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Gunfire, explosions

Sammy...

Pearce. Private s pearce.

You should have left us alone.

We were causing no harm.

We just wanted what was owed to us, that's all.

Pearce, come on!

You asked me once, remember?

You asked me to sit and talk with you.

Well, I've sat and I've talked.

On my terms for a change and not yours.

It's gonna be a favourable winter.

It'll slip into spring like they was one and the same.

And then it'll be eastertide.

Anyway, you'll be leaving us soon.

You've got no choice.

'All irregularities will be handled

'by the forces controlling each dimension.

'Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life.

'Medium atomic weights are available.

'Gold, lead, copper,

'jet, diamond, radium,

'sapphire, silver and steel.

'Sapphire and steel have been assigned.'

Everything's all right, isn't it?

It is now, yes.

It is now.

Eerie pulsing

Steel?

Yes, me.

No!

Stay there.

All right.

It's early morning.

It's dawn.

I know, I just realised. Why is it dawn?

Well, how should I know why?

What is it?

Look, steel, I've just woken up, I've been having terrible dreams...

I had a few bad dreams myself. In one of them, you attacked me...

With a bunch of flowers.

Give me your hands.

'We brought you here after the seance.

'Tully and I brought you to this room.

'Is that right?'

'sapphire?

'Sapphire, do you hear me?'

'can you hear me?

'You can't hear me, can you?'

of course I can hear you.

We've got work to do.

There are some things I must remember.

Stab me.

I remember... I remember the girl with the flowers! It wasn't me.

An illusion? Not quite.

It was an image. A projected image.

Created by pearce?

Created through pearce, created by the darkness.

Even though you didn't see the darkness.

I didn't need to, I was aware of it.

♪ La, la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la picking up gold and silver... ♪

I remember wooden desks... And inkwells.

A school, an old school?

Eleanor.

Who?

Ah, you don't remember her? No.

That's probably because she wasn't created by the darkness.

She was invited to take part in the seance.

Children chatter

well, you have been busy in my absence.

'Eleanor! Look...'

I do remember a flower.

What kind of flower?

Pearce: 'That's a pasqueflower.'

a wild flower.

Its petals are a kind of purple.

'Well, they're rare.'

it's very beautiful.

I think it's very rare, but I don't know why I remember it.

'Come next eastertide, I'll pick that pasqueflower.'

men sing: ♪ ..To light your fag smile... ♪

gunfire, groaning

'I'll know!'

I did visit your grave!

She sobs

they suffered! Why did they have to suffer so much?

They told you?

No. No, I sensed it. What's the solution?

What? The answer to their problems.

What it is the darkness has promised, did you sense that?

That was kept from me. But you know they were waiting.

Yes. What for? For more of their kind.

Then what? I don't know.

Were they optimistic? Yes.

But you don't know where they were going? No.

But they were definitely going somewhere?

The darkness promised them that. Why is it morning?

I'm sorry, but you see I also fell asleep...

..And I don't sleep.

Right here.

When I awoke, there was a cobweb across the doorway. Here.

It wasn't on me, it was on the doorway.

Here, analyse that.

I don't have to.

How long was I asleep?

A few hours. Why?

There's a new layer of dust in the waiting room,

on the furniture and on the floor.

This room is the same.

I can't see anything.

No, but I can.

Is it a natural formation of dust?

Yes. The particles are stratified.

As an analyst, that means it wasn't just dumped here in one go.

It is a natural formation of dust.

And how long would it take,

this amount of dust to settle naturally?

Chronologically, with this degree of stratification...

..About 12 days.

And you've been asleep for a few hours and I...

For only one. Yes.

And all of a suddenly it's morning, early morning.

That's right. It can't happen.

It has happened.

We'll see.

You say we're 12 days adrift. Approximately, yes.

Tully's sandwiches.

They were a bit stale but they were well wrapped and perfectly edible.

I saw Tully eating one just before the seance and these are...

Slam echoes eerily

Maybe it's another image? Not this time.

Why not? The darkness is good at images.

You just admitted that. Yes.

There's another image you missed when you were asleep.

A barbed wire entanglement. I ran right into it.

Where's the barbed wire now? It's gone, of course.

But the cobweb hasn't.

It's still there.

Did you receive any cuts from the wire?

How could I? It wasn't... It wasn't what?

It wasn't real.

This dust is.

When I woke up, there was no dust on my clothes

and you said the cobweb hadn't touched you while you were asleep,

therefore those things were not placed in our time,

we've been deliberately placed in theirs.

You mean we've been shunted forward in time? Yes!

And there's something else - they're not here any more.

Pearce and the others, they've gone.

Perfect. They have gone.

Ever since I've woken up, I've realised that.

The atmosphere has gone, all of it. The malevolence, the after-images.

There's nothing like that any more.

Even the darkness has gone.

This place is free now.

Free. 12 days ahead. What happened in between?

Well, how should I know that? Your subconscious!

My subconscious will have missed 12 days as well.

If this is true, then you know what could have happened?

Yes? While we've been shunted to one side, 12 days to one side,

the darkness could have kept its promise

to pearce... To pearce and the others.

It could have, yes.

But what has it done with Tully?

Tully?

Yeah, where is Tully?

I left him with you. I told him to look after you.

I've been asleep, remember? Tully!

Tully?

Tully?

We've been moved forward 12 days in time,

Tully's been left behind. We're being manipulated.

Tully could have been moved forward with us,

he could just be hiding. Why would he do that?

I don't know. Well, let's find some proof.

Tully!

Tully: 'Will you ever forgive me?'

'here, I'm here.'

'Thank god you're safe.'

'that's all I want to say before I go, just thank god you're safe.'

Tully!

'Oh, no accusations, please. I apologise here and now.'

distorting whooshing

'when I realised the darkness must have swallowed you up...'

when you what?

'The darkness, it must have swallowed you up,

'it was everywhere.'

'you're not injured?'

no.

'Thank god for that.'

you saw me?

'What?'

saw me on the wire.

'More or less, yes.'

there's your proof.

Oh, my dear girl...

I abandoned you.

But I had to, you see.

Anyway, I was going for help. I intended to send back help.

You will forgive me, won't you? Where were you?

I intended to send back help as quickly as possible.

When you "abandoned" sapphire, as you put it, where did you go?

I-I-I...

I looked for you and then I came up here.

Then what?

Did the darkness swallow you up as well?

I've no idea, I fell asleep.

Sound asleep.

You fell asleep?

Yes.

I-I saw the ghost of that poor airman down there

and then I saw the ghost of the young soldier up there.

I crossed the bridge and...

I fell asleep. I slept like a log.

I slept for hours.

I must have done, I mean, it's dawn, it's almost daylight.

And now you're leaving?

But it's simply that my work here is done.

Who decided that?

I did.

Nothing decided it for you?

If you mean have I been frightened a little?

Well, I don't mind admitting I have been frightened somewhat,

that's why I have to leave.

Mr Tully. Yes?

Take a look at your sandwiches, mr Tully.

Slam echoes

if you leave now...

I'm not concerned about a few sandwiches.

Mr Tully, if you leave... I am concerned about having to leave

when there's so much more to learn.

But that's the way it must be, I'm afraid.

Naturally, I'm thankful for the things I've witnessed here,

the opportunity to see the spirits of the dead,

even speak to some of them.

But I'm sorry I have to deny myself the chance

of talking to the others... What others?

..Before they'd even had time to express their troubles to me.

I said, what others?

Well, the new ones, of course.

You haven't seen them?

No, I haven't seen them.

Tell me about them.

Well, they arrived. When?

Just before I fell asleep last night.

It wasn't last night, mr Tully.

It was 12 days ago.

What? It was 12 days ago.

Where did you see them?

On the platform, waiting. How many "new arrivals"?

Oh, I don't know. Nine or ten, something like that.

Anyway, I have to go...

Distorted whooshing

please let me go.

I... I have to leave.

Why?

Well, I've explained, my work here is done.

It isn't. You've just complained about missed opportunities.

Yes, but when I say that... Tell me.

I don't necessarily mean... Tell me!

Why are you leaving?

Because I...

I made a promise.

A promise? Yes.

To whom? To it.

To the darkness? Yes.

To the darkness that brought the ghosts here?

That's supposed to have swallowed me up, swallowed sapphire up?

You're both all right...

But you didn't know that at the time, did you?

I told you I was going to get help. You made a promise, did you?

To the darkness that plays games with people's minds,

that plays games with time. Well, I'm a man of my word.

You're a what?! All right, then!

They gave me my freedom when I asked them for my...

You pleaded for it! Yes, if you like,

pleaded for it and they gave it to me.

They gave it to me last... Last night.

Why are you still here, mr Tully?

What?

If it wanted you to leave, why did it make you sleep?

I don't know.

Eerie pulse

he gasps

please...

I'm so frightened.

I didn't think I'd ever be this frightened after so many years

of observing, but I am...

I'm scared silly!

I mean, the way I deserted the pair of you...

Sit down. I did, I deserted you,

but... but it... it frightened me, you see.

Even my prayers didn't seem to work.

Mr Tully... Yes?

It's gone.

What? The darkness.

It's not here any more.

And the ghosts of those poor lads?

They've also gone.

In peace, do you think?

We hope so.

'You want him to stay...'

'don't you?'

because they deserve peace, you know, those poor lads.

With all their problems, their bad luck...

It isn't fair. What isn't fair?

Well, there... there they are, looking for peace after death

after such short lives and...

..Here am I, hoping for peace in my old age.

'Sapphire.'

that's all I...

That's all I want.

Well?

The darkness hasn't really gone, has it?

As far as we're concerned, yes.

But it's playing games with time.

It's using time against us, isn't it?

Yes. Therefore, in its own way, it must be around here somewhere.

I suppose so. Good.

I can't do that, steel. Can't do what?

I can't take time back 12 days. I don't want you to.

I want "it" to take us back.

Can you make contact with it? Dulcimer resonates

contact the darkness? Yes.

Possibly, if I tried. Then try.

Look, it's hardly likely to... Co-operate? I think it will.

I want to make a deal with the darkness.

You want me to negotiate the deal? No, I'll do that,

after it's taken us back.

Just the two of us?

Yes.

And mr Tully. Dulcimer resonates

It may not give us a second chance, steel.

There's real no guarantee it's given us a first one yet.

No.

Who says we're safe, here in storage?

So let's make that deal.

Find it, sapphire.

Find the darkness.

Dulcimer playing

What is it? Tully.

Wait for me.

Sapphire asked you to rest.

She did, yes. Well, then sit down and rest.

It's for your own good, mr Tully.

What is?

You've been frightened, you said so yourself.

Yes.

Well, then, you should sit down and rest.

Calm yourself.

All right.

That's better.

How old are you? 53?

52. 52? Ah, well, well.

All the more reason to take care of yourself.

You'd rather I didn't leave, then?

Go home?

Not because of the promise I made.

I realise that was wrong.

It was as bad as making a promise to the devil.

And that would never do. No.

I-I... I didn't want to leave

just because I was frightened, it's just that I...

I don't feel I'm of any use here.

My faith has... has taken a knock, you see.

Well, we'd rather you stayed.

Hmm? We need you.

Really? I need you.

You?

I never thought i'd... Ever hear that kind of admission.

You needing me!

All right, I was... I was wrong about you.

Well, that's easy enough to... You just sit there and relax.

Sapphire and I, er... Have things to discuss.

What things?

Private things.

Ah.

By the way, mr Tully...

Do you have a family? A family?

At home. No, I live alone except for my cat.

I have a cat.

Nelson. Nelson?

He's only got one eye, you see.

Oh. Yes, but don't worry,

my neighbour always feeds him if I'm not there.

Oh. Good.

Now, quickly.

What's Tully doing?

Relaxing.

This deal you want me to make. Now, sapphire.

What exactly is it? I can't tell you, not yet.

But if I'm to make contact with the darkness...

That's all I want you to do, make contact with it.

All right.

But if I do make contact with it... It may decide to come back.

It can't come back, it can only come forward... yes.

It may well decide it wants to do its bargaining from here.

From this room? Well, from somewhere here!

You could be face to face with it, steel, do you realise that?

Yes!

All right.

But watch for it.

I may not be able to help you.

Please be careful.

'We wish to talk with you.

'We have something to say to you.

'Something important.

'Something important.

'Very important.'

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