All language subtitles for Nowhere Man s01e17 Stay Tuned

My name is Thomas Vail, or at least it
was.

I'm a photographer.

I had it all. A wife, Allison, friends,
a career, and in one moment it was all

taken away.

All because of a single photograph.

I have it.

They want it.

And they will do anything to get the
negative.

I'm keeping the diary as proof that
these events are real.

I know they are.

They... Have to be.

In the past few weeks, my small palm
-top computer has produced a number of

individual names or addresses.

I've been directed to various people in
specific locations.

This time, however, all I've been given
is the name of this town.

And considering the source of my
information, a defector within the

organization, it's more than likely that
not everything in Darby, New York, is

what it appears to be.

At first glance, Darby is America's
dream, a place we imagine from our

and hope as adults to achieve.

At first glance, Darby looks as if it
could have been torn from the cover of

Boys Life magazine and set right down on
God's green earth.

At first glance. How are you doing
today?

Morning. Right there.

Morning.

What are you doing?

Just make sure you call him when you get
to... Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me. I guess

one of us should have signaled, huh?

No, sorry.

I'm Jim Hubbard.

Tom. Vale.

Tom. Vale. Well, I'm very glad to meet
you, Tom.

I don't think I've seen you around here,
have I?

Uh, no. I just came into town.

What, you, uh, have a job here? Visiting
friends?

Uh... No, I'm just looking for a place
to relocate. Heard it was nice up this

way. Ah, it is nice, Tom.

It is nice. I've lived here more than
half my life. Beautiful country, nice

people.

You know, people who take an interest in
who their neighbors are.

Who's coming, who's going, who's up to
what.

Well, that's great to know.

Yeah. So listen, welcome to Darby. Nice
to have some fresh meat on the hook

around here.

Those of you who might have been out of
town or in a coma for the last few

weeks, it turns out Dan's daughter,
Erin, has been chosen to represent Darby

the National Spelling Bee in
Minneapolis.

Oh, did I mention that?

Modestly. Rarely less than six times an
hour.

Well, you know his dance.

Well, last night was a big night.

How did she fare? Well... I'm proud to
announce that last night, Erin came home

bearing honors. She finished second,
bringing back the Silver Speller Award

share with her family and fellow
students at Darby High.

That's wonderful, Ben. Really.

We're all so proud of her.

Great going, Erin.

Do you believe it? We're already out of
time. So until tomorrow, good morning,

Darby. And remember, smoking isn't just
bad for you. It's bad for your

neighbors.

Bye.

You're watching the Homesound Network
Community Television. Remember, wherever

you live is home.

Isn't this just incredible?

A hand -blown glass fish candy dish.

There's only 25 left.

The retail price... Good morning. Hi.
I'm sorry, I couldn't hear over the

television. Oh, that's okay. I came
about the room. Oh.

$25 a week?

I'll be fine.

Good. Come in.

Thank you.

I'll take you upstairs.

Have you had breakfast yet?

Uh, no.

I now had a room, a home -cooked
breakfast, and a car, all courtesy of

Elsie. So I drove the streets of Derby.

From behind the wheel, Derby looked like
any other small northeastern town, far

from the urban cry or even my own
problems.

It was hard to see why I might have been
directed here.

Hey, you all right?

What are you doing, man? Look where
you're going. You're going to get

killed. Please, man, you've got to get
me out of here.

Michael, what's going on?

You've got to get me out of here.

What? I don't want to be here anymore.
There's nobody left.

Do you guys have a fight or something?

No. Come on, we were just fooling
around.

We're friends, okay? We were just
kidding. No, they're not my friends.

That nobody here's my friend.

They've gotten to everybody. You've got
to get me out of here.

Michael?

Don't make me go home with her, please.

Listen, Michael, everything's going to
be okay. Listen, guys, see you later.

Go home.

Nothing's going to be okay.

And it's never going to be okay.

Listen, if you don't believe me, ask
Miss Cowan. She knows. She'll tell you.

Who's Miss Cowan?

The new English teacher. She'll tell you
she knows. Don't make me go home with

her. Michael, are you all right?

What do you care?

Yeah, he just got into a scrape with
some other kids. He's a little shaken

that's all.

Thank you very much. I'm sorry to have
caused you so much trouble.

Come on, Michael.

Michael, don't make me ask you again.
Come on, please.

If you're the new transfer student, then
I'm much too young for this job.

No, no, my name's Tom Vail.

You can rest easy. I was paroled a long
time ago.

Okay, well, now that I feel
appropriately youthful, what can I do

Vail? Tom, Tom, I'm not sure, actually.
I'm new here.

And somebody just told me a little while
ago that you're new here also. And I

thought maybe... Are you asking me for a
date?

No. Uh, no.

I'm sorry.

No, no, you're sorry. No, it's just
since I've been here, you're the first

person to walk through that door that
struck me as having even half a

The fact that you're not asking me out
makes me feel maudlin.

Maudlin.

Tomorrow's wordless.

It means tearfully sentimental.

I know what it means. I don't know that
I've ever made anybody feel it. Ah,

well, don't let it go to your head.

All right, Mr. Bale.

You are obviously here on a
significantly less important mission.

What can I do for you?

Well, you can tell me what's going on in
Darby.

Well, Mrs. Williams, she's the last
English teacher. She was pretty much

to retire. She developed glaucoma and
was nearly blind.

So, here I am, all the way from the Big
Apple.

Must be quite a change.

Oh, yeah.

Greeting card, picture perfect, 24 hours
a day.

What about Michael?

He seemed to feel a lot more comfortable
being with you than with his own

mother. Oh, Michael's a good kid.

He's one of the more, uh...

spontaneous around here.

But he has had some problems fitting in
with the other kids.

Maybe that makes three of us.

Maybe.

Michael had some severe learning
problems a few years back. His parents

tested, and they discovered he had some
problems with his eyesight.

They prescribed him special lenses, but
for a 14 -year -old boy, that just

creates a whole slew of other problems.

I take it you're not one of his loyal
constituents.

Far be it for me to criticize. Just ask
anyone around here. Jim Hubbard's the

best thing to come down the pike in
years.

Between you, me, and the walls, I never
even heard of this guy until I got here.

See you around town, Mr. Bale.

Everything all right, Janet?

Yeah, everything's fine.

I think maybe you and I need to have a
talk.

Seven o 'clock, kids, and what does that
mean?

Time to do homework.

Homework, that's right. And we want to
do our homework because we all want to

get... Good grades. Good grades, right.

And remember, kids, don't trust
strangers.

If you're ever frightened, a stranger
approaches... Call someone in authority.

This is Officer Joe saying... Tom, I
didn't hear you come in. Hi. Hi.

Kids just love Officer Joe.

Come on, you two.

Careful.

Sit.

I'm sure you've got plenty of homework
to do.

This is Tom. He's going to be staying
with us.

Tom, the beautiful one is Abigail, and
the future Grand Slammer for the Yankees

is Daniel.

Hi. Are you going to watch our
television?

No, I've got some of my own.

Come on, scoot.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, sir.

Aren't they neat?

Have you had dinner?

No, no, I was going to grab a bite down
there. Don't be silly. We've got plenty

left over. Besides, you can meet my
husband, Ed.

That is, if you'll take a moment away
from his work.

Tear yourself away for a second. Say
hello to Tom.

Hey, Tom.

Welcome to Darby. Hi, thanks. Thanks.

Oh, I see you're a devoted Hubbard man.
Oh, you bet, Tom. Jim Hubbard's the best

thing to come down the pike in years.

Hey, you know anything about him? No.
I'm afraid, Tom, if you're staying with

us, you're going to know more about Jim
Hubbard than you ever wanted to.

Well, you can take a look at this in
your spare time.

So, do you believe me now?

So what I want to ask you is what makes
someone a follower?

What makes another person a leader? What
makes someone a great leader?

These are questions that need to be
asked. We want to choose our leaders

Look, we live in difficult times.

The fabric of morality has evaporated.

There are those among us who would see
our basic values banished in the name of

intellectual correctness.

The time has come for concerned citizens
to strike back, to let their feelings

be known.

Our police must once again be given the
power and the authority to deal with

those who choose to live outside the
system.

Our legislators must be given back the
power to create and enforce the laws and

guidelines that once made this a great
nation.

This will happen.

As the good people of our state begin to
find themselves living behind walls,

inside gated, secured communities, the
time will come when they will fight.

So what do you mean when you say
everybody started to act different?

I don't know.

Weird.

You'd think the only things that anybody
cared about are picking up trash or

doing schoolwork or listening to that
guy blab all day.

Jim Hubbard? Yeah, what a jackhole.

So what does your mom think about all
this?

You ask her, I'm the only problem around
here.

She spends her time cleaning the park.

And the other half working at campaign
headquarters.

Just like the rest of them.

Them? Everybody.

They're all the same.

Well, except for you.

Miss Cowan.

Maybe me.

It doesn't matter.

What do you mean it doesn't matter? Why
not?

If they don't like you, they'll just...

Get rid of you like they did to Mrs.
Williams.

What happened to Mrs. Williams?

Hey.

What happened to her? I don't know.

She's gone.

Miss Cowan's here now, and she's still
new, like you.

I just want to leave.

You know what? I use women. feeling the
way you're feeling right now this thing

what is it it's a loop photos

see how small it makes everything look

so what well so i mean i use it to
remind myself

what's important to me who i am

And I can always remind myself when
people are really getting to me, just

small they can be.

You know, just it kind of puts things in
perspective.

It's only a piece of glass.

And good luck.

Excuse me.

Hi.

I'd like to talk with you. I've got a
minute.

Not here.

What's the matter?

I was told not to talk to you.

Who told you that?

Principal Hopper.

After you left yesterday, he cautioned
me about the wisdom of a young, single,

female school teacher.

Associating herself with a stranger in
town.

Well, maybe he was just looking out for
you. It was a threat.

You'd have been blind to miss it.

Like Mrs. Williams.

What do you know about Jim Hubbard?

What's there to know?

According to our best and brightest, Jim
Hubbard is the knight on the white

horse poised to save the nation.

Have you met him?

Why all the questions?

You're not thinking of joining the
League of Envelope Staffers.

Would you take me by his campaign
headquarters?

It'll cost you a date.

Holy. Well, don't many of these people
work?

Yeah, for Jim Hubbard.

Used to be mainly the housewife mom
contingent, but now a lot of people have

actually quit their jobs so they can
work full time.

That's a lot of dedication.

What's up there, the stairs?

Oh, I think that's Hubbard's office.

Hey, Tom.

Well, great to see you down here.

Hi. I see you decided to go for the
right man.

Well, I'm thinking about it. Nothing to
think about. You've come to the right

place.

Oh, Ed Marlow, Janet Cowan. Right. Oh,
nice to meet you.

You're the new English teacher.

Word travels quickly.

Well, we like to know our neighbors
around here. Yeah, well, it's good to

you. Well, same to you, same to you.
Take a look around.

Everybody's very friendly. Don't be
afraid to ask questions. Okay, you bet.

Okay. All right. Bye -bye. Thanks a lot.

All right, folks.

Let's all go to the door.

Get your coats, and let's go outside.

Nobody panic.

I think we're okay.

It's probably just a false alarm, but
let's all just make sure, okay?

What are you doing?

Checking for smoke.

Who are you?

Your date for tonight. Well, I'll make
sure to hide my diary.

Time will come when they will fight
back.

The question is, which side will you be
on?

The time has come for concerned citizens
to strike back, to let their

feelings... I don't remember the last
time I watched TV.

Look at this guy. He watches himself.

This

will

happen.

As the good people of our state begin to
find themselves living behind walls,

inside gated, secure communities, the
time will come when they will fight

Fight back.

Janet? The question is, when the time
comes for that fight, which side will

be on?

Which side will I be on?

What are you doing?

Oh, I'm... I'm sorry, I... Did you find
anything?

Yeah, but I don't know what it is.

Well, would you mind going along with
these gentlemen, please? I think they'd

like a word.

Evening, Tom.

It's important to watch.

Mom, can I turn it on, please?

Go ahead, honey.

I remember you must use the real bread
flour.

That's the secret.

The regular flour you get at the
supermarket is too low in gluten, and it

won't rise properly.

Oh, and water temperature is also very,
very important.

Just right, and you will have a
perfectly lovely roll. Now, about 100

where I find I have my best luck.

After you've rolled out your dough, I
want you to set it aside for the first

rise. And when we are done with the
second rise... Come on, Michael.

Let's go inside.

Isn't that gorgeous?

We take our rolls and we slip them into
an oven at 350 degrees.

When they are done, oh, I can hardly
wait.

Yummy, yummy, in the tummy.

We have perfect cinnamon toasty rolls.

Yummy.

Perfect cinnamon toasty rolls.

It's another great day, huh, Joyce?

It sure is. Good morning to you.

Morning, Bob.

Morning,

Tom. Morning. Great day, huh? Yeah, just
beautiful.

Morning, Tom.

Hey, Jim, how are you?

In the name of intellectual...

The time has come for concerned citizens
to strike back. What are you staring

at? You.

Why?

Beautiful day, beautiful girl, what
could be better?

You are beginning to notice.

What? Us.

Well, I hardly blame them. They're hard
not to look at.

Well, you know.

Touch me.

I came here to talk to Tom. Hey, what's
going on? What are you doing?

I just wanted to talk to you.

They wouldn't let me in. Well, I'm not
surprised after the mess you made here.

What are you going to talk about?

Not here.

Not with them.

Okay, maybe it'd be better if I talked
to them. Thank you, Tom. I'm sorry to be

such a bother. Hey, it's no problem.
It's no problem.

Okay, champ, I'm all yours.

Come on.

All right.

Okay, Michael, what's up? What's going
on?

What's Miss Callen doing here?

She's working hard on the campaign, just
like your mother and the rest of us.

Jim Hubbard's a great man. It's
important we get the word out.

He's a total tard.

Since when do you care?

Oh, I do care, Mike. You know, and maybe
when you're older, you'll understand.

Just participating in a democracy is a
serious business. It's a responsibility,

and we all share in it.

You know, Jim Hubbard is the best thing
to come down the pike in years.

I liked you.

I really did.

Well, not like you, Mike.

But you know what? You've got to learn
to start behaving yourself.

My name's Michael.

And you can take this back.

You didn't mean any of those things, did
you?

I mean, knowing what it's like when
everybody's after you or looking through

that thing and seeing things as their
real size.

I don't want it anymore.

It's just a stupid piece of glass.

You're watching the Hometown Network
Community Television.

Remember, wherever you live is home.

And right now I'd like to take a minute
to thank all the community groups for

the magnificent display of cooperation
for the campaign.

Tom, aren't you going to watch TV with
us?

Uh, no.

You ought to watch a little TV.

No.

Sleep tight, Tom.

So, keep up the good work and remember,
what's good for Darby is good for you.

Moms and dads, boys and girls, the
excitement is building at City Hall.

Deadline has arrived. The entries are
all in.

Hard work that's going to eat some of
this year's winners of the All -Star

Universe of Tomorrow Contest.

We will be the lucky ones to win the All
-Star World Cup at the library.

All the time without those who are gone.
And here's a reminder for everyone.

There will be news.

At the wines gate next Saturday night,
make sure all your messages are good.

It's a quiet night. Remember, the big
speech is just a day away.

The excitement is building at City Hall.

The deadline has arrived.

Entries are all in.

Hey, Annie.

Nice to see you.

Tomorrow's Jim's big speech. We've got
lots of work to do. Well, why don't you

just head on in there? Because I've got
a lot of chores to finish.

I can get it right in with Ed.

You're not going to keep me waiting. No,
I wouldn't dream of it.

Kiss, kiss.

Back at you.

Hey, Michael, I need to talk to you. Why
don't you just leave me alone?

You're just like the others. No, I'm
not. Lookit, I'm sorry about what I said

you before, but they were listening.

Is your mom home?

No, she's at campaign headquarters.

I need to ask you a couple questions.

About what?

Uh, do you watch television?

Not much, but sometimes.

Do you wear your glasses when you do?

Yeah, I have to. Why? What difference
does it make? It might make a lot of

difference. Lookit, man, you...

You helped me yesterday. Just don't stop
now.

Tell me what's wrong with your eyesight.

It's called myopic dysplasia.

I can't focus right without them.

It's kind of complicated, but things are
really messed up when I don't have them

on.

Do you watch the Hometown Channel?

Yeah, right.

What does any of this matter?

It matters.

Do you know where they broadcast the
show from?

By the way, make sure you don't forget
the negatives.

Yes, sir.

Yes, right after the speech tomorrow.

Good night.

You are a persistent son of a bitch,
aren't you?

Yeah, just leave that on the table.
Leave it on the table.

Thomas J. Vale.

From what I've been told, you're quite a
renowned photographer.

Or you used to be.

Well, news travels quickly.

We have an extensive network.

Yeah, in more ways than one.

Yeah,

they told me you were a scrapper.

Somebody who still believes in the
fight.

It's a shame you never learned the art
of surrender.

I never really had the talent for it.

Ah, well, we can change that.

I doubt it.

You know, even with all your toys, you
still haven't won the election.

And you might have convinced Darby.

It's still a long way to the White
House.

What happened in the jungle?

I'm sorry? Come on, Hubbard. You were
there running the whole show. What

happened? Whose operation was it?

I really have no idea what you're
talking about.

I have it on film.

All of it.

What do you think is going to happen to
your campaign when I release those

photographs?

Nothing.

Nothing at all, Tom. Would you mind
moving over this way, please?

Now, you may have noticed that the good
people here are very enthusiastic about

me.

Well, they may not feel the same way
about you in Albany.

Well, maybe not right away, but you know
how things are. A chicken in every pot.

Two or three Sonys in every home. We go
online statewide tomorrow.

Why bother?

Why bother with what?

Having elections.

You've already got control.

People are funny, Tom.

They tend to fancy notions.

Like democracy, freedom of speech, free
elections.

It's an illusion, of course.

Nobody is really free, you know that.

But first things first, I want those
negatives.

As easy as that.

Let's play.

It's the beauty of cable, Tom. Always
something on.

Turn around. Look at the screen.

Look at the screen.

I said look at it. Look. Look at it!

That's right.

Just keep looking.

Just keep looking. Look at the screen.

You're just looking at the screen.

Just gaze at the screen.

You see it, don't you?

Just you can't stop looking. You just
must look.

The time has come for concerned citizens
to strike back.

The question is, when the time comes for
that fight, which side will you be on?

One more.

Oh, good, great, great.

You stood me up yesterday.

Just don't hold it against me.

Just give me a chance.

Janet!

Gotta go.

Kiss, kiss.

I think we've been blind to the faults
of the giveaway economics.

Let's stop giving to those... Why are
you here?

Jim, speaking of economics... What are
you doing here?

Well, that's a relatively easy... I
thought you weren't like them.

Why are you hanging out with this
creature?

I'm sorry.

Would you forgive me? I'll be back in
one minute. I'm very sorry.

Why are you helping this guy?

Hello, how are you? Don't touch me.

Tom, can I have a word with you? You
bet.

Well, it looks like it's going to be
quite a day. Yeah, it sure does.

Everybody's pulling for you.

I know you are. Yes, sir.

I want you to get him out of here.

Oh, he's just a kid.

He's a bad apple, Tom, and you know what
they say about bad apples.

What, you mean one spoils a bunch?

That's right.

See, we've put up with him this long
because I didn't want to rock the boat,

today...

Today is very important, and I wouldn't
want to take any chances. No, I

understand. I mean, this would be a bad
day for something to go wrong.

Okay, I'll take him home.

No, no.

No.

Get rid of him, Tom.

Any way you see fit, I don't care. Just
get rid of him. He's a troublemaker.

No, no, no. It's for the good of the
campaign, Tom.

It's what's good for everyone.

I can see that.

Good.

Good. Oh, gee, I better get back to this
interview. You take care of things.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry for the
interruption.

You realize it's a very big day.

Come on, we talk better. There's not so
many people. Where were we?

Fifteen seconds, everyone.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five,
four,

three, two,

one. And up on four.

Perfect. My name is Jim Hubbard.

Like most of you, I'm just an ordinary
citizen.

And like most of you, I'm concerned
about what happens in our country and

what happens in our state.

I'm concerned about a loss of direction,
a loss of purpose.

It is time that we reclaimed America.

For the last decade, we've been
assaulted by political promises and

gestures.

It's time for a change.

And I'm ready. I don't get it. First,
say that everything's okay.

And now you're down here with them.
Well, I'll try to explain it.

What are you doing?

Come on.

Learn something.

Empty gestures.

It's time for a change.

And I'm ready for that change. I think
you're born to.

Now, the first thing that needs to be
done is that we have to get all these

politicians out of office.

We need leaders who come from the ranks
of the rescuers.

People who are our neighbors and our
friends.

People who understand the day -to -day
problems and the concerns that we all

face.

I'm your neighbor.

I've lived in upstate New York for more
than 22 years. I understand New York.

I understand its ups and downs.

Its strong points and weak.

People here are quite enthusiastic about
me.

What's this? They may not feel the same
in Albany. What is this?

Closer, can you find out where that's
coming from, Dan?

No,

no, no, no.

Now listen to me now, no. Wait a minute,
what is this?

What the hell is going on?

Now you have to listen to me now. This
is a hoax.

What I'm telling you is the truth.

I want to know who's responsible for
this.

My father was.

Having elections? No, ladies and
gentlemen, let me explain. This is an

attempt by somebody to try to confuse
the issues and pollute the campaign.

is a terrible way for someone to try to
keep the truth from coming out.

This... Free elections.

It's an illusion.

Nobody's free. I want those negatives.

So then what did you do?

Well, I changed channels on them.

And I still don't get it.

Well, I'm not sure that I do either.

Good show, Jim.

You really think you've accomplished
something, don't you?

You really think you've stopped this?

Stopped you.

Your friends will see to it.

You're a fool, Vale.

You're a fool. It doesn't matter what
happens to me. You can't stop them.

They're just getting started.

So what was that all about?

I guess he thought some people would
believe anything.