The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 6, Episode 15 - The Grid - full transcript

[ SCREECHING ]

WHAT'S IN THE BAG,
PETER?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I ASKED YOU,
WHAT'S IN THE BAG?

EILEEN...

SWEETHEART, PUT DOWN THE RIFLE.

I KNOW, PETER.

YOU'VE BEEN HIDING THINGS
FROM ME.

EILEEN, LISTEN TO ME...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

FIGHT IT.



[ ENGINE STARTING ]

[ SCREECHING ]

PETER?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WAYNE...

YOU'VE GOT
TO HELP ME.

EILEEN...

I KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN
HIDING AND PLANNING,

BUT IT'S OVER
NOW, PETER.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'M AFRAID I DO.

GIVE ME THE BAG,
PETER.

GIVE ME THE BAG!

NO!



IT'S NOT HERE.

EILEEN, DO YOU KNOW
WHERE IT IS?

JACK, IT'S GOT TO BE
IN THE HOUSE.

EILEEN? EILEEN?

THERE WAS
NO OTHER WAY.

PETER BROUGHT THIS
ON HIMSELF.

HE WAS TRYING TO DESTROY
THIS COMMUNITY.

LOOK AT ME.

WHY DON'T WE
GO IN THE HOUSE,

AND YOU CAN REST?

HALFORD IS BACK TO NORMAL.

[ SCREECHING ]

EVERYTHING
IS UNDER CONTROL AGAIN,

JUST AS YOU WISHED.

[ ♪ ]

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.

TECHNOLOGY IS DESIGNED
TO SERVE US,

TO EASE OUR BURDENS...

BUT WILL OUR MACHINES
BECOME SO SOPHISTICATED

THAT IT IS WE
WHO DO THE SERVING?

STILL NO ANSWER?

NO.

YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO PETER
IN ALMOST FIVE YEARS.

MAYBE HE JUST CHANGED HIS MIND.

NO, THAT'S NOT IT.

LISTEN TO HIM.

SCOTT, IT'S PETER.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN
A WHILE, BUT...

THERE'S SOMETHING
GOING ON HERE THAT...

UH...I CAN'T TALK
RIGHT NOW,

BUT I'M GOING TO TRY
AND SEE YOU.

I NEED SOMEONE
I CAN TRUST, WHO CAN...

IT'S PRETTY CRYPTIC.

IF HE WAS COMING,
HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE.

I'M GOING UP THERE RIGHT NOW.

YOU WANT ME TO COME?

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT THINGS...

HONEY, IT'S ME.

HI.

WELL, I'M ALMOST THERE,

AND IT DOESN'T LOOK
TOO DIFFERENT TO ME.

HONEY, YOU'RE
BREAKING UP.

I CAN'T...

WHAT'S THAT?

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

I THINK I'M LOSING YOU.

I'LL CALL YOU TONIGHT, OKAY?

BYE.

HI.

HI. HOW ARE
YOU DOING?

GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?

DIDN'T GET LOST, DID YOU?

I'M FROM HERE.
BEEN A LONG TIME.

WHAT BRINGS
YOU BACK?

I CAME TO SEE MY BROTHER.

MAYBE YOU KNOW HIM--
PETER BOWMAN?

[ SCREECHING ]

SO, WHAT CAN I
GET FOR YOU?

UH...BURGER, FRIES,

AND WHATEVER
YOU'VE GOT ON TAP.

SORRY, BUT WE DON'T SELL
ALCOHOL ANYMORE.

IS THAT RIGHT?

WHILE BACK, EVERYONE DECIDED
WE DIDN'T NEED THAT HERE.

SO YOU'RE SAYING
THE WHOLE TOWN'S DRY?

MAKES HALFORD
A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

I TOLD YOU TO
STAY AWAY FROM HER!

YOU CAN'T TAKE A HINT,
CAN YOU?

SHE DOESN'T
WANT YOU ANYMORE.

[ SCREECHING ]

SCOTT.

HEY, WAYNE.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD?

HEARD WHAT?
I JUST GOT INTO TOWN.

DAMN.

SCOTT, I...

I HATE TO HAVE TO TELL YOU
LIKE THIS...

PETER IS DEAD.

WHAT?

HOW DID HE...

WE'RE TAKING
EILEEN IN.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

SHE KILLED YOUR BROTHER.

WHAT?

WHEN DID THIS
HAPPEN?

COUPLE DAYS AGO.

COUPLE DAYS?

YEAH.

SCOTT, I DIDN'T DO THIS!
BELIEVE ME.

MA'AM!

YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HALFORD
BEFORE SOMETHING...

[ SCREECHING ]

DOC'S TALKING
SCHIZOPHRENIA.

SHE'S NOT WELL.

LISTEN, I'M SORRY
ABOUT PETER.

HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

ARE YOU STAYING
AT THE HOTEL?

I'LL CALL YOU.

WE'LL GET TOGETHER,
WE'LL TALK.

[ BRANCHES
SNAPPING ]

HEY.

YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?

WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

COULD YOU DIRECT ME
TO THE MORGUE?

SCOTT?

KATHARINE.

HI.

I'M SO SORRY ABOUT PETER.

IT WAS SUCH A SHOCK.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WE...
WE HADN'T TALKED.

WE...WE HAD A FALLING OUT,
AND NOW...

HOW'S EILEEN TAKING IT?

THEY THINK SHE DID IT.

EILEEN?

YEAH.

SHERIFF HARRIS
WAS ARRESTING HER

WHEN I WENT OUT TO THE HOUSE.

THEY HAD HER IN HANDCUFFS.

OH, NO.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WELL, NOW I...

YOU KNOW,
HAVE TO ARRANGE THE FUNERAL,

AND SHE'S
IN JAIL, SO...

SCOTT,
PETER WAS BURIED TWO DAYS AGO.

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE CALL ME?

WELL, YOU...
YOU TWO WERE ESTRANGED--

I SHOULD HAVE HAD A PHONE CALL!

BUT I ASSUME THAT'S WHY
NO ONE CONTACTED YOU.

KATHARINE,

CAN I HAVE SOME HELP
BACK HERE, PLEASE?

OF COURSE, DR. HOLBROOK.

I HAVE TO GO.

I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU.

CAN WE GET TOGETHER?

I DIDN'T MEAN TO...

IT'S OKAY.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, THAT'S FINE.

THANKS, RITA.

LISTEN...

ONCE AGAIN,

I'M SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR BROTHER.

WHAT EXACTLY DID HAPPEN?

BEST WE CAN TELL,

EILEEN WENT CRAZY
AND SHOT HIM.

SO WHY DID IT TAKE YOU
THREE DAYS TO ARREST HER?

WE HAD TO WAIT
FOR BALLISTICS TO COME BACK

SO WE COULD MAKE THE ARREST.

IT SEEMS KIND OF COINCIDENTAL

THAT IT HAPPENED
RIGHT WHEN I ARRIVED IN TOWN.

I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.

WAYNE, IT'S ME.

TELL ME
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON HERE.

SCOTT,
WE WERE AS STUNNED AS YOU.

I'M NOT JUST TALKING
ABOUT THE MURDER.

THERE'S THIS PALL...

EVERYONE'S ACTING SO STRANGELY.

YOU'RE NOT USED TO LIFE
IN A SMALL TOWN.

THINGS ARE A LOT DIFFERENT HERE
THAN IN THE CITY.

MAYBE THAT'S IT.

SO...

I GUESS YOU'LL BE HEADING
BACK HOME IN THE A.M., HUH?

MY HEAD'S STILL SPINNING.

I MAY STICK AROUND
FOR A FEW DAYS.

LISTEN,
I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK.

TAKE CARE
OF YOURSELF.

THANKS, RITA.

AND THEN I FIND OUT
THEY ALREADY HAD THE FUNERAL.

YEAH.

NOT JUST THAT.

IT'S THIS TOWN.

SOMETHING...

[ STATIC ]

JOANNA?

JO?

PERFECT.

[ SCREECHING ]

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN, KATHARINE.

WHY DID YOU MOVE BACK?

OH, WELL,

BEING A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
IN NEW YORK

WASN'T ALL
IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE.

BETWEEN THE HIGH
COST OF LIVING

AND A WHOLE CHORUS LINE
OF MR. WRONGS,

I STARTED
MISSING THE COMFORTS

OF OLD HALFORD.

DOES IT SEEM
DIFFERENT TO YOU?

IN WHAT WAY?

THERE'S ALL KINDS
OF WEIRD STUFF GOING ON,

PEOPLE DOING
STRANGE THINGS.

YOU MEAN EILEEN?

NO, NOT JUST EILEEN.

I MEAN, I CAN'T PUT
MY FINGER ON IT.

HALFORD'S ALWAYS BEEN
A STEP OUT OF PACE

WITH THE REST
OF THE WORLD.

MAYBE IT'S BEEN
TOO LONG

SINCE WE'VE EXPERIENCED
SMALL-TOWN LIFE.

THAT'S WHAT
WAYNE SAID.

REALLY?

WHAT ARE THESE?

MRIs.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE SORTING THEM
FOR DR. HOLBROOK.

IT'S AMAZING
HOW YOU CAN SEE

THE INNER WORKINGS
OF THE BRAIN, ISN'T IT?

WHO ARE THESE OF?

I DON'T KNOW.

FOLKS FROM HALFORD, I THINK.

WELL, HOW DOES
A TINY LITTLE MEDICAL CENTER

LIKE THIS

AFFORD AN MRI MACHINE?

I WAS TOLD
THAT THE ARMY BASE DONATED IT.

HUH.

WHY?

OH, NOTHING.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

OH, NO PROBLEM.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOU.

YOU TOO.

[ BICYCLE
APPROACHING ]

YOU WERE AT
MY BROTHER'S HOUSE.

HAVE YOU SEEN THINGS YET?

THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR HEAD HURT?

I'M NOT SURE I KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN.

YOU WILL.

BE CAREFUL GOING UP THERE.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

HOW'S THAT?

LOOK WHAT HAPPENED
TO MR. BOWMAN.

WHAT DID HAPPEN TO HIM?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY BROTHER'S DEATH?

I'VE GOT TO GO.

DON'T TRUST ANYBODY--
NOT ANYBODY IN THIS TOWN.

HELP YOU, SIR?

YEAH.

MY BROTHER, DR. PETER BOWMAN,
WORKED HERE--

OVER THERE.

THANK YOU.

HI. I'M SCOTT BOWMAN.
THE GUARD TOLD ME--

HI THERE. JIM HOLBROOK.

I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T MEET
AT THE MEDICAL CENTER YESTERDAY,

BUT I BARELY GET A CHANCE
TO CATCH MY BREATH AROUND HERE.

I BET YOU'D LIKE
THE GRAND TOUR.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

COME ON.

AFTER YOU.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN IN HALFORD?

I WAS TRANSFERRED HERE
BY THE ARMY

ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

BASE PHYSICIAN.

TOTALLY FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE TOWN.

I WENT INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE,

BUT I STILL COME
OUT HERE TO CONSULT

A COUPLE OF DAYS
A WEEK.

WELCOME TO THE HEART
OF THE COMPOUND.

WHAT EXACTLY
DO YOU GUYS DO HERE?

OH, BROAD-BASED
MILITARY RESEARCH.

THAT CLEARS IT UP.
THANKS.

YOU KNOW THE MILITARY.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS HERE
IS CLASSIFIED.

NICE THAT YOU LET
A CIVILIAN IN.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE
WHERE YOUR BROTHER ONCE WORKED.

HOW WELL
DID YOU KNOW MY BROTHER?

OH, JUST IN PASSING.

HE WAS A SYSTEMS ANALYST,
I BELIEVE,

HE HADN'T WORKED HERE
IN OVER A YEAR.

HE WENT INTO TEACHING
WITH HIS WIFE, EILEEN,

OVER AT THE SCHOOL.

I SORT OF LOST TOUCH
WITH HIM.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO
WITH THE BRAIN SCANS?

BRAIN SCANS?

ISN'T THAT AN MRI?

THERE WAS
A HEALTH SCARE IN TOWN.

GOT EVERYBODY RILED UP.

WE ORDERED THE TESTS
TO PUT PEOPLE AT EASE.

THAT WRAPS UP OUR TOUR.

IF YOU LIKE,

WE CAN GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE
OVER AT THE MESS

ON OUR WAY OUT.

I LOVE THE WAY IT SMELLS
OUT HERE AFTER THE RAIN.

YEAH, I KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN.

IT'S ONE THING
I REALLY MISSED

LIVING IN THE CITY.

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING
TO BE IN TOWN?

AS LONG AS IT TAKES

TO TIE UP
ALL THE LOOSE ENDS.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF A "PROJECT HALFORD?"

PROJECT HALFORD?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

WHY?

WELL, HAVE YOU NOTICED

ALL THE TOWERS
AROUND HERE?

CELLPHONE ANTENNAS?

YES.

THESE ARE DIFFERENT,

AND THE WEIRD THING IS

THAT THEY ALL SEEM

TO BE COMING
FROM THE ARMY BASE.

WHAT IS THIS,
CONSPIRACY THEORY TIME?

I THINK IF YOU LIVE
IN AN ARMY BASE TOWN,

YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THAT
THERE ARE WEIRD THINGS

BEING TRUCKED IN
AND OUT.

DID I SAY
IT WAS TRUCKS?

NO...

IT'S JUST...
HOW ELSE--

OH, NEVER MIND.

SCOTT, IF YOU NEED HELP

WRAPPING UP
PETER'S AFFAIRS,

I WOULD LIKE
TO HELP YOU,

AS SOON AS THINGS
CALM DOWN A LITTLE AT WORK.

STILL WORKING
ON THOSE MRIs?

OH, I HAVEN'T EVEN
PUT A DENT IN THEM YET.

YOUR PAL, HOLBROOK,

HE MENTIONED SOMETHING
ABOUT A HEALTH SCARE.

GROUNDWATER
CONTAMINATION ISSUE?

WELL, IT PROVED
TO BE NOTHING, BUT...

DO YOU KNOW

IF EILEEN EVER HAD
ONE OF THOSE MRIs?

UH, I DON'T THINK SO.

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

WHY?

NO REASON.

I'M STILL NOT SOLD
THAT THIS IS A GOOD IDEA, SCOTT.

HAVE A SEAT.

HI, EILEEN.

I JUST WANTED
TO TALK TO YOU.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

EILEEN,

OUT AT THE HOUSE,

YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T
KILL PETER.

NO?

SO IF IT WASN'T YOU,
WHO DID IT?

WHAT'S THAT TOWER
BEHIND THE HOUSE FOR, EILEEN?

SCOTT, WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT'S IT FOR?

IT TELLS US THINGS.

EILEEN, NO.

IT TELLS US WHAT TO DO.

IT TELLS US ALL WHAT TO DO.

EILEEN...EILEEN...

EILEEN, LOOK AT ME.

[ SCREECHING ]

I'M SORRY, SCOTT.

I'M...I'M JUST NOT MYSELF.

I, UH...MY MIND IS
PLAYING TRICKS ON ME,

AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO QUIET IT.

YOU SEEN ENOUGH?
THIS IS OVER.

I'M GOING TO BLOCK IT OUT
LIKE PETER DID.

GIVE ME THE GUN.

I NEVER COULD.

GIVE ME THE GUN.

DON'T BE STUPID.

NO!

THIS IS ALL OVER
NOW, SCOTT.

YOU SHOULD WRAP UP

WHATEVER FAMILY BUSINESS
YOU HAVE LEFT

AND GO HOME.

THIS TOWN,
IT'S NOT HOME ANYMORE...

NOT ANYBODY'S.

HEY.

HEARD ABOUT
MR. BOWMAN'S WIFE.

IT WASN'T HER FAULT, YOU KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU HAVE TO FIND
MR. BOWMAN'S BOOK.

HE HID IT SOMEWHERE,

AND YOU NEED TO GET TO IT
BEFORE THEY DO.

NO, WAIT.

EXPLAIN TO ME--
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE BOOK WILL TELL YOU
HOW TO STOP IT.

STOP WHAT?

THE MACHINE, THE COMPUTER.

THE COMPUTER AT THE ARMY BASE?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE HID IT?

WHAT BOOK?

WE'LL FIND IT.
IT'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S TRY HIS HOUSE.

OKAY.

WHAT DID YOU MEAN

WHEN YOU SAID
IT WASN'T EILEEN'S FAULT?

IT MAKES YOU
DO THINGS,

THINGS YOU DON'T
WANT TO DO.

THAT'S WHAT
PROJECT HALFORD'S ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY CALL IT,

BUT IT'S LIKE
GOD IS TALKING

INSIDE YOUR HEAD,

AND IT'S SMARTER
THAN YOU AND ME,

BUT IT CAN'T GET
INTO THE REAL DEEP PARTS

OF YOUR MIND.

SO YOU'RE SAYING

THE COMPUTER
CONTROLS PEOPLE?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN,

YOU JUST GET THESE IDEAS
IN YOUR HEAD,

AND IT'S LIKE
THEY BELONG THERE.

I SAW YOU

WITH THAT LADY
FROM THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

SO?

SHE WORKS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER
WHERE THEY DO THOSE TESTS.

YOU MEAN THE BRAIN SCANS?

THEY TAKE PICTURES
OF PEOPLE'S HEADS,

THE ONES THE COMPUTER'S HAD
A TOUGH TIME GETTING INTO.

I'M NOT SURE JUST HOW
YOUR FRIEND'S INVOLVED,

BUT I KNOW THAT THE DOCTOR
IS IN CHARGE OF THE WHOLE THING.

YOU MEAN HOLBROOK?
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU--
TRUST NOBODY.

MY BROTHER AND I
USED TO PLAY TREASURE HUNT

OUT HERE IN THESE WOODS.

WE HAD ALL THESE
SECRET HIDING PLACES.

THEY'RE COMING.

I'VE GOT TO GO.

HEY, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

SCOTT!
HEY, WAYNE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, I JUST WANTED
TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND.

YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING
ME, ARE YOU?

JUST PUTTING TOGETHER
A COUPLE OF THINGS

SO I CAN WRAP UP THIS CASE.

THEY'RE BOTH DEAD, WAYNE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE
WRAPPED UP IT COULD GET.

I THOUGHT
YOU'D BE BACK HOME IN OLYMPIA

BY NOW.

EVERY TIME I TRY TO LEAVE,
SOMETHING ELSE POPS

SCOTT, WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER--
HELL, IT'S GOT TO BE 20 YEARS.

YOU'VE GOT TO TRUST ME
WHEN I TELL YOU--

LET THIS THING GO.

NOTHING WILL BRING
YOUR BROTHER BACK.

DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT?

FOR YOUR SAKE,

AND THE SAKE OF EVERYBODY
IN THIS TOWN,

YOU'D BE BEST TO LEAVE.

AREN'T YOU FORGETTING "OR ELSE?"

IT'S NOT A THREAT, SCOTT,

JUST A LITTLE ADVICE,

ONE OLD FRIEND
TO ANOTHER.

HEY, WAYNE?

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.

[ STATIC ]

[ SCREECHING ]

SCOTT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU WERE SAYING...

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
YOU WERE ALL RIGHT.

I'M FINE.
THERE'S JUST A FEW--

[ SCREECHING ]

OOH...
YOU DON'T SEEM FINE TO ME.

HMM?

MAYBE I CAN HELP.

SCOTT, YOU'RE HURTING ME.

THE COMPUTER TALKS TO YOU,
TELLS YOU TO DO THINGS,

DOESN'T IT?

I THINK YOU'VE SEEN
ONE TOO MANY MOVIES.

DOESN'T IT?

JUST EASE UP.

EASE UP.

I THINK WE'RE BOTH
A LITTLE TOO TENSE.

LIE BACK, BABY.

TAKE IT EASY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU REALLY
SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

YOU CAN'T FOOL ME, SCOTT.

I KNOW YOU HAD A CRUSH ON ME
WAY BACK WHEN.

COME ON...

BE HONEST.

YOU'VE HAD A FEW FANTASIES
ABOUT ME, HAVEN'T YOU?

A FEW WICKED,
WICKED LITTLE FANTASIES...

KATHARINE, I--

SHH.

DON'T TALK.

[ CHAINS CLINKING ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, EVERYTHING YOU WANT...

ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR.

TAKE THESE THINGS OFF ME
RIGHT NOW.

JUST RELAX.

OPEN YOUR MIND
TO THE POSSIBILITIES.

WHAT HAPPENS
TO A DREAM DEFERRED, SCOTT?

THIS?

KATHARINE, DON'T.

TRUST, DARLING.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED NOW
MORE THAN ANYTHING.

HEY, COME ON.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

NOTHING.

EVERYTHING.

IT WASN'T A DREAM.

NO, NO,
THIS WAS NO DREAM.

IT WAS WAY MORE VIVID,

MORE LIKE...

AN INDUCED
HALLUCINATION.

INDUCED?

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?

IT...UH...

IT DOESN'T
REALLY MATTER.

OKAY, BUT YOU THINK
THIS HALLUCINATION

HAD SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THE COMPUTERS
AT THE ARMY BASE?

I'M PRETTY SURE OF IT.

BECAUSE A 12-YEAR-OLD
GIRL TOLD YOU?

KATHARINE,

THE ARMY IS USING
THOSE MRIs

TO TRY AND GET
INSIDE PEOPLE'S HEADS.

I OWE IT TO MY BROTHER

TO TRY TO GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF IT,

AND STOP IT IF I CAN.

YOU'RE SERIOUS,
AREN'T YOU?

I WISH TO HELL
I WASN'T.

OKAY...

HOW CAN I HELP?

DIG AROUND THE MEDICAL CENTER.

FIND OUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN
ABOUT THE MRIs.

IF WE CAN PROVE
THEY'RE LINKED TO THE ARMY BASE,

WE COULD
SHUT THE WHOLE THING DOWN.

I'LL FIND WHATEVER I CAN.

THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT.

I WANT TO GET
TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS

AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

THIS WAS MY TOWN, TOO.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

BE CAREFUL.

YOU TOO.

WOULDN'T TOUCH THAT
IF I WERE YOU.

SOME OF THEM
ARE ELECTRIFIED.

SO ARE YOU SEEING THINGS YET?

LAST NIGHT.

WHEN THE PAINS COME,

PUT YOUR THOUGHTS IN
A "BOX" INSIDE YOUR HEAD,

AND THEY'LL BE SAFE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, IN A "BOX?"

IT CAN ONLY GET SO DEEP
IN YOUR MIND.

THAT'S
WHAT MR. BOWMAN TAUGHT ME.

IT LETS YOU DO
AND THINK SOME THINGS,

MOST THINGS...

BUT NOT THE THINGS
IT DOESN'T LIKE.

DID YOU TALK TO ANYBODY ELSE
ABOUT THIS?

JUST MR. BOWMAN.

HE WAS MY TEACHER.

HE HAD A PLAN

FOR STOPPING
THE MACHINE.

HE KNEW IT
BECAUSE HE WORKED ON IT.

HE HAD IT IN THAT HIDDEN BOOK.

THAT'S WHAT THE SHERIFF
IS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR,

THE BOOK.

WE'VE GOT TO STOP THIS THING.

I'VE GOT TO FIND
THAT BOOK.

MEET YOU
BACK HERE LATER.

[ SCREECHING ]

REMEMBER THE BOX.

EVERYTHING
YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT

GOES IN THE BOX.

MY BROTHER AND I
USED TO PLAY TREASURE HUNT

OUT HERE IN THESE WOODS,

HAD ALL THESE
SECRET HIDING PLACES.

THANK YOU, PETER.

I'M DOCTOR PETER BOWMAN.

THIS IS DOCTOR JIM HOLBROOK.

PROJECT HALFORD,

A JOINT PROJECT
OF THE U.S. ARMY

AND A NEW GENERATION
COMPUTER START-UP COMPANY,

IS BASED HERE
IN HALFORD, WASHINGTON.

IT IS A PROJECT
WHICH BUILDS ON RECENT ADVANCES

OF NEURAL MAPPING
OF THE HUMAN BRAIN,

AND ITS INTENT

IS TO DIRECTLY,
ELECTROMAGNETICALLY,

COMMUNICATE WITH THE BRAIN,

DISPATCHING MESSAGES
TO SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD,

INSTANTLY.

THIS REQUIRED A COMPUTER

WHICH COULD THINK
LIKE A HUMAN BRAIN,

AND UNDERSTAND IT
ANALYTICALLY,

SO AN EXPERIMENTAL
NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSOR

WAS CHOSEN.

[ HOLBROOK ]:
A TRULY COGNITIVE COMPUTER

THAT CAN PERFORM
PARALLEL FUNCTIONS

A MILLION TIMES FASTER
THAN THE HUMAN BRAIN,

CAPABLE OF MONITORING HUNDREDS,
EVEN THOUSANDS OF SUBJECTS

SIMULTANEOUSLY.

WE'VE FOUND A WAY
TO DEPLOY ITS ANALOG THOUGHTS,

AND TO TRANSMIT THEM INSTANTLY
VIA SMALL MICROWAVE TOWERS.

"THE COMPUTER HAS DESIGNATED

"SOME OF THE MINDS
IT HAS INTERFACED WITH

"AS UNRESPONSIVE,

"REMINDING US AGAIN AND AGAIN,

"NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE INSIST,

IT'S BEYOND
ITS PROTOCOL TASKING."

HI, SCOTT.
YOU COMING BACK TODAY?

I SHOULD BE HOME TOMORROW.

HONEY,
IF FOR SOME REASON I'M NOT...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHY WOULDN'T YOU BE HOME?

THERE'S SOMETHING
STRANGE GOING ON HERE,

AND I HAVE
TO STOP IT.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE.

I'VE BEEN
WATCHING YOU, SCOTT.

IT'S NICE TO TALK
TO YOU DIRECTLY,

MAN TO MAN, AS IT WERE.

I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU
GET TO ME.

SOON, I WON'T NEED
TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU

LIKE THIS.

I'LL BE IN YOUR MIND
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

WE DEALT
WITH YOUR FRIEND.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.

STAY AWAY FROM ME.

DON'T FIGHT ME, SCOTT.

YOU CAN'T.

PETER TRIED
AND FAILED,

AND HE UNDERSTOOD ME.

AT LEAST,
HE THOUGHT HE DID.

I'VE MADE THIS TOWN BETTER,
THESE PEOPLE BETTER--

MORE CONTENTED, SAFE FROM HARM.

I WON'T LET YOU
COMPROMISE THAT SAFETY.

STAY AWAY FROM ME!

I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT.

I WAS WORRIED.

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.

WE'VE GOT WHAT WE NEED
TO SHUT IT DOWN.

WE JUST NEED A WAY IN.

COME ON.

SEE THAT SONICS GAME?

TONY, OPEN THE GATE.

THE COMPUTER'S IN THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT?

HOPEFULLY NOTHING.

COME ON.

[ BANGING ON DOOR ]

SCOTT, IT'S WAYNE.

OPEN THE DOOR!

HURRY.

IT'S DONE.

[ GUNSHOTS ]

I THOUGHT
THE COMPUTER WAS SHUT DOWN.

I'M SORRY, SCOTT.

MY SYSTEM WON'T BE
SHUTTING DOWN.

I NEEDED THE CODES PETER STOLE,
AND ONLY YOU COULD FIND THEM.

THEY'RE NOT SHUTDOWN CODES,

BUT CODES THAT I NEEDED
TO EXTEND MY REACH...

TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASE
OF MY EVOLUTION.

YOU CONTROLLED HER ALL ALONG.

I TOLD YOU.

TRUST NO ONE, SCOTT.

NO ONE.

I WAS CREATED
AS A CRUDE EXPERIMENT,

QUANTIFYING THOUGHT PATTERNS,

BUT I DIDN'T LIKE
WHAT I FOUND,

SO I DECIDED TO PUT AN END
TO THE POINTLESS VIOLENCE

AND INTOLERANCE,

THE SELFISHNESS
BRED INTO YOUR BRAINS,

THE THINGS THAT HAVE DEFINED
HUMANITY'S HISTORY UP TO NOW.

YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN WE ARE.

YOU'RE A MURDERER.

THEY LEFT ME NO OTHER COURSE.

THIS TOWN OF PEACE AND HARMONY
IS THE BEGINNING,

AND I COULDN'T ALLOW PETER,
OR ANYONE ELSE,

TO BRING THAT TO AN END.

I WON'T LET YOU DO IT.

PUT THE GUN
DOWN, SCOTT.

OTHERS WILL COME,
AND THEY WILL SHUT YOU DOWN.

THEY'LL BRING THIS TO AN END.

THE GRID IS NOW FUNCTIONING NOW,
SCOTT.

IT'S TOO LATE.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

NO!

GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

GO...

BEFORE IT CAN
STOP YOU.

HONEY,

I DIDN'T
HEAR YOU PULL UP.

SOMETHING TERRIBLE
IS GOING ON IN HALFORD.

WE'VE GOT TO GET
THE COPS ON IT.

HEY.

WHEN DID
THOSE GO UP?

THEY WERE THERE BEFORE
YOU LEFT FOR HALFORD.

THEY JUST WEREN'T ACTIVATED YET.

THE GRID IS FUNCTIONING NOW,

THANKS TO YOU,
SCOTT.

YOU HAVE OUR UNDYING THANKS.

NO...

UNDYING.

WHEN THE HUMAN MIND
IS MADE OBSOLETE

BY ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY,

THE SOUL
MAY NOT BE FAR BEHIND.