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(SINGING BOWL DINGS, SOUND)

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Today, we're going to work on releasing your worry,

pain, and fear.

(THUDS)

(EXHALES)

I'd like you to close your eyes

and picture the beautiful white light

that is your life force.

Now, we need your chakra to flow freely.

It needs to move to fight stagnation.

While I am doing this,

I want you to close your hand around this amethyst.

I'd like you to clear your mind and feel its energy.

And I'd like you to do something different

from our previous sessions, Donna.

I'd like you to hold that crystal in your right hand

for the rest of the day.

All day?

DEBBIE: As much as you can.

That is the strongest crystal I have.

It will protect you

and push away all negative energy.

Hold it tight.

Do not let it go.

(ENGINE WHIRRING)

(VEHICLE WHOOSHES IN DISTANCE)

(KEYS RATTLING)

(KEYS CONTINUES RATTLING)

I chose marigolds for this week's meeting.

They're not the prettiest posy in the grass,

and some people think they smell like shit.

But damn it, they're resilient.

Just like all of you are resilient.

So today, we get to choose what's pretty

and what smells nice.

And I know this flower thing has become a bit of a ritual.

But if you think about it,

everything we do from birth certificate

to death certificate could be defined

as some kind of ritual.

And the certificate thing is funny to me

because if our life is a story,

the government gets to write our first

and last page.

Which is a bit bureaucratic for my taste,

but we get to write the best parts.

So today, I wanna talk about the positive things

that cancer has brought to our outlook.

I want us to share the wisdom that we've learned from living

with the disease.

For me, I've learned a lot about time.

I used to think that livin' a long life

would make me happy.

But now I'm convinced

that quantity has nothing over quality.

We will stand and we will fight,

but when our time comes, it's okay to let go.

We were born to let go.

Now enough out of me.

Who would like to share?

I'll go.

(DOOR OPENS)

So, uh, I used to let everything get to me.

(DOOR CLOSES)

-And-- -Excuse me, Stacy.

(FOOTFALLS APPROACHING)

Can I help you?

My doctor said I should join this meeting.

What time did your doctor say the meeting started?

12:30.

It's 12:38.

In this meeting, we respect each other's time.

What's your name?

Donna.

Donna, I'm Linda.

Would you like to join our meeting?

This just feels like a mistake.

I'm just gonna go.

LINDA: Wait.

Were you recently diagnosed?

Yes.

It was last week.

Well, you're welcome to stay.

This is a safe place if you wanna share.

I can see that you're under a lot of stress.

We'd be interested to hear what's on your mind.

It's bone cancer, in my hand.

I felt pain for over a year.

I thought it was arthritis.

Osteosarcoma,

that's what I have.

That's what Tom has.

Donna, you're in the right place.

We're all fighters here.

And we're in your corner.

I promise you that.

So, okay, so the other day,

this guy tells me that he's attracted to gap teeth.

And I was like,

"When the hell did the Gap start selling teeth?"

Say, why does everyone always say "Count Dracula"?

There's only one of him.

You like country music?

Well, George Straight?

Not what I heard.

Say, you think anyone ever called Hitler a grammar Nazi?

So, I used to love hot dogs.

(DOOR OPENS)

-Rishi Azmi. -He left--

Please don't step on my jokes.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Best food in the world until I found out--

NURSE TEX: The doctor's ready, Rishi.

One second.

Until I found out how they're made.

It's actually pretty messed up.

-Oh, yeah? -RISHI: Yeah.

They use zero dog, none.

Isn't that fucked up?

Are you done, Mr. Dangerfield?

-Oh, hey, do you have a light? -I don't smoke.

Me neither.

(DOOR OPENS)

I'm gonna burn down the hospital.

-That's a new one. -It's not a joke.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(WHEELS WHIRRING)

Are you Donna Walker?

I'm Sam.

I know about your condition.

Are you a patient?

No.

I'm a scientist.

And, as I was saying,

I know about the advanced osteosarcoma in your hand.

How?

'Cause I've been looking for somebody just like you.

Someone with bone cancer?

SAM: Exactly.

Look, I've developed a new treatment.

It's radical,

but the data is uncommonly conclusive.

What does that mean?

It means I think I can help you.

Do they know you're here?

No, I just wanted to stop by and give you my contact.

I know the severity of your condition

is most likely gonna require amputation,

and I just wanted to give you an option.

And it looks like you're already seeking

an alternative treatment, huh?

So, call me if things get bad.

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Hey, anytime.

DR. SCHULTZ: It's a wonderful time for prosthesis.

Advancements are off the charts and more happening every day.

Um, but the first thing we need to do is schedule this surgery,

the sooner the better.

Now, this procedure is called a trans-radial amputation,

and this surgery leaves the elbow

and most of your arm intact,

which makes recovery easier

and also makes it more likely that you're gonna be able

to use your arm even after the amputation.

I-- I can't lose my hand.

You cannot keep it, Donna.

The cancer will most certainly spread

and you do not want that.

Trust me.

Look, we can get you in this week,

but this cannot wait.

The good news is that the cancer is localized, for now.

You'll make a full recovery.

You'll lead a good life.

You're one of the lucky ones, Donna.

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(DONNA SOBBING)

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(PHONE RINGING)

SAM (ON PHONE): Hello?

How did you know about my hand?

I gained access to the hospital records.

DONNA (ON PHONE): How?

Well, it's not exactly Fort Knox.

Like I said, I've been looking for someone like you.

Someone like me? What does that mean?

SAM (ON PHONE): Your cancer is localized and it's curable.

So long as it remains that way.

Which yours has.

DONNA (ON PHONE): How do you know that?

Because I'm lookin' at your current X-ray right now.

DONNA (ON PHONE): Jesus.

Hmm.

Look, this is a rare opportunity for us both.

Your condition is unique.

I can treat you tonight.

If you can get here, I'm ready for you.

How do I know you're not some maniac?

SAM (ON PHONE): You don't.

Look, just bring a gun, bring a sword.

Do whatever you gotta do to feel safe, okay?

But you gotta come alone.

Why alone?

SAM (ON PHONE): Because this is sensitive research.

I don't know you.

I've put a great deal of work into this.

And believe me,

I'm as invested in your cure as you are.

All I ask is your discretion.

DONNA (ON PHONE): This keeps getting worse.

SAM (ON PHONE): You're gonna lose your hand in two days.

Unless you believe in the power of that crystal.

I'd say I'm your best bet.

I'll text you my address.

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(VEHICLE WHOOSHES)

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(SIGHS)

What the fuck am I doing?

(CAR KEYS RATTLING)

(DOOR OPENS)

Welcome.

Where the fuck are we?

The industrial zone.

Real estate's cheaper down here.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Come on. It's much nicer inside.

(FOOTFALLS APPROACHING)

(DOOR OPENS, CREAKS)

(CREAKS, DOOR CLOSES)

(THUDS)

(TYPING ON KEYBOARD)

Uh, make yourself at home.

-Do you live here? -Uh, yeah. Yeah.

Uh, just saves time.

So, you're really a scientist.

Guilty.

But I did not shoot the deputy.

What?

Um, never mind.

Yes, I am a scientist.

I know it's a lot to take in.

Are you gonna hurt me?

SAM: No.

Donna, you see all these machines?

They're all here to help you.

That's the creepiest thing anyone's ever said to me.

See that machine there?

I do. What is it?

It's a quantum dislocator.

DONNA: Mm-hmm.

Uh, what exactly does a quantum dislocator do?

It breaks down carbon-based objects,

which is virtually everything,

and it shrinks them to their atomic state.

What?

You familiar with string theory?

-Only from internet dates. -SAM: Okay.

String theory suggests that there are multiple universes

existing all at the same time all around us, right,

and inside us.

Which makes sense when you consider the fact

that everything we know in this universe

has come from something smaller than an atom.

Okay. And what is it gonna do to me?

Well, it's gonna transfer your particles

from one universe to another,

essentially making molecules in your hand dimensional travelers.

-How? -SAM: Okay.

That's hard to put into words, but see the math up here?

I do.

That equation is the key.

Key to what?

That appliance.

The quantum dislocator.

Essentially, it generates an artificial black hole,

microscopic in size,

and totally safe when contained

in the osmium casing of the dislocator.

This is crazy.

I'm-- I'm not gonna send my hand to a foreign dimension.

You see those guys?

(SQUEAKING)

I see rats.

Yeah.

They also had cancer.

Each one of these guys

have had their particles successfully dislocated,

and then relocated,

and upon return, they were sans cancer.

How?

Don't know.

But it seems as though

the disease just doesn't travel well.

Or at all.

Do you have proof?

SAM: Of course.

Watch.

(TYPING)

(CHAIR DRAGS)

(HATCH CLOSES, LOCKS)

(SIPS)

That doesn't mean anything.

There's 12-year-olds making

more convincing TikToks right now.

SAM: Keep watching.

Look, I don't mean to be an asshole,

but this is all pretty unbelievable.

Yeah.

It's good to be skeptical.

In fact, it's mandatory for survival.

You don't have to do this.

I, uh, just was trying to give you an alternative.

It's your hand, it's your choice.

What's the worst that can happen?

Well, worst thing is if I'm full of shit,

you still have cancer and they cut your hand off.

What's the best that can happen?

Well, tomorrow you get a second opinion.

You say it's urgent, you get a scan.

Comes back clean, we know it worked.

But you need to make 'em think it happened naturally.

Why's that?

Because I'm not ready.

And this isn't exactly legal.

And it's not totally abnormal for cancer to cure itself.

It's rare, but it does happen.

Say it's the reiki.

That could be your story.

(LAB RATS SQUEAKING)

Fuck it.

(BUTTONS CLICKING)

(SAM TYPING ON KEYBOARD)

(CHAIR CREAKS)

All right.

Put it in.

(SIGHS)

(SQUEAKS)

No, you-- you gotta go about--

There you go.

Mm.

Al right, perfect.

(AIRLOCK WHIRRS)

(DONNA GROANS)

That's tight.

SAM: Yeah. Airtight.

Don't want anything gettin' out.

How long is this gonna take?

Uh, process is instantaneous.

But the machine takes a couple seconds

to run its cycle.

Am I gonna feel anything?

Yeah, you'll likely go numb.

But I was unable to confirm that with my rat friends.

(SQUEAKING)

So, it might suck?

No evidence of that.

(A-FRAME PROTOTYPE BUZZING)

SAM: You ready?

You already asked me that. Just do it.

(PUSHES BUTTON)

(A-FRAME PROTOTYPE WHIRS, BUZZES)

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(A-FRAME PROTOTYPE BUZZING SLOWS DOWN)

SAM: Okay.

(PUSHES BUTTON, UNLOCKS AIRLOCK)

Take it out.

(CHAIR CREAKS)

Come here.

Do you feel anything?

No, it's-- it's numb.

SAM: As I suspected.

(BEEPING IN BACKGROUND)

I think when you regain your feeling,

there's no pain.

That's a good sign.

What now?

Can you drive?

Yeah, I think so.

SAM: Well, go home. Get some rest.

And, uh, do whatever you gotta do

to get that second opinion.

I think you're gonna be pleased with the results.

(BEEPING IN BACKGROUND)

Right.

Um, thank you?

SAM: You're welcome.

Thank you.

And remember, if you're cancer-free,

it happened naturally.

(BEEPING IN BACKGROUND)

Right.

Sure thing.

(SQUEAKING)

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

(EXHALES)

(ENGINE WHIRRS)

(VEHICLE WHOOSHES IN DISTANCE)

(SCREAMS)

(ELEVATOR DOOR OPENS)

(MACHINES BEEPING)

(WHIRRING)

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-Donna? -(KNOCKS ON THE DOOR)

(BLOOD SQUIRTS)

Ow.

Tori, we need some help in here.

Bring towels and a bandage.

Are you all right, Donna?

Yeah.

Wrap her up.

(RUSTLING)

Miss Walker, we have some news.

Yeah?

There is no need for amputation right now.

Okay.

We need to test your blood.

That'll tell us everything we need to know.

So am I, like, okay?

Well, you're not out of the woods just yet.

Cancer can metastasize to other parts of the body.

But this appears to be positive.

So, just hang tight.

Yeah.

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(PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Yes.

Okay.

Okay, yeah. No.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

I don't have fucking cancer anymore.

What?

WALTER: Wait.

But, uh, how's that even possible?

I-- I just woke up with no pain.

The day before surgery?

Yes.

Let's keep playing, before my luck changes.

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(BIRDS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE)

RACHEL: I didn't change my life after my diagnosis.

I couldn't afford to.

There's just so many things I wanna do.

But, you know, I have to manage my energy.

Change my expectations a little and stay focused.

I knew I had cancer before they even told me.

I could feel it.

But when they said I had to lose my breast,

it changed things.

How did it make you feel?

I was pissed.

But I think I'm...

I think I'm also...

...afraid.

I haven't allowed myself to be that in a long time.

LINDA: It's okay to be afraid.

It's brave to be afraid.

It's actually smart.

Anyone who goes through this is facin' a big change.

How we deal with the change is what matters.

Donna, do you have anything you'd like to share with us

about your experience this week?

I wasn't sure if I should come back after last time.

Hey, you're welcome here.

You belong here if you wish to.

Well, my cancer's in remission.

Really?

I don't believe it myself, actually.

They're still being safe and they're testing me weekly.

But as of now, they're saying that the cancer's undetectable.

Donna, that's terrific news.

Congratulations from everyone.

Look, I know I sound insane when I say this,

but if it happened to me, it can happen to anyone.

Seriously, miracles can happen.

Just hang in there.

(KEYPAD TYPING)

(TEXT TONE)

(FOOTFALLS APPROACHING IN DISTANCE)

(DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE)

LINDA: Donna, can I have a minute?

Yeah, sure. What's up?

These meetings are not about creating false hopes

or placin' a value

on the amount of time someone has left.

You don't tell cancer patients to hang in there

and we don't talk about miracles.

That's not in our control.

Congratulations on your recovery,

but I'm gonna ask that you not return.

Please, don't come back here.

(BIRDS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE)

(TEXT TONE)

(CRICKETS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE)

Cheers.

(CLINKS)

Cheers.

(SIPS)

Mm, that's a heavy one.

Hmm.

Yeah, it's a Malbec.

You taste the blackberry and plum?

Nope.

Me neither. I don't even know where I got this.

So I have some questions.

Okay, so let's do it.

Maybe I have some answers.

Okay.

Well, it seems you've cured cancer.

Why are we keeping this a secret?

Frankly because that was not my intention.

Okay.

I'm a quantum scientist, not an oncologist,

so the curing of cancer was a side effect of my research.

There's still a missing piece.

Okay, so then why did you practice on rats with cancer?

Because they were the only thing I can get in the quantities

I needed.

Quantities? From who?

Uh, they are ethically sourced, if that's what you're implying.

No, it's just the mammalian genetics lab.

They work with big corporations.

Big orders, I...

Just-- I don't know, I could have--

I could have got a couple healthy models, but--

-Models? -SAM: Yes.

That's what they call mice that hurt.

Bred for experimentation.

DONNA: Mm-hmm.

And pet store rats are riddled with cancer,

but I would have to pretend to be a snake farmer,

or something.

That's just too complicated.

You're a weird dude, Sam.

-That's what they tell me. -DONNA: Yeah?

Who tells you?

Socialized human beings.

You don't know any socialized humans.

(SQUEAKING)

DONNA: So, what's this big missing piece?

Evidence.

I need the molecule transfer to occur

in a measurable interval.

What?

(CHUCKLES)

The machine we used for your procedure,

it's housed in one unit, right?

So that means, like, the entrance and the exit,

they exist right on top of each other.

Which is an effective design, but I didn't, um,

account for the rate in which

the molecule transfer would occur.

Um, you familiar with Planck time?

I have a feeling I'm about to be.

Okay.

Um, Planck time, or Planck distance,

it's the shortest unit of measurement known

to modern science, right?

So, the transfer occurs right now

in about one and a half Plancks,

and that's imperceptible.

Now, I need to make it percebtible.

Okay. How?

By moving the goalposts.

Right?

By separating the gates with enough distance,

from entrance to exit,

we can potentially gain enough Planck

to achieve a quarter-second travel time.

Okay, so how far apart do the gates have to be?

My math is correct, which usually is

17½ miles.

One of the gates is right here in this room.

Looks like you can fit a person through that.

That's the point.

Your procedure was a success.

Now it's time to send a whole human being.

And in that quarter-second travel time,

the absence of mass will be recorded,

and that will be the final piece.

I'm pretty sure that can be faked.

Yeah, but eliminating cancer can't be.

What are you saying?

I'm sayin' I need another subject.

One with cancer,

where the disease is spread throughout the body.

Preferably a terminal case.

Why?

There's always a risk involved with anything,

so better to use a person who had no option.

Just in case.

And are you sure you have everything ready to go?

SAM: Yeah.

Worked on the rats, worked on you.

Never been more certain.

Now if we can help a person in need,

all the better.

I'm guessing you already have someone in mind.

I do, Rishi Azmi.

You know him.

He's about to get some bad news.

No one likes the doctor's office,

and I blame the Internet.

It's the only place you can get free porn.

(DOOR OPENS)

How're you feelin' today?

Same old same old.

Rishi, we have your results,

and it appears that the treatment

has been ineffective.

We've detected new swellings in the liver

and pancreas.

Have you been feeling increased abdominal pain?

I-- I don't know. It's about-- about the same.

Patients often develop an increased pain tolerance

as the leukemia progresses.

It's a natural reaction.

This...

(SIGHS)

The swellings here

and here

pretty much tell us that you are now in stage four

and trending to stage five.

How much longer do I have?

(DR. SCHULTZ SIGHS)

With leukemia, it's tricky.

People can live for years.

How much longer do I have?

But yours is progressing pretty radically.

I don't wanna create any false hope.

I would say within a year.

Though I do recommend that we continue immunotherapy.

Does anyone here have cancer?

Cancer? Anyone?

No? Don't be shy.

No one?

Uh, just me, I guess.

Yeah. Yeah. I know. It sucks.

Uh, it-- it's okay, though. It's okay.

You know, there's-- there's pros and cons,

just like anything in life.

You know, the best part about having cancer

is that I got a whole goddamn career out of it.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

There's nothing like of the guilt

that the bookers have when they meet me.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

I mean, I haven't worked this much in my entire fuckin' life.

So, you know, thank you, cancer.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

RISHI: Hmm.

Probably the excruciating pain.

Keeps me up till the wee hours of the morning.

Yeah.

Or-- or the crippling anxiety. Yeah.

Or, you know, the deep, deep sense of uncertainty.

I have-- I have jokes. Don't worry.

Um...

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

Uh, yeah,

but you know what's great about having excruciating pain

from cancer

is that you can find a sympathetic crowd anywhere.

(LAUGHING AND CHEERING)

AUDIENCE MEMBER 1: Yeah!

And with sympathy comes lowered standards.

AUDIENCE MEMBER 2: Yeah.

Allow me to demonstrate. You ready?

AUDIENCE: Yeah!

All right, all right.

So, uh, I live in a bad neighborhood, right?

And the other day I was walkin' down the street

and this tough guy comes up to me and he says,

"Hey, get out of here

or I'm gonna send you to the hospital."

And I said, "Go ahead, I was born in the hospital."

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

That's a bad joke.

But you laughed.

And I'm so grateful for you.

But you guys have been lovely.

And I have been Rishi.

Have a good night.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

AUDIENCE MEMBER 3: Rishi!

Good job, Rishi.

Bravo.

So?

What-- what's the story?

W-- why are we here?

Right. I've had a big change.

You see, I-- I was supposed to lose my hand, but--

I-- I heard about your miraculous recovery.

You have the doctor gossiping like a small-town esthetician.

DONNA: But you see, it wasn't miraculous.

There's this guy with a machine.

RISHI: A machine?

DONNA: Yes.

It has something to do with particle transfer,

and cells, and atoms.

And as a side effect, he cured cancer.

(UTENSILS CLINKING IN DISTANCE)

(BILLIARDS PLAYING IN BACKGROUND)

How?

Well, he started with rats.

And then moved on to you.

Seems like a natural progression.

Rishi, I'm being serious right now.

He wants to meet you.

(BILLIARDS PLAYING IN BACKGROUND)

So he sent you?

He did.

Timing's kinda perfect, I guess.

He knew about your stage five diagnosis.

How?

DONNA: Same way he knew about mine.

He hacked the clinic database.

What?

Are you serious?

Yeah, he's a little weird, but it doesn't matter.

Because this actually works.

You heard the doctors.

(SCOFFS)

(GLASSES CLINKING IN DISTANCE)

What do I have to do?

You just have to go there.

He'll do the rest.

(UTENSILS CLINKING IN DISTANCE)

I need a drink.

(♪♪♪)

DONNA: So, this is where you bring the ladies.

RISHI: This is where I work out material.

Looks like a tough crowd.

Used to be the only place that ever booked me.

Seems you've graduated.

For now.

I'll end up back here one way or another.

Well, hey, not for a while.

Maybe.

Honestly, I'm more afraid of bombing than dying.

Here, I can do both.

It's a tactical advantage.

DONNA: Pragmatist. Now I know your secret.

You wanna know another one?

(SIGHS)

(♪♪♪)

When are you gonna kiss me?

Anytime, cowboy.

(KISSES)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Linda's Boutique.

May I help you?

DONNA (ON PHONE): Hey, Linda.

Uh, this is Donna from Group.

LINDA (ON PHONE): Oh, yeah.

Hi.

DONNA (ON PHONE): Yeah, um, I just wanted to apologize .

I was wrong and fully missed the point of the meetings.

And I'm sorry.

Just wanted to let you know that.

Hey. You're okay.

Everybody's still really happy for you.

That's nice to hear.

Are you doin' anything right now?

Nothing really.

Just pacing my apartment, trying to figure out my life.

Do you like marigolds?

Yeah, sure. I love 'em.

LINDA (ON PHONE): I have way too many.

Why don't you come down here

and take some of these off my hands?

Are you sure?

LINDA (ON PHONE): Honey, they're gonna die.

I just wanna get them the hell out of here.

DONNA (ON PHONE): Okay. I'm on my way.

(HANGS UP)

LINDA: So, yeah, water them as soon as you get home.

Find a good place for them.

They like sunlight,

but they don't like to move too much.

This is really nice.

Please, they're explodin' in my garden right now.

You're doing me a favor.

Is that your daughter?

LINDA: She sure is.

16 and preg-Nancy.

It's gotta be tough.

Yeah, well, the way I see it,

she might have started young, but she's making me a grandma.

So, I'm not gonna hold it against her.

She gets enough grief from her dad.

It's always dads bringing the grief, huh?

LINDA: No.

I've contributed my fair share, too.

Unavoidable, I guess.

LINDA: It was avoidable.

I got kicked out of veterinarian school.

I was an alcoholic.

I stole equipment from the school,

sold it, got caught.

Spent a year in jail.

Lost custody.

Kid's had a tough life.

I've been sober 11 years.

I opened a shop.

And I got my diagnosis.

It's ironic.

I do hair, but I can't grow it.

I used what I learned from AA

and brought it to my survivors group.

You're really strong.

LINDA: Just a result of me fuckin' up my life.

But this is my second chance, right here.

I'm gonna teach Corey everything I know.

And the shop will be hers,

I just wanna live long enough to see my granddaughter.

Everything else is a victory lap,

as far as I'm concerned.

Linda, this is gonna sound crazy.

But I know a guy who can help you.

Donna.

I'm not supposed to say anything,

but he helped me.

I think he can help you, too.

Listen, Donna, I'm not looking for miracles.

I stopped doin' that a long time ago.

LINDA (ON SPEAKER): Thank you for stopping by.

I have to get back to work.

(♪♪♪)

Hello, Dr. Strange.

Hey. Uh, you got an ETA?

DONNA: 20 minutes or so.

Okay. We'll be there soon. Bye.

(UNLOCKS DOOR)

(OPENS, CLOSES DOOR)

Hey. You ready?

Uh, not really.

You're nervous. I'm sorry.

I'm just a little edgy.

I get it.

(♪♪♪)

(TYPING)

(INTERCOM BEEPS)

(CONTINUES TYPING)

Come in.

(DOOR BUZZES, OPENS)

(CONTINUES TYPING)

Hey, Sam?

(SAM CONTINUES TYPING)

DONNA: Hey.

This is Rishi.

Rishi, Sam.

SAM: Hey, Rishi.

Really nice to meet you.

Thank you for coming here this evening.

I appreciate it.

Thanks for, uh, stalking me.

Hmm.

All right, what's your deal?

What are we doin' here?

Uh, well.

I was gonna give you the rundown on the way over,

if that would be okay?

To where? I thought we're here.

SAM: No, we are. I'm sorry.

This is the exit gate.

And we need to get you to the entrance gate.

Entrance of what exactly?

The quantum dislocator.

That's right. The quantum dislocator.

Yeah, Donna mention that.

Look, is this-- is this some kind of scam?

This feels really fucking shady.

I can explain everything.

There's no pressure.

I just wanted to do it on the way over there.

Fine.

It's not because I trust you.

Great!

Well, Donna,

I'm gonna need you to stay here.

Wait. Stay here? Why?

We don't want him to come through the thing

and be alone.

You'll be here to greet him.

Cool?

All right, well, I'm gonna set the timer for, uh,

35 minutes from now.

Okay. Got it.

(VEHICLE WHOOSHES)

Does it hurt?

No.

The whole procedure will last a fraction of a second.

You won't feel a thing.

Isn't that what happened to Veruca Salt?

Actually, uh, it was Mike Teevee.

I get him confused, too.

I think I should mention that you're gonna have

to take off all your clothes.

Excuse me?

Yeah.

(SIGHS) All right.

Well, then what the fuck am I supposed to wear

when I get out the other side?

I'll have Donna set up with something

until I get back with your clothes.

I mean, what are you worried about?

I'm sure she's seen it anyway.

(♪♪♪)

(VEHICLE HALTS, BRAKES SCREECH)

(ENGINE WHIRRS)

Cozy little dump.

Ready?

Sure.

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

Welcome to the entrance gate.

This is the A-frame.

(A-FRAME BUZZING)

Does it always make that sound?

SAM: Yeah. Pretty much.

I've been callin' it "snoring".

It gets more intense when the cycle is initiated.

You wanna have a look inside?

(DOOR DEPRESSURIZES AND OPENS)

(A-FRAME BUZZING CONTINUES)

This is your camera.

Down here...

(STEPS)

...is your atomic scale.

What is that?

It measures relative atomic mass.

Or, in our case, the absence of it.

Why do you need a camera and a scale?

To record the experiment.

Okay, for who?

SAM: For us.

You're the first one going through.

What? I thought Donna already did this.

Well, Donna's procedure was on the prototype.

-Prototype? -SAM: Yeah.

Well, what the fuck is this?

This is the refined application.

It's essentially the same as the prototype, it's just bigger.

Essentially the same?

It's exactly the same.

Do you think I'm an idiot?

This is fucking stupid.

Look, Rish.

You are stage four, trendin' in the wrong direction.

And I know you're receiving treatment.

But it's not gonna help you.

This, this is your cure.

Do it for Donna.

Probably not.

(DOOR OPENS)

(PHONE RINGING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

DONNA (ON PHONE): Rishi, hey, what's up?

RISHI (ON PHONE): You lied to me.

What?

No, what are you talking about?

Have you seen this fucking spaceship?

No.

RISHI (ON PHONE): Yeah, exactly.

All right, I-- I'm-- I'm not doing this.

That guy's a fucking creep.

DONNA (ON PHONE): Look, Rishi.

Sam's the only reason I still have my hand.

Okay, look, I'm happy for you.

I'm happy. But this is not just my hand.

If something goes wrong, my whole ass is fried.

And-- and, you know, all my material dies with me.

And I can't risk that.

DONNA (ON PHONE): No, Rishi? Rishi?

I'm-- I'm sorry.

(♪♪♪)

(LIGHTS)

(TAKES A DRAG)

(DOOR OPENS)

Look, I'm-- I'm sorry about the Donna thing.

I wish there was more transparency.

You don't have to do this. I'll take you back.

But you really shouldn't be smoking that in your condition.

(TAKES A DRAG)

Fuck it, I'm dead anyway.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(MICROPHONE FEEDBACK)

Okay, you hear me?

(A-FRAME BUZZING)

Rishi, say somethin' if you can hear me.

Why did the chicken enter the quantum dislocator?

(A-FRAME BUZZING)

I don't know. Why?

To get to the other side.

Come on, keep up, dumb ass.

Okay, so...

(CLEARS THROAT)

It's gonna initiate in 10 seconds.

(A-FRAME BUZZES)

Do I need to do anything?

No.

-Let's get to the other side-- -(MICROPHONE DISTORTION)

(A-FRAME BUZZING CONTINUES)

If it was easy, everyone would do it.

(KEYPAD BEEPS)

(PUSHES)

(A-FRAME BUZZING INTENSIFIES)

(A-FRAME WHIRRING)

(♪♪♪)

(A-FRAME BUZZING SLOWS DOWN)

(♪♪♪)

(INDISTINCT SPEECH)

(VEHICLE WHOOSHES)

(PHONE RINGING)

Donna, I'm almost there.

DONNA (ON PHONE): Sam, he's been gone too long.

SAM (ON PHONE): Hey, hey, calm down.

The cycle is aggregating.

Everything is fine.

Hurry.

I'll be there in a minute.

(VEHICLE WHOOSHES)

(POWER FLUCTUATES)

(♪♪♪)

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

DONNA: Something's wrong.

-(COMPUTER BEEPS) -(A-FRAME BUZZES)

SAM: Relax.

It's gonna be a good thing.

(A-FRAME BUZZING INTENSIFIES)

A good thing?

A very good thing.

(A-FRAME BUZZING INTENSIFIES)

(GUSHES, SPLURTS)

(A-FRAME BUZZING SLOWS DOWN)

(RISHI SLITHERS)

(RISHI GURGLING)

(CHOKING)

(SCREECHES, GURGLES)

(SCREAMS)

(RISHI SQUEAKING)

(DONNA CRYING)

(DOOR SLAMS OPEN)

No, no, no! No! No!

Just calm down. Calm down!

DONNA: No! No!

You're okay. Calm down.

DONNA: No! No, no, no, no, no, no!

No.

(DONNA CRYING)

-No! No. No, no! No!

You're okay. You're okay.

(SCREAMS)

No!

-(CRIES) -(SHUSHES)

You're okay.

(SIGHS)

(RISHI GROWLS)

(RISHI SLITHERS)

-(SCREECHING) -(GROANS)

(INJECTS)

(RISHI SLITHERS)

(♪♪♪)

(GRUNTS)

Good morning.

I made you breakfast.

Fuck you!

Okay.

Suit yourself.

And I'm not exactly sure what this is,

but it's not Rishi.

Actually, I don't know

if a DNA swab would come back human.

Fucking psychopath!

(♪♪♪)

(CRIES)

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(KNOCKING)

(DOOR OPENS)

Can I help you?

Are you Samuel Dunn?

Yes, I am.

I'm Detective Larson. Missing Persons Unit.

I'd like to ask you a few questions.

Okay. About what?

About a missing person.

Right.

DETECTIVE LARSON: Can I come in?

Certainly. Uh...

(CLEARS THROAT)

Can I get you a coffee or something?

No, thank you.

Mr. Dunn,

do you know a woman named Donna Walker?

Uh, yes, I do.

How about a Rishi Azmi?

Rishi Azmi? No.

DETECTIVE LARSON: He's been missing for two weeks.

And you've been linked to his disappearance.

By who?

That's confidential.

When was the last time you saw Donna Walker?

Uh, two or three weeks ago.

She's havin' health issues.

She's-- it's emotional rollercoaster.

This is Rishi Azmi.

I've never seen that guy in my life.

Is he an actor or something?

What do you do for a living, Mr. Dunn?

I'm a quantum physicist.

So you do what exactly?

I experiment with quantum mechanics.

Theorize, write papers.

Trying to push the effort forward

from my little corner of the universe.

(SAM SCRUNCHING)

Okay.

Okay?

Is that it?

I'll be in touch.

Cool.

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

(CLOCK TICKING)

(TYPING)

(DOORBELL RINGS, DOOR OPENS)

Sir, we're closed.

Are you Linda Dixon?

Do I know you?

I think we have someone in common.

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

What's going on?

I don't know.

You just seem off.

So, is everything all right?

Well, I'm sorry if I'm not playing up to your standards.

WALTER: Oh, okay. I'm-- I'm not saying that.

I'm just saying...

I'm saying you seem different.

So, please tell us. What's up?

DONNA: What's up?

Why don't you tell me, maestro?

SONIA: Donna.

No, I mean, if Walter thinks I suck, why not just say so?

We're here to rehearse.

You're wasting our time.

Why you acting like--

Seriously? You're gonna-- Okay, you know what?

-Shit. -SONIA: What?

-Fine. Okay. -DONNA: No, no, no, no.

Sonya, I told you. I'm not doing this. Right?

Waste our fucking time? No. I don't wanna do this.

All right?

Call me when you want to rehearse. Right? I'm out.

Have fun. Okay? Bye.

Donna!

(PHONE RINGING)

LINDA (ON PHONE): Hi, Donna.

Are you at the salon?

LINDA (ON PHONE): Yes.

Okay. I'm coming.

Donna!

Look, I made a mistake.

I told Rishi we're safe.

And it cost him his life.

I have to live with that forever.

I can't let you do the same thing.

It's not your choice.

Sam healed you.

I'd like to try it myself.

It was different for me.

I didn't have to go into that fucking--

Whatever he's calling it.

The A-frame.

And like I said, he fixed it.

He's lying to you!

He's not.

There's proof.

Proof?

This is so fucked up.

If this goes wrong, it's over.

It's over for me either way.

Easy choice.

What about your daughter?

And your granddaughter?

I'm sorry, Donna, but I'm doing this.

Sam has nothing to gain by killing me.

He's as invested as I am.

You're fucking wrong!

You're just data to him.

I have to get back to work.

(♪♪♪)

(GROANS)

(PHONE RINGS)

Donna, I wanna get out in front of this with you.

What did you tell Linda?

I told her the same thing that I told you.

Only I backed it up with proof.

Fuck your proof!

And by the way, are you following me?

Well, I'm not exactly stalking you,

but I, uh, I did clone your phone.

(WHIRRING)

Oh my God.

You're such a fucking creep.

Okay.

Well, it was nice talkin' to you.

Um, check your inbox.

(KISSES)

Ciao.

Fuck!

(GRUNTS)

Okay,

It is October 27th, 2024.

This is Meatball.

Meat is about to successfully travel

through the full-scale dislocator,

the A-frame,

into a quantum parallel and land back in my lab

approximately 17½ miles from here.

After the sequence begins--

It should take roughly three seconds

to complete the journey,

where Meatball will find her favorite meal waiting

for her.

(MEATBALL MEOWING)

She's excited.

I'll take that as you're ready.

Okay.

All right, Meat.

Phew.

Okay.

Ah, yeah, time to initiate the cycle.

(KEYPAD BEEPING)

(PUSHES BUTTON, BUZZING)

There you have it.

Meatball has just become

That I've heard of anyway.

(SIGHS)

(♪♪♪)

NURSE TEX: Donna Walker?

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(INTERCOM BEEPS)

Hello.

LINDA (ON INTERCOM): I'm here.

Outstanding.

I'll buzz you in. Door's unlocked.

(DOOR BUZZES)

(DOOR OPENS, CREAKS)

(DOOR CREAKS, CLOSES)

SAM: Hello. Welcome.

Make yourself at home.

Can I get you anything?

Donna.

What a pleasant surprise.

I'm not talkin' to you.

I'm here for her.

Fine by me.

(COMPUTER BEEPS IN BACKGROUND)

And I'm going with you this time.

(COMPUTER BEEPS IN BACKGROUND)

As you wish.

Leavin' in five minutes.

(SAM TYPING ON KEYBOARD)

I gotta pee.

Now I know everything.

(MEATBALL MEOWING IN DISTANCE)

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(VEHICLE WHOOSHES)

(♪♪♪)

Say,

why did the chicken enter the quantum dislocator?

I don't know.

To get to the other side.

(♪♪♪)

(VEHICLE WHOOSHES)

(THUDS)

(♪♪♪)

(A-FRAME BUZZING)

Linda, there's a robe in the bathroom

if you wanna go change, please.

(GRUNTS)

Ow! God!

-(DOOR CLOSES, PRESSURIZES) -(SAM GROANS)

(LOCKS)

Donna, what are you doin'?

Donna, open the door.

I knew you fucked up somewhere.

What?

What are you talking about?

Tell me about the cat in your little video.

What?

Because it's not the same one that was in your apartment.

Yes, it is.

Sorry, the cat in the video is a female.

(MEATBALL MEOWS)

She's excited.

The one with the unclipped nuts?

That's a male.

I learned that much in veterinarian school.

Just forget about the cat.

This will save Linda's life.

Yeah, if it works.

It works.

Cool, you're going first.

You don't even know the cycle code.

Is it not 67900?

That was in your video too, genius.

By the way, my cancer's back.

So, I guess you're not God after all.

Donna, let me out of here.

Donna, open the fucking door!

Nope.

This is--

Fine.

I can't--

I can't go through with my fucking clothes on.

Then strip, playboy, 'cause this is happening.

(♪♪♪)

Okay. Open the door.

(DOOR UNLOCKS, OPENS, DEPRESSURIZES)

How much of this did it take to kill Rishi?

Get back inside.

(DOOR CLOSES, PRESSURIZES)

(LOCKS)

(A-FRAME BUZZING)

Go ahead.

Let's do it.

(KEYPAD BEEPS)

Fuck it.

(PUSHES BUTTON)

(A-FRAME BUZZING INTENSIFIES)

(A-FRAME WHIRRS)

(GROANS)

(♪♪♪)

(A-FRAME BUZZING INTENSIFIES)

(GUSHES, SPLURTS)

(A-FRAME BUZZING SLOW DOWN)

(COMPUTER BEEPING IN BACKGROUND)

(SAM SLITHERS)

(GASPS)

(SCREAMS)

(♪♪♪)

(♪♪♪)

(SAM SCREAMING IN DISTANCE)

(CAT MEOWS)

LINDA: Today I wanna talk about acceptance.

And when I say acceptance, I don't mean surrender.

Fuck that.

I mean accept the good in your life

despite the circumstances.

You can hate the disease,

you can hate the treatment,

but accept that you're here to do something positive.

It doesn't matter how much time you have.

A ticking clock

only makes the effort more daring.

It is our job to be bold and to survive the day.

Because that's the most valuable thing there is,

money can't buy tomorrow.

If I've learned one thing

it's that control is a life-suckin' illusion.

So, let's spend our time with purpose

and intent.

Because whatever happens next

is none of our fuckin' business.

(♪♪♪)

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