Original subtitles

♪ And we'll dance away The blues ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ I've found an old love song ♪

♪ We'll play it All night long ♪

-♪ And start ♪ -♪ And start ♪

-♪ Anew ♪ -♪ Anew ♪

♪ As we dance away the blues ♪

♪ As we dance away the blues ♪

♪ As we dance away ♪

[whistles and applause]

[applause and cheering]

Feel like playing a little tango.

Well, what's up with that?

I'll go find out.

Melis, what about the encore?

What for?

Saved my life, thanks.

Listen to them.

The crowd loved you.

What crowd?

I thought... I thought this tour was about

getting away from big concerts, anyways.

[Melissa] Is that what Terry's telling the band these days?

Where's that husband of mine anyway? Terry, Terry.

He just said you wanted to play the clubs

that made you who you are.

Who I am is someone that can't even sell out

a thousand-seat hall anymore.

They want you, Melissa. Just listen to them.

Janet, I'm coming down from stadiums full of people,

70-80 thousand people screaming my name.

Not some small-town club like this.

Listen, sweetheart,

you've got a much better voice than I have.

Why don't you go give them their encore?

You deserve it.

I got to go.

[laughter]

[Terry] Sweetheart.

Where the hell you going?

You're supposed to be on stage right now.

[sniffling]

[sighs]

[sniffling]

[Terry] Melissa.

[knocking]

Darling, you owe them another song.

I don't owe anyone anything.

[zapping]

[gasping]

Melissa?

[Brian] Is she okay?

I don't know. I heard something strange.

[zapping]

[Terry] Sweetheart, open the door.

[Janet] Oh, my God.

Are you all right?

What the hell happened?

I don't know.

[control voice] 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 deluge 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.

[control voice] We are told everyone will be famous for 15 minutes,

but in these times

when celebrity is the drug of choice,

the truly famous will tell you

15 minutes is rarely long enough.

It was so weird.

I mean... it really hurt.

It felt like I was being electrocuted or something.

What you do? You touch something?

Nothing over here that could shock you

That I can see, anyway.

I'm all right.

Whoa!

You partying by yourself?

How many of these babies you poppin'?

None.

[Brian] Well, you know, these pills...

They're none of your business. Are they Brian?

All right.

Look, I'm sorry.

Why don't you all just get out of here

before I turn into a complete bitch, okay?

Let's clear out, everybody. See you back at the hotel.

Thanks for a lovely show.

[sighing]

Well, you want to tell me how many of these you actually did take?

None.

I just opened them to take one

and then something hit me and I spilled them.

I'm all right, Terry.

You sure about that?

Why don't you just go and wrap things up here

and I'll take a little bit of sleep, okay?

All right.

[door closing]

[zapping]

Melissa, you have to listen to me.

Oh, my God.

I know what you're doing.

Please don't do this.

Please.

What?

Terry?

Mm-hmm?

Do you believe in miracles?

Absolutely.

I think one just happened to me.

What's that? A miracle?

Yeah.

Call it a guardian angel,

a presence, I don't know.

Whatever it was, I feel totally different.

I can't even explain it,

but I feel like a whole new person.

Not at all a sleepy person, I don't suppose.

I thought about killing myself tonight.

What?

I've been thinking about it for a long time.

Oh, Melissa.

It's all right though, honestly.

Something stopped me, or maybe I stopped myself,

I don't know.

But whatever,

I feel like I've got a second chance.

Why didn't you say something about this before?

I did.

You just weren't listening.

I really want a second chance with you, too.

What do you mean?

I know I've been nothing but a depressing,

depressed wet rag for months now.

If I was you, I'd have left me ages ago.

That's all going to change, I promise.

Should I be thanking your guardian angel for that?

No.

That was from me.

[playing guitar]

[girl's voice] Brian...

Brian...

Apologize to Brian.

Brian.

Hi.

The other day, sorry I was such a...

Don't worry. Forget about it.

New song?

Yeah, it's the start of one.

Cool. Good to see you writing again.

Yeah, thought it was time.

I don't know, man.

I wrote my first album

in one 24-hour, crazy, kamikaze writing jag.

Now, I'm lucky if I get two good lines in, in a day.

Yeah, well, you hit the big time,

a lot more things to think about.

It stops being about the music, you know? I mean...

suddenly it's all about instead of, "Well, I like this,"

you wonder, "Will they like this?"

Or "Is this too much about what I wrote before

or is it not enough like what I wrote before?"

How do I make the lightning strike twice?

How did I ever make it strike in the first place?

Man, no wonder you can't get anything done.

Yeah.

Sometimes I just feel so...

Sometimes you feel...

You okay?

Yeah.

Anything I can do?

Yes.

Ask him.

Um...

As a matter of fact, yeah.

Would you like to write a song with me?

[chuckles]

Yeah, you're kidding.

No, I'm not.

I think you're one of the best composers there is.

I think I do okay with a lyric,

but, yeah,

I would like to write one more good song.

Me too.

I mean, yes, I'd love to, yes.

Okay.

No, no, don't go!

I'm not going anywhere. I'm just right here.

Um... excuse me.

Where are you? Where are you?

My God, Melissa.

You're losing it.

Absolutely losing it.

["Dance Away the Blues" playing]

♪ As we dance away ♪

Okay, I'm here with Melissa McCammon.

That was one of my favorites of hers

from a few years back, "Dance Away."

-It's exciting to have you-- -The Blues.

Beg your pardon?

The song is called "Dance Away the Blues."

Of course, right.

I'm very sorry.

Of course, that's the name.

Look at me. I'm getting all tongue-tied with this beautiful woman

sitting across me,

and folks let me tell you, she does look hot.

Thanks. That's nice of you to say.

Folks, you can catch Melissa here in town tomorrow night

at club Zeus.

What time's the show?

Um, there's an 8 o'clock and an 11 o'clock

and there's still some tickets left,

but we think it's really going to be a good show.

Great! Well, we've got a little Whitney Houston

coming up for you right after this.

♪ We play all of your favorite music ♪

[DJ] Hey, it was fun having you.

Thanks.

Sorry again about the faux pas

with the song title.

I really used to be a big fan.

Used to be? Thanks a lot.

Oh, no, don't get me wrong. I just meant that...

Man, that first album you put out

was really great. I loved it.

Listen, why don't you stick around for another hour?

We can play some more tunes--

I'd love to, but I've got a really tight schedule.

-I got to go. -Yeah, okay.

[DJ] Hey, Ruth, any messages for me?

[girl] Don't go yet.

Why are you doing this?

If you go now, you'll see.

See what? Who are you?

I don't know how much longer I can...

No, wait, wait, wait!

Damn it!

You okay?

Uh, yeah.

No problem.

Bye.

[moaning]

Son of a bitch!

Oh, bloody hell.

[chattering]

Would you leave me the hell alone?

Okay, sorry.

Oh, no, not you.

I'm sorry.

What are you doing down here?

I was getting drunk. Want to join me?

I thought we were going to work on a song.

Oh, God, Brian, I am so sorry.

I completely forgot.

That's okay. Rain check?

Sure. Whatever.

[Terry] Listen, sweetheart. There you are.

Go away.

Come on, let's not make anything more out of this than it is, my love.

You were making love to her! In our bed!

I was screwing her. There's a difference.

Okay, uh, I guess I'll see you later.

No, you stay.

Terry was just about to leave.

I love you.

That's what matters, isn't it?

Just get your stuff, get out of my room,

and get the hell out of my life.

Yeah? What are you going to do for a road manager?

-Huh? -I'll get a new one.

Your drunk, you don't know what you're saying.

I know exactly what I'm saying.

Come on, let's get you upstairs, sober you up.

-Let go of me. -Come along!

Get off, of me!

Let go of her, Terry.

Do you want to make a spectacle?

I said, let go of her, Terry!

Sod off, you!

[lift dinging]

You sure you're okay?

I'm fine.

[chuckles]

You see the look on that SOB's face

after you dropped him?

I have to admit, it felt good.

I never much liked him, to be honest.

'Cause he's such a...

[sighs] Sorry, I was out of line.

He's your husband, and I shouldn't have.

It's okay. He's an ass. He was my husband.

You want to go somewhere and talk?

Nah, I'm okay.

I just need some sleep.

Yeah, I'll let you get some rest.

Brian.

Thanks.

No problem.

[water splashing]

[zapping]

Would you go away.

I won't let you kill yourself, Melissa.

What do you mean you won't let me?

Who the hell are you?

What the hell are you?

A fan.

Now I know I'm hallucinating,

because I don't have any fans anymore.

From the future.

My name is Rachel.

Rachel, it was nice to meet you,

but I'm going to go take a little bath now, okay?

Please listen to me!

There should have been a headline

on every newspaper in America.

April 2nd, 1997.

"Melissa McCammon found dead

of a drug overdose in her dressing room."

What are you talking about?

Your obituary.

The one that no longer exists because I saved you.

April 2nd.

Two nights ago.

So, I was supposed to die?

But I stopped you.

I changed history.

Why?

Your music matters, Melissa.

My music?

I was with you when you wrote "Dance Away the Blues"

and I was with you when you sang before

80,000 people five years ago on the 4th of July.

What do you mean, you were with me?

Like I'm with you now.

Feeling what you feel,

seeing what you see.

Don't you realize

how deeply your music can touch a person's soul?

It died along with you.

In the future we have the ability

to project a person's consciousness back in time

into the body of somebody living in that time.

We can share a consciousness with great people of the past.

It's how we learn about history and about ourselves.

The host never knows.

They can't know.

There are fail-safes to prevent the traveler

from affecting the past.

But, I broke the rules.

I had to pass some of the restraints.

I saved you.

[moaning]

[groaning]

Terry!

Terry, what's wrong?

Terry--

[groaning]

You all right?

I think so.

Hard to maintain control.

We won't be here long.

[sighs]

Stop that!

We're not here for our own amusement.

We have a job to do.

Sorry. Easy to get distracted.

Never traveled in a woman's body before.

All right, let's find that Melissa McCammon

and be done with it.

[knocking]

Ms. McCammon, may we have a word with you, please?

I was just going to call you two. Come in.

Well, guys, I've decided to make a couple of changes.

Your services have been terminated.

-Both of you. -Ms. McCammon--

My agent's drawing up your severance checks as we speak.

Ms. Mccammon.

We're not who you think we are.

That's for damn sure.

Why are you talking like that?

We're from the same time as Rachel.

Oh.

Melissa, don't listen to them.

You've done enough damage. Now, please!

Somebody just please explain what the hell's going on here?

Ms. McCammon, a transgression has taken place.

Ordinarily, a time tourist

sees life through the eyes of the host

without the ability to affect his actions.

However, Rachel seems to have

hacked past our security measures.

Melissa, leave now.

[Candace] We are monitors. Our job is to prevent

such transgressions from taking place.

But she reprogrammed the equipment

so that we can't disconnect her without killing her.

She stranded her consciousness inside you.

Stranded inside of me?

Oh, my God, for how long?

Forever.

If I leave your body, they'll take control of it,

just like they're doing now to Terry and Candace,

and force you to commit suicide

just to preserve their precious future.

Let me tell you Melissa, their future is a terrible place.

It's a place of cookie-cutter music

and only government-approved art.

Rachel, you've done enough damage.

It's a place where there's no creative expression.

Everyone is exactly the same,

like them.

I believe you could change that.

Please, we have to leave.

Rachel, we don't want to have to keep sedating your body,

but you leave us no choice.

No! Don't!

Melissa.

[Terry] We'll have to deal with Rachel sooner or later.

She's committed one of our most serious crimes.

She saved my life.

And in doing so, changed our history.

Your future.

We've come here to put things right.

What does that mean?

It means you have to die

of a drug overdose, now.

What?

The time line has to be maintained.

That is the law.

Any change is a crime.

And it must look like suicide.

You expect me to kill myself?

We were hoping you'd cooperate.

Cooperate?

Now look, I am sorry about your history,

but this is my future.

I didn't ask for any of this stuff.

When Rachel first came here, all I wanted to do was die.

But now, for the first time in a long time

I actually wanna live.

Unless you can come up with a better reason

than the one you're giving me, I have no intention of dying.

-No. -[door closes]

She has to die.

She has to do it herself.

We can't convince her to kill herself.

Well, then we have to make it look like she did.

We have to find some way of simulating a suicide.

But she has to die of an overdose.

I suspect it has to look that way, yeah.

Oh, wait.

What are you doing?

This body dies of lung cancer in seven years.

Oh.

[sighs]

No, it was over on that side.

-Like that? -Yeah.

[gasping]

Amazing.

[moaning]

What?

Do you believe how long we've been at this?

Oh my...

♪ Feel the power ♪

♪ I can see the light ♪

♪ I can hear my heart telling me ♪

♪ It's gonna be all right ♪

♪ Yeah, it's gonna be ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ It's gonna be all right ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ And with every step ♪

♪ Every breath I take ♪

♪ I will rise above ♪

♪ The sadness and the pain ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm growing stronger ♪

♪ Like a flower in the rain ♪

♪ Like a flower in the rain ♪

♪ Mmm, mmm ♪

What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong.

I mean, what could possibly be wrong?

This is some of the best stuff we've done in ages.

You think it's that good?

Yeah, I think it's almost perfect.

Geoff, could you work out a fill for the bridge?

You got it.

-And, Janet? -Mm-hm.

Like to try harmony in the second chorus?

Sure.

All right, let's take five and then we'll go again.

-Brian? -Yeah?

This song is going to be a hit.

You think?

Yeah, don't you?

I don't know. You're the big star.

Yeah, well, you're gonna be one too, soon.

No, really, you are.

You really made this song possible,

in more ways than you know.

Thanks, Brian.

You don't have to thank me.

Yes, I do.

Would you like to go to dinner after the show?

Sure, I'd like that.

Okay.

[zapping]

Wow, do you ever look wonderful.

There you are.

Why didn't you tell me they were gonna come after me?

I know, I'm sorry.

I was worried about you.

About me?

About what they might have done to you.

They can't keep me away from you for very long.

Don't you wanna go back?

Don't you have a life to go back to?

But your life is so much better.

That's just it, Rachel, it's my life.

We can't keep this up.

[knocking]

Hi, Sam, hi, Eddie.

I was just about to leave, actually.

Yeah, and we hate to lay this kind of stuff on you before a show,

but we have some money problems

we need to talk with someone about.

And with Terry gone, guess that's you.

All right, well, come in then.

What kind of problems--

[Rachel] Oh, my God, Melissa!

Ms. McCammon, it will all be over very soon.

[groaning]

[Rachel] Stop it, damn you! Don't do this!

Get off!

[Rachel] Melissa, are you okay?

Oh, my God.

[Janet] Melissa, are you all right in there?

Oh, Janet.

Oh, my God!

What happened?

It's a long story.

Tell me you're not doing this now.

Oh, no, no.

You wouldn't believe what's going on here.

Half the time I don't even believe it myself.

You know the other night when I had that attack?

Well, I came back here--

Oh, God!

[knocking]

Oh, Brian, I need your help.

Sure, anything. What's the--

Before I tell you, come over here for a second.

You're bleeding. Here.

All right, what happened?

Uh,

you know, Terry and I, we didn't have the money

to finance the personnel that we were carrying.

Well, we went to some people that weren't exactly above board.

We haven't been making the payments.

I think a couple of them just tried to kill me.

Call the cops.

I can't, Brian, I can't.

Look, I just have to get as far away from here as possible

so I can think this thing through.

Can you go back home? Cancel the tour,

go back to Marin County. You'll be safe.

No, there's no point. They'd be waiting for me there.

Melissa, you have to call the cops.

I can't, Brian, just believe me.

Look, I can't do this thing alone, either.

Are you sure this is the right place and time?

That's what was recorded in the police logs.

Shouldn't be long.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

It's just that the longer I stay in this body,

the harder it is to maintain control.

So get a new one.

No.

Janet's her closest friend.

Do you know what a tranquilizer gun looks like?

I'll have time to find it.

[alarm ringing, gunshot]

According to their logs,

the police don't answer the alarm for 17 minutes.

[alarm ringing]

Welcome to the ass end of nowhere.

Perfect.

No one saw you?

Clerk did.

The records show he dies of his wounds

before the police arrive, so he'll tell no one.

We only have enough heroin to fill one or two darts.

Yeah.

Are you sure you're all right?

I'm fine. Drive.

[sirens approaching]

[engine starting]

[Brian] Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm just paranoid.

This is crazy.

I mean, a couple of days ago, all I wanted to do was die.

Why?

All I wanted to be was the most famous person out there

and stay that way.

It's all I could ever think about.

Seems a little, uh...

What?

Shallow?

Yeah, I guess it is.

But you got to understand what it's like, Brian.

Once you get a taste for that stuff you get addicted to it.

The crowds and the adoration and everybody loving you.

You start to believe all that stuff after a while.

I mean, I would turn on the radio and all I would hear

was my own voice or some DJ talking about

how brilliant I was.

God!

Still want that now?

No.

Now, all I want is to live

and to make music and...

maybe even have a baby someday.

Most of all,

I want to enjoy that warm feeling that you get

whenever you meet someone really special.

Who would that be?

[moaning]

[Rachel] Melissa.

That was my first time.

Oh, my God.

What?

[Rachel] Oh, that was wonderful.

The sensations, it just felt so...

No, no, no, no.

This isn't going to work.

Melissa, what's wrong?

Oh, I can't do this.

What are you talking about?

We can't let the man you inhabit wake up

till we get him back to where we found him.

So, what do we do?

Sedatives. There were some left in Ms. McCammon's room.

Take those.

Brian.

You okay?

Yes, I'm fine.

Shoot her.

I can't maintain control.

Janet, if there's a part of you that can still hear me, please!

Melissa?

Where am I?

Oh, my God!

[struggling]

Oh, my God, Janet!

Oh, my God.

Do something. She's going to die.

I'm sorry.

I don't know what I can do for her.

This wasn't supposed to happen

in your idea of the future, was it?

Can we repair the damage to her heart?

Erase the damage of the overdose?

It's too late.

I felt her consciousness leave her body.

Janet Marshall is gone.

[gasping]

What effect will this have on the time stream?

I'll go back to the control center and find out.

[zapping]

[exhales deeply]

I can't live like this, Rachel.

Neither of us can.

It's over.

No, wait.

You can still have a second chance.

They have the technology

to transfer your consciousness into Janet's body.

[zapping]

This is quite extraordinary.

-What is it? -The control center changed.

Changed how?

There was music playing, not like in our time line.

The people there seemed so... happy.

The time line's changed.

I knew it.

Your music must have opened up possibilities

for other musicians,

and that little cultural ripple changed everything.

I told you your music mattered.

Melissa McCammon does live on.

[Geoff] Actually,

it seems Melissa McCammon died...

here tonight in this motel.

No.

Then that's the answer.

[Melissa] Take over her life?

It's the only way.

How may I supposed to do that?

It'd be like stealing her life from her.

Don't you think she'd want you to?

No!

I think you people should put things back

they should be. The way you wanted it.

Give her back her life and you take mine.

You don't seem to understand.

The life force has left her body.

It cannot return.

Ms. Mccammon.

The song you and Brian wrote together.

The new history records

Janet Marshall will release it three months from now.

Her first hit, the beginning.

Other artists will imitate her.

We have to do this now,

while there's still time to revive the body.

You can't stay with me, can you?

No.

Ms. Mccammon.

If you do this, I give you my word

that Rachel will receive no punishment.

You can't guarantee that.

[Geoff] When you see home, you'll agree.

It's a world I would like my children to live in.

You have my word.

Melissa.

Don't worry about me.

Whatever happens, I'll have your music.

♪ I'm growing stronger ♪

♪ Like a flower in the rain ♪

♪ I can feel the power ♪

♪ I can see the light ♪

♪ I can hear my heart telling me ♪

♪ It's gonna be all right ♪

♪ Yeah, it's gonna be All right ♪

[control voice] In the long view of history,

what difference will any of our lives make?

The true measure of a life

is not how many people know our names when we die,

but whether we touched the lives of others.

♪ Every breath I take ♪

♪ I will rise above ♪

♪ The sadness and the pain ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm growing stronger ♪

♪ Like a flower in the rain ♪

♪ Like a flower in the rain ♪

♪ Mmm, mmm ♪