The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 6, Episode 11 - Inner Child - full transcript

LIBBY, HOW MANY TIMES
DO YOU HAVE TO TELL SOMEONE

YOU'RE NOT READY TO COMMIT

BEFORE THEY'LL BELIEVE YOU?

NO.

I HAD NO CHOICE

BUT TO BREAK
THE WHOLE THING OFF.

I'M SERIOUS.
I JUST COULDN'T TAKE...

HI.

NO.
I THINK ONE OF MY TIRES BLEW.

YES, I'M FINE.
I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I GET HOME.

'KAY.



YEAH, OPERATOR,

CAN YOU CONNECT ME
WITH THE AUTO CLUB, PLEASE?

JUST WHAT I NEEDED.

HEY!

GET YOUR HANDS
OFF OF ME.

COME ON, COME ON.
GIVE ME YOUR MONEY.

LET GO.

I AIN'T KIDDING AROUND, LADY.
WHERE'S YOUR MONEY?

HELP!

SHUT THE HELL UP.

STOP IT.

WE NEED SOME HELP HERE.

DR. FIELD, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN THE E.D.?

WE'RE SHORT-HANDED
AGAIN.



PUT HER IN BAY 18.

WHAT HAVE WE GOT?

NAME'S
ANNE MARIE REYNOLDS.

SOME LOWLIFE
BASHED HER HEAD IN.

BREATHING'S RAPID AND SHALLOW,
BUT HEART IS STEADY.

START A NEW LINE.
I WANT AN EEG, STAT.

WHEN DID
THIS HAPPEN?

ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

CROSS-TOWN TRAFFIC'S
A BITCH TONIGHT.

BP'S DROPPING.

SHE'S IN ARREST.

WE'RE LOSING HER.

LET'S DEFIB, NOW.

CLEAR.

CLEAR HERE.

CRANK TO 300 JOULES.

CLEAR.

AGAIN.

10 MILLIGRAMS OF ADRENALINE.

GIVE ME 360.

AGAIN.

SHE'S GONE, DOCTOR.

AGAIN.

NOTE THE TIME OF DEATH
FOR THE RECORD.

[ ♪ ]

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 DELUDE 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.

WITHIN EACH OF US

THERE IS AN INTERNAL VOICE
THAT TEMPERS OUR ACTIONS,

BUT WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN THAT INNER SELF OVERWHELMS
THE FACE WE SHOW THE WORLD?

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

LIKE AN IDIOT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I ARGUED WITH THAT GUY

OVER A LOUSY 37 BUCKS.

YOU'RE LUCKY
HE DIDN'T HAVE A GUN.

GOD, I MUST LOOK LIKE HELL.

DID I NEED STITCHES?

A FEW.

THE PIPE DIDN'T CAUSE
MUCH OF A LACERATION,

BUT IT LEFT YOU
WITH A NASTY HEMATOMA.

A BUMP.

SMALL PRICE TO PAY
FOR MISPLACED BRAVADO.

I'M AFRAID
THERE'S A LITTLE MORE TO IT.

WELL, WHAT?

WELL, THE BLOW
SEVERELY JARRED YOUR BRAIN.

YOUR CEREBRAL CORTEX
UNDERWENT A SUBSTANTIAL SHOCK.

WELL, I FEEL ALL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S QUITE AMAZING
THAT YOU DO.

ANNE, WE LOST YOU ON THE TABLE
LAST NIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU HAD
NO DISCERNIBLE BRAIN FUNCTION,

NO HEARTBEAT.

YOU'RE SAYING FOR A FEW SECONDS,
I WAS ACTUALLY DEAD?

CLINICALLY SPEAKING, YES,

AND IT WAS MORE
THAN A FEW SECONDS.

WELL, HOW LONG?

WELL, WE'RE NOT SURE.

10, MAYBE 15 MINUTES.

15 MINUTES?

BUT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, IS IT?

WELL, YES AND NO.

RESUSCITATION
AFTER CESSATION OF LIFE SIGNS

IS NOT UNPRECEDENTED.

TODDLERS
HAVE BEEN PULLED

FROM THE BOTTOM OF ICY PONDS
AND SURVIVED

EVEN AFTER AN HOUR
WITHOUT BREATHING.

BUT THIS ISN'T LIKE THAT, IS IT?

ALL WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN,
ANNE,

IS YOU HAVE
AN EXTRAORDINARY WILL TO LIVE.

NO, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL, LIBBY.

YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY STUPID.

NEXT TIME I'LL DRIVE ON THE RIM
UNTIL I CAN FIND A GAS STATION.

YEAH, I SHOULD
BE OUT OF HERE TOMORROW.

I'LL STOP AT THE GALLERY

AND MAYBE WE CAN GRAB LUNCH
OR SOMETHING.

GREAT. I'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW, THEN.

BYE.

WOULD YOU MIND
GETTING RID OF THESE FLOWERS?

I CAN SEE BUGS ON THEM.

THANK YOU.

HI.

MAY I COME IN?

HI.

I GOT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD.

I WAS IN BOSTON
VISITING YOUR UNCLE JERRY.

THAT'S OKAY.

I COULDN'T GET MUCH
INFORMATION AT FIRST.

APPARENTLY,
YOU WERE UNCONSCIOUS FOR A TIME.

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

I'LL SURVIVE.

I ALWAYS DO.

I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY
NOT UP TO VISITORS.

I SPOKE TO
THAT DOCTOR.

WHAT IS IT, FIELD?

HE SAID YOU TOOK
A PRETTY GOOD HIT.

YEAH.

THE HUMAN HEAD WASN'T DESIGNED

TO BE WHACKED WITH A LEAD PIPE.

I MUST SAY,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU WOULD ARGUE WITH A MUGGER.

I MEAN, YOUR LIFE
IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT

THAN WHATEVER WAS
IN THAT PURSE.

MOTHER, I REALLY DON'T NEED
A LECTURE RIGHT NOW.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I WAS THINKING
ON THE DRIVE HERE

ABOUT THAT FALL
YOU TOOK

ON THE BACK STAIRS
OF GRANBURY STREET.

I PICKED YOU UP

AND RAN ALL THE WAY
TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

IT WAS A BLOCK AND A HALF.

WE WERE VERY LUCKY.

THAT WAS
ONE OF THE REASONS

DADDY AND I PICKED
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW YOU MISS HIM VERY MUCH.

YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF TIRED.

I THINK THE SEDATIVES
ARE KICKING IN.

I JUST WORRY ABOUT
YOU, THAT'S ALL.

IS THAT WHY I ONLY HEAR FROM YOU

ON HOLIDAYS
AND BIRTHDAYS?

SWEETHEART,
THAT'S NOT MY CHOICE.

EVERY TIME I MAKE AN EFFORT,
LET'S BE HONEST,

YOU DON'T MAKE IT
PARTICULARLY EASY.

I MEAN, IT'S RIDICULOUS
WE LIVE IN THE SAME CITY,

WE NEVER
SEE EACH OTHER...

I'VE GOT MY LIFE,
YOU'VE GOT YOURS.

THIS ISN'T A REALLY GREAT TIME.

IT'S NEVER A GREAT TIME.

I'M SORRY.

I SHOULDN'T DO THIS.

I'LL TRY AND CALL YOU
WHEN I GET BACK HOME.

FINE.

ISN'T THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

NO.

KNOCK, KNOCK.

CAN I COME IN?

HI.

YOU MUST BE
ANNE'S MOM.

I'M ERIC TANNER.

MAYBE ANNE'S
MENTIONED ME?

I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO
ALONE.

NICE TO MEET YOU,
ERIC.

YOU TOO,
MRS. REYNOLDS.

SO, HOW ARE
YOU FEELING?

FINE, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.

WELL, YOU'LL
BE HAPPY TO KNOW

THEY NAILED THAT GUY
THAT ASSAULTED YOU.

I'M THRILLED.

ANNE MARIE REYNOLDS,
YOU ARE ONE HARD-HEADED WOMAN.

IT'S A JOKE.

YOU KNOW,

I'M ALMOST AS SURPRISED
TO SEE YOU HERE AS MY MOTHER.

YEAH?
WELL, I DON'T GIVE UP THAT EASY.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT ABOUT ME.

PLEASE, ERIC.
DON'T MAKE IT ANY HARDER.

ANNE?

ANNE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

ANNE?

ANNE?

HI. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

OKAY, I GUESS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHERE'S ERIC?

THE YOUNG MAN
WHO CAME TO VISIT?

HE LEFT A FEW HOURS AGO.

A FEW HOURS AGO?
YOU'RE KIDDING.

THEN YOU ATE SOME LUNCH
AND YOU TOOK A NAP.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER?

THE LAST THING I REMEMBER
IS SAYING HELLO TO ERIC.

UH, THE REST OF IT...

MEMORY LOSS
IS RELATIVELY COMMON

WITH THIS KIND
OF HEAD INJURY.

I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING
TO BE WORRIED ABOUT.

THE TESTS
WILL TELL US MORE.

I HOPE SO.

IN THE MEANTIME,

I THINK I'D RATHER BE HOME
IN MY OWN BED.

I CAN IMAGINE
YOU'RE EAGER TO LEAVE,

BUT I'D LIKE TO KEEP YOU HERE
FOR A FEW MORE DAYS

SO WE CAN OBSERVE YOU.

WELL, NO OFFENSE, DOCTOR,
BUT I'M REALLY NOT INTERESTED

IN BECOMING AN ARTICLE
IN A MEDICAL JOURNAL.

YOU THINK THAT'S WHY
WE WANT TO KEEP YOU HERE?

YOU WANT TO RUN TESTS,
I'LL COME BACK FOR THEM.

I PROMISE.

ANNE, I'M GOING TO
BE BLUNT WITH YOU.

YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS
MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR

YOU'VE HAD
YOUR SHARE OF PROBLEMS--

ALCOHOL,
SUBSTANCE ABUSE--

I'M CONCERNED
IF YOU GO BACK HOME...

IT'S THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD
YOU NEED RIGHT NOW.

CONSIDER ME WARNED.

YOU'RE DETERMINED?

ABSOLUTELY.

I'LL NEED TO SEE YOU
AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK,

JUST UNTIL WE GET THIS
ALL SORTED OUT.

FINE.

[ KNOCKING ]

HI. COME ON IN.

YOU WERE SERIOUS ABOUT
GETTING OUT OF THERE.

I THOUGHT THEY
WOULDN'T LET YOU GO

WITHOUT A FIGHT.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

IT'S SO GREAT
TO HAVE YOU BACK.

I, UM...
JUST CAME BY

TO GET THE REST
OF MY THINGS.

I'M SORRY?

MY THINGS.

SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE
OF A GARAGE SALE.

DID I, UH, MISS SOMETHING HERE?

I THOUGHT THAT WE
WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THERE IS TO TALK ABOUT.

I MEAN, WE'VE
THRASHED THIS THING TO DEATH.

OH, SWEETHEART,
YOU'RE LOSING ME HERE.

I THOUGHT THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED

THAT WE WERE GOING TO
GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT.

WHAT?

WHEN?

THIS MORNING AT THE HOSPITAL.

ERIC, I DON'T REMEMBER

MUCH OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT
THIS MORNING.

THE LAST 24 HOURS
ARE KIND OF A BLUR.

LOOK, IF YOU'VE HAD
SECOND THOUGHTS, THAT'S FINE.

I JUST WISH YOU WERE
MORE STRAIGHT-UP ABOUT IT.

LOOK, I'M SORRY IF I LED YOU
TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE.

I MEANT WHAT I SAID
THE OTHER NIGHT.

I'M JUST NOT IN A POSITION

TO MAKE ANY KIND OF COMMITMENT
RIGHT NOW.

LOOK, WHAT DO YOU THINK
I'M GOING TO DO?

DO YOU THINK
I'M GOING TO SWALLOW YOU WHOLE?

MAYBE IT WOULD BE BEST
IF YOU JUST PACKED UP MY THINGS.

LIBBY CAN COME AND GET THEM.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

YOU KNOW, YOU CLAIM
IT'S ALL ABOUT INDEPENDENCE,

BUT YOU'RE JUST SCARED
OF LETTING SOMEBODY IN.

YOU'RE SCARED OF LETTING GO.

ANYTHING ELSE?

JUST...GOOD LUCK,

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF YOU THINK
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A MAN,

ANY MAN,

THAT CAN LIVE UP TO
THAT HALF SAINT, HALF GREEK GOD

THAT YOU'VE TURNED
YOUR FATHER'S MEMORY INTO,

THEN, WELL,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT.

SHUT THE HELL UP!

AGAIN.

OH, GOD...

DOCTOR,
PLEASE TELL ME

WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON INSIDE OF ME.

NEITHER THE MRI
OR CAT SCAN

WERE 100% CONCLUSIVE,

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY

THE UNUSUAL FOREIGN GROWTHS
YOU DESCRIBED.

THEY'RE EXTRANEOUS
MUSCLE MASSES.

WE THINK THE TISSUE--
AT LEAST IN ITS INCIPIENT FORM--

HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.

I WAS BORN WITH IT?

ANNE, IT APPEARS

YOU MAY BE CARRYING

SOME UNFORMED PORTIONS
OF AN ABSORBED TWIN.

WHAT?

LET ME SHOW YOU.

THERE ARE CASES

WHEN TWINS ARE
INITIALLY CONCEIVED,

ONE QUICKLY
BECOMES DOMINANT,

AND THE OTHER WITHERS.

IN SOME
VERY RARE CASES,

THE DOMINANT TWIN

ACTUALLY ABSORBS
THOSE TISSUES.

MY GOD.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS
FRIGHTENING.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

THE TISSUE FROM THE LATENT TWIN

DOESN'T FORM
INTO FUNCTIONING ORGANS,

BUT RATHER RESTS
WITHIN THE HOST BODY.

YOU HAVE
SEVERAL GROWTHS,

INCLUDING THIS ONE
ON YOUR SPINE,

BUT ALL OF THEM ARE
COMPLETELY BENIGN.

BUT THEY WERE MOVING, DR. FIELD,
AS IF THEY WERE ALIVE.

I'M SURE
IT MAY HAVE FELT THAT WAY,

BUT IT WAS A TISSUE MASS,
NOTHING MORE.

WHEN YOUR BRAIN
WAS JARRED,

IT MAY HAVE
TRIGGERED

SOME INVOLUNTARY
MUSCLE REFLEXES

WHICH CAUSED
THE MASS TO SHIFT.

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE.

I NEVER EVEN KNEW I WAS A TWIN.

AS FAR AS WE KNOW,

THIS SITUATION POSES ABSOLUTELY
NO MEDICAL THREAT TO YOU.

GREAT.

AND WE HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE

YOUR BODY WILL REGAIN
ITS EQUILIBRIUM.

MY BODY?

IT SURE AS HELL DOESN'T
FEEL LIKE IT ANYMORE.

HEY, LIBBY, ANNE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING YOU ALL NIGHT.

YEAH, FINE.

I'M BACK AT MY PLACE,
WORKING ON AN AD CAMPAIGN.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO TONIGHT?
I WAS THINKING--

OH, THE GUY FROM YOUR GYM.

GOOD FOR YOU.

YEAH, YEAH. TOMORROW'S GREAT.

I'LL STOP BY THE GALLERY?

OKAY.

HAVE FUN.

BYE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

HELLO?

NO, I'M NOT INTERESTED

IN CHANGING
LONG-DISTANCE CARRIERS.

THE PERFECT HOMECOMING,

JUST ME
AND MY FRIEND MR. DANIELS.

WHO MOVED MY FURNITURE?

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

HELLO?

YES, YOU HAVE TO HELP ME.

UM...I THINK SOMEONE'S
BEEN IN MY APARTMENT.

I DON'T KNOW
IF ANYTHING'S BEEN TAKEN.

I JUST KNOW
THAT SOMEBODY'S BEEN IN HERE.

THE FRONT DOOR?

UM...YES, IT'S STILL BOLTED,
BUT...

OH, MY GOD.

HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?

HOW COULD YOU LIE TO ME
ALL THIS TIME?

I WAS AFRAID.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE
TOO UPSETTING FOR YOU,

AND THEN I WASN'T SURE
HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS--

I JUST GOT BACK
FROM ROSE MERCY HOSPITAL.

NOT ONLY WAS I A TWIN,
I WAS A SIAMESE TWIN.

ACCORDING TO THIS,
YOU AGREED TO TAKE PART

IN SOME KIND OF EXPERIMENT
THAT WOULD TERMINATE ONE BABY.

TRY TO UNDERSTAND.

ALL WE WANTED
WAS TO GIVE THE SURVIVING TWIN--

TO GIVE YOU--

A NORMAL CHANCE
AT A NORMAL LIFE.

AND DID THEY TELL YOU
THAT THE DYING TWIN

WOULD BE PARTIALLY ABSORBED
INTO THE SURVIVOR?

THE DOCTORS SAID
IT WAS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY,

WHAT CHOICE DID I HAVE?

AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME

I WAS CARRYING
A NORMAL SET OF TWINS.

I WAS SO EXCITED,

AND THEN I WAS TOLD
THE BABIES WERE CONJOINED.

YOUR FATHER WAS DEVASTATED
WHEN HE HEARD THE NEWS.

WE BOTH WERE.

WE DECIDED WE WOULD NEVER
BURDEN YOU WITH THE TRUTH.

DADDY WOULD NEVER
HAVE LIED TO ME.

HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM
LYING TO ME.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

YOU'RE STILL TRYING
TO TURN ME AGAINST HIM.

NOTHING EVER CHANGES.

YOUR FATHER
WORSHIPPED YOU.

THAT'S WHERE HIS FIDELITY ENDED.

STOP IT.

YOU DROVE HIM AWAY.
YOU BROKE HIS HEART.

THAT'S WHAT
KILLED HIM.

I KNOW THAT'S WHAT
YOU WANT TO BELIEVE.

OF COURSE...

THAT'S WHY YOU SENT ME
AWAY TO SCHOOL.

YOU COULDN'T BEAR TO BE AROUND
YOUR FREAK SHOW OF A CHILD.

DON'T SAY THAT.

YOU NEVER LOVED DADDY,
AND YOU NEVER LOVED ME.

I ALWAYS LOVED YOU. I DID.

YOU WERE ALL I EVER HAD
TO HANG ONTO.

IT'S JUST...

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT YOU,

I HAVE TO FACE
THE DECISION I MADE

ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.

I CONSCIOUSLY TOOK THE LIFE
OF ONE OF MY OWN DAUGHTERS.

DID YOU HAVE A NAME PICKED OUT
FOR MY SISTER?

WAIT,
LET ME GUESS.

MARIE.

WHEN YOUR SISTER DIED,

I GAVE YOU BOTH NAMES,

SO YOU COULD...

WHAT?

ALWAYS CARRY A LITTLE OF HER
WITH ME?

YOU SUCCEEDED,
MOTHER,

MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

HEY.

HOW DID I...
WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT,
IS SOMETHING WRONG?

HOW DID I GET HERE?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN.

YOU SHOWED UP AT MY DOOR
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT,
YOU DON'T REMEMBER?

HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

NO. NO, I'M NOT.

I'D BETTER GO.

YOU'RE IN NO CONDITION
TO LEAVE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.

I CAN'T. NOT NOW.

THEN WHEN?

YOU KEEP SENDING
SO MANY MIXED MESSAGES

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON ANYMORE.

ONE DAY IT'S ON,
THE NEXT DAY IT'S OFF.

I'M SORRY, ERIC.

I OWE YOU ANSWERS,
AND YOU'LL GET THEM...

AS SOON AS I FIND OUT
WHAT THEY ARE.

OH, MY GOD.

[ BANGING ]

WHO IN THE HELL
ARE YOU?

I'M MARIE, YOUR SISTER.

THIS ISN'T HAPPENING.

IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME, ANNIE.

YOU DON'T EXIST.

YOU DIED IN THE WOMB.

REPORTS OF MY DEATH
HAVE BEEN HIGHLY EXAGGERATED.

THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING
BADLY ENOUGH,

NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE,

AND YOU HAVE WHAT I WANT.

WHAT?

THIS.

ERIC.

LIFE.

THIS IS MY LIFE.

NOT ANYMORE.
LEAVE ME ALONE.

SORRY, ANNIE,
YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE,

BUT YOU MADE
A MESS OF THINGS.

NOW IT'S MY TURN.

I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING STALKED
FROM THE INSIDE.

I MEAN, I KNOW
IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW
MUCH MORE I CAN TAKE.

SOME OF IT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL,

BUT SOME
OF WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING

IS PHYSIOLOGICAL
AS WELL.

MEANING?

WE DID AN EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC
ON THE MASS ON YOUR SPINE,

AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE
SOMETHING OTHER

THAN RANDOM
CELL GROWTH.

IT'S AN AGGREGATE
OF CEREBRAL TISSUE.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY,

BUT IT HAS ALL THE SIGNS

OF A GROWING,
FUNCTIONING HUMAN BRAIN.

A BRAIN?

OH, GOD.

SHE'S GROWING INSIDE OF ME.

YOU DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO
TO CUT HER OUT OF ME.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I WANT IT OUT OF ME NOW.

I'M AFRAID WE CAN'T DO THAT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU CAN'T?

YOU DON'T EXPECT ME
TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

ANNE, THE TISSUE
HAS INTEGRATED ITSELF

INTO YOUR SPINAL COLUMN.

IF WE ATTEMPT
TO REMOVE IT,

WE COULD END UP
INCAPACITATING YOU.

I COULD BECOME PARALYZED?

IT MAY EVEN KILL YOU.

NO...

OH, MY GOD.

WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

LEAVE ME ALONE!

I CAN'T LET HER GET TO ME.

I CAN'T LET HER GET TO ME.

NO!

COULD IT BE

THAT MARIE IS TRYING
TO GET ME TO KILL MYSELF?

WELL, THAT HARDLY SEEMS LIKELY.

YOU'D END UP KILLING HER, TOO.

DOCTOR, I KNOW YOU SAID

THAT AN OPERATION
WAS TOO DANGEROUS,

BUT WHAT IF WE JUST SOMEHOW
INCAPACITATED MARIE'S BRAIN?

I MEAN, DIDN'T
TRY TO CUT IT OUT,

BUT MADE IT
SO SHE COULDN'T THINK ANYMORE,

COULDN'T SEND ME
THESE HAUNTING IMAGES?

IT'S TOO RISKY.

WHY?

THIS SPINAL BRAIN,
MARIE'S BRAIN, IF YOU WILL,

MAY WELL HAVE TAKEN OVER
YOUR AUTONOMIC FUNCTIONS,

BREATHING, HEARTBEAT.

SO THE ONLY WAY
I CAN GO ON LIVING

IS TO CO-EXIST WITH HER?

IT SEEMS THAT WAY, YES.

BASED ON OUR LATEST TESTS,

THE STRONGER HER BRAIN GETS,

THE MORE RISK
YOURS WILL ATROPHY.

I CAN FEEL HER
GETTING STRONGER,

TRYING TO LAY CLAIM TO MY BODY,

TRYING TO LAY CLAIM TO MY MIND,

TRYING TO LAY CLAIM TO MY SOUL.

SHE'S WATCHING ME.

SHE'S WATCHING ME,
ALWAYS WATCHING ME,

WAITING FOR HER CHANCE.

SHE'S TRYING TO KILL ME.

SHE WANTS ME TO DIE.

I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE.
I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

I'M NOT GOING TO SURRENDER
LIKE MY FATHER.

I'VE GOT TO STOP HER.

I'VE GOT TO STOP HER NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GO AWAY.

I'M WORRIED
ABOUT YOU, ANNE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.

DO YOU?

YOU WANT ME TO DISAPPEAR.
YOU WANT ME DEAD.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

GOODBYE, MARIE.

ANNE, DON'T.
LISTEN TO ME.

I'M NOT TRYING
TO HURT YOU.

I'M THE ONLY REASON
YOU'RE ALIVE.

THAT'S A LIE.

THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU DIED THAT NIGHT
IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

SOMETHING
BROUGHT YOU BACK.

IT WASN'T
THE DOCTORS.

I BROUGHT YOU BACK,

AND WHEN YOU TRIED
TO TAKE THOSE PILLS,

I'M THE ONE WHO
THREW THEM AWAY.

I'VE KEPT YOU ALIVE
ALL THIS TIME.

WHY?

BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU.

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DESERVE
TO DIE LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

MARIE...

I'M FADING.

I CAN FEEL IT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S OKAY.

ALL I EVER WANTED
WAS TO BE HAPPY,

TO REALLY
LOVE SOMEBODY,

TO HAVE SOMEBODY
TO LOVE ME.

YOU WILL, ANNE.

I PROMISE.

NO, IT'S OVER.

DON'T PRETEND
IT'S NOT.

LISTEN TO ME.

YOU'RE NOT GOING AWAY.

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE HERE.

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE
A PART OF ME.

THAT'S A PROMISE.

YOU GAVE ME LIFE,
AND NOW IT'S MY TURN.

HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE
BEFORE I GO?

NOT LONG.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I HAVE TO DO.

I UNDERSTAND.

IF ONLY I HAD KNOWN...

BUT YOU KNOW NOW.

THAT'S WHAT MATTERS,
ISN'T IT?

[ DOORBELL RINGING ]

ANNE!

HELLO, MOTHER.

PLEASE, COME IN.

AFTER OUR LAST
CONVERSATION,

I DIDN'T KNOW

IF I WAS GOING TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.

WE'VE GOT TO TALK.

I'VE ALREADY
SAID I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE I CAN--

NO, NO, PLEASE.

I HAVE SOME THINGS
I NEED TO SAY.

WHEN DADDY TOOK HIS LIFE...

MY WHOLE WORLD
CAME CRASHING DOWN.

I COULDN'T
DEAL WITH IT.

I NEEDED SOMEBODY TO BLAME.

I KNOW.

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.

LET ME FINISH.

EVEN THOUGH
YOU TWO HAD SPLIT UP,

I KNOW THAT
IT WAS JUST AS HARD FOR YOU.

I GUESS WE BOTH TOOK OUR GRIEF
AND WE WITHDREW INTO OURSELVES,

MAKING IT SO WE COULD
NEVER BE HURT AGAIN,

BUT THE PRICE WE BOTH PAID
IS THAT WE COULD NEVER LOVE...

NOT ANOTHER PERSON,
AND NOT EACH OTHER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY
ANYTHING ELSE, ANNE.

YES, I DO.

I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT...

WHAT YOU DID
BEFORE I WAS BORN,

IT WAS VERY BRAVE.

IT WAS
VERY UNSELFISH.

I LOVE YOU, MOTHER.

I DO.
I LOVE YOU.

I HAVE TO GO NOW.

I THOUGHT I'D LOST YOU.

YOU'LL NEVER LOSE ME, MOM.

ALL I'VE EVER WANTED

WAS THE CHANCE TO SEE YOU
WITH MY OWN EYES

AND TO TOUCH YOU
WITH MY OWN HANDS,

TO TELL YOU
HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME.

MARIE?

[ KNOCKING ]

ANNE?

HI.

HEY. READY TO GO?

YEAH.

HEY,
HOLD ON A SECOND.

JUST A SECOND.

THERE'S SOMETHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT YOU.

WHAT?

TINTED CONTACTS,
RIGHT?

OH, I LIKE IT.
VERY SEXY.

THANKS.

I'M READY.

LET'S GO.

WITHOUT DARKNESS,
THERE WOULD BE NO LIGHT.

WITHOUT ERROR,
NO SURE PATH TO THE TRUTH.

IN A WORLD
WHERE ABSOLUTES REIN,

WHAT MAY BE MOST IMPORTANT
IS FINDING THE BALANCE.