THE 4400
Episode 201
"WAKE UP CALL"
By
Craig Sweeny & Ira Steven Behr
Richard is running through some woodland. The sound of a baby
can be heard in the background.
RICHARD
Isabelle! Isabelle!
A loud scream is heard, followed by a gunshot. Richard see's
blood on his hands and begins to scream.
He suddenly wakes up and sits up in bed, waking Lily
LILY
What is it baby? It's a bad dream.
RICHARD
It's the same one.
She puts her arms around him
LILY
She's fine Richard. We're all fine.
Come back to bed.
They hear footsteps outside.
LILY
It's just a racoon
Richard get's out of bed and picks up a stick. Opening the door
he looks around and see's the taillights of a car. He returns
inside and closes the door.
LILY
Who was it?
RICHARD
They took off before I could ask.
LILY
They left something behind.
A note has been pushed under the door. On the top in large red
letters, are the words 'YOU ARE WARNED' The rest of the piece
of paper is fulled with passages from the bible.
LILY
Someone tracked us down.
RICHARD
Who? NTAC? Collier? This look like their
calling card, to you?
LILY
I don't know who it is, but someone
knows we're 4400's.
RICHARD
Start packing. I'll drive into town
tomorrow, pick up my last paycheck and
then we're out of here.
LILY
Can't we just go now?
RICHARD
We're gonna need that money, Lily.
A car pulls up outside the 4400 centre. Devon comes out to meet
it.
DEVON
Mr and Mrs Sumlin. Peter? If you'll
follow me.
They enter the lobby, which is in the middle of being decorated.
DEVON
Forgive our appearance. As you know,
the centre doesn't officially open until
tomorrow.
MRS SUMLIN
Peter doesn't have time to wait.
Collier appears
COLLIER
That's where you're wrong Mrs Sumlin.
Peter has all the time in the world.
He bends down to look the young boy in the eye. The boy is connected
to an oxygen tube.
COLLIER
Hi Peter. My name is Jordan Collier.
They step out of an elevator
COLLIER
Just this way. Our medical lab isn't
quite ready, so we thought Peter would
be more comfortable up here.
They enter Shawns room.
SHAWN
Hello Peter. I'm Shawn. What do you
say we get started. Yeah?
The little boy nods and the two of them sit opposite each other.
SHAWN
Ok buddy, I want you to take my hands
and try to relax, ok?
Peter begins to shake.
SHAWN
You're ok. You're doing good. You're
doing so good. It's ok.
MRS SUMLIN
Oh my God, is he ok?
COLLIER
He's fine. Just watch.
Shawn continues to hold the boys hands.
SHAWN
You're doing fine. You're ok. You're
ok.
Peter suddenly stops shaking and his mother kneels on the floor
beside him
MRS SUMLIN
Peter? How do you feel honey?
MR SUMLIN
How are you doing son?
Peter rips the oxygen tube from his face
He takes some breaths without it and smiles.
Later the Sumlins hand Collier a cheque
COLLIER
Thankyou for your generous donation.
MR SUMLIN
We tried everything. Radiation. Bone
marrow transplants. Is he really cured?
COLLIER
Take him back to his Doctor. Run some
tests. Peter's leukaemia is gone.
MRS SUMLIN
This is a miracle.
COLLIER
For now it has to remain a private miracle.
May I remind you that the confidentiality
agreement you have signed, is strictly
binding.
MRS SUMLIN
But people should know about that young
man.
COLLIER
And they will. In time, they'll know
everything.
Diana and Maia walk hand in hand up to a court building.
DIANA
Are you nervous?
MAIA
Aren't you?
DIANA
No, not at all.....Well maybe a little
bit. Ok, a lot. Now you really wanna
do this right?
MAIA
Right.
DIANA
Ok, let's go.
Inside the Judge's office
JUDGE BIEDERMAN
Says here she registered an ability
under the Densman-Lenhoff bill. Some
kind of precognitive insight?
DIANA
Her visions stopped about four months
ago. We're not sure why.
JUDGE BIEDERMAN
Huh, too bad. I was going to ask if
teledex would hit it's quarterly projection.
DIANA
Well, we'd like to get started if that's
alright.
JUDGE BIEDERMAN
Certainly. Just sign where indicated.
Diana Skouris, your adoption of Maia
Rutledge is hereby complete, legal and
binding. So witnessed by me, Henry Biederman,
tenth circuit family court of Seattle.
You know, some of us have to look far
and wide to find people to call family.
You two had to look clear across time.
Diana, let me introduce you to your
daughter, Maia. Maia, say hello to mommy.
Maia flings her arms around Diana.
National Threat Assessment Command Seattle, Washington.
Kyle is in a room pacing angrily.
KYLE
I'm not doing it. I mean it this time,
no way!
TOM
It's just a catscan Kyle, you've had
them before.
KYLE
This one's gonna tell them the same
thing the last 150 told them. Nothing!
He points to his head.
KYLE
There's nobody in here but me.
TOM
I know that. And sooner or later they're
gonna stop looking.
KYLE
When? When?
TOM
I wish I knew. But with NTAC, the Government,
they've got bigger issues than you or
me ok? Just...Kyle, they're still trying
to make sense about what happened that
night at Highland Beach, that's all.
KYLE
Are they afraid if they let me out I'm
going to spill the beans about their
big secret? Well they can relax. I just
want to get out of here and be normal
again, and normal people don't go around
sounding off about future humans and
the end of the world. Besides, I don't
even remember what happened.
TOM
I know
Kyle looks up at the camera
KYLE
You listening? I don't remember!!
TOM
Just calm down. Just calm down.
KYLE
Talk to someone, anyone, please, cos....
TOM
Ok, ok, ok, ok
Tom is in the gym hitting a punching bag. Diana walks in.
DIANA
Tom! Been a while, huh?
TOM
Yeah, you know how it is. Us desk jockey's
don't have much cause to mix with you
hotshot field agents.
DIANA
Someone feeling a little sorry for himself
today?
TOM
The 4400 was sent back to save humanity
and I'm supposed to help them.
DIANA
I was there, on the beach, remember?
TOM
They gave me a mission, and what's my
biggest accomplishment of the week?
I convinced my son to take another catscan.
Though somehow I don't think that's
what they had in mind.
Diana's new partner enters the room
AGENT
Diana, you ready to roll?
DIANA
In a minute.
HUBBARD
Because we have to check in on three
returnee's in a row. I wanna make sure
we get our reports in by five.
DIANA
Ok, why don't you keep the car warmed
up and I'll be right there.
He leaves the room
TOM
Vic Hubbard's the best lead investigator
you could find?
DIANA
Oh no, he's the fourth one this year.
Two more, I break a record. We gotta
get you out from behind that desk.
TOM
I'm lucky to have a job here. I put
a gun to another Agents head, remember?
DIANA
Yeah well, I never said it was gonna
be easy.
He begins to hit the bag again.
Intel Room 3
BRADY
It's obvious what really happened.
MARCO
Whoa, are you gonna start in with your
negative energy again?
BRADY
White holes. See, they're the answer.
That's how they took them and that's
how they brought them back.
Diana enters the room
DIANA
Guys. Guys! Am I interrupting?
MARCO
Brady's back on his white hole kick
again.
DIANA
One day you'll explain to me the difference
between the white one's and the black
one's, right?
MARCO
Well, how about tonight?
DIANA
How about you just give me that thing
that we discussed.
MARCO
Can't.
DIANA
Why not?
MARCO
I already sent it upstairs.
DIANA
Ah. Wonder if anyone's read it yet.
MARCO
When they do, I'm sure you're gonna
hear about it.
DIANA
I owe you one, handsome.
Abendson Psychiatric Care Facility
Tess Doerner, abductetd on April 3rd, 1955, sits in the communal
area drawing a picture. Another man approaches and takes a book
from under his jumper.
TESS
H P Lovecrafts.The Mountains Of Madness.
Are you trying to tell me something?
Which orderly did you steal it from.
Matt picks up her drawing and stares at it.
TESS
Matt? You're so sweet. You're the only
person here, who doesn't want me dead.
I wish I could take you with me when
I go, but I can't. They only want me.
I'll be leaving soon. Very soon.
The exact same scene she has drawn is being enacted outside.
Two inmates are putting pieces of scrap metal together whilst
Arlo and Matt, two orderlys, look on.
ARLO
Joanne, Paul? What are you doing?
JOANNE
Sex maniac. Don't go flashing those
bedroom eyes at me.
ARLO
Joanne, I'm serious. Put that stuff
down before you hurt yourself.
JOANNE
We're building something.
ARLO
I can see that!
JOANNE
Can you really? It's gonna be gigantic.
ARLO
Humungous. Rival the pyramids. But some
things are better left to the imagination,
Joanne. Besides, you two have physical
therapy now. Let's go!
The two move inside
ARLO
Building something. Building nothing.
Help me get rid of this junk.
Richard is in town to collect his wages. He finds flyers scattered
around, identical to the warning note from earlier. Looking up,
he sees a man dressed in black.
Shawn is at the centre having a massage
SHAWN
Ow
MASSEUSE
I'm sorry, too hard?
SHAWN
No it's ok. Give it your best shot.
MASSEUSE
Whatever you do, you must be pretty
good at it.
SHAWN
Yeah, I work with my hands, same as
you.
MASSEUSE
My apartment doesn't look anything like
this.
SHAWN
Well, it helps to have friends in high
places.
MASSEUSE
I'm always open to making new friends.
Someone knocks on the door.
SHAWN
Come in!
Collier enters.
SHAWN
Speak of the devil
COLLIER
Give us a moment.
The girl leaves the room
SHAWN
Has anyone ever told you, your timing
sucks?
COLLIER
If they did I'd probably fire them.
He hands Shawn his book. 'The 4400 And Counting'
COLLIER
For you
SHAWN
Oh.
COLLIER
It's in book stores tomorrow.
SHAWN
Jordan. This is going to sell a million
copies. People are gonna freak out when
they read this.
COLLIER
Big ideas make a loud noise when the
land, Shawn.
Diana enters the office of Nina Jarvis, Director NTAC Pacific
Northwest Division.
DIANA
You wanted to see me, Nina?
NINA
Are you sleeping with Tom Baldwin?
DIANA
Should I come back in? Maybe we could
start over.
NINA
Answer the question.
DIANA
Never even held hands.
NINA
Do you owe him money?
DIANA
What game are we playing here, because
if I knew the rules....
NINA
I am playing the theory room paper game.
DIANA
I don't know that one.
NINA
Well let me give you a hint.
She begins to read a report sent up from Marco
NINA
The necessity for the immediate reassignment
of Thomas Baldwin to active field duty.
DIANA
Catchy title.
NINA
Did you come up with it yourself, or
did the big brains of the basement pitch
in?
DIANA
Let's just say that I agree with the
sentiment. Tom's the best agent I've
ever worked with. Maybe the best you've
got in this division. In the three months
that Baldwin was investigating the 4400,
this department learned more, far more
than in the entire year he's been shuffling
paper.
NINA
He threatened another agents life.
DIANA
He was trying to protect his son, who
these future people or whoever they
are, chose as their spokesman. Not to
mention that his nephew, Shawn, is one
of the 4400.
NINA
All of which sound like major conflicts
of interest to me.
DIANA
That's not what Dennis Ryland believed.
NINA
Dennis Ryland is no longer in charge
here.
DIANA
Maybe you should call Washington, talk
to him.
NINA
I don't have to call Washington. They've
got me on speed dial. Congressmen, Senators,
Committee Chairs, Sub Committee Chairs.
All of them are looking to this department,
to me, for answers.
DIANA
Which is why you can't keep an agent
like Tom Baldwin on the shelf. He's
a major player in this case. He's maybe,
the major player.
NINA
See, funny, that's exactly what it say's
in this paper.
DIANA
Maybe Marco had me check it for typo's.
NINA
Alright, the next time that you want
to send me a message, put your name
on it.
Diana stands up straight, turns and leaves the room.
Later, back at the sanitarium.
CLAYTON
Mr Woolcock! Get down there.
MATT
Arlo!
CLAYTON
Mr Woolcock, get down from there!
MATT
Arlo! You heard the man!
CLAYTON
Woolcock, get down from there this instant.
Arlo, the orderly from earlier, is clambering across the roof,
on his stomach. He reaches the weather vane and pulls it loose.
CLAYTON
I've called security! This is your last
chance!
MATT
What the hell you doing up there? Arlo!
ARLO
I've got it!
He hugs the weather vane to his chest.
CLAYTON
Arlo, this is your last warning!
MATT
Arlo, please!
He makes his way backwards towards the ladder
MATT
Arlo, be careful!
ARLO
I'm coming down!
MATT
Arnold, be careful! Watch what you're
doing!
He places one foot on the ladder.
ARLO
I got it! I got it!
He starts to make his way down the ladder, but it begins to fall,
taking the man with it. He falls to the ground, screaming.
CLAYTON
Oh my God!
We're shown one of Tess' drawings, which includes a picture of
the weather vane, which is perched on top of the device she is
drawing. Pictures cover the wall of her room.
Richard returns home to find Lily has packed their bags
RICHARD
Lily I'm home. Lily relax, we don't
have to leave. Some nut papered the
entire town with these things. He wasn't
singling us out.
LILY
Well I still think we should go.
RICHARD
I was scared last night too, but did
you read this? It's a rant, not a witchhunt.
LILY
Maybe, but Richard, we still don't feel
safe here anymore.
RICHARD
You mean Isabelle doesn't feel safe.
LILY
Richard, we've gone over this a dozen
times. I don't know why she talks to
me and not to you.
RICHARD
Talks?
LILY
Communicates. Whatever.
RICHARD
Did she happen to mention where we should
go? Does she have a place picked out,
or will she know when she see's it?
LILY
We can find a town.
RICHARD
We already did. Right here. Isabelle
is six months old. I know she's a special
kid, but we're still her parents. We
make decisions for her, she doesn't
make them for us.
Isabelle begins to cry and Lily rushes into the bedroom, picking
her up. Richard picks up the bags and takes them back into the
room.
RICHARD
We're staying put.
At Diana's apartment, Maia is sat on her bed, writing in her
journal.
DIANA
Maia!
As she hears Diana call, she quickly hides the journal under
her pillow. Diana opens the door and is wearing a party hat.
DIANA
Party time.
Balloons decorate the apartment. Diana brings some food to the
table.
DIANA
Macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes
and white bread.
MAIA
Everything I like.
DIANA
They're the only things you'll eat.
You gotta promise me that you'll outgrow
this phase soon.
MAIA
Mommy, how do you make this taste so
good?
DIANA
It's a hidden talent I guess. You just
called me Mommy.
MAIA
You're my Mom now, right?
DIANA
Now and forever.
MAIA
I like that.
DIANA
Me too.
MAIA
Do you think I'll ever go back to school?
DIANA
Weren't you just telling me that you
got a 97 on your math test?
MAIA
Not home school, real school with a
playground and recess.
DIANA
Well sure you will, you know, when you
get a bit older.
MAIA
How much older? I'm not seeing things
that are going to happen, anymore. So
it should be ok for me to be around
other kids. I think I'd be happy at
school.
DIANA
Aren't you happy now?
MAIA
I'm glad you're my mom for real, but
I could still use a friend or two. More
mac and cheese please.
DIANA
Just a little.
Tom and Diana are in Nina's office. She hands him a piece of
paper.
NINA
Sign this.
TOM
What is it?
NINA
Your letter of resignation.
TOM
I thought I was being reassigned to
field duty.
NINA
You are, effective immediately. I need
results. We have a high priced collection
of sheepskin in the basement that tells
me you're the best way to get them,
so I'm willing to take a risk. But I
need some insurance. This. I left the
date blank. You cross the line, I fill
it in.
TOM
Fair enough.
He picks up a pen and signs.
NINA
Good! Here, look at this.
She turns a screen around to face them bringing up details on
Tess.
DIANA
Tess Doerner. Diagnosed with paranoid
schizophrenia at the age of 15. Disappeared
from Abbotson psychiatric hospital on
April of 1955.
TOM
Well maybe they sent her back without
bothering to cure her.
DIANA
Curing people was not part of their
agenda.
NINA
We just got a call from the CA over
at the hospital. One of the orderly's
is dead and he claims that there's some
kind of connection.
Diana stands up to leave
DIANA
We'll check it out.
TOM
Hold on. There's still one piece of
business we need to get straight.
NINA
You're setting conditions?
Tom brings Kyle home
KYLE
This is your new house?
TOM
It's yours too.
Kyle takes a look around while Tom stands watching him. They
make their way into Kyle's new bedroom.
TOM
All your stuff is here. Kind of looks
like our old place, huh? Well try it,
anyway.
KYLE
Only one thing missing. Mom.
TOM
Yeah I know. Sometimes I can't believe
she's not here either. But we tried
Kyle. We really tried to make it work.
KYLE
I wish you both would have tried a little
harder.
TOM
I'm sorry. You know, when something
terrible happens to a family, when you
were in the hospital, it can bring people
closer together or it can drive them
apart. Your Mom and me....
KYLE
Well I'll have to call her. Let her
know I'm out of quarantine.
TOM
Yeah, you should do that. It would make
her really happy.
KYLE
Shawn's gonna freak out too.
TOM
Well....
KYLE
I'm going to see him, right?
TOM
You're a good cousin. Just don't expect
too much. You know, people change in
four years. I can't believe you're standing
here. I've been looking forward to this
moment for too long. Hey, you remember
how we used to love to go to the batting
cages?
KYLE
You never could hit that curve ball.
TOM
That was you. I've got plenty of quarters
saved up.
KYLE
Maybe we should stop off at the driving
range, too.
TOM
You wanna learn how to play golf? I
used to beg to teach you.
KYLE
There are a lot of things I wanna try
now, Dad.
TOM
You make a list. You want it, we'll
do it. Anything. You can show me tonight,
okay?
Tom makes his way out of the room
KYLE
You're leaving? I just got here.
TOM
It's my job, buddy. Now get started
on that list.
Tom and Diana arrive at the sanitarium, to find building of Tess'
device in progress.
DIANA
You people really take your arts and
crafts seriously, don't you.
TOM
You sure Tess drew this before they
started building?
CLAYTON
She made her first sketch two weeks
ago. That thing started going up yesterday.
DIANA
And you think that the orderly who died
is connected to all of this.
CLAYTON
He was on the ledge of B building, prying
off a weather vane. I believe it was
this weather vane.
He shows them one of Tess' drawings.
They make their way inside
TOM
So why don't you just confine all of
the other patients to their rooms.
CLAYTON
Well I intend to, but this kind of cooperative
behaviour is unheard of with these illnessess.
Besides I wanted you to take a look
at that thing before we tore it down
again.
One of the patients comes out of a room
CLAYTON
It's alright Kevin. They're just here
to talk to Tess.
He turns to Tom and Diana
CLAYTON
He's very protective of her. She's his
only friend in here. Really, it's ok.
He opens the door to her room
CLAYTON
I'll just let her know you're coming.
TOM
Great.
Inside Tess' room
DIANA
We saw some of the pictures you did,
Tess. They're really good.
TESS
Shhhh! They'll hear you. There's microphones
in the walls. They broadcast by satellite
to the submarines.
DIANA
Who does?
TESS
The Doctors.
TOM
The Doctors here in the hospital?
TESS
Some of them are here in the hospital.
Some of them are stationed on a submarine.
DIANA
We'll just talk really softly.
TESS
They take my crayons away, but they're
too late.
TOM
Yeah? Why's that?
TESS
Because it's gonna get built anyway.
They want me to get in touch with them.
That's why they put the plans in my
head.
TOM
Um, now, are we talking about the Doctors
here in the hospital, or the Doctors
under the sea.
TESS
Neither. We're talking about the people
who took me. Stupid.
DIANA
So, the people who took you. They want
the patients here to build that tower?
TESS
They'll do anything to get me back.
They like me.
TOM
Did you ask the other patients for help,
Tess?
TESS
I don't like talking to them. They're
crazy.
DIANA
Was Arlo crazy?
TESS
I never thought he was. Maybe crazy
is catching.
Diana and Tom leave the building and walk towards their car.
TOM
So, my first day back. What's going
on? Not much. Just a bunch of mental
patients building a machine to contact
the future.
DIANA
Well that's what Tess thinks, anyway.
She also thinks there are Doctors stationed
under the Pacific Ocean, listening to
a radio broadcast of her private conversations.
TOM
Could be some kind of collective hysteria.
Doesn't explain this guy Arlo, though.
DIANA
He's a middle aged hospital orderly,
who's wife just left him. He could have
been suicidal.
TOM
Lost his nerve at the last minute and
tried to grab the weather vane?
DIANA
I wonder how long it is since Marco
got some sun. I was thinking we could
bring him down to have a look at that
thing they're building.
TOM
A lone trip for Marco.
DIANA
He goes outside Tom. We could have some
sunblock handy.
TOM
It would be something though, huh? If
she could actually do it? Contact the
future?
DIANA
Tess is right. Maybe crazy is catching.
The 4400 Centre at nightCollier is on the floor of his office,
crying out in pain. Shawn and a secretary rush in.
SECRETARY
He was dictating a letter. He just grabbed
his head and started screaming.
SHAWN
Wait outside. Now!
She leaves and Shawn grabs Colliers head and begins to try and
take the pain away.
SHAWN
Hold still.
Eventually he succeeds and they both remain exhausted on the
floor.
COLLIER
Thanks. Thankyou.
SHAWN
They're getting worse. Jordan, they're
coming more often, too.
COLLIER
You ok?
SHAWN
I'm fine. I don't get it. I don't get
why these attacks keep coming back.
I cured emphysema, leukaimia. That baby
really kicked your ass.
COLLIER
Well you just remember that when we
find Richard and Lily.
SHAWN
You sound pretty confident Jordan, but
it's been a year. Sometimes I forget
they're still out there.
COLLIER
I never forget and neither do the men
I'm paying to find them.
SHAWN
Ok, but if I were you, I wouldn't want
to be in the same timezone as that kid.
If you two meet up again, it might just
finish you off.
COLLIER
I have my reasons.
He helps Shawn to his feet.
COLLIER
You get some rest.
SHAWN
Alright.
COLLIER
Big day tomorrow.
SHAWN
Yeah.
Newscast
NEWSCASTER
In breaking news, a revelation about
the origins of the 4400. In his newly
published autobiography former real
estate agent, Jordan Collier, claims
that the 4400 were abducted by Human
Beings from the future. The book contains
copies of classified government memoranda,
that Collier say's prove his claims.
The documents are said to come from
an anonymous source within the National
Threat Assessment Command. According
to Collier, the 4400 were returned to
avert a catastrophe that threatens the
survival of mankind.
Diana and Maia are watching the broadcast
MAIA
Why didn't you tell me?
NEWSCASTER
Collier charges that the government
has had this information for more than
a year, but has kept it secret in an
effort to avert a public panic.
Richard is at work watching the broadcast.
NEWSCASTER
The government claims that the documents
are purely speculative and have been
quoted out of context.
Back in Richards workplace.
MECHANIC
I don't care who took them. I don't
care who sent them back. The government
should have kept them behind bars.
MECHANIC 2
You heard what the man said. They're
here to save the world.
MECHANIC
Well what do you expect him to say.
He's one of them. You're awful quiet.
RICHARD
I deal in facts. The fact is, I gotta
flush this radiator before lunch.
He begins to work on a car.
Nina holds a meeting.
NINA
Did everybody hear that Mr Collier's
source, is anonymous no more. Agent
Hubbard will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
DIANA
So what about Collier?
TOM
Can't buy national secrets on the black
market.
NINA
I'm sure we'd all like to see Collier
charged with treason, but it's unlikely.
I doubt we'll be able to trace the payments
directly to him. Now, as for the so
called 4400 center. Around the clock
surveillance is in effect until further
notice. I want pictures of everyone
who comes within a hundred yards of
that place.
AGENT
Is it true that Collier is filing for
tax exempt status?
NINA
Apparently.
TOM
What, he's turned the 4400 into some
kind of religion?
AGENT
More like a cult.
TOM
A cult is what the big congregation
calls a little congregation.
AGENT 2
Cult, religion, whatever. What's he
basing it on?
DIANA
Have you read this thing? Collier claims
that he can unlock the 4400 within anybody.
AGENT 3
So he expects a guy punching a clock
in Pittsburgh, to believe he has some
kind of latent superpower?
AGENT 2
Most of the 4400 don't even have those
kinds of abilities. Not yet anyway.
DIANA
No, but if you thought there was a chance
that you had an ability locked away
inside you.
NINA
You sound like you're ready to sign
up.
DIANA
No. But I wouldn't blame anyone for
being curious.
TOM
Now we keep telling the public, that
biologically, the 4400 aren't any different
than the rest of us. They haven't been
altered genetically, neurologically.
AGENT 3
As far as we can tell. But if Collier
thinks that people are just gonna sign
up their lives and their life savings
over to some metaphysical pyramid scheme,
then he's in for a rude awakening.
Kyle arrives at the 4400 center which is open to the public for
a book signing. He walks among the crowd and is greeted by Devon.
DEVON
Welcome to the 4400 center. My name
is Devon. What's your name?
KYLE
Kyle
DEVON
Nice to meet you Kyle. Can I sign you
up for a tour?
KYLE
Thanks. I'm just looking for my cousin?
Shawn Farrell?
DEVON
I'm sorry. Mr Farrell's not available
right now.
KYLE
Can you tell him Kyle's looking for
him? He does live here, right?
DEVON
I'm afraid policy prohibits me from
discussing our membership.
KYLE
I'm not looking for a discussion. I
just want to say hi to my cousin.
She blocks his way
DEVON
If you want to leave your name and number.
KYLE
I'm not leaving anything. What is the
problem here?
DEVON
There's no problem.
KYLE
Then tell Shawn I'm here. If he doesn't
want to see me, fine! But that's up
to him, right?
DEVON
Would you lower your voice please?
KYLE
Look, I've got nothing against you personally.
I hope the pod people return your body
to you someday. If it's all the same,
I'll find Shawn myself.
Three security guards come up to him and begin to drag him out.
GUARD
This way sir.
KYLE
Get your hands off me!
Back at the sanitarium, the building continues.
MARCO
You guys didn't tell me this thing was
so big.
TOM
It wasn't.
DIANA
Not yesterday.
MARCO
Those don't look like patients to me.
DIANA
They're not.
TOM
Dr Clayton.
CLAYTON
I know what you're gonna say. We're
falling behind. We'll make up the time
this afternoon.
DIANA
So is the entire hospital working on
this thing?
CLAYTON
It's the only way to get it done. Excuse
me. Randy? Winston? We're gonna need
a little help here with the satellite
dish.
Diana turns to Marco
DIANA
Ok, so first the patients, now the staff.
If this is some kind of mass hysteria,
it's spreading.
Back at Richard and Lily's house. Richard is holding Isabelle.
RICHARD
Who does Daddy love? Mom, Elizabeth.
Yes he does. You know what he see's
when he looks at you? A beautiful baby,
yes he does. But Mommy see's much more
than that. You know why? You communicate
with Mommy, but you never talk to daddy.
So how about it. Anything you want to
say to Daddy? Huh? Cos I'm listening.
Ok then. Guess I'm left to muddle along,
all alone.
Lily enters the room.
LILY
Richard. We've gotta get a copy of that
book, I wanna read it.
RICHARD
You and me both, but I've checked in
town. They won't have any copies till
tomorrow.
LILY
I don't know about you, but I kinda
got used to the idea that we'd never
know where she came from.
RICHARD
Well, if we went to the future. At least
we came back with a souvenier.
LILY
The people who took us. They made all
this happen, right? They saw to it that
we got Isabelle. They must have something
in mind for her.
RICHARD
I have something in mind for us, too.
A normal life.
LILY
Sounds good, but we left normal behind
a long time ago now.
Back at the sanitarium, Agents are pulling people away from the
device.
CLAYTON
This is outrageous. We have work to
finish here. Important work.
TOM
Doctors are allowed to make their rounds.
No-ones stopping them from taking care
of their patients. From now on, the
tower and the court area are off limits.
You got it?
AGENT
I've got it.
Marco walks up to the tower device
MARCO
Man, look at the size of that thing.
I wouldn't mind having one of those
in my backyard, huh?
TOM
Road trips over. Wait in the car.
Marco leaves and Diana walks over to stand by Tom's side.
DIANA
So yesterday, a few patients were compelled
to work on this thing, and today it's
the entire hospital.
TOM
If we get Tess out of here, you think
this compulsion will fade?
DIANA
I don't know.
TOM
It's worth a try, isn't it?
Diana and Tom take Tess from her room and lead her into the corridor.
She's upset and crying.
TOM
Alright, I got you.
TESS
I'm not a bad person. I'm not.
DIANA
No-one's saying that you are, Tess.
TESS
Then why are you gonna stick wires in
my brain?
TOM
I promise Tess. Nobody's gonna hurt
you.
TESS
That's what everybody say's right before
they hurt you. Why am I being punished?
I'm a good person really. I'm only doing
what they want.
Kevin comes rushing up the corridor yelling and rushes at Tom.
TOM
Guards! Guards! Get over here.
He is dragged off and walks down the corridor, yelling. Tess
is sobbing and is taken through the doors.
TESS
Kevin! Kevin!
TOM
It's alright.
Maia and a friend are playing go fish in Diana's apartment. The
babysitter is setting the table for dinner.
MAIA
Do you have a seven?
KERRY
Go fish.
Diana enters
DIANA
I am so sorry I'm late. Oh, who do we
have here?
MAIA
This is Kerry. She lives downstairs.
The UPS man left a package for us by
mistake, and when her Mom came to get
it, Kerry was with her, and now I'm
invited to her birthday party. And it's
a sleepover. I can go, right?
DIANA
Hi Kerry, I'm Diana.
KERRY
It's nice to meet you.
DIANA
It's nice to meet you.
MAIA
I already said it's ok.
DIANA
Well I think we should probably talk
to Kerry's Mom, don't you? Oh look,
you know what? It sounds fine to me.
Maia rushes up to hug her
MAIA
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
Jordan Colliers office.
SHAWN
You never told me I was a prisoner.
COLLIER
Have you ever seen a prison cell Shawn?
It looks nothing like your apartment.
SHAWN
Goddammit Jordan! Since when do you
decide who I see and talk to.
COLLIER
This is about your cousin, isn't it?
SHAWN
So you did know he was here?
COLLIER
I know he was rude and aggressive and
had to be escorted from the premises.
SHAWN
You mean thrown out!
COLLIER
It might have been handled more smoothly
Shawn, but all in all I have to say
it was for the best.
SHAWN
Kyle is my friend.
COLLIER
He was your friend. Look, a year ago
you came to me looking for a new life.
Your old one in shambles. Kyle, friend
or not, is part of that old life.
SHAWN
So what do you want me to do? You just
want me to cut him loose and forget
he exists?
COLLIER
He's no different than your Mother,
your brother or your friend Nikki.
SHAWN
Don't.
COLLIER
They do not understand what it is we're
trying to accomplish here.
SHAWN
Maybe I don't either.
COLLIER
Well then I suggest you pack your bags
and leave.
Shawn sits down.
SHAWN
So what happens next time you start
screaming out in pain?
COLLIER
Do what's right for you Shawn. I'll
take care of myself.
Tom is sat in the office when Diana enters
DIANA
I got the full physical work up on Tess.
TOM
Let me guess. Physically normal across
the board.
DIANA
I'll say this for the 4400. They're
consistent.
TOM
Tess draws a picture of a tower or a
monument.
DIANA
Or a beacon.
TOM
The the people around her drop everything
and start building it.
DIANA
Well, they can't help themselves. They
have to work.
TOM
It's like ants. Come here.
He beckons her over and she takes a look at this laptop screen.
TOM
The Queen secretes a chemical telling
the other ants what to do.
DIANA
The drones don't stop working until
the job is done. Doesn't matter if one
of them dies or if a storm comes and
washes away the ant hill.
TOM
They just keep working, unless you take
the Queen away. I just hope our drones
respond the same way.
DIANA
So the future sent back a schizophrenic
Queen ant with a blueprint to an interstellar
walkie talkie?
TOM
Let's see what Tess can tell us.
DIANA
You know, we'd better not get too close,
because if your theory's right, anyone
who get's too close to her, could be
vulnerable.
TOM
Alright I'll talk to Tess. You check
with Garrity over at the hospital.
Tom goes to see Tess. He speaks to her through a glass window.
TOM
These friends of yours. The one's who
took you. What do you think they want
to talk about?
TESS
They're so much smarter than you, it
isn't even funny.
TOM
Yeah. Yeah, no doubt. They figured out
how to take you and how to send you
back.
TESS
Sending me back was a mistake and you
know it. I'm supposed to be there.
TOM
Where exactly is there?
TESS
There were Doctors there too. They were
nice. All of them.
TOM
Do you remember where you were taken?
TESS
We slept a lot, but not all the time.
We wore grey clothes. There's a giant
building. The Doctors wore shiny jackets.
I miss it so much.
She approaches the dividing screen.
TOM
Go on. I really like hearing you talk
about it.
TESS
Our rooms had round windows. Our doorways
with arches in them. The stones had
writing in them. Math symbols or something.
Inscriptions. Jars of purplish metals
and rods with stained tips.
TOM
These symbols. Tess, what did they look
like? Tess? Tess, do you remember what
the inscriptions said?
TESS
They're waiting to hear from me. I need
to get in touch with them.
She moves away
TOM
Tess, Tess. Tess, wait!
Diana is in the office, trying to get hold of Garrity.
DIANA
Garitty, why haven't you been picking
up your cell phone?
GARRITY
I'm sorry, it's been kind of crazy down
here.
DIANA
So is everything alright?
GARRITY
Yeah, fine. Just about done here.
DIANA
Done?
GARRITY
Well, the satellite dish is a bitch
to hook up, but we'll get em.
Down at the sanitarium
GARRITY
Come on people, let's get those dishes
secured. We don't have all day.
Tom appears in the office
TOM
I just had the most unbelievable conversation
with Tess.
DIANA
Well it couldn't be any more unbelievable
than the one I just had with Garitty.
Lily is walking down a street pushing Isabelle in a pushchair.
She walks past a cinema and into a gift shop, where she picks
up a copy of Collier's book. The man Richard saw earlier placing
warning leaflets is talking to the owner.
SHOPKEEPER
Can't say I see it that way.
JOSIAH
No other way to see it. That book is
blasphemy.
SHOPKEEPER
Well don't buy it, if that's how you
feel.
JOSIAH
The third angel blew his trumpet and
a great sorrow fell from heaven, burning
like a torch. Revelations 8:10.
SHOPKEEPER
I'll take your word for it.
JOSIAH
The day they came back was the beginning
of the end times.
SHOPKEEPER
Sounds like you've done a little more
thinking on it than I have.
JOSIAH
Either remove the book from the store
or my boy here will remove it for you.
SHOPKEEPER
Like hell he will.
Lily accidentally knocks over a table, gaining the attention
of the man. He walks over, seeing the book in her hands.
JOSIAH
Do you know what you're carrying there,
woman?
LILY
It's just a book.
JOSIAH
It's the doorway to hell.
Isabelle is watching him. He turns to her and Lily rushes over.
JOSIAH
That child yours?
LILY
It's my daughter.
JOSIAH
Abomination begets abomination.
Lily picks up the baby. Isabelle looks at the man over her mother's
shoulders and as she does so, the windows of the store blow out
and goods fly everywhere. She rushes out and quickly makes her
way to Richard who is working on a car.
LILY
Richard!
RICHARD
What's going on?
LILY
We gotta get out of here, now!
He follows her over to their car.
Back at the sanitarium, the tower is on fire. Agents hold back
those wishing to save it.
TOM
What the hell happened here.
CLAYTON
These new guys you sent us are no good.
GARRITY
Park told me he had experience with
a welding torch, so....
CLAYTON
Experience in what? Starting fires?
Now our schedule's in the toilet.
DIANA
Did either of you call the fire department?
Tom looks up at the fire. Kevin falls to his knees, while in
her room, Tess begins to scream.
Richard and Lily hurriedly pack, as a car pulls up outside.
RICHARD
Time to go.
Josiah kicks the door open, while Richard and Lily try to get
away in the car.
LILY
Hurry Richard. Hurry
Josiah goes into the bedroom, where the cot mobile is still playing.
He looks around and see's the open window. Opening the door,
he fires his rifle at the car blowing out the windows. Lily screams
as Richard starts the engine and drives away.
Nina holds a meeting
NINA
As of tonight, Abottson state hospital
is officially under quarantine. The
patients will remain locked down. Hospital
staff and affected NTAC personnel will
be confined to the site, until we've
isolated the source of the compulsion.
TOM
That sounds like a good plan, but who's
gonna watch over them? The last group
we sent was compromised within hours.
DIANA
Which is quite frankly, a little disturbing.
I mean, if you think of this like an
epidemic. I the CDC, we'd call Tess
the sole disease factor. You remove
her, you remove the urge to build. Except,
as far as we know....
TOM
None of those agents had any contact
with Tess.
DIANA
So it's like the flu, or any other airborne
virus. If you catch it you can pass
it on.
Nina looks at one of the drawings
NINA
What is this thing supposed to be anyway?
MARCO
My guess, and I cannot emphasise the
word guess strongly enough, is that
Tess is telling us the truth. It's some
kind of communication device.
NINA
To contact who? The future?
TOM
The only way to find out is to let the
patients finish building it. That night
on Highland Beach, they were trying
to tell us something. The conversation
was cut short.
DIANA
Which is why we've been stumbling around
in the dark this last year.
TOM
Tess is the ony 4400 who remembers where
she was taken.
NINA
No, claims to remember where she was
taken. She's also the only paranoid
schizophrenic, and it sounds to me like
you too have been spending a little
too much time around her.
MARCO
Well, maybe I caught the bug too, but
I agree with them.
NINA
The quarantine orders for the hospital
will remain in effect until further
notice. The guards will rotate shifts
to minimise their exposure.
TOM
So where does that leave us?
NINA
Until we're sure the compulsion is not
spreading anymore, you two aren't going
anywhere near that facility.
Richard and Lily have pulled up at a gas station.
LILY
Isabelle is asleep. The rainy day came
sooner than expected. Do you think we
lost them?
RICHARD
I'm not ready to stop for pies just
yet. I've got 1200 here. Another 300
in my pocket.
LILY
I'm carrying too.
RICHARD
I'm gonna have to get those back windows
replaced in the morning. That should
be enough to carry us through to Montana.
LILY
What did Eric say when you called him?
RICHARD
He was a little surprised to hear from
me. Back in quarantine he used to say
that us 4400's should stick together.
LILY
Yeah well, we didn't have much choice
back then though, did we.
He takes her hand
RICHARD
We'll have to get by on our savings
when we get there.
LILY
If things get really bad, we can sell
these.
RICHARD
I put that ring on your finger forever.
Guess you and Isabelle were right. We
should have taken off when we had the
chance.
They kiss
LILY
It's gonna be a long night. You want
me to drive a shift?
RICHARD
Get some sleep.
Diana's sitting on her bed, when there's a knock at the door.
Maia is with the woman from downstairs
DIANA
Maia, what's wrong?
WOMAN
I'm sorry, I know it's late, but Maia
really wanted to come home.
DIANA
Well why's that sweetie?
MAIA
I don't want to talk about it.
WOMAN
Some of the girls, not my daughter,
but some of the other girls, were teasing
Maia because she say's she has a crush
on Frank Sinatra.
DIANA
Old blue eyes. Do you blame her?
WOMAN
Most nine year old's don't even know
who Frank Sinatra was.
MAIA
I want to go to bed.
She runs off into her room
WOMAN
I guess it got pretty nasty. I feel
terrible. Maybe Maia can come back another
time. Just her and Kerry?
DIANA
Yeah, we'll talk about it. Thankyou.
Goodnight.
WOMAN
Goodnight.
Diana walks into Maia's bedroom to find her lying in bed with
her eyes closed.
DIANA
Maia! I know you didn't fall asleep
that fast.
MAIA
It was awful, you were right.
DIANA
I didn't want to be right.
MAIA
I don't need any friends.
DIANA
Everyone needs friends Maia. Maia, I
really think we should talk about this.
MAIA
Well I don't.
Josiah and his sons pull up at the petrol station and find that
Richard and Lily have been through there. The attendant shows
them the direction they went in.
Tom is at home looking through Tess' drawings. Kyle walks into
the room
KYLE
A Bucks burger is as good as I remember.
TOM
That's kind of a strange thing to have
on top of your list, but hey, you know
what? I think we can make your dreams
come true!
Kyle begins playing his guitar
TOM
Kyle, shouldn't you be in bed?
KYLE
Dad, I'm 21
TOM
Yeah, that's what I have to keep reminding
myself.
KYLE
I'm making some popcorn, you want some?
TOM
You're kidding me. You could eat more?
KYLE
I've been eating quarantine food for
a year. You guys may be keeping the
country safe, but your cafeteria sucks!
The phone rings
KYLE
Hello? Hello?
Shawn is on the other end and pauses before answering
SHAWN
Kyle
Richard and Lily continue to drive
LILY
We've gotta get the baby out of the
cold.
RICHARD
I don't think there's any motels on
this road. I'm thinking we should head
south. Catch the 35.
They see a truck behind them
LILY
This is the first car we've seen in
what, like, fifty miles?
Josiah's truck closes in on them
RICHARD
Get your head down!
The truck tries to drive them off the road
LILY
Richard, it's them! Hurry!
RICHARD
Hold on, hold on!
The car swerves down into the woods and hits a tree
RICHARD
Is everybody ok?
LILY
I think so.
RICHARD
Ok, let's go.
The truck pulls up behind the car. Lily and Richard make their
way on foot into the woods. Josiah and his son's walk up to the
car with rifles in their hands.
JOSIAH
Spread out.
Diana goes into Maia's bedroom
DIANA
Hey Maia sweetie. It's wake up time.
MAIA
I'm tired.
DIANA
Huh? A late night huh? Alright, fifteen
more minutes. You know what? Frank Sinatra
is the coolest and don't you let anyone
ever tell you different.
She finds Maia's diary in her drawer. On the first page are written
the words. 'Things I See'
Later that morning she walks with Marco through a hallway, at
work
MARCO
So you didn't read any of it?
DIANA
Well no. I wouldn't want my daughter
reading my diary.
MARCO
You keep a diary? Am I in it?
DIANA
Oh come on. Don't flatter yourself.
MARCO
So really, you don't even know if, what
she see's, means things during the day.
TV shows, ponies, whatknot. Or it could
be,what she see's a week, a month, a
year down the line.
DIANA
No, no. She hasn't had one of those
visions in like, four months.
MARCO
Well that's what she tells you, anyway.
DIANA
Well why would she lie?
MARCO
She wants to be normal, right? Everytime
she makes a prediction, someone calls
her a freak. Look, I understand, you're
her Mom now, there are certain protocols.
Next time I'm over, why don't I take
a peek.
DIANA
Oh come on, you think that would be
any less of a betrayal?
MARCO
Respecting Maia's privacy is no small
thing, but you gotta weigh that against
the information that could be in that
diary.
DIANA
You know what? When you stop trusting
a parent, it's really hard to start
again, and yes, I'm speaking from experience.
MARCO
Hey, I'm glad it's not my decision.
But if Maia's having visions, you should
know about it and you should know what
they are.
Richard and Lily are hiding in the woods. Richard is sat by a
stream and seems to have injured his foot.
LILY
Is it bad?
RICHARD
I just jammed it when we spun out. I
just need to walk it off a little more.
Follow the stream south. Hike through
the water a bit. Throw them off our
trail.
LILY
We'll be cold.
RICHARD
It'll keep us awake. After a mile we'll
double back west and head straight for
the highway.
LILY
Sounds easy when you say it.
RICHARD
You can do it. You can do it, right?
Isabelle begins to cry
RICHARD
Keep her quiet. She's going to bring
them right to us.
He takes his shoe and sock off and we see that he has a large
gash on his ankle.
Meanwhile, Tom is in the office when Diana enters
DIANA
Does the name Gene Vecruso ring a bell?
TOM
Yeah, returnee 927. Oh, let me guess,
he still has the ability to turn 20
bucks into a crushing hangover.
DIANA
And a night in the drunk tank downtown.
Come on. We'll go ferry him back to
his halfway house.
TOM
Give it to Mortimer or Felcowan.
DIANA
We got something else on our plates?
Everything's been quiet at Abbotsun.
Nobody's been allowed near the tower.
TOM
That's the problem isn't it?
DIANA
Tom, Tom no. You do remember that Jarvis
has still got your letter of resignation.
TOM
She wants results. I'm gonna give them
to her. Besides, you wanna know what
that thing is as badly as I do.
DIANA
I'm trying not to think about it.
TOM
Yeah well, I can't think of anything
else.
DIANA
It sounds like Tess has got her hooks
in you.
TOM
I don't have the urge to pick up a tool
belt.
He picks up Tess' drawings and leaves the room
DIANA
I'm coming with you
They go and get Tess from her room
DIANA
It's alright Tess, we're taking you
back to Abbotsun.
TOM
We've signed you out Tess. No-one from
NTAC is coming after you.
TESS
Not you people. The Doctors in their
submarines. They're watching us.
DIANA
Are you having second thoughts?
TOM
No, just get in.
Kyle is sat on some steps as Shawn approaches him from behind.
SHAWN
So you still owe me four/five dollars
for those two six packs? Something like
that?
KYLE
I've got it right here, if you think
you can take it from me.
They hug
SHAWN
Look at you man, back among the living.
You look great.
KYLE
I walk and talk. Seem to have full control
of my limbs.
SHAWN
You still hit like a girl. Nothings
changed.
KYLE
Four years. Plenty's changed.
SHAWN
What are you talking about? We saw each
other right after you got out of the
hospital.
KYLE
I don't remember any of that.
SHAWN
You don't? So you don't remember sitting
naked in the sprinklers.
KYLE
No. Sounds like something you'd do.
SHAWN
Well....
KYLE
Thankyou. I never got a chance to say
that. For getting me out of the coma,
thankyou.
SHAWN
You know, if it hadn't of been for me,
you wouldn't have been in that stupid
hospital, anyway, so....
KYLE
Then I'd have been the one who'd have
disappeared into 4400 bootcamp. Maybe
I'd of come back with the magic hands.
SHAWN
Alright, alright.
KYLE
Speaking of disappearing you jerk.
SHAWN
Oh Kyle, don't go there yet!
KYLE
Don't go there? Your Mom is so freaked
out. You haven't seen her in a year.
You haven't seen anybody. Your brother.
My Dad. What was going on with you and
Nikki?
SHAWN
Kyle, I don't want to talk about it.
KYLE
We're all really worried about you,
man.
SHAWN
You don't need to be. I mean, I'm fine.
KYLE
I've been to that place where you're
living. There's some serious Stepford
Wives vibes going on there. You know
that, right? All that stuff about unlocking
the 4400 inside everybody.
SHAWN
Yeah?
KYLE
You don't really believe Collier can
do that, do you?
SHAWN
Kyle, look around us man. The world
is in a total freefall. These centres,
they're a chance to bring people together.
Maybe our last chance. I don't just
believe that he can do it. I believe
that he has to do it.
KYLE
It's all that stuff they've got inside
your head.
Kyle walks away and Shawn follows him
SHAWN
He said you wouldn't understand.
KYLE
Collier?
SHAWN
Yeah.
KYLE
I gotta tell you man, he was right.
Richard, Lily and the baby continue to make their way through
the woods. Richard has another flash of events to come. He falls
to the floor and Lily runs back to him.
LILY
Richard! Are you alright?
RICHARD
Guess I wasn't looking where I was going.
LILY
Ok. You just need to rest.
RICHARD
You think they're stopping for a rest?
He tries to get up, but his foot is hurting too much
RICHARD
Five minutes.
Tom is back at the sanitarium and is rallying the patients. Banging
on doors with Tess happily following him.
TOM
Ok, come everyone! Back to the tower!
Come on! We've got a lot to do and not
a lot of time to do it, so let's go.
Come on! Go, go! You heard, let's go!
He makes his way to another door.
TESS
This one's mine. Stand over there!
Kevin comes out of his room and Tess throws her arms around him.
TESS
Hey Kevin! Look! I escaped.
He gives her back her book
TESS
Always thinking of me. Kevin's a genius
you know, but he doesn't brag about
it.
Blood is seeping through Richard's shoe
LILY
I bet in a couple of days all these
berries will be ripe.
RICHARD
Don't eat em now. The last thing we
need is to start cramping up.
Close up of Isabelle staring at the berries, which suddenly ripen.
Lily picks some. and takes them over to Richard.
LILY
Look.
RICHARD
I thought you said they weren't ripe.
LILY
They weren't.
RICHARD
Well.... Isabelle?
LILY
Had to be.
RICHARD
Way to go, little girl.
Diana and Tom watch the patients rebuild the tower
TOM
They're gonna have to work faster.
DIANA
I'm gonna help them.
TOM
That's not funny Diana.
DIANA
I really wanna do this.
TOM
No, you'll only be in the way.
DIANA
You don't understand. I really need
to do this.
She leaves, while Tom continues to look out of the window.
Josiah is catching up to Richard and Lily. He comes across the
stalks from some eaten berries.
Shawn returns to the 4400 centre to find Collier looking at some
photographs in the foyer.
COLLIER
Shawn, I've been looking for you.
SHAWN
Yeah, I took a walk.
COLLIER
We have a special visitor tonight. She
has pancreatic cancer. Her husband is
willing to donate real estate for a
4400 centre in Los Angeles.
SHAWN
Well tonight doesn't really work for
me Jordan.
He begins to walk up the stairs
COLLIER
Well, you have five, no six hours, to
get in the mood.
SHAWN
Mood's got nothing to do with it. I'm
just not working tonight.
Josiah's sons find some of Richards blood. They begin whistling
to attract Josiah's attention. Richard and Lily can hear the
noises.
LILY
Richard please. Don't do this.
RICHARD
We don't have another choice.
LILY
There's three of them. They're gonna
kill you.
RICHARD
No. Not if I get my hands on one of
those shotguns.
LILY
You can barely walk.
RICHARD
It's our only chance. I gotta do it
now. If I'm not back by sundown, take
the baby and walk due west. It's that
way. Just keep going in a straight line.
You understand?
She leans over and kisses him
RICHARD
I'd give up another fifty years if it
mean't finding you again.
They kiss again. Lily is crying. Richard gets to his feet with
the aid of a crutch and makes his way into the woods.
Nina has found out about Tom's plans.
NINA
You knew about this, didn't you?
MARCO
About what?
NINA
Baldwin and Skouris signed Tess Doerner
out of here and took her back to Evenson.
MARCO
They're rebuilding the tower.
NINA
That would be one theory.
Josiah and his sons are closing in on Richard and Lily. Richard
jumps out on one of the sons and hits him with a stick, knocking
him to the floor. As he does so his gun goes off and Isabelle
begins crying. The mans brother appears, but Richard has picked
up the gun and points it at him.
RICHARD
Drop it, or I'll cut you in half.
The man put's down the gun.
RICHARD
Ok, turn around.
As Richard advances, Josiah appears behind him and knocks him
out with the butt of his rifle.
JOSIAH
I taught you boy's better than this.
He looks down at Richard.
JOSIAH
Get up!!
Nina and Marco arrive at the sanitarium accompanied by armed
men. Tom approaches Diana who's working on the tower.
TOM
Diana, how's it going?
DIANA
It turns out we're in better shape than
I thought. The fire missed most of the
wiring.
TOM
So how soon till it's ready to go?
DIANA
Well, we've gotta finish triangulating
the dishes, then we're good.
His phone rings
TOM
Just get it done. Baldwin.
Lily his hiding in the woods and hears Josiah shouting out to
her.
JOSIAH
We've got your man! Either you come
out, or the next sound you hear is him
being blown straight to hell!
RICHARD
I told you she's miles away by now.
One of the men kicks him back to the ground.
RICHARD
Aaghh!
GABRIEL
Open your mouth again, I'll cut your
tongue out.
Isabelle begins to cry and Josiah hears it.
JOSIAH
Watch him.
Josiah walks towards the sound.
RICHARD
Lily! Run!!
The tower is almost finished and everyone is gathered. Tess has
her arm around Kevin.
TESS
Are you sure you don't want to say goodbye
to me? I'm gonna miss you most of all.
Tom looks out of the locked door and see's Nina advancing. One
of the armed men smashes the glass.
NINA
Last time Baldwin. Unlock the door.
TOM
I can't do that. You said you wanted
results.
NINA
Listen to me Baldwin. You are not in
your right mind. I was talking about.
These are not the results that I was
talking about. Now step away before
you get hurt.
She turns to the men
NINA
Take it.
They begin to batter down the door.
TOM
Wait! Wait! Just wait, just wait! We
need answers. That tower might provide
them. Just listen. Listen. Listen to
me. It's a risk, I know. But sometimes
when you want to get to the truth, you
have to take a leap of faith. Just listen
to me.
NINA
You want the truth?
She turns to Marco, who approaches the door.
MARCO
Tess Doerner's memories of the future?
They're not memories. She read them
in a short story by H P Lovecraft. Shadow
At A Time. I have it right here. I underlined
some of the passages that show up verbatim
in your report. They're just another
delusion.
TOM
No.
MARCO
I'm sorry Tom.
NINA
Let's go. Okay, you guys, take it.
She grabs Marco and the men begin to batter down the door.
They rush into the courtyard and Diana frantically tries to finish
what she's doing.
NINA
Step away from that tower!
Diana moves away, but seconds later dives back and switches it
on. The tower powers up and everyone gazes up at it. The weather
vane begins to point in the opposite direction and the tower
emits a high pitched noise which throws everyone to the floor.
Back in the woods, Richard is being kicked by Josiah's son. A
gunshot is heard and Lily screams. Richard hits the man and runs
towards the sound.
RICHARD
Isabelle. Isabelle.
Lily is standing looking at Josiah. His son is lying on the ground,
dead.
JOSIAH
My son! What did you make me do? Gabriel!
My God! My son! No, no, Gabriel!
Richard appears and grabs Lily
LILY
Richard!
JOSIAH
It wasn't me. That creature made me
pull the trigger. You've unleashed a
devil into this world! And we're all
going to burn.
Isabelle is staring at him and he suddenly clutches at his chest,
falling to the ground, dead.
Josiah's other son appears, pointing a rifle. Isabelle stares
at him and he takes the rifle and puts it under his chin. He
pulls the trigger and falls dead to the ground.
Back at the sanitarium, the people begin to get to their feet.
TESS
Where are you? Where are you? Where
are you?
CLAYTON
Let's get everybody back inside. I need
a full head count before the next round
of medications.
TESS
Where are you? I did what you wanted,
right? Talk to me.
Dr Clayton approaches her.
CLAYTON
Come on Tess. We all could use some
rest.
TESS
They lied to me. Or did I lie to you?
She's taken away.
DIANA
Well, somehow I wanted more.
TOM
I don't know what I expected. A big
ball of light. A booming voice from
the sky. Something. Maybe we built it
wrong.
DIANA
Maybe. All I know is, I don't feel like
picking up a hammer anymore. Ten minutes
ago, that was all I could think of.
Nina appears
NINA
Norad said the pulse disappeared before
it left the atmosphere. Could be, all
that sound and fury was for absolutely
nothing. Now our first priority is to
help the hospital personnel restore
order here. The I want all of you who
were infected with this thing, to be
checked out by NTAC medical.
TOM
Are you including me in that order,
cos I'm not sure....
NINA
You were infected. Because if you're
standing here telling me you weren't,
I'm putting a date on that letter of
resignation.
TOM
I was definitely infected.
NINA
I thought so.
CLAYTON
We could use a little help, policing
the area here. We need to get rid of
these tools before one of the patients
hurts themselves.
Nina turns to Diana and Tom
NINA
You heard the man.
Kevin is standing in the middle of the courtyard.
KEVIN
Excuse me, Dr Clayton!
CLAYTON
Kevin? Did you just speak to me?
KEVIN
Yes I did. I haven't said anything for
a long time.
CLAYTON
Try six years.
KEVIN
I can think again, too. I don't know
what happened. I feel better!
Shawn and Collier are in the foyer of the 4400 center.
SHAWN
You had me followed?
COLLIER
I could have had your conversation recorded.
I just thought that might be pushing
it.
SHAWN
Kyle was right. I'm some kind of prisoner.
COLLIER
Shawn I've told you, you can leave here
anytime you want, and I mean't it. But
until you do, I will not allow these
shadows from your past, to alter your
perceptions of what it is we're trying
to accomplish here. You're too important.
SHAWN
No, no. You mean, you need help bringing
the big checks.
COLLIER
Shawn, the money is a means to an end.
The goal is what matters. Ensure the
future. Save the planet. I can't do
that without you.
He walks away.
Back at NTAC
MARCO
You want proof that the future works
in mysterious ways? Look no further
than Mr Kevin Burkoff.
TOM
Yeah, instead of contacting the future,
we got him.
MARCO
Not as disappointing as it might seem
at first flush. Burkoff was a tenured
Professor of neuro-chemistry at Stanford
University.
DIANA
Neuro-Science. Only class I ever got
a B in.
MARCO
Yeah, you're not alone. Only a handful
of people work at the top of the field
at any given time. Our Mr Burkoff was
the heir apparent. Until he suffered
his first delusion at the age of 30.
He was institutionalised two years later.
TOM
What was he working on?
MARCO
You want a ripple effect? How's this?
Burkoff specialised in dormant neural
pathways. He was trying to wake up parts
of the brain that we can't use.
NINA
Parts that would do what?
DIANA
Parts that could lead to all kinds of
special new abilities, like precognition.
Right Marco?
MARCO
Precognition. Telekinesis. Stop me if
any of this sounds familiar.
TOM
Maia Rutledge. Orson Bailey. You're
saying that Burkoff is the father of
the 4400 technology.
MARCO
It's possible.
DIANA
And we just woke him up.
Kevin has his bag packed and walks into Tess's room. She's sat
on the bed. He kisses her on the cheek and leaves a book on the
bed.
An sick woman is taken to Shawns room.
Tom and Kyle practise their golf swings at night, outside their
house.
Richard and Lily hitch a lift.
Diana enters Maia's bedroom. She leans over and kisses her goodnight.
Taking her journal out of the room. She sits and begins to read
it.
MAIA VOICEOVER
Next door is going to get a kitten.
Hope she let's me play with it.....There's
going to be a book on how we all came
back....We get to be a real family.....A
computer for Christmas.....I hope Tom
get's his job back....Mommy's bosses
will be punished....Mommy's bosses will
be punished....Mommy's bosses will be
punished....Mommy's bosses will be punished
for betraying us...
Diana is shocked by the words and closes the journal.
THE END
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