Sliders s03e05 Episode Script
The Dream Masters
(Rembrandt) Wish we could've stayed another day on Cajun world.
Nothing against this one, but, hey, vive la difference! Right, fellas? Man, do I love Mardi Gras.
And women on balconies.
Yeah.
I'm glad that Napoleon never met his Waterloo because I got to meet Cindy.
Come here, lover boy, I don't think it's your shade.
(Wade) I don't know about you guys, but I'm in need of some serious z's.
(Professor) Yes.
Positively soporific idea, Miss Wells.
And how about Miss Wells' broken heart, eh? He's gonna be pretty surprised when I don't come back from the bathroom.
[All laugh.]
(Professor) Hey, you idiot! It says no bike riding here! [Grunts.]
(skater) Hey! What the hell's the matter with you? There's no bikes allowed here.
(skater) Oh, no.
Please, don't d-don't don't hurt me.
It was an accident.
All right.
I-I-I'll do anything you say.
Anything you say.
All right.
Drop dead.
[People chattering.]
He's having a seizure.
(Quinn) Keep him from biting his tongue.
I've got his legs.
[Skater gasping.]
Will somebody call an ambulance! Please! Remmy, there's some cops.
[Choking.]
This is Weber.
I need an ambulance at the pier.
Uh, cancel that.
Send the meat wagon.
No, it appears to be self-inflicted.
Better list it as a suicide.
(Quinn) What if you found a portal to a parallel universe? What if you could slide into a thousand different worlds, where it's the same year, and you're the same person, but everything else is different? And what if you can't find your way home? (voice) Sliders.
The two kids on the cycles were behaving irresponsibly.
They barged into my friend here and then they they totaled that poor fellow.
Anybody got anything else to say? Yeah.
You should be talking to those two clowns over there.
How stupid are you? You want to get somebody else killed? [Seagull cawing.]
Wait a minute.
It wasn't a suicide.
Leave the park now.
You've been warned.
That's all I can do.
I used to draw on my hand, too, but that was in the fourth grade.
Don't you know what this hand can do? Not as much as this one.
I can't wait to sleep with you.
[Grunts.]
You.
You shouldn't have done that.
If you don't leave now, I'm gonna do a lot more.
I'll take care of you later.
You, I'll see you in your dreams.
Are you all right? Yeah.
(Wade) I know what I saw.
What you saw were neck spasms and the resultant angina induced by an epileptic fit.
Something was choking him.
You're suggesting that these guys have the power of psychokinesis? I don't know.
Maybe.
(Quinn) Wade, we're all a little tired.
I think you're just seeing things.
We all saw somebody die.
And it wasn't a suicide.
Are you crazy? Give me that! Is there a problem? You never know what's gonna set off one of them Dream Masters.
Dream Masters? Is that what they're called? Have you had trouble with them? A Dream Master got my last cocktail waitress.
Got her? How? Man, nobody can stay awake forever.
Nobody.
And once you're asleep, that's when they enter your dreams and create nightmares.
Tell us something about those guys.
Are they Shh.
We shouldn't be talking about this.
All right, guys.
We're all set.
The creep from the park, I just saw him.
(Professor) I don't see him, Miss Wells.
(Quinn) Wade, there's nobody there.
It was him.
(Rembrandt) Girl, you need some sleep.
I'm not going to sleep.
You don't think for a moment He said he'd see me in my dreams.
Wade, that's impossible.
Yeah? Why is everybody so afraid of them? Well, I'm not afraid of him.
Good.
You go with Wade, stay with her in the room while Remmy and I do a little recon.
Checkmate.
Hey, Q-Ball, why don't we just get on out of town, leave these geeks behind? Because if they can invade a person's dreams, running away won't do any good.
Yeah.
Well, you think they can? I think we better find out.
Diggs, where do these Dream Masters hang out? Still awake? You kidding? Every time I close my eyes, I see that guy's face.
Well, I don't suppose that reading this is helping.
"She felt his rough hands "tug at the ribbon of her silk blouse.
"She was aroused as never before.
She could feel a" Miss Wells, what rubbish.
[Sighs.]
Why don't you just shut your eyes and go to sleep now, eh? I shall be over there.
If you need anything, just call.
Come on now.
(Henry) Here we go.
(Quinn) Excuse me.
I want you to give your buddy a message for me.
Sure.
Always happy to grant a final request.
Tell him we're only in town for a couple of days.
And we don't want any trouble, although he was still out of line.
(Henry) Yeah.
Sure.
And so was the little bitch that hit him.
(Byron) Easy, Henry.
She'll get what she deserves.
Look, I just want you to know that if anything happens to her or any of my friends, you're gonna have to deal with me, okay? Well, I guess we'll be seeing a lot of each other then.
Is that a threat? Yes, it is.
[Car honking.]
Come on, Henry.
Come on.
[Police siren wailing.]
Hi.
How long to get a pot of coffee sent up? That long? It is.
Thanks.
[Music playing.]
I'm here with some friends.
Saw you come in.
You mind if I join you? Yes, I do.
It's, uh, it's Wade, isn't it? Very unusual name.
The desk clerk at the hotel thought so, too.
[People chattering.]
Winsome Wade, huh? Wonderful Wade.
Not-very-wise Wade.
Please, just leave me alone.
You know, you intrigue me.
Really.
It's, uh, not very often that a woman defies me.
And l l I find that stimulating.
Don't touch me! [Clears throat.]
[All chattering.]
[Panting.]
Hurry, Miss Wells.
It's too soon! W-we're not supposed to slide until tomorrow.
It's our only hope.
Run! [Exclaims.]
Sorry, Wade.
You can't leave me! [Screams.]
We're here, Wade.
Wake up.
Wake up.
She's cut bad.
She's not cut.
There's not a mark on her.
Well, what we're witnessing here is some form of psychotropically-induced stigmata.
You think if we hadn't woken her up, she would've bled to death? Quite possibly, yes.
Whatever it is, that guy must have had some kind of drug on his hand.
Now, Wade did say that when he touched her, she felt a tingling sensation.
Now there are drugs that will produce vivid hallucinations that can be administered through the skin.
You really think he was able to enter her dream? Or perhaps he planted a hypnotic suggestion in the bar.
In any event, Wade believes that he will invade her dreams.
And if she falls asleep again, he will return.
It's kind of like if someone tells you not to think about the elephant, but then, that's all you can think of.
How long is it till we slide? About 30 hours.
How you gonna keep her awake until then? Human beings are capable of sustained periods of consciousness, Mr.
Brown, provided that they have sufficient elephants [exclaims.]
Sufficient stimulation.
We shall just take shifts to keep her occupied.
[Door closes.]
Cold shower worked.
I'm wide awake.
I'm also freezing.
Look, uh, maybe I should turn up the heat.
No, no, no, it'll make her drowsy.
Uh, maybe there's a hotel doctor and he can give me something to keep me awake, huh? Only as a last resort.
We have no way of knowing how the drugs of this world will act on our bodies.
I can call room service and get you some orange juice and liver.
Only as a last resort.
No, no, listen, in the navy, when we gave blood, they would give us orange juice and tell us to go get a nice big piece of liver.
That way it'd help build up our iron.
Can't I just suck on some rusty nails? [Chuckling.]
[Sighs.]
Are you all right? Here, sit down.
Yeah.
There you go.
Fine.
She needs some fresh air.
I'm gonna open a window.
No, no, no.
Not in her weakened state.
Guys.
Look, man, we need some fresh air in here.
I disagree.
Guys.
Guys! When are you gonna go talk to the police? We were just leaving.
[Sighs.]
Don't worry.
We're gonna find someone to stand up to these people.
Don't count on it.
Excuse me, officers.
You again? We'd like to know where can we lodge a formal complaint against these so-called Dream Masters? Can't help you, pal.
There's been an attempt made on the life of our friend.
I want you two idiots to take a walk.
Right now.
You call yourself a police officer and you let those guys get away with scaring people to death? Get out of here.
Go! Come on.
Come.
Hey! We've done nothing, officer.
(Weber) Shut up.
What, you're giving us a ticket now? I know a place you can take your friend.
It's a shelter for the victims of the Dream Masters.
She'll be safe there.
Be careful, or they'll come after you, too.
Why are you helping us when no one else would? (Professor) I know why.
Because Officer Weber has been a victim of the Dream Masters herself.
The shelter isn't far from here.
Good luck.
Got a second? Is that liver? [Sniffs.]
Uhh.
L I hate liver.
[People chattering.]
Mmm.
Shh.
[Whispers.]
Not a word.
Hurry up, before it gets cold.
Sure.
[Shoos.]
(Olivia) The hardest time is after dark.
Because of their fear of falling asleep most of these patients suffer from chronic insomnia.
(Quinn) They're deprived of REM sleep? To a point.
Then they have a period of rebound and make up for it.
So, it's during REM sleep that the Dream Masters have the greatest powers to revisit them? Yes.
Actually, my husband experimented with some REM-blocking drugs, but they had too many side effects.
Hmm.
Damned if you dream, damned if you don't.
Eh? Exactly.
Without dreams, the subconscious has no release.
Dr.
Lujan, what happened to them? They're effectively in a coma.
Some of them went up against the Dream Masters and this was their punishment.
We're hoping to find a way to bring them out of it one day.
[Monitor beeping.]
(Olivia) Their systems were so shocked by the dream experience that they remain locked in this vegetative state.
(Quinn) Has your husband continued his work on other REM blockers? Right now this is all I can do.
Would you like to see my husband's lab? So, how many times has he invaded her dreams? Just once that we know of.
And was he able to manifest any visible injuries? Her wrists and hands were bleeding.
Stage two.
It may still be early enough to try some intervention.
Sometimes we can make hypnotic suggestions before they enter REM.
If we can reinforce the idea that it's just a dream, it strengthens their ability to withstand the assault.
(Professor) However did such a bunch of social misfits gain so much power? About five years ago, a scientist named Cardoza began experimenting with lucid dreaming techniques.
He used psychotropic drugs and co-hypnosis to invade other people's consciousness.
When the authorities at the university, including my husband, found out what he was doing, they tried to stop him.
Cardoza was fired from the university.
But several of his students left with him.
They became the Dream Masters.
Why doesn't somebody just eliminate them? Well, they have a vow to avenge any death.
If you challenge them, you're severely punished.
My husband barely survived.
Now, no one has the courage to go against them.
Do you mind if we look at your husband's papers? There may be something there that we can use.
No, not at all.
That's what he was working on.
(Wade) They're coming to get me! [Knocking on door.]
Remmy.
Wake up.
[Knocking continues.]
Rembrandt! Rembrandt! Rembrandt! [Gagging.]
[Shrieking.]
Wade! Oh, no, no, no! Where'd that blood come from? Rembrandt! Wake up! Mr.
Brown, wake up! (Quinn) Please, help her! You've got to help her! What are you gonna do? Adrenaline shock therapy.
[Grunts.]
[Gasping.]
All right.
Let's get her to the clinic.
Wade? How could you let her down like that, Mr.
Brown? (Olivia) I've got a stage two invasion.
I administered adrenaline shock therapy about 20 minutes ago.
B.
P.
Is falling, we need a transfusion.
Use mine.
I'm O-negative.
Start with him, then get a type and cross check on these guys.
Stay with us.
(Olivia) We need a crash cart in here.
Intubate her.
Let's get a drip going.
How is my prize pupil doing? (Gerald) I'm REM-ing very well.
Thank you, Master Cardoza.
I've engaged a very nice young girl.
She's a real screamer.
May I join the dream? I'd be honored, sir.
(Wade) Help me, please! [Wade sobbing.]
Help me.
[Voice laughing.]
[Voice screaming.]
(Professor) Olivia, I think I've found something.
Your husband was suggesting treating the experience within the dream state itself by using the psychotropics present in the pentagrams on the Dream Masters' hands.
How are we supposed to get it? Cut their hands off? It's a thought.
[Voices screaming.]
[Voice laughing.]
[Voice whispering.]
[Screaming.]
(Olivia) She's in arrest! (Quinn) What can I do? Set the dial to 100.
Clear! Time of death: 8:42, Pacific Coast time.
You didn't tell me she was in a shelter.
I didn't think it mattered, sir.
It does.
Dr.
Lujan won't give up so easily.
She's just like her husband.
Clear! [Monitors beeping.]
I got a heart beat.
Thank God.
Wake her up.
No.
It's too soon for more adrenaline.
He's broken off contact.
Is she gonna be all right? (Olivia) I don't know.
Get away from her.
She wouldn't be in this mess if you'd stayed awake.
Sorry.
Look, I don't know what happened.
[Beeping continues.]
(Gerald) Please, Master Cardoza.
I'm I'm sorry.
(Cardoza) You invite me into your dream and not complete it is bad form, Gerald.
Perhaps you're not the man I thought you were.
But I am, sir.
I am.
Just tell me what it is you want me to do.
I chose the pentagram as our symbol because it instills terror in all who see it.
The reason, Gerald, that we have power over people is because they fear us.
We enjoy a position in life that was once denied us because we weren't hip, we weren't popular.
But if one survives an engagement and is not killed, or turned into a vegetable, then all of us, and what we are now, are threatened.
Do you understand it? Yes, sir.
Then what are you gonna do to make this right? Get rid of all of them, sir? Perhaps there's hope for you yet.
Thank you, sir.
Why was I showing off? What what am I, stupid? Bad timing.
It happens.
Yeah.
But why in front of him, huh? He's giving you a second chance.
I don't know if I can take it.
My head is My head is pounding! I mean, I have such a headache.
We'll help you.
We will? Look, Gerald, you're his favorite at the university.
You're next in line for the throne.
This is a chance to prove yourself.
Don't screw up.
Girls like her never used to pay any attention to me.
Yeah, but they do now.
She's gonna be sorry that she wasn't nice to me.
Very sorry.
Remember us when you're the Master of Dreams.
[Blows.]
Deal? Deal.
All right, let's gather the other members.
Let's finish her.
Hmm? It's gonna be our pleasure, sir.
And, uh, gentlemen, let's do something with razors.
[Monitor beeping.]
We may have saved her for the moment, but they will be back.
[Exclaims.]
Will she need more blood? No.
Not for now.
Besides, you've given all that you can.
Let's just, uh, see how she does.
If we follow your husband's advice, we'll have to face them in the dream state to save Wade.
How long will it take for you to fix what we need? (Olivia) I've got most of the chemicals here but we need scrapings from one of their hands.
Where can we find some geeks at this time of night? That club, a couple of blocks away.
All right, let's go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Look, you're not goin' anywhere.
I'm fine.
I'm fine.
(Olivia) No.
You're down a couple of pints.
You need to rest.
All right, my boy.
You're gonna have to do this by yourself.
You go.
We'll get the lab ready for your return.
Look, just don't let any of 'em touch you.
(Quinn) I'll be back as fast as I can, Professor.
Your friend Rembrandt couldn't have donated blood, anyway.
Why? His system's too full of Orphenene.
What's Orphenene? It's a sedative that the Dream Masters like to use.
[Door creaking.]
(man) Psst! [Body thudding.]
Mr.
Brown.
If Wade doesn't make it, I mean, if she ends up like one of these guys, I've decided to stay here and take care of her.
I am so sorry.
Oh, Mr.
Brown.
[Sighs.]
We all do things that we regret.
You know, but this one tops my list.
Well, falling asleep on duty is a heinous crime.
However Wouldn't have happened with you, though, would it? No, it wouldn't.
You never screw up, do you? Even when you're wrong, you've got to be right.
That's not true.
So if you wanna blow hard with your big words, tell me how it's my fault that Wade might die? Go ahead, man.
I don't mind.
Because it'll be the last time that I'll ever have to listen to one of your lectures.
The reason why I would not have fallen asleep on duty is quite simple.
I do not take coffee late at night.
You were drugged! I was? Yes! And if I do occasionally sound like the professor I am, it is because I enjoy teaching.
I like seeing the light going on in people's eyes the way it has just gone on in yours.
Mr.
Brown, I owe you an elephant Uh, an apology.
Yeah.
Yeah, all right, go ahead.
I'm sorry.
I was hoping for something a little more like, "I'm sorry that I thought the worst of you.
I should have more faith in my friends.
" I am sorry that I thought the worst of you.
I should have more faith in my friends.
"And I know that you love Wade as much as any of us "and would probably give your life to save hers if you could.
" Ditto.
"And then there are times" Don't push your luck, Mr.
Brown.
[Both laughing.]
Hurry.
They're after her again! The Dream Masters? Yes.
She's fully engaged, level three.
What about Q-Ball? I don't know, but he better get here soon.
Shaman often carry a powerful object with them into the dream.
It, uh, reminds them that they are in an altered state and that they have some control over the outcome.
I'd rather have a.
45 with me.
What is it you most fear, Mr.
Brown? Why are you asking me that? Because that is what you can expect to encounter there.
(Professor) Wade told me once that she'd been mugged and threatened with a knife.
That's why she has a particular fear of being cut and bleeding.
Thank God you're here.
I got it.
We've got to hurry.
They're ganging up on her.
[Screaming.]
[Screaming.]
Why do you have to strap us in? To keep you from hurting yourself.
You'll have a heightened sense of awareness.
Everything will seem very real.
If you believe something can hurt you, it will.
You sure you're up for this, Professor? Absolutely, my boy.
You'll be linked to Wade and her dreams through these electrodes.
You will share her experience.
Now, together, you may be able to change the outcome.
At least, that's what my husband believed.
Now although I've given each of you a hypnotic suggestion, you must remind each other that nothing is real.
Your lives depend on that.
Now, I'll be monitoring all of you.
It's gonna be my call to bring you out.
Understood? Put us under.
(voice) No, no, no.
Wade! Wade! [Voice chattering.]
Wade! Wade! Wade! [Hissing.]
We're all here, Wade.
Where's here? It doesn't look like anyplace I've ever seen.
My God, it's a It's just a dream.
It's not real.
(Captain) Ready! Aim! It's not real.
It's a dream! Fire! [Groans.]
It's not real.
It's a dream.
It's a dream! It's not real! It's not real! [Monitor beeping.]
Wade! Rembrandt! Professor! Dr.
Lujan, tell me what to do.
Q-Ball? Where are you? Quinn? What the hell is this? Rembrandt.
Did I ever tell you that I am really afraid of snakes? Yeah.
L I'm not too fond of them myself.
What? [Voice cackling.]
It's just a dream.
It's a damn convincing one.
[Voice shrieking.]
What are you gonna do? I'm gonna let one of them strike me.
It's the only way to prove that they can't hurt us, okay? Yeah.
It's just a dream.
[Hissing.]
It's only a dream.
Only a dream.
[Lightning surging.]
[Coughs.]
[Voice laughing.]
[Screaming.]
Damn it! [Monitor flattening.]
[Gasping.]
Am I dreaming? No! Then send me back.
No, it's too risky.
I saw your husband.
I know how to save Wade! Together we're stronger.
Send me back! If I send you back, I won't be able to pull you back out, you understand that? Yes, just do it! Hurry! [Quinn panting.]
[Monitor beeping.]
[Lightning surging.]
We're here for you.
(Professor) All of us with you.
Look.
Remember, guys.
It's only a dream.
Nonetheless, cover each other's backs.
I still wish I had a.
45.
Damn! Don't move.
It's just a dream.
Rather like being inside a Cuisinart, isn't it? Come on, man.
Let's go! It's barbecue time.
You can throw, but can you catch? [Gerald screaming.]
[Screaming continues.]
(Quinn) Wade, how're you feeling? A little sleepy.
Am I dreamin'? (Rembrandt) Not anymore.
Welcome back.
[Wade exhales.]
How long until we slide? Twelve hours.
Slide? I may have time to tell you before we Edward? Oh, my God.
I believe we've seen an end to this tyranny.
Well, I guess it's time to do some celebrating, huh? Count me out.
[Chuckles.]
(Rembrandt) Guess I'll lay down, too, for a while.
[Professor yawns.]
I must confess, I'm suddenly feeling very sleepy.
[Grunts.]
Good night, Mr.
Brown.
Good night, Mr.
Mallory.
Hey.
Sweet dreams.
Thank you.
[Exhales.]
Nothing against this one, but, hey, vive la difference! Right, fellas? Man, do I love Mardi Gras.
And women on balconies.
Yeah.
I'm glad that Napoleon never met his Waterloo because I got to meet Cindy.
Come here, lover boy, I don't think it's your shade.
(Wade) I don't know about you guys, but I'm in need of some serious z's.
(Professor) Yes.
Positively soporific idea, Miss Wells.
And how about Miss Wells' broken heart, eh? He's gonna be pretty surprised when I don't come back from the bathroom.
[All laugh.]
(Professor) Hey, you idiot! It says no bike riding here! [Grunts.]
(skater) Hey! What the hell's the matter with you? There's no bikes allowed here.
(skater) Oh, no.
Please, don't d-don't don't hurt me.
It was an accident.
All right.
I-I-I'll do anything you say.
Anything you say.
All right.
Drop dead.
[People chattering.]
He's having a seizure.
(Quinn) Keep him from biting his tongue.
I've got his legs.
[Skater gasping.]
Will somebody call an ambulance! Please! Remmy, there's some cops.
[Choking.]
This is Weber.
I need an ambulance at the pier.
Uh, cancel that.
Send the meat wagon.
No, it appears to be self-inflicted.
Better list it as a suicide.
(Quinn) What if you found a portal to a parallel universe? What if you could slide into a thousand different worlds, where it's the same year, and you're the same person, but everything else is different? And what if you can't find your way home? (voice) Sliders.
The two kids on the cycles were behaving irresponsibly.
They barged into my friend here and then they they totaled that poor fellow.
Anybody got anything else to say? Yeah.
You should be talking to those two clowns over there.
How stupid are you? You want to get somebody else killed? [Seagull cawing.]
Wait a minute.
It wasn't a suicide.
Leave the park now.
You've been warned.
That's all I can do.
I used to draw on my hand, too, but that was in the fourth grade.
Don't you know what this hand can do? Not as much as this one.
I can't wait to sleep with you.
[Grunts.]
You.
You shouldn't have done that.
If you don't leave now, I'm gonna do a lot more.
I'll take care of you later.
You, I'll see you in your dreams.
Are you all right? Yeah.
(Wade) I know what I saw.
What you saw were neck spasms and the resultant angina induced by an epileptic fit.
Something was choking him.
You're suggesting that these guys have the power of psychokinesis? I don't know.
Maybe.
(Quinn) Wade, we're all a little tired.
I think you're just seeing things.
We all saw somebody die.
And it wasn't a suicide.
Are you crazy? Give me that! Is there a problem? You never know what's gonna set off one of them Dream Masters.
Dream Masters? Is that what they're called? Have you had trouble with them? A Dream Master got my last cocktail waitress.
Got her? How? Man, nobody can stay awake forever.
Nobody.
And once you're asleep, that's when they enter your dreams and create nightmares.
Tell us something about those guys.
Are they Shh.
We shouldn't be talking about this.
All right, guys.
We're all set.
The creep from the park, I just saw him.
(Professor) I don't see him, Miss Wells.
(Quinn) Wade, there's nobody there.
It was him.
(Rembrandt) Girl, you need some sleep.
I'm not going to sleep.
You don't think for a moment He said he'd see me in my dreams.
Wade, that's impossible.
Yeah? Why is everybody so afraid of them? Well, I'm not afraid of him.
Good.
You go with Wade, stay with her in the room while Remmy and I do a little recon.
Checkmate.
Hey, Q-Ball, why don't we just get on out of town, leave these geeks behind? Because if they can invade a person's dreams, running away won't do any good.
Yeah.
Well, you think they can? I think we better find out.
Diggs, where do these Dream Masters hang out? Still awake? You kidding? Every time I close my eyes, I see that guy's face.
Well, I don't suppose that reading this is helping.
"She felt his rough hands "tug at the ribbon of her silk blouse.
"She was aroused as never before.
She could feel a" Miss Wells, what rubbish.
[Sighs.]
Why don't you just shut your eyes and go to sleep now, eh? I shall be over there.
If you need anything, just call.
Come on now.
(Henry) Here we go.
(Quinn) Excuse me.
I want you to give your buddy a message for me.
Sure.
Always happy to grant a final request.
Tell him we're only in town for a couple of days.
And we don't want any trouble, although he was still out of line.
(Henry) Yeah.
Sure.
And so was the little bitch that hit him.
(Byron) Easy, Henry.
She'll get what she deserves.
Look, I just want you to know that if anything happens to her or any of my friends, you're gonna have to deal with me, okay? Well, I guess we'll be seeing a lot of each other then.
Is that a threat? Yes, it is.
[Car honking.]
Come on, Henry.
Come on.
[Police siren wailing.]
Hi.
How long to get a pot of coffee sent up? That long? It is.
Thanks.
[Music playing.]
I'm here with some friends.
Saw you come in.
You mind if I join you? Yes, I do.
It's, uh, it's Wade, isn't it? Very unusual name.
The desk clerk at the hotel thought so, too.
[People chattering.]
Winsome Wade, huh? Wonderful Wade.
Not-very-wise Wade.
Please, just leave me alone.
You know, you intrigue me.
Really.
It's, uh, not very often that a woman defies me.
And l l I find that stimulating.
Don't touch me! [Clears throat.]
[All chattering.]
[Panting.]
Hurry, Miss Wells.
It's too soon! W-we're not supposed to slide until tomorrow.
It's our only hope.
Run! [Exclaims.]
Sorry, Wade.
You can't leave me! [Screams.]
We're here, Wade.
Wake up.
Wake up.
She's cut bad.
She's not cut.
There's not a mark on her.
Well, what we're witnessing here is some form of psychotropically-induced stigmata.
You think if we hadn't woken her up, she would've bled to death? Quite possibly, yes.
Whatever it is, that guy must have had some kind of drug on his hand.
Now, Wade did say that when he touched her, she felt a tingling sensation.
Now there are drugs that will produce vivid hallucinations that can be administered through the skin.
You really think he was able to enter her dream? Or perhaps he planted a hypnotic suggestion in the bar.
In any event, Wade believes that he will invade her dreams.
And if she falls asleep again, he will return.
It's kind of like if someone tells you not to think about the elephant, but then, that's all you can think of.
How long is it till we slide? About 30 hours.
How you gonna keep her awake until then? Human beings are capable of sustained periods of consciousness, Mr.
Brown, provided that they have sufficient elephants [exclaims.]
Sufficient stimulation.
We shall just take shifts to keep her occupied.
[Door closes.]
Cold shower worked.
I'm wide awake.
I'm also freezing.
Look, uh, maybe I should turn up the heat.
No, no, no, it'll make her drowsy.
Uh, maybe there's a hotel doctor and he can give me something to keep me awake, huh? Only as a last resort.
We have no way of knowing how the drugs of this world will act on our bodies.
I can call room service and get you some orange juice and liver.
Only as a last resort.
No, no, listen, in the navy, when we gave blood, they would give us orange juice and tell us to go get a nice big piece of liver.
That way it'd help build up our iron.
Can't I just suck on some rusty nails? [Chuckling.]
[Sighs.]
Are you all right? Here, sit down.
Yeah.
There you go.
Fine.
She needs some fresh air.
I'm gonna open a window.
No, no, no.
Not in her weakened state.
Guys.
Look, man, we need some fresh air in here.
I disagree.
Guys.
Guys! When are you gonna go talk to the police? We were just leaving.
[Sighs.]
Don't worry.
We're gonna find someone to stand up to these people.
Don't count on it.
Excuse me, officers.
You again? We'd like to know where can we lodge a formal complaint against these so-called Dream Masters? Can't help you, pal.
There's been an attempt made on the life of our friend.
I want you two idiots to take a walk.
Right now.
You call yourself a police officer and you let those guys get away with scaring people to death? Get out of here.
Go! Come on.
Come.
Hey! We've done nothing, officer.
(Weber) Shut up.
What, you're giving us a ticket now? I know a place you can take your friend.
It's a shelter for the victims of the Dream Masters.
She'll be safe there.
Be careful, or they'll come after you, too.
Why are you helping us when no one else would? (Professor) I know why.
Because Officer Weber has been a victim of the Dream Masters herself.
The shelter isn't far from here.
Good luck.
Got a second? Is that liver? [Sniffs.]
Uhh.
L I hate liver.
[People chattering.]
Mmm.
Shh.
[Whispers.]
Not a word.
Hurry up, before it gets cold.
Sure.
[Shoos.]
(Olivia) The hardest time is after dark.
Because of their fear of falling asleep most of these patients suffer from chronic insomnia.
(Quinn) They're deprived of REM sleep? To a point.
Then they have a period of rebound and make up for it.
So, it's during REM sleep that the Dream Masters have the greatest powers to revisit them? Yes.
Actually, my husband experimented with some REM-blocking drugs, but they had too many side effects.
Hmm.
Damned if you dream, damned if you don't.
Eh? Exactly.
Without dreams, the subconscious has no release.
Dr.
Lujan, what happened to them? They're effectively in a coma.
Some of them went up against the Dream Masters and this was their punishment.
We're hoping to find a way to bring them out of it one day.
[Monitor beeping.]
(Olivia) Their systems were so shocked by the dream experience that they remain locked in this vegetative state.
(Quinn) Has your husband continued his work on other REM blockers? Right now this is all I can do.
Would you like to see my husband's lab? So, how many times has he invaded her dreams? Just once that we know of.
And was he able to manifest any visible injuries? Her wrists and hands were bleeding.
Stage two.
It may still be early enough to try some intervention.
Sometimes we can make hypnotic suggestions before they enter REM.
If we can reinforce the idea that it's just a dream, it strengthens their ability to withstand the assault.
(Professor) However did such a bunch of social misfits gain so much power? About five years ago, a scientist named Cardoza began experimenting with lucid dreaming techniques.
He used psychotropic drugs and co-hypnosis to invade other people's consciousness.
When the authorities at the university, including my husband, found out what he was doing, they tried to stop him.
Cardoza was fired from the university.
But several of his students left with him.
They became the Dream Masters.
Why doesn't somebody just eliminate them? Well, they have a vow to avenge any death.
If you challenge them, you're severely punished.
My husband barely survived.
Now, no one has the courage to go against them.
Do you mind if we look at your husband's papers? There may be something there that we can use.
No, not at all.
That's what he was working on.
(Wade) They're coming to get me! [Knocking on door.]
Remmy.
Wake up.
[Knocking continues.]
Rembrandt! Rembrandt! Rembrandt! [Gagging.]
[Shrieking.]
Wade! Oh, no, no, no! Where'd that blood come from? Rembrandt! Wake up! Mr.
Brown, wake up! (Quinn) Please, help her! You've got to help her! What are you gonna do? Adrenaline shock therapy.
[Grunts.]
[Gasping.]
All right.
Let's get her to the clinic.
Wade? How could you let her down like that, Mr.
Brown? (Olivia) I've got a stage two invasion.
I administered adrenaline shock therapy about 20 minutes ago.
B.
P.
Is falling, we need a transfusion.
Use mine.
I'm O-negative.
Start with him, then get a type and cross check on these guys.
Stay with us.
(Olivia) We need a crash cart in here.
Intubate her.
Let's get a drip going.
How is my prize pupil doing? (Gerald) I'm REM-ing very well.
Thank you, Master Cardoza.
I've engaged a very nice young girl.
She's a real screamer.
May I join the dream? I'd be honored, sir.
(Wade) Help me, please! [Wade sobbing.]
Help me.
[Voice laughing.]
[Voice screaming.]
(Professor) Olivia, I think I've found something.
Your husband was suggesting treating the experience within the dream state itself by using the psychotropics present in the pentagrams on the Dream Masters' hands.
How are we supposed to get it? Cut their hands off? It's a thought.
[Voices screaming.]
[Voice laughing.]
[Voice whispering.]
[Screaming.]
(Olivia) She's in arrest! (Quinn) What can I do? Set the dial to 100.
Clear! Time of death: 8:42, Pacific Coast time.
You didn't tell me she was in a shelter.
I didn't think it mattered, sir.
It does.
Dr.
Lujan won't give up so easily.
She's just like her husband.
Clear! [Monitors beeping.]
I got a heart beat.
Thank God.
Wake her up.
No.
It's too soon for more adrenaline.
He's broken off contact.
Is she gonna be all right? (Olivia) I don't know.
Get away from her.
She wouldn't be in this mess if you'd stayed awake.
Sorry.
Look, I don't know what happened.
[Beeping continues.]
(Gerald) Please, Master Cardoza.
I'm I'm sorry.
(Cardoza) You invite me into your dream and not complete it is bad form, Gerald.
Perhaps you're not the man I thought you were.
But I am, sir.
I am.
Just tell me what it is you want me to do.
I chose the pentagram as our symbol because it instills terror in all who see it.
The reason, Gerald, that we have power over people is because they fear us.
We enjoy a position in life that was once denied us because we weren't hip, we weren't popular.
But if one survives an engagement and is not killed, or turned into a vegetable, then all of us, and what we are now, are threatened.
Do you understand it? Yes, sir.
Then what are you gonna do to make this right? Get rid of all of them, sir? Perhaps there's hope for you yet.
Thank you, sir.
Why was I showing off? What what am I, stupid? Bad timing.
It happens.
Yeah.
But why in front of him, huh? He's giving you a second chance.
I don't know if I can take it.
My head is My head is pounding! I mean, I have such a headache.
We'll help you.
We will? Look, Gerald, you're his favorite at the university.
You're next in line for the throne.
This is a chance to prove yourself.
Don't screw up.
Girls like her never used to pay any attention to me.
Yeah, but they do now.
She's gonna be sorry that she wasn't nice to me.
Very sorry.
Remember us when you're the Master of Dreams.
[Blows.]
Deal? Deal.
All right, let's gather the other members.
Let's finish her.
Hmm? It's gonna be our pleasure, sir.
And, uh, gentlemen, let's do something with razors.
[Monitor beeping.]
We may have saved her for the moment, but they will be back.
[Exclaims.]
Will she need more blood? No.
Not for now.
Besides, you've given all that you can.
Let's just, uh, see how she does.
If we follow your husband's advice, we'll have to face them in the dream state to save Wade.
How long will it take for you to fix what we need? (Olivia) I've got most of the chemicals here but we need scrapings from one of their hands.
Where can we find some geeks at this time of night? That club, a couple of blocks away.
All right, let's go.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Look, you're not goin' anywhere.
I'm fine.
I'm fine.
(Olivia) No.
You're down a couple of pints.
You need to rest.
All right, my boy.
You're gonna have to do this by yourself.
You go.
We'll get the lab ready for your return.
Look, just don't let any of 'em touch you.
(Quinn) I'll be back as fast as I can, Professor.
Your friend Rembrandt couldn't have donated blood, anyway.
Why? His system's too full of Orphenene.
What's Orphenene? It's a sedative that the Dream Masters like to use.
[Door creaking.]
(man) Psst! [Body thudding.]
Mr.
Brown.
If Wade doesn't make it, I mean, if she ends up like one of these guys, I've decided to stay here and take care of her.
I am so sorry.
Oh, Mr.
Brown.
[Sighs.]
We all do things that we regret.
You know, but this one tops my list.
Well, falling asleep on duty is a heinous crime.
However Wouldn't have happened with you, though, would it? No, it wouldn't.
You never screw up, do you? Even when you're wrong, you've got to be right.
That's not true.
So if you wanna blow hard with your big words, tell me how it's my fault that Wade might die? Go ahead, man.
I don't mind.
Because it'll be the last time that I'll ever have to listen to one of your lectures.
The reason why I would not have fallen asleep on duty is quite simple.
I do not take coffee late at night.
You were drugged! I was? Yes! And if I do occasionally sound like the professor I am, it is because I enjoy teaching.
I like seeing the light going on in people's eyes the way it has just gone on in yours.
Mr.
Brown, I owe you an elephant Uh, an apology.
Yeah.
Yeah, all right, go ahead.
I'm sorry.
I was hoping for something a little more like, "I'm sorry that I thought the worst of you.
I should have more faith in my friends.
" I am sorry that I thought the worst of you.
I should have more faith in my friends.
"And I know that you love Wade as much as any of us "and would probably give your life to save hers if you could.
" Ditto.
"And then there are times" Don't push your luck, Mr.
Brown.
[Both laughing.]
Hurry.
They're after her again! The Dream Masters? Yes.
She's fully engaged, level three.
What about Q-Ball? I don't know, but he better get here soon.
Shaman often carry a powerful object with them into the dream.
It, uh, reminds them that they are in an altered state and that they have some control over the outcome.
I'd rather have a.
45 with me.
What is it you most fear, Mr.
Brown? Why are you asking me that? Because that is what you can expect to encounter there.
(Professor) Wade told me once that she'd been mugged and threatened with a knife.
That's why she has a particular fear of being cut and bleeding.
Thank God you're here.
I got it.
We've got to hurry.
They're ganging up on her.
[Screaming.]
[Screaming.]
Why do you have to strap us in? To keep you from hurting yourself.
You'll have a heightened sense of awareness.
Everything will seem very real.
If you believe something can hurt you, it will.
You sure you're up for this, Professor? Absolutely, my boy.
You'll be linked to Wade and her dreams through these electrodes.
You will share her experience.
Now, together, you may be able to change the outcome.
At least, that's what my husband believed.
Now although I've given each of you a hypnotic suggestion, you must remind each other that nothing is real.
Your lives depend on that.
Now, I'll be monitoring all of you.
It's gonna be my call to bring you out.
Understood? Put us under.
(voice) No, no, no.
Wade! Wade! [Voice chattering.]
Wade! Wade! Wade! [Hissing.]
We're all here, Wade.
Where's here? It doesn't look like anyplace I've ever seen.
My God, it's a It's just a dream.
It's not real.
(Captain) Ready! Aim! It's not real.
It's a dream! Fire! [Groans.]
It's not real.
It's a dream.
It's a dream! It's not real! It's not real! [Monitor beeping.]
Wade! Rembrandt! Professor! Dr.
Lujan, tell me what to do.
Q-Ball? Where are you? Quinn? What the hell is this? Rembrandt.
Did I ever tell you that I am really afraid of snakes? Yeah.
L I'm not too fond of them myself.
What? [Voice cackling.]
It's just a dream.
It's a damn convincing one.
[Voice shrieking.]
What are you gonna do? I'm gonna let one of them strike me.
It's the only way to prove that they can't hurt us, okay? Yeah.
It's just a dream.
[Hissing.]
It's only a dream.
Only a dream.
[Lightning surging.]
[Coughs.]
[Voice laughing.]
[Screaming.]
Damn it! [Monitor flattening.]
[Gasping.]
Am I dreaming? No! Then send me back.
No, it's too risky.
I saw your husband.
I know how to save Wade! Together we're stronger.
Send me back! If I send you back, I won't be able to pull you back out, you understand that? Yes, just do it! Hurry! [Quinn panting.]
[Monitor beeping.]
[Lightning surging.]
We're here for you.
(Professor) All of us with you.
Look.
Remember, guys.
It's only a dream.
Nonetheless, cover each other's backs.
I still wish I had a.
45.
Damn! Don't move.
It's just a dream.
Rather like being inside a Cuisinart, isn't it? Come on, man.
Let's go! It's barbecue time.
You can throw, but can you catch? [Gerald screaming.]
[Screaming continues.]
(Quinn) Wade, how're you feeling? A little sleepy.
Am I dreamin'? (Rembrandt) Not anymore.
Welcome back.
[Wade exhales.]
How long until we slide? Twelve hours.
Slide? I may have time to tell you before we Edward? Oh, my God.
I believe we've seen an end to this tyranny.
Well, I guess it's time to do some celebrating, huh? Count me out.
[Chuckles.]
(Rembrandt) Guess I'll lay down, too, for a while.
[Professor yawns.]
I must confess, I'm suddenly feeling very sleepy.
[Grunts.]
Good night, Mr.
Brown.
Good night, Mr.
Mallory.
Hey.
Sweet dreams.
Thank you.
[Exhales.]