The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 4, Episode 9 - Glyphic - full transcript

LOUIS!

LOUIS, GET UP HERE!

NOW I'LL BE
OVER AT MRS. JACOB'S.

SHE'S HAVING A BABY.

I'M NOT A BABY.

OH, I KNOW THAT,
SWEETHEART.

LISTEN
TO YOUR BROTHER, OKAY?

OKAY, DADDY.

LOUIS,
KEEP AN EYE ON HER.

YES, SIR.

COME ON, CASS, WAIT UP.



I'M WAY AHEAD
OF YOU.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU?
SHE'S HAVING TWINS.

WHAT?

NA, NA, NA.

YOU CAN'T CATCH ME.

WANNA BET?! OH!

LOUIS.

GOTCHA!

( whispering voices )

HEY, WHAT'S THAT?

WHAT'S WHAT?

CASSIE?

COME ON, CASSIE,
WAIT UP!

HELLO?
IS SOMEBODY THERE?



( whispering voices )

HELLO?

COME ON, CASS.

( gasping )

OH, MAN.

WHERE ARE YOU?

( Cassie screaming )

CASSIE!

ARE YOU OKAY?

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

YEAH.

( whispering voice )
CASSIE...CASSIE...CASSIE.

( Control Voice )
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.

( control voice )
HUMAN BEINGS NATURALLY FEAR

THAT WHICH IS UNKNOWN
OR DIFFERENT.

BUT UNLESS WE STRIVE
TO CONQUER THOSE FEARS,

THEY MAY EXACT A PRICE
FAR GREATER THAN WE CAN BEAR.

EXCUSE ME.

HEY --
I WAS WONDERING

IF I WAS
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

I DOUBT IT.

THIS IS TOLOMEY, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, BUT THERE
AIN'T MUCH RIGHT ABOUT IT.

YOU LOOKING
FOR SOMEONE?

YES, DO YOU KNOW
WHERE I CAN FIND DR. BOUSSARD?

BETTER HOPE YOU'RE NOT TOO SICK.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, DR. BOUSSARD.

MY NAME
IS TOM YOUNG.

I CALLED
SEVERAL TIMES.

I THOUGHT
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO--

I KNOW WHY
YOU'RE HERE.

I DON'T PARTICULARLY
CARE WHO YOU ARE.

MY DAUGHTER'S BEEN SEEN

BY 4 THERAPISTS
IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.

NOT ONE OF 'EM
COULD DO A DAMN THING FOR HER.

WHAT MAKES YOU ANY DIFFERENT?

SIR, LEARNING DISABILITIES
CAN BE A VERY TRICKY THING.

I AM UP TO DATE ON
THE LATEST RESEARCH.

IN FACT I'VE DONE
SOME OF THE LATEST RESEARCH.

I HAVE SOME NEW TECHNIQUES
THAT MIGHT HELP HER.

YEAH...YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
WHAT THE REST OF 'EM SAID.

ALL THEY DID

WAS GET HER HOPES UP.

SHE'LL BE 18 IN A FEW MONTHS.

IN THE EYES OF THE STATE,
THAT MAKES HER AN ADULT

AND NO LONGER
OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

AT THAT TIME,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT ANYBODY
GIVING HER ANY HOPE.

COME ON.

CASSIE.

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE
TO SEE YOU, HONEY.

IT WON'T TAKE LONG.

THAT'S LOUIS?

YEAH.

HER BROTHER.

THANK YOU.

CHILDREN

WHO DON'T SHOW ANY EVIDENCE

OF NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE
LIKE CASSIE

CAN SOMETIMES TRACE THE PROBLEM
BACK TO A TRAUMATIC EVENT.

OFTEN THE MEMORIES
ARE SUPPRESSED.

THROUGH HYPNOTIC REGRESSION,
WE CAN HELP THEM REMEMBER.

RECOVERED MEMORIES?

I KNOW IT'S HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE.

BUT ACCORDING TO CASSIE'S FILE,
HER WRITING AND READING

AND VERBAL SKILLS WERE NORMAL
UNTIL SHE WAS THE AGE OF 6.

AFTER THAT,
THEY DROPPED ABRUPTLY.

IF CASSIE DOES
REMEMBER ANYTHING,

MAYBE SHE CAN
TELL US ABOUT IT.

OKAY, CASSIE,
AS WE TALK,

I WANT YOU
TO KEEP YOUR EYES

ON MY PEN, OKAY?

GREAT.

WHAT DO YOU
LIKE TO DO?

I LIKE
TO MAKE THINGS

AND, UM, PAINT SOMETIMES.

YOU'RE AN ARTIST.

NOT REALLY.

WELL, I'D LOVE TO SEE
SOME OF YOUR WORK.

WHERE DO YOU KEEP IT?

IN MY ROOM.

IT MUST BE
A VERY NICE ROOM.

YES, IT IS.

I BET YOU,
WHEN YOU'RE TIRED,

IT'S THE BEST PLACE
TO BE.

THE BEST PLACE TO SLEEP, RIGHT?

YES.

CASSIE,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YES.

I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER.

YOU'RE 6 YEARS OLD.

CAN I GO OUT AND PLAY?

LOUIS WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.

RIGHT NOW I NEED YOU
TO HELP ME.

OKAY.

YOUR TEACHER IS WORRIED.

YOU'RE NOT DOING WELL IN SCHOOL.

BUT SOMETHING'S
DIFFERENT.

WHAT'S DIFFERENT, CASSIE?

I DON'T KNOW.

WAS SOMEBODY MEAN TO YOU?

NO.

DID SOMEBODY MAKE FUN OF YOU?

NO.

I'M DIFFERENT.

HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT, CASSIE?

'CAUSE OF WHAT I HEARD.

WHAT DID YOU HEAR?

I DON'T KNOW.

( whispering voices )

NOBODY ELSE HEARD IT.

WAS SOMEBODY ELSE WITH YOU?

LOUIS --
HE WAS KEEPING AN EYE ON ME.

AND WHAT HAPPENED
NEXT?

I FOUND SOMETHING.

( whispering voices )

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

I DON'T...

JUST RELAX.
I DON'T...I DON'T...

I DON'T KNOW!

HONEY?

ARE YOU OKAY?

I FEEL TIRED.

I HYPNOTIZED YOU,
CASSIE,

TO TRY TO
MAKE YOU REMEMBER,

AND YOU WERE REMEMBERING.

I WANT
TO GO TO MY ROOM NOW.

OKAY.

( door opening )

( Dr. Boussard )
HER ROOM'S UP HERE.

IT'S MORE PRIVATE.

I SEE.

YOU MAKE THIS,
CASSIE?

YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE
ABOUT SCULPTURES?

THE WAY THEY GIVE
EMOTION SHAPE.

I'D SAY YOU WERE
FEELING LONELY

WHEN YOU MADE THIS,

LIKE
YOU DIDN'T BELONG.

YOU FEEL THAT WAY NOW?

SOMETIMES
IT'S EASIER THAN WORDS...

FOR ME.

WELL, I WOULD CALL THAT A GIFT.

SEE YOU TOMORROW, OKAY?

OKAY.

UH...

YOU GOT A PLACE
TO STAY TONIGHT?

SORT OF.

MY TRUCK'S A LOT
MORE COMFORTABLE

THAN IT LOOKS.

I GOT AN EXTRA ROOM
IF YOU WANT IT.

THANK YOU.

WELL,
CASSIE SEEMS TO LIKE YOU.

THAT'S RARE ENOUGH.

SHE NEVER HAD MANY
FRIENDS AROUND HERE.

EXCEPT FOR LOUIS.

HER MOTHER DIED
RIGHT AFTER SHE WAS BORN.

I...HAD TO RAISE THESE TWO KIDS
BY MYSELF.

MALCOLM,
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

OH...

ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO,
THERE WAS AN OUTBREAK

OF SOME KIND
OF BRAIN CANCER.

NO ONE HAD
EVER SEEN ANYTHING

LIKE IT BEFORE --
IT WAS RELENTLESS.

IT ONLY KILLED CHILDREN.

WE TRIED EVERYTHING --

MASSIVE CHEMO,
RADIATION, SURGERY.

KIDS WERE
ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 10,

SAME ONES I'D BROUGHT INTO
THE WORLD A FEW YEARS BEFORE.

BUT CASSIE AND LOUIS,
THEY OBVIOUSLY--

SURVIVED SOMEHOW,
IF YOU CAN CALL

WHAT HAPPENED
TO LOUIS SURVIVING.

HE WENT INTO COMA.

THEN STABILIZED.

HE'S BEEN THAT WAY EVER SINCE.

IT'S BEEN 12 YEARS.

CASSIE JUST GOT LUCKY.

PEOPLE AROUND HERE
DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY.

ALL THEY SEE IS THAT
THE DOCTOR'S KIDS LIVED

WHILE THEIR KIDS DIED.

DIDN'T THE CDC
COME AND INVESTIGATE?

OH, YEAH, YEAH.

THEY TRACED IT TO CARCINOGENS
IN THE RUN-OFF FROM THE MILL.

THEY SHUT THE MILL DOWN.

THAT PRETTY MUCH
SHUT THE TOWN DOWN.

OH, UH, THEY DID NAME
THE DISEASE AFTER US.

TOLOMEY SYNDROME.

YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.

( whispering voices )

CASSIE...

CASSIE...

CASSIE...CASSIE.

HEY, THERE.

HELLO.

ARE YOU INVESTIGATING
DR. BOUSSARD?

YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING
TOO MUCH TIME WITH HIM.

YOU'VE GOT
A HOME OF YOUR OWN.

THE DOCTOR'S NOT
UNDER INVESTIGATION.

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL
THAT TO MY GRANDSON?

OH, YEAH, YOU CAN'T.

HE'S DEAD.

WELCOME TO TOLOMEY.

MARIE DUPONT, COUNTY SHERIFF.

TOM YOUNG, STATE HEALTH.

YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING TOWN.

TOM, THIS IS A SMALL TOWN.

WE ALL KNEW THOSE POOR KIDS
WHO DIED.

AND SOME PEOPLE WERE RELUCTANT
TO ACCEPT OFFICIAL EXPLANATIONS.

IT'S 'CAUSE OF MICROWAVE
RADIATION, SHERIFF.

I SAW IT ON THE NET.

THAT COMPUTER'S
ROTTING YOUR MIND, BILLY.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE
NEARLY ENOUGH TO SPARE.

WAS THERE EVER
A RECURRENCE OF THE DISEASE

IN ANY OF THE OTHER CHILDREN?

THERE WERE NO OTHER CHILDREN.

EVER SINCE THE OUTBREAK,
COUPLES WHO WANTED

TO HAVE A FAMILY
WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO HAVE IT.

THEY DIDN'T EXACTLY
COME RUNNING BACK.

( screaming )

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

OH...LOOK SHARP.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

WHOA!

WHO'S OUT THERE?

( groaning )

HEY,
THERE'S SOMETHING UP THERE!

OH, MY GOD.

( Cassie speaking
alien language )

( screaming )

CASSIE, WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S WRONG?

COME ON, GET HER UP.

I REMEMBER GOING TO SLEEP
OR TRYING TO.

EXCEPT I COULDN'T.

I HEARD THIS VOICE.

IT'S LIKE
IT WAS CALLING ME.

I WENT OUT INTO THE WOODS.

I WAS FOLLOWING THE VOICE.

THAT COULD BE A SIDE EFFECT
OF YOUR HYPNOTIC TREATMENT.

YEAH, MAYBE -- OR MAYBE
SHE'S CONTINUING TO REMEMBER

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO HER.

THE VOICE --
WAS IT THE SAME VOICE

YOU HEARD
WHEN YOU AND LOUIS WERE KIDS?

I THINK SO.

WHERE DID IT
LEAD YOU?

I REMEMBER...ROCKS.

UH...A WALL.

AND THEN
THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE,

SOMETHING
THAT SEEMED LIKE

IT FELL OUT OF THE SKY.

LIKE A METEOR?

MAYBE.

WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?

I DON'T...

I CAN'T DESCRIBE...

SHERIFF.

WHAT IS THAT?

SOMETHING...

NOT HUMAN.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.

CASSIE, IT'S OKAY.

IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU SAW, THEN--

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

ALL OF YOU,
LEAVE ME ALONE!

( Cassie screaming and yelling )

TELL ME SOMETHING.

DID YOU BELIEVE HER?

MALCOLM,
YOUR DAUGHTER

HAS A VIVID
IMAGINATION.

AND THE THING
FROM OUTER SPACE

COULD HAVE BEEN
A METAPHOR,

AN IMAGE SHE CREATED
IN HER MIND

TO HELP HER
EXPLAIN SOMETHING

SHE DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, THINGS DO
FALL OUT OF THE SKY.

THINGS THAT TALK?

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT SHE SAW.

BUT I BELIEVE SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO HER

WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD.

WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE,

SHE, UH,
SHE WAS ALWAYS SO CURIOUS.

ALWAYS RUNNING UP TO PEOPLE,

ALWAYS PLAYING WITH ANYTHING
SHE COULD GET HER HANDS ON.

SHE USED TO LOVE
TO TALK INTO MY STETHOSCOPE.

BUT THEN
SHE CHANGED.

HER TEMPER WAS
OUT OF CONTROL.

SHE LOST INTEREST
IN SCHOOL.

SHE BECAME DISTANT,
UNRESPONSIVE.

I HAD TO WATCH LOUIS
GROW UP LIKE THIS.

I DON'T THINK I COULD BEAR
TO LOSE CASSIE TOO.

( turning phone on )

( pushing automatic dialer )

( ringing )

NEUROLOGY.

YES, THIS IS TOM YOUNG
FROM THE HHS.

I NEED TO SPEAK
TO DR. JOSEPH MITCHELL PLEASE.

TOOK ME ABOUT
AN HOUR TO GET HERE.

THANKS FOR COMING, JOE.

THIS SOUNDED LIKE
AN INTERESTING CASE.

EXCUSE ME?
WHO ARE YOU?

MALCOLM,
THIS IS DR. JOSEPH MITCHELL.

HE'S A NEUROLOGIST WITH OUR
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION.

HE CAME TO HELP US.

THE LAST WORK
ON TOLOMEY SYNDROME

WAS DONE
OVER 10 YEARS AGO.

WITH THIS EQUIPMENT,

WE HAVE
AN EXCELLENT CHANCE

TO IDENTIFY WHAT'S REALLY
GOING ON WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.

OKAY, OKAY, BUT YOU CAN SPARE ME
THE SPEECHES.

I'VE HEARD IT
ALL BEFORE.

DIFFERENT DOCTORS,
DIFFERENT GADGETS.

SAME OLD GARBAGE.

HOPE THE PATIENT'S
MORE ENTHUSIASTIC.

I HOPE SO TOO.

IT'S BASICALLY TOLOMEY SYNDROME.

THERE ARE TUMORS IN SEVERAL
REGIONS OF THE FRONTAL LOBE,

PRIMARILY
THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CENTERS

AS WELL AS MEMORY,
MOTOR CONTROL.

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN
HER DISABILITIES.

HOW COME NO ONE
PICKED UP ON THEM BEFORE?

THE OLD IMAGERS WOULDN'T
HAVE HAD ENOUGH RESOLUTION.

THESE TUMORS
ARE VERY DEEP.

WHAT ARE THESE STRUCTURES?

HERE AND HERE.

NEURAL BUNDLES,
CLUMPS OF BRAIN CELLS.

THEY SEEM BENIGN,
BUT THE TUMORS

MUST HAVE CAUSED
THEM SOMEHOW.

WHEN I SCANNED LOUIS,

THERE WERE SIMILAR STRUCTURES
IN HIS BRAIN AS WELL.

DR. MITCHELL?

CAN YOU HELP HER?

POSSIBLY.

THERE'S A NEW SURGICAL PROCEDURE
WHICH MIGHT BE ABLE

TO EXCISE
THE INFECTED AREAS.

SOUNDS LIKE A LOBOTOMY.

IT'S NOT THAT CRUDE.

IT'S A PHOTOLYTIC PROCESS,
LASER SURGERY.

IT'S STILL
IN CLINICAL TRIALS,

BUT IT'S MINIMALLY
INVASIVE,

AND OUR RESULTS
HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT.

YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER IT.

BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE
OUR BEST SHOT.

CASSIE, WE'RE THROUGH
FOR THE DAY.

BUT I'D LIKE
YOUR DAD TO STAY

WITH YOU TONIGHT,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.

TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME?

COULD YOU DO IT INSTEAD?

I'LL TALK TO YOUR FATHER.

LOUIS USED
TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME.

I THINK ABOUT HIM ALL THE TIME.

I CAN'T STOP.

I WISH I COULD HELP HIM.

I WISH...
I WISH I COULD STOP HIS PAIN.

( whispering voice )
CASSIE...

CASSIE...

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.

I'LL SAY IT
ONE MORE TIME.

THERE'S NOTHING
OUT THERE.

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T
GO FAR ENOUGH.

CASSIE SAID SHE REMEMBERED
ROCK WALLS, RIGHT?

DID YOU CHECK
THE CAVES?

ARE YOU TELLING ME
HOW TO DO MY JOB?

NO...
I'M JUST ASKING.

WELL, MALCOLM'S FINALLY GETTING
A TASTE OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE

FOR THE REST OF US.

SAM, I KNOW,
THE FACTS NOTWITHSTANDING,

YOU BLAME MALCOLM
FOR YOUR GRANDSON.

BUT WHAT DID
THAT GIRL DO

FOR YOU TO WISH
THIS GRIEF ON HER?

SHE SURVIVED.

( door opening )

CASSIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CASSIE?

WHAT IS THIS?

( turning phone on )

( pushing automatic dialer )

( ringing )

HELLO?

MALCOLM, BRING MITCHELL
AND GET OVER HERE!

WHAT'S WRONG?

HURRY!

( Malcolm )
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?

LET ME FINISH!
I HAVE TO FINISH!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.
HOW IS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S WHAT SHE
TOLD US ABOUT BEFORE,

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER
WHEN SHE WAS A KID.

LOOKS LIKE IT CAME
THROUGH THE ROCK,

FELL OUT OF THE SKY.

JUST LIKE SHE SAID,
NOT HUMAN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

GET HER OUT OF HERE.

THAT THING'S CLEARLY DANGEROUS.

( whimpering )

OH, WHAT THE HELL?

HERE, HERE,
GET HER INSIDE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE WHOLE PLACE
WAS GOING UP.

WE'RE LUCKY
JIM SAW IT WHEN HE DID.

JIM, THANK YOU.

I DIDN'T DO IT
FOR YOU.

THAT FIRE
COULD HAVE SPREAD

REAL FAST
AND REAL EASY.

YOUR GIRL IS A DANGER
TO EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN.

WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?

NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

THE NEURAL BUNDLES IN YOUR BRAIN
HAVE GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY

SINCE YOU WERE EXPOSED
TO THAT DEVICE.

UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT,

PRETTY SOON YOU WON'T
BE ABLE TO TALK OR EVEN MOVE.

LIKE LOUIS?

AND ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN?

WHEN I WAS LITTLE,
I FELT LIKE I HAD TO TOUCH IT,

HAD TO MAKE IT WORK.

AND THAT'S
WHAT MADE EVERYBODY SICK.

IT'S POSSIBLE --
TUMORS ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED

WITH RADIATION EXPOSURE.

WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF ENERGY
WAS RELEASED

WHEN THAT DEVICE WAS ACTIVATED?

IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

IT WAS THE PAPER MILL.
NOT YOU.

I THOUGHT
IT WAS TRYING TO HELP.

YOU COULDN'T
HAVE KNOWN

WHAT WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE CAN
MAKE IT BETTER.

WE'LL STOP IT
FROM CALLING YOU AGAIN.

NO.

I WANT TO HEAR IT.

CASSIE, IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

I WANT TO HEAR IT!
I NEED TO!

HOLD HER DOWN.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU OBVIOUSLY
DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DADDY!CASSIE!

NO! NO!

NO, DADDY!

HONEY!

DADDY!

JUST A MILD SEDATIVE.

SHE WON'T BE OUT LONG.

WE'LL KEEP HER IN RESTRAINTS
UNTIL WE GET HER INTO SURGERY.

YOU AREN'T CERTAIN
THAT SURGERY'S

GOING TO HELP HER.

LOOK AT
YOUR OWN DATA.

CASSIE'S EXPOSURE
TO THE DEVICE

INCREASED THE SIZE
OF THE NEURAL BUNDLES,

NOT THE TUMORS.

SO MAYBE
THE NEURAL BUNDLES

ARE WHAT SLOWED DOWN
THE CANCER.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

CASSIE WAS THE ONLY ONE
WHO TOUCHED THE DEVICE.

LOUIS WAS NEARBY
WHEN SHE DID IT.

THE TWO OF THEM

BEING EXPOSED
TO THE DEVICE

MAY BE THE ONLY THING
THAT KEPT THEM ALIVE.

I SAW
WHAT IT DID TO HER.

WE ALL DID.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S IN HERE?

IT'S A HIGHLY REACTIVE
ORGANIC ACID.

IT'S POISON.

THAT DEVICE COMPELLED
CASSIE TO MAKE IT.

WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE'D DO WITH IT.

COME ON, JOE.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S ENOUGH.

IT'S MY DECISION.
I'M HER FATHER.

NOW YOU MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS.

YES, SHE DID.
SHE DREW THIS PICTURE OF IT.

SHE SAID
IT WAS FROM OUTER SPACE.

IT'S PROBABLY
OUT THERE WAITING.

YOU GOT
A VERY BIG MOUTH

FOR SUCH A SMALL HEAD.

LISTEN, SHERIFF, WHEN THAT GIRL
FOUND THAT ALIEN THING,

THAT'S WHAT STARTED
KILLING OUR CHILDREN, RIGHT?

THAT'S JUST
A LOT OF TALK.

WELL, I'M SICK OF TALKING.

I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

AND NEITHER CAN I.

SO GO HOME,
ALL OF YOU!

I MEAN IT.

SEE YOU, JIM.

GET YOUR FLASHLIGHT.

LET'S CHECK
THE CAVES.

HEY, CASSIE.

DON'T LET THEM
DO THIS TO ME.

I'M SORRY.

IF I HADN'T
HAVE MADE YOU REMEMBER,

MAYBE NONE OF THIS
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

DON'T BE SORRY.

IT'S HELPING ME.

IT COULD BE KILLING YOU.

I DON'T CARE.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

WHEN I'M NEAR IT,
IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD.

I DON'T EVEN
WORRY ABOUT LOUIS.

I DON'T FEEL SAD ANY MORE.

AND THERE'S
SOMETHING ELSE.

WHAT IS IT?

SOMETHING
IT SHOWED ME.

I DON'T HAVE THE WORDS.

CAN I DRAW IT?

I'M SORRY.

( gunshot )

GET AWAY
FROM THAT THING!

( cocking gun )

I SAID MOVE AWAY!

THAT THING KILLED MY GRANDSON
BECAUSE OF YOU.

I'M SORRY.

MOVE!

I CAN'T.

JUST TAKE IT EASY.

BACK OFF, JIM,
RIGHT NOW!

GO HOME, BILLY!

CASSIE,
WHY DON'T YOU

JUST MOVE AWAY FROM IT?

NO.

DAMN IT, JIM, DROP IT!

I'LL SHOOT
THROUGH HER.

NOW, JIM,
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ME.

I ALSO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL
WHEN I LOOK AT MY SON.

NOW, KILLING CASSIE,

OR DESTROYING THAT THING,
WHATEVER IT IS,

IT WON'T BRING
ANYBODY BACK.

MY LITTLE BOY
NEVER DID ANYBODY ANY HARM.

NEITHER DID CASSIE OR LOUIS
OR ANY OF THOSE OTHER KIDS.

JIM, IT WASN'T
ANYBODY'S FAULT.

IT JUST HAPPENED.

HE WAS ALL I HAD LEFT.

( speaking alien language )

( screeching )

CASSIE!

CASSIE!

GO! I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.

( Tom )
SHE CAME THIS WAY.

ARE YOU SURE?

( speaking
alien language )

WHAT'S SHE GIVING HIM?

CASSIE, CASSIE, STOP! STOP!

CHECK HIS VITALS.

HE SEEMS TO BE FINE.

WE GOT HERE JUST IN TIME.

SHE, UH, SHE TRIED
TO KILL HIM.

MY SURGICAL TEAM
IS STANDING BY.

I CAN HAVE THEM WORKING
ON CASSIE IN TWO HOURS.

I'LL GET SOMEBODY
TO STAY WITH LOUIS.

HAVE TOM BRING YOU
WHEN YOU'RE READY.

WE MUST GET CASSIE
TO THE HOSPITAL NOW.

( screaming )

TOM?

IN HERE.

I JUST GOT HOLD

OF THIS NURSE
IN THE CITY.

SHE'S STAYED
WITH LOUIS BEFORE.

WE CAN GO
TO THE HOSPITAL

AS SOON AS
SHE GETS HERE.

THAT'S GOOD.

AWFUL WASTE.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE

CASSIE TRIED
TO KILL LOUIS.

SHE LOVES HIM.

YEAH, IT WASN'T HER.

IT WAS THAT,

THAT THING
CONTROLLING HER.

I DON'T THINK

IT WAS CONTROLLING
HER, MALCOLM.

I MEAN AT LEAST NOT COMPLETELY.

LOOK, CASSIE SAID
SHE HEARD VOICES.

WHAT IF THE DEVICE WAS TRYING
TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER?

MAYBE AN ALIEN PROBE?

WHY WOULD A PROBE

TAKE OVER
SOMEBODY'S MIND?

MAYBE THAT'S
HOW IT GATHERS ITS DATA,

BY PULLING INFORMATION DIRECTLY
OUT OF ANOTHER SPECIES' BRAIN.

LOOK, TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS.

WHAT DOES IT
LOOK LIKE TO YOU?

WELL, IT'S SORT OF MATHEMATICAL.

NUMBERS, EXACTLY.

BUT THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY
NOT HUMAN.

WHAT IF THE PROBE

WASN'T TRYING TO HURT CASSIE
OR CONTROL HER?

BUT RATHER
TRYING TO TRANSFORM HER?

TRANSFORM HER INTO WHAT?

IF AN ALIEN'S BRAIN WERE
DIFFERENT ENOUGH FROM A HUMAN'S,

HOW WOULD WE BE ABLE
TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER?

SEE, WE WOULDN'T,

BECAUSE ON A BASIC LEVEL,

WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

BUT IF YOU COULD
CREATE A BEING

THAT WAS CAPABLE ENOUGH
OF UNDERSTANDING

BOTH SPECIES,
AND I MEAN

DOWN TO
THE BIOLOGICAL LEVEL,

YOU'D HAVE A LIVING
BREATHING TRANSLATOR,

A HUMAN ROSETTA STONE.

( Louis yelling )

LOUIS.

HERE, HOLD HIS HEAD!

TIGHT! TIGHT!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

I DON'T KNOW!

SOME KIND
OF SEIZURE.

LOUIS?

YES, SIR.

( dialing )

( ringing )

ST. CHARLES HOSPITAL.

I MUST SPEAK TO
DR. JOSEPH MITCHELL!

DR. MITCHELL'S
IN SURGERY.

HE CAN'T
BE DISTURBED.

NO, HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S DOING!

SIR, IT'S AGAINST
HOSPITAL POLICY

FOR ME TO REACH HIM
AT THIS TIME.

TUMOR AREA HAS BEEN MARKED
AND TARGETED.

LASER PRIMING.

LASER READY, DOCTOR.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING IN.

COMMENCING
TUMOR PHOTOLYSIS.

( nurse )
GETTING AN ERRATIC HEARTBEAT.

OH, MY GOD!
SHE'S UP!

SHUT DOWN THE LASER!

( speaking alien language )

GIVE ME A HAND.

I NEED HELP IN HERE!

YES, SIR!

( speaking alien language )

HOLD HER!

GET THE STRAP!

CASSIE BOUSSARD!
SHE'S A SURGICAL PATIENT.

WHERE IS SHE?

UH, O.R. 2,
RIGHT DOWN THE HALL.

RELAX.

SHE'S DOING JUST FINE.

OH, MY GOD.

GOT A BIT DICEY FOR
A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

SHE CAME OUT OF
ANAESTHESIA KICKING.

LOUIS CAME OUT OF HIS COMA!

YOU CURED HIM!

THE DEVICE TAUGHT HER HOW.

SHE GOT HER HANDS ON A PEN,

STARTED
WRITING ALL OVER HERSELF.

WHERE?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?

IT WAS TRYING
TO HELP HER.

IT COULD HAVE HELPED
ALL OF US.

( control voice )
IT IS SAID THE HUMAN CAPACITY
FOR LANGUAGE IS THE QUALITY

WHICH SEPARATES US FROM
ALL OTHER SPECIES ON EARTH.

PERHAPS
IT IS ALSO THE SAME QUALITY

WHICH CAN LINK US
TO THOSE BEYOND,

BUT ONLY
IF WE ARE WILLING TO LISTEN.