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The Sender (1982)
SOMETHING SET HIM
OFF QUICKLY. LETS SEE THAT AGAIN. HES COMING DOWN NOW. SORRY TO DISTURB YOU, DR. DENMAN. WEVE GOT AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE CASE IN ADMISSIONS. I THINK DR. FARMER SHOULD SEE HIM. OK, THANKS. DR. FARMER, WILL YOU GO TO EMERGENCY RIGHT AWAY? OK. WILL YOU SHUT UP! HELLO, RON. HI. THANK YOU. DID THEY HAVE TO RESUSCITATE HIM? NO, HE WAS CONSCIOUS. WHEN DID IT HAPPEN? AROUND LUNCH TIME. WHO IS HE? HE DOESNT HAVE THE FAINTEST IDEA. THERES NO WALLE OR I.D.? JUST ROCKS IN HIS POCKET. IM GAIL FARMER. . IM A PSYCHIATRIS IT SAYS IN THE REPORT YOU TRIED TO DROWN YOURSELF. IS THAT TRUE? I HATE THIS NAME THEY GAVE YOU, JOHN DOE 83. CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR REAL NAME? IS THAT LIGH BOTHERING YOU? SO WHAT AM I GOING TO CALL YOU? MR. DOE? JOHN? JOHNNY? J.D.? GET STUFFED. WELL, I KNOW TWO THINGS ABOUT YOU ANYWAY. YOU HAD A MOTHER AND YOU HAD A FATHER. RIGHT OR WRONG? JUST LEAVE ME ALONE. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE? A MENTAL HOSPITAL. A STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL WHICH IS NO PLACE TO RIDE AN ATTITUDE. HAVE YOU BEEN IN A HOSPITAL BEFORE? NO. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? IN A HOUSE. WHERE? HOW FAR AWAY? I DONT REMEMBER. WHO ELSE LIVES THERE? MY MOTHER. WHATS THE MATTER? CANT YOU TELL? I SAID SOMETHING STUPID BEFORE, DIDNT I, ABOUT YOUR PARENTS? YOU SAID I HAD A FATHER. DID HE LEAVE YOU? OR DIE? I NEVER HAD A FATHER. LIKE JESUS. THATS RIGHT. LIKE JESUS. THATS GONNA BE A PROBLEM. CAUSE THIS OTHER GUY HERE, HE THINKS HE MIGHT BE JESUS. WHAT AM I GOING TO TELL HIM? FUCK OFF. I COULD TELL HIM TO FUCK OFF. QUIT MESSING WITH MY HEAD. YOUD SOONER DIE. THATS RIGHT. WHY DIDNT YOU JUMP OFF A BRIDGE OR IN FRONT OF A TRAIN INSTEAD OF GOING SWIMMING? YOU CHOSE A PUBLIC PARK AT NOON. YOU DID EVERYTHING BUT BRING A TOWEL. YOU THINK YOU MIGH WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR A WHILE? AT LEAST UNTIL WE FIND THE TRUE CHRIST? LETS GO, FISH. YOUVE BEEN SLEEPING ALL DAY. COME ON. WARDS 043 AND 048, LAST CALL TO SUPPER. AH, WELCOME TO O48. WHAT ARE YOU IN FOR? MY MEMORY. MEMORY? LOOK, DONT WORRY ABOUT THE MESSIAH. LOST HIS MARBLES IN INDIA. THINKS HES THE CHOSEN ONE. LISTEN. STICK WITH ME, KID. IM FAKING IT. THEY WANT TO SEND ME BACK TO VIETNAM. SHIT, MAN. IM SANER THAN ALL OF THEM. SO, TELL ME SOMETHING, HOW ARE OUR BOYS DOING OUT THERE? WHERE? NAM. THEY FINISHED YEARS AGO. THE WAR IS OVER. OH, SHIT. NOT YOU, TOO, KID. HUH? THEY TOLD YOU TO SAY THAT! WELL, IM NOT GOING BACK THERE! FUCK IT! IM NOT GOING BACK! YOU HEAR? HEY, SOMEONES LOOKING FOR YOU. WHATS THE MATTER, ROOKIE? YOU LOOK LIKE YOUVE SEEN A GHOST. YOU THINK YOURE JESUS. WALK ON THAT. WHAT IS IT? JOHN. WHATS WRONG? NOTHING. NOTHINGS WRONG. YOU DIDNT SLEEP, DID YOU? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? IVE BEEN SLEEPING ALL DAY. IS THA THE JOHN DOE? YES. IT IS. DON'T COME NEAR ME. HES BEEN GUILLOTINED. HE SAYS HE CAN MOVE HIS HEAD. ITLL FALL OFF. HOW COME IT DIDNT FALL OFF? HES BIDING HIS TIME. WHO? JOHN DOE. HE THREATENED TO CUT YOUR HEAD OFF? YES. YOU LIE LIKE A DOG. HE NEVER SAID "BOO" TO YOU, PROPHET! WHEN WAS HIS LAST MEDICATION? HE WONT TAKE IT. HES AFRAID TO SWALLOW. THEN WELL HAVE TO INJECT IT. WHO IS IT? WHO IS IT? THIS IS SERGEANT STROUD. HOLD THE LINE, PLEASE. HELLO. SERGEANT STROUD. YES, THIS IS DR. FARMER. 505 CORINTH WAY. SOMEBODYS BREAKING INTO MY HOUSE. OK. NOW STAY CALM. THERES A CAR ON ITS WAY. DR. FARMER. ITS ALL RIGHT. ITS NOT A PROWLER. ITS A PATIENT OF MINE. HE TOOK A PIECE OF JEWELRY FROM MY NIGHTSTAND. ITS A NECKLACE--HE SAW ME WEARING IT TODAY. EXCUSE ME. IVE GOT TO CALL IN. OK. HELLO. 43. HI, ITS GAIL. A PATIENT OF MINE, A SUICIDAL PATIENT, WALKED OFF THE LOCKED WARD TONIGHT. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHEN AND HOW. HIS NAME IS JOHN DOE 83. JOHN DOE 83. HOLD THE LINE. THANK YOU. HOW DID HE GET IN? HE BROKE A WINDOW. UH-HUH. YOU LIVE HERE ALONE? DR. FARMER. YES. WHAT HAPPENED? I DONT KNOW, DOCTOR. IF HE WALKED OFF THE WARD, HE WALKED RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. HES IN THE DORM NOW. SLEEPING. ARE YOU SURE? YES, DOCTOR, IM SURE. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT MAY NO HAVE BEEN HIM. YOU WANT TO SHOW ME WHICH WINDOW HE BROKE? YES. ITS IN THE LIVING ROOM. YOU SEE, DOCTOR, WE CHECKED THESE WINDOWS FROM THE OUTSIDE. YOU SURE IT WASN A BOTTLE IN THE STREET? YES. I HEARD A WINDOW BREAK. WHERE WERE YOU? IN BED. SLEEPING. NO. YOURE POSITIVE? YES. WHY? ROY. YO. IS THA THE MISSING ITEM? IT SEEMS TO ME, DOCTOR, LIKE SOMEBODY WAS DREAMING. GOOD NIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. WHATS--WHATS THAT LADY DOING SHE HERE? WHAT LADY? WHERE? THERE IN THAT ROOM. WHY, YOU DONT HAVE TO SEE ANYBODY YOU DONT WANT TO. DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL HER TO GO? NO. NO, ILL TELL HER. WHATS THE MATTER, BABY? ARENT YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME? HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS HERE? MERCIFUL GOD, YOU HAVE TO ASK ME THAT? YOU RAN AWAY FROM ME, REMEMBER? YES. WELL, IVE COME TO TAKE YOU HOME. GAVE HIM ANOTHER SEDATIVE. DO WE THINK WE SHOULD SCHEDULE HIM FOR SHOCK? NO. WHY? HES SEVERELY DEPRESSED-- PRACTICALLY CATATONIC. HES AMNESIAC. IM TRYING TO LOOSEN HIS MEMORY, NOT KNOCK IT OUT. JUST GIVE ME SOME MORE TIME WITH HIM. FOR WHAT, ANOTHER SUICIDE ATTEMPT? GAIL, I KNOW YOUR VIEWS ON SHOCK THERAPY, BUT IN EVERY OTHER HOSPITAL I KNOW, ELECTROSHOCK IS THE TREATMENT OF CHOICE FOR SUICIDAL DEPRESSION. IT WORKS. SO WOULD TORTURE. THERES NO PAIN INVOLVED. HOW DO YOU KNOW? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SHOCKED? NO PATIENT HAS EVER REPORTED PAIN. YES, BECAUSE THEY DONT REMEMBER IT. THAT DOESNT MEAN THEY DIDNT FEEL IT. YOU SHOCK A PATIENT, YOU PUNISH HIM. HE STOPS FEELING GUILTY FOR A WHILE-- EXACTLY. AND HE BECOMES ACCESSIBLE TO PSYCHOTHERAPY. HES ALREADY ACCESSIBLE. HES NOT GOING TO KILL HIMSELF. CAN YOU BE SURE OF THAT? SOME WOMAN CAME TO SEE HIM TODAY. THATS WHY HES UPSET. AND WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET? I AM NOT UPSET. DR. FARMER, DID YOU WANT ME TO GIVE THE MESSIAH HIS INJECTION? NO, ILL TAKE CARE OF IT. GAIL... BUT WHAT IS I THATS BOTHERING YOU? JUST TELL ME. JUST, PLEASE, GIVE ME SOME MORE TIME WITH HIM BEFORE YOU STAR SCRAMBLING HIS BRAIN. OH! OHH! OH! WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR? THE THORAZINE. HERES THE THORAZINE, ITS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE. DOCTOR, WHATS WRONG? NURSE. IM SORRY, DR. FARMER, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SPOOK YOU. IM HERE ABOU YOUR PATIENT, THE ONE THATS DRIVING YOU CRAZY. MY NAME IS JEROLYN. YES. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? TELL ME YOU HAVENT YOU BEEN SEEING THINGS? OF COURSE, I DIDN LET IT THROW ME. IVE BEEN LIVING WITH I FOR 20 YEARS. I GAVE HIM PERFECT LOVE. WHATEVER HE NEEDED, I GAVE HIM. ID BE WORKING AT THE FACTORY, ID RUSH HOME IF HE WAS HUNGRY, OR... HAVING A BAD DREAM. ID KNOW ABOUT IT. A MOTHER ALWAYS KNOWS HER--HER BABY NEEDS SOMETHING. HE TELLS HER. THATS ALL HE IS. HES A BABY HES CRYING FOR HIS MAMA. NO MATTER WHERE I AM, I... I CAN ALWAYS HEAR HIM CRYING. THATS WHY YOURE HERE. HE NEEDS ME. HES LOS WITHOUT ME. HES NEVER BEEN AWAY FROM HOME. IM ALL HES EVER KNOWN. IM A GOOD MOTHER. I RAISED A POWERFUL, GOOD SON. YES, I KNOW. WILL YOU TELL ME HIS NAME? YOURE IN DANGEROUS WATER. TAKE IT FROM ME. I APPRECIATE THE WARNING. IF YOU DONT MIND, ID LIKE SOMEONE ELSE TO HEAR THIS. DR. DENMANS OFFICE. YES, MARY, I NEED TO SEE DR. DENMAN. WOULD YOU ASK HIM TO COME RIGHT AWAY? IM SORRY, DR. FARMER. HES ON THE TELEPHONE. HE MAY BE A FEW MINUTES. WELL, WHEN HES FINISHED, WOULD YOU TELL HIM TO COME TO MY OFFICE? TELL HIM JOHN DOES MOTHER IS HERE. THANK YOU. THERE WAS A WOMAN IN MY OFFICE, WHERED SHE GO? IM SORRY, DOCTOR. I DIDNT SEE. EDDIE, EDDIE, DID YOU SEE A WOMAN GO BY HERE, ABOUT 40, WITH A DARK BLUE DRESS ON? NO, DOCTOR, I CANT SAY I DID. JEROLYN! IM SOME KIND OF A RECEIVER FOR JOHN DOE. HES SENDING ME HIS DREAMS. THIS TRUCK, DID ANYONE ELSE SEE IT? I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY. I WASNT. I WAS SEEING WHAT HE WAS SEEING. THATS HOW HE COMMUNICATES. THATS HOW HES ALWAYS COMMUNICATED SINCE HE WAS BORN. HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS? BECAUSE HIS MOTHER WAS HERE EARLIER. SHE TOLD ME. ITS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE HE WAS A BABY. ITS POSSIBLE, I SUPPOSE, IT COULD BE SOME FORM OF TELEPATHY. THATS WHAT I THINK. DO YOU THINK JOHN DOE KNOWS HE HAS THIS ABILITY? OH, I DONT THINK HE WANTS TO KNOW. HE CANT CONTROL IT. THATS WHY IT COMES OU IN HIS DREAMS. DR. FARMER, YOU ASKED TO SEE A BIBLE? OH, YES, YES. THANK YOU. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IM LOOKING UP THAT LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. ITS LUKE1:31. LUKE... 1:31. "AND BEHOLD, THOU SHAL CONCEIVE IN THY WOMB "AND BRING FORTH A SON, "AND SHALT CALL HIS NAME JESUS." OH, MY GOD, THAT CRAZY WOMAN. THANK YOU. DONT FORGE YOUR JACKET. WHERE IS JOHN DOE? HES IN THE DAY ROOM. DOES IT REMIND YOU OF HER? WHATS 1963? WHY WERE YOU TRYING TO GET THERE? I DONT KNOW WHA YOURE TALKING ABOUT. LOOK AT THE TOP CARD. WHAT FOR? JUST LOOK AT IT. DONT SHOW IT TO ME. ITS A HEART. AGAIN. CLUB. WRONG AGAIN. KEEP GOING. BLACK CARD. RED CARD. RED CARD. BLACK CARD. RED CARD. BLACK. BLACK. RED. O OUT OF 10. YOU KNOW THE ODDS AGAINST THAT? ABOUT 1,000 TO 1. THE SAME AS GETTING 10 OUT OF 10. PEOPLE READ YOUR MIND. THEY THINK YOUR THOUGHTS. THEY SEE YOUR DREAMS. THEY FEEL YOUR PAIN. YOU MAY NOT WAN TO ADMIT IT, BUT THEY DO. IM NOT TRYING TO HURT YOU. SEE, THATS WHEN IT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU FEEL THREATENED OR UPSET. BUT YOU CAN CONTROL IT. THATS WHA REALLY SCARES YOU. LEAVE ME ALONE. KEEP HER AWAY FROM ME. YOURE CRAZY. DEFINITELY SOME SOR OF TELEPATHY. HOW ELSE WOULD YOU EXPLAIN THE CARDS? HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THIS POSSIBILITY? WHAT? PATIENT COMES INTO THE HOSPITAL, DEPRESSED, SUICIDAL. YOU FEEL SORRY FOR HIM, YOU WANT TO MOTHER HIM. IN YOUR EAGERNESS TO EMPATHIZE, YOU EVEN START SEEING THINGS THROUGH HIS EYES. AND THEN HIS REAL MOTHER SHOWS UP. YOU FEEL THREATENED BY HER, SHES A RIVAL FOR HIS LOVE. YOU GET UPSET WITH HER, WITH ME, WITH YOURSELF. AND GO OUT WRECK AND MY CAR? IM NO THAT GUILTY. NO. GUILT WOULD BE NEUROTIC. AND YOU THINK IM JUST FLAT-OUT CRAZY? HE SAYS, "IM BACK IN ALFREDS BEARD." GAIL, I WANT YOU TO GO HOME. I WANT YOU TO GET SOME REST. AND I WANT YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM JOHN DOE 83. AND THAT, IM AFRAID, IS AN ORDER. DR. FARMER? NURSE! TAKE HIM TO ROOM "B". WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? WHAT WE SHOULD'VE DONE IMMEDIATELY. NO! I KNEW HE WAS TRYING TO KILL HIMSELF. HE SENT ME A WARNING. LIE DOWN. NOW, YOURE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP YOUR HAND STILL. NOW, DONT BE FRIGHTENED. YOU WONT FEEL ANY PAIN. SOON AS I TURN THAT MACHINE ON, YOURE GOING TO FA LL FAST ASLEEP, OK? OK. GOOD. TAKE THESE TO TREATMENT ROOM "A" AND THEN GIVE ME A CALL, OK? RIGHT, DOCTOR. GAIL, LISTEN, I HAVE TO HAVE A TALK WITH YOU. BITE DOWN. READY. HOW DO YOU FEEL? IM FINE. I RAN A RESEARCH STUDY. INTERESTING MATERIAL ON MOTHERS AND BABIES. IT SEEMS AN INFAN CAN COMMUNICATE MENTALLY WITH ITS MOTHER. ITS CALLED SENDING. RESEARCH SHOWS ITS A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION. IT FINISHES WHEN THE BABY'S ABOUT 7 MONTHS. WEVE GOT THE FIRS ADULT CASE. WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH HIM. . IM GOING HOME HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU NEED HIM? WERE NEARLY THROUGH. GOOD NIGHT, JOSEPH. GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT. SEE YOU, GAIL. HELLO. DR. FARMER, THIS IS JEROLYN. PLEASE PARDON ME FOR CALLING THIS LATE AT NIGHT, BUT ITS VERY IMPORTANT. ITS ABOUT MY BOY. ARE YOU LISTENING? YES, I AM. I KNOW YOURE REAL ENHANCED WITH HIM, AND I DON BLAME YOU, BUT YOURE MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. HE--HE TRIED TO KILL YOU ONCE. ITLL GET WORSE, BELIEVE ME. I KNOW WHA IM TALKING ABOUT. YES, I KNOW YOU DO. I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU OUT, BUT YOUVE GOT TO DO WHAT I SAY. YOUVE GO TO LET HIM GO. YOU WANT ME TO RELEASE HIM? HE BELONGS WITH HIS MOTHER. THAT WAY HELL BE SAFE, AND SO WILL YOU. OTHERWISE, I PROMISE YOU YOURE GOING TO CURSE THE DAY YOU WERE BORN. JEROLYN, I HAVE A PO OF WATER BOILING. CAN I CALL YOU RIGHT BACK? CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR NUMBER, TELL ME WHERE I CAN REACH YOU RIGHT NOW? HELLO? JEROLYN? GREAT. O43. YES, ITS GAIL. JOHN DOES HAVING A NIGHTMARE. TELL ME ABOUT IT. NURSE, GET HER MEDICATION! ITS ALL RIGHT, ITS ALL RIGHT. COME ON. EASY, EASY, EASY. DOWN. COME ON. GET HER IN HERE. THIS WAY. THATS IT. COME ON. MOMMY. ITS OK. ITS ALL RIGHT. IM HERE. I DIED. I KNOW. I SAW YOU. DO YOU THINK YOU CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IT? I SMELLED GAS. HERE, SIT DOWN. WHAT ELSE? DID YOU SEE THIS? DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT? IS IT YOUR NUMBER? I DONT KNOW. IF WE CALLED IT, WOULD WE GET YOUR MOTHER? ARE YOU AFRAID TO TALK TO HER? YES. WHY? WHAT DID SHE DO TO YOU? SHE, UH... . SHE LOCKED ME UP. SHE WOULDNT LET ME GO IN THE DREAM, YOURE NOT LOCKED UP. IN THE DREAM, YOURE DEAD. LOOK AT ME. DID SHE TRY TO KILL YOU TO KEEP HER CHRIST-CHILD FROM LEAVING? IS THAT WHY THE GAS WAS ON? I DONT KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER? BECAUSE I THINK YOU SHOULD ASK HER. MAMA? IM SORRY. YOU HAVE REACHED A NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED OR IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE REACHED HIS NUMBER IN ERROR, PLEASE CHECK THE NUMBER, OR TRY YOUR CALL AGAIN. COME ON. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO HELP YOU SLEEP. NO! NO, I CANT SLEEP! YOU HAVE TO. YOU NEED IT. THESE PILLS ARE VERY STRONG. YOU WONT DREAM. NO! I DON WANT TO DIE! YOURE NO GOING TO DIE. ILL BE RIGHT THERE. SWALLOW THAT. HANG IN THERE, BROTHER. HERE. ILL BE ON CALL IF YOU NEED ME. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED? SHE TOLD ME TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND SHOOT UP THE HEAT, SAY MY PRAYERS. THATS THE LAST THING I REMEMBER. YOU DONT REMEMBER LEAVING THE HOUSE? NO. OR WHERE IT IS OR HOW TO REACH HER? NO. SHE HEARD ME CRYING. SHE CAME. GOD KNOWS WHERE FROM. DONT WORRY. WELL GET IT. IM SCARED TO EVEN CLOSE MY EYES. IM SCARED OF HURTING YOU AGAIN. WHY CANT I CONTROL IT? WHEN YOU REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, YOU WILL CONTROL IT. I HOPE SHE NEVER COMES BACK. HOPE I GE SOME SLEEP TONIGHT. YOURE SURE YOU DON WANT TO PLAY? SAY, YOU OK, BROTHER? HEY! SAY, MY MAN? SAY, YOU OK, BROTHER? ...RECENTLY ADMITTED TO THEIR WARD SUFFERING FROM AMNESIA. IF YOU KNOW THIS FACE, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP. THERES NO IDENTIFICATION ON HIM WHATSOEVER AND CAN ONLY RECALL THE FACT THAT HE LIVES ALONE WITH HIS MOTHER. ITS CRUCIAL THA THE HOSPITAL CONTACT HER. THE HOSPITAL KNOWS THA THEY LIVE IN A HOUSE OR A CABIN NEAR A HIGHWAY. THEY DONT KNOW THE NUMBER OF THE HIGHWAY... WHATS THE MATTER, MAMAS BOY? IF YOU KNOW THIS MAN... OH, CHANGE IT. THE MAN DONT WANT TO SEE THAT. DO IT. NO! GIVE IT HERE. ITS MINE. GIVE IT TO ME! GET YOUR HANDS OFF IT! STOP IT! IF YOU KNOW THIS MAN OR HIS MOTHER, IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY HIM OR HIS MOTHERS WHEREABOUTS, IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER, CALL OUR HOTLINE NUMBER... YOU CANT CHANGE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER, CALL OUR HOTLINE NUMBER, WHO WILL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE HOSPITAL. YOU CANT CHANGE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION-- IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, INFORMATION, INFORMATION. INFORMATION... DO IT! SHUT UP! COME ON! SAVE ME! INFORMATION. INFORMATION... PHONY. MAMAS BOY. PHONY. MAMAS BOY! PHONY! PHONY. PHONY! HEY! YOU! WHAT THE HELLS HAPPENING WITH THE LIGHTS? ARE THEY OUT, THATS WHAT I MEAN. YEAH, OK. SOON AS YOU CAN. JOHN DOE, WHAT YOU DOING HERE? RON. RON. JOHN DOE? WHATS GOING ON HERE? I DONT KNOW, DR. ERSKINE. OK. ILL TAKE HIM BACK. COME ON, JOHN. HE DIDNT HAVE A HEAD. I SWEAR TO GOD. HE HAD NO HEAD! ITS ALL RIGHT. ITS NOT YOUR FAULT. ILL TAKE CARE OF IT. YOU TAKE JOHN DOE BACK TO HIS WARD. OK? RON, CALL DR. WARREN AND TELL HER TO GET THE OPERATING ROOM READY IMMEDIATELY. YES, SIR. AND LETS GE A STRETCHER HERE, OK? RIGHT. HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN IN DREAMLESS SLEEP? ABOUT 16 HOURS. YOU CANT JUST KEEP FEEDING HIM BARBITURATES. HE WILL GO INTO A COMA. PRECISELY. BUT THE LONGER WE KEEP HIM UNDER, THE MORE LIKELY HE IS TO HALLUCINATE WHEN HE WAKES UP. WELL, WHAT OPTIONS DO YOU HAVE? WE GO IN WITH MICROELECTRODES. WE STIMULATE HIS LIMBIC SYSTEM POINT BY POINT. AND HES AWAKE THE WHOLE TIME? FROM BEGINNING TO END. THEN YOURE FLYING BLIND. YOULL HAVE TO KNOCK OU HIS WHOLE LIMBIC SYSTEM. NO. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP HIM FROM DREAMING, YOU MOS CERTAINLY WILL. I MEAN, IF THATS WHAT YOURE AFTER. EVERY TIME HE HALLUCINATES, WE ABLATE THAT AREA. IN EFFECT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WELL BE IDENTIFYING THE REGIONS OF THE BRAIN RESPONSIBLE FOR TELEPATHY. HOW ABOUT THE KLEPTOMANIACS? SORRY? HOW DID YOU CURE THE KLEPTOMANIACS, DID YOU CHOP OFF THEIR HANDS? NO. JUST THEIR FINGERS. DOCTOR DENMAN, WERE GETTING SOME BETA. THIS BOY HASNT RAPED OR MURDERED ANYBODY. HE TRIED TO MURDER YOU. HE NEARLY KILLED THE MESSIAH. HES TOTALLY WITHOUT CONTROL. THEN BY ALL MEANS, LETS CONTROL HIM. DR. FARMER, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS PATIENT. WHAT ABOU HIS FEELINGS? OR WERENT YOU GOING TO ASK HIM? NO. I WAS GOING TO LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU. DR. DENMAN! ALL RIGHT. INSIDE. NURSE, COME WITH US. TELL HER TO LEAVE ME ALONE! TELL HER TO QUIT IT! LEAVE ME ALONE! ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE? WHY COULDNT YOU LET ME HAVE HIM? BECAUSE YOU TRIED TO KILL HIM, DIDNT YOU? I ONLY WANTED TO HELP. THATS ALL I EVER WANTED. WELL, YOU ARE GOING TO HELP. YOU WANTED HIM DEAD? NOW YOURE GOING TO SAVE HIS LIFE. WHAT IS IT? WHATS GOING ON? SHERIFF PROUTY, THIS IS DR. FARMER. SHES BEEN WORKING WITH THE BOY. YOU BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE HIS MOTHER? YES. WHAT HAPPENED? THEY FOUND HER. WHERE? IN A CABIN BY POTTERS POND, ABOUT FOUR MILES NORTH OF HERE. THATS IMPOSSIBLE. I JUST SAW HER-- I JUST TALKED TO HER IN MY--IN MY OFFICE. I DONT KNOW WHO YOUVE BEEN TALKING TO, BUT IT CANT BE HIS MOTHER. DR. FARMER, SHES DEAD. SOME HIKERS FOUND HER. THE GAS WAS STILL ON IN THE CABIN. THE WINDOWS WERE SEALED, THE OUTLETS TAPED, THE VENTS STUFFED WITH TOWELS. WE KNEW IT WASNT A SUICIDE. THERE WERE TWO SETS OF PRINTS IN THE CABIN AND THE ONES ON THE GAS VALVE WERENT HERS. THEN WE SAW YOUR REPORT ON TV ABOUT A RUNAWAY BOY. THATS WHY HE ESCAPED. HE KILLED HER. NO. SHE TOLD HIM TO TURN ON THE GAS. HOW DO YOU KNOW? BECAUSE I KNOW. BECAUSE I TALKED TO HER. YOU COULDNT HAVE TALKED TO HER. SHES BEEN DEAD AT LEAST FIVE DAYS. SHE WAS DEAD WHEN HE GOT HERE! WHEN DOES HE GO INTO SURGERY? HES IN THERE NOW. IM GOING TO HAVE TO POST A MAN. OK, SURE. ILL TAKE YOU. IS THIS THE WOMAN WHOSE BODY YOU FOUND? UH-HUH. START BRINGING HIM UP. ITS BEDTIME, COME ON. NO. TAKE HIM DOWN SLOWLY. OK? YEAH. OK. MAMA! GET OUT OF HERE! QUICK! GET OUT OF THERE! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? GET HIM OUT OF THERE! ! HURRY, HURRY! ITS GOING TO BLOW! ITS GOING TO BLOW! WHERE IS HE? STOP! NO! GET OUT OF THERE! SHES DEAD! GIVE ME YOUR KEY! NO! SHES DEAD! NO! NO, TAKE ME WITH YOU! PLEASE! NO! WAIT! MAYBE I OUGH TO LEAVE NOW. WHERE AM I GOING TO GO? WHAT? I SAID,"WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO?" THATS NO WHAT YOU SAID! YES, IT IS. COME TO ME. PUT THE CANDLE DOWN. IM SORRY. I CANT HELP IT. I KNOW. POOR BABY. COME ON, LIE DOWN. THATS BETTER. CLOSE YOUR EYES. THERE YOU GO. SHH. NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP. I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP. IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE... I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE. THATS A GOOD BOY. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOURE GOING? YOURE TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ME AGAIN. SHES NOT REAL. SHES DEAD. SWEET JESUS, WHEN ARE YOU EVER GOING TO LEARN? THERES NO PLACE FOR YOU OUT THERE. GO BACK TO SLEEP. DIE. NO! I FELL ASLEEP. WHEN I WOKE UP, I COULD SMELL THE GAS. SHE WAS DEAD. I MADE IT OU OF THE HOUSE AND HEADED DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I MUST HAVE PASSED OU BY THE LAKE. WHEN I CAME TO, I COULDN REMEMBER ANYTHING, EXCEPT I WANTED TO DIE CAUSE SHE WANTED ME DEAD. AT THE SAME TIME, I WANTED HELP. AND I WAS-- AND I WAS AFRAID, SO AS LONG AS I COULD BLOT IT OUT, AS LONG AS I DIDN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED, I DIDNT HAVE TO FACE THE TRUTH. SHE COULDNT HELP IT. I HATE WHA SHE TRIED TO DO TO ME, BUT SHE COULDN'T HELP IT. SO HIS AMNESIA IS COMPLETELY GONE. ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT YOU GOING TO DO? WHATS IT MATTER? HES GETTING OUT, ISNT HE? SO LONG, BROTHER. SEE YOU WHEN WEVE WON THE WAR. COME ON, COME ON. YOU, UH, YOU LOOK AFTER YOURSELF NOW, OK? GOOD-BYE. |
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