The Outer Limits (1995) s05e22 Episode Script

1 YOU ALWAYS DO THIS THE HARD WAY, DON'T YOU? WHY MESS WITH TRADITION? ( sirens wailing ) HEAR THAT? THEY'LL BE HERE SOON.
GIVE ME THE GUN.
I DON'T THINK SO.
I'LL GET IT.
I ALWAYS DO.
NOT THIS TIME.
WRONG AGAIN.
WHY MESS WITH TRADITION? SO, THAT'S ANOTHER ONE FOR ME.
YOU'RE KEEPING SCORE, RIGHT? BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.
NOT AGAIN.
NOT AGAIN! HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, PAL.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS ISN' WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
YOU GET DOWN AND YOU STAY DOWN! OR YOU'RE AS GOOD AS DEAD.
GO AHEAD AND SHOOT ME, OFFICER.
IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
( Control Voice ) THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION.
DO NOT ATTEMP 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 THA YOU SEE AND HEAR.
( ) YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE AWE AND MYSTERY WHICH REACHES FROM THE DEEPEST INNER MIND TO THE OUTER LIMITS.
IS VIOLENCE BORN IN THE HEART OR IN THE MIND? IF WE MUST KILL TO PROTECT OURSELVES, WHAT WILL THAT DO TO OUR SOULS? HEY, HEY, PARTNER, I THOUGHT YOU WERE TAKING THE REST OF THE WEEK OFF.
NO, I OKAYED I WITH THE LIEUTENAN THIS MORNING.
THREE DAYS OFF THE JOB AND THEY GIVE YOU YOUR BADGE BACK? I.
A.
B.
REVIEW'S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.
YOU SHOULD KNOW.
I CLEARED THOSE THREE CASES WHILE YOU WERE GONE.
YES, SO I HEAR.
IF YOU'RE NOT UP TO SPEED, I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS ONE TOO.
THANKS FOR CARING.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT? WELL, ACCORDING TO RENT-A-COP NUMBER ONE NAME? HIS NAME'S KIMBALL.
HE'S GOING TO CHECK OUT FRON WHEN THE PHONE RINGS.
IT'S RENT-A-COP NUMBER TWO ON PATROL.
HE THINKS HE'S SEEN OR HEARD SOMETHING, OR SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING REAL FREAKY.
ALL OF A SUDDEN BANG, AND THE LINE GOES DEAD.
SO KIMBALL STARTS TO FREAK AND CALLS US.
ON OUR WAY IN THERE'S ANOTHER BANG.
WE FIND NUMBER TWO DEAD ALONGSIDE JOHN DOE, ALSO DEAD.
( male detective ) YOU'VE GOT A POSSIBLE? YEAH, CAUGHT HIM TRYING TO LEAVE THE SCENE.
HE SAID THE OTHER DUDE SHOT HIMSELF.
WHAT? HE INSISTED ON THAT ONE.
SO, GOOD GUY COMES ACROSS TWO BAD GUYS DOIN' BUSINESS.
HE PHONES IT IN, GETS A BULLE FOR HIS TROUBLE.
BAD GUYS HAVE A DISAGREEMENT, IT GETS PHYSICAL.
SOMEBODY PULLS A GUN, IT'S OVER.
THIS GUY YOU ARRESTED, DID HE HAVE ANYTHING ON HIM? DRUGS? MONEY? NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT.
HE WOULDN'T HAVE TIME TO STASH ANYTHING.
SO, WHAT WERE THEY FIGHTING ABOUT? POLITICS.
MAYBE RELIGION.
IT'S MORE CONTROVERSIAL.
MR.
KIMBALL, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS MAN, OR THE MAN WHO WAS ARRESTED BEFORE? NO.
DO PEOPLE COME HERE OFTEN? NO.
THE MAN YOU ARRESTED WITHOUT ANY WITNESSES YOU'LL HAVE TO LET HIM GO, WON'T YOU? IT'S HARD TO SAY AT THIS POINT.
POSSIBLY.
THAT MEANS YES.
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME WITH YOU GUYS.
YOU'VE HAD SOME BAD EXPERIENCES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT? SORRY, I JUST HAD A ROUGH MORNING.
CAN I GO NOW? SURE.
HERE.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU REMEMBER, GIVE US A CALL.
GO AHEAD.
THIS WAS ALL HE HAD ON HIM.
WHAT IS HE, AN ENGINEER? HE HASN'T SAID MORE THAN TWO WORDS SINCE THEY PICKED HIM UP.
CARE TO GUESS WHAT IT IS? I GIVE UP.
THE BOMB SQUAD SAYS IT'S NOT AN EXPLOSIVE.
WHAT ABOUT THE GUN? TWO SHOTS, TOO MANY PRINTS.
IT'S GOING TO BE IN BALLISTICS FOR A WHILE.
SO, UH, WHAT ABOUT THAT OTHER SECURITY GUARD KIMBALL? HE MIGHT BE INVOLVED.
WE'LL GO AT HIM AFTER WE TALK TO THE SHOOTER.
YOU SURE YOU'RE UP FOR THIS CONVERSATION? YES.
HE'S ALL YOURS.
ALL RIGHT, SIR.
EXCUSE ME.
WOULD YOU COME TAKE A SEAT? THERE YOU GO.
SIT DOWN.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT MUCH OF A TALKER.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO START OUT LIKE THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY LONG DAY.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I FEEL THA THE ONLY POINT IN TALKING IS IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO LISTEN.
THAT'S WHA WE'RE HERE FOR, SO START NICE.
YOU GOT A NAME? TOO MANY.
WELL, ONE WILL DO.
YOU BEGIN.
TERI.
WELL, YOU KNOW THA YOU HAVE TO LET ME GO, TERI, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE.
THAT'S RIGHT, 'CAUSE YOUR STORY IS WHAT AGAIN NOW? THE GUY KILLED HIMSELF, RIGHT? WHAT A SHAME WE CAN'T ASK HIM.
WHAT A SHAME.
WAS HE A FRIEND OF YOURS? NO, NO, HE WAS MORE OF AN ACQUAINTANCE REALLY.
OH, BOY.
SO, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU AND YOUR ACQUAINTANCE WERE AT THE SCENE, YOU GOT PISSED OFF AT EACH OTHER, YOU FIGHT, THE OTHER GUY GETS THE GUN AND SHOOTS HIMSELF.
WHY? OUT OF REMORSE FOR KICKING YOUR ASS, IS THAT WHY? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW? NO, WE JUST WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH FASCINATING PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF.
OF COURSE WE WANT TO KNOW.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE TRUTH.
TELL HIM TO WAIT OUTSIDE.
HEY, I DO NOT TAKE ORDERS FROM PUNKS LIKE YOU.
WHY DO YOU WANT HIM TO WAIT OUTSIDE? HE CAN'T APPRECIATE WHAT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, AND I DON'T LIKE HIM.
YOU DON'T LIKE ME? I DON'T LIKE YOU THAT MUCH EITHER.
FRANK.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL JUST GO RUN THE PICTURES.
GOODBYE, FRANK.
I'LL JUST BE OUTSIDE.
THE NAME'S GERARD.
OKAY, HEY, GERARD.
SO TELL ME, WHO'S THE KILLER? IT'S NOT A WHO, IT'S A WHAT.
YOU'LL HAVE TO DO BETTER.
IT'S NOT HUMAN.
THEY NEVER ARE.
I CAN PROVE IT, OF COURSE, AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK INTO MY EYES.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
TERI, HAVE YOU EVER WISHED THA SOMEONE COULD JUST LOOK AT YOU AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS IN YOUR MIND, OR IN YOUR HEART? WOULDN'T IT BE NICE IF PEOPLE COULD JUST SEE THINGS THE WAY THAT YOU DID? NOT BY MAKING WEAK INFERENCES FROM SOME VAGUE DEPOSITION OR A COLD BALLISTICS REPORT, BUT BY ACTUALLY SEEING THE EVENTS FOR THEMSELVES.
THE WAY IN WHICH THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
HAVE YOU EVER WISHED THA BEFORE? DO YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN DO THAT? SURE.
HEY, IT'S JUST A LITTLE TALEN THAT I'VE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS.
AH, COME ON, TERI.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? YOU BETTER MAKE THIS GOOD.
OKAY.
THE PLACE IS LONDON AND THE YEAR IS 1888.
A MAN IS DRIFTING THROUGH HIS LIFE.
HE'S DISSIPATING HIS TALEN AND HIS PRIVILEGE IN ALCOHOL AND LAUDANUM.
A SAD MAN, TERI.
A USELESS MAN WITHOUT A PURPOSE, UNTIL ONE NIGHT, WHEN THE MAN SAW SOMETHING.
HE SAW SOMETHING THAT HE WOULD NEVER FORGET.
( women moaning ) ( woman screaming ) IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'M A DOCTOR.
HELP, POLICE! MURDERER! MURDERER! GET UP.
WHY? DAMN IT, GET UP! MOVE! THE DISORIENTATION THA YOU'RE FEELING IS NORMAL.
IT WILL PASS.
HEY, YOU'RE NOT HURT.
WHAT ARE YOU SO SCARED OF? I DIDN'T TRY TO ESCAPE.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME? I TRANSMITTED THOSE IMAGES THAT YOU SAW DIRECTLY INTO YOUR MIND.
DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP.
HOW? THEY'RE LIKE MEMORIES.
IT'S A FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
IT'S LIKE TELLING A STORY WITH PICTURES.
LISTEN TO ME.
I'M AFRAID THA I AM NOT EXACTLY WHAT I APPEAR TO BE.
I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING, TERI.
I AM AN ENERGY BEING.
DEVOID OF ANY PERMANEN PHYSICAL FORM, LIKE THOSE THINGS I JUST SHOWED YOU.
YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THIS? YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SAW.
YOU READ A BOOK ON HYPNOSIS BIG DEAL.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE AN ALIEN? YEAH.
TELL ME SOMETHING.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU, TERI, AND A BODY LYING IN THE MORGUE? I MEAN, CHEMICALLY YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
SO, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? WHAT'S DIFFERENT IS THE UNIQUE COLLECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND ENERGY PATTERNS WHICH YOU REFER TO AS TERI'S THOUGHTS, TERI'S CONSCIOUSNESS.
YOU MEAN A SOUL.
WELL, WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
WHERE I COME FROM, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE.
THIS BODY, IT IS A CONTAINER.
IT IS A CONVENIENT MEANS FOR ME TO INTERACT WITH YOU.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHERS.
THERE WILL BE MANY MORE.
THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER, HE IS ALSO FROM MY WORLD, BUT HE IS A PSYCHOPATHIC KILLER, AND I HAVE BEEN TRACKING HIM FOR OVER A CENTURY.
ARE YOU SOME KIND OF COP? SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I SHOWED YOU HE IS JUST ONE IN A LONG LINE OF INNOCENT VICTIMS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WELL, COME HERE AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
UNLESS YOU DON'T CARE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.
WHERE'S YOUR CANE NOW, JACK? RIGHT HERE! SURPRISE.
WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU? I'M A NIGHTMARE, JACK.
YOU'RE NOT EVEN OF THIS WORLD, ARE YOU? BRAVO.
WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK TO YOUR OWN KIND? WHY DO YOU THINK? YOU CHOOSE TO BE HERE.
I MUST APPLAUD YOUR PERSISTENCE, JACK.
NO ONE'S EVER COME QUITE THIS CLOSE BEFORE.
IT GIVES ME A CERTAIN FRISSON OF EXCITEMENT.
AND ARE THERE ARE THERE OTHERS? OTHER RACES BESIDES YOUR OWN OUT THERE? BEYOND IMAGINING.
BUT WHY ME? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO PICK ME? YOU'RE THE PERFEC LIGHTNING ROD.
THEY ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH CLUES TO SUSPECT YOU OF THE MURDERS.
I'LL JUST KEEP ENTERTAINING MYSELF UNTIL THEY FINALLY HAVE ENOUGH CLUES TO CONVICT YOU.
GOODBYE, JACK.
NO! AHH! BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.
SHE'S THE ONE YOU WANT.
I'M TELLING YOU.
SHE'S NOT EVEN HUMAN! OH, INSPECTOR LANGFORD.
INSPECTOR LANGFORD, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
THAT THING IS STILL OUT THERE.
I'M AFRAID THAT'S NO MY CONCERN ANYMORE, MR.
YORK.
I'M RETIRING.
WHAT? I'M GOING TO AMERICA FOR MY HEALTH.
I SHALL ESCORT LADY ELLEN WHILE SHE VISITS THERE.
IT'S THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY.
DON'T WORRY.
SHE'LL HARDLY FEEL A THING.
NO! NO! SO, TELL ME SOMETHING, TERI.
ARE YOU GOING TO HELP ME, OR ARE YOU GOING TO STAND AROUND UNTIL THE KILLER KILLS AGAIN? I NEED TIME TO THINK.
MM-HMM.
YOU DO THAT.
I RECOMMEND YOU DON'T TELL ANYONE ELSE WHAT YOU SAW BECAUSE I'LL DENY EVERYTHING.
I WON'T HAVE YOUR SCIENTISTS DISSECT ME LIKE SOME LABORATORY ANIMAL.
AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, IT WILL BE YOU WHO ENDS UP IN AN ASYLUM, JUST LIKE JACK.
YOU GO AND THINK NOW.
SO, HOW'S IT GOING IN THERE? HIS NAME'S GERARD.
GERARD? THAT'S IT? HE LEADS A RICH FANTASY LIFE.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OU THE BEST WAY TO COME AT HIM.
IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE I'M GETTING TO HIM.
SURE.
THEY GOT AN I.
D.
ON THE CORPSE.
RIGHT ON THE TOP OF THE STACK AT MISSING PERSONS.
MARK ESTERHAUS.
HE'S AN INSURANCE SALESMAN.
WHAT IS AN INSURANCE SALESMAN WITH A WIFE AND THREE KIDS DOING MIXED UP IN THIS? EXACTLY.
EXCUSE ME.
ARE YOU DETECTIVE RUSSO? YEAH.
I'M PATTY RIDELL.
I'M BILLY RIDELL'S MOTHER.
OH, MA'AM, WE'RE VERY SORRY, BUT THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO FOR YOU HERE.
I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU.
IT WON'T TAKE LONG.
IT'S OKAY.
I HEARD THA YOU WERE CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING FOR SHOOTING MY BOY.
THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU PEOPLE CALL THA A GOOD SHOOT, DON'T YOU? YEAH.
A GOOD SHOOT.
BILLY'S LIFE STARTED WITH ME AND ENDED WITH YOU.
WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE CONNECTED THAT WAY, YOU AND ME.
BECAUSE OF THAT, I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.
WHEN BILLY WAS REALLY YOUNG, HE STARTED HANGING OU IN SOME BAD PLACES WITH SOME BAD PEOPLE, SO I STARTED YELLING AT HIM.
YOU GOT TO TRY AND DISCIPLINE THEM WHILE YOU STILL CAN, RIGHT? HE KEPT TELLING ME THAT HE WASN'T DOING ANYTHING WRONG, BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM.
I JUST KEPT YELLING AND YELLING AND YELLING UNTIL FINALLY HE JUST STOPPED DENYING IT.
MRS.
RIDELL, YOUR SON WAS ON CRACK AND WAS ASSAULTING A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHEN I FOUND HIM.
HE TURNED A GUN ON ME.
I HAD NO CHOICE.
I KNOW.
I'M SORRY.
I KNOW THAT HE HUR A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THA IF YOU HADN'T STOPPED HIM, HE WOULD HAVE HURT A LOT MORE.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONE I'M POINTING THE FINGER AT.
I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT IF I BELIEVED HIM, WHEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS BEING GOOD, THAT MAYBE HE WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT THAT WAY.
BECAUSE I KNOW I KNOW THAT HE WAS GOOD ONCE.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT.
DETECTIVE DANIELS, I THINK WE SHOULD TALK.
SURE.
ANSWER A QUESTION.
IF YOU ARE WHAT YOU SAY YOU ARE, WHY DON'T YOU JUS WALK OUT OF HERE? I DOUBT ANY OF US COULD STOP YOU.
IF YOU WERE SHOT, YOU COULD JUST TRANSFER INTO SOMEBODY ELSE.
YES, THAT'S TRUE.
HOWEVER, IF I ATTEMPTED ESCAPE, MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE INJURED, MOST LIKELY KILLED.
THE THING I'M CHASING WOULDN'T CARE ABOUT THAT.
BUT I DO.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT MY ACQUAINTANCE.
YOU SEE, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE COME ACROSS A HUMAN WITH WHOM WE SHARE A PARTICULAR AFFINITY.
IT'S IN THESE BODIES WE'RE ABLE TO EXERCISE CERTAIN NATURAL ABILITIES.
IT WOULD BE AS IF YOU WOKE UP IN THE BODY OF A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.
YOU'D BE ABLE TO BREATHE DEEPER, JUMP HIGHER, RUN FASTER THAN YOU EVER COULD BEFORE.
AFTER THE INCIDENTS IN LONDON, I EVENTUALLY TRACKED MY QUARRY TO THE OLD AMERICAN WEST, WHERE HE HAD FOUND SUCH A BODY.
SHOW ME.
( hammer clanging on anvil ) SORRY, BOYS, I'M CLOSED FOR THE DAY.
WE NEED SOME NEW HARNESSES AND SADDLES.
COME BACK TOMORROW.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO OUTFIT YOU.
RATHER NOT.
THIS'LL DO.
TRY IT OUT.
I'LL PICK OUT SOME BRIDLES.
HEY, YOU GOING TO PAY FOR THAT? WASN'T PLANNING TO.
THAT'S FAR ENOUGH.
THE MAN'S BENT ON DYING, J.
D.
I THINK HE IS.
NEXT ONE IS DEAD CENTER.
IT SURE IS.
YOU SON OF A BITCH! NOW, THAT'S THE KIND OF MAN THAT I'M TRYING TO STOP.
SO, YES, TERI, I COULD FORCE MY WAY OUT OF HERE, BUT I WON'T HAVE INNOCENT BLOOD ON MY CONSCIENCE.
ONE MUST HAVE A REASON TO KILL, MUSTN'T ONE? IF YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TELL ME MORE A LOT MORE.
THE BODY YOU'RE IN NOW WHO WAS IT? AN INDIGENT.
NO FRIEND OR FAMILY.
A LOST SOUL BENT ON KILLING HIMSELF WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
I DON'T ENJOY WHAT I DO.
I ONLY DO WHAT I MUST.
AS CONVINCING AS YOUR IMAGES ARE, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T PROVE ANYTHING.
IF YOU WANT ANYONE TO BELIEVE YOUR STORY, YOU'LL NEED SOME HARD EVIDENCE.
HAVE YOUR DOCTORS COMPLETED THEIR AUTOPSY ON THE MAN WHO SHOT HIMSELF? I DOUBT IT.
WHY? THEY WILL FIND HIS INTERNAL ORGANS WERE, FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD, CONSUMED.
THERE WILL BE NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS.
WHY? A SIDE EFFECT OF THE WAY WE OCCUPY A HOST.
SOONER OR LATER, THE BODY, IT IT BURNS OUT.
EVEN IF HE HADN' BEEN SHOT, HE WOULD HAVE DIED SOON ENOUGH.
WHY NOT TRANSFER INTO SOMEBODY ELSE BEFORE THAT HAPPENS? UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
WHEN WE TRANSFER INTO A HUMAN, WE BIND TO ITS NERVOUS SYSTEM.
THE ONLY WAY TO TRANSFER OU IS WHEN THE HOST BODY IS BRAIN DEAD.
WE MUST TAKE OVER A NEW HOST WITHIN MOMENTS, OR WE CEASE TO EXIST.
THAT'S WHY ESTERHAUS SHOT HIMSELF TO GET AWAY FROM YOU.
WHO DID HE TRANSFER INTO? I DON'T KNOW THAT.
I WISH I DID.
YES, THIS IS DETECTIVE RUSSO.
I NEED THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.
THANKS.
NEIDOR, HOW ARE YOU DOING? WELL, THAT'S VERY CYNICAL.
OKAY, YOU'RE RIGHT, I NEED A FAVOR.
THE ONE THAT CAME IN THIS MORNING A .
38 IN THE CHEST? NO, NO, I WON'T HOLD YOU TO IT.
LIKE HIS INSIDES WERE ALL BURNT UP.
NO, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME EITHER.
THANKS.
I'M GLAD YOU TOOK THAT INTERVIEW BY YOURSELF, 'CAUSE I MIGHT HAVE MISSED OU ON ONE OF THE GREATES LOONY TUNES I'VE EVER TALKED TO KIMBALL, THE SECURITY GUARD WHO CALLED IT IN.
MAYBE HE MISSED THE LOCAL STAR TREK CONVENTION.
HE'S UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE'S POSSESSED BY SOME KIND OF ALIEN ENERGY BEING, OR SOMETHING.
WHAT? OH, MY GOD.
WHAT? YOU JUST MADE MY JOB A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
I SEE HE'S ALREADY MADE AN IMPRESSION ON YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? HE'S BEEN SHOWING YOU THE THINGS I'VE SUPPOSEDLY DONE.
IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE LIST.
SHOWING YOU? HE'S BEEN LYING TO YOU, DETECTIVE RUSSO, ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.
YOU SEE, I'M NOT SOME KIND OF PSYCHOPATHIC MURDERER.
HE IS, AND I'VE BEEN AFTER HIM FOR LONGER THAN I CAN REMEMBER.
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US THE TRUTH? I WASN'T SURE YOU COULD BE TRUSTED.
HE HAS THIS KNACK FOR MAKING FRIENDS EASILY.
YOU TOOK THE BODY OF AN INNOCENT MAN.
WOULD YOU PREFER I TOOK A POLICEMAN'S BODY INSTEAD? I DIDN'T HAVE MANY OPTIONS.
DO YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY? YEAH, GERARD TOLD ME THE SAME THING.
I BELIEVE HIM.
DO YOU HAVE A REAL REASON? OR IS IT JUST A FEELING? BECAUSE THAT'S WHA HE'S COUNTING ON.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE TWO OF YOU YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TWO TALKING ABOUT? I'D BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU.
BEFORE HE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BODY OF GERARD, HE WAS ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED WITH A YOUNG FBI AGENT, WHO HAD ACCESS TO A REMARKABLE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY.
( phone ringing ) GRAND CENTRAL STATION.
I HAVE TO GET THAT.
I HAVE TO.
HELLO? AGENT PRATT, THERE'S A MATTER THAT DEMANDS YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
TIME TRAVEL A MEANS TO STOP CRIME BEFORE IT STARTS.
THIS IS A SICK JOKE.
A FETUS'S PRETEMPORAL LOBE CAN REGULATE AN ENERGY FIELD.
THAT FIELD BECOMES A DOORWAY TO THE PAST.
LOOK WITHIN YOURSELF.
SOMETHING HAS CHANGED.
CAN'T YOU FEEL IT? FEEL WHAT, DR.
GIVENS? DO YOU KNOW WHY THE N.
S.
A.
IS SO INTERESTED IN ME? BECAUSE I COULD HAVE MADE MY TIME MACHINE WORK EVEN THEN, BUT I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO HAVE IT.
NOT BEFORE I HAD SET THINGS RIGHT.
DAYS LIKE PEARLS, A STRING OF PEARLS, EACH PEARL AN EVENT.
THE PAST SEEMS IMMUTABLE, SOLID, BUT GO BACK IN TIME, CHANGE ONE EVEN AND YOU LIQUEFY EVERY PEARL THAT FOLLOWS.
YOU CHANGE THE ENTIRE STRING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT I'LL ADVISE YOU OF YOUR RIGHTS.
I KEPT PUTTING IT OFF, BUT NOW I AM OUT OF TIME.
AND IT'S TEARING ME APART.
PUT THAT WEAPON DOWN.
DR.
GIVENS, PUT IT DOWN.
( machine activating ) EVEN IF THIS WERE POSSIBLE, WHY WOULD ANYONE DO SUCH A THING? TO KILL THE KILLERS BEFORE THEY CAN KILL.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? DR.
GIVENS, YOU NEED HELP.
I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY.
THAT TIME MACHINE WE FOUND PLANS FOR IT ON GERARD.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE STOLE THEM.
HE MURDERED THE AGENT WHO HAD BEEN USING THE DEVICE AND HE'S BEEN TRYING TO RECONSTRUCT IT FOR HIMSELF.
WHY? TO ENABLE HIMSELF TO TRAVEL WHEREVER AND WHENEVER HE WANTS.
TO PREY ON PEOPLE THROUGHOUT HISTORY, AND TO ESCAPE ME FOREVER.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHA HE'S GOING TO DO.
UNLESS YOU HELP ME STOP HIM.
THE FBI WILL ONLY CONFIRM THAT AGENT JAMIE PRAT WAS REPORTED MISSING SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
LAST SEEN WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
NO.
HER ASSIGNMENT WAS CLASSIFIED.
YOU MEAN, THESE GUYS COULD BE ACTUALLY TELLING US THE TRUTH? THIS IS REALLY NUTS.
KNOW HOW NUTS THIS IS? TIME MACHINES? ALIEN ENERGY BEINGS? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, CALL NASA? WE'LL PROBABLY END UP IN AREA 51 WITH BAGS OVER OUR HEADS, IF WE'RE NO INSTITUTIONALIZED FIRST.
ANY PROGRESS? NOTHING DEFINITE.
WE HAVE TWICE AS MANY SUSPECTS.
SO, WHO DO YOU LIKE? WE NEED MORE TIME, LIEUTENANT.
TRY NOT TO KEEP ME IN SUSPENSE FOR TOO MUCH LONGER, ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, ONE OF THESE GUYS HAS GOT TO BE LYING.
KIMBALL CAME IN ON HIS OWN.
A GUILTY MAN DOESN'T DO THAT.
BUT GERARD ISN'T LYING.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE? I CAN'T.
RIGHT.
LET'S SEE HOW HE REACTS TO WHAT KIMBALL SAID.
ALL RIGHT.
HE'S HERE.
HE'S IN THIS BUILDING.
WE CAN SENSE WHEN THE OTHER IS NEAR.
HAVE YOU ARRESTED HIM YET? ON WHAT? ON YOUR SAY-SO? OH, I SEE.
OH, LET ME GUESS.
HE'S TOLD YOU THAT EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SAID IS A LIE.
ACTUALLY, HE'S CONFIRMED EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID, EXCEPT HE SAYS THAT HE'S THE COP AND YOU'RE THE KILLER.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
HE SHOWED US YOUR MACHINE.
OH, MY MACHINE? YEAH, THE MACHINE THAT YOU KILLED THE FBI AGENT TO GET.
I HAD TO KILL HER, TERI.
I HAD TO PREVENT HIM FROM GETTING TO THE DEVICE.
I AM NOT THE CRIMINAL HERE.
HE HAS KILLED HUNDREDS.
TERI, YOU'VE GO TO BELIEVE ME.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH.
I KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING.
WE'RE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WHAT I HAVE SEEN? THROUGH HIS EYES.
ARE WE FINISHED YET? NOT QUITE.
GERARD ADMITS TO KILLING THE FBI AGENT.
WHY DOES HE CONFESS TO A MURDER, IF HE'S LYING ABOUT THE REST OF IT? THAT'S WHA HE WANTS YOU TO THINK.
DETECTIVE DANIELS, YOU HAVE A SIMPLE DECISION TO MAKE.
ARE YOU GOING TO ARREST HIM OR NOT? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MAKE ANYTHING STICK.
DETECTIVE RUSSO BELIEVES HE'S INNOCENT, DOESN'T SHE? AND YOU KNOW SHE'S MAKING A MISTAKE.
DO YOU TRUS HER JUDGMEN BETTER THAN YOUR OWN? I TRUST HER JUDGMEN BETTER THAN YOURS.
YOU WANT SOME PROOF OF MY JUDGMENT? THESE MENTAL MOVIES WON'T CONSTITUTE PROOF TO ANYONE.
I SAID PROOF SOMETHING TANGIBLE, SOMETHING REAL.
( woman screaming ) ( man laughing ) NO.
PLEASE.
NO.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO KNOW WHERE I AM, BUDDY.
I'VE BEEN TOO CAREFUL.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A GOOD CLEAN HOST.
GOTTA TELL YA THEY'RE VERY HARD TO COME BY.
DR.
M.
HERE, SHE'S MY LAST HOPE OF GETTING A GOOD ONE.
BUT ONCE YOU'RE ROTTING AWAY IN JAIL, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STOP LOOKING.
SERIAL MURDERS.
SIMPLE, VICIOUS ACTS OF BRUTALITY.
HE ENJOYS THEM.
HE TAUNTS ME WITH THEM.
EVERY TIME I COME CLOSE, HE FINDS A WAY TO ESCAPE.
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN STOP HIM.
HOW? SHOOT HIM AND HOPE THAT HE DOESN'T JUMP INTO SOMEBODY ELSE? YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME ANYTHING NEW.
IF YOU LET HIM GO, HE'S ONLY GOING TO DO IT AGAIN! I TRACKED HIM HERE WHEN I WAS IN ESTERHAUS'S BODY.
I FOUND HIM BUILDING THE DEVICE, AND THAT'S WHEN HE CAUGHT ME SNOOPING AROUND.
THEN HE SHOT ME WHEN I TRIED TO GET AWAY.
IF THIS DOESN' CONSTITUTE EVIDENCE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES.
IT'S NOT FINISHED YET? NO, BUT IT'S CLOSE.
LOOKS LIKE YOU STOPPED GERARD JUST IN TIME, NO PUN INTENDED.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE I WITHOUT YOU, CHIEF.
MAKE SURE YOU MENTION THA TO LIEUTENANT BATES AND MY PARTNER DETECTIVE RUSSO.
I'M GETTING THE LAB BOYS DOWN HERE.
THEY'LL LOVE THIS.
I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
WHAT? HERE.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
TURN AROUND.
THEY'RE MOVING YOU DOWN TO CITY CENTER.
I'LL TAKE YOU THERE MYSELF.
YOU LET HIM GO? WE COULDN'T HOLD HIM.
HE WASN'T UNDER ARREST, YOU ARE.
I TOLD YOU WE COULD SENSE EACH OTHER.
I KNOW WHERE HE IS.
LOOK.
THEY'VE GONE BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE.
HE'S DECEIVED YOUR PARTNER.
NOW, TELL ME SOMETHING IF HE IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS, WHY WOULD HE START UP THE TIME MACHINE? HOW CAN I STOP HIM? YOU CAN'T DO IT BY YOURSELF.
GOOD, I KNEW YOU'D COME.
FRANK, WHERE'S KIMBALL? MOVE AWAY FROM HIM.
YOU'RE BACKING THE WRONG GUY.
THAT'S NOT DANIELS ANYMORE.
MOVE AWAY FROM HIM! THAT'S NOT HIM, TERI.
TERI! ( cocking gun ) NO! WOO-EEE! LOOKS LIKE I WON.
( laughing ) OH, MY GOD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? NO, NO, I WON.
NO, HE BELIEVED ME ENOUGH TO SHOOT YOU.
SO? I HAD HER CONVINCED ENOUGH TO SHOOT HER PARTNER.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE IT THEN? I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE LOST COUNT.
NEXT TIME, I GET TO KILL MYSELF.
NO WAY WE WRESTLE FOR I LIKE WE ALWAYS DO, BUDDY BOY.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
YOU ARE A TRADITIONALIST! YES! THIS WAS ALL FOR FUN? IT WAS SOME KIND OF A GAME? HEY, YOU LIVE FOREVER, YOU GET BORED.
WE DO THIS TO RELIEVE THE BOREDOM.
YOUR POLICE CREDENTIALS WILL MAKE I SO MUCH EASIER TO COMPLETE THE TIME MACHINE, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN.
YOUR BODY'S DYING.
WHEREVER AND WHENEVER WE CHOOSE.
GET IT OVER WITH.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME TOGETHER.
TAKE THEM ALL OUT, TERI.
BACK OFF, SHE'S MINE! WHAT ABOUT ME?! SHE BELONGS TO ME.
WHERE AM I GOING TO GO? NOWHERE EVER AGAIN.
NEITHER ONE OF YOU.
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME.
NO! NO! ( gunshot ) ( Control Voice ) IN THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, SOMETIMES SURVIVAL IS NO THE ONLY WAY TO WIN.