Original subtitles

YOU KNOW

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

BRINGING MEREDITH HOME

MAY HAVE BEEN PREMATURE,

IT'S OVER, DON,

YOU KNOW IT, I KNOW IT,

ONCOLOGY KNOWS IT,

SHE HASN'T RESPONDED

TO TREATMENT IN WEEKS,

THE MELANOMA IS

WAY TOO ADVANCED,

HER LYMPH SYSTEM IS RIDDLED,

HER WHOLE BODY IS UNDER ATTACK,

YOU'RE NOT THINKING

OF INTERVENING,

SHE'S MY WIFE,

SHE DESERVES WHATEVER

DIGNITY I CAN GIVE HER,

THANKS

FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, DON,

YOU KNOW, IF ONLY

THE REGRESSOR

WERE FURTHER ALONG,

MEREDITH

MIGHT HAVE BEEN

THE FIRST

TO BENEFIT FROM IT,

OF COURSE, WE BOTH

KNOW THE PRICE TO PAY

FOR STEPPING OUTSIDE

THE REGS,

NOAH, DAVENPORT

WOULD HAVE YOUR HEAD

ON A PLATTER,

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND,

I'D LIKE TO BE ALONE

WITH MY WIFE,

I'D BE LOST WITHOUT YOU, KID,

I GOT NO CHOICE,

I GOT TO DO THIS,

IF I'M RIGHT,

THIS MACHINE

IS GOING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE,

IF I'M WRONG, ,,

GOD FORGIVE ME,

INITIALIZE CELLULAR ANALYSIS,

( computer )

SCANNING AND INITIALIZING,

WARNING,

"PROBABILITY

OF SUCCESSFUL REGRESSION

AT 72%,"

"EXCEEDS

RISK PARAMETERS,"

WELL, I'LL TAKE THOSE ODDS,

OVERRIDE INITIALIZED,

( computer )

OVERRIDING,

AND, ,,EXECUTE,

REGRESSION SEQUENCE COMMENCING,

REGRESSION TARGET: 17 MONTHS,

PLEASE, ,,

LET HER LIVE,

LESIONS ARE SHRINKING,

MULTIPLE INDICATIONS

OF HYPO-REMISSION,

CELLULAR REGRESSION SUCCESSFUL,

DISENGAGE REGRESSION SEQUENCE,

NOAH?

HEY, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

FINE,

( sighing )

I'M SO GROGGY,

DID I OVERSLEEP?

IT'S AMAZING,

LOOK AT YOU,

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT'S ALL THIS EQUIPMENT?

IT'S THE PROTOTYPE

OF THE REGRESSOR,

I BROUGHT IT HOME,

REGRESSOR?

HAVE I EVER TOLD YOU

HOW MUCH I LOVED YOU?

WARNING, WARNING,

SUBJECT DESTABILIZING

WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S REVERSING,

WE'RE GETTING

CELLULAR BREAKDOWN,

GOD, LET IT BE TRANSIENT,

YOU'RE SCARING ME, STOP IT,

INITIALIZE REGRESSION SEQUENCE,

OH, MY SKIN!

WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?

HANG ON!

YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT,

INITIALIZE THE DAMN

REGRESSION SEQUENCE!

HELP ME,

MEREDITH!?

NOOOOO!

( Control Voice )

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG

WITH YOUR TELEVISION,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST

THE PICTURE,

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING

THE TRANSMISSION,

WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,

AND THE VERTICAL,

WE CAN DELUGE YOU

WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE

TO CRYSTAL CLARITY, ,,

AND BEYOND,

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION

CAN CONCEIVE,

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL

ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR,

( ♪ )

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE

THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM

THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO

THE OUTER LIMITS,

( Control Voice )

IT IS PERHAPS THE CENTRAL

PARADOX OF OUR EXISTENCE,

TO BE ALIVE IS

TO BE AWARE OF OUR MORTALITY,

LIFE IS BY DEFINITION

A TERMINAL DISEASE,

YOU NEVER THOUGHT

TO HIRE

PROFESSIONAL MOVERS?

WHY SHOULD I WHEN

I HAVE FRIENDS LIKE YOU?

YOU KNOW, NOT THAT

I HAVEN'T THOUGHT

ABOUT GETTING OUT

OF THE CITY MYSELF,

BUT DID YOU

HAVE TO COME THIS FAR?

TAKE A LOOK AROUND,

CLEAN AIR,

ZERO CRIME,

WHAT IS IT I'LL BE MISSING?

POKER WON'T BE

THE SAME WITHOUT YOU,

WHO ELSE FOLDS ACES UP?

WELL,

IT'S NOT

EXACTLY LIKE I HAD A CHOICE,

THE HOSPITAL CUT OFF

ALL FUNDING TO MY RESEARCH,

THE REVIEW BOARD

IS STILL THREATENING

TO PULL MY LICENSE,

HELL,

IF THE D, A, HADN'T BACKED OFF

ON THOSE MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES,

I MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN PRISON,

YOU DID WHAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE,

YEAH,

NOAH, ,,

MEREDITH WAS DYING LONG BEFORE

YOUR EXPERIMENTS EVER BEGAN,

IT WAS THE CANCER

THAT KILLED HER,

NOT YOU, NOT THE REGRESSOR,

THANKS FOR THE ABSOLUTION,

YOU'D HAVE MADE

A GREAT PRIEST,

LOOK, ALL

I'M SAYING IS THAT

JUST BECAUSE

THE REGRESSOR'S

BEEN MOTH-BALLED

DOESN'T MEAN THAT

YOU CAN'T APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE

TO OTHER RESEARCH,

THE TRUTH IS

I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU,

I'D HATE TO SEE YOU

SINK INTO THAT HOL

THAT YOU WERE IN,

I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU,

IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR,

YOU CAN'T GO ON

TORTURING YOURSELF,

IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON,

I'M HERE, AREN'T I?

TO DO WHAT?

THEY COULD USE A G, P,

I COULD MAKE HOUSE CALLS,

YOU'RE

50 MILES OUTSIDE THE CITY,

NOT 50 YEARS

BACK IN TIME,

SPEAKING OF TIME,

I GOT TO BE GETTING BACK,

LISTEN,

YOU NEED ANYTHING,

YOU GIVE ME A SHOUT,

HEY, JUST LOOK

FOR THE SMOKE SIGNALS,

( door opening and closing )

THIS IS FOR YOU, MEREDITH,

THIS IS FOR YOU,

HELLO THERE,

HELLO BACK,

NOAH PHILLIPS,

WELCOME TO

THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

I'M BARBARA MATHESON,

RUMOR IS YOU'RE A DOCTOR,

AH, GUILTY AS CHARGED,

IF I HAD WARNING

YOU WERE COMING,

WE WOULD HAVE CALLED OUT

THE WELCOME WAGON,

THE EQUIVALENT IN THE CITY

IS YOUR CAR DOESN'T GET

BROKEN INTO IN THE FIRST MONTH,

HARDCORE URBANITE, HUH?

NOT ANY MORE,

MADE THE BIG LEAP

TO THE COUNTRY,

NEED SOME PEACE AND QUIET,

YOU WON'T GET MUCH OF THAT

AROUND HERE,

NOT WITH

ALL THE ALIEN ABDUCTIONS,

OH,

OH!

THAT'S VERY GOOD...

I HAVEN'T HAD

A DECENT ABDUCTION

IN A LONG TIME,

IS IT JUST YOU,

OR DO YOU HAVE A FAMILY?

NO, NO, IT'S JUST ME,

WE'LL GIVE YOU A PARTY

SO YOU CAN MEET

SOME NEIGHBORS,

I'M NOT REALLY THE PARTY TYPE,

I'M NOT GOOD AT GIVING THEM,

I LIKE YOUR SALES PITCH,

IF YOU DON'T

WANT A PARTY,

HOW ABOUT I SURPRISE YOU?

WITH WHAT?

IF I TOLD YOU,

IT WOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE,

BARB, WHAT

ARE YOU UP TO?

COME ON OUT,

MEET OUR NEW NEIGHBOR,

DR, PHILLIPS, THIS

IS MY HUSBAND GREG,

( Greg )

DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING

SHE TELLS YOU,

THEY DON'T ROLL UP THE SIDEWALKS

UNTIL 9:00,

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW,

I THOUGHT

YOU WERE HELPING ME PACK,

I'LL GET SOME

THINGS TOGETHER,

EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR,

YEAH, SURE THING,

LIFE OF A TRAVELING SALESMAN,

NO SOONER

LAY YOUR BUTT IN THE SACK

THAN SOMEBODY STARTS

BLOWING REVEILLE,

THAT'S THE PRICE

OF BEING NUMERO UNO,

I CAN IMAGINE,

SEE YA, YEAH,

WELL,

THE NEW NEIGHBOR

SEEMS LIKE SUCH

A NICE YOUNG MAN,

TELL YOU WHAT,

OLD HANLEY,

A LOT OF THIS

CONSOLIDATION STRATEGY

I PUT TOGETHER

IS GOING

TO CHANGE IT

SOON BIG-TIME!

I CERTAINLY

HOPE SO,

THANKS FOR THE VOTE

OF CONFIDENCE,

I KNOW HOW ANXIOUS

YOU'VE BEEN

ABOUT THE NEW MAN

THEY BROUGHT IN,

HE'S

A SNOT-NOSED KID,

AH, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT,

YOU DON'T BUILD A COMPANY

AS BIG AS HANLEY'S

WITHOUT HAVING GREAT RESPECT

FOR EXPERIENCE,

BESIDES, ,,NO PIMPLE-FACED JERK'S

GOING TO DO ME

OUT OF MY PROMOTION,

HE'LL SING IN A HIGHER KEY

WHEN I GET THROUGH WITH HIM,

AH, THE COFFEE'S COLD,

OH, HERE, LET ME

GET YOU A FRESH CUP,

YES, SIREE,

I TELL YOU THAT'S GOOD,

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS,

BY DOCUMENTING THESE EXPERIMENTS

WITH THE MODIFIED REGRESSOR,

I HOPE TO PROVE TO THE WORLD

THAT ITS DREAM OF DISCOVERING

A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

CAN TRANSCEND MYTH, ,,

AND BECOME A REALITY,

OF COURSE I MAY ALSO

BE PROVIDING THE AUTHORITIES

WITH THE EVIDENCE THEY NEED

TO PROSECUTE ME

FOR WALKING AWAY WITH

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

WORTH OF HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT,

BUT, ,,WHAT THE HELL,

OKAY, GUYS, ,,

LET'S MAKE HISTORY,

( machine beeping and whirring )

RUN SELF-DIAGNOSTIC,

( computer )

SYSTEM CALIBRATING,

INITIALIZE REGRESSION SEQUENCE,

INITIALIZING,

AND, ,,

EXECUTE,

REGRESSION SEQUENCE COMMENCING,

CELLULAR REGRESSION SUCCESSFUL,

YES,

( knocking )

"WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

HOPE YOU LIKE HOMEMADE PIE,"

( Greg )

CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT! GEEZ!

YOU CALL THIS SHIRT IRONED?

LOOK AT THAT! LOOK AT THAT!

I BUST MY BUTT FOR YOU,

LEAST YOU COULD DO

IS FIX ME A DECENT SHIRT!

BEFORE YOU WORRY

ABOUT THE GODDAMN NEIGHBOR!

BARBARA, ARE

YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, I'M FINE,

ARE YOU SURE

EVERYTHING'S OKAY?

BUT OF COURSE,

WHY WOULDN'T IT BE?

WELL, IT'S JUST...

JUST, UM, I JUST CAME OVER

TO THANK YOU FOR THE PIE,

OH, DID YOU GET A CHANCE

TO TRY A PIECE?

NO, I'LL TRY SOME

WHEN I GET BACK,

ANYWAY, UM, ,,THANKS,

OH, IT'S MY PLEASURE,

WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO?

THE NEW NEIGHBOR,

( sighing )

I CATCH YOU

WHINING TO HIM,

THERE'S GOING TO BE HELL TO PAY,

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING,

I DON'T BELIEVE YA!

STOP THIS, PLEASE,

I'LL GIVE YOU

SOMETHING

TO WHINE ABOUT, YOU LITTLE...!

( hitting her )

NOW YOU SEE

WHAT YOU MADE ME DO?

ARE YOU HAPPY? ARE YOU HAPPY?!

DAMN,

THE SPECIMEN'S REGRESSED CELLS

HAVE ENTIRELY REVERSED,

RESULTS, ,,

DEVASTATINGLY LETHAL,

MORNING,

MORNING,

HOW WAS YOUR FIRST NIGHT

IN THE NEW HOUSE?

MUST BE THE COUNTRY AIR,

SLEPT LIKE A BABY,

HOW ABOUT YOU?

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

FINE...

JUST FIGHTING

THE NEVER-ENDING BATTLE

OF THE WEEDS,

ARE YOU SURE

YOU DON'T NEED SOME HELP?

OH, ,,NO, THANKS,

I'M, ,,

DONE GARDENING FOR TODAY,

NO, WAIT, WAIT, BARBARA, WAIT,

I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE

TO BUY FOOD,

I'M GOING INTO TOWN TODAY,

WOULD YOU COME WITH ME?

OH, ACTUALLY, I'VE LET

QUITE A FEW CHORES

BUILD UP,

IT'D BE NICE HAVING

SOMEONE SHOW ME AROUND,

SURE YOU WOULDN'T

WANT TO COME

FOR

A COUPLE OF HOURS?

COME ON, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WHAT DOES A GIRL

FROM RURAL FLORIDA END UP

DOING IN NEW YORK?

SINGING JAZZ

IN CABARETS,

GET OUT OF TOWN,

THAT'S EXACTLY

WHAT I DID,

BY POPULAR DEMAND,

JAZZ SINGER

IN NEW YORK,

THAT IS VERY COOL,

WELL, IF YOU CAN

FAKE IT THERE,

YOU CAN FAKE IT

ANYWHERE,

I BET YOU WERE

THE REAL THING,

HERE,

MY STAGE NAME

WAS BARBARA DUMONT,

I KEEP THAT PICTURE

TO REMIND MYSELF

OF THE POWER OF SELF-DECEPTION,

WOW,

SO WHAT HAPPENED?

MY CAREER WASN'T EXACTLY

LIGHTING UP THE GREAT WHITE WAY,

THEN I MET GREG,

HE SENT FLOWERS

TO MY DRESSING ROOM

FIVE NIGHTS IN A ROW

BEFORE HE

INTRODUCED HIMSELF,

HE WAS CHARMING,

AND I WAS EAGER

TO START A FAMILY,

DID YOU START

A FAMILY?

UNFORTUNATELY

GREG WASN'T ABLE

TO HAVE CHILDREN,

HIS JOB

TOOK HIM OUT WEST,

I GAVE UP THE MUSIC

TO BE WITH HIM,

YOU MISS IT?

WELL, I TRY NOT TO WALLOW

IN SELF-PITY,

TEMPTING AS THAT

MIGHT BE,

DON'T GET ME WRONG,

WHEN IT COMES

TO MAKING THE MOST

OF ALL I HAVE LEFT,

I SAY

DAMN THE TORPEDOES,

DO YOU WANT

TO TALK ABOUT IT?

THE BRUISE

ON YOUR FACE,

OH, I JUST

HAPPEN TO BE

THE WORLD'S

CLUMSIEST PERSON,

CLUMSIEST LIAR MAYBE,

THINGS HAVE

BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING

FOR MY HUSBAND LATELY,

HE'S AFRAID

OF LOSING A PROMOTION

TO A MUCH YOUNGER MAN,

YOU CAN'T MAKE EXCUSES FOR HIM,

I'VE SEEN HOW

THESE PATTERNS ESCALATE,

GREG IS ALL I HAVE

IN THIS WORLD,

MOST OF THE TIME,

HE STILL CARES,

IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN,

I WON'T SIT ON MY HANDS,

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I'D TALK TO HIM

OR REPORT HIM,

I DON'T KNOW,

I'M SORRY,

I DON'T MEAN TO

BE PRESUMPTUOUS,

NO, THAT'S OKAY,

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

SURE,

WHY ARE YOU SO UNHAPPY?

WHAT? DO I LOOK

THAT UNHAPPY TO YOU?

WHEN YOU GET TO BE MY AGE,

YOU CAN LOOK INTO

A PERSON'S EYES

AND SEE RIGHT THROUGH

TO THEIR SOUL,

UM, ,,

LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, I LOST

SOMEONE THAT I LOVED VERY MUCH,

YOUR WIFE?

YEAH,

MEREDITH CONTRACTED SKIN CANCER,

IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST,

I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH

AT THE TIME

I WAS CONVINCED WOULD HELP HER,

SO I TRIED

AN EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT,

UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T WORK,

IN FACT, ,,

IT KILLED HER,

OH, NO, THAT MUST

HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE FOR YOU,

IF I HADN'T BEEN

INVOLVED IN MY WORK,

I WOULD HAVE NOTICED SOONER,

I COULD

HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE,

YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF,

BEING A DOCTOR

DOESN'T MAKE YOU ALL-POWERFUL,

ARE YOU STILL DOING

CANCER RESEARCH?

NO, IT'S NOT

CANCER PER SE,

AT ONE POINT,

I WAS SURE

THAT I WAS ONTO

THE VERY MECHANISM

WHICH MAKES US AGE,

PUT THAT

IN A BOTTLE,

I'LL ORDER

SOME MYSELF,

OH!

I DON'T SEE WHY,

YOU LOOK LIKE

YOU'RE IN GREAT HEALTH,

VERY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

OH, DOCTOR PHILLIPS,

PLEASE,

NOAH, ,,NOAH,

HEY, HOW ABOUT A PHOTO?

OH, NO, NO THANK YOU,

OH, COME ON,

YOU AND ME TOGETHER,

DAMN THE TORPEDOES,

OKAY, ,,OKAY!

ALL RIGHT,

THANKS,

OKAY,

RIGHT OVER HERE,

OH,

WHERE YOU BEEN?

YOU HAD ME WORRIED,

WE WERE

DOING SOME SHOPPING,

SORRY, GREG,

IT WAS MY FAULT,

I ASKED BARBARA

ALONG,

HUNGRY... THINK YOU COULD

PUT SOMETHING

ON THE TABLE?

OF COURSE... EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR,

I COULD TAKE YOU BOTH TO DINNER,

MAKE UP FOR

MY PRESUMPTUOUS BEHAVIOR,

OH, NO, NO,

ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW

ABOUT ME AND BARB THOUGH,

WE KIND OF LIKE

TO KEEP TO OURSELVES, HUH?

( door closing )

( banging )

( computer )

SYSTEM CALIBRATING,

BARBARA?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IS THIS THE MACHINE

THAT MAKES

PEOPLE YOUNG?

OH, BARBARA,

THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS,

PLEASE STEP AWAY,

I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE, NOAH,

NOTHING AT ALL,

NO, WAIT!

( computer )

REGRESSION SEQUENCE COMMENCING,

DISENGAGE!

DISENGAGE!

ACCESS DENIED,

REGRESSION IN PROGRESS,

CELLULAR REGRESSION SUCCESSFUL,

BARBARA,

DID IT WORK?

COME HERE,

COME HERE,

OH! MY GOD!

IS THAT REALLY ME?

THAT'S REALLY YOU,

NOAH, ,,MY YOUTH,

YOU'VE GIVEN IT BACK TO ME,

I'M SORRY, I HAVE NO RIGHT,

YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT,

WARNING,

SUBJECT DESTABLIZING,

WHAT IS IT? NOAH,

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

THE CELLS ARE

BREAKING DOWN,

BARBARA,

NO, DON'T LOOK AT ME,

BARBARA,

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!

OH, GOD ALMIGHTY,

( door closing )

( clearing throat )

IN AN EFFORT TO PROLONG

THE CELLULAR REJUVENATION,

I'VE DECIDED

TO INCREASE EXPOSURE

BY RUNNING

TWO EMITTERS IN TANDEM,

AND I'M HOPING

THAT THE STRONGER DOSE

WILL GIVE THE CELLS

THE STABILITY THEY NEED

TO REMAIN YOUNG,

RUN DIAGNOSTIC FOR EMITTER A,

( computer )

SYSTEM CALIBRATING,

NOAH?

BARBARA, I DIDN'T

HEAR YOU COME IN,

OH, I'M SORRY, I'M

INTERRUPTING YOUR WORK,

NO, NO, NO,

COME ON DOWN,

I BROUGHT YOU

SOMETHING,

YEAH, WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S MY SCRAPBOOK

FROM WHEN I WAS

SINGING IN CABARETS,

I THOUGHT

YOU MIGHT ENJOY IT,

YEAH, ,,OH, I LOVE IT,

THAT'S A CONCERT

WE DID IN A COLLEGE,

OH, IS THIS

THE RESEARCH

YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?

PHILLIP'S FOLLY... LOOK IT UP

IN THE MAD SCIENTIST ALMANAC,

WHAT DOES IT DO?

IN THEORY, YOU COULD

TAKE A MALIGNANT GROWTH

AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE POINT

WHERE IT WAS BENIGN

OR EVEN NON-EXISTENT,

SO YOU HAVEN'T

GIVEN UP ON IT?

I TRIED,

SOMETHING KEPT

NAGGING AT ME,

I DON'T THINK

I'M EVER GOING

TO BE ABLE TO

RECONCILE MYSELF

WITH WHAT HAPPENED

TO MEREDITH

UNTIL I CAN GET THIS

DAMN THING TO WORK,

NOAH, ,,

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS,

IT'S NOT MY PLACE,

BUT I THINK YOU HAVE

TO FACE THE TRUTH IN YOUR LIFE

MUCH AS I HAVE

HAD TO IN MINE,

WHAT YOU DID

FOR MEREDITH,

YOU DID OUT OF LOVE,

YOU CAN'T FAULT

YOURSELF FOR THAT, WHY NOT?

I HAD HER LIFE IN MY HANDS,

IF ONLY

WE COULD HAVE TRADED PLACES,

THAT'S CRAZY!

OH, THINK OF THE HOPE

YOU COULD PROVIDE

OTHER PEOPLE,

OH, NOAH, YOU HAVE

SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR,

YOU'RE VERY SWEET,

YOU KNOW THAT?

BARBARA, BARBARA...

NO, NO, JUST, JUST NO,

NO,

BARBARA,

BARBARA, WAIT!

I'M 30 YEARS OLDER THAN YOU,

NOAH, ,,MORE,

THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO ME,

EVEN IF

I WEREN'T MARRIED,

IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT,

I'M ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE

OF MY LIFE,

OH, NOAH,

YOU ARE SO YOUNG,

ALL THAT KISS DID

WAS REMIND ME OF ALL OF THAT,

LISTEN TO ME,

HE DOESN'T DESERVE YOU,

I NEED YOU, BARBARA,

MORE THAN YOU KNOW,

THERE ARE SOME THINGS

THAT JUST WEREN'T MEANT TO BE,

THERE IS, ,,THERE'S

A BALANCE OF NATURE, NOAH,

YOU CAN'T TURN BACK

THE CLOCK JUST BY

WISHING FOR IT,

NO ONE CAN,

( door closing )

GREG, WHAT ARE

YOU DOING HOME?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU DISAPPOINTED?

WELL, OF COURSE NOT,

I DIDN'T EXPECT TO

SEE YOU UNTIL TONIGHT,

YOU'D BETTER GET USED TO IT,

BECAUSE YOU'LL BE SEEING

A HELL OF

A LOT MORE OF ME NOW,

DID SOMETHING

HAPPEN AT WORK?

DAMN RIGHT,

YOU DIDN'T

GET THE PROMOTION,

PROMOTION,

THAT BASTARD HANLEY FIRED ME,

GEEZ, ALL THOSE YEARS

ON THE ROAD DOWN THE DRAIN,

YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID TO ME?

"MAN YOUR AGE

OUGHT TO BE PLAYING GOLF,

WATCHING HIS GRANDKIDS GROW UP,"

HE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE!

AH, WHAT THE HELL

AM I GOING TO DO?

OH, GREG,

I AM SO SORRY,

DON'T GIVE ME

THAT CRAP!

YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING ELSE,

NO ONE KNOWS THE BUYERS

LIKE YOU DO,

DON'T PATRONIZE ME!

YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS A LOSER

FROM THE BEGINNING,

THAT'S NOT TRUE!

WHY ARE YOU SAYING THAT?

YOU THINK

I CAN GET ANOTHER JOB, HUH?

I'M 66 YEARS OLD,

IT'S OVER! I'M DEAD!

MIGHT AS WELL THROW DIRT ON ME!

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU GOING?

I WAS JUST

GETTING YOU SOMETHING TO EAT,

DON'T YOU EVER

TURN YOUR BACK ON ME,

WHERE WERE YOU?

YOUR CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY,

I WAS JUST NEXT DOOR,

I WAS TALKING

TO DR, PHILLIPS,

I TOLD YOU

TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM!

OH, GREG, DID

YOU HURT YOURSELF?

GREG, WE WERE JUST TALKING,

DON'T YOU LIE TO ME!

I TOLD YOU

TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM!

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!

YOU'RE TRYING

TO CHARM A GUY HALF YOUR AGE!

THINK I'M A JOKE?!

YOU'RE THE JOKE!

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,

OH, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,

AND BY GOD, YOU WILL!

BY GOD, YOU WILL!

THE BALANCE OF NATURE,

I'M USING

OPPOSITELY CHARGED BEAMS

FROM THE TWIN EMITTERS

TO SIMULTANEOUSLY IRRADIATE

AN ADULT FROG AND A TADPOLE,

I'M TRYING TO CREATE

A LIVING EQUILIBRIUM,

THAT BALANCE OF NATURE THAT

BARBARA WAS TALKING ABOUT,

IF MY THEORY IS RIGHT,

THE FROG SHOULD REGRESS,

AND THE TADPOLE SHOULD AGE,

WITH A CROSS-OVER EFFECT

THAT SHOULD STABILIZE

THE CHANGES IN BOTH ANIMALS,

HERE GOES NOTHING,

INITIALIZE

TRANSFERENCE SEQUENCE,

( computer )

INITIALIZING,

AND, ,,EXECUTE,

BI-POLAR REGRESSION SEQUENCE

COMMENCING,

CELLULAR REGRESSION SUCCESSFUL,

DISENGAGE TRANSFERENCE SEQUENCE,

( computer )

PARAMETERS STABLE,

RECALIBRATING

FOR POLARITY REVERSAL,

ONE UNEXPECTED ANOMALY...

THAT POLARITY OF THE BEAMS

APPARENTLY SWITCHED,

DONOR STATION HAS TURNED

INTO THE RECEIVING STATION

AND VICE VERSA,

THEY MUST GO BACK AND FORTH

WITH EVERY TRANSFERENCE,

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

IS THAT CELLULAR REGRESSION

AND PROGRESSION

SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED,

DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE THE MOST

STABLE READINGS TO DATE,

I MAY ACTUALLY

HAVE PULLED THIS THING OFF,

( car starting )

BARBARA, IT'S ME! NOAH,

BARBARA!

RUN DIAGNOSTIC ON SUBJECT A,

( computer )

SCANNING,

BARBARA,

YOU'VE GOT TO DO THIS,

YOUR VITAL SIGNS

ARE RIGHT ON THE THRESHOLD,

YOU'RE BLEEDING INTERNALLY,

I'VE GOT NO TIME

TO GET YOU TO A HOSPITAL,

HEY, BARB, YOU, ,,

WHAT THE, ,,?

BARBARA?

BARBARA?!

BARBARA? BARBARA?

( Noah )

INITIALIZE

TRANSFERENCE SEQUENCE,

( computer )

INITIALIZING,

AND, ,,EXECUTE,

BI-POLAR REGRESSION SEQUENCE

COMMENCING,

CELLULAR REGRESSION SUCCESSFUL,

PARAMETERS STABLE,

RECALIBRATING

FOR POLARITY REVERSAL,

THAT'S ME,

( Barbara sighing )

BARBARA?

WHERE AM I?

WHO ARE YOU?

MY NAME IS

DR, NOAH PHILLIPS,

NOW YOU'VE JUST SURVIVED

A VERY TRAUMATIC EVENT,

I MUST ASK YOU

SOME QUESTIONS,

TELL ME YOUR NAME,

YOUR FIRST AND YOUR LAST NAME,

BARBARA SPENCER,

WHAT YEAR IS IT?

IT'S 1957,

OH, MY,

DO I HAVE AMNESIA?

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?

TELL ME!

IT'S EASIER TO SHOW YOU,

COME HERE,

SOME KIND OF TRICK,

IT HAS TO BE,

NO, BARBARA,

IT'S NOT,

IT'S NOT 1957

ANYMORE,

IT'S 1998,

YOU'RE 65 YEARS OLD,

AND YOU'VE BEEN

MARRIED TO GREG

FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS,

OH, NO, THIS IS CRAZY,

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW

WHO YOU ARE,

BUT I WANT YOU

TO STAY AWAY,

WAIT, WAIT, BARBARA,

WAIT, WAIT,

YOU MUST KNOW THAT

GREG HAS A TEMPER,

WHEN I FOUND YOU,

HE'D BEATEN YOU SO BAD,

YOU WERE ALMOST DEAD,

HE WOULD NEVER HURT ME,

I KNOW HIM,

LOOK, ,,THIS IS

A PICTURE

OF YOU AND I,

IT WAS TAKEN

TWO DAYS AGO,

THAT'S ME?

YES,

IS THAT WHAT

YOU'RE SAYING? YES,

YES, YOUR SCRAPBOOK,

HERE, ,,YOU THINK THAT

YOU AND GREG AREN'T MARRIED YET?

WELL THEN,

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS?

EVEN IF I BELIEVED IT,

HOW COULD THIS BE YOU?

YOU SAID THIS MACHINE WAS

SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU YOUNGER,

LISTEN,

I FIRST USED THIS MACHINE,

OH, IT WAS ALMOST A YEAR AGO

ON MY WIFE,

SHE WAS DYING OF CANCER,

THE FIRST VERSION

DIDN'T WORK,

AND SHE DIED ALMOST INSTANTLY,

IS THAT

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME?

OH, NO, NO... I REALIZED,

BY STRIKING A BALANCE,

I COULD KEEP THE CELLS YOUNG,

YOU GAVE UP YOUR YOUTH

TO GIVE ME BACK MINE?

IT SEEMED ONLY RIGHT,

AFTER ALL,

YOU WERE THE INSPIRATION

THAT LED ME TO THE ANSWER,

HOW DO I KNOW

THIS ISN'T

SOME KIND OF HORRIBLE

BRAINWASHING, ,,

LIKE KOREA?

OH, I WOULDN'T DO

THAT TO YOU, BARBARA,

YOU MEAN

TOO MUCH TO ME,

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT,

NOAH,

IF, ,,WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE,

THEN I'VE ROBBED YOU

OF HALF YOUR LIFE,

IT'S NOT RIGHT,

PLEASE, ,,

PUT ME BACK

THE WAY I WAS,

WHAT?

WHY?

SO YOU CAN GO BACK

TO BEING

A BATTERED WOMAN?

I'M GIVING YOU

A SECOND CHANCE HERE,

A CHANCE TO LIVE AGAIN,

THE RIGHT WAY THIS TIME,

YOU'RE TELLING ME

I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE,

I CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY

FROM SOMEONE ELSE,

PLEASE, ,,

PUT ME BACK THE WAY I WAS,

PUT YOURSELF

BACK THE WAY YOU WERE,

IT'S MY DECISION

TO MAKE,

IT'S NOT YOURS,

INITIATE TRANSFERENCE SEQUENCE,

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT

TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS?

JUST HURRY UP

BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND,

AH! HOLD IT!

GREG!

GREG, MY GOD, IS THAT YOU?

YOU DIDN'T LOOK SO GOOD

WHEN YOU WERE

MY AGE EITHER, YOU KNOW,

GREG,

PUT AWAY THE GUN,

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

HE'S DUMB ENOUGH TO GIVE YOU

40 YEARS OF HIS LIFE,

I'LL TAKE

WHAT'S LEFT,

THAT COULD KILL HIM,

USE ME INSTEAD,

YOU'RE STILL MY WIFE,

THAT HASN'T CHANGED!

BUT HE SAID

YOU NEARLY KILLED ME,

I ONLY DID IT BECAUSE

I WAS AFRAID OF LOSING YOU,

DOC, GET INTO

THE MACHINE,

TAKE YOUR CHANCES, OR I END IT

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!

GREG, PLEASE LEAVE HIM ALONE!

GET OUT OF THE WAY,

BARBARA,

WE BETTER DO WHAT HE SAYS,

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT, I PROMISE,

ALL RIGHT, GREG,

SIT IN THAT CHAIR,

ALL RIGHT,

ALL RIGHT, ,,ALL RIGHT,

WAIT A MINUTE,

YOU MUST THINK I'M AN IDIOT,

YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?

SHE WAS SITTING IN THAT CHAIR!

THE BEAMS' POLARITY

SWITCHES EVERY TRANSFERENCE,

SHUT UP, DOC! SIT DOWN!

NOW GET THAT THING STARTED,

YOU DON'T WANT

TO DO THIS,

START THE MACHINE,

DOC, NOW!

INITIATE TRANSFERENCE SEQUENCE,

IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE MY VOICE,

YOU'D BETTER

FIND ANOTHER WAY, DOC,

DO IT RIGHT NOW!

GO ON!

BARBARA, HIT THE GREEN BUTTON,

THE ONE THAT'S NEXT

TO THE FUNCTION KEYS,

( computer )

INITIALIZING,

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING,

I CAN FEEL IT,

( computer )

BI-POLAR REGRESSION

SEQUENCE COMMENCING,

WAIT!

WHAT'S HAPPENING!?

NO!

NO!

( Noah )

BARBARA,

HIT THE RED POWER BUTTON!

YOU KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!

YOU'RE TRYING

TO KILL ME!

NOAH!

NOAH,

ARE YOU OKAY?

WHERE AM I?

WHO ARE YOU?

YOU DON'T

RECOGNIZE ME?

NO,

MY NAME IS BARBARA,

I FEEL SO STRANGE,

YOU DON'T

REMEMBER ANYTHING?

REMEMBER?

REMEMBER WHAT?

REGRESSOR, ,,?

OH, ,,I JUST

KILLED MEREDITH,

OH, GOD,

NOAH, ,,

YOU'VE SURVIVED

A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE,

WHAT I'M ABOUT

TO TELL YOU

IS GOING TO SOUND

UNBELIEVABLE,

BUT YOU'RE GOING

TO HAVE TO TRUST ME,

MEREDITH DIED

ALMOST A YEAR AGO,

( Control Voice )

PHILOSOPHERS AND POETS CONCUR

ON ONE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH...

LOVE WILL FIND A WAY,