take it
There, there.
Come on, come on!
Gimme your wedding ring.
No.
Gimme your ring!
Gimme it! Come on.
Gimme it.
Come on, hurry up.
Hurry up!
Hey!
Hey, you!
Hey! Stop!
Jim. Jim.
My god, no.
"if you were
In his position,
"wouldn't you want everythin
That could be done
To prolong your life
To be done?"
All right, buddy.
Let's hope
You meant it.
Official time
Of death of subject,
Dr. James houghton, 12:03 a.m.
1 hour
And 45 minutes ago.
Gross damage
To the abdominal aorta
Has been repaired.
Full tissue fusion
Awaits the scan.
Bypassing cryonic regimen.
All brain activity has been
Nil for 1 hour, 46 minutes.
If there's any
Chance of revival,
And brain function
Restoration,
We'll know soon.
Jim.
I'm hit bad, charlie.
You have no idea
How bad.
What?
You were flatlined
For almost 2 hours.
I put you through the s.m.r.
Brought you back.
My god.
I'm gonna go the way
Reynolds did.
Easy now, easy
We don't know that.
Don't lie to me, charlie.
We know how
The process works.
The cells die.
I've got 24 hours.
I've got one damn day.
You know,
I just keep seein' his face.
That bastard
Who killed me.
What are you
Gonna tell angela?
What the hell
Am i supposed to--
To tell her, charlie? Um...
"honey, it's not really me.
"it's a zombie,
But don't worry,
"2 days from now
I'll be a-- you'll be a--
I'm sorry.
...you'll be a widow."
Forget it,
It's all right.
I'm sorry. I didn't-
- i didn't realize.
Hey.
I-- i guess
I should be grateful
If it wasn't for you
I'd be on the slab
At the meat house.
Aw, charlie,
It's just not fair.
I mean, i was so close
To having everything,
And now i got nothing.
You've got a wife
And a-- a daughter
Who love you.
God knows why they do.
Even angie says it:
"you should be more
Like charlie."
Not that it makes
A gnat's ass worth
Of difference now.
Jim,
It's not my place
To say it,
But if--
If i were you,
I'd take whatever
Time i had left
And make things
Right with them.
Tell me something,
Charlie.
How do you make up
For 10 years of neglect
In just one day?
Sweetheart?
Yeah.
What time is it?
It's late.
I'm exhausted.
You ok?
I'm alright.
Just tired.
Go back to sleep.
Angie.
What?
You are so beautiful.
You sure you're ok?
I don't know how
My life got swallowed
Up by my work.
Mornin'.
Morning.
Made some coffee.
I got some eggs cookin', too.
Thanks.
Did you get any sleep
At all last night?
Not a lot.
You look awful.
What's wrong?
I've been comin' down
With somethin'.
There's a flu
Goin' around.
I'll be all right.
Hey, mornin', peanut.
Hi.
Could we go to schoo
L today early, mom?
I never get to see danielle
Except in the mornings.
Sure.
What would you say
If i told you you didn't
Have to go to school today?
Miss potter'd
Get all mad.
Well, let's not worry
About miss potter?
Wanna go to the park?
Daddy's just being silly,
Sweetheart.
But we will go
This weekend, right?
I can't wait
Until the weekend.
I'm gonna be swamped
At the lab.
What do you say
We have an old-fashioned
Picnic in the park today?
Cool.
What's gotten into you?
What? Is it a crime
For a man
To wanna spend
A little time with his family?
What's that smell?
That's my eggs.
Daddy cooked
Breakfast?
Mom! Dad!
Watch this!
Boy, come on.
Good dog.
Hey.
I love you so much.
This isn't like you.
How long have
We been married?
Um...
And in all that time,
Have you ever
Once kissed me in public?
Or suggested a picnic
In the middle of the week?
It's...
If i didn't
Know you better,
I'd say you were feeli
Ng guilty about something
Hey! What's that
Supposed to mean?
I don't know
Whatever it is, i'm gonna
Stop complaining about it.
Come on,
Give it back, boy.
You're spoiling us,
You know that?
A picnic in the park.
Dinner out.
I guess this is what
They mean by quality time.
Does this mean
You'll be able to come
To my recital on saturday?
You bet i will.
I wouldn't miss
That for the i world,
I think i'm gonn
A have the penne.
How about you?
Sounds good to me.
Wait, is that blood?
What?
Jim, your gums
Are bleeding.
It's nothin'.
You know what?
It's, um...
I bet you it's just
That flu medication
I've been takin'.
What kind of flu
Medication makes you bleed like that?
Angie, it's nothing.
What're you gonna have?
Sweetheart,
What are you gonna have?
Try something.
Half a hamburger
Yeah.
And then
Have half a salad.
Ok
Hi. Olympian workout.
Hello.
This is det. Roger maynard
Of the 6th precinct.
We're investigating
A hit and run
That possibly involves
A member of your club.
Drives a vintage mustang,
Plate number r-b-z-9-7-2.
I'm going to need
A full name and address.
Could you hold on a second?
Yes, i'll wait.
I poured you some wine.
Thanks.
You know,
I know i've been
A big disappointment to you.
No, don't, please.
It's just that,
If i could do it all again,
I'd do it differently.
What do you mean?
I've just gotten a wake up
Call lately, i guess.
You talked to charlie.
Well, what did you
Tell charlie?
I just needed a should
Er to cry on, that's all.
Charlie's a good listener.
I guess i deserved it.
God knows, i haven't been.
But you know in
All these years,
I've never
Stopped loving you.
My god!
Your skin!
What happened?
It's nothing.
It was an accident
At the lab.
Will you please
Just tell me the truth?
Angie, it's all right.
But your story
Keeps on changing.
Please, just tell me
My god,
You're hurt.
There was a spill
Yesterday at the lab.
A chemical spill,
And i got burned,
And...
It made me feel
Pretty sick,
But it-- it'll all be
Out of my system
In a few days,
They tell me,
And that's the truth, angie.
I promise you.
Szigetti!
Put your hands up.
Do i know you?
So how does it feel
To be on the wrong
Side of a gun?
Nah, you couldn't be.
Not after the hit
You took.
Life is full of surprises.
You should always
Finish what you start.
Come on, man.
You don't wanna do this.
But i do.
Now we're both dead.
Jim!
Am i glad to see you.
I take it that means
You weren't expecting me
To be around.
You better sit down
For this.
Sure.
Whatever it is,
Just tell me straight?
You are not dying.
Say that again.
You're gonna be ok.
I was up all night
Verifying your test results,
And every one of
Our experimental protocols.
So, what do you
Call this?
I call that your bod
Y renewing itself.
All the evidence is
That your internal
Systems are rebuilding.
I don't understand.
I mean, reynolds,
He fell apart right
In front of our eyes.
Reynolds was frozen when we put him
Through the s.m.r.
Jim, everything we've done
Has been predicated
On rejuvenating tissues
After freezing.
No, we tried reviving
Dead cells that hadn't
Been super-cooled.
We never even got close.
We never had the benef
It of human testing.
The animal experiments
Must have led us astray.
But cell damage?
Organ damage?
That's been arrested.
The pendulum is
Swinging back.
You're healing.
You have every prospect
For a normal life.
Angie!
Angie.
Did you forget
Something?
I'm alive.
What are you
Talking about?
Come here,
Sweetheart.
What?
What?
I couldn't tell
You before,
But i thought i was dying.
My god.
My god.
No, no,
It's all right.
It's all right.
I'm not.
It was a false alarm.
I knew you were holding
Back something,
But you're all right?
You promise?
Scout's honor.
I'm so glad it happened.
There's so much
I want to give to you.
All i have ever
Wanted was you.
James houghton?
Yes?
Det. Walter broder
I'm here to place
You under arrest.
What's this about, jim?
No.
No, obviously
There's been a mistake.
We have 3 witnesses
That saw you gun down.
One anthony szigetti
Outside his home at 3 a.m.
This morning,
Then drive away.
License plate and
Your description both match.
No, that can't be true.
He was here with me.
Tell them, jim.
We found your wall
Et in his apartment.
The man robbed you,
And you hunted him down
And killed him.
No.
You don't understand.
You see, he was a murderer.
Then you admit
Killing him?
My god.
Who did he murder?
This isn't gonna
Make any sense to you at all.
Let's go dr. Houghton.
No, please, wait.
You see,
He deserved to die.
He, he-- he shot me!
Here, you take
A look for yourself!
It's healed.
It's healed,
It was the s.m.r.
S.m.r.?
I hope you've got a good lawyer,
'Cause judges
In this district
Don't take too kindly
To vigilantes.
Well, what can
They do to me?
You get convicted,
You just might
Spend the rest of
Your life in prison.
No!
The rest of my life?
My god!
No, no, please!
You've gotta listen to me!
You see, i was murdered.
And then i was--
I was brought back to life.
I mean, i couldn't let him
Get away with that.
You see, he shot me!
I mean, the man killed me!
If we measure
How much we value life,
Solely by
Our dread of dying,
Then it may well be
That we have no sense of
Its value at all.