Sliders s03e07 Episode Script

[Melinda panting.]
[Melinda panting.]
[Horse neighing.]
Melinda, you of all people know there's nowhere to run.
[Panting.]
[Horse neighing.]
[Gasping.]
Skuldar, please.
(Skuldar) Save your breath.
I'm in a foul mood as it is, having to ride that smelly beast.
You could say you couldn't find me.
He'd know.
I swear, if you let me go I'll teach you everything I know.
Worthless to a person without your gifts.
[Whooshing.]
[Electronic beeping.]
[Whooshing.]
[Grunting.]
(Quinn) What are you doing? [Grunting.]
[Yelling.]
Jeez! What the devil? (Quinn) Stop moving! Mr.
Mallory? You're a Mallory? Yeah.
Why? [Hawk screeching.]
(Quinn) What if you found a portal to a parallel universe? What if you could slide into a thousand different worlds, where it's the same year, and you're the same person, but everything else is different? And what if you can't find your way home? (voice) Sliders.
[Hawk screeching.]
[Hawk screeching.]
You failed, didn't you, Skuldar? I'm sorry, Gareth.
It wasn't my fault.
I was attacked.
Attacked? By what? I've given you more power than you could possibly need to achieve this simple task.
It was a Mallory.
Another Mallory? He came out of the sky from some kind of a swirling tunnel.
No human could travel in that form, even the most powerful druid.
He can only be a Myrddin.
A wizard? Sir, with all due respect, I thought wizards were Not "were," Skuldar.
Wizards are.
It was only a matter of time before one would make an appearance again.
Although I had never thought it would be a Mallory.
[Horse nickering.]
(Wade) Well, Professor, you've had some time now.
Have you come up with a rational explanation yet on how a man can turn into a bird? Not yet, Miss Wells, but I'm sure there are at least a dozen reasons.
[Snorts.]
I'd settle for just one.
How's she doing, Q-Ball? Hey, Romeo.
Snap out of it.
Sorry.
I guess I was just lost in thought.
Yeah, we all know what kind, too.
[Professor and Rembrandt chuckling.]
"Emrys.
20 miles.
" I never heard of it.
Huh.
On our world it's a mythical druid city.
The city of higher powers.
The druids? I thought they died out in the Middle Ages.
Actually, it was the Romans who wiped out the druids.
[Horse nickering.]
But there was a bardic revival in the 19th century.
Not in my neighborhood.
So what's their story? They're an earth religion, kind of like the Native Americans.
They worship nature and believe in magic and mystical powers.
According to legend, the druids are the ones that forged Excalibur.
How do you know all of that? I had braces in junior high.
A lot of time to read.
[All laughing.]
Well, I think we're in luck.
This looks like the authorities.
[Brakes squeaking.]
Problem? Uh, yes, Officer.
We found this young lady being assaulted in the woods.
[Car doors closing.]
She hasn't regained consciousness since.
Hey, that's Gareth's apprentice.
Don't worry, we'll take her home.
She may need medical attention.
Maybe you didn't hear.
She's Gareth's apprentice.
She doesn't need any medical attention.
[Melinda groaning.]
Here.
(Melinda) What's going on? (O'Hara) Relax, Melinda.
We're taking you back to the estate.
Oh.
Please don't do that.
Please! Wait a minute.
I said we'll take care of her.
(Melinda) Don't take me.
This matter doesn't concern you anymore.
Don't let them take me back! Don't worry.
We'll make sure she's okay.
[Car doors closing.]
[Car engine starts.]
(Melinda) Please.
(Professor) Don't be so hard on yourself, Mr.
Mallory.
It's not unreasonable to hand the victim of an assault over to the police.
I wanted to help her, Professor.
By the look on her face, I did anything but.
It makes sense that the druids would settle in America.
They were harassed by the authorities in England, just like the Pilgrims only a thousand years earlier.
What? Who would have thought braces would come in so handy? [Chuckling.]
You should have seen me with braces.
I bet! (Wade) Why do you think I worked in a computer store? [Rembrandt chuckling.]
[Chuckling.]
Oops.
Excuse me.
Alesha? Have we met? Yeah.
Uh, sort of.
I'm sorry.
I don't remember.
Yeah, yeah.
That, uh, that happens to us a lot.
Uh, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
"You have Cleopatra's eyes, I am Marc Anthony's heart.
" [Chuckling.]
Is that supposed to be some sort of pick-up line? No, no.
It's from a song that I wrote for you.
I don't think so.
Look, you you loved it when you first heard it.
Uh, listen.
You and I, we we have a connection.
It's a little hard to explain.
No, it isn't.
I've treated your type before.
You see a woman, create a fantasy romance in your mind, and then react aggressively when she doesn't respond to your twisted delusion.
Call me, if you have insurance.
"Alesha Avo, psychiatrist"? What was that all about? [Clicking tongue.]
What it's always about.
Meeting people that we care for who don't even know who we are.
Did you see that? No, the sun was in my eyes.
I think it was the dragon.
Come on.
You don't believe in that crap, do you? Hey, a lot of people think it exists.
Yeah? Well, a lot of people are stupid.
It's probably just a big bird.
[Car door closing.]
Just let me do the talking, okay? [Door creaking.]
So, you've found the wayward Melinda.
Take her inside.
Make sure that she's comfortable.
(Kelley) Sir, um, I know it's none of my business, but she may need medical attention.
(Gareth) You're right.
It's not your business.
I told you to let me do the talking.
I guess I'm not used to the dutiful scullery maid's role.
Look, this guy may be out of power now, but you know he's gonna find a way to come back.
And when he does, you want to be on his good side.
I still don't feel right about this.
I think he's gonna hurt her.
Kelley, she's his apprentice and he can do whatever he wants.
Come on, it's the end of shift.
[Screeching.]
[People chattering.]
Well, since you're so enamored with this woman, I suggest that you try a love potion, eh, Miss Wells? We're certainly on the right world for one.
Wouldn't you be surprised? Actually, I am feeling a little bit left out.
I seem to be the only man without a woman to moon over.
You know, I fail to see the humor, Professor.
Look, we've been sliding for a long time now.
And maybe an egghead like you can find happiness in a book on cosmology, but I happen to enjoy the companionship of a woman.
Well, this may come as a surprise to you, but I, too, happen to enjoy the companionship of a woman.
Guys, stop it.
This is a ridiculous argument.
We could all use somebody special to wrap our arms around once in a while, but it's not gonna do any good attacking each other, okay? Look, l I found out about this Gareth guy.
The desk clerk told me that he used to be the chief druid of Emrys, but the council threw him out for practicing black magic.
That makes me feel great.
Hey, she's his apprentice.
For all we know, she's just as dark as he is.
She's not.
And how do you know that? You know, you've been obsessing about her since the moment you saw her.
I know she's beautiful, but I think it's time that you let it go.
Diggs, please.
Tell me, do you know anything about this woman Melinda? Okay, that's it.
I've had enough.
I'm going to the room.
Anybody coming with me? Yeah, I'll go.
So? Well, she belongs to a druid named Gareth.
They say she was born with a certain talent for the supernatural.
Is everyone a druid on this world? (Diggs) Oh, no.
They're the ruling class.
And they do a pretty good job of running things, except for the occasional bad apple.
How can we get to this Gareth's estate? Believe me, you don't want to know.
There's a lot of weird stuff supposedly going on up there.
I can't just sit here knowing I handed her over to this guy.
I've got to go up there.
Well, before you do anything, you might want to talk to a reporter I know, Sean Nuinn.
He knows more about Gareth than anyone.
[Door creaking open.]
(Kelley) Melinda? Melinda? Hello? Melinda? Hello? Oh, my God! (Melinda) Please untie me.
What's he gonna do to you? Now that the moon is sextile Jupiter, Gareth can raise a demon from the underworld to impregnate me.
He wants me to give birth to an immortal child like the wizard Merlin.
He's insane! No, he's obsessed with immortality.
Once the child is grown, he'll take possession of its body, which will mean he could live forever.
I admire your skill, Officer.
This isn't an easy place to break in to.
And I admire your dedication to your job.
But I no longer have any need for Melinda to bear me a child.
The Mallory wizard who found her in the woods has an immortal body.
You don't have the power to possess a wizard's body.
This one I do, because he is a Mallory, and I know their weakness.
So you'll let her go? Of course not.
She is the bait that I will dangle in front of the wizard.
Your presence, however, is no longer required.
[Sobbing.]
[Birds chirping.]
You're awfully quiet.
I was thinking about Miss Wells' question.
How does a scientist explain a man turning into a bird? You see, in our world, we'd simply dismiss it as, uh, an illusion, uh, a hoax of some sort.
But there is a provision of super-string theory which suggests that perhaps, in certain clusters, the universal laws of physics are just local.
Now is that what we got here? Are we living in a universe where the laws of physics are actually different, or are we dealing with our old friend fraud? Well, Professor, I think it was Shakespeare who said: "There are things in heaven and earth not dreamt of in your philosophy.
" Hamlet to Horatio after he's seen the Ghost.
That's very appropriate.
I know it's all scientific heresy, I'm starting to think Shakespeare knew what he was talking about.
Maybe some things just can't be explained.
Hmm.
That is heresy.
Did he actually say which tree he would meet us under? Mr.
Nuinn? (Nuinn) Don't say my name.
[Birds twittering.]
You've got one minute.
The bartender at the inn said you knew more about Gareth than anyone.
You knew that already.
You just wasted 10 seconds.
We're concerned with his apprentice, Melinda.
We think he might be abusing her.
Oh, I'm sure he is.
But certain druids have developed incredible powers over the course of generations.
Gareth's one of them.
No one wants to challenge him.
Is there any way this Melinda could regain her freedom? Only if Gareth granted it.
And that's not likely.
He's got a soul black as tar.
You ask me, he's the one responsible for the destruction of the Mallory clan.
Mallory clan? (Nuinn) Highly regarded white druids.
Gareth feared their power and influence.
I can't prove it yet, but I think he found their Achilles' heel and murdered them.
I recall a piece of druidic lore about not destroying an entire clan.
If you wipe out the last of a lineage, they say you incur the wrath of Mercury, god of high magic.
I've heard Gareth has the last Mallory brother imprisoned somewhere on his estate to avoid that.
Is there any way that we can get into Gareth's estate? (Nuinn) Sorry, you're out of time.
Why are you so afraid of talking to us, man? After I wrote an unflattering article about Gareth, I suddenly was struck blind.
The doctors can't explain it.
Think long and hard before you do anything you might regret.
(Rembrandt) That's right, I'm from a parallel world.
That is the exact word that I used when it was first explained to me.
But, Alesha, it is the truth.
Now we crossed over on something called the Einstein-Rosen-Podolsky bridge.
Uh-huh.
Really? Delusional schizophrenic? No, I can't say anyone's ever called me that before.
Uh-huh.
So does this mean that your answer is no? [Dial tone buzzing.]
So much for honesty, huh? Yeah, it's true what they say, love is a cruel jester.
So, what's the story with you two, anyway? I mean, if you want to talk about it.
If not, I understand.
Yeah, that's what I love about you.
You never press.
[Chuckling.]
Well, the day that my Caddy got sucked into Q-Ball's vortex, the day that I was gonna sing the National Anthem to kick-start my career, that was the day I was gonna ask Alesha to move in with me.
She was a backup singer for the Starlettes.
Very talented.
She and I were gonna make a team.
Sort of like lke and Tina, but without the broken dishes.
[Chuckling.]
You know, it's funny, but we've never really talked about what was going on with you before you got caught up in all this.
Yeah, I did have a life.
I tell you, if I could just reconnect with Alesha Well, let's just say that that is one woman that I would give up sliding for.
Well, maybe this'll help.
I got it at a druid book shop.
Classic Druidic Spells and Potions.
Wait a minute.
You're saying that we're gonna cast a spell so that this Alesha can fall for me? You game? [Chuckling.]
Well, on a world where a man can turn into a hawk, I mean, why not? Why not? Your concern about the girl may be justified but it's dumb to interfere with what may be no more than a domestic dispute.
Professor, I just can't let a person suffer because of a mistake that I made on this world or any other.
Mr.
Mallory, we slide in 12 hours.
Now what can you possibly do today that cannot be changed tomorrow? (Melinda) Quinn? Gareth has released me from his claim.
I'm free now.
I'm so glad you're okay.
We were so worried.
You don't know how bad l It's because of you that he freed me.
He fears your clan.
Is there someplace we can go and talk? Alone? Yeah.
Yeah, sure.
Uh, Professor, we'll be back in a little while.
Mr.
Mallory.
He'll be fine.
You'll be fine.
I'll just stay here and get some fresh air.
So nice to see you again.
Thank you, Professor.
Mr.
Mallory! (Rembrandt) I appreciate what you're tryin' to do, but I'm catchin' a cramp.
(Wade) We're almost there.
[Chuckling.]
If anyone ever saw what we were doing, they would say that we were way past there.
Rembrandt, you're supposed to be concentrating on the object of your desire.
All right.
All right.
Right.
"Circle of magic, chaste ring of white, "capture this man's love at first sight.
"Consecrate the flowers of this scent "and allow the wearer's heart to claim that which you have destined him to cherish.
" That's it.
You can open your eyes.
If we did this right, there's no way Alesha can resist you.
Alesha who? "Alesha who?" Have I ever told you how beautiful you are? Uh-oh.
(Quinn) What will you do now that you don't have to serve Gareth anymore? That's what I'd like to talk to you about.
I'd like to be with you, if you'd have me.
[Crow cawing.]
From the moment I saw you, I knew that we should live as one.
Well, Melinda, I'd I'd love to be with you, too, but, you see, there's a problem.
I'm leaving this world in a few hours.
I expected as much.
It is a wonderful power to possess, so take me with you.
We can travel among the stars and make love in the clouds.
Just promise to be gentle.
I've never kissed a wizard.
Melinda? [Hawk screeching.]
[Groaning.]
[Panting.]
[Quinn yelling.]
Mr.
Mallory! Quinn? Quinn! [Hawks screeching.]
I'm sorry, Quinn.
But when Gareth compels me to do his bidding, I'm powerless.
You remind me of Phillip.
He, too, was gentle yet strong.
Were you his brother? I suppose I'll never know.
Phillip was a fool.
He fell in love with you just like all the others, and that was his mistake.
But Phillip was the only one I loved.
I think Gareth keeps him here like this to torment me.
(Gareth) How perceptive of you.
You may be a wizard, Quinn Mallory, living outside the boundaries of space and time, but you still have the same flaw as the rest of your clan.
Unable to resist the beauty of my beguiling apprentice.
Skuldar.
Black flames that burn within join elements of eternity from above and below, release my spirit so that I may dwell for all eternity within him.
[Clanking.]
At last I have achieved that which has so long eluded me: Immortality.
Mr.
Mallory.
[Birds chirping.]
Here, let me get that for you, sweetheart.
I know how to open a door, Rembrandt.
And no one does it more gracefully.
But why take a chance on hurting those beautiful little nails of yours? They're so adorable.
Will you stop? [Sighing.]
How can they be allowed to sell a book of spells if they can't break 'em? You know, I love the way your hair shines in the sun.
I love the smell of your perfume.
And I love I know, I know, everything about me.
You know what would be a really good idea, is if we give each other some space.
(florist) What's this? "My love for you is like a flower "I am the bud, you are the bee take all of my power" Will you give those back? I'm I'm really sorry.
My friend, he's a little crazy today.
How many of you good people think you know what love is? Huh? Well, I always thought I knew what love was.
Until I met a woman named Wade.
I have known what it is like to be lonely.
I have known what it is like to be blue.
I have known what it is like to have no one.
But now I have found you.
(man) Oh, how neat! Would you like to know what it's like to be in jail? Get down.
[Crowd laughing.]
Rembrandt, listen to me.
You are not in love with me, okay? The spell that I cast, it backfired.
We're just friends.
Understand? Did you know that your tongue sticks out between your front teeth when you say your S's? That is so cute.
I've got to get you some serious help.
Love, love, love [creaking.]
If you're looking for your master, he isn't here.
To begin with, he's not my master.
I am his professor.
You're a wizard, too? A wizard? Good heavens, no! I'm a scientist.
I deal with facts and reality, not with fantasy.
Uh, well, then how could you have taught the wizard Mallory? The wizard Mallory? Quinn is no more a wizard than that door knocker.
Uh, I may be young, but I'm not a fool.
The wizard Mallory came from out of the sky.
I know this is hard to understand, but we are travelers from a parallel earth.
Now the way we arrived here is determined by the concrete laws of physics, nothing else.
Mallory is as human as you or I.
And now I believe he finds himself in some peril, and I think you know about it.
I'm sorry, but I left him in the park.
Melinda, Quinn was concerned for your safety.
When he realized that you were running away from your master, he was agonized by the fact that we'd handed you over to the police.
He was prepared to risk his life for you.
Now if you know of his whereabouts, now would be a good time to speak.
I think you'd better come inside.
Thank you.
(Alesha) Can you hear me, Rembrandt? Yes.
Good.
Very good.
Now, just relax.
I didn't think it'd be possible to hypnotize somebody who was already under a spell.
In my profession, we don't believe in spells and incantations.
They're just myths, believed by the uneducated and easily seduced.
No offense.
Look, I screwed up a love spell and my friend is suddenly nuts about me.
That's a fact, Dr.
Avo, not a myth.
What it is, is an excuse.
It's clear to me that your friend is simply using this spell as a safe way to express deep, latent feelings he has that he's been afraid to consciously speak before.
[Chuckling.]
No way.
[Chuckling.]
His psyche has latched onto this opportunity to give him an avenue, uh, the freedom, if you will, to state his emotions without fear of rejection.
So the things he's been saying are true? He-he's really in love with me? Rembrandt, are you in love with Wade? I love her the way that most people wouldn't understand.
Tell me how you love her.
Like the earth loves the sun.
She brings me light when I'm feeling lost, warmth when I'm cold, laughter when the rain has fallen for far too long.
(Alesha) Do you wish to make love to her? It's not like that.
I'm in love with her soul.
If God so blessed me, that is what I would want to touch.
[Whispering.]
Rembrandt.
I'm going to wake you now.
And the spell will be broken and you will not remember anything that has been said here.
Is that clear? Yes.
Awaken now.
Hi.
Hey, hey, what's up? [Both chuckling.]
Um, uh, you remember that spell I cast? Yeah.
[Clearing throat.]
Well, it kind of backfired.
So, uh, you and I don't have a connection? Oh, we have a connection.
You owe me $125.
[Chuckling.]
That includes the house call.
[Chuckling.]
(Melinda) Only this sword can defeat my master.
It was forged under the guidance of Merlin.
But only a Mallory can wield it.
And Phillip tried to stop Gareth from harming you.
All this in some ludicrous pursuit of immortality.
(Melinda) Ludicrous? It's what made Merlin immortal.
He was conceived by a mortal mother from a demon father.
Merlin? As in the legend of King Arthur? (Melinda) It's not legend.
It's New British history.
Once my immortal child was of age, Gareth planned to take possession of its body.
He's obsessed with immortality.
You seem to have doubts.
Doubts? I can't even believe we're having this conversation.
[Sighing.]
And now you're suggesting that that Gareth plans to occupy Quinn's body in order to gain this immortality.
Not plans to, has.
But if, as you say, Quinn is truly mortal, we can exorcise Gareth from Quinn's body.
It's dangerous, but we have no other alternative.
All right.
So how do we go about it? (Melinda) Gareth chose me because I demonstrated supernatural talents as a child.
It was a very high honor.
So at 16 I took an oath to him to learn the ways of the order.
Now you are his indentured servant and live in fear of your life.
It's more complicated than that.
He's given me many of my powers.
Oh, what power could possibly be worth your freedom? When I was young, I was caught in a house fire.
I escaped, but my face was badly scarred.
Gareth taught me to create the illusion of beauty.
Are you saying that the face that I am looking at is not real? It takes much of my inner power to maintain this aura.
How could you trade something so superficial as a pretty face for your immortal soul? Do you know what it's like to look into the mirror and cringe? To be afraid to be seen in public? To always hide your face when a man looks at you? It's a far worse prison to live in.
Melinda, that which is beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
[Crickets chirping.]
[Wolf howling.]
[Drum beating.]
(Melinda) We're getting closer now.
Lift your hood.
[Drum continues beating.]
(Skuldar) Gentlemen, before you lies the body of the mortal Gareth, the man you chose to banish from the order for using his powers to destroy those who would destroy him.
But it is only my body you see.
Gareth Carr now stands before the council of Emrys as an immortal, sealed by my possession of the wizard Mallory.
Are you certain you can do this? My friend is essentially dead.
If this is the only way to resurrect him, I can do it.
Remember, be sure that your aim is true, or the spirit will not leave the body.
Stay here till I call.
(Gareth) Now my powers are greater than any of you alone or together.
So I intend on reclaiming my rightful position to rule Emrys and all New Briton.
This man is a liar! He is mortal.
Forgive me, Quinn.
[Grunting.]
[Moaning.]
[Thudding.]
He bleeds like any mortal! Skuldar! Master, you must abdicate the body before the heart stops.
Professor, help me.
Melinda! Of course.
It could have only been you.
Gareth, leave this grove at once.
No vengeful act will happen here.
Your destiny lies in the claws of the dragon.
In the name of Godvyd, fill this being with the light.
[Chanting in foreign language.]
In the name of Godvyd and Naw, I invoke you: Fill this being with the light.
Something's wrong.
What? You assured me this would work! I don't understand.
I did it countless times as a child.
It's why Gareth claimed me.
Gentlemen, if you have the power to heal, use it now! Heal this boy! Only Melinda possesses the power for spontaneous healing.
Melinda, you told me that a great deal of your inner power was spent on maintaining the illusion of beauty.
Now release that spell.
It may strengthen your powers to heal.
If I release that spell, Gareth will see to it that I can never cast it again.
Listen to me! You have spent your life in the service of vanity, in the service of Satan.
Only true inner beauty will heal, true good, not exterior beauty.
Now, if you have any inner beauty left, heal him! [Hawk screeching.]
In the name of Godvyd, fill this being with the light and heal his wound.
[Chanting in foreign language.]
Professor.
(Professor) How are you feeling, my boy? For someone who just got stabbed, not bad.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey.
Where have you been? Well, since you wouldn't tell me what happened today, I went to see Alesha.
Excuse me, Dr.
Avo.
The woman is definitely not the girl that I knew on our world.
And? And she told me what you wouldn't.
I feel really weird about this.
Hey, don't, okay? You weren't yourself.
Alesha thinks I was.
And now that I know what was said, so do I.
Look Spells, hypnosis, whatever.
Truth is that I do feel something special for you.
Now, maybe it's because we're the only two normal people on this journey.
Q-Ball, the Professor, they're eggheads, having a grand time traveling around the universe.
[Ice clinking.]
Now I'm not saying that it isn't an adventure.
But But, mostly, [clicking tongue.]
I just wanna be back home, enjoying life and the people that I love.
Yeah.
[Clicking tongue.]
And, being here with you, at least I get half of my dream.
Thank heavens I've found you.
Come on, we're leaving.
Wait a minute, what's the rush? You wouldn't believe me if I told you.
Come on.
[Water running.]
(Quinn) Do you regret what you've done? I know how much you sacrificed for me.
I wish there was some way But there isn't.
Quinn? Melinda's life is in danger.
She's gonna be sliding with us.
[Dragon growling.]
[Melinda screaming.]
My God.
What the devil? There's only one place it could be taking her.
No.
That's what Gareth wants.
Impregnating Melinda is the only way he can become immortal now.
I can't let him do that to her.
Wait! Where are you going? I'm going to get a falcon, Mr.
Mallory.
We're gonna need all the help we can get.
So, now you've lost your pretty face, and all for nothing.
Not for nothing.
I saved a good man's life.
(Quinn) Melinda.
Your good man seems to have a death wish.
[Hawk screeching.]
Mr.
Brown, the falcon! (Quinn) Get off! Get out of here! [Quinn yelling.]
Get off! Get off me! [Falcon screeching.]
How do you like that? In aerial combat, the falcon will always overcome the hawk.
(Wade) Quinn, we slide in a few minutes.
Where's Gareth? [Dragon snarling.]
(Rembrandt) Am I dreaming? (Quinn) I wish I could say you are.
[Snarling.]
That thing's gonna barbecue us.
We must get the sword! No! Only a Mallory can wield it.
[Roaring.]
I wish you had told me that before I went out there.
Professor, we've gotta distract it somehow.
What do you suggest I do? Throw rocks at it? Yeah, anything! The only way to slay it is to pierce its heart! Sure, no problem.
(Melinda) Believe in yourself! The sword will fly true for a Mallory.
[Grunting.]
[Dragon screeching.]
[Gareth groaning.]
This may be your moment, Mallory, but victory is fleeting.
[Groaning.]
For once, Miss Wells, I have no explanation.
Phillip! Melinda.
Please, I don't want you to see.
Are you going to deny me the chance to look upon your radiant beauty? Phillip, please don't lie to spare my feelings.
It's not lies my lips profess, but love.
To love and win is the best thing.
To love and lose is the next best.
(Rembrandt) It's time.
[Electronic beeping.]
Shall we? [Whooshing.]
Come along, Mr.
Mallory! [Crunching.]