Well, I see the procedure's not changed your personality.
- He just brushed by me. - No worries, I'm on it.
- Do you see anything? - Where is he?
You got him?
Got you, chief.
You guys have no sense of fun.
Shit. Oh, my God.
I've arranged for one of us to be here 24/7, if you need anything.
The team's gonna be on alpha-call alert, so we can be here within...
30 minutes. I know. I wrote the procedure, remember?
I was reassuring you. There's a thermal camera for observation.
- She likes this, doesn't she? - What?
- Being in charge. - Oh, yeah. She loves it.
It's about time the shoe was on the other foot.
Well, just remember.
It's still my project.
- You okay taking the late shift? - It's not like I have a social life.
I know. The workaholic's curse.
Carter's gonna be in by 6 to spell you.
I'm here at 8. Call me if you need to.
I'll be fine. Get some sleep.
- Okay. Bye. - Bye.
Are you awake?
Sebastian?
Are you in here?
I know you're in here.
- So how was your first night? - Restless.
Hard to sleep without closing your eyes.
What'd you do?
Got up a couple of times. Walked around.
Sarah mentioned you weren't in your room.
I got a cup of coffee.
In the future, you want to tell the on-call where you're going...
...just in case something happens to you.
I'm touched by your concern, but it's not a problem.
We don't want it to become one.
Everything's normal.
All right, let's get these off.
You okay?
Yeah. Why?
You seem a little nervous.
No, I'm fine.
Are you looking at me?
No.
Why?
No reason.
- What was the clientele like? - This guy comes up to me and he says:
"I like my women like my coffee." People still use that line?
- Maybe he meant cold and bitter. - Very funny.
I gotta take a leak. Keep Carter away from my food.
- I'll try, but I can't promise. - All right.
It'd be freaky, but it'd settle down.
No, what would you do if you knew you couldn't be seen?
It gives me the creeps. I can't take a piss without wearing my thermals.
- Like anyone wants to see that. - How do I know?
Are you asking what we'd do or what Sebastian would do?
The difference?
There's human nature, then there's Sebastian.
He's always joking that he's God.
Imagine what he'd do if left to his own devices.
Scary thought.
- Thankfully, it's almost over. - Hallelujah.
It's just beginning. You think Sebastian's bad?
Imagine if the military gets their hands on this.
Better our military than someone else's.
Sebastian, goddamn it.
You have no idea how much fun this is. You should try it.
I'm sure I'll have my chance.
Hey, relax.
It's my last night, so I thought we'd try one more experiment.
Can you guess what this is?
What?
How did it feel?
A little too familiar.
Want to know what it's like to make love to an invisible man?
- It'd just be like old times. - What do you mean?
You were never there.
Well, I'm here now.
We talked about this once, remember?
What?
You wondered if you'd know the difference.
Sebastian, I do know the difference.
It's not what I don't see. It's what I don't feel.
Get some rest.
Got a big day tomorrow.
Subject: Dr. Sebastian Caine.
Currently in phase-shift 86 hours, 23 minutes.
D-phase protocol. Injecting Serial Protein Caine 127.
Irradiation complete.
Set.
- Are you ready? - Not really.
I was starting to enjoy myself.
Well, tough.
We'll see you in a minute, my friend.
Injection occurred at 0928.
What are you feeling?
Something's not right.
Heartbeat elevated. Frank.
Shift indicators are erratic.
- Bioelectric's jumping. - Check radiation. Crash cart.
What?
What's happening?
I can't breathe.
- Check his airway. - His lungs are seized. Intubate.
Carter!
Tube him!
- He's going into phase-shift. - Get him on the table.
We lost our signals.
Goddamn!
- Get me an IV of AG-7. - I'm on it.
No pulse.
I've got no pulse!
Starting CPR.
Don't you die on me.
- Don't you fucking die on me. - I'm getting a pulse.
- Sebastian, can you hear me? - He's going into shock.
Jesus.
So I guess it didn't work.
No.
You look worried. Must've been bad.
You almost died.
Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
Yeah, and ends our careers. What are we gonna tell Kramer?
Nothing.
He doesn't need to know yet.
- We can't keep lying to the others. - We don't have a choice.
If I'm gonna be stuck like this for a while...
...we'll have to make a few adjustments.
Done.
- Open. - Here.
Okay, lift.
Carter, get the fan.
Okay, don't move.
Don't move.
Thanks. That's better.
Here you go.
- It's an improvement. - You'd almost pass for human.
- He couldn't before. - You have a face you can talk to now.
We can all work in normal light again.
Let's see if we can't try to figure out what went wrong.
Before he starts biting people too.
- Goddamn it! - What?
I lost cohesion again.
- Are you any closer? - No.
You know, I can't figure out the B and C of it.
The B and C?
My 5th grade teacher told me that genius is getting from A to D...
...without having to go through B and C.
Sebastian can do that.
But me, I gotta have the B and C.
Hold on, Sebastian. We're almost there.
Come on, guys. Out of the way!
I can't take much more testing.
I know how hard it is.
Bullshit. You don't know anything.
This isn't easy for any of us.
Fuck you, Matt! It is easy for you.
I was to be in phase-shift for three days.
It's been 10 fucking days, all right?!
Ten days of tissue tests, radiation tests and your fucking needles!
I can't fucking take it anymore.
- What I meant was... - Fuck what you meant!
And don't ever...
Don't ever tell me how hard you have it.
There she is.
I'd suck the tits right off of you.
Dr. Caine, what's going on?
Just stopped by to let you know I'm going out for a while.
Wait. Going out? Hold it a second. Dr. Caine.
Dr. Caine.
What do you mean?
If I don't get out, I'll go nuts.
- You can't leave the compound. - Why not?
- It's the rule. - It's my rule, I just changed it.
- Authorization. - Caine 0027.
- Confirmed. - You can't just change it.
I'm not gonna spend my life in this godforsaken dump!
I'm going out! Be back in a couple of hours!
Oh, shit!
- Hello? - It's Carter. We got a problem.
- How's it going, Ed? - Hey, doc.
- I haven't seen you in a while. - You know how it is sometimes.
Work, work, work.
I was beginning to worry because your car hadn't moved.
Thanks a lot, Ed.
But everything's cool.
Hey, look. Look.
- Look at that. - Man, he's weird.
- Oh, my God. - Mommy! Mommy!
- What?
- Look, it's a ghost.
- Don't be ridiculous. - Mom, it's a ghost.
I'll meet you at the lab. I'll go by his place just in case.
I'll see you there.
He could be here.
He could be anywhere.
Shit.
Don't even think about it.
Who's gonna know?
Oh, shit.
Matt, it's me. He was here.
No, he took his mask off.
He must be outside somewhere. I don't know where he went.
I'm coming back to the lab.
How? How am I supposed to do that? I can't fucking see him.
You say you want us to shoot him? I'm in.
It's not a monkey, it's Dr. Caine. Aren't we overreacting here?
I don't give a rat's ass if we are. Out there, he's at risk.
If someone finds out what he is, the whole program is destroyed.
Jeez, relax. Nobody's gonna find out.
- Can I still shoot him? - Where have you been?
I told Carter.
I was getting stir-crazy. I went home to pick up stuff.
Bullshit.
I went to your apartment.
You did more than "pick up stuff."
- What are you talking about? - You, of all people. How could you?
What did you see in my apartment?
I saw your face, your clothes.
Sebastian, in public. Why'd you have to go out in public?
I'm still project leader. It's my decision to make.
You're right. It's your decision.
But if you leave again, I swear I'll go straight to the committee.
Throw your career away?
Not likely.
Try me.
So that's it, huh?
I'm officially a lab rat.
You volunteered. You knew the consequences.
Next time you do inventory, get me an exercise wheel.
Yeah, sure.
Let's pack it up and go home.
- Exercise wheel? Was he serious? - What do you think?
The committee knows what we've done, don't they?
- Shit, Lin! - Won't matter if we can get him back.
- I can't believe you did that! - You have deniability, you didn't know.
All I ask is please, please don't fuck us.
- Think she'll say anything? - No, she's in too far.
- She doesn't worry me. - Sebastian.
He's gone longer than the animals. It might affect his mind.
What if it already has?
Hold still.
Good.
- So what was it like? - What do you mean?
- When you were out in the world. - I just walked around. You know.
You just walked around. Come on, there's more, right?
Like what?
Man, if it was me...
...I’d be fucking with people, whispering in ears.
I'd be hanging out at Victoria's Secret. I'd be the king.
Childish, don't you think?
No.
Well, it was late. I wasn't out for very long.
Did you see anybody?
There was this one girl.
- Did you mess with her? - No.
Well, maybe I scared her a little.
How'd that feel?
I liked it.
Nice.
Lin, remember the B and C? I think I found it.
55 percent reversion. That's the best we've gotten yet.
Protein structure was a dead end. Key was to manipulate radiation signature.
75 percent. 80 percent.
- 82. - Come on.
We've got it.
No, it's slowing.
- Be an optimist. - It's slowing down.
88. 92 percent.
93 percent.
94 percent.
95 percent.
- No! - Shit!
- Cellular bonds are collapsing. - Full quantum cascade at 95 percent.
Some breakthrough.
If I were on a table right now, I'd be a steaming pile of flesh.
Don't tempt me.
We're closer, which counts.
Closer! He just traded quantum energy for stability!
- It's ludicrous. - Come on.
- You're pissed you didn't think of it. - Really, Matt?
95 percent? That's not even worth my time!
Asshole.
You're a moron. What is your problem?
Matt is onto something and he could use your help.
Yeah, he's onto something, all right.
He's on my coattails. He's been riding them for years.
Get off your fucking pedestal. He's trying like hell to fix you.
Or kill me.
And you know what the sad part is?
I have this gift and I can't even use it.
So now it's a gift.
Damn right it's a gift.
If you weren't so shortsighted, you'd let me out of this cage to explore it.
If you weren't so shortsighted, you'd be with us trying to save your life.
My life?
I have no fucking life.
I'm a prisoner.
- No, you're not a prisoner. - Oh, yeah?
Is that what you think when you leave here at night?
Is that how you alleviate your guilt...
...when I'm stuck in this shithole and you're at home...
...fucking your boyfriend?
What bothers you most?
That you don't have a life...
...or that I do?
Frank, I'm coming down to the lab.
Don't you sleep?
- Da Vinci never slept. - Okay. I'm here if you need me.
I know Virginio
Virginio I know
No, no, no, no.
Motherfucker...
If you were any later, I would have started without you.
Jesus!
I don't see anything.
Hello?
No.
No, he's here.
Yes, I'm sure. I'm staring at him.
Is something wrong?
- You want me to wake him? - No, I was just checking.
Who the fuck does she think she is?
I'm not good enough for her? I'm not good enough?
I'll show them both how good I am.
Quiet!
You want to fuck with me, bitch?
You know what happens when you fuck with me?!
Don't worry. Nobody's going to hurt you. No one.
It's really pretty clever. All it does is loop the same image.
What do we do now? Go after him?
No. We're going to the committee.
Shouldn't we wait and talk to him?
He killed a dog with his bare hands.
- You were there? - He went out every night...
...with absolute disregard for his safety and ours.
- What's he done? - I don't want to know.
- Are we in trouble? - You didn't mislead the committee.
We'll take responsibility.
- What do we do when he comes back? - Nothing.
The committee will bring security.
We'll brief you tomorrow morning.
I had a lot of faith in you, thinking you'd take care of this.
I know what we did was wrong.
Wrong doesn't even begin to describe it.
Let's leave it here.
I'll call General Caster and convene the committee.
You go back to the lab. We'll handle him.
Is there anything we can do?
You might think about clearing out your offices.
For what it's worth, we're both very sorry.
A little late for apologies.
Howard?
What was that about?
- Just a screw-up at work. - How bad?
Bad enough to wake a few generals.
Hi, boss.