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(melancholy piano music)

(moves into somber music)

(moves into foreboding music)

(moves into melancholy music)

(pressurized air sprays)

(scanner beeping rapidly)

- Captain, Lieutenant Turner is here.

- Welcome aboard, Lieutenant. I was expecting you.

- Happy to meet you sir.

I'm looking forward to working with you.

- You may go, Robertson. I'll show the lieutenant around.

- If I may, sir...

- What is it, Robertson?

- Sir, I was just wondering how you were doing,

considering the circumstances, sir.

- I'll be fine, Robertson.

- If you need anything...

- I said, I'll be fine.

Thank you, for your concern, Robertson.

- I understand things have been rough, sir.

- That's part of the job.

Andrew, showing you around won't take much.

This is your desk, your computer.

These are your case files.

Biffy's down the hall and the coffee's through here.

- What more could a guy ask for?

- It keeps us happy.

- And uh, weapons.

- Don't want to forget that.

You can check in with the supply sergeant downstairs.

Would you like me to show you?

- Oh, that's fine. I'm sure you have things to do.

- [Captain] Yes, I do.

- (clears throat) Sir.

I'm so sorry, sir.

- [Captain] That's okay. - [Lieutenant] Are you okay?

- [Captain] I'll be fine.

- Have you considered increasing your prescription, sir?

- What?

- Sir...

You are dealing with more stress than normal right now.

- Right. I'll see the doctor at the end of the day.

- And all due respect, sir,

we do have an important case this morning.

- You're right. Of course.

I'll take care of it.

- Thank you, sir.

- [Captain] Andrew? - [Andrew] Yes, sir.

- If you want to reduce my stress you can start

by calling me Carl.

- Oh, yes, sir. Carl, sir.

- Just Carl will be fine.

I'll meet you by the car after I've got my stuff.

- Yes sir-- Carl.

- This may take a while to fill.

Actually, I have some stock in the back.

Why don't you come back later today

and I'll make up a med reader for you.

- I can just whip by the pharmacy.

- No, it's no problem. It will save you the trip.

Besides, when the med reader is preset,

you'll always know that you've taken each day's medication.

- Really, doc, you don't have to.

- Carl!

With the dose I'm putting you on,

you could quite easily forget.

Taking this twice could be very dangerous.

- You're the doctor.

I'll see you this afternoon.

- This will hold you over until you get back.

(pills rattling)

(light music)

- Children, let's stand and recite the Three Pillars.

- [Class] Pillar one: No father shall know his child

and no child shall know his father.

Pillar two: Nothing belongs to anyone;

Everything belongs to everyone.

Pillar three: Memrelieve keeps us all safe and happy.

- Why do adults use Memrelieve? One.

- [Class] By removing painful memories it reduces stress

and gives us inner peace.

- Two.

- [Class] Inner peace makes for

a productive, peaceful citizenry.

- Three.

- [Class] A productive, peaceful citizenry

requires fewer police.

- Four.

- [Class] Having fewer police allows for efficient workers

in other essential industries.

- Why should no father know his child

and no child know his father?

One.

- [Class] The raising of children is best done

by a highly-trained professional.

- [Man] Stop taking the drugs. Liberate your children

and find a way through the mountain passes.

- Federal Child Protection Agency!

You're charged with sedition with conspiring

to abduct minors

- You'll be taken into custody to stand trial or

you can choose to receive a stage two dose of Memory Block.

- We weren't planning anything.

- [Andrew] What will it be?

(pressurized air sprays)

(pressurized air sprays)

(gasps)

- Is there a problem, officer?

- [Man] When the Department of Demography was established

we all agreed that children were

our most important resource.

- [Woman] No one is arguing that,

but it is necessary to reduce the numbers being added.

- The Department's goal is to restore

the 2025 population levels.

At three children per women,

that won't be accomplished until at least 2065.

If anything, we should be adding to the quota;

Not reducing it.

- We can't support today's numbers.

- That's being short sighted.

Reduce the numbers and within 20 years

we will have another crash.

- Mark, you're making some pretty strong statements.

- Look, the crash of 2029 was caused by

the sudden population decline of the '20s.

Fearing a population explosion,

people stopped having children,

and when the boomer generation began to disappear,

the economy imploded and we were devastated.

Reducing the birth quotas will cause negative growth,

and repeat the very same mistake.

- Brenda, you believe the three child quota

is unsustainable.

How do you respond to Mark's allegations?

- What Mark is choosing to ignore is

the government's roll in these matters.

In previous generations, the birth rate

was at the whim of individuals.

The government tried using education and other programs

but was unable to actually regulate the birth rate.

Through careful controls we can moderate

the stress on the economy.

- You believe the current quota presents a risk?

- Yes I do, as do most informed analysts.

Right now, each productive citizen

is overworked and overtaxed.

- Anything interesting happen at work?

- Just the usual.

- Doesn't that get boring?

- What?

- Doing the same thing every day.

- Protecting children is an important job, Wendy.

- Is that what you do?

It sounds better than...

Than...

- Than what?

- Than you know. (sighs)

- Have you had your meds today?

- I think so.

I don't know.

- Are you sure, Wendy?

Where's your dosage meter?

You know they give those to us for a reason.

You don't want to overdose!

Tomorrow is Saturday.

We'll get you set up on a med meter then.

I'm going to bed.

(light music)

(music swells)

- Don't make me do this, Tom.

- This is my family, Carl.

- We don't have families, Tom. You know that!

Stop! Tom! (gunshot)

- [Woman] The government has announced Memrelieve

compliance numbers yesterday.

It seems the compliance rate is over 90--

- Did I hear something down here?

- I don't think so.

- [Woman] This was in speculation that there would be

more government funding for...

(children chattering, indistinct)

- Missing something?

- Yes. May I please have my ball?

- Your ball? Since when is anything yours?

- We were playing with it.

- [Older Boy] That makes it yours, does it?

- We just want to play with it.

- Nothing belongs to anyone.

Everything belongs to everyone.

- [Girl] Please?

- How bad do you want it?

- We just want to play with it.

- You think I'm deaf?

- [Girl] I just-- - [Older Boy] "You just," what?

- Give it back to her.

- What?

- She's not worth it. Just give her the ball back.

- Why should I?

- She's just a kid.

- Thanks.

- It's all right. Just try to stay away from him, okay?

(dramatic music)

- We don't have families, Tom, you know that!

Just let me give you a dose and everything will be fine.

- Will it? What about my kids?

They'll never know their father.

They'll never have a mother.

- They're not supposed to!

- He will the turn the hearts of

their Fathers to the children

and the hearts of their children to their Fathers.

- Who will? What are you talking about?

This is crazy, Tom. One day you're helping me

catch people that are kidnapping children

and the next day you're doing it yourself!

- Carl. You had a mother and a father.

Don't you think your kids deserve the same?

- Just tell the kids to walk away and I can give you a dose.

Don't make me squeeze this trigger, Tom.

Stop! Tom!

(gunshot)

What do you want from me?

- Carl? Who are you talking to?

- Why are you doing this to me?

- Carl, are you okay? Carl.

- I want you to remember, Carl.

You need to remember.

- Remember? Why would I want to remember?

I take those pills so I can forget!

- It is only be remembering that you can change.

- Aren't you listening to me?

- And it is only by changing that you can make a difference.

- Who are you?

- Look at the book.

- This is treason!

- Is this treason, or is it truth?

- Truth? What is truth?

I said, what is truth!

What is truth?

- Carl, what's going on?

- It's getting cold, isn't it?

- Not as cold as yesterday.

Carl, what is truth?

- Why do you ask that?

- I don't know. It just came in to my mind.

Not even sure why I asked it.

- Huh. Good question.

I don't know.

- I guess it doesn't really matter.

As long as we are safe and happy.

- Yeah. Yeah.

(scanner beeping rapidly)

- You have a good morning, sir.

- [Andrew] Carl! - [Carl] Oh. Morning, Andrew.

- You see the game last night?

- I saw the highlights this morning.

How about you, Simmons?

- Oh, I try to avoid train wrecks whenever possible, sir.

- You're a wise man, Simmons.

- What happened to the offensive line?

- Didn't I tell you that starting five rookies

up front was a mistake?

- You called that right.

Six sacks!

You're not gonna win many games

with your quarterback on his backside all night.

- If you don't win in the trenches,

- [Both] You don't win. - [Carl] Period.

- [Simmons] There you go, sir. - [Andrew] Thanks.

- I gotta visit the armory for a minute..

- Sure. I could make a detour.

- What are you looking so smug about?

- I put my money on the Raiders. (laughs)

- You what?!

- Well look. I figured if we weren't gonna win

I might as well get some pleasure out of it.

(scoffs)

- [Doctor] Officers. - [Both] Doctor.

- How much pleasure are we talking about?

(phone vibrating)

Let's go.

(dramatic music)

- Stop taking the drugs. Liberate your children

and find a way through the mountain passes.

Others have done it.

(gunshots)

- Drop your weapon!

(punch landing)

- [Woman] Stop it! Stop!

- [Carl] Your husband's fine, ma'am.

It's just a stage three dose.

He'll wake up in a few minutes.

- You're next.

Don't make this any harder than it needs to.

- [Woman] No. No!

Please!

(pressurized air sprays)

- You may go on through.

- So Simmons, is Captain Onoway a loyal citizen?

(scanner beeping rapidly)

- It appears so, sir.

- Not that you could tell with the dose I'm on.

- [Simmons] If you say so, sir.

- I wonder who checks Simmons' loyalty.

- I take my job very seriously, sir.

- No one is doubting your loyalty, Simmons.

The lieutenant was just joking with you.

You were joking. (scoffs)

I do wonder about this increased dosage though.

Sometimes it's hard to think.

Check my weapon? - [Andrew] Yeah.

You know it helps to relieve your stress, colonel.

It's just temporary.

Yeah, it's set on practice mode.

Check mine?

- It's set to practice mode.

I know it relieves stress; That's why I take it.

It's just that, sometimes I feel like there's

something there and I just can't quite grasp it.

(electrical discharge)

- Remembering's not all it's cracked up to be.

Did we do the right thing?

- When?

- You know.

- What? Of course!

Of course we did the right thing; It's the law.

Is this job getting you, Andrew?

- No, it's not. It's just that I was thinking...

Look, I'm wondering if we should have not taken them in to

custody and let the law deal with it.

- No. If we took every case into custody,

what would that do to employment quotas?

Removing productive citizens from the workforce

might just attract undue attention from the bureau.

- [Andrew] Yeah, of course. You're right.

- Besides, a stage three dose is a

perfectly safe way to restore their loyalty.

(electrical discharge)

Look. This job gets to us all every now and again, Andrew.

Maybe you should have the doc check

your Memrelieve prescription.

- Best I can remember, I already did.

(scoffs)

- Well then maybe you should get the doctor to check out

your Memrelieve prescription.

- You know, the best I can remember, I already have.

- Well, have you considered having the doctor check out

your Memrelieve prescription?

- You know, the best I can remember, I already have.

(both chuckle)

(phone vibrating)

- Oh, man! I forgot.

I have an appointment to get my Memrelieve prescription checked.

(scoffs)

- I've had enough. I'm turning in.

- I'll be right there.

- Have a rough night?

- Why would you say that?

- I didn't say a thing.

- All right.

Kept dreaming all night.

Don't think I slept more than an hour.

- I can't remember the last time I dreamed.

- You aren't missing much.

The same dream kept going 'round and 'round.

- I can't imagine.

- Mm. It was miserable.

- Well, hopefully tonight's better.

I gotta go.

Don't be late for work.

- Wouldn't dream of it.

(musicbox playing)

- Isn't she sweet?

- What's her name?

- Angela.

Do you like that name?

- Yes. - [Blonde Girl] Me too.

How about you, Angela. Do you like that name?

She says yes.

She says she loves her mommy.

- So does mine.

(mumbling). Mommy's here.

- What are you two up to?

- Nothing. Just playing.

- Playing what?

- Playing ball, miss.

- How about you?

You know the rules around here.

I know what you two are up to.

Come play out here where I can see what you're doing.

Go on.

(clicks twice)

(dramatic music)

- Just tell the kids to walk away and I can give you a dose.

- Rachel, take the kids and go.

- But Tom...

- Do what I say, Rachel.

- Don't make me squeeze this trigger, Tom.

Stop. Tom!

(gunshot, surging electricity)

- [Children] Daddy!

- Tom. Tom!

- Why are you doing this to me?

- You need to remember, Carl.

- Don't you get it? I don't want to remember!

- You have to remember before you can make a difference.

- What kind of a difference? What are you talking about?

- How many people have your harmed,

enforcing the law instead of the truth?

Read the book.

- Who wrote this? Who's it talking about?

- It is truth. Choose today who you will serve.

- Why?

Choose what?

- Mister? Are you okay?

- Child.

(determined music)

- Welcome back, Carl.

- No traumatic memories this time?

- At this point you are either following the light,

or you have chosen the darkness.

I will assume, because you are here,

that you are following the light.

- The light.

- Light has come into the world,

but men love the darkness instead of the light

because of their evil deeds.

- Evil?

- You will find the light in this book, Carl.

Keep reading it and you will continue to change.

- Change. How?

(groans) This hurts.

- You probably have some other questions for me.

- How am I not going to live in the pattern of this world?

That's my job; To enforce the pattern of this world!

Aren't you gonna answer me?

- I did not anticipate that question. Try another one.

- All right. Why me?

- Because you have access to information

that can help many people.

- What people?

Fathers. Families.

But what information?

- I think you know this one, Carl.

You have access to information,

about their children, where they're located.

- But what am I supposed to do with it?

- I have not been programmed for a response

to this question. Try another.

- Where do they go?

If they're caught they'll be imprisoned, or worse.

- There is freedom over the mountains.

- I don't know if I can do this.

- I have not been programmed for a response

to this question. Try another.

- How do I get past the loyalty scan?

How can I get the information

if I can't even get in the building?

If I get caught...

- You must take Memory Block when you're on the job.

Your dose has been increased for your safety.

The gel will counteract the drug's effects

on your days away from work.

- How can I get information when my memory is blocked!

It's time to make a difference, Carl.

Go make a difference.

- I wonder what would really happen if a person

stops taking these.

- What?

- If a person stopped taking these,

would they really act strange?

- Why, do you know someone who...

- No. I was just wondering.

It must be addictive.

Do you think someone would really

be as dangerous as they say?

- A person would go through withdrawal.

Why would anybody want to do that?

- I can't think of a reason.

It's just...

Do you really think it would be as bad as they say?

- I don't know, Wendy.

A person would probably remember some pretty nasty things.

I gotta go.

- Carl...

- [Carl] I'll see you this afternoon.

(pills rattling, water running)

(knocking)

Please. It's important.

I'm here to help.

You may not remember this, but...

This is yours.

Believe me. I was here, twice.

I confiscated two of these messages.

- Those of you who receive this message will likely

have already given birth to two or three children.

Upon birth your children were stolen by your government.

This is the worst of tyrannies:

the forced dissolution of the family unit.

Why have you allowed this?

Because your government drugs you

in order to keep you compliant.

You need not and should not allow this to continue.

Across the mountains is freedom.

Stop taking the drugs. Liberate your children

and find a way through the mountain passes.

Others have done it. You can too.

We're waiting to welcome you.

- Why are you telling us this?

Why did you bring this here?

- I want to help.

- Why should you help us?

- I can't find them for you.

- So you can put us in prison.

- Let's hear what he has to say.

(clicks)

- Here goes.

Morning. - [Wendy] Good morning.

- Mm. They smell good.

- That smell. What does it remind you of?

- Cinnamon buns.

- No, really. What does it remind you of?

- Cinnamon buns. (laughs)

What does it remind you of?

- You know, when we first met we had cinnamon buns.

- Did we? Huh, I forgot.

One thing I do remember though,

I love cinnamon buns.

See you tonight.

Good morning, Simmons.

- Good morning, sir.

- Ready for another crazy week, Simmons?

(scanner rapidly beeping) - I am if you are, sir.

- Then you're good to go, Simmons.

- Thank you, sir.

- (groans) I forgot about this one.

- What you doing?

- Just following up on last week's case.

- Kid's info? Is that the normal protocol?

- Yeah, I think so.

(groans) This extra dose is fogging my brain.

I think it helps us understand

what their next move might be.

- Well, looks like we're gonna have a quiet week this week.

What's your personal best?

- My personal best?

It's my smile.

Actually, it's this dimple right here.

- I meant at the 5k.

- Oh. Does it matter?

- If I want to be the best, it does.

- Probably about five seconds shorter than yours, Andrew.

- Five seconds.

I'll be at the track.

(liquid splashing)

If you need me.

(clicks)

- Bill 27, which will reduce

the number of children each woman contributes,

goes to the first reading on the hill today.

It is anticipated that the bill will pass

without much opposition.

For the first time in two years,

the price of gold has dropped below $50,000 an ounce.

This was in speculation that--

- Carl, would you like a cinnamon bun?

- Those look good. Where did you get these?

- I made them a couple days ago.

- Why didn't you let me have any?

- Your meds are pretty high right now, aren't they?

- I suppose you're going to tell me

I already had one of these.

(sighs)

What's an experience worth if you can't remember it?

You have a good day, Wendy. I'll see you tonight.

- You too.

(clicks twice)

(ethereal music)

- Welcome back, Carl.

I trust that you are following the light that was given you,

and you've begun to make a difference.

This is my last visit, Carl.

As you've likely surmised,

the gel you've been given is a programmable gel

that communicates directly through the nervous system.

Future messages to yourself and others must be made by you.

- How do--

- Think. Who gave you the gel in the first place?

He will help you program future messages.

He will also give you a program

in which you can continue to view the book.

Now it's up to you, Carl.

It's your turn to make a difference.

- Don't go. Who are you?

- I'll meet you on the other side. We'll talk then.

- Wait! Who are you?

Do you remember the other day when we had cinnamon buns?

- Yes.

- Are there any left?

- Last two. Do you want some cinnamon tea with that?

- Cinnamon tea. Kind of like...

- Kind of like what?

- I don't remember. Something.

- The tea reminds you of something?

- No. Nothing.

- The other day, you were asking what it would be like

if someone went off Memrelieve.

- I was? Silly thought.

- You don't remember?

- No.

- Neither do I.

- You don't?

- I mean, I don't remember it very well.

I wondered if you remember.

- Not really.

- These were especially good when they

came out of the oven last week.

- Last week?

You remember me making them?

- How could a guy forget that?

- Mm. Memrelieve?

- Right. Right, I forgot.

- (laughs) You forgot, about Memrelieve.

- It's kind of ironic, isn't it?

You seem to remember things.

- Like what?

- Like the first time we had cinnamon buns.

- You remember that?

- I remember that you remembered.

I wonder how you remembered.

I'm starting to remember things too.

- You are?

- But, not every day.

- Not every day?

- Look, it's complicated.

There are days when I remember better than others.

- Like today?

- Like today.

You seem to remember pretty well every day.

- I guess I do.

- Why is that, Wendy?

- Why do you remember some days, Carl?

- Probably the same reason you do.

- Some days I forget.

- Forget?

- I forget to take my stuff.

- I've stopped taking my pills too.

- You have?

- But only on weekends.

It's complicated.

(plane flying overhead)

- Do you hear that plane?

What does it remind you of?

When we went down south for training. Do you remember that?

- Yeah. It was warm down there.

- And that bird. When I was little, I had a pet bird.

- You had a pet?

- Well, it's not really a pet.

I'd save crumbs from my lunch,

and every day the same bird would come and eat my crumbs.

I eventually got it to land in my hand.

- We had a deer kind of like that.

- I'm just picturing a deer landing on your hands.

- It was a very small deer with tiny wings.

We'd feed it meat sometimes.

It would come around sometimes when my dad ws chopping wood.

- The feel of the air today,

that bitey breeze with the warmth of the sunshine.

It makes me think of our first days together.

We used to go for walks like this

while we got to know each other.

- Those were awkward days.

It was pretty scary waiting for Eugenics

to give us our match.

I was so happy when I first saw you.

- You were?

- I'd lay awake at night thinking about all the ugly women

they might match me with.

And then I saw your pretty face.

- I have to admit... (train horn blowing, bell ringing)

- Admit what?

- What does that remind you of?

- Admit what, Wendy?

- The first time I rode a train I was 15.

- I think you need to finish that thought.

- About trains?

- About me.

- I have to admit, I was relieved too.

- When was the first time you rode a train?

- I really don't remember.

- Sometimes my head feels so full of memories

I think it's gonna explode.

- Is that a good thing?

- It's a very good thing.

(tense music)

(peaceful music)

- Can you feel it?

- Where?

- Here.

- Hello baby. Can you hear me?

- No, not yet! Not yet!

- It's easier this way.

- No. No.

(pressurized air sprays)

- You should be proud, Ms. Jones.

You've done a service for your country.

It's time to go.

- Miss, are you all right?

- [Wendy] I'm fine.

- You don't look fine.

Here, take these.

- [Wendy] I have some at home.

- You look like you need them now, deary.

- Wendy?

Wendy, what's wrong?

- Nothing.

- Wendy...

- Not all memories are happy ones, Carl.

How many did they take from us?

- How many...

- How many babies have they taken?

- I don't know. Two, I think.

- Think?

Carl, it's important.

I think this is number three.

- Number three? You're...

- Only 11 weeks.

Carl, I'm afraid they're gonna

take this one before it's time.

- What are you talking about?

- Haven't you been listening to the news?

They're talking about reducing the quota to two.

- It's still being debated, Wendy. Nothing's been decided.

- And if it passes?

- They'll provide sterilization after the second child,

instead of the third.

No. No, they wouldn't do that.

There'd be a grandfather clause

for those carrying their third.

- Carl.

- Mommy. Daddy. Daddy, Mommy.

- Emily, what's wrong?

Ms. Monks! Ms. Monks!

- Mommy. Daddy.

- What is the matter, child?

Nobody has a mommy or a daddy, child.

- I want my mommy.

- Stop crying.

- I saw them.

- Saw who?

- My mommy and daddy.

- Where?

- Inside my eyes.

- Oh, that was just a dream, child.

Now lay down, go back to sleep.

Stop crying, and no more nonsense.

(door closing)

- Don't do that. You just about scared me to death.

What did they look like?

- The government announced

Memrelieve compliance numbers yesterday.

It seems the compliance rate is over 98%,

a marginal increase since last month.

A government spokesman says

they hope they can raise the rate even higher

through educational campaigns and stricter enforcement.

With the passage of Bill 27

comes the question of post-birth abortion.

Opponents say that while third child newborns

will put a strain on our economy,

they will benefit the economy in the long term.

Supporters say that child numbers are swelling too quickly

and population controls need to be more rigorously enforced.

Debate will begin in committee today.

- In a news conference this morning

Mayor Pollock recalled the demographic recession

and reminded us how much better off we are today

due to the decisive actions of the federal government.

- You were the one in my dreams.

- Yes. I gave your messages from your mom and dad.

It's time for you to meet them.

- Emily, where are you going?

- To see my mom and dad.

- I don't think you're supposed to do that.

- It's what's best for her.

- I should tell.

- No Helen, please don't.

- We have to go.

- Emily, this is your sister, Elizabeth.

You have the same mother and father.

You're in the same family.

Once you're outside you'll have to hurry.

Your parents are waiting for you in the park.

(beeping)

Now go. Quick.

- Have a good day, sir.

- I'll do my best, Simmons, but that may not be possible.

- I'm sorry to hear that, sir.

- We've got trouble, captain.

There we another abduction last night.

- Abduction? Where?

- Facility D.

There's really not much to go on.

They just disappeared.

- They?

- A pair of siblings.

- That's rather suspicious.

How would anybody know that they're siblings?

I wonder...

Just as I thought. The couple we busted last week.

- But how would they get information about

who their children were?

- And access to the facility.

- Was there no evidence at all?

- Just some tracks in the park.

- Robertson, send a team to the parents' house.

Jackson, find out who has accessed

this information recently.

And get me information on every family

we've busted in the last two months.

I want names and locations of each of their children.

Let's go.

- Surely you must have seen something.

What were you doing last night?

- I already told you.

I was working at the station and I saw nothing.

She was in bed one minute and gone the next.

- Is there anyone else who may have seen something?

- Just the child.

- Child? Which child?

- The girl in the next bed.

But she says she didn't see anything.

- Did she take her dose this morning?

- Children don't take Memory Block, Andrew.

It interferes with their schooling.

- Of course.

- Can we speak with her?

- She is waiting outside.

- Bring her in.

(claps twice)

What did you see last night?

- It's okay. You can trust us.

We just want to help her find her way home.

- I was sleeping.

- And you saw nothing?

- [Andrew] You must have seen something.

- It's okay.

If you didn't see anything, you didn't see anything.

Young lady, if you remember anything,

you can ask Ms. Monks to give us a call. Right?

(clicks)

(heroic music)

- What do you want?

- Remember, Carl.

- Remember what?

- Yes. It's me.

I'm you. Your memory.

Go make a difference, Carl.

(moves into dramatic music)

(moves into ominous music)

(spoon clicking)

- Careful, Carl.

- This has to be done.

- Why?

(clicks)

- Every day I do this I get information

that frees more families.

- When does it get to be our turn?

Carl, it's getting dangerous.

- Soon, Wendy. Soon.

- I think it needs to be today.

- No. We don't have the information in place yet.

Just give me a few more days.

- Carl, I'm worried.

- Just a couple more days. Trust me.

You have a good day, Wendy.

I'll see you tonight.

- The amendment to Bill 27

is expected to pass by a wide margin today.

27b will require sterilization for those

currently carrying third child pregnancies.

The amendment was hotly debated on the hill last week.

Once passed, it will become effective immediately.

- Report.

- We have another round of child abductions

and disappearances this weekend.

It appears that this same perp is involved each time.

It's like he's some kind of super man

who can read our minds.

- Where were you men, Robertson?

- What are you implying Jackson?

With the new sterilization deployments,

we're spread too thin.

We can't be everywhere at once.

And he always seems to know where we're not.

We need to train more enforcers.

At least the temporary reallocation of industrial workers.

- We can't afford an investigative analysis

of this department at this point.

Not until we catch this perp.

- What do you expect me to do?

I place my men where you say, and what happens next?

There's an abduction at another facility.

Perhaps the fault lies elsewhere.

If you don't win in the trenches, you don't win. Period.

We need to change our strategy.

- What are you saying?

- We're putting a hold on dosing.

We'll take all suspects into custody for questioning,

memory intact.

We need to step up and enact extra procedures.

- This entire situation already looks bad for everyone.

Removing productive members from our society

will only prompt an investigation.

- The procedures will only be temporary,

just until we gain the information we need to end this.

After that we'll go back to regular procedures.

Everyone has their Achilles heel, general.

We just need to find it.

(device chimes)

(somber music)

(music swells)

(door opens forcefully)

- Stay right where you are.

- It's locked.

There's evidence to suggest it's the same suspect, sir.

- Have someone crack this password.

Take her to the base for questioning.

- Sir, this is Captain Onoway's house, sir.

- The bureau is not pleased, lieutenant.

Security at our facilities has been lacking.

- We are working on it, sir.

- That's not good enough, lieutenant.

Did you get the information?

- Not yet, sir.

- Perhaps you don't understand the

gravity of the situation, lieutenant.

- I do, sir.

- The bureau does not condone incompetence.

From now on your are to report directly to me.

You will inform me of anything that seems suspicious.

- Yes, sir.

- Lieutenant.

Disloyalty will not be tolerated.

- Sir, I'm sorry about your wife.

- Why haven't you turned this place upside down yet?

- I didn't think it was appropriate, sir.

We're conducting a superficial analysis--

- If this guy has been in my house

I want to know everything!

Don't spare my pride in making this search thorough.

Rip the walls off if you have to!

- If I may, sir...

- What is it, Robertson?

- Your wife is scheduled for sterilization this evening

at 20:30.

- Thank you, Robertson.

(tense music)

- Robertson.

- [Robertson] Sir.

- How many men do you have?

- Six.

- That'll be enough.

Call Lieutenant Turner in to continue the investigation.

You and your men are with me.

- Sir?

- There's a child abduction in progress. Let's go!

- What are we looking for?

- Anything Captain Onoway would not have known about.

(device humming)

(pills rattling)

- Sir?

Sir!

Are you all right?

- We have him. Get me the bureau now.

- Robertson. Take them into custody.

(radio chatter, indistinct)

Robertson!

- We're receiving orders, sir.

- Robertson, what did they say?

- Captain, you're being detained by the bureau

for sedition, conspiring against--

(blows landing)

(electricity buzzing)

(gunshots)

(gunshots)

(electricity buzzing)

(dramatic music)

(electricity buzzing)

- Who is this? What do you think you're doing?

- [Andrew] Relax, Carl.

Just work with us and everything will be okay.

- Andrew? What's going on.

- Listen, Carl, just give yourself up

and I'm sure we can work this out.

- Now you listen to me--

- Carl, you're the one.

It's okay. You didn't know what you were doing.

We can work through this.

- You're mad!

- [Andrew] Stop running, Carl.

You can't escape.

(groans)

Carl. Carl!

- Code 404. Subjects have evaded custody.

Requesting immediate backup.

- Let them know that we are on our way. Let's go.

(engine revving)

- I'm gonna need an extra dose when I get home.

(blow landing, electricity buzzing)

- Where is it?

(mumbling) this guy set me up as himself!

- Yes, it's me. I am you.

(inaudible)

- Take him away.

- Go make a difference, Carl.

- Welcome back, Carl.

(door unlocking)

(taps on glass) - Get back.

(beep, buzzing)

Sit down.

(door hinges squeaking)

(door closing)

(beep, buzzing)

(tense music)

(beep, buzzing) Stay there.

- Sweet dreams.

(beeps)

- [Man] Johnson, report to corridor three.

- I'm on my way.

(beeping, door unlocking)

(alarm blaring)

- We don't have much time.

(beeping, door unlocking)

- Carl...

I could have used those.

- It's just Memory Block, Wendy,

nothing you haven't given to yourself before.

It's clear.

The entrance.

Boiler room. (taps)

- He's not down here. I was just here.

- This is where they keep his wife. It only makes sense.

- I'm telling you, he wasn't here. We're wasting time.

- Look, security is set to watch for him at every exit.

It doesn't matter which way he goes,

he's not getting out of here.

- Then how did he get past you?

The woman is gone too!

- I told you they went this way.

- Excuse me, sir.

I can't find the restroom.

(pressured air sprays)

Is it this way or that way? I can't remember.

(gunshot)

(gunshot, electricity surging)

(beeps)

- Really don't need all of these.

- Who are you?

- The Sandman. (pressurized air sprays)

(beep, short buzz)

- [Guard 1] I told you they went this way.

- [Guard 2] Man down. Man down!

- I told you they went this way.

(pressurized air sprays)

(pressurized air sprays)

- Not bad for a pregnant lady.

Are you still...

- It's okay. He's still safe.

- He.

- I don't know for sure. Call it intuition.

- You wondered when it would be our turn to get away.

Looks like this is it.

The only problem is, we don't have a plan.

- We don't.

- With everyone else

we used the gel to give the kids a plan.

We don't have that advantage.

They do know us though. I managed to get that much to them.

And I know where they are.

We'll just have to ad lib.

Hopefully, once we get inside,

the kids will recognize us and...

- We ad lib. Okay.

Let's go.

- Sir, Captain Onoway and his wife have escaped custody.

- Both of them?

Check their children's information.

I'm betting they're gonna go for their kids next.

This is a home computer, sir.

It won't allow us to check classified information.

(first slams)

- Get Jackson to do the search.

(phone vibrating)

Yeah. Turner.

- Report, Lieutenant.

- He got away, sir.

- Your incompetence has been noted.

- We'll get him again soon, sir.

- You are to shoot to kill, lieutenant.

- I'm sure a higher dose would...

- Lieutenant, you are to shoot to kill.

- This was a lot easier when I had my secret identity.

- Secret identity? Are you a superhero or something?

- Does a janitor count?

Thanks! I...

I got an idea.

Wait for a signal. - [Wendy] Carl.

(taps)

- Evening, Conrad.

- I seem to have lost my pass.

I wonder if I might have left it in the caretaker's office.

Thanks. I'd be in a world of trouble if I lose it.

- Just be quick.

(pressurized air spraying)

- The children are in Facility D.

Helen, seven years old, and Philip, 12 years old.

- Get Robertson's team over there stat, then keep searching.

There's got to be something here.

- Hi Daddy. Is it my turn?

- Yes honey, it's your turn.

- Hi mommy.

- Hi sweetie.

- We have to find your brother.

- [Helen] My brother?

- His name is Philip.

(beeping)

- [Man] All staff, we have a code red.

Initiate lockdown procedure.

(doors closing, sealing)

- Lockdown. That guard must have come to.

Wait here.

What's a code red?

- It means we have an intruder.

- Should we be worried?

- I don't know. This has never happened before.

- Well I can check the rooms in this hallway if you'd like.

- Oh. That would be nice.

- Oh, um, my key's downstairs.

- (sighs) Here's a master.

Bring it back when you're done.

- Hopefully the intruder hasn't had a chance

to come this far yet.

- [Woman] I'm glad you're here.

- Sir?

- What'd you find?

- I'm not sure, sir.

It looks like Captain Onoway's notes.

- Ancient sayings.

What's this?

- It appears to be a map, sir.

- Yeah, hand drawn.

Do you recognize it?

- I'm not sure, sir.

- Dad? (shushes)

You have to come with me, Philip. Quickly.

- Is this a dream?

- No, this is real, son.

This is real.

We have to go.

- [Man] Search upstairs.

You check out this door. The rest, this way.

(beeps)

(buzzes, door unlocks)

- You! Let us into these rooms.

(mumbling)

(buzzes, door opens)

- Do you see anything?

- [Girl] Miss, miss! Miss! - [Robertson] Shh, it's okay.

(children screaming)

Stop screaming.

Stop crying!

Stop.

- What are you doing scaring all these children?

- I wasn't!

(obscured by screaming).

You should be ashamed of yourselves.

- Don't scream. (child screams)

(children screaming)

- Defenseless little things, sleeping peacefully

and you come crashing in here...

If a child has your face in their bed

where else are they going to feel safe?

- Sorry.

- (obscured by screaming)

- Robertson.

- Robertson here. (children screaming)

- What's going on down there?

- Everything's under control, sir.

- I can hear that.

Look, stop fooling around and get down to Ravine Road.

We'll meet you there.

- Gladly, sir.

- Sir, we have nothing to work with here.

- Have your team spread out down that way.

- Unit one, take the north slope.

Unit two, take the east slope.

- They're moving away.

- We won't be safe until we're out of this valley.

- Robertson, I have the suspects. Report.

Don't make me do this, Carl.

- Andrew, I'd like you to meet my family.

- We don't have families, Carl. You know that.

- You know better, Andrew.

Where do you think these kids come from?

- You should know the law better than all of us, Carl.

Let me give you a dose and everything will be fine.

- [Robertson] Lieutenant, where are you?

- You don't have to tell them, Andrew.

- I'm not here to negotiate, Carl.

- Of course not.

You don't have to do this.

- Carl, I have my orders.

This gun is not on stun.

- You don't have to be one of them any more.

- Carl, please.

- You have a family too, Andrew.

- Let me give you a dose and everything will be fine.

Yesterday you were helping me catch child abductors

and now it turns out that you're the mastermind?

- [Robertson] I have teams ready to move. Where are you?

- What about my kids, Andrew?

They'll never know their family!

- They're not supposed to, Carl.

- He'll return the hearts of their fathers to the children,

and the hearts of their children to their fathers.

- Who will? What are you talking about?

- [Robertson] Sir, we need your location, stat.

- Tell the kids to walk away and I can give you a dose.

- Wendy, take the children and go.

- But Carl...

- Wendy.

- [Robertson] Sir, are you all right?

- Situation is under control. Wait for my orders.

Don't make me squeeze this trigger, Carl.

- Do what you have to do?

- Stop. Carl!

(gunshot, sparking)

- [Robertson] Sir, we hear you and are on our way.

(sobbing)

- Call the medical team to confirm deaths

and dispose of the body.

- Yes sir.

(mechanical humming)

(breathing)

- Are you sure that was just stun?

- We talked about this.

It has to be more advanced than the standard

stun setting to be convincing.

- I'm convinced.

Are you sure I'm alive?

(device beeping)

- These instruments say so.

But sometimes anecdotal evidence is more compelling.

- Like death warmed over.

- Oh, you are right. You're dead.

Your death certificate is right here.

Gentlemen please incinerate this body

and have the official documents on my desk in the morning.

- Yes, sir.

- Thanks, doc. For everything.

I hope to see you soon.

- It won't be my turn for a while; I have work to do.

- Don't wait too long.

(hopeful music)

(triumphant music)

- Andrew, you need to remember.

(determined music)