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(TV Anchorman) THIS IS THE SCENE IN BOSTON AT THIS HOUR,

AS THE CITY REELS FROM ITS WORST WINTER STORM IN 30 YEARS.

ELEVEN INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST FIVE HOURS ALONE

HAVE LEFT EMERGENCY SERVICES PARALYZED,

AND MOST ROADS CLOSED.

A RARE COMBINATION OF FACTORS--

HIGH WINDS, A HUGE ARCTIC COLD FRONT,

AND A COASTAL WARM FRONT--

HAVE COME TOGETHER TO FORM WHAT METEOROLOGISTS ARE CALLING

THE PERFECT STORM.

LILY.

DID YOU REACH EVERYONE ON SECOND SHIFT?

YEAH, STAY HOME, I TOLD THEM. MACY'S ORDERS.

GOOD, I GOT ENOUGH CRASH VICTIMS.

I DON'T WANT OUR PEOPLE ADDING TO THE COUNT.

YOU LOOK EXHAUSTED, GARRET, YOU SHOULD TAKE A BREAK.

NO REST FOR THE WICKED.

NOT WHEN WE'RE DOWN TO A SKELETON CREW.

NO PUN INTENDED.

WELL, WHY CAN'T THAT NEW GUY HELP OUT?

DR. WINSLOW? HE DOESN'T START TILL TOMORROW.

ARE YOU SURE? 'CAUSE I JUST SAW HIM.

WHAT? WHERE?

IN THE BREAK ROOM.

DR. MACY?

LOOKS LIKE I'M MAROONED HERE.

JOIN THE CLUB, TED.

LISTEN, I'M A LITTLE UNDER WATER RIGHT NOW. SINCE I'M IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

HOW ARE WE DOING ON MEDICAL SUPPLIES?

WE'RE STILL OVERSTOCKED FROM YOUR LAST VISIT. RIGHT.

UH--MEANTIME...

HERE'S A LITTLE GIFT FOR A VALUED CLIENT.

ENJOY.

THANKS.

[beeping]

C'MON.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, DOC?

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

OH, I'M TRYING TO BREAK THIS LOSING STREAK.

NO, I MEAN DIDN'T I GIVE YOUR START DATE AS TOMORROW?

YEAH, YEAH.

SO, I JUST CAME DOWN HERE

TO PICK UP MY PARKING PASS AND MY PHOTO I.D.,

AND THEN, NOW WITH THIS STORM... I GUESS I'M STUCK HERE, HUH?

SO, YOU'RE JUST WHILING AWAY THE HOURS WITH YOUR GAME, HUH?

AHH. WELL, YEAH, I MEAN...

THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE TO DO AROUND HERE, RIGHT?

THAT'S A NICE WATCH.

THANK YOU.

YOU DRIVE A NICE CAR TOO.

WHAT IS IT, A MERCEDES, PORSCHE?

IT'S A BMW. BMW.

I BET YOU WONDER HOW A GUY LIKE YOU

WOUND UP IN A PLACE LIKE THIS, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW WHAT, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.

WELL, TELL YOU WHAT, ONCE THIS WEATHER BREAKS,

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE YOUR WATCH, GET IN YOUR BMW,

AND GET OUTTA HERE.

IF THIS WEATHER BREAKS--

I'M SORRY, HOW EXACTLY DID YOU MEAN THAT?

I DON'T NEED SOMEONE HERE WHO THINKS THIS JOB IS BENEATH THEM.

OH, I DON'T THINK THAT AT ALL.

RIGHT NOW I GOT 10 PEOPLE DOING THE WORK OF 50.

DID IT EVER EVEN OCCUR TO YOU TO OFFER A HAND?

LIKE YOU SAID, I DON'T START UNTIL TOMORROW, SO I'M JUST...

WHAT?

LEMME SPELL IT OUT FOR YA.

I EXPECT A GUY WHO BOMBED OUT OF HIS RESIDENCY

TO BE A TAD MORE GRATEFUL AT BEING GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.

AND, FRANKLY, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE TROUBLE TRAINING YOU

THAN TO HIRE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.

SO, IF YOUR HEART ISN'T IN THIS JOB, DON'T DO ME ANY FAVORS.

NO, DR. MACY, I WANT THIS JOB--

I'M TELLING YOU TO JUMP, DR. WINSLOW.

THE RIGHT ANSWER IS, "HOW HIGH?"

IS THIS A BAD TIME?

HI, JORDAN CAVANAUGH,

THAT'S DR. DUCHAMPS.

HI. DR. PETER WINSLOW. IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU.

SO LET'S JUST DIVE IN, SHALL WE?

I WILL BE YOUR TOUR GUIDE,

AS WE PLUMB THE MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN BODY.

OKAY. WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

YOUR FIRST PATIENT.

A JOHN DOE FOUND IN AN ALLEYWAY BEHIND THE BEAUMONT HOTEL.

WE'VE ALREADY RUN TOX, TRACE, AND DENTAL FILMS.

SO, WHAT'S YOUR NEXT MOVE?

FORM THE Y-INCISION

AND BEGIN INTERNAL EXAMINATION.

YOU'RE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH HOW THAT GOES, I TAKE IT?

YEAH.

(Jordan) THEN HE'S ALL YOURS.

(Winslow) YEAH, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN

OF THE OLD Y-INCISION.

[coughing]

WHAT IS THAT SMELL?

YOU GET USED TO IT.

WAIT, IS THIS, UH, IS THIS NORMAL?

[coughing]

DR. WINSLOW?

[wheezing]

[suspenseful rock music]

* *

YOU GET THROUGH TO 911?

CELL SERVICE IS DOWN.

(Elaine) IS HE--?

PULSE IS WEAK BUT STEADY.

I'LL GO GET HELP.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T?

WE'VE GOT UNIDENTIFIED FLUID LEAKING FROM JOHN DOE'S BODY.

MY MAIN CONCERN HERE IS DR. WINSLOW.

WINSLOW HAD A REACTION WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THAT FLUID.

WE COULD BE DEALING WITH AN INFECTIOUS AGENT HERE.

THIS MAN NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION, JORDAN.

THE DOOR STAYS SHUT, ELAINE.

(Macy) JORDAN, WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING LOOSE IN HERE.

DR. WINSLOW CUT OPEN A JOHN DOE AND WENT DOWN.

OKAY, STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

GARRET, THIS MAN IS IN NO--

STAY PUT, BOTH OF YOU!

(Lily) YES, AND, UH, WOULD HE HAVE ANY IDENTIFYING MARKS OR SCARS?

LILY, LILY. GET C.D.C. ON THE PHONE.

EXCUSE ME. C.D.C., WHAT FOR?

JUST DO IT, PLEASE.

GUYS, WE HAVE A SITUATION.

POSSIBLE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE IN AUTOPSY ONE.

INVOLVING WHOM?

DR. WINSLOW, THE NEW HIRE.

BUT JORDAN AND ELAINE ARE IN THERE TOO.

WHAT KIND OF PATHOGEN?

ALL I KNOW IS WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU.

C'MON, WE HAVE TO INITIATE CONTAMINATION PROTOCOLS.

(Elaine) HE HAS A FEVER.

THIS SHOULD HELP.

HE'S HAD A SEIZURE, HE'S COUGHED UP BLOOD,

THERE IS INTERNAL BLEEDING.

HE NEEDS A DOCTOR. I'M A DOCTOR, SO ARE YOU.

HAVE YOU TREATED ANY PATIENTS LATELY?

ME NEITHER. WE NEED TO GET HIM TO A HOSPITAL.

IF THAT BODY'S WHAT MADE HIM SICK, THEN OUR FIRST OBLIGATION

IS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM.

THAT'S ONE BIG-ASS "IF" JORDAN. OH, YOU THINK?

WHATEVER THAT BLACK FLUID IS,

IT SURE AS HELL DIDN'T AGREE WITH DR. WINSLOW HERE.

WELL IT'S NOT AFFECTING US.

WHO'S TO SAY IT WON'T?

IMMUNOLOGY 101,

ONSET AND SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS VARY WIDELY

FROM PERSON TO PERSON. BUT WHAT DISEASE HAS ON ONSET THIS QUICK?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT AN OUTBREAK CAN START FROM A SINGLE CONTAMINATED BODY.

THAT'S A LONG SHOT.

AND I'M NOT WILLING TO RISK DR. WINSLOW'S LIFE ON THAT.

ELAINE,

I THINK THAT SHIP ALREADY SAILED.

JORDAN.

GEE, GARRET, LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE PLACE.

POSTMODERN BIOHAZARD.

HOW YA DOING IN THERE?

A LOT BETTER THAN DR. WINSLOW.

(Macy) LISTEN, I WANT YOU TO BAG JOHN DOE'S BODY,

SEAL IT UP AS BEST YOU CAN.

ANY IDEA WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE, GARRET?

WE'RE WORKIN' ON THAT.

I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE TO C.D.C.

WE'LL GET THIS SQUARED AWAY, ALL RIGHT?

WE MAY AS WELL GET STARTED.

FOR THEIR SAFETY, I'M HAVING THE STAFF

WAIT IN THE MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM TILL WE SORT THIS OUT.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE SAME OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE NOT LEAVING.

OKAY.

OKAY, HERE'S WHERE WE ARE.

BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES,

THE C.D.C. SAYS WE SHOULD TREAT THIS AS A POSSIBLE CASE

OF VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT EBOLA?

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF VHFs, EBOLA'S ONE OF 'EM.

NOW, NOBODY'S SAYING THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

JUST THAT WE HAVE TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

BUT DR. WINSLOW COULDN'T JUST GET ILL ON CONTACT.

APPARENTLY HE COULD,

IF HE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE VIRUS.

AND HIS SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH EARLY STAGE VHF.

THE GOOD NEW IS, IT'S MAINLY A BLOOD AND FLUID-BORN VIRUS,

SO CHANCES OF AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION ARE LOW.

BAD NEWS IS THAT IN ADDITION TO DR. WINSLOW,

JORDAN AND ELAINE HAVE BOTH BEEN EXPOSED TO THE OPEN BODY.

WELL, WE NEED TO GET THEM TO A HOSPITAL, HOW DO WE DO THAT?

(Macy) BY HELICOPTER.

I'VE ORDERED AN HMMT UNIT TO CHOPPER 'EM OUT.

HMMT UNITS ARE STAFFED BY MED TECHS,

TRAINED TO HANDLE BIOHAZARD SITUATIONS, IT'S GREAT.

PROBLEM IS, THEY'RE BASED IN BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE?

(Lily) THEY'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET HERE, NOT IN THIS WEATHER.

THAT'S WHY IT'S UP TO US TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS RIGHT NOW.

JOHN DOE IS THE LIKELY VECTOR.

LILY, FIND OUT WHO HE IS, WHERE HE WENT.

DID HE TRAVEL TO AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA,

ANY PLACE HE COULD'VE COME IN CONTACT WITH THESE VIRUSES?

BUG, NIGEL, GET BLOOD FROM DR. WINSLOW

AND SEND IT TO C.D.C. FOR ANALYSIS.

LET'S GET TO IT, C'MON.

AT LEAST HIS BLOOD'S STILL FLOWING.

THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

(Elaine) JORDAN?

HEY, DR. WINSLOW. PETER?

WHAT HAPPENED?

DID I FALL DOWN?

YEAH, SORT OF.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

AWFUL.

WHAT'S WITH THE PLASTIC?

IT'S KIND OF A PRECAUTIONARY THING.

WHY ARE WE IN ISOLATION?

YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

SOME SORT OF CONTAMINATION?

WAS IT IN HERE? WH-WHAT IS IT?

LISTEN, NO ONE KNOWS ANYTHING FOR SURE.

WELL, SOMEONE THINKS IT'S PRETTY BAD,

IF THEY SHRINK-WRAPPED THE ROOM.

PETER, YOU NEED TO STAY CALM.

WAIT, I--I CUT THAT GUY.

WAS HE INFECTED WITH SOMETHING?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT.

GOD...

LISTEN TO ME, WHAT KINDS OF SYMPTOMS ARE YOU HAVING?

ALL OF 'EM, I HAVE ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE.

HE PASSED OUT.

CAN'T SAY I BLAME HIM.

(Nigel) RATHER PRETTY, AS BLOOD SAMPLES GO.

DOESN'T LOOK DEADLY AT ALL.

(Bug) MAYBE IT ISN'T.

YEAH, THAT GETS MY VOTE, MATE.

C.D.C. SAYS THEY CAN TELL US STRAIGHT AWAY.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S PROCEED, SHALL WE?

(Nigel) HI RES. IMAGE CAPTURE,

ATTACH TO THE C.D.C. EMAIL. AND...BON VOYAGE.

DID YOU DO THAT?

NO.

[loud banging]

WELL, THIS CAN'T BE GOOD.

GARRET?

THIS IS WHERE THE BACKUP GENERATOR'S SUPPOSED TO KICK IN.

I DON'T THINK IT'S COMING BACK ON.

IT HAS TO.

DID THE EMAIL GET SENT BEFORE WE LOST POWER?

I DON'T KNOW.

[alarm sounding]

IT'S COMIN' FROM THIS ONE.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

(Nigel) I THINK SOMEONE MAY BE STUCK INSIDE.

(Macy) CAN YOU GET IT?

IN YOU GO.

(Macy) ALL RIGHT, CAREFUL, IT COULD BE AN OPEN SHAFT.

ISN'T THAT ONE OF THE GUARDS FROM DOWNSTAIRS?

IT WAS.

HE'S DEAD.

GARRET, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE?

THERE WAS A BODY IN THE ELEVATOR,

ONE OF THE GUARDS FROM DOWNSTAIRS, LOU RICKARD.

OH, YEAH, WE KNOW LOU. WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

SEE FOR YOURSELF.

WE'VE GOTTA TEST THAT FLUID.

WAIT, WAIT.

YOU SAID THIS BODY WAS CONTAMINATED, I'M CONVINCED.

IF YOU'RE AFRAID OF GETTING INFECTED-- IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.

I DON'T WANT TO EXPOSE PETER TO MORE

OF WHAT MAY HAVE MADE HIM SICK IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THINGS AREN'T GETTING BETTER, ELAINE.

WE NEED A SAMPLE OF THAT STUFF UNDER A MICROSCOPE

TO SEE WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. HOW? THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY.

NO LIGHT SOURCE, NO IMAGE.

I WILL WORRY ABOUT THAT, IF YOU PREPARE A SLIDE.

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT OLD THING?

HEY, AT LEAST IT WORKS.

OKAY.

TURN IT A BIT MORE TO THE RIGHT, PLEASE.

A LITTLE MORE.

THAT'S IT.

WH-WHAT IS IT?

TAKE A LOOK.

LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE BOTH SEEING THE SAME THING.

PLEOMORPHIC CELLS.

AND LOTS OF 'EM.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NO LONGER AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

WE HAVE TWO POTENTIAL VICTIMS, WHICH MEANS THERE MAY BE MORE.

NOW, WITHOUT QUESTION, WE'RE IN A TOUGH SPOT HERE,

MADE TOUGHER BY THIS STORM BOXING US IN

WITHOUT POWER, PHONES, OR INFORMATION

ABOUT WHEN THINGS WILL TURN AROUND.

BUT WE STILL HAVE OPTIONS,

STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO UNDERSTAND AND CONTROL THIS DISEASE.

WHERE ARE WE ON JOHN DOE?

UH, I CALLED MISSING PERSONS.

THERE'S A, UH, A DANIEL SLEEMAN

WHO MATCHES JOHN DOE'S DESCRIPTION.

THEY WERE FAXING ME HIS PICTURE WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

HAS SLEEMAN TRAVELED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY?

(Lily) IT LOOKS THAT WAY.

HE WAS IN THE MERCHANT MARINES.

OKAY. HERE'S THE PLAN:

LILY, I NEED YOU AND NIGEL TO FIGURE OUT IF AND WHEN

LOU RICKARD CAME IN CONTACT WITH JOHN DOE, AND IF HE DID--

HE DIDN'T.

AND IF HE DID, IT WASN'T WHAT MADE HIM SICK.

JORDAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JOHN DOE IS CLEAN.

WELL, HE'S NOT EXACTLY CLEAN, BUT HE ISN'T CONTAGIOUS.

THE BLACK STUFF TURNED OUT TO BE SECRETIONS

FROM CANCEROUS TUMORS IN HIS CHEST CAVITY.

WHERE'S ELAINE?

SHE'S WITH DR. WINSLOW.

JORDAN, WINSLOW IS STILL SICK, EVEN IF JOHN DOE ISN'T.

SHOULDN'T YOU BOTH BE IN QUARANTINE?

I AM IN QUARANTINE.

SO ARE YOU.

IF LOU AND WINSLOW WERE BOTH EXPOSED TO THIS,

THEN CHANCES ARE SO WERE WE.

THE QUARANTINE AREA IS NO LONGER AUTOPSY ONE,

IT'S THE WHOLE BUILDING.

SHE'S RIGHT.

(Bug) SO, IF WINSLOW DIDN'T GET SICK FROM JOHN DOE,

HOW DID HE CATCH THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS TO LEARN HOW, WHEN, AND WHERE

DR. WINSLOW CROSSED PATHS WITH LOU.

I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THERE'D BE MORE ORGAN NECROSIS

WITH HEMORRHAGIC FEVER.

WHAT?

HOW'D HE GET SO INFECTED SO FAST?

NOTHING HERE INDICATES HOW LONG THIS TOOK TO DEVELOP.

THE LAST TIME YOU SAW DR. WINSLOW WAS TWO WEEKS AGO

WHEN YOU INTERVIEWED HIM OVER LUNCH.

RIGHT, AT CARMICHAEL'S. WHAT ABOUT IT?

SO WHEN HE CAME HERE TODAY,

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE'D EVER BEEN TO THIS BUILDING.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

OR--OR MAYBE WE'RE WRONG.

MAYBE WINSLOW WAS SICK BEFORE HE GOT HERE.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

OF COURSE IT DOES.

LOU RICKARD HAD A TIME CARD IN HIS POCKET.

HE DIDN'T CLOCK IN UNTIL 12:08 THIS AFTERNOON.

(Bug) NO MATTER WHO WAS ILL FIRST,

THESE TWO DIDN'T LIKELY MEET

UNTIL NOON TODAY.

AND NOW ONE OF THEM IS DEAD AND THE OTHER'S DYING.

SO YOU'RE WORRIED WE'RE GONNA GET SICK.

I'M WORRIED SOME OF US ALREADY ARE.

(Jordan) HEY, GUYS.

ANY NEWS?

NOT THE KIND YOU WERE HOPING FOR.

IS IT VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC?

I'VE NEVER SEEN A VHF CASE BEFORE,

SO I CAN'T BE SURE, NOT WITHOUT THE PROPER LAB WORK.

WE'RE IN THE STONE AGE HERE, SO...

ALL I KNOW IS THE DAMAGE IT DID.

WHICH WAS?

LOTS OF INFECTION AND INTERNAL BLEEDING.

HEMOPERITONEUM FROM A RUPTURED ABDOMINAL ANEURYSM.

ESOPHAGEAL RUPTURE.

NOT THE WAY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO GO.

AM I ON AN AUTOPSY TABLE?

I'M SORRY...

BUT THE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE LIMITED.

AND THE GUESTS DON'T USUALLY COMPLAIN.

HERE, C'MON. YOU SHOULD DRINK SOME WATER.

PETER, I HAVE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS MAN?

UH-UH.

ARE YOU SURE?

WHERE'S DR. CAVANAUGH?

SHE LEFT.

THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

WHY'D SHE LEAVE?

ANOTHER MAN GOT SICK.

OH?

THE MAN YOU JUST SHOWED ME?

MM-HMM.

HOW IS HE?

HE'S DEAD.

THANK YOU FOR NOT LYING TO ME.

I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE I COULD DO FOR YOU

THAN JUST NOT LIE TO YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME, RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

I COULD FEEL YOU.

YOU SHOULD SLEEP NOW.

I'M SO SCARED.

DON'T BE.

HE WAS BACK FOR A MOMENT.

HE DIDN'T SEEM TO RECOGNIZE LOU.

WELL, MEANWHILE, WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM...

OR WHETHER THE REST OF THE STAFF IS AT RISK.

I'VE BEEN COMBING ALL THE MEDICAL TEXTS,

FOR ALL THE GOOD THAT'S DOING.

STILL NOTHING.

HAVE FAITH.

I CAN'T. IT'S AGAINST MY NATURE.

THAT MUST BE SCARY.

YEAH, IT IS.

ANYHOW, HOW YOU HOLDING UP?

I'M NOT THE ISSUE HERE, PETER IS.

WHY DON'T I STAY WITH HIM FOR A WHILE, YOU TAKE A BREAK.

NO, I'M FINE. I DON'T NEED A BREAK.

ELAINE, YOU HAVEN'T LEFT THIS ROOM.

THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE.

(Nigel) Jordan, are you there?

NIGEL, DID YOU FIND SOMETHING?

Lou Rickard's log book.

USELESS, I'M AFRAID.

SAYS HE WAS...

POSTED AT THE LOADING DOCK ALL DAY AND NEVER LEFT.

(Lily) And nothing here about Dr. Winslow.

THERE'S A CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE TWO GUYS.

THERE HAS TO BE.

WELL, IF THERE IS, WE'RE NOT FINDING IT.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THESE DESKS TOP TO BOTTOM.

(Nigel) Not to mention his locker,

WHICH HASN'T ILLUMINATED ANYTHING

BUT HIS UNIQUE TASTE IN PORNOGRAPHY.

WAIT A SEC.

WHAT?

(Nigel) Found his checkbook. Lemme just, um...

HEY, HE WROTE OUT A CHECK TODAY

TO THE COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL CLINIC.

BUT THAT'S HERE IN THIS BUILDING.

(Jordan) OKAY, WHERE IN THE BUILDING?

(Lily) Wait, I'm checking.

COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL CLINIC,

sixth floor.

DR. WINSLOW WAS THERE.

(Lily) NOT EXACTLY GROUND ZERO FOR THE PLAGUE.

YEAH, WELL WE KNOW BOTH GENTLEMEN WERE HERE.

THERE MUST BE A REASON.

HELLO, LOOKS LIKE OUR LAD LOU HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT 10:00 A.M.

BUT I DON'T SEE DR. WINSLOW'S NAME.

NIGEL?

REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT THIS NOT BEING GROUND ZERO?

MAYBE I WAS WRONG.

GARRET,

WE MAY BE ONTO SOMETHING.

THERE'S A CLINIC ON THE SIXTH FLOOR

THAT MAY BE THE SOURCE OF THIS THING.

I DON'T THINK SO.

WHY NOT?

[coughing]

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE.

I CAN'T PUT DR. MACY'S NAME UP THERE.

I JUST CAN'T.

(Jordan) GARRET WANTED ME TO TELL YOU NOT TO WORRY.

THAT HE'S FINE.

WE SHOULD ALL JUST FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND.

HIS EXACT WORDS.

I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW TO DO THAT, BUT...

BUT WE NEED ANSWERS HERE.

SINCE HE DIDN'T GO TO THE CLINIC,

WE NEED TO RETHINK OUR THEORY ON HOW HE GOT SICK.

WELL, WHY DOES THAT EVEN MATTER ANYMORE?

BECAUSE IT MAY HELP US IDENTIFY WHAT HE HAS, HOW TO TREAT IT,

AND HOW TO KEEP OTHER PEOPLE FROM GETTING IT.

HEY, LILY, I NEED YOU TO GO OVER HIS DAY.

EVERYTHING HE DID, EVERYONE HE TALKED TO.

IF HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW HE GOT THIS--

MAYBE HE JUST DOESN'T KNOW THAT HE KNOWS.

I THINK SOMETHING HAPPENED TODAY,

SOME MINOR EVENT SHARED BY DR. WINSLOW,

LOU, AND DR. MACY.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE OF THOSE THREE

WHO CAN TELL US WHAT IT WAS.

BUT AREN'T WE OVERLOOKING THE OBVIOUS HERE?

MAYBE HE GOT IT FROM DR. WINSLOW.

NO, THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION

IS 12 HOURS MINIMUM.

HE WOULDN'T EVEN BE SICK YET.

WHAT IF THIS HAS A SHORTER INCUBATION?

WE'LL FIND THAT OUT SOON ENOUGH.

I NEED YOU AND BUG TO DO AN AUTOPSY.

(Nigel) ON WHO?

THE LATEST VICTIM.

THIS IS LIKE SOME COSMIC JOKE.

YOU EVER DONE ONE OF THESE BEFORE?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, DO I?

YOU MAY HAVE HAD SOME VETERINARY TRAINING.

NO, I HAVEN'T.

AHH, IT'S ALL THE SAME THING, RIGHT?

NO, IT'S NOT THE SAME THING.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR,

AND I PROBABLY COULDN'T SEE IT EVEN IF I DID.

RATS ARE MAMMALS, ARE THEY NOT?

ORGANS ARE SIMILAR IN FUNCTION AND APPEARANCE.

EVERYTHING'S JUST SMALLER.

WITH MORE HAIR.

YOU ARE AN IDIOT.

HEY, I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP, MAN.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

THIS IS IT.

WH-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO INVESTIGATE,

NO OTHER PLACES TO FIND ANSWERS.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.

EVERYTHING'S RIDING ON A BLOODY RAT.

THAT BRINGS US TO 2:30.

SO, WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT 2:30?

I THINK THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN AROUND THE TIME

I SCRATCHED MY ASS.

C'MON, GARRET.

THIS IS POINTLESS, LILY.

WE'RE THROWING HAIL MARYS HERE.

SOMETIMES HAIL MARYS GET CAUGHT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE ONE.

WHERE EXACTLY IS A MIRACLE?

C'MON, THINK OF ALL THE FACTORS THAT HAD TO COME TOGETHER,

ALL THE THINGS THAT HAD TO GO PERFECTLY WRONG

FOR US TO BE HERE NOW.

BEING SOCKED IN BY THE STORM, THE POWER,

THE PHONES,

JOHN DOE LOOKING CONTAMINATED WHEN HE WASN'T,

CUT BY WINSLOW WHEN HE WASN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

AND IF IT HAD ALL GONE DOWN FIVE MINUTES SOONER,

WE MIGHT'VE HEARD FROM C.D.C.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

I'M JUST SAYIN' THAT, UH...

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE--

THERE IS NO BIG PICTURE, GARRET.

NOT YET.

HEY.

FOR ALL THESE FACTORS COMING TOGETHER,

OTHERS ARE K-KEEPING THEM APART.

I'M ONE OF THEM.

A-ALL OF US ARE.

I'M NOT GONNA WASTE TIME

HAVING THIS INTELLECTUAL DISCUSSION WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.

YOU ARE SICK, YOU COULD DIE.

NOW...

2:30, WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

ELAINE, I NEED YOU TO WAKE HIM UP.

WHY? SO I CAN TALK TO HIM.

HE WAS AT THE CLINIC, SO WAS LOU, SO WAS THE RAT.

THAT HAS TO MEAN SOMETHING.

HE NEEDS HIS SLEEP.

WAKE HIM UP.

IF YOU DON'T, I WILL.

AT BEST, HE'LL BE INCOHERENT.

AT WORST, YOU'LL IMPEDE HIS RECOVERY.

WHAT ABOUT GARRET'S RECOVERY?

I'M SORRY.

WISH I HAD AN ANSWER.

I WISH YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS INSTEAD OF JUST HIDING.

I'M NOT HIDING.

NO ONE'S RIDING TO THE RESCUE HERE, ELAINE.

IT'S UP TO ALL OF US,

AND YOU'RE SITTING IN HERE PLAYING FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.

AND WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME DO THAT'S NOT ALREADY BEING DONE?

LOOK, HE'S DYING.

AND NOW SO IS GARRET.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

NO ONE SAID IT WAS.

I DON'T THINK THAT YOUR BREAKING QUARANTINE

IS WHAT MADE GARRET SICK.

IF...THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

I JUST NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

EVERYTHING'S ALREADY BEING DONE.

DR. MACY HAS CONTACTED THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL PEOPLE,

THEY KNOW WE'RE HERE,

AND I'M SURE THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

IN THIS WEATHER?

THEY CAN'T LAND A HELICOPTER,

THEY WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND THE BUILDING.

JORDAN.

[wind howling]

YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD IN SEVEN MINUTES.

I'M THINKING.

WELL, COULD YOU THINK OUT LOUD?

I'D LIKE A SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

I SEE MAJOR INTESTINAL INFECTION.

SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SAW IN LOU?

YEAH.

ANY BREAKDOWN IN THE LINING OF THE ESOPHAGUS?

THAT'S HERE TOO.

BUT MORE TO THE POINT,

DOES THE STATE OF THIS RAT DIFFER

IN ANY WAY TO THAT OF LOU?

NOT REALLY.

RIGHT. SO, WE'RE FINDING NOTHING.

NOTHING NEW, NOTHING THAT CAN HELP US.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT--IF YOU'RE SEEING THE SAME THING--

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I SHOULD BE SEEING.

THIS IS A RAT.

RATS HAVE A HEARTY IMMUNE SYSTEM,

PART OF WHAT MAKES THEM

SUCH FURRY LITTLE CONDUITS OF DISEASE.

THIS IS THE KIND OF ILLNESS

A RAT WOULD NORMALLY BE SPREADING.

RIGHT, WELL, ISN'T THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE?

RATS CARRY THESE DISEASES, THEY DON'T DIE FROM THEM.

WHY IS IT THAT THIS ONE DID?

[metal rattling]

[Winslow shivering]

I THINK--I THINK I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU TOO, PETER.

TRY TO SLEEP.

DR, MACY...

FOUND OUT, HE'S GONNA FIRE ME, HE FOUND OUT.

FOUND OUT WHAT?

THE CLINIC. I HEARD SOMEONE TALKING.

PETER, WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CLINIC?

THERE WERE NO OPENINGS ANYWAY.

PETER, WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CLINIC?

I WAS...

LOOKING FOR A JOB,

ANY--ANY JOB BUT THIS ONE.

OH.

DO YOU WANT ANOTHER BLANKET?

HOW COME YOU STAY WITH ME?

BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND?

WHEN I WAS FIVE,

I FELL IN THE NEIGHBOR'S POOL.

I WASN'T BREATHING WHEN THEY PULLED ME UP.

NO ONE EVEN KNOWS HOW LONG I WAS UNDER.

JUST...FLOATING THERE, JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM.

COLD, IN LIMBO.

NO ONE SHOULD EVER FEEL THAT ALONE.

(Kate Bush) * GIVE ME THESE MOMENTS *

* GIVE THEM BACK TO ME *

* GIVE ME THAT LITTLE KISS *

* GIVE ME YOUR HAND *

* I KNOW YOU HAVE A LITTLE LIFE IN YOU YET *

* I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF STRENGTH LEFT *

* I KNOW YOU HAVE A LITTLE LIFE IN YOU YET *

* I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF STRENGTH LEFT *

* I SHOULD BE CRYING BUT I JUST CAN'T LET IT SHOW *

* I SHOULD BE HOPING BUT I CAN'T STOP THINKING *

* OF ALL THE THINGS WE SHOULD'VE SAID *

* THAT WE NEVER SAID *

* ALL THE THINGS WE SHOULD'VE DONE THAT WE NEVER DID *

* ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU NEEDED FROM ME *

* ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU WANTED FOR ME *

* ALL THE THINGS I SHOULD'VE GIVEN BUT I DIDN'T *

* OH, DARLING, MAKE IT GO AWAY *

* JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY NOW **

PETER.

ARE YOU OKAY?

LILY, I NEED SOME HELP OVER HERE.

ELAINE.

THERE WILL BE TIME FOR ALL OF US TO FEEL WHAT'S JUST HAPPENED.

THIS IS NOT THAT TIME.

FOR NOW WE WALK AWAY.

WHATEVER THIS IS, IT CAN COME ON QUICKLY.

I NEED TO ASK IF ANYONE IS FEELING ILL.

STOMACH CRAMPS, FEVER, NAUSEA.

NO. NOT ME.

ME NEITHER. (Jordan) IF THAT CHANGES, TELL ME.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE

ON GARRET AND DR. WINSLOW.

THEY'RE STABLE FOR NOW, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE.

I NEED YOU AND NIGEL TO SET THEM UP IN THE BULLPEN.

IT'S NOW OUR INFIRMARY. OKAY.

RIGHT.

WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE RAT?

THERE IS NO LATEST.

(Bug) THE RAT'S IN A SIMILAR CONDITION TO LOU RICKARD.

WEIRD. WHY DID IT GET SICK?

WHY WASN'T IT JUST A HOST FOR THE DISEASE?

THAT'S WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW, UNLESS THIS IS SOME KIND OF SUPER VIRUS

THAT ATTACKS ANYTHING THAT IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH.

WELL, WHATEVER IT IS,

YOU CAN SEE HOW IT RAVAGES THE DIGESTIVE TRACT.

WHAT IF WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS IN THE WRONG WAY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WE'VE BEEN THINKING IN TERMS OF CONTAGION,

A GERM, A VIRUS.

WHAT IF IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF PATHOGEN?

WHAT IF IT'S A...TOXIN?

THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN THIS DAMAGE.

AND THE IMPOSSIBLY SHORT INCUBATION PERIOD.

ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT IT KILLS RATS AND PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHY WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND

HOW IT WAS TRANSMITTED FROM VICTIM TO VICTIM.

BECAUSE IT WASN'T.

IT WAS INTRODUCED INTO THEIR SYSTEMS IN SOME OTHER WAY.

I HAVE THE STOMACH CONTENTS.

NOT MUCH THERE.

WELL, IT IS A RAT, AFTER ALL.

THANKS.

OH, WHAT'S THIS?

(Jordan) IT'S ORGANIC.

SOFT, POROUS.

(Jordan) LIKE DARK BREAD,

PUMPERNICKEL, MAYBE.

WHATEVER IT IS...

IT'S IN LOU RICKARD'S STOMACH CONTENTS TOO.

(Nigel) I'D LIKE TO OFFER A THEORY,

IF I MAY.

WELL, WE'RE WIDE OPEN TO THEORIES, NIGE.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING

THAT CAUSES FEVER AND,

AND SEVERE GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISTRESS, RIGHT?

SO SUPPOSE THE SOLUTION IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING QUITE SIMPLE.

LIKE E. COLI.

E. COLI SICKENS, BUT IT DOESN'T NORMALLY KILL.

WELL, IT DOES IF IT'S A VIRULENT STRAIN,

LIKE, UH, E. COLI 0157.

GARRET!

GARRET.

SHH, JORDAN, HE JUST FELL ASLEEP.

THIS IS WORTH WAKING UP FOR.

C'MON, GARRET. RISE AND SHINE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE THINK IT'S FOOD, CONTAMINATED FOOD.

(Bug) DID YOU HAVE A SANDWICH OR ANY KIND OF BREAD?

NO. ARE YOU SURE?

GARRET, WAKE UP.

HEY. THERE YOU ARE.

DID YOU EAT ANY PUMPERNICKEL TODAY?

I HATE PUMPERNICKEL.

OKAY, NOT PUMPERNICKEL.

SOMETHING DARK, BREAD-LIKE.

DID YOU EAT ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

IN THE--IN THE BREAK ROOM.

COURTESY OF TED, THE SALES REP.

I'D SAY HE BETTER RETHINK HIS CHOICE OF GIFT BASKET SERVICES.

WAIT.

WAIT, I SAW ONE OF THOSE AT THE CLINIC.

HE MUST'VE LEFT ONE THERE TOO.

THAT'S HOW LOU RICKARD GOT IT.

HAVE EITHER OF YOU EATEN ANYTHING FROM HERE?

NO, I DIDN'T.

AND NEITHER DID LILY, SHE'S ALLERGIC TO CHOCOLATE.

BUG?

(Nigel) DID YOU EAT A BROWNIE?

I THINK I DID.

WHEN?

I DON'T KNOW, IT--IT'S BEEN SO HECTIC.

TRY TO REMEMBER.

UM, THREE HOURS AGO, MAYBE LONGER.

OKAY, OKAY, WELL, AT LEAST NOW

WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.

WHICH MEANS PRECIOUS LITTLE WITHOUT A CURE, JORDAN.

I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS GOES UNTREATED. I--

(Lily) JORDAN, JORDAN!

GARRET!

GARRET, TALK TO ME.

OH, GOD, HE'S BURNING UP.

(Lily) HIS FEVER JUST SHOT UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. HE'S OVERHEATING.

OKAY, WE NEED TO GET HIM DOWN TO THE CRYPT TO COOL HIM DOWN.

NIGEL, RUN DOWN TO THE CLINIC,

GET ALL THE ANTIBIOTICS YOU CAN, C'MON.

(Bug) LEMME GET SOME SNOW.

UGH.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

GET THIS OFFA ME!

SHH, GARRET, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL.

GARRET, SHH.

OKAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[groaning]

[helicopter whirring]

WE'RE FLYING DR. MACY AND DR. WINSLOW TO BOSTON GENERAL.

A CHOPPER'LL BE BACK IN FIVE,

WITH ROOM ENOUGH FOR THE REST OF YOU.

(Winslow) IS IT ALWAYS THIS CRAZY AROUND HERE?

GARRET!

JORDAN!

WHERE'S ELAINE?

SHE'S NOT COMING.

WHAT?

* IF YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN IN THIS LIFE *

* AND THE DAYS AND NIGHTS ARE LONG *

* AND YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH OF THIS LIFE *

* HANG ON, HANG ON *

* 'CAUSE EVERYBODY HURTS *

* AND EVERYBODY CRIES *

* AND EVERYBODY HURTS *

* SOMETIMES **