Original subtitles

Your mother was my friend.

What do you want from me?

l wanna help you.

he creature

the being, right on your table.

You really are my father.

Mest

[Scott] Do you think we'll ever find my mom?

[Paul] We'll find her.

[seagulls squawking]

[Scott] What are we here to take pictures

and ready to go.

I'm here, it's 3:00, and I'm ready to go.

[Paul] We're supposed to find a guy named Samuel Traynor.

Ozzy! Ozzy, you drop that thing,

and I swear I'm gonna climb up there

and! I'm gonna strangle you myself.

Excuse me, we're looking for a guy named Samuel Traynor.

-[Sneezes]

George, look, you got to go out front, you gotta count the house.

Get more volume, up the music,

and make sure that tape crew's ready, all right?

-Samuel Traynor? -[sniffles, grunts]

No, no, I’m Arnold Schwarzenegger!

I'm, uh, dieting for a part in my new film.

-What do you think? -Oh, ! think you look nice.

-\'m Paul Forrester. -[sighs]

I tell vs the feet that I'm even walking

[sniffles] Uh, you know,

you out, Forrester.

Sammy knows who you are.

[sniffles]

Sammy does?

[coughs] That's right! [sniffles]

You're Paul Pulitzer Prize, right?

Beirut.

Belfast. [grunts]

this gig, and frankly ! ain't gonna ask.

! figured you've got a broad in town, or something.

I'm here to shoot pictures.

-Just don't get too artsy-craftsy, okay? -Okay.

Oh, God. / tell you, ! am dying here.

-[Samuel] Let's get on with it, okay?

l tell you what,

get yourselves a spot out front,

you can get good angles

on the finals, all right? [sniffles]

[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,

the Miss Sunset Beach 1986 Competition.

2 beautiful?

dressed up in bathing suits

and walking in front of judges and stuff.

[announcer] And now, let's give a warm California welcome to this year's entries!

[audience cheering]

Great looking babes.

[audience whistling, cheering]

Oh, gross!

heering continues]

[audience member 1] Oh, man!

[cheering continues]

[whistling continues]

[audience member 2] Whoa! Yeah!

[audience member 3] Oh, man!

[audience member 4] All'right!

[Paul sneezes]

Pizza should be here in 20 minutes.

l was drying my body and!suddenly my nose...

exploded!

[chuckles] You'sneezed,

wasn't sure. [chuckles]

It's no big deal.

Well, itis if you've never had it happen before.

[sneezes]

[actor on TV] Run!

[sighs]

[Scott] You want another slice?

[sighs] No, thank you.

I'm going to sleep now.

! don't feel very well.

No, not cold, hot.

I'm hot.

Well, that's just the name for it.

Everybody gets a cold, it's no big deal.

Look, if you're’ not eling okay in the morning

then) we'll go to the store

get something to make you better

Yeah, that's what I need:

even though it fee

[knocking on door]

How you hitting ‘em, General?

-Out/of bounds) Mostly: -[chuckles]

We need to talk about your project.

You had nothing to show for 14 years, George.

Not a thing.

ut, ! have been very close, in fact--

lose only counts with missile hits

George, and you know it.

Yes, of course. You're right.

l mean, if only you'd had some tangible proof

that this-this creature

of yours even exists.

It does exist, General,

and I am going to bring it to you.

It's simply a matter of time.

You don't have any more time, George.

It's over. The file's closed.

Uh, General, with all due respect...

Take a few days off, get some rest.

I'm sure you can use it.

SO d =\0) g ge

[sighs]

"Gone io the store to get something

[shopkeeper humming]

Hello. Isn't this a beautiful day?

l need something to make me feel better,

-We all do. -We do?

Open yourself to the sunlight

and the goodness that surrounds you.

What have you got?

Well, first 1 recommend a little chamomile and yellowroot and vervain.

Okay, I'll take it.

Oh, and you should use a eucalyptus inhaler.

Clear your head in no time.

Oh, and! l have a wonderful Mediterranean salt bath,

Sir, are you all right?

My head.

-Everything's just spinning around.

Mister, please not in here.

Mister...

Oh! Oh! Whoa.

[siren wailing in distance]

[paramedic] What happened to him?

stander] ! don't know.

Come on. Out of the way! Clear the path. Let's go!

[paramedic] All right, lift.

-[doors open, close] -[engine starts]

Hey! Wait a minute. That's my dad!

[footsteps approaching]

ell, look at this. Prince Charming's up.

How are we feeling?

! don't know how you feel.

feel terrible.

Well, just kick back and relax.

Doctor should be here any minute.

-Where is this?

-Highland Hospital.

Where are my clothes?

-We won't be needing them for a while.

-[sighs]

My Son doesn't Know where lam.

One thing at a time, sugar.

We got your name and your Social Security number from your wallet,

questions need answering,

likean address.

I don't have one.

l move around a lot:

Listen, when Iwas asleep=-

You were out cold, passed out.

When l was passed out, did, uh...

we do anything to me?

Probably.

Just blood! type and crossmatch.

What's that?

Routine. It's the first thing we do.

Take a little blood and run it through the lab.

But! l/don't want that:

It's already done.

Can't undo what's already done.

Open your mouth.

Listen, honey, can we make a deal’

You don't give me a hard time,

and'l won't awaken you

at 2:00 a.m. with a sleeping pill.

How about it?

won't be here at 2:00 a.m.

Just give me my clothes,

and I won't cause you any more trouble.

Sugar, yeu re too Sick to walk ten steps,

So, why don't we just settle back

and wait for the doctor, like a good kid?

We'll get the paperwork later.

[sighs]

! can do this myself.

Will you get out of here?

How did you do that?

What?

[stammers] Oh, never mind!

ing too.

Name's Ralph.

I'm Paul.

About time they sent me a little company. [chuckles]

What are you here for?

passed out.

Be outta here in a day or two.

His ‘name’ is Scott:

They told me he died for his country.

l Wasn't there, ] wouldn't know.

Where?

Korea. It was a long time ago.

Listen, when your son gets here--

Now, I'm gonna give you the money.

and I want you to send him to a deli,

and have him get a pastrami on rye.

[ just poked around in that kitchen,

and you would not believe what they've got for supper. [chuckles]

s\recognizable

You like cigars?

I don't smoke.

Smart fella.

Now, ! shouldn't inhale, but as long as it's there. [chuckles]

You know, my wife loved the smell of a cigar.

but ! don't think she believed me.

but that’s gone.

She's gone too.

[coughing]

[coughing continues]

Why do you smoke if it!makes you bark?

Bark?

Oh, you=- you mean cough? [laughs]

You know, I'like you, Paul.

It's woof, woof. [laughs, coughs]

Why are you in here?

Everybody knows how to do it} without any practice.

Isn't that right, Paul?

I don't know.

Oh, you! will.

For me, ! don't plan to go out on tiptoe, apologizing for my life.

Go out where?

Go out where you don't come back.

Well

if you! go out, before l wake Up...

it was nice meeting you.

Friendly critter! [chuckles]

Polite too.

They better get me one of those.

[knocking on door]

Yeah?

[knocking continues]

Come in!

Hey, the Fox Man! What's shakin’?

Got'a guy walking on the water in Roanoke, Virginia.

ow,

up your rather bizarre little alley.

Not today, Nardo.

l heard you had a run-in with, uh, General Wade

in his grim reaper mode.

Yeah, can't win ‘em all.

Listen, what the heck, George

you've read Czechoslovakian grain reports before,

you can do it again.

Maybe you'll get lucky this time,

and they'll give you something a little more colorful,

Portuguese shrimp statistics.

! figure you're getting a break.

The General cuts you off, before you have to admit

Let me tell you about a wild-goose chase!

-You stay out of my face! -You're not gonna do diddly.

You are out of it! Or weren't you listening? You have had it!

You used to be a good agent, George.

Used to be!

Messing up my jac

are you out of your mind?

[breathing heavily]

taken up by cold symptoms?

Paramedics brought him in unconscious.

l was out cold.

[nurse] His fever is spiking.

l can read, thank you.

What else?

l want my clothes so I can leave.

nurse]/His’s

If there is a number, give it to the nurse.

She'll contact him. Open.

-Open what?

-Your mouth. Say "aah."

Aah.

Forrester.

This time, open your mouth

and keep it open.

-What are you listening to? -Quiet.

(e)

Let me know when the blood work up from the lab.

start him on these...

and put him on the RC diet.

Well, know that one. You're a goner!

Uh, wait!

What's wrong with me?

Could! be a cold. Could be anything.

I'm gonna keep you here overnight

What kind of tests?

[doctor] Nothing to worry about.

Just some very basic tests.

You don't look like the fainting type.

I'm not.

But you did.

[knocking on door]

What the hell are you doing here?

-For what?

] thought you might be i to what's on this tape.

-[Scoffs] -Go on, put it on.

[door closes]

[VCR whirs]

Sit’down.

[audience cheering]

Whatiis this?) Another one of your gags?

No, George, you gotta run it back again.

[sighs]

You're sick, you know that?

This time, keep it going,

and it when I tell you to.

[audience member] Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah! Whoo-hoo!

Freeze it.

[chuckles]

How did you happen

to tape something like this?

I'm into sports.

I'll remind you.

When we get ahold of great power,

we're gonna bring

this hospital

You're losing it, you old goat!

Exactly like yours!

What are those pills that you give him?

He's going to surgery:

He's going to have his ang

-ls that a test?

eeling those pills

in a few minutes

then we'll come and get you.

Don't do me any favors, gorgeous.

Mrs. Gorgeous to you, sugar.

I'm sure they did.

How are you feeling?

Well, the truth is,

I'm a little scared about going out.

There's no for me to hang

What was that?

Didn't the anesthesiologi

Yes, he talked to me.

So then, what's the problem?

Nothing. There's no problem. ! just--

You'll be okay.

Hey, Paul.

What is it, Ralph?

It was nice meeting you.

Save my Jell-O for me, okay?

Sure, Ralph.

Ml you! later.

Let's get this over with:

l wanna watch that football ¢

[people in hospital chattering]

Excuse me. Uh, you're my last hope.

-Are you looking for someone?

-Yeah, my father, Paul Forrester.

Oh. Well, I'll check for you. Um...

Is that, uh, two R's?

Look, ! need complete lab workup.

l need to your chemistry to what makes you tick.

No!

No tests.

The preliminary lab report

has your white blood count non-existent.

Now, I'm sure they made a mista

but without new samples...

Let me put it this way,

frontline wot at fight infection.

No.

No tests.

-What is it, a religious issue?

-[sighs]

ole] You are running a fever.

Do you understand that?

I do, but you don't.

They are simple routine tests

and they have to be done.

a consent form.

Dad! How you feeling?

[Scott] Hey! Hey, somebody help him!

Out of the way.

ittle more rest.

It's no big deal.

What is it gonna take to convince you?

you're getting weaker, not stronger?

Why won't you sign this consent form?

[doctor] Well, you're not quite what we expected either.

If you thought you could’ come here and die, and no one to stop you,

And the wrong doctor.

WWdidn'tipick.

I'll be back in a few minutes.

Mayb

you can talk some sense into him.

What if you rest, uh,

Look, you might as well sign this.

l mean, you've gotta let the doctor do something.

I don't think tests are a good idea.

When is Ralph coming back?

Who?

Ralph Wollery.

He a friend of yours?

I'm sorry, but he’s not coming back.

[sighs]

So are you gonna let the doctor

Ralph went for a test.

something about it, uh...

before it turns into a big deal.

Who cares?

Who if she finds out who you are, or-or-or Fox,

or if they catch us, or anything else?

If you die...

Hey, look, man, if this is about

these muscle heads taking steroids

Forrester must have had

a pass to get backstage, right?

here did! he get it, your security people?

[chuckles, scoffs]

Uh, could you, uh...

Geez, man.

Security people? [chuckles]

World Productions Unlimited, WPU.

his out, man.

! could make a fortune off this recipe.

hat we could

speed this along a little bit?

-Hey, I know where everything is. -Well?

Gee.

Here we go, Paul Forrester.

He's at the Breakers Motel/on Broadway,

Uh-uh!

-Hello.

-No, I don't. -[sighs]

What are you waiting for?

What, are you kidding?

My wife's in there having a

What can ! do? ! don't know if she's okay or what.

I thought it was the waiting.

-[sighs]

Sir!

What are you doing out of bed?

! was looking for you.

l wanna talk to you.

Did! you know that Ralph went out?

Who?

Ralpli Wollery!

Oh, yes, the angiogram.

-The angiogram?

-Yé@s, it's bad.

Uh, sometimes the cat

triggers fibrillation,

and because of the condition of the pump-- the heart--

there was nothing anyone could do.

Did it hurt him?

don't know. It was an angiogram.

d

as in any surgical procedure.

-Now, if you'll excuse me? -No!

\ don't’ wanna excuse you:

His name was Ralph Wollery.

He lost his son in Korea.

He met his wife in school

She liked the smell of his cigars,

he best peach cobbler in the world.

And what do you call me? "The mystery cold in room 44"?

My name is Paul Forrester

And I'm as frightened as Ralph was.

don't wanna go out, and leave my son alone.

What are you saying?

I'll sign the papers.

l want you to make me well.

Help you, mister?

You got a man named

Paul Forrester staying here?

Could be. Who are you?

I'm George Fox, with the Federal Security Agency.

Yeah, he's staying here.

he’s kinda sick or something.

Why do you say that?

Well, someone called,

eft a message for his kid,

hat he was in the hospital.

Which hospital?

l can't remember.

You can't remember?

I'm sorry, maybe you shouldn't watch.

Watching is interesting.

Then just close your eyes

and think about something else.

Did you say that to Ralph?

I wish l' had now.

But you're talking to me.

Mest

Yes, ! am.

All done.

You’ can look now.

Paul?

Paul?

Paul!

Paul!

Please don't die.

Dadi...

l was kinda getting used to traveling around with you.

hat white-water rafting trip.

Besides, how am I supposed

to find Mom by myself?

[sphere whirring]

[breathes heavily]

I've never seen anything like it.

Then you must have misformatted

the test program.

Look at the electrophoresis.

-This guy is some weirdo. -[sighs]

Son?

[sighs]

Come on, son.

Come on!

You can't do any good here now.

Come. Go downstairs

[door opens]

[door closes]

[Fox] Forrester.

Forrester?

[door opens]

Forrester, can you hear me?

and what are you doing in here?

-Are you this man's doctor?

-Yes, I'm Dr. Ellen Dukow.

I'm George Fox. I'm with the Federal Security Agency.

-How sick is he?

I'll have to insist that you leave.

-You're putting my patient at risk.

-What's wrong with your patient?

to determine. Now, please--

Let me take a guess.

You've done a complete blood workup and everything came out cockeyed.

Wait a minute. How did you know that anyway?

Doctor, you and I are gonna go some place and talk.

-Now, look, I-- -Now.

[door closes]

out there is very important to me.

I need to know what his chances are of staying alive.

l can't answer that,

Because your results make no’sense?

That's right.

What do you want here?

And why are you waving

his national security at me?

I'm sorry. ! know I'm ahead of you.

Doctor, 1 know something about your patient that you don't know.

Which is, Mr. Fox?

Which is?

He isn'ta "he."

Pd

e

san “it.”

He isn't human.

What? [Sighs]

is an alien being.

I think you'd better go.

I think you had better listen.

Nothing you've been doing has worked, has it?

ies, right?

They're a pile of anomal

Doctor, your patient iS no good to me dead.

It'S no good to the world.

some idea of what you're dealing with

you'll be able to think of something, to make it well again.

He's a man, and a father.

Dear lady...

in need of your expertise.

Treat the as if you were a mechanic

working on a carburetor.

Scott.

Yeah. What happened? Is he okay?

! just had a talk with a man from the government.

Fox is here?

He told me something rather unbelievable about your father.

And ever since then,

we've just been moving around...

staying one step ahead of Fox, trying to find my mother.

You can't let Fox have him.

He's not a t

to the country or anyone else.

He came back to help me. [stammers]

He wouldn't!be here if it weren't for me.

And he’s all I've got.

Scott, ! have to find a way to keep him alive first.

Now, George Fox said treat the body.

you can tell me about his body?

Is there anything that you know

about that body, because of who he is?

Because of who he is,

everything about his body is special.

It's all brand-new to him.

All new?

All new.

Does that help?

Of course, that's it.

That must be it, Scott.

There is no organism attacking

is immune system, he doesn't have one.

Come on, let's go. We have to get your blood typed.

What are we gonna do?

You were toget

when Paul caught the cold, right?

Right. So?

You've been exposed

while you've been growing up,

and your peed has manufactured

He, your father, Scott,

doesn't have those defenses,

but you can give them to him.

You're the right blood type,

fought off the virus that's killing him.

A transfusion. Very good, Dr. Dukow.

should have thought of it myself. Hello, Scott.

if this patient

is as important to you as you Say,

-you aren't helping him by-- -lt.

Doctor, I've told you what's lying on that bed

is nothing but a complicated machine.

I'Iwait in the observation room.

[door closes]

He's my father.

l Know, Scott. 1 know.

Is this gonna work?

[Dr. Dukow] you ready?

Yeah.

-Hello, Scott. -Hi. [chuckles]

[chuckling]

[button clicks]

Dr. Riker, I'm sorry to bother you,

but I think one of your patients

wandered down to the ICU by himself.

[no audible dialogue]

Yes, something about men from outer space.

‘d appreciate it if you'd send

someone down, right away.

-How do you feel?

I don't feel so hot anymore.

l had a dream that Fox was here.

He was standing over me.

It wasn't a dream.

He's in the observation room.

Don't worry about him.

Just concentrate on getting better.

l feel much better.

Good.

[heart monitor beeping steadi

How's the alien?

-It was all right, up until a moment--

-[heart monitor stops beeping]

Get out of my way.

There's something happening to the alien!

He's one of ours all right.

Just relax, We'll/all!go back to the ward,

and we'll have a nice, long chat about the alien.

What, are you crazy? I'm George Fox.

I'm with the Federal Security Agency.

[sighs]

Right. Sure. Why don't you just come with me?

Are you crazy?

Dr. Dukow! Dr. Dukow!

You fool!’ Let me down!

Thank you! for helping me.

You're a good doctor.

And'not'a bad mechanic either.

=

Are you ready?

Yeah.

Thank you for taking care of my dad.

We better go.

Listen, Paul, you could come stay at my place.

You could rest up, regain your strength.

-There’s So much I wanna learn from you: -I'd like to, but ! can't.

It's the first place that Fox will look.

We'll have to move on now.

All right. Look, the staff parking lot

is right behind you, the ramp.

Why did you help us?

l guess you just didn as a threat to society.

We'd better get going.

Thank you for everything.

Take good care of your father, Scott.

See that he gets plenty of rest.

He's\al very special person.

[cars honking]

ell, in light of this new evidence

your old iS waiting.

And, of course, this.

Congratulations, George.

Frankly) l'wish there was more ! could) do.

Well, now, sir, since you mentioned it,

I thought that perhaps we could

discuss the matter of my staff.

Now, ! was thinking of starting with another ten or 12 operatives,

George, let's face it, you just bought

yourself a little more time, that's all.

Oh, the new CviMenee eis good, it's good

Not’ conclusive?

Blood test results,

actual samples of the alien?

As ! was saying,

we've got a good foundation

build your on, Now we need more.

Now, fill me in on the leads.

-Sir. -What have we got?

Sir, ! have reason to believe that

he's gonna take that boy on a raft trip.

't get me wrong now, I mean, I'm glad you're feeling and everything, but...

I'm all for this rest cure. It should go on forever. [chuckles]

Yeah, I think you're right.

l think we ought to stay here for a few days.

-Alliright! -[both chuckle]

Is this the life? 1 mean, the sun--

Water.

Lots of pretty girls in bathing suits.

-Yeah. A good book. -Huh?

-English literature?

I thought these might help you out.

l figured, as long as we're gonna be here

might as well put you into school.

isn't such a good idea after all.

Uh, besides, what about you?

[ mean, what are you gonna do all day while, uh, l'm in school?

I didn't know they made ‘em this small.

Oh, don't worry.

[sighs] I'll think of something.