The Outer Limits (1995) s03e06 Episode Script

1 ( female voice ) SECURITY DETAIL TO THE LOBBY, ATTEN-HUT! COLONEL LOGAN TO LEVEL FOUR, LET'S BEGIN, THANK YOU, SIR, I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE UPDATED METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS, DARK RAIN IS NOW FALLING ON EVERY CONTINENT, WE ESTIMATE THA THE TERADOXYN EXPOSURE IN THE HUMAN POPULATION IS BETWEEN 95 AND 97%, MY GOD, IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN REGIONS WHERE TERADOXYN CONTAMINATION WAS FIRST DETECTED, THE BIRTH RATE OF VIABLES HAS ALREADY FALLEN TO NEAR ZERO, VIABLES? THE FEW BIRTHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE AFFECTED AREAS HAVE BEEN MUTATIONS, SIR, UM, GENETICALLY DAMAGED, NOT CONSIDERED TO BE VIABLE, SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME THA THE WHOLE DAMN HUMAN RACE IS BECOMING STERILE? WE SHOULD REACH ZERO POPULATION GROWTH IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, HOW COULD I HAVE SPREAD? I ALERTED THIS COMMITTEE TO THIS POSSIBILITY 18 MONTHS AGO, THE ADMINISTRATION IS AWARE OF YOUR THEORY, IT IS NOT A THEORY, IT'S A FACT, THE UNREPORTED EXCHANGE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN THE MIDDLE EAS WAS FAR WORSE THAN THE GULF WAR, THE CHEMICALS USED WERE DESIGNED TO BECOME INER AND DEGRADE IN THE ATMOSPHERE, BUT INSTEAD THEY COMBINED TO BECOME A NEW CHEMICAL AND STAR A CHAIN REACTION, DOCTOR, THE DATA IS INCONCLUSIVE, THERE'S PROBABLY TRACES OF TERADOXYN IN THAT GLASS OF WATER YOU JUST POURED, DOCTOR, AND YOU KNOW IT, WHO OR WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE IS NOT AT ISSUE HERE, THE PEOPLE DESERVE TO KNOW THA WE BROUGHT THIS ON OURSELVES, WHAT THE PEOPLE DESERVE, DR, GOLDING, ARE SOLUTIONS, NOT SPECULATION, IF WE SHARE WHAT WE KNOW WITH THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THE POLITICAL FALLOU IF IT WAS PERCEIVED THAT WE CAUSED THIS, ,, WE DID CAUSE THIS, YOU WILL REVEAL NOTHING, NOT TO ANYONE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, YOU'RE ASKING ME TO FIGHT THIS PLAGUE WITH ONE ARM TIED BEHIND MY BACK, I'M ADVISING YOU OF YOUR OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS, THAT IS THE OLD WAY OF WORKING, REVELATION OF YOUR THEORY WILL BE CONSIDERED TREASONOUS BY THIS ADMINISTRATION, OH, WELL, THEN, I RESIGN AS HEAD OF THIS I ACCEPT, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MAJOR ROYCE, I HAVE THE PRESIDENT'S AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE YOU CHAIR OF THE REPRODUCTIVE BOARD WITH ALL THE POWERS NECESSARY TO ENFORCE YOUR POLICY, I DON'T HAVE TO REMIND YOU WHAT'S AT STAKE, WE'LL FIND A CURE, SIR, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE, ( Control Voice ) THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUS 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, EVERY CHILD BORN IS LINKED IN A CHAIN TO GENERATIONS PAS AND FUTURE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT CHAIN IS SNAPPED? ( bell ringing ) OKAY, SETTLE DOWN, I KNOW IT'S THE LAST DAY AND I PROMISED NO TO KEEP YOU HERE FOR LONG, BUT I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO REGISTER AT THE REPRODUCTIVE BOARD, YOU'VE ALL BEEN TOLD SINCE YOU WERE LITTLE BABIES JUST HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE, WE'RE THE LAST KIDS, THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY, I KNOW, BUT THE REPRODUCTIVE BOARD NEEDS YOU TO REGISTER SO THAT WE KNOW, OKAY, JOE, YOU KNOW THE PRACTICAL REASONS, YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEOS AND LISTENED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE TESTED FOR YOUR FERTILITY RATING AND TO BECOME SEXUALLY ACTIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH SOMEONE IN YOUR SAME GROUPING, BUT WE NEVER TALKED ABOU OTHER REASONS IT'S IMPORTANT, AND SINCE IT'S MY LAST DAY WITH YOU WHAT OTHER REASONS? WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME, I BECAME A TEACHER BECAUSE I LOVE CHILDREN, I'D JUST BECOME A TEACHER AROUND THE TIME THE DARK RAIN STARTED FALLING, SO SO NOW YOU'RE OUT OF A JOB, MY DAD SAID, YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT, BUT SO ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, AND I DON'T JUS MEAN TEACHERS, WITHOUT CHILDREN BEING BORN, THE ECONOMIES OF THE WORLD AREN'T ABLE TO PLAN JOBS, ,, WELL, YOU'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT NEXT YEAR, I STILL HOPE THE TIME WILL COME WHEN BEING A MOTHER WILL BE, ,, THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE WORLD, OKAY, I PROMISED YOUR PARENTS I'D JUST BE HANDING OU REPORT CARDS, SO, ,, THEY'RE PROBABLY WAITING OUTSIDE, ( kids ) REPORT CARDS? DON'T WORRY, YOU'VE ALL DONE REALLY WELL, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU, SO THIS IS, UM, ,, THIS IS GOODBYE, I'LL MISS YOU ALL VERY MUCH, GOODBYE, MRS, McALLISTER, BYE, MRS, McALLISTER, WE'LL MISS YOU, ( TV ) ANOTHER NWA HIDEOUT IN THE CITY WAS DESTROYED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES IN A SURPRISE RAID TODAY, SUCH HIDEOUTS HAVE BEEN SUSPECTED BY THE GOVERNMEN TO BE COVERT STAGING AREAS FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITY, THE NEW WORLD ARMY SPOKESPERSON DENIED ANY WRONGDOING, MOST OF US HAVE NO PLACE TO GO, WE'RE NOT TERRORISTS, WE JUST WANT TO DIE IN PEACE, WE WANT OUR FREEDOM, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE? THE NWA? THEY BLAME THE GOVERNMEN FOR THE DISASTER, YEAH, BUT WHY TERRORISM? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CELEBRATING THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER VACATION, YOU'RE RIGHT, I AM SO SORRY, WHAT WAS I THINKING? MMM, DID YOU TALK TO YOUR FRIEND? YEAH, THERE WAS A BIG BUS ON THE NORTH SHORE, SO THE STREET PRICE HAS GONE UP, BUT, ,, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO USE THIS, I MEAN, THE ODDS OF YOU GETTING PREGNANT ARE ABOU A MILLION TO ONE, BUT JUS THE THOUGH OF CONCEIVING A MUTATION, ,, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S ALL RIGHT, I DON'T MIND, UH-OH, LOOK A THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THIS ONE, IT'S NOW OR NEVER, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU TOO, ( gagging ) SHERRY? SHERRY, WHAT'S WRONG? SHERRY, WHAT IS IT, BABY? ( toilet flushing ) WHAT'S WRONG, HONEY? OH, TIM, I'M SCARED, OKAY, GO IN NOW? HI, HI, DID YOU FILL OU THE PAPERWORK? YEAH, DO YOU FEEL BETTER? I THREW UP AGAIN, DID THEY GIVE YOU ANYTHING? THEY'VE JUST TAKEN FLUIDS OUT OF ME, THEY HAVEN'T PUT ANY BACK, I'M DYING OF THIRST, TIM, HI, I'M MARISA GOLDING, DOCTOR, YOU'RE SHERRY, AREN'T YOU? I'M PREGNANT, AREN'T I? LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE FRIGHTENED, I CAN'T DO IT, I'VE SEEN THOSE BABIES, THEY'RE HORRIBLY DEFORMED MUTANTS, THEY JUST SUFFER, NONE OF THE WARNING MARKERS HAVE SHOWN UP IN YOUR SAMPLES, BUT I AM, AREN'T I? I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY, YES, ,, YES, YOU ARE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, WE WERE USING BIRTH CON IT'S ALL RIGHT, MR, McALLISTER, I'M NOT A SUPPORTER OF THE NEW REPRODUCTIVE LAWS, I CAN'T DO THIS, I WON'T DO THIS, A HOSPITAL STAFF MEMBER CALLED ME HERE BECAUSE YOUR BLOOD AND URINE SHOW NO WARNING MARKERS OF TERADOXYN-RELATED ANTIBODIES, THAT'S EXTREMELY RARE, WHAT'S THAT MEAN? YOUR WIFE MAY BE CARRYING A PERFECTLY HEALTHY CHILD, OH, MAY BE, DOCTOR, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED ANYWHERE IN 10 YEARS, SO SPARE ME THE HOPE SPEECH, YOU'RE WRONG, SHERRY, I'VE GIVEN I TO THE KIDS I TAUGH AND I KNEW I WAS LYING THEN, GOVERNMENT POLICY IS TO FORCE ALL PREGNANCIES TO TERM NO MATTER WHAT THEY FIND, I'LL BE WITH YOU, HONEY, TIM! THIS IS WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF, THIS WAS MY WORST NIGHTMARE, SHERRY, I AM NOT WITH THE GOVERNMENT, ( knocking ) WHAT ROOM? DID YOU TELL ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT YOU THOUGH YOU MIGHT BE PREGNANT? I DID, A THE FRONT DESK, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT, WHY? WHAT'S WRONG? I HAVE TO LEAVE, COOPERATE WITH THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WE'LL BE IN CONTAC AGAIN, WAIT, COOPERATE WITH WHO? I DON'T LIKE THIS, NO, ME NEITHER, TIM, I'M NOT STAYING, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T, IT'S THE LAW! PLEASE DON'T BE ALARMED, MR, AND MRS, McALLISTER, THESE MEN ARE ONLY HERE FOR YOUR PROTECTION, THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF NWA ACTIVITY AROUND THE HOSPITAL, WHAT DO YOU WANT? HMM, I AM DR, CLAYTON ROYCE, I CHAIR THE FEDERAL REPRODUCTIVE BOARD, ALL I WANT IS TO GIVE YOU AND YOUR UNBORN CHILD THE VERY BEST OF MEDICAL CARE THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER, I UNDERSTAND THA YOU'RE A SCHOOLTEACHER, MS, McALLISTER, USED TO BE, I JUST TAUGH MY LAST CLASS, YOUR LAST CLASS, IT'S MORE THAN TRAGIC, BUT YOU CAN HELP TO CHANGE IT, WHAT'S THIS? IT'S JUST A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOR THE CHILD, WHY AM I SO SLEEPY? AH-HA, YOU CAUGHT ME, IT'S ALSO A MILD SEDATIVE, TO HELP YOU RELAX ON OUR WAY TO THE FACILITY, YOU MUST BE SCARED STIFF OF HAVING THIS CHILD, AND WITH GOOD REASON, I WON'T DENY IT, OF THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF BIRTHS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST DECADE, NOT ONE HAS BEEN VIABLE ANYWHERE, BUT ISN'T THE SURVIVAL OF THE HUMAN SPECIES REASON ENOUGH TO TRY? OH, GOD, TIM, YOURS COULD BE THE ONE, SHERRY, SOMETHING YOU SAY TO EVERY MOTHER? DO YOU THINK THAT AS HEAD OF ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTAN BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMEN I RUSH TO THE LOCATION OF EVERY CONFIRMED PREGNANCY? IN THE U, S, ALONE, THERE ARE STILL HUNDREDS EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS WORLDWIDE, NONE SUCCESSFUL, SO, I'M SPECIAL, YES, YOU ARE, WATCH YOUR STEP NOW, EASY NOW, THAT'S IT, I'LL LEAD THE WAY, ( female voice ) SERGEANT WATERS TO CONFERENCE ROOM 210, THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ATTACKS ON FEDERAL BUILDINGS WE'VE HAD TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION, NWA? THEY'RE GETTING MORE DARING, BUT YOU WILL BE SAFE HERE, YVETTE WILL SHOW YOU TO YOUR ROOMS, I SHOULD GET BACK TO OUR PLACE AND PICK UP SOME OF OUR THINGS, IT'S ALL BEING TAKEN CARE OF, IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL THAT OUR PEOPLE CAN GET FOR YOU? I STILL HAVE TO GO TO WORK, YOU ARE 50% OF THIS PUZZLE, MR, McALLISTER, WE WILL BE REQUIRING THAT YOU STAY WITH US AS WELL DURING THE PREGNANCY, NO WAY, I NEED THAT JOB, I CAN'T JUST YOU'LL BE MORE THAN FAIRLY COMPENSATED, IN FACT, IF SHERRY HAS A HEALTHY CHILD, YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORK AGAIN, YOU'LL PAY US? YOU COULD SAY YOU'VE WON THE LOTTERY, I'LL SEE YOU BOTH WHEN YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SETTLE IN, WELCOME, MRS, McALLISTER, MR, McALLISTER, AND CONGRATULATIONS, OUR STAFF WILL BE AT YOUR DISPOSAL 24 HOURS A DAY, WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE CERTAIN THA YOUR STAY WITH US IS A PLEASANT ONE, THE FATIGUE YOU'RE EXPERIENCING DOESN'T LAS FOR THE ENTIRE PREGNANCY, WHO'S SHE? WE'RE NOT AT LIBERTY TO DISCUSS OTHER PATIENTS, THERE ARE OTHER WOMEN HERE? DR, ROYCE WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS LATER, I HOPE YOU FIND THIS COMFORTABLE, HOW MUCH IS I A NIGHT? YOU HAVE A BUSY DAY AHEAD OF YOU, DR, ROYCE HAS ORDERED A NUMBER OF TESTS, SO I SUGGEST YOU GE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, SHERRY, THIS COULD BE YOUR DREAM, YOU'VE WANTED THIS ALL YOUR LIFE, WE BOTH HAVE, NOT THIS, WHAT IF HE'S RIGHT? YOU COULD BE THE ONE, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME, WHY NOT TO YOU? IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY EVENTUALLY, I CAN'T IMAGINE A BETTER MOTHER, WHAT IF THEY'RE WRONG? I'M HAPPY TO SAY THE RESULTS ALL LOOK VERY PROMISING, WHAT'S WRONG? IS IT THE TESTS? IT'S NOT JUST THE TESTS, TIM, I WANT TO GO HOME, WE CAN'T, LOVE, LOOK, THEY SAID YOUR EMOTIONS WOULD BE ALL OVER THE PLACE, DON'T BLAME MY HORMONES FOR THIS, WE'RE PRISONERS, TIM, YOU JUST DON'T SEE I BECAUSE THEY'RE OFFERING MONEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR, THEY HAVE POKED AND PRODDED ME TOO, JUST HAVE TO TELL ROYCE HE'S PUSHING TOO HARD, OH, I'LL TELL HIM MYSELF, SHERRY, SHERRY! ( crying ) OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO STARTLE YOU, I'M SHERRY, I'M JUST DOWN THE HALL, JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, ALL RIGHT? I JUST THOUGHT, WE'RE BOTH IN THE SAME SITUATION NO, WE'RE NOT! I HEAR THEM WHISPERING ABOUT YOU, THEY SAY YOU'RE THE ONE, EXCUSE ME? THEY SAY YOU'RE CARRYING THE GOOD CHILD, THE PERFECT CHILD, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE, THEY SAID THAT ABOUT ME AT FIRST, BUT PRETTY SOON THEY STOPPED, THEY STOPPED SAYING ANYTHING AT ALL, THEY'LL MAKE YOU GO THROUGH WITH IT, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT THEY FIND OU IN A MONTH, THEY WON'T TELL YOU ANYTHING, BUT YOU'LL KNOW! ( screaming ) I'M GOING TO CALL SOMEONE, HELLO! HELP, SOMEBODY! I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS, GOD, PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME GO THROUGH WITH IT! SOMEBODY! HELP! McALLISTER, GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM, NOW! ( screaming ) HER WATER JUST BROKE, SHE'S PROBABLY ALREADY FULLY DILATED, NO TIME TO TAKE HER TO THE DELIVERY ROOM, IT'LL ALL BE OVER IN A MINUTE, I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT! ( nurse ) SWEETHEART, BREATHE, BREATHE, PLEASE DON'T LET ME SEE IT! DON'T SHOW ME, I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT! I'LL GIVE HER SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN, IT'S IN TOO BIG A HURRY TO BE BORN, THE ANESTHETIC WON'T HAVE TIME TO TAKE EFFECT, YOU'LL GO TO HELL FOR THIS, I SWEAR TO GOD! NOW PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, THAT'S GOOD, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, COME ON, ONE MORE PUSH, PUSH, PUSH HARDER, I DON'T CARE, I CAN'T, YES, YOU CAN, PUSH! PUSH! I HATE YOU! SCISSORS, GIVE ME A TOWEL, TOWEL! ( baby crying ) ( crying stops ) ( screaming ) DAMN! WHO THE HELL LET HER IN HERE? ( gasping ) WHAT HAPPENED? SHH, YOU'RE OKAY NOW, OH, GOD, TIM, IT WAS HORRIBLE, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT, I WON'T BRING SOMETHING LIKE THAT INTO THE WORLD, YOU SHOULD NO HAVE HAD TO SEE THAT, I'M SORRY, WHO ARE YOU? THIS IS GRANT, HON, HE BROUGH YOU BACK HERE, HE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED, I WANT TO END THIS PREGNANCY, WELL, WE CAN'T DO THAT, IN TIME, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND, WHO ARE YOU TELLING ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY BODY?! A FRIEND, ( sighing ) SHERRY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? COME BACK TO BED, I'M LEAVING, WHAT? I'M NOT GOING THROUGH THAT, ROY SAID THA WON'T HAPPEN TO OUR BABY, WOULD YOU KNOW IF HE WAS LYING? I WON'T HAVE A JOB, OUR APARTMEN ISN'T OURS ANYMORE, WHERE DO WE GO? ANYWHERE, TIM, IT DOESN'T MATTER, IF YOU STILL THINK YOU WON THE LOTTERY, YOU CAN STAY, NO! IF IT'S WHAT YOU WANT, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO, THANK YOU, I KNOW THERE ARE STILL PLACES WE CAN GET AN ABORTION, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY OUT OF HERE FIRST, ( door closing ) ( guns cocking ) ( door closing ) THERE IS NO WAY OUT, THERE ARE CAMERAS, SILENT ALARMS IN ALL THE PATIENTS' ROOMS, YOU'RE FAR TOO IMPORTAN FOR US TO LET YOU STROLL OUT OF THIS FACILITY, TIM, WE'RE GOING TO DIE HERE, OH, NO, NO, IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS, WE DID LOSE BOTH MOTHER AND CHILD IN CHILDBIRTH NEARLY 30% OF THE TIME, SO MUCH TO LEARN, BUT NOT ANYMORE, YOU CAN LEAVE, THANK YOU, WE WAN TO LEAVE TOO, IF YOU DID THAT, IF YOU TERMINATED THIS PREGNANCY, YOU WOULD BE COMMITTING NOT JUST A CRIME, YOU'D BE CONDEMNING HUMANKIND, THAT'S A LIE! I'M TELLING THE TRUTH, THE WOMAN I SAW GIVE BIRTH TO THAT, ,, THING, YOU TOLD HER THIS, I TOLD HER THE TRUTH, SHE LACKED SOME OF THE WARNING MARKERS AT FIRST, SIGNS OF MUTATION SHOWED UP TOO LATE FOR ME TO TERMINATE THE PREGNANCY, EVEN THEN, THERE WAS A CHANCE, A CHANCE? HOW COULD YOU MAKE HER GO THROUGH THAT? BECAUSE I AM RUNNING OUT OF TIME, MRS, McALLISTER, BECAUSE TEN YEARS AGO THE PRESIDEN ASKED THAT I FIND AN ANSWER TO THE WORST DISASTER EVER TO BEFALL HUMANITY, AND I HAVE FOUND, ,, NOTHING, UNTIL I FOUND YOU TODAY, AS OF NOW, THE CHILD INSIDE YOUR WOMB IS PERFECT, AND I AM CONVINCED THAT IT WILL BE BORN PERFECT, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW ABOUT IT, AND IT'LL BE MY CHILD? OF COURSE IT WILL, ALWAYS, WE'LL STAY, ,, ON ONE CONDITION, IF YOU FIND ANY WARNING SIGNS THAT THE BABY ISN'T I WILL AUTHORIZE TERMINATION OF THE PREGNANCY, YOU CAN DO THAT? I'M THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN, I WILL, I GIVE YOU MY WORD, THAT'S HOW CONFIDENT I AM, IF WE DON' BELIEVE YOU? WELL, I'M SORRY, SHERRY, BUT WE RAN OUT OF OPTIONS LONG AGO, ONE CHILD ISN'T ENOUGH TO SAVE HUMANITY, BUT YOU'RE THE FIRS RAY OF HOPE THAT WE'VE HAD IN TEN YEARS, AND I WON' GIVE YOU UP, PLEASE, HONEY? ( Sherry panting rapidly ) ( nurse ) SQUEEZE MY HAND, THE BABY'S HEART RATE IS, ,, ( screaming ) KEEP BREATHING, HONEY, PUSH! COME ON, HONEY! COME ON, MRS, McALLISTER, SQUEEZE MY HAND, ( screaming ) GOOD, KEEP BREATHING, IT'S COMING! YOU CAN DO IT! PUSH! NOW STOP PUSHING, STOP! THAT'S IT, GOOD, ( baby crying ) IT'S A BOY, IT'S A PERFECT, PERFECT BABY BOY, ( crowd ) IT'S PERFECT! SUCCESS! WE HAVE A BABY! CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU, I WANT TO HOLD HIM, WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HIM? DR, ROYCE! WE CAN'T RISK THE POSSIBILITY THAT SHE MIGH EXPOSE HIM TO TERADOXYN, HE MAY NOT HAVE INHERITED HER IMMUNITY, THAT IS OUR BABY! TIM! TIM! WHAT ARE THEY DOING? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? TIM! CALM DOWN, TIM, ARE YOU OKAY? I THINK THEY GAVE ME SOMETHING, OH, COME HERE, WHERE'S OUR BABY? I'M SORRY THAT HAD TO HAPPEN, MR, McALLISTER, I HOPED WE HAD YOUR TRUST, YOU TAKE OUR CHILD AND TALK ABOUT TRUST? WE WAN TO SEE HIM, AND YOU WILL, BUT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE GOOD NEWS, WE'VE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL DEFEC OR DEFORMITY, AND HE SEEMS TO HAVE RETAINED HIS MOTHER'S IMMUNITY, HE'S A BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY BOY, HE HAS YOUR EYES, TIM, WE MUST SEE THAT FOR OURSELVES, INDEED, ,, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS, YOUR CHILD IS THE FIRS FULLY NORMAL BIRTH SINCE THE DISASTER, WHICH MAKES HIM VERY SPECIAL, AND IT MAKES YOU SPECIAL, WHAT? BY SOME MIRACLE, YOU HAVE PRODUCED A PERFECT CHILD, WHICH MEANS, OF COURSE, THAT YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN, HOPEFULLY SEVERAL TIMES, AND IN THE FUTURE, PERHAPS EVEN WITH OTHER PARTNERS, YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE CAN'T LEAVE, I ASSUME THAT YOU WAN TO BE NEAR THE BABY, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY HE MUST REMAIN, HE IS OUR CHILD! YOU DON'T DECIDE! OH, YES, I DO, I MAKE ALL DECISIONS REGARDING THE CHILD, LET'S GET THA OUT OF THE WAY RIGHT NOW, ( guns cocking ) I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY BABY, PLEASE, OF COURSE, YOU WILL, FOR REGULAR FEEDINGS, ,, WHEN IT'S TIME, TIM, TIM! WAKE UP, MORNING, FOLKS, WHAT DO YOU WANT? I'M WITH THE NWA, YOU WANT TO BE FREE? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CAMERAS, WE HAVE PEOPLE IN SECURITY, YOU WANT TO BE PRISONERS OR DO YOU WANT FREEDOM? WITH OUR BABY, THAT'S THE IDEA, WE WANT OUT, WELL, THEN GET DRESSED, WE MUST LEAVE BEFORE DR, ROYCE ARRIVES, THIS IS THE NURSERY FOR THE MUTATIONS THAT SURVIVED PAST CHILDHOOD, ( babies crying ) OH, MY GOD, COME ON, TIM, THIS IS HORRIBLE, ( baby crying ) OH, MY GOD, IS THAT OUR BABY? OH, TIM, THEY'VE CHANGED THE CODE, ( door opening ) LET ME, GO! GO! I'LL TAKE CARE OF SECURITY, ( baby crying ) SHH, MAMA'S GOT YOU NOW, OKAY, OKAY, LET'S GO! GO! GO! ( Tim ) WHAT NOW? WE LOST TWO PATIENTS IN THE HIGH-RISK WING, YOU'LL BE GOING OUT INSTEAD, IN A COFFIN? NO, NO, YOU WON'T BE INSIDE LONGER THAN AN HOUR, TAKE OUR BABY IN THE COFFIN? YOU PASSED THE POINT OF NO RETURN FIVE MINUTES AGO, HONEY, THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE, COME ON! WHAT ABOUT YOU? I'M COMING WITH YOU, COME ON, OKAY, OH, HONEY, TIM, YOU TAKE THAT COFFIN, SHH, ( muffled crying ) CALM, ,, CALM, ( baby crying ) LET'S GO, LET ME HELP YOU, HELLO, SENATOR, ISN'T IT WONDERFUL NEWS? FANTASTIC, WELCOME, MR, AND MRS, McALLISTER? YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH, HE SLEP THE WHOLE TIME, YOU MAY HAVE TO GET BACK INSIDE IF WE HIT ANY ROADBLOCKS, WHERE ARE WE GOING? YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT, WE'VE A RIGHT TO KNOW, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE AT RISK, WE'RE NOT OUT YET, YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, IT'S STAYING THAT WAY, ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN THAT PLACE, TIM, ANYTHING, LET'S GO! LET'S GO! QUICKLY! HERE, HONEY, TAKE THE BABY, OKAY, CLOSE IT UP, MOVE IT OUT! ( Sherry ) HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN? FIVE OR SIX HOURS! WE'LL RUN OUT OF DIAPERS! OH, OH, HERE, WANT TO BURP HIM? HERE, HERE, YEAH, OKAY, WHAT DO I DO? JUST THIS? YEAH, NICE AND FIRM, JUST GET THE BUBBLE UP, ONLY BABY IN THE WORLD, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, YOU'LL HAVE TO CARRY THE BABY FROM HERE ON, OH, GOD, IT'S A LONG HIKE, YOU UP FOR IT? YEAH, I'LL BE OKAY, ( baby crying ) WE HAVE TO STOP, I CAN'T GO ANY FARTHER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, THIS IS IT, ( Tim ) THIS IS IT? I'LL SHOW YOU TO YOUR QUARTERS, ( bell ringing ) WATCH YOUR STEP, ( children yelling and screaming ) YOU MADE IT, OH, I'M SO GLAD, HELLO, ( Sherry ) HOW, ,,? ALL THESE CHILDREN? YES, WELL, IMMUNITY IS RARE, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN, AND WE CERTAINLY COULD USE ANOTHER TEACHER, I THOUGHT THE NWA WAS A BUNCH OF TERRORISTS? A LOT ARE EX-ARMY, WE ARE TRYING TO DISTRAC THE GOVERNMEN FROM OUR REAL WORK, THIS IS OUR REAL WORK, WE'RE BUILDING A NEW SOCIETY, ONE THAT WON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES AS THE ONE THAT'S DYING NOW, I'M SORRY IT TOOK YOU SO LONG TO GET HERE, THE HOSPITAL WE TRY TO GET THERE FIRST, SO HEALTHY KIDS ARE BEING BORN? YES, THEY ARE, THERE'S A WHOLE HANDFUL OF THEM OUT THERE, UNLESS THEY FIND US, THEY'LL NEVER BE FREE, ENTIRE LIVES WILL BE WASTED TRYING TO REPOPULATE AN OLD WORLD, COULD I, UH, ,, COULD I HOLD HIM? OH, YEAH, ( Tim ) HIS NAME'S JOEY, JOEY? JOEY, IS IT? WELL, JOEY, THE OLD REGIME'S TRYING TO HANG ON, BUT IT WON'T LAST, IT'S ON ITS LAST LEGS, ANOTHER 30 OR 40 YEARS, THEY'LL ALL BE GONE, YOU AND THE RES OF THESE CHILDREN WILL INHERIT THE EARTH, CAN I SEE THE NEW BABY? JUST FOR A SECOND, ONLY A FEW MORE HOURS OF OUTSIDE TIME BEFORE WE MUST RETURN TO THE COMPLEX, ( baby gurgling ) HI, I'M TESSA, HI, TESSA, ARE YOU THE NEW TEACHER? I, ,, GUESS I AM, ( Control Voice ) JUST AS WE INHERITED THE EARTH OF OUR FOREFATHERS, WE TOO WILL BEQUEATH THIS WORLD, SO LONG AS THERE ARE CHILDREN TO CLAIM THE INHERITANCE,