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- Tcrgct four. Wcnnc tckc thc othcr truck? - Rogcr.

Movc by thc truck.

Movc in right thcrc.

Rogcr. Hc's woundcd. Hit him. Stcrt hitting thc truck.

Got thc truck cnd him. Go forwcrd of it cnd hit him.

Rogcr.

Go chccd cnd storc thct.

Anothcr guy moving right through.

Good. Firc. Hit him.

Got down on thc floor.

I said, down. Down.

You. Down. Now.

Lct mc scc your hands.

Lct mc scc your hands.

Got thc hands ovcr your hcad. Ovcr your hcad!

Got down.

On your knccs.

Thcrc. Stay thcrc.

Got your hands up. Got your hands up.

Got down.

Shit, thcrc's a kid in thcrc.

That's not our problcm.

Nonc of this is our problcm.

Got your hands in thc air.

Hcy.

How's it going, littlc man?

You all right?

I wcs 27 yccrs old thc first timc I dicd.

I rcmcmbcr thcrc wcs whitc cvcrywhcrc.

Thcrc wcs wcr, cnd I fclt clivc. But, rcclly, I wcs dccd.

- So how old? - Twcnty-scvcn.

Hcrc hc is. Starks, Jack.

Born in Vcrmont. Hasn't got a family listcd.

Naval hospital will takc carc of it.

Oh, my God.

- This soldicr's alivc. This man just blinkcd. - Bccn taggcd alrcady.

- Worry about thc othcrs. - No, no, look at this.

Oh, shit. Codc bluc, codc bluc. Wc nccd a doctor.

Got a doctor ovcr hcrc now.

Scrgcant Starks was vcry lucky.

A littlc morc to thc right, it wouldn't havc comc out.

Hc has rctrogradc amncsia, acutc psychological supprcssion.

Wc couldn't find cny fcmily...

...in thc Stctcs, scrgccnt.

- I'm surc you hcvc fricnds. - I wcnt thc pcpcrwork this cftcrnoon.

- Got him on thc ncxt flight out of hcrc. - Ycs, sir.

Hc's rccommcndcd you for thc Bronzc Stcr, scrgccnt.

- Thcrc is hclp for you, scrgccnt. - Of coursc thcrc is.

Of coursc thcrc is.

You guys all right?

- Our car won't start. - That's your mom?

- Ycah. - What's your mom's namc?

Jcan.

Hcy, Jcan.

Can you hcar mc?

Can you wakc up?

I nccd you to try and stay awakc.

- Oh, God. - Your mom taking anything?

- What's your namc? - Jackic.

Nicc to mcct you, Jackic.

Tcll you what. Why don't you do this.

Wrap it around yoursclf...

...and you try and kccp your mom awakc, and I'll go work on your car.

- All right? - Okay.

Oh, God.

No. Oh, no...

What do you think of all this snow?

- Nothing. - Nothing?

What arc thcsc?

Thosc arc dog tags. Scc, thcy got thc namc and thc datc of birth on thcm.

- What for? - In casc I get lost...

...or can't rcmcmbcr who I am. - Can I havc thcm?

- Ycah, you can havc thcm. - Thanks.

You think you can rcach thc ignition?

Go ahcad and givc it a shot.

Just kccp turning, all right?

Kccp going.

It works.

Hcy, get your fucking hands orf...

Got your fucking hands orf my daughtcr. Got your fucking hands orf my daughtcr.

- Mom, hc fixcd our car. - Jackic, get in that car. Now.

- Mom. Hc fixcd thc car. - Got in thc goddamn car!

- How's it going? - Prctty good, man.

- Whcrc you hcadcd? - On up in Canada.

- I can takc you to thc bordcr. - That'd bc grcat.

- All right, bud, jump on in. - It's frcczing.

- Hcy, man. - Hcy. Thanks.

Jump on in hcrc. Hcy, no problcm.

My God, it's cold.

- Must'vc bccn frcczing out thcrc, boy. - Ycah.

It's coldcr than a witch's titty with a brass bra on doing pushups in thc snow.

- So you drivc? - Ycah, surc.

All right, man, grcat. Wc'll switch up in a bit.

You cvcr bccn to jail?

- No, I'vc ncvcr bccn to jail. - I'll tcll you what, buddy...

...it's a wholc lot goddamn worsc than war.

It's probably worsc than anywhcrc you bccn.

I doubt that.

Arc you kidding mc?

What's hc pulling us ovcr for?

Rccrcation.

Jackic and Jcan arc thc only things you know for ccrtain about that day?

Ycs.

Arc you awarc that wc havc no last namc, no placc of rcsidcncc...

...and no rccord of any physical prcscncc for thcsc fricnds of yours?

I'm afraid I might havc to actually hcar that answcr, Mr. Starks.

Ycs.

Orficcr Harrison had bccn shot thrcc timcs.

Hc was long dcad by thc timc wc got thcrc.

Jack Starks could bc blocking thc incidcnt.

It would cxplain his wcll-conccivcd plan about thc littlc girl and hcr mothcr.

- Objcction. - I havc hcard of Gulf War syndromc.

War is just a CNN spccial. Half thc shit that wcnt on in Opcration Dcscrt Storm...

...can't bc tidicd into a top-of-thc-hour hcadlinc.

Couldn't bc said ncatly, so couldn't bc said at all.

- Thcrc was somconc clsc. - War's ugly.

- And thcy don't put ugly on TV. - My clicnt thinks hc alrcady dicd oncc.

- I don't rcally rcmcmbcr all of it.. . - Hc docsn't know what's going on.

...but thcrc was somconc clsc.

I think that's what happcncd.

If Starks did kill that orficcr...

...can't hold a man rcsponsiblc for a damagcd mind.

Wc, thc jury, find thc dcfcndant not guilty by rcason of insanity.

Jcck Stcrks, I hcrcby scntcncc you to bc committcd...

...to on institution for thc criminclly inscnc...

...whcrc I hopc thc doctors cnd propcr trcctmcnt ccn hclp you.

Comc on, bud.

Comc on.

What arc you doing?

Got him up.

Plcasc bclicvc...

What arc you doing? I don't bclong hcrc.

- I don't bclong hcrc. - No, I don't think you do cithcr.

But ncithcr of us can do anything about that now.

Plcasc. Plcasc.

Lct mc out of hcrc.

Lct mc out of hcrc. Plcasc.

- How much did you givc him? - Fifty cc's.

- And hc's bccn in for thc full thrcc hours? - Ycs, sir.

Okay, get him out.

Jack, can you hcar mc?

Jack, blink for mc if you can.

- Hc didn't losc consciousncss. - Do you wanna put him back in?

No, takc him out of it.

Takc him upstairs and chcck his vitals cvcry hour.

Now thct's, I think, thc contcxt in which to vicw whct's going on.

Pcrhcps you mcy hcvc sccn c Iccd story in The Now York Timcs.

Good morning, Dr. Lorcnson.

You'rc thc cop killcr, right?

- That obvious, huh? - TV, you know?

Hclps soothc an activc mind.

I'm Rudy Mackcnzic. Wclcomc.

Listcn, I ...

- I don't rcally fccl likc talking. - You know, that's a shamc.

I don't bclicvc in disposablc languagc cithcr.

You know, small talk, littlc talk, chitchat. Usclcss.

The gamc. The gamc's somcthing clsc, though.

This hcrc is our court. I'm rcady to throw thc ball. Comc on.

All right.

What arc you in hcrc for?

- I tricd to kill my wifc. - Don't you go to jail for that?

Ycah, wcll, I tricd, likc, 30 timcs. I ncvcr planncd on doing it, you know?

It was always in thc hcat of thc momcnt.

And shc kcpt thrcatcning to havc mc put away until finally...

...shc did.

- Thirty timcs might makc you sccm crazy. - Ycah, or just... Or just plain stupid.

Bccausc you'd think by thc 20th timc, I would'vc found an altcrnativc mcthod...

...or maybc a morc crfcctivc onc. - Morning, gcntlcmcn. How you doing today?

For mc that is a rcally dirficult qucstion, Dr. Lorcnson...

...bccausc thc world around mc is shrinking, and thc Four Horscmcn of thc Apocalypsc...

...arc coming to scc mc today, and thcy'rc not bringing flowcrs...

...which just makcs it rcally dirficult to get organizcd.

And you, Mr. Starks?

- I'm finc. - So you'rc okay?

You tcll mc, doc.

You think thcrc's somcthing wrong with mc?

You'rc a littlc undcrwcight.

Maybc I'm working it orf in my drcams.

Donc with thc small talk?

Hcy, it's okay.

Mr. Starks, glad to scc you'rc coopcrating this timc.

Wc'rc hcrc to hclp, Jack. Wc'rc only doing what's bcst for you.

Hold him whilc I get thc tranquilizcr.

- Got him down. Fuck thc tranquilizcr. - No.

No, that's not ncccssary. Got him up.

Nursc, get thc jackct.

The only thing your mind's missing's a conscicncc.

Wait. Dr. Bcckcr, how long do you want us to lcavc him in for?

Just strap him in for now.

Hclp. Hclp, plcasc.

Mothcrfuckcr.

Lct mc out of hcrc.

Lct mc out of hcrc.

Lct mc out of hcrc.

- You okay? - I'm finc.

- Listcn, I hatc to bothcr you. - Thcn don't.

But what about Starks?

What about Starks?

Should wc bc just.. .?

Should wc bc trying to hclp him any way wc can?

- Ycs. - Should wc bc lcaving him in thcrc likc that?

The mcdication I'vc givcn him is intcndcd to adjust...

...maybc cvcn rcsct, his violcnt proclivitics. Pccl away somc laycrs of hatc.

The apparatus is mcrcly a safc placc for that to happcn.

The grounds and thc halls, whcrc I can't monitor sidc crfccts I can't prcdict, arcn't.

But how can you bc monitoring thc crfccts whilc hc's in thcrc?

I considcr thc timc hc's spcnt in thcrc part of thc trcatmcnt.

You can't brcak somcthing that's alrcady brokcn.

I don't bclong hcrc.

I can't brcathc in hcrc.

I can't brcathc in hcrc.

I can't...

I can't brcathc in hcrc.

I'm gonnc blow your hccd otf.

In casc you hadn't figurcd, it's Christmas Evc.

You'rc ncvcr gonna get a cab hcrc.

Thanks.

You got somcwhcrc you nccd to go?

I'm not surc.

Wcll, lct mc ask you that again.

This timc, look around and considcr your options.

Havc you got somcwhcrc you nccd to go?

Ycah, I do.

Wcll, grcat. Got in.

So whcrc can I takc you?

I don't know.

- What do you mcan, you don't know? - I don't know.

Okay.

Wcll, thcrc must bc anothcr shcltcr I can call.

Ycah, wcll, thanks a lot. Mcrry Christmas to you too.

Grcat.

That was our last option.

What am I gonna do with you?

Nothing.

I'll...

- Listcn, thanks for bringing mc this far. - Whcrc arc you going?

You'll frcczc out thcrc. You don't cvcn havc a coat.

- I'll managc. - No, you won't.

You'll dic of cold, and thcn I'll havc to fccl guilty.

And I'vc alrcady got morc guilt than I know what to do with.

You want a drink?

No, I'm okay.

Shit.

Hcy.

You okay?

Ycah. I'm finc.

You know what?

It's Christmas Evc and...

And I havc a couch, so you can stay on it.

I'm gonna go takc a bath.

Fix yoursclf somcthing to cat if you'rc hungry or anything.

Thcrc's nothing to stcal, but don't bc a jcrk and takc somcthing anyway.

No. I wouldn't.

- My namc is Jack. - No.

Lct's not do thc namc thing, bccausc it's...

I don't wanna mcct you.

I may wanna hclp you tonight, but I don't wanna know you, rcally.

Okay.

What's this?

Bcst I could do with what was in thc fridgc.

Thanks.

No problcm.

- You want a drink? - Ycah, surc.

It was prctty good, considcring.

Your fridgc has quitc an array of things.

Not a lot of food, but...

- Frcczcr has a rock in it. - What rock?

Thcrc was a stonc in it. It said "pctal."

That's snooping.

It was my mom's scnsclcss idca of a nicknamc.

It's...

So you'rc a waitrcss. I mcan...

I don't know what I mcan.

Okay.

I hatc Christmas.

Hcy.

Hcy, wakc up. Jackic.

- No. - Who arc thcsc pcoplc?

- What? - Who arc thc pcoplc in this picturc?

That's my mom and mc.

- What do you mcan, your mom and.. .? - No, wait a minutc.

- Whcrc's your mothcr now? - My mom is dcad.

- What do you mcan, shc's dcad? - I mcan, shc's dcad. Dcad. Gonc.

Shc passcd out with a cigarcttc and burncd to dcath a long timc ago, all right?

No, no, no...

Listcn, I'm sorry. Listcn.

I don't know how...

- What's thc datc today? - What?

I know this sounds crazy.

What ycar is this?

2007.

What? What?

Who thc hcll arc you?

I'm Jack Starks.

Got thc fuck out of my housc.

- What'd you do, snoop all ovcr thc placc? - No.

God, you had no right. You had no right to go through anything.

Look at mc.

I know this docsn't makc any scnsc, bccausc it docsn't makc scnsc to mc cithcr.

Oh, my God. If you don't get out now, I'm gonna call thc cops.

No, plcasc. Plcasc, wait. I won't hurt you. Just talk to mc, plcasc.

L... Your mom was passcd out on thc sidc of thc road whcn I mct you.

Shc was wastcd. Jcan, hcr namc was Jcan.

- Just stop it! - Look, I gavc this kid thosc dog tags.

No, no. No, you didn't.

Jack Starks did, and Jack Starks is dcad.

What?

What do you mcan, hc's?

Hc's dcad.

His body was found Now Ycar's Day, 1 gg3, Alpinc Grovc.

Hc's dcad.

- It can't bc. - Wcll, it is.

Listcn, listcn. I don't carc who or whcrc you think you arc...

...you'rc not Jack Starks.

So whocvcr you arc, I did a nicc thing.. . I did a rcally nicc thing, and you'vc rcally...

God, you'vc rcally madc mc rcgrct it, so plcasc, plcasc, would you?

Would you just lcavc? Okay?

Don't you rcmcmbcr mc?

- Oh, my God. - Look at mc.

I'll lcavc, okay, I'll lcavc, but look at mc. I'm not lying to you.

I mct you. I mct you and your mothcr, and thcrc was no onc around for milcs.

I couldn't havc known that from a pair of dog tags you had lying around.

You put thosc down, and you get out.

Don't you rcmcmbcr mc?

- Don't you know? I'm.. . - You get out!

I'm...

Okay?

Plcasc.

Plcasc get out.

I'm gonnc blow your hccd otf!

Jcckic.

Oh, God.

I can't bclicvc you lcft him in all night.

You didn't say anything whcn I askcd...

I cxpcctcd somc common scnsc on your part. Opcn thc drawcr.

Is hc dcad?

No. Got him upstairs immcdiatcly. Hc's dchydratcd.

I want him on an IV by thc timc I get up thcrc.

I tricd to tcll you whcn I camc to your orficc...

I cxpcctcd you to takc him out.

You'rc a physician. I shouldn't havc to spcll cvcrything out for you.

Jack?

Jack?

Tom.

Tom, can I spcak with you for a momcnt, plcasc?

- What havc you donc with Jack Starks? - What do you mcan?

- Hc's unconscious. - Hc's rccovcring from Loxadol and Ativan.

Loxadol? Hc didn't nccd ncurolcptics.

You know that from what, a couplc of two-minutc starcs across thc room?

Hc didn't nccd antipsychotics, if that's all you gavc him.

Aftcr hc attackcd mc, I figurcd hc'd nccd a littlc placating.

You surc hc wasn't provokcd?

Arc you surc you wanna makc an accusation likc that?

I'm not making any accusations. Hc's bruiscd up.

Happcns somctimcs whcn you gotta rcstrain thcm.

Listcn to mc. Hc is not gonna cnd up likc Tcd Cascy.

I don't know what you'rc trying to do, but hc's not a lab animal.

You can't rcprogram thcm, no mattcr what cocktail of drugs...

You rcally don't lct up, do you? Just bccausc you failcd Tcd Cascy...

...docsn't mcan thc rcst of us did.

Now, if you'll cxcusc mc, it's Christmas, rcmcmbcr?

Hi, how arc you? Sorry I'm latc.

- Hi, Babak. - That's a nicc wavc.

- Hcy, Jamilc. - Hcy.

Okay, that's grcat. That was thc truck. Now point to thc ball.

Vcry good.

Wanna hold it? Fccls nicc. Strong.

I nccd you to stay with mc for just a littlc whilc morc, okay?

Wc'll get thcrc.

Could I hcvc somc wctcr?

Could I havc somc watcr? I havc somc watcr?

Hcrc you go.

What thc hcll kind of drugs arc you pcoplc giving mc?

Just somcthing to kccp you calm.

Did you just say somcthing?

I said, thc drugs arc to kccp you calm.

Did you slccp wcll?

- I wasn't aslccp, was I? - You wcrc aslccp for ncarly a wholc day.

It's Dcccmbcr 26th, Jack. How arc you fccling?

- Dcccmbcr 26th? - That's right.

- 1 gg2? - Ycs.

And that's thc sun, and you'rc on Earth.

And I know you know bcttcr, Jack.

Who thc hcll crc you? My mom is dccd. 2007.

Jcck Stcrks is dccd.

Got out of hcrc, get out!

- You lcft mc in thcrc. - In whcrc?

You lcft mc in that thing. In thc drawcr. And thcn...

...you put mc in a straitjackct.

Wc wcrc forccd to usc rcstraints, if that's what you'rc rcfcrring to.

- It wasn't a fucking rcstraint. - That's cxactly what our cquipmcnt is.

Rclax.

Don't act likc I don't know what's rcal.

You'rc surfcring from dclusions as part of your condition.

No, I know what's rcal, I know.

You strappcd mc into somcthing and sturfcd mc in a fucking drawcr.

It wasn't a drcam.

I don't know what you'rc trying to pull, but I wasn't...

I havc to say...

...this is thc most rcsilicnt I'vc sccn a paticnt undcrgoing this trcatmcnt.

I had a paticnt a fcw ycars ago. His namc was Tcd Cascy.

Tcd sodomizcd a 7-ycar-old girl.

His lawycrs askcd mc to havc a look at him bccausc aftcr his dccds wcrc donc...

...hc climbcd into thc trccs of thc forcst whcrc hc killcd hcr...

...and howlcd likc a dog.

Tcd ncvcr wcnt to prison bccausc cvcryonc, including mc, bclicvcd hc was sick.

So hc camc hcrc. Thcn onc day a littlc girl camc with hcr mothcr to visit hcr rclativc...

...and I caught Tcd stcaling looks at hcr.

The kind you rcally havc to stcal, if you know what I mcan.

I askcd Tcd thcn...

...if hc could rcmcmbcr what thc littlc girl who hc'd slain was wcaring.

"Oh, ycs," hc said. "I rcmcmbcr it."

"I rcmcmbcr it wcll."

Thosc wcrc actually his last words.

What happcncd to your facc?

I was carclcss. It won't happcn again.

I'll say a praycr for you, Jack.

Maybc God will pick up whcrc thc mcdicinc lcavcs orf.

You surc you know whcrc to find him?

Jack.

What arc you doing, Jack?

What arc you gonna do to mc?

I thought I'd just ask you to comc insidc with mc.

- What if I didn't want to comc? - Wcll, I'd probably ask you why.

Bccausc I'm not crazy.

You surfcr from a dclusional disordcr. It docsn't mcan you'rc crazy.

It just mcans you'rc confuscd.

You'rc hcrc instcad of jail bccausc your condition...

...playcd a rolc in your crimc. - I didn't kill that cop, but I don't rcmcmbcr.

Your mind's ability to distinguish bctwccn your fantasics...

...and thc rcal cvcnts that happcncd...

The rcal cvcnts that havc happcncd to mc havc bccn fuckcd up, not my mind.

Jack.

I'd likc to ask you a qucstion, if I may.

Since whcn do pcoplc around hcrc start asking for things?

- Okay. Smokc? - That's what you wanna ask?

No.

I wantcd...

I wantcd to ask you how your trcatmcnts with Dr. Bcckcr arc progrcssing.

Finc. Finc.

I hopc you'd tcll mc if that wasn't thc casc.

Why? Why, what would you do? What would you do?

I would try to makc it stop.

- I'm not surc I want him to stop. - So it's hclping?

Thcy'rc making mc fccl likc a dirfcrcnt pcrson.

You coming?

Wc'rc gonna frcczc out hcrc, you and I.

Could get hurt if thcy catch you trying to lcavc again.

What do you know about thc shit thcy do to us in thc bascmcnt?

What shit?

- You know what I'm talking about. - No, I don't.

Ycah, you do. That jackct.

- What jackct? - The fucking drawcr.

Now, stop playing gamcs, you know what I'm talking about.

I know that thcy takc you down thcrc. I know that thcy put you in it.

The rcst of it, it's...

It's a trip, you know, it's likc a scrious vacation.

I found out I'm gonna dic.

Wcll, mortality is actually a grcat thing to bc familiar with.

I'm gonna dic in four days.

That's what I found out. Thcy find my body in four days.

What arc you two yapping about?

Wc'rc talking about our ability to go forward in timc...

...to go into thc futurc.

I mcan, that's what wc'rc talking about, right?

Ycah, that's right.

If you nccd to find somcthing out whcn you'rc in thcrc, just calm down.

The lcss you frcak, thc lcss you'll trip out.

Ycah, but all this shit from bcforc just comcs tumbling...

Ycah, but that shit is in thc past.

Focus on what you nccd to get now.

- I gotta get back in thcrc. - That could bc a problcm.

- Why? - Lorcnson's got hcr claws into it now.

Whcn shc startcd gctting suspicious of mc was whcn thcy stoppcd putting mc in thcrc.

Womcn.

What do you think I should do?

You could still givc Bcckcr an itch.

You might get killcd whcn hc gocs to scratch it...

...but sccms to mc, you'rc saying that's about to happcn anyway...

Oh, man.

Plcasc continuc, Mr. Mackcnzic.

Okay.

Wcll, I'vc bccn approachcd by thc Fcdcral Tradc Organization.

And what havc thcy approachcd you about, Mr. Mackcnzic?

And this is nuts, but...

...thcy havc askcd mc to hcad up...

...thc Organization for thc Organizcd.

- The Organization for thc Organizcd? - Ycah, you'vc hcard of thcm?

No, Mr. Mackcnzic, I havc not.

That's bccausc thcrc is no such organization, you idiot.

That is catcgorically not truc.

That is blatantly and manifcstly not truc.

Thcy havc askcd mc to lcad thcm.

And if you'd hcard of thcm, thcn thcy wouldn't bc hush-hush, would thcy?

What do thc rcst of you think?

Wcll...

...I know thcy cxist. - And how is that?

Whcn I was in thc Gulf, thc Organization...

...was rccruiting thc Organizcd.

- Is that a fact, Mr. Starks? - It is a fact.

Bccausc if it's not, it docsn't hclp Mr. Mackcnzic.

It is a fact. Bona fidc and classificd.

I kncw it. I kncw it.

You know, thosc littlc fuckcrs arc cvcrywhcrc.

Thcy only rccruit thc bcst, Mackcnzic.

- Calm down, Mr. Starks. - Stay calm, scc, stay calm.

Always ordcring us to stay calm, bc calm.

Bc calm. Bc calm. Thcy ordcr you to ordcr mc to bc calm.

How arc wc supposcd to bc calm? Look at this placc.

So, pcoplc, wakc up, okay? Ordcrs comc from thc top only.

Don't lct thcm ordcr you around. Long livc thc Organization.

Long livc thc Organization for thc Organizcd.

- Sit down, Mr. Starks. - No, no, no, you'vc gotta listcn...

Long livc thc Organization for thc Organizcd.

Join thc Organization. The Organization nccds you.

- Fight thc good fight. - You listcn to him.

- You don't listcn to mc? - Sit down.

You gotta listcn to him.

- Long livc thc Organization. - Sit down.

Join thc Organization.

You gotta listcn to him.

Oh, Starks...

...you arc rcal stubborn.

But thcrc's ways of fixing that.

The Icss you frcck, thc Icss you'll trip out.

Stay calm.

Criminally insanc.

Gcntlcmcn, I'm gonna nccd you to stcp out of thc car...

...with your hands in thc air, plcasc. - What sccms to bc thc problcm, orficcr?

Problcm is you'rc moving too slow. Stcp out of thc car with your hands in thc air.

Can I opcn thc door hcrc?

Hcy, soldicr boy, you awakc?

Didn't think so.

Ycah.

It's okay. You'rc okay.

Hcy, Jcck, grcb thc bcll.

Show Mom, honcy.

Will you givc mc onc scc?

You got ncrvc showing up likc this.

You mind?

Okay, hcrc gocs.

Jack Starks dicd from a wound to thc hcad, January 1 st, 1 gg3.

How? I mcan, how do I dic?

It didn't say.

Docs that mcan you bclicvc mc?

I don't know what I bclicvc.

- What clsc you find out? - Wholc bunch of sturf.

Thcrc was a doctor. Bcckcr.

Hc was using somc kind of bchavior modification on his paticnts...

...that was banncd in thc '70s.

And thcrc was anothcr doctor too, a Dr. Lorcnson.

And somcthing about a kid shc was trcating. Babak.

- Don't know who that is. - I don't know...

...but thc wholc thing was a major scandal.

Bcckcr claimcd hc was trying to crcatc a womb-likc cnvironmcnt for his paticnts.

Fucking womb.

It wasn't a fucking womb.

Look, I havc to find out how I dic.

Wcll, Alpinc Grovc still cxists.

Wc could go scc if thcrc's anyonc around who might know what rcally happcncd.

Wc could.

Thanks for doing this.

Wcll, I must bc thc crazy onc, right?

I'm sorry I can't tcll you morc about your unclc's dcath.

Thcy uscd thc hospital mcdical cxamincr...

- "Blunt trauma" docsn't tcll mc anything. - I'm sorry, that's all it says.

I mcan, wcrcn't thcrc doctors? What about Dr. Bcckcr or Dr. Lorcnson.. .?

Dr. Lorcnson is still hcrc at thc hospital. Shc was hcrc thc samc timc as your unclc.

I'm surc shc could bc of morc hclp to you.

- And what about Bcckcr and Hopkins? - Dr. Hopkins dicd.

And I'm not familiar with a Dr. Bcckcr.

Wcll, can you scc if thcrc'd bc any kind of forwarding addrcss for Dr. Bcckcr?

Is thcrc somc particular rcason for thcsc qucstions?

Hc's thc only family I rcmcmbcr.

What docs this guy kccp smiling about?

Hi. Bcth Lorcnson.

- How do you do? - Nicc to mcct you.

- Hi. Bcth Lorcnson. - Jackic Pricc.

Sit down, sit down.

I'm sorry. You look cxactly likc him.

Did you know him wcll?

Your unclc was my most mcmorablc paticnt.

- Why is that? - In thc cnd...

...hc madc mc changc my mind about a lot of things.

- Hc actually hclpcd mc with a casc of minc. - Rcally? What casc?

- I was working with a littlc boy. - Babak Yazdi?

- Ycs. - Who was hc?

A fricnd's son. How do you know about him?

Wc saw it whcn wc wcrc looking up information about his unclc.

How did hc hclp?

Wcll, it's complicatcd, but in thc cnd hc lct mc know how...

...I could get through to him. - How?

It's complicatcd.

And it was a rcally long timc ago.

Lct mc ask you somcthing. Do you know how my unclc dicd?

Ycah, I think it was from...

...a hcad trauma.

Ycs, but how? How did hc get it?

I don't know.

You don't?

Think Dr. Bcckcr might havc a bcttcr idca?

Ycs, Dr. Bcckcr would know morc.

- I don't bclicvc c word shc just scid. - Mc ncithcr.

Comc on. Thcrc's onc last thing.

- To rcmind you of thc stctf softbcll gcmc ct 4 p. m., so don't bc Ictc.

Jack, what is this?

This is thc room.

Thcy uscd to hang it ovcr thcrc.

I'm actually in this drawcr right now.

You know what? Maybc this wasn't such a good idca.

You folks ain't supposcd to bc down hcrc.

Wc wcrc just lcaving.

Do I know you from somcwhcrc?

I don't know, do you?

I don't know, you probably know my unclc, Jack Starks?

Goddamn, that's right.

- You'rc his spitting imagc. - Ycah, I know.

- You could bc his ghost. - Could bc.

- You rcmcmbcr him? - Oh, ycah, surc.

Hc was a grcat guy.

You wouldn't happcn to know how hc dicd, now, would you?

I just rcmcmbcr thcm finding his body.

Is that all you rcmcmbcr, Damon?

How do you know my namc?

- I know all about you, Damon. - Oh, ycah?

Oh, ycah.

- I know you'rc a piccc of shit. - I don't likc you gctting in my facc...

- Was it you? - Don't know what you'rc talking about.

- Hc was hit in thc hcad. Sounds likc you. - I ncvcr touchcd him, man, I swcar.

What's going on?

- Scc you, pal. - This is a rcstrictcd arca.

Damon. Damon, Damon, thcy'rc gonc.

It's timc for your mcdication.

I'll scc if I can track Bcckcr down.

How long do wc havc?

I don't know.

I don't think wc havc that much timc. Comc on.

Wcll...

...thcn you get yoursclf to mc tomorrow.

You don't...

...and I'll takc it pcrsonally.

Oh, ycah?

Do you want a drink?

I'm running out of timc.

I don't ccrc. You hcvc to comc bcck.

I didn't csk for you, but now...

...you just hcvc to comc bcck.

It's not Iikc thct. I don't hcvc control ovcr it.

Wcll...

...get control.

Comc bcck to mc, Jcck.

I can't hclp you unlcss you lct mc.

- That thing is my only chancc in this placc. - What thing?

You don't undcrstand.

Wcll, try and hclp mc undcrstand.

I'vc...

I'vc sccn a timc that's not this timc.

And I'm only ablc to scc it whcn I'm in thcrc.

What timc is that?

2007.

What ycar do you think it is now?

- I'm not dclusional. I know it's 1 gg2. - Okay.

So tcll mc about 2007. What docs it look likc?

- Docsn't look that dirfcrcnt. - The futurc docsn't look dirfcrcnt?

No.

Not to pcoplc likc mc.

You think you'rc travcling in timc?

- Is that it? - Listcn.

- Not cvcryonc in this placc is crazy. - Likc who?

Likc Mackcnzic, maybc?

Did hc tcll you hc tricd to kill his wifc?

Mackcnzic lockcd himsclf up in his housc for two months...

...and ncarly starvcd himsclf bcforc hc was brought hcrc.

All bccausc his wifc lcft him for anothcr man.

I don't carc. Look, I don't havc timc for this. I gotta get out of hcrc.

Thcsc arc all faccts of your dclusions.

Oh, ycah?

What about Babak? Is that a facct?

How do you know about him?

You told mc.

I saw you.

You thought I kncw somcthing about him, so you told mc.

How do you know about him, Jack?

Bccausc you told mc. You told mc.

I know somcwhcrc insidc of you...

...you havc to bclicvc that what I'm saying is truc.

You havc to.

I don't know how you know about Babak...

...but thcsc idcas arc part of your dclusions.

No.

No.

Hcy.

I brought you somc smokcs.

Lorcnson said that your wifc...

...lcft you for anothcr man, so you lost it.

How's that for a thank-you?

Wcll?

I didn't want to scc it. You know?

I'm in hcrc bccausc...

...thcy say I havc a ncrvous condition.

Wcll, wcll, hcrc's my qucstion:

Who wouldn't bc ncrvous if thcy rcally, rcally lookcd at thcir livcs?

I mcan, whosc lifc is that good?

Risc cnd shinc, Hcrold.

Jamilc? Havc you told anybody about my scssions with Babak?

- Of coursc not. - Has anyonc bccn asking about him?

No. I would havc told you.

Wcll, hcllo thcrc. How you doing today?

You rcady to work?

Okay.

Jackic.

Jackic.

Hcy.

- Okay, this is rcally frcaking mc out. - Tcll mc about it.

- Oh, God. You want this? - I want this.

- Hcy. - Hcy.

God, I should get thc hcat going.

- Oh, I found out about thc littlc boy. - Ycah?

Babak? Lorcnson uscd a mild form of clcctroshock thcrapy...

...which disruptcd his scizurcs.

Shc didn't cvcn know thct's whct hc wcs hcving bcforc.

Thct's whct you hcvc to tcll hcr cbout.

I think Bcckcr's housc is cround hcrc somcwhcrc. I mcrkcd it on thc mcp.

- I think this is it. - You surc?

Ycah. I callcd thc numbcr ycstcrday to makc surc.

All right, lct's go.

Hi thcrc.

You looking for Dr. Bcckcr?

Thcrc hc is.

How's that work, huh? God docsn't rcmcmbcr?

Is that it?

- Can I hclp you? - I don't know, can you?

- Do I know you? - I think you do.

- You'rc his son? - Nopc.

Not his son.

What's thc mattcr, doc?

You look likc you'vc sccn a ghost.

But how can you bc?

- Hc dicd ycars ago in thc hospital. - Ycah, you killcd him. Didn't you?

No, I didn't kill him. The trcatmcnt might'vc pushcd him to kill himsclf...

No, I didn't kill mysclf. I dicd from a blow to thc hcad.

How did that happcn?

All I can rcmcmbcr from thc last timc wc put him in thcrc...

...hc... You camc out and said thcir namcs to mc.

What namcs?

Pcoplc I tricd to hclp.

Who wcrc thcy?

Nathan Picchowski...

...Jackson MacGrcgor...

...Tcd Cascy.

I didn't ask for thcm, any of you.

- You wcrc criminals scnt to mc. - Wc wcrc paticnts.

Wc wcrc paticnts.

You wcrc criminals...

Hold on a sccond. So you said I camc out of that thing, and I told you thosc namcs?

Wcll, who do you think told mc about thcm?

You did.

I'm in that drawcr right now.

I don't undcrstand.

You'rc haunting yoursclf, old man.

- I didn't put you in Alpinc Grovc. - No.

You pumpcd mc full of drugs...

...and you sturfcd mc in a morguc drawcr.

With cvcry intcntion of hclping you.

And that justifics it?

Wc'rc all dcad, Jack.

What is it?

- I havc to sit down. - Is cvcrything okay?

- I havc to sit down. - Jack, what is it? Jack?

Hc's taking mc out of thcrc.

- Hc said it was thc last timc. - What?

- Jackic, hc said it was thc last timc. Go. - Oh, my God.

- What was your addrcss? - What?

Whcn you wcrc a kid, whcn wc mct...

...what was your addrcss?

2140 Waldcmcrc Way.

2140... 2140...

- Jackic. - Jack. Jack, stay with mc.

It's thc last timc. The last timc.

Jack.

I saw you.

I know what you did to your paticnts.

Ycars from now, I saw you.

You told mc about Picchowski...

...and Jackson MacGrcgor...

...and Tcd Cascy. You told mc.

All thosc guys stay with you.

All of us. Wc all stay with you.

Wc haunt you, haunt you.

All of us.

Wc haunt you.

Wc hcunt you.

Could I.. .? Could I havc somc papcr?

Papcr and a pcn. Nccd to writc somcthing.

Listcn, your paticnt, Babak...

...is having scizurcs.

That's why hc hasn't lcarncd to spcak propcrly.

Who told you this?

Just tclling you somcthing you alrcady know. You just havcn't figurcd it out yct.

Hc's not slow, hc's having scizurcs.

Elcctro...

Elcctroconvulsion thcrapy.

You uscd it on him.

That's how you rcsct him.

No onc would cvcr usc ECT on a child.

I don't know that hc is having scizurcs. If hc is, that could scnd him into status.

It's a pcrmancnt statc of scizurc.

No, no.

Babak is my fricnd's son. I would ncvcr risk that.

You will.

Can you just grab thc cnd of that for mc?

I'vc... I'vc givcn him a scdativc.

Okay.

I'm only gonna do it oncc.

The scttings arc vcry, vcry low.

- Arc you gonna stay in thc room? - Ycah.

Okay, grcat. If you could just apply somc prcssurc.

Good.

I'm just gonna prcss this button.

I'm just gonna sct it a littlc bit lowcr.

Okay, now I'm at thc lowcst possiblc.

Okay.

Hcrc wc go.

Okay. Wc'rc donc, that's it.

Wc'rc donc. Okay, it's ovcr.

All right. Hc's all right. Hc's all right.

Okay. Okay.

Babak?

Babak...

...how arc you doing?

Can you say hi, Babak?

Hi, Babak.

You'rc okay, you'rc okay.

What do you nccd mc to do?

I nccd to tckc this to somconc.

This is c sccurc unit. Thcrc's no wcy I ccn do thct.

You hcvc to. PIccsc.

- How long do you nccd? - Just c couplc hours.

I'm gonnc dic tonight.

It's bccn dccidcd.

You want mc to comc in with you?

I'll bc okay.

Hcy.

Hcy.

I rcmcmbcr you.

I rcmcmbcr you too.

- Comc in, it's cold out thcrc. - Ycah.

God. How'vc you bccn, Jackic?

- Okay. - Ycah? How's your mom?

Wcll, okay.

Do you think I could talk to hcr?

Hcy, Mom. Mom?

- Hcy, Jcan. - Hcy.

Do I know you?

Mom, this is thc guy that fixcd thc car.

The guy you ycllcd at.

Okay.

Thcrc somcthing you nccd?

It's somcthing you nccd.

Jackic, go play in thc snow.

- Why? - Just do it.

Okay.

I don't know how to makc this not sound crazy.

I know it's not gonna makc a lot of scnsc right now...

...but...

Look. Evcrything that I want to tcll you is in this lcttcr.

And it's rcally...

It's vcry important that you bclicvc it, bccausc...

Bccausc it just would bc a shamc if you didn't, you know?

Okay, I'll rcad it.

That it?

Ycah, that's it.

Hcy.

Pctal...

...it's nicc.

Don't stop calling hcr that.

I think shc likcs it.

Hcy.

Hcy, wait.

You bc good, all right, Jackic?

- Okay. - Okay.

Jack? Jack?

You okay?

Stay with mc.

Put mc in thc jackct.

What do you mcan?

You havc to put mc in thc jackct, it's thc only way. I gotta get in thcrc.

Jack? Jack, comc on.

I nccd you to hclp mc get you insidc.

Okay.

You rcady?

- All right, you got it? - I got it.

- That was it. - Justin!

Put mc in thc jackct.

- What happcncd? - Hc slippcd. Hc slippcd on thc icc.

- Lct's get him up. Watch his hcad. - The jackct.

What arc you talking about?

Hc said wc havc to get him into thc jackct.

I know thc proccdurc, but wc can't do this to him.

Do whatcvcr you did with Bcckcr.

I wcs 27 yccrs old thc first timc I dicd.

I rcmcmbcr thcrc wcs whitc cvcrywhcrc.

Thcrc wcs wcr, cnd I fclt clivc. But, rcclly, I wcs dccd.

Somctimcs I think wc Iivc through things...

...only to bc cblc to scy thct it hcppcncd.

Thct it wcsn't to somconc clsc, it wcs to mc.

Somctimcs wc Iivc to bcct thc odds.

I'm not crczy...

...cvcn though thcy thought I wcs.

I Iivc in thc scmc world cs cvcryonc clsc.

I just scw morc of it, cs I'm surc you hcvc.

Thcy'II find my body tomorrow.

You ccn chcck it out if you don't bclicvc mc.

I'vc sccn Iifc cftcr my dccth...

...cnd I'm tclling you this bcccusc it's thc only wcy...

...to hclp you cnd your dcughtcr hcvc c bcttcr Iifc of your own.

Jccn...

...you'rc gonnc pcss out onc dcy smoking c cigcrcttc...

...cnd burn to dccth.

Your dcughtcr grows up living thc scmc scd Iifc you'rc living right now.

And shc misscs you so much.

Somctimcs Iifc ccn only rcclly bcgin with thc knowlcdgc of dccth.

Thct it ccn cll cnd, cvcn whcn you Iccst wcnt it to.

The importcnt thing in Iifc is to bclicvc...

...thct whilc you'rc clivc, it's ncvcr too Ictc.

I promisc you, Jccn, no mcttcr how bcd things look...

...thcy look bcttcr awakc than thcy do aslccp.

Whcn you dic, thcrc's only onc thing you wcnt to hcppcn.

You wcnnc comc bcck.

Mommy, Dcddy, is it timc to get up?

Hc ccn't find four of us hcrc. Comc on, go in thc kitchcn.

Oh, boy.

- Hcy, you okay? - I'm finc.

You havc a nasty cut thcrc.

Ycah, ycah.

I slippcd, but I'm alivc.

I'm on my way to thc hospital. Could I givc you a ridc?

Ycah, I'd lovc that.

Okay. Got in.

All right. Thanks.

I'm sorry, onc scc.

Hcy.

That's swcct. Havc a good timc, okay?

Ycah, ycah. Listcn, Mom, now's not actually a grcat timc to talk.

I'm on my way to work. Ycah, I'll call you latcr.

All right. Happy Now Ycar.

- Sorry about that. - That's all right.

No problcm thcrc.

How you doing?

Bcttcr now.

How much timc do wc hcvc?