The 4400 s03e04 Episode Script

We're not a threat.
We're salvation.
The world will have to deal with us.
Previously on The 4400: This is Isabelle.
You are the stewards of the future.
Your daughter is the Rosetta stone for understanding what happened to the 4400.
- Are you my mother? - Your rapid aging has caused her rapid aging.
The only way for you to live is for me to die.
Don't you understand who you are? What you're here to do? P.
I.
Promicin inhibitor.
We did it to them, Tom.
- We made them sick.
- We are in a war.
This is a message from The Nova Group.
The second demonstration of our capabilities is planned for October 19th.
You think I'm gonna write you a check? I need it tomorrow.
We couldn't even handle one when she walked in and attacked the place.
Now there's a whole team of assassins, all with abilities? I gave you money to start a defensive arm for the Center in case the government ever came after us again.
You lied to me, Daniel.
You never said anything about killing people.
You sold us out.
You did the right thing by calling me, Shawn.
You're a hero.
- Hey, I'm Tyler.
- Maia.
- Where are we? - This is where they altered us.
Gave me the ability to create the world we've been living in for the last eight years.
People see her, they see a woman.
And they might forget that inside, she's just a little girl.
I'm glad she had you around to be a friend.
You are ticklish.
Cut it out.
- That bothers me.
- It bothers you? It didn't seem to bother you a few minutes ago.
- I could hold you like this.
- You could hold me like this? - Really? - Yeah.
What about that? Oh, don't answer it.
Don't answer it.
I have to.
I'm still the boss around here.
I have to.
Richard, hey.
Sorry to bother you.
I was waiting for you in your office.
Oh, you know Yeah, sorry, I'm just running a little late this morning.
What's up? Before Lily Before she passed, she asked if I'd take over her job at the foundation.
The healing work you do was really important to her.
I remember.
I'm glad to have you aboard.
- What do you need? - A better head for numbers.
I've been trying to decipher these financial reports.
There's some pretty big cash payments.
You signed the transfers, I figured you might remember what they were for.
No idea.
I'm sorry, no idea.
Just checking.
See you soon.
Maybe we should tell him.
No.
No, I don't think so.
We just We just gotta be more careful from now on, okay? Okay.
Thank you for doing this, Thomas.
I know an open house at the Center isn't your favorite Sunday activity.
I love a good barbecue.
You've been spending a lot of time here.
If this place is important to you, it's important to me.
I don't believe you, but I love you for saying it.
And don't be nervous, everyone here is going to love you too.
So help me out here, Tom.
You say you love Alana, and yet she's a 4400 and you're an NTAC agent.
I mean, if I were you and I really loved her, I'd quit that job.
First of all, you're not me.
You don't know anything about me.
You don't know anything about this relationship and frankly, I doubt you know much about NTAC.
Well, they did almost kill us all.
Thanks for the input, Ryan.
Nice chatting with you.
I am so sorry, Thomas.
He's usually not that rude.
We've been here an hour.
I've had four conversations like that.
- You think we can call it a day? - Alana? I didn't realize your Thomas was Tom Baldwin.
- Remember me? - Heather Tobey.
Nice to see a friendly face.
How are you? I couldn't be better.
Tom was my hero.
Oh, you mean Heather was one of your assignments? Yeah, about eight months ago.
Back when I first got my ability.
Heather, you seem great.
What are you up to? I teach at the school here now.
It's a good match, huh? Finally found a place where they won't run me out on the rails for being a 4400.
And now Alana and I are gonna be working together.
Isn't that cool? I've been offered a job working with the children at the school.
But I haven't decided if I'm going to take it yet.
I blew the surprise, didn't I? So help me out here.
Who is Amy again? - Is she a 4400? - Everyone in my class is a 4400.
She wants me to come over tomorrow.
It's not a huge deal.
Oh, it's not? I guess when you put it like that, then there's no way I can say no.
- Where's your sweater? - I left it upstairs.
Run and get it.
It's freezing by the water.
We're gonna miss the ferry.
- You're gonna forget me.
- Excuse me? You're gonna forget me.
I saw it.
Maia, do you mind explaining that? Because frankly, it sounds a little creepy.
It's okay.
It's not your fault.
Maia, listen to me.
I would never forget you.
Not ever.
Come on, you know that, don't you? I'll be right back.
Okay.
Maia, come on.
Come on, sweetie.
We're gonna miss the boat, literally.
- Maia, come here right now.
- Mommy, it's okay.
It's fine.
Who are you? How did you get in here? I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to upset you.
I was just knocking on your door when Maia came upstairs.
It's so great.
- Tell her.
- Tell me what? Ms.
Skouris, my name is Sara.
Sara Rutledge.
I'm Maia's sister.
That's Lemon.
He was my dog.
I know.
He slept on your bed, every night, right until he died.
You really lived in my house? - My room was at the top of the stairs.
- I know.
It was always your room.
Mom and Dad kept it all the same, just for you.
They missed you so much.
Maia, I need you to give me some time alone with Sara.
Did Daddy teach you to play poker? - We played for Tootsie Rolls.
- Maia.
I think your mom needs a word with me, sweetie.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sandbag you.
I was gonna leave a note.
I've been trying to find you for years.
Every phone number out of date.
Every letter comes back return to sender.
Guyana? The Ivory Coast? I've been hard to find.
Hard to find? I didn't know if you were alive or dead.
Which, I'm guessing, is why you never told Maia about me.
I'm sorry, what was I supposed to say? "Sweetheart, you have an older sister, but it doesn't seem like she's terribly interested in meeting you"? I'm sorry.
I should have called first.
I just felt like I needed to do this in person.
I just want to know her.
That's all.
You think it's that easy? There are a lot of people who would do anything to get close to a 4400.
Until you can prove to me that you are who you say you are, you're not seeing my daughter again.
I understand.
I'm willing to take a DNA test.
That's a good start.
You didn't even tell me you were thinking about teaching, that the possibility existed.
To be honest, I was avoiding it.
I know how you feel about the Center.
No, I'm fine with the Center.
They're not fine with me.
What about your gallery? I can still do all the buying and Tina can handle sales.
Look, I'm sorry if this seems just sudden.
I told them about my ability at the Center, and they thought they could use it at the school.
You're gonna use your ability? Don't you think that's why we came back here with these gifts? To help other people? Yeah, yeah.
No, it sounds great.
I just didn't think that I mean, does it even work with other people? I did an experiment with Heather.
We went to Paris for lunch.
Don't worry, I don't think my batteries run out.
I'll save my best work for you.
I promise.
I'd like to thank you for agreeing to be a part of our experiment, I guess you'd call it.
We've never tried a healing this large, but we think you'll all be very happy with the results.
Before I begin, I'd like to say that this foundation was started by my late wife, Lily Tyler.
I'm proud to be carrying on her work.
She's the reason why we are all here today.
Well, her and a man I'm about to introduce to you.
Shawn Farrell.
Thank you.
Okay, first off, kids, I promise this is not gonna hurt.
Listen, I'd like to ask everyone here a favor.
When you leave here today, and you will be leaving the hospital today, please tell anyone that asks that a 4400 made you better.
Made your children better.
Because we're not bogeymen, we're here to help.
- So let's get this thing started.
- Traitor! Traitor to your own kind.
Next time it won't be paint.
You okay? Yeah.
It's in her file.
Maia's parents had a baby five years after she disappeared and her name was Sara.
So it is possible.
No word at all for two years and then she just shows up.
- You think she's the real deal? - I don't know.
Maybe.
What does your gut tell you? Oh, it tells me that she's not gonna see Maia again until the DNA tests come back.
Smart gut.
Her name is Lindsey Hammond.
She disappeared November 23rd, 1979.
You know, just once I wish a 4400 would smile for their picture.
Is that too much to ask? Since her return she's been living with her stepfather.
Until yesterday, that is.
What, she's missing? Well, her stepfather thinks she ran away.
Take a drive out to her house.
See if we need to be worried.
That just came in.
The attack at the hospital this morning wasn't random.
Somehow you've become a target of the Nova Group.
Any idea why? Two months ago, someone called me.
They were trying to raise money to start a defensive wing of the 4400.
I made a couple of contributions.
You gave money to the Nova Group? Shawn, they murdered half a dozen people.
That was after.
Do you think I would have given them money if I thought that they were gonna hurt anybody? When they came back asking for more, I said no.
You got the money from the foundation, didn't you? That's what all those signatures were for.
You diverted money from my wife's foundation to a terrorist group? Richard, it was a mistake.
I know that.
Don't you think I know that? I'll serve to you.
We have to try to keep it going for as long as we can, okay? Maia? Where's Maia? She's at a friend's house.
A girl from the class.
Why? Preliminary DNA came back.
Negative match.
Sara isn't Maia's sister.
Where's Maia? They're in the yard.
Is everything okay? Maia! - She left.
- Where did she go? She went with that lady.
Her sister.
Her picture's already on the wire.
An AMBER Alert's been issued.
- We'll find her, Diana.
- I know we will.
We're tapped into every surveillance camera in the city downstairs.
We're monitoring every tollbooth, every intersection we can.
If Sara shows up on any of them, we can be there in minutes.
You're gonna keep an eye on things yourself, right? - Yeah, yeah, you got it.
- Okay.
- Tom, what did the lab say? - Nothing good.
They ran the fingerprints from your apartment and the DNA samples against every known database.
No names came up.
So she has Maia, we have no idea who she is.
No.
She said I was going to forget her.
Mom really kept my room just like I left it? Sure she did.
She always believed that you were gonna come home.
Maia, can I ask you a question? Do you see the future more clearly since you stopped taking the inhibitor? Well, at first I couldn't control it.
I thought I was going crazy.
But now I can see the future, more when I want to.
It doesn't really sneak up on me anymore.
- Not much anyway.
- That's great.
You're learning to focus your ability.
What if I asked you to predict something right now? Wait.
We can go now.
You are a very special girl.
What do you think? This is your house? I bought it so I can stay in Seattle.
We've spent enough time apart, don't you think? Come on, let me show you the inside.
There's a surprise.
Oh, my gosh.
It's just like my old room.
I told you Mom kept it the same, else how would I know? Sorry to interrupt.
Hoping I could have a word.
Matthew.
Come on in.
What's on your mind? I was brought into this organization by Jordan Collier.
I didn't always know what he had in mind for it, but I did know that he was a man of experience and vision.
Six months after I came aboard, he died.
My new boss was a 19-year-old boy.
This is about Shawn? He's overwhelmed, Richard.
Running this Center requires substantive decisions.
Decisions that he's not qualified to make.
But you, on the other hand You were an officer.
You led men into battle.
Stop.
Shawn runs things here.
I am not interested in a palace coup.
I'm not talking about getting rid of him.
I'm talking about power-sharing.
The two of you make decisions together.
It's a way of helping him.
Giving him the benefit of your experience.
This is all very flattering.
I'm not trying to flatter you.
I'm trying to keep this movement alive.
Think about it.
And before you say no, I want you to tell me, could you, under any circumstances, see yourself inadvertently funding a terrorist attack? Look familiar? Maia's been drawing it a lot the last few days.
You sure? It's all through the margins of her journals.
Well, I've never seen it before, but she likes butterflies.
It might just be a doodle.
You find anything else? Anything we can use? It's hard to say.
I mean, it's all stream of consciousness.
Predictions about big events right next to tiny things in her everyday life.
And there's no dates.
Oh, did find out how I'm gonna die.
Yeah, that was interesting.
Don't worry, it's actually kind of cool.
She did mention a friend's house.
Just referred to the mom, though.
Mrs.
Paspalis.
Amy Paspalis.
That's the house she was taken from.
Great, show us that page.
Spooky.
I could spend the rest of my career working on these things.
- Come on, Marco, just - Yeah, yeah.
Here.
"Mommy's coming to pick me up from Mrs.
Paspalis' house, but I'm already gone.
I'm in a circle with Tyler Downing.
" Tyler Downing? - Isn't he a 4400? - He goes to school with Maia.
I told you, I didn't do anything to Maia.
I swear.
Look, nobody thinks that you did anything.
I just need you to try and remember.
Now, did she ever talk to you about a circle? Did she ever mention having visions about the two of you? No.
I said already ten times, I'm not lying.
Ma'am, I know you're worried about your kid, but you're scaring the crap out of my brother.
Diana.
There's nothing here.
There's no sign of Maia or the woman.
"I'm in a circle with Tyler Downing.
" Tyler's here, so where is Maia? I don't know.
Maybe if we knew what circle she was talking about.
Is it a street? Barnaby Circle? There's a Circle Park We need to check them all, because she's trying to tell me how to find her.
Sara? Is my mom coming to pick me up soon? Sara? Sara, the door won't open.
Sara? You can yell all you want, she won't come.
She never does.
Who are you? I'm Lindsey.
I'm a part of her collection.
We all are.
Now you are too.
All of us are 4400s? What is she gonna do to us? Sell us to the highest bidder or do experiments? I mean, who knows? It doesn't matter.
We're not gonna let it come to that.
Hello? That was incredible.
Hi.
Oh, hi, Thomas.
I didn't hear you come in.
Any word about Maia? Sorry to invade your house, Tom.
Alana and I were just practicing.
I think I might take that job at the school.
Heather and I were just trying something.
Don't be shy about it.
Alana just took me back to the year I disappeared.
We just watched Richard Nixon fly away from the White House after he resigned.
It's remarkable, huh? Well, Alana's an amazing woman.
She certainly is.
Are you all right, Thomas? I'm fine.
I'm just I'm just worried for Diana.
She's strong.
And so are you.
After Heather leaves, you want me to take you somewhere? It might calm you down some.
No, I think I'm just gonna go to sleep.
Hit the investigation fresh in the morning.
So things are going well between you and Shawn? Yeah, I think so.
We're having lots of sex.
Has he said, "I love you," yet? No.
Do you think he should have? Try this.
It would be a way to gauge the level of his involvement.
Men can do things with their bodies entirely unrelated to their hearts and minds.
Shawn likes me.
It's real.
Good.
Shawn's gonna be having a difficult time these next few days.
He's gonna have some decisions to make.
You need to help guide him toward the right choice.
You want me to use him? Use him? What does that even mean? You're getting close to Shawn, right? So he'll value your advice.
That's a relationship.
That's two people trusting each other.
I guess.
What do you want me to say to him? Just the truth.
A leader should never be afraid to ask for help.
It's not a sign of weakness, it's a display of strength.
Wear that.
Hey, kid, you have to try to be quiet, okay? I just wanna go home.
We all do, but crying is not going to help.
Listen, we can do stuff they can't.
That's why they want us.
But maybe we can use it against them, maybe we could figure out a way to get us out of here.
Everyone tell me what you can do, okay? My sister and me, we can make water move.
Back and forth.
Our teacher says we can make dis-fusion happen.
Diffusion.
Yeah.
We have to be together to do it, though.
What about you, kid? I do stuff with electricity.
Currents.
I can make machines in my kitchen stop working.
Okay, good, that will come in handy.
I can see things.
Things that are gonna happen.
Really? That's awesome.
Can you tell if they're gonna keep us here? Are they gonna let us go? Come on, tell us.
We're not gonna be here long.
Why? Do we get to go home? I don't think so.
Sorry I asked.
Listen, I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm gonna try to figure out a way to get us out of here.
Are you guys up for it? No! Let me go! Let me go! Stop it! Let me go! Help me! Let me go! Help! Somebody! Let me go! Help! Tyler Downing wasn't home when his sister got back from her waitressing shift last night.
My God, that's the third 4400 kid missing.
No, try five.
Olivia and Duncan Germaine's parents thought they went on a camping trip with their youth group.
It turns out they never showed.
Tom, update me, here.
What are we doing to find this woman? Well, Maia's journal said she was inside the circle with Tyler Downing.
We've checked out every street with the name Circle in it.
Skyline Circle Park, Circle Theatre on First Hill.
There's nothing yet.
What about the reservoirs? They're basically circular.
We've already looked.
There's a prayer circle scheduled this morning in Denny Park.
- Maybe there.
- It's over here.
Hey, I thought you could use a jolt.
Thanks.
I didn't get much sleep last night.
Any, actually.
This helps.
You were up all night? You should go lay down in the Theory Room for an hour.
Tom.
Diana, are you all right? Look.
"I'm in the circle.
" I don't believe this.
I tell you the truth and you use it to kick me out? No, Shawn.
I'm just talking about helping you.
You've got an impossible job.
Jordan Collier left me in charge of this place.
For the past year and a half, it has been my entire life.
So thank you for the offer, but I am good.
The Center has a board of directors, Shawn.
And Collier's appointment of you is subject to their ongoing approval.
They approved it because that's what Jordan wanted, Matthew.
If Jordan was here, his thoughts on succession might change if he knew you bankrolled an attack on the United States government.
You've made yourself and this place a target for terrorists.
Shawn, when you got sick from the inhibitor, you asked me to pinch-hit for you.
It's like that.
You need help.
You're talking like you're offering me a choice.
- I am.
- Really? Because right now it sounds like a threat.
- Tyler, you have to talk to us.
- No.
If we get out of the house, can you make it so their cars can't start? No, I'm not helping.
Didn't you see what they did to that other girl? They took her away.
I don't wanna go away.
You will.
We all will if we don't do something.
Lindsey.
Lindsey, are you okay? Who are you? What did they do to you? Maia, do you wanna come with me, please? No.
It's okay, sweetie.
It's not so bad.
I promise.
Tyler! Duncan! Please, somebody help me! Help! Seattle P.
D.
Has the south edge.
We'll take center and work east.
It would be nice if we knew what we were looking for.
A message.
A sign.
Anything.
Do you like this? You are seriously asking? I knew you would.
I picked it out just for you.
Green's your favorite color, isn't it? I can tell.
I know you now.
Isabelle, Isabelle.
I'm not really ready for another round right now, okay? What are you so worried about? If you don't wanna share your job, don't.
What are you talking about? I can do things, Shawn.
Lots of them.
I figure out more every day.
If you wanna keep your job, you can.
I can make it happen.
You can do whatever.
Who's gonna say different? Thanks, I guess.
But why don't you just hold off on the air strikes, okay? We're talking about your dad and Matthew here.
It's just an argument.
They're not the enemy.
Besides, they do have a point, don't they? I did screw up.
Okay.
Just so you know, it's your call.
Drink this.
It'll make you feel better.
You're frightened.
It's all right, I understand.
But you don't have to be.
We're not gonna hurt you.
Soon you won't even be worried anymore.
I promise.
These are just to relax you.
They'll help you get ready.
Now, drink up, okay? I'll give you a brownie for dessert.
No.
Maia.
They're doing it.
They're helping.
Take Dexter south.
Swing back around for another pass.
- Wait, Tom.
Stop.
Stop.
- What? It's those butterflies.
They're in Maia's journals.
She's here.
All right, let's go.
Secure the area.
Maia.
- What is going on? - Don't move! Please.
Please, this house is for sale, all the valuables are gone.
Is this a dream? No, honey.
Remember the first time you were taken away from your parents? This is where we brought you.
- No, this isn't real.
- Yes, it is.
We've brought you back.
You've been here ever since you walked through the front door of my house.
You're in the future.
We had to bring you here, Maia.
You and your friends.
We need your help.
It'll all be over soon.
Please let me go.
I wanna go home.
I'm afraid you can't.
You're too important.
Sweetheart, the experiment we tried is failing.
There's been too much interference.
The 4400 haven't changed the timeline.
The catastrophe, it's still coming.
We found a way to fix it.
You and your friends, you're gonna save us all.
We found it all.
You know, the circle, the butterflies.
She's here.
I mean, she has to be here.
Come on, I'll take you home.
Sign here.
Can you sign here? Thank you, Shawn.
I know this wasn't an easy decision.
Yeah, well, we all want the same things, right? You're a good man, Shawn.
It's an honor to be working with you.
Why are you giving this to me? To thank you.
You did well.
Everything went smoothly with Shawn.
I disobeyed you, Matthew.
I told Shawn he should keep his job.
I disobeyed you and you know what? Nothing happened.
There wasn't an earthquake.
I didn't melt.
I used to be scared of you.
But I don't think you have any power over me at all, do you? I didn't think so.
I'll do my own shopping from now on, okay? Okay, sweetheart, we're ready to begin.
Don't cry.
You and the other children we took, we tested your abilities and you are so special.
That's why you were chosen.
Now, here's what's gonna happen.
We're gonna put you all back.
Not the same year we took you from, but earlier.
Much earlier.
We calculated wrong the first time.
We have to try again.
There's no other way.
There's no other hope for humanity.
I don't care.
I don't wanna go anywhere.
I wanna stay with my mom.
I know.
It's hard.
I can make the pain go away.
Before we put you back in your new time, we'll make you forget your mother, Marco and your friends.
- Please, don't.
- They'll forget you too.
It's better this way.
There'll be no sorrow, no pain, no loss.
As far as the world is concerned, you'll just be a girl who disappeared in 1946 and was never found.
That's a lie.
My mom won't ever forget me.
She will.
It's happening already.
Now, just lie still.
All the hope we have rests with you.
No, don't do it, please.
Mommy! This should be good.