The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 4, Episode 25 - Black Box - full transcript

HORNET, THIS IS COM-1.

 

YOUR MISSION IS TO FIND LIEUTENANT
COLONEL BRANDON GRACE.

 

HE WAS PART
OF THE INSERTION TEAM.

 

HE'S BELIEVED
TO BE CARRYING THE PACKAGE.

 

IT'S IMPERATIVE YOU FIND HIM.

 

(Hornet)
NO SIGN OF HIM SO FAR.



 

IF HE'S IN HERE, HE'S TURNED OFF
HIS TRANSPONDER.

 

THAT'S STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURE.

 

GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND HIM
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.

 

COULD TAKE A WHILE

 

YOU DON'T HAVE A WHILE.
COMMAND'S HOT

 

FOR THAT PACKAGE.

 

COM-1, I'VE GOT
SOMETHING HERE.



 

HE'S OUR MAN.

 

HE'S UNRESPONSIVE.
LOOKS LIKE A GONER TO ME.

 

BUT DOES HE
HAVE THE PACKAGE?

 

(Hornet)
NEGATIVE ON THE PACKAGE.

 

(Hornet)
LET'S GET AN EVAC IN HERE

 

BEFORE I END UP
LIKE THIS POOR S.O.B.

 

SORRY, BUDDY.

 

AT LEAST YOU WON'T HAVE TO ROT
IN THIS LOUSY PLACE.

 

SON OF A BITCH.

 

FORGIVE ME.

 

(Mike)
HEY, BRANDON.

 

BRANDON? IT'S MIKE.

 

YOU AWAKE IN HERE, BUD?

 

I'M HERE.

 

DON'T SOUND SO EXCITED.

 

LISTEN, I GOT, UH,
SOMEONE HERE

 

THAT SAYS
SHE'S GOT A MEETING WITH YOU.

 

I'M GONNA BRING HER ON DOWN.

 

MR. GRACE.
I'M JENNIFER RIGNEY.

 

WE TALKED ON THE PHONE
THE OTHER DAY

 

ABOUT A BID
TO REDO A WAREHOUSE SPACE

 

IN THE EAST END
INTO ARTISTS LOFTS?

 

RIGHT.

 

I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET TOGETHER
UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

 

BUT I WAS MEETING WITH SOME FRIENDS
NEAR YOUR OFFICE

 

SO I THOUGHT I'D JUST COME ON UP.
I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

 

NO, NO, OF COURSE NOT.
COME ON IN.

 

MISS RIGNEY, DO YOU MIND
IF I HAVE A WORD WITH MY ASSOCIATE FIRST?

 

OH, NO, NOT AT ALL.
I'LL FIND THE LADIES' ROOM.

 

DOWN THE HALL
AND TO THE RIGHT.

 

GREAT. THANKS.

 

(Mike)
HELLO. EARTH TO BRANDON.

 

I WANT TO TELL YOU,

 

THE BOSS CALLED A STAFF MEETING
FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

 

I TRIED TO BUZZ YOU,
BUT YOU WERE IN THE CAN OR SOMETHING.

 

LISTEN, I KNOW
HE'S PUSHING YOU REAL HARD ON THESE SALES.

 

HEY, WE'RE ALL
FEELING THE PRESSURE.

 

BUT IF YOU NEED ANY HELP--

 

I DON'T NEED ANY HELP.

 

FINE.

 

I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE STAFF MEETING.

 

ALL RIGHT.

 

SUBJECT IS LOCATED.

 

I'M IN.

 

(male narrator)
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.

 

(narrator)
IT IS SAID THAT CONDUCT
ON THE BATTLEFIELD

 

IS THE ULTIMATE MEASURE
OF A MAN.

 

BUT OFTEN THE ENEMY
WE ARE MOST AFRAID TO FACE

 

IS MUCH CLOSER TO HOME.

 

I'LL MAKE THIS BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW

 

WE ALL HAVE A LOT TO DO TODAY.

 

SINCE LAST MONTH WHEN WE CAME UP

 

WITH THIS COORDINATED ATTACK PLAN
TO INCREASE OUR SALES,

 

PENNY AND I HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE FIGURES.

 

SO FAR, PEOPLE, I GOTTA TELL YOU

 

IT'S NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD.

 

WE STILL HAVE BIDS OUT
ON SEVERAL PROJECTS

 

WHERE THERE'S
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AT STAKE,

 

BUT WE HAVE LOST
THE LAST 6 CONTRACTS WE BID ON.

 

WE CAN'T AFFORD
TO LOSE DEALS LIKE THAT.

 

MEETING OUR OBJECTIVES
FOR THIS QUARTER

 

IS LIFE AND DEATH FOR THIS FIRM.

 

IF WE DON'T MAKE IT,

 

SOME OR ALL OF US ARE GONNA BE
OUT OF A JOB.

 

THAT'S JUST THE WAY
IT IS. SO

 

LET'S SUCK IT UP,

 

PULL THIS TOGETHER
LIKE A TEAM AND GET IT DONE,

 

ALL RIGHT?

 

THAT'S ALL.

 

BRANDON, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

 

LOOK, BRANDON.

 

LT'S LIKE A WAR OUT THERE.

 

I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN TO THE REAL THING,

 

SO I KNOW YOU CAN
FIND THE MINDSET.

 

IT'S JUST WE NEED A LITTLE
OF THAT KILLER INSTINCT

 

THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE.

 

IT'S LIKE
THAT MAHAFFEY PROJECT.

 

I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY
THE KENDALL BROTHERS CAN COMPETE WITH US,

 

BUT YOU GOTTA GET IN THERE
AND CLOSE THE DEAL.

 

NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOU
SUCCEED MORE THAN I DO

 

BUT YOU JUST GOTTA
PICK UP THE PACE.

 

NO.

 

NO! NO!

 

NO!

 

BRANDON.

 

WHAT THE HELL'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

 

I'M SORRY, MAN.

 

I'M SORRY. I GOTTA GO.

 

BRANDON.

 

I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO CATCH UP WITH YOU.

 

LISTEN.

 

YOU'RE STARTING
TO ACT REALLY WEIRD
BACK AT THE OFFICE.

 

YOU KNOW?

 

ED'S STARTING TO THINK THERE MIGHT BE REALLY
SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU

 

I THINK THERE IS
SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.

 

NAH.

 

YOU'RE JUST
A LITTLE STRESSED OUT.

 

I KNOW HE'S LEANING
PRETTY HARD ON YOU ABOUT THE SALES.

 

BUT LOOK, I GOT YOU THIS JOB.
I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT

 

IF I DIDN'T THINK
YOU COULD HANDLE IT.

 

YOU'VE BEEN
IN TOUGHER SITUATIONS THAN THIS.

 

YOU CAME THROUGH ALL RIGHT.

 

SO LET'S NOT PULL
THAT CRAZY VET THING

 

RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW?

 

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK
THIS IS?

 

NO, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
I JUST...

 

I MEAN, ED HASN'T
BEEN THROUGH THE STUFF WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.

 

NOBODY HAS.

 

BUT YOU'RE ACTING REALLY WEIRD.

 

IT'S LIKE
I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU ANYMORE.

 

I REMEMBER WHEN WE USED TO DO
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

 

"HAMMER AND BLADE.

 

THE 2 BADDEST ASSKICKERS IN ARES GROUP, SIR!"

 

WHOA.

 

GIVE ME THE LETTER BACK, MAN.

 

YOU'RE WRITING CAMMI NOW?

 

WHY? YOU HAVEN'T TALKED
TO YOUR DAUGHTER IN YEARS.

 

LET ME HAVE IT.
SINCE YOU SPLIT WITH KAREN.

 

GIVE ME
THE GODDAMN LETTER!

 

HERE,
TAKE YOUR DAMN LETTER THEN.

 

YOU CAN TALK TO ME
ABOUT THINGS, YOU KNOW.

 

WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE FRIENDS!

 

MR. GRACE?

 

BRANDON?

 

HI. IT'S ME, JENNIFER

 

FROM THIS MORNING.
ARTIST'S LOFTS, NO APPOINTMENT?

 

OH, YEAH.

 

HELLO.

 

AGAIN.

 

YOU MUST THINK
I'M FOLLOWING YOU.

 

ACTUALLY I'M WAITING
FOR A FRIEND.

 

MIND IF I SIT DOWN?

 

I'M, UH...

 

I'M REALLY SORRY
ABOUT DROPPING IN UNANNOUNCED THIS MORNING.

 

OH, THAT'S OK.

 

LOOKED LIKE THOSE GUYS
WERE GIVING YOU A HARD TIM ABOUT SOMETHING.

 

NO. NOT REALLY.

 

IT'S-- IT WAS JUST BUSINES
NOTHING IMPORTANT.

 

YOU DON'T LOOK
LIKE THE SALES TYPE.

 

HOW LONG WERE YOU
IN THE SERVICE?

 

I SAW YOUR RING. O.C.S. RIGHT?

 

MY BROTHER HAS ONE.
HE WAS A PILOT.

 

I, UH, I DIDN'T STOP WORRYING
ABOUT HIM THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS IN COMBAT.

 

IT WAS HELL.

 

SO WHAT DID YOU DO?
IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING.

 

I WAS, UM,
I WAS IN A SPECIAL UNIT.

 

WE, UH,
WE WENT ON ASSIGNMENTS.

 

(Jennifer)
REALLY?

 

LIKE SECRET MISSIONS?

 

YEAH. YEAH.
LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

 

SOUNDS EXCITING.

 

I GOT WOUNDED.

 

OH. I-I'M SORRY.

 

ON A MISSION?

 

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SOMETHING
I REALLY LIKE TO THINK ABOUT.

 

BESIDES I, UH,

 

I DON'T REMEMBER IT
ALL THAT WELL ANYWAY.

 

HEY, LOOK, I UNDERSTAND.

 

THEY SAY THAT SOMETIMES
PEOPLES' SUBCONSCIOUS

 

TAKES OVER AND BLOCKS OUT
BAD MEMORIES.

 

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED
TO MY BROTHER ANYWAY.

 

HE HAD
A BAD COMBAT EXPERIENCE

 

AND, UH, HE DIDN'T
REMEMBER THE DETAILS.

 

DOCTORS SAY
IT'S A DEFENSE MECHANISM.

 

SO MAYBE YOU'RE JUST
FORGETTING THINGS THAT ARE TOO PAINFUL.

 

THEY TOLD HIM THE BEST THING
HE COULD DO WAS TRY TO REMEMBER.

 

YOU KNOW, FACE HIS DEMONS.

 

DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

 

I'M IN THE WEST CORRIDOR.
I HAVE THE PACKAGE.

 

BRANDON. WAIT.

 

BRANDON.

 

MY GOD, I.

 

HELLO, KAREN.

 

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

 

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

 

ABOUT?

 

ABOUT CAMMI.

 

I NEED TO SEE CAMMI.

 

I, UH, SENT HER A LETTER,

 

AND IT GOT SENT BACK.

 

ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR DAUGHTER.

 

WHY NOW AFTER ALL THIS TIME?

 

I DON'T KNOW. I...

 

YOU RUN OUT OF HER LIFE
AND MINE.

 

YOU DISAPPEAR FOR HOW LONG?
FOR YEARS.

 

NOT A WORD. NOT A PHONE CALL.
NOT EVEN A LETTER

 

TO SAY THAT YOU'RE SORRY.

 

OR THAT YOU CARE
WHAT YOU PUT US THROUGH?

 

I'M SORRY.

 

AND I CARE.

 

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

 

WELL, IT'S NOT ENOUGH!

 

DO YOU THINK THAT
WE'RE JUST WAITING AROUND HERE IN OUR LIVES

 

FOR THE MOMENT THAT IT MIG
FINALLY SUIT YOU TO SHOW UP?

 

GOODBYE, BRANDON.

 

KAREN, KAREN,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

 

KAREN, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

 

I NEED TO SEE HER
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

 

TOO LATE FOR WHAT?

 

I JUST...

 

I--I MAY HAVE TO GO AWAY.
MY JOB.

 

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

 

BUT I'VE GOT A JOB, TOO,

 

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'VE GOTTA GET GOING
OR I'LL BE LATE.

 

MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP,

 

AND I HAVE
TO TAKE THE BUS.

 

MY LIFE ISN'T EXACTLY
A ROMANCE NOVEL EITHER.

 

ARE YOU TAKING CARE
OF YOURSELF?

 

GOD, YOU LOOK LIKE HELL.

 

AREN'T YOU COVERED
BY THE V.A. OR SOMETHING?

 

I'M FINE.

 

I JUST NEED TO SEE CAMMI.
LOOK, I'M REALLY SORRY.

 

I'M SORRY IF YOUR LIFE
ISN'T WORKING OUT FOR YOU.

 

BUT TALKING TO CAMMI ISN'T GOING TO FIX
YOUR PROBLEMS.

 

THERE AREN'T
ANY MAGICAL SOLUTIONS.

 

I KNOW.

 

KAREN.

 

KAREN, I'M BEGGING YOU.

 

I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.

 

CAN YOU JUST PLEASE
TALK TO HER?

 

SHE ALWAYS LISTENED TO YOU.

 

THIS IS HARD.

 

BECAUSE NO MATTER
HOW MUCH OF A JERK YOU WERE AND ARE,

 

I DON'T WANT
TO SEE YOU SUFFER.

 

AND I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE
THAT THIS SUDDEN DESIRE

 

TO ACT LIKE CAMMI'S FATHER
IS SINCERE.

 

BUT EVEN IF I WANTED
TO HELP YOU, I CAN'T

 

WHY NOT?

 

CAMMI AND I
TALKED ABOUT THIS

 

WHEN YOUR LETTERS CAME

 

AND THE TRUTH IS
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE YOU.

 

KAREN

 

NOW OR EVER.

 

I'M SORRY.

 

KAREN! KAREN, WATCH OUT!

 

OH, MY GOD. NO.

 

COME ON, KAREN, PLEASE.

 

SOMEBODY CALL A DOCTOR!

 

FOR GOD'S SAKE, CALL 911!

 

SO YOU THINK
THIS WAS A DELIBERATE ACT?

 

I KNOW IT WAS
A DELIBERATE ACT.

 

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT,
MR. GRACE?

 

DO YOU KNOW
WHO DID THIS?

 

CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE INDIVIDUAL?

 

HE WAS MILITARY. ARES GROUP.

 

ARES GROUP?

 

A TACTICAL ASSAULT SQUAD.
MY SQUAD.

 

YOU'RE IN THE MILITARY.
IN A TACTICAL ASSAULT SQUAD.

 

WAS.

 

IF YOU DIDN'T RECOGNIZE
THIS PERSON,

 

HOW DO YOU KNOW
HE WAS IN THIS SQUAD?

 

THE UNIFORM.

 

HE WAS DRESSED
FOR A COMBAT MISSION.

 

WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS
TACTICAL ASSAULT SQUAD

 

THAT YOU'RE PART OF BASED?

 

THERE IS NO PERMANENT BASE.
WE--WE WERE

 

BROUGHT IN FROM OUR POSTINGS
WHEN THERE WAS A MISSION.

 

WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE WE WERE GOING UNTIL THEY HAD US INSIDE

 

AND THEY BRIEFED US.

 

WELL,

 

I GUESS I'LL JUST
HAVE TO MAKE SOME CALLS AND CHECK THIS OUT.

 

(Mike)
BRANDON.

 

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
THIS WASN'T AN ACCIDENT?

 

I SEE
WHERE YOU'RE GOIN' WITH THIS.

 

A GUILT TRIP. YOU THINK BECAUSE
YOU BROKE UP WITH HER

 

AND EVERYBODY SAID
THAT WAS A JERK MOVE,

 

THAT SOMEHOW YOU THINK IT'S YOUR FAULT.
LIKE YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE!

 

I AM RESPONSIBLE.

 

THAT'S A CROCK!

 

SHE WAS HIT
BY A CAR, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

 

LISTEN.

 

I SEE YOU SLIDING
TOWARDS THE EDGE

 

AND I'M NOT GONNA
STAND BY AND WATCH YOU GO.

 

THIS MAY SOUND HARSH,
BUT THE TRUTH OFTEN IS:

 

YOU NEVER REALLY LOVED KAREN.

 

YOU BETTER BACK OFF, MIKE.

 

FACE IT, BRANDON.

 

YOU WERE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT HER BEFORE.

 

AND I'M SORRY SHE'S DEAD,

 

BUT YOU'RE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT HER NOW.

 

OH, YOU WANNA FIGHT ME, HU
YOU WANT TO FIGHT?

 

HEY, I PULLED YOUR ASS
OUT OF THAT FIREFIGHT

 

DURING THE BELFAST OPERATION,
IN CASE YOU FORGOT.

 

I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU
OUT HERE.

 

IF I WANT YOUR HELP, I'LL ASK FOR IT!

 

WHAT'S GOING ON?

 

(Jennifer)
BRANDON, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

 

HE'S FINE.
HE'S JUST HAD A BAD DAY.

 

HE'S BLOWIN' OFF
A LITTLE STEAM.

 

WHY DON'T YOU GET
OUT OF MY OFFICE, MIKE?

 

YEAH.

 

MAKE ME THE BAD GUY.

 

EVERYTHING I SAY IS TRUE.

 

AND SOME DAY
YOU'RE GONNA THANK ME FOR IT.

 

I WAS JUST GOING TO APOLOGIZE
FOR UPSETTING YOU BEFORE.

 

I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST
WE GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE WAREHOUSES.

 

GREAT TIMING, HUH?

 

I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EX-WIFE.

 

AND THAT GUY, MIKE,
HE WASN'T EXACTLY HELPING.

 

WELL, HE GOT ME THE JOB
AND I GUESS HE THINKS I'M BLOWIN' IT.

 

HE'S PROBABLY RIGHT.

 

DO YOU LIKE IT?

 

BEING IN SALES?

 

I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY TAME
COMPARED TO WHAT YOU USED TO DO.

 

SERVING YOUR COUNTRY.
BEING PART OF A TEAM.

 

YEAH.

 

YEAH, MY TEAM.

 

YOU WEREN'T CLOSE
TO YOUR SQUAD?

 

IS THAT PART OF WHAT WENT WRONG
WHEN YOU GOT SHOT?

 

WHY DO YOU KEEP
ASKING ME THIS?

 

DIDN'T I TELL YOU BEFORE?
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN ANY OF THIS.

 

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU
INTERESTED IN, BRANDON?

 

I'M INTERESTED IN CAMMI.

 

I CARE ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.

 

SHE WAS JUST A KID
WHEN I LEFT TO JOIN UP.

 

I WAS TOO YOUNG
TO BE A FATHER, TO HAVE A FAMILY

 

SO I LEFT.

 

YOU DID SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

 

YOU WERE A HERO.

 

I WAS A COWARD.

 

I LEFT MY DAUGHTER
TO THINK THAT SHE WAS THE BLAME FOR MY LEAVING,

 

WHEN IT WAS JUST ME
BEING SELFISH.

 

NOW ALL I WANNA DO IS.

 

I JUST WANT TO SEE HER.
I JUST WANT...

 

I'VE BEEN, UH,

 

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
WHAT YOU SAID THE OTHER DAY ABOUT CONFRONTING THINGS.

 

THAT'S GREAT.

 

YEAH. I'M GONNA GO SEE CAMMI

 

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE--
MAYBE SHE'LL THROW ME OUT.

 

MAYBE SHE'LL CALL ME
EVERY NAME IN THE BOOK.

 

WHATEVER SHE DOES,
I DESERVE IT.

 

BUT I'M GOING TO FACE HER.

 

CAMMI.

 

CAMMI, ARE YOU HERE?

 

IT'S YOUR DAD.

 

(man)
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!

 

MR. GRACE.

 

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOIN' HERE?

 

I CAME HERE
TO SEE MY DAUGHTER.

 

DAUGHTER?

 

YEAH. MY DAUGHTER.
SHE LIVES HERE WITH MY...

 

I HAVE NO RECORD
OF A DAUGHTER LIVING HERE.

 

WELL, SHE LIVES HERE.
TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.

 

WHY DIDN'T YOU
MENTION A DAUGHTER

 

WHEN YOU GAVE
YOUR STATEMENT YESTERDAY?

 

YOU DIDN'T ASK.
AND I WAS IN A STATE OF SHOCK.

 

WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME
ALL THESE QUESTIONS?

 

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOIN' HERE ANYWAY?

 

I'M CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION
INTO YOUR EX-WIFE'S DEATH.

 

FRANKLY, A LOT OF WHAT YOU TOLD ME
DOESN'T ADD UP.

 

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

 

YOU SAID THE CAR
SWERVED OFF THE ROAD

 

WHEN IT DELIBERATELY HIT YOUR EX-WIFE.

 

YET THERE ARE NO SKID MARKS
LEADING UP TO THE SPOT.

 

YOU ALSO SAID YOU RECOGNIZ
THE DRIVER AS BEING A MEMBER

 

OF THE MILITARY UNIT CALLED "ARES GROUP."

 

WELL, THERE'S NO RECORD
OF ANY SUCH GROUP

 

WITH ANY BRANCH
OF THE ARMED FORCES.

 

IT'S A TOP SECRET
ORGANIZATION.

 

IT'S HIGHLY
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

 

AND YOU CLAIMED

 

THAT THIS SUPPOSED HIT-AND-RUN
WAS A DELIBERATE ACT.

 

BUT IF YOU REALLY SHOWED UP
AT THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT,

 

LIKE YOU SAID YOU DID,

 

YOU WOULD HAVE NO WAY
OF KNOWIN' THAT.

 

THEN THERE'S THE FACT
THAT YOU AND YOUR EX-WIFE HAD BEEN ESTRANGED.

 

W-W-W-WAIT JUST
FOR ONE SECOND HERE.

 

ARE YOU SUGGESTING
THAT I KILLED MY WIFE?

 

WHAT THE HELL'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

 

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS

 

BUT YOU ARE COMING DOWNTOWN
TO ANSWER SOME MORE QUESTIONS.

 

BRANDON.

 

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

 

THE POLICE TOOK ME IN.

 

THEY QUESTIONED ME
FOR 2 HOURS ABOUT KAREN'S DEATH.

 

WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?

 

I DON'T KNOW.

 

I TOLD THEM WHO DID IT.
I GUESS THEY JUST DIDN'T BELIEVE ME.

 

WHO DID IT, BRANDON?
YOU CAN TELL ME.

 

NOW WHY WOULD
I WANNA DO THAT?

 

HOW DID YOU EVEN KNOW
I WAS HERE?

 

I FOLLOWED YOU TO KAREN'S PLACE.
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

 

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU, LADY?

 

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

 

I WANT TO HELP YOU.

 

BUT YOU DESERVE
TO KNOW THE TRUTH.

 

LOOK. IT'S NOT JUST
A COINCIDENCE THAT I KEEP SEEING YOU.

 

I'M A PSYCHOTHERAPIST.

 

AND I DO CONSULTING WORK
FOR THE V.A. HOSPITAL.

 

THE HOSPITAL?

 

I'VE BEEN OUT OF THERE
SINCE... I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN.

 

LOOK. I'M SORRY
FOR MISLEADING YOU.

 

BUT THE V.A. PEOPLE SAID

 

YOU HADN'T BEEN KEEPING UP
WITH YOUR OUTPATIENT THERAPY

 

AND THAT YOU WOULDN'T
ACCEPT ANY HELP

 

IF IT WERE OFFERED
TO YOU DIRECTLY.

 

SO THEY TALKED TO THE PEOPLE
YOU WORK WITH AND--

 

THE PEOPLE AT WORK
KNEW ABOUT THIS?

 

BRANDON, THEY WERE
CONCERNED FOR YOU.

 

I WISH NOW THAT I HAD BEEN
UP FRONT WITH YOU

 

AND I HOPE
THAT YOU CAN FORGIVE ME

 

BECAUSE IF YOU LET ME
I CAN HELP YOU DEAL

 

WITH THE THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU.

 

OK. OK.

 

I HAVE THIS CONSTANT PAIN IN MY CHEST

 

AND I CAN'T SEEM
TO CATCH MY BREATH.

 

AND NOTHIN' MAKES SENSE.

 

AND THIS COMMANDO
FROM THIS OLD UNIT IS STALKING ME,

 

AND HE'S DESTROYING THINGS,

 

AND EVERY TIME
I TURN AROUND, HE'S GONE

 

AND ALL THE STUFF
HE DESTROYS IS BACK TO NORMAL

 

LIKE IT NEVER
HAPPENED AGAIN.

 

EXCEPT KAREN IS REALLY DEAD.

 

AND NOTHING MAKES
ANY SENSE ANYMORE.

 

AND I FEEL LIKE
I'M FALLIN' APART AT THE SEAMS!

 

NOW YOU TELL ME,

 

AM I CRAZY?
AM I LOSING MY MIND?

 

NO, BRANDON.

 

I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE CRAZY AT ALL.

 

YOU'RE SUFFERING
FROM POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE

 

THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH
WHAT YOU HAVE.

 

LIKE MY BROTHER.

 

NO, LOOK.
THAT PART WAS REAL. OK?

 

HIS NAME IS
MAJ. KEVIN RIGNEY.

 

YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.
KEVIN WAS LIKE YOU.

 

HE WAS HOLDING
SOME TERRIBLE THINGS INSIDE OF HIM.

 

AND--AND HE COULDN'T DEAL WITH IT.

 

BUT HE FINALLY
FACED THOSE MEMORIES

 

THAT WERE BURIED IN HIS MIND
AND--AND IT WORKED.

 

HE GOT BETTER,
AND SO CAN YOU.

 

IS THIS COMMANDO
THAT KEEPS FOLLOWING YOU,

 

IS HE-- IS HE THE ONE
THAT SHOT YOU?

 

I DON'T KNOW!

 

BECAUSE IF HE IS,
THAT MEANS

 

SOMEONE IN YOUR OWN SQUAD
BETRAYED YOU.

 

AND IF SOMEONE DID THAT TO YOU,
SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU,

 

THEN THAT MEANS
THEY HAVE EVERY SINGLE REASON

 

TO MAKE SURE YOU NEVER
REMEMBER WHAT THEY DID

 

OR THAT YOU NEVER
HAVE THE CHANCE

 

TO TALK ABOUT THINGS
YOU REMEMBER.

 

LOOK, I DON'T WANNA
TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.

 

WELL, YOU HAVE TO BRANDON.
DON'T YOU SEE WHAT IT MEANS?

 

IF YOU LEAVE YOUR NAME,
NUMBER,

 

AND THE TIME YOU CALLED,
WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS WE CAN.

 

CAMMI?

 

CAMMI, IF YOU'RE THERE,
COULD YOU ... COULD YOU PLEASE PICK UP?

 

I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

 

UH,

 

UH, LOOK. I, UH,

 

I KNOW THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN
REALLY RIGHT BETWEEN US

 

AND I KNOW THIS
THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR YOU,

 

BUT, UH, I'D REALLY LIKE
TO SEE YOU.

 

CAMMI.

 

CAMMI, PLEASE ANSWER ME.

 

ARES TEAM. ANSWER.

 

PLEASE ANSWER.

 

(Ed)
BRANDON.

 

WE GOTTA TALK.

 

YEAH. LET'S DO THAT, ED.

 

YOU, TOO, MIKE.

 

LOOK, BRANDON.

 

MIKE'S TOLD ME
THAT YOU'RE UNDER A LOT OF STRAIN.

 

MAYBE YOU SHOULD
TAKE A LITTLE TIME AWAY.

 

GET THINGS
IN A BETTER PERSPECTIVE.

 

MAYBE I SHOULD, UH,

 

MAYBE I SHOULD TALK
TO MY SHRINK, HUH?

 

IF YOU THINK
YOU NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP,

 

YEAH, THAT'D PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA.

 

YOU GOT SOMEBODY IN MIND?

 

OR, UH, YOU JUST WANNA
SEND ME A PRETEND CLIENT

 

SO SHE CAN MESS WITH MY HEAD.

 

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

 

OH, DON'T ACT
LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW.

 

HUH? JENNIFER?

 

THE THERAPIST FROM THE V.A. OFFICE
THAT YOU SENT TO SPY ON ME.

 

JENNIFER.
YOU MEAN THE GIRL WITH THE ARTIST'S LOFTS?

 

ARTIST'S LOFTS, MY ASS!

 

WHAT, DID YOU GUYS THINK?
I WAS GOIN' POSTAL

 

SO YOU SENT A SHRINK
TO EVALUATE ME

 

WITHOUT MY EVEN
KNOWIN' ABOUT IT.

 

NO ONE HIRED ANY SHRINK.

 

OH, DON'T LIE TO ME, ED.
SHE ALREADY ADMITTED IT.

 

THAT'S IT.

 

I GAVE YOU ANOTHER CHANCE
YOU WOULDN'T TAKE IT.

 

YOU'RE A LOSER.

 

YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT
IN THE SERVICE,

 

YOU CAN'T MAKE IT HERE.
GET OUT. YOU'RE FIRED.

 

GET OUT!

 

(Mike)
BRANDON!

 

(Ed)
YOU'RE FINISHED.

 

(Jennifer)
WE'RE LOSING THE CONNECTION.

 

HIS DREAM STATE
IS DISINTEGRATING. YOU HAVE TO ADJUST THE BOX.

 

SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG.
HE'S SEEN THE WIRES.

 

WE NEED
TO DOSE HIM QUICKLY.

 

NO!

 

WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
I'M COMING OUT NOW.

 

WE'VE GOT A CONFLICT.
WE'RE LOSING HIM.

 

BRANDON.
STAY WITH ME, BRANDON.

 

WELL, HOW IS HE?

 

HIS BRAINWAVE ACTIVITY IS
WEAKENING AND DESTABILIZING.

 

THE PROCEDURE IS A DRAIN

 

ON WHAT IS ALREADY
A DRASTICALLY REDUCED CAPABILITY.

 

FRANKLY, I'M AMAZED
HE'S STILL GOT ANY FUNCTION LEFT AT ALL.

 

MAJOR, WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THERE?

 

ANY PROOF WHO ATTACKED GRACE
AND TOOK THE PACKAGE?

 

I'M SO CLOSE,
BUT HE KEEPS RESISTING.

 

SOMETHING'S BLOCKING HIM.

 

WHAT?

 

HE KEEPS WANTING TO GO BACK
TO HIS DAUGHTER.

 

IT'S LIKE HE'S GOT
SOME KIND OF GUILT COMPLEX

 

FROM RUNNING OUT
ON HIS FAMILY WHEN SHE WAS VERY LITTLE.

 

DAMN IT, MAJOR.
WE'VE GOT MILLIONS TIED UP IN THIS CONTRAPTION,

 

AND ALL I'M HEARIN'
IS A LOT OF PSYCHOBABBLE.

 

I NEVER SAID
IT'S AN EXACT SCIENCE.

 

THIS MAN IS CLINGING TO HIS LIFE,

 

AND THE FANTASY WORD THAT HE'S PROJECTING
IS ALL THAT HE HAS.

 

THIS JOB, THIS COMMANDO
THAT'S CHASING HIM, HIS DEAD WIFE,

 

HE'S CREATING ALL OF IT
AS A WAY OF DEALING WITH HIS PAST.

 

NOW, I CAN GO IN THERE
AND TRY TO WORK WITH THE IMAGES

 

THAT HIS MEMORY'S PROVIDIN
BUT IT'S STILL HIS DREAM.

 

I CAN'T MAKE HIM GO
SOMEWHERE THAT HE DOESN'T WANT TO OR CAN'T GO.

 

(Winslow)
HERE'S HIS TEAM.

 

THEY'RE ALL IN HIS DREAM

 

LOOK. WE'VE GOT 4 SURVIVORS
FROM THE INSERTION TEAM OTHER THAN GRACE.

 

ONE OF THEM
HAS TO BE THE TRAITOR.

 

WELL, HOW LONG DO WE
HAVE WITH GRACE?

 

BEST GUESS?
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE HE EXPIRES.

 

THEN LET'S GET BACK IN THERE
BEFORE WE LOSE THE LAST CHANCE WE'VE GOT.

 

GENERAL, WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT,

 

THE SUBJECT IS GOING
TO DIE EITHER WAY.

 

IF WE LOSE HIM
AND MAJ. RIGNEY'S IN THERE

 

WHEREVER "THERE" IS,

 

THERE COULD BE A FINAL
ELECTROMAGNETIC DISCHARGE

 

FROM LT. COL. GRACE'S BRAIN.

 

IF IT'S STRONG ENOUGH,

 

SINCE SHE'S LINKED
THROUGH THE MACHINE TO HIS NEURAL PATTERNS,

 

THAT DISCHARGE COULD
CAUSE A FATAL PULSE TO HER BRAIN FUNCTIONS

 

DO I NEED TO REMIND
EITHER OF YOU WHY WE'RE DOING THIS?

 

IF WE LOSE HIM BEFORE WE FIND OUT
WHO SABOTAGED THIS MISSION,

 

A VIAL OF THE MOST DEADLY
CHEMICAL WARFARE TOXIN KNOWN TO MAN

 

IS GONNA BE FLOATING
AROUND OUT THERE

 

WAITING FOR
THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

 

SOMEONE FROM GRACE'S TEAM
ATTACKED HIM.

 

I NEED TO KNOW WHO.

 

JENNIFER,

 

ARE YOU UP TO IT?

 

READY WHEN YOU ARE.

 

WHY ARE YOU
SO INTERESTED IN ME?

 

HUH?

 

YOU'RE MILITARY, AREN'T YOU?

 

YEAH.

 

BUT I DO
WANT TO HELP YOU. YOU JUST...

 

YOU HAVE
TO TRUST ME.

 

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
LIKE I TRUSTED THE PEOPLE IN MY UNIT.

 

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

 

TO GET ME TO TALK
ABOUT THE THINGS

 

THAT HAPPENED
ON THE GODDAMN MISSION.

 

THAT'S ALL YOU EVER
TALK TO ME ABOUT.

 

YOU SAY YOU WANT TO HELP,
BUT THAT'S ALL YOU CARE ABOUT.

 

NO, THAT'S NOT ALL
I CARE ABOUT, BRANDON.

 

I CAN HELP YOU.
ALL THIS PAIN AND SUFFERING,

 

IT CAN GO AWAY.

 

YEAH.

 

WHEN I DIE.

 

I'M TALKING
ABOUT THE MENTAL ANGUISH.

 

WHATEVER IT IS
YOU'RE PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM,

 

IT CAN'T BE ANY WORSE
THAN THE HELL YOU'RE GOING THROUGH NOW

 

I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR EYES.

 

I CAN FEEL IT.

 

IF I DIDN'T,
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO.

 

WHAT EXACTLY IS IT
THAT YOU DO?

 

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU, BUT I CAN'T.

 

WELL, I WISH
I COULD HELP YOU,

 

BUT YOU SEE,
I DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TIME LEFT.

 

AND I CAN'T AFFORD
TO SPEND IT ON THINGS

 

THAT I DON'T CARE ABOUT.

 

I JUST WANNA SEE MY DAUGHTER.

 

OK.

 

I'LL TAKE YOU TO HER.

 

ARES TEAM, COME IN.
THIS IS BLADE.

 

I'M IN TROUBLE.

 

THIS IS GATOR.

 

I'M AT THE SOUTH ACCESS
ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RESISTANCE.

 

THIS IS SURFER.
EAST PERIMETER.

 

I'M PINNED DOWN.

 

BRONCO RESPONDING.
I'M OUT OF RANGE.

 

HAMMER.

 

(Brandon)
COME IN, HAMMER.

 

CAMMI, IT'S YOU. IT'S REALLY YOU.

 

I'VE TRIED TO FIND YOU.

 

I WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU, CAMMI.

 

DON'T YOU EVEN KNOW
WHO I AM?

 

IT'S ME, YOUR DAD.

 

RIGHT. SO I GUESS
THAT WOULD MAKE YOU THE ONE WHO USED TO YELL

 

AND BREAK THINGS
AND SCARE MY MOTHER AND ME TO DEATH.

 

I'M SO SORRY.

 

I I NEVER MEANT
TO DO ANY OF THAT.

 

I WAS-- I WAS JUST YOUNG.

 

I GUESS YOU WERE THE ONE
WHO USED TO SEND POSTCARDS

 

ON ALL MY BIRTHDAYS
AND NEVER SHOWED UP EVEN ONCE.

 

I WANTED TO.

 

WHAT?
SO YOU COULDN'T USE A TELEPHONE?

 

OR SEND A FAX?
OR AN EMAIL?

 

OR ANYTHING TO LET ME KNOW
THAT YOU GAVE A DAMN WHETHER I WAS HURT

 

OR HAPPY OR FIGHTING WITH MY MOTHER?

 

YOU'RE RIGHT.

 

I MADE MISTAKES. I MADE--
I MADE A 1,000 OF THEM.

 

BUT IN MY HEART

 

IN YOUR HEART
YOU WERE A SOLDIER.

 

NO ATTACHMENTS,
NO WEAKNESSES.

 

YOU MAY HAVE
LOVED YOUR COUNTRY,

 

YOU MAY HAVE
LOVED YOUR FREEDOM,

 

BUT YOU NEVER LOVED ME.

 

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

 

BECAUSE IF YOU DID,
YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ME.

 

AT LEAST ONCE.

 

CAMMI, I KNOW I LET YOU DOWN.

 

AND IF I COULD CHANGE IT ALL,
I WOULD.

 

BUT NO MATTER
HOW ANGRY YOU ARE AT ME,

 

I DON'T BLAME YOU.
I'M STILL YOUR FATHER.

 

NOTHING WILL
EVER CHANGE THAT.

 

I HAVE NO FATHER.

 

CAMMI.

 

(Jennifer)
THAT WASN'T THE REAL CAMMI.

 

HE CREATED AN IMAGE
OF HIS DAUGHTER.

 

HE'S--HE'S
TORMENTING HIMSELF.

 

FORGET IT, DOCTOR.
JUST LET HIM GO.

 

HE'S SUFFERED ENOUGH.

 

(Jennifer)
NO! NOT LIKE THIS.

 

I'M PULLIN' THE PLUG.

 

WHAT ABOUT
FINDING THE TOXIN?

 

WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WATCH THE OTHER
TEAM MEMBERS LIKE A HAWK

 

AND HOPE TO GOD
WHOEVER DID IT SLIPS UP.

 

HE KNOWS WHO DID IT.
HE KNEW ALL ALONG.

 

BUT FACING IT
MEANS FACING HIS DEATH

 

AND HE CAN'T BRING HIMSELF
TO DO IT.

 

LOOK, I KNOW
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW.

 

JUST PULL LT. COL. GRACE'S
PERSONNEL FILE, OK?

 

JUST DO IT!

 

I'M NOT GONNA
LET HIM DIE LIKE THIS.

 

PLEASE JUST LET ME DIE.

 

YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DIE, BRANDON.

 

I WANT TO.

 

DON'T SAY THAT.

 

WHY?

 

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET
WHAT YOU NEEDED?

 

DO YOU THINK
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M HERE?

 

IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO STOP DREAMING.

 

YOU TOLD ME YOURSELF
I NEEDED TO STOP

 

AVOIDING THINGS.
YOU WERE RIGHT.

 

(Jennifer)
NO.

 

YOU'VE BEEN DOING
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE

 

AND FOR A GOOD REASON.

 

YOUR DAUGHTER, BRANDON.

 

SHE HATES ME.

 

OK, LISTEN TO ME, BRANDON.

 

THAT WASN'T
YOUR DAUGHTER YOU SAW.

 

THAT WAS YOUR MENTAL IMAGE
OF HER.

 

JUST LIKE THIS WHOLE WORLD
YOU'VE CREATED.

 

AND IT WASN'T HER ACCUSING YOU
OF BEING A BAD FATHER.

 

IT WAS YOU.

 

ÿÿYOU'VE GOT TO HANG ON.

 

I'LL GET YOU THE REAL CAMMI.

 

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HANG ON.

 

I CAN'T.

 

MAJ. RIGNEY,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

 

MAJOR, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THERE?

 

LISTEN TO ME. HE'S GIVING UP.

 

HE'S LETTING GO.
AND WITHOUT HIM WE HAVE NOTHING.

 

GET HER OUT OF THERE,
RIGHT NOW.

 

I CAN'T.

 

SOMETHING'S INTERFERING
WITH THE MACHINE'S ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD.

 

HAMMER, WHERE ARE YOU?

 

MIKE.

 

THAT'S RIGHT, BRANDON.

 

YOU ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS ME.

 

YOU JUST COULDN'T FACE IT.

 

SORRY. I GOTTA GO.

 

SO LONG.

 

HOLD ON, BRANDON.
JUST A LITTLE LONGER.

 

I'M GOING
TO SEE THIS THROUGH.

 

(Brandon)
CAMMI.

 

DADDY?

 

DADDY?

 

CAMMI.

 

OH, MY GOD.

 

I'M SO SORRY, BABY.

 

I LOVE YOU.

 

I ALWAYS DID.

 

I DIDN'T KNOW.

 

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

 

HE REALLY DID LOVE YOU.

 

THANK YOU.

 

(narrator)
WARS CAN BE WON OR LOST,

 

BUT IN THE BATTLE WAGED
INSIDE A MAN'S SOUL,

 

ONLY LOVE CAN HEAL THE WOUNDS.