Mysterious Ways (2000) s01e08 Episode Script

No, I know it's Marilyn Manson,
but, you know, I'm backed up at the
lab and I have my thesis proposal to do.
Carol, I can't put it off.
It's due in two weeks.
Yeah, I know. Bummer.
Alright, I'll talk to you later.
You alright?
Yes.
You sure?
What were you doing out there?
I don't know.
You investigate, what did you call it?
- Miraculous phenomena.
- Miraculous phenomena.
I wasn't gonna jump.
Yeah, what were you what
were you doing out there?
I wanted some air.
What do you mean you
want some air, Miranda?
What's in the vial?
Hey, I just pulled you
off the edge. Hello !
Thank you.
What's in the vial?
Just some stuff goop.
I don't know.
Oh, it's disgusting !
It was raining out of the
sky over Thornhill yesterday.
What do you think it is?
I don't know, that's
why I brought it to you.
Well, I'll add it to
the other 528 things
You're sure you're okay ?
- Yeah.
- You sure ?
- Declan.
- Yeah ?
I'm okay.
Okay.
Okay, I'll check in on you later, okay ?
Okay.
Excuse me.
Hey, no wonder your grades are so bad.
How can you concentrate on
your homework with this racket?
You know, we got a
privacy rule in this house,
and if you want to live
here, you better learn it.
Oh, would you like me
to go back out and knock?
What do you want?
Hey, your mom just asked
me to check up on you,
see if you're doing your homework.
I am, so you can leave.
Arithmetic, huh?
We call it math now.
Used to be good at arithmetic.
Hey, you got a mistake there.
12 times 5 is 528.
It's not. Is 60.
60, see?
I'm gonna go get a soda.
12 times 5 is 60, I know that.
I've always known that.
Why did I say 528?
It's okay, Nate.
He just hasn't been himself these days.
How so?
Well, he's been moody,
irritable, forgetful.
Any confusion?
Yes, all the time.
He'll start a sentence and
forget what he's going to say.
I can't let him drive anymore.
He forgets his way home.
I'm worried that he
might be going senile.
What if it's Alzheimer's?
How long has this been going on?
Since he moved in with
us a couple of weeks ago.
My husband walked out on us a month ago.
And Nate moved in.
He wanted to help us out.
Be there for Sam.
Sam's kind of angry
at the world right now.
The last thing he wants is Nate
trying to tell him what to do.
It must be difficult for all of you.
It is, especially for Nate.
I just wish there was
something I could do for him.
Well, bring him in,
and we'll see what we can do.
Paul ?
Paul, this has got to stop.
It does not hurt to be cautious.
Cautious?
We can't even go to restaurants anymore
because you're afraid of food poisoning.
Have you seen the kitchens
in some of those places?
This is not funny.
Debbie.
I'm all right.
Everything is okay.
Two, one.
R&B, huh?
They've replaced you as
an R&B chick, Miranda.
What's up?
Finished testing your goop.
Oh, yeah? What was it?
Human excrement.
Really?
Pooh.
Fell out of an airplane.
Frozen at 40,000 feet.
It must have thawed on the way down.
Hence, raining goop.
Well, that would explain the stink.
Mm-hmm. This is my analysis.
I broke the substance down and
calculated exactly each of its components.
You broke down the
Thorough?
528. What's with that?
Every component weighs 528 ounces.
What?
Forget it. Never mind.
I'm not interested.
No, Declan, These
These are my calculations.
I must have typed them in wrong.
Where did 528 come from?
Are you sure you're okay?
Yes. I'm fine. I'm just busy.
My thesis proposal is due soon and
I have a lot of work at the lab.
Stress isn't getting to you?
I can handle it.
Because you could always
take a day off, Miranda.
You know, I mean
Declan.
I'm fine.
Okay.
I don't know where he went.
He was just here a minute ago.
Don't worry. I'm sure he's fine.
Beep-beep!
Nate!
What are you doing?
Be careful.
This is a lot harder than it looks.
Sit down.
Careful.
Where did you get those?
I got them off a kid in ER.
The whole outfit.
He broke his leg.
Why did you buy them?
I don't know.
You see, this is the kind of
behavior that I was talking about.
Oh, come on.
So I'm trying on a pair of rollerblades.
It's not just that.
Yesterday you went
out and dyed your hair.
Oh, yeah. Dynamite.
Nate
It's just not like you.
She thinks I have Alzheimer's.
I never said that.
I'm just a little forgetful sometimes.
Well, you may or may
not have Alzheimer's.
But we won't know
unless we do a few tests.
Challenge! Do you accept?
Yes!
Die, you scum!
Yeah ! Toast it!
New champion !
Paul, age 528.
Ah, Mr. Tuckman, hi.
What are you doing?
What? I don't know.
I guess
It's weird, I guess the
server took a wrong turn.
Well, I'm surprised.
Weren't you the one that
wrote the inter-office memo
about the internet being used
for company purposes only?
Yes, yes, sir, I was.
Perhaps you better heed your own advice.
Yes, I will.
Miranda, what you doing in here alone ?
Nothing, I just finished a class.
- How was it ?
- Fine.
It's alright, I'll get it.
- No, I got it.
- It's alright, I got it.
You fail the test, huh ?
That's alright, it happens to everybody.
Is not that big a deal.
Not me.
All right, Nate. We
have two more questions.
I want you to write
the word couch, backward.
Good. Now I'm going
to name three objects.
I want you to write them down in the
order in which I tell them to you.
Pencil, watch, chair.
Piece of cake.
Nate?
What are you doing?
Nate, come off the ledge.
Miranda!
I want to keep him here
overnight for observation.
I've ordered a neurological
consult as well.
He kept saying that
he didn't want to jump,
but then what was he
doing up there on the roof?
Well, he seems to be suffering
from some sort of dementia.
Hey !
But I'll give you a call later.
Hey, Peg, you got a second?
Declan, I can't. I'm swamped today.
It's important. It's about Miranda.
What's wrong?
Two of my students found her
this morning standing on a ledge.
Is she all right?
I think so. I don't
I mean, luckily someone was there to
stop her before she tried to do it again.
Again?
I found her standing
on a ledge last Monday.
I don't know if she was gonna jump or
But she's like this, looking right over.
- This is serious.
- Yeah.
Why didn't you come to me sooner?
I tried to get her to talk to you,
but I don't think she
trusts you for some reason.
I don't know what to do.
I'm a little worried about her.
Has she shown signs
of depression before?
It's Miranda we're talking about, Peggy.
I Hard to tell.
I think it's all the extra schoolwork.
I'm sure she'll be fine.
I hope so. Here.
Miranda
I can't make it stop.
I'm home!
You like it?
I, uh
What are you doing with rollerblades?
Oh, I bought them.
Rollerblades?
Yeah, well, I'm not gonna use them.
I just couldn't stop
myself from buying them.
What is going on with you?
To pay rollerblades?
And I found these in your sock drawer.
You really need to see someone.
I I will.
You have been saying that for two weeks.
Well, I will.
You will.
I will.
Hi.
Hi, Declan.
Where's Miranda?
She's upstairs getting some tests done.
What kind of tests?
EEG, CAT scan, blood work.
I thought you were
just gonna talk to her.
I did.
But her sudden change in behavior makes
me think it might be more than just stress.
Well, I have another patient, a
Nate Tishner, who's 65 years old,
and he's exhibiting the exact
same behavior as Miranda.
I think he might have
Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's?
She's in her 20s, Peg. Come on.
Then it could be Pick's disease.
What's that?
A degenerative brain disorder that causes
sudden behavior changes and memory loss.
It's been known to affect
people as young as 20.
Really?
It doesn't explain why they both have
that number 528 in their heads, though.
I know.
How long are you gonna
keep playing that thing?
Until I can go home.
Hey, you don't have to babysit me.
Yeah, I know.
But Mama said I gotta stay here and
keep you company until she gets back.
What?
What's the matter?
Aliens keep killing me.
That's because you're
depleting your energy crystals.
How would you know?
You gotta load up on ammo.
You can't make it to level 5.
I have plenty of ammo.
Yeah, but you're wasting it.
You're firing all over the place.
Okay, I play this game all the time.
I know what I'm
Can't tell you anything.
Just like your father.
Yeah, well, he's your son.
What are you doing?
I don't know.
You're working. What's wrong with you?
What's wrong?
I told you, my thesis
proposal is due in two weeks.
Come on, look.
Ow!
Declan.
Hey.
Miranda, you're in a hospital, you know.
You could take a few hours off.
I got the test results back.
You're perfectly normal.
No lesions on the brain, no
abnormalities in the blood work.
You're healthy.
Perfectly normal.
What about Nate?
Same for him, he's normal too.
What's wrong with him?
I don't know.
So Miranda, I'd like to schedule a
few sessions with you so we can talk.
Yeah.
I can't.
What do you mean you can't?
I don't have time.
I have too much work to do.
You'll make time.
Come on, this is way more important.
Look!
What?
I let you do these tests on me.
You didn't find anything, so I'm done.
Fine.
Hey, look, look.
Dude, that's gross.
Hey, check it out.
That's your grandpa?
Man, he's lost it.
Boys.
Wow.
Nice hair.
Can you dig it?
I just want to look good for my trip.
Where are you going?
Alaska.
Why?
I don't know.
Now, as you can see, our revenues
this year have fallen short
from the projections
that were made in January.
Now, we have to strive to do better.
To return this company to the
profitable business it once was.
Woo!
Woo!
As I was saying,
we need to bring back the conservative
values upon which this company was founded.
From now on, there will
be no more casual Fridays.
We're a professional company, and
we need to start acting like it.
Watch out! Here we go!
Watch me now!
Shake it, my little thing!
Even the life he's come to know,
will bring him back to find.
Even the life he's come to know,
will bring him back to find.
Woo-woo!
You're going down.
New champion.
Bye bye, Mr. Paul.
Declan, 34.
Hey.
What's up?
I have to go to Alaska.
Alaska?
Yeah.
She's not saying that she wants to go.
She's saying she has to go.
You know, it's like she
doesn't have a choice.
Oh my God. It's exactly what
Nate has been telling me.
What?
That he wants to go to Alaska?
And he doesn't know why.
She keeps saying she has
to be there by the 28th.
28th.
By May 28th.
Duh!
Are you sure it's
okay for him to travel?
Well, there's nothing physically wrong
with him, so I don't see why he would
Level 9, I got you!
Do you really think this
is going to help him?
I hope so.
Alaska's a big place, Declan.
How are we supposed to know where to go?
I thought we'd figure
that out when we get there.
Maybe this isn't such a good idea.
No, come on. Come on. You gotta go.
You can't back out now.
Declan, I don't have time to go to Alaska.
I still haven't finished my thesis proposal.
This is the only way we're going to
figure out what's going on with you.
We gotta go to Alaska.
What the frill of this guy?
Why is your hair like that?
I don't know.
I like it.
Great, you guys are here.
Hey.
Hey. Sally, Nate, Sam.
This is Declan and Miranda.
Hi.
Miranda!
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Hey, we're all checked in.
I got us two rooms.
102, 105, which one do you want?
They got a one-level
place here, Miranda.
It's no 326.
You got a new number.
Okay, you're sure 326
is not an address, right?
I don't think it is.
Okay. How about a measurement?
Or maybe an equation?
No?
Sure it may be a
phone number, area code.
Maybe it's a combination for a lock.
Declan, I don't know.
We've been over and over this.
It could be anything.
We figured out 528.
Maybe 326 is for Nate to figure out.
Then why is it stuck in my head?
I don't know.
Okay, there's got to be some sort of
connection between the two of you, right?
Because you're both
receiving the same message.
So, if it's a spirit or something like
that trying to communicate with you,
it's got to be something or someone
that you're both having come.
I doubt we have the
same circle of friends.
Maybe you're related.
You think of that?
You have the second cousin
twice removed or something.
It's not possible.
Why not?
He's Jewish. I'm not.
Of course you are.
Feigelstein, you're Jewish.
Een, like Springsteen.
You sure?
Because I've known you for two years and
all this time I thought you were Jewish.
What?
I just realized I don't
I don't know anything about you.
I don't even know where you live.
You live with your folks?
What are your folks like?
There's nothing special.
They're nice people.
You have brothers and sisters?
Declan, it's getting very late.
So what?
What? You never talk about yourself.
All you ever talk about is work.
So?
So what do you do for fun, Miranda?
How old are you? When's your birthday?
You know, what does any of this have
to do with us being in Alaska, Declan?
Nothing.
Hey.
Hey.
I wanted to talk to you.
Last night I was a little bit upset.
It's okay.
It's alright.
Sit down.
So where are we going next?
I don't know.
Did you see that movie Close
Encounters of the Third Kind?
You remember how they were
all drawn to that mountain?
They just had to go there.
It's kind of like that.
Aliens.
You got any ideas?
What?
I think I know where
we're supposed to go.
Hey, where'd you get that jacket?
Secondhand store.
I like it.
Does this feel like it?
Yes.
Definitely.
Well, I bet you there's
a trail up the hill.
It might take us to
the top if we just
follow it. We'll
Hey, wait a minute!
Hold on!
Wait for me!
Miranda !
326. The elevation, 326.
Oh man !
Check it out !
Who's that ?
- Nice jacket.
- Thank you.
Were you drawn here too?
Miranda ?
What the hell are we doing here?
I don't I don't know.
My wife wouldn't come with me.
She doesn't understand any of this.
I mean, I don't blame her. I
I don't understand it myself.
My girlfriend, she found me standing
up on the railing of our balcony.
I mean, she thought
I was losing my mind.
She thought I had residual brain
damage from my car accident.
You had a car accident?
Yeah. I was broadsided by an SUV.
I I had a car accident too.
Broke both my legs. Punctured my lung.
Had liver damage.
I waited in hospital two
months for a transplant.
I had a transplant too.
So did I.
Wait a minute.
All three of you have had transplants ?
This is too far-fetched, Declan.
What? They all had organ
transplants on the exact same day.
Now I'm willing to bet a hundred dollars
that they had organ transplants
from the exact same person.
Haven't you ever heard these cases
of people having weird cravings
and stuff after having a transplant?
Yeah.
Well?
I have. Cravings, allergies, maybe.
But the urge to go to Alaska?
I'm just saying.
I've never had a transplant.
I've only been to the hospital twice.
What for?
Broke my arm when I was eight and I
had my appendix out five years ago.
No, they didn't give me another one.
I was gonna say, maybe you were drawn
here because of the name of the river.
The Miranda River.
Yeah, that's it.
I don't know.
He got up this morning.
He said he was gonna go for a walk.
I can't believe you let him
go off by himself like that.
I knew it was a mistake
letting him come here.
Oh, there he is.
Nate!
Get away from there!
I want to jump.
Here, take my hand.
Nate, please.
Sally!
I'm so sorry.
I was the one who was
supposed to take care of you.
It's okay.
I don't know what's happening to me.
You all right?
I missed my thesis proposal deadline.
Ah, geez.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, I talked to the
dean of graduate studies,
tried to get an extension,
but he wouldn't give me one.
Did you tell him why?
He said he might
might have to expel me
from the graduate program.
Come on.
I mean, these are
extraordinary circumstances, right ?
Did you explain that part to him?
Explain what?
That I might be losing my mind?
Come on.
Come on, you're not losing your mind.
Declan, I'm having urges to do
things that I don't want to do.
No matter how hard I try
to fight them, I can't.
I don't like what's
happening to me, Declan.
For the first time, I feel like
I'm not in control of my life.
And that terrifies me.
Miranda
Everything's gonna be okay.
I promise.
It's alright. I'm sorry.
Paul.
Tammy.
You came.
I'm here to take you home.
No, I can't leave.
Why not?
I haven't figured out why I'm here.
Paul, if you stay here much longer,
I don't know if there'll be anything
left for you to come home to.
What do you mean?
Mr. Tuckman called yesterday.
He said you were fired.
I don't understand any of this, Paul.
You walk out on your job?
You walk out on me?
Tammy, I know. I'm sorry.
I know this has been hard on you, but
I'm close to figuring this thing out.
All right ? we all have transplants.
The name of this river is Miranda.
I just need a little more time
to figure out the rest of it.
I need you to hang in there with
me just a little bit longer, okay?
I don't know if I can.
Declan.
Yeah, what? Did you get it?
Yes, I did.
They all got organs from the same donor.
Really?
A young boy, 19, from Seattle.
Todd Kerner.
19, huh?
Yep.
Ouch.
Hey.
Hey, what's up?
So, I talked to my parents.
There were complications
when I had my appendix out.
I had a blood transfusion.
No kidding.
Blood transfusion. So?
Yeah. Here's the name of
the donor, if it helps.
Todd Kerner.
Same guy.
Amazing.
He killed himself.
May 28th must be the
anniversary of his death.
Now he wants us to kill ourselves too.
That's only a couple days away.
Calm down everybody.
That must be why we all
wanna jump off this cliff.
This is where he died.
Leaving the life he's come to know.
Let's not jump to conclusions.
This has already
ruined our lives anyway.
We don't have much more to lose.
That can't be true.
Yes, it is.
I've already lost my
job because of this.
Miranda might get kicked out of school.
My daughter-in-law wants
to put me in a home.
She thinks I'm a danger
to myself and my grandson.
I mean, all because we
have this kid's organs.
Organs and blood are
just a cluster of cells.
They can't make you do
anything you don't wanna do.
Then why are we on this cliff in Alaska?
Peggy, if we couldn't stop
ourselves from coming here,
what makes you think we can
stop ourselves from jumping?
Hello, Mrs. Koerner.
Yes, my name is Declan Dunn.
I'm sorry to bother you at home.
I was wondering if I might be able
to speak with you about your son.
That's Todd.
This was taken the year he died.
How did he die?
He was away at college.
And one night he was
rollerblading home from class,
and a car ran a stop sign and hit him.
Oh, so
So he didn't commit suicide?
Oh, God, no.
Todd loved life.
He was always happy, having fun
with his friends, playing sports.
He would have been 21 tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
May 28th was his birthday?
Yeah.
Is that why you're all here?
Todd wanted more than anything
to bungee jump into the Miranda
River Gorge on his 21st birthday.
Really?
Bungee jumping?
I can't do this.
You have to.
Honey, I'm really scared.
These people are professionals.
They'll make sure you're safe.
I can't
This is a chance to get your life back.
If you can find your
jump off this cliff,
you can do anything.
Where's Miranda?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Pretty cool, huh?
Yeah, pretty cool.
I wish I could jump too.
I'll take you when we get home.
For real?
Don't tell your mother.
You thought I was crazy before.
You must really think I'm crazy now.
I don't think you're crazy, Nate.
Hey.
Hey.
I just thought you
weren't going to make it.
I almost didn't.
You changed your mind?
Todd.
He knew how to have fun.
You know, I can't remember the last
time I did anything just for fun.
Go on.
Mmm, L.A.
Proved too much for the man
Too much for the man
- Oh my God.
- What?
Todd was in a rhythm and blues band
with his girlfriend who sang backup.
Midnight Train to Georgia
was his favorite song.
Really?
He couldn't make it
So he's leaving the life
They're the pips.
He's come to know
He said he's going back to find
Going back to find
What's left of his world
The world he left behind
Not so long ago
He's leaving
Leaving
On the midnight train to Georgia
Unexplained ?
Neah.
It's plain weird, Peg.
Said he's going back (going back to find)
To a simpler place and time
(and when he takes that ride)
Oh yes, he is
(guess who's gonna sit right by his side)
And I'll be with him (I know you will)
On that midnight train to Georgia
(Leaving on a midnight train to Georgia)
I'd rather live in his world (live in his world)
Than live without him in mine (world, world)
(It's his, his and hers alone)
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