The Outer Limits (1995) s02e06 Episode Script
Beyond the Veil
1 (Eddie) It starts when the sun goes down, Electric dreams, Vibrations, I can feel 'em, they're watching me, See, there's nothin' left, For me, there's nothin' but a void, And if they don't come tonight, ,, If they don't come tonight, you know, [voice trembling.]
They're just gonna come tomorrow, [rattling.]
Hey, I took 16 sleeping pills, (woman) OK, just hold tight on the line, It's no use, Eddie Eddie? We've traced your address, And the paramedic unit is on its way, [titters.]
No, I'm gonna die, We're gonna help you, Eddie, Gotta go now, No, no, don't! Don't hang up, Please, Maybe, ,, Maybe they're right, [gasping.]
Maybe I'm just crazy, No, no, you're not crazy, You know, my husband's sister, she saw a u, f, o, Last Christmas, Heck, it's becoming a trend nowadays, I kind of feel left out because I haven't seen one, You don't understand, I went inside, I went inside the ship! [phone slams down.]
Eddie Eddie? Eddie, don't go to sleep! Eddie? Eddie, don't go to sleep, [clattering.]
He's asleep, Start an I, V, I'll bag him, Pulse is weak, Irregular, Oh, God, He's arresting, No pulse, Prep epinephrine, Stat, (male medic) Clear, I've got a pulse, [gasping.]
[coughing.]
You're gonna be all right, [echoing.]
,, ,All right, , ,, All right, ,, ,All right, , , [screaming.]
(male narrator) 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, [whooshing.]
(narrator) We do not know or fully comprehend what exists in the reaches past our world, Should we be so quick to dismiss the voices of those who say they've been beyond the veil? So, what do you say we get you upstairs and get you settled, Mr, Wexler? (Eddie) Yeah, Hello, Hi, We've been expecting you, Guess it's nice to be here, Thank heaven you survived the ordeal, You must be exhausted, It's been a long 3 weeks, Are you under any sort of sedation? No, Good, It's best to have all faculties working, You Dr, Sherrick? My name is quazgaa, Dr, Quazgaa? Uh, no, no, I'm not a doctor, my friend, Quazgaa's a name the aliens call me, I'm Eddie Wexler, quazgaa, The aliens think that you're a danger to them, OK, I'm gonna go and check in now, There's an alien here among us, A traitor who wears the mask of a human being, Quaz, Quaz, go take a tranquilizer, You're givin' me the creeps, man, (orderly) Come on, Mr, Wexler, Are there a lot here like him? Nah, he's the worst, Real nutbar, that one, Most of 'em are pretty much like you, Take the babe, for instance, She's an abductee? You guys come in all shapes and sizes rich, poor, smart, dumb, Courtney's daddy owns half the state of Wyoming, Go figure, The blinding light entered your bedroom, You were transported to what you believe to be an alien vessel, (Eddie) That's correct, Aboard the spacecraft, you were subjected to a series of invasive medical procedures including the implantation of an unknown object in your neck, They took some x-rays, but the doctors never found anything, The doctor thought I might have temporal lobe epilepsy, which would explain the hallucinations, but tests were negative, So I kept having the visions, Spacecrafts, and alien beings, and, ,, Experiments, I couldn't really take it anymore, You attempted suicide, Yeah, My wife left me, I lost my job, Didn't really have much to live for anymore, Funny how your friends desert you when they think you're crazy, What has Dr, Wilson told you about our program? He said that you were specialized to deal with my problem, Monroeville is the first mental care facility designed to deal with alien abduction trauma, Since 1965, the number of reported incidents has increased a hundredfold, I founded this place as a direct response to what is a very real psychological phenomenon, Well, be straight with me, then, Doc, Am I crazy? Our patients believe their experiences to be real, We deal with the aftereffects, There is something going on inside my head, That's why we're here, Eddie, To teach you how to help yourself, (orderly) Now, remember, Dr, Sherrick wants you in ward b, 5:00, All right? [man shouting on T, V, .]
Well, well, Another visitor to the land of nod, Eddie Wexler, How you doin', Eddie? I'm don Hathaway, Dr, Sherrick said I should introduce myself, First things first, Now, did the little green men you saw have bulging eyes, or were they round and flat? It's not funny, man, Hey, man, I'm just tryin' to inject a little merriment into what is an otherwise dull afternoon here at the funny farm, Come on, let's meet the gang, This is quazgaa, our resident whacko, We met, I'm not an alien myself, mind you, And this is Fitch, Fitchie got snatched about 3 years ago, Went through all kinds of tests on that alien ship, You know what they said? Said he wasn't a proper specimen, Shut up, Hathaway, Now how's that for a low-self-esteem problem? My boy got rejected by the aliens, I said shut up! (Hathaway) See that lady behind him? She got yanked right out of her kitchen while doin' the dishes, And that man, he had sex with a female alien, Freaked him right out, But not her, as I understand it, Mr, Hathaway, Yes, sir, I'm sorry, Doc, I I was just giving Eddie here the lowdown, We can do without the theatrics, don, Yes, sir, Uh, Courtney, would you mind Showing Mr, Wexler around the facility? Hi, Hi, Come on, I'll give you the 10-cent tour, (Courtney) I've been here for about 4 months, Does it help? Well, I don't see the visions anymore, But I think that Dr, Sherrick's methods are a bit radical, If I get a night's sleep without breaking into a cold sweat, I'll consider this place a godsend, They say you tried to kill yourself, Oh, yeah, You don't seem the type, What do you do when nobody believes you anymore? When your friends and your family think you're nuts? You begin to think they're right, I know, I'm sorry, It was a long time ago, So, what happened to you? Your experience? I was abducted, The flash of light, The alien ship, The probing, The medical experiments, You really think that we were abducted? Or is this a mass hallucination due to some mental disorder? [chuckles.]
My family thinks I've been loony since I was 13, I saw my grandmother's ghost in the attic, They think it's hormonal, [giggles.]
OK, What got me was the loneliness, You can't connect with anybody anymore, You just feel like an outcast, They can't understand, You do, Who knows? Maybe outcasts are actually prophets, Let me clear that up for you right away, I'm not a prophet, I'm just trying to figure out if I'm sane, [crow cawing.]
So I hear your techniques are radical, Yes, Very few of our patients are fond of this particular treatment, Then why are we doing it? Because the only way you'll get better, Eddie, is to confront your demons, And in order to do that, we have to bring them to the surface, [computer beeping.]
[equipment whirring.]
(lab technician) Eddie, this drug is going to induce some hallucinations, I need you to stay in control, [people shouting.]
[woman screaming.]
(Courtney) I'm on some sort of table! Something's hovering over me! [Courtney screaming.]
(Hathaway) Oh, God, [people screaming.]
(quazgaa) It's coming at me, [screaming.]
[shivering.]
[exclaims.]
[whirring.]
[liquid sloshing.]
[grunts.]
[squishing.]
[Eddie screaming.]
[bawling.]
(Eddie) No! Get that away! [exclaiming.]
What are you talking about, Eddie? [gasps.]
You How you like your first week on the funny farm? Well, the good news is that I like being around people who've had the same kind of experience as me, Bad news, I don't trust sherrick, Have a bad time in psych ward b? I thought I saw him holding the forceps that I saw on the alien ship, That's the memory chamber, Brings up the bad stuff, I remember my first time, Afterwards I felt like I'd been on a 6-day bender, All right, so maybe I'm seeing things, [sniffs.]
I still don't see how sherrick can think that that kind of treatment is beneficial to anyone, Let me guess, You think our pal sherrick is one of them, [laughs.]
Why do you say that? Because you're moving down the same track most everybody does when they get here, They're all freaked out, They think that this whole shebang is some kind of alien plot to find out what we know, Well, what do you say, Hathaway? Are we out of our minds? I went to the market like I did every Thursday night, They took me right out of the parking lot, I was on their ship for what seemed like hours, I was so goddamn scared, At one point, I looked down, and my damn legs were gone, I made up in my mind that I was gonna kill one of 'em little grey alien sons of bitches, I reached out to grab him, I woke up in my own bedroom, I had my hands around Marla's neck, I killed the one person I truly loved, God, Was that alien crap real? I don't know, Lawyer had me plead temporary insanity, I got life in maximum security, Then how did you get to this institute? My story came to sherrick's attention, He convinced the state authorities I had information that might be helpful, Information? This is a treatment center, Whatever, The implantation object that each of us received during abduction serves a vital purpose, You were x-rayed twice, quazgaa, There are no implants in your neck, It's in there, I can feel it, (quazgaa) But the materials used for the implant device aren't traceable by x-ray, They're of alien origin, Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds? All right, Courtney, You were in psych ward today, Did anything pop up? No, Does it occur to you, Courtney, that you have an obligation to share your feelings with this group? I don't have any feelings today, Dr, sherrick, I'm burnt out, Exhausted, This treatment is worse than the disease, Well, then what do you suggest? I'm trying to get to the root of your trauma, Maybe my trauma doesn't have anything to do with aliens, Has it ever occurred to you that maybe I'm just, um, a screwed-up little rich girl? Yes, it has, You sit here every day whining, complaining, sitting on it, expecting sympathy, For what? What do you expect me to do? Talk to me! Tell me, were you abducted? Did they take you up there? Did they poke at you? I don't I don't I I don't remember, Well, then, what do you want? You want out of the program? Shall we call your parents No, please, Dr, sherrick, What the hell are you trying to do? It's OK, It's OK, Leave her alone, Do you have a problem, Mr, Wexler? Yeah, I do, If she doesn't want to talk, then she just doesn't have to, The process works, Eddie, Process? You call this a process? You're just tryin' to scare the hell out of everybody, Sit down, I wanna know what is goin' on around here, Sit down! [gasps.]
Stay away from me, Stay away from me! Can't you see him? (Eddie) You see him? He's an alien! (orderly) Hey, Eddie, all right, Calm down, Calm down, You see him? It's OK, Eddie, He's an alien! [screaming.]
Eddie, [Eddie gasping.]
(Dr, Sherrick) How do you feel, Eddie? [Eddie sighs.]
[velcro ripping.]
I wanna get out of here, That's possible, You were given a sedative, It will be several hours before you can walk properly, I saw your true face, I taught at Harvard for 15 years, Eddie, You can check for yourself, if you like, I can assure you, I'm not an alien, [guffaws.]
Wasn't one of your symptoms that you had sightings? Yeah, Is it possible you've transferred some of your anxiety about your abduction experience onto me? Well, I don't know, You tell me, You're the one who taught at Harvard for 15 years, Very often, patients seize upon their doctors as the source of the problem, You still haven't told me what's goin' on around here, We're trying to help you deal with your experiences, Eddie, to make you feel better, Now, you seem to think that I have some sort of Machiavellian goal, I don't, Well, maybe everybody's right, Maybe I'm just crazy, No, No, you're scared, confused, If you would just participate in the process, perhaps you won't be anymore, Hey, there, Are you okay? Yeah, Hi, I just wanted to thank you for sticking up for me today, [chuckles.]
I kind of felt like a fool, No, You were brave, I'm not a hero, you know, You are to me, Eddie, That's the first human contact I've had since my wife left me, I'd forgotten how nice it could be, That loneliness you talked about, I've felt it, too, for so long, We trust each other, right? Yeah, Of course, You were right, Something weird is going on here, Weird how? I was in sherrick's office the other day, And when he looked away, I, ,, I pulled this from the file cabinet, Look at it, It doesn't look human, Man, you're gonna get me sent back to prison, I just want to find out the truth, Hathaway, Find the truth or your sanity? Hey, I'm not seeing things, OK? Sherrick is not human, Look, Look, We got this out of his office, So what? You ever see handwriting like that? Man, I ain't no linguist! I'm tellin' you, this place is not set up to cure us, They're tryin' to find out what we know and they're gonna use it against us, And sherrick the alien got a government grant to run this place? Damn, now I know you trippin', All right, Maybe this place is more than just a treatment center, But sherrick sure as hell don't look like the freaks I saw on that ship, I got evidence, Hathaway, Don't dig too deep, Eddie, You might not like what you find, (quazgaa) Psst, Your suspicions are well founded, my friend, Come with me, [water dripping onto metal.]
Sometimes I feel like a fish, OK, The fish takes for granted that the only element in existence is water, The fish gets hooked, pulled up and out of its existence into the above and beyond, And perhaps the fisherman decides it's not a keeper, throws it back in, The fish swims back to its school and cries: "Hey, I've just seen what is not water, I've seen dry land," And the other fish don't listen, Yeah, They refuse to believe that anything lies outside the boundaries of their own existence, It's my belief that the aliens are aware that we have valuable information about their existence, And they're trying to stop us from getting the information out? Like the fish who has seen dry land, we are ignored by our fellow men, But as more and more of us get abducted, we become harder to dismiss, That's why they've sent one of their own, Sherrick, You must guard yourself against alien mind control, You've had recurring visions? Yeah, of course, We all have, Those visions are meant to control you, Make you think you've gone crazy, Convince the outside world to ignore your tortured cries, The aliens can bend your mind to their will anytime, anywhere, You're not insane, Eddie, Sometimes I think it'd be a lot easier if I was, The truth awaits if you're courageous, Locate the object the aliens implanted within you and you'll understand the depth of their evil, [whooshing.]
[equipment beeping.]
Don't be nervous, Eddie, I really don't wanna be here, It's all right, You just lie there and relax, And why are we doing this? To drain you of your knowledge, [screaming.]
[gasping.]
Courtney? Yeah, You were having a nightmare, [panting.]
What are you doing here? I bribed an orderly, Money has its advantages, Are you OK? God, what a dream, [clearing throat.]
I couldn't sleep, Why? What's wrong? I have a session in the psych ward tomorrow, Don't go, It's mandatory, remember? I don't want those memories brought up again, they hurt, Why do you think sherrick's so intent on probing our memories? Because he's one of them, He's an alien, Don't you see it? It all adds up, The handwriting, the probing, ,, Courtney, Do you believe that? I don't know what I believe, I just know that I'm so scared, Don't be, Don't be frightened, You showed me I'm not insane, Neither are you, [Courtney sighing.]
[Courtney sighing.]
[phone ringing.]
What are you doing in here? Just exploring, You should leave, Maybe you should explain these! I know what you're tryin' to do, And what's that, Eddie? You're tryin' to find out what we know, You are one of them, One of whom, Eddie? The aliens that I saw on the ship, You're wrong, Eddie, I'm gonna take this file And and And I'm gonna tell 'em what's goin' on here, Go right ahead, Eddie, It's your file, Forget those mind games, sherrick, That's not gonna work anymore, And you stay away from Courtney, We're all prisoners in here! I'm gettin' out of here! Anybody comin' with? Come on, man, Calm down, They are not tryin' to help us, They're tryin' to take something from us! Like what? The truth of our experiences, They're trying to stop us from exposing them, Sherrick is using the implantation device to control our minds, Oh, man, you're gettin' to sound more like quazgaa each and every day, Anybody coming with me? Courtney? I I don't know, Where would I go? I can't go back home, Courtney, come with me, But I don't wanna be back out in the world, We can make 'em understand, All right, Y'all better be careful, Donny, come with us, No, man, Hangin' out with the aliens is better than goin' back to prison, No, it's this way, We gotta get quazgaa, Oh, he-he's nuts, Legitimately, More than anybody else, he knows what happened up there, We can't just leave him here, Eddie, promise that you'll stay with me, No matter what happens, Yeah, Of course I will, [sighs.]
Oh, my God, (Courtney) Why would he kill himself? [buzzing.]
[door opening.]
[clattering.]
[sherrick clears throat.]
What's happened To Mr, Quazgaa is a blow to us all and, uh, I share your feelings, I hope that you won't let this interfere with what we've been accomplishing here, (Eddie) Great, Doc, Great attitude, (Eddie) It's kind of callous, don't you think? [sighs.]
I'm simply trying to say, Eddie, that I think we should carry on with our work, [sighs.]
Come on, Let's get out of here, You're free to go, Eddie, but Courtney is another matter entirely, He can't hold us, Let's go, She knows very well why she can't leave, Go ahead, Courtney, (sherrick) Tell your new friend the circumstances under which you were admitted here, I'm not a voluntary patient, I was committed by my family, If she leaves, I'll be forced to make certain notifications, Please, Dr, Sherrick, No, Courtney, you're not alone anymore, You have a choice to make, Courtney, You can go, and ruin your life, or stay, Oh, you don't have to listen to this crap, Now come on, let's go, (sherrick) The man's delusional, Courtney, Are you going to let him excommunicate you from your family? Are you gonna let his paranoia infect you? [Courtney crying.]
If you go, I'll be forced to notify your father, I can't go, Eddie, Courtney, You don't know the heartache I've caused my family, This place is gonna kill you! [sobbing.]
I'm sorry, (orderly) Eddie, relax, Come on, relax, What did you do to her, you son of a bitch? [Courtney continues crying.]
[panting.]
[Courtney screaming.]
Hey, uh, mind if I go to the bathroom? Sure, Hurry back, [thunder crashing.]
[Dr, Sherrick chattering.]
,, ,County general, They have the diagnostic equipment to get a better sense of what happened, I'd best call the parents, Courtney, Courtney, we gotta get out of here, Courtney? Courtney? Courtney! [exclaims.]
Hey, Eddie, I been lookin' for you, man, Hey, Eddie, hold on, Hold on, man, I said get out of my way, man, Listen, Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, listen! Man, don't you do nothin' stupid! [thunder rumbling.]
Sherrick! [thunder crashing.]
You killed her, you son of a bitch, Your goddamn machine killed her, Eddie, I want you to get a grip on yourself, You son of a bitch, [screaming.]
(orderly) There he is! (Hathaway) Hey, hey, you guys, Let's have a party, (Hathaway) Get some girls, Let's have a party, Courtney? Hey, you, You! Stay away from her, [Eddie gasping.]
Doc, he locked the door! (orderly) Eddie, open the door, Open the door, (orderly) Eddie, open the door! (orderly 1) Open the door, (orderly 2) What are you doing in there? [exclaims.]
[creature squealing.]
You son of a bitch! (orderly 1) Wait! Eddie, hold on! Oh, my God, Look at what he did to her, I couldn't stop him, (Eddie) Sherrick's not the alien, Sherrick's not the alien, he is, (orderly 1) Right, Right, (Eddie) You don't understand, Sure we do, Eddie, We're all aliens, I saw him take that thing out of her neck! Just like he did to quazgaa! (orderly 1) Sure he did, Eddie, (orderly 2) You got it all figured out, You son of a bitch, I'm gonna get you! (orderly 1) Come on, Eddie, Give it a rest, (Eddie) I'm right here! [Eddie shouting.]
If they don't come tonight, they're just gonna come tomorrow, If they don't come tonight, they're just gonna come tomorrow, If they don't come tonight, ,, (male narrator) It is said that madmen and fools are the children of God, and yet we seek to confine these children to the outer reaches of society, shut away and ignored, Is it possible that what we dismiss as their mad ravings may in fact be the wisdom of prophets?
They're just gonna come tomorrow, [rattling.]
Hey, I took 16 sleeping pills, (woman) OK, just hold tight on the line, It's no use, Eddie Eddie? We've traced your address, And the paramedic unit is on its way, [titters.]
No, I'm gonna die, We're gonna help you, Eddie, Gotta go now, No, no, don't! Don't hang up, Please, Maybe, ,, Maybe they're right, [gasping.]
Maybe I'm just crazy, No, no, you're not crazy, You know, my husband's sister, she saw a u, f, o, Last Christmas, Heck, it's becoming a trend nowadays, I kind of feel left out because I haven't seen one, You don't understand, I went inside, I went inside the ship! [phone slams down.]
Eddie Eddie? Eddie, don't go to sleep! Eddie? Eddie, don't go to sleep, [clattering.]
He's asleep, Start an I, V, I'll bag him, Pulse is weak, Irregular, Oh, God, He's arresting, No pulse, Prep epinephrine, Stat, (male medic) Clear, I've got a pulse, [gasping.]
[coughing.]
You're gonna be all right, [echoing.]
,, ,All right, , ,, All right, ,, ,All right, , , [screaming.]
(male narrator) 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, [whooshing.]
(narrator) We do not know or fully comprehend what exists in the reaches past our world, Should we be so quick to dismiss the voices of those who say they've been beyond the veil? So, what do you say we get you upstairs and get you settled, Mr, Wexler? (Eddie) Yeah, Hello, Hi, We've been expecting you, Guess it's nice to be here, Thank heaven you survived the ordeal, You must be exhausted, It's been a long 3 weeks, Are you under any sort of sedation? No, Good, It's best to have all faculties working, You Dr, Sherrick? My name is quazgaa, Dr, Quazgaa? Uh, no, no, I'm not a doctor, my friend, Quazgaa's a name the aliens call me, I'm Eddie Wexler, quazgaa, The aliens think that you're a danger to them, OK, I'm gonna go and check in now, There's an alien here among us, A traitor who wears the mask of a human being, Quaz, Quaz, go take a tranquilizer, You're givin' me the creeps, man, (orderly) Come on, Mr, Wexler, Are there a lot here like him? Nah, he's the worst, Real nutbar, that one, Most of 'em are pretty much like you, Take the babe, for instance, She's an abductee? You guys come in all shapes and sizes rich, poor, smart, dumb, Courtney's daddy owns half the state of Wyoming, Go figure, The blinding light entered your bedroom, You were transported to what you believe to be an alien vessel, (Eddie) That's correct, Aboard the spacecraft, you were subjected to a series of invasive medical procedures including the implantation of an unknown object in your neck, They took some x-rays, but the doctors never found anything, The doctor thought I might have temporal lobe epilepsy, which would explain the hallucinations, but tests were negative, So I kept having the visions, Spacecrafts, and alien beings, and, ,, Experiments, I couldn't really take it anymore, You attempted suicide, Yeah, My wife left me, I lost my job, Didn't really have much to live for anymore, Funny how your friends desert you when they think you're crazy, What has Dr, Wilson told you about our program? He said that you were specialized to deal with my problem, Monroeville is the first mental care facility designed to deal with alien abduction trauma, Since 1965, the number of reported incidents has increased a hundredfold, I founded this place as a direct response to what is a very real psychological phenomenon, Well, be straight with me, then, Doc, Am I crazy? Our patients believe their experiences to be real, We deal with the aftereffects, There is something going on inside my head, That's why we're here, Eddie, To teach you how to help yourself, (orderly) Now, remember, Dr, Sherrick wants you in ward b, 5:00, All right? [man shouting on T, V, .]
Well, well, Another visitor to the land of nod, Eddie Wexler, How you doin', Eddie? I'm don Hathaway, Dr, Sherrick said I should introduce myself, First things first, Now, did the little green men you saw have bulging eyes, or were they round and flat? It's not funny, man, Hey, man, I'm just tryin' to inject a little merriment into what is an otherwise dull afternoon here at the funny farm, Come on, let's meet the gang, This is quazgaa, our resident whacko, We met, I'm not an alien myself, mind you, And this is Fitch, Fitchie got snatched about 3 years ago, Went through all kinds of tests on that alien ship, You know what they said? Said he wasn't a proper specimen, Shut up, Hathaway, Now how's that for a low-self-esteem problem? My boy got rejected by the aliens, I said shut up! (Hathaway) See that lady behind him? She got yanked right out of her kitchen while doin' the dishes, And that man, he had sex with a female alien, Freaked him right out, But not her, as I understand it, Mr, Hathaway, Yes, sir, I'm sorry, Doc, I I was just giving Eddie here the lowdown, We can do without the theatrics, don, Yes, sir, Uh, Courtney, would you mind Showing Mr, Wexler around the facility? Hi, Hi, Come on, I'll give you the 10-cent tour, (Courtney) I've been here for about 4 months, Does it help? Well, I don't see the visions anymore, But I think that Dr, Sherrick's methods are a bit radical, If I get a night's sleep without breaking into a cold sweat, I'll consider this place a godsend, They say you tried to kill yourself, Oh, yeah, You don't seem the type, What do you do when nobody believes you anymore? When your friends and your family think you're nuts? You begin to think they're right, I know, I'm sorry, It was a long time ago, So, what happened to you? Your experience? I was abducted, The flash of light, The alien ship, The probing, The medical experiments, You really think that we were abducted? Or is this a mass hallucination due to some mental disorder? [chuckles.]
My family thinks I've been loony since I was 13, I saw my grandmother's ghost in the attic, They think it's hormonal, [giggles.]
OK, What got me was the loneliness, You can't connect with anybody anymore, You just feel like an outcast, They can't understand, You do, Who knows? Maybe outcasts are actually prophets, Let me clear that up for you right away, I'm not a prophet, I'm just trying to figure out if I'm sane, [crow cawing.]
So I hear your techniques are radical, Yes, Very few of our patients are fond of this particular treatment, Then why are we doing it? Because the only way you'll get better, Eddie, is to confront your demons, And in order to do that, we have to bring them to the surface, [computer beeping.]
[equipment whirring.]
(lab technician) Eddie, this drug is going to induce some hallucinations, I need you to stay in control, [people shouting.]
[woman screaming.]
(Courtney) I'm on some sort of table! Something's hovering over me! [Courtney screaming.]
(Hathaway) Oh, God, [people screaming.]
(quazgaa) It's coming at me, [screaming.]
[shivering.]
[exclaims.]
[whirring.]
[liquid sloshing.]
[grunts.]
[squishing.]
[Eddie screaming.]
[bawling.]
(Eddie) No! Get that away! [exclaiming.]
What are you talking about, Eddie? [gasps.]
You How you like your first week on the funny farm? Well, the good news is that I like being around people who've had the same kind of experience as me, Bad news, I don't trust sherrick, Have a bad time in psych ward b? I thought I saw him holding the forceps that I saw on the alien ship, That's the memory chamber, Brings up the bad stuff, I remember my first time, Afterwards I felt like I'd been on a 6-day bender, All right, so maybe I'm seeing things, [sniffs.]
I still don't see how sherrick can think that that kind of treatment is beneficial to anyone, Let me guess, You think our pal sherrick is one of them, [laughs.]
Why do you say that? Because you're moving down the same track most everybody does when they get here, They're all freaked out, They think that this whole shebang is some kind of alien plot to find out what we know, Well, what do you say, Hathaway? Are we out of our minds? I went to the market like I did every Thursday night, They took me right out of the parking lot, I was on their ship for what seemed like hours, I was so goddamn scared, At one point, I looked down, and my damn legs were gone, I made up in my mind that I was gonna kill one of 'em little grey alien sons of bitches, I reached out to grab him, I woke up in my own bedroom, I had my hands around Marla's neck, I killed the one person I truly loved, God, Was that alien crap real? I don't know, Lawyer had me plead temporary insanity, I got life in maximum security, Then how did you get to this institute? My story came to sherrick's attention, He convinced the state authorities I had information that might be helpful, Information? This is a treatment center, Whatever, The implantation object that each of us received during abduction serves a vital purpose, You were x-rayed twice, quazgaa, There are no implants in your neck, It's in there, I can feel it, (quazgaa) But the materials used for the implant device aren't traceable by x-ray, They're of alien origin, Do you realize how ridiculous that sounds? All right, Courtney, You were in psych ward today, Did anything pop up? No, Does it occur to you, Courtney, that you have an obligation to share your feelings with this group? I don't have any feelings today, Dr, sherrick, I'm burnt out, Exhausted, This treatment is worse than the disease, Well, then what do you suggest? I'm trying to get to the root of your trauma, Maybe my trauma doesn't have anything to do with aliens, Has it ever occurred to you that maybe I'm just, um, a screwed-up little rich girl? Yes, it has, You sit here every day whining, complaining, sitting on it, expecting sympathy, For what? What do you expect me to do? Talk to me! Tell me, were you abducted? Did they take you up there? Did they poke at you? I don't I don't I I don't remember, Well, then, what do you want? You want out of the program? Shall we call your parents No, please, Dr, sherrick, What the hell are you trying to do? It's OK, It's OK, Leave her alone, Do you have a problem, Mr, Wexler? Yeah, I do, If she doesn't want to talk, then she just doesn't have to, The process works, Eddie, Process? You call this a process? You're just tryin' to scare the hell out of everybody, Sit down, I wanna know what is goin' on around here, Sit down! [gasps.]
Stay away from me, Stay away from me! Can't you see him? (Eddie) You see him? He's an alien! (orderly) Hey, Eddie, all right, Calm down, Calm down, You see him? It's OK, Eddie, He's an alien! [screaming.]
Eddie, [Eddie gasping.]
(Dr, Sherrick) How do you feel, Eddie? [Eddie sighs.]
[velcro ripping.]
I wanna get out of here, That's possible, You were given a sedative, It will be several hours before you can walk properly, I saw your true face, I taught at Harvard for 15 years, Eddie, You can check for yourself, if you like, I can assure you, I'm not an alien, [guffaws.]
Wasn't one of your symptoms that you had sightings? Yeah, Is it possible you've transferred some of your anxiety about your abduction experience onto me? Well, I don't know, You tell me, You're the one who taught at Harvard for 15 years, Very often, patients seize upon their doctors as the source of the problem, You still haven't told me what's goin' on around here, We're trying to help you deal with your experiences, Eddie, to make you feel better, Now, you seem to think that I have some sort of Machiavellian goal, I don't, Well, maybe everybody's right, Maybe I'm just crazy, No, No, you're scared, confused, If you would just participate in the process, perhaps you won't be anymore, Hey, there, Are you okay? Yeah, Hi, I just wanted to thank you for sticking up for me today, [chuckles.]
I kind of felt like a fool, No, You were brave, I'm not a hero, you know, You are to me, Eddie, That's the first human contact I've had since my wife left me, I'd forgotten how nice it could be, That loneliness you talked about, I've felt it, too, for so long, We trust each other, right? Yeah, Of course, You were right, Something weird is going on here, Weird how? I was in sherrick's office the other day, And when he looked away, I, ,, I pulled this from the file cabinet, Look at it, It doesn't look human, Man, you're gonna get me sent back to prison, I just want to find out the truth, Hathaway, Find the truth or your sanity? Hey, I'm not seeing things, OK? Sherrick is not human, Look, Look, We got this out of his office, So what? You ever see handwriting like that? Man, I ain't no linguist! I'm tellin' you, this place is not set up to cure us, They're tryin' to find out what we know and they're gonna use it against us, And sherrick the alien got a government grant to run this place? Damn, now I know you trippin', All right, Maybe this place is more than just a treatment center, But sherrick sure as hell don't look like the freaks I saw on that ship, I got evidence, Hathaway, Don't dig too deep, Eddie, You might not like what you find, (quazgaa) Psst, Your suspicions are well founded, my friend, Come with me, [water dripping onto metal.]
Sometimes I feel like a fish, OK, The fish takes for granted that the only element in existence is water, The fish gets hooked, pulled up and out of its existence into the above and beyond, And perhaps the fisherman decides it's not a keeper, throws it back in, The fish swims back to its school and cries: "Hey, I've just seen what is not water, I've seen dry land," And the other fish don't listen, Yeah, They refuse to believe that anything lies outside the boundaries of their own existence, It's my belief that the aliens are aware that we have valuable information about their existence, And they're trying to stop us from getting the information out? Like the fish who has seen dry land, we are ignored by our fellow men, But as more and more of us get abducted, we become harder to dismiss, That's why they've sent one of their own, Sherrick, You must guard yourself against alien mind control, You've had recurring visions? Yeah, of course, We all have, Those visions are meant to control you, Make you think you've gone crazy, Convince the outside world to ignore your tortured cries, The aliens can bend your mind to their will anytime, anywhere, You're not insane, Eddie, Sometimes I think it'd be a lot easier if I was, The truth awaits if you're courageous, Locate the object the aliens implanted within you and you'll understand the depth of their evil, [whooshing.]
[equipment beeping.]
Don't be nervous, Eddie, I really don't wanna be here, It's all right, You just lie there and relax, And why are we doing this? To drain you of your knowledge, [screaming.]
[gasping.]
Courtney? Yeah, You were having a nightmare, [panting.]
What are you doing here? I bribed an orderly, Money has its advantages, Are you OK? God, what a dream, [clearing throat.]
I couldn't sleep, Why? What's wrong? I have a session in the psych ward tomorrow, Don't go, It's mandatory, remember? I don't want those memories brought up again, they hurt, Why do you think sherrick's so intent on probing our memories? Because he's one of them, He's an alien, Don't you see it? It all adds up, The handwriting, the probing, ,, Courtney, Do you believe that? I don't know what I believe, I just know that I'm so scared, Don't be, Don't be frightened, You showed me I'm not insane, Neither are you, [Courtney sighing.]
[Courtney sighing.]
[phone ringing.]
What are you doing in here? Just exploring, You should leave, Maybe you should explain these! I know what you're tryin' to do, And what's that, Eddie? You're tryin' to find out what we know, You are one of them, One of whom, Eddie? The aliens that I saw on the ship, You're wrong, Eddie, I'm gonna take this file And and And I'm gonna tell 'em what's goin' on here, Go right ahead, Eddie, It's your file, Forget those mind games, sherrick, That's not gonna work anymore, And you stay away from Courtney, We're all prisoners in here! I'm gettin' out of here! Anybody comin' with? Come on, man, Calm down, They are not tryin' to help us, They're tryin' to take something from us! Like what? The truth of our experiences, They're trying to stop us from exposing them, Sherrick is using the implantation device to control our minds, Oh, man, you're gettin' to sound more like quazgaa each and every day, Anybody coming with me? Courtney? I I don't know, Where would I go? I can't go back home, Courtney, come with me, But I don't wanna be back out in the world, We can make 'em understand, All right, Y'all better be careful, Donny, come with us, No, man, Hangin' out with the aliens is better than goin' back to prison, No, it's this way, We gotta get quazgaa, Oh, he-he's nuts, Legitimately, More than anybody else, he knows what happened up there, We can't just leave him here, Eddie, promise that you'll stay with me, No matter what happens, Yeah, Of course I will, [sighs.]
Oh, my God, (Courtney) Why would he kill himself? [buzzing.]
[door opening.]
[clattering.]
[sherrick clears throat.]
What's happened To Mr, Quazgaa is a blow to us all and, uh, I share your feelings, I hope that you won't let this interfere with what we've been accomplishing here, (Eddie) Great, Doc, Great attitude, (Eddie) It's kind of callous, don't you think? [sighs.]
I'm simply trying to say, Eddie, that I think we should carry on with our work, [sighs.]
Come on, Let's get out of here, You're free to go, Eddie, but Courtney is another matter entirely, He can't hold us, Let's go, She knows very well why she can't leave, Go ahead, Courtney, (sherrick) Tell your new friend the circumstances under which you were admitted here, I'm not a voluntary patient, I was committed by my family, If she leaves, I'll be forced to make certain notifications, Please, Dr, Sherrick, No, Courtney, you're not alone anymore, You have a choice to make, Courtney, You can go, and ruin your life, or stay, Oh, you don't have to listen to this crap, Now come on, let's go, (sherrick) The man's delusional, Courtney, Are you going to let him excommunicate you from your family? Are you gonna let his paranoia infect you? [Courtney crying.]
If you go, I'll be forced to notify your father, I can't go, Eddie, Courtney, You don't know the heartache I've caused my family, This place is gonna kill you! [sobbing.]
I'm sorry, (orderly) Eddie, relax, Come on, relax, What did you do to her, you son of a bitch? [Courtney continues crying.]
[panting.]
[Courtney screaming.]
Hey, uh, mind if I go to the bathroom? Sure, Hurry back, [thunder crashing.]
[Dr, Sherrick chattering.]
,, ,County general, They have the diagnostic equipment to get a better sense of what happened, I'd best call the parents, Courtney, Courtney, we gotta get out of here, Courtney? Courtney? Courtney! [exclaims.]
Hey, Eddie, I been lookin' for you, man, Hey, Eddie, hold on, Hold on, man, I said get out of my way, man, Listen, Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, listen! Man, don't you do nothin' stupid! [thunder rumbling.]
Sherrick! [thunder crashing.]
You killed her, you son of a bitch, Your goddamn machine killed her, Eddie, I want you to get a grip on yourself, You son of a bitch, [screaming.]
(orderly) There he is! (Hathaway) Hey, hey, you guys, Let's have a party, (Hathaway) Get some girls, Let's have a party, Courtney? Hey, you, You! Stay away from her, [Eddie gasping.]
Doc, he locked the door! (orderly) Eddie, open the door, Open the door, (orderly) Eddie, open the door! (orderly 1) Open the door, (orderly 2) What are you doing in there? [exclaims.]
[creature squealing.]
You son of a bitch! (orderly 1) Wait! Eddie, hold on! Oh, my God, Look at what he did to her, I couldn't stop him, (Eddie) Sherrick's not the alien, Sherrick's not the alien, he is, (orderly 1) Right, Right, (Eddie) You don't understand, Sure we do, Eddie, We're all aliens, I saw him take that thing out of her neck! Just like he did to quazgaa! (orderly 1) Sure he did, Eddie, (orderly 2) You got it all figured out, You son of a bitch, I'm gonna get you! (orderly 1) Come on, Eddie, Give it a rest, (Eddie) I'm right here! [Eddie shouting.]
If they don't come tonight, they're just gonna come tomorrow, If they don't come tonight, they're just gonna come tomorrow, If they don't come tonight, ,, (male narrator) It is said that madmen and fools are the children of God, and yet we seek to confine these children to the outer reaches of society, shut away and ignored, Is it possible that what we dismiss as their mad ravings may in fact be the wisdom of prophets?