The Dead Zone s01e05 Episode Script

I had the perfect life, until I was in a coma|for six years.
And then I woke up and found my fiancée|married to another man.
My son doesn't|know who I am.
Everything has changed including me.
One touch and I can|see things Things that happened.
|Things that will happen.
You should see what I see.
The Wheel|of Fortune turns Are you ready for|a sponge bath, Mr.
Smith? Previously|on "The Dead Zone.
" Maggie!|Your daughter's screaming! There's been a gas|explosion in your house - and your babysitter's hurt.
| Coma for six years, Johnny.
Your brain has found|a new way to work.
It's taking a detour|around the damage.
This part of the brain|might be considered a dead zone.
The patient was|asking about his mother - and his fiancée.
|- His mother's dead.
Check his admission records|for the fiancée's name.
We should try|to find her.
Johnny Do you have|a family now, Sarah? Honey, can you|help me out with this? I brought someone|I want you to meet.
You know what?|We have the same name.
Mom, can we go now? Mommy, it's that man! Johnny, we've known|each other all our lives, and that's not|going to change.
It has to.
Breakfast's ready! Sarah? Sarah.
Where's my cane? No pain.
Morning, Dad.
# Oooh # # Fall in love, fall in love|fall in love # # Fall in love # # Feel no shame|for what you are # # Fall in love|fall in love # # Fall in love.
# Mom, I just woke up.
This is|when your brain is fresh.
- "Compare.
"|- I don't remember.
C-o-m-p-a-r-e.
I thought you studied these|with your father.
I did.
"Repair.
" I forget.
Your son|is not cooperating.
I don't understand.
You should have a serious talk|with him about doing his schoolwork.
R- e-p-a-i-r.
|Repeat it, please.
R- e-p-a-i-r.
Sarah what's going on? What are you doing here? Studying|for the spelling test which was supposed|to be done last night.
Wait a second.
|He knows? About me? - Who?|- Johnny.
Knows what? That I'm his|you He called me "Dad.
" What would you like him|to call you? I'm hungry.
Oh, there's|a sleepy-head.
Hello.
Hi, Daddy.
Daddy doesn't want to be called|"Daddy" this morning.
Why not? He was just about|to tell us.
Daddy was just fooling around.
Come on, your pancake's|getting cold.
Okay.
In your lap, silly,|like always.
Oh, lap.
Right.
Lap.
Okay.
Hold on.
Okay.
Spelling words.
Test him.
Drink your milk.
Not you.
Her.
Since when do you|drink milk, anyway? It makes you constipated.
|Come on.
"Share.
" Don't know.
Answer your mother.
S- h-a-r-e.
- Morning.
|- Hey, Walt.
- Hey, Walt.
|- Hey.
Can I make you a pancake? That's all right.
I stopped by|the bakery for my morning cruller.
I will take some coffee though.
|You're not ready.
No, I'm not.
- You still want to go?|- To? To the mall, I was going to walk you|through the security arrangements.
The art fair's tomorrow.
There's going to be kids from|every school in the county there.
Uh-huh? And I need|to check security? Yeah, you said|you wanted to stop by before your County|Commission meeting.
County Commission meeting? I have a County|Commission meeting? Yeah.
At 10:00.
I guess okay.
|I guess so.
Well, I'd better get changed.
But you haven't|even eaten anything.
Oh, that's okay.
I'm not really feeling myself|this morning.
A pleasure|to make your acquaintance.
- Hello?|- Bruce? - Who is this?|- It's me.
It's me, Johnny, damn it! Johnny who? Me, Johnny.
Johnny coma.
|Coma Johnny.
- Johnny? What Johnny?|- Johnny with the visions? What number|are you calling, bro'? Come on.
Serial killer?|Mom-alive-in-Saigon-Johnny? It's too early|to be calling.
Who is this? Man.
I'm telling you.
Oh my God.
I haven't had one|one vision all morning.
Yeah? Hold on|for one second, man.
Bruce? What are you doing?|Oh You're ice cold.
Nothing like a nice,|cold shower in the morning.
We'll have to see about|warming you up later on.
Hmm? Cute.
Is that how we got the other kid|that's running around here? So, Walt.
How long has it been|since I started this County Commission thing? It's going on two years|now, isn't it? It's amazing.
- How time flies.
|- Yeah.
And would you say I'm doing|a good job at it so far? Yeah, I might like to see|a little more support for my budget but|yeah.
Your budget? Oh, the Commission|oversees your department, so that means you|work for me.
In a manner of speaking,|of course.
But, you know I could fire you, then, right?|Give you the old heave-ho, chase you right out|of the county? - Not that I would.
|- Or could, for that matter.
Don't forget,|I'm an elected official too.
That darn democracy|thing again, huh? Yeah, exactly.
All right, fine, there's|probably a couple of things that I could cut|out of my budget, but you don't have to play|hardball with me, Commissioner.
Work with me, Walt.
Something wrong, John? No.
|I don't know.
Let me show you what we've got|planned for tomorrow.
Everything's|going to be fine.
This is where we'll|put up the display booths.
Every school's going to be assigned|a number, which will line up with these numbers we're going|to put on the floor tomorrow, That's all going to be|in this area over here.
Each school is responsible|for putting up their own booth, but we're going to have people|on hand if necessary.
The only access to the courtyard|is from the east and west entrance.
There's some construction|going on in the south wing, but we're working|with the contractor to try and keep|the noise level to a minimum.
They put up this|plywood fence over here to make sure the kids|don't wander over there, okay? Everything's going to be fine.
|It shouldn't be a problem.
John, what's the matter? I just keep getting|this splitting headache.
You all right? Yeah, I'll be fine.
|I'll be fine.
Let's get you|to a doctor, okay? - I'll be fine.
|- No, seriously.
Let's go see a doctor.
|We'll just see him for a little bit, see if you're all right.
Anything like this|ever happened before? - Any history of migraines?|- Not exactly.
- I had a head injury once.
|- When was that? Um seven years ago.
It should be in my file.
You were treated here? Hockey injury,|hockey injury, hockey injury No wonder|you get headaches.
There's nothing|about a car accident there? Are you sure|it was at this hospital? Doctor, I'm not really|sure of anything.
Doctor? Elaine? - How are you?|- Fine, thank you.
Excuse me, Doctor? Does Elaine|have a daughter? Her little girl|died in a fire.
It was a terrible tragedy.
Your x-rays seem|completely normal.
If it comes back,|just take a couple ibuprofen, and then call me|if you need anything stronger.
Thank you.
That doesn't sound|too serious.
She said I was fine.
She said my brain|is normal.
That's a matter|of opinion.
You should have eaten something.
|That's probably all it is.
What's this doing here? It's a cane, John.
|They have those in hospitals.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Will you be coming by|the art festival in the morning? Yeah, if I'm still here.
What, are you going away|for the weekend? No, I'll probably|see you there.
Finally.
|Where have you been? I had to stop|by the hospital.
- It's already been a crazy morning.
|- I might have guessed.
The Super pushed|your meeting forward.
I put all the documents|that you requested on your desk, and your mother's been|waiting for you since 9:00.
- What?|- She's in your office.
My mother's alive? She was looking very well|last time I checked in on her.
Oh.
Okay No, no, no.
|She's in your office.
Yeah.
Mom? I know I should have|called first.
I can't believe it.
You look so good.
Well, good morning|to you, too.
Did you do something|to your hair? I've had my hair|like this for years.
Oh.
It looks good.
|It looks so good.
- You look good, Ma.
|- Well, I don't know why.
I didn't sleep last night.
|I want you to call it off.
Please don't|play coy with me.
I know all about|the party.
The party? Yeah, my surprise party.
I weaseled it|out of my grandson.
Oh, yeah,|the surprise party.
You know I love surprises,|Mom, right, so It is nobody's business|how old I am.
- Yes, it is.
It's mine|- When you get to my age It is something to celebrate,|which is exactly what we're doing, whether you like it or not.
|You look so good, Ma.
You are in|a strange mood today.
I'm sorry, Mrs.
Purdy.
|We're waiting for Johnny.
Mrs.
Purdy? Wait a minute,|did you marry the guy, Ma? I beg your pardon? Sorry, I just can't get|used to the idea of you - and Reverend Purdy|- After five years? Please.
If you insist on going|through with this party, I don't want you and Gene|to be at one another's throats like last year, all right? I find it all|very oedipal, don't you? Did you have time|to go over the papers yet? - No.
|- You'll have to wing it then.
Sorry I'm late.
We all have mothers, John.
I do have another meeting|behind this one, so we should jump|right into business.
I think it's fair to say|that we were all very impressed with the memo|that you generated yesterday, John.
Would you care|to elaborate? I think the memo|speaks for itself But I'd like to hear some other|thoughts on the subject.
What do you think The federal guidelines|are clearly designed to raise test scores,|so the first question is whether the district's schools are prepared|to meet these new challenges.
Johnny's right.
If we focus|strictly on test scores, our kids won't be getting|a well-rounded education.
I tend to agree|with you, Ken, but the guidelines|prioritize I think we've got them|thinking in the right direction.
You all right, John? I just can't|seem to wake up today.
When was the last time|you had a real vacation? I took a long nap|recently.
You should get away|with the family.
I'm serious.
Connie and I found this|great tennis resort.
They've got a whole program|for the kids.
You mind if we put off|that lunch today? I think|I just want to go home.
Sure, sure, no problem.
John, there isn't|much time left.
Pretty soon,|this'll all be over.
What do you mean? You know what I mean.
The kids will be all grown up|before you realize it, and off into their own lives.
We gotta spend time with them|while we still can.
I'll see you later, man.
Feel better.
You scared me.
You're home early.
What are you doing? Just checking out|our life.
Look at this one.
One candle on the cake.
Look at his face.
Oh, in this one,|I seem to be in pain.
Well, that was right after|the pony bit you.
Oh Oh, look his first Halloween.
You were the hottest|vampire on the block! What's wrong? I'm afraid.
Afraid? I'm afraid that|all this won't last.
What's that|supposed to mean? I know this is going|to sound crazy, but I have|another life, Sarah.
You're having an affair.
No, no, no.
No! The only one|I'm having an affair with is you.
Well, in that case, you've got nothing|to worry about, kiddo, 'cause I'm not|going anywhere.
No, you don't understand.
Sarah I think that I'm imagining|all this.
You the kids every photo in this book.
My real life isn't anywhere near|this good.
This is one of those|Gail Sheehy things, isn't it? Gail Sheehy things? Yeah, from the book,|you know? Everybody goes through|feelings like these, honey.
No, I don't think so.
Johnny, you have earned|everything that you have.
You deserve to be happy.
You don't understand.
I'm trying|to tell you something.
This is not real.
I am real.
Okay? I am here|with you right now.
Feel my heart beating, Johnny.
Can you feel it beating? I can feel your heart.
That's real.
I don't know|what other life that you think you're|supposed to be living, but let it go.
Just let it go.
|It was a nightmare.
Okay? It was a nightmare.
And it's over.
It's over.
Hey.
Leave a few chips|for the rest of us.
I like a good chip.
So, how'd you do|on that spelling test? - Easy.
|- Easy, huh? How easy? A hundred percent.
A hundred percent? Wow.
I get it.
You're one of those|sneaky smart guys, aren't you? The kind that doesn't let on|how smart he is around other people? Just like just like your father used to be|when I was your age.
So, just go|and talk to her.
I don't know.
I don't really do|that small talk stuff very well.
This is small talk.
Well, this is different.
|I know you.
How are you ever going|to find your soulmate if you won't go and|talk to anyone, Walt? Soulmate?|What the heck is that? It's the person you're meant|to spend your life with.
You really believe|in all that stuff? Yeah.
I really do.
Right now, I'd just be happy|to find a good woman, you know? Well, you will.
Unfortunately,|all the ones I know are taken.
Can't we find a girl|for Walt? Is he coming on|to you again? - Oh, you know Walt.
|- Because I can take him.
I know he has|a little upper body, but I'm quick.
|I'm quicker.
Behave yourself.
Great party.
Ever been in|a cop car before? Want to take a ride|in a cruiser? We'll turn the rollers|on and stuff.
It'll be cool.
|Hey, I'm the sheriff, you know? I think we really|surprised your mom this year.
Yeah yeah, we did.
You seem|troubled, Johnny.
Is there anything|I can do to help? You believe in miracles,|don't you, Reverend? I'd better or I'd have|to find a new line of work.
Do you? The question|of the hour.
I mean, imagine if a man could choose|his own destiny, you know,|re-invent himself at will, make himself happy, and damn the consequences|to anyone he hurt as a result.
In that case, could he ever|make himself truly happy? Hmm.
I honestly don't know.
You want a miracle,|how about one for the Sox this year? Perhaps if|I understood the context of what you were Excuse me for a moment.
So, you follow sports? Excuse me, sir? Did you see|a guy with dreadlocks? He was standing right here.
# Happy birthday|to you # # Happy birthday to you # # Happy birthday,|dear Vera # # Happy birthday to you.
# Stop! Stop! Stop! Why are you standing here? Can't you see? Sarah! Why are you|standing here?! We've got to get|out of here! We've got to get out! The wheel of fortune turns.
Round and round it goes.
|Where it stops, no one knows.
Are you ready for|a sponge bath, Mr.
Smith? No I can't be here.
He's having erratic|movements this morning, Doctor.
Please, help me.
- Probably a temporal lobe seizure.
|- Help me.
After an extended|period of time in a coma, these seizures occur.
|How long has he been here? - Almost seven years.
|- Help me! Let's increase the Valium|to 10 milligrams.
No! No! Something's wrong.
|Something's wrong! You fainted, John.
|You scared me half to death.
What am I doing here?|Where am I? Come on.
Old Town Mall.
We were getting you|some cross-training shoes.
I was living with Sarah.
You you didn't even|know who I was.
Now I'm back here.
I don't even know|what's real anymore, Bruce.
Trust me, John.
|Trust me, this is real.
That's what Sarah said.
|But I was in the hospital, and I was in the coma.
|Maybe I'm still in the coma Johnny, Johnny,|slow, deep breaths.
Maybe I'm still|in the hospital.
You're not in the hospital,|but you will be in 10 minutes.
Let's get you to the car.
My head is killing me.
Sarah and I, we were|looking at photographs.
Johnny's first|birthday party.
And then a pony bit me.
That wasn't|real either, right? You've been out of|the coma for months, man.
You do remember the torture|I put you through getting you|to walk again, don't you? I could have imagined it.
I could be imagining you.
- I need some help.
|- What's the problem? - I need to see for myself.
|- See what? That I'm not in that room|on a bed in a coma.
Of course you're not.
|You're standing here talking to me.
I didn't even know you|before today not even in this life.
- Is he on any medications?|- No.
- I need to see for myself.
|- I need five milligrams of Valium.
John! John! No.
Wake up.
Wake up! Wake up! Are you okay? What happened? We were checking out|the art festival when you got a terrible|headache, and fainted.
The art festival.
Something about|the art festival.
You've been out cold on|the floor for almost 30 seconds.
Here, let me|give you a hand.
Talk to me, man!|Focus! - Somebody go get some help!|- No! No! Come on, Johnny.
|Look at me, focus! Breathe!|Come on, Johnny, breathe! Come on, breathe! Something terrible|is going to happen.
There isn't much time.
An accident at the mall? Yes, an accident.
|It was a bomb.
Johnny, you had|a bad dream.
This isn't real.
Sarah, it was so real, okay? It was so overwhelming that|my mind couldn't even handle it.
My mind is a jumble.
|Right now, at this very minute, I'm lying unconscious on|the floor at the Old Town Mall.
You need to talk|to somebody.
Ken told me|about a therapist Ken is not real.
|I don't know Ken.
Ken and Connie|are our best friends.
They were here|Saturday night for dinner.
Wait.
|I made my pot roast.
You made your famous|chocolate surprise Listen|people are going to die! We played scrabble|and then we watched a movie.
I need you|to call Walt.
Tell him to send every man|he's got down to the mall.
- Where are you going, Dad?|- Can I come? No, baby.
|Daddy can't take you with him.
Why not? I wish I could.
I wish I could.
Are you sure|we're not real, Johnny? Are you positive? I gotta go.
I love you, Johnny.
Where are they?|Where are the others? Why aren't they here?|Didn't she tell you? She said you were upset and|I should see if you were all right.
We need search teams|dogs that sniff out explosives.
We need help from other counties.
|You need to activate the fire alarm.
John, we went through all|the preparations yesterday.
- Everything will be fine.
|- It's not going to be fine, okay? Listen, for reasons|I can't explain, I have information that there's|going to be a terrible disaster.
You willing to take a risk that|I'm lying to you, that I'm wrong? Look, if I'm|the County Commissioner, then I should be able|to give you an order, right? To protect people's|safety in here? All right.
|Why don't we clear the area for a couple of minutes|while we take a look around? All right, Walt.
What exactly are we|looking for, John? Somewhere in this mall,|there's a threat, there's a clue.
There's an accident,|and it's waiting to happen.
I just need to find it|so I can take it back.
Take it back?|Take it back where? I need help, okay? This is the Sheriff.
I want to conduct another|security sweep of the area.
Report anything suspicious.
|51 out.
Excuse me, folks.
|Listen up.
Excuse me.
We have to evacuate|the area for a few minutes.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Please just take|the north stairwell, right down|to the street.
It'll just be|a few minutes for us.
If you could do this swiftly,|that will help us all.
Thank you very much No! You passed out again, John.
We've got to get you|to the doctor.
Nobody touch me.
Excuse me.
Turn it off.
Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off now! Whoa! - All right go! Cap it.
|- Here, here! Man, that could have|been serious.
I don't know how you|saw it coming, but thanks.
How bad|was it going to be? Bad.
Are you okay, or do you need me|to run you by the hospital? No.
I'll skip the hospital|this time around.
Hello? - Hi.
|- Hi, Sarah.
I'm making a pot roast|with my delicious gravy.
Can I set a place|at the table for you tonight? Oh, no.
|Not tonight, no.
Oh, come on.
I hate to think|of you and Mrs.
Swanson over there every night|by yourselves.
Well, actually, I've had|a bad headache all day.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Oh, no, no,|it's okay now.
I just thought I'd turn in early.
Okay, well,|maybe tomorrow night.
Yeah, maybe.
Maybe I'll make my famous|chocolate surprise for dessert.
Mmm? What's your famous|chocolate surprise? I have no idea.
That's what makes it|so surprising.
Well, I will talk|to you tomorrow, then.
Okay, thanks.
Sweet dreams, Johnny.
Yeah.
- No.
|- Yes.
You're grounded.