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                                        THE 4400

                                       Episode 104 

                                    "TRIAL BY FIRE"

                                           By

                                  Robert Hewitt Wolfe




               PRESENT

               
               
                                     DR MAYHEW
                         The results are inconclusive but we 
                         must be missing something. People don't 
                         regain consciousness after a three year 
                         coma for no reason.
 
               
                                     LINDA
                         Honestly, we don't care why this happened. 
                         Right, Tom? We're just glad to have 
                         Kyle back.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         You've been poking and prodding him 
                         for a week. When can we take him home?
 
                         
               
                                     DR MAYHEW
                         I don't see why you can't do it now.
 
                         
               
                                     LINDA
                         That's wonderful.

               
                                     DR MAYHEW
                         But there is something else.Patients 
                         like Kyle often have difficulty adjusting 
                         to their awakenings. They do best in 
                         environments similar to those they were 
                         in before their comas. In every detail. 
                         Places, the people...
 
               
               
               
               Kyle arrives home. Tom helps him into the house

               
               
                                     TOM
                         All right, come on.

               
                                     KYLE
                         Why are we here?

               
                                     LINDA
                         We thought you'd be happier at home.
 
                         
               
                                     KYLE
                         Then, why take me here?

               
                                     TOM
                         Kyle, this is your home.

               
                                     LINDA
                         And this is your room, Kyle. It's just 
                         the way you left it.
 
               
                                     KYLE
                         OK.

               
               
               
               Kyle stumbles

               
               
                                     TOM
                         Whoa, whoa, whoa. I got you. I got you.
 
                         
               
               
               
               He grabs some books and looks through them

               
               
               
                                     KYLE
                         This isn't my room. And this isn't my 
                         house.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Kyle.

               
                                     LINDA
                         Kyle.

               
               
               
               He's frantically searching through the bookshelves

               
               
                                     TOM
                         What are looking for, buddy? What are 
                         you looking for? We can help.
 
               
                                     LINDA
                         Kyle, Kyle, talk to us. What is he doing?
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         Whatever it is, I say we just let him 
                         work it out.
 
               
                                     LINDA
                         But he hasn't recognised his room.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         Linda, the doctor told us he'd be disoriented.
 
                         
               
                                     LINDA
                         I'm glad you're moving back in.

               
                                     TOM
                         I'll try to stay out of your way as 
                         much as I can.
 
               
               
               
               Jordan Collier appears on the Barbara Yates show

               
               
                                     YATES
                         Come on, Jordan, aren't you overreacting?
 
                         
               
                                     COLLIER
                         No, I'm not at all. Publishing the names 
                         and addresses of the 4400 is a crime, 
                         Barbara. It's a violation of the privacy
 
                         
               of over 4,000 people, and whoever did it should be prosecuted 
               to the full extent of the law.
 
               
                                     YATES
                         So, warning people they may be living 
                         next to a public menace is a crime...
 
                         
               
               
               
               The tv is in on Shawns house and he switches it off. The doorbell 
               rings
 
               
               
                                     SHAWN
                         We don't want any!

               
                                     TOM
                         Shawn, it's your uncle.Let me in.

               
               
               
               He opens the door

               
               
               
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Uncle Tommy.

               
                                     TOM
                         Hey, Shawn.

               
                                     SHAWN
                         Come to take the tour?

               
                                     TOM
                         Quite a procession out there.

               
                                     SHAWN
                         Yep. They started driving by the house 
                         the day my name showed up on the Net. 
                         They haven't stopped since. Yay for 
                         us!
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Well, I know this is hard for you, Shawn. 
                         I just stopped by to say thank you. 
                         We took Kyle home yesterday and...I'm 
                         grateful.
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         He's doing good, right?

               
                                     TOM
                         Yeah. He's got a lot of work to do but......he's 
                         awake.
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Aunt Linda, does she know? About what 
                         I did, I mean?
 
               
                                     TOM
                         No, I figured you wouldn't want that.
 
                         
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Truth is, Uncle Tommy... I don't know 
                         what happened. I put my hands on him. 
                         That's it. He woke up. He woke up and 
                         I don't know why.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         You see, Shawn. This thing that you 
                         can do. Whatever it is, we need to learn 
                         more.
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Well how? How? I could go into quarantine 
                         again. They could study me some more. 
                         No! I'm done with all that. With the 
                         hypnosis and the dream journals and 
                         the counselling.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         I hear you. But I can be an ally. Maybe 
                         I can help you.
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         I don't think so, Uncle Tommy.

               
               
               
               Richard and Lily walk back home after seeing a movie

               
               
                                     RICHARD
                         That was some movie. Biggest screen 
                         I ever saw. And the sound and all those, 
                         er...
 
               
                                     LILY
                         Special effects.

               
                                     RICHARD
                         Yes.

               
                                     LILY
                         So, did you like it?

               
                                     RICHARD
                         Not really. But it sure did look good.
 
                         
               
               
               
               They get back to their apartment, and as Richard unlocks the 
               door, Lily's baby becomes unhappy and Lily doubles over. Richard 
               opens the door a tiny bit and realises that it's booby trapped
 
               
               
               
                                     LILY
                         Something's wrong.

               
                                     RICHARD
                         Down

               
               
               
               He pushes her to the ground and a bomb explodes

               
               Diana and Tom take a look around the apartment

               
               
               
               
                                     DIANA
                         The genie is definitely out of the bottle.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         Three different bombings in one day.
 
                         
               
                                     DIANA
                         Each targeting the 4400s whose addresses 
                         were made public.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         : Wait a second.

               
                                     DIANA
                         It's a pipe bomb, tripwire trigger.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         It's about as basic as you can get.
 
                         
               
                                     DIANA
                         Amateur.

               
                                     TOM
                         Diana, I just found part of the casing.
 
                         
               
                                     DIANA
                         Mm-hm. It's beautiful.

               
                                     TOM
                         Shawn's name is on that list. I had 
                         my sister upgrade her security system, 
                         but...
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         Yeah, I'm worried about Maia, too.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         Did you ever think about putting her 
                         back into quarantine?
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         Yeah, l've thought about it.I've even 
                         talked it over with her. She started 
                         crying. She wants to stay with me, Tom.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         I'm glad it's working out.

               
                                     DIANA
                         Who would have thought? How's Kyle adjusting 
                         to being back home?
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Still weak, his memory's a mess but 
                         he's out of that damn hospital.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         What does his doctor think?

               
                                     TOM
                         He's stunned, just like us. lt's a miracle. 
                         I don't have any other way of putting 
                         it.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         What about Shawn?

               
                                     TOM
                         What about him?

               
                                     DIANA
                         Where was he when Kyle woke up?

               
                                     TOM
                         I have no idea.

               
               
               
               Back at Homeland Security

               
               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         All three bombs so far were identical 
                         in design and composition. Pipe casings, 
                         tripwire triggers.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         I did a chemical analysis of the explosive. 
                         It's homemade plastique, basically boiled 
                         down from bleach. You can get the recipe's 
                         on the internet.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Just like the list of victims. I'd like 
                         to get my hands on whoever leaked those 
                         names.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         Come on, Tom. Who do you think leaked 
                         them?
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Barbara Yates.

               
                                     RYLAND
                         You're goddamn right. lt's just her 
                         style. Cheap, inflammatory and dangerously 
                         irresponsible. I'll handle Yates. Meanwhile 
                         I want you two back-trace hits on every 
                         website that published these bomb recipes.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         We'll have the results soon.

               
                                     RYLAND
                         So will I.

               
               
               
               Collier, Lily and Richard take a walk and look at some houses 
               he has bought
 
               
               
               
                                     LILY
                         You own this entire complex?

               
               
                                     COLLIER
                         C80 homes. Once we have this place off 
                         the ground, I'm planning developments 
                         in Chicago and Los Angeles. I intend 
                         to provide a safe haven for any 4400 
                         in this country who needs one. We're 
                         opening sooner than I planned but the 
                         bombings make that necessary.
 
               
                                     RICHARD
                         You do think big, don't you?

               
                                     COLLIER
                         I'm a business man. I've been given 
                         a second chance to do something with 
                         my life, besides make money. Cos right 
                         now, that's just not enough. Or maybe 
                         l'm having a mid-life crisis.
 
               
               
               
               They stop outside one of the houses

               
               
                                     COLLIER
                         93 Tomberra Lane, what do you think?
 
                         
               
                                     LILY
                         Oh, they're beautiful. They're all beautiful.
 
                         
               
                                     COLLIER
                         Well, it's yours. You'll be our first 
                         official residents.
 
               
                                     RICHARD
                         Oh, we can't afford a house right now.
 
                         
               
                                     COLLIER
                         Consider it a gift for the two of you 
                         and your new baby.
 
               
               
               
               Shawn leaves a store and finds Nikki waiting outside

               
               
                                     NIKKI
                         It's a small world. You did it, didn't 
                         you?
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Kyle waking up?

               
                                     NIKKI
                         That was you. You fixed him, just like 
                         you fixed my hand. Have you told Danny?
 
                         
               
                                     SHAWN
                         No, and I don't want you to.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         But maybe if he knew what you did, he'd 
                         stop thinking of you as...
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         A monster.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         I've been doing some thinking. This 
                         thing between Danny and me. Maybe it 
                         was a mistake.
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         I don't want to hear this.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         It's not your fault. I mean that. Danny's 
                         sweet. I like him, but......that's all.
 
                         
               
                                     SHAWN
                         He more than likes you.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         I know.

               
               
               
               Ryland get's a visit from a Homeland Security agent based in 
               Washington
 
               
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         Dennis Ryland?

               
                                     RYLAND
                         Yeah.

               
                                     LYTTEL
                         I'm Warren Lyttel. I believe HomeSec 
                         in D.C. mentioned I was coming.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         Oh yeah, they warned me.

               
                                     LYTTEL
                         Well, they're never happy. They seem 
                         to think you need to be more aggressive 
                         investigating the 4400. I'm here to 
                         nudge things along.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         Authority to review all 4400 case files. 
                         Access to all meetings and briefing 
                         sessions. Permission to ride with field 
                         agents at your discretion. That's a 
                         pretty broad mandate.
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         Well, they're looking at five murders. 
                         Three unsolved bombings. Barbara Yates 
                         bashing us all over the airwaves. Seems 
                         to them you could use help.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         I suppose it could look that way from 
                         a conference room in D.C.
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         It looks that way from everywhere except 
                         this glass tower of yours.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         I have 1,000 returnees within 75 miles 
                         of Seattle. I've got two dozen agents 
                         to ride herd on all of them.You wanna 
                         help me? Get me some more personnel.You 
                         wanna help me? Get D.C. off my back. 
                         But you're not really here to help me, 
                         are you?
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         No. We're here to clean up your mess.
 
                         
               
                                     RYLAND
                         Where did they recruit you from? FBl? 
                         NSA?
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         Doesn't matter where I came from.

               
                                     RYLAND
                         How long have you been in public service? 
                         15, 16 years? And suddenly you got a 
                         shot at a command of your own.Well, 
                         you come and take it from me.If you 
                         can.
 
               
               
               
               Kyle is in his bedroom ripping up all his photographs. The bed 
               is strewn with them. Tom enters the room
 
               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         Kyle, what's going on?

               
                                     KYLE
                         They're lies.

               
                                     TOM
                         What do you mean?

               
                                     KYLE
                         These pictures, I don't belong in them. 
                         These people, Idon't know them.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         No, no, no. Of course, you do. Look. 
                         This is you at the zoo with Grandma 
                         Fran when you were eight. Remember? 
                         And this is your birthday party when 
                         you turned ten. You remember George?
 
                         
               
                                     KYLE
                         He was my friend.

               
                                     TOM
                         That's right. That's right. And Freddy, 
                         you have to remember Freddy. He was 
                         over here all the time when you were 
                         little. Remember?
 
               
                                     KYLE
                         Bugs Bunny.

               
                                     TOM
                         That's right. Exactly. He was crazy 
                         about cartoons.
 
               
               
               
               Tom touches him arm

               
               
               
                                     KYLE
                         Don't touch me!

               
                                     TOM
                         I'm sorry. I'm, I'm...trying to help.
 
                         
               
                                     KYLE
                         It's not my memory.You're my father. 
                         I recognise you, but I don't know who 
                         you are. It's like you're a stranger.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         Kyle, Kyle. Kyle, just look at me. Just 
                         look at me.
 
               
                                     KYLE
                         I need help.

               
                                     TOM
                         I want to help you.

               
                                     KYLE
                         Why can't you help me?

               
                                     TOM
                         I'm trying. I'm trying. I'm trying.
 
                         
               
               
               
               Homeland Security

               
               
                                     TOM
                         The ripple effect. What about it? Every 
                         time we stop by the theory room, you 
                         and Marco always talk about how every 
                         case we work on has a ripple effect.
 
                         
               
                                     DIANA
                         Yeah, every case but the Friday Harbor 
                         murders.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         What if these bombings are that ripple? 
                         Knox went from killing prostitutes before 
                         his disappearance to killing random 
                         women once he came back. What if they 
                         weren't random?
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         That's interesting.

               
                                     TOM
                         We should look into Knox's victims. 
                         See if we can find a connection there.
 
                         
               
               
               
               Gail Keating's brother's (Victim that worked in the video store 
               and was murdered after suggestion from Knox, in Becoming) are 
               working in a room. Putting together something a homemade bomb. 
               The Barbara Yates Show is on TV in the background.
 
               
               
                                     YATES
                         I can't condone these bombings, but 
                         I understand the fear behind them.The 
                         easiest way to stop the violence is 
                         to put the 4400 out of harm's way. Someplace 
                         safe for them and for us. Now, I know 
                         to some of you that that may sound harsh, 
                         heartless even. And I assure you, I 
                         don't mean it to be. Just as I assure 
                         you that
 
               there are those among the 4400 who...

               
               
                                     DEAN KEATING
                         Truck's ready to go. I won't be happy 
                         till we torch them all. They can all 
                         burn in hell.
 
               
               
               
               He turns the television off

               
               
                                     GLEN KEATING
                         Hey, I was listening to that.

               
                                     DEAN KEATING
                         I'm sick of listening to it.

               
                                     GLEN KEATING
                         She's on our side.

               
                                     DEAN KEATING
                         That woman is a parasite. She doesn't 
                         give a damn about us or that our sister 
                         was murdered by one of those 4400 bastards. 
                         OK? Why don't you unload the fertiliser, 
                         eh? Leave the air filter on. Those damn 
                         fumes are killing me.
 
               
               
               
               Kyle is sat in the garden in the pouring rain. Shawn enters and 
               seems really happy to see him
 
               
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Kyle! Kyle Hey!

               
               
               
               Shawn grabs him and happily hugs him to his chest. Kyle just 
               seems bewildered
 
               
               
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Hey! It's good to see you, man. What 
                         are you doing sitting out here in the 
                         rain? What are you staring at? Listen, 
                         you're looking pretty good. The way 
                         your folks were talking I thought you'd 
                         be some kind of zombie.
 
               
                                     KYLE
                         They won't leave me alone.Asking me 
                         questions, staring at me all the time.
 
                         
               
                                     SHAWN
                         They're just glad to have you back. 
                         My mom did the same thing to me.
 
               
                                     KYLE
                         My parents had you come here, didn't 
                         they? To try to make me remember.
 
                         
               
                                     SHAWN
                         No, Kyle. Hey!

               
                                     KYLE
                         I'm going inside. I've got reading to 
                         do.
 
               
               Kyle stands up

               
               
               
               
                                     SHAWN
                         You've got reading to do! Kyle! Come 
                         on! I just got here.
 
               
               
               
               Richard and Lily have moved into their new house. Richard has 
               on a suit
 
               
               
                                     LILY
                         Look at you!

               
                                     RICHARD
                         I could have bought a car in my day 
                         for the price of this suit.
 
               
                                     LILY
                         How's it going?

               
                                     RICHARD
                         We've got a lot of work to do. Five 
                         families moved in today. Seven more 
                         by the end of the week. Got half a mile 
                         of property line to shore up. The fences 
                         are too short. Overhanging trees along 
                         the perimeter.
 
               
                                     LILY
                         Along the perimeter? Well, as long as 
                         you're on the job, I feel safe and so 
                         does the baby. Two happy residents. 
                         That's a start.
 
               
               
               
               Barbara Yates leaves the TV Building and is speaking on her mobile 
               phone
 
               
               
               
                                     YATES
                         It has been a crazy day. No, my assistant's 
                         out. My phone sheet is a mile long. 
                         I never got to the end of it. Anyway...
 
                         
               
               
               
               A man grabs her arm and points to a limousine across the street
 
               
               
               
               
                                     MAN
                         Miss Yates, Dennis Ryland would like 
                         to speak with you.
 
               
               
               
               She get's into the car

               
               
               
                                     YATES
                         Dennis. What a pleasant surprise! Well, 
                         this is a bit theatrical, don't you 
                         think?
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         Read this.

               
                                     YATES
                         What is it?

               
                                     RYLAND
                         It's a story. A good one.

               
                                     YATES
                         About the 4400?

               
               
               
               He hands her some paperwork

               
               
               
                                     RYLAND
                         No, about a TV talking head that was 
                         involved in a car accident last year. 
                         A hit and run, actually. It was really 
                         ugly. The pedestrian she hit died instantly. 
                         It was a shame. He was 40 years old, 
                         father of three. No wonder she spent 
                         so much money covering it up.
 
               
               
                                     YATES
                         So... Are you blackmailing me, Dennis? 
                         I shut up about the 4400 and this envelope 
                         goes in a vault somewhere?
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         Not good enough, Barbara.

               
                                     YATES
                         What do you want me to do?

               
                                     RYLAND
                         It's too late for you to do anything. 
                         I gave you a chance and you refused. 
                         Steve Smizick from the D.A.'s office 
                         wants to talk to you. He's going to 
                         charge you with vehicular manslaughter, 
                         among other things.
 
               
                                     YATES
                         Look, face it. Shutting me up is not 
                         going to make the 4400 disappear from 
                         the headlines. And eventually, they 
                         will cost you your job.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         We'll see. Goodbye, Barbara.

               
               
               
               Tom and Diana speak with Collier at the gates of the 4400 community
 
               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         Is this wisest move under the circumstances, 
                         Mr Collier? All these 4400s in the same 
                         place is a target.
 
               
                                     COLLIER
                         There are always dangers. That's why 
                         I hired the security team.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Mr Tyler, I know you're trying to protect 
                         your family, but you must realise that 
                         by staying here, you could be in serious 
                         danger.
 
               
                                     RICHARD
                         Maybe. But you know l was born in 1922, 
                         in Missouri. And my skin was as black, 
                         then, as it is now. So, I've had to 
                         worry about fire bombings and beatings 
                         my entire life. And if there's anything 
                         I learned, it's this. Eventually a man's 
                         got to take a stand. I'm making mine 
                         right here.
 
               
               
               
               Shawn walks out of school and watches Danny and Nikki arguing. 
               She seem's to be ending their relationship
 
               
               Diana arrives to pick Maia up from school and finds her outside 
               with her teacher
 
               
               
                                     TEACHER
                         ...a sprained ankle.

               
                                     MAIA
                         To the other side.

               
                                     DIANA
                         Maia, how did you do today?

               
                                     TEACHER
                         Miss Skouris, can we talk?

               
                                     DIANA
                         Well, give us a sec. Can you? Sorry 
                         I'm late again.
 
               
                                     TEACHER
                         Please understand... I'm afraid you 
                         can't bring Maia back to school anymore. 
                         We have to consider the safety of the 
                         other students.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         Has Maia been a problem?

               
                                     TEACHER
                         Not at all. She's lovely. But it's the 
                         bombings. With Maia's name on that list 
                         we can't risk having her here at school. 
                         l'm sorry.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         I understand.

               
               
               
               The teacher leaves

               
               
                                     DIANA
                         I'm sorry, Maia.We'll find someplace 
                         else, l promise.
 
               
                                     MAIA
                         It'll be OK.

               
                                     DIANA
                         No, it's not OK. It's wrong.

               
                                     MAIA
                         No, I mean, someone's coming who will 
                         make everything better. We just have 
                         to wait a little longer.
 
               
               
               
               One of the 4400, Mary Deneville, carries some flowers across 
               the street into a waiting van. One of the flowers is wilting
 
               
               
               
                                     MARY
                         Oh, you got too warm. Come on. Let's 
                         look pretty. Don't you want to look 
                         pretty?
 
               
               
               
               She stares at it and the flower begins to regenerate

               
               
                                     MARY
                         That's better.

               
               
               
               She get's into the van and starts the engine. A bomb explodes 
               and the van is destroyed
 
               
               Tom and Diana arrive at the scene

               
               
                                     DIANA
                         Is that a blasting cap?

               
                                     TOM
                         It's a commercial detonator. Which means 
                         it'll be easier to trace than a bottle 
                         of bleach.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         We'll send it to the lab. lt needs serial 
                         numbers, lot numbers, a purchaser would 
                         be nice.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         What do you have on the victim?

               
                                     DIANA
                         Mary Denneville. 27-years-old. The flower 
                         shop was her father's. She disappeared 
                         in 1999 but picked up her life right 
                         where she left off.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Until today.

               
                                     DIANA
                         Are the 4400 that frightening to people? 
                         Are we too close, so we don't see it?
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         Something like this isn't fear. This 
                         is hate, pure and simple.
 
               
               
               
               His phone rings

               
               
                                     TOM
                         Baldwin...Right now!

               
               He put's the phone down

               
                                     DIANA
                         What?

               
                                     TOM
                         We have to go in.

               
               
               
               Shawn see's Nikki at school

               
               
                                     SHAWN
                         Nikki.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         Shawn. There's something I need to tell 
                         you.
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         I know. I saw you and Danny talking 
                         yesterday.
 
               
                                     NIKKI
                         I just...want to make one thing clear. 
                         Me breaking up with Danny has nothing 
                         to do with you. OK?
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         OK.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         Do you ever feel like you just......wanted 
                         to get away from your life for a while?
 
                         
               
                                     SHAWN
                         I did that for three years. Don't recommend 
                         it.
 
               
                                     NIKKI
                         You know what I mean.

               
                                     SHAWN
                         Yeah.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         Find a quiet place where you can pretend 
                         that...things are simple. That nobody's 
                         angry at you, or hurt or sad.
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         I know just the spot. Come on. I'll 
                         take you.
 
               
                                     NIKKI
                         Yeah?

               
                                     SHAWN
                         Yeah.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         OK.

               
               
               
               Lyttel speaks with Diana and Tom

               
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         I've been studying your case files. 
                         You're the first investigative team 
                         I've talked to, but it seems like you're 
                         the right place to begin.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Where shall we start, Orson Bailey, 
                         Oliver Knox?
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         How about Maia Rutledge? Age eight. 
                         Disappeared in '46.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         Well, what about her?

               
                                     LYTTEL
                         It says here her foster parents returned 
                         her to quarantine, no reason given. 
                         Then there's all these reports of her 
                         making predictions that come true. Next 
                         thing, she's been removed from quarantine 
                         by one of our field agents.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         I believe it goes on to say, ''For further 
                         study''.
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         But you haven't filed any other reports 
                         though, have you?
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         All of this was approved by Ryland. 
                         I don't see what the problem is.
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         Next case, Shawn Farrell, aged 17. Disappeared 
                         in April of 2001 . It's a little thin. 
                         Isn't it, Tom?
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Why don't you accuse us of whatever 
                         it is and let us get back to work.
 
                         
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         You two are good field agents. But it 
                         was a mistake to let two people with 
                         such obvious conflicts of interest to 
                         remain on the 4400 investigation.
 
                         
               
                                     DIANA
                         This is not a conflict of interest, 
                         it is a unique perspective. It is a 
                         window into these people's lives.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         You have a gang task force, you want 
                         people on it who know gangs. Same thing 
                         here, we know the 4400 better than any 
                         other agents in the country, that's 
                         why we're on these cases.
 
               
                                     LYTTEL
                         Nice spin. Is this what Ryland thinks?
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         Is that who your after? Ryland?

               
                                     LYTTEL
                         You know it's ironic. The North-West 
                         Division used to be a backwater. It 
                         was given to Ryland like a pat on the 
                         back for a career of good service. A 
                         quiet place where he could ride out 
                         his last years before retirement. But 
                         his free ride ended the night the 4400 
                         showed up by that lake. Now there's 
                         going to be a change around here, whether 
                         you like it or not. You can either be 
                         part of it or you can get swept aside.
 
                         
               
               
               
               Collier is in his office. His secretary buzzes in

               
                                     SECRETARY
                         Lily Moore to see you.

               
                                     COLLIER
                         Uh, send her in.

               
               
               
               Lily enters the room

               
               
                                     COLLIER
                         Lily, what can l do for you?

               
                                     LILY
                         Um... Yeah, Chilean sea bass? Tenderloin 
                         medallions? Lobster sushi? Jordan, I 
                         just asked if I could use the common 
                         area for our support group, I didn't 
                         mean for you to cater it like a black 
                         tie dinner.
 
               
                                     COLLIER
                         People want to eat whether they're wearing 
                         tuxedos or not. It's going to be a really 
                         emotional night. These people are like 
                         me. Their family reunions didn't turn 
                         out as planned. It's all paid for.
 
                         
               
                                     LILY
                         Anyone ever tell you you're a control 
                         freak?
 
               
                                     COLLIER
                         Once or twice.

               
                                     LILY
                         Or that throwing money at people might 
                         make them question what you want in 
                         return?
 
               
                                     COLLIER
                         That sounds awfully serious. If I've 
                         made you uncomfortable...
 
               
                                     LILY
                         It's just...you go so far out of your 
                         way to make sure I'm taken care of. 
                         You give me far than I've thought about, 
                         or asked for or needed. You know I'm 
                         in love with Richard, right?
 
               
                                     COLLIER
                         Lily Moore, you are a blunt woman and 
                         I find that attractive, which I know 
                         was not your intent. Look, why would 
                         I try to break up you and Richard? One, 
                         I'm smart enough to know I'd fail. Two, 
                         I just would never do that. Lily, thanks 
                         for coming by and I hope your support 
                         group enjoys the lobster.
 
               
               
               
               Diana's at home, on the phone with Tom

               
               
                                     DIANA
                         The William Wayne Construction Company 
                         bought the blasting caps.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Ok, good. Check their employee list 
                         with the names from the Knox case.
 
                         
               
                                     DIANA
                         I'm already onto it. I'll call you back 
                         if I find your ripple. Thanks.
 
               
               
               
               Tom checks in on Kyle

               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         How is he?

               
                                     LINDA
                         You better see for yourself.

               
                                     TOM
                         What are you doing, buddy?

               
               
               
               Kyle is drawing dots on a map

               
               
               
                                     KYLE
                         I'm looking.

               
                                     TOM
                         For what?

               
                                     KYLE
                         For me.

               
               
               
               Shawn takes Nikki to Mount Rainier

               
               
                                     NIKKI
                         This is the spot?

               
                                     SHAWN
                         Yep. Me and 4,399 of my closest friends 
                         popped out of a ball of light right 
                         here.
 
               
                                     NIKKI
                         It's so pretty. I wonder why they sent 
                         you back here? Why not on the White 
                         House lawn? Or in the middle of Times 
                         Square?
 
               
                                     SHAWN
                         I dunno, maybe they just appreciate 
                         a good view.
 
               
                                     NIKKI
                         You think?

               
                                     SHAWN
                         I have no idea.

               
                                     NIKKI
                         You're such a jerk.

               
                                     SHAWN
                         You're just figuring that out now? Hey, 
                         let me see this.
 
               
               
               
               He takes her hand

               
               
               
                                     NIKKI
                         What are you doing?

               
                                     SHAWN
                         Doctor's follow-up. Just... It looks 
                         good. I keep thinking you're still fourteen.
 
                         
               
                                     NIKKI
                         I'm not.

               
                                     SHAWN
                         I know.

               
               
               
               They kiss, which leads to them having sex on top of the mountain
 
               
               
               Diana is at home working on her laptop. She's going through a 
               list of names
 
               
               
                                     DIANA
                         Tom? I've found something.

               
               
               
               The Keatings base is found

               
               
               
                                     OFFICER
                         What do you got?

               
                                     TOM
                         Gone.

               
                                     DIANA
                         We've got fertiliser.

               
                                     TOM
                         And tyre tracks.

               
                                     DIANA
                         They've got a truck bomb.

               
               
               
               They brief Ryland at Homeland Security

               
               
               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         The tyre prints matched the phone company's 
                         service trucks. So, we pulled their 
                         personnel records and found one Dean 
                         Keating.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         As in Gail Keating - Friday Harbor murder 
                         victim?
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Dean's her older brother.

               
                                     DIANA
                         Not only that. Gail's younger brother, 
                         Glenn works construction and on his 
                         last job the company was short two dozen 
                         blasting caps.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         So, one of the returnee's kills their 
                         sister and these guys get their revenge.
 
                         
               
                                     TOM
                         And the 4400 go from being a threat 
                         to being sympathetic victims.
 
               
                                     RYLAND
                         : Your ripple effect. All right, put 
                         out an APB on Keating's truck, and you'd 
                         better not let that truck get to where 
                         it's going.
 
               
               
               
               Diana and Tom are looking at CCTV camera's, watching various 
               roads, looking for the truck
 
               
               
                                     DIANA
                         Come on. Where are you?

               
               
               
               Tom phones Richard

               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         Mr Tyler, we're looking for a truck 
                         bomb. Be on high alert.
 
               
                                     RICHARD
                         Understood. Thanks.

               
                                     DIANA
                         We're running out of time. There! Truck 
                         number 85. That vehicle's assigned to 
                         Dean Keating. And it's heading north 
                         on...
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Aurora. Heading into Richmond Highlands.
 
                         
               
               
               
               Tom run's out

               
               
               
                                     SID
                         We need a list of all the 4400s in Richmond 
                         Highlands.
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         There's only one 4400 in that area. 
                         It's Tom's nephew. Tom, hold up!
 
               
               
               
               They run to the roof of the building and get into a helicopter. 
               Tom put's on a headset
 
               
               
                                     TOM
                         Operations. Patch me through to that 
                         phone number again.
 
               
                                     ANSWERPHONE
                         Farrell residence.We're not in. You 
                         know the drill.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         Susan, Shawn, Danny. If you can here 
                         this, get out of the house! Is anyone 
                         there?
 
               
               
               
               Danny's there, but he has on headphones and can't hear

               
               
                                     TOM
                         There it is. Number 85. Get us down. 
                         Now!
 
               
               
               
               The helicopter lands on the road in front of the lorry

               
               
                                     TOM
                         Put your hands where I can see them!
 
                         
               
                                     DIANA
                         Out of the truck. Keep your hands where 
                         we can see them.
 
               
                                     DRIVER
                         What the hell...

               
                                     TOM
                         Shut up! Stay down.

               
                                     TOM
                         You're not Keating. Where's Dean Keating?
 
                         
               
                                     DRIVER
                         He didn't come in.

               
                                     DIANA
                         No explosives. The truck's clean, Tom. 
                         They switched vans.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         It's not Keating. Come on! Let's go.
 
                         
               
               
               
               They get back in the helicopter

               
               
                                     TOM
                         We got the wrong van. Re-check all principle 
                         targets. Report anything suspicious.
 
                         
               
               
               
               The Keatings are outside Collier's housing development

               
               
                                     SID
                         We've got a 12ft step van parked near 
                         Collier's housing complex. No plates, 
                         new paint job.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         That's what the phone company uses. 
                         Patch us through to Collier's. Use any 
                         line you can find.
 
               
                                     SID
                         The phones are dead.

               
               
               
               Richard see's the truck pull up

               
               
               
                                     RICHARD
                         Code Red. Main gate.

               
               
               
               Lily's baby senses the danger

               
               Back in the helicopter, which is hovering over the house

               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         There they are. Get me over there.
 
                         
               
               
               
               Richard and other armed security guards point rifles at the brothers. 
               Meanwhile, the Keatings are preparing the bomb
 
               
               Tom shoot's one of them, as he hovers overhead. They still manage 
               to set the bomb.
 
               
               
               
                                     GLEN
                         Go!

               
               
                                     DEAN
                         I've set it. Go!

               
               Both brothers are hit and fall from the van, but the code has 
               been set and the van heads for the gate's. Richard and the guards 
               continue to fire and at the last minute, Richard shoot's out 
               one of the tyres, which set's the van into a spin. It eventually 
               lands on it's side, short of the gate, and explodes. No-one is 
               harmed.
 
               
               The helicopter lands and Tom runs over to the brothers

               
               
               
                                     TOM
                         Hands over your head! Down! Down! Down! 
                         Down!
 
               
                                     DIANA
                         On your stomach now!

               
                                     TOM
                         You are being arrested as a terrorist. 
                         You will be treated as an enemy combatant. 
                         You do not have the right to remain 
                         silent. You do not have the right to 
                         an attorney. Whatever you say will damn 
                         sure be used against you!
 
               
               
               
               Lily runs down to the gate and hug's Richard

               
               Lyttel goes to the hospital and finds Dr Mayhew in a cubicle
 
               
               
               
               
               
                                     TANNOY
                         Doctor MacMillan to...

               
                                     LYTTEL
                         Doctor Mayhew. I'm Warren Lyttel from 
                         Homeland Security. I need to ask a few 
                         questions about Kyle Baldwin.
 
               
               
               
               Tom arrives home that night and Linda rushes out to meet him
 
               
               
               
                                     LINDA
                         Tom, you have to come quick!

               
                                     TOM
                         What?

               
                                     LINDA
                         Just come on!

               
               
               
               They rush out into the garden. Kyle is sitting naked, with the 
               garden sprinklers spraying him with water
 
               
               
                                     TOM
                         Kyle! What are you doing?

               
                                     KYLE
                         I know what's wrong with me. I finally 
                         understand.
 
               
                                     TOM
                         What is it, Kyle? Tell me!

               
                                     KYLE
                         There's only one explanation. Why I 
                         remember everything, but can't feel 
                         anything. Why all the people in my life 
                         seem like strangers. They're not strangers. 
                         I am. I'm not Kyle Baldwin.
 
               
               THE END



Trial By Fire



Writers :   Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Genres :   Animation  Comedy


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