Time After Time (2017) s01e08 Episode Script
If Youre Lost
1 Previously on "Time After Time" Tell Wells that if he wants to see Vanessa alive again, that I'll need the time machine and the both of you.
Is this everything on Project Utopia? That's what you asked for, isn't it? H.
G.
: We saw your father kill Robert Holland.
[Grunts.]
Jane: I found a nurse, Phyllis Johnson, who worked on the project.
I would collect all the samples for Dr.
Monroe.
Don't move the time machine.
Brooke has figured out a way to hijack it.
- [Electricity crackles.]
- H.
G.
: What have you done? Taken the time machine, just like I said I would.
Jane: You have to go back.
Exactly like it's written.
Brooke: I know what happens.
And now I'm going to change it.
No, Jane's not supposed to be with him.
She could ruin everything! [Electricity crackles.]
H.
G.
: Jane! Jane! [Horse whinnies.]
Hey! Over here! [Hoofbeats.]
Man: Hey, I see one! [Horses neigh.]
Don't let him get away! [Gunshots.]
Stop! Don't run! - [Horse neighs.]
- Stop right there! Ya, ya! Ya! [Horse neighs.]
No, wait, please.
Please, you don't understand This is a mistake.
[Clock ticking.]
[Seagulls calling.]
Jane: H.
G.
! H.
G.
! H.
G.
! Please, I don't have time for this.
I have done nothing wrong.
You have no right to keep me here.
Sure, I do.
You're trespassing.
Trespa I have no idea where I am.
What were you doing at the radar tower? At the tower? I was looking for help.
Look, this is all just a big misunderstanding.
Now, you must let me go.
I have to You have to what? Am I keeping you from something? You really need to start talking.
Why are you here? I washed ashore.
Alone? Who else is with you? No one.
Mm-hmm.
[Electricity crackling.]
What is that? Something to jog your memory.
Who sent you? Was it the D.
O.
D.
? Anders Enterprises? Anders? Oh, is that it? Did Anders send you here to, uh spy on us? I washed ashore.
No, I'm telling you the truth.
- I - [Door opens.]
Montgomery, stop it! Is this any way to treat a guest? No, sir.
You look thirsty.
[Electricity powers down.]
Want something to drink? [Laughs.]
I'm sorry.
It's not water I should've mentioned that.
I'm sorry.
Uh, manners? I'm Edward Dr.
Edward Monroe.
And you are? George.
Wells-ley.
Oh.
That's quite an accent you have there.
You a long way from home, aren't you, George? You could say that.
What brings you to our little island? As I've stated, my boat capsized and I washed ashore alone.
Now, I must insist that you let me go.
Where were you headed? I'm an oceanographer, and and my vessel turned over.
W-Why were you off the coast of Maine? I was, uh, gathering data about coastal erosion and hypothermal circulation.
A fellow scientist! What are the odds? What is it that you do here? Uh, you have, uh, stumbled on my work.
I am, uh, I'm I'm creating a new world A better one.
My, uh, [Chuckles.]
my Utopia.
But a utopia cannot be a permanent place.
It can exist only as a hopeful state.
You've read H.
G.
Wells.
Oh, yes.
No, he's He's one of my favorites.
I-I read "A Modern Utopia" when I was a kid.
It inspired me.
In fact, I-I've been heavily influenced by the work of Wells.
I-I consider him something of a prophet because of his writing of the future.
Yes, he he certainly was ahead of his time.
Unshackle him.
Go on, get up.
I'm not your prisoner? No, no, of course not.
It's been a long time since I've had a conversation with a real intellect.
Uh, come on, I-I'll show you around.
[Chatter.]
Welcome to Project Utopia.
[Twigs snapping.]
[Twigs snapping.]
[Twigs snapping.]
Hello? [Twigs snapping.]
[Breathing heavily.]
[Breathing heavily.]
[Screams.]
[Men grunting.]
[Blade slicing.]
Charming place, don't you think? John? Brooke sent you here, too? Yes.
I've already been attacked twice by her deranged experiments.
I don't think these are Brooke's experiments.
I think they're her father's.
So we went backwards in time.
Brooke is trying to change the past.
How? This is the book that H.
G.
wrote, or will write.
This is "The Island of Dr.
Moreau," except he changed the name.
It's about a mad scientist playing God, experimenting on animals on an island.
Oh, like father, like daughter.
She was using his journal to do the same thing in 2017.
I think this is where you become the key ingredient to Project Utopia.
Over my dead body.
That's the point.
Not if I find her father first and kill him before he gets his way with me.
Then the story's over and done.
No.
You can't alter the past.
You can't change it.
Watch me.
Please, we have to find H.
G.
The time machine It landed in the water, and it blew us apart and we got separated.
How do you know he didn't drown? H.
G.
didn't drown.
He's alive, and we just have to find him.
"We," as in you and me? Yes! For someone who despises me, you're certainly quick to turn to me for help.
I don't need your help.
[Twigs snapping.]
Look, I don't want to be on this bloody island any longer than you do, so let's find H.
G.
and get the hell out of here.
[Chatter.]
Woman: Here you go.
Thank you.
These people They all live here? Yeah, my staff and volunteers.
I've assembled the best and the brightest from my test trials.
And we've created a harmonious way of living.
We all work together because we all believe in the mission.
Utopia? Yeah, Utopia.
What type of test trials, exactly? What do you know about the field of genetic engineering? That it's man's latest attempt to improve biological function.
Yeah, and and what is the logical, uh, conclusion of that work, hmm? Uh, to increase our strengths, to decrease our weaknesses, to get rid of all human suffering and discontent.
Interfering with evolution? Darwin would be very interested in your supposition.
Wait, uh, it's more than a supposition.
No, we have seen some incredible results.
What exactly have you accomplished? Uh, sorry to tease, but, uh, the exact results are under lock and key unless you have some kind of government clearance that I don't know about.
You have a great deal of security for such a peaceful place.
Dr.
Monroe: It's a government-funded project, so they want me to, you know, protect their investment.
From what? Is there something dangerous on this island? Yeah, there is.
But you're safe here, so why worry? Unless there's someone else out there.
I was stranded alone.
I can assure you I can assure you that I miss nothing.
This compound is secure because I am responsible for the safety of every human being on this island.
You need to trust me, George.
You need to be a good guest.
I'm a man of curiosity, is all.
My apologies if you thought otherwise.
Oh, Wellsley! This is my chief technician, Robert Holland.
Welcome.
Uh, I'm sorry, sir.
No luck with the radar.
We have a radar system that tracks every living thing on the island.
It was damaged a few days ago.
Right, and no one can repair it? I'm a little out of my element.
We We lost our systems engineer.
I actually have some experience with electronics.
Perhaps I could have a look at it.
It's It's the least I could do to pay you back for your hospitality.
Show Mr.
Wellsley what's wrong.
It would be fantastic if the radar could get fixed.
Absolutely.
This way.
You sure letting him access the radar is such a good idea? - What have we got to lose? - But what if he decides In two days, the Department of Defense will be here In two days.
The minute that they are, I am screwed.
The only way that we can make sure that they don't find out what I'm doing is to catch those animals out there Catch them and exterminate them.
And I can't kill them unless I can find them.
[Door opens, closes.]
Where's Robert? Uh he's, um, he's working on the radar.
He might be there a little while.
Edward, please.
[Sighs.]
We need to be more careful.
I don't care.
- I didn't think youcared.
- He's my husband.
I'm not trying to purposely hurt him.
Then send him away to take care of that kid you made.
We won't have to sneak around anymore.
You need to focus.
You're drinking too much.
Mm! It's one of life's little joys.
- Come on, join me.
- No.
Did you speak to the D.
O.
D.
? - Did you call General Pratt? - I spoke to his office.
And did you tell them not to come? - I left word.
- Then they're still coming.
They're gonna be here in two days.
You should be worried! What if they see what you're doing? I'll handle it.
How? They could pull your funding.
They could shut us down.
That's not gonna happen! I'll do what I always do, you know, a little song and dance.
Edward, please, this is different.
You have escaped patients on this island.
If they discover Stop badgering me! I'll handle it.
Let's not fight.
We are On the cusp of revolutionizing science.
[Chuckles.]
[Door opens.]
[Door closes.]
Oh, you must be George.
I'm Dr.
Monroe's nurse, Phyllis.
My wife.
Mrs.
Holland, you you live here too? Yes, we've been with the doctor since he came to the island.
George, drink? Oh, no, no, thank you.
Uh Are these your children? Yeah my son, Griffin, my daughter, Brooke.
You must miss them very much.
Yeah, sometimes.
Actually, I have some hope, uh [Chuckles.]
for Brooke.
She has a-a quality about her Reminds me of myself.
Griffin, eh, I don't know.
There's not, you know, so much there.
And And do you have children, too? A son, Chad.
But a remote island is no place for a small child.
What's going on with the radar? Uh, I'm afraid the problem lies with the antenna, and I'd I'd like to head there now if I could.
That's impossible, isn't it? It's too dangerous at night.
I don't understand.
Why is it so dangerous? There are, uh, experiments out there that, uh They wouldn't be very happy to see you.
I I don't understand.
It's trial and error, my friend.
And the errors just, eh, wander off.
What the doctor's saying is, some of our volunteer test subjects are living outside of the compound.
Without treatment, they're beginning to experience withdrawal.
They're cuckoo, and dangerous! Phyllis: [Chuckles.]
Not all of them.
Well, we tried to find them all, but our radar got sabotaged by Hudson.
Hudson was our engineer.
Hudson and the doctor had a disagreement, and He flew the coop! He took off! He betrayed me! Edward.
Fine.
I'll have Montgomery escort you to the radar tower in the morning.
The sooner this thing gets fixed, the sooner I don't have to think about it anymore.
[Crickets chirping.]
Push the embers towards the center as I add the kindle.
Careful Not too much.
We don't want to draw attention to ourselves.
It's not the first time I've stared a fire, my dear.
How do you think we heated our houses in the 1800s? How does a girl like you know how to build a fire? I grew up in Texas.
My dad taught me how to shoot, how to hunt, how to build a campfire.
I probably spent more time in the woods than you have.
Yes, you probably have.
Well, I find an urban environment more suited to my temperament.
Ironic, since you're probably just as savage as all the other monsters on this island.
Savage enough to save your life.
I'm the victim in all of this.
I'm the one who's been poked and prodded against my will.
You never did tell us what Brooke did to you in her lab.
I was unconscious for most of it.
She was very interested in my DNA My genetic makeup.
We have to find H.
G.
Well, if we've not come across him so far, I'm sure he's either drowned or been killed by one of those creatures.
Are you trying to cheer me up? I'm merely considering the facts.
I'm gonna get some water.
[Leaves rustling.]
[Leaves rustling.]
- [Twigs snapping.]
- John? [Leaves rustling.]
[Twigs snapping, shriek.]
I don't see anything.
[Twigs snapping.]
There's something out there.
Here, take this.
I've got my knife.
H.
G.
: Is there something you wish to say to me, Mr.
Montgomery? Montgomery: Shipwrecked oceanographer, my ass.
- You're here for a reason.
- I can assure you, coming to this place was in no way my intention.
I'll be more than happy to leave.
How doesone leave? Do you have boats and a dock somewhere? [Scoffs.]
Like I would tell you.
[Twigs snapping.]
[Grunts.]
[Grunts.]
George, get to the radar tower.
There's a guard there.
Go, we got this! [Gunshots.]
H.
G.
: Hey, we were attacked! They need your help.
They're on the path.
[Panting.]
[Gun cocks.]
Who are you? I mean you no harm.
You're not from the compound.
My name is George Wellsley.
Dr.
Monroe sent me to fix the radar tracking system.
I can't let you do that.
I can assure, I have no allegiance to either side in your fight with Monroe.
If you activate the radar, it'll allow him to find everyone who escaped.
He'll kill us all.
Why would he do that? He doesn't want the D.
O.
D.
to know what he's really doing here.
It's a research program.
He's experimenting in ways that aren't legal or moral.
He is making people crazy.
Why should I believe you? My wife and I worked for Monroe.
Monroe has her.
He spoke of you.
You're Hudson, his chief engineer.
The D.
O.
D.
are arriving tomorrow.
We just have to make it through the night.
So many people need help.
He will kill us if he finds us.
That includes your friends The girl and the Englishman.
You've seen her? Where are they? [Indistinct shouting.]
- Montgomery: Wellsley! - Please, please, help us.
Is it fixed? I can't repair it.
Damn it.
Okay, we have to go now! [Creature breathing heavily.]
It used to upset you to come down here.
Robert, I'm trying to help them.
You're helping Monroe hurt them.
He's crossed the line, Phyllis.
Just stop it, Robert.
He has become completely unhinged.
He's drinking all the time.
He's pushing the limits of what he's doing with these people.
They signed up for it.
They knew what they were getting into.
No! They didn't.
You used to believe in what he was doing.
No, I believed in you.
I believed the job would help us provide for our family For Chad.
Well, I believe in the work I'm doing here.
I Dr.
Monroe is going to end disease and suffering as we know it.
This is bigger than us.
You got to listen to me.
We have to get off this island.
The D.
O.
D.
is walking in here tomorrow.
They're gonna see everything he's doing.
And hopefully, they'll see what a genius he is.
Yeah, sure, or a madman.
Then maybe you should leave.
Are you sleeping with him? What happened to us? We never should've come here.
What about our son? Do you even think about him? The work we're doing here is going to change the world.
Everyone must sacrifice something, Robert.
How do we get inside? - Come on, up we go.
- Oh, please.
[Thud.]
[Chatter in distance.]
[Indistinct conversation.]
He's alive.
Stay here.
[Indistinct shouting.]
[Growling.]
[Gasping, whimpering.]
Hide.
What are you doing over there? Hello, there.
- [Gun cocks.]
- Hold still.
Mr.
Wellsley.
What's going on? I understand you haven't been completely forthcoming about your situation.
In what way? Who is this? Two Englishmen wash up on my shore.
Obviously, there's some connection.
I've never seen this man before in my life.
You're not a very convincing liar, are you, Mr.
Wellsley? Mr.
Montgomery What do you plan on doing with us? [Sighs.]
Oh, it's a surprise.
[Cell door closes.]
[Keys jingling.]
[Lock clicking.]
[Groans.]
Where's Jane? Hello to you, too, H.
G.
Please, John, I know you were with her.
Just tell me where she is.
I have no idea where she is.
We got separated looking for you.
[Chatter.]
[Door opens.]
[Door creaks.]
[Door opens.]
David Anders, please.
This is Robert Holland.
No, it's imperative I talk with him right away.
Can you at least get a message to him? Tell him we're a go.
As soon as I get off the island, I will contact him.
[Drawer closes.]
Dr.
Monroe: You deserve a closer look at Project Utopia.
This serum is a mixture of of two key ingredients.
Firstly and we have spared absolutely, uh, no expense in assembling the finest genetic material on Earth.
The key to unlocking its power is an enzyme that I designed.
It allows the newly introduced DNA to move through the host's body from cell to cell with greater speed than anyone's ever seen.
Dr.
Monroe.
Now, I have a long way to go until the Utopia Project fits its name.
But I think it's best to be up front about these things, especially, uh, when there are guests.
What do you want from us? What do I want from you? I want you to be honest.
I want you to tell me why you're here What you want from me.
H.
G.
, for God's sake! Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Spare his life, and I will tell you how to fix your radar tracking system.
Someone unhooked the duplexer from the antenna.
You need it in order to both receive and transmit data.
I'll have it fixed right away.
[Camera beeping.]
Now, will you kindly put the syringe away, doctor? No.
I kindly won't put the syringe away.
This is gonna pinch.
No, no, no, no, no.
You bastard.
You Now, we just sit back and watch the fun.
- What have you done to him? - [Grunting.]
[Grunting.]
[Sighs.]
Something's wrong.
John? John, are you all right? I've never seen this before.
The Utopia serum's having absolutely no effect.
And what does that mean? What that means, my dear boy, is you are something very special.
[Grunting.]
I need a chem panel and those X-rays.
We have so much to learn from our friend here, and so little time.
Leave me the hell alone! Not a chance.
Hold still Ah, ah! Hold still.
The enzyme had absolutely no toxic effect on your brain, and if I can isolate the immunity, you might be the key to humanity's next step forward.
You claim your mission is Utopia, but all you're creating is pain and suffering.
Animals are creatures of habit.
Pain is just a side effect to change, even on the molecular level.
The body's not designed for this, doctor.
H.
G.
: There is a price to be paid for breaking the laws of nature.
Just look at the violent psychosis you've created in all your patients.
Not with this one.
Now, let's see what happens if we combine his DNA with the serum.
[Beeping.]
You are making a mistake.
You don't know this man as I do.
He is an unrepentant killer.
You think I missed his psychopathy, hmm? Did you wet the bed as a child, hmm? I beg your pardon.
[Chuckles.]
I'll take that as a yes.
Did you set any fires? Did you torture the family pet? Make your point.
Mankind, uh, suffers from a weakness of the mind.
You're different.
Yours is strong.
Now, he may have wasted that gift on killing people.
The rest of us will do much better.
Doctor, I too know the thrill of discovery, and I understand the hubris it can bring.
But you cannot play God with a mind as dark and twisted as his! Life is survival of the fittest.
[Keys jingling.]
My island cannot escape the truth that all of us have a little animal inside of us.
[Grunting.]
What are you doing? [Grunts.]
[Groans.]
[Groaning.]
What will happen to him? If it works, he will reap the benefits of Project Utopia Strength, reflexes, cognition, perception.
Trust me, he'll want a lifetime supply.
And if my blood doesn't inoculate him? Then madness will set in very quickly.
[Breathing heavily.]
[Muffled screams.]
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh! You're here for the Brit Monroe's keeping in his lab? Who are you? I'm not your enemy, but storming that lab is suicide.
Then what do I do? As soon as it's dark, there will be a distraction.
When Monroe's men respond, that's when you go.
What kind of distraction? You'll know.
Wait for it.
I need to show you something on his X-ray.
It could be nothing, but What the hell? It's a foreign object buried in his shoulder.
Where'd this man say he was from again? He didn't.
You're hiding something from me.
What are you talking about? [Grunting.]
Aah! Aah! What is this? Whoever did this picked a spot he may have never noticed on himself.
He may not know.
Know what? Aah! All right.
Easy.
[Grunts.]
Easy.
Aah! Aah! Phyllis: What is it? It's a microchip.
Brooke.
She must have done this when I was captive in her lab.
She sent a message to her father to change the past.
Tell Montgomery to bring me Robert Holland! [Thud.]
Edward, what's going on? Your husband is gonna betray us.
Gentlemen, sorry to keep you waiting.
Now, what were we talking Oh, I remember.
You were just about to tell me who you really are.
All right, let's start with you Jack.
Or Or do you, uh, prefer Mr.
Ripper or Dr.
Ripper? Just John.
[Laughs.]
Just John.
Where's the fun in that Just John? Why don't you take me out of these restraints and I'll show you.
- Enough! - Oh, and you! [Chuckles.]
H.
G.
Wells You're on my island.
What What an honor.
The metaphilisophical irony of this moment is blowing my mind.
I mean, which came first The chicken or the egg? I mean, I guess we'll never know.
What was on that device you pulled out of John? [Laughs.]
Y-You know what? Let's Let's play a game.
What do you say? I-I'll take that as a yes.
True or false You came here from the future.
From the year 2017.
Um, uh, did I-I mention, uh, the one who wins gets to live? True.
Excellent! We have a contestant.
John, don't do this.
He's lying to us.
He's gonna kill us regardless.
Second question You know my daughter, Brooke? True.
[Exhales sharply.]
That's fantastic.
All right, final question Your time machine is on my island? False.
Ugh! Wrong! Wrong answer! No, no, it's true! We have no idea where the time machine resides.
No, no, no, no, I'm sorry, game over.
Rules are rules.
Guards! - [Door opens.]
- Guards! Take John to the clinic.
Tell them to prep him for a blood draw.
No.
Tell 'em I want all of it.
Get your hands off me.
Stop this madness.
Please, please, don't do this.
Leave me the hell alone! You want to help your friend? Tell me where that time machine is.
I can't.
I don't know.
Then I can't help you.
[Exhales sharply.]
[Groans.]
[Pounding.]
[Grunts.]
[Grunting, growling.]
[Pounding.]
[Woman whimpering.]
Hudson: Virginia? [Whimpering continues.]
[Alarm blares.]
Ginny we got to go.
Come on.
[Sighs.]
How many escaped? Eight.
I need you to handle this with extreme efficiency.
You understand me? The D.
O.
D.
will be here tomorrow morning.
They're gonna look for any excuse they can find to shut us down.
Let's not give 'em one.
Copy that.
Did you find Robert? Not yet.
My men are searching.
We'll find him! [Alarm continues.]
[Breathing heavily.]
[Door opens.]
[Door closes.]
H.
G.
! Jane? Oh, Jane.
Aren't you a sight? [Groans.]
What did they do to you? Keys, keys The top left drawer.
Got it.
[Keys jingling.]
[Lock clicks.]
[Groans.]
Man: Hey! [Both grunting.]
H.
G.
! Please stop, that's enough! - H.
G - Get back! H.
G No, no, no, stay, stay.
Don't come near me.
[Grunts.]
Hey! Stop right there! Robert! Are those the Project Utopia files? Wait, Phyllis, hear me out.
Are you stealing his research? This is our chance to start over.
Anders Enterprises They'll pay us a fortune for these documents.
I can't believe you're doing this.
I'm doing this for us! We need to leave this island.
Get your hands off me! I'm not going anywhere.
Please come with me.
Choose me.
Choose our son over him over this chaos.
The duplex is connected.
Give it a go.
[Radar beeping.]
Ah, it's working.
Okay, what are we looking at? Uh, each of those blips represents a person.
I-I count 14.
They're travelling in small packs like animals.
I need to take care of this before the D.
O.
D.
shows up.
We don't have much time.
- John! - Jane, thank God.
Are you okay? I'm fine.
H.
G.
needs our help.
Yes, I'm aware.
What did they do to him? Come on, let's move.
Tell me What did they do to him? We have to go, Jane.
- Hello, young lady.
- [Gun cocks.]
What's your name? [Gun cocks.]
What is your name? [Electricity crackles.]
Is this everything on Project Utopia? That's what you asked for, isn't it? H.
G.
: We saw your father kill Robert Holland.
[Grunts.]
Jane: I found a nurse, Phyllis Johnson, who worked on the project.
I would collect all the samples for Dr.
Monroe.
Don't move the time machine.
Brooke has figured out a way to hijack it.
- [Electricity crackles.]
- H.
G.
: What have you done? Taken the time machine, just like I said I would.
Jane: You have to go back.
Exactly like it's written.
Brooke: I know what happens.
And now I'm going to change it.
No, Jane's not supposed to be with him.
She could ruin everything! [Electricity crackles.]
H.
G.
: Jane! Jane! [Horse whinnies.]
Hey! Over here! [Hoofbeats.]
Man: Hey, I see one! [Horses neigh.]
Don't let him get away! [Gunshots.]
Stop! Don't run! - [Horse neighs.]
- Stop right there! Ya, ya! Ya! [Horse neighs.]
No, wait, please.
Please, you don't understand This is a mistake.
[Clock ticking.]
[Seagulls calling.]
Jane: H.
G.
! H.
G.
! H.
G.
! Please, I don't have time for this.
I have done nothing wrong.
You have no right to keep me here.
Sure, I do.
You're trespassing.
Trespa I have no idea where I am.
What were you doing at the radar tower? At the tower? I was looking for help.
Look, this is all just a big misunderstanding.
Now, you must let me go.
I have to You have to what? Am I keeping you from something? You really need to start talking.
Why are you here? I washed ashore.
Alone? Who else is with you? No one.
Mm-hmm.
[Electricity crackling.]
What is that? Something to jog your memory.
Who sent you? Was it the D.
O.
D.
? Anders Enterprises? Anders? Oh, is that it? Did Anders send you here to, uh spy on us? I washed ashore.
No, I'm telling you the truth.
- I - [Door opens.]
Montgomery, stop it! Is this any way to treat a guest? No, sir.
You look thirsty.
[Electricity powers down.]
Want something to drink? [Laughs.]
I'm sorry.
It's not water I should've mentioned that.
I'm sorry.
Uh, manners? I'm Edward Dr.
Edward Monroe.
And you are? George.
Wells-ley.
Oh.
That's quite an accent you have there.
You a long way from home, aren't you, George? You could say that.
What brings you to our little island? As I've stated, my boat capsized and I washed ashore alone.
Now, I must insist that you let me go.
Where were you headed? I'm an oceanographer, and and my vessel turned over.
W-Why were you off the coast of Maine? I was, uh, gathering data about coastal erosion and hypothermal circulation.
A fellow scientist! What are the odds? What is it that you do here? Uh, you have, uh, stumbled on my work.
I am, uh, I'm I'm creating a new world A better one.
My, uh, [Chuckles.]
my Utopia.
But a utopia cannot be a permanent place.
It can exist only as a hopeful state.
You've read H.
G.
Wells.
Oh, yes.
No, he's He's one of my favorites.
I-I read "A Modern Utopia" when I was a kid.
It inspired me.
In fact, I-I've been heavily influenced by the work of Wells.
I-I consider him something of a prophet because of his writing of the future.
Yes, he he certainly was ahead of his time.
Unshackle him.
Go on, get up.
I'm not your prisoner? No, no, of course not.
It's been a long time since I've had a conversation with a real intellect.
Uh, come on, I-I'll show you around.
[Chatter.]
Welcome to Project Utopia.
[Twigs snapping.]
[Twigs snapping.]
[Twigs snapping.]
Hello? [Twigs snapping.]
[Breathing heavily.]
[Breathing heavily.]
[Screams.]
[Men grunting.]
[Blade slicing.]
Charming place, don't you think? John? Brooke sent you here, too? Yes.
I've already been attacked twice by her deranged experiments.
I don't think these are Brooke's experiments.
I think they're her father's.
So we went backwards in time.
Brooke is trying to change the past.
How? This is the book that H.
G.
wrote, or will write.
This is "The Island of Dr.
Moreau," except he changed the name.
It's about a mad scientist playing God, experimenting on animals on an island.
Oh, like father, like daughter.
She was using his journal to do the same thing in 2017.
I think this is where you become the key ingredient to Project Utopia.
Over my dead body.
That's the point.
Not if I find her father first and kill him before he gets his way with me.
Then the story's over and done.
No.
You can't alter the past.
You can't change it.
Watch me.
Please, we have to find H.
G.
The time machine It landed in the water, and it blew us apart and we got separated.
How do you know he didn't drown? H.
G.
didn't drown.
He's alive, and we just have to find him.
"We," as in you and me? Yes! For someone who despises me, you're certainly quick to turn to me for help.
I don't need your help.
[Twigs snapping.]
Look, I don't want to be on this bloody island any longer than you do, so let's find H.
G.
and get the hell out of here.
[Chatter.]
Woman: Here you go.
Thank you.
These people They all live here? Yeah, my staff and volunteers.
I've assembled the best and the brightest from my test trials.
And we've created a harmonious way of living.
We all work together because we all believe in the mission.
Utopia? Yeah, Utopia.
What type of test trials, exactly? What do you know about the field of genetic engineering? That it's man's latest attempt to improve biological function.
Yeah, and and what is the logical, uh, conclusion of that work, hmm? Uh, to increase our strengths, to decrease our weaknesses, to get rid of all human suffering and discontent.
Interfering with evolution? Darwin would be very interested in your supposition.
Wait, uh, it's more than a supposition.
No, we have seen some incredible results.
What exactly have you accomplished? Uh, sorry to tease, but, uh, the exact results are under lock and key unless you have some kind of government clearance that I don't know about.
You have a great deal of security for such a peaceful place.
Dr.
Monroe: It's a government-funded project, so they want me to, you know, protect their investment.
From what? Is there something dangerous on this island? Yeah, there is.
But you're safe here, so why worry? Unless there's someone else out there.
I was stranded alone.
I can assure you I can assure you that I miss nothing.
This compound is secure because I am responsible for the safety of every human being on this island.
You need to trust me, George.
You need to be a good guest.
I'm a man of curiosity, is all.
My apologies if you thought otherwise.
Oh, Wellsley! This is my chief technician, Robert Holland.
Welcome.
Uh, I'm sorry, sir.
No luck with the radar.
We have a radar system that tracks every living thing on the island.
It was damaged a few days ago.
Right, and no one can repair it? I'm a little out of my element.
We We lost our systems engineer.
I actually have some experience with electronics.
Perhaps I could have a look at it.
It's It's the least I could do to pay you back for your hospitality.
Show Mr.
Wellsley what's wrong.
It would be fantastic if the radar could get fixed.
Absolutely.
This way.
You sure letting him access the radar is such a good idea? - What have we got to lose? - But what if he decides In two days, the Department of Defense will be here In two days.
The minute that they are, I am screwed.
The only way that we can make sure that they don't find out what I'm doing is to catch those animals out there Catch them and exterminate them.
And I can't kill them unless I can find them.
[Door opens, closes.]
Where's Robert? Uh he's, um, he's working on the radar.
He might be there a little while.
Edward, please.
[Sighs.]
We need to be more careful.
I don't care.
- I didn't think youcared.
- He's my husband.
I'm not trying to purposely hurt him.
Then send him away to take care of that kid you made.
We won't have to sneak around anymore.
You need to focus.
You're drinking too much.
Mm! It's one of life's little joys.
- Come on, join me.
- No.
Did you speak to the D.
O.
D.
? - Did you call General Pratt? - I spoke to his office.
And did you tell them not to come? - I left word.
- Then they're still coming.
They're gonna be here in two days.
You should be worried! What if they see what you're doing? I'll handle it.
How? They could pull your funding.
They could shut us down.
That's not gonna happen! I'll do what I always do, you know, a little song and dance.
Edward, please, this is different.
You have escaped patients on this island.
If they discover Stop badgering me! I'll handle it.
Let's not fight.
We are On the cusp of revolutionizing science.
[Chuckles.]
[Door opens.]
[Door closes.]
Oh, you must be George.
I'm Dr.
Monroe's nurse, Phyllis.
My wife.
Mrs.
Holland, you you live here too? Yes, we've been with the doctor since he came to the island.
George, drink? Oh, no, no, thank you.
Uh Are these your children? Yeah my son, Griffin, my daughter, Brooke.
You must miss them very much.
Yeah, sometimes.
Actually, I have some hope, uh [Chuckles.]
for Brooke.
She has a-a quality about her Reminds me of myself.
Griffin, eh, I don't know.
There's not, you know, so much there.
And And do you have children, too? A son, Chad.
But a remote island is no place for a small child.
What's going on with the radar? Uh, I'm afraid the problem lies with the antenna, and I'd I'd like to head there now if I could.
That's impossible, isn't it? It's too dangerous at night.
I don't understand.
Why is it so dangerous? There are, uh, experiments out there that, uh They wouldn't be very happy to see you.
I I don't understand.
It's trial and error, my friend.
And the errors just, eh, wander off.
What the doctor's saying is, some of our volunteer test subjects are living outside of the compound.
Without treatment, they're beginning to experience withdrawal.
They're cuckoo, and dangerous! Phyllis: [Chuckles.]
Not all of them.
Well, we tried to find them all, but our radar got sabotaged by Hudson.
Hudson was our engineer.
Hudson and the doctor had a disagreement, and He flew the coop! He took off! He betrayed me! Edward.
Fine.
I'll have Montgomery escort you to the radar tower in the morning.
The sooner this thing gets fixed, the sooner I don't have to think about it anymore.
[Crickets chirping.]
Push the embers towards the center as I add the kindle.
Careful Not too much.
We don't want to draw attention to ourselves.
It's not the first time I've stared a fire, my dear.
How do you think we heated our houses in the 1800s? How does a girl like you know how to build a fire? I grew up in Texas.
My dad taught me how to shoot, how to hunt, how to build a campfire.
I probably spent more time in the woods than you have.
Yes, you probably have.
Well, I find an urban environment more suited to my temperament.
Ironic, since you're probably just as savage as all the other monsters on this island.
Savage enough to save your life.
I'm the victim in all of this.
I'm the one who's been poked and prodded against my will.
You never did tell us what Brooke did to you in her lab.
I was unconscious for most of it.
She was very interested in my DNA My genetic makeup.
We have to find H.
G.
Well, if we've not come across him so far, I'm sure he's either drowned or been killed by one of those creatures.
Are you trying to cheer me up? I'm merely considering the facts.
I'm gonna get some water.
[Leaves rustling.]
[Leaves rustling.]
- [Twigs snapping.]
- John? [Leaves rustling.]
[Twigs snapping, shriek.]
I don't see anything.
[Twigs snapping.]
There's something out there.
Here, take this.
I've got my knife.
H.
G.
: Is there something you wish to say to me, Mr.
Montgomery? Montgomery: Shipwrecked oceanographer, my ass.
- You're here for a reason.
- I can assure you, coming to this place was in no way my intention.
I'll be more than happy to leave.
How doesone leave? Do you have boats and a dock somewhere? [Scoffs.]
Like I would tell you.
[Twigs snapping.]
[Grunts.]
[Grunts.]
George, get to the radar tower.
There's a guard there.
Go, we got this! [Gunshots.]
H.
G.
: Hey, we were attacked! They need your help.
They're on the path.
[Panting.]
[Gun cocks.]
Who are you? I mean you no harm.
You're not from the compound.
My name is George Wellsley.
Dr.
Monroe sent me to fix the radar tracking system.
I can't let you do that.
I can assure, I have no allegiance to either side in your fight with Monroe.
If you activate the radar, it'll allow him to find everyone who escaped.
He'll kill us all.
Why would he do that? He doesn't want the D.
O.
D.
to know what he's really doing here.
It's a research program.
He's experimenting in ways that aren't legal or moral.
He is making people crazy.
Why should I believe you? My wife and I worked for Monroe.
Monroe has her.
He spoke of you.
You're Hudson, his chief engineer.
The D.
O.
D.
are arriving tomorrow.
We just have to make it through the night.
So many people need help.
He will kill us if he finds us.
That includes your friends The girl and the Englishman.
You've seen her? Where are they? [Indistinct shouting.]
- Montgomery: Wellsley! - Please, please, help us.
Is it fixed? I can't repair it.
Damn it.
Okay, we have to go now! [Creature breathing heavily.]
It used to upset you to come down here.
Robert, I'm trying to help them.
You're helping Monroe hurt them.
He's crossed the line, Phyllis.
Just stop it, Robert.
He has become completely unhinged.
He's drinking all the time.
He's pushing the limits of what he's doing with these people.
They signed up for it.
They knew what they were getting into.
No! They didn't.
You used to believe in what he was doing.
No, I believed in you.
I believed the job would help us provide for our family For Chad.
Well, I believe in the work I'm doing here.
I Dr.
Monroe is going to end disease and suffering as we know it.
This is bigger than us.
You got to listen to me.
We have to get off this island.
The D.
O.
D.
is walking in here tomorrow.
They're gonna see everything he's doing.
And hopefully, they'll see what a genius he is.
Yeah, sure, or a madman.
Then maybe you should leave.
Are you sleeping with him? What happened to us? We never should've come here.
What about our son? Do you even think about him? The work we're doing here is going to change the world.
Everyone must sacrifice something, Robert.
How do we get inside? - Come on, up we go.
- Oh, please.
[Thud.]
[Chatter in distance.]
[Indistinct conversation.]
He's alive.
Stay here.
[Indistinct shouting.]
[Growling.]
[Gasping, whimpering.]
Hide.
What are you doing over there? Hello, there.
- [Gun cocks.]
- Hold still.
Mr.
Wellsley.
What's going on? I understand you haven't been completely forthcoming about your situation.
In what way? Who is this? Two Englishmen wash up on my shore.
Obviously, there's some connection.
I've never seen this man before in my life.
You're not a very convincing liar, are you, Mr.
Wellsley? Mr.
Montgomery What do you plan on doing with us? [Sighs.]
Oh, it's a surprise.
[Cell door closes.]
[Keys jingling.]
[Lock clicking.]
[Groans.]
Where's Jane? Hello to you, too, H.
G.
Please, John, I know you were with her.
Just tell me where she is.
I have no idea where she is.
We got separated looking for you.
[Chatter.]
[Door opens.]
[Door creaks.]
[Door opens.]
David Anders, please.
This is Robert Holland.
No, it's imperative I talk with him right away.
Can you at least get a message to him? Tell him we're a go.
As soon as I get off the island, I will contact him.
[Drawer closes.]
Dr.
Monroe: You deserve a closer look at Project Utopia.
This serum is a mixture of of two key ingredients.
Firstly and we have spared absolutely, uh, no expense in assembling the finest genetic material on Earth.
The key to unlocking its power is an enzyme that I designed.
It allows the newly introduced DNA to move through the host's body from cell to cell with greater speed than anyone's ever seen.
Dr.
Monroe.
Now, I have a long way to go until the Utopia Project fits its name.
But I think it's best to be up front about these things, especially, uh, when there are guests.
What do you want from us? What do I want from you? I want you to be honest.
I want you to tell me why you're here What you want from me.
H.
G.
, for God's sake! Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Spare his life, and I will tell you how to fix your radar tracking system.
Someone unhooked the duplexer from the antenna.
You need it in order to both receive and transmit data.
I'll have it fixed right away.
[Camera beeping.]
Now, will you kindly put the syringe away, doctor? No.
I kindly won't put the syringe away.
This is gonna pinch.
No, no, no, no, no.
You bastard.
You Now, we just sit back and watch the fun.
- What have you done to him? - [Grunting.]
[Grunting.]
[Sighs.]
Something's wrong.
John? John, are you all right? I've never seen this before.
The Utopia serum's having absolutely no effect.
And what does that mean? What that means, my dear boy, is you are something very special.
[Grunting.]
I need a chem panel and those X-rays.
We have so much to learn from our friend here, and so little time.
Leave me the hell alone! Not a chance.
Hold still Ah, ah! Hold still.
The enzyme had absolutely no toxic effect on your brain, and if I can isolate the immunity, you might be the key to humanity's next step forward.
You claim your mission is Utopia, but all you're creating is pain and suffering.
Animals are creatures of habit.
Pain is just a side effect to change, even on the molecular level.
The body's not designed for this, doctor.
H.
G.
: There is a price to be paid for breaking the laws of nature.
Just look at the violent psychosis you've created in all your patients.
Not with this one.
Now, let's see what happens if we combine his DNA with the serum.
[Beeping.]
You are making a mistake.
You don't know this man as I do.
He is an unrepentant killer.
You think I missed his psychopathy, hmm? Did you wet the bed as a child, hmm? I beg your pardon.
[Chuckles.]
I'll take that as a yes.
Did you set any fires? Did you torture the family pet? Make your point.
Mankind, uh, suffers from a weakness of the mind.
You're different.
Yours is strong.
Now, he may have wasted that gift on killing people.
The rest of us will do much better.
Doctor, I too know the thrill of discovery, and I understand the hubris it can bring.
But you cannot play God with a mind as dark and twisted as his! Life is survival of the fittest.
[Keys jingling.]
My island cannot escape the truth that all of us have a little animal inside of us.
[Grunting.]
What are you doing? [Grunts.]
[Groans.]
[Groaning.]
What will happen to him? If it works, he will reap the benefits of Project Utopia Strength, reflexes, cognition, perception.
Trust me, he'll want a lifetime supply.
And if my blood doesn't inoculate him? Then madness will set in very quickly.
[Breathing heavily.]
[Muffled screams.]
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh! You're here for the Brit Monroe's keeping in his lab? Who are you? I'm not your enemy, but storming that lab is suicide.
Then what do I do? As soon as it's dark, there will be a distraction.
When Monroe's men respond, that's when you go.
What kind of distraction? You'll know.
Wait for it.
I need to show you something on his X-ray.
It could be nothing, but What the hell? It's a foreign object buried in his shoulder.
Where'd this man say he was from again? He didn't.
You're hiding something from me.
What are you talking about? [Grunting.]
Aah! Aah! What is this? Whoever did this picked a spot he may have never noticed on himself.
He may not know.
Know what? Aah! All right.
Easy.
[Grunts.]
Easy.
Aah! Aah! Phyllis: What is it? It's a microchip.
Brooke.
She must have done this when I was captive in her lab.
She sent a message to her father to change the past.
Tell Montgomery to bring me Robert Holland! [Thud.]
Edward, what's going on? Your husband is gonna betray us.
Gentlemen, sorry to keep you waiting.
Now, what were we talking Oh, I remember.
You were just about to tell me who you really are.
All right, let's start with you Jack.
Or Or do you, uh, prefer Mr.
Ripper or Dr.
Ripper? Just John.
[Laughs.]
Just John.
Where's the fun in that Just John? Why don't you take me out of these restraints and I'll show you.
- Enough! - Oh, and you! [Chuckles.]
H.
G.
Wells You're on my island.
What What an honor.
The metaphilisophical irony of this moment is blowing my mind.
I mean, which came first The chicken or the egg? I mean, I guess we'll never know.
What was on that device you pulled out of John? [Laughs.]
Y-You know what? Let's Let's play a game.
What do you say? I-I'll take that as a yes.
True or false You came here from the future.
From the year 2017.
Um, uh, did I-I mention, uh, the one who wins gets to live? True.
Excellent! We have a contestant.
John, don't do this.
He's lying to us.
He's gonna kill us regardless.
Second question You know my daughter, Brooke? True.
[Exhales sharply.]
That's fantastic.
All right, final question Your time machine is on my island? False.
Ugh! Wrong! Wrong answer! No, no, it's true! We have no idea where the time machine resides.
No, no, no, no, I'm sorry, game over.
Rules are rules.
Guards! - [Door opens.]
- Guards! Take John to the clinic.
Tell them to prep him for a blood draw.
No.
Tell 'em I want all of it.
Get your hands off me.
Stop this madness.
Please, please, don't do this.
Leave me the hell alone! You want to help your friend? Tell me where that time machine is.
I can't.
I don't know.
Then I can't help you.
[Exhales sharply.]
[Groans.]
[Pounding.]
[Grunts.]
[Grunting, growling.]
[Pounding.]
[Woman whimpering.]
Hudson: Virginia? [Whimpering continues.]
[Alarm blares.]
Ginny we got to go.
Come on.
[Sighs.]
How many escaped? Eight.
I need you to handle this with extreme efficiency.
You understand me? The D.
O.
D.
will be here tomorrow morning.
They're gonna look for any excuse they can find to shut us down.
Let's not give 'em one.
Copy that.
Did you find Robert? Not yet.
My men are searching.
We'll find him! [Alarm continues.]
[Breathing heavily.]
[Door opens.]
[Door closes.]
H.
G.
! Jane? Oh, Jane.
Aren't you a sight? [Groans.]
What did they do to you? Keys, keys The top left drawer.
Got it.
[Keys jingling.]
[Lock clicks.]
[Groans.]
Man: Hey! [Both grunting.]
H.
G.
! Please stop, that's enough! - H.
G - Get back! H.
G No, no, no, stay, stay.
Don't come near me.
[Grunts.]
Hey! Stop right there! Robert! Are those the Project Utopia files? Wait, Phyllis, hear me out.
Are you stealing his research? This is our chance to start over.
Anders Enterprises They'll pay us a fortune for these documents.
I can't believe you're doing this.
I'm doing this for us! We need to leave this island.
Get your hands off me! I'm not going anywhere.
Please come with me.
Choose me.
Choose our son over him over this chaos.
The duplex is connected.
Give it a go.
[Radar beeping.]
Ah, it's working.
Okay, what are we looking at? Uh, each of those blips represents a person.
I-I count 14.
They're travelling in small packs like animals.
I need to take care of this before the D.
O.
D.
shows up.
We don't have much time.
- John! - Jane, thank God.
Are you okay? I'm fine.
H.
G.
needs our help.
Yes, I'm aware.
What did they do to him? Come on, let's move.
Tell me What did they do to him? We have to go, Jane.
- Hello, young lady.
- [Gun cocks.]
What's your name? [Gun cocks.]
What is your name? [Electricity crackles.]