Original subtitles

The sleep chamber,

developed by Dr. Luis Castaneda,

is an instrument of supreme sophistication.

It allows us to enter a subject's temporal lobe,

initiating a response

to evaluate crucial aspects of dream construction.

By placing a human subject in the chamber,

the special rays of the sleep chamber

penetrate the remote and semantic memories

of the user...

...allowing the technician to monitor the dream,

influence the dream,

and, as a result,

understand the dream--

understand the dream-- understand the dream--

understand the dream,

understand...

[metal clinking]

[metal clinking]

Dave?

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

Dave...

Dave, what have you--

Katie?

What's wrong?

-[Katie vomiting] -[Dave] You're good.

You're good.

Do you see 'em?

[Katie] No.

[Dave] Okay.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Ah! Maybe you need to, like, swirl it around.

You've got to stop saying words,

you're not helping.

Well, I mean, we gotta find 'em.

That could be it.

I'm done.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah.

Um... I got this.

Interesting color.

Yeah. I had, um, a pomegranate kombucha.

[Dave] I can see that.

[shuddering]

God, it's so warm.

Okay.

Wait.

Two little white pills?

[Katie] Yeah.

[Dave] I think I found them.

["I Go To Sleep" by Peggy Lee plays]

♪ When I look up from my pillow ♪

♪ I dream you are there ♪

♪ With me ♪

♪ Though you are far away ♪

♪ I know you'll always be near to me ♪

♪ I go to sleep... ♪

♪ Sleep... ♪

♪ And imagine that you're there ♪

♪ With me ♪

♪ I go to sleep, sleep ♪

♪ And imagine that you're there ♪

♪ With me ♪

♪ I look around me ♪

♪ And feel you are ever so close ♪

♪ To me ♪

♪ Though tears that flow ♪

♪ From my eyes ♪

♪ Bring back memories of you ♪

♪ To me ♪

♪ I go to sleep... ♪

♪ Sleep... ♪

♪ And imagine that you're there ♪

♪ With me ♪

♪ I go to sleep, sleep ♪

♪ And imagine that you're there ♪

♪ With me... ♪

♪ With me ♪

[Dr. Castaneda] When did the nightmares begin?

[Dave's mom] When he was born.

I brought him home from the hospital,

and he just cried and cried,

and he just never slept through the night.

[Dr. Castaneda] And when did you first notice

the acts of self-harm?

[Dave's mom] It started pretty young.

Bruises and scratch marks on his arms and his legs,

but sometimes more serious.

[Dr. Castaneda] Did any of the medication work?

[Dave's mom] Not really, no.

Nothing's really helped us.

And the other doctors that Dave has seen...

...did they reach a consensus?

[Dave's mom] Um...

he suffers from extreme exhaustion.

The concern now is

that it could lead to developmental issues.

Oh, Tracy, Tracy.

It's... It's all right.

It's going to be all right.

Thank you.

[Dr. Castaneda] We will get to the root

of Dave's problems.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[Katie] Have you ever heard of something like this?

A virus that kills you in your sleep.

No.

How long can someone stay awake for?

It varies from person to person.

Several days maybe.

[Dave] You still don't wanna stay up past 48 hours.

That's when everything starts to breakdown.

You start seeing things.

You start hearing things.

Paranoia, depression, psychosis,

schizophrenia.

Horrible thoughts circle and get into your head.

And then, at 72 hours...

...well, let's just say you miss how you felt at 48.

Great sales pitch, asshole.

[Dave] I know. I'm just saying.

Look, we need to watch each other.

Okay?

How's everyone feeling?

I mean, I'm cool.

I ran a few miles, but I'm good.

I'm a little tired, if I'm being honest.

I was out all night.

Out doing what?

I wasn't using, if that's what you mean.

That's not what I was saying.

It's not really any of your business, is it?

It's my business if there's a crisis happening.

That still doesn't really matter.

I'm just trying to help.

Hey, hey. Come on, guys.

We gotta focus, a'ight?

We ain't got time for this.

[Linda] Broadcast went out an hour ago.

We should get back to the hospital,

see if there's anyone there.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

Hello?

Look, we should split up.

See if anyone's here.

Okay. Yeah. Go that way.

Um...

[Matteo] Hey, yo! Anybody here?

Hello?

[Linda] Hello!

Is anyone here?

[Matteo] Hey!

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[voice, faintly] Help! Help.

Help!

Do you hear that?

Yeah.

[voice calling] Help!

[woman] Where the hell you been?

[Dave] Linda, we've found someone!

Ruth?

Hey.

Oh, my god, Katie!

You two know each other?

Lilly from NA--

this is her mom, Ruth.

Hi.

Oh...

Glad you finally decided to show up.

I've never heard of

a four-hour cigarette break before.

I'm sorry. Uh...

-Can you tell me what's wrong? -You.

This place.

I'd get better care at an animal shelter.

I think that she's being treated for cancer.

[Ruth] It's lymphoma in my spine.

I feel like I got razors in my back.

Can you please get me some codeine?

I can't sleep without it.

Well, it's not time to sleep yet.

But I will get you something to help with the pain.

Oh, yeah. I'll go--

I'll-- I'll go check the other rooms.

Where is everybody?

What are you doing here, Katie?

Um...

I'm visiting.

Oh.

Oh. Oh...

[Linda] Jesus, the staff must've forgot about her

when they cleared out.

[Katie] I mean, is there anything that we can do?

She's in so much pain.

Her cancer's metastasized,

it's pressing up against her spine.

She uses codeine to fall asleep, so that's off the table.

I could give her something to take the edge off,

but her pain's kept her alive.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[Dr. Castaneda] Dave's illness is truly one in a million.

Chronic night terrors--

it's an exceedingly rare condition.

But in my office--

in my home--

we like to look directly at our patients' dreams.

Now, I've been looking at Dave's drawings.

And I've noticed that he has two dreams

that manifest most frequently.

The first is one

I like to call...

the "Elephant Monster".

Hmm?

And the second,

perhaps you can help me with.

[Dave's mom] "The Dream People."

"The Dream People."

"The Dream People," yes.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[Linda] This is Modafalyst.

It's a stimulant.

[Matteo] Oh, I know Modafalyst.

In the air force,

pilots would take it before missions.

Keeps you up for days.

[Katie] I'm not supposed to take any pills

that aren't prescribed by a medical professional.

[Linda] I am a medical professional.

You've just been prescribed. Take it.

I know this isn't easy for you,

but we need this right now.

[Linda] Listen, I'm just gonna say this now,

it's been several hours since our broadcast

and no one showed up.

We have to keep reaching out--

uh, police, FBI, CDC.

But we have to consider

the reason they're not picking up

is because this is happening everywhere.

We might be on our own.

You think this is global?

I mean, that's impossible. Right?

I've seen a lot of things today

that I thought were impossible.

Let's give it 15 minutes for the meds to kick in.

I gotta go prep the cadavers for pathology.

Wait. What?

If we wanna figure out what's going on,

we have to examine the bodies.

[Katie] And-- And you know how to do that?

Kind of.

[Matteo] Kind of?

Hey! Do you see any other doctors here?

No? Well, shit, I guess that leaves us.

See you in the coroner's office in ten.

Hey, you know,

the more I spend time with this chick,

the more I think

she might actually be batshit insane.

She's intense.

[Matteo] Yeah!

Yeah, but, I kinda like her.

Hey, any of y'all coming up yet?

No.

Just me then.

[Dr. Castaneda] Of course,

this lovely piece of machinery and technology

needs no introduction.

The Dream Chamber.

With the Dream Chamber,

we can enter a dream,

we can influence a dream,

and, by doing so, we understand the dream.

And this...

this will solve Dave's problem.

The Dream Chamber is a result of over 30 years of work.

It really has been, for me,

a journey,

and not always an easy one.

There's been a lot of pain, for me, personally--

in my personal life--

because of this.

A lot of...

A lot of relationships...

that came into my life

and now no longer exist.

But it's worth it--

the loneliness.

It's worth it.

I go into an emotional state when I talk about my machine.

[ticking]

[laughing]

Oh...

Oh, you're such a sweetie.

No wonder my Lilly loves you.

[Ruth laughs]

Can you try and call that silly girl?

She's supposed to be here.

Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[sighs]

Katie?

Hey.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

She's gonna be okay.

We're gonna take care of her.

We-- We can get through this.

Stop.

Stop what?

There is no "we"...

Dave.

And stop pretending

like everything is just normal between us.

Look...

I know I did something terrible,

but what is it you think I did?

Did I do something to you?

Did I hurt you?

Tell me, what did I do?

You really don't get it, do you?

It wasn't about what you did,

it's that you pretended that it never happened at all.

And you promised you'd be honest with me,

but you're not even being honest with yourself.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

It has been years...

since I felt that vulnerable...

like I could relapse.

You know?

And I can't go back to that.

Not for you. Not for anyone.

Yeah. I understand.

Is that all you have to say?

Well, what do you want me to say?

Anything! Dave, literally anything.

What is going on with you?

I mean, I knew

that your nightmares were getting worse...

but...

you never talked to me.

Katie, there are some things about my condition

that I didn't think you should know.

You know...

...one of the first things that they teach in recovery

is that you can't keep running from your problems

and you have to face them.

You have to face them head on.

Dave...

[Matteo] Ahem.

Uh...

the undertaker awaits.

You wanna join us, Katie?

[♪♪♪♪♪]

Is the camera on?

[Matteo] Uh-huh.

Uh, this is Linda Russo.

I'm a registered nurse at the Santa Mira Hospital.

Uh, the time is approximately 3:46 p.m., July 5th.

Assisting me with the pathology report

is Dave...

what's your last name?

Uh, Torres.

Dave Torres.

[Linda] Dave Torres and Matteo...?

Matteo Leon.

I'm a Capricorn.

Uh, six foot.

I like college basketball, American--

[Dave] Matteo.

My bad.

We are examining the body of Duane Bradley.

37-year-old male.

Checked into the hospital July 4th with a fractured rib.

He died in his sleep

somewhere between four and five a.m.

I've marked the incision

and will begin with the right mastoid.

Ugh.

Okay.

I'm reflecting the anterior flap forward

and separating the connective tissues.

Ugh.

What?

He's hot.

[Matteo] That's what you're into?

No, his head is hot.

Like he's feverish.

But... he's dead.

Yes, I am aware.

Removing the scalp.

And now we will open the cranium.

Pass the bone saw.

Uh, this one?

[Linda] Yes.

Here we go.

[saw whirring]

[whirring]

-Shit! -Oh!

-Oh! -Oh, come on, man!

-Is it in my eye? -Uh, yeah, well--

Oh, my god, it's just a little blood.

Well, I didn't see you getting sprayed.

I'm a nurse,

I get sprayed with blood every day.

Do you even know what you're doing here?

Uh, would you like to take over, pal?

Please, be my guest.

No. But I'm just saying,

I don't usually see nurses

cracking people's skulls open like they're coconuts.

Okay, well, I have a Ph.D. in Neurology.

Hey.

[Matteo] Then what are you doing

working as an E.R. nurse?

I wasn't always an E.R. nurse.

I used to work for Cynagen.

Oh. Oh! Unbelievable!

Unbelievable.

See, I knew that you were shady.

-Hey! -[Matteo] I knew it.

She works for some Big Pharma, deep state type of bullshit.

Hey! Look!

Oh, sh...

What is going on?

[Linda] Does it look like I have a fucking clue?

[Dave] Whoa, what are you doing?

I'm continuing with the incision.

All right, are you su-- Okay.

[saw whirring]

I'm removing the skull.

Holy shit.

[Matteo] What am I looking at?

[Linda] I don't know.

[♪♪♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪♪♪]

["Pupilas Dilatadas" playing in Portuguese]

♪ Mentira, mente, corpo cerebro, boca, dentes ♪

[♪♪♪♪♪]

♪ Ataque, nervos ouvidos, surdez ♪

♪ Vice-versa outravez ♪

[♪♪♪♪♪]

♪ Pupilas dilatadas ♪

[♪♪♪♪♪]

♪ Portas, trincos, janelas visao, corredor, solidao ♪

♪ Pes no chao Loucura, paixao ♪

[♪♪♪♪♪]

♪ Homem, mulher amor, interrogacao ♪

[♪♪♪♪♪]

♪ Mente, palavras gargantas, lagrimas ♪

[♪♪♪♪♪]

♪ Pupilas dilatadas ♪

[♪♪♪♪♪]

♪ Pupilas dilatadas ♪