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IT'S BREATHTAKING,

YOU LIKE IT, HUH?

YOU'RE GOOD,

DR, VAUGHN,

NOT SO BAD, YOURSELF,

DR, McGUIRE,

MY DAD USED TO BRING ME HERE

WHEN I WAS A KID,

ISN'T THERE A SKI RESORT

AROUND HERE?

YEP, WINTER

VACATION, 1981,

BROKE MY LEG

IN THREE PLACES,

OUCH,

, IT'S, ,,

IT'S BEAUTIFUL,

MANY THINGS ARE,

WE SHOULD HAVE COME HERE SOONER,

WELL, IF I'D KNOWN

YOU HAD PARADISE

UP YOUR SLEEVE, ,,

PARADISE IS JUST AN APPETIZER,

I GUESS IT'S NOT REALLY FAIR

TO KEEP THEM IN SUSPENSE,

YOU'RE RIGHT,

READY TO GO BACK?

HEY!

CYCLING BRAIN WAVES

TO ALPHA 3,000,

2,000,, ,

AND HOW WAS SIGHTSEEING

IN DR, VAUGHN'S BRAIN TODAY?

FASCINATING,

AS USUAL,

MM-HMM,

I BET,

THIS TIME HE TOOK ME HIKING,

AND THEN AFTER THAT,

WE WENT SKYDIVING,

SUBJECT A,

ALPHA TO THETA 1,52,

SUBJECT B,

ALPHA TO THETA

1,7,

SEPARATION COMPLETE,

ANOTHER PERFECT LANDING,

DR, SEIGEL,

WAY TO GO,

BIG KAHUNA,

500 INCIDENT-FREE JOURNEYS

INTO THE HUMAN MIND,

ALL COURTESY OF

OUR LITTLE PSIONIC SYNCHRONIZER,

WHICH MEANS...

MARGARITA TIME?

IT MEANS

THAT WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HIT

THE FDA BENCHMARK,

TIME TO ROUND UP VOLUNTEERS

FOR CLINICAL TRIALS,

CONGRATULATIONS, FOLKS,

WE DID IT,

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 IMAGATION CAN CONCEIVE,

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL

ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR,

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE

ThHE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES

FROM THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO

THE OUTER LIMITS,

THE HUMAN MIND HAS BEEN

COMPARED TO A HOUSE,

ITS ROOMS

FILLED WITH MEMORIES,

IDEAS, AND DREAMS,

ROOMS WHICH REMAIN ESSENTIALLY

LOCKED AND INACCESSIBLE,

BUT WHAT IF WE COULD MAKE

A MASTER KEY?

500 YEARS AGO,

IF YOU WERE MENTALLY ILL,

THEY THOUGHT YOU WERE POSSESSED

BY DEMONS,

WHAT WAS THE TREATMENT?

A LARGE PIECE OF WOOD,

SOME KINDLING,

AND A BOOK OF MATCHES,

YEAH, OKAY, WE LAUGH NOW,

BUT REALLY, HAS OUR CENTURY

GOTTEN THAT MUCH BETTER, HMM?

YOU KNOW, ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY,

THE EVER-POPULAR

COLD-WATER SUBMERSION, ,,

YEAH, THERE'S A WEEKEND, HUH?

EVEN PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS

LIKE THORAZINE

WE ALL KNOW

CAN DO AS MUCH HARM AS GOOD...

DOPING PATIENTS INTO ZOMBIES,

NO, NO, NO, NO,

THEIR WAY FAILED,

THEY NEEDED A NEW WAY,

THEY NEEDED A WAY

TO OPEN UP

ANOTHER PATIENT'S MIND,

THEY NEEDED PSR...

PSIONICALLY SYNCHRONIZED

REALITY,

MINDREACHING!

MINDREACHING,

TO USE ITS NICKNAME,

CHECK IT OUT,

DAVEY BOY IS ROCKED,

WOULDN'T MIND

STRAPPING HIM

INTO THE DREAM CHAIR,

NOW, WE ALL KNOW

IT WAS ONLY SIX SHORT YEARS AGO

WE BEGAN THIS JOURNEY,

IT WAS 1995,

THE DEAD

WERE STILL ON TOUR,

YEAH,

SIX YEARS OF SWEAT

AND DETERMINATION

TO BRING

THIS PSR BABY

FROM CONCEPTION

TO BIRTH,

AND I DON'T HAVE TO

TELL ANYBODY HERE

WHAT A LONG, PAINFUL

DELIVERY THAT WAS,

SO I THANK

ALL OF YOU HERE,

BUT MOST NOTABLY,

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK

MY COLLEAGUE AND CHESS PARTNER,

DR, CANDACE McGUIRE,

McGUIRE!

MORE CHAMPAGNE

FOR THAT MAN,

IT WAS DR, McGUIRE'S

PSYCHIATRIC EXPERTISE

THAT PUSHED OUR PROGRAM FORWARD

EXPONENTIALLY,

OH, YES,

AND OF COURSE,

SHE ALSO KEPT THE PHYSICS

AND THE CHEMISTRY GRAD STUDENTS

FROM KILLING ONE OTHER,

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT,

THANK YOU,

AND THANK YOU,

THANK YOU ONE AND ALL

FOR YOUR DETERMINATION,

YOUR DEDICATION,

AND YOUR TALENT,

YOU ARE ALL PIONEERS,

AND NOW,

NOW I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU

THE MAN,

THE MAN

WHO'S OPENED HIS CHECKBOOK

TO OUR RESEARCH,

THE MAN WHO'S OPENED HIS HOME

TO OUR LITTLE PARTY,

THE MAN

WHOSE CUFF LINKS ALONE

COULD ZERO OUT

YOUR STUDENT LOANS,

I GIVE YOU

ROGAN UNIVERSITY'S CHANCELLOR

DR, DUNCAN WILDER,

THANK YOU,

DR, SEIGEL,

FOR THAT CREATIVE

INTRODUCTION,

WHILE IT'S THE THERAPIST'S JOB

TO BETTER THE HUMAN CONDITION,

I BELIEVE IT'S MY JOB

TO BETTER

THE UNIVERSITY'S CONDITION,

I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT

EVERY POSSIBLE RESOURCE

BEHIND THIS INCREDIBLE VENTURE,

SORRY

IF I EMBARRASSED YOU,

NO, YOU'RE NOT,

NOT REALLY, NO,

YOU KNOW,

YOUR MOTHER WOULD HAVE

BEEN PROUD OF YOU TODAY,

YEAH,

MY DAD SAID

THE SAME THING

ON THE PHONE

THIS MORNING,

,, ,THE DEANS OF CHEMISTRY,

PSYCHOLOGY,

A TOAST

TO A SWIFT AND TRIUMPHANT

CLINICAL TRIAL,

THE SOONER THAT MINDREACHING

GETS TO THOSE WHO NEED IT,

THE BETTER,

EXCUSE ME,

MM-HMM,

HI,

CHEERS,

NEXT ONE THROUGH

GETS AN EYEFUL,

OH, SURE,

RIGHT IN THERE

ON THE CHANCELLOR'S

GRANITE COUNTERTOP, RIGHT?

TRUST ME,

GRANITE CONDUCTS HEAT,

I'M SURE IT DOES,

BUT COME ON,

I MEAN, AFTER HOW HARD WE WORK,

A QUICKIE?

QUICKIES GET A BAD RAP,

KEN, LOOK,

I'M SERIOUS,

I MEAN, LAST WEEK

WE WERE IN THE CLOAKROOM

AT THE FACULTY LOUNGE,

AND BEFORE THAT

WE WERE IN THE MEDICAL LIBRARY,

I'M STARTING TO FEEL

LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT,

DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT

CHEERLEADING OUTFIT?

KEN, ,,

YOU'RE SAYING YOU WANT

A ROMANCE, DOCTOR?

WELL, I THINK THAT ROMANCE

GETS A BAD RAP,

OKAY, BUT WE HAVE TO HURRY,

AND NO SPATULA THIS TIME,

DR, McGUIRE, ,,

AND DR, VAUGHN,

WE WERE JUST

ON OUR WAY BACK,

IF I MIGHT

STEAL YOU FOR A MOMENT,

THERE'S SOMETHING

I'VE BEEN ANXIOUS

TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT,

KEN, WOULD YOU EXCUSE US?

CERTAINLY,

WHAT'S THE NATURE

OF THESE VOICES

THAT SHE SAYS

SHE HEARS?

DO THEY HAVE AN IDENTITY

OR A SOURCE?

THEY'RE DISEMBODIED, ,,

DISTORTED, ,,

TAUNTING,

WE'VE BEEN

TO EVERY KIND OF SPECIALIST

WE COULD FIND,

THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN IT,

AND NEITHER CAN SHE,

AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS,

I THINK MINDREACHING

COULD HELP,

GOING INSIDE MY DAUGHTER'S MIND

MIGHT REVEAL

THE SOURCE OF THE VOICES,

MAYBE GIVE US

A BETTER IDEA

OF HOW TO TREAT HER,

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

CHANCELLOR,

WE'RE JUST IN THE BEGINNING

OF CLINICAL TRIALS,

THERE'S A RISK

THAT'S INVOLVED, ,,

LOOK, DR, McGUIRE,

I'M AS MUCH A STICKLER

FOR PROTOCOL AS ANYONE,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER

JUDITH CAN HOLD UP,

ALL OF HER FRIENDS

HAVE GONE ON TO

HIGH SCHOOL WITHOUT HER,

SHE'S BROKEN OFF CONTACT

WITH ALMOST EVERYONE SHE KNOWS

BECAUSE...

SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN

THE VOICES ARE GOING TO COME

OR WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY,

I'M LOSING HER, CANDACE,

DR, SEIGEL

TELLS ME

ABOUT YOUR WORK AT THE CLINIC,

HOW YOU HAVE

A GREAT CONNECTION,

A REALLY HONEST CONNECTION

WITH THE PATIENTS,

SHE'LL BE SAFE WITH YOU,

I KNOW IT,

YOU KNOW, UP UNTIL NOW,

IT'S JUST BEEN US RESEARCHERS,

SHE WOULD BE THE FIRST TRUE TEST

OF PSR,

CAN I MEET HER?

HI,

HI THERE,

THIS IS ALICE,

MY NANNY,

OH, I KEEP

CALLING YOU THAT,

THAT'S ALL RIGHT,

SWEETHEART,

JUDITH THINKS

SHE'S TOO OLD

FOR A NANNY NOW,

WELL, IT'S NICE

TO MEET YOU,

LIKEWISE,

YOU REALLY HAVE AN

AMAZING ROOM HERE,

JUDITH,

YES,

BET YOU CAN'T WAIT

TO GET OUT OF IT, HUH?

ARE YOU HEARING THEM NOW?

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

SHH, SHH, SHH, ,,

I'D LIKE TO GET HER IN

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT,

THOUGH, RIGHT?

OH, NO, NO,

IT'S GOING TO JUST

BE A TINY PINPRICK,

THAT'S ALL,

SCOUT'S HONOR,

NEVER BEEN VERY MUCH

OF A GIRL SCOUT,

OH, NO? I WAS,

BROWNIES ON UP, THE WHOLE DRILL,

COOKIE SALES?

YOU ARE LOOKING AT HER,

NUMBER TWO OVERALL,

TROOP 923,

WHO CAME IN FIRST?

MONICA BETTERMAN,

AND YES,

THAT WAS HER ACTUAL NAME,

UH-HUH,

OKAY,

WE ARE GOING TO

USE THIS

TO MONITOR YOUR HEART RATE

AND YOUR BRAIN WAVES

DURING THE SESSION,

ARE YOU OKAY?

OKAY,

YOU KNOW,

YOU'VE ALREADY MADE A HUGE STEP

TOWARDS GETTING BETTER,

HOW?

WELL, YOU LEFT YOUR ROOM,

YOU CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE,

AND YOU TRUSTED ME,

AND I APPRECIATE THAT,

SURE,

HAVE YOU EVER

KNOWN ANYONE ELSE

WHO WAS SICK LIKE ME?

YES,

YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BE UPSET

ABOUT EVERYTHING

YOU'VE GONE THROUGH,

SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY GOOD

TO BE MAD,

I WOULD

IF I KNEW WHO TO GET MAD AT,

OKAY,

I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE

HOLDING YOUR HAND,

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT IS THE TINY LITTLE MACHINE

THAT THEY PUT

UNDER THE SKIN OF MY PALM,

IT ATTACHES ITSELF

TO A MAIN NERVE IN MY HAND,

AND IT USES

THE NERVE

TO TALK TO MY BRAIN

LIKE A PHONE LINE,

WE'RE GOING TO PUT

THE SAME LITTLE GUY

UNDER YOUR SKIN,

IF YOU LOOK

ON THE MONITOR THERE,

THAT'S THE DEVICE

THAT CAN TALK TO ME

AND TELL MY BRAIN

TO MATCH MY BRAIN WAVES

TO YOUR BRAIN WAVES,

IT'S KIND OF LIKE

A LITTLE MINI-NETWORK,

THEN WHEN

THE BRAIN WAVES

ARE MATCHED EXACTLY,

WE'RE GOING TO BE IN SYNC,

AND I'LL BE ABLE TO READ

YOUR UNCONSCIOUS MIND,

KIND OF LIKE TUNING IN

TO A RADIO STATION,

AND THAT'S PSR,

PSIONICALLY SYNCHRONIZED

REALITY,

SOUNDS COMPLICATED,

DO YOU EVER

FEEL LIKE,

YOU KNOW, YOU SOMETIMES READ

SOMEONE ELSE'S MIND?

YEAH,

SOMETIMES I'LL BE HUMMING A TUNE

OR SOMETHING,

AND MY DAD WILL BE, LIKE,

"HEY, I WAS JUST THINKING

ABOUT THAT,"

WELL, THAT'S ALL IT IS,

REALLY,

IT'S SIMPLE,

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE YOU AND ME

AND THESE TINY MACHINES

UNDER OUR SKIN,

IT'S SAFE,

COME ON,

I PROMISE, TRUST ME,

READY?

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

I'M HERE NOW,

YOU'LL GET WET

IF YOU SIT HERE,

I'M NOT AFRAID,

HEY, YOU'RE THAT DOCTOR,

YES,

EVERYTHING LOOKS SO DIFFERENT,

WE'RE IN

YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS,

THIS IS HOW YOU FEEL

ABOUT YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW,

YOU LOOK DIFFERENT, TOO,

I KNOW,

I ALWAYS LEAVE MY LAB COAT

BEHIND,

I GUESS THAT'S JUST

PART OF MY SUBCONSCIOUS, TOO,

MY DAD SAYS

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME BETTER,

I'M GOING TO TRY,

YOU'RE NOT LIKE ALL THE OTHERS,

YOU'RE LIKE ME,

YOU'RE SICK,

YOU'RE SICK,

JUDITH, ,,

JUDITH, LISTEN,

YOU'RE NOT ALONE,

JUDITH, ,,

JUDITH,

YOU'RE NOT ALONE,

THEY CAN SAY

WHAT THEY WANT,

I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE,

JUDITH, ,,

JUDITH!

WATCH OUT,

I'M RIGHT HERE,

I'M RIGHT HERE,

OH, ,,

JUDITH, LISTEN,

I WANT YOU TO SAY IT

BACK TO THEM,

I CAN'T,

YES, YOU CAN,

USE YOUR STRENGTH,

WHATEVER THEY SAY,

YOU SAY IT RIGHT BACK TO THEM,

I CAN'T,

YES, YOU CAN,

NO, I CAN'T,

DO IT, JUDITH,

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF,

CANDACE, ,,

CANDACE!

I'M NOT AFRAID,

YOU'RE SICK,

OKAY, JUDITH,

JUST WAIT,

NO!

ALICE!

I'M HERE, SWEETHEART,

ALICE!

JUDITH, I CAN HELP YOU,

BUT YOU HAVE TO LET ME,

LET GO,

THIS ISN'T REALLY ALICE,

SHE'S JUST

PART OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS,

OW!

CYCLING BRAIN WAVES

TO ALPHA 3,000, 2,000, 1,000,, ,

BP 100 OVER 60,

HEART RATES

DESCENDING TO NORMAL,

WELCOME BACK,

DO YOU REMEMBER

ANYTHING?

NO, NOT REALLY,

IT JUST FELT LIKE

I HAD A SCARY DAYDREAM

OR SOMETHING,

I'M NOT SURE,

DOES THAT MEAN IT DIDN'T WORK?

NO, NO, NO, NO,

IT TAKES HOURS

OF TRAINING

TO LEARN HOW TO REMEMBER

A PSR EXPERIENCE,

WHEN WE FIRST

STARTED,

IT WAS JUST LIKE

DREAMING, TOO,

DID I DO OKAY?

OH, YOU DID GREAT,

I THINK THAT WE ARE

ON THE RIGHT TRACK,

IF YOU'RE WILLING

TO COME BACK AGAIN,

YEAH?

COOL,

COOL,

YEAH,

IT'S FROM JUDITH'S PSR,

SHE SCRATCHED ME

DURING MINDREACHING,

AND IT MANIFESTED ITSELF

IN REALITY,

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH, I'M POSITIVE,

THE SAFEGUARDS

WERE SUPPOSED

TO BE FOOLPROOF,

I KNOW,

AFTER SOME EARLY INDICATIONS

OF MIND/BODY CONNECTION,

WE ALTERED THE SOFTWARE,

I HAVE BEEN THROUGH EVERYTHING,

EVERY SYSTEM CHECK,

EVERY PROTOCOL, EVERY CIRCUIT,

TRYING TO FIND AN ANSWER,

I'M COMPLETELY STUMPED,

I MEAN, IF PSR

HAS THIS KIND OF VARIABLE,

IT'S UNSAFE,

YOU HAVEN'T EXACTLY

TRIED EVERYTHING,

GOING BACK INTO THE PSR

TO EXAMINE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED

IS THE ONLY THING

THAT MAKES SENSE,

KEN, IT'S POSSIBLE

THAT BEING INJURED IN PSR

CAN RESULT IN TRAUMA IN REALITY,

DONE IT A HUNDRED OF TIMES,

NEVER HAD ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS,

JUDITH'S SESSION WAS DIFFERENT,

WHY?

ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT...

GOING BACK INTO

YOUR MEMORY,

WAIT, HOLD ON,

I'VE GOT TO

CONCENTRATE MORE,

POOR KID,

THIS ISN'T EXACT,

BUT IT WAS ALL PRETTY QUICK,

SHE SAID SHE THINKS

I CAN HELP HER,

YOU CAN, YOU WILL,

SHOW ME

WHERE IT HAPPENED,

UH, ,,OKAY,

SHE WAS FREAKING OUT

AND SHE RAN UNDER THE BED,

AND THEN THE DOOR OPENED,

AND THE NANNY

WAS THERE,

I'M HERE, SWEETHEART,

DID THAT MAKE IT

BETTER OR WORSE?

BETTER,

ALICE IS A SAFETY NET,

A TOUCHSTONE,

JUDITH'S MOM DIED OF PARKINSON'S

WHEN SHE WAS FOUR,

SEVERE CHILDHOOD TRAUMA,

YEAH, ,,

AND WE WERE RIGHT THERE,

WE WERE BOTH TRYING

TO CALM HER DOWN,

AND THEN, ,,THAT'S WHEN

THIS SCRATCH HAPPENED,

I FELT COMPLETELY ISOLATED,

LIKE SOME SORT OF FREAK,

WHAT?

YOU SAID,

"I FELT COMPLETELY ISOLATED,"

YOUR MIND WAS SO CONVINCED

THAT YOU WERE SCRATCHED,

YOUR SKIN CELLS

MIMICKED AN ACTUAL SCRATCH,

YOU'RE SAYING

BECAUSE I IDENTIFY SO STRONGLY

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL,

THAT THAT CONNECTION

IS WHAT OVERRODE THE SAFEGUARD?

LET'S

THINK THIS THROUGH,

IT'S THE FIRST SESSION,

A REAL PATIENT...

A YOUNG GIRL

WHO ALSO LOST HER MOTHER,

SHE DOES REMIND ME OF ME

AT THAT AGE,

EXCEPT I WAS

ANGRY AT THE WORLD,

AND SHE IS SO ACCEPTING,

NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT

WHAT SHE IS GOING THROUGH,

NO ONE,

IN OTHER WORDS?

IN OTHER WORDS,

MY EMOTIONAL BOND TO THE CHILD

IS WHAT PUT ME AT RISK,

BINGO,

YOU'RE BRILLIANT,

NO, WE ARE,

OH, IF YOU'RE RIGHT,

THERE'S HOPE WE CAN FIX THIS,

IT'S A STEP BACK,

BUT NOT A COMPLETE DISASTER,

WE JUST ADJUST

THE SENSITIVITY RANGE

ON THE THETA MATCH, ,,

BUT WE ONLY HAVE

A VERY NARROW MARGIN,

IF WE MAKE THE SENSITIVITY RANGE

TOO WIDE,

THEN MINDREACHING'S

NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE,

BUT DISTANCING

OUR BRAIN WAVES

ONLY SLIGHTLY, ,,

WHAT ARE YOU

SMIRKING AT?

YOU WERE VULNERABLE

A MINUTE AGO,

I SAW IT,

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU

COMPLETELY LET YOUR GUARD DOWN,

I'D LIKE TO ENJOY IT A MINUTE,

IF THAT'S OKAY,

SURE,

OH, SO, WHEN YOU

FOUND ME TONIGHT

READY TO THROW MYSELF

OFF A BRIDGE,

YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS SEXY?

THE FACT YOU DIDN'T

THROW YOURSELF OFF,

YOUR COMMITMENT,

YOUR PASSION...

THAT'S SEXY,

YOU'RE NOT

ACTUALLY TRYING

TO SEDUCE ME HERE,

ARE YOU?

I WOULD NEVER THINK

OF DOING ANYTHING

LIKE THAT,

NICE DRESS,

HEY, WE'RE

IN YOUR MIND,

TO FINDING SOLUTIONS, ,,

AND VULNERABILITY,

KEN!

KEN, WHAT'S WRONG?

KEN!

OKAY, CYCLING UP,

3,000, 2,000, 1,000...

KEN?

KEN,

KEN, WAKE UP, WAKE UP,

WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP,

KEN, KEN, KEN,

KEN!

KEN, WAKE UP,

DELTA, ,,NO, ,,

KEN, ,,KEN, WAKE UP!

WAKE UP!

PLEASE, WAKE UP,

THEY'VE BEEN

RUNNING TESTS ALL DAY,

HIS COMA'S BEEN ASSESSED

AS A GLASGOW LEVEL THREE,

HIS CONDITION'S

ANYTHING BUT STABLE,

MY GOD,

THERE'S NO SIGN OF TRAUMA,

WHICH MEANS THERE'S GOT TO BE

SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL REASON

FOR IT,

YOU SHOULD'VE COME TO ME

ABOUT THE SCRATCH,

I WAS GOING TO,

WHEN?

WHAT HAPPENED DURING

JUDITH WILDER'S SESSION

WASN'T SOME

MINOR COMPLICATION,

YOU TWO ACTED

LIKE THE REST OF THE TEAM

DIDN'T EVEN MATTER,

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHAT THIS HAS COST US?

WHAT IT'S COST YOU?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY,

I KNOW I WAS WRONG,

I'M SORRY,

SORRY CAN'T FIX IT,

NO,

NO, IT CAN'T, ,,

BUT IF WE, ,,

WE BRING THE PSR GUN

AND THE MICROTECH,

AND WE BRING IT HERE TO KEN,

I MEAN,

IT'S DESIGNED TO BE PORTABLE...

CANDACE, I...

WE CAME UP

WITH A THEORY,

ONE THAT MAKES SENSE,

I NEED TO GET

BACK IN THERE

AND TRY TO

HELP HIM WAKE UP,

YOU HAVEN'T HEARD,

I'VE HEARD YOU, I HAVE,

LOOK, I KNOW THAT PSR IS A RISK,

BUT LISTEN,

THIS COULD BE OUR ONLY WAY

THAT WE'RE GOING TO REACH HIM,

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN,

IT'S NOT UP TO ME,

WE'LL GET HIS FAMILY

TO ASSIGN YOU

AS A PRIMARY DOCTOR...

CANDACE,

LISTEN TO ME, OKAY?

SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED

IN THE PAST 24 HOURS,

WHAT THINGS?

THE LAB'S CLOSED,

WE'RE LOCKED OUT,

CHANCELLOR WILDER'S ORDERED

PSIONIC RESEARCH SHUT DOWN,

IT WASN'T A DECISION

I MADE LIGHTLY OR IN HASTE,

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,

FOR A WHOLE TWO DAYS,

CHANCELLOR,

AFTER SUPPORTING US

SO VALIANTLY

FOR TWO YEARS,

I'M JUST BEWILDERED,

I MEAN, LESS

THAN A WEEK AGO

WE STOOD IN THAT KITCHEN,

AND YOU BEGGED ME TO HELP YOU,

PLEASE,

IT'S BAD ENOUGH

THAT DR, VAUGHN IS IN A COMA,

THAT I VOLUNTEERED MY DAUGHTER

FOR A PROCEDURE

THIS POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE...

IT WAS GOING TO HELP HER,

AND IT STILL CAN,

LOOK, I UNDERSTAND

HOW YOU CAN BE

SPOOKED BY THIS,

I DO, ,,

BUT WE'VE GOT

SO MUCH TO GAIN HERE,

IT'S JUST A FEW STEPS BACK,

THAT'S ALL,

I'M SORRY,

SO, WHAT,

JUDITH WAS THE ONLY REASON

THAT YOU SUPPORTED PSR RESEARCH?

HOW CAN YOU SUGGEST THAT?

I WANTED TO SEE IT CHANGE

THE FACE OF MENTAL HEALTH

AS MUCH AS ANYONE,

THEN DON'T GIVE UP ON US NOW

WHEN WE NEED YOU THE MOST,

PLEASE,

NO, MY DECISION IS FINAL,

YOU DO THAT,

JUST KILL SIX YEARS

OF HERCULEAN EFFORTS

WITH A PHONE CALL,

WHY DON'T YOU

WRITE OFF THE MILLIONS?

BET YOU COULD USE

THE TAX BREAK, HUH?

CANDACE,

I SUGGEST YOU CURB YOUR TONE,

KEN NEEDS OUR HELP,

AND I NEED TO GET BACK IN THERE,

DR, VAUGHN WAS A RESPECTED...

IS!

IS A RESPECTED AND VALUED MEMBER

OF OUR FACULTY,

I WANT TO SEE HIM WAKE UP

AS MUCH AS YOU DO,

PSR, JUST ONE MORE TIME,

CHANCELLOR, PLEASE?

THERE IS NO ONE MORE TIME,

THERE IS NO MORE LAB,

I, D, ?

YOU CAN TAKE PERSONAL FILES,

BUT THE EQUIPMENT

HAS TO GO TO STORAGE,

THIS ISN'T HAPPENING,

MA'AM?

MA'AM!

MA'AM, ,,

I SAID PERSONAL

FILES ONLY,

ALL THAT EQUIPMENT THERE'S

GOING INTO STORAGE,

I SAID NO

EQUIPMENT, PERIOD,

RIGHT, I'M SORRY,

I'M JUST, ,,

YOU GOT ANY CHANGE, LADY?

CHANGE? LADY?

LADY?

OH, MY GOD,

OH, MY GOD, THIS CAN'T BE, ,,

CYCLING UP BRAIN WAVES,

3,000, 2,000, 1,000,

THEY'RE COMING!

CYCLING UP BRAIN WAVES,

3,000, 2,000, 1,000,

COME ON, CANDACE,

I'M HERE, SWEETHEART,

MOM?

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE WANT, ,,

PEOPLE WANT, ,,

NO!

MOM!

DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!

THIS ISN'T HAPPENING,

OH, GOD, WHAT HAVE I DONE?

OKAY, ,,

HE'S COMING!

HE'S COMING!

WHAT? WHAT?

IT'S HIM!

OH, GOD!

WHAT IS THIS?

IT'S HIM!

OH, MY GOD!

OKAY, CANDACE, STAY SANE,

STAY SANE,

STAY SANE,

CYCLING UP BRAIN WAVES,

3,000, 2,000, 1,000,

IS HE BOTHERING YOU, MISS?

I'M SORRY,

I, ,,I HAVE TO GO,

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT,

HE'S COMING,

HE'S COMING FOR YOU,

YOU'VE GOT TO

GET AWAY FROM HIM,

YOU'VE GOT TO

SAVE YOURSELF,

THE LINE BETWEEN PSR AND REALITY

WAS COMPLETELY BLURRED,

I WAS LOCKED IN THIS MAN'S MIND

WITH HIS DEMONS,

NO, DON'T!

IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN,

I'M NOT IN CONTROL,

JUST BY TOUCHING YOU

SPONTANEOUSLY?

NO MATCHING MICROTECH DEVICE?

IT'S LIKE

THIS NEW HYPEREVOLVED VERSION

OF MINDREACHING,

I MEAN, THE HOMELESS GUY

WAS CLEARLY BIPOLAR,

BUT IT WASN'T JUST THAT,

IT WAS, ,,

LIKE I WAS DIFFERENT, TOO,

ONLY I FELT MORE LIKE MYSELF

THAN I EVER DID BEFORE,

AND MY MOM WAS THERE,

JUST LIKE THE DAY

THAT THEY TOOK HER AWAY,

LIKE ONE OF MY OWN MEMORIES

ACTUALLY FOLLOWED ME

INTO THAT MAN'S MIND,

AND THE EXIT SEQUENCE

DIDN'T WORK,

THE SECURITY GUARD

HAD TO PULL HIM OFF OF ME,

AND THEN, WE WERE SLAMMED

BACK INTO REALITY,

WHAT IS IT? WHAT?

STRESS,

EITHER THAT,

OR I'VE GOT TO STAY OFF

THE DOUBLE LATTES,

MM-HMM,

OKAY, OKAY,

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED,

I KNOW YOU'VE GOT

A FIRST-GENERATION PSR GUN

HERE IN THE HOUSE,

I NEED YOU TO

TAKE THIS MICROTECH

OUT OF MY HAND

AND REINSERT IT THE RIGHT WAY

SO IT'LL WORK PROPERLY,

SO I CAN HELP KEN,

I PROMISE

NO ONE'S EVER GOING TO KNOW

THAT YOU HELPED ME,

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT,

CANDACE,

I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU,

YOU'VE INJECTED

YOURSELF

WITH MALFUNCTIONING

TECHNOLOGY

THAT'S NO LONGER

OURS TO PLAY WITH,

AND THE CAPPER IS,

YOU'VE INJECTED IT

THE WRONG WAY,

WHAT? WHY DID YOU STOP LOOKING?

I CAN'T FIND IT,

THE TRACKING UNIT SHOWS NOTHING,

YOU MUST HAVE COMPLETELY MISSED

THE TARGET NERVE,

WHAT?

THE MICROTECH

IS NO LONGER IN YOUR HAND,

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

IT HAS TO BE,

THE GUN WAS LOADED,

I PERFORMED

THE INJECTION SEQUENCE,

THE MICROTECH LAUNCHED,

IF YOU HIT A VEIN BY ACCIDENT...

NO, ,,

YOU WERE RUSHED,

IF THE MICROTECH MIGRATES

INTO YOUR BLOODSTREAM,

IT'S GOING TO SEARCH

FOR A STRONG ELECTRICAL IMPULSE

TO RECHARGE,

YEAH, BUT, I MEAN, ,,

WHERE?

NO, ,,

[ BEEPING ]

DAMN,

NO, MY BRAIN, RIGHT?

DEAD CENTER,

THE HEADACHES, ,,

THE ERRATIC PSR, ,,

NO WONDER,

I'M SURE THERE'S A SURGERY

THAT TAKES...

YEAH, IT'S CALLED AN AUTOPSY,

I'M NO GOOD TO ANYBODY ANYMORE,

WHAT HAVE I DONE?

DR, McGUIRE,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

ARE YOU OKAY?

I HAVE TO GO SEE JUDITH,

I'VE GOT TO GO SAY GOODBYE,

SHE'S GONE TO BED,

MAYBE IF YOU

CAME BACK TOMORROW,

LOOK, I'D JUST LIKE

TO TALK TO HER, OKAY?

I JUST HAVE TO EXPLAIN

THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE

TO HELP HER ANYMORE,

ACTUALLY,

SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL,

I'M SURE SHE'LL UNDERSTAND

ABOUT EVERYTHING,

ANOTHER DAY...

THERE MIGHT NOT BE ANOTHER DAY,

THIS IS A PRIVATE HOME,

DOCTOR,

DR, WILDER!

DR, McGUIRE,

YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED

TO SEE HER AT THIS TIME,

I MUST ASK

YOU TO STOP,

JUDITH, ,,

JUDITH, HEY,

HEY, ,,

UM, ,,

WHAT DO YOU THINK

YOU'RE DOING?

AND I'M NOT...

CAN YOU JUST PLEASE

GIVE ME A MINUTE?

DOCTOR, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED

NEAR THIS PERSON,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

LEAVE HER ALONE!

YOU SEE?

SHE STILL NEEDS ME,

IF SHE STILL NEEDS YOU,

THEN I STILL NEED YOU,

THEN I

STILL NEED YOU, ,,

THEN I STILL, ,,

THEN I STILL

NEED YOU, ,,

WHAT IS GOING ON?

DR, McGUIRE?

WHAT DID YOU

JUST DO TO ME?

IT'S YOU,

YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS

TO KEEP HER HERE

SO YOU CAN STAY?

DR, McGUIRE,

IF THIS IS YOUR WAY

OF GETTING BACK...

TELL HIM, ALICE!

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT,

THE POISON

YOU'RE GIVING HER,

HUH, WHAT WAS IT?

WHAT WAS IT?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

TRIMITICANE, OF COURSE,

SHE'S GIVING JUDITH

A DRUG

FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE,

I BELIEVE THAT'S

YOUR LATE WIFE'S PRESCRIPTION,

I FOUND THAT

WHILE I WAS TIDYING UP,

I NEVER...

THIS WAS FILLED

LAST MONTH,

SHE'S BEEN DEAD 10 YEARS,

I CAN EXPLAIN,

ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECTS

TO TRIMITICANE

IS AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS,

WHY?

I JUST NEEDED MORE TIME,

IT WAS JUST FOR MORE TIME, ,,

ONLY BECAUSE, ,,

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU,

OH, MY GOD,

OH, MY GOD,

OH, MY GOD,

IT DOESN'T DO

PERMANENT DAMAGE,

I CHECKED FIRST,

I WOULD NEVER HURT HER,

I WOULD NEVER HURT HER,

I KNEW YOU'D COME

EVENTUALLY,

I'VE GOT NOTHING TO

LOSE AT THIS POINT,

HIS BRAIN WAVES

ARE GETTING WEAKER,

THE WAY THIS THING

IS HARDWIRED INTO YOUR BRAIN,

ALL BETS ARE OFF,

IT'S INCONSISTENT, IT'S ERRATIC,

YEAH, WELL, IF THIS WORKS,

THEN IT'S GOOD

FOR THE BOTH OF US,

YOU TOLD ME THE EXIT SEQUENCE

DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE,

HOW DO YOU PLAN ON GETTING BACK?

JUST GIVE ME A HALF AN HOUR,

AND THEN SEPARATE US,

THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,

YOU COULD END UP IN A COMA,

OR WORSE,

I'LL SEE YOU

IN MY BED,

OKAY?

KEN?

KEN, LISTEN,

WE HAVE TO

HELP EACH OTHER NOW,

I'M SO TIRED,

I KNOW,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO STAY WITH ME,

OKAY?

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME,

I NEED TO SLEEP,

I KNOW,

LISTEN, KEN,

IN YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

YOU'RE AWAKE,

BUT YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND,

YOU'RE FAST ASLEEP,

KEN? KEN,

ARE YOU ON ANY MEDICATION,

DRUGS OF ANY KIND,

HUH?

NO DRUGS,

NOTHING?

KEN, LISTEN,

YOU SEE, IN PSR,

YOU WERE EXPOSED TO SOMETHING

THAT INDUCED A COMA,

ALL RIGHT?

WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT IT WAS,

HELP ME,

WAS IT THE ALCOHOL?

THE CHAMPAGNE?

COME ON,

HELP ME

HELP YOU, KEN,

OH, GOD,

I'M LOSING YOU,

BABY, PLEASE?

WHAT IS THAT?

WHAT IS THAT?

KEN, THOSE ARE

ALLERGIES!

ALL RIGHT, KEN,

YOU'VE GOT ALLERGIES, HONEY,

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT ARE YOU

ALLERGIC TO?

UM, ,,

MILDEW, ,,

UH-HUH,

CUT GRASS, ,,

YEAH? WHAT?

STRAWBERRIES, ,,

THE STRAWBERRIES?

BUT I WAS EATING

THE STRAWBERRIES,

KEN?

KEN, YOU DIDN'T

HAVE STRAWBERRIES,

THAT WAS ME,

ALL RIGHT, ,,

OKAY,

ALL RIGHT, KEN,

WE'VE GOT MEDICINE,

WE'VE GOT MEDICINE,

THAT'S IT,

KEN?

KEN, KEN,

THIS IS

THE STRAWBERRY ANTIDOTE,

JUST TAKE MY WORD

FOR IT,

ALL RIGHT?

BELIEVE ME,

OPEN YOUR MOUTH,

OKAY?

TAKE IT DOWN,

TAKE IT DOWN,

THERE YOU GO,

THERE YOU GO,

THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU WELL,

THERE YOU GO,

OKAY, JUST BELIEVE ME,

BELIEVE ME,

YOU'VE JUST

GOT TO BELIEVE ME,

OKAY?

OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, CYCLING UP,

3,000, 2,000, 1,000,

YOU'VE ONLY BEEN IN

FIVE MINUTES,

THE EXIT SEQUENCE,

IT WORKED THIS TIME,

I GUESS I'VE GOT

SOME CONTROL,

CONCENTRATION

IS THE KEY,

WHAT ABOUT KEN?

YOU'RE GOOD,

DR, McGUIRE,

YOU'RE NOT SO BAD

YOURSELF, DR, VAUGHN,

THAT'S RIGHT, ,,

COME GET ME,

CYCLING UP,

3,000, 2,000, 1,000,

IT'S FREE?

I CAN COME TO YOU?

AND DON'T EVEN HAVE TO

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT,

THE CLINIC'S OPEN

24 HOURS A DAY,

I HAVEN'T BEEN NEEDING

THE PILLS AS MUCH

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN VISITING ME

OUT HERE,

THANKS,

YOU TAKE CARE,

ARE YOU READY?

SEE, THAT DIDN'T TAKE TOO LONG,

RIGHT?

COME ON, THE MALL AWAITS,

OKAY, MY DAD SAID

I CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING

THAT SHOWS

MY STOMACH,

BUT THAT'S LAME,

HE DOESN'T KNOW

WHAT'S UP,

I'M ALL ABOUT

MIDRIFF,

GLOVES?

JUST IN CASE,

IF WE ARE GOING TO DELVE

INTO THE TRUE SECRETS

OF THE HUMAN SOUL,

WE MUST BE PREPARED

TO DEAL WITH THE DEMONS