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[boulderlight pictures theme]
[bloody disgusting theme]
[pigrat productions theme]
[music playing]
My name is James Avery.
I'm a physicist.
I'm working on the particle
acceleration program.
MAN: Were you a member of the
team working on the black hole
project?
I would love to talk
about the projects we do.
All our work into particle
acceleration it's, um...
I'm not at liberty to say.
The writing was on the wall.
Energy surges that
didn't make any sense.
There were shifts in geological
data that no one could explain,
and everyone thought it was
glitches, software malfunctions
but no one wanted to listen.
[music playing]
The grids couldn't cope
with this extra energy.
It had nowhere to go.
And once it dissipated,
there was still
residual impacts
and resurges, sort
of like, aftershocks, tremors.
Pandemonium everywhere.
You can not the authorities.
You couldn't even get through.
With all these
energy surges, it's
been difficult to keep track of
everyone and locate everyone.
Uh, and some people
are still missing.
There are rumors that
maybe it's biblical.
But as a scientist,
um, I just don't know.
Not yet.
Not yet.
NEWS ANCHOR (ON TV): Evacuations
of most major urban areas
continue across
the country today,
following Wednesday's blackout.
Get a live look at the traffic...
Where's the... uh, do, do, do.
Sweety, you don't
need pepper, do you?
No?
No pepper.
OK.
Hey, you gotta eat
these quick, because we
gotta a long road trip, OK?
Eat.
Gross.
Mommy makes it better.
Yeah, well,
Mommy's busy packing.
Why can't you pack, Dad?
Because Mommy does it better.
Come on, eat up.
NEWS ANCHOR (ON TV):
Though many preach caution,
some express concern it could
lead to widespread chaos.
What's why's bad?
Widespread.
It means it's
happening everywhere.
NEWS ANCHOR (ON TV):
Several homeland officials
now fear there may
be a connection
between the blackouts and the
growing list of missing people.
NEWS ANCHOR (ON TV): All...
Will it be
happening at Nanna's?
No, baby.
Nanna's will be just fine.
No, we don't know that.
Adam, you're doing it again.
Yes, of course.
I'm sorry.
Nanna's is going to be fine.
I was just kidding, OK?
Shall we?
All right, you heard the boss.
Her name is Mommy.
What's the difference.
Take those eggs to go, OK?
Come on.
All right.
Get in.
Hop along.
Wha... what in the world
do you think you're doing.
Get in your booster.
But I'm a big girl now.
I know you're a big girl now,
but I don't make the rules.
Come on, sweetie.
It's not safe.
Please, we've got to go.
Come on, honey.
Thank you.
I'm keeping my eye on you.
[music playing]
OK.
Adam, there's nothing
you can do about that.
Come on.
Let's just get going.
Ready for Nanna's?
Nana banana...
Road trip.
Here we come.
Say bye to the house, baby.
Say bye bye house.
[music playing]
WOMAN (ON RADIO):
Worst, he stands
and pours himself a
glass of liquid courage
about five minutes too late.
If I had to guess, I'd
say Lieutenant Kane.
[gflass breaking]
MAN (ON RADIO): How...
how did... how did you know?
WOMAN (ON RADIO):
Saw him pulling
graveyard into a morning dove.
Double shifts...
[radio breaking up]
You can't work...
[radio cutting out]
[DISTORTED RADIO STATIONS JAMMED
TOGETHER]
[LOW RUMBLING AND CAR
SPUTTERING]
What the fuck?
[music playing]
[car sputtering]
[car cranking]
[sighs]
[car tone beeping]
CHILD: Daddy?
Yeah, sweetie.
Why did we stop?
Just a little engine trouble.
But we're back in business now.
Don't worry about it.
Go back to sleep.
CHILD: Daddy?
Yeah, sweetie.
What's up?
I don't wanna go to Nanna's.
Can you keep a secret?
Neither do I.
[chuckles]
Are you sure we're safe?
Hey.
Hey.
We're together, right?
And we're safe.
As long as I can see
your face, we're safe.
Hey.
Hey, honey?
You OK?
Yeah, she's all right
now, aren't you, sweetie?
[music playing]
Adam!
Look out!
[music playing]
[distorted humming]
[phones ringing]
9-1-1, what's your emergency?
9-1-1, what's your emergency?
9-1-1, what's your emergency?
Yes.
Yes, we have a blackout.
Can you give me for
information please?
9-1-1, what's your emergency?
OK, Elizabeth, yes.
What's your location, sir?
Oregon.
What do you mean portal.
Like a... like a door?
A video game.
Uh, yes, ma'am.
We just came up
from a blackout too.
I'm sure it's very
frustrating to, uh, call 9-1-1
and get a busy signal.
What's your location?
Robert, the GPS is still down.
Fuck, damn it.
[phone ringing]
Um, a door.
Um, uh, what kind of door?
Can you describe the sound?
A very loud humming.
I'm sorry.
The city's gone a little crazy.
Please, bear with us.
Robert, we need that GPS.
[frustrated grunting]
Kathy, you got to see this.
I don't have time,
Stan, and neither do you.
9-1-1, what's your emergency?
These images are popping
up all over the place.
KATHY: Hello?
All over the internet.
KATHY: Hello.
Fucking bugged out in the
middle of the apocalypse.
Right here.
See.
I'm kind of busy here.
9-1-1, what's your emergency.
This is what the
calls are about.
Hold on, sir.
Take a deep breath.
Just slow it down.
Can I get your location.
It's... it's just
like what said...
Is she breathing?
Right here.
What do you mean vanished?
Remember those phantom calls?
I printed out the transcripts.
Yeah, they're all...
we're not supposed to print
transcripts without an order.
If she's not there, why
do you think she's dead?
Right here.
Kathy, they called us...
they tried to contact us
because they wanted us...
Stop!
Stop!
The only reason you're
still working here
is because I let this
crazy shit slide.
But right now, you are
my last fucking nerve,
and you need to sit your
nutty ass down and go
and answer some goddamn calls.
Now!
[music playing]
DISPATCHER: 9-1-1,
what's your emergency?
What is your name and location?
9-1-1, what's your emergency?
[interposing voices]
Homeland security stopped
communications nationwide.
But you can see these
are communications...
County General, uh, and
you're a, uh, a doctor there?
Remain calm.
You need to keep
our people safe, OK?
What do you mean one of
those things on the news?
[music playing]
Keep people safe.
OK, listen up everyone.
Homeland Security is
reporting a major incident
with one of these things.
Homeland Security?
Emergency services
are responding.
What are we supposed
to tell people?
Just keep it simple.
Tell them that the National
Guard is mobilizing
and to stay away
from the object.
OK, but what... what're...
what are these things?
What are they?
That is not our problem.
Now everybody get back to work.
[music playing]
Ms. Kathy, um, Sarah's
at home with the sitter.
do I haven't been able
to get in touch with her
since before the blackout.
She's seven years old.
She must be terrified.
We're all terrified.
Dana and Earl have
already bailed on me.
If you leave, people die.
Do you understand?
I need you.
I need you with me.
We can do this together.
OK?
It'll be all right.
[music playing]
[calming breathes]
9-1-1, what's your emergency?
WOMAN (ON PHONE): My
daughter's missing.
What's your location?
WOMAN (ON PHONE):
You got my location
20 fucking minutes ago!
Sorry, ma'am.
Emergency support services
are overloaded at the moment.
I haven't seen her since
just after the blackout
when we saw that thing.
Ma'am, are you
in a safe place.
Oh, I didn't know what to do,
so I went to call her father...
I need you to
stay away from it.
WOMAN (ON PHONE): She was by
my side and I cannot find her.
We've been warned that
these things are dangerous.
WOMAN (ON PHONE):
She's just a baby.
I can't leave her.
I need you to stay calm.
I'm getting help.
WOMAN (ON PHONE): Victoria?
[distorted humming]
Are you there?
Ma'am, please, emergency
personnel are on their way
to you.
WOMAN (ON PHONE): I
think I heard her.
She's inside.
Please, I'm
sending help, ma'am.
WOMAN (ON PHONE): Victoria!
Ma'am.
[distorted humming]
[music playing]
[distorted humming]
What is it?
I don't know.
STAN: Can you hear that?
[distorted humming]
It wants us to go through.
Stan.
STAN: Shh.
OK, everybody.
Leave your things.
Calmly get to the stairs.
What about the 9-1-1 calls.
Fuck the calls.
Fuck, it's not working.
Here, try my card.
What are your plans?
Fuck!
I'll get somebody up here.
STAN: I'm with you 100%
[distorted humming]
Stan, do you
know what this is?
Don't encourage him.
STAN: I want this.
We're not supposed
to be around it.
I think it's... it's
nuclear or something.
Well, if it was radioactive
our hair would be falling out
and shit.
Right, Robert?
Fuck do I know?
Stan, quit fucking around!
[distorted humming]
Why is it doing that?
It's listening.
Seriously, Stan, we're not
supposed to be around it.
Stan, how do you
know about these doors.
He don't know shit.
The calls.
Calls, what calls.
Kathy knows.
What fucking calls, Kathy!
From a couple of years ago.
We couldn't trace the number.
The phone people
said they didn't exist.
It was a glitch in the system.
They're about mysterious
doors just like today.
What does any of that mean?
Nothing.
He got these ideas right
after the school shooting
and right before
they suspended him.
You mean you, right?
You wanted me fired.
Stan, none of the shit
in your head makes sense.
None of it.
It said you'd say that.
LARRY: Aw fuck.
[gasping]
It wants us to go through.
Stan, you don't
want to do this.
It doesn't matter what I want.
[cpu beeping]
If you think there's
another way, there isn't.
[deep inhaling]
Larry, you're first.
Me?
Why me?
It won't hurt, I swear.
No.
No fucking way, Stan.
It will make me kill you.
We all have to go.
Nobody's touching that thing.
We have to do what it says!
KATHY: Put the gun down.
[gunshot]
[distorted humming]
Oh my god!
Oh my god, dude!
What the fuck are you doing?
[coughs]
I'll kill...
I'll kill all of you.
OK!
OK, just stop!
Just stop, see, stop.
[music playing]
I don't wanna.
Go.
LARRY: (WHISPERING) I don't.
No.
It'll be OK.
[breathing harder]
[shouts]
It worked.
Oh fuck this.
We gotta get the
hell out of here.
No!
[gunshot]
Robert's going to die, Stan.
Marie, your next.
No, you saw what
it did to him.
You killed him.
I'm not killing myself.
Sarah is there.
She went through.
That's why she hasn't
been answering your phone.
You can't know that.
STAN: She's scared.
She needs her mommy.
[music playing]
KATHY: Tori, don't.
He's playing you.
It'll be OK.
Tori, don't.
Don't listen to him?
Stay away from her.
OK.
OK.
Get away.
KATHY: (WHISPERING) Do
what you need to do.
[music playing]
[breathing harder]
Just reach out and touch it.
We'll be right behind you.
[distorted humming]
She has what?
[groans]
[gun shot]
[distorted humming]
Stay away.
All of you.
[music playing]
Why?
Why'd she do that?
You ruined everything.
You ruined everything.
[distorted humming]
Me?
You can't blame me for this.
Stan.
This is not my fault.
KATHY: Stan
Shut up.
We need to get
somebody up here.
This is your fault. You
gave her the scissors.
KATHY: Stan.
Don't.
We have known each
other such a long time.
I know you.
Don't.
I'm going.
I'm next.
Please let me in.
Come on!
Let me in!
Oh, please.
I did what you asked.
Yeah, I did.
You lied!
You... you fucking lied.
[ping]
Oh, god.
[beep]
Police are on their way up.
They're in the building.
Kathy?
Huh?
Uh.
[crash]
POLICEMAN: Clear.
Where are they?
[sizzling]
Hello?
Hello?
Can anyone hear me?
[chord]
Hello?
Hello?
Hello?
Anyone?
[inaudible], what the fuck?
Mr. Reed.
Jesus.
You need to stay in bed.
W... where... where am I?
You're at Valley Hospital.
You were in a very
serious accident.
Is my family OK?
Where's my family?
Please, Mr. Reed.
No, no, no.
Where are they?
Your family is fine.
I promise.
Now, if you'd just
sit down and let
me put the IV back
in your arm, I'll
tell you everything I know.
Your wife left to
drop your daughter off
at her Nana's house.
She said she would
be back here to see
you as soon as she could.
And they weren't
hurt or anything?
Like I said, they're fine.
What's the last
thing you remember?
I was driving and there
was, like, a black box.
It was just in the
middle of the road.
Just floating there.
You're lucky to
be alive, you know?
Yeah.
Wait, what do you mean?
You're the first person who's
hit one of them that survived.
But you just said
my family was OK.
Right.
Besides them.
Well, wh... where's my phone?
I have to call my wife.
Just lay back and rest.
And I'm going to talk
to the other doctor
about contacting your family.
Do it right now, though.
Doctor, what... what's your name?
You can call me Leslie.
I'll be taking care
of you from now on.
[haunting chord]
Please, try to hold still.
I'll try.
LESLIE: Any headaches, nausea?
No.
I... I just can't see
anything out of this one.
It's not even black.
His optic nerve was severed.
Can you fix it?
LESLIE: Well, it's
not something we can...
Nerves don't work that way.
Once they go...
I'm afraid there's
some bad news, as well.
We are going to
have to lose this eye.
What?
Not enough blood flow now
to keep the tissue alive.
ADAM: Did you call my wife?
Yes.
Yes.
She is on her way.
You spoke to Andrea?
And she... she's OK?
Well, she's
concerned, naturally.
But I told her you're
lucky to be alive.
LESLIE: I'm so sorry, Adam.
This must be
overwhelming for you.
And if you want anyone
to talk to, I'm...
I just want to see my family.
Can you give us a moment?
[chord]
[door closing]
Hm.
You know, Adam, this has got
to be very difficult for you.
But you have to keep in mind,
you're very fortunate to have
any vision at all.
Easy for you to say.
Hm.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Easier than most.
Well, I'm sorry.
I didn't know.
Nah, that's all right.
You know, my own
relationship to gratitude
was not immediate, believe me.
How did you lose yours?
A growth in the wrong spot.
The lights dimmed and died.
And then nothing.
Not even black.
Right?
You know, most people don't have
any concept of sense blindness.
After 20 years of this, I...
I still can't wrap my mind
around total absence of vision.
An abyss you can't stare into.
It sounds like a nightmare.
Well, I'm not so sure.
You know, the mind can
adapt to new realities...
if you're willing
to pay the toll.
[medical equipment beeping]
No.
DOCTOR: Is this
light OK for you?
Wait.
Wait.
He's fighting it.
ADAM: I can see.
Hey, hey, hey.
You need to relax, Adam.
Adam!
Adam.
Adam.
Relax.
Hold... hold his head.
Hold his...
Very still for me.
Very still.
Very still.
[muffled yelling]
Stop!
JILL: Did you get
everything you needed?
SARAH: Yeah.
Everything is so
much cheaper here.
Yeah, I know.
So, OK, let's plan.
I think that you should
take the weekend.
It's two days.
That's $2,000 I can't afford.
What did I say
about the money?
Don't worry about it.
Yeah, but Jill, it's
also a 13-hour flight.
[baby crying]
[inaudible]
Well, Have you asked?
Sarah?
No.
I want to keep this job.
You know what, as your sister,
I really think you shouldn't.
There is no future
in teaching English
in this foreign country.
Don't be an asshole.
Plus, it's really
my choice, isn't it?
Look, I'm just worried
about you because I care.
OK?
I love you.
And Mom's worried.
Everyone back home is worried.
And she really thinks you're
having a nervous breakdown.
[phone ringing]
I am having a nervous...
[non-english speech]
What was he saying?
Something about a door?
Anyways, me and
Mom would prefer it
if you were to have
this nervous breakdown
somewhere where we can see you.
So you can feel
better about yourself?
What is up with this
passive aggressiveness?
Look, I know you're going
through a hard time, OK?
We all know that.
But we're here for you.
I'm here for you.
OK?
We're trying everything
that we can, Sarah.
Well, then, stop, Jill.
I don't need this.
I mean, I can't walk when
everyone tries to carry
me all the freaking time.
Shit takes time.
OK?
But you don't get that, do you?
Of course you don't.
You're Jill.
You just have to have
everything right now.
I'm pregnant.
OK?
Of course you are.
Look, you know how Mom is.
I have to have this wedding now.
You're going to be an aunt.
I don't want to
be an aunt, OK?
I'm sick and tired of
getting the consolation prize
each and every fucking time.
You know what?
Fuck you, Sarah.
No, don't walk away.
OK, this is how you respond
to me every single time.
This is how you tell me?
How the fuck... how the fuck am
I supposed to tell you anything
if you just walk the fuck away?
It's not fair.
You're starting a family.
I just lost mine.
I know that.
I lost my baby.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Sarah.
I'm... I'm sorry, Sarah.
No!
[horn]
[breathing]
[car alarms]
What the fuck's happening?
What's going on?
Jill?
[inaudible] what's going on?
Jill?
JILL: Can you hear that?
Can you hear that, Sarah?
Jill.
- Jill.
- No!
Jill.
[screaming]
Jill.
Jill.
Jill, listen, I'm sorry
if I made you mad, but...
(ROBOTIC VOICE) It's not me.
Jill.
Jill?
Jill?
Shit.
What's happening, Jill?
Jill?
Jill?
Look, I said I was sorry, Jill.
Jill, listen, I
said I was sorry.
But where are you?
JILL: It's all right.
Sarah.
SARAH: Jill?
Follow me.
You're freaking me out.
Just...
[gasp]
Jill.
Jill.
Jill.
Jill.
Jill?
Can you hear it, Sarah?
It's calling us.
It's everything that you want.
[baby crying]
Where did he go?
[non-english speech]
Hey!
Jill!
What are you doing?
Jill, stop.
Jill, no.
[yell]
Oh!
Fuck you!
Oh, shit.
I'm sorry.
Oh!
Fuck.
Are you OK?
I'm bleeding.
Fuck!
[baby crying]
OK, but we've
got to go now, OK?
We've got to go.
JILL: What the
fuck is happening?
SARAH: No!
[baby crying]
[screaming]
Going... going down and we're
going to get the fucking car.
What the fuck, Sarah?
Sh.
Jill!
Jill.
Jill, let's go.
Don't look!
[yelp]
OK.
You need to fuck...
[yelling]
[grunting]
[screaming]
[running]
We've got to find the car.
[inaudible].
[whimpering]
[metal clattering]
[gasp]
[demonic groaning]
[gasp]
[crack]
[muffled screaming]
Sh.
Sh.
Sh.
Sh.
Jill.
Jill.
Jill.
Jill.
Jill, Jill.
I need you with me.
OK?
Jill.
We've got to find the car.
OK?
[whimpering]
Jill, Jill, Jill,
Jill, we have to.
I can't.
We have to go.
I can't.
I can't.
Jill, please.
OK?
Sarah.
Sarah.
(CALMLY) The door wants you.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
The door wants you.
No, no, no, no, no.
Jill.
And it's going to
give me something.
[scream]
Fuck, Sarah.
I'm doing this so
we can go home, OK?
[inaudible]
You're going to stay here.
No, don't leave me, Sarah.
- [inaudible].
- Please don't leave me.
- Please.
- Jill.
Jill.
I'll be back.
OK?
Jill?
Jill?
I'll be back.
I'll be back.
OK?
Sarah, come back.
[car chirping]
[engine whirring]
[scream]
[shattering]
[distorted mumbling]
[screaming]
[wet crunching]
[crying]
[door opening]
Jill.
Jill, Jill, [inaudible].
Sarah.
Get me out of here.
Here, we're going to go home.
OK?
OK.
[whimpering]
Sarah.
Sarah.
[screaming]
[groaning]
[yelping]
Kill him.
Kill him.
Kill him.
[voices on radio]
We lost them.
I think we're good.
OK.
Just drive.
We need to go up the stairs.
The exit's on the
right hand, Sarah.
MAN (ON RADIO): ...now coming
in, this blackout is worldwide.
JILL: The right, Sarah.
On the right.
SARAH: OK, OK!
I'm going.
[interposing voices]
MAN (ON RADIO): Repeat,
do not go outside.
[interposing voices]
SARAH: OK, Jill!
What's wrong?
JILL (CALMLY): Just drive.
Turn left, Sarah.
What?
Turn left.
No, the exit is
straight ahead.
Turn left.
No!
Turn left, Sarah.
- No, Jill.
- Turn left!
Jill, no.
The exit is straight ahead.
Jill!
No.
Jill!
[distorted noise]
We're ready, Sarah.
[shattering]
[choking]
[coughing]
[crying]
[creaking]
Jill!
[echoing]
Jill!
No!
Jill?
Is this even real?
Does it even matter?
Are you... is Jill OK?
[baby crying]
Sh.
Sh.
[distorted noise]
How are you feeling, Adam?
You sleeping all right?
Any more lucid
dreams or nightmares?
It felt real to me, OK?
I could see out of both eyes.
And then...
Adam, we've been over this.
The operation was
a complete success.
No complications, and
so far, no setbacks.
OK?
How are you
adjusting sight-wise?
I'm still getting used to it.
Dr. Markonen told me to pass
on that your wife called again.
She apologized for the delay
and said she'll be here soon.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): They're
lying to you, of course.
You know, it's
OK to feel anxious.
About seeing your wife.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): They
think you're weak.
LESLIE: You've just
had major surgery.
It's a big adjustment
for everyone.
With a loss of health, it's not
uncommon to feel a betrayal.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): Too
weak to know the truth.
LESLIE: That your own body
is turning against you.
It's not unusual to feel...
well, that you're
not really whole.
That there's something missing.
Oh, there's
something missing...
doctor.
That's for sure... my daughter.
My wife.
My sight.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): But I
know you're ready to see.
ADAM: How long is
this going to go on?
Did Markonen feed you
that bit about betrayal?
It seems like something
you'd have to experience
in order to articulate.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): Through me.
Why can't I see my family?
Let go of the door, Adam.
Why can't I see them?
Let go now!
What the fuck?
What?
Can you see me, Adam?
Adam.
Uh, your bandages.
Um, y... yeah.
I... I had... had an itch.
Well, you should
have waited for me.
Well, my patience is
wearing a little thin, doc.
But we... we don't
want it to get infected.
Is that why it
looks like this?
No.
Uh, this is the
latest prosthetic.
And, uh, I know it
takes a little getting
used to, but I promise it's...
it's helping the surrounding
tissues heal fas...
It doesn't feel
like a prosthetic.
Will you please
let me look at it?
You don't want to
wait for Dr. Leslie?
No.
Um, I sent her home.
She hasn't been
feeling well lately.
Welcome to the club.
MARKONEN: OK.
Here we go.
OK.
Now the hard part.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): I
know what you want.
Easy.
D... did you hear that?
What?
ADAM (VOICEOVER): I'll take
you to your wife and daughter.
I know this is very
uncomfortable for you, Adam.
But it's also very important.
Can you please try to relax?
[grunting]
ADAM (VOICEOVER): An
eye for an eye, Adam.
Very still.
Still, now.
Easy.
Very still, now.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): You
know what you have to do.
Easy.
Easy.
How much longer?
Uh, just, uh... just...
just a moment, please.
It burns.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): Do it.
Yeah, yeah.
Just take a breath.
Take a breath.
Wow.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): Do it!
I need a break!
MARKONEN: No.
Wait!
I can't.
Yes, you can, Adam.
Yes, you can.
Oh, you are lucky to be alive.
ADAM (VOICEOVER): Pay the toll!
Whoa.
Whoa.
Adam.
Adam.
Calm down.
Calm down.
You did this to
me, didn't you?
No.
No.
I'm sorry.
I had to see it.
Who the fuck are you?
Adam, if you just give me a...
[crack]
[scream]
Mother fucker!
You know, you've
been given a gift.
Insights into realities
we can't even conceive of.
And what do you do, huh?
What do you do?
You succumb to blind rage?
No.
No.
Sorry, Adam.
You don't deserve it.
No!
No!
No!
No!
[silenced gun shot]
- Don't shoot.
- No, no, no.
I had to stop him.
Don't shoot.
He was going to kill you.
What do you want from me?
Adam, please.
I just want to help.
Your wife... she hasn't called.
She's on the other side.
Almost everyone is.
My family, too.
Other side of what?
The thing you crashed into.
We think it's some kind
of doorway or portal.
Portal to where?
Where are they?
We were hoping
you could tell us.
Me?
You passed through, Adam.
And somehow, you made it back...
with that.
This?
But he said that
this is a prosthesis.
He tried cutting it out
and it started changing,
and I stopped him.
He became obsessed,
insisting it was
some link to the other
side, like a window or...
Or a mirror.
Tell me everything you know.
Follow me.
Some are convinced
they're extraterrestrial,
even interdimensional beings.
Others tend to
get more biblical.
What do you think?
There's an
intelligence behind them.
That's all we know for sure.
And they're not to
be underestimated.
What is this place?
We're a VA hospital with
some additional services.
You mean like a military base?
Used to be, anyway.
Ah!
Keep your eye closed.
It's only going to
get worse from here.
Lost a lot of lives
bringing it here.
Markonen insisted.
We discovered that
it emits a form
of high-frequency radiation.
So we tried
communicating with it.
[typing]
What did it say?
I think it says something
different for each of us.
For Markonen, it promised
answers, insight.
And then you showed
up with that eye.
What did it promise you?
My wife.
In exchange for what?
For me?
Maybe you can save
both our families.
You're the only one who's been
to the other side and back.
Well, it wasn't free, was it?
That's a risk I'm
willing to take.
Are you?
[typing]
Good luck.
How long does this take?
Oh!
[moaning]
[screaming]
Oh, no.
No, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no!
Gah!
Son of a bitch!
Fuck!
Fuck it.
Gah!
Ow!
[rattling]
What the fuck?
[gurgle]
Ah!
CHILD'S VOICE (ECHOING): Daddy!
Honey?
Honey!
Andrea?
That was my mother's name.
[gasp]
Who are you?
Kate?
How do you know my name?
No.
It's... it's your dad.
Kate, no!
Please, no.
Kate, I have to ask you...
ADAM 2: Have a seat, Adam.
Is this some kind of a joke?
It's funny to you, too.
[laughter]
Sit down.
What did you do
to my daughter?
Nothing.
But neither did you.
And look at her...
happy, healthy, well-adjusted.
Almost as if she's
better off without you.
Why are you doing this to me?
[laughter]
We're well beyond that, Adam.
Let's think of this as an
experiment... or an exchange.
We see the world
through your eyes,
while you live
happily on our side.
Andrea.
Kate.
Or you could leave us and
let fate take its course.
It's your choice... if you're
willing to pay for it.
These roads have a
toll, I'm afraid.
What do you want from me?
Stay, and give
us the other eye.
Leave, and we take
back your new eye.
One or the other.
You can't have both.
If I stay, I won't really
see them again, will I?
It w... it won't be real.
It never really was.
You just didn't notice.
But you would be together.
Happy.
Isn't that what really matters?
Adam, close your eyes.
And open them.
(ECHOING) Welcome home, Adam.
Your family is waiting for you.
See their faces.
Make them safe again.
Be together forever.
All that's left now
is to pay the toll.
An eye for an eye.
You want me to pay the toll?
Take them.
What's he doing?
No.
No.
We had a deal.
[yelling]
MARKONEN (ECHOING): The mind
can adapt to new realities.
If you're willing
to pay the toll.
Honestly, considering
the accident,
it's a miracle, really.
He's lucky to be alive.
No, doctor, thank
you for everything.
We're so grateful.
We removed the bandages today.
Dr. Markonen felt it best
the wounds be left to breathe
and heal on their own.
Are you sure she's going
to be OK with this?
I just want to
see Daddy's face.
Yeah.
Adam.
Someone's here to see you.
Honey?
Oh, sweetie.
Oh, sweetie.
Oh!
[relieved laughter]
JAMES: Where do I
think they're from?
Hard to say, at the moment.
They don't have any
masks, it seems.
But they are there.
And people have
interacted with them.
That changes everything
we know about physics.
ANNA: So many people have
lost their loved ones.
Everyone's been affected.
But you... you hope.
JAMES: We have no
idea what they are.
And I think it's going
to take a while before we
have any solid understanding.
But we m... we just don't know.
And that's a little terrifying.
I've gone over the
calculations again and again.
And I still can't guaran...
ANNA: James, we both have.
JAMES: If the connection
between the two portals
isn't stable while we're inside,
we're, for lack of a better
term, completely fucked.
Look, we've done the work.
We've tracked the patterns.
Our science is sound.
Now all we need is
a bit of faith, OK?
JAMES: Have a little faith.
Anna, you do know this is a
portal we're talking about?
James, look around us.
There is nothing left.
We need to do this now.
OK.
Initiating energy burst.
JAMES: Anna?
I'm OK.
[laughter]
It worked.
It worked!
You did it.
I can't believe you're here.
Like, it's actually you.
Oh, god.
You... you know what this means.
Phase 2.
Come on.
Both of us now.
No.
F... absolutely not.
We haven't... we need to check
that you're all right first.
No.
We're not going
to do that again.
- I'm not...
- I'm totally fine.
Come on.
Anna...
The connection works.
We need to try it
now, while we can.
Do I need to make
another speech?
Maybe.
The first one seemed
to work all right.
OK, come on.
This is the only way we can be
sure if we can save the others.
OK, OK.
OK.
But we're doing it my way.
Give me some time to
make some calculations.
Frequency's strong.
Connection is stable.
Um.
The door is open.
OK.
I'll be right behind you, OK?
[laughter]
Yes.
Come on, Anna.
Come on.
Come on.
Fuck.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Anna, come on.
Come on, come on.
[blast]
Anna?
[distorted voice]
[screaming]
Anna.
(DISTORTED) I've seen
what is coming, James.
The portals are
just the beginning.
[screaming]
What's coming is the end.