The Dead Zone s02e15 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.
- Busy night, huh? - Yeah, it'll be crowded everywhere.
(chuckles) It's Friday night.
- I'm gonna grab us a seat.
- I'll put our name in.
This seat taken? No.
(theme music playing) * Oooh * * Fall in love, fall in love, fall in love * * Fall in love * * Feel no shame for what you are * * Feel no shame for what you are * * Feel no shame for what you are * * Fall in love, fall in love * * Fall in love.
* Oh, watch out! I got it, I got it.
- I'm sorry.
Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- Can I get you another? - Merlot.
Another merlot, please.
And I'll take one of the same.
Thank you.
My mind must be somewhere else tonight.
C'mon, man, table's ready.
Hang on, I just ordered a drink.
Bring it with, man.
I'm starving.
Excuse me.
Hey you see that woman sitting next to me? Yeah.
I just had a vision of her kissing me.
Yeah! I have visions like that all the time, except mine don't come true.
I'll hang out for a while, you know? Finish my drink, order me a bucket of steamers, - I'll catch with you later.
- Or not.
So how is your merlot? It's fine, it's fine.
It's no apple martini, but So you want a martini? Oh, no I can't.
I'm a supervisor for Manny, Moe and Jack over there.
So I have to set a good example.
Plus, I have to get up early tomorrow.
Yeah, what do you do? We are insurance adjusters.
We are auditing a big claim outside of the city.
- Exciting, huh? - Mmm.
How about you? What do you do? I'm a consultant.
Really? What kind of consultant? Futures.
- Futures? - Yeah.
For what, pork bellies? No, nothing like that, no.
Man: Hey, boss, bartender says there's a great local band playing up the street.
We're gonna go.
You wanna come? She's not going.
She never goes.
I still have a lot of paperwork.
That's why she's management.
And we're a couple of drunken losers.
Insurance adjusters gone wild.
- We're out of here.
- Hang on, honey.
You sure you don't wanna go? Oh, no, thanks anyway, Stemple.
I'm just gonna walk back to the hotel.
I was thinking of checking out this bookstore.
Bookstore? It's people like you that give the insurance industry a bad name.
Hang on, I'll walk out with you.
Thanks again.
Yeah, no problem.
- Where did she go? - She left.
She left? That's it? She's an insurance adjuster.
She's a damn fine insurance adjuster.
What are you doing here? I was gonna eat a bucket of clams.
Johnny, I'm down with you using your powers for good.
But sometimes you have to use your powers for your own good.
Your visions always come true.
If you saw this woman kissing you, then you and I know that's what's gonna happen.
Exactly.
That's why I know there's nothing I can do that won't screw that up somehow.
I'm just gonna sit here, eat some clams - and she will be back.
- No, no, not necessarily.
You could be changing the future by just sitting on your ass deciding to do nothing.
Just the fact that you know that this woman will kiss you changes everything.
The ball is already in play, my man.
You've got to get back in the game.
What are you, the Vince Lombardi of existentialism now? I'll eat the damn clams.
You got a woman to go kiss.
All right, you're right, you're right.
(receipt prints) Woman: That's when I realized it wasn't the inner me that wanted to eat that chocolate cake.
It was the outer me.
Man: It's okay.
Haven't we all been there? Haven't we? You know, in chapter seven of my book I go into greater detail about the "inner" you and the "outer" you.
Thank you so much.
Enjoy the book.
- Hello there.
- Hey.
So we meet again.
- Here to get your book signed? - Huh? I have no idea how this got in my hand.
"What Women Really Want.
" The last thing I really want is a 50-year-old man telling me what I really want.
Me too.
What about you? What are you reading? Johnny Smith? - What are you doing here? - Hey, Dana.
I was actually going to ask you the same question.
I'm doing a profile on Dr.
Lawrence for the Sunday edition.
- Oh.
- I see you're reading his book.
Yeah, actually I was Even if he is a psychic, he's still a man and they can all use a little help.
- Hi, I'm Dana, Dana Bright.
- Natalie Conner.
- Nice to meet you.
- Likewise.
- First date? - No.
- No.
- We just met.
Yeah, we were at the bar and she spilled a drink on me.
Oh, a cute meet.
I thought the internet had pretty much done away with those.
What did you mean before, "Even if he is a psychic?" Oh she doesn't know.
Doesn't know what? Well, you know, before when I told you I was a futures consultant? - Mm-hmm.
- I was being a little bit vague.
- You still are.
- Right.
Johnny, you may as well tell her.
She's gonna find out soon enough.
He has a gift.
He can see a person's future.
Just one touch, that's all it takes.
It's no joke.
I am a card-carrying skeptic.
But Johnny has made a believer out of me.
He has saved a lot of lives.
Including mine.
He's the real thing.
And you, what do you do? Insurance.
I'm a claims adjuster.
- How interesting.
- It can be.
So, let's get that book signed, hmm? - Dr.
Lawrence.
- Dana, how was I this evening? Enlightening as always.
I want you to meet your biggest fan.
Johnny Smith! Well, this is a great surprise.
How are you? Nice to meet you.
I don't shake hands, nothing personal.
Of course I understand.
Dana spoke to me about your troubles with intimacy.
Let me sign this for you.
I think you'll find chapter nine will resonate particularly well given your special "problem.
" Oh, great.
I've taken the liberty of putting my phone number in there, in case you have any questions, after you finish reading the book.
Thanks.
- Thanks for the book.
I've got to run.
- Bye, Johnny.
I'm beginning to think you're following me.
What makes you think that? Oh, the fact that you're following me.
- Sorry, I didn't mean to spook you.
- You didn't.
- You going somewhere? - Nah, just daydreaming.
I keep telling myself that some day I'm just gonna buy a ticket and go.
No plans, don't even pack, just buy whatever I need when I get there.
Where would you go? I don't know.
Italy maybe.
I've always wanted to see the Amalfi coast.
Sounds great.
(sighs) - Mind if I walk with you? - Not at all.
Your friend seemed to think you're an okay guy.
You know she has a thing for you.
Had a thing for me, past tense.
I'm sorry about being so mysterious before about what I do.
It's just I don't like telling many people.
So, how does it work? You read palms, tarot cards something like that? No, no, nothing like that.
I'm not really a psychic, you know? I hate that word.
You know how they say we only use 10% of our brain, and the other 90% is a mystery? I had a car accident it should have killed me.
Instead, it turned on something inside my brain, some uncharted part of my brain.
So now, when I touch a person or an object I see things.
What kind of things? Bad things mostly.
Usually they're in the future, sometimes in the past.
Once in a while it's good.
It must be hard to know.
Not exactly what I had in mind for my life.
Wait a minute.
You touched me back at the restaurant when I spilled my drink.
That's why you're here, that's why you followed me.
You saw something, didn't you? - Yeah, but don't worry.
It wasn't bad.
- Well what did you see? Tell me.
Well, it was just a quick flash of you in the future.
Not far in the future.
But right about now in the future.
And you were standing right about here.
And I was standing right about here.
- Then what happened? - You really wanna know? No yes.
I don't know.
Do I wanna know? - You kissed me.
- (sighs) I knew this was some kind of line.
Listen, it's the truth, I swear.
I've never done anything like this in my life.
When I see something it's for a reason.
That's why I followed you.
I had to find out.
- Find out what? - What happens next.
After I kiss you.
And you really think I'm going to kiss you.
I don't think so, I know so.
And you saw this when you touched me? I saw it and I'm never wrong.
How do I know you're not just making this up? Ah, you want proof? Okay, you see that light? Well, in the vision, while we were kissing it was flickering on and off, like it was about to burn out.
But that hasn't happened yet.
So? So, when it does you're gonna kiss me.
- This is ridiculous.
- Wait, wait, wait.
That's not what I saw.
- That I didn't see.
- I don't know why I did that.
- What, kiss me or slap me? - Both.
Did you see anything just then? - Uh - Man: Excuse me.
Sorry to interrupt.
Have you got the time? - Yeah, man, it's 9:30.
- Oh, thanks.
Now give me the watch.
Now! Don't look at me.
Don't look at me! - The wallet.
- Okay, man.
It's all yours.
Just be cool, okay.
Now you, the purse.
Now! No! I'm sorry.
Are you okay? Let me get you a drink? Apple martini? Yeah, sure.
Why not? You must be psychic.
So I've been told.
Come on table's ready.
- Will you save my seat? - Yeah.
- Is something wrong? - Yeah.
Man, I just had the craziest vision.
It was like I lived a whole night, when I came out of it only two seconds had gone by.
See that woman sitting over there? Yeah, I saw her.
- I had a vision of her kissing me.
- That's good.
Then we got robbed and shot by a mugger.
That's bad.
What do you want to do? Listen, call Walt.
Dial 911 if you have to.
Have them send a patrol car to look for a suspected mugger.
The guy's about six feet tall, he's got a military cut, dark jacket, he's near 4th and Main.
And make sure you tell him that he's armed.
- I got it.
What about you? - I'm gonna stick with her.
I got to keep her away from that corner.
What are you gonna tell her? I've got to be careful, huh? What do you think? Tell her the truth? What always happens when you tell people the truth? Either she won't believe you or she'll panic and make it worse.
Right, okay.
- Low profile it is.
- Low profile.
- Low pro.
- All right.
- So, how's the martini? - It's too good.
- Stop me if I order another one.
- Club soda, please.
- No martini? - Nope, not tonight.
I thought maybe I'd hit the bookstore, crash early.
- What about you, got a big night out? - No, no, I've an early flight.
So how is this bookstore? It's great, you should check it out.
They're having a book signing tonight.
It's not a great book though.
It's that Dr.
Larry guy.
- I hate that guy.
- Yeah, you and every man in America.
Let's go heckle him.
- You're here on business? - Yeah, we're insurance adjusters.
We are auditing a big claim outside of the city.
- Exciting, huh? - Hey, you never know.
Someone's got to be there when bad things happen to good people, right? Man: Hey, boss.
The bartender says there's a great local band playing up the street.
We're going to check it out.
Do you wanna come? Man #2: She's not going.
She never goes.
- I've still got a lot of paperwork.
- That's why she's management.
And we're a couple of drunken losers.
- Insurance adjusters gone wild.
Took the words right out from my mouth.
We're out of here.
Hang on, honey.
- Are you sure you don't wanna go? - Thanks anyway, Stemple.
There's actually a bookstore I want to check out.
Bookstore? It's people like you that give the insurance industry a bad name.
Hold on.
I'll walk out with you.
Thanks again.
Woman: That's when I realized it wasn't the inner me that wanted to eat that chocolate cake.
It was the outer me.
Larry: That's okay.
Haven't we all been there, hmm? You know, in chapter seven of my book I go into greater detail about the "inner" you and the "outer" you.
Thank you so much.
- Hello again.
- Oh, hi.
You're not stalking me, are you? I'm just picking up some books for the airplane.
How about you? I got some travel books.
I was thinking about taking a trip.
- Really? Where to? - I don't know, Italy? I always wanted to see the Amalfi coast.
- No, no.
That's fine.
- Let me help you with that.
"Breaking Up for Idiots.
" Oh, you're blushing.
It must be the martini.
So, breaking up with somebody? Me? No, no.
No, it's for a friend of mine, a really close friend of mine.
She's engaged.
Well she's not engaged-engaged.
This really great guy asked her and she hasn't said yes yet.
I mean she loves him her parents love him, everybody loves him, but But what? I don't know, I mean I guess she's just wondering if that's all there is.
You know, marriage, kids, house in the suburbs, an SUV.
You forgot about the dog and the picket fence.
No, I'm allergic to dogs.
You mean your friend is.
Yeah, my friend.
Enough about her.
So, you're going to the Amalfi coast.
I mean, and that's like my dream vacation.
- So, when are you going? - I don't know.
I don't like to plan much, I just like to kind of go there and figure it out when I get there.
- Are you for real? - What do you mean? Johnny Smith? I thought I heard your voice.
Dana, what a surprise.
I want you to meet a friend of mine.
- A special friend? - Oh no, we just met.
Natalie Conner, Dana Bright Dana writes for the "Bangor Daily News.
" Nice to meet you.
Would you mind if I borrowed him for a second? Just a little cross promotion, please? Come on.
Don't go anywhere, please.
You promise? Here, have a book.
Don't worry, you'll have him back in just a second.
I want you to meet your biggest fan.
Larry: Johnny Smith, this is a great pleasure indeed.
- Let me sign that for you.
- How did he know my name? I think you'll find that chapter nine resonates particularly well, given your special "problem.
" - That's great, thanks.
- When you finish the book if you still have some questions you'd like to discuss further - I got to go.
questions like Johnny Excuse me, miss, have you got the time? No, sorry.
- (gun cocks) - (horn blares) Natalie, get in the car! - He was going to shoot me! - I know, stay down.
They're following us! All right, hang on! Put your seatbelt on! Things like this do not happen to me.
They do now.
It worked.
You did it.
I can't believe it.
Give me Sheriff Bannerman, please.
So that was different.
Yeah, welcome to Cleaves Mills.
You all right? L I think so.
Yeah, yeah.
I've never been robbed before.
Yeah, well, sheriff's on his way.
He's a friend of mine.
We can get these guys.
You saved my life.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Just glad I caught with you in time.
I thought you were going to wait for me.
Listen I I liked you back at the bookstore.
- Oh yeah? - Yeah.
When I told you about my friend? The one that had this great guy ask her to marry him, and she couldn't make up her mind? It was me.
Let me guess, the handsome insurance agent.
- How did you know? - Just a guess.
- So you haven't said yes? - Not yet.
Why not? It's complicated.
Actually, Natalie, there's something I wa (truck approaches, tires screech) Get down! You okay? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
- Thanks.
- You're welcome.
C'mon, table's ready.
- Would you save my seat? - Grab your drink.
No, it's my third one tonight.
We've got to talk.
An insurance adjuster.
Why would anybody want to kill her? I don't know.
All I know is I touched her twice at that bar and each time I got a vision of a night with her that ends with us getting killed.
Well, this is not a vision.
We'd better do something.
Call Walt.
Tell him there's two armed men in a black SUV just up the street.
And they're planning to kill a woman named Natalie Conner.
- All right? - What are you gonna do? Same thing I've been doing all night trying keep her from getting killed.
Except this time we're not leaving this bar.
- All right.
- Good.
So how's that martini? Too good.
Stop me if I order another one.
You here on business? Yeah, we're insurance adjusters.
Auditing a big claim just outside of the city.
Exciting, huh? How about you? What do you do? I how do I put this? - I have abilities.
- Abilities? - Psychic abilities.
- (laughing) Now, hang on.
Before you tell me to get lost, hear me out.
I see things when I touch someone.
I get visions, mental images of people's lives, sometimes even their futures.
- You're serious? - Completely.
I can see you don't believe me.
Okay, maybe this will help.
Somebody has asked you a very important question, maybe the most important question of your life.
And you don't know the answer yet.
How did you know that? I bumped into you when you spilled your drink, a few minutes ago.
Sometimes that's all it takes.
I'm not so sure I like this.
So what else do you think you know about me? Your name is Natalie Conner.
You're allergic to dogs.
And you've never been to the Amalfi coast.
You pick up a lot of women this way? That's not why I'm telling you this.
It's about something I saw when we touched.
Yeah? Don't go to the bookstore.
How did you? Why not? They don't have the book you want.
Anyway, it doesn't matter.
In a few seconds your co-workers are gonna come over and invite you to a club down the street, and when they do, don't go.
Why? Because you're gonna stay here and play pool with me.
- You think so, huh? - Yeah.
Then they're gonna come up and say, "We're a bunch of drunken losers.
" Hey, boss, bartender says there's a great local band playing up the street.
We're gonna check it out.
Wanna come? She's not going.
She never goes.
I can't.
I have paperwork to do.
That's why she's management.
And we're a couple of drunken losers.
We're out of here.
Hang on, honey.
- You sure you don't wanna go? - No thanks, Stemple.
I'll get myself back to the hotel.
You seem to know everything about me, but I don't even know your name.
See, I'm not a psychic.
I have to find out the old-fashioned way.
Sorry.
Johnny Smith.
Well, Johnny Smith, you break.
There, see, I spread 'em around for you.
Maybe we should bet on this make it a little more interesting? Oh, it's already interesting.
Nice.
I should warn you, I grew up in a house with three older brothers and a pool table in the garage.
Thanks for the warning.
(whistles) Would you miss already, please? Ah, at last.
Thank you.
So, when you had said earlier that someone had asked me an important question, what did you mean? You know what I meant.
I know, but I wanna hear it from you.
Somebody asked you to marry him.
How did you know that? - Because you told it to me.
- When? Have I met you before? Not exactly.
- I told you, I have - Abilities, yes, you said.
How come I don't think you're a complete psycho? Because I know in your heart you know when somebody's telling you the truth.
So, why are we shooting this game of pool? There's two reasons.
One is I wanted to get to know you better.
You seem to know me already.
What's the second? - I can't tell you that yet.
- Why not? - Isn't that your friend? - Yeah.
Uh-oh.
What is it? Do you know those guys? I was gonna ask you the same thing.
What's going on? Natalie, the real reason I asked you to stay here is because (whispering) I had a vision that these guys Natalie, wait a second.
Natalie! Natalie, wait! Natalie, listen to me.
It's not safe.
- (gasps) - Johnny: Look out! (police sirens blaring) Walt on PA: Stop right where you are! Drop the weapon.
So you're sure you don't know these guys? Take your time.
I've never seen either one of them before.
Why would they be trying to kill me? That's what we'd like to know.
Why don't you go home and get some sleep? If you can.
We'll do the interview in the morning, all right? I'll drive you back to the hotel, okay? Some night, huh? It's okay.
You're safe now.
By the way thanks for saving my life.
You're welcome.
I don't think I've ever met anyone like you before.
It's probably a good thing.
(knocking on door) - Expecting somebody? - No.
Conner, you in there? It's me, Stemple.
I just wanted to check and see if you're okay.
We're all worried sick.
Natalie, are you in there? Johnny: Maybe he'll just go away.
You don't know Stemple.
I'll get rid of him.
Conner, are you in there? Natalie? It's Stemple.
- Hey.
- Oh my God.
- Come on in.
- Are you okay? We were so worried.
But I told 'em, Natalie's a rock.
She's probably still up here working.
You know what? It's really late, Stemple.
Nobody, can believe this.
I mean, Natalie Conner attacked.
This world is going crazy.
That's crazy.
Do they have any idea why these guys wanted to kill you? No, no, not yet.
They say it's probably just some random thing.
Yeah, that makes sense.
Creeps.
Thank God you are okay.
You know what? I'm really fried.
And I really need to get some sleep.
Oh, sure, sure, no problem.
Oh, God, before I forget, can I take a look on those McKinsey files? - I still got a loss to reconcile.
- I only have the originals.
I can't release them till I make copies.
- Well, I can make copies.
- At this time of night? Stemple, can this wait till the morning? Actually, no, no.
I need those files now.
What the hell are you doing? God, you had to be so smart, didn't you, Natalie? You couldn't just send Foley and Benton, two useful idiots.
No, you've got to come down here yourself.
Anybody else, and I could've covered my ass.
Stemple, whatever you did, it's not worth killing someone.
Well, that's easy for you to say.
Because you're not the one that would go to jail.
For the last time, where are those files? Are you okay? Yeah.
Johnny, what's going on? What the hell's your problem? All this over the McKinsey file? If that fire claim you're auditing turns out to be arson, your friend's gonna have a few million dollars worth of motive.
We'll need a full statement in the morning, okay? So, you saved my life because of something that you saw when you touched me? That uh yeah.
Yeah.
Well, what else did you see? It's a long story.
Tell me.
* Last night * * You came to me * * Whisperin' words of wisdom * * Nothing is the same since the day I first saw your face * * Smiling at me * * Laughing at the moon.
* You tackled Stemple and crashed through this window for me? Yes.
I don't think I've ever met anyone like you.
That's not the first time you've told me that.
What were we doing before Stemple got here? (sniffs) Hey, it's me.
Did I wake you? No, I'm fine.
- You okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
Sorry about your drink.
Can I have another merlot, please? Thanks.
What? Nothing, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to stare.
Just you remind me of somebody.
Old girlfriend? Not exactly.
- C'mon, man.
Table's ready.
- All right, hang on a second.
Marry the guy.
He's gonna make you very happy.
What did you say? Marry the handsome insurance agent.
But make sure he takes you to the Amalfi coast for your honeymoon.
Catch you later, pal.
Johnny: Sheriff Bannerman, please? What was that all about? I'll tell you in a minute.
Yeah, Walt? It's John.
We've got a little situation here.
(theme music playing) - No no.
- Yes yes.
You're grounded.