( wind blowing )
( panting )
HEY!
( music and partying )
HEY!
( gasping )
( Control Voice ) 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,
A SAFE PLACE, WARM AND QUIET,
A PLACE TO REST AND RECOVER,
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, ISN'T THAT WHAT WE ALL WANT?
A SAFE PLACE IN SOMEONE'S HOME
OR SOMEONE'S HEART,
EASY, DON'T TRY AND SIT UP,
HERE, TRY THIS,
SO, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
AH, ,,
RAYMOND DALTON,
GINA BEAUMONT,
YOU'RE A VERY LUCKY MAN, MR, DALTON,
HOW LONG WERE YOU OUT THERE?
I, ,,I'M NOT, ,,
I'M NOT SURE,
WHERE YOU COMING FROM, ANOTHER ENCLAVE?
I DON'T KNOW,
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?
ANYTHING?
IT'S ALL, AH, ,,
JUMBLED UP... PLACES AND PEOPLE,
I, I CAN'T REALLY PUT THEM IN ANY KIND OF ORDER,
ALL I REALLY REMEMBER
IS THAT IT WAS COLD AND THERE WAS THIS STORM,
LIKE... I WAS SO COLD,
GINA,
MAY I SPEAK WITH YOU PLEASE?
OF COURSE, DOCTOR,
I'LL JUST BE A MOMENT,
IT'S OKAY, IT'S WARM IN HERE,
WHAT IN GOD'S NAME WERE YOU THINKING OF?
I WAS THINKING OF SAVING HIS LIFE,
SOMEONE HAD TO,
WHAT WILL VALLE SAY?
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES OUTSIDE
HE COULD HAVE DIED,
OR DOESN'T THAT INTEREST YOU, DOCTOR?
THE WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE INSIDE
THIS REFUGE COMES FIRST,
IN PARTICULAR YOUR WELL-BEING,
DREEDEN, WHO THE HELL
LOWERED THE BARRIER?
NOT ME,
THERE WAS A MAN FREEZING TO DEATH OUTSIDE,
HE HAD FROSTBITE, HYPOTHERMIA,
I TOLD HER NOT TO,
( Valle ) PLEASE!
YOU'RE AS MORAL AS YOU ARE
BEAUTIFUL, MS, BEAUMONT,
BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE COME TO ME FIRST,
THOSE ARE THE RULES,
YOU WILL FOLLOW THEM IN THE FUTURE,
WHAT'S DONE IS DONE,
INTRODUCE ME TO OUR NEW GUEST,
( Gina ) HE IS SUFFERING FROM AMNESIA,
HE REMEMBERS HIS NAME BUT NOT HOW HE GOT HERE
OR WHERE HE CAME FROM,
PROBABLY A RESULT OF THE HYPOTHERMIA,
AS CORE TEMPERATURE DROPS, A VICTIM CAN
SUFFER FROM CONFUSION, DISORIENTATION,
I'M SANFORD VALLE,
WELCOME TO THE REFUGE,
RAY DALTON,
AH, ,,WHAT DO YOU MEAN "REFUGE"?
WELL, I BUILT IT BEFORE THE COLLAPSE,
TOTALLY SELF-SUPPORTING, SELF-CONTAINED,
COLLAPSE?
YOU REALLY DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING, DO YOU?
NOTHING,
WHAT THE HELL WAS IT I HIT OUTSIDE?
A PARTICLE BARRIER,
A FORCE FIELD, IT PROTECTS THE HOUSE FROM INTRUDERS,
IMPRESSIVE, ISN'T IT?
HA,
WHERE THE HELL AM I, ALASKA?
NOT QUITE,
TRY FLORIDA,
IT ALL STARTED AT AN OIL RIG
OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA,
ONE OF MY COMPETITORS SANK HIS WELL SO DEEP
THAT IT UNEARTHED BACTERIA THAT HADN'T SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY
IN 10,000 YEARS, MAYBE LONGER,
YOU'RE KIDDING, HOW COULD BACTERIA CAUSE ALL THIS?
IT DID SOMETHING CALLED POLYMERIZING THE WATER,
CHANGED IT INTO A NEW KIND OF WATER,
THE STUFF FREEZES NOW AT 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
INSTEAD OF 32,
IT DOESN'T START TO THAW OUT
UNTIL THE MERCURY HITS 90 DEGREES,
THIS BACTERIA SPREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD?
WITHIN A YEAR, EARTH'S OCEANS WERE ALL POLYMERIZED,
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEW ICE AGE,
MY FRIEND,
EVERY SOURCE OF
FRESH WATER TURNED TO ICE,
TEMPERATURES DROPPED 40 DEGREES OVERNIGHT,
POWER PLANTS SHUT DOWN, CROPS FAILED,
FOLKS WHO DIDN'T DIE FROM EXPOSURE
DIED FROM HUNGER,
A LONG ENDLESS WINTER,
HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE SURVIVED?
I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE ARE
MORE THAN 2,000 OR 3,000 PEOPLE LEFT ALIVE
IN ALL NORTH AMERICA,
NICE,
I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF
GETTING SOME CLOTHES FOR YOU,
YOU'RE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS MY SON,
YOUR SON?
THANK YOU,
YOU KNOW HOW MANY OTHERS ARE AT THIS PLACE?
YOU MAKE EIGHT,
YOU'LL MEET THEM ALL SOON ENOUGH,
DINNER'S AT 7:00, MAIN DINING ROOM,
DON'T DRESS UP,
WE THINK OF THIS AS AN INFORMAL APOCALYPSE,
OH, MR, VALLE,
I CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR HOSPITALITY,
I KNOW I'M NOT HERE BY INVITATION,
NONSENSE, THE MORE THE MERRIER,
WE NEEDED SOME NEW BLOOD,
( distant voice )
EVERY TIME YOU DO AN ACT OF KINDNESS
FOR ANOTHER PERSON, IT'S A MIRACLE,
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN,
( cheering )
MIRACLES LIVE IN YOUR HEART,
EVERY TIME YOU DO AN ACT OF KINDNESS FOR ANOTHER PERSON,
IT'S A MIRACLE,
( cheering )
EVERY TIME YOU THROW A LITTLE LIGHT INTO A DARKENED ROOM,
IT'S A MIRACLE,
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN,
MR, DALTON, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
MUCH BETTER, THANK YOU,
LET ME MAKE SOME INTRODUCTIONS,
I BELIEVE YOU'VE MET DR, DREEDEN,
NURSE BEAUMONT, OF COURSE,
AND MY SON THOMAS,
AND HIS LOVELY WIFE JUSTINE,
RAY DALTON,
I GUESS YOU'RE THE ONE I HAVE TO THANK FOR
GIVING ME THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK,
THANK MY FATHER THE GREAT PROVIDER,
GRACIOUSNESS IS NOT AMONG MY HUSBAND'S VIRTUES I'M AFRAID,
WELCOME
TO OUR LITTLE SANCTUARY, MR, DALTON,
AND MY LOVELY FIANCEE, DEBI,
ONE "B", ONE "I,"
ONE FOR EACH BRAIN CELL,
( Valle ) SISTER ANGELIQUE, MEET, ,,
WE'VE MET,
YOU DRESS LIKE A WHORE!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FASHION ADVICE,
MISS SACKCLOTH,
ANGELIQUE, PLEASE BEHAVE YOURSELF,
WE HAVE A NEW GUEST,
YES, MR, DALTON,
AREN'T YOU LUCKY TO HAVE FOUND US,
( Valle ) I MUST APOLOGIZE FOR MY SON'S RUDE BEHAVIOR,
AT LEAST THOMAS ACKNOWLEDGES
HIS GREED AND ENVY,
HOW MANY OF YOU WILL ADMIT TO YOUR SINS?
GOD'S SAKE!
OWN UP TO YOUR SINS AND YOU FIND FORGIVENESS,
LET ME HELP,
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE WE GATHERED TOGETHER?
NOT LONG ENOUGH,
QUIET,
I THINK THE GOOD SISTER MAY HAVE A POINT,
BEFORE THE COLLAPSE,
SISTER ANGELIQUE WAS AN INSPIRATION TO MILLIONS
AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR,
NOW, OF COURSE, SHE'S ONE TREE SHORT
OF A HAMMOCK,
( Valle ) WE COULD ALL BENEFIT FROM THE SISTER'S MESSAGE,
WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND,
ANGELIQUE, SOME SORT OF A SPIRITUAL CEREMONY?
YES, YES, EXACTLY,
THEN IT'S DECIDED, TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 5:00
RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM,
I'LL SEE
ALL OF YOU THEN,
( sinister laugh )
( knocking )
WHOA!
LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN
MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME,
WELL, I THINK THE GOOD SISTER
CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR BIBLE STUDIES,
SISTER?
SELF-ORDAINED FOR GOD'S SAKE,
GIVE ME A BREAK,
MS, VALLE, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME SAYING SO,
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE SOBER,
IF YOU LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FOR FIVE YEARS,
WOULD YOU BE?
THOUGH THINGS ARE
BEGINNING TO LOOK UP,
WHY NOT?
WELL, AH, TWO REASONS,
YOU'RE DRUNK AND YOU'RE MARRIED,
I DON'T THINK THERE'S MANY DIVORCE LAWYERS ALIVE,
SEE, NOT SUCH A BAD WORLD AFTER ALL,
YOUR LOSS,
HA, MAYBE,
OH!
ALL OF THE GUILT AND NONE OF THE FUN,
HARDLY SEEMS FAIR, DOES IT?
( knocking )
GINA, CAN WE TALK?
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT?
WELL, LAST NIGHT, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU, ,,
MORNING, DARLING,
HUNGRY?
I'VE LOST MY APPETITE,
YOU ADAPT QUICKLY, MR, DALTON,
YOU ARE SOME KIND OF BITCH,
OH, RAY, I THOUGHT YOU HAD
MORE OF A SENSE OF HUMOR THAN THAT,
LOST OUR WAY LAST NIGHT,
DID WE, DARLING?
I KNEW EXACTLY WHERE I WAS
AT ALL TIMES, THOMAS, BELIEVE ME,
MORNING, EVERYONE,
THOMAS, YOU LOOK TIRED,
DID YOU GET ENOUGH SLEEP?
IT WAS FITFUL,
I HAVE THAT PROBLEM MYSELF SOMETIMES,
USUALLY WHEN I SLEEP ALONE,
LAST NIGHT I SLEPT LIKE A BABY,
JUSTINE,
YOU'RE LOOKING PARTICULARLY LOVELY THIS MORNING,
WHY THANK YOU,
EXCUSE ME,
DID I SAY SOMETHING TO OFFEND HIM?
GINA, WAIT,
THIS PLACE ALWAYS THIS MUCH FUN?
YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT ME,
I DID NOT SLEEP WITH JUSTINE,
I'D RATHER SLEEP WITH A RATTLESNAKE,
AT LEAST YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE IT BITES,
WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH
WHAT I THINK?
OUT OF THIS WHOLE DAMN PLACE,
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I REALLY RESPECT,
I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOURS TOO,
NOT EXACTLY THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR, ARE THEY?
ONLY IF YOU LIVE NEXT DOOR
TO THE MANSONS,
IF YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING,
I, UM, WORKED FOR VALLE,
I STILL DO, I SUPPOSE,
FOR ONE OF HIS COMPANIES?
YES, ,,
YES, THAT'S RIGHT,
HOW LONG AGO DID YOU COME TO THIS REFUGE?
I DON'T REMEMBER,
IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME, I DON'T, ,,
MY OLD LIFE JUST SEEMS A MILLION YEARS AGO,
SOMETIMES I WONDER IF IT EVER HAPPENED,
IF THE SUN EVER SHONE IN THE SKY,
IF THERE WAS, ,,
IF THERE WAS EVER A SUMMER AT THE BEACH
OR A HOT JUNE NIGHT
OR A WARM SPRING RAIN,
THERE WERE,
AND I REMEMBER THEM TOO,
DO YOU?
YEAH,
RAY, DO YOU REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE?
I, AH, ,,
I REMEMBER I MOVED AROUND A LOT,
YOU KNOW, FROM JOB TO JOB, CITY TO CITY,
I THINK I WAS, ,,
A JOURNALIST
OF SOME KIND, I'M NOT SURE,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
ALL I REALLY TRUST IS WHAT I'M FEELING RIGHT NOW,
CHEER UP, DARLING,
THERE'S ALWAYS THE GOOD DOCTOR,
THANK YOU
FOR COMING TODAY,
( organ playing )
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN,
THEY LIVE
IN YOUR HEART, ,, SISTER,
EXCUSE ME, WOULD THIS BE A MIRACLE?
THIS?
OUR BEING HERE ALIVE WHEN SO MANY OTHERS ARE NOT,
IS THIS A MIRACLE?
IN, IN A WAY, I SUPPOSE,
SO ALL THOSE WHO DIED,
THEY DIDN'T DESERVE A MIRACLE?
WHENEVER YOU DO AN ACT OF KINDNESS
FOR ANOTHER PERSON, ,,
IT'S A MIRACLE,
OH, LIKE MY FATHER
LETTING YOU IN HERE, YOU MEAN?
HALLELUJAH FOR THAT,
WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?
POOR WOMAN HAD NOWHERE TO TURN,
BECAUSE HER CONGRESSMAN HUSBAND TOOK SOMEBODY ELSE
INTO THE GOVERNMENT SHELTERS,
WAS SHE YOUNG?
DID SHE DRESS LIKE A WHORE TOO?
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS,
( organ music )
EVERY TIME YOU THROW, ,,
A LITTLE LIGHT INTO A DARKENED ROOM, ,,
IT'S A MIRACLE!
PRAISE THE LORD!
MR, DALTON,
THE SERVICE IS NOT OVER,
I THINK IT IS,
I GAVE HER SOMETHING TO HELP HER SLEEP,
WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE,
THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO,
VALLE SAID THERE'S OTHER ENCLAVES, OTHER REFUGES,
MAYBE, BUT WHERE?
HOW WOULD WE GET THERE? ON FOOT?
OVER HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF MILES,
( sighing )
THERE IS NO OTHER REFUGE,
NOT FOR US,
THERE IS ONE,
( footsteps approaching )
( cough )
HELLO, THOMAS,
WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE,
THIS IS JUST GREAT,
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING IT?
SINCE WE MOVED IN HERE?
EVEN BEFORE THAT, RIGHT, JUSTINE?
IT WASN'T LONG AFTER THE WEDDING AS I RECALL,
BITCH!
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
IF YOU MOVE, I'LL BLOW HER BRAINS OUT,
I MEAN IT!
STOP POINTING THAT THING AT YOUR WIFE,
IT'S ME YOU WANT TO POINT IT AT,
GO ON, GO AHEAD,
I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS YEARS AGO
WHEN YOU PUT MOTHER IN THE HOSPITAL,
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE NERVE, YOU STILL DON'T,
SHUT UP!
YOU'VE BEEN A FAILURE ALL YOUR LIFE,
YOU'RE NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE,
FOR GOD'S SAKE, VALLE!
YOUR FINGER ON THAT TRIGGER, THOMAS,
FEEL THE TENSION THERE? THAT'S POWER,
YOU'VE BEEN AFRAID OF IT ALL YOUR LIFE,
YOU RUN AWAY FROM IT, REJECTED IT,
WHAT WILL YOU DO NOW THAT YOU HAVE IT?
WILL YOU RUN AWAY AGAIN OR EMBRACE IT?
BASTARD,
( gunshot )
THOMAS, GOD!
( Ray ) SON OF A BITCH!
WHAT THE HELL?
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, DALTON?
WHATEVER IT IS, THERE'S VERY LITTLE
THAT CAN'T BE CURED WITH A DRINK,
SCOTCH?
IT'S THE BEST AVAILABLE,
MY FATHER DOES HAVE EXCELLENT TASTE,
YOUR FATHER?
DOCTOR, WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
DOCTOR?
HELL, I BARELY GOT MY B, A,
DR, DREEDEN, SCOTCH?
AT THIS HOUR, I THINK NOT,
MR, DALTON, HOW'S THE MEMORY?
GETTING BETTER?
AH, ACTUALLY, I THINK IT MIGHT BE GETTING WORSE,
OH, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT,
DO YOU REMEMBER MY NURSE AT LEAST?
PERHAPS WE SHOULD RUN MORE TESTS,
MORNING, RAY,
HUNGRY?
LOST OUR WAY LAST NIGHT, DARLING?
I KNEW EXACTLY WHERE I WAS, FRANKLIN, BELIEVE ME,
( Valle ) AH, MR, DALTON,
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I DON'T KNOW,
WELL, STILL A LITTLE DISORIENTED, I UNDERSTAND,
OH, YOU DO REMEMBER MY FIANCEE ANGELIQUE?
CALL ME "ANGEL,"
OF COURSE, YOU DO STILL KNOW
THE GOOD SISTER,
GINA, OH, MY GOD,
SISTER GINA, HOW ARE YOU?
AS WELL AS CAN BE EXPECTED,
YOU DRESS LIKE A WHORE,
THANKS FOR THE FASHION ADVICE,
( Gina ) IF YOU WANT TO RID YOURSELF OF SIN
YOU HAVE TO OWN UP TO IT,
LET ME HELP YOU,
ALL OF YOU, PLEASE,
( Valle ) NO, NO, PERHAPS
THE GOOD SISTER HAS A POINT,
WE ALL COULD
LEARN SOMETHING FROM HER,
PERHAPS SOME SORT OF SPIRITUAL CEREMONY,
NO!
MR, DALTON, SOMETHING WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF YOU'LL DO IT TO HER!
GINA, PLEASE, HOW DARE YOU,
GINA, PLEASE!
DON'T TOUCH ME!
YES, RAY, SHE'S THE BLOODY VIRGIN MARY,
UNLESS YOUR SEX IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE,
BLASPHEMER,
EVIL, ALL OF YOU,
YOU WALLOW IN EVIL!
GINA,
DELIGHT IN YOUR WICKEDNESS, KEEP AWAY FROM ME!
( jeers )
( laughter )
( Ray ) WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "GOING ON"?
YOU KNOW DAMN WELL...
EVERYBODY IS CHANGING PERSONALITIES
EXCEPT YOU AND ME,
I'M NOT CAUSING IT, I BET YOU ARE,
I MUST ADMIT, I'M INTRIGUED,
NONE OF THE OTHERS HAVE RESISTED MY ALTERATIONS,
WHY YOU?
HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS?
LET'S JUST SAY I CAN,
LET IT GO AT THAT,
I DON'T GIVE A DAMN HOW YOU'RE DOING IT,
I JUST WANT GINA BACK TO THE WAY SHE WAS...
HER TRUE PERSONALITY,
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE THAT WAS HER TRUE PERSONALITY?
MAYBE YOU FELL IN LOVE
WITH A FACADE, A MASK I CREATED,
MAYBE YOUR BELOVED GINA IS AS COLD AS MY SON'S WIFE,
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT,
MAYBE WHAT YOU JUST SAW WAS HER TRUE PERSONALITY,
MAYBE SHE REALLY IS
SISTER GINA,
YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE,
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING FOR SURE,
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WON'T BEND TO MY WILL, MR, DALTON,
BUT THE REALITY, THE ONLY REALITY THAT MATTERS TO YOU,
IS THAT I AM THE MASTER OF THIS HOUSE,
AND IF YOU STAY HERE,
YOU HAVE TO PLAY BY THE HOUSE RULES,
IF THAT MEANS WATCHING YOU JERK THESE PEOPLE AROUND,
YOU CAN FORGET IT,
( beep )
I'VE JUST DROPPED THE BARRIER THAT SURROUNDS THE HOUSE,
IF YOU'D RATHER TAKE YOUR CHANCES OUT THERE,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO TRY,
( wind blowing )
OH,
LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN, MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME,
OH, YOU'RE DRUNK,
IF YOU LIVED HERE FOR FIVE YEARS
YOU WOULD BE TOO,
THOUGH THINGS ARE LOOKING UP,
( sighing )
AH, NOT AGAIN,
NO,
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PLAY VALLE'S GAMES,
YOUR LOSS,
YEAH, MAYBE, MAYBE,
GREAT,
EXCUSE ME, SISTER?
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR MY BEHAVIOR,
IT WAS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE,
WELL, I SUPPOSE
YOU'RE NOT A MAN OF EVIL INTENT, MR, DALTON,
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT,
IF GOD CAN FORGIVE OUR MISTAKES, SO CAN I,
YOUR APOLOGY IS ACCEPTED,
THANK YOU,
I HOPE GOD IS AS FORGIVING AS YOU ARE
FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO,
( Gina ) YOU'RE INSANE!
( Ray ) THAT HOUSE IS INSANE,
MAYBE IT'S THE SOURCE OF VALLE'S POWER,
MAYBE THE FURTHER AWAY FROM IT WE GET,
THE BETTER OFF WE ARE,
( Gina ) I HAVE TO STOP,
I HAVE TO REST,
ALL RIGHT,
DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN, I'VE NEVER BEEN SO COLD,
PLEASE, TAKE ME BACK,
I CAN'T,
NOT YET, I'M SORRY,
NO SUN,
NEVER ANY SUN,
SOMETIMES I WONDER IF IT EVER SHONE AT ALL,
IT'S BEEN SO LONG,
I WONDER IF THERE REALLY EVER, ,,
WERE SUMMERS AT THE BEACH,
OR HOT JUNE NIGHTS,
WARM SPRING RAIN,
HOW DID YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY?
DON'T YOU REMEMBER?
WE WERE STARTING TO MEAN SOMETHING TO ONE ANOTHER,
CAN YOU FEEL THAT?
CAN YOU FEEL ANYTHING WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME?
THERE IS NO OTHER REFUGE,
THERE IS ONE,
RAY?
YEAH, OURS,
RAY,
MOVING, TREMENDOUSLY MOVING,
I WAS GETTING THROUGH TO HER,
I ALLOWED YOU,
NOTHING HAPPENS HERE
THAT I DON'T CONTROL, DALTON, NOTHING,
YOU WANT MORE PROOF?
RAY, HAVE YOU MET
MY FIANCEE GINA?
GINA WITH A "G,"
DAMN YOU!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?
TAKE IT EASY NOW, MR, DALTON,
YOU'VE BEEN UNDER FOR QUITE A WHILE,
B, P, 110 OVER 7O,
RESPIRATION NORMALIZING,
OH, WHAT, AH, ,,
WHERE, ,,
( Nurse ) WE FOUND A CURE, YOU'LL BE FINE,
I THINK WE CAN MOVE HIM NOW,
( Ray ) NO, PLEASE, WAIT,
I HAVE TO GO BACK,
EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT, YOU HAD A BRAIN TUMOR,
YOU WERE PLACED IN COLD SLEEP
UNTIL IT COULD BE REMOVED,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE,
NO, I, I, I WAS IN A HOUSE IN A STORM,
YOU WERE DREAMING,
JUST RELAX,
THIS WAS MORE THAN A DREAM, ,,
IT WAS HIS DREAM,
HE, HE, ,,WAS
CONTROLLING, ,,
HE'S STILL DISORIENTED,
NOW LOOK, YOU'RE GOING BACK
TO SLEEP,
WHEN YOU WAKE UP, YOU'LL BE GOOD AS NEW,
NO, I HAVE TO, ,,
UGH,
( Ray ) I WAS NOT HALLUCINATING, DAMN IT,
PEOPLE DO DREAM IN COLD SLEEP,
IN FACT, FOR THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
WE USE BIO-FEEDBACK REGULATORS TO ENSURE MORE VIVID DREAMS,
IT WASN'T JUST A DREAM,
I WAS CONNECTED WITH THE OTHERS,
NO, MR, DALTON, IMPOSSIBLE,
WHY?
THE BIO-FEEDBACK REGULATORS CAN ALTER OUR BRAINWAVES, RIGHT?
WELL, YES, BUT THAT'S A HUGE JUMP
TO A KIND OF TELEPATHIC LINK BETWEEN SLEEPERS,
EVEN IF THIS WERE TRUE, WHY WOULD ONE PERSON
CONTROL THE ENTIRE DREAM?
MAYBE VALLE KNOWS HE'S DREAMING,
MAYBE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO MANIPULATE THE OTHERS,
LUCIDE DREAMING, I'VE HEARD OF IT,
BUT YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE DREAMING,
WHY WEREN'T YOU CONTROLLED LIKE THE OTHERS?
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT WAS THE TUMOR,
I KNOW THEIR NAMES, FOR GOD'S SAKE!
WHICH YOU PROBABLY SAW ON THEIR CHAMBERS
BEFORE YOU ENTERED COLD SLEEP,
JUST WAKE ONE OF THEM UP,
I CAN'T DO THAT,
IT TAKES A FULL DAY TO BRING SOMEONE OUT OF COLD SLEEP
AND AS THEIR BODY FUNCTIONS ACCELERATE,
SO DO THEIR DISEASES,
AND WITHOUT A CURE WAITING FOR THEM,
WE SIMPLY CAN'T TAKE THAT RISK,
MR, DALTON, YOU HAD A DREAM,
PUT IT OUT OF YOUR MIND,
YOU'RE WHOLE, YOU'RE HEALTHY,
YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE LIFE TO GET BACK TO,
RAY, YOU'RE LUCKY,
I'VE WRITTEN LIVING TRUSTS FOR PEOPLE TO MANAGE THEIR ESTATES
WHILE THEY'RE IN COLD SLEEP, SOME ARE IN THERE FOR DECADES,
YOU GOT REVIVED IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS,
GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE,
YOU THINK I'D BE GOOD AT THAT?
ALL MY LIFE I MOVED ON FROM ONE CITY TO THE NEXT,
NEVER PUTTING DOWN ANY ROOTS, NEVER WANTING TO,
NOW YOU WANT TO PUT DOWN ROOTS IN A DREAM?
SHE ISN'T A DREAM,
LOOK, HER NAME IS GINA BEAUMONT,
ALL RIGHT,
SHE ISN'T A NURSE, SHE'S A DOCTOR,
HARVARD MED,
CLASS OF '99,
SHE WORKED IN THAILAND FOR A YEAR
HELPING PEOPLE WITH THE OSAKA VIRUS
UNTIL SHE CAME DOWN WITH IT HERSELF,
EVEN THEN SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE UNTIL SHE WAS TOLD
IF SHE DIDN'T GO INTO COLD SLEEP, SHE WOULD DIE,
WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THIS?
I'M A JOURNALIST, REMEMBER?
I KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THEM,
I LOOKED THEM UP ON THE NET,
I FOUND BIRTHDAYS,
I LOOKED UP ADDRESSES,
LOOK, I PHONED NEW YORK,
I TALKED TO GINA'S SISTER AND HER FATHER,
I SPOKE TO TOM'S WIFE,
YOU DIDN'T TRY TO GET THEM TO THAW THEM OUT?
THEY WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY,
DAVE,
THIS IS THE WOMAN I KNEW,
ALL RIGHT, I MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN
ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS OF HER REAL LIFE,
BUT THIS WOMAN, THIS IS GINA,
SHE WASN'T A DREAM,
I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU SO, ,,
PASSIONATE ABOUT ANYTHING BEFORE, RAY,
I NEVER HAVE BEEN,
I LOVE HER,
YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME,
MR, COHEN,
WE HAVE RUN EXTENSIVE SYSTEMS CHECKS SINCE MR, DALTON AWOKE,
HE OBVIOUSLY HAD A DREAM,
A VERY VIVID, A VERY DISTURBING DREAM,
I TOLD YOU, IT WASN'T A DREAM,
SHE WAS REAL,
YES, I BELIEVED YOU EXPLAINED TO MR, DALTON
THAT COLD SLEEPERS DREAM MORE VIVIDLY THAN NORMAL,
EXACTLY, MR, DALTON IS SUFFERING FROM
A CRYONICALLY INDUCED DELUSION OF SORTS,
SO YOU ADMIT
THIS CRYONICALLY INDUCED DELUSION IS A RESULT OF
YOUR NEGLIGENCE?
I, AH, NEVER SAID THAT,
YOU KNEW SLEEPERS WERE PRONE TO NIGHTMARES,
YET YOU TOOK NO STEPS TO GUARD AGAINST IT,
MR, COHEN, YOU HAVE NO CASE HERE,
WHETHER OR NOT, I HOPE YOU ARE
READY TO HANDLE THE PUBLIC FALLOUT FROM THIS
WHEN IT HITS THE MEDIA,
I SEE,
TELL ME, MR, COHEN, WHAT EXACTLY WOULD IT TAKE
TO MAKE YOUR CLIENT, AH, ,,
"WHOLE" AS YOU'D SAY,
NOT MUCH REALLY,
I JUST WANT TO BE PUT BACK INTO COLD SLEEP,
RAY, ARE YOU
ABSOLUTELY SURE ABOUT THIS?
I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE SURE OF ANYTHING,
WE'RE READY, MR, DALTON,
THANKS, DAVE,
HEY, MAYBE SOME DAY YOU'LL GET TO MEET HER,
( Valle ) WELCOME BACK, MR, DALTON,
DOM PERIGNON, 2002, JOIN ME?
WHY BOTHER? THIS ISN'T REAL,
OH, IT'S REAL ENOUGH TO SUIT MY TASTE,
I LOOKED YOU UP, VALLE,
MADE YOUR MONEY IN OIL, BILLIONS IN ASSETS,
DOESN'T THIS ALL SEEM KIND OF, ,,
LOW RENT IN COMPARISON?
QUITE THE OPPOSITE,
IN BUSINESS YOU EXERT YOUR POWER INDIRECTLY AT BEST,
YOU KNOW, SO MANY VARIABLES,
BUT HERE, HERE I EXERT POWER DIRECTLY,
NO VARIABLES, NO GO-BETWEENS,
JUST THE APPLICATION OF TOTAL CONTROL
OVER ANOTHER HUMAN BEING,
THERE IS NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT,
RECREATIONAL THERAPY FOR SOCIOPATHS,
LIKE I SAID, I DON'T LIKE VARIABLES,
AND YOU'VE BECOME ALTOGETHER
TOO MUCH OF ONE,
( Valle ) WHEN SOMEONE DIES IN A DREAM,
DO THEY DIE IN REALITY?
WHAT DO YOU THINK, RAY?
KILL HIM,
THOMAS, LISTEN TO ME, THIS IS ALL JUST A DREAM, ,,
YOU'RE NOT A KILLER,
YOU'RE NOT HIS SON,
YOU ARE THOMAS LAWRENCE, A TEACHER!
HE LIES!
HE WANTS TO DESTROY THE REFUGE,
KILL HIM,
( hissing )
YOU HAVE, ,,YOU HAVE A WIFE
AND THREE CHILDREN,
YOUR WIFE'S NAME IS ANNE,
YOUR CHILDREN ARE DENIS, KIMBERLY, MICHELLE,
YOU'RE NOT A KILLER,
THIS IS JUST A BAD DREAM,
KILL HIM!
ANNE!
DENIS,
KILL HIM!
JUSTINE, YOU HAVE A BROTHER NAMED HOWARD
AND A SISTER THAT DIED, HER NAME WAS, ,,
MARIE, MARIE,
HE'S TRYING TO CONFUSE YOU!
THE SLEEP CHAMBER!
HE JUST WANTS TO DESTROY THE REFUGE!
GINA,
WE'LL ALL DIE!
DO YOU REMEMBER?
NO, DAMN YOU!
,, ,MEMORIES, , ,
YOU'RE MINE!
,, ,THE PEOPLE YOU LOVED, , ,
( scream of agony )
( alarm sounding )
I'M TELLING YOU, HE MOVED!
IMPOSSIBLE,
I SAW IT!
SOMETHING WENT WRONG,
LOOK AT THIS,
MY GOD, HIS BRAIN STEM, ,,
IT SHATTERED,
WE'RE LOSING HIM!
( alarm sounding )
( cries of joy )
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ALL A DREAM,
IT'S OUR DREAM NOW, NOT HIS,
YOU CAN TELL ALREADY,
LOOK, THE SNOW IS MELTING, IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
WE'RE TOGETHER,
WHEN YOU LEFT,
WAS IT BECAUSE THEY FOUND A CURE?
I CAME BACK AS SOON AS I COULD,
RAY,
YEAH?
YOU CAN'T STAY,
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK, YOU'RE CURED,
I'M NOT, I COULD BE HERE FOR YEARS,
I COULD BE HERE FOR DECADES BEFORE, ,,
THEY'LL THAW ME OUT AS SOON AS THEY THAW YOU OUT,
I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT... STAY HERE JUST BECAUSE OF ME,
GO BACK,
IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME, GO BACK TO YOUR OWN LIFE,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,
LIFE OUT THERE WITHOUT YOU, THAT'S A DREAM,
YOU AND ME,
THIS IS REAL,
( Control Voice ) A POET ONCE WROTE,
"IN DREAMS BEGINS RESPONSIBILITY,"
SO TOO, PERHAPS, WITH LOVE,
WITHOUT DREAMS,
WITHOUT THE HOPE OF A BETTER LIFE,
A BRIGHTER FUTURE,
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR LOVE TO FLOURISH,
AND WITHOUT LOVE,