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Where does it come from?

This quest.

This need to solve life's mysteries.

Questions can never be answered.

Why are we here?

What is the soul?

Why do we dream?

How should we better off not looking at all?

Not death.

Not yearning.

That's not human nature.

Not the human heart.

is not why we are here.

How's he doing?

I'm sorry, did I scare you?

No.

No, I just keep having these amazing dreams every time I close my eyes.

Never mind.

He likes me to read him the stock page.

Has he been conscious at all?

No.

Been a week now. I think he's close.

A couple more days, maybe.

You know, I don't know what he'd do without you.

He had a real gift.

Just do my job.

No. You're like a son to him.

Yeah, that would make us like brother and sister. It might be a little awkward

if I ever wanted to ask you out.

I'm sorry.

That was inappropriate.

No, it's sweet.

I'm dating somebody. Yeah, no, really. It's okay.

I need to change his IV.

I'm sorry. Malcolm.

Man is a narcissistic species by nature.

We have colonized the four corners of our tiny planet.

But we are not the pinnacle of so -called evolution.

That honor belongs to the lowly cockroach, capable of living for months

food, remaining alive headless for weeks at a time, resistant to radiation.

If God has indeed created himself in his own image, then I submit to you that

God is a cockroach.

They say that man uses only a tenth of his brain power.

Another percent, and we might actually be worthy of God's image.

Unless, of course, that day has already arrived.

The Human Genome Project has discovered that tiny variations in man's genetic

code are taking place at increasingly rapid rates.

Teleportation, levitation, tissue regeneration.

Is this outside the realm of possibility?

Or is man entering a new gateway to evolution?

Is he finally standing at the threshold to true human potential?

I'm sorry, I'm out of time.

I know, I know, I'm beginning to sound like my father. I can't help it. You

know, they can fire me too, if they like. But there is something to it,

As crazy as it sounds.

What is it?

It's your father.

He's dead.

How? Driving a taxi in New York City is a very dangerous job.

The wrong fare, the wrong time. We may never know what really happened. No, I

spoke to him two days ago. He was convinced someone was following him,

steal his research. He died because of his stealing. Is that crazy? Is it?

The man left his family.

He credited his career to chase wild theories halfway around the world.

Where are you going? To his apartment to get his papers, his research. He was

this close to finding the first of death.

His patients zero. He tracked him to Queens, New York. Mohinder, listen to

Your father was my colleague and my friend. A respected professor, a

geneticist. But he had clearly lost touch with reality.

I followed in his footsteps. My thesis is based on his research. Yes, you

wanted his approval.

And now you are telling me that it resolved for nothing. I'm telling you.

to let go i need to know why he died i need to know that it wasn't all for

nothing and then i need to finish what he started

Hello? Yeah.

Yeah, I'm in his place now.

No, no, no. He left everything behind but his computer.

Research, the map.

Yeah, let's get a team in here to bag and tag everything.

I gotta call you right back.

Guess you better slow your Mustang down.

Okay.

Micah, don't do that to me. Do what?

You need to be careful.

Right? I'm just working on my computer.

The logic board was bad, so I had to build a new one.

A new one.

Anyone ever tell you the smartest little man on the planet?

You do. All the time.

What's this?

It's a pinhole camera.

It's for the eclipse.

Moon's going to cover up the sun today.

We're supposed to look at it at school. Speaking of which, you need to go get

ready. You can't be late.

Not today.

Mom, I'm already dressed and I've packed my own lunch.

That's what I've been doing this morning.

What about you?

You don't get smart with me.

All right, I've been working to pay our bill. Yeah, that's why they turned off

our gas again.

Go grab your stuff and wait by the back door, okay?

Why?

Mom, what's going on? Never mind. Just keep your voice down and stay close to

me.

Yeah, almost.

Hold on.

Looks like 70, 80 feet. This is so unreal.

Okay, I'm good.

Okay.

Oh, my... Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Claire?

Oh, my God.

This is Claire Bennett.

That was attempt number six.

You get out here, yes?

Mr. Linderman, I'm going to have to call you back in five minutes, okay?

Thank you.

I'm late. I've got a fundraiser and a drinks meeting. It happened two more

times. Sometimes I'm falling, sometimes I'm lying, but sometimes you're in them.

I don't have time for this now. They're not just dreams, Nathan.

Hold this.

I thought they'd go away, but they're not. Jim, I need this back by six,

This morning, when I got out of bed, my foot hovered before it hit the ground.

It hovered for a split second like I was floating.

I'm telling you, I think I can fly.

That's all I decided.

Tell you what, you think you can fly, why don't you jump off the Brooklyn

Bridge? See what happens.

Maybe I had to start with something a little lower first. It's like learning

walk. You're serious.

Oh, I'm serious.

You need to snap out of it, Peter.

See a doctor.

Get some drugs.

Do not pull a Roger Clinton on me, man. I'm eight points down in the poll. This

isn't about you, all right?

But something is happening to me, and I have this feeling that you're the only

person that's going to understand. Why the hell would I understand that you

think you can fly?

Because you're my brother.

Mom, I can't talk.

What?

I'll be there in ten minutes.

What's she doing now?

She got arrested.

Arrested for what?

Shoplifting.

I'm so depressed.

What? What are you talking about? Why?

I mean, besides the fact that it was so gross, I almost fudged myself.

This isn't the single coolest thing to happen to this town in like a hundred

years.

Not if nobody finds out it's not.

Why'd you want me to tape it?

I have my reasons.

It's not like you're not going to be popular anymore.

Popular?

Who said anything about being popular?

My life as I know it is over, okay?

I've got the Bishop game next week, SATs in October, homecoming three weeks from

today, and I'm a freak show. You're being a little dramatic, don't you

No, I don't think.

I have busted like every bone in my body, stabbed myself in the chest, I've

shoved a two -foot steel rod through my neck, and I don't have a scratch on me.

What do you call that thing sticking out?

Great.

Just give me the tape, okay?

I

can

give you a ride on my handlebars if you want.

Look, thanks, okay?

I'll talk to you in front of people at school tomorrow.

Promise.

What is it this time?

It's the space shuttle.

We did it!

That's great.

No, no, really, really. All I had to do was think about it, and I was able to go

back in time by one second.

That's great.

Hey, if it was the moon, it would be a good thing.

I'm serious!

That's why.

Now I know why I went to the subway this morning.

You were 14 seconds late.

That's a big deal.

I've never been late in my life.

I see.

You used your psychic powers to make it happen.

That's right.

I discovered a power far beyond human common sense.

Yes, yes.

You and Spock. Yes, Spock. That's right.

Hey! Shut up!

Hey, Spock!

Use the test clip!

Test clip!

Dad... You're an idiot.

Your son is a very intelligent boy.

Gifted, actually.

That's not the issue.

His father's not around, and sometimes I think he could use a bit of a stronger

hand, you know?

I work nights a lot, but we can both work harder.

It's not about the work.

The truth is, I just don't know if this school is the right fit for him.

But he's made friends. I'm sorry.

He's on the soccer team.

I'm sorry. I wrote a check for $25 ,000 to get him into the snob fest.

I was told that that's what it took.

That's on top of the tuition.

About the tuition.

Your last three checks have bounced.

Fine. Take it out of the $25 ,000 that I gave you. That was a donation.

And it was very appreciated.

Well, I want my money back.

I want my money back.

Now. That money went to the capital campaign for the new wing. It's already

spent. Then unspend it. I'm sorry.

We can maybe discuss an extension of the money that you owe, but I don't... I

want my money back.

That's not possible.

Come on, vegans, get out of here. You're too good for this lousy school.

Mom?

Leave me alone.

Drop the charges.

I have to fill out a form. No big deal. No big deal? I'm running for Congress.

Do you have any idea what this is going to do to me if it gets out with our

family's past?

What could you possibly need so bad that you had to steal it?

Never mind. I don't want to... Socks.

Socks.

Dad left you a fortune. What are you thinking? You know, it's been one

ridiculous stunt after another with you for the last six months.

Dad's gone. Just get over it. You know what? Leave her alone.

She's okay. That's all that matters.

I've got to get this out of the press.

You know what? Let's get out of here. Go worry about your image. I'll handle

this. Yeah.

Good. I've got to make sure this stays buried.

Thanks a lot, Mom.

What were you thinking?

I just wanted to feel alive again.

Nathan only cares about himself.

Father was the same way.

Alpha dogs, both of them.

You, in the meantime, for all your selflessness and sitting with dying

What? You gonna retire on what you make?

Maybe I'll shoplift my socks.

Don't get smart.

When you put everyone else first, you end up last.

You always put Nathan first. He took advantage.

And wasn't you that was just pushing him right out in front of me?

He takes up more space than you.

Demanded more attention.

And besides, it's not my fault you allowed him. He's my brother. I love

Oh, God.

Love is overrated.

He loves me, too.

You know what?

You've always been close.

Those colored glasses.

That's cruel, Mom.

Look, since Dad died, I know you've been feeling free to speak your mind, but it

wouldn't hurt to edit yourself every once in a while.

I'm sorry if the truth hurts.

I'm just saying you hero -worshipped him, and those feelings were never

returned. You're wrong.

It's biological, and I can't help it.

We're connected.

I never told you this, but when Nathan had his accident, I knew it.

We all got the same call. No, I'm saying before the call.

Like he was telling me, 300 miles away.

I woke up, and I knew that he'd been hurt.

I hate it here.

He doesn't even have any book to read.

Baby, I'll be right back. I'm just going to go and pack up a few things. We

should really go see Dad.

Go with that, too.

He could help.

He should know that someone's trying to hurt us. Your dad's not in any position

to help us right now.

Look, I made some mistakes.

I admit it. Mom, what'd you do?

Hey, I need you to know that I would never let anything happen to you.

Why do you look at yourself like that in the fish tank?

How long?

Just a couple hours, Hops.

There's some ice cream in the fridge.

Go ahead.

What happened? I went to see Linderman.

How much?

Thirty. You gambling again?

No, it's just bills.

I used the rest to get Mike into private school.

I don't know what to do with him at public and... I don't think that we had

money.

In the mob?

Hell, Nikki.

You weren't born yesterday.

It's just two weeks overdue.

I mean, I thought that I could handle it, okay?

I'm just under a lot of stress right now, okay? I wonder why.

I feel like I'm kind of losing it a little bit.

Like? Like I keep feeling like someone's watching me. Yeah.

Linderman wants his money back, so he sent some mouth breather that's going to

put you in the hospital. It's someone else.

It's someone that I can't see.

Does this make any sense to you?

No.

I'm sorry. You know what?

But I'll tell you what does. I shouldn't be telling you. No, no, let me tell you

what does make sense. You need to come up with that 30 grand plus interest now,

or you gotta run.

Cool, huh?

How hot do you think it is in there?

Turn on the camera

Come on!

Take it easy. I'm okay.

You're all right. I'm fine.

Snow burns.

Yeah, I was real sorry to hear about your father.

He seemed like a good guy.

Man, I thought I was a slob.

They were here too.

What?

Nothing. I got a guy who can clean this up for a hundred bucks. No, it's all

right. I'll take it.

We rent by the week.

I'm going to need to know he can afford it.

I have a job.

Doing what?

Driving a taxi.

I'll get you an application.

Hey! Oh, God. What? The silent treatment?

I do.

What are you doing?

What the hell is wrong with you?

I do.

Okay, stop.

What? What are you, crazy?

Clearly.

I don't even remember painting these.

I was high, okay? I like them.

I've been chasing for months. Well, then get yourself back into a program and

make it stick this time.

These are fantastic.

No. They're evil.

What are you talking about?

You know what I'm talking about?

You know what I'm talking about?

You see this?

Suicide bombing in Israel.

I painted it three weeks ago. Yeah, so?

So?

That's this morning's paper.

Look at the number on the bus.

This happened yesterday.

Yesterday.

Something's wrong with me.

We'll get you help, Isaac.

I've tried that twice.

There's only one way left.

You can't go cold turkey. Not alone. I mean, let me help you, please.

No.

I love you.

I'll drag you down with me, I swear to God.

Just leave me alone.

Easy, Nathan, but consider it gone.

I know. I owe you big on this one, Tom. I'm not going to forget it. I won't let

you forget it.

Thanks. Sure thing.

Mom's wrapped. She's now officially married.

Only took half my political capital to pull it off.

Why can't she get herself a hobby like a normal person?

They were married 41 years.

It's a plea for attention. She's lonely.

Give her some time, will you? I don't have time.

I've got eight days to make up ten points.

I need all the help I can get, which is what I want to talk to you about.

I want to offer you a job.

A job? Yeah.

I trust you.

You're good with people.

I need a coordinator to help organize the volunteers, and you got nice guy

instincts, I could use that.

I'm a shark, Pete.

Everybody knows it.

I'm starting to show up in the polls.

I bring you on, it kind of reflects well on me, you know what I mean?

All right, so I make you look good.

That's a new one. That makes me look like I put family first.

I mean, I know that sounds self -serving, but this is for you too,

You got to think of your future.

Why do you do that?

Do what?

You even try to make it look like this has something to do with me? I mean, you

didn't hear anything that I said earlier today, did you? About how you can fly?

Yeah, I did. I'm going to pretend for both our sakes you didn't say anything

like that.

I'm trying to do the right thing here.

It's like I already have a job.

Yeah, watching old people die. Now, there's a career.

It's not cute anymore, man.

The dreamy kid sitting in the back of the classroom staring out the window.

It's time for you to grow up.

Look, I cast a big shadow, Pete.

I get it.

Life isn't fair.

But there's nothing I can do about that.

I'm trying to do the right thing by you here, okay?

I want your pity.

Hey, corner of the center and canal, please.

Wow.

Solar eclipse?

Yeah.

Yeah, I wonder if it's going to be total.

Not here, no.

Some other part of the world, yes.

A global event.

Makes one appreciate just how small our planet really is.

Then we're all quite small, really, aren't we?

What's your name?

Mohinder.

I'm Peter.

May I ask you something, Mohinder? Do you ever get the feeling like you were

meant to do something extraordinary?

Driving a cab, you may have noticed. No, I'm not talking about what you do. I'm

talking about who you are.

I'm talking about being special.

Yes, we are all special.

That's not what I meant.

Some individuals, which is true, are more special.

This is natural selection.

It begins as a single individual, born or hatched like every other member of

their species, anonymous, seemingly ordinary, except they're not.

They carry inside them the genetic code that will take their species to the next

evolutionary realm.

It's destiny.

Hey!

Hey, I can't believe you just left like that.

Yeah, I know I was there.

It's okay.

The last train home.

Burned ass butt to tell me that I'm not alone.

Well, I'm butchering myself.

Finish this part. Handle a lot. One thing I meant.

Yeah, one thing

Welcome home.

Get over there.

Fifty grand is a lot of money. Fifty?

It was thirty, even with interest. Mr. Lindemann wants to be nice about this.

You should have read the fine print.

Look, I have a son.

I'm all he's got.

Please, I can get you the money.

I'll tell you what I'm going to do.

I'm going to make you a little business proposition.

You make, what, 40 bucks for every 20 minutes you take off your clothes?

Well, I'm going to give you a chance to lower your debt a little and see where

it goes from there.

Come on.

Come on, show me what you got.

Lift up your shirt, baby.

Look at that belly.

Smile.

What's the matter, baby?

We just gotta get good here.

What's the problem, baby?

I said, what's the matter?

Screw you.

Screw me.

If you stop it for a second, the woman won't be able to move.

It's still a woman's mouth. If you keep training,

you can turn the space into a rainbow.

Then you can teleport anywhere on Earth.

Like Star Trek.

Exactly, Star Trek. In heroism, a hero must find his own mission.

And when he finds it, he will be given a great mission.

He will be tested.

To continue this story, I need alcohol.

Scott, give me a hand.

I want it that way in my mind

You're a fighter

I'm the only one who has it.

I'm not a bad person.

I'm not a bad person. I'm not a bad person. I'm not a bad person.

I'm not a bad person. I'm not a bad person. I'm not a bad person.

I'll teleport you to the women's toilet. All right. I'll be right back.

I'll go get the beer.

Simone? Are you busy?

No, I was, uh, heading home.

Listen, I need you to meet me at my dad's. Yeah, no, I can be there in ten

minutes. Okay, just hurry, okay?

Yeah, okay, okay, I'll see you there. Bye.

No, uh, I'll hop out here, please.

Where to, my friend?

JFK, please.

Going home to my family.

Business trips are wearing me out.

Suresh, huh?

I'm sorry?

Your name.

And your license, sir.

That's Indian, yes?

That was a professor, Suresh, at the University of Madras.

Geneticist. Interesting theories.

Don't think he's teaching anymore.

Bet you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?

Probably lots of Sureshes where you're from.

Like Smith.

Or Anderson.

And Carla had the nerve to tell me he's not breed worthy.

Like he didn't win five all -breed rallies, two regionals. Can you believe

It's just not true, Mr. Muggles.

It's not true. He's a lady. He's done nothing. That's what he is.

Still humps my leg when I watch TV.

All right.

Enough about Mr. Muggles.

What did everybody else do today?

Doug and I saw this Mexican guy, a homeless dude, on the way to school.

We thought he was dead.

But he wasn't.

I thought Dad was coming home today.

Well, I was going to surprise you. He finished up early. He's coming home

tonight. Isn't that great?

Just in time to read my report card.

So what about you, Claire?

Do you have anything special today?

I walked through fire and I didn't get burned.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

God, you're so crazy sometimes.

Lyle, I think I know exactly what you mean.

Oh, here I am talking dogs again, and you go and say something really

We come up against all kinds of fires in our lives, and when we test ourselves

and face our fears, we usually don't get burned.

You are very wise, sweetheart.

Whatever it is you did, I'm proud of you.

And so is Mr. Muggles. He's just so prodigal.

Aren't we? We're prodigal.

Yes.

You're amazing.

You're a pervert.

I teleported.

Stop it.

It's impossible to break space.

Then you don't have to believe me.

Hiro, the population of this city is already 1 ,250 ,000, but no one can beat

space.

You're abnormal.

No, the question is why do you want to be the same as everyone?

That's why I want to be the same as everyone.

Yes, that's right. The same as everyone.

The same as everyone.

Yogurt? But I want to be special.

We're not special.

We're Japanese.

It's okay. Stay here.

Stay with the others.

Just stay normal.

I want to go to the world of humanity.

Hiro. Hey!

That's right!

You're special!

You're a superhero!

What are you looking for?

Morphine. What for?

I need you to come with me someplace. Where?

You'll see.

Look, there's something I need to tell you. My dad's going to have to wait.

No. Look, I need to tell you about this. I need to stop living for other people.

My whole life, I have no idea what I'm supposed to do, what I'm supposed to be.

I don't even have a destiny of my own.

I promise you we will talk about this later, okay? But right now, I really

you to come with me.

You're a nurse.

You can give that a shot.

You can help. Help who?

I thought we could go to the movies this Saturday.

Maybe try on some shoes at the new mall in Gardendale.

Sure.

I love you, Mom.

But?

No, Beth, please.

I just wanted to tell you that.

No, you think I'm trying to be your best friend again. Admit it.

No, it's all right. We can go to the movies together.

It's no big deal.

I just miss you.

That's all.

I want to be your mom.

I want to give you advice, but I don't want to push you away.

I want advice. I do.

I won't push you away. I promise.

I just don't think he could be so worried about sitting in all the time,

being so popular.

I don't want to see you make mistakes like I did. I wanted to be someone more

interesting than I am.

You are interesting.

You breed show dogs. Whose mom does that?

No, I wanted to hitchhike across Europe, study art, fall in love with some

poetry -quoting Frenchman.

Not that your dad isn't wonderful, but my point is you should know who you are

and know that it's enough.

Because who you are is special.

About that, there's something I need to say.

Something I never talked about because I thought it would upset you and dad.

Sweetheart, you can say anything to us. You know that.

I think I'm old enough for you to tell me who my real parents are.

Of course you are.

Honey?

Hello?

Your father?

Hey, honey?

I'm glad you're home.

Such a headache. I slammed my head getting out of a taxi cab.

Hi, Daddy.

Hey, baby.

I'm just saying it's impossible, okay? Nobody can predict the future. It's all

with my own eyes, Peter. Isaac!

I brought someone here to help. He's a nurse.

Isaac!

Isaac!

Isaac!

Isaac!

Simone!

He's alive. Call 911.

What have you done?

Oh, God, he's overdosed.

Yes, I'm at 215 Reed Street, number 7. I need an ambulance here immediately.

He's OD'd.

This need to solve life's mysteries.

In the end, what does it matter when the human heart can only find meaning in

the smallest of moments?

Among us.

In the shadows.

In the light.

Everywhere.

Do they even know yet?

All right, I'm here.

Know what do you want?

Peter?

I've been up here all night, thinking about this, thinking about my destiny.

What you doing, Pete?

It's my turn to be somebody now, Nathan!

Come on, Peter, quit screwing around.

What's wrong, Nathan?

What's wrong?

How did you... I don't know.

No.