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[Rachel] Derek?

I'd like to help you scatter her ashes.

Well, thanks, but...

It's been such a long time ago, I didn't think it would be this difficult.

Some commandments are harder to keep than others.

You know, it sounds so familiar,

but it's little things about Laura

that really come back to me.

Her smile, the way she turned her head.

When was the last time you saw her?

Almost 20 years ago.

I just always assumed that we would be together.

I'm sure she thought the same thing.

Unfortunately, she left without a trace.

Now her lawyer sends me an urn with her remains.

What's that?

This is...

It's the last thing she ever gave me.

We were hiking.

Laura found it by the river.

It's the fossil of a leaf.

Looks like a heart.

Yeah, she broke it in two and gave me half.

She said that whenever I would look at it,

I would think of her.

That's very romantic.

Yeah.

And she was right.

Derek?

There's someone here to see you.

Who?

I had no idea that...

Yes?

[Rachel] This is Lucas DuMond, Derek.

-He said that you would-- -DuMond?

And Laura DuMond was your mother?

Yes.

I'm sorry to barge in on you like this,

but her attorney told me where to find you.

Why now?

And where's your father?

Right before me.

She told me if I was able to find you then

I should give you this.

[theme music playing]

[Nick] A son? Wow.

Derek's just as surprised as you are, believe me.

[Nick] Not bad.

Fatherhood has been known has been known to have that effect.

How can he be sure? How does he know that this guy is really his kid?

Have you met him?

No, I haven't, I just got back to the house.

Well, I think maybe you should withhold your judgement until you do.

Do you think he is his son?

No, I didn't say that.

Derek obviously really cared about this Laura DuMond, I mean...

He hasn't seen her for 20 years,

but her death really affected him.

And then out of the blue, this Lucas shows up.

Well, still, I think I'd ask him to see his birth certificate.

Um...

Have any of you seen my father?

Oh. He's still in his office, he shouldn't be too long.

Nick, I'd like you to meet Lucas DuMond. Nick Boyle.

Hey.

I can, you know, go get him if you need to see him right now.

Oh. No, that's okay.

I'm still just getting my bearings, I'll talk to him later.

Do you guys mind if I took a look around your grounds?

No, go ahead. There's lots to see.

Great.

[Nick] You know, not to sound paranoid,

but I think if I was Derek, I'd ask him to take a blood test.

That's a little tactless, Nick.

I don't think tact's the issue.

Yeah, but if Derek doesn't feel compelled to challenge him,

why should we?

Hmm?

-That's right. The time frame I gave you. -What was the mother's name?

Mother's name was Laura DuMond.

-Was she married? -Unmarried.

-Can you hold, please? -Yes, I'll wait.

-Are you still there? -Hello? Yes?

We show a certificate of live birth

listing a male child born to a Laura DuMond.

Could you give me the name listed on the certificate?

The name is listed as Lucas.

Lucas?

Yes, that's right.

And the father?

Let's see, the name of the father is listed as

Derek Rayne.

I see.

Anything else?

Could you fax me a copy, please?

-Certainly. -Area code, 415...

-Yes. -555...

0130.

-No problem. -Thank you.

[growls softly]

So, what's the verdict?

According to the hospital, 20 years ago,

a child was born to a Laura DuMond.

A boy.

The father in the record is listed as a Derek Rayne.

[gasps]

Derek, that's wonderful.

In fact, it's incredible.

You must be overwhelmed.

Completely.

To take this woman away and leave me a son.

God. The things that are racing through my mind.

Like what?

Curiosity, guilt.

Fear.

Overwhelming regret.

Talk about the regret.

Well, there's so much

I've missed.

So much to make up for.

Twenty years.

His entire childhood, everything gone.

And nothing I will ever do can bring it back.

What are you afraid of?

Not measuring up to what he expects.

Afraid that I'll be more like my own father than I care to admit.

And how do I explain what I... What we do?

Worried about bringing him into family business, are you?

Well, given what I went through with my father,

I should tell him to run.

Lucas has traveled a very long road to find you.

Let him lead.

See where it takes you.

You're very good.

I'm better.

You know, to truly learn, you must be truly tested.

The first true test is silence.

Try me.

I'm done for the day.

You're scared. That's too bad.

Of what?

-You? -Losing.

Losing?

Do you disagree?

Yeah, I disagree.

Hey!

What's going on here?

Just a friendly discussion on the finer points of martial arts.

We got a little carried away.

All right.

Just coming down to invite both of you for lunch.

Nick?

I'm okay.

Fine, then.

Lucas.

Hello, Father.

What are you reading?

My father's...

Your grandfather's journal.

-Really? -Mm.

Can I take a look when you're done?

Actually, I can't do that.

Sorry.

I didn't realize.

No, I'm sorry.

Someday, it will be different.

All right, you know, we...

Need to do something together.

Travel.

Maybe in a few months we could take a trip

to the Upper Euphrates or...

The Forbidden City.

I don't think so.

All right. And what would you like to do?

Something together.

Just you and me.

Some time soon, maybe this weekend?

You like football?

Only morons are into sports.

Is that right?

So, what are you into?

What do you really enjoy?

It can be anything.

-Anything? -Yeah.

[thunder rumbles]

Well, how about something exciting, like river rafting?

River rafting?

Yeah, just you and me.

That's amazing.

Did you know that 20 years ago

your mother and I did the very same thing?

We'll have to hire a river guide.

Why?

Well, anything can happen on a river.

The best is an old man named Justin Marley.

Great. When do we go?

We could drive up first thing in the morning.

Are you serious?

I'll set it up right now.

Terrific.

Hey, Lucas, I'll give you a hand.

I got it.

You're early.

Yeah, no, I just wanted to see you off.

You got your cellphone?

Don't need it, don't want it.

Most of the river is beyond the range of the relay anyway, so,

if you really need me, send Nick with the chopper.

Thought we were roughing it.

We are.

If anyone needs me between now and tomorrow night,

I'm not available, it's that simple.

Okay, I get it.

-It's genetic. -What is?

Obsessive risk taking. Come on, I'll walk you to the car.

Hey, Derek.

Still want me to pick you up at the river head?

Yes. Meet us at the landing downstream tomorrow night.

Okay, I'll be there.

What's wrong?

I wanna be so happy for Derek, I mean,

this situation with his son, it's incredible, right?

But he's not letting us in on how he really feels.

Maybe it's just me, but sometimes I feel like such a stranger.

Maybe this Lucas will have some insight into this man's soul.

-You know what I mean? -Yeah.

[Lucas] Turn off for the river was back there, wasn't it?

-Where are we going? -[Derek]There's someone I want you to meet.

It will just take a moment.

[sister] Derek.

What a pleasant surprise.

What are you doing here?

Is everything all right?

Actually, quite wonderful.

I brought someone I thought you should meet.

It's you.

Almost.

Lucas is my son.

This is your aunt. Aunt Ingrid.

Aunt?

I see the boy I once knew

in the young man before me.

Lucas, that is a good name,

after St. Luke.

But how, Derek?

Laura DuMond. You didn't know her.

Where is she now?

-She is, um-- -Dead.

I'm terribly sorry.

But it is all part of God's plan.

No plan, she's just dead.

You're angry.

Try realistic.

-Lucas. -It's all right, Derek.

When someone close to us dies, we sometimes hide our pain with rage.

Whatever mythology makes your day, Sister.

-Lucas, that's enough. -It's all right, Derek.

God be with you.

I'll wait in the car.

Lucas?

I'm sorry.

I should've handled this better.

Now where are you going?

River rafting. Just the two of us.

Be careful.

Don't worry. I will.

So, none of us trust Lucas.

What we really need is a DNA cross-match.

Yeah, but how?

Lucas and I were discussing certain philosophical differences yesterday,

when he cut his lip.

I helped him stop the bleeding.

So, you can construct a double helix

for Lucas and compare it to the one in Derek's file.

Proof without ever having to embarrass Derek by asking for a blood sample.

Very devious, Mr. Boyle.

But it's still gonna take 24 hours to get a preliminary match.

[Nick] Yeah, this whole thing reeks.

I tried to do a background check on this guy,

everything came up the same. Zip-ola.

Well, maybe we're looking in the wrong direction.

Maybe we should be checking out his mother instead.

What was the name of the lawyer that contacted Derek?

Swinburne.

He's got an office over at Sausalito.

Perfect. We'll drop Alex at the Explorer and hit him on the way back.

Deal.

[car honks]

-You'll take the bags? -[Lucas] Yeah.

Hey, Justin.

How are you?

I'm not sure I like this.

Heavy snows this time of the year.

I think it's great.

So do I.

Justin, this is my son, Lucas.

Justin Marley, a guide for all seasons, especially winter.

First time we went rafting,

Justin took me and I was only thrown out of the boat twice.

I kept on pulling you back in.

You just wouldn't stay put.

At least you lived to talk about it.

Yeah, first half of the trip

I was afraid I would drown, second half I was afraid I wouldn't.

Weather like this, you'd better not fall out this time.

Tthere'd be no coming back.

I'll give you a hand, son.

[Justin] Easy, Derek, watch out for those rocks.

[Derek] I love it.

[phone ringing]

[receptionist] Swinburne & Cable.

Yes. Okay. Scott Parsons.

-555... -[door opens]

-Hi. -5642. Okay.

Can I help you?

Yeah, we'd like to speak to Mr. Swinburne.

I see.

Perhaps you'd like to speak with Mr. Cable.

No, we'd like to speak to Mr. Swinburne.

It's about the estate of Laura DuMond.

-I beg your pardon? -[Nick] Laura DuMond.

He was the executor of her estate.

Can you wait here a moment?

Sure.

-What the hell is going on? -[receptionist] Excuse me, Mr. Cable.

Good question.

Ms. Stuart says you want to speak to Mr. Swinburne?

That's right.

I'm afraid that won't be possible.

Why is that?

Because Mr. Swinburne is dead.

He took his own life three weeks ago.

[Derek] Here it is. Up ahead on the right.

[Justin] I'm not so sure.

Snow makes everything look the same.

[Derek] No, I'm certain this is the place.

[Lucas] What are you talking about? The place for what?

[Derek] Just a spot near river.

[Justin] Hop out.

We'll beach it here. You two go ahead.

I'll stay with the raft.

[straining]

I wanna show you something.

This is it.

This is the spot where your mother found the fossil and broke in two.

It's beautiful.

I wanted you to see it.

Can I ask you a question?

Sure. Anything.

Did you love my mother?

Yes.

Yes, of course.

So, what is it you did together?

What's this world that you live in all about?

You keep saying that there's these things that I need to know,

but you never talk.

You're right.

You know it's quite amazing, and rather sad.

But I too grew up without really

knowing who my father was or what he did.

When I was 15, he tried to change that by taking me with him on a business trip

to Peru.

Unfortunately, it was a big mistake.

Why, what happened?

There was an accident.

And I watched him die.

Afterwards, I blamed everything on his work,

swore I'd never follow in his footsteps.

So, what did you do then?

Went back to school.

I threw everything into my studies.

But I found out that I was more like my father than I wanted to admit.

Driven, obsessed.

I wanted to know everything about everything.

Science,

ancient civilizations, religions.

Then I fell into teaching.

Well, one thing led to another.

And you...

Wound up back at the Luna Foundation.

Yes, I did.

In a very real sense, it was my father's legacy.

What changed your mind?

Passion.

I finally found something worth dying for.

From the look of it, not much more than an hour of daylight left.

Maybe we should call it a day before the current kicks in.

What current?

You guys said I was gonna see some white water on this river,

I haven't seen anything yet.

We will. Tomorrow.

All right, we'll camp here for tonight, and run the rapids in the morning.

Why can't we run them now?

Always best to do the rapids at first light.

I agree.

I thought you said it was just gonna be the two of us.

It is just the two of us.

But we cannot run the rapids without a river guide.

He still makes three.

You and I depend on each other.

I need you, so don't let me down.

How about letting me down?

What about letting me down?

It's supposed to be my holiday.

You said we'd spend time together.

I don't believe you anymore.

Lucas.

I'm sorry.

Don't worry about it.

Hey.

I found that letter from Swinburne,

asking Derek to scatter Laura's ashes.

It's dated the 20th.

Swinburne had already offed himself by then.

Or maybe he didn't kill himself.

You think somebody else murdered him and forged the letter?

His partner didn't even know who Laura DuMond was.

I got a fax here from the bureau of records.

It's Lucas DuMond's birth certificate.

I guess that makes him real, huh?

It also gives us somebody else to talk to.

Look, Attending Physician, Dr. Jonas Risling.

What exactly is The Legacy?

I'll be down at the river doing some dishes.

Who told you about The Legacy?

My mother.

Just before she died.

And what did she tell you?

That you would explain it to me.

It's not that simple.

Why?

My mother wouldn't lie.

No, your mother wouldn't lie.

But your mother wasn't all she seemed.

I don't understand.

Just know that there are forces of evil

in this world.

The forces that overwhelmed your mother

and sent her to kill me.

Kill you?

It's ridiculous, she loved you.

And I loved her

from the moment we met.

Why did she run away?

Because she did love me.

And because she was carrying you.

Because she was carrying me, she ran away from you?

Not from me, but from the evil that sent her.

I tried to find her and bring her back.

But obviously she didn't wanna be found.

What a crock!

You must think that I'd believe anything.

No, Lucas, I just ask you to believe what's true.

Did he answer your question?

No.

How long have you known him?

Since before your mama.

Knew her, too.

I had to find a doctor to bring you into this world.

What doctor?

Risling.

Good man, lived up the coast.

You never told my father?

She made me promise.

Didn't want anyone to find her.

Or you.

[wolf howling]

Never told a soul.

Good.

[bone cracks]

[Nick] Are you sure this is the right Dr. Risling?

[man] Only one we got.

Be right outside if you have any trouble.

Thanks.

Dr. Risling?

I'm Dr. Corrigan.

And this is my associate, Nick Boyle.

What kind of doctor?

I'm a psychiatrist.

No more tests.

Tell them I'm unable to. No more.

I'm not gonna give you any tests.

We just wanna ask you a few questions.

[Nick] You probably don't remember.

Twenty years ago, you delivered a baby to a woman named Laura DuMond.

Laura DuMond? How do you know this?

Has he been speaking to you too?

He?

You're trying to trick me.

But I was not there,

I do not remember.

I am not responsible.

-Not responsible! -Responsible for what?

[Dr. Risling] I don't want to talk about it.

It's okay, just...

Tell me what happened.

[Nick] You were the attending physician.

-She had a boy named Lucas. -No.

The way they died...

She and the baby.

Twenty years ago.

It should be finished by now. All of it. Too awful.

Are you telling me that Laura DuMond died 20 years ago

with her child?

Both died.

Blood everywhere.

-Blood everywhere. -They were murdered.

How come there was no record?

Because he told me not to say anything.

He said nobody would know.

Just bury them down by the peach orchard and nobody would find out.

But...

But somebody did figure it out, didn't they?

Who? Lucas?

-Nick, don't force him. -Force him?

We need information.

[screaming]

Easy, Doctor.

Now you done it. Get out of here.

[screaming]

Lucas?

Justin?

Justin, are you here?

You're looking for me, Father?

Where's Justin?

I don't know.

He wasn't here when I woke up.

You'll break camp and I'll check the river.

[Rachel] Alex got out of here at dawn to meet Derek.

Find anything?

It's all too neat.

Risling's crazy. Swinburne's dead.

Derek's son just shows up out of nowhere.

He is in trouble. What are we gonna do?

Take a look at this.

DNA cross-match.

The factors of Lucas's blood are all over the place.

It's not humanly possible.

He's still not here.

Something must've happened.

What now?

See anything?

I'm not sure.

I think I can see something.

Where?

[Derek] See that log?

I think it's him.

What are you doing?

I need to take a closer look.

That's crazy. There's nothing there.

Here, Lucas, put this on.

What for?

We can't just leave him there.

But why not? If that is him, then he's already dead.

What kind of soulless person are you?

Let's go.

-[Derek] Keep paddling. -[Lucas] The current's too fast.

Just get me close enough to grab him.

Hold it, Lucas. We're going to crash.

[Derek screaming]

[cell phone ringing]

Yeah. Rachel.

Any sign of Derek or Lucas on your end?

-I'll fire up the chopper. -No, nothing yet.

What's going on? Is Derek okay?

We're not sure. Look,

we're taking the helicopter. We're gonna follow the river down to you.

Let me know the minute you spot anything, okay?

Right, but hurry. We're running out of daylight.

Lucas!

Lucas.

Lucas!

[Nick] There's the river.

[Rachel] You keep your eye on the left bank. I'll take the right.

They've gotta be down there somewhere.

Lucas?

Lucas!

So, who are you really?

[Rachel] There's not much light left.

What if we don't find them before it gets dark?

[Nick] Keep looking.

You lit a fire?

I'm sorry you wasted your time, Father.

You're not my son.

So, who the hell are you?

You said that your mother told you to ask me about The Legacy.

I knew it was a lie.

You're more like me than you can possibly realize.

No. Not even close.

So what did you do with my real son?

You kill him too?

No.

Not that I wouldn't have enjoyed it.

But he died a long time ago.

So, what do you want?

To kill me? Get on with it then.

I'm not gonna kill you. I'm gonna become you.

Discard this body

and take yours.

My God.

You want to destroy The Legacy from within.

Yes.

And nobody will ever know.

[both grunting]

[Rachel] I can't see a thing.

Look for a fire or anything. They gotta be down there somewhere.

[laughs evilly]

Yeah. Now it begins.

Can you feel it?

It starts in your fingers and your toes,

then works its way up into your spine.

You cannot have what I do not willingly give.

Your will alone is not enough.

Soon it will affect your sight.

You can feel it, can't you?

So can I.

-[Lucas growls] -[Derek grunting]

Father!

Father, stop.

I am not your father!

You gotta listen to me.

No, you're not real!

Derek, murder is against God's law.

No, it's not you.

You are killing your only living son.

Stop this travesty.

I won't listen.

Then you must die.

No!

[panting]

Nick, this way.

Look, to the left. Down there.

[Derek] Since my return from the day on the river,

I've known no peace.

Though my mind assures me that Lucas was never real,

my heart cannot forget his face.

And I long for all that might have been.

[theme music playing]