Original subtitles

LOUIS!

LOUIS, GET UP HERE!

NOW I'LL BE

OVER AT MRS, JACOB'S,

SHE'S HAVING A BABY,

I'M NOT A BABY,

OH, I KNOW THAT,

SWEETHEART,

LISTEN

TO YOUR BROTHER, OKAY?

OKAY, DADDY,

LOUIS,

KEEP AN EYE ON HER,

YES, SIR,

COME ON, CASS, WAIT UP,

I'M WAY AHEAD

OF YOU,

DIDN'T I TELL YOU?

SHE'S HAVING TWINS,

WHAT?

NA, NA, NA,

YOU CAN'T CATCH ME,

WANNA BET?! OH!

LOUIS,

GOTCHA!

( whispering voices )

HEY, WHAT'S THAT?

WHAT'S WHAT?

CASSIE?

COME ON, CASSIE,

WAIT UP!

HELLO?

IS SOMEBODY THERE?

( whispering voices )

HELLO?

COME ON, CASS,

( gasping )

OH, MAN,

WHERE ARE YOU?

( Cassie screaming )

CASSIE!

ARE YOU OKAY?

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE,

YEAH,

( whispering voice )

CASSIE, ,,CASSIE, ,,CASSIE,

( 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 )

HUMAN BEINGS NATURALLY FEAR

THAT WHICH IS UNKNOWN

OR DIFFERENT,

BUT UNLESS WE STRIVE

TO CONQUER THOSE FEARS,

THEY MAY EXACT A PRICE

FAR GREATER THAN WE CAN BEAR,

EXCUSE ME,

HEY...

I WAS WONDERING

IF I WAS

IN THE RIGHT PLACE,

I DOUBT IT,

THIS IS TOLOMEY, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, BUT THERE

AIN'T MUCH RIGHT ABOUT IT,

YOU LOOKING

FOR SOMEONE?

YES, DO YOU KNOW

WHERE I CAN FIND DR, BOUSSARD?

BETTER HOPE YOU'RE NOT TOO SICK,

THANK YOU,

HELLO, DR, BOUSSARD,

MY NAME

IS TOM YOUNG,

I CALLED

SEVERAL TIMES,

I THOUGHT

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO...

I KNOW WHY

YOU'RE HERE,

I DON'T PARTICULARLY

CARE WHO YOU ARE,

MY DAUGHTER'S BEEN SEEN

BY 4 THERAPISTS

IN THE PAST 10 YEARS,

NOT ONE OF 'EM

COULD DO A DAMN THING FOR HER,

WHAT MAKES YOU ANY DIFFERENT?

SIR, LEARNING DISABILITIES

CAN BE A VERY TRICKY THING,

I AM UP TO DATE ON

THE LATEST RESEARCH,

IN FACT I'VE DONE

SOME OF THE LATEST RESEARCH,

I HAVE SOME NEW TECHNIQUES

THAT MIGHT HELP HER,

YEAH, ,,YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH

WHAT THE REST OF 'EM SAID,

ALL THEY DID

WAS GET HER HOPES UP,

SHE'LL BE 18 IN A FEW MONTHS,

IN THE EYES OF THE STATE,

THAT MAKES HER AN ADULT

AND NO LONGER

OUR RESPONSIBILITY,

AT THAT TIME,

YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT ANYBODY

GIVING HER ANY HOPE,

COME ON,

CASSIE,

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE

TO SEE YOU, HONEY,

IT WON'T TAKE LONG,

THAT'S LOUIS?

YEAH,

HER BROTHER,

THANK YOU,

CHILDREN

WHO DON'T SHOW ANY EVIDENCE

OF NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE

LIKE CASSIE

CAN SOMETIMES TRACE THE PROBLEM

BACK TO A TRAUMATIC EVENT,

OFTEN THE MEMORIES

ARE SUPPRESSED,

THROUGH HYPNOTIC REGRESSION,

WE CAN HELP THEM REMEMBER,

RECOVERED MEMORIES?

I KNOW IT'S HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE,

BUT ACCORDING TO CASSIE'S FILE,

HER WRITING AND READING

AND VERBAL SKILLS WERE NORMAL

UNTIL SHE WAS THE AGE OF 6,

AFTER THAT,

THEY DROPPED ABRUPTLY,

IF CASSIE DOES

REMEMBER ANYTHING,

MAYBE SHE CAN

TELL US ABOUT IT,

OKAY, CASSIE,

AS WE TALK,

I WANT YOU

TO KEEP YOUR EYES

ON MY PEN, OKAY?

GREAT,

WHAT DO YOU

LIKE TO DO?

I LIKE

TO MAKE THINGS

AND, UM, PAINT SOMETIMES,

YOU'RE AN ARTIST,

NOT REALLY,

WELL, I'D LOVE TO SEE

SOME OF YOUR WORK,

WHERE DO YOU KEEP IT?

IN MY ROOM,

IT MUST BE

A VERY NICE ROOM,

YES, IT IS,

I BET YOU,

WHEN YOU'RE TIRED,

IT'S THE BEST PLACE

TO BE,

THE BEST PLACE TO SLEEP, RIGHT?

YES,

CASSIE,

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YES,

I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER,

YOU'RE 6 YEARS OLD,

CAN I GO OUT AND PLAY?

LOUIS WILL TAKE CARE OF ME,

RIGHT NOW I NEED YOU

TO HELP ME,

OKAY,

YOUR TEACHER IS WORRIED,

YOU'RE NOT DOING WELL IN SCHOOL,

BUT SOMETHING'S

DIFFERENT,

WHAT'S DIFFERENT, CASSIE?

I DON'T KNOW,

WAS SOMEBODY MEAN TO YOU?

NO,

DID SOMEBODY MAKE FUN OF YOU?

NO,

I'M DIFFERENT,

HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT, CASSIE?

'CAUSE OF WHAT I HEARD,

WHAT DID YOU HEAR?

I DON'T KNOW,

( whispering voices )

NOBODY ELSE HEARD IT,

WAS SOMEBODY ELSE WITH YOU?

LOUIS...

HE WAS KEEPING AN EYE ON ME,

AND WHAT HAPPENED

NEXT?

I FOUND SOMETHING,

( whispering voices )

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

I DON'T, ,,

JUST RELAX,

I DON'T, ,,I DON'T, ,,

I DON'T KNOW!

HONEY?

ARE YOU OKAY?

I FEEL TIRED,

I HYPNOTIZED YOU,

CASSIE,

TO TRY TO

MAKE YOU REMEMBER,

AND YOU WERE REMEMBERING,

I WANT

TO GO TO MY ROOM NOW,

OKAY,

( door opening )

( Dr, Boussard )

HER ROOM'S UP HERE,

IT'S MORE PRIVATE,

I SEE,

YOU MAKE THIS,

CASSIE?

YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE

ABOUT SCULPTURES?

THE WAY THEY GIVE

EMOTION SHAPE,

I'D SAY YOU WERE

FEELING LONELY

WHEN YOU MADE THIS,

LIKE

YOU DIDN'T BELONG,

YOU FEEL THAT WAY NOW?

SOMETIMES

IT'S EASIER THAN WORDS, ,,

FOR ME,

WELL, I WOULD CALL THAT A GIFT,

SEE YOU TOMORROW, OKAY?

OKAY,

UH, ,,

YOU GOT A PLACE

TO STAY TONIGHT?

SORT OF,

MY TRUCK'S A LOT

MORE COMFORTABLE

THAN IT LOOKS,

I GOT AN EXTRA ROOM

IF YOU WANT IT,

THANK YOU,

WELL,

CASSIE SEEMS TO LIKE YOU,

THAT'S RARE ENOUGH,

SHE NEVER HAD MANY

FRIENDS AROUND HERE,

EXCEPT FOR LOUIS,

HER MOTHER DIED

RIGHT AFTER SHE WAS BORN,

I, ,,HAD TO RAISE THESE TWO KIDS

BY MYSELF,

MALCOLM,

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

OH, ,,

ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO,

THERE WAS AN OUTBREAK

OF SOME KIND

OF BRAIN CANCER,

NO ONE HAD

EVER SEEN ANYTHING

LIKE IT BEFORE...

IT WAS RELENTLESS,

IT ONLY KILLED CHILDREN,

WE TRIED EVERYTHING...

MASSIVE CHEMO,

RADIATION, SURGERY,

KIDS WERE

ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 10,

SAME ONES I'D BROUGHT INTO

THE WORLD A FEW YEARS BEFORE,

BUT CASSIE AND LOUIS,

THEY OBVIOUSLY...

SURVIVED SOMEHOW,

IF YOU CAN CALL

WHAT HAPPENED

TO LOUIS SURVIVING,

HE WENT INTO COMA,

THEN STABILIZED,

HE'S BEEN THAT WAY EVER SINCE,

IT'S BEEN 12 YEARS,

CASSIE JUST GOT LUCKY,

PEOPLE AROUND HERE

DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY,

ALL THEY SEE IS THAT

THE DOCTOR'S KIDS LIVED

WHILE THEIR KIDS DIED,

DIDN'T THE CDC

COME AND INVESTIGATE?

OH, YEAH, YEAH,

THEY TRACED IT TO CARCINOGENS

IN THE RUN-OFF FROM THE MILL,

THEY SHUT THE MILL DOWN,

THAT PRETTY MUCH

SHUT THE TOWN DOWN,

OH, UH, THEY DID NAME

THE DISEASE AFTER US,

TOLOMEY SYNDROME,

YOU CAN LOOK IT UP,

( whispering voices )

CASSIE, ,,

CASSIE, ,,

CASSIE, ,,CASSIE,

HEY, THERE,

HELLO,

ARE YOU INVESTIGATING

DR, BOUSSARD?

YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING

TOO MUCH TIME WITH HIM,

YOU'VE GOT

A HOME OF YOUR OWN,

THE DOCTOR'S NOT

UNDER INVESTIGATION,

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG,

WHY DON'T YOU TELL

THAT TO MY GRANDSON?

OH, YEAH, YOU CAN'T,

HE'S DEAD,

WELCOME TO TOLOMEY,

MARIE DUPONT, COUNTY SHERIFF,

TOM YOUNG, STATE HEALTH,

YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING TOWN,

TOM, THIS IS A SMALL TOWN,

WE ALL KNEW THOSE POOR KIDS

WHO DIED,

AND SOME PEOPLE WERE RELUCTANT

TO ACCEPT OFFICIAL EXPLANATIONS,

IT'S 'CAUSE OF MICROWAVE

RADIATION, SHERIFF,

I SAW IT ON THE NET,

IT WAS AT

alt, gov, conspiracy, powerlines

THAT COMPUTER'S

ROTTING YOUR MIND, BILLY,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE

NEARLY ENOUGH TO SPARE,

WAS THERE EVER

A RECURRENCE OF THE DISEASE

IN ANY OF THE OTHER CHILDREN?

THERE WERE NO OTHER CHILDREN,

EVER SINCE THE OUTBREAK,

COUPLES WHO WANTED

TO HAVE A FAMILY

WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO HAVE IT,

THEY DIDN'T EXACTLY

COME RUNNING BACK,

( screaming )

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

OH, ,,LOOK SHARP,

WATCH YOUR STEP,

WHOA!

WHO'S OUT THERE?

( groaning )

HEY,

THERE'S SOMETHING UP THERE!

OH, MY GOD,

( Cassie speaking

alien language )

( screaming )

CASSIE, WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S WRONG?

COME ON, GET HER UP,

I REMEMBER GOING TO SLEEP

OR TRYING TO,

EXCEPT I COULDN'T,

I HEARD THIS VOICE,

IT'S LIKE

IT WAS CALLING ME,

I WENT OUT INTO THE WOODS,

I WAS FOLLOWING THE VOICE,

THAT COULD BE A SIDE EFFECT

OF YOUR HYPNOTIC TREATMENT,

YEAH, MAYBE... OR MAYBE

SHE'S CONTINUING TO REMEMBER

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO HER,

THE VOICE...

WAS IT THE SAME VOICE

YOU HEARD

WHEN YOU AND LOUIS WERE KIDS?

I THINK SO,

WHERE DID IT

LEAD YOU?

I REMEMBER, ,,ROCKS,

UH, ,,A WALL,

AND THEN

THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE,

SOMETHING

THAT SEEMED LIKE

IT FELL OUT OF THE SKY,

LIKE A METEOR?

MAYBE,

WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?

I DON'T, ,,

I CAN'T DESCRIBE, ,,

SHERIFF,

WHAT IS THAT?

SOMETHING, ,,

NOT HUMAN,

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME,

CASSIE, IT'S OKAY,

IF THAT'S

WHAT YOU SAW, THEN...

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

ALL OF YOU,

LEAVE ME ALONE!

( Cassie screaming and yelling )

TELL ME SOMETHING,

DID YOU BELIEVE HER?

MALCOLM,

YOUR DAUGHTER

HAS A VIVID

IMAGINATION,

AND THE THING

FROM OUTER SPACE

COULD HAVE BEEN

A METAPHOR,

AN IMAGE SHE CREATED

IN HER MIND

TO HELP HER

EXPLAIN SOMETHING

SHE DIDN'T

UNDERSTAND,

I MEAN, THINGS DO

FALL OUT OF THE SKY,

THINGS THAT TALK?

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT SHE SAW,

BUT I BELIEVE SOMETHING

HAPPENED TO HER

WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD,

WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE,

SHE, UH,

SHE WAS ALWAYS SO CURIOUS,

ALWAYS RUNNING UP TO PEOPLE,

ALWAYS PLAYING WITH ANYTHING

SHE COULD GET HER HANDS ON,

SHE USED TO LOVE

TO TALK INTO MY STETHOSCOPE,

BUT THEN

SHE CHANGED,

HER TEMPER WAS

OUT OF CONTROL,

SHE LOST INTEREST

IN SCHOOL,

SHE BECAME DISTANT,

UNRESPONSIVE,

I HAD TO WATCH LOUIS

GROW UP LIKE THIS,

I DON'T THINK I COULD BEAR

TO LOSE CASSIE TOO,

( turning phone on )

( pushing automatic dialer )

( ringing )

NEUROLOGY,

YES, THIS IS TOM YOUNG

FROM THE HHS,

I NEED TO SPEAK

TO DR, JOSEPH MITCHELL PLEASE,

TOOK ME ABOUT

AN HOUR TO GET HERE,

THANKS FOR COMING, JOE,

THIS SOUNDED LIKE

AN INTERESTING CASE,

EXCUSE ME?

WHO ARE YOU?

MALCOLM,

THIS IS DR, JOSEPH MITCHELL,

HE'S A NEUROLOGIST WITH OUR

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION,

HE CAME TO HELP US,

THE LAST WORK

ON TOLOMEY SYNDROME

WAS DONE

OVER 10 YEARS AGO,

WITH THIS EQUIPMENT,

WE HAVE

AN EXCELLENT CHANCE

TO IDENTIFY WHAT'S REALLY

GOING ON WITH YOUR DAUGHTER,

OKAY, OKAY, BUT YOU CAN SPARE ME

THE SPEECHES,

I'VE HEARD IT

ALL BEFORE,

DIFFERENT DOCTORS,

DIFFERENT GADGETS,

SAME OLD GARBAGE,

HOPE THE PATIENT'S

MORE ENTHUSIASTIC,

I HOPE SO TOO,

IT'S BASICALLY TOLOMEY SYNDROME,

THERE ARE TUMORS IN SEVERAL

REGIONS OF THE FRONTAL LOBE,

PRIMARILY

THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CENTERS

AS WELL AS MEMORY,

MOTOR CONTROL,

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN

HER DISABILITIES,

HOW COME NO ONE

PICKED UP ON THEM BEFORE?

THE OLD IMAGERS WOULDN'T

HAVE HAD ENOUGH RESOLUTION,

THESE TUMORS

ARE VERY DEEP,

WHAT ARE THESE STRUCTURES?

HERE AND HERE,

NEURAL BUNDLES,

CLUMPS OF BRAIN CELLS,

THEY SEEM BENIGN,

BUT THE TUMORS

MUST HAVE CAUSED

THEM SOMEHOW,

WHEN I SCANNED LOUIS,

THERE WERE SIMILAR STRUCTURES

IN HIS BRAIN AS WELL,

DR, MITCHELL?

CAN YOU HELP HER?

POSSIBLY,

THERE'S A NEW SURGICAL PROCEDURE

WHICH MIGHT BE ABLE

TO EXCISE

THE INFECTED AREAS,

SOUNDS LIKE A LOBOTOMY,

IT'S NOT THAT CRUDE,

IT'S A PHOTOLYTIC PROCESS,

LASER SURGERY,

IT'S STILL

IN CLINICAL TRIALS,

BUT IT'S MINIMALLY

INVASIVE,

AND OUR RESULTS

HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT,

YOU SHOULD

CONSIDER IT,

BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE

OUR BEST SHOT,

CASSIE, WE'RE THROUGH

FOR THE DAY,

BUT I'D LIKE

YOUR DAD TO STAY

WITH YOU TONIGHT,

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME?

COULD YOU DO IT INSTEAD?

I'LL TALK TO YOUR FATHER,

LOUIS USED

TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME,

I THINK ABOUT HIM ALL THE TIME,

I CAN'T STOP,

I WISH I COULD HELP HIM,

I WISH, ,,

I WISH I COULD STOP HIS PAIN,

( whispering voice )

CASSIE, ,,

CASSIE, ,,

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE,

I'LL SAY IT

ONE MORE TIME,

THERE'S NOTHING

OUT THERE,

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T

GO FAR ENOUGH,

CASSIE SAID SHE REMEMBERED

ROCK WALLS, RIGHT?

DID YOU CHECK

THE CAVES?

ARE YOU TELLING ME

HOW TO DO MY JOB?

NO, ,,

I'M JUST ASKING,

WELL, MALCOLM'S FINALLY GETTING

A TASTE OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE

FOR THE REST OF US,

SAM, I KNOW,

THE FACTS NOTWITHSTANDING,

YOU BLAME MALCOLM

FOR YOUR GRANDSON,

BUT WHAT DID

THAT GIRL DO

FOR YOU TO WISH

THIS GRIEF ON HER?

SHE SURVIVED,

( door opening )

CASSIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CASSIE?

WHAT IS THIS?

( turning phone on )

( pushing automatic dialer )

( ringing )

HELLO?

MALCOLM, BRING MITCHELL

AND GET OVER HERE!

WHAT'S WRONG?

HURRY!

( Malcolm )

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?

LET ME FINISH!

I HAVE TO FINISH!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE,

HOW IS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW,

IT'S WHAT SHE

TOLD US ABOUT BEFORE,

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER

WHEN SHE WAS A KID,

LOOKS LIKE IT CAME

THROUGH THE ROCK,

FELL OUT OF THE SKY,

JUST LIKE SHE SAID,

NOT HUMAN,

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

GET HER OUT OF HERE,

THAT THING'S CLEARLY DANGEROUS,

( whimpering )

OH, WHAT THE HELL?

HERE, HERE,

GET HER INSIDE,

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE WHOLE PLACE

WAS GOING UP,

WE'RE LUCKY

JIM SAW IT WHEN HE DID,

JIM, THANK YOU,

I DIDN'T DO IT

FOR YOU,

THAT FIRE

COULD HAVE SPREAD

REAL FAST

AND REAL EASY,

YOUR GIRL IS A DANGER

TO EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN,

WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?

NO QUESTION ABOUT IT,

THE NEURAL BUNDLES IN YOUR BRAIN

HAVE GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY

SINCE YOU WERE EXPOSED

TO THAT DEVICE,

UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT,

PRETTY SOON YOU WON'T

BE ABLE TO TALK OR EVEN MOVE,

LIKE LOUIS?

AND ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN?

WHEN I WAS LITTLE,

I FELT LIKE I HAD TO TOUCH IT,

HAD TO MAKE IT WORK,

AND THAT'S

WHAT MADE EVERYBODY SICK,

IT'S POSSIBLE...

TUMORS ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED

WITH RADIATION EXPOSURE,

WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF ENERGY

WAS RELEASED

WHEN THAT DEVICE WAS ACTIVATED?

IT'S ALL MY FAULT,

IT WAS THE PAPER MILL,

NOT YOU,

I THOUGHT

IT WAS TRYING TO HELP,

YOU COULDN'T

HAVE KNOWN

WHAT WAS

GOING TO HAPPEN,

WE CAN

MAKE IT BETTER,

WE'LL STOP IT

FROM CALLING YOU AGAIN,

NO,

I WANT TO HEAR IT,

CASSIE, IT'S THE ONLY WAY,

I WANT TO HEAR IT!

I NEED TO!

HOLD HER DOWN,

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,

YOU OBVIOUSLY

DON'T UNDERSTAND,

DADDY! CASSIE!

NO! NO!

NO, DADDY!

HONEY!

DADDY!

JUST A MILD SEDATIVE,

SHE WON'T BE OUT LONG,

WE'LL KEEP HER IN RESTRAINTS

UNTIL WE GET HER INTO SURGERY,

YOU AREN'T CERTAIN

THAT SURGERY'S

GOING TO HELP HER,

LOOK AT

YOUR OWN DATA,

CASSIE'S EXPOSURE

TO THE DEVICE

INCREASED THE SIZE

OF THE NEURAL BUNDLES,

NOT THE TUMORS,

SO MAYBE

THE NEURAL BUNDLES

ARE WHAT SLOWED DOWN

THE CANCER,

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS,

CASSIE WAS THE ONLY ONE

WHO TOUCHED THE DEVICE,

LOUIS WAS NEARBY

WHEN SHE DID IT,

THE TWO OF THEM

BEING EXPOSED

TO THE DEVICE

MAY BE THE ONLY THING

THAT KEPT THEM ALIVE,

I SAW

WHAT IT DID TO HER,

WE ALL DID,

DO YOU KNOW

WHAT'S IN HERE?

IT'S A HIGHLY REACTIVE

ORGANIC ACID,

IT'S POISON,

THAT DEVICE COMPELLED

CASSIE TO MAKE IT,

WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE'D DO WITH IT,

COME ON, JOE,

ALL RIGHT,

THAT'S ENOUGH,

IT'S MY DECISION,

I'M HER FATHER,

NOW YOU MAKE THE ARRANGEMENTS,

YES, SHE DID,

SHE DREW THIS PICTURE OF IT,

SHE SAID

IT WAS FROM OUTER SPACE,

IT'S PROBABLY

OUT THERE WAITING,

YOU GOT

A VERY BIG MOUTH

FOR SUCH A SMALL HEAD,

LISTEN, SHERIFF, WHEN THAT GIRL

FOUND THAT ALIEN THING,

THAT'S WHAT STARTED

KILLING OUR CHILDREN, RIGHT?

THAT'S JUST

A LOT OF TALK,

WELL, I'M SICK OF TALKING,

I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING,

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO,

AND NEITHER CAN I,

SO GO HOME,

ALL OF YOU!

I MEAN IT,

SEE YOU, JIM,

GET YOUR FLASHLIGHT,

LET'S CHECK

THE CAVES,

HEY, CASSIE,

DON'T LET THEM

DO THIS TO ME,

I'M SORRY,

IF I HADN'T

HAVE MADE YOU REMEMBER,

MAYBE NONE OF THIS

WOULD HAVE HAPPENED,

DON'T BE SORRY,

IT'S HELPING ME,

IT COULD BE KILLING YOU,

I DON'T CARE,

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

WHEN I'M NEAR IT,

IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD,

I DON'T EVEN

WORRY ABOUT LOUIS,

I DON'T FEEL SAD ANY MORE,

AND THERE'S

SOMETHING ELSE,

WHAT IS IT?

SOMETHING

IT SHOWED ME,

I DON'T HAVE THE WORDS,

CAN I DRAW IT?

I'M SORRY,

( gunshot )

GET AWAY

FROM THAT THING!

( cocking gun )

I SAID MOVE AWAY!

THAT THING KILLED MY GRANDSON

BECAUSE OF YOU,

I'M SORRY,

MOVE!

I CAN'T,

JUST TAKE IT EASY,

BACK OFF, JIM,

RIGHT NOW!

GO HOME, BILLY!

CASSIE,

WHY DON'T YOU

JUST MOVE AWAY FROM IT?

NO,

DAMN IT, JIM, DROP IT!

I'LL SHOOT

THROUGH HER,

NOW, JIM,

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ME,

I ALSO KNOW HOW YOU FEEL

WHEN I LOOK AT MY SON,

NOW, KILLING CASSIE,

OR DESTROYING THAT THING,

WHATEVER IT IS,

IT WON'T BRING

ANYBODY BACK,

MY LITTLE BOY

NEVER DID ANYBODY ANY HARM,

NEITHER DID CASSIE OR LOUIS

OR ANY OF THOSE OTHER KIDS,

JIM, IT WASN'T

ANYBODY'S FAULT,

IT JUST HAPPENED,

HE WAS ALL I HAD LEFT,

( speaking alien language )

( screeching )

CASSIE!

CASSIE!

GO! I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HIM,

( Tom )

SHE CAME THIS WAY,

ARE YOU SURE?

( speaking alien language )

WHAT'S SHE GIVING HIM?

CASSIE, CASSIE, STOP! STOP!

CHECK HIS VITALS,

HE SEEMS TO BE FINE,

WE GOT HERE JUST IN TIME,

SHE, UH, SHE TRIED

TO KILL HIM,

MY SURGICAL TEAM

IS STANDING BY,

I CAN HAVE THEM WORKING

ON CASSIE IN TWO HOURS,

I'LL GET SOMEBODY

TO STAY WITH LOUIS,

HAVE TOM BRING YOU

WHEN YOU'RE READY,

WE MUST GET CASSIE

TO THE HOSPITAL NOW,

( screaming )

TOM?

IN HERE,

I JUST GOT HOLD

OF THIS NURSE

IN THE CITY,

SHE'S STAYED

WITH LOUIS BEFORE,

WE CAN GO

TO THE HOSPITAL

AS SOON AS

SHE GETS HERE,

THAT'S GOOD,

AWFUL WASTE,

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE

CASSIE TRIED

TO KILL LOUIS,

SHE LOVES HIM,

YEAH, IT WASN'T HER,

IT WAS THAT,

THAT THING

CONTROLLING HER,

I DON'T THINK

IT WAS CONTROLLING

HER, MALCOLM,

I MEAN AT LEAST NOT COMPLETELY,

LOOK, CASSIE SAID

SHE HEARD VOICES,

WHAT IF THE DEVICE WAS TRYING

TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER?

MAYBE AN ALIEN PROBE?

WHY WOULD A PROBE

TAKE OVER

SOMEBODY'S MIND?

MAYBE THAT'S

HOW IT GATHERS ITS DATA,

BY PULLING INFORMATION DIRECTLY

OUT OF ANOTHER SPECIES' BRAIN,

LOOK, TAKE A LOOK

AT THIS,

WHAT DOES IT

LOOK LIKE TO YOU?

WELL, IT'S SORT OF MATHEMATICAL,

NUMBERS, EXACTLY,

BUT THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY

NOT HUMAN,

WHAT IF THE PROBE

WASN'T TRYING TO HURT CASSIE

OR CONTROL HER?

BUT RATHER

TRYING TO TRANSFORM HER?

TRANSFORM HER INTO WHAT?

IF AN ALIEN'S BRAIN WERE

DIFFERENT ENOUGH FROM A HUMAN'S,

HOW WOULD WE BE ABLE

TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER?

SEE, WE WOULDN'T,

BECAUSE ON A BASIC LEVEL,

WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE

TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER,

BUT IF YOU COULD

CREATE A BEING

THAT WAS CAPABLE ENOUGH

OF UNDERSTANDING

BOTH SPECIES,

AND I MEAN

DOWN TO

THE BIOLOGICAL LEVEL,

YOU'D HAVE A LIVING

BREATHING TRANSLATOR,

A HUMAN ROSETTA STONE,

( Louis yelling )

LOUIS,

HERE, HOLD HIS HEAD!

TIGHT! TIGHT!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

I DON'T KNOW!

SOME KIND

OF SEIZURE,

LOUIS?

YES, SIR,

( dialing )

( ringing )

ST, CHARLES HOSPITAL,

I MUST SPEAK TO

DR, JOSEPH MITCHELL!

DR, MITCHELL'S

IN SURGERY,

HE CAN'T

BE DISTURBED,

NO, HE DOESN'T KNOW

WHAT HE'S DOING!

SIR, IT'S AGAINST

HOSPITAL POLICY

FOR ME TO REACH HIM

AT THIS TIME,

TUMOR AREA HAS BEEN MARKED

AND TARGETED,

LASER PRIMING,

LASER READY, DOCTOR,

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING IN,

COMMENCING

TUMOR PHOTOLYSIS,

( nurse )

GETTING AN ERRATIC HEARTBEAT,

OH, MY GOD!

SHE'S UP!

SHUT DOWN THE LASER!

( speaking alien language )

GIVE ME A HAND,

I NEED HELP IN HERE!

YES, SIR!

( speaking alien language )

HOLD HER!

GET THE STRAP!

CASSIE BOUSSARD!

SHE'S A SURGICAL PATIENT,

WHERE IS SHE?

UH, O, R, 2,

RIGHT DOWN THE HALL,

RELAX,

SHE'S DOING JUST FINE,

OH, MY GOD,

GOT A BIT DICEY FOR

A COUPLE OF MINUTES,

SHE CAME OUT OF

ANAESTHESIA KICKING,

LOUIS CAME OUT OF HIS COMA!

YOU CURED HIM!

THE DEVICE TAUGHT HER HOW,

SHE GOT HER HANDS ON A PEN,

STARTED

WRITING ALL OVER HERSELF,

WHERE?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?

IT WAS TRYING

TO HELP HER,

IT COULD HAVE HELPED

ALL OF US,

( control voice )

IT IS SAID THE HUMAN CAPACITY

FOR LANGUAGE IS THE QUALITY

WHICH SEPARATES US FROM

ALL OTHER SPECIES ON EARTH,

PERHAPS

IT IS ALSO THE SAME QUALITY

WHICH CAN LINK US

TO THOSE BEYOND,

BUT ONLY